Clayton Fine Books

An Author's Mother in Esquire (September, 1936)

Fitzgerald, F. Scott · 1936

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Very Good First Edition New York 0 Very good in wrapper with minor wear to extremities++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Mantrap in Collier's (March 20, 1926)

Lewis, Sinclair; contributions by E. Phillips Oppenheim, Dane Burnet, George Creel, Grantland Rice, Bruce Barton, Guy Fletcher, Don Marquis, and John B. Kennedy · 1920

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Fay, Clark Very Good 1st Edition 0 Very good in wrappers with few short surface scratches and two light spot towards bottom edge of front cover. Part of a "new novel". 2 illustrations of story by Clark Fay. Original and complete issue.

They Earn Their Million (on people working in film) in Collier's (December 4, 1920)

Ferber, Edna · 1920

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Near Fine 1st Edition 0 Near fine in wappers with light fading, no tears, no foxing. Original and complete issue.

By the Sad Sea Waves: The Music of Jennylind (sheet music)

Benedict, J. (Jenny Lind) · 0

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Very Good Oliver Ditson 0 Very good in wrappers with light foxing toward bottom corners of pages and faded red mark underlining title of song on cover page. No other markings, no tears. 4 pages of musical notations. Portrait of Jenny Lind on front. No date but an early printing.

I Didn't Get Over in Esquire (October, 1936)

Fitzgerald, F. Scott · 1936

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Very Good First Edition Chicago 0 Very good in wrappers showing some rubbing toward edges of front panel.

Show Mr. and Mrs. F. to Number-- (article) in Esquire (May 1934)

1934

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Very Good 1st Edition 0 Very good in wrappers showing light rubbing to panels and some surface tears to spine area. The Fitzgeralds' article is about the "thousands" of hotels they've visited during "the dawn of the Jazz Age". Also, "The Folks at Home" by Langston Hughes abo...

Pat Hobby and Orson Welles in Esquire (May. 1940)

Fitzgerald, F. Scott; Langston Hughes and Diego Rivera · 1940

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Very Good First Edition 0 Very good with light wear at spine at extremities and some rubbing to panels. Langston Hughes and Diego Rivera also contribute to this issue.

Observations on Ezra Pound in Esquire (September, 1959)

Capote, Truman (contributors to this issue include Robert Penn Warren, Alan Harrington, Kingsley Amis, Dorothy Parker, Howard Nemerov, and others) · 1959

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Two photographs Ezra Pound by Richard Avedon Good First Edition New York 0 Gppd om wrappers with wear to spine extremities and front cover andshort creases to cover corners and some pages. Complete, original issue.

An Alcoholic Case in Esquire (February, 1937)

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (contributors also include Jesse Stuart, Robert Henri, George Petty, and others · 1937

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Very Good First Edition New York 0 Very good in original wrappers with light edgewear to extremities and short creases to front panel and pages.

Well, Doc, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time!: The Unexpected Adventures of a Trauma Surgeon

Waymack, J. Paul · 2017

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

As New Lighted Candle Society, The 272 As new paperback. Never been read.

The Joy of Mooching in The New Yorker (September 17, 1976)

Perelman, S.J.; also Gabriel Garcia Marquez · 1976

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Near Fine 1st Edition New York 0 Near fine with light wear front cover at spine. Original and complete issue. Also, "The Autumn of the Patriarch" by Marquez.

The West Virginia Encyclopedia

Ken Sullivan · 2006

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

As New As New 1st Edition The West Virginia Humanities Council 944 As new in as new dust jacket.

Beyond the Wall of Sleep in Avon Fantasy Reader No. 6 (1948)

Lovecraft, H.P., also Jack Williamson, A. Merritt, and Thorp McClusky · 1948

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Good 1st Edition Avon 0 Good in wrappers with tears to spine extremities, one tiny spot toward foredge of back cover and last page. Light fading. Original and complete issue.

Petition from Cambridge last Year in Favour of the Abolition of Slavery in The Weekly Entertainer: or, Agreeable and Instructive Repository containing a Collection of Select Pieces, both on Prose and Verse: Curious Anecdotes, Instructive Tales, and Ingenious Essays on Different Subjects. Volume XIX (1792)

Newton, Isaac; David Garrick, Rev. John Wesley, (Sir Joshua Reynolds), Charlotte Smith · 1792

$206.18 (€187.06 | £156.06 | ¥32,914)

Very Good Fine 1st Edition Goadby & Lerpineire Sherborne 0 Very good in 3/4 leather with heavy rubbing to the front and back paper covers and to leather, especially e upper corner of the front board. To say this is extremely rare is an understatement. The original binding is ...

Kansas Affairs. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. In the Senate of the United States, May 19 1856

Sumner, Charles · 1856

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Very Good First Edition New York Tribune New York 0 Very good in original sewn self-wrappers with brief wear at the corners

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels

Jon Meacham · 2018

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,554)

As New As New 4th printing Random House 416 As new in as new dust jacket.

The Courier (newspaper) (October 22, 1838)

1838

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Near Fine 1st Edition Charleston, SC 0 Called the "oldest Southern newspaper", this is an early edition, Oct 22, 1838 in near fine condition, 2 pages on 1 large newspaper sheet. The condition is outstanding with only light fading towards edges. Protected by mylar. Local and in...

The Babe Hits 100: A Commemorative Section on Babe Ruth, Baltimore Sun Newspaper (February 3, 1995)

(Babe Ruth) · 1995

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

As New 1st Edition Baltimore Sun 0 As new, complete issue with a special section commemorating Babe Ruth's 100 year birthday. Full section devoted to the life and accomplishments of Baltimore's famous son. On front of section is full-page photo of Babe with bat on shoulder an...

All My Sons [by Arthur Miller]: Education Pack

(Miller, Arthur) · 1992

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Fine Shakespeare Theatre Company 0 Fine; loose sheets in plastic sleeve. Contains Miller chronology, background information on play, biographical essay on Miller, bibliography, and information on themes covered by the play. Rare item.

Unmuzzled OX ("Second Folio", "Volume 12, No. 2")

Andre, Michael (editor?) · 1986

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Arbus, Diane (2 photos) Near Fine 1st Edition 0 Near fiine printed on yellowed newsprint with short tear to upper corner of cover. The cover claims to be "The Cantos (125-143) Ezra Pound" but it really isn't There are 24 numbered "cantos" by various authors (some famous poets ...