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Cup of Gold.

Cup of Gold. by Steinbeck, John.

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Title
Cup of Gold.
Author
Steinbeck, John.
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James M. Dourgarian, Bookman (United States)
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NY, Robert M. McBride, 1929, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Author's First Book, first issue with top edge stained and with the final black leaf present, with the rare colorful pirate dust jacket illustrated by Mahlon Blaine, one of only 1,537 copies, published when Steinbeck was 27 years old and just two weeks before the 1929 stock market crash, a historical novel about the pirate Henry Morgan rendered in a purple prose manner quite unlike his realistic descriptive storytelling that followed, Goldstone & Payne A1a, Morrow 1. Very good book in a jacket with the usual spine color fade with chipping to top and bottom of spine, jacket with internal tape reinforcement.
Facsimile of the Laws and Acts of the General Assembly for their Majesties Province of New York. At New York printed and sold by William Bradford, printer to their Majesties King William & Queen Mary, 1694. Edited and annotated by Robert Ludlow Fowler

Facsimile of the Laws and Acts of the General Assembly for their Majesties Province of New York. At New York printed and sold by William Bradford, printer to their Majesties King William & Queen Mary, 1694. Edited and annotated by Robert Ludlow Fowler by DE VINNE, Theodore Low (1828-1914), printer

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Facsimile of the Laws and Acts of the General Assembly for their Majesties Province of New York. At New York printed and sold by William Bradford, printer to their Majesties King William & Queen Mary, 1694. Edited and annotated by Robert Ludlow Fowler
Author
DE VINNE, Theodore Low (1828-1914), printer
Seller
Musinsky Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
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New York: (Theodore Low de Vinne for) The Grolier Club, 1894. Printed on vellum. Folio (285 x 185 mm). [6] leaves, clxiii, [1]; [4], 84, 4, 4, [6], 11 pp. [1] leaf. 2 blank leaves at front and 4 at back. Title with Grolier Club device, three engraved vignettes by Max Rosenthal in the first part (Fowler’s introduction), unsigned lithograph on a separate leaf at the end of the introduction (included in the pagination), showing William Bradford’s tombstone, woodcut or linocut ornamental initials, final leaf with De Vinne press device. Bound in black morocco, t.e.g., others untrimmed, by Denis Gouey (blind-stamped signature on lower pastedown). Provenance: personal copy of the printer Theodor Low De Vinne, bookplate; Bernard Breslauer, inserted collation notes on The Ritz London stationery, and carbon copy of a letter sent by him to Decherd Turner, July 19, 1997, plus a clipping from the bookseller’s catalogue from which he purchased the book; sale, Christie’s New York, part 3, 27-28 June 2005, lot 1134.  A fine association copy: the exemplaire de tête, printed on vellum, retained by the printer for his private collection, from a total edition of 315 copies, of which 312 copies on hand-made paper and three copies on vellum, of a facsimile of the founding laws of the colony of New York. The first part consists of a long historical introduction by Robert Ludlow Fowler. The Facsimile was made from the Lenox Library copy, as explained in a two-page note from the Publication Committee (pp. 172-173). The book was published by the Grolier Club on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, and the other two vellum copies were auctioned off at the tenth annual members’ meeting, on 21 February 1894. A copy of the Grolier Club invitation to that meeting, as well as the 4-page illustrated prospectus for the book (both of which were printed by de Vinne), are loosely inserted, along with the aforementioned documents from Bernard Breslauer. Mr. Breslauer collected books on vellum, and in the inserted 1997 letter to Decherd Turner he announced his acquisition of this, his fifth Americanum on vellum. Theodore Low de Vinne was one of the nine founding members of the Grolier Club, and he printed most of its publications until his death. “His encyclopedic understanding of the craft, his advancement of its technology and design, his appreciation of its history, his business leadership, and his many writings earned him, among his contemporaries, the designation `Dean of American Printers’” (APHA website, The De Vinne Centennial, Feb. 16. 2014).
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Miscellaneous Tracts by SIMPSON Thomas

