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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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| [Modern Literature] Abbey, Edward. One Life at a Time, Please. NY, Henry Holt, 1988, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Preliminary remarks by Abbey, a collection of essays that first appeared, in abridged form, in newspapers, periodicals, and other publications, this copy briefly Inscribed by Abbey, signed copies are scarce. Fine. JD30851 |  $400.00 |
| [Wallace Stegner] Abell, Elizabeth (editor). American Accent. NY, Ballantine Books, 1954, first edition, first printing, wrappers. Softcover. A paperback original, No. 75, an anthology of 14 stories by writers associated with the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, includes Wallace Stegner's The Blue-Winged Teal as its lead contribution, Signed by Stegner, Colberg B32, also includes Isaac Asimov, A. B. Guthrie, Carson McCullers, Jessamyn West, and others. Near fine. JD1566 | $50.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Abramson, Ben (editor). Reading and Collecting. Chicago, Reading and Collecting, December 1936 through March 1938, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This is a complete run of this very important bibliographic/book collecting periodical edited by the legendary Ben Abramson who was one of the first to champion John Steinbeck, from Vol. 1, No. 1 to Vol. 2, No. 3, all issues, Steinbeck is specifically mentioned in the Vol. 1, No. 1 December 1936 issue, pages 4-5, 18, as well as in the March 1937 issue, page 13, the May 1937 issue, page 25, and the November 1937 issue, page 25, contributors include William Saroyan, August Derleth, and Vincent Starrett, very scarce, especially as a complete run, Goldstone & Payne G1, not recorded by Morrow, this was Steinbeck bibliographer Adrian Goldstone's copy with his bookplate, these 15 issues are bound in three-quarters morocco over red cloth, featuring five raised bands, gilt decor, and marbled endpapers, these are among the many articles: Ward Ritchie: Printer by Lawrence Clark Powell, H. P. Lovecraft: A Literoddity by August Derleth, Erskine Caldwell by P. S. Weil, H. M. Tomlinson by Herbert Faulkner West, W. Somerset Maugham by Claude McIver, Another Side of D. H. Lawrence by Harry Thornton Moore, Rockwell Kent by Emma R. Martin, Rare Books in the Newberry Library by Gertrude Loop Woodward, Kay Boyle: An Appreciation by Katherine F. Hirsh, Conrad by Lew Britten, Arthur Machen by August Derleth, William Sayoyan Get to Town by Saroyan, and many others. Rear panel of binding is dampstained with minor peeling of cloth, not affecting the contents, plus corner wear. JD35673 | $350.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Adamic, Louis. The Native's Return. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. B-54 in this important series, an autobiography described as "an American immigrant visits Yugoslavia and discovers his old country," 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. Spine a bit dulled and some soiling, else very good. JD33961 | $35.00 |
| [Photography] Adams, Ansel. The Print. Boston, Little, Brown, 1983, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Written in collaboration with Robert Baker, this is Book 3 in the New Ansel Adams Photography Series, Adams provides his own introduction, includes visualization and the expressive image, darkroom design and equipment, printing materials, proofs and work prints, the fine print, final processing, finishing, and special printing applications. Fine. JD31051 | $75.00 |
| [Photography] (Adams, Ansel). Ansel Adams: Fiat Lux. Irvine, University of California, Irvine, 1990, first edition thus, dust jacket. Hardcover. This is an exhibition catalogue produced as part of UC, Irvine's 25th anniversary, includes essays by Clark Kerr who commissioned what became Fiat Lux, photos of the UC system which was published in 1967, Nancy Newhall, Beaumont Newhall, Liliane De Cock, and Melinda Wortz, director of the UCI Fine Arts Gallery, followed by the b&w plates, this hardcover is scarce. Fine. JD31108 | $100.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Adams, Frederick B., Jr. The Crow's Nest. NY, The Colophon: New Series, Spring 1938, first edition. Illustrated cloth over boards, includes a note within The Crow's Nest section under Advertising Announcements about John Steinbeck's Nothing So Monstrous which the Pynson Printers had published in 1936, page 326, Goldstone & Payne G4, Morrow 559. Very good. JD28476 | $35.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Adams, Frederick, Jr. The Crow's Nest. NY, The Colophon: New Graphic Series, June 1939, first edition. Printed and illustrated boards, includes bibliographic notes on John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and material about his Their Blood Is Strong, pages 106-107, laid in loosely is a rather insistent subscription flyer and return envelope, Goldstone & Payne G7, Morrow 562. Aged and a bit of rub/wear, else fine. JD28474 | $40.