Here, There Be Dragons
by Owen, James A.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Black cloth spine printed in blue; orange paper over boards. Illustrated by the author. Book One in the Imaginarium Geographica series. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by James Owen on the title page and with an original depiction of the dragon on the dustwrapper, executed in blue.
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An Arthurian Narrative Sonnet Cycle
by Owens, James J.; Dmitry Sayenko
St. Petersburg: Nikodim, 2019. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited edition. Folio. 32pp. Red leather spine and edges, marbled paper boards, the upper boards impressed with an engraving of Camelot and with a title label printed in red. Thirteen scenes covering the Age of Arthur in sonnet form support the artist's powerful illustrations. The narrative begins with the boy Merlin, King Vortigern and the dragons, then continues through Uther & Ygraine, the Swords, Lancelot & Guinevere, Mordred... Read More
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An Arthurian Narrative Sonnet Cycle
by Owens, James J.
Oak Grove, MN: MIchael E. Coughlin, 2019. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 32pp. Black cloth spine, red cloth boards, printed label on the upper board, deep red endpapers. Finely printed by Michael E. Coughlin on a Kluge platen press on Mohawsk Superfine Eggshell paper. The typeface is Garamond, and the drop caps are Trueheart. Frontispiece plate of the Glastonbury cross. In new condition. One of 90 numbered copies (from a total edition of 100) signed... Read More
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An Arthurian Narrative Sonnet Cycle
by Owens, James J.
Oak Grove, MN: Michael E. Coughlin, 2019. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 32pp. Frontispiece of the Glasonbury Cross. Finely printed by Michael E. Coughlin on a Kluge platen press on Biblio paper. The typeface is Garamond, and the drop caps are Trueheart. One of 10 special copies hand-colored, bound in full scarlet morocco with the title in gilt on the upper board and the Glastonbury Cross in blind. Marbled endpapers. Signed by the printer... Read More
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The Political and Miscellaneous Works of Thomas Paine
by Paine, Thomas
London: R. Carlile, 1820. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes, 8vo. Frontispiece in volume one. Recent binding to style in quarter leather, raised bands, gilt spine, marbled paper sides. A very good set. The date of publication on the title page is 1819, but the Preface is dated 1820. With the contemporary signature on the title and preliminary blank: "John Monahan's Property." The text begins, after a Life of Paine and a Preface, with "Common Sense,... Read More
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A Book of Famous and Beautiful Cbinese Ladies from all Antiquity
by (Chinese Silk Painting)
China: n.p., 1900. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 22 unnumbered pages using verso only. Accordion book bound in Asian style. Wooden boards, the upper board carved with the character for Good Luck. Top and bottom edges gilt. This is followed by 11 sets of two pages, the right hand page with the story of a particular lady in Chinese and English, and the left hand with a painting on silk illustrating the story and bordered in brocade. The... Read More
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Observationes philologico-criticae in sacros Novi Foederis libros:; quorum plurima loca ex auctoribus, potissimum Graecis, exponuntur, illustrantur, vindicantur
by Palairet, Elias
Lugduni Batavorum: Apud Carnelium Haak, 1752. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. (iv),(i),530(46)pp. Bound with: Christian Muller, "Christiani Muller satura observationum philologicarum :maximam partem sacrarum", Lugduni Batavorum, Apud Joannem Le Mair, 1752. (vi),196,(iv)pp, this second work bound without title leaf. Original full vellum over boards, ink title on spine. Minor repair to hinge and lower part of spine, some old ink spots on first few pages, a marginal thin and a few marginal tears (no loss) else a... Read More
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Burmese Manuscript Leporello
by (Manuscript on Paper)
n.p.: n.p., 19th Century (?). Hardcover. Very good. Large accordion-style book measuring 6½ by 16 by 3½ inches. Double paper pages pasted together in red and gilt covers and all edges gilt. Neatly written in Burmese script with black ink throughout. Light wear to the covers, some occasional light dampstaining, and one leaf with damage to the center affecting a portion of four lines of text. This has been stabilized with archival tissue. Otherwise this is a very... Read More
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The Life of Marie de Medicis. Queen of France
by Pardoe, Miss (Julia)
London: Colburn and Co., Publishers, 1852. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Three volumes. 8vo. Contemporary bindings of brown half leather, spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt, linen-design cloth sides and endpapers, top edges gilt. Engraved frontispieces in each volume, and with folding documents in facsimile in volume 2. Light rubbing, else a near fine set. The major work on the life of Marie, covering her life as Queen Consort to Henry IV, then Regent of... Read More
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Hortensius, Friend of Nero
by Pargeter, Edith
London: Lovat Dickson Limited, 1936. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Illustrated by John Farleigh.. 8vo. Orange textured cloth, black spine label. A fine copy with only a trace of wear. This appears to be a publisher's variant binding instead of the more common blue cloth with medallion on the upper boars. The dustwrapper is light soiled else in very good condition. It is fairly plain, just a tan color with the tittle on the spine in... Read More
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Tramways, Autobus, Bateaux de Paris et de la Régon Parisienne
by (Sociéte des Transports en Commun de la Région Pariesienne)
Paris: n.p., 1923. First edition. Wraps. Very good. Narrow 8vo. 172pp. Folding decorative wraps. With three large fold-out maps. Lower part of spine and bottom of upper wrap have been neatly repaired else this is in very good confition. In French. The publication date is taken from an ad in the text. A later edition was issued at 3 francs, replacing this first edition at 2.50 francs. p>.
