Literature
The Miser's Daugher SIGNED
London: Ainsworth's Magazine, 1842. Full-Leather. The 1842 true 1st edition in book form of Ainsworth's "The Miser's Daughter", extracted from "Ainsworth's Magazine". Complete with George Cruikshank's 20 wonderful engraved plates. Full tan polished calf boards (and signed) by Riviere. 5 raised bands, leather title and author labels, fine gilt-tooled decoration..... More
This Quiet Dust
New York: Random House, 1967. Original Wraps. 1967 publisher's promotional in anticipation of the much-heralded publication of Styron's "Confessions of Nat Turner". VG in its stapled light blue wrappers, with very light sunning along the panel edges. Octavo, 16 pgs. More
The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (No. 3) -- A Voucher Copy
London: The Arthur Press, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. The 1st quarter 1929 issue, issue #3, of this highly-influential literary review, edited by the formidable Wyndham Lewis. A "voucher" copy to boot, stamped as such on the front panel and presumably sent off for approval to one of the Review's advertisers. Solid..... More
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1959 stated 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (small blindstamp at the 2nd blank endpaper, very small former owenr stamp opposite it on the half-title, light, occasional pencil to text) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo..... More