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EXLEY, Frederick LAST NOTES FROM HOME
Random House New York (1988) First Edition F/NF
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000222   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
LOPEZ, Barry CROSSING OPEN GROUND
Scribner New York (1988) First Edition F/NF
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 000223   details     inquire
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WIDEMAN, John Edgar REUBEN
Holt New York (1987) First Edition Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 000224   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue African-American Literature, History, and Art)
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
SEIDEL, Frederick THESE DAYS
Knopf New York 1989 First Edition F/NF
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000227   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
[O'NEILL, Eugene] ATKINSON, J EUGENE O'NEILL. A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1974 First Edition Illustrated with 143 facsimiles. The definitive bibliography of O'Neill's works. Without dustwrapper as issued. New
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 000228   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
STAFFORD, William TRAVELING THROUGH THE DARK
Harper & Row New York (1962) First Edition Stafford's second trade publication, winner of the National Book Award, and a significant book of modern American poetry. Just about Fine in Fine first-state dustwrapper.
Price: USD 400.00 other currencies   order no. 000234   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
STAFFORD, William THE RESCUED YEAR
Harper & Row New York (1966) First Edition Stafford's third trade publication. Presumed first issuewith $3.95 price, page listing previous publications at front & page containing printing information at rear, and untrimmed fore-edge. NF/NF
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000235   details     inquire
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SHAPIRO, Karl TRIAL OF A POET
R&H New York (1947) First Edition Very Good in chipped but Good dustwrapper.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 000236   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
DOYLE, James A CHRONICLE OF ENGLAND
Longman, Green London 1864 First Edition The designs were engraved & printed by Edmund Evans. According to Ruari McLean in his preface to Evans's REMINISCENCES, this is "probably the largest single book printed by Evans, with 81 illustrations printed in nine or ten exquisitely bright colors. It is said to be the last book printed by Evans on a hand press." Minor edgewear, joints rubbed, internally clean.
Price: USD 450.00 other currencies   order no. 000239   details     inquire
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WILBUR, Richard WALKING TO SLEEP. NEW POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS
Harcourt Brace New York (1969) First Edition Near Fine in a Very Good, price-clipped dustwrapper.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000243   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
BROWN, Larry BILLY RAY'S FARM
Wisteria Press Decatur, GA 1997 First Edition One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Brown & Moser ofan edition of 297. Fine
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. 000246   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
VAN WALLEGHEN, Michael MORE TROUBLE WITH THE OBVIOUS
University of Illinois Urbana (1981) First Edition Author's second book & winner of the Lamont Prize. A wonderful collection. F/F
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000248   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WINTERICH, John 23 BOOKS & THE STORIES BEHIND THEM
Book Arts Club Berkeley 1938 First Limited to 750 copies. Includes an ANS and a brief ALS by Winterich to a noted collector. Very Good
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000250   details     inquire
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BOOTH, Philip LETTER FROM A DISTANT LAND
Viking New York 1957 First Edition Author's first book, winner of the Lamont Prize. Prize card laidin. Fine in lightly worn dustwrapper.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000252   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
PHILLIPS, Jayne FAST LANES
E. P. Dutton New York (1987) First Edition Dustwrapper blurbs by Raymond Carver, Nadine Gordimer, Tillie Olsen, and Robert Stone. Slight foxing to top edge. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 000260   details     inquire
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NORMAN, Howard THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
Summit New York (1987) First Edition Author's first novel, nominated for the National Book Award. Blurbs by Peter Matthiessen and Barry Lopez among others. Light wear to lower front corner; two small, faint scratches to the front panel of the dustwrapper. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 000261   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MILLER, Arthur SITUATION NORMAL
R&H New York (1944) First Edition First book. fos. Nice copy in scarce dw with 1" snag on rear & spine chips.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 000265   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
BERRYMAN, John LOVE & FAME
Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York 1970 First Edition NF/NF
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000266   details     inquire
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DURRELL, Lawrence AN IRISH FAUSTUS
Faber London (1963) First Edition First English Edition. Fine in a bit soiled dustwrapper with light edgewear.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. 000270   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
BYNNER, Witter WITTER BYNNER
Simon & Schuster New York (1927) Wraps. Part of The Pamphlet Poets series. Owner name in very smallletters on cover. Very Good
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 000274   details     inquire
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WATSON, Robert A PAPER HORSE
Atheneum New York 1962 First Edition First book. Near Fine
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 000275   details     inquire
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DEVRIES, Peter ALS
April 10, 1961 To an author/bookseller expressing condolence for a rejection & offering advice on how to publish. @60 words. Fine
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 000277   details     inquire
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BLY, Robert ALS with envelope
Madison, MN Sept. 15, 1976 To another writer regarding interviews & mentioning a book of his essaysin the works. On Seventies Press letterhead. Very Good
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000279   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
RICH, Adrienne A CHANGE OF WORLD
Yale New Haven 1951 First Edition Foreword by W. H. Auden. Rich's first book as an adult, preceded by two rare juvenile publications. This printing consisted of only 551 copies. Beautiful copy in a similar price-clipped dustwrapper.
