[Marsh, Anne; and Kingsley, Charles].

The Triumphs of Time. The Previsions of Lady Evelyn; with the Conclusion. By the Author of "Two Old Men's Tales," "Emilia Wyndham," &C. [Together with]: Yeast: A Problem. By the Author of Alton Locke. Copyright Edition. [2 Books Bound in One Volume].

London / Leipzig: Simms and M'Intyre / Bernh. Tauchnitz Jun. 1849 & 1851. 1849 & 1851. INCLUDES THE FIRST CONTINENTAL EDITION OF CHARLES KINGSLEY'S FIRST NOVEL - Octodecimo (18mo), 6-1/2 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, two books bound in three-quarter dark brown leather & cloth by Rollinger, titled in gilt with raised bands on the spine. The covers & leather are rubbed & scuffed. 348 pages bound in with the floral-decorated series title for "The Parlour Library XXVI. The Triumphs of Time by the Author of 'Two Old Men's Tales,' &c."; and x & 337 pages with the series title: "Collection of British Authors. Vol. CCVII. Yeast by the Author of Alton Locke. In One Volume." There is some scattered foxing & staining throughout. Very good.

First edition of the Third part of the first work.

Parts 1 and 2 of "The Previsions of Lady Evelyn" by novelist Anne Marsh [1791-1874] were first published in 1844 as part of "The Triumphs of Time". The third and concluding part was published here (in 1849) for the first time. [See Wolff #4557].

The first Continental edition of Yeast, the first novel by Charles Kingsley, was published in the same year as the first English edition. Very good .

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Book number: 98756

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; NOVELS; FICTION; ANNE MARSH; CHARLES KINGSLEY; BRITISH NOVELISTS; THE PREVISIONS OF LADY EVELYN; YEAST; FIRST NOVEL; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; LEATHER; COPYRIGHT EDITION; TAUCHNITZ; PARLOUR LIBRARY.

(Abels, Pio; von Berg, Helga; Ermert, Udo; et al). (Berche, Axel; Bulkowski, Hansjurgen; Glaser, Peter; et al).

Tympan: Literatur/Grafik. (Cover Title).

(Leverkusen, Germany): Tympan, circa [1978]. [1978]. - sc Octavo. Unbound sheets. The contents are laid into a maroon stiff paper case printed in white. The case is rubbed with a crease & tear to the top edge. Unnumbered, unbound sheets of cream stock printed in black, including texts and graphic contributions. The contents are very good.

Tympan publishes poems, short prose pieces, essays, photos and graphic art. The editors of this issue were Wolfgang Heyder, Bernd Kilian, Jens Pruss, Ulli Schoenwald and Ernst Specks. The text is in German. Good .

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Book number: 26643

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ART; GRAPHIC ART; POETRY; POEMS; PERIODICAL; GERMAN; TYMPAN; WOLFGANG HEYDER; BERND KILIAN; JENS PRUSS; ULLI SCHOENWALD; ERNST SPECKS; WRITERS; ARTISTS; PETER GLASER; AXEL BERCHE; HANSJURGEN BULKOWSKI; PIO ABELS; HELGA VON BERG; UDO ERMERT.

(Burroughs. William S.; McGee, David; et al). (Hempel, Amy; Ignatow, David; Howard, Richard; Beattie, Ann; Cortazar, Julio; et al). O'Connor, Mark; Watson, Randall; managing editors.

Gulf Coast: (a Journal of Literature & Fine Arts). Volume V Number Two. Spring/Summer 1993.

(Houston, TX: Creative Writing Program, University of Houston, 1993. 1993. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers with cover art by William S. Burroughs & with a text by Burroughs printed on the rear wrap. The binding is lightly bumped with a price-sticker on the bottom inner corner of the front wrap. 128 pages. Illustrated in color and black & white. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are an interview with Amy Hempel, poetry by David Ignatow, fiction by Richard Howard, essays by Ann Beattie and Julio Cortazar, and art work by David McGee, Bert Samples and others. Very good .

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Book number: 29453

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ART; PERIODICAL; JOURNAL; GULF COAST Volume V Number Two; POETRY; FICTION; ESSAYS; ART WORK; WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS; DAVID MCGEE; BERT SAMPLES; INTERVIEW; AMY HEMPEL; ANN BEATTIE; JULIO CORTAZAR; RICHARD HOWARD; DAVID IGNATOW; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Tannenbaum, Samuel A. and Dorothy R.

Elizabethan Bibliographies. 10 Volumes.

Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, (1967). (1967). - Octavo, printed wraps. Lightly soiled. Each section of each volume is paginated separately. Near fine.

Reprint of the original editions published throughout the 1940s. Fine .

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Book number: 5953

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ENGLISH; ELIZABETHAN; BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE; SAMUEL A. TANNENBAU; DOROTHY R. TANNENBAUM. (Literature). (English). ELIZABETHAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 10 volumes. Tannenbaum, Samuel A. and Dorothy R.

