Paris: Editiions De La Gazette Des Beaux-Arts, 1927. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A very unusual copy of the 1927 1st edition: HANDWRITTEN PAUL MANSHIP NOTE (WITH A LIST THAT FOLLOWS OF HIS SCULPTURES FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION THAT IS ALSO SEEMINGLY IN HIS HAND) pasted onto the front free endpaper. ADDITIONALLY..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1931. Cloth. The 1931 1st UK edition. Solid and VG in its tan cloth, with light foxing to the preliminaries and edges. 12mo, 339 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes a custom-made full-morocco slipcase, with folding chemise. More
Pleasantville, NY: Dragon Press, 1985. 1st. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1985 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 213 pgs. More
Willimantic, CT: Mark V. Ziesing, 1984. 1st. Cloth. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1984 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 223 pgs. More
Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1988. Cloth. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1988 1st US edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 724 pgs. More
London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. Cloth. A nice example of this lovely Pushkin offering by the Golden Cockerel Press of London. 1936 1st trade edition. VG in its bright red cloth (with light foxing at the preliminaries) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with very light wear and abrading to..... More
New York University Press, 1960. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY LILLIAN GILKES (one of the book's editors) TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). 1960 1st edition. Clean and VG (with very light separation at the half-title) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with pronounced foxing and soiling..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1921. 1st. Cloth. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1921 1st edition. Crisp and VG, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Light offsetting to the front free endpaper, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, 200 pgs. More
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1914. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1914 1st American edition. Solid and VG+, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Very light fading along the panel edges, otherwise clean as could be. 12mo, 206 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Translated into English..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. 1st. Cloth. A crisp copy of the 1917 1st edition. Solid and VG in its blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Light offsetting to the front free endpaper, otherwise very clean. 12mo, 273 pgs. plus publisher's ads. More
Columbia University Press, 1966. Cloth. Very handsome example --complete in 6 volumes-- of the 1966 2nd printing of The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson, published by Columbia and edited by Ralph L. Ruck. All 6 volumes crisp and Near Fine (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panels and along the..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1959. Original wraps. A crisp copy of the 1959 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its original wrappers, with mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, More
New York: W.J. Johnston, 1896. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHER on the front flyleaf. A handsome copy to boot of the 1896 1st thus. Clean and tight and VG+ in its decorative brown cloth. Bright gilt-lettering to front panel and spine, all edges gilt. Octavo, 320 pgs. Small, neat..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1962. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION by Richard Yates on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and Good+ (with light water staining at the panel edges and along the rear edge) in a bright, price-intact..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. Cloth. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1964 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's 2nd published work (following the remarkable "Revolutionary Road"). Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear along the flap-folds and the..... More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1962. Cloth. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's masterpiece. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Save for one tiny crease at the front panel's top-edge, the dustjacket would be pristine. Octavo, 337 pgs. A superb..... More
New York: The Modern Library (Random House), 1968. Cloth. The 1968 stated 1st Modern Library edition and 1st thus. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light rubbing along the front fore-edge. 12mo, Modern Library #242. More
New York: Creative Age Press, 1949. Hardcover. SIGNED BY ROBERT GRAVES on the second front endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (with just a touch of spotting at the rear panel) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light wear..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1932 1st "Paramount Photoplay" edition, with a wonderful pictorial image of Frederic March in both characters on the dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and just..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Cloth. The 2nd state of the uncommon 1932 edition (without the photoplay photographs but with the same pictorial dustjacket). A handsome, well-preserved copy. VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown and rear panel edges. 12mo, 234pgs. plus..... More
Cincinnati: Little Man Press, 1942. 1st. Original Wraps. The 1942 1st edition of this uncommon fine press offering. #43 of only 125 copies issued, EACH SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JAMES FLORA on the limitation page. Bright and Near Fine in its stapled, pictorial card wrappers. 12mo, beautiful woodcuts by James..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1925. 1st. Cloth. 1925 1st edition. VG- (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine and pronounced offsetting to the front pastedown and front free endpaper) in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges, one small chip at the spine..... More
New York: Random Houe, 1931. 1st. 1931 1st edition, 1 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ROBINSON JEFFERS on the limitation page. Tight and clean and VG+ in its vellum spine over brown cloth. Quarto, 29 pgs. Somewhat-torn bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise clean as could be. Also includes a VG+..... More
New York: Random Hosue, 1930. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1930 signed/limited and 1st edition. #863 of 900 copies signed by Rockwell Kent on the limitation page. ADDITIONALLY, THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED BY ROCKWELL KENTon the front free endpaper. Solid, bright and VG+ in its silver-lettered and..... More
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. 1st. Cloth. A tight, solid copy of the 1980 1st edition. VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and spine. Small former owner stamp to the front free endpaper and pencil underlining at the first 4 or 5 pgs..... More
