THE POEMS OF ROBERT BROWNING
by BROWNING, Robert
Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Spine dramatically and 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 in Cambridge. Copy... Read More
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THE RING AND THE BOOK
by BROWNING, Robert
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Some rubbing and scratching to spine. Very Good in an intact, Very Good 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 #751 of 1500 llustrated... Read More
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THE RING AND THE BOOK
by BROWNING, Robert
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the spine, mostly at the tips. Very Good in a Good slipcase with some fraying. 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... Read More
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SAUL
by BROWNING, Robert
Boston: L. Prank and Co., (1890). First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate to heavy and mostly marginal foxing; library bookplate on front pastedown. Rubbing to rear cover. Very Good. Frank O. Small. Decorated brown cloth (9-1/4" x 11-3/4") with bevelled edges; printed on one side of heavy paper. Illustrated by Frank O. Small.
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THE RING AND THE BOOK
by BROWNING, Robert
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Minor wear and fading to spine. Near Fine in a Near 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 #331 of 1500 llustrated with... Read More
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RELIGIO MEDICI
by BROWNE, Sir Thomas
Eugene, OR: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Fine in slipcase with back panel lacking, as usually the case. Thin quarto (7-3/4" x 11-1/8") bound in half linen with a printed spine label and marbled paper sides. Edited with an introduction by Geoffrey Keynes. Portrait and title page of the 1642 edition re-engraved by Dolph Henry Murnik. Copy #356... Read More
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RELIGIO MEDICI
by BROWNE, Sir Thomas
Eugene, OR: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpaper. Near Fine in slipcase with back panel lacking, as usually the case. Thin quarto (7-3/4" x 11-1/8") bound in half linen with a printed spine label and marbled paper sides. Edited with an introduction by Geoffrey Keynes. Portrait and title page of the 1642... Read More
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DOCUMENT SIGNED (DS)
by BRUCE, Blanche K
Washington, DC, 1890. Document. Crease marks from folding. Very Good. A deed SIGNED by Bruce as Recorder of Deeds, a position appointed to him by President Benjamin Harrison replacing Frederick Douglass. Bruce is best known as the first African-American to serve a full term in the United States Senate.
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS) of Concluding Lines of THANATOPSIS
by BRYANT, William Cullen
n.p., December 1872. Manuscript. Minor ink smudge to date; light wrinkling and toning. Very Good. Handwritten sixteen-line conclusion of Bryant's most famous poem and one of the best-known poems of the 19th century--"Thanatopsis"--on a 6-1/4" x 9" lined sheet of paper SIGNED "William Cullen Bryant" and dated "December 1872" at the conclusion. There are several word and a... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT (AM) of THANATOPSIS with SIGNED CARD
by BRYANT, William Cullen
3 May 1878. Manuscript. Near Fine. Scarce and desirable. Handwritten conclusion of Bryant's most famous poem and one of the best-known poems of the 19th century--"Thanatopsis"--on a 4-7/8" x 3-3/4" sheet of paper laid down on a slightly larger album size sheet; together with a small calling card SIGNED "William Cullen Bryant" and dated "May 3d 1878. With... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED (AQS)
by BRYANT, William Cullen
10 April 1877. Manuscript. Minor wrinkling and creases from folding. Near Fine with an attractive engraved portrait of the poet. The second stanza of Bryant's poem "The Battle-Field" in the poet's hand, SIGNED "William Cullen Bryant" and dated by him at the conclusion on a 5" x 8" sheet of paper. Bryant, who was a founder of the... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by BRYANT, William Cullen
1872. Photograph. Near Fine. Sepia portrait photograph (4" x 5-1/2") mounted to a larger sheet of white stock where it is SIGNED by Bryant beneath the image and dated 25 January 1872. Framed to an overall size of 9-1/2" x 12".
