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The Bungalow, Baldrine, Isle of Man, 1993. 9 x 7 inches. Typed on rectos only, with a few corrections in ink. 4 pages total. 4to. Fine. With envelopes and with Skinner's retained copies of his letters. 9 x 7 inches. Typed on rectos only, with a few corrections in ink. 4 pages total. 4to. A choice clutch of correspondence from George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008), author of the enormously popular adventures of Flashman, cad and scoundrel - or, "a coward, a bully, and a satyromaniacal philanderer" (ODNB) - who is nevertheless at the heart of the military and amorous history of the nineteenth century. "On the back of the Flashman series' success, Fraser pursued a yet more lucrative career as a Hollywood screen-writer. His credits included The Three Musketeers (1973) and its sequel, The Four Musketeers (1974), Royal Flash (adapted from his novel, and starring Malcolm McDowell and Britt Ekland, 1975), The Prince and the Pauper (1977), the James Bond vehicle Octopussy (1983). ... As he grew older, living… Leer más

8vo & 12mo. Abiout fine. 8vo & 12mo.

Mexico, 1972. 3 typed signed letters, one holograph. 4to. Very Good. 3 typed signed letters, one holograph. 4to.

[Cambridge: Lawrence Scott, 1969. First edition, Number 20 of 100 numbered copies, Signed. 4to. Marbled paper wrappers. Fine. First edition, Number 20 of 100 numbered copies, Signed. 4to. 4 poems of the anti-Vietnam War movement. including "R.F.K.", "The Pacification of Columbia", "The March", and "Two Walls.

New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1941. 24pp. 1 vols. 4to. Pictorial self wrappers with light wear and soiling. 24pp. 1 vols. 4to.

Fresno, Califronia, 1966. 5 pp in all, typed rectos only. 4to (11 x 8-1/2 inches); two sheets cropped. Faint creases; secretarial marks in red ink. Corrections, cancellations, and annotations in Saroyan's hand. 5 pp in all, typed rectos only. 4to (11 x 8-1/2 inches); two sheets cropped. Saroyan, still bitter about the treatment he received from M.G.M. during the production of his screenplay THE HUMAN COMEDY, warily discusses the possibility working in Hollywood again on new works POINTY SHOES and MAMA GIRL, I LOVE YOU: "Now, Metro phoned me and wanted to make a deal but I drove them off, because Mayer cheated me on The Human Comedy, and because the new mob there refused to release TV rights in the book to me, and so on and so forth. Drove them off by saying I wanted a percentage and a quarter of a million dollars. O.K., the hell with it: now, though, may just be the time to make a deal on this novel." Unfortunately, the project stalls. From a later letter, included here: " ... I am presuming POINTY… Leer más

Prairie City, Illinois: The Press of James A. Decker, 1941. First edition. 126pp. 8vo. Cloth, w/o labels on spine and upper cover (conforming to none of the 4 binding variants). Fine. First edition. 126pp. 8vo. Zukofsky, Bibliography p. 9

New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1964. First edition. xi, [i], 84 pp. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth. Spine ends faded, in chipped and foxed dust-jacket by Marshall Lee. First edition. xi, [i], 84 pp. 8vo. Inscribed. First edition, presentation copy, with a lengthy, pre-publication inscription on the front free endpaper, "To Anne, and to Chris - if, as Kate & I hope without knowing anything about it, you have got together again. We were bitterly sorry to hear - from William, not in the least as gossip - of your separation. Whatever is happening or does, let me wish you a restoration of the happiness I so admired in you on Mr. Frost's last summer. Affectionately, John. The Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn. 22 April '64." Berryman writes from the Abbot Hospital, where he often went to recover from the effects of his heavy drinking. Anne and Chris - and Robert Frost - are mentioned in Dream Song 38, which begins, "The Russian grin bellows his condolence / tó the family: ah but it's Kay, / & Ted,… Leer más

New York: ACA Galleries, 1999. First edition of this collaboration between artist, Wendy Mark, and poet, Mark Strand, specially bound issue, limited to 20 copies, signed by Wendy Mark and Mark Strand, and with an original monoprint, signed and dated by Wendy Mark. Colophon states: "This catalogue was published on occasion of the exhibition WENDY MARK 89 CLOUDS at ACA Galleries, New York... November 6-27, 1999. Catalogue design The Grenfell Press, New York. Printing and binding by Stamperia Valdonega, Verona"]. Cream-colored paper-covered boards, publisher's printed paper spine label stamped in gilt,Both the book and monoprint are in fine condition. First edition of this collaboration between artist, Wendy Mark, and poet, Mark Strand, specially bound issue, limited to 20 copies, signed by Wendy Mark and Mark Strand, and with an original monoprint, signed and dated by Wendy Mark. Colophon states: "This catalogue was published on occasion of the exhibition WENDY MARK 89 CLOUDS at ACA Galleries, New… Leer más

All signatures laid down to the same sheet. American Autographs. Signatures include: Henry James, Sr. Wm.E. Russell, Mayor of Cambridge Sara C. Bull Ellen M. Stone R. N. Johnson Louise Imogen Guiney Paul H. Hayne George S. Hillard On the back of the sheet onto which the signatures are laid down is a note identifying each of the signatories, which ends, "All except R.N.J.--who is merely a literary acquaintance of the Century office--are or were personal frineds. That is, W.E.R. was once my pupil, and so, a friend

New York: Mason/Charter, 1976. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Red boards. Fine in very good pictorial dust jacket (spine panel and top edge slightly toned). First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation Copy. Novel of a terrorist bomber in New York City in 1976. Presentation copy from the author to his friend Arnold Ehrlich, editor of Publisher's Weekly, and later Arbor House: "February, 1976, To Arnold: Without whom this book might never have been - best always, Tom Chastain".

