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Legrand d'Aussy, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Fabliaux or Tales, Abridged from French Manuscripts of the XIIth and XIIIth Centuries by M. Le Grand, Selected and Translated into English Verse. With a Preface and Notes.
London Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. 1796 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Bewick, Thomas
In two volumes. xxxvii, 280pp; 340pp. Contemporary mottled calf, sides decorated in gold, spines with five raised bands, gold decorations, and green and red morocco labels lettered in gold, blind innner dentelles. Vignettes by Thomas Bewick. Old annotations on the front and rear free endpapers of volume one, and on the rear free endpaper of volume two. Some wear to corner tips, spines rebacked preserving the original leather. A very good set. ; Octavo
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Leigh, Janet There Really Was a Hollywood.
Garden City, NY Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1984 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Cloth backed boards. Signed and inscribed in the year of publication by Janet Leigh on the front free endpaper. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with light edge wear and a few small chips. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Lewis, Meriwether; Clarke, William Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. Performed by Order of the Government of the United States, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806 by Captains Lewis and Clarke. Published from the Official Report, and Illustrated by a Map of the Route, and Other Maps. A New Edition, in Three Volumes.
London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1815 Hardcover
xxvi, 411pp; xii, 434pp; xii, 394pp. Half green morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, decorated and lettered in gold, top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Three maps in volume one (one large folding), three maps in volume two. Previous owners' names on the verso of the front free endpapers and flyleaves, some scattered foxing, short, closed tear to one of the full page maps. A nice, very good+ set. Howes L317. Sabin 40830. ; Octavo
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Lindeberg, Harrie T. Domestic Architecture of H. T. Lindeberg.
New York William Helburn Inc. 1940 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
xvi, 310pp. Red cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Signed and inscribed by Harrie T. Lindeberg on the half-title: "To Emma Russell / with love and all / from your adoring / Harrie / Jan 27th 1955." Introduction by Royal Cortissoz. Profusely illustrated. Mild soiling and wear to cloth. A near fine copy. ; Folio; Signed by Author
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Loch, James An Account of the Improvements on the Estates of the Marquess of Stafford, in the Counties of Stafford and Salop, and on the Estate of Sutherland. With Remarks.
London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1820 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
xx, 236, 118pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Modern dark green full calf decorated in blind on the sides, spine with four raised bands, gold lettering and decorations, inner dentelles in blind. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title: "To Matthew Reely Esq / with the Author's Compts." Foldout map outlined in color, thirty-eight inserted plates (some of which are foldouts), and several tables (one foldout). Very occasional spotting. A clean and bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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311 |
Lorrain, Jean Monsieur de Bougrelon.
Paris Editions Litteraires de France 1944 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Brunner, Zyg
Edition limited to 531 numbered copies, this being # 490. Illustrations by Zyg Brunner. A fine copy in slipcase. Text in French. ; Octavo
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Lucien-Graux; Hermann-Paul, René Georges Le saint homme de huestra.
Paris Manuel Bruker Editeur 1928 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by René Georges Hermann-Paul Signed by Author
One of 25 copies on Japon Imperial. Signed and inscribed by the auhtor to Mme Monjaret twice: once on the limitation page and once on the first page. With color woodblocks by René Georges Hermann-Paul. A fine copy in wrappers. Text in French. ; Quarto; Signed by Author
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Lumholtz, Carl Unknown Mexico: A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; in the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1902 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. xxxii, 530pp; xv, 496pp. Original brick red cloth decorated in black, gold, and purple, and with cameo photographs affixed to front panels, top edge gilt, others uncut. Frontispieces, fifteen coloured plates, numerous illustrations, and two foldout maps. Professionally rebacked cloth spines with black labels lettered in gold, very mild wear to extremities, small spot to front panel of volume II. Internally very clean. A very good set.; Octavo
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Lyon, G. F. A Narrative of Travels in Northern Africa, in the Years 1818, 19, and 20; Accompanied by Geographical Notices of Soudan, and of the Course of the Niger. With a Chart of the Routes, and a Variety of Coloured Plates, Illustrative of the Costumes of the Several Natives of Northern Africa.
London John Murray 1821 First Edition Hardcover
xii, 383pp. Modern brown half calf over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands, black calf labels lettered in gold and gold decorations. Binding signed by Starr Bookworks. Large foldout map of a route through the Regency of Tripoli and Kingdom of Fezzan, seventeen inserted plates with hand-colored illustrations. Very mild scattered foxing else a near fine copy. ; Quarto
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Mackay, Alexander The Western World; or, Travels in the United States in 1846-47; Exhibiting Them in Their Latest Development, Social, Political, and Industrial; Including a Chapter on California. With a New Map of the United States, Showing Their Recent Territorial Acquisitions, and a Map of California.
