April 2016 Highlights - Yesterday`s Muse Books

Yesterday’s Muse Books
APRIL 2016 CATALOG
Yesterday’s Muse Books, ABAA
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1. [Americana] Hardman, Francis [Frederick]; [Sealsfield, Charles]
Frontier Life, or Scenes and Adventures in the South West.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan., 1855. Early reprint. 376, [6] pp. 8vo. A collection of
writings on the American frontier which, according to the preface, ‘are based
upon the German works of Charles Sealsfield.’ Author’s name listed as
Francis Hardman on title page, and Frederick Hardman after preface. Sabin
30344. Includes: Adventures in Louisiana; Adventures in Texas; Two Nights in
Southern Mexico; A Sketch in the Tropics; A Tale of the Mexican War; The
Texan’s Ranger’s Best Shot. Good. Boards soiled, edges rubbed, 1/2 inch internal
spine chip, front free endpaper removed, a few pages lightly stained or soiled.
$75
2. [Americana] Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
Vigilante Days and Ways: The Pioneers of the Rockies - The Makers and Making of
Montana and Idaho
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1912. xvi, 554 pp. 8vo. 1912 reissue of 1890 original.
Engraved portraits & illustrations throughout. An account of expeditions to the
Old West, Native Americans, early Western settlers, mining, etc. Very good.
Corners rubbed with tiny tear to spine head, spine toned, faint stain to base of
front board.
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3. [Aviation]
Identification of Warplanes Volvelle
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. Double-sided spinning
reference wheel issued by the U.S. Government Printing Office in
1942, almost certainly as a response to the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor. Dozens of models of warplanes are represented, the inner
wheel revolving to reveal the appropriate specifications of each,
including: wings and location; no. of engines; wing shape (front, rear,
and tip); landing gear; tail and rudder; nose type. An interesting
survival, showing the efforts to promote security on the home front
during World War II. Very good. A few discolored spots, lightly toned.
$125
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4. [Aviation] KITS, Inc.
The KITS Plane Spotter
KITS, Inc., Miamisburg, 1942. A rotating
reference wheel designating specifications
for 32 different varieties of war planes,
including wing and tail shapes, wing
structure, wing and fuselage markings,
and number of engines. Released the year
of the Pearl Harbor attack by an Ohio toy
company. Very good. Corners a bit rubbed,
lightly toned.
5. [Aviation] Knight, Clayton; Platt, Harold
Ships Aloft: A Construction Book for Future Flyers
Harper & Brothers / Providence Lithograph Company, 1936.
[28 pp.] A collection of cardboard airplane models, designed
to be cut out and affixed to color illustrations
mounted on stiff cardboard sheets. Scarce - 6
copies in OCLC, none in trade. Good. One model
cut out - pieces included in laid in plastic bag.
Other models intact and included. A few razor
cuts to front board, front & end matter lightly
foxed, edges rubbed.
$250
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6. [Book Arts] Lankes, J.J.
The Woodcut Manual
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1932. ix, 106, [12] pp.
8vo. A guide to tools materials, and methods of woodcut
illustration. Woodcuts throughout and following text. Very
good in good jacket. Related article by Allan Lewis laid in. Ink
stamp on front endpaper, jacket toned, minor loss from jacket
corners.
7. [Book Arts] Weber, Carl J.
Fore-Edge Painting: A Historical Survey of
a Curious Art in Book Decoration
Harvey House, Inc., 1966. First edition. xiii, [3], 223 pp. 8vo. A historical account
of the art of fore-edge painting, by the Curator of Rare Books at Colby College,
which he wrote after undergoing a great deal of research related to a collection
of books the college received as a donation. 35 color and black & white
illustrations of numerous examples of the art. Near fine. Jacket price clipped.
$45
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8. [Civil Rights] Curtis, Clara K.
Fighters of Freedom
S.N., Rochester, New York, 1933. First edition. [x], 168 pp. 8vo. An account of
abolitionist and civil rights efforts in the United States, featuring chapters on the
Underground Railroad, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Dred Scott,
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, John Brown’s Raid, and Booker T. Washington. Very good.
Inscribed without attribution and signed by author on front endpaper (‘Cordially
yours, Clara K. Curtis’).
$50
9. [Early Printing; Botany] [Theophrastus]
Incunable: Single Leaf from Theophrastus’ Peri Phyton
Altion [On the Causes of Plants]
Aldus Manutius, Venice, 1497. Pages 133/134 of the edition of Peri Phyton
Altion, or On the Causes of Plants, printed by Aldus Manutius in 15th century
Venice. Theophrastus was a successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school at
the Lyceum, and is often considered the father of botany, though his writings
treated a variety of other scientific and philosophical topics. This particular
work was influential in Renaissance science: it and his other major work on
the subject, Enquiry into Plants, are among the most important botanical
works of the period, and put forward the first mode of systematization within
the discipline. Equally important (if not more so) is the publisher of this
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edition: Aldus Manutius was a very important printer and publisher in 15th
century Venice, known for his Aldine Press, the invention of italicized type, influence of our
modern usage of the semicolon and comma, and the marketing of inexpensive, portable books
which presaged the popularity of modern paperbacks. His publisher’s device, a dolphin wrapped
around an anchor, was instantly popular and widely pirated. It is still used by Doubleday. During his
career, he made a number of innovations related to binding and design, and his efforts to publish
Greek classics (such as this one), as well as Latin and Italian ones, played no small
role in the survival of many works to the modern day that would otherwise have
been lost to history. Near fine. Matted and framed. Slight wrinkle, but overall
extremely well-preserved - no tears, stains, chips, or other markings.
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10. [Education; Women’s Studies] Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes
More Chronicles of a Pioneer School, from 1792 to 1833: Being Added History on
the Litchfield Female Academy Kept by Miss Sarah Pierce and Her Nephew, John
Pierce Brace
New York: The Cadmus Book Shop, 1927. Limited edition, #563 of 750 copies. xii,
376 pp. 8vo. Frontispiece of the academy, photographic plates in text, index of
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pupils and general index follow text. A history of the Litchfield Female Academy, compiled by the
vice president of the Litchfield Historical Society from the journals of John P. Brace and Caroline
Chester, as well as other primary sources. Litchfield is among the most important institutions of
female education in the United States, and prominent figures such as the Reverend Lyman Beecher
taught there (Beecher did so in exchange for free tuition for his children). Fine.
11. [Ephemera] Town of Penfield, New York
1879 Broadside Advertisement: 4th of July Festival. Including Martial Music,
Singing, Poems, Speeches, Dinner, Fireworks, etc., on the Baptist Parsonage
Lawn, Penfield, [New York] July 4th, 1879. Singing by Mr. G.W. Rockefeller and
Glee Club. A Warm Dinner from 1 to 2 o’clock, 25 cts. Ice Cream, Lemonade and
other refreshments will be furnished on the grounds. Fireworks in the Evening.
