The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle, Ancrene Wisse, edited from MS. Corpus Christi College Cambridge 402
by Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel) (Editor)
London: Published for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press, 1962 Illustrated with a double-sided frontispiece with photos of two pages from the original manuscript. Introduction by University of Oxford scholar N. R. Kerr. First edition, first printing. One of 3,000 first edition copies. Publisher's brown cloth, with front board and spine stamped in gilt; very good or better, with light soiling to foot of spine, light dimming to spine gilt, corners lightly bumped, Editorial Institute Library (Boston... Read More
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The Hobbit
by Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel)
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938 Illustrated by the author, with four color and nine black-and-white illustrations. First American edition, first printing, first state, with "1938" and bowing hobbit to title page, incorrect map placement on list of illustrations, and Chapter VII mistakenly titled "Chapter VI" on p. 118. Publisher's tan cloth, with front board and spine lettered in blue, bowing hobbit in red to front board, and pictorial map endpapers printed in red and white; in its original pictorial... Read More
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Anna Karénina, in Eight Parts
by Tolstoï, Count Lyof N. (Tolstoy, Leo)
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886] Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. First American edition (and first English language edition), first printing; with all presumed first issue points, including floral endpapers, "13 Astor Place" to title page, sheets bulking at 35 mm., and four pp. of ads to rear. Publisher's brown cloth, with front board and spine stamped in gilt. Near fine, with light toning to spine, light rubbing to spine ends, clean boards and bright gilt, lightly bumped... Read More
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Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners
by Torre, Joe; Dreher, Henry
New York: Hyperion, 1999 First edition, first printing. Signed by Torre on half title page and dated "9-24-99." Publisher's black cloth, spine stamped in gilt; in its original pictorial dust jacket with embossed gilt title to front panel, designed by Gerald Pfieffer, photos of Torre to front and rear panels by Carolyn Jones. A hint of creasing to spine ends, else fine; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with a touch of creasing to head of spine and a tiny dimple... Read More
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Most Valuable Player Series: Yogi Berra
by Trimble, Joe; [Berra, Yogi]
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1952 First edition, first printing. Signed by Yogi Berra in blue pen on the title page. Publisher's blue cloth, with front board and spine stamped in black; in its original purple, black, and yellow dust jacket, lettered in black and white, with a drawing of Berra to the front panel. Near fine book, with a hint of wear to spine ends, and light offsetting to endpaper; very good unclipped dust jacket, with light toning... Read More
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Orley Farm
by Trollope, Anthony
London: Chapman and Hall, 1862 With Illustrations by J. E. Millais. First edition. Two volumes. Original publisher's maroon cloth. Both volumes were published almost 10 months apart, which further adds to this title's complex and rather questionable (Sadleir) issue points. Volume I is the horizontal grain pattern cloth and the text appears to be mostly fourth issue; volume II is the vertical grain pattern cloth and appears to correspond to Sadleir's earlier issue. A very good set; some wear and... Read More
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North America
by Trollope, Anthony
London: Chapman & Hall, 1862 Two volumes. Illustrated with a folding map facing p. 1. of Vol. I. First editions, first printings, with 32 pp. publisher's catalogue dated "October, 1861" to the rear of Vol. I. Inscribed by Trollope on half-title page: "W. L. Page / with the author's / kind regards" Publisher's pinkish-maroon patterned cloth blocked on front and back with decorative frame in blind, spines designed in blind, lettered in gilt, and brown endpapers. Very good, with some... Read More
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The American Claimant
by Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel)
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892 With a frontispiece and 23 black and white line drawings by Daniel Carter Beard. First edition, first printing. Publisher's gray-green cloth, with front board and spine illustrated in black and lettered in gilt. Near fine, with light rubbing to spine and corners, small mark to center of rear board, and very light soiling to a few pages including rear free endpaper. Overall, a handsome copy, with a bold front board decoration. BAL... Read More
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The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrim's Progress
by Twain, Mark (Clemens, Samuel)
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1869 With 234 illustrations by Fay and Cox. First edition, first issue, pages xvii-xviii lacking page reference numbers, page xviii with "Thankless Devotion- A Newspaper Valedictory" as the last entry, page 129 without an illustration, "XLI" to page 643, and "Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" advertisement to page 654. Publisher's half brown morocco with marbled boards, five raised bands to spine, lettered in gilt, ruled in blind, all edges marbled, and marbled endpapers. Good or... Read More
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Elementale Geometricum, ex Euclidis Geometria...
