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A Crown of Feathers

by Singer, Isaac Bashevis

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Used - Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges
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First Edsition
Published
1973
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342pp. 8vo
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New York: FSG, 1973. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Inscribed "to Erving & Ruth Rosenthal, a good reader, with greetings & bestr wishes Isaac B. Singer Nov. 8, 1973.
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The Works of.... With His Life by Allan Cunningham

by Burns, Robert

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Used - Bound in half contemporary morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine, t.e.g. Fine
Published
1834
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Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo
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London: James Cochrane & Co, 1834. Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo. Bound in half contemporary morocco and marbled boards, gilt spine, t.e.g. Fine. Printed by W. Nichol. 8 vols. Small 8vo.
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

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First Eduition
Published
1856
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524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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London: Sampson, Low, 1856. First Eduition. 524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Spine tips slightly worn. First Eduition. 524, 12, ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo.
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The Lusiad; or The Discovery of India, An Epic Poem. Translated from the Original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens. [Os Luciadas. English]
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The Lusiad; or The Discovery of India, An Epic Poem. Translated from the Original Portuguese of Luis de Camoens. [Os Luciadas. English]

by Camoens, Luis de; William Julius MICKLE, translator

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Used - Nineteenth-century half green calf, marbled sides, all edges marbled, by D. Dalgleish, Binder, Coventry. Retaining an early marg
Published
1776
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Xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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Oxford: Jackson and Lister, 1776. xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Nineteenth-century half green calf, marbled sides, all edges marbled, by D. Dalgleish, Binder, Coventry. Retaining an early marginal annotation on p. xcii concerning Camoens and a grotto at Macao. Some rubbing. Very good. xii, clxviii, 484 pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio, contra Clavdii Anonymi, aliàs Salmasii, Defensionem Regiam

by Milton, John

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Used - Marbled boards, lacking spine, two 19th Century ownership signatures to first blank and 20th Century bookplate to pastedown
Edition
Seventh edition
Published
1651
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Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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Londini [i.e. Amsterdam]: Typis du Guardianis [i.e. Louis Elzevir], 1651. Seventh edition. Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Marbled boards, lacking spine, two 19th Century ownership signatures to first blank and 20th Century bookplate to pastedown. Seventh edition. Title page vignette of the Commonwealth arms. 283 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Milton's Pro… Read more about this item
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Comedies ... Viz, The Clouds, Plutus, The Frogs, The Birds. Translated into English, with notes [by Richard Cumberland and others]

by Aristophanes

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Used - Calf, boards with gilt roll borders, edges marbled. Rebacked. Some rubbing, wear to corners. Internally clean. Gift inscription
Published
1812
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London: Printed by Valpy for Lackington, 1812. Calf, boards with gilt roll borders, edges marbled. Rebacked. Some rubbing, wear to corners. Internally clean. Gift inscription "I. Wilder from J. Packe on leaving Eton May 26, 1820" Good plus.
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy, Those Extraordinary Twins. By Mark Twain
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, and the Comedy, Those Extraordinary Twins. By Mark Twain

by [Clemens, Samuel L.]

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Used - Roan cloth, extravagantly stamped in black and gilt on cover and spine; spine sunned; rubbing and wear to head and tail of spine
Edition
First book edition of the combined works, "Puddn'head Wilson" ha
Published
1894
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432 pp. 4to
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Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, 1894. First book edition of the combined works, "Puddn'head Wilson" having appeared alone in 1894 in London, first state of the text, frontispiece with the facsimile signature being 1-7/16 inches. 432 pp. 4to. Roan cloth, extravagantly stamped in black and gilt on cover and spine; spine sunned; rubbing and wear to head and tail… Read more about this item
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Modern English Essays

by Rhys, Ernest, editor

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Used - Bound in full red polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine
Published
1923
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5 vols. 8vo
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London & Toronto: Dent & Sons Ltd, 1923. 5 vols. 8vo. Bound in full red polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine. 5 vols. 8vo.
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Autograph quotation

by Barnes, Djuna

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Used - Chipped and torn
Published
1928
Binding
Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp
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n.p., 1928. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. Chipped and torn. Pen and ink on rear wrapper to Transition (February, 1928). 8vp. "Greatness in the air about / a familiar thing is most / confusing to the sensible / mind (Nora vs. Joyce)
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Aristotle's Treatise on Poetry, Translated: with Notes on the Translation, and on the Original; and two Dissertations, on Poetical, and Musical, Imitation

by Twining, Thomas

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Used - Contemporary calf boards ruled in gilt, edges marbled, rebacked to period style with red lettering piece. Very good plus. Red cl
Edition
First edition
Published
1789
Binding
Xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to
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London: Sold by Payne and Son, 1789. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary calf boards ruled in gilt, edges marbled, rebacked to period style with red lettering piece. Very good plus. Red cloth folding box. First edition. xix, [1], 565, [31] pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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The Hanging of the Crane
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The Hanging of the Crane

by (Dust Jacket) Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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Used - Publisher's vellum covered boards with gilt stamping, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Original red cloth dust jacket titled in gi
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Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-c
Published
1907
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Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo
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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1907. Centennial limited edition, number 158 of 250 copies with hand-colored illustrations (out of a total of 1,250 copies). Hand colored illustrations. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's vellum covered boards with gilt stamping, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed. Original red cloth dust jacket titled in gilt. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription to pastedown,… Read more about this item
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Edward Fitzgerald's translation into English quatrains of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur: a definitive text carefully selected from his five differing versions rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald

by Khayyam, Omar

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Used - Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase
Edition
Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist
Published
1935
Binding
Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo.
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Taghconic; Or Letters and Legends about our Summer Home

by (Melville, Herman) Greylock, Godfrey (Smith, J. E. A, 1822-1896)

