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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Robert Burns

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Author
[Fine Binding - Cosway style] Robert Burns
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, 1787. Second edition. Near Fine. Edinburgh: Printed for the Author, and sold by William Creech, 1787. Second edition. First Edinburgh edition (first published in Kilmarnock in 1786). First issue, with "Roxburgh" misprinted "Boxburgh" on p. xxxvii in the list of subscribers and "skinking" on p. 263, line 13 (in later issues, the word was misprinted as "stinking"). In a fine and exceptionally beautiful jeweled Cosway-style binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe at their very best, ca. 1925 (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in). Octavo (212 x 127 mm). xlviii, [9]-368 pp. Complete with half-title and engraved frontispiece by John Buego after Alexander Nasmyth, with tissue guard. The contents occasionally foxed with a few faint marks, discreet professional repairs to small closed tears at fore-edge of A1, 2Y2, and 2Y3. Internally a Near Fine copy, crisp and wide-margined. Bound in full purple crushed levant morocco, both covers triple-ruled in gilt and elaborately tooled in gilt. Twenty-four large flowers on each cover done in cream and yellow morocco onlays. Large circular device in the center of both boards with a different quote by the poet on each. Spine with five raised bands, elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Five of the compartments further decorated with large leaf sprays, each with nine onlaid violet flowers. Double-ruled gilt board edges, elaborate gilt turn-ins with another two quotes from the Poet, including the immortal "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot And Never Brought To Min' We'll Take A Cup O'Kindness Yet For Auld Lang Syne." The inside front cover in full brown crushed levant morocco with a very fine recessed oval hand-painted portrait miniature under glass, surrounded by a double leaf design in gilt set with four amethyst and two opal gemstones. The rear inside cover in full brown crushed levant morocco, purple silk endleaves, all edges gilt. Housed in the original cream watered silk lined dark red morocco clamshell case. Case expertly repaired and a little rubbed. Preceded by only the rare Kilmarnock edition of 1786, this second edition was published in an edition of approximately 3,250 copies on April 17, 1787. Two printers were used, resulting in variations in some sheets of the edition. This edition includes twenty-two new pieces, including "To a Haggis," and the first appearance in print of "Death and Doctor Hornbook," which had been omitted from the Kilmarnock edition. Egerer 2; Lamont 2; Rothschild 556. Near Fine.
A Boy's Will, the first binding state of the first edition, signed by Frost

A Boy's Will, the first binding state of the first edition, signed by Frost by Robert Frost

