West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press, 1985. Barry Moser. Full leather. A lovely, near-pristine example of this lavish 1985 Pennyroyal Press edition of Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". #14 OF 350 COPIES OF THIS CENTENARY EDITION, BOUND IN FULL GREEN LEATHER (EXECUTED BY E. GRAY PARROT, EASTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS) AND SIGNED BY..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1883. Full leather. The 1883 1st UK and true 1st edition (preceding the American edition). Sumptuously bound in a full, rich red morocco (and signed at the first blank endpaper) by Bayntun Binders of Bath, England. 5 raised bands, offsetting deep blue and green title and..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. 1st. Half-Leather. The 1892 1st American edition (with the imprint of the Franklin Press on the coyright page). In the Publisher's Deluxe binding (half-morocco over marbled boards). Clean, solid and well-preserved. VG, with light wear at the tips and along the outer hinges. Small abrading..... More
Hartford, CT: The American Publishing Company, 1900. True Williams. Original cloth. A surprisingly crisp, well-preserved copy of this early, 1900 reprint of Twain's immortal classic, which was first published (by the same publisher) in 1876. This copy, identical to the first edition in design and appearance, is tight and very..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1871 1st edition. Solid and VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and rule at the front panel and somewhat rubbed lettering along the darkened spine. Internally solid and clean, save for a touch of..... More
Milan: Casa Editrice Bietti, 1928. Original wraps. Early, 1928 translation of this Gorki novel from its original Russian into Italian and INCLUDING ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG+ in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with a touch of very light chipping along the top-edges. Octavo, 320 pgs., translated by Cesare..... More
Denver: Alan Swallow, 1959. Cloth. The 1959 1st American edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED on the front free endpaper BY THE AUTHOR TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent mid-20th century American literary critic. VG (with light soiling to the pastedowns and endpapers) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with very light rubbing to the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1926. Decorative Cloth. The 1926 1st thus (following the 1911 1st edition), IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG (with light soiling to the panels) in a bright, VG- example of the fragile dustjacket, with darkening at the spine, chipping at its crown, light soiling..... More
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1950. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to GW Cottrell of the Houghton Library at Harvard. A sharp copy to boot of the 1950 1st edition, a book which among other things includes Edward Gorey's very first illustrations (on the front and rear endpapers) in book..... More
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
London: W. Stockdale, 1819. Full-Leather. Magnificent 1819 London edition of Don Quixote, bound (and signed) in a sumptuous full calf by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd and complete in 4 volumes. All 4 octavo volumes clean and VG+, with especially fine gilt-tooling at the compartments. "With twenty-four highly finished (colored) engravings..... 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
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
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
