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"IN ROME OF LOVELY WOMEN THERE IS NO DEARTH; HEREYOU SHALL FIND THEPICK OF ALL THE EARTH" Translated by B. P. Moore. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.The Ars Amatoria (English: The Art of Love) is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. It teaches basic gentlemanly male and female relationship skills and techniques.IF there be anyone among you who is ignorant of the art of loving, let him read this poem and, having read it and acquired the knowledge it contains, let him address himself to Love.Heritage Press, Avon, Connecticut (1971). With SANDGLASS. The Heritage Club Edition.Binding is parchment -finish fabric, stamped in pigment and pure gold leaf. antique white with red and gold designs. A BOOK TO FALL IN LOVE WITH.

The Heritage Club Edition, 1971. Heritage Press, Avon, Connecticut, 1971. Parchment -finish fabric, stamped in pigment and pure gold leaf in red Slipcase. Very Good/Slipcase Very Good. Illustrated by Eric Fraser. IN ROME OF LOVELY WOMEN THERE IS NO DEARTH; HERE YOU SHALL FIND THE PICK OF ALL THE EARTH" Translated by B. P. Moore. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.. The ARS AMATORIA (English: The Art of Love) is an instructional elegy series in three books by the ancient Roman poet Ovid. It was written in 2 AD. It teaches basic gentlemanly male and female relationship skills and techniques. If there be anyone among you who is ignorant of the art of loving, let him read this poem and, having read it and acquired the knowledge it contains, let him address himself to Love. Heritage Press, Avon, Connecticut (1971). The Heritage Club Edition. with SANDGLASS. Very Good, clean and bright. 116 pages, 9.0 by 6.25 Binding is parchment -finish fabric, stamped in pigment and pure gold leaf. antique white with red… Read More

Doubleday, Page & Company, New York (1909), 1909. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York (1909). Green cloth over boards, with black drawing of sailing ship on ocean, small sailing ship at spine, gold lettering. Very Good/No DJ. Six sfull page, black and white illustrations by famous illustrators of the time, all named . A collection of short stories by the author of the Jungle book, Kim and Just So Stories. Each story is followed by a poem, so if you like If, this may also be a book for you. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, First Edition, First Printing 1909. Stated: Copyright, 1909 by Rudyard Kipling, Published October, 1909. Very Good. solid, very little pulling of spine at top, clean, text bright and no foxing. slight marking on front end paper from a possible label. slight bumping of corners. Green cloth over boards, with black drawing of sailing ship on ocean, small sailing ship at spine, gold lettering. Six full page, black and white illustrations by famous illustrators of the time, all named.

MACMILLIAN COMPANY, NEW YORK, 61928. FIRST EDITION,FIRST PRINTING 1926 Set up and Electrotyped. Published September 1926. Very Good/No DJ. No dust jacket Two small orange stain from cover on two front end paper Tales selected and rearrange by Mable Williams. 15 Illustrations by Warwick Goble stated: /copyright, 1926, By The Set up and electrotyped, Published September, 1926 An interesting and colorful book. A collection of short works by Washington Irving. Copyright by Macmillan Company 1926 Set up and Electrotyped. Published September 1926.

The book is very good,solid, colors are vibrant, no dust jacket. Two small orange stain from cover on two front end paper. Tales selected and rearrange by Mable Williams. 15 Illustrations by Warwick Goble. Believe to be a First edition of this publication as stated: /copyright, 1926, By The Macmillan Company. Set up and electrotyped, Published September, 1926. An interesting and colorful book. A collection of short works by Washington Irving

An examination of the entire spectrum of Twain's work.  Criticism and interpretation. Humorous stories, American --History and criticism.

Oxford University Press, 1976. Fine/very good. An examination of the entire spectrum of Twain's work?á Criticism and interpretation Humorous stories, American --History and criticism.

