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1936réf. 169734Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith 1936. First Edition. First Edition. Author Frederick Faust was better known by his alternate pseudonym Max Brand. Slightly cocked faint foxing and toning to the backstrip evidence of erasure to front and rear endpapers overall Very Good or better in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket lightly toned to the flap folds and spine with moderate wear and accompanying creasing to the extremities and five old paper tape reinforcements to the verso see image. Macrae-Smith unknown books
1935réf. 604596New York: The Macaulay Company 1935. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. Chips and moderate stains along the edges and spine endleaves stained front fly with remains of an old label rear gutter partially cracked very good in a rubbed about very good dust jacket with chips and small creased tears along the edges most notably at the spine ends chipping along the flap folds light interior spotting. The first mystery by Faust and the first of two written under this name. Faust was probably best known for the books written under his other pen name Max Brand. The Macaulay Company hardcover books
1919réf. 590074Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli 1919. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. Printed wrappers. Small chips and tears at the spine modest age-toning on the wrappers a very good copy. Nicola Zanichelli unknown books
1946réf. 560415Napoli / Roma: Gaspare Casella Editore / De Luigi Editore 1946. Softcover. Very Good. Nos. 1-18 in 15 issues i.e. three double issues. Slim octavos. Text in Italian. Printed wrappers paper still supple. Owner's signature of author and critic Michele Cantarella a leading anti-fascist Italian expatriate on the cover of one issue and three issues with a bit of pencilled marginal bracketing by him. Modest toning wear and soil a few tiny tears at the spine ends the first five issues with the pages somewhat toned and occasional very light foxing mostly confined to the first and last leaves a nice very good or better run of this somewhat delicate Italian literary magazine that featured two publishers and three editors during this time period. Of particular note is the inclusion of "Angoscia" "Anguish" later known as "Anguish in the Barracks" in issue 16 a very early possibly the earliest published story by Italo Calvino predating his first book by two years. The final issue prints a "Referendum" of four questions for poets about their work and claim that they have already received responses from Eugenio Montale Cesare Pavesi Corrado Alvaro and others and will begin publishing their responses in the next issue but the magazine ceased publication with No. 17/18. A well-preserved set of a cheaply wartime- printed magazine. Gaspare Casella Editore / De Luigi Editore unknown books
1957réf. 451871Syracuse: Syracuse University Press 1957. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 16pp. Rebound in green cloth gilt. Fine. Issued as a souvenir of a speech. Syracuse University Press hardcover books
1971réf. 402661New York: Arbor House 1971. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Near fine with toning and rubbing. Arbor House unknown books
1958réf. 156554New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. Later. Ex-library with expected markings stains and tape on top and bottom cover edges surface tear on top of front cover good in a good dust jacket with some short tears and tiny chips on edges and a few small stains. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
2005réf. 376430No place: no publisher 2005. Unbound. Fine. Broadside. Measuring 8" x 6". Fine. Poem written and distributed for the Cid Corman's memorial at Beyond Baroque on December 17 2005. no publisher] unknown books
réf. 3482141973. Softcover. Very Good. A collection of 17 fanzines focused on Frederick Faust a.k.a. Max Brand including a complete four-issue run and partial three issue run of The Fabulous Faust and the complete 10-issue run of The Faust Collector along with other related ephemera. The first issue of The Fabulous Faust is a second edition which was limited to 50 copies all others are first editions. Quartos except the first issue of The Faust Collector which is octavo. Stapled wrappers with Fabulous Faust partial set also bradbound three issues in one. Overall very good or better with some minor wear at the corners and a few pulled staples; two issues of The Fabulous Faust have detached final sheets and one is also missing the second to last sheet. Rounding out the collection is a group of related ephemera including lists of Faust's print appearances; several catalogs from Richardson along with correspondence sent to a collector; copies of a letter from Faust and another from his literary agent Brandt & Brandt; photocopies of Faust's first published story "The King is Dead" from his high school annual; and a double-sided publisher's promotional sheet for Max Brand: The Man and His Work. A wonderful collection of amateur magazines showing the efforts made to organize study and catalog the varied writings of Faust following his death as a correspondent in World War II. OCLC locates one run of The Fabulous Faust along with two other single issues; and no copies of The Faust Collector. Further details available upon request. unknown books
1951réf. 342821New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with a couple of tiny tears and a faint crease on the spine. Scarce in nice condition. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1952réf. 342825New York: Dodd Mead And Company 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foot of spine a trifle rubbed near fine in near fine dustwrapper with a couple of rubbed spots. Dodd, Mead And Company hardcover books
1933réf. 329187New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1933. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Boards a bit spotted and soiled good or better in very good dustwrapper with a tear on the front panel and a few small chips. Slow Joe's out to get the galoots who murdered his partner to do it he has to break up the whole gang. An attractive copy. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1950réf. 329201New York: Harper & Brothers 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition copyright date is stated as 1928 the date of the serial publication but this book published in 1950. General wear to the boards about very good in good dustwrapper with several shallow chips. Ex-circus star goes west and uses his riding and knife-throwing skills to good effect. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1944réf. 322337New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1944. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Bookplate and author bio on front endpapers else near fine in slightly spine-faded very good dustwrapper with very small chips and tears. Scarce wartime title. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1938réf. 322317New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Ink notation about what magazine the story originally appeared in on front fly slight sunning and wear at the crown else near fine in near fine dustwrapper with tiny nicks and tears at the spine ends. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1938réf. 322342New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Short creased tear on the front fly endpapers foxed very good in modestly edgeworn very good or better dustwrapper with small nicks and tears at the extremities. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1937réf. 322339New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1937. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Some spotting on the boards thus very good in very good or better dustwrapper with a small chip on the front panel. Scarce in jacket. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1938réf. 322335New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1938. Hardcover. Fair/Good. First edition. Stamps of previous owner and of a private lending library stains on spine a fair only copy in good only dustwrapper that has been backed with brown paper. Nevertheless presentable. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1941réf. 322316New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small label and owner's name on the front fly and small faint tape shadows on the endpapers very good in very good or better dustwrapper with some old tape removal marks on the inside of the jacket. Young gunslinger moves on from trouble - finds some more of it. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1937réf. 322343New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1937. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First edition. Remnant of a private library label on front fly some soiling and small stains on the boards a sound good copy in an internally reinforced near very good dustwrapper. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1931réf. 73222New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1931. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. A very faint dampstain on the front board else fine in a nice near fine dustwrapper with some dampstaining visible only on the inside of the jacket and very slight evidence of a small sticker or label removed from the spine. An attractive copy. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1931réf. 57187New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1931. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Tiny tear at the foot else fine in an attractive very good plus dustwrapper with small nicks and tears at the extremities and some modest tanning to the spine. A very nice copy. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1932réf. 73223New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1932. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Just a touch of wear a very near fine copy in an attractive very good plus dustwrapper with a modest chip on the front panel a tear on the rear panel and some other tiny nicks and tears. A better than usual copy. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1928réf. 37030New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1928. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Faint name stamp on the front fly else fine in fine dustwrapper. A fresh copy with the yellow and oranges of the jacket vibrant and bright. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1924réf. 33093New York: Chelsea House 1924. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Pages slightly yellowed near fine in very good pictorial dustwrapper with some small nicks and tears and some dampstaining to the white spine that is pervasive but very faint. An attractive copy of this western story about a strong but slow-witted man who is forced to use his wits to survive. Faust is best known for his books written under the pseudonym Max Brand. Chelsea House hardcover books
