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  • Tales of the Jazz Age. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.
    FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT

    Tales of the Jazz Age

    New York: Scribner’s, 1922. First Edition. Bookplate; contemporary ownership inscription. Very good or better.

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  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. With The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. A. CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, A. CONAN

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. With The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

    London: George Newnes, 1892 & 1894. First Editions. Two volumes; publisher’s decorated cloth. The Adventures is a very good copy; some rubbing and with cracking hinges. The Memoirs has a gift inscription on the first blank, and while the hinges are vulnerable, they are intact. A better than usual set.....

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  • Nouvelles Recherches Sur La Resistance de L'Air et L'Aviation. AVIATION, G. EIFFEL.
    [AVIATION]. EIFFEL, G

    Nouvelles Recherches Sur La Resistance de L'Air et L'Aviation

    Paris: H. Dunod et E. Pinat, 1914. First Edition. Folio; two volumes; publisher’s cloth (minor wear); very good; the inside front cover of each volume has the ownership stamp of Capt. Hugo Sundstedt, pioneer Swedish aviator.

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  • The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath. ALGERNON BLACKWOOD.
    BLACKWOOD, ALGERNON

    The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath

    New York: Dutton, 1916. First American Edition. A fine copy in dust jacket.

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  • Two Original Watercolors Illustrating Scenes From Bleak House. DICKENS, ROBERT D. WILKIE.
    [DICKENS]. WILKIE, ROBERT D

    Two Original Watercolors Illustrating Scenes From Bleak House

    Each drawing measures approximately 13 x 8”, framed, matted, glazed, and captioned in ink on separate pieces of paper, overall 15 x 22”. One scene is captioned “The Smallweed Family/ Bleak House” and the other “Lord Chancellor Krook and his cat/ Bleak House.” Each is signed by the artist in.....

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  • His Last Bow. A. CONAN DOYLE.
    DOYLE, A. CONAN

    His Last Bow

    New York: George H. Doran, 1917. First American Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a number of chips and tears. The largest chip at the top of the front panel is about an inch wide, but shallow, affecting the “His” of the title. Another.....

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  • Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.
    FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT

    Fie! Fie! Fi-Fi

    Cincinnati: John Church Co., 1914. First Edition of this musical score; with lyrics by Fitzgerald. Bruccoli A2; preceded only by a script printed for the cast. Publisher's printed stiff wrappers with a cloth spine; cover spotting; waterstain on the back cover; owner’s inscription; very good.

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  • Warrior of the Dawn. HOWARD BROWNE.
    BROWNE, HOWARD

    Warrior of the Dawn

    Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1943. First Edition. Very good in a dust jacket with a faded spine. The author is best known for his hardboiled detective novels.

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  • The Big Sleep. Illustrated with Photographs by Lou Stoumen. RAYMOND CHANDLER.
    CHANDLER, RAYMOND

    The Big Sleep. Illustrated with Photographs by Lou Stoumen

    San Francisco: Arion Press, 1986. First Edition, thus. Publisher’s binding of decorated plastic hinged with cloth. A fine copy in the original cardboard box. Included are two original 8 x 10” photographs used in the book: “Raymond Chandler’s Grave” (page 6) and “Agnes in Geiger’s Bookshop” (page 40). Each of.....

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  • The Wild Palms. WILLIAM FAULKNER.
    FAULKNER, WILLIAM

    The Wild Palms

    New York: Random House, 1939. First Edition. A fine copy in a particularly nice example of the dust jacket, which has a tiny chip at top of the back panel.

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  • Inscribed Photograph. W. C. FIELDS.
    FIELDS, W.C

    Inscribed Photograph

    Approximately 10 x 13”; framed and glazed. Fields and his co-star and miniature arch-nemesis Baby Le Roy are depicted riding tricycles on the movie lot, most likely during the filming of It’s A Gift. Inscribed by Fields to columnist and commentator Jimmy Starr, “For Jimmy Starr, best wishes from Bill.....

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  • Dangling Man. SAUL BELLOW.
    BELLOW, SAUL

    Dangling Man

    New York: Vanguard Press, 1944. First Edition of the author’s first book. A fine copy in a dust jacket with very light wear.

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