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Autograph manuscript signed of the 'Seven Men' story "James Pethel

Autograph manuscript signed of the 'Seven Men' story "James Pethel by BEERBOHM, Max

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Autograph manuscript signed of the 'Seven Men' story "James Pethel
Author
BEERBOHM, Max
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 15 pages, folio (13 x 8 inches), in ink on rectos only, heavy tan paper (slightly toned), tied at extreme upper left corner (first and least leaves loose); in a tan half-morocco slipcase (a bit scuffed). The manuscript in very good condition. From the Beerbohm collection of the actor and director Robert Montgomery. On the verso of the first leaf Beerbohm has made three pencil sketches of James Pethel which he has crossed out. (A drawing of Pethel from a Beerbohm sketch-book is reproduced in the New York Review of Books edition of 'Seven Men'.) The three sketches include one of Pethel with a cigar and one of him wearing a hat. He is described with both when he is introduced in the story and pictured in the NYRB illustration. "James Pethel" was written in 1912 and first published in the 'English Review' in December 1914. The 21-page manuscript of that was lot 327 in Sotheby's sale 'Catalogue of the Library and Literary Manuscripts of the Late Sir Max Beerbohm', December 13, 1966. It is at the HRC, the University of Texas ('Max on View', 1978, no. 67a). This present 15-page manuscript is for the publication of the story in 'Seven Men' (London: Heinemann, 1919) and bears Beerbohm's numerous revisions and notes to the printer. At the top of the first page he has the ink note: "To Printer and Proof Reader. Please follow my punctuation, and my division of paragraphs 'exactly' throughout. Max Beerbohm." There are nine additional penciled notes to the printer (initialed by Beerbohm) on six pages (he has also penciled "Seven Men" at top of the first page). Regarding edits (revisions), three are about 100 deletions (blockouts) across the 15 pages and numerous insertions of works, in ink, ranging from a single word through a sentence (on page 8), to three lines (on page 12). "The story of 'James Pethel' may be looked upon as the counterpart to 'Enoch Soames' in so far as it is a study of boundless luck as opposed to the latter, which is one of continuous frustration. The eponymous hero, a fabulously successful gambler, speculator, motorist, and amateur airman ... whose only passion is for thrills and life-and-death affairs. But though he goes on risking his own life and that of others, his extraordinary luck remains with him to the end, and he dies of heart failure immediately after descending from a dangerous flight with his married daughter and her baby" (J. G. Riewald, 'Sir Max Beerbohm: Man and Writer', 1953, p. 113). "In Joseph Epstein's opinion ('Masters of the Games', Roman and Littlefield, 2015, p. 59), the portrait drawn in the story [of James Pethel] is the best literary work on the subject [of a gambler] ... written by an outsider" (Wikipedia). (BA).
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Amanda by Wolo (Wolff von Falkenstein)

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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
Amanda
Author
Wolo (Wolff von Falkenstein)
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: WIlliam Morrow and Company, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Illustrated by the author.. Thin folio. (40)pp. Orange cloth printed in dark brown on the spine and the upper board. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout by Wolo in monochrome and occasionally full color. This is a fine copy with only a trace of wear and soil. The dustwrapper is rubbed at the folds and edges and is rough along the top else is in very good condition. It is price-clipped. Inscribed by Wolo on the page facing the title page "To Suzanne Burdett" and with an original full color picture of a smiling flower, signed "Wolo" Wolo (Baron Wolff von Falkenstein) was a refugee form Nazi Germany who took up residence in San Francisco where he worked for the Chronicle and developed his superb artistic ability.
The Argonauts' Vademecum Berlin, Germany. A Short-Cut Lesson and Souvenir for the Members of the Floating University

The Argonauts' Vademecum Berlin, Germany. A Short-Cut Lesson and Souvenir for the Members of the Floating University

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The Argonauts' Vademecum Berlin, Germany. A Short-Cut Lesson and Souvenir for the Members of the Floating University
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Berlin: Amerika-Institut Berlin, 1927. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 31pp. Illustrated. Stapled embossed pink wrappers. Slightest soiling, about fine. Inserted is a small handbill about a recent German-American tennis match. Wonderful little pamphlet for students on an ocean-going ship fitted out for education.
Physician Extraordinary to the Queen. Engraved Portrait by H. Cook after T. R. Say

Physician Extraordinary to the Queen. Engraved Portrait by H. Cook after T. R. Say by Bright, Richard

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
Physician Extraordinary to the Queen. Engraved Portrait by H. Cook after T. R. Say
Author
Bright, Richard
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Fisher, Son & Co. Margin: 270x206 mm. Foxing, slight discoloration, very faint soiling.
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Wildtrack - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Cornwell, Bernard

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Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc.
Title
Wildtrack - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Cornwell, Bernard
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9780399133756
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399133755 . A first printing of the first edition in Fine condition housed in a dust-jacket in alike condition barring some minor scuffing; When a young boy is found dead on the London Underground, Inspector Morse and his team must find out who killed him and why. The trail leads them to a group of people involved in the illegal animal trade, and as the evidence mounts against them, Morse and his team must work quickly to find a way to stop the killer before they can strike again.; 8vo; 320 pages; MR, Price check? .
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Yo ! by ALVAREZ, Julia.

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Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA
Title
Yo !
Author
ALVAREZ, Julia.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books,, 1997.. First edition.. 309 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Alvarez.

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