Search Results: Authors starting with S from GEORGE HANCOCK RARE BOOKS (PBFA)

First Edition. Small quarto, [8], 93, 30-191, 176-[184], [4] pp., text continuous despite pagination, title inscribed "Sum Ashursti..... 1649", Latin manuscript notes to folding blank leaf before title, English manuscript side notes, some on folding fore-edge flaps. Bound in full calf by Hatton of Manchester, binder's signature to front turn-in, ornate corner pieces, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, spine in six compartments with floral tooling, marbled endpapers, all edges sprinkled in red. Published by Richard Bishop (London), 1649. A little rubbing to the binding, some occasional minor browning, marginal repairs to L1 and final leaf. A very good copy of this scarce and important work. This copy has notable provenance containing the armorial bookplate of the Earl of Macclesfield's North Library to the front pastedown, and also the armorial blind-stamp to the title page and second leaf. "The library of the earls of Macclesfield was created in the first fifty years or so of the eighteenth… Read More

A Promotional Poster entitled "In Celebration of Maurice Sendak," portraying various famous characters created and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Characters from the following books are featured: "Kenny's Window" (1956); "The Sign on Rosie's Door" (1960); "The Nutshell Library" (1962), comprised of "Pierre," "Alligators All Around," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and "One Was Johnny"; "Where the Wild Things Are" (1963); "In the Night Kitchen" (1970); and "Outside Over There" (1981). Amongst others, the Poster depicts the following Characters; Wild Things, Max, Alligator, Rosie, The Baker, Mickey, and The Lion.
Pen Signed by the artist as "Maurice Sendak" at lower right. Also signed in stone as "Maurice Sendak / Feb. 90" at lower right.
The Poster was originally owned by an agent and friend of Maurice Sendak.
20 * 16 inches. Unframed. In near fine condition.
The poster was originally produced in 1990 ahead of the re-publication of Sendak's earlier books. This poster is one of the original, more scarce… Read More

A Coloured lithograph, pen Signed by the artist as "Maurice Sendak" at lower right, from Sendak's book 'In the Night Kitchen', copyright information printed verso.
The item was originally owned by an agent and friend of Maurice Sendak.
19.25 x 14.5 inches. Unframed. In near fine condition.
The image first appeared in Sendak's award winning book "In the Night Kitchen" (New York: Harper & Row, 1970). It shows three rotund chefs, apparent caricatures of comedian Oliver Hardy, preparing batter for a "morning cake." The protagonist of the story, a boy named Mickey, can be seen sitting on a milk bottle at the upper left. This image was first produced in 1971 as a fine art print included among twenty images chosen by Sendak for his portfolio "Pictures by Maurice Sendak" (New York: Harper & Row, 1971). Sendak curated this collection to include his favorite images from eight different titles to be enjoyed as art prints without necessarily being tied to the related text.
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A wonderful original drawing by Dr. Seuss of his iconic character, "The Lorax". Additionally signed and titled to the right of the drawing by Dr. Seuss. The drawing showcases Dr. Seuss's unique style and attention to detail. Drawn using using coloured felt tip pens, the drawing depicts a blue Lorax with a yellow moustache, standing on a tree stump. Beautifully mounted, glazed, and framed ready for presentation. The overall size is 44*36cm. A true collector's piece presenting in fine condition.
The Lorax was Dr. Seuss's favourite of all his works; an environmental story where the Lorax speaks on behalf of the trees, against the industrial ambitions of the Once-ler. The book was first published in 1971, at the beginnings of the modern environmentalist moment, as a protest by Dr. Seuss against huge levels of logging in his home state of California. Dr. Seuss said of the work:
"The Lorax came out of me being angry. The ecology books I'd read were dull.… In The Lorax I was out to attack what I think are… Read More

A Limited Edition, 1 of 60 copies (and some out–of–series copies), this copy unnumbered, 10 copies were reserved for Steinbeck, 50 copies were for distribution by the Cohns. Small octavo, 6 (2) pp., original buff printed wrappers with hand ties, pictorial title–page lettered in black and red, wanting publisher's glassine envelope. Published by The Ward Ritchie Press for the Author and Marguerite and Louis Henry Cohn (Los Angeles), Christmas 1947.
A fine copy.
This copy has notable provenance, originally being owned by Ward Ritchie, with his personal book label present. This work was privately printed at the Ward Ritchie Press as the Cohns' Christmas greeting for the year. The Cohns' are notable for being the owners of House of Books in New York, one of the pioneering Booksellers in modern first editions. (Louis Henry and Marguerite Cohn Hemingway Collection, University Of Delaware.)
According to Goldstone & Payne A26a:
"This elusive "A" item is a letter from Steinbeck to Arnold Gingrich, editor… Read More

First Edition. 8vo, Publisher's boards, untrimmed, re-backed with portion of original title label laid on, housed in cloth portfolio, slipcase with title in gilt to spine, xvi, 144p. Published by Edwards and Knibb (London), 1820.

The boards a little marked and rubbed, a few very light spots internally. A very good copy.

This work provides an account of the land journey in South Africa between the Keiskama and Beka rivers to the capital, Cape town. This work was first published in 1798 under an alternative title, "Narrative Of The Loss Of The Ship Hercules, Commanded By Captain Benjamin Stout", with 1820 being the first time it was re-published under a new title. The two bibliographies for this work (Mendelssohn and Teal) disagree with the work's title.

This copy contains the Bookplate of Colonel Sir Michael R. Shaw-Stewart, to the front pastedown. Sir Michael R. Shaw Stewart (1826-1903) was a Conservative MP from 1855-1865, and a British Baronet, son of Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, and therefore the… Read More

First Edition. 8vo., Publisher's grey boards, silver letting to the spine, dust jacket designed by Christopher Moisan, pp. 390. Published by Grove Press (US), 2022.
A fine copy.
Signed and Dated to the half title page. Further Inscribed to the title page; exceptionally rare as such. The Author typically just simply signed his name. A poignant inscription as readers of this novel will appreciate. The US first printing is the true first printing of this title, preceding the UK first printing by a week.
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First Edition. 8vo, Epistola Dedicatoria (9), Praesatio (a-c2), 425pp, Elenchus Rerum (55), engraved frontispiece portrait by Blooteling after Mary Beale. Bound in quarter goatskin, red calf label lettered in gilt, raised bands with decorative gilt motifs, likely an early 19th century continental binding, title inscribed in ink on lower edge; an indication of how the book was originally shelved. Published by A. C. Ipenisis Gualteri Kettilby (London), 1676.

A tape repair to the reverse of the frontispiece, a small tear to the bottom right corner of the frontispiece (not affecting the image or text), some fraying to page edges and a little loss (not affecting any text) to pp. 349-352., some occasional minor browning. A very good copy.

This is Thomas Sydenham's (1624-1689) first book and a landmark work in epidemiology. This work "became a standard textbook of medicine for two centuries so that he became known as 'The English Hippocrates'. Among his many achievements was the discovery of a disease,… Read More