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Correspondence regarding Book Collecting by [IAN FLEMING / PERCY MUIR]

by [IAN FLEMING / PERCY MUIR]

Correspondence regarding Book Collecting by [IAN FLEMING / PERCY MUIR]

Correspondence regarding Book Collecting

by [IAN FLEMING / PERCY MUIR]

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1963. July-December 1963. A series of letters between Ian Fleming, Percy Muir and a Canadian reader of 'The Book Collector' journal regarding a potential rare book. 5 letters, two of which are signed by Fleming; 1) An enquiry from the reader describing her book, addressed 'Dear Mr Fleming'. 2 pages, handwritten. 2) The retained carbon reply by Fleming advising the reader her enquiry has been passed to book expert Percy Muir. Typed letter, hole-punched at margin. 3) Brief typed letter to Percy Muir, apologising for enclosing the 'daft letter' of enquiry. On Mitre Court heading (Fleet Street), signed 'Ian'. 4) The retained carbon appraisal of the book from Percy Muir to the enquirer. Typed letter, hole-punched at margin. 5) Longer typed letter to Percy Muir mentioning the Book Collector, John [Hayward] and a trip to Jamaica [he owned a property 'Goldeneye' on Jamaica's North Shore]. Mitre Court heading (Fleet Street), signed 'affectionately Ian'. A fine correspondence between the 'James Bond' creator Ian Fleming and his close friend and colleague Percy Muir -Muir was a respected bibliophile who assembled Fleming's important scientific library, and both men sat on the editorial board of The Book Collector journal which was published by Fleming's Queen Anne Press. Fleming was godfather to Muir's daughter Helen. In the James Bond novel 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (published just before the date of this correspondence) a character is named in Percy's honour; the British Agent 'Alexander Muir', Head of Station Z (Zurich), fittingly appears with a signal room hidden behind a book-lined wall. Near fine condition throughout. [Gilbert p.649].
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY

by NICOLAY HAY

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There thosands of book on the life of Abraham Lincoln. This ten volumes are RARE AND HISTORICAL. "This has full and Authorized Record of his Private life and Public career. By his two private secretaries. John G. Nicolay and John Hay. With the assistance of Robert Todd Lincoln and the private papers and manuscripts in his possession."Rare Photographs, Maps, Private and Official Papers in Facsimilie.
The ten volumes are in very good shape. Vol. 6 has a slight tare on the top of the spine. The insie papes are all in good condition. This collection is a treasue of American History.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY

by NICOLAY HAY

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There thosands of book on the life of Abraham Lincoln. This ten volumes are RARE AND HISTORICAL. "This has full and Authorized Record of his Private life and Public career. By his two private secretaries. John G. Nicolay and John Hay. With the assistance of Robert Todd Lincoln and the private papers and manuscripts in his possession."Rare Photographs, Maps, Private and Official Papers in Facsimilie.
The ten volumes are in very good shape. Vol. 6 has a slight tare on the top of the spine. The insie papes are all in good condition. This collection is a treasue of American History.
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The Book Collector, Volume 13 No. 2, Summer 1964

by Hayward, John; Ian Fleming; John Carter; Percy Muir

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London: The Shenval Press Ltd., 1964. Very Good condition. Spine a little sunned. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Book Collector, Volume 13 No. 2, Summer 1964. Bound in the original stiff wraps. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The Book Collector, Volume 11 No. 2, Summer 1962

by Hayward, John; Ian Fleming; John Carter; Percy Muir (editors)

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London: The Shenval Press Ltd., 1962. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Book Collector, Volume 11 No. 2, Summer 1962. Bound in the original stiff wraps. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The Book Collector, Volume 9 No. 2, Summer 1960

by Hayward, John; Ian Fleming; John Carter; Percy Muir (editors)

