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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Octavo. 248 pp. Original orange and white patterned paper over boards, price-clipped dust jacket. Minor rubbing to spine and rear panel of jacket, else fine. A condensed version of this novel appeared in Cosmopolitan under the title of The Dying Animal. HBS 67409. $1,250.

Hollywood: Walt Disney Studios, 1937. DISNEY, Walt, Studios. . "Bashful". from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Hollywood: Walt Disney Studios, 1937. Full Description: [DISNEY Studios, Walt]. "Bashful"[N.p., Hollywood: Walt Disney Studios, n.d., ca. 1937]. Original animation production cel from Disney's first fully animated feature film, depicting full-length Bashful the dwarf, with his name along the bottom against a blue starry background. Authenticating label on rear of the cel which reads "This is an original painting on celluloid from the Walt Disney Studios, actually used in the filming of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.' Only a very limited number have been selected to be placed on the market. Walt Disney." A photo of other labels, pasted to the back with one reading "Original Work from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" and the other reading "This Material Inflammable Handle With Care Frame Under Glass Copyright 1937 Walt Disney Enterprises" Image size: 6 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches; 170 x 115… Read More

Paris: Chez Jean Porson, 1945. SALA, Grau. Paris: Chez Jean Porson, [1945]. Two quarto volumes. Illustrated with color lithographs by Grau Sala. Limited to 275 copies of which this is number 224. Printed color wrappers, printed boards, matching printed slipcase. Fine. HBS 66496. $500.

London: Stanley Paul & Co. (1928) Ltd, 1929. London: Stanley Paul & Co. (1928) Ltd., [1929]. First London edition, first printing with no mention of later printing on verso of title-page. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 216 x 140 mm). [4], 9-189 pp. Complete. In publisher's dust jacket. This edition is very rare. We could find no copies of this London edition at auction in the past 50 years and only one copy at a library. Publisher's full green cloth. Front board and spine lettered in red ink. Previous ownership inscription dated Nov. 1929 on front free endpaper. In publisher's pictorial dust jacket. Jacket a bit toned and lightly rubbed at folds. A few tiny closed tears along edges of back panel. Overall an about fine copy. "Ripley, Robert LeRoy (26 Dec. 1893-27 May 1949), cartoonist and creator of the newspaper feature "Believe-It-or-Not,"... in 1923, Ripley started drawing the feature for the Evening Post. In 1929 a book-length selection of his drawings and sketches published by Simon and… Read More

London: Printed fot J. Leminge, 1721. A Collection of Seven Eighteenth- Century British Pamphlets [Defoe, Daniel? sometimes attributed to]. The Best Preservative against the Plague. With a Short Account of the State of this Nation, from the Conclusion of the Grand Rebellion of Oliver Cromwel to the Revolution. By an Englilh-Man [sic]. London; Printed for J. Leminge, 1721. First Edition. xii, 51, [1,blank] pp. Title-page with small old ink note, not affecting text. With a drop-head title on page 1. According the the ESTC, this text is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe. "'An historical account of plain matters of fact, relating both to Church and State, as they stood in this nation before the Revolution' - A Jacobite tract." [From ESTC T112354]. [Bound with] [Hoadley, Benjamin, Anonymous]. An Enquiry into the Reasons of the Conduct of Great Britain, with relation to the present state of Affairs in Europe. London; Printed for James Roberts, 1727. First London edition. 112 pp. Title-page with… Read More

London: Printed by John Dawson, 1644. A Declaration of that Paradoxe, or Thesis, that Selfe-homicide is not so Naturally Sinne, that it may never be otherwise. Wherein The Nature, and the extent of all those Lawes, which seeme to be violated by this Act, are diligently surveyed. London: Printed by John Dawson, [1644]. First edition, first issue, with two leaves of "Authors cited in this booke" - (*) and (*)2 - though bound in between Ee and Ee2. Small quarto. [18], 192, 19[1] 192 [sic]-218 (which is actually 220). Lacking the initial blank, as is often the case. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Red morocco label. Some scuffing. Housed in a custom full brown morocco clamshell, gilt-stamped on spine. Small ink spot on title-page. Small burn through Q4 affecting a few letters. Generally quite clean and fresh. Very nicely margined. Small split along spine. Near fine overall. Copy of renowned Donne collector Robert S. Pirie of Hamilton, Massachusetts, acknowledged by Keynes as having "the only private… Read More

