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London: Charles Green Say, for J. Payne. Fair. 1754. 2nd edition. Printed by Charles Green Say, for J. Payne, London, 1754. Second edition. Four volumes. 12mo. (iv), 308p; (vi, 292p; (vi, 298p; (i v), 297p. The Adventurer was one of several 18th century English periodicals to publish the essays of Samuel Johnson. This 4-volum e set contains all 140 numbers as in the first edition. Bound in contemporary calf, ribbed spine with gilt labels and double lined borders. 25 of the papers are attributed to Johnson, 70 to Hawke sworth. . and tight overall with only occasional light foxing; the only si gnificant flaw is substantial toning/staining to title page margi ns and end papers. See photos. The covers are poor; substantial s urface wear; leather dried and cracked; front covers partially de tached, substantial chipping to lower front corners of volume 2. .

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company. 1931. 8vo, marbled boards, black cloth spine lettered in gold, t.e.g, r ibbon place marker. 1st ed. Limited to 1000 copies. An essay publ ished in tribute to McCutcheon who was a noted collector of first editions and a lover of fine books. Introduction by William Dana Orcutt who designed the .

Free World Magazine. 1944. 1st. Free World Magazine, 1944. 1st ed., 8vo, brown cloth. 28 pp. Sev eral of Welles' political writings first published in FREE WORLD magazine between April-December 1994. Welles was an avid support er of President Roosevelt and his views were often well in advanc e of political thinking of the time. Very rare: no others online , none in OCLC, no auction records. One copy, with a gift inscrip tion to Welles, is in his papers at the University of Michigan. .

n.p.: Press of the Wooly Whale. 1935. 1st ed., 16mo, 9 pp. First edition. Cloth backed decorated board s. Good copy with rubbed corners and scratches on back cover. Int erior clean and tight throughout. A lovely production from this f ine small press. The 8th of the Press' Armistice Day publications . Foreword by Melbert B.Cary Jr., founder of the Woolly Whale Pre ss. Cover design by Charles W.Smith. Printed by George W. Van Ve tchen, Jr. .

NY: Robert T. McBride & Company. 1927. First edition. 12mo stapled slate blue wrappers. Simultaneously p ublished in hardcover. 32 pp. biographical and bibliographic stud y by the noted critic. Published for free distribution to promot e the Kalki Edition of Cabell's works. .

Privately printed: NY. Poor. 1920. 1st edition. Inscribed by Hartmann to minister/writer Paul Jord . 1st ed. 8vo, brown boards, 109 pp, No. 53 of 3000 numbered copies . With an inscription by Hartmann to Paul Jordan Smith -- “from [as Bernard Shaw expressed it] ‘the man who writes about the l ast 30 days of Christ when the first day Him has not yet dawned u pon Earth.” Smith was an American Universalist minister who als o worked as a writer, lecturer and editor. However, he is most we ll known for originating the hoax art movement Disumbrationism. G iving himself the Russian-sounding pseudonym Pavel Jerdanowitch, Jordan-Smith painted a small group of crudely Postimpressionist c anvases that he then entered in art exhibitions around the countr y as exemplars of a new art movement known as Disumbrationism (i. e. painting without shadows). His canvases were well received on the whole until he got tired of sustaining the role and outed him self to a… Read More

1st ed., 8vo. A Very Good- near fine copy but in a dulled and lightly soiled dustjacket with several small edge nicks, darkened spine; not price-clipped.

Bath: Printed for Private Circulation. Good. 1873. 1st ed.. Inscribed by author . 1st ed., 8vo, original decorated green cloth, gilt decorations an d lettering. 41 [2] i-xxxiii. Tipped in photographic frontispiece of “Wordsworth’s Glen.” [See note below] A talk about the Quantock Hills area of southwest England, where Coleridge and Wo rdsworth wrote Lyrical Ballads, which Nichols writes about the la ndscape as well as some of the other "Quantock Poets," including Charles Lamb, Thomas Lovell Beddoes and Charles Lloyd. Gift inscr iption on FFEP “with the writer’s compliments” to Welsh mat hematician, photographer, and painter Rev. Calvert R. Jones, [180 4-1877]. We believe Jones may have provided the frontispiece phot o -- it is uncredited -- which would make this an especially appe aling association copy. A mathematician, musician, painter and pa rson, Calvert Richard Jones was… Read More

NY: Thomas Crowell & Co. 1899. First separate American edition. Tan stapled wrappers with black lettering on front cover. 5"x7" inches. 16pp. This is a sequel to the original Kreutzer Sonata, originally published in 1889. An a bsolutely pristine copy. The publication of The Kreutzer Sonata set off an explosive debate in Europe, America, and Asia on matt ers that were then called the “sexual question” and the “wo man problem.” These debates stirred widespread condemnation fro m all sides, as well as fervent admiration. The Kreutzer Sonata was censored or forbidden in some countries as “indecent litera ture.” In this sequel, Tolstoy repeatedly makes reference to ve rses from the Gospels as evidence supporting his views. .

Heian / Dohosha, South San Francisco . Fine.. 1979. 1st ed.. textiles, fabric, design . 1st ed. Folio, red cloth, 248 pp.; 236 color plates and15 in b/w of fabric designs -- plus bibliography. An Important publication on Peruvian textiles from a private collection. A fine copy in VG -near fine d/w and slipcase. The book itself is as-new. The dust jacket has some light edgewear, especially at top of spine. The c ardboard slipcase has a few nicks and very small stains. .