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The Collected Poems of Hart Crane
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The Collected Poems of Hart Crane

by Hart Crane

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Edited with an Introduction by Waldo Frank. Large octavo, dark maroon cloth stamped in gold, Spine gilt lettering is dulled, one small chip on spine, some faint scratches on lower righthand edge of front board, otherwise a near fine copy in very good condition, dust jacket missing.
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Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3.

Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3.

by Oscar Wilde

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Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3, Oscar Wilde, Mustard boards with white cloth spine. Condition: In very good condition. Light soiling to original publisher's two-tone mustard and white cloth boards and spine. Seventh printing of Leonard Smithers Edition, 1899. 8°. 31 pages. Original Hardcover (Quarter vellum with mustard boards). This edition was printed on 23 June 1899 and was the first to reveal the author's identity, putting the name Oscar Wilde in square brackets under his cell number on the title page. (Mason, Stuart, 1914; new ed. 1972, Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. Rota pub; Haskell House pgs. 408–423).
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La Prise du Pouvoir

La Prise du Pouvoir

by Czeslaw Milosz

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Autographed uncut copy of French translation from the original Polish of The Seizure of Power. Inscribed to L.D. Hirsch, Commercial Director of Gallimard Publishers. Fading to spine.
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Opus Posthumous

Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose by Wallace Stevens

by Wallace Stevens

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Fine First edition in chocolate brown cloth stamped in silver and gold at spine and on front cover, in a very good green and grey dustwrapper, Edited with an Introduction by Samuel French Morse. 301pp with index. From Collection of Barbara Church.
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Jean Paul
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Jean Paul

by Stefan George & Karl Wolfskehl

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1900 edition of first volume of series marking important moment in German Literary history. Very good first edition of Stefan George and Karl Wolfskehls' selection of Jean Paul's work published in May 1900 under the Blaetter Fuer Die Kunst imprint. Richly decorated by Jugendstil Artist Melchior Lechter'woodcuts on Japan paper. One of 400 copies. Slight creasing to corners and shelfwear. Otherwise tight copy in wraps. "In the introduction to his selection from Jean Paul's work, George argues for two centers of gravity within German Literary Tradition – one occupied by George, the other by Jean Paul. If George is the master of clarity, precision and balance, then Jean Paul provides the objects aura, colors, hues and tones. " (Paul Fleming, The Pleasures of Abandonment, Jean Paul and The Life of Humor, Konigshausen & Neumann, 2005 Artists Rights Society, (ARS) New York, BGBildKunst, Bonn. ) From Collection of Henry Church.
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Die Chinesische Flote
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Die Chinesische Flote

by Hans Bethge

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Very rare copy in fine condition of original 1907 German Edition of poet, novelist and essayist Hans Bethge's The Chinese Flute (Die Chinesischen Flote). This uncut first edition of the work numbered 41 on papier de chine (chinapapier) was one of only 100 copies published in Leipzig by InseIverlag. The work conveys the essence of Chinese poetry of the Tang dynasty in German. Seven of Its poems became the inspiration for Gustav Mahler's Das Lied Von Der Erde (which the composer worked on from 1907 to 1910). Provenance: From the Henry Church Collection. Original soft fabric cover protected by felt cover.
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MARTYN ZADEKA
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MARTYN ZADEKA: Les Arts Mimiques

by Alexey Remizov

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One of 300 copies of rare signed edition of Martyn Zadeka by influential exiled Russian writer Alexey Remizov - inscribed to his patroness Barbara Church, widow of Henry Church. Remizov was a symbolist-modernist writer who was a surrealist "avant la lettre." He was much admired by luminaries of the Parisian literary world including the editor of the Nouvelle Revue Française French Academicien Jean Paulhan and James Joyce. His works failed to find a publisher from 1931 to 1952. In 1953, devotees of his works founded a small publishing house so that his writings could see the light of day. A number of works were published between 1952 and 1957 in limited numbers. "It has been largely overlooked that the textual emancipation of dreams is a process that began much earlier than the surrealist "revolution" of the 1920s. A key figure in this respect is the Russian writer Aleksei Remizov, whose first dream recordings antedate the surrealists by two decades. The goal of this article will be to determine the… Read More
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MONEY AND HOW IT GETS THAT WAY
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MONEY AND HOW IT GETS THAT WAY

