DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN
Danger! and Other Stories
London: John Murray, 1918. First Edition. 1927 ownership inscription. Very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BLACKMORE, R.DPerlycross. 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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BURTON, RICHARD FPersonal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah
New York: Putnam & Co., 1856. First American Edition. Publisher’s cloth (minor spotting); very moderate foxing; a very good copy of Burton’s account of his penetration in disguise of Islam’s holiest shrine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BURTON, RICHARD FScinde; or, The Unhappy Valley
London: Richard Bentley, 1851. “Second Edition”; two volumes; publisher’s cloth; hinges cracking; quarter-inch square chip at the crown of volume one; glass ring on the front board; a very clean and solid set, and very uncommon in original cloth.All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.....
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ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIANThe Sand Hills of Jutland
Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1860. First American Edition. Very light spotting and wear; about fine. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLENThirty Poems
New York: D. Appleton, 1864. First Edition, first state. Publisher’s cloth, bookplate, extremities a little rubbed; very good. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Mrs. D.D. Field, with the kind regards of William Cullen Bryant, January, 1864”. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted...
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[SHERLOCKIANA]. BOUCHER, ANTHONYThe Case of the Baker Street Irregulars
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1940. First Edition. Very good in a splitting dust jacket with tears and chips. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author (as Boucher) in 1941. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
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ANONYMOUSA Dozen Pair of Wedding Gloves
London: James Blackwood, 1855. First Edition. A Christmas offering illustrated by “Phiz,” (A.K. Browne). Bound with the front and back wrappers in later 19th century calf by Zaehnsdorf (somewhat worn and soiled); spine in compartments with gilt decoration and inlaid black morocco; top edge gilt; very good. All books described.....
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BIRCH, REGINALDManuscript Poem and Drawing
Approximately 8 1/2 wide x 12” tall; on off-white paper; undated, but likely from 1914-1920. A color drawing at the top depicts a car and a man sporting a monacle and mustache, in driving costume, looking over three women, each half-chicken and human, one hen-like older figure smiling (clucking?) approvingly.....
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DAVIS, ROBERT H. AND PERLEY POORE SHEEHANEfficiency: A Play in One Act. With an Appreciation by Theodore Roosevelt
New York: George H. Doran, 1917. First Edition. An anti-war, science fiction play in which a horribly wounded soldier is turned into a cyborg with the intention of returning him to the trenches. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket. All books described as first editions are.....
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[SIGNED BY THE CAST]. CRONIN, A.JCanary Island
Boston: Little, Brown, 1933. First Edition. Rear hinge cracked; very good. This has copy has three mounted sheets with the autographs of staff, cast, and much of the production crew, neatly organized and mostly identified or categorized, including producer Jesse Lasky and cast members such as Warner Baxter and H.B......
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ANONYMOUSHesitation; Or, To Marry or Not to Marry? A Novel
New York: W. B. Gilley, 1819. First American Edition. Attributed to Mrs. Ross, a writer most of whose work was issued in London by the Minerva Press. Two volumes; publisher’s printed boards; uncut; some chipping and staining; some stitching added later, although apparently at an early date; a good set.....
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