The Magical Wiritings of Thomas Vaughan (Eugenius Philalethes): A Verbatim Reprint of His First Four Treatises: Anthroposophia Theomagica, Anima Magica Abscondita, Magia Adamica, and the True Coelum Terrae
by Vaughan, Thomas; Arthur Edward Waite
London: George Redway, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. xxxi(1), 164pp. Original tan bookcloth printed in red. The cloth is well worn, mostly along the edges and spine,else this is a very good copy with the textblock in near fine condition. Vaughan was a disciple of Cornelius Agrippa, His works were first published in the mid-seventeenth century. After the Restoration, he enjoyed the patronage of Sir Robert Moray, first president of the Royal Society. He accompanied... Read More
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Nigger Heaven
by Van Vechten
New York: Alfred A. KNoipf, 1926. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. Brown ribbed cloth printed in dark brown. Light wear and soil to the binding and general aging to the text block else a very good copy. Without dustwrapper. .
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A Civil and Natural History of California, Containing an Accurate Description of that Country..... Translated from the Original Spanish of Miguel Venegas...
by Venegas, Miguel
London: James Rivington and James Fletcher, 1757. First edition in English. Hardcover. Very good. Two volumes. 8vo. (20),455 (8),387pp. Folding map of California in volume I; 4 copperplates (including frontispieces) each with two images, for a total of 8 images. Full speckled calf, nicely rebacked at an early date, retaining the original lettering labels. Light wear especially to the corners, the map with two closed marginal tears not affecting the image, else a very good set. With the... Read More
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Noticia de California, y de su Conquesta Temporal, y Espiritual ..
by Venegas, Miguel (and Andres Marcos Burriel)
Madrid: Viuda de Manuel Fernandez, 1757. First edition. Fine. Hardcover. Three volumes. Small 4tos. (24),240; (8),564; (8),436. First issue with p. II, 479 misnumbered 476. Contemporary vellum, yap edges, manuscript titles on the spines. Four folding copperplate maps: Vol. 1 contains the Mapa de la California, y su Costa Oriental Nuevamente Descubierta, based on Padre Kino's revolutionary map. Vol. 3 contains three maps: Seno de California; Carta de la Mar del Sur; and Mapa de la America... Read More
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Diario de mi Destierro
by Vera y Zuria, Pedro
El Paso, Texas: Editorial Revista Catolica, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 231pp. Cloth spine, printed paper boards. Five full page plates. Lightly soiled and worn at edges, spine and fore edges, else a very good copy. Scarce first printing of the diary of the Archbishop of Puebla, recalling events of the religious persecution in Mexico in 1927. During that time he was exiled for two years in Texas, as were most Mexican Catholic Bishops. "...advertimos que... Read More
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Une Ville Flottante
by Verne, Jules
Paris: J. Hetzel Et Cie, 1871. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First illustrated edition. 4to. Red cloth blocked in red, black and gilt. Illustrated throughout. With the proper first printing code on the final page. Paper lightly toned throughout, cloth rubbed in places, but a veyr good copy. In French. According to the Verne Bibliography, this is the eighth novel in his Voyages Extraordinaires series. It was first published in 1870 in the Journal de Débats.... Read More
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Picturesque Illustrations of Buenos Aires and Monte Video ..
by Vidal, E. E.
Buenos Aires: Mitchell's English Book-Store, 1944. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. xxviii, 115pp. plus 24 color plates. One of 1870 numbered copies (from a total printing of 2000 copies), This is number 1441. The text is a facsimile in 8vo of the Ackermann edition, London. 1820, complete with 24 full color plates. Finely bound in cowhide with green endpapers with a velvet-like texture. Rear inner hinge cracked else a fine copy. .
