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.
LITERATURE
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.
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.
English Music.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1992. Frontispiece by Norman Walker. 400 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1992. Fine. Signed first edition.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Private Lies.
308pp., 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, 1991. Fine. Signed first edition.
The Oresteia.
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1980. Translated by Richard Latimore. Illustrated by Elaine Raphael & Don Bolognese. 186 pages. Thin 8vo, gilt- stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library. 1980. A fine copy.
Autographed Manuscript Signed
Ponkapog: 1880. 1 page, 5 x 7.5 inches, Ponkapog, Massachusetts, no date, circa 1880. A four-line poem entitled "Kismet," written on personal stationery and signed in full, in part: "A glance, a word and joy or pain Befalls; what was no more shall be..." Several folds; very good condition. American poet, author, and editor.
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.
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.
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.
Nelson Algren's own book of Lonesome Monsters
New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1963. 213 pages, 8vo, orange boards with a dark gray cloth spine (stained and spotted on the spine), dust wrapper (heavily worn and torn) in a mylar sleeve. New York: Bernard Geis Associates, (1963). First printing. A very good(-) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Roger and Fay Donoghue, may your shadows never grow less - Nelson."
Action at Aquila
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. 369 pages, 8vo, cloth (bottom corners lightly bumped). New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1938). First Edition. Very good condition. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "This first edition of Action at Aquila autographed for E. Donovan of New York City with the [?] regards of the author Hervey Allen. May 4, 1946."
The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories
New York: Pantheon, 2006. Profusely illustrated in black and white by Jules Feiffer. Unpaginated oblong 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Pantheon, (2006). First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page: "To [...] - With much love, and huge gratitude - you made this book happen - Jenny Love, Jules Feiffer."
The Friar as Critic: Literary Attitudes in the Later Middle Ages.
Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1971. xi + 176pp., thin 8vo, cloth; slightly skewed. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, (1971). A very good copy.
The Girls on the 10th Floor and Other Stories
New York: Holt, 1958. 188 pages, small 8vo, light blue cloth, dust wrapper (worn). New York: Holt, (1958). Third printing. Spotted top edge, but still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to Jose Ferrer: "To Jose, All good wishes! Steve."
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.
Tight Shot
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. 262 pages, 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper with mylar cover. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1995). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by the author on the title page.
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.
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.
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.