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1856Best.-Nr. 23900London: J. & C. Brown & Co 1856. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo. 309pp. Engraved frontispiece. Previous ownership name on title page dated 1858. Contemporary half-leather spine in four compartments tooled in blind with raised bands tooled in gilt black leather lettering label gilt. Marbled paper sides. Bookseller label on the front pastedown. Light wear to the edges large ownership name on the title else a near fine copy. Thirteen popular detective short stories which were previously published in 'Chambers' Edinburgh Journal' including 'One Night in a Gaming-House' 'Guilty or Not Guilty' 'Legal Metamorphoses' 'Mary Kingsford' and more. This is their first collected edition. Important early example of detective fiction. Queen's Quorum 2. . J. & C. Brown & Co hardcover books
1852Best.-Nr. 44206New York: Cornish Lamport & Co. Publishers 1852. 1852. First edition. This is the true first American edition that was first issued as a pirated edition by Cornish Lamport & Co. in 1852 with the text lifted from CHAMBER'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL and "some of our American Magazines." The first U. K. edition was published in 1856 as RECOLLECTIONS OF A DETECTIVE POLICE-OFFICER. The first authorized American edition was published in 1857 in Boston by Wentworth and Company. Thomas Waters was the pseudonym of William Russell. 8vo. Original burgandy cloth decorated in blind on front and rear covers titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine 238 pp. preface. Queen 's Quorum 2 says this book is "the most important criminological yellow-back of its time." The first collection of British Detective stories and preceded only by Edgar Allan Poe's TALES in 1845 according to Queen's Quorum. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends corners and extremities cloth is lightly rubbed former owner's name on front pastedown sheet else a very good copy of a rare book. Cornish, Lamport & Co., Publishers, 1852. hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 158453Austin TX: Antone's Nightclub 1979. Vintage poster for a performance by Muddy Waters at Antone's Nightclub in Austin Texas on Friday December 7 1979. Poster design by Austin-based illustrator Danny Garrett. Early issue with pale colors and thin paper stock. Printed by the artist. Extremely scarce. In 1979 Waters had just completed work on the third of four albums made with friend and fellow blues musician Johnny Winter "Muddy 'Mississippi' Waters Live" preceded by "Hard Again" and "I'm Ready" in 1977 and 1978. All three were Grammy Award winners. Antone's was established in 1975 by Clifford Antone. It has been an iconic blues and R&B venue in downtown Austin for over 40 years. Austin illustrator and designer Danny Garrett is best known for his work for Antone's serving as the in-house illustrator for the club's posters from 1976-2005. Garrett currently lives in New Zealand and teaches art and design at the Auckland University of Technology. 11.5 x 17.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and two small closed tears to the margin otherwise bright clean and unfaded. Antone's Nightclub unknown
1979Best.-Nr. 158453Austin TX: Antone's Nightclub 1979. Vintage poster for a performance by Muddy Waters at Antone's Nightclub in Austin Texas on Friday December 7 1979. Poster design by Austin-based illustrator Danny Garrett. Early issue with pale colors and thin paper stock. Printed by the artist. Extremely scarce. In 1979 Waters had just completed work on the third of four albums made with friend and fellow blues musician Johnny Winter "Muddy 'Mississippi' Waters Live" preceded by "Hard Again" and "I'm Ready" in 1977 and 1978. All three were Grammy Award winners. Antone's was established in 1975 by Clifford Antone. It has been an iconic blues and R&B venue in downtown Austin for over 40 years. Austin illustrator and designer Danny Garrett is best known for his work for Antone's serving as the in-house illustrator for the club's posters from 1976-2005. Garrett currently lives in New Zealand and teaches art and design at the Auckland University of Technology. 11.5 x 17.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and two small closed tears to the margin otherwise bright clean and unfaded. Antone's Nightclub unknown books
Best.-Nr. Z1-L-031-01650Longman. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Longman unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-M-016-01839Kessinger Publishing. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Kessinger Publishing unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-G-022-02608Virago Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Virago Press unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-M-023-02126Corner House Pub. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Corner House Pub unknown
Best.-Nr. Z1-U-002-01738Methuen Publishing Ltd. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library so some stamps and wear but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Methuen Publishing Ltd unknown
Best.-Nr. GOR005427090Paperback. Good. paperback
Best.-Nr. GOR004763878Hardback. Very Good. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 10091 En feuillets, une chemise avec le volume et une chemise avec les suites réunies dans un étui commun d'édition. 25,7 x 19 cm, 194 p. + eaux-fortes hors-texte + suites. Paris, s.n.e., MCMXXVII [1927].
