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Leonora. A Tale, Translated and altered from the German of Gottfried Augustus Burger

Leonora. A Tale, Translated and altered from the German of Gottfried Augustus Burger by Blake, William. Burger, G. A. Stanley, J. T., translator

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Title
Leonora. A Tale, Translated and altered from the German of Gottfried Augustus Burger
Author
Blake, William. Burger, G. A. Stanley, J. T., translator
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1796. London: by S. Gosnell for William Miller, 1796. Slim 4to, xi, 16 pp. With a frontispiece and 2 illustrations (headpiece and tailpiece) designed by Blake and engraved by Perry. Later full red straight-grain morocco, gilt-lettered backstrip, a fine copy with a faded inscription on the title-page "Sophia Baillie". § First edition with Blake's illustrations, ridiculed in the press upon publication. One of the rarest letterpress books to contain illustrations designed by Blake. Four copies have sold in the last 40 years; two have appeared at auction. The year 1796 saw three translations of Burger's Lenore, one by J. T. Stanley, one by H. J. Pye, the Poet Laureate, and a third by W. R. Spencer, with designs by Lady Diana Beauclerk. Blake was commissioned to create three illustrations for the Stanley translation, including the frontispiece, "Lenore, clasping her spectral bridegroom," which is famous for supposedly having hung as a separate print in C.G. Jung's office. The British Critic for September, 1796, spitefully compared Lady Diana's pictures with those of Blake's: "We are highly impressed by the propriety, decorum and grace which characterizes all the figures of this elegant artist [Lady Beauclerk], even those of a preternatural kind; forming a most striking contrast to the distorted, absurd and impossible monsters exhibited in the frontispiece to Mr. Stanley's last edition [i.e. Blake's design]. Nor can we pass by this opportunity of execrating that detestable taste, founded on the depraved fancy of one man of genius, which substitutes deformity and extravagance for force and expression, and draws men and women without skin, with their joints all dislocated; or imaginary beings which neither can nor ought to exist." The Analytical Review chimed in with comments including "perfectly ludicrous, instead of terrific." Lenore had a profound effect on the development of Romantic literature throughout Europe[7] and a strong influence on the English ballad-writing revival of the 1790s.[8] According to German language scholar John George Robertson,[5] [Lenore] exerted a more widespread influence than perhaps any other short poem in the literature of the world. [...] like wildfire, this remarkable ballad swept across Europe, from Scotland to Poland and Russia, from Scandinavia to Italy. The eerie tramp of the ghostly horse which carries Lenore to her doom re-echoed in every literature, and to many a young sensitive soul was the revelation of a new world of poetry. No production of the German "Sturm und Drang"-not even Goethe's Werther, which appeared a few months later-had such far-reaching effects on other literatures as Bürger's Lenore; it helped materially to call the Romantic movement in Europe to life. In a similar tone, English literature scholar Marti Lee claims that:[6] "Lenore" had tremendous influence on the literature of the late eighteenth- and early [n]ineteenth-centuries, and in fact, today's popular horror books and movies are still feeling the reverberations. [...] In short, Bürger's achievement, while minor in itself, helped father an international movement that led directly to the massive popularity of Gothic works then and now. [...] As the Gothic novel borrowed many of its original conventions from the German ballads, as popularized by "Lenore," we can fairly say that Bürger is one of the most influential founding fathers of the Gothic and horror genres.Bentley, Blake Books, 440. Easson and Essick, William Blake Book Illustrator, vol. 2, XLVI. Bindman, Complete Graphic Works of Blake, 380-382.
The Captain Is Out To Lunch The Sailors Have Taken Over The Ship; Illustrated By Robert Crumb

The Captain Is Out To Lunch The Sailors Have Taken Over The Ship; Illustrated By Robert Crumb by Bukowski, Charles

