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BRYDGES (Samuel Egerton): CENSURA LITERARIA. Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English Books, With Original Disquisitions, Articles of Biography, and Other Literary Antiquities. London: Printed by T. Bensley for Longman, Hurst, Rees And Orme, and J. White, 1805-1809. Ten volumes, the start of volume IV beginning the New Series, which continues more fully: 'Censura literaria. Containing titles, extracts, and opinions of old English books, especially those which are scarce. To which are added Necrographia authorum, or memoirs of deceased authors; and the Ruminator, consisting of original, moral and critical essays, with other literary disquisitions.'
The author/editor Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges, 1st Baronet (1762-1837) was an English bibliographer and genealogist. He was also Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1812 to 1818. He was called to the bar from the Middle Temple in 1787. He wrote some novels and poems, now forgotten, but rendered valuable service by his bibliographical… Read More

[COLERIDGE, Sara]. PHANTASMION. London: William Pickering, 1837. 8vo, [iv], 387pp; publisher's green cloth with original printed paper label on upper spine (soiled, edges scuffed), small section cut out at top of half-title to excise name of previous owner. It is especially rare to still be in its publisher's binding and with its printed paper label.
First edition. Limited to 250 copies. This is the major contribution by Samuel Coleridge's daughter and is a rare precursor of the journey-to-faeryland that characterized the structure and content of the quest motif in nineteenth and twentieth century fantastic literature. Besides the intricacies of plot, character, and genealogy, PHANTASMION has a theme in common with Tolkien's works: the virtues of pastoralism and the disruptive force of industrialism." - Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature III, pp. 1238-40. It appears to be modeled on Edmund Spenser's THE FAERIE QUEEN (1590; 1596), the "first fairy tale novel written in English." - Clute and… Read More

SCHILLER (Justin): Nonsensus, Cross-referencing Edward Lear's Book of Nonsense. Stroud: Catalpa Press, 1988. 0 904995 13 5. With an introduction by Vivien Noakes. With black and white illustrations throughout. Oblong 8vo., 133 pp.; printed pictorial wrappers. This volume cross-references Edward Lear's original 116 limericks for his Book of Nonsense from 8 known holograph manuscripts prepared by Lear, and compares them to printed texts from the 1846, 1855 and 1861 printed versions; together with a census of known copies of the genuine first edition.

PRESENTATION COPY, the first volume inscribed by the artist on the half-title: "For dear Judy - with all my love! Maurice Sendak Dec. '73" which was actually the earliest month the book was available. ALSO INCLUDED is a folded paper chemise inscribed by the artist "For Judy from her loving friend Maurice / Oct. 2002." Inside is a complete set of all 27 page illustrations as individual prints, handsome impressions on large paper, each sheet measuring 8-3/4 x 6-5/8 inches compared to the published sheet size in the book of 6-7/8 x 5-1/2 inches.The recipient of these two inscriptions is Sendak's close friend Judy Taylor, his British editor (The Bodley Head) from 1960 onwards who is largely credited with having helped to promote and popularize Sendak's illustration art in Europe.

Maurice Sendak illustrated DRACULA
SENDAK (Maurice):
Bram Stoker's Dracula. 1997
A Rare Broadside Print – Limited only to 100 numbered copies (this is copy #73), printed on fine textured drawing paper, numbered and signed in ink by the artist underneath his full-color design which measures 5-1/2 x 4-1/8 inches to the borders, on larger paper.Sheet measures 9-3/4 x 7 inches, deckle-edged at bottom
In the unopened envelope (numbered in pencil on the return address)

This was especially prepared by Mr. Sendak for the exhibition: Bram Stoker's Dracula a Centennial Exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum & Library, 10 April to 2 November 1997.
The design was also used for the show's poster and illustrated bookmark as well as on the front panel dust-jacket of the descriptive exhibition catalogue (included here: 4to., 36 pp.; pictorial wrappers) -- but only the print is reproduced in the exact size of the original artwork and no copies of the print were done unnumbered or unsigned (except as intermediate… Read More

Shakespeareana]. Whalley, Peter.An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare. With Remarks on Several Passages of his Plays. In a Conversation between eugenius and Neander. London: Printed for T. Waller, 1748. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Slim 8vo, 84pp lightly soiled; 3/4 calf-backed marbled boards, spine scuffed.First and only edition, proving that Shakespeare had a good deal more knowledge than Ben Jonson thought. Whalley also analyzes Shakespeare's imaginative use of this knowledge. Consequently, this short essay is one of the more innovative expositions on or about Shakespeare produced in the eighteenth century. Provenance: Rugby School Library, part of the original bequest of its major donor M H Bloxam (with two bookplates). On both the title-page and underneath the portrait of Whalley, there is an early ink notation that the author was a native of Rugby, Warwickshire.

