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THE CHEER

THE CHEER

by MEREDITH, William

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Meredith's own copy of the uncorrected proof in printed wraps. Laid in on a 7" x 5" card is a MANUSCRIPT poem from the book, "Country Stars," written by Meredith and dated January 1975.
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NZ$428.00
WRITHING IN DARKNESS: A COLLECTION OF HORRIFIC VERSE - PART 1 AND PART 2 [SIGNED]

WRITHING IN DARKNESS: A COLLECTION OF HORRIFIC VERSE - PART 1 AND PART 2 [SIGNED]

by Arnzen, Michael A

Concord, CA : Dark Regions Press , 1997. Two chapbooks in illustrated red wrappers. Both books are INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MICHAEL ARNZEN. Both books are signed a second time by Arnzen and also by the illustrator Renate Muller. These were issued in a limited edition of 125 copies. These copies are unnumbered and marked "A.C." apparently as author's copies. [search our listings for more Michael Arnzen including original manuscripts and signed items] . Signed. Limited Edition. Soft Cover.... Read more about this item
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NZ$102.72
DEATH DREAM ms page & Typed Letter Signed

DEATH DREAM ms page & Typed Letter Signed

by Bova, Ben

A page from the original manuscript of Death Dream with Bova's holograph editorial directions and inscrined by him . "To -- with best wishes Ben Bova 26 Jan 96." Also a TLS dated "26 Jan 1996." Bova notes the enclosed ms page and mentions his novel Mars, "critically and in terms of sales, it is my most successful novel -- to date" and describes a "just finished" Moonrise. that "tells the story of the first people to live on the moon permanently. It will be... Read more about this item
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NZ$256.80
The Duck and the Kangaroo

The Duck and the Kangaroo

by Lear, Edward

Thin brown wraps with silver lettering on front. Facsimile of handwritten and hand illustrated poem with accompanying text by Philip Hofer. Edition of five hundred printed by The Harvard Printing Office.
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NZ$111.28
CHINESE WAR JUNK OR COMMANDER'S VESSEL IN FRONT OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT, DRAWN AFTER NATURE IN THE CANTON RIVER [translation of manuscript caption title]

CHINESE WAR JUNK OR COMMANDER'S VESSEL IN FRONT OF THE DANISH SETTLEMENT, DRAWN AFTER NATURE IN THE CANTON RIVER [translation of manuscript caption title]

by Tilesius von Tilenau, Wilhelm Gottlieb

[China, ca. 1805].. Watercolor on paper, 9 x 14¼ inches. Original manuscript caption attached to verso. Small chip (less than one inch) in upper right corner, else near fine. Mounted at upper corners onto heavier paper stock. Archival matting, and protected with Mylar sheet. An extremely important and visually appealing watercolor depicting trading practices on the Canton River in China, early 19th century. The work was done during the Krusenstern expedition, Russia's first major scientific voyage in... Read more about this item
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NZ$47,080.00
1568 Cosmographia A Knight Beheading a Prisoner & Matthias Corvinus on Coinage

1568 Cosmographia A Knight Beheading a Prisoner & Matthias Corvinus on Coinage

by Sebastian Münster

Original Manuscript of a Knight beheading a prisoner 1568 Leaf from Sebastian Münster 'De La Cosmographie Universelle' (Cosmographia ) Printed at Basel in 1568 in the French Language. Written by Sebastian Münster.
8.5 X 11.25 Tall pages numbered 1093 & 1094
Woodcut depicts a Knight beheading a Prisoner. Could be Ladislaus Hunyadi beheaded by Ladislaus V of Hungary Public Execution.
Reverse on 1094 has woodcut of Matthias Corvinus on coinageMarriage & death of King Ladislaus King Matthias of Hungary... Read more about this item
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NZ$256.80
South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

South Africa's 800 : The Story of South African Volunteers in Israel's War of Birth (Revised and reprinted, November 2003)

by Katzew, Henry

South African Zionist Federation, 2003. Revised Edition . Softcover. Very Good. Compiled and produced by Maurice and Marcia Ostroff from Henry Katzew's original manuscript. Edited by Joe Woolf. Revised and Reprinted edition, November 2003. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Publication of 382 pages and Photo Album 58 pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binging is excellent. R* 16/06/2022 GK.... Read more about this item
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NZ$97.58
An Essence of the Dusk (Translated from the Original Manuscript by F. W. Bain).

