New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. 8vo. cloth. xi+(i), 339, (5) pages. First U.S. edition of this novel by the writer of essays of books about books (Not noted by Nowell-Smith). Contains an "Advertisement to the American Edition" by the author in four pages at the beginning. Spine and covers faded. READ MORE about PRIVILEGE, A NOVEL OF THE TRANSITION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 59658
(København): Selskabet Bogvennerne, (1970). large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 28, (3) pages. First edition. Three short essays on book-related topics, including H.C. Andersen and Goethe. Illustrated. Inscribed in ink on half title and on rear cover. Pages unopened. READ MORE about VANDRINGER MELLEM BØGER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63011
Kralicka: L. Bradac, 1925. small 12mo. vellum, top edge gilt, paper-covered slipcase. 238, (5) pages. A Czech translation of Saint-Pierre's classic eighteenth century sentimental novel about two young people raised with no conception of the class, gender, or ideological differences between them. Translated from the French by J.M. Augusta. Published by L. Bradac. Illustrated with five engravings. Frontispiece. Some foxing to edges. READ MORE about PAUL A VIRGINIE
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 60055
Abhandlungen der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Jahrgang 1960, Nr. 2
Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1961. 4to. stiff paper wrapper. (v), 50 pages. Abhandlungen der Deutschen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Jahrgang 1960, Nr. 2. In this publication, issued by the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin , the author discusses a philosophical essay from late antiquity written by "Zenon" (whom some scholars refer to as pseudo-Zenon to distinguish him from some better known individuals). The Zenon essay is significant for its extensive use of pagan philosophical sources..... READ MORE about DIE ALTARMENISCHE "ZENON"-SCHRIFT
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Munchen: n.p., 1836 (but 1924). large 8vo. paper-covered boards. 36 pages. A reprint of Gustav Schwab's story of Griseldis (Buch der schonsten geschichten und sagen, 1836) based on Martin von Cochem's German adaptation of Francesco Petrarca's Griseldis which was itself derived from the last story of Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. With nine hand-colored woodcuts. Includes an afterword by Simon Hopfl. Reprinted as book 2 of the Mittelalterliche volksbueher series. All in German. Slight foxing. READ MORE about GESCHICHTE VON DER WUNDERLICHEN GEDULD DER GRAFIN GRISELDIS
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1955). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 346 pages. First edition. The story of English travelers in Italy and students at Padua. The non-dramatic work of the various poets is analyzed and the results of scattered research is drawn together for the first time to make a comprehensive picture. Sells shows how beginning with Chaucer, Englishmen took from Italy many forms of their poetry and many of their techniques, subject matter and inspiration..... READ MORE about THE ITALIAN INFLUENCE IN ENGLISH POETRY
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 57988
13 volumes.
Frankfurt: Heinr. Ludw. Brönner, 1845-1867. tall 12mo. contemporary green cloth. Over 5000 pages. 13 volumes. First edition, the complete set of this work devoted to the German people and their literature. With numerous illustrations and text wood engravings in the early volumtes. Ex library set with markings. READ MORE about DIE DEUTSCHEN VOLKSBÜCHER, GESAMMELT UND IN IHRER URSPRÜNGLICHEN ECHTHEIT WIEDERHERGESTELLT
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1977). small 8vo. cloth, paper dust jacket. xviii, 152 pages. Illustrated with photographs of the pairs who are profiled. Minor jacket rubbing. READ MORE about FAMOUS LITERARY TEAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 91394
2 volumes in 1.
Mansfield Centre, CT: Martino Publishing, 2009. thick 8vo. paper covered boards. 2 p. l., iii p., 1398 columns, [3] pages. 2 volumes in 1. Reprint of the 1884 first edition (Besterman 411). Carlos Sommervogel (1834-1902) was a French Jesuit scholar. He was author of the monumental Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus, which served as one of the major references for the editors of the Catholic Encyclopedia. In 1884 he published his Dictionnaire des ouvrages..... READ MORE about DICTIONNAIRE DES OUVRAGES ANONYMES ET PSEUDONYMES PUBLIÉS PAR DES RELIGIEUX DE LA COMPAGNIE DE...
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 104675
College Station: Texas A & M University Press, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 201 pages. First edition. Eleven essays on western fiction. Includes a bibliography of the subject. READ MORE about FROM HOPALONG TO HUD, THOUGHTS ON WESTERN FICTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 12205
Hartford, CT: Truman J. Spencer, 1891. 8vo. original publisher’s cloth. (iv), x, 512, (ii) pages. A literary encyclopedia with 90 entries of biographies of amateur journalists in the nineteenth century. Title stamped on front cover in gilt with fancy calligraphy and feather. Bookplate of previous owner on paste-down endpaper and presentation note dated June 18, 1891 on free endpaper. First six pages separate and last four loose on the bottom. Boards worn and some tears..... READ MORE about A CYCLOPEDIA OF THE LITERATURE OF AMATEUR JOURNALISM
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 96629
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1981). 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, dust jacket. x, 165+(1) pages. First edition. A contextual analysis of literature including history and criticism of works by William Faulkner, Ralph Emerson, John Updike, Herman Melville and others. Indexed. READ MORE about BOOKS SPEAKING TO BOOKS A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO AMERICAN FICTION
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 61336
With Two Uncollected Poems by Arthur Machen.
