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 David Mason Books eList #40
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HAKLUYT SOCIETY.
We have just obtained a large collection of Hakluyt Society books.
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1. (Americana). GLENN, Thomas Allen. (editor). Some Colonial
Mansions and Those Who Lived In Them. With Genealogies of the Various
Families Mentioned. Edited by...
Philadelphia: Published by Henry T. Coates & Company, 1898, 1899.
In two volumes. First edition. Small 4to., contemporary half morocco,
cloth, raised bands, gilt compartments, T.E.G. , 482; 503pp. With
illustrations. Some minor rubbing otherwise a near fine set.
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2. AMIS, Kingsley. My Enemy's Enemy.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1962. First edition. About fine in
dustwrapper which is a bit darkened on the spine with some minor
chipping but is still near fine.
$250.00We have more books
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With A Presentation Inscription |
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3. (Arctic) STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur. Iceland. The First American
Republic.
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. First edition. With a
presentation inscription from the author. 8vo., cloth, xixxvii,
275pp. With illustrations. Some slight discoloration at spine ends o/w
a fine copy in d/w with chips to spine ends but still very good.
$300.00 |
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4. (Arctic) STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur. Ultima Thule. Further
Mysteries of the Arctic.
New York: Macmillan, 1944. Third printing. With a signed
presentation inscription from the author reading, "For Don, with
special reference to Samuel Eliot Morrison from his ....friend Stef,
April 3, 1945." 8vo., cloth, 383pp. With illustrations. Spine ends
faded o/w very good in a chipped but very good d/w.
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5. (Arctic) WEIGART, Hans W. and Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
(editors). Compass of the World. A Symposium on Political
Geography. Maps by Richard Harrison.
New York: Macmillan, 1944. First edition. With a signed
presentation from Stefansson to D.M. LeBourdais (his biographer)
reading, "For DM from his old friend, Stef, April 2, 1945." 8vo.,
cloth, xvi, 466pp. A fine copy in a worn d/w.
$300.00We have more books
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6. (Astrology). (SMITH, Robert Cross). The Royal Book Of Dreams,
From An Ancient Manuscript, Which Was Buried In The Earth During
Several Centuries. Containing One Thousand & Twenty Four Oracles, Or
Answers to Dreams; ... By Raphael (Pseud).
London: Effingham Wilson, nd. (1830). 8vo., original pictorial
paper boards, (4), 161, (3)pp.ads. With a folding chart facing the
titlepage. Folding chart has tears on the folds and is ripped through
at the bottom panel without loss, spine mostly chipped away, but still
a good copy of this delicate and scarce item. Robert Cross Smith
[1795-1832] British astrologer. Smith became one of the first
"professional" astrologers, operating under the name Raphael. He was
the first of seven nineteenth century astrologers who used this name.
Smith was influenced by the magical works of Frances Barnett, and
joined an group run by him which also had Bulwer Lytton as a member.
In 1822 he collaborated with G.W. Graham on "Philosophical Merlin."
Smith capitalized on the 19th century interest in astrology publishing
several works including the above.
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7. BANKS, Russell. Rule of the Bone.
(Toronto): Knopf, (1995). First Canadian edition. Inscribed by the
author. 8vo., 390pp. Fine in dustwrapper.
$200.00 |
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8. (Books on Books). HAMILTON, Sinclair. Early American Book
Illustrators and Wood Engravers 1670-1870 Volume I: Main Catalogue. A
Catalogue of the Collection of American Books Illustrated for the most
part with Woodcuts and Wood Engravings in the Princeton University
Library... (WITH): Volume II: Supplement. A Supplement to the Main
Catalogue issued in 1958...
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1968. In two volumes. 4to.,
original cloth, xlviii, 265; xvi, 178pp. With illustrations. A fine
copy.
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9. (Canadiana). BEERS, W.G. Lacrosse. The National Game of
Canada. Published With The Sanction of the National Lacrosse
Association of Canada.
Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1869. First edition. 8vo., orig. green
cloth stamped in gilt, xvi, 256pp. With errata slip. With two leaves
of original photographs by Notman. Some scattered foxing, light wear
to spine ends with a small piece out at the head of the spine but
still a better than very good copy.
