151. Valade III, Roger M.

The Essential Black Literature Guide. Published in Association with the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture.

Detroit, New York, Washington D.C., Toronto, Visible Ink Press, 1996. 15 cm x 23 cm. XVIII, 446 pages. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white portrait photographs. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

152. Mastretta, Ángeles.

Lovesick. Translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.

New York, Riverhead Books, 1997. 15 cm x 23 cm. 292 pages. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. This is a bound galley and uncorrected proof for review purposes only. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes ephemera as original letter from The Putnam Publishing Group to the reviewer that accompanied this book as well as a biography of the author and advanced praise.

153. Keene, Donald.

A History of Japanese Literature [Four Volume Set Complete]: Volume I: Seeds in the Heart – Japanese Literature ifrom the Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century / Volume II: World Within Walls – Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600-1867 / Volume III: Dawn to the West – Japanese Literature of the Modern Era (Fiction) / Volume IV: Dawn to the West – Japanese Literature of the Modern Era (Poetry, Drama, Criticism) // With a New Preface by the Author.

Four Volumes (complete). New York, Columbia University Press, 1999. Large Octavo. Pagination: Volume I: XII, 1265 pages / Volume II: XV, 606 pages / Volume III: XIII, 1329 pages / Volume IV: XV, 687 pages. Original Softcover in especially applied proective sleeves. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. Unusual in this complete set and in this excellent condition.

154. Smartt Bell, Madison.

Master of the Cross Roads. A Novel.

First Edition. New York, Pantheon Books, 2000. Octavo. XIII, 732 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s – Mylar. [Signed / Inscribed by the author] Fine condition.

155. Warner, Marina.

Signs & Wonders, Essays on Literature and Culture.

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XII, 516 pages. Jacket photo – Chris Stammers. Author Photo – Elke Bock. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

156. Armitage, Simon [translation].

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Illustrations by Diana Sudyka.

London, The Folio Society, 2008. 25.5 cm x 32 cm. 114 pages. Original Hardcover with original slip case. Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Unusually excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

157. Dickens, Charles.

The Major Works – Unabridged Cambridge Scholars Classic Texts Edition [The Major Works of Charles Dickens in 29 Volumes].

29 Volumes. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008. Octavo. c.5000 pages in 29 Volumes. Original Softcover / Paperback Edition. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear. All the texts have been newly typeset for this edition.

158. [Rosset, Barney / Minihan, John]

Remembering Samuel Beckett (Essay by Barney Rosset, juxtaposed to a printed photograph of Beckett by John Minihan, hugging Rosset in Paris on Beckett’s 80th birthday) – The page of this contribution inscribed and signed by Barney Rosset to irish photographer John Minihan: “To John Minihan – For the Pleasure of being with you for your photog. and your friendship – Barney Rosset 12/16/09”. In: Conjunctions: 53 – Not Even Past, Hybrid Histories, Bi- Annual Volumes of New Writing.

New York, Bard College, 2009. 15 cm x 22.5 cm. 346 pages. Some black and white photographs and advertisements throughout. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed / Inscribed by Barney Rosset to John Minihan (Excellent association).

159. Simenon, Georges.

Sämtliche Maigret-Geschichten.

Zürich, Diogenes Verlag, 2009. 19 cm. 1085 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originaler Velragsleinenband im originalen Schuber. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

160. Cooper, James Fenimore.

The Complete Works – Cambridge Scholars Classic Texts Edition [complete in 48 Volumes].

48 Volumes. Cambridge, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009. Octavo. c.9500 pages in 48 Volumes. Original Softcover / Paperback Edition. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of wear.