The Royal Kalendar: and Court and City Register, for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies, for the Year 1828
London: Suttaby, Fox, & Suttaby, 1828. Hardcover. 16mo. Quarter burgundy calf with gilt spine lettering and raised bands and marbled paper over boards. viii, 408pp, 12pp. Very good. Faint binding edgewear at extremities; light even age toning to text block. Quite tight and exceptionally handsome copy of this annual compilation -- with a unique autograph twist: Inner flyleaf bears a presentation inscription in a fine, legible hand: "S.J. Cramer / from his Friend / Bush'd. C. Washington." (Below this,... Read More
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Autograph Manuscript Signed
by AICARD, Jean (1848-1921)
This well-known French poet, novelist and playwright was elected member of the Académie française in 1909; his home at La Garde on the French Riviera is now a museum. AMS, 20pp (rectos only). 8" X 10 3/4", n.p., n.y. [ca. 1890]. Very good to near fine. Custom bound in half grey cloth with gilt spine lettering and marbled paper over boards. Binding is very good, showing mild edgewear. Holograph manuscript for "La Noel du petit Jean," penned boldly in... Read More
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Inscribed Photograph Signed
by ANTOBAL, Don Mario (Eusebio Azpiazu) (1890-1966)
This Cuban became influential in introducing and popularizing Latin music in the United States first by managing the band of his brother Don Azpiazu and then by taking the stage name Don Mario Antobal and forming "Antobal's Cubans," who toured the U.S. and became popular throughout the 1930s; he later founded a music publishing company. IPS, 7" X 5", n.p., n.y. Very good. Minor silvering. Black and white reproduction of a stylized cartoon rendering of "Antobal's Cubans" performing. Across... Read More
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Locus Solus (Volumes I-IV in three volumes)
by ASHBERY, John, KOCH, Kenneth, MATHEWS, Harry, and SCHUYLER, James (editors)
Lans-en-Vercors, France: Locus Solus, 1961. Paperback. Three volumes (out of four). 16mo. Tan, pale green and blue wrappers (respectively). 167pp, 205pp, 294pp. Near fine. All are internally tight and quite nice, with faint edgewear; single chip to upper corner of first issue's rear wrapper; third volume spine lightly sunned. Named after Raymond Roussel's 1914 French novel of this name, this short-lived literary periodical of avant-garde prose and poetry was published in France entirely in English and showcases the work... Read More
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Observations
by AVEDON, Richard (photographs), and CAPOTE, Truman (comments)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Hardcover. Folio. Glossy paper over boards, original clear acetate wrapper, slipcase. 151pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/near fine/very good. Quite minor slipcase wear; ownership signature on rear flyleaf. Tight and quite lovely first edition of the first book by the fashion and portrait photographer (1924-2003), accompanied by Capote's provocative text. While copies signed by Avedon and/or Capote are especially desirable, this unusual extra-illustrated copy bears bold signatures of six of the photographer's celebrity subjects... Read More
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Partly-Printed Document Signed
by BATES, Kinzie (1839-84)
This son of the first white child born in Chicago (daughter of pioneering fur trader John Kinzie) served with the 1st Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, later serving as a battalion commander at the frontier in 1869 in General Nelson Miles' "Yellowstone Campaign." Partly-Printed DS, 1p, 11" X 8¼", Standing Rock, Dakota Territory, 18 August 1876. Very good. Partly-printed "Receipt for Quartermaster's Stores," a secretarially-completed (by Lieutenant William Badger) form signed boldly by Bates as infantry captain at... Read More
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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues, And with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches
by (BIBLE)
Oxford: John Basket, 1727. Hardcover. Folio. Modern rebind in black leatherette with gilt spine lettering and new endpapers. Unpaginated. Two engraved frontispieces, historiated initials, two small engravings, single large foldout map ("Map shewing ye Situation of Paradice"). Modern rebind is pristine and tight; text block very good overall, with only the first few and last few leaves a tad edgeworn and age toned, else remainder quite bright and clean, with only very occasional touches of foxing and occasional discreet... Read More
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Diagnosis: Homicide -- The Casebook of Dr. Coffee
by BLOCHMAN, Lawrence G.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1950. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Teal green paper over boards with blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 217pp. Near fine/very good. Very faintest of binding wear, else internally fine; jacket a bit edgeworn and mildly rubbed, with several old and discreet mends on verso -- but complete and overall still fetchingly attractive. Tight and quite nice first edition of this highly regarded, Edgar Award-winning gathering of eight short stories about pathologist Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee and... Read More
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Melodious Fame of the Saints.... Here Is the Prayer of the Saints. Here Are Those Who Keep God's Commandments Together with the Beliefs of Jesus! The Most Sad Funeral Some Time Ago of the Most Luminous Prince and Gentleman Mr. Christian Albrechts Markgraf of Brandenburg at Magdeburg in Prussia..