Abrahams, Peter.

The Path of Thunder.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1948). (1948). - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in dark blue cloth titled in silver on the spine, in a printed light blue dust wrapper. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. The price-clipped dust jacket is rubbed & soiled, the edges are chipped with a short tear to top edge of rear panel. [vi], 278 & [1] pages. The front endpaper & the edges of the pages are darkened with a few pages very lightly creased. A previous owner's name & date are penned on the half-title. Good.

First American edition.

An important black South African novelist and journalist, Peter Abrahams (1919-2017) became a crew member on a ship as a stoker in 1939 hoping to get to England where he finally arrived in 1941 and where this book was written.

The story of a romance between a young South African man of mixed race and a white girl. The author "was born in 1919 in the Negro slums of Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of nine he went to work in a tinsmithy. He taught himself to read and write and during intervals between work went to school." [Quoted from the dust wrapper's blurb]. Good .

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Book number: 98347

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; BLACK STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; RACE; AFRICAN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; PETER ABRAHAMS; THE PATH OF THUNDER; SOUTH AFRICAN NOVELIST & JOURNALIST; SHIP STOKER.

Chakravarty, Amiya. (1901-1986). Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet who was a close associate of Rabindrath Tagore and editor of his poetry.

Autograph Letter Signed by Amiya Chakravarty, Bengali Poet and Close Associate of Rabindrath Tagore.

Santiniketan, Bengal: May 25, 1931. 1931. - 21 words penned in blue ink on a 9-1/2 inch high by 6-5/8 inch wide cream sheet of Visva-Bharati [University] letterhead with the address printed at top left & a small device at top right. Signed "A. C. Chakravarty". There is a tear to the top edge of the letter, just touching the date, & another to the left edge just below the address. The tear to the top edge has been repaired with linen tape on the verso. There is a small piece out of the bottom edge. Folded twice for mailing. Good.

Writing from Visva-Bharati University, where he studied and was subsequently a teacher, Chakravarty is sending a photograph autographed by Rabindrath Tagore [not here present] to a correspondent: "Dr. Tagore has been pleased to autograph the picture you sent to him for the purpose."

Amiya Chandra Chakravarty [1901-1986] was an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet. He was a close associate of Rabindrath Tagore and edited several books of his poetry. He was also an associate of Gandhi, and an expert on the American Catholic writer and monk Thomas Merton. Chakravarty was honored for his own poetry with the Sahitya Award in 1963. He taught literature and comparative religion in India for almost a decade and then for more than two decades at universities in England and the U.S. Good .

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Book number: 35049

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; INDIAN POETS; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY AMIYA CHAKRAVARTY, BENGALI POET AND CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF RABINDRATH TAGORE; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE; LITERARY CRITIC; THOMAS MERTON; ACADEMIC; PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE; PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION.

(Jess). Adam, Helen.

Ballads by Helen Adam: Signed by the Author.

New York: Arcadia Press, (1964). (1964). - Octavo, softcover bound in decorative gray wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed, stained & foxed. [47] pages. 1 signature is pulled. Black-and-white full-page illustrations & decorations by Jess. Very good.

First trade edition.

Inscribed "Best wishes / Helen Adam" on the front endpaper. Very good .

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Book number: 30687

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POET; WOMAN POET; HELEN ADAM; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; BALLADS BY HELEN ADAM; ILLUSTRATOR; JESS; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST TRADE EDITION; 1ST TRADE EDITION.

Adam, Helen; Bukowski, Charles; Purdy, Carol; Olds, Sharon; Dickey, James.

The New York Quarterly, Number 21, 1978. (Cover Title).

New York: The New York Quarterly Foundation, 1978. 1978. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with some minor soiling. 116 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are an interview with Helen Adam; poems by Charles Bukowski, Sharon Olds, James Dickey and many others; and an illustrated report on the First Annual NYQ Poetry Day Banquet, held on October 15, 1977. The occasion was a tribute to James Dickey and bestowed on him the NYQ Poetry Day award. Very good .

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Book number: 35345

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; PERIODICAL; THE NEW YORK QUARTERLY, NUMBER 21, 1978; POETS; INTERVIEW; HELEN ADAM; CHARLES BUKOWSKI; CAROL PURDY; SHARON OLDS; TRIBUTE TO JAMES DICKEY; FIRST ANNUAL NYQ POETRY DAY BANQUET; NYQ POETRY DAY AWARD.

Adams, Oscar Fay.

A Brief Handbook of American Authors.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1885. 1885. - Small octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt. Bumped & rubbed. 204 pp. plus ads. Endpapers & blanks darkened. Good.

Second edition, revised and enlarged. Good .

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Book number: 5960

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN; AUTHORS; HANDBOOK; REFERENCE; OSCAR FAY ADAMS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY. (Literature). (American). A BRIEF HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN AUTHORS. Adams, Oscar Fay.

Adams, W. Davenport.

Dictionary of English Literature, Being a Comprehensive Guide to English Authors and Their Works.

