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Robinson Jeffers at Occidental College - 1955
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1955
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- Bound in a stiff paper cover
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$50.51
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This copy of Robinson Jeffers at Occidental College was published by Occidental College in 1955 as A check list of the Jeffers collection in the Mary Norton Clapp Library published on the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation. The booklet, which measures approximately 6 x 7.5 inches, contains 23 pages dedicated to Jeffers' works. In addition to the booklet's printed words,… Read more about this item Item Price
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“Literary Figures” - 1978
by Joseph J. D’Ambrosio
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- As New
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- As New
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- Limited Edition, copy 17 of 50 copies
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- 1978
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- The entire folio is contained in a clamshell box, designed to look like a large book
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$1,136.56
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This is copy number 17 of a limited edition of 50 numbered copies and seven Artist's Proofs of "Literary Figures" by Joseph J. D'Ambrosio. The item was published in 1978 by The Compulsive Printer of Portage, Indiana. The objective of this folio, as stated in the Preface, is to use "a collection of graphic prints...intended to visually convey the style… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present – 1843
by Multiple
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- Used - Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1843
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- Bound in a medium tan, age toned leather binding with beautiful ornate floral gilt tooling on both front and back pages.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$2,946.65
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The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843- (Includes the first appearance of Edgar A Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum") was copywritten in 1842 and published in 1843 by Carey and Hart in Philadelphia. The 328 gilt-edged page book is bound in a medium tan, age toned leather binding with beautiful ornate floral gilt tooling on both… Read more about this item Item Price
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“The Black Book”, by Lawrence Durrell
by Lawrence Durrell
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition, Second Printing
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- 1960
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- Hard bound in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine, and enclosed in a dust jacket and mylar protecti
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$505.14
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It is not often that a world-famous author uses one of his books to express his clarifications in a handwritten note on the front free end paper of one of his books. It is more rare for a book dealer, finding the note in the book, to send the author a letter requesting clarification of the note. It is rarest… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beatrix Potter – A Bibliographical Check List
by Jane Quinby
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- Used - Fine
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- Limited Edition of 450 copies
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- 1983
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- Book is bound in stiff red paper cover, with black lettering on the front and spine and an illustration of some Beatrix “char
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$159.96
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This Limited Edition (450 copies) of Beatrix Potter – A Bibliographical Check List by Jane Quinby was published in 1983 by Ian Hodgkins & Company. The book, which measures approximately 6 ½ inches wide by 8 ½ inches tall by 3/8 inch thick, contains 123 pages of text and illustrations devoted to the works of Beatrix Potter. The book is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lectures and Biographical Sketches
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1891
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- Hard bound in dark cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$227.31
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This copy of Lectures and Biographical Sketches by Ralph Waldo Emerson was published in 1891 in Boston by Houghton, Mifflin and Company and printed by The Riverside Press in Cambridge. It is Volume X of Emerson's Complete Works. The book, which measures approximately 5 ½ inches wide by 7 ½ inches tall by 1 1/8 inches thick, contains 463 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Harlem Renaissance - An Annotated Bibliography and Commentary - 1982
by Margaret Perry
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 1982
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- Red cloth covered boards, with gilt printing on the spine. It is stated to have been printed on “acid-free 250-year-life pa
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$109.45
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The Harlem Renaissance, An Annotated Bibliography and Commentary , by Margaret Perry was published by Garland Publishing, Inc. of New York and London in 1982. The book, which measures approximately 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches, contains 272 pages of Bibliographical and Reference Material plus multiple pages of preliminary material including a table of Contents, a Preface, Acknowledgments, Sources Consulted… Read more about this item Item Price
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“The Wise Men of Chelm”
by Samuel Tenenbaum
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- Used - Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1965
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- Hardbound in purple cloth covered boards with silver printing on the spine.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$185.22
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This First Edition copy of "The Wise Men of Chelm", by Samuel Tenenbaum and Illustrated by Zevi Blum was published in 1965 by Thomas Yoseloff of New York and London, and printed in the United States. The book, which measures approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ½ inches, contains 176 pages of text and B & W illustrations dedicated to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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“Robert Frost’s 10 Mills” - 1966
by Malcom Tarlofsky
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- Limited Edition (No. 1 of 25 copies)
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- 1966
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- Brown wrap-around paper cover with black lettering spelling out the book’s title. The book if further enclosed in a brown pap
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$631.42
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This Limited Edition copy (No. 1 of 25 copies) of "Robrt Frost's 10 Mills" by Malcolm Tarlofsky was Mr. Tarlofsky's student project in the art of book design and printing. In it, he selected ten verses from Section 2, "Ten Mills" of Robert Frost's 1937 book of verses titled "A Further Range" to use as the basis for the project.… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$631.42
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“Charles Clinch Bubb and The Clerk’s Press” - A Catalog/Bibliography - 1986
by Sally Bauhaus Allen
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- Used - Fine
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- Limited Edition of 500 copies
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- 1986
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- The booklet is enclosed in a tan paper cover with black printing on the front.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$75.77
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This copy of the Limited Edition of 500 copies of "Charles Clinch Bubb and The Clerk's Press" - A Catalog/Bibliography of the Exhibition of the Works of The Clerk's Press at the University of Toledo and Kent State University was published by the two universities in April1986. The booklet, which measures approximately 6 x 8 inches, contains 52 unpaginated pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cockalorum, Being a Bibliography of The Golden Cockerel Press, June 1943 – December 1948
by Christopher Sandford (Foreword)
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1949
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- Hard bound in purple cloth covered boards with gilt lettering.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$92.61
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This First Edition copy of Cockalorum, A Sequel to Chanticleer and Pertelote, Being a Bibliography of The Golden Cockerel Press, June 1943 – December 1948, was published and printed in Great Britain by Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press. It is designated, in print, as being an Unlimited Edition.
