James Brander Matthews (42 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Tor / A Tom Doherty Associates Book [1994]. Good. 1994. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0812551788 . First edition. Pictorial [Jim Thiesen art] wrappers, 217 pages collecting 12 stories. Good or better copy [cover rubbed with a scratch and short lower corner crease to the rear cover, name inside the front cover]. .…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Ballads of Books, Chosen by B. M. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1912. Published March, 1912. 242 pages. 6 plates. 7.5 x 5", gold & black stamped pictorial orange cloth. Anthology, New York City society stories: Man from Country, Steps of City Hall, Idyl of Central Park, In Hansom, Errand of Mercy, Bob-tail Car, &c. Trifle rubbed, VG. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 12mo; xi, 305 pages, maroon cloth, nice pencilled inscription on the endpaper Grow, of Pennsylvania, served many terms in Congress, including being Speaker of the House in 1861-1863. He is called the Father of the Homestead Act.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - bTitle:/b Ballads of Books, chosen by B. M.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.br/br/The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. br/br/++++br/The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:br/++++br/br/b/b British Librarybr/b/b Matthews, James Brander; br/b/b 1887.br/b/b xiv. 174 p. ; 8º.br/b/b 11652.d.17.br/.…

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Condition: Good. 8vo. 114 pp. Marbled front board with half cloth red spine and corners. Gilt text on spine. Good with creasing along some page corners, marginal toning to pages and edgewear along top and bottom of boards and spine. Deckled pages.From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Very Good condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Small rubbed spot on spine, affecting the second 2 in 1922. Small tear tape-repaired on 1 page (in margin only). NOT a library copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Six consecutive monthly issues, bound together in sturdy brown cloth. Includes: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOUR GOLF GAME? by Joseph Collins; MY STEVENSONS, WITH FACSIMILILES FROM MR. ARNOLD'S COLLECTION by William Harris Arnold; MY TENNYSONS by William Harris Arnold; LEAVES FROM MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY: FIFTY-SIX YEARS WITH THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD by Chauncey M. Depew; THE SUFFRAGE TORCH by Louisine W. Havemeyer; THE PRISON SPECIAL: MEMORIES OF A MILITANT by Louisine W. Havemeyer; CONTINUITY, A STORY by Christopher Morley; THE DEPTHS OF THE UNIVERSE by George Ellery Hale; THE SOCIAL INFLUENCE OF THE AUTOMOBILE by Allen D. Albert; and other contributions by Brander Matthews; E.W. Kemble; James L. Ford; Sir Gilbert Parker; etc. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. 768pp.…