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Olympe & Henriette
by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Auguste, comte de; Joe D'Ambrosio
Sherman Oaks, CA: Joe D'Ambrosio, 1992. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo box binding with blue-gray cloth spine, printed title label, floral cloth boards. The spine is constructed of stepped planes. The text consists of individual pages as well as recessed leaves, including the title page, which also incorporates stretched open weave cloth suggesting net stockings. Designed and produced by D'Ambrosio . Printed on handmade 'Misty Rose" paper with a Vandercook No. 4 proof press in Van Son's... Read More
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The Poems of Master Francois Villon of Paris, Now first done into English verse ... by John Payne ...
by Villon, Francois
London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription, 1878. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. cvi, 158,(2) pp. xxiii,(1),185,(3)pp. Vellum blocked in gilt on the upper board and spine; top edge gilt. Frontispiece and 4 pp facsimiles of the original manuscript and an early printing.One of 157 copies, signed by the printer J. C. WIlkins. This is number 138. The gilt is significantly rubbed, there are old tape marks and offset from a clipped on the endpapers, else this is... Read More
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The Poems of Master Francois Villon of Paris, Now first done into English verse ... by John Payne ...
by Villon, Francois
London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription, 1892. 8vo. cvi, 158,(2) pp. Full crushed scarlet morocco. Spine in six compartments, gilt; gilt rules on the boards; top edge gilt; gilt inner dentelles, deep red endpapers. The paper appears to be handmade. A fine bright copy in a fine binding with only a trace of rubbing. No. 252 of an unspecified number.
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John Colter: Discoverer of Yellowstone Park (C. M. Russell Forgery)
by Vinton, Stallo
New York: Edward Eberstadt, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 114pp. Black cloth spine, gilt, paper over boards. A fine copy. With the bookplate of Thomas B., Hull, whose collection is maintained in the North Dakota State University. Also with the (forged) signature and buffalo sketch of C. M. Russell. The signature is almost certainly the work of master forger Eugene Field Jr. One of 530 unnumbered copies. Howes V-114. .
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John Colter: Discoverer of Yellowstone Park
by Vinton, Stallo
New York: Edward Eberstadt, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. 114pp. Vellum spine, gilt; gray paper over boards. Map. Illustrated. Index. A near fine copy with only traces of aging to the paper and spine. One of 30 large paper copies, signed by Vinton. This is No. 26. With the bookplate of collector Guthrie Y. Barber. Howes V-114. .
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Poema Grecum: King Arthur and the Ancient Knight
by Von der Hagen, Friedrich, ed., James J. Owens, transl
Tucson: Thorn Books, 2022. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. (8), 19, (45)pp. Pictorial boards. A fine copy. A 13th or 14th century Greek fragment of an Arthurian tale discovered by Von der Hagen in the Vatican Library and published by him in 1821. This is the first translation into English of the fragment. It is followed by a facsimile of Von der Hagen's publication, which contains a length preface (in Latin), his recension of the... Read More
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Characteristics of Goethe
by Von Müller, Falk; Sarah Austin, transl
London: Efingham WIlson, 1833. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Three volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces in each volume. Original boards, printed paper labels. The hinges are weak and show some separation, but the boards are well attached. The frontispieces are foxed and that has offset onto the first few pages, including the endpapers. Otherwise, the textblocks are in very good to fine condition. Armorial bookplate in volume one with the Briggs motto "Fortiter et Fideliter". Also with the smapp stamp of... Read More
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Timequake
by Vonnegut, Kurt
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Special edition. 8vo. White cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board. Deep red endpapers. Frontispiece illustration. Rear corner lightly bumped else a fine copy. The publisher's glassine jacket is present; it has two short closed marginal tears and a small tear on the rear board at the fold else is in very good condition.
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Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Parsifal
by Wagner, Richard; Willy Pogány
London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1913. First edition. Very good. Hardcover. Three volumes. 4to. Quarter green calf, spine blocked in gilt; Cloth sides with gilt title and design on the upper boards. Top edges gilt. Illustrated throughout by Pogány in black and white and 40 mounted full color plates Spines sunned to a pleasing tan color else this is a very good set. In the publisher's slipcase, which has some light wear. .
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Tannhäuser
by Wagner, Richard; Willy Pogány
London: G. G. Harrap & Co, 1911. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Full calf embossed on the spine and upper board. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout by Pogány in black and white and tipped-in full color plates. Leather rubbed at hinges and edges with some light soiling else this is a very good copy. One of 525 numbered copies signed by Pogány. This is number166. .
