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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. A Prime Pickwick, in Original Parts

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. A Prime Pickwick, in Original Parts by Dickens, Charles

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Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
Title
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. A Prime Pickwick, in Original Parts
Author
Dickens, Charles
Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
London [April 1836 - November 1837]: Chapman & Hall. First Edition. Charles Parkhurst Books presents a Prime Pickwick, The Parkhurst-Goranitis-Costas copy, exhibiting ALL eleven points enumerated in "Prime Pickwicks In Parts" by John C. Eckel (1928), as enumerated below. Remarkably, it contains the rare ad "Pigot's Coloured Views" in part XIII, known only in 5 copies (now 6). The present set is a publisher's presentation copy, signed "With The Publishers Compliments" on the inside front wrap of part III, in the same hand and on the same inside wrapper as the McCutcheon- Young-Suzannet prime copy. Octavo, 20 parts in 19; original blue-green printed wrappers. First edition, having been collated with Hatton & Cleaver and containing the correct wrappers, advertisments, addresses, first state of the plates and text, with the following exceptions: WRAPPERS - the rear wrap of part I is early; parts IV and V with early wraps; all other wrappers are first issue; all front wrappers have the date 1836. It is important to note that parts I and II have "With Four Illustrations By Seymour" and part III has "With Illustrations by R. W. Buss" on front wraps. PLATES - part IV plates are 2nd state of original first plate; part VI plates are in 2nd state of original first plate (1st state plates are rare and "may be considered the rarest items in the whole realm of Pickwick" - Hatton & Cleaver, p.47); part I plates are all signed by Seymour, #1 is 1st state of 1st plate - #2 is 2nd state of 1st plate - #3 is 1st state of 2nd plate - #4 is 1st state of 2nd plate; all other plates are 1st state. TEXT - the text of all parts is first issue, with the following exceptions: part I is later text; part IV is first issue text, with 2 exceptions; part VI is later issue text; part VIII text is in mixed state; part IX text is first issue, but without the signature "N2"; part X text is mixed state; all other parts are 1st issue text. PICKWICK ADVERTISER - the Pickwick Advertiser is lacking in parts IV, V, VI, and IX (no Advertiser is called for in parts I, II and III); all other Advertisers are present and correct. It should be noted that part X Advertiser is UNOPENED. ADVERTISMENTS - part I lacks the front slip; part III lacks the front slip and rear ad "The Toilet;" part V lacks "Grattan's Publications" and "Rowland's Kalydor" ad; part VII lacks the rear slip "Phrenology Made Easy;" part IX lacks rear ads "Chapman & Hall" - "Effingham Wilson" - "Works by W. S. Orr" - "Jennings Landscape" and "George Henekey & Co." ads; part X lacks "Literary Announcements" - all others are present. ADDRESSES (by the Author) - all are present in parts II, III, X and XV; part III Address has edges extended (2nd issue in parts II and X). ADDRESSES (by the Publishers) - all are present in parts XVII, XVIII and XIX/XX). In summation, the parts which are complete are parts II, VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII and XIX/XX. Most parts have spines expertly renewed. A few wrappers show light soiling; part III wrappers have edges extended; plates are very good to fine. Note that part II is complete and has first issue of the text, indicating that it is one of the first 500 copies printed in the first issue, as in the Dexter copy. Also noteworthy is that the Advertiser in part XIX/XX is the first issue, with the date on page 7 misprinted "1388" rather than "1838." Now let me enumerate the eleven "points" which are necessary for a Pickwick to qualify as a prime copy; as Eckel states: #1 All covers of the parts must bear the date 1836 in Roman numbers. #2 Parts I and II must have the words, "With four illustrations by Seymour." #3 Part III, the words "With illustrations by R. W. Buss." #4 Part I must have three plates by Seymour, signed, and not re-etched by "Phiz." #5 Part II must have three plates by Seymour signed. #6 Part III must have two plates signed "Drawn and etched by R. W. Buss," and the pages numbered thereon. #7 Part IV, two plates faintly signed "Nemo" and not "Phiz." #8 Parts II, III, X and XV must have the addresses by the author. #9 Parts XVII, XVIII and XX the addresses by the publishers. #10 Plates in Parts I to XII must have no captions, only numerical references to the pages where they go, parts XIII to XX have neither titles nor numerical references. #11 On the vignette title-page the name "Weller" on the signboard over the door is spelled with a "V." On the frontispiece the artist's name on the center shield on the bottom must run around the shield. The present copy conforms to all the above points. Bookplate of Charles Parkhurst affixed to chemise. Housed in a handsome, turn-of-the-century green full morocco pull-off-top slipcase, with chemise.
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer by Raphaelson, Samson

