(Bailey, Peter). Meltzer, David.

Station. Shadow of the Tiled Roof Along the Long Platform... [an Original Broadside Poem by David Meltzer, Signed by the Collage Artist Peter Bailey].

[San Francisco]: [East Wind Printers], [1964]. [1964]. LIMITED EDITION BROADSIDE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST PETER BAILEY - A 20 inch high by 13 inch wide broadside on cream watermarked paper. David Meltzer's poem is printed as a collage illustration by Peter Bailey. Signed in ink by the artist Peter Bailey at bottom left. The top edge is very lightly darkened and there is minor creasing to the edges. Near fine. Limited edition of only 300 copies signed by the artist, created for the San Francisco Art Festival Poetry Portfolio, 1964 by East Wind Printers. Very good .

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Book number: 96049

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ILLUSTRATED; POETRY; BROADSIDE; STATION; SHADOW OF THE TILED ROOF ALONG THE LONG PLATFORM; POET; DAVID MELTZER; PETER BAILEY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; LIMITED EDITION; ART; PRIN

Bain, F.W.; translator

A Draught of the Blue / Together with / an Essence of the Dusk. Translated from the Original Manuscripts

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907. 1907. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907. 1907. Good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt with vignettes in gilt on the front cover & spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is bumped & rubbed with the head & tail of the spine very lightly chipped. There is a small stain to each cover. iii & 245 pages. The front endpaper is lightly soiled with an ink date on it. There is a tear to the last page of the introduction & a piece out of the bottom corner of 1 leaf. Illustrated with 2 black-and-white frontispieces. Good

Second printing.

Translations of legends from Hindu mythology. Good .

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Book number: 8544

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; INDIAN; HINDU; LEGENDS; MYTHOLOGY; TRANSLATOR; F. W. BAIN; A DRAUGHT OF THE BLUE; AN ESSENCE OF THE DUSK.

Bain, F.W.; translator

An Incarnation of the Snow. Translated from the Original Manuscript

New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. 1908. New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1908. 1908. Very good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt with vignettes in gilt on the front cover & spine. The top edge is gilt. The binding is bumped & rubbed with the head of the spine very lightly chipped. There is some light staining to the rear cover. xxiii & 108 pages plus 5-page publisher's catalog. Black-and-white frontispiece with a tissue guard. The front endpaper is very lightly stained with an ink date on it, else the contents are very good.

First edition.

A translation of legends from Hindu mythology. Very good .

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Book number: 16745

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; INDIAN; HINDU; LEGENDS; MYTHOLOGY; TRANSLATOR; F. W. BAIN; AN INCARNATION OF THE SNOW; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Baker, George

Cat's Meat and Kings

London: Eric Partridge at the Scholartis Press, 1931. 1931. London: Eric Partridge at the Scholartis Press, 1931. 1931. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is very lightly bumped. The dust jacket is darkened & chipped with pieces out of the top edge. The front panel & flap are detached. [x], 158 & [1] pages. There is offsetting to the pastedowns & endpapers. Very good in a fair dust wrapper.

Limited edition of 600 copies. Good .

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Book number: 22499

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; GEORGE BAKER; CAT'S MEAT AND KINGS; LIMITED EDITION.

(Baker, Hettie Gray). Crane, Nathalia

Lava Lane / and Other Poems

New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1925. 1925. New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1925. 1925. Good. - Octavo, red cloth. The binding is dampstained. The covers are bumped with a tiny stain to the front edge of the front cover. The spine is darkened with the head lightly frayed. Half-title, title, [v] & 68 pages. The front hinge is partially cracked & the top end of the front endpaper is detached. The front endpaper & half-title are darkened & the top & inner edges of the remaining pages are darkened. There is occasional foxing. Good only.

First trade edition.

