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Tetrascroll: Goldilocks and the Three Bears -- A Cosmic Fairy Tale
by R. Buckminter Fuller
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1982
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- Boards
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 205.94
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New York: ULAE, INC./St. Martin's Press, 1982. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Allegra Goldy. A nice Association copy: INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY BUCKMINSTER FULLER TO AUTHOR BRENDAN GILL (THE NEW YORKER, ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, ETC.) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 205.94
Hero-Tales of the Far-North
by Jacob A. Riis
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1910
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- Pictorial cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 892.38
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New York: Macmillan, 1910. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY JACOB RIIS on the front free endpaper. A crisp, very sharp copy to boot of the September 1910 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial, light-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. 12mo, a number of full-page illustrations supplementing the text.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 892.38
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments (4 Books in 2 Separate Volumes)
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1954
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- Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 411.87
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine. Arthur Szyk. Handsome copies of both Vols. I and II, as well as the accompanying "Notes" for both volumes. Each volume tight and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt subsuming the offsetting titling along its spine. Tasteful former owner bookplate at each front pastedown, otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 411.87
The Goblin Spider (Japanese Fairy Tales: Second Series, No. 1)
by Rendered into English by Lafcadio Hearn
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1930
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- Wraps
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 549.16
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Tokyo: T. Hasagawa, 1930. Wraps. Near Fine. A lovely example of this uncommon offering in the "Japanese Fairy Tales" series, published by T. Hasegawa of Tokyo, circa 1930. Clean, bright and Near Fine to Fine in its string-tied terrycloth, with nicely-reproduced color woodblocks thruout. 64mo, text rendered into English by the great Lafcadio Hearn.
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SGD 549.16
Batte of the Monkey and the Crab (Japanese Fairy Tale Series, No. 3)
by -
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1885
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 274.58
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1885. Paperback. Very Good. The 1885 second edition of Vol. 3 ("Battle of the Monkey and the Crab") in the wonderful, late 19th century Japanese Fairy Tale Series. Bound in printed, thin terrycloth, this frail title has held up nicely in its ribbon-tied wrappers. Well-preserved and VG, with lovely color plates thruout. A bit of wear at the… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 274.58
The Four-leaved Shamrock and Other Tales
by Sinead De Valera
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- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 343.22
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Dublin: Fallons, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A very sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (with just a touch of wear at the spine ends) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the spine crown. Octavo, 120 pgs.,
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SGD 343.22
Slovenly Peter; or, Cheerful Stories and Funny Pictures, for Good Little Folks
by Dr. Henry Hoffman
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 68.64
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Philadelphia: Porter & Coates. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Early 20th century reprint of this classic 19th century German children's cautionary tale. Solid and VG- in its pictorial dark-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering and device at the front panel and spine. Darkening along the front panel edges and light soiling at the rear panel. Still though, attractive and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 68.64
The Ghost of PEG-LEG PETER and Other Folk Tales of Old New York
by M.A. Jagendorf
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1965
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 68.64
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New York: The Vanguard Press, 1965. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1965 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated thruout by Lino S. Lipinsky.
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SGD 68.64
Le Folklore Belge (3 Vols.)
by Albert Marinus
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
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- Cloth
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 274.58
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Brussels: Les Editions Historiques. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The complete 3 volume set of this exhaustive study of Belgian folklore, c early 1930s. Each volume is solid and VG in its mustard-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panels and lightly-rubbed lettering along the spines. Tall quartos, hundreds of black-and-white photos (and line drawings) thruout.
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SGD 274.58
The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited: In Forty-Six Copper-plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood and Afterwards Painted, By John Holbein
by John Holbein
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Published
- 1803
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- Half-Leather
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 686.45
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London: John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1803 1st "John Scott" edition, with the 36 remarkable Holbein copper-plates (and further etched by David Deuchar). A dual text edition, with the descriptions of each plate in both French and English. Bound in half period-calf over marbled boards. A degree of scuffing and wear at… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 686.45
Faust
by Goethe
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Published
- 1940
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 1,029.68
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Berlin: Hundertjahrs Ausgabe Im Askanischen Verlag, 1940. Collectible; Very Good. The 1940 1st thus, bound in full vellum and including the original printed dustjacket. Clean and solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening and creasing along the spine. Thick quarto, 449 pgs., tipped-in black-and-white plates by Max Von Boehn thruout. Text in the old… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,029.68
Cei and the Arthurian Legend
by Linda M. Gowans
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- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1988
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- Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 102.97
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Suffolk, England: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 1988. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 214 pgs. Vol. XVIII in Boydell's "Arthurian Studies" series.
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SGD 102.97
Tales from the Brothers Grimm
by -
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Published
- 1930
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 102.97
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London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st thus, limited to 540 copies and beautifully illustrated by Hester Sainsbury. VG in its light-blue patterned boards, with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers. Quarto, 179 pgs., deckled edges.
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SGD 102.97
Histories or Tales of Past Times Told By Mother Goose
by -
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 102.97
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London: The Fortune Press. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Handsome early 20th century reprint (c. 1920), based on the 1802 12th edition. The beautiful colored woodcuts photographed from that edition (housed at the British Museum) as well. VG (with light fading at the spine base and several closed tears to the front endpapers) in a bright, VG-… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 102.97
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 549.16
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New York: Thomas Y. Cttowell Company. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Gilt-decorated cloth edition of The Rubaiyat, inscribed by the redoubtable Willy Pogany on the half-title. "The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward FitzGerald", c. 1940. Solidly-bound and VG-, with light staining at the front panel and light fading to the spine. Quarto, 96 pgs.,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 549.16
Legendes Bretonnes
by -
- Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Published
- 1921
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- Original Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 274.58
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Paris: Editions De L'Abeille D'Or, 1921. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1921 1st edition, in its original decorative wrappers. Solid and VG, with light chipping along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with the color plates --and decorated pages-- bright and immaculate. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated by Maurice De Becque.
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SGD 274.58
Peter Und Der Wolf
by Sergej Projofjew
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- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Published
- 1958
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- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 68.64
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Berlin: Alfred Holz Verlag, 1958. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Handsome German retelling of the Peter and the Wolf tale. Clean and bright and VG+ in its decorative cloth. Oblong octavo, beautifully illustrated thruout by Frans Haacken.
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SGD 68.64
Fiabe Novelle e Racconti Popolari Siciliani (4 Vols.)
by Giuseppe Pitre
- Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Original Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Waccabuc, New York, USA
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SGD 686.45
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Palermo, Italy: Edizioni "Il Vespro", 1978. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. Handsome re-issues of the 19th century Sicilian folktales of Giuseppe Pitre. The 4 volume set, all in their original wrappers AND in their pictorial dustjackets. Light wear at several of the jacket spine ends but still clean and solid and VG. Thick 16mos, 1,686 pgs. all… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 686.45