My Literary Zoo
by Sanborn, Kate
New York: D. Appleton and Compant, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo. (2, 150)pp. follow by 4pp of publisher's catalog. Maroon cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board, Trace of sunning on the spine else a fine copy. Apparently the author's copy, with her bookplate on the front pastedown. Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author to Miss Dunbridge. A compilation of stories, poems and anecdotes about the pets and other... Read More
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Bronze Wood
by Sandburg, Carl
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1941. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Red-orange cloth spine, printed paper label, wood veneer sides. Trace of wear to the edges else a fine copy. One of 50 special numbered copies printed for Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc. With an original photograph by Henry Flannery as a frontispiece. This is number 16. Signed by Sandburg and Flannery on the leaf following the title. Grabhorn Bibliography No. 358. .
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Os Portuguezes em Africa, Asia, America, e Oceania. Obra Classica
by Saraiva, Cardinal Francisco de Sao Luiz
Lisboa (Lisbon): Typ de Borges, 1850. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Seven volumes in four. 8vo. xxiv,183;224;215;208;213,(3);220;279,(1)pp. Errata page for Vol. 5 after p. 213; publisher's announcement of the Diccionario after p. 279 of vol. 7. Frontispiece portraits of the author in Vol., 1, of O Immortal Infante D. Henrique in Vol. 2; and portrait plates of D. Vasco da Gama and Antonio da Silveira in Vol. 5, and D. Alvaro de Castro and D. Joao de Castro... Read More
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Presentation Set of Unbound Sheets Illustrated
by Sauvage, Sylvain
(Paris): (Editions au Bois Sacré), 1932. Limited edition. Disbound. Near fine. Portfolio of 10 bifolia. Nine of them are from Louys, 'Contes Antiques" and on is from 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses". All of them have a full page copperplate engraving in brilliant colors. Tere are also decorative initials, tailpieces and smaller illustrations. THe bifolium from 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses:" wraps the other bifolia and also contains the colophonL "exemplaire d'artiste. S. S." And on the front, an inscription from the... Read More
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Rerum Anglicarum Scriptores Post Bedam, Praecipui, ex Vetustissimis Codicibus Manuscriptis Nunc Primum in Lucem Editi
by Saville, Henricus
Francofurti: Typis Wechalianis apud Claudium, 1601. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. 4, 916pp, followed by the Chronology and the Index, both unpaginated, then the printer's device on the last page. Twentieth century binding by Maltry of Oxford in quarter vellum, manuscript spine title, drab paper boards. Bookplate. Vellum surface scuffed in places, and corners worn, else a fine copy. Contains the Chronicles of William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, Roger of Howden, Ethelwerd, and Abbot Ingulph. Several... Read More
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Das hunderttürmige Prag: die alte Kaiserstadt an der Moldau
by Schoepf, Hermann
Munich: Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schonstein, 1943. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. 115,(5)pp. Eight full page plates. Cream-colored cloth boards printed in deep red on the spine and the upper board. When opened, the boards reveal 5 receptacles for 100 stereo photographs and a stereo viewer. The photographs measure 2 1/4" x 5", showing images of Prague German occupation during W.W.II. The photographs depict exteriors and interiors of castles, churches & cathedrals, palaces, monasteries, as well as other architectural... Read More
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Greek Printing Types 1465-1927; Facsimiles from an Exhibition of Books Illustrating the Development of Greek Printing Shown in the British Museum, 1927
by Scholderer, Victor, intro
London: By Order of the Trustees, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Large folio. 21pp. of introduction followed by 60 facsimiles, some full page. Black cloth spine, gilt title, drab paper boards. Printed at the University Press, Oxford. One of 500 copies from a total edition of 650. Cloth has some fading and the gilt is rubbed, the corners are worn, else a very good copy. The scarce dustwrapper is significantly soiled, has loss at the... Read More
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Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper MIssissippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of the River ... in 1832
by Schoolcraft, Henry R.
