- All vols. occas. sl. foxed.
= Nicely bound set, consisting of the following works: H. DE BALZAC, Le père Goriot (1885); IDEM, La cousine Bette (1888); C. DE BERNARD, Gerfaut (1889); J. CLARETIE, Monsieur le Ministre (n.d., new ed.); A. DAUDET, Sapho (1888); O. FEUILLET, Monsieur de Camors (1885); G. FLAUBERT, Madame Bovary (1885); E. and J. DE GONCOURT, Germinie Lacerteux (1886); A. DE LAMARTINE, Raphaël (n.d., printed in 1100 numb. copies); G. SAND, Mauprat (1886); IDEM, La Mare au Diable (1889, printed in 1000 numb. copies) and A. DE VIGNY, Cinq-Mars (1889, 2 vols., printed in 1000 numb. copies).
= Contains works by i.a. A. DAUDET (1887); MME. DE LAFAYETTE (1922); A. DE MUSSET (1879-1882, 9 vols.); MOLIÈRE (1862); VICTOR HUGO (1878) and VOLTAIRE (1862-1867, 3 vols.).
- Without no. 4. Some sl. foxing in blank margins. Wrappers (dust)soiled and sl. waterstained.
= Three of only 4 issues that were published of this rare left wing literary avant-garde periodical founded and edited by the 18-year old Dutch poet Sonja Prins. Contains contributions by i.a. Erik Reger, Ezra Pound, Norman MacLeod, S. Tretyakov, Carl Einstein, Roger Vitrac, Paul Bowles, William Carlos Williams, Eugene Jolas, Vladimir Maiakovski and John Dos Passos. Very rare.
- All fine copies.
- Small number in red ballpoint on title and last textp. Dustwr. as usual sl. worn/ rubbed/ frayed (strengthened on verso) and discol. on backstrip.
= Hermann 63 c. Rare.
Ermanski, J. Theorie und Praxis der Rationalisierung. German transl. Krönlein. Vienna, Verlag für Literatur und Politik, (1928), XVI,447p., photogr. ills., tables, orig. wr. des. by JOHN HEARTFIELD, large 8vo.
- Bookblock loose. Wrappers worn (strengthened on verso along margins and on folds).
AND 2 others w. dustwr. or typography by the same.
- Bookplate and owner's entry in pen and ink on first free endpaper. Dustwrapper plasticized and sl. worn (but unclipped).
= Hanneman A13a.
- Title-p. stained and w. sm. owner's entry. = PMM 375.
Idem. John Gabriel Borkman. Skuespil i fire akter. Ibid., idem, 1896, 1st ed., (6),245p., bound unif. w. the preceding. Idem. Når vi døde vågner. En dramatisk epilog i tre akter. Ibid./ Berlin, idem/ S. Fischer, 1899, 1st ed., (6),202p., bound unif. w. the preceding.
- Owner's entry on title-p.
- Htitle and title w. a few foxed spots. Spine sl. sunned. A good/ fine copy.
= Very rare first edition of this work. This edition was printed in 1869 but the publisher did not distribute it until 1874, with a new wrapper and title-p.: "Paris et Bruxelles, en vente chez tous les libraires" and on verso htitle: "Bruxelles - Typ. de E. Wittmann". Vicaire V, p.103: "Le tirage alla s'égarer dans les caves d'un libraire belge qui, timidement, au bout de quatre années, fit brocher des exemplaires avec un titre et une couverture anonymes (...)". Remarkable copy with 12 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS by A. DUPARC (= SALIM). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE L.
- Backwr. restored in upper right corner and discoloured along edges; top of spine dam.
= Istoriko-kriticheskie materialy po literature, no.3. Contributions by i.a. Trotsky, A. Kruchenykh, V. Khlebnikov and Mayakovsky himself.
- Binding trifle discoloured along edges. = Lee 104.
Idem (introd. and ed.). Walt Whitman in Camden. A Selection of Prose from Specimen Days. Camden, The Haddon Craftsmen, 1938, (14),45,(2)p., 2 photogr. plates by A. GENTHE, printed on blueish paper in 1100 copies, orig. cl., slipcase, 4to. Beaumont, F. and Fletcher, J. The Maides Tragedy. Introd. C. Morley. New York, Cheshire House, 1932, VIII,(2),147,(2)p., woodengr. ills. by FREDA BONE, printed in 1200 numb. copies, orig. gilt hmor., t.e.g., slipcase, 4to.
