LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH STORY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND DANE PROFESSOR OF LAW AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY : EDITED BY HIS SON [Two volumes]
by Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895 [editor]; Story, Joseph, 1779-1845 [subject]
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851. Hardcover. Octavo, Two volumes (xii, 574 pages ; viii, 676 pages). In Fair condition. Ex-library: call number in ink on spines, pin-hole library stamp on title pages. Spines are black with gold print. Boards in black cloth. Tattering to spine caps and corners, torn hinges, smudging/shelf wear. Text block gilt worn... Read More
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A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF SALES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE FOREIGN LAW
by Story, William
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xxxvii, 488 pages, VG; Rebound in navy blue library binding with black label and silver lettering to spine; Boards are clean except for small, faint stain to front cover; Textblock shows light age toning to edges and interior, and light foxing to corners of p.388-395; Ex-library copy... Read More
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![REPORTS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. [THREE VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/642/690/1522690642.0.m.0.jpg)
REPORTS OF CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. [THREE VOLUMES]
by Story, William
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1851. Hardcover. Octavo, Three Volumes; G+; Fully bound in leather with red labels and gilt lettering to ruled spine; Boards have blindtooling along edges, light peeling and shelfwear overall with edgewear and bumping to corners, rubbing along hinges and spine head/tail; Light+ bumping to corners on Volume I; Textblock shows light age... Read More
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WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO GEORGE PERKINS MARSH
by Story, William Wetmore
c. 1870. One-page ALS to a Mr. Mass attempting to procure a specific literary resource: "If you have a copy of Goethe’s works, will you be so kind as to send me by the bearer the volume containing a translation by him of the ‘Cinque Maggio’ by Manzoni?" Signed by Story in black ink. In Very Good condition with... Read More
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A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem
by Story, W[illiam] W[etmore]
Boston: Banner of Light, 1903. 16mo., 15 pages, [1]; G-; Tan wraps with black lettering to front cover; Staple binding; Original wraps browned with several long tears at spine and large chips to corners (not impacting cover text); Text block lightly age-toned. 1353742. Special Collections.
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A TREATISE ON THE LAW OF CONTRACTS NOT UNDER SEAL
by Story, William W.
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1847. Hardcover. Octavo, lxxiii, 898 pages; VG; Rebound in light brown fabric with gilt lettering to spine; Boards show light- shelfwear overall with a few scratches and wear long edges and corners; Textblock shows light age toning to edges (very light interiorly), and ownership marking penned to title page in 19th century... Read More
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AN IMPARTIAL STUDY OF THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE
by Stotsenburg, John H. (John Hawley), 1830-1909 [author]; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 [subject]
Louisville: John P. Morton & Company, 1904. Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 530 pages. In Good condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with grey print. Dust jacket in mylar, toning to spine, large portion of rear bottom edge torn away. Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps. Text block has has gilt top edge, deckle... Read More
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![A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH CONJURING 1581-1876 [Two Volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/837/213/1666213837.0.m.jpg)
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH CONJURING 1581-1876 [Two Volumes]
by Stott, Raymond Toole
Derby, England: Harper and Sons of Derby Limited, 1976, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, two volumes. Very Good plus in Very Good plus dust jackets. Spines have red lettering on a cream background. Bound in blue cloth boards with gold lettering on the spine. Very light bumping to heads and tails of jackets. Light bumping to heads and tails... Read More
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FULL HOUSE : A NERO WOLFE OMNIBUS
by Stout, Rex
New York: Viking Press, 1955. Hardcover. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green with red print; Boards in green cloth with red print, mild wear to corners, edges, front hinge, and spine caps, mild staining to front; text block has red-tinted top edge with slight staining, mild tanning to endpapers, name in ink on front flyleaf, mild age-toning... Read More
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Gambit
by Stout, Rex
New York: The Viking Press, Inc, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/G+; red/beige pictorial spine with black text; a Nero Wolfe mystery novel; first edition; BCE; dust jacket has slightly age toned spine; slight damp stain to tail edge, mostly toward fore edges; otherwise exterior shows mild exterior wear; minor swear to edges; light crack and toning inside jacket... Read More
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TOO MANY COOKS: A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY
by Stout, Rex; Goodwin, Archie [foreword]
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 303 pp., G+/G-; blue and navy blue pictorial DJ with white/black/red lettering, spine of DJ faded light blue and green with white and green lettering; chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine, hinges, and corners; blue ink staining to interior of DJ, particularly to bottom-edge... Read More
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THE ILLUSTRIOUS DUNDERHEADS
by Stout, Rex [Editor]; Sullivan, Frank [Introduction]; Gropper, William [Introduction]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 192 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with brown lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$1.75." Mild chipping and tearing along edges of dust jacket and on dust jacket spine. Mild general shelf wear to... Read More
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A RIGHT TO DIE
by Stout, Rex
