BAKER, KEVIN

Paradise Alley

NY, Harper Collins. 2002, 1st. (ISBN: 0060195827). Soft Cover, 8vo. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC), First Edition. Advance Reader's Edition. Published NY: Harper Collins, 2002. 8vo. wrappers. Tiny bump rear corner, else as new, unread. No marks - not a remainder. As New/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000556

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BANVILLE, JOHN

Athena

NY, Knopf. 1995, 1st. (ISBN: 0679405216). Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Knopf, 1995. First American Edition, first printing. Spot stain on top edge, o/w very fine in dj. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 000203

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Keywords: Banville John Athena First Edition Novel Fiction 0679405216

BARISH, EVELYN [TEXT]; HOFER, EVELYN [PHOTOGRAPHER]

Emerson in Italy

NY, Holt, Rinehart, Winston. 1989, 1st. (ISBN: 0805009140). Hard, Folio. Illus, First Edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1989, first printing. Folio. 10 1/4" x 12 3/8." 116 pp. illus b/w and color photos. Brown cloth with black lettering. Barish traces Emerson's travels from Malta and Sicily to Rome and Northern Italy and chronicles the text with the exquisite photos of Evelyn Hoffer. Very slight bump to top corner, else fine in near fine dust jacket. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 010129

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

Keywords: Barish Evelyn Emerson Ralph Waldo Italy First Edition Travel Malta Literary Biography Profile Portrait Sketch Literary & Modern First Editions 0805009140

RAFAEL BARRETT, OSCAR COSCO MONTALDO, LUISA LUISI (HOMENAJE A ALFONSO REYES), HUMBERTO ZARRILLI, WALDEMAR GEORGE (PICASSO), JUANA DE IBARBOUROU (HOMENAJE A DELMIRA AGUSTINI), ALBERTO ZUM FELDE, SARAH BOLLO, HUGO DE CÓRDOVA, RAMÓN M. DÍAZ, JUAN LLAMBÍAS DE

La Pluma - Revista Mensual de Ciencia, Artes y Letras. Año II Volumen Nº 7 Julio 1928

Montevideo, La Pluma. 1928, 1st. Soft Cover, 4to. Volume 7, July 1928 in original stiff wrappers. Published Montevideo: La Pluma, 1928. 4to. 8" x 11 9/16", 164pp. illustrated with glossy plates and ads. Director: Alberto Zum Felde. Editores: Orsini Bertani & cia. Text in Spanish. Rafael Barrett, Oscar Cosco Montaldo, Luisa Luisi (Homenaje a Alfonso Reyes), Humberto Zarrilli, Waldemar George (Picasso), Juana de Ibarbourou (Homenaje a Delmira Agustini), Alberto Zum Felde, Sarah Bollo, Hugo de Córdova, Ramón M. Díaz, Juan Llambías de Acevedo, James Truslow Adamos, B. Firpo y Firpo, Gabriela Mistral y José Carlos Mariátegui (sobre Rainer María Rilke), H. N. Brailsford, Víctor M. Dotti, Julián Silva Serrano, Melchor Fernández Almagro (sobre Ramón Perez de Ayala). Some chipping to cover, else very good. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 009165

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BARTHELME, FREDERICK

Two Against One

NY, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1988, 1st. Soft Cover, 8vo. Galley/Proof, First edition. Uncorrected page proof. Author's fifth novel. Published NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. 8vo. wrappers. Spine mildly turned, o/w fine. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000399

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Keywords: Barthelme Frederick Two Against One First Edition Uncorrected Proof

BARTIMEUS

Seaways

London, Cassell. 1923, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First Edition. Hard cover. Published London: Cassell, 1923. Blue cloth with blue lettering. Foxing to e.p.s. Very good, clean tight copy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000461

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BAUM, L. FRANK; JOHN R. NEILL (ILLUSTRATOR)

SKY ISLAND: Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill After Their Visit to the Sea Fairies

