The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D … in...
London: Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First edition, "gve" uncorrected at line 10 on p. 135 in... Read More about The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D … in Two Volumes
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Key Member of the Secret Six
Autograph letter signed ("F.B. Sanborn") to Francis William Bird ("My dear Friend").
Boston: July 13 1874. Key Member of the Secret Six. A heartfelt letter to his friend and fellow abolitionist, expressing his condolences for the loss of Bird’s son, and explaining that he cannot attend the funeral. Reading in part: “I heard on Saturday of your son’s sudden death, and in..... Read More about Autograph letter signed ("F.B. Sanborn") to Francis William Bird ("My dear...
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Correspondence between John Quincy Adams, Esquire President of the United States and Several Citizens of Massachusetts concerning the Charge of...
Boston: Press of the Boston Daily Advertiser, L. L. Lewis, Printer, 1829. First edition, with a period in imprint at end of “Congress-street”. The previous October the National Intelligencer had contained a statement made by the President denouncing “certain citizens of Massachusetts as having been engaged in a design to..... Read More about Correspondence between John Quincy Adams, Esquire President of the United States and Several...
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The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. First edition. Signed "Henry Cabot Lodge. A Memory March 22nd 1907" on flyleaf and below a card from Mrs. Thomas Bailey Aldrich giving this book. On pastedown is the bookplate of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and his cut signature. Read More about The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Taking on the World, Joseph and Stewart Alsop-Guardians of the American Century.
New York: Viking, (1996). First edition. This copy is inscribed by Patricia "Tish" Hankey Alsop, wife of Stewart to her sister-in-law Corinne , 'sis", Alsop Chubb, "For Sis with love from Tish February 1996." A fine association copy. Read More about Taking on the World, Joseph and Stewart Alsop-Guardians of the American Century
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"Self-discipline is the professional writer's primary need"
Typed Letter Signed ("Eric Ambler") to Westley S. Hartley, in response to the latter's question regarding the value of Ambler's...
London: 1 November, 1957. "Self-discipline is the professional writer's primary need" Interesting letter from Ambler, in answer to the question, "How important to you was your high school education, and is college experience necessary for creative writing?" Ambler points out that in England "there is no real equivalent of 'high school'..... Read More about Typed Letter Signed ("Eric Ambler") to Westley S. Hartley, in response to the latter's...
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Limited edition, signed
Tar. A Midwest Childhood.
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First edition. Limited to 350 copies, this being number 344. Signed by Anderson on the limitation page. Limited edition, signed. Autobiographical novel. Read More about Tar. A Midwest Childhood
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My Life and Times By Nimrod (Charles James Apperley) edited with additions by E.D. Cuming.
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1927. First Edition, one of 250 deluxe copies, #206. Read More about My Life and Times By Nimrod (Charles James Apperley) edited with additions by E.D. Cuming
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Memors of John Mytton. [Note on Henry Alken's "Mytton Illustrations" by Joseph Grego].
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co, [c. 1903]. Alken, Henry. Reprint. Read More about Memors of John Mytton. [Note on Henry Alken's "Mytton Illustrations" by Joseph Grego
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Biographia Dramatica, or, A Companion to the Playhouse: containing historical and critical memoirs, and original anecdotes of British and Irish...
London: Printed for Messr. Rivingtons, 1782. New Edition, usual cancels. Read More about Biographia Dramatica, or, A Companion to the Playhouse: containing historical and critical...
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The Works of Anna Ltitia Barbauld With a Memoir [and] A Legacy for Young Ladies [edited by Lucy Aiken].
Boston: Published by David Reed, 1826. First American editions. First published in London in 1825 and 1826. Wendell Copy. Read More about The Works of Anna Ltitia Barbauld With a Memoir [and] A Legacy for Young Ladies [edited by Lucy...
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Barlow to Hayley, Student to Mentor
Autograph Letter, signed. To William Hayley Esq. "The character you sustain in the literary world induces me to request your...
Hartford, Connecticut: June 14, 1787. Barlow to Hayley, Student to Mentor. Hayley was a major influence on Barlow and this is a very interesting letter. Read More about Autograph Letter, signed. To William Hayley Esq. "The character you sustain in the literary...
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Abdul. An Allegory.
[New York]: Privately Printed by [The Derrydale Press], 1930. One of 500 copies. Memorial volume of verse privately printed by Connett and never intended for sale. "An extremely rare Derrydale book ... very scarce ... and very hard to come by" (Frazier). Read More about Abdul. An Allegory
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Abdul. An Allegory.
[New York]: Privately Printed by [The Derrydale Press], 1930. First edition, one of 500 copies. Memorial volume of verse privately printed by Connett and never intended for sale. "An extremely rare Derrydale book ... very scarce ... and very hard to come by" (Frazier). Read More about Abdul. An Allegory
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Persona Grata.
[New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1954]. First American edition. Read More about Persona Grata
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A Book of Americans.
New York: Farar and Rinehart, 1933. Child, Charles. First edition, #21 of 125 copies, signed by both Benéts and Childs. Read More about A Book of Americans
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Portrait of "the genius in the home" by his wife
Arnold Bennett.
New York: Adelphi Company, 1925. First edition. Portrait of "the genius in the home" by his wife. Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) began writing full-time in 1900 after publishing his first novel, A Man From The North, in 1898. His first widely successful novel, The Old Wives Tale, was published in 1908..... Read More about Arnold Bennett
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Ma Double Vie: Mémoires de ….
Paris: Charpentier, 1907. Later edition. Read More about Ma Double Vie: Mémoires de …
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Milton Berle An Autobiography with Haskel Frankel.
New York: Delacorte Press, [1974]. First edition. Inscribed, "To 'Darling Shirley'(Clurman) 'Bright' 'Nifty' 'Attractive' 'Sharp' and a 'Lady' With respect Milton" Read More about Milton Berle An Autobiography with Haskel Frankel
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Thomas Bewick, His Life and Times.
Newcastle: R. Robinson, 1887. A large and handsome study of Bewick's life, with reproductions of his work. Read More about Thomas Bewick, His Life and Times
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Frederick Locker-Lampson: A Character Sketch - with a small selection from letters addressed to him and bibliographical notes on a....
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1920. First edition, number 64 of 100 signed copies. Read More about Frederick Locker-Lampson: A Character Sketch - with a small selection from letters addressed to...
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The Real Blake.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1907. First edition. Read More about The Real Blake
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William Blake's Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes.
New York: The Beechhurst Press, [1955]. First American edition. Read More about William Blake's Jerusalem. Foreword by Geoffrey Keynes
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Boswell in Holland 1763-1764. Including his correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zélide). Frederick A. Pottle, editor.
London: William Heinemann, 1952. Number 329 of 1050 deluxe copies. From The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Read More about Boswell in Holland 1763-1764. Including his correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zélide)....
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Boswell's London Journal.
London: William Heinemann, 1951. First edition, Deluxe Issue, Number 992 of 1050 copies. From The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell. Read More about Boswell's London Journal
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The Life of Samuel Johnson.
Oxford: Published by William Pickering, London, 1826. Oxford English Classics. Printed by Talboys and Wheeler, Oxford. Read More about The Life of Samuel Johnson
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