[Independence Day]
Fairport Herald Print., 1879. 6 x 8 7/8. A broadside advertisement printed 85
years after the foundation of the town that has been known as Penfield, New
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York since 1810 (it was previously called Northfield, changed to Boyle in 1808,
and was divided into several towns in 1810). The company that printed the ad,
Fairport Herald, was a newspaper that was only 6 years old at the time (it used this name from
1873-1925). The broadside mentions ice cream was served, which is an interesting note given that
ice cream was just becoming popular - the first American ice cream factory was not opened until
1851, and industrial refrigeration was not available until the 1870s. Before these innovations, it was
considered a luxury. Appears unrecorded - none located in OCLC. Near fine. Three faint horizontal
creases, one vertical crease, faint crease on bottom corner, toned.
12. [Fiction] Cervantes [Saavedra], Miguel de; Motteux, Peter
The First Part of The Life and Achievements of the Renowned
Don Quixote de la Mancha
The Illustrated Modern Library / Random House, Inc., 1946. First
thus. xviii, 587 pp. 8vo. Part one of Cervantes’s epic satirical
masterpiece, with beautiful color illustrations by Salvador Dali.
The farcical nature of Quixote’s ill-considered exploits pair
wonderfully with the fantastical nature of Dali’s images. An
excellent edition of an important work. Very good. Edges a bit
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rubbed, a bit musty.
13. [Fiction] Derleth, August
The Arkham Collector, Number One - Five, Summer 1967 Summer 1969
Aspen Press / August Derleth, 1967. Five consecutive issues,
in original shipping envelope. The Arkham Collector was
a literary magazine focusing on science fiction and horror,
which published original works by such notable authors as
H.P. Lovecraft and Brian Lumley. Please inquire for contents
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of individual volumes. Very good.
14. [Fiction] Hawkins, Paula
The Girl on the Train
Riverhead Books / Penguin Group Inc., New York, 2015. 4th printing. 323 pp. 8vo.
Author’s first book. ‘A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the
way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every
morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy
suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same
couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them.
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‘Jess and Jason,’ she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike
the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a
minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed.
Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably
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entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more
harm than good? Compulsively readable, The Girl on the Train is an emotionally immersive,
Hitchcockian thriller and an electrifying debut. Fine. Signed by author without inscription on half
title page.
15. [Fiction] Huneker, James
Painted Veils
Horace Liveright, New York, 1929. Limited edition, #175 of 1250 copies. 310 pp.
8vo. A novel by the American writer and critic, with beautiful color plates by
Majeska. Very good. Rebound. Esoterika Biblion Society bookplates on front &
rear endpaper.
16. [Fiction] Kerouac, Jack
Tristessa (Ace T-429)
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Avon Book Division / The Hearst Corporation, 1960. First
edition - a paperback original. 126, [2] pp. A novella by the
iconic member of the Beat Generation most well-known for On the Road, based
on his relationship with a Mexican prostitute. Very good. Binding repaired, pages
lightly toned.
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17. [Fiction] Singer, Isaac Bashevis; Bellow, Saul; Rosenfeld,
Isaac; Guterman, Norbert; Glicklich, Martha; Gottleib, Elaine;
Katz, Shlomo; Gross, Nancy;
Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 1957. 1979 13th printing (the year Singer won
the Pulitzer Prize). 205 pp. When Isaac Bashevis Singer won the Nobel Prize for
literature in 1979, the Swedish Academy praised his “impassioned narrative art
which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human
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conditions to life.” But Singer himself says, “I never sit down to write to make a
better world. I consider myself an entertainer.” These four stories -- “Gimpel the
Fool”, “Esther Kreindel the Second”, “The Spinoza of Market Street”, and “The
Black Wedding” -- are infused with Singer’s wit and imagination, wisdom and humor. Very good.
Signed I B Singer without inscription on front endpaper - he sometimes signed in this
manner, sometimes with his first name and middle initial, and sometimes with his full name.
Crease to bottom edge of jacket, faint crease down front jacket flap, jacket lightly toned.
18. [Fiction] Walpole, Hugh
Jeremy and Hamlet
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. First American edition. 305 pp. 8vo.
A collection of short stories in a fictional English town called Polchester.
Walpole’s second Jeremy book. Very good. Minor biopredation to base of rear
joint, jacket corners rubbed with minor loss.
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19. [Film; Disney] Algar, James
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Walt Disney’s African Lion
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1956. First English
language edition. 74, [1] pp. Tipped in glossy
photographic illustrations reproduced from scenes in the 1955 Disney
/ True-Life Adventure film of the same name. Photography by Alfred &
Emma Milotte, who spent three years on location to complete this
project. The film won the Silver Bear Award at the 6th Berlin
International Film Festival. The book was designed by Armand A. Bigle
and produced by Marc Barraud from the original French language edition
‘Walt Disney Lions d’AFrique.’ Printed in Geneva and Lausanne,
Switzerland. This work is important for a number of reasons: as an
artifact of early American efforts in documentary nature films; as a piece
of Walt Disney memorabilia; as evidence of early conservation efforts;
and as a notable example of book design, and of tipped-in photographs in
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particular. While we found between two and three dozen copies in institutional holdings, this title
appears to be rather scarce in the trade. Near fine. Tiny ding on rear board, boards lightly rubbed,
spine lightly foxed, ink names on front endpapers.
20. [Folk Tales] de Bosschere, Jean
Folk Tales of Flanders, Collected and Illustrated
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1918. First
edition. 178, [1] pp. 4to. A collection of folk tales
with 12 color plates and numerous black & white
illustrations by Belgian writer and painter Jean de
Bosschere, who was heavily influenced by Aubrey
Beardsley and the Art Nouveau school. Many of the
books he illustrated called for erotic artwork (e.g.,
classics by Aristophanes and Ovid); this collection,
while it relates to some of his early scholarly work
related to Flemish art, is somewhat of a departure
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thematically. Includes: Ups and Downs; The Three Monkeys; How the Goldfinch Got His Colours;
The Cock and the Fox; The Most Cunning Animal; Sponsken and the Giant; Why Cats Always Wash
After Eating; The Choristers of St. Gudule; The Trial of Reynard the Fox; The Magic Cap; SugarCandy House; Poor Peter; The Peasant and His Ass; The King of the Birds; A Drum Full of Bees; The
Drunken Rooks; The Battle of the Birds and the Beasts; The End of the World; The Reward of the
World; One Bad Turn Begets Another; The Peasant and the Satyrs; The Two Friends and the Barrel of
Grease; Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail; The Witch’s Cat. Near fine. Spine & text pages toned, color
plates protected under captioned tissue guards are unaffected. Rear board scuffed.
