ESSAIS SUR LE GÉNIE DE PINDARE et sur la poésie lyrique dans ses rapports avec l'élévation morale et religieuse des peuples. Hymnes de Pindare. by Abel Francois Villemain - 1859

Boston: Charles Bowen, 1834. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 24pp extract, final page-only was damaged and is here presented in reproduction, salvaged from a damaged issue of the North American Review, Volume XXXVIII, No. 83, April, 1834. This is a contemporary review in English of the title published by Didier, Paris, 1828. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Paris: Lib Acad Didier et Cie. 1878. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus Used. H Hard Cover. Very Good-. VG- in lthr/boards (sl rub/covers & corners). small 8vo [4]vii[1]396pp Text in French. Title on spine: Litterature au 18e Siecle, I; half-title: Oeuvr es de M. Villemain. "Nouvelle edition" (title page) of the survey of 18th c entury French literature (with a few passing references to English literatu re of the period) by the famous French literary historian, critic and occas ional politician, originally published in France in 1828 (as the third of 6 volumes); this volume covers such authors as Crebillon (fils), Fontenelle, Le Sage, Racine, Rousseau, Saint-Simon, Voltaire, et al. One volume only; bound in half dark red morocco over red/black marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine with raised bands, plain endpapers, edges flecked dark brown. Exterio r as noted; slight wear to front free endpaper; previous bookstore's rubber stamp on half-title page; uniform… Read More

Nabu Press, 2011-11-06. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback. New.

chez Didier Libraire Editeur à Paris, 1857, in 8 (22,5 x 13,5 cm), 462 pages. Reliure romantique en basane rouge, dos richement orné de guirlandes et filets dorés, titre doré. +++++++ Ensemble d'études littéraires outre des rapports sur le concours de l'Académie française entre 1846 et 1856 dont : M. de Chateaubriand essai sur la littérature anglaise, le paradis perdu de Milton, traduction nouvelle etc…, De la littérature en France durant les quinze années de la Restauration, M. Delécluze Florence et ses vicissitudes, Lord Brougham critique historien publiciste, Des opinions de quelques publicistes sur l'Angleterre Lord Brougham et M.de Rémusat, Albert de Broglie L'Eglise et l'empire romain au 4ème siècle - Reliure en bon état, intérieur frais sans rousseur sauf une vingtaine en début d'ouvrage..

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback. New.

chez Didier Libraire Editeur à Paris,1882, in 8 (22,5 x 14 cm), 468 pages. Reliure romantique en basane rouge, dos richement orné de guirlandes et filets dorés, titre doré. +++++++ Cet ouvrage seconde partie d'un ouvrage dont la première partie était exclusivement consacrée à René de Chateaubriand contient plusieurs biographies : celle de Charles James Fox ( 1749 - 1806) politicien britannique admirateur de la révolution française, partisan de l'indépendance des Etats-Unis et anti-esclavagiste, ainsi que celle de Lord Charles Grey, vicomte Howick (1764-1845) homme politique britannique. On trouve aussi des biographies sur les français de Serre, Royer Collard, Dupin, Desmousseaux de Givré et le britannique Gladstone, tous politiciens ayant marqué leur temps - Reliure en bon état, intérieur avec rousseurs claires..

Chez Didier Libraire Editeur à Paris,1854, in 8 (22,5 x 13,5 cm), 397 pages. Reliure romantique demi-basane rouge, dos très orné de grands fers floraux dorés, titre doré. +++++++ Ouvrage comprenant un certain nombre d'étude littéraire outre un ensemble de discours de réception à l'académie française : Eloge de Montaigne, Discours sur les avantages et les inconvénients de la critique, Eloge de Montesquieu, Notice sur Fénelon, De Pascal considéré comme écrivain et moraliste - Reliure en bon état, intérieur frais mais avec rousseurs pâles..

2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine

Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.

Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.

New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.

Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .

Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.

Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.

NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.