Ferguson Jenkins: The Quiet Winner
by Pashko, Stanley
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1975 First edition. Signed by Ferguson Jenkins on title page. Publisher's orange boards with sports illustration in green to front board, titles in black to front board and spine; original dust jacket with Jenkins illustration to front panel, jacket design and illustration by Kong Studios. Near fine book with a touch of rippling to covering; near fine dust unclipped dust jacket with light blue ink soiling to rear panel. Overall, an attractive and sturdy... Read More
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
by Pinter, Harold [Fowles, John]
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1981 With a foreword by John Fowles. Limited first edition. One of 350 numbered copies (total limitation of 360), signed by Fowles and Pinter, this being number 161. Publisher's navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, and green endpapers; in publisher's red slipcase, with white label, lettered in green and black. Fine book; fine slipcase. Overall, a sharp and perfectly clean copy. The French Lieutenant's Woman follows the relationship between former governess Sarah Woodruff... Read More
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Two Tales (The Facts in the Case of Monsieur Valdemar; The Story of Hop-Frog)
by Poe, Edgar Allan
Beckenham: The Chimæra Press, 1986 Illustrated with six original lithographs by Charles Keeping. Limited first edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Keeping, this being number 51. Publisher's quarter vellum, with gray, red, and black marbled paper-covered boards, back to back stories (dos-à-dos) with two title pages, book bound by Paul Cook, spine lettered in black, and fore edge untrimmed; housed in publisher's gray slipcase. Fine book, with just a hint of toning to spine; about fine slipcase, with... Read More
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Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination
by Poe, Edgar Allan
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, [1935], 1935 Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. First American edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt, an illustration stamped in gilt to the front board, red topstain, and pictorial black and white endpapers; in its original pictorial dust jacket, with Rackham's illustrations in black, white, and orange, lettered in black and white. Fine book, with just a touch of soiling to fore edge of text block; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to... Read More
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Efq; in eight volumes, with his last corrections, additions, and improvements, together with all his Notes
by Pope, Alexander
London: S. Crowder, C. Ware, and T. Payne,, 1770 Eight volumes. Finely bound in brown calf, five raised bands to spine, compartments decorated, lettered, and ruled in gilt, red leather label to spine, and red speckled edges. Very good set, with mild dimming to spine gilt, light margin offsetting to endpapers, shallow chipping and splitting to spine joints, some light wear and bumping to corners, Vol. I with partially separated front free endpaper, some wormholes to calf on front board... Read More
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
by Potter, Beatrix
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1906 First edition. 16mo. With a color frontispiece and 26 color plates by Beatrix Potter. Publisher's red paper-covered boards with illustrated circular paper onlay to front board, lettered in white. An excellent copy with a touch of wear to the upper spine and some very mild rubbing to the extremities, else fine; in the extremely scarce printed glassine dust jacket (printed 1907, referencing "Tom Kitten") with some chipping and loss to the spine and at... Read More
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The Art of Curve Pitching, Embracing Both the Theory and Practice of the Art Including a Few Hints for Beginners
by Prindle, Edward J.
[no place]: [s.n.], 1888. First edition. Publisher's off-white wrappers, printed in black. Near fine, with a light soiling to front wrapper, previous owner's name in pen to top of front wrapper, and some very light vertical creasing to wrappers. Overall, a very well- preserved 19th century baseball guide. In The Art of Curve Pitching, Prindle explains the mechanics of pitching a curveball in simple yet detailed language. He starts off by outlining the two "indispensable conditions" for pitching... Read More
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The Oxford Book of English Prose
by Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur [editor]
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925 Finely bound by Charles E. Lauriat in blue-green morocco, geometric shapes in gilt to boards, five raised bands to spine, spine lettered, ruled, and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. About fine, with light toning to spine and front board, bottom corners lightly bumped, and some offsetting to margins of endpapers. Overall, a magnificent binding. Organized in order of the birth years of each poet, this collection seeks... Read More
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Mother Goose, the Old Nursery Rhymes
by [Rackham, Arthur]
London: William Heinemann, 1913 Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 13 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards, and many black and white drawings. Limited edition. One of 1100 numbered copies signed by Rackham (with an additional 30 copies for presentation), this being number 889. Publisher's white cloth, with front board and spine lettered and illustrated in gilt, Heinemann windmill symbol in blind to rear board, and top edge gilt; in publisher's brown slipcase. Very good or better, with light soiling... Read More
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The History of the World, in five books.
