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177233314Oxford 1772. 8vo 21.5 cm 8.5". 2 32 6 pp. <br><br>with his The history of the University of Oxford from the death of William the Conqueror to the demise of Queen Elizabeth. Oxford: Pr. by W. Jackson & J. Lister for J. & F. Rivington 1773. 4to 27.3 cm 10.75". 4 264 2 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â Bound together here are this author's first 32-page history tracing the story of education in Britain back to the Druids and his much more extensive follow-up on Oxford's development including e.g. passages on => politics religious controversies towngown contretemps and epidemics. Sir John Peshall sometimes given Pechell formerly Pearsall sixth baronet was a clergyman and antiquary known for his philanthropic activities; he was himself an Oxford man BA 1739 MA 1745.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Front pastedown with bookplate of the famed Hookham Circulating Library. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T63374 & T68757. Contemporary half calf and marbled papercovered sides rebacked and corners refurbished; marbled paper sides with surface wear. Front pastedown with bookplate as above pastedown and free endpaper with small pencilled annotations. Octavo history with small portion torn away in outer margin only of final "Additions" leaf; quarto history with dust-soiling to title-page around edges of bound-in octavo and following leaves showing impression of bind-in. Occasional light foxing only to both items mostly confined to margins; quarto with a very few early inked corrections and annotations. unknown books
1766WRCLIT53976London: . Reprinted with Some Additions. 1766. x9-332pp. plus errata. Octavo. Contemporary calf rather worn and chipped. Internally very good and crisp. Second edition revised after the first of the preceding year. A wide-ranging summary of particular interest for its treatment of the Wilkes controversy. "An inflammatory piece of party-work which hath engrossed a much greater share of public attention that it seems to have merited" - Sabin. This work is also occasionally credited to H. Cotes. SABIN 32177. ESTC T89749. ... Reprinted, with Some Additions... unknown books
5564Finely engraved title woodcut head- & tailpieces & 2776 woodcuts in the text. 20 p.l. incl. initial blank & engraved title 1630 48 pp. one blank leaf. Thick folio 350 x 210 mm. cont. calf well-rebacked by Trevor Lloyd with the original spine laid-down a few gouges carefully filled-in corners bruised panelled in gilt & blind large gilt device in center of each cover with initials "W H" on either side. London: A. Islip for J. Norton & R. Whitakers 1633. First edition of Thomas Johnson's expanded and corrected version of Gerarde's Herball 1st ed.: 1597 the most famous of all English herbals. "Many errors made by Gerard in his text and in the identification of the illustrations were corrected by the apothecary and botanist Thomas Johnson d. 1644 of London who prepared an expanded edition of The Herball that first appeared in 1633.Johnson's painstaking revision of Gerard's herbal constituted in itself a valuable contribution to botany and to the art of the printed book. He added the descriptions of many new plants with illustrations some of them borrowed from the botanical texts published by Christophe Plantin in Antwerp in this way bringing the total number of engravings to 2776. Any new passages were carefully marked with special symbols so that the reader could distinguish them from the original text. "The title-page of The Herball is particularly attractive. It was executed by John Payne 1607-1647 one of the most talented engravers of the period.In the upper part of Payne's work we see a luxuriant garden with the goddesses Ceres and Pomona on either side. Below them are the fathers of botany Theophrastus and Dioscorides while in the lower section two imposing vases filled with flowers surround a portrait of Gerard who is shown facing in the opposite direction to that of the portrait by Rogers. The vase on the left is crowned with a bunch of bananas as a tribute to Johnson. "One of the most significant additions made by Johnson was his chapter on the 'Maracot' or 'Grandilla' as it was called at the time actually the passion-flower. He includes a full page illustration p. 1592 and refers the reader to Monardes for more information on this exotic species.In the long preface Johnson traces the history of the botanical sciences analyzing the contributions of celebrated figures from the mythical King Solomon to William Turner.He closes with some critical remarks on John Gerard and the origins of his herbal."-Tomasi & Willis An Oak Spring Herbaria p. 84. An uncommonly nice and crisp copy. Bookplates of John Charles Bigham Viscount Mersey Bignor Park and Oliver Howard. ❧ Garrison-Morton 1820-1st ed. of 1597-"The most important edition of his book is the second published by T. Johnson in 1633." Henrey I pp. 48-54-"Johnson produced an edition that was noteworthy for its many corrections improvements and additions" & no. 155. Hunt 223. unknown books
1971208037London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1971. hardcover. very good-/good. 305 pages 8vo pink boards dust wrapper large slit on front cover. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1971. A very good- copy in a good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author: "To James Murray this English edition of a San Francisco novel for the San Francisco version of a British diplomat Greetings Herbert Gold 17 May 1971."<br/><br/> Weidenfeld and Nicolson unknown books
1969702801NY: Random House. 1969. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Random House hardcover books
1969705434NY: Random House. 1969. Very Good in Very Good rubbed 3/4" closed tear DJ. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Random House hardcover books