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Seller: Churchill Book Collector
Title
A Boy's Will, the first binding state of the first edition, signed by Frost
Author
Robert Frost
Seller
Churchill Book Collector (United States)
Description
London: David Nutt, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. This is an elusive prize - the first edition, first printing, first binding state of Robert Frost’s first published book, signed by the author. First published in England in 1913, the publication history of A Boy’s Will is complicated by the fact that the reported 1,000 first edition sheets saw two issues in four variant bindings. These many iterations were bound and sold over a period of three decades, owing in part to the bankruptcy of the original publisher (Nutt) and sale of remaining first edition sheets during the subsequent liquidation. It is estimated that “no more than 350 copies” and plausibly as few as 284 were issued thus, in the publisher’s original shiny bronzed brown pebbled cloth “used to bind the first books that appeared.” Known to Frost bibliographers and collectors as “binding A”, these copies “were bound by the Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co. before 1 April 1913.” Rendering this copy of “binding A” even more compelling than scarcity warrants is Frost’s signature “Robert Frost” on the upper right of the half-title page. Ink, nib, and hand all indicate that Frost’s signature is contemporaneous. Condition of the book is good plus – sound, complete, and unrestored, though showing some befittingly venerable signs of age. The bronzed brown cloth binding is tight, clean, and retains its hue and sheen on the majority of both covers. The spine is sunned, as are the inner edges of both boards adjacent to the hinges. There is lesser toning to a strip of the upper rear cover and the fore edges. The front cover gilt print and decoration remains bright. The cloth shows minor shelf wear to extremities, most notably some fraying at the spine ends. The first issue contents are marked only by the author; we find no previous ownership marks. Spotting is intermittent and light within, more evident on the untrimmed page edges. The signature connecting the half title and title page leaves remains uncut. Iconic American poet and four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Lee Frost (1874-1963), the quintessential poetic voice of New England, was actually born in San Francisco and first published in England. When Frost was eleven, his newly widowed mother moved east to New Hampshire. There Frost swiftly found his poetic voice, infused by New England scenes and sensibilities. Promising as both a student and writer, Frost nonetheless dropped out of both Dartmouth and Harvard, supporting himself and a young family by teaching and farming. Ironically, a 1912 move to England with his wife and children – “the place to be poor and to write poems” – catalyzed Frost’s recognition as a noteworthy American poet. The manuscript of A Boy’s Will was completed in England and published by David Nutt in April 1913. “Yeats pronounced the poetry “the best written in America for some time” and Frost received “two extraordinary tributes in the Nation and the Chicago Dial and a superb review in the Academy.”" (ANB) A convocation of critical recognition, introduction to other writers, and creative energy supported the English publication of Frost’s second book, North of Boston, in 1914, after which “Frost’s reputation as a leading poet had been firmly established in England, and Henry Holt of New York had agreed to publish his books in America.” Accolades met Frost’s return to America at the end of 1914. By 1917 a move to Amherst “launched him on the twofold career he would lead for the rest of his life: teaching whatever “subjects” he pleased at a congenial college… and “barding around,” his term for “saying” poems in a conversational performance.” (ANB) In 1924 he won the first of an eventual four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry (1931, 1937, and 1943). Frost spent his final decades as “the most highly esteemed American poet of the twentieth century” with a host of academic and civic honors to his credit. Two years before his death he became the first poet to read in the program of a U.S. Presidential inauguration (Kennedy, January 1961). Reference: Crane A2
Newport Folk Festival, July 22-25 1965; with related ephemera

Newport Folk Festival, July 22-25 1965; with related ephemera

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Seller: Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare
Title
Newport Folk Festival, July 22-25 1965; with related ephemera
Seller
Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare (United States)
Description
First Edition. Stapled booklet, 64 pp., offset on commercial stock in stiff illustrated wrappers. Illustrated throughout. Folio. Very good. Minor toning, slight edgewear to covers, interiors clean and bright. [2183] A booklet printed on the occasion of the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, on the last day of which Bob Dylan infamously played his first electric set with a backing band, and the first live performance of "Like a Rolling Stone." The booklet features many short articles by the festival's organizers and participants, as well as other writers and journalists, a festival program and schedule, artist bios, and advertisements. One noteworthy inclusion is a text by Bob Dylan: a kind of improvisatory prose story, "Off the Top of My Head," featuring such characters as Horseman, Photochick, Prez, and Miss Flunk. Offered together with the booklet are three pieces of related ephemera, which include: [1] A separately printed schedule and event program for the festival, single blue sheet printed both sides and folded in quarters; a few stray ink marks to one side; [2] A printed tourist brochure for Newport, Rhode Island, dated to the "1965 Season," advertising local points of interest, single sheet printed both sides and folded; and [3] A color map of Newport published by the Newport National Bank, undated, single glossy sheet printed both sides and folded. In all a tidy packet of everything one might have picked up on arrival to Newport for the folk festival.
Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic Sea; by An Officer of the Expedition

Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic Sea; by An Officer of the Expedition

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Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
Title
Letters Written During the Late Voyage of Discovery in the Western Arctic Sea; by An Officer of the Expedition
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Sir Richard Phillips and Co, 1821. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Account of Captain William Parry's final expedition in search of the Northwest Passage. Rebound in black cloth. Illustrated with map and three engravings. Signed on front free end paper in ink by previous owner. Foxing to edges and last page of text. Binding error placed pages 1-4 between pages 8 and 9. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. 124 pages.
Four Large Mid-Century Partially-Nude Male Physique "Beefcake" Photograph Prints of a Series of Model Mike Mangione Taken by Montreal-Based Male Physique Photographer Alan B. Stone

