Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas; Soames, William; Dryden, John

The Art of Poetry, Written in French by the Sieur de Boileau. In Four Canto's. Made English, by Sir William Soames. Since Revis'd by John Dryden, Esq

London, Printed and Sold by H. Hills, 1710. Self-wraps. 40pp. Disbound. Number and old price on title, light toning. A very good copy. ; 12mo. .

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Book number: 28461

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, LITERATURE, POETRY Poetry Antiquarian

Dessí, Giuseppe

Lei Era L'Acqua

Milano, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. 265pp. Light blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Collects fifteen short stories. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 19633

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: italian book, Italian Language, FICTION, Short Stories, ANTHOLOGIES, Literature

Westbrook (Van Deusen), Mary

Rachel Dumont; a Brave Little Maid of the Revolution. A True Story of the Burning of Kingston, N.Y. ; by the British, 1776. For Girls and Boys, and Older People. Originally Written for Private Distribution

Albany, NY, Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1890. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated edition. Original pictorial boards. Engraved frontispiece and several full page and in-text illustrations. Signed and inscribed by Mary Westbrook on the copyright page: "For / Master Harry Fisher -- / with the warm Christmas greetings of his / friend. / Mary Westbrook Van Deusen. / ??? Christmas, 1893 / Merrie Christmas for dear little Beppo." Mary Westbrook Van Deusen was the granddaughter of Captain Tjerck and Rachel DuMont Beekman. In this book she narrates the story of her grandmother's early life. Chipping to spine and edges, front hinge a bit weak. About very good. ; Octavo; Signed by Author. .

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Book number: 24501

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Keywords: FICTION, YOUNG ADULTS, NEW YORK STATE, KINGSTON, REVOLUTIONARY WAR Children and Young Adults Antiquarian Americana

Devillers, Charles

Les Ghazels de Hafiz. Traduits Du Persan

Paris, L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1922. Pictorial wrappers. Collection Ex Oriente, Lux. 164pp. Original wrappers. Color frontispiece by Edmund Dulac. A very good+ copy in the original glassine dustwrapper with two old tape mends to spine. In the French language.; 16mo. .

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Book number: 26801

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Keywords: FICTION, FRENCH LANGUAGE, FRENCH BOOKS, LITERATURE

Dick, Philip K.

The Broken Bubble

New York, Arbor House, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 246pp. Cloth backed boards. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Fine in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 37897

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, 1950s, CALIFORNIA

Dick, Philip K.

The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike

Willimantic, CT, Mark V. Ziesing, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. First trade paperback edition. 223pp. A fine copy.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 37815

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Keywords: FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS

Dick, Philip K.

Mary and the Giant

New York, Arbor House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 230pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 12272

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, CALIFORNIA, 1950s, Women lead characters

Dick, Philip K.

Mary and the Giant

New York, Arbor House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 230pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 35200

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, CALIFORNIA, 1950s, Women lead characters

Dick, Philip K.

Mary and the Giant

New York, Arbor House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 230pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with light toning to flaps and rear panel.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 35391

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, CALIFORNIA, 1950s, Women lead characters

Dick, Philip K.

Mary and the Giant

New York, Arbor House, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 230pp. Boards. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with light toning to flaps and rear panel.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 35392

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, CALIFORNIA, 1950s, Women lead characters

Dick, Philip K.

Puttering About in a Small Land

Chicago, Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 294pp. Cloth. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a short closed tear to upper edge of front panel. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 37813

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Keywords: FICTION, VINTAGE BOOKS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Dick, Philip K.

Voices from the Street

New York, Tor, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. .

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Book number: 12202

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: FICTION, United States, 1950s, CALIFORNIA

Dickens, Charles

Child-Pictures from Dickens

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. [6], 241pp. Red pictorial cloth stamped in gold on the front, spine lettered in gold. Frontispiece and six (out of seven) inserted plates with illustrations by Sol Eytinge, Jr. Short preface by the author. Includes Little Nell, The Marchioness, Paul and Florence, The Fat Boy, Tiny Tim, Smike, and Oliver Twist. Faint stain barely affecting the fore edge of the first few leaves, wear to spine ends and corner tips, name on front endpapers. Internally clean. A very good- copy.; Octavo. Ill.: Illustrated by Eytinge, Jr. Sol.

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Book number: 31918

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: ANTIQUARIAN, Young Adults, JUVENILE, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, LITERATURE, CLASSICS Biography Children and Young Adults Antiquarian

Dickens, Charles; Dickens, Mary Angela

Children's Stories from Dickens, Re-Told by His Grand-Daughter Mary Angela Dickens and Others

London, Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, N.D. Hardcover. 148pp. Cloth backed pictorial boards. Frontispiece, eleven inserted plates with color illustrations, and several in-text illustrations by Harold Copping. With an introduction by Percy Fitzgerald. Edited by Edric Vredenburg. Some wear to edges, light rubbing to covers, foxing to endpapers and to some of the leaves. A solid very good copy, better than usually found. ; Octavo. Ill.: Illustrated by Copping, Harold.

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Book number: 27689

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Keywords: LITERATURE, CLASSICS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, YOUNG ADULTS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS Children and Young Adults

Dickens, Charles

David Copperfield

London, Chapman and Hall, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 150 copies for Great Britain and 150 copies for America. In 2 volumes. 578pp, 583pp. Purple half-leather over marbled boards, spines elaborately adorned in gold, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Light wear to leather along the spines and corner tips, a few small smudges to some of the pages. A very good set.; Octavo. .

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Book number: 18566

Catalogue: Fiction and Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE, FINE BINDINGS