VINTAGE ORIGINAL "HYDE PARK" POLISH THEATRE POSTER
A1 (~22 in. x 33 in.) In Very Good condition. Light age toning. Shelved in Room A. FJ Consignment. More
A1 (~22 in. x 33 in.) In Very Good condition. Light age toning. Shelved in Room A. FJ Consignment. More
1968. (measures 21 1/4 in. x 42 3/4 in) In Good condition with light age toning, light creasing, and light wear to corners and edges. Light curling along bottom edge. 1 in. partial tear along top edge and a few small chips along bottom edge. FJ Consignment. Shelved in Rockville Room A. More
London: John Stockdale, 1811. Later edition. Thick quarto in 3/4 brown marble and leather with six-band embossed spine; VG; gold letters on spine; some rubbing on boards and tiny bumps on corners from shelving; open gutter in front; marbled end pages; frontispiece portrait; paper age-toned and clean; text clean in very tight print; includes a biography; pp. 721; shelved in Alcove # 1; please contact us for shipping costs; GP consignment. More
A1 (~22 in. x 33 in.) In Very Good plus condition. Light age toning. Shelved in Room A. FJ Consignment. More
England: [Dam & Lock], 1960s. Original poster for D'Oyly Carte theater production of HMS Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan.. Poster in Very Good condition with light age toning and minimal wear along edges; miscut error along bottom edge (excising poster publisher information). Measures 27.5" x 19.5" DS consignment. Shelved Rockville Room B. More
England: Dam & Lock. Retro poster for Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" presented by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Printed in England by Dam & Lock. Poster in Very Good condition with light age toning and minimal wear to edges. Measurements: 27.5"x 19.5". DS consignment. Shelved Rockville Room B. More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 295 pages; VG/none; bound in publisher's green cloth, black label with gilt titling to spine; mild shelfwear and rubbing; Inscribed by Randall Jarrell's wife May Jarrell,"Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving to a man who says Books (+ records) are the only presents. My love, Arthur, friend of 20 years. May Jarrell 1976"; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More
1967. A1 (measures ~23 in. x 33 in.) In Very Good condition with light age toning, light edge wear. FJ Consignment. Shelved Rockville Room A. More
London: T. Payne, 1787. First edition. Octavo in brown leather with six-band spine with gold gilt; VG; general shelf wear on boards; spine clean; front gutter dusty; paper wobbly, clean, with text in very tight print; in Latin and English; pp. 319; shelved in Allan's Office; GP consignment. More
New York: New Directions, 1944. First Edition Thus. Octavo, 140 pages; VG/VG; spine age-toned sepia, with brown lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; small chips missing at crown of spine; price uncut '$2.50'; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 0. More
London: printed for S. Keble at the Turks-head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Grays-Inn-gate, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1699. Octavo, [4], 139, [1] pages; G; Bound in full brown calf. Significantly worn and marked binding with chipping and rubbing to boards and cracking to joints. Loss of material at head of spine. Text block age-toned and foxed, with some chipping to edges of first and last leaves. An ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplate on front pastedown and punched stamp on title page. JR Consignment. Shelved Room G. More
London: printed for S. Keble at the Turk’s-Head in Fleetstreet, R. Sare at Gray’s-Inn-Gate, in Holborn, and H. Hindmarsh against the Exchange in Cornhil, 1698. Octavo; [16], 288 pages. Bound in full brown diced calf; rebacked by Jon Robbins. Spine tanned. Shelf wear, rubbing, and chipping to boards. Text block age-toned and foxedwith scattered water damage. JR Consignment. Shelved Room G. More
London: William Heinemann, 1934. Octavo, 639 pages. Bound in red cloth with gold titling to spine. Signed by author to front front free endpaper. Light wear to boards with bumping to head and tail. 1” tear to upper back joint. Age-toning throughout. CX Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 352 pages; VG/VG; spine black with teal lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50'; head of spine has some chipping, inside has a piece of tape reinforcement; slight age-toning to pages; illustrations on front cover bright; illustrated endpapers; LP consignment; shelved case 0, Dupont. More
