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Three works on Robert Louis Stevenson published by the Bibliophile Society

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(Bibliophile Society)
Headline
Bibliophile Society Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher
Bibliophile Society
Date Published
Various dates

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6

Il Decamerone di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio

Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Headline
Boccaccio's Decameron, Illustrated by Tito Lessi
Publisher
Fratelli Alinari
Date Published
1909-1915

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14

Four issues of Argosy Weekly

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(Burroughs, Edgar Rice)
Headline
Argosy Weekly with Edgar Rice Burroughs
Publisher
The Frank A. Munsey Company
Date Published
1932-1933

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21

A Christmas Carol in Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas.

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
Christmas Carol facsimile w/jacket 1920
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Date Published
[1920]

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28

Circe

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(Gelli, Giovanni Battista)
Author
Gelli, John Baptist
Headline
Henry Layng's translation of Gelli's Circe, 1745
Publisher
R. Dodsley
Date Published
1745

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31

Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances; or What He Said , Did, or Invented

Author
[Haliburton, Thomas Chadwick]
Headline
Sam Slick's Wise Saws
Publisher
Blanchard and Lea
Date Published
1853

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35

Gawpy: Book One

Author
Hestwood, Harold K. and Robert W.
Headline
1920's children's book from Carmel
Publisher
Hestwood Studios
Date Published
1926

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36

The Harbinger; A May-Gift

Author
[Holmes, Oliver Wendell]
Headline
Rare early Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher
Carter, Hendee and Co.
Date Published
1833

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37

The Iliad of Homer and the Odyssey of Homer, in Four Volumes

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(Homer)
Author
Bryant, William Cullen
Headline
Verse Translation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, in 4 Vols
Publisher
Fields, Osgood, & Co. and James R. Osgood
Date Published
1870-72

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39

The Journals of Washington Irving (Hitherto Unpublished)

Author
Irving, Washington
Headline
Bibliophile Society's Journals of Washington Irving
Publisher
The Bibliophile Society
Date Published
1919

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40

Three Bifolia from Keats, with One Bifolium from Shelley

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(Kelmscott Press)
Author
Keats, John & Percy Bysshe Shelley
Headline
Four Keats and Shelley Bifolia from Kelmscott Press
Publisher
Kelmscott Press
Date Published
1894-1895

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44

Five volumes of 19th-century poetry and prose.

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(Literature)
Headline
Prose & poetry from Burroughs, Locker & Wilde
Date Published
1871

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45

Three volumes of literature

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(Literature)
Headline
3 titles from notable authors
Date Published
1872-1921

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47

The Mutiny of the Elsinore

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Inscribed by Eliza London Shepard
Publisher
Macmillan Company
Date Published
1914

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48

The People of the Abyss

Author
London, Jack
Headline
London's People of the Abyss 1st Canadian
Publisher
George N. Morang
Date Published
1903

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49

South Sea Tales

Author
London, Jack
Headline
Inscribed by Eliza London Shepard
Publisher
International Fiction Library
Date Published
[1911]

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50

Journal intime. 1878-1881. Publié par son fils Samuel Viaud

Author
Loti, Pierre
Headline
Pierre Loti's intimate journal 1878-81
Publisher
Calmann-Lévy
Date Published
1925

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51

Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile

Author
Melville, Herman
Headline
First edition second printing, Israel Potter
Publisher
G. P. Putnam
Date Published
1855

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52

Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas.

Author
Melville, Herman
Headline
Herman Melville's sequel to Typee
Publisher
Harper & Brothers; John Murray
Date Published
1847

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56

Aphrodite in Aulis

Author
Moore, George
Headline
Beautiful signed Aphrodite in Aulis
Publisher
William Heinemann Ltd.
Date Published
1930

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58

The Works of Thomas Otway, Consisting of His Plays, Poems, and Letters. With a Sketch of His Life, Enlarged from That Written by Dr. Johnson

Author
Otway, Thomas
Headline
Works of Thomas Otway 1812
Publisher
F.. C. and J. Rivington
Date Published
1812

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60

The Club, or, A Grey-Cap for a Green Head, in a Dialogue Between Father and Son. In Vino Veritas [with] The Club: In a Dialogue Between Father and Son. In Vino Veritas

Author
[Puckle, James]
Headline
Two versions of James Puckle's The Club
Publisher
Edward Symon; Printed for the Proprietor by John Johnson
Date Published
1723; 1817

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62

The Poetical Works of Christina G. Rossetti.

