The Death of the Author
Melville House, 2008. Paperback. This is a scarce reprint of Adairs 1992 meta novella. More
Literary Criticism & Books About Books
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 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
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
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 succesful fugitive from the journalistic profession (Professionz) - Dornfeld." Owner's name on..... More
After Strange Gods; A Primer of Modern Heresy; The Page-Barbour Lectures at the University of Virginia 1933
London: Faber and Faber, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Deckle edge. 68 pp. No jacket. Cloth is torn at right edge of spine, beginning to come away from board. Previous owners' names on front free endpaper. Pp. 63 and 65 roughly cut at right edge. Tight and clean. This..... More
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The Letters of T.S. Eliot [complete in 3 volumes]
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.5"x6.5". Volume 1: 1898-1922. Blue hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 871 pp. Volume 2: 1923-1925. Maroon hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 878 pp. Volume 3: 1926-1927. Yellow hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. 954 pp. Light scuffing to jackets..... 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
Put About: A Critical Anthology on Independent Publishing
London: Book Works, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. 4to. Pictorial wraps. Many color plates. 192 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to wraps. This is an anthology of criticism, scholarly articles, and manifestos from luminaries in the indie publishing and zine world, with many full-page color plates reproducing art and articles. More
Fiction and the Figures of Life
New York: Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. Dust jacket. 288 pp. Near fine with some very minor edge wear. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed 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 of the..... More
The Story That Teaches You How to Write It
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
Ways of Escape
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 320 pp. Price-clipped. Minor shelf wear This is a first American edition, first printing of Greene's second memoir. More
Yours etc.; Letters to the Press
Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth. Dust jacket. 269 pp. This is a first Canadian edition of Greene's collection of erudite letters from 1945-1989. More
Gender and Sexuality in Ethical Context; Ten Essays on Polish Prose
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
Graphis 4th International Survey of Children's Book Illustration
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