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Woman in All Ages and All Countries
Philadelphia George Barrie & Sons 1907 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. #1239. 9 volumes of 10. 3/4 Tan Leather over Marbled Boards & Endpapers. Edition DeLuxe, #675 of 1000 copies.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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The Heroines of Shakpeare
London & New York the London Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd. First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 070120B. Full light brown leather designed to appear 3/4 with large gold-stamped portrait of Shakespeare on front boards. All edges gilt. The work "compris[es] the principal female characters in the plays of the great poet. Engraved in the highest style of art, from drawings by eminent artists. With letterpress extracts from the text, in English and French; and critical essays on each of the characters." The book is close in looks to Inventory # P-070120A, The Complete Works of Shakspeare, and was published by the same company around the same time, mid 19th Century. It would make an excellent companion to that set, as well as being a very nice stand-alone work. ; Steel engraving; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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475.00 USD
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Nursery Land Favourites
London Ernest Nister N.D. First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Some scuffing and rubbing to front and rear boards, not affecting picture. Bumping to corners. Gift inscription on front flyleaf: "To Tustins [?] With much Love and best wishes for a Merry Christmas. From Grandma -- Paris -- 1908." Later owner's name on front paste-down.
Inv. #1012J2. (EN # 2059) Chromolithograph of Little Red Riding Hood on cover; chromolithograph of "There was a Little Man frontispiece. All other illustrations black & white. This is one of Nister's famous children's books, printed in Bavaria on good paper. Published by Nister in London and E.P. Dutton in New York.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Three Little Pigs Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks
Phila., PA Henry Altemus Company 1904 First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by John Rea Neill
Inv. #453D. Cloth with illustration of pig treed by wolf on cover. Front flyleaf torn at outer edge, not affecting illustration. ; Forty Illustrations in color; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 96 pages
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Messages and Papers of the Presidents (A Compilation)
Washington, D.C. Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. 1927 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
#1382. 20 Volumes. Full black leather with gold-stamped presidential seal on front of each volume. The series was begun in 1897, and added to over the years as new presidential papers became available. This set continues through Coolidge.; 8vo
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Messages and Papers of the Presidents (A Compilation) Published by Authority of Congress 1899, James D. Richardson, A representative from the State of Tennessee
D.C. Bureau of National Literature 1912 First Edition Thus Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket
Inv. #1172B. Eleven volumes. Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards, gilt decorations and lettering on spine. President's seal on front boards. Teg. Outstanding condition. Volume X of this set continues through the presidency of William Howard Taft and has the important eleventh volume, The Index to all of the previous volumes. ; 8vo; 8145 + Index pages; Beginning with Volume I, the formation of the government, and the Presidency of George Washington, through Volume X, the presidency of William Howard Taft, in 1912, the documents of each of the presidents are offered. Volume XI, The Index, is "not only a key that unlocks the treasures of the entire publication, but it is in itself an alphabetically arranged brief history or story of the great controlling events consituting the History of the United States. -- Under its proper alphabetical classification the story is told of every great subject referred to by any of the Presidents in their official Messages, and at the end of each story the official utterances of the Presidents themselves are cited upon the subject, so that you may readily turn to the page in the body of the work itself of this original information. -- Next to the possession of knowledge is the ability to turn at will to where knowledge is to be found." (P. 5438, Volume VII. The editor, James D. Richardson.)
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"Youth" Bookends
Hardcover
#292A. Trademarked "WB #639." Small but quite heavy for their size. Excellent maker & design of child's bust. Dimensions: 3" wide, 4 1/4" high, 2 1/4" deep.; 8vo
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Double Inkstand with Candle
Circa 1920 Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket
#3505. Silver plated; two crystal wells (each 2 1/8" square). Georgian style. Circa 1920. Dimensions 12 1/2" width; 7 1/2" depth; 5 1/2" height. Each inkwell fits snugly into a velvet-lined recess. ; 8vo
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650.00 USD
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Silver-plated Inkstand
1835 Very Good with no dust jacket
#2791C. "James Dixon" hallmarked deskstand, gadroon pattern, with crystal inkwell & sander (each 1 1/2" square. Dimensions: 9 1/2' wide; 4 " deep; charming early 19th century piece. ; 8vo
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Victorian Desk Stand, 19th C.