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Title
The Captain Is Out To Lunch The Sailors Have Taken Over The Ship; Illustrated By Robert Crumb
Author
Bukowski, Charles
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. red cloth spine and illustrated boards. Fine
Description
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. Hardcover. Orig. red cloth spine and illustrated boards. Fine. Crumb, Robert. 144 pages. 23 x 16 cm. Limited edition, copy 183 of 326 signed by Crumb in pencil and handbound by Earle Gray each containing an original color serigraph portrait of Charles Bukowski by Robert Crumb. Plus, there are additional black and white drawing by Crumb. Text set in Calisto with Korinna display by Words Worth.
Adamite [Adamites]

Adamite [Adamites] by Cech, Svatopluk; Mucha, Alfons [Alphonse]

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Title
Adamite [Adamites]
Author
Cech, Svatopluk; Mucha, Alfons [Alphonse]
Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
F. Simacek, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Mucha, Alphonse. Full green cloth boards with gilt lettering & decoration, 10" x 7-1/4", brown endpapers, 124 pp., plate and in-text illustrations. Binding slightly visible at center-fold illustration, but VG to Near Fine. Jiri Mucha gives a great account of this book in his 1989 biography "Alphonse Maria Mucha: His Life and Art". Mucha was worried about illustrating a historical book--where would he find the costumes? After he read the manuscript, he realized all these people could be more or less nude--nude models were easy to come by.
The Mishaps of J. Alphonso Brown Until He Got Blackwell's Genuine Durham. A Warning to young men in seven chapters

The Mishaps of J. Alphonso Brown Until He Got Blackwell's Genuine Durham. A Warning to young men in seven chapters

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Title
The Mishaps of J. Alphonso Brown Until He Got Blackwell's Genuine Durham. A Warning to young men in seven chapters
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good Minus
Description
Durham, North Carolina: W. T. Blackwell & Co. Printer: Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, New York, 1880. First Edition. NA. Very Good Minus. Strange, amusing and illogical promotion for smoking tobacco, shown here to save the life of J. Alphonso Brown afflicted by having smoked an inferior competitor but also thanks to Blackwell's, to have won a lovely bride in the bargain! Nine panel leporello, color printing on one side only. Title panel, then seven story panels, the last one serving as the explicit pitch for Blackwell's as well as the happy denouement of the tale. N.d., circa 1880. (The printer was in business between 1872 and 1891, according to one website.) Scarce augmented trade card, measuring 13 by 8.5 cm when closed, and extending to 69 cm wide when open. Only copy reflected on OCLC First Search held by American Antiquarian Society. Light to moderate soiling. A few closed tears along folds.
Proposition to Extend the British Funding System to the United States

Proposition to Extend the British Funding System to the United States

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Title
Proposition to Extend the British Funding System to the United States
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
[Albany, NY], 1840. Rough Hewer Extra. 8pp. Good condition.
The Stone Diaries (Signed first American edition)

The Stone Diaries (Signed first American edition) by Shields, Carol

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The Stone Diaries (Signed first American edition)
Author
Shields, Carol
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Viking, 1994. First American edition. Fine/Fine. Following the London edition. Signed on the title-page and dated "3-23-94" by Carol Shields. Publisher's cream cloth spine over beige boards. A Fine copy in like unclipped dust jacket. Carol Shield's novel of motherhood, marriage, and grief, which chronicles the life of Daisy Goodwill Flett from birth to death, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1995. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
XXe Siècle N.21, 1963. Lam, Marini.

XXe Siècle N.21, 1963. Lam, Marini. by Lam, Marini, Berger, Francastel, Lassaigne, Restany, and others.

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Title
XXe Siècle N.21, 1963. Lam, Marini.
Author
Lam, Marini, Berger, Francastel, Lassaigne, Restany, and others.
Seller
Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Nouvelle Série XXe Siècle 21. Renouveau du thème dans l'art contemporain. XXV Année. Cahiers d'art, Paris, 1963. French Art Review directed by Gualtieri di San Lazzaro. Pictorial cover by Capogrossi. This number includes two original lithographs in color by Lam and Marino Marini: many illustrations in black and white, and full pages in color. Texts in French by Berger, Francastel, Lassaigne, Restany, and others. Very good condition.
Aim! Fire! Bang! Stories for Young Folks