- Slipcase dam.
AND 15 others (w. contributions/ introduction) by C. MORLEY, i.a. Good Theatre. A Fancy in One Scene (New York, 1926, orig. boards); The Worst Christmas Story (ibid., 1928, ills. by M. JONES, printed in 365 numb. copies signed by the author and artist, orig. wr.) and Really, My Dear... (ibid., 1928, ills. by J. BULL, printed in 300 copies, orig. boards).
- Lacks htitle. Wrappers sl. frayed and creased; frontwr. discoloured and reattached; spine-ends sl. worn.
= Lee 1. The author's rare debut.
- (Sl.) foxed. Dustwr. sl. frayed/ chipped and w. tear in frontwr.
= Extremely rare Dutch translation of Thunder on the Left (1925). Not in WorldCat, no copy traced.
- Vol. 1 (numb. 880) likely from another set (vols. 2-12 numb. 469); gilt on top edge sl. eroded.
= Lee 62. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is J.G. Wilson's copy, with all regards from his client [signature]" on first free endaper.
Idem. Where the Blue Begins. A Divine Comedy. Ibid., idem, 1925, XII,(6),213p., orig. wr.
- Backstrip sunned.
= Lee 34. One of 100 "advance copies, printed for production purposes and for private circulation only". With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Cedric Crowell with the regards and gratitudes of his old friend [signature]" on first blank.
AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. The Man Who Made Friends with Himself (London, 1949, 1st Engl. ed., 2nd printing, orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Streamlines (New York, 1936, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Blue and The Grey. Or, War is Hell (ibid., 1930, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Haunted Bookshop (ibid., 1934, later ed., orig. cl.) and In the Sweet and Dry (ibid., 1919, 1st ed., ills. by G. WILLIAMS, orig. cl.).
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper. The author's most famous work.
AND a copy of the 1st edition of the same work (Philadelphia etc., 1939, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
= Lee 70. One of 125 numb. and SIGNED large paper copies, printed on English handmade paper, bound in orig. (trifle rubbed) gilt boards, sm. 8vo.
AND 3 others by the same, i.a. The House of Dooner. The Last of the Friendly Inns (Philadelphia, 1928, printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. boards, sm. 8vo).
= Lee 21/ 23. Both vols. w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper.
AND 17 others, i.a. B. MORLEY, A Campaign in Time (London, 1952, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); F. MORLEY, The Great North Road (ibid., 1962, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); IDEM, Lamb before Elia (ibid., 1932, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper); G. RYLANDS (ed.), The Ages of Man. The Standard Shakespeare Anthology (New York, 1941, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With dedication "For Helen Morley with dearest love from her father [= C. Morley] Easter 1941" on first free endpaper); H.M. OAKLEY, Three Hours for Lunch. The Life and Times of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1976, 1st ed., orig. rexine w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION (to Henk van Otterloo) on first free endpaper) and A.P. LEE, A Bibliography of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1935, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
= Lee 57. Briefcase Breviaries 1.
Tomlinson, H.M. A Brown Owl. Ibid., idem, 1928, (8),19p., printed in 107 numb. copies, signed by the author, publishers and C. MORLEY, orig. boards, in custom made bookshaped giltlettered hmor. slipcase.
= Briefcase Breviaries 2.
- Htitle and opposite leaf sl. browned from formerly inserted clipping.
= Lee 35. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Angus Graham, who said that he enjoyed 'small essays on pleasant subjects', with all obeisance from Kit Morley. Roslyn, Long Island, April 1925" on first free endpaper.
Idem. Thunder on the Left. 1925, 1st ed., (10),273p., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr.
= Lee 52. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is Morley's copy, I mean Morley Kennerley's with affectionate regards from his friend [signature] Nov 25, 1925" on first free endpaper.
AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. Pipefuls (ibid., 1920, 1st ed., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.); Inward Ho! (ibid., 1923, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Religio Journalistici (ibid., 1924, 1st ed., orig. boards).
= Lee 73.
AND 5 others by the same, i.a. A Bookseller's Breviary (n.pl., n.d. (1924), orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and "Rare" Books. An Essay (New York, 1935, printed in 75 copies, orig. wr.).