AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG: My Boys, Etc.
by Alcott, Louisa May
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1872. First edition. Illus. 215pp. 16mo. Blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Owner's contemporary ink name on second front flyleaf: "Lizzie H. Parrott." Spine is slightly askew, cloth is lightly frayed at tips of spine, tip of one corner bumped, with light wear to cloth, one page of text is creased at lower edge, else a... Read More
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A Quaint Treatise on “Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making” By An Old Man…with editorial notes…by W.H. Aldam
by Aldam, W.H.
London: John B. Day, 1876. First edition, second issue. Two chromolithograph plates after James Poole, 2 completed flies and 23 flies with dressing materials displayed in 22 sunken mounts on six leaves. Title page printed in red and black, title and text printed within double red rules. xiii, [xiv, blank], [xv, errata], 91 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green... Read More
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A Quaint Treatise on “Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making” By An Old Man…with editorial notes…by W.H. Aldam
by Aldam, W.H.
London: John B. Day, 1876. First edition, second issue. Title page printed in red and black, title and text printed within double red rules. 2 completed flies and 23 flies with dressing materials displayed in 22 sunken mounts on six leaves. xiii, [xiv, blank], [xv, errata], 91 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and black,... Read More
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A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," By an Old Man Well Known on the Derbyshire Streams as a First-Class Fly-Fisher a Century Ago. Printed from an Old Ms. Never Before Published, the Original Spelling and Language Being Retained, with Editorial Notes and Patterns of Flies, and Samples of the Materials for Making Each Fly
by Aldam, W.H.
London: John B. Day, 1875. First edition. 2 chromolithographic plates from a watercolor by James Poole. 22 sunken mounts with specimens of flies and fly tying material. 1 vols. 4to. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and black, a.e.g. Some rubbing at head. Provenance: James Poole (presentation inscription from the editor); J. Bedford (gift inscription); Lindley Eberstadt (letter and... Read More
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A Quaint Treatise on “Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making” By An Old Man … with editorial notes … by W.H. Aldam
by Aldam, W.H.
London: John B. Day, 1876. First edition, second Issue (later state or the “Unauthorized Issue” without the 2 chromolithograph plates). 2 completed flies and 23 flies with dressing materials displayed in 22 sunken mounts on six leaves. Title page printed in red and black, title and text printed within double red rules. xiii, [xiv, blank], [xv, errata], 91 pp.... Read More
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A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," By an Old Man Well Known on the Derbyshire Streams as a First-Class Fly-Fisher a Century Ago. Printed from an Old Ms. Never Before Published, the Original Spelling and Language Being Retained, with Editorial Notes and Patterns of Flies, and Samples of the Materials for Making Each Fly
by Aldam, W.H.
London: John B. Day, 1875. First edition. 2 chromolithographic plates from a watercolor by James Poole. 22 sunken mounts with specimens of flies and fly tying material. 1 vols. 4to. Original green cloth, elaborately decorated gilt spine and upper cover with gilt titles, black stamped borders and decorations & gilt vignette fish and fly pictorial decorations, bevelled boards, a.e.g.... Read More
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Two tintype stereographs taken at Saratoga Springs of Morton family
by [Alden, A.E.]
[Saratoga Springs, 1875. Tintype stereographs in card viewing sleeves with gilt paint frames; stamp on recto of one sleeve, "Taken at Saratoga Springs [...] by A.E. Alden, Artist. From Providence, R.I.". Images 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in.; mounted in standard 3 x 7 card. In red cloth wallet, with original snap, gilt lettered "Dr. Lawrence J. Morton. Saratoga",... Read More
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![Hunting Scenes. Forty Sketches of Hunting Scenes and Countries, selected and arranged by... with a Memoir and Descriptive Notes by "Sabretache." [Foreword by Gwen Aldin]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/048/489/553489048.0.m.jpg)
Hunting Scenes. Forty Sketches of Hunting Scenes and Countries, selected and arranged by... with a Memoir and Descriptive Notes by "Sabretache." [Foreword by Gwen Aldin]
by Aldin, Cecil
New York: Charles Scribner's Son, 1936. First American edition from English sheets. Illustrated throughout in colour by Cecil Aldin. xv, 83, [3] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Linen spine and red cloth. Fine in chipped and faded on spine Very Good cream pictorial dust jacket. Aldin, Cecil. First American edition from English sheets. Illustrated throughout in colour by Cecil... Read More
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The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. With a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas
by (Aldine Poets) Chaucer, Geoffrey
London: George Bell and Son, 1893. Portrait frontispiece. 6 vols. 12mo. Bound in three quarters blue morocco and marbled boards, t.e.g. Fine, one head slightly nicked. Portrait frontispiece. 6 vols. 12mo.
