THE THREEPENNY OPERA
by BRECHT, Bertolt
New York: Limited Editions Club, (1982). Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Jack Levine. Tall octavo (8-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in black linen imported from Holland and stamped in gold. English version by Desmond Vesey with English lyrics and a new introduction by Eric Bentley. Illustrated by Jack Levine including an ORIGINAL THREE-COLOR LITHOGRAPH frontispiece created for this... Read More
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THE BOY WHO COULD DO ANYTHING & OTHER MEXICAN FOLK TALES
by BRENNER, Anita
New York: William R. Scott, (1942). First Edition. hardcover. A 1951 Christmas gift inscription from the owner on the front endpaper. Slight dampstaining to heel of spine of book, much more so to dustwrapper but mostly rather faint. One-inch closed tear at rear. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. Jean Charlot. Pictorial green cloth, likely the first... Read More
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THE NEW ART OF COOKERY, ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE; BEING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL HOUSEKEEPERS, ON A PLAN ENTIRELY NEW; CONSISTING OF THIRTY-EIGHT CHAPTERS...
by BRIGGS, Richard
Philadelphia: W. Spotswood, R. Campbell, and B. Johnson, 1792. First American Edition. Hardcover. Front free endpaper lacking; early owner name to top of title and the first page of text; light to moderate foxing; one gathering bound upside down; about five leaves trimmed closely, occasionally affecting a word or letter. Binding quite nice with partial splits on both covers... Read More
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THE PHYSIOLOGY OF TASTE OR, MEDITATIONS ON TRANSCENDENTAL GASTRONOMY
by BRILLAT-SAVARIN, Jean Anthelme
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine faded slipcase with a dampstain at the upper backstrip. Uncommon to find this title in such superior condition. Sylvain Sauvage. Royal octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in pictorial boards backed with first-quality English pigskin leather. Newly translated and annotated by M. F.... Read More
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FICTION AND THE FIGURES OF LIFE
by [BRODKEY, Harold] GASS, William
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper with a small nick at the top of the spine. Gass's third book and first collection of essays. Harold Brodkey's copy with his ownership SIGNATURE on the front endpaper.
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS
by BRONTE, Emily
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1993. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine clamshell box, as issued. Balthus. Folio (12-3/4" x 16-1/2") bound in goatskin leather dyed grey-green to evoke the Yorkshire moors and housed in a cloth slipcase with leather spine label. Illustrated with 15 drawings by the artist Balthus which were begun in 1933 when he was 25... Read More
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RIQUET OF THE TUFT: A LOVE DRAMA
by [BROOKE (STOPFORD A.)]
London: Macmillan and Co., 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Browning to endpapers with the rear endpaper lacking resulting in browning to the last text page. Slight fraying to the head of the spine. Near Fine and quite scarce. Bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown and on the front pastedown the small Fountain Lawn Library bookplate of coal baron La... Read More
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![GROUPS OF FLOWERS, DRAWN AND ACCURATELY COLOURED AFTER NATURE, WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE YOUNG ARTIST; Designed as a Companion to the Treatise on Flower Painting [bound with] GROUPS OF FRUIT [bound with] SIX BIRDS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/444/972/1689972444.0.m.jpg)
GROUPS OF FLOWERS, DRAWN AND ACCURATELY COLOURED AFTER NATURE, WITH FULL DIRECTIONS FOR THE YOUNG ARTIST; Designed as a Companion to the Treatise on Flower Painting [bound with] GROUPS OF FRUIT [bound with] SIX BIRDS
by BROOKSHAW, George
London: Thomas McLean, printed by Turner and Hadley, Minerva Press, 1819. Second Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine with minor wear to the binding. Three parts in one folio (10-1/2" x 14-3/4") volume in original boards rebacked with black leather which also surrounds the entire covers with a matching gilt-lettered label on the center of the front cover; owner's name... Read More
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FIFTY YEARS OF AMERICAN POETRY
by (BROOKS, Gwendolyn; LEVINE, Philip; MERWIN, W. S.; STRAND, Mark; et. al.)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name and date at top of title page. Near Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. A handsome volume commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Academy of American Poets with an introduction by Robert Penn Warren and wood engravings by Barry Moser. SIGNED by... Read More
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COMPENDIOSA BIBLIOGRAFIA DE EDIZIONI BODONIANE
by BROOKS, H. C.
(Mansfield): M. Martino, [1994]. Reprint. Cloth. Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11"); light orange cloth; , ix, 357 pages. First published in 1927. With detailed collations for 1417 fine press books produced from the two presses with which Bodoni was associated throughout his life. Numerous facsimiles of typefaces, title pages, and other aspects of Bodoni's work are provided.