New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 237 pages; VG/VG-; spine blue and age-toned white, with faded brown and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; small chip missing at top of front jacket joint; mild fading and some age-toning to jacket spine; multiple small liquid stains at jacket back; small closed tear at upper right corner of jacket back; price uncut '$2.00'; spine slightly cocked; upper edge dyed yellow; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, early 1900s. Quarto in green hardcovers with gold letters; VG; front board slightly slanted upwards; moderate soiling and shelf wear; strong binding; all color illustrations tipped-in and covered with rice paper; previous owner's inscription on ffep; end pages discolored; paper age-toned; text in large print; pp. 143; please contact us for shipping costs; DC consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1908. First Edition. 4vo., xx, 209pp.; VG-; bound in publishers red cloth stamped with a gilt title and blue design on front board, gilt lettering on spine; 30 color tipped-in plates with printed tissue guards; bumping to head and tail of spine, corners; inscription in ink on ffep; top edge of text block gilt; fore and lower edges of text block show some minor wear, wear extend to pages; boards scuffed; DC consignment; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
New York: Random House, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 177 pages; VG/VG-; spine blue with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; small chips missing from crown and tail of spine; price cut; upper edge of textblock dyed blue; inscribed by Hart at front free endpaper; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More
New York: Viking, 1944. First Edition. Octavo, 96 pages. Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket with slight wear at corners and at head and tail of spine. Binding very slightly worn at corners and at head and tail of spine. Text block slightly age-toned and foxed. Also included is a typed letter signed by Lillian Hellman, dated September 24, 1975 and addressed to “Nancy,” regarding a misplaced Zippo lighter. Envelope included, somewhat carelessly opened. Very good+. Envelope slightly age-toned; letter with very slight wear from handling. Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
London: Richard Bishop, 1640. Second Edition. Title page only from 'The Alchemist,' part of the second folio of Ben Johnson, measuring 11.25" x 7.25"; JG consignment; shelved case 0. More
Washington: Anderson House. First Edition. 12mo and 10mo; G-/no-DJ; sunned gray spines with faded red text; 9 volumes: The Masque of Kings, pp 141 [1936]; Knickerbocker Holiday, pp 109 [1938]; The Eve of St. Mark, pp 108 [1942]; Key Largo, pp 125 [1939]; Storm Operation, pp 126 [1944]; Candle in the Wind, pp 116 [1941]; Joan of Lorraine, pp 138 [1946]; The Star-Wagon, pp 139 [1937]; The Essence of Tradegy, pp 53 [1939]; cloths have foxing to some exteriors, mostly toward edge; some rubbing to corners; sturdy boards; text blocks show light age toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to ffeps; deckled edges; illustrated; JT Consignment; interiors clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. More
c.1942. Original windowcard from the Huron Theatre advertising Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit" from the 1940's. Card has mild age toning with a few scrapes; mild discoloration along right edge. Blue painted frame measures ~19 in x 25 in and is in Very Good condition. CX Consignment. More
Londini [i.e., Gouda?]: impensis R. Clavel, H. Mortlock, S. Smith & B. Walford in coemeterio D. Pauli, 1699. Octavo, [20], 344, [16], 353-432, 431-606, 657-703, [125] pages; VG; Bound in full brown calf; rebacked and repaired. Rubbing, chipping to corners of earlier portions of boards; scratching to boards. Archival repairs to rear free endpaper. Text block age-toned and slightly foxed with scattered small stains. Ownership inscription to rear free endpaper. Text continuous despite pagination. JR Consignment. Shelved Room G. More
London: J. Johnson, 1783. First Edition. Octavo, [2], viii, 232, 235-240 [2]; VG; bound in contemporary burgundy calf by J. Clarke, paneled spine with gilt tooling, labels missing; mild rubbing and wear to binding; marbled endpapers; The last leaf contains a prospectus; OF consignment; shelved case 10. More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, early 1900s. Thick quarto in green hardcovers with green illustrated DJ in brodart; VG/G; DJ with tipped-in illustration highly discolored with tiny tears around edges; strong binding; end pages and illustrations on dark green thick paper; text clean in large print; pp. 143; shelved in Case # 13; please contact us for shipping costs; DC consignment. More
