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The Story of the Glittering Plain

The Story of the Glittering Plain by Morris, William

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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
The Story of the Glittering Plain
Author
Morris, William
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1891. First edition. Limp Vellum. Near fine. Small 4to. 192pp. Finely printed on Flower paper in Golden type. Stiff vellum binding, gilt spine title, leather ties. One of 200 copies from a total ediiton of 206. Boards yawning a bit, leather ties mostly perished else, vellum lightly worn and soiled, but still a near fine copy. The first book published by the Kelmscott press, and the only one to be reprinted (in 1894). Kelmscott Bibliography, No. 1. .
Little Caesar; With a foreword by Gilbert Seldes and A New Introduction by W.R. Burnett

Little Caesar; With a foreword by Gilbert Seldes and A New Introduction by W.R. Burnett by Burnett, W.R.

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Title
Little Caesar; With a foreword by Gilbert Seldes and A New Introduction by W.R. Burnett
Author
Burnett, W.R.
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: The Dial Press, 1958. First Printing / Later Edition. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. Signed copy of Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett, inscribed to screenwriter and Hollywood press agent, Jimmy Starr.. Octavo, 255pp. Red cloth, title printed on spine over black cloth. First printing of the "new edition" of Little Caesar. The first edition was printed in 1929 and published by The Dial Press. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, light toning to spine, an attractive copy. Inscribed by the author: "Dear Jimmie - Here's the new edition of Little Caesar. I know you have quite a collection of my books - thought you'd like this - all my best. Bill Burnett. Apr 14 '58." An uncommon signature. This book was the basis of the classic 1931 gangster film by the same name, starring Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart

The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart by UPTON, Bertha, verses. Florence K. UPTON, illustrator

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Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Title
The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart
Author
UPTON, Bertha, verses. Florence K. UPTON, illustrator
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London, New York & Bombay: Longmans, Green and Co, 1901. Boards. Very good. Florence K. UPTON. [STIGMATIZING ILLUSTRATIONS] [RHYMING VERSE] [WOMAN AUTHOR] [WOMAN ILLUSTRATOR]. 8vo oblong (8 5/8" x 11"); 66pp; color pictorial boards, a Golliwog and two Dutch dolls in a go-cart on front; quarter-bound green cloth; color patterned endpapers with swans and sailing ships, lacking rear free endpaper; color vignette of a Dutch doll on title page; 31 full-page color illustrations; text and line drawings in sepia; wear and light soiling to boards with loss at corners, spot on front board, last page has age-toning, lacking rear ep; very good minus. The story follows a Golliwogg and its Dutch doll companions as they go on an adventure in a go-cart. The Golliwogg character, a Black doll with wild hair, large white eyes, and bright red lips, was invented and popularized in Europe by the writings of Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) and was based on the Black minstrel doll she owned in her youth. The Jim Crow Museum (Big Rapids, Michigan) classifies the character as a "caricature of a caricature." The Dutch dolls were penny-wooden dolls popular because of their jointed limbs and inexpensive prince. This book was part of a series of 13 Golliwogg stories popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and illustrated by Florence Upton and written by her mother, Bertha. Golliwoggs later appeared in stories by other authors and as dolls and other children's toys.
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark by Brett, Jacob

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
Author
Brett, Jacob
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London, 1882. Very Good. Brett, Jacob. A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. London, September 18, 1882. 2- pp. 181 x 114 mm. Remains of mounting present. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Regarding Clark's request for a portrait photograph. Jacob Brett was the younger brother of John Brett, the head of the Magnetic Telegraph Company in England and one of the co-founders of Cyrus Field's Atlantic Telegraph Company. In 1850 John and Jacob Brett laid the first undersea cable between England and France. This failed after one garbled message (a French fisherman cut the cable, thinking it was a new variety of seaweed), but in 1851 the Bretts laid a much stronger cable that remained in use for many years. .
Exhibition postcard: John Baldessari (opens 25 March 1975)

Exhibition postcard: John Baldessari (opens 25 March 1975) by (BALDESSARI, John)

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
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Exhibition postcard: John Baldessari (opens 25 March 1975)
Author
(BALDESSARI, John)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Printed on both sides. Postcard, mailed. Genoa: samangallery, 1975. Postcard invitation for Baldessari’s first show with Saman, a gallery run by Ida Gianelli (b. 1944). This copy is addressed to fellow gallerist John Gibson. In fine condition.
A History and Register of the S Boats

A History and Register of the S Boats by Compiled and Edited by Kenneth B. Upham

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
A History and Register of the S Boats
Author
Compiled and Edited by Kenneth B. Upham
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Kenneth B. Upham, 1994. Leatherette. Very Good +. Uncommon, self-published 1994 examination of the S Boats, which was "assembled for the severnty-fifth anniversary of the design of the Herreshoff 'S' Boat, the first marconi rigged one design. One hundred and three of these boats were known to be built". Solid and VG+ in its dark-brown leatherette, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel. Very light wear to the rear panel, otherwise clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind internally. Quarto, a number of black-and-white photos complementing the text.
SCOTT - KING'S MODERN EUROPE

SCOTT - KING'S MODERN EUROPE by Waugh, Evelyn. Piper, Joihn (dustjcaket art)

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Title
SCOTT - KING'S MODERN EUROPE
Author
Waugh, Evelyn. Piper, Joihn (dustjcaket art)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine copy all around. No names, inscriptions or bookplates.
Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School

Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School by Wright, Mabel Osgood

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Gray Lady and the Birds: Stories of the Bird Year for Home and School
Author
Wright, Mabel Osgood
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Front board rubbed with loss from artwork, rear board soiled, hinges weakening. 1910 Hard Cover. Includes 12 color plates an 36 full-page illustrations in half-tone. A collection of bird stories for children and adults.
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The Carved Human Femurs from Tomb 1, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. (Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation. 6./ Publication No. 5.) by Agrinier, Pierre.

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The Carved Human Femurs from Tomb 1, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico. (Papers of the New World Archaeological Foundation. 6./ Publication No. 5.)
Author
Agrinier, Pierre.
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
Orinda, California (New World Archaeological Foundation), 1960.. v, (1), 28pp. 17 illus. 4to. Wraps.

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