Diary of Thomas Burton, Esq. member in the Parliaments of Oliver and Richard Cromwell, from 1656 to 1659: now first published from the original autograph manuscript. With an introduction, containing an account of Parliament of 1654; from the journal of Guibon Goddard, Esq. M.P. …
by BURTON, Thomas
London: Henry Colburn, 1828. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispieces in first three volumes. Beautifully bound in half-morocco and cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, blind tooling, red stained fore-edge, marbled endpapers; interiors in excellent condition with minor foxing. From the library of John George Fenwick with his armorial bookplate. First edition, the first printing of Thomas Burton’s diary. The originally anonymous manuscript diary arrived at the British Museum in the early nineteenth century. John Towill Rutt (1760–1841), an editor... Read More
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Foreign finches in captivity
by BUTLER, Arthur G.
Hull and London: Brumby and Clarke, 1899. SECOND EDITION. Complete with 60 hand-colored plates after Frederick William Frohawk, including the beautiful frontispiece. Contemporary half-cloth and buckram, gilt lettering on spine; other than some wearing to head of spine and corners, an excellent uncut copy with all tissue guards in tact from the collection of Dr. James M. Dolan Jr with his blind stamp on title page. Second edition of a magnificent work on finches. First published a few years... Read More
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The isle of content & other waifs of thought
by BUTLER, George F.
Concorde, Mass: The Erudite Press, 1902. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. With 3 full-page illustrations, 2 of which are photographic. Contemporary boards, re-backed and re-cornered; interior with minor staining and browning, repair to a tear in pp. 13-14. First and only edition of one of the earliest books published by the Erudite Press of Concorde, Massachusetts. A group of 25 “reflections” in the form of short stories, essays and poems from Butler (1857-1921), a physician and former editor of The... Read More
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The way of all flesh
by BUTLER, Samuel
London: Grant Richards, 1903. FIRST EDITION. Original red cloth with title in gilt on front board and spine, top edge gilt; minor soiling to bottom edge, otherwise an excellent copy preserved in a slipcase. First edition, first issue with the half-title and publisher’s ads. This semi-autobiographical tale is regarded by some as the first twentieth century novel, and features a forcefully satirical indictment of Victorian-era England’s chief institutions. Recounting his troubled upbringing and subsequent adult life, Butler’s tale shines... Read More
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Werner; Prisoner of Chillon and other poems; The Giaour, Siege of Corinth; Parisina
by BYRON, Lord
London: John Murray, 1823. FIRST EDITIONS. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine worn and front hinge starting; generally in very good condition, the exception being the last part of Parisina which is quite soiled with a few tears. Werner is a second issue with "The End" added below text and the printer's imprint at the foot of p. 188. The prisoner of Chillon collates as a first edition, first issue, however, the two leaves of ads are not present.... Read More
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Rapports du physique et du moral de l'homme
by CABANIS, P[ierre] J[ean] G[eorges]
Paris: Bechet Jeune, 1824. With half-titles. Quarter morocco-backed marbled boards, gilt spine; sporadic foxing, minor worming and chipping to spine. Contemporary hand-written note tipped in before title of Volume I, pencil annotations on first leaves of each volume and signature of F. Bautros on titles. Cabanis's fundamental work of social ecology articulating the relationship between organisms and their environment, substantially revised and augmented for the first time. This fourth edition is the most complete of the editions published just... Read More
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Opium and the opium-appetite: with notices of alcoholic beverages, cannabis indica, tobacco and coca, and tea and coffee, in their hygeienic aspects and pathologic relations
by CALKINS, Alonzo
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1871. FIRST EDITION. Publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on spine; fly-leaf torn on the top right corner. Ownership signature and stamp. First edition. The author explores the history, effects, and consequences of opium use and addiction, as well as the use of other (evil) substances such as alcoholic beverages, weed, tobacco, coca, tea, and coffee. The hygienic aspects and pathologic relations of these substances are treated, exploring their impact on physical and mental health.... Read More
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Journey from Edinburgh through parts of North Britain
by CAMPBELL, Alexander
London: John Stockdale, 1811. Third Edition. Both volumes contain a frontispiece and list of plates; vol 1 has 28 illustrations (including frontispiece) and vol 2 16 illustrations (including frontispiece). Vol 1 with corner repair on frontispiece, some spotting, marbled boards with repaired spine; vol 2 some spotting on title page, rebound. Interior clean and bright. New edition, first published in 1802, providing a significant insight into the rise of the industrial revolution in Scotland. Describing many facets of the... Read More
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A letter addressed to a member of the present parliament on the “articles of charge” against Marquis Wellesley, which have been laid before the House of Commons
by CAMPBELL, Lawrence Dundas
