1781. [Peyre, Henri] / Watson, Curtis / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

“Henri Peyre – Observations on Life, Literature and Learning in America” – [Original Offprint from “Les Livres”].

[Les Livres], c. 1962. Octavo. 4 pages. Original Offprint. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.

1782. Tremearne, A.J.N.

The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria – An Account of an Official’s Seven Years’ Experiences in the Northern Nigerian Pagan Belt, and a Description of the Manners, Habits, and Customs of the Native Tribes. With 38 Illustrations & a Map.

London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912. 15.5 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece, XVI, 342 pages. 38 illustrations. Fold-out map near rear showing ‘Northern Nigeria for “The Tailed Head-Hunters of Nigeria.”’ Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt lettering and pictorial to front board. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor abrasions to board cloth near spine. Slight tanning throughout. Interior bright and clean. Binding good and firm. Text-block tight and square.

1783. [Levin, Harry] Barzun, Jacques.

Three Talks by Jacques Barzun at Northern Kentucky University. [What are the Cracks in our Civilization ? / Language and Life: On the Necessity of a Common Tongue / This Business of Humanities]

Heighland Hights, Northern Kentucky University, 1980. 8°. 58 pages. Softcover. With a 9-line handwritten complimentary note by Jacques Barzun to Harry Levin.

1784. Wakoski, Diane.

Greed. Parts one and two.

First Edition. Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1968. 16 x 24 cm. 23 pages. Original Softcover in paper wrapper. Very good+ condition. Signed and numbered by the author on the edition page. Number 206 of 300 printed copies. Minor edge wear on the wrapper.

1785. Willius, Frederick A. / Dry, Thomas J.

A History of The Heart and The Circulation. [Includes wonderful portraits of important doctors / cardiologists].

First and only Edition. Philadelphia & London, W.B.Saunders Company, 1948. Octavo. 456 pages. Original Hardcover in Mylar. Former library copy of the US Air Force. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

1786. Alexander, Franz.

Our Age of Unreason – A Study of the Irrational Forces in Social Life. Farnz Alexander, M.D. Director, Institiute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Illinois.

Philadelphia / New York, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1942. 15 cm x 22 cm. 371 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket. Deckled fore edge. Red painted top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Slight discolouring of pages mostly to margins, pastedowns and end papers. Book shop label to rear flap (J.W. Robison Co., Los Angeles).

1787. [Biran, Maine de / François-Pierre-Gontier de Biran].

Maine de Biran – Critique de Locke.

Louvain-La-Neuve, Éditions de l’Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, 1983. Octavo. 115 pages. Softcover / Reliure originale. Excellent condition. From the library of Philosopher Philipp W. Rosemann. [Bibliothèque Philosophique de Louvain – No.29].

1788. [Levin, Harry] Hindus, Milton.

The Pattern of Proustian Love.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Quarterly, 1951. 8°. 16 pages. Softcover. Stapled offprint from “New Mexico Quarterly” – 1951. Inscribed / Signed by Hindus: “For Professor (Harry) Levin, Cordially – Milton Hindus”

1789. McDonagh, Philip.

Memories of an Ionian Diplomat.

Delhi, Ravi Dayal Publisher, 2004. 22 cm x 14 cm. IX, 99 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Association copy: Inscribed / Signed by the author Philip McDonagh to fellow irish poet, Adam Wyeth: “Adam, with best wishes, Philip McDonagh, 25th August, 2006”.

1790. [Olney, Peter Butler] McMillan, D.C.

The Elective Franchise in the United States.

New York, P. Putnam’s Sons, 1878. 18.7cm x 12.7cm. 181 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Inscribed / Signed by the author to american lawyer and politician Peter Butler Olney.

1791. Smiley, Jane.

A Thousand Acres.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. 371 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Deckled fore edge. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear to the Mylar ! Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage. In 1992 Jane Smiley won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for this publication !

