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THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY [bound with] THE SECOND AND THIRD PARTS OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY

THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY [bound with] THE SECOND AND THIRD PARTS OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY by COWLEY, ABRAHAM

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THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY [bound with] THE SECOND AND THIRD PARTS OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY
Author
COWLEY, ABRAHAM
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: J. M. for Henry Herringman; Mary Clark for Charles Harper, 1688; 1689. FIRST EDITION of Part III. 304 x 202 mm. (12 x 8"). [58], 41, [1] (blank), 80, [4], 70 [i.e., 68], 154, 23, [1] (blank), 148; [16], 161, [21], 166 (pp. 148-9 misnumbered 140-1), [2] pp. Two works bound together in one volume.. Very attractive contemporary black morocco, handsomely gilt. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Separate title pages for each section (those in the first work dated 1687). Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Archibald Philip, Earl of Rosebery and the book label of Lawrence Strangman, front free endpaper with bookplate of Robert S. Pirie (see below for these three). Perkin B1; Wing C-6658, C-6664B, and C-6665. One open tear just touching printed marginal notation, small hole affecting two words, light and very sparse foxing (a touch heavier on a few signatures), and some negligible spotting here and there, otherwise A VERY CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE COPY with only the most trivial wear. From a distinguished collection, in pleasing condition, and in a contemporaneous binding, this volume contains the works of Abraham Cowley, one of the most precocious poets in the annals of English literature. Cowley (1616-67) was producing poetic works of inexplicable sophistication before he had settled into puberty; he published his first volume of verse at 15; and he went on to become one of the most popular poets of his day. Cowley was a staunch royalist who served in the exiled court of Charles I's queen, Henrietta Maria, where he helped to encode and decipher messages sent between the monarchy's supporters, including the royal couple themselves. Despite having been arrested and imprisoned as a royalist agent at one point, Cowley escaped the Cromwell years largely unscathed and retired to the countryside in 1663. Upon his death, Cowley was not only given the extraordinary honor of burial in Westminster Abbey (noted by the DNB as "the most lavish funeral which had ever been given to a mere man of letters in England"), but was also afforded a privileged spot next to the graves of Spenser and Chaucer. Cowley's influence on contemporary poetry was demonstrably deep; his funerary monument refers to him as "the English Virgil," and Perkin asserts that his "fame as a poet exceeded even that of Milton" during the waning years of the Restoration. The first part here contains the poet's best-known mature works, while the second is composed of his early efforts, and the third his writings on plants. Our volume is from the collection of Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015), an extremely successful lawyer and investment banker who amassed the finest library of 16th and 17th century English literature in private hands during his lifetime. In 1984, he was elected one of the 40 members of the Roxburghe Club, the world's oldest society of bibliophiles. Our volume has a thrice-distinguished provenance. The first recorded owner is Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during 1894-95. Earlier, he had been Foreign Secretary twice, as well as Leader of the Opposition. As stated in the British Armorial Bindings database, Rosebery was an "ardent and discriminating book collector." Afterwards the present volume became the property of Bombay-born and Cambridge-educated Lawrence Strangman (1907-80), son of Sir Thomas Strangman, Q.C., and Lady Winifred Strangman. Much of his celebrated collection went to his alma mater, Trinity Hall in the University of Cambridge, where it is maintained as the Strangman Collection in Jerwood Library, while other portions were handled by Sotheby’s. A captain in WWII, Strangman served as a distinguished Intelligence Officer. Our third recorded owner is Robert S. Pirie (1934-2015), an extremely successful lawyer and investment banker who amassed the finest library of 16th and 17th century English literature in private hands during his lifetime. In 1984, he was elected one of the 40 members of the Roxburghe Club, the world’s oldest society of bibliophiles..
ANNA MAGNANI | THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960) Set of 4 photos

ANNA MAGNANI | THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960) Set of 4 photos by Muky Munkácsi

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ANNA MAGNANI | THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960) Set of 4 photos
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Muky Munkácsi
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
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Near Fine
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Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, dir: Sidney Lumet. USA. Set of 4 vintage original double weight black-and-white photos: three 10 x 13" (25 x 33 cm) glossy, one 11 x 14" (28 x 36 cm) matte. Near fine.Four portraits of the tempestuous Anna Magnani -- and one is of her with Joanne Woodward.For this film, Tennessee Williams adapted his play Orpheus Descending, and he wrote the adapted screenplay with Meade Roberts. One photo has the stamp on verso of the production company with credit: "Still photo by".
Extra - Concord Freeman. Remarks of Mr. Grenville T. Winthrop, of Watertown, on the Currency, in the House of Representatives, 17th March, 1840. On Mr. [Levi] Lincoln's Report in relation to the Currency, and in support of Mr. Winthrop's Resolves on the same subject. [Published by request of the Democratic members of the Legislature.]

