Books in the First Edition Library Series
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    Caldwell, Erskine:  Tobacco Road.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons and by The First Edition Library, 1932. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt title labels on the spine and the same on the front board with embossed lines on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 3/8" by 5 1/8". In a fine unblemished, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its jacket are within a fine paper covered slip case with a paper label of the front panel of the dust jacket and a black and white photograph of the author from the rear panel of the jacket. Laid-in at the front of the book is the publisher's note card regarding the first printing of this title. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book. 241 pages of text.
    TB28338  $75.00



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    Cather, Willa S.:  My Antonia.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company and by The First Edition Library, 1918. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in brown cloth covered boards with orange text on the spine and the same on the front board. A 12mo measuring 7 1/8" by 5". In a fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with the spine area very slightly faded which seems to be true with all copies from the First Edition Library. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. (419) pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB26834  $60.00



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    Chandler, Raymond:  Farewell, My Lovely.  New York: Alfred A. Knopf and by The First Edition Library, 1940. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in dark red cloth covered boards with black text on the spine and on the front board and with the top edge of the text block stained blue. A small octavo measuring 7 1/2 by 5 inches. In a fine reproduction dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its jacket are contained within a fine gray cloth covered slip case with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket reproduced on the panels of the slip case. Lacking the First Edition Library slip describing the book and its first printing. 275 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB32940  $50.00



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    Faulkner, William:  Absalom, Absalom!.  New York: Random House and by The First Edition Library, 1936. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board with five, thin red stripes across the spine and both boards and with the top edge of the text block stained red. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4". In a near fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with a 1/16" closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. 384 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB24017  $75.00



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    Hemingway, Ernest:  A Farewell To Arms.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons and by The First Edition Library, 1929. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gold paper labels on the spine and front board. A 12mo measuring 7 1/4" by 5 1/4". In a facsimile, first issue, unclipped dust jacket with very light rubbing to the colors at the upper edge of the spine area and to the fold to the front flap. The front flap of the jacket has the heroine's name misspelled as "Katharine Barclay" on the front flap instead of the correct form of "Catherine Barkley". Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. 355 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB32931  $95.00



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    Hemingway, Ernest:  For Whom The Bell Tolls.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons and by The First Edition Library, 1952. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in white buckram cloth covered boards with black text on a red background on the spine and with plain white end sheets. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 1/2 inches. In a fine, full color, unclipped, reproduction dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its dust jacket are protected within a light gray, cloth covered slip case with a paper label of the front panel of the dust jacket and a black and white photograph of the author from the rear panel of the jacket. Laid-in is The First Edition Library's points of issue card describing the printing history of this title. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book. 471 pages of text.
    TB32930  $40.00



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    Lewis, Sinclair:  Main Street.  New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe and by The First Edition Library, 1920. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright orange outlined text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 3/8 by 5 inches. In a fine reproduction dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with wrinkling to the upper edge of the spine area. Both the book and its jacket are contained within a fine gray cloth covered slip case with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket reproduced on the slip case. The First Edition Library slip describing the book and its printing is laid-in at the front of this copy. 451 pages of text. A faithful reproduction of the first edition of this classic of American literature with the points of issue present.
    TB33096  $75.00



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    Lewis, Sinclair:  Babbitt.  New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe and by The First Edition Library, 1922. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright orange outlined text on the spine and on the front board. A small octavo measuring 7 1/2" by 5". In a fine reproduction dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its jacket are contained within a fine gray cloth covered slip case with the front and rear panels of the dust jacket reproduced on the panels of the slip case. Laid-in at the front of the book is First Edition Library's points of issue card. A facsimile reproduction of the first edition, first state of Lewis' sixth book. 401 pages of text followed by six pages, five of which are ads from the publisher.
    TB24020  $65.00



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    Mailer, Norman:  The Naked and the Dead.  New York: Rinehart and Company and by The First Edition Library, 1948, 1976. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with white text on the spine. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/2". In a fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a near fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. 721 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB24010  $50.00



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    Steinbeck, John:  The Red Pony.  Shelton, Conn.: The First Edition Library Collection and by The First Edition Library, 1965. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Near fine in light tan cloth covered boards with a gilt on blue title block on the spine and a printed, color illustration of colt on the front board with all edges of the text block stained blue. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches with illustrated end sheets. Much of the blue background of the title block on the spine has been worn away, the book is otherwise in perfect condition as are the contents. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained within a near fine paper covered slip case with a printed, color label duplicating the original illustrated first edition of the title. There is a faint dampness stain across the face of the slipcase which is seen on the printed, paper title slip. Laid-in is the First Edition Library slip providing details of the first edition of the book. 131 pages of text. A handsome, clean and crisp copy with no prior owner's names, dates or book plates.
    TB33016  $80.00



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    Van Dine, S. S.:  The Dragon Murder Case.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons and by The First Edition Library, 1933. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with red text on the spine and front board with illustrated end sheets. A 12mo measuring 7 3/8" by 5". In a fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Without a slip case. 311 pages of text followed by six pages of ads by the publisher. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB28339  $50.00



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    Warren, Robert Penn:  All The King's Men.  New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company and by The First Edition Library, 1946. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in dark red cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4". In a fine unclipped dust jacket which is an facsimile copy of the original. Both the book and its jacket are housed in a slip case covered with light gray cloth and with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket attached to the panels of the slip case. 464 pages followed by four blank leaves. Warren won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 for fiction with this title. The book was also the basis for a movie of the same name which was produced in 1949. It was an Academy Award winner.
    TB32936  $65.00



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    Wolfe, Thomas:  Look Homeward, Angel, A Story of the Buried Life.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons and by The First Edition Library, 1929. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and the same on the front board. A 12mo measuring 7 1/2" by 5 1/4". In a near fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap with mild light rubbing to the front panel Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case. (626) pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB25209  $75.00



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    Wright, Richard:  Native Son.  New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers and by The First Edition Library, 1940. Facsimile First Edition Library Reprint. Fine in black cloth covered boards with orange and black text on gray and red text blocks on the spine and the same on the front board. A small octavo measuring 8" by 5 1/4". In a fine, facsimile, unclipped dust jacket with the "FEL" logo on the rear flap. Both the book and its dust jacket are contained within a near fine slip case covered with light gray cloth with reproductions of the front and rear panels of the dust jacket on the panels of the slip case which has a tiny dent at the lower corner of the case. 359 pages of text. This is the First Edition Library's exact (facsimile) reproduction of the first edition of the book to include all the issue points that were present in the original first printing.
    TB23919  $45.00






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