Fiction
A CHILDHOOD
New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, 1932. 3rd edition. Hardcover. 1st American edition, 1932. A Very Good. 8vo., 206 pp., bound in blue cloth. Spine is sunned, tips and edges rubbed. Previous booksellers sticker inside front cover, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. No jacket... More
DON QUIXOTE 2 Volumes Complete
London: Humphrey Milford : Oxford University Press, 1925. Hardcover. (1925). A Very Good copy in 2 Volumes. 12mo., 551 pp., plus 8 pp. ads, 582 pp., plus 8 pp. ads. Bound in publishers green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Tips and edges slightly rubbed; gilt on spine darkened..... More
THE GYPSIES
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition thus, 1963. A Very Good book in a Good+ dust jacket. 8vo., 234 pp., with black & white images. Bound in publishers tan cloth with red illustrated dust jacket, $8.95. Jacket is rubbed at edges and tips;..... More
A PLURALITY OF WORLDS
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. T.L. Poulton. Limited edition. Wraps. Limited and Numbered Edition. #1240 of an edition of 1600, 1200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press, and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random House, 1929. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 138 pp., bound in..... More
COLOURS: Faithfully Rendered From The French Of Remy De Gourmont
New York City: Blue Faun Publications, 1929. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st edition thus, (1929). A Very Good copy. Small 8vo., 203 pp., with hand colored 2 page title page. Limited edition of 1950 copies of which this is number 243. Part of the publishers Renaissance Series. Covers are slightly..... More
THE DAUGHTER OF AN EGYPTIAN KING.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1871. 1st American edition. Cloth. 1st American edition. A Good + copy. 8vo., viii, 368 pp., with 4 pages of ads at the rear. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with title on the spine in gilt. End papers coated brown. The cloth has many small scratches..... More
THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
London / New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd. / Dodd, Mead and Company, 1931. Zhenya Gay. 1st illustrated edition. Hardcover. 1st illustrated edition, 1931. A Very Good+ book in a Good slipcase. 8vo., 310 pp., 12 illustrated plates present with tissue guards. Bound in publishers decorated black cloth..... More
THAT AWFUL MESS ON VIA MERULANA
New York: George Braziller, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1965. A Very Good copy in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 388 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth with black dust jacket, $5.95. Jacket has overall rubbing and soiling, edges are chipped. Top edge of boards are faded, text is..... More
TARAS BULBA
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1886. 1st American edition. Leather. 1st American edition. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 295 pp., illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Bound in half leather and marbled paper boards. Simple spine design with title in gilt on spine. Boards and edges rubbed. Text age..... More
SULAMITH: A Tale of Antiquity
New York: Adelphi Company, 1926. New edition. Hardcover. New edition, 1926. A Good copy. 8vo., 159 pp., no illustrations, bound in green cloth and tan paper with paper title label on spine. Spine is worn thru at spots; tips rubbed thru; text edges dusty; a few pencil notes throughout; bump..... More
MARTHA AND MARY
New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1926. A Fair copy. 8vo., 310 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth. Board edges worn with tips rubbed thru, small abrasion on rear board. Front hinge cracked and rear hinge cracked thru with webbing showing. Previous owners..... More
ABDALLAH or The Four-Leaved Clover
Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Company, 1889. New American Edition. Cloth. New American Edition, stated. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 232 pp. Green cloth with gilt title na floral field design. Text block edges a little dust soiled. Previous owner's neat signature and 1890 date on the front end paper..... More
THE GEORGICS in Slipcase
New York: The Heritage Press, 1953. Bruno Bramanti. Cloth. Heritage Press, 1953. Near Fine. 4to., 154 pp., with black wood cut engravings by Bramanti. Bound in publishers green cloth with floral print, with black slipcase. Book spine show slight fading, slipcase has minor shelf wear, previous owners small label on..... More
EUGENIO MONTALE Selected Essays
Manchester: Carcanet, 1978. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition thus, 1978. Near Fine. 8vo., 216 pp., bound in publishers green cloth with illustrated dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. Clean and unmarked. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. More
FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT. An Historical Romance.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. Gaston Fay. Imperial Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, thus. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 276 pp., illustrated with frontispiece and b&w drawings. Bound in green pebbled cloth with title on spine in gilt. Yellow end papers, with..... More
LIFE AND MYSELF
New York: Brentano's, 1930. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition thus, 1930. Very Good. 8vo., 241 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth. Spine is faded, top & base of spine chipped, tips rubbed. Front hinge starting. Text is clean. More
PERVIGILIVM VENERIS / THE EVE OF VENUS: Limited and Signed
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. Limited edition. Wraps. Limited edition, 1924. A Very Good book in a Fair slipcase. 4to., unpaginated with some pages uncut, limited edition of 250 with this being hand numbered 201 and signed by editor. Bound in publishers batik paper covered boards with..... More
THE END OF ALL MEN (Association Copy, Richard McKenna's copy and signature)
New York: Pantheon Books, 1944. First American edition. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st American edition, stated. A Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. Grey cloth in grey art-deco dust jacket. The dj, priced at $2.50, has light edge wear, and a slightly darkened spine..... More
DO YOU HEAR THEM?
New York: George Braziller, 1973. 1st edition, First printing. Cloth. 1st edition, 1st printing. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., 147 pp. Black cloth in grey dust jacket. Moderate wear to the jacket. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. More
ANNA KARENINA: A Novel. 2 Volumes Complete
London: Humphrey Milford : Oxford University Press, 1924. Hardcover. (1924). A Very Good copy in 2 Volumes. 12mo., 493 pp., plus 8 pp. ads, 438 pp., plus 8 pp. ads. Bound in publishers green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Tips and edges slightly rubbed; gilt on spine darkened..... More
THE DEMONS. 2 Volumes in Slipcase
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Hardcover. Knopf, 1961. A Very Good set in Very Good dust jackets and Very Good slipcase. 8vo., 690, 1334 pp., bound in publishers red cloth with tan dust jackets in colorful slipcase. Case has some minor fading and rubbing, color is bright. Dust jacket..... More
THE WORKS OF VIRGIL
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862. Revised. Cloth. Revised edition, 1862. Good. 12mo., ix, 404 pp., with 16 pages of publishers ads at rear. Bound in publishers brown cloth, decorated in blind, with title in gilt on spine. Moderate edge wear with small loss at pulled crown and foot. Previous..... More
THE EGYPTIAN: A Novel
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1949. BOMC. Hardcover. BOMC, 1949. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 503 pp., bound in publishers tan cloth with full color illustrated dust jacket. Jacket has chipping along edges, spine and tips; some overall minor soiling. Text edges dusty; previous owners..... More