Literature from Mare Booksellers

New York: Anson D.F. Randolph and Co, 1890. Cloth. Good. Dark cream/beige cloth. 92 pp. With a few black and white illustrations throughout, attributed to G. F-R. A few give sympathetic depictions of the African American characters in the story. A novel romanticizing plantation life in Virginia, with Black characters speaking in dialect. Written by Margaret Preston, an… Read more about this item

New York: Mitchell and Miller, 1891. Wraps. Good. Black and white illustrated wraps. Single issue of this long running journal providing light-hearted and humorous cartoons and commentary on politics and culture in America. GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling to the covers. A few small creases along with a faint vertical fold crease.

San Francisco: William Doxey, Publisher, 1896. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 16 leaves., including covers. Several pages left blank, presumed as issued (we've had other copies of this issue with the exact same blank pages). A few black and white illustrations throughout, some by Ernest Peixotto. A single issue of this little magazine noted for its experimental attempts at… Read more about this item

New York: The Paris Review, 2006. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 169 pp. With a few black and white photos. Single issue of this magazine devoted to literature and poetry. This with a piece by Joan Didion on the art of nonfiction; poetry by John Ashbery, etc. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and edgewear. Diagonal crease present to the lower… Read more about this item

Odessa: Druks, Printer, 2004. Hard Cover. Good. Black paper covered boards. 92 pp. A few black and white illustrations throughout. Text in five languages, including Russian, French, German and English. A printing of verses which formed initial drafts of Alexander Pushkin's novel, Eugene Onegin, verses which reflected on Odessa, and which were printed in the Odessa Bulletin prior… Read more about this item

New York: Greenberg, Publisher, 1951. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. First edition. Burgundy cloth in unclipped jacket. 230 pp. A collection of short stories exploring gay (primarily) sexuality and relationships. By James Fugate under the pseudonym James Barr. Fugate was a gay activist and author. Fugate served in the Navy, and in between stints in the service, wrote… Read more about this item

No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher, place or date. Presumed Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, 1966. Printed wraps. 16 pp. A facsimile of a 1931 issue of the Amherst Alumni College News that featured an essay by Robert Frost, "Education by Poetry." The facsimile contains the many revisions, notes and corrections made by Robert Frost. Issued as… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co, 1880. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth with extensive gilt illustrations and ornamentation to the front cover and spine. Xxi, 431; ix, 383 pp. Illustrations throughout. A critical and biographical look at the life and work of William Blake, including printings of some of his poetry, along with reproductions of his drawings and art. Originally published… Read more about this item

London: Horizon, Publisher, 1940. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine featuring September Journal by Stephen Spender; criticism by Orwell, etc. GOOD condition. General fading and toning to the wrappers. Some soiling. Minor curling and creasing along the edges and spine.

New York: American Committee for Cultural Freedom, Publisher, 1946. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. A long running little magazine focusing on art, literature and politics, that during the 1950s and 60s, was supported by funds from the CIA through its front, The American Committee for Cultural Freedom. This issue with work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Robert Lowell, Randall Jarrell, R.P.… Read more about this item

No Place: American Journal Examiner, Publisher, 1911. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. With a few black and white illustrations throughout. A small work collecting the short story "The Suicide Club," by Robert Louis Stevenson, that first appeared in 1878, and "T he Exact Science of Matrimony," by O. Henry. The Suicide Club follows two people who infiltrate… Read more about this item

Andover, MA: Smith and Couts, Printers, 1935. Cloth. Good. Believed first edition. Green cloth. No jacket. 177 pages. A collection of writings by Celia Thaxter, mostly poetry, with many pieces previously unpublished. GOOD condition+. Minor fading to the covers. Minor soiling and scuffing. Head of the spine pulled and frayed. Light spotting to the spine. Text clean and… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1879. Cloth. Very Good. Brown cloth. 385 pp. Two photo plates present. A collection of essays discussing travel, artists, England, sightseeing, etc. With two photographs of statues. Thomas Appleton was an author and sometime artist, although more of a patron to the arts. He was good friends with Henry Longfellow. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading… Read more about this item

New York: American Committee for Cultural Freedom, Publisher, 1948. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. A long running little magazine focusing on art, literature and politics, that during the 1950s and 60s, was supported by funds from the CIA through its front, The American Committee for Cultural Freedom. This issue with "Literature an Communism," by Jean-Paul Sartre; "Over 2,000 Illustrations,"… Read more about this item

Raleigh, NC: Papyrus Club, Peace Junior College, Publisher, 1943. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 20 pp. A little magazine issued by members of the Papyrus Club at Peace Junior College, now known as William Peace University. This issue with essays and other work, reflecting on war and the lives of soldiers at war, presumably in response to World War… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Haines and Co, 1892. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Single issue of this magazine devoted to fact, fiction and fashion. This issue mostly devoted to Christmas, but also including "It" by J.M. Barrie; "The Sugar-Plum Tree," by Eugene Field; illustrated sections of boys fashions, household gifts, etc. GOOD condition. Uneven toning… Read more about this item

London: Horizon, Publisher, 1943. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this little magazine featuring the essay "Painting is a Wager," by French artist and one time Surrealist, Andre Masson, along with a few drawings by Masson; poetry by Louis MacNeice, etc. GOOD condition. General fading and toning to the wrappers. Some soiling. Minor curling and creasing along… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: Gould and Elwell, Publisher, 1849. Tabloid. Good. Tabloid newspaper. 8 pp. A single issue of this "independent family journal of literature, news, etc." Includes a captivity narrative, presumably all fiction based on history, by Charles P. Ilsley and titled, "An Indian Tale. The Captive Maiden." Set in and around the town of Buxton, Maine. Also present… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1959. Wraps. Very Good. 256 pp. A few black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine of literature and poetry, including work by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olson, e.e. cummings, John Ashbery and many others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and soiling. Some scuffing and edgewear. Minor browning… Read more about this item

New York: Ainslee Magazine Co, 1902. Wraps. Good. Illustrated wraps, with the front cover depicting a young woman in an automobile waving to a group of men playing football. 160 pp., plus many pages of ads. Single issue of this American literary magazine, that originated in 1897 as the Yellow Kid. At first the magazine focused on humor,… Read more about this item