Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.: Literature
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Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-Leaves
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. 1927. New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. 1927. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped & the titling on the spine is somewhat faded. The dust jacket is darkened & chipped with pieces out of its top edge. There is a long tear to the head of the dust jacket spine, slightly affecting the titling. ix, [1] leaf & 364 untrimmed pages. There is light offsetting to the front pastedown & endpaper and some bottom page corners are lightly bumped. Good.
First edition (The Kalki Edition). Good .
-- Boeknummer: 29916
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; ROMANCE; SOMETHING ABOUT EVE: A COMEDY OF FIIG-LEAVES; JAMES BRANCH CABELL; KALKI EDITION; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
The American Mercury: A Monthly Review; Vol. VI, No. 21, September 1925.
Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. 1925. - Large octavo [10 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide] softcover bound in printed green wrappers. The wraps are chipped & faded around the edges with 2 pieces out of the rear wrap. The spine is rubbed & faded with pieces out of the head & tail. The top & bottom sections of the front wrap & the bottom section of the rear wrap are detached. 127 & [1]pages plus 48 pages of ads & editorial notes. Also with ads on the inside front & rear covers. The fore-edge & bottom edge are foxed. There is a piece out of 1 ad page with creasing & tears to the inside rear wrap. There is occasional foxing to the text pages. Good. Among the contents of this issue are "Jasbo Brown", a poem by Du Bose Heyward; "The Hero", a one-act play by James M. Cain; the articles "American Marriage" by Mary Austin and "The Poison of Good Taste" by architect Lewis Mumford; and "The Library", book reviews by H. L. Mencken. Good .
Boeknummer: 36866
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; ARTS; ARCHITECTURE; PERIODICAL; THE AMERICAN MERCURY; H. L. MENCKEN, EDITOR; JAMES M. CAIN; ONE-ACT PLAY; THE HERO; POEM; DU BOSE HEYWARD; MARY AUSTIN; LEWIS MUMFORD; THEATRE; GEORGE JEAN NATHAN; ADS.
The Battleground of Coal: A Chapter in the Industrial Conflict. (in the Atlantic Monthly, October 1922)
Boston, MA: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1922. 1922. Boston, MA: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1922. 1922. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed tan wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened with some light staining & foxing to the spine & the head & tail of the spine lightly chipped. The wraps are lightly soiled with a light stain & some foxing to the top edge of the front wrap. Pages [433]- 576 & [1] page, including an 8-page article by James M. Cain, plus 124 pages of ads. Black-and-white pictorial ads. There is light foxing to the fore-edge. Very good.
James M. Cain began his writing career as a journalist. Also in this issue is an article by the wild life author Enos A. Mills, "Rescuing Her Cub". Very good .
Boeknummer: 30720
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; AUTHOR; NOVELIST; AMERICAN; JAMES M. CAIN; THE BATTLE GROUND OF COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; UNITED MINEWORKERS OF AMERICA; U.M.W.; TRADE UNION; ARTICLE; ENOS A. MILLS; WILD-LIFE AUTHOR; ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain.
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1982). (1982). - Large 8vo, light tan cloth backed cream boards (bumped; 2 small stains to top edge of front cover) titled in brown, in dw. xv i & 684 pp. Very good. Very good .
Boeknummer: 353
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: CAIN, JAMES M.; LITERATURE; FICTION; CRIME FICTION; BIOGRAPHY; FILM; HOOPES, ROY.
Beckett at 60: A Festschrift
London: Calder & Boyars, (1967). (1967). London: Calder & Boyars, (1967). (1967). Good. - Octavo, red cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. The dust jacket is lightly soiled & chipped with some light foxing. Its extremities are slightly darkened & there are The remnants of a price- sticker on its front flap. vii, 99 & [1] pages. Illustrated in black & white with a frontispiece portrait by Avigdor Arikha & 4 full-page illustrations. There is a partial purple stamp on the front endpaper. Good.
First edition.
Among the contributors are Fernando Arrabal, George Devine, Martin Esslin, Jocelyn Herbert, Harold Hobson, Jack MacGowran, Robert Pinget, Harold Pinter and Madeleine Renaud. The introduction is by John Calder. Good .
Boeknummer: 33213
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; THEATRE; THEATER; IRISH AUTHOR; PLAYWRIGHT; NOBEL PRIZE-WINNER; SAMUEL BECKETT AT 60: A FESTSCHRIFT; JOHN CALDER; FERNANDO ARRABAL; GEORGE DEVINE; MARTIN ESSLIN; JOCELYN HERBERT; HAROLD HOBSON JACK MACGOWRAN; ROBERT PINGET; HAROLD PINTER; MADE
Pan's Reeds and Other Verse.
(Los Angeles: Twin Printers, Wood & Wood, 1915). 1915). - 12mo [6"x4-3/8"], brown paper covered boards; printed labels on spine & front board. The boards are bumped & the spine darkened with the head & tail slightly chipped. The label on the front board is lightly soiled. 56 pp. printed on one side of double leaves folded once in Japanese style. The Japanese folds have been opened, else nar fine internally.
First edition.
Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To Calder Johnstone / In memory of a friendship / from Wm. Mackay Caldwell. / 1915. Very good .
Boeknummer: 1205
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; POETRY; VERSE; POEMS; PAN; ARCADY; WILLIAM MACKAY CALDWELL; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SMALL PRESS; TWIN PRINTERS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Rough-Hewn. [Inscribed & Signed by Dorothy Canfield].