Mainz: Johann Gutenberg, 1455. BIBLE IN LATIN; LEAF BOOK|GUTENBERG, Johann|NEWTON, A. Edward. A Leaf from the Gutenberg Bible- Numbers 21-23. The Story of Balaam, a Donkey and an Angel [BIBLE IN LATIN]. [GUTENBERG, Johann]. Leaf of the Gutenberg Bible, 1450-1455. [Biblia Latina] [Leaf 76, Numbers 21-23.] [Mainz: Johann Gutenberg, Johann Fust, and Peter Schoeffer, 1455]. Original large paper leaf from the Gutenberg Bible. Folio, (15 7/16 x 11 1/4 inches, 392 x 286 mm). [1] leaf of text, printed on both sides. Black gothic letter, forty-two lines, double columns. Two, two-line capitals, one printed in red, and one in blue. With page headings and chapter numbers in red and blue ink. Capital strokes in red. Leaf 76, containing one column and six lines of the end of Chapter 21, all of Chapter 22, and four lines of the beginning of Chapter 23. Edges stained red. A bit of light toning around edges and some residue from removal along one edges. Leaf in a mylar sleeve, viewable on both sides, housed in a… Read More

London: Printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, 1792. BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. From the Library of Elizabeth Barret Browning. The top margin of the title-page is signed by Elizabeth Moulton-Barrett, 'E.M.Barrett'. On the front free endpaper is inscribed 'This book belonged to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Being all to pieces, tied up by strong, it was rebound by Wells, the College Bookseller, Winchester. Her signature still remains — it was a pity, but had to be done. O. Moulton-Barrett, Southgate Hall, Winchester, 1874'. This book is listed in Kelley & Coley, number A1440. Browning's copy of this second edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 197 x 124 mm). It is quite rare to find books from her personal library. Browning was a scholar of Ancient Greek studies and ost likely used this present copy in her studies and as reference when writing her translation of Prometheus Bound, Essays on the Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets, as well as her series of poems retelling the story of… Read More

Claremont, New Hampshire: Published for the Subscribers, 1880. CALIFORNIA. First Edition and a Rare Variant with Original Wrappers Bound In [IDE, Simeon]. [Scraps of Califonia History. Never Before Published]. A Biographical Sketch of the Life of William B. Ide: With A Minute and Interesting Account of One of the Largest Emigrating Companies, (3000 Miles Over Land), From the East to the Pacific Coast. And What is Claimed as the Most Authentic and Reliable Account of "The Virtual Conquest of California, in June, 1846, by the Bear Flag Party," as Given by its Leader, The Late Hon. William Brown Ide. [Claremont, New Hampshire]: Published for the Subscribers, [1880]. First edition, and an interesting variant as noted by Streeter 2992 with the original printed wrappers, and ten additional preliminary pages of text. Sixteenmo (6 7/16 x 4 1/4 inches; 164 x 110 mm). [8],[2], [2, half-title: Scraps of California History Never Before Published, verso blank], [1]- 239, [1, "The Inscription"] pp. Inscribed to… Read More

London: Printed for J.L. for Henry Hood, Abel Roper, and Richard Tomlins, 1654. REYNALD, Thomas. . The Birth of Mankind, Otherwise Caled, The Womans Book. Or A Guide for Women, In their Conception. Bearing, and Suckling their Children. Containing 1. The anatomie of the vessel of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinders conception; and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in labour. 8. A guide for women in their lying in. 9. Of nursing of children. Illustrated with figures.Ilustrated with Figures. Translated into English by Thomas Reynald, Doctor of Physics. The Fourth Edition Corrected and Augmented. London: Printed for J.L. for Henry Hood, Abel Roper, and Richard Tomlins, 1654. Fourth and expanded edition of Thomas Raynalde's translation of Roesslin's classic De partu hominis. Small quarto (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; 188 x 145 mm). [8], 192, 185-192, 191-193, [1, blank] pp. Text and… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First edition. Octavo. [2, blank], [viii], 238, [1, blank], [1, Note on the Type], [1, Note About the Author], [5, blank] pp. Original burgundy cloth backstrip over blue paper boards, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. Minor rubbing to spine, front flap creased. Still, a fine copy of this Lew Archer novel. HBS 67421. $400.

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. BROWNE, Hablot Knight. . Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Full Description: DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition with all first issue points as listed by Smith including "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. The only two points not found are both only found in "Some copies" (pg 230, not missing the 2; Page 620, "received"). Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 207 x 134 mm). [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. Complete with forty engraved plates including the frontispiece and engraved title. Bound with half-title. Handsomely rebound in late 19th-century half polished tan calf, over tan cloth boards. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Spine with red and blue morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Spine is slightly darkened. Some rubbing to edes of boards. Previous… Read More

