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196545016New York: Que Cards Inc 1965. 1st edition thus. Disbound cards in a white and yellow plastic sleeve with a brass snap closure. Fine/Like New. ii 56 pp. disbound. 5" x 3" <br/><br/>Everything you need to know for higher grades! Que Cards, Inc unknown books
196545014New York: Que Cards Inc 1965. 1st edition thus. Disbound cards in a white and yellow plastic sleeve with a brass snap closure. Fine/Like New. ii 56 pp. disbound. 5" x 3" <br/><br/>Everything you need to know for higher grades! Que Cards, Inc unknown books
1911WRCLIT70754New York: Charles Scribners 1911. Gilt plum cloth. Plates and illustrations. Binding a bit shelf worn small patch of color bleed on free endsheet otherwise very good. A dual purpose publisher's sample book with specimen sheets and bindings for these two uniform Scribners editions. A variant with the edition of Dickens dated 1913 is in the Zinman collection catalogue. ZINMAN 397. Charles Scribners hardcover books
40119New York: The University Society Inc n. d. 1st printing ca early 20th C i.e. pre-WWI. Printed beige paper wrappers stapled. General wear & soiling to wrappers which faintly show a horizontal fold-line. Center bifolium detached at lower staple. Very Good. Unpaginated though 8 pages. Illustrated with 7 photographic-style images. Rear wrapper with facsimile Dickens signature. 8" x 5" <br/><br/>A publisher prospectus for this new 30 volume set of Dickens' works wherein this set is noted as having the following special features: "Composite Life of Dickens" drawing on Forster Marzials Ward & others; "Full Introductions" "Critical Comments Arguments" selections from his periodical appearances as well as selections of "Letters Speeches Plays and Poems." The set also contains "a set of twelve new drawings by J. C. Williamson never before published." A rare albeit minor piece of Dickensiana. The University Society Inc unknown books
1988139126Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1988. Original press kit for the 1988 film. Includes twenty-seven page film pamphlet detailing film and production information and star biographies and four black-and-white film still photographs including one featuring Bogdanovich on the set. <br/><br/>Richard Lowe is called for jury duty where he finds his only love Molly Camp on trial for murder so he does some amateur investigating. Theme song sun by the great Johnny Cash. <br/><br/>Set in Florida and shot there on location. <br/><br/>Twenty-seven page film pamphlet corner-stapled printed on rectos. Photos 8 x 10 inches in paper envelope as issued. All materials about Fine housed in original white studio pocketed folder. United Artists unknown books
09022n.p. n.d. London: J. Newman c. 1847. T. Onwhyn. Octavo 8 3/4" x 5 5/8" unbound. Thirty-two of 40 engraved plates from Onwhyn's original drawings. Some are signed in the plate by T. Onwhyn and some are signed by Peter Palette. Very good to fine with light foxing on the portrait of Nicholas Nickleby. <br/><br/> unknown books
18775472.3New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1877. 1st edition thus. Household edition cf. Gimbel D68. INSCRBIED by the illustrator Nast at the top of the frontispiece. Highly decorative green cloth binding wight gilt & black stamping. Some shelfwear with a bit of black discoloration to the top of the front board. Front hinge starting in bottom 3". A VG copy. 383 3 blank pp. Text double column. Illustrated by Thomas Nast & Arthur B. Frost. 10" x 7" <br/><br/>NB. Not in Bolton though he does record Frost's contribution to the Appleton edition. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
1934WRCLIT81985New York: Simon & Schuster 1934. Full vegetable parchment stamped in blind and gilt t.e.g. others rough-trimmed. Some dust marking to edges tanning to endsheet gutters bookplate ghost on front pastedown a few patches of foxing to the boards otherwise very good in moderately shelfworn slipcase. First US edition limited issue. One of 2387 numbered copies printed at the Merrymount Press after a design by D. B. Updike. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1934WRCLIT79490New York: Simon & Schuster 1934. Full vegetable parchment stamped in blind and gilt t.e.g. others rough-trimmed. About fine in slightly rubbed slipcase. First US edition limited issue. One of 2387 numbered copies printed at the Merrymount Press after a design by D. B. Updike. Simon & Schuster unknown books
197227163Barre Massachusetts: Imprint Society 1972. 1st thus. SIGNED by the illustrator. Limited to 1950 cc. Black leather spine with pictorial purple paper-wrapped boards. Slipcase. Book designed by Rauri McLean. A VG copy bpt in a VG slipcase. xviii 2 218 pp. Illustrated by Richard Scollins. Imperial 8vo. <br/><br/> Imprint Society hardcover books
1907239707New York: American Book Co 1907. Hardcover. 399p. ontroduction stories personal copy of dancer artist photographer Stowitts on pastedown end paper damp-affected text block pencil notations in margins throughout by Stowitts lightly-used first edition in brown cloth boards and gilt. Stowitts was born in Nebraska but moved to Los Angeles with his family and attended UC Berkeley. He danced with Anna Pavlova's company and became a well-known photographer and artist who painted a series of nude Olympic athletes. American Book Co hardcover books
282657London Paris New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding/Fair dust jacket. A clean copy. The textblock is somewhat foxed throughout; all edges foxed. Bound in green cloth with pictorial boards. The dustjacket has chips and tears with loss to the top of the rear. near Very Good binding / Fair dust jacket. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd unknown books
18527437.2New York: Cornish Lamport & Co 1852. 1st edition Gimbel H405; VanderPoel B609; Wilkins p 39. Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind professionally rebacked. Pale yellow eps. Spine darkened with slight lean. A solid VG copy. 228 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/>The 'Dickens' contributions come from Household Words though only a portion of one article the second chaper of No. 5 'Bank Note Forgeries' is actually by Dickens. See Wilkins for more information. Cornish Lamport & Co hardcover books