Price: USD 1,000.00 other currencies   order no. 000286   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MICHENER, James THE FLOATING WORLD
Random House New York (1954) First Edition Illustrated with color and B&W plates. Chip at the head of the dustwrapper spine. Near Fine in Very Good dustwrapper with typically sunned spine.
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 000288   details     inquire
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CRANE, Stephen GEORGE'S MOTHER
Edward Arnold New York 1896 First Edition Slightly cocked. BAL 4073. Near Fine
Price: USD 185.00 other currencies   order no. 000294   details     inquire
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SINGER, Isaac B GENTLEMAN FROM CRACOW; THE MIRROR
Limited Editions Club Northampton 1979 Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/4") bound with a gray buckram spine and gray paper board sides. One of 2000 numbered copies illustrated with watercolorsand SIGNED by Raphael Soyer as well as by the Nobel Prize winning Singer. Monthly Letter laid in. Fine in Fine slipcase.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 000299   details     inquire
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SNODGRASS, W. D SIGNED and INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH
Fine 4" x 6" photograph INSCRIBED for ----- and SIGNED by the smiling poet. Fine
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 000300   details     inquire
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SNODGRASS, W. D TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (TMS): "Ten Days Leave"
Fair copy typed manuscript of one of his better-known poems SIGNED by the poet. Fine
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000301   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WILBUR, Richard "Advice to a Prophet"
Fair copy typed manuscript SIGNED with an emendation in Wilbur's hand. Fine
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. 000302   details     inquire
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MEREDITH, William "Iambic Feet Considered as Honorable Scars"
8-line poem completely in the poet's hand & SIGNED by him. Fine
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000308   details     inquire
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STEGNER, Wallace TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) to Louis Kronenberger
Los Altos Hills, CA 9 Feb. 1972 Single-spaced, 37 lines, @450-500 words. Stegner remarks on how much more interesting Kronenberger's ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MINERAL (Viking 1972) is than the average commonplace book, giving specific examples of what he appreciates in the book. "I have been reminded of the term 'belly robber,' on which I grew up and which I had totally forgotten and which, now that I am on a diet and losing pounds, I shall pass on to my wife, the cook.... I am going to be dipping into your book like a water ouzel for a long time to come. You may even have started me on a career of recollection and pilfering." With one or two minor manuscript corrections. SIGNED "Wally." This is Viking Press's copy with their notations in the upper left corner. Fold marks and some light wrinkling. Very Good
Price: USD 350.00 other currencies   order no. 000310   details     inquire
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SNODGRASS, W. D AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS): "Palinstrom ... After Morgenstern"
A twelve-line poem completely in the poet's hand and SIGNED by him. Fine
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000312   details     inquire
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KENNEDY, X. J "Ars Poetica"
4-line poem with drawing completely in the poet's hand & SIGNED by him. Fine
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000316   details     inquire
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CREELEY, Robert AWAY
Black Sparrow Santa Barbara 1976 First Edition Copy #214 of 250 numbered and SIGNED copies, 50 of which had an original print. Fine in glassine, as issued.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000321   details     inquire
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BLY, Robert IRON JOHN
Addison-Wesley Reading, MA 1990 First Edition Scarce issue of this popular and important study of male initiation which rapidly went into later printings. Fine
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 000323   details     inquire
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SNODGRASS, W. D TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (TMS): "Edmund to Gloucester"
Fair copy typed manuscript SIGNED by the poet. Short tear to edge. Very Good
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000324   details     inquire
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BELLOW, Saul HUMBOLDT'S GIFT
Viking New York (1975) Winner of the Pulitzer Prize & nominated for the National Book Award. Some soiling and wear to wraps. Near Very Good
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000327   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
LEAVITT, David FAMILY DANCING
Knopf New York 1984 First Edition Author's first book, a collection of stories. Fine in dustwrapperwith very slight darkening of edges.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 000329   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
STYRON, William LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS
Bobbs Merrill Indianapolis (1951) First Edition Author's first book. Fine in dustwrapper with lightwear at tips & two short tears.