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1922). (1922). FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY DOROTHY CANFIELD - Octavo, 7-5/8 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Maroon cloth titled in gray on the front cover and the spine. The covers are soiled, the corners bumped and the spine is darkened. [vi] & 504 pages. The front hinge is cracked with the spine pulling away from the text block and the first signature (comprising the front endpaper and half-title) is detached but present. The top edge of the book is soiled. Good as is and well-worth re-hinging. First edition. Inscribed by Dorothy Canfield on the title page to Columbia University Professor John H.H. Lyon: "With pleasant memories of a pleasant meeting with John H.H. Lyon", signed "Dorothy Canfield". Professor Emeritus of English at Columbia University, John H.H. Lyon was highly regarded for his lively courses on Shakespearean drama. Professor Lyon would often invite literary figures such as Sinclair Lewis, Gertrude Stein, Erskine Caldwell and Clare Booth Luce to lecture to his students. Something of a Renaissance man, Professor Lyon had in his younger days administered Columbia University's pre-medical courses which were offered at Long Island University's campus and also planned the pre-law courses Columbia offered for the Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence University. Fair .
Boeknummer: 97417
USD 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 344.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; DOROTHY CANFIELD; ROUGH-HEWN; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN LIT; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; INSCRIPTION; JOHN H.H. LYON; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR; PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ENGLISH; SHAKESPE
Blue River
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. 1991. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. 1991. Fine. - Octavo, dark blue cloth backed blue boards titled in gilt, in dw. The covers are slightly bumped. xii & 222 pp. Near fine.
First edition.
Signed by the author on the title page. Fine .
Boeknummer: 33283
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AUTHOR; AMERICAN; ETHAN CANIN; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.
Animals in Exile: Imagery and Theme in Capote's "in Cold Blood". Monday Evening Papers. Number 12. (Cover Title)
[Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967). (1967). [Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967). (1967). Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. 28 pages. Near fine.
One of a series of papers read at the Center's Monday evening sessions to Fellows of the Center and members of the Faculty. George H. Creeger, then Chairman of the Wesleyan University English Department, read this paper on April 3, 1967. Fine .
Boeknummer: 16479
USD 17.50 [Appr.: EURO 16.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; LITERARY CRITICISM; NONFICTION NOVEL; TRUE CRIME; IN COLD BLOOD; TRUMAN CAPOTE; GEORGE R. CREEGER; ANIMALS IN EXILE: IMAGERY AND THEME IN CAPOTE'S IN COLD BLOOD; MONDAY EVENING PAPERS; CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES; WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
Other Voices, Other Rooms
New York: Random House, (1948). (1948). New York: Random House, (1948). (1948). Very good. - Octavo, light tan cloth with the top edge gray-green in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with very light foxing to the top edges of the covers & with a dent to the top inner corner of the front cover. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped with a piece out of the head of the spine. [v] & 231 pages. The inner edges of the pastedowns & endpapers are lightly stained from the binder's glue. Very good.
First edition of Capote's first book. Very good .
Boeknummer: 18386
USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 229.75]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; FICTION; NOVEL; OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS; TRUMAN CAPOTE; FIRST BOOK; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.
A Tree of Night and Other Stories
New York: Random House, (1949). (1949). New York: Random House, (1949). (1949). Very good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped & rubbed & the cloth of the spine is slightly bubbled. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a tear to the rear panel & a small blue stain to the front panel. The dust jacket spine is faded with a small hole in the mid-section. Half-title, title, [2] leaves & 209 pages. Very good in a good dust wrapper.
First edition. Very good .
Boeknummer: 4369
USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 78.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; AUTHOR; NOVELIST; AMERICAN; TRUMAN CAPOTE; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.
His Illegal Self
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. 2008. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. 2008. Very good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed with the head of its spine slightly chipped. [vi], 271 & [4] pages. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.
First American edition. Very good .
Boeknummer: 20457
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; AUTHOR; NOVELIST; PETER CAREY; HIS ILLEGAL SELF; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.
The Awakened Heart: Poems
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. 1939. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. 1939. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY CARLOTA - Octavo, blue paper covered boards backed with black cloth. A paper label on the spine has been completely rubbed away. The binding is lightly rubbed with some white staining to the rear cover. 94 pages. Good.
First edition.
Inscribed by Carlota and signed in full in the year of publication. Good .
Boeknummer: 30460
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POET; CARLOTA; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; THE AWAKENED HEART; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
A Bibliography of Thomas Carlyle's Writings and Ana
NY: Burt Franklin, 1968. 1968. NY: Burt Franklin, 1968. 1968. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. xii & 587pp. Fine.
Reprint of the first edition published Maine: 1928. Fine .
Boeknummer: 6600
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; AUTHOR; BRITISH; ENGLISH;THOMAS CARLYLE; ISAAC WATSON DYER. (Literature). (Bibliography) A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS CARLYLE'S WRITINGS AND ANA. (Carlyle, Thomas). Dyer, Isaac Watson.
Thomas Carlyle, a Descriptive Bibliography
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989. 1989. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1989. 1989. Fine. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt. xxi & 543 pp. Illustrated. Near fine.
First edition. Fine .
Boeknummer: 6594
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 41.5]
Catalogus: Literature
Trefwoorden: LITERATURE; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; AUTHOR; BRITISH; ENGLISH; THOMAS CARLYLE; RODGER L. TARR; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (Literature). (Bibliography). THOMAS CARLYLE, A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Carlyle, Thomas). Tarr, Ro
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