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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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| [Moderfn Literature] Farmer, Jose Philip. The Blasphemers. NY, Galaxy, April 1964, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A novelette, also includes Cordwainer Smith. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Farson, Negley. Going Fishing. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. F-155 in this important series, "a fisherman's adventures around the world," 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] Fast, Howard. Patrick Henry And The Frigate¹s Keel. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 787 in this important series, short stories "of a young nation," 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. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Faulkner, Edward H. Plowman¹s Folly. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. O-6 in this important series, his theory against using a plow in agriculture, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Bright, clean, very good plus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Faulkner, William. A Rose For Emily And Other Stories. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A paperback original for which there was no hardcover, stories selected and with an foreword by Saxe Cummins, No. 825 in this important series, one of the most difficult of the Faulkner ³A² items, Petersen A22, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. Intruder in the Dust. MGM, 1949, first edition. An original-release color film poster, 14X36 inches, good book and Faulkner presentations, for the film that starred Claude Jarman, Jr. Folded as usual, else quite bright. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. Intruder In The Dust. MGM/Loew¹s, 1949, first edition. A complete set of eight 11X14-inch color lobby card posters for the original release of this film that starred Claude Jarman, Jr. and David Brian, includes the very scarce printed housing envelope. Envelope is worn, but all posters are fine. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. Sanctuary. 20th Century-Fox, 1960, first edition thus, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 8 pages, with two advertising supplements laid in, for the film adapted from the William Faulkner novel, the film starred Lee Remick and Yves Montand, it makes good use of Faulkner's name, book tie-ins, offers several ideas on how to promote the film, filled with articles about the stars and the making of the film, shows examples of posters issued, an excellent reference. Fine. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. Sanctuary. 20th Century-Fox, 1961, first edition. A lot of 19 b&w glossy stills from this film adaptation of Faulkner's novel, 8X10 inches, the film starred Lee Remick, Yves Montand, and Bradford Dillman, these are Nos. 4, 19, 23, 24, 28, 41, 51, 63, 69, 82, 83, 89, 90, 100, 101, 105, 111, 112, and 115. Essentially fine. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. The Reivers. NY, Cinema Center Films, 1969, first edition, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 48 pages, for the film that starred Steve McQueen, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Faulkner, it includes articles about the stars and the making of the film, including one on Faulkner, pages are printed on rectos and are perforated for easy removal, examples of posters are shown, an excellent reference. One advertising sheet removed, else fine. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Faulkner, William. The Sound and the Fury. 20th Century-Fox, 1959, first edition thus, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, one sheet folded to make eight pages, c.13X16.5 inches, for the film that starred Yul Brynner (with hair!) and Joanne Woodward, it offers exploitation tips for hyping publicity, shows examples of all posters issued, an excellent reference. Previously folded over as usual. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Fensch, Thomas. Steinbeck and Covici The Story of a Friendship. Middlebury, Paul S. Eriksson, 1979, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Not only does this provide a biography of their friendship and the author-editor relationship, but it also includes enough letters between them to constitute a Steinbeck "A" item, this copy Inscribed by Fensch to noted Steinbeck collector/dealer Jim Johnson at the 1989 Steinbeck Festival in Salinas, the hometown of John Steinbeck, not recorded by Morrow. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fenton, Carroll Lane and Mildred Adams. The Story of the Great Geologists. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1079 in this important series, biographical sketches of 35 leading geologists, from Aristotle to Chamberlin, includes linecut drawings, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good minus. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Field, Eugene. Hoosier Lyrics. Chicago, M. A. Donohue, 1905, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Part of a series or set issued in uniform bindings, frontispiece portrait of Field with facsimile signature, introduction by Charles Walter Brown. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Finney, Charles. Past the End of the Pavement. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. J-276 in this important series, "the story of Tom and Willie Farrier," two boys and their pets, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Homemade lending library card affixed to inside rear cover, else very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fisher, Vardis. Suicide or Murder? The Strange Death of Governor Meriwether Lewis. Denver, Alan Swallow, 1962, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. With several illustrations. Near fine in a very good jacket. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender Is the Night. 20th Century-Fox, 1962, first edition. An original-release film pressbook, one sheet folded to make eight pages, with a double-sided advertising supplement sheet laid in, the film starred Jennifer Jones, Jason Robards Jr., and Joan Fontaine, it offers a synopsis of the film, articles about the stars and the making of the film, and shows examples of posters then available, it offers ideas on how to promote the film, an excellent reference. Never folded over, very scarce thus, fine. | |
