Search Results: Literary Criticism from Dodman Books

New York: Bantam Books, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Final issue of wide ranging literary review, including early short story from Ian MacEwan among much else of interest. Light toning to stock, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Light wear only to card covers with some creasing to spine. 12mo. 440pp

London: Elliot Stock, 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ND, 1898 (WorldCat). Excellent and entertaining selection of essays collected from the pages of 'Literature' magazine. Stock lightly toned but otherwise in VG order throughout. Green cloth boards with bevelled edges and gilt titling to front and spine. This faded, boards only lightly marked and thus a nice copy of a scarce book. 8vo. 158pp

New York: Pathfinder, 1992. 4th Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of Trotsky's writings on the arts, with a perceptive introduction by Paul N Siegel. All in VG internal order. Light marking to edge of block. Minor wear to card covers. 8vo. 252pp + publisher's ads.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1919. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1919 reprint of 1917 fifth edition. How two centuries of literature have shaped the modern novel, with a particular focus on contemporary writers. All in Vg internal order, with just a little even toning. Blue boards rather dulled and a little marked. 12mo. 334pp

London: Longmans, Green, And Co, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This copy owned by novelist Egerton Castle, with his stamp to title page. Well read, with a little occasional marking, but in general good, clean order. Frontispiece is loose. (Another) Former owner's name neatly to fep. Blue boards a little worn to edges and dulled to spine. 8vo. 312pp + 40pp publisher's catalogue.

Paris: Delalain, 1777. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Early French language poetry annual and precursor of the literary magazine. Much content from Voltaire. All in general good internal order. Some toning and occasional staining, but pages generally clean and bright. Nice firm binding, with marbled endpapers. Marbled paper-covered boards, worn to edges, with quarter red leather. 24mo. 294pp + publisher's list.

Harlow: Longman Group for The British Council, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A little creasing to bottom right corner, but otherwise all in good internal order for one of the scarcer items in this series. Frontispiece photo. Card covers a little worn. 8vo. 32pp

Chicago: The University Of Chicago Press, 1943. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide ranging Canadian anthology, edited and with an introduction and notes by Smith. Some minor spotting to endpapers and edge of block, but internally all is clean and bright. Bookplate of noted poet and publisher James Laughlin to front pastedown. Decorated cloth heavily and patchily faded. VG unclipped d/j a little worn to edges with a few small closed tears. 8vo. xvii, 452pp

London: George G Harrap & Company, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. A review copy and stamped thus to title page. Preface by WH Hudson. Toning to endpapers and block edges, but otherwise all in VG order throughout. Light bumping and marking to sage green cloth. In the series Poetry & Life. 12mo. 128pp

Dublin / London: The Talbot Press / T Fisher Unwin, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All in VG internal order with just some toning to stock commensurate with age. Brown boards with paper labels to front and spine, a little worn. Remnants of d/j in protective plastic. 12mo. 108pp

Albany: State University of New York Press, 2009. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Byron, popular culture and feminine hysteria. In VG+, clean and bright order throughout. Smart fawn boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG unclipped d/j, lightly creased to edges and faded to spine. 8vo. xiii, 242pp

London: Continuum, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/no d/j. 8vo. Study of children's literature. VG condition throughout. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 194pp

London: Macmillan, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Excellent if selection of Grigson's idiosyncratic lit crit. A couple of minor marks to block but all is clean and bright internally. Smart green boards with light shelfwear. VG unclipped d/j a little faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 243pp

Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wide-ranging collection of 22 essays from Morgan. Bar some light marking to top of block, all in VG order internally, with pages clean and bright throughout. Black boards with bright gilt titling to spine, lightly marked. VG unclipped d/j. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 335pp

Glasgow: Caledonian Press, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Tribute to Scots nationalist author, with detailed review of his work. All in VG, clean, crisp and bright internal order, bar minor offset toning to endpapers. Smart green cloth with dulled gilt titling. VG unclipped d/j, lightly marked. 8vo. 40pp

Laguna Beach: Caliban, 1994. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Issue 14 of the well regarded biannual literary journal Caliban, notable for the inclusion of work by William S Burroughs alongside a stellar line-up of literary talent. In fine internal order. Light wear only to pictorial card covers. 8vo. 154pp + ads.

London: Faber and Faber, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stock a little toned and quite spotted to edgs of block. Black boards with bright silver titling to spine. Review slip. Unclipped d/j a little worn and heavily faded to rear. 8vo. 213pp

London: Erskine Macdonald, 1919. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All in VG internal order bar foxing to endpapers. Text clean and bright however. Smart dark green cloth boards with black titling a little bumped but generally VG. Unclipped d/j toned, esp to spine, and lightly worn to edges. 8vo. 216pp

London: Chatto & Windus, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Uncorrected proof copy of Said's well-received work. In VG internal order. Light wear to card covers. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 432pp

Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 2001. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating practical exercise showing what makes good poetry good, by the accomplished Snodgrass. Blind embossed to half title with author's own stamp. In fine, clean, crisp and bright order throughout. 8vo. xx, 289pp