Crotchet Castle. By the author of Headlong Hall
London: T. Hookham, 1831. First edition. Page 154 numbered 54. Read More about Crotchet Castle. By the author of Headlong Hall
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Agenda. Volume One, Number One through Volume 3, Number 6.
London: Poets & Painters Press, 1959-1964. First. Read More about Agenda. Volume One, Number One through Volume 3, Number 6
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Let's Pretend. Poems.
London: J. Saville & Co, 1927. Shepard, Ernest H. First edition. Number 92 of 160 copies, signed by the author and Artist. Read More about Let's Pretend. Poems
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Selected Poems.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1961. Inscribed by Aiken on the flyleaf to ALLEN TATE, who supplied the lengthy blurb on the rear panel of the dust jacket ("ALLEN TATE says of Conrad Aiken ... 'he represents the perfection of a vanishing American type: the complete man of letters ... '") Aiken's..... Read More about Selected Poems
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Thee.
New York: George Braziller, [1967]. First edition. Inscribed, "For Allen/con amore/ and I don't know How/ Somerset Maugham got on my back-!/ Conrad/ 1967." Read More about Thee
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Collection.
London: George Vickers, Angel Court, Strand OR, John & Robert Maxwell, 1877. Vol. II: The Guide of the Desert, Revised and Edited by Percy B. St. John,, 1876; The Insurgent Chief, Revised and Edited by Percy B. St. John, 1876; The Flying Horseman, Revised and Edited by Percy B. St..... Read More about Collection
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"A 'Natural History' of the Native Tribes who in India render us Service"
Behind the Bungalow.
Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. Bombay: Thacker & Co., Limited. London: W. Thacker & Co, 1890. Third Edition. "A 'Natural History' of the Native Tribes who in India render us Service" Behind the scenes of colonial life in India, originally published in the TIMES OF INDIA-with advice for "Engaging a...... Read More about Behind the Bungalow
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The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem in Three Books.
“London [i.e., Newcastle?]: [s.n.], Printed in the year 1744”. Pirated edition (?). Bound with 3 others: [ANONYMOUS]. Lucius and Celadon: or, a Dialogue on the Existence and Immortality of the Soul. [4], 68 pp. 8vo, Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by I. Thompson and Company, for Thomas Slack, 1755. ESTCN33841; Apparently the first..... Read More about The Pleasures of Imagination. A Poem in Three Books
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Sebastian Van Storck.
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1927. Alastair. No. 556 of 1050 copies, with a plate signed by Alastair. Immaculate Copy. Read More about Sebastian Van Storck
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Van Vechten Portrait of Albee, 1961
Portrait photograph of Edward Albee.
New York: April 18, 1961. Variant of the session portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Van Vechten Portrait of Albee, 1961. Read More about Portrait photograph of Edward Albee
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Portrait photograph of Edward Albee.
New York: April 18, 1961. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten (1978). Read More about Portrait photograph of Edward Albee
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Typed letter signed “Martha Albrand”.
Pattenburg, New Jersey: 20 November 1957. Responding to Hartley's letter asking about some biographical details and also about the importance of her education to her writing. “I do want to state quite emphatically that I believe in as good an education as anybody can get. Personally I find knowledge acquired..... Read More about Typed letter signed “Martha Albrand”
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Letters from a Portugese Nun to an Officer. Translated by W.R. Bowles.
London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1817. Second edition. Bowles First edition was done in 1808. Debate continues as to whether Mariana was the real Portuguese author of these Letters of a Portuguese Nun in only 5 letters. Her purported love affair with the French officer Noël Bouton, Marquis..... Read More about Letters from a Portugese Nun to an Officer. Translated by W.R. Bowles
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The Aldine Edition of the British Poets.
London: Bell and Daldy, 1866. Read More about The Aldine Edition of the British Poets
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The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas.
London: Bell and Daldy Fleet Street, 1866. Read More about The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas
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The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas.
London: George Bell and Son, 1893. Read More about The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas
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The Aldine Edition of British Poets.
London: George Bell & Sons, York St., Covent Garden. New York: 112, Fourth Street, 1891-1901. The poets (and number of volumes) are: Akenside (1), Beattie (1), William Blake (1), Burns (3), Butler (2), Chatterton (2), Chaucer (6), Churchill (3), Coleridge (2), Collins (1), Cowper (3), Dryden (5), Falconer (1), Goldsmith..... Read More about The Aldine Edition of British Poets
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Stepping Heavenward.
Florence: G. Orioli, 1931. First edition, number 57 of 808 numbered and signed copies, printed on Pescia handmade paper. Read More about Stepping Heavenward
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Best Science Fiction Stories of.
London: Faber and Faber, [1965]. First Edition. Read More about Best Science Fiction Stories of
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[Helliconia Trilogy] The complete trilogy, comprising: Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, and Helliconia Winter.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1982-1985]. First British editions. First two simultaneous with, and the last preceded by, the U.S. edition. Read More about Helliconia Trilogy] The complete trilogy, comprising: Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, and...
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The Malacia Tapestry.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1976]. First Edition. Signed. Read More about The Malacia Tapestry
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The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. First edition. Signed "Henry Cabot Lodge. A Memory March 22nd 1907" on flyleaf and below a card from Mrs. Thomas Bailey Aldrich giving this book. On pastedown is the bookplate of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and his cut signature. Read More about The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Autograph letter signed ("T.B. Aldrich"), to Rev. James E––.
59 Mount Vernon Street, Boston: May 7, 1905. "You did me a favor in asking me to write in this book. Sincerely yours, T.B. Aldrich" Read More about Autograph letter signed ("T.B. Aldrich"), to Rev. James E––
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Autograph Letter, Signed. To Mr. (Whitelaw) Reid. Thanking him for four days at Ophir Farm.
New York: Fifth Avenue Hotel, Sept 29, 1893. Read More about Autograph Letter, Signed. To Mr. (Whitelaw) Reid. Thanking him for four days at Ophir Farm
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Autograph manuscript copies of select stanzas from his Poems "Insomnnia" and "Invocation to Sleep", both signed.
N.p: n.d. [ca. 1892?]. Two lyrics, literally back-to-back, expressive of the poet’s yearning for escape. Read More about Autograph manuscript copies of select stanzas from his Poems "Insomnnia" and...
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