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Photograph of Kay Boyle and Her Son, Ian Savin Franckenstein

Photograph of Kay Boyle and Her Son, Ian Savin Franckenstein

by Abott, Berenice

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Used - Silver gelatin print, lightly toned
Published
1945
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Photographer's stamp on verso. 10 x 8 inches
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1945. Photographer's stamp on verso. 10 x 8 inches. Silver gelatin print, lightly toned. Photographer's stamp on verso. 10 x 8 inches. An outtake from the sitting that enshrined Boyle in the National Portrait Gallery. That image shows Boyle reading to the two children she had with Joseph Freiherr von Franckenstein, while this one shows Boyle and her… Read more about this item
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Edward Fitzgerald's translation into English quatrains of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur: a definitive text carefully selected from his five differing versions rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald

by Khayyam, Omar

Condition
Used - Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase
Edition
Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist
Published
1935
Binding
Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo
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New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo. Yellow morocco. Fine in fine chemise and slipcase. Number 947 of 1500 copies signed by the Artist. Decorated, designed and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. 1 vols. Small 12mo.
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The Comforts of Human Life; or Smiles and Laughter of Charles Chearful And Martin Merryfellow. In Seven Dialogues

by [Heron, Robert]

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Used - Contemporary half green morocco and marbled boards. Rubbed, snag at head of spine and rubbing to outer edge. Ticket of B. & J.F.
Edition
First edition
Published
1807
Binding
With tri-fold hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, I.H. Green fect. [xi], 226 pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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London: Printed For Oddy And Co., By J. and W. Smith, 1807. First edition. With tri-fold hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, I.H. Green fect. [xi], 226 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary half green morocco and marbled boards. Rubbed, snag at head of spine and rubbing to outer edge. Ticket of B. & J.F. Meehan, Export Booksellers, Bath; bookplate of George Monkland,… Read more about this item
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The A.C. Williams Co. Manufacturers of Hardware House Furnishing Specialities and Toys. [At head of title:] Forty-sixth edition

by (Toys)

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Used - Card wrappers with some soiling to cover, inside pages are bright and illustrated throughout; overall very good
Published
1910
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131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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Ravenna, Ohio: The Republican Publishing Co, 1910. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Card wrappers with some soiling to cover, inside pages are bright and illustrated throughout; overall very good. 131 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Early American iron toy mail-order catalogue. Adam Clark Williams of Chagrin Falls, Ohio founded his company in 1886 on the heels of his father's… Read more about this item
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Murder in the Cathedral
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Murder in the Cathedral

by Eliot, T.S.

Condition
Used - Original printed wrappers. Light spotting to endleaves; pale toning to edges of wrappers
Edition
FIRST (ACTING) EDITION. One of 750 copies printed and distribute
Published
1935
Binding
38pp. 8vo
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Canterbury: H. J. Goulden, 1935. FIRST (ACTING) EDITION. One of 750 copies printed and distributed at performances at Canterbury Cathedral in May 1935. 38pp. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Light spotting to endleaves; pale toning to edges of wrappers. FIRST (ACTING) EDITION. One of 750 copies printed and distributed at performances at Canterbury Cathedral in May 1935. 38pp. 8vo.… Read more about this item
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by Shakespeare, William

Condition
Used - Publisher's Original tan cloth, gilt-lettered and stamped. . Very Good
Edition
First Rackham Trade Edition
Published
1908
Binding
Forty full-page color illustrations mounted on tan paper, numerous drawings in black and white. . 134, [2]pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo
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London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page & Co, 1908. First Rackham Trade Edition. Forty full-page color illustrations mounted on tan paper, numerous drawings in black and white. . 134, [2]pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Publisher's Original tan cloth, gilt-lettered and stamped. . Very Good. Rackham, Arthur. First Rackham Trade Edition. Forty full-page color illustrations mounted… Read more about this item
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The Picture of Dorian Gray * A Working Script for the stage from the Novel by Oscar Wilde with original images & notes on the text by Jim Dine
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The Picture of Dorian Gray * A Working Script for the stage from the Novel by Oscar Wilde with original images & notes on the text by Jim Dine

by (Dine, Jim) Wilde, Oscar

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Used - Snakeskin print leather binding near fine on text volume and portfolio volume, matching box and heart cover with some fading, ot
Edition
Edition C, with six loose lithographs, signed duplicates of thos
Published
1968
Binding
Illustrated by Jim Dine. 2 vols. Folio (18.1 x 13 inches)
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London: Petersburg Press, 1968. Edition C, with six loose lithographs, signed duplicates of those bound in the book, and four signed etchings, this copy 100 of 100, lacking two of the prints. Illustrated by Jim Dine. 2 vols. Folio (18.1 x 13 inches). Snakeskin print leather binding near fine on text volume and portfolio volume, matching box and heart… Read more about this item
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The Color Printer. A Treatise on the Use of Colors in Typographic Printing

by Erahart, J.E.

