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Dolmen Press YEATS CENTENARY PAPERS MCMLXV: Preliminaries and Index, The.
by Miller, Liam, Ed. & Introduction and Jon Stallworthy Preface.
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Dublin; London; Chester Springs, PA: The Dolmen Press; Oxford University Press; Dufour Editions, May 1968. Illustrated by B&W frontis Yeats' Birthplace with 1965 centenary plaque. Prospectus edition. two folded and uncut sections with card from Miller in paper printed folder. 8vo. pp. Pl, xvi; 509-23 Index; [1] broadside. Near Fine. Trace toning, foxed upper tip. William Butler Yeats 1865-1939.. Item Price
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MODERN ENGLISH NOVEL: An Address before the American Academy of Arts and Letters, The.
by Cross, Wilbur L. (Lucius) 1862-1948.
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New Haven London: Yale University Press / Oxford University Press, 1928. First edition. Printed paper covered boards. 8vo. pp. 42. Selective Bibliography, List of Novels. Very Good/Lacks jacket. Toned cover, rear spine chip, foxed spots on several pages. Proprietary sealant applied to cover by our binder KTB. Cross was Editor of the Yale Review and Sterling Professor of English and… Read more about this item Item Price
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LITERATURE AND SCIENCE.
by Huxley, Aldous 1894-1963.
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New York: Harper & Row, (1963). Illustrated by rear jacket author illustration by Jack Zeitlin. Stated first edition. Cloth backed boards. Demy 8vo. pp. [viii], 118, [2] blank. VG/Good/Unclipped price in clear archival cover. One bump to top edge, owner blacked out on ffep and on owner bookplate front pastedown in lightly soiled and rubbed jacket with edgewear and one… Read more about this item Item Price
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ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS To be inserted in the volume, For explanation see General Index Volume, Serial No. 130, Page XXVIII: for THE WAR OF THE REBELLION: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.
by Ainsworth, Brig. Gen. Fred C. and Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley.
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Washington, DC: GPO (Published under the direction of The Hon. Elihu Root, Sec. of War), 1902. First edition. Mr. John S. Moody, Indexer. 71 single folded pamphlets (2 with duplicates total 74). 8vo. pp. 2-8 pages each. VG. First pamphlet cover repaired, last pamphlet toned with old straightened crease, all others near fine with overall light toning. Complete set with… Read more about this item Item Price
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FLIGHT INTO EGYPT: Binding the Book (signed) with sealed belly band, The.
by Ely, Timothy C.
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San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1995. First edition. Decorated gloss paper boards backed with decorated faux pigskin. Signed by author on half title. 4to. pp. [56]. As New/No jacket, as issued/Near Fine. The published reproduction of the 1983-5 one of a kind original 16.5x13-inch book based on his grandfather's (Clyde James Ely) 16-week journey/journal into Egypt. Repair to tear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Noah's Ark, New England Yankees, and the Endless Quest: A Short History of the Original Webster Dictionaries, with particular reference the their first hundred years as publications of B. & C. Merriam Company.
by [Leavitt, Robert Keith) 1895-1967.
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Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co, 1947. Illustrated by b&w ports and reproductions throughout. First edition. un-numbered copy (left blank). burgundy linen with gilt print spine and topboard emblem. 4to. pp. 106, [3] colophon . Near Fine/No jacket, as issued/Very Good. Scarce with original slipcase which has been professionally repaired and restored in-house by our binder KTB.. Item Price
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Rights of Discovery: Christopher Columbus's Final Appeal to King Fernando / Derechos del Descubrimiento: Apelacion Final de Cristobal Colon al Rey Fernando. Facsimile, Transcription, Translation & Critical edition of the John Carter Brown Library's Spanish Codex I (Modern Spanish & English).
by Nader, Helen, Ed.
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Call, Columbia: Carvajal S. A., 1992. Translated by Elvira de Martin from the Spanish. Illustrated by 4 engravings appeared in Theodor de Brys' America Pt. 4 1594 (Frankfurt) and original handwritten facsimile 1492. Facsimile edition. Cloth backed decorative paper boards in protective card case. Imperial 4to. pp. xvi, 75, [7] colophon. Fine/No jacket, as issued/Near Fine. Trace wear to slipcase.… Read more about this item Item Price
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CLOISTERS APOCALYPSE: Volume I, An Early Fourteenth-Century Manuscript in Facsimile; Volume II, Commentaries on an Early Fourteenth-Century Manuscript by Florens Deuchler, Jeffrey M. Hoffeld, Helmut Nickel, The.
by Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Switzerland: Conzett and Huber, (1971). Illustrated by Full color facsimile (volume I) photographed by William F. Pons; B&W text illustrations in volume II. First edition. 2 volumes. Tan buckram. 4to. pp. [unpaginated]; 104. Near Fine/No jacket, as issued/Near Fine. Trace wear to books and slipcase. Slipcase has been restored inhouse by our binder KTB and coated with a proprietary sealant.… Read more about this item Item Price
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LEAVES OF GOLD: Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia Collections.
by Tanis, James R.. Ed. with the assistance of Jenny A. Thompson.
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(Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Belgium): Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001. Illustrated by 185 reproductions (143 in color). Only edition. Navy cloth, gilt stamped spine, gloss paper. Signed by Tauris following inscription (scanned). Royal 4to. pp. xiv, 242. Near Fine/In like jacket/No price in clear archival cover. Trace wear to book and jacket. A Multi-contributor collaboration "with contributions from twenty-one scholars and… Read more about this item Item Price
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PURITAN TOWN AND ITS IMPRINTS: Northampton 1786-1845, A.
by Gilmore, Barbara.
