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Sporting Repository, The

Sporting Repository, The by ALKEN, Henry and James BARENGER, illustrators

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Title
Sporting Repository, The
Author
ALKEN, Henry and James BARENGER, illustrators
Seller
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Printed by W. Lewis... for Thomas McLean, 1822. First and only edition of a rare and valuable magazine" (Schwerdt) ALKEN, Henry [and] BARENGER, James, illustrators. The Sporting Repository, containing Horse-Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Archery, Trotting and Tandem Matches, Cocking, Pedestrianism [and] Pugilism. anecdotes on sporting subjects, interspersed with essays, tales, and a great variety of miscellaneous articles. London: Printed by W. Lewis... for Thomas McLean, 15 January-15 June 1822. First and only edition. Octavo (9 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 233 x 146 mm.). viii, [1]-80; [81]-176; [177]-268; [269]-356; [357]-448; [449]-540 pp. Hand-colored aquatint frontispiece and eighteen hand-colored aquatint plates after H. Alken and J. Barenger engraved by G. and T. Hunt. All plates with tissue guards. Handsomely bound by Rivière & Son ca. 1920. Full red morocco, covers decoratively ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt board edges & turn-ins, dark green silk liners and endleaves, all edges gilt. A spectacular example, the hand-colored plates bright and fresh. Loosely inserted at end are the original front and rear wrappers for part II "15th of February, 1822". This publication stands out for its vivid illustrations, some of the finest sporting aquatints of the period, and for its documentation of early 19th-century British sporting culture. Though it was planned as a continuing series, only six monthly parts were published, making complete sets rare. Published in six monthly parts from January to June this is the "First and only edition of a rare and valuable magazine." (Schwerdt). The Sporting Repository contains anecdotes and illustrations on many sporting subjects including 'Horse Racing, Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Archery, Trotting and Tandem Matches, Cocking, Pedestrianism and Pugilism'. This 'rare and valuable magazine' is an unashamed celebration of popular sports and a mine of interesting information. Mellon/Podeschi A13. Schwerdt II, p. 212. Tooley 467.
La Race Noire dans la Democratie Americaine

La Race Noire dans la Democratie Americaine by [African Americana]: Nelson, William S.

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Seller: The Joe Fay Company LLC
Title
La Race Noire dans la Democratie Americaine
Author
[African Americana]: Nelson, William S.
Seller
The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Paris, 1922. Very good plus.. x,84,[2]pp. Original grey printed wrappers. Minor toning, partially unopened. An early work by noted theologian and Civil Rights activist, William Stuart Nelson. Nelson (1895-1977) was a native of Kentucky who served in World War I. He would go on to work as an university president, teaching at Howard University before becoming the first Black president of Shaw University, and later filling that office at Dillard University. He was a noted advocate of non-violence who worked with both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. He graduated from Howard University in 1920 and then attended schools in Europe before attaining his BD from Yale in 1924. The present work was published during his time in Europe. In the present work, he discusses the history of African Americans in the United States, from slavery to the present moment. Two map charts show the distribution of the Black population in America in 1910 and the number of lynchings from 1889 to 1922. A very nice copy of this relatively scarce work.
MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT

MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT by (BINDINGS - MARIUS MICHEL). HAMILTON, ANTHONY

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT
Author
(BINDINGS - MARIUS MICHEL). HAMILTON, ANTHONY
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London and Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson and Co, 1889. No. 101 OF 780 COPIES, extended to two volumes and extra-illustrated with portraits, views, etc. by John C. Runkle. 292 x 191 mm. (11 1/2 x 7 1/2"). Two volumes. Notes by Sir Walter Scott. VERY FINE CONTEMPORARY SCARLET MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT, BY MARIUS MICHEL (stamp-signed on front doublures), covers featuring concentric French fillet panels with intricate cornerpieces between them, raised bands, gilt-ruled spine compartments with elegant foliate curls and complex central lozenge composed of several fleurons, FOREST GREEN MOROCCO DOUBLURES with large central panel formed by lobed French fillets, gilt-tooled inner and outer cornerpieces and sidepieces, gilt-decorated turn-ins, marbled endpapers. With 33 etchings (20 as head- or tailpieces, 13 as plates), as issued, by L. Boisson from original compositions by C. Delort, along WITH 167 ENGRAVED EXTRA-ILLUSTRATIONS, for a total of 200 images. A Large Paper Copy. ◆Two joints showing minor wear, other trivial external signs of use, vague spotting of no consequence in the text, inserted plates occasionally with minor foxing, but an especially attractive set in otherwise fine condition, the text clean and fresh, the margins vast, and the bindings lustrous. Hamilton's gossipy account of life at court, a book of persistent interest since its original appearance in 1714, is offered here in a copy of special note for its handsomely printed text, its luxury format, its added illustrations, and particularly its beautiful bindings. Philibert, Comte de Grammont, was a libertine and gambler who resided at the courts of Louis XIV of France (from which he was banished) and Charles II of England. His memoirs, written in an entertaining and ironic style, were either dictated to, or composed by, his brother-in-law, Anthony Hamilton (1646? - 1720). Although historically unreliable, they paint a vivid portrait of the character and scandals of the court, as seen by someone in the midst of its history. The book is an appropriate text to be used as a vehicle for extra-illustration, given the fact that the text records an insider's history of the courts of Louis XIV and Charles II, royal households which encompassed a great many important and colorful characters. Jean Marius Michel (also called Marius Michel the elder, 1821-90) produced distinguished work in the prevailing historical style for two decades, beginning in Paris in 1849. He worked at first by himself, then later with his son, Henri François Marius Michel (1846-1923), and he published important books on the history of binding as well. The family workshop came to even greater prominence when the son began producing bindings in a completely new and original style. The present binding is in the classical mode of Marius Michel the elder, but may well have been produced by his son; given the date of publication, the elder would have had to create this binding in the final year of his life. Whoever performed the work, it is characterized, like other bindings from the firm, by a remarkable elegance of design as well as the highest level of technical execution..
Gravity's Rainbow