Price: USD 500.00 other currencies   order no. 000332   details     inquire
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UPDIKE, John MUSEUMS & WOMEN
Knopf New York 1972 First Edition Slight foxing to fore-edge. NF/NF
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 000333   details     inquire
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DAHLBERG, Edward THE CONFESSIONS OF...
George Braziller New York (1971) First Edition One of 200 numbered and SIGNED copies by this much underrated writer. Fine in slipcase, as issued.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 000343   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
DAHLBERG, Edward DO THESE BONES LIVE
Harcourt Brace New York (1941) First Edition Minor edgewear and a couple of closed tears to dustwrapper. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 000344   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
KOSINSKI, Jerzy PASSION PLAY
St. Martin's New York (1979) First Edition One of 500 numbered and SIGNED copies. Fine
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000350   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
GILMAN, Roger GREAT STYLES OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE...
Harper New York 1924 First Edition Very Good
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 000355   details     inquire
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MATTHIESSEN, Peter RADITZER
Viking New York 1961 First Edition His third novel, fourth book. INSCRIBED for------ "with best wishes" & SIGNED by Matthiessen on the front free endpaper in 1963. An uncommon earlyinscription. Two tiny stains to fore-edge of text block. Very minor rubbing to spine tips and corners of dustwrapper. Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 600.00 other currencies   order no. 000359   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WOUK, Herman THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL
Doubleday New York 1954 First Edition The play based on Wouk's Pulitzer Prize novel. NF in VG dustwrapper with typical rubbing & edgewear.
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000360   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
VAN DOREN, Mark ANS
Nov. 26, 1961 30 words at the bottom of a letter to Van Doren eloquently stating why he cannot givea blurb. Very Good
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000362   details     inquire
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RIBALOW, Harold JEW IN AMERICAN SPORT
Bloch New York 1951 F/G+
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 000365   details     inquire
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PURDY, James COLOR OF DARKNESS
New Directions New York (1957) First Edition Author's first trade book, SIGNED by him on the title page. Very Good in a dustwrapper with moderate edgewear and soiling.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000371   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
BROOKS, Gwendolyn AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED (ANS)
18 March 1983 In full in red ink and SIGNED by the poet: "Your beautiful letter itself will mean a great deal to your sons! I am returning it to you to SAVE for them." The note is clipped from the bottom of the letter mentioned. Very Good
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. 000379   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue African-American Literature, History, and Art)
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PRESCOTT, William H. (COVARRUBIAS, Miguel) A HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO
Heritage Press New York n.d. One of the few original publications of this press. Bookplate. NF in like slipcase.
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. 000380   details     inquire
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VOLTAIRE, Francois Marie Arouet De POEM UPON THE LISBON DISASTER
Penmaen Press Lincoln 1977 First Edition One of 200 numbered copies of the special edition (this marked out-of-series) SIGNED by artist Lynd Ward, Anthony Hecht, the translator, &Arthur Wilson who wrote the introduction. Hand-printed by Michael McCurdy &Evelyn Clarke with Ward's engravings struck from the blocks. There were also 100 deluxe copies and 200 trade copies. Fine, lacking slipcase.
