The Old Bachelor and Other Poems by Justice, Donald - 1951

New York:: Delacorte Press,, 1978.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright dust jacket. This is Brautigan's last published collection of poems. Signed by Brautigan.

1499 Mantuanus Poetry + 1507 Satires of Persius Post-Incunable Satyrae ROME Roce

Along with Juvenal, Persius was one of the greatest 1st century Roman satirists. His works consisted of elements of stoicism and were greatly influenced by Horace and Juvenal, in fact the satires of both Juvenal and Persius are often found published together. In his 'Satires', Persius sought a few major philosophical ideas:
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important questions to ask the gods
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the meaning of life
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the importance of gaining knowledge
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freedom through Stoicism
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the proper use of money

This 1507 post-incunable printing of Persius's 'Satyrae' was published in Paris by Jean Barbier and Denis Roce. This edition was edited by Giovanni Britannico, a 15th-century grammarian who is best known for his edition of Persius.

This book is bound with another early Roce printing of Baptista Mantuanus poetry. Mantuanus was a Carmelite poet whose 15th-century works were influential during the Protestant… Read More

London: Basil Montagu / Pickering, 1872. Two volumes, RARE First Edition, 1872. Bust frontispiece in Vol. I and portrait frontispiece Vol. II. Half titles, ccxcv, 322 pp., errata, 496 pp. Bound in dark brown full crushed morocco, wide ornate gilt decorations on covers, richly gilt spine in six panels, red leather labels, wide ornate gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, signed on inner dentelles "Bound by F. Bedford". An exceptional set, Near Fine, light shelfwear bottom edges, morocco rear cover Vol. I lightly rubbed. The first collected edition of this noted English diplomat and man of letters. Last time at auction for the 1872 first edition was 1919 according to auction search results. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Royal Octavo .

London: John Murray, 1914. Presentation Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Harry Gordon Selfridge front end page of Vol. 1 - "To Mrs. Skidmore With best wishes from H. Gordon Selfridge Wed. April 6, 1921". Harry Gordon Selfridge was the founder of Selfridges department store in London whose innovations revolutionized English merchandising and created a fortune for him. His life is the subject of the popular PBS TV series "Mr. Selfridge" starring Jeremy Piven. This set contains eight volumes bound as four from the Edition in 17 Volumes ( lacking Vols. 13 and 17), as follows: Pauline-Sordello, Vols 3 & 4 bound in Vol. I, Vols. 5 &6, and 7 bound in Vol. II, Vols. 8-10 and Vols. 12 & 13 bound in Vol. III, and Vols. 14 & 15 and Vol. 16 with General Index bound in Vol. IV. In signed Riviere & Son fine binding of half vellum over powder blue buckram, the backs richly gilt, top edges gilt, marbled end pages, Near Fine, light soiling to vellum, scant toning at illustrations.… Read More

Tavinorum ( Turin): Ex Typis Viduae Pomba et Filiorum , 1822. SCARCE edition. Frontispiece portrait Vol.I. viii, 486, (2), 454, lvi, 490, (1), 565, (1), 508, xii, 505, (2), 445, 763. Eight volumes published in Turin, Italy 1822-1827. Text and notes in Latin. Armorial bookplates of John Timbrell Milward Pierce. Vols. 2-7 at front or rear paste downs. A beautifully bound set in later 19th c. full vellum, the backs with red morocco label in gilt and intricate gilt decorations, marbled end papers. Very Good Plus, light soiling, 1/2"red mark fore edge Vol. I. Pieter Burman (1668 - 31 March 1741), also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann, "the Elder" to distinguish him from his nephew, was a Dutch classical scholar. His first publication of the works of Ovid was in 1713. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Edition Thus. Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford: Thos. Shrimpton and Son, 1878. First edition. First edition. 12mo. 16pp. Original grey-green printed wrappers. Exceedingly scarce first edition with the publisher's printed crest appearing on the cover of the wrappers as well as on the title page and a vignette woodcut appears on the last page. The prestigious Newdigate Prize, Oxford's top award for poetry, dates to early 1800's and the winner for 1878 was the young Oscar Wilde. The pamphlet was issued in the same year, as was common with many of the early prize winners, and is considered Wilde's first publication in book form. He worked on the poem a few years earlier while touring Greece as a student at Oxford. An exemplary copy, with no wrinkling or central creases as was commonly seen from folding to place in a pocket. Very small nick out of two corners, very slight (barely detectable) browning to covers, else extremely clean and bright. 16pp.

London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. First Edition. Very Good. First Edition, first printing. One of 800 copies originally printed, which sold out immediately. Very Good. Covers soiled, corners and spine ends softened. Endsheets offset from binder's glue. Previous owner name partially effaced from front paste down. Slight odor to pages. Clipping with apparently forged signature of Oscar Wilde tipped in on recto of final blank sheet, by no means assumed to be authentic.

San Juan Capistrano, California:: Inkswine Press,, 2021.. Edition of 10. 13.75 x 11.25 x .675 inches (35 x 29 x 1.8 cm); 12 pages pages including front and end matters on heavy 480 gm rag paper. Multi-color woodblock prints and letterpress type. Quarter-bound in black Kraftex leather over blue hand-made paper covered boards, with foil title. Signed and numbered by the artist. Dirk Hagner: "Brecht's 'The Mask of Evil' reveals beautifully the problem of being angry and hateful in this world: it's straining and a lot of effort - exactly what it looks and sounds like. Here it is interpreted with anxious typography, juxtaposed with calm organic wood textures.

Chicago: The David Company, 1991 First edition, publisher’s original stiff wrappers, a black and white mottled design of a composition notebook with poems written in first-person voice of twenty imagined young characters. Presentation copy signed and inscribed "For Kenan Heise. / Sincerely / Gwendolyn Brooks / July 21, 1996."
A few faint creases to front cover, else book in fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.

Kenan Heise’s links to Chicago history are strong, nurturing relationships with Chicago luminaries such as Gwendolyn Brooks and Studs Terkel. Kenan Heise is a member of the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame, a prolific author and historian, a poet and a playwright, and a prodigious book collector and broker (Proprietor of Chicago Historical Bookworks). He worked for the Chicago Tribune newspapers for 36 years, including Chicago's American, Chicago Today and the Tribune. He is a Michigan native, and has written or collaborated on more than 25 books and memoirs… Read More

Chicago: The David Company, 1987 First printing of the first edition. Signed and inscribed (and dated in year of publication) by Gwendolyn Brooks directly on the half-title page: "For Edward D'Alessandro, / with gratitude for your / interest in my work, / Sincerely / Gwendolyn Brooks, / April 19, 1987."
Book with light shelf rubbing to bottom edge of boards and a shallow crimp to foot of spine, else in fine condition; dust jacket with a closed tear and crease to bottom front spine fold, a couple tiny closed tears, a tiny chip to upper front fold, light creasing and wear to corners and spine ends, and a faint vertical crease above title of front cover, else fine.