Stories from The Arabian Nights
by Laurence Housman; Edmund Dulac [illus.]
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1923]. Reprint. Large octavo. 237 pp. 16 color plates. Printed dust jacket. Red cloth stamped in black. Brazier endpapers. Dust jacket shows some very shallow chipping at extremities with some general rubbing. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound... Read More
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Supervivencias de un Mundo Magico: Imagenes de Cuatro Pueblos Mexicanos
by Laurette Sejourne; Leonora Carrington [illus.]
Mexico: Tezontle, 1953. Very Good. San Juan, Mexico: Tezontle, 1953. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's black pictorial card wrappers; 116,[4]pp.; cover design and five black and white illustrations by novelist and surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. Light wear and creasing to edges of wrappers. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Very Good. First of two collaborations between Sejourne and Carrington, both... Read More
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Nouveau Dictionnaire de la Langue Francaise
by J.-Ch. [Jean Charles] Laveaux
Paris: Chez Deterville, 1820. Very Good. Paris: Chez Deterville, 1820. First Edition. Two volumes; large, thick quartos; contemporary half parchment over marbled paper-covered boards, contemporary manuscript spine titling, all edges stained red; [4],viii,1093,[1]; [4],1063pp.; text printed in triple column. Parchment rather grayed from dust-soil, margins scuffed, contemporary ownership signature to title pages, else a Very Good, internally clean... Read More
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The Heart's Choice and Other Poems [Signed to F.T.F. Lovejoy]
by Henry Alexander Lavely
Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1900. Very Good. Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1900. Revised Edition. Signed by the author opposite title page with inscription to industrialist F.T.F. Lovejoy with inscription "To Mr. F.T.F. Lovejoy with the cordial regards of Henry Alexander Lavely. Pittsburgh, October 29, 1900." 12mo; (7" x 4.75"), [1-4], 5-93pp. Facsimiles of "Carnegie's Gift to Pittsburgh"... Read More
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Collection of Thirty Original Press Photographs Documenting a Hostage Situation in Queens, New York, June 10-12
by [Law & Crime] [New York City] Ted Cunningham, Dan Neville, and Paul Hosefros, photographers
Queens, NY, 1974. Very Good +. Queens, NY: 1974. Thirty original press photographs (measuring ca. 23.5x18cm. to 28x18cm. or the inverse), some with snipe in image or mounted to verso; occasional color pencil annotations to versos, one piece of snipe separated, else a Very Good collection, images all quite sharp. Substantial archive of press photographs covering a... Read More
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The Ladybird, The Fox, The Captain's Doll
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1923. Near Fine/Very Good -. London: Martin Secker, 1923. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in cream dust jacket printed in red; 255pp. Jacket margins chipped and worn with numerous small losses and tears, some touching text without loss of meaning, spine panel darkened, the whole rather dust-soiled and wrinkled; textblock a bit toned else a... Read More
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The Plumed Serpent (Quetzalcoatl)
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1926. Very Good. London: Martin Secker, [1926]. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's brown blind-ruled cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 476pp. General light shelf wear, most notably at spine ends, text block slightly toned at margins, else Very Good and sound, albeit lacking the uncommon dust jacket. Novel based on the author's own experiences visiting Mexico in... Read More
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The Prussian Officer
by D. H. Lawrence
London: Duckworth & Co, 1914. Very Good+. London: Duckworth & Co., 1914. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm); 810,[2]pp+20ads. Lacking jacket. Boards in navy blue cloth with gilt stamping. Board corners and spine ends bumped with minor wear to tail of spine. Dust-soiled with bumping to margins and minor abrasion to back cover. Binding cocked. Pages toned; offsetting to... Read More
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The Captain's Doll: Three Novelettes [U.K. Title: The Ladybird]
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923. Very Good. New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1923. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue-grey cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; [6],323pp. Light shelf wear, gilt a bit unevenly dulled, contemporary gift inscription and bookseller ticket to front free endpaper, else a Very Good and sound copy, lacking dust jacket. Roberta... Read More
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Women in Love [Limited Edition]
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only [Thomas Seltzer], 1920. Very Good. New York: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only [Thomas Seltzer], 1920. Limited Edition of 1250 copies, this being 181 numbered in red ink. Tall octavo (25 cm); [iv], [1-3], 4-536pp. Blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Boards rubbed and scuffed along edges and joints, with some... Read More
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Mornings in Mexico
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1927. Very Good/Very Good. London: Martin Secker, 1927. First Edition. Octavo; 178pp. Illustrated dust jacket; mustard cloth boards stamped in gilt; dark topstain. Dust jacket shows general rubbing; chipping to edges; splits to folds, but remains intact. Mild shelfwear to boards; binding sound; pages unmarked; Very Good.
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Sun [Limited Edition]
by D.H. Lawrence
Paris: Black Sun Press / Editions Narcisse, 1928. Good. Paris: Black Sun Press / Editions Narcisse, 1928. First Unexpurgated Edition, Limited to 150 copies printed on Holland Van Gelder Zonen. Slim octavo; publisher's cream card wrappers printed in red and black; [4],37pp.; color frontispiece by the author. Light dust soil and rather extensive foxing to wrappers, spine split;... Read More
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Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man [Limited Edition, Signed by Block and Parks]
by Lawrence Block; Phil Parks [illus.]
