Barrett, Andrea

Ship Fever and Other Stories

New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, (1996). (1996). New York and London: W.W. Norton & Company, (1996). (1996). Fine. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - Octavo, white boards backed with a white cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine, in a color pictorial white dust wrapper with the silver seal of the "National Book Award Finalist" on the front panel. 254 & [1] pages. Near fine.

First edition, signed by the author Andrea Barrett on the title page.

A collection of short stories & novellas by Andrea Barrett, including "The Behavior of the Hawkweeds", "The English Pupil", "The Littoral Zone", "Rare Bird", "Soroche", "Birds With No Feet", "The Marburg Sisters", and "Ship Fever". The title story is that of a young Canadian doctor who serves at a quarantine station for Irish immigrants fleeing the great famine. Fine .

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Book number: 3509

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVELLA; SHORT STORIES; FIRST EDITION; SHIP FEVER; ANDREA BARRETT; THE BEHAVIOR OF THE HAWKWEEDS; THE ENGLISH PUPIL; 1ST EDITION; MODERN; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; TWENTIETH CENTURY; LITTORAL ZONE; RARE BIRD; SOROCHE; BIRDS WITH NO FEET; MAR

Barrie, J.M

The Little Minister

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (1891). (1891). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. (1891). (1891). Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in green cloth with elaborate gilt art nouveau illustrations on the front cover and the spine. The top edge is gilt. The covers are slightly rubbed and soiled. 311 pages, illustrated with 13 photographic plates from a theatrical production. There is a small tear to the top of the front hinge. A previous owner's name is penned on the front endpaper and there is a small glue stain to the front pastedown. A few signatures (i.e. group of pages) are lightly pulled. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 27608

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; NOVEL; ILLUSTRATED; THEATRICAL PRODUCTION; ILLUSTRATED; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; J.M. BARRIE; THE LITTLE MINISTER; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLAY; STAGE.

Barrientos, Alfonso Enrique.

Gomez Carrillo 30 Anos Despues.

Barcelona: Ediciones Rymbos, (1959). (1959). - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt within a black rectangle on the front cover & in gilt on the spine. The binding is lightly rubbed & slightly bumped. The spine is faded with a piece out of the tail. 253 & [2] pages plus colophon. The hinges are cracked & the first leaf of the text is detached. Fair.

Limited edition of 500 copies.

Inscribed by the author in Spanish on the title page, signed "A. E. Barrientos" and dated 1960.

Enrique Gomez Carrillo [1873-1927] was a Guatemalan literary critic, writer, journalist and diplomat, and the second husband of the Salvadoran-French writer and artist Consuelo Suncin de Sandoval-Cardenas. Fair .

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Book number: 36115

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; BIOGRAPHY; ALFONSO ENRIQUE BARRIENTOS; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; GOMEZ CARRILLO 30 ANOS DESPUES; ENRIQUE GOMEZ CARRILLO; GUATEMALAN LITERARY CRITIC; AUTHOR; JOURNALIST; DIPLOMAT; LIMITED EDITION.

(Baskin, Leonard). Hecht, Anthony

Flight Among the Tombs: Poems by Anthony Hecht. Signed by the Poet

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 1996. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. 1996. Fine. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt on the spine in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket has very light creasing to the head of its spine. [ix], 76 & [1] pages plus colophon. Illustrated in black & white with full-page wood engravings by Leonard Baskin. Near fine.

First edition.

Signed by the poet on the half-title. Signed copies of the book are uncommon. Fine .

