Letteratura

The HERITAGE Of NURSE O'HARA

Reece, Colleen L. · 1977 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,391)

New York: Avalon Books, 1977. 1st edition. Yellow-black cloth binding with dark blue spine lettering. Pictorial dust jacket. 185 pp. 8vo. A Fine copy in a Nr Fine jacket. Uncommon in this condition as most offered are ex-lib, with usual pockets, glue marks etc.

INSIDE The ROPES

[Boxing]. Van Loan, Charles E[mmett. 1876 - 1919] · 1913 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$66.00 (€59.88 | £49.96 | ¥10,539)

Boston: Small Maynard and Company, 1913. 1st edition (Smith V-100). Blue cloth binding with white stamped lettering. [12], 411, [1] pp. Frontis + 2 inserted plates by Arthur Hutchins. Crown 8vo. VG (spine sun-tanned).

The BOROUGH: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters

Crabbe, Rev. G[eorge. 1754 - 1832] · 1810 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$385.00 (€349.31 | £291.42 | ¥61,480)

London: Printed for J. Hatchard, Bookseller to Her Majesty, 190, Opposite Albany, Piccadilly, 1810. 1st edition (Bareham & Gatrell A15; NCBEL II, 610). Modern blue paper-wrapped boards with drab paper spine after the orginal. Printed paper spine label to spine. xli, [3], 344, ...

ARM In ARM. A Collection of Connections, Endless Tales, Reiterations and Other Echolalia

Charl'jo, Remy · 1997 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,905)

Berkeley CA: Tricycle Press, 1997. 1st thus. INSCRIBED by the Author on the ffep. Color pictorial composition boards. Dust jacket which duplicates binding design. Unpaginated. Illustrated in color. 4to. NF/VG+ .

A BITTER FEAST

Rozan, S. J. · 1998 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1st edition. INSCRIBED, in the year of publication, on the t.p. by the author, including her chop. Hardback. Dust jacket. 309 pp. 8vo. F/F .

RED COTTON NIGHT-CAP COUNTRY or Turf and Towers

Browning, Robert [1812 - 1889] · 1873 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,905)

Boston: James R Osgood and Co, 1873. 1st US edition (Broughton et al A99; cf. NCBEL III, 444). Original brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering; gilt stamped device to front board; beveled edges. 220 pp. Head & tailpieces. 12mo, signed in 6s. 7" x 4-5/8". VG+ (bright gilt ...

MEMOIRS Of MY DEAD LIFE

Moore, George [1852 - 1933] · 1920 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,391)

NY: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by Boni and Liveright, 1920. 1st thus. 2nd US edition, revised & expanded (Gilcher A29d). #1141/1500. Parchment spine with blue paper-wrapped boards. Gilt lettered black leather title labels to spine. vi, [7] - 308 pp. 8vo. VG (slt le...

PROUST'S WAY. A Field Guide to In Search of Lost Time

Shattuck, Roger · 2000 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

New York: W W Norton & Co, 2000. 1st edition. Hardback. Eps reproduce page proofs with Proust's manuscript corrections. Dust jacket. 290 pp (including Index). Frontispiece image [presumably] of Proust's family. 8vo. F/F .

HANDS In The STONE

[Yava, Aaron]. Sullivan, Rob · 1974 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$41.25 (€37.43 | £31.22 | ¥6,587)

Alamo, CA: Holmangers Press, 1974. 1st edition. INSCRIBED by the Author. Blue wrappers. 31 pp. Drawings by Aaron Yava. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-3/8". VG (some sunning on spine).

MARK TWAIN. His Life and Work. A Biographical Sketch

[Twain, Mark]. Clemens, Will · 1892 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,348)

San Francisco: The Clemens Publishing Company, 1892. 1st edition (BAL V2, p. 251). Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering. 211 pp. 12mo. Overall VG (slt lean/binding lettering dull/offset to eps [evidently from previously laid-in newspaper extract]/residu...

ODDS And ENDS In PROSE And VERSE

[Cruikshank, George]. Merle, William Henry · 1831 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$214.50 (€194.61 | £162.36 | ¥34,253)

London: Longman etc. 1831. 1st edition (Cohn 535). Original cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. 148 pp. Without ads present in Cohn's copy. 13 illustrations by George Cruikshank. 8vo. VG (spine label worn & chipped).

BABAR And The WULLY - WULLY

De Brunhoff, Laurent · 1975 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: Random House, 1975. 1st thus. Color pictorial boards. Unpaginated. With color illustrations by the author. Folio. pos at ffep .

JUMP AGAIN! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit.; Adapted by Van Dyke Parks

Harris, Joel Chandler. Moser, Barry [b. 1940] - Illustrator · 1987 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$21.45 (€19.46 | £16.24 | ¥3,425)

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Award sticker to dj front panel. 40 pp. Illustrated by Barry Moser. 4to. PO round blindstamp to ffep lower corner, otherwise a Fine copy in a similar jacket.

BEATRIX POTTER'S AMERICANS: Selected Letters

[Potter, Beatrix]. Morse, Jane Crowell · 1982 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$38.50 (€34.93 | £29.14 | ¥6,148)

Boston: Horn Book, Inc, 1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket. 216 pp. Illustrated. 4to. NF (light cornerwear)/VG+ (spine sunned).

The UNBROKEN WEB. Stories & Fables

Adams, Richard · 1980 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

New York: Crown, 1980. 1st US. Brown cloth binding. Dust jacket. 142 pp. Color plates by Yvonne Gilbert. B&W drawings by Jennifer Campbell. 8vo. NF/NF .

The LITTLE WOMAN WANTED NOISE

[Lawson, Robert]. Teal, Val · 1943 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$49.50 (€44.91 | £37.47 | ¥7,905)

New York: Rand McNally, 1943. 1st edition. Orange cloth binding with blue lettering. Red dust jacket. Unpaginated. B/W illustrations by Robert Lawson. Squarish 8vo. 9" x 8". VG (removed bpt from front eps)/Abt VG (some edge chipping, with some largish ones to rear panel edges)...

LAND BEYOND The MAP [And] FUGITIVE OF The STARS. Ace M-111

Bulmer, Kenneth & Hamilton, Edmond · 1965 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

New York: Ace, 1965. 1st edition. Wrappers. 12mo. NF (tiny 3s inkstamped to bottom edge).

ROBIN HOOD And the Men of the Greenwood

Gilbert, Henry & Crane, Walter [1845 - 1915] · 1985 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,270)

London: Bracken Books, 1985. 1st thus. Green hardcover. Dust jacket. 362 pp. Color illustrations by Walter Crane. Thick 8vo. NF/VG+ (minor edgewear). Reprint of the 1912 edition.

MINTURNO Oder Von der Schönheit

Tasso, Torquato · 1923 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$110.00 (€99.80 | £83.26 | ¥17,566)

Berlin: Axel Juncker Verlag, 1923. 1st thus. #105/200cc. Faux half-vellum with beige paper-wrapped boards. Red dust jacket. Red slipcase. 66 pp. Full colore headpieces, tailpieces, decorative capital letters. Folio. 13" x 9-3/4". A Nr Fine book in a Gd dust jacket that lacks s...

MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY.; Foreword by Dean King. Introduction by Louis J. Parascandcla

Marryat, Captain Frederick [1792 - 1848] · 1998 · Tavistock Books, ABAA

$13.75 (€12.48 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

New York: Henry Holt & Co, 1998. 1st thus. Tan cloth spine with black paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket. 340 pp. 8vo. F/NF (slt crinkle to upper right corner of front panel). A volume from the "Heart of Oak Sea Classics" Series.