Modern Firsts from Heaven-Haven Books

8vo, gilt stamped black cloth, bevelled pages, gilt topstain, 336pp. First Illustrated Edition, published following the first edition, with pen and ink illustrations by Joseph Pennell. Half title page tipped in, appearing to separate, else binding firm, contents clean. A collection of travel writing and essays on England, a companion to James' earlier work Italian Hours. A handsome copy of… Read more about this item

8vo, aqua cloth with silver titles, 185pp. Unclipped dust jacket (12.95). First Edition. An ex-library copy with stamping to top edge of text block, tape residue marks to endpapers and boards, else unmarked. Dust jacket shows toning, creasing and rubbing to panels. Firmly bound; a nice crisp copy in mylar. A collection of ten stories; Davenport's scarcest trade title.

1st edition. Burgundy full cloth with silver titles at spine, unclipped dust jacket (21.95). Very mild toning and rubbing to DJ and fading to boards, ownership signature to ffep. Firmly bound with clean text; an attractive copy.

Stated 1st edition. White flecked cloth with silver angel embossment to front board. Dust jacket is unclipped (18.95) stating BOMC selection at bottom of front fold, 9/87 to rear fold. Some rubbing and light creasing present to top edge of front panel. else book is in exceptional condition, well preserved in archival mylar.

12mo (5 x 7). Green softcover wrappers, black titles on backstrip, 291pp. 1st edition with the price of 1.500 francs to rear wrap, green bordering to title page. Wraps show wear to edges, sunning and creasing to spine, a few small stains to text block. Ownership signature to flyleaf, else unmarked. Firmly bound with clean text. A nice copy. Traveller… Read more about this item

1st English edition in the Olympia Traveller s Companion Series, a revised and corrected translation from the 1949 English text. Price of 1.200 Francs on rear wrapper, denoting 1st issue thus. Some creasing and sunning to backstrip, else a well aged copy.

1st English edition of Jean Cocteau s semi- autobiographical novel Le Livre Blanc , originally published anonymously in 1928. The preface and accompanying pen and ink illustrations to this edition give away Cocteau s authorship. An elliptical memoir of both a homoerotic and religious character, where he confesses both the awakening of his sexuality and the Catholic faith he would… Read more about this item

1st printing. This slim volume served as a follow up to The New American Poetry: 1945-1960 , a landmark text compiled by Allen, which served as the only compendium to the Black Mountain poets, outside of the Black Mountain Review and Origin publications. As with New American Poetry , this is a uniform smattering of the Beats, Black Mountain and… Read more about this item

Second printing, April 1920. Very good in original publisher's black cloth, embossed title to front board and gilt lettering at spine. Endpapers show some rubbing and toning; faint dampstain to lower edge of textblock. Lower corners are bumped at both spine and page edges; showing very slight fraying. Binding tight though slightly off from square condition, else contents crisp and… Read more about this item

8vo, softcover wrappers, 399pp. Price of 11.00 to rear wrap. Stated First Edition with full number line. Ownership marking to half title, crease to front wrap. Firmly bound with clean text. The true first edition of Ellis's third novel and basis for the 1991 film. A nice copy.

Very good in cream white buckram cloth with black and tobacco colored embossment and titles, pictorial road map endpapers, orange topstain. 'Published by the Viking Press, 1962' to copyright page, no printings listed. Lower corner to front board is bumped and slightly faded around edge, else contents clean, binding sharp. Dust jacket is heavily sunned and rubbed with a closed… Read more about this item

1st American Edition. Stated 1st edition with CL code to copyright page. Very good in red cloth boards with gilt titles at spine, author monogram to front board. Dust jacket is unclipped (2.00) showing considerable fading to spine with a quarter loss to top edge. Spine is somewhat slanted and there is a discreet ex libris bookplate to rear endpaper.… Read more about this item

Small 8vo, full black cloth with publisher's blind stamp and gilt titles, top edge stained red, 166pp. Unclipped dust jacket (2.50). Stated First American Edition, with no additional printings listed. Mild spotting and rubbing to cloth, mild traces of edge wear to jacket, including a few small closed tears to top edge of rear panel. Light pencil markings to text.… Read more about this item

Tall 8vo, cream quarter cloth over brown papered boards, gilt titles, 125pp. Unclipped dust jacket (7.95). First American edition, so stated with full number line ending in 1. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing to covers and fading to spine, small chip to tail of spine, and small closed tear to rear panel. Boards show mild fading to cloth edge. A… Read more about this item

8vo, black cloth with white titles, black topstain, 204pp. Unclipped dust jacket (3.50). Stated first printing. Ex library copy with tape residue to endpapers, stamping to title page and last page of text. Some rubbing to dust jacket panels, with abrasion and loss to paper at author statement. Wendell Berry's first novel and first published book. Altogether a nice copy… Read more about this item

8vo, blue cloth with gilt titles, 391pp. Unclipped dust jacket (2.50). Stated First Edition. Dust jacket shows mild edge wear and tape repair to top edge, rubbing to rear panel. Slight rubbing to endpapers and toning to pages. The second published novel by Warren. A handsome copy in mylar. Scarce.

8vo, quarter black cloth over amber marbled paper boards, magenta topstain, 249pp. First American edition, with 'Published by the Viking Press March in 1956' to copyright statement. Unclipped dust jacket (3.50) shows minimal chipping and loss to head and tail of spine, light toning to spine and rear panel. Discreet ex-libris bookplate to front endpaper. Greene's intrigue set in Saigon… Read more about this item

8vo, quarter black cloth over green marbled paper boards, gilt titles, black topstain, 309pp. First American edition with 1965,1966 dates to copyright statement. Unclipped dust jacket (5.75) shows minimal toning to edges of flaps, a few chips and small closed tears, light rubbing to rear panel. Minor spotting to fore edge of text block, front board minimally bowed. Greene's political… Read more about this item

Tall 8vo, quarter black cloth over blue papered boards, gilt titles, 372pp. 1st trade edition (copyright page states 'A Signed First Edition has been privately printed by the Franklin Library), signed by Percy to the title page. Unclipped dust jacket (17.95), shows minor sunning to flap. Percy's final novel. A fine copy in mylar.

8vo (6 x 8.5) Quarter drab green cloth over black papered boards; silver titles, green topstain, 409pp. Dust jacket is unclipped (5.95) and in fine condition. Boards show tape residue marks to edges and some mild spots of residue and rubbing to endpapers. Else firmly bound with clean text; a presentable copy. The second novel from a giant of both contemporary… Read more about this item