Le VOLONTAIRE De 1815.
Paris. Librairie Firmin - Didot Et Cic. 1890. Quatriéme Édition. (Fourth Edition). 428 pp. 7-2/8" x 4-1/2". Quarter, red calf, French marbled boards, marbled eps, speckled textblock. More about Le VOLONTAIRE De 1815
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS.; Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Fritz Eichenberg.
New York. Random House Publishers. 1943. Reprint. 212 pp. Illustrated. 10" x 7-3/4". Quarter green cloth, stamped in gilt to back strip, illustrated paper boards, full page wood cuts throughout. This is part of a two volume set, originally published as a box set with Jane Erye. More about WUTHERING HEIGHTS.; Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Fritz Eichenberg
LETTERS From JOHN RUSKIN To ERNEST CHESNEAU. Edited by Thomas J. Wise.
London: Privately Printed, 1894. 1st Edition (NCBEL III, 1354; Pariser 156; Todd 213d). "The impression of this book is limited to a few copies for private circulation only."-- Page [v]; according to Pariser & Todd, this 33 cc on Whatmann paper. xiii, [1 (Errata)], 57, [3] pp (including Index). Facsimile... More about LETTERS From JOHN RUSKIN To ERNEST CHESNEAU. Edited by Thomas J. Wise
ANNE Of BRITTANNY. An Historical Romance. Three Volumes in One.
New York: London Printed. Reprinted and Published by Butler and White, Corner of Wall and William Streets, 1811. 1st US Edition (American Imprints 22199). vii, [1 (blank)], 279, [1 (blank)] pp. P. 154 misnumbered as 451. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-1/8". Period full brown sheep binding with maroon leather title label to spine. More about ANNE Of BRITTANNY. An Historical Romance. Three Volumes in One
A TOUCH Of NATURE. The Swallow-Flight Series.
Cincinnati: The Western Literary Press, (1906). 1st separate edition (BAL 20061). 25, [4 (3 pp. adverts)] Frontispiece inserted. 7-1/8" x 4-5/8". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping to front board. Contains "A Touch of Nature" and "Migration", both reprinted from the Hesperian Tree, 1900. More about A TOUCH Of NATURE. The Swallow-Flight Series
A SHORT NARRATIVE Of Our DEAR And WORTHY FRIEND, ISAAC SHARPLES, Late of Hitchin:; Written by Himself Sometime before his Decease. To Which are Added, Some of his solid and weighty Expressions A lttle before his End.
London: Printed and sold by J. Phillips, George-year, Lombard-Street, 1785. Second Edition [stated]. ESTC T80758; Smith II, 566. [3], 6 - 21, [1 (Advertisement)] pp. 6-3/16" x 4". Original publisher's marbled paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More about A SHORT NARRATIVE Of Our DEAR And WORTHY FRIEND, ISAAC SHARPLES, Late of Hitchin:; Written by...
Le DERNIER AMOUR.; Oeuvres Completes de George Sand.
Paris: Ancienne Maison Michel Lévy Frères, 1876. 'Troisième Edition'. [4], 333, [1 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 1/2". Period red morocco quarter leather binding with marbled paper boards. Marbled eps. More about Le DERNIER AMOUR.; Oeuvres Completes de George Sand
The NOVELS And TALES Of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. Including Letters and Life of Stevenson by Balfour.; In Twenty-six Volumes.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896 - 1901. 1st edition thus. 26 volumes, complete [at the time of publication. An additional volume of letters was published in 1912]. 2006 invoice laid-in volume I. Frontispiece in each volume. 8vo. Red cloth binding stamped with gilt. TEG. More about The NOVELS And TALES Of ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. Including Letters and Life of Stevenson by...
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KENNETH: Romance of the Highlands. Part I [II].
London: John Dicks Press Ltd., 8, Temple Avenue, (n. d.). Ca 1880s, cf. NCBEL III, 960-961. 2 Parts in One Volume: 128; 144 pp. Text in double columns. Published as nos. 138 & 139 in Dicks' English Novels series. With Seventeen Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"... More about KENNETH: Romance of the Highlands. Part I [II
OEUVRES De DELILLE, Precedees D'Une Notice Sur sa Vie et Ses Ouvrages.
Paris: Furne, Libraire Editeur, 1832 - 1833. 1st edition thus, i.e., by this publisher. 10 volumes. Text in French. Frontispiece engraving of Delille to Volume I. 8vo. Period green quarter-morocco bindings with green & black marbled paper boards. Marble eps. More about OEUVRES De DELILLE, Precedees D'Une Notice Sur sa Vie et Ses Ouvrages
The LIFE And EXPLOITS Of The INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE De La MANCHA.; Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Cervantes de Saaverdra. The Whole carefully revised and corrected, with a new Translation of the Poetical Parts by another Hand.
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper in the Strand, and R. Dodsley in Pall - Mall. 1749. The Second Edition [stated]. Cf. ESTC T59497. 2 volumes: xxii, [26], 406; [16], 422 pp. Illustrated with 24 copperplate engravings [12 in each volume]. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5". Period... More about The LIFE And EXPLOITS Of The INGENIOUS GENTLEMAN DON QUIXOTE De La MANCHA.; Translated from the...
The TRAGEDY Of TRAGEDIES; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. As it was Acted at the Theatre in the Hay-Market. With the Annotations of H. Scriblerus Secundus.
London: Printed by and for J. Watts, 1751. The Fourth Edition [stated, ESTC T3262]. First published in this revision in 1731, cf. NCBEL II, 927. 56 pp. Hogarth frontispiece. Head- tailpieces. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 4-7/8". Disbound, with binding remnants along spine. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More about The TRAGEDY Of TRAGEDIES; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. As it was Acted at the...
