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New York: Harpers, The Century Co., A.L Burt, Grosset & Dunlap , 1912. A wonderful collection of 11 Hollywood Association Copies. Rupert Hughes was the uncle of Howard Hughes and a prolific novelist, film director, and Oscar-nominated Hollywood screen writer. Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual…
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Bleak House, WITH CHECK SIGNED BY DICKENS
by Dickens, Charles; Illustrated by H. K. Browne
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853. Engraved frontispiece and engraved title page, followed by printed title page, and 38 full-page engravings (40 total). by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz), xvi, 624 pages. First Edition, First Issue, in book format with part I, page 19, line 6 with "elgble" - part VII, page 209, line 23 with "chair" - part IX, page 275, line 22 with "counsinship." Bound in contemporary half polished calf over brown buckram, ornate gilt back with red morocco label, marbled end papers and edges, WITH CHECK SIGNED BY DICKENS inserted at verso of front end page via four slits in the page. The check is drawn on Messrs. Coutts & Company and made out in Dickens holograph to Wimbledon School in the amount of one hundred fifteen pounds, thirteen shillings, and six pence and dated Second September, 1862, embossed revenue stamp right. Likely the tuition for Henry Fielding Dickens, the eighth of Dicken's ten children, who would have been 13 in 1862 and attended Wimbledon School. The book is Near Fine, with recent professional restoration re-attaching front cover and refreshing boards, in new custom clamshell case 3/4 faux leather with spine lettered in gilt, small ink spot front end page, internally clean and bright. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, basis for a 1920 British film and at least three TV mini series. A quite handsome copy, gift quality. . SIGNED. First Edition. Half Polished Calf. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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An Exceptional Collection of Eleven Rupert Hughes Books, with SIGNED AND INSCRIBED Presentations to Will H. Hays, of Hollywood's "Hays Code " Fame
by Hughes, Rupert
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Between Blue and Blue; A Sort of Novel
by Queneau, Raymond
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London: The Bodley Head, 1967. Near Fine, slight toning to rear board, in a Near Fine dust jacket, light wear at the edges. Translated to English by Barbara Wright, jacket design by Yvonne Skargon. A rather uncommon book.. First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Introduction to Anglo-American Law
by Willis, Hugh Evander
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Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University, 1931. First published 1926. SCARCE in either edition, and especially so SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR- at front end page -"To the Mens Faculty Club with the compliments of Hugh Evander Willis". Fine, no jacket. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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Historical Survey of German Poetry, Interspersed with Various Translations. Three Volumes
by W. Taylor, of Norwich
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London: Treuttel and Wu¨rtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter, 1828. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half title page of Vols. II and III - "Mr.(&) M. Trafford Southwell, Wroxham Hall, from the author". Three volumes, First Editions, published 1828-1830. Bound in unsigned 19th c. half green morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers, tops gilt, Near Fine, a trifle rubbed. William Taylor, of Norwich (1765-1836) was a British essayist, literary critic,scholar, and polyglot, to whom William Hazlitt paid tribute in "The Spirit of the Age " - "The style of philosophical criticism, which has been the boast of the Edinburgh Review, was first introduced into the Monthly Review about the year 1796, in a series of articles by Mr. William Taylor of Norwich". This Historic Survey of German Poetry is considered Taylor's major work, and was considered a major factor in furthering British interest in German literature. A copy last seen at auction in 1968 (RareBookHub),…
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The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux (Broadway Translations)
by L'Abbe Prevost; translated by George Dunning Gribble
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London and New York: George Routledge & Sons/ E. P. Dutton & Co. No date, circa 1925. In stamped-signed fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London of half dark blue morocco over marbled boards, the backs with red morocco labels and intricate gilt tooling, marbled end papers, top edge gilt., ribbon marker. Near Fine, bookplate removal remnants front paste down, a few small rubs at tips. Part of the Broadway Translation Series, undertaken by Routledge and Dutton between 1923-1930, with 51 titles issued. "This new series offers to English-speaking lovers of good books translations of great authors of the past. The texts are taken from existing translations where such are available and are of a high degree of excellence. If no translation has before been made, or, where made, is of inferior quality, a new version has been undertaken. It is intended that every volume shall be a contribution to the Literature of Translation."(Times Literary Supplement, April 5, 1923). Manon Lescaut…
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The Gay-Cat; The Story of a Road Kid and His Dog
by Casey, Patrick and Terrence
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New York: The H. K. Fly Co., 1921. 299 pages with 4 page Appendix - "a glossary of flash language, that peculiar argot or slang of the thief and hobo." And a 12 page sampling from an upcoming publication, "Through the Shadows with O. Henry" by Al Jennings. Very Good, lacking the dust jacket, small red star stamp front pastedown, cloth a bit rubbed, edges of page block foxed and endpages age toned. . First Hardcover Edition. Cloth. Very Good -/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Ladies Home Journal October, 1902
by Rudyard Kipling
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Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1902. Volume XIX, No. 11. Very Good Plus, small mailing label front cover, light soiling. A beautifully preserved copy. Cove art illustration by George Gibbs showing a couple playing the newly-introduced ( December 1901)game of ping-pong. Contains "The Butterfly That Stamped" by Rudyard Kipling, "How Charles Dana Gibson Started" by William Howard Russell, and the first of the series "Inside of a Hundres Suburban Homes" with black and white photographs showing room arrangements of the day, among many other articles. . First Edition. Magazine. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.
