New York: Broadway Books, (2002). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 353, (3) pages. First edition. A study of the life of Michael Servetus (1511?-1553) and his book, the Christianismi Restitutio. READ MORE about OUT OF THE FLAMES, THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A FEARLESS SCHOLAR, A FATAL HERESY, AND ONE OF THE...
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Chicago: Adams Press, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Third edition. With an introduction, and several empty pages for notes at the end. With information on "Getting Ready for Publication", "How To Secure A Copyright", "How To Promote Your Book", etc. Minor soiling. READ MORE about HOW TO PUBLISH, PROMOTE AND SELL YOUR BOOK
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Philadelphia, PA: Blakiston The New Home, 1942. 8vo. cloth. 421 pages. Ownership stamp on front and rear pastedown, else a near fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PLOT OUTLINES OF 100 FAMOUS NOVELS
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New York: The New York Public Library, 1987. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxvi, 134 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1,000 copies. Foreword by Lola L. Szladits and "The Search for Sambir" by Richard D. Altick. READ MORE about THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURER, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN D. GORDAN (1907-1968) ON THE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF...
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Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, n.d. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 396, (4) pages. Articles on his literary experience, portraits of Chekhov, Tolstoi, Yesenin, and others. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about ON LITERATURE, SELECTED ARTICLES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 28054
Boston: B. J. Brimmer Company, 1923. 8vo. three quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper labels on spine and front cover. 270 pages. Special edition limited to 128 numbered copies signed by the author. A collection of essays on various literary figures. Printed on Normandy Vellum ( not acutal vellum). Spine label faded to the point it's barely readable. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about THE PROCESSION OF MASKS
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Detmold: Ernst Schnelle, 1942. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 254 pages. First edition. Study of works in the collection of the works of the German playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801--1836). A controversial figure even in his own time, he is remembered for his poetic gifts as well as his turbulent life, marked with alcoholism and unstable relationships. His work was often highly original but filled with biting satire and cynicism. In 1938 this..... READ MORE about MEINE GRABBE-SAMMLUNG: ERINNERUNGEN UND BEKENNTNISSE
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København: Grafisk Cirkel, 1942. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers; top edge cut, all others uncut; slipcase. (iv), 189, (3) pages. Grafisk Cirkel publication nr. 37. Edition limited to 84 signed and numbered copies. Danish translation of Xavier de Maistre'sVoyage autour de ma chambrefirst published in 1795. Engraved illustrations by Ebbe Sadolin. Unopened pages. READ MORE about REJSE I MIT KAMMER
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 74574
N.P. Heinemann, 1937. 8vo. cloth. 458 pages. Reprint edition. Study of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham. Very good with toning to the preliminary pages. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DON ROBERTO. BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF R B CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM 1852-1936
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Durham, N.C. Duke University, 1975. 8vo. cloth-covered boards, dust jacket. ix+(i),136 pages. First edition. A study of a literary taste in vogue in England from the early 1760's to the late 1790's. Written by the chair of the Languages Department at Rutgers. Examines the conditions, including marketing campaigns, that made these translations so popular in a nation that already boasted a thriving literature. Includes detailed bibliographies and indices. READ MORE about TRANSLATIONS OF FRENCH SENTIMENTAL PROSE FICTION IN LATE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND: THE HISTORY...
