Tavistock Books

NIGHT SONG

Williams, John · 1962

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

London: Collins, 1962. 1st UK edition. Blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. 191 pp. Small 8vo. 20cm x 13.5cm. VG+ (foxing at top edge, preliminary and terminal leaves)/VG (shelfwear/minimal soiling).

BRANDED WEST. Western Writers of America Anthology

Leonard, Elmore [1925 - 2013 ] - Contributor. Ward, Don - Editor · 1956

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1956. 1st edition. Brown marbled paper-wrapped boards. Blue dust jacket. 242 pp. Sm 8vo. Contains 'The Hard Way' by Leonard. VG+/VG (some edgewear & nicks).

ICE PATROL Jim Steele's Adventures with the U. S. Coast Guard

Bell, Kensil · 1937

$258.50 (€234.53 | £195.66 | ¥41,266)

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1937. 1st edition. Light blue cloth binding lettered in dark blue. Map eps. Light blue pictorial dust jacket. 262 pp. Illustrated from Official U. S. Coast Guard photographs and with Line Drawings by Frank Beaudouin. 8vo. An early title in the Do...

NINE And A HALF WEEKS. A Memoir of A Love Affair

McNeill, Elizabeth · 1978

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Dutton, 1978. 1st edition. Black cloth binding. White dust jacket. 131, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Basis for one of the most erotic films ever made, starring Mickey Rourke & Kim Basinger. VG+ (light soil to top edge)/VG+ (light wear & age toning).

The LILY-WHITE BOYS

Fraser, Anthea · 1991

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

London: Collins Crime Club, 1991. 1st edition. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. 188 pp. 8vo. 22cm x 14cm. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. A nice copy.

LEGEND Of LOVERS Translated by Kitty Black.

Anouilh, Jean. Black, Kitty - Translator · 1952

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Coward McCann Inc, 1952. 1st edition. Review copy (w/ slip laid-in). Maroon cloth with white spine lettering. Dust jacket. 172 pp, 8vo. Nr Fine/VG+ (sp lightly sunned).

DELUGE. A Romance

[Apocalyptic Fiction]. Wright, S[ydney]. Fowler [1874 - 1965] · 1928

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

New York: Cosmopolitan, 1928. 1st US edition (cf. Bleiler, p. 213; Locke, p. 235; Reginald 15657 for the 1927 UK edition). Blue cloth binding with pale gree lettering. Blue green patterned paper eps. Pale green topstain. Green & black dust jacket. 395, [3 (blank) pp. Crown 8vo...

PALOS Of The DOG STAR PACK

Giesy, J[ohn]. U[lrich. 1877 - 1947] · 1965

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Avalon Books, 1965. 1st book edition. Yellow cloth binding with black spine lettering. Deep pink dust jacket with yellow lettering. 192 pp. Small 8vo. A Nr Fine copy in a similar jacket.

ROLL RIVER

Boyd, James · 1935

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,268)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. 1st edition. Blue cloth stamped in green with gilt lettering. Blue & black dust jacket. 603 pp. 8vo. VG+ (gilt bright/some minor spotting to top edge/VG (avg wear).

MILESTONE e Altre Storie

Fontanella, Luigi [b. 1943] · 1983

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Siena: Messapo, 1983. 1st printing. #123 / 400cc. INSCRIBED by the author. Cream colored paper wrappers with back and brown title lettering and image printed to front wrapper and spine. 73, [3] pp including index. Text in Italian. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2". Very light sunning to spine, ...

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE SPY

Deighton, Len · 1976

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

London: Jonathan Cape, 1976. 1st edition. Black cloth binding with gold spine lettering. Blue topstain. Dust jacket. 240 pp. 8vo. Nr Fine (slt lean)/Nr Fine .

OIL NOTES

Bass, Rick · 1989

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Seymour Lawrence, 1989. 1st edition. SIGNED by Bass on the title page. Black cloth spine with black paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. 172 pp. 8vo. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket.

WABASH. A Novel

Butler, Robert Olen · 1987

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 1st edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED by Butler on the t.p. Black cloth spine over black paper-wrapped boards. White dust jacket. 207, [5] pp. 8vo. Nr Fine (very slight lean)/Nr Fine (hint of the usual age-toning).

JOE

Brown, Larry · 1991

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1991. 'Folded & Gathered Sheets'. SIGNED by Brown on the t.p. Black & white paper covers. 345 pp. Promo material laid-in. 8vo. "This presentation set of folded and gathered sheets of Laryy Brown's JOE has been prepared for the friends of Algonquin...

The VIXENS

Yerby, Frank [1916 - 1991]. Ward, Lynd [1905 - 1985] - Jacket design · 1947

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

New York: The Dial Press, 1947. 1st edition. Tan cloth. Dust jacket [design by Lynd Ward]. 347, [5 (blank)] pp 8vo. A post-civil war novel, it was Yerby's second and like the first, The Foxes of Harrow, to which it was a sequel, it was a commercial success and was ranked fifth...

The GAY CONSPIRATORS

Curtiss, Philip [Everett. 1885 - 1964] · 1924

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1924. 1st editon (Hubin I, p. 207; Smith C1028). Original publisher's blue cloth binding with green lettering. Green dust Jacket. [8], 324, [4 (adverts)] pp. Crown 8vo. "A breathless mystery story, full of humor and romance." ...

EDDIE SIGNWRITER

Schwartzman, Adam · 2010

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,146)

New York: Pantheon, 2010. 1st Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Blue cloth spine over green paper-wrapped boards. Blue & yellow dust jacket. [8], 293, [3], pp. 8vo. A Fine copy in a Near Fine jacket with very slight wear to upper edges.

The NICHOLAS FEAST

McIntosh, Pat · 2005

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,390)

London: Constable, 2005. 1st edition. SIGNED by the author on the t.p. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Dust jacket. 302 pp. Map. Plan. 8vo. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket.

GALLOWS ORCHARD

Spencer, Claire · 1930

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,902)

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1930. 1st edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. [6], 285, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Great Art Nouveau jacket in greens, reds & silver!. VG+/VG+ (vibrant colors/slt chipping at hd & tail of spine).

The TROJAN HORSE

Morley, Christopher [1890 - 1957] · 1937

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,146)

(n. p.): J. B. Lippincott Company, 1937. First Edition (stated). SIGNED by Morley on the ffep. Red and blue cloth (red cloth for upper and lower boards, blue for back strip), title to upper board printed in white with a blue vignette of a Trojan head. White lettering to back s...