Abarbanell, Jacob Ralph

The Rector's Secret. Or, Love Conquers All. A Study from Life. No. 71 of the Dora Thorne Series. May, 1892

New York, J.S. Ogilvie, 1892. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 179 pp. plus 12 pages of ads in the rear. Romance style novel by Jacob Ralph Arbanell, an American author, playwright and lawyer. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss to the head and tail of the spine. General toning to the covers, heavy to the rear, with the rear cover having a moderate dampstain to the upper left portion. Minor staining and soiling to the covers. Heavy toning to the text block. Paper rather brittle, with minor flaking at the center fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 012136

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Ashbery, John; Rich, Adrienne et al.

The Paris Review. Number 135. Summer 1995

New York, The Paris Review, Publisher, 1995. Wraps. Wraps. 302 pp. A single issue of this long running literary journal, with this number featuring work by John Ashbery, Adrienne Rich among others. GOOD condition. Minor soiling to the wraps. Heavy foxing along the top page edges and to the rear cover. Good .

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Book number: 019342

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry Little Magazines

Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)

Comedies de Terence. Nouvellement Traduites Avec le Latin a Coste

Paris, Chez le Veuve de Claude Thiboust, 1686. Full Leather. Full leather. 6 by 3 ¾ inches. (6), 315, (2) pp. Text in French and Latin. A collection of comedic plays by African-Roman playwright Terentius, or as more commonly known, Terence. He was originally enslaved and brought to Rome, being freed after impressing his enslaver with his abilities. Much of his work was inspired by, or adapted from, early Greek plays, and was particularly popular for its use of clear and simple language. Armorial bookplate of Sir John William Lubbock present, although no indication as to which one. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, flaking and tearing to the leather along the spine and hinges, with areas of loss to the lower spine. Moderate uneven darkening and fading to the covers, with minor soiling. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Aforementioned bookplate present. A previous owner has glued fold out pieces of paper to the endpages, all bearing ink lists of names. Minor toning and light scattered foxing throughout. Good .

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Book number: 019037

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Drama

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

The Story of a Bad Boy

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1877. Cloth. Stated fifteenth thousand. Light blue illustrated cloth. 261 pp. With a few black and white illustrations throughout. A work for a juvenile audience, following the adventures of Tom Bailey, being a semi-autobiographical account of the author's childhood in New England, perhaps laying the groundwork for 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' (see Wikipedia). GOOD condition. Heavy fading/browning to the covers along the extremities and spine. Minor soiling, foxing and staining to the cloth. Spine tips chipped and frayed. Ownership signature present. Front interior hinge cracked about halfway, with the text block cracked between pages 92-93. Minor toning and scattered soiling in the interior. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009021

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Algren, Nelson

The Man with the Golden Arm

Garden City, NY, Doubleday and Company, 1949. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, stated. Beige cloth. No jacket. 343 pp. SIGNED by the author on the second blank endpaper. First edition of this winner of the 1950 National Book Award, and considered a classic of modern American literature. GOOD condition. Moderate foxing to the covers, with minor soiling and discoloration. Pen doodle to the upper spine. Light rippling to the cloth along the upper front cover. Minor toning to the paper in the interior. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 014063

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Davis, Rebecca Harding; Calkins, Alonzo et al.

The Galaxy. An Illustrated Magazine. May 1, 1867. Vol. IV. No. 1

New York, W.C. and F. P. Church, Publishers, 1867. Wraps. Red and green printed wraps. Pagination runs 5-116 plus ads. With a few illustrations. A single issue of this 19th century literary magazine, featuring fiction and poetry, including work by Rebecca Harding Davis. Also of note is a lengthy article 'Opium and its Victims,' by Alonzo Calkins, discussing the use of opium and its effects on its users, both positive and negative, as well as mentioning the amount of opium then being imported and used in the United States. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy browning to the wraps, with heavy browning along the spine. Light dampstaining present along the hinges, with darker dampstaining along the lower edge. Mostly minor soiling, a bit heavier to the rear cover, with rather heavy soiling along the top edge. Moderate to heavy chipping along the extremities, especially the fore edge, with some loss. A 3 inch tear present along the lower hinge. Scattered minor soiling in the interior. Heavy offsetting to pages 28/29 from paper having been laid in. Fair .

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Book number: 007168

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Opium Drug Use

Sitwell, Edith; Russell, Bertrand; Wilson, Angus et al.

Horizon. A Review of Literature and Art. April 1948

London, Horizon, 1948. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine devoted to literature, criticism and poetry. This with "The Outlook for Mankind," by Bertrand Russell; work by Edith Sitwell, Angus Wilson, etc. GOOD condition. General uneven fading, heavy along the edges, with minor soiling and toning to the wrappers. Good .