Fine with no dust jacket
#FT-912. Elaborate, silver-plated over pewter deskstand, two crystal wells with plated tops, all original. Purchased in New Zealand. Dimensions: 12" width; 8 1/4" depth; 4" height. the crystal wells are deep cut, 1 1/2" square. Elegant period piece. ; 8vo
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Silver Over Pewter Inkstand
Fine with no dust jacket
#3766. Marked :Meriden." Two raised pen rack at the border. Two large covered pressed glass square inkwells. Dimensions: 13" long; 8 1/2" wide; 4" high. ; 8vo
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550.00 USD
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Faience Inkstand
Fine with no dust jacket
#USA050501. Early piece. This charming French desk picece is simple yet elegant. Early 20th C. Mark is from Rouen. Dimensiopns 6 1/16" length; 4 1/2" depth; 2 3/4" height. ; 8vo
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575.00 USD
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19C. Brass & Crystal Desk Set.,
Fine with no dust jacket
#4296. Five pieces. Fine crystal well with stopper sits in a brass stand; rocking blotter; stamp box; nib tray. Outstanding desk accents. Dimensions: Inkstand is 7" square, 4 " high; stamp box is 5 1/2" wide, 1 1/2" high; nib tray is 4 3/4 " wide,; rocking blotter is 5 1/2" long, 3" high. ; 8vo
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750.00 USD
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Quartz Crystal Snail in Brass Stand
Fine with no dust jacket
#1432A. Collector's specialty inkwell. Quartz crystal snails are much rarer than pressed glass snails. The brass stand has an Indian motif indicating that it was created for that market or else to complete a desk arrangement with that motif. Dimensions: 7 " width, 4 " high; 4 3/4" deep. ; 8vo
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1000.00 USD
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18th Century Style Pewter Desk Stand
Fine with no dust jacket
#1368. Footed pewter inkwell stand with James Dixon (marked) pewter sander and blue glass inserts. Dimensions: 10 1/8" width; 6 1/2" depth; 5 1/4" high (top of the sander). ; 8vo
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450.00 USD
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Camel Figural Inkwell
Fine with no dust jacket
#2736. Large. beautifully finished in fine details and outstanding color, this inkwell has its original ceramic insert. An outstanding figural addition for camel collectors & figural inkwell collectors. ; 8vo
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550.00 USD
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Indian Chief Bookends
#3792C. These painted iron bookends are quite heavy and large. An excellent choice for tall books. Dimensions: 4" wide, 4 3/4" high, 1 1/2" deep.; 8vo
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125.00 USD
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Lion Figural Inkwell
#42XX. Perfect desk accessory for all the Leos. This lion's mouth opens to reveal an inkwell inside. Original paint and in excellent condition. Dimensions: 10 1/2" wide, 5" high (closed), 8 1/2" deep.; 8vo
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Double Emeralite Partners Lamp
#DBLEMER. Brass-columned "Emeralite" base with all four of its original "Sengebusch" inkwells (dated 1907). The mouth-blown French green glass shades are of the highest quality. It has been rewired to insure safety and utility. a rare survivor of the early years of the 20th Century. Dimensions: Base is 10 1/2" square; the lamp is 18" high, and the shades extend to 13 inches.; 8vo
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Laurel-Crowned Letters
Chicago, IL. A.C. McLurg 1893 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # P-060406. 7 volumes. 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. This is seven uniformly-bound volumes from McLurg's Laurel-Crowned Letters series. It consistes of one volume each of "The Best Letters" of William Cowper, Percy Byssche Shelley, Lady Mary Montagu, Lord Chesterfield, Horace Walpole, Charles Lamb, and Mme. de Sevigny. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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The Apocrypha
Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # V-050611A. Full red leather with gilt stamped decorations on fron and rear boards & spine. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of H. Christopher Dawson on inside front board. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Lincoln Bust, Cast by Ronson
