FOREIGN LIT.
PARURE DE TOURS
Arrault, 1948. BERLUCHON, Laurence. PARURE DE TOURS: VIGNES, JARDINS, PERSPECTIVES. [Paris]: Arrault, [1948]. 4to., white printed wraps stamped in red. Signed Limited Edition of 3,200 numbered copies of which this is copy #85. Very Good (small repaired crack base of spine). $50.00. More
MARINA AGLIE
All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, 1957. BERNASCONI, Ugo. MARINA AGLIE. Milano: All'Insegna Del Pesce D'Oro, [1957]. 32mo., printed wraps. Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies. Very Good (little soil). $25.00. More
SYNNOVE SOLBAKKEN
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1881. BJORNSON, Bjornstjerne. SYNNOVE SOLBAKKEN. Translated from the Norse. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1881. 12mo., decorative green cloth. First Edition. Very Good (some rubbing, spine cocked). $35.00. More
LA LITTERATURE ET LE SPIRITUEL
Aubier, 1960. BLANCHET, Andre. LA LITTERATURE ET LE SPIRITUEL: LA NUIT DE FEU. Pascal, Montherlant, Julien Green, Racine, Marie Noel, J. Cayrol, Kafka, Milosz. [Paris]: Aubier, [1960]. Original wraps (still present) bound in black fine-morocco leather spine & patterned boards, patterned endpapers; 286 pages. First Edition. Volume two of a...... More
OPERA COMPLETA: PITTURA E SCULTURE FUTURISTE (DINAMISMO PLASTICO)
Franco Campitelli, 1927. RUOTOLO, Onorio. BOCCIONI, Umberto. OPERA COMPLETA: PITTURA E SCULTURE FUTURISTE (DINAMISMO PLASTICO) - MANIFESTI E ARTICOLI - PAROLE IN LIBERTA - SINTESI TEATRALI - DIARIO - LETTERE - VARIE RIPRODUZIONI DI QUADRI E SCULTURE - DUE TRICROMIE. With Preface by F.T. Marinetti. Fiore: Franco Campitelli, [1927]. 12mo...... More
OEUVRES DE BOILEAU
Librairie Furne, 1886. BOILEUX-DESPREAUX, Nicolas. OEUVRES DE BOILEAU. With a Preface by C.A. Sainte-Beuve. Paris: Librairie Furne, 1886. Small quarto, blue-green, quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; gilt-stamping on spine, top edge gilt; 413 pages. Later Edition but in a lovely leather binding. Boileux-Despreaux (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic..... More
HEINRICH BOLL: Zu Seinem Tode Ausgewahlte Nachruf und das letzte Interview
Bonn Germany: Inter Nationes, 1985. First Edition Thus. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 63 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
VON SONNEN UND SONNENSTAUBCHEN. KOSMISCHE WANDERUNGEN VON WILHELM
Georg Bondi, 1903. BOLSCHE, Wilhelm. VON SONNEN UND SONNENSTAUBCHEN. KOSMISCHE WANDERUNGEN VON WILHELM BOLFCHE. Berlin: Georg Bondi, 1903. 8vo., green cloth stamped in dark-green. First Edition. Good (name stamp front pastedown). $50.00. More
EL LIBRO DE LOS SONETOS
Ministerio De Educacion, 1971. BONILLA, Alberto Rivas. EL LIBRO DE LOS SONETOS. San Salvador, El Salvador: Ministerio De Educacion, [1971]. 8vo., pictorial wraps; 89 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bonilla on the front endpaper, to Salvadoran writer Alvaro Alfredo Betancourt Blanco, dated March, 1972. Also signed by Betancourt Blanco..... More
L'AFFAIRE DE LA RUE LEPIC
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1938. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bordeaux on the half-title page. 12mo., printed light-blue wraps; 246 pages. Very Good (light staining lower edge with little edgewear covers). More
LE VOYAGE A L'ETRANGER
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1974. First Edition. 8vo., yellow printed wraps; 451 pages. Very Good (minor soil covers; ink inscription front endpaper & three small ink notation on the rear endpaper else contents clean & tight with small creases to a few pages). More
STORIA DELLA CRITICA ROMANTICA IN ITALIA
Arnoldo Mondadori, 1949. BORGESE, Giuseppe A. STORIA DELLA CRITICA ROMANTICA IN ITALIA. [No place]: Arnoldo Mondadori, 1949. 8vo, original printed wraps bound in red cloth covers, stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Borgese on front endpaper: "A Lucia Rustolo. G.A. Borgese. 11 Settembre! 52." Very Good. $125.00... More
LETTERE DAL FRONTE: AGOSTO-NOVEMBRE 1915
