Seis Novelas Iguales Entre Si
Mexico: Editorial Stylo, 1944. Paperback. Ivory colored wraps with brown and black lettering and illustration; 4 preliminary leaves, 11-97 pp. (unopened and untrimmed); 3 leaves of plates. Text in Spanish. More
Mexico: Editorial Stylo, 1944. Paperback. Ivory colored wraps with brown and black lettering and illustration; 4 preliminary leaves, 11-97 pp. (unopened and untrimmed); 3 leaves of plates. Text in Spanish. More
Cambridge / New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; light blue dj with black and white lettering, mylar cover; xii, 315 pp. "This book sets out to interpret Euripides' The Trojan Women in the light of a view of tragedy which sees its..... More
New York: Nafis & Cornish, nd. Hardcover. Gilt embossed light brown cloth covers, gilt titled cloth spine. 250 pp., color frontis and half-title precede title-page. Alonzo and Melissa through p. 244, followed by title-page for Henry and Julia, A Tale of Real Life (by N.H. Wright) through to p. 250..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1945. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; Gilt titling to spines and front covers; 522 pp., 852 pp., 695 pp., 586 pp.; Numerous bw illustrations; BW foldout maps in three of the four volumes. A four-volume set of the letters and private papers of English novelist..... More
New-York: Samuel Colman, 1839. Hardcover. Brown cloth, paper title on spine; 184 pp. A travel narrative of sorts penned by American author, poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867), told in the form of letters to a distant correspondent referred to as "Doctor." Willis offers an explanation in the preface..... More
Boston: Peirce and Williams, 1829. Hardcover. Dark blue binding, gilt letters on spine, 92 pp. A collection of poems by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867). No explanation is included to define the fugitive-ness of the poems. This distinction must be left to the reader's analysis. More
New York: Saunders and Otley, 1836. Third Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. Brown textured cloth, paper title blocks on spines, 471 pp. total. A two-volume set of travel narratives penned by American author, poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867). Includes visits to Niagara Falls, Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River..... More
New-York: J. & J. Harper, 1831. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth, paper title block on spine; 76 pp. A collection of poems by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867). In addition to the title-featured piece, this volume includes 9 additional poems, many of them lengthy narratives. More
Boston: S. G. Goodrich, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Three-quarters bright blue boards with brown-olive leather spine & corners; 96 pp. Title on spine: N. P. Willis, Poems. A collection of 20 poems by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867), his first published book. In the preface, he admits..... More
Philadelphia, Penna. Carey and Hart, 1847, 1848. Hardcover. Forest green binding, gilt letters on spine, lavish gilt decorations on spine & both covers; gilt edges all around; 410 pp., 17 BW engravings. Title on spine: Willis's Poetical Works. A collection of poems by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker Willis..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. Hardcover. Dusky red cloth, library binding, 356 pp., no illus. Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was an American author and editor. This volume appears to be a first edition of one of his later works. More
NY: Charles Scribner, 1854. Hardcover. Tan cloth, library binding, xvi, 357 pp., No illus. Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-1867) was an American author and editor. "Rural Letters" was first published in 1849. More
New York: Clark, Austin & Smith, 1859, 1860. Hardcover. Maroon binding, gilt letters on spine & front & back covers, gilt edges all around, marbled flyleaves, 256 pp., 91 BW engravings. Title on spine: Willis' Poems. A collection of generally religion-oriented poems written by American poet and editor Nathaniel Parker..... More
London: Folio Society, 2009. Hardcover. Red cloth spine with gilt lettering; illustrated boards; black slipcase; xix, 480 pp.; [16] plates. "Tales about faraway Russian villages, long winter nights, deep snow, thatched huts, forests with wild animals and muzhiks (peasants), who have never progressed beyond the very beginning of human civilization."..... More
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1924. Hardcover. burgundy cloth boards w/ mounted illustration. illustrated pastedowns. 273 pgs w/ 8 bw plates, frontispiece. Opening and closing pages foxed. Pages have occasional instances of foxing, particularly to page gutters; occasional spots staining and smudges, otherwise, clean. Pages tanned; print remains dark and..... More
Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press, 1998. Hardcover. Black cloth plates with pinnk lettering on spine. Black dustjacket with color illustration. xvi, 475 pages : illustrations. "The Collected Works of Salvador Dali is the first comprehensive collection of Dali's shorter writings to appear in English."-Dustjacket. More
Kandy, Sri Lanka (Ceylon): Buddhist Publication Society, 1967. Third Impression. Paperback. Green wraps. 30 pp. The Wheel Publication No. 3. A rare find in this edition. More
New York: A. L. Burt Company, circa 1916. Hardcover. Cream linen with color-illustrated paste-down, yellow lettering and Art Nouveau decoration, all on front cover. Black lettering on spine. 120 pp. with bw illustrations throughout and color frontis from Cock Robin. Sixty-three stories, poems and songs, all with lovely illustrations by..... More
Auburn, New York: Alden, Beardsley & Co., 1853. Hardcover. Green cloth over boards, with gilt titling and decoration at spine. 364 pp. No illustrations. A collection of articles Nathaniel Parker Willis jotted off for the Home Journal, which he was editor of, and which run the gamut of relevant people..... More
New York, New York: C. Scribner, 1857. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards, with gilt titling at spine, and imprinted decoration at front, spine, and rear. 402 pp. No illustrations. Nathaniel Parker Willis's only novel, published in 1857. It is rumored the character Bosh Blivins is based on painter Chester Harding..... More