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[Broadside] HARMLESS POEM

[Broadside] HARMLESS POEM

by Dischell, Stuart

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Published
2017
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Spring Garden Press, 2017. 14" x 8.5" Broadside. Limited edition, number 34 of 100, signed by Dischell. A striking broadside celebrating Dischell's reading at UNC Greensboro in September 2017.
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The Crystal Mountain (Sand Dollar / 2)
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The Crystal Mountain (Sand Dollar / 2)

by [Sand Dollar] Whigham, Peter | illustrations by Chuck Miller

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Used - Near Fine binding
Published
1970
Binding
Original Wrappers
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Berkeley, [CA]: Sand Dollar, 1970. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. 12mo. [36] pp., illus. Limited edition, numbered 27 of 50 copies on handmade paper and signed by Whigham and Miller; this the deluxe edition from the full edition of 350 copies. As issued, in stiff, illustrated wrappers. Three striking, full-page drawings by Miller, one quite erotic. A lovely… Read more about this item
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Fugitives of the Pearl
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Fugitives of the Pearl

by Paynter, John H.

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1930
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Hard Cover
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€781.77

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Washington: Associated Publishers, Ink, 1930. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xi, [1], 209 pp., ports. First edition. In original cloth, lacking the rare dust jacket. Very minor shelf-rubbing. A remarkably fresh, clean copy. Expanded from a 1916 publication of the same title in the Journal of Negro History, Paynter's historical novel is about the escape… Read more about this item
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[Virginia] [drop-title] Brief History of Alexandria, [with] The Narrative of John Trust
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[Virginia] [drop-title] Brief History of Alexandria, [with] The Narrative of John Trust

by [Virginia] [Carne, William F.]

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1890
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Original Wrappers
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[Alexandria, VA], 1890. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. 11, [1], 24, [2] pp., illus. First edition, thus. As issued, stitched in self wrappers. Light to moderate soiling to the covers and contents. A reasonably nice copy. Though without author or publisher, this has been attributed to journalist, educator, and one-time superintendent of Alexandria city schools… Read more about this item
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[Cover Title] The Narrative of John Trust, Translated from his Mss

[Cover Title] The Narrative of John Trust, Translated from his Mss

by [Carne, William F.]

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Used - Very Good+ binding
Published
1883
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Original Wrappers
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Alexandria: J. Marriott Hill & Co, 1883. Original Wrappers. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. 42 pp. First edition. As issued, stitched and in printed wrappers. Imperfect copy with a publisher's flaw, lacking the second gathering containing p. 9-16 (text is supplied from another edition). Otherwise a very nice copy of a book that is rare in commerce. Though no… Read more about this item
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€104.24
Faust: Eine Tragoedie von Goethe
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Faust: Eine Tragoedie von Goethe

by [Doves Press] von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang

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Used - Very Good+ binding
Published
1906
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Vellum Binding
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Hammersmith: Printed by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker at the Doves Press, 1906. Vellum Binding. Very Good+ binding. Small quarto. 260, [1], [3 (blank)] pp. Limited edition, one of 300 copies on paper. As issued, in limp vellum by Doves Bindery, stamp-signed on the rear turn-in; housed in modern slipcase. Quite a nice copy with little mellowing… Read more about this item
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Faust: Eine Tragoedie von Goethe, Zweiter Theil
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Faust: Eine Tragoedie von Goethe, Zweiter Theil

by [Doves Press] von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang

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Used - Very Good+ binding
Published
1910
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Vellum Binding
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Hammersmith: Printed by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Press, 1910. Vellum Binding. Very Good+ binding. Small quarto. 373, [1], [3 (blank)] pp. Limited edition, one of 250 copies on paper. As issued, in limp vellum by Doves Bindery, stamp-signed on the rear turn-in; housed in modern slipcase. Quite a nice copy with minor mellowing to the vellum;… Read more about this item
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[Richard Heber Copy] Nugae Metricae
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[Richard Heber Copy] Nugae Metricae

by [Grenville, William Wyndham]

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1824
Binding
Full Leather
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€990.24

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[Oxford?]: Privately printed, 1824. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Quarto. [4], 89, [1] pp. First edition. Presentation copy from the author. In contemporary morocco with dentelle borders and decorative spine in gilt; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Light scuffing to the spine and board edges; top corners bumped; very minor and occasional foxing/spotting to the contents but largely… Read more about this item
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BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN, OR THE RAKE'S REGRESS
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BASIL SEAL RIDES AGAIN, OR THE RAKE'S REGRESS

by Waugh, Evelyn | frontispiece by Kathleen Hale

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Used - Very Good+ binding
Published
1963
Binding
Hard Cover
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Large octavo. [6], 49, [1] pp., frontis. Limited edition, number 561 of 1000 copies. Signed by Waugh. Publisher's cloth with gilt-stamped vignette on the front board and title on the spine; top edge gilt. Spine with just a touch of sunning, else a very bright binding; contents… Read more about this item
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THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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THE SONNETS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

by Shakespeare, William | edited by W. J. Craig

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1913
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Hard Cover
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€62.54

