West Branch, IA: The Toothpaste Press, (1981). First edition - First separate publication of this short story, illustrated throughout with drawings of car parts by Robert Ferguson. One of 850 copies (out of a total edition of 900) hand-sewn pale lime-green wrappers, with French flaps. Designed by and printed by Allen Kornblum on Frankfurt White paper. Unpaginated (20 pp). ISBN: 0-915124505.

Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Illustrated by the author. One of 4 copies signed by Barthelme with the printed name of the recipient - in this case "binder" out of a total edition of 330, including 300 numbered, 26 lettered/ Designed by Grant Dahlstrom and printed at the Castle Press. A lovely production. 40 pp plus colophon.

Barre, Massachusetts: The Imprint Society, 1974. Hardcover first edition - #561 of 1,950 copies printed from Centaur type at the Stamperia Valdonega in Verona on Magnani paper - a handsome production of this collection of 5 novellas, translated from the Italian, edited and annotated by Bumgardner. Illustrated with four full-color and full-size reproductions of 16th century manuscripts. Notes. 144 pp plus colophon.

Tartarus Press, 2001. SIGNED first edition - The final chapter of "Corelli's Mandolin," 98 out of 100 copies SIGNED by de Bernieres on the limitation page (out of a total edition of 300 copies ) riginal Wraps. Condition: As New. First Edition. no. 130 of 300 copies printed. Hand-set in Perpetua type by Alan Anderson of the Tragara Press and printed on Zerkall paper. Color frontispiece by David Johnson. 18 pp plus colophon.

London: Faber & Gwyer Limited, (1929). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An adaptation of some of the stories contained in the first nine books of the Bible from Genesis to David slaying Goliath by this noted author and poet - As he comments in his introduction, this was written with the hope that despite all of its shortcomings, it might inspire young readers to return to the bible itself. A lovely edition, one of only 300 copies, printed on English handmade paper, and bound in quarter-vellum over aubergine cloth, with a woodcut illustrtion on the title page, gilt decoration on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt. This copy is numbered 107 and SIGNED by de la Mare on the limitation page. xiv, 397 pp.

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1981. Hardcover first edition - Includes a special message by the author, not found in the trade edition. Illustrated by Mitchell Hooks.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1951. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A lovely edition of this classic tale illustrated with six watercolor plates by Edmund Dulac. Bound in full white vellum with gold stamping. #27 out of 1500 copies, numbered and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. 64 pp plus colophon.

The Torch Press, 1945. Hardcover first edition - Two brief pieces, each preceded by a photographic plate, "Privately Printed for the Friends of May and Harry Foster at The Torch Press, Christmas, 1945." 32 pp.

Boston: The Berkeley Printers, 1931. Hardcover first edition - The first separate book publication of this short story, a mystery with a humorous twist, lighter in tone than much of Hawthorne's work, set in the Connecticut River valley; the text of this edition is taken from the first printing of this story in the New England Magazine for December, 1834. Illustrations by Walt Harris, including the endpapers and the front cover. Printed by the Berkeley Printers, Boston, in July, 1931. Five hundred and forty copies have been printed, of which five hundred are for sale. This copy is Number 18. 39 pp

New York: McCall's, 1966. Hardcover first edition - An attractive 'keepsake' - The essays in this book, 'privately printed for a few special friends of McCall's', were originally published in the December 1966 issue of McCall's magazine. The seven full-page illustrations, one for each essay, are master drawings selected from museum collections and include .Angel of the Annunciation by Raffaellino Del Garbo, Study of the Madonna of the Meadow, Head of the Virgin by Leonardo and others. An appealing small volume with color lithograhy by Foote & Davis, bound in marbelized boards with a black cloth spine, gilt lettering. Unpaginated. Publisher's slip laid in.

McSweeney's, 2000. SIGNED first edition - Short fiction inspired by Kafka's "The Trial." SIGNED by Lethem on the title page. "Part of a collaborative sequence of stories with Carter Scholz. . . the image on the cover, commissioned by Lethem, is by William Amato, a Los Angeles artist. 14 pp plus the colophon.

