SEPARATIONS.
Mentor, Ohio: Generator Press, (1988). 1st Printing. 24 pp. 8-1/2" x 7". Printed grey paper covers, stapled. More
Literature
Tavistock Books is on vacation from May 20, 2022 to May 30, 2022. The shop will be closed from 3 pm Saturday May 12th through Monday, May 17th, while we are on a short family holiday. Orders during that period will be promptly addressed on our return, May 18th.
The ESSAYS Of ELIA And ELIANA.
London: Bell & Daldy York Street Covent Garden, 1868. "New Edition" 361, [1]; [2], 150 pp. Divisional t.p. 12mo. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Bevelled boards. More
A DISCOURSE In TWO PARTS, Preached at the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century.
Boston: Printed by E. Lincoln, for John West, No. 75, Cornhill, 1801. 1st Edition (American Imprints 790; Sabin 39181). 40 pp. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-3/8". Bound in later red half-leather binding, dark red cloth boards. A sermon on Psalm LXXVIII. 2 & 3, 6 & 7. More
THOUGHTS WITHOUT WORDS.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. 1st Edition. xiv, 118, [6] pp. Drawings by the author, with captions, primarily in verse. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4" Blue cloth spine over orange paper-wrapped boards, printed in dark blue. Yellow topstain. No dust jacket. More
BREAKFAST In MYCENAE. Poems.
New York: Clarke & Way, Inc., 1961. 1st Printing. One of 200 cc bound in boards. 55, [5] pp. 8-7/8" x 5-3/8". Hardback. Dust jacket. More
A WHISPER And A PORTION. Poems For the Quiet Hour.
(n. p.): Harvey Parker and Craftsmen. A Wagon and Star Publication, 1942. 1st Printing. 50, [2] pp. 8-1/8" x 5-1/4". Pale blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. Dust jacket, priced $1.25 to front flap. More
SCROLLS. Selected Poems.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. 1st edition thus, i.e., this translation. 95, [1] pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/8" Black cloth binding with silver stamped spine lettering. Grey dust jacket. More
MARION FAY. A Novel. In Three Volumes.
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 11, Henrietta St. 1882. 1st edition (Sadleir 64). iv, 280; iv, 272; iv, 277, [3 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5". Original publisher's yellow ochre silk-grained cloth binding with black floral decoration to front board, gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
The APPLE CART: A Political Extravaganza.
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1930. 1st Edition in English (Laurence A195b). xxix, [1], 78, [2] pp. 7" x 4-7/8". Linen cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. No dust jacket. More
TOM THUMB'S FOLIO: or, A New Threepenny Plaything for Little Giants.; To Which is Prefixed, an Abstract of the Life of Mr. Thumb, and an Historical Account of the Wonderful Deeds He Performed. Together with Some Anecdotes Respecting Grumbo the Great Giant.
Worcester, Massachusetts: Printed by Isaiah Thomas, and Sold Wholesale and Retail, at His Bookstore, 1794. "The Second Worcester Edition" (Evans 27800; Welch 1315.12). Not in Rosenbach, though see 185, for a 1794 Samuel Hall edition. [3] - 31, [1]. Lacks A1, chapbook begins with title leaf. Last page affixed to..... More
A WHITMAN MANUSCRIPT From the Albert M. Bender Collection of Mills College.; Foreword by Oscar Lewis. "Whitman's Revisions" by Sidney L. Gulick Jr.
[Oakland, California]: The Bibliophile Society of Mills College, 1939. 1st edition (Blasdale 50; Myerson A33). Limited to 175 cc; this copy #136. 21 pp. Mss facsimile as frontis. 8vo. 9-5/8" x 7-1/8". Gold cloth spine over brown & orange marbled paper boards. Printed title label to front board (Myerson Binding..... More
GREEN. Poems.
