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THE PICKWICK PAPERS
Charles Dickens, 1837
Chapman and Hall, London.
Illustrations by Seymour and Phiz Rebound in London with red leather and gold leaf lettering. First edition in book form with Tony Veller printed on frontispiece signpost (indicates first state).
$1,000.
DIETRICH
Leslie Frewin, 1967
First Book Club edition A well written biography that traces Marlene Dietrich's life from her strict Prussian upbringing to her overwhelming success in "The Blue Angel" and on. Many photographs included.
$6.00
ALL THE LOVE POEMS OF SHAKESPEARE
Privately printed for Sylvan Press, 1947
Large edition designed by Lewis F. White which was limited to 1499 numbered copies for the U. S. and an equal number for Great Britian. This is #676. Black and white engraving by Eric Gill, on every page. Beautiful book containing Venus and Adonis, Sonnets, A Lover's Complaint, and The Passionate Pilgrim. 166 pages.
$45.00
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS ( or Goodbye Blue Monday)
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 1973
Delacorte Press
Stated first printing, Dust jacket. Illustrations by the author. Vonnegut's answer to the question "to what extent are human beings sacred and to what extent are they machines?"
$60.00
ROAD TO ROME (An Artist's year in Italy)
Marlene McLoughlin
Chronicle Books, 1995, First edition, dust jacket
McLoughlin's exquisite watercolors capture the essence of Italy form Florence to Rome, via the legendary hill towns, and the rustic beauty of the Tuscan and Umbrian countryside.
$10.00
DEATH IN BLOODHOUND RED
Virginia Lanier, 1995
Pineapple Press
First edition, 2nd printing Finely written novel about a woman's life training and using bloodhounds to hunt for lost people and criminals. Filled with humor, suspense, and life in the low country of Georgia. T Novel awarded the "Agatha and Anthony" prize and Partner's "Pick Award." Nominated fo the "Macavity Award" for best first novel of the year.
$100.00
LOST HORIZON
James Hilton, 1990
A Reader's Digest first edition Illustrations by Robert A. Parker A group of American and British citizens are forced to land near Tibetwhere they discover Shangri-La, a land of beauty and eternal life.
$5.00
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