The Letters of George Gissing to Gabrielle Fleury.
New York: New York Public Library, 1964. 174 pages, tall 8vo, pink cloth, decorative gold lettering on front cover. New York: New York Public Library, 1964. First Edtion. Fine. More
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A Second Flowering: Works and Days of the Lost Generation.
New York: The Viking Pess, 1973. With a few b/w illustrations. 276pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: The Viking Press, (1973). A good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Small Craft Advisories: Critical Articles 1984-1988. Art, Ballet, Music, Literature, Film.
London: Thames & Hudson, 1989. 296pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Thames & Hudson, 1989. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. More
The Oxford Book of Travel Stories
New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. xvi + 441 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. New York: Oxford University press, 1996. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. A collection of writings on travel. More
Writers
New York: Quantuck Lane Press, 2005. Introduction by Mark Strand. Illustrated with 104 duotone photographs. 224pp. Wide 4to, grey cloth, slightly edge worn d.w. New York: Quantuck Lane Press, (2005). First edition. Very slight rippling along top edges, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Bridge.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1981. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Illustrated with photographs by Richard Benson. Short thin folio, gray cloth, blue paste-paper pictorial board slipcase. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Fine. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by the photographer. More
The Idea of the Humanities, And Other Essays Critical and Historical.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1968. 2 volumes. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. UP Chicago, (1968). Near fine. More
Maggie: a Girl of the Streets
Norwalk: Easton, 1974. Introduction by Shirley Ann Grau and illustrated by Sigmund Abeles. 105pp. Tall slim 8vo, gilt-stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1974). Spine very slightly faded and fore-edge just a bit shelfworn, else a near fine copy. A story of New York. More
The Red Badge of Courage.
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. 170pp. 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). A fine copy. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. More
Plague and Pestilence in Literature and Art.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1914. Frontispiece, illustrated. 222pp, tall 8vo, brick cloth; corners bumped, spine ends frayed.Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1914. Very good. More
Five Patients: The Hospital Explained.
New York: Knopf, 1970. 231pp., 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Fine in very good d.w. First edition of Crichton's second book. More
Bosie: Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1963. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 414pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, sunned and edge-worn d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1963). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Travels and Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
London: William Tegg, 1868. Hand colored woodcut frontispiece and 22 additional colored illustrations five by George Cruikshank. Title page slightly browned with a ghost image of the frontispiece. Small 8vo, rust cloth, gold and black pictorial cover, spine mildly sunned, a.e.g. London: William Tegg, 1868. A very nice copy. More
Parnassus on the Mississippi: The Southern Review and the Baton Rouge Literary Community 1935-1942
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Press, 1984. Photographic illustrations in black & white. 289 pages. 8vo, navy cloth, dust wrapper. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Press, (1984). A fine copy. More
Oeuvres de Collin d'Harleville
Paris: Chez Janet et Cotelle, 1821. Engraved frontispiece portrait in first volume. 4 volumes. Slim 8vos, very handsomely bound (marked "Serre" on spine) in 3/4 contemporary brown polished calf over mottled boards; ornately gilt spines with thick raised bands, marbled endpapers, uncut edges. Paris: Chez Janet et Cotelle, 1821. Nouvelle edition, enrichie d'un notice sur la vie. Some light scattered foxing throughout, still a near fine copy of this rather attractive set. More
Expositiones et Glose super Comediam Dantis or Commentary on Dante's Inferno
Albany: State University of New York Press, 1974. Primarily in Latin. Edited with Notes and an Introduction in English by Vincenzo Cioffari. Illustrated frontispiece. 724pp. Very thick 8vo, brown cloth. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1974. A fine copy. More
The Forked Flame: A Study of D.H. Lawrence
Evanston: Northwestern, 1967. 320pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; price clipped. Evanston: Nortwestern University Press, (1967). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Twelve and a Tilly: Essays on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Finnegans Wake
Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1965. Black and white frontispiece portrait of Joyce. 142 pages, green cloth (ever so slight sunning to spine), small slim 8vo. Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1965. A near fine copy. More
The Works of Alphonse Daudet
Boston: Little Brown, 1899. 24 volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and other fine plates, some of which are in color. 8vo, handsomely bound 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards with ornate gilt-decorated spines; marbled endpapers, uncut edges, top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1899. A near fine set in a lovely binding. The Edition de Luxe. Number 28 out of only 100 sets printed. More
Lettres de mon Moulin.
Angers: Jacques-Petit, 1946. Illustrated throughout with color plates by Gabriel Loire. 261 pages with text in French. Thick 8vo, original color pictorial wrappers; spine a bit concave and end chipped, still a very good clean copy. Angers: Jacques-Petit, 1946. Limited edition -- number 2448 of 4000 copies. More
Darwin, Carlyle, and Dickens, with Other Essays.
New York: Haskell House, 1971. 242pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Haskell House, 1971. A fine copy. Facsimile reprint of the 1876 edition. More
The Song of Songs and Other Stories
London: E. Archer, 1927. Frontispiece portrait by William Roberts. 53p. marbled wrappers, paper label. London: E. Archer. Limited Edition. A very good(+) copy. Number 148 of 900. More
James Joyce: A portrait of the Artist
New York: Stein and Day, 1975. Lightly illustrated in black and white. 328 pages, 8vo, green cloth-backed brown boards, d.w. New York: Stein and Day, 1975. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
An Olio of Bibliographical and Literary Anecdotes and Memoranda Original and Selected; Including Mr. Cole's Unpublished Notes on the Rev. Ja. Bentham's History and Antiquities of Ely Cathedral
London: Rodwell, 1814. vi + 126pp., 12mo, 3/4 leather over marbled boards; lightly rubbed, old ink signature on title page. London: J. Rodwell, 1814. A very good copy. More