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Roots
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Roots

by Haley, Alex

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Contemporary signed presentation copy, and it's a good association, inscribed in ink, "September 1976. Dinah Shore, lovely, gracious lady - from our family to your family! Sincerely, Alex Haley." Some storage unit mustiness, else near fine in a very good dustjacket. This is Haley's quest for his genealogical history, starting in 1750 (contrast today when "roots" means the Church of the Magic Moonbeam tracing its origins all the way back to 2004). And Roots was a 'just what it needed' contribution to America's bicentennial, historically enlightening and emotionally rewarding. It won a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize and, in 1977, it became the prototype television documentary miniseries, winning 9 Emmys.
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The Big Knockover

The Big Knockover

by Hammett, Dashiell

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New York: Random House, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. fine/near fine. 1st edition. Fine in a near fine dustjacket, with light fading to the spine. Contains 10 stories and novellas, including the 1st edition (the 1st appearance anywhere) of Tulip, Hammett's last (unfinished) novel.
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A Man Called Spade [with] Too Many Have Lived [with] They Can Only Hang You Once; in The American...
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A Man Called Spade [with] Too Many Have Lived [with] They Can Only Hang You Once; in The American Magazine [and] Collier's Weekly

by Hammett, Dashiell

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New York: American Magazine [and] Collier's Weekly, 1932. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good. 3 vols. 1st appearances in print, anywhere, of the only 3 Sam Spade short stories that Hammett ever had published (following his Spade novel The Maltese Falcon, 1930). All 3 are illustrated by Joseph Clement. The first 2 are not scarce, the 3rd is. These magazines precede the 1st printing of the 3 stories in a book edition (The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories, 1944) by 12 years and that was followed by 245 Sam Spade radio shows (30 minutes each) written by anonymous others from 1946-1950. 1) A Man Called Spade, in The American Magazine (not the common book), Vol. 114, No. 1 (July 1932). 2) Too Many Have Lived, in The American Magazine (not the common book), Vol. 114, No. 4 (October 1932). 3) They Can Only Hang You Once, in Collier's Weekly, Vol. 90, No. 21 (November 1932).
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Hunger

Hunger

by Hamsun, Knut

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London: Leonard Smithers, 1899. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good. 1st edition in English of the Nobel Laureate's masterpiece. Original wrappers, small nick to upper back cover, some handling wear, a few creases, else very good, complete, and unrepaired. Copies in cloth are out there, those in wrappers are not (1 copy in wrappers listed in RBH's auction records in the last 85 years and that sale was 29 years ago). First published (1890) in Norwegian as Sult and first translated into English here by Mary Dunne under the pseudonym George Edgerton. Hunger is an autobiographical novel about a destitute writer living in Oslo on a constant search for nourishment, a prototype for later novels of alienation, poverty, and loneliness. It's a descendant of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment (1866), and is remarkable for its psychological maturity, and focus on the main character's sanity while highlighting a series of irrational and nervous acts of self-destruction. The book is among the foundations of… Read More
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The LIfe and Works of Susan B. Anthony

The LIfe and Works of Susan B. Anthony

by Harper, Ida Husted [Susan B. Anthony]

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Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1899. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. 1st edtion. 2 volumes in dark blue cloth; lettered and embossed in gilt (second volume dated 1898, but both were published in 1899). Very good with minor rubbing to the extremities and the gilt profile medallions, with a previous owners embossed stamp on the front free endpaper and a owners bookplate on the front pastedown. Illustrated with frontispiece portraits of Anthony, with numerous other illustrations and facsimile signatures throughout. Ida Harper was an important member of the suffragist movement in Indiana, and began a close working relationship with Anthony during the 1880s. They bagan working together, to compose this monumental and detailed work in 1897. DAB, Vol. viii, pp. 281-282.
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Uncle Remus

Uncle Remus

by Harris, Joel

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New York: Appleton, 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1st binding (right ads), as per B.A.L 7100. His first book. Blue-gray cloth (6 colors with no priority), 3 miniscule specks to spine else fine (superlative). Blue-gray seems the scarcest color, and it is prone to fading and soiling, so it also seems the hardest to get in fine condition. Old half morocco case. The first classic American beast fable, teeming with tricks and troublemaking, repeatedly wise, and replete with keen observations on human frailties that seldom contradict experience. The Tar Baby tale says that when it is not necessary to be offended, it is necessary to not be offended, The Briar Patch tale says that if fools are arrogant and ornery enough, they will do what you tell them not to do. And there are 32 other stories, along with some songs and proverbs, that take turns reminding the reader that cunning often outwits itself, that some days you're the puddle and some days you're the mop, that moral… Read More
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Mosses from an Old Manse
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Mosses from an Old Manse