1911M7939London:: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press; Hodder & Stoughton 1911. 1911. Series: Oxford Medical Publications. 214 x 138 mm. 8vo. viii 83 pp. Indexes. Blind- and gilt-stamped red cloth. Fine. Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press; Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. hardcover books
1984035613New York: Random House 1984. xii 397p. dj. Random House unknown books
19591201249London: The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto; ix 133 pp. Hardcover with cloth spine. VG. Some foxing to front board. Boards slightly bowed. Interior clean and tight no markings. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper. Shelved front table. 1201249. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara hardcover books
167535334London: William and John Leake 1675. Two parts in one 8vo. 28 148; 16 159 1pp. Contemporary mottled calf covers ruled in blind rebacked to style flat spine ruled in blind red morocco lettering piece<br/> <br/>Provenance: F. H. early initials on the title<br/> <br/>The final edition complete with both parts of among the most influential English gardening books of the 17th century.<br/> <br/>"Sir Hugh Platt 1552-1608 held by Richard Weston to be 'the most ingenious husbandman of the age he lived in' . devoted his life to literary work and to the study of husbandry and gardening. He was also interested in all kinds of inventions and experiments and in consideration of his services in this field was knighted by James I on 22 May 1605 . His work on gardening entitled Floraes paradise . appeared in 1608 the year of his death . He wrote his book from his own practical experience as well as from information supplied to him by other gardeners . Floraes paradise continued to be published after the author's death but with the new title of The Garden of Eden and edited by Charles Bellingham . In 1660 was issued The second part of The Garden of Eden . Readers who questioned the authenticity of this work were invited to 'see the original manuscript under the authors own hand.'" Henrey. Styled on the title as the sixth edition it is the second combined edition of both parts and the final edition published in the 17th century. The second part includes its own title and pagination.<br/> <br/>Fussell pp.15-16; Henrey 299; Hunt 340; Wing P2388; ESTC R31801. William and John Leake unknown books
198615310Washington DC: International Monetary Fund 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo. Very good in like jacket. Mild wear. Else clean bright and sound throughout. Uncommon in jacket and in this condition. <br/><br/>"Further Studies in Jurisprudence Involving the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund." Third volume only of the series. 841pp. with index. International Monetary Fund hardcover books
198715309Washington DC: International Monetary Fund 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo. Very good in like jacket. Mild wear. Else clean bright and sound throughout. Uncommon in jacket and in this condition. <br/><br/>Reprint of the 1962 original edition. First volume only of the series. 159pp. with index. International Monetary Fund hardcover books
2007230147Englewood Cliffs N.J.: Full Court Press 2007. paperback. fine. With a few small b/w illustrations. 236pp. Small 8vo pictorial wrappers. Englewood Cliffsm N.J.: Full Court Press 2007. First Edition. Signed with an inscription by the author on the front free endpaper. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Full Court Press unknown books
1972145005Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Original maquette demonstrating an early poster design for the 1973 film featuring a vintage silver gelatin photograph of the legendary streetlit scene of Father Merrin's first arrival to Georgetown in the film mounted to the poster.<br/><br/>A minimal design without the credits information seen in the completed original "purple style" poster variant and with a proposed but ultimately unrealized release date of Christmas Day shown at the bottom margin. This maquette compares both to the "purple style" poster in its use of said purple text but also to the original black and white "special poster" design both in size and compositional austerity. The "special poster" measured 25 x 19 inches as opposed to the standard 27 x 41 inches for the one sheet and stated nothing but the film's title and the stark photo of Father Merrin. <br/><br/>Based on the 1971 novel by William Peter Blatty and written for the screen by Blatty. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow that only increases with repeated viewings. Another distinction was that it walked away with two Oscars including Best Screenplay for Blatty along with eight nominations including Best Picture a feat nearly unheard for a horror film. <br/><br/>Set in Washington DC and shot on location in Washington DC notably Georgetown University New York City and Mosul Iraq. <br/><br/>18 x 12.5 inches mounted on a 30 x 20 inch mat. Black with the vintage black and white photo of Father Merrin affixed at the center and a hand painted release date. Title letters are hand cut from purple paper and affixed in place. Good condition with water damage to the bottom three inches of the mat and with soil and loss of glue adhesion to the white mat. Archivally matted and framed in a museum-quality frame with UV glass.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Clover "Men Women and Chainsaws. Warner Brothers unknown books
9678GOLD Harry. THE DOLPHIN'S PATH. Chapel Hill North Carolina: The Author 1979. Folio. Cloth. x 319 1 pages. First edition. Being a bookseller's memoir in verse. Gold was a Fourth Avenue book seller i New York before being implicated in the theft of Poe's Tamerlaine from the Ne York Public Library; a presentation copy. Very good. unknown books
