Essays & Literary Criticism from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

Doubleday, Doran & Co, Garden City, NY, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Paul Galdone. Book A collectible copy of Roberts' acerbic account of his treatment for tonsillitis. From the front flap: "What Ellis Parker Butler did for guinea pigs and Irvin S. Cobb for operations, Kenneth Roberts has now hilariously… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, NY, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good-. Book A well-preserved copy of a collection of 26 essays and chapters from Roberts' books. According to Jack Bales (1993), this book resulted from Roberts' disappointment with the collection published ten years prior as For Authors Only, which he… Read more about this item

Colby College Press, Waterville, ME, 1951. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Pamphlet Inscribed by Author. A scarce bit of ephemera, especially inscribed by Roberts. The copies I have seen are marked as Christmas gifts to friends in 1951. This copy is inscribed on the title page to Dr. Oscar Johnson by Roberts. The Christmas notation at the… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, NY, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Good. Illustrator: Robert B. Haberstock. Book A collection of 19 essays, including the title essay in which Roberts criticizes the Pulitzer Prize Committee for awarding the prize intended for novels dealing with American life and standards to works that lacked an… Read more about this item

Colby College Press�, Waterville, ME�, 1951. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Fine Condition/Fine. Pamphlet Signed by Author. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). Item Type: Pamphlet. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Maine; United States; 1950s; History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory… Read more about this item

Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, [1891]. Revised and Enlarged Ed. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/None (as issued). VG HB with no DJ (as issued), but protected by custom cut clear polyester cover. 2 p. l., 3-184 p. front. (port.) 17 cm. A very attractive early copy of Ruskin's essays with an intertwined "JR"… Read more about this item