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London: The Shenval Press Ltd., 1960. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Book Collector, Volume 9 No. 2, Summer 1960. Contains: English Bookbindings XXXIII by Howard M. Nixon; Grolier's Binders by Howard M. Nixon; Further Reminiscences IX by P. H. Muir; Unfamiliar Libraries VI, The Matenadaran at Erevan by G. Abgarian; etc. Bound in the original stiff wraps. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The Book Collector, Volume 9 No. 3, Autumn 1960

by Hayward, John; Ian Fleming; John Carter; Percy Muir (editors)

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London: The Shenval Press Ltd., 1960. Very Good++ condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Book Collector, Volume 9 No. 3, Autumn 1960. Contains: Some Books of Early English Provenance in the Library Company of Philadelphia by Edwin Wolf 2nd; Railway Reading by Alan Walbank; English Bookbindings XXXIV by Howard M. Nixon; Further Reminiscences X by P. H. Muir; etc. Bound in the original stiff wraps. 5.75" wide by 8.75" tall.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good++ condition. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) on letterhead of Harper & Brothers Editorial Rooms, to a Miss...

Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) on letterhead of Harper & Brothers Editorial Rooms, to a Miss Bridgman, 24 January 1895

by Sangster, Margaret E

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NY, 1895. Original manuscript. Very Good. One page, written clearly in black ink. Sangster sends her autograph and thanks Miss Bridgman "for your very kind and sweet letter....Cordially yours...." Signed in full. 8.25" x 5.25
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Two page autograph letter signed selling copies of Old Chelsea

Two page autograph letter signed selling copies of Old Chelsea

by Unwin, T. Fisher

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London: Aug. 11, 1888. 4to, 39 lines, approx. 220 words, on Century Illustrated Magazine letterhead, to the publishers Roberts Brothers, soliciting orders of the book Old Chelsea by Benjamin Ellis Martin. Previous solds, some toning, all else very good. "At the request of Mr. Pascoe I have pleasure sending you ... proofs of Old Chelsea. It is written by Dr. Martin, an American literary man, and a contributor to Harper & Century & the illustrations are by Joseph Pennell ... Altogether it will be a most charming and attractive got up book and for you it must be impotrant as the publisher of Pennell's book and also it will be a copyright book. Within a week I shall send you page and complete proof etc and terms for 500 copies if you wish for a larger number please say so."
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Holograph Note Signed

Holograph Note Signed

by Salter, James

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(np): (np) Aprx 9x12 inch 20 lb green stock dated "August 4 Bridgehampton." "Yes, it is a nice collection. A pleasure to sign. My regards to Ms Mason." Salter has signed with his initials "J.S" Folded in half with beginning toning at extremities. Very Good condition.. Signed. Unbound. Very Good/Not Issued.
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The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life....
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The Complete Letter-Writer. Containing Familiar Letters on the Most Common Occasions in Life. Also a Variety of Elegant Letters for the Direction and Embellishment of Style, On Business, Duty, Amusement, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friendship,.....

by (Donaldson, Alexander, Printer)

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Edinburgh: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1781. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 230 +9pp contents. Full leather, leather label. Covers worn and scuffed, free endpapers lacking, joints tender, contents tanned and foxed, minor dampstaining to last pages,drawing and doodling on front pastedown, strip torn from lower margin of last page, no loss of text, former owner's name on title page. A very early edition of this title, by the author referred to by James Boswell as the "Prodigious Vendor of Literature.
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From.... "HELL RECONSIDERED"

From.... "HELL RECONSIDERED"

by Styron, William

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Faircopy. 8.5x11 inch 20lb tan stock with perforation line on topedge. Signed in ink by Styron. One typo (uncorrected). Fine condition. Contents are a one paragraph excerpt from Styron's essay that appeared in the June 29, 1978 issue of "The New York Review of Books.". Signed by Author. Unbound. Fine/Not Issued. Faircopy/Typescript.
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Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, With Three Performance Programs, 1917