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10. (Canadiana). City of London Ontario, Canada. The Pioneer
Period And The London of To-Day.
London, Ont: Printed and Published by The London Printing &
Lithographing Company, 1897. First edition. 4to., original brown cloth
lettered in gilt, (136)pp.With illustrations and a folding map in
color. Touch of wear to foot of spine otherwise a near fine copy.
$250.00 |
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11. (Canadiana). COX, F.J. A Holiday In Canada. Impression of a
Summer Tour.
Reprinted from the Western Gazette, Yeovil, Decemeber,
1923-January 1924. Sm.8vo., original printed wrappers, 48pp. Near
fine.
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1888 Travel Guide to Trinidad |
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12. (Caribbean). COLLINS, J. H. A Guide To Trinidad. A Handbook
For The Use Of Tourists And Visitors.
London: Elliot Stock, 1888. Second edition, revised and
illustrated (so stated). Tall 8vo., orig. green cloth decorated in
black, (viii), 287, (32)pp.ads. With illustrations. Scattered foxing
to prelims o/w a fine, bright copy.
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13. (Children's). MOFFAT, Alfred and H. Willebeek Le Mair. Our
Old Nursery Rhymes. The original tunes harmonized by Alfred Moffat.
Illustrated by H. Willebeek Le Mair.
London: Augener Ltd, (1911). First edition. Oblong 4to., orig.
blue grey cloth with a large oval pictorial paper panel on the upper
board. With full page illustrations in colour with facing page
containing music and lyrics. A fine bright copy.
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14. (Children's). PIERNE, Gabriel and George Delaw. Sonnez Les
Matines. Chansons de Jeu et rondes Enfantines. Harmonies de Gabriel
Peirne. Images de... Preface de Madame Edmond Rostand.
Paris: Adrian Sporck, 1904. Oblong 4to., original cloth backed
pictorial paper boards, (42)pp. Illustrated in colour. Wear to
extremities, boards darkened around perimeter, a very good copy.
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15. (Children's). WECKERLIN, J. B. Chansons De France Pour Les
Petits Francais ave accompagnements de J.B. Weckerlin. Illustrations
par M. D. De Monvel.
Paris: Plon-Nourrit, Later printing. Oblong 4to., original
decorated pink cloth, (48), 1 pp.ad. With illustrations in colour.
Cloth a bit soiled o/w a very nice copy.
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A Selection of Children's Chapbooks |
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16. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. A Collection of Birds &
Riddles. By Miss Polly & Mast er Tommy.
York: Printed for James Kendrew, nd. (1820?) 16mo., orig. printed
wrappers, 16pp. With a woodcut on each page. Fine.
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17. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. The Comic Adventures of Old Mother
Hubbard And Her Dog. Part I.
York: Printed for James Kendrew, nd. (1820?) 16mo., orig. printed
wrappers, 16pp. With a woodcut on each page. Fine.
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18. (Children's Chapbooks). The Cries of London.
Otley: Walker & Son, nd. (circa 1840). 8vo., orig. pictorial light
orange wrappers, (8)pp. With woodcuts. A couple of tiny nicks to edges
o/w a fine copy.
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19. (Children's Chapbooks). The Curiosities Of London: Containing
A Descriptive And Entertaining Sketch Of The British Metropolis, For
the Amusement of Youth. Ornamented with Numerous Engravings.
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, nd. (1810). 12mo., orig. printed
wrappers, (36)pp. Wear (chewing) to lower edge and corner, not
affecting the text but still a better than very good copy.
$500.00 |
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20. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. My Mother.
London: Bishop & Co., nd. (circa 1840). Sm.8vo., orig. pictorial
self wrappers, (8)pp. With a woodcut on each page, the woodcut on the
upper cover primitively coloured. Fine.
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21. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. Nursery Rhymes.
London: Bishop & Co., nd. (circa 1840). Sm.8vo., orig. pictorial
self wrappers, (8)pp. With a woodcut on each page, the woodcut on the
upper cover primitively coloured. Fine.
