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Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1887. RARE and outstanding example of West Coast American Arts & Crafts bookbinding by Clara Rice ( her initials bottom of front cover). Bound in full crushed green morocco, five raised bands, gilt lettering spine and front cover, front cover image of two trees with initials CR bottom of left tree, moire silk end papers, top edge gilt. Period bookplate of Charles Ernest Green front pastedown. Gift inscription pasted on card stock front flyleaf reads: " Christmas Greetings to C.E.G. This binding is by Clara Rice and is a fine sample of her work. The book has been on exhibition at the Arts & Crafts Guild. R.J.D.". No Date to inscription, circa 1903. The San Francisco Call newspaper shows an article dated Dec. 12. 1903 tha is titled "Guild of Arts & Crafts opens Unique exhibition" and further states "Miss Clara Rice, Secretary. Her mosaic leather work in book-binding is much admired". And the Bulletin of the Dept. of…
Read More FRAGMENTA POETARUM VETERUM LATINORUM, quorum opera non extant: Ennii, Accii, Lucilii, Laberii, Pacuvii, Afranii, Nævii, Cæcilii, aliorumque multorum: undique a R. Stephano summa diligentia olim congesta, nunc autem ab H. Stephano digesta, et priscarum ... by Estienne, Henri and Robert, Editors] - - 1564
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FRAGMENTA POETARUM VETERUM LATINORUM, quorum opera non extant: Ennii, Accii, Lucilii, Laberii, Pacuvii, Afranii, Nævii, Cæcilii, aliorumque multorum: undique a R. Stephano summa diligentia olim congesta, nunc autem ab H. Stephano digesta, et priscarum ...
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[Geneva]: Excudebat Henricus Stephanus, illustris viri Huldrici Fuggeri typographus, 1564. First Printing. 17.4 cm x 11 cm in octavo, pp. 433 (i.e. 430), gilt framed, red morocco binding, gilt-stamped spine title, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt and gauffered, ribbon bookmark, each page hand-ruled in red with text borders, frames, etc., woodcut printer's device to title-page. Syston Park armorial bookplate on front pastedown (Sir John Thorold, 9th Bt. of Syston Park, Lincolnshire, and his son were hailed as "two of the greatest collectors in the shining era of English bibliomania". The Ontario township of Thorold was named after Sir John.), the engraved bookplate of another great collector, Henry B.H. Beaufoy, F.R.S., and the engraved bookplate designed by J.F. Badeley and dated 1918 for the Earl of Cromer (Rowland Thomas Baring, the 2nd Earl of Cromer, and son of Evelyn Baring, served as Lord Chamberlain for 16 years) to front free endpaper. Faint remnants of a removed label from the verso of the front free endpaper, ink signature and date of the late Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Toronto, Ian F.G. Baxter; covers lightly soiled and rubbed, spine gilt faded, head of spine chipped, else a very good, clean, tight copy. The first edition of a collection of fragments from the lost works of generally early Latin authors, begun by Robert Estienne and completed by his son Henri. . First Printing. Full Leather. Very Good.
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Binding, Fine - Clara Rice, Guild of Arts & Crafts of California) Poems
by Sill, Edward Rowland
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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CALIFORNIANS
by Jeffers, Robinson
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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New York: Macmillan, 1916. First edition of the poet's first commercially published book; only 1,200 copies printed [Broomfield A2]. Small 8vo blue cloth boards; gilt-stamped spine; front cover lettered in gilt with pictorial vignette stamped in blue, black, and gilt; top edge gilt. Angling-themed bookplate of Olindus F. Kendall on front pastedown featuring rod and reel, fly hooks, and trout, signed in the plate "H.K." (Henriette Kahn).Tape shadows to endpapers, touch of rubbing to spine tips, otherwise fine in bright, very good to near fine dust jacket with small, internal tape repair, few small spots of staining, spine very slightly toned, and narrow chip at head of spine taking out "IANS" in title. A scarce book, especially so in dust jacket.
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Two Moons: Earth's Lunar Companion / Io - Fiery Moon of Jupiter
by Williams, Thomas Parker; Mary Agnes Williams.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:: Luminice Press,, 2020.. Edition of 15. 8" x 8"; 24 pages. Dos-a-dos construction. Covers: Painted and unpainted aluminum with cutout and paper liner. Spine: Washi Linen. Text Paper: Neenah Classic Linen. Illustrations: 14 original images printed with Dremel-engraved polycarbonate plates and oil-based pochoir mylar stencils. Inks: Oil-based relief inks and dry pigments in burnt plate oil; 79 color changes. Text: Hand set in Janson, Janson Italic, and Park Avenue; polymer plates. Case: Clear polycarbonate. Concept, design, illustrations, plates, printing, binding: Thomas Parker Williams. Concept, design, handset original and selected text, printing: Mary Agnes Williams. Signed and numbered by both artists. Luminice Press: "'Two Moons' is a 24-page artist book contrasting our serene moon, Earth's lunar companion, with the fiery, volcanic Io, one of the four moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo in 1610. Its modified dos-a-dos binding contains a…
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[Eliot, T.S. -Presentation Copy] The Family Reunion
by Eliot, T.S.