21. [French Nobility] Bearne, Catherine
Lives and Times of the Early Valois Queens: Jeanne de Bourgogne, Blanche de
Navarre, Jeanne d’Auvergne et de Boulogne
London: T. Fisher Unwin / The Gresham Pres, 1899. First edition. xx, 345 pp. 8vo.
Biographies of three early queens of the House of Valois, the family who reigned
in France from 1328 to 1589. Illustrated by Edward H. Bearne with
reproductions of ancient drawings, prints, etc. Good. Binding repaired, 1 inch
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tear to spine head, bookplate of David Kemble Montgomery on front endpaper.
22. [Great Britain] Treasure, Geoffrey; Fletcher,
Richard; Tyerman, Christopher; Hicks, Michael;
Routh, C.R.N.; Hill, C.P.; Ellis, Roger
Who’s Who in British History, in Eight Volumes: Roman Britain &
Anglo-Saxon England, 55 B.C. - A.D. 1066; Early Medieval England,
1066-1272; Late Medieval England, 1272-1485; Tudor England, 14851603; Stuart Britain, 1603-1714; Early Hanoverian Britain, 1714-1789;
Late Hanoverian Britain, 1789-1837; Victorian Britain, 1851-1901
Stackpole Books, 2002. First American edition. xvii, 248; xii, 386;
xxii, 358; xiii, 446; xvi, 416; xiii, 416; xii, 435; x, 436 pp. 8vo. A
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biographical dictionary of notable figures in Great Britain from 55 B.C. through
1901, edited by Geoffrey Treasure, with contributions by various authors. Arranged
chronologically, and placing each individual in the context of their time period,
this set can be read as if it were a chronological history of Britain. Includes maps,
family trees, chronological timelines, glossaries, bibliographical notes, and an index
for each volume. Very good. Top edges lightly foxed.
23. [Hippies] Hopkins, Jerry
The Hippie Papers
Signet, 1968. First edition - a paperback original. A collection of essays on the
flower-power movement. Good. Wrappers rubbed.
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24. [ Juvenile] Carroll, Lewis (Rev. Charles Lutwidge); Ritchard,
Cyril; Wilder, Alec; The New York Woodwind Quintet; Clark,
Barrett
Riverside Presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: The Lewis
Carroll Classic Complete on 4 LP Records, Read and Sung by Cyril
Ritchard, Original Music Score by Alec Wilder, Played by The New
York Woodwind Quintet - Including a Facsimile Volume of the Rare
1865 First Edition of the Book (Riverside SDP 22 - Modern Voices)
Riverside Records / Bill Grauer Productions Inc. / Crown
Publishers, Inc., New York, S.D. 4 LPs in sleeves and facsimile of
1865 edition in original publisher’s box. Near fine. Small taped tear
to bottom corner of box.
25. [ Juvenile] Wright, Blanche Fisher
The Real Mother Goose
Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, 1919. Early reprint.
‘H-20’ code on copyright page. 135 pp. Milo
Winter cover illustration, illustrations by Blanche
Fisher Wright in text. Very good. Bottom corner
lightly bumped.
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26. [Leather] Alighieri, Dante;
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Norton, Charles Eliot
Divine Comedy
The Easton Press, Norwalk,
1978. 409 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, dark brown ribbon marker bound in. Translated by Charles
Eliot Norton, with illustrations by William Blake. A complete prose translation
of all three parts of Dante’s Divine Comedy, together in one volume. Not to be
confused with the verse translation by Melville Best Anderson, which was also
published by Easton, and also included Blake’s artwork. Very good. Tiny nick
from spine, rear board lightly scuffed, edges of endpapers faded.
27. [Leather] Bronte, Emily; Winterich, John T.
Wuthering Heights (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xxx, 331 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, cream ribbon
marker bound in. Lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Includes publisher’s preface,
‘How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich, biographical notice of Ellis and
Acton Bell, editor’s preface to the 1850 edition, and family tree of characters. Fine.
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28. [Leather] Carroll, Lewis; Dobson, Austin
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2008. viii, 161,
[1] pp. 8vo. Green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all
edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound
in. A decorative edition of Carroll’s classic work, with
beautiful color plates from illustration by Arthur Rackham.
Considerably scarcer than the other edition published by
Easton Press, which included the John Tenniel illustrations.
Fine.
29. [Leather] Conrad, Joseph; Gurko, Leo
Heart of Darkness (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xix, [v], 117 pp. Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges
gilt, orange silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Inspiration for the famous film
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Apocalypse Now, starring Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen. Conrad based the
novel on his journey up the Congo River. Fine.
30. [Leather] Conrad, Joseph; Monserrat, Nicholas
Lord Jim: A Tale (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1977. x, [4], 407 pp. 8vo. Black
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Conrad’s moving tale of
a sailor who is accused of abandoning ship. Fine.
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31. [Leather] Cooper, James Fenimore; Hale, Edward Everett
The Last of the Mohicans (The 100 Greatest Books Ever
Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1979. xi, 377 pp. 8vo. Dark brown
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon
marker bound in. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson, introduction by Edward
Everett Hale. The second, and most well-known, installment in Cooper’s
five-volume Leatherstocking Saga. Fine.
32. [Leather] Cooper, James Fenimore; Spiller, Robert E.
The Pathfinder (Masterpieces of American Literature)
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The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1981. xvi, 474 pp. 8vo. Dark green
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated by Richard M. Powers,
introduction by Robert E. Spiller. Part of Cooper’s famous Leatherstocking Saga,
featuring Natty Bumpo. Fine.
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33. [Leather] Cooper, James Fenimore; Winterich, John T.
The Deerslayer; or: The First War-Path (Masterpieces of
American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xiv, 510 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson, introduction by John T. Winterich. Part of
Cooper’s famous Leatherstocking Saga, featuring Natty Bumpo. Fine.
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34. [Leather] Copernicus; Duncan, A.M.; DeKosky, Robert M.
De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium: Copernicus On the
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1999. viii, 326 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center,
had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy, science, and church
teaching. Following his observations of the heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus
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(1473-1543) abandoned the geocentric system for a heliocentric model, with the
sun at the center. His remarkable work, On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres,
stands as one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of all time, and profoundly
influenced, among others, Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton. Near fine. Blank
publisher’s bookplate laid in, a few tiny imperfections to spine.
35. [Leather] Crepaldi, Gabriele
The Impressionists
Barnes & Noble Books, New York / The Easton Press, 2002. Reissue, bound
in full leather by Easton Press. 479 pp. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
Hundreds of full color reproductions from the paintings of Degas, Monet,
Renoir, Gaugin, van Gogh, Seurat, etc., each placed in historical context.
Fine.
