Search Results: Authors starting with A from Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press

Barcelona, Spain: Casa Editorial Araluce, 1931. paper wrappers. Mexico. 8vo. paper wrappers. 454 pages. First edition. Front cover lacking. Worn at spine ends, else very good. Very scarce bibliography.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

Boston: Faust's Statue, 1870. plain softcover wrappers. Thomas, Isaiah. 8vo. plain softcover wrappers. (24) pages. Facsimile edition. Sabin 70917. Wrappers with small dampstain, spine worn. Contents in fine condition. Originally printed by Isaiah Thomas and E.T. Andrews in 1793. Printed on blue paper.

London & New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1906. paper boards. Bradley, Will. small square 8vo. paper boards. 94, (2) pages. Reprint of the 1897 edition. Spine lightly age-darkened and lightly worn at the head of the spine. Covers lightly soiled. Else a very good copy. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Cover design by Will Bradley. Volume dedicated to Russell's friend W. B. Yeats. George William Russell (10 April 1867 - 17 July 1935) who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist. He was also a writer on mysticism, and a central figure in the group of devotees of theosophy which met in Dublin for many years.

Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1895. limp paper boards with yapped edges, printing in brown, title page in black and vermilion. Russell, George Willaim. 12mo. limp paper boards with yapped edges, printing in brown, title page in black and vermilion. 86, (2) pages. Second edition limited to 925 copies (first edition was printed by C. Whaley in Dublin, 1894), of the authors first book of poetry. Soiled and rubbed, with some wear to spine ends. Russell was born in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. His family moved to Dublin when he was ten, where he went to school and, in 1886, began his friendship with William Butler Yeats who introduced him to Theosophy which had a strong influence in his life. Persuaded by friends, he published his first book of poems in 1894, signed "AE," which he continued to use on his writings thereafter. The poems were very well received and helped to establish his place in Irish literature. Fifty-one songs in all, including The Unknown God, The Singing Silences,… Read More

New York, NY: Ezra Sargeant, 1807. half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Printing. small 8vo. half leather over marbled paper-covered boards. 146 pages. First edition. Front hinge cracked, wear to the spine. Exlibrary copy with markings. Provides a unique dedication to Paper Manufactures. Interesting printing, and an early example of Oxford Type.

Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia National Bank, 1903. cloth, spine and front cover gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Philadelphia National Bank. 8vo. cloth, spine and front cover gilt, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. 220 pages. List of illustrations, table of contents, six appendices, index. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Appendices include lists of officers, directors, financial statements, and biographical sketches of the directors. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges.

New York: Harper & Row, 1982. stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. First edition, uncorrected proof. Author's first book of verse. Short closed split at the head of the spine, otherwise fine in printed wrappers.

Amsterdam: de Bifenkorf, 1986. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Text in Dutch. A year by year review of 100 years (1885-1985) of Dutch literature. Includes major news events of each year, list of best sellers and biographical sketch of the author of the top seller. Introductory essay by Gerrit Komrij. Black and white illustrations throughout. Afterword by the editors. Index of authors.

Boston: The Boston Public Library, 1974. stiff paper wrappers. Dwiggins, W.A.. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. First edition. Set in Dwiggins' Electra with ornaments designed by him. A fine copy.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1977. cloth. Moore, Marianne. 8vo. cloth. xiv, 266 pages. First edition. Near fine. Through careful machine collation of copies of each edition of Marianne Moore's published works, the author reveals the textual tinkering and more extensive revisions that often occurred between printings. Includes contributions, letters, drawings, editing, recordings, and translations in addition to the separate publications. The definitive work to-date on Moore.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

(San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980. accordion fold. Arion Press. small 8vo. accordion fold. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Art by Andrew Hoyem. NOTE: THIS IS FOR THE PROSPECTUS ONLY. A fine copy. Limited to 275 numbered copies signed by Hoyem with the introduction signed by Bradbury. The seventh production of the press, this volume is illustrated with fourteen line drawings and ten diecuts by Andrew Hoyem with watercolors added by hand. The press's description calls this "A satire about a two-dimensional world vexed by single- and multi-dimensionality that has been continuously in print since first published in 1884, enjoyed by young students of geometry and sophisticated physicists alike, and hailed as a precursor of science fiction. Andrew Hoyem's radical design and illustrations realize many implications of the book, such as: the "volume" can be opened out flat to form a thirty-foot plane; the plane-geometrical citizens of Flatland are infinitely thin (holes in paper); they cast shadows; their edges… Read More

Hamden, CT: Shoe String Press, 1956. cloth. Abbott, Jacob. square 12mo. cloth. (vi), 7-160 pages. Reprint of the 1855 first edition with a two page preface by Jacob Blanck. Bookplate of Jacob L. Chernofsky on front pastedown. A near fine copy. Dedication to Blanck. Blanck calls this book the best summary of 19th century book production that was ever written. Illustrated. The reprint is almost as scarce as the original edition.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Hardcover, dust jacket, with CD-ROM containing text and images. Vidal, Gore. 8.5 x 11 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket, with CD-ROM containing text and images. 516 pages plus 120 pages on CD-ROM. First edition. Gore Vidal, a twentieth-century Renaissance man, was described in the Citation for the 1993 National Book Award as "a masterly, learned, and percipient observer of an unparalleled range of subjects" which he addressed "with an artist's resonant appreciation, a scholar's conscience and the persuasive powers of a great essayist." In 1948, Vidal wrote the groundbreaking novel The City and the Pillar. He is the undisputed master of the historical novel through Creation, Julian, and his American Chronicle series and is equally well-known for his inventive novels, including Myra Breckinridge and Duluth. In 2002, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated was an international best seller critiquing U.S. foreign policy. Vidal is a… Read More

Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1988. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195+(1) pages. First edition, second printing. Illustrated.

Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1985. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 195+(1) pages. Illustrated.

Denton, TX: University of North Texas, 2004. hardcover, dust jacket. Texas. 8vo. hardcover, dust jacket. 304 pages. This is Publications of the Texas Folklore Society LXI. Contributors: Mary Belle Ingram, Lucy Fischer West, Bertha Dominguez, Alicia Zavala Galvan, Gloria Duarte-Valverda, Lou Ann Herda and others. A fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

San Francisco, CA: Lawton and Alfred Kennedy for John Howell-Books, 1966. original beige decorated cloth. Americana. folio. original beige decorated cloth. (xii) 116 pages, 14 colored plates, 2 plans, 2 folding maps, text illustrations. Handsome reprint of Abert's diary published by Congress in 1848, one of the earliest American publications relating to the newly acquired Territory of New Mexico, with the first printing of Abert's watercolor sketchbook. Field 4. Howes All. Pilling 3 (Cheyenne vocabulary). Plaines & Rockies 120. Radar 3344. Raines, p. 1: "Canadian Valley of Texas was part of the region traversed and described." Rittenhouse 2: "A basic Santa Fe Trail document." From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted.

Cleveland: World Publishing Co, 1968. cloth, dust jacket. Russia. large 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 173 pages. First edition. Near fine in lightly worn dust jacket.

N.P.: Gutenberg-Jahrbuch, 1995. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 66-82. Offprint from the Yearbook. Nineteen illustrations in the text.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1959. paper wrappers. 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 105+(1) pages. A handy reference book designed for advanced courses in literature and the general reader. Previous ownership underlining in ink and pencil. A lightly worn copy.