London: printed for Jacob Tonson, at Gray’s-Inn-Gate in Gray’s-Inn-Lane; Thomas Bennet, at the Half-Moon; and Richard Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1701. First Folio Edition. Folio, [6], 326, 337-473, 472-480, 483-618, [2] pages; VG; Rebacked with early boards, label preserved. Shelf wear to boards, including rubbing and chipping to edges and corners. Boards show repairs to edges and corners. Spine slightly tanned. Archival repairs to endpapers. Text block lightly worn, with occasional minor chipping to edge and corners of pages. Vol. 1 only. Lacking pp. 327-336; complete in spite of pagination. JR Consignment; shelved Room G Oversized item(s). Will require additional postage for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller for additional information. More
London: Printed for J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields, 1736. First Edition. Octavo, 64 pages; VG-; rebound in full 20th century bonded leather; spine with russet label and gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; mild scraping to spine; age-toning to textblock; edges of pages chipped; contains advertisements; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 0. More
1931. A four-item lot from the iconic Noel Coward. The first piece is a signed 7.75” x 9.5” type 1 publicity still of Noel Coward, with an ink inscription on the image: “For Susan / from / Noel Coward”. In very good condition. Undated, but circa 1955. Slight age-toning and wear to margins. Accompanying the signed photograph is a vintage vinyl LP Noel Coward at Las Vegas. In good condition. Substantial wear to edges of sleeve, torn along top edge and portion of left edge. Moderate age-toning to front and edges. Play quality unknown. Also included are two pieces of sheet music by Noel Coward, including one signed. First: The sheet music for the song “If Love Were All” (famously sung later by Judy Garland) from Coward’s 1929 operette Bitter Sweet. Coward’s signature appears on the front page in slightly faded blue ink. London, 1929. Sheet music (9.5” x 12”), five pages. In very good- condition. There is moderate wear along the perfect bound spine, some creasing to the corners of the back cover sheet, a ¼-inch closed tear and one small chip to the right edge of the front cover sheet, light-age-toning throughout, and a previous owner’s name in ink on the front cover. The second piece of sheet music is for Noel Coward’s song “Someday I’ll Find You”, from 1930’s Private Lives. London, 1931. Sheet music (9.5” x 12”), five pages. In very good condition. Some light fading near edges of front cover, light soiling to back cover sheet, and very light age-toning throughout. K21004 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
London: printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, at the sign of the Anchor, on the lower walk of the New-Exchange, 1679. Third edition. Quarto, [8], 57, [3] pages VG; Quarter bound in leather with marbled paper boards; G+; Leather of spine is chipped with cracking at joints, loss at head and foot. Surfaces of boards rubbed; corners of boards significantly rubbed. Text block age-toned and foxed with scattered small stains. JR Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. More
London: J. J. Stockdale, 1810. First Thus. Octavo, 816 pages; VG-; in late 19th century rebinding of three-quarter brown calf, boards in brown marbled paper; spine paneled, with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; front and back boards scuffed; chipping to paper at edges of back board; upper edge of textblock gilt; mild age-toning to textblock; with all four plates, plates faintly offset; pages clean; two parts in one, with second half-title and title page, pagination continuous; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. More
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1933. Limited Edition: #139/325. Octavo, 73 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in morocco-backed decorated cloth and protected with glassine. Very mild shelf wear. Top edge of text block gilt. Front endpaper has an inscription, dated 1958, stating that this volume was part of Lord Dunsany's personal library. Loose within is a letter from the Golden Cockerel Press dated 1958 answering an inquiry about the publication of this book. LP Consignment. Shelved in Case 8. More