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Death of a Hero
by Aldington, Richard
London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition, preceding the expurgated British edition. [2], ix, [3], 398 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan coarse linen titled in brown. Very good copy in good plus dust jacket (spine panel dull with small losses at head and foot, some chipping along edges). First edition, preceding the expurgated British edition. [2], ix, [3],... Read More
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Women Must Work. A Novel
by Aldington, Richard
London: Chatto & Windus, 1934. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth titled in gilt, top edge blue. Fine in near fine dust jacket by George Plank (scuff at head of spine panel). First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. “This is the life-story of a modern business woman … made restless by the weltgeist of her time, by the... Read More
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Men from Earth
by Aldrin, Buzz, with Malcolm McConnell
New York: Bantam Books, 1989. First Edition. Illuis. xxii, 312pp. 8vo. Black cloth and purple boards. Fine in fine unclipped dust jacket. First Edition. Illuis. xxii, 312pp. 8vo.
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Manuscript from the Poem "An Untimely Thought", lines 11-20. Signed in full and stated "Copied for Mr William Cary/ Nov 14/89
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
1 page. 1 vols. 12mo. Fine. 1 page. 1 vols. 12mo.
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Manuscript poem "A Vision of Judgement". 10 lines. Unsigned
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
1 page. 1 vols. 4to. About finem, somre old folds and small amount of staining. 1 page. 1 vols. 4to.
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Manuscript poem "Snow", Signed. Eight lines
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
1 page. 1 vols. 8vo. Old folds, taped on verso, else VG. 1 page. 1 vols. 8vo. The Manuscript reading in part: The Summer comes and the Summer goes; Wild-flowers are fringing the dusty lanes, The sparrows go darting thro' fragrant rains, And, all of a sudden--it snows Published version reads: "The Summer comes and... Read More
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Manuscript Fair Copy of the Poem "The Enchantress. A Springtime Lyric for Mabel" (Probably written out for Mabel). From "Childhood and Youth." 10 quatrains. Signed in full
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
4 page. 1 vols. 8vo. Some soiling, holes from pin at upper left. 4 page. 1 vols. 8vo.
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The Story of a Bad Boy
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First edition, first state with “scattered” on page 14 line 20 and “The Uncle Sam Series” on the first leaf of advertisements at the back. Publisher's advertisements at the back, some dated 1870, frontispiece and illustrations including one by Sol Eytinge Jr. and Harry Fenn. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth, spine gilt,... Read More
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Poems
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company, 1882. First edition. Illustrated by the Paint and Clay Club. 1 vols. 8vo. Half vellum and marbled boards. Vellum a little mottled, otherwise very good. First edition. Illustrated by the Paint and Clay Club. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation copy inscribed "Madame Thérese Blanc from her friend T.B. Aldrich" on fhe half-title. Together... Read More
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Autograph manuscript copies of select stanzas from his Poems "Insomnnia" and "Invocation to Sleep", both signed
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
N.p., 1892. Fair copies, each signed at top of page. 2 pp., on recto and verso of a single leaf, in ink. Fine. Fair copies, each signed at top of page. 2 pp., on recto and verso of a single leaf, in ink. Two lyrics, literally back-to-back, expressive of the poet’s yearning for escape.
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The Writings of
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1904. Frontispiece portraits, numerous illustrations. 8 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter red morocco, spine gilt, t.e.g. , marbled boards. Almost fine. Frontispiece portraits, numerous illustrations. 8 vols. 8vo. BAL 378, 379
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Manuscript corrected of the poem "On Revising a Discarded Poem". The last 10 lines have been written out again as the published version. Signed in full, With 2 page typed transcript
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
4 pages. 1 vols. 4to. About fine. 4 pages. 1 vols. 4to.
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The Story of a Bad Boy
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co, 1870. First edition, First state. Frontispiece and illustrations throughout, attributed to Sol Eytinge Jr. and Harry Fenn; iv 261, [3] pp. + 23 pp. of Publisher's advertisements at the back, some dated 1870. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth, spine gilt, brown endpapers; extremities frayed and some staining to covers; contemporary gift inscription on... Read More
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Fredericksburg" Fair Copy of this Sonnet, listed as Sonnet #2 in Sonnets and Quatrains, Signed in full
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
1 page. 1 vols. 12mo. Bleed through from back, else fine. 1 page. 1 vols. 12mo.
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Judith of Bethulîa, A Tragedy
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of Miss O'Neil as Judith. 98 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original orange cloth, paper label on spine. Fine copy in printed dust jacket titled on spine panel (small loss at top of front fold). Morocco exlibris of Barton Currie. Boxed. First edition. Frontispiece portrait of Miss O'Neil as... Read More
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Manuscript fair copy of "Books and Season " 14 lines, Signed in full. Published as "Sonnet XX " of XXVIII Sonnets
by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
[Boston]: 59, Mount Vernon Street, 1883. 1 page. 8vo. With dated envelope addressed to Miss Abby Speakman of Wilmington, Delaware. Old Fold. Fine. 1 page. 8vo.
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