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The Riverside Edition of the writings of John Greenleaf Whittier
PICKARD, Samuel T. [John Greenleaf Whittier].
The Writings of John Greenleaf Whittier.
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1895.
Riverside edition of the collected writings of abolition advocate John Greenleaf Whittier. Octavos, nine volumes bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded engraved frontipieces. In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 109568
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“Couldn't something temporary be done with a teapot?”: First Edition of Dickens Dombey And Son
DICKENS, Charles.
Dombey and Son.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1848.
First edition in of Dickens’ novel of “Pride,” with 40 etchings by Hablôt Knight Browne (“Phiz”). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. With 40 engraved plates including frontispiece and engraved title by H. K. Browne. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 136227
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Rare limited Grolier Club edition of The History of Helyas Knight of the Swan
COPLAND, Robert [Translator] Wynkyn de Worde; Robert Hoe.
The History of Helyas Knight of the Swan.
The City of New York: The Grolier Club, 1901.
Limited edition of the Grolier Club's beautiful and literal facsimile reprint of Robert Hoe's unique copy of the 1512 edition of the classic medieval tale. Octavo, original publisher's full pigskin elaborately stamped in blind with the devices of Caxton and De Worde to the front and rear panels, brass clasps, illustrated, title page in black and red. One of three hundred and twenty-five copies on Whatman paper, and three copies on vellum. Translated by Robert Copland from the French version published in Paris in 1504. In very good condition. Housed in the original folding chemise slipcase.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147203
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"The whole thing was an affair of misty shadows": First edition of H. G. Wells' The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth
WELLS, H.G.
The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1904.
First edition of Wells' satiric utopian novel. Octavo, original blind-stamped green cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 95220
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First Edition of Hawthorne's The Marble Faun
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel .
The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1860.
First edition, first issue, with 16-page catalog dated March, 1860 inserted at rear of Volume one of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth, 2 volumes. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. BAL 7621.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 119422
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The Author's copy of the First British Edition of Death Be Not Proud
GUNTHER, John.
Death Be Not Proud.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1949.
First British edition of this deeply moving book, a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy, bound for the author. Octavo, bound by the author in full morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In very good condition. A unique piece.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 137985
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First Edition of George Kennan's American Diplomacy; Finely Bound by The Harcourt Bindery
KENNAN, George F.
American Diplomacy 1900-1950.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1951.
First British edition of Kennan'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. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144269
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Rare eighteenth century Italian printing of Goldoni's Commedie
GOLDONI, Carlo.
Delle Commedie Del Signor Carlo Goldoni Avvocato Veneto. Pere servire di continuazione al Nuovo Teatro Comico Del Medesimo Autore.
Bologna: A. S. Tommaso d'Aquino, 1762-1765.
Rare eighteenth century Italian printing of Goldoni's Commedie. Octavo, two volumes bound in full vellum. In good condition. A rare printing published during Goldoni's lifetime.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 129022
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"Who ere while the happy Garden sung, by one man's disobedience lost, now sing": Finely Bound Set of The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton
MILTON, John.
The Poetical Works of Mr. John Milton [Including Paradise Lost].
London: John Macrone, 1835.
Finely bound set of Milton's poetical works including his masterpiece Paradise Lost. Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in full brown calf, gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, raised bands, red and black morocco spine labels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Edited by Sir Edgerton Brydges. Illustratations by J.M.W. Turner. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 102379
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James Fields' Yesterdays With Authors; elaborately bound in full morocco by tout
FIELDS, James T.
Yesterdays With Authors.
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1882.
Finely bound illustrated edition of Fields' Yesterdays with Authors. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Tout with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, gilt decorative cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, watered silk doublures and endleaves, gilt topstain, extra illustrated with 61 rare plates including tissue-guarded frontispiece of Charles Dickens, and engraved portraits of Thackeray, Wordsworth, Hawthorne, Longfellow, and many others. In near fine condition. Bookplate.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 122843
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First edition of Marshall Loeb and William Safire's Plunging into Politics; from the library of William Safire
LOEB, Marshall and William Safire.
Plunging into Politics: How to Become or Support a Candidate of the National, State, of Local Level.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1964.
First edition of Safire and Loeb's classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in, top edge gilt. Safire's copy with his bookplate to the pastedown. William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and supported him again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He…
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 128605
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First edition of Laurence Pomeroy's The Grand Prix Car 1906-1939
POMEROY, Laurence. Illustrated by L. C. Cresswell.
