Sale 547 - Fine Books & Manuscripts from the Personal Collection of the Late Cecil M. Wahle (with additions)

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(Arion Press)
Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Headline
The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
1983

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26

Call It Sleep

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(Arion Press)
Author
Roth, Henry
Headline
Call It Sleep, Henry Roth Arion Press
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
1995

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27

A Lie of the Mind

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(Arion Press)
Author
Shepard, Sam
Headline
A Lie of the Mind, Sam Shephard
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
1993

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28

The Silverado Squatters

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(Arion Press)
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Headline
The Silverado Squatters, Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
1996

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29

Arcadia: A Play

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(Arion Press)
Author
Stoppard, Tom
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Arcadia: A Play, Tom Stoppard
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
2001

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30

The Ballad of Lemon and Crow

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(Arion Press)
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Todd, Glenn
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The Ballad of Lemon and Crow, Glenn Todd
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
2002

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31

Williwaw

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(Arion Press)
Author
Vidal, Gore
Headline
Williwaw, Gore Vidal
Publisher
The Arion Press
Date Published
1996

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32

Tono-Bungay

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(Arion Press)
Author
Wells, H.G.
Headline
Tono-Bungay, H. G. Wells
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
2008

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33

Orlando: A Biography

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(Arion Press)
Author
Woolf, Virginia
Headline
Orlando: A Biography, Virginia Woolf
Publisher
Arion Press
Date Published
2005

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36

Announcement and order form for the Ashendene Press edition of Dante

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(Ashendene Press)
Headline
Announcement for Ashendene Dante
Date Published
1909

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50

Nine volumes by The Book Club of California

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(Book Club of California)
Headline
The Book Club of California, Nine volumes
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
Various dates

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51

Nine volumes of Fine Press Books by The Book Club of California

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(Book Club of California)
Headline
The Book Club of California, nine volumes.
Publisher
The Book Club of California
Date Published
Various dates

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71

Wordsworth: An Anthology

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(Cobden-Sanderson, Thomas James)
Author
Wordsworth, William
Headline
Cobden-Sanderson's copy of Wordsworth
Publisher
Richard Cobden-Sanderson
Date Published
1920

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104

The Psalter or Psalms of David From the Bible of Archbishop Cranmer

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(Essex House Press)
Headline
Essex House Press Psalms of David
Publisher
Essex House Press
Date Published
1902

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105

The Temptations of a Saint

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(Ettan Press)
Author
Roditi, Edouard
Headline
The Temptations of a Saint
Publisher
Ettan Press
Date Published
[1980]

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108

The Last Crusade

Author
[Everson, William] Brother Antoninus
Headline
The Last Crusade, Brother Antoninus
Publisher
Oyez
Date Published
[1969]

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113

Six Fine Press Books

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(Fine Press Books)
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Fine Press Books, six volumes.
Date Published
Various dates

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124

Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.
Headline
Grabhorn Two Years Before the Mast
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1936

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125

Letters of Captain Don Pedro Fages & the Reverend President Fr. Junipero Serra at San Diego, California, in October 1772

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Fages, Pedro & Junipero Serra
Headline
The Fages-Serra Letters Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1936

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126

Figure Prints of Old Japan: A Pictorial Pageant of Actors & Courtesans of the Eighteenth Century reproduced from the Prints in the Collection of Marjorie & Edwin Grabhorn

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
(Grabhorn, Edwin & Marjorie)
Headline
Grabhorn Figure Prints of Old Japan
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1959

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127

Ukiyo-e: "The Floating World"

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
[Grabhorn, Edwin and Marjorie]
Headline
Ukiyo-e: "The Floating World"
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1962

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128

Landscape Prints of Old Japan from the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Hillier, Jack
Headline
Landscape Prints of Old Japan Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1960

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129

Adventures in Japanese Prints

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Metzgar, Judson D.
Headline
Metzgar on the Japanese Print Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Printed at the Grabhorn Press for Dawson's Book Shop
Date Published
[1943]

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130

Journal of a Cruise to California and the Sandwich Islands in the United States Sloop-of-War Cyane

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Meyers, William H.
Headline
Journal of a Cruise to California Grabhorn
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1955

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131

The Simple Songs of Khatchik Minasian

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Minasian, Khatchik
Headline
Signed by Saroyan & Minasian Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Colt Press
Date Published
1950

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132

Twelve Wood-Block Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro illustrating the Process of Silk Culture

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Utamaro, Kitagawa
Headline
Twelve Wood-Block Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1965

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136

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Author
Hearn, Lafcadio
Headline
Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan Limited Editions Club
Publisher
Shimbi Shoin for the Limited Editions Club
Date Published
1932

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140

Odyssey in Greek

Author
Homer
Headline
Lovely edition of Homer's Odyssey in Greek 1/250
Publisher
Printed at the University Press
Date Published
1909

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176

The History of Reynard the Foxe

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(Kelmscott Press)
Author
Caxton, William
Headline
History of Reynard the Foxe by Wm Caxton - Kelmscott Press
Publisher
[Kelmscott Press]
Date Published
[1892]

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177

Collection of leaves from the Kelmscott Press edition of The Golden Legend

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(Kelmscott Press)
Headline
Leaves from the Kelmscott Golden Legende
Publisher
Kelmscott Press
Date Published
1892

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178

Psalmi Penitentiales

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(Kelmscott Press)
Author
Ellis, F.S., editor
Headline
Kelmscott Press Psalmi Penitentiales 1/300
Publisher
Kelmscott Press
Date Published
1894

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179

The Nature of Gothic

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(Kelmscott Press)
Author
Ruskin, John
Headline
Kelmscott Press Ruskin's Nature of Gothic
Publisher
George Allen
Date Published
1892

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180

Proof pages from the Kelmscott Press edition of The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

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(Kelmscott Press)
Author
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Headline
Proof pages from the Kelmscott Press Shelley
Publisher
Kelmscott Press
Date Published
1894-5

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189

A Short Account of the Life and Work of Wynkyn de Worde with a Leaf from the Golden Legend...

