Sale 829: Antiquarian & Collectible Books with Fine Press: Selections from the Professor George Starr Collection (with additions)

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(Dreyfuss, Henry)
Author
Diffrient, Neils, Alvin R. Tilley, Joan C. Bardagjy, and Henry Dreyfuss Associates
Headline
Complete set Humanscale portfolios, 1-9
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
The MIT Press
Date Published
1979-1981

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114

Catherine de Medicis

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(Durvand)
Author
Bouchot, Henri
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Catherine de Medicis finely bound by Durvand
Publisher
Goupil et Cie
Date Published
1899

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115

The Distribution of Wealth: A Theory of Wages, Interest and Profits

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(Economics)
Author
Clark, John Bates
Headline
Clark's Distribution of Wealth 1st edition
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
The Macmillan Company
Date Published
1899

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116

The Philosophy of Wealth: Economic Principles Newly Formulated

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(Economics)
Author
Clark, John Bates
Headline
Clark's The Philosophy of Wealth
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Ginn & Company
Date Published
1886

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117

Why Socialism? [in] Monthly Review: May 1949

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(Economics)
Author
Einstein, Albert:, Leo Huberman & Paul M. Sweezy, editors
Headline
First appearance of Einstein's Why Socialism?
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine
Date Published
1949

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118

WITHDRAWN - Capital: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production

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(Economics)
Author
Marx, Karl
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Marx's Capital 1st US edition
Publisher
The Humboldt Publishing Co.
Date Published
[c.1890]

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119

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

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(Economics)
Author
Smith, Adam
Headline
Smith's Wealth of Nations, 7th ed. 1793
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
A. Strahan and T. Cadell
Date Published
1793

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120

Tales and Miscellaneous Pieces

Author
Edgeworth, Maria
Headline
Collected tales of Maria Edgeworth, 1825, 14 vols.
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
R. Hunter; Baldwin, Craddock, and Joy; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Co.; et al.
Date Published
1825

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121

Költeményei: 1880-1902

Author
Elek, Koronghy Lippich
Headline
Early Hungarian art nouveau illustrated poetry
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Pallas
Date Published
1903

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122

Remarkable Characters of the Holy Land

Author
Elliott, Charles Wyllys
Headline
With numerous engravings of the Holy Land
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
J.B. Burr & Company
Date Published
1867

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123

Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century: Displayed in a Series of Engravings of the New Buildings, Improvements, &c... Comprising the Palaces, Parks, New Churches, Bridges, Streets, River Scenery, Public Offices and Institutions, Gentlemen's Seats and Mansions... with Historical, Topographical, and Critical Illustrations...

Author
Elmes, James and Thomas H. Shepard
Headline
Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Jones & Co.
Date Published
1827

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124

Die Pferdezucht Württembergs. Abbildungen ausgezeichneter Zucht-Pferde aus den Privat-Gestüten S. Maj. des Königs und dem Königlichen Land-Gestüte

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(Equestrian)
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15 equestrian plates, many chromolithograph
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Verlag von Ebner & Seubert
Date Published
1857

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125

Morias Egkomion: Stultitiae Laudatio [with] De Optimo Reipublicae Statu, deque Nova Insula Utopia

Author
Erasmus, Desiderius and Thomas More
Headline
One of only 2 18th c. issues of Utopia, w/ Erasmus
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Barbou
Date Published
1777

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126

Apophthegmatum, sive scite dictorum libri sex

Author
Erasmus, Desiderius
Headline
First Edition of Erasmus's classical compilation
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
In Officina Frobeniana
Date Published
1531

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127

A vse taki ona vertitsia

Author
Erenburg, Ilya
Headline
Erenburg's manifesto on Constructivism, 1922
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Геликон [Helikon]
Date Published
1922

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128

Max Ernst: Das Graphische Werk

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(Ernst, Max)
Author
Leppien, Helmut, editor
Headline
Catalogue raisonné of Ernst's graphic works
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Menil Foundation
Date Published
1975

