Poems of Oscar Wilde ( Includes The Sphinx, The Ballad of Reading Gaol , Fourth Movement Flower of Love ETC ) In Black LEATHER
Oscar Wilde, Decorated Green Endpapers By Bernhard , Half Title Page Pencil Name Date , Frontispiece Illustration of Wilde in B/W
Poems of Oscar Wilde ( Includes The Sphinx, The Ballad of Reading Gaol , Fourth Movement Flower of Love ETC ) In Black LEATHER
Oscar Wilde, Decorated Green Endpapers By Bernhard , Half Title Page Pencil Name Date , Frontispiece Illustration of Wilde in B/W
- Publisher: Boni & Liveright Publ,NY, Modern Library
Boni & Liveright Publ,NY, Modern Library. HB NODJ, Undated, Probably circa 1920S, Black LEATHER with Gold Gilt design & Lettering on Front & Spine, Cover light wear rub, & tiny chips Extremities, Scuff mark at spine edge, back tiny specks & light Crease, Interior nice tight clean light FoX, , light wear, VG+/VG-, NODJ, 275 pgs, Spine gilt slight rub edge, pg back edge Crease, 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 in. approx. Full-Leather.
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A Three Cornered Mystery Series #4 Dana Girls Color DJ Shows 2 Girls One Holding Lamp Other in Red Sweater with Black Hair
Carolyn Keene, Dark Green & White Endpapers with Girl with Flashlight on Spooky Road & Another Girl Leaving House, BACK Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP, B/W Frontispiece 2 Girls , One on Telephone, Foxing to Page Before Half Title
A Three Cornered Mystery Series #4 Dana Girls Color DJ Shows 2 Girls One Holding Lamp Other in Red Sweater with Black Hair
Carolyn Keene, Dark Green & White Endpapers with Girl with Flashlight on Spooky Road & Another Girl Leaving House, BACK Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP, B/W Frontispiece 2 Girls , One on Telephone, Foxing to Page Before Half Title
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap NY
- Date published: 1935
Grosset & Dunlap NY, 1935. HBDJ, 1935, LATER Edition, PC, Front inner flap DJ lists thru Ghost in Gallery & well as Pre-Text listing, Interior nice tight clean light FoX, , DJ mild wear & tiny Chips Tears Extremities, Bottom spine DJ small piece & light creases, Green tweed pictorial cloth with 2 girls front with flashlight, 217 pages. Hard Cover.
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Volga Boatman, The PHOTOPLAY EDITION IN RARE Spectacular Color-Tinted Dustjacket of Lady ( Actress Elinor Fair ) with Shawl & Green Scarf Begging Man ( Actor William Boyd ) Holding a Gun in Black Boots, with Scenes from Photoplay
Konrad Bercovici, Blank Endpapers FORMER OWNER STAMP, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, B/W Glossy Frontispiece with the Handsome Image of Feodor in Her Heart, Title Pg FOx Stains, Illustrated B/W Stills from the Silent Movie, with William Boyd Starred as FeoD
Volga Boatman, The PHOTOPLAY EDITION IN RARE Spectacular Color-Tinted Dustjacket of Lady ( Actress Elinor Fair ) with Shawl & Green Scarf Begging Man ( Actor William Boyd ) Holding a Gun in Black Boots, with Scenes from Photoplay
Konrad Bercovici, Blank Endpapers FORMER OWNER STAMP, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, B/W Glossy Frontispiece with the Handsome Image of Feodor in Her Heart, Title Pg FOx Stains, Illustrated B/W Stills from the Silent Movie, with William Boyd Starred as FeoD
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- Date published: 1926
Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. HBDJ, 1926, 1st EditioN THuS, VG-/GOOD+, AS-IS, DJ has FOX light Wear tiny chips Tears Extremities & has SMALL Round Yellow Sticker Front of DJ covering some of Face of man, Scuffing along edges at Spine DJ, Spine ends DJ small pieces out Yet Titles Intact, 233 pgs + ADS END WITH WolF Breed, 7.5 x 5 in. Olive Green & Black cloth light Wear .Personally Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, The Complete lavish starcrossed romance Adventure Novel of Russian Revolution & the part played in it by Volga Boatmen,Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Cecil B. DeMille silent film starring William Boyd. with William Boyd starred as Feodor, the Boatman, with Elinor Fair as the Princess Vera.. First Thus. Hard Cover.