London: Printed for Richard Wellington, at the Dolphin and Crown in St. Paul’s Church-yard; and sold by A. Bettesworth, at the Red. Lion on London-Bridge, and Jacob Tonson, at the Judge’s Head, in Chancery-Lane, near Fleet-street, 1701. 1701. Quarto, [4],43,[1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full brown calf with gilt titling to spine and gilt ruling to boards and spine. Some scratching, discoloration, and rubbing to spine and to edges of boards. Top margin of pp. 9f trimmed so that the heading at the top of the page is no longer visible. Some wear to edges of text block; text block also shows slight foxing and age toning. Marbled endpapers. ESTC N50856. A reissue of the 1701 edition without the advertisement below 'Finis.' JR Consignment. Shelved in Room G. More
London: [J. Roberts], 1731. First Edition. Thin Octavo, [45]-74 pages. In Very Good condition. Three-quarter bound in brown leather with marbled boards and gilt lettering to spine. Boards show mild shelf wear with rubbing to corners and edges. Text block shows mild foxing throughout interior and small bookplate to front pastedown. Marbled endpapers. Top edge of text block gilt. TD Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
Framed and matted photograph, event flyer, and ALS; in wood frame; not examined out of frame; dimensions of frame: height 17" x width 27 3/4"; dimensions of photo from sight: height 7 1/4" x width 9 1/8"; dimensions of flyer from sight: height 4 1/8" x width 5 1/8"; dimensions of letter from sight: height 4" x width 8"; RW consignment; located at Dupont Store. W1010. More
London: printed for Thomas Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1697. Quarto, [8], 50, 55-76 pages. Lacking pp. 51-54 and two final advertisement leaves. In Very Good minus condition. Bound by Jon Robbins in modern period-style brown calf. Spine tanned; edges of boards slightly rubbed. Archival repairs to first and last leaves. Headings partially trimmed on some pages. Lower margin of B2 torn away (only catchword lacking; text otherwise complete). Open test to lower margin of B3 near spine. Text block lightly age-toned. JR Consignment. Shelved in Room G. More
London: printed for R. Bentley, in Russel-Street, in Covent-Garden, 1697. Quarto, [4], 60, [2] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in full modern diced calf. Spine sunned. Several small scratches to boards. Title page shows a small hole, not impacting text, and a name in ink, marked through. Top edges trimmed close, occasional resulting in minor loss to text. Text block age-toned and slightly foxed. With final prologue/epilogue leaf bound in beginning. First published in 1680. ESTC R16147; Wing L880. JR Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. More
London: printed for A. Swall and T. Childe, at the Unicorn, at the west-end of St. Paul’s Church-yard, 1694. First Edition Thus. Octavo, [2], xxix, [5], 324 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in full brown leather with modern rebacking. Significant wear to corners of boards; spine somewhat tanned. Ink and pencil notes on pastedowns. Archival repairs to front free endpaper. Scattered minor insect damage and staining. Very light damp staining to upper right corner of text block through p. 72. Ownership inscription on title page. Each part with divisional title page. First edition of these translations, whose authors include Sir Roger L'Estrange and Laurence Echard. ESTC R30657; Wing T749; Woodward & McManaway, 540. JR Consignment. Shelved in Room G. More
London: Printed for Joseph Hindmarch, 1682. First Edition. Thin 12mo., [6], 188, [4] pages. In Very Good condition. Paneled black leather spine with gilt lettering and elaborate gilt tooling. Boards are straight-grained with gilt panel around edges, gilt lines on board edges and elaborate gilt turn-in. Boards show signs of repair to gutter of front board on spine and gutter, light bumping and shelf wear. Text block shows light age toning to page edges and light foxing. Text block gilt. Marbled endpapers. JG Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
London: printed by R[obert]. E[veringham]. for R. Bentley in Russel-Street, near the Piazza in Covent-Garden, and J. Tonson at the Judge’s Head in Chancery-lane, 1687. Quarto, [8], 64 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in quarter cream cloth with mint green paper boards. Light marking to boards and spine and bumping at corners. Stamp of the Netherby Library on the title page. Text block age-toned and slightly foxed. Archival repairs to minor damage on first three leaves, as well as to p. 17 and final page. Macdonald, H. Dryden, 87b; Woodward & McManaway, 406; ESTC R16601; Wing D2265. JR Consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room G. More
