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  • Two Years Before the Mast. RICHARD HENRY DANA, JR.
    DANA, RICHARD HENRY, JR

    Two Years Before the Mast

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1840. First Edition; B.A.L. 4434; “asserted and generally accepted” (a cautious and correctly termed hedge, as it was not definitively established) second printing; binding B (tan muslin); state 3 (no priority is established or suggested regarding either binding or the three known states of the.....

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  • The Mansion. WILLIAM FAULKNER.
    FAULKNER, WILLIAM

    The Mansion

    New York: Random House, 1959. First Edition. One of 500 numbered and signed copies. A fine copy in the original acetate dust jacket (a little worn). All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Typhoon and Other Stories. FINE BINDINGS, JOSEPH CONRAD.
    [FINE BINDINGS]. CONRAD, JOSEPH

    Typhoon and Other Stories

    London: Heinemann, 1907. Later printing. Bound for Asprey in 3/4 green morocco; all edges gilt; raised bands; gilt rules; fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Familiar Quotations. FINE BINDINGS, JOHN BARTLETT.
    [FINE BINDINGS]. BARTLETT, JOHN

    Familiar Quotations

    Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Twelfth edition; 1955 printing. Edited by Christopher Morley. Bound for Lauriat’s in 3/4 red morocco; top edge, decorations and lettering in gilt; back cover a little faded; close to fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Holograph Notes for his early novel Micah Clarke. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    Holograph Notes for his early novel Micah Clarke

    C. 1885-1887. A total of 42 pages; various sizes; mostly in ink, but with some in pencil; minor soiling and wear; an archive that demonstrates the extensive research and planning that Doyle devoted to his historical novels. This book is set against the invasion of England by James, Duke of.....

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  • Little Big Man. THOMAS BERGER.
    BERGER, THOMAS

    Little Big Man

    New York: Dial Press, 1964. First Edition. A fine copy in a lightly worn dust jacket with an unfaded spine; review copy; with review slip, promotional letter and photographs laid in. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Perlycross. A Tale of the Western Hills. R. D BLACKMORE.
    BLACKMORE, R.D

    Perlycross. A Tale of the Western Hills

    London: Sampson Low, Marston, 1894. First Edition; three volumes; publisher’s cloth. Very minor rubbing; Blairholme bookplates onside the cover of each volume; some hinges weak; in a custom cloth slipcase. This copy is in the blue cloth noted by Sadleir, who also reported two other colors. This was the author’s.....

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  • Jugged Journaism. SHERLOCKIANA, A. B COX.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. COX, A.B

    Jugged Journaism

    First Edition. “Holmes and the Dasher.” Very good in dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • 40th Anniversary. SHERLOCKIANA, LEW DAVID FELDMAN.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. FELDMAN, LEW DAVID

    40th Anniversary

    New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., 1974. First Edition of a particularly well-produced bookseller catalogue. Among his many attributes and characteristics, Feldman was not renowned for humility. Among the mostly exceptional offerings is a to page spread with a Paget reproduced on one side and a large selection of.....

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  • David Dubinsky: A Pictorial Biography. JOHN DEWEY.
    DEWEY, JOHN

    David Dubinsky: A Pictorial Biography

    New York: Inter-Allied Publications, 1951. First Edition. Presentation copy; inscribed in 1952 from Dubinsky to columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Murray Kempton in 1952, and subsequently inscribed by Kempton, once to his fiance, and again under her married name. Very good in a dust jacket with a large chip in.....

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  • Original Portrait Photograph in Western Costume. GARY COOPER.
    COOPER, GARY

    Original Portrait Photograph in Western Costume

    A little smaller than 11 x 13”. Signed in blue ink on a lighter area of his shirt, “Gary Cooper/ 1932.” Stamped on the verso “Photography by Coburn.” Robert Coburn was a prominent and successful Hollywood portrait and still photographer of the era. Cooper is dressed in a western shirt.....

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  • Jimbo: A Fantasy. ALGERNON BLACKWOOD.
    BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON

    Jimbo: A Fantasy

    New York: Macmillan, 1909. First American Edition. A fine copy in the rare dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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