QUARTO-MILLENARY. AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY ... OF THE FIRST 250 PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in glassine with some tears and a Fine slipcase. Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco leather and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover of the LEC logo. Illustrated with 200 examples of title pages, text pages, and illustrations reproduced by... Read More
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THE ENGRAVER AND PRINTER
Boston: The Engraver and Printer Co., (August 1895). First Edition. Softcover. Library blindstamp on the corners of some pages; rear cover detached. Very Good. Decorated wraps; 116 pages plus ads. Includes articles on lettering and job estimates as well as an illustrated section on the origin and growth of the Roman letter.
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THE COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN LTD. MAGNIFICENT BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
New York: Sotheby's, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Unpaginated. Includes 308 lots, every item with color or B&W photographic illustrations, many full-page. List of sale results is loosely inserted. A magnificent collection that brought magnificent prices.
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LIST OF CATALOGUES OF ENGLISH BOOK SALES, 1676-1900, NOW IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
(New York): (Martino Publishing), 1915 [1995]. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Red cloth; xv, 523 pages. This reprint of the 1915 edition is stated to be "Strictly Limited to 100 Copies." Introduction by Alfred W. Pollard. Preface by G. F. Barwick: "The collection of 8000 [auction] catalogues of English book sales here listed ranges from the sale... Read More
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DAGUERROETYPE MAGAZINE. Volume I, #2-12. 1847
New York. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine chipped. Good. Original cloth
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THE DAGUERREOTYPE: A MAGAZINE OF FOREIGN LITERATURE AND SCIENCE. Volume I, Issues 2 - 12
Boston: J. M. Whittemore, (1847). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name of Eastman Sanborn dated Andover, Mass. 1850 on the front endpaper. Minor foxing; chipping to spine tips and some loss along spine edges, covers tight. Good. Bound in publisher's brown blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. For some reason, the first issue is not... Read More
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QUARTO-MILLENARY. AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY ... OF THE FIRST 250 PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. First Edition. hardcover. Slight foxing to first few pages; bookplate on front pastedown; two blank rear endpapers removed; light soiling to red cloth. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase. Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco leather and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover... Read More
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BHAGAVAD GITA: THE SONG CELESTIAL. From the Mahabharata being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna
Bombay: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine solander case with a stain on the front. Y. G. Srimati. Large octavo (7" x 10") bound in Indian silk hand-woven in a multicolor lotus-and-mango pattern,154 pages. Ancient collection of Indian animal fables and folklore in the original Sanskrit with an English translation by Edwin... Read More
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HEIRS OF HIPPOCRATES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICINE IN A CATALOGUE OF HISTORIC BOOKS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Iowa City: Friends Of The University Of Iowa Libraries, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Cloth; xiv, 474 pages. Excellent reference work with illustrations. "This catalogue contains descriptions of 1,196 of the 1,600 books in the John Martin Rare Book Room in the Health Sciences Library. Works were chosen for the catalogue which seemed to illustrate the best... Read More
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KIMONO FABRIC DESIGN SAMPLE BOOK
[1950s?]. First Edition. Softcover. Some samples creased or lightly soiled, most in Fine shape. Folio (12" x 16") sheets string-tied with numerous actual fabric samples loosely laid in. From early in the Showa Era (1926-1989), this appears to be from the Hasegawa Kimono company, apparently still in business, and contains samples for everyday wear. There are approximately 80... Read More
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THE NURSERYMAN'S SPECIMEN BOOK OF AMERICAN FRUITS, FLOWERS, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, & c
[Rochester, NY]: Rochester Lithographing Company Successors to D. M. Dewey's, [@1900]. First Edition. Hardcover. Plates bright and clean with occasional smudge. Slight looseness of covers. Near Fine with lovely plates. Oblong octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2") in black leather with a color plate of an apple pasted on the front cover. Illustrated with 71 chromolithographs, printed on rectos only... Read More
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THE BOOK OF PSALMS FROM THE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a close to Fine chemise with some fading to gilt and a Fine slipcase. Valenti Angelo. Duodecimo (4-1/8" x 6-1/4") bound in full orange morocco leather with gilt lettering on the spine and an elaborate design of King David and his harp blindstamped on both covers. Preface... Read More
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DOVE AT THE WINDOWS: LAST LETTERS OF FOUR QUAKER MARTYRS
Lincoln, MA: Penmaen Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Tall quarto (8" x 11-3/4") in original cloth. Foreword by George Selleck. Illustrated with five woodcuts by Michael McCurdy. One of 24 copies of a total edition of 224 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. This copy is marked "MM" at the colophon and belonged to the... Read More
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SAILOR. Construction Kit
Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company, n.d. [1950s]. Softcover. Light soiling. Very Good. Pictorial wraps; 8 pages including covers. Stand-up sailors and punch-outs of sailors and soldiers.
