TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
London: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Spine darkened but not terribly so. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase, intact but with some soiling. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into... Read More
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TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
London: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp.... Read More
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
London: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. George W. Jones. Two volumes, tall quarto (8" x 12-1/2") bound in half cream canvas and decorated gray boards. Illustrated with floriated initials in green and yellow with each page ruled in pale gold on pale gray paper. Copy #397 of 1500 designed, printed, and bound by... Read More
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TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
London: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Mild soiling to the spine. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern English verse by G. P. Krapp. Designed... Read More
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
New York: Limited Editions Club, (1946). Hardcover. A few small rubbed spots on the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Nicer than usually found due to the fragile nature of the sheepskin spine. Arthur Szyk. Large octavo bound in original white morocco-grained sheepskin-backed decorated boards. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles... Read More
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THE CANTERBURY TALES
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
New York: Limited Editions Club, (1946). Hardcover. Some loss of leather at spine tips and along spine edges. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase with short split along top edge. Arthur Szyk. Large octavo bound in original white morocco-grained sheepskin-backed decorated boards. Designed by George Macy with decorated initials and headings by Charles E. Skaggs and illustrated... Read More
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TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
by CHAUCER, Geoffrey
London: Limited Editions Club, 1939. Hardcover. Spine slightly darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase with partial split at bottom edge. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12-1/4") bound in quarter white rough natural linen and pale green boards decorated with a coat of arms on the front cover. Chaucer's classic verse romance has been rendered into modern... Read More
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THE ENORMOUS RADIO and Other Stories
by CHEEVER, John
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner stamp on the front free endpaper. Near Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good first issue dustwrapper with light chipping at the spine tips and corners. His uncommon second book.
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THE LEAVES THE LION-FISH AND THE BEAR
by CHEEVER, John
Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine without dustwrapper or slipcase, as issued. Brown cloth spine with decorated paper over boards; [8], 17, [7] pages. Copy #186 of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by the author of a total edition of 330 of this short story originally printed in Esquire Magazine in 1974.
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THE HOUSEBREAKER OF SHADY HILL and Other Stories
by CHEEVER, John
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1958). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with minor rubbing and a few small nicks along the spine. Cheever's fourth book, containing some of his greatest stories, including "The Country Husband" and "The Sorrows of Gin."
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THE WAY SOME PEOPLE LIVE
by CHEEVER, John
New York: Random House, (1943). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor wear to the spine head; otherwise, the book is fine and bright without any of the gutter darkening typical to this title. The spine of the dustwrapper has minor wear to the heel with chipping to the head just extending to "The" on the spine and to the edges of... Read More
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TWO PLAYS OF ANTON CHEKHOV. THE CHERRY ORCHARD. THREE SISTERS
by CHEKHOV, Anton
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. A few light scratches to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Lajos Szalay. Small quarto (6-7/8" x 9-3/8") bound in quarter black goatskin leather and luxurious woven black and cherry-red fabric sides; 168 pages. Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Sir John Gielgud. Illustrated with black-and-white... Read More
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TWO PLAYS OF ANTON CHEKHOV. THE CHERRY ORCHARD. THREE SISTERS
by CHEKHOV, Anton
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Small rubbed spot at bottom of spine. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Lajos Szalay. Small quarto (6-7/8" x 9-3/8") bound in quarter black goatskin leather and luxurious woven black and cherry-red fabric sides; 168 pages. Translated by Constance Garnett with an introduction by Sir John Gielgud. Illustrated with black-and-white... Read More
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A FOWL ALPHABET
by (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) ROBINSON, Alan James
(Easthampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in clamshell box. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") bound by Gray Parrot in quarter vellum and marbled paper, laid in a custom cloth clamshell box. The text was culled from ANIMATE CREATION by Rev. J. G. Wood, 1885. The illustrations consist of 26 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson with... Read More
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AN ODD BESTIARY OR, A COMPENDIUM OF INSTRUCTIVE & ENTERTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ANIMALS ... ARRANGED AS AN ABECEDARY
by (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) ROBINSON, Alan James
(Easthampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1982. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Very Good clamshell box with some wear and staining to the backstrip. A luxuriously delightful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio (9-3/4" x 13-1/2") bound in quarter leather by Gray Parrot in custom morocco-backed cloth clamshell box. The text of this wonderful ABC book was compiled by Laurie... Read More
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THE BIRDS AND BEASTS OF SHAKESPEARE
by (CHELONIIDAE PRESS) SHAKESPEARE, William (ROBINSON, Alan James)
(Easthampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1990. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a clamshell box, a beautiful book. Alan James Robinson. Folio (10-3/8" x 15-7/8"), the exact untrimmed size of the First Folio of 1623, bound by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full gilt-lettered rust morocco, with marbled endsheets by Faith Harrison, in a custom cloth clamshell box with... Read More
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THE CONJURE WOMAN
by CHESNUTT, Charles W
Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner inscription dated 1899 on the front endpaper; mostly faint dampstain on the very top edge and lower right corner of many pages; gilt slightly dulled on spine but bright on the front cover which has a small stain at bottom corner. Very Good. Pictorial light... Read More
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by CHESTERTON, G. K
London: Hutchinson & Co., (1936). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. Illustrated autobiography by the creator of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown.
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AN ESSAY OF HEALTH AND LONG LIFE
by CHEYNE, George
London: George Strahan, 1725. Second Edition. Hardcover. Modern bookplate of Nellie Madeleine Brown, M.D. on the front free endpaper; spine label partly present. Some rubbing and edgewear, short splits in joints. Nice copy. Blindstamped paneled calf leather; xx [24] 232 pages. Chapters on proper diet, exercise, sleeping, etc. Aimed at the lay reader, much of Cheyne's advice was... Read More
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V FOR VICTOR
by CHILDRESS, Mark
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Wraps. Small indentation at rear. Information sheet taped to front. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in wraps of his second book.
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AN APPEAL IN FAVOR OF THAT CLASS OF AMERICANS CALLED AFRICANS
by CHILD, Mrs. [Lydia Maria]
Boston: Allen and Ticknor, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Text and plates fresh, cloth bright with minor expert restoration to the original spine label. Highly desirable, close to Fine. Exceptional in this condition. Original blue-green cloth (4-3/4" x 7-3/4") rebacked with original spine and spine label; [vi], 232 pages with tipped-in errata slip. Housed in a handsome gilt-lettered blue... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by CHISHOLM, Shirley
Photograph. About Fine. A 4-7/8" x 6-7/8" black-and-white photograph of the congresswoman INSCRIBED and SIGNED "To Ernie/aim high!/Shirley Chisholm/7-11-95." In 1968 Chisholm became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, and in 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States and the first... Read More
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BAYOU FOLK
by CHOPIN, Kate
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight cracking to hinges; spine a bit sunned with some staining. Very Good. Decorated green cloth. BAL 3244. Short story collection of Louisiana life.
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CHECK LIST OF AMERICAN DRAMA PUBLISHED IN THE ENGLISH COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1865 In the Possession of THE LIBRARY University of Pennyslvania
by CHORBA, Albert von, Jr. (editor)
Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania Library, 1951. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Stapled photocopied sheets printed on rectos only in blue wraps; ix, 92 pages including a chronological index. Introduction by Arthur Hobson Quinn who describes how a number of the scarcest items in the library's collection were acquired.
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BOARDMAN ROBINSON
by CHRIST-JANER, Albert
University of Chicago, (1946). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Folio (9-3/4" x 13") in gilt-lettered cloth. With a chapter by Adolph Dehn and a catalogue raisonee. Illustrated with numerous plates, mostly black-and-white.
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