ROXANA, THE FORTUNATE MISTRESS
by DEFOE, Daniel
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase. Bernd Kroeber. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound with scarlet linen covers with a design stamped in white leaf and a white vellum-finish linen spine stamped in scarlet and gold leaf. Illustrated with 12 full-page two-color woodcuts in three-color schemes and 14 smaller black-and-white woodcuts... Read More
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THE FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES OF MOLL FLANDERS
by DEFOE, Daniel
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. Fine. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") rebound in full red morocco leather by Maurin with double gilt-ruled borders on the covers, gilt-decorated and lettered spine with five raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha... Read More
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A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR, ETC. BEING OBSERVATIONS OR MEMORIALS OF THE MOST REMARKABLE OCCURRENCES, BOTH PUBLICK AND PRIVATE, WHICH HAPPEN'D IN LONDON DURING THE LAST GREAT VISITATION IN 1665. AND WRITTEN BY A CITIZEN WHO CONTINUED ALL THE WHILE IN LONDON. NOW NEWLY INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC BY MR. JAMES SUTHERLAND, OF LONDON & BERKSHIRE, AND EMBELLISH'D WITH NOTABLE ILLUSTRATIONS BY SIGNOR DOMENICO GNOLI, OF ROME
by DEFOE, Daniel
Bloomfield, CT: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Some darkening to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some discoloration. Domenico Gnoli. Quarto (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full natural burlap with a gilt-lettered crimson leather spine label, the front cover an "x" Plague symbol printed in crimson and the rear with the date 1665 printed... Read More
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THE FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES OF MOLL FLANDERS
by DEFOE, Daniel
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. Spine sunned. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with typical peeling of the fragile paper covering. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound in full blue padded silk stamped in copper. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha Berrien. Copy #751 of 1500 SIGNED... Read More
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THE FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES OF MOLL FLANDERS
by DEFOE, Daniel
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. Owner blindstamp on front endpaper; spine sunned. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound in full blue padded silk stamped in copper. Introduction by John Winterich. Illustrated with pen drawings by Reginald Marsh hand-colored by Martha Berrien. Copy #844 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on... Read More
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THE FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES OF MOLL FLANDERS
by DEFOE, Daniel
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. hardcover. The slipcase, covered with a fragile gold foil, is usually found quite worn with the foil peeled off. In this case there are some spots of peeling, but overall the appearance is quite bright. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase and quite uncommon thus. Reginald Marsh. Octavo (5-5/8" x 8-7/8") bound... Read More
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ROXANA, THE FORTUNATE MISTRESS
by DEFOE, Daniel
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1976. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with a sunned backstrip including the label. Bernd Kroeber. Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-1/4") bound with scarlet linen covers with a design stamped in white leaf and a white vellum-finish linen spine stamped in scarlet and gold leaf. Illustrated with 12 full-page two-color woodcuts in three-color schemes... Read More
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THE DISCOVERER. A NEW NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND HAZARDOUS ADVENTURES OF THE GENOESE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
by De HEVESY, Andre
New York: The Macaulay Company , 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner presentation on half-title page. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with darkened spine. An attempt to see Columbus as a man rather than an "animated monument." Illustrated with ten plates.
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LONDON MATCH
by DEIGHTON, Len
New York: (Alfred A. Knopf), (1986). First American Edition. Wraps. Publisher's material taped to the front cover and stapled to the inside front cover. Fine. Uncorrected proof in green wraps of this final volume that began with BERLIN GAME.
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NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK. ZOOLOGY OF NEW YORK, OR THE NEW YORK FAUNA.... PART II. BIRDS
by DE KAY, James [HAND-COLORED PLATES]
Albany: Carroll & Cook, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Moderate foxing, mostly to the text with just some plates affected. Most of the plates contain small, neat pencil identifications of the birds but are otherwise clean. Text block is cracked with one plate detached but present. A Good, complete set of these plates. Quarto (9" x 11-1/2") bound in... Read More
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NATURAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK. ZOOLOGY OF NEW YORK, OR THE NEW YORK FAUNA.... PART II. BIRDS
by DE KAY, James [HAND-COLORED PLATES]
Albany: Carroll & Cook, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. Nearly all of the plates are bright and clean, but a few have ragged edges. The first two plates are the worst, with the first trimmed with tears and the second with some staining. Spine badly worn, covers detached, text block cracked with many plates loose. A Good, complete set of... Read More
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THE VEIL AND OTHER POEMS
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: Constable and Co. Ltd., (1921). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor wear. About Fine. Linen-backed boards with a gilt-lettered leather spine label. Copy #200 of 250 SIGNED by the author.