London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1808. FIRST EDITION. Original boards. An excellent uncut copy. First edition of a significant political pamphlet supporting Wellesley in connection with efforts to impeach him from Parliament for actions taken when he was Governor General of India. The impeachment motion was originally made by James Paull (1770-1808) years before. In his letter, the author addresses three specific charges against Wellesley: his conduct towards two native noblemen and Chief ministers (of the provinces of... Read More
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L’Apocalypse de Meliton, ou Revelation des mysteres cenobitiques
by [CAMUS, Jean Pierre ?] ; [PITHOIS, Claude] ; « Meliton »
« Saint Leger” [but Leiden]: “Noel and Jaques Chartier” [but Elzevir], 1668. THIRD EDITION. Engraved frontispiece. Contemporary stiff vellum, manuscript spine title. Early attribution inscription on the title. A fine copy. Third edition of this biting satirical biography of the Bishop of Melito, a Jew born in Turkey in the 2nd century CE who converted to Christianity, supposedly compiled by Pithois from the writings of Camus. The text denounces monastic life and monks as lazy, vain, and corrupt, hoarding wealth... Read More
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Isolement et psychotherapie traitement de l'hysterie et de la neurastheme, Pratique de la reeducation morale et physique
by CAMUS, PAGNIEZ
Paris: Felix Alcan, 1904. FIRST EDITION. Original blue printed wrappers bound into cloth. First edition of this important title. "Psycho-therapy was put upon a working basis in this book on the moral treatment of psycho-neuroses.
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Histoire de la botanique genevoise...
by CANDOLLE, Augustin pyramus de
Geneva; Paris: J. Barbezat, 1830. FIRST EDITION. Title with engraved vignette. Complete with mounted errata slip. Contemporary blue marbled wrappers, frayed and chipped around the edges; interior with scattered foxing. An uncut copy from the library of Arnold Carl Klebs (1870-1943), the eminent Swiss scholar and collector, with his small stamp on the final printed leaf. First edition of Candolle's inspiring speech, given to the graduating class of the University of Geneva. Candolle aims to instill a sense of... Read More
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Personal Reminiscences of the Rebellion. 1861-1866
by CANNON, Le Grand B.
New York: [Privately Published], 1895. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 3 plates. Publisher's two-toned cloth with gilt armorial decoration to front cover. With author’s inscription, as well as numerous text corrections which look to be in the same hand. First edition. The author (1815-1906) served on Gen. Wool's staff. Interesting detail about the war on the western front.
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s. A short novel and three stories
by CAPOTE, Truman
New York: Random House, 1958. 1st EDITION, 1st PRINTING. Publisher’s yellow cloth, near fine price-clipped dust jacket with the date code 10/58 on the front flap. Overall an excellent copy. First edition, first printing of this American literary classic, Capote’s admitted favorite literary creation. Our narrator, a writer, recalls his earlier days in New York when he meets Holly Golightly, a café society girl who lives basically from date to date socializing with wealthier men. The iconic Holly, certainly... Read More
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Somniorum synesiorum, omnis generis insomnia explicantes, libri iiii ... (bound with) Mediolanensis medici et philosophi opera quaedam lectu digna ..
by CARDANO, Girolamo
Basil: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1585. SECOND EDITION. Woodcut historiated initials. Contemporary calf, covers ruled in gilt, spine label; front joint cracked but holding, paper generally toned, but overall a very good copy. Second edition of Cardano’s important work on dreams, followed by a collection of earlier works by Cardano, gathered here for the first time. He explains to the reader how dreams are caused, how to interpret them by classification, and goes on to describe over fifty of his own... Read More
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A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia, with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject, in different parts of the United States
by CAREY, Mathew
Philadelphia: By the author, 1793. Third edition. Top wrapper (original) only, though detached; some spotting. Uncut, some unopened. Signature of Robert Bolling on title. Fourth edition of Carey's eyewitness account of the great yellow fever epidemic which enveloped the city of Philadelphia in 1793. "In this little book, which passed through four editions in a few months, Carey left a graphic description of the great yellow fever epidemic in 1793. He gave a good clinical description of the disease,... Read More
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A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia, with a statement of the proceedings that took place on the subject, in different parts of the United States
by CAREY, Mathew
Philadelphia: By the author, 1794. FOURTH EDITION. Modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine label, new endpapers; interior very clean. From the John Crear Library with its perforation stamp and blindstamp on title and the deaccession stamp on the verso. Fourth edition of Carey's eyewitness account of the great yellow fever epidemic which enveloped the city of Philadelphia in 1793. "In this little book, which passed through four editions in a few months, Carey left a graphic description of the great... Read More
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Lone Bandit. An Autobiography
by CARLISLE, Bill; RUSSELL, Charles M., [illustrator]
Pasadena, CA: Trail's End, 1946. FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Illustrated. Maroon leather, title in gilt on cover and spine; lightly worn. In original dust jacket (clipped). Number 71 of the deluxe edition signed by the author. The autobiography of the self-proclaimed last of the lone train robbers.
