Original pencil, watercolor, and gouache painting, signed
by BARBIER George
1919. Signed. BARBIER, George. Original pencil, watercolor, and gouache painting, signed. [Paris]: 1919. Original pencil, watercolor, and gouache, heightened in silver gilt, on card, measuring 8 by 10-1/2 inches; matted and framed, wntire piece measures 14 by 18 inches. $4000.Striking original pencil, watercolor, and gouache design, highlighted in silver gilt, by legendary fashion designer George Barbier, of a ""Gypsy"" with tambourine, possibly relating to costumes designed by Barbier for the Gypsy ballet ""Amarilla,"" danced by the Anna Pavlova and... Read More
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Political Annals
by CHALMERS George
1780. First Edition. CHALMERS, George. Political Annals of the Present United Colonies, from their Settlement to the Peace of 1763: Compiled chiefly from Records, and authorized often by the Insertion of State-Papers. London: Printed for the Author: And sold by J. Bowen, 1780. Tall quarto (9-/12 by 11-1/2 inches), period-style fiull mottled calf gilt, red morocco spine label. $4200.First edition of Chalmers' landmark work, published during the Revolution, on British constitutional history and its impact on the American colonies,... Read More
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Comic Almanack
by CRUIKSHANK George
1871. CRUIKSHANK, George. The Comic Almanack With Many Hundred Illustrations by George Cruikshank and Other Artists. First Series, 1835-1843; Second Series, 1844-1853. London: John Camden Hotten, circa 1871. Two volumes. Octavo, early 20th-century three-quarter green morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. $1600.Later edition, with hundreds of illustrations, some folding, and humorous pieces by Thackeray, Mayhew, and others. Handsomely bound by Zaehnsdorf.""Cruikshank attained great celebrity as an artist of rare talents, both in humour and... Read More
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Remembrances for Order and Decency to Be Kept in the Upper House of Parliament
by GEORGE I
1721. (GEORGE I) (PARLIAMENTHOUSE OF LORDS). Remembrances for Order and Decency to Be Kept in the Upper House of Parliament by the Lords, When His Majesty Is Not There. No place: no publisher, 1721. Octavo, original full red paneled morocco gilt, elaborately gilt-decorated spine and covers with the arms of King George I as centerpieces on both covers, silver clasps and catches engraved with thistles, raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; pp. 154. Housed in a custom full... Read More
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Works
by DE KOCK Charles Paul SLOAN John GLACKENS William LUKS George
1902. (SLOAN, John; GLACKENS, William; LUKS, George) DE KOCK, Charles Paul. Works. Boston, Paris, London, New York: Frederick J. Quinby, (1902-05). Thirty-three volumes. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter crimson morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, raised bands, spines inlaid with Art Nouveau flower motifs, top edges gilt. $3800.Thirty-three volumes from the Memorial Edition of De Kock's Works, number 250 of 250 sets, illustrated with more than 300 original etchings, aquarelles, photogravures, and reproductions of watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings by John Sloan (32... Read More
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Document signed
by GARBO Greta CUKOR George
1929. Signed. GARBO, Greta. Document signed. Contract addendum. WITH: CUKOR, George. Typed letter signed. Garbo document: Santa Monica, California: March 12, 1941; Cukor letter: No place, August 1, 1969. Two sheets (8-1/2 by 11 inches), printed and typed (in carbon) on rectos. Housed together in custom half morocco portfolio. $3500.Original document signed by Greta Garbo in 1941 modifying an existing contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures regarding her final film, the disastrous failure Two-Faced Woman, directed by George Cukor. Offered together... Read More
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History of Greece
by GREECE GROTE George
1854. GROTE, George. A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great. London: John Murray, 1851-57. Twelve volumes. Octavo, early three-quarter green morocco gilt, raised bands, top edges gilt, uncut. $3500.Early mixed edition of Grotes celebrated history of Greece, illustrated with a large folding map of Greece and 25 engraved maps and plans (16 folding), handsomely bound by Morrell.A banker, member of Parliament, staunch social reformer and one of... Read More
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Travels in North America
by LEWIS Meriwether CLARK William PHILLIPS George
1822. First Edition. (LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION) [PHILLIPS, George]. Travels in North America. Dublin: Christopher Bentham, 1822. 12mo, contemporary full green straight-grain morocco gilt, marbled endpapers. $2600.First edition of this apocryphal account of Irishman George Phillips' travels with the Lewis and Clark expedition, with five woodcut illustrations. An excellent copy in contemporary morocco-gilt.Several apocryphal accounts of the Lewis and Clark expedition were published during the early 19th century, but this particular narrative ""was in a class of its own... Read More
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Mill on the Floss
by ELIOT George
