Search Results: Literature Anthology from Royal Books, Inc.

Cambridge: Leavitt and Peirce, 1958. First Edition. First Edition, this being the uncommon hardcover variant. A series of recollections about Leavitt and Peirce, a tobacco shop and gathering place for Harvard men, published on the 75th anniversary of the shop. An early appearance by John Updike, who contributes his essay, "The Old Tobacconist." Fine but for a single chip to the inner front hinge, in a Near Fine tissue jacket with just a bit of chipping at the spine ends.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1957. First UK Edition, preceded by the US edition published by Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy in 1956 (the previous year). Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Lightly foxed page edges, with a lightly faded spine. Jacket is lightly toned to the spine, with light soil overall and a small, light dampstain to the bottom left corner of the rear panel.

Rome: Botteghe Oscure, 1950. First Edition. First Edition. Text and titles in Italian, French, and English. Botteghe Oscure was a literary journal published and edited in Rome by Marguerite Caetani, Princess of Bassiano, from 1948 to 1960. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly edgeworn and toned, with a contemporary owner name and address on the front endpaper.

New York: Brooks-Bryce Foundation, 1927. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus, with no dust jacket. Boards lightly rubbed and toned to the edges, with a touch of mottling to the fore-edge of the front board. Contemporary owner name on the front endpaper.

New York: Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press, 1924. First Edition. First Edition. 16mo., sextodecimo. Copy belonging to Scofield Thayer, notable poet, publisher, and art collector, with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Thayer was publisher and editor of the American literary, political, and art magazine, "The Dial," from 1920 to 1929, his health deteriorating and the magazine eventually folding. The magazine published several notable authors, including E. E. Cummings, T. S. Eliot, Sherwood Anderson, and Ezra Pound. Contains "Inspector Bucket," by Charles Dickens, "Sergeant Cuff," by Wilkie Collins, and "Monsieur Lecoq, Master-Mind," by Emile Gaboriau. The second volume in the "Great Detective Stories" series, comprised of three volumes. The series is uncommon, and to find editions in dust jackets is exceedingly difficult. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. Jacket spine and folds faded, with light rubbing, and a few small closed tears and a tiny chip.

New York: Mainstream Publishing, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. The first issue of the influential literary periodical. Features contributions by Langston Hughes, Dalton Trumbo, John Howard Lawson, Frederick Engels, Howard Fast, Herbert Aptheker, and others. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers, with inside spine separated from the page block.

New York: HarperCollins [Harper Collins], 1996. First Edition. First Edition. Contains selections from book published during 1996 by HarperCollins. Includes an audio tape of readings. Authors and titles include: "Lip Service," by Kate Fillion; "A Chance top See Egypt," by Sandra Scofield; "Showing My Color," by Clarence Page; "Love and Awakening," John Welwood; "Señora Honeycomb," by Fanny Buitrago; "Going to the Sun," by James McManus; "Jamming," by John Kao. Selections on audio include: "Slouching Towards Gomorrah," by Robert H. Bork; "PawPaw Patch," by Janice Daugharty; "Heaven's Coast," by Mark Doty; "The Good Negress," by A. J. Verdelle; "Zen Physics," by David Darling." Slightly wavy, else Near Fine in printed, saddle-stapled wrappers, housed in a Near Fine cardboard chemise (9 x 9 inches) with velcro clasp and front paper label; audio tape appears not to have been played.

London and New York: Transatlantic Review, 1960. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by Gore Vidal on page 5. An early issue of the important and long-running literary review. Very Good plus in wrappers, with light creasing and toning on the extremities.

New York: Zero Press, 1956. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on page 140 by contributor Gore Vidal. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Two small splashes on the top page edges. Jacket lightly foxed on the front and spine panels, rear flap fold, and top edge of the rear panel.