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A Voyage To Lilliput and A Voyage To Brobdingnag Made By Lemuel Gulliver In The Year mdccii (Gulliver’s Travels)
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Limited Editions Club, New York, 1950; First Edition; #433 of a limited edition of 1500; illustrated half linen boards. Two matched volumes, the first a giant Brobdingnagian folio (18 1/2" x 13 1/2"), and the other a Lilliputian miniature (3 1/2" x 2 1/2"), both in the original two compartment slipcase with red silk pull-ribbons. Each volume numbered and initialed by legendary designer/ typographer Bruce Rogers and printed at The Aldus Printers. Near Fine. Tiny edge bump on the shoulder of the spine panel of the folio volume at upper left, and a small superficial fore edge strike at upper right. Miniature volume retains the original glassine wrap. Clean, crisp, bright, all board and slipcase surfaces smooth and glossy, corners sharp, bindings tight, sound, and square. No foxing, bookplates, ownership signatures, or any other markings of any kind. In a Near Fine slipcase with the minutest of wear at the outermost tips of the back corners. A solid and handsome copy of an early number.
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The Reign Of Law, A Tale Of The Kentucky Hemp Fields
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The Old Curiosity Shop Vintage Custom Conservation Box
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, . Vintage custom conservation box for the parts issue of Dickens’ "The Old Curiosity Shop," 14 3/4" x 11" x 4". Leather covered wood, brass piano hinges, padded interior lined with black satin. Gilt titles on spine and front board reading, "The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens, 1840." Excellent condition. A unique piece, ideal for the seasoned or aspiring Dickens collector.
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Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston, MA , 1902; First Edition; 8vo, 337 pages plus 4-page publisher’s catalog at the back. Illustrated with four color plates and elaborate page margin decorations by George Wright. Charming Victorian novel of gardening and gardeners, centering upon one Patrick Monahan, "the kindliest Old Irishman alive." Beautifully bound in embossed boards of floral design in green, peach, and gold. Page edges untrimmed. Signed by the author on f.f.e.p. Fine condition. A treasure of a book.
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The Golden Age In Transylvania
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R.F. Fenno & Company, New York, 1898; First American Edition; 8vo, 365 pages. Celebrated Hungarian author Maurus Jokai’s absorbing historical romance of political intrigue in Transylvania at the close of the seventeenth century following the coronation of Prince Michel Apafi, whom the Turks raised to power, up to the murder of the last of the Transylvanian barons, Denis Banfi. A riveting story, filled with the unexpected. Very Good, hinges lightly cracked internally, binding tight, square, titles bright. No previous owner signatures or any other markings of any kind. A nice copy of Jokai’s most acclaimed novel.
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The Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
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Chapman and Hall, London, 1868 ; 8vo; blank; flyleaf; frontispiece; i-vi; 1-522; 4 pg. postscript; vii; flyleaf; blank; half calf boards; pebbled cloth; raised bands; gilt spine decorations; gilt rules; black morocco spine labels; gilt titles; marbled end papers; marbled page edges; illustrated. No printed publication date, but circa 1868, with preface by Dickens in which he deflects criticism received from America regarding his satirical characterizations and social commentary incorporated into "Chuzzlewit" to reflect the various coarse aspects of American life he encountered during his first trip to America in 1842. "As I had never, when writing fiction, had any disposition to soften what is ridiculous or wrong at home, so I then hoped the good humored people of The United States would not be generally disposed to quarrel with me for carrying the same usage abroad." Dickens returned to the United States in 1867 amid restored popularity, and in a speech delivered at the NY Press…
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The MacMillan Company, New York, 1900; First Edition; 12mo, 385 pages plus 5 pages of publisher’s advertisements at the back; top page edges gilt; illustrated with frontispiece and eight additional plates by Harry Fenn and J.C. Earl. James Lane Allen’s brooding novel of the beginnings of doubt in a pious man whose faith is shaken by theories of modern science and evolution, evidence of which he suddenly becomes aware during his daily interactions with nature as a Kentucky hemp farmer at the close of the Civil War. First edition, first state, with illustrations in photogravure and without the word "facing" before the numerals on page vii. Beautifully bound in illustrated red cloth featuring a magnificent green and silver hemp plant overlaid with gilt titles. Fine, exceptionally clean, crisp, bright, corners sharp. Tanned ghost on the outer margins of the pastedowns, from contact with the flaps of the original dust jacket. Previous owner neat name and date in a small hand on f.f.e.p. A…
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Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston, MA , 1902; First Edition; 8vo, 337 pages plus 4-page publisher’s catalog at the back. Illustrated with four color plates and elaborate page margin decorations by George Wright. Charming Victorian novel of gardening and gardeners, centering upon one Patrick Monahan, "the kindliest Old Irishman alive." Beautifully bound in embossed boards of floral design in green, peach, and gold. Page edges untrimmed. Signed by the author on f.f.e.p. Fine condition. A treasure of a book.
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R.F. Fenno & Company, New York, 1898; First American Edition; 8vo, 365 pages. Celebrated Hungarian author Maurus Jokai’s absorbing historical romance of political intrigue in Transylvania at the close of the seventeenth century following the coronation of Prince Michel Apafi, whom the Turks raised to power, up to the murder of the last of the Transylvanian barons, Denis Banfi. A riveting story, filled with the unexpected. Very Good, hinges lightly cracked internally, binding tight, square, titles bright. No previous owner signatures or any other markings of any kind. A nice copy of Jokai’s most acclaimed novel.