Gravity's Rainbow by Pynchon, Thomas

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
Title
Gravity's Rainbow
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Pynchon, Thomas
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780670348329
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($15.00), faded a shade at the spine, lightly bumped. Orange cloth, bumped at the top edge of the front board and with a ridge in the spine, with red gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with an orange top stain, a few scratches to the outer edges of the text block, clean internally. A nice first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winner of 1974 and one of TIME's All-Time 100 novels.
Three Base Benson

Three Base Benson by Barbour, Ralph Henry

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Three Base Benson
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Barbour, Ralph Henry
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Appleton, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Extremely rare first edition of this juvenile baseball book, the first of 3 books in the North Bank series. Barbour was an extremely popular and prolific author, with over 3,200 books listed on ABE, not there is no copy of any printing of this book listed. Covers worn, good only, contents clean.
Thistledown: A Book of Scotch Humor, Character, Folklore, Story, and Anecdote

Thistledown: A Book of Scotch Humor, Character, Folklore, Story, and Anecdote by Ford, Robert

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Thistledown: A Book of Scotch Humor, Character, Folklore, Story, and Anecdote
Author
Ford, Robert
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine/Fine
Description
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 463pp. Beautiful First Illustrated Edition after the original was published in 1891, Undated but likely 1914 given publication dates of titles listed on rear panel. Bound in brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front board and spine. Illustrated by John Duncan with tipped in full-color plates tipped in on tissue-guarded captioned pages. Square, solid and clean throughout with little wear save some minor bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($1.75 net on spine panel), has some tiny nicks and chips along edges, spine ends and tips. Still quite fresh and bright and scarce in any condition. A gorgeous collectabe copy.
The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code by Brown, Dan

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The Da Vinci Code
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Brown, Dan
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780385504201
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 454pp. Beautiful Sharp First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with gently bumped heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, or chipping, toning or tears. Very well-preserved. Made into the 2006 film starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
THE LADIES REPOSITORY: A MONTHLY PERIODICAL DEVOTED TO LITERATURE AND RELIGION VOLUME XXIV

THE LADIES REPOSITORY: A MONTHLY PERIODICAL DEVOTED TO LITERATURE AND RELIGION VOLUME XXIV by Wiley, Rev. I. W.

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THE LADIES REPOSITORY: A MONTHLY PERIODICAL DEVOTED TO LITERATURE AND RELIGION VOLUME XXIV
Author
Wiley, Rev. I. W.
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Cincinnati: Poe & Hitchcock, 1864. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Original binding, half leather. Hinges revealed but holding. Intermittently foxed.
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager by ALLEN, Jeanne Thomas (editor) Casey Robinson

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Now, Voyager
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ALLEN, Jeanne Thomas (editor) Casey Robinson
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780299097905
Description
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research, The University of Wisconsin Press, 1984. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Edited and with an introduction by Jeanne Thomas Allen. Introduction by Tino Balio. Features the text of Casey Robinson's screenplay. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that is lightly rubbed and with some other very minor wear.
THE GAVIN EWART SHOW

THE GAVIN EWART SHOW by Foreman, Michael; Ewart, Gavin

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THE GAVIN EWART SHOW
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Foreman, Michael; Ewart, Gavin
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Description
London: Trigram Press, 1971. Signed special limited first printing of this collection of witty and saucy poems from the winner of the 1971 Cholmondeley Award, with dust jacket and frontispiece illustrated by Michael Foreman. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 8.5'' x 6.5''. Original brown and black cloth boards. Original unclipped (no price) brown pictorial dust jacket. 64 pages. Signed by Ewart to colophon, numbered 50 of 100.
La Laitière de Trianon Opérette de Salon en un acte et à deux personnages Paroles de Galoppe d'Onquaire ... Partition in-8o. Piano et Chant Pr: 6f. net. [Piano-vocal score]

La Laitière de Trianon Opérette de Salon en un acte et à deux personnages Paroles de Galoppe d'Onquaire ... Partition in-8o. Piano et Chant Pr: 6f. net. [Piano-vocal score] by WECKERLIN, Jean-Baptiste 1821-1910

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La Laitière de Trianon Opérette de Salon en un acte et à deux personnages Paroles de Galoppe d'Onquaire ... Partition in-8o. Piano et Chant Pr: 6f. net. [Piano-vocal score]
Author
WECKERLIN, Jean-Baptiste 1821-1910
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Paris: Au Ménestrel, Heugel et Cie. [PN H. 3754], 1868. Large octavo. Original publisher's grey printed wrappers. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 7 (libretto), [i] (blank), 1f. (incipits), 75, [i] (blank) pp. Wrappers quite worn and soiled, tape reinforcement to spine. Some internal wear; occasional dampstaining; several signatures split; title with manuscript notation in pencil, handstamp, and tape reinforcement; markings in red crayon to p. 18. [?]First Edition.
Ideological Brain
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Ideological Brain by Zmigrod, Leor

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Title
Ideological Brain
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Zmigrod, Leor
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781250344595
Condition
New
Description
New. New book.
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GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE GREAT FALLS REGION, MONTANA by WSP 221 -- Fisher, Cassius A.

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GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES OF THE GREAT FALLS REGION, MONTANA
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WSP 221 -- Fisher, Cassius A.
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Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Washington, D.C.: GPO. Very Good. 1909. Softcover. USGS 1909. Wrappers, very good condition, Complete with all maps and plates. .

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