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Book number: 019017

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Wilson, Angus et al. Freud, Lucian (artist)

Horizon. A Review of Literature and Art. November 1947

London, Horizon, Publisher, 1947. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine devoted to literature, criticism and poetry. This with work by Angus Wilson, etc. Includes three black and white plates of paintings by Lucian Freud and John Craxton. One painting, Freud, untitled in the magazine, is a 1947 portrait of his first wife, (Girl With a Kitten-the Tate Gallery holds this painting). GOOD condition. General uneven fading, heavy along the edges, with minor soiling and toning to the wrappers. Good .

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Book number: 019500

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Art Little Magazines

Trollope, Anthony; Edwards, Annie et al.

The Galaxy. An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading. May 1, 1866

New York, F.P. Church, 1866. Wraps. Brown printed wraps. A few illustrations present, although MISSING the frontispiece illustration (as well as ads preceding text). Single issue of this general interest magazine. This issue includes the first three chapters of "The Claverings," by Anthony Trollope; a piece on giants, dwarfs, and fairies; the firs three chapters of "Archie Lovell," including a vampire brood, by Victorian novelist Annie Edwards, etc. GOOD condition. MISSING the aforementioned first several pages. Moderate fading to the covers, with some soiling. Rear cover with faint staining. Covers creased and worn at the corners and spine extremities, including loss of wrapper along the spine. Paper toned in the interior, with faint dampstaining affecting the last third of the magazine. Good .

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Book number: 017354

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Hollo, Anselm et al.

The Iowa State Liquor Store. A Magazine of Literature and the Arts. Vol. 2 No. 2. Winter 1971

Iowa City, Union Board, Publisher, 1971. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 87 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of the literary or little magazine published by University of Iowa students. This issue includes work by Anselm Hollo and others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and fading to the wraps. Very Good .

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Book number: 010085

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry Little Magazines

Trollope, Anthony et al.

The Galaxy. April 1870. Vol. 9 No. 4

New York, Sheldon and Co, 1870. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. With a few illustrations and ads at the front and rear. With a piece by Anthony Trollope 'The Spotted Dog Part I-The Attempt,' Number 4 in the Editor's Tales series. Precedes book publication. FAIR condition. Heavy dampstaining along the wrappers' extremities, especially to the rear cover. Moderate soiling along the spine and extremities, especially the rear cover. General toning to the wraps. Minor chipping, tearing and creasing along the extremities, with minor loss at the head and foot of the spine. Minor to moderate dampstaining to the lower edge of the first few pages. (Sadleir p290-291). Fair .

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Book number: 005750

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Anthony Trollope

Taylor, Eleanor Ross; Taylor, Peter; Ghiselin, Brewster; Kerrigan, Anthony et al.

The Sewanee Review. Spring 1969

Sewanee, TN, University of the South, Publisher, 1969. Wraps. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine featuring criticism, poetry, etc. This issue with fiction by Peter Taylor, poetry by Eleanor Ross Taylor, Anthony Kerrigan and others, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven fading and offsetting to the covers. Extremities bumped, creased and chipped, with several small tears. Spine faded. Good .

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Book number: 018717

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Antier, Benjamin

L'Auberge Des Adrets. Robert Macaire

France, Roissard Grenoble, 1966. Numbered. Wraps. #195 of 974 copies. Printed wraps housed in a brown clothbound folder and matching slipcase. Quarto. 265 pp. Black and white illustrated plates by Travies, Daumier and Gavarni. All text in French. A printing of two 19th century plays featuring the fictional character Robert Macaire. Originally written as a character in a melodrama in the play L'Auberge des Adrets, the character of Macaire was transformed by the actor playing him into an archetypical con man that represented scandals in government, politics and high society in France. Due to the scandalous nature of the character, it was banned from being used in plays in 19th century France, with people charged with crimes for its portrayal (see Wikipedia). VERY GOOD book and slipcase. Minor foxing to the spine of the book. Minor toning. Minor soiling, staining and scuffing to the slipcase and folder. Very Good .

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Book number: 010538

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Auden, W.H.; John, Augustus; White, Antonia et al.

Horizon. A Review of Literature and Art. June, 1941

London, Horizon, Publisher, 1941. Wraps. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 377-440. With paintings by Joan Rayner, Charles Burchfield and Grant Wood. Single issue of this long running magazine devoted to current trends in literature and art. This with a poem by W.H. Auden "At the Grave of Henry James;" part three of a fragment of an autobiography by Augustus John; a look at Virginia Woolf by Duncan Grant, etc. GOOD condition. Some uneven browning and toning to the wrappers, with light soiling. Number handwritten at the bottom rear cover. Text block toned. Good .

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Book number: 015957

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Appleton, Thomas G.

Chequer-Work

Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1879. Cloth. Brown cloth. 385 pp. Two photo plates present. A collection of essays discussing travel, artists, England, sightseeing, etc. With two photographs of statues. Thomas Appleton was an author and sometime artist, although more of a patron to the arts. He was good friends with Henry Longfellow. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and scuffing to the covers. Corners and spine tips worn. Light toning to the text block. Very Good .

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Book number: 019882

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Essays/ Non Fiction