Search Results: Scholarly Books from Cole & Contreras

Mexico: Joaquin Mortiz, 1974. Essays about the Mexican intellectual and Nobel prize winner. 8vo, original wraps. Near fine.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard, 1981. From the "Harvard Studies in the Romance Languages" series. 8vo, original wraps. Fine.

Angers: Imprimerie Lachese & Cie (Extrait de la Revue des Facultes catholiques de l'Ouest), 1900. First and only edition. 68 pp. A rare historical monograph on Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, who played a key role in the American Revolution as the commander-in-chief of the French forces that came to help the American rebels. Arthur Du Chene's last work: he died when it was almost finished, and his son Georges completed it. Large 8vo. Original wraps. Minor sunning to wraps, else a fine copy. A RARE PIECE OF AMERICANA IN PRISTINE CONDITION.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1959. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY, WITH TWO UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT LETTERS CITED IN THE STANDARD OLYMPIA PRESS BIBLIOGRAPHY. One of 2,000 copies of the first British edition. (Actually this "British edition" was created by taking 2,000 copies of the first American (Grove Press) edition to England, putting a sticker over the imprint, and issuing a new dustjacket.) LAID IN ARE TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TYPED LETTERS SIGNED--ABOUT 1,000 WORDS--FROM THE EDITOR, SINGLETON-GATES, on his letterhead, to a correspondent in Nothern Rhodesia (later Zambia) (!). In these unpublished letters, written during the 1960s, Singleton-Gates describes his feelings towards Casement. He also describes, in passionate terms, the fascinating circumstances surrounding the publication of these scandalous diaries, and the numerous obstacles he faced, including copyright and censorship issues. He furthermore explains his various other projects relating to Casement, none of which came to fruition. It is… Read More

Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1933. A LARGE-PAPER COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT EARLY ACCOUNT OF LIFE AMONG THE PYGMIES. 4, 183 pp plus several full-page photographic plates. ONE OF ONLY 30 NUMBERED LARGE-PAPER COPIES ON LAFUMA WOVE PAPER. 8vo. Original illustrated wraps. Light wear to covers, internally UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT.

Nice, 1955. First edition of this history of a French town. One of 75 numbered copies on tinted wove paper. Uncut and unopened in original wraps. Wraps somewhat soiled, otherwise fine. Octavo.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. Three volumes, complete. LAST AND BEST EDITION OF THE MOST COMPLETE GAZETTEER EVER COMPILED. Almost 200,000 places listed (cities, towns, villages, hamlets, rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds, seas, etc--even nuclear power plants and triumphal arches!), with detailed descriptions. Over 3,500 pages. Printed in three columns. Large 4to. Publisher's cloth. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. An absolutely monumental publication.

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1882. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this groundbreaking study of Scottish language and culture. Edition limited to 500 numbered copies, all printed on fine laid paper. 4to. Bound in publisher's quarter morocco and cloth. Some wear to binding (especially backstrip and extremities), but holding firm. Internally uncut, FINE AND BRIGHT. Very scarce. Francisque Michel (1809-1887) was one of the towering intellectuals of the 19th century: he is remembered for editing many of the most important Old French texts, an activity he commenced at the age of 21! During the second half of his life he became fascinated woith Scotland, particularly the relationship between Scottish and French culture, language, and history.

Utrecht, 1962. Monograph on comparative literature. Text in Dutch, summary in English. 8vo, original wraps. Very good.

Muenchen (Munich): Ernst Heimeran, 1960. Critical edition with Greek and German text. From the collection of classical scholar Gilbert Highet, with his bookplate. Small 8vo, publisher's cloth, near fine.

Madrid: Libertarias, 1998. Essays on Moors in Spain, before and after the Reconquista, by Paco Márquez Villanueva (Desgraciado Hijodeputa Professor of Spanish Emeritus at Harvard). 8vo, original wraps. Fine.

Madrid: Alianza, 1993. A great association copy, signed and inscribed by Rico for Harvard scholar Francisco Marquez Villanueva. 8vo, original wraps. Fine.

Buenos Aires: Fernando Garcia Cambeiro, 1975. First edition of this landmark study of the Nicaraguan poet. 8vo, original wraps. Very good.

Paris: Techener, 1859. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this groundbreaking study of southern French dialects in the 16th and 17th centuries. VIII, 257 pp. Concludes with an extensive bibliography of books in southern French dialects printed during those centuries (471 items described). Printed on good wove paper. 4to. Bound in morocco-backed pebbled boards. A bit of spotting, else clean. A very good copy of a rare and fascinating book.

Barcelona: Critica, 1996. First edition of this anti-Semitic treatise written by Francisco de Quevedo, one of the key literary figures of Spain's "siglo de oro". Quevedo wrote this work in 1633, but the manuscript disappeared, and for centuries this work was catalogued among Quevedo's lost works. This is the first edition and is also a critical edition, with an extensive introduction, notes, and a bibliography. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Dustjacket. An attractive and important book.

Paris: Sedes, 1990. First edition of these critical essays on French literature. A great association copy, with a lengthy signed inscription from the author to Harvard scholar Jules Brody. 12mo, original wraps. Fine.

Tokyo: Keiso Semiotics, 1985. First printing in Japanese of this classic. A unique copy: laid in is a letter from the publisher to Jacobson informing him about the particulars of this edition. What makes this especially unusual is that when this letter was written, Jacobson had been dead for many years. 8vo, publisher's cloth. Fine in a fine dj with a design by El Lissitzky on the cover. An attractive book.

Paris: Ernest Thorin, 1874. First and only edition of this rare monograph. 2 leaves, 136 pp. Inscribed (on the half-title) by the author to scholar Arthur du Chene, who signed it on the cover. 8vo. Original wraps. Very good.

Paris: Auguste Picard, 1933-1935. Two volumes, complete. First and only edition of this exhaustive history of universities from the middle ages until 1860. Large 8vo, original wraps. Minor wear and staining to wraps, internally fine.

Bruxelles (Brussels): P.-J- Voglet, 1840. Two volumes, complete. Over 1,000 pp. An exhaustive history of Roman literature. 4to. Quarter calf and decorated boards. A little bit of wear to binding, but still a very good set. Scarce.