An Essence of the Dusk (Translated from the Original Manuscript by F. W. Bain).

by No Author

Parker, 1906. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1906. No Edition Remarks. 88 pages. No dust jacket. White and grey cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and rough cut edges to text block. Visible foxing throughout as well. Boards have major rubbing and sunning with visible bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and heavy sunning to spine. Splitting to both joints.
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NZ$9.07
Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

Autograph Musical Scores in the Coolidge Foundation Collection

by Library of Congress Music Division

Washington, D.C.: Self, 1950 30 pp. Wear and scuffing to wraps.. Wraps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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NZ$17.29
NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture “After the Thin Man”

by unnamed, Robert Riskin association

[THIN MAN RADIO SCRIPT, WORLD WAR II OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION, FRENCH TEXT] NICK, GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE (AFTER THE THIN MAN), from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture "After the Thin Man", RECORDED AT: Radio Recorders, 7000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, DATE: DECEMBER 22, 1944, TIME: 1 P.M. TO 7 P.M., (for) United States Government, Office of War Information (Overseas), Hollywood, Calif., U.S.A., N. Y. Radio Program Bureau, French Hollywood Unit, typescript manuscript heavily annotated with text and... Read more about this item
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NZ$2,054.40
ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, radio script adaptation of popular movie, with signatures of John Loder, Mischa Auer, Denise Vernac, and other cast

by Gerald Kean, director

[WWII US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION RADIO PLAY WITH 'CHINESE SPOT' IN CHINESE PICTOGRAMS INSERTED]; SCRIPT IN FRENCH; RARE CAST SIGNATURES WWII ERA] ONCE UPON A TIME original radio script in French, World War II United States Office of War Information, Voice of America, French Project, Hollywood, French language half-hour radio script adaptation of the 1944 Columbia Pictures movie of the same title signed by Jon Loder and other cast members as required for payment…the radio play was intended to be... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,369.60
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] “FEMME OU DEMON” — from the Universal Pictures “DESTRY RIDES AGAIN”, 1945

by Jacques Surmagne

[1945 DESTRY RIDES AGAIN; DINAH SHORE AND OTHER CAST SIGNED; ORIGINAL WWII U.S. RADIO PLAY ADAPTATION ANNOTATED DIRECTOR COPY] "FEMME OU DEMON" — from the Universal Pictures "DESTRY RIDES AGAIN" [the movie title for the release to the English-speaking market, "Femme…" is the movie title in French for the international market release in 1939], original ribbon radio script for the U. S. Office of War Information (OWI) WWII program, heavily annotated by director Gerald Kean whose name is in red pencil... Read more about this item
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NZ$941.60
Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

Ein Erntelied (A Harvest Song)

by Madeleine, Marie [Manuscript Poem]

Paper with additional horizontal center fold, small fold tear. Erasure marks in the upper right corner on the first side. Signature with small ink smudge. Very good manuscript work from this protagonist of the Decadent movement. JBS-127. [Manuscript Poem]   Marie Madeleine  "Ein Erntelied" ("A Harvest Song")   c.1905 Manuscript poem by Marie Madeleine, the subject of Ronald K. Siegel's 2016 book The Priestess of Morphine: The Lost Writings of Marie-Madeleine in the Time of Nazis. Folded paper... Read more about this item
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NZ$1,712.00
West Point Quartermaster Request, dated June 17, 1784

West Point Quartermaster Request, dated June 17, 1784

by [West Point]

An original manuscript Quartermaster request for the payment of troops stationed at West Point Garrison, addressed to Colonel (P)ickson. Wages are requested for the months of April through June "for extra service as "Artifissers" (sic): the names of the individual troops and the number of days' service are listed. The names are Charles Bellamy, Joseph Whitney, William Pratt, John Pratt, and Samuel Nichols. This request was made the year following the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the American... Read more about this item
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NZ$813.20
The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

The original manuscript draft of the most important work about the history of Bulak press, Tarikh Matba'at Bulak prepared by the author in 1936 to be presented to the faculty of literature in the Egyptian University in Cairo, for the MA. degree

by Abu-l Futouh Ahmad Ridwan (1908 - 1982)

long 4to, 30. 192ff, with 26, 16ff appendix. WITH UNPUBLISHED PARTS. The most important of the specific history of Bulak press which later printed in Bulak printing house in 1953 as: تاريخ مطبعة بولاق و لمحة في تاريخ الطباعة في بلدان الشرق الأوسط Unique manuscript of the author.
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NZ$59,920.00
Gentle George (Original Manuscript Comic)

Gentle George (Original Manuscript Comic)

by Cats. Connell, Sue (Attrib. to)

