First Edition. The lecture given by Buck on accepting the Nobel Prize for literature. She was the third American (after Sinclair Lewis and Eugene O'Neill) and fourth woman (after Selma Lagerof, Grazia Deledda, and Sigrid Undset) to win the prize. Buck, whose best-known novel, The Good Earth, is set in China.....

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 Edition. 330 pages. Includes books and pamphlets, edited books, contributions to books, periodical appearances, and translations. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.

First Edition. The first survey of the work of one of the great bookbinders of the late 20th century, finely bound in full goatskin by the artist. This is one of 26 folio-sized, lettered deluxe copies, signed by Miura, and originally published at Y900,000 (about $9,000 at the time). The.....

First Edition. A guide to Crews' first 10 novels (to 1979), with contributions to periodicals, interviews, and book blurbs itemized. One of 200 copies. First edition (first printing). Spine a bit tanned, else near fine. With an addendum sheet mounted on the inside back cover to cover publications between 1979.....

First Edition. A full-color survey of Bradbury's publications, beginning with the earliest fanzines. Includes photographs of first editions, paperback reprints, foreign editions, trial artwork, as well as of the plays and movies based on Bradbury's work. 10 by 11-1/2 inches. 195 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near.....

First Edition. A survey of the science fiction artist's work, with 45 full-color and 50 black-and-white illustrations. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is one of 175 numbered copies signed on a tipped-in page by Bradbury and Korshak.

First Edition. 320 pages. 12 by 9 inches (oblong). Introduction by Scott Brown. A catalog of Cuban artist's books, individually priced, from the three most prominent makers of these books. One page is devoted to each of the 302 books, with a description and one to three color photographs. The catalog.....

First Edition. 369 pages. A bibliomystery featuring a Russian spy who works as a bookseller. Appreciation by Len Deighton. One of 99 signed and numbered copies, half-bound in leather over marbled paper, using the sheets of the trade edition. First edition (signed, limited edition). A fine copy in a fine clear.....

First Edition. v, 40 pages, including an index. Published as the Botanical Survey of India, no. 3. Based on the coding at the base of the last page, probably issued in an edition of 1000 copies. 152 plants are listed, with scientific name, family, common name, habitat, parts used, distribution, and.....

First Edition. Two volumes, 1006 pages. The thus-far definitive bibliography of Garcia Marquez's works in Spanish and English. Written by an American book collector and translated into Spanish by Eduardo Bolanos. The text is in Spanish, which is unfortunate for those who don't read the language because Klein's commentary on.....

First Edition. 96 pages. 6 by 9 inches. A bookseller's catalog of a spectacular collection of Crane books. Text printed in black and red, illustrated with color reproductions of book covers. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback) with the clear acetate jacket included with at least.....

First Edition. 40 pages. A reprint from the Bulletin of the New York Public Library. One of 3000 copies. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).