The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ x 10 inches, contains… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$92.61
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The Religious Opinions of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Limited Edition of 30 copies
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- 1896
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- Hard bound in what appears to be full vellum covered boards and has a matching clamshell case.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$1,262.85
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This copy of the Limited Edition (only 30 copies printed) of "The Religious Opinions of Elizabeth Barrett Browning", as Expressed in Three Letters Addressed to Wm. Merry, Esq. J.P., and Edited by the Rev. W. Robertson Nicoll, LL.D. was published in London in 1896. The book was privately printed and limited to just 30 copies. The letters, which were written… Read more about this item Item Price
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Das Tonchen (A Fun Story)
by Hugo Hartung
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- As New
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- Limited Edition (No. 80 of 450 copies)
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- 1985
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- Hard bound in marbled paper-covered boards with a leather title label on the spine.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$227.31
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This Limited First Edition copy (number 80 of 450 copies) of Das Tonchen (A Fun Story) by Hugo Hartung, Illustrated with Woodcut Engravings by Rob Stahle, was published in 1985 by Ernst-Engel-Presse Walter Stahle of Stuttgart and Meersburg. The book, which measures approximately 7 x 6 ½ inches, contains 42 pages (including end papers) plus a single separate sheet containing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Issues of “The New England Bibliopolist” ,Vol. II No. I (January 1882) and Vol. V, No. II (April 1888)
by John Ward Dean, Editor
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1888
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$84.19
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This offering consists of Two Issues (Vol. II No. I, January 1882) and Vol. V, No. II, April 1888) of 'The New England Bibliopolist: containing the "Book Notices" in the Historical and Genealogical Register, Edited by John Ward Dean". The documents were part of a quarterly edition published in Boston and edited by John Ward Dean. Since the word "bibliopolist"… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$84.19
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The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum
by Wallace Irwin, With an Introduction by Gelett Burgess
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1901
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$75.77
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This First Edition copy of The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum, by Wallace Irwin, With an Introduction by Gelett Burgess (Showing how Vanity is still on Deck, & humble Virtue gets it in the Neck!) was published by Paul Elder & Co. of San Francisco and New York in 1901 and printed by The Tomoye Press. The booklet contains 32… Read more about this item Item Price
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Why Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath, and Other Essays - 1940
by Joseph Henry Jackson, Carter Meredith, and A. A. Milne
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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- Paper covers
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$84.19
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This First Edition copy of Why Steinbeck Wrote the Grapes of Wrath and Other Essays was published in 1940 by the Limited Editions Club in New York. It was the first of the Club's new series "Booklets for Bookmen" whose purpose was to solicit subscriptions to forthcoming publications of the Limited Editions Club. This first booklet contains three such essays,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bibliotheca Burnsiana - Life and Works of Burns - 1866
by James McKie
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1866
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- Bound in a hard cover.
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$84.19
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The Bibliotheca Burnsiana - Life and Works of Burns: Title Pages and Imprints of the Various Editions in the Private Library of James McKie, Kilmarnock, Prior to Date 1866 was published in 1866 by James McKie, Printer in Kilmarnock, UK. The booklet, which measures approximately 5 ¼ x 8 inches, contains 43 pages and is bound in a hard cover.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation - 1823
by William Combe
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1823
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- The covers are sturdy, with a little wear around the edges
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$252.57
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This is the First Miniature Edition of The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation; A Poem by William Combe and Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. It was published in 1823 in London by R. Ackermann. The book, which measures approximately 3 ½ x 5 ¾ inches, contains 277 pages plus 24 hand-colored plates. From 1809 to 1811, Mr.… Read more about this item Item Price
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“The Story of a Lie and Other Tales”
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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- Used - Good
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- reprint of the 1904 Herbert B. Turner & Co. issue
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- 1907
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- The cover has the original red publisher's cloth with lettering and ornaments in gold on the spine and front cover and gilt top
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$84.19
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This copy of The Story of a Lie and Other Tales by Robert Louis Stevenson was published in Boston in 1907 by Small, Maynard & Company. Small, Maynard & Company is a now defunct publishing house. In its day it was a highly reputable house in literature, and several U.S. authors were published by it, including Walt Whitman. In the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Remy de Gourmont - A Modern Man of Letters
by Richard Aldington
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition, Secomd Printing
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- 1928
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- Staple-bound in a soft cover made of blank tan cardstock covered in a color-speckled paper jacket, with black lettering and de
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Beachwood, Ohio, USA
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NZ$50.51
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This copy of Remy de Gourmont - A Modern Man of Letters by Richard Aldington was the First Edition, Second Printing published in 1928 by the University of Washington as Number 13 in its Chapbooks series, edited by Glenn Hughes. The book, which measures approximately 5 inches wide by 7 ¼ inches tall, is a 41 page presentation by Aldington… Read more about this item Item Price
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