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Poems by Thomas Hood - With Fore-Edge Paining of an Amputation by Martin Frost, foredge by Hood, Thomas - 1860

Poems by Thomas Hood - With Fore-Edge Paining of an Amputation by Martin Frost, foredge

by Hood, Thomas

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London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1860. 12th. Leather_bound. Very Good +. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1860. 12th. Very Good +. Hood, Thomas. Poems by Thomas Hood. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1860, 12th edition. Textured burnt orange leather with slightly dulled gilt spine titles, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins, 10.5 cm by 16.8 cm, x [1] 388 pp. Features a 2005 fore-edge painting by Martin Frost of an amputation, titled Early Surgery in the style of Thomas Rowlandson. Light wear at corners and hinges and one signature is minutely off-set (does not affect fore-edge painting). Remnants of an old bookseller label on front pastedown. Martin Frost was featured in the May/June 2008 issue of Fine Books & Collections, a copy of which will be included with the book, as is a note signed by Frost giving the paintings title.



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  • Date Published 1860
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Italie Pittoresque. Tableau Historique et Descriptif de l’Italie, Due Piémont, de la...
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Italie Pittoresque. Tableau Historique et Descriptif de l’Italie, Due Piémont, de la Sardaigne, De Malte, De la Sicile et de la Corse.

by Norvins, MM de; Nodier, Ch.; Dumas, Alex.; Didier; Walcknaer; Legouvé; Royer; Berlioz; De Beauvoir; Auger.

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Two volumes. Quarto. Chez Amable Costes. Paris. 1836/1837. Complete set with 135 copper engraved plates and two folding engraved maps. Premier Partie: viij, 56, 16, 48, 28, 48, 24pp. Engraved half title, title, section titles, folding map (slightly darkened to edge), 51 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matières et indication des figures); Deuxieme Partie: 136, 80, 64, 64pp. Title, section titles, 84 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matieres et indication des figures, plus one extra), folding map. Contemporary quarter morocco, faux shagreen, vellum corner tips. Spines in six compartments, gilt lettering and decoration, gilt faded to base of spine Vol. I. Marbled endpapers. All edges blue. Crisp and bright, occasional light toning to text. Light shelf wear. A desirable set.
Carte Routiere de l'Italie dressee par Th. Duvotenay, eleve de M.P.Lapie, publiee par Amable Costes 1836.
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Mr. Sammler's Planet.
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Mr. Sammler's Planet.

by BELLOW, Saul

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New York: Viking, 1970. Signed by the author. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Mr. Sammler's Planet was the Winner of the National Book Award. Saul Bellow was the Winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Euclid: Elements of Geometry. Book I.
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Euclid: Elements of Geometry. Book I.

by EUCLID (fl.300 BCE), ROGERS, Bruce (1870-1957), VALÉRY, Paul (1871-1945)

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New York: Random House, 1944. 8vo. 60 colored woodcut illustrations designed by Rogers. Printed in Frederic Goudy's Deepdene Italic type. Publisher's cloth, covers lettered and stamped in silver. Without the slipcase. One of five hundred copies of Rogers's Euclid printed for Random House at the Press of A. Colish. Bruce Rogers was an American typographer, type designer, and book designer. He preferred working with serif typefaces, including Bell and Montaigne (which he invented), and his greatest achievement in typography was the serif typeface Centaur. At the age of 74, Rogers created this limited edition of 500 copies of Euclid's Book I with sixty beautiful, colorful woodcut diagrams. The preface contains an excerpt from an essay by writer Paul Valéry which discusses the contributions of the ancient Greeks to geometry. Sidney J. Kolpas, "Mathematical Treasure: Bruce Rogers's Euclid," Convergence (February 2019).
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POEMS OF SHELLEY
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POEMS OF SHELLEY

