ELOISE AT CHRISTMASTIME. by (Knight, HIllary, illustrator, signed) Thompson, Kay - 1958.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1958.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (some shelfwear to the lower edges of the boards, toning and some discoloration to the dust jacket. . First US printing. Second novel, fourth book, by this Nobel prize winning writer, set in her native South Africa. Shows the divided world of apartheit through the eyes of a young Englishman. SIGNED on the title page, and uncommon thus. 312 pp.

New York:: Arbor House,, (1987.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Author's second novel - a mystery featuring the Orthodox Jewish widow Rina Lazarus and LA Detective Peter Decker novel. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the front endpaper. 311 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1996.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A Inspector John Rebus mystery, set in Edinburgh, Scotland. SIGNED on the title page. 287 pp.

Paris:: Librairie Hachette, , (ca 1949, c 1941). Hardcover -. Good overall in illustrated boards with a green cloth spine - a line of foxing on verso of endpapers. corners slightly bumped, some age-toning and discoloration to the boards, but still quite attractive. . Early printing. A lovely book in the original large format edition from Hachette. Lists through the first 8 titles on the verso of the copyright page (also states "Copyright by Librarie Hachette 1941" on copyright page, "depot legal 8213-5-49" on last page.) Text in French / texte en francais. Red elephant endpapers. 40 pp

Philadelphia:: David McKay,, (1903). Hardcover -. Good overall in light blue cloth with green, gilt and dark blue illustrations on the front cover and spine - some soiling and wear to the covers, corners bumped, but binding is tight and sturdy. Gift inscription dated 1910.. Early printing. The first book in the second series that Sinclair wrote for Henry Harrison Lewis, editor at Street and Smith (the first was set at West Point and written under the pseudonym Frederick Garrison) The catalog at the back of the book lists Fitch as "A graduate of the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis, and thoroughly familar with all naval matters. Mr. Fitch has devoted himself to literature, and has written a series of books that every young American should read. His stories are full of very interesting information about the navy, training ships, etc." It was true that he had devoted himself to literature, and he was at the age of 19 already a self-supporting writer - and in just a few more years his classic… Read More

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1958.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (some shelfwear to the lower edges of the boards, toning and some discoloration to the dust jacket. . First US printing. Second novel, fourth book, by this Nobel prize winning writer, set in her native South Africa. Shows the divided world of apartheit through the eyes of a young Englishman. SIGNED on the title page, and uncommon thus. 312 pp.

New York:: Arbor House,, (1987.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First printing. Author's second novel - a mystery featuring the Orthodox Jewish widow Rina Lazarus and LA Detective Peter Decker novel. SIGNED and dated in the year of publication on the front endpaper. 311 pp.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (1996.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. A Inspector John Rebus mystery, set in Edinburgh, Scotland. SIGNED on the title page. 287 pp.

Paris:: Librairie Hachette, , (ca 1949, c 1941). Hardcover -. Good overall in illustrated boards with a green cloth spine - a line of foxing on verso of endpapers. corners slightly bumped, some age-toning and discoloration to the boards, but still quite attractive. . Early printing. A lovely book in the original large format edition from Hachette. Lists through the first 8 titles on the verso of the copyright page (also states "Copyright by Librarie Hachette 1941" on copyright page, "depot legal 8213-5-49" on last page.) Text in French / texte en francais. Red elephant endpapers. 40 pp

Philadelphia:: David McKay,, (1903). Hardcover -. Good overall in light blue cloth with green, gilt and dark blue illustrations on the front cover and spine - some soiling and wear to the covers, corners bumped, but binding is tight and sturdy. Gift inscription dated 1910.. Early printing. The first book in the second series that Sinclair wrote for Henry Harrison Lewis, editor at Street and Smith (the first was set at West Point and written under the pseudonym Frederick Garrison) The catalog at the back of the book lists Fitch as "A graduate of the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis, and thoroughly familar with all naval matters. Mr. Fitch has devoted himself to literature, and has written a series of books that every young American should read. His stories are full of very interesting information about the navy, training ships, etc." It was true that he had devoted himself to literature, and he was at the age of 19 already a self-supporting writer - and in just a few more years his classic… Read More