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The Hobbit by Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel)

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

Title: The Hobbit
Author: Tolkien, J.R.R. (John Ronald Reuel)
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938 Illustrated by the author, with four color and nine black-and-white illustrations. First American edition, first printing, first state, with "1938" and bowing hobbit to title page, incorrect map placement on list of illustrations, and Chapter VII mistakenly titled "Chapter VI" on p. 118. Publisher's tan cloth, with front board and spine lettered in blue, bowing hobbit in red to front board, and pictorial map endpapers printed in red and white; in its original pictorial dust jacket printed primarily in white, blue, and red, with Tolkien's Hobbiton illustration to front panel, Smaug illustration to rear panel, and $2.50 price to front flap. Near fine book, with light spotting to spine, top left corner of rear board slightly bumped, an area of light staining to front free endpaper, and bookplate of Ralph D. Hartman to verso of front free endpaper; very good unclipped dust jacket, with discrete professional restoration to spine ends and panels (tissue reinforcement to edges and verso of folds, color added to edges of panels and spine ends), edges with light toning, soiling to spine, panels exceptionally clean and bright. Overall, a splendid copy of one of the most iconic and popular books of the 20th century. Originally published in 1937 in a small initial print run of 1500 copies, The Hobbit is a fantasy children's novel that precedes Tolkien's 1954-1955 epic trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a well-do-to hobbit with just enough sense of adventure, as he joins the wizard Gandalf and a troupe of thirteen dwarves in a quest to retake the Lonely Mountain, the dwarves' rightful kingdom, from its captor Smaug, a fearsome dragon. Bilbo, hired as the "burglar" of the group despite having none of the necessary qualifications, is initially more a burden than aid, but transforms into an important team member after finding a magic ring that makes him invisible. The plot, which takes place around 150 years before The Fellowship of the Ring, concludes with the Battle of Five Kingdoms, a struggle between good and evil that pits the kingdoms of dwarves, men, and elves against the more sinister goblins and wargs. The Hobbit received immediate critical and commercial success, and Tolkien's publishers requested a sequel-a proposition that developed into The Lord of the Rings. In the trilogy, Tolkien expands upon Bilbo's finding of the magic ring, which proves to be the lost property of the Dark Lord Sauron and inadvertently begins a chain of events that ultimately lead up to the War of the Ring in The Return of the King. After completing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien made a few substantial edits to The Hobbit to ensure its congruence with the trilogy. Interestingly, Tolkien cites William Morris as a major inspiration for his novels, specifically the interest in Nordic mythology, the hand-drawn illustrations, and emphasis on craftsmanship.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Original autograph manuscript signed by BURROUGHS John WHITE Gilbert

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Title: Original autograph manuscript signed
Author: BURROUGHS John WHITE Gilbert
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1895. Signed. BURROUGHS, John. Original autograph manuscript in Burroughs' hand, the Introduction for Harper & Brothers 1895 edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne, signed. No place, 1895. Octavo (5 by 8 inches), 29 leaves of wove paper, written in ink on rectos for 29 pages, signed by Burroughs on the last leaf in pencil. $9000.Original John Burroughs 29-page ink manuscript for his Introduction to Gilbert White's 1789 classic of nature writing, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, signed by Burroughs in pencil on the final page.""One of the few books which I can return to and re-read every six or seven years,"" Burroughs writes at the outset of his 29-page Introduction to Appleton's 1895 edition of Gilbert White's 1789 classic, ""is this book of Gilbert White's. It has a perennial charm. It is made like country things themselves. One does not read it with excitement or eager avidity; it is in a low key; it touches only upon minor matters; it is not eloquent or witty or profound; it has only now and then a twinkle of humor or a glint of fancy. And yet it has lived an hundred years and promises to live many hundreds of years more.""Over the course of twenty years, Gilbert White wrote a series of letters to Thomas Pennant and Daines Barrington regarding the habits of animals and of natural phenomena which he was daily observing in Selborne. ""His Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne holds a unique position in English literature as the solitary classic of natural history The book was immediately popular both with the general public and with all naturalists, many of the most eminent of which class have successively edited it with additional and corroborative notes"" (Cambridge History X, Chapter XI, Section 16). On an 1882 trip to Britain, ""Burroughs made a pilgrimage to Gilbert White's old haunts at Selborne and Wolmer Forest Burroughs spent several hours searching for White's tomb amid the graves of the church where he had been parson. He finally found a plain slab with 'G.W.' inscribed on it. 'There was no mark that indicated that the grave was more frequently visited than any other'"" (Renehan, John Burroughs, 147). Commenting on comparisons of his writings to those of White, Burroughs wrote 'The aim of White of Selborne was mainly scientific. My own aim, so far as I have any, is entirely artistic. I care little for the merely scientific aspects of things I paint the bird, or the trout, or the scene, for its own sake'"" (Renehan, 96). See BAL 2159. Many ink finger marks and smudges and signs of handling to versos and rectos; handwriting still perfectly legible. Only occasional light edge-wear. Near-fine condition. A scarce and desirable original Burroughs manuscript.

