Grant Allen. A Memoir
by Clodd, Edward
London: Grant Richards, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Presentation copy from Clodd, inscribed to the book's publisher Grant Richards, the nephew of Grant Allen. This memoir celebrates the life of Canadian science fiction author Charles Grant Blairfindle Allen (1848 - 1899). After teaching in grade school for several years, he became a professor of moral philosophy... Read More
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Bothie of Toper-Na-Fuosich. A Long Vacation Pastoral
by Clough, Arthur Hugh
Oxford: Francis Macpherson, 1848. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition. Arthur Clough (1819 - 61), close friend of Matthew Arnold and Ruskin, hosted reading parties on his vacations to Scotland. This poem was composed in response one such vacation and supposedly both delighted and outraged his guests."The poem follows its main character, Philip, as he departs from his... Read More
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Serving the Book
by [Coach House Press] Mason, David
Toronto: The Coach House Press, 2000. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Number 221 of 300 copies. Signed and inscribed by the author to Nina Matheson and her husband. Nina is a bibliophile, ex-rare book dealer, and the director emerita of the Johns Hopkins Welch Medical Library.With laid in card reading "with compliments of Marie Korey and David Mason." Originally presented... Read More
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Richard Landon. 27 December 1942 - 5 October 2011
by [Coach House Press] Landon, Richard
Toronto: University of Toronto, Coach House Press, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 1 of 300 copies. Includes a program for Landon's memorial service and a print (possibly a bookplate) with Landon's name. Printed in Caslon type on Zephyr Laid paper. Printed for friends of Marie Korey and David Mason. Bound in cream paper wrappers with black title to front... Read More
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[A Leaf from Las Quatorze Decadas]
by [Coci, Georgius] [Livy]
[Saragossa, Spain]: [Georgius Coci], 1520. Near Fine. A scarce single leaf from "Las Quatorze Decadas de Tito Livio", the first complete Spanish translation of the Decades. This volume was printed by George Coci at Saragossa in 1520. Titus Livius (59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy, was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history... Read More
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Poesies. 1917 - 1920
by Cocteau, Jean
Paris: Editions De La Sirene, 1920. Paper Wrappers. Very Good in Good dj. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 727 of 1032 copies. A compilation of the early poetry of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a major French artist and writer. Despite his later achievements as a novelist, film-maker, and designer, Cocteau thought of himself foremost as a poet. At the time these... Read More
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A Sermon Delivered Before His Excellency Edward Everett, Governor, the Honorable Council, and the Legislature of Massachusetts, at the Annual Election, January 1, 1840
by Codman, John
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1840. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Vg in wraps/32 pp. Religion. REL10/3202.
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JHU Lit: Literary Magazine of the Johns Hopkins University. Vol. I, No. 2. November 1946
by Co-editored by Volpe, Lewis and Subotnik, Myron. Includes poetry by Karl Shapiro
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1946. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. SCARCE. Very good condition. Blue side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor yellowing to edges of wrappers. Interior is clean and bright. Literature. Baltimore. Maryland wraps. BALT/7032.
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O'Neill & Ormond: A Chapter in Irish History
by Coffey, Diarmid
Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company, 1914. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. This book covers the history of Ireland from 1641-1653, a turbulent period that included the rising of 1641, the Confederation of Kilkenny, and the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland. It is told through the histories of Owen Roe O'Neill, an Irish patriot, and James, Earl of Ormond, the English... Read More
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I am Joseph
by Cohen, Barbara; Charles Mikolaycak, illustrator
New York: Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author and illustrator on the half-title page. "Barbara Cohen's retelling, faithful to the account found in Genesis, of Joseph's life in Egypt and his eventual reunion with his family is a testament to the heritage of human... Read More
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House United, House Divided: The Chinese Family in Taiwan. SIGNED, PRESENTATION COPY
by Cohen, Myron L.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Myron L. Cohen is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Columbia University. His research concentrations included historical anthropology, family and kinship, and the State in society. HIs work is concentrated on East Asia, China, and Taiwan. His fieldwork in Taiwan and in villages in northern, eastern, and western... Read More
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Methodism in Old Waverly and Its Environment
by Cole, Anna
Baltimore: Anna Cole, 1933. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Exlibris from Sun reporter, Jacques Kelly. Signed by the author on verso of frontispiece photographic illustration. Bookplate of Virginia M. (Swartz?) to front pastedown. According to the introduction: "This short record concerns the pioneer life of the church, for which thanks are to be given for the use of... Read More
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Memorials of Henry the Fifth, King of England
by Cole, Charles Augustus [editor], [Henry the Fifth]
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1858. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. From "The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages" series. Ex-libris with library book plate to front paste down. Very good in maroon cloth black paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to exterior includes rubbing to boards, bumping... Read More
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Transactions of the William Morris Society. William Morris as a Socialist. A lecture given on 16th January 1957 to the William Morris Society at the Art Workers' Guild
by Cole, G.D.H.