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Jurisprudentia Forensis Romano-Saxonica
by CARPZOV, Benedikt
Leipzig: Timotheus Ritzsch, 1668. FIFTH EDITION. Full-page etched portrait of the author and a full-page allegorical etched title frontispiece, title page printed in red and black. Contemporary stiff vellum (stained), manuscript spine title, red edges. Some leaves browned. Old ownership inscriptions of “F.P. Randall” dated 1863. A good copy of a monumental work. The most important work on German civil law of the 17th century: fifth edition. Benedikt Carpzov (1595-1666), helped to establish a progressive independent legal system in... Read More
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Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. (offered with) Through the looking-glass and what Alice Found there
by CARROLL, Lewis; MOSER, Barry
West Hatfield, Massachusetts: Pennyroyal Press, 1982. FIRST EDITIONS. I: Paste-downs and endpapers with yellow decorations, dedication and half-title printed in blue and black, title printed in blue, black and red. With numerous exquisite Moser wood engravings. Bound in the publisher’s half-purple goat over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine. Also with the addition suite of 74 plates and explanatory sheet, all signed by Moser. The entirety contained in the publisher’s folding quarter-purple goat clamshell case, gilt lettering to spine;... Read More
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The hunting of the snark
by CARROLL, Lewis
London: Macmillan & Co, 1874. FIRST EDITION. With 9 illustrations by Henry Holiday. Contemporary green pebbled cloth, title in gilt on spine; interior with spots and soiling, fly-leaf browned (perhaps something removed?), inner joint cracked. Bookplate of F.D. Westcott, Subscription Library, Avenue Road, Beckenham. First edition, first issue of Carroll's whimsical nonsense poem with “baker” on p. 83 which was later corrected to “butcher”. The poem describes a voyage to find the Snark (combination snail and shark?), a boojum... Read More
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Aventures d’Alice au pays des merveilles
by CARROLL, Lewis
London: Macmillan, 1869. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Frontispiece and 42 text illustrations by John Tenniel. Publisher’s blue cloth, triple gilt borders, circle with image of Alice in gilt on front cover and circle with image of the Cheshire Cat in gilt on rear cover, hinges starting; interior fine. First edition in French, translated by Henri Bué.
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Rhyme? and Reason
by CARROLL, Lewis
London: Macmillan, 1883. FIRST EDITION. With 65 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and 9 by Henry Holiday. Publisher’s green cloth, title in gilt on spine, gilt roundels with motifs from the book to covers inside triple gilt ruling, head and foot of spine with very minor wear; interior excellent. First edition. The text is made up of poems chiefly republished from Phantasmagoria but renewed with the wonderful Frost illustrations. Included are a few newly published poems and riddles. ... Read More
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Symbolic logic. Part I: elementary
by CARROLL, Lewis [DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge]
London & New York: Macmillan and Co., 1896. THIRD EDITION. Addendum slip tipped in before the start of the text. Original publisher’s cloth with the author and title in black on the front cover. Second edition of Carroll’s early work of logic with the introduction dated January 1896. The first three editions were all published in 1896; the fourth (and final) edition was printed the following year. Intended to supply “for a most interesting mental recreation,” this work anticipates... Read More
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Christmas greetings. [From a fairy to a child.]
by CARROLL, Lewis
Oxford: Macmillan, 1884. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. printed on recto only within double-ruled border. In excellent condition. First separate edition. A short holiday poem, written in 1867 which was first included in Phantasmagoria in 1869. Williams, Madan, Green, 162.
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