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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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"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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CHURCHILL'S OWN COPY of the FIRST SWEDISH EDITION of his famed work Step by Step; in the publisher's full morocco presentation binding
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Steg for Steg 1936-1939. [Step by Step 1936-1939]. [Winston Churchill’s Copy]
Stockholm: Skoglunds Bokforlag, 1939.
First Swedish edition and Churchill's own copy of the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, in the publisher's rare full morocco presentation binding by Nordiska Bokhandelns Bokbinderi with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, original wrappers bound in. It is thought that Churchill's Swedish publishers, Messrs. Skoglund Bokforlag, normally sent him two specially bound copies of each title they published. It was his practice to…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 146028
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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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"China, with her five thousand years of history, her vast territory and her enormous population stands like a mountain peak among the nations of the world": Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea during the period of Japanese occupation
Photographic View Book of China, Manchuria, and Korea.
Japan: c. 1930.
First edition, oblong quarto, original boards. Gilt-lettered cloth, string-bound. Text in Japanese with captions in both Chinese and English. Illustrated with photographs throughout, large folding panorama of the Great Wall of China; folding map of Korea, Manchuria and portions of northeastern China. A unique record of history.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 60076
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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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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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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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"Experience is the teacher of all things": Commentaires de César, avec des Notes Historiques, Critiques et Militaires
CAESAR, Gaius Julius.
Commentaires de César, avec des Notes Historiques, Critiques et Militaires [Caesar’s Comments, with Historical, Critical and Military Notes].
Paris: A Montargis, 1785.
First edition edited and translated by Lancelot Turpin de Crissé. Quarto, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, gilt titles to the spine, engraved title pages, two portraits and 40 folding plates, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 104356
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Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel
HANDEL, George Frideric and Joseph Hayden.
Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel.
London: I. Walsh, William Randall, C.S. Thompson, G. Walker, et al. Ossenbach sul Meno: Giovanni Andre, c. 1740-1815.
Rare collection of late 18th and early 19th century sheet music of the Celebrated Symphonies and Overtures of Joseph Haydn and George Frideric Handel. Quarto, bound in a variety of marbled wrappers and boards with some disbound. The collection includes Sei Quartetti concertanti per due Violini, Viola e Violoncello al Signor Giuseppe Haydn (Ossenbach Sul Meno: Giovanni Andre) Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick: An Ode Wrote in Honour of St. Cecilia By Mr. M. Dryden Set to Musick by Mr. Handel (London: J. Walsh), Six Overtures fitted to the Harpsicord or Spinnet Composed by Mr. Handel (London: J.…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 112946
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THE RIVERSIDE EDITION OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, HANDSOMELY BOUND
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth.
The Writings of Longfellow.
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1886.
Octavo, three-quarters leather, 14 volumes. Top edge gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panel, marbled endpapers. One of 500 numbered copies. This is set number 144. It also includes the three volume Final Memorials of Longfellow by Ticknor and Company published in 1887. All volumes are numbered 144 of 300 copies. Each volume contains the bookplate of noted American poet and publisher Scofield Thayer, best known for his art collection, which is housed in the Metropolitan Mueseum of Art. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 3612
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First Edition of John Francis Rigaud's English translation of A Treatise on Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci
RIGAUD, John Francis. [Leonardo Da Vinci].
A Treatise on Painting, by Leonardo Da Vinci. Faithfully Translated from the Original Italian, and Now First Digested Under Proper Heads.
London: Printed for J. Taylor, 1802.
First edition thus of English painter and Royal Academician John Francis Rigaud's English translation of Leonardo da Vinci's Treatise on Painting, compiled from manuscripts written during his lifetime, but only first published in Italian in 1651. Octavo, bound in three quarter contemporary calf over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated with twenty-three copper-plates and other figures, engraved frontispiece portrait of Da Vinci from a picture in the Florentine Museum. New Life of the Author by John Sidney Hawkins. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 147281