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B.000331 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Four Volumes Author: Poe, Edgar Allan; Ingram, John $1195.00 Edinburgh, Scotland Adam and Charles Black 1874 Leather w/ decorative Boards Very Good+ No Jacket Reprint 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. The works of Edgar Allen Poe, a four volume set. volume I: Memoir & Tales, 513 pgs.; Volume II: Tales continued, 569 pgs.; Volume III: Poems and Essays, 517 pgs.; Vollume IV: Autobiography, Criticisms and Index, 574 pgs. This set is very scarce. Decorative end papers. The books are all in very good+ condition. No marks from a previous owner. |
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9489 The Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Four Volumes Author: Poe, Edgar Allen $395.00 New York W. J. Widdleton, Publishe 1880 Embossed Cloth Good+ No Jacket Reprint 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. Tall. This is a rare, four volume set, in Good+ condition. The binding is vey good. There is soiling to page edges, the covers corners and spine ends are worn. There are some bumps to the edges. Poe is considered one of the most gifted writers of american literature. Includes, poetry, prose, articles, long tails, short stories, and more. There are no marks from a previous owner. |
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B.001471 Obras Completas En Tres Tomos (3 Volumes) Author: Neruda, Pablo $275.00 Buenos Aires Argentina Editorial Losada 1973 Leather w/ Gilding Very Good+ Fourth Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Spanish, 3 volume set. Cuarta edicion aumentada. Tomo I Cronologia de Pablo Neruda por Margarita Aguirre, y Guias Bibliograficas por Alfonso M. Escudero (OSA) y Hernan Loyola. 1047 pages. 16 b/w photos. A 1934 pamphlet by Lorca is reproduced in the rear with the poem Paloma Por Dentro and many illustrations (11 pages). Tomo II Odas Elementales, 1236 pages, 16 b/w photos. Tomo III Arte de Pajaros, y Tabla de la Guia Bibliographica: A. Antologias y Compilaciones; B. Nerudiana Organica, C. Nerudiana Dispersa, D. Neruda Traductor, E. Neruda Editor. Y Publicaciones en otros idiomas, y Addenda. 1239 pages. 28 pages b/w photos thru 1972. Over 3500 pages in total in the 3 volumes. Neruda (1904-1973) was a world famous poet and writer who was born in Chile but became both well-traveled and widely read around the world. His complete works were re-issued from the 1905's on as he produced more work. This 3 volume set being published near the time of his death, is the complete extent of his work and contains invaluable bibliographical references for the serious student of Neruda. |
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B.000340 In Time Like Air Author: Sarton, May $150.00 NY Rinehart & Co. 1958 Very Good+ in Very Good- jacke Assumed First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author This volume brings to an increasing audiance the fine lyric poetry of May Sarton. Internationally acknowledged as one of America's finest craftsmen, Miss Sarton now fully reveals her exceptional skill . There are approximately 50 poems on various subjects & life experiences. This book shows the Authors abounding love of nature, mankind, and God. Book is in very good+ condition and the DJ is in very good-condition. Very light foxing to the DJ and end papers. One small stain to the back of the DJ. book is SIGNED by the author on front end paper. no marks from previous owner. 80 pages. |
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E4810 Dante Gabriel Rossetti: the Poet as Craftsman ISBN: 820451142 Author: Keane, Robert N. $150.00 New York, New York, U.S.A Peter Lang Pub Inc 2002 Glossy Boards Very Good++ No Jacket 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Signed This book is in Very Good++ condition. Signed by the author on the front end paper. The corners are slightly bumped. Contents: Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. The Making of a Poet, 2. "Songs of the Art Catholic", 3. Ballads of the 1850s, 4. Narratives and Ballads of the 1860s, 5. Poems 1870: the MAking of a Volume, 6. The Building of the House of Life, 7. Poems of the 1870s, The Last Chapter: 1880-82, Epilogue, Bibliography, & Index. No marks from a previous owner. 219 pages. |