LIU SHAO-CH'I. Quotations from President Liu Shao-Ch'i. With an introduction by C P FitzGerald. Melbourne: Paul Flesch & Co., 1968. Photographic portrait frontispiece of Liu Shao-Ch'i, also a facsimile of President Liu's calligraphy. Small 16mo, 223pp + colophon; yellow vinyl lettered in black on front cover and spine, original stiff paper band wrapped around lower binding which has caused small offset of red coloring. Nevertheless, a fine copy. First edition thus, clearly an imitation of Chairman Mao's 1964/65 Mao Zhu XI Yu Lu (Quotations of Chairman Mao.) issued by the Central Intelligence Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The color yellow is intended to represent the warmth and sunshine under the regime of President Liu. By 1968 it was estimated that over 700 million copies of Mao's "Little Red Book" had been printed/distributed. It is believed that the Cultural Revolution began in response to criticism Mao experienced from President Liu; subsequently Liu was condemned,… Read More

COMIC COLLECTION: Down with Liu Shaoqi 打倒刘少奇 漫画集
Changchun: Northeast Normal University, mechanically printed manuscript album, September 11, 1967. Oblong large 4to, 8 leaves, lacking some leaves, severely crisp, damage to blank margins.
Chairman Mao's article with pictures: Discussion About the Movie The Life of Wu Must Be Paid Attention To. Hand drawn pictures illustrate the idea.

1967年9月11日东北师范大学二总部出版，漫画
集配图描写了毛主席的文章：应该重视电影《武训传》的讨论。手绘复印。末尾几页有轻微破洞损坏。38.5×25.5cm

(DALAI LAMA)
Vintage press photograph of Tenzin Gyatso (Chinese: 拉木登珠), 14th Dalai Lama, born 1935 and chosen 1940 but not formally enthroned until 1950.
In 1954 he represented Tibet as government official to the first National Assembly of the PRC meeting Chairman Mao, at that time also accompanied by the Panchen Lama. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
Dutch Press label on verso identifying the photographer as Irene Slegt, undated, but ca. 1956.

Irene Slegt was one of the three brave women journalists, herself a photographer and war correspondent, who stayed and ended up with the 1500 refugees at the UN compound in Dili, East Timor, to report on the atrocities and erupting violence since the Independence referendum, and witnessed while the Indonesian army was purging the Timorese of their religion, culture and social fabric.

[MORMONS]SMITH, ETHAN. View of the Hebrews Exhibiting the Destruction of Jerusalem; The Certain Restoration on Judah and Israel; the Present State of Judah and Israel; and An Address of the Prophet Isaiah Relative to Their Restoration. Poultney, VT: Smith & Shute, 1823. 8vo, 183pp with a few old stains, lacking terminal index leaf; full contemporary calf. First edition. This work, part of a sizable literature on the subject, argued that Native Americans were descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. What makes it of especial interest is that the work has notable similarities in content with the Book of Mormon, first published 1830. The Church of the Latter-day Saints itself produced a study that notes eighteen points of similarity with the Book of Mormon, and other authors such as Fawn Brodie have commented on similar parallels between these works. Brigham Young University produced a facsimile edition in 1996. Sabin 82538; Pilling 3655; Rosenbach 252.Provenance: Collection of Jay I. Kislak

STEELE (Isobel K. C.), KING (Jessie M.), illus.,
The Enchanted Capital of Scotland: A Tale of Mystery and Adventure.
From a story told by a Merchant of Edinburgh, retold in words by Isobel K. C. Steele, and retold in pictures by Jessie M. King; Noel G. Fyfe (the Merchant),
Edinburgh: Plaid Stationery of Scotland Ltd, 1945
Tall 8vo., 54 pp. + colophon; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered, color illustrated dust jacket with some small snag and clean tears to edges.
First edition.
Finely illustrated in black and white throughout with four double-page color illustrations.

Mr. ZHONGSHAN（Sun Yat Sen） (Zhungshan Siansheng) 中山先生
Shanghai: Printed by World Book Printing Factory, 1938, edited by Chen Heqin, illustrated by Xing Shuntian, distributed by the World Book Store (Shanghai). It's a book of Sun Zhongshan's biography, illustrated with pictures and text, old Chinese Pinyin attached above Chinese characters. 12mo, 24pp., printed paper wrappers, slight loss to the left top conner, slight spotting and browning.

上海：1938年世界书局印行印刷发行，陈鹤琴编辑，邢舜田绘画。旧式拼音注释，本文为关于孙中山先生的传记。12.5×18cm，24页，左上角封皮少许缺失，轻微污损。

MAGAZINE: Blood and Sweat Weekly-Cultural Suppress Bandits Special Issue《汗血》文化剿匪专号
Shanghai: Published by Blood and Sweat Press, January 1, 1934, Volume 2, Issue 1, Special Issue for Cultural Suppress Bandits, weekly magazine. 16 pages, large 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers, library sealed on the frontcover, slight tears to the edge, else fine condition.
Slogan: to make a living with your sweat, to save our country with our blood on the cover, articles about the culture background and the author's opinions about the current situation.
1934年1月1日汗血编辑周刊社编辑发行。本杂志是第二卷第一期，为文化剿匪特刊,18.5×26cm，共16页。装订处稍有撕裂，其他品相完好。封面题词为：用自己的汗谋自己的生，用我们的血救我们的国。文章发表了关于当时中国的文化背景和作者提出的建议。