New York: Boni & Liveright, 1922. First Edition. The celebrated poet's first novel, and one of the great works of literature to emerge from World War I. Cummings drew heavily from his experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver in France, where he and his friend William Slater Brown were arrested..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930. First American Edition. The Welsh author's novel about a poverty-stricken woman, fiercely rebelling against the restraints of her married life. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); light brown cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; [vi],278,[4]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, topstain..... More
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1977. First Edition of this translation. Handsome edition of Fowles's translation of Claire de Durfort's 1824 novel. In his introduction, Fowles explains how the acquisition and reading of a badly foxed copy in a London bookshop inspired his third novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969). The..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 2006. First UK edition. The author's second novel, winner of the Man-Booker Prize in 2006. First Impression. Octavo; dark brown paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 324pp, [2]. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket... More
Topanga, CA: The Floating Bear, 1962. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of Diane Di Prima's highly-regarded poetry magazine, reprinting a letter from Lew Welch, and poems by Richard Baker, Dale Landers, Robert Creeley, and A.B. Spellman. Quarto (28cm); mimeographed sheets, printed recto and verso and stapled at upper left corner; [10]pp..... More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1849-1850. First Collected Tauchnitz Edition. "Copyright Edition" of the author's eighth novel, issued by Tauchnitz as Volumes 175-177 in their "Collection of British Authors" series. An attractive contemporary binding, possibly made to order for this bookseller by the publisher or an independent binder. Todd & Bowden 175;..... More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition. Limited Issue, signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24cm); full brown leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpages; all edges gilt; 379pp. A few pinpoint rubbed spots to extremities, else Fine. More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. Second volume of Dorn's best-known work, a long-form political poem about a demigod cowboy travelling the American southwest. The smallest available limitation of the cloth issue. Provenance: From the collection of Earle & Larry Gray. Morrow & Cooney 63b. Limited Issue, one..... More
London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1894. First UK Edition. First translation into English of Dostoevsky's first novel, originally written over the course of nine months between 1844-45. An epistolary novel, focusing on the relationship between two relatives, both living in humiliating poverty, who struggle with their lack of self-esteem..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1928. First Trade Edition. Douglas's descriptive treatise on the fauna of the Greek Anthology. In his introduction, he mentions his intention to include domestic animals in his survey, which he abandoned; "The wild animals must suffice for the moment; there are some hundred and fifty-three of..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2011. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel, the story of a 10-year-old boy living in North Dublin, and the events which take place within his circle at home and at school. Octavo (22.5cm); full hunter green leather, with titling and decorations stamped..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, N.D. but circa 1930's. Photoplay Edition. About Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Previous owners name written on front pastedown and minor offset to left side of front free endpage, else Fine. The Skrenda dustjacket is a bright, attractive example, with a trace of light..... More
[Los Angeles]: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. First Edition. Broadside issued as a Christmas Greeting to friends of the Black Sparrow Press. Duncan signed only a small portion of the run - just 59 copies. Bertholf A24b; Morrow & Cooney 16. One of 300 copies. Broadside (18cm x 35.5cm), printed in..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Bertholf A37c; Morrow & Cooney 95c. Cloth issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.95. Small quarto (27cm); patterned paper-covered boards and light brown cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket;..... More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1987. First Edition. Limited Issue, signed by the author on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (24cm); full red leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; 467pp. A Fine copy, with the publisher's publicity sheet laid in..... More
Montpellier: La Murene, 1964. First Edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.126. Quarto (24.5cm); original wrappers; [52]pp; text is in French and English. Wrappers scuffed and a bit soiled, a few short splits along spine, with a few signatures loose, but complete; Very..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. First Edition. Dylan's first book, set to be published in 1966, pending a few changes he wanted to make, but a motorcycle accident halted publication for nearly five years. In the interim, a copy of the proof was stolen and numerous piracies were circulated..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1973. First UK Edition. The Nobel Prize-winning musician's second book, a hefty volume collecting his lyrics from 1962-1971, arranged by album era. "This is the first time that all the lyrics of the legendary songwriter and folk singer have been collected in one volume. Besides the..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1988. First U.K. Edition. First Impression, a trade paperback original. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [iv],[6],7-88,[4]pp. A Fine, unread copy. Selections from the Swiss author and explorer's French works Pages d'Islam and Dans l'Ombre Chaude d'Islam, translated and with a generous preface by Paul Bowles. More
[San Francisco: S.i., ca.1959]. Large, early photographic portrait of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, taken in the basement of his City Lights Bookstore a few years after it opened. Ferlinghetti is seated on a stool, a shelf of books in the background (including Kerouac's Mexico City Blues), pointing at a door painted with..... More
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1866. First Edition. Handsome set of Eliot's fifth novel, published in an edition of 5252 copies. A social novel, centered around the political disputes in a small, fictitious English town during the time of the Reform Act of 1832. Baker & Ross A8.1;..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. Early printing, lacking the requisite "first American edition" statement on the copyright page. Octavo (22cm); light gray cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-46,[2]pp. Spine gently sunned, some faint, scattered foxing to upper board edges and spine, and dust-soil to..... More
Santa Barbara: Capricorn Press, 1971. First Edition. First Printing, hardcover issue, one of 100 copies. Octavo (23cm); pictorial paper-covered boards; [4],5-22,[6]pp. Gently spine-sunned, covers a little dust-soiled and faintly foxed, with some faint, scattered foxing to text edges and margins; Very Good+. More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author, each with an original holograph poem, this being copy 'F'. Octavo (24.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and red calf backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1996. First Trade Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 250 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-325,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Handsome edition of the poet's..... More