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London : George Allen, 1893.
Finely bound example of Ruskin’s classic anthology including Of King’s Treasures, Of Queen’s Gardens, and The Mystery of Life and Its Arts. Octavo, bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels, gilt ruling and central gilt Aske’s Hatcham Schools coat of arms, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others uncut. In good condition. Bookplate.
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1914.
First edition of Durand’s definitive handbook to Kipling’s poetry. Royal octavo, original quarter buckram over paper-covered boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. In very good condition.
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Macmillan and Co., Limited : London, 1918.
Early printing of Kipling’s Just So Song Book. Quarto, original illustrated boards. In very good condition.
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London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1947.
First edition, early printing of this classic British nature novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, frontispiece, illustrated throughout with wood engravings. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. Foreword by Sir Charles Frederick.
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New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990.
First edition of this novel by “one of the master storytellers of our time” (Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. Translated by Helen Lane.
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New York and London : Macmillan & Co, 1893.
First edition, second issue of one of James’ neatest tales. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, small tear to the front free endpaper.
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Pennsylvania : New Directions, 1949.
First edition of this seminal work of Italian literature. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Ernest Hemingway. Translated by Wilfrid David.
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London : Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this collection of 45 poems, often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
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Boston : Alfred Bartlett, 1900.
Rare August 1900 issue of The Cornhill Booklet containing Rudyard Kipling’s “Occasional Poems.” Duodecimo, original wrappers, volume one, number two, printed in red and black, illustrated, with the original detached portrait of Kipling from an etching by William Strang laid in. In very good condition. Illustrated and designed by H.W. Colby.
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New York : Charles Scribners' Sons, 1896.
First American edition of Morris’s fine translation of the great French Romances. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
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London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1919.
First edition of this selection of Wilde’s literary criticism. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription.
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Chicago : A. C. McClurg & Co, 1920.
First edition of the seventh book in the ‘Tarzan’ series. Octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece and eight illustrations by J. Allen St. John. In very good condition.
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Claremont, SA : Spearhead/ New Africa Books, 2006.
First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page, who selected these stories.
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London : Andre Deutsch Limited, 1989.
Early printing. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issue. Inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “hello Eileen Michael Rosen was here.” In fine condition.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.
First edition of Cheever’s candid portrait of her father, John Cheever. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “New York City October 1984 To Burrows with love from his old friend Susan.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remainsContinue reading "Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giraux, 1997.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1900.
First edition of this collection of James’ novellas. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition.
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New York : Doubleday and McClure Company, 1899.
First separate American edition of Kipling children’s classic. Octavo, original illustrated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Orson Lowell, tissue-guarded frontispiece. In very condition. Bookplate.
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London : Methuen & Co, 1965.
First edition of the two-act play by the Nobel laureate Harold Pinter. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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Boston : The Ball Publishing Company, 1908.
First edition of this series of literary essays written in James’ earlier style. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. Introduction by Le Roy Phillips. In near fine condition. A very bright example.
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London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1899.
First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by Ralph Peacock. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
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Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1984.
The Franklin Library signed limited edition of this humorous retelling of King David’s life story from his own perspective, privately printed exclusively for the members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling and tooling toContinue reading "God Knows."
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New York and London : Macmillan & Co, 1893.
First edition of this fine collection of James’ tales. Octavo, original decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition.
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New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1894.
First American edition of Henry James’ book of two plays which were never produced. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. In very good condition.
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