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This is a rare, beautifully illustrated book of poetry, "THE ETERNAL LAUGHTER and Other Poems" by W. Starling Burgess. 1903 1st edition, 1st printing; W.B. Clarke Company; Boston. With an Introduction by Julian Hawthorne (Nathaniel Hawthorne's son). The book features wonderful full-page illustrations (including two engraved plates with tissue guards) by Edward Lyne and Edmund H. Garrett. Gilt top page edges.

W. Starling Burgess (father of Tasha Tudor, American illustrator and author) was an American yacht designer, aviation pioneer, and naval architect. He was awarded the highest prize in aviation, the Collier Trophy in 1915, just two years after Orville Wright won it. In 1933 he partnered with Buckminster Fuller to design and build the radical Dymaxion Car. Between 1930 and 1937 he created three America's Cup winning J-Class yachts. Burgess may also have been the creator of the world's most popular font, Times New Roman. He wrote this poetry collection (his first and only book) in response to a… Leer más

Antique poetry book - "Ferishtah's Fancies" by Robert Browning. 1884 1st Edition; Smith, Elder, & Co.; London. There are 8 pages of advertisments at the back of the book. There are 12 poems in all, with an Epilogue.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; the lettering on the spine has dulled; the corners are worn, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding. Crack at front hinge before the Prologue page and between pages 32/33. The text pages are in very good condition - lightly tanned with no writing found (though the back end paper has one line of text written in pencil at the top edge); light ink smudge on page 65...no other stains found; the lower-right corner tip of the title page has torn off and there is a small tear at the outer edge of one of the advertisement pages at the back of the book. Wear along the long edge of the front board.

This is a charming little book of art and poetry, "FLOWERS OF FANCY." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); L. Prang & Co.; Boston. The book features two wonderful Louis Prang full-page chromolithographs and four poems. Decorative cloth front cover. The chromolithographs are printed on a heavier paper stock. Smaller in size - the book measures 6 3/4" tall x 4 3/8" wide.Condition:Light soiling to the covers. The front cover has a light stain at the top-right corner, and at the right edge. The salmon cloth on the back cover and along the left edge of the front cover has partially faded. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers and all pages are firmly attached. Nice interior - the pages are clean with no notable issues found. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.

Antique copy of "GALLERY OF COMICALITIES" - Embracing Humorous Sketches by the brothers Robert and George Cruikshank. Circa 1870's (there is no date of publication stated); Reeves and Turner; London. Special edition printed on parchment (1st edition in this format). There are a few full-page illustrations at the front, including a portrait of George Cruikshank. The book contains 143 "sketches" in verse with illustrations by the Cruikshank brothers, Robert Seymour, and others.Condition:Soiling to the covers and spine; there is a thin, reddish stain along the bottom edge of the back cover; small cloth tear at the top of the spine; sharp corners. Wear to the labels on the front cover and spine. Tight binding with no loose pages. The pages are age-toned with some occasional foxing; heavy tanning to the front and rear end papers.

This is a handsome, fine-binding copy of "GEMS FROM TENNYSON" - a collection of poetical works by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1866; Ticknor and Fields; Boston. There are illustrations throughout by a variety of artists, including Winslow Homer and F.O.C. Darley. Nicely bound in full leather with a gilt border around the edges of the covers, gilt lettering and accents on the spine, gilt page edges on all sides, marbled end papers, five raised bands on the spine, and a decorative gilt border along the edges of the inside covers.Condition:There are a few areas on the covers where the blue leather has faded; worn corners. There is a 2" split at the bottom-right corner of the spine; small split at the top-right corner of the spine. Both covers are firmly attached, though the front cover is a bit shaky. Bright gilt page edges on all sides. Nice interior - the pages are lightly age-toned, but mostly clean with only an occasional stain/smudge and small foxing spot. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.

