The Poems and Prose Sketches of James Whitcomb Riley; The Work; Homestead Edition, in Sixteen Volumes by Riley, James Whitcomb - 1915

London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1916 The author's first book. Internally very good subject to moderate browning and dustiness and a few small stains to the title page (couple mirrored on inside front cover) . Binding firm. Cover is somewhat shelfworn and a little scuffed with a small stain; the Claud Fraser design on the front cover is reasonably bright.

Hurst and Blackett. London. 1856 . FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 inches). Integral publishers advert leaves at the end of each volume (iii, i, ii) but bound without the publishers catalogue in volume one. Some minor foxing to a few pages but generally a very good clean copy finely re-bound by Bayntun of Bath. Half brown morocco. Spines with raised bands, each with gilt decoration. Compartments double ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Tan cloth on boards Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt. A lovely copy in a fine quality, highly attractive leather binding. Loosely inserted is a 4pp hand written letter from the author (" Your affectionate Dinah") to "My Dear Alice" ( her God Daughter, the subject of the poem "My Godchild Alice"), closely written in black ink on four sides of folded leaf, each side measuring 4.5 x 3.5 inches. The letter is undated but circa 1859 and discusses, among other things, the publisher Alexander Macmillan's approval of Clarence Dobell's illustrations for her… Read More

Hutchinson, 1961. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Hutchinson,1961.First UK edition-first impression.Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover and spine) with protected Dj(number written on the edges of the front Dj cover, numbers written on the back Dj cover, very small tear ,small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC except for the written numbers on the Dj cover.Price clipped.487pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce first edition but with the Dj cover.

Macmillan and Co. London. 1900. Seventh edition. 8vo. (7.4 x 4.7 inches). Foxing to the blank endpapers and the first and last couple of leaves, otherwise a clean copy in a beautiful fine leather binding, by Bumpus, of full dark blue crushed morocco. Spine with five raised bands, each with three gilt dots. The compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated with small flower emblems, all in gilt. Both boards with four ruled lines and flower and leaf designs in the middle panel, all in gilt. Board edges double ruled in gilt Turn-ins with double ruled lines and flower and leaf designs, all in gilt. plain white endpapers. All edges gilt. Blue silk bookmarker sewn in. A fine and beautiful binding. --- An early edition of this popular collection of KIpling's poetry. First published in 1896.

Denver, Colorado:: X-Press Books,, 1986.. Edition of 40. 9.25" x 7.25"; 36 pages. Type is Cairo. Japanese calligraphy by Mitzuko Santo. Printed on a 10 x 15" Chandler & Price platen press. Silk screen images. Text paper is Japanese Toyo Kurumi. Cover is Arches. Overlay are UV Ultra II. Tip sheets are Okawara Hand made. Press check masks are printed on Mohawk superfine cover. Two texts: reading from front to middle: second reading from back to middle. Japanese stab binding. Signed and numbered by Anderson. Judy Anderson: "In 1985 I worked in Tokyo, overseeing a large book project designed for the Brooklyn Museum. My presence there, as a young American woman directing the project, was a unique experience for both me and the male printing and publishing personnel. I was fascinated by the Japanese culture, their use of language, the role of alcohol, sleep and women. And how they used their faces as masks, hiding their true feelings. Being polite. Pretend. "One day… Read More

London: The Poetry Bookshop, 1916 The author's first book. Internally very good subject to moderate browning and dustiness and a few small stains to the title page (couple mirrored on inside front cover) . Binding firm. Cover is somewhat shelfworn and a little scuffed with a small stain; the Claud Fraser design on the front cover is reasonably bright.

Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1891. Hardcover. Fine condition.. The Tauchnitz Edition published in 27 volumes over a six year period between the years 1885 -1891. This set is beautifully bound in the publisher's uncommon half tan calf with marbled boards and end papers. Condition is excellent. Occupies 21 inches (53 cm) on the shelf. Height of each volume is 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm). Picture available on request.

Hutchinson, 1961. First UK edition-first impression. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.Hutchinson,1961.First UK edition-first impression.Translated from the French by Xan Fielding.Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick on the edges of the cover and spine) with protected Dj(number written on the edges of the front Dj cover, numbers written on the back Dj cover, very small tear ,small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges,a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC except for the written numbers on the Dj cover.Price clipped.487pp including Author's note.A collectable and scarce first edition but with the Dj cover.

vi+158+[12 ad] pages. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's cloth with black lettering to spine, red decorative florets to cover and Maggie in gilt with black back ground, deckle edges. Housed in red slipcase. (BAL 4075) Two states noted, (1) Title page printed in upper and lower case letters and (2) Title page printed in capital letters only. First edition, first printing under Crane's name.Maggie: A Girl of the Streets is an 1893 novella by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). The story centers on Maggie, a young girl from the Bowery who is driven to unfortunate circumstances by poverty and solitude. The work was considered risque by publishers because of its literary realism and strong themes. Crane, who was 22 years old at the time, financed the book's publication himself, although the original 1893 edition was printed under the pseudonym Johnston Smith. After the success of 1895's The Red Badge of Courage, Maggie was reissued in 1896 with considerable changes and… Read More

NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1889. First edition. Rare 1889 edition. Four volume set. Published NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1889. 12mo., 4 3/4" x 6 1/2", 292, 319, 326, 287pp., frontis portrait in volume one. Three quarter burgundy cloth with gilt spine titles and designs and floral patterned paper over boards, tope edge gilting, laid endpapers. Published in the year of Browning's death and precedes the more common 1890 edition. An elegant set in pristine condition. Very Fine.. 1st. Hard. Very Fine/No Jacket. 12mo.