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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes by Boswell, James

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.; Comprehending an account of his studies and numerous works in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published. The whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century, during which he flourished. In two volumes
Author
Boswell, James
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Locus Solus Rare Books (United States)
Condition
1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint, not affecting any text;
Description
London: Printed by Henry Baldwin for Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. 1869 ownership signatures in each volume; chip to one margin in Vol. I about the size of a thumb-joint, not affecting any text; maringal annotation to another page in Vol. I; some pages with creased corners and occasional marks, scattered foxing -- not too obtrusive -- and some faint dampstains in lower margins; covers heavily rubbed.. Two vols., 4tos; 516 & 588pp; contemporay mottled calf, recased with spine label; inner hinges reinforced. First state of the classic work that founded the modern notion of biography, with "gve" on p. 135, all cancels, the fronispiece portrait after Sir Joshua Reynolds in Vol. I and the "Round Robin" and facsmile plates in Vol. II. A serviceable set.
British Phaenogamous Botany; Or, Figures And Descriptions Of The Genera Of British Flowering Plants

British Phaenogamous Botany; Or, Figures And Descriptions Of The Genera Of British Flowering Plants by Baxter, William

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British Phaenogamous Botany; Or, Figures And Descriptions Of The Genera Of British Flowering Plants
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Baxter, William
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Contemporary quarter brown leather and brown water silked cloth, spines evenly faded to brown. Teg, 6 Vols. Very good
Description
Oxford: J.H. Parker, 1843. Second edition. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter brown leather and brown water silked cloth, spines evenly faded to brown. Teg, 6 Vols. Very good. Unpaginated. 22 x 14 cm. 2nd edition, 509 hand-colored engraved plates colored by the author's daughter and daughter-in-law -- with detailed botanical descriptions for each. Index for each volume. Spines decorated and lettered in gilt, rubbing to backstrip extremities and spines. BLUNT [GREAT FLOWER BOOKS] notes, "For his work on the British flora, an attractive and, in the main, well-illustrated book......are superior to those in Sowerby." NISSEN BBI 107. PRITZEL 524.
In the Closed Room

In the Closed Room by Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator)

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In the Closed Room
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Burnett, Frances Hodgson. Jessie Wilcox Smith (illustrator)
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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Near Fine
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New York: McClure, Phillips & Co, 1904. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Publishers ribbed green cloth, front cover decoratively stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x 144 mm.). Collating [ii], iv, 130. Text printed in green and black throughout, with eight full-page color plates. Book in Near Fine condition few leaves roughly opened on fore-edge. The top 3/4 inch of the jacket spine is missing and there are a few short tears on the extremities, but overall this very rare dust jacket is in Very Good condition. Illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith was one of the most acclaimed of Howard Pyle's students. She became an accomplished child-portraitist and can be counted among "the most popular and best-known artists in America" (Dalby). In the Closed Room is a short story about a shy, quiet little girl, Judith, living in a big city. When her parents are offered the opportunity to take care of a house in the suburbs for the summer she meets another little girl in the house and they become playmates... and they discover a locked room on the fourth floor... Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 - 29 October 1924) was an English playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885-6), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911). Nudelman, A20, BAL, 2100, Cotsen, 1746. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.
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[Handbill]: (Untitled) by ZIMMERMAN, Toni Ortner

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ZIMMERMAN, Toni Ortner
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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Fredonia, New York: Basilisk Press, [no date]. Unbound. Fine. Handbill. 3 ¼" x 5 ½". Fine. Signed by the author.
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SWORD & SORCERY ANNUAL, November, 1950, Volume 1, #2 by SWORD & SORCERY ANNUAL Robert E. Howard, Roger Zelazny, Michael Moorcock, Fritz LEIBER, URSULA LE GUIN, Virgil Finlay, Stephen Fabian,

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SWORD & SORCERY ANNUAL, November, 1950, Volume 1, #2
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SWORD & SORCERY ANNUAL Robert E. Howard, Roger Zelazny, Michael Moorcock, Fritz LEIBER, URSULA LE GUIN, Virgil Finlay, Stephen Fabian,
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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SWORD & SORCERY ANNUAL, Ultimate Publishing Co., November, 1975, first edition, Volume 1, #2, fine in full color pictorial wraps. Contains contributions by Robert E. Howard, Roger Zelazny, Michael Moorcock, Fritz LEIBER, URSULA LE GUIN, Virgil Finlay, Stephen Fabian, et.al.
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Reclams Operettenführer ... 7. Auflage völlig neu bearbeitet und erweitert mit acht Bildtafeln by WÜRZ, Anton, ed

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Reclams Operettenführer ... 7. Auflage völlig neu bearbeitet und erweitert mit acht Bildtafeln
Author
WÜRZ, Anton, ed
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Very Good
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Stuttgart: Reclam-Verlag, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Small octavo. Full dark yellow cloth with gilt-stamped device to upper, titling gilt to spine. 344 pp. With several illustrative plates. Uniform light browning. Dustjacket slightly worn.

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