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First editions, signed copies, fine bindings and unusual finds, upstairs at Walden Pond Books and online on eBay.
Many booksellers define a rare book as one they may encounter once or twice in their entire career. We have a few of those — but most of the Rare Book Room is better described as scarce, uncommon, unusual… or just interesting.
Some are first editions by famous (and not-yet-famous) authors, some are signed, and some are prized for their age, bindings or illustrations. We value them all. Stop by to browse, or call 510-832-4438 for an appointment.
Dark green cloth with gilt and black titles. Includes the crucial table under the author's bust on the frontispiece — cropped from later printings. An extremely collectable first of Twain's American classic.
Blue cloth, gilt spine titles, in the original ivory jacket designed by Vanessa Bell. Very rare to find with its original dust jacket in this condition.
Sinclair's own printing, issued in response to the publisher cutting a nine-page scene from the trade edition. A scarce find.
Midnight-blue leather with silver gilt, specially commissioned endpaper maps and fold-out rifle schematic. The 1971 Edgar Award winner.
Typical of what's on the shelves upstairs right now.
Olympia Press, Paris, 1959 · First printing
Lakeside Press, 1930 · Limited to 1,000
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928 · First edition
Houghton Mifflin, 1974 · Collector's Edition
Our rare book buyers make appointments and house calls for significant collections and individual treasures.