by Raleigh, Sir Walter
London: Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for H. Lownes, G. Lathum, and R. Young,, 1628 Fourth edition. Title page with engraving of Cicero's Magistra Vitae holding up the earth by Renold Elstracke dated 1614, portrait of Raleigh engraved by Simon de Passe, "Minde of the Front" leaf, and eight folding maps as issued (pages 56, 108, 152, 218, 350, 270, 386, 388). Royal folio. Full contemporary brown calf, covers and edges stamped in blind, raised bands to spine with title stamped... Read More
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Atlas Shrugged
by Rand, Ayn
New York: Random House, 1957 First edition, first printing. Publisher's bright green cloth, stamped with author's initials in gilt to front board, stamped in black and gilt to spine, top edge stained dark blue; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by George Salter, with train tracks illustration to front panel. Very good or better book, with a touch of toning to spine, very light soiling to cloth, and mild wear to corners; very good or better unclipped dust jacket,... Read More
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Atlas Shrugged
by Rand, Ayn
New York: Random House, 1957 First edition, first printing. Publisher's bright green cloth, stamped with author's initials in gilt to front board, stamped in black and gilt to spine, and dark blue topstain; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by George Salter, with train tracks illustration to front panel, and correct $6.95 price to front flap. Fine book, with an unfaded spine, and just a touch of soiling to bottom edge of text block; near fine unclipped dust jacket,... Read More
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Grandmother; The Story of a Life That Never Was Lived
by Richards, Laura E.
Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1907 Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. First edition. Publisher's light blue cloth and blue-gray paper-covered boards, designed by Amy Richards (author's daughter, unsigned binding) with Madonna lilies stamped in dark blue to upper cover and spine, title and author stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, rough cut edges, with frontispiece and three full-page black and white illustrations by Merrill; in original dust jacket designed to match the binding, tan jacket stamped in dark blue. Near... Read More
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An Old Sweetheart of Mine
by Riley, James Whitcomb
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merril Company, 1902 Illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy. Early printing. Publisher's vertically-ribbed green cloth, lettered to spine in light green, with color pictorial onlay to front board with Christy's illustration of a young woman holding a book, lettered in gilt; in the publisher's glassine wrapper and box. A near fine copy, light scattered spotting to front board, small closed tear to rear free endpaper, else very tight and clean with beautiful illustrations and decorative text borders; glassine wrapper... Read More
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A Season in Hell
by Rimbaud, Arthur
[New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1986 Translated by Paul Schmidt. With eight Photogravures by Robert Mapplethorpe. Limited edition. One of 1,000 numbered copies signed by Schmidt and Mapplethorpe, this being number 885. Publisher's full red morocco binding, with titles in blind to front board and spine, and mould-made letterpress sheets for text; housed in publisher's black cloth slipcase. Fine book; near fine slipcase, with light soiling to cloth. With original Limited Editions Club prospectus laid in. Overall, a magnificent... Read More
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The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant
by Roberts, Robin; Rogers III, C. Paul
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996 First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Robin Roberts on the title page: "Great memories Dallas / Robin Roberts / HOF 76". Publisher's red boards, titles in gilt to spine; black dust jacket with "whiz kids" photo to front panel, jacket design by Adventure House, NYC. Touch of soiling to textblock edge, else fine book; fine unclipped dust jacket. Overall, a bright and excellent copy. The Whiz Kids and the 1950 Pennant... Read More
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Collection of Letters from POW British Navy Soldier to Welsh Nurse
by Roberts, William F.J.
