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Autograph letter signed ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), to Major William Edward Frye (1784-1853). N.p., 9 April [no year, ca. late 1830s]
by COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851)
One page, square 12mo (114 x 104 mm), a few pale stains, one short separation along fold. Cooper apparently returns a copy of a translation of Frithiof’s saga, or The legend of Frithiof by Esaias Tegner (London, 1835), edited and translated in part by Frye: “My dear Major, I send back the Danes, big and little, Swedes, ‘pioneers and all.’ We think ‘Frithiof’ a striking poem, and owe you an especial notice for having translated it into... Read More
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Autograph letter signed ("J. Fenimore Cooper"), to Charles Willard; n.p., 20 December 1850
by COOPER, James Fenimore
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. One page, 12mo. Framed with an engraved portrait, overall 25 x 18 inches. Regarding a financial matter. (BA).
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Threads: Rosa Luxemburg From Prison
by COOPER, Jane
Flamingo Press, 1979. A fine copy. 8vo. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION.
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Memoirs of a New Man
by COOPER, William (pseud. of Harry S. Hoff)
London: Macmillan, 1966. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine a trifle soiled, front cover slightly bowed, else a very good copy. 8vo. Original orange cloth; pictorial dust jacket. First edition of this satirical novel about a scientist and the bureaucratic infighting he encounters. The dedication copy to Pamela Hansford Johnson, fellow English writer and the wife of C. P. Snow, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Dearest Pam – wonderful woman & excellent writer!... Read More
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S. M. S. (Shit Must Stop). No. 6
by S.M.S. – William COPLEY
New York: The Letter Edged in Black Press, 1968. In very-well preserved condition, complete with all parts as issued. Original portfolio, printed wrappers; in the publisher's cardboard mailing box. The sixth, and final, issue of William Copley's famous series of portfolios, each containing artists' multiples. Included in volume six are: Richard Artschwager (cover), Ed Bereal, Diter Rot, Betty Dodson, Ronaldo Ferri, Toby Mussman, Adrian Nutbeam, Claes Oldenburg, Mischa Petrow, Jean Reavey, Paul Steiner, Bernard Venet, and John Giorno.... Read More
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S. M. S. (Shit Must Stop). No. 1
by S.M.S. – William COPLEY
New York: The Letter Edged in Black Press, 1968. In very-well preserved condition, complete with all parts as issued. Original portfolio, printed wrappers; in the publisher's cardboard mailing box. The first issue of William Copley's famous series of portfolios, each containing artists' multiples. Included in volume one are: Su Braden, James Byars, Christo, Walter de Maria, Richard Hamilton, Julien Levy, Kasper König, Sol Mednick, Irving Petlin (who also did the cover), Nancy Reitkopf, LaMonte Young and Marian Zazeela.... Read More
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S. M. S. (Shit Must Stop). No. 3
by S.M.S. – William COPLEY
New York: The Letter Edged in Black Press, 1968. In very-well preserved condition, complete with all parts as issued. Original portfolio, printed wrappers; in the publisher's cardboard mailing box. The third issue of William Copley's famous series of portfolios, each containing artists' multiples. Included in volume three are: John Battan (cover), Artograf, Enrico Baj, William Bryant, Dick Higgins, Joseph Kosuth, Ronnie Landfield, Roland Penrose, Man Ray, H. C. Westerman, Hannah Wiener, and Terry Riley. "The work... Read More
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Pink Furniture. A Tale for Lovely Children with Noble Natures
by COPPARD, A. E.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. A fine copy in a very good plus jacket with some wear at extremities and light overall soiling.. 8vo. 251 pages. Illustrated by Nancy Bankart Gurney. Original gilt-lettered vellum; printed dust jacket. First edition, number 84 of 250 numbered and signed copies. "Some of the characters in this book are almost fictitious, but most are merely true. If any one wants the law of me for this, I should not care to go to... Read More
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Deed Book, Providence, Rhode Island, 1899
by PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAIL ROAD CO
Wear and staining to leather, but covers sound. Internally in fine condition. Folio ledger book (16 3/4 x 11 inches; 425 x 278 mm). Manuscript on paper: [2], 570 pages. 226 very finely drawn plot maps, with wash, ranging from small insertions on pages to full-page illustrations. Bound in original ledger leather, gilt, with label of Ackerman Co, Providence, gilt-lettered with title on spine. A superb record of the land deeds related to the development of the Providence... Read More
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Spoken in Sleep
by CORBETT, Bill
Henniker, NH: United Artists, 1980. Light toning to the front wrapper, but a fine copy. 11 x 8.5 inches. 17 leaves, text printed on rectos and versos, following plain blue preliminary leaf. Stapled in wrappers, front cover illustrated by Trevor Winkfield. First edition, one of 400 copies.