This is an antique collection of poetry and prose, "GIFTS OF THE WISE MEN" by a variety of writers. Circa 1910's (there is no date of publication stated); The Acmegraph Company; Chicago. There are 64 numbered pages. Writers include Walt Whitman, Poor Richard, Helen Hunt Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Moore, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Goethe, John Milton, Alfred Tennyson, Oliver Goldsmith, Robert Browning, William Cullen Bryant, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, John Ruskin, Robert Burns, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Seneca, James Russell Lowell, Voltaire, George Eliot, Plato, Aurelius, William Makepeace Thackeray, John Greenleaf Whittier, John Keats, Alexander Pope...and many more. The book measures 6 3/4" tall x 5/8" wide.Condition:This appear to be a custom-bound copy, as the title illustration at the center of the front cover looks as though is was hand-cut, presumably from the original front cover. Nonetheless, it is still… Leer más

This is an inscribed copy of "GLEANINGS From the Writings of Virginia Wainwright Written between the age of 7 and 17" - A Book for Old and Young with its original dust jacket. 1920 1st edition; Smithsonian Press; Boston. The book features a frontispiece portrait of Wainwright, and an inscription on the front end paper written by Wainwright's mother. "A Collection of Poems, Stories, Essays, Anecdotes, Descriptions, Etc." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:Light tanning along the top edge of the covers. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Foxing on the half title page (and the facing blank end paper), the frontispiece, title page, and copyright page...the rest of the pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. The author's mother has written an inscription in ink on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good condition. The dust jacket has tanning to the covers; heavy tanning to the… Leer más

Nicely illustrated, vintage copy of "Grandmother's Story of BUNKER HILL BATTLE as She Saw it from the Belfry" by Oliver Wendell Holmes. 1925; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York. The book features headpieces, tailpieces, and illustrations throughout by HOWARD PYLE.Condition:Tanning along the top edge of the covers, and to the spine; sharp corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. The text pages are in excellent condition and nearly appear unread - clean with only a 1" tear at the bottom edge of page 9; light tanning to the end papers and pastedowns. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Overall the book is in Very Good+ condition.

"GREEN MOUNTAIN POETS" - edited by A.J. Sanborn. 1872 1st edition; Claremont Manufacturing Co.; Claremont, N.H. The book is a collection of poetry by Vermont poets. From the Preface: "This volume of Poetry is presented to the public in response to the urgent request of many of the lovers of poetry, and that the poems of Vermont should be preserved for future times. The poems have not been arranged with regard to merit, but as they were copied from time to time. We would return our sincere thanks to the poets of the State for their kind assistance in collecting the poems for this volume."Condition:Cloth tears at the cover corners. The top and bottom edges of the spine are worn down. The covers are just a bit shaky. The pages are age-toned, though not brittle. Pages 242/243 are attached, but have pulled from the bottom string. Occasional mild foxing here and there. The first 2 end papers each have a name/address/date (1881) written in pencil. Overall the book is in Good condition.

This is a Civil War-era set of "Half-Hours with the Best Authors" edited by Charles Knight. 1866; Frederick Warne & Co.; London. Complete Set in four volumes. Each volume features an engraved frontispiece (with tissue guard) and in-text illustrations. The set is nicely bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers, gilt lettering and five raised bands on the spine, marbled end papers, and red-speckled page edges on all sides. "Including Biographical and Critical Notices" by Charles Knight. Each volume has a list of Contents at the front; Volume IV has an "Index of Subjects" and an "Index of Authors" at the back.The volumes contain works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from dozens of notable writers including Jane Austen, Benjamin Franklin, Charlotte Bronte, Cervantes, John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, Shakespeare, Daniel Webster, Alexander von Humboldt, Washington Irving, Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Ben Jonson, Oliver Goldsmith, Plato, Dante Alighieri, Alexander Pope, Lord Bacon, John Milton,… Leer más

