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Part Three (of 4)
Modern 1st editions, SF, Mystery, Antiquarian, Books on Odd Subjects.
Something for everyone?
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64..... HERBERT, Frank. THE DRAGON IN THE SEA. London: Gollancz.
1960. 1st British edition of the author's first book. Very light foxing
to page edges, a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper that shows some
light dust soiling - a very attractive copy. $75.00
65..... HERVEY, James. MEDITATIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS. In Two Volumes.
London: Printed by John Rivington. 1779. A New Edition, Printed from a
copy corrected by the author. Contemporary tree-calf bindings with a
decorative border in gilt on front & rear panels, the spines decorated
gilt in compartments, contrasting red spine labels titled in gilt;
marbled endpapers, Frontispieces in each volume, plus decorative head &
tail-pieces. Contains the Meditations among the Tombs; Reflections on a
Flower-Garden; A Descant on Creation; Contemplations on the Night;
Contemplations on the Starry Heavens; and A Winter-Piece. Tiny paper
label on front board of vol 1, very light rubbing to calf at head of
spine on vol 1, a fine set. $250.00
66..... HOUSMAN, A.E. A SHROPSHIRE LAD. London: The Richards Press.
1940. Reprint. 12mo. Bound in full polished red calf ruled in gilt on
front & rear panels, the spine with 2 raised bands, ruled & decorated
with a floral device in gilt, titled in gilt, inner dentilles with a
floral design, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; by Bayntun [Riviere].
A few minor scuffs to calf, a fine copy. $175.00
67..... HUYSMANS, J.K., & Felicien Rops. LA BAS. Paris: Collection "Le
Ballet des Muses". Undated (circa 1940). Pictorial french wraps. With 7
full-page black & white plates, plus pictorial title page, by Felicien
Rops. Small mark on cover, slight spine crease. A near fine copy.
$125.00
68..... Holmes, John Clellon & Jack Kerouac. VISITOR: Jack Kerouac in
Old Saybrook. CA: Arthur & Kit Knight. 1981. 1st edition. One of 750
copies signed by Holmes. Issued as volume 11 of the unspeakable visions
of the individual. Fine copy in wrappers. $40.00
69..... JOHNSON, Samuel [ed] THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE comprising
Volumes XXXII-XXXVIII of THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS [along with]
PREFACE TO POPE, comprising Volume VII of PREFACES TO THE WORKS OF THE
ENGLISH POETS. London: Printed for W. & A. Strahan (and 36 others).
1779. 1st edition. 8 volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary tree-calf
with gilt decorated spines, red labels on spines titled in gilt, marbled
endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Pope in Vol XXXII. Formally, part
the works of Pope extracted from a set of Johnsons WORKS OF THE POETS,
along with the Pope preface volume from the PREFACES (published by
Nicols, not Strahan). A fine set, beautiful condition. $275.00
70..... JOHNSON, Samuel [ed] THE WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN, comprising
Volumes XIII-XIX of THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS [along with] PREFACE
TO DRYDEN, comprising Volume III of PREFACES TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH
POETS. London: Printed for J. Rivington (and 36 others). 1779. 1st
edition. 8 volumes. Uniformly bound in contemporary tree-calf with gilt
decorated spines, red labels on spines titled in gilt, marbled
endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Dryden in Vol XIII. Formally, part
the works of Dryden extracted from a set of Johnsons WORKS OF THE POETS,
along with the Dryden preface volume from the PREFACES (published by
Nicols, not Rivington). A fine set, beautiful condition. $275.00
71..... JUKES, J. Beete. THE STUDENT'S MANUAL OF GEOLOGY. Edinburgh:
Adam & Charles Black. 1872. Third edition, "Re-cast and in great part
re-written". Bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands on spine
panel, green label titled in gilt on spine. With a frontispiece and
numerous internal engravings. Contains a significant section on
paleontology. Some rubbing to spine panel, small bookplate, a clean,
very good copy. $65.00
72..... KINGSLEY, Charles. THE HEROES, Or Greek Fairy Tales for my
Children. Illustrated After the Water-Colour Drawings by W. Russell
Flint. London: The Medici Society, Ltd. 1929. Reprint. Demy 8vo.
