The Novels of Barbara Pym
New York: Garland Publishing, 1989.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, otherwise light wear. Crisp hardcover.; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; Ex-Library; Vol. 901; 209 pages. More
Literature English
Letters to Richard Heber, Esq M P : Containing Critical Remarks on the series of novels beginning with "Waverley" and an attempt to ascertain their author
London: Rodwell and Martin, 1822.
Second Edition. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/slip/pocket, library REBIND, random foxing, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Half-title: Letters on the Author of Waverley. Adolphus established by internal evidence the public case for Sir Walter Scott's authorship of the then-anonymous Waverley series of novels. ; Ex-Library; 317... More
On Heroic Love 1673 : [Reflexions on Marriage, and the Poetick Discipline; Animadversions on Two Late Books; Raillerie a la Mode Consider'd]
New York: Garland Publishing, 1975.
Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover.; Facsimile reprints of three anonymous works: 1673 edition of Reflexions on Marriage, and the Poetick Discipline, printed for Allen Bancks, London; 1673 edition of Animadversions on Two Late Books, printed by A.C. for William Hensman..... More
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The Amours of Edward the IV [and] Elysium : Or, the State of Love and Honour in the Superior Regions of Bliss
New York: Garland Publishing, 1973.
Reprint. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, sunning, corner bump, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of 2 works. Original title page of the 1st reads: The amours of Edward the IV. An historical novel. By the author of the Turkish spy. London. Printed for Richard Sare..... More
The Finish'd Rake Or, Gallantry in Perfection; The Secret History of Mama Oello, Princess Royal of Peru; The Masterpiece of Imposture; The Temple Rakes, or Innocence Preserved
New York: Garland Publishing, 1973.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light spine sun, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contains reprints of: The finish'd rake. Printed for A. Dodd, E. Cook, and J. Jolyffe, London [1733]--The secret history of Mama Oello, Princess Royal of Peru. Printed for J. Dent, London, 1733.--Harding, Elizabeth. The..... More
The Lady and the Cavalier, The Mistletoe Bough and other Poems
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1891.
Illustrated by Jane Willis Grey illustrations. Hardcover. Random foxing, light edgewear, otherwise light wear. Solid sewn hardcover. ; Undated; circa 1890-1891. [36] unnumbered illustrated pages. Printed by Fine Arts Work in London. Decorated cloth cover. All edges gilt. Contents include "A Bunch of Primroses"... More
The House of the Fighting Cocks
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1923.
First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, light edge soiling, light wear; Dust Jacket rubbed, edge chipping, light soil. Solid hardcover. ; "A humorous picaresque novel of old Mexico. If the Mexican lad who tells this story had remained in the paternal business, the... More
Letters To Felicia
London: C Arthur Pearson, 1921.
Illustrated by Alister K Macdonald. Hardcover. Dampstain on top edge, tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket dampstained, edgeworn, tears with chipping, rub, wear. Solid hardcover. ; INSCRIBED by author on front free endpaper: "Dorothy Shepherd - from - F E Baily - July 1921". Illustrated... More
The Cytezen and Uplondyshman : An Eclogue
London: Printed for The Percy Society, 1847.
Pamphlet. Library REBIND in paper wraps with typed label, library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, faded cover, cocked, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid paperback pamphlet. ; Printed from the original edition (circa 1518) of Wynkyn de Worde. Edited, with an introductory notice of Barclay and his... More
Old Hall Rhymes
London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Company, 1868.
Hardcover. Front hinge poorly repaired, rear hinge started, tone, pencil notes on recto of rear free endpaper, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Inscribed by author on title page. Third book of poetry by this founding member of the Manchester Literary Club and of the... More
A Concordance to Conrad's Romance
New York: Garland Publishing, 1985.
Hardcover. Front free endpaper REMOVED with hinge firm, cover clear plastic laminated, library stamps/marks/labels, otherwise light wear. Solid oversize hardcover.; "In part because of the great length of Romance, this volume utilizes both the key word out of context format and a stop word list..... More
Concordances to Conrad's The Shadow Line and Youth : A Narrative
New York: Garland Publishing, 1980.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, otherwise light wear. Crisp oversize hardcover.; Garland Reference Library of the Humanities; Ex-Library; Vol. 204; 155 pages. More
The Money Market
Philadelphia: Drexel Biddle, 1898.
