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WIDOWERS' HOUSES. A Comedy. First Acted by the Independent Theatre in London by SHAW. GEORGE BERNARD
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Forty-three Days in an Open Boat in Harper's New Monthly Magazine December 1866
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Epódos que contem sentenças uteis a todos os homens, as quaes se accrescentão Regras para a boa educação de hum Principe: composto tudo na Lingua Latina ... traduzido na vulgar em verso solto por Francisco de Andrade ... Copiado fielmente da Edição de Lisboa de 1565.
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Lisbon, Na Of. Patr. de Francisco Luiz Ameno, 1786.. First Edition in Portuguese. 12°, contemporary marbled wrappers (spine defective, spotting to front cover). Uncut and mostly unopened. Somewhat dampstained at top corner of title and next few leaves. Internally very good, overall good. 163 pp. Latin and Portuguese on facing pages. *** First Edition in Portuguese of the second separate edition of two works by the noted Portuguese humanist: "um dos mais celebres professores de letras humanas, que floreceo neste Reyno" (Barbosa Machado). The first section is a collection of maxims; the second, beginning on p. 90, is on the education of princes: Instituto Sebastiani Primi Felicissimi Lusitaniae Regis. Both these works first appeared in Lisbon, 1565 (Epodon sive Jambichorum carminum libri tres), along with translations of only the first book of the Epodon (attributed either to Teive himself or to Francisco de Andrada) and of the Institutio, by Andrada. This 1786 edition was done under the supervision…
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Cancioneiro de Leão XIII ou os versos latinos e italianos de Sua Santidade, postos em rima portugueza e precedidos da sua biographia pelo P.e Joaquim José d'Abreu Campo Sancto.
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Porto, Manuel Malheiro, 1887.. First Edition in Portuguese. Folio (27.2 x 18 cm.), contemporary crimson morocco with design of gilt and blind on covers, spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments (two very slight defects), inner dentelles gilt, decorated endleaves, all edges gilt, paper ticket of "P. Ferreira // Encadernador // R.N. da Trindade // 126–128 / Lisboa" pasted onto upper outer corner of verso of front free endleaf. Title-page in red and black within lithograph border, lithograph initial, text within two lithograph borders throughout, portrait. Overall in fine condition. portrait, [102 ll.]. *** First Edition in Portuguese. The biography of Pope Leo XIII, ocupying the initial 45 unnumbered leaves, appears to be original to this edition. *** Not in Gonçalves Rodrigues, A traducção em Portugal. On the binder Paulino Ferreira (born 1861), see Matias Lima, Encadernadores portugueses. pp. 104–5. NUC: MH, NN.
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The Illustrations in the Manuscripts of the Septuagint. [ Volumes 1 to 3 ( only, of 6) bound in 5, complete ]
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Princeton University Press, Princeton, first editions, vol 1 1986; vol II 1999; vol III 1941-42. 3 vols in 5, cloth, gilt cover device, large 4to,. vol I: xiii, 250 pp, 8 colour plates, 538 b/w ills; vol II: xvi, 404 pp + 23 colour ills, 1552 b/w ills; vol III: [5], 56 pp, 73 plates + xv, 53pp, 58 plates. The first 3 volumes (only) of the 6 volume set, comprising 5 books, as follows: Volume I: The Cotton Genesis: British Library Codex Cotton Otho B. VI, by Kurt Weitzmann & Herbert L. Kessler, 1986; Volume II: The Byzantine Octateuchs, in two parts: part 1 Text and Part 2 Plates, by Kurt Weitzmann & Massimo Bernabo, 1999; Volume III: Psalms and Odes, in two parts: Part 1 Vaticanus Graecus 1927 and Part 2 Vaticanus Graecus752, by Ernest T. De Wald, 1941-42. Small booklabel of Dr Egon Wellesz on front pastedown endpaper of each part of Volume II, a Near Very Good set with volumes I and III in slightly soiled and frayed dustwrappers.
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1819 HUDIBRAS English Civil War Samuel Butler Political Satire Color Illustrated"Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon."
― Samuel Butler, Hudibras
Samuel Butler, a 17th-century satirist, is mostly remembered only for his work 'Hudibras' which satirizes religious sects, such as Puritans and Presbyterians, during the English Civil War. It became an instant success and was popular throughout Great Britain, but perhaps its most notable publication came through the political satire artwork of William Hogarth.
