New York: Prometheus Books, 1987. Lionel Abel was a prominent American dramatist, critic and translator, credited with coining the term “metatheatre” and translating Jean-Paul Sartre into English. In Important Nonsense, Abel offers incisive essays on major intellectual figures such as Dostoevsky, Sartre, Kojeve and Russell, revealing his lifelong engagement with.....

Lititz, Pennsylvania: Sutter House, 1977. Limited Edition. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Seymour Adelman was one of the premier American book collectors of the 20th century, known for his world-class Keats and Housman collections now at Bryn Mawr. This volume is a high-quality "Gentleman’s production" printed on rag paper, intended for his inner.....

Chapel Hill, Algonquin Books, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Julia Alvarez emerged as one of the most important Dominican American literary voices of the late 20th century. Her work helped bring immigrant experience, bilingual identity, and Caribbean-American cultural history into mainstream contemporary American literature. ‘Something to Declare’ offers.....

New York: Horizon Press, 1970. KEY FEATURES OF THE TRILOGY —+++ The Set: Includes all three volumes of Anderson's memoirs, covering the Modernist literary explosion, the Ulysses obscenity trial, and her life in Paris with Georgette Leblanc and Jane Heap.+++ Subject Matter: A foundational text of Lesbian history, capturing the.....

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. While Maxwell Anderson died in 1959, his third wife and widow, Gilda Oakleaf Anderson, maintained his legacy. This volume connects the Anderson estate to Ben Raeburn, a titan of mid-century publishing. The accompanying note is.....

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. Illustrated by Leo Hershfield. Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This delightful collection showcases the author's wit and whimsy through a diverse array of poetic forms. Armour's poetry spans topics ranging from the mundane to the profound, each poem crafted with a keen sense.....

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1911. Illustrated by W. H. D. Koerner. First Edition, First Printing. A Very Good Hardcover. A social commentary on the evils of the wealthy set in New England via a story of romance. Written to teach people a little about personal finance and.....

New York: Putnam Pub Group, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. District park ranger Anna Pigeon is forced to reexamine her "spiritual connection" to God's creatures when she works on a project that has her hanging out bloody lures to attract grizzly bears in Glacier National Park.....

New York: David R Godine Publisher, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Howard’s translation, still regarded as one of the finest English renderings of Baudelaire, mirrors the musicality and irony of the original Les Fleurs du Mal. The accompanying correspondence provides a vivid link between translator and.....

Florida: Charisma Media, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A heartwarming and imaginative contemporary retelling of Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist. The story follows Polly, a young girl navigating a challenging life in the modern world, while grappling with themes of poverty, identity, and resilience. Bennett’s clever.....

London: Dennis Dobson, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Eric Bentley one of the twentieth century’s foremost drama critics, profoundly influenced modern theater study. A student of Reinhold Niebuhr and a translator of Brecht, Bentley helped shape English-language understanding of European modernism while grounding his essays in.....

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1947. Limited Edition, Deluxe Issue of 249 copies. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- Ray Bergman was the undisputed king of American angling for three decades. As the long-time editor of Outdoor Life, his voice didn't just teach people how to fish; it defined the gear, the ethics.....

Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1942. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — Jacob Epstein was a lightning rod for the modernist movement. By the time this book was inscribed to Ben Raeburn in 1947, Raeburn was already beginning to cement his reputation as a publisher who valued artistic integrity over commercial safety. This copy.....