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The Great Shadow and Beyond the City
by Doyle, A. Conan
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Bristol : J. W. Arrowsmith , 1893. From the library of Edgar Wadsworth Smith, with his bookplate front pastedown. Smith was a noted Sherlockian scholar and bibliographer who edited the Limited Editions Club and Easton Press Sherlock Holmes titles. In the original decorative cloth, no date (1893 penciled at title page), Very Good, spine lean, cloth with light wear at edges, toning to end pages, hinges cracked but binding holding well. "Arrowsmith's Three & Sixpenny Series" stamped front board. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by James Greig and Paul Hardy . Small 8vo.
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(ASSOCIATION COPY) Abel Sanchez. Una Historia de Pasion
by Unamuno, Miguel de
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Madrid : Renacimiento, 1917. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page to Fernando Orrego (Puelma) and dated by author in year of publication (1917). Miguel de Unamuno's most famous novel, his re-telling of the story of Cain and Abel set in modern times. 233 pp. Bound without the wrappers in contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards, Very Good, the page block uniformly browned, edges of boards rubbed, spine lean. Association Copy, Fernando Orrego Puelma, one of the founders of Chile Magazin (1921) and a director of Zig-Zag (1964) was also the father of noted Chilean composer Juan Antonio Orrego Salas (1919-2019). Miguel de Unamuno's signature is RARE in todays market, no auction records found for a signed copy of Abel Sanchez. Basis for the 1947 Spanish film directed by Carlos Serrano de Osma. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Association Copy.
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"Pen and Pencil" . A Souvenir of the "Press Bazaar" .... for the benefit of the London Hospital, June 28-29, 1898
by Rudyard Kipling; Arthur Conan Doyle
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[London]: compiled and arranged by the proprietors of "Punch," the "Daily Graphic," and the "Daily Chronicle.", 1898. SCARCE in current commerce. Original red silk covered boards lettered in gilt, all edges gilt unpaginated, Very Good, covers a bit soiled. A compilation of art, illustrations, poetry, and letters done in facsimile from many of the leading authors and artists of 1890s London. [Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] Printed rectos only. OCLC locates 14 libraries worldwide with holdings. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Oblong 4to.
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A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film
by Standish, Isolde
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New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes…
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Old Bones
by Elkins, Aaron J
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Fine in Near Fine jacket Signed by Author A Gideon Oliver Mystery, SIGNED on title pg. Edgar Award winner best mystery npc 197pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition
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Starting With Flags : Forty-Three Drawings
by Parker, Kingsley
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New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .
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Dead in Dixie
by Charlaine Harris
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New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
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Songs From Appledore
by Oscar Laighton
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RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"
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The Last Season (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION): A Team In Search of Its Soul
by Phil Jackson
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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Maybe Tomorrow
by Roberta Fleetwood O'Keefe
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Burnet, Texas: Nortex Press, 1978. CL5 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition that is cocked, some scattered light scratches and rubbing, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Brown covered boards with gilt lettering. 8.5"x5.5", 84 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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Civil War England.
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London, Longman, 1981.. 1st edition. Concentrates on the military aspects of the war, including the soldiers, arms and armour, the battles, and siege warfare. Longman Travellers Series. There is a small stamp on the front endpaper, otherwise in very good condition in a very good unclipped dustwrapper.
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