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New York, Lincoln Mac Veagh, The Dial Press, Toronto, Longmans, Green & Company, 1929. Hardcover. First American edition. Variant Binding. Bound in lavender moire cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Corners lightly rubbed, small mark on the lightly faded spine, a few small dampstains to spine, small holes at the foot of the rear pastedown, otherwise bright and clean without dust jacket. 302 pages. LIT/102616. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co, circa 1900. Hardcover. Scarce. Inscribed by the author "For the mother of Mary Matthews with best wishes of the Author - Alice Brooks / Written by the Great Great Aunt of Mary Matthews." on the front free endpaper. Alice Brooks was a Baltimore author who often wrote under the pseudonym "ALIX." A collection of advice for young mothers, most involving when and how to discipline kids - each with real life examples. The author notes that "most of the articles in this little volume have been published in Parish Visitor. The material, for many of them, has been gathered from the wise teachings of my mother, to whose memory I lovingly dedicate it." Bound with red cloth spine and corners over white cloth boards. Title in black to front cover with silver flower. Dampstaining and discoloration to covers and spine. Minor wear to corners and edges. Clean interior. 119 pages. LIT/041718. Very Good. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [circa 1950]. Hardcover. A beautiful edition of Browning's famed romantic sonnets to her intended husband, Robert Browning. They are accompanied by b&w and color romantic and erotic illustrations by Willy Pogany. Bound in light red cloth with gilt titling to spine and cover, with gilt rosebud also on front cover. Light signs of handling. Interior pages are in near fine condition. Gift inscription dated 1957 on front free endpaper. Measures 7.5 x 10.25 inches. 93 pages. POETRY/010621. Near Fine. More
New York: Milestone Book, 1959. Hardcover. First Edition. Scarce. "'Search for Accord' presents the dilemma of two spiritually mated human beings of different colored skins in an inimical milieu. Candor and forthrightness distinguish the handling of this delicate and often difficult theme. Miss Burke has written with compassion and remarkable sensibility and bravely holds up the mirror to Nature. 'Search for Accord' is far from a sensational piece of fiction; it is sober, serious and beautiful, and lays bare the riddled hearts of two sensitive people in search of love and self-fulfillment" (rear flap of dust jacket). Bound in reddish brown cloth boards with silver title to spine. Clean and bright. In brown and cream dust jacket with photographic image of the author wrapping around the spine panel. Titled in cream on the spine panel of the jacket and in brown on the front panel. Several tears and chips to edges and hinges of jacket. Minor soiling to jacket panels. 277 pages. LIT/122917. Very Good / Very Good. More
London, Glasgow, and New York: George Routledge and Sons, circa 1890. Hardcover. Includes poems and short stories arranged by season with color illustrations throughout. Bound in the original brick red cloth boards with color illustration to front board and gilt title to spine. Minor chipping and wear to spine ends and corners. Minor smudge marks to edges of boards, but clean overall. Clean, bright interior with full color illustrations by Cooper. Light offsetting from illustrations. Gift inscription in pen dated '82 to front free endpaper. Paper lining interior hinge is tearing, but mull (fabric) remains intact. Binding is tight. A charming book. Size: quarto. About 120 pages - each season is about 40 pages. CHILD/110221. Very Good. More
New York: Street and Smith, No date. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Good+ with worn illustrated front wrapper and chipping to the spine. Black title to front wrapper and to spine. Chipping, rubbing and creasing to front wrapper. Rear wrapper missing. Yellowing to pages. 305 pages. Arrow Library, No. 187. Literature. LIT1/3142. Good + in Wraps. More
New York: The John Day Company, 1928. Hardcover. 8vo. Off white paper backed bluish green paper covered boards with black title to front board and to spine. One bump to bottom edge of front board and browning to top edge of both boards and spine. Interior is clean and bright. 73 pp. Poetry. POE/11172. Very Good. More
