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, 1969. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1969-70 printing, Toledano 301.2, binding style 14, green Fujita endpapers. Lacks jacket.
xxvi, 385 pp. Edited, translated and introduced by Herman Shapiro and Arturo B. Fallico. CONTENTS: Preface: I. Germany an the Low Countries: Nicolaus of Cusa (Cusanus); Johannes Reuchlin; Ulrich.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1953. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-59 printing, Toledano 019.3, binding/jacket style 8i with 377 titles on verso, no jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Small portion of bottom edge of rear board abraded, jacket corners rubbed with minimal loss.
xii, 473 pp. Four Plays by Bernard.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1961. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1960-63 printing, Toledano 319.1, binding/jacket style 8j with 403 titles on verso, $1.95 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Sticker remnant on spine base of boards and jacket, jacket lightly rubbed.
vi, 426 pp. With a preface by the author. ABOUT.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1958. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1958 first thus, Toledano 112.3, binding/jacket style 8i with 385 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. Jacket price clipped, jacket edges lightly rubbed, jacket lightly toned.
689 pp. Christian Diestl is at first.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1953. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-9 printing, Toledano 019.3, binding/jacket style 8i, 376 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Jacket price clipped, jacket rubbed, a few minor spots on top page ridge, ink name on front endpaper.
xii, 473 pp. Four Plays by Bernard Shaw.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1951. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-59 printing, Toledano 274.1, binding/jacket style 8i with 374 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Very good in good jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed and toned, 1/2 inch chip from jacket spine head, jacket price clipped.
xx, 524 pp. A collection.....
New York: The Modern Library. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1944-53 printing, Toledano 159.1, binding/jacket style 8h with 329 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Very good in fair jacket. Large U-shaped tear repaired with clear tape (now toned) on front jacket panel, jacket toned, several chips along jacket edges, owner.....
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New York: The Modern Library, 1957. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1963-7 printing, Toledano 313.1, binding style 11, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Two tiny spots on top edge, address label redacted on front free endpaper, front hinge just beginning to weaken, ink underlining in introduction.
278 pp. Edited by David.....
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New York: The Modern Library, 1954. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1967-8 printing, Toledano 312.1, binding style 13, orange Fujita endpapers. Lacks jacket. Ink stamp on front endpaper.
238 pp. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Includes the full text of Oedipus the King, Oedipus At Colonus, and Antigone.
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New York: The Modern Library, 1954. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1963-7 printing, Toledano 312.1, binding style 11, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Address label on front free endpaper redacted, ink underlining in introduction.
238 pp. Edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Includes the full text of Oedipus the King.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1964. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1964-66 printing, Toledano 345.1, binding/jacket style 11k with blank verso, $2.45 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Ink name on front endpaper, jacket lightly rubbed.
xlviii, 328 pp. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Walter Starkie. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction: THE.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1939. Hard Cover.
Former school library copy - usual marks. No jacket. Boards soiled.
619, [8] pp. Set during the Great Depression, it traces the migration of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl family to California and their subsequent hardships as migrant farm workers. It won a......
New York: The Modern Library, 1941. Benton, Thomas Hart (Jacket Art). First Thus. Hard Cover.
1941 first thus, Toledano 148.3, binding/jacket style 8i with 372 titles on verso, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Boards foxed with a few water stains that have faded the cloth, top edge stained, jacket a bit.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1999. Parker, Robert Andrew. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
1999 2nd printing, no Toledano number, $24.95 jacket price, brown decorative endpapers with an updated rendering of Modern Library's iconic torchbearer. Spine base lightly stained, board edges a bit faded.
xiv, 507 pp. A new translation by.....
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc. [The Modern Library], 1919. First Thus. Full-Leather.
1919 first thus, Toledano 030.1, binding style 2, olive Brodzky endpapers. Lacks jacket. Front joint rubbed, blank paper mounted on front endpaper, apparent portion of absent jacket mounted on half-title page (includes blurb about author and this.....
New York: Boni and Liveright, Inc. [The Modern Library], 1919. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1919 first thus, Toledano 030.1, binding style 2, olive Brodzky endpapers. Lacks jacket. Corners a bit rubbed,
xiii, 263 pp. Introduction by Padraic Colum. James Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet who "brought a fresh.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1947. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1947-63 printing, Toledano G075.1, binding style G5, blank endpapers. Lacks jacket. Spine lightly toned, a few spots on front board, front hinge just beginning to weaken.
xxxi, 1197 pp. Edited with an introduction by Saxe Commins. CONTENTS: Introduction by Saxe Commins;.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1947. First Thus. Hard Cover.
1947 first thus, Toledano 254.1, binding/jacket style 8h with 329 titles on verso, $1.25 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Very good in good jacket. Ink gift note on half-title page, jacket edges rubbed, jacket lightly toned.
ix, 349 pp.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1939. Hard Cover.
1939-63 printing, Toledano 011.3, binding style 8, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Ink name on front endpaper.
x, 489 pp. With a foreword by the author. A biographical novel about the famous painter Vincent Van Gogh. Lust for Life is Irving.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1951. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1967-8 printing, Toledano 350.1, binding/jacket style 13l with blank verso, orange Fujita endpapers. Near fine in good married jacket. Jacket lightly toned with light cup ring stain and several spots on rear panel, jacket price clipped. Binding style is 1967-8, while.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1958. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1954-59 printing, Toledano 100.4, binding/jacket style 8i with 393 titles on verso, $1.95 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Spine head lightly bruised, minimal loss from jacket spine head and foot, jacket lightly toned.
xxv, 550 pp. 8vo. The Modern Library.....
![Item #2324957 The Selected Poetry of Tennyson [Alfred, Lord] (The Modern Library, No. 230)....](/pictures/thumb/2324957.jpg?v=1652124227)
New York: The Modern Library, 1951. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1967 printing, Toledano 230.2, binding/jacket style 12l with blank verso, $2.45 jacket price, beige Rockwell Kent endpapers. Near fine in very good jacket. A few small closed tears along jacket edges with minimal loss from spine head and foot, sticker remnant.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1946. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1946-63 printing, Toledano 038.2, binding style 8, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Lacks jacket. Ink stamp on front endpaper, tape on rear endpaper, highlighting and marginalia on about 20 pages.
358 pp. "Francis Thompson (16 December 1859 – 13 November 1907) was.....
New York: The Illustrated Modern Library / Random House, Inc., 1944. Locke, Charles. Hard Cover.
No Toledano number (states 'part of ML 155.2'). Lacks publisher's slipcase, includes acetate jacket. Spine faded, 1/2 inch chip from jacket spine head.
xxiii, 391, [1] pp. 8vo. Color plates by Charles Locke, introduction by.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1950. Reprint. Hard Cover.
1950-53 printing, Toledano 155.3 (foreword included), binding/jacket style 8h, 360 titles on verso, $1.25 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Minor pencil underlining and marginalia (introduction and first chapter only), jacket edges rubbed with minor loss from spine head and foot
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