The Treasury of Sacred Song by Palgrave, Francis T - 1889

London; (1923): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 350pp., The author writes about the life in the Aran Islands from the point of view of a native. It was written for two reasons. In the first place because Synge wrote a book about one of those islands that irritated me, in as much as he failed to get the personal touch. Secondly, it was written as a courageous attempt to same the Irish novel from the debauched condition of being a political pamphlet or a religious controversy, or wort of all, a literary facsimile of the third rate music hall comedies that draw alcoholic laughter from an audience of very low intelligences. It endeavors to be a faithful picture of the life as I have seen it. Bound in black cloth lettered and ruled in green, spine lettering green, tiny nick to foot, small spot of damp staining to rear board near head and foot. A very good copy in clipped decorative dust jacket lettered in maroon, chipping to spine ends and small chip to spine and damp staining and toning to rear… Read More

Philadelphia, Pa: Mathew Carey, 1796. Hardcover. Fair. 95, [1] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-H6 (12mo). Leather spine with decorated paper over boards. Early American Imprints, series 1 [Evans], no. 31599. In Fair Condition: lacking front board; back board detached but present; some leather missing from spine; foxing; corners are rubbed.

London: Lupton Relfe, 1826. 12mo. 398pp., frontispiece, engraved title page and regular title page, 12 other full page engravings, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards, two raised black morocco spine labels gilt, two other compartments gilt decorated, all edges gilt, coated yellow endpapers. Contains several stanzas by other known writers; A stanza by Lord Byron given to the author by Washington Irving, a few unpublished poems by Thomson author of The Seasons, and others. A very nice clean copy.

Biographien der Dichter nebst Erläuterungen und Inhaltsangaben ihrer Hauptwerke. 516 S. Hilfs- und Vorbereitungsbuch zu den Prüfungen an Seminaren und höheren Schulen, sowie zum Selbststudium

Ottawa: Borealis Press, 1972. First edition / First printing. A paperback original. Orange and purple perfect-bound wrappers. Near fine with very slight fading to the orange paper spine. Sharp copy. The author's first book. Winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Stone Diaries. Born in the U. S. She lived in Canada most of her adult life. This title was not published in the U.S.

London; (1923): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 350pp., The author writes about the life in the Aran Islands from the point of view of a native. It was written for two reasons. In the first place because Synge wrote a book about one of those islands that irritated me, in as much as he failed to get the personal touch. Secondly, it was written as a courageous attempt to same the Irish novel from the debauched condition of being a political pamphlet or a religious controversy, or wort of all, a literary facsimile of the third rate music hall comedies that draw alcoholic laughter from an audience of very low intelligences. It endeavors to be a faithful picture of the life as I have seen it. Bound in black cloth lettered and ruled in green, spine lettering green, tiny nick to foot, small spot of damp staining to rear board near head and foot. A very good copy in clipped decorative dust jacket lettered in maroon, chipping to spine ends and small chip to spine and damp staining and toning to rear… Read More

Philadelphia, Pa: Mathew Carey, 1796. Hardcover. Fair. 95, [1] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: A-H6 (12mo). Leather spine with decorated paper over boards. Early American Imprints, series 1 [Evans], no. 31599. In Fair Condition: lacking front board; back board detached but present; some leather missing from spine; foxing; corners are rubbed.

London: Lupton Relfe, 1826. 12mo. 398pp., frontispiece, engraved title page and regular title page, 12 other full page engravings, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards, two raised black morocco spine labels gilt, two other compartments gilt decorated, all edges gilt, coated yellow endpapers. Contains several stanzas by other known writers; A stanza by Lord Byron given to the author by Washington Irving, a few unpublished poems by Thomson author of The Seasons, and others. A very nice clean copy.

Biographien der Dichter nebst Erläuterungen und Inhaltsangaben ihrer Hauptwerke. 516 S. Hilfs- und Vorbereitungsbuch zu den Prüfungen an Seminaren und höheren Schulen, sowie zum Selbststudium

Ottawa: Borealis Press, 1972. First edition / First printing. A paperback original. Orange and purple perfect-bound wrappers. Near fine with very slight fading to the orange paper spine. Sharp copy. The author's first book. Winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Stone Diaries. Born in the U. S. She lived in Canada most of her adult life. This title was not published in the U.S.