by (CHRISTIAN ALBRECHT MARKGRAF ZU BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH)
Onolzbach, Prussia: Jeremias Kretschmann, 1692. 4to. Early if not original unbound boards with utilitarian modern brown cloth tape spine. 229pp, 26pp. 3 large foldout steel engravings. Very good. Internal tight and nice, with almost no age toning and no foxing; unbound boards are age toned but nice, while serviceable modern spine is plain but strong and functional. Printed entirely in German, this funeral book mourns the death at age 17 of this young German gentry (1675-92). The rough title... Read More
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Original Book Illustration Art
by BROCK, Emma L. (1886-1974)
This noted Montana-born children's book author/illustrator is remembered for "The Runaway Sardine" (her first book, 1929) and her popular "Kristie" series as well as many other illustrated titles: "To Market! To Market!" (1930), "Till Potatoes Grow on Trees" (1938), "Too Fast for John" (1940), "The Topsy-Turvy Family" (1943), "The Greedy Goat" (1944), "Drusilla" (1963) and others. Offered here is the near-complete original ink-and-watercolor artwork for an early title illustrated by Brock: Louise F. Encking's translation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's classic... Read More
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Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country
by BRYANT, William Cullen (editor)
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. Folio. Full brown calf with raised bands and ornate gilt lettering and decoration and inner dentelles, with dark brown embossed ornate rules and borders. viii, 568pp; vi, 576pp. All edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispieces, engraved title pages, extensive full- and partial-page engravings, heavy stock tissue-guarded plates, marbled endpapers. Overall very good. Minor edge rubbing and scuffing to bindings; quite tight internally, with text blocks lightly age toned as usual... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed
by CHAPLIN, Ernest (1831-1902)
This well-known English barrister was son of William James Chaplin (1787-1859), "perhaps the greatest coach proprietor that ever lived" who saw that railroads would destroy the coaching business and became an executive with the London and South Western Railway, a Member of Parliament from Salisbury (1847-57). ALS, 4pp (lettersheet), 5¼" X 8¼", "on board S.S. 'Java'" (likely Indian Ocean), 24 August 1873. Addressed to John. Very good. Thin, rather delicate onion-skin paper, with a few small archivally mended separations... Read More
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A Plan for Peace
by CLARK, Grenville
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Quarter beige cloth with blue spine lettering and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. x, 83pp. Near fine/fine. Superb, tight first edition of this (to cite jacket front panel) "bold, thoughtful book by an outstanding citizen offering real hope for the future" published on the eve of the Korean War. Best of all, this special copy bears a fine presentation inscription from the author "To / Honorable Adlai E. /... Read More
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This flag and crew patch were flown aboard the Space Shuttle "Columbia" (STS-1) / April 12-14, 1981 / Presented to / Adlai Stevenson / In recognition of the significant contributions you made to the success of this mission
by (FLAG -- SPACE-FLOWN -- Space Shuttle "Columbia")
Original space-flown flag (5½" X 4¼") and cloth patch (4¼" X 4 3/4") presented on a 12 3/4" X 16 3/4" cream colored heavy stock, in turn mounted to a 16" X 20" pale blue mat board. Very good. Bit of slight soiling. The cream colored stock bears glossy photographs on the upper left (takeoff) and lower right (landing) corners. At lower left is a circular flute-edged NASA gold foil seal, and the space-flown flag is mounted at upper... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed
by CROKER, J. Wilson (1780-1857)
This Irish-born British literary critic, essayist and satirist is remembered for his controversial 1831 edition of Boswell's "Life of Johnson"; as Member of Parliament and long-time secretary to the admiralty (1810-30) he is best known for slashing the size of the Royal Navy. ALS, 4pp (lettersheet), 4½" X 7", Aldeburgh, Great Britain, 1831 October 2. Addressed to George Lamb (1784-1834, British politician and writer; appointed under-secretary of state in 1830). Very good. Mild wear; being a four-page lettersheet, there's... Read More
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Notes as Vice President 1928-1929
by DAWES, Charles G.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1935. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue linen with gilt lettering. 329pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Would grade higher but for mild abrasion near top of front board, mainly near the right, but otherwise it's tight and bright throughout; lacks dust jacket. Attractive first edition, boldly inscribed and signed by Dawes in black ink on front flyleaf: "Ernest M. Oswalt / from / Charles G. Dawes." Dawes (1865-1951) was an astonishing polymath who went from Comptroller of... Read More
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The Blue Devils in Italy: A History of the 88th Infantry Division in World War II
by DELANEY, John P.