by HENRY MILLER

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Booster Publications (1938), Paris, 1938. First edition. Inscribed to Henry Church "with best monetary wishes." One of 495 copies. Octavo (18.5cm); in black wrappers, with titles printed in gold on spine and front cover. Some fading to titles. Two white scratches on lower right corner of cover. Spine partly unglued though pages remain intact.
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LOVE HERE IS MY HAT AND OTHER ROMANCES
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LOVE HERE IS MY HAT AND OTHER ROMANCES

by WILLIAM SAROYAN

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Signed First Edition, Modern Age Books, 1938, Paper, with the following inscription to noted Patron of the Arts, "To Henry Church, whom I have never had the pleasure of meeting, but with sincere greetings, nevertheless - William Saroyan, S.F. Aug. 1938." Bound in original pink pictorial wrappers, a very bright, fresh copy - lettering a bit faded at spine with slight rubbing to corners.
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L'ORTOGRAFE FRANÇOISE
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L'ORTOGRAFE FRANÇOISE: ou l'unique métode contenant les règles qu'il est nécessaire de savoir pour écrire correctement.

by ETIENNE DE BLEGNY

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De Blegny, Etienne,Very Rare original edition of L'Ortografe françoise. Paris: G. André, 1667, 155 pp., elegantly rebound in green leather with gilt titles and gilt decoration to spine; top edge gilt, slight bumping to corners. First book published by Writing Master and Calligrapher Etienne de Blégny. a member of the guild of maîtres écrivains. This early pedagogical work is a treatise on French orthography. Notation inside front cover suggests this volume is from library of Augustin de Backer (1809-1873), Belgian Jesuit and renowned bibliographer.
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DER SIEBENTE RING
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DER SIEBENTE RING

by STEFAN GEORGE

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One of 500 copies in very good+ condition of First Edition on Japanese laid paper of poetry collection by Stefan George, one of Germany's most important poets. Inspired by the French symbolist poet Mallarmé's vision of art for arts sake, George devoted himself to the production of highly refined, often hermetic, poetry for an elite audience. Gilt embossed purple linen boards. Top edge gilt. Binding intact. Slight sunning to cover. Text displays typography designed by with elegant hieratic, symbolic, decorative design combining with gothic elements with fin de siècle arts and crafts design by Melchior Lechter, (1865–1937) noted German book designer and painter closely connected with Stefan George's circle. Rare.
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DIE BLUMEN DES BOSEN

DIE BLUMEN DES BOSEN

by STEFAN GEORGE

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George, Stefan, Baudelaire: Die Blumen des Bosen. Very good copy of German 1901 Revised Second Edition of Stefan George's Translations of Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. Exceptionally well preserved. Prime example the Book as a Work of Art in bright gilt stamped cloth cover and spine on handcut paper with overlapping of pure text and text which Stefan George developed along with his own type as an element of his concept of "the poetological," an approach to publishing inspired by his personal contact with the Paris circle of symbolists around Stéphane Mallarmé and the French symbolist concept of "L'art pour l'art". Some sunning to cloth boards.
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CHRONICLES OF BARSETSHIRE
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CHRONICLES OF BARSETSHIRE

by Anthony Trollope

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Handsome, beautifully preserved leather bound limited Edition of 13 volume 1892 Dodd, Mead Edition of Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire printed on Holland hand-made paper. (No. 54 of 250 sets.) With gilt top edge, tissue-guarded frontispieces to each volume by Clement Rollins Grant. Slight chipping to edges. O/W no wear. Interior intact. Provenance. Collection of Henry Church. Additional postage required.
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