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Literary Miscellany Including Recent Acquisitions. Catalogue 289 WILLIAM REESE COMPANY 409 TEMPLE STREET NEW HAVEN, CT. 06511 USA 203.789.8081 FAX: 203.865.7653 [email protected] www.reeseco.com TERMS Material herein is offered subject to prior sale. All items are as described, but are consid- ered to be sent subject to approval unless otherwise noted. Notice of return must be given within ten days unless specific arrangements are made prior to shipment. All returns must be made conscientiously and expediently. Connecticut residents must be billed state sales tax. Postage and insurance are billed to all non-prepaid domestic orders. Orders shipped outside of the United States are sent by air or courier, unless otherwise requested, with full charges billed at our discretion. The usual courtesy discount is extended only to recognized booksellers who offer reciprocal opportunities from their catalogues or stock. 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Images associated with many items from this catalogue are also posted on our web site, and significant new acquisitions are posted there long before they appear on any of the collective databases. Those wishing to receive e-mail notification of the posting of new catalogues and lists to our website may request same by forwarding expressions of interest to [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________ William Reese Company 409 Temple Street New Haven, CT. 06511 USA Phone: 203.789.8081 Fax: 203.865.7653 e-mail: [email protected] Members ABAA and ILAB 1. Abbey, Edward: BEYOND THE WALL ESSAYS FROM THE OUTSIDE. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1984]. Cloth and boards. First edition, clothbound issue. Inscribed on the front free endsheet: “To the James S. Copley Library Edward Abbey La Jolla 1984.” Bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise fine in dust jacket (state with the spelling error on the front panel). $375. 2. Abbey, Edward: VOX CLAMANTIS SOME NOTES FROM A SECRET JOURNAL. Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, 1989. Cloth and boards, paper spine label. Portrait. First edition. One of 225 numbered copies (of 250). Bookplate tipped to front pastedown, otherwise fine in slipcase (small label residue in corner of upper panel). $125. 3. Abbey, J. R.: SCENERY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770 – 1860 ... A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE. London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1952. xx,399,[1]pp. Color frontispiece plus thirty-three fine collotype plates. Large, thick quarto. Polished buckram, t.e.g., gilt label. A few patches of light flecking to sizing along edges of boards, ink name on endsheet (see below), otherwise a very good copy, without dust jacket. First edition. One of five hundred numbered copies. Among the most comprehensive works in its field, carefully describing over 550 plate books, depicting British and Irish views in aquatint and lithography. With the ownership signature of noted specialist antiquarian bookseller, Ben Weinreb. $550. 4. Abbey, J. R.: LIFE IN ENGLAND IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY 1770 – 1860 ... A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE. London: Privately Printed at the Curwen Press, 1953. xxi,427,[1]pp. Color frontispiece plus thirty-two fine collotype plates. Large, thick quarto. Polished buckram, t.e.g., gilt label. A few patches of light flecking to sizing along edges of boards, ink name on endsheet (see below), otherwise a very good copy, without dust jacket. First edition. One of four hundred numbered copies. Among the most comprehensive works in its field, carefully describing over 600 books, panoramas, periodicals, and the like, depicting British life in aquatint and lithography. With the ownership signature of noted specialist antiquarian bookseller, Ben Weinreb. $550. 5. [Abbott, Mary]: A WOMAN’S PARIS A HANDBOOK FOR EVERY-DAY LIVING IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL. Boston: Small, Maynard & Co., [1900]. Small octavo. Gilt cloth. Frontis and plates. First edition of this charming guide for the visitor or English-speaking resident. The authorship attribution is based on the Yale catalogue. Minor rubbing to tips, otherwise near fine. $45. 