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London: Published for the Medici Society by Philip Lee Warner, Riccardi Press, 1913. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Small quarto. [4], 78, [4] pp. Limited edition, numbered 974 of 1000 copies. As issued, in publisher's cloth-backed boards, top edge gilt. Some minor wear to the head of the spine; light soiling and moderate sunning to the covers; soiling… Read more about this item
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Le Corbeau; The Raven, Poeme
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Le Corbeau; The Raven, Poeme

by Poe, Edgar Allan | translated into French by Charles Baudelaire and Stephane Mallarme; illustrated by Edouard Manet

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1949
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Hard Cover
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€99.50

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Paris: La Guilde du Livre Lausanne, 1949. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 74, [4] pp., plates. Limited edition. In paper vellum over boards. Corners are bumped; binding is lightly rubbed, nevertheless, a presentable copy of this French translation of Poe's classic. Here presented with Poe's poem in English followed by opposite page translations by both Baudelaire and… Read more about this item
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Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts
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Vertigo: A Novel in Woodcuts

by Ward, Lynd

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1937
Binding
Hard Cover
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€208.47

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New York: Random House, 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. Illus. First edition. As issued, in printed cloth, lacking the rare dust jacket. Very light shelfwear, including some minor fraying at the spine end; contemporary owner name on the front pastedown else clean throughout. Spiegelman, in his introduction to the Library of America's works of… Read more about this item
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Lyrics of the Gray for Southern Hearts and Southern Homes
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Lyrics of the Gray for Southern Hearts and Southern Homes

by [Civil War] Harbaugh, T. C. [Thomas Chalmers]

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1907
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Original Wrappers
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€260.59

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1907. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Octavo. [4], 56 pp. First edition. Signed and inscribed by Harbaugh below the frontispiece. As issued, in printed gray wrappers; oval portrait of Harbaugh has been pasted to the front cover, possibly by a previous owner as we have had a copy of this without Harbaugh's portrait laid down. Very light shelfwear… Read more about this item
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Moby Dick, or the Whale
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Moby Dick, or the Whale

by Melville, Herman | illustrated by Rockwell Kent

Condition
Used - Very Good binding
Published
1930
Binding
Hard Cover
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London: Cassell & Company | printed at the Lakeside Press (Chicago), 1930. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xxxi, [1], 822, [6] pp., illus. As issued, in publisher's black cloth, lacking dust jacket. Binding rubbed and hinges a trifle loose; nevertheless, it presents fairly well. Contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1936, otherwise, internally clean.… Read more about this item
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€208.47
Lowlands Away
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Lowlands Away

by Henri, Adrian

Condition
Used - Near Fine binding
Published
2001
Binding
Hard Cover
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Bath, UK: Old School Press, 2001. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto. [32] pp., illus. Limited edition, number 46. As issued, in cloth-backed boards with title in gilt on the front board. Bottom corners of both boards are just a trifle bumped, else a very nice copy, clean throughout. This is the fourth in a series by the… Read more about this item
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[Designed by Monroe Wheeler] CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE: A Romaunt by Lord Byron
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[Designed by Monroe Wheeler] CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE: A Romaunt by Lord Byron

by Byron, [George Gordon] Lord | illustrations by Francis Cyril Rose

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Used - Near Fine binding
Published
1931
Binding
Hard Cover
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€78.65

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New York: Harrison of Paris | Minton, Balch and Company, 1931. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto. 236, [4] pp., illus. Limited edition, number 322 of 660 copies from the full edition of 700. In original cloth with much of the original slipcase present. Binding is quite bright but with a touch of sunning to the spine; offsetting… Read more about this item
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GOLDEN STATE
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GOLDEN STATE

by Bidart, Frank | note by Richard Howard

Condition
Used - Very Good+ binding
Jacket Condition
Very Good+ dust jacket
Published
1973
Binding
Hard Cover
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New York: George Braziller, 1973. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. x, 50 pp. First edition, first printing. As issued, in golden cloth and dust jacket. A very bright copy with top corners of both boards very slightly bumped; dust jacket is fresh with price intact on the front flap. A very nice… Read more about this item
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FLOATING ON SOLITUDE: THREE VOLUMES OF POETRY
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FLOATING ON SOLITUDE: THREE VOLUMES OF POETRY

by Smith, Dave

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Used - Very Good+ binding
Published
1996
Binding
Soft Cover
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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996. Soft Cover. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. xiii, [1], 331, [5] pp. First edition, first printing. Trade paperback. Signed by Smith on the title page. Minor shelf-rubbing to the covers, but largely a nice, fresh copy.
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POEMS: REASONS FOR MOVING; DARKER; & THE SARGENTVILLE NOTEBOOK
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POEMS: REASONS FOR MOVING; DARKER; & THE SARGENTVILLE NOTEBOOK

by Strand, Mark

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Used - Very Good binding
Published
1992
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Soft Cover
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€36.96

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. vii, [1], 105, [7] pp. First edition. Signed by Strand on the title page. Trade paperback. Only light shelf-rubbing to the covers; bookseller stamp on the first blank, else a clean copy.
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THE TERROR: A FANTASY

THE TERROR: A FANTASY

by Machen, Arthur

Condition
Used - Very Good+ binding
Jacket Condition
Very Good+ dust jacket
Published
1965
Binding
Hard Cover
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€47.38

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1965. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Octavo. [6], 190, [1] pp. First edition. Publisher's cloth with dust jacket. A very sharp copy with only trivial shelf-rubbing to the binding and jacket; price intact on the top of the front flap.
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€47.38