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London, England: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Only. 12mo, 5.25 x 7.6 in., pp. 340 + 29 (advertising). Light brown cloth boards with floating white feathers and black title to cover. Gilt title and white feathers to spine. All edges untrimmed. Rubbing to extremities. Smudging to boards. Spotting to edges. Two previous owner's names to front free endpaper. Front hinge a bit loose, but holding. Edith Anna Ånone Somerville (2 May 1858 - 8 October 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Å. Somerville". The eldest of eight children, Somerville grew up in Drishane, Castletownshend, County Cork, She is said to have dominated her sister and brothers in a family where women were encouraged to be bold. She received her primary education at home, and then attended Alexandra College in Dublin. In 1884, she went to Paris for the first of several trips to study art at the Académie Colarossi and Académie Delécluse,…
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DAN RUSSEL THE FOX
by Somerville, E. OE. and Martin Ross
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THE DANCING DETECTIVE
by Irish, William (Cornell Woolrich pseudonym)
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Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company & Story Magazine, 1946. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. Cornell Woolrich, writing as William Irish. A Story Press Book published by Lippincott in association with Story Magazine Octavo. Tan boards with blue lettering and design to spine. Front free endpaper bears 16 date stamps on one page, and 1 on the verso, from Stevenson's Book Store.
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DANIEL GROSE (C. 1766-1838) THE ANTIQUITIES OF IRELAND : A SUPPLEMENT TO FRANCIS GROSE; Edited and Introduced by Roger Stalley
by Grose, Daniel
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Dublin, Ireland: The Irish Architectural Archive, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Plus. Trade paperback, 11 in. x 9.9 in., pp. xxiv, 214. Illustrated with color and balck and white pictures. Light rubbing to covers. Very light thumbing to bottom corners. Francis Grose (1731-91) published the 18th century's most extensive series of illustrations of ancient monuments. A thousand plates with accompanying descriptions, based on his and others' views and researches, appeared in the 10 volumes of The Antiquities of England and Wales (1772-76,), Scotland (1789-91) and Ireland (1791-95).
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DAVID : A BIBLE STORY WITH PICTURES
by Jones, Elizabeth Orton (Illustrator)
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New York: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Plus. Orton Jones, Elizabeth. Quarto, 10.4 in. x 8.3 in. Unpaginated. Illustrated ith color and black and white drawings. Pictorial paper boards over black spine, with blue and black title to front. Shelfwear to edges; corners lightly nudged and just showing. Unmarked interior. Rubbing to edges of dustjacket. Chips to top and bottom of spine and front corners. Protected in mylar. Elizabeth Orton Jones (1910 - 2005) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books. She won the 1945 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration in her book Prayer for a Child. David, A Bible Story With Pictures, was her second book.
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DAVID LIVINGSTON THE STORY OF HIS LIFE AND TRAVELS; With Numerous Illustrations
by Anonymous
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London, England: T. Nelson and Sons, 1894. Early (probably second). Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. Mauve cloth-covered boards (7 3/8 in. x 5 in.) with reddish-brown embossed lettering and an oval portrait to front board. Bright gilt lettering and designs to spine. Insignificant rubbing to extremities, and a bit of shelf-bumping to spine caps. 18 Illustrations and 2-page map of the Lake Regions of Central Africa depicting both Livingston's and Stanley's routes. Dropcaps. 118 pp. plus 10 pp. advertisements at rear, promoting The Girl's Own Library; The 'Little Hazel' Series; Stories of Home and School Life; Favourite Stories, etc. by A.L.O.E.;Tales for the Young; Tales for Young People. WorldCat indicates only one copy (Western University in London, Ontario, Canada). Bright, sharp copy.
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DAYS WITH SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY : A REPRINT FROM "THE SPECTATOR"; Illustrated by Hugh Thomson
by (Addison, Joseph)
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London, England: Macmillan and Co, 1892. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Hugh Thomson. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 5 in., pp. 158. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Blue green cloth boards with elaborate stamped gilt garden scene, insignia, and title to front, and gilt person figure and title to spine.Previous owner's name and date (Louise P. Bull, 1921) to front free endpaper. Publisher's gilt edges. Light rubbing to extremities. Headcap to spine missing. Light age-toning to pages. Previous owner's signature and address, dated 1921, to front flyleaf.
