Seneca's Oedipus
London: Faber & Faber, 1969. Cloth. A crisp, clean copy of the 1969 1st thus, adapted for the London stage by Ted Hughes. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 55 pgs. More
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27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other One-Act Plays
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1945. 1st. Cloth. The 1945 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its linen cloth. Octavo, 207 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box. More
The Woman Tempted
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1926. 1st. Cloth. An uncommon --and lurid-- 1926 Macaulay title. "A passionate story of a daring social rebel". Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine base and light creasing --and several very small closed tears-- along the..... More
The Literature of the Scottish Gael
Edinburgh and London: William Hodge and Company, 1912. 1st. Cloth. 1912 1st edition. VG- in its original red cloth, with soiling to the panel edges and light fading to the spine's gilt-lettering. Octavo, 80 pgs. More
My African Journey
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1908. Cloth. The much less common 1908 1st American edition. Solid and G+ in its russet cloth, with still-bright gilt-lettering along the spine. A degree of staining at the panels --and at the rear pastedown and endsheet. Still though, a presentable copy and "with..... More
Peter Matthiessen SIGNED
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. Full-Leather. The specially bound 1st edition, limited to 305 copies and signed by 4 of the contributors, including author Peter Matthiessen. Handsome in its full chocolate-brown leather and publisher's matching brown slipcase. Bright and clean and VG+ (with unflecked gilt-lettering at the spine) and..... More
The Magic Mountain (The Signed/Limited and 1st American Edition, in 2 Volumes)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. 1/4 Vellum. Thomas Mann's magnum opus, complete in 2 volumes. THE 1927 STATED 1ST AMERICAN AND SIGNED/LIMITED EDITION. #158 OF ONLY 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THOMAS MANN AT THE LIMITATION OF VOLUME ONE. Both volumes solid and VG to VG+ in their 1/4 vellum..... More
Mario Und Der Zauberer
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1937. Decorative Cloth. The 1937 stated 1st American edition. Solid and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with very light spotting at the endpapers. 12mo, 144 pgs. Sold 5/30/21. More
Look Homeward, Angel (Inscribed by Thomas Wolfe's Sister)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Douglas Gorsline. Cloth. A very impressive copy of the 1947 1st thus (and 1st illustrated edition).THERE'S A WARM, FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION FROM THOMAS WOLFE'S SISTER --MABEL WOLFE WHEATON- ON THE HALF-TITLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN IS "THE THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL" BOOKPLATE ("48 SPRUCE STREET..... More
Look Homeward, Angel: A Story of the Buried Life
London: William Heinemann, Ltd., 1930. Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1930 1st UK edition, with additional passages that were left out of the American edition. Tight and VG+ (with bright gilt-titling along the spine) in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the..... More
Of Time and the River
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Cloth. A solid, very serviceable copy of the 1935 1st edition (with both the Scribner seal and the letter 'A' on the copyright page). Tight and Near Fine (bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with fading..... More
The Ides of March
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. 1st. Cloth. The 1948 stated 1st edition. VG- (with light staining along the fore-edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light wear at the tips and very mild soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, 246 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, full-leather slipcase, with..... More
Odes of Anacreon
Hugh Maxwell, Philadelphia, 1804. 1st. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition, 1804. In its original brown calf with modest flaking along upper edges of the front panel, minor fraying to outer hinges and a bit of rubbing to the spine and a small amount of scufffing to the back panel. 12mo, 301..... More
Days of the Phoenix: The Nineteen-Twenties I Remember SIGNED
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1957. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY VAN WYCK BROOKS TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). A sharp copyu to boot of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with light foxing at the endsheets) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket..... More
From the Shadow of the Mountain: My Post-Meridian Years SIGNED
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1961. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY VAN WYCK BROOKS TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). A sharp copy to boot of the 1961 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 202 pgs. Signed..... More
John Sloan: A Painter's Life SIGNED
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1955. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY VAN WYCK BROOKS TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). The 1955 stated 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and panel top-edges. Octavo, 246 pgs..... More
The Pilgrimage of Henry James
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1925. 1st. Cloth. The 1925 1st edition, IN THE UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG in its red cloth. And in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges, light soiling along the spine and light chipping at its crown. Still though..... More
Laura
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1943. Cloth. The 1943 original Book Club edition, stated so on the bottom of the dustjacket's front flap and somewhat uncommon even as such. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine (light offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with fading and several small..... More
Les Miserables (The Photoplay Edition)
New York: Lynn Publishing Co., 1935. Pictorial boards. A very sharp copy of the 1935 1st photoplay edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with Frederic March and Charles Laughton gracing the front cover. One tiny stain at the fore-edge, otherwise clean and very presentable. More
Monday or Tuesday
London: The Hogarth Press, 1921. Vanessa Bell. Cloth. The 1921 true 1st edition, with the notable collaboration with Vanessa Bell (the author's sister), including her modernist illustration to the front panel and the 4 woodcuts accompanying the text. A very solid copy to boot, tight and easily VG to VG+..... More
Mrs. Dalloway
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1925. Cloth. A perfectly serviceable copy of the 1925 correct 1st American edition. Inscribed at the front free endpaper by Gerrtude Schell (1891-1970), American artist and member of the Philadelphia Ten, a noted group of female painters (1917-1945). Solid and Good+ in its orange..... More
Night and Day
New York: George H. Doran Co., 1920. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1920 1st American edition. VG in its green cloth, with mild darkening at the spine and very light scuffing to the rear panel. Thick12mo, 508 pgs. More
A Room of One's Own
London: Hogarth Press, 1929. Cloth. A solid "starter" copy of the 1929 1st trade edition. Clean and VG (with bright gilt-lettering at the spine) in a bright, price-intact, G+ dustjacket, with substantial paper loss (2") at the lower half of the spine. Both panels perfectly intact but front panel is..... More
The Second Common Reader
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. Cloth. 1932 stated 1st US edition. VG- in its navy-blue cloth, with light soiling to the panels and light fading along the spine. And in a bright, VG- Vanessa Bell dustjacket, with mild spotting and offsetting to the panels and light chipping at..... More
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