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1887pp. (3) [3]-438 + Woodcut plates. Bound in dark purple cloth; stamped in gold and black; salmon colored endpapers. Mildly XLib. Early ownerships of Mrs. J. Hampton Nolan. One plate shows a boy and gir l in a cave discovering a treasure. Very scarce. W148
1812pp. xii, [13]-214 + Frontis, and one unusual engraved plate. Small 12mo. 14 cm. Slight marginal damp stain. Well foxed and browned. Disbound. Very mildly XLib. Rare American edition of Ovid. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 7.
1882Two volumes. pp. 516; 565 + Fifty-one wonderful photogravure plates from the photographs of Dr. Charles L. Mitchell and Francis Frith. Original full red cloth binding., brilliantly decorated in gold. Set against the turbulent historical backdrop of the 1680s, in England's lawless West Country, Lorna Doone is an action-packed tale of romance, revenge and family warfare. Blackmore's sweeping story of love and crime is one of fiction's most respected works. Three young people are caught in a taut emotional triangle - Carver Doone, murderous member of a feared family of aristocratic outlaws; John Ridd, a young farmer dedicated to avenging his father's death; and Lorna Doone, the dark-eyed beauty for whom both men would willingly die. At once independent and vulnerable, Lorna is the Doone "Princess", condemned by the family to marry Carver. But Lorna may not be quite what she seems. Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900) was born in Longworth, Berkshire, where his father John Blackmore was Curate-in-charge of the parish. Only a few months after his birth his mother died of typhus, his father moved back to his native West Country and young Richard was taken in charge by his aunt. In 1831 John Blackmore married again and Richard went to live with his father and stepmother in Devon. Richard went to school in Tiverton where he excelled in classical studies and later won a scholarship t o Oxford, where he took his degree in 1847. He made his first attempt at writing a novel during a university vacation. After leaving Oxford he entered the law, being called to the Bar in 1852. Ill-health, however, forced him to give up legal work as a full-time occupation and in 1853 he took the post of classics master at Wellesley House Grammar School, Hampton Road, Twickenham. Soon after accepti ng this post, Blackmore moved from London to Hampton Wick, where he lived until he moved to his new home in Teddington. In 1853 he married, and in 1854 published anonymously two volumes of poetry. In September 1857 his uncle died leaving his nephew a sum of money which enabled him to realise a long-held ambition - that of possessing a house in the country with a larger garden. Blackmore selected a plot of land at Teddington and built his new house (completed in 1860). He was to live there for the rest of his life. Gomer House, named after one of his favourite dogs, had extensive grounds. Within them Blackmore developed an 11 acre market garden, specialising in the cultivation of fruit. The grounds were surrounded by high walls. Although an expert in horticulture, he lacked the necessary bu siness sense and his market garden was not a very profitable enterprise. In the late 1860's Blackmore fought the coming of the railway to Teddington, winning claims against his property by the London and South West Railway Company, but being unable to prevent the erection of a station almost directly opposite his house. Some local residents in Teddington apparently regarded Blackmore as unsociable, if not misanthropic. Charles Deayton, a Teddington merchant is recorded as saying to a visitor: "He is not a social man, and seems wedded to his garden in the summer and his book writing in the wint er. That is all I know of him; except that he keeps the most vicious dogs to protect his fruit, and I would advise you to avoid the risk of visiting him." In fact, though of a retiring disposition, Blackmore did have a number of intimate friends whom he met regularly and many friendships with Americans as a result of his wide following in the United States. Blackmore died at Teddington in 1900 after a long and painful illness. He was buried at Teddington Cemetery. His wife had died in 1888. He had no children. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1815pp. vii, 213. 12mo. 20 cm. Deckle edged. Worn original printed paper boards, with the printer's ad on the rear board. Very scarce thus. A historic romance about Count Thoekoely (1657-1705). Actually a translation of an episode in pt. 2 of "Les Barons de Felsheim." The woman translator, Catharine B. Thompson, dedicated the work to DeWitt Clinton. Very Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SMALL BOX 9
1909pp. 87 + Plus frontis. Large illustrations and marginal decorations by Dwig. Pages slightly brown. All edges gold. Uncut. Small 8vo. Original full light green cloth binding decorated with owls sitting on black branches with gold moon raising. Black frame on front cover with some loss of color. First Edition.Pithy quotes about women and love, with late art nouveau line illustrations.The illustrator, Clare Victor Dwiggins (1874-1958) was an Ohio born cartoonist. He signed his work Dwig. He created a number of comic strips and single-panel cartoons for various American newspapers and newspaper syndicates from 1897 until 1945, including his best-known strip, the long-run School Days. HUMOR 2 DC14
