The Children's Song.
London: Macmillan Company, 1914. 3 pp. 16mo. Paper wrappers. First edition. A fine copy. Livingston 300 (note p. 285). Stewart 308. More
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France at War.
London: Macmillan Company, 1915. 73 pp. + adv. [2 pp.]. 16mo. Paper wrappers. First English edition. A few small tears to spine ends else about very good. Livingston 397. Stewart 387. More
The Fringes of the Fleet.
London: Macmillan Company, 1915. 71 pp. 16mo. Paper wrappers. First English edition. Nautical. A very good or better copy, wrappers lightly soiled with small chip to one corner, leaves clean, binding tight. Livingston 400. Stewart 393. More
The Miracle of Saint Jubanus.
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1930. 16 pp. 8vo. Stapled pale yellow paper wrappers lettered in green. First edition. American copyright edition. Scarce. Only a few copies were issued for copyright purposes. Later collected in Limited and Renewals (1932). One inch slit to spine, wrappers lightly soiled, leaves fine..... More
Some Notes on a Bill.
Little Rock: The Incunabula Bookshop, 1920. Unpaged [12 pp.]. 8vo. (8 1/2 x 6 in). Gray paper wrappers. First edition. Number 44 of a limited edition of 100 copies. Originally published in "The Author" London, July 1, 1891. A satire directed at the American copyright bill. Bump to lower spine..... More
Die Zwillinge. Ein Trauerspiel in fünf Aufzügen [from Theatralische Sammlung, Bd. 22] .
[Wien]: [Joh. Jos. Jahn], 1776 but [1791]. [3]-94 pp. 12mo. Paper wrappers. Later printing. Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752-1831), one of the few authors of the time who came from a humble background, burst on the scene in 1776 with his tragedy "Die Zwillinge," taking a prize offered by the..... More
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Der Messias. [Four Volumes in Two].
Halle, im Magdeburgischen: Verlegt von Carl Herrmann Hemmerde, 1760, 1769-1773. [24], 184; [16], 143; [16], 216; 190 pp. Illus. with engraved title vignettes; head and tailpieces; initials by Johanna Dorothea Sysang and J.D. Philippin. Sm. 8vo. Marbled boards with gilt title and decoration on spine. Zweyte, verbesserte Auflage. Published anonymously..... More
Almanach dramatischer Spiele, zur geselligen Unterhaltung auf dem Lande. 20th Jahrgang [with] 11th Jahergang.
Leipzig: P. G. Kummer, 1822, 1813. 326, [illus.]; 206 pp. Illus. with 7 b/w engravings. 32mo. Later quarter cloth over paper covered boards, gilt title and rules. First edition. 1822: 1. Lebrün. Nummer 777; 2. Deinhardstein. Florette; 3. Die vier Tanten; 4. Das Erntefest; 5. Der Bruder und die Schwestern;..... More
Die Amazone der Wildnis: An der Stufe zum Throne Gottes; Roman.
Jena: Frommannsche Buchh. 1924. 225 pp., map, + Adv[3]. Illus. with b/w photos. Sm. 8vo. Cloth. First German edition. First published in 1919 in an edition of 1000. A good copy, boards soiled, tears at head of spine, owner's signature dated year of publication, leaves clean. More
Karl Kraus: eine Einfuhrung in sein Werk und eine Auswahl.
Wiesbaden: F. Steiner, 1952. 138 pp. Illus. with 3 plates. 8vo. Paper wrappers. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur [Mainz] Schriftenreihe der Klasse der Literatur. Verschollene und Vergessene. In German. A very good copy. More
Three Adirondack Poets.
Glens Falls, N.Y. The Loft Press, [1982]. 32 pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. Sm. 4to. Paper wrappers. n.ed. Illus. by Paul M. Chapman. Nick to last leaf else a near fine copy. More
New Directions In Prose And Poetry 50.
New York: New Directions, (1986). xiii, 274 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First printing. With Peter Glassgold and Griseld. 50th Anniversary Issue. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
While England Sleeps.
