![Milton: Annual Lecture on a Master Mind [Henriette Hertz Trust]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/875/778/1381778875.0.m.jpg)
Milton: Annual Lecture on a Master Mind [Henriette Hertz Trust]
by T.S. Eliot
New York (?): Haskell House (?), 1965. Very Good. [New York (?)]: [Haskell House (?)], [ca. 1965]. Unauthorized Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's grey printed staple bound card wrappers; 19pp. Top margins of wrappers rather toned, the whole a bit cockled from exposure to damp, else Very Good and sound. The later unauthorized reprint of Eliot's address on... Read More
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Ash-Wednesday
by T.S. Eliot
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker Press, 1930. Fine/Very Good. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons / Knickerbocker Press, 1930. First American Trade Edition Stated. Slim octavo (20.5cm); publisher's cloth lettered in yellow in original glassine dust jacket; 29pp. Shallow chips to glassine margins, light toning to endpapers, else a Fine example in Very Good jacket.... Read More
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![Essays Ancient & Modern [jacket title "Essays Ancient and Modern"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/546/911/1381911546.0.m.jpg)
Essays Ancient & Modern [jacket title "Essays Ancient and Modern"]
by T.S. Eliot
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1936. Very Good/Very Good -. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1936. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); publisher's cloth in green dust jacket lettered in black and blue; 190pp. A few chips to jacket extremities including tiny loss at spine foot, spine jacket panel and cloth significantly toned, old yellow tape repair to spine end... Read More
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A Terrier's Tale, Told by the Terrier
by Elisabeth Gray Meredith; Mia E. Rosenblad [illus.]
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1920. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's paper-covered boards in blue pictorial dust jacket; [8],48pp.; frontispiece and six leaves of plates, additional vignettes throughout text. Jacket extremities a bit chipped and worn with a number of shallow losses, none approaching text, boards rather scuffed with exposure at... Read More
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The Time of Man: A Novel
by Elizabeth Madox Roberts; Clare Leighton [illus.]
New York: Viking Press, 1945. Very Good. New York: Viking Press, 1945. Twentieth Anniversary Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth embossed in brown and gilt, pictorial paste-on to upper cover, brown topstain, in original paper-covered slipcase; 397pp.; woodcut illus. throughout. Spine toned, slipcase rather worn with one-inch loss at bottom margin and dampstaining to the same, else a Very... Read More
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![The Poets Laureate Anthology [Inscribed and Signed by Dove]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/256/252/1685252256.0.m.jpg)
The Poets Laureate Anthology [Inscribed and Signed by Dove]
by Elizabeth Hun Schmidt [ed.]; Billy Collins [foreword]; Rita Dove [contr.]
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's two-toned cloth in decorative dust jacket retaining original price; liii,[1],762pp.; halftone illus. throughout. Light wear to margins, else Very Good or better. Inscribed and signed by Rita Dove on p. 195... Read More
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A Book of Peace
by Elizabeth Goudge [ed.]
New York: Coward-McCann, 1968. Very Good+/Very Good. New York: Coward-McCann, [1968]. First American Edition. Thick octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($6.95); [2],311pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities, brief tape repair to spine crown verso, ghost of an old price sticker to rear panel, corners tapped, else Very Good and sound. Poetry... Read More
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The Little White Horse
by Elizabeth Goudge; Jane Shilling [intro.]; Debra McFarlane [illus.]
London: The Folio Society, 2013. Fine. London: The Folio Society, 2013. First Thus. Octavo; 221pp. Color plates. Purple cloth decorated in silver and gray; illustrated endpapers. Housed in publisher's silver slipcase. Tight in binding and pages unmarked; Fine.
