Advance Reading Copies / Uncorrected Proofs / Review Copies from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

Philadelphia, PA: Macrae Smith Company, 1940. Review Copy 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, pre-release review copy with publisher's card pasted in front showing the official release date. The front pastedown also contains the signed bookplate of Harrison W. Fry, an editor and writer for the Philadelphia… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company Inc., 1959. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, special Advance Bookseller's Edition, issued before the first edition. Exterior boards are illustrated with what the dust jacket with looks like book publication. This book is not have… Read more about this item

New York: Querido, 1946. Review Copy . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket with the original price of $2.00 still being present on the front flap. This is a review copy sent out by the publisher and includes a tipped in card on the front… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown, and Company, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photo for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $2.50 is still present on the front flap, though it has been crossed out by a pencil. This is a review copy which was sent out… Read more about this item

Indianapolis / New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $3.00 is still present on the front flap. DJ shows spotting and scuffing along with edge chips and small tears. The underside of jacket… Read more about this item

New York: Exposition Press, 1958. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $3.00 is still present on the front flap. Inside the front cover is a index card size note from the publisher stating the publication date with instructions… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1940. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Soft cover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Arthur D. Fuller. See photos for condition details. Large softcover, marked as a first edition on the copyright page and also an "advance copy, printed from uncorrected proofs" is printed on the half… Read more about this item

New York: A Richard Seaver Book / The Viking Press, 1977. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover, this is the unrevised proof, marked confidential on the front cover, and was sent out for correction purposes. Interior pages are hand numbered and… Read more about this item

New York: Whittlesey House, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket, the original price of $2.50 is still present on the front flap. The front flap also contains a yellow label stating this is an advance copy for review purposes. DJ is… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: The Penn Publishing Company, 1930. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards with black text on front and spine. Exterior shows some spotting and light soiling as well as a bit of fade to the spine. Bottom of spine also shows… Read more about this item

New York: M. S. Mill Co. Inc., 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Original price of $2.50 is still present on the front flap. DJ is tattered and worn with numerous chipping and tearing to edges, along with… Read more about this item

New York: International Publishers, 1940. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, gray cloth boards with red title on spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling along with smudge marks and corner bumps. Interior binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or personal bookplates present, no handwriting… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: The John C. Winston Company, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt text on front and spine. Interior shows minor edge and corner bumps along with some spotting and soiling. Gilt text somewhat darkened. Foxing spots are present along… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1853. Hardcover. Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards with black design and text on all sides. Boards show edge and corner bumps/wear along with chipping to spine edges. Rear exterior hinge as a couple holes near the top section and cloth… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. This is an advance proof, uncorrected proof. These extremely limited copies were sent out to be proof-read for corrections before the book was actually published. The paper attach to the front cover states… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Green cloth boards gilt text on front and spine. This is a review copy and includes publisher's slip stating specifics about the review along with the publication date of October 20,… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1933. Soft cover. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. This is an uncorrected proof which was produced prior to the first edition. Brown cardboard covers with brown binders tape on the spine. Hand typed paper label on front lists the tentative publication date… Read more about this item

William Morrow & Company, 2001. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Trade paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Britt Montero Mysteries. Audience: General/trade. Marked 1st ed. True 1st ed. Blue paper card exterior in rare uncorrected proof copy. Exterior has light edge wear: chipping/bumps/small tears/soiling/creases… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Uncorrected Proof / Advance Reading Copy . Soft cover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is an uncorrected proof for limited distribution, as so stated on the front cover. Cover also states a publication date will be January 10, 1991. The book is stamped RESEARCH on… Read more about this item