New York: Privately printed, 1923. 8vo. creme colored paper spine with paper-covered boards. 96 pages. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the author. Rich in fine bindings. No illustrations. Covers rubbed and chipped at bottom of spine. Spine soiled. Foxing. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF MR. ADOLPH LEWISOHN
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Houston: Elsevier Press, (1952). 8vo. cloth. xxv, 422 pages. B1-2493. First edition. With a foreword by J. Caleb Boggs. Covers faded. Name in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about THE DELAWARE CITIZEN, THE GUIDE TO ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP IN THE FIRST STATE
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Washington: Library of Congress, 1992. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. A list of special collections acquired by the Library of Congress which amount to approximately 650,000 books, broadsides, pamphlets, prints photographs, medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, etc. Includes several illustrations. READ MORE about RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE
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Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Library, 1998. 8vo. cloth. xi, 338 pages. First edition. A companion volume to THE LEONARD L. MILBERG COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POETRY, this work contains the poetry in the Milberg Collection, which began with fewer than ten poets but has now grown to contain all the printed works of fifty poets from both the Irish Republic and the North. Most of the poets had their first books published after World War..... READ MORE about LEONARD L. MILBERG COLLECTION OF IRISH POETRY. COMPILED BY HOWARD WOOLMER
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London: W. Kent, 1858. 8vo. Bound in purple embossed cloth with bright gilt title on spine. 227 pages. First edition. BAL 12121. Minor wear to spine ends. Else a very good copy. An important Longfellow volume with some of his most famous poems. Longfellow claimed that his tragi-comic ballad of a Pilgrim love triangle was inspired by true events; he was himself descended from the Plymouth Pilgrims, including the real-life namesakes of his poem's protagonists..... READ MORE about THE COURTSHIP OF MILES STANDISH
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1874. 8vo. Bound in original reddish covers with ornate gilt and blind-stamping, beveled covers, all edges gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard. 64 pages. First edition. Some rubbing to leather, particularly along spine. Else a fine copy. READ MORE about THE HANGING OF THE CRANE
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32 Volumes..
Paris, France: O. Lorenz, Nilsson, Jordell & H. Stein, 1867-1934. 8vo. variously bound. variously paginated. 32 Volumes. Text in French. Besterman 2367-8. Volumes 1-11 quarter leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Volumes 12-13 with later library binding. Volumes 14-19 paper-covered boards. Volumes 20-32 half leather, marbled paper-covered boards. Rubbed and scuffed at edges. Foxing, especially on endpapers. Clipping attached to back endpaper of fourth volume. Boards of Volumes 14-19 worn. Front board of Volume 15 detached. Small..... READ MORE about CATALOGUE GÉNÉRAL DE LA LIBRAIRIE FRANÇAISE PENDANT 25 ANS (1840-1865). 32 VOLUMES
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., (1929). 12mo. boards. (vi), 37 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Spine faded, wear to spine ends. Minor rubbing to boards. Ownership inscription in ink on front free endpaper. Printed by The Riverside Press, Cambridge. READ MORE about OF READING BOOKS
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Düsseldorf: Der Jungbuchhandel, (1964). 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 78 pages. A short history of the book trade in Germany. Underlining throughout. A good copy. READ MORE about KURZE GESCHICHTE DES BUCHHANDELS IN DEUTSCHLAND
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Hanover: University Press of New England for the Committee for a New England Bibliography, (1983). small 4to. cloth. l, 279 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Volume Two of the series entitled Bibliographies of New England History. Preface by John Borden Armstrong. 5,355 entries. READ MORE about MAINE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ITS HISTORY
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Kenmore, WA: Price Guide Publishers, 1983. 4to. cloth. 536 pages. Edited by Mildred S. Mandeville. This is a five year edition covering the period for five years ending in August 1982. READ MORE about USED BOOK PRICE GUIDE, AN AID IN ASCERTAINING CURRENT PRICES RETAIL PRICES OF RARE, SCARCE, USED...
