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The Fish by BISHOP, Elizabeth

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC

Title: The Fish
Author: BISHOP, Elizabeth
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: A very fine copy of Elizabeth Bishop’s rarest title, framed and glazed. Extremely rare
Description: (Seattle: John & Karen Sollid for Mr. David Ishii, 1974). First edition, first impression, and the first separate printing of this poem. One of only 12 numbered copies signed by the poet. First published in 1940 in Partisan Review & subsequently in Bishop’s first collection, North & South (1946), “The Fish” was one of Bishop’s earliest and most successful poems. Robert Lowell praised the poem, along with “The Rooster”, in his 1947 review of North & South as “the best poems that I know of written by a woman in this century”. MacMahon records that David Ishii, a bookseller and fisherman, commissioned this unauthorized printing in anticipation of Bishop delivering the Roethke Memorial Reading in May 1974. While in Seattle, she signed 12 copies: “Seven copies were distributed; five remain in the possession of Mr. Ishii. One unsigned copy belongs to the printer. None are for sale”. Although OCLC records no locations for the broadside, Vassar College Library and the Carter Burden Collection at the Pierpont Morgan Library each have a copy. MacMahon, Appendix II McMahon “Appendix II, Unauthorized Printing”, pp. 210-211. Many years later the publisher’s five retained copies came on the market and sold quickly; the present copy is one of them, as attested by documentation from a Seattle bookseller. We have only handled two copies, one in 2004, another in 2011. The last copy sold for $9,000.00. A mutilated copy with very faint signature is currently on the market at a deeply discounted price. A very fine copy of Elizabeth Bishop’s rarest title, framed and glazed. Extremely rare. Broadside poem, 13" x 9" A very fine copy of Elizabeth Bishop’s rarest title, framed and glazed. Extremely rare.

Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark by Ricardo, John Lewis

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Title: Autograph letter signed to Latimer Clark
Author: Ricardo, John Lewis
Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description: 1858. Ricardo, John Lewis (1812-62). A.L.s. to Latimer Clark. [Illegible place-name], April 1, 1858. 4pp. 201 x 129 mm. Remains of mounting present, small paper flaw affecting place name on first page. Provenance: Latimer Clark. Ricardo, the nephew of economist David Ricardo, founded the Electric Telegraph Company in 1846 together with William Fothergill Cooke; this was the world's first public telegraph company. In 1856 the Electric Telegraph Company merged with the International Telegraph Company, becoming the Electric and International Telegraph Company; Latimer Clark worked as an engineer for this company until its annexation by the British government in 1870. Ricardo's letter to Clark mentions the second attempt to lay the first Atlantic cable, which took place in June 1858. He also refers to the first unsuccessful attempt in 1857: "I hear that the United States cable has not even yet been tested in the water. I am sorry that I can anticipate no other result this year than the disappointment of the last." Origins of Cyberspace 184. .

Copies of the Depositions of the Witnesses Examined in the Cause of Divorce now depending in the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop of London... between the Right Honourable Richard Lord Grosvenor, and the right Honourable Henrietta Lady Grosvenor by Grosvenor, Richard Lord

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Title: Copies of the Depositions of the Witnesses Examined in the Cause of Divorce now depending in the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop of London... between the Right Honourable Richard Lord Grosvenor, and the right Honourable Henrietta Lady Grosvenor
Author: Grosvenor, Richard Lord
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Printed for J. Russel, 1771 Book. Fine. Soft cover. Full title: Copies of the Depositions of the Witnesses Examined in the Cause of Divorce now depending in the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop of London, at Doctor's-Commons, between the Right Honourable Richard Lord Grosvenor, and the right Honourable Henrietta Lady Grosvenor, His Wife... with an Appendix, containing the Libel and Allegations. First edition. Rare, especially in this original condition. . Pp. viii, [1], 10-240, [8], 249-307. Original light gray-blue paper covers. Paper spine lightly worn with one third lacking, sewing of text block strong. Front wrapper half detached. Front wrapper and free end curled at upper corner, else a fine copy, internally very fine and crisp. Lord Grosvenor was a British peer, racehorse owner and art collector. In July of 1764, Lord Grosvenor married Henrietta Vernon, daughter of Henry Vernon of Hilton Park, Staffordshire. They had four sons. However the marriage was not happy, and Henrietta had an affair with Henry, Duke of Cumberland, the younger brother of George III. The couple were discovered "in flagrante delicto" in 1769, which led to Grosvenor bringing legal action against the Duke for "criminal conversation" (adultery). Grosvenor was awarded damages of £10,000. which together with costs, amounted to £13,000. But, Grosvenor was also known to be guilty of adultery himself, so he could not sue for divorce. The couple separated and he settled an annual allowance of £1,200. on his estranged wife. She then entered the "demi-monde" and was a leading member of "The New Female Coterie.".

Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand by Grey, Zane

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Title: Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand
Author: Grey, Zane
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1937 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First reprint by this publisher, utilizing the same plates made for the original edition. Quarto. viii, [2], 228pp. plus over 100 photographic halftone illustrations by the author and drawings by Frank E. Phares. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in light blue. Upper fore-edge of two leaves slightly shaved. A fine copy with pictorial dust jacket (lightly worn and chipped). Fishing for marlin, mako, swordfish, kingfish, and yellowtail in the waters of New Zealand. Here, the author landed a 976 pound marlin with a rod and line. The official publication date for this Grosset & Dunlap edition is stamped on the front dust jacket flap..

The Hawaiian Archipelago. Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands by Isabella L. Bird

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Title: The Hawaiian Archipelago. Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands
Author: Isabella L. Bird
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: London: John Murray, 1881. Good. London: John Murray, 1881. Fourth Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, dark blue glazed endpapers; xv,[1],318,[2],32(ads)pp.; half-tone frontispiece, illus. throughout, many full-paged. Cloth rather scuffed and worn at extremities with brief exposure at corners, splitting along both joints, front hinge cracked and textblock significantly shaken in binding; overall a Good copy only of a book frequently found in wretched condition.

Search for a Soul by Phyllis Bottome

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Title: Search for a Soul
Author: Phyllis Bottome
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in red decorative dust jacket retaining original price ($3.50); xiii,[1],306pp. General minor edge wear, jacket spine and rear panels a bit toned, corners bumped, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. The British novelist's memoir, billed "The Intimate Story of a Victorian Upbringing" (upper jacket panel).

Stanford Short Stories Nineteen Forty-Nine by Wallace Stegner [ed.]; Evan Connell; Rhoda LeCoq; et al [contribs.]

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Title: Stanford Short Stories Nineteen Forty-Nine
Author: Wallace Stegner [ed.]; Evan Connell; Rhoda LeCoq; et al [contribs.]
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1949. Near Fine/Very Good +. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1949. First Edition. Octavo (22.2 cm), x, 165pp. Publisher’s orange and cream dust jacket intact with price ($3.00). Boards full bound in tan cloth with orange stamping on the spine. Dust jacket toned all over with creases, some rippling, minor tears and chips at margins and spine ends. Head of spine has minor loss and surface lightly pulled at middle of spine. Verso toned. Board spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean. Manuscript page laid in at page 100 from Ruth, a Stanford student, to her sister, Dolores. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good or better dust jacket.

[Manuscript Land Patent in Antebellum Texas] by [Texas]

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Title: [Manuscript Land Patent in Antebellum Texas]
Author: [Texas]
Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Grayson County, Tx, 1852. Very good.. [2]pp., on a single folded folio sheet, docketed on verso of integral blank leaf. Original folds, minor wear, light spotting. An 1852 Texas land transfer patent from James Strong to P.T. Andrews in Grayson County. The document reads, in part: "For $250...James Strong does sell, release and convey to P.T. Andrews...land in Grayson County, on the East side of Mill Creek, a tributary of the Red River, known and described as follows being a part of Susannah Hortons headright, and secured to me the said Strong by virtue of deed from John D. Back and bounded as follows...." The document then defines the boundaries of the land, situated somewhat west of present-day Cambridge, Texas. Signed by Strong, attested by two others, and certified by S. Bostick, clerk of the county on November 1, 1853.

[Bible] Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 by (Good Book Press)

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Title: [Bible] Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
Author: (Good Book Press)
Seller: Dawson's Book Shop (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Good Book Press, Santa Cruz, 1987. Fine. Limited edition: One of 30 copies 2 7/8 x 1 inches, [20] pages, wooden planks, silver band, Accordion-folded, printed in black, blue and red. Housed in a velveteen bag. "For everything there is a season and a time . . . ".

Exhibition card: Braco Dimitrijevic: Luogo come Punto di Riferimento di Attività Culturale/Place as a Point of Reference of Cultural Activity (opens 12 March 1976) by (DIMITRIJEVIC, Braco)

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Title: Exhibition card: Braco Dimitrijevic: Luogo come Punto di Riferimento di Attività Culturale/Place as a Point of Reference of Cultural Activity (opens 12 March 1976)
Author: (DIMITRIJEVIC, Braco)
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: Printed on one side. Stiff & large card. Torino: Gian Enzo Sperone, 1976. Invitation card to Dimitrijevic’s 1976 exhibition with Gian Enzo Sperone. Near fine; several pin-holes. ❧ A. Minola, M.C. Mundici, F. Poli, M.T. Roberto, eds., Gian Enzo Sperone: Torino, Roma, New York: 35 Anni di Mostre tra Europa e America (2000), Vol. II, 493.

