Samuel Johnson. The Struggle.
New York: Basic Books, (2008), Second printing. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 528 pp. Basic Books, Illustrated. A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. Jacket not price clipped. More
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Sir Jonas Moore. Practical Mathematics and Restoration Science.
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, (1993) , First Edition. octavo, maroon boards in dust jacket. (xi), 244 pp. The Boydell Press, Sir Jonas Moore (1617-79) — practical mathematician, teacher, author, surveyor, cartographer, Ordnance Officer, courtier and patron of astronomy —had a remarkable career, and was one of the first to make..... More
Rosenbach. A Biography.
Cleveland: World Publihsing Company, (1960), First Edition, Limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Wolf and Fleming. octavo, brown and black buckram over bevelled boards, in slipcase. (618) pp. World Publihsing Company, The fascinating biography of this important American bookseller written by two men who had worked for him. The..... More
Prince of Publishers. A Biography of George Smith.
London: Alison & Busby, (1986), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 232pp. Alison & Busby, The pre- eminent publisher of Victorian times, and founder of The Dictionary of National Biography, Smith was friend and publisher of Thackeray, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot, John Ruskin and many others. Very fine copy..... More
Stanley Morison: His Typographic Achievement.
London: Lund Humphries, (1971), First Edition. quarto, black cloth in dust jacket. 184pp. Lund Humphries, Appleton 374. With numerous illustrations printed in colors. Moran endeavors to assess Morison's contribution objectively against the background of typographical developments both in the United States and Britain, and it conssiders among other matters Morison's..... More
Michael Sadleir 1888-1957.
Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1980, First Edition. octavo, cloth. 154pp. Scarecrow Press, Containing a biographical introduction, excerpts from the works and a checklist of the writings of Sadleir. The fifth volume in The Great Bibliographers Series. Cloth scuffed, contents clean. More
B. Franklin, Printer.
New York: Holiday House, (2001), First Edition. large octavo, white boards in dust jacket. (x), 126 pp. Holiday House, A young readers biography. Illustrated. New in new dust jacket. More
Johnson and Boswell: A Biography of Friendship.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 432 pp. Yale University Press, In this book John Radner examines the fluctuating, close, and complex friendship enjoyed by Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, from the day they met in 1763 to the day when Boswell published..... More
Donahue. My Own Story.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1970), First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. Simon & Schuster, Remainder mark along bottom edge, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
Henry James.
London: Nisbet & Co., (1916), First Edition. small octavo, blue cloth with front cover stamped in black and spine stamped in gilt. (128) pp. Nisbet & Co.,, West's first book. Former owner's name and date (Nov 1917) on front endpaper. Front endpapers offset from glue used in binding, fore-edge of..... More
Samuel Johnson.
New York: Henry Holt, (2010), First Edition. octavo, red boards in dust jacket. (xxviii), 419 pp. Henry Holt, In this groundbreaking portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates..... More
Built of Books. How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (2008), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. xiv, 370 pp. Henry Holt and Company, An entirely new kind of biography, Built of Books explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books. His library was his reality, the source..... More
Samuel Johnson. The Struggle.
New York: Basic Books, (2008), Second printing. octavo, blue boards in dust jacket. (xvi), 528 pp. Basic Books, Illustrated. A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. More
The History of Printing in America. With a Biography of Printers & an Account of Newspapers.
New York: Weathervane Books, circa 1975, Reprint. octavo, boards in dust jacket. (xxii), 650pp. Weathervane Books, Edited by Marcus A. McCorison from the Second Edition. Originally published in 1810, this history was based on Thomas's own collection which became the foundation of the American Antiquarian Society library which Thomas founded..... More
The Quest for Corvo. An Experiment in Biography.
New York: Macmillan, 1934, First American Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (x), 293pp. Macmillan, This book contains considerable amount of up to then unpublished material by Rolfe. Spine stamping slightly dull. Corners bumped with dent to top edge of covers. More
The Quest for Corvo. An Experiment in Biography.
New York: Macmillan, 1934, First American Edition. octavo, blue cloth. (x), 293pp. Macmillan, This book contains considerable amount of up to then unpublished material by Rolfe. Spine stamping slightly dull. A solid, clean copy. More
Friends of Promise. Cyril Connolly and the World of Horizon.
New York: Harper & Row, (1989), First American Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. (xiv), 254pp. Harper & Row, Illustrated. Founding editor of "Horizon", Connolly presided over one of the most successful small magazines in British publishing history. Its success after WWII caused so much work that he discontinued publication so as..... More
William Sharp - "Fiona Macleod" 1855-1905.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970, First Edition. octavo, black cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 261pp. Harvard University Press, The author presents a fresh perspective on Sharp's varied career that he pursued under his own name and that of his female pseudonym. Illustrated. Dust jacket lightly scuffed with a...... More
George Gordon, Lord Byron.
(London): The British Library, (2000), First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 128pp. The British Library, An introduction to the life and work of Byron and an examination of his poetry in the context of his short, eventful life. His position as toast of society was eclipsed by public disgrace and he..... More
Charles Dickens.
(New York): Oxford University Press, (2004), First American Edition. quarto, pictorial boards. 128pp. Oxford University Press, One in the series of The British Library Writers' Lives. A revealing portrait of Charles Dickens from his early childhood, through his years as a parliamentary journalist and legal clerk, his magazine Household Words..... More
The Life of Graham Greene. Volume Three: 1955-1991.
(New York): Viking, (2004), First Edition. quarto, black cloth and red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xxxiv), 906pp. Viking, This edition marks the centenary of one of the 20th centuries most important literary figures. Bringing to a close the life of Greene the author follows him, still an agent for..... More
Samuel Pepys. The Unequalled Self.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2002), First American Edition, Sixth printing. quarto, cloth and boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xxxiv), (475)pp. Alfred A. Knopf, Although Pepys' diary is a remarkable record of his life, the author presents a unique and original biography illuminating his entire life from his childhood, transforming..... More
Robbie Ross. Oscar Wilde's devoted friend.
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., (2000), First Edition. octavo, brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (x), 278pp. Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., Ross was a writer, critic, art dealer, and administrator, and a pivotal figure on the London literary and artistic scene from the mid-1890s to his premature..... More
Carrington. A Life.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1989), First American Edition. quarto, cloth and boards in illustrated dust jacket. (xxiv), 342pp. W.W. Norton & Company, A thorough and intelligent biography of Dora Carrington. A portrait of a very talented woman. Illustrated. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text block, else fine..... More
Boswell's Presumptuous Task.
New York: Farar, Straus, & Giroux, (2001), First American Edition. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. xxii, 351pp. Farar, Straus, & Giroux, A study of the friendship between Samuel Johnson and Boswell, Boswell's struggle to finish his great biography, and his relationships with family, friends and competitors. Very fine..... More