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Maugham, W. Somerset. The Hour Before Dawn New York, Triangle Books, 1942, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, The dramatic novel of a war hating, Englishman who unwittinglu married a Nazi secret agent. Photography of Veronica Lake and Franchot Tone to DW, taken from motion picture filmed by Paramount. Green cloth boards and spine, yellow title panel to spine. DW, pictorial, closed edge tears, few chips to spine ends, pages toned. Front board mildly cocked. Clean, solidly bound. DW in mylar. 307pp sm 8vo (Secret, Agents, Somerset, Maugham, Forties, Thrillers, Veronica, Lake, Wwii, Espionage) Cat No. 2547. 18.00
Beals, Carleton. House in Mexico New York, Hastings House, 1958, First Edition ed, Hard Cover, illus: Tom O'sullivan, Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, A timeless story of the little village Coyoacain, "The Town of Red Dogs", in Mexico and it's people. Pale pink illustrated boards, pink cloth spine. DJ pink illustrated, not price clipped. Mild rubbing of edges, few small colsed tears. Inside flaps spotty foxing. Clean no writing, clear text, solidly bound. In protecive mylar. Drawings. 1st. ed. 8 vo. 214 p (Carleton, Beals, Mexican, People, Novel, Mexico, First, Edition, Vintage, Novel) Cat No. 688m. 18.00
Voight, Virginia Frances. The House in Robin Lane New York, Holiday House, 1951, First Edition ed, Hard Cover, illus: Jean Martinez, Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, Young Jennifer and her kitten Bumble take a stagecoach adventure to live with her Uncle Zachary, a rather difficult bachelor. Yellow cloth boards & spine, spine decorated with pink flowers. DJ not price clipped, green illustrated. Three closed 1/2 inch tears to upper edge, upper & lower spine ends smal chip to edge. In protective brodart mylar. Voight's second book for young girls. First Edition sm 8vo 220 (Edition, Children's, Book, Illustrated, Children's, Book, Vintage, Children's, Books, Jean, Martinez, Virginia, Frances, Voight) Cat No. 1299. 24.50
Bosher. Kate Langley. The house of Happiness New York, Harper & Brothers, 1913, First Edition ed, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, Victorian womens novel, color frontispiece by Walter Biggs. Olive green cloth illustrated boards (decorative binding). Gilt lettering to spine, mild fade spotting to spine. No writing. Very clean white text, solidly bound. 12 mo, 305 pages First Edition (Novels, Victorian, Women, Writers, First, Edition, Vintage, Novels, Decorative, Bindings, Walter, Biggs, Illustrator) Cat No. 727m. 12.50
Eberhart, Mignon G. The House on the Roof New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1935, First Edition ed, Hard Cover, Condition: Very Good, A sinister mystery involving Mary Monroe, once an opera singer, now a woman of mystery, living in a small, perfectly appointed penthouse upon the roof of a remodeled apartment house. Red cloth boards and spine, city scape illustration to spine edge and spine, spine ends and corners bumped. No dw, flaps pasted to inside boards with price intact, very mild soil. Corner of f.e.p. small letters and number. Rear f.e.p., label indicating M.E. Blatt Co., Atlantic City's Great Department Store, Circulating Library. Text clean and white, solidly bound. sm 8 vo, 302 pp First Edition, stated. (Mysteries, The House, On, The Roof, First, Edition, Mignon, Eberhart, First, Edition, Vintage, Mysteries, Thirties, Mysteries) Cat No. 2633. 20.00

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