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New-York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 1897. 8vo. Original decorative maroon cloth. 355 pages. First edition. Rubbing along covers and spine. White lettering on spine rubbed off. Some spotting to covers. Interior has inked gift inscription on front pastedown; else interior is clean and tight. This 3rd Acorn Series title includes A.P.Low's exploration experiences in Labrador. A well-written account of winter caribou hunting in NE Canada by C. Grant LaFarge. Grinnell writes about wolves and..... READ MORE about TRAIL AND CAMP-FIRE: THE BOOK OF THE BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. xii, 276 pages. "This handsome volume is long overdue. ... lively, well illustrated, honest and informative: Macy and Schiff may not have been Cobden-Sanderson or Mardersteig, but they deserve study nonetheless, and it is hard to see how the task could have been done better." - Angus O'Neill, The Library "Designed in the spirit of the LEC with..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB
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Buenos Airea: El Ateneo, 1930. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Only the introduction. The front cover is present, but there is nothing at the rear - the text just ends on page 16. Wrappers soiled. Pages are tanned, although still very supple. Tattered at the upper edge with wear and creases all around. READ MORE about CONTRIBUCION A LA BIBLIOGRAFIA DE PAUL GROUSSAC
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(London): Bradbury, Agnew and Co. Ld. n.d. (but 1851). 8vo. leather, edges gilt, five raised bands, gilt lettering on spine. (iv), xii, 308 pages. First edition (Tooley 298. Not in Field). Illustrated by John Leech with 10 full-colored etchings and 98 woodcut vignettes. John Leech was a staff artist for "Punch" from its early issues in 1841. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was one of the original staff members for "Punch." One of the Victorian era's..... READ MORE about THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME
Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 94242
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1953. cloth, dust jacket. ix, (3), 66 pages. First edition. Includes Free Press, Free Enterprise, and Diversity by Guinzburg; Economic Trends in Trade Book Publishing by Frase; Expanding the Book Audience by Waller. Jacket chipped and price clipped. READ MORE about BOOKS AND THE MASS MARKET
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44 Kirjailijaa Kertoo Kirjallisista Ensiaskeleistaan
Jyväskylä: K.J. Gummerus, (1947). 4to. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, dust jacket. 262 pages. 44 Kirjailijaa Kertoo Kirjallisista Ensiaskeleistaan. Text in Finnish. We Became Writers, 44 writers published by Gummerus relate their experiences, the "baby steps" fo writing, according to the subtitle. Black and white illustrations throughout. Published on the 75th anniversary of the founding of Gummerus. Dust jacket slightly worn at edges. Boards dented at corners. Endpapers tanned. READ MORE about MEISTÄ TULI KIRJAILIJOITA
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 108211
(København): Gyldendals Julebog, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 74, (3) pages. First edition. H.C. Branner, the Danish writer, is known for his collections of short stories, including Om lidt er vi borte(Well Soon Be Gone, 1939) and To minutters stilhed(Two Minutes Silence, 1944). Illustrated with a picture of Branner. Pages unopened. In Danish. READ MORE about HC BRANNER
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1956. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 260 pages. Revised from her FIFTY YEARS ... Jacket chipped. Annotated list of best sellers. Jacket chipped. Ink inscription. READ MORE about 60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895-1955
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1956. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 260 pages. Revised from her FIFTY YEARS ... Annotated list of best sellers. Jacket worn with small pieces missing. READ MORE about 60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895-1955
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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1945. 8vo. cloth. viii, 140 pages. First edition. Wear at spine ends. Back cover spotted. READ MORE about FIFTY YEARS OF BEST SELLERS 1895-1945
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New York: Columbia University Press, (1956). 8vo. cloth. xxiii, 610, (2) pages. Later printing of the second edition. Minor cover rubbing. Bookplate. READ MORE about LIVING WITH BOOKS, THE ART OF BOOK SELECTION
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N.P. n.p., 1934. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21 pages. Inscribed on front cover from the compiler to Sir Matthew Nathan. A privately issued Christmas printing regarding the literary Kingsleys. READ MORE about KINGSLEYS. WITH CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM RICHARD WALDEN HALE
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 360 pages. Companion to Sutherland's OXFORD BOOK OF LITERARY ANECDOTES which concerned English authors. Covers Anne Bradstreet (d.1612) to Sylvia Plath (d.1963). Bookplate. READ MORE about OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN LITERARY ANECDOTES
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New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and V&A Publishing, 2018. 8.75 x 12 inches. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 396 pages, with folding floor plan of the Crystal Palace in pocket at rear. "Any student of early photography -- or of the international exposition housed in the famous Crystal Palace in London -- will covet this magisterial work of careful scholarship and beautiful bookmaking." - Michael Dirda, "best books list," The Washington Post "Richly..... READ MORE about PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2000. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 351, (3) pages. First edition, near fine. And Other Naked Truths and Provocative Curiosities about the Writing, Selling, and Reading of Books. READ MORE about CASANOVA WAS A BOOK LOVER
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