San Francisco: The Ascensius Press, 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of about 50 copies, quarto size, 52 pp. Franz Kafka (1883-1924) is considered by many to be one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent authors, fusing elements of realism with the fantastic; he is known for his use of an isolated..... More
London: Martin Secker, (1926). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 480 pp. David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his books "Women in Love", "Sons and Lovers", and "Lady Chatterly's Lover", which deal with life in an increasingly industrial setting; a forceful writer..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2009. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 29 of 300 copies, quarto size, 164 pp., with prospectus and original invoice. Leonard Michaels’ (1933-2003) stories focused on the character of Raphael Nachman, "loyal to friends, bashful with women, reverent before the transcendent order of mathematics and music" (per..... More
n.p. Calmann-Levy, 1936. Dufour, D'Emilien. Hardcover. Quarto size, 289 pp., all text in French. Pierre Loti, the pseudonym of Julien Viaud (1850-1923) was educated to be a naval officer, gradually rising in his profession until attaining the rank of captain in 1906. His life at sea, among seafaring men, inspired..... More
[New York]: The Limited Editions Club (printed by Heritage Printers, Inc.), (1990). Hejduk, John. Limited Edition. Leather bound. No. 122 of 375 copies, quarto size, 193 pp., signed by John Hejduk, with LEC Monthly Letter. German writer Thomas Mann (1875-1955), a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929..... More
London: The Verona Press [Printed at the Officina Bodoni, Verona, 1939], 1939. Laurencin, Marie. Limited Edition. Leather. No. 10 of 30 de luxe copies, quarto size, 328 pp., signed by Marie Laurencin (twice). Kathleen Mansfield Murry (1888-1923), born and raised in New Zealand, moved to the UK at the age..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (2007). First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 87 of 100 copies, octavo size, 175 pp., signed by Ian McEwan. Ian McEwan (b. 1948), writer and screenwriter, was given the nickname "Ian Macabre" after writing his first two novels. He was featured by "The Times" in 2008 as..... More
New York: The Fountain Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 639 of 742 copies, octavo size, 71 pp., signed by A.A. Milne. Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) will likely ever be remembered for having bequethed "Winnie the Pooh" to the world. Begun with "When We Were Very Young", a book of..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 506 pp., signed by Michael Moorcock. The 1950s and 1960s saw a burgeoning in the genre of science fiction, with authors such as J. G. Ballard and Ursula K. Le Guin creating works in an experimental style and..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, (1986). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 304 pp., signed by Nicholas Mosley. Nicholas Mosley (1923-2017), 3rd Baron Ravensdale, 7th Baronet, was graced with Diana Mitford as step-mother at the age of nine. He developed a stammer and was treated by Lionel Logue - the..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1926). Austen, John. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 288 pp., signed by Liam O'Flaherty. Liam O'Flaherty (1896-1984) is considered by many to be one of the "foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century". After serving in WWI (and being badly injured)..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed at the Lane Press], 1965. Groth, John. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 384 pp., signed by John Groth, with announcement and LEC Monthly Letter. A master of the short story form, William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), known by his pen..... More
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2000. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 141 of 500, octavo size, 544 pp., signed by Tim Powers. Historical events are often reimagined through works of fiction, but few writers bring the creative force and eloquent style of Tim Powers (b. 1952), who incorporates supernatural elements..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 284 pp., inscribed by Judith Rossner. No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list for three weeks - and on the list for thirty-six weeks - "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" was an immediate, and enormous, success..... More
San Francisco: Printed by Andrew Hoyem, 1976. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. No binding. One of 150 copies, quarto size. John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009), one of only three authors to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, is probably best known today for his "Rabbit" series. He often..... More
[San Francisco]: [Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc.], 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 149 of 200 copies, quarto size, [6] pp., signed by William Saroyan. A fine example of printing from the Grabhorn Press, and of prose from American novelist William Saroyan (1908-1981), winner of the Pulitzer..... More
New York: The Press of Valenti Angelo, 1949. Angelo, Valenti. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Number 27 of 250 copies, quarto size, [16] pp., signed by Saroyan and Angelo. A short prose piece about Fresno and some of its "hoboes", by novelist William Saroyan (1908-1981), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Hogarth, Paul. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 447 of 2000, quarto size, 245 pp., signed by Paul Hogarth, with slipcase. Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), a poet and decorated soldier, is best known for his poetry describing his experiences in the trenches during World War I...... More
Berkeley, California: The Hart Press, (1966). Anderson, Victor R. Limited Edition. Wraps. Quarto size, [8] pp., with a presentation card from the publisher. The annual Christmas publication issued by Ruth and James D. Hart, to friends in a limited edition. James D. Hart (1911-1990) was an American literary scholar and..... More
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1979. Soyer, Raphael. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 631 of 2000, quarto size, 126 pp., signed by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Raphael Soyer. Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991) was a Polish-born Jewish writer who wrote and published only in Yiddish. He won he Nobel Prize in..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 569 pp. Wallace Earle Stegner (1909-1993) was often called "The Dean of Western Writers"; he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977. A member of the faculty..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 240 pp. inscribed by Wallace Stegner. Inscribed by Stegner: "For David, for / his collection. / Wallace Stegner". Three linked stories based on what Stegner observed in the town he and his wife used as their summer residence, Greensboro, Vermont..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 159 pp. The third and last of Steinbeck's play-novelette experiments, which form met with only modest success and was abandoned by him; still an interesting read and an important part of a Steinbeck collection. ___DESCRIPTION: Tan cloth boards with red..... More
[Covelo, California]: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, (1984). Wikstrom, Karin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Copy "M", folio size, 60 pp., signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrom. John Steinbeck (1902-1968), considered "a giant of American letters", was best known for his portrayals of families in California, often exploring..... More
Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Company, 1912. Cardboard covers. Duodecimo size, [95] pp., inscribed by Tiffany Blake (dedicatee). Bert Leston Taylor (1866-1921), humourist, poet, and columnist, writes this ode to the American wilderness, discerning not only the beauty and inspiration found in walking through the woods, but also that which..... More