Washington, DC: Infantry Journal Press, 1947. Hardcover. Small 4to. Khaki green cloth with black and blue lettering and black and blue pictorial front board stamping. xxii, 359pp, (1p). Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, maps, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Mild foxing to preliminary leaves. Tight, most attractive first edition of this divisional history of the famed group that distinguished itself in Italy. Tipped to inner flyleaf is a Typed Letter Signed from Delaney, 1p, 8¼" X 11", Washington, DC, 16 December 1946.... Read More
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Biblioteca de Autores Españoles Desde la Formación del Lenguaje Hasta Nuestros Días -- Obras Escogidas
by DE LAS CASAS, Bartolomé
Madrid: Ediciones Atlas, 1957. Hardcover. Edited by Juan Pérez de Tudelo and Emilio López Oto, with critical essays by Tudelo. Complete 5-volume set. Small 4to. Blue buckram with gilt spine lettering. clxxxviii, 502pp; 617pp; xxxii, 470pp; 472pp; xxiii, 557pp. Frontispieces. Very good overall. Binding lightly rubbed but clean and strong; endpapers a bit age toned, else texts all tight and nice; small mended tear to single leaf in Volume II. First of this modern edition, entirely in Spanish in... Read More
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Anglo-Norman Antiquities Considered. in a Tour Through Part of Normandy
by DUCAREL, Andrew
London: T. Spilsbury, 1767. Hardcover. Folio. Full tree calf with gilt spine lettering. x, 61pp, (2pp). Illustrations. Good plus. While text block is tight and bright and handsome and the tree calf boards attractive if edgeworn, the spine is quite rough, scuffed and worn, with old but neat internal paper mends. Despite coarse spine this is an appealing first edition of the spectacular tour by the French-English librarian and antiquary (1713-85) -- "Illustrated with Twenty-Seven Copper-Plates" as the title... Read More
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The Elder Statesman
by ELIOT, T.S.
London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1959. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. 108pp. Very good/very good. Binding a tad sunned along edges; jacket spine age toned. Handsome first edition of this play in verse -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to front pastedown is a fine signature from the lead character of the 1958 first production at the Edinburgh Festival on a heavy stock 5" X 3" card. PAUL ROGERS, who played Lord Claverton, signs... Read More
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer Poet of Persia
by FITZGERALD, Edmund (translator)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1900. Hardcover. Edited by William Augustus Brown. Small 4to. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards titled in gilt in Arabic. 159pp. Very good. Faintest of edgewear, with spine age toned. A tight, attractive copy of this edition limited to 300 numbered copies (this #87) -- "a reprint of the Second Edition, modified by the insertion of omitted stanzas and by some of the variants of the First, Third, and Fourth... Read More
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Photograph Signed
by FOOTE, Commodore (Charles W. Nestel) (1848-1937)
This Indiana little person, together with younger sister Eliza S. Nestel (1857-1937), debuted together in 1861 and toured the country as "Commodore Foote and the Fairy Queen," once even performing for Queen Victoria; in February 1864 they met President and Mrs. Lincoln at a White House reception. PS, heavy stock 5½" X 3½", n.p., 8 September 1906. Very good. Faintly age toned, with quite minor edge wear. Preprinted postcard, on the verso of which is a tiny printed full-length... Read More
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The Vicar of Wakefield
by GOLDSMITH, Oliver
London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. Hardcover. Prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury. Illustrations by V.A. Poirson. Small 4to. Fall polished green calf with gilt rules, compartments, gilt spine lettering and decorations, inner dentelles. xvi, 291pp, 23pp ads. All edges gilt. Numerous small color illustrations, marbled endpapers. Very good. Spine slightly sunned to a golden color; hinges a tad delicate but holding. First of this illustrated edition. Superb copy of this scarce, lovingly illustrated edition -- custom bound, with the original... Read More
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The English Rogue: Described, in the Life of Meriton Latroon, a Witty Extravagant, Being a Compleat History of the Most Eminent Cheats of Both Sexes
by HEAD, Richard, and KIRKMAN, Francis
London: Henry Marsh, 1665. Hardcover. Complete 4-volume set. 12mo. Quarter dark green calf with gilt spine lettering and raised bands and green patterned cloth. xvii, (5pp), 471pp; (24pp), 378pp; (4pp), 304pp; (6pp), 324pp. Top edges gilt. Frontispieces (Volumes 1 and 3), full-page plates, marbled endpapers. Very good. Faint edgewear only. Superb, handsome copy in custom binding of the first English novel translated into a continental language (German). Bibliographically cryptic, as this clearly isn't the true first edition, but rather... Read More
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Autograph Note Signed
by KEILY, Daniel J. (1829-67)
This Union officer served on the staff of Brigadier General James Shields (whose troops faced Stonewall Jackson's Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley in June 1862) and later commanded the Second Louisiana Regiment Cavalry; he was a good friend of famed Irish soldier Miles W. Keogh (1840-76, killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn), who served under him in the Papal Army during the Italian rebellion in 1860 and who fought with him in the Battle of Port... Read More
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