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Adams, Frederick, Jr. The Crow's Nest. NY, The Colophon: New Graphic Series, March 1939, first edition. Printed and illustrated boards, Adams corrects earlier published information as to the true authorship of poems by Amnesia Glasscock in "The Monterey Beacon" (it wasn't John Steinbeck--it was his wife) and talks a bit about Steinbeck's first book, Cup of Gold, page 112, a prospectus for the Colophon: New Graphic Series is laid in loosely, Goldstone & Payne G6, Morrow 561. Aged, else fine. JD28475 | $40.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. A-21, just the 21st book issued in this important series issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, a study of America, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, a very scarce book. Very good. JD36266 | $45.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Albee, Edward. A Delicate Balance. NY, Atheneum, 1966, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is dedicated to his friend, John Steinbeck, with "affection and admiration," not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Foxing to fore edge, else fine. JD28577 | $65.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Albee, Edward. A Delicate Balance. London, Jonathan Cape, 1968, first British edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize winner, dedicated to his friend, John Steinbeck, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good plus copy of a rather cheap production. JD28580 | $50.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Albrand, Martha. Without Orders. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1944), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. D-96 in this important series, a novel, with 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, this is one of the important and scarce D-Day Armed Services Editions. Front cover a bit abraded, else very good. JD35466 | $35.00 |
| [Photography] Alinder, Mary Street and Stillman, Andrea Gray (editors). Ansel Adams Letters and Images 1916-1984. Boston, Little, Brown, 1988, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Foreword by Wallace Stegner, this New York Graphic Society Book is Inscribed by Alinder, it includes more than 100 photos plus his letters to Alfred Stieglitz, Jimmy Carter, Dorthea Lange, Edward Weston, and many others. Fine. JD31045 | $65.00 |
| [Armed Services Editions] Allen, Hervey. Action at Aquila. NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1943), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. A-28, just the 28th title issued in this important series, "a romance of the Civil War," 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, scarce, stamp of the official headquarters of the 41st Special Service Unit to title page. Very good. JD35686 | $45.00 |
| [Modern Literature] Allen, Woody. Don't Drink the Water. NY, Random House, 1967, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. Author's First Book, frontispiece photo from the play of this comedy, the play starred Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, Anita Gillette, Donna Mills, and others. Fine in a very good plus jacket. JD31161 | $275.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Amelio, Anthony. Bibliographia Dystopia. n.p. , Anthony Amelio, 2019, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Subtitled Vol. 1: John Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down, forward by noted Steinbeck collector Ken Holmes, this is a thorough and meticulously researched study of the various states and issue points for The Moon Is Down, the vast majority of which are previously unknown, including the true first state of The Moon Is Down by its original publisher (it's NOT talk.this), The Viking Press, published at $49.95, this copy Signed by Amelio. Fine. JD35440 | $49.95 |
| [Modern Literature] Amis, Kingsley. The Green Man. NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969, first American edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. A supernatural novel, jacket design by Paul Bacon. Christmas stamp placed over price on dust jacket. JD33198 | $35.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. A Novelist Wins the Critics' Prize for Best Play of the Year. Chicago, Life, May 2, 1938, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. The article notes that John Steinbeck's play, Of Mice and Men, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, page 32, also includes two photos from the play, also includes a large photo of Steinbeck (then probably working on The Grapes of Wrath) with text noting that he still had not seen the play dramatization, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Near fine. JD28442 | $35.