Pp. xiv+250; orange cloth, spine lettered in black, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Granada, London, 1984. First U.K. edition. *Collection of essays on mainly astronomical topics, including the sun, the stars, the planets, and the moon. More
Pp. [vi]+86+[2](blank, colophon); qr. blue & black patterned cloth, printed paper title label on spine, pale blue/grey papered boards, edges faintly faded, the spine with small circular faded patch below label; fore and bottom edges uncut; dust wrapper, foxed and browned on reverse, slightly soiled, the edges and backstrip browned... More
Pp. xii+290+[2](advertisements), title page printed in red & black; olive green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, the cloth a trifle flecked and slightly rubbed; uncut; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the endpapers slightly offset, a few tiny edge splits, a little light foxing and... More
A collection of new essays. Pp. 280(last blank); notes, index; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges rubbed and split; signature on upper free endpaper, top edges lightly foxed; Vision Press, 1976. Vision Critical Studies series. More
Pp. [xii]+276; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, tiny closed tear to front panel near backstrip fold, the backstrip lightly faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers offset; Heinemann, London, 1968. First edition. *Author's selection from his speeches. More
Literary Essays 2000-2005. With an Introduction by Derek Attridge. Pp. xiv+304, notes and references; dust wrapper Viking, New York, 2007. First U.S. edition. *Essays on Arthur Miller, Robert Musil, Graham Greene, Samuel Beckett, Saul Bellow, a.o. More
Literary Essays 2000-2005. With an Introduction by Derek Attridge. Pp. xiv+304; dust wrapper; Knopf, Sydney, 2007. First Australian edition. *Many of the essays first appeared in the New York Review of Books. More
Pp. 520; printed paper wrappers, slightly soiled and worn, title handwritten in ink on backstrip, which is creased; a little light soiling and creasing; David Bruce and Watson, London, 1973. Uncorrected Proof Copy. More
An essay on the shattering and remoulding of a world. Pp. 180+[2], 2 wood-engravings by Lettice Sandford, decorative initials; rose cloth, spine lettered in gilt, corners a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly foxed; t.e.g.; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed;Golden Cockerel Press... More
Essays in a pluralistic art world. Pp. xxx+450, index; qr. black paper, spine lettered in silver, grey papered boards; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2000. First edition. More
Pp. [x]+432, full page illustrations, index; f'cap. 4to; dust wrapper; The New Press, New York, 2002. First edition. *'Explores the future of urban life in the face of catastrophic terrorism, global warming, and runaway capitalism' [wrapper blurb]. More
Pp. [viii]+136(last blank); dust wrapper, lightly foxed and soiled; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Reinhardt, London, 1956. First edition. *Collection of pieces including poetry, literary criticism, essays, &c. More
Pp. 264(last advertisement), folding frontispiece; navy buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, corners bruised, the cloth rubbed and flecked; t.e.g., others uncut; upper hinge starting, a little light foxing and soiling; Chatto & Windus, London, 1892. First U.K. trade edition. *Collection of essays, mainly... More
Pp. [viii]+180, frontispiece, index; f'cap. 8vo; olive green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper, backstrip faded and slightly browned, edges a trifle rubbed and split, small chip at head of backstrip; outer leaves lightly offset, edges of leaves a trifle... More
Pp. [xii]+364(last colophon, verso blank)+32(publisher's catalogue, dated March 1899), frontispiece, plus double page plan, index; maroon buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards flecked, edges lightly rubbed, corners a trifle worn; t.e.g., others uncut; name & date (1920?) in ink at head of upper free endpaper, a few leaves... More
Pp. xii+304, frontispiece, plus 5 plates, title page printed in red & black, index; black buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, the boards slightly flecked and rubbed, fore-corners faintly bruised; fore and bottom edges uncut; text block slightly browned, the free endpapers offset; Chatto & Windus, London, 1915.First edition... More
Pp. [xii]+296(last blank)+32(publisher's catalogue, browned and partly unopened), frontispiece with tissue guard, plus 3 plates, the title page printed in red & black, index; navy buckram, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, boards flecked and slightly scuffed, fore-corners faintly bruised, the spine a trifle faded; t.e.g., others uncut; name &... More
Essays on various occasions and in diverse moods. With favourite quotations. Decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Written and contrived by Sir William Russell Flint. Pp. 132(last colophon, verso blank), printed in red, blue, dull gilt & black, frontispiece, pictorial title page, and numerous text illustrations (several full... More
With a foreword by Lawrence Oakley Cheever. Pp. 72, 4 plates; black cloth backed patterned papered boards with printed paper title label on spine, fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; fore and bottom edges uncut; patterned tissue wrapper, edges lightly chipped and split, backstrip browned; privately printed for the friends... More
In three volumes. Volume I compiled by the Committee on the Frost Centennial of the University of Southern Mississippi; Volumes II & III edited by Jac Tharpe. Pp. xii+612+xii+322+xvi+408, bibliographies, indices; dust wrappers, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and faded, with a couple of splits to Volume I; a little... More
Pp. [viii] +46+[4](last advertisement, verso blank), 3 plates (2 hand-tipped, one of which is folding), 2 hand-tipped facsimile letters (one folding), facsimile title page of The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, cloth backed marbled papered boards, printed paper title label on spine, top edges of boards slightly foxed, the corners... More
By the author of The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. Pp. 320(last colophon)+32(publisher's catalogue), title page vignette, floral patterned endpapers, index; dark green cloth over bevelled boards, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges lightly worn, the spine slightly creased and with a couple of tiny splits to extremities; t.e.g., others... More
Pp. 288(last blank); top edges navy; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled; a little light foxing; Constable, London, 1960. First edition. More
Pp. [x]+260+[2](colophon, verso blank), 8 plates; red cloth, spine blocked in white and lettered & decorated in gilt, edges of boards a trifle darkened; bottom edges uncut; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, backstrip faded, the back panel faintly soiled, both flaps lightly foxed; outer leaves and edges lightly... More
Essays on West Indian Literature. Pp. [vi]+166, 4 plates, bibliography, index; small cr. 8vo; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly worn; Oxford University Press, 1968. Three Crown Books series. *Includes essays on the works of Roger Mais; George Lamming; John Hearne; V. S. Naipaul; and others. More