Four Large Mid-Century Partially-Nude Male Physique "Beefcake" Photograph Prints of a Series of Model Mike Mangione Taken by Montreal-Based Male Physique Photographer Alan B. Stone

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Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Title
Four Large Mid-Century Partially-Nude Male Physique "Beefcake" Photograph Prints of a Series of Model Mike Mangione Taken by Montreal-Based Male Physique Photographer Alan B. Stone
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Photographic Image. Very Good. No Binding. Alan B. Stone was a pioneer of beefcake photography, along with names like Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA) and Bob Mizer. These photographers provided visual representation for hidden gay desire in a time before the first wave of gay liberation by highlighting the nude physique of male models and athletes. In 1953, Stone began running an international mail-order business, Mike Studio One, for his erotic photographs from his basement in Montreal. There was a documentary made in 2006 as a tribute to Mr. Stone, the cover of which features a photo of Mike Mangione that is part of this offered collection. A fine collection of four 8" x 10" black and white prints from a very high-quality editorial beefcake photo shoot starring a recognizable model from this mid-century era of photography. The model wears a posing strap as he poses for two half-body and two full-body shots in classical and editorial poses. The prints have some curling to the edges, but are otherwise in very good condition. Prints unsigned, model and photographer identified by online searches. .
ARQUITECTURA CUBA. NO. 346.; 60 ANIVERSARIO

ARQUITECTURA CUBA. NO. 346.; 60 ANIVERSARIO

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Seller: Beverly Karno Books LLC
Title
ARQUITECTURA CUBA. NO. 346.; 60 ANIVERSARIO
Seller
Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Description
La Habana: UNAICC, Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba; Colegio Nacional de Arquitectos de Cuba, 1977. b/w and color plates, ports., plans, elevations, pict. wrps. ISSN: 0138-872X. Contents are: Vittorio Garatti: obra construida - La restauración de las Escuelas Nacionales de Arte de La Habana -- Porro y de La Noue: Escuela Hotelera, Francia -- Le Corbusier: La Capilla de Ronchamp -- Dossieres: Palladio y Scarpa. La revista versará en esta ocasión sobre la obra de Vittorio Garatti, de quien paralelamente vamos comentando algunas de sus obras en este mismo sitio, con este número se completa una trilogía dedicada a las escuelas de arte y sus autores, que también han pasado por nuestra "revista digital". También habrá un recorrido por las obras de rehabilitación de las escuelas de arte, y algunas de las nuevas obras de Ricardo Porro.
The journal of Historical Review [6 issues]

The journal of Historical Review [6 issues] by Stimely, Keith, editor

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Title
The journal of Historical Review [6 issues]
Author
Stimely, Keith, editor
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Torrance, CA: Institute for Historical Review, 1990. Magazine. Six issues of the quarterly Holocaust denial journal; mild shelfwear, else in very good condition. Lot includes vol. 7, nos. 1-3; vol. 8, nos. 2 and 4; vol. 10, no. 3.
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Presumption of Innocence in EU Anti-Cartel Enforcement Nijhoff Studies in European Union Law Volume 15 by Mickonyte, Aiste

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Title
Presumption of Innocence in EU Anti-Cartel Enforcement Nijhoff Studies in European Union Law Volume 15
Author
Mickonyte, Aiste
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9789004284668
Condition
LikeNew
Description
Leiden/Boston: Brill/Nijhoff [2019]. Hardcover. 9" x 6". XIV, 234 pp. Publisher's blue boards. No DJ, as issued. Minor shelf wear; price sticker to rear board. Near Fine. ISBN 9789004284668. . LikeNew. Hardcover .
Kadubec Opérette en 3 Actes Livret de André Barde ... net: 40 francs (sans majoration). [Piano-vocal score]

Kadubec Opérette en 3 Actes Livret de André Barde ... net: 40 francs (sans majoration). [Piano-vocal score] by YVAIN, Maurice 1891-1965

