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Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by this Governor General Award-winning poet on the front free endpaper. A near fine copy in turquoise cloth, (previous collector's neat name under the author's dedication), black titles and decorations in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper with some light overall use. 8vo. 176 pp. A wonderful selection of poetry by this Canadian modernist poet, hailed by Louis Dudek as the clearest poetic voice of this century in Canada' and George Woodcock as 'a man for all seasons'.
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F. R. SCOTT. SELECTED POEMS. Signed
by Scott, F. R.
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THE FABER BOOK OF SCIENCE
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London: Faber And Faber, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this eclectic anthology of essays on science penned by such diverse authors as John Updike, Stephen Jay Gould, George Orwell, Italo Calvino, Rachel Carson, John Steinbeck, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov et. al. 8vo. 528 pp. A fine copy in l ike dustwrapper.
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THE FABER BOOK OF WAR POETRY
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London: Faber And Faber, [1996], 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Royal 8vo, 598pp.including index. A very fine, fresh copy in perfect dustwrapper. A handsome anthology of the poetry of war throughout the ages divided into sections dealing with such matters as "The Patriotic Imperative", "Recruitment", "W eapons", "leadership", "Conscientious Objection", "Views of Death" and " Gallantry and Heroism". From Homer to Larkin, Shakespeare to Akmatova, Whitman to Ted Hughes, Baker has collected an arresting & incomparable selection.
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THE FABER BOOK OF THE THEATRE. EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RONALD HARWARD
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London: Faber and Faber, (1993), 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this informative, anecdotal and comprehensive anthology of the theatre by Ronald Harwood, author of, The Dresser, adapted into film starring Albert Finney and Eileen Atkins. Following the genesis of a play, Harwood explores the div erse processes leading up to 'opening night' and the critical responses afterward. Quoting from Chekhov to Noel Coward, Moliere to Arthur Miller to the inimitable Dorothy Parker, "Now that you've got me right down to it, the only thing I didn't like about The Barrets Of Wimpole Street was the play", Harwood presents an eclectic companion for the theatre lover and Harwood admirer. 8vo. 267 pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
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FABIAN INTERNATIONAL ESSAYS
by McKitterick, T.E.M. and Kenneth Younger [Leonard Woolf]
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London: Hogarth Press, 1957. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signature by Bernard Crick inside and Leonard Woolf on letter insert. First edition. 219pp. 8vo. Foreword by Hugh Gaitskell. A very good copy with slightly edge-nicked dustjacket on red boards with gold stamping. FABIAN INTERNATIONAL ESSAYS includes essays by Richard Lowenthal (Co-existence with Soviet Communism ), Thomas Balogh ( The Political Economy of the Cold War ), John Strachey ( British Defence Policy ), T.E.M. McKitterick ( The Middle East ), Kenneth Younger ( The Far East ), P.C. Gordon Walker (Policy for the Commonwealth ) and Denis Healey ( Beyond Power Politics ). This copy belonged to the political theorist BERNARD CRICK and bears his dated signature 1957 on the front endpaper, together with his minor marginal scorings and a couple of notes on the rear endpaper. In 1993, Crick established the Orwell Prize with sponsorship from The Political Quarterly to honour political writing. He was also known as the biographer for George…
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A FABLE
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition. 8vo, pp.392. A near fine copy in publisher's rose cloth with a light vertical crease at the spine in a very good or better dustwrapper showing light use & a short horizontal chip at the spine top.
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THE FACE IN THE GARDEN. Signed
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Saskatoon: Thistledown Press, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by John Lent to author, Neil Bissoondath, V.S. Naipaul's nephew, on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in pictorial stiff card wrappers, as issued. 8vo. 175 pp. An articulate and engaging collection of prose and poetry.
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THE FACE OF SPAIN. Signed
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London: Turnstile Press, 1950, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by Gerald Brenan on the front free endpaper. "Isobel Henderson/from Gerald Brenan/"with admiration and appreciation" written in Spanish. 8vo. 268 pp. Black and white photographs throughout. A near fine copy in red cloth, gilt titles to the spine oxidized in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper. Brenan and his wife, American poet Gamel Woolsey returned to Spain in 1949 thirteeen years after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. An exceptional account of Brenan's return to Spain gleaned from his daily journals while travelling in Spain. "A brilliant interpreter of Spain to the rest of the world". The Times. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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FACING TWO WAYS
by Ishimoto, Baroness Shidzue
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London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper showing light use; a couple of small chips & a closed tear.8vo., 397pp. including index, 29 black & white photos. An excellent copy of a book that was reprinted many times & was a staple in most university libraries. Baroness Ishimoto was famed as the Margaret Sanger of Japan; one of the guiding spirits of the birth-control movement. She was a leading feminist & friend of Sanger's, at her side during all seven of Sanger's trips to Japan. A more recent biography of Ishimoto by Helen M. Hopper shows the Baroness [Kato Shidzue] as a complex & intriguing historical personality whose life offers rich insights into modern Japanese history & especially the place of women activists in both the prewar and postwar periods.
