Fiddlesticks
by Cowham, Hilda
NY: E. and J. B. Young, 1901. First US Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Covers moderately soiled and toned. Rear hinge revealed. Rear endpaper missing. Uncommon title by British female illustrator.
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The Best of Flair
by Cowles, Fleur (edited by). Dunne, Dominick (foreword by)
NY: HarperCollins, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Unused book, dustjacketed, in clamshell case, fine all over and signed and dated Oct on presentation page.
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POEMS
by Cowper, William
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1803. Later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Uncommon 1803 edition "A New Edition" on title page printed for J. Johnson, with a preceeding leaf, half title of sorts, denoting T. Bentley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street as actual printer. In original mottled calf, with red spine label. A solid, handsome unsophisticated copy.
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HOME COMFORT COOK BOOK
by Wrought Iron Range Co
St. Louis: Wrought Iron Range Co, 1932. Soft cover. Trade catalog, 1932 version. Blind- ruled, black heavy construction paper- like covers, stamped in silver and pink, measures approx 6" x 8.5", 223 pages. Detailed promotional catalog for the famous kitchen range and the company founded in 1864. Illustrated, showing the evolution of the range from models from 1870 to its most current at the time , 1933, and all its sectional parts. Text includes installation requirements (chimney, exhaust, etc),... Read More
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John Tobias, Sportsman
by Cox, Charles E.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Limited. Blue Cloth. Near Fine. Ripley, Aiden L.. 384 of 950 copies. B&w illustrations. Spine ends and cover corners gently rubbed, very small scuff front cover. Binding tight, text clean.
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NEW ESSAYS BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH NOW FIRST COLLECTED AND EDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
by Crane, Ronald S. (editor). Goldsmith, Oliver
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Polished, black cloth, blind ruled covers, gilt to spine, xli, 147. Neat PON ffe and notes rear pastedown. Spine a wee sunned.
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BABY'S BOUQUET
by Crane, Walter
NY: George Rutlledge, 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair+. Squarish, cloth-backed illustrated paper boards, decorated and illustrated by Crane in great detail and color, 56 pages. Undated, no other edition statement, hence 1878, first edition. A very well used copy, covers soiled, edges heavily worn and string-tied binding loosening, so sold as-is. Colored plates and leaves are its best feature, still quit nice.
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The Odes, Satyrs, and Epistles of Horace
by Creech, Thomas; Horace
London: J. Tonson, 1730. Fifth Edition. Full Leather. Very Good -/No Dustjacket. leather peeling away at top of front panel, otherwise leather in good shape, hinge a bit worn at bottom, internally clean and tight, with only the expected darkening with age.
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Electronic Life: How to Think About Computers
by Crichton, Michael
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A newly discovered first issue of the first edition, about which we could find no reference in other booksellers' description of the title and which we had never seen. Laid-in is a typed card titled CORRECTION from Knopf Publicity, which instructs the reader (or presumed reviewer but this copy does not have a review slip) that "(in) the book ... coming from Knopf September 23rd... the first... Read More
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Letters About Missusses, or By A Maid of All-Work: Addressed To the Editor of Dignese, to a Friend in Teh Neighbourhood. In Which She Sets Forth Ina Peculiarly Interesting Manner, the Domestic Grievances of Domestioc Servants in General
by Crick, Susan (pseud). Diogenes (ed)
London: Houlston & Stoneman, 1854. Presumed First Edition. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. Rare comic treatise on the English maid-of-all-work, comically illustrated by Walter Gillipen (sic). 86 pp, illustrtated with 10 full page wood engravinsg and about 10 vignettes in text. Contents fine, with neat PON dated 1854 top title page. Early - mid 20thC rebound in green quarter leather, marbled boards (and endpapers), pressed gilt titles front board. Corners scuffed and spine a tad faded. Scarce - and... Read More
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THE NAKED CIVIL SERVANT
by Crisp, Quentin
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, after the first in England in 1968. A fine copy in near fine unclipped dustjcket boldly inscribed by Crisp on the title page. LGBTQ+.
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THE LOSS OF JANE VOSPER
by Crofts, Freeman Wills
NY: Dodd Mead, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. An Inspector French detective story. Near fine green cloth, in dustjacket.
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SKIPPY
by Crosby, Percy L. Herford, Oliver (introduction by)
NY: Greenberg, Publisher, Inc, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Covers a bit soiled, corners worn, internals near fine, solid binding. JUVENILE CARTOONS.
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Stevenson, Robert Louis, Celia Thaxter et al.
by Crowned" and "Climbing Mount St. Elias" in SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE April 1889
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1889. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Vol V No 4. 2. Includes a ashort poemn by Thaxter called "Crowned" and an artiecle on mountain climbing by William Williams, plus an installment of Stevenson's "Master of Ballantrae" and other articles.
