BACON, FRANCIS (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HENRY MORLEY)

The Essays Counsels CIVIL and Moral of Francis Bacon Including Also His Apophthegms, Elegant Sentences and Wisdom of the Ancients

New York, NY: Home Book Company, 2018. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a small format book (approx. 6" x 4") . The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are several tiny spots of discoloration to the spine of the book covers. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper, along with an ink stamped previous owner's library stamp and book number. There is a second previous owner's library stamp on the front pastedown page. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of some pages having a previous owner's hand-drawn pointed finger at a particular sentence or paragraph. "Bacon has been called the father of empiricism. He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature. He believed that science could be achieved by the use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves. Although his most specific proposals about such a method, the Baconian method, did not have long-lasting influence, the general idea of the importance and possibility of a sceptical methodology makes Bacon one of the later founders of the scientific method. His portion of the method based in scepticism was a new rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, whose practical details are still central to debates on science and methodology. He is famous for his role in the scientific revolution, promoting scientific experimentation as a way of glorifying God and fulfilling scripture. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 48172

Catalogue: English Literature

Keywords: English Literature Francis Bacon Henry Morley Poetry Ancient Wisdom

THE ENGLISH CLUB (EDITED BY)

The Stanford Year Book 1909

Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 1909. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The covers have some ground-in dirt and finger marks. There is a light bump to the top corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The foredge and bottom edges of the text block are uncut and several of the pages have been opened badly. "The Stanford English Club takes pleasure in presenting the first of a proposed series of Year Books, initiated with the hope that it may conduce to the encouragement of original literary work at Stanford University." Included are: The Princess and the Fool by Hiram Cornell Fisk, The Routing of a Mind-Reader by Alice May Richards, The Dividing Line by Iva Myrtle Miller, The Eternal Girl by Bruce Ormsby Bliven, Clouds by Marion Louise Horton, The Crime of the Knave of Hearts by Robert Luther Duffus, Little Kingdom by Aurania Ellerbeck, The End of the Story by Helen Campbell, The University and the State by Sidney N. Hillyard, Hylas and Heracles by Frank Ernest Hill, Captive by Ernest Jerome Hopkins, et al.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42213

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Stanford University The English Club of Stanford University Short Stories Plays

HURTADO, JUAN AND J. DE LA SERNA

Historia de la Literatura Espanola (History of Spanish Literature) Vol. 1-3

Madrid, Spain: Universidad De Madrid, 1921. Early printing. Paperback. Trade PB. This is a collection of three trade paperback books with cardstock covers and sewn bindings. The books are in Very Good condition and were issued without dust jackets. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. There are small chips to the spines of the books. The text pages are generally clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 45509

Catalogue: Spanish Literature

Keywords: Spanish Literature Juan Hurtado J. De La Serna Old Spanish Language Middle Spanish Language

JOHNSON, SAMUEL

Rasselas

London, England: Hector M'Lean and Sold By Manners and Miller, 1819. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by A. Raimbach from Pictures by R. Smirke. This book is in Good only condition. Full, red, straight-grain Morocco binding with gilt decorations to both front and rear covers and gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. AEG (all edges gilt) , plain dark umber endpapers. (Pp iii, 197 plus 4 engraved plates and an engraved headpiece vignette. ) The spine joints of the book cover are cracking. There's rubbing to all edges and joints. The rear cover has several scrapes to the leather. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is some burning to pages opposite the engravings, and one small edge tear. " His later works included essays, an influential annotated edition of The Plays of William Shakespeare, and the widely read tale The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. In 1763, he befriended James Boswell, with whom he later travelled to Scotland; Johnson described their travels in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. Towards the end of his life, he produced the massive and influential Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th- and 18th-century poets. Johnson was a tall and robust man. His odd gestures and tics were disconcerting to some on first meeting him. Boswell's Life, along with other biographies, documented Johnson's behaviour and mannerisms in such detail that they have informed the posthumous diagnosis of Tourette syndrome, a condition not defined or diagnosed in the 18th century. After a series of illnesses, he died on the evening of 13 December 1784, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. In the years following his death, " (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 43868

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Samuel Johnson Rasselas Classic Fiction Hector M'lean

JOSE, NICHOLAS (GENERAL EDITOR) (WITH A FOREWORD BY THOMAS KENEALLY)