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FACING THE MUSIC. Signed
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Barrytown: Station Hill Press, (1980), 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. One of 1,000 cc. This copy Signed by Auster on the title-page but not numbered. Near fine in the publisher's pictorial stiff card wrappers. 16 pp.
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FAHRENHEIT 451
by Bradbury, Ray
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. Not a Book. Custom Clamshell Case (Book not included). No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegant Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the case is finished inside & out in Rich Black Nuba® with Red Cloth sides- a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. The box is gilt-stamped on the spine & features a sculpted upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's powerful illustrated figure. A unique & beautiful Hand-Made custom case. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. TBCL Web Site photo/link available for over 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available. Book definitely NOT included.
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A FAIRLY HONOURABlE DEFEAT
by Murdoch, Iris
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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Canadian Ediion of Iris Murdoch's thirteenth novel. 8vo. 402 pp. An excellent copy in light green cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh John Sergeant pictorial dustwrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE FAITHFUL. A Tragedy In Three Acts
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London: William Heinemann, (1915), 1915. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Masefield, John. THE FAITHFUL. A Tragedy In Three Acts. London: William Heinemann, (1915). First English Edition, first issue with illustrated endpapers. 8vo. 131 pp. An excellent copy in dark blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, in a bright, fresh dustwrapper with some darkening to the spine. A play set in Japan.
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FALK
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Paris: Gallimard, 1934. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Conrad, Joseph. FALK. Paris: Gallimard, 1934. Sm. 8vo., 252 pp. First French Edition. Publisher's plain wrappers printed in red & black. An essentially fine copy in the original glassine. One of 440 numbered copies printed on Alfa Navarre. Translated by [Traduction et préface de] G. Jean-Aubry. Three of four stories orignally printed in TYPHOON and other stories, 1903. Excellent copy.
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FALLING IN PLACE. Signed
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New York: Random House, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Signed by Beattie on the title page. A fine copy in the publisher's original one quarter black cloth over copper paper boards, stamped copper on the spine in a near fine pc. dustwrapper. 8vo. 342 pp. Winning the praise of critics and r eviewers and established writers as diverse as John Updike and Margaret Atwood, Beattie's cultural significance lies in the devotion and self-recognition she inspires among those readers who graduated from college as the 1960's faded into the laid-back narcissism of the late 70's.
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FALLING IN PLACE. Signed Advance Reading Copy by Ann Beattie
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New York: Random House, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Advance Reading Copy Signed by Beattie on the title page. Fine in original wrappers, as issued. 8vo. 329 pp. Winning the praise of critics and reviewers and established writers as diverse as John Updike and Margaret Atwood, Beattie's cultural significance lies in the devotion and self-recognition she inspires among those readers who graduated from college as the 1960's faded into the laid-back narcissism of the late 70's.
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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: A COLLECTION OF PASSAGES, PHRASES, AND PROVERBS TRACED TO THEIR SOURCES IN ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE. Signed by John Bartlett
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Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rare Presentation Copy of the ninth edition and the last edited by Bartlett himself, this copy is warmly inscribed: "Mary D. Flagg / With the / sincere regard of / John Bartlett". In a handsome contemporary full crushed morocco leather binding. Spine ornately gilt, five raised bands, each compartment with fine gilt devices & decorations; boards with gilt rules and devices in the corners, gilt patterned inner dentelles. Text block clean, tight & sound. Minimal rubs. 8vo. 1158 pp. A bright, clean & lovely example of this American Classic seldom encountered inscribed.
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THE FAMILY ARSENAL. Signed
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Signed by Theroux on the half-title page. A fine copy in the publisher's black cloth covered boards, silver lettering to the spine in a very good indeed pictorial dustwrapper showing some light use. 8vo. 309 pp. A superbly crafted nove l with London as backdrop for this tautly strung thriller.
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FAMILY CHRONICLE
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London: London Bailey, [1969], 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 8vo, pp. 311. A fine copy in dustwrapper. Reznikoff's remarkable, moving and at times extremely funny chronicle based on his family's history - from provincial Russia to the US.
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THE FAMILY MOSKAT
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. THE FAMILY MOSKAT. Transladed by A.H. Gross. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First Edition. 8vo. 611, [3] pp. Quarter crimson & black cloth stamped gilt and black to the spine. A fine copy in a near fine bright first issue dustwrapper showing one narrow chip at the spine crown & light wear at the heel - a very nice example. Acknowledgements with dedication to Singer's late brother I. J. Singer - 4pp. of family trees are featured in the text. The first of Singer's books to be translated into English, originally serialized in Yiddish in the 'Jewish Daily Forward'. Recently, the epic story of 'The Family Moskat' has received belated & deserved rave reviews: 'A masterpiece, a triumph of realism', wrote Frederick Raphael in the Sunday Times. An extremely good copy.
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