White Man Boss: Footsteps to the South African Volk Republic.
London: 1951. London, 1951. Spine soiled. More
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Aristotole's Master-Piece Completed, in Two Parts: The First containing the Secrets of Generation in all parts thereof.; The Second Part being A Private Looking-Glass for the Female Sex.
New York: Company of Flying Stationers, 1793. Crude woodcut frontispiece & other interesting woodcut illustrations. 32mo, (3 x 5.25 inches), disbound, with original wood boards partially covered with paper & a partial leather spine; 1938 inscription on blank flyleaf. New York: Company of Flying Stationers, 1793. A poor copy of this very uncommon book. Early New York imprint of a popular book about women's bodies, sex, & pregnancy. More
A Pinch of Snuff; composed of curious particulars and original anaecdotes of snuff-taking, &c. by Dean Snift of Brazen-Nose
London: Tyas, 1840. 6 humorous etched plates by T. Sibson, & woodcuts. Small 8vo, half polished morocco over marbled boards; original pictorial wrappers bound in. . London: Robert Tyas, 1840. First Edition. A review of snuff, snuff boxes, snuff shops, sniff takers and snuff papers; with The Moral and Physical Effects of Snuff. More
La Vie de Pierre Aretin.
La Haye: Neaulme, 1750. Frontispiece portrait and 3 folding plates of medals. 24mo., full mottled calf, ornately gilt spine, (rear hinge reinforced, rubbed). La Haye: Jean Neaulme, 1750. More
Phantasmagoria of Fun.
London: Richard Bentley. Illustrated with 91 of Crowquill's black & white woodcut illustrations. 2 volumes. 8vo, original red blind stamped cloth, ornately gilt spines. London: Richard Bentley, 1843. Very good (+). Most of the illustrations were executed for Miscellany in 1840-1 and represent "the best of (his) illustrative work." DNB 446. Houfe 273. More
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2001. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Bloomsbury, (2001). First Edition. The book is signed "JT Leroy" by the pseudonymous author or one of her surrogates at a book signing. More
Reveries of a Bachelor; or, a Book of the Heart.
New York: Baker & Scribner, 1850. Frontispiece. 298 pages. 12mo, original blind-stamped brown decorative cloth; some wear at spine ends; foxing on preliminary pages, one signature sprung. New York: Baker & Scribner, 1850. First edition. Good copy only, with the Jean Hersholt bookplate. His works "are to American Literature what a wood fire is to a lonely man on a dreary day.'" Kunitz and Haycraft, p. 533. Wright I, 1885. More
The John Riddell Murder Case: A Philo Vance Parody
New York: Scribner, 1930. Illustrated by Covarrubias. 8vo, mottled yellow boards; corners lightly worn. New York: Scribner's, 1930. First Edition. Internally fine, and with the "Sporting Offer" sheet included. More
The Irish Sketch-Book
London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. With numerous engravings on wood by the author. 2 vols., full polished calf, with leather labels, gilt spines and dentelles; some light foxing. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First Edition. Thackeray's travel writing brought him early fame. He was in Ireland during the potato famine. More
Zadig, oder das Geschick eine Morgenlaendische Geschichte.
Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1912. 40 exquisite tipped in etchings by Marcus Behmer. The etchings, integrated with the text, range widely in size and format, from full page illustrations to historiated initials and vignettes. 77. (5) pages. Small folio, original black-lettered mustard cloth, Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1912. Limited edition -- Number 86 of 170 copies on "amerikanisches Japan," printed at the Pan Presse. A near fine copy of this scarce book. Voltaire: Zadig or Fate. An Oriental History. Behmer's wryly exquisite..... More
Napoleon in the Other World:; A Narrative Written by Himself and Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena
London: Henry Colburn, 1827. Lithographed frontispiece. 406 pages, 8vo, polished 1/4 calf with leather label over modern cloth. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. First Edition. Fine. A philosophical fantasy. More
Napoleon in the Other World:; A Narrative Written by Himself and Found Near His Tomb in the Island of St. Helena
London: Henry Colburn, 1827. Lithographed frontispiece. 406 pages, 8vo, 3/4 burgundy leather, marbled boards, top edge gilt, hinges reinforced. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. First Edition. Very good. A philosophical fantasy. More
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