Compendious Treatise on Modern Education, A.
by ROWLANDSON, Thomas; M'CRINGER, Joel aka T.B. WILLYAMS
London: Printed by J. Smeeton, 1802. Thomas Rowlandson's Treatise on Modern Education With Eight Superb Hand Colored Etched Plates ROWLANDSON, Thomas. M'CRINGER, Joel [aka J[ames]B[rydges]. WILLYAMS. A Compendious Treatise on Modern Education, in which the following interesting subjects are liberally discussed: The Nursery, Private Schools, Public Schools, Universities, Gallantry, Duelling, Gaming, Suicide. By the late Joel M'Cringer, D.D. F.R.S. A.S.S. Rector of the United Parishes of Pigworth, Goosebridge, and Honeytown, in Middlesex ; Vicar of Cornsteadcum-Haybury, in... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. The Fourth Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. London: Bloomsbury, [2000]. Stated first edition. First UK Edition, First Printing, First Issue with "said Crouch angrily" on p. 503. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 198 x 127 mm.). 636 pp. Publisher's color pictorial boards, white endpapers. Publisher's color pictorial dust jacket. A fine copy. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. The Second Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, [1999]. First English deluxe edition, first issue with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on verso of title-page. Octavo ( 9 1/8 x 6 inches; 232 x 152 mm.). 251, [1, blank], [4] pp. Publisher's blue cloth over boards, front cover titled in gilt and with color... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 2005. ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. London: Bloomsbury, [2005]. First edition. P. 99 '... eleven "Outstanding" O.W.L.s ...' ISBN 0 7475 8108 8.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 2002. The Third Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, [2002]. Large Print Edition. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by ROWLING, J.K.; GRANDPRÉ, Mary, illustrator
New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Ptress, 2000. The Fourth Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Illustrations by Mary Grandpré. New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, [2000]. First American Edition (with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0/0 01 02 03 04 Printed in the USA 23) on the verso of the title-page. Large octavo (9 x 6 inches;... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by ROWLING, J.K.; GRANDPRÉ, Mary, illustrator
New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Ptress, 2000. ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Illustrations by Mary Grandpré. New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, [2000]. First American Edition. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0/0 01 02 03 04 Printed in the USA 23.
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Harry Potter Series, The
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. The Complete Deluxe Set In Very Fine Condition ROWLING, J.K. The Harry Potter Series: The Sorcerer's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of the Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince; and The Deathly Hallows. London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. First U.K. Deluxe Editions. Seven octavo volumes (9 3/16 x 5 3/4 inches; 233 x 145 mm). Original publisher's cloth in varying colors (red, blue, green, purple, burgundy, blue,... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 2002. ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. London: Bloomsbury, [2002]. Large Print Edition. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20.
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. The Third Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, [1999]. First English deluxe edition, second issue with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 on verso of title-page. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 233 x 152 mm.). 317 pp. Publisher's green cloth over boards, front cover titled in gilt and with color pictorial label, spine lettered in... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Collector's Edition)
by ROWLING, J.K.; GRANDPRÉ, Mary, illustrator
New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Ptress, 2002. ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Collector's Edition). Illustrations by Mary Grandpré. New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, [2002].
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. The First Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, [2001]. Large Print Edition. First issue with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on verso of title-page. Large octavo ( 9 1/4 x 6 inches; 234 x 152 mm.). 456 pp. Publisher's pictorial boards. A fine copy. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy... Read More
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by ROWLING, J.K.
London: Bloomsbury, 1999. The Third Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, [1999]. First English deluxe edition, second issue with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 on verso of title-page. Octavo (9 1/8 x 6 inches; 233 x 152 mm.). 317 pp. Publisher's green cloth over boards, front cover titled in gilt and with color pictorial label, spine lettered in... Read More
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Velvet Cushion, The
by ROYAL BINDING; Cunningham, J.W.
