The Death of the Author
Melville House, 2008. Paperback. This is a scarce reprint of Adairs 1992 meta novella. More
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The Other Man: Conversations with Graham Greene
London: Bodley Head, 1983. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth. Dust jacket. 187 pp. This is a critical interview of Graham Greene by French writer Allain. First printing in English, following the 1981 French edition. More
The Parkander Papers; A festschrift honoring Dr. Dorothy J. Parkander
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
The Novels of William Golding
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
Milton's L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Arcades, Lycidas, Sonnets Etc.
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
Baudelaire; A criticism
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
The Uses of Enchantment; The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
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
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Distillé and Cahiers de Distillé [2 volumes]
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
Studi di critica boiardesca
Federico & Ardia, 1994. Paperback. In Italian. This is a critical study of Italian Renaissance poet Matteo Maria Boiardo. Stain on front cover and some edge wear. More
The Seven Stairs
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
The Grasping Imagination: The American Writings of Henry James
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
William Golding: The Man and His Books; A Tribute on his 75th Birthday
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
Essay on Burns
Longmans, Green and Co., 1909. Hardcover. Very few light marks in pencil underlining particular words. This seems to have been a study edition, but if so, it is in remarkable condition. Lovely olive green boards with black lettering and design. From the Longmans' English Classics series. More
Chaucer: The Prologue, The Knightes Tale, The Nonne Preestes Tale from The Canterbury Tales
Oxford: Oxford University Press / Clarendon, 1892. Cloth. Small 8vo. Flexible cloth boards. lxii, 262 pp. plus advertisements. Minor edge wear and a slight cock to spine. Previous owner's contemporary signature on front free endpaper. Mild soiling to endpapers. This is an early printing of Morris and Skeat's critical edition of..... More
The Barefoot Maid at the Fountain Inn
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
A King of France Unnamed in History
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: "A..... More
A King of France Unnamed in History
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
The Second Norman Conquest of England
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, Chicago." This..... More
Handwritten Letters from Stephen Crane to Elbert Hubbard and Related Ephemera
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
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Nicholas Nickleby; Morceaux Choisis [selected pieces]
Paris: Librarie ch. Delagrave, 1885. Boards. In English with French annotations. Small 8vo. Boards. 209 pp. Boards quite scuffed. Cloth spine covering has been chipped away. Hinges overopened. This is an antique French student's guide to Dickens' classic novel. Contains the abridged text in English with vocabulary and questions in French. More
Behind the Front Page; The Story of the City News Bureau of Chicago
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
A Catalogue of English and American First Editions of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot on the Occasion of the Publication of the Facsimile of the "Lost" Manuscript-Typescript of the Poem Along with Appreciations of the Poem by Friends and Critics of Mr. Eliot
Dubuque, IA: Wahlert Memorial Library / Loras College, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. 27 pp. Minor edge wear. Sunning to wraps and a slight curl to the corners. Interior perfect. This is a very uncommon limited edition (number 213 of 300 copies) catalogue and bibliography of Eliot's magnum opus, which..... More
Notes Towards the Definition of Culture
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a fine first American edition of Eliot's classic study of literary theory. In protective overwrap. Stamped inside back cover. More
William Golding
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
The Art of Fiction; Notes on Craft for Young Writers
New York: Knopf, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 224 pp. Price-clipped. Minor edge wear. Slight cock to spine. This is a first edition, second printing of Gardner's classic guide to fiction writing. An excellent resource. More