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2017Embry 172220W. W. Norton 2017. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. W. W. Norton, 2017. First edition, first printing. unknown books
182719729London: William H. Ainsworth 1827 1827. First edition. NCBEL III 359; not in Wolff. Some foxing and slight stains; very good copy in a handsome binding. 2 vols 12mo 19th century red quarter morocco marbled paper boards gilt decorations and lettering. Eight engraved plates by T. Dighton one bound out of order. One page of publisher's ads in volume two. ¶ A series of short sketches modeled on the popular tales by Washington Irving and others of that style and an early work by Thomas Hood 1799-1845 published by the future novelist William Harrison Ainsworth. <br/><br/> London: William H. Ainsworth, 1827 unknown books
1972262803New York: The Mattachine Society 1972. Magazine. 24p. includes covers 8.5x11 inches photos reviews features ads Society reports very good magazine/newsletter in stapled pictorial wraps. Cover shot of the 1972 Gay Pride Week in NYC featuring Monty Manford and his mother. Inside more coverage of the Pride Week. The Mattachine Society unknown books
186325579Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas 1863. First edition 8vo pp. ix 3 268; folding map and 20 illustrations including 9 tinted lithographs; spine ends a bit chipped slight rubbing but generally a good copy in original brown cloth gilt. Sidney Australia and return via Aukland Samoa Feegee New Caledonia and Norfolk with a whole chapter at the end and one stunning lithograph plate on the Pitcairn Islanders. Ferguson 10528. <br/><br/> Edmonston and Douglas hardcover books
1863WRCAM30378Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas 1863. ix3268pp. plus folding map and twenty illustrations including nine tinted lithographs. Frontis. Half title. Contemporary brown pebbled cloth gilt-lettered spine. Slight wear to extremities half of rear cover faded and bubbled front free endpaper lacking. Minor foxing contemporary pencil annotations on list of illustrations else internally bright and clean. Very good. A charming and descriptive narrative of a tour of most of the major islands of the western Pacific including Aukland New Zealand New Caledonia Fiji Samoa Norfolk and the Isle of Pines with a lengthy segment on the Pitcairn Islands. Hood writes extensively on the habits of the numerous native peoples he encountered including thoughts on anthropology polygamy cannibalism religion child rearing and relations with whites. "An informative work with an interesting description of the Bounty mutineers' descendants at Norfolk Island. Scarce" - Angus & Robertson. FERGUSON 10528. TAYLOR pp.213261. HOLMES p.50. ANGUS & ROBERTSON INGLETON COLLECTION 6567. AUSTRALASIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY p.188. Edmonston and Douglas hardcover books
1951S0982London:: Oxford University Press & Geoffrey Cumberlege 1951. 1951. Series: Oxford Visual Series. 234 x 175 mm. 8vo. Color frontis. illus. maps. Blue cloth. Very good. Oxford University Press & Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1951. hardcover books
1825WRCLIT18913London: Printed for Baldwin Cradock & Joy 1825. 136pp. Full tan calf gilt extra by Zaehnsdorf without half-title and ads. Upper joint quite rubbed free binder's endsheet detached at gutter otherwise very good. First edition of Thomas Hood's first book albeit a collaborative venture with Reynolds. TINKER 1231. NCBEL III:359. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy unknown books
20071313580Canberra: CL Creation Pty Ltd 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Large Octavo; pp 95; G/paperback; dark red spine with pink text; covers have slight sunning wear to exterior; some rubbing to edges; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated. 1313580. FP New Rockville Stock. CL Creation Pty Ltd unknown books
193816060JBurbank: Warner Brothers Pictures 1938. Original 322 page private in-studio conductor’s score printed in purple ink used by Erich Wolfgang Korngold in recording his musical score for the classic film Robin Hood. With occasional annotations and markings by Korngold in pencil. Additionally each musical sequence is marked with red pencil for recording. This score was presented to Hal Wallis the producer of the film with a large remarkable two page Korngold written inscription: “To Hal Wallis with many thanks in friendship and admiration Erich Wolfgang Korngold Hollywood 4.18.1938â€. On the facing second page Korngold has written out the first bars of music for six of the film’s musical themes “Robin Hood†“Robin Hood’s Companyâ€â€Lady Marian†Lionheart England†“Sir Guy†“Love Themeâ€. Beneath which Korngold has written “One minute - one page†--â€One hour - a million of notes†The genning of each sequence is marked in print CONDUCTOR. Beautifully bound in dark green Niger leather with gilt-stamping. The volume measures 10 1/2 inches wide by 12 1/2 inches tall. It is enclosed in a custom clamshell full linen cloth box. Hal B. Wallis 1899-1986 was one of Hollywood’s greatest film producers whose additional accomplishments include the films Casablanca The Maltese Falcon Yankee Doodle Dandy Dark Victory and many others. The resulting film has come down to us as one of Hollywood’s greatest classics and stars Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone. Korngold won the Academy Ward for Best Original Score for The Adventures of Robin Hood. The American Film Institute chose Robin Hood as number eleven in its list of the top 25 best American film scores. This score is included in any of the serious lists of the greatest film scores of all time. Warner Brothers Pictures hardcover books
199282341992. Softbound. VG. Wraps. 18 pp. 8 bw plates. Introductory essay by Barbara J. MacAdam. Catalogue lists 82 works by 44 artists including a fair representation of photographers. An interesting topic. unknown books
