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Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy; Being a Collection of the Best Merry Ballads and...
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Wit and Mirth: or Pills to Purge Melancholy; Being a Collection of the Best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. Fitted to All Humours, Having Each Their Proper Tune For Either Voice, or Instrument: Most of the Songs Being New Set in SIX(6) VOLUMES

by [D'Urfey, Thomas]

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Used - Missing all 6 leather spine labels, otherwise a nice clean, attractive set: VG+
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London: W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, 1719-1720. Contemporary 3/4 calf and yellow cloth. Missing all 6 leather spine labels, otherwise a nice clean, attractive set: VG+. 12mo. Illustrated with musical notation throughout.
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An Old Man's Love (in TWO(2) VOLUMES)

An Old Man's Love (in TWO(2) VOLUMES)

by Trollope, Anthony

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Used - Spines sunned, covers partially sunned & lightly soiled, front hinge Vol I very slightly cracked, Vol II binding cracked, bu
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Edinburgh/London.: William Blackwood & Sons., 1884.. Red cloth, dark brown coated endpapers.. Spines sunned, covers partially sunned & lightly soiled, front hinge Vol I very slightly cracked, Vol II binding cracked, but not broken at page 113; spine top of volume 2 lacks 1/2" x 5/16" piece, texts clean: Good+ to VG-.. small 8vo. 1st edition, 1st issue: 1/2 title in each vol. Gold-stamped diamond-shaped front cover ornament. Spines are lettered, in gold, "An/ Old Man's/ Love [line] Trollope" inside of a box, the volume #, and "W. Blackwood & Sons/ EdinB & London". Wolff 6788
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Les Voyages Extraordinaires: Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin

Les Voyages Extraordinaires: Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin

by Verne, Jules

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Used - /a/es on 1/2 title, weak hinges reglued, else clean tight copy: VG+/no dj. Charnieres faibles re-collees, autrement tres bonne c
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[Paris]: Collection Hetzel, nd (1901). Pictorial polychrome red cloth, all edge gilt. /a/es on 1/2 title, weak hinges reglued, else clean tight copy: VG+/no dj. Charnieres faibles re-collees, autrement tres bonne copie.. Large 8vo. Illustrated with 25 black and white illustrations, 6 chromolithographs + 1 black and white map by George Roux. Illustre en noir et blanc avec 6 "grandes chromotypographies" et une carte par George Roux. 1st edition. TEXT IN FRENCH. 1e Edition. TEXTE EN FRANCAIS. Cover shows the steamer "J. Verne" leaving the dock marked "Collection Hetzel." Printed by Gauthier-Villars.
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Ozma & The Little Wizard

Ozma & The Little Wizard

by Baum, L. Frank

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Used - Near Fine
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Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., no date. Side stapled color wrappers. Near Fine. 12mo. Illustrated in color & in black & white.. Jell-O ads and recipes on rear wrapper and last page
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The Works of the Author of The Night-Thoughts. IN THREE (3) VOLUMES. Revised & Corrected by...

The Works of the Author of The Night-Thoughts. IN THREE (3) VOLUMES. Revised & Corrected by Himself - A New Edition

by Young, Edward

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Used - Occasional foxing mostly opposite plates, pages 209-10 & 289-90 have 4" closed tears, covers rubbed, bindings sound/tig
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London: Printed for F. & C. Rivington; Otridge & Son; J. Nichols; J. Sewell etc., 1802. Full leather. Occasional foxing mostly opposite plates, pages 209-10 & 289-90 have 4" closed tears, covers rubbed, bindings sound/tight: VG+. 8vo. Frontispiece, vignette title page + 14 full page engravings. Includes: The Life of Dr. Young by Mr. Herbert Croft
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Elegies de Tibulle: Vol. I: Elegies de Tibulle; Vol II: Elegies de Tibulle, Suivies des Baisers...

