Lectures on Greek Poetry.
London: Longmans, 1910. xvi + 272 pages, 8vo, green cloth; front endpapers toned, few spots of minor scuffing and discoloration. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1910. A very good copy. More
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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. More
The Tragic Drama of the Greeks.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1925. Illustrated. viii + 499 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; lightly rubbed. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1925). A very good(+) copy. More
Report From Engine Co. 82.
New York: Bonanza, 1983. With a new introduction by the author. xix, [iii], 215 pages. Short 8vo, full red leather, all edges gilt. New York: Bonanza, (1983). Limited edition -- number 177 of an undetermined printing, signed by the author. Gilt edges somewhat scratched, else a near fine copy. Author was a fireman in the South Bronx, New York. More
Who Were The Greeks?
New York: Biblio and Tannen, 1967. xxxvii + 634 pages, thick 8vo, red cloth. New York: Biblio and Tannen, 1967. A near fine copy. More
KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents.
New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1974. Illustrated. 462 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth, torn wrapper. New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1974. Endpapers a bit foxed, still very good in very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Naturalia et Mirabilia: Les Cabinets de Curiosites en Europe.
Paris: Adam Biro, 1998. Numerous black & white illustrations. Slim 4to, black cloth, edgeworn d.w. (Paris): Adam Biro, (1998). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Grootboek Van De Tweede Wereldoorlog
Amsterdam: Reader's Digest, 1966. Three volumes. Profusely illustrated. Thick 4to, pictorial boards; lightly rubbed. Amsterdam: Reader's Digest, (1966). A very good(+) set VOLUME I: Van Munchen Tot Pearl Harbor; VOLUME II: Van Pearl Harbor Tot Stalingrad; VOLUME III: Von Stalingrad Tot Hirosjima. More
The Queens of Society
New York: Harper, 1860. Illustrated by Charles Altamont Doyle and The Brothers Dalziel. vi + 488 pages, 8vo, brown cloth; neat pencil notes on front free endpaper, covers lightly worn. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. A very good copy. "Grace & Philip Wharton" are pseduonyms of Katharine Byerly Thomson and J.C. Thomson, her son. More
Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
Oxford: Clarendon, 1963. xxvii + 211 pages, 12mo, green cloth, d.w.; minor foxing to foredge, previous owner's name and address neatly penned on inside front cover, dust wrapper lightly spotted and rubbed. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1963). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
New York: Brentano, 1920. Illustrated by Harry Clarke with a few mounted color plates and many incredible black & white line drawings. 412pp. Short thick 4to, beautifly rebound in full black morocco with mounted pictorial label on front cover. New York: Brentano's, (no date, circa 1920). A fine copy. More
An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King
London: Verso, 2003. ix + 334 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. London: Verso, (2003). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Invisible Man.
New York: Random House, 1952. Rebound in full black morocco, thick 8vo, 439 pages, small fold on half title. New York: Random House, (1952). First Edition. Near fine. More
Sebastian Melmoth [Oscar Wilde].
London: Humphreys, 1906. Epigrams and "The Soul of Man Under Socialism". Title in red and black, 222pp., untrimmed, small 8vo, rebound in full brown morocco, black spine labels, gilt-decorations, raised bands. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1911. Mint. Sebastian Melmoth was Oscar Wilde's pseudonym, used after his arrest and subsequent move to the continent. More
West-Running Brook.
New York: Holt, 1928. Woodcut illustrations by J.J. Lankes. 64 pages, thin 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco with an inlay image from the original cover. New York: Holt, 1928. First Edition. First Issue. Fine. More
La Decoration. Tome I & II.
France: Hachette, 1963. Collection Connaissance des Arts. Profusely illustrated with fine gravure reproductions and mounted color plates. 328; 320 pages with text in French. Thick 4tos, natural cloth with red circular label inset on covers (cloth a bit dusty). France: Hachette, (1963). First edition. Very good(+) copies, lacking the dust wrappers. First two volumes from this series (in all, 4 were printed). More
Library
China: Zoop, 2022. Illustrated in color, 9 x 12" hardcover, 800 pages. Bookplate signed by Glenn Bray along with printed signature book plate. 4to, pictorial boards. China: Zoop, (2022). Limited edition of 500. In collaboration with Frank Young, Blue Trimarchi, and Scott Dunbier, an ambitious and unusual look at the private library of world renowned collector Glenn Bray. According to Bray, the collection represents about a third of his entire library. Beautifully designed and comes with cardboard box with title..... More
Oeuvres
Paris: Le Vasseur, 1937. Compositions hors- texte de Georges LePape. 10 volumes (out of 11), pictorial wrappers with marbled board sleeves and matching slipcases. Paris: Le Vasseur, (1937). Limited Edition. Fine & unopened. No. 19 out of only 69 sets on Japon imperial with color plates and an original aquarelle signed by the artist. Includes: Premieres poesies, Comedies et Proverbes, 2 vols.; Melanges de literature; Contes et Nouvelles, 2 vols.; La Confession d'un Enfant du Siecle; Oeuvres Posthumes. Missing is..... More
A History of Macedonia
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Translated by Catherine Errington. Map, two genealogical tables. x + 320 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1990). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
A Description of New Netherland
Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. Translated by Dierderik Willem Goedhuys. Forword by Russell Shorto. Few illustrations in black and white. xxii, 176 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, (2008). Some neat pencil marginalia, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Greek Papyri: An Introduction
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. 2 maps, 8 full-page plates. ix + 220 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A History of Britain: The Wars of the British 1603- 1776, Volume II.
Color & b/w illus., 544pp., tall square 8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.: Hyperion, 2001). Fine. More
The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900
College Station: Texas A&M, 1999. 307 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; slightly askew, dust wrapper rubbed. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, (1999). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Introduction to Contemporary Civilization in the West.; A Source Book Prepared by the Contemporary Civilization Staff of Columbia Staff of Columbia University.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1957. Two volumes. x, 1284; x, 1281 pages. Thick 8vo, brown cloth. New York: Columbia University Press, (1957). Some wear to covers, very slightly bent at corners, internally clean. A very good(+) set. More
Chaining the Hudson: The Fight for the River in the American Revolution
New York: Fordham, 2004. Illustrated. xvi + 233 pages, 8vo, printed wrappers; about 10 pages with ink notes and markings in the margin. New York: Fordham University Press, (2004). A very good copy. More