Les Miserables
by [Artist unkown]
1895. 7 sepia with wash drawings with manuscript English text verso. 1 vols. Average size approx. 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. 7 sepia with wash drawings with manuscript English text verso. 1 vols. Average size approx. 10-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches.
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by Untermeyer, Richard Starr
n.p.: [Privately Printed, 1927. One of 250 copies. Frontispiece portrait. xi, 152 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. Edges slightly browned; Very Good+. One of 250 copies. Frontispiece portrait. xi, 152 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Memorial edition produced by Jean and Louis Untermeyer after the suicide of their son at Yale, Jan. 26, 1927. Comprising... Read More
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Doubletakes
by Unterberg, Susan; Henri Cole [foreword]
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. First edition; 350 published, of those 100 are signed and numbered. This is 40, signed by the artist on colophon. Unpaginated. Single-sided full color plates throughout separated by die-cut leaves. Oblong quatro. Lime green cloth boards with brown titles stamped on front and spine, fine in burgundy cloth board publisher's slipcase;... Read More
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ALS. To William Sharp. About engraving of portrait of Pepys owned by Mr Cockerell
by Upcott, William
Moorsfield: London Institution, 1823. Bifolium with integral address. 12mo. Fine. Bifolium with integral address. 12mo. Note says this was the portrait used in the "Diary." Charles Robert Cockerell was born in London on 27 April 1788,[1] the third of eleven children of Samuel Pepys Cockerell.
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ALS. To Knight Spencer, Secretary Surrey Institution, about the valuing the library. His charge will not exceed twelve guineas
by Upcott, William
1 page. Bifolium. Docketed. 8vo. Old folds. With note "Bought this 8 Feby: 1849 1/ Glover Jones. 1 page. Bifolium. Docketed. 8vo.
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Archive of 9 Autograph Letters to Elizabeth Adkins (My dear E., my little Favorite, etc.) and 3 to others
by Upcott, William
1826. Folio (mostly) & 4to. Generally fine, with old folds. Folio (mostly) & 4to. William Upcott was the collector par excellence of all manner of items, every inch of the walls of his rooms and every drawer being crammed with his collections. He was the assistant librarian at the London Instiution (1806-1834). Booksellers know him principally as the... Read More
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ALS. To Josiah French
by Upcott, William
102 Upper Street, Islington, 1838. 1 page. 12mo. Fine. 1 page. 12mo. From one collector to another.
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Typed letter, signed “John Updike”
by Updike, John
[Beverly Farms, Mass], 1993. One page. 1 vols. 4to. To Wesley Hartley, a long-time educator and teacher, formerly of the American Council on Education. Folded, else fine with the original envelope. One page. 1 vols. 4to. ¶Hartley had written to Updike asking about the importance of his formal education to his creative writing. He answered “my high school... Read More
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The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures. Poems
by Updike, John
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First edition of author's first book. xii, 82pp. 8vo. Cloth spine, paper-covered boards. Endpapers have browning along gutters (from publisher's binding glue), binding a bit shaken, else a very good copy in first printing unclipped dust jacket [stating "with a wife and two small children" on rear flap of jacket]. Jacket is dull,... Read More
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Poem Begun on Thursday, October 14, 1993 at O'Hare Airport, Terminal 3, around Six O'Clock P.M.
by Updike, John
Louisville, Kentucky: the literary renaissance, 1994. First edition, pamphlet issue [also issued in broadside format]; pamphlet issue [containing a printed dedication by John Updike], limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by John Updike [also issued as a broadside, without a printed dedication]. 10pp. Designed, printed, and hand bound by Carol J. Blinn. 12mo. Printed gray wrappers. A fine copy.... Read More
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Picked Up-Pieces
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1975. First edition, no. 122 of 250 SIGNED COPIES. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth spine. Fine in slightly faded dust jacket, in original slipcase. First edition, no. 122 of 250 SIGNED COPIES. 1 vols. 8vo.
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January [A Poem]
by Updike, John
[Concord, New Hampshire]: (William B. Ewert, Publisher), 1997. First separate edition,#34 of a limited to 40 numbered copies (on special paper), signed by John Updike. 4 (French-folded) leaves, illustrated with a wood engraving by Thomas Bewick on title page. Publication is designed by John Kristensen, and printed at the Firefly Press. 12mo. Crimson paper wrappers, sewn. A fine copy.... Read More
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Concerts at Castle Hill: H. H. John Updike's Middle Initial Reviews Local Music in Ipswich, Massachusetts, from 1961 to 1965
by Updike, John (1932-2009)
Northridge: Lord John Press, 1993. First edition, deluxe issue (signed); deluxe issue limited to 50 numbered copies, specially bound, signed by John Updike. 49pp. 8vo. A fine copy in publisher's (near fine) slipcase box [issued without dust jacket]. First edition, deluxe issue (signed); deluxe issue limited to 50 numbered copies, specially bound, signed by John Updike. 49pp. 8vo.... Read More
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The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures
by Updike, John
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First edition. viii, [iv], 82 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth and grey boards. Blue unclipped (priced $2.75) dustjacket and with with "two small children." on the rear flap. First edition. viii, [iv], 82 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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The Witches of Eastwick
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First edition, unnumbered of 350 copies signed by the Author. 307, [5]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Maroon cloth, decorated boards. Fine. First edition, unnumbered of 350 copies signed by the Author. 307, [5]pp. 1 vols. 8vo.
