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THE SIRENS WAKE by Dunsany, [Edward Plunkett], Lord - 1946

by Dunsany, [Edward Plunkett], Lord

THE SIRENS WAKE by Dunsany, [Edward Plunkett], Lord - 1946

THE SIRENS WAKE

by Dunsany, [Edward Plunkett], Lord

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London: Jarrolds, 1946. Large octavo. Cloth. Portrait. Near fine in lightly rubbed, edgeworn and nicked dust jacket. Second impression, but a fine association copy, bearing Dunsany's full-page inscription to his long-time friend, and the dedicatee of THE CHRONICLES OF RODRIGUEZ, William Beebe: "To where the golden oriole sings, [/] Or motors grunt & whine, [/] This book of stray remembered things [/] I send for auld lang synes [/] To Beebe, whose wide wanderings [/] Have far outdistanced mine. Dunsany. Aug: 12 1953." The inscription is executed with Dunsany's characteristic broad pen and flourishes.
Painters of the Desert, 1960, First. Inscribed Association copy
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Painters of the Desert, 1960, First. Inscribed Association copy

by Ed Ainswoth

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Folio, 13.25 x 9.75, 111 pp. Publisher: Desert Magazine. Ed Ainsworth. 1960, First edition. ASSOCIATION copy. Original orange cloth, lettered in gilt. Foreword by Carl Schaefer Dentzel. Illustrations and plates throughout from drawings and paintings (some in color) by various artists, and photographs of them.
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Very Good. Spine ends and top corners a bit bumped, lacks dust jacket. ASSOCIATION copy with a 8-line INSCRIPTION by Ainsworth in ink on the half-title page: "For Lindley, my pal, raconteur, wine taster, bibliophile, author and a great drinking companion -- may your footsteps be guided to the best vineyards where the juice of the grape inspires new limericks and happy memories of old friends. And I hope you like my book! Most sincerely, Ed (Ed Ainsworth).
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An important work on the artists who captured the sublime beauty of the Californian and Southwestern deserts, including Maynard Dixon, Nicolai Fechin, Carl Eytel, Don Perceval, John Hilton, and others.
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Unhappy Far-Off Things.

by Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett)

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Ireland 112duf Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett). New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1924, 104 pages, some pages carelessly opened, spine is sun faded. Originally published in 1919. Good copy else. $6.50 Box A 112
Short tales dealing with the suffering incurred by the French in WWI.
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Five Plays (The Modern Drama Series)

by Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron); Bjorkman, Edwin (editor)

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Little, Brown, and Company, 1919. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original red cloth stamped in gilt (gilt dull, some wear; ink gift inscription). xii, [2], 116 pages. Contains 'The Gods of the Mountain', 'The Golden Doom', 'King Argimenes and the Unknown Warrior', 'The Glittering Gate' and 'The Lost Silk Hat'; introduction by Bjorkman. Originally published in Great Britain in 1914 (see Currey, page 169).
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The Charwoman's Shadow

The Charwoman's Shadow

by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett)

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9780048232311 / 0048232319
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The Hashish Man and Other Stories
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The Hashish Man and Other Stories

by Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett;Dunsany, Lord

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9780916397456 / 0916397459
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Manic d Pr, 1996. Trade paperback in very good condition.. Soft cover. Very Good.
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A Night At An Inn, a Play in One Act

by Lord Dunsany (Edward Plunkett)

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New York: The Sunwise Turn, 1916. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good-. 1916, Second Printing, 34 pp. Softcover in blue wraps. Very Good- copy. Chipping along edges of wraps. Clean contents.
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Curse of the Wise Woman

Curse of the Wise Woman

by Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany

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9780002211291 / 0002211297
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The Gods of Pegana
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The Gods of Pegana

by Edward J.M.D. Plunkett; Lord Dunsany

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9781598189261 / 1598189263
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The Book of Wonder
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The Book of Wonder

by Lord Dunsany Edward J.M. D. Plunkett

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9781604242720 / 1604242728
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Book Jungle, 2007-09-27. Paperback. Good.
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Unhappy Far-Off Things

by DUNSANY, Lord (Edward Plunkett)

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NY:: Putnam,. Very Good. 1924. Hardcover. A later printing. Minor edge wear and age toning, else very good in printed boards. No dust jacket. .
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THE HASHISH MAN - and Other Stories

