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1954ref. 155428Boston: E.P. Dutton 1954. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed with a chip on the bottom edge of the rear panel and cello tape reinforcements on the inside crown. E.P. Dutton unknown books
1983ref. 155421New York: Random House 1983. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown books
1950ref. 155422New York: E.P. Dutton 1950. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a strong Very Good plus dust jacket. Front board has two small bumps on the bottom and top edge respectively. Jacket spine lightly faded with tiny chips at the corners. A bright copy. E.P. Dutton unknown books
1987ref. 155676New York: Random House 1987. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The fourth novel in the Narratives of Empire series. Near Fine in wrappers. Random House unknown books
1819ref. 724041819. A Very Valuable Treatise on that Very Intricate and Important Subject" Watkins Charles 1767-1808. Vidal Robert Studley Editor. An Essay Towards the Further Elucidation of the Law of Descents; With an Appendix on the Distribution of the Personal Effects of Intestates. Corrected and Enlarged from the Author's Papers And Further Augmented with Notes of All the More Recently Adjudged Cases on the Subject Down to the Present Period. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons 1819. xvi 331 1 4 pp. Includes 4-page published catalogue publisher advertisment to verso of half-title. Two fold-out engraved copperplate tables of descents and consanguinity. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Minor nicks and scuffs to boards moderate rubbing to extremities light gatoring to spine small chip to head of spine joints starting at ends corners bumped and lightly worn early owner bookplate to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text light foxing in places light soiling to a few leaves some creasing and edgewear to folding tables. $350. Third edition. Charles Watkins 1767-1808 was a legal writer and poet. This is a useful supplement to Chapter 14 Volume II of Blackstone's Commentaries "Of Title by Descent". "Mr. Watkins' Essay on Descents is a very valuable treatise on that very intricate and important subject" Marvin. First published in 1793 this treatise went through four editions the final in 1837. Marvin Legal Bibliography 721 Citing Barton Modern Precedents in Conveyancing. Sweet & Maxwell A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 1:478 35. Rigg revised by Brown "Watkins Charles" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed online. unknown books
1959ref. 153996Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage reference photograph of novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her husband Sir Frederick Browning visiting actors Alec Guinness and Nicole Maurey on the set of the 1959 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1957 novel by Du Maurier about a lonely university professor who meets his lookalike a wealthy but discontented count while vacationing in France and finds himself unwittingly forced to swap places and assume the count's life. Shot on location in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1961ref. 36958London: The Holland Press 1961. 3 volumes. Quarto. 357; 383; 160 ccxix pp. Illustrated. In dustjackets. A facsimile of the original edition published in 1876-1878. The Holland Press unknown books
1987ref. 51381New York: Random House 1987. First Edition. Limited Issue one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author this being copy no.34. Octavo 24.25cm; maroon cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine and front cover; viii4864pp. Fine in a Fine slipcase still housed in the partially-opened publisher's shrinkwrap. Historical novel centered around the relationship between government and mass media in the creation of modern-day America set in the late 19th-early 20th century. Random House unknown books
1991ref. 52045New York: Armchair Detective Library 1991. First Thus. First Thus originally published 1952-54. Octavo 23cm. 3 volumes each one of 26 lettered signed copies of a total edition of 126. Bound uniformly in maroon cloth titled in gilt on covers and spines; slipcases; publisher's clear acetate dustjackets. All three volumes Fine in the original clear acetate jackets and slipcases. Attractive set of these signed limited reprints of works originally issued under Vida'ls pseudonym Edgar Box in the early- to mid-1950s featuring detective Edgar Cutler Sargeant. Includes:. Death in the Fifth Position 1991 - Letter "D" signed Gore Vidal Death Before Bedtime 1990 - Letter "I" signed Gore Vidal Death Likes It Hot 1990 - Letter "C" signed Edgar Box and Gore Vidal. Armchair Detective Library unknown books