[Ashland, Massachusetts]: Origin Press, 1959. First edition. One of 200 copies printed by the Genichido Printing Company in Kyoto, Japan. Title printed in read and black. 296, [5] pp. Errata leaf loosely inserted. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth titled in gilt. Textblock toned as usual. Near fine. First edition. One of 200 copies printed by the Genichido Printing Company in Kyoto, Japan. Title printed in read and black. 296, [5] pp. Errata leaf loosely inserted. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. The first instalment of Zukofsky's major work. Inscribed on the front flyleaf, "To Harvey H. Corwen with kindest regards Louis Zukofsky October 27, 1960".

Manchester: Richard Johnson, Printer, Brook Strreet, 1894. First edition. Illustrated with lithographs. 57 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original red pebbled cloth, stamped in gilt, a.e.g. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with lithographs. 57 pp. 1 vols. 12mo.

Ravenna, Ohio: The Republican Publishing Co, 1910. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Card wrappers with some soiling to cover, inside pages are bright and illustrated throughout; overall very good. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Early American iron toy mail-order catalogue. Adam Clark Williams of Chagrin Falls, Ohio founded his company in 1886 on the heels of his father's business, J. W. Williams Company, known for producing iron components used for wagons and cannon carriages during the Civil War. The production of toys began in 1893 after a fire prompted the company to move to Ravenna, Ohio. Williams was largely known for the design & production of cast iron cars & trucks, as well as irons and tools. Throughout the catalog the weight of the goods are listed in terms of their packaging, often by the dozen. Because shipping at the time was inexpensive, cast iron toys in the United States were made more than other types such as pressed steel, or tin which was widely used in European toys. Pages 90-118 show a variety of Toy Banks. Leer más

1958. 5 typescript leaves [all manuscript signed], 1 manuscript letter, and two envelopes postmarked 1953 and 1958 respectively. A fine collection of letters and a wonderful literary association. 5 typescript leaves [all manuscript signed], 1 manuscript letter, and two envelopes postmarked 1953 and 1958 respectively. A collection of letters from Laura Z. Hobson to editor Saxe Commins. Saxe Commins (b.1892 - d.1958) was an editor at Random House from 1933 to 1957. He was an editor for many of the greats, such as Eugene O'Neill, Theodore Drieser, Sinclair Lewis, W.H. Auden, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) and William Faulkner (who would stay at their house), and Budd Schulberg among others. Laura Z. Hobson (b.1900 - d.1986) was an author well known for her 1947 book Gentlemen's Agreement. In a couple of letters from August of 1953 she discusses work owed to Commins, as well as his illness, which he would eventually die from years later. This was a time when Hobson was writing her fifth novel, which was… Leer más

Paris: NRF, 1944. First illustrated edition, no. 206 of 320 numbered copies on vergé Ingres de Montgolfier. Title page printed in black with device in colors, text printed in black with dates and running heads in color throughout. With 32 etchings by Charles Laborde in text. 294, [2, blank], [1, colophon] pp. 1 vols. Tall 8v. Illustrated wrappers. Fine copy. Slipcase. First illustrated edition, no. 206 of 320 numbered copies on vergé Ingres de Montgolfier. Title page printed in black with device in colors, text printed in black with dates and running heads in color throughout. With 32 etchings by Charles Laborde in text. 294, [2, blank], [1, colophon] pp. 1 vols. Tall 8v.

[No Place]: Windsor Press, 1929. First edition, limited to 225 numbered copies signed by Henry Williamson. pp. [vi], 24. 8vo. Small chip to cloth spine at foot and rear gutter, else a fine copy in publisher's slipcase box. The slipcase is slightly faded, else near fine. First edition, limited to 225 numbered copies signed by Henry Williamson. pp. [vi], 24. 8vo.

(North Carolina): Palaemon Press Limited, 1981. First edition thus, "New" edition (revised text, issued in 1981), signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren; limited to 26 lettered copies, signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren [colophon page states that there were 150 copies, 100 numbered (from 1 to 100) and 50 lettered (from i-l); this is one of 26 copies (lettered from A-Z)]. [8], [i]pp. A fine copy. First edition thus, "New" edition (revised text, issued in 1981), signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren; limited to 26 lettered copies, signed by William Styron and Robert Penn Warren [colophon page states that there were 150 copies, 100 numbered (from 1 to 100) and 50 lettered (from i-l); this is one of 26 copies (lettered from A-Z)]. [8], [i]pp. LIMITED TO 26 LETTERED COPIES (SIGNED BY W. STYRON AND R. P. WARREN). OCLC lists two holdings of this 1981 edition signed by both Robert Penn Warren and William Styron [Toronto and Cambridge University].

(Swinford, Eynsham, Oxon) [Oxfordshire, United Kingdom]: (The Fantasy Press), 1952. First edition. [8]pp. 8VO. Printed self-wrappers. Staples slightly oxidized, else a very good copy. First edition. [8]pp. 8VO. SIGNED. Box Signed lit 20

London, 1736. First edition. [iv], 172, [2, index] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern quarter morocco and cloth. VG, two library stamps, bliindstamp on title-page and withdrawn on next leaf. First edition. [iv], 172, [2, index] pp. 1 vols. 8vo.