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. Barred. NY, Newsweek, November 27, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This short piece is listed under the "Transitions" column, page 42, which notes that John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, was banned by an Illinois library board on grounds of obscenity, the board also ordered that its three copies of the book be burned, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Near fine. JD28420 | $20.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. Books. NY, The New Yorker, April 15, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Includes a review of John Steinbeck's masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath, pages 101-102, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Fine. JD28397 | $20.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. History-Question Mark. Chicago, The Book Collector's Packet, June 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This monthly miscellany of fine press books, bibliography, typography, etc. was printed and published by The Black Cat Press which also printed Harry Thornton Moore's The Novels of John Steinbeck, this anecdotal section, "By A Wife," page 16, notes that she has been busy, "...the Steinbeck title alone being more than enough to keep me busy. Novels of John Steinbeck, a study of his writings and bibliography, is having a wide sale, for many people consider Steinbeck to best of the present day writers," not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Fine. JD28399 | $45.00 |
| [Miscellaneous] Anonymous. New York World's Fair Views. Long Island City, Quality Art Novelty Company, 1939, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. World's Fair souvenir filled with photos and text. Very good. JD35691 | $30.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. Of Mice and Men: New Yorkers Flock to See A Brutal Stage Murder. Chicago, Life, December 13, 1937, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Text about and photos of the Broadway production of John Steinbeck's play, pages 44-46, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Good. JD28441 | $25.00 |
| [Miscellaneous] Anonymous. Official Guide Book. NY, Rogers Kellogg Stillson, 1940, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Includes a welcome by Harvey D. Gibson, chairman of the board and business manager of the New York World's Fair, originally published at 25 cents, photo illustrated. Very good. JD35692 | $15.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. Publisher's Note. n.p. (NY), n.p. (Viking), n.d. (1940), first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This is an appendix added to the12th printing of John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath detailing the book's first year after its initial publication April 14, 1939, 8 pages, includes a bibliography at the end, this separate printing is not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good. JD28483 | $35.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. The Grapes of Wrath. Des Moines, Look, January 16, 1940, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Article previews the John Ford film version of John Steinbeck's masterpiece novel, pages 52-55, text illustrated with still photos from the film and a map which traces the Joad family's trek, story teaser and Steinbeck photo page 3, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Very good plus. JD28443 | $30.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. The Grapes of Wrath. Philadelphia, Click, March 1941, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Back cover advertises John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, along with Pride and Prejudice, as best sellers available to new members of the Book League of America, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow. Near fine. JD28451 | $15.00 |
| [Miscellaneous] Anonymous. The Holy Bible. London, Nonesuch Press, 1963, first edition, first printing, dust jackets. Hardcover. Three volumes of the authorized (or King James version of 1611) Bible, reprinted with the Apocrypha, with reproductions of 105 of the 16th Century woodcuts of Bernard Salomon, Vol. I is thre Old Testament Genesis to Kings, Vol. II is the Old Testament Chronicles to Malachi, Vol. II is the News Testament followed by the Apocrypha of the Old Testament. Fine. JD33021 | $100.00 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. The National Book Awards. NY, National Book Foundation, 1992, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. It lists finalists and winners from 1950 to 1991, it also notes those who were given special citations, it notes that John Steinbneck was nominated for East of Eden in 1953, page 5, and also for Sweet Thursday in 1955, page 6. Fine. JD28955 | $12.50 |
| [Steinbeckiana] Anonymous. untitled. NY, Theatre Arts, March 1940, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. Includes brief text on the film version of Of Mice and Men, 213, illustrated with a photo that shows stars Burgess Meredith and Lon Chaney, Jr., also includes brief text on the film version of The Grapes of Wrath, 214, illustrated with a photo from the film, front cover illustrated by James Thurber (from The Male Animal). Very good. JD32253 | $15.00 |