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129

The Cases of Polygamy, Concubinage, Adultery, Divorce, &c. Seriously and Learnedly Discussed

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(Ethics)
Headline
Collection of writings on sexual misconduct, 1732
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed for T. Payne..., J. Chrichrley..., and W. Shropshire
Date Published
1732

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130

The Elements of Euclid, viz. the First Six Books, Together with the Eleventh and Twelfth. In this Edition, the Errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago Vitiated these Books, are Corrected, and some of Euclid's Demonstrated are Restored

Author
Euclid
Headline
Foulis Press Euclid, 1756
Publisher
Robert & Andrew Foulis
Date Published
1756

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131

Geological Report of an Examination Made in 1834, of the Elevated Country Between the Missouri and Red Rivers

Author
Featherstonhaugh, George W.
Headline
Geology between the Missouri and Red Rivers
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Gales and Seaton
Date Published
1835

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132

Les Mamelles de Tirésias

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(Ferat, Serge)
Author
Apollinaire, Guillaume
Headline
Apollinaire's Surrealist Breasts of Tiresias
Publisher
Éditions Sic
Date Published
1918

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133

Four signed film scripts

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(Film Scripts)
Headline
Four signed film scripts
Date Published
[c.1990-2000]

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134

Three works of the fine press

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(Fine Press)
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LEC works are signed by the illustrators
Date Published
Various dates

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135

The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography

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(The Fleuron)
Author
Simon, Oliver and Stanley Morrison, editors
Headline
Six volumes of The Fleuron
Publisher
The Fleuron
Date Published
1924-1930

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136

The Asbestos Society of Sinners: Detailing the Diversions of Dives and others on the Playground of Pluto...

Author
Fogg, Lawrence Daniel
Headline
The Asbestos Society of Sinners 1st
Publisher
Mayhew Publishing Company
Date Published
[1906]

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137

Five Folio Society titles relating to the 19th Century

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(Folio Society)
Headline
5 Folio Society titles relating on the 19th Century
Publisher
Folio Society
Date Published
Various dates

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138

Three Folio Society titles relating to warfare

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(Folio Society)
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3 Folio Society titles on warfare
Publisher
Folio Society
Date Published
Various dates

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139

Three titles from the Folio Society

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(Folio Society)
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Three titles from the Folio Society
Date Published
2005-2011

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140

Belgian Relief Cook Book

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Archer, Mary
Headline
Belgian Relief Cook Book 1915
Publisher
Printed by Reading Eagle Co.
Date Published
1915

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141

The Pantophagist

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Baldwin, Anita M.
Headline
Anita Baldwin's scarce The Pantophagist
Publisher
[Citizen-News Company]
Date Published
[1933]

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142

A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Bourdain, Anthony
Headline
With bookmark signed by Anthony Bourdain
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Date Published
[2001]

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143

From Julia Child's Kitchen

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Child, Julia
Headline
From Julia Child's Kitchen, signed 1st trade edition
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published
1975

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144

Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book: Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of All Classes

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Clayton, H.J.
Headline
Quaker Cook-book 1883
Publisher
Women's Co-operative Printing Office
Date Published
1883

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145

Club Woman's Cook Book. Compiled by the Fortuna Monday Club

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(Food & Drink)
Headline
Club Woman's Cook Book, 1922
Publisher
The Fortuna Monday Club
Date Published
1922

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146

The Ladies' New Book of Cookery: A Practical System for Private Families in Town and Country; With Directions for Carving, and Arranging the Table for Parties, etc.

