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The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer translated into English Blank Verse

The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer translated into English Blank Verse by Homer; William Cowper (translator)

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer translated into English Blank Verse
Author
Homer; William Cowper (translator)
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1791. First thus. Near Fine. Publisher's blue paper boards with printed paper spine labels. Two volumes, quarto. xvii, [11], 668; [1], 583 pp. A large copy, untrimmed and partially unopened. From the library of Estelle Doheny, with her bookplate to upper pastedown of each volume. Some chipping and dustsoiling to boards, mostly to volume one. A very clean set overall with just a bit of foxing to first and last few leaves of each volume. A fresh, Near Fine set, a remarkable survival and rare in this original state. Housed in custom half polished calf slipcases with chemise. William Cowper's translation is considered a "conscientiously literal" rendering of the text, adopting a "Miltonian" blank verse in an attempt to capture the plain, direct tone of the Greek (Arnold, On Translating Homer).Though the translation was criticized by some as lacking the flow and ease of the original text, and for relying too much on reference to Milton, it was also regarded as "a lofty achievement in scholarship and poetry" that appropriately preserved the Homeric "nobility" and is generally preferred over Alexander Pope's 1715 translation (The Cambridge History of English Literature). Overall, Cowper presented an appealing translation that is here preserved in its rare and attractive original state - in the publisher's boards, untrimmed, and partially unopened. This copy sold for over $2,400 during the Estelle Doheny collection sale at Christie's in 1988. Estelle Doheny (1875 - 1958) was a renowned book collector who, most notably, owned a copy of the Gutenberg Bible that is now held at Keio University in Tokyo. Doheny lived in Southern California with her husband, the oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, and the Carrie Estelle Doheny Memorial Library in Camarillo is named for her. Near Fine.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by ROWLING, J.K.

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author
ROWLING, J.K.
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Bloomsbury, 2001. The First Novel in the Harry Potter Series ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, [2001]. Large Print Edition. First issue with 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on verso of title-page. Large octavo ( 9 1/4 x 6 inches; 234 x 152 mm.). 456 pp. Publisher's pictorial boards. A fine copy. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and was Rowling's debut novel in 1997. It follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school. With the help of his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, he faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old.
Handmade 4.75" Paper Doll -- Young Lady with Over a Dozen Outfits, Hats, and Baby in Pram

Handmade 4.75" Paper Doll -- Young Lady with Over a Dozen Outfits, Hats, and Baby in Pram

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Seller: Eclectibles
Title
Handmade 4.75" Paper Doll -- Young Lady with Over a Dozen Outfits, Hats, and Baby in Pram
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Light dust soiling, minor modern repairs, one finger missing, a couple stains.
Description
United States, 1880. Very good. Light dust soiling, minor modern repairs, one finger missing, a couple stains.. A handmade 4.75" paper doll made form scrap paper depicting a young lady (teen?) in three-quarter view with brunette hair, accompanied by the following outfits and accessories: six (6) hats; thirteen (13) full outfits; one (1) outfit divided into a top and bottom; and one (1) lace skirt with two (2) matching tops, one pink and one blue. There is also a pram with a baby inside. The doll's left arm partially lifts from the rest of her body and can be threaded through the outfits' sleeves. Hand cut with original pencil and watercolor artwork, tabs to outfits. Includes day wear, outerwear, party outfits.
1920s Historical Paper Doll -- 6.25" Raven-Haired Young Lady from the 1860s

1920s Historical Paper Doll -- 6.25" Raven-Haired Young Lady from the 1860s

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Seller: Eclectibles
Title
1920s Historical Paper Doll -- 6.25" Raven-Haired Young Lady from the 1860s
Seller
Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good, light toning.
Description
United States, 1920. Very good, light toning.. A 1920s era paper doll handmade and designed to depict a young lady from the 1860s with five (5) gowns and one (1) matching coat. The paper doll measures approx. 6.25" in height, and depicts a young smiling lady with black ringlets. It has been hand cut with tabs for securing the outfits, original pencil and watercolor artwork.
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Der Hypnotismus.. by FOREL, August

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Der Hypnotismus..
Author
FOREL, August
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Stuttgart: Ferdinand Enke, 1918. Original printed wrappers, excellent condition, many papers unopened. An important work on hypnotism, first published in 1888 and here revised with a new foreword by the author. Forel (1848-1931), a Swiss psychiatrist, entomologist, and brain specialist, was the first to achieve histological preparations of human brain specimens. For his research and description on the anatomy of the brain, one of the regions of the hypothalamus was named in his honour.
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EUSTACE: AN ELEGY by (TENNYSON, Charles.)

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Seller: The Bookpress, Ltd.
Title
EUSTACE: AN ELEGY
Author
(TENNYSON, Charles.)
Seller
The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
(TENNYSON, Charles.) EUSTACE: AN ELEGY. London: Saunders and Otley, 1851. 8vo. Publishers cloth. Frontispiece, (ii), pages. 3 plates. Second edition. Presentation copy inscribed on the inside of front board in ink by the author dated "22 Sept: 1852." Some minor foxing, else very good. Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt was the uncle of the great poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, who aspired write poetry, but without the talent of his nephew. He wrote this poem in memory of his youngest and favorite son who had died abroad.
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WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE by HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY

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Seller: The Bookpress, Ltd.
Title
WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE
Author
HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY
Seller
The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. WISCONSIN ARCHITECTURE. (Washington:) National Park Service, (1965.) Oblong 8vo. Cloth. 80 pages. Fi edition, thus. "A catalog of buildings represented in the Library of Congress, with illustrations from measured drawings." Introduction by Richard W.E. Perrin. Very good.
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ECLIPSE & O'KElly Being a Complete History So Far is as Known of That Celebrated English Thoroughbred by Cook, Theodore Andrea