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Marriage is the First Step Toward Divorce in DustJacket ,Marriage is for Nuts and Bolts; Young and Old; Bedlam; a Delicate Condition; For Bosom Pals; A State of Hate; His is an Indefensible Book. It Says Everything That People Don't Want to Know About
Pamela Mason SIGNED By Author in Red on Half Title Page, Dust Jacket Designed By Arouni, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Black Endpaper, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped
Marriage is the First Step Toward Divorce in DustJacket ,Marriage is for Nuts and Bolts; Young and Old; Bedlam; a Delicate Condition; For Bosom Pals; A State of Hate; His is an Indefensible Book. It Says Everything That People Don't Want to Know About
Pamela Mason SIGNED By Author in Red on Half Title Page, Dust Jacket Designed By Arouni, FORMER OWNER STAMP Back Black Endpaper, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped
- Publisher: Paul S. Eriksson, New York
- Date published: 1968
Paul S. Eriksson, New York, 1968. HBDJ, 1st Edition, 1968, NF-/VG-, AS-IS, white Boards with Black Cloth Spine Title in Red light Wear, DJ light rub, wear Scuff tiny chips edges, 184 pgs, interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, Small mended Tear Back DJ, .It says everything that people don't want to know about themselves or their mates or their marriages.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress Book Description Roxana ( Orig Was 1724), Defoe's Last and Darkest Novel, is the Autobiography of a Woman Who Has Traded Her Virtue, at First for Survival, and Then for Fame and Fortune. Its Narrator Tells the Story of Her o
Daniel Defoe, Illustrated By John Alan Maxwell, Introduction By R. Brimley Johnson , Illustrated Endpapers Tiny Chips Extremities, Bookplate on Half Title Pg, Frontispiece, List of Illustrations
Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress Book Description Roxana ( Orig Was 1724), Defoe's Last and Darkest Novel, is the Autobiography of a Woman Who Has Traded Her Virtue, at First for Survival, and Then for Fame and Fortune. Its Narrator Tells the Story of Her o
Daniel Defoe, Illustrated By John Alan Maxwell, Introduction By R. Brimley Johnson , Illustrated Endpapers Tiny Chips Extremities, Bookplate on Half Title Pg, Frontispiece, List of Illustrations
- Publisher: The Bibliophilist Society,
The Bibliophilist Society, . HB NODustJacket, 1931, 1st Edition thus, Black embossed black Cloth lettered on Spine, General VG+ Binding , Minor shelf, edge wear & lite soil pgs edge. No DJ , Interior Nice, tight Clean light wear FoX NF, 322 pages, spine Scuff. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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LEO TOLSTOY SHORT STORIES, Volume TWO ML#346, Early Tales of War and Moral Problems Stated First Modern Library Edition, 1964. in first issue dust jacket with Bayonet Gun on Front
Count LEO TOLSTOY born 1828 died 1910 ,Selected Edited and introduced by Ernest Simmons, Grey & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers, TITLE Pg Small Stamp, Inner Flap PriceClipped
LEO TOLSTOY SHORT STORIES, Volume TWO ML#346, Early Tales of War and Moral Problems Stated First Modern Library Edition, 1964. in first issue dust jacket with Bayonet Gun on Front
Count LEO TOLSTOY born 1828 died 1910 ,Selected Edited and introduced by Ernest Simmons, Grey & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers, TITLE Pg Small Stamp, Inner Flap PriceClipped
- Publisher: MODERN LIBRARY
- Date published: 1964
MODERN LIBRARY, 1964. HBDJ,1964, First Modern Library Edition 1964 (Unstated). Back of Foxed DJ lists 7 Titles Short Stories of Chekhov Thru Poems, PLAYS OF PUSHKIN, Back Inner DJ flap Pre Zip Code Coupon VG+/GOOD+ . 4 7/8Â x 7 1/4 IN. 423 pages. Bright blue cloth hardcover (Toledano binding # 11). DJ VERSO IS Blank, Tight, square binding, bright gilt, sharp corners. Light crimping spine ends, small former owner stamp top half-title page. The first issue dust jacket shows light perimeter edgewear, light rubbing along the folds, short creases bottom spine, and moderate rubbing & soiling front & back panels. The top front flap is neatly price-clipped & bears a small former owner name. CREASES TO BTM Spine DJ, Mylar protected jacket. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.
