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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1928. Reprint. Octavo; G+; 1/2 bound brown leather spine with gilt text and decorations; raised bands to spine; reprinted; slightly sunned spine; no jacket; straight boards; blue cloth covered boards have faint toning; otherwise only slight shelf wear; textblock exterior head edge gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; gilt decorated marbled endpapers; slight wear to hinges; interior pages have light tone; Illustrated; pp 707. More
London: Thomas Tegg, J. Cumming, and R. Griffin, 1831. First Edition. 12mo, 584 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in black leather with paneling and gilt lettering on the spine. Light rubbing to spine, headband loose (still attached), leather worn at joints, light plus rubbing and bumping to corners. All edges of textblock are gilt, previous owners bookplate on front paste down, title page starting to separate from binding, and splitting to rear hinge. RWO Consignment. More
Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; light gray spine with black text; volume 12; odd volume; first edition; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows slight handling wear with mild smudges; minor edge wear; faint toning to flaps; cloth exterior has minimal wear; gilt stamped lettering to spine; blind-stamped borders to front and rear; centered blind-stamped design to front board; mild lean to spine; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; letter 'y' in black marker to exterior tail edge; previous owner's notation to front endpaper; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 535. More
Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG-; light gray spine with black text; volume eleven; odd volume; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows slight handling wear; light sticker residue to rear; cloth exterior has minimal wear; gilt stamped lettering to spine; blind-stamped borders to front and rear; centered blind-stamped design to front board; good, solid binding; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 702. More
New York and London: The Colonial Press, 1901. Octavo; G+; deep red spines with gilt text; gilt decorations to spines; 3 volumes: volume 1, pp 358; volume 2, pp 396; volume 3, pp 451; cloth exteriors show slight whitish spotting toward edges; lightly sunned spines; slight edge wear; no jackets; exterior head edges to textblocks gilt; remaining edges have age toned; deckled fore and tail edges; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns; frontispiece with tissue guard to each volume; light foxing to interiors, otherwise lightly toned; slight cracking to gutter to pp 192-193 to volume 3; few uncut pages; Illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international.expedited orders. More
London: John Murray, 1854. Octavo; G+; 1/2 bound burgundy spines with gilt text; raised bands and gilt decorations to spines; no jackets; 3 volumes; exteriors to boards show slight wear with few scuffs; minor edge wear; sturdy boards; probably rebound; head edges to textblocks gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have moderately age toned; deckled fore edges; marbled endpapers; interiors have wear typical of older books with some offsetting and light foxing; few, sparse pencil marks; previous owner's name to half title pages; otherwise interiors good; few uncut pages; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1992. Octavo; G+/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with gold and black print; DJ has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards in green cloth, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has date in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xvii, 525 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1938-1939. Octavo; 2 volumes; G-; Hardcover; Spine, purple with gold print; Boards in purple cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, puckering to cloth on rear of v. 2; Text blocks have tanning to endpapers (v. 1), light amount of penciled marginal notation, uncut pages; CONTENTS: Vol. 1. 1832-1848 (1938; xxi, 291 pages) — Vol. 2. 1848-1954 (1939; paged 293-669). [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
Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; off-white spine with red and black text; first edition, second printing; dust jacket exterior has modest wear with slight soiling; minor edge wear; price clipped front flap; clear wrap to jacket; cloth exterior shows slight darkening to head and tail edges; tight binding; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; illustrated with paintings and drawings by Raphael Soyer; interior clean; pp 259; signed by author. More
Philadelphia: The Religious Society of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Mixed Editions. 10mo; G+; burgundy spines with gilt text; 5 volumes: volume 1, pp 227, undated; volume 2, pp 233, 1912; volume 3, pp 224, 1912; volume 4, pp 256, 1916; volume 5, pp 255, 1916; no jackets; cloths show modest rubbing wear to exteriors; front to volume 1 has one or two white smudges; blind-stamped borders to front and rear boards; slight wear to edges; straight boards; textblock exterior edges show slight age toning; broken hinges to volume 1; partial cracking to gutter at frontispiece to volume 2; tiny black spots sprinkled to endpapers to volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5; frontispiece to each volume with tissue guard; offsetting to endpapers; minor incidental marks to few pages, otherwise good; interiors slightly age toned; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
