Essays/ Non Fiction from Mare Booksellers

No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, 1966. Printed wraps. 16 pp. A facsimile of a 1931 issue of the Amherst Alumni College News that featured an essay by Robert Frost, "Education by Poetry." The facsimile contains the many revisions, notes and corrections made by Robert Frost. Issued as… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Franklin L. Graves, Publisher, 1929. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 48 pp. Fifth issue of this little magazine that embraces a philosophical and aesthetic style similar to the Philistine published by Elbert Hubbard. Graves focuses on efficiency as a means to improving one's life, giving aphorisms throughout, tending toward New Thought style philosophy. This issue discusses safe… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879. Cloth. Very Good. Brown cloth. 385 pp. Two photo plates present. A collection of essays discussing travel, artists, England, sightseeing, etc. With two photographs of statues. Thomas Appleton was an author and sometime artist, although more of a patron to the arts. He was good friends with Henry Longfellow. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 2003. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Black cloth in unclipped jacket. 203 pp. A few black and white photos throughout. A collection of posthumously published essays by German author, W.G. Sebald, reflecting on the destruction of Germany during World War II, and its effects on the citizens and literature of the country.… Read more about this item

Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 1993. Wraps. Near Fine. Printed wraps. 12 pp. A short essay on poetry by poet Donald Hall. NEAR FINE with a hint of toning to the covers.

London: Richard Steele, Publisher, 1714. Full Leather. Good. Printed for Jacob Tonson, in the Strand. London: 1714. Full calf leather. (20), 576, (18) pp. A collection of essays, presumably written for women, discussing topics such as education, dress, recreations, chastity, etc. There is some debate as to whether the work was written by Lady Mary Wray Harrison or… Read more about this item

Boston: Hale, Cushman and Flint, 1929. First American Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. First American edition. Black cloth. No jacket. A strongly satirical, darkly humorous anti-death penalty work, highlighting the perfection that humanity seeks in killing its fellow man, as well the hypocrisy of society. Duff, and Irish writer, is perhaps best known for this work. GOOD+ condition. Minor… Read more about this item

Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Green cloth in unclipped dust jacket. 117 pages. With illustrations by Andre Masson. First English language translation of this collection of poetry and essays by the surrealist Andre Breton, inspired by his trip to Martinique in 1941. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading and rubbing to the jacket. Light… Read more about this item

No Place: Stone Street Press, Publisher, 1992. Wraps. Near Fine. Initialed by the author on the color phone page. Wraps, small handmade booklet. 19 pages. A humorous, but somewhat serious, short essay on the art of making a cup of coffee. NEAR FINE condition. Very light edgewear.

No Place: Stone Street Press, Publisher, 1988. Wraps. Near Fine. Stated special Boston Tea Party edition, published on the 215th anniversary of the event. Initialed by the author on the color phone page. Wraps, small handmade booklet. 14 pages. A humorous, but somewhat serious, short essay on the art of making a cup of tea. NEAR FINE condition.… Read more about this item

New York: William Durell and Co, 1809. Leather. Good. Full calf leather. 276 pp., plus appendix and index. Founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, the Spectator ran from 1711 to 1712 as a daily publication, featuring a main character 'Mr. Spectator,' and his friends, through which commentary on social life in England was portrayed. The Spectator promoted… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Gwyer, 1926. Cloth. Good. Brown cloth. No jacket. 248 pp. Frontis portrait by Cocteau. A collection of essays written between 1918 and 1926 reflecting on art, literature and culture. By Jean Cocteau, and artist and writer associated with surrealism and avant garde movements. This includes the "Cock and the Harlequin," "Professional Secrets," and others. GOOD… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1929. Wraps. Good. Printed orange wraps. 32 pp. An essay by D.H. Lawrence discussing what is considered clean and dirty in society, and how art and literature is thus influenced. He describes "phallic sex," as 'a creative flow,' while defining pornography as an 'attempt to insult sex and the human spirit.' GOOD condition. Some… Read more about this item

East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1911. Hard Cover. Fair. Paper covered boards with a leather spine. 130 pp. A collection of four essays on four figures in history: Robert G. Ingersoll, Thomas Paine, John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards, as well as an essay asking "What is Prayer?" Ricker reflects on Robert G. Ingersoll, his agnosticism and skill as… Read more about this item

Boston: Rand, Avery and Frye, 1869. Cloth. Very Good. Blue cloth. 228 pp. A collection of essays, drawing on Christian teachings in the Bible. Tukesbury speaks against tobacco use, including mentioning its detrimental effects on physical health, as well as addresses the ills of intemperance. He also discusses music and dancing, war and the promotion of nonviolence/pacifism, voting… Read more about this item

Dublin: Printed by Graisberry and Campbell for P. Byrne, P. Wogan, J. Rice and W. Jones, 1795. Full Leather. Good. Stated fourth edition. Full calf leather. Xi, 214 pp. An English language edition, published in Ireland, of this work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the noted 18th century French philosopher and writer, apparently translated into English from an untitled manuscript… Read more about this item

Buenos Aires: Talleres Graficos Argentinos, 1960. Wraps. Good. . Illustrated wraps. SIGNED by the author, and numbered, being #301 (on the copyright page). Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. All text in Spanish. A collection of essays on various topics and people related to the cultural history of Argentina. By Adela Garcia Salaberry, who was very active in… Read more about this item

Boston: George H. Ellis, Publisher, 1901. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 15 pp. A short lecture on the positive aspects of evolution in nature and in regard to man, seeking to unite the findings of science with spirituality and with the aims of God. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy darkening/offsetting along the extremities, with some soiling and foxing. Minor… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, Publisher, 1846. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. Full calf leather. 176, 158 pp. The section of writings by Talfourd indicates this was the second American edition, containing additional articles never before published in the United States. The essays by Talfourd relate primary to literary matters, authors, etc., with the essays by Stephen relating to various… Read more about this item

London: Calder and Boyars, 1967. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. First edition. Red cloth in unclipped jacket. 100 pp. With a few black and white photos and illustrations. A collection of reminiscences and essays honoring Samuel Beckett on his sixtieth birthday, containing work by his publishers, friends, associates, actors and artists. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD book.… Read more about this item