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, (1998). 1st Edition. [16], 75, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Green cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine. Black & white glossy dust jacket. More
OUR LIVES.; Truck Books Series One Number One
Carrboro, North Carolina: Truck Press, (1975). 1st edition. Limited to 526 cc. 28, [4] pp. 8-7/8" x 5-7/8". Beige card stock covers with black lettering & purple perimeter border. More
CATALAN POEMS.
(n. p.): Oberon Press, (1971). 1st pb edition. [2 (blank)], 77, [5] pp. 8" x 4-1/2". Glossy white paper covers with full color graphic to spine & front cover. More
CHECKERS. A Hard - Luck Story.
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1896. 1st edition (Kramer 109; Wright III, 576). [4], 239, [5] pp. T.p. printed in orange & black. 6-7/8" x 4-3/8". Original publisher's red cloth binding with white stamping. TEG. Story about horse racing. More
The LAST CHRONICLE Of BARSET.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1867. 1st Hardback Edition (Smith 20), issued simultaneously with a wrappered edition. [4], [9] - 362, [2] pp. Text double column. 2 page publisher advert at rear. Illustrated by George Housman Thomas. 8vo. Original publisher's dark green pebbled cloth binding with gilt..... More
The EUSTACE DIAMONDS. A Novel.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1872. 1st Hardback Edition (Smith 32), issued simultaneously with a wrappered edition. The UK edition was published "a few days later" per Smith. [2], 4, [7] - 351, [1 (blank)] pp. Text double column. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt..... More
NORTH AMERICA.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square, 1862. Pirated edition, issued the same year as the 1st edition. Cf Sadleir 14. vii, 623, [1 (blank)], 4 pp. Last 4 pages publisher adverts. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine, and boards..... More
ALTON LOCKE, Tailor and Poet. An Autobiography.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 82 Cliff Street, 1851. 2nd US printing, first issued the year prior. vi, 371, [1 (blank)], 6, 6 pp. Last 12 pages publisher adverts. 12mo. 8" x 5". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine, and boards blocked in blind..... More
SIR HARRY HOTSPUR Of HUMBLETHWAITE.
New York: MacMillan and Co., 1871. 1st US Cheap edition (Sadleir 36). Varies from Sadleir in that the imprint only has "New York", w/o the "New Edition" slug. vii, [1 (blank)], 323, [1 (blank)] pp. MacMillan medallion facing t.p. Text typography conforms to "Hurst & Blackett B". Crown 8vo. 6-7/8"..... More
SIR HARRY HOTSPUR Of HUMBLETHWAITE.
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Street, 1871. 1st edition (Sadleir 36). vii, [1 (blank)], 323, [1 (blank)] pp. No adverts. Crown 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". Rebound in green patterned cloth, gilt stamped spine lettering. "Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite was a mighty person in Cumberland..." So begins..... More
LOOK! WE HAVE COME THROUGH!
New York: Published by B. W. Huebsch, 1918. 1st US Edition (Roberts A10n). 162, [2] pp. Bound with the UK sheets. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 6-5/8". Orange cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. No dust jacket. More
AYALA'S ANGEL. In Three Volumes.
London: Chapman and Hall (Limited), 11, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, 1881. 1st edition (Sadleir 60). iv, 280; iv, 272; iv, 277, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's oranged silk-grained cloth binding blocked in black, with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Vol II a bit brighter & more..... More
The AMERICAN SENATOR. In Three Volumes.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, 1877. 1st edition (Sadleir 46). viii, 293, [1 (blank)]; viii, 293, [1 (blank)]; viii, 284 pp. Half-titles present. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's pinkish ochre cloth binding blocked in black [Sadleir's primary binding]. Yellow eps. More
HUNTING SKETCHES.
London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly, 1865. 1st edition (Sadleir 21). [4], 115, [1 (blank)], 32 pp. 32 page publisher catalogue at rear, dated May 1865 (according to Sadleir, the book published 10 May 1865). 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's maroon cloth binding, bevelled boards, dark green eps. Gilt..... More