London: The Acorn, 1905. First Edition. Octavo. 152pp. (6)pp. ads. nicely illustrated with etchings, wood cuts and photogravures by H. G. Webb, Derwent Wood, Baron de Meyer, and Frank Brangwyn. A "little magazine" from the early 20th century. Poems and longer prose by W.B Yeats, Edmund Candler, G.K. Chesterton, Israfel..... More
New York: Privately Printed, 1926. First Edition. 12mo. 135pp. Twenty essays in tribute by various friends; Ida M. Tarbell, Booth Tarkington, Edna Ferber and others, with tipped in pictorial plates. Facsimile of holographs on guest book page. Bound in blue paper covered boards backed in black cloth, spine lettering gilt..... More
Boston; 1834-1837: Ball and Marshal; John L. Sibly and Benjamin H. Greene, and William D. Ticknor. Small Qurarto. This comprises all three volumes, each in the original monthly parts fully illustrated throughout.. Volume I: 536 pages (Sept. 1834-August 1835). Voluime II: 520 pages (Sept. 1835--Aug. 1836) and Volume III, 486..... More
Tucson: University of Arizona, 1977. Octavo. Volume 33, number 2. A collection of articles on Hemingway various writers. Hemingway's "Vulgar" ethic: Revaluating The Sun Also Rises, the search for celebration in The Sun Also Rises and The Great Garsby, Hemingways' novels: the shift in orthodoxy and symbolism, the meaning of..... More
Syracuse, NY: Syracuse Public Library, 1928. Octavo. 30pp. A checklist of great writers, many of which are considered classics today. And this great time-piece lists the 'rising stars' that have all but been forgotten. staple bound in original pictorial wraps with photographs of various writers. Rear panel has crease and..... More
Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1845. Tall Octavo. 284p. Jan-December (complete). This is the issue with the frontispiece of Edgar Allen Poe, facing page 49 and the first published biography of him on pages 49-53. James Russell Lowell's article on Poe includes the following poems in the February issue: "To Helen"..... More
Citta Di Castello: Casa Editrice, 1913. Soft Cover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Text in Italian. 24mo., 44 leave. Illustrations captioned by passages fron Dante's Inferno. Interior clean and tight; Outer printed wrappers have minor soiling, and chipped lower spine. Fragile and scarce... More
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1852. Large Octavo. A new and revised edition illustrated with fine steel engravings, in three volumes specially bound in full red morocco, elaborately decorated in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, with gift inscription.... given as a gift to Emma Duprey on her..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970, 1970. Very Good+/Good+. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 261pp. Illustrated with b&w plates and facsimile. Notes. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Wavy design in black cloth boards; Illustrated dust jacket (rubbed and chipped). More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1992. First Edition. Quarto. Limited to only 200 copies signed by Alderson and Foreman, Beautifully illustrated in color with some highlighted in gold, bound in dark blue cloth, all edges gilt, color pictorial illustration mounted to upper board, spine lettering gilt. A finecopy in fine slipcase..... More
New York; (1996): The Atlantic Monthly Press. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 420 pp. " A powerful book that offers a disturbing portrait of an Indian man without a tribe." He tells a gritty and compelling story that explores alienation, and the dark heart of racial hatred.A fine copy bound..... More
New York; (1967): Random House. First Edition. Octavo. First printing of the author's first work. 112pp., bound in light blue paper covered boards backed in beige cloth, spine lettering pink. A near fine copy in clipped dust jacket with some edge wear and toning, rear panel rubbed, flaps have foxing..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1987. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. Signed by the author on the title page. 350pp. A taunt, often riviting portrayal of the Vietnam war. The scarce first book by the author of "Night Dogs." Bound in back paper covered boards backed in black cloth..... More
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1928. First Edition. Octavo. 127 pages. This was Maxwell Anderson's most significant play but since it dealt with the Sacco-Vanzaetti case, it was disregarded at the time. Today is has been read as a call to social consciousness and justice. A lovely copy bound..... More
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London: Longmans Green & Co., 1892. Ocatvo. 152p. illustrated with 26 illustrations. Bound in pictorial paper covered boards backed in maroon cloth, spine lettering gilt. A good copy with upper board illustration fading and soiled, corners bumped and some chipping to spine ends, and short mend to inner front hinge..... More
New York; (1925): George H. Doren Company. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 550 copies. The present copy is #240 signed by the author. Large paper edition. 369 pages. After the Green Hat Michael Arlen dealt with the theme of the youth culture which blossomed in post-World War I London in..... More
Chapel Hill, (1983): : University of North Carolina Press. First Edition. Octavo. 242 pp. Interpreting Henry James from the perspective of phenomenology, the author suggests in turn that Henry Jame's own perspective is essentially phenomenologiacal, that his understanding of the proecess of knowing, the art of fiction, and experiece as..... More
Boston, MA; (1986): G. K. Hall & Co. First Edition. Octavo. 415pp. A large reference work pertaining to authors who have written about Willa Cather. Bound in maroon cloth, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy. More
New York; (1986): Random House. First Edition. Octavo. 244pp. Inscribed by the author. A romantic comedy about two widows "of a certain age" during the twenties who discover that life always offers one more treasure...if only you knew where to look. Bound in pale pink paper covered boards decorated in..... More
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1925. First Edition. Octavo. 338 pages, index. One of the first American short stories, the Peter Rugg character deals with the supernatural as well as mystery. Besides the Peter Rugg, the Missing Man story, it also includes The Late Joseph Natterstrom; Martha Gardner, or Moral Reaction..... More
New York; (1999): William Morrow and Co. First Edition. Octavo. First printing. 101pp. Warmly inscribed by the author " for Marjorie" on the half-title page with a drawing of a sun and bird. Illustrated by K. O. Eckland. An enchanting flight across the boundary of ordinary time -- into the..... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1922. Octavo. 131 pages. Illustrated. Each writer gives a fresh interpretation of Andrew Marvell's poetry. Of particular interest is T.S. Eliot who analyzes To a Coy Mistress as a masterpiece of both wit and great imaginative power. While the youthful college student appreciates the sexual images..... More
Nendeln/Lichtenstein: Klaus Reprint, 1975. Buckram. Fine Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 391 pp. Fraktur. Orig. 1905. Essays by 19th century Austrian critic with emphasis on Austrian literature, selected and introduced by Stephen Hock. More
London: William Heinemann, 1899. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 365 pp. Moderate soiling covers, binding lightly cocked. More
New York: Broadway Pub. Co, 1905. First Edition. Octavo. 113p. Signed by the author, Illustrated from original photos and prints.. Though he had met Emerson, he had never met but a friend had heard Thoreau give a lecture (as he relates: "Before Walden was published") in which he said that..... More