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New York: Continuum, 1991. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (24.95). No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated. Dust Jacket praise from Louis Auchincloss and John Ashbery. Chapter notes. Select Sources. Index . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/VG jacket (lightly rubbed). 8vo. 223pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Mount Vernon, New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1926. Very Good condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny. Original black-cloth spine, and red patterned-paper covered boards. Limited to 450 copies. Essay on Lowell as a poet and critic. Includes a brief Checklist of Amy Lowell's works. Typography and design by Bruce Rogers. Work of BR 356. [THE WORK OF BRUCE ROGERS, JACK OF ALL TRADES, MASTER OF ONE]. Haas 132 [BRUCE ROGERS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY]. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's binding/No dust jacket. 8vo. (v), 30pp.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas / College Council for the Humanities, 1977. Very Good condition. A bright, clean, tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Edition. Softcover. Among the contributors to this issue (Volume 3) are Lynn M. Moran; R. D. Taylor; Hilda Adelson; Randt Conner; L. Marie Hitt; Dale Weisman; Torrance Banks; etc. Illustrated with 8 full-page b/w photos. Bound in the original white wrappers, lettered/stamped in black.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. 80pp.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. A clean, square copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are clean and crisp. Frontispiece portrait of the author in 1940. Endpaper illustrations of West Wycombe Park and Blickling Hall. Bound in the original lime green cloth. First American printing with complete number row on the copyright page. Index. The English author and architectural conservationist James Lees-Milne (1908-1997) is said to be one of the 20th century's greatest diarists. ANCESTRAL VOICES offers his wartime diaries for the years 1942 and 1943. They are notable not only for their literary qualities, but for vivid portrayals of London during the German air raids, and for JLM's trenchant observations while serving as the first Historic Buildings Secretary for the National Trust, a position he held 1936-51. With wit and keen insight he also records the gossip and anecdotes of daily life within his circle of… Leer más

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1949. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (7s 6d net). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated. Includes a facsimile of the frontispiece and title page from the 1744 first edition of John Newton's AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE. From the Dust Jacket: "This is a most interesting and convincing piece of research into the origins of THE ANCIENT MARINER. Mr Martin has found a remarkable parallel between the story itself and an autobiography.... John Newton's AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE... The volume contains the text of THE ANCIENT MARINER and the AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE in addition to Mr. Martin's intriguing argument." Index. Original green cloth, stamped in silver. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Good+ jacket (edge chips). 8vo. 82pp.

Leicester, England: Edmund Ward, 1946. First printing with "First published October, 1946" so stated on the copyright page. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The whites parts of the jacket (i.e. rear panel) are lightly soiled. NO chips. NO fading. Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the dust jacket: "The present book is the first attempt that has so far been made to view Andrew Lang's work as a whole, and to attempt some account of the man himself. In specialised fields of scholarship Lang has always held his own; but as a literary figure he has been sadly neglected. Yet the late Sir A. T. Quiller-Couch ranked his style above that of Pater and Stevenson and Kenneth Grahame, and George Saintsbury considered him as among the chief minor poets of his period. As poet and… Leer más

London: Forgotten Books, 2017. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original dark blue cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Excerpt from Anne Hereford: A Novel: "The train slackened speed, and glided into an important station, larger than any we had passed. It was striking one, and the guard came up to the carriage. Now, my little lady, said he, change lines here, and stop for ten minutes. I liked that guard. He had a kind, hearty face, and he had come up several times to the carriage-door during the journey, asking how I got on. He told me he had a little girl of his own, about as Old as I." About the publisher: "Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of… Leer más

Taipei, Taiwan: Western Literature Research Institute, Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. This bibliography has some 3,500 entries, most with summary annotations. Number Two in the Tamkang Review Monograph Series. Name index. Title index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. Complete with dust jacket . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xxv, 604pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co., 1977. Brand New in perfect condition. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1977 First Edition. Described here are the content, dates and place of publication, library locations and more for 940 literary periodicals. Tales, poems and novels that first appeared in these periodicals are identified and indexed. Among them are works by Poe, Byron, Franklin, Samuel Johnson, Cowper, Scott, Bryant, Southey, Irving, Hawthorne, and many other luminaries. Several indexes locate authors, editors, publishers, etc. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in shiny gold. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. This large, heavy book may require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/No jacket, as… Leer más

Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co., 1987. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Bright, shiny, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1987. First Edition. A guide to feminist criticism since 1950 including works by Susan Brownmiller, Adrienne Rich, Carolyn Heilbrun, etc. Over 900 annotated entries are arranged chronologically within 8 topics -- theory and sexual politics; literary criticism; sociology and economics; arts, film, theater, and music; psychology; history; anthropology and myth; education and women's studies. Author and subject indexes. Bound in the original silver-stamped red cloth. From the dust jacket: "This important new bibliography documents the rise of feminist criticism in the last forty years and provides the first guide to the most significant contemporary writings in every… Leer más

