E. Nesbit: A Biography.
Philadelphia: Chilton, [1966]. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream cloth, dust jacket. xxix, 313pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. First of this revised edition of the 1933 text. More
Philadelphia: Chilton, [1966]. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream cloth, dust jacket. xxix, 313pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. First of this revised edition of the 1933 text. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1930. Small 4to. Full vellum, gilt. vi, 340pp. Near fine. Usual very slight bowing of boards typical of vellum.First edition, limited to 1825 numbered copies (this #473) signed by Moore. A very handsome copy. More
London: Privately Printed for Subscribers, 1919. Hardcover. Small 4to. Vellum spine with paper label and grey paper over boards. 310pp. Very good. Spine a bit darkened; colorful bookplate on front pastedown. First edition, limited to 1000 numbered copies (this #513) signed by Moore. A tight, clean copy. More
London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1920. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ivory and pale green paper over boards, paper spine label.xxx, 146pp. Partly uncut. Very good. Usual slight darkening of spine; small bookplate on front pastedown. Edition limited to 100 signed, numbered copies (this one unnumbered). A handsome copy of this..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1922. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ivory and pale blue paper over boards. vi, 314pp. Partly uncut. Very good. Slight spine darkening, else clean and tight and handsome. First edition, limited to 1050 signed, numbered copies (this #740). More
London: William Heinemann, 1922. Hardcover. Small 4to. White and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. 311pp (many uncut). Very good/very good. Edition limited to 1030 numbered copies (this #434) signed by Moore. More
London: William Heinemann, 1921. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ivory and pale green paper over boards. xviii, 290pp. Tinted frontispiece. Very good. Couple of small, slight cracks in the otherwise-sound spine; overall quite attractive. Edition limited to 1030 signed, numbered copies (this #778). More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ivory and pale green paper over boards, paper spine label. 235pp. Illustration. Very good. Slight darkening of spine, as usual. Edition limited to 1250 signed, numbered copies (this #548). A clean, tight, handsome copy. More
New York: The Heritage Press, [1935]. Hardcover. Translation from Latin by Ralph Robynson. Small 4to. Quarter tan cloth with gilt lettering and decorative paper over boards, slipcase. 165pp. 2 illlustrations. Fine/very good. Faintest of slipcase edgewear. H.G. Wells provides the introduction to this tight, handsome later trade edition of the..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Preface by Sir Walter Scott. Illustrations by Honoré Guilbeau. Small 4to. Quarter black calf with gilt spine lettering and decorative rose paper over boards, decorative gilt slipcase. lii, 232pp; ix, pp. 235-498. Frontispieces, numerous full-page line drawings. Very good/near fine. Slightest of..... More
[New York]: Viking, 1993. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 296pp. Near fine/near fine. A tight and handsome first U.S. edition of this novel by the famed "Rumpole" creator, nicely inscribed and signed by him in blue fineline on the title page..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, n.y. Hardcover. 16mo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and rules. xii, 194pp. Frontispiece, small engravings. Very good. Binding a bit edgeworn. A tight, attractive later printing of the popular English novelist's 1874 bestseller. Though she is named neither on title page nor binding, the title..... More
New York: H.M. Caldwell Co., n.y. Hardcover. 16mo. Green cloth spine with gilt lettering and faux wood-grain paper over boards with gilt lettering and border and color plate on front board. 126pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Faint edgewear. A tight and cute undated (but turn-of-the-century) later printing of this 1874..... More
Norwich: Martin Kinder, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan paper over boards, dust jacket. 18pp. Frontispiece woodcut. Near fine/very good. Jacket age toned about the edges, with several tiny edge chips; front and rear flyleaf qiote age toned, as always. A tight, lovely copy of this slim verse gathering from the prolific..... More
New York: The Modern Library, n.y. Hardcover. 12mo. Grey cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 332pp, (5pp ads). Decorative endpapers. Good plus/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn and age toned, with small edge chips; inner rear hinge a tad delicate but expertly, archivally strengthened. First of this Modern Library edition, #30, which includes..... More
New York: The Modern Library, n.y. Hardcover. 12mo. Grey cloth, dust jacket. xiii, 332pp, (6pp ads). Decorative endpapers. Very good/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn, with small edge chips; miniscule ownership signature on front flyleaf. Later printing of this 1941 Modern Library collection, #30. Tight and nice. More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, [1998]. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and pale blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 281pp. Illustration. Fine/near fine. Small abrasion at upper right of front flyleaf. First American edition of the 19th novel in the Aubrey/Maturin series -- tight and..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 69pp. Fine/near fine. First U.S. edition, tight and attractive. More
New York: Riverhead Books, 2001. Hardcover. Small 4to. Cream cloth spine and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 500pp. Fine/fine. A handsome first edition of the Irish columnist's first novel, boldly inscribed by the author in black ballpoint on the title page: "Signed for Mary / Nuala O'Faolain." More
[New York]: Carol Publishing Group, 1990. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey clot spine and green paper over boards. 398pp. Very good. Minor shelfwear; abrasion on front pastedown from bookplate removal. First of this edition. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth, dust jacket. 62pp. Near fine/near fine. Handsome first edition. More
Portland, ME: Thomas R. Mosher, 1900. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. Ivory and pale blue paper over boards with paper spine labels, dust jackets. xxvi, 211pp; 209pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece (Volume I), sewn-in green satin page markers. Very good/good only. Both volumes bright and handsome, with Volume I front board just a...... More
New York: The Modern Library, [1923]. Hardcover. Edited by Richard Le Gallienne. 16mo. Brown cloth. xvi, 330pp, (699 ads). Decorative endpapers. Very good. Early printing of this early Modern Library, tight and clean and handsome. Rather uncommon. More
New York: The Modern Library, n.y. Hardcover. Edited by Richard Le Gallienne. Red cloth with gilt lettering, dust jacket. xvi, 330pp, (6pp ads). Grey decorative endpapers. Good plus/very good. Dampstained along spine, extending partly onto boards; jacket lightly edgeworn, with spine age toned and couple of edge chips along top..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1977. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth, dust jacket. x, 177pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and handsome. More