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(Presentation Copy) Sammelband of Ten Un Acte Comedie-Vaudeville by Renard, Jules (1813-1877) - 1872

by Renard, Jules (1813-1877)

(Presentation Copy)  Sammelband of Ten  Un Acte Comedie-Vaudeville by Renard, Jules (1813-1877) - 1872

(Presentation Copy) Sammelband of Ten Un Acte Comedie-Vaudeville

by Renard, Jules (1813-1877)

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Paris: E. Dentu, 1872. RARE. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"a mon ? ami Lambert V. souvenir "? Jules Renard". Jules Renard (1813-1877) was a French playwright and vaudevillist, not to be confused with the later Jules Renard (1864-1910), who is known for his Journals. A sammelband of ten first editions of his vaudeville comedies in one act, all published by A. Dentu, Paris, between 1863-1872. Bound in contemporary pebbled morocco, gilt lettering and rules back with all ten titles in miniature, marbled end papers. Near Fine, small rubs at spine ends and corners, two of the plays with stamp of "Unis et Libres Societe des Auteurs" at title page. The plays are 1. Un Monsieur qui a Perdu Son Mot, 1863, 36 pp. 2. Un Tailleur Pour Dames, 1872, 34 pp. 3. Meme Maison, 1865, 32 pp. 4. Un Habit Par la Fenetre, 1867, 34 pp. 5. Un Coup de Vent, 1872, 35 pp. 6. Une Noce sur Le Carre, 1868, 29 pp. 7. Deux Prisonniers de Theodorus, 1868, 35 pp. 8. Dans Une Cave, 1869, 29 pp. 9. L'Amour Mitoyen, 1870, 1870, 34 pp. 10. Le Musee D'Anatole, 1870, 36 pp. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Editions. Pebbled Morocco. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Presentation Copy.
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  • Publisher E. Dentu
  • Place of Publication Paris
  • Date Published 1872
  • Size 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall
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Strictly Personal ( Gore Vidal's Copy )
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Strictly Personal ( Gore Vidal's Copy )

by Maugham, W. Somerset

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Association Copy, with Gore Vidal's ownership SIGNATURE front end page, # 85/515 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR W. Somerset Maugham at Limitation Page. Book is Near Fine, lacking the slipcase, spine a bit sunned. A wonderful Association Copy, with Vidal's famous quote summing it all up perfectly - "It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there." . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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A Practical Treatise on the Domestic Management and Most Important Diseases of Advanced Life,...
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A Practical Treatise on the Domestic Management and Most Important Diseases of Advanced Life, (with 3 Page Manuscript Presentation Inscription from the Secretary of the University of Pennsylvania to Civil War Doctor Richard F. Stone)

by George E. Day, M. D.

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Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1849. "With an appendix, containing a series of cases illustrative of a new and successful mode of treating lumbago and other forms of chronic rheumatism, sciatica and other neuralgic affections, and certain forms of paralysis." ( from title page). RARE in commerce. A book that has been called the most notable book on geriatric medicine published in English in the 19th century. With a unique 3 page manuscript presentation inscription in pencil the final three blank end pages dated March 11, 1865. The inscription appears to either be a rough draft of a presentation or the actual presentation of a diploma in Medicine to Richard French Stone (1844-1913). At the time, Stone was serving in the U.S. Army Medical Department in Philadelphia under Surgeon Samuel A Storrow. While on duty, he received permission to attend a course of lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in March of 1865, being the youngest… Read More
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Historical Collections of Virginia (Confederate States of America Association Copy)
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Historical Collections of Virginia (Confederate States of America Association Copy)

by Howe, Henry

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Charleston, SC: Babcock & Co., 1845. SCARCE Confederate States of Americas Association Copy, bearing the small bookplate and 2 signatures of William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793 - April 25, 1868), a member of the First Families of Virginia who served in the U.S. House and Senate and two separate terms as U.S. Minister to France. He later served in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862 and the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. Very Good, professionally rebacked with spine laid over with some loss of gilt decorations and gilt lettering dulled, prior owner bookplate and inscriptions front and rear end pages, tipped in photograph of a George Washington statue at rear end pages, some marginal pencil notations by the latter owner, and an extended biographical manuscript inscription about Rives, taken from p. 37 of "The Plantation South", at 2nd. front end page. Moderate toning, large fold-out map of Virginia Near Fine, with small tear at right edge. A fascinating… Read More
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The Doctors; A Satire in Four Seizures
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The Doctors; A Satire in Four Seizures

