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St. Petersburg, Russia: V. A. Tikhanov, 1895. 387pp. Light brown cloth. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (1828-1889) was a Russian writer, socialist and literary critic whose novel "What is to be done?", became a classic of the Russian revolutionary movement. Text in Russian. Clean and unmarked.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket -… Read more about this item

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1952. 215pp/illus. DJ has edgewear. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Florida, 2008. 261pp. He focuses on the way some early twentieth-century writers portray masculinity as theatrical performance, and examines why scholars have generally overlooked that fact. Strychacz argues that writers such as Conrad, Hemingway, and Lawrence?often viewed as misogynist?actually represented masculinity in their works in terms of theatrical and rhetorical performances. They are… Read more about this item

New York: Greenwood Pub Group, 1986. 389pp. Clean and unmarked. Previous owner name inside front cover.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Williams and Norgate, 1875. 342pp. English introduction Greek text. Light yellowing. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: George Doran, 1926. 333pp/illus, Thirteen Russian fairy tales and legends, illustrated by THEODORE NADEJEN with pictorial endpapers plus 24 magnificent and striking tipped-in color plates plus b&w's in-text- very appropriate to the text. Stunning illustrations in Art Nouveau/Deco style; some in full color and some in black & gold. Gold embossed green cloth. Hinges reinforced. … Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1993. 326pp. Clean. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.: Cornell Univ Pr, 1987. 273pp. Looksat three writers of the Victorian era - Harriett Martineau, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot. Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Rarities Press, 1931. 356pp/illus. Modernised from the only English translation, made by Bartholomew Yong and printed by John Charlwood in 1587, of which only four copies are known to exist, revised with an intro by Edward Hutton. Light chipping to dj. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 1949. Original publisher's blue cloth hardback, gilt title spine, dustjacket, 546pp. footnotes, bibliographical notes. Light yelloeing. Light wear/chipping to dj. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good++/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Frederick Warne. 494pp/engravedfrontis. n.d.ca1844. Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, with a Life of Dante, Chronological View of his Age, Additional Notes, and an Index. no date (Preface is dated January, 1814). stamped gilt lettering to spine, foredges gilt, Book has light shelfwear.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. 932pp/illus. Complete in Two Volumes. Burgandy cloth with gilt stamping. Hinges starting, spine ends and cover corners are slightly scuffed and rubbed. Contents are bright and complete. Overall, nice copies.. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 1996. 200pp. Clean excellent condition.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia, PA: Carey & Lea, 1832. 574pp. 1st American ed. The author - poet & dramatist (1762-1851) - was much admired by Sir Walter Scott. Binding tight and clean but scuffed. Text clean and tight.. 1st American Printing. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mahwah, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Paulist Pr, 1991. 76pp/illus. Inscribed by author/artist on title page. With this volume of paintings and reflections, Meinrad Craighead strengthens her reputation as an artist and seer unique among her contemporaries. 30 new paintings in book - very interesting paintings. Her book uses the abiding images of river and litany - that ancient, repetitive… Read more about this item

New Haven and London: Yale Univ Pr, 1981. 312pp/illus b&w and color. Traces the revival in England in late 18thC of the mediaeval code of chivalry. The metaphors of Camelot and the mediaeval knight's concept of honour, bravery, service and self-sacrifice took on new meaning and shaped the character of English society. Throughout the book Girouard examines the influence of… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. 127pp/illus. Text immaculate. Lavishly illustrated with charcoal drawings by author. Originally printed Oct., 1914 this is the second printing, Nov., 1914. A book of illustrations with some explanatory extracts from the Master's(Dickens) text, with experiences of the author. Cover a little smudged with small piece on edge pressed in. Corners bumped.… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. 317pp/illus. First edition, first prnt. "A" and publisher's colophon on copyright page. Colour frontis by Juan Gris with printed tissue guard.and 62 b&w photo's of bullfights and bullfighters. Light age/shelf wear. Hinges cracked. Overall clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Private Printing, 1922. light bluish-gray boards titled in blue on white labels mounted on the front cover & the spine and with a device of a bee stamped in blue at bottom right of the front cover. The covers are rubbed and soiled and the labels darkened. 174 pages. Corners bumped light shelf wear. Previous owner name on… Read more about this item

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969. 3 Volume set - 281pp/292pp/295pp all illus. Half ivory linen over brown boards, spines gilt., in a slipcase of the same brown paper, with labels both front and back. Slipcase has tape repair along top edge. Printed in Italy with the Dante typeface designed by Mardersteig. The Italian Antiqua paper was especially made… Read more about this item