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DE URINIS ET PULSIBUS, DE MISSIONE SANGUINIS, DE FEBRIBUS, DE MORBIS CAPITIS, ET PECTORIS
by Bellini, Laurentii (Lorenzo) and Francisco Redi
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Frankfurt and Leipzig: Johannis Grosii, 1698. Second Edition Corrected. Leather-bound. Good Only. Quarto. IN LATIN. Contemporary Mottled Calf (8 1/2 in. x 7 in.). Five raised bands with gilt-decorated compartments. Spine title reads: "Bellini de Urinis". Rubbing to extremities. Worming evidence to boards and hinges. Spotting to endpapers, foxing throughout, but readable. Red and black title page. 720 pp. including indices. Solidly bound. Preface by Johann Bohn. Francisco Bellini lived from 1643 and 1704, was an Italian physician and anatomist who did pioneering work in nephrology, as early as the age of 19 when a paper he published while a student at the University of Pisa ("Anatomical Exercise on the Structure and Function of the Kidney"), presented for the first time Bellini's findings that "the kidney consists of an immense number of tiny canals". (Britannica). He also was an early proponent of the value of urinalysis as a tool to arrive at a sound diagnosis. Bellini later became official court…
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THE DEATH CAP : A DETECTIVE STORY; Introduced by Peter Main; Annotated by Forbes Gibb
by Campbell, R.T. (Ruthven Campbell Todd)
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Stirling, UK: Lomax Press, 2013. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 206. Limited edition #149/300. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Unmarked interior. Protected in mylar. First published in 1946 by John Westhouse (Publishers). This is the first re-publication. Ruthven Campbell Todd (1914-1978) was a Scottish scholar, poet and author, in US from 1947-1958, and then Majorca; his most important nonfiction work, Tracks in the Snow: Studies in English Science and Art (1946), effectively argued the imaginative power - when conjoined - of the two subtitled categories, instancing at length the work of William Blake (1748-1827) and John Martin; as R T Campbell, he wrote several detective novels, beginning with Unholy Dying (1945) [none contain fantastic elements, and are not listed below]; and as Todd, two metaphysical tales, both labouring under the 1930s misconception that Franz Kafka wrote allegories. The quest plot of Over the Mountain (1939),…
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DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON
by Hemingway, Ernest
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London, England: Jonathan Cape, 1932. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good. Oxtavo, 9 in. x 6 in., pp. 358, [1]. Illustrated with frontis painting by Juan Gris, and eighty-one black and white photographs. Orange cloth boards with dark brown title stamped to front and spine. Untrimmmed bottom-edge. Light soiling to boards. Fraying to headcap and tailcap of spine. Slight warp to front board. Booksellers sticker ("W.H. Smith & Son, Paris") to front pastedown. Previous owner's address sticker to front free endpaper. Very light spotting to top of preliminary pages. Light age-toning to pages.
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THE DEATH OF METHUSELAH AND OTHER STORIES (SIGNED)
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1988. Limited First Edition. Leather-bound. Fine. Octavo, 6 x 9 in., pp. vii + 244, Signed by author on front flyleaf. This Franklin Library Limited edition is bound in light brown, genuine leather with elegant 22-karat gold accents. Gilt lettering on classic hubbed spines of three raised bands dividing four panels. All edges gilt to protect against dust and moisture. Marbled endpapers, and sewn-in silk ribbon book mark. Pages are thread-sewn for strength and durability, have long-lasting, acid-neutral, archival quality paper, and a handsome, readable typeface. Clean, tight, bright. Includes separate advertisement for the publication from The Franklin Library.
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DEATH VALLEY IN '49: IMPORTANT CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA PIONEER HISTORY; The Autobiography of a Pioneer, Detailing His Life from a Humble Home in the Green Mountains to the Gold Mines of California; and Particularly Reciting the Sufferings of the Band of Men, Women and Children who Gave "Death Valley" its Name
by Manly, William Lewis
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San Jose, CA: The Pacific Tree and Vine Co, 1894. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. 498. Illlustrated with frontis of the author and two additional plates. Mustard-colored cloth boards with title and stripe design stamped in black to front and in blind to rear. Gilt title to rebacked spine, with original cloth reattached to the spine, Rubbing ot extremities; front, lower corner bumped. Spine faded, but legible. Floral endpapers. Booksellers sticker to front pastedown (from San Jose bookstore) and rear pastedown (from San Francisco). Old tape repair to front and rear hinges. Reinforced paper to versos of front and rear free endpapers and frontis. Hinge torn but holdoing firmly at title page. Protected in mylar. William Lewis Manly (1820 - 1903) was an American pioneer of the mid-19th century. He was first a fur hunter, a guide of westward bound caravans, a seeker of gold, and then a farmer and writer in his later years. He wrote an autobiography, first published with the title From…
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THE DEATH-BED OF A YOUNG QUAKER
by Penn, William and Hannah Flagg Gould
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Boston, Mass: Peirce and Parker, 1833. Hardcover. Good. 6" x 3.75". Tan, cloth, covered. Boards debossed with floral/leaf pattern. 4", straight, closed tear to spine and .25 inch missing cloth from top and bottom. 30 pp. Quite scarce. OCLC only lists two copies of the actual book in any library. Contains THE DEATH-BED OF A YOUNG QUAKER, and A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF SPRINGETT PENN by William Penn, and the poem THE QUAKER by Hannah Flagg Gould. 6" x 3.75",) In three sections. First essay, generally attributed to William Penn, more of a general essay. On p. 11 begins a 13-page more personal eulogy by William Penn himself: "A Tribute To The Memory of Springett Penn, By His Father". The book concludes with a poem by "H.F. Gould", Hannah Flagg Gould. This book was published the year after Hannah Gould's first book of poetry was published.
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A DECADE OF AMERICAN SPORTING BOOKS & PRINTS : A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOKS AND PRINTS PUBLISHED INCLUDING THE PRIVATELY PRINTED ITEMS
by Connett, Eugene V. III [introduction by]
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New York: Derrydale Press, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 950 copies printed with this being number 625. 71 pages. Frontis, text drawings. Red cloth wih Derrydale oval logo in gilt on front with spine titles in gilt. Corners nudged, some light edgewear, bit of soiling to edges, cover overall bright. In original glassine protective cover which is chipped at edges and toned with age. Price sticker residue to rear pastedown. Text clean and bright, binding tight.
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THE DECISIVE BATTLES OF INDIA FROM 1746 TO 1849 INCLUSIVE; With a Portrait of the Author, A Map, and Four Plans
by Malleson, G.B. (Colonel)
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London, England: W. H. Allen &: Co, 1885. Second Edition (with an additional chapter). Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo. Red, cloth-covered boards, ruled in blind at top/bottom of boards. xxvi + pp.462 + 6 (ads); Gilt lettering to spine. Rubbing to extremities (edges and corners). Shelf-scuffing to boards and one 2 in. x 1 1/2 in. grey spot to rear board. Some sunning to spine. Front hinge a little loosey-goosey, one signature sprung, but this still solidly-bound book is holding quite nicely. Reading copy. Folding Map of Battle of Gujurat; Plans of Battles of Chilianwala, Plassey, and The Fort and Citadel of Bharatpur.
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A DEFENCE OF WOMEN FOR THEIR INCONSTANCY & THEIR PAINTINGS MADE; Printed Now with Five Decorations by Norman Lindsay
by Donne, Jack
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London, England: Fanfrolico Press, 1925. Numbered, Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Norman Lindsay. 12mo, 7.4 in. x 5.5 in. Unpaginated: seven leaves. Limited edition #79/370. Illustrated with ink drawings. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt title to spine. Very light wear to corners. From the colophon: "Of the Defences of Women by Jack Donne was written about 1600 with some pen and ink drawings made by Norman Lindsay about 1925 for decorations the sixth book printed by Fanfrolico Press fecerunt J.L. & W.J.H. This is No. 79 of 370."
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THE DEFENCES OF NORUMBEGA AND A REVIEW OF THE RECONNAISSANCES OF COL. T.W. HIGGINSON, PROFESSOR HENRY W. HAYNES, DR. JUSTIN WINSOR, DR. FRANCIS PARKMAN, AND REV. DR. EDMUND F. SLATER [AND] A LETTER TO JUDGE DALY
by HORSFORD, EBEN NORTON
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. iv,84 pages. Frontis, 7 maps [including double page and foldouts], 15 plates. Bevelled green pebbled cloth with cover titles in gilt. Folio. Corners bumped, ding to front edge, large light discolored stain to rear board, stain and discoloration to front board along spine edge. Textblock square, binding tight. Some soiling and foxing to lower margins of a number of pages, otherwise clean. Author believed that the Vikings discovered America, settling in the mythical city of Norumbega near what is now Cambridge Massachusetts. A beautifully illustrated book with excellent maps.
