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London: F.V. White & Co., 1901. Australian author Guy (Newell) Boothby (1867-1905) was known for his sensationalist stories and is liisted in Hubin [41]. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition. Not common. Dark blue cloth binding with bevels. Titling on the spine and front cover in gilt. Clean text; 306 pages, with a six-page publisher's catalog in the rear. Frontis illustration and three others within by A. Wallis Mills. The textblock is significantly toned and fragile, due to publisher using cheap stock. The spine is darkened and all gilt is dulled but perfectly readable. In an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. Wallis Mills. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Cabinet Secret
by Boothby, Guy
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The Cabinet History of England, Scotland, and Ireland
by Mackintosh, Sir James & Sir Walter Scott & Thomas Moore
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London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. An uncommon history by the Scottish jurist and historian Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), along with two other great writers of the age. This is an incomplete set (5 of the original 8 volumes) of mostly First Editions, in Very Good to Very Good (Plus) condition. Marbled paper-covered boards with leather spine and tips. Four raised bands on the spines, with gilt ruling and decorations. Titled in gilt in a black compartment, the Volume in a red one. Clean texts, exceptionally bright and clear, with no foxing. Volume #2 (1831) has x, 381 pages, with appendix; Volume #3 (1832) has xlii, 367 pages, appendix; Volume #4 (1835) has xv, 377 pages; Volume #6 (1843) has xii, 367 pages; Volume #8 has xiii, 356 pages, with a frontis illustration. Rubbed at the margins, and the leather is a bit dry, but still an attractive set. . Firts Thus. Half-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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A Cabinet Secret
by Boothby, Guy
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1901. Here is a late-career novel by the Australian novelist (1867-1905) whose sensational works were very popular.This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, much less common than the English issue. [Hubin, p. 41] Decorative red cloth binding featuring a lion rampant in gilt on the front cover; titling in black on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 329 pages. Frontis illustration and three others within by A. Wallis Mills. Very little wear; the spine has faded but the titling remains strong. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A Wallis Mills. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Cabinet of Irish Literature. Selections from the Works of The Chief Poets, Orators, and Prose Writers of Ireland. With Biographical Sketches and Literary Notices By Charles A. Read, F.R.H.S.
by Read, Charles A. & Katharine Tynan Hinkson (Editors)
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London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1905. One of the greatest anthologies of Irish literature, originally published in 1880. This "New Edition" has been "Revised and greatly Extended" by Katherine Tynan Hinkson. Tynan, herself a member, added later Irish authors from the Literary Revival. Four volumes, large octavos (over nine pounds weight together), with decorative cloth binding in two shades of green. The lettering on the spine is gilt. Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copies. " Volume 1: xxxv, 311 pages, frontis portrait of Laurence Sterne, 9 other illustrations; Volume 2: ix, 324 pages, frontis of Thomas Moore, 9 other illustrations; volume 3: 1x, 324 pages, frontis of Charles Lever, 9 other illustrations; volume 4: 1x, 372 pages, frontis of W.B. Yeats, 9 other illustrations, indexed. There is no publication date, but bibliographers seem to agree on 1905. The paper stock is quite "soft" allowing easy reading. There are light bumps and a few scattered…
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Caesar. A Sketch
by Froude, James Anthony
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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1890. Oxford historian J.A. Froude (1818-1894) was recognized as one of the finer prose stylists of his day and was a popular lecturer. His political sympathies were identified with empire. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Marble paper-covered boards with green leather tips and spine. Five raised bands, with gilt titling and decorations on the spine. The binding by Riviere and Son (stamp endpaper). Clean text; xvi, 568 pages. Indexed. All page-ends marbled. A sound copy that is rubbed at the margins. Nonetheless, it presents well.. Later Printing. Quarter-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Cage Eleven
by Adams, Gerry
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New York: Sheridan Square Press, 1993. As the spokesman for Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams (b. 1948) has been the face of the Irish republican movement, and now is a "respectable" politician; this is his memoir of his imprisonment by the British in Long Kesh Internment Camp. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition, rather scarce. Sage green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 146 pages, with a Glossary of Irish slang and a publisher's advert at the rear . This copy has been SIGNED by Adams in the year of publication on the Title Page. The dustjacket is unclipped; interestingly, the original sage green colour has "faded" to a brighter green on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Cakes and Ale: Or the Skeleton in the Cupboard
by Maugham, W. Somerset
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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. Maugham (1874-1965) based the charcters in this novel on Thomas Hardy and Hugh Walpole, who were evidently not amused. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated First Edition). Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Clean text; 308 pages. Discreet contemporary bookstore price sticker on the rear paste-down. Lacking a dustjacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.
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by MacLaverty, Bernard
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New York: George Braziller, 1983. This moving novel of a young IRA member 's guilt and redemption is set in Ulster and was made into a film in 1984. MacLaverty's later novel "Grace Notes" was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. A Fine copy of the First American Edition, in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Calamities and Quarrels of Authors. A New Edition Edited By His Son the Earl of Beaconsfield
by Disraeli, Isaac
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London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Isaac Disraeli (1776-1848) wrote these works in 1812 and 1814; here they are combined in a "New Edition" edited by his more-famous son. Dark brown cloth binding (now lighter on the spine) with a paper label on the spine. Clean text; 552 pages, indexed. There is no publication date; bibliographers seem to agree on 1881, which is the year that Benjamin died. Possibly issued posthumously. The spine label has darkened but remains completely readable: Else, a Fine copy, and a fun read as well.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Calico Bush
by Field, Rachel
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. Rachel Field won a Newberry Honor Award in 1931 for this historical novel. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Decorative cloth binding in blue and yellow, with black lettering on the front cover. Clean text; 213 pages. Illustrated with four wood engravings by Allen Lewis. Corners lightly bumped, with rubbing around the margins; the text, however, is pristine. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. Illus. by Allen Lewis. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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California Called Them. A Saga of Golden Days and Roaring Camps
by O'Brien, Robert
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New York, London, Toronto: McGraw-Hill, 1951. The author's second book, the story of pioneer days in Northern California. This is a Near Fine copy of the Second Printing of the First Edition. Bright red cloth binding with gilt lettering. The dustjacket has been clipped; it shows some wear, with wrinkling, chipping and creasing, mainly along the spine and the rear panel. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Antonio Sotomayor.
