THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN; (true first editions, beautifully bound, complete in 9 volumes, & signed in 3 volumes, as called for)

by (Sterne, Laurence)

[York]/ London: [Anne Ward]/ R. and J. Dodsley/ T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, [1759] 1760-1767. First edition of each of the nine volumes, with the first two volumes the correct ones -- as printed in York by Anne Ward in 1759 -- i.e., with 1760 date but without place or publisher's imprint. With STERNE'S SIGNATURE in ink at head of first text pages Vols. V, VII, and IX, as called for [Rothschild 1970; Allibone p. 2243; Monkman, "Tristram... Read More

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THE AURORAS OF AUTUMN; [Scarce signed copy]

by Stevens, Wallace

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950. First edition. Winner of the 1951 National Book Award for Poetry. SIGNED BY STEVENS on the half-title page. 8vo dark blue cloth boards, spine stamped in gilt, top edge dark blue; 193 pages plus "Note on the Type." Fine in bright, near fine dust jacket with touch of soiling and internal archival tape repair to few small tears. Uncommon signed.

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ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: (Tom Sawyer's Comrade)

by Twain, Mark

New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First U.S. edition. Mixed state with the following first issue points: title page tipped-in; "Him and another man" listed incorrectly in list of illustrations; "...with the was..." p.57:11[up]. Also, with the following later issue points: p.155 final "5" in folio slightly larger than the first; p.283 bound in (BAL's state "3"--as usually seen); and cloth not visible in frontis photo [BAL 3415]. Near fine with frontis leaf and tissue guard lightly... Read More

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ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: (Tom Sawyer's Comrade); [Earliest state in lovely binding by Bayntun-Riviere]

by Twain, Mark

New York: Charles L. Webster and Co., 1885. First edition, earliest state of the cloth issue. Rebound in lovely full-leather binding by Bayntun-Riviere with portions of original covers and spine bound in at rear. First state points from various sources present in this copy are as follow: title page and page 283 cancels; frontispiece portrait with cloth under bust visible and "Heliotype" imprint; p.(9) "Decided" in chapter heading for chapter six; p.(13) "Him and another man" listed incorrectly at... Read More

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