“D'Albert (a vignette)”
by Beardsley, Aubrey
[London?]: [Smithers?], 1898. Photogravure printed on chine collé, initialed “AB” in the plate. This image appears as plate II in Six Drawings illustrating Théophile Gautier's Romance Mademoiselle de Maupin (London, Leonard Smithers, 1898). This is a copy from another printing, presumably made by Smithers; the limitation is not known. 1 vols. Image 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 inches; matted and framed... Read More
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The Story of Venus and Tannhauser in which is set forth an exact account of the manner of State held by Madam Venus, Goddess and Meretrix, under the famous Horselberg, and containing the Adventures of Tannjauser in that Place, his Repentance, his Journeying to Rome and Return to the Loving Mountain
by Beardsley, Aubrey
London: for Private Circulation, 1907. First edition, First printing from the original manuscrpt., one of 250 on hand-made paper. 88 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Gray boards, rebacked, else fine copy. Beardsley, Aubrey. First edition, First printing from the original manuscrpt., one of 250 on hand-made paper. 88 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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An Album of Photographs in Platinotype. comprising 47 reproductions of drawings by Aubrey Beardsley photographed by Frederick Evans
by Beardsley, Aubrey
Each image captioned by Evans and mounted on grey card with E. vans' blind stamp monogram. Large 4to. Cloth, with the booplate of Frederick Evans designed by Beardsley. Each image captioned by Evans and mounted on grey card with E. vans' blind stamp monogram. Large 4to. With a long autograph note signed by Evan Evans, Frederick Evans' son... Read More
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Geschichte des Männlichen Barts unter allen Völkern der Erde bis auf die neueste Zeit ... mit einer Theorie der Haare nach ihren Naturzwecken versehen
by (Beards) [Fangé, Augustin; Karl Gottlob Schelle, translator]
Leipzig: In der Weygandschen Buchhandlung, 1797. First German edition. Engraved title vignette. XXXII, 305 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary paste-paper boards. Bookplate of Charles de Zemler. Front joint tender, else very good plus. First German edition. Engraved title vignette. XXXII, 305 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Fangé's anonymously published work, Mémoires pour servir a l'histoire de la barbe de... Read More
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2 Autograph Letters (one by Harry, one by Frank) signed, with one signed sketch by Frank with autograph sentiment
by (Beard Family) Beard, Frank & Harry
New York, 1886. Each one page. 1 vols. 4to (letter from Harry, on his Studio stationery); 8vo, 12mo. Tipped and mounted to larger sheet of stiff blue paper. Each one page. 1 vols. 4to (letter from Harry, on his Studio stationery); 8vo, 12mo. A very interesting letter from Harry Beard regarding his distinguished family of artists and illustrators,... Read More
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Eyelids of Morning. The Mingled Destinies of Crocodiles and Men …
by Beard, Peter & Alistair Graham
Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1973. Second printing. Illustrated with photos throughout. 1 vols. 4to. Publisher's purple cloth. Light shelfwear, in photo-illustrated dust-jacket, chipped at extremities. Second printing. Illustrated with photos throughout. 1 vols. 4to. Inscribed with drawings on the half-title by Beard to Don and Iris Hunt and extra-illustrated with an 1975 Christmas card on the... Read More
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The Beatles Yellow Submarine 20 Pop-Out Art Decorations
by (Beatles)
np: [King Features-Subafilms, Ltd,], 1968. 20 Colour pop outs on seven leaves. Folio (. Color wrappers, Price $1.00. Stapled. Fine. 20 Colour pop outs on seven leaves. Folio (.
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Two autograph letters signed, from Augustus John to Cecil Beaton
by (Beaton, Cecil) John, Augustus
Both on the artist's Fryern Court, Fordingbridge stationery, 1942. Single sheets, written recto and verso. 8vo 8 x 5 inches (20 x 12.5 cm). Usual folds, some toning, the blank upper corner of one sheet missing. Single sheets, written recto and verso. 8vo 8 x 5 inches (20 x 12.5 cm). each about 30 lines, to "My dear... Read More
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4 ALSs
by Beaton, Cecil
vp, vd. 4to & 8vo. Old folds. 4to & 8vo.
