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Edward Fitzgerald's translation into English quatrains of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur: a definitive text carefully selected from his five differing versions rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald

by Khayyam, Omar

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Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist
Published
1935
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Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo.
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The Caribbean Poetry of Derek Walcott & the Art of Romare Bearden. [Introduction by Joseph Brodsky]
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The Caribbean Poetry of Derek Walcott & the Art of Romare Bearden. [Introduction by Joseph Brodsky]

by Walcott, Derek

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1451 of 2000 copies. Signed by Bearden and Walcott
Published
1983
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Eight color illustrations by Romare Beardon of which 6 are double-page on white Mohawk eggshell paper. With an original color li
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[New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. 1451 of 2000 copies. Signed by Bearden and Walcott. Eight color illustrations by Romare Beardon of which 6 are double-page on white Mohawk eggshell paper. With an original color lithograph by Bearden (one of 275 numbered copies; unsigned as issued). 1 vols. 4to. Bound by Robert Burlen and Son in white linen with… Read more about this item
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Bullterriers: The Biography of a Breed
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Bullterriers: The Biography of a Breed

by Briggs, L. Cabot

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Used - Original maroon cloth, cream cloth spine and corners. A bid faded. Very good
Edition
First Edition, No. 289 of 500 copies
Published
1940
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66 Illustrations from photographs and prints and a 7 page bibliography. 113 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1940. First Edition, No. 289 of 500 copies. 66 Illustrations from photographs and prints and a 7 page bibliography. 113 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original maroon cloth, cream cloth spine and corners. A bid faded. Very good. First Edition, No. 289 of 500 copies. 66 Illustrations from photographs and prints and a 7… Read more about this item
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A Garland for Stephen Spender. Arranged by Barry Humphries
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A Garland for Stephen Spender. Arranged by Barry Humphries

by [Spender, Stephen]

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Used - Original green wrappers with portrait by David Hockney on the upper cover. Very good, slight sunfading to top of front cover, sp
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No 9 of 150 copies, printed on "Character" laid paper
Published
1991
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Title illustration by John Craxton, plate by Ghika, portrait by Matthew Spender, colophon by Maro Gorky. 1 vols. 8vo
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Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1991. No 9 of 150 copies, printed on "Character" laid paper. Title illustration by John Craxton, plate by Ghika, portrait by Matthew Spender, colophon by Maro Gorky. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green wrappers with portrait by David Hockney on the upper cover. Very good, slight sunfading to top of front cover, spine, and rear cover.… Read more about this item
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Wenham Great Pond

by Phillips, John C.

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Used - Original green half cloth and decorated boards. Fine
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First edition. Number 12 of 100 numbered copies on Hurlbut Perma
Published
1938
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Illustrated. 108 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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Salem: Peabody Museum, 1938. First edition. Number 12 of 100 numbered copies on Hurlbut Permanent Book paper. Printed at the Southworth-Anthoensen Press. Illustrated. 108 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green half cloth and decorated boards. Fine. First edition. Number 12 of 100 numbered copies on Hurlbut Permanent Book paper. Printed at the Southworth-Anthoensen Press. Illustrated. 108 pp. 1… Read more about this item
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Crossings. A Fairy Play

by De la Mare, Walter [John, "Jack"] (1873-1956)

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Used - Quarter linen and paper over boards . Fine
Edition
First edition, number 225 of 264 on handmade paper
Published
1921
Binding
With music by C. Armstong Gibbs. Illus. by Randolph Schwabe. 131, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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[Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1921. First edition, number 225 of 264 on handmade paper. With music by C. Armstong Gibbs. Illus. by Randolph Schwabe. 131, [4] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter linen and paper over boards . Fine. First edition, number 225 of 264 on handmade paper. With music by C. Armstong Gibbs. Illus. by Randolph Schwabe. 131, [4]… Read more about this item
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Iter Hibernicum
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Iter Hibernicum

by (Grolier Club) Edwards, George, editor

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Used - Quarter brown morocco and green boards. In slipcase as issued. Calligraphic bookplate on vellum of Hed Nakles. Fine
Edition
Number 24 of 25 deluxe copies. Printed at the Ascensius Press. D
Published
1998
Binding
Illustrated. xiv, 153 pp. The type designs originated with William Caslon (1692-1766) for the text and with Victor Hammer (1882-
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New York: The Grolier Club, 1998. Number 24 of 25 deluxe copies. Printed at the Ascensius Press. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Completed in April of 1998. Illustrated. xiv, 153 pp. The type designs originated with William Caslon (1692-1766) for the text and with Victor Hammer (1882-1967) for the uncial titles. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter brown morocco and green boards.… Read more about this item
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Quire. A Poetry [Literary] Tract. No. 1 to No. 20