Elegies de Tibulle: Vol. I: Elegies de Tibulle; Vol II: Elegies de Tibulle, Suivies des Baisers de Jean Second; Vol III: Contes et Nouvelles EN TROIS (THREE(3) VOLUMES

by Tibullus [Albius] (Mirabeau; translator)

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Used - Ex-Library, light foxing and occasional small marginal stains, spine tops of volumes 1 & 2 chipped (1 is light), all hinges
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Hardcover
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Paris: rue S. Andre-des-Arts, No. 46, An 6 = 1798. Full leather, marbled endpapers. Ex-Library, light foxing and occasional small marginal stains, spine tops of volumes 1 & 2 chipped (1 is light), all hinges intact, but leather is somewhat weak in many with some resultant cracking, some rubbing of extremities, esp. corners: VG. 8vo. Frontispiece engravings in each volume + 12 additional engravings. There are 3 more engravings than described in the preliminary text.. TEXT IN FRENCH. TEXTE EN FRANCAIS. Cette edition contient 3 estamples plus que celles demandees par le texte preliminaire.
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Poems
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Poems

by Wilde, Oscar

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - An odd-shaped piece cut out of front free endpaper, hinges cracked, spine headers heavily rubbed, light general wear: VG/no dj
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Hardcover
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Brattleboro, Vermont
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Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1881. Decorated green cloth with marbled endpapers. An odd-shaped piece cut out of front free endpaper, hinges cracked, spine headers heavily rubbed, light general wear: VG/no dj. 12mo. Mason #310: 1st American edition, later impression(?) with top edges gilt instead of yellow and decorated endpapers. Binding decoration is sunflowers printed in black rather than cherub imbibing seen on some copies. Mason does not establish priority.
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Nine [9] Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Nine [9] Volumes Complete. With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Published by Mr. Warburton, with Occasional Notes

by Pope, Alexander [ed. Warburton]

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Used - Covers lightly rubbed with some splitting of joints; overall a nice clean tight set, some foxing and browning throughout: VG
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Hardcover
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London: J. & P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. & R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751. Full calf, 5 raised bands, spines & cover edges gilt tooled. Covers lightly rubbed with some splitting of joints; overall a nice clean tight set, some foxing and browning throughout: VG. 12mo. Illustrated with 24 copper plates by diverse artists including Sam Wale, N. Blakey, Ant. Walker, F. Hayman. 1st edition thus.
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Historiarum Ab Urbe Condita Libri Qui Supersunt XXXV: Recensuit, et Notis ad Usum Scholarum...
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Historiarum Ab Urbe Condita Libri Qui Supersunt XXXV: Recensuit, et Notis ad Usum Scholarum Accommodatis Illustravit J.-B.-L. Crevier ... IN SIX (6) VOLUMES

by Livii, Titi Patavini [Livy] [Edited by J.B.L. Crevier]

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Used - Light cover rubbing, some pencil markings on front and rear blanks of volume 2, else clean tight set: VG+
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Parisiis/Portu: Ex Typis Cosson/ Apud Costa Paiva et Fratrem, 1820. Full mottled calf with gilt tooled spines, marbled endpapers. Light cover rubbing, some pencil markings on front and rear blanks of volume 2, else clean tight set: VG+. 8vo. TEXT IN LATIN. Edited with scholarly notes and apparatus by Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier.
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In Tall Cotton: The 200 (Two Hundred) Most Important Confederate Books for the Reader, Researcher...

In Tall Cotton: The 200 (Two Hundred) Most Important Confederate Books for the Reader, Researcher & Collector

by Harwell, Richard Barksdale

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Used - Spine & cover borders lightly sunned, covers & text clean/tight: Near Fine
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Austin: Jenkins Publishing Company & Frontier America Corporation, 1978.. Pictorial beige boards. Spine & cover borders lightly sunned, covers & text clean/tight: Near Fine. Large 8vo.. 9 full page facsimiles in black & white.. Preface by E. Merton Coulter
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Considerations sur les Causes de la Grandeur des Romains et de leur Decadence
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Considerations sur les Causes de la Grandeur des Romains et de leur Decadence

by [Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de]

