TOTAL IMMERSION
by GOODMAN, Allegra
New York: Harper & Row, (1989). First Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing to the bulked text edges and pastedowns. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with minor scratches on the rear. First book, a collection of stories, by this acclaimed writer.
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IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE... A GALLERY OF PORTRAITS FROM HAMLET
by GOODMAN, Roger B
New York: Pequod Press, 1978. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Printed wraps. Portraits in the form of poems. IIllustrated by Roberta J. Collier with a print tipped-in opposite the title page. Copy #31 of 100 numbered copies with handset type SIGNED by the author on the colophon page.
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MORE OF BRER RABBIT'S TRICKS
by (GOREY, Edward) REES, Ennis
New York: Young Scott Books, (1968). First Edition. Hardcover. Endpapers darkened from glue. Minor wear. Very Good. Edward Gorey. Pictorial green boards (10-1/2" x 9-1/4"); unpaginated; issued without a dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout by Gorey in black and white and SIGNED by him on the title page.
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THE FAIR SISTER
by GOYEN, William
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some darkening. This early novel by Goyen is lengthily and beautifully INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to a close friend:"To my very special Florence,/part of my life and its deepest/feelings. My wishes for you/are so many that I'd have... Read More
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COME, THE RESTORER
by GOYEN, William
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with some rubbing. Nicely INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to a close friend: "For my beloved Florence, this one,/after a long wait. And this one comes/at a time of new beginning, a time/of new strength and of healing./Through the years,... Read More
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THE FACES OF BLOOD KINDRED. A NOVELLA AND TEN STORIES
by GOYEN, William
(New York): Random House, (1960). First Edition. Hardcover. Light edgewear to book; very small chip to head of somewhat faded spine of the dustwrapper. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper. Second collection of short stories by this chronicler of East Texas. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to a close friend at the time... Read More
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IN A FARTHER COUNTRY
by GOYEN, William
New York: Random House, (1955). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Very Good dustwrapper with edgewear and soiling. Early novel simply INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to a close friend: "For dear Florence/with good hopes/and with love--/Bill/June, 1958/Erwinna, Pa."
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TRESORS DE LIVRES RARES ET PRECIEUX OU NOUVEAU DICTIONAIRE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE
by GRAESSE, Johann George
(Staten Island): M. Martino, [1993]. Reprint. Hardcover. As New. Octavo. Eight volumes in four totaling 4,600 pages. Originally published in Dresden in 1858-69, this compilation describes more than 100,000 rare books and is particularly strong in German titles supplementing Brunet. Brunet and Graesse between them constitute the main key to noteworthy antiquarian books published during the first four... Read More
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LITTERATUR DER LANDESVERMESSUNG: KATALOGE DER KARTENSAMMLUNGEN, KARTEN, PLANE, RELIEFS, PANORAMEN
by GRAF, J. H
(Mansfield): M. Martino, [1998]. Hardcover. Fine. Four parts bound into one cloth volume. Limited reprint of this monumental effort to publish a comprehensive bibliography and cartography of all aspects of Swiss life. The first part describes 3500 Swiss maps and geological views. The second part covers an additional 3500 maps and views reflecting political organization, scientific surveys, historical... Read More
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EROSION
by GRAHAM, Jorie
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in just about Fine whie dustwrapper with a trace of soiling but less than normally encountered. Poet's second book. This copy is in full black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. We have also handled a copy in light gray cloth and are unaware of any priority... Read More
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EROSION
by GRAHAM, Jorie
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine white dustwrapper. Poet's second book. This copy is in full black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. We have also handled a copy in light gray cloth and are unaware of any priority in cloth color. Laid in is a compliments slip from the... Read More
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THE DREAM OF THE UNIFIED FIELD. SELECTED POEMS 1974-1994
by GRAHAM, Jorie
(Hopewell, NJ): The Ecco Press, (1995). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper in the earliest state without the sticker on the dustwrapper stating such. Cloth-backed boards. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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THE DREAM OF THE UNIFIED FIELD. SELECTED POEMS 1974-1994
by GRAHAM, Jorie
(Hopewell, NJ): The Ecco Press, (1995). First Edition. Hardcover. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth-backed boards. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In the presumed second issue dustwrapper with the Pulitzer Prize sticker on the front.
