Search Results: Twentieth Cent Firsts from Catron Grant Books

The Crime Club, 1938 278 pp. Text is tight and unmarked, toned. A few spots along the lower edge of pp. 4-8. Stamp from a private lending library on first free page. No other library markings.Blue cloth boards are rubbed at extremities,with light loss of material.. Stated First Edition.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 267 pp. A true first with Scribner's colophon on copyright page . Text is clean and unmarked with some foxing on the first few pages. Front gutter is cracked, book is shaken. Black cloth boards with now much-faded gold-stamped title on spine are bumped, rubbed at spine ends with small loss of material. from the library of screenwriter and Fitzgerald's friend, Nunnally Johnson. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989 New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989 nat Finkelstein, a member of the group that surrounded Andy Warhol at the Factory, documented many of the events and happenings that helped shape the popular culture of the late Sixties, both in photographs and taped interviews. Included the images are portraits of Warhol, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Baby Jane Holzer, Edie Sedgwick, Betsy Johnson, Bob Dylan, Ivan Karp, Paul Morrissey, Brian Jones, Salivdor Dali, Marcel Duchamp and Peter Townsend. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Cover is clean but scuffed and bumped at corners. 9.5" x 13". First U.S. Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published. 9.5" x 13".. First U.S. Edition.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.

Random House, 1957 239 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Grey cloth boards are clean and undamaged. Dj is bright and intact, not price-clipped. Now in protective mylar.. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston: Human Engineering Laboratory, 1944 10, 115 pps. with several b/w charts. Text clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Light orange/brown cloth covered boards with brown border graphics and title show minor wear and are VG. This edition replaces a 1939 limited edition entitled Uniform Distribution of Aptitudes in Schoolwork.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.75" X 8.75"".

New York: Samuel French, 1928 New York: Samuel French, 1928 14 pp plus two pages of advertisements for other George Bernard Shaw plays published by Samuel French. Originally published under the title "Make Them Do It Well" It appeared in Colliers Weekly June 24, 1922. Text is clean, tight, unmarked. Blue paper cover is scuffed and has a 1/2" chip. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket.. First Edition.. Paperback. Good Plus/No Jacket.

New York: Simon And Schuster, 1974 New York: Simon And Schuster, 1974 186 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Teal blue boards are immaculate, DJ is clean and bright, two I/8 " tears along top edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1948 New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1948 340 pp with B&W drawings in text. text is clean, tight and unmarked. Green cloth boards are clean and undamaged with slight sunning along the top. DJ is clean, bright, intact except for a 1/4" chip at top of spine. Not price-clipped. From library of screenwriter, Nunnally Johnson. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by Thurber, James.. Stated First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Illus. by Thurber, James.

New York: Phillip Goodman Company, 1917 New York: Phillip Goodman Company, 1917 73 pp of scathing commentary on the Broadway theatre. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Black paper boards with gold stamping are rubbed at corners, the spine has become detached and is tucked inside the book. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1935 New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1935 227 pp. with 45 B&W illustrations. Exceptionally handsome collection of prizefighting stories. Printed on cream laid. Green cloth boards with rust-colored cloth spine. Title on a paper sticker on front board and spine, sticker on spine is a little ragged at edges. Some bumping to extremities otherwise very clean. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.

Harper Collins, 2007 3260 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Small remainder mark on page edges. Dust jacket is clean and bright.. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Philadelphia: John Joseph McVey, 1912 224 pps. plus frontispiece with photograph. Text clean, bright, tight and unmarked. Light brown cloth boards with darker brown type and graphics very good.. 2 minor stains on back cover. Knights of Columbus logo on front cover with the words: Souvenir, 8th June 1912.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 6".

New York: Harper & Row, 1962 New York: Harper & Row, 1962 180 pp with B&W drawings in text. Published post-humously by Thurber's wife, Helen, this book contains a selection of previously unpublished essays plus seven astute and affectionate profiles of Thurber by his peers, among them E.B. White, Robert Benchley, George Kaufman and Scott Fitzgerald. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. DJ is clean and bright, undamaged except for a small closed tear on the back side. Not price-clipped. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good +.. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good +.

New York: Harper & Row, 1962 180 pp with B&W drawings in text. Published post-humously by Thurber's wife, Helen, this book contains a selection of previously unpublished essays plus seven astute and affectionate profiles of Thurber by his peers, among them E.B. White, Robert Benchley, George Kaufman and Scott Fitzgerald. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. red boards are slightly rubbed, spine faded.With dedication to Dorris and Nunnally Johnson (screenwriter "Grapes of Wrath.") "from Helen with love and nostalgia, Christmas 1962". Signed by Helen Thurber. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket.

New York: Viking, 1937 New York: Viking, 1937 97 pp. Text is clean, tight unmarked. No marking on end papers. Grey cloth boards with drawing of Wells and silver title on black design is "good plus" with some slight soil and fading to extremities but no damage. An elegant series of horror stories by a master storyteller. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Line, Clifton.. First American Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Line, Clifton.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1929 New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1929 viii, 293 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked, lightly sunned. Made from Doubleday remainder sheets with Farrar & Rinehart title page. Front hinge cracked but holding. Blue cloth boards asre rubbed at extremities with slight loss of material.Title sticker of front board is bright and undamaged, sticker on spine is dulled. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970 Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970 278 pp. First printing"C". Text is tight and unmarked except for pp 21-22 where a bit of the green edge dye has penetrated onto the pages for about 3/4 of an inch. Top edges are green with some small water spots near spine. Beige boards with green stamped printing are "fine." Black DJ with green eye plus author's portrait on back is "VG" with several closed tears and rubbing along edges. Price clipped. The DJ's colors are bright with no fading. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good.. First Printing.. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970 Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1970 278 pp. First printing"C". Text is tight and unmarked . Top edges are green. Beige boards with green stamped printing are "VG with some light bumping to spine ends... Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Cloth. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Simon & Schuster, 1987 247 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Black quarter-bound paper boards are bright and undamaged. DJ is clean and intact with no edgewear, not price-clipped. Now in protective mylar. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1974 New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 1974 311 pp. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Blue and yellow cloth boards are very clean with the lightest of bumping at the spine ends. DJ is bright but with a touch of yellowing to extremities. There is a moisture stain at the bottom of the dust jacket's spine and some fraying along the edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good +.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Good +.