Books On Books from The Book Prowler

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1972. First edition. 139 pages with index. An analysis of Grave's work, which, in poetic form proposes the existence of a deity, the "White Goddess of Birth, Love and Death". Similar to the Mother Goddess, inspired and represented by the phases of the moon, who lies behind the faces of the diverse goddesses of… Read more about this item

London: The Rodale Press, 1954. Pictorial cloth boards over brown spine with gilt lettering. Flaubert's handwriting from the first page of his manuscript has been reproduced for the endpapers. Illustrated in color and b&w by Arthur Wragg. Present is the scarce glassine dustjacket protected in a mylar cover. 7 ½ x 5". 42. Very Near Fine in a Very… Read more about this item

Oxford and London: B.H. Blackwell and Simpkin, Marshall & Co, 1891. First Edition. Possibly the earliest work by the noted literary critic and Shakespearean authority; Was awarded The Chancellor's prize while Chambers was still a student at Oxford. Forgeries provides a scholarly, yet lively and interesting look at the forgery of books, documents and manuscripts throughout history. 8½ x… Read more about this item

New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED by Basbanes on half-title page. 636 pp. Index, bibliography, notes, illustrations. Author's second compilation (after A Gentle Madness) of lovingly researched profiles of bookish people and places, including Abel Berland, Nicholson Baker, Umberto Eco, Peter B. Howard of Serendipity, Barry Moser, Maurice Sendak and… Read more about this item