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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Fitzgerald, Edward
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- 1946
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$53.60
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New York: Heritage Press, 1946. F/none; unpaginated; First thus; Fine in blue cloth titled in gilt over cream boards lavishly decorated in navy; no slipcase. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated with eight full color plates.. Hard Cover. Illus. by Arthur Szyk. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$53.60
Sadi's Gulistan, or Flower-Garden
by Shaikh Sadi (Sa'di)
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- Paperback
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$15.32
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Marefat Bookseller & Publisher Shiraz Very Good in white paper wrappers titled in blue, decorated with full-color photos; covers lightly foxed, one corner bent; poorly printed by Khayam Prniting (sic) Press. A collection of 13th century Persian poems and stories by Sadi, considered one of the best medieval Persian poets. Translated by James Ross (1759-1831) in 1823.. Soft Cover. 12mo… Read more about this item Item Price
A$15.32
Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls
by Cole, William (ed.)
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$210.58
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Cleveland: Collins/World, 1975. VG+/none; 125 pages; 11th printing; Very Good+ in coated illustrated boards, primarily black, "P" stamped on the front free endpaper, corners and backstrip ends a little worn, some soiling; interior clean. Library binding noted on back board, but not ex-lib. Humorous poems about naughty children. Illustrator won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998 for… Read more about this item Item Price
A$210.58
The Old Swimmin'-Hole, and 'Leven More Poems
by Riley, James Whitcomb (as Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone)
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- 1920
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- Paperback
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$145.42
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1920. VG/G; 50 pages; Facsimile of the first edition of John Whitcomb Riley's first book of poetry, published as a souvenir of the 1920 Marshall Field Book Fair. Very Good in stiff paper boards printed in red, pages untrimmed, paper toning; in a Good kraft-paper dustjacket printed in red, torn along the length of the spine, fragile, chipped,… Read more about this item Item Price
A$145.42
The Deserted Village
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$61.26
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Philadelphia: Porter and Coates VG/none; 46 pages; edition and date unstated, but with discreet gift inscription dated Christmas 1890; Very Good in ivory spine over beveled cream boards, bevels gilt, titled and decorated in silver, black and gilt; all edges gilt; pages of a heavy, coated stock; one small area of front board shows paper lifting, perhaps from removal… Read more about this item Item Price
A$61.26
A New Library of Poetry and Song Illustrated Vol. 2
by Bryant, William Cullen (ed.)
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- 1877
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$84.23
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New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, 1877. Very Good- in brown leather backstrip and corners over brown boards; backstrip titled and decorated in gilt and with five raised bands; front board decorated and titled in gilt; all edges gilt; corners and end of backstrip scuffed and frayed; front hinge starting at top; owner's name lightly on front free endpaper.. Hard… Read more about this item Item Price
A$84.23
COLLECTED POETRY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE
by Lincoln, Abraham
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$58.96
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Springfield, IL: Privately Printed, 1971. F/none; 13 pages plus introduction and contents; introduction by Paul M. Angle of the Chicago Historical Society; Fine in brown marbled boards titled on a paper pastedown, tan endpapers, discreet gift subscription on front free endpaper; frontispiece from the 1846 daguerreotype photo of Lincoln by N.H. Shephard.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
A$58.96
JUVENALIA: Poems, 1922-1928
by Auden, W.H.
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- First Edition
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$40.43
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Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1994. As New/As New; 263 pages including index; First Edition; As New in gray paper stamped in purple and gilt, in an As New dustwrapper. Edited by Katherine Bucknell. . First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$40.43
SINGING COWBOY - A Book of Western Songs
by Larkin, Margaret (ed.)
