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198735380London: Andre Deutsch 1987. First Edition Thus. Octavo; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xlii276pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced 12.95 net with small price sticker at upper corner of front flap and some light overall shelfwear. A formidable 'first': ".the first English re-telling of the complete cycle of the Norse myths a linked chain of stories drawn from different sources which together explain the nature of the world from its creation to the day of its self-destruction out of which a new world will begin" from front flap. Andre Deutsch unknown books
1913114255London: Lynwood & Co. Limited 1913. Octavo original brown cloth. First edition. Eighteen short stories some collected from earlier periodical appearances some new. Lower quality popular fiction blending romance and adventure in colonial settings. Cloth rubbed at edges scattered foxing to the text block a very good copy. An uncommon book. #114255 Lynwood & Co. Limited unknown books
197662728Berkeley-Norwalk-Bronx-San Francisco-Aptos: Poets Commune Publications c. 1976- 1991. Eight issues the first two very good plus the rest near fine. Beverly Dahlen Richard Kostelanetz Hannah Weiner Tom Mandel Adam Cornford Carol Bergé Charles Bernstein Rosemarie Waldrop and many others. For the run: Berkeley-Norwalk-Bronx-San Francisco-Aptos: Poets Commune Publications unknown books
1984WRCLIT37558New York: Delacorte 1984. Printed wrappers. Uncorrected page proofs of the first edition. Edges lightly foxed wrappers a trace soiled but about very good. Delacorte unknown books
14053London: Turret Books / Goliard Press No Date. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Single stiff sheet of paper folded twice to form a booklet. Illustrated with photographs from "Juicy Movie" a film by Barry Hall and Tom Raworth. Includes one poem by each of the contributors. Fine condition. This is number 70 of only 100 special numbered copies SIGNED BY ALL FIVE CONTRIBUTORS. <br/><br/> Turret Books / Goliard Press unknown books
189756541Boston: Lounsbery Nichols & Worth 1897. Reprint. Large 8vo pp. 600. Hinges loose in the front tender in the rear Stamped cloth Illustrated throughout a good copy. Interesting first person biographical narratives. Lounsbery, Nichols & Worth unknown books
186228439London: Longman Green Longman and Roberts 1862. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. 6 iii-v 1-blank 1-contents 1-errata 1-499 1-ads pages. 8vo. Plain brown cloth simple clean rebinding with gilt spine titles. A few penciled notations on endpapers. Very light occasional foxing. Touch of wear and bumped corners. A nice copy. Cloth. "The Essays collected in this volume were written in great part during journeys or voyages which I have been accustomed to make in the autumn of every year. The greater number of the Essays thus composed will be seen to have relation to the progress and actual state of the physical sciences. Written with the view to such illustration they will I trust be read under the same view; --that is not as formal treatises on these several subjects but as general outlines denoting the new methods and spirit of modern research; the more recent and remarkable discoveries in each science; and these mutual connections of all the knowledge of which is among the highest attainments of man in his study of the natural world around him" -- Preface<br/><br/>Essays include The progress and spirit of physical science -- Life and organisation -- Human longevity -- Roman history : Julius Caesar -- Physical geography of the sea : Atlantic Ocean -- The Mediterranean Sea -- Meteors and aerolites -- Humboldt's cosmos : sidereal astronomy -- Australia : coral reefs -- Life of Dalton : atomic theory -- Modern chemistry -- Natural history of man. Some of the essays Meteors and aereolites for instance have updates since they were originally published.<br/><br/>A second edition was published in the same year revised with a slightly different page count xiii 504 pages and a publisher's catalogue in rear. The first edition as here is less common in the trade. Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts unknown books