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Criers and Kibitzers, Kibitzers and Criers
by Stanley Elkin
New York: Random House, 1965. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1965. Stated First Printing. Octavo. 272 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original $4.95 price present. Orange, pink, and beige boards stamped in red and gilt. Yellow topstain. Dust jacket is worn with some light chipping along edges. Toning to spine and general rubbing. Several tape... Read More
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Dreadful Summit
by Stanley Ellin
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. First Edition. Octavo (21 cm); 181pp. Red cloth bound boards with gilt stamping to spine wrapped in publisher's illustrated dust jacket with price intact ($2.50). Top stained black. Jacket generally scuffed, rubbed, and soiled with toning to joints and minor tears... Read More
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Tempo Music, Inc.: Music Publishers, specializing in the music of Duke Ellington
by Ruth Ellington; Duke Ellington
New York: Tempo Music, Inc, 1955. Very Good. New York: Tempo Music, Inc., [ca 1960]. First Edition. Small quarto; [40]pp. Photo-illustrated wraps. Wear and toning to edges of wraps; binding sound; ghost of a sticker to preliminaries, else unmarked; Very Good. Catalog of artists and songs under the umbrella of Tempo Music, Duke Ellington's music publishing company which... Read More
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![A Sermon, Delivered in New-Haven, at the Ordination of the Rev. Eleazer Thompson-Fitch, Professor of Divinity at Yale-College, November 5, 1817 [Half title: Mr. Elliott's Ordination Sermon]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/621/173/1632173621.0.m.jpg)
A Sermon, Delivered in New-Haven, at the Ordination of the Rev. Eleazer Thompson-Fitch, Professor of Divinity at Yale-College, November 5, 1817 [Half title: Mr. Elliott's Ordination Sermon]
by John Elliott
Hartford: George Goodwin & Sons, 1818. Very Good. Hartford: George Goodwin & Sons, 1818. Octavo; removed; 26,[2]pp. (collated complete with half title page). Light foxing, else a Very Good, fresh and sound example.
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The New Spirit
by Havelock Ellis
London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. Very Good. London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. First Edition. Octavo. 250 pages + 2 pages advertisements. Red boards with spine stamped in gilt. Chipped at spine ends, more heavily at top. Corners bumped and cracked. Boards somewhat crudely recased but binding now sound. Interior unmarked. A very... Read More
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![The Informers [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/086/281/1617281086.0.m.jpg)
The Informers [Signed]
by Bret Easton Ellis
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition. Signed by Bret Easton Ellis without inscription at half title. Octavo. 226 pp. Publisher's dust jacket with $22.00 price intact. Black boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket gently rubbed along edges. Boards show mild shelfwear with a touch of fading to... Read More
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The Mysterious Dr. Oliver: A Mystery Story
by J. Breckenridge Ellis
New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. Very Good. New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in dark green; viii,[9]-292pp. Scuffing to extremities with brief exposure at corners, spine ends a bit threadbare, spine cocked and lettering starting to dull, opens flatly between gatherings but binding secure, textblock a shade toned with foxing to... Read More
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![Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/560/879/1535879560.0.m.jpg)
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation [Signed]
by Joseph Ellis
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Sixth printing. Signed by Joseph Ellis with brief inscription to previous owner. Octavo. 288 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Off-white and maroon boards with spine lettered in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket rubbed along edges with some mild surface scratching. Boards... Read More
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First Impressions; or, Hints to Those Who Would Make Home Happy
by [Sarah Stickney] Ellis
New York: Appleton & Co, 1843. Very Good. New York: Appleton & Co., 1843. Later Printing. 12mo. 174 pages plus publisher's advertisements. Green cloth blindstamped at front and rear and decorated in gilt at spine. Frontis with tissue guard. Ellis was an English author who wrote of the religious duty and conduct of women to provide... Read More
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![A Quiet Belief in Angels [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/514/238/1448238514.0.m.0.jpg)
A Quiet Belief in Angels [Inscribed and Signed]
by R.J. Ellory
London: Orion Publishing Group Ltd, 2007. Fine/Near Fine. London: Orion Publishing Group Ltd, 2007. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in unpriced photo-illustrated dust jacket; [10],353pp. Just About Fine. Inscribed and signed by the author on title page: "A life: no more nor less than that... Roger J. Ellory / 22.08.07." The English author's best-selling thriller, set... Read More
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![Brown's Requiem [Signed Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/693/064/1657064693.0.m.jpg)
Brown's Requiem [Signed Limited Edition]
by James Ellroy
New York: The Armchair Detective Library / Otto Penzler Books, 1994. Near Fine. New York: The Armchair Detective Library / Otto Penzler Books, 1994. Limited Edition, one of 26 copies lettered for presentation and signed by the author, of which this is M (100 signed and numbered editions were also issued). Octavo (22 cm); 256pp. Publisher's burgundy cloth... Read More
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Great American Negroes in Verse 1723 - 1965
by Eloise Crosby Culver; Lois Mailou Jones [illus.]
Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1966. Very Good. Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1966. First Edition. Octavo; red cloth boards stamped in yellow; 80pp. Black and white illustrations. Lacks dust jacket. Boards edgeworn with patchy staining; spine gives a little but binding sound. Gift inscription to preliminaries; indentations from paperclips; a couple tears; notes to several pages, mostly the word... Read More
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![Great American Negroes in Verse 1723 - 1965 [Lois Mailou Jones' copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/771/482/1723482771.0.m.jpg)
Great American Negroes in Verse 1723 - 1965 [Lois Mailou Jones' copy]
by Eloise Crosby Culver; Lois Mailou Jones [illus.]
Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1966. Very Good +. Washington, DC: Associated Publishers, 1966. First Edition. Octavo; red cloth boards stamped in yellow; 80pp. Black and white illustrations. Lacks dust jacket. Boards bumped and smudged. Binding sound. Textblock and endsheets lightly toned; interior pages clean. A Very Good or better copy of this scarce title with Lois Mailou Jones'... Read More
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Christ's Ministers, Messengers of the Lord of Hosts. A Sermon, Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Mr. David Ely, to the Pastoral Care of the Church of Christ in Ripton, October 27, A.D. 1773
by Richard Ely
New-Haven, CT: Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green, 1774. Very Good. New-Haven, CT: Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green, 1774. First Edition. Octavo. 29 pp. Printed wraps, removed. Light staining and spotting; a couple ink marks to front and rear; binding sound and interior unmarked; a Very Good copy. Scarce in retail. [Sabin 22387].
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![Hotel Fiesta: Poems [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/514/496/1359496514.0.m.jpg)
Hotel Fiesta: Poems [Inscribed and Signed]
by Lynn Emanuel
Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1984. Very Good+. Athens: University of Georgia Press, [1984]. First Edition, Wrapper Issue. Slim octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's red and white glossy card wrappers; [10],42pp. Light soil to wrappers, else Very Good or better. Inscribed and signed on title page: "For Robert with very best wishes / Lynn Emanuel / February 15, 1985. ... Read More
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![The Loco Logodaedalist In Situ: Selected Poems 1968 -70 [Signed by Williams]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/619/567/1699567619.0.m.jpg)
The Loco Logodaedalist In Situ: Selected Poems 1968 -70 [Signed by Williams]
by Jonathan Williams; Joe Tilson [embellishments]
London: Cape Goliard, 1971. Very Good +/Very Good +. London: Cape Goliard, 1971. First Edition, cloth issue. Signed by Jonathan Williams to "RBK," attributed by a previous bookseller to R.B. Kitaj, with inscription, "one of the few guys around who, in the immortal words of Bob Gibson, brings all he's got. Love from JW London Dec. 3 71."... Read More
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![The Riverside Edition of Emerson's Works [Eleven volume set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/512/032/1656032512.0.m.jpg)
The Riverside Edition of Emerson's Works [Eleven volume set]
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883. Very Good. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883-84. First UK Edition. Eleven octavo volumes. Frontis portraits with tissue guard to volumes I and IX. Bound in full midnight blue calf; five raised bands, leather title labels, and gilt decoration to spines; top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Light wear to extremities; a trifle... Read More
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