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Used - Owner's name and "le President de Montesquieu" written in pen on title page, very lightly rubbed at cover extremit
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Amsterdam: Jaques [sic] Desbordes, 1734. Full contemporary calf rebacked with gilt tooled calf, leather spine label. Owner's name and "le President de Montesquieu" written in pen on title page, very lightly rubbed at cover extremities, small indentation scar on rear cover: a very nice VG+ copy. Small 8mo. Printing and the Mind of Man, p, 117: "... this was immediately recognized as a major work, and it has remained the most popular and widely read of his books." "... neither its style, a masterly succintness, nor its matter ... have lost their value.. 1st edition. 1st issue. Title page in red and black. Le Petit p. 493-4. This copy has neither the mispagination error on pp. 101-104 nor the errata page. It does have all errors on pages 129, 130, 131, & 267. None of these is a cancel sheet. cf Brunet.
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Portefeuille de Mil Huit Cent Treize, ou Tableau Politique et Militaire Renfermant, avec le Recit...
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Portefeuille de Mil Huit Cent Treize, ou Tableau Politique et Militaire Renfermant, avec le Recit des Evenements de Cette Epoque, Un Choix de Correspondence Inedite de l'Empereur Napoleon, et de Celle de Plusieurs Personnages Distingues ... 2 VOLUMES

by Norvins, M. de

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Used - Top of spine of volume 1 chipped, light holes, tears in rear cover of volume 1 near spine joint, some foxing; overall a very nic
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Paris: Librairie Universelle de P. Mongie Aine, 1825. Full tree calf, leather spine labels, gilt tooled spines, marbled edges & endpapers. Top of spine of volume 1 chipped, light holes, tears in rear cover of volume 1 near spine joint, some foxing; overall a very nice attractive set. 8vo. First edition. 1e edition. TEXT IN FRENCH. TEXTE EN FRANCAIS.
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Reminiscences of a Literary Life (in TWO (2) VOLUMES)

Reminiscences of a Literary Life (in TWO (2) VOLUMES)

by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

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Used - Ex-library with external markings neatly removed, lacks leather labels on volume 1, light rubbing of extremities: VG
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Hardcover
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London: John Major, 1836. 3/4 calf and marbled boards, & leather spine labels by Zaehnsdorf, top edges gilt. Ex-library with external markings neatly removed, lacks leather labels on volume 1, light rubbing of extremities: VG. 8vo. Illustrated with 10 full page engravings.
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Visionaire No. 2: Summer 1991: The Travel Issue

Visionaire No. 2: Summer 1991: The Travel Issue

by Gan, Stephen with elaine Gan, Cecilia Dean, and James Kaliardos

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Used - Very light wear to covers else nice copy: VG+ to Near Fine
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NY: Visionaire Publishing, nd (1991). 24 loose sheets (some folded, some folded more than once) in a folded portfolio. Very light wear to covers else nice copy: VG+ to Near Fine. oblong 4to. Illustrated in color by Ruben Toledo and others. #238 of 1,000 copies printed. "Visionaire is a quarterly multi-format album of inspiration, a journal of fashion and art, a tribute to creativity." Contributions by Bill Cunningham, Mats Gustafson, Bruce Weber, Kenny Scharf, Serge Lutens, Juan Botas etc
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In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans: A Narrative of Events During the...

In Camp and Battle with the Washington Artillery of New Orleans: A Narrative of Events During the Late Civil War from Bull Run to Appomattox and Spanish Fort Compiled by the Adjudant from his Diary and from Authentic Documents and Orders

by Owen, William Miller

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Used - Spine sunned, header torn; covers lightly soiled; front hinge starting to crack; pen note in bottom margins of page 91, overall
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Hardcover
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Boston: Ticknor, 1885. Gilt decorated red cloth. Spine sunned, header torn; covers lightly soiled; front hinge starting to crack; pen note in bottom margins of page 91, overall Good+ to Very Good- (no dj). 8vo. Illustrated with 4 black and white photos and 8 maps in red and black. 1st edition. Broadfoot 425; Coulter - Travels Confederate States #357; In Tall Cotton #136; Dornbush #436. Nevins I: 140: "The unchallenged champion of LA soldiers' narratives, packed with color, drama, personal incidents .. a Confederate classic.
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