Titles starting with N from TBCL The Book Collector's Library

New York: Rinehart, 1948 First Edition. First Printing, with the Rinehart logo on the copyright page as called for. Thick 8vo., 731pp. A fine, fresh extraordinary premium copy in dust jacket. The ersatz black cloth binding with a couple of very minor rubs, the DJ with only the barest signs of use. Rarely encountered in true collectible condition, this copy sets a high bar for condition. Mailer's important first book. A Burgess 99 Novel & WWII Classic. . 1st Edition. ... more information

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New York: Rinehart & Co., 1948., 1948 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the Korov inspired dustwrapper's design thematic. The case is finished inside & out in overall Rich Black & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodat... more information

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New York: Rinehart & Co., 1948., 1948 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the Korov inspired dustwrapper's design thematic. The case is finished inside & out in overall Rich Black & Deep Red Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box is perfectly sized to accommodat... more information

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New York: Bantam Books, 1955 First Edition. A paperback original of these seven Lew Archer short stories including, Find The Woman, Lew Archer's first appearance in print and winner of the 1946 contest sponsored by Ellery Queen. Very good or better in the original illustrated wrappers, some light use, pages starting to yellow. Bantam # 1295. Small 8vo. 194 pp. Pronzini & Muller, 1001 Midnights. . 1st Edition. ... more information

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London: John Murray, 1846 First Edition of Melville's first book, preceding the American edition of the same year, which appeared a month later under its more familiar title, TYPEE. This London edition was set directly from Melville's manuscript. The New York, Wiley & Putnam US edition was set from proof sheets of the Murray edition. The bibliography of the Murray edition of 4048 copies is complex [2,500 in wrappers, priced half a crown, & five shillings for cloth], as noted in BAL with vari... more information

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London: Neville Spearman, 1968., 1968 First UK edition. Crown 8vo, pp. 220. A fine copy in dustwrapper [a small very light stain on the back panel]. With 18 Poseidon nuclear missles at his command, the commander of this runaway US submarine decides he has a better purpose than the Penta gon & holdsthe world's major nuclear powers in the palm of his hand.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ... more information

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952., 1952 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's 'Batter' design thematics. The case is finished inside & out in overal l in Grass Green & Rich Black Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral  ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box ... more information

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952., 1952 Elegantly HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-lettered on the spine & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's 'Batter' design thematics. The case is finished inside & out in overal l in Grass Green & Rich Black Nuba® - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral  ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather. & The box ... more information

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London: Duckworth, 1924 First Edition. A near fine copy in salmon cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh, dustwrapper slightly darkened at the spine with one tiny nick at the heel. Small octavo. 119 pp. . 1st Edition. ... more information

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London: Macmillan, 1922., 1922 First edition. 8vo., vi, 423pp; original blue cloth showing light use, endpapers slightly mottled as always. Wister's travels through war-ravaged France. A very nice, very good copy.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ... more information

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, (1960)., 1960 First edition. 8vo., pp. 210. Black cloth backed grey paper covered boards. A very good copy [mildly bumped at the lower front edge] in a very good dustwrapper with one short neatly repaired closed tear.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. ... more information

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London: Francis Myddleton Davis, N.D. [1914]. Printed By Hazell,Watson, & Viney., 1914 First Edition of Turgenev's novel, originally titled, A Nest Of Gentlefolk, privately printed by the translator, Frantz Davidovitch Davis, whose English translation has imbued Turgenev's richly written prose with a militant 'Socialist' slant makin g this particular rendition all the more spiteful in lieu of Turgenev's vehement anti-Socialist beliefs that led him to leave Russia, believing that the ... more information

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London: Macmillan, 1968., 1968 First Edition. A near fine copy in the publisher's orange cloth covered boards, (previous owner's discreet signature on the ffe.), morocco style black and gilt label on the spine in a near fine pictorial dustwrapper depicting a young Edith, Osbert a nd Sacheverell. With black and white photographs throughout. 8vo. 294 pp. Lehmann's masterful biography elucidates upon the achievements of all three Sitwells in contemporary movements in music, art, and literature.. 1s... more information

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Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd., 1953 Le Pan, Douglas. THE NET AND THE SWORD. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd. 1953. 8vo., 55pp. Brown cloth. First Edition of Canadian poet Douglas Le Pan's second book, inspired by his experiences during the Second World War and winner of the 1953 Governor-General's Award. A fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine or better dustwrapper showing minimal use. An excellent example. $65.00. 1st Edition. ... more information

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Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1909 NETSUKE. Versuch einer Geschichte der japanischen Schnitzkunst. Second Improved Edition. [First edition published in 1905]. Thick 4to. Gilt stamped, decorated & lettered mottled grey calf with a bit of rubbing at the spine & tips. TEG. 482pp. with numerous black & white illustrations throughout. 53 full page color illus trations - each [one] majestic example, centered on a single page of high quality paper stock, the impressions very crisp with striking color defin... more information

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1928 First Edition. A lovely example, one of approximately 300 printed, this in the deluxe burnt orange sheepskin binding. 4to.,t.e.g. (15pp) + 187pp. Illustrated throughout, ribbon bookmark, gilt decorations to the front board, gilt titles to the spine with a hint of use at the crown & heel. Mottling to spine archivally stabilized. An early & pivotal, beautifully illustrated history of Japanese Netsuke. An excellent well preserved example of an importa... more information

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Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle, 1960 First Edition, later impression of this early and authoritative monogram on the history of Japanese Netsuke from the noted Krouners' Oriental collection with their neat bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. 8vo. 185 pp. A fine copy in red cloth, (tiny bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown), gilt titles and decorations in a bright, fresh fine pictorial dustwrapper with the Krouners' original older format Brodart tipped gently to the boards. ... more information

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London: Faber & Faber, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974 First Edition. A definitive monogram on Japanese Netsuke and a key Netsuke reference from the noted Krouners' Oriental collection. Small folio. 564 pp. A near fine copy in blue cloth, (tiny bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown), gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with the Krouners' original older format Brodart tipped gently to the boards. Profusely illustrated with colour and black and white plates explori... more information

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Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, 1973 First Edition, later impression of this authoritative monogram on Japanese netsuke, from the noted Krouners' Oriental collection. Square 8vo. 245 pp. A fine copy in brown cloth, (tiny bookseller's ticket to the rear pastedown), gilt and red titles to the spine in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with the Krouners' original older format Brodart tipped gently to the boards. In the publisher's slipcase, as issued. Wonderful colour and black and white plates... more information

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New York: Weatherhill, 1975 First Edition. A definitive monogram on Japanese netsuke by recognized Japanese netsuke scholar Raymond Bushell from the noted Krouners' Oriental collection. A fine copy in brown cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine neatly price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper. Small folio. 259 pp. Stunning colour plates throughout. . 1st Edition. ... more information

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