Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron. With Original and Selected Information on the Subjects of the Engravings ( 2 Volumes) de Brockedon, W - 1833

Incisione in acciaio, 1850 circa, su foglio di cm. 25 x 19.

London: John Murray, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Volume III (three) only. 1834, First Edition. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 29 engraved plates, though 41 are called for. Engraved title page. Hardcover, rebound in 3/4 morocco with purple boards. 4 raised bands and ornate gilt design on spine. Good copy. Outer hinges rubbed; spine leather scuffed; corner leather worn through. A few plates are foxed, but only lightly. Clean and unmarked text. Byron's journey through Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Switzerland. Missing 12 plates but still a nice copy of this scarce title. Digital images available upon request.

John Murray, 1111. Hardcover. Good. No Edition Remarks. Fully bound in red leather. Title: Vintage Music Box Book - In Finden's Illustrations to Lord Byron - Plays 'O My Papa'. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown, belonging to John James Purnell. Book includes title page and first few pages, the rest more recently made into a secret storage compartment with music box activated when book is opened. Functioning movement with key included. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Rear board is slightly coming loose from glued text lbock. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light crushing to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine and edges. Noticeable peeling leather to spine and edges. Visible marks and scratches to boards.

[London: George Virtue, 1839].. Hand-colored engraving. 4 1/2 x 7 in. (image); 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (sheet). Very Good, light toning and foxing in the margins.

London 1833. John Murray. Octavo (9x6-1/2 inches), 42 engraved plates (complete), old rebinding in blue buckram hardcover with two mounted red leather spine labels. All edges gilt. not paginated, about 150p. VG, occasional foxing, but most of the plates are clean or have foxing mostly in the margins. Volume 2 (of 3) only. .

London 1833. John Murray. Octavo (9 x 6-1/2 inches) , 42 engraved plates (complete), old rebinding in blue buckram hardcover with two mounted red leather spine labels. not paginated , about 200 p. All edges gilt. VG, occasional foxing, but most of the plates are clean or have the foxing mostly in the margins. Some light chipping red leather spine labels. Binding nice and secure;hinges not cracked. Volume 1 (of 3) only. .

London: John Murray, 1833. 2 vols of 3. First editions as issued. Soft polished black leather with attractive gilt decs, AEG. Extremities rubbed and chipped, some splitting at spine ends, front hinges cracked, more so to vol 1, some browning and foxing to plates, vol 1 has brown staining to base corner of prelims and a few other pages (doesn't affect content), otherwise a clean and solid couple of volumes.. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good Minus. 8vo.

London: John Murray, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good+. Finden. None. None Three volumes, leather gilt spine and leather corners over light brown fabric covered boards. Pages gilt on three edges. Page numbers and plate numbers added in Ink at some earlier date. Very nicely done. Some foxing on many pages throughout. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos. 1LR

LONDON, MURRAY, 1833. TWO VOLUMES, ORIGINAL RED, BLIND-STAMPED CLOTH, GILT DECORATION TO FRONT BOARD AND SPINE. WITH A TOTAL OF 126 FINE ENGRAVINGS. A.E.G. WEAR TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SPINES, FRONT HINGES WEAK, BUT INTERNALLY CLEAN WITH THE PLATES IN NICE CONDITION. NO DATE BUT CIRCA 1833.

George Virtue, London. 1838. 4to, 216pp, with numerous black and white engraved plates and one fold-out map (lightly creased and with one closed tear). A very good hardback copy in attractive original gold decorated green leather boards. Some very minor rubbing to leather. Gold fore edges bright and clean. All plates have original protective sheets, with occasional offsetting from engravings.

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Leer más

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.