by Hubbard, Elbert

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East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1909. Twelve illustrations in black and red on butcher's paper by Burt Barneson. Decorations by Dard Hunter, although not credited in the book. Very Good, quarter brown suede over grey paper covered boards with matching grey end papers, outer layer of suede peeling at top edge pf spine, rubbing to suede along spine, light wear to boards, title and following half-title pages are uncut, remainder of the book is cut, pages either side of illusttrations are uniformly toned. SCARCE in current commerce in collectible condition. . . First Edition. Quarter Suede . Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Saul Marks and his Plantin Press
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Saul Marks and his Plantin Press

by (Dreyfus, John)

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(Laguna Beach, California): Laguna Verde Imprenta, 1975. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at colophon page -"One of the most corrupt texts to be set from my typescript, but one of the most delightful in form. John Dreyfus, 26 April, 1979". Also SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY Jake Zeitlin just above the Dreyfus inscription -" The first production of Ward Ritchie on his press at Laguna June 1975. JZ". "Written by John Dreyfus and printed in memory of Saul Marks for Jacob Zeitlin, who also contributed the Sric Gill wood engraving. It was produced on an Albion hand press and bound in cover paper by Sydney Cockerell."(colophon). Three corrections made in blue ink, probably by Ritchie, to printing errors on first 2 pages. Near Fine, the marbled wrappers are about 1/4" shorter than the text block at bottom end. One of reportedly 50 copies printed, OCLC locates 27 copies held by institutions. RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY both Zeitlin and the AUTHOR.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.… Read More
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Strictly Personal ( Gore Vidal's Copy )
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Strictly Personal ( Gore Vidal's Copy )

by Maugham, W. Somerset

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Association Copy, with Gore Vidal's ownership SIGNATURE front end page, # 85/515 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR W. Somerset Maugham at Limitation Page. Book is Near Fine, lacking the slipcase, spine a bit sunned. A wonderful Association Copy, with Vidal's famous quote summing it all up perfectly - "It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there." . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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A Practical Treatise on the Domestic Management and Most Important Diseases of Advanced Life,...
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A Practical Treatise on the Domestic Management and Most Important Diseases of Advanced Life, (with 3 Page Manuscript Presentation Inscription from the Secretary of the University of Pennsylvania to Civil War Doctor Richard F. Stone)

by George E. Day, M. D.

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Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1849. "With an appendix, containing a series of cases illustrative of a new and successful mode of treating lumbago and other forms of chronic rheumatism, sciatica and other neuralgic affections, and certain forms of paralysis." ( from title page). RARE in commerce. A book that has been called the most notable book on geriatric medicine published in English in the 19th century. With a unique 3 page manuscript presentation inscription in pencil the final three blank end pages dated March 11, 1865. The inscription appears to either be a rough draft of a presentation or the actual presentation of a diploma in Medicine to Richard French Stone (1844-1913). At the time, Stone was serving in the U.S. Army Medical Department in Philadelphia under Surgeon Samuel A Storrow. While on duty, he received permission to attend a course of lectures at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in March of 1865, being the youngest… Read More
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Historical Collections of Virginia (Confederate States of America Association Copy)
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Historical Collections of Virginia (Confederate States of America Association Copy)

by Howe, Henry

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Charleston, SC: Babcock & Co., 1845. SCARCE Confederate States of Americas Association Copy, bearing the small bookplate and 2 signatures of William Cabell Rives (May 4, 1793 - April 25, 1868), a member of the First Families of Virginia who served in the U.S. House and Senate and two separate terms as U.S. Minister to France. He later served in the Provisional Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1862 and the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865. Very Good, professionally rebacked with spine laid over with some loss of gilt decorations and gilt lettering dulled, prior owner bookplate and inscriptions front and rear end pages, tipped in photograph of a George Washington statue at rear end pages, some marginal pencil notations by the latter owner, and an extended biographical manuscript inscription about Rives, taken from p. 37 of "The Plantation South", at 2nd. front end page. Moderate toning, large fold-out map of Virginia Near Fine, with small tear at right edge. A fascinating… Read More
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The Doctors; A Satire in Four Seizures
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The Doctors; A Satire in Four Seizures

