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Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".
The Poems of Alexander Montgomery by Montgomery, Alexander; with Biographical Notices by David Irving - 1821
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The Poems of Alexander Montgomery
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Edinburgh: Printed by J. Ballantyne and Co. for W. and C. Tait, 1821. SCARCE in Fine Binding. With reproductions of title pages: The Cherrie and the Slae. Edinburgh, 1597; and The Flyting betwixt Montgomery and Polwart. Edinburgh, 1629. In fine contemporary binding stamp-signed James Toovey. Full Pebbled calf, ornate gilt back, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, light soiling to boards. Montgomery was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and one of the principal members of the Castalian Band, a circle of poets in the court of James VI in the 1580s. . First Edition. Full Pebbled Calf . Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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THE SPORTSMAN'S COOKERY BOOK.
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Poesie
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Milano: Edizioni Primi Piani, 1938. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 198pp. Original bright yellow wraps printed in black. Short tear to the spine heel, name on the flyleaf, two small bookstore stickers to first and last page. Text block is clean with mild toning along the edges. A bright, near fine copy. In the Italian language.; Octavo.
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THE DANCE OF DEATH
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Faber & Faber. London.,1933. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.7 inches). 38pp. Fine copy, finely bound in recent full dark green calf, flat spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. :
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C. Claudiani quæ extant : ex emendatione virorum doctorum.
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1635 Claudian Classical Roman Poetry Mythology Rufinus Gothic Wars Latin Giraldi"He how always desires is always poor."
– Claudian
Claudian was a 4th-century B.C. author who wrote poetry and speeches specifically for Roman Emperor Honorius on mythology and early Roman wars. his most famous works including 'De Bello Gothico' and 'In Rufinum' – Claudian's attack on Roman statesman Rufinus.
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CLAUDIANUS, Claudius
C. Claudiani quæ extant : ex emendatione virorum doctorum.
Parisiis: Ioan Liberti via D. Ioannis Lateran, 1635.
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The Floating Bear 9 (1961) - includes excerpts from The System of Dante's Hell by LeRoi Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs
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New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine. Includes an excerpt from The System of Dante's Hell by Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs (Schottlaender v4.C25; Shoaf III-25). An unmarked copy, never folded or mailed, with stains to back cover and a little toning.
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Bagombo Snuff Box.
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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on limitation page. Certificate signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Daniela Di Stefano and Publisher Roy S. Pfeil. First Limited edition / First printing. Number 405 of 1700 copies. Teal leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity and A Note About Bagombo Snuff Box laid in.
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Hudibras, Poëme de Samuel Butler, écrit pendant les guerres civiles d'Angleterre, et traduit en vers français par J. Towneley, officier anglais au service de France; avec des remarques de Larcher, traducteur d'Hérodote, et quinze figures d'après Hogarth [3 volumes]
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London: Jombert, Libraire, 1819. Very Good -. Seconde Édition. Imprint lists London and Paris. 3 volumes ([2], xxxvi, 356 p.; [2], 464 p.; [2], 363, [1] p.): frontispiece portrait of the author in vol. 1, and 14 additional plates (part folded); 17 cm. Contemporary half dark green morocco; white paper with green and gilt pattern over boards. Gilt-tooled red morocco labels at head of spine reading: "Butler's Hudibras -- Towneley" with volume numbers. Gilt- and blind-ruled borders on remaining part of spines. All page edge marbled; marbled endpapers. Printed with English and French texts facing one another. Includes errata. Inscription on blank leaf following front endpapers in vol. 1: "John B. Ingles to Mr. Durham 22 June 1861." A very popular translation into French of Samuel Butler's poem Hudibras by John Towneley (1697-1782), who was said to have begun his translation in response to Voltaire's declaration of it as untranslatable. In Very Good-…
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Hounds of the Mountain
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Lexington, KY, 1965. Number 126 of 250 copies printed by Anne and Wayne Williams for the Anvil Press. Still, now considered the dean of Kentucky poets, has inscribed this copy: "For Bob Shepherd, who has helped to keep these verses alive and singing. James Still, Rowan County, February 19, 1968.. Inscribed By Author. Limited. Linen Cloth Hard Cover. Fine. Privately Printed.
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THE OXFORD SAUSAGE, or Select Poetical Pieces, Written by the most Celebrated Wits of the University of Oxford. Adorned with Cuts, Engraved in a New Taste, and Designed by the Best Masters.
