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elala5752np: 1786. First Edition of the German Translation The present pamphlet concerns Cagliostro’s prosecution for participation in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace that involved Marie Antoinette and the Prince Louis de Rohan. He was acquitted of the charge after a nine-month imprisonment in the Bastille and banished from France by order of Louis XVI. The infamous impostor self-proclaimed psychic healer alchemist soothsayer and founder of Egyptian freemasonry was betrayed to the Inquisition and arrested in 1789 for attempting to establish a Masonic lodge in Rome. Cagliostro was originally sentenced to death but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment at the Forte de San Leo where he died in 1795. small 8vo. pp. 210. original wrs. faint dampstaining. elala5752 np: 1786 unknown
1954010392Garden City: Doubleday 1954 Beige cloth pictorially stamped in three colors light cover soil and mild bumping to spine ends; color pictorial dust jacket with wear to edges and folds overall darkened original price intact $5.00. A large and lovely profusely illustrated collection of nursery rhymes. De Angeli's work appears as delicate line art textual color artwork and full page color plates. Quite a lavish production. "De Angeli's work reflects the mood and heart of childhood in the cherubic faces of her characters and will undoubtedly continue to do so for some time." Peterson & Solt pg 303. Uncommon especially signed. Caldecott Honor. Signed by Illustrator. Stated First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/Good. Illus. by Marguerite De Angeli. Folio. Doubleday hardcover
1888009536London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1888 48 pgs. Grey-green cloth pictorially stamped in red ink cloth rubbed gift inscription thumbing to pages 2 pin holes through a number of pages. A facsimile of Doyle's 1842 manuscript which was sold at auction by Christie's and eventually published by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1888. Each page contains hand-lettered text and color artwork reproduced from Doyle's manuscript. Scarce. Osborne pg 29. . Pictorial Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard Doyle. 4to. Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover
1950000576New York: Limited Editions Club 1950 41 pgs. #1283/1500. Signed By Edmund Dulac. Maroon cloth with inlaid brass cockerel lt. oxidization prev. owner's name lt. fox near gutter of front ep Maroon chemise with stamped cockerel design sp. faded. Maroon slipcase with fading at edges and wear to bottom flap. Illustrated and decorated by Dulac his first work for the Limited Edition Club. First Limited Edition. Very Good. Limited Editions Club hardcover
1840008542Finsbury London: A. Park 47 Leonard Street 1840 Circa 1840 publisher was at this address from 1835-1863. 7 x 4 inches 18 x 12 cm . Pictorial blue paper wraps with some wear and corner creasing amazingly clean but with some offsetting. 8 leaves containing an abbreviated version of the familiar humorous verse about Mother Hubbard and her talented dog with equally amusing engravings colored by hand as issued. . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Archibald Alexander Park Engraver. 12mo. Chap Book. A. Park, 47 Leonard Street paperback
1773045263Parma: Stamperia Reale 1773. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full navy cloth bearing gilt Harvard University stamp on spine bookplate on pasted endpaper and library stamp on first page. Some discoloration to spine where sticker was removed minor wear to corners extra engraved titlee dedication to Duke Ferdninand I and Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria. Interior bright with limited foxing to some pagesand vignette illustrations. Overall an attractive book of verse. 18 137 1pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Poetry. Inventory No: 045263. Stamperia Reale hardcover
1958158445Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Draft script for the 89th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology televison series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name on the title page in manuscript ink and his annotations throughout.<br /> <br /> Embittered after being fired by his brother-in-law a man takes out his anger on his wife by not allowing her to adopt a child. The episode originally aired on February 4 1958 on NBC. <br /> <br /> Housed in a brown card folder with a label noting the script title affixed to the front. Self wrappers. Title page present undated noted as production No. 4710 with credit for screenwriter Anthony Spinner. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered 81. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
193110417Le Havre France: Les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand. Good. 1931. Soft Cover. Le Livre d'or du sous-marin Diane construit par les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand / built by the Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand. ; Unpaginated 16 pages. Illustrations by the author. Text in French. Published in a limited edition of 110 copies. This is number 73. Printed in Cherbourg by P. Jacquot 1931. ; Pages are clean but slightly age-toned with mild foxing. Wraps show wear with a few creases and a minor tear to fore edge on front otherwise in Very Good condition. Very Scarce. ; 16mo . Les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand paperback
193610416Le Havre France: Les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand. Very Good. 1936. Soft Cover. Souvenir du lancement du mouilleur de mines "Gryf" construit par les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand pour la Marine Polonaise / built by the Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand for the Polish Navy. Le Havre Dimanche 29 novembre 1936. ; Unpaginated 12 pages including covers. Illustrations by the author. Text in French. Published in a limited edition of 500 copies. This is number 270. Printed in Cherbourg by P. Jacquot 1936. ; Tight and clean with very light wear to wraps with some age-toning to pages otherwise in Near Fine condition. Very Scarce. ; 16mo . Les Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand paperback
196469809San Francisco: Book Club of California 1964. First edition. One of 450 copies designed and printed by Mallette Dean. Illustrated and with twelve pages of Carries journal printed in facsimile. Publisher's quarter tan linen over patterned boards printed paper spine label plaind dust jacket. An excellent copy.Carrie Le Conte was the daughter of Jospeh Le Conte and accompanied him and his students on their famous trip to the Yosemite in 1878. Carrie kept her own journal and it is from this that this book was formed the journals themselves are at the Bancroft Library. As opposed to her father's famous memoir of this trip 'Ramblings in the High Sierra' Carrie Le Conte's memoirs are those of Yosemite as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. Included are three copies of the prospectus and a postcard invitation to see the exhibition of the Yosemite material of Francis Farquhar being put on by the Book Club to commemorate the book's publicationLaid in is an original portrait studio photograph of Carrie Le Conte imprint of 'Webster Oakland'. It is not dated but she appears to be very young indeed. Book Club of California hardcover
