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New York : The Modern Library, c. 1939.
Modern Library edition of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Vincent Starett in an economical mood Chicago 11 February, 1939.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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London : Faber and Faber, 1954.
First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."
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Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1958.
First edition in English of this memoir of a German field marshal during World War II. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, ruling to the front and rear panels stamped in blind, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black andContinue reading "Lost Victories."
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New York : Coward McCann, 1938.
First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy,Continue reading "Our Town: A Play in Three Acts."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1988.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of Faulkner’s hunting tales: “The Bear” and “The Old People.” Folio, bound in quarter black morocco over linen boards with author’s name in gilt on the spine, illustrated with two color etchings. Boldly signed by illustrator Neil Welliver on the colophon page at the rear. OneContinue reading "Hunting Stories."
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New York City : The Limited Editions Club, 1985.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this compilation of every book The Limited Editions Club had published from 1929 – 1985. Folio, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. One of 800 numbered copies, this is number 688. In near fine condition with light rubbing and aContinue reading "Bibliography: Of The Fine Books Published By The Limited Editions Club 1929 – 1985."
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London : Privately printed by The Curwen Press for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 1929.
First and limited deluxe edition of the monumental Legion Book; one of only one hundred numbered copies printed for private distribution by the Prince of Wales and signed by a remarkable array of British writers and artists, as well as four prime ministers. Quarto, original publisher’s full deluxe pigskin over boards elaborately decorated in blindContinue reading "The Legion Book."
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London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.
The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."
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Edinburgh and London : Various Publishers, 1858-1885.
Uniformly bound set of twelve first editions of works by George Eliot. Octavo, thirty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Club Bindery with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. The set is comprised of twelve first editions including herContinue reading "The Works of George Eliot: Scenes of Clerical Life, Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Romola, Felix Holt the Radical, The Spanish Gypsy, The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, Theophrastus Such, Essays and Leaves From a Notebook."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s first novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with water-color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator SylvainContinue reading "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1985.
The Limited Editions Club limited edition of one of Poe’s most famous short stories. Folio, bound in quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with two color lithographs. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 473. In fine condition. Illustrated by Alice Neel. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase.
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Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1930.
The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of Pindar’s victory odes. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full red crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes."
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Zurich : Fretz Brothers, 1931.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Hawthorne’s last major work of fiction. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, color illustrations throughout. Signed by illustrator Carl Strauss on the colophonContinue reading "The Marble Faun: or, the Romance of Monte Beni."
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Shanghai, China : The Commercial Press, Limited, 1927.
First edition of White’s fine photographic study of the monuments of Shanghai. Folio, original royal blue embroidered silk pictorial boards, illustrated with seventy mounted color and monochrome photographic plates of the celebrated monuments of China’s Northern Capital and its environs complete with descriptive and historical notes by Herbert C. White, Art Director of Signed ofContinue reading "Peking The Beautiful."
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London : Printed by Thomas Warren, 1654.
First illustrated edition of Ogilby’s English translation of the works of Virgil, lavishly illustrated with 101 full-page copperplate engravings by famed engravers Pierre Lombart and Wenceslaus Hollar. Folio, bound in full contemporary paneled mottled calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, rebacked to style preserving original morocco spine labelContinue reading "The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro. [Virgil]."
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New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1977.
First edition of this memoir of prominent British politician Anthony Eden. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. In near fine condition with slight bowing to the rear panel.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt stamped to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "The Great Crash 1929."
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New York : Doubleday, Page, & Company, 1906.
First edition of this classic political work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by theContinue reading "The Jungle."
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Paris : Gauthier-Villars, 1868.
First edition of this classic work of Pasteur’s process of pasteurization. Octavo, modern black half-cloth over marbled boards with black leather label and gilt titles to the spine, all edges speckled, with black and white illustrations. In near fine condition, embossed Franklin Institute stamp to the half-title page, title page, and one text leaf.
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1943.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Gautier’s retelling of the infamous legend of Mademoiselle de Maupin. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels,Continue reading "Mademoiselle de Maupin."
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New York : Walker and Company, 1954.
First hardcover edition of Matheson’s “instant classic,” his groundbreaking treatment of “a traditional horror theme in a science-fictional manner” (Horror 100 Best, 162). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, giltContinue reading "I Am Legend."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1958.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sir Samuel Garth’s translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with engraved book pages. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt,Continue reading "Ovid’s Metamorphoses: In Fifteen Books."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1936.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this distinguished work of literary and philosophical prose. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Imaginary Conversations."
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New York : Hermitage House, 1949.
Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Candide."
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