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A True and Faithfull Account of the Several Informations Exhibited to the Honourable Committees appointed by the Parlaiment, To Inquire into the late Dreadful Burning of the City of London. Together with other Informations touching the Insolvency of Popish Priests and Jesuites, and the Increase of Popery; brought to the Honourable Committee appointed by Parliament for that purpose
by England and Wales. Parliament
London: n.p., 1667. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. (London), 1667. 4to. 5-1/2 x 7-1/2'. 32pp. Bound to style in quarter leather; maroon lettering label, gilt; marbled paper boards in a Stormont design. Light blindstamp of a seminary library on title and marginal acquisition number, two tiny closed marginal tears on the title, one of the affecting the 'e' of 'Printed', else a very good copy. Wing T.2471. ESTC R23832.
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New Light from the Great Pyramid
by Parsons, Albert Ross
New York: Metaphysical Publishing Company, 1893. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Large 8vo. xvi,420 pp. plus publisher's ads. Blue cloth, gilt spine title and gilt illustration of the solar system on the upper board. Frontispiece illustration of Uxmal, a color plate, illustrations, and a folding chart in the rear. Binding worn at edges and hinges, text shaken, a few paragraphs early on with some highlighting and a sticker removal from the spine base, else this is a very... Read More
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La Primera Imprenta en Texcoco 1596-1597
by Pascoe, Juan
(Tacámbaro): Taller Martín Pescador, 2023. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Thin folio. 39, (1) pp. White vellum spine; brown paper over boards, printed title label on the upper board. Finely printed on handmade paper in the traditional Spanish size. ('al tamaño español tradicional'). Illustrated with tipped-in reproductions of pages of the period. According to the colophon, one of 50 copies only. In fine condition. A much needed description of the state of printing in New Spain at the... Read More
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La Mona
by Pascoe, Juan
Tacámbaro, MIchoacán: Taller Martín Pescador, 2022. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 156, (4) pp. Engraved vignette on the title page. Color photograph of Adriana Cao Romero tipped onto page (7). Light brown cloth spine, dark brown paper over boards, printed paper labels. One of 100 copies of which this is number 41, A fine copy. This is a complete revision and expansion of the original printings of the previous digital edition of 2002 and the offset edition of... Read More
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Sebastian Van Storck
by Pater, Walter
London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head; Dodd, Mead, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. Illustrated by Alastair.. Folio. (68)pp. Eight full page color illustrations by Alastair; the most complicated of the illustrations, opposite page 42 has been signed in pencil by the artist. The binding is beige linen blocked in brown and gilt. One of 1050 numbered copies of which this is number 1001. The binding has some soil and wear at the area... Read More
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The Mandarin from Salem
by Patterson, Richard O.
