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(Golden Cockerel Press).

THE TRUE HISTORIE OF LUCIAN THE SAMOSATENIAN.

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

Price: $1,500.00 Order nr. 136233

Goldsmid, Edmond.

BIBLIOTHECA CURIOSA, A NORTH COUNTRIE GARLAND.

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

Price: $45.00 Order nr. 56442

(Goldsmith, Oliver). Clarke, Sir Ernest.

THE FAMILY LETTERS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

A Paper Read before the Bibliographical Society, October 15,1917
London: Blades, East & Blades, 1920. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (iii), 50 pages. A Paper Read before the Bibliographical Society, October 15,1917. This is a reprint from the Society's Transactions. These letters had been collected by Bishop Percy of Dromore who was almost an exact contemporary of Goldsmith's and a member of Dr. Johnson's "Club" along with him. After Goldsmith's death in 1774, the impression was that Johnson would write a biography, but never did..... READ MORE about THE FAMILY LETTERS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 87746

Goodman, Joseph V.

HOW TO PUBLISH, PROMOTE AND SELL YOUR BOOK.

Chicago: Adams Press, (1970). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 56 pages. Third edition. With an introduction, and several empty pages for notes at the end. With information on "Getting Ready for Publication", "How To Secure A Copyright", "How To Promote Your Book", etc. Minor soiling. READ MORE about HOW TO PUBLISH, PROMOTE AND SELL YOUR BOOK

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 101290

Goodman, Roland A.

PLOT OUTLINES OF 100 FAMOUS NOVELS.

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

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 135935

Order Nr. 56849 THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURER, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN D. GORDAN (1907-1968) ON THE EIGHTIETH...

(Gordan, John D.).

THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURER, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN D. GORDAN (1907-1968) ON THE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH. WITH SIX OF HIS ESSAYS.

New York: The New York Public Library, 1987. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxvi, 134 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1,000 copies. Foreword by Lola L. Szladits and "The Search for Sambir" by Richard D. Altick. READ MORE about THE SCHOLAR ADVENTURER, A TRIBUTE TO JOHN D. GORDAN (1907-1968) ON THE EIGHTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF...

Price: $12.50 Order nr. 56849

Gorman, Herbert.

THE PROCESSION OF MASKS.

Boston: B. J. Brimmer Company, 1923. 8vo. three quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper labels on spine and front cover. 270 pages. Special edition limited to 128 numbered copies signed by the author. A collection of essays on various literary figures. Printed on Normandy Vellum ( not acutal vellum). Spine label faded to the point it's barely readable. Boards lightly soiled. READ MORE about THE PROCESSION OF MASKS

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 98249

(Goudy, Frederic W.). Blackmore, R. D.

LORNA DOONE.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1889). 8vo. cloth. 703 pages. Rubbing to the spine, hinges, and edges. Shaken. A good copy. This book is believed to have been designed by Frederic W. Goudy. READ MORE about LORNA DOONE

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 139372

(Grabbe). Bergmann, Alfred.

MEINE GRABBE-SAMMLUNG: ERINNERUNGEN UND BEKENNTNISSE.

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

Price: $35.00 Order nr. 77976

(Grafisk Cirkel). Maistre, Xavier de.

REJSE I MIT KAMMER.

København: Grafisk Cirkel, 1942. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers; top edge cut, all others uncut; slipcase. (iv), 189, (3) pages. Grafisk Cirkel publication nr. 37. Edition limited to 84 signed and numbered copies. Danish translation of Xavier de Maistre'sVoyage autour de ma chambrefirst published in 1795. Engraved illustrations by Ebbe Sadolin. Unopened pages. READ MORE about REJSE I MIT KAMMER

Price: $85.00 Order nr. 74574

Order Nr. 33551 DON ROBERTO. BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF R B CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM...

(Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame). Tschiffely, A F.

DON ROBERTO. BEING THE ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF R B CUNNINGHAME-GRAHAM 1852-1936.

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

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 33551

Grinnell, George Bird and Theodore Roosevelt [editors].

TRAIL AND CAMP-FIRE: THE BOOK OF THE BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUB.

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

Price: $250.00 Order nr. 136403

(Groussac, Paul). Canter, Juan.

CONTRIBUCION A LA BIBLIOGRAFIA DE PAUL GROUSSAC.

Buenos Airea: El Ateneo, 1930. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 16 pages. Only the introduction. The front cover is present, but there is nothing at the rear - the text just ends on page 16. Wrappers soiled. Pages are tanned, although still very supple. Tattered at the upper edge with wear and creases all around. READ MORE about CONTRIBUCION A LA BIBLIOGRAFIA DE PAUL GROUSSAC

Price: $25.00 Order nr. 91862

(Guild of Women-Binders). à Beckett, Gilbert Abbott.

THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME.

(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

Price: $1,250.00 Order nr. 94242

(Gummerus).