Contains 9 tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards by Flint. Bound in
half dark blue morocco over light blue boards, borders ruled gilt on
front & rear panels, marbled endpapers, spine panel with raised bands
titled and decorated gilt in compartments, all edges gilt. A fine copy.
$250.00
73..... KIPLING, Rudyard. RUDYARD KIPLING'S VERSE. Inclusive Edition
1885-1926. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1929. Fourth Impression of this
edition. 8vo. Bound in a very handsome arts & crafts style binding by
Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Full brown morocco, patterned endpapers, Front &
rear covers bordered in gilt with a triple dot design in corners, front
cover titled in gilt with a pictorial medallion depicting an elephant &
vine leaves in center; the spine panel with raised bands ruled gilt in
compartments with the triple dot design in corners titled & dated in
gilt, the bands extending across both front & rear covers & finishing
in a leaf design on covers. A small stain on the front cover, otherwise
a near fine example of a charming binding style. $750.00
74..... LE GUIN, Ursula K. FOUR WAYS TO FORGIVENESS. Introduction by
James Gunn. Illustrations by Pat morrissey. Norwalk, CT: The Easton
Press. 1995. 1st edition. "Collectors Edition", bound in full decorated
leather gilt, gilt titles, all edges gilt. Colour frontispiece. Signed
by the author on a preliminary leaf. A fine copy. $75.00
75..... LE GUIN, Ursula K. TEHANU. The Last Book of Earthsea. NY:
Atheneum. 1990. 1st edition. Fine copy in fine dust wrapper. Nebula
Award Winner. $90.00
76..... LEECH, John [illustrator]. JOHN LEECH. His Life and Work. by
William Powell Frith, R.A. With Portrait and Numerous Illustrations.
London: Richard Bentley and Son. 1891. 1st edition. Two volumes. Red
cloth. Hinges a trifle cracked, some small stains, a very clean, near
fine set. Excellent illustrated biography of this important 19th
Century illustrator. $100.00
77..... LEONARD, Elmore. THE BOUNTY HUNTERS. NY: Ballantine Books.
1953. 1st edition. A paperback original. Issued simultaneously in
paperback (by Ballantine) and Hardcover (by Houghton Mifflin) as a joint
venture. The author's first book, a western. Light enough reading
creases on spine, small scrape on front panel, a very good copy in
original pictorial wrappers. $40.00
78..... LEWIS, C[live] S[taples]. THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH. A Modern
Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups. London: John Lane. 1945. 1st edition.
Original black cloth. Light foxing to page edges, slight spine lean, a
very good copy. The front flap (text) of the dust wrapper has been laid
in. The third book in Lewis' Space Trilogy. $75.00
79..... LOVECRAFT, Howard Phillips. THE REVISED H.P. LOVECRAFT
BIBLIOGRAPHY. By Marc Owings with Jack Chalker. Baltimore, MD: The
Mirage Press. 1973. 1st edition. Pictorial wrappers. 1500 copies
printed. A bit of dust-soiling, a near fine copy. $35.00
80..... LOVELACE, Richard. THE POEMS OF RICHARD LOVELACE. Edited by
C.H. Wilkinson. Oxford: At the Clarendon press. 1930. 1st one-volume
edition. Original blue cloth titled in gilt on spine. Small mark on
front free endpaper, a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper which is
price cluipped and a bit browned along spine panel, touch of wear at
spine head. A clean, attractive copy. $55.00
81..... MABLY (Gabriel Bonnot, Abbé de) PRINCIPES DE MORALE.
