Adult Literature

Browse our curated collection of vintage adult literature and thoughtful philosophical reads at Latent Hart. Discover timeless classic novels, essays, and reflective prose handpicked for collectors and avid readers.

The minimalist grey cover of the 1999 "Chicago Churches: A Photographic Essay" hardcover book featuring gold lettering and a central photograph of a church steeple.
1999 Chicago Churches A Photographic Essay Elizabeth Johnson Hardcover Book
$40.00
The cover of the 1999 "Visual History of the Twentieth Century" hardcover book featuring large blue text and a collage of historical black-and-white photos including Martin Luther King Jr., an astronaut, and Bill Clinton.
1999 Visual History of the Twentieth Century Hardcover Book Terry Burrows
$35.00
Vintage set of three Isaac Asimov Library of the Universe hardcover science books featuring cosmic cover photography.
1980s Isaac Asimov Library of the Universe Science Book Trio
$35.00
Vintage 1980s Entering Space book by Joseph P. Allen with dust cover featuring space shuttle photo on neutral background.
Vintage Entering Space An Astronauts Odyssey Hardcover Book
$25.00
Spine view of the burgundy cloth vintage hardcover book for The Embezzlers by Valentine Kataev.
1929 The Embezzlers by Valentine Kataev Hardcover Book
$50.00
A vintage 1967 hardcover edition of Some Limericks by Norman Douglas with a colorful psychedelic typography dust jacket.
1967 Some Limericks by Norman Douglas Hardcover Book
$25.00
Front view of the graphic black and textured magenta dust jacket for The Odes of Horace book with bold typography.
1963 The Odes of Horace Latin Text Bilingual Hardcover Book
$25.00
Front view of the gold and brown dust jacket for the Robert Browning and His World book with a portrait vignette.
1969 Robert Browning and His World Two Robert Brownings Hardcover Book
$25.00
Front view of the blue dust jacket for the Shelley Poetical Works book with a black and white portrait.
1967 Shelley Poetical Works Percy Bysshe Shelley Hardcover Book
$25.00
Front view of the grey dust jacket for The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore book with blue and green typography.
1967 The Complete Poems of Marianne Moore Hardcover Book
$30.00
Antique Swedish religious calendar book from 1883 bound in red cloth with ornate gold gilt lettering.
Antique 1883 Swedish Christlig Chronika Kalender Hardcover Book
$60.00
Front cover of 1961 book The Things I Had To Learn by Loretta Young featuring her portrait on a blue background.
1961 The Things I Had To Learn Loretta Young Hardcover Memoir Book
$25.00
Antique green hardcover edition of The Best Loved Poems of James Whitcomb Riley by Blue Ribbon Books.
1920 The Best Loved Poems James Whitcomb Riley Hardcover Book
$25.00
Vintage signed first edition copy of The Faces Behind the Names by Don Ward with dust jacket.
1996 The Faces Behind the Names The Vietnam War Don Ward Signed Hardcover
$50.00
Vintage orange hardcover edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination shown from the spine.
1980s Tales of Mystery and Imagination Book Edgar Allan Poe Hardcover Book
$30.00
1910 hardcover book titled The Biography of a Boy by Josephine Daskam Bacon with a line art cover of a reading child.
Antique The Biography of a Boy Book Josephine Daskam Bacon Hardcover Book
$35.00
Antique 1890s Addresses hardcover book by Phillips Brooks featuring an ornate blue and cream floral scroll cover design.
1890s Addresses Phillips Brooks Hardcover Book
$30.00
1945 autographed copy of Some of These Days the autobiography of Sophie Tucker in a blue hardcover binding.
1940s Some of These Days Sophie Tucker Autographed Hard Cover Book
$45.00
Oversized 1995 Famous Faces hardcover book by Norman Messenger featuring a whimsical portrait on the front cover.
1995 Famous Faces Norman Messenger Interactive Book
$30.00
Antique rose cloth hardcover copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam featuring a gold-gilt peacock design on the cover.
Vintage Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Willie Pogany Illustrated Book
$45.00
Antique green cloth hardcover spine and boards for The Best Loved Poems of James Whitcomb Riley by Blue Ribbon Books.
1920s The Best Loved Poems of James Whitcomb Riley Hardcover Book
$25.00
Pair of vintage 1960s Evergreen Review magazines numbers 50 and 59 featuring colorful illustrated covers.
1960s Evergreen Review Literary Magazine Pair
$35.00
Vintage 1961 Ideals Publication hardcover book titled The Circus featuring an illustration of four colorful clowns.
1960s Ideals Publication The Circus Hardcover Illustrated Book
$25.00
Antique 1918 Heath's Modern Language Series book Causeries En France by Pattou in burgundy cloth hardcover.
1918 Causeries En France E E Pattou French Textbook Hardcover
$40.00
Antique 1922 green cloth hardcover book Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain with spine damage.
Antique Pudd'nhead Wilson The Complete Works Of Mark Twain Hardcover Book
$40.00