The Literature of Australia an Anthology

New York: W. W. Norton, 2009. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393072614. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Australian writers who have obtained international renown include the Nobel-winning author Patrick White, as well as authors Christina Stead, David Malouf, Peter Carey, Bradley Trevor Greive, Thomas Keneally, Colleen McCullough, Nevil Shute and Morris West. Notable contemporary expatriate authors include the feminist Germaine Greer, art historian Robert Hughes and humorists Barry Humphries and Clive James. Among the important authors of classic Australian works are the poets Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, C. J. Dennis and Dorothea Mackellar. Dennis wrote in the Australian vernacular, while Mackellar wrote the iconic patriotic poem My Country. Lawson and Paterson clashed in the famous "Bulletin Debate" over the nature of life in Australia with Lawson considered to have the harder edged view of the Bush and Paterson the romantic. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40184

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: 0393072614 Literature Nicholas Jose Thomas Keneally Australia Literature Of Australia Literature

LAFITTE, J. P. (TRANSLATED BY HUON D'ARAMIS) (JEAN BAPTISTE PIERRE LAFITTE)

The Red Doctor

Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1866. 1st English Language Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a First English Language Edition, originally published in French. This book is in Very Good- condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some fading to the spine of the book cover. The text pages are clean, but heavily toned and foxed. "Jean-Baptiste-Pierre Lafitte (2 June 1796 – 6 March 1879) was a 19th-century French playwright, novelist, journalist and comedian. A pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française, his plays were presented on the most important Parisian stages of his time including the Théâtre du Vaudeville, the Théâtre français, the Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique, and the Théâtre des Variétés. " (from Wikipedia) The novel starts with a mystery -- a murder -- and very early on brings in Dr. Franz Mesmer (of mesmerism fame) , and a romance.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 47195

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature J. P. Lafitte Jean Baptiste Pierre Lafitte Huon D'aramis Doctors Assassination Dr. Mesmer Murder

LUGIN, ALEJANDRO PEREZ

La Casa de la Troya (the House of Troy) - Estudiantina (Student Edition) Novela Premiada Por la Real Academia Espanola

Madrid, Spain: Sucesores De Hernando, 1922. Early Reprint. Paperback. This trade paperback book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition with annotations and underlining throughout. The text pages are clean and bright. This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The illustrated cover has edge nicks and tears, along with several edge chips and some wear and tear. The text pages are generally clean, although there are many small, inked notations throughout. There is a previous owner's name and address on the front endpaper. "Gerardo leaves a turbulent life in Madrid to become a student in the Santiago de Campositely at the end of the 1800's. It is here that he discovers the beauty of Galician women. (Goodreads) ". Good .

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Book number: 45508

Catalogue: Spanish Literature

Keywords: Spanish Literature Alejandro Perez Lugin Student Edition Spanish Life

MILLER, HENRY

Henry Miller's Book of Friends a Tribute to Friends of Long Ago

Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1976. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0884960501. Illustrated by Henry Miller. B&W Illustrations; First Trade Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some rubbing and edge wear along with some light, but noticeable foxing to the top front panel. "Henry Miller began Book of Friends in 1973 with the idea of redering homage to the friends in his life, most were unknown to the public." "In 1940, Miller returned to New York; after a year-long trip around the United States, a journey that would become material for The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, he moved to California in June 1942, initially residing just outside Hollywood in Beverly Glen, before settling in Big Sur in 1944. While Miller was establishing his base in Big Sur, the Tropic books, then still banned in the USA, were being published in France by the Obelisk Press and later the Olympia Press. There they were acquiring a slow and steady notoriety among both Europeans and the various enclaves of American cultural exiles. As a result, the books were frequently smuggled into the States, where they proved to be a major influence on the new Beat Generation of American writers, most notably Jack Kerouac, the only Beat writer Miller truly cared for. By the time his banned books were published in the 1960s and he was becoming increasingly well-known, Miller was no longer interested in his image as an outlaw writer of smut-filled books; however, he eventually gave up fighting the image." (from WIkipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46360

Catalogue: Beat Literature

Keywords: 0884960501 Beat Literature Henry Miller Authors Biography Friends Friendship

SLOAN, LUCY ADELLA (JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL)

Lowell's "the Vision of Sir Launfal" a Study and Interpretation

Detroit, MI: Lyman A. Skinner, 1914. 2nd Edition. Stapled wraps. This is a small format booklet (approx. 6" by 4"). The booklet has cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The spine joints of both front and rear covers have noticeable toning. There is a light bump to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "According to the mythology of the Romancers, the San Greal, or Holy Grail, was the cup out of which Jesus partook of the last supper with his disciples. It was brought into England by Joseph of Arimathea, and remained there, an object of pilgrimage and adoration, for many years in the keeping of his lineal descendants. It was incumbent upon those who had charge of it to be chaste in thought, word, and deed; but one of the keepers having broken this condition, the Holy Grail disappeared. From that time it was a favorite enterprise of the knights of Arthur's court to go in search of it. Sir Galahad was at last successful in finding it, as may be read in the seventeenth book of the Romance of King Arthur. Tennyson has made Sir Galahad the subject of one of the most exquisite of his poems." (University of Rochester, UK - Camelot Project ). Very Good .