Döberitz, Germany: 1915-1919 [WWI] Collection of Letters from POW British Navy Soldier to Welsh Nurse Döberitz, Germany: 1915-1919. 41 pieces of WWI correspondence: 25 hand-written postcards, 14 hand-written letters, 1 Easter card, 1 photographic postcard of soldier Roberts. All written from William F.J. Roberts, a member of the Royal Navy Division of the British Army, a prisoner of war in Germany, to Kathleen Touzel Wynne-Edwards, a nurse from North Wales, UK (with the exception of one letter, which was... Read More
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The Brooks Robinson Story
by [Robinson, Brooks]; Zanger, Jack
New York: Julian Messner, 1967 Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Brooks Robinson on front free endpaper: "To Tim, Tom + Jeff / Best of luck to my good friends. See you at the ballpark again. Brooks Robinson." Publisher's yellow cloth, with geometric decoration in black to front board and spine, and lettered in black to spine. Good or better book, with some soiling to cloth, a touch of fading to spine, part of decoration on front... Read More
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Original Photos of Jackie Robinson at an American Veterans Committee Event.
by [Robinson, Jackie]
Four black and white photos, each approx. 4" x 5." Three photos show Robinson facing a small audience and leaning against a desk alongside a woman and a seated man holding a copy of Jackie Robinson: My Own Story (1948), fourth photo shows Robinson receiving a certificate from the American Veterans Committee and standing with the aforementioned man and woman and some audience members. Near fine photos, with light edgewear and a couple of light creases. Overall, a nicely preserved... Read More
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Baseball Has Done It
by Robinson, Jackie; Charles Dexter [Editor]
Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott Company, 1964 First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Robinson on front free endpaper: "11-22-64 / To the West Jr. Hi kids / with best wishes / Jackie Robinson." Publisher's cream cloth, with spine lettered in red; in its original red and white dust jacket, with Robinson portrait by Byron Goto to front panel, lettered in red and black. Very good book, with light toning and spotting to spine and board margins, and a touch of wear... Read More
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Framed Photo of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt
by [Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor]
8 ½" x 11 ¼" photo in a 13" x 16" frame. Signed and inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt in black ink to bottom margin of photo: "To John M. Arnold / With best wishes / Eleanor Roosevelt". Sepia-toned portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt attributed to Leon Perskie, matted in white, in a wooden frame. Very good, with light age-soiling and a few small marks to photo. Overall, a pleasing photo signed by the famous First Lady. Anna... Read More
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I Married a Communist
by Roth, Philip
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998 Limited first edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Roth, this being number 198. Publisher's red cloth, with Roth's initials in gilt to front board, spine lettered in gilt, and gray endpapers; in publisher's black slipcase. Fine book; fine slipcase. Overall, an exceptional copy. I Married a Communist is the story of Ira Ringold, who climbs up from his tough upbringing in Newark to become a 1940s radio star. Ira marries silent... Read More
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Goodbye, Columbus: and Five Short Stories
by Roth, Philip
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956 First edition, first printing. Signed by Roth on front free endpaper. Publisher's black boards with titles in white and yellow lettering to spine; original gray dust jacket designed by Sanford Roth, brother of Philip Roth, with illustration of an orange fruit basket and a naked woman by a window to front panel, photo of the author taken by Sanford to rear panel. Near fine book with slight bump to bottom corner of front board and... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by Rowling, J. K.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999 First American edition, Advance Reader's Edition. Publisher's pictorial wrappers with GrandPré's illustration of Harry holding onto the phoenix's feathers to front wrapper, lettered in silver. Near fine, with light wear to spine ends, and mild creasing to corners of front wrapper. Overall, a bright copy. Errington AA2(b). The second volume of the Harry Potter series, this novel follows Harry and his friends during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by Rowling, J. K.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999 First edition, first printing, second state with "J.K. Rowling" on copyright page instead of "Joanne Rowling." Publisher's red and purple pictorial paper-covered boards, with an illustration of Harry and Hermione riding Buckbeak, lettered in orange and green; in its matching dust jacket. Near fine book, with light soiling to rear board, a small nick to bottom edge of front board, and light spotting to top edge; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with some creasing to spine ends,... Read More
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