Dodd, Mead and Company, New York (1910), 1910. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York (1910). Olive cloth over boards, flower embossed designs on cloth, gold lettering. Many of the pages are not cut, have not attempted to do so A very good copy. VERY Good ++. Translator Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. A 1908 play by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. It premiered on 30 September 1908 at Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, and was presented on Broadway in 1910. The play has been adapted for several films and a TV series. The French composer Albert Wolff wrote an opera (first performed at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1919) based on Maeterlinck's original play, and Maeterlinck's innamorata Georgette Leblanc produced a novelization. The story is about a girl called Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl seeking happiness, represented by The Blue Bird of Happiness, aided by the good fairy Bérylune. Maeterlinck also wrote a relatively little known sequel to The Blue Bird… Read More

Grosset and Dunlap, New York. Grosset and Dunlap,Cameo Classics, no publishing dates. Red cloth over boards, gold embossed cameo of Johann Gutenberg, gold lettering. . Printers' J. J. Little and Ives Companies , New York. Book is in good condition, some slight spotting, spine faded./Slip case. The Barrack-Room Ballads is the collective name given to a series of songs and poems by Rudyard Kipling, dealing with the late-Victorian British Gutenberg. Grosset and Dunlap, New York, Cameo Edition, no date available. Printers' J. J. Little and Ives Companies , New York. Very Good, solid, bright and clean, with the exception of two dark spot to rear cover, text vibrant, no writing or yellowing. Slip case Good , shelf wear and top of case is detached.

Hyperion, New york (Sep 30, ), 2001. Hyperion, New york (Sep 30, 2001). Dark Blue clothover boards, silver lettering, silk ribbon. Near Mint/DJ Near Mint,. Illustrated with photos of the Kennedy clan and illuminated by Caroline Kennedy's reflections on her mother's life and work, this wonderful volume features Jackie's favorite poems by such renowned authors as Rudyard Kipling, William Shakespeare, Homer, W.B. Yeats, Emily Dickinson, e.e. cummings, and Robert Frost. 14 photos. CAROLINE KENNEDY 09/30/2001 Stated First Edition. Near Mint, clean , solid. Dark Blue clothover boards, silver lettering, silk ribbon. Writing on front free paper, "Merry Christmas to Shannon 12,25,2002 from John" DJ Near Mint, clean, vibrant, embossed, black lerrering and picture of Jackie and young girl on front cover and beautiful print to back cover. Some B/W pictures. A beautiful presentation. Great Gift Giving.

New York, Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, 1885. New York, Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square (1885). Green cloth over boards, with gold desing, fading to cover spotting and cratches. VERY GOOD/NO DJ AS ISSUED. When city people go among forests and hills, they drink in the fresh air and weird scenery of rural surroundings, with much more relish, enjoyment, and appreciation, than do the life-long residents they find there. For the same reason, the great drama of metropolitan existence falls most forcibly upon those just from the clear streams and green meadows of the country. Their impressions then are deeper, and their feelings more intense than if they were city born and bred. With the latter fact in view, this book is an effort to reproduce some of the effects of city scenes and character upon the intellect and imagination of two people from the country: First, a young student, who has travelled the well-beaten roads of a college course, but is just entering real life, and now for the… Read More

Collected Poems of Robert Frost
Fine, bound in Leatherette, a coated cloth material, accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges./No dj as issued. Franklin Library Edition all have; High quality paper- pages that are sewn not glued into the binding - gold gilded page edges on all three sides- raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look.

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usa: Franklin Library Edition, (19787). Franklin Library Edition, 1987, llustrated by LLoyd Bloom. Leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering. Near Mint/No dust jacket as issued. Franklin Library Edition, 1987, lustrated by Lloyd Bloom.. A Collection of 380 of Robert Frost Best Poems in a very attractive volume. A book that will be treasured and passed on to heirs. A beautiful Gift The Franklin Library was a division of The Franklin Mint that produced fine collector edition books over three decades ending in the year 2000. For this reason all Franklin Library editions are now considered "out of print" and are no longer available for sale from the Franklin Mint. NFranklin Library Edition, 1987, lustrated by Lloyd Bloom. Near Mint.Black leatherette, 22 kt. gold accents and lettering, printed with acid neutral paper, that are thread sewn, not glued together, gold gilded page edges to further protect the pages, raised spine bands that give each volume that distinctive antique look.