by Voegelin, Johannes
Paris: Apud Christianum Wechelum, 1534 Illustrated with woodcut printer's device to title page and final page, and numerous woodcut diagrams throughout text. Presumed third edition (first published in 1528). Bound in full modern brown calf for Maclehose, with board margins double-ruled in blind, spine with four raised bands, lettered in gilt, top edge gilt and other edges stained green, and marbled endpapers. Fine, with some contemporary annotations to margins. Overall, an exceptionally well-preserved copy. Elementale Geometricum is a... Read More
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1945 New York Giants Official Program and Score Card
by [Voiselle, Bill; Brown, Tom; Basinski, Ed]
New York: Harry M. Steven, 1945 September 25, 1945 game between cross-town rivals New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers at the Polo Grounds. Signed by Dodgers shortstops, Tom Brown and Eddie Basinski; and Giants pitcher, Bill Voiselle to the front cover. Original publisher's wrappers, printed in red and blue with photograph to front cover. Lightly toned, lower corners slightly chipped, else very good. The Dodgers won the game 7-4 after scoring three runs in the top of the... Read More
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Hocus Pocus
by Vonnegut, Kurt
London: Jonathan Cape, 1990 First English edition, first printing. Signed by Vonnegut on the front free endpaper. Publisher's black cloth, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original pictorial dust jacket, with wraparound collage by Huntley/Muir, lettered in white and blue. Near fine book, with a white scuffmark to top left of rear board; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with some fading to spine, and a few very light marks to panels. Overall, a tight and square copy. ... Read More
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
London: Macmillan & Co., 1953 First UK edition, first printing. With laid-in bookplate signed by Vonnegut. Publisher's red cloth, with light toning to spine ends, a few tiny bumps to edges of rear board, a hint of soiling to spine ends, bottoms of boards, and edges of endpapers, and light foxing to text block edges; about very good clipped dust jacket, with light fading to spine, light soiling to panels and spine, front flap stamped with "Macmillan's Overseas Library," light... Read More
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June
by Vonnegut, Kurt
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971 Illustrated with photos by Jill Krementz and Bert Andrews. First edition, first printing. One of 3,000 copies. Inscribed by Vonnegut on half-title page. Publisher's black cloth, with red foil trident to front board, spine lettered in bronze, and orange endpapers; in its original black dust jacket, with red trident to front panel, lettered in white and yellow, and photo of Vonnegut to rear panel taken by Jill Krementz. About fine book, with a tiny hole... Read More
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The Wandering Tattler
by Wakoski, Diane
Wisconson: The Perishable Press Limited, 1974 First edition, first printing. Limited edition, one of 130 copies signed by the author in orange ink on the half-title page. A fine copy. Overall, a very bright and attractive copy. The Wandering Tattler is a collection of poems by Diane Wakoski, a prolific American poet known for the personal quality of her writing. It is truly a work of literary art, as admirable for the craftsmanship of its physical construction as for... Read More
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Base-Ball: How to Become a Player, With the Origin, History, and Expansion of the Game
by Ward, John Montgomery
Philadelphia: The Athletic Publishing Company, 1888 First edition. Publisher's yellow wrappers, lettered in black. Near fine, with light toning to spine, very light soiling to wrappers, black marker line to fore edge of text block, light chipping to spine ends, top left corner of rear wrapper missing and some tears to top corners of a few pages at back of book, small closed tear to bottom of rear panel, and gift inscription to verso of frontis. Overall, an exceptional copy... Read More
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The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)
by Warhol, Andy
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers, 1975 First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange cloth-backed yellow paper-covered boards, lettered in black and white, and black endpapers; in the original black dust jacket designed by Herb Lubalin, with a photograph of the author by Philippe Halsman to the front panel, lettered in white, yellow, and black. Near fine book, with light toning to board edges and paper clip residue to top edge of front board; very good or better unclipped dust jacket,... Read More
