The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
London: A. Millar, 1749. First edition. The first edition of Fielding's masterpiece, arguably the greatest English novel of... Read More about The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Price: $7,500
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A Collection of Novels and Tales of the Fairies written by that Celebrated Wit of France, the Countess D'Anois.
London: Printed for J. Brotherton, R. Baldwin, H. Woodfall, B. Law, C. and R. Ware, and G. Burnett, 1766. Volume I: fifth edition ; volume II: third edition ; volume III: fourth edition. A three-volume set, uniformly bound, of the collected fairy tales in English by Madame d'Aulnoy. The first..... Read More about A Collection of Novels and Tales of the Fairies written by that Celebrated Wit of France, the...
Price: $1,250
23 Broadsides.
Dublin: P. Brereton Plamer 1, Lr Exchange St, c. 1867. 1. Rights of Man 2. A New Song call'd the Limrick rake 3. Garryowen 4. Lines written on the Barley Cow 5. A New Song on the Hireling Fairs of Ulster 6. A New Song on Lovely Katey of Liskehan..... Read More about 23 Broadsides
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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..... 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
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
The Monkey Wrench Gang.
Philadelphia: Lippincott, [1975]. First Edition. Inscribed to Sheridan Anderson, 1978 on ffep "for Sheridan Anderson – artist, fly fisherman, gentleman – from his friend & admirere Ed Abbey Moab, Utah, 1978" Read More about The Monkey Wrench Gang
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Ink and Wash "Give me that man, that dares bestride" from Selections from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers of Robert...
Written by Robert Herrick, The Cavalier Poet. His Cavalier Give me that man, that dares bestride The active sea-horse & with pride, Through that huge field of waters ride: Who, with his looks too, can appease The ruffling winds and raging seas, In the midst of all their outrages. This..... Read More about Ink and Wash "Give me that man, that dares bestride" from Selections from The...
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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
James Joyce [Paris, 1928].
[c. 1982]. Numbered lower left #50/100. Signed by the photographer lower right in pencil. 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 portraits of the 1920s, Joyce wore the hat because of the..... Read More about James Joyce [Paris, 1928
Price: $4,500
The Pajama Game. Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
New York: Random 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
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
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Uncommon early detective fiction
The Young Detective; Or, Which Won?
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1870. First edition, issued as the fifth book in the 'Rosa Abbott Stories'. Uncommon early detective fiction. Uncommon; early mystery/detective fiction. Read More about The Young Detective; Or, Which Won?
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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
Price: $150
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
Price: $1,000
All Else is Folly. A Tale of War and Passion. With a Note by Way of Preface by Ford Madox...
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1929. First American edition. Inscribe on FFEP: “To my fellow Highlander, Arthur Andrews, Esq., with cordial regards from/ Peregrine Acland/ March 30th, 1933. As the book was extensively revised after F. M. F. wrote his preface, I suggest reading the story first- the preface afterwards./ P.A”..... Read More about All Else is Folly. A Tale of War and Passion. With a Note by Way of Preface by Ford Madox Ford
Price: $250
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..... Read More about The Last Medici
Price: $400