circa 1920 Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket
12" high, 8 1/4" wide, 6"deep. Weighs 7 3/4 pounds. Wonderful bust of Lincoln, cast by Ronson, who also made bookends and still makes the famous lighters. ; 8vo
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1500.00 USD
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1932 Roosevelt Election Poster
1932 First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
1932 Poster urging election of FDR, printed by the Sweeny Lithograph Co., Belleville, N.J. 17 1/2" high, 12 1/2" wide. ; 8vo
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75.00 USD
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A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott (Leech, Illus.) The Comic History of England
London Punch 1860 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by John Leech
#V-031203C. 2 vol. Full blue leather, spines uniformly faded to brown. Red and tan leather labels. Illustrated "With ten coloured etchings, and one hundred and twenty woodcuts by John Leech." The "comic" seems to refer to the pictures, as the text is a straight-forward, if eccentric, history.; Colored etchings & woodcuts; 8vo
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Apuleius The Golden Ass
London Chiswick Press 1904 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # IK-05. Reddish brown cloth with tan spine. Front board stamped with title, paper label on spine. No. 84 of 220 copies, 200 of which were for sale in Great Britain and 20 were for presentation. Translated in 1566 by William Adlington, the first done in English. Printed in red and black at the Chiswick Press on handmade paper, with rubricated chapter headings, woodcut initial letters, and an ornate Art Nouveau frontispiece and title page by W.L. Bruckman. Part of the Cheswick Library of Noble Writers. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall
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Austen, Jane Complete Works The Adelphi Edition
Cambridge, England W. Heffer & Sons N.D. First Edition Thus Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket
Inv. #1226A. Six volumes. Jane Austen's six completed novels, plus "Lady Susan," and "The Watsons." 3/4 red morocco over grey boards; raised bands, gold tooling. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Austen, Jane The Novels of Jane Austen (Winchester Edition, 12 vol.)
Edinburgh John Grant 1911-1912 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # 071130B. 12 volumes, beautifully bound in full blue calf by Zaehnsdorf, gilt stamped rule on front and rear boards, gilt decoration on spine, with red morocco labels. Professional repair to three hinges, else near fine. 8.5" x 5.25" This is the 1911-1912 reissue of the 1898 Winchester Edition of Grant Richards, London (Gilson E91). According to Gilson, this reissue consisted of the original 10 volumes (as reissued in 1905-1906), and still printed by T. & A. Constable, Edinburgh, along with 2 additional volumes, printed by Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh. The volumes are: 1&2, Sense & Sensibility; 3&4, Pride & Prejudice; 5&6, Mansfield Park; 7&8, Emma; 9 Northanger Abbey; 10, Persuasion; 11, Lady Susan, The Watsons, Letters (1-36); 12, Letters (37-96) and appendices. A wonderful set of a very important edition of Austen. ; 8vo
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Austen, Jane The Novels & Letters of Jane Austen
New York/Philadelphia Frank S. Holby 1906 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # P-081024. 12 Volumes bound in publisher's brown cloth with paper spine labels; T.E.G. Limited Stoneleigh Edition, this is Number 592 of 1250 Numbered copies. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson, with an Introduction by William Lyon Phelps. 60 color illustrations by C.E. and H.M. Brock. This is identical to Holby's Chawton Edition, and consists of 10 volumes of the Novels, and 2 of the shorter works (Lady Susan & the Watsons) and the Letters. An exceptional set, with the classic Brock illustrations. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo
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2500.00 USD
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Austen, Jane The Novels and Letters of Jane Austen
