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More Stately Mansions (Signed Limited Edition)
by John Updike
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- 1987
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$45.00
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Jackson: Nouveau Press for Mississippi Civil Liberties Union, 1987. Limited Edition, one of 300 copies (this being No. 80), SIGNED and numbered by the author on the limitation page.
Fine in quarter bound cloth and paper boards. Without dust jacket as issued. Item Price
$45.00
Beyond Thirty and The Man-Eater (First Edition)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$95.00
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New York: Science Fiction and Fantasy Publication, 1957. First Edition. First Edition in hardcover. One of 3000 unnumbered copies.
Comprises "Beyond Thirty" (1916) and "The Man-Eater" (1915).
Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly toned dust jacket with a hole punch where the printed price would be on the front flap. Item Price
$95.00
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The Razor's Edge (Signed Limited Edition)
by W. Somerset Maugham
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- 1944
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$1,250.00
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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1944. Limited Edition, one of 750 hand numbered copies (this being No. 739) SIGNED by the author.
Good only, lacking the slipcase, with moderate offsetting on the endpapers, crown dampstained, and a partial ring stain on the front board. Item Price
$1,250.00
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (First printing of this edition, one of 920 copies)
by Edward Fitzgerald (translator)
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- 1899
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$75.00
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East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shop, 1899. First printing of this edition. Limited Edition, one of 920 hand numbered copies (this being No. 638) SIGNED by publisher Elbert Hubbard.
Poor, bound in embossed suede, with text block detached from the binding, a chip at the heel, and endpapers moderately toned. Item Price
$75.00
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The Portrait of Mr. W.H. (Later printing, one of 425 copies)
by Oscar Wilde
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- 1904
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$75.00
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Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1904. Second Edition. Limited Edition, one of 425 unnumbered copies.
Very Good, lacking the slipcase, with a slight lean, owner bookplate on the front endpaper, and light age toning and a few splashes on the extremities. Item Price
$75.00
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Critical Dreams (Limited Edition, signed and inscribed by the author)
by Jess Collins writing as Jess
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- 1986
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$350.00
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Berkeley: Poltroon Press, 1986. Limited Edition, one of 120 unnumbered copies SIGNED by author Jess Collins. Additionally INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank: "Dear Ken / Some old dreams here all dresst [sic] up pretty like / Sending herewith loving best wishes as always and ever / Love / Jess."
The only known publication by the… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
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The Red Pony (First Edition, limited to 699 copies signed by the author)
by John Steinbeck
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$3,250.00
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New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First Edition. First Edition, one of 699 hand-numbered copies (this being No. 186) SIGNED by the author.
Front board slightly warped, else Near Fine, lacking the glassine wrapper, housed in a Very Good plus, lightly rubbed example of the publisher's slipcase. Item Price
$3,250.00
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Death Drag: Selected Poems 1948-1979 (Signed First Edition, one of 26 lettered copies)
by John Clellon Holmes
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$175.00
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Pocatello, Idaho: The Limberlost Press, 1980. First Edition. First Edition. Limited Edition, one of 26 hand-lettered copies (this being letter C) SIGNED by the author.
Very Good plus in side stapled wrappers, with wrapper spine lightly toned. Item Price
$175.00
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The Wish (First Edition, one of 250 numbered copies)
by Ray Bradbury
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- 2006
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- 9780931771095
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$250.00
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Ossining: Hill House, 2006. Limited Edition, one of 250 hand numbered copies (this being No. 158) SIGNED by the author.
Fine and unread, in publisher's original black envelope with matching title plate. Item Price
$250.00
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Serenade (Limited Edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to his wife Florence Macbeth)
by James M. Cain
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- First Edition
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- 1939
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$4,500.00
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Various cities: Albatross, 1939. First Edition. Limited Edition, published simultaneously with the First Edition, one of twelve unnumbered copies bound in quarter leather, with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by the author to his fourth and final wife, Florence Macbeth, underneath a small drawing of a four-leaf clover: "To Florence /… Read more about this item Item Price
$4,500.00
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Inscriptions: Eugene O'Neill to Carlotta Monterey O'Neill (First Limited Edition)
by Eugene O'Neill
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- 1960
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$45.00
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New Haven: N.p., 1960. First Limited Edition, one of 500 copies (this being No. 172) .