London Richard Bentley 1850 Third Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. 342pp; 324pp; 374pp. Original publisher's cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in blind and gold on the spines. Folding map. "In extent and variety of subject it stands alone among American travels." Spectator. Many leaves unopened. With the bookplates of L. A. Brandenbury on the front pastedown endpapers, small bookdealer label to front pastedown endpaper of volume one. Some wear to extremities, light fading to spines, tiny private library sticker on the front panel of volume three. A very good set. Howes M117. Sabin 43351. ; Octavo
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Madame Manson Memoirs of Madame Manson, Explanatory of Her Conduct, on the Trial for the Assassination of M. Fualdes. Written by Herself, and Addressed to Madame Enjalran, Her Mother. With a Portrait. Translated from the French, and Accompanied by an Abstract of the Trial; and a Concise Account of the Persons and Events Alluded to in the Memoirs by the Translator.
London Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy 1818 First British Edition Hardcover
252pp. Original boards, paper label affixed to the spine. Frontispiece. With the bookplate of Arthur Wing on the front pastedown endpaper. Fairly consistent wear to the edges, front joint almost completely split, previous owner's name on the front pastedown endpaper. A good copy. Uncommon. ; Octavo
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Magee, M. Juliette Ballard's Brave Boys.
Wickliffe, KY The Advance-Yeoman 1974 First Edition Wrappers Signed by Author
250pp. Original wrappers. Signed by the author on the first page. Includes Activities in Western Kentucky, Where Our Soldiers Served, Life at Home Wasn't Pleasant, Ballard County Confederates and Union Soldiers, and more. Light edge wear and toning. A near fine copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Mann, Thomas The Beloved Returns: Lotte in Weimar.
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1940 First US Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 395 copies, this being #34. Signed by Thomas Mann on the limitation page. Fading and mild spotting to spine panel. A very good copy in very good slipcase with light discoloration and wear. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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March, Joseph Moncure The Set-Up
New York Covici Friede 1928 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by King, Alexander Signed by Author
Edition limited to 275 numbered copies. 184pp. Quarter cloth and patterned paper over boards. Signed by March on the limitation page. The paper label on the spine is somewhat faded, very small wormhole to bottom edge barely affecting a few pages. A bright very good+ copy. Lacks the slipcase. Basis for the 1949 Robert Wise movie featuring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Marin, John Drawings and Watercolors. With an Additional Etching by the Artist.
New York The Twin Editions 1950 First Edition Non-Book
Edition limited to 125 copies (this copy not numbered). Cloth folder containing eight plates in color and twenty-seven illustrations in b&w.; The etching of the Lobster Fisherman has been professionally framed. The plates are in fine condition. The folder is in near fine condition with uniform toning. ; Prints; Quarto
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Maurice, Thomas Indian Antiquities Complete Seven Volume Set.
London Printed for the Author 1793-1800 First Edition Hardcover
Contemporary full tree calf, red morocco labels lettered in gold on the spines. With thirty engraved plates, mostly foldout. Spines repaired, some wear to extremities, light toning to text blocks. Lacks map. One of the foldout plates is split at fold but the tear does not affect the drawings. A very good set. Full sets are somewhat uncommon. ; Octavo
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Maxwell, James Clerk An Elementary Treatise on Electricity.
Oxford Oxford University Press 1881 First Edition Hardcover
xvi, 208pp + six plates + 36, [8]pp of publisher's advertisement. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Edited by William Garnett. Thomas K. Simpson's copy with his name on the verso of the front free endpaper. Professor Simpson is a renowned Maxwell scholar. There are several annotations in pencil in his hand. Occasional foxing to some of the leaves, spine was rebacked preserving the original cloth, light overall wear. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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McCarter, Margaret Hill Winning the Wilderness
Chicago A. C. McClurg & Co. 1914 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Marchand, J. N. Signed by Author
404pp. Olive cloth stamped in gold on the cover and the spine. Signed, inscribed and dated by McCarter on the front free endpaper. Frontispiece and three illustrations by J. N. Marchand. Some wear to extremities, spine panel a bit faded, small tape mend to page 167. A very good copy in very good dustjacket with mild edge wear and two tape mends to spine panel. A nice presentation copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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McGregor, John British America.
