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The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night Vol. I & II
by Burton, Richard Francis [Trans.]
New York: The Heritage Press, 1962. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards, in publisher's black slipcase. 1334 pages. Introduction. Illustrated with numerous line drawing by Valenti Angelo. Volumes I and II (bound as one) of the plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments made and annotated by Richard F. Burton. Includes Heritage Sandglass, which is somewhat toned and...
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A$38.74
Crainquebille
by France, Anatole
NY: Heritage Press, 1949. First edition thus. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage, 1949. Original 1949 issue. 4to., 9" x 11 1/4", xii+ 69pp. Illustrations by Bernard Lamotte. Translated and introduced by Jacques LeClercq. Bound in tan half linen cloth with red titles and burduny and tan marbled paper over boards, all edge burgundy gilt. Fine with no wear, in very good, burgundy slipcase. Sandglass XII:15 laid in.. 1st. Hard. Fine. 4to.
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A$54.23
The Story of Reynard the Fox
by Goethe, Wolfgang; Eichenberg, Fritz
NY: Heritage Press, 1954. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1954. 8vo., 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", xi+248pp., illustrated with woodcuts by Fritz Eichenberg. Translated by Thomas James Arnold from the original German. Introduction by Edward Lazare. Orange cloth with brown titles and pictorial yellow paper-covered boards, all edges tinted orange. Fine in very good, yellow slipcase. . Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo.
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A$116.21
La Dame de Monsoreau
by Alexandre Dumas
467 Pages. Two Volumes in one book.This classic volume of Dumas' works is in green boards with gold printing on the spine. The gold printing is all in very well-preserved condition with the only detriments to the exterior being four slightly worn corners one bumped corner and very light wearing marks at the top and bottom of the spine. The guilted top edge of the closed book is also in very good condition. The interior book has a former owner's bookplate inside the front cover and light foxing inside the...
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A$41.83
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Hardcover with slipcase, published by The Heritage Press, 1950. First published n 1856, this is the first Heritage Press edition. Classic. Madame Bovary, always searching for happiness, will it always remain out of her reach? 348 pages, 6-3/4" X 10-1/4", sewn binding. Includes the 'Sandglass' newsletter that provides further information on the book and on the printing. Translated by J. Lewis May, illustrated by Pierre Brissaud and Theo Schmied. A total of twenty illustrations. Sturdy deocarted cover...
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Germinal
by Zola, Emile and Ellis, Havelock (transl.)
Norwalk CT: Heritage Press, 1992. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcover NF/no DJ. Berthold Mahn. 8vo 374pp. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Introduction by Henri de Montherlant. #01975.
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A$38.74
The Princess of Cleves
by de La Fayette, Madame and Ashton, H
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1970. hardcover. Book VG+: mild shelf wear/age toning to spine, else clean, tight, square, unmarked. Slipcover VG with age toning/foxing./no DJ. Hermine David. 8vo 150pp. with introduction by Jean Cocteau. Set in the royal court of Henry II of France during the 16th century, widely considered one of the first examples of historical fiction and at the beginning of the trend of psychological novels. First published 1678. #01967.
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A$27.89
Zuleika Dobson, or an Oxford Love Story
by Beerbohm, Max
NY: Heritage Press, 1960. Hardcover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1960. Sanglass Number VI: 25 laid in. Elongated 8vo., xvi+277pp., illustrations by George Him. Gray cloth with white titles in block and 2-color designs, color pictorial endpapers, speckled edges, printed on laid paper. Uniform sunning to the spine, else fine in near fine slipcase. . Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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A$61.98
Old Goriot
by De Balzac, Honore and Marriage, Ellen (transl.)
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1993. first edition. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcase VG+: mild handling wear. Rene Ben Sussan. 8vo 316pp. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. Introduction by Francois Mauriac, #02278.
