Crane, Stephen

Group of 4 First Editions: The Third Violet. New York: D. Appleton, 1897. Publisher's red, black and gilt-stamped tan cloth; trace of rubbing to rear cover. –The Monster. New York: Harper and Brothers. 1899. Publisher's black and gilt-stamped brick red cloth; fine and unrubbed. –The Open Boat. London: London: Heinemann, 1898. Publisher's lime green cloth with gilt spine title; front hinge very slightly tender, but a bright copy. –The Monster and Other Stories. London: Harper and Brothers, 1901. Publisher's black and gilt-stamped brick red cloth; a little rubbing to bottom edge. Original printed dust-jacket; clean spilt under title, some minor loss to spine ends.  All 8vo.

Williams and Starret 13, 15, 23 and 31

includes first english edition of "the monster" in the rare jacket. Both "The Open Boat" and "The Monster" add stories not present in the American, four for the former and nine for the latter. The English editions are far more uncommon.