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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…
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An Essay on the composition and manner of writing of the antients, particularly Plato.
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Glasgow: Robert Foulis, 1748. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo in 4’s. pp. [8], 362. Copper engraved vignette (medallion portrait) on title page as well as on p. 72 [Ii verso] and on p. 304 [Pp verso]. Bound in 19th century straight grain green morocco. The gilt crest and initials of Rev. Theodore Williams are stamped in gilt on the front cover. His coat of arms is also stamped in gilt on the rear cover. All edges are gilt. A penciled note on the inside end-leaf attributes the binding to J. Clark. Armorial bookplate of William Proby K.P. 5th Earl of Carysfort (1836-1909) by artist Charles W. Sherborn on inside front cover – " Earl of Carysfort Elton Hall 1894." Color along hinges neatly touched up; some discoloration on the boards near the spine. Interior is generally clean with minor spots of foxing; some extremely faint damp staining is present on lower inner margins. Printed on good quality paper. James Geddes (1710-1749) Scottish lawyer / advocate who also spent much time studying the poets and philosophers of antiquity. He died young from consumption a year after the publication of his book. Geddes’s "Essay" is mainly a discussion of Plato’s literary style, symbolism and mysticism. Mention is also given to Xenophon, Herodotus, Thucydides and Demosthenes. [See Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen]. [Gaskell 109; ESTC T131056; Lowndes, p. 871 – "A learned and entertaining essay, displaying some learning and ingenuity."]
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The Novels of Charles Lever
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. First American edition. Hardcover. Good. First American Edition. Original covers of brown embossed cloth. In Good condition with scattered light foxing and owner's inscription ("John R. Adams, 1849") on flyleaves. Volume I has been rebacked retaining the original covers and most of the spine. Volume II has a small loss to the top and bottom of the spine. Covers are bumped and worn at the extremities but in otherwise good shape. Detailed digital images abailable upon request.
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Wreck of the Glide, with recollections of the Fijiis, and of Wallis Island.
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1848 1ed Wreck of the Glide Fiji & Wallis Islands Native Shipwrecks Dix OliverJames Oliver's wrote a captivating account of his experiences of the impending disaster on the ship 'The Glide' in his book 'Wreck of the Glide'. The ship struck a reef on March 21, 1831, and dragged its anchor for 8 miles until it finally wrecked on the Fijian Island Vanua Levu. This book includes descriptions of life and manners at the Fiji Islands and their peoples.
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Wreck of the Glide, with recollections of the Fijiis, and of Wallis Island.
New York And London, Wiley & Putnam, 1848. First Edition.
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The Song of Roland, as Chanted Before the Battle of Hastings, by the Minstrel Taillefer.
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1854 1ed Song of Roland Franks Charlemagne Chanson de Geste Medieval Chivalry'The Song of Roland' is the oldest surviving major work of French literature. This famous chanson de geste was originally written in the 11th-century and is based on the Frankish military leader Roland and the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 during the reign of Charlemagne. This particular work is the 1854 first English edition which was beautifully translated by Anne Marsh-Caldwell from the French translation of Vitet. Masterfully written, this work is a magnificent example of the medieval narrative and literary form of its era.
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The Song of Roland, as Chanted Before the Battle of Hastings, by the Minstrel Taillefer.
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Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
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1557 1ed Epitome on Prosody Latin & Greek Grammar Language Berthelon LiteratureA rare and rather obscure 16th-century study on Prosody, linguistics, and grammar. Collected and edited by a Pantaleon Bartelon, this work is a collection of literary and poetic examples published together with the intents of offer direction to writers and grammarians.
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Epitome in prosodiam : ex variis scriptoribus compendiosè collecta
Parisiis: Ex officina Simonis Calvarini, 1557. First edition.
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Scholar Gipsies
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London: John Lane 1896, 1st edition. (Hardcover) 205, [1]pp. plus 16pp. ads. Very good, no dust jacket. The Arcady Library. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title page, plus 4 plates. Decorated tan cloth with gilt decorated brown cloth spine. Head and foot of spine worn with some loss of material, corners lightly worn, light dampstain along lower half of fore-edge of front cover.Inner hinges cracked. 6- line previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper, plus 10 lines of text (on two pages) underlined and bracketed, all in ink. A rare copy of the author's second book. Also writes as Lord Tweedsmuir. Illustrations by D.Y. Cameron. (Fiction, Canadian).
