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188021450London: Printed for Private Distribution 1880. Number 10 of the 50 printed for American distribution from an private issue edition of 100 copies. Engraved frontispiece marked "Proof" title vignette folding pedigree illustrations in text. 1 vols. 4to. Contemporary half green morocco original wrappers bound in. Some rubbing original wrappers and adjacent leaves spotted and browned else a good copy from the library of Henry Cabot Lodge. Number 10 of the 50 printed for American distribution from an private issue edition of 100 copies. Engraved frontispiece marked "Proof" title vignette folding pedigree illustrations in text. 1 vols. 4to. Printed for Private Distribution unknown books
188021233London: Reeves and Turner 1880. First edition. Frontispiece portrait large folding Shelley Pedigree. 1 vols. 8vo. Volume One only. Original blue cloth decorated and lettered in gilt mostly unopened. Spine and edges darkened some browning of endpapers signature and bookplate of Robert Barlow Gardiner 1885. First edition. Frontispiece portrait large folding Shelley Pedigree. 1 vols. 8vo. Presentation copy. Inscribed on the endpaper "Mary Courthope with H. Buxton Forman's love 29 August 1880". Granniss p. 94 Reeves and Turner unknown books
192630013New York: For Carl Pforzheimer and His Friends by the Pynson Press 1926. One of 155 numbered copies this being number 131. 1 vols. 4to. Patterned cloth. Fine in slipcase in original glassine. One of 155 numbered copies this being number 131. 1 vols. 4to. Scarce. [For Carl Pforzheimer and His Friends by the Pynson Press] unknown books
1847Embry 167867Edward Moxon 1847. Small green stain to lower leading edge of first few page in volume one minor cosmetic touch-up overall a fine and handsome set. One half green calf by Bayntun spine compartments with decorative rectangular surrounds and red title and volume labels. Edward Moxon, 1847. unknown books
19096295<p>First edition. Thin octavo. Introduction by George Wyndham. Notes by Wilfred Meynell. Title page printed in red and black 1 facsimile. Index. 91 pages. Full gilt stamped Japan vellum t.e.g. uncut. Very good. Enclosed in a tan cloth chemise within a gilt stamped tan morocco over matching cloth slipcase. Printed at the Arden Press.</p> Burns & Oates hardcover books
1962152339N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film showing actors Claire Bloom Glynis Johns Shelley Winters and Jane Fonda. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on the 1960 novel by Irving Wallace in turn loosely based on the Kinsey Reports following four women who agree to participate in an anonymous survey about their sexual behaviors beliefs and interests.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned and worn to the corners. N.p. unknown books
195531184London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1955. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1955. Introduction by Phyllis Harnoll Engravings by Cecil Keeling. Numerous b/w engraving. 131 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo size. Black embossed cloth over red marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Extremities slightly bumped and rubbed; corners worn. Very slight scattered foxing and soiling only to endpapers. Else quite good; clean and bright binding tight. Very good-/No dust jacket. Oversized - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
18201262131Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1820. first edition. Quarto in green and black hardcovers; VG; moderate soiling or shelf wear; beautiful illustrated end pages in black and white; paper text and color illustrations clean with minimal fading; pp. 127; shelved in Case # 14; DC consignment. 1262131. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. J.B. Lippincott unknown books
19228006London: Richard Cobden-Sanderson 1922. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Some rubbing. First Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. T.J. Cobden-Sanderson's Copy. Inscribed: "T.J. Cobden-Sanderson" and then in pencil "S. Fell from" Cobden's signature appears here. Richard Cobden-Sanderson unknown books
08602London 1930: John Hamilton Ltd. First Edition. Beautifully bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Marshall Fields in full terra-cotta leather with custom felt-lined slipcase. Octavo 217 pages all edges gilt marbled end papers matching the paper on slipcase; with dozens of portraits. A lovely copy in a stunning binding. Spine lightly age-toned. <br/><br/> John Hamilton Ltd hardcover books
193521300London: Printed for the Reed Pale Press by the Chiswick Press 1935. One of 250 copies this being number 122 on hand-made paper. 1 vols. 4to. Original vellum blue ties by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Fine in the publisher's box. One of 250 copies this being number 122 on hand-made paper. 1 vols. 4to. Ridler "British Modern Press Books" p. 224 Printed for the Reed Pale Press by the Chiswick Press unknown books