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Miscellaneous Tracts
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SIMPSON Thomas
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1757. First Edition. SIMPSON, Thomas. Miscellaneous Tracts on Some Curious, and Very Interesting Subjects in Mechanics, Physical-Astronomy, and Speculative Mathematics; Wherein, the Precession of the Equinox, the Nutation of the Earth's Axis, and the Motion of the Moon in Her Orbit, Are Determined. London: J. Nourse, 1757. Small quarto, period-style half calf-gilt, red morocco spine label, marbled boards. $3000.First edition of this collection of Simpson's astronomical papers, including the first book appearance of Simpson's important paper on taking the average, prepared in order to improve the accuracy of astronomical observations, and referencing Newton in the Preface and several chapters, with three folding engraved plates.""Simpson obtained a reputation as 'the ablest Analyst (if we regard the useful purposes of Analytical Science) that this country [Britain] can boast of' and as author of one of the two best treatises 'on the Fluxionary Calculus.' He was aware of the importance of Continental mathematicians… and the final paragraph of the preface to his last work, Miscellaneous Tracts (1757), was by nature of a testament. Having mentioned in the latter that he had 'chiefly adhereed to the analytic method of Investigation,' he warned tha 'by a diligent cultivation of the Modern Analysis… Foreign Mathematicians have, of late, been able to push their Researches farther, in many particulars, than Sir Isaac Newton and his Followers here, have done'"" (DSB). ""Simpson was a prolific writer. His most important works are the Doctrine and Application of Fluxions (1750), Mathematical Dissertations (1743), and Miscellaneous Tracts (1757)… The third is mainly concerned with physical astronomy—the precession of the equinoxes, the orbit of the comets, and the motion of the moon… Simpson's style is quite an exception in the panorama of British 18th-century mathematics. Unlike many of his countrymen, he leaned towards symbolical and abstract methods based on algebraical manipulations, and he looked with admiration to the analytical results achieved by continental mathematicians… It is an irony that Simpson is nowadays remembered for 'Simpson's rule' for obtaining the area under a curve, a result which he did not claim as his, and which was well known to Isaac Newton"" (ODNB). The first three chapters of Miscellaneous Tracts deal with problems in astronomy; the fourth chapter is the first book appearance of Simpson's important paper on taking astronomical averages. The fifth and sixth chapters deal with problems in Fluxions and algebra with reference to Newton. The eighth chapter contains discussions of the third and ninth part of Newton's Principia, as they relate to mechanics and physical astronomy. Occasional foxing, chiefly to first few and last few leaves (including plates, bound at rear).
The Grave. A Poem

The Grave. A Poem by Blair, Robert; Blake, William (illustrator)

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The Grave. A Poem
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Blair, Robert; Blake, William (illustrator)
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Biblioctopus (United States)
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London: T. Bensley for R. H. Cromek, 1808. First Edition. William Blake. 1st edition, quarto, (xiv), 36, [4]. of Blake’s illustrations for Blair’s 1743 poem. Portrait frontispiece after Phillips, etched title page, 11 plates by Luigi Schiavonetti engraved after Blake's designs. One of about 590 copies published by subscription. Some foxing, particularly concentrated at the portrait and etched title page, else very good in 20th century ¾ calf and marbled boards. In October 1805, Blake was commissioned by the publisher Cromek to prepare 40 drawings for the poem. Disagreements between Blake and Comek about the artistic direction led to hiring Schiavonetti for the engraving. Bentley, Blake Books, 435B. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 465-476. Keynes 81. Ray 6.
Pictura antiquissimi Virgiliani codicis bibliothecae Vaticanae. . .aere inciase accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anglypha quibus celebrior Virgilii loca illustrantur compendaria explanatione aposita ad singulas tabulas

Pictura antiquissimi Virgiliani codicis bibliothecae Vaticanae. . .aere inciase accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anglypha quibus celebrior Virgilii loca illustrantur compendaria explanatione aposita ad singulas tabulas by Vergil; Pietro Santi Bartoli