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Hale, Sarah Josepha
Headline
The Ladies' New Book of Cookery 1852
Publisher
H. Long & Brother
Date Published
1852

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147

Housekeeper's Friend: A Collection of Tried Recipes Contributed by Various Housekeepers

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(Food & Drink)
Headline
Early 20th century California cookbook
Publisher
Pastor's Aid Society of the Christian Church
Date Published
c.1900

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148

Howard Presbyterian Church Cook Book: A Collection of Tested Recipes

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(Food & Drink)
Headline
San Francisco cookbook 1897
Publisher
James H. Barry, Printer
Date Published
1897

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149

Guild Cook Book. Sponsored by the Women's Guild of the Peking Union Church

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Ingram, Mrs. James H. and Mrs. Carl A. Felt, compilers
Headline
Cookbook in Chinese and English 1939
Publisher
[Union Press]
Date Published
1939

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150

The Oakland Cook Book

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(Food & Drink)
Headline
Oakland, WI cookbook 1913
Publisher
Ladies Society of the Free Baptist Church
Date Published
1913

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151

Presbyterian Cook Book

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(Food & Drink)
Headline
Presbyterian Cook Book from NE, 1919
Publisher
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church
Date Published
1919

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152

Chinese Chopsticks: A Manual of Chinese Cookery and Guide to Peiping Restaurants

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Sia, Mary Li
Headline
Inscribed 1935 Chinese cookbook
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
[Peiping Chronicle]
Date Published
[1935]

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153

The Flowing Bowl: A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Spencer, Edward
Headline
Edward Spencer The Flowing Bowl, 1st
Publisher
Grant Richards
Date Published
1899

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154

A Cookbook: The Stag at Ease

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Squire, Marian, compiler
Headline
Inscribed to Ed Sullivan, w/ his recipe for Irish stew
Publisher
The Caxton Printers, Ltd.
Date Published
1938

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155

Miss Williams' Cookery Book

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(Food & Drink)
Author
Williams, Rhoda Omosunlola
Headline
First Nigerian cookbook 1957
Publisher
Longmans, Green and Co.
Date Published
[1957]

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156

The Religion of Nature Delineated

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(Franklin, Benjamin)
Author
Wollaston, William
Headline
Typeset in London by Benjamin Franklin, 1725
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed by S. Palmer
Date Published
1725

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157

Systema Cosmicum, Autore Galilaeo Galilaei Lynceo... in quo Quatuor Dialogis, de Duobus Maximus Mundi Systematibus, Ptolemaico & Copernicano...

Author
Galilei, Galileo
Headline
1st edition Galileo's dialogues pub. in England
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Prostat voenale apud Thomam Dicas
Date Published
1663

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158

The Treatment of Insanity

Author
Galt, John M.
Headline
Advocacy for humane treatment of mental illness
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Harper & Brothers, Publishers.
Date Published
1846

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159

Two Games for Children & the Young at Heart

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(Games)
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Parlor games from the turn of the century
Date Published
1892 & 1902

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160

Souvenir of the Passive Resistance Movement in South Africa. 1906-1914

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(Gandhi, Manilal Mohandas)
Headline
Signed and inscribed by Manilal M. Ganhdi, 1953
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Published by the Proprietors of "Indian Opinion"
Date Published
1914

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161

The Defense of Gracchus Babeuf Before the High Court of Vendome

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(Gehenna Press)
Author
Scott, John Anthony, editor
Headline
With Etchings by Thomas Cornell, signed by Baskin
Publisher
The Gehenna Press
Date Published
1964

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162

A Chinese-English Dictionary

Author
Giles, Herbert Allen
Headline
1st edition Giles Chinese-English dictionary
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Bernard Quaritch / Kelly & Walsh
Date Published
1892

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163

The Engravings of Eric Gill

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(Gill, Eric)
Author
Skelton, Christopher
Headline
Catalogue raisonné of Eric Gill's engravings
Publisher
Christopher Skelton
Date Published
1983

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164

La Banque Rendueu Facile aux Principales Nations de l'Europe

Author
Giraudeau, Pierre
Headline
Giraudeau on European banking 1741
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Se distribuë chez l'Auteur
Date Published
1741-1743

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165

La Banque Rendueu Facile aux Principales Nations de l'Europe

Author
Giraudeau, Pierre
Headline
Giraudeau on European bakning, later ed.
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
De l'Imprimerie de Leroy
Date Published
An VII [i.e. 1798 or 1799]

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166

Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Early English Poet:...