1860. First Edition. ELIOT, George. The Mill on the Floss. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1860. Three volumes. Octavo, original orange-brown cloth, uncut; housed in a custom slipcase. $4900.First edition, first printing, first state, of this most widely read of Eliots works, in the original publisher's cloth.Eliot's largely autobiographical The Mill on the Floss was written immediately after Adam Bede and published in 1860. ""The portrayal of childhood, of rural life, and the subsidiary characters delighted most... Read More
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Principal Rivers of Wales Illustrated
by WOOD John George
1813. First Edition. WOOD, John George. The Principal Rivers of Wales Illustrated; Consisting of a Series of Views from the Source of Each River to its Mouth. London: for the Author, by T. Bensley, 1813. Two volumes. Folio (11 by 13-1/2 inches), contemporary three-quarter black straight-grain morocco rebacked with original elaborately gilt-decorated spines laid down, raised bands, marbled boards and edges. $3000.First edition of this beautifully illustrated survey of the rivers of Wales, with 159 lovely soft-ground etchings of... Read More
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New Grub Street
by GISSING George
1891. First Edition. GISSING, George. New Grub Street. A Novel. London: Smith, Elder, 1891. Three volumes. Octavo, original gilt- and black-stamped green cloth. Housed together in a custom clamshell box. $5200.First edition of the most famous and ""best work"" by Gissing, whose singular perspective on the work of writing and ""the sterling originality of his art, have secured his place in the history of the English novel,"" in original cloth.New Grub Street, Gissing's ""finest novel,"" is widely seen as... Read More
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Legal Disabilities of Married Women
by HICKOX George
1871. First Edition. (WOMAN SUFFRAGE) HICKOX, George. Legal Disabilities of Married Women in Connecticut. Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1871. Slim octavo, original tan self-wrappers, original stitching as issued.; pp. 40. $2800.First edition of the extensively-researched and often blunt 1871 work by attorney George Hickox, a Vice President of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, opposing ""crippling legal disabilities"" in marriage law and calling for legislation to ""sweep away all existing barriers,"" in fragile original self-wrappers.""Connecticut's push for women's voting... Read More
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Collection of Anthems
by GEORGE II
1736. (GEORGE II) ANONYMOUS. A Collection of Anthems, as the same are now performed in his Majesty's Chapels Royal, &c. London: Printed by J. Bettenham for B. Barker and W. Parker, 1736. Octavo, contemporary full mottled calf gilt, covers with gilt centerpiece with the interlaced monogram ""G.R."" over ""Chapel Royal Hampton Court"", raised bands, marbled endpapers. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box. $6500.Second edition of this collection of anthems, bound for King George II, with royal monogram... Read More
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Laws and Customes of Scotland in Matters Criminal
by MACKENZIE George
1678. First Edition. MACKENZIE, George. The Laws and Customes of Scotland in Matters Criminal. Edinburgh: George Swintoun, 1678. Octavo, contemporary full brown calf, raised bands, old paper spine label, marbled edges. $2500.First edition of ""Bloody Mackenzie's"" Laws and Customes of Scotland, one of the earliest systematic studies of criminal law, with an important chapter on witchcraft, in unrestored contemporary calf.Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, better known as ""Bloody Mackenzie"" for abusing his position as King's Advocate to strike out... Read More
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Masterpieces of George Sand
by SAND George
1901. SAND, George. The Masterpieces of George Sand Now for the First Time Completely Translated into English. Printed Only For Subscribers. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons, (1900-02). Twenty volumes. Octavo, publisher's three-quarter dark blue morocco, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, top edges gilt. $8800.""Japan Vellum Edition"" of Sand's most famous works, number 42 of only 1000 sets printed on Japan vellum and profusely illustrated with 125 photogravures, each illustration in two states: one in black on India proof paper... Read More
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Romance of a Dictator
by SLOCOMBE George
1932. First Edition. (MUSSOLINI) SLOCOMBE, George. Romance of a Dictator. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. Octavo, original green cloth, original red-, black- and silver-printed dust jacket, original trial dust jacket. $1200.First edition of Slocombe's 1932 novel based on the rise and fascist rule of Mussolini, who the veteran journalist described, in separate reportage the same year, as ""the dean of the world's dictators,"" this copy especially elusive with both the trial dust jacket and the publisher's final... Read More
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Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean
by VANCOUVER George