Edinburgh William Blackwood 1832 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. xxii, 484pp; xiv, 605pp. Contemporary aubergine half calf over marbled boards, spines decorated in blind and gold and with gold lettering. With eight maps (some foldout) and one chart. With the bookplates of John Fenwick on the front pastedown endpapers. London Institution stamps on titles and last pages, light wear to extremities, mild fading to spines. A very good+ set. Sabin 43280. ; Octavo
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Mead, Richard A Mechanical Account of Poisons in Several Essays.
London Printed by J. R. for Ralph South 1702 First Edition Hardcover
[16], 175pp. Recent quarter calf over marbled boards, spine with red label lettered in gold. One engraved foldout plate. Old stain to fore edge, some scattered foxing, light chips to title and two of the leaves. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo
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Melish, John Travels in the United States of America, in the Years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810 & 1811; Including an Account of Passages Betwixt America and Britain, and Travels Through Various Parts of Great Britain, Ireland, and Upper Canada. In Two Volumes.
Philadelphia Printed for the Author 1812 First Edition Hardcover
xxii, [2], vii, [2], 10-444pp; ix, 492pp. Contemporary half leather over marbled boards, spines lettered in gold. With seven maps and three foldout tables. Lacks the map of the United States. With the bookplates of Eugene L. Bestor on the front endpapers. Light toning to text, sporadic foxing and staining, light wear to extremities. A very good set. Howes M496. Sabin 47436. ; Octavo
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Michener, James A. Recessional
New York Random House 1994 0679438289 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 500 signed copies. Fine in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Milford, John Observations, Moral, Literary, and Antiquarian, Made During a Tour Through the Pyrennees, South of France, Switzerland, the Whole of Italy, and the Netherlands, in the Years 1814 and 1815.
London Printed by T. Davison 1818 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. xvi, 369pp; ix, 282pp. Brown half calf over marbled boards, spines decorated in gold with morocco labels also lettered in gold. Some rubbing, light wear to extremities. A very good+ set. ; Octavo
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Millais, J. G. The Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding Ducks.
London Longmans, Green, and Co. 1902 First Edition Hardcover
Edition limited to 600 numbered copies on large paper. xiv, 107pp. Original green cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel. With six photogravures, forty-one coloured plates, and twenty-five illustrations. Wear to the corner tips and the edge of the spine panel, small stain to the lower edge of the text block. A very good copy. ; Quarto
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Miner, Harriet Stewart Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants.
Boston Lee and Shepard Publishers 1885 First Edition Hardcover
90pp of text and twenty-four plates in color enclosed in a green pictorial cloth portfolio stamped in brown and gold. The cloth shows light wear along the edges, mild foxing to title, extremely mild soiling to the edge of some of the plates. A very good+ copy. ; Quarto
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Mitchell, S. Augustus New Universal Atlas Containing Maps of the Various Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics of the World. With a Special Maps of Each of the United States, Plans of Cities &c.; Comprehended in Seventy-Five Sheets, and Forming a Series of One Hundred and Twenty Nine Maps, Plans and Sections.
Philadelphia Cowperthwait, Desilver & Butler 1855 Hardcover
Half-morocco over green marbled boards, black morocco label lettered and decorated in gold affixed to the front panel. Color frontispiece with the lengths of the principal rivers and the heights of the principal mountains of the world. Title page in color with large color vignette, eighty leaves of plates. Spine professionally rebacked, new endsheets. Corners and edges show some wear. Internally clean. ; Folio
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Mitchell, S. Augustus Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc., Embraced in Fifty-Three Quarto Maps, Forming a Series of Eighty-Four Maps and Plans, Together with Valuable Statistical Tables.
Philadelphia S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1865 First Edition Hardcover
Original red half leather over gilt decorated cloth, spine decorated in gold. Wear to extremities, small loss to spine heel. Internally clean. A very good copy. ; Folio
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Moerlein, George A Trip Around the World.
Cincinnati M. & R. Burgheim, Publishers 1886 First Edition Hardcover
205pp. Original red pictorial cloth, all edges gilt. With 110 illustrations, printed in oil colors. A near fine copy with a few minor spots to the front panel and very mild fading to the spine. ; Quarto
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Morley, Christopher; Throckmorton, Cleon; Nash, Ogden Born in a Beer Garden, or, She Troupes to Conquer.
