The Cheseapeake Bay Country
by Earle, Swanson
Baltimore: Remington - Putnam, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Thick 8vo, pub red cloth, gilt front and spine, 522p, copiously illustrated, foldout colored map. Apparently unused copy.
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THOMAS DE QUINCEY: A BIOGRAPHY
by Eaton, Horace Ainsworth
NY: Oxforrd University Press, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Review copy with postcard addressed to the Book Review editor of Syracuse Orange, student newspaper of Syracuse University. Also with publisher's review notice pasted down on pastedown. Inscribed in May 1936 by Eaton "from his friend the author". Red, linen cloth covers, double blind-ruled. Spine faded, still solidly... Read More
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THE MAN WHO FOUND CHRISTMAS
by Eaton, Walter Prichard. Stone, Walter King (frontispiece)
Boston: W. A. Wilde, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good +. An exceptionally well-preserved copy, single blind-ruled, patterned green cloth, gilt titles in scarce pictorial dustjacket which reproduces frontispiece. THE collectible copy. One of a series of giftbooks by Eaton published by Wilde,
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Collected Poems
by Eberhart, Richard
New York: Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.
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The Practical Book of American Antiques Exclusive of Furniture
by Eberlein, Harold Donaldson and Abbott
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. A beautifully preserved copy, apparently unread, in dustjacket and publishers slipcase with pictorial pastedwon. The only features that are not in the condition as issued are chips in dw at spine top and corners and the light soiling of the slipcase. The collectible copy.
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THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS / HOW TO WIN FORTUNE
by Arthur Helps. Andrew Carnegie. David E. Goe (editor)
Madison WI: Eddy Pubishing, 1904. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Secrets of success by industrial barons. Printed covers, quarter cloth, 8vo, (xvi) 164. Besides the Helps and Carnegie essays, there are fiur short essays in the rear, two of which by Sir Francis Bacon and Elbert Hubbard. No there's a pair, for ya!
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THE MARK J. MILLARD COLLECTION (4 volume set, complete)
by Millard (Mark J.) et al (editors)
Washington / NY: National Gallery of Art / George Braziiller, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Volume 1 FRENCH BOOKS Sixteenth century through Nineteenth Centuries Volume 2 BRITISH BOOKS Seventeenth through Nineteenth Centuries Volume 3 NORTHERN EUROPEAN BOOKS Sixteen to early Nineteenth Centuries Volume 4 ITALIAN and SPANISH BOOKS Fifteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. Books apparentky unused, dustjacket spines... Read More
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Kurds, Turks and Arabs : Politics, Travel and research in North-Eastern Iraq 1919 - 1925
by Edmonds C J.
London: Oxforrd University Press, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. An apparently unused copy in unclipped, soiled dustjacket with a few chips at edges. 8vo, tan cloth, orange spine label, xiv,457, b&w photos, plates, maps (2 folding).
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Catalogue of 3,800 Named and Dated American Silhouette Portraits By August Edouart.Discovered by F. Nevill Jackson
by (Edouart, August)
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head. Soft cover. Very Good. Pamphlet, stapled spine, c1890-1900, 32 pages, green printed covers, 32 pages, internals toned (cheap paper stock). Uncommon.
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Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers
by Edwards, Amelia B.
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. Second printing (1892) after the firts (1891). Beautifuilly preserved copy, 8vo, rust/orange cloth, decorated in gilt, gte, sides uncut, xix, 325 , (2), text illustrations, Egypt.
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1924 A MAGAZINE OF THE ARTS Number 4 (December 1924)
by Edward Seaver (editor). Kenneth Burke, Hart Crane, William Carlos Williams, Ezra pound, Malocolm Cowley, Waldo Frank, et al (contributors)
Woodstiock, NY: The Editors at Woodstock, Ulster County, NY, 1924. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Literary magazine featuring early writings of some of America's most influential literati, critics and philosophers. This issue contabins Burke's "Metamorphoses of Venus"; Crane's "Voyages', Ezra Pound's "Varia"; Cowley's "Tennessee Blues", etc. Printed covers, slightly toned, yapped edges, stapled spine, 108-146pp.
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The Grandfatehr Clock: An Archeological and Descriptive Essay on the Long-Case Clock with Its Weight-driven Precursors and Contemporaries
by Edwardes, Ernest L.
Altricham: John Sharrit and Son, 1952. Second or Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/NF. An apparently unused copy in sl chipped dw. 253p, 54 plates.