New-York: Harper & Brothers, 1834. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. vi, (7)-307, (1) pp. The last page is the errata notice. Contemporary bookcloth in a pebble grain design, publisher's printed paper label. Two folding maps, three plans as well as tables. Binding soiled. one corner of the label is abraded, and the texblock shows light foxing typical of the period. All in all a very good copy of a scarce books. The text includes numerous... Read More
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Information, respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States
by Schoolcraft, Henry R.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Company, 1853. Hardcover. Very good. Illustrated by S[eth] Eastman, Capt., U.S.A.. Thick 4tos.. Vol I: [6], (i - ii), iii - xviii, 13 - 568, [2 (blank)] pp. Vol II: [4], (i - vi), vii - xxiv, 17 - 608, [2 (blank)] pp. Vol III: [4], (i-iv), v - xviii, 19 - 635, [3 (blank)] pp. Vol I: 76 plates (color & b/w). Vol II: 80 plates (color & b/w). Vol III: 45 plates... Read More
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Rokeby; A Poem
by Scott, Sir Walter
Edinburgh: John Ballantyne and Co, 1813. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition. 4to. Large paper copy (9 by 11 inches). Original drab boards, cloth spine, printed paper label. (x),330cxvi pp. plus 3pp. of publisher's ads. Half-title is present. Sometime rebacked with the original spine laid-on. Occasional light foxing; wear to the edges and spine; printed label nearly perished else very good. Later endpapers with the bookseller sticker of Heffer and Sons, Cambridge. Ownership name of C. J.... Read More
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Evangelium: Book of Gospels
by (Binding: Margarete Seeler)
n.p.: n.p., n.d.. Hardcover. Fine. A magnificent binding incorporating panels by Margarete Seeler. The eight cloisonné panels and the cloisonné figure of Christ were commissioned by Chauncey Stillman in 1960. In 1983, Mr. Stillman caused the nine panels to be incorporated into hand-wrought metal covers and affixed to the leather binding of this Evangelium. The artist used copper panels with 18 carat gold for the nine enamels and all cloisonné wires. The metal support is fine... Read More
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Joannis Seldeni, J. C., De Dis Syris Syntagmata II
by Selden, John
Lipsiae: Laurentii Sigismundi Corneri, 1672. Hardcover. Very good. Bound with: M. Andreae Beyeri, Ad Joh. Seldeni De DIs Syris Syntagmata, Addimenta. 12mo (38),373.24;338,(18)pp. Engraved Title Page followed by typeset title page in red and black. Folding genealogical chart present at p. 151. Contemporary full calf, spine in five compartments with raised bands, black leather lettering label, gilt. Upper board and pastedown artfully restored to style, lower hinge strengthened, light dampstain on the lower part of the first 50pp... Read More
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In the Night Kitchen (Inscribed)
by Sendak, Maurice
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First edition, first printing. Fine. Hardcover. Thin folio. Unpaginated (42pp.) Cream-colored cloth with full color paste-on to the upper board. A fine copy. The dustwrapper has the first state code of 1070 and the first state list of seven books on the rear flap, aand the first state price of $4.95. There is light rubbing to the spine tips and fold tips else this is a near fine example. Inscribed by... Read More
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Carriages Without Horses Shall Go" , Being a Reprint of a Paper on Horseless Road Locomotion Read before Section G of The British Association, Liverpool, September 23, 1896.; To which is added, remarks on the future of horseless road locomotion, notes on the new enactment, the Locomotives on Highways Act, 1896, evolution in modes of travel, the "Engineer" competition 1897, the Local Government Board regulations, and other matter
by Sennett, A. R.
London: Whittaker & Co, 1896. First edition. Ex-library. Hardcover. xvi,131,(1)pp. 8vo. Frontispiece and 40 illustrations on 30 plates of horseless carriages. Recent quarter leather, gilt spine titles, cloth sides, marbled endpapers. Ex-library copy with stamp and number on the title page; general soil throughout, esp. the title, and a few closed marginal tears (no loss). Scarce. The first books on the automobile appeared in English in 1896; this is one of them.
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Lives of Game Animals
by Seton, Ernest Thompson
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Four volumes. Thick 4tos. Brown buckram spines, gilt; tan buckram boards with the upper boards blocked with a rule in gilt and an illustration by the author. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with photographs as well as line drawings by the author. Each volume has an engraved frontispiece. Limited to 177 numbered sets signed by the author. This is copy No. 65. The author has signed... Read More
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The Scottish Play, Act IV, Scene I.
by (Shakespeare, William)
Santa Fe: The Press of the Palace of the Governors, 2013. Limited edition. Softcover. Fine. Accordion style book, 7 inches high by about five feet long. Printed in silver on Arches Cover Black paper on the Press' Vandercook 4. The typography is properly labeled in the Colophon as iconoclastic 'Shishkabob' which make the witches' incantation even more intriguing. Finely printed by Tom Leech at the Press of the Palace of the Governors. One of 23 numbered copies of... Read More
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream
by Shakespeare, William; Arthur Rackham
New York; London: Doubleday, Page & Co.; William Heinemann, 1908. First U. S. trade edition. Hardcover. Good. 4to. Green cloth spine, tan decorated paper over boards, gilt; top edge gilt. Complete with all illustrations which are mounted on tan-colored paper. Boards and top edge rubbed and edges well worn. A good copy with fine illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 32.
