Lady Faustus
New York: Morrow, 1983. 94 pages, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Morrow, 1983. First Edition. Fine. Review copy. Presentation from the poet, written on the half-title. More
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A Manual of Historical Literature.
New York: Harper, 1899. xxxviii + 720pp., 8vo, cloth; rubbed, upper rear corner dented. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899. A very good (-) copy. More
The Education of Henry Adams.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1980. 529 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1980. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. More
The Spectator
London: Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, et al. 1780. Engraved frontispiece. 8 volumes, small 8vo, full calf, gilt-decorated spines, black leather spine labels. London: Payne, Rivington, Davis, Longman, et al. No date, circa 1780. Very good. More
The Spectator.
London: Bathurst, 1775. Pictorially engraved title page. 8 volumes, 8vo, all page edges green, full contemporary calf, decoratively gilt spine, black & red leather spine labels (tips worn, joints repaired; still a very good set). London: Bathurst, 1775. More
The Great Ideas: A Lexicon of Western Thought by Mortimer J. Adler
New York: Macmillan, 1992. xxxviii + 952 pages, large 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small ownership signature front free endpaper. New York: Macmillan Publishing, (1992). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Private Lies.
308pp., 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1991. Fine. Signed first edition. More
The Oresteia.
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. 177pp., illustrated by Michael Ayrton. 4to, gilt-stamped forest green leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). Fine. More
Aesop's Fables: A New Version
Norwalk: Easton, 1979. Illustrated by Robert Lawson. 130 pages. Thin 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy. More
Le Grand Meaulnes
Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1931. Frontispiece by A. Alexeiff. 8vo, 288 pages with text in French. bound by Georges Huses, Paris in half red pebbled leather; covers show light wear at hinges, previous owner's inscription in pen on free end page. Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1931. Limited edition, number 113 of 2000. A very good(+) copy. More
Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
New York: Atheneum, 1969. 74 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1969). First Edition. Small dampstain at top edge of dust wrapper, visible on rear only, otherwise a fine copy. Autographed and dated by Albee in 2009. More
Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Mary
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1976. Illustrations by Henry Pitz. Tall thick 8vo, decoratively gilt burgundy leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1976). Some of the cover gilt is a bit scuffed, still about near fine. More
Early American Literature: A Comparatist Approach.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. 433pp. 8vo, cloth, slightly edge-worn d.w. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1982). A near fine copy in very good dust wrapper. More
The Devil in the Fire: Retrospective Essays on American Literature and Culture 1951-1971.
New York: Harper, 1971. xviii + 364pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: A Harper's Magazine Press Book, (1971). A very good (+) copy in a veyr good dust wrapper. More
Candy.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1934. Endpapers + 6 illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 307 pages, 8vo, red and white polka cloth with black type on spine and front cover (extremities of spine slightly worn, spine darkened). New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1934. First Edition. Very good (+). L. M. Alexander won Dodd Mead%u2019s $10,000 Prize for this first novel, and then never published another word. More
Stendhal: A Biography
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979. In Collaboration with Carol Cosman. xiii + 285pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. dust wrapper lightly worn. London: George Allen & Unwin, (1979). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Victorian Literature and Society: Essays Present to Richard D. Altick
Columbus: Ohio State Universyt Press, 1984. Edited by James R. Kincaid and Albert J. Kuhn. viii + 374pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1984). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
The Whistlers' Room
London: Martin Secker, 1929. 99 pages. 12mo, blue cloth; cloth faded at spine and edges, previous ownership signature in pen on flyleaf. London: Martin Secker, 1929. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
New York: Knopf, 1965. Translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby. Interesting illustrations by Emil Antonucci. 97 pages. Thin 8vo, decorative boards, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1965. First American Edition. More
The Crusade of Richard Lion-Heart
New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. Translated from the Old French by Merton Jerome Hubert. Notes and Documentation by John L. La Monte. Illustrated. xi + 478 pages. Thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. A near fine copy. Columbia University Records of Civilization. More
The letters of Kingsley Amis
New York: Hyperion. Illustrated. liii, 1212 pages. Very thick 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, lightly edge worn d.w. New York: Hyperion, 2001. A very good(+) book, with a very good dust wrapper. More
Fairy Tales.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1977. Illustrated by Robert Lo Grippo. 543 pages. Large 8vo, gilt-stamped orange leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1977. The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. Fore-edge foxed, otherwise fine. More
The Rise of American Jewish Literature: An Anthology of Selections from the Major Novels.
988pp. Thick 8vo, purple cloth, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1970). Very good. More
Cento Novelle Amorose de i Signori Accademici Incogniti.
Venice: Presso li Guerigli, 1651. 290 pages, all rather fine and clean, blue edges. Thick tall 8vo, copper engraved illustration on title page, engraved decorative chapter initials and tail pieces. Full vellum, lightly soiled, hand-lettered title on spine. Small ex-libris on inside front cover. Venice: Presso le Guerigli, 1651. First Edition. Scarce. More
Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, &c.
London: Ackermann, 1818. 15 fine color plates. 3 separate issues bound together: Volume V. May 1, 1818 No. 29, pages 250 - 314: Volume V. June 1, 1818. No. 30. pages 315 - 384: Volume VI. November 1. 1818, No. 35. pages 245- 310. slim 8vo, 3/4 red leather, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Ackermann, 1818. Very good (+). With a presentation and letter laid in by John Carnegie. More