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1861WRCLIT74457Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Son 1861. viii1591pp. Small octavo. Gilt cream cloth. Some light spots and handsoiling to cloth but a very good copy. First edition of this anonymously published collection the painter's first collection of two. This copy is in the second state of the binding with the gilt ornament in the lower right fore-corner of the upper board. Inscribed most likely by one of the author's several sons nine years after his father's death: "To J.G.F. from R.N.P. 1910" NCBEL III:546. William Blackwood & Son hardcover books
134183N.P. N.D. Probably the later edition by Nimmo but can't verify. Reading copy. Ex-library with stamp on dedication page. Plates NOT stamped mild foxing on some larger spot on platge 8 much age toning on first and last plate. Page edges fragile with some chipping. Oblong text block with binding missing. 27 leaves 12 line drawing illustrations plus frontis all in cream paper envelope within stiff brown paper portfolio. Oversize. Drawings to illustrate excerpts of Prometheus Unbound a lyrical drama by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Includes a very enthusiastic dedication to "Mrs. Percy Bysshe Shelley." N.P. unknown books
1913S10062London:: Macmillan 1913. 1913. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. x 217 pp. Maroon cloth gilt-stamped spine title; extremities lightly rubbed. Ownership signature of Thomas B. Futcher MD. Very good. Macmillan, 1913. hardcover books
199254323London: Quartet Books 1992. Hardcover. 176p. very good first UK edition in boards and unclipped dj. Novel set in a gay bar The Vagabond which really exists in Paris. Quartet Books hardcover books
199214406London: Quartet Books 1992. 1st English. Red cloth binding with gold spine lettering. White dust jacket. F/F. 176 pp. Sm 8vo. <br/><br/> Quartet Books hardcover books
1968118846London New York Sydney Toronto: Odhams Books 1968. Octavo illustrations by Rowel Friers boards. First edition. Signed by Palmer and Lloyd. The authors' third collection of ghost stories based on British supernatural legends and folklore. For those readers as the rear jacket flap tells us who "like ghosts who are not too chilling" i.e. the young adult market. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with light scratch to rear panel. #118846 Odhams Books unknown books
19681335895London New York Sydney: Odhams Book 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; pp 144; purple spine with white and purple text; dust jacket has some soiling to exterior; slightly rubbed edges; creased front flap; small sticker to front flap; cloth shows slight sunning to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges slight toning; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated. 1335895. FP New Rockville Stock. Odhams Book hardcover books
1963WRCLIT73312New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1963. Decorated wrappers. Frontispiece. Illustrations by Howard Goodrich. Wrapper lightly sunned at spine a few faint smudges to rear wrapper else fine. First edition. 360 copies were set aside by the publishers as Monograph 74 for distribution by the Typophiles; this copy retains a "Season's Greetings 1963 " card signed by Ella Oelrich. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
1966WRCLIT73308New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1966. Decorated wrappers. Illustrations by Ursula Suess. Introductory note by Oakley. Short internally mended snag at toe of wrapper spine otherwise very good or better. First edition 360 copies were set aside s as Monograph 83 for distribution by the Typophiles; this copy retains an OUP "Season's Greetings ." card signed by Ella Oelrich. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
1961WRCLIT73302New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1961. 32pp. Printed wrapper. Engravings by Aldren Watson. Wrapper faintly worn else fine. First edition. 360 copies were set aside by the publishers as Monograph 69 for distribution by the Typophiles; this copy retains a "Season's Greetings . 1961" card signed by Anne Zuigone and Ella Oelrich. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
1964WRCLIT73309New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1964. Decorated wrappers. Frontispiece. Wood engravings by Bernard Brussel-Smith. Wrapper lightly sunned at spine else fine. First edition. 360 copies were set aside by the publishers as Monograph 74 for distribution by the Typophiles; this copy retains a "Season's Greetings 1964" card signed by Ella Oelrich. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