London: William Morris Society, 1960. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Scarce. Designed by Peter Richard Sheen. Printed with letterpress and lithography. Bound in grey paper wrappers with Morris pattern. Minor wear to edges of wrappers and rubbing to spine. Clean and bright. [20 pages.] MOR/080515.
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In the Canyon
by Coleman, Elliott
Baltimore: Bay Press, 1974. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. Elliott Coleman (1906-1980) graduated from Wheaton College in 1928, and after teaching for a number of years, he studied theology at Princeton, Oxford, and the General Theological Seminary in New York. Coleman was ordained an Episcopal Deacon in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City,... Read More
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Lennon
by Coleman, Ray
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. 1st ed.; fine in VG price-clipped dj w/mylar cover; 8vo.; photos, illustrations throughout; 640 pp. Music. MUS/1153.
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Songs of Heaven
by Coleman, Robert E.
Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Co, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. "By combining a great deal of background material on the cryptic symbolism in John's vision, with present-day applications of the truths expressed there, Songs of Heaven not only clarifies this perplexing portion of Scripture, but also instructs you in the highest form of adoration" (jacket).... Read More
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By Accident or Design? The 1992 Kelmscott Lecture
by Coleman, Roger
London: William Morris Society, 1992. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in grey illustrated paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Side-stapled with slightly rusted staples. Minor foxing to interior of both covers and facing pages, else clean and bright. Several photographic illustrations. 36 pages. MOR/080515.
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Memories
by Coleridge, Stephen
New York: John Lane Company, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good in grey cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Minor rubbing to front board, edges, and hinges. Top edge gilt. Light sporatic foxing throughout. Binding cracked but tight. 247pages , plus approximately 20 pages of ads. English History. ENG105310.
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The Mungret Annual: Vol. II, No. 6: Christmas 1902; No. 7: January 1904; No.8: 1905; No. 9: 1906; No. 10: 1907
by [Mungret College]
Limerick, Ireland: Mungret College, 1907. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. The yearbook for Mungret College, a Jesuit school near Limerick, Ireland, which was open from 1882 through 1974. It also served as a small secondary school with about 200 boarders. This collection includes several songs and/or articles in Gaelic; however, most of the text is in English. Photographic illustrations and... Read More
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George Meredith: A Bibliography
by Collie, Michael
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Very minor wear to edges and spine ends. Very clean interior. Brief note in pen to rear free end page. Tight binding. Off-white dust jacket with red title front amd spine panels. Minor wear to edges/corners of jacket... Read More
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Kerdruc Notebook
by Collie, Michael
Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. One of 200 copies. Handwritten note about paper type and font used on colophon. This is the author's first volume of poems to appear in England with previous collections published in Canada. Fine in brick red cloth boards with copper title to spine. In grey dust jacket titled in... Read More
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Basil: A Story of Modern Life Two Volumes
by Collins, Wilkie
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. THE FIRST EDITION of Collins's scarce second novel. This is Collins's second full length novel and his first set in contemporary times. This novel of first love, intrigue, and betrayal was considered "sensational" by many, and it had mixed reviews, with some referring to it as "revolting." In his dedication... Read More
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Pinocchio Put-Together Book
by Collodi, Carlo, Christopher Rule and Pelagie Doane [illustrators]
New York: Samuel Gabriel Sons & Company, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good. Colorfully illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Color illustrations. Book was originally provided with separate color illustrations to be cut out and pasted onto the pages; this has been done by a previous juvenile owner. Writing in pencil to end pages. 236 pages. Children's... Read More
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Memoirs of the Colman Family, Including Their Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Personages of Their Time. Two Volumes
by [Colman, George] Peake, Richard Brinsley
London: Richard Bentley, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Theater owner and playwright, Augustin Daly's copy, auction number 2610. First Edition. Includes two frontispiece portraits and two additional inserted portraits. These volumes detail the lives of George Colman the Elder (1734 - 1794) and George Colman the Younger (1762 - 1836). Both were playwrights and owners of the Haymarket... Read More
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