1890122094London: Frank T. Sabin 1890-1891. First edition in book form of the most sumptuous presentation of Kitton's collection of Dickens portraits and illustrations which first appeared in serialized parts between 1889-1890. Folio two volumes bound in full buckram with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt containing 31 engraved portraits 30 engraved remarque plates 78 illustrations in the text and 67 'Additional Illustrations'. In very good condition. Frederick Kitton was one of the founders of the Dickens Fellowship and organized a celebrated exhibition of his works in 1903. His library was purchased from his widow by subscription with the aim of establishing a national Dickens library. It was transferred to Dickens House in Doughty street in 1926. Frank T. Sabin hardcover books
1924131769New York: Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press 1924. First Edition. First Edition. 16mo. sextodecimo. Copy belonging to Scofield Thayer notable poet publisher and art collector with his bookplate on the front pastedown. Thayer was publisher and editor of the American literary political and art magazine "The Dial" from 1920 to 1929 his health deteriorating and the magazine eventually folding. The magazine published several notable authors including E. E. Cummings T. S. Eliot Sherwood Anderson and Ezra Pound. <br/><br/>Contains "Inspector Bucket" by Charles Dickens "Sergeant Cuff" by Wilkie Collins and "Monsieur Lecoq Master-Mind" by Emile Gaboriau. The second volume in the "Great Detective Stories" series comprised of three volumes. The series is uncommon and to find editions in dust jackets is exceedingly difficult. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. Jacket spine and folds faded with light rubbing and a few small closed tears and a tiny chip. Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press unknown books
19951491New York: Modern Library 1995. First Modern Library edition of Dickens' classic work with an introduction by John Irving. Octavo original cloth. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Light staining to the page edges in a very good dust jacket. In Irving's introduction he states "It was Dicken's 'fullness of heart' that caused Thackeray to praise A Christmas Carol to the skies. "Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this" Thackeray wrote. 'It seems to be a National benefit and to every man or woman who reads it a personal kindness." Modern Library hardcover books
1842123046Paris: L. Curmer 1842. First edition of this collection which Carteret considers to be one of the most important illustrated books of the 19th century. Octavo elaborately bound in full red morocco with elaborate gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands elaborate gilt ruling and stamping to the front and rear panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles elaborately decorated green morocco doublures hand-stitched patterned endpapers all edges gilt with intricate botanical carvings illustrated with eleven frontispiece titles by Trimolet Charles Jacque Penguilly etc. and numerous vignettes throughout the text. In fine condition. Rare and desirable. "This collection of ten short narratives mostly Gothic or exotic from the literatures of several countries is one of the most charming books of the Romantic period" Ray. L. Curmer unknown books
1838643.4London: Richard Bentley 1838. 1st edition 1st issue Eckel p. 140. Original publisher's later-issue brown cloth with elaborate gilt stamping to spine professionally recased. Gilt bright. A solid Very Good set. 2 volumes. Frontis & 12 plates by Cruikshank. 8vo. <br/><br/> Richard Bentley hardcover books
183816003.1New York: William H. Colyer 1838. 2nd US edition 2nd state Conningham 3297; Gimbel B66; Vander Poel B6021. Original paper wrapped boards with red linen cloth spine & printed paper spine label modern reproduction. Abt VG joint cloth starting/2 contemporary po signatures/usual light foxing/faint whiff of tobacco. x 25 - 232 pp. Frontis of Grimaldi lithographed by 'N. Currier'. 12mo. Bound in 6s. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/>A scarce Dickens item as well as an early Currier item who opened his own establishment only 3 years prior 1835. William H. Colyer hardcover books
19122715.3London: Chapman & Hall 1912. 1st US edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG sq & tight/sp sunned/pos on ffep. 280 pp including Index. Illustrated. Thick 8vo. <br/><br/>As most know Forster was Dickens' closest confidant. Chapman & Hall hardcover books
18484154.1London: Bradbury & Evans 1848. 1st edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering/decorations. AEG. Abt VG sp sunned/slt cocked/contemporary bpt of James Ballantyne/rear jt starting at bottom portion. 704 pp. Frontis. 8vo. <br/><br/>Forster dedicated this work to Charles Dickens. Bradbury & Evans hardcover books
200642600New York: Grolier Club 2006. 1st edition. Limited to 525 cc. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. F/F. 110 pp including Index. Illustrated. 8vo. <br/><br/> Grolier Club hardcover books
197049391Buffalo: State University of New York 1970. 1st Printing. Pale green & blue paper covers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Nr Fine. 4 i 1 26 pp. 8vo. 8-7/16" x 5-3/8" <br/><br/>"This catalogue is issued in connection with the Dickens Centennary Exhibit in the Lockwood Library State University of New York at Buffalo." State University of New York unknown books
190711689.2London: The Dickens Fellowship 1907. 1st printing NCBEL III 787. Green printed wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Wrappers quite worn with a large piece reattached with tape to back side to front panel lower left. Good only. 116 pp. 10 illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/>Exhibition held to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Completion of the 'Pickwick Papers'. The Dickens Fellowship unknown books
19701099.5London: Victoria & Albert Museum 1970. 1st edition. Original laminated orange wrappers. VG avg wear/covers starting to delaminate along spine. 121 pages of text double column. Illustrated with b&w plates at rear. 4to. 10-7/8" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/> Victoria & Albert Museum unknown books