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M
by (Shakespeare, William)
Santa Fe: The Press of the Palace of the Governors, 2013. Softcover. Fine. Accordion style book, 5 inches high by about 8 inches long. Printed in silver on black paper. An excerpt from 'Macbeth': "Tomorrow & tomorrow & tomorrow...." he text is bound into black boards, with the upper board simply printed in silver with "M." Finely printed by Tom Leech and James Bourlandat the Press of the Palace of the Governors. One of 23 numbered copies of... Read More
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Romeo and Juliet
by Shakespeare, Wiliam
New-York: Duprat & Co, 1892. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. xii, 170, (4)pp. Half black morocco; spine in six compartments, gilt, with red leather lettering pieces, gilt. Marbled paper sides, Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Light rubbing else a near fine copy. One of 350 numbered copies; this is number 203. With an introduction by Richard Henry Stoddard. Illustrated with engravings by Jacques Wagrez and Louis Titz. Printed by D. Jouaust, Paris, 1892. .... Read More
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Loca Patriciana: An Identification of the Localities, Chiefly in Leinster, visited by Saint Patrick and His Assistant Missionaries ..
by Shearman, Rev. Frrancis
Dublin: M. H. Gill, 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Tall 8vo. xiii, (3),495pp. Contemporary green leather spine, gilt spine title, plain cloth boards, chocolate coated endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece of Killeen Cormac. Indices. Many genealogical foldouts, and an appendix on the Three Patricks. First and last pages, and the foredge, are foxed, cloth boards faded, else this is a very good copy. .
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The Wilderness of Denali: Explorations of a Hunter-Naturalist in Northern Alaska
by Sheldon, Charles
New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Large thick 8vo. xxxv, 412pp. Black cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board. Illustrated with photographs. The large folding map is present in the rear. A superb copy, fine and bright. The dustwrapper has an ingisnificant closed marginal tear and a trace of soil else is fine. It is not clipped. Scarce in this condition, and rare in dustwrapper. .... Read More
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Rcord of Engagements with Hostile Indians within the Military Division of the Missouri from 1868 to 1882
by Sheridan, Lieutenant General P. H.
Chicago: Headquarters Military Division of the Missouri, 1882. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 120pp. Blue buckram,gilt spine title. Original wrappers bound in. Bookplate of a historical cosiety and with their blindstamp on the title page else a fine copy. With the Sheridan's signature at the base of the title page: "With the compliments of Lt. Gen. Sheridan." This is the scarcer first printing, before the Washington reprint of the same year. USIANA... Read More
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The Theory and History of Earthquakes. Containing, I. A rational account of their causes and effects; ... II. A particular and authentic history of those which have happened in these kingdoms, ... III. Some seasonable reflections on the two late earthquakes, ..
by Sherlock, Thomas, attrib
London: Printed for and sold by J. Newbery; R. Baldwin; J. Brindley; G. Woodfall; and M. Sheepey, 1750. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 62pp. Usually attributed to Thomas Sherlock (1678-1761), a Church of England bishop. Bound to style in quarter leather, marbled paper boards, leather lettering label, gilt. The title page has a repaired closed tear (no loss); lacking the half title and the single page appendix sometimes present. A very good copy. Very scarce. ESTC T78656.... Read More
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Kabuki: A Set of Six Pictures with Stories
by Shiraishi, Fumio, ed; Gekko Ohashi
Kyoto: Hanga In, 1964. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Portfolio is 9.5 x 12 in. in a striped paper cover, with a color woodblock print mounted on upper board, dark brown silk ties. The story booklet is (6] pp. in printed wraps with photo illustrations and sewn with white silk braid. There are also six woodblock prints in full vivid color, each w/ tissue guard. The woodblock prints are after Shinagawa ans printed by Hanga. ... Read More
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Cock Robin: Silhouette Series
by Shugg, R.
New-York: R. Shugg, 1880. Wraps. Very good. 5½ by 6½ inches. 24 pages. Each set shows an illustration in silhouette on the right with the text facing. Cock Robin is followed by 'Robin and Richard', 'Jack Sprat' and 'See, Saw Margery Daw'. Each of the three subsequent rhymes are one page with a facing illustration. Yellow wrappers printed in red and black. The first and last pages pasted to the cover as issued. Publisher's advertisement on the pack... Read More
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