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An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare, with Remarks on Several Passages of his Plays.
by (SHAKESPEARE, William) WHALLEY (Peter):
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- Used
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- First edition
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- 1748
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- 3/4 calf-backed marbled boards, spine scuffed.
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Kingston, New York, USA
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NZ$1,099.80
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Shakespeareana]. Whalley, Peter.
An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare. With Remarks on Several Passages of his Plays. In a Conversation between eugenius and Neander. London: Printed for T. Waller, 1748. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the author. Slim 8vo, 84pp lightly soiled; 3/4 calf-backed marbled boards, spine scuffed.
First and only edition, proving that Shakespeare had a good deal… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FAIRY BOOK. The Best Popular Fairy Stories selected and rendered anew
by [CRAIK (Dinah Maria Mulock)]
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- Used
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- First edition
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- 1863
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- Original gilt pictorial green cloth, small fraying to upper right spine but overall a FINE COPY
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Kingston, New York, USA
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NZ$1,607.40
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[CRAIK (Dinah Maria Mulock)]: THE FAIRY BOOK. The Best Popular Fairy Stories selected and rendered anew. London: Macmillan, 1863. Circular title=page vignette by J Noel Paton showing a prince discovering a sleeping princess. Square 8vo, xi 368pp + [8] advert catalogue; original gilt pictorial green cloth, small fraying to upper right spine but overall a FINE… Read more about this item Item Price
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SELECTIONS FROM REPERTOIRE OF OPERATIC SONGS AND TERPSICHOREAN MELODIES OF MEI LAN-FANG - by Professor Liu T’ien. Hua 梅兰芳歌曲谱
by Chinese Opera
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- Used - Fine
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- FIRST EDITION
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- 1929
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- Matching red silk sewn thread binding with printed gold paper labels
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Kingston, New York, USA
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NZ$7,614.00
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SELECTIONS FROM REPERTOIRE OF OPERATIC SONGS AND TERPSICHOREAN MELODIES OF MEI LAN-FANG - by Professor Liu T'ien. Hua 梅兰芳歌曲谱
Published in 1929, specially edited and printed for Mei Lan-Fang's performance in the United States. Mei Lan-Fang was invited by America in the winter of 1929, to help the people better understand Chinese Opera, the master of Chinese songs Liu Tianhua produced… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,
by [CLEMENS Samuel L] "Mark Twain"
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- Used - Fine condition
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- June 1949
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- Printed paper wrappers
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Kingston, New York, USA
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NZ$169.20
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THE ENGLISH MONTHLY issue 46. Shanghai: The English Monthly Publishing House, printed by Kaiming Bookstore, June 1949. Illustrated with one page diagram showing various sports in action. 12mo, 63pp; printed paper wrappers. This monthly was mainly for high school English teachers and English learners to improve their English abilities, edited by professors at universities, the first… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Town-Ho’s Story (an excerpt from Moby Dick).
by MELVILLE (Herman)
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- First appearance
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- 1851
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- Publisher's decorative gilt-titled cloth (spine strengthened)
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Kingston, New York, USA
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NZ$676.80
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first appearance of Moby Dick
(MELVILLE, Herman)
Harper's New Monthly Magazine. New York: Harper Brothers, June to November 1851 comprising Volume III, issue XVII (October 1851). Containing 8 pages of excerpt from the classic American novel titled: "The Town-Ho's Story"… From The Whale, the title of a new work by Mr. Melville, in the press of Harper &… Read more about this item Item Price
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