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American Literature
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1901 American Authors and Their Homes: Personal Descriptions & InterviewsNew York: 1901The first edition of this interesting illustrated work on the homes of American authors by Francis Whiting Halsey, in a special half cloth binding. -
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1897 Wayside CourtshipNew York: 1897A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about courtship between classes in late nineteenth century America. -
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1907 Money MagicNew York and London: 1907A popular novel by Hamlin Garland, an illustrated novel on the American Dream in the Midwest, a smart signed first edition copy. -
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1902 The Captain of the Gray-Horse TroopLondon: 1902The first edition of Hamlin Garland's novel about the Northern Campaigns, inscribed by Garland to American lawyer Flora Warren Seymour. -
1911 Jennie GerhardtNew York: 1911A smart first edition copy of this brilliant novel by Theodore Dreiser, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1893 The Building of the City BeautifulCambridge and Chicago: 1893The first edition of Joaquin Miller's utopian prose romance, set in Jerusalem at the time of Christ. -
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1927 Chains: Lesser Novels and StoriesNew York: 1927A signed copy of the first edition of Theodore Dreiser's second collection of short stories, containing fifteen tales from the American novelist. -
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1898 The New GulliverJamaica, Queensborough, New York: 1898A signed presentation copy of Wendell Phillips Garrison's satirical lost race satire, with an additional signed dust wrapper. -
1867 The Culprit Fay. A Poem.New York: 1867A first edition thus of Joseph Rodman Drake fantastical poem. The first edition to feature the illustrations of Arthur Lumley. -
1850 Reveries of a Bachelor: Or A Book of the HeartNew York: 1850The first edition of Donald Grant Mitchell's discussion of boyhood, country life style, marriage, travel, and dreaming. -
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1910 Cavanagh Forest Ranger, A Romance of the Mountain WestNew York and London: 1910The first edition of one of Hamlin Garland's popular Western romance, this copy being thrice signed by Garland. -
1894 The Quest of Heracles and Other PoemsCambridge; Chicago: 1894A limited edition collection of poetry from Hugh McCulloch Jr, published when he was only twenty-five years old. -
1902 A Reed by the RiverBoston: 1902The vanishingly scarce first edition of this volume of poetry by American writer Virginia Woodward Cloud. -
1898 Phil-o-rum's Canoe and Madeleine Vercheres: Two PoemsToronto; London: 1898The very scarce first Canadian edition of this attractive volume of two poems by William Henry Drummond. -
1893 Prairie Songs: Being Chants Rhymed and Unrhymed of the Level Lands of the Great WestCambridge and Chicago: 1893The first edition of this collection of poems about the Wild West of America by Hamlin Garland. -
1878 Keramos and Other PoemsBoston: 1878A smart copy of the poetry and translation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the first edition of this work. -
1877 Some FolksNew York; San Francisco: 1877The first edition of this delightful and humorous collection of short stories and sketches by John Habberton. -
1846 Over the Ocean, or Glimpses of Travel in Many LandsNew York: 1846A vanishingly scarce travel work written by American traveller, Sarah Rogers Haight, who wrote a series of works surrounding her four-year-long Grand Tour in Europe, Asia and Africa. -
1903 Brewster's MillionsChicago: 1903The first Chicago edition of this popular comedic novel, housed in a quarter morocco slip case. -
1894 Main-Travelled Roads: Being Six Stories of the Mississippi ValleyChicago: 1894A smart copy of this collection of short stories from American writer Hamlin Garland, with illustrations. -
1872 Three Books of SongBoston: 1872A smart first edition of this poetical work from American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. -
1900 Northern Georgia SketchesChicago: 1900A smart first edition of this collection of short stories from American writer William Nathaniel Harben. -
1872 Meister Karl's Sketch-BookPhiladelphia: 1872A smart copy of this humorous work from American writer and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland. -
1872 Meister Karl's Sketch-BookPhiladelphia: 1872A smart copy of this humorous work from American writer and folklorist Charles Godfrey Leland. -
1916 The Harvard Monthly February, 1916Massachusetts: 1916A smart copy of the February issue of the Harvard Monthly literary magazine for the year 1916. -
1881 Who Was Paul Grayson?New York: 1881A smart example of the first edition of John Habberton's novel about small-town life in America, from the library of renowned book collector Estelle Doheny. -
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1851 Dream Life: A Fable of the SeasonsNew York: 1851The first state of Donald Grant Mitchell's insightful novel, his presentation copy. -
1876 Helen's BabiesBoston: 1876The first edition of this comical novel following a young man trying to look after his two young nieces, a comical work by John Habberton. -
1912 The Last of the MohicansLondon: 1912James Fenimore Cooper's magnum opus, with colour plates by Archibald Webb, in a decorative cloth binding designed by Ethel Larcombe. -
1901 Fables in SlangChicago : 1901A very smart copy of George Ade's nationally best-selling collection of humorous modern fables, illustrated throughout. -
1913 Richard CarvelLondon: 1913A smart library edition of American author Winston Churchill's historical novel, with the publisher's very scarce dust wrapper. -
1929 The RaiderLondon: 1929A bright first UK edition of this rugged Western novel, from one of the masters of the genre, Charles Alden Seltzer. -
1919 Mr. Isaacs: A Tale of Modern IndiaLondon: 1919A new issue of this thrilling novel of life in India from American writer Francis Marion Crawford. -
1922 Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcLondon: 1922A smart new impression of this novel recounting the life of Joan of Arc from American writer Mark Twain. -
1950 America Today: A Freehand SketchStamford: 1950A very scarce limited edition work by Lewis Galantiere, describing America during the fifties. -
c1950 What Katy Did NextLondon: c1950An excellent copy of this Katy Carr children's book from American author Sarah Chauncey Woolsey, published under her pen name.