Melville House, 2008. Paperback. This is a scarce reprint of Adairs 1992 meta novella. More about The Death of the Author

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 world. More about The Uses of Enchantment; The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

Riverhead Books, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, sixth printing. As signed first editions of Bloom's landmark Shakespeare biography are quite rare and sought after, we find it notable that this edition is signed by Bloom directly to the title page rather than on a tipped-in bookplate. A rare and... More about Shakespeare; The Invention of the Human

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 about The Grasping Imagination: The American Writings of Henry James

University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a fine copy of this rather scarce book with only minor shelf wear to dust jacket edges. Appears uncracked and unread. More about Early African American Print Culture

Spineless Books, 2005. First Edition. Paperback. A curious post-modern book of self-criticism. The left-hand pages tell the story of grad students in love, while the right-hand pages reflect on the form, composition, and theory involved in crafting it. More about The Story That Teaches You How to Write It

Bergen, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. At time of listing, we were able to find no other hard copies of this book for sale online. This is a scarce anthology of criticism of Polish literature. More about Gender and Sexuality in Ethical Context; Ten Essays on Polish Prose

Graphis Press, 1979. Hardcover. In English, German, and French. This is Graphis Press' comprehensive look at contemporary children's book illustration from around the world. With hundreds of illustrations in color and black and white. More about Graphis 4th International Survey of Children's Book Illustration

Vantage Press, 1985. First Edition. Cloth. This is a stated first edition of Isaacson's curious collection juxtaposing Wodehouse excerpts with 20th century Japanese haiku poems. Corners are bumped, and dust jacket has a fair amount of sunning and chipping around edges. More about The Ink-Stone: A P.G. Wodehouse Haiku Book

Lakeside Press. Low, Joseph. Paperback. Stamped several times with the name "M. Larson." This is a curious illustrated history of book binding and restoration as well as a promotion for Lakeside Press' own hand bindery services. Lakeside Press was a Chicago specialty press that produced fine limited editions in its... More about All the King's Horses and All the King's Men Couldn't Put Humpty-Dumpty Together Again

Foreign Languages Press, 1982. Hardcover. Dust jacket is a bit brittle and has small tears along edges. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. This is the second edition, third printing of this overview of Chinese fiction featuring woodcut illustrations. With silk ribbon attached. More about A Brief History of Chinese Fiction

Cuneo Press, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and numbered 84 of 250. Strip of spine is peeled, and corners are frayed. Pages 38-40 bear the extensive notes of the previous owner. This is a curious limited run book, both a history of early printing presses in Chicago and a sampling... More about The First Printers of Chicago; with a bibliography of the issues of the Chicago Press 1836-1850

Ballantine, 1998. Paperback. Top right corner bent. This is a signed copy of Quindlen's memoir of her life as a book-lover turned bestselling novelist. More about How Reading Changed My Life