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The Sun Also Rises

The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway, Ernest

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$7,500.00
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller
Title
The Sun Also Rises
Author
Hemingway, Ernest
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Original cloth. Some light shelfwear, very good or better
Description
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition, First Issue with "stopped" misspelled "stoppped" on p. 181, line 26. 259pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original cloth. Some light shelfwear, very good or better. First Edition, First Issue with "stopped" misspelled "stoppped" on p. 181, line 26. 259pp. 1 vols. 8vo. An immediate success, The Sun Also Rises was published on October 22, 1926 in a first printing of only 5090 copies. A second printing of 2000 copies was ordered in November, and by mid-December, both the first and second printings had sold out. By 1961 it was estimated that the novel had sold over one million copies. "The emergence of Hemingway ... gave the Modern Movement one of its few men of action ... [In The Sun Also Rises] the post-war disillusion and the post-war liberation are united in the physical enjoyment of living and the pains of love. Perhaps that is what expatriation was about. ... No other writer stepped so suddenly into fame, or destroyed with such insouciance so many other writers or ways of writing or became such an immediate symbol of an age" (Connolly 50). Hanneman, no. A6a; Baker, Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story
Advise and Consent

Advise and Consent by DRURY, Allen

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$300.00
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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
Advise and Consent
Author
DRURY, Allen
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Garden City: Doubleday, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Later printing. Small quarto. 616pp. Bookplate of R. Leonard Miall and gift inscription ("For: Leonard and Lorna from Sally") on front endleaves. Light wear, near fine in a price-clipped and heavily toned, good only dust jacket with short chips and tears, and a diagonal crease and a couple of splash marks on the spine. Nicely Inscribed by Drury on the front fly, beneath the gift inscription: "To Leonard - with friendship and all the best- Al Drury. April 19, 1960." R. Leonard Miall was a broadcaster and administrator for the BBC for 35 years; Lorna was his first wife. Drury's first book, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and perhaps the quintessential 20th Century political novel. Basis for the 1962 Otto Preminger film with a great cast that included Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Laughton, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, and Burgess Meredith.
Small archive of seven chatty Autographed Letters Signed "Ellie

Small archive of seven chatty Autographed Letters Signed "Ellie by POWELL, Eleanor (1912 - 1982)

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Seller: Argosy Book Store
Title
Small archive of seven chatty Autographed Letters Signed "Ellie
Author
POWELL, Eleanor (1912 - 1982)
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description
1976. unbound. These letters were written on greeting cards and her personal stationery, six with handwritten envelopes, various formats, 1976 to 1979, at a time when she was preparing for her new role as a grandparent while also trying to overcome the loss of her mother, who had introduced her to the world of show business at the age of 12 in Atlantic City. No matter what her circumstances, she still manages to convey her sense of humor and/or appreciation in each letter -- a quality that made her one of the most beloved actresses in Hollywood. A small sampling of this correspondence includes the following passages: December 30, 1976: "Birthdays to Peter & Lynda [her son from her marriage to Glenn Ford]...only three more weeks and I'll be a grandmother -- baby due on Jan. 15th -- I am so thrilled & looking foreword to the big event." June 6, 1977: "I'm feeling somewhat better every day -- but still miss mother so much -- we were so close -- I go to the cemetery every week with flowers -- perhaps time will heal." June 1978: "I may of worn tails...but I'm still a girl -- Ha Ha...I had a terrific day -- 12 flower arrangements -- some from Berlin, England, Scotland & Australia -- I am truly blessed and am so grateful..." June 28, 1979: "Last week took Aubrey to Disneyland and what fun we had. I didn't know who had a better time -- grandma or Aubrey." August 1979: "No, I suppose I wouldn't know Atlantic City anymore -- I have a friend there who keeps me informed of all the changes. I did enjoy the clipping you sent me under construction, etc. -- Wow! All those gambling casinos...Las Vegas better look out...Lynda is pregnant again & due around December 11th or so -- so I%u2019ll be a grandma twice now. So - - - just as I thought I'd be through with 'Pampers'...here I go again in full force. Ha-Ha." Overall this archive is in very good condition. American actress and dancer best remembered for her exuberant solo tap numbers in musical films of the 1930s and 1940s.
A Shimmer of Joy One Hundred Children  s Picture Books in America

A Shimmer of Joy One Hundred Children s Picture Books in America by Loker, Chris

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Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Title
A Shimmer of Joy One Hundred Children s Picture Books in America
Author
Loker, Chris
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
2019. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2019. 4to (11 x 8.5 inches), 329 pp. over 200 full-color illustrations. Hand-numbered and signed by the author. Red cloth, titled in gilt on upper cover and spine, with decorative endpapers photo-reproduced from hand-painted paper by Eric Carle. ß From the regular edition of 200 copies, this is #179. From the prospectus (The Book Club of California, 2019), "A Shimmer of Joy is an exciting and colorful presentation of one hundred children s picture books published in or imported to America from 1900 to 2015. Each of the one hundred books profiled has been selected based upon its notable fame or collectability by Chris Loker, an authority on children s literature. Among the best-known and most loved books included in A Shimmer of Joy: * The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1901) * The Story of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff (1933) * Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947) * The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962) * Don t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems (2003) Specifically, A Shimmer of Joy offers readers: * A vital definition of the picture book, with an overview of its history and significance in American children s literature. *Intriguing in-depth essays on the past, the present, and the possible future of the picture book, written in enlightening detail by three scholars in the field. * Fascinating profiles of one hundred famous or collectible picture books, accompanied by two to four color photographs of each book.
The Blood of the Martyr

The Blood of the Martyr by Crane, Stephen; Angelo, Valenti (Illustrations)

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$275.00
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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
The Blood of the Martyr
Author
Crane, Stephen; Angelo, Valenti (Illustrations)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Angelo, Valenti. One of 200 copies, sixteenmo size, 23 unnumbered pp., signed by Valenti Angelo. American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900), best known for his Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage", wrote in the Realist and Naturalist styles; "The Blood of the Martyr" is a political satire, in the form of a play, critical of German imperialism taking place in China through the work of missionaries. Crane's work as a war correspondent adds depth and perception to his stories as he provides deep insight into current events through his fiction. This volume decorated by Valenti Angelo (1897-1982), an Italian printmaker and illustrator who created stunning linocuts of the American Southwest, as well as book illustrations for the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Here, his creation of elegant borders and headpieces complements the writing to create a lovely publication of one of Crane's plays. ___DESCRIPTION: Full blue paper with white brushmarks and gold flecks, red paper label with gold lettering and ruled border on the front board, title page in blue and orange with blue border and illustration by Valenti Angelo, light blue borders and blue illustrative head- and tail pieces by Angelo throughout; Electra type, Winterbourne paper, sixteenmo size (6.5" by 5"), pagination: 23 unnumbered pages, one of 200 copies, unnumbered, signed by Valenti Angelo on the colophon. ___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the binding tight with solid hinges, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; some sunning to the spine, else fine. ___CITATION: Valenti Angelo Bibliography p. 61. ___POSTAGE:  International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.