| [Modern Literature] Anonymous. Voices of the Rio Grande. n.p. (Albuquerque) , Rio Grande Writers Association, 1976, first edition, first printing, wrappers. Softcover. These are selections from the first Rio Grande Writers Conference, introduction by James A. Fisher, Jr., includes a photo of Tony Hillerman and his The Third of April, a selection from the first chapter of Listening Woman, Hieb bibliography D3, this copy Signed by Hillerman, also includes John Nichols, Rudolfo Anaya, and others. Fine. JD33433 | $75.00 |
| [Miscellaneous] Astronaut Edward H. White II, et al. Form AF 175. Washington, D. C., NASA, December 28, 1964, first edition. This is a unique archive of forms signed by nine astronauts, in 1964, five years before man walked on the moon, NASA started churning out press releases related to the space program, as part of this program NASA created AF 175, a form that documented biographies of astronauts, once the forms were completed a biography was created to be sent to that astronaut's respective hometown newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations, the forms noted the astronaut's name, rank, age, hometown address, their high school and college affiliation, membership in fraternal organizations, present position (astronaut), source of their commission, marital status, wife's name, name of her parents, their address, etc., each form was then signed by that astronaut, these forms are stapled to a cover letter on NASA letterhead presenting the forms to the commander of the 1100th Air Base Wing at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D. C., in addition to these nine signed forms are seven of the biographical news releases generated from these signed forms, two of the signatures are difficult to find because of the death of Edward H. White II and Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom who died in the Apollo 1 disaster January 27, 1967 at Cape Kennedy's launch complex in Florida when a fire ignited in their command module during preflight testing, it should also be noted that while Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. has been a prolific signer, his signature also dates to 1964, a very early signature, the nine astronaut signed profiles are comprised of the following: Edward H. White II (first man to walk in space, Gemini 4, Apollo 1), Thomas P. Stafford (Gemini 3 and 9, Apollo 10), David R. Scott (Gemini 8, Apollo 9 and 15), James A. McDivitt (Gemini 4, Apollo 9), Donn F. Eisele (Apollo 7), Frank Borman (Gemini 7, Apollo 8), William A. Anders (Apollo 8), Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. (Gemini 12, Apollo 11), and Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (Gemini 3, Apollo 1), unique. Some notes on the cover letter, the stapled lot with folds, edge wear to the generated biographies. JD33769 | $4,500.00 |
| [John Steinbeck] Austin, Alex (editor). Great Tales of the Far West. NY, Lion Library, 1956, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 88, a paperback original, Review Copy with review slip, very scarce thus, includes John Steinbeck's Johnny Bear, pages 51-67, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes Wallace Stegner's Chip Off the Old Block which he has Signed, also includes Aldous Huxley, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Saroyan, James M. Cain, Jack London, and others. Ink mark to bottom edge, else fine. JD29592 | $100.00 |
| [John Steinbeck] Austin, Alex (editor). Great Tales of the Far West. NY, Pyramid Books, 1959, first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. A 10-cent student edition, rarely encountered, contents are the same as the Lion Library edition of 1956, includes John Steinbeck's Johnny Bear, pages 51-67, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes Wallace Stegner's Chip Off the Old Block which he has Signed, not recorded by Colberg, also includes James M. Cain, F. Scoott Fitzgerald, Jack London, William Saroyan, and others. Bottom of spine corrupted, very good minus. JD29616 | $100.00 |
| [John Steinbeck] Austin, Alex (editor). Wives and Lovers. NY, Lion Library, 1956, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. 111, a paperback original, cover art by Sussman, includes John Steinbeck's The Harness, pages 152-164, not recorded by Goldstone & Payne or Morrow, also includes Truman Capote, James Jones, D. H. Lawrence, William Carlos Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and others. Near fine. JD29590 | $20.00 |
| [John Steinbeck] Austin, Alex (editor). Women Without Men. NY, Lion Library, 1957, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. No. LL 141, includes The Snake by John Steinbeck, pages 63-72, also includes D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, William Saroyan, Dorothy Parker, and others. Large stamp to first preliminary, else very good or better. JD35651 | $15.00 |
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