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, second state, with Rockwell & Churchill device on copyright page (BAL 3363). Front and end matter and a couple plates foxed, front hinge just beginning to weaken. 1875 Hard Cover. xv, 411 pp. Original green cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations, all edges gilt, 19 engravings, 31 illustrations. Includes first appearance of Mark Twain's 'An Encounter with an Interviewer' as well as contributions by: Whitelaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, Noah Brooks, P.V. Nasby, I.H. Bromley, John Elderkin, Thomas W. Knox, W.J. Florence, Chandos Fulton, J. Henry Hagar, Champion Bissell, J.B. Bouton, W.S. Andrews, Gilbert Burling, Chas. I. Pardee, M.D., C. McK. Leoser, Hon. R.B. Roosevelt, William F. Gill, C. Florio, C.E.L., Holmes, Charles Gayler, James Pech, Mus. Doc., H.S. Olcott, Edward Greey, J. Brander Matthews, and Alfred Tennyson.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** The Best Ghost Stories with an Introduction by Arthur B. Reeve. Authors include: Daniel De Foe; Montague Rhodes James; Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Leopold Kompert; E.F. Benson; Algernon Blackwood; Rudyard Kipling; Brander Matthews; Ambrose Bierce; Vincent O'Sullivan; Ellis Parker Butler. First printed by The Modern Library in 1919 this is an early 1925 printing. This is a very attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in green leatherette (spine #4) with Bernhard end papers. The book is VERY GOOD-. Solid binding nice and tight, bright gilt on cover and spine, matching top stain faded, some shelf wear and fading. Contents are clean owner's signature on title page but no other writing in text. GORGEOUS! The incredibly rare dust jacket is only FAIR with chipping at extremities, spine mostly missing and flaps detached otherwise very clean and bright! Titles listed on the dust jacket matches this to a 1925 printing. THESE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET! This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. EXTREMELY RARE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION WITH DUST JACKET! **PART OF THE BOSTON BOOK CO. MODERN LIBRARY COLLECTION** The Best Ghost Stories with an Introduction by Arthur B. Reeve. Authors include: Daniel De Foe; Montague Rhodes James; Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Leopold Kompert; E.F. Benson; Algernon Blackwood; Rudyard Kipling; Brander Matthews; Ambrose Bierce; Vincent O'Sullivan; Ellis Parker Butler. First printed by The Modern Library in 1919 this is an early 1925 printing. This is a very attractive copy of a rare Modern Library title in an INCREDIBLY RARE dust jacket. Bound in brown leatherette (spine #4) with Bernhard end papers. The book is VERY GOOD. Solid binding nice and tight, bright gilt on cover and spine, matching top stain, some shelf wear and creasing. Contents are clean with no owner's signature or other writing in text, neat book shop sticker on inside board from "The Booklovers' Shop, The Washington Duke, Durham N.C.". GORGEOUS! The incredibly rare dust jacket is VERY GOOD- with chipping at extremities and age toned spine otherwise very clean and bright! 95 cent price present on bottom spine. Titles listed on the dust jacket matches this to a 1925 printing. THESE EARLY MODERN LIBRARY DUST JACKETS WERE CONSIDERED "WRAPPING PAPER" BY CUSTOMERS AND WERE COMMONLY THROWN AWAY AFTER PURCHASE WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY RARE!! Now protected in an archival-quality dust jacket protector. EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND EARLY MODERN LIBRARY EDITION IN DUST JACKET ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDTION! This book is part of the Modern Library collection from the Boston Book Company which comprised 1,917 modern library volumes and was used to create A Descriptive Bibliography of The Modern Library: 1917 - 1970 by George M. Andes in 1989. If you see anything else you like in my store let me know before you order as I always offer discounts to repeat customers! **I WILL BE LISTING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.…

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Single issue. Winter, 1954-1955. 67pp. Stapled wrappers. Wrappers lightly age-toned and stained internally, holes in wrapper near staples, small pen mark on rear wrapper, still very good. Many interesting literary contributions including Allen Ginsberg's "Last Stanzas in Denver". "Words to a Young Man" by John McAlpin Berryman. "Bureaucrats: Diggers" by Tom Merton. "Serenade, and Old Songs" by John Erskine. "Identity" by Mark Van Doren. Other contributors are: Brander Matthews, Joyce Kilmer, Alfred A. Knopf, Guy Sommerville, Paul W. Gallico, Henry Morton Robinson, Irwin Edman, Mortimer J. Adler, Whittaker Chambers, Millen Brand, H. Lloyd Frankenberg, Ben Maddow, Corey H. Ford, William Y. Tindall, Clifton Fadiman, Jacques Martin Barzun, Lionel Trilling, Eleazar Lipsky, Milton Rugoff, Herman Wouk, James A. Wechsler, Ralph de Toledano, Daniel G. Hoffman, Herb Gold, Robert Laguardia, John Hollander, Richard Howard, and Stephen Orgel.…

First Edition. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT in Century Magazine for November, 1889, first edition, a vg+/near fine copy with a few incidents (excerpts) from the yet to be published book with linking passages by the author that of course do not appear elsewhere. Bound in the publishers original blind stamped decorated cloth. This volume, containing the six month period of November 1889 through April of 1890, bears the first appearance in print of any portion of this novel and a must item for the serious Twain collector. Also contains original contributions by Walt Whitman (MY 71ST YEAR & OLD AGE'S SHIP AND CRAFTY DEATH'S), Henry James (DAUMIER, CARICATRIST), Brander Matthews (THE GROLIER CLUB), Theodore Roosevelt (THE MERIT SYSTEM VS. THE PATRONAGE SYSTEM), Frank R. Stockton (THE MERRY CHANTER), Frederic Remington, et.al.…

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Half title, 6pp cata., final ad. leaf. Orig. brown cloth, lettered & bordered in black; extremities v. sl. rubbed but a nice copy. Oxford, NLS, and Cambridge only on Copac. A collaborative novel. James Brander Matthews, 1852-1929, was an American critic and a Professor of Literature at Columbia University, who did a great deal to bring European playwrights to an American audience. George H. Jessop, 1852-1915, was an Irish playwright, critic, and librettist.…