Pinocchio. C. Collodi
[This article originally appeared in High Points magazine.] Some stories are retold so often that they become part of our cultural folklore; eventually we are able to go … Read more »
classics
Works of Edgar Allan Poe
THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE IN EIGHT VOLUMES. Volumes 1-4: Tales Volume 5: Poems Volume 6: Essays, Etc. Volumes 7-8: Criticisms Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott This is … Read more »
EMERSON’S ESSAYS. Antique leather 2-volume set
ESSAYS by Ralph Waldo Emerson New York: A.L. Burt & Co., [ca. 1880s-90s] Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the leading lights of American thought & literature during … Read more »
RLS Gift Book
STEVENSON DAY-BY-DAY edited by Florence L. Tucker New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1909 A choice item. This was made during the (all too brief) era when publishers … Read more »
Dumas. The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas Published by Thomas Crowell, 1894. I love reading classics in old bindings. I’ve owned three sets of Monte Cristo for years, … Read more »
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Ken Kesey. [Video of first edition]
This is a video of a copy of the true first edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that we had. It has gone to a new home now, … Read more »
Catcher in the Rye. J. D. Salinger. [Video of first edition]
This was a nice copy of The Catcher in the Rye that we had. It’s gone to a new home, but you can watch the video to see what … Read more »
The Ship of Fools. Sebastian Brant.
The Ship of Fools.Sebastian Brant.Dover: 1962/1944/1494 Originally written in 1494, this book is comprised of 112 poems, each describing a particular “foolishness” in an insightful and frequently humorous way. … Read more »
Rasselas. Samuel Johnson.
Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia.Samuel Johnson. John B. Alden: 1887. A short classic about a young prince who leaves his overprotective castle to search the world for happiness — … Read more »
King Solomon’s Mines. H. Rider Haggard.
King Solomon’s Mines.by H. Rider Haggard. Supposedly the first African adventure novel, this book contains interesting details of the white man’s experience of Africa circa 1885, but since … Read more »