Historical Sketch: Camden Fire Insurance Association by BIBIGHAUS, B.F.

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Title: Historical Sketch: Camden Fire Insurance Association
Author: BIBIGHAUS, B.F.
Seller: Joseph J. Felcone Inc. (United States)
Description: 1914. BIBIGHAUS, B.F. Historical Sketch: Camden Fire Insurance Association. Camden, 1914. 58 p. Illus. Cloth. Minor wear.

CAT THE CAT WHO IS THAT by Willems, Mo

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Title: CAT THE CAT WHO IS THAT
Author: Willems, Mo
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9780061728402
Condition: Near fine.
Description: New York: Balzer + Bray, 2010. Near fine.. Signed first printing of this book about cheerful CAT introducing all her animal friends - with original drawing by Willems. Mo Willems's art is minimalistic and expressive, hilarious and earnest. He began his career as a writer and animator for SESAME STREET, for which he earned six Emmy Awards - his successful shift into children's literature is not surprising. Willems's picture books have earned three Caldecott Honors, two Theodor Seuss Geisel Medals, and he was named the Kennedy Center's first educational artist-in-residence in 2019. 9'' x 7.5''. Original color pictorial boards. No dust jacket, as issued. Illustrated in color. Unpaginated. Signed by Willems to blank facing title page, with original drawing of CAT. Boards with a couple pinpoint spots of soil. Bright.

Hangman's House by Byrne, Donn

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Title: Hangman's House
Author: Byrne, Donn
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: The Century Co, 1926. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition limited to 350 copies, 345 for sale, signed by Byrne on the limitation. Three-quarter vellum, gilt to spine.Vellum toned, solid binding. It was with this novel late in his career that some say Irish novelist Byrne (1889 - 1928) got serious: "It was with Hangman's House, though, that he began to identify himself with the traditional Irish storytellers, noting in his preface ("A Foreword to Foreigner's") that: 'I have written a book of Ireland for Irishmen. Some phrase, some name in it may conjure up the world they knew as children.' It is also in this novel that Byrne returns to his Irish nationalist ideas by alluding to the ongoing strife of the Irish Civil War and fight for Independence." (Source: Wikipedia).

The Centennial Calendar, or, Simons Liver Regulator by ALMANAC

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Title: The Centennial Calendar, or, Simons Liver Regulator
Author: ALMANAC
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Description: pamphlet. 34 pages. 12mo, original pictorial wrappers. N.p., 1880-1881.

Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Title: Treasure Island
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780684171609
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Atheneum | Scribner Illustrated Classic. Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Later Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($28.00), lightly bumped. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A reprint of Wyeth's illustrated edition originally published as part of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.

Memoirs of an Egotist. by Stendhal. (David Ellis, translator).

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Title: Memoirs of an Egotist.
Author: Stendhal. (David Ellis, translator).
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: First American edition with a useful translator's introduction and notes. In very good condition.
Description: New York. : Horizon Press., 1975.. First American edition with a useful translator's introduction and notes. In very good condition. . 20 cm. 160 pp. Title on spine slightly worn.

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Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen by ALGAR, Ayla

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Title: Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen
Author: ALGAR, Ayla
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780060163174
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Description: NY:: HarperCollins,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0060163178 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. .

The Essential Doctrines of the Gospel: A Sermon by Fairchild, J. H.

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Title: The Essential Doctrines of the Gospel: A Sermon
Author: Fairchild, J. H.
Seller: Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description: octavo, 40 page pamphlet, roughly removed from bound pamphlet volume, text somewhat browned, else good. American Imprints 38525

Mother's Recompense by Wharton, Edith; Auchincloss, Louis

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Title: Mother's Recompense
Author: Wharton, Edith; Auchincloss, Louis
Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN: 9780684825311
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York, N.Y: Scribner Paperback Fiction/Simon and Schuster, 1996. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x8. First printing. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1996 Trade Paperback. 272 pp. Introduction by Louis Auchincloss. Opening on the French Riviera among a motley community of American expatriates, The Mother's Recompense tells the story of Kate Clephane and her reluctant return to New York society after being exiled years before for abandoning her husband and infant daughter. Oddly enough, Kate has been summoned back by that same daughter, Anne, now fully grown and intent on marrying Chris Fenno, a war hero, dilettante, and social opportunist. Chris's questionable intentions toward her daughter are, however, the least of Kate's worries since she was once, and still is, deeply in love with him. Kate's moral quandary and the ensuing drama evoke comparison with Oedipus and Hamlet and lead to an ending that startled the mores of the day.

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