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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: Duckworth & Co., 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing to the front joint, the front cover slightly loose; light wear to the edges and spine. Very Good. Bound in contemporary 3/4 polished red calf leather with gilt rules, 5 raised bands, gilt spine decorations, gilt-lettered black morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A classic juvenile... Read More
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POEMS 1901 TO 1918
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: Constable and Co. Ltd., (1921). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor wear, scraping to spine label with some loss. Near Fine. Linen-backed boards with a gilt-lettered leather spine label. Copy #96 of 210 SIGNED by the author. The first volume only of a two-volume set.
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HENRY BROCKEN. HIS TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN THE RICH, STRANGE, SCARCE-IMAGINABLE REGIONS OF ROMANCE
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., [1924]. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Partly unopened. Minor wear, bump to upper front corner. Near Fine. Marian Ellis. Linen-backed boards with a gilt-lettered leather spine label. Copy #147 of 250 SIGNED by the author of his first book of fiction originally published in 1904. Illustrated by Marian Ellis.
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STUFF AND NONSENSE And So On
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Browning to endpapers, text clean. Minor wear, spine label chipped affecting name. Very Good. Bold. Linen-backed boards with a gilt-lettered leather spine label. Copy #69 of 278 SIGNED by the author. Illustrated with wood-engraved designs by Bold.
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THE VEIL AND OTHER POEMS
by DE LA MARE, Walter
London: Constable and Co. Ltd., (1921). First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. Cloth-backed decorated boards with a paper spine label. The trade edition INSCRIBED for Aubrey Lees in 1953 and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper where De La Mare has written out a MANUSCRIPT POEM that appears on page 9 of the book,... Read More
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PEACOCK PIE. A Book of Rhymes
by DE LA MARE, Walter
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Scattered foxing, mostly light and not affecting the illustrations; spine slightly darkened. Very Good in a Fair, mostly intact slipcase. C. Lovat Fraser. White cloth with a gilt peacock on the front cover. Copy #16 of 500 SIGNED by the author. Full-page color illustrations by C. Lovat Fraser.... Read More
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THE NAMES
by DeLILLO, Don
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight dustspotting to the top bulked edge of text. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper.
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SHAWNO
by DENNISON, George
New York: Schocken Books, (1984). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. A sweet novel about a dog. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Jason/with best wishes/from George/Temple, October 1984."
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HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; with Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery ... From Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
by (DENSLOW, W[illiam] W[allace], Illustrator)
Philadelphia and Reading: Peter Fritts, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Lacking 5 plates, as noted. Contents page with tape repairs and wrinkles; occasional light edgewear to text and plates. Binding firm and decent. Fair due to the missing plates. Folio (11" x 14") in original pebbled cloth with gilt-lettering on the front cover and spine; [3-], 293 pages.... Read More
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HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA; with Illustrations Descriptive of its Scenery ... From Original Sketches by Artists of the Highest Ability
by (DENSLOW, W[illiam] W[allace], Illustrator)
Philadelphia and Reading: Peter Fritts, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper lacking with the title page reinforced at the gutter; Easton plate with partial tear along centerfold; Lafayette College plate with complete tear along centerfold; Bethlehem and South Bethlehem plate with fold and crease down centerfold; one plate with small chunk out of corner touching image; overall some soiling... Read More
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LES ORCHIDÉES. HISTOIRE ICONOGRAPHIQUE. Organographie Classification Géographie Collections Commerce Emploi -- Culture avec une Revue Descriptive des Espèces Cultivées en Europe
by DE PUYDT, E[mile]
Paris: J. Rothschild, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing, including to some plates; bookplate on front pastedown; light rubbing to joints. Very Good. Quarto (7" x 11") bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco and marbled boards with gilt rules and lettering, five raised bands, top edge gilt. Illustrated with 50 fine chromolithographed plates, finished by hand, with tissue... Read More
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
by DE QUINCY, Thomas
New York: Heritage Press, (1950). Spine sunned. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. 12 gravures by Zhenya Gay. Decorated cloth. Illustrated with 12 lithograph reproductions by Zhenya Gay.
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER
by DE QUINCEY, Thomas
Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1930. Hardcover. Slight offsetting to endpapers. About Fine in an intact but Good only slipcase with much wear. Zhenya Gay. Small folio (10" x 13-1/2") bound in canvas-backed Cockerell marbled paper boards. Illustrated with 12 lithographs drawn on the stone by Zhenya Gay and printed on hand-made Kelmscott paper by B. H. Newdigate at... Read More
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