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"THE PAIN OF PARTING IS NOTHING TO THE JOY OF MEETING AGAIN": Charles Dickens' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby; elaborately bound in full crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere
DICKENS, Charles.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of one of Dickens' most popular novels. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel, gilt signature on the back panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. Illustrated with 40 plates. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 130269
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The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle; finely bound and illustrated
BOYLE, Robert.
The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle. In Six Volumes to which is prefixed The Life of the Author.
London: Printed for J. and F. Rivington, L. Davis, E. Johnston, S. Crowder, et al., 1772.
New edition of the complete works of the first modern chemist and pioneer in modern experimental scientific method. Quarto, six volumes, bound in full calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 24 engraved plates (most folding), frontispiece portrait of Boyle to volume one. In near fine condition. Rebacked.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 131348
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Rare Edition of Samuel Kent's The Grammar of Heraldry
KENT, Samuel.
The Grammar of Heraldry. Containing I. Rules of Blazoning, Cautions and Observations. II. Practical Directions for Marshalling with Discourses on the several Parts (or Ornaments) of an Atchievement. III. A Large Collection of Arms, by way of Example, Alphabetically digested. Wioth Two Appendices; And a List of the Subscribers; to most of them their Arms and Titles. The whole adorn’d with proper Cuts. By Samuel Kent.
London: Printed for J. Pemberton and sold by R. Tookey, 1716.
Rare first edition of this illustrated book on heraldry by Samuel Kent, who was one of the most renowned authorities in this field. Each page contains several (mostly five) coat of arms with captions. Small octavo, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels, raised bands, inner dentelles. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 144131
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"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it": Signed Limited Editions of the Works of Margaret Thatcher
THATCHER, Margaret.
The Downing Street Years, The Path to Power, The Collected Speeches and Statecraft, Strategies for a Changing World.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1993-97.
Signed limited editions of the works of Margaret Thatcher. Octavo, 4 volumes, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, illustrated. Each volume is signed by Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 135731
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"Well," said Stuart, "a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone": First Edition of Stuart Little; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery and Signed by E.B. White
WHITE, E.B.; Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stuart Little.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945.
First edition, first printing, with code "I-U" on copyright page of the author's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by E.B. White on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 147118
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Signed Limited Edition of William Faulkner's The Wild Palms
FAULKNER, William.
The Wild Palms.
New York: Random House, 1939.
Signed limited edition, number 14 of only 250 examples. In near fine condition, without the usual fading accustomed to this title. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 142141
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The Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments; finely bound and decorated with a double disappearing fore-edge painting
The Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Proper Lessons For Sundays and Other Holy-Days. [Double Fore-edge Painting].
Oxford: Printed at the Oxford University Press, 1863.
Finely bound Oxford University printing of the Book of Common Prayer and Administration to the Sacraments decorated with a double disappearing fore-edge painting. Small octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles to the spine, gilt inner dentelles, brass reinforced board edges and clasp, ribbons bound in, all edges gilt with a double disappearing fore-edge painting revealing two intricately painted Biblical scenes. In near fine condition. A very unique example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 138444
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Rare 18th Century French Nobility Patent
[DE CARRARA, Cajetau-Louis-Antoine].
18th Century French Nobility Patent.
November 13, 1710.
Rare 18th century French Patent of Nobility for Cajetau-Louis-Antoine de Carrara. Folio, bound in full velvet, the patent is comprised of five vellum leaves, the first with calligraphy within an elaborate engraved border; the third leaf with a gilt-painted armorial miniature, all edges gilt, rope bound in. Dated November 13, 1710, the patent is signed by Marie Therese, J. G. Van de Veld, F. L. Gilbert, and J. DeWitte. In very good condition.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 133430
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Rare First Edition of History of the New York Stock Exchange
HEMMING, Henry G.
History of the New York Stock Exchange.
New York: Henry Glover & Co, 1905.
