General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy
by SMYTH, Henry de Wolf
[Washington D.C.]: [printed at the Pentagon], 1945. FISKE, Milan D.. for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940 -1945 ... Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. [Washington D.C.: printed at the Pentagon, 1945]. First edition, advance publication copy for press use. One of 1,000 copies. Cyclostyled pages, stapled (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches; 264 x 200 mm.). [8], 19, [1, blank], 10, 7, [1, blank], 15, [1,... Read More
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Poetical Works of Robert Southey
by SOUTHEY, Robert
London: Longman & Co, 1866. FORE-EDGE PAINTING. New Edition. Thick octavo. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Southey and an engraved title page illustrating his residence at Keswick. [8], xxviii, 828, [1] pp. Contemporary dark green calf, decoratively ruled in gilt on covers and spine with five raised bands, red morocco label on spine, gilt-stamped, gilt turn-ins. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The fore-edge painting illustrates two views in England; The house of Lord Kingston, Twickenham Common and Syon... Read More
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Libro de Jesus Hiio de Syrach, qu'es llamado, el Ecclesiastico
by BIBLE IN SPANISH
En Leon [i.e. Strassburg]: en Casa de Sebastian Grypho [i.e. Augustin Fries], 1550. BIBLE IN SPANISH; ENZINAS, Francisco de. First Edition in Spanish of Ecclesiasticus [BIBLE IN SPANISH]. [ENZINAS, Francisco de, translator]. [Ecclesiastics]. Libro de Jesus Hiio de Syrach, qu'es llamado, el Ecclesiastico. traduzido de Griego en lengua Castellana En Leon [i.e. Strassburg]: en Casa de Sebastian Grypho [i.e. Augustin Fries], 1550. First edition in Spanish of Ecclesiasticus. Small octavo (6 x 3 5/8 inches; 151 x... Read More
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Kate Greenaway
by SPIELMANN, M.H.
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. GREENAWAY, Kate. LAYARD, G.S and M.H. SPIELMANN. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Edition Deluxe, one of 500 signed copies, of which this is number 342. With an original pencil sketch by Kate Greenaway. The sketch is a portrait of a young girl and is much nicer than most with added shading and detail. Quarto. [xx], 301 pp. With fifty-three color illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Publisher's... Read More
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Three Sermons to Little Children
by SPRING, Samuel
New York: Printed by William Durell, 1790. Full Description: SPRING, Samuel. Three Sermons to Little Children. On The Nature and Beauty of the Dutiful Temper to which is added, several Forms of Prayer, for Little Children. With Extracts from Various Authors. New York: Printed by William Durell, 1790. The expanded edition with "Picture of a happy family"and "Confession of faith." included for the first time. First edition was in 1783. Twelvemo (5 3/8 x 3 inches; 135... Read More
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[Collection of five original drawings from "In Darkest Africa"]
by STANLEY, Henry M.
1890. STANLEY, Henry M.; RIOU, Edouard. association]. RIOU, Edouard [artist]. [Collection of five original pencil, pen and ink and gray wash drawings on tinted paper or wooden blocks, from In Darkest Africa]. [N.p.: n.d., circa1890]. Each drawing measures 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 inches; 162 x 105mm. Each is either drawn on a wooden block or the paper is mounted on a wooden block, glazed and held together with black tape. The blocks measure 7 3/8 x 5... Read More
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Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
by STEDMAN, Captain J. G.
London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, 1796. BLAKE, William. With Eighty-Three Plates and Maps, of Which Sixteen are Engraved by Blake STEDMAN, Captain J.G. Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadruple, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the... Read More
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Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam
by STEDMAN, Captain J. G.