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36. [Leather] Darwin, Charles; Pohl, Frederik
The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of
Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1993. ix, 470 pp. 4to. Black full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
Darwin’s landmark work on evolution and natural selection, with a special
foreword by Frederik Pohl, color frontispiece by R. Shore, and wood engravings
by Paul Landacre. Near fine. Blank publisher bookplate laid in, a few barely
visible imperfections along edges.
37. [Leather] Einstein, Albert; Sheffield, Charles
The Meaning of Relativity: Including the Relativistic Theory of the
Non-Symmetric Field
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1994. xii, 166, [3] pp. 8vo. Dark green full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. Introduction by Charles Sheffield. “In 1921, five years after the
appearance of his comprehensive paper on general relativity and twelve years
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before he left Europe permanently to join the Institute for Advanced Study,
Albert Einstein visited Princeton University, where he delivered the Stafford
Little Lectures for that year. These four lectures constituted an overview of his
then controversial theory of relativity. Princeton University Press made the lectures available
under the title The Meaning of Relativity, the first book by Einstein to be produced by an American
publisher. As subsequent editions were brought out by the Press, Einstein included new material
amplifying the theory. A revised version of the appendix “Relativistic Theory of the Non-Symmetric
Field,” added to the posthumous edition of 1956, was Einstein’s last scientific paper.” Near fine.
Blank publisher bookplates laid in, rear board lightly scuffed with three tiny spots.
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38. [Leather] Gibbon, Edward; Bury, J.B.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in Six Volumes
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1974. 8vo. Edited with introduction by J.B.
Bury. Illustrations from etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi throughout text.
Dark brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, ribbon markers bound in. This work stands as a major literary
achievement of the 18th century because it was adopted as a model for the
methodologies of modern historians. This led to Gibbon being called the
first modern historian of Ancient Rome. Fine. Includes publisher’s
shipping box, volumes 2-6 still in original plastic wrap.
39. [Leather] Graham, Benjamin; Zweig, Jason; Buffett, Warren E.
The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2003. xiv, 623 pp. Green full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
Updated with new commentary by Jason Zweig, with a preface by billionaire
investor Warren E. Buffett. “The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth
century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham’s
philosophy of ‘value investing’ -- which shields investors from substantial error
and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has made The Intelligent
Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over
the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham’s strategies.
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While preserving the integrity of Graham’s original text, this revised edition includes updated
commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities
of today’s market, draws parallels between Graham’s examples and today’s financial headlines, and
gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham’s principles.” Near fine. End
of ribbon marker just beginning to fray.
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40. [Leather] Ibsen, Henrik; Archer, William & Charles
Peer Gynt (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1985. xvii, [1], 314, [1], [xviii-xxiv] pp. Tall 8vo. Dark
green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
ribbon marker bound in. Translated with an introduction and appendix by
William & Charles Archer, woodcut illustrations by Per Krohg. A five-act play in
verse, loosely based on the fairy tale Per Gynt. Interpreted in its day as a satire
on the Norwegian personality, Peer Gynt is the story of a life based on
avoidance. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
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41. [Leather] Irving, Washington
Diedrich Knickerbocker’s History of New-York (Masterpieces
of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xxx, 351 pp. 8vo. Dark brown full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
A parody of an early 19th century New York travel guide, by the author of The
Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (which includes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
and Rip Van Winkle). Lithographs by Don Freeman. Fine.
42.
[Leather] Jackson, Shirley; Wiswell, Katherine
$30
The Haunting of Hill House
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2006. xii, 246 pp. 8vo. Red full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon
marker bound in. Introduction by Katherine Wiswell, color frontispiece by
Patrick Jones. A horror classic, widely considered to be among the best ghost
$200
stories of the 20th century. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. Near
fine. End of ribbon marker just beginning to fray.
43. [Leather] James, Henry
The Ambassadors (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1994. xviii, [1], 384 pp. 8vo.
Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
$35
44. [Leather] James, Henry; Stallman, R.W.
The Portrait of a Lady (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1978. xi, 516 pp. Tall 8vo. Red full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by R.W.
Stallman, color illustrations by Colleen Browning. “Newly arrived in Europe,
Isabel is an independent woman searching for her destiny. Two eligible suitors
approach her and are refused. She then becomes utterly captivated by the
languid charms of Gilbert Osmond, who thinks only of her money. Through
him, she faces a tragic choice.” Fine.
$30
45. [Leather] James, Henry; Van Doren, Carl
The Turn of the Screw (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xii, [4], 145 pp. Tall 8vo.
Grey full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by
Carl Van Doren, illustrations by Marietta Lydis. James’s
classic ghost story, set on an English country estate. Fine.
$30
46. [Leather] Kipling, Rudyard; Carrington, Charles Edmund
Kim (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1990. ix, [1], 283, [1] pp. Tall 8vo.
Blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
$40
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ribbon marker bound in. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
$30
47. [Leather] Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Untermeyer, Louis
The Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Masterpieces of American
Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xxi, [2], 444 pp. 8vo. Dark brown full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker
bound in. A collection of verse by one of the most popular American poets of the
19th century, selected and edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer, and
illustrated with wood engravings by Boyd Hanna. Fine.
48. [Leather] Maugham, W. Somerset; Dreiser, Theodore
Of Human Bondage (The Collector’s Library of Famous
Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk. xiv, 805 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
Introduction by Theodore Dreiser, illustrated by John Sloan. Originally published
in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual
obsession and of modern man’s yearning for freedom. Fine. Publisher’s Notes
from the Archives insert laid in.
$40
49. [Leather] Melville, Herman; Fadiman, Clifton
Moby Dick; or, The Whale (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1977. xxii, 615 pp. 8vo. Original black
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, sky blue ribbon marker bound
in, textured endpapers. Illustrations by Boardman Robinson. Fine.
$50
50. [Leather] Melville, Herman; Geismar, Maxwell
Billy Budd and Benito Cereno: Two Tales by Herman Melville
(Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xv, 176 pp. Tall 8vo. Blue full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Maxwell Geismar,
paintings by Robert Stone. Two of Melville’s short works together in one volume
with color illustrations. Fine.
$30
51. [Leather] Michener, James A.; Glixon, David M.
Bridges at Toko-Ri (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1990. [x], 146, [1] pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
Illustrations by Kent Bash, introduction by David M. Glixon. Pulitzer Prize
winning author James A. Michener’s tale of the Korean War. Fine.
52. [Leather] Newton, Isaac; Motte, Andrew; Cajori, Florian;
Westfall, Richard S.; Halley, Edmund; Richardson, Leon J.
Sir Isaac Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural
Philosophy and His System of the World
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2000. Motte’s translation, revised. xli, 680 pp. 8vo.
Crimson full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
gold ribbon marker bound in. Newton’s foundational text on the principles of
physical science. Originally published in 1686, it is still considered one of the most
$125
important scientific works ever written. Fine. Blank publisher bookplate on front
endpaper, minor imperfection to spine base.