New York: Viking Press, 1993. 304 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Original printing before Stephen Spender's lawsuit which claimed plagiarism forced withdrawal of this edition. Owner's signature to half-title thus only near fine in a fine dj. More
Le Portugal littéraire d'aujourd'hui.
Paris: E. Sansot & Cie. 1904. 68 pp. Sm. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Collection d'Etudes Etrangeres. OCLC shows only nine copies. Boards a bit soiled but otherwise a very good+ copy. More
We Walk the Way of the New World.
Detroit: Broadside Press, (1970). 70 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First printing. A near fine copy in a very good lightly edgeworn dust jacket. Scarce in cloth. More
Korean Literature: Topics and Themes.
Tucson: Univ. of Arizona Press, 1965. 141 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Very good ex-lib with some wear to boards. Pages clean. No dj. More
Highcastle. A Remembrance.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1995). 145 pp. Trade format. Light green paper wrappers (paperback). First edition. Uncorrected proof. Translated by Michael Kandel. "An affecting memoir of childhood by 'a science fiction writer worthy of the Nobel Prize (New York Times'." First published in Polish in 1975. A fine..... More
African Stories.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1965). 636 pp. 8vo. Cloth. First American edition. "This book includes every story written by Doris Lessing about Africa: all of her first collection, This Was The Old Chief's Country (unavailable in America); the four long tales about Africa from Five (also unavailable); the African..... More
Trying to Smile and Other Stories.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1992). Trade format. Plain yellow printed paper wrappers (paperback). First edition. Uncorrected proof of the author's first book. A fine copy. As new. More
A Letter about my Four Programmes, for Committees in Correspondence [with holograph revisions].
[Springfield, Ill.], [The Jeffersons Printing Co.], [1916]. 2-65, [1] pp. Illus. with b/w drawings. 4to. Stapled paper wrappers. First edition. Inscribed in full, 'Nicholas Vachel Lindsay' on page 7 at the conclusion of the introduction. Text begins on front wrapper with a table of contents; page 2 contains a list..... More
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[Typed Letter] J. B. Pond, Vachel Lindsay's Agent, Pleads for Help in Booking Him to Lecture in England.
New York: 1920. 2 pp. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. A retained carbon copy, dated August 20th, 1920. Pond writes to R. Leigh Ibbs of Ibbs & Tillett, England's foremost classical music agents, to help Vachel Lindsay arrange lectures in England, after Pond's English lecture agency partners, The Lecture Agency..... More
Salmagundi: No. 126-127, Spring-Summer 2000.
Saratoga Springs: Skidmore College, 2000. Trade format. Paper wrappers. First printing. Three stories by Gordon Lish and Mario Vargas Llosa on Breton and Surrealism. A near fine copy. More
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Ensayos Literarios y Criticos. Tomo Primero [with] Tomo Segundo [2 Volumes in 1].
Sevilla: Calvo-Rubio y Compañia, 1844. xi, 172 pp., [3 pp. index]; 230 pp.; [3 pp. index]. Sm. 4to. Half morocco over marbled boards, titles and compartments in gilt, marbled endpapers. First edition. Alberto Rodríguez de Lista y Aragón (1775-1848) was a Spanish poet and educator.Provenance: From the library of the..... More
The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science. Vol. XXVI. January to June 1935.
Philadelphia: Published by Adam Waldie for E. Littell, 1835. 712 pp. Illus. with 7 engraved plates. Sm. 4to. Half black leather over marbled paper-covered boards. First edition. The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, started in 1822, was part of a trend in publishing international opinions and reviews both due..... More
The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science. Vol. XXVIII. January to June 1936.
Philadelphia: Published by Adam Waldie for E. Littell, 1836. 644 pp. Illus. with 5 engraved plates. Sm. 4to. Half black leather over marbled paper-covered boards. First edition. The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, started in 1822, was part of a trend in publishing international opinions and reviews both due..... More