1973CNBR110Menston Yorkshire England: Ilkey Literature Festival printed by The Scolar Press 1973. Folio in a case. Near fine. Folio size 19 unnumbered pages with facsimiles of the manuscripts of each poem. Wystan Hugh Auden 1907-1973 was an English-American poet known for his variety of styles and subject matter including politics love and religion; this collection of poems by various poets serves as a tribute to Auden's profound influence on the contemporary literature of the time and a celebration of the first Ilkley Literature Festival which was opened by Auden during the last year of his life. Beginning the collection is Auden's poem "Lullaby" an unconventional love poem followed by poems by ten other writers; each poet was asked to take a title or epigraph from Auden's published work as a starting point and each offers a unique voice connected through an admiration of Auden and the forms of his poetry. Included also are facsimiles of the manuscripts of each poem printed on beautiful Amatruda Amalfi paper.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Light green two-fold cardstock folio with dark green cloth spine with flap on the inside back cover to hold items black lettering on the front cover the folio enclosing a light green soft cover volume with staples containing poems black lettering on the front cover and twenty-three loose facsimiles of the manuscripts of each poem; Amatruda Amalfi paper folio size 14" by 10.5" pagination: volume with nineteen unnumbered pages plus twenty-three loose pages; paper has soft creasing from being dampened to print and dried without flattening.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Soft cover volume is fine; with clean covers straight corners with no rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings. Cardstock folio is near fine with clean covers and entirely free of prior owner markings; some rubbing to the bottom and fore-edges and the head and tail of the spine top and bottom corners bumped and some slight sunning to the top edges of the inside covers. Loose facsimiles of manuscripts are fine clean and uncreased with only a few spots of soiling on a couple of the poems.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Ilkey Literature Festival [printed by The Scolar Press] unknown books
1852479291852. HOLLAND E.G. ESSAYS: AND A DRAMA IN FIVE ACTS. Boston: Phillips Sampson & Co. 1852. 12mo. dark-brown cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Holland on front endpaper: "Rev. Alvin Coburn from his friend the Author. June 1853." With the bookplate of well-known financier & banker Frank A. Vanderlip on the front pastedown. Good wear & some chipping spine ends dampstaining throughout text. $125.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
193213238ELondon: Readers Library 1932. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the British release of the Paramount film Madame Butterfly starring Cary Grant and Sylvia Sidney. About fine with just a hint of rubbing to the spine in a near fine dust jacket with a trace of dust soiling and a few small tears. The front panel of the dust jacket is a lovely bright colorful illustration showing two Japanese women in kimonos looking out to sea with one woman holding a baby. Readers Library unknown books
1855WRCLIT75255New York: Harper & Bros. 1855. Two volumes. xi1378;xviii511pp. Original brown cloth decorated in blind. Early ink ownership signature in top margin of title repeated in pencil otherwise a very good or better set. First US edition published in the same year as the UK edition. The second volume consists entirely of the letters edited by Sarah Austin. Harper & Bros. hardcover books
33432pamphlet. very good. 106 pages total unbound. 8vo and 12mo. Circa 1700 with most of the pamphlets written in French.<br/><br/> The group includes several items dealing with French territorial claims in this region.<br/><br/> unknown books
189123054London & NY: Murray & Scribner's 1891. Two vols. 8vo pp. 438 468 24. Illustrated with portraits and illustrations. Vol. I hinges tender covers little worn o/w VG. Biography of the Swedish singer ending at the time she left her career. She retired 37 years before her death. Murray & Scribner's unknown books
1814413691814. Holland in the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars Holland. Staats Almanak Voor den Jare 1820. The Hague: Gebroeders van Cleef 1820. 502 pp. Octavo 8" x 5". Contemporary morocco gilt fillets to boards and spine inside dentelles all edges gilt. Light rubbing negligible wear to spine ends and corners small location label to foot of spine. Faint dampstaining to the top edges of a few leaves interior otherwise fresh. An appealing copy of an uncommon work. $150. This political almanac contains a collection of interesting statistical information about Holland in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic wars. Not in the British Museum Catalogue. unknown books
1982S9633Berlin Heidelberg & New York:: Springer-Verlag 1982. 1982. 8vo. x 332 pp. Figs. refs. index. Color-printed boards. Fine. RARE. ISBN: 3540113282 Springer-Verlag, 1982. hardcover books
18782431601878. unbound. 1 page 4 x 6.75 inches no place removed from an autograph album dated 1878 signed "J.G. Holland." This quote contains the opening lines of the poem "Kathrina" in full: "Thou lovely vale of sweetest stream that flows; Winding and willow-fringed Connecticut!" Slight browning around the edges; near fine condition.<br/><br/> American novelist and poet who also wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb.<br/><br/> unknown books
