SUZANNE.; Souvenirs D'Un Blessé.
Paris. Librairie Marpon et Flammarion. c. 1890s (?). Later printing (?). 313 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2". Quarter red calf, marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, marbled eps. More
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MISS CLIFTON.; Souvenirs D'Un Blessé.
Paris. Librairie Marpon et Flammarion. c. 1890s (?). Later printing (?). 335 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2". Quarter red calf, marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, marbled eps. More
SUR CATHERINE DE MÉDICIS.; Œuvers Complètes.
Paris. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs. c. 1900s. Later printing. 410 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Quarter, red calf, red marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, text block speckled, marbled eps., green ribbon marker. Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. More
PETITES MISÈRES De LA VIE CONJUGALE.; Œuvers Complètes.
Paris. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs. c. 1900s. Later printing. 224 pp. Including index. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Quarter, red calf, red marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, text block speckled, marbled eps., green ribbon marker. Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. More
BÉATRIX; Œuvers Complètes.
Paris. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs. c. 1900s. Later printing. 435 pp. Including index. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Quarter, red calf, red marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, text block speckled, marbled eps., green ribbon marker. Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. More
LES PAYSANS; Œuvers Complètes.
Paris. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs. c. 1900s. Later printing. 431 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Quarter, red calf, red marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, text block speckled, marbled eps., green ribbon marker. Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. More
The HISTORY Of MR. FANTOM, The New-Fashioned Philosopher, and His Man William.; Cheap Repository.
Smithfield / London / Bath: Sold by J. Evans and Co., Printers to the Cheap Repository... and J. Hatchard ... By S. Hazard, (n. d.). 1st printing thus, i.e., with Evans as the primary printer (ESTC T167661), ca 1800. 24 pp. Untrimmed. Signed "Z" at the end of p. 24..... More
Le CURÉ De VILLAGE.; Œuvers Complètes.
Paris. Calmann - Lévy, Éditeurs. c. 1900s. Later printing. [2 blank], [iv], 329 pp. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Quarter, red calf, red marbled boards, stamped in gilt to back strip, text block speckled, marbled eps., green ribbon marker. Single book of a much larger volume. Text in French. More
PUNCH MAGAZINE STAFF DINNER INVITATION TICKET for Wednesday, October 18, 1871.
[London]: 1871. Single sheet of card stock, printed recto only. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A printed invitation with the dates inserted in an unidentified hand: "The pleasure of your Company is requested on Wednesday next, the 18th inst., at half-past six sharp." The upper half of the..... More
The SENSUOUS MOUSE (Of SAN FRANCISCO).
(San Francisco?): (1976). 1st printing (presumed). Unpaginated, though 32 pages. Illustrated with drawings. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Peach-colored card stock covers, stapled. Orange string tie. "The Sensuous Woman. The Sensuous Man. The Sensuous Couple. - Now - the heartwarming, upbeat story of a sensuous mouse who was unable to find..... More
NEW ENGLAND EARTH And Other Poems.; Colt Press Poetry Series. Number One.
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1941. 1st Edition. Limited to 300 cc. 31, [1] pp. 8vo. Paper wrapped boards. Title label to front board. More
STAINED SAILS. A Novel.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1928. 1st edition. [4], 299, [1 (blank)] pp. Crown 8vo. Green cloth binding with blue stamped lettering. Green paper dust jacket. Yellow patterned paper eps. A novel featuring John Paul Jones, then mate of the slave-ship "King George" More
Le SECRETAIRE INTIME
Bruxelles: Meline, Cans et Compagnie, 1837. Early edition. 302 pp. T.p. printer's ornament. 12mo, in 6s. 5-15/16" x 3-15/16". Original publisher's linen cloth binding with gilt stamped orange leather spine label. More
The PATRIOT; or, The Irish Packet Open'd.
