ANTHONY ADVERSE
by ALLEN, Hervey
Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Spines just a trifle dull. About Fine in an about Fine slipcase. Edward Wilson. Three octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in orange linen with "The Artist's Note Upon the Lithographs" laid in. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction... Read More
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ANTHONY ADVERSE
by ALLEN, Hervey
Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Spines somewhat darkened. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase. Edward Wilson. Three octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in orange linen. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #540 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated... Read More
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ANTHONY ADVERSE
by ALLEN, Hervey
Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Spines a little faded. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with neatly repaired split at the top edge. Edward Wilson. Three octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in orange linen. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author.... Read More
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CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS, LIVING AND DECEASED, FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS TO THE LATTER HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Containing Over Forty-six Thousand Articles (Authors), with Forty Indexes of Subjects. With A SUPPLEMENT TO ALLIBONE
by ALLIBONE, S.Austin & Kirk, J. F
Detroit: The Gale Research Company, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Small red ink stamp of the National Broadcasting Company on the bottom margin of the title page and one text page in each volume. Near Fine, issued without dustwrappers. Five volumes including the Supplement. Essential work with biographies of both major and minor, obscure authors.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARIZONA
by ALLIOT, Hector
(Mansfield Centre): (M. Martino), [1999]. Reprint. As New. Octavo. 432 pages. This is an expanded edition of the bibliography of Arizona books compiled in 1900 by J.A. Monk and revised in 1908. It is a complete record to date of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, the pioneer collection of literature dealing with the State of Arizona. In all... Read More
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BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA
by ALLISON, Dorothy
New York: Dutton, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Her first novel, a finalist for the National Book Award.
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THE WOMEN WHO HATE ME
by ALLISON, Dorothy
Brooklyn: Long Haul Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Minor crease upper front cover. Very light soiling. Near Fine. White printed wraps. Her scarce first book, a collection of poems issued by a small feminist press.
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)
by ALSOP, Joseph
Washington DC, 18 May 1983. Letter. Near Fine. Two-page letter SIGNED as "Joe" on his personal stationery to journalist Richard Tobin. In part: "It did me good to hear from you again, and I am delighted you liked the FDR book. (An odd thing: the only really successful book I have ever written but turned out in a... Read More
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THE LEGACY
by ALVAREZ, A
London: Poem of the Month Club, 1972. First Edition. Fine. An 11" x 15" broadside SIGNED by the poet.
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COFFEE SHOP
by AMEN, Irving
Framed Lithograph. Appears to be Fine, not examined out of the frame which has minor wear. Irving Amen. Limited edition color lithograph (image size 19-1/2" x 14" matted and framed to an overall size of 27" x 23"). Of an edition of 300 SIGNED in pencil by the illustrator in the bottom right margin, this copy is marked... Read More
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EXPRESSIONS OF SEA LEVEL
by AMMONS, A. R
[Columbus]: Ohio State, (1963). First Edition. hardcover. Near Fine in like dustwrapper with slightly sunned spine. Poet's first book after a scarce vanity press publication of which reportedly 200 of the total run of 300 copies were destroyed.
