3 volumes bound in 4.
Dresden, Germany: L. Ehlermann, 1862-1881. 8vo. quarter leather, cloth, gilt-stamping and four raised bands on spine, decorated endpapers. xvi, 432; viii, 433-1203+(1); xviii, 480; xii, 481-1427+(1) pages. 3 volumes bound in 4. Second edition (Besterman 2535-6). Text in German. Biographical and bibliographical information on German authors and literature, beginning with the Middle Ages. Extensive lists of each author's known writings. Foreword by the author. Table of contents, introduction. First volume contains Books 1-4. Second contains..... READ MORE about GRUNDRISZ ZUR GESCHICHTE DER DEUTSCHEN DICHTUNG AUS DEN QUELLEN

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London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. 4to. quarter leather, cloth, top edge gilt. (iv), 43, (2) pages. Limited to 275 numbered copies. (Chanticleer 53). Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. The smallest touch of fading to the leather spine, else a beautiful copy. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. In his True History, which begins by warning the reader that its events are completely untrue and impossible, Lucian describes a voyage that starts on the..... READ MORE about THE TRUE HISTORIE OF LUCIAN THE SAMOSATENIAN

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Edinburgh: privately printed, 1891. 12mo. original printed paper-covered wrappers. 68 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 275 copies issued only to subscribers. Part of a series of these small booklets by Goldsmid. Edited by James Maidment and revised by Edmond Goldsmid. Wrappers foxed. Bookplate on free endpaper and mounted bookseller's decription on free endpaper. READ MORE about BIBLIOTHECA CURIOSA, A NORTH COUNTRIE GARLAND

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New York: Broadway Books, (2002). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. (xii), 353, (3) pages. First edition. A study of the life of Michael Servetus (1511?-1553) and his book, the Christianismi Restitutio. READ MORE about OUT OF THE FLAMES, THE REMARKABLE STORY OF A FEARLESS SCHOLAR, A FATAL HERESY, AND ONE OF THE...

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Philadelphia, PA: Blakiston The New Home, 1942. 8vo. cloth. 421 pages. Ownership stamp on front and rear pastedown, else a near fine copy. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about PLOT OUTLINES OF 100 FAMOUS NOVELS

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Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, n.d. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 396, (4) pages. Articles on his literary experience, portraits of Chekhov, Tolstoi, Yesenin, and others. Jacket rubbed. READ MORE about ON LITERATURE, SELECTED ARTICLES

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Detmold: Ernst Schnelle, 1942. small 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 254 pages. First edition. Study of works in the collection of the works of the German playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801--1836). A controversial figure even in his own time, he is remembered for his poetic gifts as well as his turbulent life, marked with alcoholism and unstable relationships. His work was often highly original but filled with biting satire and cynicism. In 1938 this..... READ MORE about MEINE GRABBE-SAMMLUNG: ERINNERUNGEN UND BEKENNTNISSE

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N.P. Heinemann, 1937. 8vo. cloth. 458 pages. Reprint edition. Study of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham. Very good with toning to the preliminary pages. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about DON ROBERTO. BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF R B CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM 1852-1936

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New-York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 1897. 8vo. Original decorative maroon cloth. 355 pages. First edition. Rubbing along covers and spine. White lettering on spine rubbed off. Some spotting to covers. Interior has inked gift inscription on front pastedown; else interior is clean and tight. This 3rd Acorn Series title includes A.P.Low's exploration experiences in Labrador. A well-written account of winter caribou hunting in NE Canada by C. Grant LaFarge. Grinnell writes about wolves and..... READ MORE about TRAIL AND CAMP-FIRE: THE BOOK OF THE BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB

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(London): Bradbury, Agnew and Co. Ld. n.d. (but 1851). 8vo. leather, edges gilt, five raised bands, gilt lettering on spine. (iv), xii, 308 pages. First edition (Tooley 298. Not in Field). Illustrated by John Leech with 10 full-colored etchings and 98 woodcut vignettes. John Leech was a staff artist for "Punch" from its early issues in 1841. Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was one of the original staff members for "Punch." One of the Victorian era's..... READ MORE about THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME

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(København): Gyldendals Julebog, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 74, (3) pages. First edition. H.C. Branner, the Danish writer, is known for his collections of short stories, including Om lidt er vi borte(Well Soon Be Gone, 1939) and To minutters stilhed(Two Minutes Silence, 1944). Illustrated with a picture of Branner. Pages unopened. In Danish. READ MORE about HC BRANNER

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New York: R.R. Bowker Co., 1956. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, 260 pages. Revised from her FIFTY YEARS ... Annotated list of best sellers. Jacket worn with small pieces missing. READ MORE about 60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895-1955

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