53. [Leather] Nietzsche, Friedrich; Zimmern, Helen; Shapiro, Gary; Common,
Thomas
Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1994. xxiii, 268 pp. 8vo. Light brown full leather, gilt titles &
$75
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decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in.
Translated by Helen Zimmer, with a foreword by Gary Shapiro and an
introduction by Thomas Common. One of the most popular of the 19th-century
philosophers refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in a
fascinating examination of human values and morality. One of Nietzsche’s most
important works. Near fine. Minor loss of gilt from front board.
54. [Leather] Poe, Edgar Allan; Starrett, Vincent
Tales of Mystery & Imagination (The 100 Greatest Books Ever
$75
Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1975. 412 pp. 4to.
Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, gold
ribbon marker bound in, silk moire endpapers. Introduction by Vincent Starrett,
color frontispiece by Patrick Jones, author portrait by R. Houlihan, reproductions
of aquatints by William Sharp. An attractive edition of Poe’s classic collection of
$45
stories. CONTENTS: A Descent into the Maelstrom; The Assignation; The Cask of
Amontillado; The Fall of the House of Usher; The Gold-Bug; The Oval
Portrait; The Black Cat; MS. Found in a Bottle; Hop-Frog; Eleonora; William
Wilson; Berenice; The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar; Metzengerstein; Ligeia; Shadow - A Parable;
Silence - A Fable; The Oblong Box; The Mystery of Marie Roget; The Premature Burial; The Tell-Tale
Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Purloined Letter; The Thousand-and-Second Tale of
Scheherazade; A Predicament; The Masque of the Red Death; Morella; The Devil in the Belfry; The
Murders in the Rue Morgue. Near fine. End of ribbon marker just beginning to fray.
55. [Leather] Poe, Edgar Allan; Untermeyer, Louis
Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xxii, 214 pp. 8vo. Brown full
leather, gilt stamped titles and raven design, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
creme ribbon marker bound in. Lithographs by Hugo Steiner-Prag. Poe’s complete
poems, including his famous Tamerlane; The Raven; and many others, with
introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Near fine. Minimal loss of
gilt from front board.
$45
56. [Leather] Remarque, Erich Maria; Hansen, Harry
All Quiet on the Western Front (The Collector’s Library of
Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1997. xiv, 220, [1] pp. Tall 8vo. Dark green full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon
marker bound in. The famous World War I novel in English translation, with
illustrations by John Groth and an introduction by Harry Hansen. It was adapted
to film in 1930. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
$50
57. [Leather] Riggs, Lynn; Atkinson, Brooks
Green Grow the Lilacs: A Play (The Collector’s Library of
Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1991. xiii, [1], 144, [3] pp. Tall 8vo. Green full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker
bound in. A play set in the Indian territory of North America that would later
become Oklahoma. The play takes its name from a popular Irish folk song that
was popular in the 19th century United States. It inspired the popular Rodgers
and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, which has an almost identical plot, but
uses different songs. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives laid in.
$35
58. [Leather] Schulz, Charles
It’s a Dog’s Life, Snoopy
Ballantine Books / The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2001. Ballantine trade edition, bound in leather by
Easton Press. 160 pp. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, color illustration mounted on
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front board, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound
in. A collection of Peanuts cartoons in full color. Fine.
$50
59. [Leather] Shakespeare, William; Alexander, Peter;
Guthrie, Tyrone
The Comedies of William Shakespeare (The 100 Greatest
Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xlviii, 1120 pp. 8vo.
Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Woodcut
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illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Includes Shakespeare’s complete comedies, the
text being that of the Collins Tudor Shakespeare. Introduction by Tyrone Guthrie
to volume, and by Peter Alexander to each individual play, glossary follows text. Fine.
60. [Leather] Shakespeare, William; Alexander, Peter; McManaway, James G.
The Histories of William Shakespeare (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xxi, 1016 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpaper, ribbon marker bound in. Woodcut
illustrations by John Farleigh. Includes Shakespeare’s complete histories, the text
being that of the Collins Tudor Shakespeare. Introduction by James G. McManaway
to volume, and to each individual play by Peter Alexander, glossary follows text.
Near fine. End of ribbon marker slightly frayed.
$35
61. [Leather] Shaw, George Bernard; Strachan, Alan
Pygmalion and Candida (The Collector’s Library of Famous
Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1974. ix, 169 pp. Tall 8vo. Dark brown full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker
bound in. Illustrations by Clarke Hutton, introduction by Alan Strachan. Two
plays by the famous British playwright, one of which was adapted into the
$30
popular musical My Fair Lady. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert
laid in.
62. [Leather] Stevenson, Robert Louis; Brown, John Mason
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 1980. xv, [1], 123 pp. 8vo.
Burgundy full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges
gilt, silk moire endpapers, pink ribbon marker bound in.
Color frontispiece by Patrick Jones, author portrait by
Edward W. Acuna, illustrations in text by Edward A.
Wilson. Stevenson’s classic novella of the battle between
a man’s good and evil natures. Near fine. End of ribbon
marker just beginning to fray.
$50
$35
63. [Leather] The New Yorker
The New Yorker Book of Dog Cartoons
The Easton Press, Norwalk, 2003. 102 pp. 4to. Black full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
A collection of cartoons from several dozen artists, including Charles Addams,
Peter Arno, William Steig, Saul Steinberg, James Stevenson, and James Thurber,
all of which originally appeared in New Yorker magazine. Fine. Blank publisher
bookplate laid in.
64. [Leather] von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; Priest, George Madison
Faust: Parts One and Two (The Great Books of the Western World)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978. [iv], 402 pp. 8vo. Both parts in
one volume. Dark brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, red ribbon marker bound in. Goethe’s epic poem about a man
$30
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who makes a deal with the Devil, originally written in two parts. Translated into English verse from
the original German by George Madison Priest, with illustrations by Mark Bellerose. Printed
exclusively for subscribers to The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the
Western World. Near fine. Minimal wear along fore-edge.
65. [Literary Biography] Des Vallieres, Nathalie
Saint-Exupery: Art, Writings, and Musings
Rizzoli, 2004. First edition. One of the greatest masters of the illustrated
book, Antoine de Saint Exupéry has been well known for his artistic and
literary talents ever since the publication of The Little Prince in 1943. It is
less well known that from childhood he decorated his letters, notebooks,
journals, and diaries (and later his manuscripts) with small drawings,
caricatures, cartoons, and visual puzzles, very few of which have ever
been published. This volume compiles many of these, including
$25
manuscripts in facsimile and reproductions of original illustrations. Very
good. Jacket edges lightly rubbed.
$150
$195
66. [Marilyn Monroe]
Marilyn Monroe Postcard Book: 200 Cards in
Photo Album Style Book [Post Card]
No publisher imprint or date - appears to be a
custom-made album of postcards made from a
collection of 200 postcards and a store-bought
photo album. Fine.