Extra - Concord Freeman. Remarks of Mr. Grenville T. Winthrop, of Watertown, on the Currency, in the House of Representatives, 17th March, 1840. On Mr. [Levi] Lincoln's Report in relation to the Currency, and in support of Mr. Winthrop's Resolves on the same subject. [Published by request of the Democratic members of the Legislature.] by [WINTHROP, Grenville T.]

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Extra - Concord Freeman. Remarks of Mr. Grenville T. Winthrop, of Watertown, on the Currency, in the House of Representatives, 17th March, 1840. On Mr. [Levi] Lincoln's Report in relation to the Currency, and in support of Mr. Winthrop's Resolves on the same subject. [Published by request of the Democratic members of the Legislature.]
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[WINTHROP, Grenville T.]
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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[Concord, Mass: 1840]: Concord Freeman. Folio broadsheet (50cm x 35cm), 5 columns on recto beneath headline and caption title; 3 columns on verso. Vertical and horizontal folds; small closed tear at right margin; Very Good. A Massachusetts Democrat attacks Whig monetary policies including the issuance of "soft" currency and the establishment of a National Bank. Winthrop appears to have entered politics following a checkered military career which included an 1832 court-marshal for abandoning his post during a particularly long-winded election-day sermon. William & Mary Quarterly (v.XV, 1907) reprints in full an 1841 letter from G.T. Winthrop to Governor Gilmore of Virginia, in which Winthrop writes: "In 1839 I was again elected to [the Mass. legislature] but was permitted to remain a member but a single year, in consequence of some remarks which I made upon ye question of ye currency." The letter goes on to emphasize their jointly held economic views: opposition to a national bank; opposition to the Distribution Bill; and the necessity of a high protective tariff to raise revenue. Not in Kress and not separately catalogued in OCLC. Issues of this Massachusetts newspaper are uncommon; it ran under this title, under various editors and publishers, from 1834-47.
Excavations at Seibal: Department of Peten, Guatemala; Number 1: Introduction The Site and Its Setting, Number 2: Ceramics [with] Number 1: Artifacts, Number 2: A Reconnaissance of Cancuen, Number 3: A Brief Reconnaissance of Itzan [Two Volumes]

Excavations at Seibal: Department of Peten, Guatemala; Number 1: Introduction The Site and Its Setting, Number 2: Ceramics [with] Number 1: Artifacts, Number 2: A Reconnaissance of Cancuen, Number 3: A Brief Reconnaissance of Itzan [Two Volumes] by WILLEY, Gordon R. (editor); A. Ledyard Smith, Ian Graham, Robert Sharick, Richard M. Rose (et al) (contributors)

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Excavations at Seibal: Department of Peten, Guatemala; Number 1: Introduction The Site and Its Setting, Number 2: Ceramics [with] Number 1: Artifacts, Number 2: A Reconnaissance of Cancuen, Number 3: A Brief Reconnaissance of Itzan [Two Volumes]
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WILLEY, Gordon R. (editor); A. Ledyard Smith, Ian Graham, Robert Sharick, Richard M. Rose (et al) (contributors)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology / Harvard University, [1975 and 1978]. First Edition. Two Volumes, with five numbers total, both softcovers. Two Quarto volumes (30.5cm); paper wrappers; 56,261pp; 250pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout both volumes, with two present and complete folded map illustrations in rear folder of Vol.13. Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Volume 13 (Numbers 1 and 2) and 14 (Numbers 1, 2, and 3). This set is from the library of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024), with his pictorial bookplates to title page of both volumes. Two volumes on the Seibal excavations, with sections on ceramics, artifacts, the reconnaissance of Cancuen, and the reconnaissance of Itzan, with contributions by Gair Tourtellot III, Jeremy A. Sabloff, and Norman Hammond. [88357].
Something to Say: Willilam Carlos Williams to Younger Poets

