![One for My Baby [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/969/326/390326969.0.m.jpg)
One for My Baby [*SIGNED*]
by Bessie, Alvah
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1980). First Edition. Hardcover. 0030538513 . [nice tight clean copy, slight fading to black cloth at top of spine; jacket shows light handling wear only]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED (in the year of publication) by the author on the half-title page. Novel about a ... Read More
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![Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/338/915/1691915338.0.m.jpg)
Men in Battle: A Story of Americans in Spain [*SIGNED*]
by Bessie, Alvah
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Poor dj. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. [a good sound copy, modest shelfwear, some age-toning and discoloration to endpapers, a bit of staining on the rear cover; the jacket, unfortunately, is missing more than 1/3 of the lower spine, part of a large tear that extends into the front panel,... Read More
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![Bread and a Stone [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/927/858/1689858927.0.m.jpg)
Bread and a Stone [*SIGNED*]
by Bessie, Alvah
New York: Modern Age Books. Very Good. (c.1941). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [good sound copy, fading and light staining to spine, modest age-toning to edges of text block, white outlines of what appears to have been a sort of abstract drawing of a head on the rear cover]. INSCRIBED ("for Al [Hamby?]") and SIGNED by... Read More
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Bread and a Stone
by Bessie, Alvah
New York: Modern Age Books. Good. (c.1941). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [reading/reference copy only: shelfworn, bumped corners, spine cloth faded, slight fraying at top of spine, spine turned, light staining to both covers, etc.]. Third novel by the eventually-blacklisted screenwriter/novelist, about a ex-convict farmhand who finds love for the first time with the... Read More
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![Inquisition in Eden [*SIGNED*, with a typed note]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/965/350/1692350965.0.m.jpg)
Inquisition in Eden [*SIGNED*, with a typed note]
by Bessie, Alvah
New York: The Macmillan Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1965). First Edition. Hardcover. [the book has only a teensy bit of wear at a couple of corners; the jacket is very nice as well, slightly faded at the spine and with some short diagonal creasing at the top corners of both flaps]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED ... Read More
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Dwell in the Wilderness
by Bessie, Alvah C.
New York: Covici-Friede. Very Good+ in Good dj. (c.1935). First Edition. Hardcover. DETAILS NEEDED. The future blacklistee's first novel, "a book that goes straight to the heart of America." It's a multi-generational saga centering around a Michigan family, a mismatched husband and wife (he a gentle but ineffectual sort, she a religious zealot) and their four... Read More
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Postage Stamp Murder
by Bestor, [George] Clinton
New York: The Dial Press. Very Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, but enfolded in a COLOR REPRODUCTION of the original dust jacket) [spine a little turn, moderate shelfwear, light external soiling, some discoloration in gutters, rear hinge slightly sprung, one-time owner's initials plus date & place of purchase in ink along edge of rear... Read More
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Pennine [*SIGNED*]
by Beswick, Eardley
London/Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd.. Fair. 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [solid reading copy, but that's about it: worn/bumped at top and bottom corners (boards exposed), several deteriorated spots on spine cloth, etc.] INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page: "To 'Fraulein' / at Black [Torkey?] / from / Eardley Beswick / Xmas... Read More
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Original Design
by Beswick, Eardley
New York: Minton, Balch & Company. Good. 1933. First American Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [moderately shelfworn copy, light bumping at several corners, slight exposure of board at bottom front corner, some soiling to edges of text block, gilt lettering on spine and front cover rubbed but still readable; an ex-library book, with label remnants on spine... Read More
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The I Was a Teenage Juvenile Delinquent Rock 'n' Roll Horror Beach Party Movie Book: A Complete Guide to the Teen Exploitation Film, 1954-1969
by Betrock, Alan
New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine. (c.1986). First Edition. Softcover. [a bit of wear along spine, no other significant wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, facsimiles) Sort of a "films of" approach to the topic, with an introductory historical-background section (covering silent precursors, censorship by the Hays Office, and the career of Kroger Babb, the "Master... Read More
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In Defense of Children
by Beverly, Bert I., M.D.
New York: The John Day Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dj. (c.1941). 10th printing. Hardcover. [minor shelfwear, tiny dent in top edge of rear cover; jacket is lightly soiled, a bit age-tanned along the spine, tiny tear at top of spine]. (decorations) Vintage, pre-Dr. Spock child-raising advice manual. "Here at last is a book... Read More
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![Story: The Magazine of the Short Story (February 1935) [includes "Passage Into Eternity" by Bezzerides, plus two letters]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/739/215/1671215739.0.m.jpg)
Story: The Magazine of the Short Story (February 1935) [includes "Passage Into Eternity" by Bezzerides, plus two letters]
by (Bezzerides, A.I., et al.) Burnett, Whit, and Martha Foley, eds.
