![Item #3028 The Book-Hunter at Home [fine binding]. P. B. M. ALLAN](/pictures/thumb/3028.jpg?v=1665717827)
London: Philip Allan, 1920. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Full leather binding. 6-panel hubbed spine with gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. Deckle fore edge. Marbled endpapers. 2 plates and an errata leaf. 391 pp. Minor scuffing to leather. 1" tear at bottom of p. 319..... More
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..... More
London: Quaritch, 2006. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Many illustrations and facsimiles throughout. Unpaginated. Minor shelf wear. This is a finely printed bibliography of writings by and about the Society of Jesus, otherwise known as the Jesuits. A limited edition of 200 copies. Originally issued in 1996 as..... More
Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Olive cloth. Dust jacket. 210 pp. Price-clipped. Minor shelf wear. This is a first American edition critical biography of William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies and many other works. More
University of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. Inscribed on title page: "For Victor Cassidy -- I'm glad this introduced us. Mary Barnard, September 26, 1987." Barnard was a celebrated poet, biographer, and translator. Her tutelage under Ezra Pound and friendship with William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, and other..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: Asa Gray Bulletin, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth. Many woodblock illustrations throughout. [3], VI, [2], 267, XIII. This is an uncommon essay on the development of natural history in Japan, on the influence of early Chinese & Western contacts and on Japanese books of wood-block illustration. It..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1944. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. 8.75"x5.75". Green decorative boards over black quarter cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. 165 pp. No jacket. Edges and corners of boards scuffed. Light pencil underlining on several pages. This is a critical study of French poet Charles Baudelaire. More
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, [1989]. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color illustrations. 207 pp. Some scuffing and creasing on jacket. This is a first edition of Benton's well-regarded history of the comic book. More
Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Maroon boards with gilt lettering on spine. Large scratch across front cover, otherwise very good. This is a first edition of Bettelheim's psychological study of fairy tales and the importance of children's literature in helping children cope with their emotions and the..... More
![Item #1312 Distille and Cahiers de Distille [2 volumes]. Sandra BINION](/pictures/thumb/1312.jpg?v=1579818421)
Pisa, Italy: Edizioni ETS, 2016/2017. First Edition. Paperback. In French and English. 8vo. Wraps. Color photographic plates. Distille: 96 pp. Cahiers de Distille: unpaginated. Very minor edge wear to wraps. Superficial crease top front cover of Distille. Artist's card laid in. Distille not listed in OCLC, and Cahiers is found..... More
London: Denis Archer, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 367 pp. plus advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Both hinges overopened. This is a first edition of the great London bookseller Block's handbook for collectors. More
Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 349 pp. Minor scuffing to top jacket edge. Sunning to spine. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon collection of the sci-fi book reviews and columns that Budrys wrote for Galaxy Magazine in the 1960s. Also..... More
University of Toronto Press, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. Light loss on spine. Some pencil notes in back cover and a some underlining in pencil throughout by original owner. This is a wonderful signed first edition of literary criticism by the late scholar Buitenhuis. Includes a typed and signed..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 561 pp. Lacks jacket. This is a first edition of Campbell's classic study of Eastern mythology. 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..... More
London: Constable, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Finely printed on hand-pressed paper, with 4 plates. 400 pp. Sunning to jacket spine. Small chips at header of jacket spine and 1.5" closed tear at top of rear jacket flap. Book is fine. This is a first edition of..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 4to. Red cloth with silver lettering and Chicago star device. Dust jacket. Color photographs throughout. 273 pp. Very minor shelf wear. This is a first printing of Caxton Club's history of Chicago publishing, highlighting influential books and documents throughout..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 3/4 cloth. Silk ribbon attached. Many photographs throughout. 214 pp. This is a limited edition (1000 copies) book about association copy books -- which is to say, copies of books which had previously been owned by interesting or significant people. A...... 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..... 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. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W. Gookin. Stamp in gutter of dedication page..... 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..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile map of England fold-out pasted in. 50 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Stamp in gutter of preface page: "A gift from Mrs. F.W. Blatchford..... More
Minneapolis: Minnesota Bookmans Publications, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt text on spine and cover. 352 pp. No jacket as issued. Very minor edgewear. This is a very uncommon hardcover first edition bibliography of the works of Eco, with an introduction by the man himself. One of..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 220 pp. Minor shelf wear. Impression and discoloration from a paperclip on front cover. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Cook's biography of Bertolt Brecht. More
Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1977. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece portrait. 110 pp. Attractive bookplate of James M. Goode inside front cover. A fine copy. This is a limited edition, finely printed statement of purpose by the legendary Chicago printers R.R. Donnelley and Sons. More