William Saroyan: The Laughing Matter, 1953 First Edition

William Saroyan: The Laughing Matter First Edition Stated, Doubleday, Garden City, 1953 William Saroyan (Armenian-American, 1908-1981) novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the

The Laughing Matter by William Saroyan. Signed. 1953 first edition with unclipped dust jacket. 254 pp. Black covers. Measures 8.5 in. x 5.75 in. x 1 in. Provenance: Washington State Estate Collection.

Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason in The Case of The Green-Eyed Sister, William Morrow & Company, New York 1953, First Edition, Condition good, dust jacket has chips and tears protected in my

No Laughing Matter (Signed First Edition) by Joseph Heller (1923-1999) & Speed Vogel (1918-2008). A memoir from the author of "Catch 22" about his recovery from Guillain-Barre syndrome. Hardcover in v

A lot of five mid to late 20th-century fiction books. Hardcover, in original dust jackets. Desiree by Annemarie Selinko, published by William Morrow and Co., 1953, First American edition, with an exli

A lot of five mid to late 20th-century fiction books. Hardcover, in original dust jackets. Desiree by Annemarie Selinko, published by William Morrow and Co., 1953, First American edition, with an exli

[Counter-Culture] Burroughs, William S. Group of 15 Titles, Including 8 Signed 1. Lee, William (William S. Burroughs)JunkieNew York: Ace Books, Inc., (1953). First edition. 12mo. 149 pp. Bound with Ma

William Lee [William S. Burroughs]; Maurice Helbrant Junkie / Narcotic Agent New York: Ace Books, 1953.First Edition.16cm x 11cm. 149, 169 pages, 2 volumes in one. Illustrated wrappers. The Ace Double

GRESHAM, William Lindsay. Monster Midway. New York/Toronto: Rinehart & Company, 1953. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s black cloth, dust-jacket designed by Sue Foster. 8vo. Clean, unmarked copy. Jacke

A detailed and pictorial biography of the 20th century American painter and illustrator, Fletcher Martin. Depth: 0.5in. 51 pages. Artist: William Saroyan and Barbara Ebersole Issued: 1954 Dimensions:

Gresham, William Lindsay. Monster Midway: An Uninhibited Look at the Glittering World of the Carny. Rinehart & Co., 1953. First edition. Black cloth, unclipped colorful dust-jacket. 8vo. Jacket rubbed

BALDWIN (JAMES) Go Tell it on the Mountain, FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE REVIEW COPY, with typed review slip dated 2 February 1953 from William Cole at Knopf loosely inserted, front hinge loosening, publis

4V Collectible Literature FRANKLIN LIBRARY DELUXE LEATHER BINDINGS Limited Edition Signed First Edition Gilt Illustrated Moire Endpapers V S Naipaul William Saroyan Wallace Stegner Irwin Shaw First Ed

First Editions: Bester, Alfred "Golem 100" (Simon and Schuster: 1980), "The Demolished Man" (Shasta Pub: 1953) [signed] [both fine in wrappers]

USA, 1980 printed matter 8.5” x 5.5” American Zen by William Weldon; First edition, Emanon Press, 1980. Stapled chapbook with printed paper wrappers. Tags: modern, modernist, poetry, beat,

Blue Trout and Black Truffles by Joseph Wechsberg. 1953 first edition with dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. Book excellent, dust jacket very good to excellent. Provenance: Estate of Russell Joh

1953 First Edition U.S. Camera 1954 Book with Dust Jacket

[DODO] HACHISUKA, MASAUJI. The Dodo and kindred birds or the extinct birds of the Mascarene Islands. London: H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd. 1953. First edition, copy 83 from an edition of 485. Publisher's bl

Fleming, Ian Casino Royale London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. First edition, 8vo, library rebind with green cloth spine over black cloth boards, bookplate of the St. John and Red Cross Hospital Library, sev

Signed book: The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams. First edition, first printing. NY: Random House, 1951. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.5, 402 pages. Signed and inscribed on the half-ti

Noguchi, Isamu, introduction by Shuzo Takiguchi, et al., Noguchi, 1953, first edition, Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, Tokyo, hardcover, blue cloth, 11.5 x 10.25 inches, text in English and Japanese, illustrated

Heinlein, Robert A. Assignment In Eternity. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1953. First Edition, First Issue. Publisher’s cloth. Dust jacket. 8vo. Spine lightly worn.

Featured in this lot is this 1953 First Edition of “The Custer Myth” by Colonel W. A. Graham USA retired. This book is a much-needed reference work that presents original source material without t

Miro, Joan, Recent Paintings, 1953, first edition, number 683 of 1250 copies, Pierre Matisse Gallery, softcover, original glassine covers, complete with lithograph covers, frontis and double-page plat