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Oeuvres de Rabelais: Avec une Vie de l'Auteur, des Notes et un Glossaire, par Louis Moland One of Gustave Doré's finest creations, very rare
by François Rabelais, Gustave Doré (Illustrator)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Published
- 1883
- Binding
- Custom bound in full Vellum
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€537.57
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Paris: Garnier Frères, 1883. 2nd edition. custom bound in full Vellum. Near Fine. Gustave Dore. Garnier Frères, Paris, IN FRENCH, (no date, but according the Bibliographie de la France, the 3rd edition of 1883. Most dealers list this edition as the 2nd edition of 1873, but that one is bigger, at almost 13x17". The 1873 edition has 719… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Songe de Poliphile ou Hypnérotomachie (1883) No. 171 of only 410 copies -
by Francesco Colonna (attributed to)
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
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- 1883
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- Leatherbound Hardcover
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- 1
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€649.76
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Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1883. Leatherbound Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. 180 wood engravings by A. Prunaire after the Kerver edition of 1546.. Paris, Isidore Liseux,1883,
1st edition in French, Hardcover, 2 volumes. Translated into French by Claudius Popelin. Illustrated with more than 180 wood engravings by A. Prunaire after the Kerver edition of 1546. (8vo) half… Read more about this item Item Price
€649.76
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(Fine Binding) THE WHITE DOMINICAN - One of a kind, bound in Fine Leather by renowned bookbinder Nate McCall
by Gustav Meyrink
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- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Unique copy
- Published
- 2023
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- Leatherbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€743.25
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Poulsbo, WA: McCall Bindery, 2023. Unique copy. Leatherbound. Like New/no dj as issued. McCall Bindery, Poulsbo, WA, 2023, Custom leather binding
Like New
No distinction of printing. Book is one of a kind!. No publisher, no year. Book is bound in full leather with custom endpapers, ribbed spine. Bound by the world renown bookbinder Nate McCall.
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Les nuits - Officina Bodoni 1924
by Musset, Alfred de
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Published
- 1924
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- Hardcover
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Montagnola: Officina Bodoni, 1924. 1st edition. Hardcover. Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, 1924, Hardcover
Officina Bodoni, Montagnola, Officina Bodoni, 1924, 55,(1)p., printed in 230 copies (225), orig. gilt-lettered vellum, 4to, in custom-made clamshell box w. gilt publisher's device on lid and gilt-lettered black morocco letterpiece on spine. - Fine, partly unopened copy. = Mardersteig 8. Item Price
€537.57
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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS - (Two volumes bound in one, fine binding by Riviere & Son)
by CARROLL, LEWIS
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- Used
- Edition
- later editions
- Published
- 1937
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- Leather-bound hardcover
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€607.68
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1937. later editions. Leather-bound hardcover. London, Macmillan and Co, 1937, Full leather Hardcover
Macmillan and Co., Limited. A finely bound copy, comprising of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1937 [Bound together with]: [CARROLL, LEWIS (Dodgson, Rev. Charles Lutwidge)]. "Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found… Read more about this item Item Price
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El hondero entusiasta (1923 - 1924) Colección "Cuadernos de poesía" núm. 2
by Pablo Neruda
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- Used - good - very good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Published
- 1933
- Binding
- Wrappers
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€369.29
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Santiago de Chile: Empresa Letras, 1933. Wrappers. good - very good/no dj as issued. Santiago de Chile, Empresa Letras, 1933, Wrappers
Empresa Letras, 1933 in: "Cuadernos de poesía", No. 2, 8to, 34 pages. in wrappers, Second edition. Spine with some damage, front cover separated. Plates browned, but clean and without markings.
Translaton f]rom Neruda's introduction: "The… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Poetical Essay on the Dolphin sailing round the Globe in the years 1766, 1767 + 1768 // Voyage Du Dolphin Autour De Monde Au Cours Des Annees 1766, 1767, 1768 Poeme Maritime Par R Richardson Chirugien a Bord Du-Dit Navir
by R. Richardson (the Barber-Surgeon of the said ship)
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1965
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€126.21
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Paris: Les Bibliophiles de la Societe des Oceanistes, 1965. Fine. A Poetical Essay on the Dolphin sailing round the Globe in the years 1766, 1767 + 1768, with an Introduction by Miss Phyllis Mander Jones
// Voyage Du Dolphin Autour De Monde Au Cours Des Annees 1766, 1767, 1768 Poeme Maritime Par R Richardson Chirugien a Bord… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Doré. Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S.
by Balzac, Honoré de
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- Used - very good
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- no dj as issued
- Edition
- 1st illustrated edition
- Published
- 1855
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- Hardcover
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€279.54
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Paris: Bureaux de la Société Générale de Librairie, 1855. 1st illustrated edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Gustave Dore. Le contes drolatiques. with 425 Illustrations by Gustave Doré.
Paris:, 1855. XXI, 614 S. French text.
