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Nada the Lily.
by Haggard, H. Rider.
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New York: Longmans, Green, 1892.. First U.S. edition. 8vo. 295 pp., illus., plus [8] pp. of ads at rear. Very good in red cloth, covers a little soiled, spine a little slanted, ex-libris John Ruyle label within (his notes in pencil on end paper), in clear protective mylar jacket. Item Price
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![L'Etoile rouge. First edition. [Autour de la revue blanche].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/083/475/1528475083.0.m.jpg)
L'Etoile rouge. First edition. [Autour de la revue blanche].
by Leclercq, Paul (1872-1956)
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Paris: Éditions du Mercure de France, 1898. Original wraps and partially uncut. 8 x 14.5 cm.... Les frères Paul et Charles Leclercq sont, avec la fratrie Natanson, cofondateurs de l'exigeant périodique littéraire et artistique la Revue Blanche. Fondée à Liège en 1889, puis basée à Paris de 1891 à 1903, elle est l'une des plus importantes revues fin-de-siècle, par la… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ha'achoza = The Estate.
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
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Tel Aviv: Sifriat Poalim, 1976.. 8vo. 288 pp. Hebrew. Good in wraps. Front cover has two large creases near bottom corner, several small creases, torn near bottom of spine. Back cover water damaged and creased. Item Price
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Lease signed by Ronald Gow and Geoffrey Robinson.
by Gow, Ronald and Geoffrey Robinson.
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London, February 12, 1937.. 4 pp. with two related TLS. Ronald Gow, playwright, author of Love on the Dole and husband of actress Webdy Hiller. With tape residue along left front margin. From a collection of letters and papers amassed by illustrator and painter Geoffrey Robinson during his years as a publisher with Rockliff, John Baker,… Read more about this item Item Price
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For Sale: 2 New Painted Edition Patchen Books.
by Patchen, Kenneth.
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San Francisco, CA: Kenneth Patchen, [1955].. 8vo., Folded Sheet, Very Good. Order form. Item Price
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La Sage-Folie, fontaine d'allégresse, mère des plaisirs, reyne des belles humeurs : pour la défense des personnes ioviales, à la confusion des archi-sages et protomaistres : oeuvre morale, très-curieuse, et utile à toutes sortes de personnes. First edition in French
by Spelta, Antonio Marie (1559-1632) and Louis Garon (translator)
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Lyon: Claude Larjot, 1628.. 12mo. 7.5 x 14 cm. Contemporary vellum. 2 parts in one volume. Very good, [24]-192, and [12]-407-[1 blank- 14]p. Translation of La saggia pazzia. "Auec priuilege de sa Majesté." Vol. 2 has title: La delectable folie, support des capricieux, soulas des fantasques, nourriture des bigearres ... Colophon of v. 2: Acheué d'imprimer le 10. Iuillet, 1626. Signatures:… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Anonymiana; or, Ten Centuries of observations on various authors and subjects. Compiled by a late very learned and reverend divine [Samuel Pegge]. Faithfully published from the original ms. [by J. Nichols], etc.. First edition.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/022/337/1188337022.0.m.jpg)
Anonymiana; or, Ten Centuries of observations on various authors and subjects. Compiled by a late very learned and reverend divine [Samuel Pegge]. Faithfully published from the original ms. [by J. Nichols], etc.. First edition.
by Pegge;,Samuel John Nichols
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London: John Nichols,1809.. 8vo. Original qtr. roan and marbled boards. viii, 528pp. Tear on half-title with old tape. Front cover loosening. OCLC Number: 312298177 Item Price
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Pearl-Maiden: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem.
by Haggard, H. Rider.
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New York: Longmans, Green, 1903.. First American edition, second printing. 8vo. 463 pp., with 26 plates and [6] pp. of ads in rear. Good in blue cloth with titles and decorations in gilt, spine a little faded, in clear protective mylar jacket, provenance John Ruyle. Item Price
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Werner’s Readings and Recitations. No. 54 - Commencement Week.
by Schell, Stanley.
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New York: Edgar S. Werner & Co., 1915. . 12mo. 192 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed design along front board. Good with binding worn to gutters, staining along boards. Original boards. Ex-library. Item Price
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Werner’s Readings and Recitations. No. 46 - Lincoln Celebrations.
by Schell, Stanley.