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Call It Sleep
by Roth, Henry
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Patterson: Pageant Books, Inc., 1960. Originally published in 1934, Roth's iconic novel has from the first moment been a critical success. First Edition copies are out of range for most collectors; but this reissue can stand as a good place-holder. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, including a History by Harold A. Ribalow; a Critical Introduction by Maxwell Geismar; and a Personal Appreciation by Meyer Levin. Light gray cloth binding with a spine label in black and gilt. Clean text; 599 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped (but the price has been crossed out); a bit of darkening of the spine and margins; there is some light chipping along the edges. In an archival plastic protector.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Call for the Dead
by Le Carre, John
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New York: Walker & Co, 1962. George Smiley's first appearance. This is a Near Fine copy of the Book Club edition (often confused with the first American edition, due to its high production quality). Tan covers with blue cloth spine, gilt lettering. The dustjacket is complete but shows some edgewear with some chips and tears. In a plastic protector Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Call of the Toad
by Grass, Gunter
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New York, San Diego & London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers Grass, originally recognized as a premier post-WWII German author, now suffers a diminuation due to his membership in a Nazi youth organization having been revealed. He is, nonetheless, a superb writer.This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition, somewhat of a miracle considering it is bound in white paper-covered boards, with a white cloth spine (green titling). Clean text; 248 pages. Translation from the German by Ralph Manheim. The dustjacket features a drawing by the author. Clean, unclipped, also Fine. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Came to Believe. The Spiritual Adventure of A.A> as Experienced By Individual Members
by Anonymous
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New York: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1973. A compilation of exerpts from "The Grapevine." This is a Fine copy of the Second Printing of the First Edition. Softcover, with pictorial covers representing the space above a cloudbank. Absolutely clean and fresh text. The unusual lack of wear gives Quercus some pause - was it unread, or did it only take one glance? A very collectable copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Printing.. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.
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Camerton Slope. A Story of Mining Life
by Bishop, Rev. R.F.
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Cincinnati/New York: Cranston & Curts/Hunt & Eaton, 1893. An historical novel set in the coalfields during the era of the Mollie Maguires. Bishop based his work on contemporary reports and was not a fan of this secret labor organization; in his Preface he calls them a "midnight, dark-lantern, murderous-minded fraternity." This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition; an uncommon title. Variant green cloth binding (also seen in brown), decoratively stamped in black on the front cover, with titling in gilt; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 320 pages, with four pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Frontis engraving, and nine other illustrations throughout. A previous-owner has made pencil notes (1941) on the FFEP. Bumped, rubbing at the margins, with a bit of a lean; still, a sound copy. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Camerton Slope. A Story of Mining Life
by Bishop, Rev. R.F.
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Cincinnati/New York: Cranston & Curts/Hunt & Eaton, 1893. An historical novel set in the coalfields during the era of the Mollie Maguires. Bishop based his work on contemporary reports and was not a fan of this secret labor organization; in his Preface he calls them a "midnight, dark-lantern, murderous-minded fraternity." This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition; an uncommon title. Variant brown cloth binding, decoratively stamped in black on the front cover, with titling in gilt; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 320 pages, with four pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. Frontis engraving, and nine other illustrations throughout. Bumped, rubbing at the margins. A sound copy.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Campmates. A Story of the Plains
by Munroe, Kirk
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New York & London: Harper & Bros, 1899. This is the tenth novel written by (Charles) Kirk Munroe (1850-1930), a newspaper reporter, editor, and conservationist. Originally published in 1891; this is a Fine copy of a Later Printing, from 1899. Part of "Harper's Young People Series." Green cloth decorative binding; titles in gilt, with fancy filligre decorations on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 333 pages, with two pages of publisher's adverts in the rear. No dusjacket. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Can You Forgive Her?
by Trollope, Anthony
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1865. The very prolific (47 novels) Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has recently regained his popularity with serious readers. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition of the first of his "Palliser Novels." Not a common title. Originally published in serial form and in two volumes for the English First; the American version is complete in one volume. Green publisher's original cloth binding; stamped rule on the covers, gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 334 pages, with two pages of publisher adverts for "Harper's Library of Select Novels" in the rear. No publication date, but 1865 (there is a penciled notation on the TP). Illustrated by H.K. Browne ("Phizz"). Occasional spotting only; text quite supple and generally bright. The tissue guard has a tear, but remains in place; mild bumps, rubbing to head and foot of spine. Light general wear, with some light-colored areas on the rear cover. An attractive copy..…
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Candle-Lightin' Time
by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1904. Dunbar (1872-1906) was a child prodigy, son of former slaves, recognized now as an important voice in African-American literature; he died of tuberculosis much too young First published in 1901; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing, from three lears later. Beautiful decorative green cloth binding by Margaret Armstrong; floral design (cotton) with moon in maroon, white, black and gilt; gilt titling and floral motif on the spine. Clean text; 127 pages. Illustrated by Armstrong and wonderful photographs by the Hampton Institute Camera Club. Lightly rubbed at the margins and two small spots of discoloration on the front cover.. Later Printing. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. Illus. by Margaret Armstrong. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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