Garden City NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1935. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G-; off-white and orange pictorial spine with black and white text; first edition; volume 5 only; dust jacket exterior shows modest soiling wear; slight foxing to spine; several chips to edges; slight foxing inside jacket; cloth exterior has slight wear; light whitish spots to spine; good, solid binding; textblock head edge gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; deckled fore edge; slight offsetting to endpapers; frontispiece; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 409. More
New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1939. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G; black and white with blue pictorial spine with black and white text; first edition; volume 8 only; dust jacket exterior shows modest shelf wear; mildly sunned spine; slight edge wear; cloth exterior has fairly light wear; good, solid binding; textblock head edge gilt; exterior fore and tail edges have modestly age toned; deckled fore edge; slight offsetting to endpapers; frontispiece; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 626. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G-; sunned red spine with white and black text; first edition; volume 2 only; dust jacket exterior shows some soiling wear; slight edge wear; price clipped flap edges; clear mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has very slight wear; straight boards; textblock exterior head edge colored red; exterior fore and tail edges have mild toning; frontispiece; slight cracking to gutter at frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 521. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. First Edition. Octavo; G/G-; green spine with white and black text; volume 3 only; dust jacket exterior shows some soiling wear; slight rubbing to edges; snipped corners to flaps' edges; clear mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has very slight wear; good binding; textblock exterior head edge colored red; exterior fore and tail edges have mild toning; small review sticker from The Journal of Modern History adhered to ffep; light offsetting to endpapers; some foxing to title page; frontispiece; mild offsetting to frontispiece from title page; interior pages good; illustrated; pp 661. More
New York: Greenwood Press, 1988. First Edition. Octavo; 332 pages; VG; hardcover; Yellow spine with orange lettering; Full binding in yellow cloth; Very light shelf wear, tiny glue stain on joint; Text block has dedication from previous owner on front free endpaper, else clean and tight. More
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Cudahy, 1956. First Edition. Octavo; 226 Pages; VG-/G-; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, grey with white lettering; Dj has moderate shelf wear and edge wear, closed tears to spine, top right corner, back cover and front cover; Sunning to spine and minor wear to corners; Boards in blue cardboard and cloth with silver lettering; Text block has writing from previous owner on front free endpaper and exhibits mild age-toning. More
New York: Stein and Day, 1978. First Publishing. Octavo; 179 pages; VG/G+; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, light blue with red and black lettering; Dj has light shelf wear and moderate edge wear, tiny closed tears to front cover and sunning to spine; Boards in blue paper and red cloth with gilt lettering; Text block has light foxing on top edge and date written on front free endpaper. More
New York: The Lynn Farnol Group, 1980. First Edition. Octavo; 792 pages; G; Paperback; Light grey spine with gilt lettering; Full binding in grey paperback; Moderate shelf wear and edge wear, tiny closed tears to front cover, joint and back cover; Small scratch to spine and corners slightly bumped; Text block has label from ex-library on title page. More
New York: James C. Derby, 1855. Octavo; xvi, 549 pages; Good Plus; full binding in green cloth with embossing decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine; moderate shelfwear, including chipping to head and tail of spine; marks of white and black staining to covers and spine; bumping to corners; foxing and soiling to textblock; shelved US Political Bios. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1931. Octavo; 276 pages; G+ ; Hardcover; Red spine with gilt lettering; Full binding in red cloth; Moderate shelf wear and edge wear, tiny closed tears to head and tail, Corners slightly bumped, stain on spine surely due to missing seal; Text block exhibits moderate age-toning, has bookplate from ex library on pastedown, seal on title page and library book pocket on back pastedown; Binding slightly loose due to age. More
New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1988. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; gray spine with black text; first printing; dust jacket shows minimal wear; lightly toned flaps; cloth exterior clean; tight binding; textblock exterior edges show very light wear; previous owner's notations to ffep; interior clean; illustrated; pp 422; inscribed by author. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. First Edition. Octavo; 280 pages; VG-/VG- ; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, Grey with black and light blue lettering; Dj has light shelf wear and edge wear, minor scuffing to covers, tiny scratch to spine; Boards in light green cloth with black lettering; Text block has moderate foxing on top edge and dedication from the author on front free endpaper. More