First edition of this classic work. Thick quarto, bound in full morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, four views, and 353 steel-engraved portraits of financiers such as Henry Clews, George Jay Gould, J.P. Morgan, Jr., W.C. Kellogg, Arthur Whitney, and many others. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132283
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“I CAN'T STAND IT TO THINK MY LIFE IS GOING SO FAST AND I'M NOT REALLY LIVING IT”: Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
The Sun Also Rises.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
First edition, early printing of Hemingway's first major novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, Hemingway signature in gilt to the front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133895
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The Memorial edition of the Revised Version of the Holy Bible; in the publisher's deluxe full morocco
[BIBLE],.
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated Out of the Original Tongues: Being the Version Set Forth A.D. 1611 Compared with the Most Ancient Authorities and Revised.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1881-1885.
The Memorial edition of the Revised Version of the Holy Bible with a presentation slip signed by the President and Secretary of the American Committee of Revision. Royal octavo, three volumes, original publisher's deluxe full pebbled morocco, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 139542
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Rare First Edition of Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae
Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae.
Rome: Petri Pauli Montagnani-Mirabili, 1806.
Rare first edition of Schola Italica Artis Pictoriae sive Tabulae insigniores in Romanis Pinacothecis Adservatae. Folio, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, fine engraved pictorial title and 39 plates. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 90342
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Scarce First edition of The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer's, Best Guide
[ANONYMOUS],.
The Complete Family-Piece: and, Country Gentleman, and Farmer’s, Best Guide.
London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts, 1736.
First edition of this rare 18th century Book of Secrets. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the panels. Title page supplied in facsimile. In very good condition. Rebacked. Armorial bookplate. Scarce.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 132734
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First Editions of Each Volume the Classic Sword of Honour Trilogy; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
WAUGH, Evelyn.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men At Arms; Officers and Gentlemen; Unconditional Surrender.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1952-1961.
First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Sword of Honour Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, finely bound in full morocco by The Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition. A nice set. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146619
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"The perfect book" (Alice Walker): Rare first edition of Mules and Men; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
HURSTON, Zora Neale.
Mules and Men.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935.
First edition of Hurston's classic work, "the most engaging, genuine, and skillfully written book in the field of folklore" (Alan Lomax). Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Introduction by Franz Boas. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 141719
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"the first novel in the English language": Rare complete Brussels edition of all three books in Defoe's classic Robinson Crusoe series
DEFOE, Daniel.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
Brussels: B. Le Francq, 1803.
Cook's edition of all three books in Defoe's classic Robinson Crusoe series. Duodecimo, three volumes bound in full speckled sheepskin with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with eight engraved plates by Godin. In very good condition with rubbing to the spine. A very rare complete Brussels edition of this cornerstone in English literature.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145579
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First Edition of Pavel Petrovich Svin'in's Sketches of Russia
SVIN'IN, Pavel Petrovich (Paul Svinine).
Sketches of Russia.
London: Printed for R. Ackermann, 1814.
Scarce first edition of this sketch of Russian locations and historical figures. Octavo, bound in three quarter red calf over red cloth boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, rebacked with original spine strip laid down, top edge gilt, color frontispiece portrait of Emperor Alexander, illustrated with fifteen hand-colored aquatint plates and an engraved leaf of music arranging a Russian national song for the guitar. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities, light toning throughout.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 146468
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First Edition of Detaille s'est fait remarquer à la fois par l'ampleur de ses compositions et par le soin dont il témoigne dans l'exactitude des détails
DETAILLE, Eduoard; Text by Jules Richard.
L’Armee Francaise. Types et Uniformes.
Paris: Boussod et Valadon, 1885-89.
First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work. Large folios, 3 volumes. Elegantly bound in full red morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt. Limited to 100 sets with the 2 volumes suite of 150 plates on Japanese paper.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 4161
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“BEYOND THE EARTH, BEYOND THE FARTHEST SKIES, I TRY TO FIND HEAVEN AND HELL. THEN I HEAR A SOLEMN VOICE THAT SAYS: "HEAVEN AND HELL ARE INSIDE”: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; One of 550 Copies Signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe; In the Original Elaborate Binding
FITZGERALD, Edward; Illustrated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
London: Siegle, Hill & Company, 1910.
