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The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard

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Title: The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book
Author: Kipling, Rudyard
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+, Near Fine
Description: London: Macmillan and Co, 1895. First editions. Very Good+, Near Fine. A handsome set. Publisher's blue cloth bindings stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. Slight wear to the spine ends and corners of The Jungle Book, a little foxing internally, otherwise very clean and fresh throughout. A Very Good+ copy. The Second Jungle Book presenting very well indeed, front hinge a little tender, bookeller's ticket to foot of front free endpaper verso. A Near Fine copy overall. Both volumes illustrated throughout with contributions by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny in The Jungle Book; the author's father, Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., illustrated The Second Jungle Book. This set contained in a custom blue cloth slipcase. Few books have shaped the imagination of childhood quite like Kipling's Jungle Books. First published in 1894 and 1895, these two volumes introduced the world to Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera, Kaa, and Shere Khan. The timeless stories blended fable, folklore, and imperial adventure into one of the most enduring classics of English literature. The Jungle Book (1894) includes the first appearance of "Mowgli's Brothers," "Kaa's Hunting," and "Tiger! Tiger!" alongside such favorites as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi." The Second Jungle Book (1895) continued the tales,deepening the Mowgli cycle and adding enduring pieces like "The King's Ankus" and "Red Dog." Together, the two books form the complete Mowgli canon. First edition sets in original cloth are increasingly scarce, especially when both volumes present well. These are the foundational works of Kipling's career - the stories that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907) and secured his place in the canon of English storytelling. Based on folktales and legends that Kipling learned during his childhood in India, the Jungle Books were met with huge success upon publication and continue to enthrall readers of all ages to this day. According to Professor Edwin L. Miller, their publication "caused even severe critics of [Kipling's] previous work to admit that he is a writer of inspired genius." Largely focused on man's relationship to nature, the Jungle Books in part narrate the tales of Mowgli, a human ("man-cub") raised by wolves, as he tries to find his proper place in the world. As he struggles with his own identity, he finds allies and adversaries among the animal communities through which he travels. They also include the story of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the heroic mongoose who would later inspire an animated short voiced by Orson Welles. For contributions like these, Kipling became the first English-language writer, and the youngest ever, to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Very Good+, Near Fine.

Oinos Krithinos. A Dissertation Concerning the Origin and Antiquity of Barley Wine [Bound with:] A Philosophical Dialogue Concerning Decency. To Which is Added a Critical and Historical Dissertation on Places of Retirement for Necessary Occasions by [ROLLESTON, Samuel (ca 1702-1766)]

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Title: Oinos Krithinos. A Dissertation Concerning the Origin and Antiquity of Barley Wine [Bound with:] A Philosophical Dialogue Concerning Decency. To Which is Added a Critical and Historical Dissertation on Places of Retirement for Necessary Occasions
Author: [ROLLESTON, Samuel (ca 1702-1766)]
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Some intermittent foxing, light wear to binding
Description: I: Oxford; II: London: James Fletcher, 1751. Some intermittent foxing, light wear to binding. Two works in one volume, 4to (9.5 x 7.5 inches). I: Half-title. 38, [2] index, [3] publisher's catalogue. II: 47, [1] index. Modern quarter calf preserving early marbled boards. Provenance: Edward Hamilton (gilt-morocco bookplate); Wigan Free Public Library (discreet blindstamp on second title). COLLECTING THE ONLY TWO RECORDED WORKS BY SAMUEL ROLLESTON, FIRST (and only) EDITIONS. Both are informative, and highly witty, discussions, the first on the origins of alcoholic beverages, and the second a dissertation in the form of a dialogue on the history of public bathrooms. In it, Rolleston coins the word "watercloset." Both works are followed by an index with long lists of the Greek, Latin and English authors quoted. ESTC T72861 & T72231; Simon, Bibliotheca Gastronomica, 1303; Vicaire, Bibliographie Gastronomique, page 403.

Lay Down My Sword and Shield by Burke, James Lee

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Title: Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Author: Burke, James Lee
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by James Lee Burke on the title page. Near Fine with faint scuffing to top of spine, offsetting to end sheets. In a Very Good price clipped dust jacket with a small nick to the front spine joint, light toning and light edge wear. Signed by the author.

Mercier and Camier. London, 1974. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BECKETT. by BECKETT, Samuel

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Title: Mercier and Camier. London, 1974. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BECKETT.
Author: BECKETT, Samuel
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Calder & Boyars Ltd, 1974. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Excellent copy in DJ. INSCRIBED and signed by Samuel Beckett to actor Alan Webb. Alan Webb played Willy in the London production of Beckett's Happy Days in 1975.

Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose by MILTON, John

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Title: Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose
Author: MILTON, John
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description: London: William Pickering, 1851. Full Description: MILTON, John. The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose. Printed from the Original Editions. With a Life of the Author by the Rev. John Mitford. London: William Pickering, 1851. Eight octavo volumes (8 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 219 x 141 mm). With portrait frontispiece and two folding engraved plates in Volume I. Title-pages printed in red and black. Bound by Wiseman in contemporary full vellum. Boards with gilt double-rule border and a tooled gilt border. Boards with gilt armorial central device. Spines decoratively stamped in gilt in compartments with red and brown morocco spine labels, lettered in gilt. Board edges gilt. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Brown silk page markers. Some toning, especially to plates. Some offsetting from frontisportrait to title-page of volume I. A bit of soiling to vellum, mainly along board edges. Volume II with some splitting to outer hinges but holding firm. Previous owner's armorial bookplate on front pastedown of each volume. Still, overall a very good set. Keynes, William Pickering, p. 68. HBS 69436. $1,000.

His Day is Done; A Nelson Mandela Tribute by Angelou, Maya

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Title: His Day is Done; A Nelson Mandela Tribute
Author: Angelou, Maya
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Random House, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed by Maya Angelou, the first edition of His Day is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute.. Octavo, 42pp. Hardcover, cream paper-covered boards. Title in gilt on spine, facsimile of Angelou's signature stamped in blind on front cover. The first printing, with the publisher's full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $15.99 retail price on front flap, a few scuff marks to front panel, otherwise fine. Signed by the author on the half title: "Joy! Maya Angelou." Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, becoming the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. Imprisoned for 27 years for his activism against the apartheid regime, Mandela became a global symbol of resistance to oppression and a champion of human rights. After his release in 1990, he led efforts to dismantle apartheid and foster reconciliation, earning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his contributions to peace and justice.

Marrow of practical medicine and family guide: containing a brief and accurate description of the character, causes, and symptoms of the diseases of men, women, and children, with the most appropriate treatment, “without poison or bloodshed.” To which is added a description of medicinal plants and herbs, their medical qualities, and appropriate doses: with plain and full directions for making the various compound medicines recommended for the cure of diseases, &c by MILLS, William

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Title: Marrow of practical medicine and family guide: containing a brief and accurate description of the character, causes, and symptoms of the diseases of men, women, and children, with the most appropriate treatment, “without poison or bloodshed.” To which is added a description of medicinal plants and herbs, their medical qualities, and appropriate doses: with plain and full directions for making the various compound medicines recommended for the cure of diseases, &c
Author: MILLS, William
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: St. Clairsville, O[hio]: Published by the Author, 1848. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary calf, boards worn and rubbed; interior with occasional browning and spotting. First edition of this practical guide to home medicine. Like many similar works, the author includes methods for recognizing symptoms of and treating diseases as well as maintaining good health and thus preventing a wide range of illnesses. His approach is holistic, emphasizing the importance of pure air, proper diet, exercise, and cleanliness. Of particular interest is a chapter on directions for preparing food for both the healthy and the sick. not in Cordasco; for an interesting background and biography of the author, see Jordan, “The Eclectic of St. Clairsville” in Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society 56, pp. 387-391.

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Red Sorghum: A Novel of China by MO Yan

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Title: Red Sorghum: A Novel of China
Author: MO Yan
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780670844029
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description: NY:: Viking,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0670844020 . The 2012 Nobel laureate's first book to appear in English. Made into the 1987 film. Translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt. First printing thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 359 pages .

