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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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| [The Orient] Hearn, Lafcadio. Kokoro. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin, 1896, first edition. "Hints and echoes of Japanese inner life," magazine photo of Hearn tipped in, small newspaper article about Hearn affixed to front pastedown. Front hinge cracked, spine dulled, else very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hedgpeth, Joel W. (editor). The Outer Shores Part 1, Part 2. Eureka, Mad River Press, 1978, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Two volumes, Part 1 is "Ed Ricketts and John Steinbeck Explore the Pacific Coast" while Part 2 is "Breaking Through," being from the papers of Edward F. Ricketts, introduced and edited by Hedgpeth, these are essential to any Steinbeck/Ricketts collection, to understanding them, their work, and their philosophy, photo-illustrated, includes a catalogue from the Mad River Press which offers this book among others, Part 1 is Inscribed and signed by Hedgpeth who has also Signed and dated Part 2. Fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Hefner, Hugh M. (editor). The Twelfth Anniversary Playboy Reader. Chicago, Playboy Press, 1965, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes John Steinbeck's The Short-Short History of Mankind, introduction and text pages 539-544, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes Ernest Hemingway, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Martin Luther King, Ray Bradbury, William saroyan, Jack Kerouac, P. G. Wodehouse, Graham Greene, Henry Miller, and many others. Very good plus in the remnants of its printed plastic dust jacket. | |
| [Modern Literature] Heinemann, Larry. Paco¹s Story. London, Faber and Faber, Oct. 26, 1987, first British edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. His second novel, Review Copy with review slip and promotional material laid in, Signed by Heinemann, with an autographed postcard signed by Heinemann laid in loosely. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Heller, Joseph. Good As Gold. Playboy, March 1979, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes an article about "Roots" by Alex Haley as well as fiction by Harlan Ellison. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Heller, Joseph. Picture This. London, Macmillan, 1988, first edition , wrappers. Softcover. A 32-page sampler. Light use, else fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell To Arms. 20th Century-Fox, 1958, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 24 pages, an impressive example of what a pressbook can be, good author tie-ins, for the film that starred Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones based on Hemingway's novel, there are many articles about the making of the film and its stars, it offers many ideas on how to exploit publicity, it shows many examples of posters issued to advertise the film, making it an excellent reference. Previously folded, as usual, with some wear along the fold, else very nice. | |
| [Film Memorabilia] Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. 20th Century-Fox, 1958, first edition. An original-release film poster, 14X36 inches for the film that starred Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones, this copy has never been folded. Verso shows discoloration from previous glue mounting, but the front is bright, clean, and colorful. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hemingway, Ernest. Selected Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. K-9 in this important series, a paperback original, with a note about the author at the end, an elusive Hemingway "A" item, Hanneman 20A, includes The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, My Old Man, and nine others, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Clean very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hemingway, Ernest. Selected Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. K-9 in this important series, a paperback original, with a note about the author at the end, an elusive Hemingway "A" item, Hanneman 20A, includes The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, My Old Man, and nine others, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Worn, good. | |
| [Cinema] Hemingway, Ernest. The Killers. Universal, 1964, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 12 pages, for this re-make of the 1946 Burt Lancaster film, this version starred Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, and, making his last film appearance, Ronald Reagan, some minor Hemingway references. Fine. | |
| [Cinema] Hemingway, Ernest. The Killers. Universal, 1964, first edition thus, self-wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 12 pages, for this re-make of the 1946 Burt Lancaster film, this version starred Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, and, making his last film appearance, Ronald Reagan, some minor Hemingway references. Very good. | |
| [Cinema] Hemingway, Ernest. The Killers. n.p., Universal, 1956, first edition thus, self-wrappers. Softcover. This is a pressbook for the 1956 re-release of the film that launched the careers of stars Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, 8 pages, the re-release also features another film, Sleeping City, there is some text about the stars and the making of the film and it shows examples of posters available. Previously folded over, as usual. | |
| [Cinema] Hemingway, Ernest. The Killers. Universal, 1946, first edition. An original-release movie promo, sometimes referred to as trade art advertisements, these were inserted into the movie trade magazines of the 1940s and 1950s, there are six c.9.5X12.5-inch sheets that can be fitted together to produce one giant image, prominent use of Hemingway's name, nice photo portraits of the stars Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, and Edmond O'Brien with smaller shots of Albert Dekker, Same Levene, Vince Barnett, Jack Lambert, Jeff Corey, and Virginia Christine. Very good. | |
