(Alcuin Press). Aesop; L'Estrange, Sir Roger (trans.).

TWENTY FOUR FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHER EMINENT MYTHOLOGISTS, AS RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BY SIR ROGER L'ESTRANGE, KNIGHT, WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AFTER THE ETCHINGS OF MARCUS GHEERAERTS THE ELDER.

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. small 4to. full brown leather, the front cover gilt with a rich design of crowned A's, with ornamental center and corners, gilt leather turn-ins, all edges gilt, crimson moire satin endpapers. (12) pages. Limited to 50 numbered copies printed by the Alcuin Press on handmade paper. Small dampstain on outer margin of first few pages. Spine lightly faded. Slipcase slightly cracked. Else a lovely copy in a lovely signed binding..... READ MORE about TWENTY FOUR FABLES OF AESOP AND OTHER EMINENT MYTHOLOGISTS, AS RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BY SIR ROGER...

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Baker, William and Kenneth Womack (editors).

NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 184.

From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series.
Detroit: Gale Research Company, (1997). 4to. cloth. xx, 531 pages. From the Dictionary of Literary Biography: First Series. First edition. A fine copy. Personal and literary biographies of the most important contemporary British book collectors and bibliographers. Well-illustrated with facsimiles of dust jackets, title pages, early drafts of works, photographs, typescripts, book illustrations and much more. With lists of works, suggested readings, references. Includes a cumulative index of previous volumes in this biographical series. READ MORE about NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOK-COLLECTORS AND BIBLIOGRAPHERS. VOLUME 184

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Barnes, James J.

AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854.

Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1974). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xv, 311 pages. First U.S. edition. READ MORE about AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS AND POLITICIANS THE QUEST FOR AN ANGLO-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT, 1815-1854

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Beerbohm, Max.

LYTTON STRACHEY.

Cambridge: At the University Press, 1943. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. 26, (2) pages. First edition. (Gallatin 32). The Rede Lecture for 1943. Spine slightly faded. Exlibris bookplate on inside flap of Albert Sperisen. READ MORE about LYTTON STRACHEY

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BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS.

Eugene, OR: Aster Publishing Corporation, 1998. 4to. paper wrappers. 72 pages. VOLUME 3, NO.12, DEC., 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: J. Fawcett on Thomas Malthus, A.S. Earle on 19th-century illustrated flower books, N.H. Marshall on Clement Moore, and R. Armstrong on the "state of the art book." ALSO: M. Atwood discusses storytelling (excerpt), B. Strubble takes a bibliophile tour of England, and the Bill Gates Library Foundation commits $200 million over the next 5 years to..... READ MORE about BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS

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Bridges, Robert.

THE TESTAMENT OF BEAUTY.

A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press), 1930. large 8vo. quarter vellum over marbled paper covered boards. (viii), 175, (2) pages. A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. First Edition, limited to 250 numbered copies. Light discoloration to vellum, else a fine copy. This particular copy is inscribed by Alfred F. Johnson (British bibliographer and historian of typography) to Essie Johnson, 1931. Publisher's note on the text tipped in at the rear. This volume was the..... READ MORE about THE TESTAMENT OF BEAUTY

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Bulloch, John.

STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES.

New York: AMS Press, 1972. 8vo. cloth. xii, 335 pages. Reprint of the 1878 first edition. READ MORE about STUDIES ON THE TEXT OF SHAKESPEARE: WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS AND APPENDICES

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(Chesterfield, Lord). Gulick, Sidney L.

CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800.

Charlottesville: Bibliographical Society of America, (1979). 8vo. cloth. (ix), 225 pages. Second edition. Began as a supplement to the orginal edition published in 1935, Gulick decided to complete the work as a completely revised edition. The reputation of this English 18th-century author, who wrote such works as LETTERS TO HIS SON 1774, was openly abused after the publication of LETTERS. However, after the initial response, the outspoken appreciation of his readers and critics and the..... READ MORE about CHESTERFIELD BIBLIOGRAPHY TO 1800

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(Congreve, William). Hodges, John C.

THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM CONGREVE.

New York: The New York Public Library, 1955. tall 8vo. cloth. 116 pages. Reprinted, with additional illustrations, from the Bulletin. 659 volumes described. Presentation from the author to Charles C. Mish on the front free endpaper. READ MORE about THE LIBRARY OF WILLIAM CONGREVE

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(Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa). Maison, Margaret.

JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, HER LIFE AND WORK.

London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1976. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, (iii), 77+(1) pages. First edition, limited to 500 numbered copies. Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867-1906) was born in America but moved with her family to England. She wrote novels and plays under the pseudonym of John Oliver Hobbes. READ MORE about JOHN OLIVER HOBBES, HER LIFE AND WORK

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(D'Avigdor, Elim H.).

FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

With Illustrations by G. Bowers.
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1884. 8vo. full brown calf (by Root & Son London), five raised bands, sporting scenes blind stamped on spine, top edge gilt, original red cloth bound-in at end. viii, 360 pages. With Illustrations by G. Bowers. D'Avigdor (1841-1895) wrote a number of hunting novels under the pseudonym of "The Wanderer." He was educated as an engineer and supervised many construction projects in the Middle East. D'Avigdor was an avid sportsman..... READ MORE about FAIR DIANA BY "WANDERER"

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Daiches, David.

THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1969). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (x), 376 pages. First half of book is about becoming a novelist, poet, critical writer in modern times. Second half of book is an extensive bibliography on several British authors, including Yeats. Free front endpaper signed by previous owner. Edges, covers and spine all lightly rubbed, minor wear to edges, crease down spine, light staining in spots around edges of volume. READ MORE about THE PRESENT AGE IN BRITISH LITERATURE

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(Dickens, Charles). Da Costa, John Chalmers.

DICKENS'S DOCTORS, A PAPER READ BEFORE THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB, MAY 28, 1903.

Philadelphia: The Philobiblon Club, 1905. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 52, (2) pages. Limited to 150 copies. Front cover detached along front hinge. Wrappers chipped along edges. Else a well-preserved copy. READ MORE about DICKENS'S DOCTORS, A PAPER READ BEFORE THE PHILOBIBLON CLUB, MAY 28, 1903

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