Hartford: American Publishing Co, 1876. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 892, 276. Black cloth (professionaly rebacked with black cloth - not affecting the gilt title stamping) stamped in gold. A very good plus copy. First appearance of the Julia Smith translation, one of 950 copies bound in cloth from a...... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, (1923). Garada Clark Riley. First Edition? 8vo, pp. 64. Illustrated in color and black and white by Garada Clark Riley. Green cloth with large paper illustration on front. A little spotting inside, cover little worn, o/w VG. More
Boston: Hayward, 1839. First Edition. 8vo, pages not numbered. Contemporary leather, little rubbed and stained. Some light foxing throughout, , but o/w a tight copy. VG. More
New London: William Bolles, 1843. First Edition. 12mo, pp. 64. Yellow printed wraps, a very good clean copy. Afro-Americana 3768. A rtare abolitionist tract. Wikipedia: "Stephen Symonds Foster (November 17, 1809 – September 13, 1881) was a radical American abolitionist known for his dramatic and aggressive style of public speaking..... More
Canterbury, NH: in the United Society, 1843. First Edition. 8vo, pp. vii, 222, [8], 223-402, [3]. Bound in rebacked full sheep (that has some minor repairs), some minor toning and foxing to the sheets, but a very good copy. Richmond 1340, MacLean 93 Evans 43-4789. Sabin 79708. Richmond: "This book..... More
Canterbury, NH: in the United Society, 1843. First Edition. 8vo, pp. vii, 222, [8], 223-402, [3]. Bound in rubbed full sheep (that has some minor repairs), some minor toning and foxing to the sheets, but a very good copy. Richmond 1340, MacLean 93 Evans 43-4789. Sabin 79708. Richmond: "This book..... More
Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1967? First US Edition. 12mo, pp. 312. Frontis portrait. Paper wraps, red plastic jacket. Has a stamp on the title page from the US Distributor of China Books & Periodicals, as well as thew "foreword to the second edition ... (December 16, 1966) by Lin Piao..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, (1961). First Edition, second issue with the 7-line blurb on the rear cover and without the Villiers slug on page 100. 12mo, pp. 100. Paper wraps. (The pocket poets series number fourteen.) Cover slightly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. Cook pp. 42-43; Cook 30; Morgan..... More
(Davis, CA:): Swan Scythe Press, 2007. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 96. Printed wraps. Inscribed by the author: "Dear Bill: See Ackns At End | I am so grateful to you | for your encoragement & | patience through all my | varous travails & mistakes | you are a good..... More
Brooklyn: Melville House, (2018). First US edition. 8vo, pp. 312. A very good copy in dj. Diary of a Scottish bookseller. More
Washington: Counterpoint, (2000). First edition. 8vo, pp. 416, remainder mark along the bottom of the leaves, near fine in dj. Pulitzer prize winning composer. More
NY: Pagasus, (2015). First Pegasus edition. 8vo, pp 246. Memoir of the Pulitzer Prize winning book reviewer. More
NY: Little Brown, (2012). First US edn. 8vo, pp. 358. A very good copy in dj. A memoir of the author of The contry Girls. More
NY: Oxford, 1987. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 145. Some soileding to the foredge, o/w very good in nice dj. More
San Antonio: Sky Blue Press, (2011). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 289. Illustrated wrappers. More
NY: Knopf, 2005. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 309. A very good plus copy in dj (corner mended with tape). Adapted for the screen by the Coen Brothers in 2007, it went on to win four academy awards, including Best Picture. More
(NY): Viking, (1995). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 386. Illusted with photos. A near fine copy in dj. More
NY: The Dial Press, (1966). First Book Club edition. 8vo, pp. 215. A very good copy in dj with afew nicks and soiling on the rear cover. More
Philadelphie: University of Pennsylvania, 1982. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xvi, 579. Illustrated with frontis portrait, several photographs, and musical notation. Edited and translated by Mark Slobin. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Light water stain on the corner of some leaves, A good copy in somewhat faded and slightly chipped..... More
NY: European Publishing Company, 1898. First edition. 8vo, pp. 152 + adv.; 217 + adv. Bound in original printed wrappers, The cover of volume one is toned, hinge starting; half inch of upper right corner of cover of volume 2 lacking, hinge starting. Volume one is inscribed on the front..... More
London: Fortey, (1845?). Broadside: 10 x 7 in., Consist of a woodcut under the title with the text in 2 columns. Seems to be unlocated in British Library Catalog and, OCLC, etc. Some ragged around the edges, but not affecting any of the text. The page is toned. The :Old..... More
[London}: J. Catnach, printed, 2, Monmouth-court, 7 Dials, (ca 1815). First edition. Broadside, 10 x 7 in. Consists of two ballads, in two columns with a woodcut above each. Little rumpled at the edges, very good example. Scarce. The OCC locates just the copy at National Library of Scotland. "Alice..... More
[London]: John Murray, (1983, Mixed set. 6 volumes, (Vol 1, 1983 reprint; vol. 2, 1984 reprint; vol. 3, 1984 reprint; vol 4, 1984 first edition; vol. 5, 1983 first edition; vol. 6, 1984 first edition). All of the volumes are 8vo in a very good dj except volume 6 where..... More
London: James R. Osgood, 1892. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 191. Bound in black cloth with bookplate of previous owner: Marc Le'Fang. Front hing cracked but holding. A good copy. Podeschi D129; Carr B631. More
8vo, pp. 513-642. Pictorial wraps (leaves browned, covers some soiled) a good copy of the literary mag from the UK. Includes also "The Truth About Hemmelwhite" by Michael Arlen. More