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Good Old Jack [Hollywood Novel]
Hach, Eric; Title Page Illustration By Will Graven
Good Old Jack [Hollywood Novel]
Hach, Eric; Title Page Illustration By Will Graven
- Publisher: Little, Brown
- Date published: 1937
Boston Ma: Little, Brown, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 303 Pp. Red Cloth. First Edition Stated. Some Wear, A Few Tiny Frays At Corners, Very Slight Fading To Spine Cloth. No Marks But Traces Of Brown Paper Adhering To Endpapers. Printing Flaws With Traces Of Tracks Of Tiny Spots Of Oil On Some Pages (We've Seen This In A Few Othr Unrelated Books Also). From The Estate Of Artist Will Graven's Daughter, Possibly Will Graven's Copy.
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Bingo A Novel
Rita Mae Brown SIGNED Inscribed on Title Pg By Author, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, Back Blank Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP
Bingo A Novel
Rita Mae Brown SIGNED Inscribed on Title Pg By Author, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped, Back Blank Endpaper FORMER OWNER STAMP
Bantam Books, 1988. HBDJ, November 1988, 1st edition, 1st printing, with #1 Intact Number Line, 2491 pgs, VG/VG, DJ LIGHT Wear, Interior nice tight Clean, . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Youth And The Bright Medusa (First Hardcover Borzoi Pocket Book Edition, Hardcover, 1929)
Cather, Willa ; End Papers And Binding Designed By W. A. Dwiggins, Title Page Design By Elmer Adler.
Youth And The Bright Medusa (First Hardcover Borzoi Pocket Book Edition, Hardcover, 1929)
Cather, Willa ; End Papers And Binding Designed By W. A. Dwiggins, Title Page Design By Elmer Adler.
- Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
- Date published: 1929
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1929. Green Cloth. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 7 5/8" Tall. 303 Pp + Catalog At End. First Borzoi Small Format Pocket Book Edition, 1929. Light Usage, Spine Lettering Bright, Spine Cloth With Some Fading, No Marks.
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Tell-All, Tell All , This is Chuck's 13th book. Chuck is only signing 100 at each of the book signing venues, Homage to old Hollywood when Bette Davis & Joan Crawford Ruled the roost,
Chuck Palahniuk , SIGNED on Title pg along with two red lip stamps to the title page.which were part of his book tour., Original DJ price intact $24.95, Autograph guaranteed Authentic
Tell-All, Tell All , This is Chuck's 13th book. Chuck is only signing 100 at each of the book signing venues, Homage to old Hollywood when Bette Davis & Joan Crawford Ruled the roost,
Chuck Palahniuk , SIGNED on Title pg along with two red lip stamps to the title page.which were part of his book tour., Original DJ price intact $24.95, Autograph guaranteed Authentic
- Publisher: Doubleday, New York
- Date published: 2010
- ISBN: 9780385526357
Doubleday, New York, 2010 HBDJ, 2010, Stated 1st edition, with #1 Intact Number Line, Fine copy in fine dust jacket with Autographed Sticker on DJ Front. in Mylar protected dustjacket. Octavo; full black paper over boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine and front panel; 179 pgs, 5" x 9" Tall. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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A Childs Garden of Verses
Robert Louis Stevenson, Color Illustrated Jessie Willcox Smith, Endpaper torn out, light crease half title page, all 9 Color plates Present
A Childs Garden of Verses
Robert Louis Stevenson, Color Illustrated Jessie Willcox Smith, Endpaper torn out, light crease half title page, all 9 Color plates Present
- Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons, NY,
Charles Scribners Sons, NY,. HB NO DJ,1929, Early edition, Color pictoral Paste On Label on Cvr Rub & Scuff, Black Cloth cover light Wear & tiny Chip Extremities,Interior nice clean tight ,light Wear Rub, Fox small Edge tears , VG+/VG-,AS-IS,125 pages, small spine edge Tears Cover, NODJ. Hard Cover.