305740New York Alfred A. Knopf 1991. First edition so stated. 8vo. 102 illustrations. Dust jacket designed by Louise Fili unclipped. Fine. 349 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. hardcover books
1991246972New York: Knopf 1991. hardcover. fine/fine. Illustrated. 352 pages. 8vo red pictorial cloth dust wrapper. New York: Knopf 1991. Near fine.<br/><br/> Signed by author Robert Fizdale-- presentation copy.<br/><br/> Knopf unknown books
19911687761991. hardcover. Illus. 352pp. 8vo cloth dust wrapper. N.Y. 1991. Near fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
199146408NY: Knopf 1991. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. ix 336pp index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Signed by Fizdale on the half title page. <br/><br/> Knopf hardcover books
197463448London:: Octagon Press. Very Good. 1974. Hardcover. 0900860189 . Two volumes bound as one. Translated from the Persian into English prose with critical and explanatory remarks with an introductory preface with a note on Sufism and with a life of the author by H. Wilberforce Clarke. First impression thus. Thick quarto in blue leatherette binding with gilt lettering and design. Previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a good patch of white paint on back side minor edge wear slipcase. ; 1011 pages . Octagon Press, hardcover books
1965246563no place: Royal Line Novels 1965. Paperback. 157p. remainder cut on top edge and mark on for-edge otherwise very good first edition PBO in sexy photographic wraps. Lesbian pulps for straight men. RL 124. In the opening excerpt a man leaps into an orgy of lesbians and has his manhood cut off and tossed away! Royal Line Novels paperback books
198448393San Francisco: The Yolla Bolly Press 1984. 1st edition thus. Copy B of 220 cc. SIGNED by Gold & Prochnow on the colophon. INSCRIBED by Setrakian on the ffep. Mauve cloth binding with gilt stamping. Slipcase with printed paper title label to spine panel. Square & tight. Spine panel ever-so-lightly sunned. A Nr Fine copy in a VG slipcase. xv 1 194 2 pp. Illustrated with woodcuts by Bill Prochnow. Facsimile letter at rear. Royal 8vo. 10" x 7-5/8" <br/><br/>Setrakian also a Fresno boy friend to Saroyan who headed the foundation that oversaw Saroyan's legacy cf. LA Times March 4 2002 The Yolla Bolly Press hardcover books
1923240826Hollywood CA: Paramount PIctures 1923. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. The Covered Wagon" is considered the first great Western epic in movie history establishing a number of cliches that became staples. Very nice copy of the booklet that "has been prepared to present to the public some interesting facts in connections with the production of this Paramount picture" price 25 cents. Interesing item for the Teddy Roosevelt completist as the Paramount dedicated the movie to his memory; it so states on the verso of the front panel. Very Good binding. Paramount PIctures unknown books
200915279New York: Clarkson Potter 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. Quarto 25.5 cm pp. 224. Navy blue boards white titling pictorial jacket. Profusely illustrated with color photos includes index. Boards are bumped at corners. Clarkson Potter hardcover books
16711002105London: E.T. and R.H. for H. Brome B. Tooke and T. Sawbridge 1671. First edition in English of the complete Colloquia Familiaria of Erasmus first published in 1518 and expanded by Erasmus over the next fifteen years a lively collection of Latin dialogues that found a readership far beyond the Renaissance schoolroom. Originally intended to model colloquial conversation for students of Latin the dialogues feature pointed free-thinking exchanges on modern political religious and philosophical questions. In "Of the Abbot and Learned Woman" an ignorant abbot tries and fails to get the better of the classically educated Magdalia a character almost certainly based on Thomas More's eldest daughter: "I think thou art some sophistress thou protest so wittily." Magdalia: "I will not tell thee what I think thou art." And later: "I have often heard it usually spoken that a wise woman is twice a fool." Magdalia: "Indeed it useth to be said so but by fools." The Colloquia Familiaria was widely read and debated across Europe drawing immediate notice for its anticlerical satire: "its influence on the dialogues of Reformation Germany and Tudor England is a critical commonplace" Zlatar Reformation Fictions 11. The original purpose of the Colloquies as a text for teaching Latin postponed its direct translation; this first complete English edition was published more than 150 years after the work's first appearance. The edition opens with a short life of Erasmus and concludes with the first appearance in English of De utilitate colloquiorum Erasmus's 1526 defense of the Colloquies published after the Sorbonne condemned the book for impiety. In response Erasmus makes a case for the educational value of his dialogues' humor: "I cannot tell whether any thing be learned more successfully than that which is learned in playing." Despite his efforts the Colloquies would remain on the Papal Index of banned books through the end of the nineteenth century. Wing E-3190; PMM 53. A very good copy of a humanist landmark in a handsome contemporary binding. Octavo measuring 6.5 x 4.25 inches: 8 555 1. Contemporary Cambridge-style full speckled calf boards ruled and ornamented in blind raised bands red morocco spine label lettered and decorated in gilt top edge stained black. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Erasmus. Final leaf containing second page of bookseller catalogue excised. Joints and spine head expertly repaired; evidence of bookplate removal on front pastedown; effaced signature on title page; some running titles shaved. E.T. and R.H. for H. Brome, B. Tooke, and T. Sawbridge unknown books
