Search Results: Titles starting with N from Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC

London, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers. Very good. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $185. NOW $75. A Very Good copy of The Nation and The Athenaeum for Saturday, April 28, 1923 in the Publisher's original stapled wrappers (consisting of large sheets - each center-folded to form four pages) and being Vol., XXXIII, No. 4 with the staples rusted and the title sheet separated from the body of the publication but present, as is the center sheet. This issue contains work by the Rt. Hon. C.F.G. Masterman, Henry W. Nevinson, J. Middleton Murry, Edmund Blunden, Katherine Mansfield (presenting her final short story titled "Six Years After" (an unfinished story). The issue contains other writings as well, including "Trollope in Autobiography" by Murry, and "Mr. Kipling Reconstructs" by Blunden. In our experience, copies are QUITE SCARCE INDEED.

Louisville, KY: Rev. James D. Craik, D. D.; Morton & Griswold, Printers, 1860. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good+ copy of the first edition, first printing in the original string-bound wrappers with some spotting and toning, as well as some minor loss to the spine ends and a tiny bit of loss to the lower right corner of the front wrapper and title page. The pamphlet shows a vertical bend line to each wrapper with a consequent bend line to the leaves. A Very Good + copy of this scarce publication. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM WIKIPEDIA: James Craik (31 August 1806 – 9 June 1882)[1] was a noted preacher, author, lawyer, and amateur architect. He was born on August 31, 1806, in Alexandria, Virginia to George Washington Craik, secretary to President George Washington during his second term, and Maria Tucker. He was the grandson of Dr. James Craik, President George Washington's physician. He married Juliet Shrewsbury[4] and had eleven children. Craik wrote extensively on theology. His two best… Read More

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. First Edition, First Printing. An about Very Good copy of the first American edition, first printing, in the Publisher's original decorative paper-covered boards with a cloth spine, showing general rubbing to the board corners with some loss to the paper and some minor loss to the spine label's lower right corner; being a collaborative novel by two prominent authors.

Cincinnati, OH: Elliston Poetry Foundation University of Cincinnati, [1964 Copyright]. First Thus. Hardcover. Very good. An about Very Good copy of the first facsimile edition of Stephen H. Spender's first book, showing only mild wear and tide markings to the boards -- otherwise about Fine. [Only about thirty [30] copies of the ORIGINAL first edition in 1920 were printed, and those were done so by Spender himself. Per Encyclopedia dot com: The facsimile shows a presentation of the original copy presentation by Spender to "Winifred" on the second front free endpaper as well as the book's limitation notice with a note in Spender's hand stating that the copy reproduced here was number 1 of the group of "about thirty" of the first edition copies. [Please Note: the foregoing are facsimiles of Spender's handwriting.] Copies of this facsimile edition are uncommon to the market, and the great and distinguishing feature of this copy is the ORIGINAL SIGNED PRESENTATION OF THIS COPY BY STEPHEN SPENDER TO… Read More

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing in the Publisher's original red spine and violet cloth, in a Fine example of the dust jacket, with both authors signature embossed on the front board in blank and SIGNED BY JOSEPH HELLER on the title page. The volume shows some minor pushing to the spine tail and a few small spots to the front free endpaper's recto. The tale centers around Heller's apparent good health and his suddenly feeling unwell and soon thereafter being admitted to the Hospital, and being found to have Guillain-Barre syndrome. An overall Very Good + or better copy, SIGNED BY JOSEPH KELLER.

New York: Scribner, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED. WAS $45. NOW $22. A Fine, Superior, copy of the first edition, first printing, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE on the title page and there inscribed by Price as follows: "Brian // [angled slash mark] // Reynolds Price", and without the "Autographed Copy" sticker on the dust jacket. We seldom see signed copies in a condition as nice as is this copy. A Fine, Superior, copy, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE.