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Addison, Joseph; Edward Arber, Editor Criticism on Milton's Paradise Lost
(J. And W. Rider, Printers). London. 1869. Illustrated Paper Boards. English Reprints series. Large paper edition. 152 pages. Unopened pages. Page sides and bottoms uncut. Slight chipping to spine top; small piece of spine bottom missing. Slight wear to cover edges. From the Introduction: "These papers constitute a primer to Paradise Lost. Most skillfully constructed both to interest and influence, but still a Primer. As the excellent setting may the better display the gem of incalculable value; so may Addison's thought help us to understand Milton's 'greatness of soul, which furnished him with such glorious Conceptions'." English Literature. Literary Works. Poetry. Verse. Prose. (Book ID 4404) $37.50

Akusagawa, Ryunosuke Rashomon and Other Stories, Translated By Takashi Kohima, Introductions By Howard Hibbett, Illustrations By M. Kuwata
Liveright Publishing Company. New York. (1952). First American edition. Publisher's advance review slip / publiticy release laid in. A quate from the lurid dust wrapper: "Two of the stories in this book, Rashomon and In a Grove, were the source for the Japanese film called Rashomon. ... In a Grove is published here in English for the first time." Other stories included in this collection: Yamn Gruel, The Martyr, Kesa and Morito, The Dragon. The title story Rashomon was also published in Japan, in English by Charles Tuttle, also in 1952.Publisher green cloth with gilt lettering Some light soiling to back panel of dust wrapper and spine somewhat darkened. A few tiny chips along top and bottom Fomer owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 119 pages. Condition: Fine. Japanese Fiction in Translation. Academy Award Winning Movies. (Book ID 8688) $50.00

Allen, Ann Andrews Typed Letter Signed. "Ann Andrews Allen"
South Miami, Florida. circa.1950s. One page typed signed letter on Allen's stationary dated November 17. Ann Andrews Allen was the wife of Hervey Allen whom she married in 1927. Hervey Allen (1889-1949) was a popular American novelist, biographer, and poet in the 1930x/40s. His best known work is ANTHONY ADVERSE (1933). He is also the author of a respected biography of Edgar Allen Poe ISRAFEL (1926) 2 volumes. In this brief letter, Ann Andrews Allen writes about Hervey Allen's unexpected death, saying that the period after his death was one of "shock and readjustment" for her. About her husband she writes "No, he did not know of any heart condition, and had seemed unusually well until the last moment". The letter is addressed to a Mr. Lull. Condition: Fine. American Authors, Harvey Allen. DK-59 (Book ID 11173) $25.00

Arber, Edward, Editor The Revelation to the Monk of Evesham, 1196; Carefully Edited from the Unique Copy Now in the British Museum, of the Edition Printed By William De Machlinia About 1482
London. 1869. Illustrated Paper Boards. English Reprints series. Large paper edition. 112 pages. Unopened pages. Page sides and bottoms uncut. Slight wear to edges. Slight chipping to top and bottom of spine. Small damp stain back cover. From the Introduction: "We have in this Book, a Story as distinct from a Revelation. The Story is laid in the monastic circle at Evesham Abbey. The Revelation tells us of a Journey. It is the pilgrimage of the Soul from Death through Purgatory and Paradise to Heaven". LITERATURE, ENGLISH, RELIGION (Book ID 7) $37.50

Armour, Richard Drug Store Days: My Youth Among the Pills & Potions
McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York, Toronto, London. First Edition. Illustrated by Catherine Barnes. (1959). Amour's recollections of his grandparenst' and parents' Pomona, California drug store from about 1912 to 1918. Armour became later in life a professor of English at Scripps College in nearby Claremont, CA. Inscribed by Armour to his friend and fellow Scripps English professor colleague Joseph Arnold Foster and his wrife: "For Joe & Sally Foster, this bit of Americana or --------- (unreadable), with every good wish of one who left the motar & pestle for the mortorboard. Dick. September 14, 1955." Very nice, complete dust wrapper with a couple of short tears. 186 pages. Condition: Fine. American Humor. Southern California Businesses. California Authors. Signed and Inscribed Books (Book ID 8322) $47.50

Armour, Richard The Classics Reclassified in Which Certain Famous Books are Not So Much Digested as Ingested Together with Mercifully Brief Biographies of Their Authors, a Few Unnecessary Footnotes, and Questions Which it Might be Helpful Not to Answer
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.. New York, Toronto, London. First Edition. Illustrated by Campbell Grant. (1960). Amusing parodies of Home, The Illiad; Shakespeare, Julius Caesar; Sir Wallter Scott, Ivanhoe; Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter; Herman Melville, Moby Dick; George Eliot, Silas Marner; Charles Dickens, David Copperfield. Inscribed by the author to his fellow English professor at Scripps College, Claremont, California: "For Joseph A. Foster, scholar, gentleman, colleague, friend, with the warm regards of the mangler of guest books. Richard Armour. October 13, 1960." 147 pages. Condition: Fine. American Humor. Signed and Inscribed Books. California Authors (Book ID 8317) $47.50

Aronin, Ben Walt Whitman's Secret
Argus Books. Chicago. 1955.. First Edition. Cloth in Dust Wrapper. Decorated front cover. Illustrated dust wrapper, slight chipping to spine bottom and bottom edge. 374 pages. From the dust wrapper: "Walt Whitman's Secret tells the life of the great American poet from the time of his first New Orleans visit until shortly after the close of the Civil War. Ben Aronin's story, remarkable for its vivid portrayal of the happenings and intellectual climate of the times, is nevertheless, biographical fiction". "...Aronin has touched those riotous, turbulent decades with a magic pen. Everson, Thoreau, Foster, Melville, and scores of other famed personalities come to vibrant life in this magnificently written story". American Literature. Literary Works. Biographical Fiction. Novel. Story. Poetry. Poet. Verse. (Book ID 496) $25.00

Ascham, Roger; Edward Arber, Editor The Scholemaster
(Muir & Paterson, Printers). London. 1870. Illustrated Paper Boards. Written between 1563-8. Posthumously published. First Edition, 1570; collated with the Second Edition, 1571. By Edward Arber. 160 pages. Unopened pages. Page sides and bottoms uncut. Slight chipping to top and bottom of spine. Slight wear to edges. From the Contents page: "The First Book for the Youth"; 1. Ascham's Method of Teaching Latin, First and Second Stages; 2. Why, in mine opinion, Love is fitter than Fear, Gentleness better than Beating, to bring up a child rightly in learning". "The Second Book"; 10. Ascham's Method of teaching Latin, Third and Fourth stages; etc. English Literature. Literary Works. Teach Latin. Schoolmaster. Trainer. Leader. (Book ID 4405) $37.50

Atherton, Gertrude Franklin The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton
The Macmillan Co.. New York. 1902. First Edition. Inscribed by Atherton: " For Mr. Van Nosdall, with the compliments of Gertrude Atherton, 1919." Also included in a one page autograph letter signed by Atherton to Mr. Van Nosdall telling him that she will be happy to sign a photograph and this book when he visits San Francisco. The letter is tipped onto the the front pastedown. Also included is the original envelope in Atherton's hand. Decorated binding bright and clean. Back hinge slightly cracked. Condition: Very Good. California Authors. Early American History. Federalist Period. (Book ID 5459) $150.00

Auslander, Joseph Tribute to the Unconquerables (cover title) The Open Letter to the Unconquerables: The Story of the Tributes to the Submerged Peoples of Europe and of the Distinguished Poet Who Wrote Them (internal title)
"From the Saturday Evening post". No date, but circa 1944. Consists of: Printed 11 x 15 inch envelope; One sheet, 9 1/4 x 12 1/4, printed both sides, with biographical information on Auslander, a portrait photo, and his reasons for writing this series; Six different poems, all titled "An Open Letter to the Unconquerable", all with color illustrations, 11 3/4 x 14 1/2: 1. Dutch, illustrated by John Atherton. 2. Poles, illustrated by Everett Henry. 3. Norwegians, illustrated by Stevan Dohanos. 4. Czechoslovaks, illustrated by Allen Saalburg. 5. Greeks, illustrated by Robert Riggs. Envelope, very good. Internally fine. Condition: Very Good. American Poetry. World War II. Color Illustrations. (Book ID 7902) $50.00

Austin, Gabriel [editor] Four Oaks Library. [With] Four Oaks Farm.
Privately Printed. Somerville, New Jersey. 1967. First Edition. 1250 copies printed by The Thistle Press (Volume II in an edition of 1000 copies). I: xxii, 135 pages; illustrations; bibliography; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. II: 113 pages; illustrations; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. Both boxed in the same slipcase (6 1/2 x 10 inch). Volume one deals with the rare book collections with descriptions of the more rare books and manuscripts of Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Wilde and other Eighteenth century authors, volume two deals with the estate, structures, gardens and guests. Fine clean set. Condition: Fine. Private Libraries, Rare Books, Gardening. Four Oaks. DK-75 (Book ID 11533) $75.00

Austin, Mary Indian Pottery of the Rio Grande
Esto Publishing Company. Pasadena, California. 1934. First Edition. Publisher's original pale purple wrappers with black lettering. Front cover corners slightly creased, but otherwise unworn. This is part of the publisher's "Enjoy Your Museum" series (this being number IIIb). This series was designed to be used in many different musuems, rather than one in specific. Attractive Indian design printed in brown and black on title page. Merle Johnson's American First Editions (1942) page 36. 4 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches. Unpaginated, but 14 pages, including a final page listing other books in the series and with the price changed (by hand) for this title from 10 to 20 cents. Condition: Very Good. California and Southwestern Literature. Women Writers. American Indian Art. (Book ID 8447) $47.50

Austin, Mary; Franklin Walker, Editor Mother of Felipe and Other Early Stories
The Book Club of California. 1950. (San Francisco).. First edition. Cloth backed patterned boards. 400 copies printed by the Ward Ritchie Press. Page sides are uncut. From the Introduction: In 1902, Mary Austin was asked by her publisher to write a description of herself. She wrote: "You are to figure to yourself a small, plain, brown woman, with too much hair, always a little sick, and always busy about the fields in a manner, or so they say in the village, as if I should like to see somebody stop me". As described by Charles Lummis, "..a deser t woman, competent, rugged, self-reliant and unconventional.." Her writings included here are: The Mother of Felipe; The Truscott Luck; Pahawitz-na'an; The Lost Mine of Fisherman's Peak; and The Ford of Crevecoeur. Condition: Fine. WESTERN THE SOUTHWEST. CALIFORNIA HISTORY. OWENS VALLEY. (Book ID 3392) $75.00

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