67. [Marilyn Monroe] De Dienes, Andre; Crist, Steven;
De Dienes, Shirley T. Ellis
Marilyn
Taschen, 2002. First edition, #4200 of the worldwide
edition of 20,000 copies. 110-page Taschen catalog
featuring a 14-page section on this book, and 24-page
booklet with color reproductions of magazine covers
featuring Marilyn, laid in. 233, [2] pp. Folio. Includes
folio photo book bound in cloth photographic boards,
reproduction of Dienes’s composition book in card
covers featuring facsimiles of manuscript material,
documents, and photos, and large publisher’s case styled
to look like a Kodak film box. Near fine. Ribbon pull
inside box detached from box but included.
68. [Marilyn Monroe]
Kirkland, Douglas
An Evening with Marilyn
Federico Motta Editore, 2002. First
English language edition. Unpaginated.
‘... a sequence of sensual portraits taken
over the course of one extraordinary
evening in 1961 when [Marilyn] was
thirty-five, just a year before her tragic
death. On assignment for Look
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magazine to photograph the movie star
for its twenty-fifth anniversary cover...
these images are accompanied by Kirkland’s own recounting of the story
behind the photo shoot. Together his words and pictures tell the seductive
tale of a brief and unforgettable encounter between a handsome freshman photographer and the
sexiest woman in Hollywood history.’ Fine. Signed without inscription by Douglas Kirkland on front
flyleaf.
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69. [Middle East] Wallace, Susan E.
The Storied Sea
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1890. viii, 233 pp. A 19th century Middle Eastern
travelogue, by the wife of Lew Wallace (author of Ben Hur).
Very good. Boards lightly rubbed, front matter a bit foxed.
70. [Military] [Buswell, Leslie]; H.D.S.; A.P.A.
With the American Ambulance Field Service in France:
Personal Letters of a Driver at the Front
$125
Printed Only for Private Distribution / The Riverside Press,
Cambridge, 1915. First edition, printed for private
distribution (and consequently quite a bit scarcer than the second edition released
by Houghton Mifflin the following year). xvi, 129 pp. Includes frontispiece and 10
black & white photographic plates. A collection of letters written in the trenches
$350
of World War I France, published in the second year of the war. Roster of men of
the AAFS follows text. Very good. Presentation bookplate on front paste-down
endpaper dated ‘October Thirtieth 1915’ with author’s name handwritten in blue ink, explaining that
he won the Croix de Guerre for distinguished service under fire. Advertisement for the American
Ambulance Field Service Fund tipped in on front free endpaper. Ink gift note to a member of the
AAFS from his father on front flyleaf (‘To one of them from his proud father Christmas 1915’). Front
hinge just beginning to weaken, spine toned, edges a bit rubbed, scattered light foxing throughout.
71. [Military] Brockett, L.P. [Linus Pierpont]
Our Great Captains: Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, and Farragut.
New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1865. First edition. 292 pp. 8vo.
Contemporary biographical accounts of five Union generals in the American
Civil War. Includes portraits and maps. Very good. Spine faded, lightly rubbed, a
few pages lightly foxed, ink name on front endpaper.
72. [Military] Churchill, Winston S.
$75
The Second World War Six Volume Set: The
Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand
Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring;
Triumph and Tragedy
Cassell & Co. Ltd, London, 1948. First edition (Woods A123b). 8vo.
This UK edition includes folding maps not present in the US edition,
$350
and though second in priority to the US edition chronologically, is
the first appearance of the author’s approved text (Woods, 297). The
work won the Nobel Prize in 1953. Very good. Page ridges lightly
foxed, light spots to two jacket spines, jackets lightly toned, minimal loss from jacket corners, ink
name & date on front endpaper of three volumes.
$65
73. [Military] Coppee, Henry
Grant and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. [Ulysses S. Grant]
New York: Charles B. Richardson, 1866. First edition. 520, [4] pp. 8vo.
Blind-stamped cloth, gilt titles. A contemporary biography of the famous Civil
War general who later became President of the United States. The author was
also editor of The United States Service Magazine. Engraved
frontispiece portrait of Grant, other engraved portrait plates in
text. Very good. Spine faded, tiny internal tear in center of
front board, some pages lightly foxed.
74. [Mormonism; Law] An Old Lawyer [Reed, Henry]
Bigamy and Polygamy. Review of the Opinion of the Supreme Court of the United
States, Rendered at the October Term, 1878, in the Case of George Reynolds,
Plaintiff in Error, vs The United States, Defendant in Error.
S.N., 1878. 33 pp. Blue printed wrappers. A pro-Mormon review of the ruling
from the first freedom of religion case to come before the United States Supreme
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Court, focusing on the Mormon practices of bigamy and polygamy. George Reynolds, the plaintiff,
was secretary to the First Presidency of the LDS Church under Brigham Young. This court case was
a response to prosecution attempts under the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862. Mormons planned
to prove that the act was unconstitutional, but needed a ‘test defendant’ to bring the matter before
the courts; this led to Reynolds being indicted and found guilty in two trials held in lower courts.
Ultimately the appeal to the Supreme Court was unsuccessful, and the prison sentence assessed for
Reynolds’s original conviction held. He was released from prison in 1881, and continued his
involvement with the Mormons, publishing a number of related books. Henry Reed, the ‘old
lawyer’ who wrote this review, concludes that the Supreme Court’s ruling was unjust, stating that,
“it was, in fact, Mormonism and its domestic relations that were on trial; and when the Act of 1862
was passed, the judgments against them was foreordained... The court has done its work... but they
have not done justice. They have won a round of applause of a number of fanatical men and silly
women, whose fanaticism and silliness so far as lies in their power, they have made the law of the
land.” Scarce - none in trade, no auction records in last 50 years. Good. Some loss along wrapper
edges and split along front wrapper edge, two crude repairs on front wrapper, chip from bottom
margin corner of last few pages, faint stain along base. Bound into Coverbind protective cover at
binding edge.
75. [Mystery]
Official Detective Stories, July 15, 1937: Volume IV, No. 5
Official Detective Stories, Inc., 1973. 46 pp. True crime stories taken from
official police records, with photographs throughout. Very good. Edges
rubbed with minor loss from spine base, pages toned.
76. [Mystery]
Official Detective Stories, September 15, 1937:
Volume IV, No. 9
$25
Official Detective Stories, Inc., 1937. 46 pp. True
crime stories taken from official police records, with
photographs throughout. Very good. 1 inch tear to
fore-edge of rear wrapper and last two pages, edges rubbed, pages toned.