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22. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. Old Dame Trot And Her Wonderful
Cat.
London: Otley: Walker & Son, nd. (circa 1840). 8vo., orig.
pictorial light orange wrappers, (8)pp. With woodcuts. A fine copy.
$450.00 |
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23. (Children's Chapbooks). ANON. Songs For Little Children.
London: Bishop & Co., nd. (circa 1840). Sm.8vo., orig. pictorial
self wrappers, (8)pp. With a woodcut on each page, the woodcut on the
upper cover primitively coloured. Near fine.
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Canadian Edition in Rare Dustwrapppers |
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24. CHURCHILL, Winston S. The World Crisis 1916-1918. Volume I
and II.
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, (1927). In two volumes.
First Canadian edition. From the library of historian A.P. Thornton
with his signature and notes in pencil on the front e/papers. Tall
8vo., original maroon cloth, (xviii), 302;(xii),325, (326 blank)pp.
Fine in dustwrappers which are browned on the spine and around the
perimeter, with minor chipping to spine ends. The Canadian edition
is rare in dustwrapper and this is the only copy we have seen in
dustwrapper.
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25. COOK, George Cram. Greek Coins. Poems by... With Memorabilia
by Floyd Dell, Edna Kenton and Susan Glaspell.
New York: George H. Doran, (1925). First edition. 8vo., paper
boards w/ cloth spine, 142pp. Minor bump on lower edge but in fact a
fine copy in d/w which has a chip at the top of the spine.
$150.00 |
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26. COPPARD, A.E. Nixey's Harlequin.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1931). First edition. 1 of 304 copies
signed by the author. Full vellum, leather spine label. Tape stains on
front and rear endpapers otherwise a fine copy.
$200.00 |
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Harlan Ellison - Paperback Original |
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27. ELLISON, Harlan. Memos From Purgatory. Two Journeys of Our
Times.
Evanston, IL: Regency Books, 1961. First edition. Paperback
original. 160pp. Small price stamp on first page, light edgewear, some
minor scuffing to front cover otherwise near fine. "Seeking the
truth about juvenile delinquency and the horrors of New York jails, a
young novelist ran with one of Brooklyn's deadliest gangs and spent 24
hours in Manhattan's Tombs."
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28. (Fine Arts). FELIBIEN, Andre. Entretiens Sur Les Vies Et Sure
Les Ouvrages Des Plus Excellens Peintres, Anciens Et Modernes...
Paris: Chez Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, ..., 1685, 1688. In two
volumes. "Seconde edition" (so stated). First complete edition. 4to.,
20th century half calf, raised bands, gilt compartments, leather
labels, (32), 758, (18); (4), 706, (8), (1)pp. With four fullpage
engravings in volume one. A fine copy. Andre Felibien [1619-1695]
French architect and histoiographer. Felibien was sent to Rome in 1647
as secretary of embassy to the Marquis de Maureil, which gave him an
opportunity to further his study of ancient monuments. He became
acquainted with several artists, including Poussin. He returned to
France and was appointed as historiographer to the King and was also
named secretary to the Academy of Architecture. Felibien produced
several works, the above title being the best and most important of
his contributions to artistic theory. It was first published between
1666 and 1688 and provides a series of biographies of the most
significant painters from antiquity to his own day. Felibien knew many
of the artists personally and combines historical fact with anecdotes
in his informative discussion of 17th century artists. The above
edition is the first complete edition but it was republished with
several additions at Amsterdam in 1706.
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29. (Golf). TRAVERS, Jerome D. and Grantland Rice. The Winning
Shot.
London: T. Werner Laurie, nd. (1915). First English edition. 8vo.,
original rust cloth with small pictorial decoration in black, 258pp.
Illustrated. Name otherwise a near fine copy. From 1907 to 1915
Travers dominated golf. He won the United States Amateur in 1907,
1908, 1912, and 1913, and was runner-up in 1914. His victory in 1913
set a record for that tournament that was not broken until Bobby Jones
won it five times between 1924 and 1930. In 1915, as an amateur,
Travers won the United States Open by defeating the country's best
amateurs and professionals. In addition to being the second amateur
ever to win this most prestigious golf tournament, he had the
indisputable distinction of being the only scratch player listed by
the United States Golf Association" (DAB).
