Hester in the Wild
by Boynton, Sandra
1979. New York/Hagerstown/San Francisco/London: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979. Oblong 4to., [32] pp., color illustrations throughout. White color-illustrated cloth with matching price-clipped dust jacket. Edges slightly rubbed; near fine. § First edition. Sandra Boynton is an American greeting card illustrator, author, songwriter, director, humorist, and artist. has published many children's books, four of which have been New York Times bestsellers, and six were included in the 2001 Publisher's Weekly "All Time Bestselling Children's Books" list. Hester... Read More
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John Bradford's Historical Notes on Kentucky from the Western Miscellany Compiled by G. W. Stipp, in 1827
by Bradford, John. Stipp, G.W. (compiled). Townsend, John Wilson (intro). Parker, Arvilla (illus)
1932. San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1932. 8vo, 205 pp. Folding frontispiece map of Kentucky. Signed by the illustrator, Arvilla Parker. Tan boards with red map decoration and gilt lettering to covers, paper label to backstrip. Stain to foot of backstrip and lower edge of boards, neat owner's name on front free endpaper, small stamp of Newbegins bookshop on rear pastedown. Very good. § Number 3 of the Grabhorn Press Rare Americana Series. Originally written as... Read More
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Photographic Outfit in the Field. Near Petersburg, VA., 1864
by Brady, Mathew
1862. n.d. Photograph, 8 x 10", b&w on glossy paper, colophon to verso printed in black and red; very good. § Printed from a negative made from the original image, with a quote from Scientific American, 1862.
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The Art of Politicks, In Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry
by Bramston, James
1729. London: Lawton Gilliver... 1729. Sm. slim 8vo, frontispiece, A-F4; [1-3], 4-47, [48]pp. Modern quarter calf, marbled boards, backstrip lettered in gilt. A very good clean copy. § First edition, 3rd issue (Foxon B387, Williams "D" copy). A complicated book of which there seem to be at least 6 variant issues of the first printing. This copy has the two-line rule above the imprint, ads listing 7 titles, and a partial watermark of a horse. It... Read More
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The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster: including Notices and Biographical Memoirs of the Abbots and Deans of that Foundation
by Brayley, Edward
1818. London: Published by the Proprietor, J. P. Neale, 1818. 2 vols, 4to (large paper?). Vol. 1: (18), [1-3], 4-72, (10), [1]-227, (19)pp. with engraved title, frontispiece, separate title page, 10 plates as called for plus one not mentioned in the Directions to the Binder ("Doorway to Oratory"). Vol 2: (2), [1-3], 4-304, (40)pp, with engraved title, frontispiece, and 49 plates. In total, 63 plates as called for in Directions to the Binder, plus one other. Recent... Read More
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The Tempera Paintings of William Blake
by Arts Council of Great Britain
1951. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1951. 4to, 32 pp., 13 collotype plates, one folding. Paper covers, lightly soiled and darkened. § First Edition. Introduction by Sir Geoffrey Keynes. Bentley, Blake Books 663.
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A.L.S. from George A Walkem, 3rd and 5th the Premier of British Columbia
by [British Columbia]. Walkem, George
1893. August 5, 1893(?). 1 page (114 x 180 mm) laid notepaper, 15 lines in ink on recto, verso blank. Fully mounted on a larger piece of paper; slight shadow from framing, otherwise very good. § A one page autograph letter from George A. Walkem (1834-1908), 3rd Premier of British Columbia from 1874-1876 and 5th Premier from 1878-1882. The last digit of the year is carelessly drawn but seems to suggest 1893. Walkem writes to someone... Read More
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William Blake and the Age of Revolution
by Bronowski, J.
1965. New York: Harper Colophon, 1969. 8vo, 207 pp. 16 plates. Wrappers illustrated in orange, black and white, some edgewear and fading, underlining and short notes in pencil throughout. § Bentley, BB, 1288 I: "one of the most illuminating books on Blake".