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Pictura antiquissimi Virgiliani codicis bibliothecae Vaticanae. . .aere inciase accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anglypha quibus celebrior Virgilii loca illustrantur compendaria explanatione aposita ad singulas tabulas
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Vergil; Pietro Santi Bartoli
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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Rome: Apud Venatium Moaldini Bibliopolam in Via Cursus, 1782. [Vergil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BCE).] Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700). Picturae antiquissimi Vergiliani codicis bibliothecae vaticanae a Petro Sancte Bartoli aere incisae. Accedunt ex insignioribus pinacothecis picturae aliae veteres gemmae et anaglypha quibus celebriora Virgilii loca illustrantur compendiaria explanatione apposita ad singulas tabulas. 31pp. Engraved frontispiece, title, dedication leaf and 124 plates. Rome: Apud Venantium Monaldini, 1782. 301 x 220 mm. Original pastepaper limp boards, uncut, rebacked, small stains on front cover, light wear; boxed. fore-edges a bit frayed, but very good. Armorial bookplate of Thomas Weld-Blundell (1808-83). First Edition thus. In 1782 Santo Bartoli's engravings were reissued in an excellent edition combining images from both the Vergilius Vaticanus and Codex Romanus codices with additional images taken from ancient engraved gems depicting various events in Virgil's poems. The work is beautifully printed on thick paper, and the frontispiece, engraved title and dedication are spectacular. .
The Truthful Liar (Original screenplay for the 1922 film)

The Truthful Liar (Original screenplay for the 1922 film) by Thomas N. Heffron (director); Percy Heath, Will J. Payne (screenwriters); Wanda Hawley, Edward Hearn, Charles A. Stevenson, Casson Ferguson (starring)

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The Truthful Liar (Original screenplay for the 1922 film)
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Thomas N. Heffron (director); Percy Heath, Will J. Payne (screenwriters); Wanda Hawley, Edward Hearn, Charles A. Stevenson, Casson Ferguson (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
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Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1922. Draft script for the 1922 film. The film is now considered lost. Tess (Wanda Hawley) is a social climber who is neglected by her hardworking husband, David (Edward Hearn). She decides to go on a date with ex-suitor Arthur Sinclair (Casson Ferguson) to a casino, which is robbed while they are there. Her rings are taken and she lies to her husband but looks like a fool when the rings turn up at the police station. She writes a letter to Sinclair explaining everything, but the letter falls into the hands of her housekeeper who sells it to the gang leader who robbed the casino, who blackmails Tess for $15,000. White titled self wrappers, with credits for screenwriters Will Payne, and Percy Heath. Title page integral with front wrapper. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Carbon typescript. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads.
Rosalie (Original photograph of W.S. Van Dyke on the set of 1937 film)

Rosalie (Original photograph of W.S. Van Dyke on the set of 1937 film) by W.S. Van Dyke (director); William Anthony McGuire (screenwriter, play); Guy Bolton (play); Cole Porter (composer); Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Ilona Massey (starring)

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Rosalie (Original photograph of W.S. Van Dyke on the set of 1937 film)
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W.S. Van Dyke (director); William Anthony McGuire (screenwriter, play); Guy Bolton (play); Cole Porter (composer); Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan, Ilona Massey (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
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Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1937. Vintage photographs of director W.S. Van Dyke instructing a bleacher full of young women, including stars Eleanor Powell and Ilona Massey, on the set of the 1937 musical film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1928 Broadway musical, about a West Point cadet who falls for a Vasser student who just happens to be a princess in disguise, with most of the original songs by George and Ira Gershwin replaced with new material by Cole Porter, including the classic "In the Still of the Night." 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical.
Subjectif. Nos. 1 (Feb. 1978) through 7 (1979) (all published)

Subjectif. Nos. 1 (Feb. 1978) through 7 (1979) (all published)