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London: Printed for J. Fletcher and Co. first edition., 1764. Hardcover. Good. Copperplates (21) all present. . 24mo original calf, spine on 5 raised bands with gilt designs & lettering on red leather label, tips/edges bumped, leather peeling at top left corner of rear board. Front board re-attached, rear hinge intact, sturdy text-block, pages clean except for some ex-library stamps. Collated complete, viii +203pp with all 21 illustrations. *Oxford University humorous verse first edition.
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Rain on the Marsh
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Columbia, SC: Bostick & Thornley, Inc.. Good with no dust jacket; Covers rubbed and toned, spine sunned, corners . rounded.. 1940. First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth with deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Acknowledgement. Warmly inscribed by the author and dated Xmas 1944 on the front free endpaper. A solid copy of this poetry collection by the Southern poet. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages .
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The Poems Of Alexander Montgomery: With Biographical Notices (1821)
by Alexander Montgomery
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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Poems of Alexander Montgomery; with biographical notices by David Irving, L.L.D.
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Edinburgh: W. and C. Tait, 1821. Near fine. Octavo : pp. xxix (3, blank) 319 [i.e.320] : marbled e.p.s : bookplate of James Brookman : t.e.g. : polished calf : double ruled gilt borders and gilt dentelles : five raised bands to spine : black calf title panel lettered in gilt : other panels blonde, all panels double gilt ruled : publication date to tail of spine. With reproductions of the title pages of The Cherrie and the Slae (1597), The Flyting Betwixt Montgomery and Polwart (1629) and The Mindes Melodie (1605). Joints slightly rubbed; some toning to the edges of the leaves. Montgomery (1545 - 1598) was a Scottish Jacobean courtier and poet. "When, in the 1580s, the young King James VI of Scotland gathered round him at court in Edinburgh a group of poets, Alexander Montgomerie was the accepted 'maister poete' of this 'Castalian Band'. During the first half of that decade, Montgomerie was granted a pension by the King, and much of his poetry dates from this period. More difficult times followed…
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Immortal Prairie (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
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2015 - Stated First Edition - Limited Edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title-page "Fran Marie, Friend for many years," - "Unlike the tradition of most books of poetry, Ransom includes photos and paintings." - book: near fine - tight, sound, and square - pages are clean and unmarked - dj: near fine
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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Just God And Me
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A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories
by Cohen, Leonard
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New York, Grove Press, 2022, trade paperback, 272 pp, Advance Uncorrected Proof (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers, no dustjacket as issued. The pieces in this collection, written between 1956 and 1961 and including short fiction, a radio play, and a stunning early novel, offer startling insights into Cohens imagination and creative process. Cohen explores themes that would permeate his later work, from shame and unworthiness to sexual desire in all its sacred and profane dimensions to longing, whether for love, family, freedom, or transcendence. ISBN 9780802160478
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Quartering
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Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows
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Fan poems
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Plainfield: North Atlantic Books, 1976. First Edition, 8vo. [60pp], no pagination. Softcover, pictorial wraps. Very good condition, faint creasing, slight rubbing, top corner bumped and back cover small stain. This project was partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., a federal agency. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Singapore: Math Paper Press. Very Good. 2012. First Edition. Softcover. 9810728492 . Printed white wrappers, show moderate soil; light vertical crease front cover. Two Poem anthology, arising from the accidental advocacy of one poet, coming off the back of her love for walking about in the less beaten paths in Singapore. In a series of chapbooks borne of the Babette's Feast public gathering of writers.; 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall .
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Melodie d'Infinito; Rime e Canti dei Chiarori Stellari.
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Palermo Edizioni Arte e Pensiero, 1947, paperback. Poetry, text in ITALIAN. SIGNED, inscribed by Giosue Sparito (pseudonym of Enrico Fagone). 123 pages. Softcover. Good used condition: binding unglued from spine, covers edgeworn, page margins tanned.
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THE WATER POEM AND OTHERS
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Winnetka, IL: Vixen Press, 1985. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Fine. 20pp, colophon; six colored wood engravings by Caryl Seidenberg. 9.5" x 6.5" This is #222 of 250 copies only, set in Centaur and Arrighi types and printed by hand on dampened Rives heavyweight. Signed under the colophon by Seidenberg and by Friedberg.
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NY: Exposition Press, 1976. Burgundy leatherette boards, bright gilt lettering. Pages [63] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Semi-transparent waxpaper dust jacket, appears to be original; in new archival mylar, age discoloration at edges and spine, some edge wear, small bit missing. The author graduated Kennett (Missouri) High School in 1973. Copy of newspaper [DDD] article about the KHS reunion on Jan 18, 2004 laid in. Now also available is a signed copy, same condition but without the transparent dust jacket. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+.
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