194560783West Hartford VT: Countryman Press 1945. First edition 1/350 copies signed by the author and illustrator. 4to. xvi 2134 pp. Illustrated from paintings and line drawings color plates. Hunting adventures for ducks geese snipe etc. Boscotti p. 209. Gift inscription on endpaper small circle stain at head of spine bookplate on each pastedown else an attractive copy. Rebound in royal blue crushed morocco spine sunned to a uniform green gilt and marbled boards gilt spine title. #7984. <br/><br/> Countryman Press hardcover books
194460784West Hartford VT: Countryman Press 1944. First edition 1/250 copies signed by the author and illustrator. 4to. xiv 213 pp. Illustrated from paintings and line drawings color plates. Hunting adventures for grouse quail woodcock pheasants wild turkey prairie chickens etc. Biscotti p. 209. Casada 498: "Two chapters deal with turkey hunting." Bookplate on each pastedown else an attractive copy. Rebound in royal blue crushed morocco spine sunned to a uniform green gilt and marbled boards gilt spine title. #7985. <br/><br/> Countryman Press hardcover books
189559142Boston: B Wilkins 1895. First Edition. Large 8vo pp. 548. Hinges loose in the front Stamped cloth Illustrated throughout with portraits of nurses and Civil War sites a very good copy. Interesting first person biographical narratives. Holland was an army nurse. Includes the narratives of Dorothea Dix Mary A Livermore Clara Barton and many more. B Wilkins unknown books
170559357London: Jacob Tonson 1705. Seventh edition corrected and augmented. 8vo pp. 279. Bound in little rubbed contemporary calf a very good clean tight copy. Statesman and author Temple was involved in the machinations of the Anglo-Dutch War. Johnathan Swift was his amanuensis off and on for 10 years helping in the preparation of Temple's writings. Indeed Temple was said to have aided in the revisions of 'Tale of a Tub.' This work reflecting his long experience as representative in Holland was well received at home and abroad. Jacob Tonson unknown books
1971003613London: Steam Press 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. #38 of only 50 SIGNED copies of this poetry broadsheet designed illustrated and SIGNED by Ralph Steadman as well. A lovely production. Scarce. Signed by Author. Steam Press paperback books
189426160Philadelphia: Porter & Coates 1894. Reprint. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. Matching two volume set of books describing the land of Holland by De Amicis with translation from the Italian by Helen Zimmern. Illustrated with photographs. 273 and 275 pp respectively. Fold-out map at rear of Volume II. decorative green cloth bindings with gilt tulipdesign are both in superb condition. Prior owner names to the inside front pastedowns of both volumes else exceptionally clean and unmarked. The matching dark green linen dustwrappers with gilt lettering to spine are also both in superb condition. Integral red silk bookmarks present. Porter & Coates unknown books
1906246812London: Adam & Charles Black 1906. hardcover. near fine. Described by Holland and Painted by Tyndale. 75 color plates with lettered tissue guards; folding map. 280pp. thick 8vo dark green decorative cloth. London: Adam & Charles Black 1906. Near fine.<br/><br/> Adam & Charles Black unknown books
2010130281Boston Massachusetts: A Bit of Boston Books 2010. SIGNED by the author. Hardcover. As New. Black boards color illustrated dust jacket. 66 pp. Color photographs throughout. Signed "Enjoy ! James R. Holland Dec. 15 2010". Political cartoons and parody done with a camera instead of the traditional brush and paint or pen and ink. A Bit of Boston Books hardcover books
194624872London: Peter Davies. Very Good in Good dj. 1946. First British Edition. Hardcover. light shelfwear a touch of soiling to covers slight bump to bottom right corner of front cover; jacket torn at top of spine with some paper loss various other small tears and nicks. The scarce British issue of the novel which served as the basis for one of the best of Otto Preminger's early films and a worthy follow-up to his classic LAURA. The first of five novels by this author who apparently also dabbled in screenwriting without any notable success. The only other film credit I've been able to uncover for her was a story credit for the 1950 noir THE FILE ON THELMA JORDON. The movie version starred Dana Andrews supported by Linda Darnell sexy girl and Alice Faye nice girl the latter making a sort of "comeback" as well as a change of pace in a non-musical role after being absent from the screen for nearly two years. Ironically however it ended up being Faye's swan song as a major star after she got into a dispute with studio head Darryl Zanuck over his decision to cut down her role in the picture in favor of Darnell's. Great creepy jacket art -- wish I knew who "K" was. NOTE that there is a small circular stamp on the ffep that reads "Colonial Edition." . Peter Davies hardcover books
