Recent Arrivals from Lux Libri

NY: The Bookman Press, 1998. Limited edition of 200 copies. Letterpress printed on Zerkall paper at the Kelly-Winterton Press. A holiday poem "about the connectedness of all human beings." First published in the 1930s. [12] pp. String-bound paper wraps with marbled paper dust jacket. Paper title label. Laid-in announcement card from the publisher. A Fine copy. Clean and securely bound.… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, (1983.) Privately printed leatherbound edition for subscribers to Franklin's Library of Pulitzer Classics. A history of the last year of the Civil War, recounting the Union campaigns in Virginia from early 1864 to the Confederate surrender in April 1865. The final book of the Army of the Potomac trilogy. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and… Read more about this item

Frascati [Italy]: Editrice Tusculum, (c. 1973.) Modern Theater Series. Signed and inscribed by the author as "Mario." American Scenes / One-act plays for the 1980s by Fratti (1927-2023), Italian playwright, critic, and educator who was a longtime resident of New York City. The seven plays are: Il Bavaglio; Figlie; Il Salvadanaio; Originalita'; Indiani; David, Figlio di Sam; and L'Anniversario. All… Read more about this item

Boston: Pilgrim Press, (1911.) Early reprint. A meditation on Psalm 23 from the perspective of a Syrian shepherd. Decorative hardcover with gilt lettering and inlaid mother-of-pearl on the "T." A nice book on the meaning and power of the well-known psalm. 59 pp. Text printed in green and black. Illustrations by Charles Copeland with decorative designs, vignette illustrations, and three… Read more about this item

Paris: Hachette, 1881. Nouvelle edition. First published in 1873. Complete in two volumes in attractive fine bindings. A study of the Reign of Terror after the French Revolution. A classic work by [Henri Alexandre] Wallon, a French historian and statesman who played an important role in creation of the Third Republic (1870-1940.) All text is in French. Two 12mo volumes:… Read more about this item

NY: Grand Central Publishing, (2022.) 1st edition. Signed by Misty Copeland vertically on a preliminary blank page. A tribute to her mentor, who broke the color barrier in 1955 as the first African American to dance with a major ballet company. 225 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. Near Fine overall with a straightened crease on the front jacket flap and… Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Brothers, [1928.] 2nd edition, with striking Art Deco illustrations not in the 1925 1st. Copyright page date code I-C (September 1928.) The first illustrated edition of Cullen's debut book of poetry, a work that established him as a leading African American poet and important figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Illustrated in b&w by Charles Cullen (no relation),… Read more about this item

NY: Oxford, 2010. 3rd printing. Signed by the author on a Dartmouth College gift bookplate. (The author is a literature professor at Dartmouth, where Geisel graduated in 1925.) A concise biography of Dr. Seuss, tracing his evolution from early advertising and political art to his beloved books for children. xi, 178 pp., notes & index, b&w illustrations throughout. 8vo hardcover… Read more about this item

Boston: Ginn & Co., 1902. (First published in 1901.) Natural history and legends of the wild birds of America. Decorative, signed publisher's cloth binding with gilt lettering and decoration. Signed with the samped initials "TBH" [Theodore Brown Hapgood, Jr., 1871-1938, noted American designer of books, bookplates, posters, and type ornaments.] 8vo. ix, 310 pp., + brief glossary of Indian names.… Read more about this item

Paris: Charpentier, 1879. A large, heavy volume in a fine binding. The works of Musset, French dramatist, poet and novelist. Frontispiece portrait and engraved plates throughout. 735 pp., + 55 pp., of posthumous works and letters. Text is in French and printed in double columns. Quarto, 11.5 by 8.25 inches. Morocco leather (spine and corners) and decorative marbled boards. Gilt… Read more about this item

NY: Random House, (2004.) Signed 1st edition of the author's first book. A searing memoir of his victimization, first by a violent assault and then by the college fraternity where he sought brotherhood and belonging. 210 pp. 8vo hardcover in dust jacket. About Near Fine overall with light wear to the jacket. Sound, tight binding.

NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., [1972.] Book club edition. Classic mystery / detective thriller set in Victorian-era London. 192 pp. Clothbound 12mo hardcover. VG in dust jacket with some chipping and one small, closed tear. Sound binding. Well-preserved overall after 50+ years. Jacket is protected by a new, clear archival cover.

London: Siegle, Hill & Co., 1906. 1st edition. A guide for English travelers to Italy in the Edwardian era, "Containing Useful Conversational Vocabularies and Phrases, Travel Talk and Idiomatic Expressions, with Correct Phonetic Pronunciation." 104 pp. Text illustrations and 4 plates on glossy paper. See images for contents. 12mo. Flexible cloth binding. VG with some wear along the spine, age-toning… Read more about this item

NY: Macmillan, 1941. "Complete Edition with Recent Poems" by the UK poet laureate. xvii, 673 pp., frontispiece portrait. 8vo fine binding of leather and marbled paper boards. Matching endpapers. Binding is sturdy but with moderate wear and a good amount of fading, as shown. Spine is aged to a warm brown; covers are unevenly faded. Small number "57" label on… Read more about this item

Book page signed by the American journalist and author who crusaded against Nazis and Fascists but was blacklisted during the McCarthy era as a former member of the Communist Party. Page was removed from Kahn's book The Plot Against the Peace: A Warning to the Nation! (Co-authored with Michael Sayers, NY: Dial Press, 1945.) Also included is the title page… Read more about this item

NY: Harper, (2017.) 1st edition. Signed by the author on a page bound in by the publisher. A searing memoir of being overweight in a "wildly undisciplined" body. 305 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket with original price of $25.99. Small spots at the top page edge, but otherwise Near Fine overall. Clean and securely bound. Appears to be unread. "Signed… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, (1979.) 2nd printing, with "Reprinted 1979" on the copyright page. First published in 1978. A posthumous collection of 15 essays by the British painter and modernist poet. On a range of subjects, including his Welsh heritage, contemporary Wales, art in relation to war, and Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. 230 pp., index. Frontispiece portrait +… Read more about this item

London: J.Dodsley and T. Cadell, 1772. "A New Edition, Corrected." Front cover detached, but Good otherwise. An early edition of one of the most influential books on English usage. First published in 1762 and a standard text for decades after. Not stated but written by Robert Lowth, a Bishop of the Church of England and Oxford Professor of Poetry. Commonly… Read more about this item

Firenze: G.C. Sansoni, (1972.) 1st edition in a custom binding. Scholarly papers presented at Villa I Tatti in Florence in 1969 to mark the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli's birth. Text is in English, Italian, and French. In five sections: Introductory Papers; Interpretations; Machiavelli and his Contemporaries; Sources and Problems; and Comment and Discussion. Titles include Machiavelli and the World of… Read more about this item

An offprint from The William and Mary Quarterly (Vol. XXXVII, January 1980.) Signed by the author for Rhode Island bookseller Samuel J. Hough. A provocative essay by a professor of African and Afro-American Studies at the State University College at Brockport, NY. Based on pamphlets of the period, he argues that white colonists under English rule believed their situation "bore… Read more about this item