Satyrae (D. Iun. Iuvenalis et Auli Persii Flacci Satyrae) by Juvenalis (Decimus Junius Juvenalis); Persius (Aulus Persius Flaccus) - 1683

San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co, 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Very Good. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are notably more literary and thoughtful than his journalism of the period. Not in BAL (actually earlier than anything in BAL). Also includes Harte's "Further Language From Truthful James", his sequel to the poem known as The Heathen Chinee. Five issues in a custom clamshell box with morocco label. Faint soiling to blue cloth of box. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 033008.

New York: Viking, 1975. First edition / First printing. Uncorrected proof. Gold printed wrappers. Fine. Pulitzer Prize Winner.

London: Navarre Society 1924. (Hardcover) 359pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. A signed fine binding in 3 / 4 green Morocco with marbled boards, the spine with raised bands and tooled in gilt. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, and full-page and vignette illustrations. A handsome book. Edited with introduction by F.J. Harvey Darton. Illustrations by Philip Hagreen. . Suitable as a gift. Binding by Zaehnsdorf. Translated by William Adlington. (Fiction).

New York::: Scribners,,, 1969... First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with previous owner sticker removed from the flyleaf in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. These five works grew, of course, out of Hemingway's considerable experience of the Spanish war as a correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance and as a participant in filming "The Spanish Earth." More specifically, they grew from adventures in and around besieged Madrid--particularly in the Hotel Florida and in a bar called Chicote's. The book is unified, then, in time, place, and action. It is unified even more by the dominating presence of the author, who is to be found alive on every page. That presence slants the focus, but also gives the book its sharp distinction. This is immediate, unmistakable Hemingway. This collection contains Hemingway's play "The Fifth Column", and the four stories "The Denunciation", The Butterfly and the Tank", "Night Before Battle" and "Under the Ridge". Despite his fascination… Read More

New York: Masses & Mainstream, 1950. First U.S. edition / First printing. Sienna printed wrappers. Light toning to spine, mild soiling to rear wrapper, near fine. Clean tight copy.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing; SIGNED by author, also signed & inscribed by author's daughter. Black & white tweed boards with unfaded black cloth spine, red title box on spine. Slight browning to to edges on tweed cloth portions of boards. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Signed by Richard Powell on front free endpaper; inscribed on rear free endpaper by Powell's daughter Dorothy: "For Cathy, I hope you enjoy reading my Dad's book. - Dorothy Powell Quigley." Dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (3.95 on front inside flap); slight wear at top and bottom spine edge, slight browning at front flap fold. Author's photo on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar… Read More

San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co, 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Very Good. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are notably more literary and thoughtful than his journalism of the period. Not in BAL (actually earlier than anything in BAL). Also includes Harte's "Further Language From Truthful James", his sequel to the poem known as The Heathen Chinee. Five issues in a custom clamshell box with morocco label. Faint soiling to blue cloth of box. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 033008.

Viking Press,NY, 1958. HBDJ ,FOTO LASER COLOR Copy DJ, Stated Fourth Printing, March 1958, 1st Edition, NF-/GOOD, AS-IS, 8 vo, Black Cloth Hardboard Cover lettered in White on Spine & On Front Cvr, A truly near beautiful copy rarely encountered in this nearly superlative condition, The boards are straight and clean with no bumping, tears, shredding, very light soiling . The white lettering is bright and complete. Internally there is no writing, tears, soiling, foxing, or separation light wear FOX ,Front Blank Flyleafs + next 15 pgs small light top Edge Stain blank Margin, 310 PAGES, Foto copy of DJ light Rub wear , Publishers FadedRed Top Stain outer pgs edge, Light Cover Scuff, Tiny Cvr corner tears .Front FOTO LASER COLOR Copy DJ has Colored Abstract Design Block makes it Very Destinctive & Beat !! Front Blank Flyleafs + next 15 pgs small light top Edge Stain blank Margin. First Edition. Hard Cover.

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. As New. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The second book in the New York Trilogy.

This set of four books was privately printed for members of London's Casanova Society in 1923. The Casanova Society's brief existence lasted from 1922 - 1926, and this was their second publication.This is a Limited Edition. Sets numbered 1 to 750 were of sixteen volumes, and sets numbered 751 to 2250 were of four volumes. The set being offered for sale here is Set #844, complete in four volumes. The set is in good condition with some rubbing at the edges, corners and hinges, and occasional spotting. Each volume is numbered - 844 - which shows a complete original set. Each of the volumes is signed on the title page by Ellsworth Fleming of the Casanova Society, and each is also signed by Fleming again on the following page which describes the publication of the volumes. This set will provide many long evenings of enjoyable reading, and will make a fine addition to your library of classic literature. Due to the size of this item, shipping prices will be individually quoted.