New York The Foundry Press 1930 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Original cloth with paper illustration affixed to the front panel. Signed, inscribed and with a small remark by Morley on the front free endpaper. The presentation reads: "Ex Libris "Tommy" / The Scottish Man of Feeling / and signed for him / with affection and low ? / by his friend / Christopher Morley / Albany -- 1st October 1937." With a pamphlet titled In Memoriam Christopher Morley laid in. Light toning and wear to cloth. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Morse, Hosea Ballou The Chronicles of the East India Company Trading to China 1635-1834.
Cambridge / Oxford Harvard University Press / Oxford Clarendon Press 1926-29 First Edition Hardcover
Five volume set. Review copies with slips and publisher's prospectus laid in. xxi, 305pp; vi, 435pp; vi, 388pp; vi, 427pp; vi, 196pp. Original blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spines. With nineteen illustrations and five maps. Some minor annotations in pen/pencil in the first volume but still a bright, clean near fine set. ; Octavo
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Mowris, J. A. A History of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, (Fourth Oneida,) from the Date of Its Organization, August, 1862, till That of Its Muster Out, June, 1865.
Hartford, CT Case, Lockwood and Company, Printers 1866 First Edition Hardcover
289pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spine. Spine panel faded, some discoloration to cloth, mild foxing to text block. A solid, very good copy. Sabin 51209.; Octavo
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Muller, John A Treatise Containing the Practical Part of Fortification. In Four Parts. For the Use of the Royal Academy of Artillery at Woolwich.
London Printed for W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington, W. Johnston 1776 Third Edition Hardcover
Third edition, corrected. xxiv, 302pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Modern brown full calf, spine with raised bands, gold lettering and decorations, inner dentelles in blind. With twenty-eight foldout copper plates. Includes the following parts: I. The theory of walls, arches, and timbers, with several tables of their dimensions. II. The knowledge of the materials, their properties, qualities, and the manner of using them. III. The manner of tracing a fortress on the ground, the making an estimate, and executing the works. IV. The method of building aquatics, as stone bridges, harbours, quays, wharfs, sluices, and aqueducts. Short tear to the lower edge of one of the leaves, professional restoration to one of the plates. A clean and bright near fine copy. ; Octavo
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Munsell, Joel The Annals of Albany. Complete Ten Volume Set.
Albany, NY J. Munsell 1850-59 First Edition Hardcover
In ten volumes. Half polished calf over marbled boards, spines decorated in gold and with titles in red and gold, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Light scattered foxing, owner's name on the verso of the front free endpaper, old bookseller description affixed to the verso of the front free endpaper, light overall wear. A nice, near fine set in a particularly attractive binding. Howes M898. Sabin 51359. ; 12mo
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Murray, W. H. H. The Adirondack Tales. (Limited Author's Edition).
Guilford, CT Published by the Author 1897-98 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
In five volumes. xiii, 420pp; 397pp; 330pp; 373pp; 339pp. Original burgundy cloth lettered in gold on the front panels and the spine panels. Each volume is signed and inscribed by Murray on the page opposite the frontispiece. The inscriptions read: "Sincerely / W. h. H. Murray / The Murray Homestead / Guilford Conn / Author's Edition / Limited." A beautiful near fine set with very minor wear to the spine ends and the occasional small spot to cloth. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Nerval, Gerard de La main enchantée.
Paris Editions Marcel Besson 1943 First Edition Printed wrappers Illustrated by Blanche, Emmanuel Signed by Illustrator
Edition limited to 825 copies. This copy unnumbered but perhaps one of the thirty copies not for sale. With a nice original watercolor illustration inscribed by Emmanuel Blanch on the front free endpaper. Tiny tear to spine else a bright, fine copy. In the French language. ; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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Newman, Neil Famous Horses of the American Turf.
New York The Derrydale Press 1931 First Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. 750 copies printed. 1931-33. Green cloth stamped in gold. viii, 282pp; 210pp; 233pp. Front hinge of volume one weak, light wear to spine ends and corner tips, spines mildly darkened. A very good set.; Octavo
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Nixon, Richard The Memoirs of Richard Nixon
New York Grosset & Dunlap 1978 0448143747 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Blue cloth stamped in gold on the cover and the spine. Light wear to spine ends, mild foxing to top edge. A near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with mild edge wear. Signed and inscribed by Nixon on the flyleaf: "To Barbara Wheaton-Smith / with best wishes / from / Richard Nixon / 5 -20 '82". With b&w; photographs. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Norman, B. M. Rambles in Yucatan; or, Notes of Travel Through the Peninsula, Including a Visit to the Remarkable Ruins of Chi-Chen, Kabah, Zayi, and Uxmal. With Numerous Illustrations.