Chicago: Walter M. Hill, 1918. tall 12mo. cloth-backed paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 35 pages. With Two Uncollected Poems by Arthur Machen. The author's first book (Honce 1), limited to only 250 numbered copies signed by Starrett. Printed at the Torch Press. Presentation on free endpaper "For John Valentine (this was my first book), Vincent Starrett." Part of paper spine label chipped away. READ MORE about ARTHUR MACHEN, A NOVELIST OF ECSTASY AND SIN
Price: $200.00 Order nr. 93317
(Ysleta, TX: Edwin B. Hill, 1930). 12mo. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Limited to 100 copies (Myers 48 for Hill; Honce 30 for Starrett). This copy is a presentation copy "Vincent Starrett (another pen) for David Belch." Honce in his bibliography of Starrett devotes an entire section to these Hill productions that were either written by or edited by Starrett or contain bibliographical and biographical notes by Starrett. Hill operated a small private press in..... READ MORE about WHAT'S O'CLOCK?
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 93203
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. 8vo. quarter-cloth, paper covered boards, top edge gilt. xvii, 379. A study of English Biography from early recorded history to the year 1700. Rubbing to boards. Corners slightly bumped. Top edge bumped. Glue spot on top edge of text block. READ MORE about ENGLISH BIOGRAPHY BEFORE 1700
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 104799
Mit einem Vorwort von Hanns W. Eppelsheimer.
Heidelberg: Lambert Schneider, 1962. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 405, (3) pages. Mit einem Vorwort von Hanns W. Eppelsheimer. First edition. Bio-bibliography of German exile writers. Ex-library copy with markings. READ MORE about DEUTSCHE EXIL-LITERATUR, 1933-1945, EINE BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 76510
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, (1993). 8vo. paper covered boards. xii, 251 pages. First edition. Ten chapters on the subject. READ MORE about GYNOGRAPHS, FRENCH NOVELS BY WOMEN OF THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Price: $5.00 Order nr. 119583
Cleveland: Privately printed, 1908. tall 12mo. boards, paper spine and cover labels. (vi), 45 pages. Limited to 225 numbered copies. Worn at spine ends. With the bookplate of Vernon Hanson and with his name in pencil. READ MORE about MY FAVORITE NOVELIST. THE BOOKISH BOOKS - II
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 25700
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, (1980). 8vo. cloth. ix, 262 pages. Reprint of 1955 edition, published by The University of North Carolina Press. The five essays were developed from papers given by their respective authors at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association in December 1952. The combined essays offer a preliminary, but not comprehensive, history of the art of literary criticism as developed in the United States. Authors include: Harry H. Clark, Richard H...... READ MORE about THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN LITERARY CRITICISM
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(Rockland, MA: Courier-Gazette, 1981). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (xii), 62 pages. This book is a fictional elaboration of the life of the Brontë's based on historical fact. "It is the author's purpose in this life story to interpret for the younger reader the peculiar strength of individuality and personal initiative against barriers of remoteness and sorrow and disappointment and to show how that spirit entered the art of the writer." Signed by the author. Eight..... READ MORE about A BRONTË TAPESTRY
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 88721
London: The University of London, The Athlone Press, 1978. 8vo. boards, dust jacket. xxvii, 231 pages. First edition. Study of the changes brought about by poor economic times during the 1970s in the publishing industry. With information on the paperback explosion. READ MORE about FICTION AND THE FICTION INDUSTRY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38296
London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1860. 12mo. original green publisher's cloth, white paper spine label. (viii), 217+(1) pages. Wise, 3. " Upon the eve of publication, and before any but a few review' and presentation copies had been sent out, arrangements were made to transfer The Queen-Mother and Rosamond to Edward Moxon & Co., who issued the work without further delay. The sheets already prepared for Pickering were employed, but the title-page cancelled, and replaced..."..... READ MORE about THE QUEEN-MOTHER AND ROSAMOND
Price: $90.00 Order nr. 94386
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 146, (iv) pages. First U.S. edition. Frank discussion of publishing and writing in the 20th century. The American edition has been edited for the American market by Frederic Melcher. Jacket worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about AUTHORS AND THE BOOK TRADE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 10554
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1932. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 146, (iv) pages. First U.S. edition. Frank discussion of publishing and writing in the 20th century. The American edition has been edited for the American market by Frederic Melcher. Lacks jacket. Spine faded. READ MORE about AUTHORS AND THE BOOK TRADE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 105225
Liverpool: Edward Howell, 1889. 8vo. original cloth. xii, 401 pages. New edition, revised and enlarged. (Sabin cxxxvii). The author tells of the methods to be used in determining the accuracy of ancient texts. Still useful. Worn at top of spine. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE TRANSMISSION OF ANCIENT BOOKS TO MODERN TIMES TOGETHER WITH THE PROCESS OF...
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 80790
