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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches by Twain, Mark

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Title: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Sketches
Author: Twain, Mark
Seller: Biblioctopus (United States)
Description: New York: C.H. Webb, 1867. First Edition. 12mo (176 × 123mm), pp. [4], 198, [2]. His first book, first printing (only 1,000 copies), first binding (approximately the first 100 copies of the 1,000). Original brown cloth, one of seven colors with no established priority (green is the most common, accounting for more than half the edition). Early owner's name to the top blank margin of the title page, tiny nick to the front free endpaper; otherwise fine, crisp, and dazzling beyond reasonable expectation. B.A.L. 3310. Full morocco case. Identifying the first printing is straightforward. Published in May 1867 at $1.25, all copies share four distinguishing points: a single ad leaf on yellow paper inserted before the title, an unbroken "1" in the folio on page 21, an unbroken "e" in "life" in the last line of page 66, and an unbroken "i" in "this" in the last line of page 198. The first binding is equally unmistakable. It has the gilt-stamped frog centered on the front cover and oriented vertically (nose up), with the blind-stamped frog in the same position on the back cover. After Twain, Webb, and the on-site manager examined the first copies bound, the frog was promptly moved to the lower left corner and angled at 45°; a design preference to which all concerned agreed. Once repositioned, the frog remained in the corner throughout Webb's editions; this was not a random or alternating arrangement, as the second binding of the first printing, and all copies of the later printings, have the frog in the lower left corner. Considering the small print run, survivors of the first printing are not as scarce as one might extrapolate, but fine copies of the first printing are very scarce. Those that are fine and in the first binding, with the frog centered on the front cover, are rare. In the elusive brown cloth (representing roughly 10% of copies, most of which appear in the later binding with the frog in the corner) this copy brings together every desirable essential for Twain's first book. In this combination of virtues it is probably unmatched and certainly unsurpassable. The last first printing at auction in the first binding and brown cloth was twenty-three years ago, and it was heavily worn and defective, with broken hinges and artless recoloring. Featuring the tale of Jim Smiley and his trained frog, Dan’l Webster, set in a California gold-mining camp. Exploring themes of the culture clash between the Easterners and Westerners, and deception as a characteristic of the opportunistic nature of human behavior, themes Twain would examine in throughout the rest of his career. There are 26 other stories, all sharply written, but it is the title story that endures as the archetypal California tale, introducing Twain to the country and gaving him access to the business of literature.

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM by (BINDINGS - BRADSTREET). FITZGERALD, EDWARD, Translator

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Author: (BINDINGS - BRADSTREET). FITZGERALD, EDWARD, Translator
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: New York: The Grolier Club, 1885. No. 137 OF 150 COPIES. 235 x 155 mm. (9 1/4 x 6 1/8"). xx, [ii], 62 pp., [1] leaf.Edward FitzGerald. HANDSOME BLUE CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY BRADSTREET (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), covers with the Grolier Club emblem surrounded by a wreath, gilt-ruled panel with foliate cornerpieces, French fillet border, raised bands, compartments each with a floral device flanked by two vines and surrounded by gilt dots, gilt lettering, gilt-ruled and rolled turn-ins with foliate decorations in each corner and along each edge, textured endleaves, top edge gilt (others plain). Original decorative paper wrappers bound in. With color emblem of Grolier Club on title, and three large color headpieces in the Moorish style after Owen Jones. Printed on Japon. Front pastedown with bookplate of Samuel F. Barger. Potter 211. Small patch of loss to front textured endpaper (from bookplate removal?), otherwise a lovely book in exemplary condition. This is a handsomely bound copy of a desirable limited edition of a work generally recognized as the most important poem of the Victorian era. Son of a wealthy Irish landowner, FitzGerald (1809-83) had enough money to pursue a rather desultory literary career as a "genteel gipsy" (in Terhune's words) before beginning to study languages in middle age. He started his translation of the quatrains ("rubáiyát" in Persian) attributed to "Umar Khayyam" in 1856; according to DNB, about half of FitzGerald's final work paraphrases (rather than directly translates) portions of the 11th century poem, while the rest is original verse inspired by Omar. "The result is generally seen as being in some ways an original English poem, one that is much better known than Omar's poem is in Persian." (DNB) It certainly earned FitzGerald "a prominent place among the immortals of English literature" in Jewett's opinion. In 1858, FitzGerald submitted 25 of the "less wicked" verses to "Fraser's Magazine" only to be rejected. He had 250 copies published, anonymously, at his own expense, but had no luck selling them. Admitting defeat, he gave 200 copies to Quaritch; these sold so poorly that they were relegated to the penny bin, where Potter says they were discovered--and soon celebrated--by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Algernon Swinburne. Those copies that remained unsold when Quaritch moved to Piccadilly in 1860 were either lost or destroyed, but by 1861, Rossetti and his Pre-Raphaelite brethren, along with Celtic scholar Whitley Stokes, were evangelizing for the work, embracing the lush, lyrical verse that would move English poetry away from Victorian orthodoxy and convention. Bradstreet ranked with Stikeman as one of the leading binderies in turn-of-the-century New York. In his "Historical Essay on the Art of Bookbinding," Henri Pène du Bois notes that "there is a solidity, strength and squareness of workmanship about the books of the Bradstreet bindery which seem to convince that they may be tossed" from the summit of a mountain "without detriment or serious injury." Certainly our volume is a testament to the durability of Bradstreet bindings: after nearly a century and a half, it shows virtually no evidence of wear. This copy comes from the library of lawyer and railroad financier Samuel F. Barger (1832-1914), a longtime director of Cornelius Vanderbilt's New York Central Railroad..

