Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1927. First Edition. First printing. Inscribed on front endpaper: "Mrs. Annabel Morris Buchanan from the author with sincere good wishes," signed "Ned Adams," datemarked Columbia, SC, 1934. Small octavo (20cm). Black cloth spine over orange-tan cloth-covered boards (hardcover); dustjacket (in pieces) laid-in; xvii,117pp..... More

Richmond, VA: J.L. Hill Printing Company, 1903. First Edition. Octavo. 24cm. Publisher's pebble grain cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board. 921pp. A trifle bumped to spine ends, hinges strong, tight and solid, the bookcloth used is a sort of unusual black crepe texture, and in a couple..... More

Washington DC: United Mine Workers of America [UMWA], 1975. First Edition. Calendar. Oblong quarto. Pictorial, staple-bound wrappers; [12pp]; illus. Near Fine. Calendar pages with notable dates noted, faced with photographs by noted coal-country photojournalist Earl Dotter. More

Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1950. First Edition. First printing. 12mo (19.5cm). Red cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 232pp. Straight, unmarked, Near Fine copy in the original pictorial dustwrapper, unclipped ($2.50 price on front flap), lightly rubbed at spine ends, Very Good or better. A novel..... More

Charleston, WV: Kanawha Valley Publishing Co., 1931. Second edition. Octavo. Brown cloth over beveled boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; [xlvi],340pp; illus. Tight, straight copy with a touch of rubbing to extremities; neat ownership signature inside front cover; Near Fine. Second Edition, with a new Preface by..... More

New York: People's Artist's, 1956. Second Printing. Octavo. 26cm. Publisher's decorated card wraps with a red, white and blue design. 128pp. Light wear to extremities of wraps, some minor soiling to the paler portions of the covers, old ink price to top left of front wrap; internally clean, a little..... More

Frankfort: Gerard & Berry - Printer to the State, [1816]. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm). Original sheep over marbled boards; printed paper spine label; 310pp. Ownership signature of Representative Luther L[evi] Todd to title page, dated 1816. Front endpaper lacking, else a straight, sturdy copy, boards rubbed but text complete and..... More

Prince, WV: Unrealist Press, 1977. First Edition. West Virginia poet's scarce second book. His first, "D.C. Images and Other Poems," was highly praised by Donald Hall and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1975. Laska a seminal figure in the Appalachian literary renaissance of the Seventies, and..... More

Huntington, WV: Appalachian Movement Press, 1972. Reprint. A selection of articles reprinted from The Labor Defender and Labor Age depicting harsh living conditions and general union activities of the Kentucky mountaineer miner. Heavily illustrated with photographs and political drawings. Quarto (28cm). Pictorial staplebound wrappers, various paginations; illus. Mild toning to..... More

No Imprint: For The Author, n.d. [1935 -1948]. Three pieces of promotional ephemera, produced for Ray Myers during the 1940's and later. Comprising: Pamphlet, 23cm x 15cm. Original grey card wraps, titled in black to front wrap. Clean and sharp with a small closed tear to the upper of the..... More

N.p. [Capon Bridge?]: Privately Printed, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. Red cloth hardcover; 283pp; illus. Tiny (ca 1/4") hairline crack to front endpaper at gutter, else a tight, unmarked, Near Fine copy, very well preserved. Volume One (of two) only. The two parts were published separately. Halftone plates and text illustrations..... More

New York: Viking Press, 1930. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Green cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 338pp. Subtle discoloration to cloth at board edges, still a tight, Fine copy in the original dustwrapper, almost imperceptibly toned on spine panel, all four corners clipped by publisher but with price intact ($2.50); Fine. Superlative..... More

New York: Random House, 1983. Octavo (22cm). Cream cloth and yellow paper three-piece binding, in pictorial jacket; [vi],136,[2]pp. Inscribed by the author on title page to Julian Mason. Small spot of discoloration to rear f.e.p., else Fine. Jacket faintly toned at edges, else Near Fine. The author's first novel. More