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
London: Shaw and Elkin, 1986, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. Shaw and Elkin, Illustrated with photographs. Indexed. In this sequel to her husband, Percy H. Muir's Minding My Own Business (1956), Barbara Kaye Muir continues the lively and entertaining story of one of the most influential bookmen of..... More
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
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
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
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
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
London: Arthur Barker Ltd, (1951) , First Edition. small octavo, red boards in dust jacket. 102 pp. Arthur Barker Ltd, Part of The English Novelists Series. A fine, clean copy in a fine, clean dust jacket which is not price clipped. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883, First Edition. octavo, smooth dark red cloth blocked in black on the covers and blocked in blind black and gilt on the spines. xiv, 260; vi, 256, 24 pp. publisher's catalogue. William Blackwood and Sons, Dark brown coated endpapers. Sadleir, 67. Publisher's catalogue at..... More
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
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
(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
(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
(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
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
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
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
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