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Chicago and New York: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1932. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front end page - "The great 'Beyond' and other places South of Hoboken- Beer and Skittles Alan Innes-Taylor" and "From one deep-sea diver to another Charles L. Kessler" and additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at half-title page -"The top of the world with City of New York Wm. W. Darling", along with rubber-stamped "Byrd's South Pole Ship / A Century of Progress / 1933". The author lists Kessler as seaman and helmsman, Innes-Taylor as dog-man and chief in handling and attending to the health and well-being of the sled dogs. Darling is described as a fireman and a hard worker, and "The City of New York" was Byrd's flagship for the expedition. A great ASSOCIATION COPY, given the personalization of the inscriptions seemingly presented to a fellow expedition member, who almost certainly is Dr. Dana Coman, medical director on the expedition, as this title came with 2…
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by Monvel, Maria (Pen Name of Ercilia Brito Letelier)
Fue Asi... (Association Copy)
by Monvel, Maria (Pen Name of Ercilia Brito Letelier)
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Santiago, Chile: Editorial Nascimento , 1922. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at second front end page -"A Fernando Orrego cordial (?) Maria Monvel". ASSOCIATION COPY, Fernando Orrego (Puelma), one of the founders of Chile Magazin (1921) and a director of Zig-Zag (1964) was also the father of noted Chilean composer Juan Antonio Orrego Salas (1919-2019). Maria Monvel was a significant Chilean poet, (1899-1936), also known as Tilda Brito de Donoso after she married the writer Armando Donoso. RARE, held by 4 Worldcat member libraries worldwide. no SIGNED copies of any of her books in current commerce, none found at auction (RBH). Bound in contemporary quarter red morocco over red marbled boards, 114, (1) pp. Very Good, slight edge wear to boards, page block uniformly browned. A poet known for her intense lyricism and eroticism, "los poemas del ultimo amor". . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Morocco. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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Beyond the Barrier with Byrd. An Authentic Story of the Byrd Antarctic Exploring Expedition ( Association Copy )
by Lieut. Harry Adams, U.S.N.
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Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Edited by Henry Nelson Coleridge
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London: John Murray, 1835. Frontispiece portrait Vol. I, frontispiece engraving of Coleridge's library with table Vol. II. lxxi, 267, 364 pp., no ads present. Two volumes, 6 3/8" x 4 1/8", bound in contemporary half polished black calf over marbled boards, the backs with ornate gilt tooled floral decorations, plain brown end papers with small bookseller's labels front paste downs of Harding & Prichard, Chester, a firm which dissolved in 1837. Very Good Plus, moderate toning at engraving and title page of Vol. II only, light rubbing to marbled covers. An excellent set in fine contemporary binding, the interiors clean, unmarked and lovely, and SCARCE with both engravings present. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Additions to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Together with Many Original Poems and Letters, of Cotemporary( sic) Writers, Never Before Published. In Two Volumes
by Pope, Alexander
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London: Printed for H.Baldwin, T. Longman, R. Baldwin, C. Robinson, T. Caslon, C. Kearsly, and J. Ridley, 1776. SCARCE. (4), xiii(1), (6), 236; (8), 276 pp. With title page engravings both volumes. Armorial bookplate signed A(?) Bouverie, bearing the Latin inscription "Patria Cara Carior Libertas" ("Dear homeland freedom dearer"). Two volumes in contemporary calf, later expertly rebacked 19th c. calf with five raised bands and lettered in gilt. Very Good, corners rubbed, light foxing to end papers only. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Binding, Fine - F. Bedford) Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose, Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas . Three Volumes
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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London: William Pickering, 1846. Three volumes finely bound by F. Bedford in contemporary full polished calf, the backs intricately gilt, covers with double gilt rules, marbled end papers and edges. Small period "Pickering Booksellers 196 Piccadilly" label Vol.I front paste down. The set Near Fine, small rubs and some discolorations to boards, which are now covered with clear plastic protectors, end papers toned, interior pages clean and bright and free of toning. An uncommon work quite handsomely bound. . First Edition Thus. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Small 8vo.
