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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Author
Fielding, Henry
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. First edition. Very Good +. First edition of one of the great novels of the eighteenth century, which "established the tradition of the comic novel in English" (ODNB). Six volumes in three, twelvemo. lxii, [2, errata], 214; [ii], 324; [ii], 370; [ii], 312; [ii], 294; [ii], 304 pp. Complete, but for final blanks. Marginal chip to leaf C12 in volume six, not touching text. Bound in an unrestored, contemporary binding. Front joint cracked on volume one, holding by the cords. Lacking the rear free end paper in volume one. Minor chipping to the crowns, heaviest on volume three. Housed in three custom purple morocco pull-off boxes and chemises by Mounteney. A well-preserved, unrestored copy, Very Good+ This set has all the points to distinguish it from the virtually identical second edition which followed: vol. I, errata leaf after contents; vol. VI, B5 unsigned; and the following cancels, all signed with their respective volume numbers: vol. I, B9-10; vol. II, B4-5; vol. III, H8-10, M3, Q11; and vol. V, N8. This copy also has a cancel at vol. II, N12 (not called for in Rothschild). Provenance: Baron Carlingford (bookplate); Harold and Mildred Greenhill (bookplates); H. Bradley Martin (bookplate and sale, Sotheby's April 30, 1990, lot 2840); Irwin Silver (Sotheby's April 26, 2005, making $9,000). One of the earliest and most successful examples of the British novel, particularly the comedic genre. All 2,000 copies of the first printing were subscribed prior to the official release, prompting two more printings in 1749. Tom Jones was a bestseller in its day and has never gone out of print; it continues to inspire and amuse new generations of readers. Very Good +.
Bibliotheca Dalmanniana, distrahenda per Abr. de Hondt, Die 22. Novb. & seqq. 1723…

Bibliotheca Dalmanniana, distrahenda per Abr. de Hondt, Die 22. Novb. & seqq. 1723… by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: DALMANN, —)

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
Title
Bibliotheca Dalmanniana, distrahenda per Abr. de Hondt, Die 22. Novb. & seqq. 1723…
Author
(AUCTION CATALOGUE: DALMANN, —)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
2 p.l., 385, [1] pp. Small 8vo, disbound (some pale dampstaining & browning), uncut. The Hague: A. de Hondt, 1723. The uncommon sale catalogue of the library of Dalmann; this is one of the “meritorious catalogues recommended by J.G. Schelhorn.”–Taylor, Book Catalogues, p. 225. Taylor states that he was tempted to include all the catalogues from Schelhorn’s list found in his Anleitung, including the Dalmann, to his own list of catalogues of private libraries recommended for reference use (pp. 223-66 in Book Catalogues). This was a large library of 3634 lots (1426 lots of folios, 1305 lots of quartos, and 903 lots of octavos and smaller format books). There are an unusual number of 16th-century Spanish books, what appears to be a wonderful set of De Bry, early books in Greek, fine architectural books of the 16th and 17th century, and some rather good incunabula. Manuscripts are included. Very good copy. ❧ Loh, VI, p. 129.
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Complete Writings of Oscar Wilde (Set of 10 Volumes) by Wilde, Oscar

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Seller: Sanctuary Books
Title
Complete Writings of Oscar Wilde (Set of 10 Volumes)
Author
Wilde, Oscar
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
New York, et al: Nottingham Society, 1907. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Publisher's pale grey cloth, paper spine labels, top edge gilt; each volume with a frontispiece. Number 18 from a deluxe limited edition of 1000 copies. Small bump at fore-edge of Volume 1, otherwise all volumes just a little dust-soiled, and gently rubbed at spine tips. An excellent working set. (Please note that these heavy volumes will likely require additional shipping charges.)
Ken Adam Designs The Movies: James Bond And Beyond

Ken Adam Designs The Movies: James Bond And Beyond by Adam, Ken; Christopher Frayling

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Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Title
Ken Adam Designs The Movies: James Bond And Beyond
Author
Adam, Ken; Christopher Frayling
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
ISBN
9780500514146
Condition
Very good- to fine condition
Description
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very good- to fine condition. Small Oblong Quarto. 229 [3]pp. Original silver cloth with small debossed vignette on cover, black lettering on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with white and red lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers, halftitle and frontispiece. Title page printed in white lettering on black. Includes impressive gatefold of the war room in Dr. Strangelove. Extensive publication illustrating the career of production designer Ken Adam. The book presents some of the most iconic sets in the history of film in chronological order, including Around the World in Eighty Days, James Bond movies Dr. No, Goldfinger, The Spy Who Love Me, and Moonraker, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sleuth, and The Last Emperor, among many others. The volume includes production drawings, concept sketches, technical drawings, floor plans and set stills documenting the process from the original idea to the finished construction in color and b/w. Contains filmography at rear. Some light wear along edges of dustjacket, minor to binding. Sir Kenneth Adam OBE RDI (1921-2016), born Klaus Hugo George Fritz Adam, Berlin, was a German-British production designer. He relocated with his Jewish family at the age of thirteen after the Nazis had come to power. Adam÷'][ won two Academy Awards for best art direction.
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting

The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting by Bell, Daniel

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Title
The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting
Author
Bell, Daniel
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780465012817
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Basic Books, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. xiii, 507pp. Tan cloth with blue spine lettering. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, a little curled along top edge and lightly worn at head, back flap creased. A lovely copy of the American sociologist's prescient work that popularized the now ubiquitous term "post-industrial society." It predicted the growth of the service sector, the unprecedented influence of corporations on public life, a drastic change in how Americans work, and the importance of recognizing "intellectual technology"-- concomitent with today's "creative class" and "knowledge economy." Rare in collectible condition.
XXe Siècle N.53, Richard Lindner, 1980. With 2 lithographs by Lindner

XXe Siècle N.53, Richard Lindner, 1980. With 2 lithographs by Lindner by Werner Spies, and others

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Title
XXe Siècle N.53, Richard Lindner, 1980. With 2 lithographs by Lindner
Author
Werner Spies, and others
Seller
Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
XXe Siècle, Nouvelle série, N.53, Richard Lindner, 1980, Paris. With 2 original lithographs by Lindner.Very good conditions.
Two Homemade Cards Using Cut-Outs, Both on Folded Sheets, One Depicting Children Playing, the other, A Frazzled Waitress and Playful Cats in a Kitchen

Two Homemade Cards Using Cut-Outs, Both on Folded Sheets, One Depicting Children Playing, the other, A Frazzled Waitress and Playful Cats in a Kitchen

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Title
Two Homemade Cards Using Cut-Outs, Both on Folded Sheets, One Depicting Children Playing, the other, A Frazzled Waitress and Playful Cats in a Kitchen
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
France, 1920. Very Good. Clever and charming homemade cards for no particular occasion. N.d., circa 1920s. The two cards, made of folded light blue mottled stationary, are 13 by 17.5 when closed, and the entire pasted decoration is on the closed front page. The one with the children playing uses five different cut-outs, all cut neatly, with the largest image of two girls pulling a long fabric being used as a jump rope, while a separate cut-out has a girl suspended in air above. To the side of one of the girls is a teddy bear. Another cut-out features a girl on a toy horse. The other card has only two cut outs, and the larger one is almost the entirety of an illustration. The card maker was not making her own picture so much. The only augmentation is a small cut-out in a corner of a cat eating from a bowl. The larger image has a caption: "le tablier solide", its point being that the waitress, with her huge stack of plates precariously swaying in her arms, appears to have no place to put them down, with the table nearby is already covered. A chef who looks like a boy is laughing at her predicament as he is drying a pan. The card maker added no writing to the card. The two cards were done by the same person, clearly, who had an affection for cats, and given the caption in French, we assume was a French child. The paper has faded and become a washed out yellow around the perimeter and in the case of the waitress card, over much of its top page. There are flattened creases on the card backs.
DIRT MUSIC [Signed]

DIRT MUSIC [Signed] by Winton, Tim

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Title
DIRT MUSIC [Signed]
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Winton, Tim
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780330490245
Description
London, UK: Picador, 2002. First Edition thus, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 465 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is blue with dark purple and white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "£15.99" on front flap, has mild creasing along spine head. Boards have mild shelving wear along extremities, mild bumping to fore corners. Textblock fore edge has light waviness. Signed flat on title page by Tim Winton. Shelved Room C. 1402084. Special Collections.
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YOSEMITE, THE BIG TREES, AND THE HIGH SIERRA by FARQUHAR, FRANCIS P

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YOSEMITE, THE BIG TREES, AND THE HIGH SIERRA
Author
FARQUHAR, FRANCIS P
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
As New, still in shrinkwrap
Description
(Mansfield Centre): (M. Martino), [2000]. Reprint. As New, still in shrinkwrap. Reprint of the 1948 edition. Cloth; xii, 104 pages. Farquhar has assembled the most complete private library on the mountain regions of the Far West. From this collection he has selected 25 titles of major importance, either in their value as source material or in their rarity, concerning Yosemite, the Big Trees, and the High Sierra. The annotations, many of which are based on original research, go far beyond a mere tabulation of facts, for they bring to light numerous historical vignettes the author has gathered in many years studying and writing about the Sierra.
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The Care of Time. by AMBLER, Eric.

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Title
The Care of Time.
Author
AMBLER, Eric.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1981).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. 277 pp. A few spots of foxing to page edges, else near fine in full cloth and fine publisher’s slipcase. No dust jacket, as issued. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Ambler.
Spinster

Spinster by Ashton-Warner, Sylvia

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Title
Spinster
Author
Ashton-Warner, Sylvia
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1959. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. 8vo, (vi), 242, (1) pp. Original quarter cloth with blue boards lettered in gilt, a few light marks to the backstrip. Original unclipped dust-jacket, spine panel faded, some worming, largely to the rear panel. ß First US edition. Based on the New Zealand novelist s own experience of teaching Maori children. It was made into the film, Two Loves (1961), starring Shirley MacLaine.

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