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SPLENDID ILLUSTRATED EDITION Of COOPER'S NOVELS, Issued in a Style of Unsurpassed Elegance, and Beautifully Illustrated with Five Hundred Original Drawings, by F. O. C. Darley.; Executed on Steel and Wood in the Costliest Style by the Most Eminent Engravers in the Country.

[Publisher's Circular / Prospectus]. Cooper, James Fenimore [1789 - 1851]. Darley, F. O. C. - Illustrator.

New York: W. A. Townsend & Co., Publishers. [1858]. 1st Printing. Unpaginated bifolium, so 4 pp. P. 1, "Biographical Sketch of J. Fenimore Cooper"; p. 2 blank; p. 3 facsimile mss letter from W. A. Townsend & Co announcing publication [datelined 377 Broadway, New York, November, 1858]; p. 4, Prospectus..... More

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CHENIERE CAMINADA or The Wind of Death. The Story of the Storm in Louisiana.

Falls, Rose G.

New Orleans: Hopkins' Printing Office, 20 & 22 Commercial Place. 1893. 1st edition (McVoy, p. 31; Wright III, 1792). 98, [14 (adverts)] pp. Map. Text illustrated with cuts, as are the adverts. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Original printed pale yellow paper wrappers. Scarce New Orleans imprint, not often seen in the..... More

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The EMERALD NECKLACE; or, Mrs. Butterby's Boarder. Beadle's Dime Novels. No. 14. Rose Kennedy,...

The EMERALD NECKLACE; or, Mrs. Butterby's Boarder. Beadle's Dime Novels. No. 14.

Kennedy, Rose [pseudonym for Victor, Mrs. Metta Victoria Fuller. 1831 - 1885].

New York: Beadle and Company, 141 William St., Corner of Fulton, (1860). 1st edition (Johannsen BEADLE, 14-DN). 112 pp. Frontispiece [included in pagination], by Nathaniel Orr. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4-1/4". Original publisher's printed orange paper wrappers, a transition design between Type I-DN & Type II-DN. Per Johannsen, this title published..... More

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The HISTORY OF ORACLES And The CHEATS Of The PAGAN PRIESTS.; Written in Latin by Dr. Van-Dale. ...

The HISTORY OF ORACLES And The CHEATS Of The PAGAN PRIESTS.; Written in Latin by Dr. Van-Dale. Made English by Mrs. Behn.

Fontenelle, M. de [Bernard Le Bovier. 1657 - 1757]. Dale, Antonius van [1638 - 1708]. Behn, Aphra [1640 - 1689] - Translator. Solomons, Bethel [1885 - 1965]; Coleman, Dr. Michael H. [1928 - 2011] - Former Owners.

London: Printed by W[illiam]. O[nley]. for Sam. Briscoe, at the Blackamoors-head, in Bow-street, Covent-garden, 1699. 2nd Edition, and 1st edition thus, i.e.,by this publisher (Wing F1413A). Cf. O'Donnell BA6n. [14], 146, [2] pp. One page advert follows text. 8vo. 1 [dagger]6 L - T8 V2. 7-3/16" x 4-9/16". Later dark..... More

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SELECTED MILITARY WRITINGS Of MAO TSE-TUNG. Mao Tse Tung, also Zedong, 1893 - 1976

SELECTED MILITARY WRITINGS Of MAO TSE-TUNG.

Tse Tung [also Zedong], Mao [1893 - 1976].

Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1968. First Pocket Edition. 410, [2] pp. Photographic image of author to prelims. Fold out facsimile of 'Loushan Pass" in the authors handwriting. 8vo. 21cm x 13cm. Paper covers, inserted into a red vinyl cover, with gold stamping to spine & front panel. More

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BALLAD Of BLOOD. ( An impression of the Charles Starkweather murders. ); NB. Cover title:...

BALLAD Of BLOOD. ( An impression of the Charles Starkweather murders. ); NB. Cover title: BALLADS Of BLOOD.

McBride, Richard.

San Francisco: Published by Golden Mountain Press, (1961). 1st printing (presumed). Unpaginated, though 32 pp. Printed on Salmon colored paper, in dark red ink. Cover photograph by Robert Stade. 6-7/8" x 4-1/4". Paper covers, flip-book format. More

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LORNA DOONE. A Romance of Exmoor. R. D. Blackmore

LORNA DOONE. A Romance of Exmoor.