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(Presentation Copy) Autobiography
by Powys, John Cowper
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London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1934. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "Cordially inscribed for a fellow craftsman in the Hard Art of Letters - Arch. J. Wightman - by John Cowper Powys Feb. 1935". Association Copy, Archibald John Wightman (1884-1971) was a legendary British lepidopterist. Frontispiece from a drawing of the author by Ivan Opffer. Very Good, no jacket, 1/8" tear to cloth at head of spine, slight corner bumps, light soiling to cloth. Powys' "Autobiography", covering his first 60 years, is considered one of his most important works. In the Introduction to the London, Macdonald, 1967 edition of the book, J. B. Priestley said that even if Powys had not written a single novel "this one book alone would have proved him to be a writer of genius." [ p. xi). "Although Thomas, Langridge and the New CBEL all assign priority to this American edition published by Simon and Schuster, Thomas himself giver the publication for the…
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Beyond the Barrier with Byrd. An Authentic Story of the Byrd Antarctic Exploring Expedition ( Association Copy )
by Lieut. Harry Adams, U.S.N.
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Chicago and New York: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1932. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front end page - "The great 'Beyond' and other places South of Hoboken- Beer and Skittles Alan Innes-Taylor" and "From one deep-sea diver to another Charles L. Kessler" and additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at half-title page -"The top of the world with City of New York Wm. W. Darling", along with rubber-stamped "Byrd's South Pole Ship / A Century of Progress / 1933". The author lists Kessler as seaman and helmsman, Innes-Taylor as dog-man and chief in handling and attending to the health and well-being of the sled dogs. Darling is described as a fireman and a hard worker, and "The City of New York" was Byrd's flagship for the expedition. A great ASSOCIATION COPY, given the personalization of the inscriptions seemingly presented to a fellow expedition member, who almost certainly is Dr. Dana Coman, medical director on the expedition, as this title came with 2…
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Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor; Edited by Henry Nelson Coleridge
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London: John Murray, 1835. Frontispiece portrait Vol. I, frontispiece engraving of Coleridge's library with table Vol. II. lxxi, 267, 364 pp., no ads present. Two volumes, 6 3/8" x 4 1/8", bound in contemporary half polished black calf over marbled boards, the backs with ornate gilt tooled floral decorations, plain brown end papers with small bookseller's labels front paste downs of Harding & Prichard, Chester, a firm which dissolved in 1837. Very Good Plus, moderate toning at engraving and title page of Vol. II only, light rubbing to marbled covers. An excellent set in fine contemporary binding, the interiors clean, unmarked and lovely, and SCARCE with both engravings present. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Additions to the Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. Together with Many Original Poems and Letters, of Cotemporary( sic) Writers, Never Before Published. In Two Volumes
by Pope, Alexander
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London: Printed for H.Baldwin, T. Longman, R. Baldwin, C. Robinson, T. Caslon, C. Kearsly, and J. Ridley, 1776. SCARCE. (4), xiii(1), (6), 236; (8), 276 pp. With title page engravings both volumes. Armorial bookplate signed A(?) Bouverie, bearing the Latin inscription "Patria Cara Carior Libertas" ("Dear homeland freedom dearer"). Two volumes in contemporary calf, later expertly rebacked 19th c. calf with five raised bands and lettered in gilt. Very Good, corners rubbed, light foxing to end papers only. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Binding, Fine - F. Bedford) Chaucer's Romaunt of the Rose, Troilus and Creseide and the Minor Poems, with Life of the Poet by Sir Harris Nicolas . Three Volumes
by Geoffrey Chaucer
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London: William Pickering, 1846. Three volumes finely bound by F. Bedford in contemporary full polished calf, the backs intricately gilt, covers with double gilt rules, marbled end papers and edges. Small period "Pickering Booksellers 196 Piccadilly" label Vol.I front paste down. The set Near Fine, small rubs and some discolorations to boards, which are now covered with clear plastic protectors, end papers toned, interior pages clean and bright and free of toning. An uncommon work quite handsomely bound. . First Edition Thus. Polished Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Small 8vo.
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(Presentation Copy) Autobiography
by Powys, John Cowper
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London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1934. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page - "Cordially inscribed for a fellow craftsman in the Hard Art of Letters - Arch. J. Wightman - by John Cowper Powys Feb. 1935". Association Copy, Archibald John Wightman (1884-1971) was a legendary British lepidopterist. Frontispiece from a drawing of the author by Ivan Opffer. Very Good, no jacket, 1/8" tear to cloth at head of spine, slight corner bumps, light soiling to cloth. Powys' "Autobiography", covering his first 60 years, is considered one of his most important works. In the Introduction to the London, Macdonald, 1967 edition of the book, J. B. Priestley said that even if Powys had not written a single novel "this one book alone would have proved him to be a writer of genius." [ p. xi). "Although Thomas, Langridge and the New CBEL all assign priority to this American edition published by Simon and Schuster, Thomas himself giver the publication for the…
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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