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CRAINQUEBILLE [L'AFFAIRE CRAINQUEBILLE]
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Slight sunning to the spine. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Bernard Lamotte. Quarto (9-1/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full tapestried burlap with the title stamped in burgundy leaf on the front and spine. Newly translated with an introduction by Jacques Le Clercq. Illustrated with paintings by Bernard Lamotte. Of... Read More
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AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PÉDAUQUE
by FRANCE, Anatole
Chicago: Limited Editions Club, 1933. Hardcover. Spine sunned, as nearly always the case with this title. Would be Near Fine but for the one repaired page in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Sylvain Sauvage. Large quarto (9-1/4" x 11-1/2") in full decorated blue linen. Printed by the Lakeside Press. Translated by Wilfrid Jackson with an introduction by Ernest... Read More
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CRAINQUEBILLE [L'AFFAIRE CRAINQUEBILLE]
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Bernard Lamotte. Quarto (9-1/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full tapestried burlap with the title stamped in burgundy leaf on the front and spine. Newly translated with an introduction by Jacques Le Clercq. Illustrated with paintings by Bernard Lamotte. Copy... Read More
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THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Close to Fine in like slipcase. Sylvain Sauvage. Quarto (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full green linen, stamped in green and gold from design by LeRoy H. Appleton. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn with an introduction by A.S.W. Rosenbach. Copy #1205 of 1500 illustrated by Sylvain... Read More
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THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Owner blindstamp on the front free endpape, light adhesive remnant from a bookplate to the front pastedown; sunning to the spine. Very Good in a Good slipcase with wear. Sylvain Sauvage. Quarto (9-1/8" x 11-1/2") bound in full green linen, stamped in green and gold from design by LeRoy H. Appleton.... Read More
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PENGUIN ISLAND
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine darkened. Still Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Malcolm Cameron. Quarto (7" x 10") bound in vellum-backed blue silk boards with a design incorporating small penguin figures. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Illustrated with drawings by Malcolm Cameron printed in gravure. Copy #39 of 1500... Read More
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PENGUIN ISLAND
by FRANCE, Anatole
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine darkened. Still Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Malcolm Cameron. Quarto (7" x 10") bound in vellum-backed blue silk boards with a design incorporating small penguin figures. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. Illustrated with drawings by Malcolm Cameron printed in gravure. Copy #751 of 1500... Read More
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AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PÉDAUQUE
by FRANCE, Anatole
Chicago: Limited Editions Club, 1933. Hardcover. Spine sunned, as nearly always the case with this title. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good or better slipcase. Sylvain Sauvage. Large quarto (9-1/4" x 11-1/2") in full decorated blue linen. Printed by the Lakeside Press. Translated by Wilfrid Jackson with an introduction by Ernest Boyd and a prefatory note by... Read More
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LES EPOUX MALHEUREUX OU HISTOIRE DE MONSIEUR ET MADAME DE ***
by [BACULARD] D'ARNAUD [(Francois)]
Paris: Laporte, 1783. New Revised Edition. Hardcover. Occasional toning to the text. Very Good. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/4") volumes in contemporary marbled boards; [ii], xii, 288; [iv], 256 [last page numbered 238]. Augmented with two new parts, which are the conclusion of the History. Illustrated with 10 fine engravings after Eisen by Guttenberg and Macret. An English... Read More
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POOR RICHARD: THE ALMANACKS FOR THE YEARS 1733-1758 (POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACKS)
by FRANKLIN, Benjamin (Norman ROCKWELL)
Philadelphia: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Light markings to the sides of the suede spine. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with slight damage to the spine label. Norman Rockwell. Tall quarto (8-3/8" x 12-1/2") bound in quarter natural top-grain suede cowhide and imported French hand-marbled boards; 336 pages. Designed by Richard Ellis. Introduction by Van Wyck... Read More
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A SHORT-TITLE CHECK LIST OF ALL THE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, BROADSIDES, &C., KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
by [FRANKLIN, Benjamin] CAMPBELL, William J
Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1918. First Edition. Softcover. Soiling and chipping to cover, contents Very Good. Printed wraps, string-tied (8-1/2" x 11"); [ii], 185-333 pages.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by FRANKFURTER, Felix
Washington, D.C., 9 April 1953. Letter. Normal creases from mailing. Fine. A gracious two-page handwritten letter SIGNED "Felix" on Supreme Court of the United States stationery (4-1/2" x 6-7/8") to historian Samuel Eliot Morison and his wife, Priscilla. In full: "The company was worthy of the Mouton Rothschild, and the magnum was worthy of the company. What a... Read More
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TAL UF TAL AB. 29 Fotos
by FRANK, Robert
(Gottingen): Steidl, (2010). First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Robert Frank. Textured wraps, 8" x 9-7/8". Mostly photographs with some text.