Blackmore, R. D.

New York: The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, (1943). 1st edition thus. 549, [2 (blank)] pp. Illustrated, including 8 color plates, by John Austen. 8vo. Green cloth binding. Publisher's printed slipcase. More

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The GOLDEN BOUGH. A Study in Magic and Religion.; With an Introduction by Stanley Edgar Hymjan...

The GOLDEN BOUGH. A Study in Magic and Religion.; With an Introduction by Stanley Edgar Hymjan and Illustrations by James Lewicki.

Frazer, Sir James George.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 424). LIMITED to 1500 copies, of which this is number 102. 2 volumes: xiii, [1 (blank)], 430; viii, [4], 431- 884, [6] pp. February 1970 LEC newsletter [#431] laid-in. Full color lithographs by James Lewicki. 11-3/8" x 8"..... More

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The PRINCE. The Translation from the Italian by Hill Thompson, with a New Preface by Irwin...

The PRINCE. The Translation from the Italian by Hill Thompson, with a New Preface by Irwin Edman.

Machiavelli, Niccolo [1469 - 1527]. Thompson, Hill & Irwin Edman - Contributors.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1954. 1st edition thus (Newman & Wiche 241). LIMITED to 1500 copies, of which this is number 102. [10], 11-185, [3 (blank)] pp. 9-5/8" x 6-1/2". Full brown Florentine morocco, gold-stamped on the spine, fleuron pattern to the sides. TEG. Slipcase... More

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OPAL U.S.A. Claude Pélieu

OPAL U.S.A.

Pélieu, Claude.

San Francisco: Beach City Books. Distributed by City Lights Books, (1968). 1st Printing. [2], 21, [1] pp. 10-3/4" x 8-3/8". Foil spine over blue paper covers printed in green, red & white. More

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LET THERE BE LIGHT. Dorothy Hobson

LET THERE BE LIGHT.

Hobson, Dorothy.

New York: Bruce Fitzgerald, 1943. 1st Edition. [10], 51, [3] pp. 8" x 5-5/8". Red cloth binding with printed paper title labels to spine & front board. No dust jacket. More

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SALT WATER ISLAND. Paul Merchant

SALT WATER ISLAND.

Merchant, Paul.

Hereford: Five Seasons Press, 1983. First printing. #126 / 310 cc. Unpaginated, though 24 pp. 11" x 7-7/8". Black card stock covers. Green paper wrapper, printed in black. More

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At The YEAR'S ROOT. Michael Farley

At The YEAR'S ROOT.

Farley, Michael.

Hereford: Five Seasons Press, 1983. First printing. #119 / 310 cc. 16 pp. Drawings by Paul Stangroom 9-3/8" x 8-1/2". Black card stock covers. Buff paper wrapper, printed in black & pale green. More

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JOINING UP And Other Poems. Peter Wild

JOINING UP And Other Poems

Wild, Peter.

Sacramento: Runcible Spoon, (1968). 1st printing. LIMITED to 500 copies. Unpaginated, though 16 pp. 5-7/16" x 4-1/4". Off-white printed paper wrappers, stapled. More

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VOICES From BEYOND The WALL.; A Dacotah Territory Chapbook. Thomas McGrath

VOICES From BEYOND The WALL.; A Dacotah Territory Chapbook.

McGrath, Thomas.

Moorhead, Minnesota: The Territorial Press, (1974). 1st printing thus, i.e., by this publisher. 52 pp. Black & white photographic image to front cover, by Eugenia Yiannopoulos. 7-1/4" x 7-1/4". Green paper covers printed with black ink, stapled. More

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POP. By 1940: 40,000. Poems. Harold Witt

POP. By 1940: 40,000. Poems.

Witt, Harold.

Lincoln, Nebraska: The Best Cellar Press, (1971). 1st Printing. Unpaginated, though 20 pp. 8-3/4" x 5-1/2". Pale blue textured paper covers printed in brown. More

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REFLECTIONS On LITERATURE And The LAW. McFarlin Library Keepsake 11. Darcy O'Brien

REFLECTIONS On LITERATURE And The LAW. McFarlin Library Keepsake 11.

O'Brien, Darcy.

Tulsa: McFarlin Library, The University of Tulsa. 1987. 1st edition. SIGNED. Limited to 300cc thus. [2], 27, [3] pp. 1st leaf blank. 8vo. Grey wrappers, stapled. More

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BERNARD SHAW And WILLIAM MORRIS. A Lecture Given on May 11, 1956, on Behalf of the William...