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Used - Half cloth and marbled paper boards, ex library copy, with markings
Edition
First edition
Published
1852
Binding
228 pp. 8vo
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Boston: Redding & Co, 1852. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. Half cloth and marbled paper boards, ex library copy, with markings. First edition. 228 pp. 8vo. "If you come across a little book called 'Taughconic' - look into it and divert yourself with it. Among others, you figure in it, & I also." A travel guide dedicated to… Read more about this item
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Les Opinions de Monsieur Jerome Coignard

by France, Anatole

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Used - Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pi
Edition
First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]
Published
1924
Binding
With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo
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Paris: Chez A. & G. Mornay, Editeurs, 1924. First edition, one of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107]. With color frontispiece and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 215, [2] pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Full dark green morocco gilt, boards with triple fillet border, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., preserving original pictorial wrappers. Spine uniformly toned to brown, still… Read more about this item
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The Seasons ... With engraved illustrations from designs drawn on wood by John Bell [&c.]. And with the Life of the Author by Patrick Murdoch, augmented in Notes by Bolton Corney

by Thomson, James

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Used - Original green pebbled cloth gilt, a.a.g. Bookplate and ownership signature of Frederick Edlmann. Fine copy in a custom green cl
Edition
Third edition
Published
1863
Binding
More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1863. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green pebbled cloth gilt, a.a.g. Bookplate and ownership signature of Frederick Edlmann. Fine copy in a custom green cloth folding box. Third edition. More than 70 illustrations. xlviii, 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Elaborate production of this… Read more about this item
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

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Used - Publisher's brown cloth. Top spine end of first volume worn, other spine ends and corners a little rubbed or bumped, a little ro
Edition
First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa
Published
1856
Binding
2 vols. 12mo
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Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co, 1856. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth. Top spine end of first volume worn, other spine ends and corners a little rubbed or bumped, a little rolled, else very good. First edition, Second printing. Binding Aa. 2 vols. 12mo.
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem

by Scott, Sir Walter

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Used - Contemporary mottled American calf, red leather spine label. Old damp stain to final 10 page. Very Good
Edition
First American edition and the first work of Scott's published i
Published
1805
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252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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Philadelphia: Printed and Published by Hugh Maxwell, No. 25, North Second-Street, 1805. First American edition and the first work of Scott's published in America. The first American edition listed by NCBEL was published in Philadelphia in 1806. 252 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled American calf, red leather spine label. Old damp stain to final 10 page. Very Good.… Read more about this item
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Kingsley Amis on Drink
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Kingsley Amis on Drink

by Amis, Kingsley

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Used - Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightl
Edition
First American edition
Published
1973
Binding
Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. Quarter bound cream and blue cloth; stamped in brown and metallic magenta on spine; photographic color dust jacket; spine lightly sunned; price clipped. First American edition. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley. 8vo. The first American edition of Amis' collection of classic drink recipes - from… Read more about this item
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Memories of Eighty Years by Fanny J. Crosby (Mrs. Alexander VanAlstyne). The Story of Her Life, Told by Herself Ancestry, Childhood, Womanhood Friendships, Incidents and History of Her Songs and Hymns

by (BLIND) Crosby, Fanny J.

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Used - Dark brown cloth lettered in white. Spine lettering perished, inner hinges cracked but holding, else a very good copy, covers an
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First edition
Published
1906
Binding
Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253
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Boston, Massachusetts: James H. Earle & Company, 1906. First edition. Illustrated (with a frontispiece portrait of Fanny J. Crosby, and full-page plates reproducing black-and-white photographs). 253 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Dark brown cloth lettered in white. Spine lettering perished, inner hinges cracked but holding, else a very good copy, covers and text fresh and clean. First edition. Illustrated… Read more about this item
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[The Works of Benjamin Franklin] ... Memoirs of the Life and Writings ... Written by Himself, to a Late Period, and Continued to the Time of his Death by his Grandson, William Temple Franklin. Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, Comprising the Private Correspondence & Public Negotiations ... Together with the Whole of His Political, Philosophical & Miscellaneous Works
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[The Works of Benjamin Franklin] ... Memoirs of the Life and Writings ... Written by Himself, to a Late Period, and Continued to the Time of his Death by his Grandson, William Temple Franklin. Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, Comprising the Private Correspondence & Public Negotiations ... Together with the Whole of His Political, Philosophical & Miscellaneous Works

by Franklin, Benjamin

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Used - Contemporary tree calf, flat spines with red and green morocco labels, worn. Provenance: Isaac Collins (signatures, booklabels)
Edition
First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected wo
Published
1818
Binding
Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo
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Philadelphia: William Duane, 1818. First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved titles in each vol., 16 engraved plates (sold folding) [complete]. 6 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, flat spines with red and green morocco labels, worn. Provenance: Isaac Collins (signatures, booklabels). First American Edition of William Temple Franklin's collected works of Franklin. Engraved… Read more about this item
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