| [Cinema] Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Last Tycoon. Paramount, 1976, first edition, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 30 pages, for the film that starred Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Mitchum, includes two b&w stills from the film laid in. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fleming, Ian. On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Playboy, April 1963, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes an editorial by Hugh Hefner, an article by J. Paul Getty, and satire by Shel Silverstein. Very good plus. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fleming, Ian. The Man With The Golden Gun. Playboy, June 1965, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes an interview with famed attorney Melvin Belli, fiction by Robert Ruark, and satire by Shel Silverstein. Very good plus. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fleming, Ian. You Only Live Twice. Playboy, May 1964, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes fiction by Ken Purdy, an article by Kenneth Tynan, and fiction by Arthur C. Clarke. Very good. | |
| [The West] Fleming, Thomas. Around the "Pan" With Uncle Hank. NY, The Nut Shell Pub. Co., 1901, first edition. "His trip through the Pan-American Exposition," profusely illustrated with drawings and photos. Frontispiece is dis-bound, but intact, else very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Flexner, James Thomas. Doctors on Horseback. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. E-145 in this important series, "pioneers of American medicine," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. With "Special Service Property" stamps, very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Flexner, James Thomas. Doctors on Horseback. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. E-145 in this important series, "pioneers of American medicine," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Two pencil marks to front, some spine corruption, else very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Foley, Martha (editor). The Best American Short Stories 1943. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. G-206 in this important series, foreword by Foley, includes Wallace Stegner's Chip Off the Old Block, also includes John Cheever, William Faulkner, William Saroyan, James Thurber, Eudora Welty, etc., 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] Fontaine, Robert. The Happy Time. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 910 in this important series, a humorous novel illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, 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] Forbes, Esther. Paul Revere & the World He Lived In. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. C-88 in this important series, a biography, 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 scarce D-Day ASE issues. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Forbes, Esther. The General's Lady. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. T-29 in this important series, a historical novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Ford, R. Clyde. Sandy MacDonald's Man. Lansing, MI, Michigan School Service, 1929, first edition. This hardcover is "a tale of the Mackinaw fur trade" and is Signed by the author, R. Clyde Ford, with maps and plate illustrations. Very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Ford, Richard. Independence Day. NY, Knopf, 1995, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. A novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. Indians Abroad . NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. J-302 in this important series, depicts American Indians as world travelers from 1493 to 1938, 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. Lovely, very good plus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Foreman, Carolyn Thomas. Indians Abroad . NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. J-302 in this important series, depicts American Indians as world travelers from 1493 to 1938, 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. Wave roll, else very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Forester, C. S. Captain Horatio Hornblower. Boston, Little, Brown, 1939, first edition thus, dust jackets. Hardcover. Three volumes (Beat to Quarters, Ship of the Line, and Flying Colours) in uniform bindings with original glassine dust jackets and publisher's slipcase, each volume with a frontispiece drawing by N. C. Wyeth, ususally found without jackets. Jackets are aged, with tears and chipping, especially to first volume, books are fine, slipcase is aged, but solid. | |
| [Modern Literature] Forester, C. S. Plain Murder. NY, Dell , 1954, first American edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 30, a paperback original, the book was first published in London in 1930. Spine wear, else fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Forester, C. S. The Captain from Connecticut. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 679 in this important series, a historical novelwith Forester's first American hero, Capt. Josiah Peabody, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Aged pages, but clean and bright. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Forester, C. S. To The Indies. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 709 in this important series, a historical 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. Very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Forster, Frederick J. On the Road to Make Believe. Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, 1924, first edition. This hardcover book of "rimes" is illustrated in color throughout by Uldene Trippe. Some water marks which are quite evident on the top of both covers and the spine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fosdick, Harry Emerson. On Being a Real Person. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-105 in this important series, "it shows how best to deal with fear and anxiety, how to master depression and how to handle one's mischievous conscience," 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 scarce D-Day ASE issues. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fowler, Gene. Good Night, Sweet Prince. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. J-300 in this important series, "the life and times of John Barrymore," 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. Very good minus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fowler, Gene. Timber Line. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 773 in this important series, a biography of F. G. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen, the militant owners of the Denver "Post," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Bookplate, cover a bit rough, very good minus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fowler, Gene. Timber Line. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 773 in this important series, a biography of F. G. Bonfils and H. H. Tammen, the militant owners of the Denver "Post," issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Miscellaneous] France, Hector. Musk Hashish And Blood. London, The Falstaff Press, 1900, first edition thus. A one-volume hardcover privately printed for subscribers only by the Falstaff Press, this is No. A-229 of 500 copies with hand-colored frontispiece and title page vignette, limitation notice affixed to front pastedown, meant for ³adult collectors of anthropology². Very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Francis, Dick. Risk. NY, Harper & Row, 1977, first U. S. edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. A mystery thriller involving an amateur steeplechase jockey. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Francoice. Noel For Jeanne-Marie. NY, Scribners, 1953, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Book text and color illustrations are by the author. Very good. | |
| [Stephen King] Frane, Jeff and Rems, Jack (editors). A Fantasy Reader. Berkeley, The Seventh World Fantasy Convention, 1981, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. One of 1,000 copies, of which this is a sample copy, includes Stephen King's The Bird and the Album, an excerpt from It, in advance of its entire publication, also includes material by and about Peter S. Beagle, illustrations by Brian Froud, stories by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Peter Straub, etc., this copy Signed by Ray Bradbury at his contribution. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Franken, Rose. Another Claudia. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 701 in this important series, a novel in which Claudia comes of age, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Some creases, else very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Franken, Rose. Claudia and David. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 836 in this important series, a novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fraser, George Macdonald. Flashman at the Charge. Playboy, May 1973, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes an interview with Huey Newton, fiction by Frederick Forsyth, and an article by Calvin Trillin. Very good plus. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Freud, Anna. The Psycho-Analytical Treatment of Children. London, Imago Publishing, 1946, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Subtitled Technical Lectures and Essays, translated from the German by Nancy Proctor-Gregg. Age to pages, else fine in a very good jacket. | |
| [The Orient] Fujioka, Ryoichi. Shino and Oribe Ceramics. NY, Kodansha International, 1977, first American edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Translated and adapted by Samuel Crowell Norse, issued as part of the Japanese Arts Library, profusely illustrated in both color and b&w. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Fuller, Alfred J. (editor). Happy Playmates. NY, E. P. Dutton, n.d. (c.1906), first edition thus. A hardcover volume of original pictures, stories, and verses by G. Manville Fenn, L. T. Meade and Everett-Green, F. E. Weatherly, Paul Creswick, L. L. Weedon, and others illustrated by Ada Dennis, Stuart Hardy, Hilda Robinson, and others. Good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Fuller, Iola. The Loon Feather. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. T-35 in this important series, a historical novel, the story of Oneta, daughter of Tecumseh of the Ojibways, 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] Fuller, Iola. The Loon Feather. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. T-35 in this important series, a historical novel, the story of Oneta, daughter of Tecumseh of the Ojibways, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Good. | |
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