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(Leaf Books)
Author
[Wynkyn de Worde]
Headline
Wynkyn de Worde leaf book BCC 1949
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1949

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192

Nohow On

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Beckett, Samuel
Headline
Nohow On, Samuel Beckett
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1989]

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193

WITHDRAWN - Ficciones

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Borges, Jorge Luis
Headline
Ficciones, Jorge Luis Borges
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1984]

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194

The Kingdom of This World

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Carpentier, Alejo
Headline
The Kingdom of This World, Alejo Carpentier
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1987]

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195

The First Books of Moses, Called Genesis

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
The First Books of Moses, Called Genesis. Limited Editions Club
Publisher
The Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1989]

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196

Five Titles from the Limited Editions Club

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
The Limited Editions Club, five titles
Date Published
Various dates

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197

Four Volumes of Fine Press Books by The Limited Editions Club

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
The Limited Editions Club, four volumes
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
Various dates

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198

Hiroshima

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Hersey, John
Headline
Hiroshima, John Hersey
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
1983

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199

Dubliners

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Joyce, James
Headline
Dubliners, James Joyce.
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1986]

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200

Three Poems/Tres Poems

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Paz, Octavio
Headline
Three Poems/Tres Poems, Octavio Paz
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1987]

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201

Quarto-Millenary: The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years, 1929-1954, of the Limited Editions Club

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
Quarto-Millenary Limited Editions Club
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
1959

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202

A Season in Hell

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(Limited Editions Club)
Author
Rimbaud, Arthur
Headline
A Season in Hell, Arthur Rimbaud
Publisher
Limited Editions Club
Date Published
[1986]

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203

Three volumes of fine press books by The Limited Editions Club

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(Limited Editions Club)
Headline
The Limited Editions Club, three volumes
Publisher
The Limited Editions Club
Date Published
Various dates

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204

The Last Circus & the Electrocution

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(Lord John Press)
Author
Bradbury, Ray
Headline
The Last Circus & the Electrocution, Ray Bradbury
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1980

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205

Route 2

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(Lord John Press)
Author
Erdrich, Louise & Michael Dorris
Headline
Route 2, Erdrich, Louise & Michael Dorris
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1991

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206

Kinderlied

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(Lord John Press)
Author
Grass, Günter
Headline
Kinderlied, Günter Grass
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1982

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207

James and Nora: Portrait of Joyce's Marriage

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(Lord John Press)
Author
O'Brien, Edna
Headline
James and Nora: Portrait of Joyce's Marriage, Edna O'Brien
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1982

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208

Queen of the Night

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(Lord John Press)
Author
Oates, Joyce Carol
Headline
Queen of the Night, Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1979

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209

Entropy's Bed at Midnight

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(Lord John Press)
Author
Simmons, Dan
Headline
Entropy's Bed at Midnight, Dan Simmons
Publisher
Lord John Press
Date Published
1990

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232

The Anatomie of Melancholy

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(Nonesuch Press)
Author
Burton, Robert
Headline
Nonesuch Press Anatomie of Melancholy
Publisher
Nonesuch Press
Date Published
1925

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286

Flight

Author
Steinbeck, John
Headline
Steinbeck Flight Yolla Bolly Press signed limited
Publisher
Yolla Bolly Press
Date Published
[1984]

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320

Leaves of Grass. Comprising all the Poems written by Walt Whitman following the Arrangement of the Edition of 1891-'2

Author
Whitman, Walt
Headline
Grabhorn Press Leaves of Grass 1/400 copies
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1930

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327

Wind Along the Waste

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(Daniel Press)
Author
[Wedgwood, Mrs. Ethel Kate Bowen]
Headline
Daniel Press Wind Along the Waste
Publisher
Daniel Press
Date Published
1902

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330

Landless John

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Goll, Yvan
Headline
Landless John Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1944

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331

Landless John

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Goll, Yvan
Headline
Landless John Grabhorn Press
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1944

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332

Naval Sketches of the War in California reproducing twenty-eight Drawings made in 1846-47 by William H. Meyers, Gunner on the U.S. Sloop-of-War Dale

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Meyers, William H.
Headline
Naval Sketches from Grabhorn Press, 1/1000
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
1939

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337

Growing New Roots: An Essay with Fourteen Wood Engravings

Author
Leighton, Clare
Headline
Clare Leighton Growing New Roots 1/500
Publisher
Book Club of California
Date Published
1976

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338

Marius the Epicurean, His Sensations and Ideas

Author
Pater, Walter
Headline
Marius the Epicurean, His Sensations and Ideas
Publisher
Macmillan
Date Published
1929

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339

All the Extant Works of Francois Rabelais: An American Translation with a Critical Text...

Author
Rabelais, Francois
Headline
All the Extant Works of Francois Rabelais 3 vols
Publisher
Covici-Friede
Date Published
1929

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