![Proofs & Theories: Essays on Poetry [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Louise Gluck](/images/noimage.png)
New York: The Ecco Press, 1994. Later printing. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 134 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. White and black boards stamped in gilt. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Front top edge of boards fraying with a couple shallow..... More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1995. First Collected Edition. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 216 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Beige and brown boards stamped in gilt. Light wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bottom edge of boards shows a few shallow indentations..... More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1996. First Edition. Octavo. 61 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. White and black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket is just a touch edgeworn. Boards are lightly rubbed at edges but chipped at bottom corners - possible error at time of printing. Binding..... More
New York: The Ecco Press, 1985. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 60 pages. Printed dust jacket. Mauve and gray boards stamped in gilt. Gluck's fourth collection of poetry, considered a turning point in her development as an artist. Includes the oft-anthologized..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 76 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Dark gray boards stamped in gilt. Light creasing along edges of unclipped dust jacket, more noticeable at top of spine. Boards show a very slight..... More
Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1999. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Gluck loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 51 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Speckled beige boards stamped in gilt. Light creasing along edges of unclipped dust jacket with one faint stain along bottom edge of front panel. Sturdy..... More
Los Angeles: Cloverfield Press, 2006. Limited Edition of 1000 copies, this being no. 844. 12mo. Unpaginated. Illustrated dust jacket. Turquoise wraps. Text in English. Basis for the 2004 film, this short story was also included in Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, published in the US and UK in 2006... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1979]. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in tan dust jacket lettered in blue and brown, bottom corner of front flap clipped though retaining original price ($13.95); [4],310pp. Light foxing to top text block edge, corners very gently bumped, else a Near Fine copy..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1986]. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth in cream dust jacket lettered in maroon and black; xiv,[4],238pp. Boards very slightly bowed, else Near Fine. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. More
New York: Random House, [1969]. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (22cm.); publisher's cloth in yellow dust jacket lettered in red and black, red topstain; [8],274pp. Light wear and wrinkling to jacket extremities, corners gently bumped and spine very slightly cocked, text block a bit shaken in boards, else a Very..... More
Washington, DC: William M. Morrison, 1857. Early printing. Octavo. 662 pages. Tan buckram with red leather spine label, stamped in gilt and black at spine. Ex-library [Library of Congress]. Dred Scott versus Sanford case printed on pages 393 through 633. Printed same year as the first edition, which..... More
![Sometimes A Great Notion [Signed Bookplate Laid in]. Ken Kesey](/pictures/thumb/7988.jpg?v=1606342481)
New York: The Viking Press, 1964. First Edition, First Printing with Viking logo on half title and author photo attributed to Hank Krangler. Bookplate signed in bright, glittery glory by Kesey loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 628 pages. Printed dust jacket. Beige speckled boards stamped in green and navy..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934. Stated First Edition. Octavo. 371 pages. Red-orange cloth stamped in black. Yellow floral endpapers. Lacks dust jacket. Orwell's first novel and second full-length work after Down and Out in Paris in London. Burmese Days was published first in the US after being..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1989]. First Edition. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 344pp. Very minor soiling to text block fore-edge, stock uniformly toned due to paper quality, else Very Good to Near Fine overall. Bookplate signed by the author laid in. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 238 pages. Printed dust jacket. Green cloth stamped in silver. Yellow topstain. Unclipped dust jacket is chipped and creased along edges with amateur tape repair to verso. Moderate scuffing to rear panel. Edges of boards lightly worn and..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1982]. First Thus. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in silver dust jacket lettered in black, red, and white; [8],952pp. General wear and minor wrinkling to jacket extremities, corners quite bumped, small clip to front free endpaper, text block uniformly toned, else a Very Good, sound copy..... More
Franklin, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition. Bookplate signed by Le Carre loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 389 pages. Full black leather stamped in gilt with black satin ribbon. All edges gilt. Some faint staining to boards. Sturdy and square in boards. Pages unmarked. Near fine. More
![Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold [Jacket subtle: A Novel]. C S. Lewis](/pictures/thumb/7981.jpg?v=1606341937)
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957. First American Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket by Fritz Eichenberg, orange topstain; [6],313pp.; illus. throughout by Eichenberg. Ex-Berkshire Atheneum with their usual internal markings, old residue to flap margins and endpapers from having been previously glued down, spine a...... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1930. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's orange cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in black, black topstain; [6],298pp. Boards a bit rubbed, rather unfortunate white paint (?) splatters to both covers, additional general dust soil, spine rather toned; a Good copy overall, internally fresh and..... More
New York: Covici, Friede Publishers, 1930. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's tan cloth lettered in red, dark red topstain; [6],298pp. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, spine very slightly cocked and rather toned, else a Very Good copy, topstain unfaded and contents clean and bright. The prolific crime author's..... More
Chicago: The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. 36 pages. Stapled lavender wraps printed in black. Very light toning and edgewear to wraps. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A very good copy plus copy of Jackson's one-act children's musical based on Hansel and Gretel. More
New York: Viking Press, [1975]. First American Edition. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket; xi,[3],432pp.; illus. throughout. Jacket extremities rather chipped and worn with some subsequent creasing, upper flap quite wrinkled, light wear and toning to board extremities, spine gilt a shade dulled, else Very Good in..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.50); [8],289pp. Boards and jacket extremities darkened and rubbed with exposure along board margins, clear tape reinforcement to jacket verso, dark soil spots to rear jacket panel..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 245 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Black and beige boards stamped in black. Yellow topstain. Dust jacket with original "$3.75" price present. Lightly chipped and toned along edges with a closed tear along bottom edge near front of spine. Boards..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1962. First Edition. Ex-library. Octavo. 214 pages. Purple and white cloth stamped in red. Lacks dust jacket. Edges of boards are rubbed with some general soiling. No exterior institutional markings. Binding is sound. Endpapers are heavily rubbed and worn where previous owner removed library..... More