FARLIG MIDSOMMER, (Moominsummer Madness) - Hand-Signed by Tove Jansson by Jansson, Tove - 1957

Orion. Limited Signed edition. Hardcover. New/No Dj cover. Signed by the Author. Mint condition. Orion, 2006. First UK edition-first printing. Limited Signed edition of 250 copies, this is number 73. Brown hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in brown slipcase(gilt lettering on the front of the slipcase), both in mint condition.408pp. Exclusive Numbered and Slipcase Limited Edition.More photos available on request. This is another paragraph Product Discription: Vida Winter, a bestselling yet reclusive novelist, has created many outlandish life histories for herself, all of them invention. Now old and ailing, at last she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. Her letter to biographer Margaret Lea - a woman with secrets of her own - is a summons. Vida's tale is one of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family: the beautiful and wilful Isabelle and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling, but as a biographer she deals in fact… Read More

1866 Garnier-Pages History of 1848 French Revolution France Napoleon III 8v SET

Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pages was a 19th-century French politician best remembered for his unpopularity as the Mayor of Paris. In 1848, while in office, he imposed substantial taxation – a move that was concurrent with the Revolutions of 1848. He published an anthology of the 1848 Revolutions, focusing on the fall of French royalty, the establishment of the French Second Republic, and the effects on other European revolutions.

Item number: #7707
Price: $550
GARNIER-PAGES, Louis-Antoine
Histoire de la revolution de 1848
Paris : Pagnerre, 1866.

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Language: French
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Size: ~9.5in X 6.5in (24cm x 16cm)
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Good copy of Volume 2 (of 2) only of this popular 19th century German herbalThe attractive hand-coloured engravings by F. Kirchner. The subjects in this volume are fruits, spices, herbs, hallucinogenics, poisons, cereals, bulbs, ferns, mushrooms, etc. Plant names in German and Latin in the plate.Artus's handbook of general medicinal-pharmaceutical plants was published in two volumes from 1846 to 1885. With title page to the 5th edition of 1876, 395 pages of text (p.363 to p.758) and 110 hand-coloured botanical engravings.Willibald Artus (1809-1880) was a pharmacist in Weimar, before moving to Jena in 1840 to become professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the university.Brown half leather binding with crack at front hinge, gilt title on spine, marble boards scuffed and worn, text pages starting to brown as usual, hand-coloured plates with some toning and occasional foxing. A few pages starting to come loose from the binding, some chipped at the edges.

1888 1st ed Civil War General Sheridan Personal Memoirs Union Native Americans

"When the battle waged hottest, Sheridan was at his best—cool, exact, self-possessed, the dashing and brilliant leader of men willing to follow him anywhere."

A rare, first edition of the "Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan". General Sheridan is often considered to be one of the foremost Union commanders in the United States (Mullins 82). Sheridan writes of his military service in important Civil War battles as well as his role in the Indian raids and battles. He also writes of his role as the commander of the United States army at the end of his career. These fascinating contents are depicted by the 17 steel engraved plates and 27 maps.
Item number: #18107
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SHERIDAN, Philip Henry
Personal memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States Army, in two volumes.
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1888. First edition.

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1805 EARLY Constitution United States New Hampshire LAW Trials Taxes Americana
A rare, early 19th-century printing of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of state of New Hampshire! This book contains notes on civil trials, acts of congress, laws, taxes, as well as letters from founding fathers, and much more!

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Price: $499
United States

Constitution and laws of the state of New-Hampshire: together with the Constitution of the United States
Dover: Samuel Bragg, 1805.

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[4], 392, [393]-[400], 393-531, [1]
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Baltimore, MD: Munsell Color Company, Inc., 1942 IN GOOD CONDITION. 19 color charts dated 1929, separated by clear mylar sheets, in the original 6 ring binder. COLOR REFERENCE.

Hodder & Stoughton. London.,1953. REPRINT. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.-- To my very dear friends Charlie and Jane, with fondest love from Freddie.-- A very good copy in slightly chipped dustwrapper. The book is protected in a red cloth chemise housed in a red morocco spined slip case, made by James Macdonald Co. New York. Spine with raised bands, ruled in blind. Lettered in gilt.:

John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1896. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 inches). Dated 1896 but actually published in 1895. WBeautifully illustrated with nearly 100 line drawings by Robinson. 16pp publishers catalogue at end, dated 1895. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt. The publishers original decorative green cloth boards and spine, lettered and decorated in gilt, are bound in at rear. A lovely copy of this wonderful book.

1691 Shadwell Royal Shepherdess Fountain Rewards of Virtue English Theater

"The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world". ­­
– Thomas Shadwell

Thomas Shadwell was a famous 17th-century English poet who wrote a number of plays and poems, many of which have been set to a number of songs. One of Shadwell's earliest plays was 'The Royal Shepherdess' which was an adaption of John Fountain's 'Rewards of Virtue'. According to Lowndes, Shadwell altered the play and simply published under a new title in 1669.

Item number: #6923
Price: $599
SHADWELL, Thomas
The royal shepherdess: a tragi-comedy, as it is acted by Their Majesties servants
London: Printed for Henry Herringman: and are to be sold by Francis Saunders ... and James Knapton, 1691.
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London, Michael Joseph, 1954. 1st Edition, 288 pages. Very good if slightly soiled beige cloth boards. No dust jacket. Internally very good with no markings or inscriptions. Illustrations by Sir Francis Rose. Still a scarce and sought after title. The first English edition is noteworthy for containing the recipe for Hashish Fudge, which was removed from the US 1st edition.