Rock Island, IL: East Hall Press, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. 87 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by several of the contributors above their pieces. This is a literary festschrift for the late Dr. Parkander, a beloved English professor and Lutheran minister who taught at Augustana College for many years. More

London: Macmillan, 1897. Cloth. Small 8vo. Beige cloth. 183 pp. Scuffing to edges and covers. Spine covering is loose, barely attached, though binding is unaffected. Ownership mark inside front cover. Minor foxing to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a student's guide to Milton's works, including the full English texts along..... More

New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 389 pp. Minor shelf wear. Diagonal crease on front cover. Small bump on right spine edge. This is a first edition of Berryman's final book, a collection of his essays and literary criticism. More

Pisa, Italy: Edizioni ETS, 2016/2017. First Edition. Paperback. In French and English. 8vo. Wraps. Color photographic plates. Distillé: 96 pp. Cahiers de Distillé: unpaginated. Very minor edge wear to wraps. Superficial crease top front cover of Distillé. Artist's card laid in. Distillé not listed in OCLC, and Cahiers is found in 2..... More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Beige cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 205 pp. Edge wear to jacket, including 1/2" chip at footer of jacket spine. Price clipped. Signed on front free endpaper. This is a signed first edition of legendary Chicago bookseller Brent's memoir. Brent was the proprietor..... More

New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1987. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 191 pp. Minor shelf wear. Red mark on bottom block edge. This is a first American edition critical biography of William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies and many other works..... More

Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1912. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. 41 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. This is a paper printed for members of the Chicago Literary Club, limited to 660 copies. The decorations on the cover..... More

Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Chip to top left corner of front cover. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W...... More

This is a unique collection of paper ephemera regarding an 1895 celebratory dinner honoring Stephen Crane, whose The Red Badge of Courage was at the time a modest success in its second printing. The event was hosted by Elbert Hubbard, the influential publisher, editor, and founder of the Roycroft arts..... More

Chicago: Academy Chicago, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 331 pp. Edge wear to jacket, some small tears at header and footer of jacket spine. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Alice, A successful fugitive from the journalistic profession (Professionz) - Dornfeld." Owner's name on..... More

New York: Continuum, 1992. Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 179 pp. This is an advance uncorrected proof of Friedman's critical biography of William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies and many other works. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream quarter cloth over blue boards. Dust jacket. 288 pp. This is a signed first printing of Gass' collection of literary essays. More