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(Original Steel Engraving - Papermaking ) 'PAPER. Plan and Elevation of Paper Making Machine' from Encyclopedia of Chemistry . Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical. 1877
by By Writers of Eminence
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1877
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£96.90
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1877. Print. Near Fine. Single Sheet, Folded. Single sheet, folded, as issued, 14 5/8" w x 10 3/4" h. Near Fine, faint creases. From the 1877 J. B. Lippincott book Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical, and Analytical. A fascinating depiction of the paper making machinery of the 1870s. Highly suitable for framing. . Item Price
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(Christmas - New Year's Greeting Card) Peace Oath (1968)
by Kent, Rockwell
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Printing
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£581.40
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No Place: The Author Greeting Card. Near Fine. Single Sheet, Folded. First Printing. 12" h x 7 5/8" W. No Date (1968) . "In this fifth or sixth year of our country's villainous invasion of far-away Vietnam, Sally and Rockwell Kent send you this Peace Oath as their Christmas - New Year's greeting." Single Sheet, Folded, 12" x 7 5/8",… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Association Copy) Heritage for My Children
by Hemingway, Grace Hall (Mother of Ernest Hemingway); Introduction By Michael Murphy
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£581.40
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No Place (St. Louis, Missouri): Autolycus Press, 1979. Book. Near Fine. Leather. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR OF INTRODUCTION. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE, Copy number 41 of 86 copies, of which only 40 copies were heretofore known to have been bound. This copy SIGNED by Michael Murphy under his printed name… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Seasons
by Thomson, James; with Five Pictures by Jacquier and an Introduction by John Beresford
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- Limited and Numbered Edition
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£135.66
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1927. Book. Very Good. Marbled Boards. Limited and Numbered Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. # 1321 of 1500 copies, text by The Kynoch Press, pictures by A. Alexander and Sons. The copper-plates were engraved by C. Sigrist, and the prints were water-coloured through stencils by The Curwen Press. Very Good, spine a shade… Read more about this item Item Price
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Turner's Celebrated Landscapes; Sixteen of the Most Important Works of J. M. W. Turner, R. A.; Reproduced from the Large Engravings in Permanent Tint By the Autotype Process
by Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William)
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1870
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£1,550.40
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London: Bell & Daldy, 1870. Book. Very Good Plus. Three Quarter Morocco. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Contemporary fine binding by Birdsall & Son Bookbinders, Northampton in three quarter red crushed morocco over red pebbled morocco, gilt back, top edge gilt, marbled end papers, the armorial bookplate of Cyril Flowers front paste down. 108 pages 16… Read more about this item Item Price
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(With ALS) The Wood and the Graver; The Work of Fritz Eichenberg
by Eichenberg, Fritz; Introduction by Allan Fern
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- No Jacket
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- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£387.60
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Barre, Mass.: Imprint Society, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. # 421 of 500 copies, designed by Toni Eichenberg and SIGNED BY ARTIST at colophon. With an original signed wood engraving "The Dream of Reason" printed by Harold McGrath of Northhampton, Mass. enclosed on… Read more about this item Item Price
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(One of 10 Copies Specially Bound) A Pictorial Biblography of The First Editions of Stephen C. Foster
by Fuld, James J.; Foreword by Fletcher Hodges, Junior
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£232.56
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Philadelphia: Musical Americana, 1957. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. "A limited edition of ten copies have been specially bound for: Fletcher Hodges, Jr., James J. Fuld, Eli Lilly, Josiah Kirby Lilly, Jr., Foster L. Barnes, Carl Haverlin, Lester S. Levy, Emerson Greenaway, Harry Dichter, and Larry Magill. Fine, in black crushed morocco, gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
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![Menhart 1897 - 1962 [Specimen books of types designed by Oldrich Menhart printed and bound by graduate students under the direction of George Sadek in the Design Program of the Department of Fine Arts at Indiana University].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/222/064/1586064222.0.m.jpg)
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Menhart 1897 - 1962 [Specimen books of types designed by Oldrich Menhart printed and bound by graduate students under the direction of George Sadek in the Design Program of the Department of Fine Arts at Indiana University].
by Menhart, Oldrich; Sadek, George;
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
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- 1966
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£310.08
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Bloomington, Indiana: Design Program of the Department of Fine Arts, Indiana University, 1966. Book. Fine. Printed Wrappers. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. # 108 of 144 copies printed. Four booklets in paper wrappers black cardboard slipcase with printed paper label. Fine in Near Fine slipcase, small chips at top edge of opening, scratches… Read more about this item Item Price
£310.08
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(Association Copy) The All-Embracing Doctor Franklin
by Rosenbach, A. S. W.
