Wilmington: Tower Hill School, (1934). 8vo. paper-covered boards. (x), 53 pages. With a preface by Burton P. Fowler, Head Master. With 33 contributions. Spine has wear at extremities and is rubbed. READ MORE about DIAL VERSES, AN ANTHOLOGY OF FOURTEEN YEARS OF POETRY, 1920-1934
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Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. three-quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket, slipcase. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300, this being one of the 300 copies handbound and signed by the author. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile..... READ MORE about THE CLERK'S JOURNAL
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Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. cloth. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300 copies, this being one of the 2000 printed on Andorra Text. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile of the original manuscript with comments by Dean..... READ MORE about THE CLERK'S JOURNAL
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Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot
New York, NY: The Eakins Press, 1971. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (iv), 26, followed by facsimile, (4) pages. Being the Diary of a Queer Man. An Undergraduate Poem together wih A Brief Memoir of Harvard, Dean Briggs and T.S. Eliot. Limited to 2300 copies, this being one of the 2000 printed on Andorra Text. An undergraduate poem of Conrad Aiken with a brief memoir of Harvard and a facsimile of the original manuscript with comments..... READ MORE about THE CLERK'S JOURNAL
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Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 311 pages. First U.S. edition. READ MORE about AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854
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Detroit: Gale Reseach Company, 1971. small 8vo. cloth. 513+(1) pages. Reprint. Foreword by Robert Adger Law, a professor at the University of Texas. Listing of modern Texas authors with quotations from their works. Index of names by primary subject. Bibliography and a fold-out literary map of Texas. READ MORE about TEXAS WRITERS OF TODAY
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2 Volumes
Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, (1985). 4to. cloth. xviii, 325+(1); x, 327-700 pages. 2 Volumes. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 39: Parts 1 & 2. A two-volume set of biographies with cumulative index of the British novelists between 1660 and 1800. Illustrated endpapers of eight British novelists of the time. Signature of previous owner J.C. Beasley on half-title page in brown pen. Shaken. READ MORE about BRITISH NOVELISTS, 1660-1800
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Westport: Greenwood Press, (1970). 8vo. cloth. x, 198 pages. Reprint of the 1952 first edition. A look at the development of American philosophy, journalism and American social thought. READ MORE about AMERICAN NON-FICTION, 1900-1950
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Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1850. 8vo. original red cloth stamped in blind with gilt decoration on front cover and on gilt decorations on spine, all edges gilt. 378 pages. Reprint of the 1847 first edition (See BAL 1633). Complete in One Volume. In a well preserved publisher's binding by Ducomb & Collins. Bookseller's ticket of Wm. Murray of Lancaster, PA, on front pastedown. READ MORE about POEMS BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY THE AUTHOR
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1864. 12mo. original publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth , yellow endpapers. (iii), 222+(1) pages. BAL1683. First state, pg 213, line 5 "veielo". Binding A. Gold stamped lettering on spine faded. Head and tail of spine chipped. Minimal foxing and soil. READ MORE about THIRTY POEMS
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(Ithaca, New York): Ithaca House, (1985). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii) 75, (3) pages. First edition. Presentation from author on title page. Acknowledgements, table of contents, biography. Three chapters of over 20 poems in this poetry book. READ MORE about OTHER LIVES
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A study of eminent American writers from Irving to Whitman with an introductory survey of the Colonial background of our national literature
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., (1931). 8vo. cloth. (xviii), 372 pages. A study of eminent American writers from Irving to Whitman with an introductory survey of the Colonial background of our national literature. First edition. Tipped in notice that this book is an advance copy from Harcourt, Brace and Co., dated September 24, 1931. Front endpapers tanned from a somewhat larger item, now not in the book.Previous owner' s name on free front endpaper..... READ MORE about CLASSIC AMERICANS
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N.P. n.p., (1940). 8vo. blue-green cloth, brown title panel on front cover. (vi), 43 pages. Limited to 400 numbered copies (Heller 51). Illustrated. Sequal to Game Trails from Alaska to Africa. Only a touch of sunning to the spine, else near fine. READ MORE about GAME TRAILS IN IDAHO AND ALASKA
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Detroit: Gale Research Co., (1975). 8vo. cloth. vi, 197 pages. First edition. READ MORE about THE LITERARY JOURNAL IN AMERICA TO 1900, A GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES
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Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 376 pages. First half of book is about becoming a novelist, poet, critical writer in modern times. Second half of book is an extensive bibliography on several British authors, including Yeats. Free front endpaper signed by previous owner. Edges, covers and spine all lightly rubbed, minor wear to edges, crease down spine, light staining in spots around edges of volume. READ MORE about THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE
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Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble Books, (1981). 8vo. cloth. 215 pages. Reprint of the 1978 first edition. READ MORE about THE AMERICAN NOVEL IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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A Sermon delivered before King Charles I in the beginning of Lent 1630/1
Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 1973. 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (vi), 54, (4) pages. A Sermon delivered before King Charles I in the beginning of Lent 1630/1. Trade edition. John Donne's sermon "Deaths Duell" or "A Consolation to the Soule Against the Dying Life and Living Death of the Body" with a comprehensive essay by Geoffrey Keynes. Five engravings and engraved initial letters. Paper watermarked with John Donne's name. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about DEATHS DUELL
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Essays on American Literature
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, dust jacket. (ii), xii, 320, (2) pages. Essays on American Literature. Includes ten essays on American writing and writers as well as seventeen brevities on various authors and their work. Presentation copy with note "To Aileen: In admiration and affection - Denis" on front free endpaper and letter from author to Aileen dated September 30, 1987 laid-in. READ MORE about READING AMERICA
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Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 2004. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 24 + (2). Edition limited to 535 copies of which this is one of 35 specially printed on blue paper, numbered in Roman numerals and signed by the author. Printed as a benefit publication for the Antiquarian Booksellers' Benevolent Fund; a non-profit charity. This is a recollection of Dunning's friendship with Michael Shaara (The Killer Angels) over one summer and, simultaneously, a meditation on..... READ MORE about THAT SUMMER WITH MICHAEL
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Boston: Henry L. Devereuz, Printer, 1839. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 60 pages. First edition (Shaw & Shoemaker 55566). Alexander Hill Everett (1792-1847) was the brother of Eeward Everett. He became Minister to the Netherlands, Spain and finally China where he died and is buried. Lacks wrappers. READ MORE about AN ADDRESS TO THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, ON THE CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE OF...
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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: 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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Winchester: P. & G. Wells, 1910. 12mo. original stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 72 pages. First edition of the author's first book. Herbert (1890-1971) was a staff writer for Punch and Member of Parliament for Oxford Universilty (1935-1950). Spine chipped, crease on front cover. READ MORE about POOR POEMS AND ROTTEN RHYMES
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Freeport: Books for Libraries Press, (1972). 8vo. cloth. xvi, 295 pages. Reprint of the 1898 first edition. Chapters on Irving, Cooper, Bryant, Poe, Whitman, Longfellow, Holmes and others. READ MORE about AMERICAN BOOKMEN, SKETCHES, CHIEFLY BIOGRAPHICAL OF CERTAIN WRITERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
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