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Campaigns of General Custer in the North-West and the Final Surrender of Sitting Bull
by Walker, Judson Elliott
New York: Jenkins & Thomas, Printers, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. 8vo. 139pp followed by ads. Printed wraps. 7 plates as called for. The rear wrap repeats the plate of Sitting Bull. Wraps somewhat soiled and with old tape reinforcement within and without, else this is a very good copy. Owner's name in pencil. Howes W40, Luther High Spot 138, Graff 4513.
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Printers on Morris
by Walsdorf, John J.
Beaverton, Oregon: Beaverdam Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Woodcut Frontispiece by Barry Moser.. Miniature Book, 2¼ by 3 inches. From of total edition of 326 copies, this is one of 26 lettered copies finely printed letterpress on handmade paper and bound in full leather. Morris designed "Brother Rabbit" endpapers. It is signed by the editor, printer, and artist, and is accompanied by an extra copy of the frontispiece signed by Moser. This is letter M. A fine... Read More
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The Compleat Angler; The Lives of Donne; Wooton Hooker Herbert & Sanderson..
by Walton, Izaak
Bloomsbury: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Thomas Poulton and Charles Sigrist.. 8vo. (6),x,631,(5) pp. plus 6 inserts. Full morocco. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt spine title. Gilt "I.W." within oval frame on the upper board. Inner dentelles wit simple gilt lines, Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt in the rough, Six copperplate engravings and ten line block drawings. One of 1600 numbered copies, This is no. 667. This is a... Read More
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Italy, in its Original Glory, Ruine and Revival, Being an Exact Survey of the Whole Geography and History of That Famous Country ...
by Warcupp, Richard
London: Printed by S. Griffin, et al., 1660. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. (vi), (328), (8)pp. Engraved frontispiece and two double page spreads of maps and vignettes. Lacks leaf B2, the Preface to the Reader, and one page misbound, else this is a very good copy in a fine later full crimson leather binding, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. Includes not only Italy but also Sicily and Malta, and with a special section on Rome. ... Read More
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The Secret History of the Calves-Head Club, Compleat; Or, The Republican Unmask'd ...
by Ward, Edward, attrib
London: B. Bragge, 1707. Hardcover. Very good. Sixth edition. (ii),i-x,11-104;(iv);55pp. Engraved frontispiece of a Description of the Calves-Head Club. Contemporary full leather in a Cambridge-style binding tooled on the boards in panels. Spine in 6 compartments with raised bands. Black leather lettering label, gilt. Old, neat hinge repairs, light wear to corners and spine tips, some old marginal notes, else a very good copy. Also includes 'A Vindication of the Royal Martyr, King Charles I' by Samuel Butler,... Read More
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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
by Warncliffe, Lord, ed.; Mary Wortley Montagu
London: Richard Bentley, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes. 8vo. Half brown leather. Spines in five compartments with raised bands, tooled in blind and with the title tooled in gilt. Marbled paper sides; yellow endpapers. The text blocks have occasional light staining; the frontispiece to volume 2 is stained along the bottom, not affecting the image; the bindings are lightly rubbed but the paper sides are worn on the edges. Still a very good set. ... Read More
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The History of English Poetry from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century
by Warton, Thomas;, Richard Price
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1824. Hardcover. Very good. This is the second edition of Warton, considerably enlarged and annotated by Richard Price. 4 volumes, 8vo. Contemporary hald red leather, spines in six compartments, gilt titles, marbled sides and endpapers in a stone pattern. Top edges gilt. The leather is rubbed, worn at the edges and corners, and unevenly sunned, but still very good textblocks in a good and pleasant binding. Frontispiece engraving of Warton is present, offset... Read More
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Taliesin and the Mockers
by Watkins, Vernon
Monmouthshire: The Old Stile Press, 2004. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Glenys Cour.. Square folio. Unpaginated. Blue and white covers incorporating imagery by the artist. Black endpapers. Finely printed on Fabriano Tiziano with Omega typeface. Illustrated with collage images made from blocks made at the press. With a dedication by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and an afterword by Gwen Watkins. A fine copy in a find clamshell case. The prospectus is laid-in. The main edition... Read More
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