Oxford: Leonard Lichfield/Oxford University, 1640. First Edition. Octavo; G; Paper wraps, Torn wraps, large chip missing from front, tearing along spine, especially on lower edge; Pen titling on front wrap (hand-written title page); All pages are age-toned and spotted in places; Some liquid staining; All legible, a good reading copy only. JG Consignment; Stored in plastic cover in case 0. More
1961. A Christmas card signed by Noël Coward, with a drawing of a scene from Coward’s 1961 musical “Sail Away.” In very good+ condition; corners very slightly bumped. Also included are a selection of photographs of Coward. The photographs include: 1) Two AP wire photos on a single sheet of paper, one of Coward with Merle Oberon and one of Coward with Marlene Dietrich. Very good. Corners slightly bumped; pencil notes on verso with a few small spots of foxing. 2) A press photo of Coward with Jacqueline Kennedy. Very good. Slight wear from handling; smeared lettering to lower right margin; text printed and written on verso. 3) A press photo of Coward with an actress at a formal event. Very good. Slight wear from handling; small dark mark at the lower edge of Coward’s jacket; text written on verso. 4) A press photo depicting a scene from the 1935 film “The Scoundrel,” in which Coward starred. Good+. A small tear in the photo above the left figure’s head; slight wear from handling; slightly age-toned. 5) Five small candid photographs, including four of Coward (the fifth with no central figure). One of the photographs has a note reading “Noël Coward - 1926” in the bottom margin. All slightly age-toned. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1906. First Edition, First Printing. Octavos, 2 Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering on spines and gilt stamped face on front covers. Head edge of textblock gilt. Boards show fraying to spine edges, bumping and rubbing to corners, and mild edge wear and shelf wear. Volume II has black stains on spine. Textblocks have light age toning. Has bookplates on front pastedown and endpaper identifying it as the former property of David A. Robertson and Anne Knobel Robertson. There is also a hand-written note by David A. Robertson detailing why the book was important to himself and his wife. Shelved Case 0 Volume I 372 pages, Volume II 385 pages. SC Consignment. More
London: Day & Son, Limited, 1866. Folio, [xix], 399 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's original full brown cloth sympathetically rebacked with spine preserved. Spine paneled with gilt lettering. Gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. Some uneven fading to boards. Bookplate to front pastedown. Light toning to text block edges. With additional letterpress red and black title page. SC Consignment. Shelved above Case 4. More
1968/1974/1987. Three typescripts by American playwright Edward Albee. The first is a signed typescript of Albee’s 1987 Marriage Play. Commissioned by, and first performed at, Vienna’s English Theatre in Vienna, Austria, Marriage Play is a mid-career piece by the author of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. It engages with similar themes of domestic dispute and marital discord, with the unnamed husband and wife as the sole characters of this two-act play. New York: Michael Harvey Company, Inc. 1987. Small Quarto, 75 pages. In Very Good condition. Red paper wraps bound with brads and gilt lettering. The embossed label of the duplication service appears at the bottom left of the front cover (“Studio duplicating service, inc.” with address and identification number “L0 3-1225”). Head and tail of spine are bumped, and there is some wear to the bottom edge of the covers. Text block is clean, with Albee’s inscription on the title page: “For my Noel Clainevitch / who will find here a bit of / Chekov, a bit of Thurber, & a large / dose of his / Edward. / NYC 1991”. The second typescript (unsigned) is an original three-act version of Albee's Pulitzer Prize winning play Seascape. Albee cut substantial portions of the play for its 1975 Broadway release, trimming it from a three- to a two-act play. This is the original, pre-1974 three-act edition not staged until decades later. Quarto, 144 pages. In Good condition. Teal leatherette wrap bound with brads and title in faded gilt lettering. The covers show moderate soiling, and chipping to the leatherette along the bottom edge of the covers and head of the spine. The top-most brad has separated from the back cover. The text block has light foxing to edges, and very slight interiorly on last page. The third item is a mimeographed typescript for Albee's 1968 Box and Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. The plays were performed for the first time on March 6,1968 at Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo. It premiered in New York in September of that year. Quarto, 62 pages. In Fair condition. Dark green leatherette wrap bound with brads, and title in faded gilt lettering. Front cover is lightly soiled, has moderate chipping, creases along edges and tail of spine, and a ¼ in. puncture near bottom right corner. Textblock has faint water-stain to bottom edge, and mild age toning along edges. CX Consignment. Shelved in Room A. More
