Search Results: Authors starting with T from Lux Libri

Tokyo: Hatsubai Riburopoto, 1991. 1st edition. Signed by the editor with TLS also enclosed. Near Fine in dust jacket. A nicely designed book on cyborgs, feminism and female identity. All text is in Japanese, apart from limited titles in English. Includes Donna Harraway's important essay, "A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century." Also includes work by Samuel R. Delany and Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Illustrated by 16 pages of photographs and artwork. Signed on the copyright page by Takayuki Tatsumi, who contributed two essays as the epilogue and prologue. A typed letter with handwritten, signed personal note is also laid in. (The one-page letter summarizes the contents of the book in English and mentions an upcoming lecture in Japan by the recipient.) 241, xvi pages. 12mo. 7.5 by 5.25 inches. Pictorial hardcover in matching dust jacket. Near Fine. Never read.

Paris: Cartes Taride, no date. [Circa 1920s?] Large folding road map of Belgium. A detailed map showing routes, distances, signage, and other features. Printed in four colors on heavy paper stock -- "sur papier simili-japon." Approx. 28.5 by 35.5 inches when unfolded. 4.75 by 7.5 inches in the protective folder. Front of the folder depicts a map of France and environs with other numbered routes from the Cartes Taride series. VG condition. Map is clean, bright and unmarked. A few small pinholes at the folds and a couple of minor separations (an inch or so) also at the folds.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982. A "radical rethinking of the First Folio text, drawing to an unprecedented degree on the so-called 'bad' quarto of 1600." With analysis of the play's historical and literary sources, conflicting critical opinions, shifting theatrical fortunes, etc. 330 pp., with appendices and index. Includes the full text of the play, with scholarly annotations. 8vo clothbound hardcover in dust jacket. Some age-toning of the pages, but Near Fine overall.

Bononiae: G. Luchesinii, 1810. First and only edition of Testa's scarce address on Marcello Malpighi (1628-1694.) The Italian biologist and physician founded the science of microscopic anatomy and allowed for great advances in physiology and embryology. 45 pp. Latin text. Original binding of one-quarter leather and marbled boards. 21 x 14 cm. Sound and complete. Wear at the head of the spine and along the joints. Moderate foxing of the text. Provenance: Brief ink notations dated 1811 indicate this copy was presented by Testa (Italian physician, 1756-1814), but we're unsure whether some or all of the writing is in his hand. Later ownership signature in pencil of Howard B. Adelmann (1898-1988), American zoologist, embryologist, and historian of science who taught at Cornell from 1921-1963. He wrote the authoritative five-volume work, Marcello Malpighi and the Evolution of Embryology (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1966.)

Cut signature of the American author and poet. Evidently clipped from a letter and signed with a brief sentiment: “I shall be greatly indebted / to you, as always.” Approx. 2 x 5 inches. Near Fine with minor corner creases. Celia Thaxter was one of the most popular New England poets of the 19th century. She spent much of her life on the isolated Isles of Shoals, where her father operated a resort hotel on Appledore Island. Along with her poetry, she is best remembered for her autobiographical works Among the Isles of Shoals (1878) and My Island Garden (1894.)

Autograph of American author and poet Celia Thaxter (1835-1894.) In black ink on a card with rounded corners. Approx. 3 x 5.5. inches. VG with a couple of small spots. Thaxter was one of the most popular New England poets of the latter 19th century. She spent much of her life on the isolated Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. Her father operated a resort hotel on Appledore Island, where she cultivated her celebrated garden and established a summer salon of fellow artists and authors. Her literary circle included Hawthorne, Emerson, Longfellow, and Holmes, and among her close friends were Sarah Orne Jewett, Annie Fields, and the artists Childe Hassam and William Morris Hunt. Along with her poetry, Thaxter is best remembered for her autobiographical works Among the Isles of Shoals (1878) and My Island Garden (1894.)