by (BINDINGS). SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE

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London: Macmillan and Co, 1922. 156 x 105 mm. (6 1/8 x 4 1/8"). lxvi, [II], 340 pp.Selected and arranged by Stopford A. Brooke. Attractive contemporary moss green morocco, gilt in the style of Roger Payne, covers with double gilt-rule frame, floral cornerpieces, raised bands, spine panels densely gilt, with multiple floral tools emanating from a central rosette, gilt titling, turn-ins ruled in gilt with floral cornerpieces like those on the covers, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Engraved vignette of Shelley's home on title page. ◆Spine lightly sunned (as always with green leather), free endpapers with faint offsetting from turn-ins, otherwise A VERY FINE COPY, with virtually no signs of use. This is a handsomely bound copy of a thoughtfully selected collection of Shelley's verse. Editor Stopford Brooke (1832-1916) was a prominent preacher and literary critic who wished to induce his audience, via these carefully chosen representative poems, to read the whole of the poet's canon. The works… Read More
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THE HANUKKAH LAMP.

THE HANUKKAH LAMP.

by Narkiss, M.

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Jerusalem: Bney Bezalel Publ. Co, 1939. Limited Edition . Cloth. Very Good. Small Folio.. 14 pp English text+102pp Hebrew tex t+ 187 illustrations on 64 plates. Small folio. First and only edition. One of only 400 copies. Renewed end-papers and binding. Some foxing to text and edges (not on the plates). Otherwise a very good copy . - AIRMAIL SHIPPING INCL. WORLDWIDE
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THE STORE
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THE STORE

by T. S. STRIBLING

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FIRST EDITION OF THE REPRINT,HAS "THE GUILD SELECTION FOR JULY" IMPRINTED ON THE FRONT OF THE DJ, released the same day by the Literary Guild as the more expensive and almost impossible to find with DJ by Doubleday-Doran(I know I just sold the last one listed in the last 5 years). DJ HAS MINOR SOILING ONLY,PROTECTED IN MYLAR.tHE BOOK HAS LIGHT FADING TO THE TOP STAIN(LIGHT BLUE TO MATCH THE COVERS),ALL 4 CORNERS ARE SHARP AND ONLY HAS MINOR SHELFWEAR TO THE SPINE(CRINKLES).FORMER OWNERS BOOKPLATE ON THE INSIDE FRONT COVER(SAME AS INSCRIBED TO BY THE AUTHOR),NOT EX-LIB,NOT FOXED,MOST WOULD CONSIDER THIS AS FINE IN CONDITION. I ALMOST LISTED THIS CHEAP UNTIL I EXAMINED THE BOOK MORE CLOSELY AND CHECKING WITH OTHER SIGNATURES AND INSCRIPTIONS BY THIS AUTHOR(IN MY COLLECTION AND OTHERS ON LINE) REALIZED IT IS INDEED SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.iT IS INSCRIBED ON THE MAIN TITLE PAGE IN FOUNTAIN INK(BLACK)TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME, MRS ------,T S STRIBLING. BECAUSE IT IS IN FOUNTAIN INK THERE IS EXCESSIVE INK IN… Read More
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Dragon's Teeth
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Dragon's Teeth

by Upton Sinclair

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New York: Viking, 1942 Red Cloth with silver lettering and all 1st issue points for the BOOK & DJ: DEFECTS: minor shelfwear bottom edges,corners. minor bumping to spine bottom. Top corner front has a small tear and bump,spine top has minor tears,back corner has minor wear. 1st leaf has a been clipped top corner,former owners pastedown inside front cover,minor yellowing to inside covers,very very tight and square.631 numbered pages.Most people would grade this higher than VG+. Pencil price 1st title and rear inside cover.dark red stain top edge as issused,very minor soiling other page edges. DJ:price intact,1st issue,moderate chipping to frt top corner and spine ends,rubbing and soiling minor,Front cover is 2/3 worn thru on the edge,now protected in mylar. photos on request..First Published . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+.
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A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine, exhibiting new and advantageous methods of propagating,...
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A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine, exhibiting new and advantageous methods of propagating, cultivating, and training that plant, so as to render it absolutely fruitful. Together with New Hints on the Formation of Vineyards in England.

