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John Grant. Edinburgh.,1908. Two Volumes.8vo.(7.4 x 4.9 inches). Illustrated with 21 full page engraved portraits. Very good copies in fine mid twentieth century bindings of half blue moroco. Spines with raised bands, gilt decoration, rules and lettering. Cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Very light fading to the spines but still overall a very attractive set.:
HELL ON ICE. The Saga of the "Jeannette" by Ellsberg, Commander Edward - 1938
by Ellsberg, Commander Edward
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HELL ON ICE. The Saga of the "Jeannette"
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. Pages: [xi], 421. 1 map in the text, 1 tailpiece illustration. Full, tree-calf leather, framed in gilt with gilt-stamped crest of Upper Canada College to front cover, ornate gilt-stamping to the panelled spine, black leather spine labels. Bright gilt to all edges, marbled endpapers. A prize book with presentation sheet mounted to front pastedown endpaper, and dated "October 21st, 1938", otherwise there are no signatures, marks, etc. Light rubbing to the joints, else a fine copy. Very handsome on the shelf! A dramatic fictionalized account of the fateful 1879 Jeannette expedition to the North Pole, as told through the eyes of chief engineer George Wallace Melville. First published in 1938, the vivid tale was adapted as a radio broadcast by Orson Welles for the Mercury Theater (who famously went on to produce 'War of the Worlds'). Commander Ellsberg discovered in the half-surpressed logs of the hapless expedition a story of incredible excitement and variety -- a tale of men locked two years in the Arctic pack, of sudden disaster, of desperate flight across the cruel ice, of a wild small boat passage over the storm swept Arctic seas to the barren frozen tundra of Siberia. But more than that, he saw in those events human heroism and courage in the face of such hardships as have never been recorded before nor since. He saw men who had been ordinary sailors and officers transformed by extraordinary occurences -- some into gallant leaders, a few into shirkers and mutineers, others into lunatics, some into reckless martyrs, one at least into a hero whom all men can be proud.. FIRST EDITION. Full-Leather. Very Good. Octavo.
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MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT
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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. A collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
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Little,Brown and Company,Boston.,1911. Ninth edition. Large 8vo. Fine early leather binding of half brown morocco, raised bands, gilt. Spine compartments decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Top edge gilt. A highly attractive leather binding.
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TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS. By An Old Boy. Bound with. NOVELS AND TALES reprinted form Household Words. Copyright edition vol. V
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Bernhard Tauchnitz. Leipzig.,1858 & 57. TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE .8vo. (6.4 x 4.7 inches). Very good copies in contemporary leather binding of half black calf, the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Brown cloth on boards. Small library label stuck in on front paste down endpaper. Neat previous owners name on title page. Clean copies with no other markings or labels throughout. An attractive mid nineteenth century binding.:
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The Vicar of Wakefield; by Oliver Goldsmith; Illustrations by C. E. Brock
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London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1915. Hardcover. Fine. [2], v, [1], 5-283, [1] p.: frontispiece and 7 additional leaves of plates; 18 cm. Bayntun Riviere binding: full polished crimson calf with six spine compartments; gilt-tooled title and author in the second and fourth compartments; gilt-tooled decoration in the remaining compartments; double gilt-ruled border on each board; gilt-rolled decoration on edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt. Floral endpapers. Binder's stamp on front free endpaper verso: Bound by Bayntun (Riviere), Bath, England. An undated edition by Thomas Nelson and Sons, as is usual; this edition, however, does not include the Goldsmith biography by Sir Walter Scott found in most Nelson editions. The imprint includes Paris, and the publisher did not establish an office there until 1915. In Fine Condition: a striking binding; clean and crisp pages.
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AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION
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Chapman and Hall. London. 1850. FIRST CHEAP EDITION, with a new preface written by Dickens expressly for this edition. 8vo. Illustrated with wood engraved frontis of steam ship leaving port, by C. Stanfield.Finely bound in nineteenth century half green calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments with rules and jagged lines and floral centre pieces, all in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Plain brown endpapers with a small book label of Mills Bookshop of London to the rear paste down endpaper. Some minor rubbing to binding and edges a bit bumped but overall a very good copy.