189721267New York: Bangs & Co 1897. Frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary half red morocco. Covers detached repaired with tape rubbed light marginal browning of text a few pencilled notations. Frontispiece portrait. 1 vols. 8vo. Fine Collection of Shelley and Shelleyana. "Mr. Frederickson about 20 years ago conceived the idea of having the larger portion of his buying concentrated on Shelley. We say.that this Shelley library is the most remarkable ever collected in this country" Preface signed by Ernest Dressel North. <br/>Among the great rarities is Mary Shelley's copy inscribed from Shelley of "A Philosophical Poem"1813 with her notes and two manuscript verses describing her love for Shelley. There are also several autograph Byron letters Coleridge autograph letter and poem 24 pages of the original manuscript of Irving's "Life of Washington" two Keats letters each 2 pages several Lamb letters a Poe letter discussing "The Mystery of Marie Roget" about 65 Shelley letters and several Mary Shelley letters. An amazing collection. Bangs & Co unknown books
1840615191840. SHELLEY Percy Bysshe. ESSAYS LETTER FROM ABROAD TRANSLATIONS AND FRAGMENTS by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Edited by Mrs. Shelley. In Two volumes. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard 1840. First American edition same year as British. 8vo. half brown morocco over marbled paper-covered boards; spine in gilt t.e.g. Slight sun some scuffing rubbing to leather mainly to edges. Light foxing throughout. Very good tight copies overall. unknown books
192242568London: Chatto & Windus 1922 1924 1927. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Dramatic Poems; Lyrical Poems and Translations; Narrative Poems in Two Volumes. London: Chatto & Windus 1922 1924 1927. arranged in chronological order with a preface by C. H. Herford . 4 vols. xi 412; xxvi 480; v 352; v 301 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Recently rebound in undecorated 3/4 brown faux morocco over faux marbled paper covered boards. Top edge gilt. Fore end bottom edges untrimmed. Excellent condition but unassuming shelf presence of this scholarly work. Very good/No jacket issued. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
6289LONDON MACMILLAN 1901. 3/4 BROWN MOROCCO VERY GOOD. LONDON, MACMILLAN, 1901 unknown books
1443London: Reeves & Turner 1886. Octavo 572 pp; 580 pp. plus 14 page publisher's catalogue bound in the back of the second volume. Original light brown cloth with elaborate early Art Nouveau gilt pictorial covers featuring the subjects of many of Shelley's poems.heaven and earthly pleasures found in the sun stars and wildflowers.two opposite corners occupied by a butterfly and bird in flight. Engraved portrait of the poet is the frontispiece of the first volume. This is the second edition of the highly regarded editorial work of H. Buxton Forman with the notes of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Aside from some very minor rubbing this is a fine set with the small booksellers ticket of Clarke & Carruth Boston on the front free endpaper. hardcover books
191113147St. Louis: Privately Printed for William K. Bixby 1911. Limited edition of 250 copies. Quarter vellum over gray boards. Gilt titles. Tan slipcases. Edges and boards soiled more so on Volume I which is without a slipcase. Foxing to endpapers. All volumes tight especially volumes II & III which have never been opened. Overall a very good or better set of the less common edition. Slipcases are rubbed and a bit soiled. All volumes are now protected by clear archival jackets. Frontis xvi 209 pp.; vii 187 pp.; vii 179 pp. Illus. with b/w plates. 8vo. Bixby permitted the Bibliophile Society to publish a limited edition of 465 copies of the manuscript he had purchased from Richard Garnett of the British Museum. He reserved the right to print privately 250 copies for presentation purposes of which this is number 104 presented to the author Isaac H. Lionberger and inscribed and numbered by Bixby in the year of publication. Privately Printed for William K. Bixby hardcover books
197963160Brighton: Spanish Philatelic Society 1979. Hardcover. 164p. 8.5x12 inches profusely illustrated very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Spanish Philatelic Society hardcover books
198321260New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1983. First edition first printing. Hardcover. Near fine. First trade edition with the Wrightson illustrations. Small folio. 1922pp. Red paper spine gilt; green paper boards gilt title on the upper board. Deep blue endpapers. There are some spots on the textblock edges and a gift inscription on the front free endpaper else a fine copy. The dustarapper is price-clipped. It has a stain along the bottom edge else is in very good condition. Berni Wrightson's genius brings a new dimension to Mary Shelley's masterwork. He has created magnificent pen and ink drawings that appear to be nothing less than 19th century wood or steel engravings. Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover books