by Speechly, William

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The second edition with additions. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme. London. [1805] G. Woodfall, Printer, Paternoster Row to verso of half title. Octavo. Half title, Title, xv, 300, (21), (bl.), (1), (1)pp. 6 folding engraved plates. Later half calf, marbled boards, spine in six compartments, leather label, gilt lettering, rules and embellishment. Minor corner chips to half-title. Short closed fold tear to Plate I. Toned with some light offsetting of plates, foxing/browning to index.
This edition has an additional plate to the 1790 edition, plus additional material. The plates are each dated September 1, 1805. Significant to the library of the vine. A handsome volume.
William Speechly (1723 – 1819), gardener to the Duke of Portland at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire. ODNB.
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Italie Pittoresque. Tableau Historique et Descriptif de l’Italie, Due Piémont, de la...
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Italie Pittoresque. Tableau Historique et Descriptif de l’Italie, Due Piémont, de la Sardaigne, De Malte, De la Sicile et de la Corse.

by Norvins, MM de; Nodier, Ch.; Dumas, Alex.; Didier; Walcknaer; Legouvé; Royer; Berlioz; De Beauvoir; Auger.

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Two volumes. Quarto. Chez Amable Costes. Paris. 1836/1837. Complete set with 135 copper engraved plates and two folding engraved maps. Premier Partie: viij, 56, 16, 48, 28, 48, 24pp. Engraved half title, title, section titles, folding map (slightly darkened to edge), 51 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matières et indication des figures); Deuxieme Partie: 136, 80, 64, 64pp. Title, section titles, 84 copper engraved plates (as listed in tables des matieres et indication des figures, plus one extra), folding map. Contemporary quarter morocco, faux shagreen, vellum corner tips. Spines in six compartments, gilt lettering and decoration, gilt faded to base of spine Vol. I. Marbled endpapers. All edges blue. Crisp and bright, occasional light toning to text. Light shelf wear. A desirable set.
Carte Routiere de l'Italie dressee par Th. Duvotenay, eleve de M.P.Lapie, publiee par Amable Costes 1836.
Second map grave Flahaut; ecrit par Arnoul.
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THE HANUKKAH LAMP.

THE HANUKKAH LAMP.

by Narkiss, M.

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Jerusalem: Bney Bezalel Publ. Co, 1939. Limited Edition . Cloth. Very Good. Small Folio.. 14 pp English text+102pp Hebrew tex t+ 187 illustrations on 64 plates. Small folio. First and only edition. One of only 400 copies. Renewed end-papers and binding. Some foxing to text and edges (not on the plates). Otherwise a very good copy . - AIRMAIL SHIPPING INCL. WORLDWIDE
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Poems By Thomas Hood with Some Account of the Author Volume II Only

by Hood, Thomas

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Boston: Little Brown, 1854. (USA) First American Edition Volume II only. Name in ink, no other markings, end papers foxed, a bit of loss to head of spine, hinges fine, Good only used copy. Textured brown boards, 336pp. Miss kilmansegg and her precious leg; Sonnets and Minor Poems. Thomas Hood was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch. He later published a magazine largely consisting of his own works (1.5 JM HOQ 101/3. 1st. Hardcover. Good (-)/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads now extant relative to that...
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Robin Hood; a collection of all the ancient poems, songs, and ballads now extant relative to that ... outlaw. To which are prefixed historical ... With wood engravings by Thomas Bewick.]

by Robin Hood, John Engraver Bewick, Thomas Bewick

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British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-02-24. Paperback. Good.
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The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger

The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger

by Thomas Hood

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E Moxon & Co London, 1870. Hardcover. Good. 1870. New Edition. 479 pages. Full bound red leather with decorations. Black and white illustrated frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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Humorous Poems / by Thomas Hood ; with a Preface by Alfred Ainger and One Hundred and Thirty...