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SIGNED CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH
by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
Portland [ME]: Lamson, n.d.. Photograph. Fine. Wonderful SIGNED photograph (2-1/2" x 3-7/8") of Hans Christian Andersen seated at a small table and holding an open book. On the otherwise blank verso of the photograph, Andersen has written, in English, "The first moment of arrival at home is however the Bouquet of the whole voyage!" with his full SIGNATURE... Read More
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THE COMPLETE ANDERSEN
by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
New York: Limited Editions Club, (1949). Hardcover. Foxing to bulked text edges and endpapers, slightly to the first few text pages in a couple of volumes. Very Good in a Very Good, intact slipcase lacking the label on the backstrip. Fritz Kredel . Six large octavo volumes (6-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half blue buckram stamped with genuine... Read More
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NIGHT DOGS
by ANDERSON, Kent
(Tucson, AZ): (Dennis McMillan), 1996. First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's second book and first mystery. With a three-page foreword by James Crumley who calls this book "the best cop novel I have ever read." A small first printing of 1900 copies quickly sold out. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
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WINESBURG, OHIO
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1978. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some sunning. Ben Stahl. Quarto (9-3/4" x 12") bound in quarter green cowhide leather over brown cloth stamped in gilt, 202 pages. Designed by Harry Rich and printed by letterpress at the Stinehour Press. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Illustrated with drawings by Ben F.... Read More
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DARK LAUGHTER
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on front endpaper; hinges repaired. Edgewear; tears to top of spine, which is darkened, with no loss; lettering to cover rubbed. Good. Original vellum-backed and tipped boards, spine lettered in black, front cover lettered in red. Copy H of 20 Lettered copies (of a total edition of... Read More
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MID-AMERICAN CHANTS
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
New York & London: John Lane, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Anderson's third book and first book of poetry, this copy a superb Association copy INSCRIBED simply "Miss Marietta Finley" and SIGNED "Sherwood Anderson" in green ink on the front endpaper. Anderson met unmarried, 24-year old "Babs" Finley at the Art. Institute of Chicago... Read More
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MARCHING MEN
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
New York: John Lane Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Small rust stains below signature. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Anderson's second book with a fine SIGNED INSCRIPTION by the author on the front endpaper: "Another novel written/while I was still in man-/ufacturing, living at/Elyria, Ohio. It perhaps/should have been cast/in the form of a long/poem but that seemed/beyond... Read More
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WINESBURG, OHIO
by ANDERSON, Sherwood
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1978. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase with light scratches and sunning. Ben Stahl. Quarto (9-3/4" x 12") bound in quarter green cowhide leather over brown cloth stamped in gilt, 202 pages. Designed by Harry Rich and printed by letterpress at the Stinehour Press. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Illustrated with... Read More
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SIX ETCHINGS for EVERYTHING THAT RISES MUST CONVERGE
by ANDREWS, Benny [O'CONNOR, Flannery]
(New York): (Limited Editions Club), (2005). First Edition. Original Art. Fine in a Fine velvet-lined red cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered leather label on the front. Benny Andrews. Folio (19-1/2" x 25-1/2") consisting of 6 color etchings and 2 letterpress text pages: a title page and a colophon page. There were 300 copies of O'Connor's book illustrated... Read More
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THE BOTANIST'S REPOSITORY, FOR NEW, AND RARE PLANTS. CONTAINING COLOURED FIGURES OF SUCH PLANTS, AS HAVE NOT HITHERTO APPEARED IN ANY SIMILAR PUBLICATION...
by ANDREWS, Henry C
London: T. Bensley for the author, 1797-1815. First Edition. Hardcover. Fairly large copy in comparison to others sold in the recent past. Occasional minor foxing, toning, or off-setting; some light pencil notes/corrections to some leaves. In all, rather clean and attractive examples of these volumes with the plates generally bright and vivid with offsetting to text. Rubbing and... Read More
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ART, LIFE, AND NATURE IN JAPAN
by ANESAKI, Masaharu
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Illustrated with photographs.
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THE LINCOLN READER
by ANGLE, Paul M. (editor)
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with light wear. SIGNED by Angle on the front endpaper: "To Joe De Caro/with the best wishes/of Paul M. Angle/April 11, 1947." In addition, laid in is a TYPED LETTER SIGNED by Angle telling the recipient to send him this book to... Read More
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PHANTASMAGORIA. OR THE DEVELOPEMENT OF MAGICAL DECEPTION
by ANONYMOUS
London: Tegg and Castleman, [1803]. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages toned with scattered soiling and foxing, pencil notes on endpapers; binding Fine. Modern calf-backed orange paper boards (4-1/8" x 7"); 72 pages. Frontispiece engraving by I. Taylor after a design by W. M. Craig. Scarce Gothic fiction employing Phantasmagoria, developed in the late eighteenth century from the earlier magic... Read More
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THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MOST RENOWNED Q. ELIZABETH AND THE E. OF ESSEX, by a Person of Quality
by ANONYMOUS
London: J. Darby, 1725. Hardcover. Margins shaved not affecting text. Trivial wear. About Fine. Duodecimo (3-1/4" x 5-1/2") in a lovely, unsigned binding of full dark green morocco leather with gilt floral decorative devices with small white morocco onlays, the spine with five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorations, gilt dentelles, scarlet silk endpapers and doublures, all edges... Read More
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