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The War of the Worlds
by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
London: William Heinemann, 1898 First edition, first printing, second state, with 32 pages of advertisements to rear. Publisher's gray cloth, with front board and spine lettered in black. Very good, with some toning to spine, very modest spotting to spine and front board, a touch of rubbing to foot of spine, light rubbing to corners, front board very gently bowed, light offsetting to endpapers, and light scattered spotting to text. Overall, a handsome and sturdy copy. L. W. Currey, "Science... Read More
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A Cool Million: The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin
by West, Nathanael
New York: Covici-Friede, 1934 First edition, first printing. Publisher’s tan cloth with titles in green to front board and spine; original orange dust jacket with wraparound illustration of youth holding a gun, lettered in black, jacket designed by William Cotton. Near fine book with light spotting to cloth (mostly around the spine), “155” written neatly to bottom edge of text block, some light soiling to bottom edge, touch of offsetting to front free endpaper; near fine unclipped jacket with small... Read More
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The Dream Life of Balso Snell
by West, Nathanael
Paris and New York: Contact Editions, 1931 First edition, first printing. One of 500 numbered copies, this being number 388. Inscribed by West on the front free endpaper: “Affectionately / Nathanael West [underlined].” Publisher’s original wrappers, blue and black geometric design to front wrapper, titles in black. Very good with light toning to extremities, mild creasing to fore edge of rear wrapper, light chipping to spine ends, and a small portion of original glassine cover attached inside the folded flaps.... Read More
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The House of Mirth
by Wharton, Edith
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905 Illustrated with eight plates by A. B. Wenzell. First edition, first printing, American issue, with Scribner's seal to copyright page and no ads at rear. Publisher's red cloth, with front board and spine stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed; lacking scarce original dust jacket. Very good, rubbing to cloth throughout, a touch of wear to spine ends, light expert archival reinforcement to hinges, and faint marginal dampstaining to... Read More
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Stuart Little
by White, E. B.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945 Illustrated by Garth Williams. First edition, first printing. Publisher's tan cloth, with Garth's illustration of Stuart Little tugging on a rope to the front board in white and green, lettered in white and green, pictorial teal endpapers with illustrations by Garth in white; in its original dust jacket, with Garth's illustration of Stuart Little canoeing down a stream to the front panel, lettered in black. Near fine book, with light toning to head of... Read More
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A Woman of No Importance
by Wilde, Oscar
London: John Lane at the Sign of The Bodley Head, 1894 First edition, limited large paper copy, with "Of this edition 50 copies have been printed" statement on the verso of the fourth preliminary page, and no publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. Publisher's yellow buckram boards with gilt decorations by Charles Shannon to covers and spine, spine lettered in gilt. Near fine, with some toning to spine and board edges, light wear to spine ends with a... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed
by Wilder, Thornton
June 10, 1930, 1930 Handwritten letter signed by Thornton Wilder on Alpha Delta Phi Club stationery commenting on his disapproval of the sale of an author's manuscripts to a bookseller: "June 10, 1930/ My dear Mr. Greene: In my opinion manuscripts are not a thing that should be sold during an author's lifetime. And Galsworthy' gesture may prove - with the lapse of time - to have been ill-judged. Indeed I had hoped to see your bookshop, but the routine... Read More
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The Green Girl
by Williamson, Jack
New York: Avon Publishing Co., 1950 First edition, first printing (first appearance of this novel in book form). Publisher's pictorial wrappers, front wrapper with illustration of the Green Girl, with front wrapper lettered in yellow, red and white, and all edges stained red. Very good, with some dampstaining to rear wrapper, light black spots to rear wrapper and last few pages, and light wear to spine and top right corner of front wrapper. Overall, a bright and sturdy copy of... Read More
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