London: Edward Arnold, 1899. Hardcover. True first edition of this popular satirical novel by Mary Cholmondeley for which she is best remembered today. Red Pottage is the story of adultery and a clergyman who destroys his sister's art. The first plot contained in this novel is that of Rachael West, an heiress and her love for a man trapped in an illicit affair who is doomed to die by his own hand. The second plot is about a gifted female writer who is unable to break away and start her own life free of her family (not unlike the author's own life). Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) began writing seriously in her teens. She initially placed some short stories. Her first novel was The Danvers Jewels (1887), a detective story that won a small following. It was followed by other novels but Red Pottage was her first bestseller. Later works such as Moth and Rust (1902) and Notwithstanding (1913) were less successful. The Lowest Rung (1908) and The Romance of his Life (1921) were story collections - the latter, her final book, was dedicated to the essayist and critic Percy Lubbock. Lubbock later commemorated her in Mary Cholmondeley: A Sketch from Memory (1928) [Wikipedia]. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt titling to spine and front cover. Light bumping and rubbing but very nice. Except for some browning to page edges the interior is clean and bright. Bookplate of collector Mark Samuels Lasner affixed to front pastedown. Very good condition. LIT/042221. Very Good. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. Hardcover. First U.S. edition. Review copy with review slip laid in. Blue cloth stamped in silver on spine with decorations on front cover. In light blue dust jacket titled in orange on spine and front panels. Slight fading to spine panel of jacket and light wear to edges. 223 pages. LIT/111116. Fine / Near Fine. More
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1895. Hardcover. Includes illustrations. A charming collection of nine short stories for children, most with a moral lesson attached. Very good in mustard yellow cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Maroon illustration of daisies to spine and front board. Chipping to book cloth on spine ends and minor wear to corners. Minor browning to margins of pages. Light foxing to end pages. Minor chipping to the edges of a few pages. The front hinge is starting, although the boards remain firmly attached. 289 pages plus ads. CHILD/080108. Very Good. More
London: Skeffington and Son, 1896. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. British novelist, Marie Corelli (1855 - 1924), was a very popular author during her time, although she was often criticized, as many women authors then were, of being melodramatic. This book addresses the plight of a wealthy woman married to an abusive, arrogant aristocrat who takes great advantage of her kindness and finances. Appropriately, Corelli's introduction implores her readers to place greater value on women and their roles in marriage and society. Very good in original maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front board. Slight roll to spine and minor wear to edges and spine ends. The end pages are browned with a small spot of soiling on the first two. Also, there are a few spots of foxing to the title page, there is an inscription from the previous owner on the half title page dated 1896, and there are occasional smudge marks throughout. A nice copy despite noted wear. 292 pages. LIT/012109. Very Good. More
New York: Vantage Press, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. SCARCE. "As you read this entertaining and informative account of an American family's two year trip around the globe, you will feel that you journey with them. You will thrill with Mom, Dad, and young daughter 'Punkin' over New Zealand's Glow Worm Cavern, its man-made volcanos; Australia's collection of partially evolved creatures which show us, graphically, along what lines evolution has been working on us during the past few million years ... how Sikhs conceal their beards and long hair; how the Island of Bali entices and finally fascinates its visitors. You will see rubber in the making; coffee, cocoa, tapioca, vanilla in the growing ... You will go underground to King Tut's tomb ... Read this book - and see the world without effort or expense. It's written in a folksy, conversational, quietly humorous style that makes for easy and thoroughly enjoyable reading" (jacket). In black cloth covered boards with gilt title stamp to spine. Slight rubbing to top of boards and edges. In illustrated orange and white dust jacket with minor edgewear. Interior is clean but yellowed with age. 104 pages. TRAV/101204. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York: American Tract Society, 1880. Hardcover. Part of the Imperial Series. A story for children set in Paris. In grey cloth boards with illustration of children to front cover and rubbed white title to spine. Binding is signed H E F with overlapping letters. Rubbing to spine and covers, a few spots of soiling / dampstaining to front cover, and minor wear to edges and corners. Slight roll to spine. Pencil inscription to front endpaper dated 1905. Occasional spots of soiling to interior, but clean overall. Closed tear to paper covering front interior hinge, but binding remains secure. Frontispiece illustration. 278 pages. CHILD/040219. Very Good. More
Baltimore: Society of American Poets, (1947). Paperback. Very good in blue paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor edgewear. Interior is clean and bright. 184 pages. Poetry. POE211161. Very Good. More
