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Oxford: Sycamore Press, 1978. Limited Edition, 1/400 copies. Single sheet folded twice inwards. In Very Good condition. Blue lettering to front cover. Interior clean. Shelved in Case 0 binder. More
Oxford: Sycamore Press, 1978. Limited Edition, 1/400 copies. Single sheet folded twice inwards. In Very Good condition. Blue lettering to front cover. Interior clean. Shelved in Case 0 binder. More
1985-1987. A collection of 13 assorted memento mori ephemera from the collection of Raymond Brett, including photocopied and original newspaper clippings, service pamphlets, and honorary memorabilia of Philip Larkin. Offprint of "Philip Larkin, Anti-Heroic Poet." An Arundel Tomb: Otter Memorial Paper, Number 1. Poetry in the Making Illustrative Material: Turret Books. 'A Lifted Study-Storehouse': Hull University Press, Philip Larkin Memorial Series No. 1. by Maeve Brennan. Signed by Brennan on first page, dated 29th July 1987. Philip Larkin: his life and work; An Exhibition held in the Brynmor Jones Library of the University of Hull, 2 June - 12 July, 1986 Humberside, the magazine of the Hull Literary Club. Vol. XXIV No. 2 Westminster Abbey Order of Service - In Memory of Philip Arthur Larkin Two (2) copies of Order of Service from St. Mary the Virgin, Cottingham. 9th December 1985. Two (2) copies of Philip Larkin: A Thanksgiving. An evening of reminiscence and readings by friends and colleagues. Photocopy of the BJL (Brynmor Jones Library) bulletin No. 15 from Spring 1986. Detailing Larkin's life and work as a university librarian. The University College Library, 1929-1979. The Library's Fiftieth Anniversary. Twelve (12) newspaper clippings, both obituaries and memorial articles. More
New York: Harold Vinal, 1927. 12mo; G+; pp 46; black spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has some rubbing wear to exterior; minor wear to corners; strong boards; text block exterior edges have slight age toning; interior has light offset to few pages; inscribed by R.A. Lattimore. More
Privately Printed, 1929. Limited Edition #446/500. Octavo, 125 pages. In Very Good condition with Good plus glassine jacket. Bound in vellum with gilt lettering on spine. Housed in publisher's Good white slipcase. Slipcase has tearing to spine edges. Glassine jacket has head edge of spine chipped off. Text block has light foxing to some pages. Signed and numbered by Lawrence on copyright page. Shelved in Case 0. More
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1921. First Edition. Large Octavo, 50 pages; G-; Green paper boards with Ukiyo-e inspired illustrated cover; Boards show significant chipping to head/tail of spine, moderate wear to edges, and light age-toning/soiling overall; Textblock has light plus age-toning to deckled edges; RWO. More
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1915. 12mo; G; blue spine with black text; no jacket; publisher's original purple cloth shows sunned spine; some sunning also toward spine to joints and rear head edge; front and rear panels have slight soiling stains; sturdy boards; minor rubbing to edges; textblock edges have age toned somewhat with light foxing to fore edge; binding good; interior has light foxing to most pages, toward edges; pp 89. More
Los Angeles: B.N. Robertson, 1947. First Edition. 10mo; pp 48; G-; red spine without text; no jacket; cloth shows slight shelf wear to exterior; gilt titles to front; strong boards; text block exterior edges slightly toned; ex-library with stamps and markings inside; frontispiece; interior clean; good binding. More
Paris: 2004. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, green without print; Cover quarter bound with green cloth to spine and white paper with green print, slight stain on rear, else clean and bright; Text block has author stamp and author’s inscription in ink on front flyleaf; Text in French; 25 leaves. More
New Hyde Park: University Books, 1966. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, yellow with red print; DJ has edgewear, with small tear at bottom of spine and curling to fore corners, creases to rear cover, else light smudging/shelfwear; Text block has slight curling to fore corners, else clean and tight; Unpaged. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984. Reprinted. 10mo; pp 224; VG-/paperback; yellow/ivory spine with blue text; covers have slight wear to exterior; lightly sunned spine; intact panels; text block edges show light tone; slight ink to half title page; illustrated; interior clean. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 90 pages; G+; spine black with pink label and white lettering; some wear and scuffing overall; price sticker at front cover; wear to corners; wear to head and tail of spine; small brown stain to back cover; binding shaken; brown and green illustrations throughout; pages clean; shelved Poetry--L. More
Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1974. Limited Edition, #275/1500. Folio, 105 pages; VG; full tan cloth binding; spine with brown lettering; with publisher's original worn glassine wrapper; housed in VG brown paper slipcase; mild shelf wear and scuffing; upper edge dyed yellow; contains limited-color illustrations; signed flat by Amen at colophon; hand-numbered 275 at colophon; pages clean; shelved above Limited Editions Club. More
Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1983. Quarto; VG-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, cream without print; Boards covered in clear plastic that is torn across the front, boards in cream cloth with red print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 24 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, n.d. [c. 1916]. First American Edition. Thin octavo, 31 pages, G+; purple cloth boards, no lettering to spine, gilt lettering and gilt floral border/motif to front board: spine age-toned brown, nick with material loss to middle of spine, bumping/fraying to head and tail; slight bumping/fraying with material loss to corners; buckling to cloth on front and back boards; age-toned to text-block, slight chipping to deckle edges; mild age-toning to leaves, text legible; moderate rectangle of age-toning to title page from tissue guard protecting frontispiece; INSCRIBED "Alice from Shane / 1917" to ffep; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #2. More
