![Toby's Room [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/467/048/1691048467.0.l.jpg)
Toby's Room [Signed]
by Pat Barker
London: Hamish Hamilton, 2012. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Hamish Hamilton, 2012. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); 265pp. Publisher’s photographic dust jacket with £16.99 price intact; boards bound in navy cloth with gilt stamping to spine; oxblood endsheets. Dust jacket shows superficial scratching to rear panel; otherwise clean with sharp corners. Boards clean with sharp corners. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages clean. A Near Fine copy in like jacket. Signed by author without inscription on title page. ... Read More
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![The Century's Daughter [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/131/476/1701476131.0.l.jpg)
The Century's Daughter [Signed]
by Pat Barker
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. Good +/Good +. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1986. Stated First US Edition. Octavo (22cm); 284pp. Publisher’s illustrated dust jacket with $16.95 price intact; boards quarter-bound in grey and blue cloth with gilt stamping to spine. Black-and-white author photo laid-in. Dust jacket toned and bump throughout with tear at front panel spine head; some spotting at front panel. Jacket verso features amateur tape repair at spine head. Boards bumped with fading along... Read More
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![The Ghost Road [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/882/722/1579722882.0.l.jpg)
The Ghost Road [Signed]
by Pat Barker
London / Toronto: Viking, 1995. Very Good +/Very Good +. London / Toronto: Viking, 1995. First Canadian Edition with full number line and jacket price in both Canadian dollars and British pounds. [8],277pp. Light shelf wear, jacket spine panel very lightly sunned, corners nudged, else Very Good and sound. Signed by the author on title page. The final work in the author's Regeneration trilogy, a series of historical novels examining the effect of World War I on... Read More
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A Sermon Preach'd April 12, 1764, on the Public Fast, in the Massachusetts-Bay, At Haverhill and Bradford, West Parish
by Edward Barnard
Portsmouth, In New-Hampshire: Printed by Daniel & Robert Fowle, 1764. Very Good. Portsmouth, In New-Hampshire: Printed by Daniel & Robert Fowle, 1764. First Edition. Octavo. 22 pp., lacks half title. Printed wraps, removed. Light wear to edges and fraying to spine. Binding sound and interior unmarked; Very Good. Early New Hampshire printing; scarce. [Evans 9592].
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The Certainty, Time, and End, of the Birth of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: With the accomplishment of several of the prophecys, relating hereto. A sermon, at the lecture, in Marblehead, December 25. 1729. To which is added, an appendix, attempting more clearly to state, the true year of our Lord's nativity
by John Barnard
Boston: S. Gerrish, 1731. Very Good. Boston: Printed for S. Gerrish, at the lower end of Cornhill, 1731. First Edition. Octavo (19cm.); removed, remnants of old calf along spine; [2],66pp. ([A]-I4, lacking half title and final leaf (blank)); woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Small loss to bottom margin of title page not approaching text, textblock a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. Lengthy Christmas sermon by the colorful "Old Light" Congregationalist minister of Marblehead, Massachusetts.... Read More
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The Imperfection of the Creature, and the excellency of the divine commandment; illustrated in nine sermons on Psal. CXIX. 96
by John Barnard
Boston: Rogers and Fowle / D. Gookin, 1747. Very Good. Boston: Printed and Sold by Rogers and Fowle in Queen street, and by D. Gookin in Marlborough-Street, 1747. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); full contemporary Cambridge-style calf, unadorned spine in six compartments; [8],248pp. (A4 B-Q8 R4, collated and complete). Light wear to leather extremities, faint surface stretches to rear board, endpapers foxed, contemporary ownership signature at head of title page, 20th century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, else a... Read More
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Self-Direction and Political Legitimacy: Rousseau and Herder
by [Jean-Jacques Rousseau] F.M. Barnard
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in green pictorial dust jacket; vii,[3],330pp. Minor shelf wear and dust-soil, corners tapped, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Comparative study of the philosophies of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his German contemporary Johann Gottfried Herder.
