Ken - The Insider's World; Volume 1 Number 1
Ken Inc., April 7, 1938. Wraps. Magazine. 138pp. Number 1. Article by Ernest Hemingway - The Time Now, The Place Spain. Bottom corner edge a littled rolled. More
Literature/Fiction
Res Publiica Litterarum; Studies in Classical Tradition IX
University of Kansas, 1986. Paperback. Stiff wrappers. Journal. 279pp. Italian/English text. More
Shakespeare's England; An Account of the Life & Manners of his Age. TWO VOLUME SET
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1916. Hardcover. Two volumes. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 546pp. & 610pp. Bookplates of former owner on front paste-downs. Stamp of "Yale review' on front endpapers. Bindings tight. A very nice set. More
The Symbolist Movement in the Literature of European Languages (Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages).
John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1984. Second Edition. hardcover. Quarto. 732pp. A very nice copy in dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. "this second volume of the series, edited by Anna Balakian, marks the first attempt to discuss Symbolism in all literatureswritten in the European languages, the overseas literatures included."..... More
The Avon and Shakespeare's Country.
New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1910. Hardcover. octavo.. 365pp. (9" x 6") Bound in 3/4 brown leather with brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Four raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. With 30 illustrations in colour by A.R. Quinton. Some light rubbing at head of spine and bottom corner..... More
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
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
Fuzz Against Junk & The Hero Maker.
The Olympia Press, August 1966. Wraps. Wrappers. Collages by Norman Rubington. Small red mark on bottom fore-edges. Traveller's Companin Series No. 106. More
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
Asmodeus; or, the Devil on Two Sticks.
London: Joseph Thomas, 1841. 3/4 Leather. 26 x 16 cm. Sm 4to. 401 pages. Bound in green 3/4 leather circa 1900. In text illustrations by Tony Johannot. Translated and with preface by Joseph Thomas. First printing of this translated illustrated edition. Extensive sun fading to the spine, fading it to..... More
The Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane.
Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. Limited ed. Hardcover. 29.5 x 20 cm. Quarto. 660 pages. Two volume grey and blue cloth set in dust jackets and decorative slipcase. Limited to 1500 sets signed by the artist, John Austen, in volume 2 this being set number 31. Toning to the..... More
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
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
Brief Candles.
New York: The Fountain Press, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 320 pages. Limited to 842 copies SIGNED by the author, Aldous Huxley, on the half-title this being copy 77. Black boards. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. 1 cm gouge to the spine as well as..... More
I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed).
Italy: Limited Editions club at the Officina Bodoni Verona, 1951. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 27 x 18 cm. Quarto. 677 pages. Grey cloth spine with decorative boards. Lacking slipcase. Some spotting to the spine. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the engraver, and printer this being copy 1314. Rear gutter starting..... More
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
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
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
Friend of My Youth.
New York: Knopf, 1990. Wraps. Blue/green wrappers. 277pp. Uncorrected proof copy. Stapled pages of reviews to front endpaper. A fine copy. More
The Visions of the Great Remember.
Mass. Mulch Press, 1974. second printing. Hardcover. With Letters by Neal Cassady and drawings by Basil King. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Jacket has some light sunning to spine and some edge wear. In a brodart protectiv wrapper. More
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
D. H. Lawrence; An Unprofessional Study
Denver: Alan Swallow, 1964. Second Printing. Hardcover. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 110 pages. Dark purple cloth in dust jacket. Originally published in Paris in 1932, this is the first US publication of Nin's first book. Stated second printing. Toning to the spine of the cloth and spine and back..... More
The Four Chambered Heart.
London: Peter Owen, 1949. First British Edition. Hardcover. A very nice copy in dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by Anais Nin on front end-paper. Light chipping at edges of jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
This Hunger....
New York: Gemor Press, September 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Decorated cover. 184pp. Five woodblocks by Ian Hugo. SIGNED by Anais with a french inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Limited to 1000 copies. Small piece out of near edge of colophone page. The tear does not affect the..... More
Anthologie De L'Humour Noir.
Paris: Editions Du Sagittaire, 1950. Wraps. Pictorial wrappers. 352pp with 23 full page illustrationns. French Text. More