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Title
Kadubec Opérette en 3 Actes Livret de André Barde ... net: 40 francs (sans majoration). [Piano-vocal score]
Author
YVAIN, Maurice 1891-1965
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Paris: Éditions Francis Salabert [PN E.A.S. 5768], 1930. Folio. Original publisher's ivory wrappers illustrated in red, black, and blue. 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto notes on first performance and named cast list, verso blank), 1f. (recto contents, verso blank), 9-170 pp. Named cast list includes Gabrielle Ristori, Eliane de Creus, Suzanne Dehelly, Becky Rosanes, Germaine Vallée, Germaine Corty, Berthelot, Escola, Lily Remy, Ruth Felder, Milton, Robert Hasti, José Sergy, G. Champell, Numès Fils, and Andre Dupin. Wrappers slightly worn, soiled, and chipped; spine reinforced with paper tape. Slightly browned; some small tears; pp. 43-44 lacking, reproduced in photocopy; upper corner of pp. 45-46 lacking, completed in manuscript, with paper tape repair. [?]First Edition. First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 12 December 1929, under the direction of Benoit-Léon Deutsch.
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The Nuptials of Corbal by Sabatini, Rafael

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Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc.
Title
The Nuptials of Corbal
Author
Sabatini, Rafael
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine with no dust jacket
Description
Boston And New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1927. Hardcover. Near fine edition with very little discolration on cover and minimal fraying on spine. Edges are tanned and fly-leaf is signed by previous owner. Pages are clear and illustrations throughout novel are bright and clean. No dust-jacket. ; This book tells the story of Count Corbal and his arranged marriage to the beautiful Princess Ursula. Corbal is a poor man and Ursula is a wealthy woman, but they fall in love and marry in secret. The wedding is interrupted by a rival kingdom and Corbal must flee with Ursula. They travel to different parts of the world and have many adventures before finally returning to Ursula's kingdom and getting married in a public ceremony.; 8vo ; 194 pages .
Ring Magazine

Ring Magazine

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Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints
Title
Ring Magazine
Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Magazine, 4to, illustrated, 66 pp. Tape repair to spine, some soiling and fading, corner chips and edge chips, normal aging; otherwise fair or a little better. This is Vol. XXXV No. 8 with Archie Moore on the cover. Articles on Aechie Moore, Rory Calhoun and Art Aragon.
RICHARD HAKLUYT AND THE ENGLISH VOYAGES

RICHARD HAKLUYT AND THE ENGLISH VOYAGES by Parks, George Bruner

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Title
RICHARD HAKLUYT AND THE ENGLISH VOYAGES
Author
Parks, George Bruner
Seller
Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
New York: American Geographical Society, 1928. cloth. Hakluyt, Richard. 4to. cloth. xvii, 289 pages. Introduction by J.A. Williamson. Study of geography in Tudor England. Black-and-white frontispiece, various appendices, bibliography and an index .With 32 illustrations, 3 of which are fold out maps. Bookplate on front pastedown. Covers soiled, spine and back cover stained. Some underlining and notations to text in pencil, offsetting on 2 interior pages due to newsprint.
Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story

Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story by Wyden, Peter

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Title
Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story
Author
Wyden, Peter
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780671240066
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 6x2x12. Book club edition. Jacket spine faded, minor loss from corners, top edge lightly foxed. 1979 Hard Cover. 352 pp. Eyewitness accounts and revealing interviews with combatants from both sides, including Fidel Castro and the CIA official who masterminded the invasion, substantiate this dramatic account of America's attempt to overthrow Castro.
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Noah Webster to wee Lorine Niedecker by WILLIAMS, Jonathan

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Noah Webster to wee Lorine Niedecker
Author
WILLIAMS, Jonathan
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
As new
Description
(Minneapolis, MN: Origin Books, 1986). First edition. One of 200 copies printed at The Bieler Press & signed by Williams. Jaffe A158. As new. 12mo, broadside poem in white envelope printed with the title, in larger white envelope printed with the publisher's address. As new.

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