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Book number: 18662

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; POETRY; POEMS; POET; FLIGHT AMONG THE TOMBS; ANTHONY HECHT; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; ILLUSTRATOR; LEONARD BASKIN; WOOD ENGRAVINGS; THE PRESUMPTION OF DEATH; PROUST ON SKATES; FIRST EDI

Bass, Rick

The Watch: Stories

New York/London; W. W. Norton & Company, (1989). (1989). New York/London; W. W. Norton & Company, (1989). (1989). Fine. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. [ix] & 190 pages. Near fine.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 25239

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; AMERICAN AUTHOR; RICK BASS; THE WATCH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Baudelaire, Charles

The Flowers of Evil

(Norfolk, CT): New Directions, (1955). (1955). (Norfolk, CT): New Directions, (1955). (1955). Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped & lightly rubbed with a small white stain to the tail of the spine. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with light soiling to its rear panel. The tail of of its spine is torn. xxiii, [1] leaf & 450 pages. There is an ink gift inscription on the front endpaper with some ink check marks to the list of contents. There is a light crease to the top margins of a few pages of the preliminaries. Good.

Centenary bilingual edition with translations of the poems by various translators followed by the original French text. Selected and edited by Marthiel and Jackson Mathews. Good .

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Book number: 30894

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FRENCH LITERATURE; POETRY; FRENCH POET; FRENCH AUTHOR; POEMS; CHARLES BAUDELAIRE; FLOWERS OF EVIL; ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS WITH FRENCH TEXT; CENTENARY BILINGUAL EDITION; MARTHIEL MATHEWS; JACKSON MATHEWS.

Baudelaire, Charles; Verlaine, Paul; Rimbaud, Arthur

Les Poetes Maudits: Baudelaire Verlaine Rimbaud. Gedichten Vertaald Door Jef Last

Bussum, Netherlands: F. G. Kroonder, 1945. 1945. Bussum, Netherlands: F. G. Kroonder, 1945. 1945. Good. - Octavo, soft covers bound in printed tan wraps. The wraps are darkened & lightly soiled & there is a tiny tear to the top edge of the front wrap. 34 & [1] pages plus colophon. There is a tiny tear to the top edge of the half-title & title. There is light soiling to the title & some pages are slightly darkened. Good.

The text is in Dutch. Good .

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Book number: 7851

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POETS; FRENCH; LES POETES MAUDITS; CHARLES BAUDELAIRE; PAUL VERLAINE; ARTHUR RIMBAUD; TRANSLATION; DUTCH; TRANSLATOR; JEF LAST.

Bauer, Tricia.

Working Women and Other Stories.

Bridgehampton, NY: Bridge Works Publishing Co. (1995). (1995). SIGNED BY TRICIA BAUER - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The top edge of the rear cover is slightly faded & the rear panel of the dust jacket is slightly soiled. Half-title, title, [3] leaves & 204 pages. Near fine. First edition, first printing of the author's first book. Signed in full by the author, on the title page, in the year of publication. Very good .

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Book number: 22781

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; WORKING WOMEN AND OTHER STORIES; FIRST BOOK; TRICIA BAUER; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.

Bauer, Tricia.

Working Women and Other Stories.

Bridgehampton, NY: Bridge Works Publishing Co. (1995). (1995). - Octavo, mauve boards backed with purple cloth in a dust wrapper. There is some minor soiling to the rear panel of the dust jacket. The top edges of its flaps are darkened with foxing to the edges of the rear flap. Half-title, title, [2] leaves & 204 pages. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 36562

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; TRICIA BAUER; WORKING WOMEN AND OTHER STORIES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Bauhoff, Ellwood). Beach, Ransford

Ginger Snaps

Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance & Company, (1956). (1956). Philadelphia, PA: Dorrance & Company, (1956). (1956). Very good. - Octavo, brick red cloth. The extremities are rubbed. There are some tiny brown marks & some very light white staining to the rear cover. 47 pages. Head- & tail-pieces and full-page illustrations in black & white by Ellwood Bauhoff. Very good.

First edition.

Edited and arranged by the author's niece, Marta Dannenbaum. Very good .

