New York: Scribner's, 1931. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with spine pastedown. 319 pp. Lacks the scarce jacket. Minor wear to edges and corners. This is a first edition of Wilson's influential book of criticism of the symbolist movement. More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1969. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. 250 pp. This is a fine copy of Wilson's collection of plays featuring a jacket designed and illustrated by Gorey. More
New York: Criterion Books, 1957. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 96 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket and some very small chips at header of spine. Browning in gutter. Signed on title page by the great bookseller Paul Rohe, its former owner. This is an early printing of Osborne's classic 1956 play..... 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 300 copies..... More
Jersey City, NJ: Talisman House, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt lettering on spine. 118 pp. No jacket as issued. Errata leaf laid in. 1/8" white scuff at top edge of front cover. This is a first edition poetry collection by Menashe. The hardcover first issue is very uncommon..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 87 pp. Inscribed by author on title page. Endpapers are pasted to jacket flaps. Scuffing to jacket. This is a signed first printing poetry collection by Stern. More
New York: Dial, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 139 pp. Minor shelf wear and some scuffing to edges. This is a stated first printing of Saroyan's 1967-68's literary journals. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth. Dust jacket. 153 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket and some dark scuffs on rear jacket cover. Remainder stamp on bottom block edge. This is a first printing of McEwan's first novel. More
Norfolk: Hampton Roads, 1989. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. 9.5"x6.25". Decorative boards with illustrated rear endpapers. 1081 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an epic, 1000+ page occult fantasy poem by astrologer Linda Goodman about her previous relationships. According to the introduction of later editions by Dr. David G. Sikes, "This is not..... More
London: Spring Books, 1965. 5th impression. Cloth. Large 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket with protective overwrap. Slipcase with pastedown. CXLII. Book and jacket are near fine. Slipcase is good with shelf wear and discoloration but is solid. This is an early printing of the classic artist's reference book. More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Thus. Quarter leather. 4to. Quarter burgundy morocco over marbled boards, with gilt lettering on spine and marbled edges. 16 lithographs. 294 pp. Signed by illustrator on colophon. Lacks slipcase. Minor scuffing to edges and 1/2" chip to leather at header of spine. An excellent..... More
Paris: Gustave Barba, 1843 / 1853 / 1858. Leather bound. In French. 3 books bound together. 4to. Quarter leather. 6-paneled spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Many illustrations by Bertall throughout. 96 pp.; 96 pp.; 80 pp. Front board detached. Minor wear to edges and a closed tear to leather at..... More
[Paris]: Bruxelles / La Haye, 1736 / 1735. Leather bound. In French. Two books bound together in a single volume. 12mo. Contemporary calf with 6-panel hubbed spine and embossed decorations on spine. Red stained edges. 139 pp. / 168 pp. Tight and clean. Much scuffing and chipping to calf, with corners..... More
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Jack Brussel, 1962. Cloth. 8vos. Publisher's burlap cloth. Slipcase. Uncut pages. Volume I: Index Librorum Prohibitoru[m]; Volume II: Centuria Librorum Absconditorum; Volume III: Catena Librorum Tacendorum. Books are brand new and unread. Most pages unopened. Slipcase is fair, with shelf wear to edges and corners and top right edge cracked. This is..... More
London: J. Johnson, 1792. 2nd edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary embossed calf. Marbled edges. [xix], [1], 452 pp. Boards are detached, and top layer of leather missing from spine. Text block is near fine, with no foxing and only a few dark spots of tanning in margins. Pages are bright and..... More
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1838. Leather bound. 8vo. Three-quarter leather. Marbled boards. [8]pp. (front matter and advertisements); 20 hand-colored folding maps and 4 smaller maps split across 2 pages; [28]pp. (index). All maps are clean and complete. Scuffing to leather and boards and a few surface chips. Several contemporary notes..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953. First Edition. 8vo. Green cloth. Red stained top edge. Dust jacket. 318 pp. Price clipped. Sunning to spine and to bottom edge of front jacket cover. An excellent copy. This is a first edition. More
Hartford, CT: Sumner & Goodman, 1846. Quarter leather. 8vo. Rebound in quarter leather over navy cloth. All edges gilt. Frontispiece portrait and map in rear. 718 pp. 20th century binding has some scuffs and edge wear. 1900 inscription on front free endpaper. Minor foxing to front matter. Damp stain in rear..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cream-colored burlap with red cloth spine. Dust jacket. 376 pp. Minor wear to jacket edges. Excellent condition. This is a first edition of the first comprehensive study of the linked style of poetry in English. 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 Quaritch's Catalogue..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 238 pp. Review copy. Publisher's broadsheet and bookmark laid in. Signed on title page. A fine copy. This is a signed first edition of Boyle's short story collection. More
Alhambra, CA: Meiji Art/Litho, 1975. First Thus. Wraps. Small 8vo. Wraps. 64 pp. A fine copy. This is a limited edition (one of 1500 copies for private distribution) printing of the journals of British railroad engineer Purcell from the early days of the modernization of Japan. A fascinating primary source. More
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Berlin: Stadlichter Presse, 2004. Wraps. In English and German. 8vo. Wraps. 92 pp. Inscribed by Staple on front free endpaper. This is an uncommon signed German/English dual-language translation of Staple's 1977 poetry collection. More
New York: International Publishers, 1937. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 440 pp. Shelf wear to jacket with quite a few scuffs and closed tears around edges. Book is excellent. This is an uncommon first American printing of Ostrovski's Soviet propaganda novel. More
London: Bodley Head, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Red stained top edge. 82 pp. Minor scuffing to jacket edges and a 3/4" closed tear on rear jacket cover. Scuffing along jacket spine. Price clipped. Book is fine. This is an uncommon first edition of Greene's allegorical play..... More