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Subjectif. Nos. 1 (Feb. 1978) through 7 (1979) (all published)
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
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Seven issues, 50-64 pp. each, comprising a complete run of Raphaël Sorin's legendary but short-lived literary review including contributions by and new translations of Bukowski, Kerouac, Olivier Cohen, Jurij Moskvitin, Gérard Guégan, Philippe Delaroche, Alain le Saux, Richard Brautigan, Charles Olson, Raymond Chandler, and others, illustrated throughout with wildly erotic and bizarre illustrations, as well as photographs of television screens. 8vo. Illustrated wrpps. Paris (Groupe pour l'Organisation Unifiée de la Lecture Appliquée et Généralisée) 1978-1979. As of March 2025, OCLC locates five holdings of this scarce serial in North America. Sorin remains a legendary figure in the editorial landscape of modern French fiction, having introduced readers to the work of Michel Houellebecq in the 1990s, among others.
THE DARKWATER HALL MYSTERY

THE DARKWATER HALL MYSTERY by Amis, Kingsley

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THE DARKWATER HALL MYSTERY
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Amis, Kingsley
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Fine.
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Edinburgh: The Tragara Press, 1978. First edition. Fine.. Uncommon proof copy of the limited first separate edition of this Sherlock Holmes pastiche by the author of LUCKY JIM, originally appearing in a shortened form in PLAYBOY magazine. 8'' x 5''. Original textured blank brown wrappers with title and "proof" written in pen on front cover. 35, [1] pages. Edition of 165 copies printed by hand at the Tragara Press; this copy unnumbered and noted as a proof at colophon. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Light edgewear.
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The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, 2 Volumes by Balsera, Leonard; Dunning, Talon; Gay, Melissa; Northcott, Ed; Rodgers, Jennifer; Sergesketter, Chad; Seidman, David; Spencer, Priscilla; St. Pierre, Christian N.; Syaf, Ardian

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The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, 2 Volumes
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Balsera, Leonard; Dunning, Talon; Gay, Melissa; Northcott, Ed; Rodgers, Jennifer; Sergesketter, Chad; Seidman, David; Spencer, Priscilla; St. Pierre, Christian N.; Syaf, Ardian
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Wizards of the Coast, 2010. Very Good. Balsera, Leonard. The Dresden Files Roleplaying Game, 2 Volumes. Dunning, Talon; Gay, Melissa; Northcott, Ed; Rodgers, Jennifer; Sergesketter, Chad; Seidman, David; Spencer, Priscilla; St. Pierre, Christian N.; Syaf, Ardian. NP: Wizards of the Coast, 2010. 402 ; 262pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Pictorial hardcover. Book condition: Very good with bumped corners. Volume 1 has a slightly rolled spine.. A game guide with biographies of all sorts of things that go bump in the night, and those who stand against the hellish hordes..
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Mineral Resource Potential of the Emmett Wash Wilderness Study Area (AZ-010-009), Coconino County, Arizona

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Mineral Resource Potential of the Emmett Wash Wilderness Study Area (AZ-010-009), Coconino County, Arizona
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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U.S. Department of the Interior, 1982. Very Good. Mineral Resource Potential of the Emmett Wash Wilderness Study Area (AZ-010-009), Coconino County, Arizona. N.P.: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1982. 6pp. 4to. velo bound. Book condition: Very good. Contains a single map in the rear pocket.
Atlas Shrugged.
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Atlas Shrugged. by RAND, Ayn.

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Atlas Shrugged.
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RAND, Ayn.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780525934189
Condition
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description
NY:: Dutton,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0525934189 . Introduction by Leonard Peikoff. A later printing of the 35th Anniversary edition. Very good in a very good (one inch edge tear in lower corner of front panel) dust jacket.; 1168 pages .
Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values.
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Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values. by ADAMS, Robert.

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Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values.
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ADAMS, Robert.
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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9780893810801
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Very Good
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Millerton:: Aperture,. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. 0893810800 . Black and white photographs. First edition. Very good or better in tan cloth. No dust jacket. .

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