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The LIFE Of SAMUEL JOHNSON Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in...

The LIFE Of SAMUEL JOHNSON Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published. The Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great - Britain, for Nearly Half a Century, During Which He Flourished. In Four Volumes.

[Johnson, Samuel. 1709 - 1784]. Boswell, James [1740 - 1795].

London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1811. The Sixth Edition, Revised and Augmented. 4 volumes. Volume I with engraved frontis of Johnson, by T. Baker, after the 1756 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Two facsimile letters, Vol I & Vol III. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/4"..... More

Price: $195.00

The APOTHECARY'S SHOP. Essays on Literature. D. J. Enright

The APOTHECARY'S SHOP. Essays on Literature.

Enright, D. J.

London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. 1st Edition. 236 pp. Bookseller slip laid-in. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Printed grey paper dust jacket. More

Price: $22.50

POEMS. George W. Cronyn

POEMS

Cronyn, George W.

New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1914. 1st edition. 72 pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board. Author's first book. More

Price: $45.00

SONGS And SATIRES. Edgar Lee Masters, 1868 - 1950

SONGS And SATIRES.

Masters, Edgar Lee [1868 - 1950].

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916. 1st edition. viii, [2], 172, [10] pp. 8 pages of adverts follow text. 12mo. Blue cloth binding, with gilt stamped lettering to spine & top board. No dust jacket. More

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The BEST POEMS Of 1943. Thomas - Moult, Robert Hillyer, August Derleth, Edgar Lee Masters, May...

The BEST POEMS Of 1943.

Moult, Thomas - Editor. Hillyer, Robert; Derleth, August; Masters, Edgar Lee; Sarton, May; Sasson, Siegrfied - Contributors.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. 1st Book Edition. 127, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4". Black cloth binding with printed red paper labels. Red dust jacket printed in white. More

Price: $35.00

COUNTERMOVES. Charles Edward Eaton

COUNTERMOVES.

Eaton, Charles Edward.

London / New York / Toronto: Abelard- Schuman, (1962). 1st edition (presumed). 31, [1] pp. 8-3/4" x 5-1/8". Green cloth binding. Orange dust jacket. More

Price: $12.50

The ISLAND MYSTERY. . A. Birmingham, eorge, Hannay James Owen. 1865 - 1950

The ISLAND MYSTERY.

Birmingham, G[eorge]. A. [pseudonym of Hannay James Owen. 1865 - 1950].

New York: George H. Doran Company, (1918). Cf. Hubin, p. 73. 312 pp. Crown 8vo. Gun-metal blue cloth binding with red lettering. No dust jacket. More

Price: $15.00

RED PIONEERS. Romance of Early Indian Life in the West. Jacob Calvin Cooper

RED PIONEERS. Romance of Early Indian Life in the West

Cooper, Jacob Calvin.

McMinnville, Oregon: 1928. "Author's Edition", SIGNED by the Author on a preliminary blank. 251, [5 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/4". Original mustard colored cloth binding stamped with red ink. Brown patterned paper eps. More

Price: $20.00

XXX Poems. Frank Manley, Claude Paradox, James Whittall

XXX Poems

Manley, Frank; Paradox, Claude; Whittall, James.

Montreal: Jawbone Press, (1989). 1st Printing. viii, 64 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4". Black & white glossy stock covers. More

Price: $30.00

VITA SCHOLASTICA Ou La VIE Du COLLEGE; Poeme Latin en Quatre Livres. Rossignol, ean, ierre. 1804...

VITA SCHOLASTICA Ou La VIE Du COLLEGE; Poeme Latin en Quatre Livres

Rossignol, J[ean]. P[ierre. 1804 - 1893].

Paris: Autuste Durand, Libraire, 1836. 1st Edition. [6], 194, [2] pp. Printed on pink paper. Dual title pages, one in French, one in Latin. 8vo. 9-1/2" x 6". Period tan quarter calf binding, with marbled paper boards. TEG. Marbled eps. Rare 1st edition of this work by the French poet..... More

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IRONICAL TALES. Laurence Housman, 1865 - 1959

IRONICAL TALES.

Housman, Laurence [1865 - 1959].

New York: George H. Doran Company on Murray Hill, (1927). 1st US editon. Cf. Bleiler, p. 103; Reginald 07457 for the UK edition. vi, [7] - 266 pp. 8vo. Black cloth binding with orange lettering. Gold dust jacket with black lettering / accents. More

Price: $30.00

TALES Of ADVENTURERS. Geoffrey Household, b. 1900

TALES Of ADVENTURERS.

Household, Geoffrey [b. 1900].

London. Michael Joseph, 1952. 1st Edition (NCBEL IV, 606). 224 pp. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. No dust jacket. More

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"The Origins of Joy in Poetry" & "Two Poems" [as published in] CHICAGO REVIEW. Spring 1958. ...

"The Origins of Joy in Poetry" & "Two Poems" [as published in] CHICAGO REVIEW. Spring 1958. Volume 12. Number 1.

Kerouac, Jack; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Duncan, Robert; Ginsberg, Allen; McClure, Michael, Whalen, Philip; Burroughs, William S. - Contributors. Rosenthal, Irving - Editor.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958. 1st Printing (Charters C27 - C29). Cf. Maynard and Miles C4, for Burroughs' Excerpt Naked Lunch, which appears pp. 25 - 30. 89, [1] pp Illustrated with a photogrpahic insert following p. 30. 8-7/8" x 6". Pale blue paper covers printed in dark blue..... More

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WHAT MATTERS: Writing 1968 - 70. Daphne Marlatt

WHAT MATTERS: Writing 1968 - 70.