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Title
The Jazz Singer
Author
Raphaelson, Samson
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Brentano's, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 8vo. 153pp. blue cloth spine, printed paper label, decorated paper over boards. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is present. It is not clipped; there is a short closed marginal tear on the front cover, and some roughness along the bottom edge of the rear cover, but it is essentially near fine. The first book edition of the Jazz SInger after its short story appearance in the January 1922 Everybody's Magazine. The author expanded and dramatized the story. A special acknowledgment of the first stage production in 1925 at the Fulton Theatre, starring George Jessel as Jack Robin. Basis for the Warner Brothers production starring Al Jolson, billed as the first talking motion picture. .
[CHILDREN] [MOVABLE BOOK] ROUNDABOUT PICTURES. A NOVEL PICTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN

[CHILDREN] [MOVABLE BOOK] ROUNDABOUT PICTURES. A NOVEL PICTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN by Clifton Bingham

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Title
[CHILDREN] [MOVABLE BOOK] ROUNDABOUT PICTURES. A NOVEL PICTURE BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Author
Clifton Bingham
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
London | New York: Ernest Nister | E. P. Dutotn & Co, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Square 8vo binding, in cloth-backed glazed pictorial boards; unpaginated, but with five colored illustrations with movable parts operated by a tab; on the facing recto leaves are poems, with line illustrations a bit in the style of Kate Greenaway; the pull tabs are in fact small pieces of red silk ribbon; they are quite fragile and the tab for the first picture [”Stiles”] is no longer present.~~The pictures are charming, as are the verses:~~Roundabout Pictures are we all,~Sweet and laughable, big and small; ~One goes in, another comes out,~That’s why we are called Roundabout.~~. Very Good binding.
(LGBTQ history) OUTLAWS BALL (1976) Press photo

(LGBTQ history) OUTLAWS BALL (1976) Press photo by Np

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Title
(LGBTQ history) OUTLAWS BALL (1976) Press photo
Author
Np
Seller
Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Steve Lyons and Bullet Prod.. No binding. Fine. New York: Steve Lyons and Bullets Productions, June 28, 1976. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) glossy black-and-white photo, with printed text affixed on back, fine. Promoting a benefit for Gay Activist Alliance, "New York's first warehouse party and live disco".
“El asalto”

“El asalto” by CARRIÓN, Ulises

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Title
“El asalto”
Author
CARRIÓN, Ulises
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
[in]: Anuario del Cuento Mexicano 1962, pp. 82-85. 308, [1] p. & table of contents. Thick 4to, pictorial softcover (spine a little wavy & dampstained), title on spine. Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1963. Early appearance of one of Ulises Carrión’s short stories, this was his second appearance in Anuario del Cuento Mexicano. “El asalto” had been published the previous year in Revista Mexican de Literatura (Nos. 11-12). A very good copy. ❧ Not recorded by Schraenen in Dear reader. Don’t read (2016).
ANNO REGNI GEORGII II. REGIS MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ, FRANCIÆ & HIBERNIÆ, VICESIMO NONO [...]

ANNO REGNI GEORGII II. REGIS MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ, FRANCIÆ & HIBERNIÆ, VICESIMO NONO [...]

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ANNO REGNI GEORGII II. REGIS MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ, FRANCIÆ & HIBERNIÆ, VICESIMO NONO [...]
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
London: Printed by John Baskett, 1765. First Edition. Softcover. Small folio, [2], 191-214, [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Quarter bound in brown buckram cloth. Textblock has a pencil mark to the title page, small holes to the title page (not impacting text), light age toning, light soiling scattered to some pages throughout, and minor creasing to edges. Shelved in Room A general ephemera part 2. 1404121. Special Collections.
PICTURE AND TEXT

PICTURE AND TEXT by James, Henry

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PICTURE AND TEXT
Author
James, Henry
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1893. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1893. Original dark green cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition of this collection of seven literary essays, issued as a volume in the "Harper's American Essayists" series. There was no corresponding English edition. This copy is in the primary, elaborately-gilt binding (there were also four secondary bindings), and is in bright, just-about-fine condition. Supino 38.1.0; Edel & Laurence A38.
Micromap" of the New York City Subway System

Micromap" of the New York City Subway System

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Title
Micromap" of the New York City Subway System
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Light rubbing.
Description
N.pl: Micromap Inc, 1980. Very good. Light rubbing.. A wallet-sized "micro" map of the New York City Subway System, published in the early 1980s. To use the map, the user simply opens the map into its cube shape, then peers through the small round plastic magnifying glass on the front panel. The cube can be squeezed and moved to better focus on the user's destination. Also features a sixteen-point list of tourist destinations (e.g. Bronx Zoo, New York Public Library, Statue of Liberty). Measures approx. 2.25" by 3.5" folded, and unfolded measures approx. 2.25" by 2" by 1.25
None Such Mindreader

None Such Mindreader by Merrell-Soule Co. (Syracuse, N.Y.)