1801. VANCOUVER, George. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of North-west America has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1801. Six volumes. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter calf, marbled boards, raised bands, elaborately blind-tooled compartments, red and black labels. $8800.Second edition of this comprehensive survey of the North Pacific, illustrated with 17 plates and... Read More
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Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean
by VANCOUVER George
1798. First Edition. VANCOUVER, George. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; in which the Coast of North-west America has been Carefully Examined and Accurately Surveyed Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, and J. Edwards, 1798. Three volumes, plus atlas. Four volumes in all. Quarto, contemporary full brown calf rebacked, raise bands, red and blue morocco spine labels, marbled endpapers.... Read More
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Declaration of Independence
by WASHINGTON George
1863. WASHINGTON, George. Declaration of Independence. Iowa: W.H. Pratt, circa 1865. Large lithographic broadside, measuring 21 by 27-1/2 inches; matted and framed, entire piece measures 30 by 37 inches. $4800.Original large calligraphic portrait lithograph of George Washington created from the text of the Declaration of Independence, with portions of the text highlighted to create a portrait of Washington clearly visible within the text, surrounded by the Great Seals of the 36 post-Civil War states, designed by W.H. Pratt.""In this... Read More
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Substance of the Speech Made... in the Capitol
by SLAVERY SMITH Gerrit
1850. First Edition. (SLAVERY) SMITH, Gerrit. Substance of the Speech Made by Gerrit Smith, in the Capitol of the State of New York, March 11th and 12th, 1850. Albany: Jacob T. Hazen, 1850. Octavo, period-style half calf gilt, marbled boards; pp. (1-3), 4-25, (26-27), 28-30. $1500.First edition of the bold abolitionist's Speech proclaiming the Constitution ""does not allow the three million of our colored countrymen to be held in slavery,"" a close friend of Frederick Douglass, who ""openly embraced... Read More
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Four Saints in Three Acts
by STEIN Gertrude
1934. First Edition. STEIN, Gertrude. Four Saints in Three Acts, an Opera to be Sung. New York: Random House, 1934. Slim octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. $2600.First edition of Steins lyric drama, inscribed and twice signed: ""For Gene Strauss who says and said what he feels so nicely, Gertrude Stein. Merry Christmas for you here here you are and Pauline will say Merry Christmas to you from us always, Gertrude Stein.""Composer Virgil Thomson met Gertrude Stein in... Read More
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Portraits and Prayers
by STEIN Gertrude
1934. First Edition. Signed. STEIN, Gertrude. Portraits and Prayers. New York: Random House, (1934). Octavo, original patterned brown and photographic cloth, paper spine label. $1800.First edition of this collection including Stein's impressions of famous 1930s personalities, inscribed to the Virginia journalist Mark Lutz, Stein's friend and the partner of one of Stein's closest friends, Carl Van Vechten (who shot the cover photograph for this book): ""To Mark, Who so pleasantly kept the numbers(?) of all these lovely photographs, and... Read More
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Gli Statuti della Sacra Religione
by BOSIO Giacomo
1589. First Edition. (MALTA, Sovereign Military Order of) BOSIO, Giacomo. Gli statuti della sacra religione di s. giovanni giersoloimitano. Tradotti di latino in volgare da Jacomo Bosio Agenda della medesima Religione nella Corte di Roma BOUND WITH: CLEMENS VIII, Pope. Bulla s.mi d. n. d. clementis papae viii. Confirmationis Privilegiorum Religionis S. Joannis Hierosolymitani (ff. 4). Roma: Giacomo Tornieri, 1592; (Papal bull) Paulum Bladum, 1592. Quarto, contemporary limp vellum. $6000.The first Italian edition of an important work concerning the... Read More
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Original autograph manuscript signed
by BURROUGHS John WHITE Gilbert
1895. Signed. BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript in Burroughs' hand, the Introduction for Harper & Brothers 1895 edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne, signed. No place, 1895. Octavo (5 by 8 inches), 29 leaves of wove paper, written in ink on rectos for 29 pages, signed by Burroughs on the last leaf in pencil. $9000.Original John Burroughs 29-page ink manuscript for his Introduction to Gilbert White's 1789 classic of nature writing, The Natural History and Antiquities of... Read More
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Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
by WHITE Gilbert
1789. First Edition. WHITE, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. London: T. Bensley for B. White, 1789. Quarto, contemporary marbled boards rebacked in calf-gilt, red morocco spine label, uncut. Housed in a custom chemise and full morocco pull-off box. $4200.First edition of this ""solitary classic of natural history,"" with folding frontispiece panoramic view of Selborne and six engravings (one folding) by Peter Mazell and Daniel Lerpinire after drawings by Samuel Grimm. An uncut copy in orginal marbled... Read More
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