A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes. Part Third.
London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1908. 8vo. original publisher's green cloth with gilt decoration. (iv), xiii, 355 pages. A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, in Three Parts, Nineteen acts, and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes. Part Third. First edition. Pettit 129. The third and final part of Hardy's imaginative play that mixes the historical figures of the Napoleonic Wars with supernatural beings. Although Hardy considered the play to be his great work, it was not..... READ MORE about THE DYNASTS

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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1883. 8vo. original light brown cloth stamped in gilt and decorated in dark brown. 262, (2) pages. First edition. A novel placed in Delaware by this Delaware author. Has an advertisement for his ELFLORA as the last leaf. Ownership inscription on front pastedown in pencil. Light soiling to spine, else near fine. READ MORE about THE FATE OF MARCEL

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2 volumes.
(Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington), 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 189-320; pp. 331-484. 2 volumes. A bibliographical article appearing in the periodical "American Literary Realism 1870-1910", Volume Five, Numbers Three and Four, published in Summer and Fall of 1972. Number Three contains entries 1-1200, with Number Four containing entries 1201-2179. Contans an index by subject and author. Pages 361-368 are reversed and bound upside-down. Minor wear and fading at extremities. READ MORE about " BRET HARTE: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SECONDARY COMMENT."

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New York: New York University Press, 1971. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 240 pages and with 76 illustrations. First U.S. edition. Includes the work of Bruegel, Hogarth, Gillray, Cruikshank, Thackeray and Phiz. Jacket rubbed and chipped with small tears. Old price sticker on front pastedown. READ MORE about VICTORIAN NOVELISTS AND THEIR ILLUSTRATORS

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10 volumes
Paris: Dumoulin, Libraire, 1870--1877. large 12mo. original stiff paper wrappers. variously paginated. 10 volumes. Complete set of this publication, which is the second edition of a series originally published in 1843--1852 (Besterman 3658). Hauréau aimed to compile a complete history of the people, political movements and traditions of Maine, France. Arranged alphabetically by author. Entries consist of extensive discussions of each author's background and work. Contains approximately 4,000 entries. Covers of all volumes chipped, torn..... READ MORE about HISTOIRE LITTÉRAIRE DU MAINE

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2 volumes.
London: George Redway, 1897. 8vo. original green cloth stamped in gilt. xviii,294,(2); (vi),379 pages. 2 volumes. First edition. Filled with comments on authors of the day. Minor cover rubbing. Ink ownership inscriptions on front pastedowns and free endpapers. READ MORE about FOUR GENERATIONS OF A LITERARY FAMILY, THE HAZLITTS IN ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND AMERICA. THEIR...

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Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, Inc., (1921). 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. First separate edition (Perkins p.79). Originally an essay in Life and Literature. Published in 3000 copies and sold for $4.00. Atlantic Readings, Number 17. Corner of back cover lacking. READ MORE about ON READING IN RELATION TO LITERATURE

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Leipzig: Deutsche Bücherei, 1972. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, dust jacket. 57, (3) pages. Written in German, with foreword by Prof. Dr. Helmut Rötzsch. In celebration of the 175th Birthday of Heinrich Heine. Contains 17 black-and-white illustration and figures. With a verification of images at the end. One small tear on spine and one on the upper edge of the dust jacket. READ MORE about ILLUSTRATIONEN ZU HEINRICH HEINE

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Stockholm: Trevi, 1975. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 149 pages. Guide to book clubs in Europe and the US, with a list of clubs by country, a list of Swedish bestsellers, 1924-1974, and a bibliography. Presentation to "Sigfred" [i.e. Taubert], signed by author on half-title page. Light soiling. READ MORE about VÄRLDENS STÖRSTA KLUBB - BOKKLUBBARNA [THE WORLD'S LARGEST CLUB

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Wilmington: Caraday Travel Books, 1975. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (x), 248 pages. First edition. Travels with her grandchildren across Europe. With photographs by the author, a Wilmington resident. Presentation from the author on the verso of the free endpaper. Jacket worn with pieces missing. READ MORE about A TALE OF TWO JOURNEYS, A JOURNEY WITH CAROL, A JOURNEY WITH DAVID

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Chicago: The National Society for the Study of Education, 1956. 8vo. cloth. x, 280, 84 pages. First printing of 10,000 copies. Papers submitted to the Society's committee on adult reading, chaired by David H Clift. Subjects include what, how well and why adults read. Also covers other media, the use of libraries and other related topics. Index and several appendices concerning the Society in general. Spot on spine. READ MORE about ADULT READING, THE FIFTY-FIFTH YEARBOOK OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EDUCATION, PART 11

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The final report of the conference on the role of books in human development.
Washington: American University and the Agency for International Development, 1964. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 131 pages. The final report of the conference on the role of books in human development. With 12 page supplement listing recommendations loosely inserted. The role of books in developing societies. READ MORE about BOOKS IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

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