1792. Stravinsky, Igor (Composer 1882-1971).

Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky – The Complete Columbia Recordings (9 CD – Box Set): Disc 1: Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) / Disc 2: The Firebird (L’Oiseau de Feu) / Disc 3: Symphony of Psalms / Symphony in C / Disc 4: The Firebird Suite (1945 Revised Version) / Petrushka Ballet Suite / Disc 5: Fanfare for Two Trumpets / The Owl and the Pussy-Cat / Septet / Movements for Piano and Orchestra / Anthem / Double Canon for String Quartet / Epitaphium / Elegy for J.F.K. / A Sermon, A Narrative and a Prayer / Disc 6: Histoire du Soldat Suite / Pulcinella Suite / Disc 7: Preludium for Jazz Band / Pastorale / Ragtime for 11 Instruments / Octet for Wind Instruments / Tango / Concertino for 12 Instruments / Ebony Concerto / Disc 8: The Star-Spangled Banner / Four Russian Songs / Four Russian Peasant Songs / Renard / Zvedoliki / Babel / Ave Maria / Credo / Pater Noster / Von [sic] Himmel Hoch [correct: “Vom Himmel Hoch” / Disc 9: Fireworks / Ode / Four Norwegian Moods / Circus Polka / Ebony Concerto / Russian Maiden’s Song //

Holland, Sony Classical Music, 2001. CD Size. Booklet and 9 CD’s. Original Hardcover. Besides some minor foxing to the booklet and box, this rare set of 9 CD’s is in excellent condition. [Sony Classical].

1793. Wakoski, Diane.

The Rings of Saturn.

First Edition. Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986. 16 x 24 cm. 122 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Additional handwritten and signed manuscript poem by the author on the front free endpaper. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. Number 40 of 0nly 50 copies printed. Near fine.

1794. Willius, Frederick and Thomas J. Dry.

A History of the Heart and Circulation.

Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders & Co., 1948. 15 cm x 24 cm. XVII, 456 pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent – super condition of the rare edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner W.S.Chisholm on pastedown.

1795. [Levin, Harry] Kahler, Erich von.

The True, the Good and the Beautiful. A lecture delivered at Ohio State University December 10,1959.

Columbus, Ohio State University Press, 1959. 8°. 40 pages. Softcover. Inscribed and signed by Erich Kahler “for Harry Levin with gratitude for the splendid Gauss lectures – Erich Kahler – May 1961” (by mentioning Gauss he speaks of “Christian Gauss”) / Also included: “The Nature of the Symbol – Offprint from “Symbolism in Religion and Literature, 1960”

1796. Rubempré, Morel de.

Véritable Médecine sans Médecin.

Paris, Librairie Francaise et Étrangère-Ponthieu/Audin, 1826. 8°. Frontispiece, XX, 1078 pages. Original brochure bound in recent, modern cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Publishers interimsbinding and paper uncut. Some foxing. RARE !

1797. Smiley, Jane.

Ordinary Love & Good Will. Two Novellas.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 15 cm x 22 cm. 197 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Jane Smiley on the titlepage.

1798. Wakoski, Diane / [Clayton Eshleman].

Cap of Darkness – Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachebel’s Canon. [Association Copy] –

First Edition. Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1980. 16 x 24 cm. 117 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Association copy with the author’s dedication to Clayton and Caryl Eshleman on the title page: “To Clayton & Caryl – “if the moon is not spoken, then there is no speech. Neither man nor woman invented it; speech is what is left, like the footprint after the body is gone…” the celebration of eating, drinking, reading”. Numbered and signed by the author on the edition page. This is number 166 of 250. Near fine.

1799. Higgins, Tom.

The History of Irish Tennis [Three Volume Set complete] – Volume I – The Sporting irish / The Evolution of Tennis / Tennis as a Social Development / The Organisation of Tennis in Ireland / The Irish Lawn Tennis Association etc. / Volume II – Elements of Competition – The Wimbledon Factor / The Olympics / The Davis Cup / Who’s Who in Irish Tennis / The Irish Close Championships / The South of Ireland Championships / The West of Ireland Championships / The East of Ireland Championships / The Ulster Championships / etc. Volume III: More than just a Racquet / Tennis in the North West etc. etc.

Sligo, Tom Higgins / Sligo Tennis Club, 2006. Quarto (21.5 cm x 30.5 cm). 1397 pages with hundreds of illustrations. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very rare, complete set of this sought after work !

1800. Wakoski, Diane / [Clayton Eshleman].

Dancing on the Grave of a Son of a Bitch. [Association Copy] –

First Edition. Los Angeles, Black Sparrow Press, 1973. 16 x 24 cm. 137 pages. Original Hardcover with cloth spine. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition. Association copy with the author’s signed dedication to Clayton and Caryl Eshleman on the title page: “For Clayton & Caryl – pip pip pip pip pip pip white flesh white flesh white flesh. It is no watermelon.”. Signed and numbered by the author on the edition page. Number 219 of 300 copies. Near fine.