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Book number: 30590

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; HUMOR; POETRY; HUMOROUS VERSE; GINGER SNAPS; RANSFORD BEACH; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATOR; ELLWOOD BAUHOFF; MARTA DANNENBAUM; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Baum, Bernard

For Steel Harrowed Flesh / and Other Poems

Prairie City, IL: The Decker Press, (1950). (1950). Prairie City, IL: The Decker Press, (1950). (1950). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed brick red wraps backed with brown cloth tape. The wraps are lightly rubbed with the edges slightly chipped. Half-title, title, [1] leaf & 60 pages plus colophon. There is an owner's ink name on the half-title. 1 text page is lightly soiled. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 10987

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POET; BERNARD BAUM; FOR STEEL HARROWED FLESH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Beach, Rex (1877-1949). American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.

Autograph: The Close from a Letter Signed by the Novelist, Playwright and Olympic Water Polo Player Rex Beach.

Good. - A 1-1/2 inch high by 4-3/4 inch wide piece of paper clipped from the bottom of a letter, with the words "Sincerely yours" typed in closing signed by Rex Beach in black ink. The once folded paper has been mounted onto heavier black stock, likely clipped from an album. Good. The American novelist, playwright and Olympic water polo player Rex Beach (1877-1949) studied law before moving to Alaska at the time of the Klondike Gold Rush. He turned to writing after he was unsuccessful as a prospector basing his stories on his experiences as a prospector. His novel "The Spoilers" was based on his experience with corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors. Beach's works were inspired by Jack London and, though popular in their day, were also criticized as being simply tales of "strong hairy men doing strong hairy deeds". Good .

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Book number: 95077

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; REX BEACH; NOVELIST; PLAYWRIGHT; OLYMPIC WATER POLO; KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; HE-MAN FICTION.

(Beard, Frank). Eggleston, Edward

The Hoosier School- Master

New York: Orange Judd and Company, 1871. 1871. New York: Orange Judd and Company, 1871. 1871. Good. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine. The binding is rubbed & lightly bumped. 226 pages plus 2-page publisher's catalog. Illustrated in black & white by Frank Beard with engraved plates, including a frontispiece, and with full-page & textual illustrations. A small area of the surface of the front endpaper is rubbed away & there is occasional staining & light foxing. Good.

First edition, fifth printing [BAL 5096]. Good .

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Book number: 29123

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; EDWARD EGGLESTON; THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-MASTER; ILLUSTRATOR; FRANK BEARD; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Beare, George

The Snake on the Grave

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. 1974. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. 1974. Good. - Octavo, cloth, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The covers are bumped & lightly spotted. The dust jacket is rubbed, chipped & lightly spotted with the top & bottom of the front fold torn & a small piece out of the tail of the jacket spine. 183 & [1] pages. There are small ink notations on the front pastedown & endpaper. Good only.

First American edition. Good .

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Book number: 10794

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; MYSTERY; SUSPENSE; THE SNAKE ON THE GRAVE; GEORGE BEARE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

Beattie, Ann

The Burning House

New York: Random House, (1982). (1982). New York: Random House, (1982). (1982). Very good. INSCRIBED BY ANN BEATTIE TO HANS NAMUTH AND SIGNED IN FULL - Octavo, cloth- backed boards in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. The dust jacked is rubbed with the extremities darkened and with the head & tail of its spine chipped. There is creasing to the dust jacket flaps. [ix] & 256 pages. There is offsetting to the front pastedown & endpaper where something has been laid in. There is minor soiling to the top edge. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition.

Inscribed by the author to photographer Hans Namuth: "A rayograph reproduction with some accompanying stories. / With best wishes-- / Ann Beattie / New York 1984". Namuth's blind stamp is above the inscription on the front endpaper.

Hans Namuth [1915-1990] was a German-born photographer who specialized in portraiture, photographing many visual artists, including Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Rauschenberg. Very good .

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Book number: 31772

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; AMERICAN LITERATURE; FICTION; SHORT STORIES; AMERICAN AUTHOR; ANN BEATTIE; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; PHOTOGRAPHER; HANS NAMUTH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.