A Few Unusual Additions from Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB

London: Martin Secker, 1922 8vo., 312pp. New novel by the author of "England, My England," and "Sons and Lovers." Bound in brown cloth boards, with gilt title (spots on fore edge; offshadowing on ffep).. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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Mexico City: Padre Cobos, 1875. 8vo., 270pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated text. In spine bound in dark brown calf, with gilt letteres; Red cloth boards. The boards and spine are worn evenly at corners, and the text block paper has yellowed with age, but the text is clean and tight, without marks. A collection of sentiments inscribed in the visitor's register in the residence of Hidalgo in the town of Delores, arranged chronologically 1963-1874. This copy has been graciously inscribed in 1884 by Fran... Read More

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Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. Small folio, xxi, 184pp. Pages 90-184 are photographs with titles. Half-leather spine, letters in gilt, with woven cloth boards and matching slipcase. Marbled endpapers. This special binding and slipcase are by Virginia Marquis. Book design by Emmy Ezell, typeset at the University of New Mexico Printing Plant in Goudy Old Style. Duo Tone plates were printed by offset lithography in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing, Ltd. Text was printed by Thomson-Sh... Read More

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Herbornae Nassoviorum: Corvinius, 1663. 483p. The German political philosopher who earlier had traced the work of Augustus here further develops his ideas from his earliest work at Herborn before this professorship at Marburg where his attacks upon Descartes and Grotius became polemical and influenced most Protestant scholars for succeeding generations. Schweiger, Handbuch der Classichen Bibliographie 1040. Title page has printer's device. There is a closed tear of 1/2" on title page else a n... Read More

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London: The Hogarth Press, 1961. 8vo., 256pp. Civil Service and Universiry life. Text. Photographs. Map. Index. Bound in blue cloth boards, and pale green paper dust jacket (spine lightly sunned).. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. A Very Good Matched Set Original green cloth with blindstamped fleur-de-lys on front and rear panels with some fading to spines. Volume I is 459 pages; Volume II is 423 pages. Ida Laura Pfeiffer (1797-1858) was one of the first female explorers whose books were translated into seven languages. Paris and Berlin admitted her to their National geographical Societies but the Royal Geographical Society of London would not because of her sex. In these two volumes... Read More

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London: Martin Secker, 1931 Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Oblong. 97pp. Limited to 2000 copies. Roberts A50. Green cloth with gold gilt embossed lettering and design on cover and spine. Spine and top front cover lightly faded.. ... Read More

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New York: The Macmillan Co., 1973 8vo., pp. In this title is essentially the Journal, begun in December 1908, and the first draft of Yeat's Autobiography, published here for the first time.. Appendix. Facsimiles of drafts of "Leda and the Swan," and the Journal. Bound in brown cloth boards, with illustrated dust jacket (light wear to corners).. First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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Cambridge University Press, 1984 Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 370pp. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Owner's name and address on ffep. Published posthumously. Very Good/Very Good. ... Read More

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Roma: Arci d'Albert Edizione D'arte; Kiko Galleries, 1966. 18p. English text. This scarce first edition was published in 1966 with the art (chiefly colored) by the Italian artist, Eugenio Carmi, with the first recording [7" 33 1/3) in the pocket at the end of the book. Umberto Eco's introduction to the score describes it as "a book to be looked at, a book to be read, a book to recite and a book to be listened to". He also describes how Stripsody was written: "Berberian... Read More

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Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1972. 145pp. #150 of 150 copies in special binding, and signed by both author and artist. Bound in red calf spine, and brown cloth boards, with matching heavy card stock slipcase, with golden horse device.. Deluxe Edition. Half Leather Over Marbled Boar. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Joe Beeler. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slip Case. ... Read More

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London: Martin Secker, 1930 8vo., 192pp. "This novel lacks the author's final revision, and has been printed from the manuscript exactly as it stands."-- printed on early endpaper. Bound in brown cloth boards, with gilt title.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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London: Martin Secker, 1928 8vo., 292pp. Ten new stories by the author of "Women in Love." Bound in brown cloth boards; gilt title. With cream dust jacket, with red titles (lightly soiled and darkened, with minor chipping at corners, spine faded).. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... Read More

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