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Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Title
ECLIPSE & O'KElly Being a Complete History So Far is as Known of That Celebrated English Thoroughbred
Author
Cook, Theodore Andrea
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG+
Description
NY: E. P. Dutton, 1907. First US Edition. Pub Cloth. VG+. First US edition, printed from British plates, imperial 8vo, pub red cloth, pressed titles and gilt horse portraits front, titles to spine. xxxi + 313p, incl index. Illustrated w/ b& w plates. Some foxing confinedmosstly to prelims, spine soiled, overall very good. Scarce.
Paul Landacre

Paul Landacre by Ritchie, Ward

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Title
Paul Landacre
Author
Ritchie, Ward
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1982. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1982. Sm. 8vo, 59pp. Decorated paper boards, black cloth backstrip, fine with prospectus (creased). § Limited to 650 copies. Paul Landacre (1893-1963) is renowned for his linocuts, woodcuts and wood engravings. Rockwell Kent considered him "the finest wood engraver in America" (Wikipedia).
Fred Wilson: So Much Trouble in the World -- Believe It or Not!

Fred Wilson: So Much Trouble in the World -- Believe It or Not!

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Title
Fred Wilson: So Much Trouble in the World -- Believe It or Not!
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Hanover, NH: Hood Museum of Art/Dartmouth College, 2006. Original wraps. Fine. INSCRIBED (TO NO ONE IN PARTICULAR) BY THE ARTIST FRED WILSON on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the October-December 2005 exhibition at Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art. Tall quarto, first-rate reproductions throughout.
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American Fiction 1876-1900; a contribution Toward a Bibliography by Wright, Lyle H.

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Title
American Fiction 1876-1900; a contribution Toward a Bibliography
Author
Wright, Lyle H.
Seller
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
San Marino: Huntington Library, 1966. xix, 683p., dj (lacking the front dj blurb), ex libris.
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The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats by Yeats, William Butler

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Title
The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
Author
Yeats, William Butler
Seller
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1976. 22d Printing. Definitive edition, with the authors final revisions. xv, 479 [1]p., dj.
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Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Nassau-Hall ... by BIDDLE, NICHOLAS

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Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Nassau-Hall ...
Author
BIDDLE, NICHOLAS
Seller
Joseph J. Felcone Inc. (United States)
Description
1835. BIDDLE, NICHOLAS. An Address Delivered before the Alumni Association of Nassau-Hall ... of the College of New-Jersey, September 30, 1835 ... Third Edition. Princeton, 1835. 20 p.
THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE DRONE REVOLUTION: PREDATOR [INSCRIBED]
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THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE DRONE REVOLUTION: PREDATOR [INSCRIBED] by Whittle, Richard

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Title
THE SECRET ORIGINS OF THE DRONE REVOLUTION: PREDATOR [INSCRIBED]
Author
Whittle, Richard
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780805099645
Description
New York: Henry Holt, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 353 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelf wear. Inscribed by Richard Whittle on title page. Note: Shelved in Netdesk Column F, ND-F. 1385620. FP New Rockville Stock.
Buddy on Floating Island, or a Boy's Wonderful Secret; Dust jacket title: Buddy on Floating Island. The Buddy Series

Buddy on Floating Island, or a Boy's Wonderful Secret; Dust jacket title: Buddy on Floating Island. The Buddy Series by GARIS, Howard R.

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Title
Buddy on Floating Island, or a Boy's Wonderful Secret; Dust jacket title: Buddy on Floating Island. The Buddy Series
Author
GARIS, Howard R.
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1933. Later printing. Boards. Near fine/very good. [Russell TANDY, dust jacket illustrator]. Later printing. Number 9 in The Buddy Series. 12mo; 210pp; black-stamped red pebbled boards, vignette pictorial to front; patterned endpapers with a printed bookplate (not used); b&w frontispiece; shelf scuff to spine tail and bottom corners, paper age-toned; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, front flap lists books through number 20. Buddy and the G-Man Mystery; light soiling to rear, small closed tear to bottom edge rear panel; near fine in very good dj. Not to be confused with the Buddy Books for Boys published by Grosset & Dunlap, The Buddy Series was a 1930s series of 21 books for young boy readers, from 6-10 years of age. The front flap states, "You will more than like BUDDY with his carefree ways, his cheerful smile, his boundless enthusiasm and his overflowing youth. BUDDY is certain to linger in your memory long after you have finished these stories.".
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Prince Philip: A Family Portrait by ALEXANDRA, Queen of Yugoslavia

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Title
Prince Philip: A Family Portrait
Author
ALEXANDRA, Queen of Yugoslavia
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description
hardcover. Illus. 8vo, cloth. Indianapolis, (1960).
FINISHING WITH GOLD LEAF

FINISHING WITH GOLD LEAF

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Title
FINISHING WITH GOLD LEAF
Seller
Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
(Temple City, CA: Craft Course Publishers, 1966. stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 24 pages. A volume in the "Handicrafts for Fun" library. Table of contents, acknowledgments. Black and white illustrations. Covers separated from text.
Dolly at the Seaside

Dolly at the Seaside by [No Author]

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Title
Dolly at the Seaside
Author
[No Author]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 9999-01-01. Stapled Binding. Fair. 0x0x0. Two pages torn off at the shoulders which only obscures illustrations, two inch tear on one of these pages. One inch tear on two pages. Doll-shaped die-cut. A collection of children's verse.

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