The Tax Inspector
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 3-279, [1] pp. Quarter red cloth over green paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price clipped, else Fine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 3-279, [1] pp. Quarter red cloth over green paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price clipped, else Fine. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [17], 9-349, [9] pp. Quarter black cloth over red paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $25.00 on front flap of jacket. Winner of the Booker Prize. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [13], 5-422 pp. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $24.00 on front flap of jacket. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 10, [5], 16-170, [1], 2-4 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [4] pp. Brown publisher's cloth with gilt and black and brown decorations on the front board, gold lettering on the front board and spine. Brown endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company [1978], 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [8], 3-607, [3] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $10.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Carroll's novel follows individuals in the Irish diaspora. A small concavity to the spine; jacket's..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company [1978], 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [8], 3-607, [3] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $10.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Signed by the author without personalization on the half-title page. Carroll's novel follows individuals in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1903. First edition thus. Hardcover. 8vo. [2], iii-xiii, [3], 3-248 pp. White paper boards imitating vellum with a gilt decoration and lettering on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a color frontispiece, several black and white plates..... More
London: The Harvill Press (2000), 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], ix-xviii, [6], 7-299, [3] pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £15.00 on front flap of jacket. Edited by William L. Stull, foreword by Tess Gallagher. A tiny scratch to the top textblock, else very..... More
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press [1988], 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [16], xvii-xviii, [2], 3-393 pp. Brick cloth with gold lettering on the spine and a gilt border on the front board. Price of $19.95 on the front flap of the jacket. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. An..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 5-375, [3] pp. Blue-green paper boards quarter bound in off-white cloth with copper lettering on the spine; teal topstain. Light blue endpapers and pastedowns with maps. Price of $18.95 on front jacket flap. Inscribed by the author in the..... More
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates [1867] [1868], 1867; 1868. Later edition. Hardcover. 6 vol. [4], v-vi, 11-253, [5]; [4], v-vi, 7-256, [2]; [4], v-vi, 7-256, [2]; [6], vii-viii, 9-245, [5]; [4], v-vi, 7-256, [2]; [6], vii-viii, 9-236, [1], 2-15 (pages of publisher's advertisements), [3] pp. Blue cloth with a black border..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], viii, [2], 3-295, [3] pp. Green cloth with black lettering blocked in blue on the front board and spine; light orange topstain. Price of $2.50 on front flap of dust jacket. An attractive copy of Cather's final novel. A..... More
Berlin: Deutsche Buchvertriebs und Verlags-Gesellschaft (1949), 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 7-391, [1] pp. Quarter buckram over pink paper boards with gold lettering on the front board, gold decorations and gold lettering blocked in pink on the spine; pink topstain. No dust jacket. With 158 drawings by Gustave Doré. The..... More
New York: Random House (2000), 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [14], 4-639, [5] pp. Speckled ivory boards bound in ivory cloth, gold lettering to spine. Price of $26.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. More
New York: Fourth Estate [2004], 2004. First edition thus. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 131, [1] pp. Quarter blue paper over blue paper-patterned boards with orange lettering on the spine. Price of $16.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Signed by the author on a leaf tipped in by the publisher... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. [1991], 1991. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [17], 18-207, [1] pp. Quarter yellow cloth over navy blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $18.95 on front flap of jacket. More
New York: William Morrow And Company Inc. [1988], 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 9-297, [3] pp. Quarter purple cloth over white paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $16.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. An attractive copy of Chabon's..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston [1973], 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 6-243, [3] pp. Brown cloth with black lettering on the spine and a black tar baby on the front board. Price of $6.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A very near Fine book in..... More
New York: The Viking Press (1982), 1982. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 9-248, [4] pp. Quarter black cloth over grey paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $14.75 on front flap of jacket. More
New York: Summit Books (1980), 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], 155, [1] pp. Quarter brown cloth over green paper boards with green lettering on the spine. Price of $11.95 on front flap of jacket. Remainder mark on bottom textblock with minor fading to the top edges of the boards..... More
London: Jonathan Cape (1980), 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], 155, [1] pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Maps on the endpapers and pastedowns. Price of £5.95 on front flap of jacket. Minor edge wear to the jacket. More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. [1934], 1934. Rockwell Kent. First edition thus. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], v-xvi, [2], 626, [4] pp. Tan cloth with an inset decoration on the front board and a paper label printed in black on the spine, brown topstain. Decorated endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers (1964), 1964. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 275, [3] pp. Black cloth with gold and red lettering on the spine. A nice copy of Cheever's eighth book, in the first issue dust jacket (Ahearn APG 008c). A Near Fine book with a faint rub..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 4-237, [11] pp. Blue-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine; dark yellow topstain. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 002a. A collection of Cheever's short stories that were published in..... More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 4-237, [11] pp. Blue-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine; dark yellow topstain. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn APG 002a. A collection of Cheever's short stories that were published in..... More