Herman Knickerbocker Vielé

The Last of the Knickerbockers: A Comedy Romance

Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company , 1901. First edition. Cloth. Lovely first edition of this novel by Herman Knickerbocker Vielé, in the original publisher's pictorial cloth binding. The first edition of this work. A comedy romance by American author Herman Knickerbocker Vielé, author of such works as The Inn of the Silver Moon, and anthologies of short stories and poetry. Second novel by this author.  A bright copy.  In the original publisher's decorative cloth binding with pictorial design to front board. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, light bumping to head and tail of spine, minor marks to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 841A82

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: first editions american literature knickerbocker american literature None

Aeschylus; Robert Lowell

Prometheus Bound

London, Faber & Faber , 1970. First edition. Cloth. Robert Lowell's retelling of Aeschylus's ancient Greek tragedy, the first UK edition. First UK edition. Tale derived from Aeschylus's tragedy based on the myth of Prometheus. Here retold by American poet Robert Lowell. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Dust wrapper excellent with minor shelf wear only, lightly chipped to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Occasional leaf annotated in ink or pencil, with previous owner's staining marks to pp. 17, 13, and 8, offsetting slightly to p. 9. Otherwise, pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.

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Book number: 843A81

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: aeschylus ancient greek tragedy ancient greek None

James Lane Allen

A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath

London, Macmillan and Co. 1901. Leather. A decorative, limited edition large paper copy of the first two novels of A Kentucky Cardinal by American writer James Lane Allen. A decorative copy of the first two novels of A Kentucky Cardinal. This large paper edition only had two hundred and fifty copies printed in October 1901. James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer who depicted his native Kentucky within his writing. This edition is illustrated by Hugh Thompson and includes forty-seven illustrations and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In quarter leather and cloth white and gold binding. Externally, very smart. A few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Hugh Thompson. Near Fine .

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Book number: 816B37

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: James Lane Allen A Kentucky Cardinal Aftermath american literature A Kentucky Cardinal Hugh Thompson

James Lane Allen

A Kentucky Cardinal

London, Macmillan and Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A very smart copy of James Lane Allen's novel. Charmingly illustrated by the noted Hugh Thomson. The first Thomson edition. This edition includes many illustrations, both plates and vignettes, by the Irish illustrator Hugh Thomson. He is famous for his pen and ink illustrations, of which there are many fine examples here. In his career he illustrated many notable editions of famous authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. A Kentucky Carnival is a work heavily influenced by Allen's childhood experiences. Allen spent his youth in Lexington during the Antebellum era, the American Civil War and the Reconstruction periods. This story is the first tale in the A Kentucky Cardinal series. James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer. His work often depicts the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, smart with might bumping to the head of spine. Small loss to the cloth at the rear joint. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper, dated 72. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Scattered spots to endpapers, otherwise pages are very clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 697L26

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Novel American Literature Fiction Hugh Thomson American Literature Hugh Thomson

James Lane Allen

A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1901. Cloth. A limited large paper edition of two popular Kentucky based novels by John Lane Allen, complete with illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A limited edition, limited to 250 unnumbered large paper copies.Two of James Lane Allen's Kentucky-based novels, 'The Kentucky Cardinal' and it's sequel 'Aftermath&apos.These two novels depict the culture and dialects of Kentucky, and vividly shows the local colour of the state. The author, James Lane Allen, is generally considered to be the first important novelist to come from Kentucky.Illustrated with a frontispiece, twenty eight plates, and in-text illustrations, by Hugh Thomson.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little discolouration to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 835P48

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath james lee allen hugh thomson kentucky james lee allen Hugh Thomson

'An Opera Goer' [Donald Grant Mitchell]

The Lorgnette: Or, Studies of the Town

New York, Printed for Stringer and Townsend, c1850. Cloth. First and second series of this work concerned with the New York scene by Donald Gran Mitchell. Complete with two volumes, both the first and second series. Comprising travel letters and journalistic articles mainly dedicated to the New York scene. Written by American essayist Donald Grant Mitchell, published anonymously under 'An Opera Goer.' The second edition of this work, with frontispieces and illustrations throughout. Dated from Jisc. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, chipped along front joint second series, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 835A67

