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Poems, on Various Subjects

Poems, on Various Subjects by Oliver [Sharp], Isabella

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
Poems, on Various Subjects
Author
Oliver [Sharp], Isabella
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; small stain to lower fore-corner of title page; leather spine label abraded.
Description
Carlisle [PA]: A Loudon, 1805. First Edition. Full contemporary calf.. Very good; small stain to lower fore-corner of title page; leather spine label abraded. 12mo, [2], [3] - 5, [1 - blank], [vi] - ix, [11] - 220 pp; including a 15 pp. subscriber's list. Printed on unwatermarked laid paper. The editor, Mr Loudon, allows that Ms Oliver utilized an amanuensis in composing the book. There is no declaration of a disability. Wegelin #1072; S&S #9061; Stoddard #792 (without the misprint noted).
Victorian geographical and biographical charades. Intended as a pastime for winter evenings, combining amusement with instruction

Victorian geographical and biographical charades. Intended as a pastime for winter evenings, combining amusement with instruction by Young, I. S. Hunter

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Seller: Rulon-Miller Books
Title
Victorian geographical and biographical charades. Intended as a pastime for winter evenings, combining amusement with instruction
Author
Young, I. S. Hunter
Seller
Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Melbourne: Stillwell and Knight, 1870. First and apparently only edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 100; original blue cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine, all edges red; very light foxing, a very good copy. OCLC locates only the UCLA copy in the U.S., plus 4 others in Australia and New Zealand.
Prize Stories of 1951: The O. Henry Awards

Prize Stories of 1951: The O. Henry Awards by BRICKELL, Hershel (editor)

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Prize Stories of 1951: The O. Henry Awards
Author
BRICKELL, Hershel (editor)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A near-fine copy, well above average, with slight toning to the jacket and trifling wear along edges
Description
Garden City: Doubleday, 1951. A near-fine copy, well above average, with slight toning to the jacket and trifling wear along edges. 8vo. Original black cloth; printed dust jacket. First edition. Best known for containing the first book appearance of the Frank Rooney story, "Cyclists' Raid" (originally publisher in Harper's). It was the basis for the first biker movie, "The Wild One," produced by Stanley Kramer, directed by László Benedek and starring Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith, and Lee Marvin. Also includes William Faulkner ("A Name for the City"), Eudora Welty ("The Burning"), Truman Capote ("The House of Flowers"), Carson McCullers, John Cheever, Evan S. Connell, Jr., John Hersey, Arthur Miller, Jean Stafford, and others.
Aur. Corn. Celsi De Medicina Libri Octo

Aur. Corn. Celsi De Medicina Libri Octo by Aulus Cornelius Celsus; Robert Constantin, and Isaac Casaubon [shorter works]; Theodor Jansson ab Almeloveen [ed.]

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
Aur. Corn. Celsi De Medicina Libri Octo
Author
Aulus Cornelius Celsus; Robert Constantin, and Isaac Casaubon [shorter works]; Theodor Jansson ab Almeloveen [ed.]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: Joannem Wolters, 1713. Very Good. Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]: Joannem Wolters, 1713. "Edition ultima, auctior & correctior." Small, thick octavo (16cm); full contemporary parchment, manuscript spine titling, dark topstain; [44],574,[24]pp. (collated complete); steel engraved portrait frontispiece and added title page, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Parchment dust-soiled and unevenly darkened, brief scratches to rear cover, light dampstaining affecting final few leaves, fore-edge of several gatherings mysteriously sliced without affecting text, extensive manuscript notes in a contemporary and a 19th-century hand to front free endpapers; overall Very Good and sound. Handy edition of the only surviving reference work by the Roman encyclopedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca. 25 BCD - 40 CE). Rediscovered in the 15th century, the eight books of De Medicina were first published in 1478, "the first general text of medicine to come from a printing press" (John G. Simmons, "Doctors and Discoveries" (2002), p. 378).
Historic Stones and Stories of Bygone Edinburgh; Written and Illustrated with Pen, Pencil, and Camera by Mr. J. Stewart Smith (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)

Historic Stones and Stories of Bygone Edinburgh; Written and Illustrated with Pen, Pencil, and Camera by Mr. J. Stewart Smith (Signed and Inscribed First Edition) by Smith, Jane Stewart

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Historic Stones and Stories of Bygone Edinburgh; Written and Illustrated with Pen, Pencil, and Camera by Mr. J. Stewart Smith (Signed and Inscribed First Edition)
Author
Smith, Jane Stewart
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable / University Press, 1924. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus. Tall quarto, 314(2)pp. Sharp First Edition of this delightful survey of historic Edinburgh buildings and the stories that surround them. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Numerous illustrations and photos throughout. Square and tight with mild scattered foxing to the pelims with a generally clean interior with no toning to speak of. Some spotting to fore-edge. Some moderate surface and edge rubbing. A touch of wear to spine ends and tips. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the front end-paper, "To Margaret L. G. Thomson, with hearty congratulations and our best good wishes from the authoress, Jane Stewart Smith. Fairyville, 30th May 1925-". De-accessioned from the library of Craigcrook Castle, a 17th century castle just outside of Edinburgh. A very pretty collectable copy of an uncommon title, with an interesting provenance and a scarce inscription.

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