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Northampton MA: The Hampshire Bookshop [1916-71], 1942. First (SD) edition. Black leather backed paper printed boards. 8vo. pp. 104. Index, List of Publications. VG/In original glassine wrapper. Glassine is yellowed with a chip to the center spine. Trace toning to boards at leather edges, internally near fine. Contains a bibliography of 569 numbered entries from the noted bookshop publishing… Read more about this item Item Price
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CREATING FRENCH CULTURE: Treasures from the Bibliotheque Nationale de France.
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Introduction by.
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New Haven & London: Yale University Press, (1995). Edited by Marie-Helene Tesniere, BNF and Prof. Gifford, LC. Illustrated by Full color throughout with several sepia and black & white reproductions. First printing and edition. Pictorial gloss wraps, thick gloss paper. 4to. pp. 480. Near Fine. Trace wear to cover, no ownership or marking. Catalog of a 207 piece collection in… Read more about this item Item Price
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LONDON BOOK TRADE: Topographies of Print in the Metropolis fromthe Sixteenth Century, The.
by Myers, Robin, michael harris and Giles Mandelbrote, Eds.
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New Castle & Londo: Oak Knoll Press & British Library, 2003. Illustrated by black/white reproductions. First (SD) edition. 8vo. pp. 185. Index. Fine/In like jacket/No price in clear archival cover. British Library ISBN: 0712348328; Oak Knoll ISBN: 1584561327.. Item Price
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Doheny II, The Estelle Doheny Collection Part II: MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
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London: White Brothers (Printers) Ltd, 1987. Illustrated by color frontis and 57 color plates, 11 b&w reproductions of books, maps and documents. Only edition. red gilt printed and decorated cloth. 4to. pp. [8], 17-125, [1], [6] Ads. Fine/No jacket, as issued. From the Edward Laurence Doheny Memorial Library, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo CA sold on behalf of the Archdiocese of… Read more about this item Item Price
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PAINTED PAGE: Italian Renaissance Book Illumination 1450-1550, The.
by Alexander, Jonathan.
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Munich & New York: Prestel-Verlag, 1994. Illustrated by Full color throughout with several black & white reproductions. Only edition. Pictorial gloss wraps, thick gloss paper. 4to. pp. 272, [8]. Near Fine. Trace wear to cover, no ownership or marking. Exhibition catalog of an extensive collection in conjunction with The Royal Academy of Arts London and the Pierpont Morgan Library… Read more about this item Item Price
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Selection. (Catalogue, A.
by House of El Dieff, Inc [Lew David Feldman].
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New York: Press of A. Colish, Mt. Vernon, (date rec'd 7/171981). Illustrated by b&w cover illustration of Item No. 56 Stephen Gooden's Twelve Proof Engravings of Vignettes and Tail Pieces for 'The Fables of Jean e la Fontaine. Stapled card wraps. 8vo. pp. 23. Near Fine. Trace cover wear; pencil line through mailing label erased. Copy mailed to Huntington Library… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER PARLEY TO PENROD: A Bibliographical Description of the Best-Loved American Juvenile Books.
by Blanck, Jacob 1906-74.
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New York: R. R. Bowker, 1938. first edition. One of 500 copies. Russet buckram, gilt stamped spine, new Shepards Machine Age Compatible End Papers. 8vo. pp. vi, 153. A list of borderline selections, Index. Near Fine/No jacket, as issued/Ex-lib. Pen number pp. i; embossed library stamp on title and page 47/48 of the Steele Memorial Library Association Incorporated in 1893… Read more about this item Item Price
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General Index to the Nation, Vols. 31-40, Oct. 1880 - Oct. 1885. G. P. Index No. 18, A.
by Griswold, W. M. (William Maccrillis) 1853-99.
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Bangor, Maine: G. P. Index, Publisher, 1885. First edition. cloth backed boards. 8vo. pp. 32 . VG/No jacket, as issued/Ex-Lib. Only library markings are several embossed ovals, new endpapers, contents have overall toning. Has pink tipped in advertisement for the 5th Issue of the G. P. Index Annual at pp. 28 and a folded broad sheet of the Monthly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Index to Saga-Book, Volumes I - XVI.
by Townsend, J. A. B.
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London: Viking Society for Northern Research, University College, 1967. First revision edition. Cloth backed stapled blue wraps. 8vo. pp. 81. VG. Slight cover soil/stain.. Item Price
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DEUTSCHE BUCHHANDEL UND DIE GEISTIGEN STR…MUNGEN DER LETZTEN HUNDERT JAHRE, Erste Ausgabe, Der.
by Schulze, Friedrich.
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Leipzig: Im Verlage des Bšrsenvereins der Deutschen BuchhŠndler, 1925. Illustrated by Color frontis, reproductions and sepia ports in text throughout. Erste Ausgabe, First edition. Half vellum over pattern paper boards, decorated spine. Cr.4to. pp. [vi], 294, [2] colophon. Index. VG/Lacks jacket. Edgewear and 'white' rubbing to binding, internally near fine with overall page toning. Bookplate (front pastedown) and copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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GEORGE BORROW: A Bibliographical Study.
by Collie, Michael and Angus Fraser.
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Hamshire UK: St. Paul's Biographies, 1984. Illustrated by b&w facsimiles. First edition. One of 750 Copies. Gray cloth. 8vo. pp. 231. Indices. Near Fine/Very Good/No price in clear archival cover. Shallow edge and fold wear to jacket. The definitive work on Borrow referred to as Collie & Fraser. ISBN: 0906795249.. Item Price
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