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Book number: 46148

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Lucy Adella Sloan Literary Analysis James Russell Lowell Poetry The Vision Of Sir Launfal King Arthur Camelot

SMITH, ALBERT

The Pottleton Legacy: A Story of Town and Country Life

London, England: David Bogue, Fleet Street, 1849. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition. Half leather binding with Morrocco spine and corners, marbled boards and edges of the text block, and red leather spine label. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The rear spine joint of the book has cracking but is still attached. There is some light edge wear and noticeable rubbing to the spine joints and some beginning cracking to the front spine joint. The text pages are clean and mostly bright, with only spots of foxing and toning throughout. There is a previous owner's exotic name inked on the front pastedown page. Illustrated throughout with 20 black and white plates by Hablot K. Browne (otherwise known as Phiz - most famous for his illustrations of Charles Dickens' works). "Albert Richard Smith (24 May 1816 – 23 May 1860) was an English author, entertainer, and mountaineer." "In 1842 Smith's first play, Blanche Heriot, or The Chertsey Curfew, based on a legend from his home town, was produced at the Surrey Theatre. In 1843 he published The Wassail-Bowl: A Comic Christmas Sketchbook, which included a short story on the same subject as his play of the year before, "Blanche Heriot: A Legend of Old Chertsey Church". He also wrote a series of so-called natural histories: The Gent (1847) , The Ballet Girl (1847) , 'Stuck-Up' People (1847) , The Idler upon Town (1848) and The Flirt (1848). Smith wrote several extravaganzas for the Lyceum Theatre, including Aladdin (1844) , Valentine and Orson (1844) and Whittington and His Cat (1845) , and adapted for the same theatre Charles Dickens's The Cricket on the Hearth (1845) and The Battle of Life (1846). With Angus Bethune Reach he founded and edited a monthly magazine called The Man in the Moon, which ran from January 1847 to June 1849." (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 46817

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Albert Smith Hablot K. Browne Phiz London Humor England Short Stories

SMITH, CHARLOTTE (TURNER) / TRANSLATIONS OF FRANçOIS GAYOT DE PITAVAL

The Romance of Real Life

Philadelphia, PA: Printed By J. Carrey, 1799. Hardcover. This book is in Fair only condition. Full leather. Both front and rear covers are hanging on by their strings - the hinges have perished. The spine is missing the leather on both top and bottom end, though the leather title label is still present. The text block itself is in solid condition and is neatly sewn in. Missing the front endpapers and any initial pages before the half title page. The half title page includes a previous owner's inked name and date (Isaac Stevens, Boston, August 11th, 1811). Page v of the introduction has a previous owner's sewn repair to a long tear (very neat stitching and a tidy repair) . The rear endpaper, and possibly one other page have been torn out. According to Worldcat the description is: [2], v, [2], 8-333, [1] pages. 16 cm or 18mo. (in this case, minus the torn out pages from the front of the book, and the rear of the book). Page 106 is misnumbered as page 16, and page 142 is misnumbered as page 241. The text pages are generally clean and solid, though there is foxing throughout. "Charlotte Turner Smith (4 May 1749 – 28 October 1806) was an English novelist and a Romantic poet, who initiated a revival of the English sonnet, helped to set the conventions for Gothic fiction and wrote political novels of sensibility. She wrote ten novels, three poetry books, four children's books and other works, but saw herself primarily as a poet, poetry being seen the most exalted form of literature at the time. Scholars credit her with turning the sonnet into an expression of woeful sentiment. In adulthood, she eventually left her husband Benjamin Smith and began writing to support their children. Her struggle to do so and vain efforts to gain legal protection as a woman gave themes for her poetry and novels; she included portraits of herself and her family, and details of her life in her prefaces. Her early novels exercise aesthetic development, particularly the Gothic and sentimentality." (from Wikipedia) , and: "After Benjamin Smith was released from prison, the entire family moved to Dieppe, France to avoid further creditors. Charlotte returned to negotiate with them, but failed to come to an agreement. She went back to France and in 1784 began translating works from French into English. In 1787 she published The Romance of Real Life, consisting of translated selections from François Gayot de Pitaval's trials. She was forced to withdraw her other translation, Manon Lescaut, after it was argued that the work was immoral and plagiarised. In 1786, she published it anonymously. " (also from Wikipedia). Fair .

