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ROBERT BROWNING,  In a Balcony. A Drama in Verse
The Laurentian Press, 1902. Hard Cover, Very Good. elaborately decorated in gilt and black. a sharp copy with a some rubbing at the extremities, dated 1902 on the the front endpaper above a small name card that's been tipped in. Floriate art nouvaeu title page border. Printed on handmade paper with deckled (uncut) edges. both covers and the spine ars decorated with gilt designs which makes this edition quite unusal. Spine gilt is a little rubbed. internals are fine
USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 | £UK 33.25 | JP¥ 4854] Book number: 200500
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CHENEY, C. EMMA,  Mistress Alice Jocelyn Her Letters
Chicago: Blue Sky Press, 1903. Hardcover, Near Fine. One of 500 copies, hand numbered & initialed by the publisher. spine evenly toned and a little chipping to one side of the paper label, o/w a fine with decorative floral border on the tile page opposite a frontispiece,
USD 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.5 | £UK 23 | JP¥ 3354] Book number: 200373
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LOUYS, PIERRE,  Aphrodie
Aux Editions du Livre, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover, Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo, printed French wraps, a hint of use otherwise brand new condition. In original glassine wrapper. Color illustrations throughout, titlepoage in red and black with rubricated letters at the chapter heads. House in chemise with gilt spine titles and slipcase.
USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5737] Book number: 020770
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MOLIERE [ILLUSTRATED BY DUBOUT],  Moliere Oeuvres: 8 Volumes: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: L’avare, Tartuffe, L’Ecole des Femmes, Les Femmes Savantes, Le Malade Imaginaire, Le Misanthrope, Les Fourberies de Scapin
Imprimerie Nationale - Andre Sauret, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover, Fine/Fine. 8 volumes housed in blue slipcases & chemise' with gilt printed and decorative panels and titles in gilt on the spine strips. All 8 volumes are virtually as new. French wraps in originall glassine covers, titles in red and black on the covers and titlepages, A couple of the slipcases have some minor crushing on the edges, otherwise they are generally near fine. Profusely illustrated in color by Albert Dubout lithographs (there are is screen pattern visible at 8x magnification) A charming and remarkably well preserved set.
USD 850.00 [Appr.: EURO 567 | £UK 511 | JP¥ 75019] Book number: 020801
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DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (MOSHER PRESS),  The Germ: Thoughts Towards Nature in Poetry Literature and Art MDCCL
MN, Thomas B. Mosher Press, 1898. Hardcover, Near Fine/Very Good. First Thus. Publisher's printed wrapper (with Charles Ricketts foliate design lightly printed on the cover and spine) over bds. One of the brightest copies I've seen. Original silk ribbon page marker, Printed dustwrapper intact but for very light chips at head of spine & toning to the panels; in fresh mylar sleeve. aside from a minor wrinkle to one corner of the wrapper it's fine.
USD 95.00 [Appr.: EURO 63.5 | £UK 57.25 | JP¥ 8384] Book number: 200056
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JAMES THOMSON,  The City of Dreadful Night
Portland, MN.:, Thomas B. Mosher Press, 1892. First American Edition. Hardcover, Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good or better. royal 8vo, printed with vellum wraps over flexiible boards, Light even spine toning, ocassional foxing mostly at the prelim's. like most Mosher books its printed on uncut handmade paper. attractive bookplate on the inner part of the front board, lightly bumped at the head of the spine. This being 112/400 copies. Introduction by Cavazza and a bibliography by Bertram Dobell, & BH Wheeler.
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 200001
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WALSDORF, JOHN,  Kelmscott Press: William Morris & His Circle
The Colophon Book Shop, 1996. Soft Cover, As New. photo frontispiece of Morris, backed in linen with printed blue laid paper wraps,
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 200520
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