Amsterdam: Chez J.F. Rosart & Comp. 1785. Second edition. Contemporary
calf decorated in gilt on spine, black leather title label titled in
gilt. Mably was a utopian thinker whose works influenced the French
revolution. Calf a bit worn at corners, hinges cracking but still solid,
a very good, attractive copy. $200.00
82..... MACLEOD, Mary STORIES FROM THE FAERIE QUEENE. With Introduction
by John W. Hales. Drawings by A.G. Walker, Sculptor. London: Wells,
Gardner, Darton & Co. 1908. 5th edition, 1st published in 1897. Bound
in full tree-calf with gilt decorated spine panel, raised bands,
contratsing title labels, marbled endpapers. Large bookplate on front
free endpaper which has caused some warping of that leaf, some mild wear
to binding at extremities, a near fine copy. Stories retold from
Spensers FAERIE QUEENE, with fine black & white illustrations. $125.00
83..... MAITLAND, Captain F.L., C.B. NARRATIVE OF THE SURRENDER OF
BUONAPARTE, and of his Residence on Board H.M.S. Bellerophon; with a
Detail of the Principal Events that Occurred in that Ship, Between the
24th of May and the 8th of August, 1815. Boston: Wells and Lilly -
Court-Street. 1826. 1st American edition. Original publisher's boards.
176 pp. Some foxing to pages, front hinge cracked but holding, boards
weith light to moderate wear at corners, a few small stains; a very good
copy. An uncommon edition in pleasantly unsophisticated condition.
$200.00
84..... MARSH, Ngaio. OPENING NIGHT. London: Collins Crime Club.
1951. 1st edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper which has a
few short closed tears at edges and a touch of wear at spine head.
$95.00
85..... MATHESON, Richard. THE SHRINKING MAN. Introduction by Harlan
Ellison. Artwork by Ron Miller. Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. 1990.
Collectors edition. 1st printing of this edition & the first appearance
in print of the Ellison introduction. Bound in full brown leather titled
& decorated in gilt, the spine with raised bands, all edges gilt, satin
bookmark. A fine copy. $65.00
86..... MOORE, Brian. THE LUCK OF GINGER COFFEY. London: Andre
Deutsch. 1960. 1st British edition. The author's third book. Fine in
dust wrapper, one tiny tear to top edge of rear panel. $100.00
87..... MORELL, Thomas, A.M. POEMS ON DIVINE SUBJECTS, Original and
Translated from the Latin of M. HIERON. VIDA, Bp. of Alba. With Large
Annotations, More Particularly Concerning the Being and Attributes of
God. London: Printed by E. Owen in Amen-Corner. 1732. 1st edition.
Contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands, ruled gilt on spine,
contrating leather label on spine titled in gilt. Frontispiece. Some
slight wear to calf, tiny paper label on front panel; a solid, clean,
very good copy. $145.00
88..... MUDDOCK, Joyce Emmerson. THE GOLDEN IDOL. A Tale of Adventure
by Land and Sea. London: Chatto & Windus. 1899. 1st edition. Pictorial
brown cloth. A few small scuffs to cloth, a nice copy, near fine.
Adventure novel set in New Guinea, looks promising but no lost race
content. $65.00
89..... MUNDY, Talbot. HIRA SINGH. When India Came to Fight in
Flanders. Illustrated by Joseph Clement Coll. Indianapolis: The
Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1918. 1st edition. A near fine copy in original
cloth. $60.00
90..... MUNDY, Talbot. THE IVORY TRAIL. Illustrated by Joseph Clement
Coll. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1919. 1st edition. Neat
name in ink on front free endpaper. A fine, clean copy. $50.00
91..... MURDOCH, Iris. THE BELL. London: Chatto & Windus and The Book
Society. 1958. 1st edition. 1st issue - The Book Society issue, with
the double publisher's imprint on the title page and the statement "This
edition issued on first publication by The Book Society Ltd. in
association with Chatto & Windus Ltd. November 1958" on copyright page.
A small slip has been laid into this copy - "NOVEMBER CHOICE - THE BELL
by Iris Murdoch - By special arrangement with the Publisher we are
dispatching overseas copies in advance of publication date. The Bookman
will follow when issued on November 3rd." Copies exported from the UK by
The Book Society were issued BEFORE the domestic trade or Book Society
issues. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper which is a bit browned on
spine panel and has a short closed tear at top edge of front panel.
$150.00
92..... NEWBOLT, Henry. ALADORE. Illustrated in Collotype from Drawings
by the Lady Hylton. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons.
1914. 1st edition. Original brown boards with brown cloth spine.
Delicate illustrations in collotype throughout. Cloth with wear at
edges, small name stamp on front endpaper & title page, a very good
copy. Heroic Fantasy novel. $50.00
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