BERNARD SHAW And WILLIAM MORRIS. A Lecture Given on May 11, 1956, on Behalf of the William Morris Society, at a Joint Meeting with teh Shaw Society During the Shaw Centenary Year.; Transactions of the William Morris Society.

Morris, William [1834 - 1896]; Shaw, Bernard [1856 - 1950] - Subjects. Arnot, R. Page.

London: William Morris Society, 1957. 1st Printing. Limited to 350 cc. [6], 26 pp. 8vo. Light grey paper covers printed in orange, stapled. More

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The MEDIEVAL VISION Of WILLIAM MORRIS. A Lecture Given by R. Furneaux on November 14, 1957, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.; Transactions of the William Morris Society.

Morris, William [1834 - 1896] - Subject. Jordan, R. Furneaux.

London: William Morris Society, 1960. 1st Printing. 30, [2] pp. Ephemera laid-in. 8vo. Light brown paper covers printed in black & orange, sewn. More

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WILLIAM MORRIS & OLD NORSE LITERATURE. A Lecture Given by J. N. Swannell on 18th December 1958...

WILLIAM MORRIS & OLD NORSE LITERATURE. A Lecture Given by J. N. Swannell on 18th December 1958 in Prince henry's Room Fleet Street London.; Transactions of the William Morris Society.

Morris, William [1834 - 1896] - Subject. Swannell, J. N.

London: The William Morris Society, 1961. 1st Printing. [6], 29, [3] pp. 8vo. 10-1/8" x 7". Buff paper covers printed in red. More

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WILLIAM MORRIS, WRITER. A Lecture Given to the William Morris Society on the 14th November 1958...

WILLIAM MORRIS, WRITER. A Lecture Given to the William Morris Society on the 14th November 1958 at Caxton Hall, London.; Transactions of the William Morris Society.

Morris, William [1834 - 1896] - Subject. Lindsay, Jack.

London: The William Morris Society, 1961. 1st Printing. [6], 29, [3] pp. 16 page newsletter [Oct '59] laid-in. 8vo. 10-1/8" x 7". Buff paper covers. More

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WILLIAM MORRIS As A SOCIALIST. A Lecture Given on the 16th January 1957 to the William Morris...

WILLIAM MORRIS As A SOCIALIST. A Lecture Given on the 16th January 1957 to the William Morris Society at the Art Workers' Guild.; Transactions of the William Morris Society.

Morris, William [1834 - 1896] - Subject. Cole, G. D. H.

London: William Morris Society, 1960. 1st Printing. [6], 17, [5] pp. 8vo. Grey paper covers. More

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The WORKS Of SHAKESPEARE. Edited by Israel Gollancz. William . Gollancz Shakespeare, Israel,...

The WORKS Of SHAKESPEARE. Edited by Israel Gollancz.

Shakespeare, William [1564 - 1616]. Gollancz, Israel [1864 - 1930].

London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1908 - 1914. The Large Temple Edition. 12 volumes. With Many Illustrations Antiquarian and Topographical. 8vo. 7-1/8" x 5-1/8". A finely bound set, tan full calf, elaborate gilt decorated spines, gilt dentelles, TEG. Marbled eps. Contents: V. 1. The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona;..... More

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HEARTS ARE TRUMPS. An Amphibious Story. James Hannay, 1827 - 1873

HEARTS ARE TRUMPS. An Amphibious Story.

Hannay, James [1827 - 1873].

London: D. Bogue, 86 Fleet Street, 1849. 1st Edition (NCBEL III, 1387). [2], 93, [19] pp. 16 pages of adverts at rear. With numerous illustrations by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne). 12mo. 5-3/8" x 3-5/8". Original publisher's buff paper wrappers, printed in red & black. Hannay was a respected Scottish novelist..... More

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TAUCHNITZ INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS In ENGLISH 1841 - 1955. A Bibliographical History. Ann Bowden,...

TAUCHNITZ INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS In ENGLISH 1841 - 1955. A Bibliographical History.

Bowden, Ann & Todd, William B.

New York: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2003. 2nd printing, first published in 1988. xxiv, 1078 pp. Index at rear. Frontispiece. Thick 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. No dust jacket (as issued). More

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