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THE COLLECTED POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE With a Memoir
by BROOKE, Rupert
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1922. Hardcover. Owner name on front endpaper; small Glasgow bookseller's ticket on upper corner of front pastedown. About Fine. Bound by Ramage in 3/4 red morocco leather and cloth, the spine with gilt decorations and lettering, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt; clix, 160 pages; 5-1/4" x 7-3/4". Illustrated with two portraits of Brooke.... Read More
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NEW ENGLAND: INDIAN SUMMER 1866 - 1915
by BROOKS, Van Wyck
[New York]: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in the original glassine and a Very Good slipcase. Cloth-backed marbled boards. Copy #345 of 997 numbered copies SIGNED by the author on the limitation page.
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THE BALLAD OF MAD JENNY
by BROUGHTON, James
[San Francisco]: [The Centaur Press], [1949]. First Edition. wraps. Mild darkening to edges of covers. Near Fine. Purple wraps. An early title from the Centaur Press in San Francisco in their first year of publication as well as an early work by Broughton designed, set by hand, and printed by Kermit Sheets who has SIGNED the colophon page.... Read More
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TRANSFORMATION SCENE
by BROWNJOHN, Alan
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1971. First Edition. Small crease to corner. Near Fine. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.
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THE DA VINCI CODE
by BROWN, Dan
New York: Doubleday, (2003). First Edition. wraps. Fine. Advance Reading Copy in pictorial wraps for this blockbuster novel made into a popular film.
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CULINARY AMERICANA: COOKBOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE YEARS FROM 1860 THROUGH 1960
by BROWN, Eleanor & Bob
(Staten Island): (Martino), [1996]. Reprint. Hardcover. As new. Red cloth (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"); xiv, 417 pages. Limited to 125 copies. Describes 4447 American cookbooks.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
[Rome], [April 1859]. Framed Letter. Light spotting to letter, some soiling at very bottom of letter covering up part of the words of the postscript. Letter examined out of frame and no other defects observed. Very Good. Handwritten letter SIGNED "Elizabeth B. Browning" on a 3-3/8" x 5-1/4" sheet of paper matted and framed with a portrait to... Read More
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SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
by BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. Hardcover. Some mild fading to the cloth. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Valenti Angelo. Elephant folio (10-1/2" x 15") bound in full blue unfinished linen stamped with gold leaf in a hand-moulded case covered with the same material. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer. The text is reprinted from that of the... Read More
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THE CIVIL AND NATURAL HISTORY OF JAMAICA...
by BROWNE, Patrick
London: T. Osborne and J. Shipton, 1756. First Edition. Hardcover. A clean, fresh copy in an excellent binding. About Fine. Folio (9" x 14-1/4") in modern calf-backed marbled boards with gilt decorations on the spine and a gilt-lettered red morocco spine label; [vi], viii, 503 pages. Complete with half-title page and list of subscribers. Illustrated with 2 large... Read More
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THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING
by BROWNING, Robert
Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine evenly sunned. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. Peter Reddick. Tall octavo (6-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in blue morocco-backed boards inlaid with a black embossed portrait. Selected and with an introduction by C. Day Lewis. Designed by John Dreyfus and printed at the University Printing House... Read More
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A SELECTION FROM THE POETRY OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. FIRST SERIES
by [BROWNING, Robert] BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1884. New Edition. Hardcover. Recently and neatly rebacked retaining the original spine with some retouching to spotting on the boards. Very Good to Near Fine. Octavo, bound in original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Robert Browning on the front blank: "Miss Alma Lehmann,/with the affectionate... Read More
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THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BROWNING. COMPLETE FROM 1833 TO 1868 AND THE SHORTER POEMS THEREAFTER
by BROWNING, Robert
London: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press, (1940). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine in a marbled paper slipcase. A beautifully bound edition of this poet's works. Octavo (4-3/4" x 7") bound in full light brown morocco leather with double gilt-ruled borders, a gilt-decorated and lettered spine with three raised bands, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers; xiv, 698 pages. Includes... Read More
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POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING
by BROWNING, Robert
London: Henry Frowde/Oxford University Press Warehouse, 1905. Reprint. Hardcover. Light rubbing to spine and corners. An attractively bound edition of this poet's works in Near Fine condition. Octavo (5-1/4" x 7-3/4") bound in 3/4 green morocco with double gilt-ruled borders, a gilt-decorated and lettered spine with three raised bands, top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers; viii, 623 pages.... Read More
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THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING
by BROWNING, Robert
Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Touch of sunning to spine tips. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Peter Reddick. Tall octavo (6-1/2" x 10-3/4") bound in blue morocco-backed boards inlaid with a black embossed portrait. Selected and with an introduction by C. Day Lewis. Designed by John Dreyfus and printed at the University Printing House in Cambridge. Copy... Read More
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THE RING AND THE BOOK
by BROWNING, Robert
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Touch of scuffing to spines. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Carl Schultheiss. Two quarto (7-1/3" x 10") volumes bound in half red sheepskin leather and boards decorated with Italian hand-made paper. Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press. Copy #325 of 1500 llustrated with... Read More
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