New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1990. First American edition. Octavo; 261 pages; VG/VG; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, red with beige and light blue lettering; Dj has light edge wear and tiny closed tears to spine; Boards in beige cloth and burgundy paper with bronze lettering; Text block clean and tight. More
New York: Holmes and Meier, 1984. Octavo; 486 pages, VG/VG; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, beige with black lettering; Dj has very light edge wear; Boards in royal blue cloth with silver lettering; Text block clean and tight. More
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1985. Octavo; G+/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue and white with white print; DJ has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, clean and strong; Text block has date in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xv, 398 pages. More
![1367604 LIVING WELL IS THE BEST REVENGE [SIGNED]. Calvin Tomkins](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1367604.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1684695160)
New York: The Modern Library, 1998. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Small Octavo; xiv, 172 pages; Very Good/Very Good; spine silver with black lettering; dust jacket protected in mylar covering, price uncut '$16.95'; minor shelfwear; textblock clean; signed flat by Tomkins on half-title page; shelved Case 5. More
Walnut Creek: Benmir Books, 1992. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with black print; DJ is clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xviii, 380 pages, frontispiece (map), illustrated (b&w plates). More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards have light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has tanning to endpapers, date in ink on front flyleaf, intermittent spine breaks; xvi, 337 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1965. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, tear to front top edge, foxing/soiling overall; Boards in blue cloth, wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has light spotting to top edge, name in ink on front and rear pastedowns, else clean and tight; xiv, 581 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Kessinger Publishing. Octavo; Reprint of edition published London, 1792; G+; Hardcover; Spine, white with black print; Boards in glossy blue and white paper with black print, light wear to spine caps and corners, slight bump to front top edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 640 pages. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, n.d. Mixed Editions. Octavo; G+; burgundy spines with gilt text; 3 volumes: volume 1, July 1914-June 2nd, 1915, pp 350, sixth edition; volume 2, June 3, 1915-August 18, 1916, pp 320, fifth edition; no jackets; cloths have fairly slight exterior wear; embossed illustration to front boards; light edge wear; intact bindings; unusually bright set; text block exterior edges lightly toned; previous owner's information to ffep to each volume; frontispiece to each volume; few notations in pencil; small chip to tail edge to p 18 in volume 1; copious notes to rear end paper to volumes 1 and 2; volume 3, August 19, 1916-May 17, 1917, pp 346, third edition; illustrated; author was the last French ambassador to the Russian court; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1968. Octavo; VG/G; off-white spine with orange and black text; dust jacket exterior shows slight soiling; clear protective wrap to jacket; cloth has minimal exterior wear; straight boards; light edge wear; textblock exterior edges show mild toning; frontispiece; interior clean; pp 412. More
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1924. Limited edition. Octavo; Limited edition, 12/500; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, white with black print on paper label; Boards quarter bound with white cloth to spine and tan paper to boards, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, else light shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, intermittent spine cracks, index pages uncut, clean text; 366 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More
London: John Murray, 1897. Octavo; 2 volumes; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps and corners, mild shelfwear, small moisture stains on front of v. 2; Text blocks have tanning to endpapers, name in ink on front flyleaf (v. 2), cracked hinges front and rear (v. 1), light age-toning to paper, foxing to frontispieces, clean text; Illustrated with frontispieces (ports.) and b&w plates; 2 vols. (xi, 446 pages ; viii, 499 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]. More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Octavo; First published 1961, Reprinted 1962; Fair/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, illustrated, black print; DJ has light edgewear, peripheral toning; Boards in blue cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has light tanning to endpapers, penciled marginal notation with notes on endpapers; 358 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Octavo; 495 pages first volume/ 484 pages second volume; G-; Green spine with gilt lettering; Full binding in green cloth. Shelf wear and edge wear, moderate wear to corners and coffee stain on front cover of volume 1. Text block exhibits some age-toning and foxing as well as tiny tears to few pages; Binding slightly loose due to age. More
