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Concord: Concord Museum, 2006. First Edition. PRESENTATION COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Illustrated throughout in colours 4to, publisher's original pictorial boards backed in crimson cloth, the spine lettered in gilt. 159, [1] pp. A pristine copy, near as mint. FIRST EDITION OF THIS COMPLETE WORK ON THE THOREAU HOLDINGS AT THE CONCORD MUSEUM, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The author 'demonstrates how Thoreau found signifcant meaning in both contemporary and historical objects. By carefully reading Thoreau's journal and studying Thoreau's own possessions---preserved for well over a century---the author shows Thoreau to have been, in many ways, a pioneer in the field of material culture history. Thoreau was both a museum goer and a collector of objects. He wrote in his journal about his visits to East India Marine Hall in Salem, Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, the Egyptian Museum and Barnum's Museum in New York City. Like many avid museum visitors, he carefully recorded details about… Read More

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and T. Cadell, Strand, 1825. First Edition and a copy with notable provenance having belonged to Earl Granville KG and then to Edward and Hugh Greenfield Doggett. Illustrated with nine finely engraved full-page plates of iconic Florentine scenes, engraved by Lizars after the art of Gherardi and Bell. 4to, handsomely bound by Simier, binder to the King of France, in full red straight-grain morocco, the covers elaborately decorated with multiple gilt fillet rules at the borders, enclosing an inner roll tooled border in blind, surrounding a series of gilt ruled inner panels, the main panel exquisitely tooled in gilt with large corner pieces and multi-filleted rules connecting the pieces, the spine panel with raised bands gilt ruled and decorated, compartments with fine gilt tooling, one compartment lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, endleaves dyed, elaborately gilt turnovers incorporating roll-tooled borders enclosing gilt fillet rules. xii, [2], 356 pp. a… Read More

London: The Medici Society, 1936. Small Crown Quarto edition. Illustrated with 20 color plates after drawings by W. Russell Flint. 4to, publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in red on the spine. x, 331 pp. A fine copy, bright and clean, the binding tight and strong. A LOVELY COPY OF AN ICONIC ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED WORK.We've always considered the Medici edition of Malory to be one of the most beautiful, and their edition of Homer certainly stands out from the competition as well. Flint's illustrations add flavor to the story by offering the perfect complement of romanticism and classical grace.

London: The Medici Society, 1930. Small Crown Quarto edition, and the First Popular Edition. Illustrated with 20 color plates after drawings by W. Russell Flint. 4to, publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in tan on the spine panel. x, 331, [1] pp. A very fine copy, bright and clean, the binding tight and strong. A LOVELY COPY OF AN ICONIC ENGLISH ILLUSTRATED WORK.We've always considered the Medici edition of Malory to be one of the most beautiful, and their edition of Homer certainly stands out from the competition as well. Flint's illustrations add flavor to the story by offering the perfect complement of romanticism and classical grace.

A Leide (Leiden): Chez Pierre Vander, 1713. The First French edition of Scamozzi with impressive engraved full-page architectural renderings and illustrations. With half-title, elaborately engraved frontispiece, engraved title-page printed in red and black, handsomely engraved dedication, engraved head and tail pieces throughout, and with a vast number of engraved full page architectural plans, renderings and other illustrations including 42 engravings to text (37 full-page, five half-page), 44 full-page woodcuts to text (two double-page), and with 18 (of 21) fine sculptural plates of the Edifices of Rome. Folio, bound in contemporary full mottled calf, the spine with gilt tooled and framed compartments between raised bands. [xii], 276 pp., lacking leaf ee4 (page 219/220). A handsome volume, internally the paper is fresh and clean, unpressed and well preserved, the contemporary calf unrestored and unsophisticated in original state, with some age wear evident to the board edges and corners, the… Read More

Northridge: Lord John Press, 1980. First Edition, One of 300 copies only, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR Tall 8vo, publisher’s original black linen over marbled paper boards, the spine lettered in gilt and the book housed in the original linen covered slipcase. (4), 102, colophon pp. A pristine copy, especially fine. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY MAILER AND LIMITED BY THE PUBLISHER.

