A Bibliography of E. M. Forster
Kirkpatrick, B. J. First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait; manuscript facsimile. Original maroon cloth stamped in gilt. Dust jacket (price clipped). Very good. 200 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Laid in loose is a typed letter signed, 17 August 1963, from Kirkpatrick to The Editor Antiquarian Bookman. Printed by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press), Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk.- $22
- $22
The Home Letters of T. E. Lawrence and His Brothers
Lawrence, T. E. First edition. Thick octavo. Four page introduction by Winston Churchill. 45 illustrations. Original gilt stamped blue cloth. No dust jacket. Very good. 731 pages. Printed by Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown.- $38
- $38
The Shepherd of Guadaloupe
Grey, Zane First edition (C-E). Octavo. Original dark blue cloth stamped in yellow. No dust jacket. Good (light foxing). 335 pages. Bold inscribed in purple ink on front free endpaper “To Lola from Zane.” Zane Grey’s had a passionate relationship with Lola Gornall over five years, from April 1933 to 1938. He wrote her over 500 letters.- $275
- $275
Motoring to Yosemite and the Mariposa Big Trees
Yosemite Yosemite Park and Curry Co., n.d., but ca. 1920 (?). 4to. 9” x 4” when folded. 32 panels when opened. 4 double panel color map at center; six smaller maps; b/w photos. Very good (staples rusty). Printed in San Francisco by H. S. Crocker Co. Inc.- $100
- $100
Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of Celebrated Violinists
Phipson, Dr. T. L. First edition. Octavo. Two pages publisher’s advertisements at end. Original gilt, black and blindstamped purple cloth with vignette of a violin on the upper front cover; black endpapers. No dust jacket. Good (spine faded). 254 pages. Contemporary ink inscription on the half title page, inscribed “Offert a M. Eugene Le Comte par M. Hart a Londres, June 1877.” Printed by Billing and Sons, Guildford, Surrey.- $95
- $95
Scenic California Tours. Los Angeles and Pasadena
James, George Wharton (ca. 1920?). First and only edition (?). Tall narrow 4to. C. W. Bowen and F. K. Camp, Managers. Geo. Wharton James, Conductor General. Tours ranging from 100 to 1,000 miles, one to ten days each. 16 panels. 9” x 4” when folded. Very good. Not sure if these tours ever got off the ground. This is only example of the brochure we have seen.- $145
- $145
Saint Peter Relates An Incident
First edition (October 1935). Octavo. Original gilt stamped black cloth; top edge stained red. Dust jacket (unclipped; light rubbing; few small nicks and short tears). Very good. 105 pages From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown. Johnson (1871-1938) has 8 film writer credits many based on his poem “God’s Trombones.” Autograph Letter Signed
1 page, April 21, ca. 1845. Putney : 9 a.m. to dear Mrs. Stuart. Tiny petite writing on 3 5/8” x 3 ½” plain paper laid on an album leaf. Very good. In part: “I am here in a room with carpenters taking down all my most domestic ornaments We leave for Hastings to-morrow at 10 a.m.: but I shall return in a few days, and will certainly run up to Brooke St ” Jerrold (1803-1857), author, journalist, dramatist. After his death Charles Dickens sponsored several fund raising events to provide for his family. Still Hungry in America
First edition, first printing (so stated; "February, 1969"]. Small, square 4to. Text by Robert Coles. Three-page introduction by Edward M. Kennedy. Illustrated with b/w photographs by Clayton. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. 115 pages. With Coles' facsimile signature on last leaf. The Caradoc Kalendar MDCCCCI
First edition. 64mo. Printed in red and black with wood engraved initials and decoration by H. G. and H. D. Webb. Original half vellum over tan boards. No dust jacket. Very good. Unpaginated. No signatures or bookplates. February listed as having 30 days. Ransom, page 225. History of the Mogul Dynasty in India, from its Foundation by Tamerlane, in the Year 1399, to the Accession of Aurengzebe, in the Year 1657
First edition. Octavo. Includes 4 pages listing Subscribers. Later ¾ gilt stamped brown morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g. Very good. 324 pages. Bookplate. Printed by Coe and Moore. Poltergeists: An Introduction and Examination followed by Chosen Instances
First American edition. Octavo. Illustrated with decorations by Irene Hawkins and silhouettes by George Cruikshank. Dust jacket (unclipped; few nicks). Very good. 418 pages. Fifoot SA40b. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre Bookplate on the front pastedown. Queen Victoria and Her Ministers
First American edition (so stated). Octavo. Frontispiece portrait of William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne and 9 other illustrations. Index. Original gilt stamped maroon cloth, uncut. Dust jacket (unclipped; few small nicks). Fine, fresh copy. 237 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Autograph Letter Signed
"Walt Whitman" on 1c Jefferson official postal card, 328 Mickle Street, Camden, New Jersey, Dec. 8' 1886 to John William Weidemeyer at Appleton's Cyclopedia. Camden, N.J. postal cancellation. Whitman says that he has written to General James Grant Wilson that he has received his letter and check. 3" x 5". Very good. Whitman, Wilson & Weidemeyer were all contributor's to Appleton's Cyclopedia of America Biography. Wilson also served as editor on some of the six volumes.