The LIFE And ADVENTURES Of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY by Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. "Palette, Peter" [pseudonym for Onwhyn, Thomas]

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Title: The LIFE And ADVENTURES Of NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
Author: Dickens, Charles [1812 - 1870]. "Palette, Peter" [pseudonym for Onwhyn, Thomas]
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Binding shows just a touch of wear at the extremities. A lovely Nr Fine copy.
Description: London: Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand, 1839. 1st book edition (Smith I, 5. Mixed stated of textual errors noted by Smith, e.g., lacks capital H for how, p. 512; but has 'suprise' for surprise, p. 586 ). Fine full russet leather binding, in the style of Bayntun [and probably is, though we find no binder stamp], with title gilt tooled in second compartment, author in 3rd compartment, 5 raised bands with elaborate gilt tooling in other compartments. AEG. Marbled eps. Binding shows just a touch of wear at the extremities. A lovely Nr Fine copy.. xvi, 624 pp. Frontis & 39 plates by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Extra-illustrated with 38 plates by Onwhyn, dated 1838 - 1839. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-3/8" The Onwhyn plates are somewhat uncommon.. published by Grattan [& Gilbert], who initially announced 10 parts, though only 9 were published, for a total of 40 images. NB. Gimble had only 11.

Spectrum analysis by ROSCOE, Sir Henry Enfield

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: Spectrum analysis
Author: ROSCOE, Sir Henry Enfield
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: MacMillan, 1885. FOURTH EDITION. With 6 plates and 119 text figures. Publisher’s decorated cloth, a bit worn on joints; some minor spotting, otherwise a very good copy from the library of Owen Gingerich with his bookplate. A 1-page letter from the author to The Rev. J. Summers dated February 25, 1888 is pasted onto the front paste-down. Fourth edition revised and considerably enlarged by the author of a valuable series of lectures detailing the development of the science of spectroscopy, the uses of the spectrum analytical method in the identification of particular elements, and its application to solar and stellar chemistry. Roscoe (1833-1915) was recognized as one of the leading chemists and technical educators of his time. His own important research focused on the rare metal vanadium, and he was the first to prepare this element in a pure form. Bolton, p. 784; DSB, XI, pp. 536-38.

Sanctuary by Wharton, Edith

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

Title: Sanctuary
Author: Wharton, Edith
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition: Very Good Plus
Description: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. Gilt impressed. Very Good Plus. Walter Appleton Clark. 8vo. 21 by 14.5 cm. [6], 184 pp. 11 plates (not included in pagination, on a glossy paper stock). Minor soiling on binding and on a few leaves. Mostly clean, tight, a lovely, but not pristine by any means, copy.

Three Fotocromos: No. 102. Una Pulqueria, Tacubaya, Mexico; No. 111. Caballito y Paseo, Ciudad de Mexico; y No. 107. Patio del Hotel Iturbide, Ciudad de Mexico

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Title: Three Fotocromos: No. 102. Una Pulqueria, Tacubaya, Mexico; No. 111. Caballito y Paseo, Ciudad de Mexico; y No. 107. Patio del Hotel Iturbide, Ciudad de Mexico
Seller: McBlain Books (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: City of Mexico: Sonora News Company. Good. 24 x 19 cm. Printed captions along edge in lower left corners. Small piece missing from lower edge of No. 102 which also has come minor chipping along edges. Lower left corner missing on No. 107 with loss of part of caption. Minor chipping along edges of No. 111. All three photos have some general creasing and other modest chipping and wear.

Annales de l'Universite d'Abidjan: Ethnosociologie. 1971. Serie F. Tome 3

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Title: Annales de l'Universite d'Abidjan: Ethnosociologie. 1971. Serie F. Tome 3
Seller: McBlain Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Abidjan: Universite d'Abidjan, 1971. Paperback. Very Good. 335p. Softcover in original wrapper. 24cm. French text. Main article is "Le prophete Harris et la religion harriste," by Rene Bureau (at pages 31-196).

Plymouth, Massachusetts Manuscript Bill for Medical Services c.1829

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Title: Plymouth, Massachusetts Manuscript Bill for Medical Services c.1829
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Good to very good. Toning, staining/spotting.
Description: Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1829. Good to very good. Toning, staining/spotting.. A handwritten medical bill in ink made out to "Widdow [sic] Hannah Blakeslee" from "R. Cook" for "medical services for self" from September 16th, 1825 until April 21st, 1829, totaling $14.42, and noting already received payment for medical services rendered to Gerry Blakeslee for $9.00. Located at Plymouth. Manuscript fragment measuring approx. 5.5" by 7.75

The Night the Lobster Telephone Rang by Young-Mallin, Judith

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Title: The Night the Lobster Telephone Rang
Author: Young-Mallin, Judith
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG
Description: New York: The Golden Rabbi, 2011. Staplebound. VG. Eileen Arnow-Levine. Die cut paper cover w/illustration; 36 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 16 cm. Conceived and written by Judith Mallin, photographs and graphic design by Eileen Arnow-Levine.

Boxing in Art and Literature. by Cox, William D., editor.

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Title: Boxing in Art and Literature.
Author: Cox, William D., editor.
Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description: 4to, hardcover, dust jacket, illustrated, 227[2]pp. Dust jacket with plastic cover, some chips and tears on top edge of jacket, normal aging; otherwise in very good condition. Excellent resource on the subject.

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