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An Evening of Robert Frost

FROST, Robert · 1946

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

1946. (FROST Robert). BREAD LOAF LITTLE THEATRE. AN EVENING OF ROBERT FROST. Friday, August 2, 1946. The Playbill. [Middlebury, VT:] Bread Loaf Little Theatre, 1946. A single sheet, printed to both sides on buff paper, folded once to form a 4 pp. pamphlet which measures 8 7/16...

Hoosier School Master

EGGLESTON, Edward · 1871

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

1871. EGGLESTON, Edward. HOOSIER SCHOOL-MASTER. New York: Orange Judd and Company, 1871. Second printing (as distinguished by BAL). Illustrations by Frank Beard. 8vo. terra cotta cloth; gilt lettering and decoration at spine. Ex library. Title page detached but present, bearin...

Our Getaway

FROST, Robert · 1946

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

1946. (FROST, Robert). OUR GETAWAY. p. 9. The New Hampshire Troubadour, Volume 16, Number 8. ("Robert Frost Issue," November, 1946). First appearance of this poem; it was printed in book form a year later in Steeple Bush (1947) with the title "Why Wait for Science." 32 pp. Ill...

Johnny Pye and the Fool Killer

BENET, STEPHEN VINCENT · 1938

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

1938. BENET, Stephen Vincent. JOHNNY PYE AND THE FOOL KILLER. Weston, Vt.: The Countryman Press, 1938. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies signed by both author and artist. Illustrated with drawings by Charles Child. 78 pp. 8vo. blue cloth printed in gilt to spine. Belly ba...

Signet

SANTAYANA, GEORGE · 1963

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

1963. SANTAYANA, George. SIGNET. [Cambridge, MA]: The Signet Society, 1963. 1/2000 copies. Issued to mark the centenary of Santayana's birth, facsimile of ms. of his poem to the Signet. Blue printed wrappers. Bookplate, with slight rippling, to verso of front wrap. Gentle bump...

Library of Congress: Rare Books and Special Collections

BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS · 1992

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1992. [BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS]. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: Rare Books and Special Collections. An Illustrated Guide. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1992. Oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. Fine. .

Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

JOHNSON, Samuel · 1824

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

1824. (JOHNSON, Samuel). THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; a Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons..a New Edition. Copious Notes and Biographical ...

Pictures and Portraits of the Life and Land of Robert Burns

BURNS, Robert · 1838

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

1838. (BURNS, Robert). PICTURES & PORTRAITS OF THE LIFE AND LAND OF ROBERT BURNS. London: George Virtue, 1838. Two volumes. 4to. green morocco, lettered and decorated in gilt; a.e.g.; illustrated with numerous steel engravings. As is; the boards are detached, chipped, and worn...

Familiar Tree

STALLWORTHY, John · 1978

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

1978. STALLWORTHY, John. A FAMILIAR TREE. With Drawings by David Gentleman. New York: Oxford University Press, (1978). 8vo. review copy. 8vo. green cloth. Fine, in a dust jacket with faint sun to edges. Publisher's solicitation laid in. .

Genre Satirique Dans la Peinture Flamande

MAETERLINCK, L. · 1907

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

1907. MAETERLINCK, L. LE GENRE SATIRIQUE DANS LA PEINTURE FLAMANDE. Deuxieme Edition, revue, corrigee et considerablment augmentee. Bruxelles: Librarie Nationale D'Art et D'Histoire, G. Van Oest & Cie. 1907. Large 8vo. blue cloth (New York, E. Weyhe) with original wraps bound ...

Moise and the World of Reason

WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE · 1975

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1975. WILLIAMS, Tennessee. MOISE AND THE WORLD OF REASON. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1975). First edition. 8vo. boards. Just slightly cocked. Near fine, else, in a dust jacket creased at the front flap. .

Bread without Sugar

STERN, Gerald · 1992

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1992. STERN, Gerald. BREAD WITHOUT SUGAR. New York: (W. W. Norton & Company, 1992). Advance, uncorrected proof, with publisher's material laid-in. 104 pp. 8vo. light blue paper wrappers. Despite some very light soiling and one small crease to paper wrappers, this copy is a ver...

Masssacres of the Mountains

DUNN, J.P. · 1886

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1886. DUNN, J.P. MASSSACRES OF THE MOUNTAINS. A History of the Indian Wars of the Far West. Illustrated. First edition. Ex-library, with the usual marks; ink stamp to title page. 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" gouge to lower half of front board, with smaller gouge to top edge. Slightly skewe...

Memorable Paris Houses

HARRISON, Wilmot · 1893

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1893. HARRISON, Wilmot. MEMORABLE PARIS HOUSES. With Illustrative Critical and Anecdotal Notices. London: Sampson, Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. 1893. First edition. 8vo. green cloth, decorated ingilt. Ex-library, with the usual markings, perforated stamp to title page. Soil, slight...

Jesus and the Judaism of His Time

Zeitlin, Irving M. · 1988

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

1988. Zeitlin, Irving M. Jesus and the Judaism of His Time. New York: Polity Press.(1988). Very Good in dj. History. Religion. .

Diplomatic Correspondence with Belligerent Governments

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS · 1915

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1915. (GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS). Department of State. DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH BELLIGERENT GOVERNMENTS RELATING TO NEUTRAL RIGHTS AND COMMERCE. (In three volumes). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1915, 196. Oblong 4to. paperback wrappers, laid into cardboard wra...

Fire Lands Pioneer

FIRE LANDS PIONEER · 1867

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

1867. (FIRE LANDS PIONEER). THE FIRE LANDS PIONEER. Volume VIII, June 1867, Vol. IX, June 1868, Vol. X, June 1870. Published by the Fire Lands Historical Society. Sandusky, OH: Register Steam Printing Establishment, 1867, 1868, 1870. Three issues in 8vo. marbled-paper-covered ...

List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS RECORDS · 1885

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1885. (MASSACHUSETTS RECORDS). LIST OF PERSONS WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED IN MASSACHUSETTS, 1780-1883. Collated and Published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, under Authority of Chapter 249 of the Acts of the Year 1884. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. 1885. 8vo. b...

Journal

BUTLER, Franes Anne · 1835

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1835. BUTLER, Franes Anne. JOURNAL. In Two Volumes. London: John Murray, 1835. 8vo. 3/4 red leather, marbled paper-covered boards. As is; with some soil, rubbing, edgewear to boards, one front board detached but present. Bookplates. Some leaves carelessly opened. .

Bryozoa of the Philppine Region

CANU, Ferdinand · 1929

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

1929. CANU, Ferdinand. BRYOZOA OF THE PHILPPINE REGION. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum, Bulletin 100, Vol. 9. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1929. 8vo. printed wrppers. Moderate soiling, ink to wraps, edgewear, discard stamp to verso of front wr...