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The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3

The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3 by [Wilde, Oscar]

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Title
The Ballad of Reading Gaol. By C.3.3
Author
[Wilde, Oscar]
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Cinnamon-colored cloth, vellum spine. Covers show slight insect damage and minor soiling, spine a bit soiled, otherwise a very g
Description
London, 1898. First edition, ONE OF 30 COPIES on Japanese vellum. 1 vols. 8vo. Cinnamon-colored cloth, vellum spine. Covers show slight insect damage and minor soiling, spine a bit soiled, otherwise a very good copy in a quarter blue morocco slipcase with chemise and with the bookplate and signature of actress LENA ASHWELL (1872-1957) on the front pastedown. First edition, ONE OF 30 COPIES on Japanese vellum. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition of Wilde's legendary poem, written while he was imprisoned, in its rarest state - being one of only 30 copies printed on Japanese vellum. This copy comes from the distinguished library of the actress Lena Ashwell (1872-1957), who as a young actress toured in Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan in 1891, later becoming actor-manager of the Savoy Theatre. Ashwell was particularly troubled by the news of Wilde's arrest, and wrote later: "... the atmosphere of London was horrible and cruel. His plays were so very brilliant, and I had seen this when I was in Lady Windermere's, so I felt that he was a friend and in desperate trouble." Later, during WWI, she is known to have pioneered the organization of entertainments on a large scale for the British troops in France (Leask, Margaret, Lena Ashwell: Actress, Patriot, Pioneer, 2012). An excellent association copy of an essential Wilde rarity. Mason 372
The Kidnap Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story

The Kidnap Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story by S. S. Van Dine [PSEUD Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939)]

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Title
The Kidnap Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
Author
S. S. Van Dine [PSEUD Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939)]
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
316+[6 ad] pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. Has the "A" on the title verso. First edition. Wright wrote as a critic and journalist until 1923, when he became ill from what was given out as overwork, but was in reality a secret drug addiction, according to John Loughery's biography Alias S.S. Van Dine. His doctor confined him to bed (supposedly because of a heart ailment, but actually because of a cocaine addiction) for more than two years. In frustration and boredom, he began collecting and studying thousands of volumes of crime and detection. In 1926 this paid off with the publication of his first S. S. Van Dine novel, The Benson Murder Case. Wright took his pseudonym from the abbreviation of "steamship" and from Van Dine, which he claimed was an old family name. Wright wrote a series of short stories for Warner Brothers film studio in the early 1930s. These stories were used as the basis for a series of 12 short films, each around 20 minutes long, that were released in 1930 - 1931. Of these, The Skull Murder Mystery (1931) shows Wright's vigorous plot construction. It is also notable for its non-racist treatment of Chinese characters, something quite unusual in its day. As far as it is known, none of Van Dine's screen treatments have been published in book form and none of the manuscripts survive. Short films were popular then and Hollywood made hundreds of them during the studio era. Except for a handful of comedy silents, however, most of these films are forgotten and not listed in film reference books. Wright died April 11, 1939, in New York City, a year after the publication of an unpopular experimental novel that incorporated one of the biggest stars in radio comedy, The Gracie Allen Murder Case, and leaving a complete novelette-length story that was intended as a film vehicle for Sonja Henie, and was published posthumously as The Winter Murder Case. Condition: Unobtrusive book seller's stamp on front gutter of end paper, front past down lightly soiled. Jacket professionally repaired with minor edge wear. A very good copy in like jacket.
The Georgics.

The Georgics. by Virgil; Dryden, John; BRUNO BRAMANTI; HANS MARDERS

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The Georgics.
Author
Virgil; Dryden, John; BRUNO BRAMANTI; HANS MARDERS
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1952. VIRGIL. The Georgics. 174 pp. Translated by John Dryden; Introduction by George F. Whicher. Illustrated and signed by Bruno Bramanti and the designer, Giovanni Mardersteig. 8vo., bound in deluxe half brown morocco. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. Virgil's passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains, could hardly be more topical two millenia after he wrote it. One of 1500 copies, printed and bound by the Officina Bodoni. Set in monotype Bembo, printed on Maslianico special paper in a handsome new binding. LEC 229.
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Tom Swift and the Diamond Makers by Appleton, Victor

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Tom Swift and the Diamond Makers
Author
Appleton, Victor
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
1932. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful 1932 printing in fine full color jacket and orange cloth of this scarce early Tom Swift title.
Sticker: "Stop Homophobic Art Bigots"

Sticker: "Stop Homophobic Art Bigots"

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Sticker: "Stop Homophobic Art Bigots"
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Gerard Koskovich Queer Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Typographic sticker in the signature style of Queer Nation/San Francisco produced via Mac­intosh desktop publishing using the Lucida Sans Black and Lucida Sans Bold typefaces. The design livery was developed by the cofounder of the organization, Mark Duran. This sticker pro­tests attacks on queer artists by Republican Party politicians — one of the central right-wing strategies in the United States in what has come to be known as the Culture Wars. Notably the sticker was a response to the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, blocking grants awarded in 1990 by its advisory panels to visual and performance artists Karen Finley, Holly Hughes, Tim Miller and John Fleck. Dubbed the NEA Four, the artists produced work dealing with sexuality and gender—and three were openly queer. They sued, and the grants were restored by a federal court—leading Congress to ban NEA funding to individual artists. CONDITION:Minor creasing; slight wear to outside lower corner.
TICK TICK TICK" MOVIE POSTER