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 000386   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
CATHER, Willa APRIL TWILIGHTS
Gorham Press Boston 1903 First Edition Cather's first book & very scarce. Owner signature on front endpaper appears to be Anne Brenner. Spine chipped. Minor foxing, a few small ink checks in text otherwise clean. Original spine label darkened but readable. Both boards detached. In black cloth clamshell box.
Price: USD 650.00 other currencies   order no. 000390   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MANN, Thomas THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
Limited Editions Club New York 1962 Two quarto volumes (7" x 10-7/8") bound in linen shelfback withthe title stamped in gold on a gray-green label of Italian Roma paper and boards covered with a smoke-brown, mould-made French paper impressed with a design by Max Caflisch. Illustrated with 53 wood engravings including 10 full page printed in three colors by Felix Hoffmann. Copy #1098 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist. Copy #33 also available. Monthly Letter laid in. Fine in Near Fine slipcase with sunned backstrip.
Price: USD 250.00 other currencies   order no. 000392   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
SIMPSON, E. Blantyre ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S EDINBURGH DAYS
Hodder & Stoughton London 1914 First Edition Very Good with XLib markings.
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. 000394   details     inquire
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CABLE, George W AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
Northampton 15 Aug. 1892 A concerned two-page letter to a Mr. Carey asking him to accompany his daughter in examining a New York apartment. Aged, some old stains, old tape repair. Good
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. 000395   details     inquire
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BYNNER, Witter TIGER
M. Kennerley New York 1913 First Edition Bynner's second book, a play. fos. Fine, lacking dustwrapper.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 000402   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WILSON, Edmund POETS, FAREWELL!
Scribner New York 1929 First Edition Wilson's fairly scarce volume of poetry. Endpapers foxed. NearFine in slightly darkened dustwrapper with small chip.
Price: USD 450.00 other currencies   order no. 000403   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
MERTON, Thomas THE TEARS OF THE BLIND LIONS
New Directions New York (1949) First Edition Fine in very lightly soiled dustwrapper.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 000408   details     inquire
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MATTHEWS, William RUINING THE NEW ROAD
Random House New York (1970) First Edition Poet's first book, especially uncommon in this hardcoverissue. Mild sunning to top edge; slightly cocked. VG in dw with 2 tears
Price: USD 65.00 other currencies   order no. 000409   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
CONNELLAN, Leo PENOBSCOT POEMS
New Quarto Editions New Haven (1974) First Edition Stapled wraps laid into a stiff paper dustwrapper, as issued. Near Fine
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. 000412   details     inquire
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STRANGE, Michael MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
M. Kennerley New York 1916 First Edition First book. Uncommon. Good, lacking dustwrapper.
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. 000420   details     inquire
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CHARLOT, Jean CHARLOT MURALS IN GEORGIA
University of Georgia Press (1945) First Edition Quarto, 2500 copies printed. With a lovely SIGNED INSCRIPTION in the year of publication to Alma [Reed, author of THE MEXICAN MURALISTS, among others], noting the pages on which there are illustrations in which his wife and children appear: "For Alma/This book with no/reindeer and no crane--/But with Johnny and Ann/on plate 120-121/and Martin p. 139--/and Zohmah pl. 61./and Jean all over/N-Y-1945." Charlot has added drawings of 5 heartsin decreasing size after his name. Very Good in Fine dustwrapper.
Price: USD 500.00 other currencies   order no. 000422   details     inquire
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WALKOWITZ, A. 100 PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE OBJECTIVE TO THE ABSTRACT
B.W. Huebsch New York 1925 First INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Walkowitz to fellow artist Jean Charlot. Very Good
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 000424   details     inquire
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RAINES, C. W A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TEXAS
M. Martino (Staten Island) [1997] Reprint Limited to only 150 copies, this first bibliography of Texas is a descriptive list of books, pamphlets, and documents in print and manuscript since 1536 and up to the 1890s. Streeter's more famous bibliography covers only the period from 1795-1845. The original edition of Raines was only 500 copies. Fine
Price: USD 100.00 other currencies   order no. 000428   details     inquire
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LONG, Haniel GRIST MILL
Rydal Press Santa Fe 1945 First Edition Errata slip tipped in at rear. Warmly INSCRIBED at some length and SIGNED by Long. Small chip at head of spine of dustwrapper extending around to back cover. Near Fine in Very Good and uncommon dustwrapper.