77. [Mystery] Campbell, Scott
$25
An Unexpected Move; or, For Love of a Lass (Magnet
Detective Library No. 355)
New York: Street & Smith, S.N. 216, [2] pp. A detective
novel published by Street & Smith, which specialized in dime novels and pulp
fiction in the mid- to late- 19th and early 20th century. Fair. Edges rubbed with
minor loss, rear wrapper replaced with cardstock, tape repair to spine, pages
toned.
78. [Mystery] Carter, Nicholas
$25
The Mystic Diagram (Magnet Detective Library No. 348)
New York: Street & Smith, S.N. 213, [1] pp. A detective novel
published by Street & Smith, which specialized in dime novels and pulp fiction
in the mid- to late- 19th and early 20th century. Good. Wrappers creased, pages
toned.
79. [Mystery] Cook, William Wallace
Trailing the Josephine (The Adventure Library No. 39)
$25
New York: Street & Smith, S.N. 272, [14] pp. A detective novel
published by Street & Smith, which specialized in dime
novels and pulp fiction in the mid- to late- 19th and early
20th century. Good. Wrappers rubbed with minor loss from spine head & foot,
pages toned.
80. [Mystery] Cook, William Wallace
$25
Juggling with Liberty (The Adventure Library No. 17)
New York: Street & Smith, S.N. 300, [18] pp. A detective novel published by Street
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& Smith, which specialized in dime novels and pulp fiction in the mid- to late19th and early 20th century. Good. Minor loss from spine head & foot, pages
toned.
$25
81. [Mystery] Miller, Warren
The Power of a Villain; or, On the Downward Path (Magnet
Detective Library No. 309)
New York: Street & Smith, 1903. 214 pp. A detective novel
published by Street & Smith, which specialized in dime
novels and pulp fiction in the mid- to late- 19th and early
20th century. Good. 1 inch chip from rear corner, spine
repaired with clear tape, pages toned.
$25
82. [Mystery] Oppenheim, E. [Edward] Phillips
The Great Awakening (The Adventure Library No. 110)
New York: Street & Smith, S.N. 315, [5] pp. A detective novel published by Street
& Smith, which specialized in dime novels and pulp fiction in the mid- to late19th and early 20th century. Good. Wrappers rubbed with minor loss from spine
head & foot, wrappers & pages toned.
83. [Fiction] Baker, Nicholson
The Mezzanine
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, New York, 1988. First edition. 135 pp.
8vo. Author’s first novel. A unique appraisal of the human condition. Near fine.
Inscribed & signed by author on front endpaper (‘To Bob Koch, With much
appreciation and happy memories of writer’s conference, Nick Baker’). The two
must have been acquaintances, as the previous owner has also penciled Baker’s
$30
phone number next to his name in the About the Author section following text.
84. [Mystery] Gaboriau, Emile
File No. 113.
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1875. 190 pp. 8vo. A mystery novel, translated from the
original French ‘Le dossier no. 113’, also known as The Blackmailers. Two-column
format. Gaboriau was most well-known for his detective novels featuring
Monsieur Lecoq, which may have been more popular were they not
$40
contemporary with the immensely popular Sherlock Holmes stories. Near fine.
Pages lightly toned, owner bookplates on front endpaper.
$25
85. [Mystery] Gaboriau, Emile
The Count’s Secret.
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1881. 230 pp. 8vo. A mystery novel, translated from the
original French. Two-column format. Gaboriau was most well-known for his
detective novels featuring Monsieur Lecoq, which may have been more popular
were they not contemporary with the immensely popular Sherlock Holmes
stories. Very good. Front hinge starting, owner bookplates on front endpaper,
pages lightly toned.
$40
$40
86. [Mystery] Gaboriau, Emile
Within an Inch of His Life.
Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1874. 212, [2] pp. 8vo. A mystery novel, translated from
the original French. Two-column format. Gaboriau was most well-known for his
detective novels featuring Monsieur Lecoq, which may have been more popular
were they not contemporary with the immensely popular Sherlock Holmes
stories. Good. Front hinge just starting, single leaf loose, boards a bit rubbed,
owner bookplates on front endpaper.
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87. [Mystery] Hanshew, T.W. [Thomas]
Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces
New York: Cassell & Company, 1913. 305 pp. 8vo. A mystery featuring the
detective Hamilton Cleek, known for his skill in disguise. Very good. Spine faded,
endpapers lightly foxed, pencil name on front endpaper.
$75
88. [Mystery] Hanshew, T.W. [Thomas]
Cleek of Scotland Yard: Being the Record of the Further Life
and Adventures of That Remarkable Detective Genius, ‘The
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Man of the Forty Faces,’ Once Known to the Police as ‘The
Vanishing Cracksman’
Toronto: Thomas Langton, 1913. First Canadian edition. Photoplay edition. vi, 358
pp. 8vo. A mystery featuring the detective Hamilton Cleek, known for his skill in
disguise. Very good. Owner bookplate and ink name & date on front endpaper.
89. [Mystery] Rawson, Clayton
No Coffin for the Corpse [A Great Merlini Mystery]
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1942.
First edition. 279, [1] pp. 8vo. Another
installment in Rawson’s popular Great
Merlini series of murder mysteries, which
are detective stories involving stage magic,
featuring a magician who runs a shop
selling magic supplies. Rawson was an
amateur magician with a wide knowledge
of the field. Very good. Blank bookplate
on front endpaper, tape remnants to jacket
flaps and endpapers, page ridge lightly
foxed, jacket edges rubbed with two light creases on front
panel along spine.
$35
$650
90. [Native Americans] Coates, Irving W.
Some Evidences of Indian Occupancy, along
the Upper Portion of the Canandaigua Outlet
Ontario County Times Presses, Canandaigua,
1890. [38 pp.] Two column format.
Photographic portrait of author on front wrapper. A brief account of Native
American inhabitants of the Canandaigua region, focusing on the 17th and 18th
centuries. Uncommon - none in trade or at auction, 14 copies located in
institutional holdings. Very good. 1/4 inch chip from front corner, wrappers faintly
smudged.
91. [Native Americans] Schultz, James Willard
Plumed Snake Medicine
Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1924. First edition.
244, [1] pp. 8vo. Color plate mounted on front board. Black & white frontispiece
and three plates in text by George Varian. A novel of life with Native Americans
in the American West, based on real-life experiences of the author, who lived
with the Pikuni tribe while operating a fur trading post in Montana during the
1880s. His fiction was popular, and these books along with his nonfiction works
are considered an important contribution to Native American ethnology. Near
fine. Minor wear to corners.
$125
92. [Native Americans] Wright, Gordon R.