6. Alarcon, D. Pedro Antonio de: DIARIO DE UN TESTIGO DE LA GUERRA DE AFRICA ... CON VISTAS DE BATALLAS, DE CIUDADES Y PAISAJES, TIPOS, TRAJES Y MONUMENTOS, CON EL RETRATO E DEL AUTOR Y DE LOS PRINCIPALES PERSONAJES COPIADOS DE FOTOGRAFIAS Y CROQUIS EJECUTADOS EN EL MEMO TEATRO DE LA GUERRA. Madrid: Imprenta y Libreria de Gaspar y Roig, 1860 317,[3]pp. Quarto. Quarter Spanish calf and marbled boards. Engraved portrait. Text in double columns. Copiously illustrated with steel-engravings. A bit of occasional tanning or foxing, but a very good copy. An early edition. The failure of his play, “El hijo pródigo” in 1857 led Alcaron to enlist in the Morocco campaign of 1859-60. As a consequence of that action, he wrote this important work of war reportage, first published late in 1859 (the Prologue is dated 2 December). Its success led to his enlarged public reputation. Among English reading audiences, he is most likely remembered for The Three-Cornered Hat. $150. 7. Alcott, Louisa M.: LITTLE MEN: LIFE AT PLUMFIELD WITH JO’S BOYS. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1871. [8],376pp. Small octavo. Forest green cloth, lettered in gilt. Frontis and three plates. Two corner creases to free endsheets, spine extremities and fore-tips a bit frayed, one signature starting very slightly; a few stray marks to cloth, but a good copy. First U.S. edition, preceded by the London edition published a few weeks earlier. This copy has signature mark 1 (no priority), and four pages of preliminary adverts, with Pink and White Tyranny noted as ‘nearly ready.’ PW reported the first US edition consisted of 10,000 copies. BAL 167. $350. 8. Alcott, Louisa M.: AUNT JO’S SCRAP-BAG. MY BOYS, ETC. Boston: Roberts Bros., 1872. [8],215pp. Bright blue cloth, spine decorated in gilt. Inserted double-spread frontis. Light rubbing at extremities, bit of white smudging in lower fore-quadrant of upper cover, otherwise a very good, bright copy. First U.S. edition, just possibly preceded by the London edition. The first installment in the series that would eventually extend to six volumes. BAL 168. $350. 9. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey: WYNDHAM TOWERS. Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1889. Vellum backed gilt decorated cloth, t.e.g. Some darkening to spine, cloth a little rubbed at tips, but a good copy. First edition. A decent association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet: “To R.W. Gilder, With the warmest regards of T.B. Aldrich. Nov 19th \89.” The recipient, Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) was both a poet, and editor-in-chief of the Century Monthly Magazine. BAL 350. $350. 10. Aldrich, Thomas Bailey: JUDITH OF BETHULIA A TRAGEDY. Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1904. Original cloth with small pictorial onlaid cover illustration (portrait of Judith printed in color), t.e.g. Photographic frontispiece portrait of Miss O’Neil as Judith. Extremities of spine a trifle worn, and spine gilding slightly dull, otherwise a very good copy. First trade edition. A decent association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet: “R.W. Gilder, With the constant affection of T.B. Aldrich Dec. 7 1904.” Below the presentation, the recipient has inscribed: “Thanks Aldrich! R.W.G. --”. The recipient, Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) was both a poet, and editor-in-chief of the Century Monthly Magazine. BAL 394. $350. 11. Algren, Nelson: A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE. New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, [1956]. Cloth and boards. First edition. Signed by the author on the front free endsheet in a relatively early hand. Board edges a trace sunned, a few finger smudges to fore-edge, else a very nice copy in dust jacket (faint darkening to white portions of lower panel). $200. 12. Angelou, Maya: OUR GRANDMOTHERS. [New York]: The Limited Editions Club, [1994]. Large folio (56 x 44cm). Burgundy cloth, stamped in black. Fine in folding cloth clamshell box (the latter with a few minor hand smudges). First edition in this format, illustrated with five original full-page lithographs by muralist and printmaker John T. Biggers. One of an edition of four hundred numbered copies printed on specially formulated handmade paper (composed of rags and cotton) by Dan Keleher at the Wild Carrot Press, and signed by the author and the artist. The lithographs were printed from the stone on Arches at Trestle Editions. A copy of the original newsletter is laid in. Angelou specifically requested that Biggers be awarded the commission for the illustrations to accompany her text. $2500. 13. [Anonymous Verse]: D’Espi ***, M.: COUP D’ESSAI D’UN ÉCOLIER, OU POE’SIES [sic] .... A Londres. Se vend à Marseille: Chez Jean Mossy, 1786. xvi,184pp. Contemporary calf and boards, spine gilt extra. Light scattered foxing and occasional mild spotting, a few rubs and light stains to boards, otherwise a very good copy.