Something to Say: Willilam Carlos Williams to Younger Poets by WILLIAMS, William Carlos; James E.B. Breslin (ed)

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Something to Say: Willilam Carlos Williams to Younger Poets
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WILLIAMS, William Carlos; James E.B. Breslin (ed)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: New Directions, 1985. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Blue cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 280pp. Tight, unmarked copy; Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $23.95 on front flap), crisp and clean, very Near Fine. A new-appearing copy. From the library of noted poet and translator Nathaniel Tarn, with his printed bookplate inside front cover.
new books, catalogues & special editions, summer 1990

new books, catalogues & special editions, summer 1990 by NIGEL GREENWOOD BOOKS, bookseller

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new books, catalogues & special editions, summer 1990
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NIGEL GREENWOOD BOOKS, bookseller
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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8 pp. 8vo, green printed wrappers, staple-bound. London: 1990. Scarce catalogue distributed by Nigel Greenwood’s bookstore. It offers artists’ books by Blamey, Chaimowicz, Clemente, Kruger, G. Merz, Polke, Shiraishi, etc. Fine.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Selznick, Brian

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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Selznick, Brian
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9780439813785
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New York: Scholastic Press, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.,533pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear . Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Monastic Order in England : A History of Its Development from the Times of St. Sunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940 - 1216

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Monastic Order in England : A History of Its Development from the Times of St. Sunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940 - 1216
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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At the University Press, 1966. Fine. . Monastic Order in England : A History of Its Development from the Times of St. Sunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council 940 - 1216. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1966. 780pp. Indexed. Large 8vo. Black cloth with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Book condition: Near fine. The spine ends are lightly bumped. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good, with gently bumped and rubbed edges. Price clipped.
Ticket -Texas Woman's College Extends a cordial invitation to every girl 15 years of age and over and every lady to hear Dr. W. T. Shannon on "Telling the Real Story of Life" and "before and After Engagement

Ticket -Texas Woman's College Extends a cordial invitation to every girl 15 years of age and over and every lady to hear Dr. W. T. Shannon on "Telling the Real Story of Life" and "before and After Engagement by Shannon, Dr. W. T.

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Ticket -Texas Woman's College Extends a cordial invitation to every girl 15 years of age and over and every lady to hear Dr. W. T. Shannon on "Telling the Real Story of Life" and "before and After Engagement
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Shannon, Dr. W. T.
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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Measures 2 1/2 X 4 1/2. creases and tears. Circa early 20th Century. Shannon was a prominent lecturer on sex and Eugenics.
Batis and Bramble Stingray print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans

Batis and Bramble Stingray print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans by LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.

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Batis and Bramble Stingray print from Œuvres du comte de Lacepède, comprenant l'Histoire Naturelle des Quadrupèdes ovipares, des Serpents, des Poissons et des Cétacés; Count de Lacepède's the Natural History of Oviparous Quadrupeds, Snakes, Fishes and Crustaceans
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LACEPÈDE, Comte de B.G.
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Paris: F.D. Pillot, 1830. Ephemera no binding. Near fine. Comte de B.G. LACEPÈDE. 8vo plate (8 3/4" x 5 1/2"); 6" x 3 1/2" within borders; custom acid-free archival backing and French matting with hand-applied silver line; a few light spots of foxing; near fine. Hand-colored copper plate engraving of Stingrays from Comte de B.G. Lacepede's (1756-1825) Historie Naturelle, Plate 4: 1. La Raie Batis. 2. La Raie Ronce.
IN RETROSPECT, 1923-1949, AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY BY LAWRENCE C. WROTH, LIBRARIAN

IN RETROSPECT, 1923-1949, AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY BY LAWRENCE C. WROTH, LIBRARIAN by Wroth, Lawrence C.

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IN RETROSPECT, 1923-1949, AN EXHIBITION COMMEMORATING TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY BY LAWRENCE C. WROTH, LIBRARIAN
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Wroth, Lawrence C.
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1949. paper wrappers. tall 8vo. paper wrappers. vi, 40 pages. Illustrated. Minor fading to spine, else a near fine copy.

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