Books - "literature"
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Books and Habits
from the lectures of lafcadio hearn selected and edited with and introduction by john erskine
328pp,VG (blue cloth minor bumps to extrems, gold titles to spine, paste action to eps,minor foxing to foredges and some contents, spine beginning to split and lift at rear paste down gutter.) in VG- d/w (minor soils, chipping to extrems, price adhesive and browning to spine.)
PUBLISHER: heinemann, london, 1922
KEYWORDS: lafcadio hearn john erskine literature
AMERICAN CIVILISATION: AN INTRODUCTION
Ex lib, minimal markings, unissued, 524pp, illus, VG (v sl gumstains to boards & eps, v sl edge wear, v sl soiled) d/w in plastic VG (sl wear & tears to extrems, v sl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, London, 1968
KEYWORDS: a n j den hollander sigmund skard american civilisation history economy social structure politic law education religion philosophy music arts stage cinema american english literature mass media
Les Maisons inspirees
inscribed
first edition inscribed by author at half-title 204pp.illus.b/w woodcuts VG(red and black decor.wraps,mod.scuffed and soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents mod.browned)
PUBLISHER: plihon rennes 1957
KEYWORDS: pierre cressard xavier de langlais french literature modern first edition signed
A MASONIC READER'S GUIDE
Thomas C. Warden, Editor
Grey green cloth, VG+ (v sl edge wear, v sl foxed prelims and edges)
PUBLISHER: Transactions of the Missouri Lodge of Research, n.p., 1980
KEYWORDS: history freemasonry index of masonic literature
THE LAY OF ST ALOYS A Legend of Blois
WITH THE OLD LETTERS AND NEW ILLUSTRATIONS OF ERNEST M. JESSOP
Illustrated board cover, beveled edges and green cloth spine, 33pp, illus, LOOSE (covers mod soiled and corners rubbed, hinges cracked & contents detached)
PUBLISHER: Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, n.d. (ca. 1885)
KEYWORDS: literature poetry
ROME IN THE AUGUSTAN AGE
Ex lib, minimal markings, 242pp, VG (v sl edge wear, v sl gum stains to eps, contents excellent, v sl soiled) d/w in plastic VG (v sl sunned & rubbed, flaps trimmed)
PUBLISHER: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1962
KEYWORDS: henry thompson rowell rome augustus law art architecture literature administration
The Rose Fyleman Fairy Book
first edition 102pp.illus.(b/w+col.one col.plate missing) VG-(blue cloth,gilt title to spine and front board,gilt decor.to front board,mod.scuffed and v.sl.soiled,mod.shelf-wear to extrems.,edges and contents mod.foxed,gutters cracked,paste-action to eps.,owner inscrip.to verso of ffep.)
PUBLISHER: methuen london 1923
KEYWORDS: rose fyleman fairy childrens modern first edition literature
The Complaint
first edition rebound 315pp.G(front board calf,spine and rear board leather with raised bands,scuffed,soiled and worn,paste-action to new eps.,edges and contents mod.browned,soiled and foxed,inscrip.dated 1801 to blank prelim.)
PUBLISHER: a millar np c.1800
KEYWORDS: literature theology religion poetry eighteenth century
LA PORTE ETROITE
Edited by M. Shackleton
Ex lib, minimal markings, 184pp, verso half title illus of author, lacks d/w, VG (v sl edge wear, sl sunned rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: George G. Harrap, London, 1958
KEYWORDS: andre gide philosophy literature la porte etroite
RUSSIA
Essays in History and Literature
ex lib, minimal markings, 164pp, FINE
PUBLISHER: E J Brill Leiden 1972
KEYWORDS: history literature russia
THE WHOS WHO OF CHILDRENS LITERATURE
reprint, in black cloth, 380pp illus, VG+(v sl cocked, v sl edgewear, prev owners sign to ffep, v sl paste action to ep's, v sl foxing to ep's & edges, some highlighted names throughout book) d/w VG(price clipped, v sl wear to extrems with v sl tears to spine head, v sl internal foxing, vsl rubbed & soiled)
PUBLISHER: Hugh Evelyn London 1970
KEYWORDS: brian doyle childrens literature
THE LITERATURE AND MYTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
first uk ediiton, brick cloth, 304pp, NF with v sl foxingn to ep's & edges, in d/w VG(price clipped, v sl wear & tear sto extrems, v sl rubbed)
PUBLISHER: Allen Lane London 1970
KEYWORDS: history egypt literature mythology
THE REALISTS
Portrsits of eight Novelists
first edition, black cloth, 254pp. FINE in NF d/w with v sl wear to extrems & v sl sunning
PUBLISHER: MacMillan London 1978
KEYWORDS: history literature balzac dickens dostoevsky galdos henry james proust stendhal tolstoy
NEW DIRECTIONS IN LITERATURE
A critical approach to a contemporary phenomenon
first edition, in white wrappers, 176pp, VG(sl rubbed & soiled, v sl wear to extrmes, v sl foxing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Calder & Boyars London 1968
KEYWORDS: history literature
LONDON MAGAZINE
New Series October 1968 Volume 8 Number 7
first edition, in grey pictorial wrappers, 116pp illus, VG(v sl wear to extrems with v sl creased rear, v sl sunned rubbed & soiled, v sl foxing to fore edge)
PUBLISHER: London Magazine 1968
KEYWORDS: london magazine literature
PARTISAN REVIEW
Volume XXVIII Number 3-4 1961
first edition, in white illus wrappers, 334-518pp, VG(v sl wear to extrems, sl rubbed & soiled, v sl soiled & foxed edges)
PUBLISHER: partisan Review New York 1961
KEYWORDS: literature poetry partisan review
THE LIFE OF DASHIELL HAMMETT
first ediiton, ex lib, minimal markings, gold cloth, 344pp illus, VG+(sl gum stains to pastedowns & ep's, v sl soiled edges) d/w VG+(flaps clipped, vsl wear to extrems, sl crease to rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus London 1984
KEYWORDS: history dashiell hammett biography literature
The Collected Works of Isaac Rosenberg
poetry prose letters paintings and drawings
first edition 320pp.illus.(b/w+col.) VG(brown cloth,blue and gilt title to spine,sl.scuffed,v.small chip to rear board,v.sl.sunned,head and foot mod.shelf-worn,edges sl.foxed and soiled,small dealer label to front paste-down) in VG- d/w (mod.creased,scuffed and soiled with mod,shelf-wear to extrems.,sl.foxing to verso,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: chatto london 1979
KEYWORDS: isaac rosenberg poetry literature art biography
Bywyd a Gwaith John Dyfnallt Owen
first edition 140pp one illus. (b/w) VG+( red cloth, gilt title to spine, spine, boards and extrems sl.scuffed, top edge sl.soiled,previous owners sign to ffep) in VG d/w ( mod.worn, mod shelf wear to extrems, price sticker on front board, verso sl worn and foxed top and bottom.)
PUBLISHER: ty john penry abertawe 1976
KEYWORDS: geraint elfyn jones wales music eisteddfod biography literature
MY PLACE IN THE BAZAAR
First edition, orange boards, 235pp, VG (sl cocked, v sl bruised corners, v sl bumped spine head & foot, v sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl foxed edges and spasmodically throughout, prev owner sign unobtrusive to ffep) d/w VG (sl sunned soiled & rubbed, v sl creases & wear to extrems, v sl tears to spine head, sl internal foxing)
PUBLISHER: Cassell, London, 1961
KEYWORDS: literature alec waugh