Author
Godwin, William
Headline
Godwin's Life of Geoffrey Chaucer 1804
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
T. Davison
Date Published
1804

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167

Lives of the Necromancers: or, an Account of the Most Eminent Persons in Successive Ages, Who Have Claimed for Themselves, or to Whom Has Been Imputed by Others, the Exercise of Magical Power

Author
Godwin, William
Headline
First Edition of Godwin's Lives of Necromancers
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Frederick J. Mason
Date Published
1834

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168

Mandeville. A Tale of the Seventeenth Century [with] Mandeville; Or, the Last Words of a Maniac!

Author
Godwin, William
Headline
Godwin's last novel, Mandeville 1st edition
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed for Archibald Constable and Co./Effingham Wilson
Date Published
1817-1818

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169

St. Leon [with] Caleb Williams

Author
Godwin, William
Headline
2 finely bound William Godwin volumes
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Colburn and Bentley
Date Published
1831

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170

Three volumes of Die Graphischen Kunste der Gegenwart

Author
Goebel, Theodor
Headline
Three volumes illustrating German color printing
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Felix Krais
Date Published
1895-1910

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171

Faust: A Tragedy

Author
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Headline
Faust: A Tragedy c.1870 Stroefer & Kirchner
Publisher
Stroefer and Kirchner
Date Published
[1870]

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172

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship

Author
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang
Headline
Goethe's Wilhelm Meister, 1st Carlyle translation
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Oliver & Boyd
Date Published
1824

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173

Eighteen Masters Tournament Trophy Room badges

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(Golf - Masters Tournament)
Headline
18 Masters Trophy Room access cards
Date Published
2000-2022

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174

Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr.

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(Golf)
Author
Jones, Robert Tyre ("Bobby"), Jr. and O.B. Keeler
Headline
Down the Fairway, 1st
Publisher
Minton, Balch & Company
Date Published
1927

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175

Face to Face with the Mexicans: The Domestic Life, Educational, Social, and Business Ways, Statesmanship and Literature... of the Mexican People

Author
Gooch, Fanny Chambers
Headline
American's 7 years experience in Mexico, 1887
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Fords, Howard, & Hulbert
Date Published
1887

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176

The Dwindling Party

Author
Gorey, Edward
Headline
Signed by Edward Gorey
Publisher
Random House
Date Published
[1982]

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177

Sapho

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(Gorguet, Auguste-François, illustrator)
Author
Daudet, Alphonse
Headline
Daudet's Sapho, 1/12, plates in multiple states
Publisher
Armand Magnier
Date Published
1897

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178

Ten titles from the Grabhorn Press

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(Grabhorn Press)
Headline
Ten Grabhorn Press titles, 1933-1969
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
1933-1969

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179

The Peyote Ritual: Visions and Descriptions

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(Grabhorn Press)
Author
Toke, Monroe Tsa
Headline
The Peyote Ritual Grabhorn Press Ltd Edition
Publisher
Grabhorn Press
Date Published
[1957]

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180

The Poems of Gray

Author
Gray, Thomas
Headline
Poems of Thomas Gray 1800
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed by T. Bensley for F.J. DuRoveray
Date Published
1800

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181

The Poems of Mr. Gray. To Which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W. Mason

Author
Gray, Thomas
Headline
Extra illustrated set of Thomas Gray's works
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley and J. Todd
Date Published
1775

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182

The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion...

