London: The Chaucer Society / N. Trübner & Co., 1871. Paperback. Very good in light green paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Minor rubbing and a few smudge marks to covers with a few chips to edges. Library call number in red colored pencil to front cover. Minor soiling and occasional tears to edges of some pages, but clean and bright overall. Pages are somewhat brittle. Covered in a removable protective plastic wrapper. 128 pages. Literature. LIT/052620. Very Good. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Hardcover. Includes Melville's poems "The March to the Sea" on page 366, "The Cumerland" on page 474, and "Philip" on page 640. Also includes the conclusion of "Our Mutual Friend" by Dickens, "Livingston's Last African Expedition", and chapters from Wilkie Collins "Armadale." Bound in the three quarter black leather over black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear and rubbing to edges, spine ends, and corners. Short closed tears to some pages including title page. Split just after title page, but binding remains secure. Occasional spots of foxing to interior, but clean overall. Illustrated. 816 pages. PER/060120. Very Good. More

New York: Dix, Edwards, and Co., 1857. Hardcover. LACKS September issue. Includes Melville's "Piazza Tales: The Islands of the Pacific" on pages 142 - 156. Also includes first appearance of works by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Going to Mount Katahdin) and Fitz-James O'Brien (The Spider's Eye and The Mezzo-Matti). Bound in three quarter black leather with black cloth covered boards and gilt title to spine. Boards are present but detached. Clear tape to front board. Clean overall with occasional spots of foxing and soiling. Three pages are burnt (probably from a candle) and there is loss to margins and some text on these pages - 367 - 372. A good reading copy. 668 pages. PER/060120. Very Good. More

London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893. Paperback. First edition. Limited edition, 1 of 375 copies. A collection of three remarkable, naturalistic short stories by a writer primarily known as an art critic. Includes: A Chemist in the Suburbs, A Confidence at the Savile, and the North Coast and Eleanor. Original pink cloth with gilt title to spine and front cover. Bumping and chipping to head of spine. A few small dampstains to front cover. Bookplate of Henry William Poor to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers. Light browning to edges of untrimmed pages. Text is clean and bright. 100 pages. Literature. LIT/070320. Very Good. More