New York J. & H. G. Langley 1843 Third Edition Hardcover
304pp. Contemporary full tree calf, spine with brown leather label lettered in gold. Frontispiece, title vignette, twenty-three inserted plates, map of Yucatan, and several in-text illustrations. The appendix includes A Brief Maya Vocabulary, Tradition of the Mexican Natives Respecting Their Migration from the North, Traits of the Mosaic History Found Among the Azteca Nations, Ancient Languages of the First Inhabitants of America, and more. The name Edwin Clarke is lettered in gold on the spine and his name is signed in pencil on the front free endpaper. With the neat bookplate of mining engineer Franklin Wheaton Smith, designed by Robert W. Hyde. Light scattered foxing throughout, some wear to extremities, one plate partially detached. A very good copy. Sabin 55494.; Octavo
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Nutt, Frederic The Complete Confectioner, or, The Whole Art of Confectionary Made Easy; Containing, Among a Variety of Useful Matter, the Art of Making the Various Kinds of Biscuits, Fruits Preserved in Brandy, Drops, Preserved Sweetmeats (wet), Prawlongs, Dried Fruits, Ice Creams, Cordials, Water Ices, &c; &c.;, as Also the Most Approved Method of Making Cheeses, Puddings, Cakes, &c; in 250 Cheap and Fashionable Receipts.
New York Richard Scott 1807 Fourth Edition Hardcover
Fourth edition, with considerable additions. Recent blue full calf, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. Portrait frontispiece. Mild foxing, an occasional smudge. A near fine copy. ; Octavo
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O. Henry The Voice of the City and Other Stories
New York The Limited Editions Club 1935 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Grosz, George Signed by Illustrator
#1490 of 1500. Black cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Two faint stains to front panel, lettering on the spine a bit dulled. A very good+ copy in very good+ purple slipcase with light wear and mild discoloration. Signed by George Grosz on the limitation page. Selected and with an introduction by Clifton Fadiman.; Quarto; Signed by Illustrator
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O. Henry The Voice of the City and Other Stories
New York The Limited Editions Club 1935 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Grosz, George Signed by Illustrator
#1340 of 1500. Black cloth stamped in gold on the spine. A fine copy in near fine purple slipcase with very mild fading to the edges. Signed by George Grosz on the limitation page. Selected and with an introduction by Clifton Fadiman.; Quarto; Signed by Illustrator
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350.00 USD
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Packer, Eleanor The Plainsman.
Racine, WI Whitman Publishing Company (1936) First Edition Hardcover
The Big Little Book #1123. Slight wear to extremities. A very good copy. Adapted from the Cecil B. De Mille movie starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.; 32mo
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45.00 USD
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383 |
Parker, Robert B. The Godwulf Manuscript.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1974 First Edition Hardcover
186pp. Brown decorated cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel. The first mystery featuring Spenser. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a hint of wear to the edges and mild rubbing to front panel. ; Octavo
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400.00 USD
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Pas, Crispijn van de Hortus Floridus in quo rariorum & minus vulgarium florum Icones ad vivam veramque formam accuratissime delineatae.
