Milano: Bompiani, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's first novel. 503pp. Red cloth stamped in gilt on the spine, map endpapers. A mystery set in an Italian monastery in the middle ages. 1981 winner of the Premio Strega; 1982 winner of the Prix Médicis étranger. #14 in Le Monde's 100..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume Two in the Little Classics series. 207pp. Decorated green cloth stamped in black on the front panel and in gold and black on the spine panel, all edges stained red, dark green endpapers, title page printed in black and red. Collects..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 289pp + [2]pp of advertisements. Green cloth stamped in blind and gold, all edges stained red. A series of travel sketches in Europe, including Rome and Sorrento. Light wear to edges. About near fine. ; 12mo. More
Chicago: Hill Standard Book Co., 1881. Hardcover. 401pp + [3]pp of advertisement. Engraved frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Includes sections on penmanship, spelling, use of capital letters, punctuation, composition, writing for the press, proof-reading, epistolary correspondence, notes of invitation, cards, commercial forms, legal business forms, family records, synonyms, short-hand writing, epitaphs, the..... More
Boonsboro, MD: Wayne V. Holter, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 143, [1]p. Brown faux leather stamped in gold. An appreciation of the knife artistry of William F. Moran, Jr. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Light fading to lettering on spine else a fine copy. ; Quarto. More