1820ref. 318534London: Ackermann 1820. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo. Bound in three quarters red morocco and cloth sides a.e.g. by Truslove & Hanson Sloane St. Fine. Facsimile done in October 1944 at Mitchell's English Bookstore. 8vo. Ackermann unknown books
1976ref. 144976Spain: Profilmes 1976. Collection of 25 vintage borderless photographs for the international release of the 1976 Spanish exploitation film. Also included in the original plain brown paper envelope and a glossy full-color two sided flyer for the film featuring a synopsis in English French and Spanish. Two friends travel to a remote village to investigate the mysterious death of a friend only to uncover a possible supernatural explanation in a young woman the villagers claim is a witch. Photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Flyer 8.25 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine. Profilmes unknown books
1957ref. 144615Nice: Studios de la Victorine 1957. Original black-and-white still photograph from the 1957 French film here under the original title "Une manche et la belle." Vidal and Demongeot are seen sunbathing worriedly on marble. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil French film title and Demongeot's and Vidal's names in manuscript ink on the versos. Noirish murder drama loosely based on Chase's novel "The Sucker Punch" 1954. Betty Farnwell Miranda is a rich widow living in Nice with a bewitching daughter Eva Demongeot. Betty marries Philippe Vidal a good-looking but self-interested man. Cue Eva. Philippe falls for the calculating femme fatale who has plans to marry someone else. Betty's life is in danger as Philippe struggles with his transgressions. 7 x 9.25 inches small white border at the foot. Very Good plus with brief ink on the recto and faint creases. Selby France. Studios de la Victorine unknown books
1959ref. 144215Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations in black ink and a press agency stamp on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly Elizabeth Taylor is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable Katharine Hepburn into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. Set in New Orleans and various locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1956ref. 144616Paris: Cinedis 1956. Original borderless portrait photograph of French actor Gil Vidal circa 1956. Vidal's name in manuscript ink and numerical annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso. Vidal was a prominent actor in the 1950s starring in "Bibi Fricoti" 1951 "Marianne of My Youth" 1954 "The Mask of Tutankhamun" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Keys" 1956 "Charming Boys" 1957 and "The Loves of Hercules" 1960. 5 x 7 inches. Light curling else about Near Fine. Cinedis unknown books
1959ref. 144209Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage borderless photograph of Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly from the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations in graphite on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. A disturbed young woman is coerced by her aunt into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. Set in New Orleans and various Locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1955ref. 144440Paris: Filmsonor 1955. Collection of 17 vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso of one portrait photograph and several with annotations in manuscript pencil and ink noting numbers and title on the versos. Based on Peter von Mendelssohn's 1935 novel "Douloureuse Arcadie." Shot in both French and German versions each with a different cast with the exception of Marianne Hold in the lead role. Director Julien Duvivier's other films include "Pépé le Moko" 1937 "Maria Chapdelaine" 1934 and "Panique" 1946 Set and shot on location in Bavaria. Photos range from 3.25 x 4.5 inches to 7 x 9.5 inches several with small white borders. Very Good plus with light curling and a few faint creases. Filmsonor unknown books