| [Cinema] Hemingway, Ernest. Under My Skin. 20th Century-Fox, 1950, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. An original-release film pressbook, 16 pages, for the film that starred John Garfield and Micheline Prelle, based on Hemingway's story "My Old Man," promient use of Hemingway's name throughout, filled with articles about the stars and the making of the film, including an article about Hemingway with a photo of him, it offers a number of ideas on how to hype publicity, shows examples of posters available, making it an excellent reference. Previously folded, as usual, but there are no cuts, very good plus. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hemp, Michael Kenneth. Cannery Row The History of Old Ocean View Avenue. Monterey, The History Company, 1986, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Signed by Hemp with a prospectus for the book laid in loosely, illustrated with photos, includes a detailed map guide to the historical landmarks and sites of the Old Cannery Row. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Henry, O. Selected Short Stories of O. Henry. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A paperback original, No. K-16 in this important series, includes The Gift of the Magi and 20 other stories, 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] Henry, O. The Ransom of Red Chief and Other Stories. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 944 in this important series, a paperback original by William Sydney Porter writing as O. Henry, a short story collection, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Ink code, very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hergesheimer, Joseph. Java Head. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-102 in this important series, a novel of Salem, MA, 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. Lending library card partially removed from inside rear cover, else very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Herndon, Venable. James Dean A Short Life. Garden City, Doubleday, 1974, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Photo-illustrated, includes material on John Steinbeck and Dean's role in his first film, East of Eden, derived from Steinbeck's novel, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Ink name, near fine in a very good plus jacket. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Herndon, Venable. James Dean A Short Life. NY, New American Library, 1975, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Issued as part of the Signet Film Series, photo-illustrated, including two photos from the film version of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, which was Dean's first film role, not recorded by or Morrow. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Herring, Hubert. Good Neighbors. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. B-57, just the 57th title issued in this important series, Herring writes about Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and 17 other countries in South America, 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] Herron, Edward A. Alaska Land of Tomorrow. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1947), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 1278 in this important series, a study when it was not yet a state, 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. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hersey, John. John Steinbeck 1902-1968. ³Proceedings², . 84-90, this is the annual publication of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Institute of Arts and Letters, one of only 687 copies, also includes material related to Vladimir Nabokov, Wallace Stegner, Tennessee Williams, Eudora Welty, etc., not recorded by Goldstone & Payne. Fine. | |
| [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] Heyward, DuBose. Porgy. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. L-5 in this important series, Southern author's first novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hieb, Louis A. Tony Hillerman. Tucson, A Gigantic Hound Keepsake, 1988, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This is the first of Hieb's Hillerman bibliographies, No. 10 of 1000 copies, the front cover is Signed by Hillerman, inside front cover signed by Hieb. Fine. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Higham, Charles and Greenberg, Joel. Hollywood in the Forties. NY, Paperback Library, 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 5 in the International Film Guide Series, "a complete critical survey of Hollywood films from 1940 to 1950," mentions the film Lifeboat, based on a John Steinbeck story, page 105, also includes references to The Grapes of Wrath, pages 76-77, 154, Of Mice and Men, pages 75, 77, The Moon Is Down, pages 99, 100, 105, and The Red Pony, pages 78, 155, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good plus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hill, Ernestine. Australian Frontier. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. C-80 in this important series, "an ideal introduction to the great continent of Australia," illustrated with a map, foreword and an introduction by Ms. Hill, 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. Soiling to rear wrapper, soldier's name, paper tape to inside front cover, else very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hillerman, Tony. Sacred Clowns. NY, HarperCollins, 1993, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. This novel rejoins Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Hillerman, Tony (editor). The Best of the West. NY, HarperCollins, 1991, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. An excellent anthology that includes Ed Abbey, Bret Harte, N. Scott Momaday, Frank Norris, John Steinbeck, Wallace Stegner, etc., this copy Signed by Tony Hillerman. Fine. | |
