Search Results: Literature from Adamstown Books

Aurora NY: Roycroft Press, 1899. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Roycroft Press green suede-bound softcover, 91 pp. Anonymous 12th or 13th century French romantic tale combining poetry and prose, the story of star-crossed lovers who have to go through many adventures and misunderstandings to be together. Issued by the publishing arm of the Roycroft community, an early 20th century Arts & Crafts community in New York state. Influenced by William Morris (politically and artistically) and the Kelmscott Press, community founder Elbert Hubbard created the Roycroft Press to publish pamphlets and books (the latter often in suede covers). Book Condition :Good-; no text markings; front hinge cracking; some light age toning especially to the free end papers; light discoloration to a few pages opposite illumination; edge wear/rubbing to suede cover edges..

Cape May Point NJ: I Yevish Books, 1992. Book. Good. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Historic fiction set in the New Jersey Pine barrens in the 1830's. Portrait artist comes to the area and soon learns its secrets and falls in love. Book Condition : Good; no text marks; cover corner wear; light staining to covers; push pin indentation on front and back covers effecting several pages..

London, England: John Murray, 1965. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A British literary journal published quarterly. This is Volume 174, No. 1044, Summer 1965. Contributors to this issue: Freya Star k, Massimo Bontempelli, Roger Green, Robert Browne, Thomas E. Cooney. Also includes the Index to volume 174. Book Condition : Pages are lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no tears. There are a few small staple punctures to top of front cover that affect the first few pages. The last few pages have a light crease. Cover has light aging, some creasing, chipping at the punctures and edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾ " tall..

New York, NY: Anson D. F. Randolph Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Green cloth, gilt and black titles, 468 pp. Undated, published circa 1875, possible first American edition. Condition: Good; mild cover wear - corners and spine ends - some light areas on cover, pages lightly toned but clean. .

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, 307 pp. 1st Edition. Traces the 300+ year history of the diary novel focusing especially on French, German, and English works. Considers works by Defoe, Gide, Rilke, Frisch, Butor, and Lessing. Book Condition : Good; a few margin notes in pencil; light bumping to spine ends; a few stains to text block. Dust Jacket Coneition : Good; small tear at top left front; some shelf wear to edges; some staining to rear..

Gettysburg PA: Gettysburg Compiler Printing, 1916. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitle continues - "A Study of the Operas, Music-Dramas and Cantatas in the Faust-Theme."1916 doctoral dissertation. Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College Library; no text marks, rubber and impress stamps to title page; cover corners cut off; glue along spine; catalog label at bottom right front cover and inside rear cover; bookplate inside front cover; scuffing/soiling to covers; some page tip creasing..

St. Louis, MO: Sigma Publishing Co., 1915. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German author and poet. 1749-1832. Steel blue cloth boards, gilt spine titles, 601 pp., unillustrated. Condition: Good-; mild wear to corner tips, spine ends, a nick on front fore edge. a 2-inch split of paper along inner hinge, front cover loose but secure..

Boston MA: Ginn and Co./Atheneum Press, 1893. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1893 Home and School Library edition of Cervantes' Don Quixote. Book Condition : Good-; bumping to spine ends and cover corners; binding relaxed but fully intact; rubber stamp inside front cover, no markings to text; dirt/staining to covers, darkening to spine..

Paris: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & ce, 1877. Book. Fair. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Title continues: "...auteur du Maudit, de la Religieuse, du Jesuite, du Moine, etc. Original brown paper cover, published 1867, first edition. In French. Uncut edges, no illustrations, ex-seminary library, perserved in pressboard with taped binding over cloth. 313 pp. Condition: Fair, cover edges very chipped, other pages fragile but intact, some corner bent. Occasional small blue pencil checkmarks, otherwise pages clean and little toning. Has library spine label, bookplate, evidence of rear pocket removal, stamp on title page and catalog numbers on title page verso..

Rindge NH: Richard R. Smith, 1956. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 64 pp.Short chapters on famous authors and individual religious themes, such as Shakespeare and Sin; Browning and Service; Tennyson and Faith; Emerson and Prayer; Hawthorne and the Puritan Soul; and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; owner's rubber stamp on front free end paper; light toning inside covers; crease to rear free end paper. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; light soiling; some chipping and tearing to edges; pen note at top right corner; crease to rear inner flap..

Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1912. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin, 1912. First edition. Hardback - purple cloth with gilt lettering. 343 pages. No DJ. CONDITION: A little scattered foxing / spotting to margin areas of first couple pages, otherwise pages are clean and bright with no markings or tears. Book edges lightly soiled. Cover is clean and bright with a little edge wear. Top of spine has a little fraying. Hinges are intact and binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall..

Cambridge, England: Published by the Editors, 1933. Book. Good. Soft cover. N/A. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A quarterly publication. Volume II, No. 3, December 1933. Some articles in this issue: On Metaphysical Poetry - French Literary Periodicals - Prospectus for a Weekly - Economics: Debate Concluded - The Criticism of William Empson - The Poetry of Pope - Comments and Reviews. Softcover. Book Condition : Good; lightly aged, clean, unmarked pages with no creases or tears. Cover has foxing, chipping and creasing, especially around the edges. 8v o - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall..

Boston MA: D.C. Heath & Co., 1911. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Edited by George MacDonald (Oxford). Emphasis on literary aspects of play. Includes historical introduction, notes, glossary, and appendices. Scarce Edition. Book Condition : Good+; former owner's name in pencil on front free end paper, no text marks; light bending to boards; mild bumping to spine ends and corners. No Dust Jacket as issued..