Hollywood, CA: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A classic of Utopian fiction, in an edition designed and printed By Merle Armitage; .illustrated with monochrome print in blue, red, green, gray, black or purple by Elise. With The 1888 Reply Of Bellamy To The March 1888 Review Of This Book In The Boston Transcript. Introduction By Irwin Edman. #534 Of 1500 copies signed by the artist on the limitation page. q, 388 pp plus colophon. All edges tinted red.

New York: Time Inc, (1962.). Time Reading Program Special Edition. Classic western novel originally published in 1948 and here reissued with a new introduction by the author. xvii, 310 pp. Cover art by Antonio Frasconi.

New York: Dial Books (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Classic story of Oliver Twist, abridged for children by Lesley Baxter and with introduction by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Christian.Birmingham with both full color, full page paintings, as well as smaller black and white drawings throughout the book. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-8037-19957.

New York: Harper Collins, (2007). First edition - "Who will come to the aid of beleaguered King Hrothgar, whose warriors have become the prey of the vengeful outcast monster Grendel?" Includes the initial draft and final shooting script of the film from Paramount Pictures and Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis, plus concept art, insights into the screenplay's evolution, an introduction by Avary, an afterword from Gaiman. Large format, illustrated. 264 pp. ISBN: 978-0061350160.

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: Henry Holt, (ca 1946, c 1929.). Hardcover - Hesse's best known and most autobiographical novel, named after the lonesome wolf of the steppes, and blending Eastern mysticism with Western psychoanalytical concepts. Translated from the German by Basil Creighton. Copyright page only has original 1929 date but synopsis pasted in at rear of book is from a later printing and laid in front flap refers to "Nobel Prize winner, 1946", 309 pp.

New York: Macmillan, (1979) dj. Hardcover - An adaptation of the original story written by Hoffman in 1816, one which adds back parts left out by the ballet. Illustrated with many soft full page black and white drawings by Kay Chorao. 62 pp. plus a final drawing. ISBN: 0-525362452.

New York: Franklin Watts, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling for children of this famous story written by Hoffman in 1816, which inspired the ballet of the same name. The English version is based on translation by Olga Kuthanova of the text by E. Pitilka. Illustrated throughout with full color paintings and decorations by Dagmar Berkova. Large format. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-525362452.

New York: Modern Library, (1961) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mailer's first novel, originally published in 1948, and a book which almost immediately became a classic, and is considered one of the great war novels. It was based in part on his experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. Basis for a 1958 film of the same title. Issued in 1961 as #321 in the Modern Library series. In the Toledano 8 binding of gray cloth with gold lettering on green block on front board and spine. Map frontispiece. 791 pp. Gray and white Kent end papers. Reverse side of jacket lists 403 titles.

New York: World Publishing Co., (1948) dj. Hardcover - A new edition of this children's classic story originally published in 1874, about a prince, unable to walk, and living a life of exile in a remote tower is giving a gift of a magic cape by his fairy godmother - one that allows him to travel and see the world, but not touch it. Introduction by May Lamberton Becker. Illustrated with both full color plates and black and white drawings by Jon Nielsen. A Rainbow Classic book R-35. Illustrated yellow and beige endpapers. x, 135 pp.

New York: Heritage Press, (1970). Hardcover - A handsome edition of this classic book, originally published in 1901, with an introduction by Booker T. Washington III and full color illustrations by Denver Gillen, While Washington wrote many other books, this remains his most popular book and one of the most influential books of the early years of the 20th century - and one which has remained in print, and valued ever since . Born a slave in Virginia, Washington went on to become head of Tuskegee Institute, where he emphasized training in practical skills. Includes a chronology. Slightly oversized, bound in brown cloth with illustration pasted on front cover. The Sandglass is tipped onto the front endpaper. xxi, 212 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - One of Waugh's best - and best-known - novels. Basis of the television production of starring Jeremy Irons. States "First Edition after the printing of a limited edition of 600 copies and Published January 1946 on the copyright page." 351 pp.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, nd (ca 1990) dj. Hardcover - A reissue of this classic and much loved 1922 story of "nursery magic" with the original text and the original color art by William Nicholson. 44 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 0-385077254.