Autograph letter signed by American author and poet Celia Thaxter (1835-1894.) Sent from [Isles of] Shoals in May 1892 with interesting literary content. Addressed to "Dear friend" [likely Richard Watson Gilder, editor of The Century magazine.] Thaxter writes that she expected "Mr. Winch's Sonnet" to be in the May number of The Century and, as it didn't appear, asked for it back for further revision: "It has only one good line in it + that's the last, + I want to have it if I can." The finished poem appeared in the July 1892 issue (p. 535.) It was written in appreciation of [William] J. Winch, a tenor who was part of a musical performing family from Boston. 1 page on thin, translucent paper with a thicker cream border. Approx. 7 x 8.25 inches. Reproduction photo of Thaxter with facsimile signature is neatly affixed to the verso with small pencil notations by a collector. Fine with one light crease, mailing folds. Celia Thaxter was one of the most popular New England poets of the latter 19th century.… Read More

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, (1953.) 1st American edition, 1st issue. Printed in Great Britain. [Rolph bibliography, B20.] VG in VG dust jacket. A book-length narrative in the form of a film scenario. Based on the Scottish serial killers Burke and Hare, who committed a string of murders in the 1820s and sold the corpses for medical research. 12mo clothbound hardcover Jacket has shallow chipping at the spine ends, one small closed tear. Sound, tight binding. Not price-clipped. A nice copy overall.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1934. 1st American edition. A narrative of travels and adventures during a holiday in Spain. 195 pp. 8vo clothbound hardcover. VG/VG with moderate wear/tear to the price-clipped dust jacket. Small prior owner bookplate. Sound binding. Jacket protected by a clear archival cover.

1932 TLS / Charles Hanson Towne. Typed letter signed by the noted author, editor, and literary celebrity. A brief letter of thanks, addressed to Garth Cates of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. One page on the stationery of the New York American, where Towne was a columnist. 8.5 x 11 inches. Good condition with folds, some foxing and stains, tear to the upper left corner. Affixed to an old, gray scrapbook page. Will ship unfolded, as shown. Towne (1877-1949) was born in Kentucky but came to be known as the quintessential New Yorker in the early decades of the 20th century. He was a prolific author of poetry, novels, plays, essays, memoirs, etc. He edited several important magazines, including Smart Set, McClure's, and Harper's Bazaar. Later in life, he taught at Columbia and influenced a new generation of writers, including J.D. Salinger.

Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions, (1990.) Signed 1st edition of the author's first novel. A haunting story set against the backdrop of the forbidding Canadian North and the legend of the Windigo cannibal spirit. Paperbound 8vo. Near Fine. Appears to be unread. Signed on the title page: "Canadian edition - Virago did a British edition in 1993. Ann Tracy."

South Royalton, VT: Steerforth Press, (1998.) 1st paperback edition. Signed twice by the author. Signed/inscribed on the half-title in 1999, and also signed on the title page. A personal and military memoir of combat in the jungles of Vietnam. 261 pp. Paperbound 8vo. VG with moderate edge wear. Clean and securely bound.

Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2001, in conjunction with the John Cleary Gallery of Houston. 1st edition. Large photography book / exhibition catalogue. Signed and inscribed by John Cleary (1937-2008), who supplied many of the photos and hosted the inaugural exhibit at his gallery. Promotional postcard for the Cleary Gallery exhibit is laid in. Compelling images by Photo League members. Taken from 1936 to 1951 and aimed at spurring social change through documentary photography. 176 pp, mainly captioned plates. Biographical sketches of the roughly 70 photographers. Clothbound hardcover in dust jacket. Approx. 11.25 x 9.25 inches. VG with some bumps to the edges, tear/wrinkle at the base of the jacket spine. Sound, tight binding. Jacket is protected by a new clear archival cover. A solid, clean copy overall. Uncommon with John Cleary's signature.

Autograph quote signed by the English poet. No date. Tupper responds to an autograph request with a quote in praise of America: "Giant aggregate of nations, / Glorious whole of glorious Parts, / Unto endless generations / Stand United, hands + hearts." Tupper was a leading poet of the Victorian age. His 1838 book, Proverbial Philosophy, sold 1.5 million copies and had wide influence on other writers, including American poet Walt Whitman. The quote is from a poem in his American Ballads series, written from his home in Albury, England, and published prior to his American tour in 1851. VG, as shown, with mailing folds but no flaws. One sheet of stationery from London, folded to 4.5 x 7 inches.

Rostochii: Impensis Io. Christ. Koppii, 1772. 1st edition. Old Testament criticism and analysis by the German Orientalist, scholar of Hebrew, and biblical controversialist. Text in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek. 372 pp. Woodcut head- and tailpieces. Bound in modern paper boards. Paper spine label, new endpapers. 18 x 11 cm. VG overall. Binding clean and unworn. Old ink stamp (illegible) and embossed stamp on the title of the Rochester [NY] Theological Seminary. Lacking the fold-out plate but supplied in facsimile on 19th century paper. (See image.) A couple of old marginal glosses, but text otherwise complete and unmarked. A sound copy of a scarce work.