Author
Greeley, Horace
Headline
Horace Greeley American Conflict 2 vols. 1864-66
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
O.D. Case
Date Published
1864-1866

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183

Detskii Ostrov / Children's Island

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(Grigoriev, Boris, illustrator)
Author
Chernii, Sasha [pseud. of Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg]
Headline
Children's poems illustrated by Boris Grigoriev
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Slovo
Date Published
[1921]

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184

Title-Pages as Seen by a Printer, with Numerous Illustrations in Facsimile and Some Observations on the Early and Recent Printing of Books

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(Grolier Club)
Author
De Vinne, Theodore Low
Headline
Title pages as seen by a printer Grolier Club
Publisher
Grolier Club
Date Published
1901

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185

Hafis: Eine Sammlung Persischer Gedichte

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(Hafez)
Author
Daumer, G. Fr., translator
Headline
Daumer's Hafez translations
Publisher
Eugen Diederichs
Date Published
1912

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186

Photographische Mitteilungen. Halbmonatschrift für Amateur-Photographie

Author
Hanneke, P., editor
Headline
Two volumes of German photography
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Verlag von Gustav Schmidt
Date Published
1906-1907

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187

A Treatise on the Theory of Functions

Author
Harkness, James and Frank Morley
Headline
Harkness and Morley on functions 1893
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Macmillan and Co.
Date Published
1893

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188

WITHDRAWN - Life, Sufferings and Travels of Gardner Harrington of Stephentown, N.Y. Part II

Author
Harrington, Gardner
Headline
WITHDRAWN - Rare self-published pamphlet, 1840s
Date Published
[1840s?]

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189

Hermes: Or, a Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Language and Universal Grammar

Author
Harris, James
Headline
Prescient work on universal grammar, 1751
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed by H. Woodfall, for J. Nourse... and P. Vaillant
Date Published
1751

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190

The Mystery of Golf

Author
Haultain, Theodore Arnold
Headline
Haulltain's Mystery of Golf, Bruce Rogers ed.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Date Published
1908

Estimate$600 - $900

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191

The Origin of the English Drama, Illustrated in its Various Species, viz. Mystery, Morality, Tragedy, and Comedy, by Specimens from our Earliest Writers: With Explanatory Notes

Author
Hawkins, Thomas
Headline
Origin of the English Drama, 1773
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Date Published
1773

Estimate$300 - $500

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192

The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Author
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Headline
Works of Hawthorne autograph edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published
1900

Estimate$1,500 - $2,000

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193

Epistles for Ladies

Author
[Haywood, Eliza Fowler]
Headline
Political works by Eliza Haywood, 18th c.
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed for T. Gardner
Date Published
1765

Estimate$300 - $500

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194

Will Dollars Save the World?

Author
Hazlitt, Henry
Headline
Inscribed by Henry Hazlitt
Publisher
D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc.
Date Published
[1947]

Estimate$300 - $500

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195

Through Asia

Author
Hedin, Sven
Headline
Sven Hedin's Through Asia 1898
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Methuen & Co.
Date Published
1898

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196

The American Vitruvius: An Architect's Handbook of Civic Art

Author
Hegemann, Werner & Elbert Peets
Headline
The American Vitruvius: American Architecture
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Architectural Book Publishing Company
Date Published
1922

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197

Three volumes of The Chronological Diary

Heading
(Historical Registers)
Headline
The Chronological Diary 1714-1738
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Date Published
1717-1738

Estimate$300 - $500

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198

The Poetic Mirror, Or the Living Bards of Britain

Author
Hogg, James
Headline
James Hogg, Poetic Mirror: parodies, 1816
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown
Date Published
1816

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199

Representations of Dresses, Morals and Customs, in the Kingdom of Holland at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Heading
(Holland)
Author
Maaskamp, Evert
Headline
With 21 hand-colored plates
Provenance
Professor George Starr Collection
Publisher
E. Maaskamp
Date Published
1808 [but 1811]

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200

Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera

Author
Horace
Headline
Engraved by John Pine
Publisher
Johannes Pine
Date Published
1733-1737

Estimate$1,000 - $1,500

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