First Editions
"Quaff of this literary elixir. You won't regret it". Newsweek
"The marvel is not just that he demonstrates such command of the language...but that coupled with all that remarkable prose is such superb storytelling". Lexington Herald-Leader
Set in the fictional world of Burdock County, Kentucky, around World War II, these ribald stories showcase the wicked, loving humor of McClanahan, author of the bestselling novel The Natural Man.
At once compassionate and outrageously funny, the three stories in this collection take us to the fictional town of Needmore, Kentucky, where Ed McClanahan's distinctive mixture of irreverence and humility captures the absurdities of a world in which bizarre events alter peoples lives.
Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, 1996. 1st edition. Inscribed by author on title page; dust jacket in protective cover; very slight bend to flap edges; black cloth spine over rust paper boards with gilt initials on front cover and lettering on spine; binding tight; text clean and bright. VG/VG
Longmans, Green and Co., 1940. 1st edition; dust jacket protected; minimal wear to edges; dark red cloth; binding good; text clean. G+/G+
Black Sparrow Press, 1992. Signed limited edition, no. 56 of 125; decorated paper boards over light blue cloth spine with paper label; front and rear covers have one small ding along bottom edge; binding good; text clean. VG
Erskine Caldwell (1903-1987) was an American writer, known for his portrayals of poverty, racism, and social problems in the South. His novels Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933) won him critical acclaim. He wrote a total of 25 novels, 150 short stories, twelve nonfiction collections, two autobiographies, and two books for young readers. The Courting of Susie Brown, published in 1952, is a collection of short stories, featuring Caldwell's classic Southern characters and humor.
1st edition; dust jacket in protective mylar cover; dj lightly chipped at spine. Green cloth with black lettering on spine; binding tight; text clean and bright. VG/G+
Christopher Bush (1885-1973) was a British mystery writer. Ludovic Travers, his lanky, bespectacled economist turned private eye, has a knack for busting alibis. This 1933 thriller sees Travers on a train speeding through France while solving the murder of two members of his railway compartment.
Published by A.L. Burt Company by arrangement with Wm. Morrow & Co., 1933; no dust jacket; brown cloth with yellow lettering on cover and spine; edges frayed corners bumped; endpapers tanned; front hinge weak; text clean. G
Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) was an English writer who spent the latter part of his life in the United States. Though best known for Brave New World, he also wrote countless works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and essays. A humanist, pacifist and satirist, he wrote novels and other works that functioned as critiques of social norms and ideals. Aldous Huxley is often considered a leader of modern thought and one of the most important literary and philosophical voices of the 20th century.
Huxley launched his career as a novelist with this 1921 effort in which a student named Denys spends his holiday in an English country house located in the small town of Crome. Denys encounters many unusual residents, including a girl who quickly steals his heart. Not one of Huxley's major efforts, this is mostly for laughs.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1921; 1st edition; no dust jacket; yellow cloth; spine tanned; paper label with title and author chipped and missing top 1/3; covers soiled; endpapers foxed; deckled edges. G-
Dark Harvest, 1988. Deluxe first edition limited to 300 individually signed and numbered copies; this is copy 58. Red cloth slipcase; dust jacket protected; black cloth with red lettering on spine; binding tight; very small nick to top of rear free endpaper where it had stuck to pastedown; text clean and bright. VG/VG
Arkham House, 1989. 1st edition; dust jacket protected; not price clipped; black cloth; binding tight; text clean. VG/VG
Classic bibliomystery by the well-known Bible scholar about a lost Byzantine library. The Curse in the Colophon was Goodspeed's only novel. The author inscribed this copy in 1936 to Jesse H. Shera, well-known librarian and professor at Case Western Reserve University.
Chicago: Willett, Clark & Company, 1935. 1st edition. Inscribed by author. No dust jacket; blue cloth; spine faded; endpapers tanned; binding good; text clean and bright. G