Best.-Nr. 10091 En feuillets, une chemise avec le volume et une chemise avec les suites réunies dans un étui commun d'édition. 25,7 x 19 cm, 194 p. + eaux-fortes hors-texte + suites. Paris, s.n.e., MCMXXVII [1927].
1860Best.-Nr. 20678Paris, Hachette, 1860 ; in-8, demi-maroquin à coins brun, dos à nerfs, titre et date dorés, non rogné, couvertures vertes et dos conservés (Louis Guétant) , VI, 554, [2] pp. et 341 dessins de Gustave Doré ; la page 554 est chiffrée par erreur 354.
1940Best.-Nr. 440884New York: Carl Van Vechten 1940. Unbound. Fine. Gelatin silver real photo postcard. Approximately 3½" x 5½". Fine. Photographer's embossed name. Captioned by Van Vechten on the verso: "Ethel Waters. 63." Bust portrait of Waters. Carl Van Vechten unknown
1940Best.-Nr. 440884New York: Carl Van Vechten 1940. Unbound. Fine. Gelatin silver real photo postcard. Approximately 3½" x 5½". Fine. Photographer's embossed name. Captioned by Van Vechten on the verso: "Ethel Waters. 63." Bust portrait of Waters. Carl Van Vechten unknown books
1857Best.-Nr. 818P4London: W. Kent & Co; J. & C. Brown & Co c1857-60. First edition. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4.5". None. A lovely set of the first and second series of William Russell's collection of short stories about detectives in Victorian England a gripping series. The first and second series of 'Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer'.The second series is a first edition of 1859. The first series is an undated early reprint not the first edition as it does not have a date to the title page but is c1856-7 as there are four Captain Mayne Reid titles listed to the adverts all of which were published before 1857 the final title in this list being 'The Quadroon' which was published in 1856.One page of adverts to the rear of the first series. This work was named second in 'Queen's Quorum' Ellery Queen's conclusive list of the best detective short stories to have been written over the course of a century named only after the 'Tales' of Edgar Allan Poe.An interesting and early example of crime and mystery fiction.Twenty-one popular detective short stories which was been previously published in 'Chambers' Edinburgh Journal'.Including 'One Night in a Gaming-House' 'Guilty or Not Guilty' 'Legal Metamorphoses' 'Mary Kingsford' 'The Dramatic Author' 'Mark Stretton' 'The Two Widows' and more.By William Russell under the pen-name 'Waters'. A notable Victorian detective writer he was one of the most prolific author of 'police memoirs'. He was a mysterious figure with little known about his life.Collated the first series is bound without the frontispiece. In a half calf binding first series with cloth to the boards second series with marbled paper to the boards. First series is rebacked. Externally with some rubbing heavier to the boards of the second series. A little loss of leather to the extremities of the first series and to the raised bands. Some bumping to the extremities and to the head and tail of the spine of the second series with a little loss. Tidemark to the front board of the first series. Hinges of the first series are reinforced with cloth. Front hinge of the second series is starting but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot mostly to the first and last few pages. Good W. Kent & Co; J. & C. Brown & Co hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. 364London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. Limited Edition #39 of 1000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine. E. R. Hughes. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH MARBLED BOARDS SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT FLORAL DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PLATES LIMITED EDITION. BOOKS MEASURE 11"x7.5". 126 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION. Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 52315Various Locations: Unknown Tour Participant 1932. 1932. The typed travelogue of a participant in a driving tour of the American West that journeyed from Virginia to California and back again in Cadillac cars. The tour which was directed by Mr. L. H. Waters left Richmond on June 27 1932. On the tour the author saw many major tourist attractions of both the natural and man-made varieties. Those mentioned and described include Biltmore Estate the replica of the Parthenon in Nashville the city of Albuquerque assorted Southwestern Native American sites the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest in Arizona the Grand Canyon Hollywood and Beverly Hills the Rose Bowl in Pasadena Las Vegas before it became the entertainment and gambling destination that it is today the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City Yellowstone and other nearby natural monuments and Pike's Peak in Colorado among others. The group also ventured across the Mexican border to visit Tijuana. It is clear that the author was much taken with the natural wonders visible in the west as the manuscript describes those with evident awe and at much greater length than the other destinations: ". On westward towards the setting sun we visited the world-famous Painted Desert stretching across hundreds of acres before the eyes is the world's most magnificent palette with the colors already mixed. It is a breath-taking vision that