A Garland for Jake Zeitlin on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday & the Anniversary of His 40th Year in the Book Trade by Edited by J. M. Edelstein - 1967

Kingston ON, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973, trade paperback, 162 pp, First Edition, Very Good condition. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light edge bumps, shallow creasing and faint smudging to covers. Contributions include; Steven J. Ingle-The Politics of George Orwell, Eric E. Lifton-"Machismo" and Prison Reform, E.F. Shields-Death and Individual Values in "Mrs. Dalloway", Tom Middlebro'-The Spirit and the Clay: the Poetry of Jack Clemo. Poetry and fiction by Nora Keeling, Carolyn Rosqui, Roy Fuller, Miriam Waddington and David Waltner-Toews, book reviews by Don Bailey. Appended: Notes on Contributors, Index of Book Reviews.

Kingston ON, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1973, trade paperback, 181 pp, First Edition, Very Good condition. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner bumps, very faint smudging to covers. Contributions include; Michael Bell-Yeats Visionary Poems, Bruce Berman-Nixon and the New Corporate State, Christopher A. Kent-Bohemia in Mid-Victorian England, Douglas Barbour-Ezra Pound's Legacy. Poetry and fiction from Rudy Weibe, Dale Zieroth, Al Purdy, Norman Ward and G.W. Ireland, book reviews by Douglas Barbour. Appended: Notes on Contributors, Index of Book Reviews.

Bangkok, Editions Duang Kamol, 1985, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Presentation Copy. Signed simply "Ben", dated 1985, and inscribed by the author to his good friend and colleague Charles F. Keyes author of many books on the region including: Finding Their Voice: Northeastern Villagers and the Thai State, and Golden Peninsula: Culture and Adaptation in Mainland Southeast Asia, referred to familiarly as "Biff" in the inscription. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light rubs and nicks to dustjacket, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 13 stories by prominent Thai authors written between 1939 and 1976 during the period generally referred to as the "American Era". Preface and lengthy introduction by Anderson covering both: The Historical Context, and Authors, Themes and Styles. Illustrations by Vasan Sitthiket. Appended biographies of the 12 Thai authors. ISBN 9789742103804

The Easton Press, 1990 (1972). First Edition thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" / unread condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift copy!

Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1954, hardcover, xvi-95 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Good dustjacket Signed by the Author simply "Gene" and inscribed "To Diana" on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps, small stain to top edge of textblock. Dustjacket, unclipped bearing original price, rubs, edge nicks, small chips, stain to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. In the five plays studied here: Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Antigone, Corneille's Polyeucte, Maeterlinck's Aglavaine and Selysette, and Samain's Polypheme the tragic experience of man's defeat in an unequal struggle against destiny is examined in the light of the conflict between his worldly and his spiritual aspirations. Introduction by Norman J. DeWitt. ISBN 9780816660001

Inscribed on front end page, "To Anne B. (last name): in happy recollection of a lonely Sunday afternoon in -Honolulu- Sincerely, Louis Cochran Santa Monica 3-11-1960 States First Edition 1955. Book Near Fine, Dust Jacket Good. Top spine worn with small rips, same with corners. Bottom edge worn badly and missing about 1/4" from the back side of the spine and narrowing to the middle of front cover. A couple of tears backside (no pieces missing).

New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.

San Francisco: John Howell, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine. , bound complete in Five Parts [10.5x7.25in]; Cream buckram cloth covers with dark blue cloth spine, gilt lettering on maroon leather label on spine, original illustrated light brown wrappers of individual catalogues as originally bound; 560 pp.[21], reference list, index and errata. A five part priced Catalog #50 of 1665 items relating to California history from the Spanish Exploration to American Statehood. The books were part of a major Californiana collection of Jennie Crocker Henderson, granddaughter of Charles Crocker, one of the celebrated "Big Four" of early California development. The Catalogs are a comprehensive listing of California related books, Exploration, Overland Travel, Voyages by Sea, Mexican War, the Gold Rush, San Francisco, the Vigilance Committees, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Outlaws notably Joaquin Murietta, Tiburcio Vasquez, etc., the Missions, the Indians, the Mountain Men, Guide Books, the Donner… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1930. Book. Illus. by Smith, Percy ( Frontis. ). Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed By Author with Letter. First Edition, Limited, Numbered, Signed. Essentially fine, with only the slightest traces of use. at extremities. An apparently unread copy. # 767 of 1025. Gilt stamped bevelled boards Top edge gilt. Laid in is a signed, handwritten letter to his friend, and frequent correspondant, Canadian author Frederick Niven. References in this 2 page letter ( 1 sheet, both sides ), included along with some personal things, are critical thoughts on the " new reading public ", Thomas Hardy, Charles Lamb, Hitler, and Murder in the Cathedral. It is dated 1939. An interesting association cop, of one of Tomlinson's most respected works..

New York City: Magico Magazine, [1985]. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 73, [6] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in black faux leather with silver titling. Very mild wear. Shelved Lit Crit. Reprint of the 1949 edition, itself a translation of the 1914 study developed from a seminar series delivered in Heidelberg from 1912-1914. 1344889. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.