Iowa: The Windhover Press, 1976. Limited Edition, 1/200. Tall octavo; 69 pages; VG-; full black cloth binding with three black ink bars to cover and paper label to spine; some shelfwear to covers, including scuffing, partial detachment of label, and brown discoloration to upper inner corner of front cover; textblock clean, with fore and bottom edges deckled; ex libris Stuart B. Schimmel to front pastedown; signed flat by Levine on half-title; shelved case 0. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. Seventh Printing. Octavo; G+/G-; off-white spine with black text; seventh printing; dust jacket exterior shows slight soiling wear; minor chips to edges; partial sticker remnant to spine; price clipped front flap; mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has some foxing; some rubbing wear to edges; sturdy, straight boards; textblock exterior edges have modest toning; gift inscription to ffep; light foxing to endpapers; interior good; Illustrated; pp 214. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1992. Third Printing. Quarto, 160 pages. In Very Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine pink with black lettering. Covers show extremely slight wear, mild sunning to the spine and minimal wear to the edges. Text block has mild yellowish tone. Illustrated. Odd volume. Third printing. Originally published by John Lane, London, 1914. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. Second Printing. Quarto, 102 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine beige with black lettering. Paperback binding. Covers have extremely slight wear and minimal wear to the edges. Text block has mild yellowish tone. Illustrated. Odd volume. Originally published by John Lane, London, 1915. Second printing. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More
Kanda, Tokyo: Hokuseido Press, 1935. Octavo, xix, 236, 20 pages. In Good condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is yellow with white print on black banner. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, small portions torn away from edges, toning to spine, shelf wear. Boards in blue cloth with yellow paper title label. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has has gilt top edge, maps on endpapers, spine break at page 164, light age-toning to paper. Illustrated with b&w frontispiece.Text in English and Chinese. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1981. Octavo, xxi, 442 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is purple with white and black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Toning to spine. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has spotting to top edge, . Illustrated: b&w. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. More
New York: Pantheon, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 86 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.75', light wear, primarily to edges and corners. Slight water damage to tail of jacket interior. Signed and dated December 1956 by Lindbergh on the title page. Additionally inscribed: "For Aunt Alice with love from Anne" at the head of the title page. More
Stockholm: Forum, 1980. Large, Oblong Octavo; VG-/G; light yellow spine with blue text; dust jacket exterior has slight soiling wear; few, minor chips to edges; cloth has minimal exterior wear; lightly rubbed edges; good binding; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have light tone; small stain @ front endpaper (SEE IMAGE), interior pages otherwise clean; illustrated; pp 184; text in Swedish NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases wrapping around the 15's bookcases. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1917. Advance Review Copy. Octavo, 127, [1] pages, [6] ads. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with blue and gilt stamping. Fading to spine, mild rubbing and wear to boards. Bookplate of Vida and Arthur Guiterman to the front pastedown. An advance review copy, with a large perforated stamp from the publisher on the title page. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1914. First Edition. Octavo, xv pages, 159 page; VG-; contemporary full mustard publisher's cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering and rubbed blue design; mild shelf wear; corners bumped and slightly shredded; faint stains to front board; wear to joints; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; scuffing to back board; inscribed by Lindsay at front free endpaper; previous owner's name at front free endpaper; mild foxing and age-toning to textblock; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 0. More
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1921. US Printing. small 8vo. VG-; spine is sunned golden brown from exposure, with tiny gilt uppercase titling indented from spine ends. superficial dry spotting and discoloration to both panels. heavy foxing to front endpapers, heavy toning to rear inside panels. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR TO PRIOR OWNER AND DATED ON RIGHT FEP. soft stock, medium ivory sheets, no marks to neatly aligned corners and generally perused. slender volume in solid form. exposure naturally darkened slim outer edges, all sides smooth. 119 pp. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Limited edition. Octavo; Limited edition, 288/400; Poor+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with black print on paper title label; Boards in clear plastic sleeve with label taped to spine and vendor label on front flap; Boards quarter bound with brown cloth to spine and grey paper to boards, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, shelfwear to cloth, smudging/shelfwear to paper; Text block has gilt top edge, with broken hinges is separated from cover, light tanning to endpapers, intermittent spine breaks; Signed in ink by the author on the limited edition page; xv, 390 pages. More
