An Observer in Malay
London: [Privately printed by] Richard Clay & Sons, Limited, 1920. First edition. One of 25 numbered copies, this... Read More about An Observer in Malay
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The Burgomaster of Berlin. Translated from the German...[by William Atkinson Gardner].
London: Saunders and Otley, Conduit Street, 1843. First Edition in English, with half-titles. Read More about The Burgomaster of Berlin. Translated from the German...[by William Atkinson Gardner
Price: $450
Steven Moore's and Mary McCarthy's copy
Locos. A Comedy of Gestures.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1936. First edition, signed and numbered by the author and limited to 1250 copies. Steven Moore's and Mary McCarthy's copy. With a letter from Steven Moore enclosing this, his personal copy, to her with a copy of her 1936 "Discovery" review of the book..... Read More about Locos. A Comedy of Gestures
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Opere di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti: L'america Libera.
Italy: 1805. Limited edition of 250 copies. Volume from Alfieri's OPERE, or collected works, comprised of odes to the American Revolution, printed here in a limited edition of 250 copies. Alfieri was an Italian dramatist and poet who published several poetical works on the American Revolution. Read More about Opere di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti: L'america Libera
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Chester Rand; or, A New Path to Fortune.
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, [n.d., ca. 1907]. Early reprint. Rare In Dust Jacket. Read More about Chester Rand; or, A New Path to Fortune
Price: $350
The Erie Train Boy.
New York: Hurst & Company, 1900. Reprint. Read More about The Erie Train Boy
Price: $75
The Poetry of the East.
Boston: Whiiemore, Niles and Hall, 1856. William Rounseville Alger (1822-1905) was a Unitarian minister and author whose writings were important to the development of comparative religious studies. His works included The Poetry of the East (1856) and A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life (1860). Contents. Read More about The Poetry of the East
Price: $100
First edition of Nelson Algren's first book inscribed by the author to Matthew Monahan of Gotham Book Mart
Somebody in Boots.
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1935. First edition. First edition of Nelson Algren's first book inscribed by the author to Matthew Monahan of Gotham Book Mart. Ed Landberg was the founder of the Berkeley Cinema Guild and Studio in Berkeley California in the late 1950s, during which he was partners..... Read More about Somebody in Boots
Price: $1,750
Foreign rights for The Man with the Golden Arm
Typed agreement signed ("Nelson Algreen"), regarding rights for a Spanish language edition of The Man with the Golden Arm.
New York: Franz J. Horch, June 14, 1952. Foreign rights for The Man with the Golden Arm. A signed agreement by Algreen allowing for previously negotiated rights to a Spanish language edition of The Man with the Golden Arm to be extended to additional publishers in Buenos Aires and Mexico..... Read More about Typed agreement signed ("Nelson Algreen"), regarding rights for a Spanish language...
Price: $250
A Walk on the Wild Side.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First edition. Read More about A Walk on the Wild Side
Price: $200
Who Lost an American?
New York: The MacMillan Company, [1963]. First printing. Read More about Who Lost an American?
Price: $60
Brick Lane.
New York: Scribner, 2003. First American edition. Signed and dated “2003” on the title page by the author. Ali's first book, short listed for the Booker Prize, and named in the same year by Granta as one of Great Britain's best young writers. Read More about Brick Lane
Price: $75
The Divine Comedy, Beautifully Bound
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1895. The Riverside Edition. The Divine Comedy, Beautifully Bound. Read More about The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri
Price: $750
The Divine Comedy. Translated by Thomas G. Bergin.
New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969. First printing. Read More about The Divine Comedy. Translated by Thomas G. Bergin
Price: $225
Alkibibla. A Disquisition upon Worshipping towards the East. In Two Parts. together with; A Letter to the Bishop of London...
London: J. Noon, 1740, 1731 & 1730. Second Edition. Read More about Alkibibla. A Disquisition upon Worshipping towards the East. In Two Parts. together with; A...
Price: $250
The Private Journals of Stendahl, 1811-1817. Selected & Newly Translated by Francis Carmody.
Kentfield, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1954. Dean, Malette. One of 175 copies. The typeface is Romanée, set by hand: the paper is Crown & Sceptre, hand-made in England. Printed on an Acorn Press. Read More about The Private Journals of Stendahl, 1811-1817. Selected & Newly Translated by Francis Carmody
Price: $350
La Porte de Malétroit.
Cagne-sur-Mer, France: The L-D Allen Press, 1952. One of 300 copies. Read More about La Porte de Malétroit
Price: $300
La Porte de Malétroit.
Cagne-sur-Mer, France: Printed for the Book Club of California by The L-D Allen Press, 1952. One of 300 copies. Read More about La Porte de Malétroit
Price: $250
George Hern. A Novel. By Henry Glemham. in Three Volumes.
London: Samuel Tinsley, 1878. First edition. According to Wolff, who derived the author's name from an inscription and ephemera in his copy, the author was the town clerk of Southold, Sussex. Lovely copy of a rare triple-decker. Read More about George Hern. A Novel. By Henry Glemham. in Three Volumes
Price: $1,250
Inscribed to Achmed Abdullah
Anthony Adverse.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc, 1933. First Edition, earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Inscribed to Achmed Abdullah. Inscribed "Dear Achmed : To sign this for you first memory but some trepidation-remembering it goes to..... Read More about Anthony Adverse
Price: $200
Inscribed
Anthony Adverse.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, Inc, 1933. First Edition, earlier state of the text on pages 352 and 1086 and the word "found" duplicated on page 397 line 22. Inscribed. “Inscribed for Miss R.B. McIntosh with the cordial regards of the author, Hervey Allen December 19 35”. Read More about Anthony Adverse
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Inscribed
Anthony Adverse.
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1933. First edition, first issue with publisher's monogram design on verso of title and other points. Inscribed. Inscribed at length on the front free endpaper: "Autographed for H.L. Batterman, Jr with cordial regards. My dear Mr. Batterman: It may interest you to know that some..... Read More about Anthony Adverse
Price: $500
A Kentucky Cardinal. A Story. WITH: Aftermath. Part Second of "A Kentucky Cardinal"
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895 & 1896. First edition , First Issue. Read More about A Kentucky Cardinal. A Story. WITH: Aftermath. Part Second of "A Kentucky Cardinal"
Price: $125
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The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. [Bound with:] The Gentleman's Calling [And:] Private Devotions.
London: R. Norton for T. Garthwait, 1667. First edition. Read More about The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. [Bound with:] The Gentleman's Calling [And:] Private...
Price: $2,500
The Art of Patience under all Afflictions. An Appendix to the Art of Contentment.
London: printed for W. Cademan, in the lower-walk of the New-Exchange, in the Strand, 1684. First Edition. ESTC: The author of "The whole duty of man" and "The art of contentment" is Richard Allestree, to whom this work is sometimes attributed; sometimes also attributed to Dorothy Coventry, Lady Pakington or..... Read More about The Art of Patience under all Afflictions. An Appendix to the Art of Contentment
Price: $300