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Tales of Superstition and Chivalry

Tales of Superstition and Chivalry by Bannerman, Anne

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
Tales of Superstition and Chivalry
Author
Bannerman, Anne
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: Printed for Vernor and Hood...by James Swan, 1802. First edition. Very Good +. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards with printed paper spine label. Joints beginning to split (still holding) and some wear to corners. Some minor toning but overall quite clean. A fresh, Very Good+ copy in the desirable original boards. Octavo. [8], 144 pp. Complete with the scarce frontispiece and three plates. The frontispiece, a full-length female nude illustrating the story "The Prophecy of Merlin," generated some scandal, causing it to be withdrawn from the volume at Anne Bannerman's request (though some copies, including this one, still retain the controversial plate). The poet Anne Bannerman (1765 - 1829) was a part of the Edinburgh literature circle that also included John Leyden, Thomas Campbell, and Dr. Robert Anderson, the latter of whom edited the Edinburgh Magazine. Anderson, an early supporter of Bannerman's work, published her writing in his periodical and praised her work to their literary contemporaries. Bannerman published only three books: Poems (1800), the present work, and an updated edition of her Poems that appeared by subscription in 1807 in an attempt to save her from poverty. Bannerman's first book of poems was well reviewed, earning admiration particularly for a series of odes, which "evok[ed] a sublime and visionary poetic identity" (ODNB); and for two series of sonnets, one original and one translated from Petrarch. Bannerman was strongly influenced by Scottish Gothic poet and dramatist Joanna Baillie (1762 - 1851), and applied Baillie's 1796 theory of dramatic composition to her own sonnet series; after publishing her Poems, Bannerman sent Baillie a presentation copy of the work. Published two years after her debut collection, Tales of Superstition and Chivalry frustrated and perplexed some critics, though Sir Walter Scott responded positively to the work. In fact, Bannerman was the only woman writer included by Scott in his Essay on Imitations of the Ancient Ballad (1830). Of her Tales of Superstition and Chivalry, Scott wrote, "They were perhaps too mystical and too abrupt; yet if it be the purpose of this kind of ballad poetry powerfully to excite the imagination, without pretending to satisfy it, few persons have succeeded better than this gifted lady, whose volume is peculiarly fit to be read in a lonely house by a decaying lamp." Despite a relatively small poetic output, Bannerman's enduring significance lies in the originality and chilling ambiance she brought to her Gothic ballads, her position among her contemporaries in Scottish poetry, and her innovative sonnets and odes. Oxford DNB. Very Good +.
[Collection of Over One Hundred Photographs of Bermuda, Featuring Local Scenery]

[Collection of Over One Hundred Photographs of Bermuda, Featuring Local Scenery] by [Bermuda]

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Seller: McBride Rare Books
Title
[Collection of Over One Hundred Photographs of Bermuda, Featuring Local Scenery]
Author
[Bermuda]
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
[Bermuda, 1910. About very good.. 101 photographs on eighteen card leaves, previously bound into an album. Light dampstaining along top edge, slightly affecting a few images. Minor wear else, images generally crisp and clean with minimal fading. A few penciled captions. A nice group of images of Bermuda taken around the turn of the century, likely the result of someone's vacation. While there are several group shots and the obligatory photo of someone with an interesting bit of scenery, much of the former album is devoted to local color. These include images of a local stone quarry; a nice vignette of a Black man playing the banjo while seated on the steps in a park; street scenes in Hamilton; workers cutting what appears to be sugar cane; local houses; several shots of the West Indian Regiment; "Country Store #27"; a group of local Black children; as well as images which capture the beauty of the island.
De praxi medica