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THE GOLDEN BOUGH. A STUDY IN MAGIC AND RELIGION
by FRAZER, Sir James George
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. Hardcover. Fine in glassines and a Fine slipcase. James Lewicki. Two large quarto (7-3/4" x 11-1/4") volumes bound in black and gold buckram; 478 and 494 pages. Introduction by Stanley Edgar Hyman. Illustrated by James Lewicki with 24 full- color paintings in mixed media, including 8 double spreads, plus 26 partial-page line... Read More
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DIE TRAUMDEUTUNG
by FREUD, Sigmund
Leipzig and Vienna: Franz Deuticke, 1900 [1899]. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean and fresh, inside and out. A few minor scratches to the leather. Near Fine and scarce. Bound in modern full blue morocco, not retaining the original wraps (6" x 8-1/2"); [iv], 371, [5] pages including table of contents and bibliography. With the motto after Virgil on the... Read More
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REIS-BESCHRYVING DOOR DE ZUID-ZEE, LANGS DE KUSTEN VAN CHILI, PERU EN BRAZIL OPGESTELT OP EENE REISTOCHT GEDAAN IN DE JAREN 1712, 1713, EN 1714. NEVENS EENE BESCHRYVINGE VAN DE REGERINGE DER YNCAS, KONINGEN VAN PERU
by FREZIER, M
Amsterdam: R & G Wetstein, 1718. First Dutch Edition. Hardcover. Pale marginal dampstain affecting some pages but generally very clean and bright, the binding Fine housed in a Very Good marbled paper slipcase. Small quarto (6" x 7-5/8") bound in modern half green morocco leather and paper patterned boards with matching morocco corners and a heavily gilt-decorated spine... Read More
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ROBERT GROSSETESTE AND THE JEWS
by FRIEDMAN, Lee M
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Partly unopened. Fine. Brown cloth (7-1/2" x 10"); (vi), 34 pages. Essay on the English medieval Christian Hebraist and scholastic philosopher Bishop Robert Grosseteste. Illustrated with three plates including a color facsimile of a manuscript page from DE CESSATIONE LEGALIUM, the earliest text expressing a sympathetic view of contemporary Jews.... Read More
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THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN AND OTHER PLACES ADJOINING
by FROISSART, Sir John
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Spine a little sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase. Henry C. Pitz. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 11") bound in buckram with the side-strips bearing an all-over pattern of escutcheons, the center strip stamped in gold with a large escutcheon quartered in red and blue containing the title, and flanked... Read More
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[CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN AND THE ADJOINING COUNTRIES...]
by [FROISSART, Sir John]
[London]: [Longman, Hurst, Rees, And Orme; And J. White], [1808]. Third Edition. Hardcover. Occasional light soiling. Very Good. Quarto (7-1/4" x 11") bound in contemporary marbled boards with later calf leather spine and corners. The atlas volume only of the multi-volume set complete with 57 lithographs and a map. Froissart's CHRONICLES (or CHRONIQUES) was written in French by... Read More
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STYLE. A TALE IN THIRTEEN CHAPTERS
by FROST, A(rthur) B(urdett)
(1891). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine box with a small stain at the top of the spine. A. B. Frost. Oblong Folio (12" x 10-1/2") bound in modern full rust-colored morocco leather with gilt rules to the covers and gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, housed in a clamshell box with gilt-lettered... Read More
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SELECTED POEMS
by FROST, Robert
New York: Henry Holt, (1928). First Edition. Hardcover. Spine tips of book slightly dull; 1930 owner inscription on front endpaper. Dustwrapper with a few small chips on the front and rear panels, an inch chip at the head of the spine eliminating the title and about five inches of the bottom of the spine lacking. Bright, Near Fine copy... Read More
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COLLECTED POEMS OF ROBERT FROST with AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT POEM
by FROST, Robert
New York: Halcyon House, (1939). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. First Printing of the Halcyon House edition, a near exact reproduction of the Holt edition published a month earlier but without the introduction. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author "For Cornelius Weygandt" on the front endpaper with the final eight lines of the final poem in... Read More
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NORTH OF BOSTON with an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED and a 14-line MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT OF "BIRCHES" by Frost
by FROST, Robert
New York: Henry Holt, 1915. First American Edition. Hardcover. Gilt bright, very minor rubbing to the spine tips. The scarce dustwrapper has the correct spelling of "faint" on the front. Some mild chipping to the head of the spine just affecting "North" in the title and slightly extending to both panels. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper. ... Read More
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH Inscribed to Poet William Meredith
by FROST, Robert
n.p.. Framed Photograph. Fading to the ink but still readable. A lovely presentation. An 8" x 10" black-and-white portrait of the elderly poet, partly in shadow, matted and framed to an overall size of 12" x 14". INSCRIBED and SIGNED to poet William Meredith: "Robert Frost/to/William Meredith/in friendship/Aug. 9, 1960." With a ticket to a reading by Frost... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED matted and framed with a portrait and two brass plaques
by FROST, Robert
Framed Letter. Fine, beautiful presentation. A brief letter completely in Frost's hand (5-1/2" x 5-1/2") matted with a photograph reproduction portrait of Frost (7-1/2" x 9-1/2") and two small brass plaques, one a nameplate and the other with the famous five last lines of "The Road Not Taken," all in a handsome wood frame under glass with a... Read More
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