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First edition of Richard R. Holmes' Queen Victoria; profusely illustrated with engraved portraits from the royal collections
HOLMES, Richard R. [Queen Victoria].
Queen Victoria.
London: Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897.
First edition of this finely illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria compiled and edited by the librarian to the Queen, Richard Holmes. Quarto, bound in three quarter vellum over cloth-covered boards with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt tooling to the spine and panels, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the Queen and Prince of Wales, profusely illustrated with tissue guarded engravings, several after portraits from the Royal Collections, original wrappers bound in. In near fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 137819
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Sarah Churchill's A Thread in the Tapestry; FINELY BOUND BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE
CHURCHILL, Sarah [Winston S. Churchill].
A Thread in the Tapestry.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1967.
First edition, early printing of the author's deeply moving eulogy of her father, Sir Winston Churchill. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139833
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Rare first edition of Forty-One Years in India; Bound in Full Vellum
ROBERTS, Lord Frederick Sleigh.
Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern to Commander in Chief.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1898.
First edition of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army Lord Robert's memoirs. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and gilt tooling to the spines, double gilt ruling and gilt coats of arms to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges red, illustrated with tissue-guarded engravings and maps. In fine condition. Bookplate. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 111058
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The Nimmo edition of Richard Burton's The Thousand and One Nights: The Arabian Nights Entertainments
BURTON, Richard.
The Thousand and One Nights: The Arabian Nights Entertainments. With an Introduction Illustrative of the Religion, Manners, and Customs of the Mohammedans.
London: J. C. Nimmo and Bain, 1883.
The Nimmo edition of Burton’s monumental masterpiece. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter maroon crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun with gilt titles and five raised bands to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with nineteen original etchings by Lalauze. One of 150 numbered copies printed on laid paper with proof etchings on Whatman paper, this is number 104. In good condition.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145314
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"This faint resemblance of thy charms, though strong as mortal art could give": Finely bound collection of the Poems of Lord Byron, each accompanied by an elaborately engraved plate
LORD BYRON. DRAWINGS BY CHALON, Leslie.
Heath’s Illustrations to the Works of Lord Byron, From Drawings by The First Artists.
London: A. Fullarton, And Co, c.1830.
Finely bound example of the poems of Lord Byron, each accompanied by a period engraving. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over decorative boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised gilt bands, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, frontispiece engraved portrait of Lord Byron. Illustrated with 36 full page engraved plates. In very good condition with the plates bright and crisp.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 95864
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First edition, limited issue of RICHARD R. HOLMES' QUEEN VICTORIA; PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVED PORTRAITS FROM THE ROYAL COLLECTIONS
HOLMES, Richard R. [Queen Victoria].
Queen Victoria.
London: Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897.
First edition, limited issue of this finely illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria compiled and edited by the librarian to the Queen, Richard Holmes, to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. Folio, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling and central royal Coat of Arms to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the Queen and Prince of Wales, profusely illustrated with tissue guarded engravings after portraits from the Royal…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139233
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"When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever, So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever": First Edition of A. A. Milne's Now We Are Six
MILNE, A. A. Decorations by Ernest Shepard.
Now We Are Six.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927.
First edition of the third book in Milne’s beloved Pooh series. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 143951
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First Edition of Kipling's The Five Nations; One of 30 Copies
KIPLING, Rudyard.
The Five Nations.
London: Methuen and Co, 1903.
First edition, one of 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. Octavo, bound in full vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. In near fine condition.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 110468
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"Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers": Finely bound example of The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord.
The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson.
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862.
Finely bound example of The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson. Small octavo, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the panels, gilt turn-ins, all edges marbled, engraved frontispiece portrait of Tennyson. In near fine condition. A superior example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 101470
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Finely bound collection of the letters and poems of Henry Kirke White; finely bound and decorated with a fore-edge painting
WHITE, Henry Kirke.
Remains of Henry Kirke White, with a Memoir of the Author. [Fore-edge Painting].
Glasgow: Printed for Richard Griffin & Co, 1844.
Finely bound collection of the letters and poems of Henry Kirke White. 12mo, finely bound in full morocco elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of White, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. A unique example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 142137
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Finely bound collection of Trollope's Mr. Scarborough's Family and An Old Man's Love
TROLLOPE, Anthony.
Mr. Scarborough’s Family and An Old Man’s Love.
London: Chatto & Windus; Edinburgh and William Blackwood and Sons, 1883-1884.
Finely bound collection of Trollope's Mr. Scarborough's Family and An Old Man's Love. Octavo, five volumes uniformly bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In good condition. Bookplates.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 110623
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Théophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin; finely bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son
GAUTIER, Théophile.
Mademoiselle de Maupin.
Paris: L. Conquet; G. Charpentier, 1883.
