Res Publiica Litterarum; Studies in Classical Tradition IX
University of Kansas, 1986. Paperback. Stiff wrappers. Journal. 279pp. Italian/English text. More about Res Publiica Litterarum; Studies in Classical Tradition IX
Literature/Fiction
The Wayward Pressman.
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1947. First edition. Hardcover. A very nice copy in a price clipped dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about The Wayward Pressman
Pan Tadeusz; Czyli Ostatni Zajazd Na Litwie
Ksiazka i Wiedza, 1950. Hard Cover. Quarto 405pp Many color illustrations including pull-out folded illustrations. A near fine copy in dust jacket. Polish language. More about Pan Tadeusz; Czyli Ostatni Zajazd Na Litwie
The Immortal Bartfuss.
New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. second printing. Hardcover. 137pp. SIGNED by author on front endpaper. Dust jacket in a brodart protective wrapper. More about The Immortal Bartfuss
Night Fall.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. First Amer. Hard Cover. 8vo, 116 pp. Price clipped on inside jacket flap, bookplate on ffep, mild fading along dj spine, First American Edition. More about Night Fall
Through the Shadows with O. Henry.
New York: H.K. Fly Co., 1921. Advance review copy. Wraps. Pictorial softcover. (8 x 5 1/2") 320pp. Wear to edges and spine. Stamped on rear cover "advance editorial copy not to be sold). More about Through the Shadows with O. Henry
The Stranger.
The Limited Editions Club, 1971. Collector's Edition. Leather. 7 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches. 228 pages. Curtis soft cream-white all-rag paper. Full dark red morocco-grain leather. Limited to 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist, Daniel Maffia, of which this is copy number 1342. Housed in original publishers black and red slipcase. More about The Stranger
Brave New World.
Connecticut: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 27.5 x 20 cm. Quarto. 237 pages. Blue glossy boards in original orange slipcase. Limited to 2000 copies signed by the artist, Mara McAfee, this being copy number 1342. Some toning to the edges of the slipcase. More about Brave New World
Brief Candles.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1930. First edition. Hard Cover. /octavo.324pp. Gift inscription of former owner on front free endpaper. A beautiful copy in dust jacket. The tan dust jacket shows some light soiling. Light tanning to endpapers. A very nice copy. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about Brief Candles
Those Barren Leaves.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1925. First edition. Hard Cover. octavo. Orange cloth with paper title label to spine. 380pp In dust jacket. Jacket has a three inch piece missing at bottom of spine as well as some chipping at top of spine. In a broidart protective wrapper. More about Those Barren Leaves
The Captain's Daughter & Other Stories.
Westerham Press: The Limited Editions Club, 1971. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 32.5 x 21.5 cm. Quarto. 227 pages. 1/4 green leather and green cloth boards in green slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, Charles Mozley, this being copy 1342. Fading to the edges of the slipcase. More about The Captain's Daughter & Other Stories
Marguerite de Valois.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 24.5 x 17 cm. 337 pages. Red boards in gold slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, Edy Legrand, this being copy number 1342. Slipcase shows rubbing. More about Marguerite de Valois
The Queen's Necklace.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1973. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. 352 pages. Curtis white wove paper; bound in full royal-blue silk-finish cloth, gold stamped on spine; gold embossed fleurs-de-lis on front. Limited to 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator, Cyril Arnstam, this being copy... More about The Queen's Necklace
The Wave; An Egyptian Aftermath
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 380 pages. Brown cloth black lettering. Persumed first edition with no additional printings noted. Some fading to spine. Previous owner's small stamp inside back cover. Some speckeling on front and rear endpapers. More about The Wave; An Egyptian Aftermath
In Love & Trouble.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1973. Trade Paper. Softcover. SIGNED by Alice Walker on half-title page. More about In Love & Trouble
La Imagen del Quijote En El Mundo.
Barcelona: Cec Publisher, 2004. Hardcover. Quarto. 258pp A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Spanish/English text. Lavishly illustrated. More about La Imagen del Quijote En El Mundo
Fireworks.
Harper & Row, 1981. First American edition. Hardcover. octavo. A very nice copy in a price clipped dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More about Fireworks
A Bibliography of works of Jack Kerouac 1939-1975.
New York: Phoenix Book Shop, 1975. revised ediition. Hardcover. Wrappers. 136pp. More about A Bibliography of works of Jack Kerouac 1939-1975
The Accidental Tourist.
Easton Press, 1999. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. Bound in full brown leather with gilt design and lettering to cover and spine. Four raised bands. AEG. Moire endpapers. SIGNED by Anne Tyler. Laid in is the Certificate of Authenticity which is also signed by Anne Tyler, Blank bookplate laid in. and... More about The Accidental Tourist
Breathing Lessons.
Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1988. Full Leather. Bound in full green leather with gilt lettering and design to covers and spine. Three raised bands. AEG This limited first edition of Breathing Lessons has been privately printed and personally signed by Anne Tyler exclusively for members of the First Edition Society." A.... More about Breathing Lessons
The World of Proust, as seen by Paul Nadar.
The Mit Press, 2002. Hardcover. octavo. 158pp preface by Pierre-Jean Remy with photographs by Paul Nadar. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In a mylar protective wrapper. More about The World of Proust, as seen by Paul Nadar
The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov.
Avon, Connecticut: The Limited Editions Club, 1973. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 26 x 18 cm. Small quarto. 315 pages. Yellow cloth with red leaf design and red endlabel in brown slipcase. Limited to 2000 copies SIGNED by the illustrator, this being copy 1342. Fading to spine of slipcase. More about The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov
The Big War.
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts Inc, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 463 pages. Black and red cloth in dust jacket. First edition with (I) appearing on last page. Price of $4.95 visible on dust jacket. Some chipping to the top and bottom of the spine of the dust... More about The Big War
OBLIQUES; ARTAUD NUMERO 10-11
Editions Borderie. Wraps. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 360pp. French text. Edge rubbing to spine. Some chipping at top edges of rear pages. Approches Nouvelles, 2) Le Theatre, 3)Le Cinema, 4) La Poesie. 5) La Correspon,Dance. 6) Esoterisme. 7) Anthologie Critique Bibliographie. Marges. More about OBLIQUES; ARTAUD NUMERO 10-11
The Norse Discovery of America; A Compilation in Extenso of all the Sagas, Manuscripts, and Inscriptive Memorials Relating to the Finding and Settlement of the New World in the Eleventh Century
London: Norrcena Society, 1907. Privately Printed- Memorial Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth. With paper title label to spine. 3443pp. Color frontispiece and three other photogravures. Seven plates and maps. Previous owner's name stamped to front endpaper & limitation page. More about The Norse Discovery of America; A Compilation in Extenso of all the Sagas, Manuscripts, and...