Search Results: Literature from David W. Bowers Books

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Ten volumes. Lord Jim, Youth, Typhoon and seven others. All in Fine condition with black hardback covers with yellow titles and decoration. Clean and unmarked. A very nice set.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. First American Edition. Original covers of brown embossed cloth. In Good condition with scattered light foxing and owner's inscription ("John R. Adams, 1849") on flyleaves. Volume I has been rebacked retaining the original covers and most of the spine. Volume II has a small loss to the top and bottom of the spine. Covers are bumped and worn at the extremities but in otherwise good shape. Detailed digital images abailable upon request.

London: John Lehmann, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. One of the first comprehensive Melville studies. Inscription on flyleaf, slight fading to spine, otherwise Very Good. No dj.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. Fine, in near fine slipcase.

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. First edition thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition published by West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1962. Near fine in black leather and printed paper covered boards with bold gilt text on spine. In a very good slipcase. The fifth volume in Westvaco's annual American Classic Series.