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A$38.74
Tales of Soldiers & Civilians
by Bierce, Ambrose
NY: Heritage Press Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1943. small 4to., xxx+222pp., illustrated with wood-engravings by Paul Landacre. Printed on laid paper. Minor soil stain top of spine, previous owner bookplate on pastedown. Very good plus, clean, attractive. . Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 4to.
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A$30.99
Old Creole Days
by Cable, George Washington; A Prologue by Tinker, Edward Larocque; The Scenes Of Cable's Romances by Hearn, Lafcadio
NY: Heritage Press, 1943. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1943. 8vo., xxxi+224pp., illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrove II. Previous owner bookplate on pastedown, else near fine, clean, attractive in very good slipcase with minor wear/scuffing. Hard. Near Fine. 8vo.
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A$38.74
The Georgics
by Virgil
Hardcover with slipcase box, published by The Heritage Press, 1953. Classic ancient poem in four parts, each part somewhat based on the agricultural season of the year. This is the first Heritage Press edition. This version of the poem was translated in English verse by John Dryden. Introduction by George Whicher, and illustrated by Bruno Bramanti. 7" X 10-3/4", sewn binding, decorated cover boards. This copy includes the Heritage Press newsletter, 'Sandglass', which provides further information on the...
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Using Wayside Plants
by Nelson Coon
SIGNED Copy. Hardcover with dust jacket, a third edition copy, published by Hearthside Press, 1960. How to identify and use wild plants for food, medicine, and crafting. Includes chapters on useful trees, shrubs, lichens, flowers, herbs, and also a chapter on poisonous plants to avoid. 254 pages with Index and Bibliography, a section of black & white photos, and illustrations throughout the book. Bright yellow cloth covered boards, with the title and author name imprinted on the spine in dark green....
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The Beach of Falesa
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Hardcover with slipcase, published by The Heritage Press, 1956. Originally published in the Illustrated London News in 1892, and then included in the short story collection 'Island Nights' Entertainments'. The story of John Wiltshire, a sea faring trader of copra, who finds himself arranged to be married to Uma, a native of the South Pacific island of Falesa. Illustrated by Millard Sheets. 156 pages, sewn binding, 7-1/8" X 10-1/2". Includes the slipcase box. Outer slipcase box is intact, all corners are...
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Three Plays - An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler
by Henrik Ibsen
Three Plays of Henrik Ibsen (Illustrated 1965 Heritage Press Sandglass)· An Enemy of the People
· The Wild Duck
· Hedda Gabler
Copyright 1965, published by The Heritage Press (New York). Sandglass included. Numerous full page black and white illustrations. Housed in slipcase as issued with no dust jacket. Slipcase has sunfade and a large nick/cut at the rear, which also impacts the front foreedge of the hardcover. Otherwise, the hardcovers have edge-wear, scratches, and two noticeable streaks on the... Read more about this item
· The Wild Duck
· Hedda Gabler
Copyright 1965, published by The Heritage Press (New York). Sandglass included. Numerous full page black and white illustrations. Housed in slipcase as issued with no dust jacket. Slipcase has sunfade and a large nick/cut at the rear, which also impacts the front foreedge of the hardcover. Otherwise, the hardcovers have edge-wear, scratches, and two noticeable streaks on the... Read more about this item
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A$46.47
Virgil's Aenied
by Virgil and Dryden, John (transl.)
New York: Heritage Press, 1944. first thus. hardcover. Book VG+: touch of sun to spine, else clean, tight, square, unmarked. Slipcase VG: mild age/handling. Carlotta Petrina. 8vo 397pp. Sandglass pamphlet laid in. with Mr. Dryden's introduction. #02280 HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA S/H.
