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| This selection contains 9 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 9 |
| THE LITERARY GUILD OF AMERICSA Wings (March, 1938) , New York: Literary Guild of America, 1938. /, Soft Cover. Very Good/Wraps, Very Good. Crisp, clean copy with just one small white spot to upper front corner. The publication of the Literary Guild book club. In this issue the featured book is "Danger Is My Business" by John Craig, the exciting story of a man who struck it rich at an early age and went off in search of adventure. When climbing the pyramids and shooting tigers in India got dull he took up undersea photography. Numerous photos and several pages of text, plus mini reviews of other books of the times, including a new offering by Sinclair Lewis and Audubon's Birds of America. 17 pages. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 688] Book number: 9485 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| KNIGHT, CHARLES, EDITOR Half Hours with the Best Authors with Short biographical and Critical Notices (Volume I) Philadelphia, Porter & Coates, No Edition Stated. Hard Cover, Very Good/No DJ, as Issued, Very, very handsome edition. Decorated brown boards with crisp gilt title box to front and again at spine. Publisher name likewise in gilt box at spine. Light spots of wear at crown and tail of spine, one tiny frayed spot at bottom front board, and very superficial cracking of paper over front gutter only defects. No such cracking at back. Tightly bound and clean as a whistle inside and out. Portrait of Spenser with clean tissue at frontis. Examples of the works of such classic authors as Coleridge, Bacon, Swift and Wordsmorth, among many others. 399 pages. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 13595 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| MCHANEY, PEARL Eudora Welty, Writers' Reflections Upon First Reading Welty , Athens, Georgia: Hill Street Press, 1999. /, Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. Brand new copy, never read. A love song to the works of one of America's foremost literary figures. Photo illustrated and filled with tributes by such luminaries as Clyde Edgerton, Ellen Gilchrist, Alice Munro and Reynolds Price. Stories, commentary and remembrance -- thoroughly delightful. We own two like copies of this title. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 4321 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| MOSES, ROBERT Gatsby and Beyond , Long Island, New York: Long Island Press, 1964. /, Soft Cover. Fine/Wraps, Fine. First Thus. Lovely little booklet, a reprint of an article that ran in the Long Island Press June, 14, 1964. No defects of note and photo illustrated. Being the suckers for Lost Generation stuff that we are, we gravitated to this like Fitzgerald to the speakeasy. Robert Moses, himself quite the juggler of word and phrase, compares Sincliar Lewis, Fitzgerald and Hemingway, the former two of whom he'd known. Unpagniated. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 9443 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| SHAPIRO, ANNA A Feast Of Words, For Lovers Of Food & Fiction , W.W. Norton, 1996. /, Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. Beautiful brand new copy which has not been price-clipped. The author dishes up 25 classic novels and stories -- Anna Karenina, Marjorie Morningstar, Babette's Feast etc -- and provides insightful commentary about the food scenes, as well as recipes and charming illustrations. Lovely! USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1032] Book number: 4029 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| SHAW, BERNARD; TYSON, BRIAN (EDITOR) Bernard Shaw's Book Reviews (Vol. 1) , University Park, PA, U.S.A.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991. /, Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. No Edition Stated, Likely First. Crisp, beautiful copy in protective mylar. No interior markings. A compendium of book reviews written by Shaw and published in the Pall Mall G511 pages. Indexed.azette from 1855 to 1888 -- one hundred eleven in all. Each entry includes the review itself, a brief bio of the author, any comment about the review made by Shaw, an overview of historical context and an explanaxtion of any difficult or obscures references. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 10,478 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| THORNTON, RICHARD, EDITOR Recognition of Robert Frost , Henry Holt, 1937. /, Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. No Edition Stated, Likely First. Book itself is quite nice -- clean and tightly bound. DJ looks handsome in mylar jacket, but through it can be seen wear to right front edge, several chips to crown of spine, one at bottom rear edge and soiling to back white cover. Has not been price-clipped, however. This is a great find -- a compendium of arrticles by the leading critics of day in honor of Frost, including contributions from Amy Lowell, Dorothy Canfield, Louis Untermeyer, W.H. Auden, and Edwin Muir. Illustrated with great photos and drawings. Offers insight into both the man and his work. Billed as a twenty-fifth anniversary issue. A very special offering in need of a special home. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2150] Book number: 4640 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| VINCENT, GILLIAN AND THE NATIONAL BOOK LEAGUE OF GREAT BRITAIN Writer's Favourite Recipes , New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1979. /, Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. No Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-312-89431-7. Wonderful copy. Clean as a whistle inside and out. Front endpaper has been stamped with an old price, otherwise book itself is withoput defect. DJ shows light wear, but has not been price-clipped. The reader's guide to British authors in the kitchen. Stories, anecdotes, essays and cartoons from 200 British authors who hold forth on food and its preparation. Len Deighton discusses cookery books. Barbara Carland serves up Chicken With Orange Surprise. Garham Greene mulls over the problem of guessing the weight of a cake. And James Herriot recalls a favorite childhood dish called Pannacclety. 165 pages of culinary delight! Not too many recipes, blut plenty of food for the soul. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 6852 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| ZWERDLING, ALEX Improvised Americans, American Literary Expatriates and the Siege of London , Basic Books, Inc. 1998. /, Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Printing. ISBN:0-465-03275-3. Beautiful, brand new copy, never read. Remainder slash to bottom edge visible when book is closed. Slight wrinkling to bottom edge of front endflap is only real defect. Otherwise crisp and fresh in brand new mylar. The author illuminates the lives of Henry Adams, Henry James, T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound in search for answers to why this quartet chose to return to the Old World at a time when Americans had finally garnered true respect in Europe. 383 pages. Photo illustrated. Indexed. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 6096 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. |
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