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, by G. Sidney, 1815. A 19th Century Best-Seller From the Hanoverian Royal Library at Marienberg [ROYAL BINDING]. CUNNINGHAM, J. W. The Velvet Cushion. Seventh edition. London, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, by G. Sidney, 1815. Twelvemo, (187 x 118 mm). Near-contemporary dark green cloth, front cover with the royal arms of Britain and Hanover stamped in blind, back cover with blind central cartouche, spines... Read More
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Kalmar-Ruby Song Book, The
by RUBY, Harry; KALMAR, Bert
New York: Random House, 1936. Glad You Like Our Zany Songs..." A Warmly Inscribed Copy of The Kalmar-Ruby Song Book with an Exceptional Letter from Harry Ruby to Leslie Bricusse RUBY, Harry. KALMAR, Bert. The Kalmar-Ruby Song Book. With "reasonably accurate dissertations" by Franklin P. Adams, Robert Benchley, Irving Berlin, Marc Connelly, Moss Hart, Ben Hecht, Nunnally Johnson, Groucho Marx, and James K. McGuinness. New York: Random House, [1936]. First edition. Large quarto (12 1/4 x... Read More
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Franny and Zooey
by SALINGER, J.D.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. The Glass Family in Full - A Bright, Unfaded Copy Salinger's Most Beloved Companion Volume to Catcher SALINGER, J.D. Franny and Zooey. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1961]. First edition. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm.). [vi], [1-2], 3-201, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's original gray cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Faint offsetting to endpapers from old newspaper clippings, otherwise clean and well-preserved. In the original printed... Read More
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Catcher in the Rye, The
by SALINGER, J.D.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. The Defining American First Novel of Youthful Alienation A Landmark in Modern Literature - In the Scarce First Issue Jacket SALINGER, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. First edition of the author's first book. Octavo (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 198 x 133 mm.). [2, blank], [6], [1-2], 3-277, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's original black cloth, decoratively stamped and lettered in... Read More
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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour
by SALINGER, J.D.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. The Glass Family Ascendant - First Issue with the "Sey-more" Misprint A Cornerstone of Salinger's Post-Catcher Fiction SALINGER, J.D. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition, first issue - without the dedication and with the misprint "Sey-more" on p. 173, lines 12-13. Octavo (8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm.). [viii], [1-2], 3-248, [2, blank] pp. ... Read More
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Tour Through Paris, A.
by SAMS, William
London: William Sams, [1828]. An Unusually Fresh & Clean Copy The Plates Superbly Hand-Colored SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d., 1828]. [Second edition], identical to the first of 1824 but with subtitle added, and plates in different order. Folio (14 7/16 x 10 1/2 inches; 367 x 266 mm.). Engraved title-page and twenty-one hand-colored aquatint plates with accompanying unpaginated text to each. Interleaved... Read More
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Tour Through Paris, A.
by SAMS, William
London: William Sams, [1828]. An Appealing and Underappreciated Color-Plate Book of Paris SAMS, William. A Tour Through Paris, Illustrated with Twenty-One Coloured Plates, Accompanied with Descriptive Letter-Press. London: William Sams, [n.d., 1828]. [Second edition], identical to the first of 1824 but with subtitle added, and plates in different order. Folio (14 1/4 x 10 7/16 inches; 361 x 265 mm.). Engraved title-page and twenty-one hand-colored aquatint plates with accompanying unpaginated text to each. Plates watermarked 1827... Read More
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Piccinino, Le
by SAND, George
Paris: Desessart, 1847. Piracy, Banditry and Disorder" Bewitching Beauty Inflames Desires Uncut, in the Original Printed Wrappers SAND, George. Le Piccinino. Paris: Desessart, Éditeur, 1847. First edition. Five octavo volumes (9 1/16 x 5 7/16 inches; 231 x 139 mm.). [4], 315, [1, blank], [1, "Table"], [3, blank] (final blank leaf pasted to rear pastedown); [4], 301, [1, blank], [1, "Table"], [1, blank]; [4], 307, [1, "Table"]; 308, [1, "Table"], [3, blank] (final blank leaf pasted to... Read More
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Lady Godiva and Other Poems, The
by SANGORSKI, Alberto, calligrapher; COSWAY-STYLE BINDING; TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord
London: , 1919. Ride You Naked Through the Town, And I Repeal it" "Then She Rode Back Clothed on with Chastity" [SANGORSKI, Alberto, calligrapher]. [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. The Lady Godiva and Other Poems. [Sonnet - O Beauty, passing beauty! sweetest Sweet!] & [The Sea-Fairies]. [London: 1919]. A Very Fine Alberto Sangorski Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Large quarto (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 inches; 255 x 195 mm.). Eighteen vellum leaves,... Read More
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
by SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders; RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM; VEDDER, Elihu, illustrator; FITZGERALD, Edward, Translator and Editor
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. Vedder's 'Rubáiyát' set the standard for the artist-designed book in America and England." In a Superb Early Twentieth Century Inlaid Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. FITZGERALD, Edward, Translator and Editor. VEDDER, Elihu, Illustrator. KHAYYAM, Omar. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an accompaniment of Drawings by Elihu Vedder. Boston: [Printed at the Riverside Press for] Houghton... Read More
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Evelina
by SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders; BURNEY, Frances; THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator
London : MacMillan & Co Limited, 1903. One of the Finest S & S Pictorial Inlaid Bindings that we have ever seen SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. BURNEY, Frances. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. Evelina or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney. With an introduction by Austin Dobson and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson. London: MacMillan & Co., Limited, [1903]. Octavo (7 x 4 5/8 inches ;178 x 118 mm.). [i-vi], vii-xxxv, [xxxvi,... Read More
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Human Comedy, The
by SAROYAN, William
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. The Author's First Novel SAROYAN, William. The Human Comedy. Illustrated by Don Freeman. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1943. First edition, later printing (with no first edition statement and no price on dust jacket flap) Octavo (8 15/16 x 5 3/8 in; 219 x 137 mm). 291, [1] pp. Headpieces. Publisher's salmon cloth, lettered and with a vignette in black. Dust jacket spine slightly darkened,... Read More
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