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![Ladies Almanack, Showing Their Signs and Their Tides; Their Moons and Their Changes; the Seasons as It Is With Them; Their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as Well as a Full Record of Diurnal and Nocturnal Distempers. Written & Illustrated by a Lady of Fashion [Offered with Prospectus]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/040/114/1632114040.0.l.jpg)
Ladies Almanack, Showing Their Signs and Their Tides; Their Moons and Their Changes; the Seasons as It Is With Them; Their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as Well as a Full Record of Diurnal and Nocturnal Distempers. Written & Illustrated by a Lady of Fashion [Offered with Prospectus]
by Djuna Barnes
Paris: Printed for the Author, and sold by Edward W. Titus, 4 rue Delambre, at the sign of the Black Manikin, 1928. Very Good. Paris: Printed for the Author, and sold by [Edward W. Titus, 4 rue Delambre, at the sign of the Black Manikin], 1928. First Edition, limited issue of 1050 copies, this being #56. Quarto. 84, [4]pp. Woodcuts by Barnes, done in an Elizabethan style. Illustrated wraps. Laid in prospectus; 4pp.; illus. Publisher information redacted and... Read More
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Spillway and Other Stories
by Djuna Barnes
London: Faber and Faber, 1962. Very Good/Very Good. London: Faber and Faber, 1962. First Thus. Octavo (20.35cm); 107pp. Decorated blue and black dust jacket with 18s. net price intact; boards in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket rubbed and scuffed at corners and head of spine, with light smudging to surface. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Originally published in slightly different form as A Book (1923) and then... Read More
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Indian Block-Printed Cotton Fragments in the Kelsey Museum: The University of Michigan
by Ruth Barnes
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press / Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, 1993. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press / Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, [1993]. First Edition with full number line. Slim quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; viii,[2],102pp.; halftone and color photographic illus. throughout. Very light shelf wear, else a Near Fine example. Kelsey Museum Studies Vol. 8.
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![Putting the Boot In [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/189/898/1399898189.0.l.jpg)
Putting the Boot In [Signed]
by Dan Kavanagh [pseud. of Julian Barnes]
London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. Very Good/Very Good. London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. First Edition. Signed by the author as Dan Kavanagh without inscription on full title. Octavo; 192pp. Illustrated dust jacket over dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket corner-clipped at bottom of front flap with £9.95 price sticker adjacent. Jacket otherwise clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are square and sturdy. Pages a bit toned along outer margins, but unmarked. ... Read More
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Painters of the Great Ming: The Imperial Court and the Zhe School
by Richard M. Barnhart
Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1993. Near Fine. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1993. First Edition, wrapper issue. Quarto. 360 pages. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated wraps. Errata slip laid in. Wraps gently worn along edges. Binding sound. A touch of dust soiling along top edge. Pages otherwise clean and unmarked.
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Recollections of Baron de Frenilly, Peer of France (1768-1828)
by Baron de Frenilly; Arthur Chuquet [ed.]; Frederic Lees [trans.]
London: William Heinemann, 1909. Very Good. London: William Heinemann, 1909. First English Language Edition. Octavo (22cm); contemporary three-quarter brown gilt-ruled morocco over cloth boards signed with rubberstamp by Morrell, elaborate gilt spine in six compartments with repeating fleur-de-lis motif, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original cloth bound in rear; xx,382pp.; lithograph portrait frontispiece. Occasional foxing to textblock, remnants of original cloth quite shmutzy, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy in a very pretty binding.
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![Lucid Stars [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/163/723/1579723163.0.l.jpg)
Lucid Stars [Signed]
by Andrea Barrett
London: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Very Good/Very Good +. London: Simon & Schuster, 1989. First U.K. Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; [8],328pp. Corners bumped and spine a bit cocked, texblock a shade toned, else a Very Good copy in a crisp and clean example of the dust jacket. Signed by Barrett on title page. First hardcover appearance of the author's first book.
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Gunnery Instructions, Simplified for the Volunteer Officers of the U.S. Navy; with Hints to Executive and Other Officers
by Edward Barrett
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. Very Good. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. Third Edition, revised and enlarged. Small octavo; 93pp +14pp publisher's catalog. Tables and illustrations throughout. Publisher's blindstamped blue cloth with gilt lettering and anchor ornament. Boards edgeworn, with rubbing at corners and spine ends and some general scuffing and smudging to surface. Opens widely to title page, but binding is holding soundly. Ownership signature of W.L. Churchill, U.S.N. in pen on flyleaf and faintly... Read More
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![Echo Bay [Limited Lettered Edition Signed by Barre, George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, & Steve Hamilton]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/778/152/1626152778.0.l.jpg)
Echo Bay [Limited Lettered Edition Signed by Barre, George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, & Steve Hamilton]
by Richard Barre
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 2004. Near Fine/Near Fine. Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 2004. Limited First Edition, one of 26 lettered and slipcased copies signed by Barre along with authors George Pelecanos, Laura Lippman, and Steve Hamilton, (whose blurbs appear on the jacket copy), this being letter D. Octavo (23.5cm); 348pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $25.95 price intact; boards in textured black cloth with red lettering to spine. Housed in black slipcase. Jacket is clean and crisp with no... Read More
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![Tarzan Big Little Books [Edgar Rice Burroughs Collectors' Treasury]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/369/736/1427736369.0.l.jpg)
Tarzan Big Little Books [Edgar Rice Burroughs Collectors' Treasury]
by Brian J. Bohnett; Robert R. Barrett
Holt, MI: Mad Kings Publishing, 2003. Near Fine. Holt, MI: Mad Kings Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Octavo. 53 pp. Illustrations. Glossy illustrated wraps. Publisher's promotional letter laid in. Covers gently rubbed along edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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Uncle Reuben in Washington
by Charles S. Barrett
Washington, DC: Farmers National Publishing Company, 1923. Very Good. Washington, DC: The Farmers National Publishing Company, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Frontis portrait. Grey cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Light wear to extremities. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Barrett's attempt to convince farmers of the importance of pursuing aggressive lobbying efforts to get results. Includes detailed synopses of successes and failures from the previous decade.
