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1595-B Third Avenue
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James M.Dourgarian, Bookman, was established in 1980. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). Like all ABAA members, we answer to a higher authority and follow a higher standard of ethics that guarantees a successful transaction for all our customers.
We buy and sell old books, vintage books, collectible books, rare books, first edition books, and related ephemera. We maintain several specialties. Among them are American fiction first editions from c.1900 to the present. Within that general field, we have heavy emphasis in John Steinbeck and Steinbeckiana. Thus, we buy and sell Steinbeck primary first editions in dust jackets, signed/limited editions, his appearances in anthologies, his periodical appearances, books and periodicals about Steinbeck, film and theatre memorabilia, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items.
We also specialize in these same categories for these authors -- Jack London, Wallace Stegner, and Stephen King. Other specialties include Western Americana, books on California and the West, books on Japan, China, and the Orient, and Armed Services Editions. The latter are vintage paperbacks issued to American GIs from 1943 to 1947. They are comprised of mysteries, Westerns, science fiction and fantasy, mainstream fiction, historical novels, science, poetry, adventure stories, and more.
Within our field of modern first editions, we also sell related film memorabilia Thus, we sell film posters, lobby card sets, pressbooks, stills, scripts, etc. for films made from the works of authors we carry such as John Steinbeck, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Raymond Chandler, Zane Grey, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen King, Edward Abbey, Anne Rice, and many others.
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| [Armed Services Editions] Conrad, Joseph. Lord Jim. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. A-26, just the 26th title issued in this important series, a classic novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, a very scarce book. Very good minus. | |
| [Wallace Stegner] Stegner, Wallace. This Is Dinosaur. NY, Knopf, 1955, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes the color double-spread photo of Echo Park by Martin Litton, Stegner edits the book and also contributes both the forward and the first chapter, The Marks of Human Passage, illustrated with both color and b&w photos, Colberg B38 (although it should have been recorded as an "A" item), it also includes the b&w folded insert What Is Your Stake in Dinosaur? laid in loosely, this copy is Signed by Wallace Stegner at the beginning of his introduction, Stegner didn't sign many copies of this book. Minor soiling and some scuffing to rear book panel, else very nearly fine in a jacket with extremity wear, as usual, a much better copy than usually encountered. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Beeston, Diane. Of Wind, Fog and Sail. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1972, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. This is not only an Author Presentation Copy, it is the Dedication Copy, being inscribed by the author to William Vaughan ("To Bill--/Thanks for all your help/and time which was invaluable/in the production of this book./And in memory of a certain/"Unisink" and other incredible/plastic (tupperware) boats. May the/Master Mariners become bigger and/better every year and may "woodies"/live forever!/Sincerely,/Diane"), the printed dedication is to anyone who has ever sailed on San Francisco Bay "and to the crew of the Golden Fleece without whom this book would not be possible. And special thanks to William Vaughan and Dr. Paul de Silva for their valuable help," profusely illustrated with b&w photos of sailing ships, includes a lengthy list of the boats featured in the photos, for anyone interested in the upcoming America's Cup Yacht races, this book would be a valuable addition. Fine in a very good jacket with wear and chipping along the extremities. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Steinbeck, John. Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature. NY, Viking, 1962, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Frontispiece photo portrait of Steinbeck, one of 3,200 copies printed, Goldstone & Payne A40a, Morrow 269, this copy Inscribed by Steinbeck under his frontispiece photo, very scarce thus. Rear wrapper fold is folded a tiny bit oddly, else fine. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Algren, Nelson. Walk On The Wild Side. Columbia, 1962, first edition thus, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 12 pages, with advertising supplement laid in. Fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath. NY, Viking, 1939, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. His masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in the correct first issue dust jacket as illustrated by Elmer Hader, Goldstone & Payne A12a, see Morrow 107. Very good in a good jacket. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Steinbeck, John. Vanderbilt Clinic. NY, Presbyterian Hospital, 1947, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A very scarce pamphlet written by Steinbeck about this New York hospital that apparently had served his family well, even the hospital itself doesn't own a copy, this is one of the more elusive of all Steinbeck "A" items, Goldstone & Payne A24a, Morrow 187. Fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Steinbeck, John and Ricketts, Edward F. Sea of Cortez. NY, Viking, 1941, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. This is the first published edition and the first to print the text in its entirety, this "leisurely journal of travel and research" is the result of a trip to the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, by Ricketts, famed marine biologist, and his best friend, novelist John Steinbeck, as well as a small crew aboard the Western Flyer, a purse seiner, Ricketts actually kept a journal of this trip which Steinbeck used to write the narrative, but in keeping with its being a collaboration, Steinbeck also worked as diligently as Ricketts on the scientific collecting, the result is "an invitation to see the world anew from a fresh vantage point and perhaps with a broader and more understanding spirit," the book includes a 300-page scientific appendix beautifully illustrated with 32 pages of b&w photos and 15 full color reproductions, with map endpapers, Goldstone & Payne A15b, Morrow 140, this copy is inscribed and signed in full by the legendary Ed Ricketts, the inscription reads, "Monterey/Mch 4-1942/with the compliments of one of the/authors, the other being some/3,000 miles away at this writing/Ed Ricketts," materials signed by Rickletts are extremely scarce. Although the front hinge is cracked and both book and jacket are just average as to condition, this is trumped by the Ricketts inscription, a very desirable copy. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Seagrave, Gordon. Burma Surgeon. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-104 in this important series, the story of an American doctor who fought disease, famine, and the enemy in Burma before and during World War II, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is a very scarce D-Day ASE. Soldier's ink name, else a very solid copy. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan. Cross Creek. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-112 in this important series, a novel, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the very scarce D-Day ASEs. Small spine chip, else very good plus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hertzler, Arthur E. The Horse and Buggy Doctor. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. F-169 in this important series, the biography of a country doctor, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hertzler, Arthur E. The Horse and Buggy Doctor. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. F-169 in this important series, the biography of a country doctor, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Melville, Herman. Moby Dick. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. G-209 in this important series, a classic novel of the sea and a great American novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Good or better. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Robertson, Archie. Slow Train to Yesterday. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 985, reminiscences of short-line railroads, illustrated by F. Strobel, note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime,designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, scarce. Very good minus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Marquand, John P. Repent in Haste. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1084 in this important series, a novel, the story of a war marriage in the Pacific, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Beach, Rex. The World in His Arms. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1195 in this important series, "a swashbuckling romance" from San Francisco to Alaska, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright format. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Shepard, Odell and Willard. Holdfast Gaines. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1224 in this important series, a historical novel set in the first generation of America's independence, "slightly condensed," illustrated with two maps, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good minus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Jennings, John. The Salem Frigate. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1226 in this important series, a historical novel, "slightly condensed," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is in the very scarce upright/vertical format. Very good minus. | |
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