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1846. First Edition. Wrappers. Very good. 2 vols. 1st edition of an American bequest to world literature. Original wrappers (copies in cloth are later issues and any contention that they are concurrent is wrong). 1st printing (Clark A15.1.a) with every point, 1st binding, state A of the front covers and spines, and matched backs of Wiley & Putnam ads with 18 titles listed ending with Mosses. Clark lists 5 back covers with no priority, and publishers typically first used the ads most recent to the book, and ours are therefore the tidiest, but in this case the back covers were probably issued randomly and ordering them past question is like 5 people try to divide a Kit-Kat. Small spine chips (the tips are intact), splits to 3 of the 4 joints invisibly closed (tacked back down), vol. I half-title and title short at the blank bottom (as issued), first 2 and last 2 leaves foxed (the rest clean), still, very good. A wonderful set, the nicest one known to us, of the few sets known… Read More
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The New-England Magazine
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The New-England Magazine

by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1835. First Edition. Wrappers. Near fine. 23 vols. 1st appearances in original wrappers of 12 Hawthorne stories in The New-England Magazine, featuring tales from the allegorical (Young Goodman Brown) to a precursor to the detective story (Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe). 2 complete years missing only the Jan. 1835 issue (The Gray Champion).  Despite light wear and a few minor repairs, in near fine condition (extraordinary). 2 half morocco cases. These are the 1st printings of the stories that brought Hawthorne his first fame, and a run of this length in original wrappers is unheard of, and even single individual issues from 1834 and 1835 are rare. Ex-Rufus Choate (ownership inscriptions to an 1835 issue). Robert H. Hay (bookplates). Ref: Clark D9, D10, D12-D25. Contains the following: Mr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe (as an interior part of The Story-Teller # 1 & 2) Old News Nos. 1-3 My Visit to Niagara Young Goodman Brown Wakefield The Ambitious Guest Graves and Goblins A… Read More
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Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories;...
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Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories; A Report on the Progress of the Exploration in Wyoming and Idaho for the Year 1878

by HAYDEN, Ferdinand Vandivee

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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1st edition, 3 vols including the scarce map portfolio volume with 6 large folding geological maps. llustrated with eight full-color lithographs, 159 tinted lithographs, 123 black-and-white plates (34 folding), nine large folding maps (one in color), numerous in-text illustrations and anatomical diagrams, and one large folding panoramic view. Original black cloth, spine gilt. Vol 1 and map portfolio rebacked with the original spines laid down, restoration to the extremities of the bindings, original ties missing fromt he portfolio. Map 1 is restored along the folds, other maps are all intact, but many splits along the folds, some damage to a few tissue guards. Overall very good. The first modern maps of Yellowstone National Park, are included as part of this massive under-taking by Hayden who had become one of the experts of the region. Hayden began his work in the area as the official geologist on early… Read More
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All Fall Down

All Fall Down

by HERLIHY, James Leo

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New York: E.P. Dutton, 1960. Uncorrected proof. Unbound sheets stapled into the finished dustwrapper. A little soiled, near fine. The Detroit-born author was educated at North Carolina's Black Mountain College. This is his first, and surprisingly, most immediately successful novel (*Midnight Cowboy* received good reviews, but sold poorly until the success of the film). *All Fall Down* was made into a John Frankenheimer-directed film starring Warren Beatty and Eva Marie Saint. A very scarce issue.
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Account of a Comet J. Nichols; In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol. 71
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Account of a Comet J. Nichols; In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, vol. 71

by Herschel, William

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London: J. Nichols, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1st edition, 1st printing anywhere of Herschel's paper (read Apr. 26, 1781) announcing his sighting of Uranus, the first new planet discovered since antiquity. Herschel thought what he had seen was doubtless a planet, and excitedly showed it to his sister Caroline, but as an amateur, and not a member of The Royal Society (the handcuffs on progress are made from red tape), he modestly titled his article with reserve, and referred to the object in his paper as a comet, but he included specifics pointing out its location in the solar system and assumed other, more trusted, astronomers could find it and decide what it was with certainty. And they did so quickly and confirmed it was no comet but a new planet. The public was exhilarated, telescope sales increased fortyfold, Herschel became a rock star, and George III appointed him "The King's Astronomer." Our book is the entire, 582-page vol. 71 of the Royal Society's Transactions, with… Read More
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Account of a Comet; In Philosophical Transactions the Royal Society of London, vol. 71
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Account of a Comet; In Philosophical Transactions the Royal Society of London, vol. 71

