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| This selection contains 13 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 13 |
| BURROUGHS, JOHN Birds and Poets. With other Papers Boston, No Publisher Given. 1891. Hard Cover. Hardcover. Top page edges gilt. Topics include birds and poets, touches of nature, April, spring poems, our rural divinity, Emerson, the flight of the eagle, among others. In VERY GOOD condition with some darkening, minor scuffing and soiling to the covers. Corners bumped and spine is pulled and a bit frayed. Previous owner’s name in pen on ffep. Text clean and tight save for an asterisk in pencil next to the our rural divinity entry in the table of contents and a list of birds on last endpages in pencil. Nice copy of this work in VERY GOOD condition. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 5.5 | £UK 5 | JP¥ 706] Book number: 000315 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| FOWLES, JOHN. PHOTOS BY FAY GODWIN Islands Little, Brown and Co. 1978, First American Edition. Hard Cover. In unclipped jacket. VERY GOOD- jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Very light soiling to the jacket. Light scuffing, especially along the flap hinges. Some of the clear plastic coating that envelops the jacket is peeling off along the hinges. Some small tears at the spine hinges. The book itself is faded and has light edgewear. Inner text clean and tight. Nice in VG-/VG condition. Very Good/Very Good. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 000189 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| GILMAN, ARTHUR AND OTHERS Poets' Homes. Pen and Pencil Sketches of American Poets and their Homes Boston, D. Lothrop Company. 1879. Hard Cover. 232 pages including illustrations. A book discussing the residences of important American poets of the nineteenth century, including Walt Whitman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Joaquin Miller, William Cullen Bryant, Ralph Waldo Emerson and others. With illustrations of the homes as well as the poets. Title in gilt with red decorations in blind on the front cover and spine. In GOOD condition. Minor soiling, fading and scuffing to the covers. Some scuffing to the extremities. Moderate foxing to the first and last few pages, with minor foxing and darkening throughout. Both the frontis illustration and the illustration were detached and have been tipped in with archival glue. Solid in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 002032 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| GRUMBACH, DORIS Life in a Day Boston, Beacon Press. 1996, First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition with a 1 in the number line. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. SIGNED BY AUTHOR with a brief inscription on the ffep. No provenance can be given for this signature but it does match that which is given in the Ahearn author bibliography for Doris Grumbach. A memoir of a day in the life of the author. In FINE condition with no visible wear to the jacket or book. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 001227 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| KRASSNER, PAUL. FOREWORD BY KURT VONNEGUT The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race: The Satirical Writings of Paul Krassner New York, New York, U.S.A. Seven Stories Press. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 1888363045). Hard Cover. First printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. 350 pages. Isbn# 1888363045. A collection of writings dissecting modern society and culture in a rather Swiftian tone. NEAR FINE jacket and book with light rubbing to the jacket and its extremities and a hint of edgewear to the book. Text clean and tight. Nice copy, with a foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001775 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL Among My Books Boston, James R. Osgood and Company. 1871. Hard Cover. A journey through Lowell’s books, traveling from Dryden to Witchcraft (which contains a small bibliography on the subject), Shakespeare, New England two centuries ago, Lessing, and Rousseau and the Sentimentalists. In GOOD+ condition. Light wear to the covers, mostly minor scuffing and an bit of fading. Spine pulled and frayed at the top. Binding cracked at the title page. Inner text solid with some sporadic vertical pencil lines in the margins next to various passages, apparently to illustrate their significance. Front free endpage has some writing in pencil that was erased but is still noticeable. Small 1 ½ inch square sticker on inside front cover. A charming copy of this work in GOOD+ condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 000296 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| MAILER, NORMAN Advertisements for Myself New York, G.P Putnam. 1959, First Edition. Hard Cover. First printing with no other printings given. