OVER TO YOU
(1946)
First printing of Dahl's collected World War II-era stories about flying, drawn from his own experiences as a wing commander in Royal Air Force.
1940s
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THE VELVET FLEECE
1947
First edition, first printing of this mid-century American noir novel in the style of Chandler, and the basis for the 1948 film LARCENY.
MISTER ROBERTS
1946
First edition of this story of the men of a WWII Naval Auxiliary ship as they wage "war" against boredom, apathy, and their "pig-headed" captain – adapted into a 1955 film starring Henry Fonda and James Cagney.
TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
1947
Inscribed first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Pacific campaign of WWII, adapted into a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and a film.
STEP DOWN, ELDER BROTHER
(1947)
First printing of the acclaimed novel by a major early 20th century Mexican-American writer, the story of "the turning tide of the new generation, the revolt of the children of tradition" (contemporary review by William C. Parker).
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
1948
First printing of the acclaimed social protest novel by the South African anti-apartheid activist.
CROWTHER'S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PHRASES AND ORIGINS
1945
First printing of this English etymological dictionary of the 1940s, published in the final year of World War II under wartime production restrictions and with a number of sharply topical references scattered throughout.
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
(1943)
First printing of the classic coming-of-age story – a great copy, much nicer than typically seen.
CANNERY ROW
1945
First edition, first state of a collection of vignettes about the earnest and sometimes comedic characters of CANNERY ROW as they live through the Depression.
THE MOON IS DOWN
1942
Signed first edition of this tale of resistance written in the early days of America's participation in World War II, adapted into a play and a film.
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