This is a lot of the first 14 volumes of "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" from the 1850's. The highlight of the lot is 1851 volume III, which contains "The Town-Ho's Story" by Herman Melville - the first appearance in print of any part of the classic "Moby Dick." This is a complete run of 14 consecutive volumes beginning with Volume I (June 1850) and ending with Volume 14 (May 1857). All volumes contain numerous illustrations. Each volume contains 6 issues (there are 84 issues in all). Content includes both fiction and non-fiction stories, poetry, fashion and more. Published by Harper & Brothers in New York.Volume 4, April 1852 contains the 1st serialized installment (Chapter 1) of "Bleak House" by Charles Dickens (as well as a few other stories by Dickens). Volume 12, January 1856 contains the 1st serialized installment (Chapter 1) of Dickens's "Little Dorrit."Here are a few examples of interesting content: Ghost Stories; Scenery of the Franconia Mountains; Aboard a Sperm Whaler; Vampyres; Monticello;… Leer más

This is a scarce poetry anthology, "HARVARD LYRICS And Other Verses ~ Being Selections of the Best Verse Written by Harvard Undergraduates within the Last Ten Years" selected by Charles Livingstone Stebbins. 1899 1st edition; Brown and Company; Boston. Frontispiece photograph of "The College Yard." Gilt top page edges. There is an Index of Authors at the back.From the Introduction: "The motive that prompted the compilation of this little volume was a desire to collect into convenient form some of the more serious thoughts of Harvard students as expressed in their best verse, with the hope of creating in the public mind a better impression of the standard of undergraduate literary work."Condition:Clean covers and spine. Sharp cover corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Bright gilt top page edges. Tight binding with no loose pages. There is a crack at the front hinge between the copyright and 1st Introduction pages (despite the crack, the front cover is still firmly in place and is not… Leer más

"HOPING FOR A HOOPOE" by John Updike. 1959 1st UK Edition; London; Victor Gollancz Ltd. The book comes with its original, un-clipped dust jacket. First published as "The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures" in the United States, this is the first British edition of Updike's first book.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in excellent condition - clean and white with no writing, stains, foxing or tears. Name/address stamped in ink at the lower-right corner of the rear pastedown. Three pages have a crease at the upper-outer corners. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the price showing on the front flap; some light soiling to the front and back covers; clean flaps; small tears at the spine heads; larger 3" tear between starting at the bottom between the front cover and front flap that has been repaired on the back-side with clear tape. Overall in very good condition.

This is an antique copy of "Hyperion ~ A Romance" by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated, but an inscription at the front is dated 1899); David McKay; Philadelphia. This edition is nicely illustrated with 21 full-page photographic plates, each with a descriptive tissue guard. Gilt top page edges. Ribbon page marker. Decorative end papers. An old newspaper article that mentions Longfellow has been taped onto the front end paper.From a review: "Although less significant than his lyric and epic poetry, Hyperion captures an artist coming into his own within a Romantic tradition flooded with major and minor figures across the globe. (The story) is a fascinating blend of travel narrative, philosophy, and bildungsroman from a writer with a poet's sense of the world."Condition:Clean covers and spine. Bright gilt top page edges; bright gilt lettering and decorations on the front cover and spine. Sharp cover corners. There are a couple small scuffs to the cloth at… Leer más

This is an antique collegiate poetry anthology, "In College Days - Recent Varsity Verse" chosen by Joseph Le Roy Harrison. 1901 1st edition; Knight & Millet; Boston. Dozens of colleges are represented including Amherst College, Boston University, Cornell University, Brown University, Dartmouth College, Georgetown University, Harvard University, M.I.T., Notre Dame, The University of Michigan, Princeton University, Yale University...and many more. Gilt top page edges.Condition:Some light soiling to the front cover; the back cover has a bit heavier soiling as well as a few small stains; sharp corners. The lettering and illustration on the spine has faded a bit. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt top page edges. There is a very light stain that appears at the outer page edge starting around page 168 and continues throughout the rest of the book. Some pages are still attached along the outer edge; a few pages have been separated, resulting in tears at the outer edge. Overall the… Leer más

"THE INGOLDSBY LYRICS" by Thomas Ingoldsby (author of "The Ingoldsby Legends"). 1881 1st edition; Richard Bentley and Son; London. With a frontispiece portrait of Ingoldsby. The book is a collection of humorous poems, political skits, parodies, songs, epigrams, epistles, etc.

