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Bloomsbury , 1994. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. There is a protective mylar cover. 1ST UK EDITION.

HarperCollins, NY, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine. "In this mesmerizing chronicle of Poe's short and disorderly life (1809-1849), Silverman incorporates fresh discoveries about the poet/storyteller's travels, relationships and literary works. After publishing Tamerlane and Other Poems in 1831, Poe was hired as a 'magazinist' and began building his reputation as critic and writer of macabre tales. With scholarship and narrative skill Silverman tells Poe's sad tale affectingly. From a Pulitzer-Prize winning biographer, the most revealing, fascinating, and important biography of one of our greatest literary figures."" [Pub. Info] Definitive biography.

Oxford University Press, NY, 1963. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "John Innes Mackintosh Stewart was a Scottish novelist and academic. He is equally well known for the works of literary criticism and contemporary novels published under his real name Michael Innes. 'Eight Modern Writers' includes a set of eight writers to go with the period from 1880 to 1940 - all writers remarkable enough to deserve any amount of attention." [Pub. Info] Insightful essays on Hardy; James; Shaw; Conrad; Kipling; Yeats; Joyce; Lawrence. 704 pages. 1ST EDITION

Harper & Row, 1972. 1st US edition. Hardcover. Fine. "...Emile Durkheim, one of the great founding fathers of sociology. Durkheim remains one of the most widely read thinkers in the social sciences and every student of sociology, anthropology and related subjects must study his now-classic books. He brought about a revolution in the social sciences: the defence of the autonomy of sociology as a science, the systematic elaboration of rules and methods for studying the social, the condemnation of racial theories, the critique of Eurocentrism and the rehabilitation of the humanity of ‘the primitive’. He defended the dignity of the individual, the freedom of the press, democratic institutions and the essential liberal values of tolerance and pluralism. At the same time he was critical of laisser-faire economics and he defended the values of solidarity and community life. In many ways, Durkheim’s rich intellectual heritage has become part of the self-understanding of our time."" [Pub. Info] 676… Read More

The Folio Society, London, UK, Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Essays by J. H. Plumb, Sir Lewis Namier, and Geoffrey Holmes among others. An excellent resource on England at a time of great colonial expansion and the creation of its formidable place in world politics. Slipcase is also in As New condition. This is a 1st thus edition.

Little, Brown, Boston, 1986. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. "This illustrated guide to the English country style of home decoration features a history of English country taste, an illustrated survey of country houses, manors, cottages, and town houses." [Pub. Info] English country house interiors; numerous color photographs. Large format; will ship via Media Mail. 1ST EDITION.