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Autograph letter signed to "my cozen Tunstall," most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall

Autograph letter signed to "my cozen Tunstall," most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall by Rokeby, John

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Seller: Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc.
Title
Autograph letter signed to "my cozen Tunstall," most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall
Author
Rokeby, John
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
1537. Rokeby, John (d. 1573). Autograph letter signed to "my cozen Tunstall," most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (1474-1559). 1 - 1/2pp. N.p., n.d. 223 x 184 mm. Fine apart from light soiling. From ecclesiastical lawyer John Rokeby, who acted as one of Henry VIII's counsel in his divorce from Katharine of Aragon and later served as a member of the Council of the North, a regional administrative body originally established by Richard III and later reinstated by Henry VIII in 1530 as a means of exerting control over England's pro-Catholic northern counties. His correspondent was most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, who served as president of the Council in 1530 and 1537; Tunstall is best known today as the author of De arte supputandi libri quattuor (1522), the first book published in England devoted exclusively to mathematics. In his letter Rokeby asks Tunstall for a "contribution to enable me to go through with my presant Undertaking . . . I began this Method last yeare but was check'd by ill health & want of the proper Instrument Lond. being too expensive for me & some necessary Cloaths awanting however am now determin'd to goe by sea as soon as possablely I can . . ." Rokeby and Tunstall may have been related, as they were both from the same part of England and Rokeby addressed Tunstall as "cozen." .
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Les derniers jours by Queneau, Raymond

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Title
Les derniers jours
Author
Queneau, Raymond
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Paris: Gallimard, 1977. New edition. Original wrappers, 2 p. l., 7-249 p., 1 l. 19 cm. Copy number 20 of 25 on vélin d'Arches. Very fine.
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Temps Mêlés. Avec quatre textes de Raymond Queneau et un hommage à Boris Vian by (Queneau, Raymond; Vian, Boris)

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Title
Temps Mêlés. Avec quatre textes de Raymond Queneau et un hommage à Boris Vian
Author
(Queneau, Raymond; Vian, Boris)
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Verviers, 1961. First edition. Wrappers, fine.
Indice de'Libri a Stampa citati per testi di Lingua nel Vocabolario de'Signori Accademici della Crusca. Con un Lettera preliminare ed alcune Osservazioni

Indice de'Libri a Stampa citati per testi di Lingua nel Vocabolario de'Signori Accademici della Crusca. Con un Lettera preliminare ed alcune Osservazioni by Bravetti, Jacopo

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Title
Indice de'Libri a Stampa citati per testi di Lingua nel Vocabolario de'Signori Accademici della Crusca. Con un Lettera preliminare ed alcune Osservazioni
Author
Bravetti, Jacopo
Seller
De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
Description
Venizia: Presso Antonio Savioli, 1775. 8vo.  200 x 140 mm., [7 ¾ x 5 ¼ inches].  107 [1] pp.  Contemporary paste-paper boards; binding soiled, title in ink on spine, text block lightly foxed throughout. First edition, followed by a Verona edition, with addition, printed in 1798.  A select bibliography, listing over 300 titles, by authors, editors, and commentators who were represented in the Vocabulario Della Crusca and were recognized for their contributions to the standardization of the Italian language.   The best editions of both classical and contemporary authors are described by Bravetti, who annotates his list with notes on previous edition and comments on the quality of the language used by the original authors and their editors.  This is one of the earliest bibliographical studies of Italian literature and follows the work of Giuseppe Baretti and Alessandro Pompeo Berti and Domenico Giorgi and their catalogue of the Capponi collection published in 1747. Bravetti's work was based on the collection of Giuseppe Gradenigo, to whom the book is dedicated. The Gradenigo collection was subsequently sold enbloc to the bookseller Adolfo Cesare. Ottino & Fumagalli, Biblioteca Bibliographica Italica, 2182.  Besterman, World Bibliograph of Bibliographies, II p. 214.
THE LAST BREAD

THE LAST BREAD by BATES, H.E.

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Title
THE LAST BREAD
Author
BATES, H.E.
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
The Labour Publishing Co, 1926. BATES, H.E. THE LAST BREAD. A Play In One Act. London: The Labour Publishing Co., [1926]. 12mo., sewn printed wraps. First Edition. [Eads A2]. Author's first book. The number of copies printed is unknown. Signed by Bates on the title page. While unsigned copies appear on the market with some frequency (and are usually priced at about $200 to $250), signed copies are uncommon. Very Good. $250.00.
The Stranger in Ireland: Or, a Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of That Country, in the Year 1805

The Stranger in Ireland: Or, a Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of That Country, in the Year 1805 by Carr, John

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Title
The Stranger in Ireland: Or, a Tour in the Southern and Western Parts of That Country, in the Year 1805
Author
Carr, John
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
New York: I. Riley & Co., 1807. xi, 334 pp. b/w frontispiece and folding table. A good copy with scattered light foxing. Bound in original full calf with spine label. Some rubbing to backstrip and joints.
Mimes; Sacred & Profane

Mimes; Sacred & Profane by H[ilary] D[ouglas] C[larke] Pepler; Dunstan Pruden (Illustrations)

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
Mimes; Sacred & Profane
Author
H[ilary] D[ouglas] C[larke] Pepler; Dunstan Pruden (Illustrations)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
London: Samuel French Limited [printed by the St Dominic's Press, Ditchling Common, Hassocks], 1932. Hardcover. Near fine. Revised variant edition, duodecimo size, 116 pp. Mimes, the author states, are similar to early liturgical plays and this work includes mimes titled, "The Stations of the Cross", "The Rosary", "St. George and the Turkish Knight", 'Harlequinade" and "Sir Galahad"; illustrated with drawings of masks designed and made by Dunstan Pruden. The Saint Dominic's Press, founded by Harry (Hilary) Douglas Clarke Pepler, flourished at Ditchling, Sussex, from 1916 to 1936. The first home of the Press was "a disused stable", with a hundred-year-old Stanhope hand-press which supposedly had belonged to William Morris. Pepler endeavored to do everything possible by hand, believing that such would both produce the best results and also be a "more individual or 'humane'...product". He therefore "preferred the handpress to the machine, handmade to machine-made paper, and handset founder's type to the products of typesetting machines." Pepler met Edward Johnston and Eric Gill while living in Hammersmith; Pepler and his family would eventually move to Ditchling to join Gill, who was one of the most important artists to provide illustrations for the St. Dominic's Press. Other artists who provided illustrations included David Jones, Desmond Chute, Philip Hagreen, and Mary Dudley Short, among others. ___DESCRIPTION: Printed tan paper wrappers with yapped edges, black lettering and a small illustration on the front wrap and title page; duodecimo size (7 1/2" x 5"), pagination: [i-iv] 1-110 [111] [1, colophon]. . ___CONDITION: Near fine, the wraps clean, a strong, square text block, the interior is clean and entirely free of prior owner markings; dustiness to the yapped edges, a lightly stamped price ("Price 75¢") at the bottom margin of the front wrap, small creases on front cover and slight foxing to endpapers. ___CITATIONS: Taylor and Sewell, no. A218; note that the quotes and much of the introductory information from "Three Private Presses" by Brocard Sewell. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Old Mexico and Her Lost Provinces by Bishop, William Henry

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Title
Old Mexico and Her Lost Provinces
Author
Bishop, William Henry
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
very good
Description
Harper & Brothers, 1883. first. hardcover. very good. First edition, 1883 ob title and copyright page. Book very good, minor wear ans soiling to covers, slight foxing to end papers.
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Black Mammy, A Song of the South, in Three Cantos; and My Village Home by Visscher, William Lightfoot

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Title
Black Mammy, A Song of the South, in Three Cantos; and My Village Home
Author
Visscher, William Lightfoot
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cheyenne, Wyoming: [Sun Steam Print], 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's pictorial grey cloth over bevelled boards, gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on upper board; 8vo; pp. 107, [1], illustrated. Spine a little water-damaged and faded; corners gently bumped. Some browning here and there, but text block is overall nice and clean.
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The Sermon on the Mount; Introduction, parallel texts, and commentaries by Rowan A. Greer by LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB

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Title
The Sermon on the Mount; Introduction, parallel texts, and commentaries by Rowan A. Greer
Author
LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Slightest wear to glassine and rubbing to spine, otherwise fine.
Description
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1977. Limited edition, number 605 of 1600 copies. Slightest wear to glassine and rubbing to spine, otherwise fine.. Folio. Original black morocco-backed patterned boards; original glassine; publisher's slipcase.
Book Collecting: a Comprehensive Guide - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Book Collecting: a Comprehensive Guide - 1st Edition/1st Printing by Ahearn, Allen

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Title
Book Collecting: a Comprehensive Guide - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Author
Ahearn, Allen
Seller
Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN
9780399134562
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399134565 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a dust-jacket of equal value; This book is a comprehensive guide to collecting books. It covers everything from basic collections to more advanced topics such as bookbinding and rare books. The book is well organized and includes tips and advice from the author on how to collect books.; 8vo; 320 pages .
Massachusetts Mercury. No. 31, Vol. XIII

Massachusetts Mercury. No. 31, Vol. XIII

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Title
Massachusetts Mercury. No. 31, Vol. XIII
Seller
Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Boston: printed by Young and Minns, Tuesday, April 16, 1799. 20 " x 12½ ", pp. [4]; 4 columns per page; removed from binding. An account of a French ship firing at an American ship in the harbor of Curracoa (French forces invaded Curaçao a year later) in which ten men were killed and wounded; a letter defending President Adams, news from the Secretary of War, American naval intelligence, marine diary, marriage & death annoucements, new publications, woolen goods at auction, patent medicines, ship news (with cuts), public notices, a wet nurse recommendation, and usual ads (some with cuts).
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Henry’s Fate & Other Poems, 967-1972. by Berryman, John.

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Title
Henry’s Fate & Other Poems, 967-1972.
Author
Berryman, John.
Seller
Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977. First edition. Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), xviii, 93, [i] pp. Very Good in dust jacket.

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