William Macinnes (10 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Square, tight binding. Age-darkened pages. Wraps heavily soiled with general light shelf wear, age-darkening. ; Contents: Trilling, "The Modern Element in Modern Literature"; Lowell, "From Racine's Phèdre"; Kermode, "Poet and Dancer before Diaghilev"; Macinnes, "English Queerdom"; Fraiberg, "Morals and Psychoanalysis"; Kessler, "The Detetive (A Story)"; Thompson, "Other People's Affairs"; reviews and poems by Robert M. Adams, Marius Bewley, Patricia Coombs, Kenneth Koch, Donald Lehmkuhl, W. S. Merwin. 9.0" tall; 160 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. B/W Photos (illustrator). 1st. 1st printing; glossy pictorial c; owner's insc.; 464 clean, unmarked pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Cover art by Barry Blitt. Quarto. 100pp. Stapled wrappers. Owner mailing label on cover, tiny creases along the spine, near fine. Includes: "The Women Who Got Away" by John Updike, "Halley's Comet" by Nicholson Baker, and more.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 160pp (plus plate), printed wrappers. Includes a piece on "English Queerdom" by Colin MacInnes, plus work by a range of other important contributors. Library stamps to covers (no other markings), light general wear. Not Signed.

Audio Book. Condition: Good. 12 Reliable and sturdy audio cassette tapes withdrawn from the library. Some shelf wear and library markings to the clamshell box and the cassettes. The 12 tapes sit inside tested and clear sounding. Enjoy this worthwhile performance!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 160pp, printed wrappers. Includes the first appearance of Susan Sontag's review The Flowers of Evil (Poague & Parsons D7; later collected in Against Interpretation as "Sartre's Saint Genet"). Unmarked copy, a bit of wear and soil (small closed tears to two leaves and head of spine). Not Signed.

Condition: Good. 8vo., 264 pp., Very Good, Blue Cloth, minor chipping of head & tail of spine, some light damage & stains on boards and edges of text block, minor foxing, shelf wear. Illustrations.

Vintage photo setup for an unknown publication of actor Jean-Pierre Aumont from the 1943 film. Aumont's American film debut. Based on the 1942 serialized novel by Helen MacInnes. A French army captain is in Brittany with the task of finding where Nazis are hiding their U-boats. He meets a woman who he takes a great liking to, not knowing that she is a Nazi spy. Set in Brittany, France. 7.75 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Calvert, W.W.; Reid, Robert O. (illustrator). First Edition. Features: William Faulkner's short story "The Bear"; Hunger Won't Beat the Axis - Karl Brandt describes Germany's design for eating; Tenth Man on a Ball Club - Al Schacht of the New York Yankees tells you what a third-base coach does and why; What Hitler Wants You to Think - do you believe the 15 lies Hitler wants you to believe? - "the most interesting and penetrating word picture ever written on how Hitler is waging psychological war on the American people"; Not Quite Heaven - Providing real homes for the aged; Headaches of a Headwaiter - How Albert, Headwaiter of the Hurricane, the largest night club on Broadway, separates the drips from the drunks, the cheats from the chumps, etc.; The People Nobody Wants - An on-the-spot observer tells what happened in the lives of more than 100,000 Japanese when they were ordered out of the Pacific Coast Combat Zone; War Slang. Short Stories: The Skipper's Flag; A Plague upon You, Mrs. B.; A Girl Can Remember; Escape from Djibouti; Assignment in Brittany (part 2 of 8); Ride the Man Down (part 6 of 7). One-page Philco ad with illustration by Herbert Johnson shows Uncle Sam slamming Hitler with an upper cut. Half-page color-photo Canada Dry ad features Binnie Barnes, Frances Langford, Edward Norris and Lee Bennett. Artistic color Chesterfield cigarette ad inside back cover features reflection of Rita Hayworth in cigarette case mirror. Complete, clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Chip from lower corner of back cover. A quality vintage copy of this fascinating WWII-era issue.; Cover Photo; Folio.

