Search Results: Literature from Great Northern Books

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, [n.d.]. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. A selection from "The Arabian Nights Entertainments." Includes three full page black & white illustrations. Bound in green cloth with a multi-colored pictorial cover. Cover is slightly soiled with rubbing to top of spine. Last two pages wrinkled. Still an interesting copy.

London: Folio Society, 1993. Seventh printing. Hardcovers in slipcase. Like new . Two matching hardbound books in a pale blue slipcase. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," with 42 sepia illustrations and "Through the looking Glass," with 50 sepia illustrations, all by John Tenniel, from the original woodblocks. Bound in red quarter cloth with pale blue paper-covered boards, gilt lettering to spines, and sepia character Illustrations, by Tennial, on front and back panels. Ships from USA.

New York: Library of America, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First printing. An anthology of writing on Paris, by American authors, including such writers as Twain, Lindbergh, Stein, Bemelmans, Kerouac, among others. Includes bibliographical references. The dustjacket is inspired by the American Aerogram design in red, white, and blue. A clean, unmarked copy.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1912-1913. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good +. A reprint of poetry and prose for book lovers, chosen in part from scarce editions and sources not generally known." [Mosher] Bound in quarter white paper over grey boards with red and black paper label, untrimmed pages and gray dustjackets. [Bishop: no.35-no.36] Ex-library with no external markings, dustjackets are age toned with slight edge chipping, but still very presentable copies.

Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First printing, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on the title page.

Paris: Gallimard, 1963. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. Contents: Les Muses -- L'Esprit et l'eau -- Magnificat -- La Muse qui est la grace -- La Maison fermée --Processionnal. Claudel was the sister of the sculptor Camille Claudel who he committed to a psychiatric hospital where she remained for the last 30 years of her life. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in six different years. A clean, unmarked copy. Ships from USA.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1987. First printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. Includes first appearances from Edward Abbey, Allen Ginsberg, and Garcia Lorca, and others. Also includes the Ferlinghetti piece, "A Modest Proposal to Change the Names of Certain Streets in San Francisco." A bright, unmarked copy.

Athens, GA : University of Georgia Press, 2007:Spring. First edition thus. Trade Paperback Periodical. Very Good +. A unique item, an issue of the Georgia Review, featuring a selection of correpondence between the Review and many literary figures and artists. Of special note is a facsimile letter of Eudora Welty and a multi-page fold out facsimile letter of Gendron Jensen. Slight edgewear to cover, else a clean, unmarked copy.

Copenhagen: American-Scandinavian Foundation/Rosenkilde and Bagger, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good /fair. Selected and ed. by Erik Dal, translated by Henry Meyer with woodcuts by Marcel Rasmussen. "This collection includes ballads, humorous ditties, epic songs, and lyrics." [from publisher] Also includes bibliographic references and index. Label shadow on front panel of dustjacket, coffee stains on spine. Numbers written on front free endpaper, else a clean, unmarked copy.

Paris: Aubier-Flammarion, 1971. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. French/English bilingual edition. Biographical notice and bibliography by Jean Gattégno. Introduction by Hélène Cixous. Translated by Henri Parisot. Eight illustrations by Max Ernst. A clean, unmarked copy. Ships from USA.

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1908. August, 1925. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps . Very Good in Wraps. Tauchnitz Edition Collection of British and American Authors vol.4056. Published in Leipzig, Germany, the Bernhard Tauchnitz firm's Collection of British and American Authors series was begun in 1846 and soon dominated the English language fiction market in Europe. The reprints formed the first popular series in Europe, and were widely read by English-speaking tourists. More than 5, 400 titles were published over almost a century, until the stock was destroyed during World War II. They were often paper bound, though sown, and printed on poor quality paper. This copy is fragile, with some loose signatures. Some soiling to the covers. Former owner's name on front cover. Small tear to front bottom spine. .

New York: W.W.Norton, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First printing. Edited by Robert Phillips. "This collection chronicles a correspondence that began with the poet's first unsolicited submission to New Directions in 1937, and continued throughout the tempestuous friendship that lasted until the poet's death." [from publisher] Includes bibliographical references and index. Small mark on bottom of textblock, else a clean, unmarked copy.

Ormond Beach, FL: George Zabriskie, 1937. Privately printed. Hardcover. Very Good +. Translation of "L'Elixir du R.P. Gaucher" by Genieve Robinson. Color illustrations and drop caps by Don Emery. A "Christmas Book" published by George Zabriskie, then CEO of Pillsbury and issued from, "The Doldrums," his 1925 ocean front estate known as "The Spanish House,'' an estate of historical importance. Cover has author, title, and drink classes gold stamped on front cover. Slight color fading to a small area of the rear cover, else a clean, unmarked copy. No dustjacket as published?

St. Paul: Saint Paul Public Library. Friends, 2013. Maps. New. 1 map : two sided; color ; 79 x 59 cm, folded to 21 x 11 cm. Shows illustrations of 32 writers by city. Includes names of writers by city and ancillary map of Saint Paul/Minneapolis. Only three libraries listed as holding in WorldCat/OCLC

New York: Viking Press, 1968. First edition. First printing. Introduction and notes by Richard Ellmann. "This first edition [a line-for-line transcription in type of the authors' notebook] ... with four full-scale facsimile pages from the manuscript and reduced reproductions of the other pages ... is limited to one printing for world distribution and the text will not be reprinted in this form." [from publisher] Hardcover slipcased with paper labels on cover and case. A clean, unmarked copy.

London: Granta Publications, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, . First Appearances. Trade Paperback. Very Good. First appearance of the following Paul Auster pieces: "The Red Notebook" (no.44) later published in "The Art of Hunger;" "Dizzy" (no.46) later published in "Mr. Vertigo;" "The Money Chronicles" (no.58) later published in "Hand to Mouth;" and "Mr. Bones" later published in "Timbuktu." Four complete issues of Granta, Covers have slight edgewear, else clean and unmarked,

London: Faber and Faber, 1997. First UK edition. Trade Paperback Original. Very Good +. First printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A collection of early writings including Includes the author's first novel, 'Squeeze Play' (originally published with the pseudonym 'Paul Benjamin'); 'Action Baseball' (complete with card set and instructions), three plays and memoirs. A clean unmarked copy. Ships from USA.

New York: Henry Holt, 1997. Advance Reader's Copy. Trade Paperback. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. A collection of early writings be Auster including three plays and memoirs. Slight crease to front cover corner.

New York: Henry Holt, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A collection of early writings including Includes the author's first novel, 'Squeeze Play' (originally published with the pseudonym 'Paul Benjamin'); 'Action Baseball' (complete with card set and instructions), three plays and memoirs. A clean unmarked copy.

New York: Macmillan, 1913. First American edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. A collection of short stories and poetry. Also includes 4 pages of publisher ads in rear. Stephens was an Irish nationalist and a friend of James Joyce. Ex-library with minimal markings, none on the exterior and none affecting text, no dustjacket.