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
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Letters of James Agee to Father Flye.
New York: George Braziller, 1962, First Edition. octavo, cloth. George Braziller, More
Only One Year. Translated from the Russian by Paul Chavchavadze.
New York: Harper & Row, (1969), First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. viii, 444pp. Harper & Row, An autobiography by Stalin's daughter. More
William Allingham. A Diary. Edited by H. Allingham and D. Radford.
(Harmondsworth): Penguin Books, (1985), First Edition. octavo, wrappers. (xvi), (404)pp. Penguin Books, Introduction by John Julius Norwich. With a detailed index. More
Jean Rhys.
(New York): Viking, (1985), First American Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. Viking, More
Elizabeth Bowen.
New York: Twayne Publishers, (1971), First Edition. octavo, cloth. 134pp. Twayne Publishers, More
Robert Browning: A Telescopic View, 1812-1889. The Development of the Poet's Mind.
(Waco, TX): Armstrong Browning Library, (1989), First Edition. oblong 8vo, wrappers. 54pp. Armstrong Browning Library, A most interesting exhibition guide; extensively illustrated. Printed by W. Thomas Taylor. More
Dr. F. J. Furnivall. Victorian Scholar Adventurer.
Norman, OK: Pilgrim Books, (1983), First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. (xii), 302pp. Pilgrim Books, With his immense energy, Furnivall was a central force behind the English literary scene in the nineteenth century, particularly in its scholarly branches, founding many literary societies, contributing to the beginnings of the..... More
Eric Ravilious. Memoir of an Artist.
New York: Beil, (1983), First American Edition. large octavo, brown boards in dust jacket. (144)pp. Beil, Eric Ravilious was one of the best painters to emerge between the wars - and one of the great original wood-engravers, surpassed only by Thoms Bewick himself. His work was wide-ranging and multifaceted, and..... More
John S. Fass and the Hammer Creek Press. With a bibliography by Herman Cohen.
Boston: Godine, 1998, 36pp. of text and 16pp. of color plates. First Trade Edition. octavo, cloth. Godine, "John Fass and his work at the Hammer Creek Press are practically unknown today except to a small group of devoted cognoscenti. Unlike Rogers, Updike, or Dwiggins, Fass was essentially a private printer..... More
Firebrand. The Life of Horace Liveright.
New York: Random House, (1995), First Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. (xviii), (398). Random House, From the jacket: "Liveright was a man of puzzling contradictions - a self- professed socialist and a high-living Wall Street gambler, a deeply caring father and a compulsive philanderer. It was Liveright..... 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
A Bibliography of Richard Hurd.
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1999, First Edition. quarto, cloth. xlii, 312pp. Oak Knoll Press, Illustrated. Two lower corners lightly bumped, else fine and clean. More
Victor Gollancz. A Biography.
London: Gollancz, 1987, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 782 pp. Gollancz, This biography presents the power of Gollancz's commitments: he founded the Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment. Illustrated. New. More
William Morris (1834-1896).
Koln: Taschen, (1999), First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (176)pp. Taschen, Text in English, German, and French. Starting with a biography of Morris the text follows the author/artist through interests in interior and furniture design, his public commissions, stained glass, tiles, wallpapers, printed textiles, calligraphy and the Kelmscott Press..... More
Cyril Connolly. The Life and Times of England's Most Controversial Literary Critic.
New York: St. Martin's Press, (1996), First American Edition. octavo, boards & cloth in dust jacket. St. Martin's Press, "Revered for his intellect, feared for his acerbic wit..." Author of Enemies of Promise and The Unquiet Grave, and, perhaps most importantly, founding editor of "Horizon" literary magazine. A man of..... More
Marianne Thornton 1797-1887. A Domestic Biography.
London: Edward Arnold, (1956), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. Edward Arnold, Spine of jacket lightly faded with some soiling but no wear or chipping to jacket. Minor offsetting to endpapers. 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
E. M. Forster. A Life.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1978), First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. (xxvi), (360)p. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, A very fine copy in a very fine, flawless dust jacket. 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
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
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
Song of Love. The Letters of Rupert Brooke and Noel Olivier 1909-1915.
(London): Bloomsbury, (1991), First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. xxviii, 302pp. Bloomsbury, A correspondence of considerable literary value, these fascinating letters, published for the first time, cast new light on the Fabian and Bloomsbury Milieux. Illustrated. More
The Art of Dora Carrington.
(New York): Thames and Hudson, (1995), quarto, wrappers. 144pp. Thames and Hudson, First Wrappers Edition. Foreword by Michael Holroyd. A discussion of the entire range of Carrington's art: portraits, still lifes, landscapes, glass paintings, and decorative work. With 150 illustrations, 30 in color. Very fine. More
Francis Barlow, First Master of English Book Illustration.
No place: University of California Press, 1978, First American Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 237pp. University of California Press, Illustrated with reproductions of Barlow's work. Francis Barlow (1626?- 170 4) is considered the leading interpretive illustrator in England before 18 0 0. "He is also the first professional English..... More