Minotaur Books, January 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce signed first edition of Laurie King's first book, the start of the award-winning Kate Martinelli series of mysteries. A good copy in a very good original jacket (has some shelf wear reading wear, spine cocked). Signed by author on title page. First..... More
Privately Printed, 1959. Limited Edition. Wraps. A nice association copy, inscribed by Lurie to fellow poet and academic William H, Matchett on the title page (with his bookplate to the verso of the front cover) and an inscribed Christmas photo of her, Jonathan Bishop, and John & Jeremy (sons) dated..... More
Argosy, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Bound volume collects the complete text of these three novels: 'Between Worlds' By Garret Smith; (Argosy, 1919); complete with color pictorial cover; The Bronze Helmet By Stephen Chalmers; (Argosy, 1918); complete with color pictorial cover; 'Daughter of Lyssa' by..... More
Eakins Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG+/VG in DJ (slight rubbing to DJ). Tall 4to with DJ [4]+26+[25] Previously unpublished poem, written in 1911 at Harvard, with the author's memoir. Notable for the facsimile of the manuscript, with Dean Briggs' commentary in the..... More
Henry Colburn, 1846. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in lthr/boards (sl wear to corners; sl rub/covers and edges). tall 8vo [ 8],453pp+plts Series of 17 episodes in the historical-romantic vein of the early Victorian period, superbly illustrated with engravings by J.C. Bentle y, J...... More
Chapman and Hall, 1837. First Edition. Leather Binding. First book edition with the first state of issue (including two different 'E' signatures at foot of pages 25 and 27; errata note on page [xvi] with 6 lines of corrections; etc). plus the engraved title page with 'Veller' (later altered to..... More
D. R. Godine, 1973. First Thus. Leather Binding. Copy #22 of 150 deluxe copies, beautifully bound in quarter green morocco over marbled boards by Arno Werner, spine titled and ruled in gilt, covers sectined with twin gilt rules; publisher's cloth-and-marbled paper slipcase (slight wear to slipcase). More
David R. Godine, January 1975. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Deluxe Edition, one of 225 signed and numbered copies, this being #140. A Fine copy in a Fine jacket, housed in a lightly worn Very Good slipcase. More
N.R.F., 1935. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in lthr/boards (sl rub/edges & corners; sl wear/lwr cover). 8vo xxiv,379 ,[3]pp Contains 10 of the journals (including 'Le Cahier Vert') plus a selection of letters and short pieces. Text in French. 'Edition augmentee de textes inedits'..... More
Limited Editions Club, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of only 25 copies for presentation, with publisher's blindstamp on colophon. Signed by Paul Hogarth and Freeman Keith. Under the limitation statement on the colophon the initials of the recipient read 'R.M.' (or 'B.M.'). A...... More
[Sheed & Ward], 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small). Slight sunning and fading to spine; slight soiling and rubbing to covers (cloth/boards; chiefly to extremities; very slight traces of dampstaining); slight bumping to upper right corner of upper cover (with consequent creasing, etc); slight..... More
T. Fisher Unwin, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Uncommon in jacket. Jacket has some chipping and tears to edges). RRed cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (minor shelfwear to binding). Series: Unwin's Cabinet Library.color plates by R. Gregory. More
James R. Osgood, January 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Original light grey cloth over boards, with pictorial design on spine and front cover, with gilt titles. Xiii + 368pp., with 4 page facsimile manuscript tipped in. From the library of poet/academic William Matchett with his signature to the top of the..... More
James R. Osgood and Co., 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue, of the author's first book. A very good copy in the original plum cloth stamped in gilt (spine faded, light wear to cloth, text block a trifle shaken; some light marginal dampstaining; front free endpaper rumpled). Bookplate..... More
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J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes. Copy #80 of 100 copies issued with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Attractively bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over green cloth by G.P. Putnam's Sons, spines with raised bands and gilt titling, covers..... More
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J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes. Copy #14 of 100 copies issued with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Attractively bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over green cloth by G.P. Putnam's Sons, spines with raised bands and gilt titling, covers..... More
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J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1881. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes. Copy #74 of 100 copies issued with proof etchings on Japanese paper. Attractively bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over green cloth by G.P. Putnam's Sons, spines with raised bands and gilt titling, covers..... More
Calmann Levy Editeur, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG- in cloth (slight rubbing/covers/spine; slight internal browning). 8vo [4],12pp Text in French. Short play in honor of Victor Hugo (presented at the Comedie Francaise, February 26, 1886, for the anniversary of Hugo's birth), featuring various..... More
A. R. Mowbray & Co, 1928. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original pale gray printed wraps (minor darkening and wear). Laid in loose are the fragments of what appears to have been a printed outer wrapper or jacket supplied by the publisher after publication, noting..... More
D. Appleton & Co, January 1900. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE (in ink) of author Edward Noyes Westcott mounted on front blank (signature apparently clipped from a letter or document). Later issue of author's first book; basis of the 1900 dramatization by R. and..... More