| [The West] Hillerman, Tony (editor). The Best of the West. NY, HarperCollins, 1991, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. An anthology of classic writing from the American West, includes John Steinbeck, Jack London, Frank Norris, and, among others, Wallace Stegner, who has Signed both of his two contributions. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hilton, James. So Well Remembered. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 966 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. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hilton, James. The Story of Dr. Wassell. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-91 in this important series, a novel based on the true story of a Navy doctor from Arkansas, 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 A.S.E. books. Very good. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Hitchcock, Alfred (editor). Suspense Stories. NY, Dell, 1949, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 367, a paperback original, a Dell map-back, includes John Steinbeck's The Snake, pages 66-76, text from The Portable Steinbeck, also includes Agatha Christie, Graham Greene, Ray Bradbury, and others. Near fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hitti, Philip K. The Arabs. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. A-18, just the 18th title issued in this important series, a short history, condensed for wartime reading, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hofer, Philip. Edward Lear. NY, Oxford University Press, 1962, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Illustrated, designed by John Begg, the text was adapted from a Grolier Club address. Some wear and age to front, else fine. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hoffman, Frederick J. The Modern Novel In America 1900-1950. Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1952, second printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes material on John Steinbeck pages 137, 146-153, 185, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hogeboom, Amy (compiler). The Boys' Book of the West. NY, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1946, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes John Steinbeck's The Leader of the People, pages 396-415, text from The Long Valley, Goldstone & Payne B46, not recorded by Morrow, also includes J. Frank Dobie, Zane Grey, Mark Twain, William Saroyan, and others, this is the real McCoy (not a print-on-demand abomination). Near fine in a very good jacket. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Holbrook, Stewart H. Ethan Allen. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. K-13 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. Very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Holbrook, Stewart H. Ethan Allen. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. K-13 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. Homemade lending library card affixed to inside rear cover, else very good plus. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Holloway, Laura C. The Hearthstone. Chicago, L. P. Miller, 1887, first edition. Issued without dust jacket, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, this is a household manual for life at home with a complete cookery book, with illustrations, this is not a print-on-demand abomination or a crazy-priced paperback. Very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hope, Laura Lee. Bunny Brown and His Sister On An Auto Tour. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1917, first edition. This scarce hardcover is illustrated by Florence England Nosworthy, it is part of a children's series by the author of the Bobbsey Twins series, this particular copy was second prize for girls 13 to 15 for a Toledo, OH lass, so inked on the front free endpaper. Hinges cracked and with general wear. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hossick, Malcolm. John Steinbeck A Concise Biography. NJ, Kultur, n.d. (c.2000), first edition. This is a 30-minute VHS color presentation, written, directed and produced by Hossick as part of The Famous Author series which provides film cassette biographies of a wide variety of both British and American authors. As new, unplayed, in publisher's shrink-wrap. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hough, Donald. Captain Retread. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. S-17 in this important series, a retread in this case is Hough returning to the Army after a 24-year absence, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Houston, James D. Californians Searching for the Golden State. NY, Knopf, 1982, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes a chapter titled "How Various Legends, Large and Small, Move Around the State of California" which has Houston explore the making of the film version of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row, pages 236-254, this copy Inscribed by Houston in the year of publication, Houston was one of many famous writing students who studied under Wallace Stegner at Stanford University, rear jacket flap with a blurb by Stegner which hs has Signed. Foxing to top and fore edges, else fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Houston, James D. (editor). West Coast Fiction. NY, Bantam Books, 1979, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Includes John Steinbeck's Flight, pages 302-320, text from The Long Valley, not recorded by Morrow, also includes Wallace Stegner who has Signed his New Almaden contribution, text from Angle of Repose, also includes Richard Brautigan, Raymond Chandler, Tillie Olsen, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Tom Robbins, Thomas Sanchez, and others. Some spine creases, near fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Houston, Pam. Cowboys Are My Weakness. NY, Norton, 1992, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Author's First Book, 12 short stories that have brought the author considerable acclaim. Fine. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Howard, Leon. Literature and the American Tradition. Garden City, Doubleday, 1960, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes material on many American writers, including John Steinbeck (pages 300-304), not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good plus. | |
| [The West] Howell, John. California. San Francisco, John Howell-Books, 1979, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This is Catalogue 50 by this legendary San Francisco bookseller, consisting of Parts I, II, and III, based on the collection of Jennie Crocker Henderson, with additions, also includes a note about Ms. Henderson by Warren Howell, Part I consists of items published before California was a state while Parts II and III consist of items published after California became a state, catalogues designed by Lawton Kennedy. Fine. | |