Humorous Poems / by Thomas Hood ; with a Preface by Alfred Ainger and One Hundred and Thirty Illustrations by Charles E. Brock

by Hood, Thomas (1799-1845). Ainger, Alfred

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London; New York: MacMillan And Co. , Limited, 1893. 1st edition in this form, limited. Hardback. Good copy in the original fine-ribbed, paper-labeled cloth. Spine bands somewhat edge-worn and rubbed; panel edges somewhat sun-toned. Minor marginalised foxing inside. A sound copy overall; scans and additional bibliographic details on request. ; 236 pages; 1 o f only 250 copies. Description: xxxi, 236 p : ill ; 27 cm. Subject: Wit and humor. Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund) , 1870-1938 [Illustrator].
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The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood with a Preface by Thomas Hood the Younger
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The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood with a Preface by Thomas Hood the Younger

by Thomas Hood

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London: Ward, Lock and Co. , c1876. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A delightful, illustrated collection of comic poems by Thomas Hood. A scarce new edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt detail. With a frontispiece and twenty four engraved plates. Collated complete. A collection of comic poems by Thomas Hood. Including popular works such as 'A Tale of a Trumpet' and 'A Lay of Real Life'. Thomas Hood is best known for his poems, 'The Bridge of Sighs' and 'The Song of the Shirt'. With a preface by Thomas Hood the Younger. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper, dated 1893. In the publisher's full cloth binding with gilt detail. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges and fading to the spine. Bumping and fraying to the spine and a few small marks to the rear board. Hinges are strained but firm. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Pages generally bright and and clean with the odd… Read More
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The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood: With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger.
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The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood: With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger.

by Thomas Hood

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POEMS By Thomas Hood : With Illustrations ( Routledges Red Line Poets )

by Hood, Thomas

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Broadway, London: George Routledge and Sons. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. From the "Routledges Red Line Poets" Series. Frontis illustrated with B&W Plate showing Hood's Monument in Kensal Green Cemetary. 5 other Full-Page Plates, also some Decorative Headpieces. Pages have a Red Linear Border with Decorative corners. Beautiful Green Cloth Cover with inset Brown & Gilt Decorated Quatrefoil Pane with Hood's name. Gilt and Black Decoration on the upper surface. Spine has Gilt and Black Decoration with Horizontal Divisions in the manner of an Antique Leather Binding. Beveled Edges. All Page Edges Gilt. 478 Pages + Publisher's Catalogue. 7 1/4" Tall, 620g. Undated Edition, Gift inscription on ffep Dated 1880. No other inscriptions. Very slight edge wear. Some spots of browning to first few pages, only a very occasional spot elsewhere. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood (with a Preface By Thomas Hood the younger),A New and Complete Edition

by Hood, Thomas

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London: Ward Lock and Co. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. The Companion Volume to "Comic Poems". Completely Revised, Larger in size and richer in content than any previous edition. Frontis is a full page B&W Illustration titled "No Parish Money or Loaf! No Pauper Badges for Me!" Protected by Tissue Guard. 7 Other Illustrations, one loose. Top Page Edges dull gilt. 576 Pages. Green cloth cover with black decoration and bright gilt lettering to front & spine. Bevelled edges. Previous owner's name pencilled on endpaper. A little foxing, mainly to endpapers and plate margins. Most text pages clean. Some wear to spine ends and corners. From the collection of Mary Jackson, Drury Lane Actress, recently deceased aged 101. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood: With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger.
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The Comic Poems Of Thomas Hood: With A Preface By Thomas Hood The Younger.

by Thomas Hood

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The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood with a preface by Thomas Hood the Younger

by Hood, Thomas

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London: Ward Lock & Co, 1876. New and complete edition. . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. A good copy half leather with gilt leaf decoration to spine bands and marbled boards, some scuffing to cover edges and corners. Foxing to a few pages. Heavy book, may incur additional postage charge. Hood's Serious Poems on spine
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