Toronto, The Copp, Clark Co. Limited. 1912, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First Canadian edition, published by Copp, Clark with the Reilly & Lee sheets, matcheing the format, size and binding of the U.S. edition. Published Toronto: The Copp, Clark Co. Limited, 1912. 8vo. 7" x 9 1/4", 288pp, illustrated with 12 full color plates and numerous b/w drawings by John R. Neill. Red cloth with black spine titles and design, color pictorial cover inset, color pictorial endpapers. Six Baum titles listed on verso of half title to "John Dough and the Cherub." The second book in the Trot and Cap'n Bill series. Adventures here begin when Button-Bright finds a magic umbrella that will carry him anywhere in the world. Worn at the tips and spine ends, fade to spine lettering, some spotting to rear cover, ocassional soil/spotting at some edges/margins, previous owner name on "Belongs To" page, short, closed tear in margin of page 38. Binding tight, hinges strong, pages bright, plates very good. Book presents well. Good plus. Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010149

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Keywords: Children's

DIX, BEAU AND SCOTT, MARK

The Chronicles of Krystonia

England, Mildonian Ltd. 1987, 1st. Hard, 8vo. Ill.: Newman, Mark. Illus, First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published England: Mildonian, 1987. Illus. color plates by Mark Newman. Very fine, as new copy in dj. Very Fine/Very Fine.

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Book number: 000944

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Keywords: Dix Beau Chronicles Krystonia Fantasy Fiction Myth Newman, Mark

BELGRAVE, LAURA

Quietly Dead

Johnson City, Tennessee, The Overmountain Press Silver Dagger Mysteries. 2001, 1st. Soft Cover, 8vo. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC), First Edition. Advanced Reading Copy Uncorrected Proof. Published TENN: Overmountain, 2001. 8vo. wrappers. As new. As New/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000392

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Keywords: Belgrave Laura Quietly Dead First Edition Uncorrected Proof Mystery Crime

BELLOC, HILAIRE

Robespierre. A Study. With a New Introduction

London, Nisbet & Co. 1927, First Thus. Hard, 8vo. Decorative, half bound leather, signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. First edition thus with a new introduction, text a reissue of the 1901 edition. Published London: Nisbet & Co. 1927, first printing. 8vo. decorated leather with raised bands, marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilting. Some scuff to the paper over boards, mild shelfwear, else very good, attractive copy. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 006961

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BELLOW, SAUL

Dangling Man

London, Penguin. 1963, 1st. Soft Cover, 12mo. First edition thus, first printing of the first British paperback edition. Pages and covers tanned, mild wear at the heel and crown, half inch separation at the lower front cover joint, minor bumping to corners. Very good, tight copy, spine straight, uncreased. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

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Book number: 000855

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Keywords: Bellow Saul Dangling Man First Edition Penguin

BENSON, E. F.

The House Of Defence

NY, Authors and Newspapers Association. 1906, 1st. Hard, 8vo. Ill.: H. Richard Boehm. Illus, First Edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Authors and Newspapers Association, 1906. First American Edition. Brown cloth with elaborate cover design. Illus with a facsimile from the manuscript. Color plates by H. Richard Boehm. Very good plus. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000453

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Keywords: Benson E.F. House Defence First Edition Novel Fiction H. Richard Boehm

BENSON, E.F.

Mother

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1925, 1st. Hard, 8vo. First edition. Hard cover. Published London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Illus frontis, b/w plates. Gilt stamped blue cloth. Printed on heavy laid paper. An intimate memoir of Benson’s mother’s last years following the death of her husband Edward White Benson (Archbishop of Canterbury 1882-96), using her Diaries as the primary source. Very good. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000482

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Keywords: Benson E.F. Mother First Edition Memoir Canterbury Remembrance Profile Sketch Portrait

BENSON, A. C. (ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER)

The Thread of Gold

London, John Murray. 1925. Hard, 8vo. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London, 1925. 8vo. 6" x 8 1/2", xv+215pp. Green cloth with black and gilt titles and black designs. Sheets unopened or uncut with deckle edge, else near fine, clean, crisp, bright in very good dust jacket with sun fading and an internal repair. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007949

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BIBLE (ARTHUR SZYK, ILLUS)

The Book of Ruth with Pictures by Arthur Szyk

NY, Heritage Press. 1947, 1st. Hard, 4to. First edition. Hard cover in glassine dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1947. 4to. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 44pp. illustrated with full color tipped in plates by Arthur Szyk. Cream cloth with gilt reverse spine title, brown cover pictorial. Two color title page and chapter heads, recto printed on smooth cream parchment. Some darkening to the cloth along edges, else very good in scarce, very good glassine dust jacket creased on the panels. In very good slipcase. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 009925

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Keywords: Religion