Illustrated by A Burnham Shute frontispiece. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light cock, spine sun, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; English society romance novel by popular novelist E F Benson. Decorative Book Cover with money bags, currency and coins floating down. ; 263, 5 ad pages. More
Concert Pitch
New York: Macmillan, 1934.
Illustrated by Peers dj art. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Last page roughly open with 5" gutter tear to page, light tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket 1/2" chip, edgewornt with 1" tears and smaller chips, edges rubbed, corner clips with price stamp on top... More
The Lighter Side of Irish Life
New York: Frederick A Stokes, 1912.
Illustrated by Henry W Kerr. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine darkening, unopened page, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Frontispiece and fifteen tipped in illustration plates by Henry W Kerr. First US Edition, from English sheets. "Thus a mythical Irishman... More
The Lemmings
New York: Coward-McCann, 1969.
Illustrated by Lydia Rosier dj design. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Spine lettering fade, otherwise slight wear; Dust Jacket light rub, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "A proud and lovely West African student and a liberal white teacher confront the emotional and racial tensions... More
With Tennyson at the Keyboard : A Victorian Songbook
New York: Garland Publishing, 1985.
Hardcover. Ink note on rear paste-down, otherwise slight wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "This volume is concerned with the efforts of a number of [Victorian] musicians, both professional and amateur, to write appropriate settings for poems by Tennyson. Strict technical analysis is for others to pursue... More
Mock-Heroic Poetry 1680-1750
Tubingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1971.
Trade Paperback. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, some laminate peeling, otherwise light wear. Solid small trade paperback.; Contents: Mac Flecknoe, by John Dryden -- The battle of the books, by Jonathan Swift -- The rape of the lock, by Alexander Pope -- The fan, by John Gay --..... More
Spenser's Faerie Queene : A Critical Commentary on Books I and II
Totowa NJ: Rowman and Littlefield, 1977.
First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels, toned, dj protector tape on covers, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket spine labels, light tone, light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "This important new commentary comes in response to the renewed interest in Spenser and his works... More
The Snare Of The Fowler
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1936.
Illustrated by DJ art by Salter. 1st US 1st Pr. Hardcover. Light wear; DJ light wear. Crisp copy. "This novel is a modern-life adaptation of an ancient and admired story: that of Oedipus the King..."; 276 pages. More
En Christens Resa genom werlden till den saliga ewigheten : äfwensom Hans Hustrus, Christinnas, och deras barns efterföljande uppbrott fran staden Förderf, äfwentyrliga wandring och lyckliga ankomst till det himmelska landet
Örebro: N M Lindh, 1859.
Hardcover. No flyleaves, front hinge started, tone, edgeworn, joints rubbed, 1863 owner's signature on front pastedown with note on rear pastedown, modern owner's emboss on title page, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Half leather binding with marbled paper boards, gilt spine lettering and rulings... More
Lexiphanes 1767
New York: Garland Publishing, 1974.
Reprint Ed. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light cock, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Facsimile reprint of the 1767 1st edition, printed for and sold by J. Knox, London. Original title page reads: "Lexiphanes, A Dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present Times. With A...... More
The Plays of Henry Carey
New York: Garland Publishing, 1980.
Reprint Editio. Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket/slip, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Reprints of the 1743 edition of The Dramatick Works of Henry Carey, printed by S. Gilbert, London; of the 1722 edition of Hanging and Marriage, printed for W. Chetwood, London; and of the 1732 edition... More
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales : The Prologue
London: Macmillan, 1903.
Hardcover. Cloth soil, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "My own interest in Chaucer is not linguistic, but literary and historical. I have, therefore, given (in addition to a full glossary) what I hope will be found (to repeat the phrase) a useful minimum of information... More
The Throne and the Chariot : Studies in Milton's Hebraism
The Hague: Mouton, 1975.
Hardcover. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Contents: Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The Valley of Hinnom and its Inhabitants: 1. The Valley of Hinnom, 2. The Fallen Angels; Adam and Eve; Milton's God in Council and in War; "Future Things": The Vision of History;... More