De praxi medica by Baglivi, Giorgio

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
De praxi medica
Author
Baglivi, Giorgio
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
Rome: Typis Dominici Antonii Herculis, 1696. Baglivi, Georgius (1668-1707). De praxi medica . . . accedunt dissertationes novae. [20], 259, 119pp. Plate. Rome: Domenico Antonio Hercules, 1696. 158 x 100 mm. Old paper over thin wooden boards, spine label with title in manuscript (worn), spine partly detached, some wear especially at corners. Uneven toning, occasional light staining but good to very good. First Edition. Believing that the physicians of his time were slaves to medical philosophies and systems, Baglivi attacked these systems in De praxi medica, calling for a return to the Hippocratic principle of sound clinical observation. The three "Dissertationes" added to the main work include Baglivi's account of the tarantula, his experiments with the infusion of drugs into the veins and spinal canal, his study of the circulation of the frog, and his description of the post-mortem he performed upon his mentor Marcello Malpighi, in which he determined that Malpighi's death had been caused by cerebral apoplexy. Norman 103. .
No More Vietnams

No More Vietnams by Nixon, Richard

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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Title
No More Vietnams
Author
Nixon, Richard
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Arbor House, 1985. First edition, limited edition. Near Fine. SIGNED. 240pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Bound in brown leather, with title stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Raised bands; satin ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Spot of very faint rubbing to front board. In publisher's custom clamshell with a satin ribbon tie. Clamshell has two faint spots of soiling. Inscribed on the half-title, with love and best wishes, to Fred Chase. The "Presidential Edition" of this title was limited to 200 copies. This copy is lacking the signed and numbered limitation page. The late President's analysis of the mistakes of the Vietnam War, along with a plea that American foreign policy not be impacted by any military failures.
Essays by Mr. Goldsmith

Essays by Mr. Goldsmith by Goldsmith, [Oliver]

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
Essays by Mr. Goldsmith
Author
Goldsmith, [Oliver]
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Printed for I.&F., Rivington, B. Law, et al., 1775. Leather bound. Very good. Duodecimo size, 254 pp. Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) authored many of the favourite novels of the eighteenth century, including "The Vicar of Wakefield", "The Deserted Village", and "She Stoops to Conquer". While not widely read today, these stories continued to have an affect upon authors and artists through the twentieth century. This work, a collection of Goldsmith's essays, was first published in 1765, with two additional essays having been added in the 1766 second edition. In the Preface, Goldsmith's humour and mastery of the English language shine through, giving promise to what might be found in these Essays, regardless of his self-deprecating wit. This volume with the Ex-Libris of "R.H. Isham", quite possibly Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham (1890-1955), who served in the British army during WWI. Isham was an avid collector of the papers of James Boswell, which he would later privately publish in an edition of eighteen volumes. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full leather, red leather spine label with gilt lettering and narrow rules, the rest of the spine with gilt tooling, the armorial bookplate of R.H. Isham on the front pastedown (see above), engraved title page; duodecimo size (7" by 4.25"), pagination: [i] ii-vi [1] 2-248. ___CONDITION: Very good overall, we had a professional (name available upon request) strengthen both hinges and joints, the binding is now a bit tender but quite readable, the hinges solid, the interior clean with some light scattered foxing, prior owner markings include the Ex-Libris mentioned above and a small symbol (?) within a circle, in ink, at the top fore-edge corner of the front pastedown. ___CITATIONS: ESTC T146071, NCBEL volume 2, p. 1197. ___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.
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Madame de Treymes by Wharton, Edith

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Title
Madame de Treymes
Author
Wharton, Edith
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Scribner's, 1907. First edition. 8vo, original brown cloth, gilt. Fine copy.
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Incandescent Syllable of Desire. by ZELLER, Ludwig.

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Title
Incandescent Syllable of Desire.
Author
ZELLER, Ludwig.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Toronto: Oasis Publications, (1981).. First edition.. [24 pp]. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems in the original Spanish with French and English translations. SIGNED by Zeller. Additionally dated (diciembre 1981) and INSCRIBED by Zeller on the first leaf.
Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam

Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
Heroes and Heroines of the Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
South Vietnam: Liberation Editions, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 12mo. 55pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Wraps toned, lightly soiled and rubbed, a few tiny bumps, very good.

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