London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, 1796. BLAKE, William. . Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam,. in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea....illustrated with 80 elegant engravings from drawings made by... Read More
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Book Concluding With As A Wife Has A Cow. A Love Story
by STEIN, Gertrude
Paris: Editions de la Galerie Simon, 1926. GRIS, Juan. . A Book Concluding With As A Wife Has A Cow. A Love Story.. Orne De Lithographies Par Juan Gris Paris: Editions de la Galerie Simon, 1926. Full Description: STEIN, Gertrude. GRIS, Juan, [artist]. A Book Concluding With As A Wife Has A Cow. A Love Story. Orne De Lithographies Par Juan Gris Paris: Editions de la Galerie Simon, 1926. Limited edition, one of 90 copies printed... Read More
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In Dubious Battle
by STEINBECK, John
New York: Covici Friede, 1936. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. In Dubious Battle. New York: Covici Friede, [1936]. First edition, one of ninety-nine copies signed by the author of which this is number 57. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 205 x 137 mm). 349, [3, blank] pp. With the signed limitation page inserted at rear. Original black cloth over grey buckram boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Top edge dyed red. Some minor rubbing to bottom of... Read More
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Manuscript draft for essay entitled "My Short Novels
by STEINBECK, John
n.p., 1953. n.p.: 1953. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. Manuscript draft for essay entitled "My Short Novels". [n.p.n.d ca: 1953]. Manuscript draft in Steinbeck's hand for the essay entitled "My Short Novels, which served as a preface to the Literary Guild's 1953 edition of "The Short Novels of John Steinbeck." A near word for word representation of the essay which was originally published by The Literary Guild Review and found in their magazine "Wings" in October 1953... Read More
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Red Pony
by STEINBECK, John
New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. Full Description: STEINBECK, John. The Red Pony. New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937. First edition, one of 699 copies signed by John Steinbeck, this being number 629. Large octavo ( 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 251 x 175 mm). 81, [1, limitation page] pp. Printed on handmade paper by the Pynson Printers, New York, under the supervision of Elmer Adler. Vignette of a pony in orange and gray on title-page.... Read More
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Racine et Shakspeare
by STENDHAL
A Paris: Chez Bossange, Delaunay, Mongie & Les Marchands de Nouveautés, 1823. M. de. [Beyle, Henri]. Racine et Shakspeare. [and] No. II. À Paris: Chez Bossange père, DeLaunay, Mongie, [and] Les Marchands De Nouveautes, 1823, 1825. Very scarce first edition of both volumes. Two octavo volumes in one (8 3/16 x 5 inches; 209 x 127 mm). [1]-55, [1, blank]; [4], [3, advertisements], [1]-103, [1, errata] pp. Half-titles for both volumes. Bound together in twentieth-century half brown... Read More
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Crock of Gold
by STEPHENS, James
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. MACKENZIE, Thomas. . The Crock of Gold. With Twelve Illustrations in Colour and Decorative Headings and Tailpieces by Thomas Mackenzie. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942. With twelve color plates, including frontispiece and numerous black and white headings and tailpieces by Thomas Mackenzie. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 3/8 inches; 193 x 136 mm). [8], [1]-[228] pp. Full blue morocco. Boards double-ruled in gilt. Spine stamped and lettered in gilt. Top... Read More
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Works of Laurence Sterne
by STERNE, Laurence
London: Printed for J. Johnson.., 1803. Four octavo volumes. Large paper copy. With engravings (several by Stothard) inserted throughout. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full red morocco, decoratively gilt-stamped on covers and spine. All edges gilt. Gilt turn-ins. A fine set. HBS 66406. $2,000.
