ANDERSON, Sherwood.
Sherwood Anderson's Memoirs.
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1942). First edition. Bookplate, inscription o/w a near fine copy in a d/w with wear to extremities.
New York: Harcourt Brace, (1942). First edition. Bookplate, inscription o/w a near fine copy in a d/w with wear to extremities.
| $200 | Book Number: 25784 | Order / Enquire |
ANON.
Hannah G. Matheson Social Worker. An Appreciation.
NP, no publisher, (1933). 8vo., orig. wrappers, (16)pp. Name on cover o/w near fine.
Matheson worked as a social worker in Toronto.
NP, no publisher, (1933). 8vo., orig. wrappers, (16)pp. Name on cover o/w near fine.
Matheson worked as a social worker in Toronto.
| $25 | Book Number: 19202 | Order / Enquire |
ASHBERY, John & James Schuyler.
A Nest of Ninnies.
New York: Dutton, 1969. First edition. Signed by Ashbery on the title. Name on e/paper o/w fine in a nice d/w.
New York: Dutton, 1969. First edition. Signed by Ashbery on the title. Name on e/paper o/w fine in a nice d/w.
| $500 | Book Number: 29064 | Order / Enquire |
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(AUDEN). BRECHT, Bertoldt.
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. Translated by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1975. First edition. Fine in d/w.
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AUDEN, W.H.
Collected Longer Poems.
London: Faber and Faber, (1968). First edition. Name o/w fine d/w with small holes in the lower corner of the front wrapper but still very nice.
London: Faber and Faber, (1968). First edition. Name o/w fine d/w with small holes in the lower corner of the front wrapper but still very nice.
| $150 | Book Number: 34911 | Order / Enquire |
AUDEN, W.H.
Selected Poems.
London: Faber & Faber, (1938). First edition. Bookplate, name on front pastedown o/w a near fine in a d/w with light wear but certainly very good.
London: Faber & Faber, (1938). First edition. Bookplate, name on front pastedown o/w a near fine in a d/w with light wear but certainly very good.
| $350 | Book Number: 35072 | Order / Enquire |
AUDEN, W.H.
The Collected Poetry of W.H. Auden.
New York: Random House, (1967). Later printing. Signed by Auden on the title. Near fine in a d/w which is darkened at the spine and has some wear to the spine ends and corners.
New York: Random House, (1967). Later printing. Signed by Auden on the title. Near fine in a d/w which is darkened at the spine and has some wear to the spine ends and corners.
| $350 | Book Number: 37199 | Order / Enquire |
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BALDERSTON, John L.
Berkeley Square A Play In Three Acts. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1929. With a presentation inscription dated 'Nov. 11, 1929' from the author to the Welsh-born actress, 'Miss Alice John'(1881-1956), who played opposite Leslie Howard in the 1929 Broadway production of the play of the same name Tipped on the front pastedown the original Western Union telegram that John received from Balderston on opening night: 'Alice John. Lyceum Theatre. Good luck you give a beautiful performance. John Balderston.' With two Christmas cards from Ruth and Leslie Howard to Alice John laid in, each with a printed message and greeting from the Howards, with one card bearing a short holograph inscription reading 'to you & all your family', in an unknown hand. Some offsetting from the telegram on the front e/paper, some slight darkening to the spine but o/w the book is near fine. The paper of the telegram is somewhat browned and slightly brittle, the Christmas cards are near fine. A lovely association copy. John L. Balderston (1889-1954) began his career as a journalist in 1912 while still a student at Columbia, he acted as the New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Record. From 1914 to 1918 he was the foreign correspondent for the McClure News Syndicate, and then worked for the New York World, becoming the head of its London Bureau. While still a journalist Balderston became a successful playwright, achieving success with the 1926 play, Berkeley Square, which premiered in London that same year. The author suggests that the plot of the play was 'suggested by James posthumous fragment Sense of the Past.' The play relates the story of a young American transported back to London at the time of the American Revolution and meets his ancestors, with one contemporary critic describing it as 'a velvety play, unfolding gently, skillfully a sympathetic tale of an American... who fell in love with a girl of 1784 and had to leave her to come back to the age in which he belonged.' The 1929 Broadway production, which starred Leslie Howard (who also acted as the co-producer) as 'Peter Standish', Valerie Taylor as 'Kate Pettigrew' and Alice John as 'Lady Ann Pettigrew' was extremely successful, running for 229 performances at the Lyceum Theatre. Howard would later reprise his role in the 1933 American film of the same name, with the screenplay co-written by Balderston, but Alice John did not repeat her performance as Lady Pettigrew, as the part was played in the film by Irene Browne. Balderstone continued to work as a screen writer, adapting several novels for the screen, including, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) for which he won his first Academy Award The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), and Gaslight (1944).
