The Scandal of Ulysses: The Sensational Life of a Twentieth-Century Masterpiece.
New York: St. Martin's, 1992. xiv + 273 pages, short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1992). First American edition. Fine. More
New York: St. Martin's, 1992. xiv + 273 pages, short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1992). First American edition. Fine. More
London: J.M. Dent, 1963. Illustrations and music examples. 212pp, 12mo, cloth. London: J.M. Dent, (1963). More
New York: W.W. Norton. Illustrated. 328pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: W. W. Norton & Company Inc, 1968. Fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. Photographs by Bruce White. 130 color illustrations. 144 pages. Tall slim 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1891. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard. 246 pages, 12mo, gorgeous Florentine vellum binding with ornate gilt stamping and dark green leather label and panels, beveled edges, metallic filigree endpapers. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. A near fine copy. An adaptation of the Lalitavistara Sutra. Binder's label on preliminary page. More
London: 1902. 2 pages together measuring 7 x 8.75 inches, Bolton Gardens, London, January 6, 1902, to American publisher Henry Holt, in full: "I have received with pleasure the copy of 'The Independent' containing 'The Sultan Takes' and shall be glad to have the other poem when you print it. I am very happy to have been introduced to the American public in your pages." Mounting remnants along the right margin of the second page, but still in very good..... More
1891. An original poem for the Daily Telegraph penned in twenty minutes! Autograph manuscript signed "Edwin Arnold", 4to. 1 page, March 26th 1891, written while editor of the Daily Telegraph - he responds to a subordinates request for a poem to fill space in the newspaper, in full: "How will this do? A Master-printer of the Press, he spoke - By mouth of many thousand tongues: he swayed - The Pens which break the scepters. Good Lord! Make - Thy..... More
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Illustrated by Ayers Houghtelling with 8 color plates and other drawings in the text. 193pp. 4to, patterned cloth with green leather label, board slipcase. Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1976. A fine copy in a near fine box. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
Illus. 372pp. 8vo, cloth; (worn, corners very bumped, top of spine chipped). London: Longmans, Green, 1894. good. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1941. Illustrated. 241pp. 8vo, blue cloth. N.Y.: Henry Holt And Company, 1941. Good copy. Previous owners' bookplate on the inside of the front cover. More
New York: Knopf, 1983. Numerous color photographic illustrations. Oblong 4to, glossy blue boards, d.w. (wrapper yellowed and a bit mis-aligned; small dampstain at foot). New York: Alfred Knopf, 1983. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper . Signed on the fly-leaf by the photographer. More
New York: Knopf, 1995. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 289 pages. 4to, beige cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1995. First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Knopf, 1987. Many black & white photographs, slim sqaure 4to, grey cloth. d.w. (New York): Alfred Knopf, 1987. Fine. More
175 illustrations, including 110 plates in full color. 39pp. 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1985. Fine copy in a near- fine dust wrapper. More
Munich: Langewiesche-Brandt, 1963. Text in German. Profusely illustrated in color. Unpaginated, with pages toned at edges, as usual. Tall, narrow 4to, pictorial cloth-backed boards. (Munich): Langewiesche-Brandt, (1963). A very good copy--dust-soiled and a bit scuffed. More
Boston: Privately Printed, 1886. Illustrated. 329pp. tall 8vo. blue cloth. Light overall toning, inner front hinge a bit loose, 2 personal bookplates. Boston: Privately Printed, 1886. First Edition. Very good(+). More
New York: Harper, 1899. Frontis., illustrated. v + 331pp., 8vo, cloth, t.e.g; rubbed. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. A very good copy. More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. Illustrated with 50 color plates by Lawrence B. Saint. 269 pages. Thick 8vo, burgundy cloth, d.w. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1956. Reprint of the third edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1995. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (London): Arms and Armour Press, (1995). Fine. More
New York: Orion Books, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Orion Books, (1994). Very good Studies of George Washington, James Polk, Jefferson Davis, and Lyndon Johnson. More
Chicago: 1926. 1 page, 10.75 x 8.25 inches, on "Hotel Warner" letterhead, Chicago, August 2, 1926. Written to noted book and autograph dealer Oliver R. Barrett, attempting desperately to sell his sister's autograph collection, in part: "For the sake of my only sister, who sorely needs $1000 she asks for her collection, I am willing to part with my own prized treasures including: my father's sketches; my set of autographs of the great explorers of Africa. They were all my..... More
Chicago: 1926. 1 page, 10.75 x 8.25 inches, Hotel Warner, Chicago, July 23, 1926, to noted book and autograph dealer Oliver R. Barrett, attempting to sell his fathers papers, in part: "...I have in my hands for disposal the correspondence of the late Sir Edwin Arnold with the notables of the Victorian era. The collection is not large, but it possesses interesting features (about 150 items). I should be very happy to submit it to if you would care to..... More
Caldwell: Caxton, 1968. Illustrated with Photographs. 4to, off-white cloth, d.w. (price-clipped). Caldwell, ID: Caxton (1968). First Edition. A pictorial recollection. More
This is to inform you that the Rogers Divine Comedy has arrived today in good shape. It is a beautiful copy, the book itself is indeed flawless!
The Wanley arrived SO quickly, and I really love it! It is extremely hard to put down, even for a minute. Thank you very much for the book, the phone conversation, and the speedy arrival.