San Rafael and Petaluma, California: Mt. Tam Press and Anchor & Acorn Press, 2004. First edition - Keepsake 'specially printed for the Joint Meeting of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club in Los Angeles.' A collection of 4 poems glorifying the printer's craft and a poetic puzzle (with translation) by Franklin P. Adams. Limited edition, one of only 250 copies. Illustrated with small engravings. 11 pp plus the colophon. Slip noting that this copy was presented to the Sacramento Book Collectors Club.

New York: Dutton, 1919. dj. The first volume to be issued in this series, with an introduction by J. M. Barrie who refers to Merrick as the "novelists' novelist."

Baton Rouge, LA: Press of the Nightowl, 1976. Hardcover first edition - Each story is illustrated by a linocut illustration by Margaret Agner printed directly from the block. One of 275 copies in the regular edition designed and printed by Dwight Agner with Joanna Roman and Palatino types on Ragston paper (plus 30 copies in the special edition) 48 pp plus colophon. ISBN: 0-912960-086.

Berkeley, CA: Privately Printed (Lester R. Ferris) 1985. Hardcover first edition - The first separate publication of this article, the last written by Morris - poet, craftsman, and Socialist - written for the May day issue of Justice in 1896. One of only 75 copies handset and printed by Lester R. Ferris on Ingres paper (out of a total edition of 100 copies) 5 pp of text plus colophon, Small format, 7 1/8 inches tall by 5 5/8 inches.

Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1959. First edition - One of one thousand handset copies printed at The Overbrook Press as a Christmas greeting. 13 pp plus colophon.

New Orleans: Faust Publishing, 1987. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by Percy on the title page. Frontispiece portrait, #32 of 75 numbered 'deluxe copies specially bound." Designed and printed by Herb Yellin and Patrick Reagh, binding by Marianna Blau. 20 pp plus colophon. ISBN: 0-917905-059.

Rocky Mount, NC: North Carolina Wesleyan College Press, 1988. SIGNED first edition - #6 of only 50 SIGNED copies (out of a total edition of 581 copies.) Memories of those who influenced Price in his early years. 51 pp plus colophon. ISBN: 0-933598-092.

Los Angeles: Sylvestor & Orphanos, 1980. SIGNED hardcover first edition - One of 300 signed, numbered copies (out of a total edition of 330.)

New York: Albondocani Press, 1977. dj. SIGNED first edition - One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon page. Set in Palantino type, printed antique laid-paper and hand-sewn into wrappers of French marble paper. The press work and binding by William Raquel and Ferguson.19 pp plus colophon.

New York: Albondocani Press, 1980. SIGNED first edition - First separate appearance of this long poem, a lovely production, hand-sewn into a wrapper of French marble paper. Limited to 300 numbered and signed copies (only 200 were for sale.)

Northridge CA Lord John Press 1992. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Bound in decorative paper-covered boards with spine in black cloth with a black cloth slipcase. ISBN: 0-935716-637.

Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1917. First edition - One of 310 copies which were printed at the Marion Press in Jamaica, New York for the members of the club in 1917. Includes a long "Proem" and extensive notes. An association copy INSCRIBED on the cover "To Ripley Hitchcock with the compliments of James Westfall Thompson." Hitchcock (1857-1918) was an author and an editor, who edited the works of Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Crane, Zane Grey and others. Westfall was a noted historian and author himself, on the faculty of the University of Chicago at the time he gave this address. Decorative vignettes on the title page and as a tail piece. 92 pp plus the colophon.

Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1955. First edition - First separate printing of this address by the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court delivered on the occasion of the Second Century Convocation of Washington University, St. Louis, February 19, 1955. A very fine copy in wrappers with Christmas slip from Helen and Frank Altschul laid in. One of 750 copies. 13 pp plus colophon.

New York: Random House, 1929. Hardcover first edition - Essays, often humorous, by the early American clergyman and patriot best known for his life of George Washington wherein was contained the story of the cherry tree and the hatchet. Introduction by Emily E. F. Skeel, and prefatory notes to each selection. Illustrated. Bound in green and rust marbleized paper covered boards with a rust cloth spine, gilt lettering. Lacking the slipcase.

Santa Barbara: Oyster Press, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Paul Mariani and commentary by Sanford. Letters between two giants of 20th century American literature. One of 500 copies in hardcover designed and printed by Graham Mackintosh (out of a complete edition of 2500 copies). 53 pp. plus a brief afterword by Sanford and colophon. ISBN: 0-933114052.