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BANKS, Russell.
Rule of the Bone. (Toronto): Knopf, (1995). First Canadian edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine in d/w.
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BARBOR, H.R.
Jezebel A Tragedy In Three Acts.
London: Arthur Brenton, nd. (1924). First edition, 1 of 100 copies signed by the author. Tall 8vo., orig. cream paper spine, maroon paper boards. Spine darkened with some light wear, a very good copy.
London: Arthur Brenton, nd. (1924). First edition, 1 of 100 copies signed by the author. Tall 8vo., orig. cream paper spine, maroon paper boards. Spine darkened with some light wear, a very good copy.
| $200 | Book Number: 28686 | Order / Enquire |
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BARBUSSE, Henri.
Faits Divers. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, (1928). First edition, trade issue. (there were two numbered issues on Arches and Lafuma paper, as per note facing title). Inscribed by Barbusse on halftitle ?To my friends and comrades of W. I. R. of Canada with fraternal(?) greetings. Henri Barbusse? 8vo., orig. printed wrappers, 282pp. Pages brittle, archival tape repair to first two leaves, wrappers chipped and worn, particularly along spine, spine darkened, rear wrapper repaired with tape, still a very good copy. W.I.R. refers to the Workers International Relief, an organization formed to collect and distribute relief during strikes, internationally--Barbusse was an honorary patron.
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BARKER, Clive.
Weaveworld.
London: Collins, 1987. 'Special Advance Reader's Sample' of the first Canadian edition, wrappers read "Collins Canada." With Canadian review slip and fact sheet laid in. Wrappers. Spine very lightly faded o/w fine.
London: Collins, 1987. 'Special Advance Reader's Sample' of the first Canadian edition, wrappers read "Collins Canada." With Canadian review slip and fact sheet laid in. Wrappers. Spine very lightly faded o/w fine.
| $100 | Book Number: 1732 | Order / Enquire |
BARKER, Sebastian.
Who Is Eddie Linden.
London: Jay Landesman, (1979). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine in the d/w designed by Ralph Steadman.
London: Jay Landesman, (1979). First edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine in the d/w designed by Ralph Steadman.
| $85 | Book Number: 35408 | Order / Enquire |
(BARNES, Julian).
Going to the Dogs. By Dan Kavanagh. (pseud.)
New York: Pantheon Books, (1987). First U.S. edition. Fine in price clipped d/w.
New York: Pantheon Books, (1987). First U.S. edition. Fine in price clipped d/w.
| $35 | Book Number: 1735 | Order / Enquire |
(BARNES, Julian). KAVANAGH, Dan.
Duffy.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1980). First edition. Signed by "Dan Kavanagh." Fine in d/w.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1980). First edition. Signed by "Dan Kavanagh." Fine in d/w.
| $450 | Book Number: 21906 | Order / Enquire |
BARNES, Julian.
Staring At The Sun.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First edition, 1 of 150 copies signed by the author, for London Limited Editions. Cloth backed boards. Fine in glassine wrapper.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First edition, 1 of 150 copies signed by the author, for London Limited Editions. Cloth backed boards. Fine in glassine wrapper.
| $200 | Book Number: 17560 | Order / Enquire |
BARNES, Julian.
Staring At The Sun.
Toronto: Random House, 1987. First Canadian edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine in d/w.
Toronto: Random House, 1987. First Canadian edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine in d/w.
| $125 | Book Number: 21603 | Order / Enquire |
BARSTOW, Stan.
The Desparadoes and Other Stories.
London: Michael Joseph, (1961). Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Wrappers. Spine soiled o/w fine.
London: Michael Joseph, (1961). Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Wrappers. Spine soiled o/w fine.
| $150 | Book Number: 1064 | Order / Enquire |
BARTHELME, Donald.
Come Back, Dr. Caligari.
Boston: Little Brown and Company, (1964). First edition. Spine tip faded o/w near fine in d/w with chip at the head of the spine.
Boston: Little Brown and Company, (1964). First edition. Spine tip faded o/w near fine in d/w with chip at the head of the spine.
| $250 | Book Number: 29048 | Order / Enquire |
BARTON, George.
The Mystery of The Red Flame. Illustrated by Charles E. Meister.
Boston: Page, 1918. First edition. 8vo., orig. grey cloth with a small oval pictorial paper panel on upper cover, 336, (5)pp.ads. Spine a bit faded with somw light wear to top but certainly a very good copy.
Boston: Page, 1918. First edition. 8vo., orig. grey cloth with a small oval pictorial paper panel on upper cover, 336, (5)pp.ads. Spine a bit faded with somw light wear to top but certainly a very good copy.
| $75 | Book Number: 21191 | Order / Enquire |
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