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rif. 301592Oxford 11.10.51. WITH ANs from Gilbert Murray to Eisie above. 8vo. Fine. WITH ANs from Gilbert Murray to Eisie above. 8vo. Cary: "For Alfred Eisenstaedt one does not suffer to be fairly beautiful Oxford 11.10.51. Joyce Cary. unknown books
1941rif. 570719London: Secker & Warburg / Searchlight Books 1941. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Foreword by George Orwell. Small octavo. 127 1pp. Printed wrappers. Small neat owner name on first leaf stains mostly confined on front wrap very good. Secker & Warburg / Searchlight Books unknown books
1926rif. 004839London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Paper pastedown. Cloth spine. Near Fine. The madcap joys of downhill skating curling and apres-ski when active sporting winter getaways in the Alps were first catching on big-time among the moneyed leisure class in the twenties. Insouciant flappers and all their uninhibited pleasures and spirit captured in this arch ABC! 4to. 27 by 18.5 cm. Unpaginated 56 pp. Dancing spooning and cocktails are as much a part of the antics as the more official sports. Based on the illustrations of curling the very same people who were doing it then are still at it -- and they didn't look any younger then nor had sweeter dispositions. The illustrations are rendered in black gold yellow and white with occasional touches of red. Light soiling to the paper pastedown. Cracked hinge at "S". Still about as nice a copy as one is bound to find. John Lane, The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover books
1918rif. 43986New York: B. W. Huebsch 1918. Very Good. New York: B.W. Huebsch 1918. First Authorized American Edition. Small slim octavo 18cm; publisher's brown paper-covered boards upper cover printed in gilt top edge gilt; 46pp. Just a hint of shelf wear ghost of a sticker to upper cover hairline crack to front hinge else a Very Good and sound example much nice than often encountered. The first authorized American edition of Joyce's first book a small collection of poetry originally published in London in 1907. An unauthorized edition appeared in the United States in June of 1918 published by the Cornhill Company in Boston. This edition appeared three months later in September. Slocum A6. B. W. Huebsch unknown books
1956rif. 372182Buffalo: Lockwood Memorial Library 1956. #82 of 550 copies. xvi 32 2pp. 12mo. Quarter cloth and pastepaper boards. Fine. #82 of 550 copies. xvi 32 2pp. 12mo. Lockwood Memorial Library unknown books
rif. 421125New York: Viking Press 1951. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Near fine in price-clipped near very good dustwrapper with small chips tears and modest age-toning. One of 1900 copies for sale of the first edition. Gift inscription in the book: "To Mother with love Jones." The recipient was the actress Ruth Gordon. Viking Press hardcover books
1950rif. 391876Paris: Gallimard 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine. First French edition hardcover issue. Translated by J.S. Bradley. Slight age-toning else very near fine in decorated boards designed by Paul Bonet. Copy number 265 of 1050 numbered copies on Alfama paper. Gallimard hardcover books
1959rif. 39599London: Faber & Faber 1959. 275 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original orange Faber & Faber wrappers with notes on upper cover. Ellsworth Masson & Mr. Patterson written there in different hands and "About April 10" in pencil. 275 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Collects some fifty-seven essays lectures book reviews programme notes newspaper articles letters to editors poems etc. Faber & Faber unknown books
2022rif. 15502jCambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press 2022. thus. Hardcover. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. James Joyce's Ulysses is considered one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. This new edition - published to celebrate the book's first publication - helps readers to understand the pleasures of this monumental work and to grapple with its challenges. Copiously equipped with maps photographs and explanatory footnotes it provides a vivid and illuminating context for the experiences of Leopold Bloom Stephen Dedalus and Molly Bloom as well as Joyce's many other Dublin characters on June 16 1904. Featuring a facsimile of the historic 1922 Shakespeare and Company text this version also includes Joyce's own errata as well as references to amendments made in later editions. Each of the eighteen chapters of Ulysses is introduced by a leading Joyce scholar. These richly informative pieces discuss the novel's plot and allusions while also explaining crucial questions that have puzzled and tantalized readers over the last hundred years. 963 pages. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1940rif. 622651London: Arts & Crafts Publishing Co 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Folio. Illustrated by Bois pseudonym of Edward George William Wood. Printed paper over boards. Some modest splitting and soiling very good. One of 100 numbered copies issued in boards. Arts & Crafts Publishing Co hardcover books
1993rif. 009186New York: Children's Book Council 1993 22 x 17 inches. Color printed poster mild thumbing along edges else fine. Created by William Joyce for 1993 Book Week with characters reminiscent of his book A Day with Wilbur Robinson. See pg 71 of 75 Years of Children's Book Week Posters. Near Fine. Illus. by William Joyce. Children's Book Council unknown books
1916rif. 200929New York: Laurence J. Gomme 1916. First edition. Small hardcover. 79 pages. Measures 4.5" wide by 6.75" high. The second issue with the Kennerly label on the front pastedown. A close to near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine with a large bookplate to the front pastedown and some slight residue from where the dust jacket flap stuck to it and in a very good plus dust jacket with some small chips and some slight loss to the verso of the front flap. A very pleasing copy in the somewhat uncommon dust jacket. Laurence J. Gomme unknown books
