1921. ADAMS, Samuel Hopkins. SUCCESS: A Novel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921. Small 8vo., red cloth, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Adams on the front endpaper: "To my friend Guy Nichols, with kindest regards of Samuel Hopkins Adams. NY City, Oct. 13th, 1931." With the personal bookplate... More
1933. ANDERSON, Maxwell. MARY OF SCOTLAND: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS. Washington: Anderson House, 1933. 8vo., dark-brown full-calf leather, stamped in gilt. Limited Edition of 550 numbered copies. Very Good (bright; edges rubbed & worn). $20.00. More
1968. BIRKENMAYER, Sigmund S. NIKOLAJ NEKRASOV: HIS LIFE AND POETIC ART. The Hague/Paris: Mouton, 1968. Small quarto, blue buckram cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Nekrasov was one of Russia's great 19th century poets with a preoccupation with his country's social ills that were fostered by the system of serfdom... More
1969. BOSLEY, Howard A. THE DEEDS OF CHRIST. Nashville: Abingdon Press, [1969]. 12mo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bosley on title page, "To Mrs. George Allen- A dear friend and wonderful member of our church- with affection- Harold Bosley. Happy Birthday!" Very Good; some wear (tears... More
1883. BREESE, W.W. WELL-SPRINGS OF TRUTH UPON THE KING'S HIGHWAY TO PEACE AND PROSPERITY. Nashville: Southwestern Publishing House, [1883]. Thick 8vo., black full-morocco, embossed leather binding, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, gilt-tooled inner dentelles; 800 pages. With seven illustrated plates with tissue guards- one plate with small tear in... More
1894. CHADWICK, John White. OLD AND NEW UNITARIAN BELIEF. Boston: Geo. H. Ellis, 1894. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Chadwick on front blankpage: "Miss M.W.U. Wood, with sincere regard from John White Chadwick. X'Mas, 1894." Very Good (bright with some edgewear; some cracking hinges... More
1950. CHASE, Joseph Cummings. MY FRIENDS LOOK BETTER THAN EVER. NY: Longmans, Green and Co., [1950]. 8vo., navy-blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Chase on half-title page: "To our friends of Palm Beach and New York and for even in time the Landaus, Fred & Lillie... More
1960. CLUNE, Henry W. SIX O'CLOCK CASUAL. NY: Macmillan, 1960. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Clune on front endpaper: "For --, Kindly and hospitable friends. Henry W. Clune Oct. 1960." Nr. fine; some wear & discoloration (internally repaired tears) d/j. $15.00. More
1948. COMPTON, Denis. PLAYING FOR ENGLAND. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., [1948]. Small quarto, blue cloth in dust jacket. First Edition, second printing. Signed inscription by Compton on the frontispiece: "Best wishes, D. Compton." Denis Compton was The Middlesex and England Cricketer and Arsenal-England Footballer. Very Good (little... More
1854. [GLEASON'S PICTORIAL DRAWING-ROOM COMPANION]. "VIEW OF THE MONMOUTH BATTLE-GROUND, NEW JERSEY." From an 1854 issue of the periodical, the 11.5-inch by 15-inch hand-colored print depicts a bucolic view of the Monmouth Battle-Ground on the lower half of the page. The upper half depicts the capture of a fishing vessel... More
1950. GOODMAN, Paul. THE DEAD OF SPRING. Glen Gardner, NJ: Libertarian Press, 1950. 8vo., printed wraps. First Edition. Limited to 2,000 copies. [Nicely 194]. Signed inscription by Goodman on front endpaper: "To Bernard [Geis, the publisher?], Paul Goodman." Probably one of the most fragile books I have ever encountered- printed... More