Cincinatti: Princeton University Triangle Club/John Church Company, 1916. First Edition, First Printing. Sofcover Quarto in beige linen chemise contained in a quarter leather matching linen covered slipcase with gilt lettering; G+/VG case; 99 pages; Flexible thin boards with some significant scuffing with long crease down the front; Interior toned but clean; Both box and chemise in great shape; With autographed note and remembrance of F. Scott Fitzgerald by W.I. Harris, a classmate of Fitzgerald, on the verso of the cast list; The note reads in part: "I remember Scott as exceedingly unassuming and modest, and as a member of the Triangle Club a real enthusiast. As far as i know everyone liked him and no one would have thought of competing with his skill as a lyricist. The work was all his--and as you will tell, it speaks for itself." Bruccoli A4 CX consignment; Shelved case 2. More
1939. Quarto, [17], [1], 21 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Handsomely bound in unsigned brown calf with elaborate gold tooling to spine and boards. Boards show some wear and cracking to leather along joints and at the head/tail of spine, tail of spine nearly detached, and minor rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Text block lightly age-toned, with more advanced age-toning to handwritten pages. Loose bookplate of John Markle II appears at front. Two handwritten lightly age-toned slips are included, one provides a brief biography of the author, the second reads "An item from the library of William F. Gable presented to John Markle with happy Easter greetings and the love of James Henry Powers and Edna Gable Powers. / April 9, 1939." Slips lightly age-toned. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
London: J. Walker; G. Offer; Sharpe and Sons, 1820. Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in contemporary full red straight-grain morocco, gilt borders, paneled spines with gilt, all edges gilt; spines lightly faded; mild wear, primarily to extremities; engraved portrait and numerous plates; occasional light spotting; MW consignment; shelved above Middle Ages;. More
London: John Murray, 1823. First Edition. Octavo, viii, 188, 7 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good ephemera. Bound in contemporary brown leather covered with elaborate gilt tooling and titling. Six-band embossed spine; burgundy silk end papers. Text block is age-toned with dusty deckled edges. First end page has a tipped-in folded letter (forged) from Goethe about a contribution to Lord Byron's Monument. Second end page has a folded, lengthy note from W.C. Macready concerning a personal legal matter (Macready was the best actor performing Werner for twenty years (1830-1850) both in England and the U.S.). A previous owner's penciled inscription on top of inside first end paper. VK Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
Washington, DC: The Shakespeare Folger Library, 2007. Limited Edition Facsimile; Collector's Edition, #10/50. Massive volume (18.5 X 13) boxed in grey linen; VG/VG; hand-bound in dark green velvet with gold gilt and six-band embossed spine after a 17th Century binding from the Folger collection; accompanied by extensive index and introduction bound in grey linen; clamshell box has slight soiling on bottom part; this edition was produced in celebration of the Folger Shakespeare Library's 75th anniversary in 2007; this is the only extant work of Thomas Trevelyon in addition to the "Great Book" and his lifetime achievement; due to size of this volume, please contact us for shipping costs; GP consignment; shelved on Front Table;. More
London: Richard Bentley and M. Magnes, 1681. First Edition. Small Quarto, [6], 60, [1] pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter-bound in brown leather with marbled boards and newly repaired brown leather spine and gilt lettering (boards preserved). Boards show mild rubbing. Text block shows very mild age toning and foxing. A4-H4,I2. CB Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More