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Sporting anecdotes, original and selected : including numerous characteristic portraits of persons in every walk of life, who have acquired notoriety from their achievements on the turf, at the table, and in the diversions of the field, with sketches of the various animals of the chase: to which is added, an account of noted pedestrians, trotting matches, cricketers, etc. the whole forming a complete delineation of the sporting world
by Egan, Pierce
Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea, 1822. 1st US Edition. Hardcover. VG-. Presumed first American edition after the first edition (London, 1820). iv, 359. Frontispiece with 8 compartments of engravings showing: jumping, fishing, racing, shooting, archery, cockfighting, (unidentifiable sport) and boxing. Old, tree calf, half of black spine label chipped away, internals darkened throughout with obvious foxing.... Read More
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GROSE'S CLASSICAL DICTIONARY OF THE VULGAR TONGUE
by Egan, Pierce
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1823. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Scare first edition in original boards and paper lab. Broken binding. xl, unpaginated (entries from "abbess" to "zounds"), (4). Engraved vignettes in preface. Fabulous Cubist/Exprssionist bookplate for an unidentified previous owner last name Markowitz.
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Tubutsch
by Ehrenstein, Albert
NY (Paris): Profile Press Book for Ben Abramson, 1946. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Kokoschka, Osakr.
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JOHN HEJDUK: 7 HOUSES
by Eisenman, Peter (introduction)
NY: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies, 1980. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Polished, French-style stiff paper covers. Catalog 12 of the IAUS series. Scarce.
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K+E Catalog Drafting and Reproduction Equipment and Materials Slide Rules Part 1 (and) Surveying Equiptment Field Books Measuring Tapes Part 2 (41st edition, 2 volumes)
by (K + E)
Hoboken NJ: Keuffel & Esser Co, 1949. Soft cover. Fine. An used pair of trade catalogs for K + E, 41st edition, for 1949, part 1, 255 pages, Part 2, pages 256-411+ index, profusely illustrated with diagrams of precision tools. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
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So This Then Is The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora
by Elbertus, Fra. (Hubbard, Elbert). (Roycrofters)
East Aurora, NY: Elbert Hubbard (Roycrofters), 1899. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, quarter suede leather over light brown paper boards, gilt titles front cover, gilt titles on brown leather label to spine, frontispiece portrait, 150p, sides untrimmed. Limited edition, hand numbered 39/620 and signed by "Ali Baba". Illuminated by Anna McMillan, and signed by her next to... Read More
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CULTURAL FASHIONS AND HISTORY OF RELIGIONS
by Eliade, Mircae. (Sargeant, Winthrop)
Middeltown, CT: Center for Advanced Studies, Wesleyan University, 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Monday Evening Papers: Number 8. Lecture presented by Eliade as visiting fellow at the center in spring semester 1966. stapled pamphlet, stiff paper covers. Presentation copy from the Roumanian-born religion-historian and philosopher to Winthrop Sargeant, The New Yorker music critic and translator and... Read More
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Knowledge and Experience in the Philosophy of F.H. Bradley
by Eliot, T.S.
London: Faber & Faber, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good.
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Romola
by Eliot, George
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1890. First thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Two volumes. Scarce in canvas-backed djs. Beautiful red and white cloth binding with gilt decorations and embellishments. Djs with chipping at spine ends. Placemarking ribbons present, but detached. No previous owner signatures or inscriptions.
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THE COCKTAIL PARTY
by Eliot, T. S.
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, with rare first issue point of uncancelled page 35-36. Advance copy with advance copy label from publisher with the release date of March 10 1950 and $3.00 price affixed to ffe. Black cloth, spine titles stamped in gold. Gallup A55b: "The publishers state that 'about... Read More
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COLLECTED POEMS OF T. S. ELIOT
by Eliot, T. S. (Berger, Thomas)
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1947. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing, 1947, after the first of 1936. Copy owned by author Thomas Berger (1924 - 2014), best known for the novel Little Big Man, with his ownership signature on the ffe and "Cinti '48" referring to Cincinnati, where he was biorn and where e graduated from the University... Read More
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THE BODLEY'S AFOOT
by (Grand Uncle Elisha)
Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1880. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-. Paper-covered boards with an illustrative design that is an exemplar of how Japanese design influenced book decoration. With it's sever diagonals in black and white interspersed with dream-like illustrations of snow-capped mountains and the moon, the design has, presciently, a Surrealistic or Avant-Garde feel to it. Indeed, a... Read More
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PETITS PROPOS CULINAIRES (Iissues 1-20, 22, 23, 25, 28 plus book list)
by Elizabeth David, Alan Davidson,et al (publishers/ contributors)
London: Prospect Books, 1979. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. A nice run of the first 20 issues plus 4 non-contiguous issues and the book list for summer/autumn 1982. This copy of issue 1 is a limited edition of only 500 copies for sale, and this is especially numbered "HS (Lors serie) JS 20 of the surplus review... Read More
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