New Haven: Yale University Press for the Limited Editions Club, 1938. Two volumes. Limited Edition and the First Sloan illustrated Edition. With an introduction by Theodore Drieser and with sixteen original etchings by John Sloan. Limited to 1500 copies signed by John Sloan. Tall 8vo, original speckled cloth with leather spine labels. Fine copy, without the box. SOMERSET MAUGHAM’S BEST KNOWN NOVEL AND ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE AND APPEALING BOOKS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. These volumes were printed for the Club at the Yale University Press under the supervision Carl Purington Rollins. John Sloan’s etched illustrations are a striking addition to Maugham’s thinly disguised autobiography. OF HUMAN BONDAGE describes Philip Carey’s lonely boyhood in Whitstable (which becomes Blackstable, as Canterbury becomes Tercanbury) and his subsequent adventures. Carey is handicapped by a club foot, much as Maugham was handicapped by a severe stammer.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1965. First Edition, first issue with the price intact. 8vo, publisher’s original cloth backed boards lettered in silver on the spine and upper cover. (8), 174, (5) pp. A fine copy in a bright, clean dustjacket with only light edge wear. FIRST EDITION. ... polished, thoughtful, and a book that deals with the dignity of men in an uncommon habitat... OF THE FARM concerns the ground where people chose to locate their lives. John Updike one of America's best and most prolific authors lived and worked in Ipswich, Massachusetts for many years. He won virtually every literary award that could be given, including the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize

New York: Public Issues Press, 1974. First Edition, third printing. 8vo, publisher’s original orange wraps, lettered in black on the spine and upper cover. 170. A very good copy with some soiling and black marker to the prelims. WITH A FOREWORD BY RAOUL BERGER. “Here is the compelling case for the many impeachable offenses of Richard Nixon.”-Ralph Nader

Philadelphia: Reading and Company, 1890. First edition. With over 65 plates and 4 maps, most from photographs, including one plate of currency in colour and with some very whimsical engravings as chapter tale pieces. 8vo, publisher’s original dark-blue cloth, beautifully decorated in black and gilt on upper cover and spine including a majestic lion’s head gilt on the cover. xv, 278. A fine copy, fresh and completely free of foxing. The binding with only the lightest of age mellowing. A scarce African travel narrative and missionary account from the Secretary and Treasurer of the Gaboon and Corisco Mission and Commercial Agent for the U.S.A. Interestingly enough, the account covers in the same rich detail as Africa, visits to Liverpool and the Canary Islands. It gives light hearted accounts of Steamer travel, African Christmas dinners, and monkeys pulling down telegraph wires. On a more serious note are the missionary experiences on the gold and slave coasts, Liberia, Sierra Leone,… Read More

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861. First edition. With a steel-engraved portrait vignette title page and 16 other engraved illustrations as called for. 8vo, handsomely bound in half tan calf over boards, the spine with raised bands gilt ruled, black morocco lettering label gilt. [xxi], [iii], 364 pp. A very nice copy, with only very light mellowing to the extremities. RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CORNERSTONE TEXT. A very scarce volume in first edition format, it was written five years after his LAKE NGAMI, and is a record of Andersson's hunting adventures though Namaqualand and Damaraland (present day Namibia). "Andersson intended to explore these countries right up to the Cunene or Nourse River, but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information, and his success as a hunter and collector was unique in this part of the continent. The coast-line of South-West… Read More

Boston: Riverside Press, 1907. First Edition, 1907 issue, within months of the first. Illustrated with thirty-five black and white illustrations. 8vo, publisher’s original blue cloth with gilt lettered spine. Gilt lettering and small central decorative illustration on the upper cover. x, 233 pp. A bright, clean and handsome copy. Interior pages are clean and bright, the binding strong and well preserved. NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF BOSTON MEN'S SPORTS. Charming photos show Harvard boat races and crew, baseball players, and Tremont gymnasts,

London: Macmillian and Co., 1886. The First Caldicott Edition. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of engraved images by Randolph Caldecott either on plates or within the text arranged and engraved by J. D. Cooper. Tall 8vo, handsomely bound in the publisher's original polished navy- blue cloth, the upper cover with double gilt fillet rules at the borders, lower cover with the rules in blind, the spine lettered in gilt. xiv, 165 pp. A very handsome, beautifully preserved copy, bright and clean and attractive, the text-block and illustrations all in fine condition. A VERY HANDSOME PRODUCTION OF IRVING’S HOLIDAY MEMORIES ILLUSTRATED BY ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED ILLUSTRATOR’S OF HIS DAY. Randolph Caldecott was acknowledged as a major influence and inspiration by many of the 20th centuries greats, such as Potter, Shepard and Greenaway. His reputation is such that the American Library Associations annual award for outstanding children’s book illustrations is named The Caldecott in his… Read More

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1897. An early U.K. edition. With illustrations by Albert Herter. 8vo, original grey cloth lettered and decorated in grey, black, and pale yellow on spine and cover, t.e.g. viii, 234. Spine just slightly sunned, browning to endpapers, else a fine copy. A collection of seven romantic tales, this was Cable's first published book.

