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  • The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems. Henry Wadsworth LONGFELLOW.
    LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth

    The Courtship of Miles Standish, and Other Poems

    Octavo. 19cm. First State with "treacherous" for "ruddy" on line 3 of page 124. Publisher's original deep brown embossed cloth titled in gilt to spine. 215pp. + 12pp ads to rear dated October 1858. Light rubbing and bumping to corners, bumping to the tail of the spine with some shallow.....

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  • Paterson - Books I-V. POETRY, William Carlos WILLIAMS.
    [POETRY] WILLIAMS, William Carlos

    Paterson - Books I-V

    First Printings. Five octavo volumes (24cm); beige cloth, blocked in various colors and titled in gilt on front covers; dustjackets; [48]; [58]; [56]; [64]; [48]pp. All volumes show a hint of foxing to upper board edges, some offsetting to pastedowns on Vol.1, else cloth bindings are uniformly clean, and contents.....

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  • Notes on Aaron's Rod and Other Notes on Lawrence from the Paris Notebooks (Signed & Limited. Henry MILLER, ed Seamus Cooney.
    MILLER, Henry; Seamus Cooney, ed

    Notes on Aaron's Rod and Other Notes on Lawrence from the Paris Notebooks (Signed & Limited)

    Limited issue. Of 276 copies in boards, this is "V" of 26 copies with a leaf signed by Miller in folding rear pocket. Octavo; quarter-bound in red morocco over pictorial paper-covered boards; unprinted acetate dustjacket; slipcase; 59pp. A Fine copy in the original publisher's acetate dustwrapper and unprinted card slipcase.....

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  • The Flesh of the Orchid. James Hadley CHASE.
    CHASE, James Hadley

    The Flesh of the Orchid

    Octavo (19cm); yellow cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 191pp. Modest rubbing and soil to spine and board edges, else tight clean, and unmarked; Very Good or better. In somewhat worn original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 9s. 6d. net), stained to verso with old clear tape repairs.....

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  • Quorndon Hounds, Or, A Virginian at Melton Mowbray. SPORT, Henry William HERBERT, aka: Frank Forester.
    [SPORT] HERBERT, Henry William [aka: Frank Forester]

    Quorndon Hounds, Or, A Virginian at Melton Mowbray

    Octavo. 19cm. Publisher's original dark blue ripple grain cloth titled in gilt to spine, with blind ruling to boards, (this edition can also be seen in red cloth). 173pp.; [4pp.] ads. Bumping to extremities with some light scuffing to the lower corners and some softening and fraying at the head.....

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  • XPRMNTL PTRY. VISUAL, CONCRETE POETRY.
    [VISUAL & CONCRETE POETRY] DE ROOK, G.J.

    XPRMNTL PTRY

    First printing. Octavo. Printed gray card wrappers; unpaginated [64pp]; illus. Text printed in black, white, and red, with one applied foil collage illustration. Spot of fading at upper spine and front cover, else a tight, clean, unmarked copy, Near Fine. "Text" primarily in Dutch. Attractive copy of this justly celebrated.....

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  • The Indian Historian Volumes 1-11 [42 Issues Total. Jeannette HENRY, Philip Galvan, Leatrice Mikkelsen, Edward P. Dozier, illustrations.
    HENRY, Jeannette (editor); Philip Galvan (illustrations); Leatrice Mikkelsen; Edward P. Dozier

    The Indian Historian Volumes 1-11 [42 Issues Total]

    Volumes 1-11, all softcovers (42 issues total). Quarto (28cm); stapled pictorial paper wrappers; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. Full pagination available upon request. Published by the American Indian Historical Society, incorporated by Indigenous individuals of North America in 1964, with a focus on promoting education on Native American social.....

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  • Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family [Inscribed to Sybil Harriet Landau. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE.
    [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] MURRAY, Pauli

    Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family [Inscribed to Sybil Harriet Landau]

    First Printing, with "First Edition" and the publisher's "I-F" code on copyright page. Octavo (21.75cm); dark grey cloth boards, with titles stamped in white on spine, and publisher's logo in white at lower front cover; dustjacket; [x],276,[2]pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "August 28, 1964 / Especially.....