Condition
Used - Publisher's blue cloth with emblem of three ink balls on front cover and spine, spine sunned, almsot Very Good
Published
1892
Binding
137pp. 166 colors, hues, tints and shades produced by a mixture of two colors each. 4to
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Cincinnati, Ohio: Earhart & Richardson, 1892. 137pp. 166 colors, hues, tints and shades produced by a mixture of two colors each. 4to. Publisher's blue cloth with emblem of three ink balls on front cover and spine, spine sunned, almsot Very Good. 137pp. 166 colors, hues, tints and shades produced by a mixture of two colors each. 4to. St.… Read more about this item
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Doubletakes
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Doubletakes

by Unterberg, Susan; Henri Cole [foreword]

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Used - Lime green cloth boards with brown titles stamped on front and spine, fine in burgundy cloth board publisher's slipcase; a near
Edition
First edition; 350 published, of those 100 are signed and number
Published
1999
Binding
Unpaginated. Single-sided full color plates throughout separated by die-cut leaves. Oblong quatro
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New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999. First edition; 350 published, of those 100 are signed and numbered. This is 40, signed by the artist on colophon. Unpaginated. Single-sided full color plates throughout separated by die-cut leaves. Oblong quatro. Lime green cloth boards with brown titles stamped on front and spine, fine in burgundy cloth board publisher's slipcase;… Read more about this item
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Black Photographers' Annual. Preface by Toni Morrison. Introduction By Clayton Riley
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Black Photographers' Annual. Preface by Toni Morrison. Introduction By Clayton Riley

by Crawford, Joe, editor

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Used - Pictorial wrappers. Some creases on upper cover. B. Dalton Bookseller stamp on ffep
Published
1973
Binding
Illus. 4to
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[Brooklyn, NY]: Black Photographers' Annual, 55 Hicks Streewt, 1973. Illus. 4to. Pictorial wrappers. Some creases on upper cover. B. Dalton Bookseller stamp on ffep. Illus. 4to.
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The Book of Olga
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The Book of Olga

by Rheims, Bettina, and Catherine Millet

Condition
Used - Near fine in cloth covered boards
Edition
Signed, limited, edition, number 174 of 1000 copies
Published
2008
Binding
154 pp. Folio
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Köln: Taschen, 2008. Signed, limited, edition, number 174 of 1000 copies. 154 pp. Folio. Near fine in cloth covered boards. Signed, limited, edition, number 174 of 1000 copies. 154 pp. Folio. Bettina Rheims' photo fantasia about Russian socialite Olga Rodionova.
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The Charming Views in the Land of the Rising Sun
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The Charming Views in the Land of the Rising Sun

by (Japan) Ogawa, K. , F.R.P.S, & Mataro Crizuka

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Used - Publisher's decorated green silk-covered boards with titles and decorations in gold embroidery, fine silk-backed endpapers decor
Published
1904
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Illustrated with photos by Ogawa. 177 ff. 1 vols. Oblong folio
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[Tokyo: K. Ogawa, 1904. Illustrated with photos by Ogawa. 177 ff. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Publisher's decorated green silk-covered boards with titles and decorations in gold embroidery, fine silk-backed endpapers decorated with gold, inner hinges strengthened, bound at the spine with cream ribbon in Japanese style. Green calf backed folding box. Illustrated with photos by Ogawa. 177 ff.… Read more about this item
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More Men of Mark
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More Men of Mark

by Coburn, Alvin Langdon

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Used - Beige linen quarter backed cloth boards with gilt titles on recto, light soiling to boards with some rubbing at edges, light fox
Edition
First edition of Alvin Langdon Coburn's collected photogravures
Published
1922
Binding
With 33 tipped-in monochrome photogravure plates with tissue guard. 15 pp. introductory text by Coburn. 1 vols. 4to
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London: Duckworth & Co, 1922. First edition of Alvin Langdon Coburn's collected photogravures of authors and artists. With 33 tipped-in monochrome photogravure plates with tissue guard. 15 pp. introductory text by Coburn. 1 vols. 4to. Beige linen quarter backed cloth boards with gilt titles on recto, light soiling to boards with some rubbing at edges, light foxing to paste… Read more about this item
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Autograph Letter Signed,
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Autograph Letter Signed, "With all affectionate wishes, Jackie," to Berenice Abbott ("Dear Berenice")

by Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy

Condition
Used - Fine. Matted, glazed, and framed in silver
Published
1980
Binding
One leaf, recto only, on Kennedy Onassis' 1040 Fifth Avenue stationery. Paired with black-and-white print of Yousuf Karsh's July
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New York, 1980. One leaf, recto only, on Kennedy Onassis' 1040 Fifth Avenue stationery. Paired with black-and-white print of Yousuf Karsh's July 1957 photographic portrait of Kennedy Onassis; original franked mailing envelope held loosely in sleeve on verso. 8vo. Fine. Matted, glazed, and framed in silver. One leaf, recto only, on Kennedy Onassis' 1040 Fifth Avenue stationery. Paired… Read more about this item
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My Scottish Sketch Book
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My Scottish Sketch Book

by Edwards, Lionel

Condition
Used - Original quarter vellum and green cloth, upper cover titled in gilt. Fine
Edition
First Edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist
Published
1929
Binding
Illustrated with 16 colored tipped-in plates. 32 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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London: Country Life Ltd, 1929. First Edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist. Illustrated with 16 colored tipped-in plates. 32 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original quarter vellum and green cloth, upper cover titled in gilt. Fine. First Edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the artist. Illustrated with 16 colored tipped-in plates. 32 pp.… Read more about this item
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Handley Cross; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. By the Author of "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour," "Jorrocks's Jaunts," Etc. Etc.

by [Surtees, Robert Smith]

Condition
Used - Bound in near contemporary half morocco, gilt spine. Nice copy
Edition
First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface
Published
1854
Binding
Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-colored steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 55
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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface. Hand-colored engraved frontispiece, 16 hand-colored steel engravings, and numerous wood engravings in the text by John Leech. 550pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in near contemporary half morocco, gilt spine. Nice copy. Leech, John. First Edition, second issue without Leech's name in the Preface.… Read more about this item
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Photographs of nebulae and clusters made with the Crossley reflector; Publications of the Lick Observatory, Volume VIII

by Keeler, James Edward

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Used - Publisher's pebbled cloth some wear at upper cover
Edition
First Edition
Published
1908
Binding
46pp. of text. 70 full-page photographic plates
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Sacramento: University of California publications; Publications of the Lick Observatory; W.W. Shannon, Superintendant of StatePrinting, 1908. First Edition. 46pp. of text. 70 full-page photographic plates. Publisher's pebbled cloth some wear at upper cover. First Edition. 46pp. of text. 70 full-page photographic plates. DSB VII, 270-71
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Men of Mark. A Gallery of Contemporary Porraits distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, Law, Medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper, F.S.A.
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Men of Mark. A Gallery of Contemporary Porraits distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in Science, Literature and Art, the Army, Navy, Law, Medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper, F.S.A.

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Used - Original uniform green gilt-decorated cloth
Edition
First Edition
Published
1876
Binding
252 mounted woodburytype photographic mounted portraits (36 to each volume). 7 vols. 4to
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London, 1876. First Edition. 252 mounted woodburytype photographic mounted portraits (36 to each volume). 7 vols. 4to. Original uniform green gilt-decorated cloth. First Edition. 252 mounted woodburytype photographic mounted portraits (36 to each volume). 7 vols. 4to.
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Hillingdon Hall; or, The Cockney Squire; A Tale of Country Life. By the author of "Handley Cross," &c. In Three Volumes

by [Surtees, Robert Smith]

Condition
Used - Original cloth spine and baords, title labels for all volumes faded. Bookplate of Edward William Mitchell
Edition
First edition
Published
1845
Binding
312 [32 numbered catalogue at end dated September, 1844]; 324; 296 (296 misnumbered 96), [iv, ads]pp. Printed by Joseph Rogerson
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London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1845. First edition. 312 [32 numbered catalogue at end dated September, 1844]; 324; 296 (296 misnumbered 96), [iv, ads]pp. Printed by Joseph Rogerson, 24, Norfolk Street. 3 vols. 8vo. Original cloth spine and baords, title labels for all volumes faded. Bookplate of Edward William Mitchell. First edition. 312 [32 numbered catalogue at end dated… Read more about this item
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A Survey

by Beerbohm, Max

Condition
Used - Publisher's crimson cloth. Fine in green cloth dropbox
Edition
First trade edition
Published
1921
Binding
52 plates. viii pp of text. 1 vols. Tall 8vo
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London: William Heinemann, 1921. First trade edition. 52 plates. viii pp of text. 1 vols. Tall 8vo. Publisher's crimson cloth. Fine in green cloth dropbox. First trade edition. 52 plates. viii pp of text. 1 vols. Tall 8vo.
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