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"There is one English poem, the title whereof is 'Hudibras'; it is 'Don Quixote' – it is our Satyre Menippee blended together: I never met with so much wit in one single book as in this." (Lowndes 335)
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Forty-three Days in an Open Boat in Harper's New Monthly Magazine December 1866
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Lisbon, Na Of. Patr. de Francisco Luiz Ameno, 1786.. First Edition in Portuguese. 12°, contemporary marbled wrappers (spine defective, spotting to front cover). Uncut and mostly unopened. Somewhat dampstained at top corner of title and next few leaves. Internally very good, overall good. 163 pp. Latin and Portuguese on facing pages. *** First Edition in Portuguese of the second separate edition of two works by the noted Portuguese humanist: "um dos mais celebres professores de letras humanas, que floreceo neste Reyno" (Barbosa Machado). The first section is a collection of maxims; the second, beginning on p. 90, is on the education of princes: Instituto Sebastiani Primi Felicissimi Lusitaniae Regis. Both these works first appeared in Lisbon, 1565 (Epodon sive Jambichorum carminum libri tres), along with translations of only the first book of the Epodon (attributed either to Teive himself or to Francisco de Andrada) and of the Institutio, by Andrada. This 1786 edition was done under the supervision…
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Porto, Manuel Malheiro, 1887.. First Edition in Portuguese. Folio (27.2 x 18 cm.), contemporary crimson morocco with design of gilt and blind on covers, spine gilt with raised bands in five compartments (two very slight defects), inner dentelles gilt, decorated endleaves, all edges gilt, paper ticket of "P. Ferreira // Encadernador // R.N. da Trindade // 126–128 / Lisboa" pasted onto upper outer corner of verso of front free endleaf. Title-page in red and black within lithograph border, lithograph initial, text within two lithograph borders throughout, portrait. Overall in fine condition. portrait, [102 ll.]. *** First Edition in Portuguese. The biography of Pope Leo XIII, ocupying the initial 45 unnumbered leaves, appears to be original to this edition. *** Not in Gonçalves Rodrigues, A traducção em Portugal. On the binder Paulino Ferreira (born 1861), see Matias Lima, Encadernadores portugueses. pp. 104–5. NUC: MH, NN.
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The Illustrations in the Manuscripts of the Septuagint. [ Volumes 1 to 3 ( only, of 6) bound in 5, complete ]
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Princeton University Press, Princeton, first editions, vol 1 1986; vol II 1999; vol III 1941-42. 3 vols in 5, cloth, gilt cover device, large 4to,. vol I: xiii, 250 pp, 8 colour plates, 538 b/w ills; vol II: xvi, 404 pp + 23 colour ills, 1552 b/w ills; vol III: [5], 56 pp, 73 plates + xv, 53pp, 58 plates. The first 3 volumes (only) of the 6 volume set, comprising 5 books, as follows: Volume I: The Cotton Genesis: British Library Codex Cotton Otho B. VI, by Kurt Weitzmann & Herbert L. Kessler, 1986; Volume II: The Byzantine Octateuchs, in two parts: part 1 Text and Part 2 Plates, by Kurt Weitzmann & Massimo Bernabo, 1999; Volume III: Psalms and Odes, in two parts: Part 1 Vaticanus Graecus 1927 and Part 2 Vaticanus Graecus752, by Ernest T. De Wald, 1941-42. Small booklabel of Dr Egon Wellesz on front pastedown endpaper of each part of Volume II, a Near Very Good set with volumes I and III in slightly soiled and frayed dustwrappers.
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1819 HUDIBRAS English Civil War Samuel Butler Political Satire Color Illustrated"Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon."
― Samuel Butler, Hudibras
Samuel Butler, a 17th-century satirist, is mostly remembered only for his work 'Hudibras' which satirizes religious sects, such as Puritans and Presbyterians, during the English Civil War. It became an instant success and was popular throughout Great Britain, but perhaps its most notable publication came through the political satire artwork of William Hogarth.
Voltaire thought highly of Butler's
'Hudibras'
"There is one English poem, the title whereof is 'Hudibras'; it is 'Don Quixote' – it is our Satyre Menippee blended together: I never met with so much wit in one single book as in this." (Lowndes 335)
This 1819 two-volume edition is the first edition with the illustrations of Clarke – 12 highly desirable hand-color engravings.
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WIDOWERS' HOUSES. A Comedy by G. Bernard Shaw. First Acted at the Independent Theatre in London
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London: Henry and Co, 1893. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Scarce first edition of Shaw's first play to be staged. Dark olive cloth, somewhat soiled to more of a brown appearance, gilt title front and spine. Sides untrimmed. Minor tips and ends wear, solidly bound.
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Widowers' Houses.: A Comedy. First Acted by the Independent Theatre in London.
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London: Henry & Co.,, 1893. Shaw's very scarce first play, published in an edition, according to Laurence, of "not more than 500" copies. It was not an overwhelming bestseller. Shaw wrote to John Lane (quoted in Laurence) that the publisher "never advertised it even once; and the sale, which was only effected by great perseverance & determination on the part of the purchasers, was 150 copies." When the publisher retired in December 1897, they ceded to Shaw 194 sets of unbound sheets, which Shaw claimed to have commissioned Sotheran & Co. to bind for him. "So few of these [in purple cloth] in the Sotheran binding have turned up, however, that it is unlikely Shaw had all of the copies bound; a considerable number must eventually have been pulped..." Copies in green cloth have been noted as well, with no clear evidence of priority. Octavo. Original blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase and chemise. Small bookplate to front pastedown, related bibiliographic material…
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Gypsies
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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
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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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The Lion Men of Mongo
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Cold Mountain
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NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good; Light foxing to fore-edges.. 1997. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. 0871136791 . Glossy softcover binding. An advance copy of Frazier's National Book Award-winning first novel, a wonderful Civil War tale about a Confederate soldier who deserts the army after being wounded and hospitalized and tries to make his way back to his North Carolina home and sweetheart. Later made into a great movie directed by Anthony Minghella. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 267 pages .
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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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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Conquistador
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Guedalla, Philip: "Conquistador " 1928 First Edition, Harper & Brothers. New York and London Used. VG/ No DJ included. Attractive red boards with gilt titling on front and spine. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8. 1928 First Edition Impression A-C on copyright page. 276 pages plus adverts.. HISTORICAL FICTION.
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Plays of the Natural and the Supernatural
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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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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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