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Bittersweet
by Nevada Barr
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. Very Good/Very Good. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's boards in pictorial dust jacket; [8],339pp. Jacket verso a shade toned, toning and faint abrasions to front and back endpapers, rear free endpaper and rear flyleaf a bit cockled; still, a Very Good copy overall. The author's first novel.
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![This Ain't No Healing Town: Toronto Stories [Signed and Inscribed by Arthur Clarke & Barry Callaghan]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/431/062/1610062431.0.l.jpg)
This Ain't No Healing Town: Toronto Stories [Signed and Inscribed by Arthur Clarke & Barry Callaghan]
by Barry Callaghan [ed.]; Margaret Atwood; Austin Clarke; et al [contribs.]
Toronto: Exile Editions, 1995. Very Good +. Toronto: Exile Editions, 1995. First Edition. Octavo (23 cm), 274pp + 4bios. Illustrated card wraps. Some minor scratches and bumping to the cover but nothing has lifted. Front fore-edge of the cover bows up slightly; spine ends bumped. Signed on the half-title by Austin Clarke and on the title page by editor and contributor Barry Callaghan, both with brief inscriptions. Collection of short stories about Toronto by twelve different... Read More
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![On Canaan's Side: A Novel [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/291/924/1574924291.0.l.jpg)
On Canaan's Side: A Novel [Limited Edition, Signed]
by Sebastian Barry
London: Faber and Faber, 2011. Fine. London: Faber and Faber, 2011. First Edition, Limited to 105 signed copies of which this is no. 32. Octavo; publisher's black calf over maroon cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine, housed in original matching cloth slipcase; [8],256pp. Just About Fine. Signed by the author on limitation page.
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![Der arme Heinrich, oder, Die Pilgerhütte am Weissenstein: eine Erzählung für die Jugend [Poor Henry]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/962/100/1330100962.0.l.jpg)
Der arme Heinrich, oder, Die Pilgerhütte am Weissenstein: eine Erzählung für die Jugend [Poor Henry]
by Chr[istian] G[ottlob] Barth
Neu-York [New York]: Amerikanischen Tractat-Gesellschaft, 1899. Very Good. Neu-York [New York]: Amerikanischen Tractat-Gesellschaft, [1875-1899?]. Presumed First U.S. Edition. Sextodecimo. 94 pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Text in German. Drab brown blindstamped cloth with spine stamped in gilt. General wear and staining to boards. Small holes with brief loss of lettering to spine. Cracked at gutter of title page but binding is holding. Some staining to pages.
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![Come Back, Dr. Caligari [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/289/556/1570556289.0.l.jpg)
Come Back, Dr. Caligari [Signed]
by Donald Barthelme
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. Very Good +/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1964. First Edition. Octavo. 183 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $4.95 price present. Purple boards stamped in gilt; top edge stained black. Dust jacket creased and lightly chipped along edges with some patchy spotting and rubbing. Boards with light shelfwear and touch of sunning to edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Signed by Barthelme on title page without inscription. Author's... Read More
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![Snow White [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/802/073/1580073802.0.l.jpg)
Snow White [Signed]
by Donald Barthelme
New York: Atheneum, 1967. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Atheneum, 1967. First Edition. Octavo. 180 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Off-white cloth boards stamped in red, green, and gray. Dark topstain; red endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket lightly edgeworn with some creasing to rear panel; mild spotting to verso. Boards with patchy spotting along top edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy. Signed by Barthelme at title page without inscription.
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The Martyr of Huping: The Life Story of William Anson Reimert Missionary in China
by Allan R. Bartholomew
Philadelphia, PA: Board of Foreign Missions / Reformed Church in the United States, 1925. Very Good +. Philadelphia, PA: Board of Foreign Missions / Reformed Church in the United States, 1925. First Edition. Octavo. 157 pp. 30 photographic plates, including frontispiece; black and white map, complete. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt. Light wear to edges and spine ends mildly nudged. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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