Bread upon the Waters
by Putman, Sarah A., Alumni and Teachers of the Park School [compiled by]
Baltimore: The Park School, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor rubbing and fading to boards and spine. Interior is clean and bright. Includes frontispiece of Putman. 206 pages. Baltimore. BALT/112414.
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My Private Library: Confessions of a Collector
by Quagga, Esq., Basil Roan
Foolscap Press, 2006. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. The Foolscap Press prints a humorous piece every April Fools Day, of which this is the selection for 2006. Bibliophile Basil Roan Quagga, Esq describes the beginnings of his book collecting journey as a child through is adult years of colleting fine books. His essay is filled with humorus anecdots. Fine in... Read More
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![Sions Sonets. Sung by Soloman the King and Periphras'd by Francis Quarles. [Song of Songs or Song of Soloman]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/831/195/601195831.0.m.1.jpg)
Sions Sonets. Sung by Soloman the King and Periphras'd by Francis Quarles. [Song of Songs or Song of Soloman]
by [Quarles, Francis)
Cambridge: Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 12 of 430 copies. This is a fine press edition of the Song of Songs as published in 1680 by Quarles in his Divine Poems. The Song of Songs is an erotic poem that celebrates sexual intimacy and love. In Christianity it is read as an... Read More
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Eggers
by Quensen, Ernst, foreword; and texts by WP Eberhard Eggers, Michael Stoeber and Leonard Lehrer
Hannover, Germany: Quensen, 1989. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inserted is an original color signed lithograph by Eberhard Eggers, number 5 of 50 copies dated 1988. An interesting German publication exploring the striking graphic works of Eberhard Eggers. There are more than 200 color and black and white images. Wilhelm Paul Eberhard Eggers (1939-2004) was a German graphic artist,... Read More
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Chinese Politics Today. The Day and Hour Series of the University of Minnesota. No. 8, February, 1934
by Quigley, Harold S.
Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1934. Paperback. Very Good+. Paperback. 8vo. Very good+ in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. 31 pages. CHINA/030718.
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Poems and Ballads by Q.
by Quiller-Couch, Arthur
London: Methuen and Co, 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE U.S. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) was a British writer who published under the pseudonym Q. He was a prolific writer, publishing over 30 works of fiction, including novels and collections of stories. He also published approximately 20 works of criticism and anthologies. He is... Read More
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Callipaedia. A Poem in Four Books with Some Other Pieces. (Printed as a Christmas Greeting, December, 1963)
by Quillet, Claudius; N. Rowe Esq. (translator); Mary R. Mahl (edited and abridged with glossary); Jack Rennert (series editor)
Advertisers Composition Company, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by the author. Blue leatherette spine over velvet covered boards with gilt title to spine. In original grey leatherette slipcase. The case is browned and worn on the edges. 107 pages. POE/031221.
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Poems
by Quillinan, Edward; William Johnston, Memoir
Ambleside: George Middleton, 1891. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. English poet Edward Quillinan (1791 - 1851) was the son-in-law and defender of William Wordsworth against Walter Savage Landor, a critic. He is also remembered fro his translations of Portuguese poetry. Cream paper wrappers with dark brown title "Quillian's Poems" to front cover. Foxing and minor soiling to covers. Creasing... Read More
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The Art of Living: Chinese Style
by Quinn, Bradley
London: Conran Octopus Limited, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good + DJ. Hardcover. 4to. Black paper covered boards with silver title to spine. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. Pristine interior filled with color illustrations. Black and red illustrated dust jacket with red title to front panel and white title to red spine. Small open tear... Read More
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Oeuvres de Rabelais. Texte collationné sur les Éditions originales avec une vie de l'auteur, des notes et un glossaire. Tome I.
by Rabelais, François; Gustav Doré, illustrator
Paris: Garnier Frères, Libraires-Éditeurs, 1873. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Volume I only. François Rabelais (1490 - 1553) was a French author considered by many to be the first great French prose author. He was a humanist of the French Renaissance and a Greek scholar. Elephant folio. Bound in the original dark red cloth boards with gilt title... Read More
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Translations from Heine and other verses
by Radford, Ernest
Cambridge: E. Johnson, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Author's first book. SCARCE. Poet and socialist, Ernest Radford (1857 - 1919), was a follower of William Morris and served as the secretary of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society. He was also the husband of author Dollie Radford (Caroline Maitland). Includes poetry in translation from the original... Read More
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Maryland's Historic State House
by Radoff, Morris L.
Annapolis: The Maryland Department of Information, No Date. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 24mo. Small oblong pamphlet. Yellow, white and black side stapled paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor edgewear to wrappers. Interior is clean and bright with photographic illustrations throughout. 16 pages. MD/010615.