Finley bound example of Gautier's retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Riviere & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling and fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, hand-colored frontispiece to volume one, illustrated. In near fine condition. A very attractive set.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138581
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First Edition of William Thackeray's The Virginians; Finely Bound
THACKERAY, William.
The Virginians.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858-59.
First edition of Thackeray's memorable historical novel. Octavos, 2 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 92535
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First edition of Gustavas Dedman Crain's Market Data Book and Directory of Class, Trade and Technical Publications; finely bound by asprey
CRAIN, Gustavas Dedman.
Crain’s Market Data Book and Directory of Class, Trade and Technical Publications.
Chicago : G.D. Crain, Jr, 1921-22.
First edition of G.D. Crain's collection and analysis of market publications circa 1920. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full morocco by Asprey with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, raised bands, grey speckled endpapers, with original full color publication wrappers from various petroleum and dry good business throughout. In fine condition. A unique example.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 95096
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First edition of Anthony Powell's The Valley of Bones
POWELL, Anthony.
The Valley of Bones.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1964.
First edition of this classic work in the author’s Dance to the Music of Time series. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Broom-Lynne. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 144231
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First edition of Frances Trollope's The Barnabys in America
TROLLOPE, Frances.
The Barnabys in America; or, Adventures of the Widow Wedded.
London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1843.
First edition of the third installment in Frances Trollope's greatest work, The Widow Barnaby Trilogy. Octavo, three volumes bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards, tissue-guarded frontispieces and 6 plates by John Leech. In very good condition. Bookplates and blindstamps of Bowdoin College.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 132860
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First edition of Rufus Wilmot Griswold's The Republican Court of American Society in the Days of Washington; with twenty-one portraits of distinguished women
GRISWOLD, Rufus Wilmot.
The Republican Court of American Society in the Days of Washington.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854.
First edition of Griswold's account of the American Republican Court during the presidency of George Washington. Quarto, original publisher's full morocco with gilt titles to the spine, elaborate stamping to the spine and panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with twenty-one portraits of distinguished women including Mrs. George Washington and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton engraved from original pictures by Woolaston, Copley, Trumbull, et al. In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 138600
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Soixante-Dix_Sept Bibliophiles Signed Limited Edition of Machiavelli's La Mangragore (The Mandrake); One of 77 copies signed by artist Claude Durrens
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo. Illustrated by Claude Durrens.
La Mandragore: Comedie en Cinq Actes de Machiavel Gentilhomme Florentin. (The Mandrake).
Soixante-Dix_Sept Bibliophiles, .
Soixante-Dix-Sept signed limited edition of Machiavelli's classic comedy, The Mandrake. Folio, loose leaves as issued, illustrated with 12 original lithographs by Claude Durrens, additional suite of lithographs in rear. One of only 77 copies signed by the artist on the colophon. In very good condition. housed in the original one quarter morocco and chemise slip case.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 101228
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First edition of George Francis Dow and John Henry Edmonds' The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730
DOW, George Francis and John Henry Edmonds. Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost.
The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730.
Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1923.
First edition of the second book published by the Marine Research Society of Salem, Massachusetts. Large octavo, bound in three quarter morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, cartographic endpapers, illustrated, frontispiece. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 130594
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Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion; finely bound with a fore-edge painting of St. Saviour's church in London
Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: R. B. Seeley, 1830.
Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of St. Saviour's church in London. In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 142387
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“THREE THINGS CANNOT LONG BE HIDDEN: THE SUN, THE MOON, AND THE TRUTH": The Philosophy of Confucius; finely bound in full morocco by Maurin
CONFUCIUS. TRANSLATED BY JAMES LEGGE. ,.
The Philosophy of Confucius.
Mount Vernon and New York: The Peter Pauper Press, n.d..
First Peter Pauper edition of Legge's translation of the Analects of Confucius. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco by Maurin 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, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrations by Jeanyee Wong. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 130503
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First edition of Carlos Thompson's The Assassination of Winston Churchill; FINELY BOUND BY SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE
THOMPSON, Carlos. [Sir Winston Churchill].
The Assassination of Winston Churchill.
Buckinghamshire: Colin Smythe, 1969.
First edition, signed limited issue of the author's in-depth investigation into the allegations put forth in Rolf Hochhuth's 'Soldiers, An obituary for Geneva' (1967). Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. One of a limited number of copies signed by the author on the dedication page. In fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139267
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Facsimile Manuscript of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
The Great Gatsby Manuscript Facsimile.
Washington, D.C: Microcard Editions Books, 1973.
The facsimile manuscript edition of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine slipcase. Edited and with an introduction by Matthew Bruccoli.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 140683
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First Edition of Samuel Butler's The Way of All Flesh
BUTLER, Samuel.
The Way of All Flesh.
London: Grant Richards, 1903.
First edition of Butler's semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 110721