London: George Redway, 1887. 8vo. original cloth. xviii, 268 pages. First edition. (Van Duzer no.211.) Indexed. Corners and head and tail of spine bumped. Name in ink on half-title. READ MORE about SULTAN STORK AND OTHER STORIES AND SKETCHES, NOW FIRST COLLECTED, TO WHICH IS ADDED THE...
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N.P. n.p., n.d. 8vo. cloth. vi, 74 pages. Memories of the publisher and author. READ MORE about JST REMINISCING
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Philadelphia: Philobiblon Club, 1945. 8vo. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards. (ii), 27 pages. Contains a complete membership list of this book collecting club. Rosenbach was President at the time. READ MORE about THE LOST TRADITION OF AMERICAN LETTERS
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London: Book Publishers' Representatives' Association, (1945). 8vo. cloth. x, 150 pages. First edition. This copy has a lengthy ink inscription on half-title dated 1945 in which "Leslie" thanks "Bert" for raising so much money for the B.P.R.A. Spine faded. READ MORE about REPRESENTATIVE MAJORITY, TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF THE B.P.R.A
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884. small 8vo. original green cloth. x, 565+(1), 12 pages. See B1-938. First edition. (Wright III, 5540). A fictional account of life in lower Delaware based on the true story of the infamous Patty Cannon.With the Delaware bookplate of Gertrude Brinckle which has her notes written in ink. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about THE ENTAILED HAT
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. large 12mo. original cloth. 304 pages. First U.S. edition. Boards cocked, corners bumped, tears and rubbing at corners and spine ends, with some cloth missing at spine ends. With the signature of a previous owner on the page after the front endpaper. READ MORE about RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAST DAYS OF SHELLEY AND BYRON
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Introduction by Julian Brown.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press in Association with the Medieval Academy of America, (1980). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xix, 240 pages. Introduction by Julian Brown. Reprinted from the 1932 edition with the new introduction added giving a biographical sketch of Ullman. One of the more important books written on ancient authorship. READ MORE about ANCIENT WRITING AND ITS INFLUENCE
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New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., 1963. small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 240 pages. Reprinted from the 1932 edition. One of the more important books written on ancient authorship. Jacket spine shows some fading. READ MORE about ANCIENT WRITING AND ITS INFLUENCE
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, (1924). small 8vo. cloth. v, 148 pages. Eighth edition. Includes sections on sizes of types, names and sizes of paper, illustrations and a glossary of technical terms. READ MORE about PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR THE PRINTER
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1907. small 8vo. cloth. v, 148 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Includes sections on sizes of types, names and sizes of paper, illustrations and a glossary of technical terms. Name in ink on free endpaper. READ MORE about PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR THE PRINTER
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Boston: The Writer Inc., (1962). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 145 pages. First edition. Practical advice by the editor of the Atlantic Monthly. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about BREAKING INTO PRINT, AN EDITOR'S ADVICE ON WRITING
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(Cambridge): Cambridge University Press, 1963. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24, (2) pages. The Presidential Address of the Modern Humanities Research Association. READ MORE about CHANGING STYLES IN LITERARY STUDIES
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Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. 12mo. original publisher's cloth, gilt design and lettering on spine and front cover. vi, 7-172 pages. First edition, third impression (so identified by next-to-last line on p. 42, and second stanza on p. 46). First letter of p.172 - the "N" is imperfect (BAL21866. Currier 101-5). Boards have some lighter spots and the corners are bumped, scuffed along top and bottom of spine.Endpapers lightly soiled. Previous owner's name at..... READ MORE about THE TENT ON THE BEACH AND OTHER POEMS
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Munchen: Nymphenburger, (1970). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 159+(1) pages. A bibliography of bibliographies that have been written about 20th century German authors. Includes 500 authors and over 1500 bibliographical citations. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIE DER PERSONALBIBLIOGRAPHIEN
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(London): The British Library, 2000. 4to. cloth. 14, (2) pages followed by the facsimile. Limited to 495 numbered copies. With a ten page introduction by Merlin Holland followed by the facsimile of the original manuscript of this important book. The manuscript consists of 20 foolscap folio sheets, each of four sides. This manuscript was written while Wilde was imprisoned for being a homosexual. READ MORE about DE PROFUNDIS, A FACSIMILE
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London: Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd., (1982). small 4to. paper-covered boards. 72 pages. First edition. Basic, one volume, guide to the subject. Illustrated. Includes a list of books for further reading. Covers faded. READ MORE about BOOKS
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1975. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, author's name gilt-stamped on front board, dust jacket. xix, 264 pages. First edition. Memoirs of Thomas Lanier (Tennessee) Williams. Listing of Williams's works and 144 black and white illustrations. Foreword. Index. Dust jacket torn at edges and at top and bottom of spine. READ MORE about MEMOIRS
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Elmira: The Primavera Press, 1947. 8vo. cloth. 372 pages. First edition. The author takes the reader through all parts of New York State and talks about the different literary figures who had a part in the location's history. Inscribed by both authors in 1947 on free endpaper. READ MORE about NEW YORK IN LITERATURE THE STORY TOLD IN THE LANDMARKS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY
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(New YorK): HarperPerennial, (1999). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, (iii), 242 pages. Reprint of the 1998 edition The story of the two men, Professor James Murray and Dr. William Chester Minor who were at the heart of the Oxford English Dictionary. After twenty years of correspondence Murray decided to travel to meet Minor, only to find that he was actually criminally insane. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN
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New York: Clarkson N. Potter, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 154 pages. First edition. How to negotiate your literary property. READ MORE about LITERARY PROPERTY
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Wilmington: Serendipity Press, 1984. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 161 pages. First edition. Illustrated by Jack Jurden and with a foreword by Edward G. Jefferson. Humorous look at business. READ MORE about THE BEASTS OF BIG BUSINESS
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Jersey City: The Davey Company, (1968). small 4to. cloth, slipcase. viii, 85, (3) pages. First edition. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. With chapters reprinting works by Dickens, Hawthorne, Hemingway and Steinbeck. READ MORE about WRITERS IN AMERICA, 1842-1967 AN INFORMAL GLANCE AT SOME OF THE AUTHORS WHO HAVE FLOURISHED SINCE...
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Jersey City: The Davey Company, (1968). small 4to. cloth. viii, 85, (3) pages. First edition. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. With chapters reprinting works by Dickens, Hawthorne, Hemingway and Steinbeck. Lacks slipcase. READ MORE about WRITERS IN AMERICA, 1842-1967 AN INFORMAL GLANCE AT SOME OF THE AUTHORS WHO HAVE FLOURISHED SINCE...
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Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1968. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, (ii), 185+(1) pages. Third edition revised and enlarged. A list of more than 4000 entries, since the first dissertation was produced at Cornell in 1891. Index. X-Lib. READ MORE about DISSERTATIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE 1891-1966
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New York: Harcount, Brace & Company, )1960). small 8vo. boards, dust jacket. vii, 176 pages. First U.S. edition. This author, Fabian society member, social reformer and founder of The Hogarth Press, gives an account of his early years, including his early relationship with his wife, Virginia. Jacket wrinkled with small tears. READ MORE about SOWING, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEARS 1880-1904
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