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
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
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. Enric C. Ricart. Decorative Boards. A solid example of the 1933 1st thus, complete in 2 volumes and slipcase. #957 OF 1,500 COPIES ISSUED SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR ENRIC C. RICART at the limitation AND "PRINTED ON GUARRO PAPER BY OLIVA DE VILANOVA..... 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
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
Pantheon Books/Princeton University Press. Cloth. An impressive selection from Paul Valery's "The Collected Works in English", which constitutes Bollingen Series #45. Here offered are 9 volumes in the series: Vols. 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 15. They're all in solid, very presentable condition and each includes..... 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