The first illustrated edition of the tales by Balzac, the fifth edition of this work, the first to be illustrated, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life and Works of William Blake. - With Selections from his Poems and Other Writings. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's own Works
by Gilchrist, Alexander
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- The sought after 2nd edition
- Published
- 1880
- Binding
- Gilded Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€307.58
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London: Macmillan and Co, 1880. The sought after 2nd edition. Gilded Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Macmillan and Co., London, 1880. Two volumes. 431; 383 pp. with engravings by C. H. Keens and W.J. Linton, and electrotype reproductions. Hardcovers, original blue cloth with elaborate gilt-stamped designs. The second UK printing published in 1880 (The first Printing having… Read more about this item Item Price
€307.58
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Milkmaid of Montfermeil - 2 vol - The Works of Charles Paul De Kock - Passy Edition
by Charles Paul de Kock
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets, this no. 4 o
- Published
- 1908
- Binding
- Full leather binding
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€350.59
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New York: The Frederick J. Quinby Company, 1908. 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets, this no. 4 of 50). Full leather binding. very good/no dj as issued. J. C. Fireman. The Frederick J. Quinby Company, New York, 1908. a novel in 2 volumes from the 'Passy Edition (published in an edition of 50 sets (this… Read more about this item Item Price
€350.59
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La Légende de Croque-Mitaine 769-778
by L'Epine, Ernest, Gustave Dore
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- French First edition
- Published
- 1863
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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€606.75
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Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1863. French First edition. Hardcover. very good/no dj as issued. Gustave Dore. Hachette et Cie, 1863
in-4 12.5" x 9.5" (31 x 23.5 cm); 274pp.
Splendid copy preserved in its rare publisher's red percaline, very fresh. Percaline decorated with gilded decoration on the front cover surmounted by the title in a cartouche. Gilt title… Read more about this item Item Price
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Zettels Traum - Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript comprising 1,334 sheets. (each written on one side only)
by Schmidt, Arno
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- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- Edition limited to 2000
- Published
- 1970
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- Hardcover
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€551.59
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Stuttgart: Goverts Krüger Stahlberg, 1970. Edition limited to 2000. Hardcover. very good/very good. Schmidt, A. Zettels Traum, 1970, in German. (2),1330,(2)p., printed in 2000 SIGNED copies. HUGE folio (17.5 x 13.5 x 3", (44 x 32.5 cm) weighs just over 20 lb) - Frontcover w. sm. dam. spot. = Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript comprising 1,334 sheets.
Green… Read more about this item Item Price
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Concerts at Castle Hill. Signed, Limited to 300
by John Updike
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- Like New
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- no dj as issued
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- Signed 1. edition
- Published
- 1993
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€56.09
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1993. Signed 1. edition. Hardcover. Like New/no dj as issued. Lord John Press 1993. Concerts at Castle Hill. 1993. Signed at half title. Cloth-backed boards. No. 221 of 250.(from a total edition of 250 numbered copies and 50 specially bound deluxe copies). Item Price
€56.09
Getting the Words Out. Signed, Limited
by John Updike
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- Used - almost fine
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- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed 1. edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€65.44
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1988. Signed 1. edition. Hardcover. almost fine/no dj as issued. Lord John Press 1988. Getting the Words Out. Signed at half title. Backed in red cloth-backed boards. No. 168 of 250. (from a total edition of 250 numbered copies and 50 specially bound deluxe copies). Item Price
€65.44
Getting the Words Out. Signed, Limited DeLuxe copy
by John Updike
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- Used - almost fine
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed 1. edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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€116.86
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1988. Signed 1. edition. Hardcover. almost fine/no dj as issued. Lord John Press 1988. Getting the Words Out. Signed at half title. Backed in red leather. This is No. 21 of 50 deluxe copies (from a total edition of 250 numbered copies and 50 specially bound deluxe copies). Bound by Mariana Blau in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Beloved. Signed, Limited
by John Updike
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- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed 1. edition
- Published
- 1982
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€46.74
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Signed 1. edition. Hardcover. Like New/no dj as issued. Lord John Press 1982. Quarter black cloth with red patterned paper covered boards, gilt spine lettering, brown endpapers. Signed at limitation. Backed in black leather. Cloth-backed boards. No. 212 of 300.. One of 300 numbered copies (from a total edition of 400). … Read more about this item Item Price
€46.74
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The Beloved. Signed, Limited DeLuxe copy
by John Updike
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- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed 1. edition
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€73.86
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Signed 1. edition. Hardcover. Like New/no dj as issued. Lord John Press 1982. Backed in black leather. , gilt spine lettering, brown patterned endpapers. Signed at limitation. Backed in black leather. No. 48 of 100. Deluxe Issue, one of 100 numbered copies (from a total edition of 400). Item Price
€73.86
People One Knows: Interviews with Insufficiently Famous Americans
by John Updike - Signed, limited DeLuxe copy
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- Used - almost fine
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed 1st edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€65.44
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. Signed 1st edition. Hardcover. almost fine/no dj as issued. People One Knows: Interviews with Insufficiently Famous Americans. 1980. Signed at limitation. Unnumbered copy, there were 300 numbered copies. Signed presentation copy of the first edition 41, (1, colophon) pp. Original cloth lettered in gilt with brown leather spine. First edition. Presentation copy,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Time Traveler -
by Oates, Joyce Carol
- Condition
- Like New
- Jacket Condition
- no dj as issued
- Edition
- Signed and limited to 176 copies
- Published
- 1987
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€65.44
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Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1987. Signed and limited to 176 copies. Like New/no dj as issued. Lord John Press, 1987 [1], 23, [1] pp. Poems printed on rectos only, but pagination counts blank leaves. 23x14 cm (9x5½"), bound by Marianna Blau in full green cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Designed and printed by Patrick Reagh.
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Hieroglyphic Tales - Officina Bodoni 1929
by Walpole, Horace
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition, limited to 250
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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€326.28
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London: Elkin Mathews., printed at the Officina Bodoni, 1929. 1st edition, limited to 250. Hardcover. 1929, Printed for Elkin Mathews at the Officina Bodoni . 85, [3] pp. 23.5x16.4 cm (9¼x6½"), patterned paper-covered boards, paper spine label. One of 250 copies printed by hand with the original 12 point type Cuneo of Giambattista Bodoni by Giovanni Mardersteig at the… Read more about this item Item Price
€326.28