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000429   details     inquire
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LONG, Haniel GRIST MILL
Rydal Press Santa Fe 1946 2nd ed (rev) Warmly INSCRIBED and SIGNED to a headmistress of a girls' school with an additional two-line quote from one of the poems: "Thought can be the life of God/In each man, and God is love." Two or three corrections in the text also apparently in Long's hand. The two panels of the dustwrapper are neatly detached from the spine. Except for small sections of the spine at head and heel, the wrapper is complete and looks good encased in its mylar protective jacket. VG/G
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 000430   details     inquire
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LONG, Haniel PITTSBURGH MEMORANDA
Rydal Press Santa Fe 1935 First Edition One of 1000 SIGNED copies. Additionally INSCRIBED in the year of publication to author Andre Siegfried, whom Long goes on to call "one of mybest teachers." Very Good
Price: USD 125.00 other currencies   order no. 000431   details     inquire
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LONG, Haniel IF HE CAN MAKE HER SO
Frontier Press Pittsburgh 1968 First Edition 3000 copies printed. NF/G
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. 000432   details     inquire
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LE GALLIENNE, Richard RELIGION OF A LITERARY MAN
Mathews & Lane London 1893 First Edition One of 250 large-paper copies. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by publisher John Lane to American poet Robert Bridges "With a sigh![because the giver is not the London publisher of `Overheard in Arcady']." Very Good
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 000434   details     inquire
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STOCKTON, Frank THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
Scrib. New York 1884 First Edition BAL 18880. 1500 copies printed. The title story is a precursor of the modern television game show. Owner name on 1/2 title. Slight wear to spine, typical browning of paper. Very Good
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. 000435   details     inquire
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(SHEPARD, Sam) SMITH, M. (ed.) THE BEST OF OFF OFF BROADWAY
Dutton New York 1969 First Edition Paperback original containing Shepard's "Forensic and the Navigators." Covers a bit soiled & worn.
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. 000437   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
B., Bill COMPULSIVE OVEREATER
CompCare Minneapolis (1981) First Edition NF/NF
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 000438   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WELTY, Eudora SELECTED STORIES
Modern Library New York (1954) First Modern Library Edition. Reprint of Welty's first two books of storieswith a new introduction by Katherine Anne Porter. Rather uncommon book, said to be Welty's favorite from which to read. Owner signature on verso ofendpaper. Small chips at heel of dustwrapper spine. Near Fine in price-clipped, lightly soiled Very Good dustwrapper
Price: USD 85.00 other currencies   order no. 000445   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
(WILSON, Edmund) NOYES, Alfred (ed.) BOOK OF PRINCETON VERSE 1916
Princeton University Press Princeton 1916 First Edition Contains 5 poems by Edmund Wilson and 7 by John Peale Bishop, predating their first book by 6 years. Some spots on cover, spine soiled. Owner's card affixed to ffep
Price: USD 90.00 other currencies   order no. 000453   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
WILSON, Edmund TRIPLE THINKERS
John Lehmann London (1952) Originally published in England in 1938 in a very small edition, this new edition was extensively revised and added to by Wilson. With errata slip. Very Good in edgeworn & foxed dustwrapper.
Price: USD 60.00 other currencies   order no. 000454   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
LONG, Haniel LETTER TO ST. AUGUSTINE
Duell, Sloan & Pearce New York (1950) First Edition VG/G+
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 000462   details     inquire
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WILLIAMS, Jonathan THE MAGPIE'S BAGPIPE
North Point San Francisco 1982 First Edition Very Good
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. 000464   details     inquire
offered by: Charles Agvent   (USA)
PAZ, Octavio CONJUNCTIONS AND DISJUNCTIONS
Viking New York (1974) First Edition Sticker remnant on pastedown o/w F/NF.