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2209 Days Off and Other Digressions Author: Van Dyke, Henry $139.00 New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1907 Cloth w/Gilding Very Good+ No Jacket First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. The book is in Very Good+ condition, light wear at the top and bottom of the spine, the corners are lightly bumped, the gilding is surprisingly bright, previous owners name on the first title page in pencil. |
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B.001020 My Mortal Enemy Author: Cather, Willa $120.00 New York Alfred A. Knopf 1926 Hard Cover Near Fine in Good jacket First Trade Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. This is a 1926, First Trade, in Near Fine/ Good condition. This book is Cather's sparest and most dramatic novel, a dark and oddly prescient portrait of a marriage that subverts our oldest notions about the nature of happiness and the sanctity of the hearth. Book is in a protecting slipcase, which is in Good+ condition. Dust jacket has been repaired w/ japanese tissue. Some sunning to the end papers. There are no marks from a previous owner. 122 pages. |
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1179 The Bad Child's Book of Beasts Author: Belloc, H. Illust: B.T.B. $89.00 Convent Garden Duckworth 1900 Hard Cover Near Fine. No Jacket 1st Edition Book is in excellent condition! No writing inside, pages are clean and tight. Cover has little wear, normal age wear to edges, spine, and corners. A fabulous find for any collector of scarce childrens books! Date is assumed. |
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1634 Vicksburg, a Poem Author: Hobbs, C.A., First Sergeant Co $89.00 Chicago J. Fairbanks & Co. 1880 Cloth w/Cover Gilding Very Good First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. A very nice copy of this scarce title with a tight binding and clean pages, heavy bumping to corners and spine, top of spine cloth is chipped off top 1/4". 300 pgs. with approx. 8 engravings scattered thru book. Frontispiece is engraving of Grant. |
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1646 Epheuranken Gedichte Author: Breithaupt, Thusnelda $89.00 Schlutersche Germany Hannover 1904 Cloth w/Gilding & Illustration Very Good+ First Edition 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. Rare & beautiful Victorian era book with flowered endpapers. 276 pages of German poetry in fraktur font by early woman author. Cover is illustrated in ivy with some gilding green & gray color. Some rubbing to cover, binding tight pages very clean, some foxing to page edges only. |
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1205 Answer in the Night Author: Robertson, Lexie Dean $85.00 Dallas, TX The Kaleidograph Press 1948 Hard Cover Fine. No Jacket 1st Edition Inscribed By Author Book is in excellent condition! Author has inscribed and signed the inside cover page! No other writing inside, pages are clean and tight. Cover has little to no wear! A fabulous find for any Texana Poetry collector! |
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1587 Edgar Allan Poe the Man Author: Phillips, Mary E. $85.00 Chicago The John C. Winston Co. 1926 Cloth w/Gilding Very Good+ No Jacket First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Both volumes are in Very Good + condition, light foxing, the corners are lightly bumped, the top and bottom of the spine are lightly worn. |
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2589 In Memoriam Author: Tennyson, Alfred Lord $80.00 London Edward Moxon, Dover Stree 1851 Leather with Gilding Very Good. No Jacket Fourth Edition 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. The book is in Very Good condition, light wear along the top and bottom of the spine, the corners are bumped, the endpapers are tanned where the leather is folded under, the acid in the leather has worked on the endpapers, previous owner gift inscription dated 1852. |
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B.001143 Wayside Flowers and Ferns From Original Water-Color Drawings, By Isaac Sprague Author: Rev. Hervey, A. B. $80.00 Boston L. C. Page and Company 1899 Cloth Very Good. No Jacket 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. This book is a rare book in Very Good condition. There are 10 Beautifully Illustratrated plates and poetry throughout. Wearing to the cover. There is some sunning to the rear inside cover and end paper. No marks from a previous owner. |
