Paris: Gallimard, 1965. Original Wraps. 1965 bilingual edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS on the half-title. A clean, tight, VG to VG+ copy in its original black wrappers. Negligible, confined scuffing along the front panel's top-edge, otherwise very well-preserved. Octavo, 141 pgs. Poems in their native Spanish on the..... More
London: William Miller, 1801. 1/2 leather. Lavish 1801 translation, bound (by Root & Son of London) in a handsome half-morocco over marbled boards and compete in 4 volumes. Each volume is tight and solid, with very light wear along the spines and a bit of rubbing at the panels. Light..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von Th. Knaur, 1893. Gustav Dore. Hardcover. A very handsome copy of this massive 1893 German edition of Don Quixote, lavishly illustrated thruout by Gustav Dore. Tight and VG+ in its pictorial green cloth, with bright gilt along the front panel and ;lightly-rubbed gilt-lettering and insignia along the..... More
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1923. Cloth. The 1923 limited edition. #630 of 900 sets issued and complete in 4 volumes. All 4 volumes solid and VG in their duotone cloth, with clean paper spine labels and very light fraying at several of the spine ends and corners. Offsetting --and light..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1912. 1st. Decorative Cloth. The 1912 1st edition, in the uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Solid and VG, in its lavishly gilt-decorated front panel and spine. Light foxing to the endapers, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. In a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping..... More
Stanford University Press, 1983. First Thus. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1983 2 volume set. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in bright, Near Fine dustjackets. Thick octavos, 1,082 pgs. all told. More
New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1933. 1st. Cloth. The 1933 1st edition, 3rd state (the Greenberg Publ. edition). VG-, with light wear at the spine crown, light soiling to the rear panel and minor creasing at the spine. A solid, serviceable copy --and internally very clean. 12mo, 213 pgs. More
New York: Collectors Reprints, Inc. Cloth. A crisp, bright copy of the exact facsimile reprint of the 1933 1st edition of "Miss Lonelyhearts". Fine in a clean, Near Fine dustjacket, with the slightest trace of scratching at the front panel. Published by the Collectors Reprints, Inc., New York. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. The 1918 SIGNED/LIMITED. #14 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC on the limitation page. Publisher's half-vellum over gray paper boards. Bright gilt-lettering along the spine, very light offsetting and scuffing to the paper boards. Solid, well-preserved and VG. Quarto, 245 pgs., deckled fore-edge. Lovely..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942. Cloth. The 1942 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG (light scuffing and soiling to the panels, one long crease along the spine, light staining at the lower-edge/fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, Good to Good+ dustjacket, with chipping at the foot of the spine and..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1938. Norman Lindsay. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1938 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting along the pastedowns and the inner gutters) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears and light creasing at the panel..... More
New York: Rinehart and Co., 1948. Hardcover. A very solid copy of the 1948 1st edition (with the Rinehart circled 'R' at the copyright page). Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and light chipping and creasing at the..... More
Paris: Calmann-Levy, Editeurs, 1921. An elegant copy of the 1921 1st French edition, complete unto itself. Professionally bound in a handsome 3/4 morocco over marbled boards (with the binder's stamp at the first blank endpaper). Solid and VG+, with very light offsetting along the top-edges and just a touch of..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1972. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1972 1st US edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 153 pgs., bi-lingual text (Spanish on the verso, English on the recto). More
Verona, Virginia: McClure Press, 1976. Cloth. INBSCRIBED BY "THE BOO" (LT. COLONEL NUGENT COURVOISIE) on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1976 stated 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with 2 very small closed tears at the panel edges..... More
New York: Random House, 1952. Pictorial boards. The 1952 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and light creasing-- along the panel edges and a bit of abrading at the foot of the spine. Still though, an appealing, presentable..... More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1926. Numbered. Original Wraps. 1 of 62 numbered hors commerce copies, 1926. A PRESENTATION COPY AS WELL, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PAUL VALERY on the front free endpaper. Clean and VG+ in its original wrappers AND including a VG+ example of the uncommon glassine dustjacket. Octavo, 85 pgs..... 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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. Cloth. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1959 stated 1st printing of Philip Roth's first published book. Tight and VG+ (light foxing --and several tiny stains-- to the preliminaries and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine ends..... 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