by Herschel, William

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London: J. Nichols, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1st edition, 1st printing anywhere of Herschel's paper (read April 26, 1781) announcing his sighting of Uranus, the first new planet to be discovered since antiquity (Mercury in 265BC). Herschel thought that what he had seen was doubtless a planet, but since he was an amateur, and not a member of The Royal Society, he modestly titled his article with reserve, and in his paper, he referred to the object as a comet. However, he included extensive specifics on its location in the solar system and assumed that other, more experienced, astronomers could find it and determine what it was with certainty. And they did so quickly, and confirmed it was no comet but a new planet. The public was exhilarated, telescope sales increased fiftyfold, Herschel became a rock star, and George III appointed him "The King's Astronomer." Our book is the entire, 582-page vol. 71 of the Royal Society's Transactions, with his paper on pages 492-501, and complete… Read More
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Elton John; Five Years of Fun
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Elton John; Five Years of Fun

by Hilburn, Robert

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Woodland Hills, CA: Boutwell Enterprises, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 1st edition, limited edition 1st printing, signed in ink on the limitation page by both Elton John and Bernie Taupin to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of his U.S. debut appearances at the Doug Weston's Troubadour in August 1970. Original cream cloth and gilt titles, with some light soiling and rubbing, else internally unread and fine. 48 pages of great photos and text.
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Good-bye, Mr. Chips
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Good-bye, Mr. Chips

by Hilton, James

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Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, Little Brown and Co, 1935. Hardcover. Fine. The limited, signed "Birthday Edition". 1 of 600 copies, signed by Hilton and the Illustrator, H.M. Brock on the limitation page—fine, without qualifiers. Brown boards, backed in vellum, gilt lettered spine. Tiny bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. The first edition is 1934, the first illustrated edition is 1935 and this edition uses those illustrations. A poignant novel of sentiment, love, loss and enudrance. An exploration of the teaching profession, the passage of time, and the enduring effects of human connections. The film adaptation was nominated for 7 Oscars in 1939, with Robert Donat winning best actor.Hardcover.
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Das Fräulein von Scuderi [Mademoiselle de Scudéri]
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Das Fräulein von Scuderi [Mademoiselle de Scudéri]

by Hoffmann, E. T. A.

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Frankfurt: Wilmans, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 1st edition (in German). The 1st appearance anywhere in Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1820-Der Liebe und Freundschaft gewidmet [Dr. St. Schütz]. 12 illustrated poems on unnumbered pages at the front, then Hoffmann's novella is printed on pages 1-122. The remaining 208 pages are additions by others (an almanac). Contemporary full morocco, bound as a leather lined wallet with a pocket and pencil sheath at the back, mirror green endpapers, aeg, 3 little chips to the flap, some small worn spots, frontispiece with one tideline, still very good, complete, the pages white, a little jewel of a book, and rarer than someone who is exactly like their online persona. Scarce among institutional holdings. Coll: Frontis + (6) + 24 pages + 12 monthly plates + 330, pages + 5 plates. The notion that Poe invented the detective story in 1841 from the air is a canard (the wheel is spinning but the hamster is dead). What he did invent was C. Auguste Dupin, out… Read More
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Presentation Photograph, Inscribed to Sarah Bernhardt
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Presentation Photograph, Inscribed to Sarah Bernhardt

by Hugo, Victor

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Paris: J.M. Lopez, 1872. Very good. Bust portrait of Victor Hugo (3 7/8" X 5 3/8"), mounted on its original card (6 1/4" X 8 3/8"). Inscribed, in black ink (trailing from the photograph down to the card), "A mademoiselle Sarah Bernhardt admiration et reconnaissance. Victor Hugo" (To Miss Sarah Bernhardt admiration and gratitude. Victor Hugo). The card is backed with contemporary framing craft paper and mounted to it is an image of Bernhardt's study, showing this very photograph (a fillet on the former frame) hanging on the wall centered over her desk. Slight edge darkening and slighter spotting to the photograph, but very good, the inscription sharp and unfaded, the card to which it is mounted has some mat burn and a few spots of foxing, its edges cleanly cut, but the lower left corner was cut on a slight angle. A monumental association between (at the time) the most famous author and the most famous actress, and there are no 19th century comparables like this one, that are nearly as great as this… Read More
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Music at Night and Other Essays
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Music at Night and Other Essays

by Huxley, Aldous

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New York: Fountain Press, 1931. First Edition. Very good. 1st edition, limited signed, number 505 of 842 copies. Puiblisher's marbled boards, rubbing to the extremities, bookplate to the front pastedown, damp stain to the lower corner of the page block not touching the text, else very good.
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