A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess - 1963

1775. 1775 A COLLECTOIN OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN FOUR VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS London: J Dodsley, 1775 10 volumes 8vo Matching bindings Full calf/gilt/red and black leather spine labels tpage engravings, illus engravings A few of the missing spine labels have been replaced with modern matching labels, some of the hinges are either weak or partially cracked, overall a very nice set.

The Viking Press, New York, 1945. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Illustrated Edition. Book of the Month Club with the publisher's slipcase. A beautiful copy. The book is in excellent shape and is bound in the publisher's cloth. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. It has one neat original bookplate of the previous owner. Otherwise the pages and book overall is clean with no writing or marks. An uncommonly nice-looking copy of a justifiably famous collection of four stories, illustrated profusely, including at endpapers, by Wesley Dennis in a four-color offset lithography process. The Panoramic, sweeping illustration at endpapers is breathtaking. Housed in a clean, Good condition cardboard slipcase, illustrated paper label complete and neatly affixed. Edges of pages are dark green. Tan linen cloth covers with green-ruled border to front cover, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. The Red Pony can be traced back to the fact that Steinbeck's father, John… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1837. First US edition. Binding in fine condition; Text block rippled with a fair amount of age toning; A few signatures protrude slightly from the fore edge of text block.. Complete in one volume; Recent rebind in green leather with gilt spine titles and rules and marbled end papers; 321 pages.

1879 1st ed Thomas Hardy Return of the Native Egdon Heath Witchcraft Clym & Vye

"The Return of the Native" was admired for its powerfully evoked setting of Egdon Heath, which was based on the somber countryside Thomas Hardy had known as a child. Egdon Heath, a fictional location created by Hardy, is known for widespread witchcraft and superstitions.
This is his 6th novel which was known for its sensationalism and controversial themes quickly becoming one of Hardy's most popular and highly regarded novels. The novel portrays the tragic marriage of Eustacia Vye and Clym Yeobright, the returning native, who is blind to his wife's needs by his naive zeal and moral fervor.
This 1879 edition is 2 volumes in one published as a part of Tauchnitz's collection of British Author printings.

Item number: #13541
Price: $750
HARDY, Thomas
The Return of the Native
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1879. 1st European edition

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
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Vol. I – 320
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1709 BEAUTIFUL 1ed Octavius Minucius Felix Pagan Evangelism Fine Binding Arms
Marcus Minucius Felix was a 3rd-century Roman scholar who is remembered only for being an advocate of Christianity in a pagan Roman world. His only known work was "Octavius" – a narrative dialogue between a Christian and a pagan. Much of this work was influenced by Cicero's "Nature of the Gods" and was written to convince non-Christians to convert from their pagan ways.
This 1709 Latin edition was edited by Jacobus Gronovius.
Item number: #18565
Price: $750
FELIX, Marcus Minucius
M. Minucii Felicis Octavius cum integris Woweri, Elmenhorstii, Heraldi & Rigalti notis aliorumque hinc inde collectis ex recensione Jacobi Gronovii
Lugduni Batavorum : Apud Cornelius Boutestein, Samuelem Luchtmans, 1709. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – T. Gaisford
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Thomas Gaisford (1779 –1855) was an English classical scholar and… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. This beautiful, ornate set of Charles Lever's novels includes 31 volumes (out of 32). The titles are as follows: the MILITARY NOVELS: The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer; Charles O'Malley (2 vols.); Arthur O'Leary; Jack Hinton, the Guardsman; the NOVELS OF ADVENTURE: Maurice Tiernay; Sir Jasper Carew; The Confessions of Con Cregan; Roland Cashel (2 vols.); the NOVELS OF IRISH LIFE: The Knight of Gwynne (2 vols.); Luttrell of Arran; The Martins of Cro' Martin, and Paul Gosslett's Confessions (2 vols.); Barrington, and Tales of the Trains; Sir Brook Fossbrooke; Lord Kilgobbins; and the NOVELS OF FOREIGN LIFE: The Dodd Family Abroad, and Horace Templeton (2 vols.); The Daltons, or, Three Roads in Life (2 vols.); Davenport Dunn (2 vols.); Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly; One of Them; Tony Butler; The Fortunes of Glencore, and a Rent in a Cloud; A Day's Ride, and That Boy of Norcott's. (The only… Read More

London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine, 1891.. Small quarto. Gilt green cloth backed cream cloth over boards, elaborately decorated in gilt and red. Plates, illustrations and decorated endsheets. Binding a bit darkened, with some pale discolorations at edge, 1895 ownership signature on preliminary blank, corners a trifle worn, the plates by Shannon somewhat faded (as usual) but still legible, a few small nicks and a short tear to the edges of the front free endsheet but a good, sound copy, a few leaves unopened. First edition. Design, illustrations and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. Shannon, with plates by the latter. One of one thousand copies printed. Mason/Millard gives an account of the circumstances which led to the faint state of the Shannon plates. Contains four short stories: "The Young King" (which first appeared in THE LADY'S PICTORIAL, Christmas Number, 1888), "The Birthday of the Infanta" (which first appeared in PARIS ILLUSTRÉ, March 30, 1889), "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The… Read More

1887 Samurai Daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi Handwritten Manuscript Japanese Taikouki

A rare, 19th century Japanese woodblock print of "Shinsho Taikouki". Taikouki is a biography describing the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Japanese samurai and daimyo (lord) considered the second "Great Unifier" of Japan following Nobunaga and preceding the Tokugawa Shogunate. Hideyoshi left a lasting legacy including Osaka Castle, the Tokugawa class systems, the restriction of weapons, and the construction and restoration of many temples some of which are still visible in Kyoto. 'Shinsho Taikouki' depicts Toyotomi Hideyoshi's youth in particular.

This rare, handwritten biography is written in a column handwritten format with furigana for easier reading!

Item number: #15943
Price: $950
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Biography of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Shinsho Taikouki) 真書太閤記（しんしょたいこうき）
[Japan: Nobumitsu Kurihara [1887]]

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1889. First US Edition Thus/Early Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/N/A. A lovely set of four volumes in two that likely published after the four volume first authorized American edition in olive cloth by the same publisher. In blue cloth and bright gilt. A little tanning to top and front page ends with a light stain/smudge to top page ends of first volume. A few tiny spots of wear to spine ends and corners, otherwise few marks. Some foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean interior, sharp corners and tight bindings.

London: Heinemann, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Bound in burgundy boards with silver spine lettering. In illustrated dust jacket. Binding is square and tight. Spine ends a bit pushed. Contents are clean, no marks or inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket has bright colors with light wear to edges and corners and browning to the inside. An attractive copy of the first UK edition. .