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THE THIRD PART OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY, BEING HIS SIX BOOKS OF PLANTS, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN ENGLISH

THE THIRD PART OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY, BEING HIS SIX BOOKS OF PLANTS, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN ENGLISH by COWLEY, ABRAHAM

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
THE THIRD PART OF THE WORKS OF MR ABRAHAM COWLEY, BEING HIS SIX BOOKS OF PLANTS, NEVER BEFORE PRINTED IN ENGLISH
Author
COWLEY, ABRAHAM
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Printed for Charles Harper, 1689. FIRST EDITION. 297 x 192 mm. (11 5/8 x 7 1/2"). [20], 166 (148-9 misnumbered 140-1), [2] pp. Very pleasing contemporary red morocco, elaborately panelled in gilt, covers with mitered frames composed of gilt rules, decorative rolls, pointillé tooling and floral sprays, raised bands, spine intricately gilt in compartments with central star-like design and scrolling cornerpieces, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, possible (very expert) repair to top spine compartment. Frontispiece engraving of Cowley's tomb. Front pastedown with the bookplate of Robert S. Pirie. Wing C-6665; ESTC R21164. ◆Spine and head of rear board sunned, a bit of wear to joints and extremities, boards tending to splay slightly, faint scattered dark flecks to leather, text with isolated spots and browning, but an excellent copy, the binding solid and only minimally worn, and internally very fresh and clean. From a distinguished collection, in extremely attractive condition, and in a fine contemporaneous binding, this is the first appearance of the botanical writings of 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 went on to become one of the most popular poets of his day. A staunch royalist who served in the exiled court of Charles I's queen, Henrietta Maria, he helped 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, pictured in our frontispiece, 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 present copy comes 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..
Specimens of English Prose Style from Malory to Macaulay

Specimens of English Prose Style from Malory to Macaulay by Saintsbury, George

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Specimens of English Prose Style from Malory to Macaulay
Author
Saintsbury, George
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Kegan Paul, Tranch & Co, 1885. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. [2], xlvi, 367, [1] pp. (8vo) 24.8x16.3 cm (9¾x6½"), three-quarter gilt-ruled brown levant morocco & cloth, spine tooled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt; bound by Zaehnsdorf. A fine copy with only a trace of shelfwear. No. 49 of 50 large paper copies, printed at the Chiswick Press. A handsomely printed and bound work, selected and annotated with an introductory essay by George Saintsbury. Signed in ink on the limitation page, Charles Whittingham & Co., proprietors of the Chiswick Press. The first selection is form Malory: The Death of Lancelot.
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady by Lerner, Alan Jay

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My Fair Lady
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Lerner, Alan Jay
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Coward-McCann, 1956. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. 8vo. 186pp. Black cloth, lavender spine title. Ownership name on the front free endpaper dated September 7, 1956, else a fine bright copy. The dustwrapper has a couple of small chips at the edges and is light darkened at the spine else is near fine and shows the original price of $3.50. Laid in at the read is a 1956 review curt from Time magazine. .
A COMPANION FOR THE CANDIDATES OF HOLY ORDERS. OR, THE GREAT IMPORTANCE AND PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE. BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE BULL, D.D. LATE LORD BISHIOP OF S. DAVIDS

A COMPANION FOR THE CANDIDATES OF HOLY ORDERS. OR, THE GREAT IMPORTANCE AND PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE. BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE BULL, D.D. LATE LORD BISHIOP OF S. DAVIDS by Bull, George

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A COMPANION FOR THE CANDIDATES OF HOLY ORDERS. OR, THE GREAT IMPORTANCE AND PRINCIPAL DUTIES OF THE PRIESTLY OFFICE. BY THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, GEORGE BULL, D.D. LATE LORD BISHIOP OF S. DAVIDS
Author
Bull, George
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
London: Printed by Geo. James, for Richard Smith..., 1714. 68, [12 advt.] pp. Disbound and light foxed, else Very Good. The last twelve page advertise Richard Smith's books for sale ESTC T101950.
Rules and Regulations For The Government of Several Prisons of Glamorgan

Rules and Regulations For The Government of Several Prisons of Glamorgan

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Rules and Regulations For The Government of Several Prisons of Glamorgan
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
Cardiff: Henry Weber, 1859. Paper wraps. 51 pp. Some chipping on wraps.
Photographs of Architecture

Photographs of Architecture by Philip Trager

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Title
Photographs of Architecture
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Philip Trager
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1977. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY PHILIP TRAGER on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges and one small chip (smaller than a dime) at the spine. Square quarto, crisp reproductions of Trager's highly-skillful black-and-white photography thruout.
ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD
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ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD by Yonah, Michael Avi and Israel Shatzman

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ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE CLASSICAL WORLD
Author
Yonah, Michael Avi and Israel Shatzman
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
ISBN
9780060101787
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harper & Row. Very Good. (1975). Hardcover. 0060101784 . First U. S. Edition; Foreword by F. W. Walbank; a clean, nice copy in a very good dj. .
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ANGEL STATION by Williams, Walter Jon

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ANGEL STATION
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Williams, Walter Jon
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
ANGEL STATION, Tor, 1989, first edition fine in wraps. Uncorrected proof. Signed by the author.
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Ginger. "The Darling of the Doll World" by Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corporation

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Ginger. "The Darling of the Doll World"
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Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corporation
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corporation, 1960. First Edition. Very good. First edition, n. d. (ca 1960); 5 x 3 1/4; pp. [20]; red, pictorial wraps; illustrated with photographs; small rust spots around staples, else very minor wear; very good to near fine condition. An advertisement and a trade catalog, it was published by one of the big manufacturers of dolls and corresponding accessories in the mid-20th century - Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corporation in New York. The booklet featured a splendid array of models of Ginger, "The Darling of the Doll World" and various outfits - the first 8-inch walking doll with moving eyes, plastic or vinyl head, and rooted hair that could be wet, combed, and curled. Some of them included Frontier Girl, Space Girl, Blue Fairy, etc.
Engraved Portrait by J. Swan

Engraved Portrait by J. Swan by Burns, Robert

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Engraved Portrait by J. Swan
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Burns, Robert
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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Margin: 204x134 mm. Marginal discoloration, foxing.

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