SONGS AND TALES FROM THE DARK CONTINENT RECORDED FROM THE SINGING AND THE SAYINGS OF
by Curtis, Natalie (Burlin, Paul)
NY: G. Schirmer, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good copy, inscribed by artist/ muralist Paul Burlin, whose first wife was author Natalie Curtis, on the ffe 'to Lilliioan and George/ with very dear memories"/ Paul Burlin/ 1925. Period bookplate pastedown. Covers tanned and soiled, binding sturdy. Burlin was invited to participate in the 1913 69th Regiment... Read More
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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
by Cushing, Mary Watkins
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Uncommon memoir of Mary Cushing Watkins, focusing on her experiences as a young woman, as personal assistant to opera diva Madame Olive Fremstad. Inscribed by the author and dated Sept 1954 on half title. OPERA.
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Ab Abridgement of Lewis Cornaro, A Nobleman of Venice on Health and Long Life
by Daggett, Herman, (theological Seminary, Andover, MA)
Andover MA: Mark Newman, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original binding quarter learther, marbelized boards, front board loose. 12mo, 68p. Presentation inscription of author Rev. Daggett on ffe. We could find no copies on OCLC.
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The Olive of Minerva or The Comedy of a Cuckhold
by Dahlberg, Edward
NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. 1st Edition Limitd. Hardcover. Fine. Number 5 of 50 copies, signed by Dahlberg, apparently unread in publisher's glassine wrapper, which is toned and partially separated at front fold.
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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (and) CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
by Dahl, Roald. Schindelman, Joel (illustrated by)
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG-. FACTORY First edition, first state, with all issue points observed, including 6 - not 5 - line printing details on colophon. Price-clipped dustjacket has light brown spotting here and there, largely around the edges of front and rear panels. The book itself is as nice as we have seen,... Read More
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
by Dahl, Roald. Bacon, Paul (dustjacket design)
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An apparently unread copy, fine in near fine, unclipped dustjacket. The short story in the titlle was the basis for the 2024 Academy Award for Best Live-Action Short Film of the same title, directed by Wes Anderson.
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Faulkner's County: Yoknapatawpha
by Dain,Martin S.
NY: Random House, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/NF. Neat gift inscription half title, and price-slipped dj, otherwise an apparently unused copy.
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Commercial Glasshouse Crops
by Dakers, Jas. S.
London: The Nurseryman & Seedsman, 1934. First Edition. Red Cloth. Near Fine -/No Dj. Spine ends and cover corners gently bumped. Very small closed tear at center of spine. Binding tight, text clean. Solid copy.
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Legend
by Dane, Clemende
London: Willaim Heinemann, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Lacking Dustjacket. Pub green cloth, gilt title front and spine, 194p + 58p pub list. Laid in are two, one page TNS and three ALS from Dane to American author and PEN International board member, Rita Halle Kleeman.
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Dartmouth College Procedings of the Inauguration of President John Sloan Dickey .and the Resolution adopted by the Faculty upon the retirement of Ernest Martin Hopkins
by Dartmouth College. (John Sloane Dickey, Ernest Martin Hopkins)
Hanover NH: Dartmouth College, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo, half cloth, 28 pages, in original glassine (chipped) signed by both new Dartmouth President Dickey and retiring President Hopkins on the ffe.
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THE LONDON REVIEW: A Moral Pantomime by F. J. Harvey Darton .with a Coloured Representation of the Characters and Two Scenes by Albert Rutherston. with Directiosn for Setting Up a Theatre
by Darton, F. J. Harvey. Rutherston, Albert
London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Ltd, 1923. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. Uncoomon one act play by publisher Darton with practical theatre instruction by Rutherston. 8vo, French-style paper covers, 61 (1), printed at the Chaucer Press, sides untrrimmed. Inscribed by Darton on the ffe; " With the Author's compliments, best wishes of the season, and thanks for... Read More
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ZONA NORTE
by Dassault, Kelly. (Immigration)
Paris: Editions 27 Films, 2018. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Oblong 8vo, gray cloth, blind stamped titles, issued without dustjacket, unpaginated. Photo essay in b&w and color of the plight of South American immigrants stranded in Tijuana by Portuguese-born, French photographer Kelly Dassault.
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WOMEN AND OTHER VISIONS
by Dater, Judy and Welpott, Jack (photographs by). Smith, Henry Holms Smith (essay by)
Dobbs Ferry NY: Morgan & Morgan, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing, apparently unread/ unused book. Neat owner name and address on pastedown hidden by dustjacket flap.