London: Printed fro W. Webb, near St. Paul's, [1754]. 1st Collected edition (Goldsmith 37608; NCBEL II, 1332). [2], 46 pp. T. p. printer's ornament. 8vo: [A]² (-A1) B - F G (-G4, G4=A1?). 7-13/16" x 5-1/16". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A reprint of the Patriot, a...... More
The BETRAYED VIRGIN; Or the Perjured LOVER.; Being a true and Melancholy Account of Miss Sarah Smithe, a rich Farmer's Daughter, near Bifield, Warwichshire, who was decoyed from her parents by William Jones, Esq. who first debauched, and then left her to poverty and ruin ...
Nottingham: Printed by C. Sutton, for the Flying Stationers, (n. d.). 1st printing thus, ca 1795. 8 pages. Woodcut to p. 1; tailpiece to p. 8. 8vo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8". Printed self-wrappers, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Not found on ESTC, though COPAC records two holding institutions in..... More
IVAN TURGENEV And HIS LIBRARY. An Exhibition 23 January through 10 June 2019
Poughkeepsie, New York: Vassar College Libraries, 2019. 1st Printing. 94 pp. A couple illustrations. 8vo. Original printed paper covers. More
The BEGGARLY BOY, A Parable.; Cheap Repository.
Smithfield / London / Bath: Sold by J. Evans, Printer to the Cheap Repository... and J. Hatchard ... By S. Hazard, [n. d.]. 1st printing thus, issue with trade price schedule & Evans as primary printer (ESTC N505684), ca 1798. 15, [1] pp. Last page a list of tracts offered..... More
KOSAKKENE.; Oversatt Av Leif Sscheen.
Oslo. Nasjonalforlaget. 1928. Reprint. 263 pp. 7-1/4" x 5-1/4". Half maroon calf, marbled boards, top edge stained maroon. Title to back strip in gilt. More
The PLAYS Of JOHN GALSWORTHY.
London. Duckworth. 1932. Third Edition. 1149 pp. 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Red, full calf, stamped in gilt, orange marbled end papers. More
MAURICE TIERNAY.; The Solider of Fortune.
London. George Rutledge and Sons. (n.d.). Late 19th C. 502 pp. 4 plates, including frontis. 7-1/4" x 5" Half maroon calf, marbled boards gilt to back strip, marbled end papers, marbled text block. Bound by Mudie. More
FAGGOTS To BURN!; An Intimate Edition. No. 709 50¢
Hollywood: Art Enterprises Inc., 1962. 1st Printing. 160 pp. 7-1/8" x 4-1/4". Purple & black stiff stock covers. "For the first time... the truth about the alarming spread of homosexuality in America today! Is the 'Third Sex' taking over Hollywood?" [cover blurbs]. More
The INGOLDSBY LEGENDS: or Mirth & Marvels. In Two Volumes.; Edited, with Notes Introductory and Illustrative, by R. H. Dalton Barham.
London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1870. 1st Edition thus. 2 volumes. Illustrated. 8vo. Publisher's red half-leather bindings with red cloth boards, marbled edges. More
The DORRINGTON DEED BOX.
London: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, [1897]. 1st Edition. [4], 308, 4 pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Illustrated with 16 plates. Crown 8vo. Original publisher's deep red buckram cloth binding with gilt stamping. Bevelled boards. More
POTBOY SOLDIER. WHEN The MOON Is On The WATERS.
7 Dials, [London]: E. Hodges (from Pitt's Wholesale Toy & Marble Warehouse), (n. d.). Ca 1840s / 1850s. Broadside, printed two columns, with typographical border between. Woodcut, 1-1/2" x 2", at top of right column. 9-1/2" x 6=5/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Rare songster from the era..... More
The MISCELLANEOUS WORKS Of OLIVER GOLDSMITH.; With Biographical Introduction By Professor Masson.
London. Macmillan and Co.. 1871. The Globe Edition. 695 pp. 7" x 4/1/2" Blue, full calf binding, gilt rule to upper and lower boards, decorative gilt to back strip, brown leather title label to back strip, marbled text block, marbled end papers, text in double column, rule around text. The..... More