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1950ref. 165992Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage Halloween-themed publicity photograph of actress Joyce Holden dressed as a witch painting a jack-o-lantern. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Holden worked as a Universal contract player appearing in over 30 films throughout the early and mid-1950s before retiring from acting in 1958. She is today best remembered for her screen debut in "The Milkman" 1950. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1997ref. 010420Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition. Full-Leather. Very Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo. 254pp. Beautiful Unread "Collector's Edition" one of Easton's 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full brown leather with titles and decorations in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark. Square tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Introduction by Hugh Kenner. Illustrations by Brian Keogh. Though open at the top seam. still enclosed in original shrink-wrap. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. Easton Press unknown books
1957ref. 577465New York: Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Edited by Stuart Gilbert. 437pp. Page edges lightly toned near fine in a very good dust jacket with a toned spine and a couple tears. Viking Press hardcover books
1942ref. 624031London: Faber and Faber 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition first impression later state with acknowledgments slip at page 8. Introduction and selections by T.S. Eliot. 12mo. Neat owner name on front fly boards a little toned a vry good copy lacking the dust jacket. Selections from: 'The Sisters' from Dubliners and extracts from A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber hardcover books
1957ref. 509718New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. 437pp. Slight wear at corners and spine ends near fine in a very good dust jacket with tiny tears and a toned spine. Prints the text of correspondence between James Joyce and T. S. Eliot W. B. Yeats Lady Gregory H. L. Mencken and more. The Viking Press hardcover books
1957ref. 509030New York: The Viking Press 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition. 437pp. Small soil mark on bottom edge slight rubbing at edges near fine in a very good or better dust jacket with soiling and a lightly toned spine. Prints the text of correspondence between James Joyce and T. S. Eliot W. B. Yeats Lady Gregory H. L. Mencken and more. The Viking Press hardcover books
1987ref. 288848Cambridge England: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1987. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover books
1958ref. 504284New York: The Viking Press 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First trade edition. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Richard Ellmann. Preface by T.S. Eliot. Octavo. xxii 266pp. Quarter green cloth over green paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Pages lightly age-toned board edges lightly sunned near fine in a very good or better dust jacket moderately browned on spine and extremities else quite fresh and clean. Contains the first appearance of the T.S. Eliot preface. "Quoted in the text are several unpublished or uncollected pieces of early Joyce writings. The Viking Press hardcover books
1967ref. 509700Dublin: New Writers' Press 1967. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Edited by Michael Smith. Stapled wrappers. Owner's name and date on title page staples slightly oxidized near fine. New Irish Poets series. Author's first book. Joyce co–founded New Writers’ Press in 1967 and was a founding editor of NWP's The Lace Curtain. New Writers' Press unknown books
1917ref. 520206New York: George H. Doran Company 1917. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Paper-covered boards with publisher's printed paper spine and cover labels. Crown of spine is bumped with small chip else a very good or better copy in very good dust jacket with publisher's cancel price sticker on the spine: "$1.25 net" and with some shallow chips at the top of the front panel. George H. Doran Company hardcover books
1955ref. 508215No Place: ELH 1955. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Offprint "Reprinted from ELH A Journal of English Literary History Vol. 22 No. 1 March 1955". Octav0. 14 pages paginated 48-60. Stapled self-wrappers. A fine copy. Inscribed by J. Mitchell Morse to scholar Harry Levin on first page: "To Harry Levin who showed the way with high regard J. Mitchell Morse. ELH unknown books
1960ref. 508216Paris: Librarie Marcel Didier 1960. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Offprint from "Revue de Litterature Comparee Extrait". Octavo. 10 pages paginated 377-385. Stapled printed wrappers. A fine copy. Inscribed by J. Mitchell Morse to scholar Harry Levin on front cover: "To Harry Levin with admiration J. Mitchell Morse." with a few pencil corrections by Morse in the text. Librarie Marcel Didier unknown books
1956ref. 508213No Place: Modern Language Notes 1956. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First separate edition. Offprint from Modern Language Notes Vol. LXXI November 1956. Octavo. Self-wrappers. Six pages paginated 497-502. Stapled in left margin. A very good or better copy. Inscribed by J. Mitchell Morse to scholar Harry Levin on first page: "To Prof. Harry Levin first among Joyceans J. Mitchell Morse. Modern Language Notes hardcover books
1980ref. 205258Northridge CA: Lord John Press 1980. First edition. Broadside that measures 15.75" x 11" and printed in two colors. Copy 86 from an edition of 200. A single poem by Oates dedicated to her father Frederick. A very near fine copy. Signed by Oates. Lord John Press unknown books
1981ref. 595033New York: E.P. Dutton 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Slight foxing on topedge and cloth spine near fine in an about fine dust jacket with slight toning on the flaps. Advance Review Copy with author photo and publisher's slip laid in. E.P. Dutton hardcover books
1981ref. 404496New York: Oxford University Press 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Signed by the author. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1982ref. 583205Princeton New Jersey: Ontario Review Press 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in fine publisher's unprinted acetate dust jacket in fine slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author. Ontario Review Press hardcover books
1982ref. 404419Princeton New Jersey: Ontario Review Press 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine publisher's unprinted acetate dustwrapper in fine slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author. Ontario Review Press hardcover books
1988ref. 591595København: Centrum 1988. Softcover. Fine. First Dansih edition. Small octavo. Glossy self-wrappers. Fine. Danish edition of an acclaimed book on the subject. Centrum unknown books
1987ref. 76317Garden City New York: Dolphin/Doubleday. Very Good. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in brown cloth with gilt stamping to the upper cover and spine in a dust jacket with light soiling and light edge-wear. The covers show a touch of light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. This book is signed by Joyce Carol Oates on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu 1945-2019 of Columbus Ohio - known to many of his bookseller author and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired including Gorey Sendak Heaney Byatt Morrison Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. . Dolphin/Doubleday hardcover books
1973ref. 205362Los Angeles CA: Black Sparrow Press 1973. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 60 pages. Copy 121 from an edition of 300. A critical examination of Lawrence's poems by Oates. A fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a fine glassine. Signed by Oates on the limitation page. A very fresh unread copy Black Sparrow Press unknown books
1995ref. 568974New York: The Ecco Press 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author. The Ecco Press hardcover books
1983ref. 016192New York: E.P. Dutton Inc 1983. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo. Wraps 187 pp. Solid Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square tight and clean throughout with some edge creases. Edges mildly toned. Still bright with no chipping or tears. A nice collectable copy at a great price. E.P. Dutton, Inc unknown books
1978ref. 587420Northridge California: Lord John Press 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarter cloth and marbled paper over boards. Modest spotting on boards near fine. One of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author of 326 total. Lord John Press hardcover books
1979ref. 571338Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1979. Hardcover. Near Fine. Franklin Library Pulitzer Prize edition. Fine in full leather as issued. One of an unspecified number of copies of the first edition Signed by the author with a special message to subscribers from the author not included in any other edition. The Franklin Library hardcover books