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DELIVERED IN THE CHURCH OF THE UNIVERSALISTS, AT PHILADELPHIA, 1796. AND PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF MANY OF THE HEARERS; DISCOURSES RELATING THE EVIDENCES OF REVEALED RELIGION
by Priestley, Joseph, LLD, FRS etc. etc.
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Philadelphia: T. Dobson by John Thompson, 1796. Leather-bound. Good only. Full tree calf, lacking spine title label. Front hinge cracked, and front board partially detached. Exlib of the Bangor Theological Seminary, with pocket to rear pastedown. Inscription by Benj Tappen, David Tappans' son 1803. 8-1/2 in. 426pp + 8pp listing 78 books written by Priesley. A little age-tanned and lightly spotted in a few places, but overall, clean copy internally. Priestley, best known for his work on Chemistry, was the renaissance man and wrote knowledgably on everything. His radical politics caused him to flee from England to America; his dedication to John Adamsmakes his position clear. Priestley, best known for his work on Chemistry (and in particular, Oxygen, was the Renaissance man and wrote knowledgably on everything. His radical politics caused him to flee from England to America; his dedication to John Adams makes his position clear.
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DELLA GENEOLOGIA DE GLI DEI, DI GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO. DOVE SI TRATTA DELL'ORIGINE, & DISCENDENZA DI TUTTI GLI DEI DE GENTILI (ON THE GENEALOGY OF THE GODS OF THE GENTILES); con la spositione de' sensi allegorici delle Fauole & dichiarationi dell' Historie appartenenti à detta materia
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Venice, Italy, 1644. Leather (Vellum). Good. ITALIANO. Contemporary vellum, remains of ties. Internally clean. Pages age tanned, but quite readable. Written in an italic font. Printer's device; head and tail pieces, initials. 9 in. [10], 210 c., 88, 99, [1] p. 4° (26 cm )The 'Rimario' of Udeno Nisieli [pseud. of Benedetto Fioretti] has special t.p. and separate paging. Translated by Giuseppe Betussi. Fifteen parts, followed by "Elucidario Poetico, Per Ordine d'Alphabetto trattato. The last two books of the work, include a defense of poetry. "...a mythography or encyclopedic compilation of the...family relationships of...Ancient Greece and Rome, written in Latin...Boccaccio undertook the project at the request of Hugh IV of Cyprus. The first version was completed in 1360, and [Boccaccio] continually corrected and revised the work until his death in 1374...In his lifetime and for two centuries afterwards it was considered his most important work...It remained the most important mythological manual…
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DEMON PRINCE II: THE KILLING MACHINE
by Vance, Jack
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San Francisco, CA: Underwood-Miller, 1981. Leather-bound. Very Good. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 158. Limited edition of 700 copies. Dark green leather boards with gilt frames and fleurons, and black title, to front and spine. Bottom corners lightly nudged. small scuff mark to front. Marbled endpapers. "Jack (John Holbrook) Vance (San Francisco, August 28, 1916 - Oakland, May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy and science fiction author. Most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance. Vance has published 11 mysteries as John Holbrook Vance and 3 as Ellery Queen. Other pen names (each used only once) included Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Among his awards are: Hugo Awards, in 1963 for The Dragon Masters, in 1967 for The Last Castle, and in 2010 for his memoir This is Me, Jack Vance!; a Nebula Award in 1966, also for The Last Castle; the Jupiter Award in 1975; the World Fantasy Award in 1984 for life achievement and in 1990 for Lyonesse: Madouc; an…
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DENALI'S HOWL : THE DEADLIEST CLIMBING DISASTER OF AMERICA'S WILDEST PEAK (SIGNED)
by Hall, Andy
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New York: Dutton, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.25 in. x 6.1 in., pp. xiii, [3], 252, [1] (advertising). Inscribed with a personal reflection to a friend, and signed, by the author on the title page. Illustrated with eight pages of color photographs. Beige designer paper covers over white spine. Silver title to spine. Protected in mylar. "Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley--known to the locals as Denali--one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. At an elevation of nearly 20,000 feet, these young men endured an "arctic super blizzard," with howling winds of up to 300 miles an hour and wind chill that freezes flesh solid in minutes. All this without the high-tech gear and equipment climbers use today." (from the publisher).
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