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A STRONG DOSE OF MYSELF
by ABSE, Dannie
London: Hutchinson, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Autobiography of by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, INSCRIBED in the form of a prescription to the poet William Meredith and his partner: "Rx To William + Richard/to be taken after meals/affectionately, Dannie."
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FUNLAND. A POEM IN NINE PARTS
by ABSE, Dannie
(Swansea): Portland University Library, (1971). First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "'Bill's -- this unaltered version/with affection."
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DOCTORS & PATIENTS
by (ABSE, Dannie) editor
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith and his partner and SIGNED twice on the title page
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POEMS GOLDERS GREEN
by ABSE, Dannie
London: Hutchinson, (1962). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with some wear to the spine. INSCRIBED "To William Meredith/Dannie/April '64."
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DANNIE ABSE. THE POCKET POETS
by ABSE, Dannie
London: Vista Books, (1963). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. INSCRIBED "To Bill Meredith,/thank you./yours/sincerely,/warmly,/truly,/all that is good/Dannie."
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A STRONG DOSE OF MYSELF
by ABSE, Dannie
London: Hutchinson, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Autobiography of by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, SIGNED on the title page and INSCRIBED in the form of a prescription to the poet William Meredith and his partner: "Rx For William and Richard/to be taken with a/pinch of... Read More
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MODERN EUROPEAN VERSE. THE POCKET POETS
by (ABSE, Dannie) editor
London: Vista Books, (1964). First Edition. Softcover. Small skim mark on rear, otherwise Fine. INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith: "'We are most our own strange selves when we are hosts.'/For Bill,/whose Apollinaire translations/would have been in here had/I known them earlier/Dannie Abse/June '64."
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THREE QUESTOR PLAYS
by ABSE, Dannie
(Lowestoft): Scorpion Press, (1967). First Edition. Softcover. Some soiling to covers. Very Good. Pictorial wraps. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "'To Bill/Not open, still../warmly,/Dannie/July 67/(Hope to see you next year)."
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TENANTS OF THE HOUSE. POEMS 1951-1956
by ABSE, Dannie
New York: Criterion Books, (1959). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Early title by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, first published in England in 1957. Poet William Meredith's copy with his SIGNATURE at the top of the front endpaper, below which is INSCRIBED "With respect,/Dannie Abse," with the poet's last name crossed out... Read More
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TRAVELS THROUGH SWEDEN, FINLAND, AND LAPLAND, TO THE NORTH CAPE, IN THE YEARS 1798 AND 1799
by ACERBI, Joseph
London: Joseph Mawman, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. The map is detached and has a short closed tear with little effect on the image. Scattered staining and foxing but generally clean. Bindings rubbed but the covers are tight. Very Good. Two quarto (7-3/4" x 10") volumes in contemporary tree calf leather with gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. Illustrated... Read More
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THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS; PARTICULARLY THOSE NATIONS ADJOINING TO THE MISSISSIPPI, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, GEORGIA, SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA: Containing an Account of their Origin, Language, Manners, Religious and Civil Customs, Laws, Form of Government, Punishments, Conduct in War and Domestic Life, Their Habits, Diet, Agriculture, Manufactures, Diseases and Method of Cure, and Other Particulars, Sufficient to Render It a Complete Indian System. With Observations on Former Historians, the Conduct of Our Colony Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, Etc
by ADAIR, James
London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents clean with minor toning; some rubbing to joints. Near Fine. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in contemporary calf rebacked with the original spine with a new gilt-lettered burgundy morocco spine label, the original label loosely laid in; [xii], 464, [2, ads] pages. Complete with half title and the... Read More
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