1894Eleven (of twelve) volumes. Lacks volume 10. 8vo. Uncut. Deckled edged. Original vellumized paper boards binding, worn. This is the rare unabridged London Edition of 1894, translated by Arthur Machen. Limited to only 1000 numbered copies, 500 of which are for America. Copy number 475. Engraved armorial bookplate of Francis Bailey, showing three profile portraits of Negroes. The picture on this entry show a complete set that is not oours. EROS7
1905pp. xvii, 332. Cover design and Frontispiece from drawings by Charles Dana Gibson. Numerous illustrations by C. Allan Gilbert, Raymond M. Crosby, John Cecil Clay, E. W. Kemble, T. K. Hanna Jr., J. M. Flagg, F. W. Read, A. D. Blashfield, Budd, Ebert and others, etc. 8vo. Original full cloth backed gold decorated binding. Top edge gold. First Edition. XLib. Very worn. WOMEN 1
1933pp. xviii, 296, Plus frontis and full page portraits of Mrs. Siddons. 8vo. Original faded pink full cloth binding with portrait illustration on front cover. Original very worn dust jacket. First Edition. WOMEN 1
1851pp. 251, (4). Half title. 8vo. Original full embossed cloth binding. Very worn. Worn paper label on front cover. Sunday School, Williamsport, Pa. Lacks fly leaves. Foxed, dampstained. Early ownership. Poor copy. WOMEN 2
1780Two volumes. pp. 201; 240 + Engraved portrait plates. Small 12mo. Uncut. Contemporary French half leather bindings, spines worn. Printed bookplate of Jan Paulus Schumacher. Edited by A. E. Cailleau. Pierre du Pallet, called by the name of Abelard, was a successful educator in the Cathedral School of Notre Dame when (in 1115) he was appointed tutor to Heloise, the beautiful and talented 17 year old niece of cannon Fulbert, with whom he was lodging. They fell madly in love and were forced to flee together to Brittany. After Heloise gave birth to a son they were secretly married and returned to Paris. Relatives of Heloise would not be distracted from their revenge and one night they surprised Abelard in his bedroom and castrated him. In shame, Abelard joined the Abbey St. Denis as a monk, and Heloise became a nun. As they both rose to prominence (and Abelard in philosophical and religious controversy), they kept up a loving correspondence. In the end, their corpses were laid to rest together, and their tale became legend. Though Abelard exerted great influence on the minds of his contemporaries and the course of medieval thought, he would be little known to us today - but for his connection with Heloise. Their letters are the main source for details of Abelard's life and his love. "Then there is no more left but this, that in our doom the sorrow yet to come shall be no less than the love we two have already known" - Heloise speaking to Abelard as she agreed to their marriage. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR3
1888232 p. + Ten etched plates. 8vo. Uncut. Top edge gold. Worn half leather binding. Original wraps bound in. Daudet's Sapho was produced as a play several times. in France and on Broadway. FR3
1936225 p. Illustrated with 23 compositions by Ch. Fouqueray, including wonderful plates printed in both color and monochrome. Slight foxing to text. Small 4to. Original printed wraps. Of a total edition of 1120 copies, this is No. 88 of only 100 copies printed on Van Gelder papier de Hollande. Scarce. The plates are great. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR5
1936263 p. Illustrated with compositions by Henri Deluermoz, including some wonderful plates printed in both color and monochrome. Foxed. Small 4to. Original printed wraps, soiled. Of a total edition of 1120 copies, this is No. 88 of only 100 copies printed on Van Gelder papier de Hollande. Scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FR5
1906pp. xiv, 87. Title page printed in red and black. Printed by Smith & Sale on Van Gelder paper. Uncut. Inked ownership of L. James, June 7, 1913. Original silk page marker. Small 8vo. Original stiff wraps, decorated and lettered. Yapp fore edges. Binding slightly soiled. Limited Edition of only 925 copies. Old World Series. Nice copy. First Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W39
1902124p. Title page printed in red and black. Printed on Japan vellum. Partially uncut. Small 24mo. Original stiff printed Japan vellum wraps with large red initial on front cover. Limited Edition of only 425 copies. First Edition. Scarce. Nice copy. PRESS/W39
189747p. Title page printed in red and black. Printed on Japan vellum. Partially uncut. Small 24mo. Original stiff printed Japan vellum wraps with large red initial on front cover. Limited Edition of only 425 copies. Third edition. Nice copy. PRESS/W39