Boston & New York Jefferson Press 1915 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by C.E. & H.M. Brock
Inv. # V-071130A. 12 volumes bound in brown leather over marbled boards with marbled endpapers, with red and green spine labels, gilt-stampe d titles and elaborate gilt-stamped tooling on spine. T.E.G. Title pages in red & black. Illustrated by C.E. and H.M. Brock. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson,with an Introduction by Prof. William Lyon Phelps, Ph.D., Lampson Professor of English Literature, Yale University. 8.5" x 5.25" This is a 1915 reissue in 12 volumes of the 10-volume Old Manor House Edition (Gilson E106), published in 1906 by Frank S. Holby. The Holby edition was also reissued as the 12 volume (limited) 1906 Chawton Edition; as the 12 volume 1906 Manydown Edition; as the 1907 12 volume Illustrated Cabinet Edition (Dana Estes); and as the 1913 12 volume "Winchester Edition" (Himebaugh, New York), this last not to be confused with the Winchester Editions issued by John Grant, Edinburgh. Our set consists of 10 volumes of the Novels, and 2 of the minor works and the Letters.; Color Illustrations; 8vo
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Austen, Jane The Novels of Jane Austen
London & New York George Routledge & Sons 1883 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # P090428. 5 volumes, bound in brown 3/4 leather with marbled boards and endpapers. The set consists of the novels only, as that was all that was published in 1883. Some boards have been reattached. Bindings tight. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Austen, Jane Jane Austen's Novels
London J.M. Dent & Company 1908 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by C.E. & H.M. Brock
Inv. # P080730. 10 volumes, bound in publisher's light green cloth, decorated with illustration of young girl on front board. Titles in gilt with highly decorated front board and spine. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson, with color illustrations by C.E. Brock (Sense & Sensibility [vol. 1 & 2], Emma [vol. 7 & 8], and Persuasion [vol.10]) and H.M. Brock (Pride & Prejudice [vol. 3 & 4], Mansfield Park [vol. 5 & 6], and Northanger Abbey [vol. 9]). The set was originally issued in 1898. These are the classic illustrations of the novels, loved by many, but apparently not a reviewer in Academy 55 in 1898, who sniffed: "The value of Messrs. Brock's [sic] illustrations is another matter. We have long been convinced that Jane Austen's characters refuse to fit any artist's mould." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Austen, Jane The Novels & Letters of Jane Austen
Boston & New York Jefferson Press 1915 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by C.E. & H.M. Brock
Inv. # V-071130A. 12 volumes. Beautifully bound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards with marbled endpapers; spines handsomely gilt-stamped, with red and green leather labels; top edge gilt. Title pages in red & black. Illustrated by C.E. and H.M. Brock. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson,with an Introduction by Prof. William Lyon Phelps, Ph.D., Lampson Professor of English Literature, Yale University. 8.5" x 5.25" This is a 1915 reissue in 12 volumes of the 10-volume Old Manor House Edition (Gilson E106), published in 1906 by Frank S. Holby. The Holby edition was also reissued as the 12 volume (limited) 1906 Chawton Edition; as the 12 volume 1906 Manydown Edition; as the 1907 12 volume Illustrated Cabinet Edition (Dana Estes); and as the 1913 12 volume "Winchester Edition" (Himebaugh, New York), this last not to be confused with the Winchester Editions issued by John Grant, Edinburgh. Our set consists of 10 volumes of the Novels, and 2 of the minor works and the Letters. A stunning set on thick paper, and beautifully bound. ; Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Austen, Jane Love & Freindship and Other Early Works
New York 1922 First American Edition; Second Printing Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Inv. # P-070218. Publisher's grey cloth with title and decoration stamped in blue on front board, and title stamped in blue on spine. Endpapers decorated with pictures by Cassandra Austen. Publisher's flowered cotton Dust Jacket with floral design and paper label on front. "Love and Freindship and Other Early Works, now First Published from the Original Ms." Introduction by G.K. Chesterton. This is the first collection of Austen's juvenalia, and includes the title work, "Lesley Castle," "The History of England," a "Collection of Letters," and "Scraps." All points of First American Edition, 2nd Printing as described by Gilson, F3. Minor discoloration on front and rear endpapers, affecting some decoration, but not affecting text. Bindings tight, internally clean. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Austen, Jane The Novels of Jane Austen
