Category: Literature

ROBERT BROWNING: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1830-1950

By: (Browning, Robert). Broughton, Leslie Nathan; Northup, Clark Sutherland; and Pearsall, Robert Brainard

Price: $35.00

Publisher: NY: Burt Franklin, (1970). : (1970).

Seller ID: 6588

Condition: Fine

NY: Burt Franklin, (1970).. (1970).. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. xvi & 446 pp. Near fine.

Reprint of the 1953 edition.
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BROWNING: BACKGROUND AND CONFLICT / with a Prefatory Word by William Lyon Phelps

By: (Browning, Robert). Duckworth, F. R. G

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1932). : (1932).

Seller ID: 16061

Condition: Good

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., (1932).. (1932).. Good. - Octavo, woven red & black cloth. The binding is bumped with a few small stains to the spine. The edges of the covers and the head & tail of the spine are chipped. Half-title, title & 219 pages. The pastedowns & endpapers are a bit darkened with 2 tape stains to the front pastedown & some light foxing to the rear endpaper. Good.

First American edition. First Edition.
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A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ROBERT BROWNING

By: (Browning, Robert). Wise, Thomas J

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971. : 1971.

Seller ID: 6587

Condition: Fine

Folkestone and London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971.. 1971.. Fine. - Octavo, black cloth titled in silver, in tan dw. Tail of spine bumped & soiled. Illustrated with 9 plates. Near fine.

Reprinted from the edition of 50 copies published for private subscribers, London, 1897. Dust jacket present.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS 1826-1900. East to West. Describing first editions of English Authors whose books were published in America before their publication in England. With an introduction by Graham Pollard

By: (Brussel, I. R)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: London: Constable & Co Ltd / NY: R. R. Bowker Co, 1935. : 1935.

Seller ID: 6814

Condition: Very good

London: Constable & Co Ltd / NY: R. R. Bowker Co, 1935.. 1935.. Very good. - Octavo, cream parchment backed gray marbled boards titled in gilt; deckle-edged. Bumped & rubbed; rear joint & bottom of front joint split; head & tail of spine chipped; score marks on spine. xvi & 170 pp. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece & 7 B&W & color plates. The contents are very good.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS 1826-1900. East to West. Describing first editions of English Authors whose books were published in America before their publication in England. With an introduction by Graham Pollard

By: (Brussel, I. R)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: NY: Sol Lewis, 1981. : 1981.

Seller ID: 6815

Condition: Fine

NY: Sol Lewis, 1981.. 1981.. Fine. - Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. xvi & 170 pp. 2 B&W frontispieces & 8 plates, 4 in color. Together with ANGLO-AMERICAN FIRST EDITIONS Part Two: West to East. 1786-1930. Describing first editions of American Authors whose books were published in England before their publication in America. With an introduction by Lord Esher. Octavo, green cloth. Head of spine bumped; 3 tiny white stains to covers. xi, 131 & [1] pp. 2 B&W frontispieces & 14 plates, 8 in color. In slipcase. Near fine. 500 numbered copies were published, this copy being unnumbered. Origina...
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SMALL PRESS REVIEW. Number 16. Volume 4, Number 4. May, 1973. Len Fulton, Editor. Special Editor Tony Quagliano. [Special Bukowski issue].

By: (Bukowski, Charles).

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Paradine, California: Printed by DUSTbooks, 1973. : 1973.

Seller ID: 97848

Condition: Very good

- Quarto 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcovers bound in pictorial stapled white paper wraps, illustrated with a bust of Bukowski by Linda King on the front cover. The inner edge of the covers is darkened. 31 & [1] pages, with Len Fulton's article "See Bukowski Run" beginning on the verso of the front cover. Illustrated with photographs by Linda Ruby. There is a mailing label on the rear cover. Very good. In addition to Len Fulton's contribution, this special Bukowski issue includes: "The Natural Shape of the Loner" by Tony Quagliano, "Bukowski Checklist" by Sandy Dorbin, "To Know You...
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HAROLD, THE LAST OF THE SAXON KINGS. The Author of "Lucretia," "Rienzi," "Zanoni," "Pelham," Etc. Etc

By: (Bulwer-Lytton, Edward)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848. : 1848.

Seller ID: 12719

Condition: Good

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1848.. 1848.. Good. - Octavo, original front wrap rebound into brown cloth with a gilt- lettered black paper label on the spine. The spine & extremities are faded. The covers are lightly bumped & spotted with a light stain to the bottom edge of the front cover. The left & right edges of the label are slightly chipped. vi & pages [7]-217, printed in 2 columns, plus a 22-page publisher's catalog. The title page is foxed & there is occasional light foxing throughout. Lacks the rear wrapper. Good.

