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
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
University of California, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. Association copy. Inscribed on title page: "For Victor Cassidy -- I'm glad this introduced us. Mary Barnard, September 26, 1987." Barnard was a celebrated poet, biographer, and translator. Her tutelage under Ezra Pound and friendship with William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, and other..... More
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
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
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 389 pp. Minor shelf wear. Diagonal crease on front cover. Small bump on right spine edge. This is a first edition of Berryman's final book, a collection of his essays and literary criticism. More
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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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
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
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
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
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
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 very good condition. Lovely olive green boards with black lettering and design. From the Longmans' English Classics series. More
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
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
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
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
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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
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
Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Back hinge cracked. This is a signed first printing of the great crime novelist's memoir. By the author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and many others. More
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
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
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
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
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