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VINE AND OLIVE; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal. STORY OF TRAVEL & ADVENTURE. abroad , second series, YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD
William T. Adams, pseud. Oliver Optic, TITLE PG LIGHT CHIPS EDGES, Preface, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, B/W Frontispiece with Tissue Guard the Academy Squadron off Barcelona
VINE AND OLIVE; or, Young America in Spain and Portugal. STORY OF TRAVEL & ADVENTURE. abroad , second series, YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD
William T. Adams, pseud. Oliver Optic, TITLE PG LIGHT CHIPS EDGES, Preface, Inner Hinges starting slightly cracked, B/W Frontispiece with Tissue Guard the Academy Squadron off Barcelona
- Publisher: Lee and Shepard New York: Charles T. Dillingham,, Boston
- Date published: 1876
Lee and Shepard New York: Charles T. Dillingham,, Boston , 1876 Hardback NO DustJACKET, 1876 ON TITLE PG, 1ST EDITION. 1st Printing, Dates Match on title & copyright Pg, GOOD+/VG-, AS-IS, NO JACKET, Interior nice with Light rub, wear, Fox, Embossed green cloth Titled & decorated Gold gilt Spine cvr light wear tiny chips Extremities, 412 pgs, NO ADS in Back. Binding has moderate edge wear, with slight bit of fraying at tips of spine, . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Art of Communion, The ( Psychic Science ) Book Shows How Great Masters in Fields of Literature , Music & Art Were in Rhythm with Psychic Universe
Olga A. Tildes, 5 Illustrations, Inner Flap DJ Taped to Blank ENdPApers Which Has Small Sticker & Ink Inscription Former Owner, Half Title Page FoX Stains, 2 B/W Frontispiece Photos of Author & A Spirit Photograph of Dr. John Jackson, Preface,
Art of Communion, The ( Psychic Science ) Book Shows How Great Masters in Fields of Literature , Music & Art Were in Rhythm with Psychic Universe
Olga A. Tildes, 5 Illustrations, Inner Flap DJ Taped to Blank ENdPApers Which Has Small Sticker & Ink Inscription Former Owner, Half Title Page FoX Stains, 2 B/W Frontispiece Photos of Author & A Spirit Photograph of Dr. John Jackson, Preface,
- Publisher: Christopher Publ. House BostoN
- Date published: 1945
Christopher Publ. House BostoN, 1945. HBDJ, 1945, 1st Edition, VG+/VG-, DJ Light rub, wear & Small Chips & Tiny Tears Chips ExtremitIEs, 43 pgs, Back DJ chipping at bottom & Creases & small chips ends DJ Spine, . First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Midwives, The Fifth Novel By the Author the Story of the Life-Or-death Decision Made By a Respected Vermont Midwife During the Harsh Winter of 1981. An OPRAH Selection. Author's Highly Praised Novel of a Midwife in Rural Vermont, Who Takes Desperate Ste
Chris Bohjalian, SIGNED on Title Page By Author, Blank Endpapapers, DJ Design Whitney Cookman,
Midwives, The Fifth Novel By the Author the Story of the Life-Or-death Decision Made By a Respected Vermont Midwife During the Harsh Winter of 1981. An OPRAH Selection. Author's Highly Praised Novel of a Midwife in Rural Vermont, Who Takes Desperate Ste
Chris Bohjalian, SIGNED on Title Page By Author, Blank Endpapapers, DJ Design Whitney Cookman,
- Publisher: NY Harmony Books
- Date published: 1997
- ISBN: 9780517703960
NY Harmony Books, 1997. HBDJ, 1997, Stated 1st Edition, with Number 1 INTACT in Number Line, F/FINE, 312 Pgs, DJ in plastic cover, ,Author's highly praised novel of a midwife in rural Vermont, who takes desperate steps to save a baby's life, and finds herself on trial for murder, Winner of the NEBA Discover Award. Bohjalian blends some provocative moral, medical, and political issues into a classic coming-of-age story in the To Kill a Mockingbird-like reminiscence of the murder trial of a midwife. Rich in moral ambiguity.a compelling, complex novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Under Fire An American Story
Colonel Oliver L. North, SIGNED By Author on Half Title Page in Blue Ink. Red Endpapers, Inner Flap DJ Original Price of $25 Intact ,
Under Fire An American Story
Colonel Oliver L. North, SIGNED By Author on Half Title Page in Blue Ink. Red Endpapers, Inner Flap DJ Original Price of $25 Intact ,
- Publisher: Harper Collins, Zondervan HarperCollins
- Date published: 1991
- ISBN: 9780060183349
Harper Collins, Zondervan HarperCollins, 1991. HBDJ, 1991, Stated First Edition, 1st Printing, with #1 Intact in Number Line on Copyright Pg. FINE-/FINE, AS-IS, DJ light Wear, Blue Boards & Dark Blue Cloth Spine Cvr in Gold Gilt Titles. Interior Nice tight Clean light Wear, DJ protected in Clear Mylar. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.
