Worley Sanitarium ; St. Augustine, Florida -Two Mounted Photographs [Identifying Dr. S. M. Worley]

Very Good. An identifiable medical archive documenting the climate-cure culture of early 20th-century St. Augustine. These images capture the Worley Sanitarium during its operation as a private restorative retreat, before the structure's later conversion into the Poinsettia Villa Hotel. Most significant is the detailed portrait of the sanitarium's namesake, Dr. S. M. Worley, and his wife seated on the facility's expansive veranda-a primary visual record of the 'fresh air' therapeutic regimen that defined Florida's appeal to... Read More

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Je vous salue, ma France [Copy No. 1 of 25] [Special Alfa Issue] [FTPF] [I Salute You, My France]

by Aragon, Louis (1897-1982)

(S.l. [Paris]): Éditions F.T.P.F. (Francs-Tireurs et Partisans Français), 1944. Limited Edition. Near Fine. THE EMBOSSED TYPOGRAPHY OF THE RESISTANCE PRESS HE SURREALIST TRANSFORMED INTO A WITNESS OF WAR. A primary artifact of the French literary Resistance, this copy is the premiere example (No. 1 of 25) of the special issue on Papier Alfa. Composed during the German occupation, Aragon's poem is a harrowing and defiant invocation of national identity, notable for its early and direct... Read More

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Travels In China. Containing descriptions, observations, and comparisons, made and collected in the course of a short residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a subsequent journey through the country from Pekin to Canton

by Barrow, John (1764-1848)

London: Printed by A. Strahan Printers' Street, for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806. Second Edition. Half-leather hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Early calf-backed paper boards, the leather is worn, dried, with chipping and has been professionally stabilized. Wear to the edges with minimal repair. The front joint has been strengthened. 4to; 11 inches tall; 632 pages with an index. Illustrated with a Hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, plus 7 engraved plates (4 are hand-colored).... Read More

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Les Fleurs Du Mal (English and French Edition) [Translator Signed Postcard - Association Copy]

by Baudelaire; Charles (1821-1867)

New York: David R Godine Publisher, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good. Bilingual edition of Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, translated by poet Richard Howard and illustrated by Michael Mazur. Includes a typed postcard signed by Howard to Horizon Press publisher Ben Raeburn, along with two laid-in offprints: a disbound review from Yale Review, Winter 1983 (pp. 263-272) and Howard's article Translating Baudelaire: A Preface and a Poem (pp. 90-91) from... Read More

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The Complete Works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes [1928 Fanfrolico Press] [Limited Edition #251/750] [Two-Volume Set]

by Beddoes, Thomas Lovell (1803-1849)

London: Fanfrolico Press, 1928. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, As Issued. THE LAST ELIZABETHAN of the MACABRE A stunning private press production of the complete works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, the 19th-century 'Physician-Poet' whose obsession with mortality earned him a cult following. Edited by the legendary Edmund Gosse, this edition is the definitive monument to a writer who Lytton Strachey called 'the last Elizabethan' Published by the avant-garde Fanfrolico Press in their final year of operation,... Read More

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The Dramatic Event [Association Copy] [Ben Raeburn's Copy] [1954]

by [Bentley, Eric] (1916-2020) ; [Publisher's Copy]

New York: Horizon Press, 1954. Very Good/Good. A significant association copy of Eric Bentley's foundational theatrical criticism, held by the man who published it. From the estate of Ben Raeburn, founder of Horizon Press, this first edition serves as a bridge between the literary and production worlds of 1950s New York. Bentley, who introduced Brecht to America and redefined the role of the drama critic, presents here a 'chronicle' of the American stage at... Read More

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Glory Planet

by Chandler, A[rthur] Bertram

New York: Avalon Books, 1964. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Glory Planet stands as a testament to Chandler's ability to blend scientific speculation with human drama, offering readers a compelling exploration of humanity's ventures into the cosmos. Rose-colored linen with black spine titles; No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Faint previous owner's stamp on the top of the title page. The Mylar protected dust jacket has the price of $2.95 and... Read More

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Tales From the White Hart [Signed - Association Copy] [Science Fiction - Short Stories]

by Clarke, Arthur C. (1917-2008)

New York: Ballantine Books / DelRay, 1957. Book Club Edition [BCE]. Near Fine/Very Good. SCIENCE FICTION'S MOST FAMOUS PUB STORIES A charming signed association copy of Arthur C. Clarke's classic collection of speculative tavern tales, drawn from the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher, and reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. Signed by Clarke on a specially designed bookplate created by Fratz, the volume represents an appealing intersection of fandom, authorship, and mid-century science fiction culture.... Read More

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A Paraphrase on the Four Evangelists .... [1771 Two-Volume Set] [Enlightenment Theology]

by Clark, Samuel (1675-1729)

