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The Professor by Bell, Currer (Pseudonym of Charlotte Bronte)

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Title: The Professor
Author: Bell, Currer (Pseudonym of Charlotte Bronte)
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1857. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Two volumes, bound in publisher's original cloth patterned in blind with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Very Good with light rubbing through at extremities, rubbing and fading to cloth. Scattered pencil notations to yellow coated endsheets, contemporary owner name to title pages and slight perfume odor to pages. A lovey copy of the Charlotte Bronte's first novel.

Israel: A Personal History by Ben-Gurion, David

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Title: Israel: A Personal History
Author: Ben-Gurion, David
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Funk & Wagnalls / Sabra Books, 1971. First Edition, Limited Issue. Near Fine. First edition, limited issue, copy #1780 of 2000 signed by David Ben-Gurion. Bound in publisher's padded dark blue leather stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, pale blue watered silk endpapers. Near Fine with light soiling to covers, foxing to textblock edges, slight fading to endsheets at hinges. Housed in publisher's dark blue cloth slipcase with light soiling, light interior wear. David Ben-Gurion is regarded as the founding father of Israel. He delivered the country's declaration of independence in 1948 and served as its first Prime Minister. He retired from politics in 1970 and wrote this memoir in Sde-Boqer, a kibbutz in the Negev.

TEXT FROM HYMNS TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST by AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH UNUSUAL HISTORIATED INITIALS FEATURING THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST

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Title: TEXT FROM HYMNS TO THE PASSION OF CHRIST
Author: AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM A BOOK OF HOURS IN LATIN, WITH UNUSUAL HISTORIATED INITIALS FEATURING THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Bruges, ca. 1465. 193 x 145 mm. (7 5/8 x 5 3/4"). Single column, 21 lines in a gothic book hand. Rubrics in red, WITH THREE LARGE HISTORIATED INITIALS: ONE WITH A PORTRAIT OF CHRIST WEARING THE CROWN OF THORNS, AND TWO WITH DISEMBODIED HANDS SHOWING THE STIGMATA, each initial in pink or blue with white tracery, filled with dark pink or blue with thin gilt lines and dots, hands with wavy blue rays radiating from behind the appendage, all within a thin gilt frame, both sides with a three-quarter border consisting of hairline vines, gold bezants, and a few colorful flowers. ◆Margins with a little light soiling, BUT IN FINE CONDITION, THE PAINT OF THE INITIALS ESPECIALLY RICH AND WELL PRESERVED. From a manuscript probably produced in Bruges for the English market, this leaf contains arresting initials that direct the viewer's attention to the wounds endured by Christ during the Passion. According to Roger Wieck, Passion Cycle images enjoyed a particular vogue in 15th century Dutch, Flemish, and English Books of Hours, including those that were exported to England. In the present example, the strikingly unusual imagery includes a portrait of Christ wearing the Crown of Thorns, his gaze fixed directly at the viewer, and in separate initials, his left and right hands appear disembodied and displaying the stigmata. A sister leaf to the present item features three additional initials showing the wounds of the left and right foot, as well as the spear injury to Christ's side, depicted as an oval piece of flesh with a laceration across the center. The parent manuscript containing the present leaf sold at Christie's on 15 November 2006 (lot 16), the description for which gives us additional information about the book's contents and provenance: it was made for the Use of Sarum, included a calendar with the English saint Thomas Becket and Popes Gregory and Silvester (with their names crossed out, indicating that it was in England through at least the time of the Reformation), and contained an early ownership inscription of a woman named Bridget Lowe with a Middle English inscription on the pastedown. Christie's also attributed the parent manuscript to the workshop of William Vrelant, with miniatures possibly by his chief assistant, the Master of the "Vraie Cronique Descoce." They note that this work is "of higher quality than many of the works that satisfied the English demand for Netherlandish illumination" and that it "demonstrates why Vrelant appealed to the great bibliophiles of the Burgundian Netherlands." Vrelant was the leading purveyor of books of private devotion in Bruges during the third quarter of the 15th century, and his prominent position among Flemish illuminators of the time is indicated by the considerable number of manuscripts illustrated in his manner by other miniaturists both in Bruges and in nearby cities in Flanders. Similar examples to the present leaf can be found in intact Books of Hours at the Philadelphia Free Library (MS Widener 3) and the Huntington (HM 1086)--both of which were produced in Flanders or the Netherlands around the same time as the present work--but the present leaf surpasses both of these examples in terms of excellence of the artistic hand and level of detail depicted..