London & New York J.M. Dent/E.P. Dutton 1907-1909 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # P-071104. 6 volumes bound in 3/4 brown leather over green cloth boards, with marbled endpapers and T.E.G. Six dentelles on spine with gilt-stamped decoration and titles. Illustrated in color by H.M. and C.E. Brock. A classic set of Austen's novels, but not including the shorter works. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Austen, Jane The Complete Works of Jane Austen
London the Folio Society 1975 Second Revised Edition; 5th Printing (1988) Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket
Inv. # P-071220A. 7 volumes. Boxed set bound in light gray cloth over salmon boards, gilt-stamped decoations on spine. Publisher's original box intact. This is the Fifth (1988) printing of the Folio Society's 1975 edition, with wood engravings by Joan Hassall, and based on the Chapman edition. This set includes the shorter works. ; Wood engraving; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Austen, Jane The Novels & Writings of Jane Austen
New York McDevitt-Wilson Circa 1892 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. #P-080320. 6 volumes in publisher's blue cloth with original paper spine labels. T.E.G. Two illustrations per volume. This is an undated reprint of the Roberts Brothers 1892 edition(Gilson, E76, p. 266), which was originally issued in 12 volumes. This set bound each work into one volume instead of the two each as issued by Roberts Brothers. The two illustrations in each volume are the frontispieces of the Roberts volumes. The set consists of all six Novels, "Lady Susan", "The Watsons", and Austen-Leigh's "Memoir" and the "Letters." Over all in very good condition with some wear (but no tears) to headbands and some minor bumping to corners. The paper labels are faded but intact. All joints and hinges are tight and intact.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Austen, Jane The Novels & Letters of Jane Austen
Boston & New York Jefferson Press 1915 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by C.E. & H.M. Brock
Inv. # P-080504. 12 volumes bound in blue cloth with gilt-stamped titles and rules on spine; marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Title pages in red & black. Illustrated by C.E. and H.M. Brock. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson,with an Introduction by Prof. William Lyon Phelps, Ph.D., Lampson Professor of English Literature, Yale University. 8.5" x 5.25" This is a 1915 reissue in 12 volumes of the 10-volume Old Manor House Edition (Gilson E106), published in 1906 by Frank S. Holby. The Holby edition was also reissued as the 12 volume (limited) 1906 Chawton Edition; as the 12 volume 1906 Manydown Edition; as the 1907 12 volume Illustrated Cabinet Edition (Dana Estes); and as the 1913 12 volume "Winchester Edition" (Himebaugh, New York), this last not to be confused with the Winchester Editions issued by John Grant, Edinburgh. Our set consists of 10 volumes of the Novels, and 2 of the minor works and the Letters.; Color Illustrations; 8vo
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Barrie, James M. The Novels, Tales & Sketches of J.M. Barrie
NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1896 First American Edition Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket
Inv. #5449. Eight volumes. 3/4 Green leather over green cloth boards. Author's edition, with facsimile signature of J.M. Barrie.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "This is the only American edition of my books produced with my sanction." From the Introduction by J.M. Barrie. This edition of his collected works was published before a boy named Peter decided never to grow up.
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1500.00 USD
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Barrie, James M. The Works of James M. Barrie
NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1929 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket; Slight shadowing on some spines.
