Literature And Literary from The Country Bookshop

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1977. SIGNED BY KATE MILLETT. 322pp. Autobiographical novel about the author's relationship with the fiery Sita. Millet is also the author of SEXUAL POLITICS. A beautiful, clean, bright, tight copy - and also signed!. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kate Millett and Rachel Ackerman. 8vo -… Read more

Urbana, Illinois: Ex Aedibus, 1976. 57 pages; black cloth with gold lettering; slight wear to top edge of striking black and gold dust jacket; review copy with publisher's slip laid in; author's second book of poems. Copy No. 158/1000. Black cloth over board with gilt lettered title on fr cover and spine both in very bright, very good, like… Read more

Boston, MA: Ticknor, Reed, and Frields, 1952. 2nd Edition of a classic work by Hawthorne. An early printing that includes a catalogue (bound into book) dated January 1953. Hobart & Robbins imprint on verso. The catalogue title reads "New Books and New Editions Published By Ticknor, Reed, And Fields." Some foxing on free-end papers but not on catolague. Book plate… Read more

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Gold atop page edge. Bright cover with embossed drawing of French castle, golden sky, and moon. Gilt lettering along spine. Extemeites show light wear. Some minor fraying at top of spine. Overall a fine copy -- price has been cut in half!. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Pennell,… Read more

Royal Street New Orleans: The Pelican Bookshop Press, 1926. Fabulous caricatures and drawings: "A gallery of Contemporary New Orleans"! Images of bohemian life, drawn by Wm. Spratling & Arranged by Wm. Faulkner. Rare First Edition. #145 / 230 copies. Lacking the spine. Otherwise Good condition. Previous owner name on first page and ghost tape. "When Bill Faulkner came to… Read more

Myers, Florida: Harborage, 2005. Very nice association copy. Author inscription on title page reads "To Ted [Enslin], all in one book. Loren". This copy appears like new.. Association Copy from Loren Keller to Ted Enslin. First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Florence, MA: Quale Press, 2002. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Association copy. Incribed on title page "For Ted [Enslin]--Love, David 24 March 2003". No visable wear. . Association Copy from David Giannini to Ted Enslin. Paper. Like New/None. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Manchester, England: The University Press of Kentucky, 1922. On the vital relations between Dante's successive works. Name inside front cover in small delicate handwriting. A nice looking, solid, green cloth-bound copy with gilt lettering on spine. . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two Essays.

Cambridge MA: The Riverside Press, 1905. Limited to 400 copies. Fading of spine. Name inside front cover. Good Condition. . Large Paper Edition, Limited. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Pennell, Joseph. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.S.A.: Boni and Liveright, 1925. Cover shows some wear at extremities. Some rubbing on front cover. Bright gold gilt title and cover design. Signed and inscribed by author. Also signed and inscribed by author's mother, Janet Macy! Both signatures from 1925, the year of this book's printing. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and emblem on front cover. Also gilt along… Read more

New York: Jerome Kern, 1924. This is a limited printing of a Christmas gift - privately printed for the famous song writer and book collector, Jerome Kern. The printing is limited to only 83 copies of which this is number 53. There is an Introduction by Temple Scott, and notes on the Bluebeard Legend by Charles Vale. The book was… Read more

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1927. Limited to 850 copies, of which this is no. 257. -- Half (vellum?) (spine and corners) with green cloth boards; gilt seal on front, gilt lettering on spine. "Venerable and Subtle Aesred" bust on frontispiece in b&w, protected by tissue. Uncut pages. -- Spine darkened; minor dampstaining… Read more

Boston, MA, USA: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1904. The complete 2 volume set. This is the rare 1904 issue. (Bibliography of American Literature #10655, setting "B." ) A clean, bright and tight, Very Good copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leicester, England: Edmund Ward, 1946. Hard Cover. Good (see description)/Good (see description). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover cloth is loose (as if bubbling) around edges, particularly in front, otherwise book in Good to Very Good condition. Dust jacket spine has 1/2" piece missing from top, and a tear that goes from there about an inch into front… Read more

Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1826. Volume I ONLY. Spine board gone. Covers chipped and worn. "50" written inside front cover. Stains inside front cover and on front end paper. Foxing on back end paper. Candidate for rebinding. Keywords: Reformation, Prelatical Episcopacy, Church Government, Ireland, Puritans.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1812. Oct. 1812 through March 1813. Chipping around edges. Darkened spine. Spot on back cover. Bumped and worn corners. Few pages within are torn. Name and year on front end paper. However, the book is tight, solid, and quite readable. Fold-out sheet music and b&w plates within. Fold-out songs with music notation include: The Steeds of Apollo,… Read more

New York: The Akadine Press, 1997. Individuality and Moral Conduct.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: A. Williams and Co., 1882. By The Massachusetts Historical Society with portraits. Soil and foxing on covers. Small holes at top & bottom of spine. Bumped corners. Otherwise, a tight and attractive copy of this book. Nice gilt embroidery as well. With beautiful sepia photos of Emerson & Longfellow. Inside pages VG-.// Ellis, George E. (chair) et Alii..… Read more

New York: Padell, 1947. First edition of Patchen's first novel. "A Novel of Love and Faith." Slightly bumped corners. Jacket has soil and spotting & is slightly chipped at corners and extremities. Blue cloth over board with gilt lettered title along spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916. Red cloth over board. Bright gilt title and author name on cover. Worn gilt on spine. Some spotting on front cover. Slight wear at extremities and corners. Name penned in small elegant script inside front cover. . Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.