The Neutral Indians: A Source Book (Occasional Papers of the New York State Archeological
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Association, Number 4 / 1963) [with] Presentation TLS from Rochester Museum
of Arts and Sciences
New York State Archeological Association, Rochester, 1963. 95 pp. Printed
wrappers. An account of neutral Native American tribes in the Northeast,
including a map of main sites, and two plates depicting pottery vessels and
shards thereof. The focus is on New York and surrounding regions, and Iroquois
and Seneca feature prominently in the account. Appendices and bibliography
follow text. Very good. Presentation copy, with typed letter to Mrs. Alexander
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Stewart laid in, signed by Daniel Barber on behalf of the Rochester Museum of
Arts and Sciences, explaining that Mr. William Cornwell, President of the New
York State Archaeological Association’s Morgan Chapter, requested the book be
sent to Stewart. Errata slip laid in. Very good. Wrappers toned and faintly foxed, light crease to rear
wrapper corner.
93. [Nautical] Bray, Maynard; Pinheiro, Carlton
Herreshoff of Bristol: A Photographic History of America’s Greatest Yacht
and Boat Builders
Woodenboat Publications, Brooklin, 1989. 2nd printing. Custom bookplate
entitled ‘Rochester to Sodus Race’ signed by artist Vera Fogg to her
husband Jack tipped in. xi, 241 pp. A history of yacht and
boat building by Herreshoff Boatbuilding from 1878-1945,
with reproductions of numerous photographs from
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throughout the company’s career. Bibliography and
index follow text. Fine.
94. [Nautical] Gould,
John H.
Over the Ocean: An
Illustrated Manual of Ocean Travel (White Star Line)
New York: Ocean Publishing Company, 1896. xvii, [1], 80, xix,
xxviii pp. A 19th century ocean travel manual associated with the
same company that launched the ill-fated Titanic. Good. Large
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map and two color postcards laid in. Binding a bit shaken, minor
pencil & ink marks in text, wrappers a bit soiled.
95. [Photography] Hunt, W.M.; Ewing, William A.
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the Unconscious
Aperture, 2011. First edition. 319 pp. ‘... a catalog of anti-portraiture,
characterized at first glance by what its subjects conceal, not by what the
camera reveals. Amassed over the course of 30 years by New York
collector W.M. Hunt, the collection includes works by masters such as
Richard Avedon, Diane Arbus, Imogen Cunningham, William Klein,
Robert Mapplethorpe and Robert Frank, as well as works by lesser-known
artists and vernacular images... Most critically, the images are drawn
together by the narrative of the collector himself, in a highly personal
monologue that weaves throughout the book, in which Hunt offers his
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own perceptive responses to the images he has gathered over many years. The result is a series of
surprising epiphanies about how and why one collects.’ Fine. Signed & dated by Hunt with eyeball
illustration on title page (‘Wm Hurst 10.2011’).
96. [Photography] Normant, Serge; Roberts, Julia; Rossellini, Isabella
Metamorphosis
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2004. First edition. 191, [1] pp. A collection of glamor
photography of famous models and Hollywood actresses, focusing on Serge Normant’s innovative
hair styles. Foreword by Julia Roberts, introduction by Isabella Rossellini. Near fine. Signed &
inscribed without attribution by Normant on title page (‘Love & Peace, Serge Normant’). Ink gift note
on half-title page.
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97. [Poetry] Tennyson, Alfred [Lord]
A Dream of Fair Women
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1880. First edition. 103 pp. Original
brown cloth, gilt titles, all edges gilt. A decoratively bound volume of poetry by
the British poet laureate, illustrated with numerous fine engravings by various
artists. Very good. First gathering beginning to loosen, owner bookplate on front
endpaper, unmarked Christmas bookplate on front flyleaf.
98. [Presidential] Nevins, Allan
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The Emergence of Lincoln, in Two Volumes: I.
Douglas, Buchanan, and Party Chaos, 1857-1859; II.
Prologue to Civil War, 1859-1861
Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1950. xii, 472; viii, 524 pp. 8vo. A
self-contained, Pulitzer Prize winning history of the period from 18571861, but which is generally considered part of Nevins’s larger eightvolume work which offers a comprehensive history of the American
Civil War. This section focuses on major political figures such as
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Buchanan, Douglas, and Lincoln, with analyses of the Dred Scott
Decision, Bleeding Kansas, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and political hostilities that preceded the
Civil War. Bibliography & index follow text. Very good. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Early reprint
(no ‘A’ on copyright pages). Faint spotting on front board and rear endpaper of second volume,
slipcase corners rubbed with splits just beginning at top corners along opening.
99. [Sociology] Doten, Dana
The Art of Bundling: A New View - Being an Inquiry into the Nature & Origins of
That Curious but Universal Folk-Custom, with an Exposition of the Rise & Fall of
Bundling in the Eastern Part of No. [North] America
The Countryman Press / Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition. x, 190 pp. 8vo. A
study of the cultural norm in revolutionary America referred to as ‘bundling,’
which appears to be an innocent custom misunderstood by many as sexual, even
pornographic. Illustrated with woodcuts by Lee Brown Coye. Near fine in very
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good jacket. Signed by illustrator without inscription on title
page. Jacket toned, advertisement for this title laid in, which
describes it as the ‘only work on the subject ever published.’
100. [Suffrage] United States House of Representatives
Woman Suffrage - Arguments Before the Committee on the Judiciary. January 24,
1880. (46th Congress, 2d Session. House of Representatives. Mis. Doc. No. 20)
[Government Printing Office, Washington], 1880. 22 pp. Self wrappers, but appears
to have been taken from a larger bound volume. Arguments to the Woman
Suffrage Convention, sessions of which were held in Washington, with testimony
by prominent suffragettes such as Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage. Very
good. Minor wear to binding edge, lightly toned.
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101. [Theatre] Lanier, Henry Wysham
The First English Actresses, from the Initial Appearance of Women on the Stage in
1660 till 1700 (The Players’ Series: Monographs of the Stage and Its People - Volume
1)
New York: The Players, 1930. Limited edition, one of 750 copies (colophon
unnumbered). 104 pp. Frontispiece, portraits and reproductions of illustrations
and documents in text, 18 plates altogether. Cloth spine & corners, paper over
boards, printed on watermarked Arcadian paper, gold leaf endpapers. A history of
the earliest women dramatic performers, following a long tradition of men
playing the roles of female characters. Very good. Spine faded.
102. [Theatre] Shakespeare, William
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
New York: For the Members of the Heritage
Club, 1937. 125 pp. Tall 8vo. Black morocco
spine, paper-covered boards with gilt
decorations, gilt titles. A decoratively bound
edition of Shakespeare’s most famous
tragedy, designed by Frederic Warde, with
color and black & white illustrations by
Sylvain Sauvage. Very good. Includes
publisher’s slipcase. Slipcase corners rubbed
with minor loss, slipcase edges toned,
minimal loss from spine head & foot.
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103. [Toys] Kurtz, Henry I.
The Art of the Toy Soldier
Abbeville Press, 1990. First edition. A historical survey of metal toy
soldiers, with information on all the major manufacturers. Near fine.
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