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The Statutes of Henry Vii. In Exact Facsimilie, from the very rare original, printed by Caxton in 1489
by Rae, John (edited with notes and introduction)
London: John Camden Hotten, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Very good in modern green leatherette boards with gilt title to spine. Light wear to edges of boards. Marbled endpages with previous owner's bookplate. The interior is foxed and stained. Antiquated signature of previous owner on title page. A few signatures are loose. The facsimilie manuscript is unpaginated; 21... Read More
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Russia and Beyond
by Raine, Patricia
Kensington, MD: ESCOAA Images, 1996. Paper Boards. Fine in Fine dj. Gheissair, Nick. Gheissair, Nick. Paper Boards. 4to. Full color glossy paper covered boards with white and red title to spine. Pristine interior filled with full color photographic illustrations. Tight binding. Full color illustrated dj with blue spine panel and red title. Minor scuffing to dj. 120 pp.... Read More
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American Spoons: Souvenir and Historical
by Rainwater, Dorothy T. and Felger, Donna H.
Camden: Thomas Nelson and Sons and Everybody's Press, 1968. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in fine dust jacket. Navy blue cloth boards with silver title to spine. Clean, bright interior filled with black and white illustrations. Also includes several full color illustrations. Dark blue illustrated dust jacket with gold title and illustration of a... Read More
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The Tales of the 60 Mandarins
by Raju, P.V. Ramaswami; Professor Henry Morley, Introduction; Gordon Browne, Illustration
London: Casell & Company, Limited, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. VERY SCARCE. P.V. Ramaswami Raju was an Indian author of the late 1800s, most known for his book Indian Fables. Raju was a graduate of Madras University and a member of the Asiatic Society. He was a lecturer at University College, London and studied for the bar in... Read More
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Bibliotheca Americana: Facsimilies of The Discoverie of Guiana and The Discoveries of the World
by Ralegh, Sir Walter and Antonio Galvão; A.L. Rowse (historical introductions); Robert O. Dougan (Bibliographical Notes)
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Two classic travel and exploration titles bound together in an attractive binding. Discoverie of Guiana by Ralegh was originally printed in 1596 and Discoveries of the World was originally printed in 1601. Both facsimilies of these first editions are bound together in vellum boards with gilt author's names... Read More
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Guide to the Birds of Europe and North Africa
by Ramsay, Col. R. G. Wardlaw
London: Gurney and Jackson, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Colonel Ramsay passed away in 1921, two years before this work was published. The book was completed by William Eagle Clark, with assistance from Surgeon Rear Admiral John Sutton Stenhouse. Very scarce in the United States. Small octavo. Dark green cloth cover with gilt title to spine. Pages are... Read More
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An Era in Anglican Theology: From Gore to Temple, The Development of Anglican Theology between Lux Mundi and the Second World War 1889-1939
by Ramsey, Arthur Michael
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The Hale Memorial Lectures of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1959. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to exterior including fading to spine and top edge of boards, and minor scuffing to front board. Browning to end pages and damp staining to bottom edge... Read More
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Soviet Progress vs. American Enterprise
by [Randall, Clarence B.], and [Allen, Edward L.], and [Nixon, Richard M.]
Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg in grey boards/8vo./text clean and bright/126 pp. Russian History. RUS24/5132.
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The Grasshopper: A Tragic Cantata
by Randolph, Innes
Baltimore: Maclay and Associates, 1977. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front white paste down on front wrapper. This is number 62 of a limited edition of 100 copies and a facsimile reprint of the 1878 first edition. "The Grasshopper" was first published by Otto Sutro in 1878.... Read More
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The Grasshopper: A Tragic Cantata
by Randolph, Innes
Baltimore: Maclay and Associates, 1977. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front white paste down on front wrapper. This is number 60 of a limited edition of 100 copies and a facsimile reprint of the 1878 first edition. "The Grasshopper" was first published by Otto Sutro in 1878.... Read More
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The Grasshopper: A Tragic Cantata
by Randolph, Innes
Baltimore: Maclay and Associates, 1977. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front white paste down on front wrapper. This is number 55 of a limited edition of 100 copies and a facsimile reprint of the 1878 first edition. "The Grasshopper" was first published by Otto Sutro in 1878.... Read More
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The Grasshopper: A Tragic Cantata
by Randolph, Innes
Baltimore: Maclay and Associates, 1977. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front white paste down on front wrapper. This is number 64 of a limited edition of 100 copies and a facsimile reprint of the 1878 first edition. "The Grasshopper" was first published by Otto Sutro in 1878.... Read More
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The Grasshopper: A Tragic Cantata
by Randolph, Innes
Baltimore: Maclay and Associates, 1977. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Fine in brown side stapled paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front white paste down on front wrapper. This is number 65 of a limited edition of 100 copies and a facsimile reprint of the 1878 first edition. "The Grasshopper" was first published by Otto Sutro in 1878.... Read More
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