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London: William Heinemann 1935. First Edition.
This polemic on the First World War ("a lively indictment of Mars and his backers.") appeared in the run up to WWII and provides a fascinating view into the appeasement debate of the time. The work was inspired by Tomlinson's hatred of war, reflected in both the book's title and amazing jacket art, gained through his years as war correspondent in Belgium and France during the Great War.
A lovely copy, near fine if not better, in an equally near fine, bright dust wrapper with some wear to the bottom folds, two miniscule edge tears and slightly soiled rear panel and spine.
A scarce book in this condition.

New York: Living Hand, 1976. First Edition.
Limited Edition this is #260 of 500. Though not called for, signed by Auster.
After graduating Columbia in 1970, Paul Auster moved to Paris where he earned a living working as a telephone operator for the Paris bureau of the New York Times and translating French poetry. While in Paris, Auster founded Living Hand, both a little magazine and a small, independent publishing house. Living Hand took its name from Keats ("This living hand, now warm and capable"). Eight issues of Living Hand were published, containing a great number of Auster's translations. This is issue # 7, a full length monolog of Selected Poems from Andre Du Bouchet, translated by Auster.
A fine copy in wrappers.

The King's Printers: London 1930. Limited edition 350 numbered copies, of which 188 only (numbered 1 to 188) are for sale in the British Empire and 150 only (numbered i to cl) are for sale in the United States of America. This is # 167. Folio. xvi, 17-39pp Transcript, 20 plates by Inigo Jones and [40pp] facsimiles of the original manuscript. Boards bowed and soiled. Trace of removed bookplate. Pages uncut. About very good.

The Gehenna Press: Northampton, MA 1963. Limited edition to 300 numbered copies, this is #22. Not to be confused with the subsequent unnumbered trade edition. Colophon illustrated by Press Founder Leonard Baskin. A presentation copy from Baskin, signed and inscribed "for Louis". Though not certain, it seems likely that the recipient is Baskin's close friend Louis Smith. Smith (known as Smitty) ran a framing, glazing and art supply store in Northampton, and between 1955 and 1974, Baskin engraved a series of rooster illustrations for Smith's shop. In 1999, this series was printed under the title "Smitty's Cocks" in a limited signed edition, noting "The friendship between the Smiths and Baskin was legendary and fruitful. These special labels adorned the letterheads, billheads and...backs of pictures framed at Smith Glass & Mirror."Illustrator Barry Moser also credits Smith with introducing him to Baskin, a collaboration that would inspire Moser to found the Pennyroyal Press.31 pp, brown cloth spine… Read More

Knopf: New York 1990. First Edition. Author's Binding, a specially bound copy in quarter leather to be presented to close associates of the author. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, five raised bands, gilt titling. Inscribed by the poet to friends from his time at Amherst on the Frost Fellowship.A fine copy.

Faber and Faber London:1950. First edition of Robert Lowell's second trade published book and first published in UK. There was no comparable American issue. A very good copy indeed in orange cloth. One corner little bumped and slightly rubbed, bottom spine slightly rubbed also. Hinge a little weak between pages 32 and 33. Near fine, notoriously fragile purple dust wrapper not price clipped but is a little rubbed; spine a bit toned with two small / one tiny chip at the extremities.

Dublin: Wolfhound Press, 1976. Published to honor the author's eightieth birthday, bringing together 21 stories, many of which first appeared in magazines and journals. Limited edition 100 copies signed by the author. This is number 70. Quarter leather. A near fine copy with sharp edges and corners; spine slightly faded and rubbed. Slipcase slightly dust soiled but still fine.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967. First Edition. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Signed by the author in his characteristically illegible hand. Fine in a little yellowed dust wrapper.