Baltimore: Society of American Poets, 1943. Paperback. Very good- in green paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Soiling to top of front wrapper and to spine. Small christmas sticker to front wrapper. Minor edgewear. Interior is clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. 101 pages + table of contents. Poetry. POE/041816. Very Good -. More
Baltimore: Society of American Poets, (1947). Paperback. Very good in paper wrappers with black titles to front wrappers. Each issue is a different color. Minor edgewear. Interiors are clean and bright. Poetry. POE/051815. Very Good. More
Paris, London, New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., circa 1896. Hardcover. Bound in original brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Gilt decoration of children on stairs to front cover. Minor wear to edges, corners, and spine ends. Minor soiling / discoloration to both boards. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper in pen, dated 1896. Light foxing throughout and browning to margins. includes twelve full page color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Pencil markings to last page of text and smudge mark to both rear free endpapers. A charming book. 104 pages. CHILD/012618. Very Good. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover. Stated first edition. A REVIEW COPY with slip from the publisher and original photograph of the author inserted. 451 pages. Clean and bright. In white paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. White jacket with orange spine panel titled in white. Very light wear to edgs of jacket. LIT/031221. Fine / Fine. More
New York: Harper & Brother. 1845. Hardcover. SCARCE. First American edition. Very good-. Beige cloth backed blue paper covered flexible boards. Heavy wear to exterior with creasing and chipping and soiling. Blue paper has chipped away to reveal red underneath is some areas. Appears to be an amateur binding. Browning and foxing throughout though text remains bright. Binding is loose. An English family on a protracted stay in Italy. 142 pages. Literature. LIT/061908. Good +. More
London: Harding and More Ltd, 1927. Hardcover. This is number 97 of 500 copies. Beige cloth backed blue paper covered boards with a paper title label to spine. Browning to spine and edges of boards. Small spot of soiling to front board. Previous owner's signature in pencil to front endpage and a few spots of foxing, else the interior is very clean.127 pages. POE/081309. Very Good. More
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, no date. Paperback. A facsimilie edition. Uncommon. Side-stapled green illustrated paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Rubbing to spine, else clean and bright. A full color reproduction of Kate Greenaway's alphabet with a letter on each page. A child (or two) are drawn sitting, leaning, or playing on each letter. Very cute. Unpaginated [32 pages.] Size: 2.5 x 2.25 inches. CHILD/010920. Fine. More
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1991. Hardcover. Near fine in grey cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Small spot of soiling to front cover. Previous owner inscription in pen to first page. In blue dust jacket with white title to spine and front panels. 208 pages. CLA/011817. Near Fine / Fine. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1876. Hardcover. A charming Victorian children's book about the activities of four year old Fancy. They include her birthday party, learning to read, playing with her paper dolls, and enduring an endless rainy day among many more. A surprising racial incident temporarily spoils the birthday party but all ended well. With fifteen full page black & white engravings and several text drawings. Bound in reddish-brown cloth with gilt titling, black ornaments and a color illustration affixed to front cover. Binding is bumped and stained, illustration chipped and tears to spine edges. Interior pages are clean. In very good condition. 6 x 8 inches. 207 pages. CHILD/021518. Very Good. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Very good in original cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. The interior is clean overall with minor foxing to the margins of a few pages. Remnants of glue to front pastedown where bookplate may have been attached at one time. One signature is a bit loose. 311 pages. LIT/080108. Very Good. More
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, very uncommon. American author, Pearl Craigie (1867 - 1906), published several novels including this one in Fisher Unwin's Pseudonym Library series. She was a popular socialite, kept company with Aubrey Beardsley and was the lover of author, George Moore. Near fine in original beige cloth with green title to spine and front board. Minor foxing to end pages, else the interior is clean. Top edge in gilt. Nice condition. 249 pages plus 8 pages of ads. LIT/012109. Near Fine. More