Foreword by the author's niece and nephew, Grace Ware vav Pragg and David Gould Proctor, to whom was entrusted the making of this volume.
Beautiful poetry by Edna Dean Proctor. Book is very attractive, nice and tight, no writing , some slight spotting on front and back covers.

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1925. Houghton Mifflin and Company (1925). Dark Blue paper, over boards, gold design and lettering, gilt top. Very Good/NO DJ. Beautiful poetry by Edna Dean Proctor. Book is very attractive. Foreword by the author's niece and nephew, Grace Ware and Pragg and David Gould Proctor, to whom was entrusted the making of this volume. Copyright, 1871,1890,1899,1900,1905,1913,1916,1918,and 1920 by Edna Dean Proctor' Copyright,1925, by David Gould Proctor. Very Good ++, solid, clean, bright, no foxing. Dark Blue paper, over boards, gold design and lettering, gilt top. No DJ, a good copy great gift.

Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, 1899. Cambridge Edition. Complete works of the Poet Keats./Shelf wear and Yellowing. 1899 Cambridge Edition Complete works of the Poet Keats.

1899 Cambridge Edition Complete works of the Poet Keats.

Parnassus, edited by Emerson (Boston: Osgood, 1875).Parnassus An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson Some 700 complete poems, excerpts and verse quotations show a unique insight into the mind of America's first Philosopher. CONTENTS Bibliographic Record Preface BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY, 1880 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2013 I. Nature: Land — Sea — Sky II. Human Life: Home — Woman — Love — Friendship — Manners — Beauty III. Intellectual: Memory — Inspiration — Imagination — Fancy — Music — Art — Moods IV. Contemplative — Moral — Religious: Man — Virtue — Honor — Time — Change — Fate — Death — Immortality — Hymns — Holydays V. Heroic: Patriotic — Historic — Political VI. Portraits — Personal — Pictures VII. Narrative Poems and Ballads VIII. Songs IX. Dirges and Pathetic Poems X. Comic and Humorous: Satirical XI. Poetry of Terror XII. Oracles and Counsels: Good Counsel — Supreme Hours

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881. Later Printig Houghton, Miffling and Company, 1881. A Beautiful copy. Very little shelf wear. Later Printig Houghton, Miffling and Company, 1881/No DJ as issued. Parnassus, edited by Emerson (Boston: Osgood, 1875)Parnassus An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson Some 700 complete poems, excerpts and verse quotations show a unique insight into the mind of America's first Philosopher CONTENTS Bibliographic Record Preface BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY, 1880 NEW YORK: BARTLEBYCOM, 2013 I Nature: Land ?Çö Sea ?Çö Sky II Human Life: Home ?Çö Woman ?Çö Love ?Çö Friendship ?Çö Manners ?Çö Beauty III Intellectual: Memory ?Çö Inspiration ?Çö Imagination ?Çö Fancy ?Çö Music ?Çö Art ?Çö Moods IV Contemplative ?Çö Moral ?Çö Religious: Man ?Çö Virtue… Read More

Henry Altemus, Philadelphia (1895), 1895. Henry Altemus, Philadelphia (1895). Green cloth, Silver design on front cover and silver lettering. Very Good/NO DJ. Evoked with rare sensuality, the minutiae of everyday life - a card game in "Mrs Battle's Opinions on Whist", the ritual of saying "Grace Before Meat", the perils of lending books in "The Two Races of Men" - are all grist to his mill. Essays of Elia certainly lends itself to repeated reading, and when Lamb's popularity was at its height, his Victorian and Edwardian readers could recite entire passages. Thanks to this elegant new Hesperus edition, Charles Lamb's forgotten masterpiece is ripe for rediscovery. Charles Lamb, one of the most engaging personal essayists of all time, began publishing. Publisher Henry Altimus1895,Very Good, tight, clean. ownership label front end paper. small stain on front cover. Green cloth, Silver design on front cover and silver lettering.