New York: The Eakins Press, 1968. Octavo; G+; Paperback; Spine, white with blue and red print; Cover has light edgewear, slight curling to fore edge; Text block clean and tight; 287 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, Inc., 1965. First Edition. 12mo; G+/G-; Blue spine with black text; first edition; exterior to jacket shows mild toning toward edges; rear has bluish smudges; few chips to edges; modest general wear; mylar wrap to jacket; cloth has noticeable sun fading towards head edge; spine has also sunned; tail edge has minor sunning; binding intact; straight boards; text block exterior edges have very light tone; previous owner's name to ffep; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 48. More
New York: Gotham Book, 1972. Booklet [7x8]; Good condition paperback; red covers with black text to front; covers have slight sunning to exterior; small stain to front; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior lightly toned; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #4. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 215, [1], 12 ads; VG; bound in publisher's brown cloth, gilt titling to spine; minor rubbing and wear, primarily to extremities, mild chipping to head of spine; one page ad tipped in at front advertising The Waverly novels; name written in pencil on the sfep, title page; First Issue, with "Cry of pain on crags Caucasion." to page 119 and "The revel of the treacherous wine," to page 124, and October ads in rear; TH consignment; shelved case 0. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First Edition, Second Issue. Octavo, 215, [1], 16 ads; VG; bound in publisher's brown cloth, gilt titling to spine; minor rubbing and wear, primarily to extremities, chipping to head of spine; slight chip to lower front hinge; Second Issue, with "The revel of the ruddy wine," to page 124, and November ads in rear; TH consignment; shelved case 0. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [i-vi], [7]-215 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blindstamped ornament on both covers. Boards have rubbing to corners exposing boards, spine edges chipped off, and fraying to spine edges. Textblock has light age toning, stamp on second page, splitting to title page gutter, and splitting to gutter between pages 12 and 13. Shelved Room A. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860. New Edition. Octavo, 101 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Fully bound in brown leather with blind tooling to covers and spine and gilt lettering to front cover. Textblock stamped with a gilt pattern. Copyright date on the title page. Visible wear to spine, especially at head, tail, bands, and hinges. Bumping to corners and along top and bottom edges of covers. Blind stamp from previous owner at top right corner of the front free end paper. Very light fingerprinting throughout textblock from thumbing. Pages clean with black and white illustrations throughout. Shelved Room A. More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1875. Octavo; G; cobalt blue and gilt spine with blue text; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight soiling; lightly sunned spine; few frays to spine edges; slight rubbing to edges otherwise; gilt and black decorative front; beveled edges; straight boards; textblock edges gilt; frontispiece with tissue guard; broken hinges; few pages loosened, but present; some foxing to several pages; illustrated; some illustrations with tissue guard; pp 64. More
London: George Routledge & Co., 1857. Large Octavo, 400 pages, [4]. In Very Good condition. Bound in full gilt pebbled leather, with gilt tooling and titling to paneled spine. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants, with their stamp. Text block has light uneven foxing throughout, with small bookplate to front pastedown. All edges gilt, with gilt turnings. JW Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881. 4to., 2 volumes; VG-; spines brown cloth with gilt lettering; text blocks gilt with some scratches; bumping and shelfwear throughout including corners, head and tail of spine; volume 1 has frontispiece of Longfellow with tissue guard; minor damage to upper fore corner of endpapers on both volumes; name written on front endpapers, else clean; interiors clean; mild foxing to endpapers; heavy, please contact for shipping; shelved front table. More
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1845. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xviii, 779 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary half brown leather and marbled paper boards with gilt lettering on paneled spine. First printing, with "Stereotyped and Printed by Metcalf and Company" on copyright page. Scuffing to leather with some minor cracking to along spine. Edges of textblock dyed with marbled pattern. Marbled endpapers. Interior pages clean. Inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper. Features frontispiece and engraved title page before letter press title page. Shelved in Case 0. More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1850. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, iv, [2], 141, [5], 4 pages ads; bound in full crushed blue morocco by Scroll Club NY, paneled spine with gilt titling; gilt turn-ins; top edge gilt; some wear to hinges, front hinge beginning to crack; small bookplate removed from front pastedown; First Edition, First Issue, with ads in their earliest state, dated October 1, 1849, with 'The Seaside and the Fireside' listed as '(In Press)'; shelved case 0. More
Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. Thirtieth Thousand. Octavo, 316 pages, 10 pages; VG-; contemporary full brown cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; scuffing to boards; small chips missing at crown and tail of spine, exposing blue lining; pages clean;. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, 316, [4], 11, [1] pages; G; bound in publisher's brown blind-stamped cloth, spine stamped in gilt; some chipping to head and tail of spine, splitting to lower hinges; mild rubbing and wear; spine lightly cocked; bookplate removed from front pastedown; ffep loose; pages 91-92 and 139-142 improperly cut when opened, no damage to text; stain to pages 288-289; First Edition, First Issue, with all issue points; Publisher's catalogue in rear dated November 1855; issue points marked in pencil; shelved case 0. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Reprint. Octavo, 205 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in dark red cloth with gilt text. Boards have fraying to spine edges, tearing to head edge of spine, sunning to spine, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Textblock has splitting to front interior hinge, splitting to several hinges throughout textblock, and writing in pen on title page. Shelved Room A. More
Boston: Ticknor and FIelds, 1863. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, [i-viii], [1]-225 pages with 21 page publisher's catalog. In Good condition. Bound in heavily faded purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards show sunning to spine, light rubbing and bumping to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, and fading to covers. Textblock has mild age toning, splitting to gutter between pages 48 and 49, and splitting to gutter between pages 144 and 145. Shelved Room A. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, [i-viii], [1]-225 pages with 21 page publisher's catalog. In Good minus condition. Bound in faded purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Boards show sunning to spine, light rubbing to corners, bending and fraying to spine edges, spine edges chipped off, and large tears to spine. Textblock has mild age toning, splitting to gutters between pages 50 and 51 and between pages 70 and 71, pages 50-71 mostly detached, and tearing to title page at tail edge of gutter. Shelved Room A. More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. Craigie Edition. Octavo, Eight volumes. In Very Good minus condition Spines are green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Light shelfwear. Text blocks have gilt top edge, uncut pages. Illustrated with b&w frontispieces and plates, each plate accompanied by transparent guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. CONTENTS: VOLUMES I-VI: Poetical Works : in Six Volumes. I. Voices of the Night ; Poems on Slavery ; The Belfry of Bruges, Etc. (viii, 375 pages) — II. Evangeline ; The Song of Hiawatha ; and, The Courtship of Miles Standish (v, 396 pages) — III. Birds of Passage ; The Masque of Pandora ; Kéramos, Etc. (xi, 351 pages) — IV. Tales of a Wayside Inn ; and, Judas Maccabaeus (viii, 342 pages) — V. Christus : a Mystery (viii, 545 pages) — VI. Michael Angelo ; and, Translations (xi, 510 pages) — VOLUMES VII-VIII: Prose Works : in Two Volumes. I. Outre-Mer ; Drift-Wood (v, 523 pages) — II. Hyperion ; Kavanagh (v, 485 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, stacked vertically, atop one of the bookshelves. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. First edition. Octavo, iv, 215 pages + 11 page publisher catalog. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with blind stamped design. Fraying to spine caps, cocked spine. Text block has age-toning to paper. “First edition, first issue, with word “treacherous” on line 3 of p. 124 and the earliest advertisements. A very good copy with the scarce Waverly Novels Slip”— vendor description laid in. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. 12mo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth, stamped design, cocked spine, tattered spine caps, wear to corners, else light shelfwear; Text block has names in pencil on front flyleaf, name in ink on title page, light puckering to paper, else clean and tight; iv, 316 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. Octavo, iv, 316 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, blemishes, shelf wear. Text block has spotting to endpapers, inscription in ink on front flyleaf, name in ink on front endpaper, occasional light foxing, light age-toning to paper. Later printing from first year of publication. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. 1855 (original year of US publication) reprint with corrections of the errors from the first printing. Octavo, iv, 316 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, blind stamp design on front. Tattering to spine caps and corners, worn edges, cocked spine, blemishes, shelf wear. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, puckering to paper, intermittent spine breaks. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. More
William Edwin Rudge, 1922. Limited edition. Octavo; Limited edition, 400 copies; Fair; Hardcover; Spine, pink but mostly torn away revealing binding; Boards in pink speckled paper, peripheral toning, light smudging/shelfwear, light bump to bottom edge; Text block with deckled edges, clean and tight; 7 pages, color frontispiece. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #7. More
London: John Murray, 1819. First Collected Edition. 10mos., 2 volumes; VG; bound in quarter red calf with marbled boards, gilt lettering to spines; volume 1 spine with mild cracking, volume 2 with moderate; some rubbing to boards; volume 1 ffep with for edge trimmed, volume 2 with two holes; names on sfep; mild foxing; with half-titles bound in; shelved case 0. More