TICK TICK TICK" MOVIE POSTER

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TICK TICK TICK" MOVIE POSTER
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
U.S.A.: Metro Goldwynn Mayer Inc, 1970. One Sheet (measures 27 in. x 41 in.) Light crease lines throughout. Light age toning. Light scratching and tears throughout. Shelved in Room A. FJ Consignment. 1375526. Special Collections - Upstairs.
An Anglo-Saxon Gnomic Poem. Translated into modern English with an introduction by R. G. Barnes

An Anglo-Saxon Gnomic Poem. Translated into modern English with an introduction by R. G. Barnes by Barnes, R. G. (translator)

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An Anglo-Saxon Gnomic Poem. Translated into modern English with an introduction by R. G. Barnes
Author
Barnes, R. G. (translator)
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1968. San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem, 1968. Oblong small 8vo, (32)pp. with a decoration on title and opening initial letter of text, in red. Blue paper boards, gilt lettering to backstrip. Bookplate. Slight toning to the boards, fine internally. ß One of 400 copies printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem. A poem from the manuscript Cotton Tiberius B1 translated into modern English R.G. Barnes.
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Why Save Tin Cans? by Anonymous

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Why Save Tin Cans?
Author
Anonymous
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S. l. (Washington, DC): U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. Very good. Leaflet, n. d. (ca 1944); 8 1/2 x 7 1/2; single sheet, pp. [2]; off-white stock, printed in black and illustrated with drawings; minor wear to corners and edges; in very good to near fine condition. Issued as part of the WWII war production drive, the leaflet informed people about why "tin protects," "tin fights," and tin heals," and implored the public to salvage and save every tin can.
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Jonathan Williams: A Bibliographical Checklist. Introduction by Guy Davenport by JAFFE, James S.

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Title
Jonathan Williams: A Bibliographical Checklist. Introduction by Guy Davenport
Author
JAFFE, James S.
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
As new
Description
Haverford: James S. Jaffe, 1989. First edition, regular issue. Descriptions of over 225 items by our favorite bon vivant, poet, publisher & Anglo-American-Southern gentleman. As new. 8vo, illustrated, wrappers in pictorial dust jacket. As new.
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A SERMON PREACHED TO THE CONGREGATION OF THE ESSEX STREET CHURCH,; October 31, 1852, the Sabbath after the interment of Hon. Daniel Webster by ADAMS, Nehemiah

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A SERMON PREACHED TO THE CONGREGATION OF THE ESSEX STREET CHURCH,; October 31, 1852, the Sabbath after the interment of Hon. Daniel Webster
Author
ADAMS, Nehemiah
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Boston: Geo. C. Rand, 1852. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 23. Paper wraps. Slightly dog-eared, cover slightly stained, o/w VG. "Printed by the Young Men of the Congregation for their Private Use.
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History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion. Sketches by Franklin Sly and Toman R. Reamer. by McCollum, Buck Private.

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History and Rhymes of the Lost Battalion. Sketches by Franklin Sly and Toman R. Reamer.
Author
McCollum, Buck Private.
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Bucklee Publishing Co., 1937. Signed by the Author. Duodecimo, tan cloth (hardcover), illustrated, 138 pp. Good, with soiling to covers. As one of the members of a regiment that fought in France, the memories that are most vivid with me, now that two years have gone since the war has ended, are the memories of the nights and days when the simple unknown soldiers of the regiment showed their fineness under trial. in a forest in northeastern France in a cold and damp October, without rations, without surgical attention, cut off, as they supposed, from the notice of their fellow men, they gave to the day’s hardships and duties a courage and plain human kindliness that will always make one proud of the record of the American soldier. Such achievements are not attributable to any officer or group of officers or leaders. THey arise from brave men working unselfishly together with faith in the cause which they serve. When an individual shows courage under stress, we feel a thrill at his achiemement, but when a group of men flash out in the splendor of manliness we feel a lasting glow that is both pride and renewed faith in our fellow men. And as a member of such a regiment, for which I feel deep affection, I feel a bond of understanding and fellowship for the American soldier in every place and time, doing his job simply and finely, asking neither sympathy nor praise. May the armistice be lasting, and these great qualities find their true place in Peace. November 11, 1920...
The Civil War at Charleston (A Post-Courier Booklet)

The Civil War at Charleston (A Post-Courier Booklet) by Wilcox, Arthur M.; Ripley, Warren

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The Civil War at Charleston (A Post-Courier Booklet)
Author
Wilcox, Arthur M.; Ripley, Warren
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9781929647026
Condition
Very Good
Description
The Post and Courier, 2006. Reprint. Stapled Binding. Very Good. 12x8x0. Reprint. Rear cover lightly soiled. 2006 Stapled Binding. 84 pp. The story of Charleston's role in the Civil War, with a special focus on the attack of Fort Sumter.

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