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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London: Faber and Faber, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. 8vo. Original gray cloth, lettered in red on spine. In the original unrestored unclipped dust jacket printed in teal and red border. Half-title. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ELIOT on title page: "Inscribed for Mrs. B. ?Idding? Bell by T. S. Eliot Holy Saturday 1939." The Family Reunion was first performed in March,1939 at the Westminster Theatre in London. Slight wear to spine and edges, wrapper near fine with a few creases.
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[Eliot, T. S.] The Cocktail Party [together with] Program for The Cocktail Party
by Eliot, T. S.
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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London: Faber & Faber; La Jolla Playhouse, 1951. First Editions. First Editions. Offered here is the original book, and the program for the play which premiered in 1951 (a year after the book), and starring Vincent Price. ìThe Cocktail Party.î 8vo. London: Faber & Faber, 1950. First Edition. Original lime green cloth, gilt lettering on spine. In original color printed dust wrapper. First edition, first issue with "here" uncorrected ["her] on p. 29. An uncommon Eliot title. Book near fine with very slight discoloration on lower margins of covers, wrapper very good with some chipping esp. front cover, tape repairs on inside. ìProgram for the Cocktail Party.î Presented by the La Jolla Playhouse and starring Vincent Price and Marsha Hunt. 4to. Original color pictorial paper wrappers, 12pp. Illustrated with photographs of the actors posed, and in scenes. With scarce original folding playbill. Near fine. A wonderful pairing.
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June 30th, June 30th: Poems.
by Brautigan, Richard.
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- ISBN 13
- 9780440042952
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Langley, Washington, United States
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New York:: Delacorte Press,, 1978.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine bright dust jacket. This is Brautigan's last published collection of poems. Signed by Brautigan.
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Armata, A Fragment, Fifth Edition [With] The Second Part Of Armata, Third Edition [With] Appendix [New To The Third Edition]
by Erskine, Thomas (1750-1823, First Baron Erskine)
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Pasadena, California, United States
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London: John Murray, 1817. First Edition Thus . Original Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. (I), 210; (I), Viii, 214. Quarter Calf, 6 Compartments, Black Morocco Title Label. First Combined And Complete Edition, With Fifth Edition Of The First Part, Third Edition Of The Second Part, Including The Appendix At The End Of The Second Part, First Printed Here (In This Third Edition Of Part Ii.) Original Quarter Morocco Over Marbled Boards, With Preliminary And Final Blanks, No Ads, No Pages Between The Two Parts Except The Title Page For Part Ii. Wear To Edges, Joints And Hinges Solid, Joints Beginning To Crack At Edges, Fraying To Tips. Ancient Ownership Name Of George Wood, No Other Names Or Marks. This Edition, With The First Printing Of The Appendix, Is Quite Scarce.
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Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3.
by Oscar Wilde
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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Ballad of Reading Gaol by C.3.3, Oscar Wilde, Mustard boards with white cloth spine. Condition: In very good condition. Light soiling to original publisher's two-tone mustard and white cloth boards and spine. Seventh printing of Leonard Smithers Edition, 1899. 8°. 31 pages. Original Hardcover (Quarter vellum with mustard boards). This edition was printed on 23 June 1899 and was the first to reveal the author's identity, putting the name Oscar Wilde in square brackets under his cell number on the title page. (Mason, Stuart, 1914; new ed. 1972, Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. Rota pub; Haskell House pgs. 408–423).
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Selected Poems
by Neruda, Pablo; Nathaniel Tarn [Editor]; Anthony Kerrigan, W. S. Merwin, Alastair Reid [Translators]
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1972 First printing of the stated first American edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning along upper front fold, else fine. A superb copy of the 1971 Nobel Prize recipient's most comprehensive, English collection of his poetry.
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Rope.
by Goodale, Rebecca.
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Freeport, Maine:: Rebecca Goodale,, 2021.. Edition of 9. Ink stained Japanese papers, text printed in letterpress, images are all drypoints; accordion bound in cloth with clothbound clam shell box. Rebecca Goodale designed and bound this artist's book in her studio in Freeport, and she printed the imagery onto the pages at Circling the Square Press in Gardiner. Judson Merrill of Portland wrote the text. Scott Vile at Ascensius Press in Bar Mills designed and printed the letterpress text. Each book in this limited edition is signed and numbered by the artist and the writer. Rebecca Goodale: "This artist's book was inspired by the text. In response to the written word I created a vertically long long long book suggesting the deep Atlantic and the creatures that live there.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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- 9780802160478
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- 0802160476
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Just God And Me
by Mary Frances Reyes
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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Comet Press Books, New York, 1956, Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 56 pages, 5.5" x 8.25". Inscribed by author on ffep.
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Ransom, James H
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- Near Fine
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- 9781460257432
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- 146025743X
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Quartering
by Reza, Seema
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions…
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Fan poems
by Tom Clark
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- First Edition
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- 9780913028452
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- 0913028452
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Pantone 125
by Lee, Madeleine
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- ISBN 13
- 9789810728496
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- 9810728492
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
by Sparito, Giosue [Enrico Fagone]
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
by Friedberg, Martha
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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Dreamer's Den
by Alsup, Byron K
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- 9780682486231
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- 068248623X
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Piggott, Arkansas, United States
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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