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Six Poems
by Updike, John
(New York): Aloe Editions, 1973. First edition, no. 88 of 100 copies signed by the author. Printed by Ron Gordon at the Oliphant Press. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue printed wrappers, sewn. Fine. First edition, no. 88 of 100 copies signed by the author. Printed by Ron Gordon at the Oliphant Press. 8 leaves. 1 vols. 8vo.... Read More
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Picked-Up Pieces
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First edition, signed issue, limited to 250 numbered copies, specially bound, and signed by John Updike. 8vo. A fine copy in near fine printed dust jacket and near fine publisher's slipcase box; the jacket is slightly faded on the spine and a portion of the front and rear panels. First edition, signed... Read More
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Rabbit at Rest
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Signed limited edition. Copy 262 of 350. 8vo. Cloth backed over marbled boards in original pictorial slipcase. Near fine. Signed limited edition. Copy 262 of 350. 8vo.
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Speech of Charles W. Upham, of Salem in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts on the Compromises of the Constitution: with an Appendix, containing the Ordinance of 1787
by Upham, Charles W.
Salem: Printed at the Tri-Weekly Gazette Office, 1849. 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed wrappers. Some chipping at bottom of front wrapper. Very good. 40 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. “Resolved, That with these views we, the people of Massachusetts … hereby pronounce the attemot, by the southern States or any portion therein, to establish the institution of slavery... Read More
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True Blue: Stirring Stories of Naval Academy Life [no. 50, April 22, 1899]
by (Upton Sinclair) Fitch [Upton Sinclair; writing as], Ensign Clarke
New York: Street & Smith, 1899. 64 pp. 4to. Staple-bound illustrated wrappers [ads on verso] with light chipping to upper corner and head of spine, some toning to pages, else a very good copy. 64 pp. 4to. Upton Sinclair's early literary career was made writing popular fiction, or "dime novels" to support himself while a student at Columbia... Read More
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A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines; Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice
by Ure, Andrew
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1843. Third American, from the last London edition. Illustrations in text. 2 vols. Large 8vo. Contemporary sheep, black leather spine labels. Rubbed; Very Good. Third American, from the last London edition. Illustrations in text. 2 vols. Large 8vo.
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The United States and India 1776-1976
by (U.S. DIPLOMACY, INDIA) Kamath, M.V.
Washington, D.C.: Embassy of India, 1976. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. Original blue silk-covered boards, dust jacket. Front hinge over-opened, some minor edgewear to jacket. First edition. 222 pp. 4to. INSCRIBED by the author to then Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (1917-2002). Vance occupied the post 1977-1980, succeeding Henry Kissinger. He accompanied President Carter on his historic visit... Read More
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An Art Collector's Treasures. Illustrated and Described by Himself. Being a Record Historical and Descriptive of the Art Collection formed by James Ward Usher (of Lincoln) 1886-1914. [Preface by George C. Williamson.]
by Usher, James Ward
London: Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, 1916. First edition, one of 300 copies. Containing 80 Illustrations in colour reproduced from the Author's own water-colour drawings. xvi, 224 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Crimson cloth. Some chewing at the fore-edge of binding, else fine. First edition, one of 300 copies. Containing 80 Illustrations in colour reproduced from the Author's... Read More
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[Printed "Valley Note" Currency in Denomination of $2.00, with Printed Heading: "G.S.L. City, Jan, 20, 1849"]
by (Utah) Young, Brigham
[Salt Lake City, 1849. Small printed paper slip. 1 vols. 2 x 3-3/4 inches. Overall condition is excellent. No serial number. Blanks not filled in, unsigned and unstamped. Small printed paper slip. 1 vols. 2 x 3-3/4 inches. This small piece of paper money printed by the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City is an example of the... Read More
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Fort Union in Miniature
by Utley, Robert M.
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Stagecoach Press, 1963. Although the copyright states 1953, pg. 38 clearly states, "Fort Union became a National Monument in 1956…" and other sources state, "R.C. Bradbury gives date as 1953, but Texas and the West gives it as 1963." -The Morgan Library & Museum's collection. Also it appears to originally have been issued with a... Read More
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