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: new york second editions illustrated books second editions Not Stated

'Captain' Mayne Reid

The Young Voyageurs or, the Boy Hunters in the North

New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1896. Leather. A beautifully illustrated edition of this victorian adventure novel. Nimrod edition. Illustrated throughout and featuring a frontispiece. Thomas Mayne Reid was a Scots-Irish American novelist, specializing in adventure novels which were particularly popular with young boys. Rebound in a half calf binding with marbled boards and gilt lettering to the spine. Externally, sound, but with light rubbing to the boards, and minor wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound, extremely bright and clean, with many unclipped pages. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH4-D-1

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Novel Voyage Adventure Novel Nimrod Voyage None Stated

Edward Bellamy

Doctor Heidenhoff&Apos;S Process

London, William Reeves, c1890. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK Edition of Bellamy's work of fiction, with a range of interesting publisher's adverts to the paste downs and endpapers. First Edition, Very Scarce. No. 2 in 'The Bellamy Library of Fact and Fiction&apos.Illustrated with a frontispiece of the author. 'Dr. Heidenhoff's Process' is one of Bellamy's earlier works of fiction, in which a doctor develops a mechanical method for eradicating painful memories from people's brains. The main protagonist of the work persuades his lover to get the procedure done when she is seduced by one of his rivals, leading to unfortunate consequences.Edward Bellamy (1850-1898) was an American author, journalist, and political activist. He is best known for his Utopian novel 'Looking Backward', which is No. 1 in 'The Bellamy Library of Fact and Fiction' and was one of the most commercially successful books in America in the 19th century. He created a newspaper titled 'A New Nation', as well as a sequel to 'Looking Backward' before his death the following year in 1898. Three pages of publisher's adverts to rear, with additional adverts to paste downs. Undated, so dated on Jisc from an identical copy held at the University of Cambridge Libraries.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minimal edge wear with light bumping to head and tail of spine. A few marks to boards, with fading to head and tail of spine as well. Prior owner's ink inscription to front endpaper, with light spotting to paste downs and endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light age-toning to margins and the odd spot to the fore edge and to the first and last few pages of text. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 810D10

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Doctor Heidenhoff's Process Edward Bellamy The Bellamy Library Looking Backward Edward Bellamy Miss Ludington's Sister Progress and Poverty Not Stated

Estelline Bennett

Old Deadwood Days

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons , 1935 . Cloth. An interesting work on the gold rush city of Deadwood, written by one of its residents, Estelline Bennett, the daughter of a judge in Deadwood Court. In the publisher's original cloth binding. The second edition of the work. First published in 1928. This interesting work follows the history of the West of America, through the city of Deadwood, South Dakota, which was known for its gold rush history and for holding the graves of important Wild West figures such as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Written by Estelline Bennett, the daughter of a Deadwood Court judge, and a thoughtful eye-witness to the matters which she describes. With chapters on 'When Calamity Jane Came Home', the introduction of the railroad and 'A Deadwood Judge&apos.With eleven illustrations and a frontispiece. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A touch of fading a slight discolouration to the extremities and to the spine. The odd mark. Contemporary ink inscription to front endpaper, dated 'Nov 30 94&apos. Hinges slightly strained but holding firm, split after front endpaper with cords visible. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 880Q1

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Deadwood Gold rush illustrated Estelline Bennett Gold rush Not Stated

Thomas Berger

Little Big Man

London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1965. First edition. Cloth. A first UK edition copy of Thomas Berger's most successful novel, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Thomas Berger (1924-2014) was an American novelist who explored many genres. In this work, his best known novel, Berger created a satire of the western genre. It is a picaresque novel which was adapted into a popular 1970 film. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is smart, with a bump to the upper extremity of the front board and a slightly slanted spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned but clean. Dust wrapper is mostly smart, but sunned with chipping to the head and tail of the spine, and three tape repairs to the verso. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 872M25

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Thomas Berger Satire Picaresque Satire Not Stated

Robert Montgomery Bird, M.D.

