Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1968). 8vo. cloth. viii, 272 pages. Reprint of the 1942 first edition. His opinions of four centuries of literature and of the famous men and women in each century. READ MORE about OF BOOKS AND MEN
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 61154
Totawa, New Jersey: Barnes & Noble, 1980. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 288 pages. First edition. Robinson, Tutor in Modern Languages at Christ Church, Oxford, states in his preface that his analysis is a personal attempt to detect patterns of development and links between authors usually not considered together. Among topics and authors discussed: Marcel Proust in "Literature and the Self"; Jean Giraudoux in "Philosophical Dilemmas"; québecoise Anne Hébert in "National Consciousness." Includes table of contents..... READ MORE about FRENCH LITERATURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Boston, MA: The Stratford Company, (1929). large 12mo. cloth, top edge stained orange. (vi), vi, 299+(1) pages. First edition. Rogers presents his insight into the many facets of reading. Organized into five parts: The Teacher, The Reader, The Critic and the Writer, The Material, and The Fruits - a Potpourri. Small spot on spine. Bookplate. READ MORE about THE FINE ART OF READING
Price: $9.00 Order nr. 56881
Le Dictateur - Démétrios
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, (1926). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, glassine wrapper. 200, (6) pages. Le Dictateur - Démétrios. Text in French. This volume is part of the series Théatre de Jules Romains, which was published as part of the Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Français along with Romains' other works of poetry and prose. It contains the four-act play Le Dictateur and the one-act play Démétrios. The first leaf is inscribed by the author to Max..... READ MORE about THÉATRE DE JULES ROMAINS
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Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1982. 8vo. cloth. 254 pages. A collection of fiction genres and subgenres including themes, types, and topics. Includes an index of genre authors. Inscribed by the author on free front end paper. "For Sybil Pike, A read is to enjoy. Betty Rosenberg." Slight shelf wear. READ MORE about GENREFLECTING, A GUIDE TO READING INTERESTS IN GENRE FICTION
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Edited from the Manuscript.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1917. 8vo. cloth. 206 pages. Edited from the Manuscript. Five plates. Presentation from author in corner of front free endpaper. Wear at spine ends. Inside hinge cracked. READ MORE about COMEDIA FAMOSA DE LAS BVRLAS VERAS DE IVLIAN DE ARMENDARIZ
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Washington: The Library of Congress, 1961. tall 8vo. cloth. 123 pages. First edition. With 13 plates. Reproduces the earliest known list of recommended reading. With a bookplate indicating that this book came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus. READ MORE about THE 19TH BOOK, TESORO DE POVERI
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Merion Station: The American Autograph Shop, 1940. small 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 38 pages. Printed in an edition of 1000 copies. A collection of poetry by Royce which express his reactions to momentous events in his life. Presentation from Royce on free endpaper "To my dear friends Mr. + Mrs. James E. Arnay from William Hobart Royce Sept. 11, 1957." Spine slightly faded. READ MORE about 1940, SONNETS OF A BIBLIOGRAPHER
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Paris: La Nouvelle Edition, 1949. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, wrap-around advertising band. 341, (3) pages. First French edition. Noted bibliophile Michael Sadleir's novel "These Foolish Things" translated into French by Jules Castier. Includes song "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" with music on page (9). Pages unopened. With Sadleir's pencilled note "1949" on front free endpaper. Wrap-around band slightly torn. Browned throughout and wrappers darkened, but a nice copy. READ MORE about BAGATELLES
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London: Constable, (1940). 8vo. paper wrappers. vii, 490, (2) pages. Rare advance proof copy of this title. (Nowell-Smith A36). Heavily darkened and browned throughout due to the exceedingly poor paper used, wrappers and edges of some leaves creased and frayed and backstrip frayed at spine ends. READ MORE about FANNY BY GASLIGHT
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Paris: Le Nouvelle Édition, (1947). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 522, (6) pages. First French edition (retaining the English title) and first edition of this translation. Browned throughout. READ MORE about FANNY BY GASLIGHT ROMAN
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Toronto: Longmans, Green and Company, 1947. (1946), 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. xi, 501 pages. First Canadian Edition. Soiled and frayed dust jacket with piece of back cover missing at the top. Presentation from Sadleir on half-title "John Arlott from Michael Sadleir Dec. '46." READ MORE about FORLORN SUNSET
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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
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(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
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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
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London: Henry Frowde, 1891. 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 344 pages. First edition. Summarizes the best books on hundreds of specific subject areas with in-print price or indication if out of print. Covers slightly faded. READ MORE about A GUIDE BOOK TO BOOKS
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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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Graz: Teuschner & Lubensky, 1894. small 8vo. original cloth. xvi, 257, (3) pages. Fourth edition. A study of reading and education, setting forth the contemporary conditions, goals, and means of achieving those goals. Also includes sections on the new German literature, on realism, and on Henrik Ibsen. Ends with suggested reading lists. Owners' stamps on title page. READ MORE about UBER LESEN UND BILDUNG
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Graz: Teuschner & Lubensky, 1889. small 8vo. half cloth with paper-covered boards. xvi, 210 pages. Third edition. A study of reading and education, setting forth the contemporary conditions, goals, and means of achieving those goals. Also includes sections on the new German literature, on realism, and on Henrik Ibsen. Ends with suggested reading lists. READ MORE about UBER LESEN UND BILDUNG
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Düsseldorf: Der Jungbuchhandel, (1965). 8vo. paper wrappers. 46, (10) pages. 7th edition. Outlines a reading plan for booksellers. READ MORE about LESEPLAN FUR BUCHHANDLER
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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
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 59872
A Life in Reading
Boston: Beacon Press, (1996). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 119, (3) pages. A Life in Reading. Later printing. Just a hint of wear at the corners. READ MORE about RUINED BY READING
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A Life in Reading
Boston: Beacon Press, (1996). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 119, (3) pages. A Life in Reading. First edition. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about RUINED BY READING
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London: Gerald G. Swan, 1945. 8vo. cloth. 236 pages. First edition. Corner bumped. READ MORE about INTO WHOSE HANDS, AN EXAMINATION OF OBSCENE LIBEL
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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
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