Clayton, MA, 1990 24 panel comic strip on 4 leaves in clear sleeves bound with yarn, some soil and darkening. A 24 panel hand-drawn, hand-lettered comic about a gentle cat named George who lives at Clayton Corners. Clayton Corners is an intersection in the hamlet of Clayton, in the town of New Marlborough, MA. Sue Connell lived there from 1973 to 2023 in an historic building which was once home to a general store. Sue Connell, an artist and decorator, recreated the general store on the ground floor... Read more about this item
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NZ$256.80
1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY 2 related life insurance documents original

by Atlas Assurance Company, London, England

[1867 BRITISH INSURANCE DOCUMENT, 2 RELATED DOCUMENTS] 1867 ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY, 2 related documents concerning life insurance policy for John Watkins Freeman, (i) letter dated 16th Nov. 1867 with letterhead Atlas Assurance Office, Life Department, London, typescript with blanks filled in by hand pinned to (ii) handwritten notice to the Atlas Assurance Office from the "Solicitors of said Mary Ann Freeman"; NOTES: ATLAS ASSURANCE COMPANY was a British life and fire insurance company established at the... Read more about this item
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NZ$102.72
The Golden Age : Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duc de Berry

The Golden Age : Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duc de Berry

by Thomas, Marcel

London UK: Chatto & Windus, 1979. Illustrated throughout with 40 color plates and B&W art reproductions. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge and handling wear. Pages [119] clean, unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine, light top block dust spotting. 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... Read more about this item
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NZ$20.54
Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

Mel Bay presents Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Volume Two.

by Van Eps, George

Pacific, Missouri:: Mel Bay Publications, 1981.. Paper covers; spiral bound . BINDING/CONDITION: paper covers with a metal spiral binding; the covers (especially front cover) are ragged at the ends; Good condition.. about 12 inches tall by 10 inches wide . Description: From the foreword: ''All of the voices in a passage or progression, long or short, must be thought of as melodic lines that have to make harmonic sense and become musically believable, even though the lines may contain notational... Read more about this item
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NZ$42.80
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts : A Guide to Technical Terms

Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts : A Guide to Technical Terms

by Michelle P. Brown

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1994. Paperback. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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NZ$11.44
ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

ACROSS THE WAR WORLD (UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT)

by REED, John

At sea: Hillacre, September, 1917. First Edition. Manuscript. Occasional staining, some aging to paper, normal folds from mailing. Very Good. Nine pages typed on four 8-1/2" x 11" leaves of Hotel Brevoort letterhead and Scandinavian-American Line letterhead with Reed's name typed at the top right corner of the first page, and pages numbered at the tops of the following pages. With the original envelope addressed in Reed's hand, postmarked twice and stamped "Opened by Censor." Reed's important... Read more about this item
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NZ$10,700.00
Diplomata Karolinorum IX, Kings of Provence, Kings of Burgundy 8th and 9th Century

Diplomata Karolinorum IX, Kings of Provence, Kings of Burgundy 8th and 9th Century

by Various

Rare Historical Copies from artifacts published in 1949Diplomata Karolinorum IX Kings of Provence Kings of Burgundy Collection of facsimile reproductions published in 1949. Published under the direction of 1.Ferdinand Lot, honorary professor at the Sorbonne Member of The Instutut - 2. Phillippe Lauer, Honorary Curator of Manuscripts of the National LibraryOriginal acts of the Carolingian Monarchs -of the 8th and 9th Century from original manuscripts preserved in the Archives and Libraries of FranceHuge... Read more about this item
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NZ$342.40
Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

Memoirs of the War of Secession. From the original manuscripts of Johnson Hagood, Brigadier-General, C.S.A. I. Hagood's 1st 12 Months, S.C.V. II. Hagood's Brigade. [Edited by E.R. Brooks.]

by Hagood, Johnson

Columbia, SC: State Co, 1910. First edition. 8vo. (10), [9]-496 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, maps, one folding. Hagood (1829-1898), a native of Barnwell, was elected colonel of the 1st S.C. Volunteers as the war began, served at Fort Sumter and the first battle at Manassas and in his home state, before returning to Virginia for the 1864 battles around Richmond to Petersburg; he served as governor of South Carolina, 1880-1882. Nevins I, p. 98: "As much a biography as an autobiography; Gen.... Read more about this item
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NZ$256.80
Lucretia Borgia

Lucretia Borgia

by Stein, Gertrude

New York: Albondocani Press, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Limited to 150 copies. Fine. Patterned paper over plain blue wraps. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first edition of the play to faithfully produce Stein's original manuscript.
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NZ$350.96
Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

Catalogue 2: The Editions Originales of the World-Famous French Classics of the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries; Association Books from Erasmus to Boswell, Very Choice Elzevirs, Exquisite Mosaic Armorial and Embroidered Bindings, Authors' Original Manuscripts Etc.

by Michelmore, G., & Co

London: G. Michelmore & Co, 1921. First edition. Soft cover (yapped). Good (base of spine chipped, short tears to yapp edges). 191p (251 items) + several pls. of bindings, a few in color and/or folding. Bookseller catalogue, with occasional pencil checkmarks. One large folding color plate shows an elaborate embroidered 18th-century Italian binding made for a cardinal. Two color plates show mosaic bindings by Padeloup. Laid in: June 1921 postcard offering one-third off the catalogue prices.
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NZ$29.10
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