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Poems
by Brooke, Rupert
1911. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1911. 8vo, 88 pp. Original navy cloth over boards, paper label to backstrip lightly toned and worn, slight bumps to corners, a few light scuffs to cloth. Very good. § First edition. One of 500 copies printed of Brooke's first commercially-published book, preceded by several rare pamphlets. The volume opens with the prophetic sonnet "Oh! Death will find me, long before I tire / Of watching you; and swing me... Read More
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1914" Five Sonnets
by Brooke, Rupert
1915. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915. 16mo, (8) pp. unpaginated, gray paper wrappers, upper cover printed in blue, very slightly toned. Small dealer pencil note to top margin of title page and lower margin of final page, otherwise clean and near fine. § First separate edition, published five months after 1914 And Other Poems, which included these sonnets, and after Brooke's death in the Aegean in April 1915. The five sonnets are "I. Peace",... Read More
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1914 and Other Poems
by Brooke, Rupert
1915. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Limited, 1915. 8vo, 63 pp. Original navy blue cloth with paper label on backstrip. A fine copy, corners sharp, cloth unfaded, extra spine label still tipped-in at end, housed in a custom slipcase, slightly worn. § First edition. One of 1000 copies printed. Frontispiece collotype reproduction of photograph of Brooke printed by Emery Walker. Brooke's second book, published two months after his death.
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Denmarkings: Danish Literature Today
by Brostrom, Torben, Editor
1982. Copenhagen: A/S J. Jorgensen og Co., 1982. Folio, 20pp. Illustrated Danish newspaper highlighting the literary world of Danish writers. Includes marginal poetry, photos, essays and news. Very good. § No obvious connection to Blake beyond being in Easson's Blake collection.
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The West India Earthquakes - Effect of the Tidal Wave at St. Thomas on the Steamer "La Plata
by Harper and Brothers
1868. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1868. Single leaf, approx. 12 x 14", hand colored engraving with printed article on the late earthquake at St. Thomas on recto as header, and text to verso. § From Vol. XII., No. 578, of Harper's Weekly.
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A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean... Performed in His Majesty's Sloop Providence and her Tender, in the years 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798
by Broughton, William Robert
1804. London: Cadell & Davies, 1804. 4to, xx, 394pp., [2pp. adverts], 9 engraved plates and maps, 7 folding, plate list on p.394. One folding plate backed with modern paper. Some browning and foxing but not offensive, generally a very good complete copy in contemporary calf rebacked, lettered in gilt, a very good copy with the bookplate of Abel Smith of Woodhall Park. § One of the centrepieces of a Pacific voyage collection First edition of... Read More
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Catalogue of the Browning Collection
by [Browning, R. & E.B.B.] Barnes, Warner
1966. The University of Texas, 1966. 8vo, 120 pp. Original white cloth lettered in brown on the upper board and backstrip, illustrated endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Fine in a lightly toned dust-jacket. § Limited to 1000 copies. With entries for over 400 items from the Texas University collections including many manuscripts and letters.
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Browning, Robert; Rackham, Arthur (illustrator)
1939. London: George C Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1939. 8vo. Color frontispiece, title page vignette and 14 black and white illustrations (4 full page). Illustrated paper boards. § A perfect marriage of a classic tale with Rackham's beautiful and slightly grotesque illustrations.
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William Blake in this World
by Bruce, Harold
1925. London: Johnathan Cape, 1925. 8vo, v, 234 pp, with frontispiece, 10 plates plus a chart. Very good in original blue cloth. § First edition, useful. Bentley, BB, 1304.
