Softcover. Ann Arbor, MI, Ardis, reprint, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 203 pages, soft cover. Covers have some discoloration but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Includes B&W frontispiece. This novel brought Pilnyak immediate fame. It contains a panoramic description of the first full year of the Russian Revolution (1919) in the context of a large rural town, Ordinin. Clean copy. Record # 33921
Hardcover. NY, Liveright Publishing Company, 1st thus, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 585 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This copy has been inscribed by the translator, addressed to Vermont writer Jay Parini. Inscription dated November 30th, 2024 reads: "With Admiration for your Gifts, and Gratitude for your Gift to Me. -Michael Palma" This book describes Dante's descent into Hell, with Virgil as his guide. It examines questions of faith, desire and enlightenment. The poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Clean copy. Record # 34146
Hardcover. New York, Richard R. Smith, 1st US, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 352 pages, black cloth covers, previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Corners lightly bumped otherwise very good.
Hardcover. Toronto, University of Toronto Press , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 210 pages, b&w illustrations. Dust jacket with light wear, minor soil.
Hardcover. New York , New York University Press , 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 154 pages in a dust jacket with light wear, clean.
Hardcover. Boston, Marshall Jones Co., 1st, 1923, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 174 pages, small owner's rubber stamp on title page, previous owner's signature on front fly leaf otherwise clean. Dust jacket with tanning to edges, light shelf wear.
Hardcover. New York , Harcourt Brace and Co., 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 134 pages, bright, unclipped dust jacket. Translated by Fitts, clean copy.
Hardcover. London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, reprint, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth, 468 pages. First published in 1911, this is the 2nd edition. Cloth covers with light spotting, otherwise clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Cambridge, UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 207 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. A tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, MacMillan Company, Reprint, 1920, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 203 pages. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Light wear, fraying and rubbing along edges and spine, previous owner's signature in crayon on front fly leaf. Interior very good.
Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, rep, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 259 pages. Illustrated by Jesse Willcox Smith. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket with small chip missing from top of spine. Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. NY, Privately Printed, 1st thus, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 236 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This limited edition volume was privately produced with a run of only 1,200 copies. Pages have a deckled edge. Satyricon is the second most fully preserved Roman novel, and is a mixture of both prose and verse. Contains serious and comedic elements, narrated by its central figure, Encolpius. Clean copy. Record # 33771
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson and Sons, reprint, circa 1910s, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 782 pages, hardcover. Flexible cloth covers are in fair condition, with worn corners and spine. Top edge gilt. Interior pages are clean and bight, minus one or two small smudges. Binding is solid. This 1910s New Century Library edition features marbled green end pages, and a B&W illustration opposite the title page. A classic, epic tale of suffering and retribution, The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantes after he is wrongfully imprisoned. Previous owner's name is signed on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33778
Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson and Sons, New Century Library, 1906, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 517 pages, hardcover. Flexible cloth covers are in fair condition, with worn corners and spine. Top edge gilt. Interior pages are clean and bight. Binding is solid. This classic Charlotte Bronte novel contains autobiographical elements, and tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grew up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. Her troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which proves necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr. Rochester. This 1906 New Century Library edition features a B&W illustration opposite the title page. Previous owner's name is signed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33779
Hardcover. Paris, Cite des Livres, Colligees et Presentees par Pierre d'Espezel, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Volume 1 404 pages, volume 2 247 pages, volume 3 294 pages, volume 4 213 pages, hardcovers. 3/4ths covers are polished calfskin with marbled boards, and are in very good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Bindings are solid. Top edges gilt. Some foxing is present on the outside edges of the pages. This French text set of classic literature by Rabelais (1495-1553) is famous for its bawdy, satirical nature. Pantagruel is a tale of comic chivalry, which satirizes lawyers, theologians, and academic buffoons, while Gargantua mocks rash generals, idiotic monarchs, and uncouth professors. It champions freedom, and laughs at a dirty young giant before he turns into a splendid prince. Some related ephemera has been laid in. This edition was printed in 1065 copies, and this is copy no. 676. Clean copies. Record # 33999
Hardcover. Norwalk, CT, Easton Press, Collector's Edition, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 335 pages, hardcover. Leather covers with gilt engravings are clean and bright, as are interior pages. All edges gilt. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. At Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau reflected on simpler living in the natural world. By removing himself from the distractions of materialism, Thoreau hoped to not only improve his spiritual life but also gain a better understanding of society through solitary introspection. In Walden, Thoreau condenses his two-year, two-month, two-day stay into a single year, using the four seasons to symbolize human development--a cycle of life shared by both nature and man. Previous owner's paste-in bookplate is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34229
Hardcover. Boston, Oliver Ditson Co., 1st, 1906, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 157 pages. Hardcover, green cloth cover, cream spine with gilt lettering. Ex-lib with bookplate, minor stamping, residue
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 2nd printing, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 528 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Previous owner's signature plate on front end paper. Light crinkling to dust jacket top edge and inside front flap.
Hardcover. New York, NY, D. Appleton and Company, Reprint, 1882, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 167 pages. Brick limp cloth boards with black titles to cover & spine. Lightly cracked to pp. 21. Light toning throughout. Clean & unmarked copy.
Hardcover. Somerville, MA, Wisdom Publications MA, 1st, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 843 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Page 406, small corner ripped, does not impact text. Otherwise tight and clean copy. The definitive presentation of one of the most unique and compelling works of classical Tibetan literature. This book presents an influential and extraordinary teaching of the Kagy
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