Author
Rossetti, Christina G.
Headline
The Poetical Works of Christina G. Rossetti.
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Date Published
1905

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65

The Heritage Shakespeare

Author
Shakespeare, William
Headline
The Heritage Shakespeare bound by Bayntun
Publisher
Heritage Press
Date Published
[1958]

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67

The Jungle

Author
Sinclair, Upton
Headline
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
Publisher
Doubleday, Page & Company
Date Published
1906

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72

Beyond the Breakers and Other Poems

Author
Sterling, George
Headline
Sterling's Beyond the Breakers and Other Poems
Publisher
A. M. Robertson
Date Published
1914

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74

Vanity Fair

Author
Thackeray, William Makepeace
Headline
Vanity Fair finely bound by Bayntun
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
No date

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75

The Gilded Age

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
Mark Twain The Gilded Age 1874
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Date Published
1874

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76

A Tramp Abroad

Author
Twain, Mark
Headline
A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain
Publisher
American Publishing Company
Date Published
1880

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77

Translations from the Spanish Poet José Zorilla

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(Zorrilla, José)
Author
Eliot, Samuel
Headline
Rare translations of Spanish poet Zorrilla
Publisher
Privately printed
Date Published
[1846]

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88

In the Wrong Paradise

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(Balfour, Arthur James)
Author
Lang, Andrew
Headline
Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour s copy
Publisher
Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Date Published
1886

StatusUnsold

90

How I Made Millions; or The Secret of Success

Author
Barnum, P.T.
Headline
A rare Barnum edition, 1884
Publisher
Belford, Clarke & Co.
Date Published
1884

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96

Character Sketches

Author
[Brewer, Rev. E. Cobham]
Headline
Complete set of Character Sketches
Publisher
Selmar Hess
Date Published
1892

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157

"Song of Welcome" [in] Complimentary Banquet Given by the City Council of Boston to Rear-Admiral Lessoffsky and the Officers of the Russian Fleet

Author
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Headline
With a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher
J.E. Farwell & Co., Printers to the City
Date Published
1864

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158

The Headlong Career and Woeful Ending of Precocious Piggy

Author
Hood, Thomas
Headline
Illustrated children's book, 1859
Publisher
Thornton and Moffitt
Date Published
1859

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212

Political Dialogues Between the Celebrated Statues of Pasquin and Marforio at Rome. In which The Origin and Views of the late War, the Secret Mediation of the Present Peace, and the genuine Conditions of it, are brought to Light.

Heading
(Political Satire)
Author
[Anonymous]
Headline
A satire on the administration of R. Walpole
Publisher
T. Boreman
Date Published
1736

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236

Letters From Abroad to Kindred at Home

Author
[Sedgwick, Catharine]
Headline
Catharine Sedgwick's Letters From Abroad
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date Published
1841

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306

Contes d'Andersen: Calendrier pour 1912

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(Andersen, Hans Christian)
Headline
Hans Christian Andersen 1912 calendar
Publisher
M. Munk
Date Published
[c.1911]

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312

Ophtalmodouleia das ist Augendienst. Neuer und wohlgegründeter Bericht von Ursachen und Erkentnues aller Gebrechen/Schaeden und Maengel der Augen und des Gesichtes

Author
Bartisch von Königsbrück, Georg
Headline
Ailments of the face 1583 facsimile
Publisher
The Scolar Press
Date Published
1980

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338

The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. A Facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer.