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Book number: 42205

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Charlotte Smith Charlotte (turner) Smith Crime Women's Liberation

SWIFT, JONATHAN (WITH HISTORICAL NOTES AND EXPLANATORY BY JOHN HAWKESWORTH)

The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift in 12 Volumes, Accurately Revised (24 Volumes) Vols. 1-18 (1766, Bathurst) , ( 3 Vols. Letters Written By Swift, 1768, Daviesm 7th Ed. ) (3 Vols. Letters Bathurst, 1769, 3rd Ed. )

London, England: C. Bathurst, J. Rivington, W. Strahan, B. Collins, Et Al, 1766. 2nd Printing thus. Hardcover. Copper plate; Second printing of the small Octavo Hawkesworth edition. Illustrated with copperplate illustrations. All volumes are full leather with raised bands and gilt lines on each side of the band. There is a thin leather (lighter brown) title adhered to the second bands of each book, along with gilt numbers on the third band down. The set is in Good only condition. Each volume includes personalized bookplates - on the front pastedown page: Lt. Col. L. Holwell (bookplate by Strongitharm Sc. Dean St. Soho) , the other bookplate is on the front endpaper: Luther A. Brewer of Cedar Rapids, IA - a more generic plate). The first volume has split down the center of the text block (vertically) and the front board is detached. About half of the volumes have either detached front or rear hinges, or have cracked hinges. The text pages are all clean and bright. "During his visits to England in these years, Swift published A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books (1704) and began to gain a reputation as a writer. This led to close, lifelong friendships with Alexander Pope, John Gay, and John Arbuthnot, forming the core of the Martinus Scriblerus Club (founded in 1713). Swift became increasingly active politically in these years. Swift supported the Glorious Revolution and early in his life belonged to the Whigs. As a member of the Anglican Church, he feared a return of the Catholic monarchy and "Papist" absolutism. From 1707 to 1709 and again in 1710, Swift was in London unsuccessfully urging upon the Whig administration of Lord Godolphin the claims of the Irish clergy to the First-Fruits and Twentieths ("Queen Anne's Bounty") , which brought in about £2,500 a year, already granted to their brethren in England. He found the opposition Tory leadership more sympathetic to his cause, and, when they came to power in 1710, he was recruited to support their cause as editor of The Examiner. In 1711, Swift published the political pamphlet The Conduct of the Allies, attacking the Whig government for its inability to end the prolonged war with France. The incoming Tory government conducted secret (and illegal) negotiations with France, resulting in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) ending the War of the Spanish Succession. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

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Book number: 45360

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Jonathan Swift Letters Fiction Satire Politics Ireland

UNCLE TOBY (PSEUDONYM OF GEORGE TRASK)

Uncle Toby's Select Tales and Poetry

Boston, MA: Phillips & Sampson, 1846. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has several smallish to medium sized chips the the spine ends and front spine joint. The corners have bumping, rubbing and fraying to the cloth. There are several spots of discoloration to the rear covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing and finger dirt throughout. The front and rear endpapers have a previous owner's ink stamped initials and hand inked name and address. "George Trask (1798- 1875) , a Congregational clergyman who had graduated from Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary, was active in many reforms, including abolition, peace, and temperance; he also agitated with special vehemence against the use of tobacco." (The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison vol. 5). Good .

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Book number: 40344

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Uncle Toby George Trask Short Stories Literature

WEST, JESSAMYN (MARY JESSAMYN WEST)

The Story of a Story & Three Stories

Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library / University of California, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is book number " 30 in the series of Keepsakes issued by the Friends of the Bancroft Library". This is a trade paperback sized booklet with heavy cardstock covers and a glued binding. The Booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The edges of the cardstock covers have some beginning bumping and a couple of tiny nicks. The covers have several spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. This booklet includes a facsimile of the manuscript of the story "Babes in the Woods". The text pages are clean and bright. Included are the short works: The Story of a Story, Horace Chooney, M. D, A Man Like a Mule, and, Babes in ther Woods. "Mary Jessamyn West (July 18, 1902 – February 23, 1984) was an American author of short stories and novels, notably The Friendly Persuasion (1945). A Quaker from Indiana, she graduated from Fullerton Union High School in 1919 and Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921." "West's first publication was in 1939, a short story called 99.6 about her experiences in the sanitarium. Her early success came from publishing short stories in literary journals. Her first book concerned Indiana Quakers, despite the fact that she grew up and lived during her adult life in California. Asked about this in an interview, she said, "I write about Indiana because knowing little about it, I can create it." " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45096

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Literature Jessamyn West Mary Jesssamyn West Friends Of The Bancroft Library Short Stories Short Story Collections Californiana