New York: Philosophical Library, 1979. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 8vo. xi,(3),393pp. Green cloth, gilt spine titles. Frontispiece portrait; map endpapers and frontispiece map of Shanghai 1861-1863. Ownership blindstamp on title page, a stray ink mark on the margin of page vi, else this is a very good copy. The dustwrapper is now price-clipped; it has a closed marginal tear and crease along the bottom, is lightly rubbed and with a few small stains, but still in very good... Read More
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Clair de Lune and other Troubadour Romances (Clairdelune)
by (Paul, Evelyn, illus.) West, Michael
New York: Brentano's, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Lavishly illustrated in the medieval style by Evelyn Paul with 8 full page color plates, 8 tipped in textual color plates and other decorations, including historiated initials. Music by Alfred Mercer. In publisher's brown cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board with a full color past-on on the upper board in a design by the illustrator. Top edge gilt. Decorated endpapers. Illustrations and title printed in... Read More
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Palingenesien: Jean Paul's Fata und Wercke vor und in Nurnberg
by Paul, Jean (Johann Paul Friederich Richter)
Leipzig & Gera: Wilhelm Heinsius, 1798. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. Small 8vo. lxviii,271(i); viii,342,(ii)pp. Early, probably original, speckled paper over boards, small lettering label, gilt. Light wear to the edges and hinges, else a very good copy. Text in German.
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Ejercito del Centro Desde su Creacion en 26 de Julio de 1874 hasta el 1o de Octubre del Mismo Año
by Pavia y Rodriguez de Alburquerque, Don Manuel
Madrid: Manuel Minuesa de los Rios, 1878. First edition. Very good. Wraps. 8vo. (viii),244pp. Large folding map in rear: Mapa Interior del Maestrazgo y Provincias Limitrofes. Original printed wraps, cloth spine. Closed marginal tear to map (not affecting image) has been artfully repaired; wraps lightly soiled, occasional light foxing, and worn else a very good copy and mostly unopened. A fairly scarce discussion of the Ejército del Centro by the captain-general of Madrid. He was instrumental... Read More
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Three Lectures on Gaelic Topics
by Pearse, P. H. (Patrick)
Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo. 60pp. Blue cloth, gilt title on upper board. Ownership blindstamp else a fine copy. Patrick Pearse was President of the New Ireland Literary Society. This is his first book. The lectures are: Gaelic Prose Literature; The Folk-SOngs of Ireland; and The Intellectual Future of Gaelic. In 1916, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Easter Rebellion and was executed in Kilmainham Gaol on May 3... Read More
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Travel Diary of a Trip from Bangor, Maine, to Montevideo, Uruguay, via Rio
by Peirce, Waldo Treat Hayward
n.p.: n.p., 1854. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Bound diary of blue lined paper on which the author has recorded his trips on sixty-four pages. The first page of the diary lists the ships: the Ship Arvum and the Ship R. B. Forbes. Peirce owned timberland in northern Maine, and did business as a shipping and commission merchant in Bangor. He and his brother, Hayward, owned the firm of W. T, and H. Peirce. Laid into... Read More
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God's Power and Providence, Shewed in the Miraculous Preservation and Deliverance of Eight English-Men ...
by Pelham, Edward
London: Henry Lintot and John Osborn, 1745. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. An extract of pp. 743-755 of Vol. IV of the third edition of Churchill's Voyages. Also included are pp. 756-776: 'A Journey of John Baptist Merin To the Mines of Hungary' and 'An Account of the Cape of Good Hope' by Wiliam Ten Rhyme. For Pelham, see Cox, 1631. The eight Englishmen were left by mistake in Greenland in 1630; by careful preparation, they pulled through. This was... Read More
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. ... With a Life and Notes by Richard Lord Braybrooke
by Pepys, Smuel
London: Henry Colburn, 1848. Hardcover. Very good. The third edition, considerably enlarged. 8vo. 5 volumes. Half calf, tan cloth sides, spines in 6 compartments, intricately gilt, leather lettering labels, gilt; top edged gilt; marbled endpapers; engraved plates. Leather has some areas of staining, lightly worn at corners; hinges rubbed in places, cloth soiled in plates; but a very good set set with bright spine tooling.
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The Philanthropist, or, Institutions of Benevolence
by Pennsylvanian (Isaac Perice?)
Philadelphia: Isaac Peirce, 1813. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. iv, [3], 8-99, [1] pp. Printed paper boards. Boards worn and soiled, spine partially perished, textblock untrimmed, but still a good copy of an elusive title in the original binding. Contains much of medical interest, including suggestions on the care of the sick in almshouses, on the care of infants and the aged, on dispensaries, on therapy in mental diseases, and on medical education. Concerned especially with Philadelphia... Read More
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