The Loves of Jason and Medea [and] The Argonautics by Apollonius of Rhodes [Translated by J. Ekins and F. Fawkes]

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Title: The Loves of Jason and Medea [and] The Argonautics
Author: Apollonius of Rhodes [Translated by J. Ekins and F. Fawkes]
Seller: Biblioctopus (United States)
Description: London: J & H Hughes, J Dodsley, 1780. First Edition. 'The Loves of Jason and Medea' translated by Reverend J. Ekins is the 1st edition of any full part of The Argonautica in English, preceded only by 2 fragments of a few lines. The complete edition followed in 1780. Modern half calf, marbled boards. Spine faded else internally clean and in fine condition. Collates complete. A scarce book. "The Argonautics" is the 1st edition in English of the complete Jason and the Argonauts, preceded by only 2 minor fragments and Ekins’ Jason and Medea. Contemporary full tree calf. Fingernail size spot to rear cover else fine. Complete. Not an especially scarce book compared to some other eighteenth century editions of the great epics, but it is quite scarce in this exceptional condition. Ex–William Battell, H. F. Davies, Robert Hayhurst. Pages 303 to 391 add to this book, the 1st edition in English of the specific story of The Rape of Helen, a prequel to Homer’s Iliad. The Greek epic, written in the 3rd century BC is the only surviving Hellenistic epic, one of the earliest known to center a narrative around a love story, and a great example of what depths of research were available to those with access to the Library of Alexandra. The Argonautica has been adapted into film and tv numerous times in many languages.

Estrangements by Freeman, Arthur

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Title: Estrangements
Author: Freeman, Arthur
Seller: Biblioctopus (United States)
Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. First Edition. Comb bound galley proofs with printed orange wrappers. Creasing, short tears and staining to wrappers, internally fine. Rare. Freeman's first poetry collection, published while he was teaching English at Boston University and running the rare book firm Ximenes. Freeman would become one of the most distinguished rare book dealers and bibliographers of the twentieth century, specializing in English literature before 1850 and discovering numerous lost or undervalued manuscripts including Turgenev's Fathers and Sons and works annotated by Defoe and Pope.

Influence or Prerogative? Being an Attempt to Remove Certain.. by Twiss, Horace

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Title: Influence or Prerogative? Being an Attempt to Remove Certain..
Author: Twiss, Horace
Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description: 1812. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812.. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. Scarce Essay on the English Constitution Advocating a Greater Degree of Royal Influence Twiss, Horace [1787-1849]. Influence or Prerogative? Being an Attempt to Remove Certain Popular Misconceptions Respecting the Present State of the British Constitution and Government. London: Printed for J. Hatchard, 1812. 94 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound into recent stiff wrappers, printed paper title label to front cover. Some toning, light foxing to a few leaves, light soiling to title page and verso of final leaf. "The Lord Viscount Palmerston with the Author's Compliments" to head of title page, interior otherwise clean. $500. * Only edition. A presentation copy to Lord Palmerston. The author defends the influence of the Crown in the scheme of British Parliamentary government; without it the Prerogative would have to be revived. In his conservative view of the constitution and its core concept of checks and balances, the increasing influence of the Crown is indicative of the growing power of Commons and consequently the need to maintain equilibrium. Twiss was called to the bar in 1811 and later served as King's Counsel. As an author he is remembered for his life of Lord Eldon and for a number of literary works. This is his first publication relating to the law. OCLC locates 2 copies in North America, neither in law libraries. Not in Sweet & Maxwell.

Grimhaven by Willeford, Charles

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Title: Grimhaven
Author: Willeford, Charles
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: [n.p.]: [n.p.], [n.d.]. Unbound Sheets. Good. p. 2-97, loose sheets. Good. Pages curled at the corners, bumped and with some light creases, minor soiling. A near-complete (just missing the title page) copy of Willeford's suppressed, unpublished sequel to Miami Blues.

Mr. Miller of the Times by Bond, F. Fraser

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Title: Mr. Miller of the Times
Author: Bond, F. Fraser
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally toned, chipped at the corners and top edge. Red cloth, lightly pushed at the head and foot of the spine, with slightly dulled gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few small stains at the edges, clean internally. A biography of Charles R. Miller, editor of the New York Times.

