Notes Towards the Definition of Culture
Harcourt Brace, 1954. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a first American edition of Eliot's classic study of literary theory. In protective overwrap. Stamped inside back cover. More
Literary Criticism & Books About Books
William Faulkner: Two Decades of Criticism
Lansing, MI: Michigan State College Press, 1951. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 280 pp. Jacket has scuffs and small tears to edges and a damp stain on front cover. Sunning to jacket spine. Book is excellent. This is a collection of literary criticism of the works of Faulkner..... More
Angels, Anarchists & Gods
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Boards. Dust jacket. Black and white portraits photography. 208 pp. Minor shelf wear. Price-clipped. An excellent copy. This is a collection of portrait photography by Felver, best known as a photographer of Beat artists and poets. More
Literary San Francisco; A pictorial history from its beginnings to present day
San Francisco: City Lights / Harper and Row, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Many photographs throughout. 254 pp. Minor shelf wear and several small chips to jacket edges. Price clipped. Remainder stamp on bottom edge. This is a stated first edition book of San Francisco's literary history..... More
Comfort Found in Good Old Books
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1911. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Full leather. Gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge. Embossments made to look like hinges on covers. 33 tipped in plates. 171 pp. Scuffing to leather. This is a finely printed first edition book of essays about the..... More
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Comfort Found in Good Old Books [fine binding]
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1911. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Special fine binding by R.R. Donnelley, with tipped in slip detailing binding standards. Half leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine and gilt top edge. 6-panel hubbed spine. 33 tipped in plates. 171 pp. Light scuffing to hubs..... 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
Fiction and the Figures of Life
New York: Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. Dust jacket. 288 pp. Price clipped. Minor wear to jacket edges and closed tears at footer of jacket spine and by rear jacket flap. This is a stated first edition of Gass' celebrated work of literary criticism. More
Habitations of the Word; Essays
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
The World Within the Word; Essays
New York: Knopf, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth. Green stained top edge. 338 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Gass' landmark essay collection. One of the great books of literary criticism..... More
The Custer Myth; A source book of Custeriana to which is added important items of Custeriana and a complete and comprehensive bibliography by Fred Dustin
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1953. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's cloth. Color illustrasted endpapers. Numerous text illustrations and facsimiles. 413 pp. Scuffing to edges. Ex-library, with mark on spine, stamps to top and bottom block edges, and card pocket inside front cover. Hinges are overopened. Block is attached, but becoming loosened..... More
Act One; An autobiography
New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Good+ book in fair jacket. Jacket has many chips and tears around edges including 2" loss at header of jacket spine. Some specks of discoloration to book spine and front board, and front hinge a bit..... More
Misadventures of a Fly Fisherman; My life with and without Papa
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 304 pp. Top left corner of rear cover creased. Curl to text block. This is an uncommon advance uncorrected proof of Jack Hemingway's memoir of his father Ernest. More
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists: Robert Browning; Vol. VI, February, 1900, No. 2
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Errata slip bound in rear. 25-50. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the..... More
Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors: Robert Southey; Vol. VII, October MCM, No. 4
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portrait laid in (as issued). Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Ornamental title page. 85-104; 1-6 (advertisements). Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the..... More
Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great: Charles Dickens; September, 1895, No. 10
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Some pages unopened. 261-297. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure..... More
Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great: Oliver Goldsmith; October, 1895, No. 11
New York: Putnam, 1895. Wraps. 12mo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 299-337. Advertisements. Minor shelf wear. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible. From the estate of Edith Maclure Love, who was a friend to Hubbard, Stephen..... More
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Four Oaks Farm and Four Oaks Library [complete in 2 volumes]
Somerville, NJ: Thistle Press, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Slipcase. Photographic plates throughout. Presentation copy. Personalized card handwritten and signed by book collector Mary Hyde laid in, inviting the previous owner to visit Four Oaks. Mild wear to slipcase edges. Pp. 29-44 in Library are misprinted upside down. This is..... More
The Question of Our Speech / The Lesson of Balzac; Two Lectures
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1905. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth with gilt text on spine and front board. Gilt top edge. Hand-pressed paper. 116 pp. Minor edge wear. Fore edge roughly cut in some places. This is a first printing from a limited run of 2000 copies collecting two literary..... More
Catalogue de Livres Rares No. 11
Librarie Camille Sourget. Hardcover. In French. This is a gorgeous catalogue of rare books available from famed Parisian dealer Librarie Camille Sourget. With many sumptuous full-page color photos and illustrations. More
What's It All About, Charlie Brown?; Peanuts kids look at America today
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1968. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback critical analysis of the Peanuts comic characters and their relevance in the "modern" (the 1960s) world. Essays and many accompanying cartoons. More
The Authors' Book; On the preparation of manuscripts, on the reading of proofs, and on dealing with publishers
New York: Macmillan, 1925. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. Hand-pressed paper. 73 pp. Top left corner of rear wrap chipped off. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Beginning to split between pp. 32/33 but holding. A good copy. This is an uncommon book published by Macmillan for the purpose of guiding potential authors..... More
The Last Year of Thomas Mann; A revealing memoir by his daughter
New York: Farrar , Straus and Cudahy, 1958. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. 1/8" chip at header of jacket spine, and a bit of sunning to jacket spine. This is an uncommon first edition memoir about German novelist Mann. More
A Writer's Notebook
New York: Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1949. Preprint edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.75". Blue cloth with Gilt lettering on spine and cover. 133 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Stamp on front free endpaper from The Book Shop in Dekalb, IL. This is a limited edition preprint of A Writer's Notebook, which was to..... More