A shaping joy;: Studies in the writer's craft
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, January 1972. Hardcover. xix, 393 pp. Thumbed, some rubbing, clean and unmarked otherwise. DJ some rubbing, wrapped in mylar.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, January 1972. Hardcover. xix, 393 pp. Thumbed, some rubbing, clean and unmarked otherwise. DJ some rubbing, wrapped in mylar.
Institut Francais de Damas, 1967. Trade Paperback. xxxvi, 447 pp. Bound in black boards backed in black leather over original printed wraps, silver gilt lettering and borders. Tips rubbed, fore tail a bit bumped, clean and sharp otherwise.
Ex Typographia Polyglotta, 1885. Leather. Complete in 9 volumes: 823, 948, 710, 735, 1010, 896, 813, 557, 4to, half vellum over black cloth with black morocco labels. Some trivial rubbing to extremities, all volumes exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise. IN LATIN. First published in Bologna in 1746, Ferraris's compendium of.....
Bloomsbury Publishing, January 1992. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 251 pp. Black cloth, gilt spine lettering, color illustrations throughout. A pristine copy. A couple creases to DJ, very fresh otherwise.
Univ of Notre Dame Pr, January 1994. Hardcover. x, 264 pp. Small mark to fore edge, pristine otherwise.
081080946X, 1976. Hardcover. 12mo, gray cloth, gilt stamped title to spine and front cover. Owner's name to FFEP. Clean, sharp copy.
'The Studio' Ltd., 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 192 pp. 4to, bound in green buckram with gilt spine lettering and blue speckled edges. Color plates (all present) and B/W illustrations in-text. Special bound issue of 'The Studio', 'Autumn Number 1914.' Spine toned, edges a bit toned, book plate roughly and.....
Routledge, June 2006. Paperback. 340 pp. Owner's name inside front cover, tips rubbed, sound and unmarked otherwise.
Technical Trade School, 1939-1941. Hardcover. Sammelband volume of 11 individual booklets. 8vo, burgundy finished cloth, gilt spine lettered and ruled. From the library of the International Pressmen's Union with their lending pouch and spine notation. Later owner's stamps and labels to FPEP, name embossed to front cover. Edges dampstained and.....
Allen & Unwin, January 1970. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 613 pp. Large 8vo, yellow cloth, black stamped spine lettering and rosetta stone to front cover. Pristine copy, entirely clean and sharp; DJ price clipped, crisp and bright otherwise.
Clarendon, 1928. Hardcover. xv, 359 pp. Deckled edges with a number of unopened leaves. Some rubbing to extremities, sound otherwise. DJ toned, some rubbing, a few chips with a bit of loss.
Cambridge University Press, 1920. Hardcover. viii, 237pp. Second impression of the first edition. 12mo, navy cloth, bright gilt title publisher's crest to spine, deckled edges. Some light rubbing to extremities, front hinge starting about 1' from head. A very clean, smart copy.
Southern Illinois University Press, May 1996. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. ix, 339 pp. Leaves 319/320-333/334 lightly creased, pristine otherwise. DJ sharp and clean.
The Folio Society, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volume set. Fine in Fine slipcase. First Folio Society edition.
TASCHEN, August 2009. Unknown. 362 pp; 360 pp. Complete in two volumes. Printed white and black cloth; gilt cover designs and lettering; color and b/w plates throughout; preface and introduction in English, German and French; both volumes include key card offering access to a total of 2400 hi-resolution scans. Tips.....
Sheed & Ward, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. SIGNED by the author on half-title. viii, 374 pp. Paper over boards, backed in rust cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Short pen notation to FFEP, the faintest rubbing to tips, very clean and sharp otherwise. DJ unclipped with.....
Martinus Nijhoff, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 367 pp. 8vo, green cloth. A bit thumbed, sound and unmarked otherwise; DJ shows some hand soiling and small splotch to front, tips worn with some loss at spine extremities.
Harper Paperbacks, August 2019. Paperback. New Book. 288 pp. The author of the acclaimed Proust and the Squid follows up with a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent.....