Arnhem Ioannem Ianssonium 1614-7 First Edition Hardcover
Five parts in one volume. Text in Latin. Contemporary full brown calf with five raised bands, gold lettering and gold decorations on the spine, edges stained red, marbled pastedown endpapers. Leaves measure 27 x 17.5 cm. Calf shows some wear but overall in very good condition, the corner of one leaf is torn. The book was professionally restored. There are many differences between copies of this title which differ in number of plates included. Unless otherwise specified the title pages, etc., follow the copy catalogued in Hunt Botanical Catalogue 199. This copy is as follows: BOOK I. VER. i. Title page (blank on verso); ii. Hepatica flore niveo w/ engraved garden on verso; iii. 51 numbered plates - plates #10 and 25 have been excised -- the last description in Latin is numbered 52. BOOK II. AESTAS. i. Title page - Differs slightly from Hunt - with Arnhemi - Ex Officina Ioannis Ianszonij, Anno 1617 (Index Aestivus on verso); ii. Paeonia w/ engraved garden on verso; iii. 20 numbered plates - last leaf is blank on recto. BOOK III. AUTUMNUS. i. Title page (blank on verso); ii. Clematidis altera species w/ engraved garden on verso; iii. 28 plates numbered as follows: number 1 to 11, number 13 to 23, number 12, number 25 (Narcissus marinis), number 24 (Crocus byzantinus), number 25 (Bulbus narcisci marini), Radix cyclamini (marked #13 and 14), Hyacintus germ. (marked d.12 - this is actually part of the Hyems and was bound here incorrectly); iv. Epigramma (blank on verso). BOOK IV. HYEMS. (title page lacking); i.Chamelaea laureola with engraved garden on verso; ii. 12 numbered plates (for plate d.12 see above). BOOK V. ALTERA PARS. i. Title page with Ad Lectorem on verso; ii. Engraved plate Cognoscite Lilia; iii. 61 numbered plates (missing #53) - names of almost all plants inscribed in Latin, French, English and German; Finis Coronat Opus printed on verso of last plate. "Blunt calls this the most celebrated and influential of early florilegia, and one of the finest." Hunt 199. S. Savage The Hortus Floridus of Crispijn vande Pas the Younger, in Trans. of the Bibliog. Soc., N.S., Vol. IV, No. 3, Dec., 1923.; Oblong quarto
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10250.00 USD
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Peabody, Richard R. The Common Sense of Drinking
Boston Little, Brown and Company 1937 Hardcover
Later printing. Red cloth stamped in yellow and black on front panel and black on spine panel. Tiny spots to cloth on front panel, spine panel is faded, endpapers and text block mildly toned. A clean very good+ copy. ; Octavo
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1850.00 USD
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Philips, Katherine Poems. To Which Is Added Monsieur Corneilles, Pompey & Horace, Tragedies. With Several Other Translations out of French.
London Printed by T. N. for Henry Herringman 1678 Hardcover
[34], 198, [8], 124pp. Recent green full calf, sides decorated in blind, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, edges sprinkled red. Engraved portrait frontispiece. Early 18th century signature on the flyleaf. Tiny corner tear to one of the leaves else a bright, fine copy.; Folio
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3000.00 USD
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Picasso, Pablo Guernica.
New York Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers 1990 First Edition Hardcover
42 preliminary studies on paper reproduced in facsimile. Introduction and commentaries by Marie-Laure Bernadac, curator of the Picasso Museum of Paris. There is a short tear to the passe-partout of one of the images else fine in the original slipcase that is also in fine condition. ; Folio
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1100.00 USD
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Poe, Edgar Allan The Purloined Letter in The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present. MDCCCXLV. (1845).
Philadelphia Carey and Hart 1845 First Edition Hardcover
The first appearance of the Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, later published in Tales. 300pp. Publisher's full red morocco richly decorated in gold on the covers and the spine, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, title portrait and six inserted plates with tissue guards. Other contributions by Henry W. Longfellow, R. W. Emerson, Joseph C. Neal, et al. Light wear to spine ends and corner tips, minor scattered foxing. An appealing copy. BAL 16143. Heartman and Canny, p. 88. ; Octavo
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2000.00 USD
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Poe, Edgar Allan The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
New York Society of English and French Literature 1902 First Edition Hardcover
Seventeen volumes. Limited to 1000 copies. Original tan cloth with paper labels affixed to the spines. Edited by James A. Harrison. Neat bookplates on the front pastedown endpapers. Spines uniformly toned, light overall wear. A near fine set. ; Octavo
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1000.00 USD
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Poe, Edgar Allan The Purloined Letter in The Gift: A Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Present. MDCCCXLV. (1845).
Philadelphia Carey and Hart 1845 First Edition Hardcover
The first appearance of the Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, later published in Tales. 300pp. Publisher's full black calf richly decorated in gold on the covers and the spine, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, title portrait and six inserted plates with tissue guards. Other contributions by Henry W. Longfellow, R. W. Emerson, Joseph C. Neal, et al. Some wear to extremities, a couple of short closed tears to the spine panel, light scattered foxing, first signature loose. A good+ copy. BAL 16143. Heartman and Canny, p. 88. ; Octavo
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950.00 USD
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Powys, T. F. Mr Weston's Good Wine.
London Chatto & Windus 1927 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 660 numbered copies. Signed by Powys on the limitation page. 315pp. Black cloth lettered in gold on the spine. Drawings by George Charlton. With the bookplate of S. K. Poole on the front pastedown endpaper. Old stain to the rear free endpaper partially affecting the last leaf. A very good+ copy in very good + dustjacket with toning to edges and spine panel and very minute chipping to the upper edge. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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200.00 USD
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