Literature

Kleist, Heinrich Von; Miller, Philip B. [ed, intro, trans.]

Hard CoverNew YorkE.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.1982. Crisp copy of this stated first US edition, bound in brown cloth and lettered in gold on spine. Head and base of spine bumped. Very minor yellow discoloration to top edge of text block near spine. Previous owner's blindstamp to bottom of title and half-... >> more

GREGORY CORSO, BILL MORGAN, PATTI SMITH

Trade Paperback W W Norton & Co Inc April 20032003. Black wraps, minor shelf wear, vertical crease to spine, clean contents

Soft CoverPortugal .

Scarce. Two volumes of essays, in English and Portugese, from the 1978 and 1983 symposiums on the work of Fernando Pessoa held in Porto and Nashville, respectively. Please note that the Portugese essays are not translated into English, or vice versa. Both volumes are in simi... >> more

Stern, Daniel

ClothNew YorkG.P. Putnam's Sons1967.

Inscibed by author on ffep. Small scuff to bottom page edge and a slight cock forward (a short stay on a tight shelf should fix this). Otherwise very good. Tan jacket shows some gentle wear at extremities. Small chips at head and tail of spine. Mylar=protected... >> more

Smiley, Jane

Hard CoverNew YorkAlfred A. Knopf1987.

Stated first edition SIGNED by Jane Smiley on the title page in black ink. Bound in beige hard cover with cloth spine lettered in gold gilt. Cover edges sunned. Front cover very faintly splayed. Mild dust soiling and small brown stain to top page edges. Mild... >> more

Powell, Violet (editor) Powell, William (preface) Bayley, John (Introduction)

Hardcover Thames & Hudson Ltd1987. Cream cloth gold stamped spine and front panel, tiny bumps to spine extremities, very good dj, minor scuffing and yellowing edges of flaps, in mylar,152pp. clean contents, page edges starting to yellow, sturdy binding.

Paul De Man

Hardcover Yale University Press November 19791979. Burgundy cloth very slight fading top and bottom, silver stamped lettering on spine a bit rubbed, grey dj faded spine, edgeworn and creased, 1' closed tear top front, in mylar, water damage fore side & bottom back corner bleding color inside sj and ... >> more

Antholz, Peyson

Soft CoverNew YorkAce Science Ficiton1958. "Delinquents out for Kicks." Mass market pulp fiction with pictorial cover. Spine cracked at pp 90/91 resulting in a chunk of pages that are still connected but slightly unaligned from the rest of the block. Pages are age-toned and covers are gently rubbed.... >> more

Field, Rachel

Hard CoverNew YorkThe Macmillan Company1938. Stated first printing, INSCRIBED by Rachel Field in blue ink on the ffep. Bound in blue hard cover lettered and ruled in silver gilt. Publisher's name at bottom of spine chipped. Head of spine bumped; base of spine chipped. Rubbing to cover corners. Paste... >> more

Hayes, Alfred

Cloth Howell, Soskin1946. A harse view of the Second World War's aftermath viewed through the experience of American G.I.s in occupied Italy. Vermilion cloth lettered in blue, mildly soiled a darker shade of red on front panel, a shadow imprint of a faded DJ. The latter, now in mylar, is designed in... >> more