1978. GUILD, Edwin J. FATHER GUILD SAYS HOWDY. A Selection of Inspirational Letters. Belleville, Illinois: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, [1978]. 8vo., pictorial boards; 185 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Fr. Guild on the front endpaper: "Dear Mary- May God bless you and love you. Fr. Edwin J. Guild... More
1945. ISAACS, Edith J.R.; [Editor]. Theatre Arts Magazine, October, 1945. Spencer Tracy on cover. Very Good (some wear, soil). $10.00. More
1905. KENNEDY, Sidney R. THE LODESTAR. New York: Macmillan Company, 1905. Small 8vo., pictorial light-green cloth, top edge gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Kennedy on front endpaper: "Hilda Raymond, with the best wishes of the author. March 22, 1905." Also signed by Kennedy on the verso of the dedication... More
1993. LEFEBVRE, Jean-Pierre; [Editor]. ANTHOLOGIE BILINGUE DE LA POESIE ALLEMANDE. [Paris]: Gallimard, [1993]. 12mo., imitation red leather in clear acetate dust jacket & original printed cardboard slipcase; 1,821 pages. First Edition. Bibliotheque De La Pleiade #400. Fine; very minor wear slipcase. $50.00. More
1929. NATHAN. Robert. A CEDAR BOX AND OTHER POEMS. Foreword by Louis Untermeyer. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, [1929]. Sm. 8vo., cloth & patterned boards. Limited to 1,500 numbered copies. This copy with a signed inscription by Nathan on the limitation page to novelist Edna Frederikson and bearing her small nameplate on the... More
1950. NO AUTHOR. LE PETIT OFFICE DE LA SAINTE VIERGE MARIE SUIVI DE L'OFFICE DES MORTS. Paris: Societe de S. Jean l'Evangeliste, [circa 1950]. 32mo., embossed black cloth; 424 pages. With the ink name stamp of "Les Peres Oblats, Mont-Joli, P.Q." on the front endpaper. Very Good (covers nice, contents... More
1992. PALEY, Grace. NEW AND COLLECTED POEMS. Gardiner: Massachusetts, Tilbury House, [1992]. 8vo., printed wraps. First Paperback Edition. Signed presentation from Paley on title page: "For Matthew, Grace Paley. Apr. 3, '95." Fine. $20.00. More
2001. ROCCATELLI, Maria Cesira; [Editor]. IL BORRO: A LAND OF LIVING TRADITIONS. [Florence: Artigraf, 2001]. Quarto: heavy cardboard covers in slipcase. First Edition. An illustrated history of the Il Borro estate in Tuscany. Fine; little wear & few tears to the flimsy slipcase. $45.00. More
1929. RYAN, Oswald. THE CHALLENGE OF THE PROPHETS. With an Introduction by Albert J. Beveridge. Anderson, Indiana: The Warner Press, [1929]. 12mo., black cloth with paper spine label. First Edition. Signed presentation by Ryan on front endpaper: "To Gail Andrews, whose charm and hospitality I shall not soon forget. Oswald... More
1900. STOWE, Harriet Beecher. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. NY: Hurst & Company Publishers, [circa 1900]. 8vo., pictorial tan cloth stamped in black, yellow & gilt; 452 pages. Reprint Edition. Very Good (little wear, covers bright; contents clean & tight). $50.00. More
2003. SULLIVAN, Lucinda Dixon. IT WAS THE GOODNESS OF THE PLACE. Louisville, KY: Fleur-de-Lis, [2003]. 8vo., borads in dust jacket; 286 pages. Second printing. Signed by Sullivan on title page. Fine; small tear near spine d/j. $17.50. More
1979. THOMAS, D.M. THE FLUTE-PLAYER. NY: Dutton, [1979]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First American Edition. Signed presentation from Thomas ("To Tom") on half-title page. Fine in d/j. $25.00. More
1925. CARL, C. Gene. WILLIAMS, W. Bradford. AN OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN AND OTHER VERSE. With marginal illustrations by C. Gene Carl. Allentown, PA: The Call Press, [1925]. Small 8vo., green cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Williams on the front endpaper: "To A. Raymond Raff Jr., with the... More
