Letters from Minotavros Books

New York: Arbor House, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Black and red cloth, 304pp. Fine in a fine but clipped d/w. Letters from George Orwell while working as a Radio Producer at the BBC during 1941-1943. The discovery of Orwell's writings is considered a considered a milestone of literary history.

Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First Canadian Edition. Light brown cloth, xviii, 68pp. Light residue from mylar on lower front and rear boards, but in fact near fine in a fine d/w. This work contains 27 letters from British Poet Laureate Robert Bridges and 15 letters from Irish Nobel Prize winning poet W.B.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Limited first edition, #44/250 copies. Orig. red cloth. xiv, 99 pp. Fine without dust wrapper as issued. Letters to the press, published and unpublished, by noted raconteur and book collector John Sanderson.

Paris. No Binding. Near Fine. 4.5" x 7" Undated, ca. 1880s? Single sheet autograph letter, addressed to "Mon cher ami." Addressed from 98, Avenue de Villiers (Paris). Age toned, darkening to edges, fold line through center. Overall about fine given its age, with clear signature. Untranslated. Alexandre Dumas fils [1824-1895] was a French author and playwright, best known… Read more about this item

Liverpool: Samuel Drew, 1820. No Binding. Very Good. 8" x 10" 8" x 10" letter, folded into envelope with address panel, faded franking stamp. Addressed from The Caxton Printing Office, Liverpool, to William McKitrick regarding travel arrangements to visit him in Oldham. Age toned, some brown spotting, a few perforations at folds, wear from clue to verse else… Read more about this item

1831. No Binding. Very Good. 7.5" x 9.5" A long Autograph Letter Signed, to the Rev. I. Mann, describing his published works, and discussing immortality, the 'primordials of divine action,' the imperishability of matter, and the omnipotence of God. Together with an engraved portrait of Drew. 3 pp. With address panel. Age toned, else in very good condition.… Read more about this item

London: Johnathan Cape, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Second impression. Orig. cloth. 216 pp. Light bruising to corners. Dust jacket cropped to flaps (not price clipped), sunned to extremities, a few short tears. Edited by the author's brother.

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Barth, Erich. 8vo. Burgundy paper boards, with gilt titling on spine. xx, 443 pp. B&W photos in text. Spine tilted, fading to top edges. Interior age toned. Dust jacket is age toned and bumped to extremities.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Travellers and Explorers Series. Enlarged centenary edition, re-edited and with introduction by author's great-grandson. Orig. red cloth. 385 pp. [24] p. B&W photos. Dust jacket is warped, sunned to spine, bumped to extremities with some short tears and creasing.

London: Macmillan and Co, 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. blue cloth. xix, 404, 32 pp. ads. Spine cocked. Bumping and light chafing to extremities. Hinges starting. Ink ownership inscription to half-title. A few spots of foxing. Some pencil notation.

Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Paperback, 461pp. Illustrated. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. French Canadian 19th century writer, who recalls his youth in Quebec, and historical figures such as Lord and Lady Dorchestor, the Chevalier Charles Tarieu de Lanudiere, and many others. First translation in English.

Toronto: A Douglas Gibson Book, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Black cloth, xiv, 413pp. About fine. "The letters of Robertson Davies are an unmitigated delight." London Free Press.

London: Printed for the Camden Society, 1849. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Green cloth, 180pp., 8pp ads. Light foxing, and light wear to spine and boards, but still very good.

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of the Harvard University Press, 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Orig. green cloth. xxxii, 330 pp. B&W illustration. Dust jacket is price clipped, sunned to spine and extremities.

Los Angeles: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles, 1978. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The Augustan Reprint Society Number 192. Orig. tan card wrappers, stapled binding. xii, 27, 7-26 pp. Fine.

New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Orig. chartreuse paper boards. xxiv, 245 pp. Copiously illustrated in colour. Spine ends slightly sunned and rubbed, light bruising and rubbing to corners. Dust jacket lightly bumped to extremities. Fine overall.

London: George Redway, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. russet cloth. Deckled edges. 79 pp. A few spots of discolouration to cloth, chafing to extremities. Foxing to edges of text block and half-title. Ink ownership inscription to ffep.

s.l.: s.n.. Soft cover. Near Fine. 5.75" x 8.25" N.d. Orig. blue card wrappers, staple bound. 20 pp. Rust stains from staples, foxing to covers 0.

Lausanne: Etudes de Lettres, 1979. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. French. Soft cover. Unopened. 125 pp. Very slight bumping and toning to extremities, else fine.

Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 18mo. Orig. green cloth, gilt titles. vi, 312 pp., [16 pp. ads]. [8] B&W plates. Spine tilted and sunned, rubbing to extremities, rubbing to gilt. Foxing to edges of text block.