THE COCKETTES | TRICIA'S WEDDING [1971] Photo by Grove Press

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Seller: Walterfilm, Inc.

Title: THE COCKETTES | TRICIA'S WEDDING [1971] Photo
Author: Grove Press
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Grove Press. No binding. Fine. [New York]: Grove Press, [1971]. Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm) black-and-white photo. Printed off-center and entirely untrimmed, fine. A very scarce photo from this avant-garde "acid drag" short film in which the notorious hippie theatre group The Cockettes reenacted the recent wedding of Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia. In this version, Eartha Kitt spikes the punch bowl with LSD.

Collection of 7 fully bound in brown morocco novels in French

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Title: Collection of 7 fully bound in brown morocco novels in French
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition: Bound in full brown morocco, gilt spines. Fine
Description: Paris, vd. 7 vols. 8vo. Bound in full brown morocco, gilt spines. Fine. 7 vols. 8vo. Including 3 Pearl Buck novels and 3 Thyde Monnier books and a single Paul Vialar.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Letter Signed on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead by Buzz Aldrin

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Title: Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Letter Signed on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead
Author: Buzz Aldrin
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1969. Apollo 11 Astronaut. Typed letter Signed by Buzz Aldrin, 1p, quarto, on "California Bicentennial For the U.S. Constitution" letterhead. The letter is a presentation certificate for the state and explains how the stone will travel to Philadelphia's Independence Hall for placement in the freedom foundation wall. Signed in his hand, "Buzz Aldrin." This was originally purchased from a Beverly Hills auction at which Aldrin sold some of his personal space memorabilia.

Three Illustrations by Cartoonist Perring Smith of the 1689th Engineering Combat Battalion for Thanksgiving 1945 by [World War II – Occupied Japan – Art] Smith, Cpl. Perring F.

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Title: Three Illustrations by Cartoonist Perring Smith of the 1689th Engineering Combat Battalion for Thanksgiving 1945
Author: [World War II – Occupied Japan – Art] Smith, Cpl. Perring F.
Seller: Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition: Overall excellent.
Description: Japan, 1945. 8 x 10 ½ inch double-sided mimeographed sheet with damage to margins and tape at corners; very good plus. With one 3 ¾ x 3 ¼ inch photograph of an illustration; Fine. Overall excellent.. Three illustrations—two of which are for a Thanksgiving menu—by cartoonist Perring Smith of the 1689th Engineering Combat Battalion, stationed in occupied Japan. One side of the Thanksgiving menu has caricatures of several men in the unit and the menu for Thanksgiving dinner at “Stew’s Hash House”, and the other shows a woman in a kimono and geta in front of a pagoda, carrying serving trays with drinks and a roast turkey. The other illustration is a cartoon dog mascot for the battalion, who carries besides his gun a shovel, pickaxe, and metal detector. Though not strictly trench art, these items will be of interest to historians of art produced by deployed soldiers, particularly in the Second World War.

Sir William Gowers 1845-1915: A biographical appreciation by Critchley, Macdonald

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Title: Sir William Gowers 1845-1915: A biographical appreciation
Author: Critchley, Macdonald
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: London: William Heinemann, 1949. [Gowers, William (1845-1915).] Critchley, Macdonald (1900-1997). Sir William Gowers 1845-1915: A biographical appreciation. 118pp. Frontispiece and 10 plates. London: William Heinemann, 1949. 187 x 122 mm. Original cloth, spine a bit faded, glassine dust-jacket. Very good. First Edition. See Garrison-Morton.com 4751. .

ANTHOLOGY OF MAGAZINE VERSE FOR 1914 AND YEAR BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY by Braithwaite, William Stanley. Vachel Lindsay, Louis IntermeyerEdwin Arlington Robinson, et al (contributors)

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Title: ANTHOLOGY OF MAGAZINE VERSE FOR 1914 AND YEAR BOOK OF AMERICAN POETRY
Author: Braithwaite, William Stanley. Vachel Lindsay, Louis IntermeyerEdwin Arlington Robinson, et al (contributors)
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cambridge MA: Issued by W.S.B., 1914. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Brown cloth spine, paper label, over brown paper-backed boards, teg, sides untrimmed, xxiv, 205. Paper spine slightly stained, else a solid clean copy,

Salt Lake School of the Prophets, 1867-1883 by Anderson, Devery S.

