Literature from Tiber Books

Alfred A. Knopf; distrib. by Random House, New York, 1990. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Hardcover, in slipcase. Limited edition, SIGNED by Updike: no. 350 of 350 copies printed. Black quarter cloth at spine w/ lavender marbled paper-covered boards, in transparent plastic dust wrapper. Fine condition in vg slipcase. Contents… Read more about this item

Scolar Press, Aldershot, England / Ashgate Publishing Co., Brookfield, Vt, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Single non-circulating ex-lib stamp on 1 early pg (only marking), lower board edges lightly bumped in a few spots, contents bright & clean, binding tight. xiv, 144 p.

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1973. Advance Reading Copy.. Paperback. Good. 8vo, paperback. Plain white covers w/ publisher's blurb on front. Good condition. Exterior lightly foxed, contents clean, binding quite tight. 355 pp.

Appleton-Century Company, New York, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, green cloth, no dj.;binding slightly soiled, otherwise vg cond. 294 pp., 9 illus. Autobiography, beginning: "English boys, born in beautiful houses and growing up with old pictures and furniture about them, cannot realize the sensations of a New Zealander in his twenties, coming to Enland for the first time… Read more about this item

Harper & Brothers, NY, 1895. W/ illustrations by the author. Ltd. edition: no. 247 of 600.. Hardcover. Very Good. Lg. 8vo, hardcover, t.e.g. Exterior well-soiled, 1/2" tear in lower spine, rear lower corner lightly bumped. Occasional mild foxing. Otherwise vg: text & illus. bright & sharp, binding tight. 464 pp., untrimmed.… Read more about this item

John Cape, London, 1977. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. Sm 8vo, hardcover, brown cloth. Diagonal crease in cloth across boards & spine due to binding defect. Prev. owner's label removed from ffep, residue remaining. Otherwise vg+ condition, incl. dj. 704 pp.

Stamperia Blanchon, Parma. , 1812 - 1813. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 6 volumes bound as 3. Hardcover, black qtr leather & corners w/ marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. All vols., prev. owner's bookplate, exteriors moderately rubbed w/ leather edges showing through to underlying brown as expected, papered edges w/ small nicks at… Read more about this item

The Limited Editions Club, NY, 1979. Limited edition: no. 778 of 2000.. As New. Near fine condition. SIGNED by the artist and the author. Lacks slipcase. 59 pp. plus appendix of initial studies for the watercolors.

Privatdruck von der Buchdruckerei Gebr. Mann und der Graphischen Anstalt Ganymed, Berlin, 1929. Limited edition: No. 174 of 480. . Hardcover. Good. Small 4to. Hardcover w/ paper illustration pasted down to front board (no dj). Vg+ condition. Spine mildly age-browned, else very good condition, contents bright & clean, binding & hinges tight, boards square… Read more about this item

Farrar Straus & Young, N Y, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue cloth. Vg condition. Endpapers foxed; binding tight, contents clean. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. 291 pp.

Southampton College Press, 1982. First Edition.. Hardcover. Good. Black cloth, oversized with pictorial cover, out of print; 160 pages, illustrated; no jacket, one library stamp on front endpaper, otherwise all else in very good condition.

Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, 1966. 4th ptg.. Hardcover. As New. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, blue cloth. Near fine condition. Exterior very faintly rubbed, barely visible, else contents bright, crisp & clean, virtually unopened. 357 pp.

Sheldon and Company, NY, 1871. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover, maroon cloth. Overall vg condition for its age. Contents clean & tight. Upper & lower spine bumped, 1/4-inch tears in lower spine cloth, exterior mildly scuffed. 209 pp.

Aufbau-Verlag Berlin,, 1959. Textrevision und Erlauterungen von Curt Noch.. Hardcover. Good. 8 volumes, 8vo, hardcover. Vg condition, contents bright & clean, bindings & hinges tight. Vol. 1 & 3 upper board corners bent, Vol. 5 has 1/2" crinkle to lower corner of opening 35 pgs.; dj spines water-stained, not affecting books themselves except for 1/4"… Read more about this item

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, May, 1903. Signed, ltd. edition: no. 14 of 250. Advance copy of the 1st ptg, bound in grey cloak cloth.. Very Good. . Vg condition. Grey cloth wrapper is oversized, so a bit wrinkled around edges as expected, w/ a few tiny holes; gilt title lettering nearly rubbed away… Read more about this item

Boni and Liveright. New York, 1926. Limited Signed Edition. 676/1250.. Hardcover. As New. Cloth, 235 pages; with dust jacket; book is in fine condition, jacket has chips out of top and botttom spine, and two areas of old water damage; book was not effected.

Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1887. 1st American ed.. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. Hardbound, cloth spine, tan paper boards. Paper covers somewhat abraded, yet still a good tight copy. Appx 40 pp. (unpaginated), with 1 page of publisher's ads in back, describing this work as a Tolstoi Booklet.

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1917. First edition.. Very Good. Cover, spine faded, lightly soiled. Otherwise vg. 119 pp.

Coward-McCann, NY, 1968. Signed.. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover, op. Minor pea-sized stain to front endpaper, exterior edges slightly faded, otherwise near fine condition. Dj price-clipped, lightly edge-worn, else about vg+. 377 pp.

Harrison Smith, NY, 1932. 1st edition.. Hardcover. Good. Sm 8vo, hardcover. Prev. owner's bookplate. Upper & lower spine lightly bumped/rubbed, 4 dime-sized stains to front cover. Otherwise very good; dj moderately soiled, lightly edge worn w/ several 1/4" chips to upper spine. 373 pp.