A cabinet card portrait of the Russian-Ukranian writer and political activist Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko. Korolenka was exiled to Nizhny Novgorod, where he met the up-and-coming photographer M. P. Dmitriev. According to Wikipedia, Dmitriev showed this portrait to great acclaim at the 1889 Russian exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the.....

First Edition. A memoir about Christman, reprinted from an article that first appeared in the Ladies Home Journal. 41 pages. Bound in purple cloth and issued in a slipcase instead of a dust jacket. First edition (stated, with a numberline ending in 2, as is the first edition identification practice for.....

First Edition. One of 50 copies of this humorous broadside poem, design, illustrated and printed by Ralph Steadman at his Steam Press. 16 by 12 inches (oblong), folded twice to lay into a three-fold paper enclosure, as issued. Signed by the poet and the illustrator. Issued as Steam Press Broadsheet.....

First Edition. The second Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in part on land. Aubrey loses his fortune and the two friends hide out in France, only to find themselves behind enemy line swhen war breaks out. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th.....

First Edition. The seventh Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, featuring a dramatic chase through the foggy Grand Banks. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. The middle novels of the 20-book series are some of the.....

First Edition. The fourth Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in the seas around Madagascar. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a dust jacket somewhat sunstruck.....

First Edition. One of 500 copies of Benedict's second book, a collection of short stories, signed on a tipped-in limitation page. These copies were sent by the publisher as a Christmas gift to booksellers and other supporters. First edition (first printing with a numberline containing the number one). A fine copy.....

First Edition. An anthology annual of "light verse and funny poems." Edited by Robert Wallace, with drawings by Gary Adamson. The contributors include E.B. White, Donald Hall, John Updike, Ray Bradbury, William Stafford, and many others. First edition (first printing). A near fine hardcover copy in a dust jacket with.....

First Edition. A classic study of Keats's annotations in his copies of Shakespeare and a foundational work in the study of marginalia. "Spurgeon describes the two texts of Shakespeare marked by Keats, transcribes (mostly accurately) the markings on five plays, lists what she considers to be parallels between The Tempest.....

First British edition. First UK edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Some tanning to the pages, as usual for this title.

Uncorrected Proof. An advance copy, published before the first edition. 827 pages. Minor wear to the edges, else near fine in wrappers (paperback).

First Edition. An early book of literary criticism examining the work of Willa Cather. Published as Modern American Writers, vol. VIII. 115 pages. First edition (states "First published..."). A very good or better copy in a dust jacke with a split at the base of the spine and a 2-by-2-inch triangle.....

Uncorrected Proof. An advance copy of a novella from this acclaimed short story writer. In printed red wrappers (paperback). A fine copy. Signed by Dubus.