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A$61.98
Tales of the Gold Rush
by Bret Harte
Tales of the Gold Rush - Bret Harte (Illustrated Fletcher Martin 1944 Heritage Press Sandglass)
Copyright 1944, published by The Heritage Press (New York). Sandglass included. Housed in slipcase as issued with no dust jacket. Color illustrations. Slipcase is peeling at the bottom edge and has creases and rubbing that shows white underneath the gold finish. Slipcase and hardcovers have minor edge-wear and scratches. No writing or markings. Overall, it is in Very Good minus (VG-) condition.
Copyright 1944, published by The Heritage Press (New York). Sandglass included. Housed in slipcase as issued with no dust jacket. Color illustrations. Slipcase is peeling at the bottom edge and has creases and rubbing that shows white underneath the gold finish. Slipcase and hardcovers have minor edge-wear and scratches. No writing or markings. Overall, it is in Very Good minus (VG-) condition.
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A$46.47
The Monk And The Hangman's Daughter
by Bierce, Ambrose
NY: Heritage Press, 1967. Hard cover in slipcase. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1967. 4to., 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", xiv+80pp., full color illustrations by Michel Ciry. Translated from the German of Richard Voss by Gustav Adolf Danziger and Adapted by Ambrose Bierce, with an Introd. by Maurice Valency. Gold cloth with brown titles. Name on half title, else fine in near fine slipcase. Sandglass Number VIII: 33 laid in. . Hard. Near Fine. 4to.
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A$54.23
Frankenstein
by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft
Avon, CT: Heritage Press, 1962. hardcover. Book VG+: spine slightly sunned, mild shelf wear, else clean, tight, square, unmarked. slipcover VG: mild age/shelf wear./no DJ. Everett Henry. 4to 257pp. Sandglass pamphlet laid in, introduction by Edmund Lester Pearson. #01970.
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A$136.35
The Singular Adventures of Baron Munchausen
by Raspe, Rudolph
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1952. first edition. hardcover. Book VG+: few light spots of foxing to endpapers and top edge text block. text clean, binding tight. Slipcase: age/handling wear.. Fritz Kreder. 8vo 175pp. includes Sandglass pamphlet. edited, with introduction by John Carswell. #02275.
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A$68.17
The Tales of Hoffmann
by Hoffmann, E.T.A
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1992. hardcover. Book NF: clean, square, tight, unmarked. Slipcover VG+: touch of shelf wear./no DJ. Hugo Steiner-Prag. 8vo 344pp. ten most famous novellas by the German writer, used as basis for an opera by Jacques Offenbach. Prologue by illustrator Hugo Steiner-Prag. #01974.
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A$68.17
The Birds (bound with) The Frogs
by Aristophanes
NY: Heritage Press, 1959. Hard cover. Published NY: Heritage Press, 1959. 4to., 8" x 11 1/4". xii+52pp., illustrated by Marion Parry; xiii+62pp., illustrated by John Austen. Fine in very good slipcase. Sandglass Number I:25 laid in. . Hard. Fine. 4to.
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A$38.74
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Ben-Hur, A Tale of the Christ [With Slipcase]
by Wallace, Lewis
Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c. 1976. Hardcover. Lewis Wallace (1840-1928) wrote this historical novel that is set in ancient Roman-occupied Palestine and which depicts the origins of Christianity in 1880. This very pretty printing of his book is introduced by Ben Ray Redman. Original white cloth spine over salmon paper-covered boards with gilt spine lettering; the book is encased in a salmon slipcase. The Sandglass 4 page pamphlet is loosely laid in. This is...
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The Adventures of Hajji Babba
by J.J. Morier
Hardcover with slipcase, published by Heritage Press, 1947. Originally published in 1824, this is the first Heritage Press edition. How Hajji Babba a barber, who travels from his hometown of Ispahan to Istanbul, having numerous adventures in the bazaars and the royal courts along the way. Includes the Preface by Sir Walter Scott, Introduction by E.G. Browne. Illustrated by Honore Guilbeau. 498 pages, 6-1/2" X 9-1/4", sewn binding. Sturdy illustrated cover boards, with the title and author name imprinted...
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