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Londini (London): S. Baker and G. Leigh , 1775. Bound in early 20th c. pale green cloth, title and incorrect date of 1885 in black lettering at spine, the first eight crossed out and corrected in ink. Remnants of label top corner front cover, remnants of Harvard College Library bookplate at front paste down, small Harvard stamps dated 1900 at verso of title and first page of text, Harvard blind stamps first five pages, no other institutional markings and legitimately removed from Harvard many years ago. vi, 149 pages with Libri Omissi/ errata page and publisher's ad final page. with hand ruled lines and manuscript price notations throughout, verso of title page covered with manuscript notations. Bound without the original wrappers, a Very Good and legible copy of this SCARCE catalogue of an early and important book auction. Askew's "achievements in the medical field are quite eclipsed by his proficiency as a classical scholar. As a book-collector, he is said to have attempted to secure a… Read More

Los Angeles: [The Club]. , 1979. RARE. SIGNED by distinguished UCLA librarian Lawrence Clark Powell and dated by him 4-3-79 at verso of front cover. Printed for the first dinner meeting at Les Fre`res Taix ... February 6, 1979.(WorldCat) in an unnumbered, likely small edition, given that the founding members listed at final page numbered only 15. 6 1/2" x 5 1/4", no publication information, 8 unnumbered pages, bound in beige pictorial wrappers of handmade paper. OCLC notes copies held by The Grolier Club, Book Club of California, and the Huntington Library. . SIGNED. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Fine. 6 1/2" x 5 1/4". Chap Book.

Barcelona: Instituto Catalan de Las Artes del Libro, 1951. # 626 of 700 copies printed on papel de hilo Guarro. Near Fine, slight separation of hinge between pp. 2-3,, most pages uncut, in Fine decoratively printed dust jacket and Near Fine original glassine jacket. With 50 plates with tissue guards, 25 of them in color. Prologue by R. Miguel y Planas. 349 pages, with border decorations on each page by J. Figuerola, and illustrations by Triadó, Urgellés, Cardunets Colom, Pey, D ivori, Apa, Junceda, Longoria, Ollé, Ros, Buyreu, Mora, Gelabert, Bocquet and Becquer. The book contains short stories by nine French authors (Charles Nodier, The Bibliophile and Franciscus Columna; Gustave Flaubert, The Murderous Bookstore; Alfred Bonnardot, Bibliophile's Mirror; Charles Asselineau, The Bibliophile's Hell; Alphonse Daudet, The Last Book; Octave Uzanne, The Bibliophile's Inheritance; Jérôme Doucet, The Biblical Fairy; Pierre Louÿs, The Stamp of Santa Teresa;… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1935. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To Ethan D. Alyea, Who helped with this volume as the acknowledgements show - With thanks & regards, Harry T. Peters". With laid in one page TLS on author's stationery with New York City letterhead, dated December 23, 1935 to Mr. Alyea - "My dear Ethan, I am enclosing you herewith a copy of 'California in Stone', together with your California Volume which you so kindly lent me. I am trying to return all the material I borrowed before Christmas to make the book. You will note that your book helped me in many places in the book. My notes only show that you loaned me this one volume, however, if you find in checking over that you lent me any others, kindly call it to my attention as I want to be sure to return all I borrowed and my notes may not be complete in the confusion. I hope you will like the book and enjoy it as much as I did in making it. Sincerely yours, Harry".… Read More

London: Printed for John Scott, 1806. Enlarged and Continued to the Present Time by Thomas Parks, F.S.A. Five volumes in contemporary black straight grain morocco, backs ornately tooled and lettered in gilt, covers with double gilt rules bordering an inner band intricately tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled end papers. Very Good Plus, moderate toning Vol. I, widely scattered toning other 4 vols., light edge wear. A quite handsome set with wonderful engraved portraits. . Enlarged Edition. Straight - Grain Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: David R, Godine, 1985. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster, 28" h x 20"w, featuring the artwork of Glenna Lang, who has illustrated numerous Godine publications and posters. Near Fine, bottom corner crease in margin. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 28" h x 20"w.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1913. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Mr Henry E. Rood with the warm regards of Caroline Ticknor, November 1913". A great publishing ASSOCIATION COPY. Caroline Ticknor (1866-1937) was the granddaughter of William D. Ticknor, who founded Ticknor and Fields. She was an author and editor, and remembered mainly for her biographies. Henry E. Rood (1867-1954) was an author, educator, and associate editor of Harper's Magazine, which published some of Caroline's earliest works. The book is Near Fine, light spotting at end papers, small rubs to cloth at tips. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

London: Elliot Stock, 1902. With laid in card "From the Reference L:ibrary of LESSING J.ROSENWALD - THE BOOKPRESS LTD.. Williamsburg, Virginia". Near Fine, in original bevelled green cloth, antique paper with rough edges, gilt lettering and owl device front board, most pages uncut, remnants of green paper star label at spine, with Library of Congress stamps rear paste down indicating this a surplus copy. . Popular Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.