Literature
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EMERSON, Ralph Waldo. Autograph Letter Signed
4pp. May 20, 1853. Concord [MA]. An ALS from Emerson to poet and historian, John Albee. With a signed one-page typescript, December 14, 1957, from Emersonian Kenneth Cameron on its editing. New Castle historian and poet, John Albee (1833-1915), spent several years as a Unitarian minister before writing the 1884 history of New Castle, New…
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LA FONTAINE. Contes et Nouvelles en vers, par M. de La Fontaine.
Amsterdam, no editor mentioned, 1764. In-8 – 7.9 x 5.1 inches. Contemporary binding in full marbled calf, ribbed gilt back, speckled edge. 2 Volumes set, complete. This edition is the best counterfeit of the famous “Fermiers généraux” edition, published two years before. Illustrated with a portrait of La Fontaine by Rigaud, 6 vignettes, 61 culs-de-lampe…
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The Lost Weekend, Charles Jackson
8vo (19 x 14 cm). [2], 244, pp. Red cloth covers with water stains to heads of upper, lower and spine. Inscribed (7/12/49) by author on free front endpaper to Leonard Hill. Hill was a television producer (Adam-12, Mae West, Prince of Bel Air). DJ (ninth large paper printing) with splits/chips to edges. In Mylar. Basis…
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Le Pape: Vingt et une compositions dessinées et gravées par Jean-Paul Laurens Victor Hugo 1885
4to (32 x 23 cm). 109 pp. Number 1 of 50 printed on Japanese paper. Illustrated with twenty-one etchings (three examples of each illustration done in different inks) by Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1931) and a letter signed by Laurens tipped in. Bound by Paul Affolter in white parchment with marbled designs and large corners to covers,…
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KIPLING. RUDYARD. REWARDS AND FAIRIES.
Macmillan and Co, Ltd. London. 1910 FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo.(8.1 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Publishers original burgundy cloth boards. Gilt lettering to the spine. Front board with raised circular Ganesha device in gilt. Top edge gilt. In the rare original First edition dustwrapper, with repeat…
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MILNE. A. A. — E. H. Shepard, Illustrates. SET OF WINNIE THE POOH AND CHRISTOPHER ROBIN FIRST EDITIONS. 4 Volumes.– When We were very young. — Winnie the Pooh. — Now We are Six. — The House at Pooh Corner.
Methuen and Co. London. 1924 – 28 FIRST EDITIONS. Four volumes. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). Illustrated throughout with wonderful line drawings by E. H. Shepard. When We Were Very Young second state with page number ix present. Fine, crisp and clean copies throughout. Uniformly bound by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath in mid to late…
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LEWIS. C. S. ; BAYNES. PAULINE. Illustrates. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE. A story for children.
Geoffrey Bles. London. 1950 FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated throughout with full colour frontis & line drawings by Baynes. A few minor marks to a handful of pages but overall very good bright and clean copy in fine leather binding. Recent full dark green morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled,…
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KIPLING. RUDYARD. JUST SO STORIES. For little children. Illustrated by the Author.
Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1902 FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.2 x 7 inches). Finely illustrated by Rudyard Kipling with 22 full page mono plates plus 12 smaller decorative chapter initials. A fine, clean copy in a fine recent leather binding by Bayntun – Riviere of Bath. Full deep red morocco, the spine with raised…
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HAMMETT. DASHIELL. THE MALTESE FALCON.
Alfred A Knopf. New York. 1930 FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.6 inches). viii,268pp. A bright clean copy in a fine recent leather binding. Full black morocco. Spine with raised bands. Red title label, gilt. Compartments with gilt lettering, ruled lines and decoration. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Original cloth front board, with Falcon…
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DOYLE. ARTHUR CONAN. THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.
George Newnes, Limited. London. 1905 FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.1 inches). viii, 404, 4pp of publishers adverts at rear. Illustrated with sixteen mono plates by Sidney Paget. Some light spotting to a few pages but overall a very good copy in recent leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe for Asprey. Half dark blue morocco,…