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London & Toronto: Dent & Sons Ltd, 1923. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in full red polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine. 5 vols. 8vo.

n.p., 1928. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. Chipped and torn. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. "Greatness in the air about / a familiar thing is most / confusing to the sensible / mind (Nora vs. Joyce)

London: Sold by Payne and Son, 1789. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary calf boards ruled in gilt, edges marbled, rebacked to period style with red lettering piece. Very good plus. Red cloth folding box. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to.

Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907. Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-colored illustrations (out of a total of 1,250 copies). Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's vellum covered boards with gilt stamping, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Original red cloth dust jacket titled in gilt. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription to pastedown, some foxing, covers slightly bowed. Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-colored illustrations (out of a total of 1,250 copies). Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. With hand colored illustrations.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo.

Boston: Redding & Co, 1852. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. Half cloth and marbled paper boards, ex library copy, with markings. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. "If you come across a little book called 'Taughconic' - look into it and divert yourself with it. Among others, you figure in it, & I also." A travel guide dedicated to the "Summer Ramblers on the Berkshire Hills," which mentions the homes of several authors. The author notes that "upon a little hill, around which the Housatonic makes a graceful curve, is the villa of Oliver Wendell Holmes...Adjoining the estate of Dr. Holmes is that of HERMAN MELLVILLE, who has retired thus far of the sea, where nothing can remind him of the familiar sound of ocean, save the roar of the wind among the forest trees" (p. 15-16). Longfellow's writings on the area are mentioned at multiple times, and other names like that of Emerson appear to give context. Finally there is a six page section devoted to Nathaniel Hawthorne at page 101, whom Melville first encountered in… Leer más

Paris: Chez A. & G. Mornay, Editeurs, 1924. First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]. With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pictorial wrappers. Spine uniformly toned to brown, still a fine copy. First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]. With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. ETCHED BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY CANADIAN ARTIST, CAROLINE ARMINGTON. An uncommon publication. Anatole France won the 1921 Nobel prize in literature. With the choice etched bookplate of Albert J. Connett, signd by the artist, Caroline Armington (1875-1939), a Canadian long resident in Paris. OCLC reports copies at BnF and Montreal

London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green pebbled cloth gilt, a.a.g. Bookplate and ownership signature of Frederick Edlmann. Fine copy in a custom green cloth folding box. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Elaborate production of this perennial work, with illustrations from drawings by members of the Pencil Club.

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co, 1856. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Top spine end of first volume worn, other spine ends and corners a little rubbed or bumped, a little rolled, else very good. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo.

Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Hugh Maxwell, No. 25, North Second-Street, 1805. First American edition and the first work of Scott's published in America. The first American edition listed by NCBEL was published in Philadelphia in 1806. 252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled American calf, red leather spine label. Old damp stain to final 10 page. Very Good. First American edition and the first work of Scott's published in America. The first American edition listed by NCBEL was published in Philadelphia in 1806. 252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. The First American Publication of Scott. The first American edition and the first work of Scott's published in America. Todd notes that it was the "prototype for four later issues by other booksellers." The comma after "Poem" in the title, missing in some copies, is present here. Todd 14Rm; S & S 9327

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightly sunned; price clipped. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. The first American edition of Amis' collection of classic drink recipes - from Old Fashioneds, Gin Martinis, and (whiskey) Manhattans to Queen Victoria's Tipple and an assortment of hot and cold punches - coupled with his seasoned advice on not only how to drink, but also the best ways to recover from a hangover. Illustrated throughout by Nicolas Bentley's appropriately humorous line drawings.

Boston, Massachusetts: James H. Earle & Company, 1906. First edition. Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dark brown cloth lettered in white. Spine lettering perished, inner hinges cracked but holding, else a very good copy, covers and text fresh and clean. First edition. Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED TO ACTIVIST MRS E.M. WHITTEMORE. Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915), a blind poet, lyricist and composer, was an American Methodist rescue mission worker, born in Brewster, New York. She lost her sight at six weeks of age, and died at age ninety-four. She wrote four collections of poetry, and two autobiographies; her first book was A Blind Girl and Other Poems (1844). Inscribed, and signed, by Fanny J. Crosby to a friend and activist: "Fanny J. Crosby With love, to Mrs.… Leer más

Philadelphia: William Duane, 1818. First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, flat spines with red and green morocco labels, worn. Provenance: Isaac Collins (signatures, booklabels). First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo. "Franklin by his will left the bulk of his books and manuscripts to his grandson, William Temple Franklin, who at once (1790) came to London and began the preparations for and announced an edition of his grandfather's writings. The times were so unpropitious for an elaborate work, however, that a publisher could not be found ... and so the enterprise dragged along til 1818, when both quarto and octavo editions were printed [in London]" (Ford 561). "This [Philadelphia] edition was begun in 1808 but owing… Leer más

