The Midnight Folk by Masefield, John; Lurie, Alison - 2011

Gascoyne, David. Collected Verse Translations. London, Oxford University Press. 1970. 8vo. 1st Edition. Limited 1000 copies. Hardback, blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Unclipped dustwrapper, glassine protected. Pp128. Signed by author on title page. Covers a lighted a little at top and bottom edges. Otherwise in near fine order throughout. Benford C4.

London: Theatre Quarterly, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Two Volumes. 8vo - 8" x 10.2". Finally bounded by The Cordex Modern Bookbinders Ltd. Blackburn. Red leather with gilt titling to the spine. Each volume include four periodicals: Volume I: Jan-Mar 1971, Apr-Jun 1971, Jul-Sep 1971, Oct-Dec 1971; Volume II: Jan-Mar 1972, Apr-Jun 1972, Jul-Sep 1972, Oct-Dec 1972. Text-block edges show slightly browning. Contents clean and firm. Very solid binding. .

This is a unique school edition of "THE GREAT GATSBY" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1961; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. At the back of the book is a biographical sketch of Fitzgerald, as well as a "Study Guide" for the chapters. The Study Guide contains questions about the story, "Notes on the Text," "Interesting Expressions," "Significant Words," and "Other Words Worth Knowing." There are also sections titled "Topics for Discussion or Writing," "The Characters," "The Novel and American History," "Biography and Criticism," "History of the Twenties," "Picture History," "Fiction of the Era," and "Fitzgerald's Own Works."Condition:Clean front cover and spine; there are a couple stains on the back cover as well as a small cloth tear; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Light foxing to the top edge of the text block. The pages have small blue check-marks next to random lines of text throughout the book, and occasionally a word circled or underlined...otherwise clean with only a… Read More

Hard cover no DJ. Dedication Dec......./88Worn corners. Pages discolored with age.

Winner of the Hopwood Poetry Prize 1939Slight discoloration on front board of cover at top edgeDJ does not have clipped corners, DJ faded at spine, with slight tear at top edge of about an inch. All pieces are here.Signed and inscribed.

Madison: Self-Published, 1864. Second edition. Hardcover. Fair. Madison: SELF-PUBLISHED, 1864. 2nd edition. Fair. Covers are extremely rubbed and soiled, spine cover is missing. PO signature in a couple of places. Contents are foxed and pages show the effects of being stored in a humid area for a long period of time. The author, nicknamed "pump" was a flamboyant newpaper-man in Madison, WI. The authors anti-Republican views at the time of the Civil War are expressed.

First edition. Illustrated perfect-bound wraps as issued, with French fold flaps; very minor rubbing to exterior wraps, in near fine condition. Signed by Le Guin on the title page of King Dog, signed by Tess Gallagher on title page of Dostoevsky.

New York: Random House, 1984. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Maroon cloth. Very fine in very dust jacket.

New York: Random House, 1994. Signed by E. L. Doctorow on the title page. First trade edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, white paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First edition / First printing. Off-white cloth. Very fine in fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. The author's first story collection, and her second book.