#1385. Peter Pan Edition. 14 volumes. Reddish Brown cloth boards with ecru linen spines, and publisher's original paper labels. Gold stamp of Peter Pan on front cover of each volume. All pages uncut in every volume. Number 663 of 1030 sets for the United States, of which 1000 are for sale and 30 for presentation. Photo frontispiece in each volume. This set is pristine as it came from the publisher, including the glue marks from the original paper labels on the spine.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Barrie, James M. (Rackham, Arthur, Illus.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
NY Charles Scribner's Sons 1908 First American Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Inv. # RW050910. Green cloth cover with illustration of Peter Pan riding a goat gold-stamped on front cover. Gold stamped title on front cover and spine. Fifty-one tipped-in color illustrations by Rackham, consisting of frontis plus 50 numbered illustrations. All tipped-in illustrations are mounted on thick brown paper at end of text, with titles of illustrations on tissue guards.; Color Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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1500.00 USD
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Beaumont & Fletcher The Works of Beaumont & Fletcher
London Edward Moxon 1840 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Some wear to hinges. One corner slightly bumped. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown.
Inv. #1203B. Two volumes. Full Black Crushed Morocco with gilt decorations on front and back boards and Six Dentils on Spine. Signed binding by J. Wright Noel Street. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Black, Elenora & Sidney Robinson (compilers) The Gold Rush Song Book
San Francisco Colt Press 1940 First Edition Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket
Inv. #1205A. Cloth and cardboard cover. "Comprising a Group of Twenty-Five authentic Ballads as they were sung by the Men who dug for Gold in California during the period of the Great Gold Rush of 1849." With Music. According to the compilers, "With three irresistible exceptions, the text are reprinted from paper-bound songsters published before 1860." ; 8vo
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175.00 USD
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Blake, William The Catalogue of the 1939 Philadelphia Museum of Art Blake Exhibition
Phila., PA Phila. Museum of Art 1939 Limited Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket Illustrated by Blake
Inv. #1226B. A beautiful copy (with original wraps bound in) of the foremost William Blake exhibitions held in the U.S. to the year 1939. Bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards with marbled endpapers; Book plate: "Ex Libris Wm. R. Cabrera" Five bands on spine, gilt decorations & title. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall
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Boccaccio The Decameron of Boccaccio
London Lawrence & Bullen 1893 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket Illustrated by Louis Chalon
Inv. #P-030520. 2 volumes. 3/4 Brown leather over marbled boards. T.E.G. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is #681.; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Boswell, James The Life of Samuel Johnson
London Office of the National Illustrated Library 1859 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
#447B. 4 vol. 3/4 tan leather over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers and edges. Ornate gilt decoration on spine, red and black leather labels. Profusely illustrated with engravings of places and people significant in Johnson's life.; Steel engraving; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Boswell, James The Life of Samuel Johnson
London John Murray 1839 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket; Some boards expertly reattached.
#P-020227. 10 vol. Full tan calf, with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Elaborate gilt decoration on spine, black and green leather labels. ; Steel engraving; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Boswell, James The Life of Samuel Johnson
Bath George Bayntun 1925 First Edition Thus Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket
Inv. #462B. 2 volumes. 3/4 brown morocco over brown boards, bound by Bayntun-Reviere of Bath. Marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Newly edited and with notes by Roger Ingpen. With 576 illustrations, facsimiles, and maps, including 13 photogravures. This is a beautifully illustrated edition of Boswell's classic biography of Johnson, with portraits of all the major persons in the work.; Photo-gravure; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Britton, John The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain
London M.A. Nattali 1835 Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket
Inv. #P-030515. Five volumes. Extensively illustrated with line drawings and engravings showing "elevations, Plan, Sections and details of ancient English Edifices with Historical and Descriptive Accounts of Each." 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards; marbled endpapers. AEG. A few bumped corners. Previous owner's label : "Randall & Kellogg Architects, Phila." ; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Browne, Sir Thomas Religio Medici