THE HASHISH MAN - and Other Stories

by Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) (introduction by Jon Longhi)

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San Francisco, California: Manic D Press, 1996. Book. Illus. by Brian Walls;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 149 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Brian Walls. This story collection contains: Introduction by Jon Longhi; Charon; The Three Infernal Jokes; The Guest; Thirteen at Table; The Three Sailors' Gambit; The Exiles Club; Where the Tides Ebb and Flow; The Field; A Tale of London; A Narrow Escape; Bethmoora; How the Enemy Came to Thlunrana; The Hashish Man; In Zaccrath; The Idle City; The Madness of Andelsprutz; The Secret of the Sea; Idle Days on the Yann; A Tale of the Equator; Spring in Town; In the Twilight; Wind and Fog; A Story of Land and Sea - a novelette; After the Fire; The Assignation; and Preface to The Last Book of Wonder - an essay..
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The Guardians of the House
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The Guardians of the House: Inscribed Copy

by Lucy Boston with Diana Boston

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9780905899091 / 0905899091
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Inscribed "The Simpson family You saw most of these faces at Green Know on 26 April 2001 Diana Boston" Book in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket Good/VG. Has very little wear but crinkly with a crease down the back, some dents and a purple stain on back by bar code. See photos.
A souvenir from visiting the manor at Hemingford Grey which stands near the river Ouse. SHIPS FROM CHICAGO, IL.
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love)

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9780671649210 / 0671649213
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

by Chubbuck, Emily

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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1867. Later edition. Very good with some foxing and prior owner signature to front pastedown.. A scarce printing, which appears to be unrecorded on Worldcat. Part of Sheldon's "Good Boy's Library" as indicated on the spine and which were apparently previously part of Sheldon's "Sunday School Books" library. In publisher's green cloth with gilt stamp decorated spine.
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

by Williams, Harold A

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Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a few tiny spots to rear cover. A complete history of the first century of this important transportation system servicing the Eastern seaboard and points further west. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of historic scenes and vintage locomotives including the Alliance, the Monocacy, and the Conewago.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]

by Moir, David Macbeth

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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W.… Read More
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS

by Bass, Rick

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780395716878 / 039571687x
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tom McGuane, to whom the book along with John Graves and Jim Harrison is dedicated, on the dedication page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such.. Inscribed By Dedicatee. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS

by Everson, William (Brother Antoninus)

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9780811205207 / 0811205207
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NY: New Directions, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Everson on the half-title page to his publisher/bibliographer, the Barlett's of Cayucos Books. "To Peter & Henrietta/once again here at Kingfisher Flat in gratitude for our long friendship Bill Everson Dec 30, 1984 Swanton, CA." Cayucos Books published Everson's Tendril in the Mesh, The Alpine Christ & Other Poems, et al. Very faint beginning toning on the dustjacket topedge (not immediately apparent); otherwise, in Fine condition in a Naer Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992

by Lopez, Ken and Bev Chaney

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9780963289803 / 0963289802
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Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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(Ephemera) The Fifth Catalogue: being a List of some Modern FIRST EDITIONS and Examples of...

(Ephemera) The Fifth Catalogue: being a List of some Modern FIRST EDITIONS and Examples of Modern FINE PRINTING. September:MCm Xxx

by Zeitlin, Jake;

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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1930. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" To Gary, Jake". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Prepared by Marjorie Butler and William Blaine Wootten, with typography designed by Mr. Wootten. Near Fine, light soiling. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. Not located at OCLC. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. 7 1/2" x 5 1/2". Association Copy.
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(Ephemera) A Handful of Choice English First Editions newly arrived at Jake Zeitlin: Books....

(Ephemera) A Handful of Choice English First Editions newly arrived at Jake Zeitlin: Books. April, 1935

by Zeitlin, Jake;

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Los Angeles: Jake Zeitlin, Books, 1935. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at top of front wrapper -" J Zeitlin to Gary". Association Copy, from the collection of Gary Steigerwald, who worked for Zeitlin in the 1970s. making this signature from that time period. Two sheets, folded to make 8 unnumbered pages, listing 13 titles. Very Good, small pencil notes in margins p.1and 6, light soiling and wear. SCARCE, particularly so SIGNED. Not located at OCLC. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Two Sheets, Folded . Very Good. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4". Association Copy.
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