Redburn NewRedburn by Herman Melville, First edition, first printing, first state $3800. 00 Harper Brothers 1849 New York. Publishers Original Boards in very good condition with the very rare 14 pages of ads at the back comprising the first state of the book. Far scarcer than the second state which has 18 pages of ads. Brown cloth, spine mildly sunned. This the true brown cloth not the faded purple cloth. The gilt on the spine is strong and the publishers device
slightly sunned and the book is clean has no owner’s signatures or bookplates with all gilt present and bright on the boards
No owner’s signature or bookplates
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
signed by the author $5500
page 45 is paginated as 25
The pages with text are NOT foxed
The tear can be repaired before shipping
A fine first edition in fine dust jacket
catches present
Pure conjecture but at any rate a curious inscription by the Pulitzer Prize Award winner
Very good with gilt still strong
The great legal mystery signed by the author on the title page in very good condition with a tear to the top of the spine as shown