1965WRCLIT73313New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1965. Decorated die-cut wrappers. Frontispiece. Linoleum prints by Erwin Schachner. First edition in this format including 360 copies set aside by the publishers as Monograph 79 for distribution by the Typophiles. Laid in OUP gift slip signed by a staff member. Wrapper lightly sunned at spine else fine. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
1960WRCLIT73304New York: Oxford Univ. Press 1960. 422pp. Printed wrappers. Frontispiece. Reproductions of Bible pages from the Pierpont Morgan Library. First edition in this format including 360 copies set aside by the publishers as Monograph 62 for distribution by the Typophiles. With a presentation card from OUP signed by two staff members laid in. Wrapper lightly worn else fine. Oxford Univ. Press unknown books
174056667Paris: Chez la Veuve Estienne rue S. Jacques à la Vertu 1740. Seconde édition. Copper engraved frontispiece and 24 plates by J. P. le Bas on Greek and Egyptian mythological and symbolic themes all in vol. I. Pp. xxxvii 2 list of plates and explanation of frontispiece 1 corrigenda 518; 4 496. 2 vols. 12mo. Contemporary mottled French calf. Occasional offsetting to plates. Fine. Seconde édition. Copper engraved frontispiece and 24 plates by J. P. le Bas on Greek and Egyptian mythological and symbolic themes all in vol. I. Pp. xxxvii 2 list of plates and explanation of frontispiece 1 corrigenda 518; 4 496. 2 vols. 12mo. Noel Antoine Pluche 1688-1761 was director of the College of Reims until suspected of opposition to the papal bull 'Unigenitus' 1713 when he was obliged to resign. He wrote the enormously popular Le spectacle de la nature 1732 and is widely known as a popularizer of science. "In the Histoire Pluche restated his opposition to the cosmologies proposed by the physicists . He also attempted to demonstrate that monotheism preceded polytheism" DSB. "Ouvrage utile à toute personne s'occupant de l'occulte; on y trouve des renseignements précieux. Il est ainsi divisé: le zodiaque l'écriture symbolique les céremonies symboliques la théogonie la divination les principes d'alchimie" Caillet.<br/>A curious and fascinating study of mythology symbol and the occult in a very pretty contemporary binding. Cioranescu XVIIIe siecle 50659; Barbier 2916; Caillet 8756 Chez la Veuve Estienne, rue S. Jacques à la Vertu unknown books
1957235639Polygraphic Company of America Inc 1957. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Previous owner's name age written in space provided. Save for previous owner's name this copy appears to be unused; in original box. Small closed tear on top edge of box. Booklet has some pop ups and paint brush and colors. Metal spiral binding at spine. Illustrated paper covers. ; Booklet in Box. Very Good binding. Polygraphic Company of America, Inc unknown books
1993192992Llewellyn Publications 1993-01-01. Paperback. Good. Clean has a good binding. A few pages have some underlining and/or margin markings. Light edgewear. TP HS Llewellyn Publications paperback books
1956138484Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1956. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1956 film. "Quebec Bureau de censure du cinema" rubber stamp on the top leaf. Notation in holograph pencil on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Morey Bernstein's 1956 book. Ruth Simmons Wright is hypnotized by Morey Hayward subsequently revealing that she was previously Bridey Murphy an Irish woman who lived in Cork in the 19th century and has been reincarnated. <br/><br/>40.5 x 79.5 two leaves folded. Light toning and a several small tears else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Lentz p. 1496. Paramount Pictures unknown books
18471267London: Longman & Company 1847. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Superbly bound in full black impressed morocco binding over beveled boards by Hayday. 31 chromolithographed full-page illustrations chromo title page text borders and initials all by Noel Humphreys. A monumental production of this most notable and sought-after early Victorian landmark in book binding and color production. A fne copy with almost no signs of wear seldom seen in this condition. <br/><br/> Longman & Company hardcover books
1977181008Williamsburg Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1977. Hardcover. VG/G dj has wear corners slightly bumped. Inscription to owner on flyleaf. Pages clean and tight. Glossy pictorial dj; grey cloth covers. xii 125 pages 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations some color. Vol 2 of Colonial Williamsburg occasional papers in archaeology. Contents: Introduction -- The Tiles -- Pharmaceutical Pots and Jars -- The Hollow Wares -- The Chargers Dishes Plates and Saucers -- The Kiln Furniture -- Figures I-XVIII Representative Examples from St. Olave's Parish Sites -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Distribution of Kiln Waste -- Appendix II: Norwich and Aldgate: The Pickle Herring Precursors -- Figure XIX -- Bibliography -- Index. Includes bibliographical references pages 119-121 and index. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hardcover books
