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Orleans, MA, 1977. 1st Edition. Unbound. Fine. 1st Edition. Unbound. Signed by Author. Four charming post cards in fine condition (all 6"x 4") written, Signed and addressed by Gladys Taber to friend Pam Kilner George between 1977 - 1978. The earliest dated May 2, 1977, "Pam Dear, thank you for your cards and messages - I am glad all is well with you - I would like 100 more of these cards when you have time - the Bayberry ship - or whatever is fine. I'm still busy on the new book. Happy Maytime - Love Gladys" and the fourth dated December 9, 1978. "Pam Dear: I want to get this off at once to say the elegant wreath just came - what a treasure! It will go up the minute it stops raining - and everyone who comes can read the (list?) as they admire it. The delightful soap is an extra special treat and already in use - Best Love, Gladys". Lively content by the author of the Stillmeadow books, exemplifying her sweet nature. *Address lines blocked out only online.

Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1974. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by Author. "With best wishes". Illustrated by Pamela Johnson. Minimal wear. 220pp Words by Gladys Taber about her beloved Stillmeadow ... "The ancient house speaks to us. Footfalls sound on the steep stairs, doors open softly, floorboards creak, echoing lives lived here long, long ago. And I think echoes of the lives of our family will be here too." Attention admirers and collectors of Gladys Taber: Many more unique items from TBCL's private Taber Collection are now available. Please contact us to find out more. GLADYS TABER (1899-1980) was a prolific author and columnist for Ladies' Home Journal and Family Circle. She is perhaps best recalled for a series of books and columns about her life at Stillmeadow, a 17th-century farmhouse in Southbury, Connecticut. She wrote books about her simple life in New England that possessed homespun wisdom doled out… Read More

New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Miro. Miro. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Taillandier, Yvon; Miro, Joan. INDELIBLE MIRO: Aquatints, Drawings, Drypoints, Etchings, Lithographs, Book Illustrations, Posters / by Yvon Taillandier. with an Introd. by Joseph E. Young, [Translated from the French by Phyllis Freeman]: New York: Tudor Publishing Company, [1972]. First English Edition. Folio. pp. 202. profusely illustrated. [many colour, many full & double-page, six fold-outs]. three colour lithographs, including one original lithograph as dustwrapper. A fine copy in like dustwrapper with a small bump to the top edge in the publisher's blue paper covered cardboard slipcase in essentially fine condition. Freitag 6586.

London, Heinemann, (1959), 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's highly regarded first novel. 8vo, pp. 313, publisher's red cloth, red topstain. A near fine copy in attractive dustwrapper showing light use.

London: Michael Joseph, (1982), 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's blue cloth covered boards, gilt on the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 175 pp. Derek Tangye and the inhabitants of Minack at their finest.

London: Michael Joseph, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition Inscribed by Derek Tangye on the front free endpaper. "To our dear friend Malcolm, who over the years has come to Minack and enriched our lives - with love from all at Minack / Derek / Minack / August 30th 1988". 8vo. 184 pp. A better than very good copy in green cloth, (tiny, unobtrusive water marks to the front board), gilt titles in a bright, fresh pictorial dustwrapper with unobtrusive corresponding water marks on the inside of the wrapper only. Wonderful black and white photographs of Derek and Jeannie Tangye throughout. Derek Tangye's moving account of the last months before Jeannie's passing.

London: Michael Joseph, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Tangye, Derek. A CORNISH SUMMER. Signed. London: Michael Joseph, 1970. First Edition Signed by Derek Tangye on the front free endpaper. "Best wishes, Derek Tangye". A fine copy in blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, (previous collector's discreet neat name and date), in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. With illustratrations by Jean Tangye. 8vo. 189 pp. Further reminiscences of life in Cornwall with Derek Tangye and the inhabitants of Minack.

London: Michael Joseph, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Tangye, Derek. THE WINDING LANE. Signed. London: Michael Joseph, 1978. First Edition Signed by Derek Tangye on the front free endpaper. "Best wishes, Derek Tangye". A fine copy in green cloth, gilt titles to the spine (light offsetting to the front and rear endpapers), in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. With illustratrations by Jean Tangye. 8vo. 182 pp. Further reminiscences of life in Cornwall with Derek Tangye and the inhabitants of Minack.

London: Michael Joseph, (1990), 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's brown paper covered boards, gilt to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 180 pp. A moving account of Minack and its residents after the death of Jeannie, the author's wife.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Tanner, Lt-Col. William ('Bill'). [Kingsly Amis]. THE BOOK OF BOND OR EVERY MAN HIS OWN 007. With Reversible Bookjacket For Work in The Field. London: Jonathan Cape, London, 1965. First edition of this Bond spoof by Kingsley Amis. Sm 8vo., Publisher's black cloth, gold end-papers. Design and art direction Raymond Hawkey. Photography by Ken Denyer. A fine copy [neat gift presentation on the front pastedown], in a fine fresh reversible dustwrapper showing the original price of 12s 6d net on front flap & with ('' What THEY said of THE BIBLE") title on the verso. An excellent example.

New York: Macmillan, 1892, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Sm. 8vo., green cloth. minor scuffs. A near fine copy.