Near Fine, lacking glassine dust jacket, in a Very Good plus sliipcase. Item Price
$45.00
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Chant du Nord (Limited Edition, inscribed by the author)
by Georges Duhamel; Gabriel Pinta (illustrations)
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- 1929
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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Paris: Editions du Sablier, 1929. Limited Edition, one of 467 numbered copies (this being No. 28). INSCRIBED by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer on the limitation page: "A Edgar Mowrer / cordial souvenir / Duhamel / Novembre 29" ("To Edgar Mowrer / fond memories / Duhamel / December 28"). Text and titles in French.
Considered… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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Calamus: Poèmes (Limited Edition)
by Walt Whitman; Frans Masereel (illustrator); Léon Bazalgette (translation)
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- 1919
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$250.00
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Geneva: Editions du Sablier, 1919. Limited Edition, one of 706 numbered copies (this being No. 8). With ten woodcut illustrations by Flemish artist Frans Masereel. Text and titles in French.
Very Good plus, bound in contemporary quarter-leather, with raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Item Price
$250.00
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Le Roman de Walgour (First Edition, one of 150 numbered copies)
by Stefan eromski; St. Dunin-Karwicki (translation); Zygmunt Kaminski (illustrations)
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- 1923
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$325.00
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Warsaw: J. Mortkowicz, 1923. Limited Edition, one of 150 hand-numbered copies (this being No. 70). Illustrated with seven woodcut plates. Tissue guards intact. Titles and text in French.
Near Fine, clothbound, with contemporary decorated paper covered boards. Small tap on the fore-edge of the front board. Item Price
$325.00
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Images de la Grèce (Limited Edition, inscribed by the author)
by Georges Duhamel
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- 1928
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$150.00
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Paris: Editions du Sablier, 1928. Limited Edition, one of 660 numbered copies (this being No. 18). INSCRIBED by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer on the limitation page: "a Edgar Mowrer / hommage particulier / Duhamel / Decembre 28" ("To Edgar Mowrer / best regards / Duhamel / December 28"). Text and titles in French.
Considered… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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Médard de Paris: Aquarelle et bois de Frans Masereel (First Edition, inscribed by René Arcos)
by [Frans Masereel] René Arcos
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- 1928
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$2,500.00
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Paris: Éditions du Sablier, 1928. Limited Edition, one of nine hand-numbered copies (this being No. 7) on handmade paper, with a watercolor design by Frans Masereel. INSCRIBED in the year after publication by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer on the front endpaper: "À mon Cher Edgar Mowrer / avec mon souvenir le plus affectueux / René Arcos… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
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Souvenirs de mon pays (First Edition, one of 165 signed and numbered copies)
by Frans Masereel
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- 1921
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$1,250.00
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Geneva: Editions du Sablier, 1921. Limited Edition, one of 165 numbered copies (this being No. 140) SIGNED by the author. Text and titles in French.
Comprises 16 woodcuts by noted Flemish artist Frans Masereel.
Very Good, bound in contemporary brown quarter leather, with light offsetting on the endpapers, corners rubbed, and leather spine partially detached from… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
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Capitale (First Edition)
by Frans Masereel
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- 1935
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$675.00
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Paris: Éditions du Sablier, 1935. Limited Edition, one of 60 numbered copies (this being No. 2) SIGNED by the artist. Text and titles in French.
A collection of 66 woodcut illustrations by Flemish artist Frans Masereel.
Very Good plus in a Very Good example of the original vellum dust jacket. Tide mark on the bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
$675.00
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Artificial Heart (First Edition, inscribed by Edward Storer)
by Edward Storer; Enrico Prampolini (cover art)
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- 1939
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$1,250.00
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Unknown: Privately printed, 1939. Limited Edition, one of 100 numbered copies (this being No. 27). INSCRIBED by the author to American journalist Edgar Mowrer on the limitation page: "To Edgar Mowrer / from / Edward Storer / Rome / 30/1/'60."
Considered by many to be "the dean of American foreign correspondents," Edgar Mowrer was born in Bloomington in… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
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Kir Nicolas (First Edition, one of 65 numbered copies, signed by Panaït Istrati)
by Panaït Istrati; Picart Ledoux (illustrations)
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- 1926
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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$550.00
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Paris: Editions du Sablier, 1926. Limited Edition, one of 65 numbered copies (this being No. 34) on Hollande van Gelder paper. SIGNED by Panaït Istrati on the colophon page.
Very Good plus, bound in contemporary quarter leather, with boards slightly warped and worn at the corners, and leaves lightly age toned. Item Price
$550.00