A collection of several hundred selections from The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, a long-running series of classic literary works which underwent numerous design changes (and continues to do so). An interesting entry-level area for book collectors due to the wide availability and affordable prices of many volumes, but also rewarding for mid- to high-level collectors due to the minutiae involved in identifying the numerous printings of each title. The authoritative bibliography by Henry Toledano provides great guidance, but scholarship on this series continues to evolve.
New York: The Modern Library, 1964. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1966 printing, Toledano 271.2, with no introduction, binding/jacket style 11l with blank verso, $2.45 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Jacket and fore edge lightly foxed.
xii, 7-378, [16] pp. Chronology, genealogy, and map of Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha Co., Mississippi follow text.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1955. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1955 first thus, Toledano 175.4, binding style 8, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Board discolored, ink name on front endpaper.
383 pp. A novel by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1964. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1967-70 printing, Toledano 351.1, binding/jacket style 13o with blank verso, orange Fujita endpapers. Jacket price clipped.
247 pp. A classic Faulkner novel which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. An aging black who has long refused.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1967. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1967 first thus, Toledano 380.1, binding/jacket style 12n with blank verso, $2.45 jacket price, brown Fujita endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Tape remnant on jacket spine base.
315 pp. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. One.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1932. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1939-63 printing, Toledano 061.2, binding style 8i, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine and edges toned, hinges just beginning to weaken.
vii, 380, [6] pp. With a new introduction by the author. "A powerful novel examining the nature of evil.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1984. Alcorn, Stephen. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1984 first thus, no Toledano number, binding/jacket style 16q with list on verso, Modern Library torchbearer logo grid endpapers. Jacket price clipped.
399 pp. Jacket woodcut by Stephen Alcorn. A young doctor whose career is wrecked by a......
New York: The Modern Library, 1950. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1950 first thus, Toledano 088.5, binding/jacket style 8h with 348 titles on verso, $1.25 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Ink name and date on front endpaper, jacket lightly rubbed and toned, with spine and fore edge of rear panel.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1962. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1962 first thus, Toledano 330.1, binding/jacket style 8j with 415 titles on verso, $1.95 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Minor pencil marginalia, jacket lightly foxed with a few faint ink marks on rear panel.
472 pp. Edited by Angel.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1952. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1963-67 printing, Toledano G009.3, G6 binding. Lacks jacket. Ink underlining and marginalia, ink name and date on front endpaper.
xxx, 546 pp. This anthology endeavors to present, within the limits of a single volume, the major emphases of Protestant thought from.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1950. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1963-67 printing, Toledano 039.3, binding/jacket style 11i with unnumbered list on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Binding style 11 was used from 1963-67, while jacket style i was used 1954-59, which indicates this is either a supplied jacket, or that an.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1965. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1965 first thus, Toledano 358.1, binding/jacket style 11l with blank verso, $2.45 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Tape removal mark on jacket spine.
318 pp. Translated by Bernard Frechtman. Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1938-44 printing, Toledano G025.1, binding style G4, blank endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine faded, owner bookplate on front endpaper.
[v], 711 pp. 8vo. The complete plays of the famous partners W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, most well known for H.M.S. Pinafore, The.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1985. Alcorn, Stephen. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1985 first thus, no Toledano number (previously released as 125.1), binding/jacket style G9 with list on verso, $8.95 jacket price, Modern Library torchbearer logo grid endpapers.
425 pp. Jacket woodcut by Stephen Alcorn. New Grub Street is a......
New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1957-59 printing, Toledano 163.3, binding/jacket style 8i with 379 titles on verso, $1.65 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Pages and jacket lightly toned, 1/8 inch chip from rear jacket edge.
ix, 361; 266 pp. Complete and unabridged. Introduction by Orville.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1963. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-59 printing, Toledano 276.1, binding/jacket style 11n with blank verso, beige Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Ink name on front free endpaper, jacket price clipped.
xxviii, 419 pp. Introduction by Allan Halline. Plays include The Emperor Jones.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1934. Kauffer, E. McKnight. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1944-53 printing, Toledano 045.2, binding/jacket style 8h with 309 titles on verso, 95 cent jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers, E. McKnight Kauffer jacket art. Jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from corners and a few light creases.....
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New York: The Modern Library, 1994. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1994 first thus, no Toledano number, $20.00 jacket price, brown decorative endpapers with an updated rendering of Modern Library's iconic torchbearer. Board edges faded, a few dents on jacket spine, crease down front jacket flap, 1 inch ink mark on.....
New York: The Modern Library. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1944-53 printing, Toledano 121.1, binding/jacket style 8h, jacket designed by Paul Galdone, $1.25 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Very good in fair jacket. Large shallow chip from front jacket edge and minor loss from jacket corners, jacket toned, a couple tiny.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1994. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1994 first thus, no Toledano number (formerly released as 121.1), $13.00 jacket price, brown decorative endpapers with an updated rendering of Modern Library's iconic torchbearer. Board edges a bit faded.
xix, 418 pp. The Companion Volume to the Hallmark Hall.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1959. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1960-63 printing, Toledano 329.1, binding/jacket style 8j with 415 titles on verso, $1.95 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Pencil gift note on title page, jacket edges lightly rubbed with minimal loss from spine head.
444 pp. Moss Hart's Act One.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1947. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1947 first thus, Toledano 250.1, binding/jacket style 8h with 322 titles on verso, $1.10 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Very good in good jacket. Ink gift note on front free endpaper, two 1 inch jacket chips.
x, 517 pp.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1930. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1944-53 printing, Toledano 170.1, binding/jacket style 8h, 306 titles on verso, 95 cent jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket edges a bit rubbed with small surface tear on rear panel (sticker removal?) and minimal.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1967. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1967 first thus, Toledano G098.1, binding/jacket style G7/Gj, blank verso, blank endpapers. Light spots along top edge, jacket lightly rubbed and toned, jacket price clipped, ink name on front endpaper.
632 pp. "Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1936. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-9 printing, Toledano 141.2, binding/jacket style 8i, 383 titles on verso, $1.65 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Jacket lightly toned.
xx, 412 pp. "Quintus Horatius Flaccus (December 8, 65 BC – November 27, 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world.....
New York: The Modern Library / Random House, 1944. Kauffer, E. McKnight. Hard Cover.
A variant of Toledano 89.1. Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks acetate jacket. Slipcase edges rubbed, board edges lightly rubbed, owner bookplate on front endpaper.
x, [2], 254, [1] pp. Introduction by John Galsworthy, color plates and monochrome.....