From the library of Hettie Gray Baker with her bookplate on the front pastedown. Baker (1881-1957), was a pioneer woman in the film industry. As a film editor and writer she contributed to numerous films, including writing scenario and story scripts for several silent films based on Jack London classics. Among these were "Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska" (1914), "The Valley of the Moon" (1914), and "The Chechako" (1914). She edited legendary Western film director John Ford's early film "The Iron Horse" (1924). She later became known for her knowledge of Siamese cats and wrote several cat books, including "Cat Tales" published by Farrar Strauss and Young. Good .

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Book number: 16079

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POET; NATHALIA CRANE; LAVA LANE; FILM:HETTIE GRAY BAKER; FIRST TRADE EDITION; 1ST TRADE EDITION.

Baker, Nicholson

Room Temperature: A Novel

New York: Grove Weidenfeld, (1990). (1990). New York: Grove Weidenfeld, (1990). (1990). Fine. - Octavo, blue paper covered boards backed with blue cloth & titled in gilt, in a dust wrapper. Half-title, title, [1] leaf, 116 & [1] pages. Near fine.

First edition.

Signed by the author on the title page. Fine .

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Book number: 21876

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AUTHOR; AMERICAN; NICHOLSON BAKER; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.

Baker, Nicholson.

Room Temperature.

New York: Grove Weidenfeld, (1990). (1990). - Octavo, blue boards backed with blue cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is slightly rubbed. Half-title, title, [2] leaves, 116 & [1] pages. Near fine. First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 37104

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; NICHOLSON BAKER; PARENTHOOD; FATHER AND BABY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Baker, Nicholson

U and I: A True Story

New York: Random House, (1991). (1991). New York: Random House, (1991). (1991). Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Octavo, gray boards backed with tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a printed dust wrapper. 179 pages. Fine.

First edition. Signed by the author, Nicholson Baker, on the title page. Fine .

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Book number: 3460

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; STORY; NOVEL; U AND I; NICHOLSON BAKER; TRUE STORY; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; 1ST EDITION; MODERN; TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Baker, Nicholson

Vox: A Novel

New York: Random House, (1992). (1992). New York: Random House, (1992). (1992). Fine. - Octavo, black cloth titled in silver, in a dust jacket. Half-title, title, 165 & [2] pages. Near fine.

First edition.

Signed by the author on the title page. Fine .

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Book number: 3610

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AUTHOR; AMERICAN; NICHOLSON BAKER; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.

Baker, George A

West Point: A Comedy in Three Acts / Together with Mrs. Hephaestus, the Child of the Regiment, and Other Short Stories

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1891. 1891. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1891. 1891. Good. - 12mo, [6 inches high by 4 inches wide], decorative green & cream cloth backed with cream cloth titled & profusely decorated in gilt. The top edge is gilt. The binding is bumped & rubbed & the spine is darkened. There is a small stain to each cover. Title, [2] leaves & 211 pages. The hinges are lightly cracked. An owner's book label is mounted on the front pastedown. There is a light vertical crease to the first 8 leaves & there is a small piece out of the top inner corner of the front endpaper. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 7460

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; THEATER; THEATRE; PLAY; COMEDY; GEORGE A. BAKER; WEST POINT; MRS. HEPHAESTUS; THE CHILD OF THE REGIMENT; THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE; THE MERMAN; THE INVASION OF KLEINDORF; LABOR TROUBLES ON AN ISLAND; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19T

(Goethe). Baldensperger, Fernand.

Bibliographie Critique de Goethe En France.

NY: Burt Franklin, (1972). (1972). - Octavo, black cloth. Lower right corner of the front cover heavily bumped. 151 pp. Good.

Reprint of the original edition published in 1907. Good .

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Book number: 5791

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; GERMAN; AUTHOR; GOETHE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; FERNAND BALDENSPERGER. (Literature). (German). BIBLIOGRAPHIE CRITIQUE DE GOETHE EN FRANCE. (Goethe). Baldensperger, Fernand.