New York: Story Magazine, Inc.. Very Good-. 1935. (Vol. VI; whole No. 31). Magazine. [moderate overall wear, slight damage to lower right corner of front cover, heavy wear along spine but binding intact]. Contains the following stories: "No Fire on Mount Carmel" (R.E. Ashery); "Family Piece" (Virginia Moore); "2 or 3 Stories by Luchell" (Eluard Luchell... Read More
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![Thieves' Market [*20th Century-Fox Research Library copy*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/764/014/1689014764.0.m.jpg)
Thieves' Market [*20th Century-Fox Research Library copy*]
by Bezzerides, A.I.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good-. 1949. 1st Edition (A). Hardcover. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a nice-looking facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [moderately worn copy, light soiling/foxing to top edge of text block, spine cloth somewhat faded and lightly stained; "Research Library / Twentieth Century-Fox"... Read More
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On the Sixth Day
by Bianco, Giuseppe [pseud. for Joseph White]
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1928). 1st [U.S.] Edition. Hardcover. [book is tight and clean, no discernible wear, light age-toning to page edges; jacket is almost flawless, with just a couple of tiny tears and associated horizontal creasing at top of front panel and front flap]. Novel set on the... Read More
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![Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/113/744/1693744113.0.m.jpg)
Salt of the Earth: The Story of a Film [*SIGNED*]
by Biberman, Herbert
Boston: Beacon Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1965). First Edition. Hardcover. [light soiling to top edge of text block, no other significant wear to book; the jacket has a bit of wear along the top edge, a tiny bit of paper loss at the upper right corner of the front panel, and a short vertical ... Read More
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The Whole Story
by Bibesco, Elizabeth
New York/London: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1926. 1st (U.S.) edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [sharp-looking copy, tight and square, paper spine label browned, light dust-soiling to top edge; slight fraying to cloth at bottom front corner]. The author's fourth book (and third story collection), dedicated "To Jean Cocteau." The eldest child of Herbert Henry... Read More
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Marie Antoinette
by Bickley, Francis
London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1912. 2nd printing. Hardcover. [moderate wear at spine ends, top page edges somewhat dust-darkened, bookplate on front pastedown and one-time owner's name on half-title page (see notes); jacket darkened at spine, minor paper loss at spine ends, shallow chipping and slight crinkling at top of rear... Read More
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Charlie Chan Carries On
by Biggers, Earl Derr
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good+. (c.1930). Early printing. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, but encased in a nice-looking facsimile reproduction of the original first edition jacket; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [a good sound copy, slight wear at corners, one-time owner's elegant signature on front endpaper]. The next-to-last of Biggers's half-dozen Chan adventures, this... Read More
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![Seven Keys to Baldpate [Photoplay Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/513/729/1548729513.0.m.jpg)
Seven Keys to Baldpate [Photoplay Edition]
by Biggers, Earl Derr
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+ in Fair dj. [1925] (c.1911). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [good sound copy, minor wear to extremities, a little dust-soiling to top of text block; the jacket is heavily worn, missing about 2-1/2 inches from bottom of spine, large chip at left edge of rear panel, small bits of paper loss... Read More
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The Private Eye Cartoon Book
by Bilgrey, Marc
New York: Andrion Books. Near Fine. (c.1985). First Edition. Softcover. [a very tiny bit of wear to the upper right corner of the front cover, otherwise as new]. Trade PB (cartoon art) Cartoons about private detectives. The author/cartoonist credits Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett for "special inspiration," and occasionally uses quotes from both as... Read More
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The Wolf in the Garden
by Bill, Alfred H.
New York/Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co.. Fair. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, but encased in a nice-looking facsimile reproduction of the original first edition jacket; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [considerable shelfwear, bumping and fraying at all corners, external soiling, red spine lettering dulled, light staining along right side of front cover].... Read More
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Circle of Friends
by Binchy, Maeve
London: Century. Near Fine in Fine dj. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. [very nice copy, no significant wear but a bit of age-toning to the page edges; the jacket is flawless]. The Irish author and literary celebrity's fifth novel, about a group of friends at University College Dublin in the 1950s. Probably her most successful... Read More
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![The Frontiersman [original (U.K.) title: Frontiersmen]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/553/708/838708553.0.m.jpg)
The Frontiersman [original (U.K.) title: Frontiersmen]
by Bindloss, Harold
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1929. First American Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [nice clean book, minor shelfwear, slight bumping/fraying at top rear corner, vintage price sticker (from San Francisco department store The White House) on rear pastedown; jacket a bit edgeworn, light soiling to rear panel]. "A bitter feud... Read More
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Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot
by Bingen, Steven, with Marc Wanamaker
Lanham MD/Boulder/New York/London: Taylor Trade Publishing. Near Fine in Fine dj. (c.2014). First Edition. Hardcover. [a couple of faint ink smudges on top edge of text block, no other blemishes; jacket is flawless]. (B&W and color photographs, maps) "In this book, [the author] throws open Hollywood's iron gates and take you inside the greatest and yet... Read More
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M-G-M: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot
by Bingen, Steven, Stephen X. Sylvester, and Michael Troyan
Solana Beach CA: Santa Monica Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.2011). First Edition. Hardcover. 1595800557 . [nice copy, only blemish to book is a faint stain on the bottom edge of the text block (the sort of thing you'd never have noticed if I hadn't pointed it out); the jacket shows just a touch of handling... Read More
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