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) Explaining What Makes a Good Poem
by BRYANT, William Cullen
13 January 1868. Letter. Normal folds from mailing. About Fine, bold and dark. Two page letter on 5" x 8" THE EVENING POST stationery addressed to "Dear Madam" and SIGNED "W. C. Bryant." Bryant turns down a poem by a previous contributor, stating that it is not equal by any means to those which I once received from... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS): "A Song for New Year's Eve"
by BRYANT, William Cullen
n.p., 31 December 1856. Manuscript. Near Fine. A handwritten poem on a 7-1/2" x 8" sheet of paper folded vertically SIGNED "W. C. Bryant" at the conclusion. The poem consists of 6 six-line stanzas with the second and third stanzas transposed from the final printed version and the second stanza here containing corrections and added lines. The poem's... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SIGNED (AMS): "The Love Of God"
by BRYANT, William Cullen
New York, 9 May 1864. Hardcover. Contents Fine; front cover and first two blank pages neatly detached, leather on spine deteriorated. Overall Very Good. A handwritten poem on an 8-1/2" x 11" sheet of paper SIGNED "William Cullen Bryant" and dated at the conclusion. Bound in 3/4 dark blue morocco leather and blue cloth titled in gilt on... Read More
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THE POEMS OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
by BRYANT, William Cullen
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Typical mild offsetting of illustrations to text. Rubbing to the spine with loss of leather in at the spine ends and on the spine. Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Thomas Nason. Large octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather with gilt lettering. Selected and edited with a... Read More
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THE POEMS OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
by BRYANT, William Cullen
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Typical mild offsetting of illustrations to text, internally Fine. A few rubbed spots to the spine with loss of color and slight loss as well as some white discoloration to the covers. Still Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Thomas Nason. Large octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full black... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
by BUCHANAN, James
Wheatland near Lancaster, 27 June 1849. Letter. Creasing from mailing. Near Fine in a Near Fine clamshell box. Two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "James Buchanan" on the recto and verso of the first leaf of a single folded sheet (7-3/4" x 9-5/8") to John Y. Mason, former Secretary of the Navy under President Polk, regarding the aging Dolley Madison... Read More
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ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS [SHUI HU CHUAN]
by BUCK, Pearl (translator) (COVARRUBIAS, Miguel)
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges, otherwise about Fine, lacking the chemise and slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes (9-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee... Read More
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ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS [SHUI HU CHUAN]
by BUCK, Pearl (translator) (COVARRUBIAS, Miguel)
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. Hardcover. Fine with the chemise but lacking slipcase. Miguel Covarrubias. Two folio volumes (9-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in Oriental bark paper in the traditional stab-sewn Chinese style. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias with the plates hand-colored in the studio of Paul Baruch. Calligraphic titles by Jeanyee Wong. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED by... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION from SHAKESPEARE NEVER DID THIS: "Then there was Carl and Waltraut, I liked them both much"
by (BUKOWSKI, Charles) (MONTFORT, Michael)
[Santa Rosa]: [Black Sparrow Press], [1979]. First Edition. Photograph. Fine. A photographic half-tone reproduction (10" x 8") by Michael Montfort removed from Bukowski's book SHAKESPEARE NEVER DID THIS, published in 1979. SIGNED by Bukowski in red ink.
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTION from SHAKESPEARE NEVER DID THIS: "We had some luck: there was a bar there and the bar contained one of the largest wine casks in the world"
by (BUKOWSKI, Charles) (MONTFORT, Michael)
[Santa Rosa]: [Black Sparrow Press], [1979]. First Edition. Photograph. Fine. A photographic half-tone reproduction (10" x 8") by Michael Montfort removed from Bukowski's book SHAKESPEARE NEVER DID THIS, published in 1979. SIGNED by Bukowski in red ink.
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THE AGE OF FABLE
by BULFINCH, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Fine in a lightly worn, Very Good slipcase. Joseph Mugnaini. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/8") bound in vellum-backed decorated boards with the spine stamped in black on gold. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS drawn on the stone by Joseph Mugnaini and printed from the stone by George C. Miller.... Read More
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THE AGE OF FABLE
by BULFINCH, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on the front pastedown; mild soiling to the spine. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good slipcase. Joseph Mugnaini. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/8") bound in vellum-backed decorated boards with the spine stamped in black on gold. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS drawn on the... Read More
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THE AGE OF FABLE
by BULFINCH, Thomas
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Mild soiling to the spine. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good slipcase. Joseph Mugnaini. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/8") bound in vellum-backed decorated boards with the spine stamped in black on gold. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS drawn on the stone by Joseph Mugnaini and printed from... Read More
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