Maya Quartos 1-13 by Hirschman, Jack; Benveniste, Asa; Eshleman, Clayton; Meltzer, David; Welch, Lew; Brandi, John; Bialy, Harvey; Duncan, Robert; Enslin, Theodore; Whalen, Philip; Bathurst, Bill; Corman, Cid; - 1969

San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co, 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Very Good. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are notably more literary and thoughtful than his journalism of the period. Not in BAL (actually earlier than anything in BAL). Also includes Harte's "Further Language From Truthful James", his sequel to the poem known as The Heathen Chinee. Five issues in a custom clamshell box with morocco label. Faint soiling to blue cloth of box. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 033008.

London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine, 1891.. Small quarto. Gilt green cloth backed cream cloth over boards, elaborately decorated in gilt and red. Plates, illustrations and decorated endsheets. Binding a bit darkened, with some pale discolorations at edge, 1895 ownership signature on preliminary blank, corners a trifle worn, the plates by Shannon somewhat faded (as usual) but still legible, a few small nicks and a short tear to the edges of the front free endsheet but a good, sound copy, a few leaves unopened. First edition. Design, illustrations and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. Shannon, with plates by the latter. One of one thousand copies printed. Mason/Millard gives an account of the circumstances which led to the faint state of the Shannon plates. Contains four short stories: "The Young King" (which first appeared in THE LADY'S PICTORIAL, Christmas Number, 1888), "The Birthday of the Infanta" (which first appeared in PARIS ILLUSTRÉ, March 30, 1889), "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The… Read More

London: A.H.Baily and Co., 83 Cornhill, 1834. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition, octavo, three volumes; xx, 288; 311; 308pp. In contemporary half calf over marbled boards (with light wear only), spines divided into five compartments by double gilt fillets, gilt lettered titles and volume numbers to second and fourth compartments respectively, all page edges marbled, half titles present, small bookselller's and early ownership labels to front pastedowns, very minor loss to front pastedown of volume three probably through label removal, light creasing to first few pages of volume three, unobtrusive spotting to opening and closing leaves of each volume, overall a very good clean copy. Hood's only novel was published the same year as the abolition of slavery and is centered on Walter Tyrell, born in St.Kitts and raised in Georgian society by Sir Mark Tyrell with all the trials and tribulations of racial prejudice this brings. An attractive copy in uncommon first edition of this… Read More

London: The Society of Bibliophiles. Near Fine. 1898. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A handsome binding in red morocco with 5 spine bands over red marbled boards. Gilt decoration & lettering. Top edges gilt. Matching marbled endpapers. This is copy "C" of a limited edition of 26 with text printed on Japanese vellum paper. There is a triplicate set of each illustration: Aquarelle, Tint and Japanese Proof. Each illustration is protected by a labeled tissue guard. Vol #1: [xii, 402pp, 10 illus]. Vol #2: [6, 376pp, 6 illus]. Vol 3; [6, 404pp, 10 illus]. Vol # 4: [6, 318pp, 6 illus]. Vol # 1 is VG+ with light rubbing to spine top & corners. Vols #2 - 4 are near fine. Wikipedia: "First published in a single volume in 1555, THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA is a collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron, it is significant as often being called the first European storybook to… Read More

1900 1ed Complete Strand Magazine Conan Doyle & Rudyard Kipling 12 Issues
A complete set of the 12 issues of the 1900 printing of the famed 'Strand Magazine'. Author Arthur Conan Doyle helped popularize the periodical by including stories from his now famous detective Sherlock Holmes, which appeared in Strand in 1891. While this 1900 edition does not feature Sherlock Holmes, it does feature other Doyle works such as 'Playing with Fire', as well as Rudyard Kipling's "For a Wounded Soldier".
Item number: #15442
Price: $950
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Strand Magazine
London: George Newnes, 1900. 1st edition parts

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 12 volumes
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References: Gombrich, Story of Art
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Language: English
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Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
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Size: ~9.75in X 6.5in (24.5cm x 16.5cm)
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Very rare and desirable
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San Francisco: John H. Carmany & Co, 1871. First Edition. Paper Wraps. Very Good. January - June, 1871 (Issues 1-4, 6) of The Overland Monthly. Light wear to wraps. corners bent and a few short tears to edges of issue 2. Rear of issue 6 detached but present. The Grizzly Papers are notably more literary and thoughtful than his journalism of the period. Not in BAL (actually earlier than anything in BAL). Also includes Harte's "Further Language From Truthful James", his sequel to the poem known as The Heathen Chinee. Five issues in a custom clamshell box with morocco label. Faint soiling to blue cloth of box. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 033008.

London: Printed by J. Wright ...for Vernor and Hood, Etc. , 1804. Two volumes rebound later 19th century preserving calf boards, the backs with red and black morocco labels with ornate floral gilt designs, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, minor foxing, a few small chips to labels, extensive bibliographical notes in pencil front end page Vol. I. With the small oval leather bookplates of the Huth Library. Noted British bibliophile Henry Huth (1815-1878) whose collection was continued by his son Alfred and was auctioned under the catalogue title "The Famous Library of Printed Books, Illuminated Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Engravings, collected by ... Which will be Sold by Auction, by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 15th November 1911-22nd June 1920". . Later Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co, 1824. Edinburgh : Printed by James Ballantyne & Co. Ballantyne's Novelist's Library, v. 6-8.[edited by Sir Walter Scott]. Three volumes bound in contemporary full polished calf, the backs with two brown calf labels lettered in gilt and three sections ornately decorated in gilt, printer's name in gilt at tail, edges marbled, prior owner name and small gift inscription in pencil, light wear at edges mild toning, approx. 25 pp. Vol. III with creasing, a Very Good Plus set. RARE, the last copy sold at auction 1972 (RBH). The first editions of these novels published 1740-1742. . "Pamela" is considered by most to be the first novel published in English. A heavy set, please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for priority mail and international orders, please inquire before ordering. v. 1. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. The History of Clarissa Harlowe in a series of letters -- v .2. The History of… Read More

Santiago De Chile: Ediciones Guardia Vieja , 1956. The author's second published book, No copies found in current commerce, WorldCat notes 4 library holdings worldwide, RareBookHub shows no auction records since publication. # 39 of 500 copies printed, SIGNED BY AUTHOR Jose Donoso AND ILLUSTRATOR Nemesio Antunez at colophon page. Near Fine in illustrated French wrappers, the wrappers one of the 3 illustrations by Antunez, the other two in text. Small rubs to wrappers at spine ends. With internal thin paper wrapper, uniformly browned, which has uniformly browned interiors of the paper covers. 45 pages. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. French Wrappers. Fine in Wraps, as Issued/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1979. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at colophon page -"To Barbara and Larry, Eudora Welty". #23 of 350 copies. Association Copy, From the personal collection of Raymond L. (Larry) Slanker and his wife Barbara. Slanker was the longtime Art Director and book designer for University of Illinois Press, and while not credited, no doubt had a hand in the design of this book. Laid in are an archive of programs for the presentation to Ms. Welty of an honorary degree at the University of Illinois on May 20, 1979, along with assorted newspaper and magazine article clipping, envelopes, an invitation to the Slankers, and 2 color slides and 1 Polaroid photograph of Ms. Welty signing books after the ceremony. Near Fine in the red cloth binding, very faint toning at paste downs. A wonderful Association Copy with considerable provenance. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Small 4to.… Read More