bursts on one's sight. As far as one can see colors mingle and glow. With each hour as the light changes in the sky so change the colors of this wonderland. It is truly the foot of the rainbow . The Grand Canyon is truly one of the world's greatest spectacles. And in its power to rouse the emotion of the looker-on to stupefy or to exhilarate it has no equal of any kind anywhere unless it be the starry firmament itself. In the bewildering glory of its gorgeous coloring the rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the stillest places on earth even when it is crowded with people . Its Yellowstone's phenomena and beauty make one want to tarry beyond the time . We then drove to the top of Pikes Peak over the 'World's Highest Highway' running through the Pike National Forest to the very tip-top point of Pike's Peak. This is undoubtedly the grandest scenic highway in the sic world. The intrepidity of thought which conceived and the daring which achieved such a road almost overwhelm even the most thoughtless. While the sensation and exhileration sic of looking from the mountain on countless miles of the earth's surface is in itself well worth the trip the great beauty and wonder of it is the way in which this road climbs up and around mountains in its ascent to the summit; turning twisting winding . views that make one's heart swell with the joy of merely living and having eyes with which to see the wondrous beauties of the world ." The manuscript is in very good condition with folds and minor toning and rust on the first page. Unknown Tour Participant, 1932. unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 16341Lyon, pour les XXX, s.d. (1933) ; in-folio en feuilles (325 x 250 mm) ; (4) ff. dont dédicace à Pierre Brisson, 205 pp., (1) f. imprimeur (Daragnès), 47 eaux-fortes originales d’André Villeboeuf dont 16 à pleine page, couverture crème, chemise dos parcheminé et plats de papier gauffré rouge y compris l’étui. Tirage à 95 exemplaires sur vélin de Rives dont 30 nominatifs.
Best.-Nr. 13070Henri Lefebvre , Paris, 1960 - In-folio de 203 pp. en feuillets sous couverture rempliée, chemise et emboîtage originel. Édition originale numéro 67 illustrée par Pierre-Yves Trémois, tirée à 200 exemplaires sur Grand vélin dArches contenant létat définitif après 20 Japon et les 30 suivants sur Arches contenant 1 suite des 34 eaux fortes. Dédicace de Montherlant en page de garde : «Ce Cardinal est un des problèmes les plus difficiles qui ait été porté au théâtre» - signature en page de titre à côté de lcelles de Trémois et celle de léditeur. Exemplaire en parfait état nonobstant quelques frottements externes, menus défauts naffectant pas la solidité de l'emboîtage ni l'état de fraîcheur de ce volume .
1791Best.-Nr. 2371Aix, des Imprimeries de Gibelin-David et Emeric-David, 1791. In-8 - 14,5 x 22 cm. Reliure postérieure à la bradel en demi-vélin crème, dos lisse orné d’une pièce de titre en chagrin brun, couvertures muettes du brochage d’attente d’origine conservées. 2f, 116pp. Edition originale (seule édition). Exemplaire bien complet de ses 3 planches dépliantes in fine. De toute rareté, aucun exemplaire trouvé dans les collections publiques à travers le monde.
1791Best.-Nr. 1302Philadelphia: T Dobson 1791. First Edition. Full contemporary calf. Very good; an exceptionally bright well preserved copy in its original full calf binding; some modest abrasion to the boards. 8vo viii 1 - 570 xxix 1 - errata pp. 12 engraved plates of surgical instruments. Though numerous editions of Bell's surgical compendium were published this first compact edition for the American medical profession has the benefit of Waters' additions and the important commentary of John Jones and William Shippen. The plates are strikingly deep impressions uncharacteristic of American books of this period. The book is uncommon in our experience. Austin #171. T Dobson hardcover books
1969Best.-Nr. 110611Studio City CA: Major Pictures Corporation 1969. Final Shooting script for the 1970 neo-noir film. Boldly SIGNED by lead actor Rod Taylor on the front wrapper. Based on the 1966 novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his series character Travis McGee. Notable as the only feature film adaptation of MacDonald's wildly popular Travis McGee series long unavailable on any kind of viewing format. Red titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper dated 28 January 1969 with credits for screenwriter Ed Waters and novelist John D. MacDonald. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. Grant US. Larson Warped and Faded. Major Pictures Corporation unknown
1969Best.-Nr. 110611Studio City CA: Major Pictures Corporation 1969. Final Shooting script for the 1970 neo-noir film. Boldly SIGNED by lead actor Rod Taylor on the front wrapper. Based on the 1966 novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his series character Travis McGee. Notable as the only feature film adaptation of MacDonald's wildly popular Travis McGee series long unavailable on any kind of viewing format. Red titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper dated 28 January 1969 with credits for screenwriter Ed Waters and novelist John D. MacDonald. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. Grant US. Larson Warped and Faded. Major Pictures Corporation unknown books
