Category: Literature

Book of Job: Modern Critical Interpretation series

By: Bloom, Harold, editor

Price: $115.00

Publisher: Chelsea House, NY, : 1988

Seller ID: CL005233

ISBN-13: 9780877549130

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Chelsea House, NY, 1988, 1st edition, 1st printing, 152 pages, ed.'s note and introduction by Bloom, chronology, list of contributors (with brief bio of each), bibliography, index, 6.25”x 9.5”, hardcover, maroon cloth with gilt spine titles, corners very slightly bumped, cloth on front cover cloth has a damp ripple near front edge that does not affect board which is still flat, good dust jacket with two small light scrapes on rear panel, front panel has a light ripple near the bottom right corner, front flap has a pale damp stain, dust jacket protected in new archival plastic cover, all pages ...
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We Are the Living: Brief Stories

By: Caldwell, Erskine

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Viking Press, NY : 1933

Seller ID: CL000069

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Viking Press, NY, 1933, 1st edition, LIMITED #233 of 250 copies, 264 pages, SIGNED by Erskine Caldwell on a tipped-in limited edition page, 5-5/8”x 8-3/8”, hardcover, tan cloth with black and green titles on front and spine, top edge gilt, spine darkened, covers lightly soiled, light wear at top of spine, no slipcase, no dust jacket, very slight foxing on endpapers, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ (G+/no slipcase) 69 [Ho78JW]
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TIME The Total Mind

By: Cohen, Edmond

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Time Press, Venice CA : 1988

Seller ID: CL005109

ISBN-13: 9780961790134

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

Time Press, Venice CA, 1988, 1st edition stated, 110 pages, a few b&w illustrations and photos, 4”x 5”, paperbound, black heavy paper covers with white titles and illustrations, covers scuffed, light edge and corner wear, first five pages have a slight ripple in the center, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good {Poet John Brander says of this book “The reader may come away understanding the polarities of TIME and TIMING, the focussed and shattered perceptions which are the source of our ultimate being.”} (VG) 5109 [(s)0816EC]
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Libraries and Readers

By: Foster, William E. (W. E.)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Leypoldt, NY : 1883

Seller ID: CL004700

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

F. Leypoldt Publisher, NY, 1883, first edition, 136 pages, author preface, index, 4.25”x 6.25”, hardcover, grey cloth with black rule around edges of front and black titles on front and spine, minor bumping to corners and spine ends with very slight wear to spine ends, a very little very faint soil to front cover, spine mildly darkened, nice antique label from previous owner on front paste-down endpaper, endpapers lightly foxed, pages mildly age-toned with very minor foxing on a few, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book very good {This little lat...
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Image for Aus Meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit (From My Life: Poetry and Truth) Volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast. four volumes in two

Aus Meinem Leben: Dichtung und Wahrheit (From My Life: Poetry and Truth) Volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast. four volumes in two

By: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Verlag Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland : 1944

Seller ID: CL005144

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Verlag Birkhauser, Basel, Switzerland, 1944, 4 volumes in 2, volumes 10 and 11 of the 12 volume Goethes Werke, Herausgegeben von Ernst Merian-Genast, Birkhauser Klassiker 36 & 37, in GERMAN, 5”x 7.75”, hardcovers, dark green cloth spines and green patterned paper over boards, black and gilt titles on spines, light corner wear, volume 2 has a small light stain on the top of the text block, good+ dust jackets with edge wear, pieces missing at the corners, spines darkened and a little light soil, volume 1 has a 1/4” tear top of front panel, some abrasions and small holes on the spine and a 1/2” p...
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The Jewish Marriage Anthology

By: Goodman, Philip and Hanna

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia : 1965 / 5725

Seller ID: CL005649

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia, 5725/1965, 1st edition stated, 360 pages, unused family tree section, notes, bibliography, 55 b&w illustrations in five sections, brown and black illustrated endpapers, 6.25"x 9.25", hardcover white cloth with gilt titles on spine, light soil around cover edges, very good unclipped dust jacket, small chips along top edges, a little light soil on back panel, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, 1/4" brown stain (coffee?) on lower page fore-edges that doesn't effect any of the contents, otherwise contents clean and tight, boo...
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Perspectives on Politics in Shakespeare

By: Murley, John A., and Sean D. Sutton, editors

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Lexington Books, Lanham MD : 2006

Seller ID: CL004977

ISBN-13: 9780739109007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Hardcover, Very Good+, (VG+), Lexington Books, 2006, 265 pages, Editors’ Preface, Editors’ Introduction, Notes, Appendix, Index, Contributor biographies, 6.25”x 9.25”, glossy boards, faint bumping to spine ends, no dust jacket - as issued?, a very little neat and minor highlighting in the Introduction (on just 4 pages), one page previously dog-eared, large ink inscription on half-title, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book Very Good+ {Contributors: John E. Alvis, George Anastaplo, Paul A. Cantor, Leo Paul S. de Alvarez, Mera J. Flaumenhaft, Pamel...
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For Authors Only And Other Gloomy Essays