Quire. A Poetry [Literary] Tract. No. 1 to No. 20

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Used - Fine
Edition
Each issue printed letterpress from Bembo, Perpetua, or Lutetia
Published
2023
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Various paginations. 20 vols. Quarto and smaller
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Minnesota City, MN: The Last Press, 2023. Each issue printed letterpress from Bembo, Perpetua, or Lutetia on handmade paper in editions of circa 60 to 100. Various paginations. 20 vols. Quarto and smaller. Fine. Each issue printed letterpress from Bembo, Perpetua, or Lutetia on handmade paper in editions of circa 60 to 100. Various paginations. 20 vols. Quarto… Read more about this item
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Notes and Lectures on Shakespeare and Some of the Old Poets with Other Literary Remains of S.T. Coleridge. Edited by Mrs. H.N. Coleridge
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Notes and Lectures on Shakespeare and Some of the Old Poets with Other Literary Remains of S.T. Coleridge. Edited by Mrs. H.N. Coleridge

by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

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Used - Bounds in full blue polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Riviere
Edition
First edition
Published
1849
Binding
Xv, [1], 372; v, [1], 371 pp. Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick. 2 vols. 12mo
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London: William Pickering, 1849. First edition. xv, [1], 372; v, [1], 371 pp. Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick. 2 vols. 12mo. Bounds in full blue polished calf, gilt spine, t.e.g., by Riviere. First edition. xv, [1], 372; v, [1], 371 pp. Printed by C. Whittingham, Chiswick. 2 vols. 12mo. Wise 93; Keynes p. 59
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Cooking in Old Creole Days. La Cuisine Créole à l'Usage des Petits Mènages
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Cooking in Old Creole Days. La Cuisine Créole à l'Usage des Petits Mènages

by Eustis, Celestine

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Used - Original pictorial boards, cloth spine with paper label, Very Good copy
Edition
First Derrydale edition: the original was published in 1903. Int
Published
1928
Binding
Photographic frontispiece and 8 illustrations by Harper Pennington. 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York: The Derrydale Press, 1928. First Derrydale edition: the original was published in 1903. Introduction by Harry Worcester Smith; one of 500 copies. Photographic frontispiece and 8 illustrations by Harper Pennington. 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original pictorial boards, cloth spine with paper label, Very Good copy. First Derrydale edition: the original was published in 1903. Introduction… Read more about this item
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Farewell Speech of King Edward the Eighth Broadcast from Windsor Castle the Tenth Day of December MCMXXXVI, With the Instrument of Abdication & A Note by William Saroyan
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Farewell Speech of King Edward the Eighth Broadcast from Windsor Castle the Tenth Day of December MCMXXXVI, With the Instrument of Abdication & A Note by William Saroyan

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Used - Bound in half pigskin, with cloth board. Fine
Published
1938
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Illustrated by a colored wood-engraving of the lion & the unicorn by Mallette Dean. [ii], [26] pp. Folio
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San Francisco: Ransohoffs [at the Grabhorn Press], 1938. Illustrated by a colored wood-engraving of the lion & the unicorn by Mallette Dean. [ii], [26] pp. Folio. Bound in half pigskin, with cloth board. Fine. Illustrated by a colored wood-engraving of the lion & the unicorn by Mallette Dean. [ii], [26] pp. Folio. Heller and Magee 299
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Greetings on Your Birthday BR
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Greetings on Your Birthday BR

by (Rogers, Bruce)

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Used - Blue wrappers. About fine
Edition
#4 of 83 copies
Published
1953
Binding
Wood engravings by John de Pol. 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches
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New York: Between-Hours Press, 1953. #4 of 83 copies. Wood engravings by John de Pol. 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches. Blue wrappers. About fine. #4 of 83 copies. Wood engravings by John de Pol. 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches. Inscribed by BR to Frank Petrocelli, Printer at the Press of the Iron Horse. With aa Autograph note from Ben Grauer… Read more about this item
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The Derrydale Cook Book of Fish and Game
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The Derrydale Cook Book of Fish and Game

by De Gouy, L.P.

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Used - Blue wrappers. Minor wear and soiling, very good plus. Owner ink stamp of P.M. Booth, Jr
Edition
Advance review copy
Published
1937
Binding
Title page vignettes in red. xx, (2), 308; xxvi, (2), 330 pp. 2 vols. 8vo
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New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. Advance review copy. Title page vignettes in red. xx, (2), 308; xxvi, (2), 330 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Blue wrappers. Minor wear and soiling, very good plus. Owner ink stamp of P.M. Booth, Jr. Advance review copy. Title page vignettes in red. xx, (2), 308; xxvi, (2), 330 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Siegel… Read more about this item
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Ficciones
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Ficciones

by (Limited Editions Club) Borges, Jorge Luis

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Used - Original full black morocco, spine lettered in blind. Spine and tips very lightly faded, faint touches of foxing on fore edge, a
Edition
Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist
Published
1984
Binding
Illustrated with 22 silk-screened drawings by Sol LeWitt xxii, 306, 2, blank], [1 limitation leaf]. 1 vols. 8 x 8 inches
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[New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1984. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist. Illustrated with 22 silk-screened drawings by Sol LeWitt xxii, 306, 2, blank], [1 limitation leaf]. 1 vols. 8 x 8 inches. Original full black morocco, spine lettered in blind. Spine and tips very lightly faded, faint touches of foxing on fore edge,… Read more about this item
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A Voyage to Lilliput...[and] A Voyage to Brobdingnag by Dr. Lemuel Gulliver
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A Voyage to Lilliput...[and] A Voyage to Brobdingnag by Dr. Lemuel Gulliver