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  • Broadside: Eagle [Signed. Ted HUGHES.
    HUGHES, Ted

    Broadside: Eagle [Signed]

    One of 75 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.31. Broadside, with text and illustrations hand press printed in red, black, and ochre on white laid paper (all edges deckled), measuring 26cm x 40cm (10.25" x 15.75"). Faint residue from old mounting tape along upper edges on.....

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  • The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and His Brothers. WW1, T E. LAWRENCE.
    [WW1] LAWRENCE,T.E.

    The Home Letters of T.E. Lawrence and His Brothers

    Large Octavo. 23.5cm. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xvi]; 731pp. Light wear and bumping to edges, corners and spine ends; internally clean and fresh, illustrated; in a strong example of the pale grey dustjacket with a closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel.....

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  • Adam Bede. George ELIOT, pseud. of Mary Ann Evans.
    ELIOT, George (pseud. of Mary Ann Evans)

    Adam Bede

    Three Volumes. Octavo. 20cm. Bound in rather luxurious full polished calf by Brentano's of NY, with extra gilt decoration to spine compartments, gilt ruling to boards, and elegant brown title labels to spines. [viii], 325; [16pp. ads bound to rear]; [viii], 374; [viii], 333pp; Original cloth (Baker & Ross variant.....

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  • The Flood [Signed. J. M G. LE CLEZIO, Peter GREEN, novel, translation.
    LE CLEZIO, J.M.G (novel); GREEN, Peter (translation)

    The Flood [Signed]

    First Printing. Octavo (21cm); off-white canvas cloth boards and beige cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in green and orange on spine and front cover; blue-grey topstain; dustjacket; [viii],300,[4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped (priced $5.95), showing mild surface wear, two.....

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  • Stanford's Railway Map of European Russia. CARTOGRAPHY - SOVIET UNION.
    [CARTOGRAPHY - SOVIET UNION]

    Stanford's Railway Map of European Russia

    Large folding map. Lithograph in colors on uncoated paper, dissected and laid down on linen (as issued); overall dimensions 123cm x 97cm (ca 48" x 38"), folding to 20cm x 14cm (8" x 5-1/2"); card covers with publisher's slipcase of maroon cloth with printed paper title label. A bright, clean.....

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  • The Tornado of 1851, in Medford, West Cambridge and Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass. being a. MASSACHUSETTS, Charles BROOKS, METEOROLOGY.
    [MASSACHUSETTS] [METEOROLOGY] BROOKS, Charles (Rev)

    The Tornado of 1851, in Medford, West Cambridge and Waltham, Middlesex County, Mass. being a Report By Rev. Charles Brooks...

    16mo (15cm). Embossed cloth wrappers, titled in gilt on front cover; 72pp. Old cloth tape reinforcement at bound edge; soil to wrappers, with small chip at lower fore edge of front cover; internally complete and clean. A Good, sound copy. A detailed account, by a local resident and community leader.....

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  • Signed Original Typescript: "Draft. Democratic Socialist Policies for the Government of the. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM, Frank P. ZEIDLER.
    [DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM] ZEIDLER, Frank P.

    Signed Original Typescript: "Draft. Democratic Socialist Policies for the Government of the City of New York"

    Original carbon typescript with hand corrections throughout. Corner-stapled sheets, 7pp; signed in ink by Zeidler at conclusion. Text toned, with small chips at corners and a few brief, closed tears in margins; Very Good. Undated, but likely mid-1970s from context (see note below). A timely document, foreshadowing the ascension of.....

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  • Black Images - Inscribed to Roberto Marquez. TRINIDAD, Wilfred G. CARTEY.
    [TRINIDAD] CARTEY, Wilfred G.

    Black Images - Inscribed to Roberto Marquez

    First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (23cm); pictorial card wrappers; xiv,186pp. This copy is from the library of to Puerto Rican editor, translator, and literary critic Roberto Marquez, inscribed to him by the author on the half-title page: "Bro Roberto / Attempt with me to vitalize the black image / [illegible].....

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  • Many Thousand Gone. BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, Ronald L. FAIR.
    [BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT] FAIR, Ronald L.

    Many Thousand Gone

    First printing. Octavo (21cm). Green cloth hardcover, spine titles stamped in gilt and black; dustjacket; 114pp. Tight, straight copy, very slightly rubbed at bottom board edges, else Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (with correct price of $3.50 on front flap), slightly rubbed and worn, chip at upper front.....