Die Roentgen Literatur, 9 vols. by Gocht, H - BIBLIOGRAPHY - X - RAY

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Title: Die Roentgen Literatur, 9 vols.
Author: Gocht, H - BIBLIOGRAPHY - X - RAY
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: A near fine set.
Description: Stuttgart: F Enke, 1911 -`28. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. A near fine set.. 8vo. A presentation to his collaborator on this project in the first two volumes. A superb reference. Gocht's work is without equal. It is the best bibliography of the early years of roentgenography. The annual volumes ceased to appear after 1936. The run offered here contains the most important volumes that record the earliest publications in this field. This set was once the Levy - Dorn copy , a collaborator of Gocht who is acknowledged in the intro. of each volume. Two of volumes bear a personal, signed presentation from Gocht to Levy - Dorn. G - M # 2701 - citing only the first two years.

Le voilier dans le forêt; Preface by Paul Eluard by Arp, Jean

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Title: Le voilier dans le forêt; Preface by Paul Eluard
Author: Arp, Jean
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: Paris: Louis Broder, 1957. First edition. Arp, Jean. Wrappers, fine, with chemise and slipcase. 6 1/2 x 5 5/16" (16 x 13.5 cm). Copy "L", of an unspecified number of author's copies which contain the text and a woodcut frontispiece, but not the six woodcuts which are in the normal copies. No. V in Broder's Miroir de poête series, the edition consisted of 130 (plus the author's copies and 15 hors commerce), printed by Fequet et Baudier, printed on Rives paper, signed by Arp.

A Treasury of Mexican Folkways First Edition 1947 by Frances Toor

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Title: A Treasury of Mexican Folkways First Edition 1947
Author: Frances Toor
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1947. [Mexico] TOOR, Frances. A Treasury of Mexican Folkways. New York: Crown Publishers. 1947. First Edition. 8vo; Cloth with original decorated dust jacket. 566pp. Many black and white illustrations and photographs, as well as some color plates. An extensive listing of Mexican art, religious beliefs, ceremonies, folk arts, fiestas, holidays, music, dance, myths and folk tales. Included are over 100 songs in both Spanish and English which were never before published as well as local sayings and customs. Extensive photo spreads of various Mexican people throughout such as the indigenous Huichol are shown making sacred crafts and partaking in peyote ceremonies. Photos of Seri women of the Bahia are shown in traditional face paint and clothing with descriptions below. Ohter photos show Oaxacan and Mihoacan hand made crafts, woven sombrero and sandal markets, various peoples and costumes during the Huejotzingo carnival, Mexico City, rural villages, and more. Toor was an American woman who dedicated her life to spending time in Mexico to learn the culture and customs, becoming a historian for the Western world. In the preface, Toor discusses the poor Western image of "poor and uneducated" immigrants and how that stereotype is sorely untrue which is why she seeks to write about the vastly diverse and rich cultural truths within the confines of Mexico itself. Binding is good and all pages are present. Chipping to dust jacket, not price clipped. Overall very good condition.

Roi Rogers by ZAVATSKY, Bill, David Randolph, David Beatty and Cynthia Logan, edited by (SEIDMAN, Hugh, John Sloma, Ira Stollak, Glenn Collins, and Michael Brodsky)

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Title: Roi Rogers
Author: ZAVATSKY, Bill, David Randolph, David Beatty and Cynthia Logan, edited by (SEIDMAN, Hugh, John Sloma, Ira Stollak, Glenn Collins, and Michael Brodsky)
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: [No place]: Sundial, [no date]. Softcover. Very Good. Magazine. Quarto. (15)pp. Single mimeographed sheets staple in one corner. Toned with scattered wear and dampstain affected first and last few sheets, very good. Poetry anthology edited by International PEN-award winner Zavatsky, with contribution from Logan, Hugh Seidman, John Sloma, Ira Stollak, Glenn Collins, and Michael Brodsky. *OCLC* locates no copies.

[THEATER] THE COVERED WAGON (Souvenir Booklet) by Jesse L. Lasky; James Cruze; [Teddy Roosevelt]

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Title: [THEATER] THE COVERED WAGON (Souvenir Booklet)
Author: Jesse L. Lasky; James Cruze; [Teddy Roosevelt]
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+ binding
Description: Hollywood, CA: Paramount PIctures, 1923. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good+ binding. “The Covered Wagon” is considered the first great Western epic in movie history, establishing a number of cliches that became staples. Very nice copy of the booklet that “has been prepared to present to the public some interesting facts in connections with the production of this Paramount picture” (price 25 cents). Interesing item for the Teddy Roosevelt completist as the Paramount dedicated the movie to his memory; it so states on the verso of the front panel. Very Good+ binding.

ICELAND: THE FIRST AMERICAN REPUBLIC by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur

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Title: ICELAND: THE FIRST AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Author: Stefansson, Vilhjalmur
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NY: Doubleday Doran, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine copy in better than very good dw. Inscribed by author Stefannson on the ffe and dated by him December 5, 1939, year of publication.

Systematic Lexicography by APRESJAN, Juri; Kevin Windle (trans.)

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Title: Systematic Lexicography
Author: APRESJAN, Juri; Kevin Windle (trans.)
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Black cloth titled in gilt, in grey dust jacket; xviii,304pp. Bookplate of James G. Mead to front pastedown. Owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Lightly pushed at spine ends, with a few small pencil marks to front free endpaper, else Near Fine. Jacket rubbed at edges with small scuff to front panel, else Very Good.

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British Gentlemen in the Wild West; the Era of the Intensely English Cowboy by Woods, Lawrence M.

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Title: British Gentlemen in the Wild West; the Era of the Intensely English Cowboy
Author: Woods, Lawrence M.
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780029356012
Description: New York: Free Press; London, Collier MacMillan Publishers, 1989. vii, 245p., b/w illus., dj.

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