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Autograph Letter Signed, to Tamara, Framed with Photographic Portrait
by Beaton, Cecil
1950. 1 vols. One leaf, recto only, on personal stationery; rust stain from paper clip top left; framed with black-and-white portrait of Beaton. 1 vols. Vaynol — also spelled Faenol — was the Welsh estate of the unconventional Sir Michael and Lady Caroline Duff. Dating from the Tudor period, and surrounded by a seven-mile stone wall, the house... Read More
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Embellishments in ink on a color postcard, Saluti dall'Aviere, with Autograph Note, signed (“Love Cecil”), on verso
by Beaton, Cecil
[Rome, 1920. 5 x 3-1/2 inches. Matted and framed. Fine. 5 x 3-1/2 inches. A choice drawing and note, with Cecil Beaton writing from Rome and repurposing the iconography of early Italian aviation. He has added butterfly wings to the saluting airman, who is being embraced by a weeping, kneeling damsel with puffed sleeves, with storks and putti... Read More
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On the Road
by (Beats) Kerouac, Jack
London: Andre Deutsch Limited, 1958. First British edition, second impression. 8vo. Red cloth, stamped in gilt on spine; illustrated dust jacket; corners bumped with a few small chips; unclipped, price of 15s net present on front flap; minor foxing to page edges. Dust jacket illustrated by Len Deighton. First British edition, second impression. 8vo. The first British edition... Read More
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Journal of a Two Months Tour; with a View of Promoting Religions Among the Frontier Inhabitants of Pensylvania [sic], and of Introducing Christianity among the Indians to the Westward of the Alegh-geny Mountains
by Beatty, Charles
Edinburgh: T. Maccliesh and Co, 1798. Second edition. 56pp. 8vo. Disbound. Library blindstamps. Second edition. 56pp. 8vo. The Irish-born missionary was one of the most popular preachers of his day, travelling extensively in Europe and America. In 1760 he was sent with Duffield to observe and investigate the condition of the Indian tribes. This account, first published in... Read More
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The Poetical Works of...with a Memoir of their Lives and Writings, by Thomas Miller
by Beattie, James & William Collins
London: David Bogue, Fleet Street. Late Tilt and Bogue, 1846. Engravings by Samuel Williams, etc, from by John Absolon (1815-1895). xxiv, 310 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary pebbled morocco, a.e.g. Very Fine. Absolon, John. Engravings by Samuel Williams, etc, from by John Absolon (1815-1895). xxiv, 310 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A gift to " E A N Royds... Read More
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Scoticisms, arranged in Alphabetical Order, designed to correct improprieties of speech and writing
by [Beattie, James]
Edinburgh: for William Creech & T. Cadell, London, 1787. First edition. Pp. [iv], 121 [122 blank]. Half-title. Octavo, signed in 4s (7 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄4 inches). Bound to style in contemporary reversed calf-backed ‘marbled’ paper boards.Provenance: numerous marginal notes by an unidentified but early hand. First edition. Pp. [iv], 121 [122 blank]. Half-title. Octavo, signed in 4s... Read More
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. ...Including Many of His Original Letters
by (Beattie, James) Forbes, Sir William
New York: Isaac Riley and Co, 1806. First American edition, With the second half-titles and the 2 leaves of errata and. 559 pp. 8vo. Full tree calf. Fine. Signed by William Lord Boston April 1817 on ffep. First American edition, With the second half-titles and the 2 leaves of errata and. 559 pp. 8vo. This biography of Beattie... Read More
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The Resurrection of Merion Lloyd
by Beatty, Mabel
London: Thornton Butterworth, Limited 15, Bedford Street, 1929. First Edition. 284, [2]pp. 8vo. Green cloth. Fine in about fine pictorial dj, small chip on back panel. First Edition. 284, [2]pp. 8vo.
