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THE IDEA OF PROGRESS: The Romanes Lecture 1920. [First Edn.] Oxford:: Clarendon,, 1920. Wrappers (chipped); Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; wire-stitched; 5-7/8x9-1/8 inches; in early Gaylord taped-in style pamphlet binder (corners very worn); lacks 1.25-inch triangular piece at rear cover upper corner; card pocket removed; no spine marks/label; untrimmed; internal condition good.. wrappers. William Ralph Inge (1860-1954), Anglican clergyman / theologian / Dean of St. Paul's in London; known as `The Gloomy Dean' for his philosophical pessimism. ... (more information)
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$47.50
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TEN TIMES ONE IS TEN: The Possible Reformation--in Two Parts Boston:: Roberts Bros.,, 1887. Hardcover; spine ends & cover corners somewhat worn; 1/8-inch tear at head of spine; small spot on front cover; ink name on front endpaper; otherwise good.. 2pp. book ads. 1887 prtg. of 1871 first issue. ||| Rev. Hale (1822-1909), grand-nephew of Revolutionary War Nathan Hale, was a Unitarian clergyman who used his pen for `general betterment of human relationships.' His motto was `look up & not down, look forward & not back, look out & not in, lend a ha... (more information)
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WILLIAM HAZLITT, ESSAYIST & CRITIC: Selections from His Writings London:: Frederick Warne,, [1889]. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; cover tips bumped; top edges gilt; otherwise, condition quite good.. Hazlitt (1778-1830), English journalist / literary & dramatic critic / essayist, known for the forcible expression of his views which involved him in a number of quarrels. Nevertheless, `his essays are classics [of] their kind...his style of writing has no conscious artistry or literary pretensions & can be read for sheer enjoyment.' ... (more information)
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BRACEBRIDGE HALL, or, The Humourists. (Surrey Edition.) NY:: Putnam,, 1896. Both covers & spines elaborately gilt-stamped; top edges gilt, others untrimmed; ink gift inscription in vol. 2; collector bookplate in vol. 1; both vols. have tipped-in ribbon markers.. With 28 full-pg. b&w drawings by Arthur Rackham, F.S. Church, Henry Sandham, et al. + 51 b&w embellished initials by Howard Chandler Christy. Irving (1783-1859) joined his brothers' business in England just before their firm failed in 1817. In dire financial straits, he finished `Th... (more information)
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$115.50
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