Signed limited first edition of this work reproduced in color from the manuscript written and illuminated by Francis Sangorski & George Sutcliffe, number 247 of 550 copies signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Folio, bound in publisher's full vellum, front panel elaborately stamped in gilt in a peacock motif, gilt titles and a floral motif to the spine, brown gilt morocco lettering label, pictorial endleaves. With twelve full-page illustrations inserted throughout. In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 108452
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Rare first edition, presentation copy of L'Hotel du Nord; inscribed by Eugène Dabit
DABIT, Eugene.
L’Hotel du Nord.
Paris: Robert Denoël, 1929.
First edition of the author's immensely popular novel. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Valmard with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers and additional patterned silk endleaves, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by Valmard, with two illustrations signed by Dabit mounted to the front and rear pastedown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Bernard Steele. Hors commerce copy, from a total edition of 250 numbered copies. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom marbled slipcase. Rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 144043
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First edition of Mary Howitt's Twelve Months with Fredrika Bremer in Sweden
HOWITT, Margaret. [Fredrika Bremer].
Twelve Months with Fredrika Bremer in Sweden.
London: Jackson, Walford, and Hodder, 1866.
First edition of Howitt's work on the twelve months she spent with close friend and writer Fredrika Bremer. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, tipped in tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Bremer with an inscription from her to Howitt in facsimile. In very good condition. Scarce with only one other copy traced at auction. Bookplate.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124150
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Rare deluxe limited edition of Alexander Dumas fils' The Princess of Baghdad
DUMAS FILS, Alexandre.
La Princesse De Bagdad: Piece en Trois Actes. [The Princess of Baghdad].
Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1881.
First edition of Dumas Fils' famed play, one of only 10 numbered copies printed on China paper. Royal octavo, bound in full ebony morocco stamp-signed by Pagnant with gilt titles and raised bands to the spine, central gilt coat of arms with red and blue morocco onlays and motto "Hun Contre Tous" to the front panel, red and gold monogram "L C" to the rear panel, wide gilt-decorated inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. One of the 10 deluxe numbered copies printed on China paper, this is number 5. Dumas instructed that the imaginary coats of arms of the…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 142628
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Bentley Motors Special Series limited edition of Ian Fleming’s first book Casino Royale; Signed by Stirling Moss who contributed the foreword
FLEMING, Ian; Introduction by Stirling Moss.
Casino Royale Bentley Limited Edition.
London: Vintage Books/ Random House, 2013.
Bentley Motors Special Series limited edition of Ian Fleming's first book, which introduced the world to James Bond. Quarto, one of only 500 examples produced and bound in full beluga-colored leather sourced from the tannery in Italy which provides hides for Bentley’s interiors, all edges silver, ribbon bound in, illustrated. Using Bentley's craftsmanship, this edition features the iconic double stitching and signature winged Bentley logo, all hand stitched on the leather casing. Bentley's trademark knurling adorns the metal spine which was inspired by the Bentley steel tread plate. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page, who contributed the foreword…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 109645
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First separate edition of Joseph Meredith Toner's George Washington as an Inventor and Promoter of the Useful Arts; exquisitely bound by Stikeman
TONER, Joseph Meredith [George Washington].
George Washington as an Inventor and Promoter of the Useful Arts. An Address Delivered at Mount Vernon, April 10, 1891, by J.M. Toner, M.D.
Washington, D.C.: Press of Gedney & Roberts Co, 1891.
First separate edition of Turner's address delivered at Mount Vernon on the occasion of the visit of the officers and members of the Patent Centennial Celebration. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by Stikeman & Co. with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In near fine condition. Remnant of the original front wrapper bound in. Stamps of the Freedom Foundation Library. Bookplate to the pastedown. An exquisitely bound example of this rare work.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133402