Libreria Editrice Internazionale, 1916. BORSI, Giosue. LETTERE DAL FRONTE: AGOSTO-NOVEMBRE 1915. Torino: Libreria Editrice Internazionale, [1916]. 24mo., printed wraps in the original glassine; 216 pages. First Edition. Borsi was an Italian poet and journalist who enlisted voluntarily as a second lieutenant in the Territorial Militia immediately when Italy entered the..... More
ROBERT GOFFIN
Pierre Seghers, 1966. BOSQUET, Alain. ROBERT GOFFIN. Poetes d'aujourd'hui 137. [Paris]: Pierre Seghers, [1966]. 16mo., orange printed wraps, stamped in white & black. First Edition. Signed presentation by Goffin on front endpaper: "To the dear Isaacs ith best friendship, Robert Goffin." Very Good (short crack spine, small chip to lower..... More
BECAUSE IS IT ABSURD
NY: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1971. Translated by Elisabeth Abbott. First Edition, second printing. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 190 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); some wear & little soil (small tears & creases, sunning to spine) d/j. More
AILES D'ALOUETTE
Roberts Brothers, 1892. BOURDILLON, F.W. AILES D'ALOUETTE. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1892. 16mo., original printed wraps. Later Printing. Very Good (moderate soiling to the white covers). $50.00. More
UN CRIME D'AMOUR
Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. BOURGET, Paul. UN CRIME D'AMOUR. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. Small 8vo., dark-green quarter morocco-leather spine & marbled boards; 299 pages. First Edition. One of the author's psychological novels. With the personal bookplate of long-time Pittsburg, Pennsylvania City Councilman Robert Garland and his wife, Alice Bailey Garland. Very..... More
SPHINX
BOUTINON, Ludovic. SPHINX. An apparently unpublished manuscript by Boutinon (at least I could locate no other title). Quarto, punch-bound covers & text, 157 type-written pages with ink corrections, no date, text in French. Very Good (wear & short tears to knapped edges of covers, text clean). Probably one-of-a-kind! $500.00. More
PAYSAGES DU NORD: BELGIQUE, HOLLANDE, RUSSIE, BALTIQUE, GOLFES DE
1855. BOUYER, A.C. [With T. Midy]. PAYSAGES DU NORD: BELGIQUE, HOLLANDE, RUSSIE, BALTIQUE, GOLFES DE BOTHNIE ET DE FINLANDE, LAPONIE, OCEAN-GLACIAL, ILES D'ALAND, NORVEGE, SUEDE, CATTEGAT, VILLES HANSEATIQUES, ANGLETERRE, ECOSSE, ETC., ETC. Paris: Librairie De A. Courcier, [circa 1855]. Small 4to., embossed red cloth, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt..... More
MEMORIAS DE UN PERIODISTA. [MEMORIES OF A JOURNALIST].
San Juan, Puerto Rico, [No place]:, 1968. First Edition. Signed presentation from Brau on the title page, to a friend and "compatriot in letters." 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket; 123 pages. Errata slip tipped to rear pastedown- as issued. Very Good (covers nice, little browning endpapers, few annotations in..... More
LUISE KONIGIN VON PREUKEN IN IHREN BRIEFEN
Otto Henzes Berlag, 1888. BRAUN, Julius W. LUISE KONIGIN VON PREUKEN IN IHREN BRIEFEN. Berlin: Otto Henzes Berlag, 1888. Small 8vo., Victorian-era pictorial blue cloth, stamped in many colors- quite nice! First Edition. Very Good (bright, ink name of the title page). $85.00. More
DAS LEBEN DER TIERE: DIE SAUGETIERE
1925. BREHM, A.E. DAS LEBEN DER TIERE: DIE SAUGETIERE. Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, [circa 1925]. 12mo., black quarter-morocco leather & green boards, stamped in gilt. Later Edition. Bookplate of Albert C. Grzesinski on the front pastedpwn. Good (some edgewear). $25.00. More
RACES: A DRAMA
Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. BRUCKNER, Ferdinand. RACES: A DRAMA. Translated from the German for the first time by Ruth Langner. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. Small 8vo., tan & red boards with printed title labels. First Edition. Signed presentation by Bruckner on front endpaper, in German to For Hulda Lackauska..... More
OUR LADY'S TUMBLER: A TALE OF MEDIAEVAL FRANCE
1904. BUTLER, Isabel. OUR LADY'S TUMBLER: A TALE OF MEDIAEVAL FRANCE. 24mo., cloth and boards. Third Edition. With the personal bookplate of Margaret Brewer Fowler, who was closely associated with Scripp's College. Very Good (little browning to endpapers). $35.00. More