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Lorna Doone; A Romance of Exmoor [Two Volumes Complete]
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Philadelphia: Henry T. Coats, 1893. Near Fine Hardcovers in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Near Fine/Very Good. Photogravures by Charles L. Mitchell and Francis Frith.. In original red cloth dust jackets, with gilt spine titles. Jackets have moderate shelf handling wear. Red cloth covered boards with intricate gilt decorations on spine and front. Bindings very tight. Minimal wear. Bookplates in both volumes. Top edges gilt, Vol 1 - 516 pgs, Vol 2 - 565 pgs, 8.25 inches. No date; Circa 1893. 51 tissue-guarded Photogravure reproductions of works by Charles L. Mitchell and Francis Frith. . Lorna Doone was made into a1951 American adventure film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Barbara Hale and Richard Greene. The BBC also filmed a version of the book in 2000. Richard Doddridge Blackmore referred to most commonly as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. Achieving a close following around the world; he won literary merit and acclaim…
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The Woman in White
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions (1993). First Edition in this format; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used - Near Fine condition. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges. Binding and text block are otherwise tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.Beautiful gift book for the mystery lover!
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Longfellow's Poetical Works.
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Cowper's Poetical Works.
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Robert Blake. Dixon
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HELL ON ICE The Saga Of The "Jeannette
by Ellsberg, Edward Commander
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Dodd, Mead and Company, 1938-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Used: Good/Used: Good. Deckle edge. Shelf wear on edges and on DJ.
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Hell on Ice The Saga of the "Jeannette"
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New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a bit of light rubbing to the book covers. The top spine end of the book cover has some light bumping and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. "In Under the Red Sea Sun, Ellsberg complained that the American contractor that was assigned to give him administrative support was very unhelpful, but he did not name that company. The company, Johnson, Drake & Piper, itself claimed credit for clearing the port in the privately printed book, "Middle East War Projects of Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc. , for the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 19421943" (New York: Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc. , 1943). That book contains photographs and drawings showing wartime projects around the Middle East. From Massawa, Ellsberg went to…
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Hell On Ice, The Saga of the ''Jeannette''
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New York, NY: Dodd Mead & Co, 1938. 1st Ed. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. Hardbound. 8vo. 160 Pgs.. Nr Fine. Hell On Ice, The Saga of the ''Jeannette'' by Commander Edward Ellsberg. Published by Dodd Mead & Co, New York, NY, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Slight edge wear to boards, overall content excellent. 421 Pgs. In 1879, the Jeannette sets sail from San Francisco seeking an ice-free passage to the far north, but instead became locked in ice. Story based on Lt Commander G W De Long's journals, published account by the chief engineer of the expedition and two unpublished journals of other members of the expedition. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13286.
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HELL ON ICE, The Saga of the "Jeannette",
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William Heinemann, publishers, London - first edition 1938 hardcover, 6" x 8¾" (lacking jacket) Book in VERY GOOD condition The voyage of the "Jeannette" through Arctic waters in 1879 trying to reach the North Pole ended in failure, and in two searching inquiries (Naval Court, US Congress). Led by Lieut-Commander G W De Long, the "Jeannette" was frozen and later crushed in latitudes north of the Arctic Circle, and the survivor's boats separated by gales. The saga is told here from the viewpoint of "Jeannette's" chief engineer G W Melville, after extensive research.
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Tan, Amy | Opposite of Fate, The | Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a black leather binding with gold stamping and dust cover, signed by the author. Limited to one of 200.
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Cussler, Clive & Du Brul, Jack | Jungle, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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Jacobson, Alan | Inmate 1577 | Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book
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The King of the Golden River
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5956Ruskin The King of the Golden River, A Legend of Stiria. Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900. RARE. Original copyright 1841. BOUND IN SUEDE LEATHER. Used . Good- condition./ None Issued. A couple of top edges show bite-size area of loss. Does not effect text. Frontispiece black and white portrait of John Ruskin. Decorated title page and decorated initial letters by Samuel Warner. Colophon reads, printed in red, as follows: SO HERE ENDETH THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, AS / WRITTEN BY JOHN RUSKIN: THE TITLE PAGE AND INITIALS / BEING DESIGNED BY SAMUEL WARNER, AND THE WHOLE / DONE INTO A BOOK BY THE ROYCROFTERS, AT THEIR SHOP, / IN EAST AURORA, NEW YORK, U.S.A., IN THE YEAR MCM. Roycroft logo with Elbert Hubbard printed in. handwritten gift inscription and signature on front free endpaper dates this item to the year 1900. Leather is in clean condition.
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The Night the Bear Came Off the Mountain
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Santa Fe: Rydal, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition, No. 2 of 5 copies: this is a proof copy of the First Edition, bound in fine gilt-stamped black leather with marbled endpapers. 8vo, black leather; vg+ (scratch and two faint scrapes to front cover; faint smudge to side edge); 108pp.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.
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Ikebana Arranging Images
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Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.
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