London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. BROWNE, Hablot Knight. . Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Full Description: DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition with all first issue points as listed by Smith including "elgble" on page 19, line 6; "chair" on page 209, line 23; "counsinship" on page 275, line 22. The only two points not found are both only found in "Some copies" (pg 230, not missing the 2; Page 620, "received"). In the primary binding variant with "MDCCCLIII" stamped in gilt on the foot of the spine. But unlike Smith's variant mentioned, this current copy is bound with the half-title. Octavo (8 x 5 inches; 217 x 140 mm). [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. With forty engraved plates including the frontispiece and engraved title. Bound with half-title. With a note in Dickens' hand tipped in on front free endpaper, reading "Bleak House and The East Wind." Original… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First edition. Original black cloth backstrip over blue paper boards, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket. Minor browning to jacket edges and book edges, small previous bookstore label on rear flap, else fine. HBS 67405. $200.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1900. Fourth and best edition. Printed by the Chiswick Press. Folio (10 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 274 x 189 mm). xvii, [1, blank], [errata slip], [1]-529, [1, colophon], [2, blank] pp. Frontispiece portrait and an additional eight photographic and engraved plates. Numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. Plates with tissue guards. Beautifully bound by Worrall Birmingham in full green morocco. Boards double-ruled in gilt, single-ruled in blind with corner ornaments. Spine elaborately stamped and lettered in gilt. Gilt dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Some toning to tissue guards. About fine. This fourth and best edition contains over 350 additional pages more than the previous three editions. HBS 65831. $1,250.

London: John W. Parker, 1833. BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Inscribed by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on front free endpaper "With E. B. Barrett's love, to dear Bessy Peyton, Sidmouth November 5th 1833". We have not been able to specifically determine who Bessy Peyton is, however Peyton is the last name of a family who was neighbors to the estate of Hope End where Elizabeth Barrett Browning was raised. Small octavo (5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches; 140 x 95 mm). [3]- 156, [4, publisher's ads] pp. With engraved frontispiece and numerous engravings throughout. Publisher's full blue cloth over limp boards. Small paper spine label, lettered in gilt. Inner hinges reinforced. Overall about fine. Chemised and housed in a blue cloth slipcase. Overall an about fine copy with an excellent association. Provenance: From the family of Octavius Moulton-Barrett (1824-1910), youngest brother of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, thence by descent. HBS 69115. $8,500.

Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only, 1885. ARABIAN NIGHTS; BURTON, Sir Richard Francis|LETCHFORD, Albert. A Finely Bound and Extra-Illustrated Set of The Benares Edition of Burton's Arabian Nights [ARABIAN NIGHTS]. BURTON, Sir Richard Francis, [translator]. A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Night's Entertainments, Now Entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. With Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay Upon the History of The Nights by Richard F. Burton. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only, 1885-1886. The original Benares Edition of Burton's monumental translation. Sixteen large octavo volumes, including the supplemental volumes. This set has the beautiful suite of black and white plates by Albert Letchford bound throughout. Additionally, this set is extra-illustrated with the insertion of several full-page plates by other artists including S. L.… Read More

Ghent, 1470. BOOK OF HOURS. ANONYMOUS GHENT ARTIST. Book of Hours.[In Latin]. [Ghent, c.1470s-1480s]. Illuminated manuscript on vellum. Illuminated in Ghent in the 1470s-1480s, bearing the stylistic features of works painted by the great illuminators active in the city such as the Vienna Master Mary of Burgundy. According to Christie's apparently textually complete but likely lacking one or two full-page miniatures. (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches; 170 x 115 mm). [1], 110, [1] leaves. With modern pencil foliation. Text in 15 lines. With numerous rubrics in red, and one-line initials heightened in gold, blue and red. Many two-line initials in gold, on pink and blue grounds throughout. One four-line illuminated initial with partial border of acanthus and hairline tendrils with gold leaves, 7 six-line initials in gold leading to partial borders, 6 seven-line initials on gold grounds. Initials and text bordered in gild within full borders also featuring fruits, flowers, birds, animals and grotesques. Four of… Read More

Paris, 1400. BOOK OF HOURS. Use of Paris)  In French and Latin, illuminated manuscript, on parchment France, Paris, c. 1400-1410 15 large miniatures by the Master of the Bible Historiale MS fr. 159 (as described by Les Enluminures) This beautifully executed and unusual Parisian Book of Hours was painted at the time of the Duke of Berry. The "realism" seen in the illuminations represents a special moment in Parisian art, one exemplifying its northern origins.  The miniatures are attributed to one of the artists responsible for the Bible Historiale also referred to as the Master of the Bible Historiale fr. 159 (Paris, BnF MS fr. 159).  The female patron who ordered the book appears twice in the miniatures. 224 folios, mostly in gatherings of 8 (i12), complete, pastedowns and two flyleaves at front and back, some catchwords, written in a dark brown ink  in a gothic liturgical script, on 14 long lines, by different hands, ff. 82-82v and ff. 219v-223v written by a slightly posterior  hand, ruled… Read More

London, 1830. CRUIKSHANK, George. Boy with a Satchel". [N.p., n.d., ca. 1830]. (Measures approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and 13 x 11 inches framed). Pen and ink sketch depicting a boy holding a satchel and an "Assembly Meeting" sign behind him. Signed in the right hand corner. Matted, framed and glazed. HBS 67224. $850.