Author
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Headline
Two nice facsimiles of the Kelmscott Chaucer
Publisher
The World Publishing Company
Date Published
[1958]

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345

Sketches by Boz, second series - a disbound copy annotated in apparent preparation for a later edition

Author
Dickens, Charles
Headline
Curious copy of Dickens' Sketches by Boz
Publisher
John Macrone
Date Published
[1837]

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Bidding history(37 bids)

346

The Tour of Doctor Syntax Through London, or the Pleasures and Miseries of the Metropolis

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(Dr. Syntax)
Headline
Tour of Dr. Syntax Through London
Publisher
J. Johnston
Date Published
1820

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354

Jude the Obscure

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(Fine Bindings)
Author
Hardy, Thomas
Headline
Jude the Obscure finely bound
Publisher
Macmillan & Co.
Date Published
1929

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355

The Essays of Elia [with] Last Essays of Elia

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(Fine Bindings)
Author
Lamb, Charles
Headline
Lamb's Elia essays finely bound 1892
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Date Published
1892

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369

A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode and His Meiny

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Gutch, John Mathew, editor
Headline
Robin Hood from The Grabhorn Press 1/280
Publisher
[Edwin and Robert Grabhorn for the Westgate Press]
Date Published
1932

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371

Elephant Poem Coloring Book

Author
Grahn, Judy
Headline
Elephant Poem Coloring Book
Publisher
Women's Press Collective
Date Published
[1972]

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372

The Genuine Works in Verse and Prose, Of the Right Honourable George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Author
Granville, George, Lord Lansdowne
Headline
George Granville verse and prose 1732
Publisher
Printed for J. Tonson, and L. Gilliver
Date Published
1732

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374

Armorial du Bibliophile Avec Illustrations Dans le Texte

Author
Guigard, Joannis
Headline
Illustrated with numerous Armorial bookplates
Publisher
Librairie Bachelin-Deflorenne
Date Published
1870-1873

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381

Wolfville

Author
Lewis, Alfred Henry
Headline
Wolfville 1st ed inscribed
Publisher
Frederick Stokes
Date Published
[1897]

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386

I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed)

Author
Manzoni, Alessandro
Headline
The Betrothed by Manzoni, nicely bound
Publisher
D. Appleton & Company; Geo. S. Appleton
Date Published
[1845]

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393

The Chronicles of Engeurrand de Monstrelet

Author
Monstrelet, Enguerrand de
Headline
The Chronicles of Engeurrand de Monstrelet
Publisher
Hafod Press
Date Published
1809

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395

Destiny. A Novel in Pictures

Author
Nückel, Otto
Headline
Nückel's novel in leadcuts, a proto-"graphic novel"
Publisher
Farrar & Rinehart
Date Published
[1930]

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406

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

Author
Potter, Beatrix
Headline
First Edition of Potter's Tale of Jeremy Fisher
Publisher
Frederick Warne
Date Published
[1908]

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411

Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour

Author
Surtees, Robert Smith
Headline
13 hand-colored steel engravings by Leech
Publisher
Bradbury and Evans
Date Published
1853

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413

She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night

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(Thomson, Hugh, illustrator)
Author
Goldsmith, Oliver
Headline
Hugh Thomson finely bound
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1912]

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414

She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night

Heading
(Thomson, Hugh, illustrator)
Author
Goldsmith, Oliver
Headline
Signed by Hugh Thomson, 1/350
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Date Published
[1912]

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429

Men of Art

Author
Craven, Thomas
Headline
Signed by Thomas Craven
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Date Published
1934

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433

Compositions of The "Acts of Mercy", Drawn by the Late John Flaxman

Author
Flaxman, John
Headline
Flaxman's Acts of Mercy w/ 8 full-page plates
Publisher
Miss Flaxman and Miss Maria Denman
Date Published
1831

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464

Posters In Miniature

Heading
(Posters)
Author
Russell, Robert Howard
Headline
Posters In Miniature 1896 Robert Russell
Publisher
John Lane / R.H. Russell & Son
Date Published
[1896]

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469

The Stronger Sex as Seen by Vertès

Heading
(Vertès, illustrator)
Author
Flanner, Janet
Headline
The Stronger Sex as Seen by Vertès
Publisher
Hyperion Press
Date Published
[1941]

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471

Ceramicas del Antiguo Peru de la Coleccion Wassermann-San Blas

Author
Wasserman, B.J. and Heinz Lehmann
Headline
The Ceramics of Old Peru in photographs
Publisher
[B.J. Wassermann]
Date Published
1938

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