London: Printed for W. Bower and F. Rivington et. al., 1771. 11th Edition. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. A HANDSOME, TIGHT SET OF SAMUEL CLARKE'S CELEBRATED PARAPHRASE OF THE GOSPELS, APPLYING ENLIGHTENMENT REASON TO SACRED HISTORY. Clarke was arguably the most influential British philosopher between John Locke and George Berkeley, serving as a primary defender of Newtonian metaphysics. This edition represents the enduring legacy of his rationalist thought throughout the 1700s, utilizing a sophisticated double-column format... Read More

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A Gipsy of the Horn [Windjammer, Tall Ship; Voyages]

by Clements, Rex

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. 2nd Edition; First American. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. With a Foreword by Basil Lubbock Dark blue cloth with gilt spine titles 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 13, 259 pages with an index; illustrated with 16 photographic plates, two maps [one folding]. The bindings are very tight and square. Text is clean, light, even age-toning. Minimal shelf handling wear with a hint of rub on the lower board edges. The Dust... Read More

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'Maine' [1887 G.W. & C.B. Colton Map - Railroad & Canal Infrastructure]

by Colton, G.W. & C.B. (Publishers)

New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1887. Very Good. A highly detailed late-19th-century cartographic survey of Maine, published specifically for the Maine State Year Book. This map captures the state's complex coastal topography and rapidly expanding interior transportation networks during the height of the Victorian industrial era. KEY FEATURES +++ Visuals: Hand-colored in pastel washes to delineate county boundaries; features an elaborate, stylized interlocking vine border characteristic of the Colton studio.... Read More

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A World of Fun & Relaxation: Massachusetts, The Historic Vacationland [State Tourism Promotion] [Mid-Century Pictorial Cartography] [Ernest Dudley Chase]

by Massachusetts Department of Commerce

Boston: Massachusetts Department of Commerce, 1960. Color pictorial folding map. Near Fine. A richly illustrated mid-century Massachusetts travel map by Ernest Dudley Chase, blending tourism promotion with pictorial cartographic design. Issued by the Massachusetts Department of Commerce around 1960, this vibrant folding travel map presents the Bay State as a year-round destination through detailed pictorial cartography by Ernest Dudley Chase. Equal parts guide, souvenir, and promotional artifact, it reflects the optimism and visual clarity... Read More

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The Franklin Car: Describing Types-Principles of Construction-Performance and Mechanical Details [1918]

by [Franklin Automobile Company]

Syracuse, NY: Franklin Automobile Company, 1918. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Issued at the height of Franklin's influence, this substantial 1918 sales catalogue documents the company's distinctive air-cooled engineering philosophy at a moment when most competitors remained committed to water-cooled systems. Lavishly produced and technically detailed, it functioned equally as a prestige marketing piece and an authoritative explanation of Franklin's mechanical advantages to an affluent, engineering-curious clientele. Description: Brown cloth with bordered title panel... Read More

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Timetipping [Signed - Association Copy]

by Dann, Jack (1945- ) Introduction by Roger Zelazny (1937-1995)

New York: Doubleday & Co, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. SIGNED FOR SF CRITIC D. DOUGLAS FRATZ - TIME TRAVEL, SURREALISM, AND THE NEW WAVE IMAGINATION Jack Dann's Timetipping is an inventive collection of speculative fiction stories blending science fiction, fantasy, mysticism, and psychological surrealism. Signed by Dann on the personal bookplate of influential science-fiction editor, reviewer, and publisher D. Douglas Fratz, this copy carries strong association value within late twentieth-century speculative-fiction circles. With an... Read More

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The Comical History of Don Quixote: As it Was Acted at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset Garden Parts I-III

by D'Urfey, Thomas

London: Printed for J. Darby, 1889. Limited Edition Copy 29 of 100. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Peach colored cloth with blind-stamped borders; 8vo; 7.75 inches tall; iv, 305 pages; printed on watermarked laid-paper. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with tiny corner rubs. Cloth is hand-soiled.. Thomas D'Urfey's The Comical History of Don Quixote is a satirical adaptation of Cervantes' famous novel, written as a three-part... Read More

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Les Yeux fertiles [First Edition] [Picasso Illustrations] [G.L.M.]

by Éluard, Paul (1895-1952)

Paris: G.L.M. (Guy Lévis Mano), 1936. First Edition. Limited Issue. Very Good/No Dust Jacket, As Issued. THE ARTISTIC FRIENDSHIP THAT SHAPED MODERNISM Surrealist collaboration at the height of the movement, pairing Éluard's lyric intensity with Picasso illustrations. A seminal collaboration of the Surrealist movement, pairing the lyrical intensity of Paul Éluard with the graphic genius of Pablo Picasso. Produced during a period of profound creative and political synergy between the two artists-just months before the inception... Read More

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The City Beyond Play [Signed -Association Copy]

by Farmer, Jose-Philip and Adams, Danny

UK: PS Publishing, 2007. New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Signed by the Author on the bookplate of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. This book is from his collection. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. First Trade Edition. Introduction by Chris Roberson and the Afterword by Tracy Knight. Cover Art by Domonic Harman. The City Beyond Play, co-authored by Philip José Farmer and Danny Adams, is a... Read More