by Hubbard, Elbert

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East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1909. Twelve illustrations in black and red on butcher's paper by Burt Barneson. Decorations by Dard Hunter, although not credited in the book. Very Good, quarter brown suede over grey paper covered boards with matching grey end papers, outer layer of suede peeling at top edge pf spine, rubbing to suede along spine, light wear to boards, title and following half-title pages are uncut, remainder of the book is cut, pages either side of illusttrations are uniformly toned. SCARCE in current commerce in collectible condition. . . First Edition. Quarter Suede . Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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{ASSOCIATION COPY, with ALS} Tribute to Walter De La Mare on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday
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{ASSOCIATION COPY, with ALS} Tribute to Walter De La Mare on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday

by (De La Mare, Walter) Various Authors

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London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1948. One of 1,020 copies. Association Copy, being contributor Wilfrid Gibson's copy, with his ownership signature at front end page, and glued in at front paste down an envelope containing 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" notecard from De La Mare to Gibson in ink, in his tiny and tidy hand both sides, roughly 250 words, commenting on Gibson's "Remembrances". Wilfrid Gibson is recognized as a leader of the Georgian poetry movement. The book is Near Fine, small corner bump, in Very Good dust jacket, front flap price-clipped, old internal and external tape mends. Other contributors include Graham Greene, T.S. Eliot, Lord Dunsany, John Masefield, Siegfried Sasson, Vita Sackville-West, and Christopher Morley, amongst many other noted literary stars. A significant Association Copy. . SIGNED BY Contributor . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Poil de Carotte la Bigote

Poil de Carotte la Bigote

by Jules Renard

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Schoenhof's Foreign Books, Incorporated, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Histoires Naturelles

by Renard, Jules

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9782877142168
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2877142167
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Poil de carotte

Poil de carotte

by Renard Jules

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9782253160434
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2253160431
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Le Livre de Poche, 2004. poche. 2004. Broché. 125 pages. paperback. Bon Etat.
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Poil de carotte
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Poil de carotte

by Renard, Jules

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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Journal of Jules Renard
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The Journal of Jules Renard

by Renard, Jules

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9780979419874
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Tin House Books. 1. Very Good. Very Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported
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Poil de carotte

by Renard Jules

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Garnier Flammarion Gf, 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Poil de carotte
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Poil de carotte

by Renard, Jules

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Poil De Carotte

Poil De Carotte

by Renard Jules

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9782277120117
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2277120111
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J'ai lu, 1985. poche. 1985. Broché. 183 pages. paperback. Etat Passable parfaitement lisible.
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Histoires Naturelles

by Renard, Jules

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Poil de carotte

Poil de carotte

by Jules Renard

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Bookking International - Classiques Francais, 1996. poche. 1996. Broché. 186 pages. paperback. Très Bon Etat.
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The Guardians of the House
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The Guardians of the House: Inscribed Copy

by Lucy Boston with Diana Boston

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States this edition first published in 1993
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Inscribed "The Simpson family You saw most of these faces at Green Know on 26 April 2001 Diana Boston" Book in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket Good/VG. Has very little wear but crinkly with a crease down the back, some dents and a purple stain on back by bar code. See photos.
A souvenir from visiting the manor at Hemingford Grey which stands near the river Ouse. SHIPS FROM CHICAGO, IL.
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Tours of the Black Clock.
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Tours of the Black Clock.

by ERICKSON, Steve. Inscribed to Katherine Dunn (Author of Geek Love)

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New York: Poseidon Press, 1989. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and inscribed: To Katherine Dunn, best, Steve Erickson. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket with toning to the white parts of the jacket. Katherine Dunn was the author of Geek Love.
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Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

Allen Lucas; the Self-Made Man

by Chubbuck, Emily

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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1867. Later edition. Very good with some foxing and prior owner signature to front pastedown.. A scarce printing, which appears to be unrecorded on Worldcat. Part of Sheldon's "Good Boy's Library" as indicated on the spine and which were apparently previously part of Sheldon's "Sunday School Books" library. In publisher's green cloth with gilt stamp decorated spine.
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952
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The Western Maryland Railway Story: A Chronicle of the First Century, 1852-1952

by Williams, Harold A

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Baltimore, Western Maryland Railway Company, 1952, hardcover, xvi-134 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued, Association Copy, Signed and inscribed on the half-title page to Robert B. Murray, Undersecretary of the Department of Commerce for Transportation from 1953-1955 "in appreciation of his outstanding public service" and dated Dec. 17, 1954. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end and corner wear, spine titles worn, a few tiny spots to rear cover. A complete history of the first century of this important transportation system servicing the Eastern seaboard and points further west. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of historic scenes and vintage locomotives including the Alliance, the Monocacy, and the Conewago.
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith;  Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]
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The Life of Mansie Wauch, Tailor in Dalkeith; Written by Himself [Hiester H. Muhlenberg]

