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  • The Sign of Four. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Sign of Four

    London: Spencer Blackett, 189. First Edition; in the first issue Spencer Blackett binding. Front hinge mended; rear hing splitting; minor cloth wear; overall, a sound, very good, clean copy; ein a clamshell box, paired with a near fine copy (bookplate on the front paste-down) of the first edition in the.....

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  • The Carlyles' Chelsea Home, being some account of No. 5, Cheyne Row. THOMAS CARLYLE, REGINALD BLUNT.
    [CARLYLE, THOMAS]. BLUNT, REGINALD

    The Carlyles' Chelsea Home, being some account of No. 5, Cheyne Row

    London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. First Edition. One of 100 copies. Publisher’s cloth with a vellum spine; some foxing; endpapers browned; near fine in the rare dust jacket (minor chipping and wear) identifying the cover cloth as “...the ‘Kells’ linen, hand-woven by the cotters of Armagh - by that.....

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  • De Pourquet's Italian Phrases. LONGFELLOW, CARLO ALFIERI.
    [LONGFELLOW]. ALFIERI, CARLO

    De Pourquet's Italian Phrases

    Boston: S. Burdett, 1832. Third edition, “Revised and improved by the American editor.” From the library of Longfellow bibliographer Jacob Chester Chamberlain, and with his custom yellow cloth dust jacket with “Longfellow” underneath the title on a morocco spine label. This copy appeared at auction with Chamberlain’s other books at.....

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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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  • The Crowborough Edition. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN

    The Crowborough Edition

    Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. Twenty-four volumes. Original cloth and boards with paper spine labels. One of 750 numbered sets signed by Doyle. Some bookplates; a nearly fine set, 16 volumes of which have their dust jackets, which are in various conditions. Gibson and Green A61. Compiled and.....

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  • The Lorgnette 1886. JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
    BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK

    The Lorgnette 1886

    New York: George J. Coombes, 1886. First Edition of his first regularly published book. Bangs’s name appears in the copyright notice and his initials are on the front cover; publisher’s cloth; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Chronology of Their Adventures. SHERLOCKIANA, H. W BELL.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. BELL, H.W

    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Chronology of Their Adventures

    London: Constable, 1932. First Edition. Some cover soiling; very good. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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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 a second issue (reduced to 2/6 rather than 7/6 - and with different text and green rules) dust jacket. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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  • Johnny Guitar. A Novel of the American West. ROY CHANSLOR.
    CHANSLOR, ROY

    Johnny Guitar. A Novel of the American West

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First Edition. Pages yellowed as usual; very good in a dust jacket with a stained back panel. The 1954 Nicholas Ray film starred Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady, Ernest Borgnine, and John Carradine. Presentation copy; inscribed by the author, “To Phyllis.....

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  • Mr. Dooley's Opinions. F. P DUNNE.
    DUNNE, F.P

    Mr. Dooley's Opinions

    New York: R.H. Russell, 1901. First Edition. Ownership stamp on endpaper; slight offsetting from the dust jacket onto endpapers, else a fine bright copy in a professionally restored dust jacket with its price changed in print by the publisher. The sage of Ar-rchey Road gives his views on a variety.....

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  • Potted Fiction. SHERLOCKIANA, JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
    [SHERLOCKIANA]. BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK

    Potted Fiction

    New York: Doubleday, Page, 1908. First Edition. Publisher’s pictorial wrappers; Goldstone bookplate; good to very good. “A Pragmatic Enigma.” All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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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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