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As I Lay Dying [First Edition, Second Printing] [Fine Binding]

by Faulkner, William (1897-1962)

New York: Jonathan Cape: Harrison Smith, 1930. First Edition, Second Printing. Fine Binding. Fine/No Dust Jacket. A LANDMARK OF AMERICAN MODERNISM, FAULKNER'S STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS MASTERPIECE IS HERE PRESENTED IN A SOPHISTICATED FINE BINDING. Published in 1930, this volume represents the second state of the first edition, featuring the corrected 'I' initial on page 11. Through the fragmented perspectives of fifteen narrators, Faulkner reconstructs the Bundren family's grueling journey to bury their matriarch, creating a 'Total Work of Art'... Read More

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The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion The Snopes Trilogy [Complete Set of First Printings]

by Faulkner, William (1897-1962)

Please see description & photographs below for detailed condition.. A MASTERWORK OF AMERICAN MODERNISM - THE FINAL CHAPTER OF FAULKNER'S SOUTH This complete set represents the monumental three-decade evolution of Faulkner's Snopes family chronicles, tracing the ascent and moral decay of Flem Snopes in Yoknapatawpha County. Collected here in their correct first states, these volumes constitute one of the most sustained achievements in 20th-century American fiction. The set begins with the 1940 first trade edition of... Read More

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The Beggar's Opera [Sixth Edition] [bound with] The Second Part of the Beggar's Opera [Pirated First Edition]

by Gay, John (1685-1732) ; music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667-1752)

London: John Watts & T. Read, 1749. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. A 'Forbidden' Augustan Sammelband A significant eighteenth-century manuscript containing the definitive Augustan satire and its censored sequel. The Beggar's Opera (1749) features the music woodcut within the text rather than as a separate appendix. It is bound here with a contemporary 1729 pirated edition of Polly, published anonymously the same year as the official subscription release. While the original Beggar's Opera revolutionized... Read More

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A Treatise on Surveying, Containing the Theory and Practice: To Which is Prefixed a Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry [Early American Engineering]

by Gummere, John (1784-1845)

Philadelphia: Kimber and Sharpless, 1843. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. A foundational pillar of 19th-century American science, this revised 14th edition captures the transition from colonial land-measurement to modern civil engineering. Complete with its called-for folding plates and technical articles on the theodolite, it is a primary document of the mathematical rigor that built the American infrastructure. This copy, bound in its original mottled calf, is an essential acquisition for any collection focusing... Read More

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Almanach Illustré du Père Ubu [Bonnard Illustrations] [Limited Edition]

by Jarry, Alfred (1873-1907)

Lausanne: Éditions du Grand-Chêne, 1949. Near Fine/Very Good. THE GRAPHIC ENERGY OF THE PARISIAN AVANT-GARDE IN A PROTO-DADA MASTERPIECE OF THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD BEFORE ABSURDISM. A striking mid-century revival of a foundational work of French modernism, faithfully reproducing the two-color aesthetic of the 1901 Ambroise Vollard original. This collaboration between Alfred Jarry and Pierre Bonnard represents a pivotal moment in the development of the European avant-garde; Jarry's absurdist, proto-Dada text is paired with... Read More

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National Customs and Traditions : Kazach Etiquette

by Bakhyt Kairbekov

Kazakhstan: Empire, 2012. Fine/New/Fine/New. Artistically designed book and case. 10.25 inches square; 107 [2] pages. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. English Text.. Bakhyt Kairbekov is a distinguished poet, translator, screenwriter, and film director, renowned for his work in documenting and preserving Kazakh traditions and customs. The book is illustrated with the works of famous Kazakh artist Nelly Bube. The immersive exploration into the cultural and philosophical underpinnings of Kazakh... Read More

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In Kensington Gardens Once ... with Pamphlet. [Signed] [London - Mystery]

by Keating, H.R.F.

Norfolk, VA: Crippen and Landru Publishers, 1997. Limited Edition 102/175. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Keating, renowned for his Inspector Ghote series, showcases his versatility by stepping away from his Indian detective protagonist to explore the subtleties of British life in this a collection of ten evocative stories set in London's iconic Kensington Gardens. Green glittered cloth with black spine titles; 9.25 inches tall; [4] 7-109 [2] pages. Limited Edition #172 of 175. Signed by... Read More

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The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. [Signed]

by King Jr., Martin Luther; King, Coretta Scott (selected by)

New York: Newmarket Press, 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed with an inscription to Bonnie Brown by Coretta Scott King. Bonnie L. Brown was a dedicated feminist activist and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, serving from 1982 to 2012. Her extensive political career was deeply intertwined with her advocacy for women's rights and social justice. Green boards with Martin Luther King, Jr. blind signature and bright... Read More

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