The Grand Prix Car: 1906-1939.
London: Motor Racing Publications Limited, 1949.
First edition of Pomeroy's classic Grand Prix racing reference book. Quarto, bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated by L. C. Cresswell. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139223
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“We never know what’s in us till we stand by ourselves": The Works of George Meredith; finely bound by Maclehose
MEREDITH, George.
The Works of George Meredith.
Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co, 1897.
Finely bound set of the works of George Meredith. Octavo, 18 volumes bound by Maclehose in three quarters crushed morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, gilt topstain, engraved frontispiece to each volume. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 124159
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Alexandre Dumas' Les Trois Mousquetaires
DUMAS, Alexandre [Alexander].
Les Trois Mousquetaires.
Paris: Calmann-Lévy, 1921.
Finely bound example of Dumas' classic work in the original French. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter crimson crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145243
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Rare First Edition of The Norwegian Account of Haco’s Expedition against Scotland
JOHNSTONE, James [Translator].
The Norwegian Account of Haco’s Expedition Against Scotland.
Copenhagen: Printed for the author, 1782.
Rare first edition of this classic account of Haco's campaign against Alexander III of Scotland in 1263, a campaign that culminated in the Battle of Largs and resulted in Håkon's death. Small octavo, bound in half calf over marbled boards, gilt morocco spine label. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146130
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First edition of Jules Michelet's The Insect; finely bound in full morocco with a double fore-edge painting
MICHELET, Jules. Illustrated by Giacomelli.
The Insect. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1875.
First edition of this elaborately illustrated work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and panels, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, with 140 illustrations by Giacomelli. Decorated with a hidden double fore-edge painting displaying landscapes of Boston and Philadelphia. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 136458
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Rare sixth edition of William McGuffey's The Eclectic Fourth Reader
MCGUFFEY, William.
The Eclectic Fourth Reader: Containing Elegant Extracts in Prose and Poetry, From the Best American and English Writers. With Copious Rules for Reading, and Directions for Avoiding Common Errors.
Cincinnati: Published by Truman and Smith, 1838.
Finely bound sixth edition of the fourth McGuffey Reader. Octavo, bound in full contemporary mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140352
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Lord George Campbell's Log-Letters From "The Challenger"; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
CAMPBELL, George.
Log-Letters From “The Challenger.” [Fore-edge Painting].
London: Macmillan and Co, 1881.
Finely bound example of Campbell's account of the cruise of The Challenger. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a maritime landscape. In good condition. Bookplate.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138428
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The Fairy Queen; Bound In Full Contemporary Calf
SPENSER, Edmund.
The Fairy Queen. With a Glossary, Explaining the Old and Obscure Words.
London: J. and R. Tonson, 1758.
Finely bound edition of this classic work. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, with nine full page engraved plates by Louis du Geurnier. In very good condition, with the ownership signature on title page of a W. A. Watson and occasional marginalia, rebacked. A very sharp example.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 144293
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The Lansdowne Poets edition of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott; finely bound with a fore-edge painting
SCOTT, Sir Walter.
The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Frederick Warne and Co, n.d.
The Lansdowne Poets edition of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Scott. Decorated with a fore-edge painting. In near fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 136573
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First edition of Hélène Adeline Guerber's Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas
GUERBER, Hélène Adeline.
Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas.
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1909.
First edition of one of the author's most enduring works. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant emerald green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, frontispiece, illustrated. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138991
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First edition of James Ford Rhodes' The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations 1897-1909; finely bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf
RHODES, James Ford [William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt].
The McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations 1897-1909.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922.
First edition of Rhodes' authoritative work on the McKinley and Roosevelt Administrations. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 139557
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Rare first edition of Lord Houghton's Opening Address before the Norwich congress; warmly inscribed by him
MILNES, Richard Monckton. [The Right Honorable Lord Houghton].
Opening Address by Lord Houghton, President of the Society.
c. 1873.
Rare first edition of Lord Houghton's Opening Address before the Norwich Congress of the Social Science Association. Octavo, bound in three quarters contemporary calf over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "with the best regards of Houghton." In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 112568
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First edition of Curiosities of Biography, or Memoirs of Remarkable Men
Curiosities of Biography, or Memoirs of Remarkable Men. Illustrated by One Hundred Characteristic Portraits.
Glasgow: Printed for Richard Griffin & Company, 1845.
First edition of this classic collection of biographies. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated. In very good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 125012