First American edition. First Edition.
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ANTHONY BURGESS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. With a foreword by Anthony Burgess

By: (Burgess, Anthony). Brewer, Jeutonne

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Metuchen, NJ and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1980. : 1980.

Seller ID: 6589

Condition: Good

Metuchen, NJ and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1980.. 1980.. Good. - (Scarecrow Author Bibliographies No. 47). Octavo, blue cloth titled in white. xv & 175 pp. The top quarters of the pages are dampstained. A good working copy.

First edition. First Edition.
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ST. LOUIS BURNSIANS: Their Twentieth Anniversary and Some Other Burns Nights. The Bard from the Viewpoints of Andrew A. Bruce, Eugene Angert, R. B. Cooke and Edgar Lee Masters. The Burns Club of St. Louis, the Genesis and the Twenty Years' Activities by Walter B. Stevens.

By: (Burns, Robert). Bruce, Andrew A.; Angert, Eugene; Cooke, R. B.; Masters, Edgar Lee; Stevens, Walter B.; et al.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: St. Louis, MO: The Burns Club of St. Louis, 1924. : 1924.

Seller ID: 34416

Condition: Good

St. Louis, MO: The Burns Club of St. Louis, 1924.. 1924.. Good. - Octavo, marbled blue boards backed with brown cloth & titled in dark blue on the front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed & the surface of the boards is rubbed away at the corners of the covers. The spine is heavily rubbed with its head & tail lightly chipped. 104 pages. Illustrated with 2 black-and-white plates with textured tissue guards, including a portrait frontispiece. There is scattered light foxing throughout. Good. First edition.Among the contents is a two-page poem "Robert Burns" by Edgar Lee Masters.Scarce. ...
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BURNS IN SCOTTISH SCENE & SONG

By: (Burns, Robert). Junior, Allan

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Dundee & London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd., circa [1925]. : [1925].

Seller ID: 25772

Condition: Good

Dundee & London: Valentine & Sons, Ltd., circa [1925].. [1925].. Good. - sc Octavo, 9 inches high by 6-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in gray wraps in a red & green plaid dust wrapper upon which is mounted a title label illustrated with a portrait of the poet Robert Burns. The dust jacket is heavily chipped with several tears and small pieces out from the edges. There are tears along the dust jacket's folds. 32 pages, illustrated with a tipped-in frontispiece portrait and 30 photographic illustrations of Scottish scenes and scenery above stanzas from Burns' poems. Good. Dust jacket present.
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["WAITING" aka "MY OWN SHALL COME TO ME" by JOHN BURROUGHS]: In the 1916, Vol. 1, No. 4 issue of THE SUNSET OF BON ECHO. SOUVENIR NUMBER.

By: (Burroughs, John). MacDonald, Flora; editor.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Bon Echo, Ontario: Bon Echo Inn, 1916. : 1916.

Seller ID: 97143

Condition: Very good

- Octavo, 9-1/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, pictorial light blue stapled wraps. There are slits to the wraps along the rusted staples. 31 & [1] pages with pictorial and formal decorations. There are rust stains along the centerfold. Very good. John Burroughs' poem "Waiting" here published on the last page of this 1916 issue of "The Sunset of Bon Echo" as "My Own Shall Come to Me" by "John Boroughs". Despite the different title and misspelling of Burroughs' name, the poem is the same as "Waiting": "Serene, I fold my hands and wait...." Burroughs' poem was first published in 1863. T...
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GULF COAST: (A Journal of Literature & Fine Arts). Volume V Number Two. Spring/Summer 1993

By: (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

Price: $10.00

Publisher: (Houston, TX: Creative Writing Program, University of Houston, 1993. : 1993.

Seller ID: 29453

Condition: Very good

(Houston, TX: Creative Writing Program, University of Houston, 1993.. 1993.. Very good. - 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...
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF SAMUEL BUTLER (AUTHOR OF EREWHON) AND OF WRITINGS ABOUT HIM. With some letters from Samuel Butler to the Rev. F. G. Fleay, now first published

By: (Butler, Samuel). Hoppe, A. J

Price: $20.00

Publisher: NY: Burt Franklin, 1968. : 1968.

Seller ID: 6592

Condition: Fine

NY: Burt Franklin, 1968.. 1968.. Fine. - (Burt Franklin: Bibliography and Reference Series # 178). Octavo, green cloth titled in gilt. xv & 184 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece & 10 facsimiles. Near fine.

