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ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

by GRAY, Thomas (Agnes Miller PARKER)

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Very slight foxing to endpapers. Covers a little rubbed. Very Good to Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design on the front cover stamped in silver, 92 pages. Superbly illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A beautiful book.
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ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

by GRAY, Thomas (Agnes Miller PARKER)

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Very slight foxing to endpapers. Near Fine in a Fine slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design stamped in silver on the front cover, 92 pages. Beautifully illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #65 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

by GRAY, Thomas (Agnes Miller PARKER)

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Spine a little sunned. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design on the front cover stamped in silver, 92 pages. Superbly illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #380 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A beautiful book.
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ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Small tape stains to endpapers; spine a little sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design stamped in silver on the front cover, 92 pages. Beautifully illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #166 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH-YARD

by GRAY, Thomas (Agnes Miller PARKER)

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. Hardcover. Spine a little sunned otherwise Fine in a Fine slipcase. Agnes Miller Parker. Small quarto (7" x 10") bound in forest green buckram with a relief design stamped in silver on the front cover, 92 pages. Beautifully illustrated with 32 full-page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker sketched in the very same country church-yard that inspired the poem. Copy #710 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
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THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING in a Charles Lewis binding

THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A FOUNDLING in a Charles Lewis binding

by FIELDING, Henry

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London: A. Millar, 1749. Second Edition. Hardcover. Light, scattered foxing. Rubbing to joints, covers firm. Near Fine in a handsome Charles Lewis binding. Six volumes bound in early full paneled calf leather with gilt-decorated boards and elaborately gilt-decorated spines with contrasting morocco spine labels: lxiii, [i], 214; [2] 324; [2] 370; [2] 312; [2] 294; [2] 304 pages. Binding with the small leather label on the front pastedown of Charles Lewis, one of the best bookbinders of the early 19th century and employer of Francis Bedford, who took over Lewis's shop after his death. Considered to be the first true novel in English. Second edition, printed from reset type of the first edition, correcting a number of minor mistakes. Cross III, pages 316-317. Often mistakenly referred to as the second issue of the first edition. Probably printed on 13 April 1749, the first edition having been printed only about a month prior, with the errata corrected and the table of contents for all six volumes… Read More
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THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES A FOUNDLING

THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES A FOUNDLING

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Hardcover. Light rubbing to labels on spines which are mildly sunned. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. T. M. Cleland. Two quarto (7" x 10") volumes bound in rough blue linen; 800 pages. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Designed by Thomas Maitland Cleland who also illustrated the book with water-color paintings reproduced in Paris. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D

by BOSWELL, James

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Edition. hardcover. Spines mildly sunned as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings, with some faint stains to the covers of one volume; slight mark and darkening to spine label of third volume. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Three octavo (6-1/4" x 10") volumes bound in full Winterbottom linen buckram with red leather spine labels stamped in gold. Printed at the Curwen Press, this is an important edition of this classic in that it is the first published edition to contain marginalia by Hester Thrale Piozzi. Two different copies, one belonging to Colonel Ralph Isham and the other to Harvard bequeathed by Amy Lowell, each annotated by Thrale, were used to create this edition. Copy #834 of 1500 copies illustrated with three frontispieces. Issued unsigned.
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THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D

THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D

by BOSWELL, James

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1938. First Edition. hardcover. Spines mildly sunned as almost always the case due to the sensitive linen bindings, with label on the third volume darkened. Near Fine in a complete but broken slipcase. Three octavo (6-1/4" x 10") volumes bound in full Winterbottom linen buckram with red leather spine labels stamped in gold. Printed at the Curwen Press, this is an important edition of this classic in that it is the first published edition to contain marginalia by Hester Thrale Piozzi. Two different copies, one belonging to Colonel Ralph Isham and the other to Harvard bequeathed by Amy Lowell, each annotated by Thrale, were used to create this edition. Copy #65 of 1500 copies illustrated with three frontispieces. Issued unsigned.
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THE LIFE & STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE

THE LIFE & STRANGE SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE

by DEFOE, Daniel

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Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. Hardcover. Some soiling and wear to covers, still quite good. Thomas Stothard. Two volumes in publisher's cloth-backed boards with illustrations by Thomas Stothard. Designed by Bruce Rogers. This edition (Haas 80) is a reprint of the Riverside Press Large-Paper Edition (Warde 89) in 4 volumes published the same year.
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RECOLLECTIONS OF OCCURRENCES. THE MEMOIRS OF THOMAS SNAGG (OR SNAGGE)

RECOLLECTIONS OF OCCURRENCES. THE MEMOIRS OF THOMAS SNAGG (OR SNAGGE)

by SNAGG, Thomas

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(London): Dropmore Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Very Good, spine-darkened dustwrapper. Kenneth Hunter. One of 300 numbered copies of these 18th century theatrical memoirs, with an introduction by Harold Hobson. Illustrated with wood engravings by Kenneth Hunter.
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THE RIVALS.  A COMEDY

THE RIVALS. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Rene ben Sussan. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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THE RIVALS.  A COMEDY

THE RIVALS. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Mild soiling to the covers. Near Fine in an intact, Good slipcase with the top edge abraded. Rene ben Sussan. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.M." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy.
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THE RIVALS.  A COMEDY

THE RIVALS. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Slight foxing to fore-edge. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Rene ben Sussan. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #777 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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THE RIVALS.  A COMEDY

THE RIVALS. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with the backstrip partly detached. Rene ben Sussan. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #1062 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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THE RIVALS.  A COMEDY

THE RIVALS. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley

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London: Limited Editions Club, 1953. Hardcover. Some soiling to the covers. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase with uneven sunning. Rene ben Sussan. Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the words "Office Copy" are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files.
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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. A COMEDY

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard B

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Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Typical but in this case minor offsetting to the endpapers and to the text pages facing the illustrations. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, lacking the chemise. Rene ben Sussan. Tall octavo (6-7/8" x 11-1/4") bound in pattern-paper over boards and illustrated with hand-colored copper etchings by Rene ben Sussan. The book was designed by Francis Meynell. Copy #798 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. A COMEDY

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. A COMEDY

by SHERIDAN, Richard B

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Oxford: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. Typical but in this case minor offsetting to the endpapers, which are also slightly foxed, and to the text pages facing the illustrations. Near Fine in a Near Fine chemise and slipcase. Rene ben Sussan. Tall octavo (6-7/8" x 11-1/4") bound in pattern-paper over boards and illustrated with hand-colored copper etchings by Rene ben Sussan. The book was designed by Francis Meynell. Copy #1205 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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TOM JONES, THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING

TOM JONES, THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING

by FIELDING, Henry

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. About Fine in a Good, intact slipcase with a water stain on one side. Alexander King. Quarto (7" x 10") bound in full flexible gray cowhide leather stamped in gold on the spine. Introduction by J. B. Priestley. Illustrated with 40 full- page plates by Alexander King printed in black and vermilion. Copy #1240 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
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TOM JONES, THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING

by FIELDING, Henry

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New York: Heritage Press, (1952). Cloth-backed marbled boards. Fine in slipcase. T. M. Cleland. Large Octavo. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Color plates.
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