ATKINSON, BROOKS (FOREWORD)

New Voices in the American Theatre (Modern Library #258. 3)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1969-70]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering six plays which debuted in the late 1940s-early 1950s and which gained widespread popularity. The collection includes: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge; The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod; Tea and Sympathy by Robert Anderson; The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial by Herman Wouk. With a foreword by Brooks Atkinson. Volume wrapped in blue, red and white jacket variant. --- In Toledano spine 14 / blue cloth / silver spine titling / blindstamped front cover ml logo / yellow & gold Fujita endpapers / jacket style o, verso is blank. Likely published c.1969-70 (though 1955 date appears in book). ML #258.3. --- An excellent copy: clean, tightly bound and bright, though with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper. Price-clipped dust jacket with slightly sunned spine, a chip and a couple of small tears along edges but remaining bright and in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xi, 559 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 83607

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ATKINSON, BROOKS (FOREWORD)

New Voices in the American Theatre (Modern Library #258. 3)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1962]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering six plays which debuted in the late 1940s-early 1950s and gained widespread popularity. The collection includes: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams; Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller; Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge; The Seven Year Itch by George Axelrod; Tea and Sympathy by Robert Anderson; The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial by Herman Wouk. With a foreword by Brooks Atkinson. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso advertises 408 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1962 (though 1955 date appears in book). ML #258.3. --- With soiling and foxing to textblock fore-edge, otherwise a clean, firmly-bound copy. Price-clipped dust jacket with a 2-inch tear near head of spine, some rubbing and other tears and creases to edges, else intact and protected in removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xi, 559 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 81829

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AUCHINCLOSS, LOUIS

Exit Lady Masham (Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society Series)

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition. Leather. ISBN: 0198129726. A signed first edition in a deluxe Franklin Library issuance of this short novel by Louis Auchincloss, which is set in England at the time of Queen Anne. Illustrated by Istvan Ventilla, with genealogical table of the British Monarchy from James I to George II. Signed by author on a leaf near front of book, and with his special introductory note. Issued as an entry in the publisher's Signed First Edition Society series, issued prior to the trade edition by Houghton Mifflin. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full red bonded leather covers with two raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt (AEG). Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers with gold/red/brown faux marbled endpapers, with red sewn-in satin ribbon placemarker. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: clean, tightly-bound and bright.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [16], 169, [4] pages; Signed by Author. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 87997

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AUCHINCLOSS, LOUIS

The Rector of Justin (First Modern Library Edition, ML #383. 1)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, 1967. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated first Modern Library edition, 1967. This novel by Louis Auchincloss first appeared in 1964 and traces the life and career of the headmaster of an exclusive New England school for boys. --- In Toledano spine 13 / green cloth / gilt-stamped spine titling / ml logo blindstamped to front cover / brown & yellow Fujita endpapers / jacket style n, verso is blank. ML #383.1. --- A sound, clean and unmarked copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Price-clipped dust jacket with a couple of tears to edges but intact, bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; [8], 341 pages. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 88061

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Modern Library Editions

AUCHINCLOSS, LOUIS

The Rector of Justin (Franklin Library Signed Limited Edition Series)

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Leather. A deluxe Franklin Library signed edition presenting Louis Auchincloss's novel, which first appeared in 1964 and traces the life and career of the headmaster of an exclusive New England school for boys. Signed by author on a leaf near front of volume. Includes illustrations by Uldis Klavins and a special introductory note by Mr. Auchincloss. Franklin Library "Notes from the Editors" booklet about this work is included. One of an unspecified number in a limited edition. --- Bound in full brown bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Brown silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about-Fine copy: bright, newish and likely not previously read.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (14), 417 pages; Signed by Author. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 87110

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AUDEN, W H

Collected Shorter Poems 1927 1957

New York: Random House, 1966. First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first printing of author's collection of poems. In green and yellow full cloth covers w/lightly bumped corners and brownish spotting on front cover. Lettering on spine in metallic green. Interior of volume clean and unmarked; with table of contents and index of first lines. Dust jacket heavily chipped and with triangular chunk missing at head of spine; with orig $7.50 flap price and in removable mylar protector. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 351 pages. Good in Fair dust jacket .

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Book number: 72930

Keywords: >>Poetry

AUDEN, W. H.

Nones

New York: Random House, 1951. Hardcover. A stated first printing (preceding the UK edition) of W. H. Auden's poetry collection, dated on cover in gilt as "1947-1950." With a full-length poem dedicating this volume to Reinhold and Ursula Niebuhr. These poems originally appeared in various literary magazines. --- In tweed-look paper-covered boards backed in blue cloth, with date to cover and titling to spine, both in gilt. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- With mild cover soiling and prior owner Karin Chapman's dated signature to front free endpaper, else a tightly-bound, sound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 81 pages. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 86635

Keywords: >>Poetry

AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES; PETERSON, ROGER TORY

Favorite Audubon Birds of America

New York: Crown Publishers Inc, [c.1978]. Hardcover. ISBN: 0517535459. A handsome, bright rendition of the famed artwork of John James Audubon, whose famous collection of bird portraits, 'The Birds of America', was the source for these striking paintings. With 103 of Audubon's paintings of American birds in full-page, full color plates, accompanied by Mr. Peterson's commentary on the particular species depicted, including habitat and appearance notes. --- In full green cloth-covered boards with blindstamped image of pelican on cover; titling bright in gilt on spine. --- Top strip on front free endpaper has been cut off; volume is otherwise clean, firm and bright. Dust jacket with chipping and small tears along edges, and with a little age-toning but remaining intact.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 160 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 84110