1914rif. 610984London: The Star Music Publishing Co 1914. Softcover. Near Fine. Presumed first edition. Folio. Two nested bifolia making eight pages. Bumping to the corners and some soiling to the exterior else near fine. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "A Valentine 4." Inscribed by the composer on the front cover "To Mrs. Hawk from your friend the composer Annie Kilburn-Kilmer 20th Oct. 1920." Annie Kilburn-Kilmer 1849–1932 was not only the composer of this piece but the mother of the author Joyce Kilmer 1886-1918 full name Alfred Joyce Kilmer an American Catholic poet journalist and lecturer who died in the First World War. The headline of her New York Times obituary identifies her as "Mother of War Poet" later describing her creative work "A talented musician Mrs. Kilmer set several of her son's poems to music. She also is the author of several books including Memories of My Son Joyce Kilmer Whimsies and More Whimsies." OCLC locates only a single holding of this song and it appears to be equally scarce in the trade. The Star Music Publishing Co unknown books
1987rif. 587318Concord New Hampshire: William B. Ewert 1987. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Calligraphy and illustration by R.P. Hale. Slim small quarto. Fine in sewn unprinted wrappers and fine printed dust jacket. Copy number 33 of 74 numbered copies bound in wrappers and Signed by the author and illustrator of only 100 copies total. William B. Ewert unknown books
1972rif. 579536Cambridge Massachusetts: Pomegranate Press 1972. Unbound. Near Fine. Broadside. Illustrated by Karyl Klopp. Measuring approximately 11" x 16¼". Near fine with a bit of tanning. One of 250 numbered copies this is copy 51 and has been Signed by both Oates and Klopp. Pomegranate Press unknown books
1994rif. 587328Concord: William B. Ewert 1994. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards stamped in gilt. Fine. One of 100 copies Signed by Oates and one of just of 25 copies bound in boards. A nice production printed letterpress as a keepsake commemorating an exhibit at the University of Rochester Library. William B. Ewert hardcover books
1976rif. 402057Chicago: Criticial Inquiry / The University of Chicago Press 1976. Softcover. Very Good. Offprint. Stapled wrappers. Corners bumped about very good. Offprint of an article about James Joyce by Oates. Inscribed by Oates to Herb Yellin who published several limited editions by Oates at his Lord John Press. Scarce especially signed. Criticial Inquiry / The University of Chicago Press unknown books
1979rif. 350431Northridge California: Lord John Press 1979. Hardcover. Fine. First edition deluxe issue. Full morocco. Fine. One of 50 numbered copies of a total edition of 350 bound thus and Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1978rif. 404447Northridge California: Lord John Press 1978. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Quarter cloth and marbled paper over boards. Fine. Copy number 1 of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press hardcover books
1976rif. 579534Northridge California: The Santa Susana Press / California State University Northridge 1976. Unbound. Fine. Unfolded gathering. Design by Herb Yellin. One folio sheet measuring 11" x 15½" printed recto only. Trifle worn and soiled a fine copy. Prints the title page entirety of Oates' poem "Fertilizing the Continent" and the limitation statement. The book which printed this poem and accompanying information only was bound in red calf and marbled paper over boards and issued in only 12 copies signed by oates this sheet unsigned. An interesting and ephemeral Oates item. The Santa Susana Press / California State University Northridge unknown books
1979rif. 4387New York: Vanguard 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. An unusual issue: tipped to the front free endpaper is a label Signed and numbered by Oates stating that this is copy #45 of "no more than 100 copies that I have authorized for distribution by Signed Editions Limited." Unusual. Vanguard hardcover books
1966rif. 1392832New York NY: The Vanguard Press 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 250 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price uncut "$4.95" has small tears and mild chipping along most extremities stains along the flaps and mild shelving wear. Boards have mild bending wear along the spine head and tail edges and fore corners and mild age toning along the edges. Textblock has an ink stain on the front pastedown page and an inscription to a previous owner on the front end-page light soiling along the tail edges and mild shelving wear along the edges. Signed flat by Carol Joyce Oats on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. Presumed First Printing. However cannot confirm because The Vanguard Press sometimes failed to note subsequent printings. 1392832. Special Collections - Downstairs. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1989rif. 168388New Orleans LA: The Contemporary Arts Center 1989. First edition. Softcover. 16 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 4 through April 1 1989. Features a text by Lew Thomas a statement by Joyce Neimanas and with the text of an interview of Heinecken by Clarie Peeps. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear. Signed and warmly inscribed by Joyce Neimanas to another photographer and with the rubber stamp of Heinecken and he has signed over his name as well. Scarce thus. The Contemporary Arts Center unknown books
1988rif. 00565LORD JOHN TEN Lord John Press 1988 first edition fine without dust-wrapper or box as issued. 1/250 copies SIGNED by all the contributors: Robert Bloch Ray Bradbury Raymond Carver James Crumley Will Everson President Gerald Ford Jim Harrison Joyce Carol Oates Robert Parker John Purdy John Updike Diane Wakoski et.al. Lord John Press unknown books
1943rif. 12364FINNEGANS WAKE Viking 1943 1st ed. 2nd printing near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and chipping. Viking unknown books