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  • Two Dissertations. I. On the Graecian Mythology. II. An Examination of Sir Isaac Newton's. Samuel MUSGRAVE, M D. F R. S., ed Thomas Tyrwhitt.
    MUSGRAVE, Samuel [M.D.F.R.S.]; [Thomas Tyrwhitt, ed]

    Two Dissertations. I. On the Graecian Mythology. II. An Examination of Sir Isaac Newton's Objections to the Chronology of the...

    Large-paper copy. Tall octavo (25cm). In the publisher's binding of half-parchment over marbled boards; xxii,[2],231pp; fore and bottom edges uncut. The parchment spine is wanting its title label, otherwise the fragile publisher's binding is very nicely preserved, with expected rubbing and wear to extremities but with the boards solidly attached;.....

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  • War Elegies. William EVERSON, Kemper Nomland Jr, aka Brother Antoninus.
    EVERSON, William [aka Brother Antoninus]; Kemper Nomland, Jr., illus

    War Elegies

    First printed edition. Deluxe issue; no.23 of 30 signed and numbered copies, from a total edition of 975. Octavo; bound in full polished sheep, marbled endpapers, [38]pp, with illustrations by Kemper Nomland, Jr. A fine copy. This chapbook, one of Everson's earliest published works, was printed at Camp Angel, the.....

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  • Excerpts from Annual Letter of Morgan Community House. PITTSBURGH, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE.
    [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] [PITTSBURGH] MOORE, Helen Adams

    Excerpts from Annual Letter of Morgan Community House

    Octavo. Staple-bound, glazed printed wrappers; 7,[1]pp. Gentle external wear; Very Good. The Morgan Community House, a church-sponsored social welfare mission in Pittsburgh's Hill District, was active from 1919 to 1925. This fundraising prospectus is essentially a collection of brief case studies culled from the Settlement's annual report, most being portraits.....

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  • Voyages I [Limited Edition, Signed. Hart CRANE, Frederic PROKOSCH, poem, illustrations.
    CRANE, Hart (poem); PROKOSCH, Frederic (illustrations)

    Voyages I [Limited Edition, Signed]

    One of 5 copies lettered alpha through delta and signed by Prokosch, this copy printed on Extra Strong paper and marked "delta" on the colophon. Slim octavo (16cm); string-tied card wrappers with French flaps, with decorative title label mounted to upper front cover; [16]pp, with decorative frontispiece mounted and initialed.....

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  • Iran in Resistance. Vol. I, no. 1 [and] Vol. I, no. 2 (September / November 1983. IRAN - COMMUNISM, IRANIAN Student Association Throughout the U. S, Supporter of I. P F. G.
    [IRAN - COMMUNISM] IRANIAN Student Association Throughout the U.S. (Supporter of I.P.F.G.)

    Iran in Resistance. Vol. I, no. 1 [and] Vol. I, no. 2 (September / November 1983)

    Two issues in original wrappers. Stapled paper self-wraps, covers printed in two colors; 28pp + 36pp; illus. Mild foxing at margins, else Very Good. Text entirely in English. Organ of the American student arm of the Iranian People's Fedayee [Fedai] Guerrillas, an Iranian guerrilla communist group that opposed both Western.....

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  • Among the Red Autocrats: My Experience in the Service of the Soviets. Translated from the German. George SOLOMON, ed Arno C. Gaebelein.
    SOLOMON, George; Arno C. Gaebelein, ed

    Among the Red Autocrats: My Experience in the Service of the Soviets. Translated from the German

    Octavo (21cm). Original red cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 216,(2)pp. A tight, clean and unmarked copy, Very Good or better. In the scarce pictorial dustwrapper, toned, with a few discreet mended tears at folds and brief losses at base of spine and corners; just VG.....

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  • Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century. Mifflin Wistar, AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE, M. W. GIBBS, Booker T. WASHINGTON, introduction.
    [AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & LITERATURE] GIBBS, M.W. [Mifflin Wistar]; WASHINGTON, Booker T. (introduction)

    Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century

    First Printing. Octavo (20.25cm); vertically-ribbed blue cloth titled in gilt, with a blind-ruled border and decorations on front cover; floral endpapers; [iii],iv-xvi,[3]-372,[2]pp, with portrait frontispiece of the author and 38 plates of illustrations (halftones). Light wear to lower board edges, front endpaper neatly detached but present, with an old, very.....

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