New York: B.W. Dodge & Company, 1910. Octavo; G+; burgundy spines with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows mild wear; slight rubbing wear to edges; text block exterior head edge gilt; remaining edges have mild toning; partial cracking to front hinge; some pencil to rear endpaper; otherwise interior very good; frontispiece; illustrated; pp 556. More
Bristol UK: Thoemmes Press, 2001. Reprint. Octavo; VG; burgundy spines with gilt text to green bars; reprint of editions published in 1845 and 1847; 2 volumes; no jackets; cloth shows mild wear; tight bindings; straight boards; text block edges have mild yellowish toning; interior pages unmarked; frontispiece to each volume; illustrated; pp 516+516. More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1908. First edition. Octavo; 308 pages; Fair-; Hardcover without dust jacket; Blue spine with gilt lettering; Full binding in blue cloth; Moderate shelf wear and edge wear, sunning to spine as well as multiple closed tears, corners show sign of wear; Text block has pencil marks on few pages foxing and age-toning; Binding relatively loose due to age. More
Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 1991. Octavo; VG-/VG-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has slight edgewear, else clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and grey paper to boards, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 294 pages. More
London: Frank Cass, 2003. Octavo; G+/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with white print; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, light bump to top edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xvii, 278 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More
Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1977. Octavo; G/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with white print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, else light shelfwear, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has date in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xi, 233 pages, frontispiece (port.). More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1982. Octavo; G-/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green and grey with grey and black print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Boards in grey cloth, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to top edge, date in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xviii, 407 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w). NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #5. More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1938. Octavo; Fair+/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with red and black print; DJ in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, small vendor label on front of mylar; Boards in red cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has name in ink and small labels on front endpapers, spine break at p. 273, light amount of penciled marginal notation; xiii, 377 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More
New York: Random House, 1971. First American edition. Octavo; 1st American edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black with white print; DJ has light edgewear at spine ends, light shelfwear; Boards in black cloth with gold print, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 404 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More
London: Pimlico, 1991. Thick Octavo; VG-/paperback; black/white spine with white and black text; exterior to covers have fairly mild wear; slight tilt to spine; textblock edges have modest age toning; previous owner's notations to epigraph; illustrated; pp 918. More
London and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1973. Octavo; VG-/G; green spine with brown text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows modest wear with light soiling; few chips to edges; price clipped front flap; cloth exterior has very mild wear; slight tilt to spine; textblock edges have mild toning; interior clean; pp 263; inscribed by author. More
NEW YORK: CROWN PUBLISHERS, 1985. Octavo; 233 pages; G+/G+; Hardcover with dust jacket; Dj spine, black with yellow lettering; Dj has light shelf wear and edge wear, minor scuffing on covers; Boards in red and black cloth with gilt lettering; Text block has signature from author on paste down as well as light age toning and moderate foxing, else clean and tight. More
![1367443 THE FOUR-CHAMBERED HEART [Signed]. Anais Nin](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1367443.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1685197634)
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950. First Edition. Octavo, 187 pages. In Very Good minus condition, lacking the issued dust jacket. Full binding in faded blue cloth. Spine faded from blue to brown with gilt lettering. Mild shelfwear, including sun-fading to spine and top half of front cover. Creasing to head and tail of spine. Top edge of textblock dyed faded green. Age-toning to pastedowns and endpapers. Signed flat by Nin on front free endpaper. Shelved Case 2. More
Cranbury, London, Mississauga: Associated University Presses, Inc., 1990. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+; light beige spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows only mild wear; slight sunning to spine; clear mylar wrap to jacket; cloth exterior clean; slightly splayed boards; light edge wear; textblock exterior edges have very light tone; frontispiece; interior clean; pp 232. More