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. This particular volume has TWO jackets, perhaps a mistake in the publishing process. A classic work by Mailer containing the interesting essay on cultural relations in the US titled "The White Negro." Also included are many short stories and other essays including some informative reviews of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." One jacket is in GOOD condition, while the one beneath is in VERY GOOD condition. The book is also in VERY GOOD condition. The jacket in good condition has minor to moderate soiling and darkening. Some scuffing is present, especially along the extremities. Some small chips and tears to this jacket along the spine and the rear panel. The jacket in VERY GOOD condition has some minor general darkening and scuffing. Light edgewear with minor pulling/chipping to the spine and a small tear along the lower rear edge. The book itself has minor soiling, rubbing and light fading. Minor soiling along the top page edges. Text is clean and solid with light toning to the pages. Nice copy of this first edition in VERY GOOD condition. Very Good/Very Good. USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.5 | £UK 30.25 | JP¥ 4413] Book number: 000915 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| MUIR, EDWIN Essays on Literature and Society London, The Hogarth Press. 1949. Hard Cover. No additional printings given on copyright page. Believed first edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. VERY GOOD+ condition. Light fading and soiling to the covers. Spine sunned with gilt lettering faded. Minor pulling to the spine. Inner text clean and tight. Nice crisp copy of this work, discussing Kafka, Holderlin and Thomas Hardy et al, in VG+ condition. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 000218 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| OATES, JOYCE CAROL On Boxing New York, New York, U.S.A. Dolphin Books. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0385238908). Hard Cover. Stated first edition. Isbn#0385238908. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. An essay that provides insight into all aspects of boxing, from its history to its representation in literature. Oates presents boxing from the aspect of a lifelong fan. In NEAR FINE condition. Light wear to the jacket, mostly along the extremities. A half inch tear is present at the base of the front hinge. Book is clean and tight with light fading along the extremities. Very attractive copy in NEAR FINE condition. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 000737 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| ROBINSON, PAUL A. Opera, Sex and Other Vital Matters Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. University of Chicago Press. 2002, First Edition. (ISBN: 0226721833). Original Wraps. 332 pages including index. A collection of essays that study opera including The Creation and the Magic Flute, urging a search for meaning not in just the words but in the music, as well as essays on sexuality including homosexuality. NEAR FINE with light scuffing and curling along the extremities. Text clean and solid. Near Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 001832 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| ROGERS, WILL Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to his President New York, Albert and Charles Boni. 1926, First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition with same date on both sides of copyright page, with no additional printings given. While stating volume 1, no subsequent volume was ever printed. Illustrated by Herbert Johnson. In VERY GOOD condition. Corners bumped and frayed. Spine pulled at the top and bottom with a tiny bit of fabric loss. Spine sun darkened. Inner text clean and solid with the pages slightly browned. Nice copy of this work by the classic American humorist. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 000269 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| RUBENS, PETER PAUL. MAGURN, RUTH SANDERS, TRANSLATOR AND EDITOR. The Letters of Peter Paul Rubens Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press. 1955, First American Edition. Hard Cover. black and white illustrations. A collection of letters written by the great painter Rubens, reflecting his knowledge and impressions on various political matters, including the Thirty Years War and the conflicting religious factions. Also included are some letters referring to Rubens' art, as well as his interests in classical culture and books. GOOD jacket and book. Moderate fading and scuffing to the jacket. Minor soiling to the front panel, moderate to the rear. Heavy wear to the jacket extremities, with several small horizontal creases along the upper extremities and heavy creasing along the lower extremities, with a 1 inch tear along the lower front flap hinge and a smaller one near the spine. Minor fading and soiling to the book, mostly along the extremities. Minor edgewear. Minor soiling along the fore edges and upper page edges, with some foxing and dusting also present along the upper edges. Text clean and solid. Good/Good. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 002029 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. | ||
| THOREAU, HENRY DAVID Faith in a Seed Washington DC, Island Press. 1993, First Edition. Hard Cover. First printing. Hardcover in jacket. Late natural history writings hitherto unpublished. With some illustrations among the text. VERY GOOD+/NEAR FINE condition. One 1 inch tear to the top front jacket. Very minor fading to the book edges. Else fine. Nice copy!. Near Fine/Very Good. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 000307 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers. |
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