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AIKEN, ANDERSON, BENET, BROMFIELD, DREISER, &amp; VAN VEC... PROSE QUARTOS
Random House New York 1930 First Edition Six slim volumes, each with paper label intact, housed in a slipcase and limited to 875 copies. A set in this condition is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Some typical sunning to spines. Near Fine in somewhat faded but Very Good slipcase.
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BARTLETT, Henrietta C. MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: ORIGINAL AND EARLY EDITIONS OF HIS QUARTOS AND FOLIOS/SOURCE BOOKS
Kraus New York 1969 Reprint Fine
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MORRISON, Theodore THE SERPENT IN THE CLOUD
Houghton Mifflin Boston 1931 First Edition First book. Publisher's complimentary slip laid in. fos in year of publication. VG in chipped dw with 1 long tear.
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SCHRODER, John (editor) CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS BY RUPERT BROOKE, EDWARD MARSH & CHRISTOPHER HASSALL
Rampant Lions Cambridge (1970) First Edition Folio (7-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in green cloth. Frontispiece of Brooke by Joan Hassall. Limited to 450 numbered copies designed and printed by Will and Sebastian Carter, this being copy #269 of 400 on Wookey Hole rag paper bound in cloth. Fine in glassine.
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BROOKE, Rupert "1914". FIVE SONNETS
Sidgwick & Jackson London 1915 First Edition Lacking the original envelope. Slight crease on cover.Near Fine
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DOCTOROW, E.L. LOON LAKE
Random House New York (1980) Limited to 350 numbered and SIGNED copies. Fine in slipcase, as issued.
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HEANEY, Seamus POEMS AND A MEMOIR
Limited Editions Club (New York) (1982) First Edition Tall octavo (7-1/2" x 12") bound in full darkbrown leather and issued in an edition of 2000 numbered copies. The eight illustrations by Henry Pearson, adapted from prehistoric carvings found just north of Dublin, are original graphics printed directly from relief engravings. The selection includes eight early and previously uncollected poems as well as a preface and memoir by Heaney. SIGNED by Heaney, Pearson, and Thomas Flanagan who wrote the introduction. The nature of the leather of this binding leads to some variation in color and texture. Very mild sunning to spine. Fine in slipcase.
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DOCTOROW, E. L. RAGTIME
Random House New York (1975) First Edition Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and basis for a motion picture. Faint dampspotting to cloth. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper.
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DOCTOROW, E.L. LIVES OF THE POETS
Random House New York (1984) First Edition SIGNED by Doctorow. Red remainder stripe top edge; stillFine in Fine dustwrapper.
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DRINKWATER, John ABRAHAM LINCOLN
S&J London 1918 First Edition Spine a bit worn, label partly lacking. In later slipcase. G
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SHACOCHIS, Bob EASY IN THE ISLANDS
Crown New York (1985) First Edition Author's first book & winner of the American Book Award for best first workof fiction. Remainder stripe top edge o/w Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
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KENNEDY, William IRONWEED
Viking New York (1983) First Edition Uncorrected proof in yellow wraps with brown ink lettering. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Title in ink on spine. Fine and scarce in this format, especially when signed.
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WALLACE, E. C ST. CLAIR: A NINETEENTH-CENTURY COAL TOWN'S EXPERIENCE WITH A DISASTER-PRONE INDUSTRY
Knopf New York 1987 First Edition Fine in Fine dustwrapper.
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TWAIN, Mark [CLEMENS, Samuel] MARK TWAIN'S SKETCHES, NEW AND OLD
American Publishing Hartford & Chicago 1875 First Edition Original decorated blue cloth. Second State of text. An early collection of63 sketches by Twain, illustrated throughout. BAL 3364. Occasional internalsoiling; some staining to rear cover but mostly faint. Gilt bright, covers and hinges strong. Minor wear to spine tips. Very Good to Near Fine
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HOAGLAND, Edward THE PEA