INSCRIBED TO LAURENCE GOMME
New Hampshire
New York: Holt, 1923. First edition. INSCRIBED TO LAURENCE GOMME. Inscribed on the ffep : "For Laurence Gomme/... Read More about New Hampshire
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Although printed in 1785, the introductory matter was destroyed by fire, and Ritson abandoned the completion of it. The sheets eventually fell into the hands of Triphook, who issued it thus, with a new title page, preface, and, according to him a portrait by "Mrs. Park of Hampstead" - which..... Read More about
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American Autographs
9 signatures attached to a card.
American Autographs. Signatures include: Henry James, Sr. Wm.E. Russell, Mayor of Cambridge Sara C. Bull Ellen M. Stone R. N. Johnson Louise Imogen Guiney Paul H. Hayne George S. Hillard On the back of the sheet onto which the signatures are laid down is a note identifying each of the signatories, which ends, "All except R.N.J.––who is merely..... Read More about 9 signatures attached to a card
Price: $250
The Comic History of England.
London: Published at the Punch Office, 85, Fleet Street, 1847. Leech, John. First edition. Read More about The Comic History of England
Price: $600
George Cruikshank's Table Book.
London: George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, 1869. Cruikshank, George. New edition. Inscribed "To Chas. Kent Esquire with the best regards of George Cruikshank July 4, 1870." opposite engraved title. Read More about George Cruikshank's Table Book
Price: $750
The Comic Blackstone.
London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 10, Bouverie Street, nd. Cruikshank, George. Read More about The Comic Blackstone
Price: $75
Clipped signature “Gilbert A'Beckett”.
N. P: n.d. Read More about Clipped signature “Gilbert A'Beckett”
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A, B, & C's Little Trip: Pleasant Recollections of a Holiday in Holland and Belgium. Narrated by "C." With "A's"...
Manchester: Richard Johnson, Printer, Brook Strreet, 1894. First edition. Read More about A, B, & C's Little Trip: Pleasant Recollections of a Holiday in Holland and Belgium. Narrated...
Price: $200
Desert Images.
New York & London: Chanticleer Press Edition. Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, 1979. First edition. Read More about Desert Images
Price: $150
Fire on the Mountain.
New York: Dial, 1962. First edition. Read More about Fire on the Mountain
Price: $750
Not in Wright
How to Spoil a Good Citizen; and Other Stories.
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, and S. G. Simpkins, 1848. First edition. Not in Wright. Read More about How to Spoil a Good Citizen; and Other Stories
Price: $125
One of a kind hand-coated palladium print
James Joyce.
1928 [1989]. One of a kind hand-coated palladium print. Berenice Abbott photographed James Joyce in Paris on two occasions, at his home in 1926 and in her studio in 1928. This is from the latter sitting, and is the more uncommon image of Joyce without his velvet hat, here staring..... Read More about James Joyce
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James Joyce.
Abbot, Maine: 1928 [c. mid-1970s]. Photographed in Berenice Abbott's Paris studio, the iconic image of Joyce wearing a hat. According to Abbott, who relied on natural light for her Paris portriats of the 1920s, Joyce wore the hat because of the extreme sensitivity of his eyesight. Read More about James Joyce
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The Pajama Game. Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
New York: erandom House, [1954]. First edition. Read More about The Pajama Game. Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Price: $75
BRILLIANT COPY
Rollo's Experiments.
Boston: Weeks, Jordan, and Company, 1839. First Edition. BRILLIANT COPY. The seventh Rollo book. Read More about Rollo's Experiments
Price: $500
Rollo in Europe--First Editions
Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland (1854); Rollo on the...
Boston: W. J. Reynolds, 1853-55. First Editions. Rollo in Europe--First Editions. Jacob Abbott (1803-79), an American congregational minister and educator, wrote the famous Rollo series of books (Rollo at Work, Rollo at Play, etc.) to teach his young readers specific moral values and concepts. In these travel books, following the..... Read More about Rollo's Tour in Europe: Rollo on the Atlantic (1853); Rollo in Paris (1854); Rollo in Switzerland...
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Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books.
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1839. First Edition. Read More about Caleb in the Country. A Story for Children. By the Author of the Rollo Books
Price: $100
The Rollo Philosophy. Part IV. The Sky.
Boston: Otis, Broaders, & Co, 1843. First edition. Read More about The Rollo Philosophy. Part IV. The Sky
Price: $50
Autograph Letter, signed ("John S.C. Abbot") to Mr. Edward Brown Houghton.
Brunswick, Maine: Nov., 2, 1858. "Your favor of Nov. 6 I have just rec'd. I regret very much that I have no autograph of the Emperor and have never had any. While in Europe I received some notes from distinguished men but they have long since passed into the hands..... Read More about Autograph Letter, signed ("John S.C. Abbot") to Mr. Edward Brown Houghton
Price: $125
The Woman in the Dunes. Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First American Edition. Read More about The Woman in the Dunes. Translated from the Japanese by E. Dale Saunders
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Portrait photograph of Peter Abrahams.
New York: November 25, 1955. Peter Abrahams (1919- ), is a South African novelist who was deeply influenced by his discovery of the literature of the Harlem Renaissance. His early novel "Mine Boy" (1946) was the first to emphasize the dehumanizing effect of racism upon South African blacks... Read More about Portrait photograph of Peter Abrahams
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Inscribed Presentation Copy to Uncle Guy
The Last Medici.
London: Methuen, 1958. Second edition, Revised from the 1932 edition. Inscribed Presentation Copy to Uncle Guy. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "to Uncle Guy "with best wishes "for a happy Birthday "and much love "from Harold." Guy Mitchell was the brother of Harold’s mother, Hortense (Mitchell) Acton. Guy was the proprietor of Villa Giullarino, which faced his..... Read More about The Last Medici
Price: $400
The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici.
{london]: Thams and Hudson, [1979]. First edition. Inscribd "For Lila (Tyng) hoping this will not prejudice her against my beloved Lorenzo di Medici, with love Harold Acton 1980." Read More about The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici
Price: $100
Prince Isadore A Novel.
[London]: Methuen, [1950]. First edition. Inscribed on the flyleaf to Acton's friend Edward Eberly: "May this little book avert all evil eyes from my friend Edward and amuse his leisure moments! With all best wishes, from Harold." Read More about Prince Isadore A Novel
Price: $500
Artist’s Copy
The Twelve Dancing Pricesses.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1966]. First edition. Artist’s Copy. Read More about The Twelve Dancing Pricesses
Price: $150