Olney, Buckinghamshire / Oxford (UK): Antiquarian Book Monthly Review Individual issues (listed below) are available @ $14.95 each. Very Good to Fine condition. This periodical for bibliophiles started out as ANTIQUARIAN BOOK MONTHLY REVIEW, later ABMR. The name was changed to ANTIQUARIAN BOOK MONTHLY starting with the Feb 1993 issue. Its issues contain a wealth of fascinating reading and useful reference material for book collectors and dealers alike. Most of the articles deal with 19th and 20th century subjects -- books, authors, illustrators, collectors, etc. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. 7.5" wide by 10" tall. The following individual issues are available @ $14.95 each: Volume I 1974: 9, 10; Volume II 1974/1975: 1 (i.e. issue #11); 1975: 2 (i.e. issue #12), 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Volume III 1976 1, 2, 3, 4/5 (i.e. double issue), 9, 10, 11, 12; Volume IV 1977 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Volume V 1978: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Aug), 9 (Sept, mislabeled… Leer más

New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1934. Traces of endpaper foxing. Inner hinges slightly loose. Spine lettering a little dull. The binding is in Good+ condition. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and bright. Illustrated with drawings by Amy Hogeboom. By the author of Basquerie; The Book of Bette; Spanish Holiday; Nacio; and Sea Change. Original black cloth, decorated in green and gold. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ condition. Illus. by Hogeboom, Amy . 8vo. 334pp.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing. Illustrated with 16 plates. List of chapter notes after each chapter. Appendix: W. F. Kirby's Comparative Table of the Tales in the Principal Editions of the THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS from the Burton Edition. Index. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny gold. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xxix, 330pp. + 16 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Troy, New York: The Whitston Publishing Company, 1996. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. The jacket is only lightly rubbed. NOT price clipped ($65.00). NO tears. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked - apparently never read. Illustrated with about 40 pages of fine art reproductions and photographs, many in beautiful full color. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 211pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Troy, New York: The Whitston Publishing Company, 1991. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is only lightly rubbed. NOT price clipped ($65.00). NO tears. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked - apparently never read. Illustrated throughout with fine art reproductions and photographs, many in beautiful full color. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xii, 521pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: SmithMark Publishers, Inc., 1998. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. Perfect condition. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. With wonderful illustrations by John Tenniel, Greg Hildebrant, Arthur Rackham, Gordon Robinson, Bessie Pease Gutman, etc. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny silver. Complete with pristine dust jacket. Oversize Hardcover. 9.5" wide by 10.25" tall. This large book may require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 128pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press , 1982. 6" wide by 9" tall. A solid reading copy. A few pages with underlining or notes. Otherwise clean, tight, and square. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. From the rear cover: "Here in one volume are the most critically rewarding analyses of Conrad's works by European and American writers and critics including Andre Gide, Thomas Mann, Dorothy Van Ghent, and Robert Penn Warren, among others." This is a reprint of the 1960 Michigan State University Press hardcover edition. 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Very Good condition. xxxi, 354pp .

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1907. Good EX-LIBRARY, with short tears in the margins of a few pages. Still perfectly suitable for reading/reference. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on rear endpaper. Rebound in sturdy, lavender cloth. Has chapters on Arthur in history, Arthurian legends, Lancelot, the Holy Grail, Merlin, Sir Thomas Mallory, Caxton and the Transition, Spenser, Tennyson, etc. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 454pp.

New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1999. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A very attractive copy of the hardcover edition that was published at 75.00 dollars. From the Publisher: "Arthurian Literature by Women: An Anthology is a collection of Arthurian poems, stories, and plays by women, from Marie de France to the present, all of which are either significant examples of Arthurian literature or innovative interpretations of Arthurian tradition. Rather than reproducing brief selections from contemporary novels that are readily available, the volume collects and reprints works that have generally been overlooked by students of the Arthurian legend. The volume will be especially interesting to those studying or teaching Women and the Arthurian Legend or any other aspect of myth, fantasy, popular literature, or women's studies." Includes a 28-page introductory essay, "The Forgotten Tradition" by… Leer más

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1894. A presentation copy from the author, inscribed/signed: "To J. Stafford Dronne (?), Jr. Compliments of Chas Dudley Warner, Nov 27 1893." Notice that the year of the inscription (1893) precedes the year printed on the title page (1894). A beautiful copy in Fine condition. Publisher's green cloth, elaborately gilt-decorated on the spine and front cover. Gilt still bright and shiny as new. Slight offset on the endpapers, apparently from the inner flaps of a dust jacket, regretfully no longer present. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of the author. There is also a facsimile of Warner's signature in red ink on the tissue-guard that is sometimes mistaken for an authentic signature. State A of BAL 21190. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Original binding/No dust jacket. 12mo. 195pp.