Humorous Short Studies
New York: Hart Publishing Co. Inc., 1960. Paperback. 1960, Edition not stated. Softcover, in Very Good+ condition, with light exterior shelf wear.
New York: Hart Publishing Co. Inc., 1960. Paperback. 1960, Edition not stated. Softcover, in Very Good+ condition, with light exterior shelf wear.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935. Reprint. Hardcover. Maroon stamped green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild toning and wear to edges of boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ has small chips and tears to spine ends and corners, rubbing and toning.....
New York: Desmond FitzGerald, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the fly leaf to Harry Stevens, dated 1912. First Edition of the author's first book, published in 1911 when he was 31 years old. Hardcover, small 8vo., original brown cloth over flexible boards. Very Good. Light soiling.....
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1947. First Printing. Hardcover. Publisher's gray-blue cloth in red pictorial dust jacket, book very good with some offsetting to endpapers, jacket good to very good, light general wear and surface soil, some spottiness and soil to edges of jacket flaps. This was the last book Runyon worked on.....
Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1937. Wraps. 13.5 x 10.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil. With "All Horse Players Die Broke," one of Runyon's all time classic stories. Also Part III of Christie's "Appointment with Death, and much else.
Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1937. Wraps. 13.5 x 10.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil. With "The Big Umbrella" by Runyon, featuring King Jonas and his learning curve.
Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1936. Wraps. 13.5 x 10.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil. With "Situation Wanted" by Runyon, a Guys and Dolls story about Benny Barker, a character named Asleep, and goings on at Mindy's.
Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1937. Wraps. 13.5 x 10.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil. De Zayas cover showing wealthy woman going to Florida, with a Black porter doing all the work. Features "Lonely Heart" by Damon Runyon, on the beloved Guys and Dolls figure Nicely.....
Springfield, OH: The Crowell Publishing Co., 1937. Wraps. 13.5 x 10.75 inches, wraps, very good, light wear and soil. With "A Piece of Pie" about Nicely Nicely Jones and Violette Shumberger. Waler Davenport on John Lewis and labor.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1949. Third printing. Hardcover. Silver stamped green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, not illustrated. Book has mild shelfwear to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ has edgewear that includes some small tears, a few tears have been taped shut, rubbing, soil, foxing...
New York: Triangle Books, 1940. Reprint. Hardcover. 12mo, green boards with stamped cover, no dust jacket. Illustrated in b&w. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. Pages are tanned, while contents remain clean. Mild sunning to spine, and shallow bumping to extremities.
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1946. First printing. Hardcover. octavo, blue cloth boards in dust jacket, book is in very good, jacket is in good, jacket shows heavy edgewear with chpping at the spine and some creasing, book shows mild wear to the boards and moderate toning to the text block.....