London MacMillan & Co., Ltd. 1926 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
#4998. 3/4 blue leather over blue cloth boasrds. Marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Bound by Riviere.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 392 pages
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Bunyan, John The Complete Works of John Bunyan
Philadelphia Bradley, Garretson & Co. 1872 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
#453F. Full green leather with gold-stamped front, rear, and spine. With an Introduction by the Rev. John P. Gulliver, D.D.; Steel engraving; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Burns, Robert The Complete Poetical Works
Boston & New York Houghton and Mifflin 1897 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 4917E. 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Part of the Cambridge Edition of the Poets. ; 8vo; 397 pages
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Burton, Robert The Anatomy of Melancholy
New York W.J. Widdleton 1865 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # P080803. 2 volumes bound in 3/4 tan leather over marbled boards, with marbled endpapers and edges. Frontispiece to the original edition. "The Anatomy of Melancholy, What it is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms, Prognostics, and Several Cures of it. In Three Partitions. With their several Sections, Members, and Subsections, Philosophically, Medically, Historically Opened and Cut Up. By Democritus Junior." A New Edition. Originally published in 1652. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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Bussey, George Moir History of Napoleon
London Joseph Thomas 1840 First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Horace Vernet
Inv. #TC-050605. 2 volumes. 3/4 blue leather over blue cloth boards. A.E.G. Signed Bayntun binding.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Byron Poetical Works of Lord Byron (12 volumes in 6)
Phila., PA J.B. Lippincott 1892 Not First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket; Minor ageing characteristics. No major defects.
Inv. #1090A. Six volumes. Three-quarter black leather over marbled boards and endpapers. Tight binding; small type. Spine titles marked in gilt. Very attractive set ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Byron, Lord The Works of Lord Byron
London John Murray 1834 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
#1172E. 17 vol. Full black calf, with gilt decorations to spine. Set consits of six volumes of a Life and Letters of Byron by Thomas Moore, Esq. and eleven volumes of poetry.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Byron, Lord Poetical Works
London John Murray 1814 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 1326. Full tan leather with marbled boards and endpapers. Rebound early editions of three of Byron's long poems: "The Giaour," (eleventh edition) "The Bride of Abydos," (eighth edition) and "The Corsair" (sixth edition). ; 8vo
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Caniff, Milton The "Pop-Up" Terry & the Pirates ("Shipwrecked")
Chicago, IL. Pleasure Books, Inc. 1935 First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # V-051010. Illustrated cardboard cover. This book was one of many pop-up books published by Pleasure Books of Chicago, which trade-marked the term "Pop-Up," and most of which were based on popular cartoon characters. The book contains three pop-ups in color, all of which work, and many black-and white illustrations by Caniff. ; Pop-Up; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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Carroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wondderland and Through the Looking Glass.
New York Macmillan 1943 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 454E. 1 volume 3/4 green leather (spine faded to tan) over green cloth boards. T.E.G. Signed binding by Charles S. Lauriat of Boston. Part of Macmillan Children's Classics series. 92 B&W illustratio ns by John Tenniel, with a color frontispiece. This book contains both "Alice" books in one volume, beautifully illustrated with the original Tenniel drawings, and is hardly a "Children's" book. ; 8vo
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Carroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
NY E.P. Dutton & Co. 1929 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Willy Pogany
Purple cloth cover with gold-stamped illustration of Alice and the White Rabbit on front. Colored endpapers featuring scenes from the book. Pogany's delightful black-and-white line illustrations present Alice as a definite child of the '20's, including bobbed hair and a mid-thigh length checked skirt, knee sox, and a "sailor" blouse.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 192 pages
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Carroll, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
London Macmillan & Co. , Ltd 1931/1934 Hardcover Fine with no dust jacket Illustrated by John Tenniel