AGIS: A Tragedy. As It is Acted at the Theatre - Royal in Drury - Lane.
London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand. 1758. First edition thus, i.e., published by Millar (NCBEL II, 940). Issue with Prologue "Written by a Friend. Spoken by Mr. Garrick." [4], 71, [1] pp. Head- tailpieces. 8vo. 8" x 5". Later plain brown paper wrappers. More about AGIS: A Tragedy. As It is Acted at the Theatre - Royal in Drury - Lane
The TRAGEDY Of TRAGEDIES; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. As it was Acted at the Theatre in the Hay-Market. With the Annotations of H. Scriblerus Secundus.
London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand. 1765. The Fifth Edition [stated, ESTC T2359]. First published in this revision in 1731, cf. NCBEL II, 927. 56 pp. Lacking frontispiece. Head- tailpieces. 8vo. 8" x 5". Disbound, with binding remnants along spine. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More about The TRAGEDY Of TRAGEDIES; or the Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. As it was Acted at the...
The ARTFUL HUSBAND. A Comedy.
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for George Risk, 1725. 1st printing (ESTC T22488). [6], 69, [5] pp. Last page a list of titles sold by Risk. T.p. ornamental cut. Head- tailpieces. Copperplate vignette at top of p. 1. 6-1/8" x 3-7/8". Disbound, with binding remnants along spine. Now housed in... More about The ARTFUL HUSBAND. A Comedy
URANIA; or, The Illumine: A Comedy, in Two Acts.; As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
London: Printed for J. Ridgway, No. 1, York Street, St. James Square, 1802. 1st Printing. vii, [1], 38, [2 (adverts)] pp. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5". Disbound. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More about URANIA; or, The Illumine: A Comedy, in Two Acts.; As Performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
DOUGLAS: A Tragedy.; As It Is Acted at the Theatre - Royal in Covent - Garden.
Edinburgh: Printed for G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, W. Gray & W. Peter. 1757. 1st Edinburgh Edition (ESTC N388). 74, [2 (Epilogue)] pp. Lacks half-title leaf. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/8". Modern marbled paper wrappers. More about DOUGLAS: A Tragedy.; As It Is Acted at the Theatre - Royal in Covent - Garden
ROBERT BROWNING And His WORK.; A Paper Read Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool February 17, 1896
[Liverpool?]: 1896. 1st separate printing. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy from the author. 29, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". Original printed grey paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More about ROBERT BROWNING And His WORK.; A Paper Read Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of...
APPEARANCE Is AGAINST THEM. A Farce in Two Acts, As It is Acted at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row, 1785. 1st Edition (ESTC T22306). [4], 48 pp. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/8". Later drab blue-grey boards. More about APPEARANCE Is AGAINST THEM. A Farce in Two Acts, As It is Acted at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
DOUGLAS: A Tragedy, in Five Acts.; Written by Mr. Home. Taken from the Manager's Book. At the Theatre - Royal, Covent - Garden.
London: Printed and Sold by Sabine and Son, No. 81, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street, 1800. 44, [2 (publisher list)] pp. Untrimmed. 12mo: A - C6, D5 [D4 + 1]. 7-3/8" x 4-1/2" [18.8 cm x 11.7 cm]. Original dark pink 1795 waste-paper wrappers, with printed text to verso. Stab-sewn. Now housed in... More about DOUGLAS: A Tragedy, in Five Acts.; Written by Mr. Home. Taken from the Manager's Book. At the...
The ILLITERATE DIGEST. The Writings of Will Rogers I - 3.; Edited with an Introduction by Joseph A. Stout, Jr.
Stillwater, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University Press, 1974. 1st thus. No. 5/50 authorized presentation copies. xx, [2], 230, [2] pp (including Index). Illustrated with Roger's political cartoons. 8vo. Blue green cloth binding with black lettering. Dust jacket. More about The ILLITERATE DIGEST. The Writings of Will Rogers I - 3.; Edited with an Introduction by Joseph...
CREMATION Of CARE Saturday Night • July 18th, 1970 • Bohemian Grove
[San Francisco]: [The Bohemian Club], 1970. 1st printing. Broadsheet poster printed recto and verso. Oblong format: 14-3/8" x 19-1/2". White paper printed with an orange-hued 'hippy' design, the symbolic owl found at top center. Orange & black printing to verso. This announced as the "91st Consecutive Performance" of this production... More about CREMATION Of CARE Saturday Night • July 18th, 1970 • Bohemian Grove
NATURE'S WAY Low Jinks • Bohemian Grove • July 23 1977.
[San Francisco]: [The Bohemian Club], 1977. 1st printing. Broadsheet poster printed recto and verso. Large illustration, by an unidentified artist, of hi-jinks around a haystack. 20" x 15". White paper printed in dark & light pink, and black to recto. Red & black printing to verso. More about NATURE'S WAY Low Jinks • Bohemian Grove • July 23 1977
ONCE A KNIGHT Low Jinks • Bohemian Grove • 1959.
[San Francisco]: [The Bohemian Club], 1959. 1st printing. SIGNED in the plate by Lonie Bee. Broadsheet poster printed recto and verso. Large illustration by Bee of a knight & buxom lady fair. 22" x 16-1/2". White paper printed in dark & light pink, and black to recto. Red & black... More about ONCE A KNIGHT Low Jinks • Bohemian Grove • 1959
The CONFIDENT YEARS: 1885 - 1915.
New York: Dutton, 1952. 1st ed. viii, [2], 627, [1] pp (including Index). 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. The final volume in Brooks' monumental opus on American Literary History: "Makers and Finders: A History of the Writer in America, 1800 - 1915." More about The CONFIDENT YEARS: 1885 - 1915