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Title: Salt Lake School of the Prophets, 1867-1883
Author: Anderson, Devery S.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781560852346
Condition: New
Description: Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2018. First edition. Hardcover. New. 640 pp. Quarto [23.5 cm]; gilt stamped boards with illustrated dust jacket. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. "Ministerial training was an early goal of Mormonism. The priesthood-led institution called the School of the Prophets, established in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1833, was basically a divinity school for prospective missionaries. However, topics of study included, instead of prophecy and revelation, penmanship, English grammar, arithmetic, philosophy, literature, government, geography, and history. For seven weeks there was even a course in Hebrew, but it was discontinued. Still, it was in this setting that Joseph Smith received his revelation on diet and health and some of the spiritual manifestations associated with the Kirtland temple dedication. Brigham Young re-established the school in the Salt Lake Valley in 1867; his successor, John Taylor, resuscitated it for a while in 1883. Young's emphasis was theology, first as an appendage to Deseret University, and then as a separate institution. Presented here for the first time are all available minutes for the Utah period." --from Publisher.

Memories: Happenings Here and There Along the Trail, or "The World went very Well then.: A Victorian Tale gleaned from Memories and Told for the Edification of Fellow Typophiles by wb by Bradley, Will H.

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Title: Memories: Happenings Here and There Along the Trail, or "The World went very Well then.: A Victorian Tale gleaned from Memories and Told for the Edification of Fellow Typophiles by wb
Author: Bradley, Will H.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Pasadena: The Castle Print. Softcover. Near Fine. Softcover. 1 of 300 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom as a limited edition for fellow typophiles, friends of the press, and the author. This charming work recounts famed artist and illustrator Will Bradley's early days from childhood until his early 20s. In light green paper wrappers with a string binding and title on front cover. Interior pages clean and bright with frontis photograph of a young Bradley. Some pages are unopened. In near fine condition. 21 pages. PRI/082319.

Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Organization of the Presbyterian Church Madison, Wis., Oct. 4, 1876. Historical Address by [Wisconsin] [Religion] Durrie, Daniel S.

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Title: Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Organization of the Presbyterian Church Madison, Wis., Oct. 4, 1876. Historical Address
Author: [Wisconsin] [Religion] Durrie, Daniel S.
Seller: Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Culver, Printers, 1876. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Stitched wraps. Approx. 8.75" x 6.25". 29 pages, [1]. Light colored wraps with title on the front cover. Paper scuffed at top with partial loss of the title word "Anniversary." Internal contents clean.

A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law by Wood, Gwen Y.

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Title: A Unique and Fortuitous Combination: An Administrative History of the University of Georgia School of Law
Author: Wood, Gwen Y.
Seller: Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Athens: The University of Georgia Law School Association. Distributed by the University of Georgia Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xii, 329 pages. Illustrated.

A personal record. The training and experience of Emerson G. Wulling by Wulling, Emerson G.

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Title: A personal record. The training and experience of Emerson G. Wulling
Author: Wulling, Emerson G.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description: Minneapolis, 1932. Leaflet, 14 x 10 cm, pp. [4]; edition size not stated, fine. Rulon-Miller, Wulling 18a.

Anniversary catalogue, 1912-1982 by Howell, John (Firm).

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Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio

Title: Anniversary catalogue, 1912-1982
Author: Howell, John (Firm).
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition: About fine.
Description: San Francisco: John Howell -- Books, 1982. Original edition. About fine.. 27 cm; 188 pages; Illustrated.. In printed wraps with roundel of Howell's book reproduced on front wrap in blind. Price list and ticket of compliments laid in.

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

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Title: Manhattan Beach
Author: Jennifer Egan
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9781501184321
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in page. A pristine copy of this novel from the Pulitzer winning author of "A Visit From the Good Squad". Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

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