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- First Thus
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- 1963
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- Paperback
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$21.06
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New York: Oak Publications, 1963. NF; 176 pages; First edition thus; near Fine in decorated printed paper wrappers, pencil erasures on the front endpaper, which is also the half-title. Contains dozens of original cowboy songs, with commentary and anecdotes.. First Thus. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$21.06
THE POETICAL WORKS OF WALTER SCOTT
by Scott, Sir Walter
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- 1890
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$33.69
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New York: Worthington Co., 1890. VG/none; 535 pages; edition not stated, but copyright 1882; Very Good in brown cloth, decorated on the backstrip primarily in gilt, on the front board in black, red and gilt, all edges gilt, decorative endpapers, bottom edge and top of spine rubbed, bottom of spine and front corner a bit frayed; paper evenly aged, each… Read more about this item Item Price
A$33.69
TWO FROGS OF OLDE JAPAN
by Sinlow, Silab
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Paperback
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$33.69
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North Bend, Ore.: Wegferd Publications, 1985. NF; unpaginated; First edition; near Fine in lavender construction paper quality paper wrappers bound with black cloth, decorated and titled in black, text pages are heavy high gloss paper. Retelling in verse of a Japanese fable, written by the author at the age of 15 as the winning entry in a poetry competition in… Read more about this item Item Price
A$33.69
ARMAZINDY
by Riley, James Whitcomb
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- First Edition
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- 1894
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$50.54
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Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1894. VG/none; 169 numbered pages, no advertising; First edition; Very Good in red cloth titled and decorated in gilt, corners bumped, general rubbing and shelfwear, backstrip somewhat sunned, small dark smudge on backstrip; original owner's name in very light pencil on front pastedown; top edge gilt; no dustjacket; tissue-covered frontispiece portrait of James Whitcomb Riley and five additional… Read more about this item Item Price
A$50.54
ANNA'S SONG
by Oberg, Arthur
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$42.12
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Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1980. F/F; 80 pages; First edition; Fine in black cloth decorated and titled in bright gilt, brown endpapers; in a Fine dustjacket. Contains 62 poems selected and arranged by friends and colleagues following the poet's death in 1977.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$42.12
FARM LEGENDS Illustrated
by Carleton, Will
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- Used
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- 1887
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$67.39
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. VG/none; 187 pages followed by four pages of ads; edition not stated; Very Good in rich brown cloth richly decorated in black and bright gilt on both the backstrip and front board; brown endpapers; edges show some shelfwear, backstrip and corners a bit frayed. Poems about farms and farming; poems for Decoration Day; college… Read more about this item Item Price
A$67.39
ANCHORED ROOTS (signed)
by Reigner, Charles G.
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$42.12
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Baltimore: H.M. Rowe Co., 1950. VG/none; 31 pages; Very Good in pictorial boards, spine sunned, edges rubbed, top front corner bumped; no dustjacket. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photographs.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$42.12
RHYMES & RUNES OF THE TOAD
by Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1975
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$25.27
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New York: Macmillan, 1975. F/NF; 71 pages; First printing stated; Fine in lacquered black cloth titled in silver over black boards, toad green endpapers; in a near Fine unclipped silver and black dustjacket, a little worn at spine ends. Fantastical b/w illustrations by Sebastian Fleuret.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by Sebastian Fleuret. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$25.27
FATAL INTERVIEW: Sonnets
by St. Vincent Millay, Edna
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- 1931
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$28.64
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. NF/none; 52 pages; 10th printing, stated; Near Fine in black cloth over brown boards, with black cloth corners; paper label on spine slightly chipped, but affecting none of the titling; a first name and date written on the front free endpaper; binding tight, spine square, handsome paper aging gracefully. A lovely volume. No… Read more about this item Item Price
A$28.64
POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, Vol. 1-3
by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$40.43
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Three volumes in red cloth with a black and gilt paper label on each backstrip, top edges gilt, front edge untrimmed, many pages uncut. Volume 1 has some water damage at the front edge with some dye loss and minor staining, and about one inch of the top edge near the backstrip is rubbed through. The other… Read more about this item Item Price
A$40.43
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT: A Comedy for Christmas
by Silverstein, Theodore (translator)
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- Used
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- First Thus
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$16.85
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. G/G; 121 pages; First thus; Good in red cloth titled in gilt, green endpapers, wear at the extremities, bookseller's stamp on back free endpaper, spine soft; in a Good unclipped dustjacket, tears and chipping at corners and spine ends.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Illus. by Virgil Burnett. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item Item Price
A$16.85
THE HIDDEN WORDSWORTH
by Johnston, Kenneth R.
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- First Edition
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- 2001
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- Paperback
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- 9780393321593
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Flossmoor, Illinois, USA
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A$16.85
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New York: Norton, 2001. NF; 658 pages; First paperback printing; near Fine trade paperback, top front corner a bit bumped.. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$16.85
