New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. First American Edition. Octavo, 339 pages. Translated from the French with a preface by Jonathan Griffin. Upper quarter of front board and small area of rear board faded, otherwise Very Good in price-clipped dust jacket with light soiling to rear panel, a few closed..... More
New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of essays written between 1945 and 1964, focusing on literature and folklore, especially the African-American experience. 8vo, xxiii, 317, [2] pages. Small tear in cloth near bottom of front board where it meets the spine, a bit of rubbing..... More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo, 128 pages. An interesting paperback "encyclopaedia" on war and pacifism published two years before the outbreak of World War II. Covers toned with some light creasing to a few pages. Small ink dot on pages 57-58. Overall, Very Good..... More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1937. Wyndham Lewis. First Edition. Wyndham Lewis's autobiography covering the period from 1914 to 1926. Includes numerous literary personalities: Auden, Eliot, Joyce, et al. as well as numerous pencil sketches by Lewis. First edition. One of only 2,000 copies. 8vo., 312 pages. First binding with top..... More
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hilarious "confessions" of a swindler. Octavo, pp. 384 (6). Very Good in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Some light toning to pages and offsetting to end papers. The dust jacket has only light edge wear and light toning..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1967. First Edition Thus. INSCRIBED on the title page in memory of the book's illustrator Ben Shahn, who died in 1969: " Katherine Anne Porter / Remembering good artist Ben Shahn / February 1975." Katherine Anne Porter's endearing account of Christmas with her niece, first published..... More
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, [1952]. First Edition Thus. Ezra Pound's essays on culture. This is a review copy of the New Directions edition, which includes the material from an edition first published in 1938, along with about 20 pages of new material. 8vo., 379 pages. Corners bumped, especially the lower..... More
Rome: Privately printed, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo (8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches; 215 x 160 mm), 12 pages, in brown stapled wrappers. Transcript of a Vatican Radio broadcast by Portuguese poet and academic José V. de Piña Martins appealing for the release of Ezra Pound from..... More
London: Andrew Dakers Limited, 1954. First Edition. The downfall of a dictator. Published in France in 1948 under the title L'Engrenage by Editions Nagel. Translated by Mervyn Savill. Small 8vo., 128 pages. Previous owner's name and other details on front end paper and near hinge on title page. Otherwise, Near..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Includes "Dirty Hands," "The Respectful Prostitute" and "The Victors." Translated from the French by Lionel Abel. Small 8vo., [7], 272 pages. Very Good, with both boards rubbed and slightly bumped and rear board also scratched. Interior clean and unmarked..... More
Owings Mills, Maryland: Stemmer House Publishers, Inc., 1978. First Paperbound Edition. Dylan Thomas' play, Under Milk Wood, interspersed with photos from his New York haunts. Octavo, unpaginated, soft cover. Very Good, with some creasing and soiling to the paper covers and a line drawn through the original price on the..... More
Paris: Plain Edition, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. 12 mo (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 185 x 135 mm), 400 pages, in buff-colored printed wrappers, titles to upper wrapper and spine, and with the original slipcase, identically printed. One of 500 copies of a collection of operas and plays..... More