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DISCOURS PRONONCES DANS LA SEANCE PUBLIQUE TENUE PAR L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE POUR LA RECEPTION DE M. LE DUC D'AUMALE LE 3 AVRIL 1873
by HENRI EUGENE PHILIPPE LE DUC D'AUMALE
Paris: Didier, 1873. First Edition. Half Leather. VG+. Bound in black half leather,raised bands, marbelized boards. Solid copy.
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One Happy Day
by Dauzet, Marceline
Akron: Saalfield, 1939. Presumed First or Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/VG-. Scott, Janet Laura. Nicely preserved copy of a very fragile book sledom seen with dw. Light wear to edges of book, dw worn with large chips missinghere and there at edges - moistly on rear panel. Still, a presentable copy.
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THE BOWMEN OF SHU
by Davenport, Guy
NY: The Grenfell Press, 1983. 1st Edition, limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to, 34pp, quarter green morocco spine gilt, with pictorial paper-covered boards. Illustrated by Guy Davenport and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. The slightest abrasion to the leather spine with the slightest wear on one corner and top of spine. Internals as new. #104 of 115 numbered copies (125 copies total),... Read More
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FRENCH PROVINCIAL COOKING
by David, Elizabeth. Chamberlain, Narcissa G. (introduction and notes)
NY: Harper & Row, 1962. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Fine book in dustjacket that is moderately soiled, heavily worn at folds and obviously chipped at corners and spine ends. Clean internals. Solid binding. Great recipes, which is what the book is really about. Gift inscription verso ffe. CUISINE COOKERY COOKING DINING FOOD WINE.
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Edward Borein Cowboy Artist: The Life and Works of John Edward Borein 1872 - 1945
by Davidson, Harold G.
NY: Doubleday, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition in either publisher's deluxe or special custom binding. Crimson cloth, gilt-pressed titles spine in clam-shell box of grey cloth w/ crushed leatehr crimson spine w/ gilt titles. A handsome production.
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A COLLECTION OF THE MOST ESTEEMED FARCES AND ENTERTAINMENTS PERFORMED ON THE BRITISH STAGE (6 volumes complete)
by David Garrick, Samuel Fooote, Henry Fielding, George Coleman, Isaac Bickerstaff, et al.
Edinburgh: Silvester Doig and William Anderson, Sterling, 1792. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Six volumes complete, uniformly bound in early 19thC mottled calf, gilt and red and green labels to spines. Front cover volume 1 hinge slightly revealed but holding. Notes dated 1799 in black ink on the ffe and blanlk prelims volume 1. Internals quite nice. Uncommonly... Read More
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Cours d 'architecture qui comprend les dres de Vignole avec les commentaires, les figures et descriptions de ses plus beaux bâtimens et de ceux de Michel-Ange, plusieurs nouveaux dessesins, ornemens et preceptes, contenant la distribution, la Décoration
by DAVILER, A(ugustin) C(harles). (Vignole)
Paris: Jean Mariette, 1720. 3/4 Morroco, Marbleized Board. VG. Two volumes in original mottled calf: the end of the rear board of volume 1 has been expertly recovered with dyed calf to match corners, polished to blend in. Some reveal to hinge volume 1 and wear to the raised bands, gilt compartments on both volumes, cords partially revealed... Read More
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The Axe with Three Nicks: A Vermont Novel
by Davis, Eugene N.
Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1930. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Second edition, 1930 (1929). Book near fine, boldly inscribed by the author and dated 1933 on he ffe. Worn dw, with some chunks missing top and bottom edge front panel.
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A BAKER'S DOZEN
by Davis, Mary Gould (selected by). Brock, Emma (decorations by)
NY: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/VG+. Orange linen stamped in black with uncommon dusjacket dsigne dby Emma Brock, like the rest of the book. Dustjacket toned to spine and chipped here and there, still quite presentable to render a collectible copy. Inscribed by editor Davis on the ffe Christmas 1930, the year of... Read More
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SALMON FISHING ON THE GRAND CASCAPEDIA
by Davis, Edmund W.
Printed for Private Distribution, 1904. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, limited, #36 of 100 copies printed on imperial Japan paper. Vellum spine and corners over olive-green paper backed board, 8vo, ix, 152 (1), illustrated with 19 sepia plates, including frontispiece. Printed at the DeVinne Press. Near fine copy in soiled wrapper - with paper title... Read More
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COLLECTED POEMS 1917 - 1939
by Davison, Edward
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Lacking Dustjacket. Inscribed by poet Davison to Harper Magazine editor Frederick Lewis Allen and his wife Agnes - "the best of colleagues" - and dated by him 1940, the year of publication. Davison (1898 - 1970) was a Scottish poet and critic, widely published as a poet in the... Read More
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Van Bibber and Others
by Davis, Richard Harding
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-. Pub decorated green cloth, spine darkened, 1892 gift inscription ffe. Solid binding, insides gently toned.
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