London: John Murray, 1818. 16 +257pp., deckled edges, 8vo, handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown calf, red leather spine label, marbled boards. London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. Fine with very little scattered foxing. More
London: John Murray, 1818. xvi +257pp., 8vo, contemporary 3/4 brown calf, marbled boards and edges, ornately gilt spine (some rubbing & front joint repaired). London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. A very good(+) attractive copy. More
London: John Murray, 1839. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait. 8 volumes, 8vo full brown calf, ornately gilt spines, black & brown leather spine labels. London: John Murray, 1839. Very good (+). More
London: John Murray, 1836. Frontispiece engraving and title page illustration. 17 volumes, 12mo, 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine with raised bands, top edge gilt; (bookplates pasted inside front covers). London: John Murray, 1836. Very good(+). More
London: John Murray, 1814. Four 19th century titles bound together in modern full brown calf; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands and red leather label, reading "The Corsair"; marbled end papers. London: John Murray, 1814, 1816, 1818, 1820. Mixed editions, as below. BYRON, Lord: "The Corsair, A Tale". London: John Murray, 1814. Second issue, lacking ads & half-title. COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor: "Christabel..." London: John Murray, 1816. First edition -- the first appearance of this work which is among the..... More
London: Day & Son, 1865. 20 leaves, each beautifully chromolithographed on single-sided heavy stock in many colors and embellished with gold & silver accents, by W.R.Tymms after designs by W. & G.Audsley. Slim 4to, original purple cloth with very ornate gilt and blind-stamped decorations on covers; spine ends repaired; light foxing to the verso of the plates, which are clean & bright. London: Day & Son, 1865. First edition with these illustrations. A very good(+) copy of this uncommon book..... More
London: John Murray, 1825. 6 volumes. Frontispiece in volume I. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt edged spine labels, raised bands, embossed device on front & back covers, marbled end-papers & edges. London: John Murray, 1825. A very good(+) set in an attractive binding. More
London: John Murray, 1950. 2 volumes. 803 pages. 8vo., stamped red cloth, spines somewhat cocked. First edition. London: John Murray, 1950. A very good copy. More
16mo, wrappers, printed label. N.Y., 1927. First Edition. Includes three poems by Calisher; her first published work. Extremely scarce. More
79pp., tall 8vo. New Haven: Yale UP, 1952. More
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1837. 358pp plus ads. Frontispiece portrait. 16mo, bound in contemporary full black morocco with gilt-stamped decorations, a.e.g. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1837. A near fine copy. With an idylic fore-edge painting depicting a fisherman seated on a log with a stone bridge in the pastoral background. More
Slide Mountain Press, 1929. Title page decoration by Mary Cane. Thin 8vo, gold-flecked purple boards, with blue cloth spine; light edgewear. Slide Mountain Press, 1929. A very good copy. One of Sixty number copies signed by Melville Crane. Correction on the first page done in the author's own hand. More
Berkshire UK: Golden Cockerel, 1927. 2 engraved plates by J.E. Laboureur. 14pp. Slim 12mo, uncut edges. White cloth-backed decorative boards, d.w. (wrapper is partially present). (Berkshire UK: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1927). Fine in poor d.w. One of 375 numbered copies. More
New York: Harper, 1885. Illustrated., tall 8vo, green cloth, pictorially stamped in black & gilt. N.Y: Harper, 1886. First Edition. Many full page black & white illustrations by different artists including Howard Pyle & Thomas Nast. More
New York: Harper, 1885. Illustrated., tall 8vo,brown cloth, pictorially stamped in black & gilt. N.Y: Harper, 1886. First Edition. Many full page black & white illustrations by different artists including Howard Pyle & Thomas Nast. Attractive calligraphic gift inscription, 1890. More
New York: Harper, 1874. Illustrated with numerous engraved plates and in-text drawings, tissue guards. 108pp., tall 8vo, original beautiful blue gilt-stamped pictorial cloth, hinges reinforced. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1874). Very good. With the half-title, and a leaf of advertisements at the end. More
Boston: Small Maynard, 1899. Illustrations by T.B. Meteyard. Smal 8vo, light green cloth with blind-stamped title & decorations. Biston: Small Maynard, 1899. First Edition. Horizontal tear on half-title neatly repaired; small ownership signature, otherwise a fine, bright copy. More
New York: Judson Memorial Church, 1975. Five 4to sheets, folded to 8vo. New York: Judson Memorial Church, October, 1975. Starting in the 1960's the Judson Poets' Theater showcased plays by poets, and musicals, another form of poetry. The Rev. Al(vin) Carmines was a great force in the enterprise. More
New York: Macmillan, 1924. 175pp. Short & slim 8vo, gilt-lettered black cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1924. Slightly edge-worn and scratched, still a very good copy. More
London: Macmillan, 1883. With 65 black-and-white illustrations by Arthur B. Frost, and 9 by Henry Holiday. xii, 214 pages, 8vo, professionally re-backed in black morocco, keeping the original pictorial blue cloth cover stamped in black & gilt. New York: Macmillan, 1884. First American Edition. More
London: Macmillan, 1883. With 65 black-and-white illustrations by Arthur B. Frost, and 9 by Henry Holiday. xii, 214 pages, 8vo, Sumptuously rebound by Bayntun in full green morocco with multiple gilt borders and oflyleaves, all edges gilt. Original cloth covers & spine bound-in at rear. London: Macmillan, 1883. First edition. The spine is a touch faded and the front silk end-papers are a bit edge-worn; otherwise a fine copy in a lovely binding. More
New York: New Directions, 1978. Small 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: New Directions, (1978). First Edition. Presentation copy. More
New York: Putnam, 1903. Frontispiece. Illustrated in sepia and black and white with lettered tissue guards. Decorative title page. 310 pages, (deckle edges), large 8vo, forest green crushed levant with floral gilt stamping, (hinges starting to crack slightly but still firm) raised spine bands, inner gilt rubricated dentelles, top edge gilt, and mottled endpapers. New York: Putnam, 1901. New York: Putnam, 1903. A very good(+) copy. Subtle remains of adhesive from removed bookplate on front attached endpaper. More
New York: Putnam, 1901. Frontispiece. Illustrated in sepia and black and white with photographs and reproductions of artworks with lettered tissue guards. Decorative title page. 312 pages, (deckle edges), large 8vo, forest green crushed levant with floral gilt stamping, (hinges starting to crack slightly but still firm) raised spine bands, inner gilt rubricated dentelles, top edge gilt, and mottled endpapers. New York: Putnam, 1901. A very good(+) copy. Bookplate on front attached endpaper. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1935. 386pp., small 4to, cloth-backed boards. Oxford: Bibliographical Society, 1935. First Edition A fine, unopened copy. More
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