The Adventures of Robin Day

New York, John Polhemus, 1877. Leather. An uncommon copy of The Adventures of Robin Day by R. M. Bird. Bound in half leather with gilt lettering and decoration. With Joseph Silk bookseller ink stamps on the title page. Robert Montgomery Bird, 1806 – 1854, was an American novelist, playwright, and physician. He began to write fiction during his time in medical school and by 1827 had published in the Philadelphia Monthly Magazine. After graduating from medical school, Bird attempted to begin a medical practice but became discouraged after one year and left medicine to pursue a literary career. Later, Bird also pursued both journalistic and editorial careers. The binding is tight and firm. There is some wear to the extremities, including some bumping and rubbing. Internally the pages have mild browning with the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH9-E-6

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Novelist American Joseph Silk American None

Elizabeth G. Birkmaier

Poseidon&Apos;S Paradise: The Romance of Atlantis

San Francisco , The Clemens Publishing Co. 1892. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this mythological story of Atlantis, with plans and maps. First edition. Illustrated with a map frontispiece and two full-page plans. Collated complete. A pseudo-historical and mythological novel on life in the lost city of Atlantis, being the earliest American novels to use this setting according to Clareson 'Science Fiction In America&apos. Written by Elizabeth G. Birkmaier, an American novelist, and the founder and president of the Tea Club of Alameda, California. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 893T53

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Poseidon's Paradise Romance Atlantis Paradise Not Stated

William Peter Blatty

The Exorcist

New York, Harper & Row, 1971. First edition. Cloth. A sought after first edition copy of this gripping horror novel by William Peter Blatty, the inspiration for the film of the same name. The first edition, first printing.In the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper.Inspired by a 1949 case of supposed demonic possession and exorcism, Blatty's novel details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon from her.The novel was highly successful, resulting in a 1973 film adaptation for which Blatty himself won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Light edge wear to the dust wrapper, with a few small closed tears. A few light marks to the dust wrapper, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small closed tear to the tail of the half-title. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 881P34

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: The Exorcist william peter blatty horro demon william peter blatty None

Louis Bromfield

The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg

London, Jonathan Cape, 1928. Cloth. A very scarce second UK impression of this Pulitzer Prize winning American novelists tale of the discovery of stigmata on the body of an elderly woman. The second impression of the first UK edition of this novel from American writer and environmental campaigner Louis Bromfield. Published in the same year as the first edition, and very scarce in all first UK editions.The year prior to the publication of this work, Bromfield won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel 'Early Autumn&apos. An unusual novel, following the events that transpire after the nun visiting the titular character's deathbed finds stigmata on her body.With the armorial bookplate of British Antarctic explorer Sir Philip Lee Brocklehurst to the front pastedown, and his inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown, former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 814F37

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Louis Bromfield american literature Early Autumn Philip Brocklehurst american literature None

James Branch Cabell

Something About Eve a Comedy of Fig-Leaves

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1927. First edition. Cloth. The first illustrated edition of James Branch Cabell's entertaining comical novel about mythical figures, illustrated throughout by Frank C. Pape. The first illustrated edition of this work, published in the same year as the non-illustrated first edition.In the original scarce unclipped dustwrapper.An entertaining comical novel, following a Southern gentleman as he meets God and a variety of mythical figures, such as Merlin and Odysseus. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.Collated, complete.Written by James Branch Cabell.Illustrated by Frank C. Pape.Stamp of the Federal Rubber Stamp Co to the half-title, with a prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A few minor marks to the boards, and a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are starting a little but remain firm. Dustwrapper with light edgewear and a few light marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very Good . Ill.: Frank C. Pape. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 764P13

Catalogue: American Literature

Keywords: Something About Eve a Comedy of Fig-Leaves something about eve comedy fig leaves something about eve frank c. pape Frank C. Pape