Royal Oaks, MI: A.S.A.P., 1995. Very Good +. Royal Oaks, MI: A.S.A.P., 1995. First Thus, Limited to 150 hardcover copies of which this is no. 69. Quarto; publisher's black boards, pictorial paste-ons to covers, housed in original clear plastic slipcase; unpaginated; original color photographic portrait frontispiece. Corners tapped, top panel of slipcase starting to separate, else Very Good... Read More
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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1914. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1914. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in cream printed dust jacket; x,93pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, the whole rather dust-soiled, blue smudge to front panel, printed price ($1.00) on spine panel crossed out in pencil, later (1947) ownership inscription to front free endpaper; a Very... Read More
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A Modern Lover
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1934. Very Good +/Very Good +. London: Martin Secker, 1934. First Edition. Octavo (19 cm); 312pp. Boards in chocolate-brown with gilt stamping to spine, wrapped in publisher's original intact cream jacket. Jacket lightly dust-soiled with sunning to spine and minor chips to spine ends with small loss at joint ends. Closed tear to front cover... Read More
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Assorted Articles
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Very Good+/Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's cloth in orange decorative dust jacket; [6],258pp. A few shallow chips and closed tears to jacket extremities, minor darkening at margins of both jacket and boards, corners gently bumped, else a Very Good copy overall. ... Read More
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The White Peacock
by D.H. Lawrence
London: William Heinemann, 1911. Very Good. London: William Heinemann, 1911. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's blue cloth, upper cover stamped in white and black, gilt-lettered spine; [4],496pp. Moderate wear to cloth margins, spine cocked, uneven toning to endpapers, slightly later gift inscription ("Bacon with much love from Mother / 1925") on front free endpaper; overall a Very Good... Read More
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The Rainbow
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1916. Very Good. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1916. First American Edition. Octavo; 467pp. Tan cloth boards lettered in black; lacks dust jacket. Boards show mild edgewear; spine rubbed; soiling along edges with general smudging and stain to rear. Front board gives a little but binding holding soundly. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper; Brentano's... Read More
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Touch and Go: A Play in Three Acts [Jacket title: Touch & Go]
by D.H. Lawrence
London: C.W. Daniel, 1920. Very Good/Very Good. London: C.W. Daniel, 1920. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's stiff orange card wrappers with blue printed paper labels to upper cover and spine, in tan printed dust jacket; 96pp. Light wear to jacket margins with a few small closed tears, faint offsetting to endpapers, else a Very Good and sound example. ... Read More
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Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine and Other Essays [Limited Edition]
by D.H. Lawrence
Philadelphia, PA: Centaur Press, 1925. Very Good. Philadelphia, PA: Centaur Press, 1925. First Edition, Limited to 925 copies of which this is no. 469. Octavo; publisher's linen over marbled paper-covered boards, black spine titling, blue topstain (faded); [10],240pp. Light rubbing to board margins, textblock a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Collection of essays, all but... Read More
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1932. Very Good/Very Good. London: Martin Secker, [1932]. Authorized British Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in cream dust jacket printed in red and retaining the original price (7s. 6d. net); 327pp. Moderate chipping and wear to jacket margins, dustsoil and light foxing to jacket, more heavily to top textblock edge; a Very Good, bright... Read More
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Twilight in Italy
by D.H. Lawrence
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1916. Very Good. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1916. First American Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's brown cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in black; vii,[1],310pp. Light shelfwear to boards; faint mark to spine; binding sound; ownership inscription to front pastedown, else unmarked; Very Good or better. Early collection of travel essays, the bulk pertaining to... Read More
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D.H. Lawrence
Florence: Privately Printed, 1928. Good+. Florence: Privately Printed, 1928. Pirated Edition. Octavo; original black moiré cloth, printed paper spine label; [2],365pp. Cloth quite worn along margins with extensive exposure, spine foot frayed, spine label browned and slightly chipped at margins, textblock a bit shaken in boards with occasional fingersoil throughout. A Good to Very Good example of this... Read More
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The Escaped Cock [Limited Edition]
by D.H. Lawrence
Paris: Black Sun Press, 1929. Near Fine/Good. Paris: Black Sun Press, 1929. First Edition, Limited to 450 copies on Holland Van Gelder Zonen of which this is no. 450. Octavo; publisher's cream card wrappers in original glassine and brown marbled paper-covered slipcase; [6],95pp.; color frontispiece and decorations by the author throughout. Glassine chipped and worn with old tape... Read More
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Studies in Classic American Literature
by D.H. Lawrence
London: Martin Secker, 1924. Very Good. London: Martin Secker, 1924. First UK Edition (23cm.); publisher's red cloth, white printed spine label; 175pp. Boards bowed, minor chipping to spine label, generally dust-soiled, sunned, and bumped with toned pages. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. A Very Good, sound copy overall. Authors covered include Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe,... Read More
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