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London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1830. Presentation Copy "From the Author" to tile page. Fine Contemporary Binding shows light wear, rubbing to points. Top edge gilt (t.e.g), fore and bottom edges uncut. Sewn binding extremly tight, with spine rounded fore edge concave. Hand-marbled ends. Some age to prelims/ends. Internally Unmarked. Provenance: Engraved Bookplate, B. Franklin Barger, Civil War Major/Bibliophile to pastedown. Very Good+ Indeed.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - 9" tall.
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Essay on Superstition; Being An Inquiry Into The Effects Of Physical Influence On The Mind, In The Production Of Dreams, Visions, Ghosts, And Other Supernatural Appearances. - Presentation Copy -
by W. Newnham, Esq. (William Newnham)
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Poems
by Oscar Wilde
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London: David Bogue, 1881. First Printing, One of 250 copies only. "Handsomely Bound" Thick Parchment Vellum boards by Matthew Bell, in excellent state, with gilt stamped, "much smaller prune blossom design", as called for. Light age, with a few spots, some rubbing, extremity wear. Watermarked "Van Gelder", Dutch Handmade Paper, Top Edge Gilt (T.E.G.) very bright, other edges deckled, with "leaves varying slightly in size" as issued. Light browning offset to endpaper as per usual. Binding extremely tight. Free terminal of "Panthea" remains unopened. An exceptional copy of Wilde's First True Book, in which he oversaw the production, designing the prune blossoms binding, "wanting the cover and typography to be distinctive" (Ellmann, p.137). With a "Limited Edition", total print run of only 750 copies, it was issued in three "Printings" of 250 each. This First was released June 30, the Second and Third to follow on July 22 and September 26, using both the First Print Run sheets, and later printed sheets,…
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Mary Schweidler, The Amber Witch. The Most Interesting Trial For Witchcraft Ever Known...
by William Meinhold, Lady Duff Gordon (Trans.), Abraham Schweidler [sic]
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London/New York: Hacon & Ricketts, The Vale Press/John Lane, 1903. One of 300 copies. Finely Bound, Half Leather/Half Hand-marbled paper over Very Thick Boards, over sharp Buckram Tips. Unsigned, but unquestionably done by a Master Bookbinder. Elaborate, Hand tooled Gilt to front board: Hexagram Pantacle, Sephirotic Tree of Life, and a Talismanic "Abracadabra" of the Title (see image). Light extremity wear, rubbing to front joint, but no splits. Sewn binding extremely tight, hinges Fine. Thick Top edge Gilt (t.e.g.), others uncut. Bound with Silk Ribbon Bookmark. Internally Fine. Just a touch of age, otherwise clean, bright, and Unmarked. Laid in four page prospectus catalog "List of Books to be Published...", as called for. As above, internally Fine, with some binding wear. Conservatively Very Good+ indeed, and a quite exceptional example of Bookbinding Art.. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Half-Leather/T.E.G.. Very Good+. Illus. by Charles Ricketts, Wood Engravings. Large 4to - over 11¾" tall.…
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My Shakespeare : The Authorship Controversy: Experts Examine The Arguments For Bacon, Neville, Oxford, Marlowe, Mary Sidney, Shakspere, And Shakespeare.
by William Leahy (ed.), Ros Barber, Barry Clarke, John Casson, William D. Rubinstein, David Ewald, Alan H. Nelson, Diana Price, Alexander Waugh, Robin Williams
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Brighton, Sussex, England: EER Edward Everett Root, Publishers, Co. Ltd., 2018. NEW. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - 8¾" tall.
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe : The Period Of The Witch Trials - Volume 4
by William Monter, Bengt Ankarloo (General Editor), Stuart Clark (General Editor)
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. NEW. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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American Grotesque : The Life and Art of \ William Mortensen
by William Mortensen, Larry Lytle, A.D. Coleman, Michael Moynihan
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Venice, CA: Feral House, 2014. NEW, Sealed in Publisher's Shrinkwrap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New. Illus. by William Mortensen. 4to size - over 12" tall. Oversized Safely, Securely Packed.
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Stigmata : An Investigation into the Mysterious Appearance of Christ's Wounds in Hundreds of People from Medieval Italy to Modern America
by Ian Wilson
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San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. New, Unread copy in DJ (see scan). Laid in "Books & Authors...For Immediate Release", rubricated print announcement from Harper & Row San Francisco. Touch of age. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover, Cloth Spine. New/New. Illus. by 8 pages of Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Worlds Beyond : From the files of the Society for Psychical Research
by Ian Wilson
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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986. Appears Unread. Light extremity page tone as per usual due to paper stock, otherwise Fine. Light rubbing to glossy DJ (see scan).. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by 16 pages of Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Jesus: The Evidence
by Ian Wilson
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San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988. Some rubbing to wraps, touch of wear to points (see scan). Square, binding still extremely tight and crisp. Light tone to fore edge, internally clean, and Unmarked.. Soft Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Various Photographs, Maps, Drawings, etc.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Records of Salem Witchcraft, Copied From the Original Documents (Burt Franklin : Research & Source Works Series American Classics In History and Social Science 236) : Woodward's Historical Series I & II
by W. Elliot Woodward (William Elliot Woodward)
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New York, NY: Lenox Hill Pub. & Dist. Co. (Burt Franklin), 1972. Seemingly Unread, with age keeping this copy from Fine. Some mottling to boards, spine in Fine state with Gold Gilt title very bright, without loss. Sewn binding extremely tight. Some edge spotting, but internally clean, bright, and Unmarked. Volumes I & II, Bound As One.. First Edition, First Printing Thus. Hard Cover, Full Cloth, Sewn. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Records of Salem Witchcraft, Copied From the Original Documents.
by W. Elliot Woodward (William Elliot Woodward)
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Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company. As New. Volumes I & II Bound As One in Thick Buckram, Class A archival quality, acid-free paper.. Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover, Buckram. As New/No Jacket, As Issued. Large 8vo - Over 9½" tall. Oversized Safely, and Securely Packed. Expedited, or International Please Inquire.
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