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Life of Alexander von Humboldt. Compiled by J. Lowenberg, Robert Ave-Lallemant, and Alfred Dove; Edited by Professor Karl Bruhns; Translated from the German by Jane and Caroline Lassell
by Bruhns, Karl, editor
1873. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. 2 vols, 8vo, xxiii, 412; vii, 446 pp. Engraved portrait frontispieces and one further portrait plate in vol. 2. Half red polished calf, marbled boards and edges, gilt-panelled backstrips (slightly faded), green labels. A very good set, with Humboldt's card and a modern postage stamp in vol. 1. Bookplate of William E. Stuart in each volume. § First edition in English, translated by the daughters of the eminent astronomer... Read More
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Un homme coupé en tranches. Avec dix-huit eaux-fortes gravées par l'auteur
by Bruller, Jean
1929. Paul Hartmann, 1929. 4to, 86 pp., illustrated with 18 original etchings by Jean Bruller, hand-colored. Original printed wrappers over stiff card. Moderately foxed, backstrip paper with splits, binding cracked, but complete and with the bold illustrations still bright. § Copy number XXXIII of XXXV copies on Madagascar paper for La Librairie Champion, with an original sketch in ink and pencil on the front free endpaper, signed by Jean Bruller. The sketch is of a serious-looking... Read More
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A New System, Or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology
by Bryant, Jacob. Blake, William
1775. London: T. Payne, 1775/1776. 3 vols, 4to, xx, 516; [2], vi, 535; viii, 602 pp, with 31 engravings on the 30 listed plates. A very good and attractive set in clean condition, bound in original calf with gilt decorated rules to covers, and gilt decoration to spine panels, with six compartments and red and black labels. § Second edition of Vol. 1 and 2 (1775), and only edition of Vol. 3 (1796). The three maps... Read More
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The Poems of William Cullen Bryant
by Bryant, William Cullen. Untermeyer, Louis (editor). Nason, Thomas (illustrator)
1947. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Large 8vo, xix, 298 pp. Illustrated. Full black sheepskin leather with gilt lettering to upper cover and backstrip, backstrip lightly stained and scuffed, slipcase slightly faded and with some scuffs, internally a fine copy. § Copy #666 of 1500 copies, signed by Nason, a New England artist best known for his illustrations of Robert Frost but a perfect choice here for the poems of the great New England... Read More
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Sir Walter Scott 1832-1932: A Centenary Address [and] A Forgotten Antiquary
by Buchan, John; van Antwerp, William C.
1932. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1932. 8vo, vi, 27 pp. Fold-out facsimile of one of Scott's letters as frontispiece and 3 illustrations. Quarter red leather and green paper-covered boards. Backstrip faded and worn in places, internally fine. § One of 300 copies printed by Johnck & Seeger. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. The first essay, "A Centenary Address," is by John Buchan (the novelist, historian, and politician), the second essay, "A Forgotten Antiquary," is... Read More
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Sir Walter Scott 1832-1932: A Centenary Address [and] A Forgotten Antiquary
by Buchan, John; van Antwerp, William C.
1932. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1932. 8vo, vi, 27 pp. Fold-out facsimile of one of Scott's letters as frontispiece and 3 illustrations. Quarter red leather and green paper-covered boards. Backstrip faded and spotted, rust-shadow of paperclip to preliminaries, otherwise fine. § One of 300 copies printed by Johnck & Seeger. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. The first essay, "A Centenary Address," is by John Buchan (the novelist, historian, and politician), the second essay, "A... Read More
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Speaking at Seventy
by Bulkley, Mary E.
1931. San Francisco: Gelber, Lilienthal, 1931. 8vo., (4, 12, 2)pp. Cloth-backed decorated boards, paper spine label. Bookplate. A near fine copy. § Number 46 of 250 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press on Van Gelder Paper with Baskerville italic type. Bulkley was a Carmel resident and her poems were written in her seventies. One of the Fifty Books of the Year. GB 156.
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The Pilgrim's Progress and the Life & Death of Mr. Badman
by Bunyan, John
1955. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1928. 8vo, 450 pp. Original publisher's marbled cloth with gilt label, top edge gilt. Five woodcuts, stencilled in colour by the Curwen Press. Covers worn. § Number 1282 of an edition limited to 1600.. "The 500 pages of rag paper give the volume the portliness of figure not inappropriate to a religious volume of the seventeenth century" (The Nonesuch Century, 55).
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