1967pp. xiv, 79 + Plus full page color drawings by Michel Ciry. Title page printed in red and black. Sm. 4to. Original full yellow buckram binding. Original yellow slip case. Hardbound. Very nice copy. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W83
1957pp. xvii, 315, xix-xxiv [Appendix]. Numerous text drawings, some in color, by Per Krohg. All edges sprinkled in blue. Includes an insert of the Heritage Club Sandglass, Number X:21. 4to. Original full linen cloth binding. Spine slightly soiled. No slip case. Hardbound. Very Good. THESE HERITAGE PRESS BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS. W83
1895pp. (4) 226, (8) [Publisher's Advertisements]. 16mo. 182 mm. Interesting original full cloth binding. First edition. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! FRENG 3
1868Two Volumes. Inked ownerships of Paxton Parkin, 1884, on both title pages. P.W.P, 1884, on front paste downs. Slight age staining. 8vo. Original full red buckram bindings. Volume II lacks half spine. Hardbound. A comprehensive history of dueling throughout the world. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! . GAMES BOX 1
1750pp. [12], 159, [1] (blank), xx + Engraved title and eight full page engraved plates by Picart. Engraved headpieces. Some old age stain. Small 12 mo. 150 mm. Old leather boards binding; needs rebacking. The pastoral romance Daphnis and Chloe is attributed to Longus, a third century A.D. Greek poet. Idyllic in nature, the poem tells the charming story of the love of a goat herd and a shepherdess. Daphnis and Chloe was widely popular in France and England in the 17th and 18th century. This text was translated from the Greek by Jacques Amyot (1513-1593). The engraved illustrations are by an anonymous pupil of Bernard Picart (1673-1733) one of the greatest French artist / engravers of the era. FR-VOYAGE 3RD FL
1860Two volumes. 12mo. 19 cm. No ads inserted. Some old damp stain. Worn original cloth bindings, lettered in gold and stamped in blind. This is apparently the first issue of the first American edition. Published simultaneously in London, in three volumes, by Smith, Elder, and Company, under title: Transformation; or, The romance of Monte Beni. "The MS. of 'The Marble faun' is in a private collection in England, and, in fact, was never in this country, as the American edition was set up from proof-sheets of the English edition." -- Cathcart, Bibliography of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cleveland, 1905. "Every young sculptor seems to think that he must give the world some specimen of indecorous womanhood, and call it Eve, Venus, a Nymph, or any name that may apologize for a lack of decent clothing" - Hawthorne in the Marble Faun, Chap. 14. W147 / Also Rear. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
1861pp. xiv, 238. 12 mo. 19 cm. Original full cloth binding. Black paper endpapers loose. Manuscript Ownership of: Mary E. Herr. Embossed blind stamp of J.W. Westharffer, a Lancaster (PA) bookseller and publisher. Decorative type used on the title page. Undine Translated from the German of Friedrich de La Motte Fouque by Thomas Tracy. Sintram and his Companions. A Northern Tale. Republished from Burns' London edition. PALIB 6
189914 leaves on glossy white paper. Pen and ink style illustrations and marginal decorations. 4to. 300 mm. Numerous tip-ins of supposed originals = handwritten notes, telegrams, letters, envelopes, drawings, a flower, a hair pin, and newspaper clippings, etc. All of these documenting the course of a Victorian romance between a discreet young woman and a discreet young man. There is a brief introduction, but the rest of the tale is told solely in these artifacts dropped from Cupid's diary. The padded faux leather binding is quite soiled and the spine is worn, with some loss. An unusual and scarce production. WOMEN 1
1766Two volumes. I. [1], LXXIX, 304. II. [1], 415, [1](Errata), [4](Approbation) + Eleven (11) engraved plates. French text. 8vo. 200 mm. Edges decorated red. Some age stain and foxing. Original decoratively mottled full leather bindings. Spines worn, but some gilt remains. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39-65 CE), was an important Roman poet, born in Cordoba. One of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period, his youth and speed of composition set him apart from others. The Pharsalia is an epic poem on the Roman Civil War. It is considered the greatest epic in Latin after the Aeneid. It depicts the Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC) where Julius Caesar defeated Pompey. Lucan's poetic talent apparently aroused the jealously of the Emperor Nero. After the publication of Pharsalia the Emperor forbade him to write, or even plead in the courts, and then later compelled him to commit suicide for alleged treason. The engraved plates in this edition are mostly by the famous French engraver and book illustrator, Hubert Francois Gravelot (1699-1733). The original art was by: Antoine-Jean Duclos; Emanuel Jean Nepomucene Ghendt; Noel Le Mire; Francois Denis Nee; Jean Francois Rousseau; and Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet. See: Schweiger II, 568; Cohen & DeRicci 662. Apparently not in Ray. Very good. CHEST 2/1.