by Moir, David Macbeth

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New York: J. & J. Harper, 1828. Hard Cover. Good +. xii, [13]-223 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf spine with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red morocco label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Mansie Wauch. Marbled paper over boards. All page edges speckled. Remains of old paper label at head of spine and call number in white at tail. In ink on the title page in an old hand, following the title "By Mr Moir." At head of title page in another hand: "To the UPS from Hiester H. Muhlenberg of Reading Pa." Hiester H. Muhlenberg (1812-1886) graduated from Dickinson College in 1829 and practiced medicine in Reading; later he became a banker. A bookplate and inscriptions on the front fixed endpaper indicate that Muhlenberg gave the book to the Union Philosophical Society of Dickinson College in 1837. Title page also bears the embossed stamp of the Dickinson College Library. The half title page has been altered in ink to read: The Life of John W.… Read More
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992
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ROBERT STONE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY 1962 - 1992

by Lopez, Ken and Bev Chaney

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9780963289803
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0963289802
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Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. First edition, first prnt. Introduction by Mark Levene. Essays by Stone and Charles Michaud. Black and white illustrations. Inscribed by Stone to Chaney on the half-title page. "For Bev in grateful appreciation and with best wishes Bob Stone." Also signed by Stone's wife, Janice, on the page. Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS
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MAN-FATE. THE SWAN SONG OF BROTHER ANTONINUS

by Everson, William (Brother Antoninus)

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Hardcover
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9780811205207
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0811205207
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NY: New Directions, 1974. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Everson on the half-title page to his publisher/bibliographer, the Barlett's of Cayucos Books. "To Peter & Henrietta/once again here at Kingfisher Flat in gratitude for our long friendship Bill Everson Dec 30, 1984 Swanton, CA." Cayucos Books published Everson's Tendril in the Mesh, The Alpine Christ & Other Poems, et al. Very faint beginning toning on the dustjacket topedge (not immediately apparent); otherwise, in Fine condition in a Naer Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS
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IN THE LOYAL MOUNTAINS

by Bass, Rick

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9780395716878
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039571687x
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Tom McGuane, to whom the book along with John Graves and Jim Harrison is dedicated, on the dedication page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Unusual as such.. Inscribed By Dedicatee. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print
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Bloemen Op Tegels in De Gouden Eeuw / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Print

by Schaap, Ella B

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near fine
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Hardcover
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9789023008583
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9023008588
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Haarlem, Netherlands: Becht, [1994]. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. 184 pp. Bound in full bright blue cloth, title in silver on spine, in illustrated dust jacket. Text in Dutch and English. Full-color and black and white illustrations. Includes bibliography and index. Erratum slip laid in. Presentation copy from Author to John Michael Montias and his wife:"For/Monsieur et Mme John M. Montias/with much respect + love/Ella Schaap/March-April-1999". Montias was an economist who became a leading scholar of the artist Johannes Vermeer, and one of the first to analyze the economics of art. Very Good+ minor age-toning to margins of pages, some fading to extremities of binding, bump to lower corner of front cover, in Very Good+ dust jacket with bumping and light wear to extremities, some sunning to spine.
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VENDETTA: LUCKY'S REVENGE
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VENDETTA: LUCKY'S REVENGE

by Collins, Jackie

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9780060392093
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0060392096
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NY: HarperCollins, 1997. First edition. ltr. prnt (4th). Inscribed by Collins on the half-title page. "January 1997 To Nikki, Happy Reading! Jackie." A TLS on Collins' letterhead is laid-in. Dated "January, 31, 1997" to Nikki Haskell at her Los Angeles address. "Dear Nikki: Thanks for coming to my book party. You looked sensational, as usual! Here is a signed copy of Vendetta: Lucky's Revenge for your personal library. Fondest love, Jackie." Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The TLS is an 8.5x11" sheet fiolded in half; otherwise, in Fine condittion.. The inscriptee is Nikki Haskell, the Hollywood socialite who hosted parties for A-listers and was the creator of the "StarShape" diet system, by which she became know as "the Diet Queen to the Stars." She was also producer and host of "The Nikki Haskell Show," an early cable TV program. In 2013 Haskell declared bankruptcy amid being sued by New Orleans… Read More
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