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BÉNISSEZ-MOI, ULTIMA [Bless Me, Ultima]
by Anaya, Rudolfo; Gassie, Nadine
(Paris): Albin Michel, 1998. Very good plus.. Inscribed French reprint of Anaya's semi-autobiographical first novel, with warm inscription. 9'' x 5.75''. Original color pictorial wrappers. Text in French. 334 pages. Inscribed by Anaya on half-title: "Fernando E. Vega / estimado amigo, / May la bendicion / de Ultima extend / to you in the French / language —... Read More
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LONDON; A DESCRIPTIVE POEM
by [Anderson, Alexander]
New-York; Baltimore: Samuel Wood and Sons; Samuel S. Wood & Co, 1820. Very good.. First US edition of this chapbook poem about the sights and sounds (and smells) of the UK's capital city. This first US edition was published by the prominent New York firm Samuel Wood and Sons around nine years after its English predecessor. With locations... Read More
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SOMETHING ABOUT CATS
by Anderson, Frank J.
Spartanburg [SC]: Wofford Library Press, 1983. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition of this miniature missive on the benefits of owning a cat, written in the tone of a child asking their parents for a feline friend. This is a remarkably scarce little title: we locate only one holding via OCLC. 2.75'' x 2''. Original yellow pictorial wrapper.... Read More
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STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Richardson, Agnes
London & New York: Geographia, 1920. Very good plus.. First edition of this illustrated collection, with 14 of Andersen's fairy tales in a color palette similar to Ann Anderson's work. 10.5'' x 7.75''. Original boards. Pictorial paste-on. Light cover soil. Includes eight charming color plates (including cover plate that is not repeated in text) and several line illustrations... Read More
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THE DREAM OF LITTLE TUK AND OTHER TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian
London: Grant and Griffith, 1848. Very good.. First edition of this early collection in English of Andersen's new fairy tales, including six appearing in English for the first time. Fresh off Andersen's successful visit to England, the Danish author saw some of his latest work translated into English for a hungry reading public of children and adults alike.... Read More
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nielsen, Kay
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1924. Near fine.. Signed limited edition, one of only 500 numbered copies signed by one of the greatest Golden-Age illustrators, Kay Nielsen. Nielsen illustrates the work of fellow Dane, Andersen, in this gorgeous deluxe gift book with a style mixing "some of the decorative design of Art Nouveau with the bold shapes of Art... Read More
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THE SWINEHERD
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nerman, Einar
New York: Alfred A. Knoph, 1929. Very good plus.. Stunning Art Nouveau-style illustrated edition of Andersen's fairy tale, printed in Bavaria with rich full-page color lithographs. 12'' x 10.75''. Original quarter cream cloth, pictorial paper boards. Yellow and pink pictorial endpapers. [22] pages. Owner inscription dated 1929. Some inevitable soil to the white boards but much less than... Read More
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rackham, Arthur
London: George G. Harrap [David McKay], 1932. Overall near fine.. First Rackham-illustrated edition, US issue, an exceptional survival in the rare original dust jacket and pictorial publisher's box. Rackham selected and illustrated these tales from Andersen after a recent visit to Copenhagen, which "helped me to realize again the sensation I felt as a child when I first... Read More
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Clarke, Harry
New York: Brentanos, 1916. Very nearly fine.. First edition, US issue, of Clarke's first illustrated book, a stunning Beardsley-esque interpretation of the Danish fairy tales. Lavishly illustrated with 16 color plates mounted on heavy stock, with lettered tissue guards, 24 full page black and white plates plus many decorative tailpieces. The illustrations are magnificent. Identical to British edition... Read More
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WONDERFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN
by Andersen, Hans Christian
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1847. Very good.. First illustrated American edition, published only a year after the UK first, of the first translated collection into English of Andersen's fairy tales, with three of four plates. Preceded only by a Ticknor edition (consisting of English sheets) and a Wiley & Putnam edition issued without illustrations, making this the... Read More
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FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rackham, Arthur
London: Harrap, 1932. Fine.. Signed limited first Rackham edition, one of only 500 copies for sale signed by Rackham – an exceptionally beautiful copy. Stories include "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," and more. Octavo. 10.5'' x 8''. Original full gilt-stamped vellum. Top edge gilt. Illustrated by Rackham with 12 beautiful color plates, pictorial... Read More
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THE TIN SOLDIER
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Sari
Springfield: McLoughlin Brothers, 1945. Near fine.. Charming midcentury edition of the fairy tale classic, printed in large type with pictorial borders. With an aesthetic reminiscent of the Dick and Jane books that were already becoming the reading program of choice for the generation born following World War II: bright, cheerful, eerily flawless. 8.5'' x 7.25''. Original pictorial boards.... Read More
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THE OLD MAN IS ALWAYS RIGHT
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Rojankovsky, Feodor
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First edition, first printing of this uncommon Hans Christian Andersen title, an excellent copy. 9.5'' x 8.75''. Original pictorial boards. In original dust jacket. Features color and black & white lithographs on every page by Rojankovsky.