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British Rule Anglo-Indian Dictionary |
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30. (India). YULE, Col. Henry and A.C. Burnell. Hobson-Jobson. A
Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases, And Of Kindred
Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical And Discursive. New
Edition Edited by William Crooke.
London: John Murray, 1903. New Edition. (first published in 1886).
Tall thick 8vo., rebound (in the last 20 years) in plain red cloth
(library style), (xlviii), 1021pp. A fine copy in an unattractive,
library style binding. This work is a dictionary of Anglo-Indian
words that came into use during the British rule of India. It was
begun by Burnell who died before it was complete and it was finished
by Yule. This second edition contains additional material and an
index.
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31. LE GALLIENNE, Richard. Romances of Old France.
New York: Baker & Taylor, (1905). First edition. Tall 8vo,
original yellow cloth with a pictorial paper panel on the upper cover,
173pp. Near fine. Colbeck does not list an English edition.
$100.00 |
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A Selection of Middle East Books by Philby |
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32. (Middle East). PHILBY, H. St. John. Arabian Highlands.
New York: Published for the Mideast Institute....Cornell
University Press, (1952). First edition. Large 8vo., cloth, xvi,
771pp. With errata slip.With illustrations and a large folding map in
pocket at the rear. Touch of rubbing to the top of the spine o/w a
fine copy. An account of two journeys undertaken by Philby; the
first was the continuation of the crossing of the Empty Quarter and
the second was undertaken to map the frontier between Sa'udi Arabia
and the Yemen. Both were through country practically unvisited by
Europeans.
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33. (Middle East). PHILBY, H. St. John. Arabian Jubilee.
London: Robert Hale, (1952). First edition. Large 8vo., cloth,
xiv, 280pp. With illustrations. Faint dampstain around the perimeter
of both e/papers but not extending into the book; very slight signs of
damp on the perimeter of the upper board and a faint mark on the upper
board, in fact a not quite near fine copy in the d/w which has
chipping at the spine ends, a chip out of the upper panel affecting
the author's name but is still very good.
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34. (Middle East). PHILBY, H. St. John. The Land of Midian.
London: T. Ernest Benn, (1957). First edition. 8vo., green cloth,
(xiv), 286pp. With illustrations. A fine copy in an about fine, price
clipped d/w. An account of the author's three thousand mile journey
from Riyadh through Madina, Khaibar, Taima and Tabuk to the land
between the sea and the Jijaz railway.
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35. (Middle East). PHILBY, H. St. John. Sa'udi Arabia.
London: T. Ernest Benn, (1955). First edition. 8vo., cloth, (xx),
393pp. With illustrations. A fine copy in a near fine d/w.
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The First Novel by a Native American Woman |
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36. "(Mourning Dove)" (Christine Quintasket). Co=Ge=We=A The
Half-Blood A Depiction Of the Great Montana Cattle Range. ...With
Notes and Biographical Sketch By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter.
Boston: The Four Seas Company, (1927). First edition. With a
presentation inscription from the author reading "Omak, Wash. May 23,
1932, To Pal Clark a lover of Western History. From the author,
Mourning Dove." Tipped on the verso of the halftitle is a typed note
from the author reading "Mr. Pal Clark, Walla Walla Washington. My
dear Mr. Clark. I am forwarding your copy of "Cogeawea" Thanking you
for your kindness. Sincerely Yours" signed in full "Mourning Dove."
8vo., original red cloth, 302pp. With the errata slip tipped on the
halftitle. With a frontispiece. Some stains on front endpaper and
pastedown, small mark on the upper cover but otherwise a fine copy.