1957ref. 143291France: N.p. 1957. Two original double weight promotional portrait photographs of French actor Gil Vidal. These photographs presumably floated between talent agencies around the time Vidal was still making French films being "L'homme aux clefs d'or" 1956 "À pied à cheval et en voiture" 1957 "Charmants garçons" 1957 "Sins of Youth" 1958 and "Girls of the Night" 1958. Other notable films include "Stolen Affections" 1948 highspots "The Loves of Hercules" 1960 and "Scheherezade 1963 ending with several Spanish horror films notably Miguel Iglesias' "Night of the Howling Beast" 1975. He also released a few albums as a pianist and singer around 1965. 3.25 x 5.25 inches. with white borders at the bottom. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
ref. 304950Paris: chez vidal. MATTED. Provenance: Comte O. Benhague 1827 or 1828-1879 Lugt 2004: Cortlandt Bishop Lugt 2770b. chez vidal unknown books
1950ref. 261194New York 1950. Vintage silver print docketed on verso by Van Vechten "Gore Vidal at Edgevales / XIX hh 25 / Nov 1 1950"; and with the studio stamp "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission" and stamped in blind. 1 vols. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. Vintage silver print docketed on verso by Van Vechten "Gore Vidal at Edgevales / XIX hh 25 / Nov 1 1950"; and with the studio stamp "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission" and stamped in blind. 1 vols. 7 x 5 inches. Early photographic portrait of the 25 year old Vidal. unknown books
1876ref. 266001Paris: Imprimerie de J. Claye 1876. First edition one of 500 copies. 118 engraved plates. 3 vols. 4to. Contemporary half velum and decorated paper boards red morocco spine labels. Light soiling to covers sporadic foxing an attractive set. Large etched bookplate of Gustav Frid in each volume. First edition one of 500 copies. 118 engraved plates. 3 vols. 4to. A beautiful uncut set of this landmark work on the history of the violin. "This is beyond the possibility of doubt the greatest work ever published or which is ever likely to be published on the violin" Fidiculus Bibliographia. Fidiculus Bibliographia 191 Imprimerie de J. Claye unknown books
1929ref. 5910Paris: Société des Editions Militaires 1929. First Edition one of 50 copies on vélin teinté total edition of 515. 19 of 20 hand-colored plates after watercolors by Leroux. 1 vols. 4to. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers with a few tears and slight chipping normal for a large book bound thus otherwise a near fine copy. In cloth sliding case. Leroux Pierre Albert. First Edition one of 50 copies on vélin teinté total edition of 515. 19 of 20 hand-colored plates after watercolors by Leroux. 1 vols. 4to. Superbly illustrated history of the role artillery in the French army throughout the ages with magnificent hand-colored plates. Société des Editions Militaires unknown books
1889ref. 265994Paris: Maison Quantin 1889. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece 29 plates. vi 347 1 pp. 8vo. Later orange cloth. Original wrappers bound in. Soiling to covers. First edition one of 500 copies. Frontispiece 29 plates. vi 347 1 pp. 8vo. A history of the violin condensed from the author's celebrated Les Instruments à Archet. "The feature which gives this volume its pre-eminent value is the quantity of marvellous photogravures of labels ." Fidiculus Bibliographia. Fidiculus Bibliographia 193 Maison Quantin unknown books
1948ref. 218953New York 1948. Variant of portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Seated on chair leaning forward. 1 vols. 32.2 x 2 21.8 cm. approx 12-5/8 x 8-1/2 inches. Fine. Verso docketed with holograph notations in ink giving the name of the sitter date of the photograph and Van Vechten's reference to negative and print "XV-FF-1". Variant of portrait published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten 1978 edited by Saul Mauriber. Seated on chair leaning forward. 1 vols. 32.2 x 2 21.8 cm. approx 12-5/8 x 8-1/2 inches. unknown books
1948ref. 57819New York 1948. Vintage silver print docketed on verso by Van Vechten "Gore Vidal / IX ff 5 / Oct 14 - '48"; and with the studio stamp "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission". 1 vols. 8-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches. Fine. Vintage silver print docketed on verso by Van Vechten "Gore Vidal / IX ff 5 / Oct 14 - '48"; and with the studio stamp "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten/146 Central Park West/Cannot be reproduced without permission". 1 vols. 8-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches. Very early photographic portrait of the 23-year-old Vidal taken in the year that the publication of his controversial novel THE CITY AND THE PILLAR scandalized the mainstream press. unknown books
1742ref. 245540Madrid: Por Manuel Fernandez 1742. 28 pp. 8vo. Disbound. Laid into later Venetian Calf portfolio. 28 pp. 8vo. Por Manuel Fernandez unknown books