18725210London. E. Moxon Son and Company. 1872. Bound in elaborate pictorial gilt decorated buckram.a.e.g. Thick 4to. Illustrated with full page plate engravings after drawings by Birket Foster. A sumptuous gilt decorated High Victorian binding encases as collection of Foster's wonderfully subdued engravings. Nostalgic and beautiful. A prime example of mid 18th century book design. Some mild darkening to covers some scattered light foxing else Very good. A sensational jewel. E. Moxon, Son and Company. hardcover books
187180035London: E. Moxon 1871. hardcover. very good. Birket Foster. Illustrated by Birket Foster. 22 steel engraved plates on mounted India paper protected with tissue. 109 pages. 4to original burgundy cloth with ornate gilt-stamped cover and spine a.e.g. London: E. Moxon Son & Co. 1871. Spine ends a bit soft still a very good clean copy.<br/><br/> E. Moxon unknown books
1855001833London: Edward Moxon 1855. Cover gilt devices in fillets and circles. Inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Inscription in neat ink hand on a front preliminary page dated 1857. Spine panels in gilt floral designs. Bust portrait of the poet on frontispiece. Light foxing on the first few pages front and back. Light rubbing to corners. A very pleasing binding signed by the binder Maclehose of Glasgow. 388pp. Eighth Edition. Full Brown Morocco. Edward Moxon Hardcover books
194815380London: Grey Walls Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Part of the Crown Classics series. Selected and introduced by Clifford Dyment. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine age toning along spine price clipped dust jacket. . Grey Walls Press hardcover books
187223144London: Moxon 1872. First Edition. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece and 43 other mounted India proof steel engravings by Foster. 4to contemporary gilt decorated dark green morocco; a.e.g.; one hinge repaired. London 1872. Very good .<br/><br/> Moxon unknown books
1872132488London: Moxon 1872. hardcover. very good. Foster Birket. 22 single-sided plates protected with tissue. 180pp printed with very wide margins. 4to elaborate gilt-stamped cloth purple cloth is faded; rubbed at edges; some light foxing; inner hinge starting. London: E. Moxon 1872. Very good.<br/><br/> Moxon unknown books
1863021528London: Edwad Moxon and Co 1863. 12mo. Sixteenth edition with a fore-edge painting depicting a scenery with a large estate people and trees. A beautiful copy bound in green pebble grained morocco paneled in gilt raised bands with compartments fully decorated in gilt all edges gilt previous owner's gift inscription dated 1911. A fine bright copy internally fresh. Edwad Moxon and Co unknown books
1872557London: E. Moxon 1872. First Thus. First Thus. Large quarto. Original publisher's heavily gilt and stamped brown cloth with border designs over blue reilef panels beveled boards. AEG. Tissue guarded woodcut illustrations throughout by Birket Foster. Expertly recased. About fine. A beautiful book. <br/><br/> E. Moxon hardcover books
19063370<p>Henry Frowde London Edinburgh 1906. An octavo 773 pages beautifully bound in three-quarter vellum over marbled boards. Ornamental spine in the Art Nouveau style with gilt twining stem and flowers accompanying smooth calf title and publisher labels lettered in gilt. Marbled endleaves matching the paper used on the binding. Portrait frontispiece. An exquisite example of what has become a scarce series of Art Nouveau period bindings of English Literature with the poems of Thomas Hood being more elusive than other authors. Edited with notes by Walter Jerrold.</p> Henry Frowde hardcover books
189748464London: MacMillan and Co. Limited 1897. 1st Edition. "Presentation copy" circular blindstamp to title leaf. Original publisher's maroon cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Average wear. Spines a bit sunned. Bookplate of Arthur Quiller-Couch. A VG set. 2 volumes: lxxxi 1 blank 355 1 blank; xii 415 3 pp. 2 page advert at rear of Vol II. Frontispiece portrait in each volume. Crown 8vo. <br/><br/> MacMillan and Co., Limited hardcover books
189731985London: Macmillan and Co 1897. Two volumes; 12mos 18.25cm.; publisher's maroon cloth gilt-lettered spines; lxxxi1355;xii415pp.; engraved frontispieces. Spines a hint sunned light shelf wear else a Near Fine set. From the library of the late local educator and historian Garland Quarles with his ownership rubberstamps to front free endpapers. Macmillan and Co unknown books
185112183London: Edward Moxon 1851. 3rd edition. Original green blindstamped publisher's cloth w/ gilt spine lettering. Gd sp sunned brown/chipping at spine head/stained at top of binding/bpt of 'Ward'. 282 pp. 8 pp publisher advert at front dtd 7/'52. 8vo. <br/><br/> Edward Moxon hardcover books
1998140651998. Softbound. VG. Color wraps. 32 pp. 8 color numerous bw plates. Essay 'Past-Perfect Landscape' by Amy Ingrid Schlegel biographic notes and brief writing by each artist several beautiful plates. Includes works by Bill Botzow Susan Brearey Kevin Bubriski Chris Esten Lars-Erik Fisk Dan Ford Leslie Fry Louise Hamlin Daniel Ladd Alex Maclean Kerstin Nichols Suzanne Pretty Alan Sonfist Altoon Sultan john Willis. unknown books
1877JC9316London: John Hogg 1877. New and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth gilt-stamped lettering on upper board and spine; 12mo; pp. xvi 238 2 ads. Boards lightly rubbed; spine tips and corners a little frayed; some cracks in the gutter but holding just fine. Includes a rhyming dictionary. <br/><br/> John Hogg hardcover books
1880157462Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1880. 1880s. Softcover. Good- with wrinkling and a corner fold to front cover and general light soiling to contents. No extraneous marks. Name/Date in blue ink at top of front cover. Good clear illustrations. Treated cloth covers with bw illus. lettering and borders. 16 treated cloth pages. Spine held together with a straight pin. A nice copy of this children's classic about Precocious Piggy. In this tale Piggy goes out to see the world goes driving does landscape gardening takes to drinking goes to the grand ball and the fair gets a wig and. Scarce. J.B. Lippincott & Co paperback books