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The London Prodigal; with Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Plays; Comedies, Histories, Tragedies

The London Prodigal; with Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Plays; Comedies, Histories, Tragedies

by Shakespeare, William

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London: H. Herringman, E. Brewster & R. Bentley, 1685. Hard Cover. Folio; from the fourth folio, pages 212-226. . The London Prodigal, TEXT IS COMPLETE, [Together with:] Pericles, Prince of Tyre, lacking 6 leaves, pp. 197/198, 199/200, 203/204, 205/206, 207/208, 209/210. Present are 11 leaves in total. Both bound together in contemporary blue boards. Text is very good, with generous margins; text is lightly age-toned; boards are lightly browned at edges. Printed on laid paper. A very good copy.
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The Bible, 1608 Geneva Bible, Breeches Bible with The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1610

The Bible, 1608 Geneva Bible, "Breeches" Bible with The New Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ, 1610

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London 1608, 1609, 1610: Robert Barker. Full-Leather. Very Good. Small quarto (8 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in contemporary suede covered boards; the "Breeches" Bible, so called from the passage in Genesis 3:7, "they sewed figge tree leaves together and made themselves breeches." Bound together with The Book of Common Prayer (lacking title page), The Apocrypha, The New Testament, title page dated 1610, the Concordance, dated 1608 and the Psalms, dated 1609 (final leaf lacking). Printed just a few years before the King James Version, the present Bible comes near the end of the Geneva printings; printed in double column format. A few shoulder-notes shaved closely, owner notes on a few blank areas and a few corners lost, not affecting text. Expertly re-backed to style, in matching suede; newer end papers. Overall, a very good, handsome copy of an historically important Bible.
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Rois De France. Original Manuscript

Rois De France. Original Manuscript

by Fort, Paul

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Paris, 1930. Unbound. Paul Fort's original manuscript, neatly and beautifully written in ink; quarto, 79 leaves of heavy cream paper and laid loose into a green portfolio. Paul Fort drew much of his inspiration from the Middle Ages, and the aballad form that he used almost exclusively was taken from the same period. He filled some forty volumes with his delicate ballads. He was also active in the theatre, even before the turn of the century, writing some plays himself and producing what were considered "difficult" plays by some of his contemporaries. In 1956, he received the Grand Literary Prize of the City of Paris for his works. Fine. Together with the limited edition of the book (#48 of 200 copies), Inscribed to Madame Christian Schram Senior and with an 11 line holograph poem, initialed "P. F." and dated Paris, May, 1931; and with an excellent 4 page autograph letter signed and dated October 8, 1930. A near fine copy.
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THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR with Original Publisher's Contract for  Book
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THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR with Original Publisher's Contract for Book

by GRAFTON, Sue (SIGNED)

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London: Peter Owen Limited, 1969. First Edition. Fine/About Fine. Small Octavo. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE BY SUE GRAFTON without personalization. Signing witnessed by bookseller, Charles Parkhurst. Bound in original orange boards, spine lettered in gilt; pictorial dust jacket, with price in pounds sterling on front flap. Author's second and rarest book. Only two copies show in the auction records. A beautiful copy, with small owner address label on front end paper and date stamp on front pastedown. Armorial bookplate is laid in. Includes: the original publisher's contract for "The Lolly-Madonna War", a completely typed agreement with Peter Owen Ltd. of London, dated December 10, 1968. Three legal-sized pages of typscript, outlining rights, royalties, advance, etc. The contract is SIGNED "Sue Grafton (Schmidt)." Some creasing to the thin paper with a chip in the margin of the first two pages from a removed staple. The source of the 1970's movie "Lolly-Madonna XXX" starring Rod Steiger. Robert Ryan and… Read More
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Dombey and Son, in the Original Monthly Parts, First Issue of Text and Having ALL the Ads Called for
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Dombey and Son, in the Original Monthly Parts, First Issue of Text and Having ALL the Ads Called for

by Dickens, Charles

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London: October1846 - April 1848: Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. 20 parts in 19, original printed wrappers. The present set has ALL the correct wrappers and ALL the ads called for by Hatton & Cleaver. First issue of text, with the word "Delight" instead of "Joy" mentioned twice on page 284, part IX; with "Capatin" in the last line of page 324, part XI; first state of Advertiser in part XIII, with "October 1847" in unbroken type on p. 1; the word "if" omitted on page 426, line 9 (page number 431 is present) in part XIV; Part XIX/XX with first issue title page, showing Captain Cuttle's hook on his left arm and with the 2 line errata. Part XV, with 10 diary leaves in the Letts, Son & Steer ad. With 40 inserted plates by Hablot K. Brown (Phiz), who also designed the green wrappers. Spines are expertly renewed on parts I, VII, XVI and perhaps a few others. Light soiling to wraps of some parts; neat owner name on front wrap of part XII. Booksellers' ticket on front wrap of several parts. Plates are… Read More
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (Publisher's Presentation Copy; Original parts)....
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (Publisher's Presentation Copy; Original parts). Annotated By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton and from His Collection

