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BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME: WITH . . . NOTES BY THE EARLS OF DARTMOUTH AND HARDWICKE, AND SPEAKER ONSLOW, HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED. TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE CURSORY REMARKS OF SWIFT, AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS by (BINDINGS - BEDFORD). BURNET, GILBERT

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: BISHOP BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME: WITH . . . NOTES BY THE EARLS OF DARTMOUTH AND HARDWICKE, AND SPEAKER ONSLOW, HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED. TO WHICH ARE ADDED THE CURSORY REMARKS OF SWIFT, AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS
Author: (BINDINGS - BEDFORD). BURNET, GILBERT
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1823. 264 x 159 mm. (10 3/8 x 6 1/4"). Six volumes. Edited by Martin Joseph Routh. MOST ATTRACTIVE MID-19TH CENTURY INDIGO CRUSHED MOROCCO, HANDSOMELY GILT, BY BEDFORD (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper), covers with gilt French fillet border, raised bands, spines elaborately and elegantly gilt in double-ruled compartments with large and complex central fleuron incorporating crown, pomegranate, fern, and palmette tools radiating from a central rosette, curling floral vine cornerpieces, densely gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, other edges rough-trimmed. With engraved frontispiece portraits of Bishop Burnet (volume I) and the Earl of Dartmouth (volume VI). Front pastedown with morocco bookplate of Robert Hoe. ◆One joint just beginning to show wear, spines uniformly darkened to a lustrous deep blue, two boards somewhat faded (small portions of a few others slightly dulled from leather preservative), extremities lightly rubbed, the two frontispieces and one gathering moderately foxed, occasional minor foxing or smudges elsewhere, other trivial imperfections, but still A FINE AND LOVELY SET, clean and fresh internally, with especially wide margins, and in bindings that make a beautiful appearance on the shelf.This is a very handsomely bound set of the classic posthumous history aptly titled "His Own Time" (and sometimes "My Own Times"), a reflection of the fact that the text reveals the personality and political leanings of Burnet (1643-1715) as much as the events he narrates. Originally published in two parts in 1724 and 1734, the account covers a period almost exactly coinciding with Burnet's lifetime, from the beginning of the English Civil War in 1642 up to the treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Our unusual critical edition was prepared by the Clarendon Press from copies which had belonged to the first Earl of Dartmouth (1672-1750), to speaker of the House of Commons Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), and to satirist Jonathan Swift. The editor has incorporated the marginal annotations made by these owners, as well as passages excluded from the original edition, but later added to the Onslow copy by the second Earl of Hardwicke, Philip Yorke (1720-90). According to DNB, Swift, who disagreed with Burnet on many things, filled the margins of his copy "with vitriolic comments such as 'dunce' and 'Scotch dog.'" Burnet's account has to be understood in light of the fact that he abhorred the immorality of Restoration life so much that he retired to Holland, where he became an adviser to William of Orange and accompanied the soon-to-be-king to England as his chaplain. Johnson is quoted by Lowndes as saying, "I do not believe that Burnet intentionally lied; but he was so much prejudiced, that he took no pains to find out the truth. He was like a man who resolves to regulate his time by a certain watch; but will not enquire whether the watch is right or not." Day is kinder, saying that, while the work "lacks the majestic style and architecture of Clarendon, [it] shows a distinctly modern concept of history writing, not as the struggle of personalities to be examined for its teaching of moral lessons, but as the contest of ideas and principles arising from the total maturation of society." For five years our binder Francis Bedford (1799-1883) managed the firm of Charles Lewis for the latter's widow and then was in a partnership for 10 years with John Clarke before establishing his own bindery in 1851. He shortly became recognized as the leading binder in fashionable West-End London, and his firm enjoyed prosperity not only until his death, but for a decade afterwards, under the ownership of Joseph Shepherd. Bedford bindings are almost always elegantly traditional in their design, as here, and they are consistently so well executed that their appeal to a wide audience has not diminished with the passage of time. The lovely bindings and fine condition of these volumes are typical of works from the collection of Robert Hoe (1839-1911), founding member and first president of the Grolier Club. According to Beverly Chew, Hoe's library was "the finest [America] has ever contained." He acquired illuminated manuscripts, early printing (he owned a Gutenberg Bible on paper and one on vellum), fine bindings, French and English literature, and Americana; when his library was sold in 1911-12, it fetched nearly $2 million, a record that held until the Streeter sale more than 50 years later.

Paz y Justicia [caption title] by [Mexican Revolution]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books

Title: Paz y Justicia [caption title]
Author: [Mexican Revolution]
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: About very good.
Description: Mexico City: [Antonio Vanegas Arroyo], 1913. About very good.. Broadsheet, approximately 16.75 x 11.75 inches. Old folds. One small loss at edge, not affecting printed area, a few small edge tears. Light toning. Broadsheet published in the wake of the coup d'etat of 1913, in which Felix Diaz overthrew Francisco Madero. Diaz was the nephew of deposed president Porfirio Diaz, who was forced out of office in 1911 and fled the country. The younger Diaz stayed behind, leading an unsuccessful coup in 1912, when he was imprisoned by Madero and faced a commuted death sentence. In 1913, he escaped prison, led a successful coup, and joined forces with Madero's general, Victoriano Huerta. Huerta kept the presidency for himself, however, and sent Diaz to be ambassador to Japan. Diaz spent the remainder of his days either in exile or up in arms against the government. The present broadside, published shortly after Madero's ouster, is composed in a combination of verse and prose, praising Diaz as the "Iris of Peace," restorer of justice, and triumphant military man. It is illustrated with two woodcuts of Diaz. An oddity, celebrating a brief moment of triumph for this Mexican politician and general.