MEISTÄ TULI KIRJAILIJOITA.

44 Kirjailijaa Kertoo Kirjallisista Ensiaskeleistaan
Jyväskylä: K.J. Gummerus, (1947). 4to. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, dust jacket. 262 pages. 44 Kirjailijaa Kertoo Kirjallisista Ensiaskeleistaan. Text in Finnish. We Became Writers, 44 writers published by Gummerus relate their experiences, the "baby steps" fo writing, according to the subtitle. Black and white illustrations throughout. Published on the 75th anniversary of the founding of Gummerus. Dust jacket slightly worn at edges. Boards dented at corners. Endpapers tanned. READ MORE about MEISTÄ TULI KIRJAILIJOITA

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 108211

(Gyldendal).

HC BRANNER.

(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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63016

Hackett, Alice Payne.

60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895-1955.

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

Price: $7.00 Order nr. 9006

Hackett, Alice Payne.

60 YEARS OF BEST SELLERS, 1895-1955.

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

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 96416

Haggard, H. Rider & A.C. Michael (illustrator).

RED EVE.

London, New York, Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, (1911). 8vo. rebound in later green cloth. (2), frontis, [4 (1 blank)], vii-ix, [1 (blank)], 296 pages.; 4 plates (including fontis). First edition. Lacks the 16-page catalogue of Hodder & Staughton publications. Rebound in neat green cloth. Occasional faint spots of foxing and minor bumping to several page edges. Frontispiece lacks tissue guard. Overall very good. Contents are otherwise unmarked, tightly bound. 4 color illustrations, including a color..... READ MORE about RED EVE

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136965

Haggard, H. Rider.

CHILD OF STORM.

New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1913. 8vo. original red cloth. 335 pages. First American edition. Front gutter cracked. Some minor wear to covers. Soiling to boards. Some occasional foxing and tears to textblock. Exlibris bookplate on front free endpaper. From the Author's Note, "Mr. Allan Quatermain's story of the wicked and fascinating Mameena, a kind of Zulu Helen, has, it should be stated, a broad foundation in historical fact." B&W and color illustrations. From..... READ MORE about CHILD OF STORM

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 136964

Hale, Richard Walden.

KINGSLEYS. WITH CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM RICHARD WALDEN HALE.

N.P. n.p., 1934. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 21 pages. Inscribed on front cover from the compiler to Sir Matthew Nathan. A privately issued Christmas printing regarding the literary Kingsleys. READ MORE about KINGSLEYS. WITH CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM RICHARD WALDEN HALE

Price: $30.00 save 30% $21.00 Order nr. 80275

Order Nr. 138846 THE CONGRESSMAN'S CHRISTMAS DREAM, AND THE LOBBY MEMBER'S HAPPY NEW YEAR. A...

Hall, A. Oakley.

THE CONGRESSMAN'S CHRISTMAS DREAM, AND THE LOBBY MEMBER'S HAPPY NEW YEAR. A HOLIDAY SKETCH.

New York: Scribner, Welford & Co., 1870-71. large 8vo. publisher's cloth. iv, 64 pages, followed by 10 leaves of plates. First edition. Wright 1066. Minor rubbing to covers, with a small spot on front cover. A very nice copy. Illustrated half-title page. Hall was part of the Tweed ring and was a New York City mayor. READ MORE about THE CONGRESSMAN'S CHRISTMAS DREAM, AND THE LOBBY MEMBER'S HAPPY NEW YEAR. A HOLIDAY SKETCH

Price: $70.00 Order nr. 138846

Hall, Donald (editor).

OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN LITERARY ANECDOTES.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxiv, 360 pages. Companion to Sutherland's OXFORD BOOK OF LITERARY ANECDOTES which concerned English authors. Covers Anne Bradstreet (d.1612) to Sylvia Plath (d.1963). Bookplate. READ MORE about OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN LITERARY ANECDOTES

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 22907

(Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard). Spevack, Marvin.

JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS: THE LIFE AND WORKS.

New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. 8vo. cloth, 624 pages. illustrated. This is the first book-length presentation of the life and works of James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, the eminent Shakespearean scholar. Fine in fine dust jacket. Halliwell was a man of prodigious energy and wide interests. His six hundred or so publications deal, not only with Shakespeare and early modern literature, but also cover mathematics, lexicography, the history of science, archaeology, and many other important..... READ MORE about JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS: THE LIFE AND WORKS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 136523

Hamber, Anthony.

PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION.

New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and V&A Publishing, 2018. 8.75 x 12 inches. cloth, dust jacket. xx, 396 pages, with folding floor plan of the Crystal Palace in pocket at rear. "...an impressive work of scholarship with beautiful visuals that will appeal to anyone interested in early photography... Hamber's splendid book may be regarded for generations as the authoritative account of photography at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Scholars of photographic history will..... READ MORE about PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION

Price: $95.00 Order nr. 129325

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