by Dickens, Charles

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London (January 1843-July 1844): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. Publisher's Presentation Copy, with "With The Publisher's Compliments" stamped onto front wrapper of part IV, in the same style as we have seen on other publisher presentation copies. ALL wrappers are correct. ALL ads and slips are present, as called for by Hatton & Cleaver, (except for the rare "Foreign Travel" slip in part VII, which is known in only 6 copies). Annotated by Thomas Hatton in part VIII on the verso of plate #15, thus: "M - C / Part 8 / A" and in part XVI on the verso of plate #32 thus: "Part 16 / A " as was his custom on certain ads and plates. First issue of the text, conforming in all points to Smith pp. 65 - 67. Errata is 13 lines and the vignette title is in the first state with the British Pounds symbol following "100." The text in parts V and part VIII is UNOPENED, therefore unread. Illustrated by Hablot K. Browne. The plates in part XXVIII are lightly age-toned, all others are very good to fine;… Read More
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A is for Alibi Through Y is for Yesterday (25 Volumes, All Signed First editions)
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A" is for Alibi Through "Y" is for Yesterday (25 Volumes, All Signed First editions)

by GRAFTON, Sue

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New York (1982 - 2017): Holt, Rinehart and Winston / G. P. Putnam. First Edition. Fine/Fine. A fine collection of Ms. Grafton's alphabet books, "A" is for Alibi through "Y" is for Yesterday, All SIGNED or inscribed by the author on the title page. "Y" is for Yesterday is signed by the author on a book plate affixed to the half title. All others are signed or inscribed on the title page. All volumes are fine/fine and have prices on front flap of dust jackets. All volumes are first printings, with full number line on copyright page.
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Bleak House (In the Original Monthly Parts)
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Bleak House (In the Original Monthly Parts)

by Dickens, Charles

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London (March 1852-September 1853): Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. H. K. Browne (Phiz). First edition in the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19, in the original green printed wrappers. ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present. FIRST ISSUE OF THE TEXT, uncorrected thus: in part I, page 19, line 6 with "elgble" - part VII, page 209, line 23 with "chair" - part IX, page 275, line 22 with "counsinship." The plates are very good to fine. Tissue guards are in place. Most spines have been expertly renewed. Octavo [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624. Housed in a handsome brown quarter-leather slipcase, with chemise. Subscribers name on front wrap of parts III, XIV and XVII. Provenance: The Hatton & Cleaver Collection, The Heritage Bookshop, Charles Parkhurst Rare books, Inc. Hatton & Cleaver, pages 275-304.
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Our Mutual Friend (In the Original Monthly Parts and with an Autograph Note By Thomas Hatton Laid...
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Our Mutual Friend (In the Original Monthly Parts and with an Autograph Note By Thomas Hatton Laid Into Part 12: FIRST ISSUE of the Wrappers and FIRST ISSUE of the text)

by Dickens, Charles

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London [May 1864-November 1865]: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. In the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19. Original green printed wrappers; ALL wrappers are correct. ALL the ads, slips and Advertisers called for by Hatton & Cleaver are present, except for the rare ad "The Economic Life Assurance Society" following the plates in part 14 (known in only a few copies). FIRST ISSUE of the wrappers, without the imprint at the foot of front wrapper of part 1, and with the FIRST ISSUE TEXT, with the misspelling "pricipal" in part 14, page 115, line 38. In the Advertiser of part 10, Hatton & Cleaver states, "In a few copies seen, p. 13 was misprinted 31." The present copy has this misprint. Part 17 with the Advertiser partly unopened. The plates are very good to fine; the text and wrappers are clean and bright. Laid into part 12 is an autograph note, in pencil by Dickens Bibliographer Thomas Hatton: "M. F. / 12 / f. cover spots - / wants b. cover" in reference to another part 12. Several… Read More
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - 20 Parts in 19 - A NEAR PRIME Set, Having 9 of 11...
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - 20 Parts in 19 - A NEAR PRIME Set, Having 9 of 11 Points Required. ANNOTATED By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton

by Dickens, Charles

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London 1837 [i.e., April 1836-November 1837]: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. [A part-by-part description of this item may be seen on our website, parkhurstrarebooks.com]. First edition in the original monthly parts, 20 parts in 19; original green wrappers. "With forty-three illustrations by Seymour and Phiz" (and Buss); of these 43 plates, 30 are first issue. A NEAR PRIME COPY, lacking just 2 of the 11 points required in Eckel's bibliography "The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens." The two "Eckel" points lacking in the present set are #2 (parts I and II front wraps must carry the words "With Four Illustrations by Seymour.") and #3 (Part III front wrap must carry the words "With Illustrations by R. W. Buss"). The remaining 9 "Eckel" points are all within this set. These 11 points are enumerated below. Octavo, [i-v]vi[vii]viii-ix[x-xi]xii-xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-609[610]. First issue of the vignette title, with "Tony Veller" on sign. This outstanding set has the suppressed Buss plates in part… Read More
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - 20 Parts in 19 - A NEAR PRIME SET, Having 9 of 11...
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club - 20 Parts in 19 - A NEAR PRIME SET, Having 9 of 11 Points Required. ANNOTATED By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton

by Dickens, Charles

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London (April 1836-November 1837): Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Original Wraps. [A more detailed description of this item may be seen on our website, parkhurstrarebooks.com]. First edition in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19, original green wrappers. With 43 illustrations by Seymour, Phiz and Buss; of these 43 plates, 30 are first issue. A NEAR PRIME COPY, lacking just 2 of the 11 points required in Eckel's bibliography "The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens." These 11 points are repeated here, with comments: (1) All [front] covers must bear the date 1836 - they do. (2) Parts I and II front wrap must carry the words "With Four Illustrations By Seymour" - they do not. (3) Part III front wrap must have the words "With Illustrations By R. W. Buss - it does not. (4) Part I must have four plates by Seymour, signed and not re-etched by "Phiz" - it does. (5) Part II must have three plates by Seymour, signed - it does. (6) Part III must have two plates by Buss - it does. (7) Part… Read More
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ATLAS SHRUGGED
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ATLAS SHRUGGED

by Rand, Ayn

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New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition. Fine/Fine. First Printing (stated) in a stunning, first issue dust jacket, with $6.95 on front flap and 10/57 printed on the lower front flap and the Random House name and address on the lower rear flap; short closed tear at foot of rear jacket fold. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. Atlas Shrugged is Ms. Rand's most important work and embodies her philosophy of objectivism. In a 1991 Library of Congress survey, a majority of Americans polled, named Atlas Shrugged as the book that had influenced their lives the most next to the Bible. Internally clean and bright, with no markings of any kind. A beautiful copy.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [Extra-Illustrated and with a Note By Bibliographer...
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby [Extra-Illustrated and with a Note By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton]

by Dickens, Charles

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London (April 1838 - October 1839): Chapman & Hall. FIRST EDITION in the original monthly parts; 20 parts in 19. Octavo, [i-vii]viii-x[xi]xii-xiv[xv]xvi, [1]2-624, with 39 plates by Phiz and the frontis by Maclise. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with Proofs on heavy paper of plates 23 and 24, laid in. Original green printed wrappers; all wrappers are correct and all slips and Advertisers are present, as called for in Hatton & Cleaver. First edition, first issue of the text, with part IV having the misprint "visiter" uncorrected on page 123, line 17 and with part V having the misprint "latter" for "letter" on page 160, line 6 up (1st issue). Plate 29 (in part XV) is in the first state. All plates are very good to fine, which is remarkable for a first edition of this title. So, all parts are complete, having all ads and slips, as called for by Hatton & Cleaver. Part XIX/XX has the quite scarce "Hill's Seal Wafers" ad, with all 5 seals present. Spines are expertly renewed on parts I, III, VII and XIX/XX. Subscriber… Read More
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The Personal History....of David Copperfield....with illustrations By H. K. Browne (In the...
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The Personal History....of David Copperfield....with illustrations By H. K. Browne (In the Original Monthly parts). Annotated By Bibliographer Thomas Hatton and from His Collection

by Dickens, Charles

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London (May 1849 - November 1850): Bradbury and Evans. First Edition. Original Wraps. Annotated by Dickens bibliographer Thomas Hatton on page 15 of the part XIX/XX Advertiser: "D. C. 19/20;" together with an autograph note concerning part XIX/XX: "20 / plates to end of text." ALL wrappers are correct. ALL Advertisers, slips and ads are present and in accord with the Hatton & Cleaver bibliography, with the following exception: part VIII is lacking the scarce Lett's Diary ad and Part XII is lacking the "Visit to the Exhibition...." slip. Twenty (20) monthly parts in 19; octavo, with 40 inserted plates, including the frontis and vignette title. [i-vii]viii[ix]x-xii[xiii]xiv[xv-xvi], [1]2-624. The plates are very good to fine; tissue guards are in place. Most parts have spines expertly renewed. Light soiling to a few wrappers. The text is UNOPENED (therefore unread) in parts VII and X. Subscriber name on front wrap of parts II, VII, VIII and XVIII - bookseller ticket on part IX. Part VII front wrap with… Read More
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The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief....First President of the United States, With...

The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief....First President of the United States, With Atlas [Presented in a Quarter Leather Box, with a Drawer for the atlas]

by Marshall, John

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Philadelphia, 1804-07: C. P. Wayne. First Edition. first printing, five large octavo volumes, with frontis portrait in volume I, with the quarto Atlas, with 10 maps and 22 pages of subscribers names. All uniformly bound in excellent mid-twentieth Century green morocco over marbled boards; marbled end papers; top edges stained red. Atlas with light off-setting to otherwise fine maps, but very good indeed. Internally, quite clean, with very faint owner name on volume IV title page, and light age-toning here and there. Expert corner repair to page 91/92 of volume I, not affecting text. Handsomely presented in a tan leather trimmed box, with a drawer which holds the Atlas. Mounted onto front of box is a portrait of President Washington. Howes M317.
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