Paris: Verve, 1939. VERVE, VOLUME 1, NUMBERS 4 Revue Artistique et Litteraire Paris: 1939 First edition, quarterly modernist magazine presenting the cutting edge Art of its time. First English edition, wrappers over hardboard, front cover and back created by Rouault, 140pp, 4to (10 1/2" x 14"), with an Alfred Pellan stamp on the title page. Another finely curated snapshot of the Arts circa 1939 by Teriade. English version translated by Robert Sage with texts by Paul Valery, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Jean-Paul Sartre among others. Color heliogravures by Rembrandt and Toulouse-Lautrec and numerous color lithographs by Matisse, Derain as well as the Fourteenth Century Book of Health from the Italian School. Also includes paintings or drawings by Seurat, Pascin, Rousseau, Masson, Degas, and Tintoretto etc and heliogravure reproductions of photos by Barna, Brassai a.o. This item shows some wear on the spine and slight yellowing, from the personal library of Alfred Pellan, good to very good condition.

Paris: Verve, 1937. Softcover 112pp, First English Edition of this large size, 4to (10 1/2 x 14"), quarterly modernist magazine presenting the cutting edge Art of its time. Includes a cover especially designed by Henri Matisse and 2 of 4 LITHOGRAPHS by Abraham Rattner and Francisco Bores (missing are the first 2 by Fernand Leger and Joan Miro) with heliogravure reproductions from many artists, as well as photos by Man Ray. This volume also includes some early letters and sketches from Cézanne to Émile Zola and the first photo of Picasso's Guernica by Dora Maar. This item has 2 large chips missing on the spine and a slight yellowing of the pages and still has the coronet esquire gold seal on the title page. Besides the 2 missing lithos all other pages are present, good condition.

Paris: Verve, 1938. VERVE, VOLUME 1, NUMBERS 3 Revue Artistique et Litteraire Paris: 1938 First edition, quarterly modernist magazine presenting the cutting edge Art of its time. Wrappers over hardboard, 132pp, 4to (10 1/2" x 14"), signed by noted Canadian, Quebecois artist ALFRED PELLAN with his stamp on the bottom right hand corner. Four original lithographs by Chagall, Miro, Rattner, and Klee well as the Indian Pantheon lithographs. This English Edition focuses on Eastern Art both Muslim and Indian with text by Rabindrinath Tagore and Andre Malraux a.o., Chinese poetry, and numerous examples of eastern paintings and illuminations [with gold stamping on pages] and their influence on modern European Artists such as Matisse, Bonnard, Chagall, Miro, Klee etc. Also present in this issue, and this being only one of several, is a photo set by Gaetan Fouquet on the Hindu portfolio. A multifaceted presentation of all a modern magazine could and should be from its variety, to its excellent… Read More

Paris: Verve, 1937. Softcover 112pp, First English Edition of this large size, 4to (10 1/2 x 14"), quarterly modernist magazine presenting the cutting edge Art of its time. Includes a cover especially designed by Henri Matisse and LITHOGRAPHS BY: Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, Abraham Rattner, and Francisco Bores with heliogravure reproductions from many artists, as well as photos by Man Ray. This volume also includes some early letters and sketches from Cézanne to Émile Zola and the first photo of Picasso's Guernica by Dora Maar. This item has a very worn spine, some light stains and a general yellowing of the pages and still has the coronet-esquire gold seal on the title page. 4 pages are out of order in the end with no evidence of rebinding, good +.

New York: Weybright and Talley, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Terrell, John Upton. LA SALLE: The Life and Times of An Explorer. New York: Weybright and Talley, 1968. 8vo., A fine fresh copy in a fine fresh dustwrapper. Quite nice.

New York, 1885. One rare envelope with stamp and red seal on the reverse and one four page ALS, double sides, on cream coloured note card. SIZE: 10" x 6 3/8", folded to 5" x 6 3/8" written in blue ink. Dated: March 16 1885. One rare envelope with stamp and red seal on the reverse and one four page ALS, double sides, on cream coloured note card. SIZE: 10" x 6 3/8", folded to 5" x 6 3/8" written in blue ink. Dated: March 16 1885. Signed by Author. ELLEN TERRY Dame Alice Ellen Terry February 27, 1848 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom - July 21, 1928 in Small Hythe, Kent, England, United Kingdom Ellen Terry was considered the leading Shakespearean and comic actress in Britain as well as had much success in her American tours. Two of her most famous roles were Portia in The Merchant of Venice and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. Virginia Woolf's was obsessed with this Victorian actress. She captivated many an artist and was painted by the famous John Singer Sargent in 1889 as Lady… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Sendak, Maurice.. Sendak, Maurice. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. From TBCL's Children's Bookcase. First Edition Limited to 250 copies This is number 237. Signed by Sendak. A fine copy in green cloth, gilt titles to the spine, colour photograph inset to the front board, in illustrated slipcase. 4to. 187 pp. Beloved by generations for his magical illustrations, Sendak's finely detailed drawings capture the spirit of children of all ages.

London: The Readers Library Publishing Company Ltd, 1927. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Custom Clamshell Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. The case is finished in rich black NUBA® and Green Cloth with 'sculpted designs after the book's distinct wraparound illustration inspired by Aubrey Hammond depicted on both sides of the case. Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important… Read More

Paris: Librairie Tross, 1865. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Nouvelle Edition. 2vols. Publisher's original printed salmon colored wrappers. " Of this handsome reprint (originally published in 1632) only a small edition was published" Sabin #74884. An uncut & unopened set in fine condition with a touch of rubb ing at the spine. Superb.