Original Handwritten Letter From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, With Three Performance Programs, 1917

by Harold Victor Bauer

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Florence (1907) And Los Angeles (1917): Trinity Auditorium Villa Braggiotti, 1907. Original Documents . No Binding. Fine. Original Handwritten Two Page Letter To One Of His Students, A Miss Wilson, From Pianist Harold Bauer, 1907, On Villa Braggiotti, Florence Stationary, With Three Performance Programs At The Trinity Theatre, Los Angeles, 1917. Some Wear And Soiling. Harold Victor Bauer (1873 - 1951) Was A Noted Pianist Who Began His Musical Career As A Violinist. He Took Up The Study Of The Violin Under The Direction Of His Father And Adolf Pollitzer. He Made His Debut As A Violinist In London In 1883, And For Nine Years Toured England. In 1892, However, He Went To Paris And Studied The Piano Under Ignacy Jan Paderewski For A Year, Though Still Maintaining His Interest In The Violin. An Anecdote Reports That Paderewski Jokingly Told Bauer To Concentrate On The Piano Because "You Have Such Beautiful Hair". In 1893, In Paris, He And Achille Rivarde Premiered Frederick Delius's Violin… Read More
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Autographed Photo of Bob Hope

Autographed Photo of Bob Hope

by Hope, Bob

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Bob Hope was, and still is, one of the most iconic actor/comedians to ever emerge from Hollywood.
This photo is a promotional movie still for the movie "The Cat and the Canary", released in the year 1939, which starred Bob Hope with Paulette Goddard.
The photo is matted in a pale green photo mat and is autographed,
"Bob".
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Autographed Photo of Penn and Teller

Autographed Photo of Penn and Teller

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Penn Jillette and Joe Teller have successfully combined magic and comedy for decades, becoming one of the most enduring and successful pairings in the entertainment industry.
This 8 inch by 10 inch black & white photo is a publicity still from the Warner Brothers movie "Penn & Teller Get Killed", made in 1989.
It is autographed in red ink by both Penn and Teller.
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2 billets autographes signés à Jean-Paul Brunet à propos de sa...
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2 billets autographes signés à Jean-Paul Brunet à propos de sa poésie, 1901

by Breton, Jules (peintre et poète français, 1827-1906)

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Paris, 1901. Autographe. Très bon. Aucune reliure. Signé par l'auteur. Ed. originale. in-24. 1 lettre autographe signée sur bristol vert à coins ronds, 2 pp. in-24, 16 juin 1901. On joint 1 billet autographe signé sur sa carte de visite à l'adresse du 136 rue de Longchamp, 2 pp. in-48, sd [ca 1901]. Dans le premier billet, il indique à son correspondant (Jean-Paul Brunet, critique à l'hebdomadaire "Le Mondain bordelais") que l'édition tirée à part de "Jeanne" est épuisée depuis longtemps mais que l'on peut trouver ses poésies chez Lemerre. Il regrette de ne plus voir son père, mais en a des nouvelles par Daniel de Sèze. Dans le second billet, il remercie Jean-Paul Brunet pour tout le bien qu'il dit de ses poèmes. Bel état. Nota : ces documents ne pourront être exportés en dehors de l'Union Européenne sans… Read More
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Robert Dale Owen Signed Letter

Robert Dale Owen Signed Letter

by Owen, Robert Dale

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, . 5 1/8" x 6 3/4" signed letter from Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) dated May 5, 1865 at Cincinnati and addressed to publishers Mssrs. Tickner & Fields, acknowledging receipt of $50 as payment for his article on Hofwyl appearing in Atlantic Magazine that month, a fond history of his years at Hofwyl school, the independent self-governing private college in Switzerland to which Owen credited the molding of much of his character and philosophy. In addition to his notorious involvement with social reforms, Robert Dale Owen served in the Indiana legislature and the U.S. House Of Representatives (1843 to 1847), where he introduced and secured passage of the bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution, for which he was appointed to its first board of regents. Never without controversy, in the 1850 ‘s he turned to spiritualism, and while his book on the subject, "Footfalls On The Boundary Of Another World" was popular with the general public, it incurred ridicule from a number of his… Read More
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