"THEY HAVE MUCH LITERARY AND BIOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE"
DONNE, John. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour. London, 1651.
First edition, first issue, with engraved frontispiece portrait of Donne by Pieter Lombart, and woodcut initials, in contemporary calf boards. $13,500.
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“WALLACE’S ACHIEVEMENT WAS TO MAKE THINKING ABOUT THE FACTS OF POSTMODERN LIFE… ONE OF THE KEENEST PLEASURES OF BEING ALIVE”
WALLACE, David Foster. Infinite Jest. Boston, 1996.
First edition of Wallace’s epic postmodern satire—“jubilantly anecdotal, winkingly sardonic” (New York Times)—in scarce first-issue dust jacket. $1100.
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VIRGINIA WOOLF AS AN ABYSSINIAN PRINCE
(WOOLF, Virginia) STEPHEN, Adrian. "Dreadnought" Hoax. London, 1936.
First edition, illustrated with three black-and-white photographs. $900.
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