Chatterton
New York: Grove Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 234 pp. More
Literature
The Sir Roger Coverley Papers
New York: LimitedEditions Club, 1945. Hardcover. 252 pp. 8vo, color illustrations by Gorndon Ross. Prefactory notes by William Makepeace Thackeray.Limited edition, copy 214 of 1500, and signed by Ross. NEWMAN & WICHE 172. More
Stanley Brereton
London: George Routledge, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. 252, 277, 290 pages. 19 x 13 cm. This is Ainsworth's last novel. He was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. Popular in his lifetime, his novels sold in large numbers. he is described by S.M. Ellis as one of the most..... More
Richard Aldington 1892-1962 A Catalogue of The Frank G. Harrington Collection of Richard Aldington and Hilda "H.D." Doolittle Comprising Books & Manuscripts and Miscellanea
Philadelphia: Temple Univ. Libraries, 1973. First edition. Paperback. 28 pages. 23 x 15 cm. One of 450 copies. Ex-Library. More
Ponkapog Papers
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1903. Rogers, Bruce. First edition. Hardcover. 195 pages. 19 x 11.5 cm. Printed by the Riverside Press with typography by Bruce Rogers. Owner inscriptions and bookplate. ROGERS 87. WARDE 41. More
Ragged Dick; Or, Street Life In New York With The Boot-Blacks
Boston: Loring, Publisher, 1868. First edition. Hardcover. 296 pages. 18 x 12 cm. This copy with ad leaf and Dick standing alone with his boot-blacking box: later issues have image of four street boys. Ad leaf here contains two titles in the "Ragged Dick Series," plus three in "Campaign Series."..... More
La Vie Drole
Paris: Editions Fournier, 1946. Hallo, Charles. Paperback. 174 pages. 22 1/2 x 17. Original colored wood engravings by Charles Hallo. Limited edition, copy 561 of 900. Preface by Sacha Guitry. Fresh, bright copy. More
Christmas Epithalamium
New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1925. Rogers, Bruce. First edition. Hardcover. Seven leaves printed recto only. Limited edition, one of 325 copies. Each page with decorative red border. Designed by Bruce Rogers. WARDE 177. Nicks to backstrip extremities,wear to joints. More
Winesburg, Ohio; With an Introduction by Malcolm Cowley and Illustrations by Ben F. Stahl
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1978. Ben F. Stahl. 202 pages. 30.5 x 26 cm. Colored frontispiece and 12 full page monochrome plates by Meriden Gravure Company, and printed by the Stinehour Press. Limited edition, copy 1267 of 1600. Laid-in the LEC Monthly Letter. NEWMAN & WICHE 510. Bright, fresh..... More
Errors and their Consequences; Or, Memoirs Of An English Family
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. [XX] 389, 318. pages. 9.2 X 5.5 cm. Errata in second volume rear. The preface indicates the writer is male, also, in the preface notes seeking advise from two friends, then throwing their suggestions in the round bin with..... More
Les Amans Heureux, Trompez, Malheureux
Paris: Chez Claude Barbin, 1683. First edition. leather_bound. 165 pages [*2, A8-L8]. 18 x 12 cm. Twenty-eight etched plates, including 3 part title plates, each part containing eight tales of the "Happy, Deceived, Unfortunate Lovers"; a precursor to later romantic novels. This copy bound sequentially -- Trompez, Malheureux, Heureux. Includes..... More
La grande Gaite Avec 2 dessins D'Yves Tanguy
Paris: Gallimard, 1929. Tanguy, Yves. First edition. Stiff Wraps. 122 pages. 23.4 x 19.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 138 of 150 on verge de arches paper, of a total edition of 240. Aragon, a founding member of Surrealism and noted communist intellectual. Two surrealist, tipped-in black and white lithographs by..... More
The Puppet Show
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. 154 pages. 19 x 13 cm. An early effort from the Press, the 6th publication. Some spotting of endpapers. Limited edition, one of 1200. There was a second edition the following year of 1500 copies. CHANTICLEER 6. More
The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration Of The Sacraments & Other Rites & Ceremonies Of The Church, According To The Use Of The Church Of England; Together With The Psalter of Psalms Of David, Pointed As They Are To Be Sung or Said In Churches; & The Form And Manner Of Making, Ordaining, And Consecrating Of Bishops, Priests, And Deacons
Chipping Camden, London & New York: M. Walter Dunne, 1904. First American edition. leather_bound. 387 pages. Folio, 36 x 28.5 cm. One of a small number of copies printed on vellum for the American market, The Trinity Edition with a hand illuminated presentation leaf to Anna L. Wilson tipped-in. With..... More
The Dance of Death
London: Faber And Faber Limited, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 38 pages. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Owner signature front free front endpaper: Herrbert C. Barrows Jr. 8 March 1934, book label of The Grolier Book Shop, Cambridge. More
The Enchafed Flood or The Romantic Iconography of the Sea
London: Faber And Faber Limited, 1951. First UK edition. Hardcover. 126 pages. 22 x 14.5 cm. Clean copy, light owner stamp inside front cover pastedown. More
Homage To Clio
London: Faber and Faber, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. 91 pages. 22 x14 cm. Slight loss at head, nicked at foot dust wrapper. More
On this Island
New York: Random House, 1937. First American edition. Hardcover. 68 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Title page printed in red and black. Owner inscription dated January 22, 1937 free front endpaper with Wystan Hugh Auden 1907-1937 in the same hand noted on front pastedown. Bright, fresh copy. More
The Shield Of Achilles
New York: Random House, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. 84 pages. 23 x 15 cm. Bright, clean copy. Owner inscription front free endpaper. Book label of Paul Elder's Books, San Francisco inside rear cover. More
Some Poems
London: Faber and Faber, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. 80 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Bright, very fresh copy. More
Some Poems
London: Faber and Faber, 1940. Hardcover. 80 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Owner inscription free front endpaper. More
Thank You, Poems
London: Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 57 pages. 22 x14 cm. Note by Edward Mendelson. More
a melodrama in three acts On The Frontier
London: Faber and Faber, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. 123 pages. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Bookplate "From The Library of Julian Barnes," a prominent English author in his own right. Book label of Myers Co. Booksellers London. Small owner inscription front free endpaper. More