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- No Jacket
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- Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
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- 1932
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£969.00
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Portland, Maine: Privately Printed / Fred Anthoensen / The Southworth Press, 1932. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"J. K. Lilly with the regards and the season's greetings of A. S. W. Rosenbach Dec.1/32"… Read more about this item Item Price
£969.00
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The Twelve By Eight Papers of John Mason: More Papers Hand Made By John Mason
by Mason, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£969.00
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Leicester, UK: Twelve By Eight Press, 1967. Book. Fine. Vellum. SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Copy 88 of an unnumbered limitation, signed by Mason and dated Feb. 1968, with single sheet of Mason's letterhead stationery, "With John Mason's compliments" dated 7 May 68 and two TLS airmail leters, dated 7 and 30 May… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Business Printer, July - August 1936. A Visit to the Workshop of Christophe Plantin in the City of Antwerp
by Tarr, John C.; Introduction by R. T. Porte
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- First Edition
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£77.52
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Salt Lake City: Porte Publishing Co., 1936. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Handsomely bound in quarter calf over marbled boards, Near Fine, light rubbing to calf at joints, small prior owner bookplate bottom edge rear paste down. . The Business Printer, Vol. VIII - N0. 7-8.. Item Price
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The Informed Eye
by Text by Bruce Cole
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- Used - Fine in Wraps, as Issued
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- Limited First Edition
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£77.52
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Bloomington, Indiana: Oculus Editions, 2000. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Soft cover. Limited First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SCARCE, OCLC locates copies only at Indiana University and Wesleyan University. "Printed on the occasion of Alberto Casiraghy's visit to Indiana University." Limited edition of 40. Unnumbered. Handsewn handmade paper binding, leaves have deckled edges. Fine, as… Read more about this item Item Price
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(Artist's Books) The Story of Wu-Kut Pren-Ting. A True Account Gathered from Contemporary Sources
by Chafetz, Sidney (Illustrator)
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
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- 1979
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£310.08
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Columbus, OH: The Logan Elm Press at The Ohio State University, 1979. Book. Fine. Accordion Folded Paper. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 6 1/2" x 5 1/4". One of 75 copies Signed by IllustratorSidney Chafetz at colophon page. The first book published by The Logan Elm Press printed off handset Caslon type on Arches text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Books and Men
by Repplier, Agnes
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1888
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£193.80
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at 2nd front end page -"Madame Mary Edwards, with the affectionate regards of the authoress. Christmas 1888". Philadelphia essayist and feminist Agnes Repplier's (1855-1950) first book and first collection of essays; she… Read more about this item Item Price
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Black Riding
by Text and Illustrations by Kenneth Lindley
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- Limited and Numbered 1st Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£387.60
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Yorkshire: Finger Pointing Press, 1968. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Oblong 8vo. Letter A of only 45 copies designed and printed by Kenneth Lindley at Sandal Wakefield Yorkshire. Bound by Arthur Johnson and distributed by Bertram Rota Limited. Fine, as issued, small sticker shadow at bottom edge of rear pastedown.. Item Price
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Black English: An Annotated Bibliography.
by Leffall, Dolores and Johnson, James P. (compiled by).
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£77.52
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Washington, D.C.: The Minority Research Center, Inc.,, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine, light soiling to wrappers. 75.pp. Part One covers books, pamphlets, dissertations and papers read before interested groups. Part Two lists articles appearing in books and periodicals. "Black English", has been used in a loose sense. Included… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Little Book of Drawings By Jack B. Yeats: Gathered from 'A Broadside'
by YEATS, Jack B.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Limited Edition, Revised
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- 1971
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£155.04
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Dublin: The Cuala Press Ltd., 1971. Book. Very Good. French Wrappers. Limited Edition, Revised. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 1000 copies, this copy not one of the 200 that were hand-colored. Bound in illustrated pale grey French wrappers, Very Good, 1/4" tear and creasing at top edge rear wrapper, even toning at edges. 16 unnumbered pages… Read more about this item Item Price
£155.04
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(Miniature) The Pointless Book: or, Nature & Art in Two Volumes Bound Together
by Garrod Weedy (pseudonym of Edward Gorey )
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- Used - Fine in Wraps, as Issued
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£232.56
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No Place: The Fantod Press, 1993. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Printed Wrappers. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 2 1/4" h x 2 3/4" w. Fine, a #22 in pencil on title page. SIGNED BY AUTHOR verso of front wrapper, Garrod Weedy, an anagram of Edward Gorey. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Toledano A109a..… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Floating Elephant and The Dancing Rock, Bound dos-a-dos
by Dogear Wryde and Ogdred Weary (pseudonyms of Edward Gorey)
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- Used - Fine in Wraps, as Issued
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- No Jacket, As Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£155.04
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No Place: No Publisher, 1993. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Stapled Wrappers. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 2 1/2" h x 4 1/4" W. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Edward Gorey under his anagrams of Dogear Wryde and Ogdred Weary at verso of respective covers. Fine in Wraps, as Issued, lacking the envelope, in stiff buff colored wrappers, a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Catalogue et description des objets d'art de l'antiquite, du Moyen-age et de la Renaissance, exposes au Musee; Musee des Thermes et de l'Hotel de Cluny
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1857
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- Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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£155.04
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Paris: Hotel De Cluy, 1857. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With the bookplate and ownership signature of John V. L. Pruyn, a member of the US House of Representatives from 1863-1865. serving as a pro-Union Democrat who supported the war effort> He served a 2nd term in 1867-1869. Handsomely bound in… Read more about this item Item Price
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