Baldwin, Neil

On the Trail of Messages

(Dennis, MA): Salt-Works Press, (1978). (1978). (Dennis, MA): Salt-Works Press, (1978). (1978). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in decorative wrappers. The wraps are a bit darkened around the edges with some very minor soiling. Unpaginated. Very good.

Limited edition of 500 copies.

Original poems and translations of poetry by Rainer Maria Rilke, Simone Weil and Jean Mambrino. Very good .

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Book number: 32886

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; TRANSLATIONS; POET; NEIL BALDWIN; ON THE TRAIL OF MESSAGES; RAINER MARIA RILKE; SIMONE WEIL; JEAN MAMBRINO; LIMITED EDITION.

(Baldwin, James; McCarthy, Mary; Bellow, Saul; Cummings, E.E.; Jarrell, Randall; Dove, Arthur). Trilling, Lionel, editor.

Perspectives. Number Two, Winter 1953.

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1953. 1953. London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1953. 1953. Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in red, blue, black & white wrappers designed by Leo Lionni. The spine and edges of the rear cover are darkened and the corners are lightly bumped. 192 pages, illustrated with 8 pages of color reproductions of paintings by Arthur Dove, 4 pages of movie photographs and 4 pages of photographs of 13 contributors to this issue. Very good. First English edition. Among the contents are "America the Beautiful: The Humanist in the Bathtub" an essay by Mary McCarthy, 13 poems by E.E. Cummings, Randall Jarrell on Walt Whitman, Robert Goldwater on Arthur Dove, "Everybody's Protest Novel" an essay by James Baldwin, and "The Einhorns", a section of a forthcoming novel by Saul Bellow. Very good .

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Book number: 98492

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; MUSIC; ART; PERSPECTIVES; NUMBER TWO, WINTER 1953; HAMISH HAMILTON LTD.; LEO LEONI; JAMES BALDWIN; MARY McCARTHY; SAUL BELLOW; E.E. CUMMING; RANDALL JARRELL; ARTHUR DOVE; LIONEL TRILLING; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST ENGLISH EDITION; 1ST

(Eberhart, Mignon G.; Hughes, Rupert; Gale, Zona; and Cobb, Irvin S.). Balmer, Edwin; editor.

["the Figure in the Fog" by American Mystery Writer Mignon G. Eberhart] in Redbook Magazine, September 1933, Vol. 61, No. 5.

Dayton, Ohio: McCall Company, 1933. 1933. - Quarto, 11-5/8 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide. Softcover, color pictorial wraps. The edges and corners of the covers are slightly creased and rubbed and the periodical's spine is rubbed with minor wear to the head & tail of the spine. 140 pages, profusely illustrated in color and black & white throughout, including contributions by Alan Foster, Frank Bensing, Paul Ickes, among others. Very good. American mystery writer Mignon G. Eberhart's complete novel "The Figure in the Fog", illustrated by Paul Ickes, appears on pages 113 to 140. The novel was published by the Crime Club with the title "Dark Garden" in that same year. Also worth noting are short stories, including "Revenge in Advance" by Rupert Hughes, "Trouble with Mother" by Zona Gale, and "The Lightnings of the Lord" by Irvin S. Cobb. Very good .

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Book number: 97149

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; PERIODICALS; REDBOOK MAGAZINE; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; MIGNON G. EBERHART; COMPLETE NOVEL; SHORT STORIES; THE FIGURE IN THE FOG; DARK GARDEN; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; RUPERT HUGHES; REVENGE IN ADVANCE; ZONA GALE; TROUBLE WITH MOTHE

(Balzac, Honore de). Oliver, E. J

Balzac the European

London and New York: Sheed and Ward, (1959). (1959). London and New York: Sheed and Ward, (1959). (1959). Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly soiled with its top edge lightly chipped. Half-title, title, [2] leaves & 209 pages. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 28872

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AUTHOR; NOVELIST; FRENCH; HONORE DE BALZAC; E. J. OLIVER; LITERARY CRITICISM; BIOGRAPHY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.