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None Such Mindreader
Author
Merrell-Soule Co. (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Syracuse, N.Y.: Merrell-Soule Co, 1898. Booklet, stapled in wrappers (12.5 x 10 cm.), 24 pages. Color-illustrated. Evident FIRST EDITION; a shorter edition of 15 pages was issued in 1925. A promotional booklet advertising products in the None Such line. Ten pages of the "Mindreader" game are followed by seven pages of recipes for dishes made with None Such products, including soup, mince meat, and pumpkin, followed by pages of premiums, mostly games, dolls toys, silverware, etc., which could be be obtained by sending some number of "heads of the girls" (part of the product packaging). Some light soiling; wrapper partially split at crease. Still near very good. Scarce. [OCLC locates no copies of this, and just one copy of a later (1925) 15 page edition].
Voltaire and Candide: A Study in the Fusion of History, Art and Philosophy

Voltaire and Candide: A Study in the Fusion of History, Art and Philosophy by Ira O. Wade

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Title
Voltaire and Candide: A Study in the Fusion of History, Art and Philosophy
Author
Ira O. Wade
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Princeton University Press, 1959. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very appealing copy of the 1959 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with very mild fading along the spine. Octavo, "The La Valliere" manuscript of "Candide" published at the rear.
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English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary: Complete Lexicon and Work of Reference in all Departments of Knowledge by Abelson, Paul (editor)

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Title
English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary: Complete Lexicon and Work of Reference in all Departments of Knowledge
Author
Abelson, Paul (editor)
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
fair
Description
New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. fair. 4to. ix,1749pp. Blind-stamped black cloth, faded lettering on spine. Four-inch closed tear along spine on back board, one-inch closed tear along spine on front board still firmly holding. Age wear to edges and corners, usual scuffing to binding. Red page edges. Marbled endpapers. Expertly reinforced with blue binders tape along gutter at front- and rear endpapers. Ex-Libris of Horace K. Rubinfier on inside of front board. Title- and appendix page creased. Illustrated throughout with double- and full-page reproductions of color drawings in vibrant colors as well as b/w in-text drawings.
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Chatterton. by ACKROYD, Peter.

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Chatterton.
Author
ACKROYD, Peter.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
London: London Limited Editions/Hamish Hamilton, (1987).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. 234 pp. Fine in marbled paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Near fine tissue dust jacket with a small nick to spine. One of 150 numbered copies SIGNED by Ackroyd.
Home Canning Of Fruits And Vegetables

Home Canning Of Fruits And Vegetables by U. S. Department Of Agriculture

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Home Canning Of Fruits And Vegetables
Author
U. S. Department Of Agriculture
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Washington: U. S. Department of Agriculture. Near Fine. 1957. Pamphlet. A Near Fine, Home and Garden Bulletin No.8, issued as a revised edition in Febuary 1957, slight soiling to front cover, little creasing to corners, a few closed tears; Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables decribes how to preserve fruits and vegetables such as apples, apricots, beets, peaches, and pears. General guidance on canning are followed by specific directions for fruits, tomatoes, and pickled vegetables; [ii], 1-45, [1] pages .
ENDANGERED SPECIES

ENDANGERED SPECIES by Barr, Nevada

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ENDANGERED SPECIES
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Barr, Nevada
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780399142468
Condition
Fine in fine jacket.
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first edition of Barr's fifth mystery featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon, set on Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore. 9'' x 6''. Original green boards. In original unclipped ($22.95) pictorial dust jacket by Honi Werner. Endpaper maps by Jackie Aher. 306 pages. Signed by Barr on title page. Minor jacket edgewear.
Waiting to be fed

Waiting to be fed by Young Bear, Ray A.

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Waiting to be fed
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Young Bear, Ray A.
Seller
Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Port Townsend, Washington: Graywolf Press, 1975. Edition limited to 225 copies, 8vo, pp.[16]; sewn in brown paper wrappers; fine.
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Dance of death. by Auden, W.H.

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Title
Dance of death.
Author
Auden, W.H.
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Faber and Faber, 1933. First edition. Very Good. 23 cm; 38 pages. Original green printed boards. Lacks dust jacket. Joints chipped; lower joint beginning to split. Auden's first published play, widely interpreted in its day as pro-communist but now seen as satirical in nature.
Reason; Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America

Reason; Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America by Reich, Robert B.

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Reason; Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America
Author
Reich, Robert B.
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781400042210
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($24.00), faintly rubbed at the top edge. Quarter blue paper with white paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Reich's "guide to confronting and dereailing what he sees as the mounting threat to American liberty, prosperity, and security posed by radical conservatives.
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The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music

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Title
The Gramophone Shop Encyclopedia of Recorded Music
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. Hardcover. Good. Rvised. Good hardcover. Revised. Browning of pages, notations, writing throughout text. Cover rubbed with scratch marks.

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