The Young Pilgrim: A Tale
London: Nelson, 1869. Illustrated. 286pp., 12mo, green cloth with gilt-decorated spine and medallion on front cover; corners and spine ends bumped, rubbed. London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869. A very good copy. More
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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
The Death of King Arthur: Thomas Maolory's Le Morte d'Arthur
New York: Viking, 2011. A modern retelling by ACKROYD, Peter. 316 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. First American Edition. New York: Viking, 2011. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
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 Education of Henry Adams. An Autobiography.
Norwalk: Easton, 1970. Illustrated by Samuel Chamberlain. 483pp. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped black leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1970). A bit shelfworn at top corners, otherwise 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
Private Lies.
308pp., 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1991. Fine. Signed first edition. 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
Poems of Alcman, Sappho, Ibycus
New York: Knopf, 1945. Rendered from the Greek by Olga Marx and Ernst Morwitz. Designed by Bruce Rogers. 33 page introductory essay by Ernst Morwitz. Thin 8vo, gilt-stamped decorative cloth; spine slightly darkened. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First edition. Internally fine, a near fine copy. Text in Greek with English translation on facing page. One of 950 copies. 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
La Divina Commedi. Purgatorio
Milan: Nuages, 1999. 27 full-page color illustrations by Milton Glaser. 190 pages. 4to, printed pictorial wrappers. Milano: Nuages, (1999). A fine copy of this beautifully illustrated edition. Includes a lengthy hand-written letter from Glaser to renowned editor Byron (Dobell) with observations on Dante's text; also a 1 page typed translation into English of the Introduction. "As for Dante's words, you're on your own" More
The Infinite Plan
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1993. Color frontis., 382pp., 8vo, full blue gilt-tooled leather, a.e.g. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1993. First Edition. Mint. Limited Edition, signed by the author. 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
The Scholar Adventurers.
New York: Macmillan, 1951. 338pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. with mylar sleeve (d.w. has a few small scuffs; inside, the front end paper has tear from price sticker, signature of previous owner). New York: Macmillan, 1951. A very good(+) copy. 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
Getting Up and Going Home
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1978. Illustrated with drawings by Barnett Plotkin. 257 pages, thin 8vo, gilt stamped leather, all edges gilt. Franklin Library, 1978. Fine. Limited first edition - the First Edition Society. 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
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