193827914Kingswood Surrey: The World's Work 1913 Ltd. 1938. Text paper tanned but supple small separation of front cover from spine at upper left edge slight wear to spine ends a nearly fine to fine copy. 27914. Octavo single issue cover art by W. J. Roberts pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Britain's first adult oriented science fiction magazine at first publishing solely original material from British authors and reprints from U.S. magazines and later adding new material from American authors. "Tales of Wonder was a lively entertaining and enjoyable magazine." Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazine pp. 652-654. The magazine had to cease publication due to wartime paper restrictions after sixteen issues. Includes Edmond Hamilton Francis Flagg Stanton A. Coblentz and others. Also includes a science article by Arthur C. Clarke "Man's Empire of Tomorrow" his first professional appearance. The World's Work (1913) Ltd. unknown
193232059Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1932. Text paper tanned but supple mild edge wear tiny chip to upper right corner crease to lower right front cover separation from spine at lower left mild darkening to spine a very good copy. 32059. Octavo single issue cover art by C. C. Senf pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Clark Ashton Smith "The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis" Hugh B. Cave His first story in WTs Edmond Hamilton Robert E. Howard "The Horror From the Mound" Mary Shelley "Frankenstein" reprint and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193632037Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1936. Text paper mildly tanned but supple mild rubbing along edges slight wear at spine ends a very good or better copy. 32037. Octavo single issue cover art by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Robert E. Howard "Black Canaan" - a voodoo story August Derleth Jack Williamson Robert Bloch and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193232060Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1932. Text paper tanned but supple mild edge wear light wear to spine panel with minor loss at spine ends small abrasion to front panel a very good copy. 32060. Octavo single issue cover art by J. Allen St. John pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Seabury Quinn Clark Ashton Smith Grey La Spina August Derleth and Mark Schorer Frank Belknap Long Hugh B. Cave and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193232245Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1932. Mild tanning to text paper supple clear tape to spine a nearly fine copy. 32245. Octavo single issue cover art by C. C. Senf pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Robert E. Howard "The Thing on the Roof" Frank Belknap Long Donald Wandrei and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193232244Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1932. Slight tanning to text paper supple clear tape to spine crease to upper right a nearly fine copy. 32244. Octavo single issue cover art by C. C. Senf pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by August Derleth Frank Belknap Long Clark Ashton Smith G. G. Pedarves Carl Jacobi his second published story and first for WTs Donald Wandrei and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193932817New York NY: Weird Tales 1939. First edition. Mild tanning to text paper first half of text paper at upper edge with small punch out or perhaps wormhole cover and spine bright a nearly fine copy. 32817. Octavo single issue cover art by Virgil Finlay pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by H. P. Lovecraft "Cool Air" August Derleth and Mark Schorer Seabury Quinn Clark Ashton Smith E. Hoffman Price H. Warner Munn and others. <br /> Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Weird Tales unknown
192732254Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1927. Text paper tanned and supple cover creasing and some edge tears a bit of loss to lower right overhand a good to very good copy. 32254. Octavo single issue cover art by C. C. Senf pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Ray Cummings Seabury Quinn Marc R. Schorer and August Derleth Oscar Schisgall Robert E. Howard verse and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193232249Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1932. Tanning to text paper supple small split at upper left corner at spine edge spotting and soiling left edge slight fade to spine a very good copy. 32249. Octavo single issue cover art by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Clark Ashton Smith Hugh Cave Jack Williamson Edmond Hamilton August W. Derleth and Mark Schorer and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
192932261Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1929. Slight tanning to text paper bottom edge trimmed trim and ragged loss to other edges with several tiny chips closed tear with creasing to upper front panel vertical crease to cover some loss at spine ends and fade to spine a good copy. 32261. Octavo single issue cover art by C. C. Senf. pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Seabury Quinn Donald Wandrei August Derleth Robert E. Howard "Skulls in the Stars" - Solomon Kane H. P. Lovecraft "The Silver Key" - Randolph Carter and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193732274Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1937. Text paper tanned but supple spine completely faded to yellow a very good to nearly fine copy. 32274. Octavo single issue cover art by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Dorothy Quick Robert Bloch G. G. Pendarves Edmond Hamilton Manly Wade Wellman and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193832284Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1938. Mild tanning to text paper spine mostly faded a very good to nearly fine copy. 32284. Octavo single issue cover art by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Algernon Blackwood Robert E. Howard and Frank T. Torbett "A Thunder of Trumpets" Robert Bloch Manly Wade Wellman and Gertrude Gordon H. P. Lovecraft verse and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193032265Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1930. Mild tanning to text paper tiny tears to yapp edges slight loss at lower right corner rubbing and splits to spine edges closed tear at upper right front corner with repair a very good or better copy. 32265. Octavo cover by Hugh Rankin pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Seabury Quinn August Derleth Edmond Hamilton Paul Ernst and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
193732275Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1937. Text paper tanned but supple mild edge wear with several tiny tears slight wear to lower spine a very good to nearly fine copy. 32275. Octavo single issue cover art by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Jack Williamson Henry Kuttner August Derleth Hazel Heald "The Horror in the Burying Ground" - with an uncredited H. P. Lovecraft and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
192627647Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1926. Text paper tanned but supple light edge wear orange inked touch ups to edges and spine spine shows some wear and chipping with clear tape over. A good copy. 27647. Octavo single issue cover art by C. Barker Petrie Jr. pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes stories by Greye La Spina Seabury Quinn August Derleth Edmond Hamilton Eli Colter and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 727-736. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown