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A BOY'S WILL

A BOY'S WILL by FROST, ROBERT

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
A BOY'S WILL
Author
FROST, ROBERT
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: David Nutt, 1913. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue. With the blank preceding the first leaf of text, and "Printed in Great Britain" rubber-stamped on verso of title. 183 x 120 mm. (7 1/4 x 4 3/4"). ix, [1] pp., [1] leaf (blank), 50 pp., [1] leaf. Publisher's cream vellum-paper printed wrappers (variant binding D), housed in a modern green morocco-backed marbled paper clamshell box. SPECIALLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on title: "For Franklin Bennett/ from/ Robert Frost." Crane A2. See also: Fagan, "Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to his Life and Work," pp. 52-53. Barely perceptible fading to wrappers, spine a bit cocked at the tail, shallow crease to lower cover (surely incurred in binding, rather than through use), trivial soiling to covers, but still AN EXTREMELY PLEASING COPY of a very easily damaged book. This is an especially agreeable inscribed copy of Robert Frost's first commercially published book of poetry. It is preceded only by his 1894 work, "Twilight," of which just two copies were printed for the author--only one of which has survived. Written in a simple yet musical style, the autobiographical poems in "Boy's Will" explore themes of youth, nature, self-discovery, and the passage of time. According to Fagan, "The book has many strengths as it establishes Frost's voice . . ., his subject matter, and his skill. . . . 'A Boy's Will' was Frost's first triumph, and without it he could not have gone on to publish the large number of immortal poems of the later books." Published while the author was living in England, the book enjoyed enthusiastic reviews from writers such as Ezra Pound and F. S. Flint; ANB notes that "Yeats pronounced the poetry 'the best written in America for some time.'" The bibliographical history of this work is complicated. According to Crane, there were a total of 1,000 copies of the first edition printed. The first issue consisted of fewer than 350 copies, which were bound for publisher David Nutt in two variant bindings, and sold between 1913-17; the remaining copies comprise the second issue, and were also bound in two variant bindings. Most of the second issue copies (including the present item, in variant binding D) were acquired by the Dunster House Bookshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1923, following publisher David Nutt's bankruptcy after the First World War. At some point thereafter, our copy was signed and specially inscribed by Frost to Franklin Bennett, whom we were unable to identify with any certainty. "A Boy's Will" is arguably Frost's most sought after early work, so copies will always be found in the marketplace; the present copy is intended to be characterized by an extremely tempting combination of especially pleasing condition and attractive price..
Brief Historical Account of the Behaviour of the Jesuites

Brief Historical Account of the Behaviour of the Jesuites by WATSON, William

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Brief Historical Account of the Behaviour of the Jesuites
Author
WATSON, William
Seller
Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
London: Printed for James Adamson, 1689. First Edition of the First Part of this Pamphlet, Called "A Brief Historical Account of the Behaviour of the Jesuites" [WATSON, William]. [BLUET, Thomas]. A Brief Historical Account of the Behaviour of the Jesuites. and Their Faction, for the First Twenty Five Years of Q. Elizabeth's Reign. With an Epistle of W. Watson, a Secular Priest, Shewing, How They Were Thought of by the Other Romanists of That Time. London: Printed for James Adamson, 1689. [With]: William Watson's introduction to Thomas Bluet's: "Important considerations, which ought to move all true and sound Catholicks,.." With imprint: "Printed in the year 1601. And reprinted in the year 1688" on a separate title-page but both titles with continuous pagination. First edition of the first part "A Brief Historical Account" together with a reprint of the introduction by William Watson to Thomas Bluet's work "Important considerations." Small quarto (7 13/16 x 6 inches; 198 x 154 mm). [4], 74, [1, publisher's advertisement], [1, blank] pp. With a preliminary imprimatur leaf before the first work. With a running title of "Running title reads: The Jesuites behaviour for the first twenty five years of Q. Elizabeth." We could find no other copies of this at auction. Early 19th-Century calf over marbled boards, rebacked with spine laid down. Spine lettered in gilt. Calf tooled in blind. Marbled endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Some dampstaining throughout. "Imprimatur" leaf with a minor corner repair. Title-page of first work with a small old ink note, not affecting text. A bit of foxing, mainly to preliminaries and final leaves. Overall very good. Watson and Bluet were among a few Secular priests to write pamphlets which were published in England regarding the Archpriest controversy and the Bye Plot in the late 1500s to early 1600s, which led to the eventual execution of William Watson as a conspirator. "William Watson, (born April 23, 1559?-died Dec. 9, 1603, Winchester, Hampshire, Eng.), English Roman Catholic priest who was executed for his part in the "Bye Plot" against King James I. At the age of 16 Watson left England for France, where he was ordained priest in April 1586. Returning to England in June of that year, he spent the next 16 years in and out of prisons because of his illegal missionary activities. Although he was occasionally severely tortured, he always managed to escape or obtain release. During that period Watson became a prominent spokesman for the secular priests in their struggle with the Jesuits. He claimed that the political intrigues of the Jesuits with foreign countries, particularly Spain, were responsible for much of the persecution of English Catholics. When Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, Watson obtained from her successor, King James I, what he thought was a pledge of religious toleration for Roman Catholics. James's failure to carry out this promise, however, prompted Watson to initiate a plot against the crown. Joined by a small group made up of Catholics and disgruntled Protestants, he made plans to seize the king at Greenwich and hold him until he acquiesced in their demands. Some Jesuit leaders revealed the scheme to the government, the plotters were immediately apprehended, and Watson was executed for treason. The episode was called the Bye Plot to distinguish it from another intrigue of the day, the Main Plot." ESTC R6715, Wing W1149. HBS 68189. $1,500.
L'Ille Rose

L'Ille Rose by VILDRAC (Charles)

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Title
L'Ille Rose
Author
VILDRAC (Charles)
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
Description
VILDRAC (Charles), 1882–1971 and EDY-LEGRAND [Édouard Warschawsky], illus. L'Ile Rose. Paris: Tolmer éditeur, (1924). Sq. 8vo., [2]ff. map [endpapers], [iii]147[2] pp., [1]colophon + [2]ff. map [meant as endpapers if rebound]; printed pictorial wrappers (some minor soiling, wear). Illustrated with pochoir text illustrations by Edy-Legrand (1892–1970). Considered the First Modern Children's Novel.
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An Historical Account of the Royal Hospital for Sea Men at Greenwich by [Cooke, J & Maule, J]

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Title
An Historical Account of the Royal Hospital for Sea Men at Greenwich
Author
[Cooke, J & Maule, J]
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A very good copy; rebacked with label and stamping of original spine laid down.
Description
London: Sold for the Authors by G Nicol ...., 1789. First Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. A very good copy; rebacked with label and stamping of original spine laid down.. 4to, viii, [1] - 142 pp. + large folding frontispiece and 3 engraved plates; without the final leaf with the announcement that, "The perspective view will be delivered as soon as finished", and the errata slips as described by ESTC. An important history based on the records of the hospital. In addition to the medical history there are lengthy descriptions of the buildings and their decoration. The authors were chaplains at the hospital. Wellcome II, 386.
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History of Chicago; From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. In three volumes complete by Andreas, A. T.

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Title
History of Chicago; From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. In three volumes complete
Author
Andreas, A. T.
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in publisher's original half brown and burgundy leather with five raised bands and spine stamped in gilt. Front and back covers ruled in gilt. Marbled edges with matching endpapers. Frontispieces and illustrations, including many full-page portraits and a large fold-out illustration titled "Chicago After the Conflagration." Rear hinge of volume one is coming loose. Hinges to all three volumes show chipping and wear. Text blocks in good condition. 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Volume 1: 1670-1857, 648 pages. Volume 2: 1857-1871, 779 pages. Volume 3: 1872-1885, 876 pages.
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LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY, ON THE FRAUDS, EXTORTIONS, AND OPPRESSIONS OF THE RAILROAD MONOPOLY. BY A CITIZEN OF BURLINGTON by [Carey, Henry Charles]

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Title
LETTERS TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY, ON THE FRAUDS, EXTORTIONS, AND OPPRESSIONS OF THE RAILROAD MONOPOLY. BY A CITIZEN OF BURLINGTON
Author
[Carey, Henry Charles]
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1848. 64pp. Disbound. Institutional rubberstamps on two blank portions of title page. Light wear, Good+. Sixteen letters written by Carey, whose crusade against the legislative monopoly enjoyed by the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company challenged the New Jersey establishment. He cites instance after instance of fraudulent and oppressive conduct by the Company. OCLC 11946347 [10]. Not in Felcone.
Exiles + Emigrés: The Flight of European Artists from Hitler
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Exiles + Emigrés: The Flight of European Artists from Hitler by Barron, Stephanie; Sabine Eckmann et al.

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Exiles + Emigrés: The Flight of European Artists from Hitler
Author
Barron, Stephanie; Sabine Eckmann et al.
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
ISBN
9780810932715
Condition
New in publisher's shrink wrap
Description
Los Angeles / New York: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, 1997. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Lg. quarto. 432pp. Blind-stamped black cloth with red lettering on spine in original photographic dust jacket. Photographic title-page. "The rise of the Nazis in the 1930s caused an unprecedented upheaval in German art circles, uprooting hundreds of artists from their homeland. As German armies invaded neighboring countries, eventually occupying Paris, the capital of the Western art world, more artists were displaced, making the dislocations of exile and emigration felt throughout the European artistic community...Stephanie Barron of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has gathered eighteen prominent American and European scholars and writers to explore the meaning and consequences of this displacement, concentrating especially on the experiences of the exiles abroad and the receptions they encountered in their host countries. The focus is on twenty-three well-known painters, sculptors, photographers, and architects, including Josef Albers, Max Beckmann, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Walter Gropius, George Grosz, John Heartfield, Wassily Kandinsky, André Kertész, Oskar Kokoschka, Fernand Léger, Jacques Lipchitz, André Masson, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The book includes generous selections that these artists created in exile. Hundreds of documentary photographs - powerfully evoking isolation, bitterness, and uncertainty as well as rejuvenation, assimilation, and professional success - add to an understanding of the exile experience." Images are color & b/w photographic reproductions. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Exiles & Emigrés: The Flight of European Artists from Hitler, which was organized by LACMA. As new in publishers shrinkwrap.
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Toulouse-Lautrec: His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints by Adhemar, Jean

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Title
Toulouse-Lautrec: His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints
Author
Adhemar, Jean
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Abrams, [1985] First edition. Cloth. Quarto. With 368 illustrations, 54 in full color. Fine in dust jacket. Spine of d.j. lightly faded, otherwise fine.
The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century

The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century by Brewer, John

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Title
The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century
Author
Brewer, John
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780374234584
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo.,721pp. Beautiful Stated First Farrar Edition, bound in 1/4 black cloth over grey paper-covered boards with titles in gold on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($40.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Midnight Champagne. by ANSAY, A. Manette.

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Title
Midnight Champagne.
Author
ANSAY, A. Manette.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
NY: Morrow, (1999).. First edition.. 225 pp. Two lower corners bumped, else fine in near fine dust jacket with one short tear. SIGNED by Ansay on the title page. Promotional flyer laid in. Also laid in is a 52 word holograph card from Ansay to an editor, requesting a review.

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