Marlatt, Daphne.

Toronto: The Coach House Press, (1980). 1st edition. Limited to 750 cc. 173, [3] pp. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". White card stock covers with multi-color printing. More

Price: $22.50

MOVING INLAND: Poems 1977 - 1978; Fiddlehead Poetry Book No. 253. Diana Hayes

MOVING INLAND: Poems 1977 - 1978; Fiddlehead Poetry Book No. 253.

Hayes, Diana.

Fredericton, N. B. Fiddlehead Poetry Books, 1979. Limited to 600 cc. 56 pp. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". White card stock covers with black lettering & pale green collage, by Robin Skelton. Rear wrapper with b/w photographic image of the author, taken by Charles Lillard. More

Price: $15.00

GENTLE ANGER. Poems. Tyndale Martin

GENTLE ANGER. Poems.

Martin, Tyndale.

(n. p.): Sunyata, 1969. 3rd Printing, 1st published in 1967. [3], 24, [1] pp. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Paper paper covers printed in white, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More

Price: $12.50

OLD FRIENDS' GHOSTS. poems 1963 - 68. Victor Coleman

OLD FRIENDS' GHOSTS. poems 1963 - 68.

Coleman, Victor.

Toronto: Weed / Flower Press, 1970. 1st printing, limited to 350 cc, this copy unnumbered. 53, [7] pp. "About Books" invoice laid-in. 8-3/8" x 5-1/2". Grey paper covers printed in blue. Cover design by Barbara Caruso. More

Price: $15.00

The NATIONAL HEN.; A Poem for the Left Hand in Four Parts. Dan Dougherty

The NATIONAL HEN.; A Poem for the Left Hand in Four Parts.

Dougherty, Dan.

Vancouver: Pulp Press, (1974). 1st Printing. 67, [5] pp. 8" x 5-1/4". Yellow paper cover printed in red & black. More

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ADVENTURES On STRANGE ISLANDS. Roger T. Finlay

ADVENTURES On STRANGE ISLANDS.

Finlay, Roger T.

Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, (n. d.). Ca 1920. Cf. Teitler Collection Catalogue 535. 242 pp. 7-1/2" x 5". Original publisher's red cloth binding with black stamped lettering. No dust jacket. More

Price: $20.00

DYLAN THOMAS In AMERICA. Dylan - Subject. Brinnin Thomas, John Malcolm, 1914 - 1953

DYLAN THOMAS In AMERICA.

Thomas, Dylan [1914 - 1953] - Subject. Brinnin, John Malcolm.

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1956. 1st UK edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 245, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated woth photographic images. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". Green cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Orange topstain. Black & orange dust jacket. More

Price: $20.00

STEAM DUMMY & FRAGMENTS From The FIRE. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of March 25, 1911. ...

STEAM DUMMY & FRAGMENTS From The FIRE. The Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of March 25, 1911. Poems.; Midwest Writers Series

Llewellyn, Chris.

Huron, Ohio: Bottom Dog Press, (1993). 1st edition thus. 126 pp. Illustrated. 9" x 6" Printed grey glossy stock paper covers. More

Price: $12.50

PHINEAS REDUX. A Novel. Anthony Trollope, 1815 - 1882

PHINEAS REDUX. A Novel.

Trollope, Anthony [1815 - 1882].

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1874. 1st US edition (NCBEL III, 884; Sadleir 41; Smith 34). 255, [1 (blank)], 4, 4 pp (double column). 8 pages of publisher adverts conclude volume. 26 intratexual illustrations by Frank Holl. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 5-7/8". Original publisher's brown pebbled cloth binding with gilt..... More

Price: $75.00

PHINEAS FINN, The Irish Member. A Novel. Anthony Trollope, 1815 - 1882

PHINEAS FINN, The Irish Member. A Novel.

Trollope, Anthony [1815 - 1882].

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers. 1868. 1st US edition (NCBEL III, 883; Sadleir 30; Smith 23). 235, [5] pp (double column). 4 pages of undated adverts conclude volume. 17 inserted illustrations by Millais [complete]. Plate at p. 77 bound-in upside down. 8vo. Original publisher's brown pebbled cloth binding with..... More

Price: $175.00

SIX SAN FRANCISCO POETS.; Snyder, Whalen, McClure, Meltzer, Ferlinghetti, Antonius. David Kherdian

SIX SAN FRANCISCO POETS.; Snyder, Whalen, McClure, Meltzer, Ferlinghetti, Antonius

Kherdian, David.

Fresno: Giligia Press, (1969). 61, [3 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 9-1/4" x 5-1/2". Plain paper covers with black & white wrapper. More

Price: $20.00

SCROPE; or, The Lost Library. A Novel of New York and Hartford. Frederick Perkins, eecher. 1828...

SCROPE; or, The Lost Library. A Novel of New York and Hartford.

Perkins, Frederick B[eecher. 1828 - 1899].

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. 1st Edition (Hubin I, p. 638; Wright II, 1873). 278 pp. Text double column. Book label of Lawrence Solomon laid-in. 2 cuts, p. 135. Musical scores. Royal 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering (professionally, and unobtrusively, rebacked). Dark brown..... More

Price: $1,500.00

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