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New York : McClure, Philips, 1900.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s second novel, basis for the classic 1946 film starring Bob Hope. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “And live men are just names! said M. Beaucaire.” Booth Tarkington. For Miss Carmel Myers.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box.
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London : Printed for J. Johnson, 1803.
First edition in English of Bossut’s fundamental history of mathematics. Octavo, bound in full contemporary polished diced calf with gilt tooling to the spine, black morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, marbled endpapers and all edges marbled, ribbon bound in. Translated from the French by JohnContinue reading "A General History of Mathematics From the Earliest Times, to the Middle of the Eighteenth Century."
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Cambridge : Printed at the Riverside Press, 1903.
The Autograph Centenary edition of Emerson’s complete works with an autograph manuscript in his hand and with his notations tipped in. One of six hundred copies additionally signed by the publisher, this is number 576. Octavo, 12 volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments withinContinue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Autograph Centenary Edition."
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London : A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1799.
Early edition of Adam Smith’s magnum opus and cornerstone of economic thought. Octavo, 3 volumes, bound in full calf, gilt titles to the spine, morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, rebacked. An exceptional set of this classic work.
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London : Printed for J. Buckland, 1782.
First edition of John Scott’s collected poems. Octavo, bound in full mottled calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with 14 engravings including 2 by William Blake, engraved frontispiece and pictorial title page, rebacked. In very goodContinue reading "The Poetical Works of John Scott Esq."
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London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.
First edition of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling, raised bands, morocco spine labels, top edge gilt, with the steel-engraved frontispiece portrait of Dickens in the first state, first four plates in later state without imprint, page 123 with “sister” (2d state) & page 160Continue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."
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London : Various Publishers, c.1730-1760.
Finely bound sammelband collection of comedies and tragedies by early English playwrights including William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and William Congreve. Octavo, 43 volumes bound into 7 in half contemporary calf over marbled boards with burgundy morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, numerous engraved frontispieces, headpieces, tailpieces and illustrations. In very good condition. A very uniqueContinue reading "Tragedies and Comedies of the Great English Playwrights."
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Paris : Librairie d'Amateurs, n.d.
The Libraire d’Amateurs edition of Voltaire’s satirical novella. Quarto, bound in three quarter crushed morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in, top edge gilt, with 46 monochrome plates by Umberto Brunelleschi. In fine condition. Housed in a customContinue reading "L’Ingénu: Histoire Veritable Tiree Des Manuscrits Du Pere Quesnel 1767."
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Societe Typographique Belge : Bruxelles, 1840.
Finely bound example of the first major work on the French Revolution. Quarto, two volumes bound in full contemporary polished and diced calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Thiers. In very good condition. A very attractive binding.
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Paris : Librairie de France, 1922-1924.
The Edition du Centenaire of the complete illustrated works of Gustave Flaubert. Quarto, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, original wrappers bound in, illustrated by Andre Favory, Georges Dufrenoy, Bernard Naudin, and Pierre Girieud.Continue reading "Oeuvres Completes Illustrees de Gustave Flaubert."
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London : Chatto and Windus, 1882.
First edition of the definitive biography of famed illustrator and satirist George Cruikshank. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, triple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, allContinue reading "The Life of George Cruikshank. In Two Epochs."
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London : John Camden Hotten, 1835-1853.
First editions of the first and second series of The Comic Almanack; illustrated by George Cruikshank. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Root & Son, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in, with manyContinue reading "The Comic Almanack: An Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities."
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Paris : Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1861.
First Hachette edition with French text of Dore’s magnificently illustrated edition of Dante’s Inferno. Folio, bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin with elaborate Grolieresque gilt-decorated morocco onlays to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, full gilt-decorated morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 75 full-page engravingsContinue reading "L’Enfer de Dante Alighieri. Avec Les Dessins de Gustave Dore. [Dante’s Inferno]."
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Various : Various Publishers, 1878-1926.
An extensive collection of forty-nine works by Robert Louis Stevenson, publishing date 1878-1926 to include the Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Sidney Colvin, Methuen 1899 and The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson by Graham Balfour 1901. 2 vols. Stevenson’s Baby Book, John Howell, San Francisco 1922. Cummy’s Diary, A Diary kept by Robert Louis Stevenson’sContinue reading "The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson [Including Treasure Island; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Kidnapped]."
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London : Harper Collins, 1996-2011.
First British editions of each volume in George R.R. Martin’s acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket artwork by Jim Burns and Larry Rostant.
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London : William Clowes & Sons, Limited, 1890.
First edition of Dalton’s account of the decisive engagement of the Waterloo campaign and Napoleon’s last. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece. In good condition. Bookplate. Ownership name. Rare.
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Boston : Carter, Hendee, and Co, 1832.
First edition of Jackson’s work detailing six cases of Cholera collected at the Hospital de la Pitie at Paris. Octavo, original publisher’s boards and paper spine label. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.
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London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1901.
First English edition of what many consider Kipling’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated with photographs of clay reliefs by John Lockwood Kipling including tissue-guarded frontispiece, two pages of advertisements at rear. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco made by Asprey and Garrard. An exceptional example.
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New York and Boston : Charles S. and Joseph H. Francis, 1841.
Francis’ revised complete edition of Scott’s poetical works. Octavo, 10 volumes bound into 5 in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in. In near fine condition.
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London : Frederick Warne and Co, n.d.
The Lansdowne Poets edition of the poetical works of Sir Walter Scott. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, inner dentelles, all edges gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Scott. Decorated with a fore-edge painting. In near fine condition.
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