New York: The Viking Press, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 182 pages; VG-/VG-; black spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; price is clipped; shelfwear and rubbing to the dust jacket, including particularly noticeable creases on the spine (near the head) and on the back of the jacket; small closed tear at the... Read More
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ROYAL FLUSH: THE FOURTH NERO WOLFE OMNIBUS
by Stout, Rex
New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo, 474 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine purple with black and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.95." Mild general shelf wear to edges and corners of dust jacket. Age toning to dust jacket, primarily to inner... Read More
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ALPHABET HICKS
by Stout, Rex
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1941. First Edition, Second Printing. 8vo., 271 pp., G+/G; dark green/gray pictorial DJ with yellow/white/black lettering to spine and front cover; chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine, corners, and top-edge of front cover towards hinge; mild fading to spine, lettering faded yet legible; creasing and closed tears to covers and... Read More
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FER-DE-LANCE
by Stout, Rex
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 313 pages In Good condition. Lacking issued dust jacket. Spine black with gilt lettering. Spine cloth fraying on head and bottom. Binding tight. Boards have minor edgewear and bumping to corners. Slight water damage to front endpaper near hinge. Text block lightly age-toned at the edges, interior... Read More
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![BULLETS BY THE BILLION [Inscribed by President Harry Truman]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/664/259/1703259664.0.m.jpg)
BULLETS BY THE BILLION [Inscribed by President Harry Truman]
by Stout, Wesley W.; Truman, Harry S. [inscription]
Detroit, Michigan: Chrysler Corporation, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 75 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in full maroon cloth, no text to spine. Boards are slightly cocked, have light plus sunning to front board, bumping to spine ends and fore corners, chipping to extremities, and a small dent to the rear top edge. Textblock has light smudge marks... Read More
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![PORTFOLIO TITLED "DRAGON SLAYERS" [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/650/942/1675942650.0.m.jpg)
PORTFOLIO TITLED "DRAGON SLAYERS" [Signed]
by Stout, William
Schanes & Schanes, 1979. Limited Edition, #700/1000. Loose folio. Cream-colored portfolio with black lettering and illustration measures 12.1 in. x 15.3 in. Limitation stamped to inside front cover. Contains 6 black-and-white prints measuring ~11.6 in. x 14.2 in.. Signed and numbered in pencil by artist to first plate. Portfolio in Very Good condition with mild wear to corners and... Read More
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![Mickey at 60 Volume II [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/475/601/1414601475.0.m.jpg)
Mickey at 60 Volume II [Signed]
by Stout, William; Steinmeyer, JIm
Kinday Funny Publishing, 1990. Limited Edition. Saddle-stitched. FN/VF; minor edgewear to covers, foxing on covers and along page edges; Signed and numbered by authors inside front cover (418/950); signed/dated by Stout (in pen) on front cover. 1344896. Special Collections.
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OUR CHARLEY, AND WHAT TO DO WITH HIM
by Stowe, H.B. [Harriet Beecher]
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 117 pages. In Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's red cloth bearing gilt lettering and decorations to the spine. Boards have moderate plus wear including slight scuffs and marks with chipped/worn corners. Blind-stamped scroll border to the front and rear. Text block has slight age toning to the... Read More
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![DRED: A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP [TWO VOLUMES]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/736/629/1518629736.0.m.jpg)
DRED: A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP [TWO VOLUMES]
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Boston: Phillips, Sampson & Co, 1856. First Edition, Second Printing/First Printing. Hardcover. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG-; bound in publisher's black-brown cloth, blind stamping to covers, gilt lettering to spines; minor rubbing and shelfwear, primarily to corners, head and tail of spine; yellow endpapers; volume one with pencil name to ffep, six pages of ads in rear; volume 2 with... Read More
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DRED : A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP : IN TWO VOLUMES [Two volumes]
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, Two volumes (vi, 329 pages ; v, 370 pages). In Fair condition. Spines are grey with gold print. Boards in grey cloth, blind stamp design. Wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spines, light shelf wear. Text blocks have name in ink and damp stain on front endpaper, first... Read More
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN OR LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2015. Limited Edition: #393/1,200. Hardcover. Octavo, 560 pages. In Good plus condition. Housed in publisher's black cloth slip case. Bound in publisher's decorated black leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Minor scuffing to spine and boards. Edges of textblock gilt, moderately scratched. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Case 13. The textblock is... Read More
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A KEY TO UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; PRESENTING THE ORIGINAL FACTS AND DOCUMENTS ON WHICH THE STORY IS FOUNDED TOGETHER WITH CORROBORATIVE STATEMENTS VERIFYING THE TRUTH OF THE WORK
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Boston: John P. Jewett & Co, 1853. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 262 pages; G+; Brown cloth binding and boards with gilt lettering on spine; Head and tail edge of spine missing, bumping to corners, heavy rubbing to corners, wear to edges, discoloration on rear cover; Age toning to pages, heavy foxing to pages, writing in pen on front pastedown;... Read More
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co, 1897. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo, vi, 490 pages. In Very Good condition. Fully bound in publisher's decorated green cloth. Spine green with gilt lettering. Minor shelfwear and soiling. Slight splitting to gutters. Moderate edgewear and rubbing to boards, corners bumped. Text block toning consistent with age. Shelved under front counter. 1406079.... Read More
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