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LA REINE DES NEIGES [STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN]
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Dulac, Edmund
Paris: L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1911. Fine.. First French trade edition (the same year as the English), printed on Japanese vellum, of Andersen's classic fairy tales illustrated by Dulac — altogether a beautiful book in amazing condition. 11.75'' x 9''. Original cream colored wrappers stamped in gold and silver. Fore-edge uncut. 28 magnificent tipped-in color plates by Dulac... Read More
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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Robinson, W. Heath
London: Constable & Co. Ltd, 1913. Fine.. Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies signed by Robinson, of this collected edition of the celebrated fairy tales by the Danish master of the form. Among the stories included are many that have deeply influenced our modern culture, including "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Emperor's New... Read More
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FAIRY TALES
by Andersen, Hans Christian; Nielsen, Kay
New York: George H. Doran, 1924. Very good plus.. First US trade edition with Nielsen's spectacular illustrations, among the greatest of all the many Golden Age interpretations of Andersen. Nielsen illustrates the work of fellow Dane, Andersen, in this gorgeous gift book with a style mixing "some of the decorative design of Art Nouveau with the bold shapes... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Miscellany Number, Vol. IX, No. 2
by Anderson, Margaret; Pound, Ezra; Picabia, Francis; Breton, André; Apollinaire, Guillaume
New York: Margaret Anderson, 1923. First edition. Very good plus.. Miscellany number" of the celebrated Modernist journal, featuring one of its better known graphic cover designs. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW soon gained a reputation for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. After enduring arrest and trial in 1920-1 for daring to print installments... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. III, No. 3
by Anderson, Margaret C.; Goldman, Emma; Lowell, Amy; Hecht, Ben; Anderson, Sherwood
Chicago: Margaret C. Anderson, 1916. First edition. Very good plus.. Issue of the celebrated Modernist magazine, including Emma Goldman's LETTERS FROM PRISON. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW swiftly gained attention for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. Writers in this issue include Hecht, Lowell, Harold Bauer, Daphne Carr, Arthur Davison Ficke, Alexander S. Kaun,... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW [Vol. VIII, No. 1]
by Anderson, Margaret; Heap, Jane; Pound, Ezra; Picabia, Francis; Brancusi, Constantin; Loy, Mina; Cocteau, Jean
New York: Margaret Anderson, 1921. First edition. Near fine.. Brancusi tribute issue of the celebrated Modernist journal, published in protest after the persecution and prosecution of the editors for their publication of ULYSSES. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW soon gained a reputation for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. After enduring arrest and trial... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. 1, No. 10
by Anderson, Margaret C.; Lowell, Amy; Soule, George
Chicago: Margaret C. Anderson, 1915. First edition. Near fine.. Early issue of the celebrated Modernist journal, full of vigorous cultural and literary criticism. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW swiftly gained attention for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. This issue includes poetry by Lowell along with literary work and criticism by Edward J. O'Brien,... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. III, No. 4
by Anderson, Margaret C.; Lowell, Amy; Colum, Padraic
San Francisco: Margaret C. Anderson, 1916. First edition. Very good.. Double issue of the celebrated Modernist magazine. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW soon gained a reputation for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike. This issue, temporarily published from San Francisco with a note on the Review's planned return to Chicago and thence to New... Read More
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THE LITTLE REVIEW, Vol. III, No. 7
by Anderson, Margaret C.; Pound, Ezra; de Bosschère, Jean
Chicago: Margaret C. Anderson, 1916. First edition. Very good plus.. Spirited issue of the celebrated Modernist magazine, with work by Ezra Pound and Jean de Bosschère. Founded in 1914, THE LITTLE REVIEW soon gained a reputation for its experimental approach to art, literature, and politics alike - as "a decadent art magazine that delights in publishing the filth... Read More
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KEY LARGO
by Anderson, Maxwell
Washington, DC: Anderson House, 1939. First printing. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Inscribed association first edition of Anderson's verse play, the basis for the classic 1948 John Huston film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their last roles together. This copy is inscribed to "a friend of mine who was a lawyer in Boston,... Read More
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CHEMICALS, METALS AND MEN: A Bird's-Eye View of the Materials That Make the World Go Around
by Anderson, Nils; DeLawyer, Mark W.
New York: Vantage Press, 1995. First edition (stated). Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of this impassioned paean to the history of the American coke industry (that is to say: coke, the fuel byproduct of coal or petroleum distillation, not the other one, or the other other one). 9'' x 6''. Original silver-lettered black cloth. In original... Read More
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PERISH BY THE SWORD
by Anderson, Poul
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959. First edition. Fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first printing of this mystery novel, with swords but no sorcery, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor, to whom the book is jointly dedicated. 7.5'' x 5''. Original red cloth stamped in white. In original unclipped... Read More
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