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by GRAINGER, Percy
1923. Photograph. Rather faint horizontal crease above inscription. Near Fine. Postcard-sized photograph of the composer by Prof. Alfred Krauth of Frankfurt taken in the Spring of 1923 INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the subject in white ink: "Best New Year/wishes to Miss/Pearl Seiler/from/Percy Grainger/Dec. 1923." L. Pearl Seiler was a 1910 graduate of the New England Conservatory who later... Read More
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THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPILER OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ELEMENTS OF SACRED VOCAL MUSIC. Together with a Musical Dictionary. And a variety of Psalm Tunes, Chorusses, &c. Chiefly selected from modern European publications
by [GRAM, Hans; HOLDEN, Oliver; and HOLYOKE, Samuel]
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T Andrews, 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. New endpapers but retaining old endpapers as well. Light browning to text. Near Fine. Oblong quarto (10-3/4" x 8-3/4") in modern 3/4 deep navy blue morocco leather retaining early silk-finished blue boards; [v], vi - xxxvi, [1] - 71, [1 - index] pages. Divided into three parts,... Read More
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THE GOLDEN APHRODITIS: A PLEASANT DISCOURSE, PENNED BY JOHN GRANGE GENTLEMAN, STUDENT IN THE COMMON LAWE OF ENGLANDE. Whereunto Be Annexed By The Same Authour Aswell Certayne Metres Upon Sundry Poyntes, As Also Divers Pamphlets, In Prose, Which He Entituleth His Garden: Pleasant To The Eare, And Delightful To The Reader, If He Abuse Not The Scente Of The Floures
by GRANGE, John
(New York): Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints, [1939]. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Parchment over boards imitating vellum. "This facsimile was made from the original now owned by Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach." Originally published in 1577.
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THE FLOUNDER
by GRASS, Gunter
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1985. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a mildly soiled, close to Fine slipcase. Gunter Grass. Three nearly square quarto volumes (11" x 10-1/2") bound with eelskin spines and Italian cloth covers. Illustrated from etchings by the author and Nobel Prize winner Gunter Grass. Five years in the making, this massive effort is... Read More
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THE CONDOR PASSES
by GRAU, Shirley Ann
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. Slightly cocked. Minor soiling and wear. Very Good. Uncorrected Proof in white wraps.
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POEMS
by GRAVES, Robert
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase, in the original shipping box. Paul Hogarth. Octavo (6-7/8" x 10") bound in half buckram and paper sides printed letterpress. Copy #457 of 2000 illustrated with 8 water-color reproductions by Paul Hogarth. SIGNED by the typographer Freeman Keith and by the illustrator on the... Read More
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POEMS
by GRAVES, Robert
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Hardcover. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Paul Hogarth. Octavo (6-7/8" x 10") bound in half buckram and paper sides printed letterpress. Copy #887 of 2000 illustrated with 8 water-color reproductions by Paul Hogarth. SIGNED by the typographer Freeman Keith and by the illustrator on the colophon page. Printed at the... Read More
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POEMS
by GRAVES, Robert
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Hardcover. Touch of sunning to the spine of the book. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Paul Hogarth. Octavo (6-7/8" x 10") bound in half buckram and paper sides printed letterpress. Copy #651 of 2000 illustrated with 8 water-color reproductions by Paul Hogarth. SIGNED by the typographer Freeman Keith and by the illustrator... Read More
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A PAMPHLET AGAINST ANTHOLOGIES
by GRAVES, Robert & RIDING, Laura
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928. First American Edition. Hardcover. Corners bumped. Very Good in a Very Good dustwrapper with a darkened spine. Cloth-backed boards; 192 pages. "The follies of anthologists, and the effect of anthologies on reputations are the subjects sharply analyzed and discussed here."
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POEMS
by GRAVES, Robert
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1980. Hardcover. Fine in torn glassine and a Fine slipcase. Paul Hogarth. Octavo (6-7/8" x 10") bound in half buckram and paper sides printed letterpress. Copy #1470 of 2000 illustrated with 8 water-color reproductions by Paul Hogarth. SIGNED by the typographer Freeman Keith and by the illustrator on the colophon page. Printed at... Read More
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LEMON GROVE 3
by GRAY, Don
[San Francisco]: (Twowindows Press), (1968). First Edition. Fine. A 10" x 13" broadside of a poem printed in two colors on heavy stock.
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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF SIR ISAAC NEWTON TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF BOOKS ILLUSTRATING HIS WORKS
by GRAY, George
(Mansfield): M. Martino, [1998]. Reprint. As new. viii, 80 pages. Originally published in 1888, this reprint of the second and enlarged edition of 1907 covers 412 books and provides useful collations and annotations.
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