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734 The White Hills: Their Legends, Landscape and Poetry Author: King, Thomas Starr Illust: Andrew & Wheelock $75.50 Boston Crosby, Nichols & Co. 1860 Cloth w/Gilding Very Good in Issued Without ja Assumed First Edition 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Nice copy of this old and scarce book, in the 1st edition. 403 pages that reviews the four major geographical valleys of New Hampshire. 62 b/w etchings. Fascinating reading. Two chapters contributed by Prof. Edward Tuckerman-exploration and vegetation of the White Mts. Binding is fragile, I open this book carefully. : -) Pages show some tanning and minor foxing. Page edge gilding excellent. Cloth cover show some wear, bumped real hard on corners and front spine, cloth only split along back of spine. See scan of cover and one illustration. Buyers-email us for more scans. |
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8809 Le Drame Wagnerien Author: Chamberlin, Houston Stewart $75.00 Paris 1894 Half-Leather Very Good- No Jacket 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. Tall. The book is in very good-condition with some tanning to the interior pages. There is some wear to the cover. This book is a rare copy of a book that shows a appreciation of Wagnerien Dramatic Poetry written in the French language. |
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9502 One of Us Found the Way: Letters, Poems and Selected Prose Writings of Charles Spencer Freeman Author: Perry, Mary $75.00 Galveston, Texas Mary Perry 1946 Cloth Very Good- in Very Good- jacke 8vo-over 7-3/4in. -9-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author This book is in Very Good-/ Very Good-condition. Inscribed by the author on the front inside cover. There is spotting to the cover and fox/wear to the dust jacket. A beautiful book to read. 212 pages. |
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B.000324 Cupid's Proverbs Wedding Book Author: Illust: Wheelan, Albertine Randall $75.00 NY Dodge Publishing Co. 1903 Cloth /w Gilding Good+ Assumed First Edition 4to-over 9-3/4in. -12in. tall. 63 pages printed on heavy art stock, but on odd numbered pages only. Much 1900 style b/w art work and decorations throughout. Cover is a satin like cloth, with gilded illustration on the front. Custom book with names of the couple on the front. Many notes throughout plus additional ephemera related to their marriage laid in including telegrams, letters including The Maccabees Great Camp for Texas letterhead, wedding inventation, military leave letter (1918), guests signatures and gift list. A treasuer chest of early 19th century East Texas history. One signature seen on the guest list os for Mrs. Abner J. Kuykendahl-this famil moved from Kentucky to Houston in the 1820's, were some fo the first settlers and fought in the battle of San Jacinto with Sam Houston. Some small areas of dampstaining to covers not affecting the clean interior. Binding is good but beginning to loosen. |
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E6049 Penny for Your Thoughts Author: Penny, A. B. $75.00 Houston, Texas Premier Printing Company 1971 Cloth w/ Gilding Very Good- No Jacket Stated First Edition 12mo-over 6-3/4in. -7-3/4in. tall. Inscribed By Author The book is in very good-condition, there is a inscription on the front end paper and a stamp on the inside front cover from the previous owner. There is light rubbing, light sunning and light soiling. The book is in inscribed by the author on the front end paper. There is also some light foxing. 101 pgs. |
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776 The Morning Ramble Author: Illust: Flecker, J. O. $71.50 NY Daniel Burgess & Co. 1851 Paper Good in Issued Without jacket Assumed First Edition 7 1/4in. H x 4 5/8in. W. Beautiful and fragile; poems in small, hand-colored paper book, printed on a total of 10 pgs, some page backs are blank. I struggled with whether or not someone colored these after receiving the notebook, but I researched and found other examples by this publisher of other booklets that are listed as hand-colored, so I thus assume that the publisher completed this work. See scan of interior illustrations and poems. front cover piece is coming off, attached only near top. String binding. Gift inscription at top of front cover in beautiful handwriting of the day (no-one writes this pretty anymore). |
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