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Clean covers and spine; there is a bit of light "bubbling" beneath the cloth to a few areas on the covers. Small cloth tear at the bottom of the spine; there is a thin strip of cloth missing at the top of the spine, and a tear at the top-left corner. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Occasional light foxing to the pages (though heavier on the frontispiece, title page, and the tissue guard in between). Overall the book is in Good condition.

This is a charming, antique copy of the famous Christmas Carol, "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear." Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated, but the year 1894 is written on the front end paper); The Art Lithographic Publishing Co.; New York. The book features wonderful full-page chromolithographs, and illustrations within the text. Stiff paper covers with string binding.Condition:Some very light soiling to the covers. There is a stain over the word "the" on the front cover. The bottom-right corner tip of the front cover has chipped away. Light wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Bits of paper have chipped away along most of the length of the spine. No loose pages. Nice interior - the pages are mostly clean with only some tiny foxing specks to a few of the pages. The front end paper has a very neatly written inscription in ink dated 1894. Overall the book is in Good+ condition.

This is a charming new version of the classic rhyme "Jack and Jill" as retold by W.E. Brown - "JACK AND JILL ~ A Love Story." 1891 1st edition; William Doxey; San Francisco. The book features illustrations by Elisabeth Curtis, decorative end papers, and gilt page edges on all sides. "Published for the benefit of the Silver Street Kindergarten Society." The book contains a version of the classic rhyme "Jack and Jill" retold by W.E. Brown, followed by numerous renditions of the story as if it might have been written by other notable authors (such as Walt Whitman, Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Moore and others). At the beginning of the book is a biographical sketch of Elizabeth Fleet, a.k.a. "MOTHER GOOSE." Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Contents:Light soiling to the covers; bright gilt lettering on the front cover and spine; light wear to the bottom 2 corner tips. Tight binding with no loose pages. The front end paper has a 1" tear at the outer edge. Bright gilt page edges on all… Leer más

"A Leaf of Grass from Shady Hill" with a Review of Walt Whitman's LEAVES OF GRASS by Charles Eliot Norton in 1855. 1928 1st edition; Harvard University Press; Cambridge, MA. With a frontispiece photograph of Norton and F.J. Child "about 1854." From the Preface: "This little book, printed to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Charles Eliot Norton, contains a poem by him, inspired by Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass,' and also his review of that work, printed anonymously in Putnam's Monthly for September, 1855. The introductory essay gives the evidence for ascribing both the poem and the review to Norton, together with a few notes on his attitude toward Whitman in 1855 and thereafter." Norton was an American author, social critic, and Harvard professor whom "many of his contemporaries considered the most cultivated man in the United States."

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Clean back cover and spine; tiny, light stain at the top of the front cover; sharp cover corners. Bright gilt on the front cover and spine. Tight… Leer más

This is a massive poetry anthology, "A Library of Poetry and Song" - Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets, with an Introduction by William Cullen Bryant. 1871; J.B. Ford and Company; New York. With a frontispiece portrait of Bryant, engraved plates, facsimile documents, and gilt page edges on all sides. The book includes poems from dozens of noted authors, including "THE RAVEN" (and three other poems) by EDGAR ALLAN POE, "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" by CLEMENT C. MOORE, and "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER" by FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. Other authors include John Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, William Makepeace Thackeray, Bayard Taylor, Alfred Tennyson, Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Raleigh, Christina Rossetti, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, James Russell Lowell, Thomas Moore, John Milton, Charles & Mary Lamb, John Keats, Samuel Johnson, Oliver Goldsmith, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Dickens, James Fenimore Cooper, Geoffrey Chaucer, Elizabeth Barrett Browning,… Leer más