LITERATURE
Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard
New York: harper, 1904. 8vo, green cloth, stamped in orange black & gilt; light binding wear. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1904. First American Edition. First issue, with date on title, p. 480 numbered correctly, and "Europe"misspelled on p. 201. Newspaper clipping re: Conrad glued to end-paper, and bookplate of Henry Cabot Lodge. More
The Rescue.
London: Dent, 1920. A Romance of the Shallows. 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 green morocco, gilt spine. London: Dent, 1920. First Edition. First English edition. Fine. More
Oeuvres de Benjamin Constant: Adolphe.
Paris: Lemerre, 1889. Frontispiece portrait in sepia, xv + 185 pages, untrimmed, rubricated title. 16mo, rebound in 3/4 tan calf, gilt spine, marbled boards with the original printed wrappers bound in, top edge gilt. (hinges a bit dry). Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1889. Very good (+). Limited, number 8 of only 10 numbered copies on papier de Chine. Previous owners name on original wrapper. More
The Historical Background of Chaucer's Knight
New York: Haskell House, 1966. Frontispiece. 80 pages, slim 8vo, green cloth. New York: Haskell House, 1966. Near fine. More
The English Table In History and Literature
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. Illustrated (b/w). 230 pages. 8vo., orange cloth covered boards, corners slightly bumped, worn and fragile wrapper covered with protective plastic. No date, c. 1930's. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. A very good copy in a good wrapper. From Clifford Odet's library, with his blind-stamp on flyleaf ("Clifford Odet New York City"). More
The Love Letters of a Chinese Lady
Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1919. Tipped in color frontis, 14 black-and-white plates. 78 pages, pictorial yellow cloth, foredge untrimmed; brown staining on page 11 of the preface, covers dust soiled, some fraying at spine ends and corners. Edinburgh and London: T. N. Foulis, (1919). A very good copy. More
The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1977. Color illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. 484 pages, tall thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, ornately gilt spine, all edges gilt. Franklin Center: Franklin Press, 1977. Near Fine. More
The Deerslayer or: The First War-Path
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1961. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. Small 4to, full brown leather, ornately gilt covers and spine, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1971). Limited Edition. Fine. More
The Last of the Mohicans
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1979. Illustrated in black and white and color by Edward A. Wilson. 377 pages. Large 8vo, gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, peach silk moire endpapers. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1979). A fine copy. More
The Last of the Mohicans, a Narrative of 1757.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1979. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. 540 pages. Thick 8vo, full gilt-stamped green leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1979. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. More
The Pilot.
Norwalk: Easton. 357pp., illustrated with color woodcuts by Robert Quackenbush. 4to, gilt stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1968). Fine. More
The Art of the Compleat Angler
Durham: Duke University, 1968. vii + 200 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; spotting to bottom edge, dust wrapper lightly worn. Durham: Duke University Press, 1968. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Oeuvres de Francois Coppee. Poesies 1864 - 1905.
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1878. 7 volumes. 12mo, rubricated titles, top edges gilt, 3/4 crimson morocco, ornately gilt spines, marbled boards. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1878-1884. Near fine. More
Theatre de...Avec des Commentaires, et Autres Morceaux Interessans.
1765. Frontispiece, engraved illustrations, 12 volumes, 8vo, full brown calf, re-cased, raised spines and black leather labels. No place, 1765. Very good(+). More
Vendetta of Silence
Boston: Little Brown, 1971. 242 pages. 8vo., tan cloth backed red boards, wrapper loose and showing a few small chips and tears. Little Brown: Boston, (1971). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper. More
The Trial of Ezra Pound
Birmingham: Notable Trials Library, 1992. 215 pages. 8vo., leather-backed gilt-stamped boards. Birmingham, AL: The Notable Trials Library, (1992). Fine. More
Francesco Petrarca and the Revolution of Cola di Rienzo
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1913. 330 pages, 12mo, green cloth with gilt-stamped spine. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1913). Very good(+). More
A Catalogue of the Cotsen Children's Library
Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2000. 2 volumes. Illustrated. xlvi + 656 pages and xxxiii + 818 pages. Thick 4to, gilt-decorated green silk, black spine labels. Princeton: Princeton University Library, 2000, 2003. A fine pair. Volume I: A - L. Volume II: M - Z. More
From St. Francis to Dante: Translations from the Chronicle of the Franciscan Salimbene (1221-88).
Philadelphia: University of Pennyslvania Press, 1972. introduction by Edward Peters.xlii + 446pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1972). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More