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Chapman and Hall, London, 1868 ; 8vo; blank; flyleaf; frontispiece; i-vi; 1-522; 4 pg. postscript; vii; flyleaf; blank; half calf boards; pebbled cloth; raised bands; gilt spine decorations; gilt rules; black morocco spine labels; gilt titles; marbled end papers; marbled page edges; illustrated. No printed publication date, but circa 1868, with preface by Dickens in which he deflects criticism received from America regarding his satirical characterizations and social commentary incorporated into "Chuzzlewit" to reflect the various coarse aspects of American life he encountered during his first trip to America in 1842. "As I had never, when writing fiction, had any disposition to soften what is ridiculous or wrong at home, so I then hoped the good humored people of The United States would not be generally disposed to quarrel with me for carrying the same usage abroad." Dickens returned to the United States in 1867 amid restored popularity, and in a speech delivered at the NY Press…
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Gulliver's Travels: A Voyage to Lilliput and A Voyage to Brobdingnag
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The Adventures of Capt. Gulliver, in a Voyage to the Islands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Abridged from the Works of the Celebrated Dean Swift
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The Adventures of Capt. Gulliver, in a Voyage to the Islands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Abridged from the Works of the Celebrated Dean Swift
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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS : By Lemuel Gulliver, First St Surgeon and Then a Captain of Several Ships. I, a Voyage to Lilliput. II, a Voyage to Brobdingnag
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Gulliver's Travels: A Voyage to Lilliput and A Voyage to Brobdingnag
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The Adventures of Capt. Gulliver, in a Voyage to the Islands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag. Abridged from the Works of the Celebrated Dean Swift
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Gulliver's Travels by Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several ships I. A Voyage to Lilliput II. A Voyage to Brobdingnag.
by Swift, Jonathan
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(London: Oxford University Press: 1955) First Edition thus (that is, in the Oxford Illustrated Classics series). Cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. xii, 195. Illustrated by Robin Jacques. A new edition for children based on the Nonesuch Edition of 1934. First Edition. Prize label on front fixed endpaper. A near fine copy in good price-clipped dust-jacket which is heavily silver-fished on its spine.
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History of Little Jack, Gullivera Acentsacentsa A-Acentsa Acentss Voyage to Lilliput, Hop-O-My-Thumb, the Fisherman and the Genie (1840)
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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS: A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT AND A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGBAG [Two Volumes] [Signed]
by Swift, Jonathan; Rogers, Bruce [supervisor, typographer]
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A VOYAGE TO BROBDINGNAG MADE BY LEMUEL GULLIVER IN THE YEAR MDCCII [and] A VOYAGE TO LILLIPUT BY LEMUEL GULLIVER, MDCIC [SIGNED]
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950. Limited Edition, #257/1500. Hardcover. Folio, 160 pages, 32mo, 150 pages; 2 volumes; VG; quarter bindings in red buckram, boards in brown illustrated paper; spines red with gilt lettering; housed in G+ brown paper slipcase; mild shelf wear and scuffing; small closed tear to page 131 of Brobdingnag, with no text loss; initialed and numbered 257 in red pencil by Rogers at colophon of both vols.; pages clean; shelved above Case 3. 1358592. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
by Shoemaker, J. W
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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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Red Pottage
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Red Pottage. By Mary Cholmondeley. Copyright 1899, Harper & Brothers First Edition. 375 pages plus adverts. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included. Plot Summary: "Red Pottage follows a period in the lives of two friends, Rachel West and Hester Gresley. Rachel is a wealthy heiress who falls in love with the weak-willed Hugh Scarlett after he has broken off an affair with Lady Newhaven (which he does not originally realize has been discovered by her husband)." Book title is taken from the Bible story of Esau.
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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (in Two Volumes)
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. V and VI of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 40 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xvi + 436 and x + 433 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Vol. I is NEAR FINE and Vol. II is VERY GOOD. Vol. I is in excellent condition but Vol. II is cracked…
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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A Frivolous Distinction: Fashion and Needlework in the Works of Jane Austen
by Byrde. Penelope
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Tight, bright, clean and square. Faint sticker shadow on back cover. 42 pages of text including "A Brief Guide to Textile terms", "references to the novels and letters", and a bibliography. Plus 16 full page illustrations. 5.75x8.25x.25". Inspired by the 1975 celebrations held at Steventon, Chawton and Bath - some of the places connected to the novelist's life - which included displays of costume, needlework and needlework tools, at the Bi-Centenary of Jan Austen's birth.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. Book. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition of Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1868. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations on 39 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xviii + 435 and x + 430 text pages. Single-column text. Printed by Virtue and Co., London. Both volumes are in VERY GOOD + condition. Both volumes have bright, clean exteriors with…
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Dombey and Son (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1869. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, second issue, with title pages dated 1869 (first published in 1868 by Ticknor and Fields, which became Fields, Osgood and Co. in 1869). Vols. XIII and XIV of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne on 38 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all the illustrations that appeared in the 1848 first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. ix + 454 and ix + 459 text pages.…
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Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times (in Two Volumes)
by Charles Dickens
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Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1867. Book. Illus. by H. K. Browne / G. Cattermole / F. Walker. Very Good +. Cloth. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Two-volume complete set. First American edition, first printing, of Vols. IX and X of the original 27-volume deluxe illustrated Library Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens, with title pages dated 1867. Statement from Charles Dickens on copyright page authorizing this edition dated April, 1867. With illustrations by H. K. Browne and G. Cattermole in Barnaby Rudge and F. Walker in Hard Times on 36 engraved glossy plates, including frontispieces, protected with tissue (all of the illustrations that appeared in the first edition). Publisher's original dark-green cloth binding with gilt lettering and ruling on the spine and blindstamped decorations on both covers. "Library Edition" appears in gilt at bottom edge of spine with no volume number. Brown smooth-coated endpapers. xi + 475 and vii + 471 text pages.…
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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience
by Marianne Parrot
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Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.
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