[Imprint on printed title-page:] London: Printed for James Cawthorn, British Library, No. 24,. Cockspur Street, and Sharpe and Hailes, Piccadilly, 1810. Title-page printed in gold and black + 121 pp. of text in a fine, cursive hand. 1 vols. 4to. Full black Regency morocco, gilt, covers with wide, gilt-rolled and blind-stamped borders, gilt-tolled and lettered spine, edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Corners a little bumped, else fine. Old auction description on pastedown, and small bookticket of previous owner ("H. Dunn"). Title-page printed in gold and black + 121 pp. of text in a fine, cursive hand. 1 vols. 4to. A fine manuscript, beautifully bound, accompanied by a most unusual and splendidly printed title-page issued by James Cawthorn, the original publisher of the book. text copied transcribed from of the first authorized fourth edition, along with Byron's Notes, the critique from the Edinburgh Review which prompted Byron's angry response in "Scotch Reviewers", along a transcription of Byron's… Leer más

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First edition. 337 pp. 8vo. Color photographically printed paper-covered boards. Near fine, with closed tear to one of the late acknowledgment pages, in dust jacket with sunned spine. First edition. 337 pp. 8vo. Inscribed to his editor. Inscribed to Jim Silberman on the ffep with "affectionate best wishes." Silberman was Sacks' publisher and editor at Summit Books, who guided a few of Sacks' key titles to print, most influentially The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, which became a bestseller and made Sacks a household name. Sacks called Silberman "an important influence in my life [who] can spot the heart of the piece quicker than anyone else. He always gets a bullseye." (Web of Stories: Oliver Sacks, 2012).

[New York]: New Directions, 1944. First book edition. A few photographic illustrations. 234 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. Fine in slightly worn unclipped dj. First book edition. A few photographic illustrations. 234 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Paris: Léon Willem, 1873. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, no. 37 of 260 printed on papier teinté. xv, [i], 188, [1]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Three quarter citron morocco and marbled boards, marbled endsheets. Lightly rubbed. Very good. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies, no. 37 of 260 printed on papier teinté. xv, [i], 188, [1]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. G. Legman's Copy. Signed "G. Legman, 1938" on the verso of the front flyleaf. An unusual volume from the library of American folklorist of sexuality Gershon Legman (1917-1999). Parallel Latin text and French translation of a work on farting, with additional anecdotes.

Dix & Edwards, 1856. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Purple stamped cloth with yellow endpapers. Spine toned, some light staining to covers, head and foot of spine with slight wear, dampstaining to edge of last few leaves. Bookplates of Frederic Skiff, Estelle Doheny (paper), and another former owner. First Edition. 431, [7] pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. An unsophisticated copy. One the great collections of short fiction in American literature, containing Melville's most famous short stories, including "Bartleby," "Benito Cereno," "The Encantadas", etc., most of which had originally been published in Putnam's. The nicer of two copies from Doheny's collection, a nice copy of a book rarely seen in decent condition. BAL 13669; Doheny, Perryville 358

London: Macmillan and Co, 1872. Second edition (and the first published English edition) of Alice; first edition of Through the Looking Glass, first issue. Illustrations by John Tenniel; 192 pp.; viii (including half-title), 224 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Modern polished calf with gilt borders on covers, raised bands, and modest gilt on spine, aeg with gauffered designs on all edges; front hinge of. Tenniel, John. Second edition (and the first published English edition) of Alice; first edition of Through the Looking Glass, first issue. Illustrations by John Tenniel; 192 pp.; viii (including half-title), 224 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. A nice set of Dodgson's Alice books, landmarks of nineteenth-century children's literature that have fascinated and influenced writers, artists, and readers ever since their first appearance. Williams, Madan and Green 44 & 84; PMM 354 (note); Grolier 100 Children's Literature 35 (1865 issue)

Paris: Edawrd W. Titus, 1932. First edition of the author's first book, number 491 of 500 copies. [10], 146, [2] pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt lettered on front cover and spine. Unopened, fine, in dust jacket that is lightly toned with some modest chipping at extremitites, light soiling to rear panel. First edition of the author's first book, number 491 of 500 copies. [10], 146, [2] pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Her first book, inscribed. Presentation copy, inscribed on the ffep: "For Richard who accompanies me faithfully on the inner-outer voyage started with this book / Love Anais / February 21 1973." The recipient is likely Richard Centing, co-founder of the first Anais Nin periodical. Centing invited Nin to Ohio State to give lectures and and championed her work internationally. Franklin A1