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THE LION'S SHARE: THE STORY OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE (MGM)
by Crowther, Bosley
NY: Dutton, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A history of MGM by the NYTimes film critic of many decades. Inscribed on the ffe: "For Fawn Lee, whom most everybody in Philadelphia reads showing thereby rare good taste! Best regards, Bosley Crowther".From the inscription, we assume Lee was a ariter, perhaps a fellow critci who wrote for a Philadelphia newspaper but we couln't identify who. Spine worn at ends in worn, soiled dustjacket.
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Illustrations of Don Quixote in a Series of Fifteen Plates
by CRUIKSHANK, George
London: Charles Tilt, 1834. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good +. Small 8vo, original paper covers, soiled, some spotting an discoloring here and there internally. Still, a presentable copy. Uncommon.
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LIFE AND DEATH OF RICH MRS. DUCK (and) KING TURKEY"S GRAND FEAST (and) LIFE & ADVENTURES OF POOR PUSSY (3 items)
by Cruikshank (illustrator). Barfoot, Ja(me)s (illustrator)
London: Read & Co 0, 1850. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good -. Three uniform issues of "Read's New Enlarged Toy Books", each nd, circa 1850, presumed first or early printings, part of "Read's New Enlarged Toy Books." stated at the top of the front cover, and each with a rear cover that lists Read's catalog of toy books top half, and goods and perfumes for John Gosnell & Co bottom half. The MRS. DUCK copy is an... Read More
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COLOR
by Cullen, Countee
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Countee Cullen (1903 - 1946) was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance. After graduating from New York University, Cullen entered Harvard for graduate studies in English and published Color, his first collection of poems that later became a landmark of the Harlem Renaissance. Quarter yellow cloth over patterned paper-backed covers. Pasted onto the ffe is a clipping, apparently from... Read More
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THE CHARM: A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS
by (Cundall, Joseph). Craik, Dinah Marie (Miss Mulock)
London: Addey and Co, 1852. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. THE CHARM: A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS London: 1852 -1854. (Cundall, Joseph). (Craik, Dinah Marie Mulock). THE CHARM: A MAGAZINE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS London: Addey and Co, 1852 -1854. An almost, presumed complete run, 20 of 21 monthly parts from May 1852 - January 1854 ( missing part 10 of February 1854). Uniform, yellow typographic covers, Addey... Read More
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SELECTED POEMS
by Cunningham,. J. V. Hamady, Walter (book design)
Perishable Press, 1972. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Fine. Brown quarter-morocco over marbled boards, title stamped in black on spine. Number 96 of 120 copies on Shadwell paper. Signed by J.V. Cunningham on leaf following title page. Walter Hamady (1940-2019) was an American artist, book designer, papermaker, poet and teacher. He is especially known for his innovative efforts in letterpress printing, bookbinding, and papermaking. In the mid-1960s, he founded The Perishable Press Limited and the Shadwell Papermill, and soon... Read More
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SONGS AND TALES FROM THE DARK CONTINENT RECORDED FROM THE SINGING AND THE SAYINGS OF
by Curtis, Natalie (Berlin, Paul)
NY: G. Schirmer, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Better than very good copy, inscribed by artist/ muralist Paul Burlin, whose first wife was author Natalie Curtis, on the ffe "In memory of our 'lost friend' / with affection from/ Paul/ New York City/ New York 1922". in reference to his first wife, the book's author, Natalie, who died in 1921. THIS COPY IS DISTINCTIVE AS IT HAS THE NAME BURLIN NAME ON THE SPINE AS AUTHOR INSTEAD... Read More
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SONGS AND TALES FROM THE DARK CONTINENT RECORDED FROM THE SINGING AND THE SAYINGS OF
by Curtis, Natalie (Burlin, Paul)
NY: G. Schirmer, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good copy, inscribed by artist/ muralist Paul Burlin, whose first wife was author Natalie Curtis, on the ffe 'to Lilliioan and George/ with very dear memories"/ Paul Burlin/ 1925. Period bookplate pastedown. Covers tanned and soiled, binding sturdy. Burlin was invited to participate in the 1913 69th Regiment Armory Show in New York, the first modern art exhibition in the United States, which introduced the European vanguard, such... Read More
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THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
by Cushing, Mary Watkins
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Uncommon memoir of Mary Cushing Watkins, focusing on her experiences as a young woman, as personal assistant to opera diva Madame Olive Fremstad. Inscribed by the author and dated Sept 1954 on half title. OPERA.
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Ab Abridgement of Lewis Cornaro, A Nobleman of Venice on Health and Long Life
by Daggett, Herman, (theological Seminary, Andover, MA)
Andover MA: Mark Newman, 1824. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Original binding quarter learther, marbelized boards, front board loose. 12mo, 68p. Presentation inscription of author Rev. Daggett on ffe. We could find no copies on OCLC.
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The Olive of Minerva or The Comedy of a Cuckhold
by Dahlberg, Edward
NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976. 1st Edition Limitd. Hardcover. Fine. Number 5 of 50 copies, signed by Dahlberg, apparently unread in publisher's glassine wrapper, which is toned and partially separated at front fold.
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