London: Cassell & Company, Limited, circa [1890]. [1890]. - Thick octavo, three quarter gilt-ruled brown calf & green boards titled in gilt between raised bands on the spine. Marbled endpapers. The leather is rubbed & scuffed. iv & 708 pages printed in 2 columns. Very good.

Revised edition.

From the library of William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley [1867-1932), who was immortalized in Joyce's "Ulysses" as Vice-Regal of Ireland. His bookplate is mounted on the front pastedown. Very good .

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Book number: 94478

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; REFERENCE; DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, BEING A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ENGLISH AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS; W. DAVENPORT ADAMS; WILLIAM HUMBLE WARD, 2ND EARL OF DUDLEY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; REVISED EDITION.

Adams, Helen Douglas.

The Elfin Pedlar. By Helen Douglas Adams. With a Foreword by the Rev. John A. Hutton, D.D.

New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924. 1924. RARE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE POET'S FIRST BOOK - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine and in blue within a decorated gilt oval on the front cover. The top edge is gilt and the book is housed in a pictorial white dust wrapper. The white dust jacket is soiled with chips, small tears and a couple of small pieces out from the edges. The covers are slightly rubbed. xiii, [i] & 184 pages, with a title page vingette, 4 photographic illustrations, and facsimiles of Helen Adams' drawings and pictorial frames surrounding her written text. There is a tiny piece of paper pulling away from the inner edge of the half-title's verso. Very good.

The first American edition of the poet's first book. Rare in dust wrapper. Very good .

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Book number: 4416

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; MODERN; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; FIRST BOOK; RARE; DUST JACKET; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHS; 1ST U.S. EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; HELEN DOUGLAS ADAMS; WOMAN POET; TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Adams, Henry.

Letters to a Niece and Prayer to the Virgin of Chartres. With a Niece's Memories by Mabel la Farge.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company / Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1920. 1920. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine & in gilt with a vignette stamped in blind on the front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed & the covers are lightly bumped. The head of the spine is slightly chipped. Half-title, title, [2] leaves, 133 & [1] pages. The front edges of 4 leaves are lightly chipped & 4 others are slightly roughed. 2 bottom page corners are lightly creased. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 4029

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; LETTERS; CORRESPONDENCE; HENRY ADAMS; AUTHOR; AMERICAN; NIECE; MEMOIR; MABEL LA FARGE; PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN OF CHARTRES; POEM; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Adams, Franklin P.

The Melancholy Lute: Selected Songs of Thirty Years.

New York: The Viking Press, 1936. 1936. - Octavo, blue cloth with a vignette of a lute in silver on the front cover. The covers are lightly rubbed & the spine is faded. viii & 189 pages. The pastedowns are lightly soiled & the gutters are stained. Good. First trade edition. Good .

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Book number: 95136

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; AMERICAN POET; NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST; RADIO PERSONALITY; FRANKLIN P. ADAMS; F.P.A.; THE MELANCHOLY LUTE: SELECTED SONGS OF THIRTY YEARS; FIRST TRADE EDITION; 1ST TRADE EDITION.

Adcock, Thomas.

Devil's Heaven: A Neil Hockaday Mystery.

NY: Pocket Books, 1995. 1995. - Octavo, black cloth backed green boards titled in red, in dw. [ix] & 322 pp. Fine.

First edition.

Signed by the author in full on the title page. Additionally inscribed by Adcock and signed "Tom A." on the verso of the half-title. Fine .

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Book number: 3711

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; MYSTERY; CRIME FICTION; DETECTIVE FICTION; THOMAS ADCOCK; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.

Pemberton, Max (1863-1950). English novelist, author of adventure and mystery fiction.

Autograph Sentiments Signed by the English Author of Adventure and Mystery Novels Max Pemberton.

Circa 1920's. [1920's]. [1920's]. - Max Pemberton's sentiments "Cordially Yrs Max Pemberton" are penned on 1-3/4 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide card stock. There are a couple of very minor faint stains to the recto. Once mounted into an album, there are glue stains and paper remnants adhering to the verso. Very good.

The popular English novelist Sir Max Pemberton JP (1863-1950) was known for his adventure and mystery novels. Pemberton was the editor of the Boys' magazine "Chums" in the early 1890's and edited Cassell's Magazine from 1896 through 1906. His most famous work "The Iron Pirate" about a gas-driven iron-clad pirate ship which terrorized the Atlantic Ocean and could outrace pursuing navy ships served to launch his career. He went on to pen "Captain Black" as well as several collections of mystery stories and historical fiction. Very good .

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Book number: 96498

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; ENGLISH NOVELIST; MYSTERIES; ADVENTURE FICTION; MAX PEMBERTON; AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENTS SIGNED; SIGNATURE; THE IRON PIRATE; CAPTAIN BLACK; JEWEL MYSTERIES; HISTORICAL FICTION; PAULINA; BEATRICE OF VENICE.