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The Waldenses or Protestant Valleys of Piedmont, Dauphiny, and the Ban de la Roche
by Beattie, William
London: George Virtue, 1838. The First Edition. Portrait, engraved title, folding map and 70 engraved plates by W. H. Bartlett and W. Brockedon. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full contemporary pebbled morocco, a.e.g. by E. Rau Binders, Philadelphia. Fine. The First Edition. Portrait, engraved title, folding map and 70 engraved plates by W. H. Bartlett and W. Brockedon.... Read More
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Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work by W.H. Bartlett, Esq
by Beattie, William
London: George Virtue, 1836. First edition. Two steel-engraved title-pages and 106 steel-engraved plates after William Henry Bartlett, one folding lithographic map. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary purple morocco. Covers tooled to panel design with roll borders in blind and gilt, with geometric design of semicircular gouges in blind and gilt to central panel, gilt turn-ins. Light rubbing to covers, plates... Read More
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Switzerland. Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly For This Work by W. H. Bartlett, Esq
by Beattie, William
London: George Virtue, 1836. First edition. 107 steel-engraved plates by Bartlett. 2 vols. 4to. Bound in full contemporary green diced calf, edges marbled. First edition. 107 steel-engraved plates by Bartlett. 2 vols. 4to. Ray, England, 65
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Switzerland illustrated in a series of views taken expressly for this work by W. H. Bartlett
by Beattie, William (1793-1875)
London: George Virtue, 1836. First edition. Engraved titles in each volume (a little foxed), 106 steel-engraved plates (very clean) after Bartlett, fold. lithographic map of Switzerland at back of Vol. II. 2 vols. 4to. Bound in full contemporary purple morocco, a.e.g. Fine. First edition. Engraved titles in each volume (a little foxed), 106 steel-engraved plates (very clean) after... Read More
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The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
by Beaufort, Duke of, et al.
London: Longmans, Green & Co, vd. Mixed edition. Illustrated. 17 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarters blue morocco, gilt emblematic tooling of foxhaed horse's head and horse shoe all in gilt on the spine, t.e.g., by Bickers & Sons, Leicester Square. Minor wear. Mixed edition. Illustrated. 17 vols. 8vo. The Badminton Library was originally published in twenty-eight volumes... Read More
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Aperçu des Etats-Unis au commncement du XIXe siècle depuis 1800 juqu'en 1810, avec des tables statistiques
by Beaujour, [Louis-Auguste] Félix de
Paris: Michaud, 1814. Folding map at front, 17 tables (15 of which are folding) at end. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter gilt stamped contemporary french calf and red boards. Spine slightly rubbed, foot of upper joint starting, else Fine. Folding map at front, 17 tables (15 of which are folding) at end. 274 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.... Read More
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Archéologie de la Lorraine
by Beaulieu, C. de
Paris: Librairie Le Normant, 1840. First Edition. Illus. with 10 folding plates. 288; 271 pp. 8vo. Half contemp. calf and marbled boards. Sine with some wear. VG. Bookplate of Louis Ledoux. First Edition. Illus. with 10 folding plates. 288; 271 pp. 8vo.
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New Paths. Verse. Prose. Pictures. 1917-1918
by Beaumont, C.W., and M.T.H. Sadler, editors
London: C.W. Beaumont, 1918. First edition, ordinary issue. 20 black and white illustrations, plus woodcut frontispiece by Edgard Tijtgat. 164pp., 9pp. publishers ads, errata leafe. 1 vols. Yellow printed paper covered boards, spine perished, otherwise very good. Rice, Anne Estelle. First edition, ordinary issue. 20 black and white illustrations, plus woodcut frontispiece by Edgard Tijtgat. 164pp., 9pp. publishers... Read More
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