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1898. An early printing, this copy INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR AND WITH PLEASING ASSOCIATION PROVENANCE. Frontispiece etching by Percy Moran. 8vo, publisher's original green cloth with gilt rules to the covers and gilt lettering to the spine. Ivory colored cameo stamped on upper board. In a green cloth clamshell box with black morocco lettering label. 330 pp. near fine with just light wear to the extremities of the cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE, AND WITH ASSOCIATION OWNERSHIP PROVENANCE SIGNATURE TO THE FREE-FLY: “A story is much like a cameo, it consists so largely in the little that is left after much has been cut away, Yours truly G.W. Cable, Princeton, N.J. Jan’y 15, 1902”. A letter is laid in, dated 1960. It tells how the book was first given to S.R. Trowbridge by the author when Mr. Trowbridge hosted the author at the Monday night club in Princeton. The letter is addressed to another Steve Trowbridge, presumably a grandson.… Read More

London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First Edition. RARE PRESENTATION COPY from the author. With six full-page illustrations by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne especially famous for his illustrations to Dickens' novels) and four pages of music. 8vo, handsomely bound in polished mottled calf and signed Riviere and Son, the covers with triple gilt rules at the borders, the spine with raised bands separating the compartments which are fully gilt decorated, red morocco lettering piece gilt, elaborate gilt rolled turnovers, all edges gilt. [iv], 12 + illustrated plates, with the half-title pp. A fine presentation copy, the text and music and illustrations all in good order, front cover detached, easily repaired if required, otherwise a very handsome copy. FIRST EDITION AND A RARE PRESENTATION COPY of this illustrated text and song dedicated to "The Country Gentlemen of England". A perfect period piece in celebration of common English theme of the time.

New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1935. First printing of the new edition. Profusely illustrated with 265 black & white photographs. 8vo, publisher’s original blue cloth lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt on the spine and upper cover. xvi, 394. A pleasing copy, bright, clean and in good order, the backstrip mellowed down by age. A VERY USEFUL REFERANCE BOOK and an interesting volume for collectors, with separate chapters on all the major forms of European and American glass.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965. First edition, first printing. With 3 photographs. 8vo, black cloth decorated and lettered on spine and upper cover in gilt, red, white and blue. In the publisher’s decorated dustjacket. xix, 194. A very fine copy in like dustjacket. THE OLD GLORY was Robert Lowell’s first dramatic work. It consist of a trilogy of three plays; ‘Benito Cereno”, “My Kinsman, Major Molineux “ and Endecott and the Red Cross”. Based on stories by Hawthorne and Melville, the three plays are tied together by the unifying symbol of the American flag. The three productions met with great critical review and each play is introduced with a black and white photograph from the productions. This was the first edition of the three works printed together and was revised and corrected by Lowell. There is also an introduction by noted theatrical director Jonathan Miller. Robert Lowell (1917-1977) comes from a long line of important New England literary men,… Read More

London: Chapmand & Hall, Limited, 1906. 2 volumes. First Edition. Profusely illustrated throughout both volumes with many full-page plates and a plethora of illustrations within the text. 8vo, publisher's original red cloth, the spines lettered and decorated in gilt, the upper covers lettered and decorated pictorially in black, top edges gilt. xv, [1], 327; xi, [1], 316 pp. A fine set, very well preserved, the bindings strong and tight, the text-blocks clean and bright, a lovely set with only minimal evidence of age. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY PLEASING SET, ESPECIALLY WELL PRESERVED. The author notes that this is the first book to be produced which addresses itself to the Old Inns and their story. The author took great delight in planning the work and executing it over a ten year period. He addresses himself to the last of the London Inns, most of which were long gone by the time the work was published. The journey seems to have been delightful for the author, the mapping out of England… Read More

Rutland: Tuttle, 1938. First Edition. With 29 illustrations by Welsh. 4to, publisher’s original rust cloth lettered in black on the spine and upper cover. 171 pp. A very good copy with a bit of light age evidence, quite fine and clean internally and a pleasing copy withal. FIRST EDITION. A history of the oldest churches in New England including: First Religious Services, Old Boston Churches, Rhode Island and Religious Freedom, and much more.