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Origin; The 4th Series, Numbers 3, 5-10, 12-20
by CORMAN, Cid, editor
Kyoto and Boston: Origin Press, 1982. 16 issues of the Fourth Series, 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Minor spot to the corner of issue three, but a fine set. FIRST EDITIONS. Issues devoted to André du Bouchet, Cid Corman, Mark Karlins, Harrah Pornoff, David Miller, Michael Heller, Philippe Denis, George Evans, Kusano Shimpei, Andy Echavarria, Armand Schwerner, Lorine Niedecker, Graham Lindsay, Bruce McClelland, Ted Pearson, and Gill Ott & John Levy.
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For Jim
by CORMAN, Cid
James L. Weil, 1986. First edition. Fine. [One of 50 copies]. 1 page text. 8vo. Printed wrappers.
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belongings
by CORMAN, Cid
Origin Press, 1977. First edition. Softbound. Fine. 3.5" x 5". One of 200 copies. Wrappers.
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plight
by CORMAN, Cid
New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, 1968. 8vo. [104] pp. Original cloth; dust jacket. Fine. FIRST EDITION.
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The Adventures of Jonathan Corncob, Loyal American Refugee
by CORNCOB, Jonathan
Boston: David R. Godine, 1976. A near-fine copy with a few small marks on jacket. 9 x 5.5 inches. 120 pages. Cloth; dust jacket. Second edition.
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Joseph Cornell: Memories
by CORNELL, Joseph (artist); Diane WALDMAN
New York: Joseph Helman Gallery, 1999. Softcover. Spine lightly faded, but a fine copy. 10 x 7.5 inches. 64 pages. Wrappers. Catalog for the exhibition from March - April 1999.
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EXHIBITION OF OBJECTS by Joseph Cornell Opening December 6th
by CORNELL, Joseph
New York: Julien Levy Gallery, 1939. Single sheet, folded as issued. Reproducing a drawing by Cornell on one side (titled "Bilboquet") and text of verso. Printed blue on white. Mild wear. Very good or better overall. Scarce exhibition announcement for Joseph Cornell's second show, held seven years after his first, also at the Julien Levy Gallery. Levy's 57th Street location was in many ways ground zero for Surrealism, Dada, and experimental film in the States and his gallery mounted... Read More
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Elephant Hide Paper and Elephant Hide Patterns
by SCHLOSSER PAPER CORPORATION
New York: Schlosser Paper Corporation, 1960. Light foxing to the second, generally in very good condition. Two swatchbooks, 13.5 x 8.7 cm. Printed wrappers, stapled to containg 13 and 8 swatches respectively.
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The American Express
by CORSO, Gregory
Paris: Olympia Press, 1961. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine wrapper with a few areas of abrasion and some light foxing. 8vo. 241 pages. Illustrated by Corso. Original green printed wrappers. With the pictorial outer wrapper. First issue price of 15 NF, no overprice sticker on either wrapper. With Maurice Girodias' compliments slip loosely inserted. This is no. 85 in the Traveller's Companion Series.
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Shhh!
by COURATIN, Patrick
[New York]: Harlin Quist, 1974. A fine copy, with one tiny nick on front flap edge. Square 4to. Original cloth; dust jacket. First edition, the text and pictures by Couratin, who also designed the book. A superb copy.
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This Happy Breed. A Play in Three Acts
by COWARD, Noel
London: Heinemann, 1943. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Spine and portion of front cover faded, the latter also spotted. 8vo. Original dark blue cloth. First edition. A dedication copy "To Hugh ['Binkie'] Beaumont, the play's producer, inscribed by the playwright on the front free endpaper: "For Hugh from Noel Coward." (...all Noel's plays had been presented in England since 1939 [and through the war years] by H. M. Tennent Ltd. [which] was exemplified in the attractive, persuasive, amusingly... Read More
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Pomp and Circumstance
by COWARD, Noel
New York: Doubleday, 1960. First American edition. A near-fine copy in a good jacket that has wear and soiling and several abrasions. 8vo. Original tan cloth; with the dust jacket reproducing a painting by Coward. Previous owner's inscription penciled on front free endpaper. Coward's first novel.
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The Flower and the Leaf. A Contemporary Record of American Writing Since 1941
by COWLEY, Malcolm
New York: Viking, 1985. A fine copy. 8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by Cowley to a fellow editor on the half-title.
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Matisse Picasso
by COWLING, Elizabeth; AnneBALDASSARI
London: Tate Publishing, 2002. A fine copy with some light hazing to the lamination on the wrappers. 12 x 9.75 inches. 400 pages. Profusely illustrated. Printed wrappers.
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X-Rated. CPLY. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings
by CPLY
New York: The New York Cultural Center in Association with Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1974. A fine copy. 4to. [26] pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. Includes an interview with Sam Hunter.
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