Inv. # 5419. 2 volumes, exquisitely bound by Riviere & Sons in full green leather. All edges gilt. Gilt decorations on spine, with red and green labels. Gilt stamped decoration on front board---White Rabbit on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the Red Queen on Through the Looking Glass. Green marbled endpapers. Each volume has the original Tenniel illustrations---42 in Alice and 50 in Through the Looking Glass. These are the Miniature Editions first published in 1907. Our Alice was published in 1934, and our Looking Glass in 1931. The Alice is inscribed "May 26, 1939/ To Suzie/ With love from/ Cubby." There are no markings in the Looking Glass. ; B&W Illustrations; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Casanova, Jaques The Memoirs of Jaques Casanova de Seingalt
NY G.P. Putnam's Sons N.D. Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 445D. Six Volumes. Green cloth with gold-stamped title on spine. Translated by Arthur Machen. Stated to be "The First complete and unabridged English translation." Published in England by Elek Books, and in Canada by Longmans, Green & Co. ; Wood engraving; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Catullus (Burton & Smithers, Tr.) The Carmina of Catullus
NY Privately Printed 1928 Limited/Numbered Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
#1381B. No. 375 0f 750 copies. Brown cloth boards with tan buckram spine. Publisher's black leather label on spine. Top edge stained brown, all other edges untrimmed. "The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, Completely Englished into Verse and Prose, the Metrical Part by Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, and the Prose Portion, Introduction and Notes Explanatory and Illustrative by Leonard C. Smithers; Including the Latin Text of Catullus." Privately printed for subscribers only. With 8 full page plates.; Drawings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 323 pages
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Cellini, Benvenuto The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
New York Brentano's 1906 First Edition Thus Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # 1177B. 2 volumes. Tan 3/4 leather over tan cloth boards with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Six gilt-stamped compartments on spine, with title gold-stamped on spine. Edited and translated by John Addington Symonds, with a biographical sketch of Cellini by Symonds. Introduction by Royal Cortissoz. Illustrated by reproductions of 40 prortraits and views illustrating the life. ; 8vo
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Cervantes, Miguel de Don Quixote de la Mancha
London Cassell, Petter & Galpin N.D. First Edition Thus Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by Gustave Dore
#JS-0032. Green cloth cover, with gold stamping on front and spine. A.E.G. The text edited by T.W. Clark, M.A., and a biographical notice of Cervantes by T. Teignmouth Shore, M.A.; Copper plate; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 737 pages
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Collins, Wilkie The Works of Wilkie Collins
London Chatto & Windus 1886-1890 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket; Some joints rubbed but intact and tight. Some spine labels replaced with new leather labels. Some gilding rubbed and faded.
Inv. # 463A. 25 volumes. 3/4 tan leather over marbled boards & endpapers. Six compartments and five raised bands on spine, with gilt decorations. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Cowley, Abraham The Works of Abraham Cowley
London John Sharpe 1809 Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket
Inv. # T-300D4. 3 volumes full tan leather with green marbled endpapers, red leather labels (some new). Deckled edges. A Preface, biographical and critical, by Samuel Johnson, LL.D., and remarks by J. Aiken, M.D. Cowley was a contemporary of Milton, and was more popular than Milton when both were alive. ; 8vo
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Cowper, William The Poetical Works of William Cowper
London Bell & Daldy 1867 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. # 1031D. 3 volumes in full brown leather with red & green spine labels and stamped decoration. All edges trimmed in red. Part of the Aldine Series of British Poets. Cowper was a favorite of Jane Austen who quoted him twice in Mansfield Park, and of John Fowles. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall
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Cowper, William Poems by William Cowper, Esq.
London J. Johnson 1800 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Inv. # 1381F. 2 volumes, full green leather with gilt rule on front boards. A New Edition. Cowper was a favorite of Jane Austen, who quoted him twice in Mansfield Park. This is a nice early edition of his works. ; 8vo
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D'Alton, The Rev. E.A. History of Ireland
London Gresham Publishing Co. 1912 Third Revised Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Inv. #461A. 6 volumes. Green cloth boards with title gold-stamped on front cover and on spine in Celtic lettering. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo
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