Blood Brother by Arnold, Elliott - 1947

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First edition stated on copyright page. Pale yellow boards stamped in black with patterned endpapers. A clean and bright VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket wth the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. A scarce title, especially signed and in dust jacket..

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Book. NF/F. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A clean and bright NF/F copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1946 film "Without Reservations" directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. Scarce and collectible..

The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1935 Bodley Head Half-Crown Edition) THE FIRST HERCULE POIROT TITLE EVER WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE. Mandarin Orange cloth boards with black and green stripes on front cover. Black Titling. States Bodley Head on spine. Spine may be slightly sunned. Pages are fairly bright. Foxing noted, chiefly at the title page and verso. Used. Good Condition / New fax candlestick motif dust jacket. Hardcover. BOARDS ARE VERY CLEAN. NO CORNER BUMPS.Made and printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner, Ltd., Frome and London.

William Blackwood and Sons. Edinburgh and London. 1915. FIRST EDITION. (7.5 x 5 inches). Some minor browning to page edges, as is often the case with this title, but less so than usually found. Publishers blue cloth which is rubbed and bumped to the edges and has a white mark to the front panel but overall a very good copy.

Patrick Dennis. Little Me: The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television Belle Poitrine, as told to Patrick Dennis. With 150 photographs by Cris Alexander. 1961 E.P. Dutton, NY. STATED FIRST EDITION. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD $5.95 UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. RARE THUS. 272 pages. Large Format: 7 ¼ X 10 ¼. Summary: "Little Me, was the parody "confessional" self-indulgent autobiography of Maybelle Schlumpfert, "Belle Poitrine" (French for "Pretty Bosom"). It was written by Patrick Dennis, who had achieved a great success with Auntie Mame.

Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merrill, 1928. Book. VG+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First edition stated on copyright page. Pale yellow boards stamped in black with patterned endpapers. A clean and bright VG+ copy in a VG+ dust jacket wth the price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Basis for the 1947 film directed by Henry Koster and starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. A scarce title, especially signed and in dust jacket..

London: Faber & Faber, 1946. Book. NF/F. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A clean and bright NF/F copy in a VG+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Basis for the 1946 film "Without Reservations" directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. Scarce and collectible..

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1924. SCARCE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on copyright page - "To Bob, Act - Best Wishes, Franz Molnar, Jan. 1925". First Theatre Guild version, with three photographic illustrations from the Theatre Guild production. Translated from the Hungarian play "A Testor" by Grace L. Colbron and Hans Bartsch, acting version by Philip Moeller, foreword by Theresa Helburn. Near Fine, top edge darkened, prior owner gift inscription dated Jan. 1925 front end page. In a Very Good Minus dust jacket, spine darkened, front panel separated at spine fold, edges chipped. Basis for the 1924 play as well as the 1931 film both starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, and filmed several other times both in Europe and America, . Molnar is best known for his play "Liliom", most notably filmed as "Carousel". . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, Rinehart and Co, 1960, hardcover, 245 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, text-block edges deeply tanned as is common with this book. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight spine-end, edge and corner nicks, two short closed edge tears to front panel, rear panel rubbed, in new Brodart sleeve. The classic modern novel, one of the earliest in the psychological thriller genre, and basis for the 1962 Robert Aldrich film, starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Cape 1st trade printing 1935, by T E Lawrence.
Original trade first edition rebound in 2020 and issued to Scorpion Press subscribers in a run of 16 lettered copies.It has two tan leather covers, the spine has five raised bands, gilt titling, the date 1935 at the base and the scorpion logo. The top edge of the book block has been plated in gold. The front cover has a reproduction drawing (by Augustus John with gold painted to the head band) and underneath is gold title blocking: LT COL T E LAWRENCE, and below that, Lawrence of Arabia. An additional page of text and limitation page (16 lettered copies) considers Lawrence's legacy and the importance of the epic film. Included too are large photos of Lawrence and Peter O'Toole. The binding is new, the book block being 85 years old may have occasional fox spotting. 672 pp, all four maps present, profusely illustrated. A timeless collectible. Given the packed weight of 3 kg an additional charge for shipping may be called… Read More