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The Poets of Great Britain (in 2 vols.)

The Poets of Great Britain (in 2 vols.) by Thomson, James

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Poets of Great Britain (in 2 vols.)
Author
Thomson, James
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York and London: Chiwick Press & Charles Whittingham, 1900. Fine. A Fine set. Two small octavo volumes (6 1/2 x 4 inches; 165 x 102 mm.). [i]-cxx, [1]-260; [vii], [1, blank], [1]-324 pp. Title-pages printed in black and red. With a memoir of Thomson. Extra-illustrated by the insertion of twelve engraved plates, including four hand-colored, all with tissue-guards. Handsomely bound almost certainly by The Harcourt Bindery ca. 1900, in full red morocco, covers with double gilt border with fancy corner-pieces, enclosing a spray of flowers elaborately stamped in gilt and with green morocco leaf inlays and buff morocco inlaid flowers. Spines with four raised bands decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments and with three olive green morocco flower inlays. Highly decorative gilt turn-ins surrounding an oval panel of green morocco decorated in gilt with a large central gilt flower with inlaid red morocco flower head, green moire silk end-leaves, all edges gilt. Minimal rubbing to joints, otherwise fine. Although unsigned the binding is almost certainly by The Harcourt Bindery. Scottish poet James Thomson (1700-1748) is famous for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!". The Seasons is a four-part pastoral poem, inspired by Milton's narrative blank verse, consisting of Winter (1726), Summer (1727), Spring (1728) and Autumn (1730). The poem would inspire painters and musicians, including Gainsborough and Bach, and would be translated into French and German; it was also at the center of in two legal disputes over publication copyrights. Here his work is reproduced in two volumes as part of a series on the Aldine Poets of Great Britain. Thomson, once popular, had fallen into some obscurity by the time these volumes were published, and a note from the editor argues for his inclusion in the literary canon. This edition brings his work together with a brief biography of the author, and the extra illustrations and elaborate binding pay homage to the pastoral delicacy of Thomson's work. The Harcourt Bindery of Boston has made fine cloth and leather art bindings by hand since 1900. It remains the largest for-profit hand bookbindery in the U.S. When it was founded in 1900, Boston was home to over 47 book binderies and 1,452 craftsmen, according to the company's website. Few large binderies exist today. Before the 1930s, there were about fifteen people working in the Harcourt Bindery; the number fell to five during the Depression, and the company changed hands three times between 1927 and 1931. When binder Sam Ellenport took over Harcourt in 1971, there were only four employees. In 2008, Ellenport sold the Harcourt Bindery to Acme Bookbinding of Boston. Fine.
Less Than Angels

Less Than Angels by PYM, Barbara (1913-1980)

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Less Than Angels
Author
PYM, Barbara (1913-1980)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. 8vo. 256 pp. Original gilt-lettered brown cloth; dust jacket. A very good copy, the jacket unclipped, a few small nicks/losses at ends of front joint and spine panel, lightly toned. Owner's inkstamp on front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION of Pym's fourth novel, concerned with the activities of a group of young anthropologists. It was based in part on the author's experiences working at the African Institute in London.
The Chrysler Building: Lexington Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York

The Chrysler Building: Lexington Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA
Title
The Chrysler Building: Lexington Avenue at Forty-Second Street, New York
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Chrysler Tower Corporation, 1930. Suede. Near Fine. (For 2nd copy redescribe, rephotograph). A handsome copy of this 1930 celebration of the Chrysler Building. Tight and VG+ in its dark suede wrappers, with a dramatic silver relief of the Art Deco masterpiece itself adorning the front cover. Light spotting to the title page and along a number of the other page edges, mild dusting at the pastedowns. Quarto, 21 black-and-white photos complementing the text.
WHITE SAILS TO CHINA

WHITE SAILS TO CHINA by Bulla, Clyde Robert. Henneberger, Robert G. (illustrations)

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Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Title
WHITE SAILS TO CHINA
Author
Bulla, Clyde Robert. Henneberger, Robert G. (illustrations)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine -
Description
NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine -/Very Good +. An apparently unused copy, internals as new. Yellow cloth a bit spotted. Unclipped dustjacket modest wear along folds and spine tips. A collectibel copy. A seafaring childrens/ juvenile title.
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The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed by Smith, Lee

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper
Title
The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed
Author
Smith, Lee
Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Harper & Row, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Early printing if not the first edition, edition not stated, date code of K-S (October 1968). Turquoise cloth boards over yellow paper-covered boards under white pictorial dust jacket, original price of $4.95 intact. Minor wear and darkening to spine panel. Signed (name only) by Smith above her name on title page.
GENOME

GENOME by Bishop, Jerry E.; Waldholz, Michael

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Title
GENOME
Author
Bishop, Jerry E.; Waldholz, Michael
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780671670948
Condition
About fine in near fine jacket.
Description
(New York): (Simon and Schuster), 1990. First printing. About fine in near fine jacket.. Inscribed first edition of this account of scientists' attempt to identify every gene in the human body - with an inscription by co-author Waldholz. 9.25'' x 6''. Original blue paper boards, backed in black cloth, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($22.95) color typographic ($22.95) jacket designed by Jenkins & Page. Illustrated in black and white. 352 pages. Inscribed by Michael Waldholz on title page: "8/28/90 / Mark - / May all your genes be pleasant ones. Thanks for a great interview / Michael Waldholz." Jacket with trace edgewear, faint creases to top corners of flaps. Book with tiny spot of soil to front fly leaf, else crisp and clean.
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SCEPTICISMS, NOTES ON CONTEMPORARY POETRY by Aiken, Conrad

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Seller: Hoffman Books
Title
SCEPTICISMS, NOTES ON CONTEMPORARY POETRY
Author
Aiken, Conrad
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, NY.: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in rubbed and faded maroon cloth with a tender and loosening upper board complete in 305 bright fresh pages. Private bookplate. .
Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines
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Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines by Wise, James E.; Rehill, Anne Collier

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Seller: Ed's Editions Bookstore
Title
Stars in the Corps: Movie Actors in the United States Marines
Author
Wise, James E.; Rehill, Anne Collier
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9781557509499
Condition
Very Good
Description
Naval Inst Pr, 1999. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Plastic wrapped dust jacket. Green vinyl boards. EO.

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