The Beauty Mask Murder by Shore, Viola Brothers

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books

Title: The Beauty Mask Murder
Author: Shore, Viola Brothers
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Richard A. Smith, 1930. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., 384pp. Sharp True First Edition, preceding the British edition, (Titled "The Beauty Mask Mystery"), by two years. Bound in quarter maroon cloth over cream paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout save some mild off-setting to end-papers. Some softness to spine ends. Spine gilt fading. Small bump to top front edge. Very attractive, and quite rare, unclipped dustjacket, ($2.00), has some wear and nicks to spin ends and tips. Toned spine and edges. Light soiling. Still solid and complete with no creases or tears. A pretty collectable copy of a scarce book in an impossible to find dust-jacket. (Hubin, p.364).

Catalogue of the More Important Books, Autographs and Manuscripts in the Library of George C. Thomas by [THOMAS, George Clifford, collection]

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Title: Catalogue of the More Important Books, Autographs and Manuscripts in the Library of George C. Thomas
Author: [THOMAS, George Clifford, collection]
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: Small stain on rear cover, light wear at extremities, but a near-fine copy
Description: Philadelphia: [Privately Printed], 1907. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Small stain on rear cover, light wear at extremities, but a near-fine copy. 8vo. 86 pages. Frontispiece showing Thomas's library. Contemporary red hard-grained morocco, gilt-ruled and -lettered, top edges gilt, by Lippincott's, a presentation binding found on some copies. THE FIRST COPY. First edition of the catalogue of the private library of Philadelphia industrialist George C. Thomas (1839- 1909). (The compiler’s note is signed A. H. R.) Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the collector to his wife on the front free endpaper: “To my dear wife / This first copy of my Library is given by her Loving Hus- band Geo. C. Thomas / ... Sept. 9 1907.” Thomas’ books were sold by Rosenbach after his death. The library – fairly seen as a wealthy man’s collection of high spots – included some 2800 volumes, including a large Dickens collection, Cruikshankiana, fine press, Bibles, missals and Books of Hours, Shakespeare (the four folios, including Sidney Lee’s no. 4 of the first), and important American manuscripts by Lincoln, Washing- ton, Poe, Cooper, and English and European manuscripts by Bach, Wagner, and other figures.

GONNA ROLL THE BONES by Wiesner, David; Leiber, Fritz; Thomson, Sarah L.

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix

Title: GONNA ROLL THE BONES
Author: Wiesner, David; Leiber, Fritz; Thomson, Sarah L.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Fine.
Description: New York: Milk & Cookies Press, 2004. First edition thus. Fine.. Signed special limited edition of this Hugo and Nebula Award-winning short story about gambling with Death, brought to life with art by David Wiesner. David Wiesner's knack for scale and perspective - from illustrating tiny fish at play or the imposing hulk of an enormous felled tree to entirely wordless stories - have earned him three Caldecott Medals, only the second artist to do so. 10'' x 9.75''. Original black cloth boards. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Signed by Wiesner to limitation page, numbered 15 of 150 and dated 04. Signed by Wiesner to title page, numbered 15 of 150 and dated 04. In original black cloth slipcase with title onlay. Slipcase with mild edgewear, a hint of soil. Tight and clean.

The 37th Exhibition of the Japan Print Association by Japan Print Association

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Title: The 37th Exhibition of the Japan Print Association
Author: Japan Print Association
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Tokyo: Japan Print Association, 1969. Paperback. Near fine. Bound in the publisher's original illustrated wraps. Lightly rubbed at edges and extremities, else fine. Black & white illustrations throughout.

The Art of Satire by Worcester, David

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Title: The Art of Satire
Author: Worcester, David
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1940. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/good. Includes index. Dust jacket chipped at the edges.

Doors of Hope." Visits To Mental Hospitals on the Continent by Hankin, Mabel

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Title: Doors of Hope." Visits To Mental Hospitals on the Continent
Author: Hankin, Mabel
Seller: De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description: London: John Bale, Sons & Danielson,Ltd, 1935. Hardcover. Hankin, Mabel. "Doors of Hope." Visits To Mental Hospitals on the Continent. London: John Bale, Sons & Danielson, LTD., 1935. 59pp in good condition. $100.00.

Virginia Woolf & Leonard Strachey: Letters. by Woolf, Leonard and James Strachey, eds.

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Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA

Title: Virginia Woolf & Leonard Strachey: Letters.
Author: Woolf, Leonard and James Strachey, eds.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., (1956). First American Edition, Kirkpatrick A32b.[Hardcover] Octavo, cloth and boards (hardcover), vii [3],166 pp. Fine, in a very good dust jacket with small chips at its head and foot of spine, with mylar protector

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