1937261171London: Ivor Nicholson & Watson 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. Binding sound though very slightly cocked; light edgewear to extremities. Lacking rear endpaper. No markings in text. Very Good binding / no dust jacket. Ivor Nicholson & Watson unknown books
198511942Lausanne Switzerland: Edita 1985. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of the 1985 1st English language edition. Tight and Fine in a bright Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto beautiful color plates thruout. <br/><br/> Edita hardcover books
1979290599Sussex England: Chichester Phillimore 1979. First Edition. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. A clean tight copy with no marks of any kind. With photographs and genealogical tables. The dust jacket has a ghost imprint of an old sticker on the front cover is not price clipped and is protected in a new mylar cover. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket. Chichester Phillimore unknown books
1974147546N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for the 1974 production of two 1966 plays. With a handwritten label to the front wrapper noting the production title "Coward in Two Keys" written in holograph ink on a piece of masking tape that has been placed over the original title "A Song at Twilight." <br/><br/>Laid in with the script are five photographs of actors Anne Baxter Thom Christopher Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy as well as a small handwritten note regarding the play's billing.<br/><br/>Two plays from legendary playwright Noel Coward's 1966 "Suite in Three Keys" trilogy which were staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on February 28 1974. In "Come Into the Garden Maud" an American millionaire seeks freedom from his controlling wife while in "A Song at Twilight" an aging writer is forced out of the closet by his former mistress.<br/><br/>The trilogy which included the play "Shadows of the Evening" was originally staged at the Queen's Theatre in London in 1966 and was the penultimate production Coward would write for the stage.<br/><br/>Set in Switzerland.<br/><br/>Blue titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Lacking title page presumably as issued. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-39. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1973142419New York: Wroderick Productions 1973. Draft script for a 1973 Roderick Cook adaptation of the 1929 Noel Coward musical likely written after Cook's 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" <br/><br/>A three act operetta in which a wealthy young woman elopes with her music teacher. Coward's original script was basis for the 1933 film directed by Herbert Wilcox and the 1940 film directed by WS Van Dyke. The Van Dyke film was so disliked by Coward that he vowed to never let Hollywood adapt one of his works again. <br/><br/>Adaptation writer/actor Roderick Cook worked extensively with Coward's material his best-known work being a highly well-received 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" While it is believed that Cook's adaptation of "Bitter Sweet" was never performed professionally and the material in this script was not utilized in "Oh Coward!" it was likely written after Cook's considerable success with the review encouraged him to take another look at Coward's oeuvre. <br/><br/>Set in London and Vienna. <br/><br/>Pink titled wrappers with credits for playwright Noel Coward and adaptation writer Roderick Cook. Title page present dated September 1973 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Coward and adaptation writer Cole. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered III-1-18. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Wroderick Productions unknown books
19348814London: William Heinemann Ltd 1934. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. A crisp clean copy of the 1934 1st edition. Solid and VG in a bright price-intact Near Fine dustjacket with virtually no chipping to the panel edges. Handsome bookplate at the front free endpaper of Edward M. Crane prominent publisher whose papers are now held at Special Collections at the Princeton University Library and president of Van Nostrand Co. 12mo 105 pgs. <br/><br/> William Heinemann Ltd hardcover books