Hardcover. Mixed Editions. The present collection includes: Six works inscribed by Ogden Nash to his wife, Frances; Three works by Nash bearing edits in Nash's hand; and 48 books inscribed by various authors to Nash (most notably, 12 books inscribed by S. J. Perelman). It also includes 132 uninscribed books not authored by Nash, 45 of which bear his ownership inscription (and 10 of which bear the ownership inscription of Frances Nash). Books written by Nash: 59 total (two of which are co-authored by another individual) Volumes edited in Nash's hand 2 volumes in publisher's bindings 1 volume in "Author's Copy" half leather binding, with dozens of pages removed (presumably to assemble a new collected edition of poems) Books inscribed to Frances Leonard Nash 5 works by Ogden Nash 4 works in original bindings 1 work in "Author's Copy" half leather binding 1 work by Anthony Trollope (The Chronicles of Barsetshire: 1. The Warden) 1 volume signed by numerous members of Little, Brown and Co. publishing staff 27 Author's copies bound in half leather, not already accounted for in list above 1 volume bound in full red leather 21 volumes, unmarked, in standard publisher's bindings Books not authored by Nash: 180 in total Volumes inscribed to Nash: 48 volumes Notably, this collection includes 12 works inscribed by S.J. Perelman Uninscribed volumes: 132 volumes 45 of these bear Ogden Nash's ownership inscription 10 of these bear Frances Leonard Nash's ownership inscription, generally from before her marriage Notably, this collection includes a first edition, first issue of The Great Gatsby with all points present, but lacking the dust jacket. To view the full inventory, please click HERE. All items are in good or better condition, unless otherwise stated. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. Shelved Amazon End-Cap. The present collection offers a window into the literary world of American poet and humorist Ogden Nash (19021971). It is comprised of 239 volumes published between 1886 and 1971, among which are numerous presentation and association copies. All books in the present collection come from the shared personal library of Ogden and Frances Nash. The collection spans poetry, humor, light verse, and literary criticism, and includes a significant number of first and limited editions, often in original bindings or dust jackets. Of particular note are six books inscribed by Nash to his wife, Frances (including five authored by Nash, one of which is in an "Author's Copy" half-leather binding). Included in the collection are 59 works by Nash, three of which feature edits to the text in Nash's hand. Twenty-seven of these Nash publications are Author's copies bound in half-leather. There are an additional 48 volumes bearing inscriptions to Nash from other authors and poets, most notably twelve volumes inscribed by S.J. Perelman. Among the 132 uninscribed volumes included here, 45 bear Ogden Nash's ownership inscription (10 bear the ownership inscription of Frances Nash). The number and range of authorial inscriptions represented in the present collections reflect Nash's wide-ranging literary friendships and professional associations. Notable among these are twelve warmly inscribed titles by humorist S.J. Perelman, whose acerbic wit is on display in a series of affectionate, playful, and sometimes satirical inscriptions to both Nash and his wife, Frances. These volumes also reflect Perelman and Nash's shared experiences in Hollywood and the literary scene of mid-century America. Other highlights include inscriptions from John Betjeman, Christopher Morley, E.C. Bentley, A.P. Herbert, David McCord, William Plumer Fowler, and Holger Lundbergh, among otherseach evidencing Nash's influence and the esteem in which he was held across literary and cultural circles in the U.S. and the U.K. Of particular note are the six books personally inscribed by Ogden Nash to his wife, Frances, often composed in his characteristic rhymed style. These inscriptions reflect a deep relationship of tenderness, humor, and enduring partnership. The collection also includes school prize books awarded to Nash in the 1910s, including works by Matthew Arnold, Robert Burns, and Aeschylus, many bound in gilt-tooled leather and bearing formal prize inscriptions from St. George's School. These early items chart the poet's formative years and offer rare provenance tied to his intellectual development. 1399573. Special Collections.