Books - "literature"
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ALFRED DE VIGNY
ex libris (usual cancellations markings pocket etc) 232pp, b&w illust, very good + (sl rubbed, sl cocked sl bumping to foot of spine, v sl brusing to corners, title pg sl creased)
PUBLISHER: oup london 1933
KEYWORDS: alfred de vigny biography france history theatre literature
GEORGE SAND
ex libris (usual cancellations markings, pocket etc), 198pp, b&w illust, very good + (sl rubbing, sl cocked, head and foot of spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised)
PUBLISHER: kennikat press new york 1970
KEYWORDS: george sand biography literature france
NOTES ON ANDRE GIDE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings pckt etc), 107pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped and sunned, corners sl bruised, sl rubbed, sl cocked), d/w v gd (spine sl discol'd and sl chipped, extrem's sl chipped and worn, corners sl chipped, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: andre deutsch london 1953
KEYWORDS: andre gide biography france literature
DEAN INGE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 295, B&w phot illus, near excell (head and tail sp sl bumped, corners sl rounded, sl rubbed, sl cocked), d/w (v gd+ (sl worn at head and tail spine, extrem's and corners, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: john murray london 1960
KEYWORDS: biography england dean inge literature journalism
GIDE, ANDRE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 312pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl sunned sp, sl rubbed) d/w gd (spine chipped, extrem's sl worn, corners sl scuffed, wrapper torn in two from head to tail of spine, spine sl discol'd)
PUBLISHER: new direction books connecticut 1947
KEYWORDS: andre gide biography france literature
BAUDELAIRE
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pcket etc), 223pp, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl worn, extrem's sl worn, sl rubbed, sl cocked, in french)
PUBLISHER: gallimard france 1947
KEYWORDS: baudelaire biography france literature
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER
friend of man
ex libris (usual cancell m'kings, pckt etc), 615pp, maps on fr and rear ep's and fep's, very good + (head & tail sl bumped, corners sl bruised, sl rubbing), d/w very good (head & tail sp sl chipped, extrem's and corners sl chipped, gum stains to extrem's, fr flap torn, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: houghton mifflin co. boston 1949
KEYWORDS: john greenleaf whittier biography america literature politics
THE MEN WHO MAKE OUR NOVELS
ex libris (usual cancell. m'kings, pckt etc), 612pp, near excell(spine head & foot sl bumped, lwr fr corner sl bruised)
PUBLISHER: dodd, mead & co new york 1967
KEYWORDS: america literature biography novelists essay
PART OF A LONG STORY
eugene o'neill as a young man in love
ex libris (usual cancell. markings, pckt etc), 303pp very good + (sl cocked, sl rubbed, head & tail spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised, sl stains to fr bd)
PUBLISHER: peter davies london 1958
KEYWORDS: eugene o'neill biography america literature
SHAW - THE CHUCKER-OUT
a biographical exposition and critique
ex libris (usual cancell m'kings, pckt etc), 558pp, b& w photo illust, near excell (head & tail spine al bumped, corners sl bruised, sl rubbing, sl gum stains to fr and rear fep's), d/w v gd (in plastic, head & tail spine sl bumped, corenrs sl bruised, extrem's sl worn sl rubbing)
PUBLISHER: allen & unwin london 1969
KEYWORDS: george bernard shaw biography literature lectures
THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN BOY
the life and letters of richard le gallienne
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) 580pp illus very good+ (sl discolouration to ep's, v sl bruising to spine and corners)
PUBLISHER: unicorn london 1960
KEYWORDS: literature france biography
LIFE OF GEORGE ELIOT
ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc) very good+ (sl bruising to corners and spine, sl discolouration to ep's)
PUBLISHER: walter scott london 1890
KEYWORDS: literature george eliot biography
The Life and Letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron
from unpublished papers in the possession of the late Ralph, Earl of Lovelace
Second Edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets, etc. 502pp.,frontis., in FAIR cond. (cocked with sl.shaky spine, corners bruised, spine sunned and scuffed, internal hinges reinforced with tape) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Constable & Co. Ltd.London 1929
KEYWORDS: Byron literature, biography letters
F.O.Matthiessen
(1902-1950)
ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 154pp, Frontis. in VG+ cond. (sl.rubbing to boards at lower edges) in GOOD+ d/w(sl.sunning, edges have numerous tiny tears and some glue residue, 2 closed tear to upper front cover)
PUBLISHER: Henry Schumman, New York,1950
KEYWORDS: Matthiessen bio politics literature
Richard Hovey
Man & Craftsman
first edition ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., 265pp, Frontis. in VG cond. (v.sl.rubbing to boards, corners bruised, minor shelf wear ot extrem.) in VG- d/w (some wear to edges with some creasing, corners sl.chipped with 2 open tear to lower front)
PUBLISHER: Duke University Press, London 1957
KEYWORDS: Hovey autobiography translator literature symbolist movement
Warrior Bard
The Life of William Morris
first edition 175pp ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc., colour frontis, in VG+ cond. (light browning to patterned ep's corners bruised, spine sl.rubbed at extrem.) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1947
KEYWORDS: biography sociology literature Morris design
O. Henry
The legendary life of William S. Porter
First edition, ex libris w.usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc. 250pp, illus. in VG+ cond. (sl.sunned spine, minor shelf wear to foot edge of boards) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Co. New York, 1970
KEYWORDS: biography literature porter
THE MAN CHARLES DICKENS
a victorian portrait
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 269pp, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped), d/w v gd+ (head spine sl chipped, tail spine and fr extrem's sl scuffed, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: university of oklahoma press norman 1966
KEYWORDS: dickens biography england history literature
THE GREAT MARIA
a portrait of maria edgeworth
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 265pp, b&w illus, v gd+ (head and tail spine sl bumped, corners sl bruised, sl cocked, sl rubbed, sl discol'ation to fr and rear ep's), d/w v gd+ (head and tail spine sl chipped, corners sl chipped, sl sunned spine, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: faber & faber london 1959
KEYWORDS: biography england edgeworth literature history
THE ADVENTURES OF CONAN DOYLE
the life of the creator of sherlock holmes
ex libris (usual cancel m'kings, pckt etc), 368pp, b&w photo illus, near excell (head and tail spine sl bumped, sl gum stains to fr and rear bd's and ep's, sl rubbed), d/w (in plastic, sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: hamish hamilton 1976
KEYWORDS: conan doyle biography england literature sherlock holmes CDK