Strikingly Beautiful Vintage Original Sepia Photograph Signed by ALLAN, Elizabeth

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Title: Strikingly Beautiful Vintage Original Sepia Photograph Signed
Author: ALLAN, Elizabeth
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: 1938. ("Elizabeth Allan") in blue fountain pen ink on 3/4 length portrait of Elizabeth Allan wearing a short sleeve dress with a dark sweater vest, head slightly tilted by with long blonde curls. Photograph is Ernest A. Bachrach with his blindstamp in the lower left margin and is on heavy weight stock ; matte finish. Very good, ca. 1938. Signed and inscribed: "To Martha With best wishes & many thanks Elizabeth Allan." Provenance: from the collection of Hollywood hairdresser, Martha Acker.. No Binding. Very Good.

MACROLIFE (1/2) by ZEBROWSKI, George

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Title: MACROLIFE (1/2)
Author: ZEBROWSKI, George
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: NY, HARPER, 1979. FIRST EDITION FINE. F.

The Waltz of the Toreadors by AMOUILH, Jean

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Title: The Waltz of the Toreadors
Author: AMOUILH, Jean
Seller: Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description: New York, Coward-McCann Inc. [1957]., 1957. First American edition (so stated). 8vo. Translated by Lucienne Hill. Frontispiece photograph from the stage production. Dust jacket designed by Chris Simon (unclipped; short tear). Very good. 126 pages. No signatures or bookplates.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Never So Few (Movie Source) by Chamales, Tom T.

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Title: Never So Few (Movie Source)
Author: Chamales, Tom T.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Allan Wingate, 1958. First British Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. A fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. 351 pp. Source of the movie starring Frank Sinatra, Steve McQueen and others.

Die Kaninchen und Seidenhaasenzucht .... BOUND WITH .... Dungun durch Knochenmehl .... by Redares, M / Geisler, B G - AGRICULTURE

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Title: Die Kaninchen und Seidenhaasenzucht .... BOUND WITH .... Dungun durch Knochenmehl ....
Author: Redares, M / Geisler, B G - AGRICULTURE
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Both good copies; feint inst. stamp on each title; overall toning and spotting.
Description: Weimar: B F Voight, 1841. First / Second Edition.. contemp. paste paper bds... Both good copies; feint inst. stamp on each title; overall toning and spotting.. 12mo. There are two plates on one sheet. The first tract is devoted to a get-rich-quick scheme of raising rabbits. The second pamphlet is devoted to extolling the use of bone-meal as a fertilizer in gardens.

The Hillcrest Apartments - C. & J's is in the right hand corner by [Salt Lake City]

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Title: The Hillcrest Apartments - C. & J's is in the right hand corner
Author: [Salt Lake City]
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description: [Salt Lake City?], 1980. Watercolor on a heavy art paper [13 cm x 18 cm] loose in a cream colored, grained bi-fold mat [16.5 cm x 21.5 cm] with a gilt stamped border. Manuscript title on the reverse and again internally on a typed label. Charming watercolor by an unknown artist of the front courtyard of the Hillcrest Apartments, that is located on First Avenue between State and A.

Alamo House: Women Without Men, Men Without Brains by Bird, Sarah

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Title: Alamo House: Women Without Men, Men Without Brains
Author: Bird, Sarah
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
ISBN: 9780393023237
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dj
Description: New York: W. W. Norton & Co.. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1986). First Edition. Hardcover. 0393023230 . [nice tight copy, faint soiling/shelfwear to bottom edge; jacket clean and attractive, with one unobtrusive closed tear at top rear corner (at foldover)]. Comic novel of a Texas sorority house, "a woman's hilarious answer to Animal House" -- Secrets of the Yee-Haw Sisterhood, perhaps? -- based on the author's own undergraduate experiences at UT-Austin. Her second book (and first hardcover) to be published under her own name; for a time, she also had a parallel career as a romance novelist under the pseudonym "Tory Cates." (Her subsequent work has included several novels, one of which, "The Boyfriend School," she also screenplayed under the title DON'T TELL HER IT'S ME.) [This book is featured in ReadInk's Catalog #2, "Skirts, in Jackets"; ask for it by name or number.] .

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