Keywords: 0517535459 >>Birds >>Natural History

AUERBACH, JOHN

Tales of Grabowski Transformations, Escape & Other Stories

The Toby Press, LLC, 2003. Hardcover. ISBN: 190288180X. Stated first English language edition. In green pictorial covers, featuring a portrait (presumably of the author) on the cover of the book, and in dust jacket that matches the book's cover. With an introduction by Saul Bellow. Interior and exterior of book clean and bright and lacking markings. Collection of the late author's works includes the novellas 'Transformations' and 'Escape' as well as several of his short stories. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 74126

Keywords: 190288180x >>Fiction

SAINT AUGUSTINE

The Confessions of Saint Augustine

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1982. Hardcover. Saint Augustine's candid autobiography, written during his life in the 4th and 5th centuries, explores his faith and has endured through the ages. This fancy reprint edition with illustrations by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese; translated by Edward Bouverie Pusey. --- In full leatherette-like navy cloth-covered boards with gilt decorations on covers and spine; title gilt-stamped on spine. All edges gilt, and with colorful patterned paper endpapers. Lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- A bright, tightly-bound, clean copy lacking obvious damages and which probably hasn't been read. ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (10), 312 pages. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 87270

Keywords: >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir >>Religion and Spirituality >>Illustrated Classics

(SAINT) AUGUSTINE (OF HIPPO)

The Confessions of Saint Augustine (Modern Library #263. 1)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1949]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition presenting the highly regarded works of religious philosophy by a member of the early Roman Catholic Church. Translated by Edward B. Pusey and with an introduction by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen. Footnotes explaining archaic language or concepts scattered throughout. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 344 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1949, (1949 date appears in book). ML #263.1. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked, though with slight age-toning to leaves. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.25) with small tears & chips to extremities, otherwise intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); xiv, 338 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 88413

Keywords: >>Modern Library Editions >>Religion and Spirituality

D'AULAIRE, INGRI AND EDGAR PARIN

Ola

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Incorporated, 1932. Hardcover. An early printing of an English-language picture book which tells the story of a small Norwegian boy named Ola. Includes 23 large, brightly-colored illustrations as well as several large black & white illustrations. Unpaginated, with 60 pages. --- In illustrated paper-covered boards backed in black cloth. --- With abrasions and roughly-chewed area at lower edge of front cover. Binding is a bit loose but is stable and holding together well. Worn cloth at spine has been repaired with black cloth book repair tape. --- An attractive story book, ideal for reading with a small child on one's lap.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; [c.60 pp] pages. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 74795

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AUSTEN, JANE

Pride and Prejudice (Everyman's Library #22)

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1947. Hardcover. A 1947 reprint of the 1906 issuance. Jane Austen's classic novel offers an array of exquisitely-described characters as she describes the doings of the Bennet family and their acquaintences. With an introduction by R. Brimley Johnson. Number 22 in Everyman's Library catalog in their Fiction series. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full carmine cloth and spine titling in a gold-toned typeface; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A sound, tightly-bound copy, but with previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, lightly sunned spine and dulling to spine titling. (NOTE: Possibly due to wartime shortages, the spine titling on this work does not seem to be the usual gold leaf but rather some sort of alloy which has dulled.) ; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xviii, 337 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 84655

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Everyman's Library Editions

AUTRY, JAMES A.

Life After Mississippi

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press, 1989. Hardcover. ISBN: 0916242595. A first edition of James Autrey's book of memories from his childhood in Mississippi and his later life in the world of corporate publishing. The memories are expressed in the form of poems, and are accompanied by numerous black & white Lola Mae Autry photos showing people and scenes from the author's life, principally from his childhood in Mississippi. Includes an introduction by Willie Morris. --- In full cream cloth-covered boards with spine titling in dark brown. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with front panel photo of a man and what appears to be a crow in silhouette. --- With prior owner's signature & sticker adhesive residue to front free endpaper, else a tightly-bound, newish copy. Price-clipped jacket also in great shape, though with retailer's back-panel sticker & a little rubbing.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (6), 88 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 87672

Keywords: 0916242595 >>Poetry >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

AUTRY, JAMES A.

Nights Under a Tin Roof: Recollections of a Southern Boyhood

Oxford, Mississippi: Yoknapatawpha Press, 1985. Hardcover. ISBN: 0916242269. A stated third printing, September 1985 of James Autrey's book of memories from his childhood in Mississippi. The memories are expressed in the form of poems, and are accompanied by numerous black & white photos showing people and scenes from the American South. --- In full cream cloth-covered boards with spine titling in dark red. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with color photo of a simple tin-roofed house, taken by the author. --- With prior owner's signature & rubberstamping to front free endpaper, else a tightly-bound, newish copy. Price-clipped jacket also in great shape, though with retailer's back-panel sticker.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; vii, 88 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 87671

Keywords: 0916242269 >>Poetry >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir