Robinson K Leather (9 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into a series of short stories that plunge into the depths of the human condition, addressing universal experiences and emotions. The author intertwines philosophical musings and social commentary while exploring themes such as faith, mortality, and the complexities of human relationships. Through evocative language and vivid imagery, the stories transport readers to distinct worlds, revealing the fragility and resilience of the human spirit. Each tale is a testament to the author's keen observation of humanity, offering profound insights into the challenges and triumphs that shape our lives. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …

First edition. Bookplate of Walter Ripoman, father of Hugh Ripman; 6 1/2" x 4"; 76 pages. Cloth bound in near good condition; Some inner hinge cracks; Gilt spine titles remarkably clear.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Decadent fiction, ironic and often slightly Weird: 13 quite short stories co-written by the turbulent poet. Small slin hardcover, as pictured; the first edition. Light wear, corners bumped, pages tanned. Text clean; [2], 76 pages. Size: Sextodecimo. …

Small octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-5] 6-76, original black cloth, spine panel stamped in gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition. A collection of ironic fables and macabre tales very much in the decadent style then in vogue. In the title story a nonbeliever is carried off by the Devil, in "The Monk" a deal is made with the Devil, "David and Jonathan," is a tale of revenge and murder at sea, etc. We think this was Le Gallienne's first book of fiction. At the time this book was published Le Gallienne (1866-1947) was associated with Elkin Mathews and John Lane and, as an adviser and contributor to THE YELLOW BOOK, a literary force in the 1890s. The breakup of the 1890s movement made London intolerable and Le Gallienne thereafter lived the life of of a cosmopolitan man of letters, dying in France in 1947. Another forgotten book overlooked by the scholars and bibliographers of fantastic literature. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978), Day (1963), Reginald (1979; 1992), Tuck (1974), or Locke, Spectrum I-III. Not in Wolff. Colbeck I, p. 479. Cutler and Stiles, p. 103. Buckram just a bit rubbed and scuffed, endpapers tanned, a very good copy. Many libraries have this book, but it is somewhat uncommon in the trade. (#156897).…

First edition. 8vo., original black cloth. London: Elkin Mathews, Whttington-Egan believes that Leather was the original of the character George Muncaster in Le Gallienne's Book-Bills of Narcisuss. His friendship with Le Gallienne has a sentimental back-story: although Leather had gone to the same school as Le Gallienne he did so later, and it wasn't until they had a chance encounter in an hotel in Tewkesbury (prompted by Le Gallienne happening on Leather's edition of Whitman) that the two became friends. The friendship was as short as it was deep, however, as Leather declined, victim of a condition that may have been multiple sclerosis. He was to live until 1895, but was already very poorly by the publication of this volume, a publication which was organised by Le Gallienne as an act of kindness. Nelson, BH, 1890.12/14. Spine a little faded and some slight staining to the binding.…