By: Roberts, Kenneth. Robert B. Haverstock, illustrator

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City NY : 1935

Seller ID: CL005646

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Garden City NY, 1935, 1st edition stated, 446 pages plus 4 pages of ads for the author's books, full-page b&w line drawing illustrations by Robert B. Haverstock at the beginning of each essay, 5.25"x 7.75", hardcover, navy blue cloth with blind-embossed design and gilt emblem on front and gilt titles and blind-embossed design on spine, top page edges tinted pale blue, top right front corner of cover worn down to boards, bottom edge of back cover worn down to boards, bottom of spine a bit frayed, endpapers darkened, good- unclipped dust jacket with pieces missin...
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Image for The Waverley Novels with the Author's Last Corrections and Additions Complete in Five Volumes. Volume V of Scott's Works, Being Vol. IV of the Waverly Novels: St. Ronan's Well, Redgauntlet, Betrothed, Talisman, and Woodstock. Volume 4 (Four) Only

The Waverley Novels with the Author's Last Corrections and Additions Complete in Five Volumes. Volume V of Scott's Works, Being Vol. IV of the Waverly Novels: St. Ronan's Well, Redgauntlet, Betrothed, Talisman, and Woodstock. Volume 4 (Four) Only

By: Scott (Sir Walter Scott)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, Philadelphia : 1842

Seller ID: CL004774

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

E. L. Carey and A. Hart, Philadelphia, 1842, (G+), Volume Four Only with five titles in it, each title paginated separately but approx. 592 pages plus 24 pages of ads for other titles published by Carey and Hart, tiny text (6pt type) in two columns, 6"x 9-1/4"x 1-5/8", hardcover, light brown cloth with ornate embossing and rules on both covers and embossing, gilt titles and gilt decorations on spine, corners just a bit frayed, one corner lightly bumped, covers lightly soiled and scuffed, a couple of small pale stains on rear cover and on rear edge of spine, binding glue stains in front externa...
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A Stand in the Mountains

By: Taylor, Peter

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Frederic C. Beil, NY : 1985

Seller ID: CL000086

ISBN-13: 9780913720608

Binding: Hardcover in original plain cardboard slipcase

Condition: Very Good+

Frederic C. Beil, NY, 1985, first edition, 112 pages, b&w frontis photo of Taylor, 6-1/2"x 9-7/8", green cloth with paper title label on front and bright gilt titles on spine, very minimal light foxing on page edges, no dust jacket as issued but in very good original plain cardboard slipcase with very light soil on bottom, contents clean & tight, book very good+ (VG+/VG) 86 [Rsss96IN]
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A Child's Christmas in Wales

By: Thomas, Dylan

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk CT : 1954

Seller ID: CL005643

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New Directions, Norfolk CT, 1954, 1st edition thus, 1st printing (red lettering on spine), 31 numbered pages, red chapter titles lettering by Samuel H. Marsh, 5-1/8"x 7-3/8", hardcovers, beige threaded paper covered boards with red and black titles on front and red titles on spine, bottom of spine lightly bumped, a very little tanning around cover edges, good dust jacket with multiple small brown stains, not price clipped, 1st state dj with $1.50 price, contents clean and tight, book protected in archival plastic sleeve, book very good (VG/G) 5643 [Los0901/0423DM]
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Patience

By: Warner, Anna B. (Elizabeth Wetherell)

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Lippincott, Philadelphia : 1890, 1891

Seller ID: CL005538

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1890, 1891, 412 pages pus 4 pages of publisher's ads at the back, 5"x 7.25", hardcover, green cloth with bright gilt titles on spine and brown titles and illustrations on front and spine, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn, spine cocked and very slightly darkened, very light soil and small spot on rear cover, brown endpapers, contents clean and tight, book very good (VG) 5538 [RAho0214ABE]
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My Desire

By: Warner, Susan. ("By the author of "The Wide, Wide World"). (Susan Bogart Warner)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Carter, NY : 1879

Seller ID: CL003382

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Carter, NY, 1879, 1st edition, (G+/no dj), 629 pages, 5-1/4”x 7-5/8”, hardcover, grey cloth with embossed black illustration and titles on front with gilt titles and black decoration on spine, covers lightly scuffed, light edge wear, corners worn, spine ends frayed, rear cover lightly soiled, one tiny green spot on front cover, small tan spot on page fore-edges, hinges cracked but very neatly reglued and holding very well, a little light soil on rear endpapers, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ {"A purposely misinterpreted letter defers marital happiness for ten years during which...
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Kipps

By: Wells, H. G., introduction by Benny Green

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford UK & NY : 1988

Seller ID: CL004890

ISBN-13: 9780192814777

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Good+

Oxford University Press/Oxford Paperbacks, Oxford UK & NY, OUP’s “20th Century Classics”, 1988, 330 pages, introduction by Benny Green, 5”x 7.75”, paperbound, charming and colorful front cover, corners and spine ends very slightly bumped/worn, minor wear to edges and covers, spine mildly rubbed, former owner’s neat ink name on inside front cover, otherwise contents clean and tight, protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book good+ (G+) 4890 [Rps0518ABE]
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The Witch in the Wood

By: White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury White)

Price: $175.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY : 1939

Seller ID: CL005356

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

(G+/no dj), G. P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1939, 269 pages, small b&w drawings at the beginning and end of each chapter by the author, T. H. White, 5.75"x 8.25", hardcover, royal blue cloth with gilt illustration on front and faded gilt titles on spine, top page edges tinted red, corner and edge wear with some corners a bit frayed, short tears at spine ends and a small chip at top of spine, covers lightly scuffed, no dust jacket, the pages are just beginning to yellow a bit around the edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ (G+/no dj) 5356 [OosL0821ABE]
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Category: Literature