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New York: Edgar S. Werner & Co., 1910. . 12mo. 192 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed design along front board. Very good. Includes some music scores. Original boards. Encased in protective shrink wrap. Ex-library. Item Price
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Hours with Men and Books.
by Matthews, William, LLD.
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Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Co., 1880. . 12mo. 384 pp. Green marbled cloth-covered boards with paneled, gilt calf binding. Fair with shaken binding, loose boards, chipping along spine and board corners, split spine and toning. Original boards. Item Price
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The American Treasury of Facts. 1886. Statistical, Financial, and Political. First edition.
by Spofford, Ainsworth R.
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Rochester, NY: H.H. Warner & Co., 1886. . 12mo. [381 pp]. Soft wraps. Good with marginal toning. Item shrink-wrapped. Includes some black and white illustrations. First edition. Item Price
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Werner’s Readings and Recitations. No. 40 - Thanksgiving Celebrations.
by Schell, Stanley.
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New York: Edgar S. Werner & Co., 1907. . 12mo. 192 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed design along front board. Good with staIning along boards, chipped spine, marginal toning along interior pages and shaken binding. Includes some music scores. Original boards. Ex-library. Item Price
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Marvels of 1924: An Authoritative Record of the Outstanding Events of the Year. First edition.
by Reynolds, Francis J. (ed.).
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New York: International Magazine Company, 1925. . 12mo. 184 pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and spine. Good with staIning along boards and marginal tearing to title page. Mostly black and white plates. Includes color plate frontis. Original boards. Ex-library with nameplate pasted to endpapers. First edition. Item Price
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Werner’s Readings and Recitations. No. 48 - Musical Effects.
by Schell, Stanley.
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New York: Edgar S. Werner & Co., [1912]. . 12mo. 192 pp. Blue cloth-covered boards with black embossed design along front board. Very good. Includes some music scores. Original boards. Encased in protective shrink wrap. Ex-library. Item Price
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Medical Lore in the Older English Dramatists and Poets (Exclusive of Shakespeare). Read Before the Historical Club of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. May 13, 1895. First edition.
by Fletcher, Robert, M.D.
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Baltimore: Friedenwald, 1895. . 8vo. 35 pp. Stiff, bound wraps. Fair with tearing, losses along spine and front and back covers. Glossy pages. First edition. Item Price
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![The Lore of The Lizzie Label. University of Oklahoma. [Limited edition].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/542/318/1096318542.0.m.jpg)
The Lore of The Lizzie Label. University of Oklahoma. [Limited edition].
by Botkin, R.A.
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[Durham: Duke University Press, 1930]. . 8vo. 82 - 93 pp. Soft wraps. Fair with loose pages, damaged binding, marginal tearing, toning and staining. Text on top of first page: “Reprint from December, 1930, American Speech.” [Limited edition]. Item Price
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Les Aventures de Telemaque, Fils d’Ulisse: Tome Deux. Avventure di Telemaco, Figliuolo di Ulisse: Tomo II.
by De Fenelon, M.; Serafino, Buonaiuti.
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London: C. Clarke, 1805. . 8vo. 246 pp. Brown leather-covered boards with brown spine. Fair with chipped boards, foxing, tearing and staining along pages. Ex-library with stamps on front endpapers’ indicating it was from “Saint Xavier College.” Includes four ex-library catalog cards as inserts. En Francais e in Italiano. Item Price
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Some Well-Known Sugar’d Sonnets by William Shakespeare. Re-Sugard’d with Ornamenak Borders.
by Ellis, Edwin J. (design.); Ellis, Tristram J. (engrav.).
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Londin: Henry Sotheran & Co., [1883]. . 8vo. [30 pp]. Marbled half-binding cloth-covered boards with black cloth spine, gilt pastedown title box and printed endpapers. Good with loose pages, sunning along cloth spine and corners and foxing. Includes many black and white gravure plates on laid paper. Item Price
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Travelogues: With Illustrations from Photography by the Author. Volume One.
by Holmes, Burton.
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New York: The Travelogue Bureau, 1918. . 8vo. 336 pp. Black leather-covered soft wraps with printed end papers and gilt pages. Very good with marginal edgewear along wraps from use and marginal foxing. Mostly black and white plates with some color plates covered with protective, printed vellum pages. Includes two-toned title page in red and black inks, illustrated capitals… Read more about this item Item Price
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