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London: C. Clarke for T. and J. Egerton, 1791. Full calf. 12mo (7.1 in, 18 cm). [2] xvi, 152 [2] pp. First edition: Joseph Ritson (1752-1803) was a literary scholar, anthologist, and bibliographer. Here are seven Middle English poems including Tom Thumbe. Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) is known for reviving the..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo (7.5 in, 19.1 cm). [i-viii], [1] 2-406 [4] pp; frontis. Riverside Press. First edition: Prominent author, philanthropist, suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer, Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) opened many charities including coffeehouses serving inexpensive, nutritious meals and a safe, affordable residence for unmarried..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1928. Hardcover. Small 4to (9.2 in, 24.4 cm). [8] 1-124 pp.; illus. First thus: First trade edition illustrated by American artist John Vassos. Brilliant Irish dramatist and wit, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was gay so convicted of gross indecency and given the maximum sentence of two..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1896. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [2] i-xvi, 1-558 [4]; [2] i-x , 1-536 [2]; frontis. New edition with additions. Lovely set on the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) considered the greatest sculptor, painter, and architect of the Renaissance; Michelangelo's iconic works include the..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1952. Hardcover. 8vo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). 285 pp. B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday (translator); Eleanor Roosevelt (introduction). First English language edition: First edition stated on copyright page and $3.00 on jacket flap. Anneliese Frank's diary documents her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland beginning..... More
London: John Sharpe, 1819. Full calf. 16mo (6 1/2 in tall); xiii 215 pp. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. Originally printed in 1730, this famous poem by James Thomson (1700-1748) includes four parts, one for each season. Highly influential, these four seasons are the original inspiration for..... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. Full leather. 16mo (6.4 in, 16.3 cm). [2 blanks] i-viii, 1-280 [2 blanks] pp. Eighth edition. Notes at end. Best known work of Isaac Taylor (1787-1865). Originally published anonymously in 1829, Natural History of Enthusiasm detailed the dangers of false piety with chapter titles such..... More
London: Faber & Faber, [1929]. First Edition. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). 4 unnumbered pp.; frontis. Signed first edition: This wrappered first edition of 9 October 1929 preceded the hardcover signed edition of 28 October 1929. Ariel Poem, No. 23. T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) signature verified unofficially through emailed photographs by..... More