| [Modern Literature] Howell, John M. John Gardner A Bibliographical Profile. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press, n.d. (1980), first edition thus. Photo-copied sheets. Not always well-accomplished, but still serviceable. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Howells William. Mankind So Far. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 729 in this important series, man's history, past, present, and probably future, illustrated with drawings, 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] Hudson, W. H. Green Mansions. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. C-71 in this important series, "a romance of the tropical forest," introduction by John Galsworthy, 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 important D-Day Armed Services Editions issues. Very good minus. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hudson, W. H. Tales of the Pampas. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. O-5 in this important series, short stories of South American life, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Light use and age, else near fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hudson, W. H. The Purple Land. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 721 in this important series, Author's First Book, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Hugessen, E. H. K. The Forest Fairy Christmas in Switzerland. Boston, Estes & Lauriat, 1896, first edition. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman. Missing one preliminary, else very good. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hughes, Dorothy B. The So Blue Marble. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. 785 in this important series, Author's First Book, a novel of terror, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hughes, R. S. Beyond The Red Pony: A Reader's Companion to Steinbeck's Complete Short Stories. Metuchen, Scarecrow Press, 1987, first edition. A hardcover issued without dust jacket, frontispiece photo of Steinbeck, Hughes provides "the first comprehensive study of Steinbeck's short fiction including every story he wrote -- published and unpublished" and establishes an up-to-date bibliography of these stories, this was the dean of Steinbeck scholars Tetsumaro Hayashi's copy, Signed and dated by him in the year of publication along with the price he paid, laid in loosely is a letter of provenance from the Midwest bookseller to whom Hayashi sold off some of his personal library. Fine. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hughes, R. S. Beyond The Red Pony: A Reader's Companion to Steinbeck's Complete Short Stories. Metuchen, Scarecrow Press, 1987, first edition. Issued without dust jacket, includes studies of unpublished and uncollected pieces, with a Typed Letter Signed from the president of Scarecrow Press laid in loosely. Fine. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hughes, R. S. John Steinbeck A Study of the Short Fiction. Boston, Twayne Publishers, 1989, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Issued as part of Twayne's Studies in Short Fiction series, with a prospectus on this series mailed by Hughes laid in loosely, this copy also Inscribed by the author. Top and fore edges foxed, else fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Hulbert, Archer Butler. Forty-Niners. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. J-301 in this important series, "Chronicles of the California Trail," preface by the author, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Thumb-sized scrape to front, else very good. | |
| [Modern Literature] Hunter, Evan. A Horse's Head. Playboy, August 1967, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The issue also includes an interview with F. Lee Bailey. Near fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Hunter, Francis (editor). The Iron Gate of Jack & Charlie's "21". NY, Jack Kriendler Memorial Foundation, 1950, first edition. This hardcover was issued without dust jacket, it includes The 'Inside' on the Inside by John Steinbeck, page 27, Goldstone & Payne B63, Morrow 335, also includes contributions by Walt Disney, Rube Goldberg, Robert and Nathaniel Benchley, Ben Hecht, , John O'Hara, Robert Ruark, Damon Runyon, William Saroyan, Ed Sullivan, and others. Fine. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Hurd, Charles. A Treasury of Great American Quotations. NY, Hawthorn Books, 1964, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes a quote from John Steinbeck about New York, pages 305-306, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes quotes from Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Frost, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, and many others. Fine in a near fine jacket. | |
| [John Steinbeck] Huser, Verne (editor). River Reflections. Charlotte, East Woods Press, 1984, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Includes a small piece from John Steinbeck's The Pearl, intropduction and text pages 88-89, also includes Wallace Stegner who has Signed his The Sound of Mountain Water contribution, also includes Edward Abbey, William Faulklner, A. B. Guthrie, Norman Maclean, Ernie Pyle, and others. Very good plus. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Huston, John. An Open Book. NY, Knopf, 1980, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Photo-illustrated biography of this actor/writer/director, includes material on John Steinbeck, pages 207, 238-240, not recorded by Morrow. Foxing to top edge of text block, else fine. | |
| [Miscellaneous] Hutcheon, Robin. Chinnery The Man and the Legend. Hongkong, South China Morning Post, 1975, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Illustrated in color and b&w, includes a chapter on Chinnery's shorthand by Geoffrey W. Bonsall. Fine. | |
| [Armed Services Editions] Huxley, Aldous. The Gioconda Smile And Other Stories. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1946), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. A paperback original, No. 926 in this important series, stories for this book were selected by Huxley himself, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. | |
| [Steinbeckiana] Hyman, Stanley Edgar. The Promised End. Cleveland, World, 1963, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Subtitled Essays and Reviews, 1942-1962, includes John Steinbeck: Of Invertebrates and Men, pages 17-22, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Fine in a very good jacket. | |
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