Reprint of the edition originally published London, 1925.

First American edition. First Edition.
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THREE WATERS

By: (Buyck, Edward P.). Woods, Thomas

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Albany, NY: The Argus Press, 1933. : 1933.

Seller ID: 25641

Condition: Good

Albany, NY: The Argus Press, 1933.. 1933.. Good. - Octavo, tan paper covered boards backed with black cloth with a vignette in black & tan on the front cover. The binding is rubbed with light staining & soiling to the covers. 98 pages. The pastedowns are stained. There is light staining to the front endpaper & its bottom corner is lightly creased. Illustrated by Edward P. Buyck with black-and-white plates & vignettes. Good.

Limited edition of 375 copies. Dust jacket present.
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DONN BYRNE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY

By: (Byrne, Donn). Wetherbee, Jr. Winthrop

Price: $25.00

Publisher: NY: The New York Public Library, 1949. : 1949.

Seller ID: 6625

Condition: Fine

NY: The New York Public Library, 1949.. 1949.. Fine. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt. Very slightly bumped & rubbed. x & 89 pp. Near fine.
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GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON: A comprehensive bibliography of secondary materials in English, 1807-1974. With a Critical Review of Research by Clement Tyson Goode, Jr

By: (Byron, George Gordon). Santucho, Oscar Jose

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1977. : 1977.

Seller ID: 6593

Condition: Very good

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1977.. 1977.. Very good. - (The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies, #30). Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt. Lightly soiled. xiii & 641 pages. Very good.

First edition. First Edition.
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Image for THE LADIES' LITERARY CABINET, Being a Repository of Miscellaneous Literary Productions, both Original and Selected, in Prose and Verse. New Series - Vol. IV. (Volume 4, issues nos. 1 through 26 bound in one volume).

THE LADIES' LITERARY CABINET, Being a Repository of Miscellaneous Literary Productions, both Original and Selected, in Prose and Verse. New Series - Vol. IV. (Volume 4, issues nos. 1 through 26 bound in one volume).

By: (Byron, Lord George Gordon; Moore, Thomas; and Porter, Ann Maria).

Price: $200.00

Publisher: New York: Published by Nathaniel Smith, No. 15 Cedar-Street, 1821. : 1821.

Seller ID: 36673

Condition: Good

- Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Marbled boards backed with a black calf spine. The covers are heavily rubbed with sections of the marbled paper lacking from the boards. Large portions of the spine have perished. [2] leaves, pages 1 through 96, and [89] through 208 (pages 89 though 96 are repeated as issue number 12 for July 28, 1821 was bound in twice). The pages are darkened with scattered foxing and staining throughout and several tears, although without loss of text. Good. Of significance is a review of Lord Byron's "Marino Faliero" with lengthy quotations from the poem, a tr...
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BYRON AND SHELLEY: A FRIENDSHIP RENEWED. Monday Evening Papers. Number 11. (Cover title)

By: (Byron, Lord George; Shelley, Percy Bysshe). Buxton, John

Price: $15.00

Publisher: [Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967). : (1967).

Seller ID: 16480

Condition: Fine

[Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967).. (1967).. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. 23 pages. Near fine.

One of a series of papers read at the Center's Monday evening sessions to Fellows of the Center and members of the Faculty. John Buxton, then English lecturer and Fellow of New College, Oxford, was a Fellow of the Center during the first semester of 1966-1967 and read this paper on December 12, 1966.
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CAIN: THE BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES M. CAIN

By: (Cain, James M.). Hoopes, Roy

Price: $17.50

Publisher: NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1982). : (1982).

Seller ID: 353

Condition: Very good

NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1982).. (1982).. Very good. - Large 8vo, light tan cloth backed cream boards (bumped; 2 small stains to top edge of front cover) titled in brown, in dw. xv i & 684 pp. Near fine. Dust jacket present.
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ANIMALS IN EXILE: IMAGERY AND THEME IN CAPOTE'S "IN COLD BLOOD". Monday Evening Papers. Number 12. (Cover title)

By: (Capote, Truman). Creeger, George R

Price: $17.50

Publisher: [Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967). : (1967).

Seller ID: 16479

Condition: Fine

[Middletown, CT]: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, (1967).. (1967).. Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. 28 pages. Near fine.

One of a series of papers read at the Center's Monday evening sessions to Fellows of the Center and members of the Faculty. George H. Creeger, then Chairman of the Wesleyan University English Department, read this paper on April 3, 1967.
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Category: Literature