1894015831London: Frederick Warne and Co 1894. Octavo. The Albion ediion. 656pp. Reprinted from the early editions. A collection of Shelly's poems with a memoir and explanatory notes. The present edition contains all the poems published by the poet himself and those given to the public after his death by Mrs. Shelley author of Frankenstein. These are the poems which has made his name immortal. Beautifully bound in full tree calf boards trimmed in gilt raised bands with compartments fully gilt decorated red morocco spine label gilt marbled endpapers all edges gilt A fine bright copy from the library a noted Wedgwood family member with his bookplate with a gift inscription to him on the verso of the front free endpaper dated 1894. Frederick Warne and Co unknown books
1955150447Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1955. Vintage reference studio still photograph of Charles Laughton being playful with child actor Cheryl Callaway on the set of the 1955 film. Cheryl Callaway played Mary one of the children living at the home of Rachel Cooper Lilian Gish.<br/><br/>Based on the 1953 novel by David Grubb. <br/><br/>Charles Laughton's only directorial credit with tremendous performances throughout led by a never-better Robert Mitchum and a resurgent Lillian Gish. Reviled upon its release but today considered one of the classic noir films of the 1950s. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing to margins bruise to lower right border just touching image.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 541. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterworks. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. United Artists unknown books
1952149876Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1952. Vintage reference photograph of director Jean Negulesco and actress Beatrice Straight on the set of the 1952 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with holograph annotations regarding layout.<br/><br/>While waiting for a delayed flight from Chicago to Los Angeles a lawyer meets three fellow travelers all of whom have painful conversations waiting for them in California. The plane crashes and the lawyer is one of the few survivors compelling him to contact the families of the three travelers he met before their untimely deaths. <br/><br/>Set in Chicago and Los Angeles. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches with a wide top margin. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970152335N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film showing actor Marty Feldman as a satyr gleefully reading a salacious paperback novel. <br/><br/>An ad man is tasked with creating a new sexy image for a frozen porridge brand. A satirical farce directly ridiculing British conservative activist Mary Whitehouse who in 1970 was staging a war on gratuitous sex in advertising and many other fields of British life. <br/><br/>Shot on location in London and Surrey. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly wavy and edgeworn with light soil to the bottom left corner. N.p. unknown books
1966138768Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1966 UK film. Featuring a very relaxed Michael Caine laying across the laps of his four female costars Vivien Merchant Jane Asher Julia Foster and Shelly Winters between takes. Tipped-on snipe humorously describing Michael Caine's interest in the opposite sex on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Naughton's 1966 play about a young man from the working classes of sexy swinging 1960s London Alfie Caine in his first starring role is a confident charming ladies' man whose appetites for sex are met in the fun-loving Ruby Winters. <br/><br/>Director Gilbert breaks the fourth wall in this film with Caine directly addressing the camera in attempt to gain sympathy from the audience a technique used again by Gilbert in "Shirley Valentine" 1989. Gilbert also addressed the then-taboo issues of pregnancy and abortion in an uncommonly candid style. <br/><br/>Set in London shot on location there and in Middlesex England. <br/><br/>7 x 9 inches. About Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1925007777London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press 1925. Fine in unsigned contemporary fine binding stamped "Genuine French Levant" rear inner dentelle the initials "TKD" in gilt front cover covers with triple gilt rules bordering quadruple gilt rules backin six compartments with gilt floral decorations and gilt lettering and tail date all edges gilt marbled end papers with wide gilt-ruled inner demntelles. Small stamp picturing man in fez bottom corner rear end page. A quite lovely copy indeed. Later Edition. Levant Morocco. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press Hardcover books