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James M.Dourgarian, Bookman, was established in 1980. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). Like all ABAA members, we answer to a higher authority and follow a higher standard of ethics that guarantees a successful transaction for all our customers.
We buy and sell old books, vintage books, collectible books, rare books, first edition books, and related ephemera. We maintain several specialties. Among them are American fiction first editions from c.1900 to the present. Within that general field, we have heavy emphasis in John Steinbeck and Steinbeckiana. Thus, we buy and sell Steinbeck primary first editions in dust jackets, signed/limited editions, his appearances in anthologies, his periodical appearances, books and periodicals about Steinbeck, film and theatre memorabilia, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items.
We also specialize in these same categories for these authors -- Jack London, Wallace Stegner, and Stephen King. Other specialties include Western Americana, books on California and the West, Photography books, books on Japan, China, and the Orient, and Armed Services Editions. The latter are vintage paperbacks issued to American GIs from 1943 to 1947. They are comprised of mysteries, Westerns, science fiction and fantasy, mainstream fiction, historical novels, science, poetry, adventure stories, and more.
Within our field of modern first editions, we also sell related film memorabilia Thus, we sell film posters, lobby card sets, pressbooks, stills, scripts, etc. for films made from the works of authors we carry such as John Steinbeck, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Raymond Chandler, Zane Grey, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen King, Edward Abbey, Anne Rice, and many others.
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| [Armed Services Editions] Stern, G. B. The Ugly Dachshund. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-1 in this important series, a dog story, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34853 |  $15.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Keats, John. Selected Poems of John Keats. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-2 in this important series, a paperback original, edited and with an introduction by Louis Untermeyer, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. JD32078 | $25.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Keats, John. Selected Poems of John Keats. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-2 in this important series, a paperback original, edited and with an introduction by Louis Untermeyer, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD32295 | $20.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Keats, John. Selected Poems of John Keats. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-2 in this important series, a paperback original, edited and with an introduction by Louis Untermeyer, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. JD34854 | $20.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Nathan, Robert. One More Spring. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-3 in this important series, a novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34855 | $10.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Parker, Dorothy. Selected Short Stories of Dorothy Parker. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-4 in this important series, a paperback original, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34856 | $25.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Roberts, William H. Psychology You Can Use. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-6 in this important series, diagrams by James MacDonald, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34858 | $15.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Corwin, Norman. Selected Radio Plays of Norman Corwin. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-7 in this important series, a paperback original, foreword by Louis Untermeyer, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34358 | $15.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Stoopnagle, Col. Lemuel Q. You Wouldn't Know Me from Adam. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-8 in this important series, foreword by Fred Allen, illustrations by the author, also known as the poor man's Thurber, also includes his "Fictionary" at the end, the author's real name was Frederick Chase Taylor, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34359 | $15.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Peattie, Roderick. Geography in Human Destiny. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-12 in this important series, with original maps and charts drawn by Arthur H. Robinson, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34363 | $10.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Dampier, Sir William Cecil. A Shorter History of Science. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-14 in this important series, a broad survey that covers advances in all branches of science, including physics, biology, chemistry, medicine, psychology, anthropology, mathematics, and astronomy, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Owner name, very good. JD34365 | $10.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Taylor, Deems. Of Men And Music. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-23 in this important series, with an introduction by the author, it covers yesterday, today, and tomorrow, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD32123 | $10.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Taylor, Deems. Of Men And Music. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-23 in this important series, with an introduction by the author, it covers yesterday, today, and tomorrow, with a note about the author at the end, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus. JD34374 | $12.50 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Costain, Thomas B. For My Great Folly. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-36 in this important series, a historical novel of England in the early 17th Century, condensed for wartime reading, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34387 | $10.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Douglas, Lloyd C. Disputed Passage. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. R-37 in this important series, a novel, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good. JD34388 | $10.00 |
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