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Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
by STEUART, Sir James
Dublin: Printed for James Williams and Richard Moncrieffe, 1770. First Dublin edition. Three octavo volumes (8 x 4 7/8 inches; 205 x 125 mm). [10], [i]-xxi, [5], [1, blank], 426, [2, publisher's ads]; [30], 288, 281-424; [8], 431, [1, blank], [19, index], [1, blank] pp. With one folding table, a list of subscribers, and index and two pages of publisher's advertisements. Uniformly bound in contemporary full sheep. Spines ruled and numbered in gilt. Dark red morocco spine labels,... Read More
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Treasure Island
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
London: Cassell & Company, 1883. Full Description: STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1883. First edition, early issue. Octavo (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches; 190 x 125 mm). viii, 292, [8, publisher's advertisements "dated 5R-1083"] pp. The advertisements list Treasure Island with 304 pages. With the following issue points: "Dead Man's Chest" is not capitalized on pp. 2 and 7; The first letter for "rain" or "vain" in the last line of p.... Read More
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Works of Robert Louis Stevenson [Pentland Edition]
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1906. Full description: STEVENSON, Robert Louis. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson [Pentland Edition]. With Bibliographical Notes by Edmund Gosse. London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1906-1907. The Pentland Edition. One of 1550 numbered copies, this being number 554. Complete in twenty octavo volumes (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 217 x 140 mm). Bound by Riviere & Son in half dark green morocco over green cloth. Boards double ruled in gilt.... Read More
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Three Academic Pieces
by STEVENS, Wallace
Massachusetts: The Cummington Press, 1947. CUMMINGTON PRESS. Signed Limited edition. One of fifty-two copies signed by the author, out of a total edition of 246. This being number 36. Octavo (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 196 x 133 mm). [1]-37, [1, blank], [1, colophon], [5, blank] pp. A large hand-colored initial at the start of each of the three pieces. Printed on Crown & Sceptre paper. Publisher's quarter cloth over marbled paper boards. Boards slightly beveled. Spine... Read More
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Alfred Stieglitz: An American Seer
by STIEGLITZ, Alfred
New York: Random House, 1973. STIEGLITZ, Alfred. New York: Random House, [1973]. First edition. Small folio. Full brick cloth, gilt-stamped on front cover and spine, dust jacket. Jacket with two small tears and sunning to top. Very good. HBS 66345. $100.
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Bishop of Worcester's Answer to Mr. Locke's letter, Concerning Some Passages
by STILLINGFLEET, Edward
London: Printed by J.H. for Henry Mortlock, 1697. LOCKE, John. The Bishop of Worcester's Answer to Mr. Locke's Second Letter Wherein His Notion of Ideas is Prov'd to Be Inconsistent with It Self, and with the Articles of the Christian Faith. London: Printed by J.H. for Henry Mortlock, 1698. First editions of both letters. Two titles bound together in one octavo volume (7 1/8 x 4 194 inches; 180 x 110 mm). [2, blank], 154, [2, publisher's ads];... Read More
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Oriental Album
by ST. JOHN, James Augustus
London: James Madden, 1848. PRISSE D'AVENNES, Emile. . ST. JOHN, James Augustus. Oriental Album. Charaters, Costumes and Modes of Life in the Valley of the Nile. Illustrated from Designs Taken on the Spot by E. Prisse. With Descriptive Letter-press by James Augustus St. John. London: James Madden, 1848. First edition. Folio (21 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches; 540 x 390 mm). vi, 60 pp. Later English editions are in a smaller format. Deluxe edition with thirty-one beautiful mounted... Read More
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Calendarium Romanum magnum
by STOEFFLER, Johann
Oppenheim: PerJacobum Köbel, 1518. Full Description: STOEFFLER, Johann. Calendarium Romanum magnum, Cæsaree maiestati dicatum...[Oppenheim: Per Jacobum Köbel, 1518]. First edition. Folio. Complete. [14], 74, [50] leaves. Including the two leaves of errata after sig **. Title within woodcut border of coats of arms of the chief states of Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland (repeated on full-page Anatomical Man woodcut on leaf 14), woodcut architectural border on second leaf (*ii). Twenty-four small woodcut views of cities (including repeats)... Read More
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Ephemeridum Opvs Ioannis Stoefleri
by STOEFFLER, Johann
Tübingen: U. Morhart, 1531. First edition. Quarto (7 5/8 x 6 1/16 inches; 192 x 155 mm). Complete with 318 leaves. Leaf 38 blank as usual. Text in Latin. Title-page with woodcut portrait of Stoeffler, previously mistaken for Copernicus. With three large woodcut initials. With numerous tables and text diagrams throughout. We could find not other copy at auction in the past fifty years. Seventeenth-century full mottled calf, rebacked to style. Spine stamped in gilt. Red morocco... Read More
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Iconography of Manhattan Island
by STOKES, I. N. Phelps
New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915. Full Description: STOKES, I. N. Phelps. The Iconography of Manhattan Island 1498-1909 Compiled from Original Sources and Illustrated by Photo-intaglio Reproductions of Important Maps, Plans, Views, and Documents in Public and Private Collections. New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915. First edition, limited to 360 copies on English hand-made paper and forty-two on Japanese vellum. Present copy is on English paper. Six large quarto volumes (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches;... Read More
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