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Of Mice and Men a Play in 3 Acts
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Covici Friede, 1937 Original oatmeal covers. Book has some toning to endpapers. Pages are clean and tight. DJ has 1/2" chip to spine, slight edgewear, some tape residue on top of front and back. Closed tear on spine bottom. Protected in mylar. Original price intact (2.00). A nice copy of this rare version.
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A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, now entitled The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night
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17 volumes with frontispieces, illustrations and indexes. Royal octavo (9 3/4"" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's light green cloth with labels to spine. and gilt head end pages with deckled edges. Bassorah edition, number 129 limited to 1000 copies.Burton's translation was one of two unabridged and unexpurgated English translations done in the 1880s; the first was by John Payne, under the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882–1884, nine volumes). Burton's ten volume version was published almost immediately afterward with a slightly different title. This, along with the fact that Burton closely advised Payne and partially based his books on Payne's, led later to charges of plagiarism. Owing to the sexual imagery in the source texts (which Burton made a special study of, adding extensive footnotes and appendices on "Oriental" sexual mores) and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, both translations were printed as private editions for subscribers only, rather…
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Decameron.
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LIMITED, FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY KENTGiovanni Boccaccio. Decameron.Translated by Richard Aldington. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. 4to. Original cloth, in publisher's pictorial slipcase, slightly chipped. Garden City 1949. First Edition. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kent. This copy #1196. 2 volumes. A fine copy of this lavishly illustrated book.
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Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to The Medici Society Ltd. London. 1920. FIRST 2 VOLUME EDITION. Small Crown 4to. (9.3 x 6.8 inches). xxx, 439; xxii, 531 pp. Originally issued as four slim quarto volumes in a limited edition in 1910-11, this is the first issue in this format and is complete in 2 thicker volumes. Beautifully Illustrated with 36 fine full colour plates by Russell Flint. Publishers green cloth with elaborate blind tooled decoration to the front boards and spines, which are also ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original scarce dustwrappers with colour plates mounted onto the front panels. The cloth boards are a bit dulled and there is a near one-inch tear, without loss, to the top of the spine of volume one, but the gilt is still strong and bright. The dustwrappers are faded to the spines, which have a few very minor chips to the extremities, but are generally in very good condition and sets with them present are uncommon. Overall a very good set of this interesting and beautiful…
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Glasgow: printed and sold by Robert Foulis, 1748. First edition, 8vo, pp. [10], 362; engraved medallion portrait on title page, 2 engraved headpieces; contemporary speckled calf, gilt-ruled borders, spine in 6 compartments, speckled edges; spine toned, label largely perished, joints starting; a good copy. Original work, such as this, was not often published by the Foulis Press. Gaskell 109.
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New York: Crown Publishers. An account of the Gypsy way of life, including its origins, history, traditions, customs, occupations, and the changes that modern living has occasioned. EX LIBRARY/USUAL MARKINGS. Profusely & WONDERFULLY illustrated w/photos, Introduction, Bibliography, Index, 111 clean, crisp & solid pp. Excellent Personal cpy/Reference! . Good. Hardcover. 1977.
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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228 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's stiff boards with quarter brown spine and dark green lettering to spine label and cover. First edition, first issue. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Corners bumped and slightly chipped, spine heal rubbed, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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The Hand of the Potter: A Tragedy in Four Acts
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209 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter brow cloth with dark green lettering to spine and cover over green boards. First edition, second state with half-title tipped to stub. Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (August 27, 1871 December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist. He pioneered the naturalist school and is known for portraying characters whose value lies not in their moral code, but in their persistence against all obstacles, and literary situations that more closely resemble studies of nature than tales of choice and agency. Condition: Chip at front edge, spine heal bumped, lightly soiled else about very good lacking jacket.
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We Loved Them Once
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St Ives: Being the Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
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v+321 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. First British edition. St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England (1897) is an unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was completed in 1898 by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Unable to write, Stevenson dictated thirty chapters of the novel to his stepdaughter as a diversion from his debilitating illness. He alternated dictating St. Ives and The Weir of Hermiston but gradually lost interest in the former. The plot concerns the adventures of the dashing Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier, after his capture by the British. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed, shelf wear, hinges and spine heal moderately rubbed, previous owner's name on front end paper else a very good copy.
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