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New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, (1995). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xii, 129, (3) pages. An exhibition catalogue of the Quincentenary Exhibition held at the University of California in 1994. A near fine copy. This exhibition held by the Pierpont Morgan Library marked the five-hundred year anniversary of Aldus first book. Illustrated. READ MORE about IN PRAISE OF ALDUS MANUTIUS
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New York: Macmillan, 1936. 8vo. cloth. 338 pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. A fine copy. READ MORE about EGGS AND BAKER; OR, THE DAYS OF TRIAL
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London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1936. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 298 pages. First English edition. Dust jacket torn with some loss at head of spine, with minor loss at tail of spine. Book is in fine condition. READ MORE about EGGS AND BAKER; OR, THE DAYS OF TRIAL
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New York: The Macmillan company, 1920. 8vo. Publisher's original boards with gilt title. vii, 129 pages. First American edition. A near fine copy. Printed by the Norwood Press. READ MORE about ENSLAVED
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London: The Cranbrook Tower Press, (1960). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 96 pages. Limited to 999 copies. No.1 of the Poet Laureate Series. Spot on front of jacket. READ MORE about JOHN MASEFIELD, O.M.: THE QUEEN'S POET LAUREATE A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND EIGHTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY...
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London: William Heinemann, 1922. 8vo. Bound in vellum-backed cloth boards, gilt spine title, top edge gilt. 126, (2) pages. First edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Vellum soiled, else fine. This copy is further signed by the author on the limitation statement. READ MORE about MELLONEY HOLTSPUR
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New York: Macmillan, 1931. 4to. Bound in original gilt-blocked cloth-backed linen boards. In slipcase. 194, (1) pages. First edition limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Scarce in this condition. READ MORE about MINNIE MAYLOW'S STORY AND OTHER TALES AND SCENES
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London: William Heinemann, 1920. 8vo. Bound in vellum-backed cloth boards, gilt spine title, top edge gilt. 119, (1) pages. First edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Small bump to the bottom of the spine and the top corner of the rear board, else a fine copy. This copy is further signed by the author on the limitation statement. READ MORE about RIGHT ROYAL
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London: W. Heinemann ltd., 1923. 8vo. Bound in half vellum binding with paper covered boards, top edge gilt. 96 pages. First edition limited to 750 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy in near fine jacket. READ MORE about THE TAKING OF HELEN
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London: William Heinemann, 1923. 8vo. Bound in vellum-backed cloth boards, gilt spine title, top edge gilt. 96 pages. First edition limited to 500 numbered copies. Ownership inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Vellum soiled, else fine. This copy is further signed by the author on the limitation statement. READ MORE about THE TAKING OF HELEN
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New York: Macmillan Company, The, 1934. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 193 pages. First American edition. Fine in near fine jacket. READ MORE about THE TAKING OF THE GRY
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Boston: The Library of the Boston Athenaeum, 1986. 8vo. cloth. xxxviii, 214, (4) pages. Four plates. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Provides complete descriptions of 230 editions. This bibliography of the works of the former Poet Laureate of England fills important gaps left by the Simmons publication of 1930. It not only chronologically lists the first editions, but also special, limited or other unusual editions. READ MORE about JOHN MASEFIELD, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF FIRST, LIMITED, SIGNED AND SPECIAL EDITIONS
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No. 2, John Mansfield.
London: Leslie Chaundy & Co., 1921. square 12mo. paper wrappers. 12 pages. No. 2, John Mansfield. Someone has written the name "John Masefield" in ink on front cover. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MODERN AUTHORS
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Hanover: University Press of New England for the Committee for a New England Bibliography, (1983). small 4to. cloth. xxv, 583 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Volume One of the series entitled Bibliographies of New England History. Preface by John Borden Armstrong. 13,520 entries. READ MORE about MASSACHUSETTS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ITS HISTORY
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