"Mourning Dove" was the pseudonym of Christine Quintasket, and
Interior salish woman and member of the Colville Confederated Tribes
of Northeastern Washington state. "She is credited with being the
first Native American woman to publish a novel." Her novel "Co-Ge-We-a"
was published in 1927, eleven years after she finished writing it. It
is "the story of a mixed-blood young woman coming of age in the rural
West in the early 1900's. Co-ge-we-a is caught between the pull of her
roots to Okanogan culture and the pressure to assimilate into the
encroaching white world... Mourning Dove takes the reader into Co-ge-we-a's
private world of thought and feeling. She is a spirited woman, who,
like her creator, chafes against the constraints of her gender, race
and class identiites..." (Women Writing Culture p.132-142)
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Nonesuch Press |
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37. (Nonesuch Press). LAVER, James. Love's Progress or the
Education of Araminta.
Bloomsbury: Nonesuch Press, 1929. 1 of 1525 copies. 4to., original
marble paper boards, printed label on the upper cover, (32)pp. Fine.
$125.00We have more
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Photoplay Edition |
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38. (Photoplay). FORMAN, Henry James. The Pony Express. A
Romance.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (193-?) Photoplay edition. 8vo.,
original red cloth, 306, (6)pp.ads. With illustrations from the
Photoplay. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper.
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E.J. Pratt Signed Note |
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39. PRATT, E.J. TNs signed. 1 page (9 typed lines)
To "My Dear Friend Clarence [Farrar]", dated "September 19, 1961."
Light fold marks o/w fine. A "thank you" letter addressed to Dr.
Clarence B. Farrar.
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40. (Science). PEARSON, Karl. The Life, Letters And Labours Of
Francis Galton.
Cambridge: At The Univesity Press, 1914-1930. Three volumes in
four. First edition. Small 4to., original blue cloth (volume 1 in dark
blue, the remainder in lighter blue), gilt stamped bust of Galton on
the upper boards,(xxiv), 246, (2)pp.ads; (xii), (426); xii, 438, (2);
(6), (441-673, (3), (8)pp.ads. Some light wear to the spine ends of
volume one, which also has some rubbing but is very good, the other
three volumes are near fine. "A relative of famed naturalist
Charles Darwin, Francis Galton spent much of his life dedicated to
research and critical inquiries into several different subject areas,
from exploration to eugenics to weather to fingerprints.....Strongly
influenced by Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species (1859), Galton
developed his own theories on inherited traits. He studied identical
twins, and worked on the first intelligence test in his exploration of
the roles of "nature and nurture"—a phrase created by Galton—in human
attributes. According to some sources, Galton also coined the term
"eugenics," a controversial field of study about selective breeding in
humans to produce preferred traits. Galton spent much of his life
studying heredity and eugenics, and he later thought that a person's
fingerprints might be a part of human genetic puzzle. He thought that
these prints might provide information on differences between people,
from race to moral character to intelligence. While he never made any
discoveries in this area, Galton established a fingerprint
classification system that is still in use today." (University
College, London).
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41. (Science - Medicine). ROBIN, Ch. (Charles-Philippe). Du
Microscope Et Des Injections Dans Leurs Applications A L'Anatomie Et a
La Pathologie, ...
Paris: Chez J. B. Bailliere, 1849. First edition. 8vo., rebound in
cont. cloth, marble paper boards, (lx), 238;196pp. With four plates
and other illustrations in the text. Stamp on lower foredge, some
foxing throughout, edges worn but certainly a very good copy.
Charles-Philippe Robin [1821-1885] French anatomist, biologist and
histologist. He received his medical doctorate in 1846, collaborated
with Littre on the famous "Dictionnaire de Medicine (1873) and was the
first chair of histology at the Paris faculty of Medicine.
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Kidnapped First Edition First Issue |
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42. STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Kidnapped. Being the Memoirs and the
Adventures of David Balfour In the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped...
(London): Cassell & Company, 1886. First edition, first issue.
(with the correct issue points and adverts). 8vo., original blue
cloth, viii, 311, (1), (16)pp.ads dated "5G.4.86"With a folding map.
Contemporary inscription in purple pencil on the titlepage, some very
light scattered foxing, spine very slightly darkened with just a trace
of rubbing, in fact a fine, bright copy. Beinecke 378.
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43. (SWITZERLAND) COOK, Joel. Switzerland. Picturesque and
Descriptive. (spine reads "Switzerland and the Rhine.)
Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates, 1904. First edition. 8vo., original
red cloth with elaborate pictorial gilt decoration on the upper cover
and the spine, viii, 520pp. With illustrations. Ownership inscription,
spine a bit faded o/w a near fine copy. The book is divided into
six sections: Western Switzerland; Eastern Switzerland; The Upper
Rhine; The Middle Rhine and Main; The Great Rhine Gorge and The Lower
Rhine. The author states in his preface that "during a very long
period, Switzerland and the Alps have been among the most beautiful
regions sought by millions of tourists from all parts of the world.
They display the greatest scenic attractions of Europe in their
grandest form, and especially for American visitors have a special
charm...in going or coming, the noble Rhine, the Great river of the
German Fatherland, is usually followed, up or down, and thus becomes a
part of the popular Swiss tour..."
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44. WELLS, H. G. When the Sleeper Wakes.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1899. First U.S. edition. 8vo.,
originally pictorially decorated cloth, (330), (6)pp. ads. Name on
endpaper, spine slightly faded with a touch of rubbing at ends
otherwise a near fine copy.
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45. YEATS, W.B. Per Amica Silentia Lunae.
London: Macmillan And Co., 1918. First edition. Tall 8vo., orig.
blue cloth with gilt decoration on the upper board, designed by T.
Sturge Moore, vi, (95)pp. With errata slip laid in. Neat signature on
the e/paper, the 3 errors noted on the errata have been neatly
corrected in the text but o/w this is in fact a fine, bright copy.
Wade 120.
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46. YEATS, W.B. The Tower.
London: Macmillan And Co., 1928. Second impression, printed "March
1928." (first edition printed "Feb. 1928" in an edition of 2,000
copies). 8vo., orig. green cloth with elaborate decoration in gilt on
the upper cover and spine, binding design by T. Sturge Moore, vi, 110,
2pp.ads. A quite fine copy in the almost fine dustwrapper which
replicates the Moore design. See Wade 158 for the first.
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47. YEATS, W.B. The Wild Swans At Coole.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. First U.S. edition.
(preceded by the Cuala Press edition and the English edition). The
U.S. edition is enlarged from the Cuala Press edition and has a new
preface. 8vo., orig. blue grey paper boards with a design in black by
T. Sturge Moore, (x), 115, (116 blank), (6)pp.ads. Boards very very
slightly faded at the bottom edge of the upper board but in fact a
fine copy in the light blue grey dustwrapper which also has the design
by Moore; the d/w is slightly faded (tanned) on the spine but is
otherwise fine. Wade 134.
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48. YEATS, W.B. The Winding Stair And Other Poems.
London: Macmillan And Co., 1933. Second printing "December 1933."
8vo., orig. green cloth with a blind stamped design on the upper
board, gilt decoration on the spine, design by T. Sturge Moore, (x),
101, (102 blank)pp. With the errata slip at p. 85. A quite fine copy
in the d/w which has the Moore design and is slightly faded on the
spine and around the perimeter, with a small chip at the foot of the
spine and the top of the spine but is o/w near fine. Wade 169 notes.
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The Pope's
Bookbinder
A Memoir
By David Mason |
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Biblioasis, 2013.
420 pages. Illustrated.
$37.95(CAD).
A memoir of Mason’s forty-five years in the booktrade. After some
years in Europe doing odd jobs, including a period doing bookbinding
in Spain, and reading incessantly, Mason returned to Canada,
apprenticed in the book trade with Joseph Patrick Books and has been
selling used and rare books ever since. His memories include the books
dealers, collectors, and libraries he has dealt with over that period.
“For anyone who loves books too well – who lusts after them, lives
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obsession in the trade gratify the very book-love they portray. An
irresistible read.”
– Dennis Lee
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of few other books like this one to warm the cockles of a booklover’s
heart.”
– Alberto Manguel
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Now in its
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A Guide on How to Act in Used Bookstores
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The Protocols of Used Bookstores.
A Guide to Dealing with Certain Perils Which Could be Encountered in a
Used Bookstore. By David Mason.
Toronto: The Author, (2011). 8vo., wrappers, 18pp. With
illustrations. Price $10.00. Usual terms to the trade. To
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