Aim! Fire! Bang! Stories for Young Folks by Beecher, Julia M

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Title
Aim! Fire! Bang! Stories for Young Folks
Author
Beecher, Julia M
Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1881 Brown cloth decoratively stamped in black, titled in gilt, modest external wear, hinges cracked but holding, period gift inscription, light soil throughout, a few pressed flower stains. A collection of entertaining and enriching stories for children. Illustrated with four full-page engravings by an unknown hand.. First Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings, Uncredited. 8vo.
Three Tiny Pigs (Mama Lovechild's Series)

Three Tiny Pigs (Mama Lovechild's Series) by Early American

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Title
Three Tiny Pigs (Mama Lovechild's Series)
Author
Early American
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1886 Covers printed in red, green & black, cover illustration signed W Momberger, small loss to corner of cover, base of spine with later stitching, occasional soil, but clean overall. A rather gruesome version of the Three Little Pigs illustrated with colored engravings, printed on one side of paper only. AAS dates this version from around 1886.. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Momberger and Other Engravings. Large 8vo.
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Cytology and Cell Physiology by Bourne, G (ed.)

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Cytology and Cell Physiology
Author
Bourne, G (ed.)
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A fine copy.
Description
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1942. First Edition.. original cloth and dj.. A fine copy.. 8vo. Plates and text illus. An early book on a modern subject containing Baker's paper on microscopy and technique. See G-M for Baker entry on cytological technique.
The Republic of Dreams

The Republic of Dreams by Pinon, Nelida

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The Republic of Dreams
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Pinon, Nelida
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780394555256
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Translated by Helen Lane. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($22.95), faded at the spine, lightly bumped at the edges. Quarter cream cloth with light green paper on the boards, soiled at the bottom edge. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first English translation of any of Pinon's works.
Cottonwood

Cottonwood by Phillips, Scott

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Cottonwood
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Phillips, Scott
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. With the publisher's promotional materials laid-in. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($23.95), creased at the back flap. Black paper on the boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Phillips's third novel, a hard-boiled western spanning more than 20 years and from Kansas to California. `.
HELLO AMERICA

HELLO AMERICA by BALLARD, J. G. [James Graham BALLARD]

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HELLO AMERICA
Author
BALLARD, J. G. [James Graham BALLARD]
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, (1981). First Edition. wraps. Fine. Uncorrected proof in orange wraps decorated with the publisher's logo of an early science fiction title by the author of CRASH.
The Maine Book

The Maine Book by DUNNACK, Henry E., Librarian of Maine State Library

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Title
The Maine Book
Author
DUNNACK, Henry E., Librarian of Maine State Library
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very good +
Description
Augusta, Maine: [Maine State Library], 1920. Cloth. Very good +. 4to; xiii, [ii], 338pp; dark green cloth over board, blind-stamped with pinecones, gilt-stamped lettering on front and spine; b&w fp and illustrations; light shelf-wear to boards, sunned spine and lettering, scattered light foxing; b&w illustrations; very good plus. Part I of the book contains historical and literary information about the state of Maine, Part II the social and industrial history.
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Bilder aus der Solothurner Geschichte. Zusammengestellt und herausgegeben vom Historischen Verein des Kantons Solothurn by Arx, Ferdinand von.

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Title
Bilder aus der Solothurner Geschichte. Zusammengestellt und herausgegeben vom Historischen Verein des Kantons Solothurn
Author
Arx, Ferdinand von.
Seller
Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Solothurn, Switzerland: Buch- und Kunstdruckerei Union AG., 1939. 2 volumes. 1st edition. Octavo, softbound, xv, 595 pp. + [622] pp. Very Good; few marginal notes.
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A sinister twilight;: The fall of Singapore, 1942 by Barber, Noel

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A sinister twilight;: The fall of Singapore, 1942
Author
Barber, Noel
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Houghton Mifflin, 1968-01-01. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover Second printing with a dust jacket. Overall, both jacket and book are Good to Very Good condition. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Prompt shipping.

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