by Swift, Jonathan

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Used - Half red linen and paper map decorated boards. An Almost fine set in compartmentalized slipcase with minor wear and also some we
Edition
Number 1094 of 1500 copies numbered and initialed by Bruce Roger
Published
1950
Binding
Designed by Bruce Rogers. 1 vols. 2 /14 x 3 1/2; 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches
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New York: Printed by the Aldus Printers for The Limited editions Club, 1950. Number 1094 of 1500 copies numbered and initialed by Bruce Rogers. Designed by Bruce Rogers. 1 vols. 2 /14 x 3 1/2; 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Half red linen and paper map decorated boards. An Almost fine set in compartmentalized slipcase with minor wear… Read more about this item
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The Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews
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The Works of Virgil, Englished by Robert Andrews

by Virgil

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Used - Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, red morocco label. Front joint cracked but cords holding. Minor soiling to title leaf, foxin
Published
1766
Binding
[6],16,[3]-536 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. 1 vols. 8vo
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Birmingham: printed by John Baskerville for the author, 1766. [6],16,[3]-536 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, red morocco label. Front joint cracked but cords holding. Minor soiling to title leaf, foxing to the endpapers. Bookplate on the front pastedown. [6],16,[3]-536 pp. Errors in pagination as issued. 1 vols. 8vo. The… Read more about this item
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Turkey Hill Plantation. [Foreword by Grace Fox Perry]
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Turkey Hill Plantation. [Foreword by Grace Fox Perry]

by Milbank, Jeremiah, with Grace Fox Perry

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Used - Green laether spine and boards. Fine
Edition
First edition
Published
1966
Binding
Illustrated with photographs, maps on endpapers of The Cypress Woods Corp. Jasper County, Ridgeland, S.C. [10], 128 pp. 1 vols.
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np: Privately Printed, 1966. First edition. Illustrated with photographs, maps on endpapers of The Cypress Woods Corp. Jasper County, Ridgeland, S.C. [10], 128 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Green laether spine and boards. Fine. First edition. Illustrated with photographs, maps on endpapers of The Cypress Woods Corp. Jasper County, Ridgeland, S.C. [10], 128 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo.… Read more about this item
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The History of the Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire
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The History of the Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire

by Gibbon, Edward

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Used - Three quarter green morocco with gilt borders and spine compartments, teg, marbled endpapers, light scattered foxing to first an
Edition
First Pickering, Oxford English Classics, edition
Published
1827
Binding
Portrait frontispiece to first volume. 8 vols. 8vo
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London; Oxford: William Pickering, Talboys and Wheeler, 1827. First Pickering, Oxford English Classics, edition. Portrait frontispiece to first volume. 8 vols. 8vo. Three quarter green morocco with gilt borders and spine compartments, teg, marbled endpapers, light scattered foxing to first and last pages, ownership signature (T. Cary) to each title page. First Pickering, Oxford English Classics, edition. Portrait… Read more about this item
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El Greco

El Greco

by (Derrydale Press) Griswold, F. Gray

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Used - Original gray boards, gilt, parchment paper spine and corners, fair condition only (shaken, heavily dampstained). In damaged hal
Edition
First edition, first issue, with gilt lettering on spine, no. 44
Published
1929
Binding
14 plates. 1 vols. 8vo
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n.p.: Privately Printed by The Derrydale Press, 1929. First edition, first issue, with gilt lettering on spine, no. 44 of 100 copies. 14 plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Original gray boards, gilt, parchment paper spine and corners, fair condition only (shaken, heavily dampstained). In damaged half crimson morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition, first issue, with gilt lettering on… Read more about this item
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Fifteen Sonnets of Petrarch. Selected and Translated by Thoams Wentworth Higginson
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Fifteen Sonnets of Petrarch. Selected and Translated by Thoams Wentworth Higginson

by (Rogers, Bruce) Petrarch

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Used - Original parchment backed green paper covered boards. Fine in original glassine and slipcase with printed label in red and numbe
Edition
#281 0f 430 copies
Published
1903
Binding
31, [1]pp. Decorations by Bruce Rogers. 1 vols. 12mo
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Boston: Published by Houghton Mifflin [Printed at the Riverside Press], 1903. #281 0f 430 copies. 31, [1]pp. Decorations by Bruce Rogers. 1 vols. 12mo. Original parchment backed green paper covered boards. Fine in original glassine and slipcase with printed label in red and numbered. #281 0f 430 copies. 31, [1]pp. Decorations by Bruce Rogers. 1 vols. 12mo. IN… Read more about this item
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