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Romeo - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Title, Elise
Romeo - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Title, Elise
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, and Auckland: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0553097105 . A sharp first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with small closed tear to lower front corner and minor edgewear; byThe story of Romeo and Juliet is one of love and tragedy. Romeo is in love with Juliet, but she is married to another man. Romeo convinces Juliet to elope with him, but they are caught and killed.; 8vo; FSA .
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Oscar Weil Letters and Papers
Weil, Oscar; Arnstein, Flora J., Elkus, Albert I., and Young, Stewart W. (editors); Lange, Dorothea (frontispiece), Von Schmidt, H. (title page design)
Oscar Weil Letters and Papers
Weil, Oscar; Arnstein, Flora J., Elkus, Albert I., and Young, Stewart W. (editors); Lange, Dorothea (frontispiece), Von Schmidt, H. (title page design)
- Publisher: The Book Club of California [printed by The Grabhorn Press]
- Date published: 1923
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by The Grabhorn Press], 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Lange, Dorothea; H. Von Schmidt. No. 136 of 400, quarto size, 140 pp. A tribute to Oscar Weil (1839-1921), born in New York and educated as a musician. When the Civil War started he enrolled in the Northern cause as a private and by the end of the war he was a Major; however, injuries received during the war meant he could no longer be a violinist. He therefore turned to composing, and settled in San Francisco where he also served as the music critic for the Argonaut newspaper; he was a man much loved by the community, as attested to by this memoir. Frontispiece a tipped-in photograph by Dorothea Lange from a painting of Oscar Weil by Olga M. Ackerman; when this photograph was taken, Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) was living in Berkeley, having recently married the western painter Maynard Dixon. Printed by the Grabhorn Press, the renowned publishers/printers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. ___DESCRIPTION: Brown laid paper boards with a black cloth spine, red paper spine label with gold lettering and border, red paper label on the front board with gold lettering and decorative border over a slightly larger black pastedown, fore- and bottom edges uncut, plain endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece the photograph by Dorothea Lange of a painting of Oscar Weil as referred to above, title page in red and black, almost every page of text has red lettering for marginal notes and capital letters, some of which are blue; quarto size (approximately 11.5" tall), pagination: (i-xiv), (1)-119, blank (120), sectional title page "Compositions of Oscar Weil" (121), blank (122), 3 pp. of compositions (123-125), colophon page (126). ___CONDITION: Overall in near fine condition, with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners with no rubbing, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; there is a minor spot or two of soiling to the front board, some light rubbing to the paper label on the front board, a hint of rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, the corners are straight with some light rubbing, and the spine label is somewhat faded. ___CITATION: BCC 100 no. 19; Grabhorn Bibliography no. 58. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Himes, Chester, title page drawing by Marc Hinkley
A Case of Rape
Himes, Chester, title page drawing by Marc Hinkley
- Publisher: Targ Editions
- Date published: 1980
New York: Targ Editions, 1980. Hardcover. 105p., in original boards and cloth spine, very good first edition in English, limited to 350 copies, signed by Himes at the colophon, in original unprinted tissue jacket, ragged at edges and protective mylar. Targ Editions, no. 7.
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A System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry. Volume II [only].
ACCUM, Fredrick. [showing as spelled on title] [Frederick] [Friedrich Christian Accum] (1769-1838).
A System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry. Volume II [only].
ACCUM, Fredrick. [showing as spelled on title] [Frederick] [Friedrich Christian Accum] (1769-1838).
- Publisher: Printed for the Author, 1803.
- Date published: 1803
London:: Printed for the Author, 1803., 1803. 8vo. [iv], xxvii, [1], 360, xxxi, [1] pp. 4 engraved plates of apparatus (Plate II acts as frontispiece, all plates are unnumbered), index. Crudely rebound in quarter calf, marbled paper over old boards. Armorial bookplate of Aske's Boy School, Haberdasher's Livery Company. Ownership signature on title of Jas. Law Jones, "rec'd from Messrs. Rickers staff & Jones -- 15 Sept. 1803". Scarce. First edition, vol. II only. With added paper (laid in): A Manual of Analytical Mineralogy. Review. Quarterly Review, 1809. 9 pp. pp. 153-161. "This clearly written and well organized book is called the first textbook of general chemistry written in the English language to be based on Lavoisier's new chemistry. The principles are illustrated with experiments." -- Cole. / Accum (1769-1838), born in Germany where the family operated a small soap boiling business. In 1793 Accum came to London to take a position at Brande, apothecaries to George II. He became friends with Anthony Carlisle and William Nicholson and established his own laboratory. He assisted Sir Humphry Davy until 1803 (the year this book was issued). He also began lecturing in 1802 where is students included Benjamin Silliman and William Peck. He supplied apparatus to institutions abroad. Amazingly, in December 1820, he was arrested for mutilating books at the Royal Institution Library, which triggered his exiting England for Germany. "The value of Accum's work lies in the way he saw and exploited the technological possibilities of the rapidly advancing science of chemistry." [DSB]. REFERENCES: Cole 9 (pp. 4-5); DSB I, pp. 43-44Neville I, p. 10.
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The Mind & Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.; Stones from the Brook No. 2
Kelly, Bernard; Gill, Eric (Title Page Engraving)
The Mind & Poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.; Stones from the Brook No. 2
Kelly, Bernard; Gill, Eric (Title Page Engraving)
- Publisher: Pepler & Sewell, St Dominic's Press
- Date published: 1935
Ditchling, Sussex: Pepler & Sewell, St Dominic's Press, 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. No. 140 of 300 copies, octavo size, [46] pp. The Saint Dominic's Press, founded by Harry (Hilary) Douglas Clarke Pepler, flourished at Ditchling, Sussex, from 1916 to 1936. The first home of the Press was "a disused stable", with a hundred-year-old Stanhope hand-press which supposedly had belonged to William Morris. Pepler endeavored to do everything possible by hand, believing that such would both produce the best results and also be a "more individual or 'humane'...product". He therefore "preferred the handpress to the machine, handmade to machine-made paper, and handset founder's type to the products of typesetting machines." Pepler met Edward Johnston and Eric Gill while living in Hammersmith; Pepler and his family would eventually move to Ditchling to join Gill, who was one of the most important artists to provide illustrations for the St. Dominic's Press. Other artists who provided illustrations included David Jones, Desmond Chute, Philip Hagreen, and Thomas Derrick, among others. Per the bibliography, "[The] Title page engraving has been attributed to Gill." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter-linen buff paper-covered boards, engraving on the title page of a chalice and wafer surrounded by a stylized sunburst; octavo size (8 1/4" x 5 1/2"), unpaginated with twenty-three printed leaves, errata slip tipped in at the back, limited edition of 300 copies, this is copy numbered 140, printed at St Dominic's Press, Ditchling Common, Hassocks, Sussex. ___CONDITION: Volume is near fine, with minimal rubbing, a strong, square text block and solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; slightly discolored boards and very slightly bumped corners, lacking the dust jacket. ___CITATION: Taylor & Sewell no. A246; note that the quotes and much of the introductory information from "Three Private Presses" by Brocard Sewell. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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