Boldrewood, Rolf. (Browne, Thomas Alexander)

A Modern Buccaneer

New York, Macmillan, 1894. Cloth. Red cloth. 338 pages, plus ads in the rear. An adventure novel following a seaman and his voyages through the South Pacific, mentioning Samoa, the Caroline Islands and other locales. Browne was an Australian novelist, perhaps best known for his work 'Robbery Under Arms.' GOOD condition. Uneven fading with some staining along the lower and fore edge of the front cover. Light soiling and rubbing. Spine moderately faded. Binding cocked. Interior solid with moderate scattered foxing throughout, with foxing to the page edges. Ownership signature on the first endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005460

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Ihara (Ibara in the book), Saikaku; Sato, Ken (translator)

Quaint Stories of Samurais

Paris, Imprimerie Darantiere, printer, 1928. Cloth. One of 500 copies. Blue cloth. 111 pp. No illustrations. A collection of stories on Samurais and the Samurai tradition in Japan, mostly portraying gay/homosexual love stories and anecdotes among the samurai, and drawing mostly from Ihara's "Glorious Stories of Homosexuality." Saikaku Ihara was a 17th century Japanese poet and writer, originating the Floating World style, as well as responsible for many works chronicle amorous affairs. GOOD condition. General uneven fading and toning to the covers. Minor soiling and edgewear. Owner's inscription present. Page edges foxed. Minor toning to the paper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010045

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn gay/lesbian Studies

Booram, George E. (pseudonym for Metta Victoria Fuller Victor)

The Georgie Papers. A Bad Boy's Adventures (Cover Title). No. 96 in the Sunnyside Series

New York, J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 1897. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 247 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. A dime novel following the misadventures of a young boy and his friends. By Metta Victoria Fuller Victor, a 19th century novelist best known for writing what is considered one of the first detective novels in the United States, The Dead Letter (under the name Seeley Regester). FAIR/GOOD condition. Heavy toning to the covers, with moderate soiling and staining. Dampstain along the fore edge of the front cover and first several pages. Old address label on the front cover. Wrappers split, torn and worn along the hinges, with several chips, tears and creases along the extremities. Owner's signature on the title page. Scattered foxing in the interior. Fair .

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Book number: 016880

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Bierce, Ambrose; Tarkington, Booth et al.

Cosmopolitan Magazine. October, 1905

New York, International Magazine Company, 1905. Wraps. Printed wraps. Ads and illustrations throughout. A single issue of this general interest magazine, perhaps of note for the inclusion of 'Some Uncanny Tales' by Ambrose Bierce. Also of interest is a look at creating fashions in dress, with black and white photos of women wearing designs to be altered or in the process of alteration; an article on restoring bison to the Western Plains; and an illustrated section of photos of women stage actors, including Marie Doro, Rose Farquhar, Lucille St. Clair, and Clarita Vidal. GOOD condition. Covers toned, with minor soiling. Minor pencil scribbles to the left side of the front cover. Extremities with many small tears, associated creases and a few chips. Good .

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Book number: 011224

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Bovier, Gaspard; Schlitz, Raymond (introduction)

Journal Du Sejour a Grenoble de Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Paris, Roissard Grenoble, 1964. Wraps. #292 of 974 copies printed. White printed wraps in red clothbound folder inside a matching red clothbound slipcase. 145 pp. Illustrations by Henri Patez. All text in French. With an apparent two leaf facsimile of an early publication of this work tipped in. An account of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his stay in the Grenoble area, recalled by Gaspard Bovier. NEAR FINE book in NEAR FINE slipcase/folder. Very light wrinkling and toning to the wraps. Minor rubbing and fading to the slipcase and folder. Near Fine .

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Book number: 010494

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth. Gunnar

A Tale of Norse Life

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880. Cloth. Stated fourth edition. Brown cloth. 292 pp. A novel describing Norwegian culture and customs, considered to be the first novel published in the United States by a Norwegian immigrant (see Wikipedia). Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen was a Norwegian-American author and professor. GOOD condition. Moderate fading and some scuffing. Minor soiling, with some staining and discoloration to the rear cover. Minor bumping and scuffing along the extremities. Paper toned in the interior. Faint dampstain affecting the margins of pages throughout. Good .

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Book number: 014906

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Du Boys, Jean Charles

The Countess of Monte-Cristo. Being the Companion to Alexander Dumas' Celebrated Novel of the Count of Monte-Cristo

Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson and Brothers, 1884. Cloth. Pebbled black cloth with ruling in blind. Gilt titling. 274 pp plus 15 pages of ads in the rear. Double columned text. Penned in 1869 by Du Boys, this is a sequel to the Count of Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, being a novel of 'mystery, adventure, love, crime,' etc GOOD condition. Slightly ex-library, with a large bookplate on the inside front cover. No other treatments present. Light uneven fading. Minor rubbing and edgewear. Cloth frayed at the tips of the spine. Binding cracked at the interior front hinge, being weakened but intact. Text block clean and solid with heavy browning to the paper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005604

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Count of Monte Cristo

Braeme, Charlotte M.

The Belle of Lynn; or, the Miller's Daughter. The Arm Chair Library. No. 11

New York, F.M. Lupton, 1893. Original Wraps. Printed wraps with an ad on the rear cover listing this title and others. 64pp. Victorian literature. A whole work printed in a digest sized format. GOOD condition. Moderate browning along the wrapper extremities. A few faint dampstains along the fore edge, affecting the first few pages in the interior. Minor soiling. Wrapper chipping, tearing and splitting along the binding. Moderate chipping along the fore edge, with minor wear along the lower extremity. Moderate to heavy browning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 004777

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Braeme, Charlotte M.

The Mystery of Colde Fell; or, Not Proven. The Arm Chair Library. No. 2

New York, F.M. Lupton, 1893. Original Wraps. Printed wraps with an ad on the rear cover listing this title and others. 64pp. Victorian literature. A whole work printed in a digest sized format. GOOD condition. Moderate browning along the wrapper extremities, with a few small stains to the front cover. Minor soiling. Wrapper chipping, tearing and splitting along the binding. Small tear at the center fore edge. Moderate to heavy browning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 004779

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Braley, Berton; Steinbeck, John (Acknowledgment)

Morgan Sails the Caribbean

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1934. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. Black cloth in dust jacket (price intact, although all corners clipped on the diagonal). 117 pp. A book length poem on the pirate Captain Henry Morgan, inspired by John Steinbeck and his work 'Cup of Gold.' With a letter of acknowledgement printed in the front from John Steinbeck to the author. GOOD condition. Minor soiling and general, minor browning to the covers. Heavy bumping, scuffing, chipping and small tears along the extremities, with some associated creasing. Heaviest to the spine tips. Minor fading and edgewear to the book. Ownership signature on the first endpaper. Some browning to the paper. Good/Good.

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Book number: 009292

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Poetry

Brand, Max

The Guns of Dorking Hollow

New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1965. First Edition. Cloth. First edition in book form (so stated). Blue cloth in unclipped jacket. 250 pp. A western novel involving gunfights, mining and an outlaw bandit turned leader. GOOD condition. Jacket soiled, scuffed and faded, with some chipping and tearing along the extremities. Rear panel rather toned and soiled. Minor toning and edgewear to the book. Paper toned in the interior. Good/Good.

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Book number: 014127

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Western

Brentano, Clemens

Die Geschichte Vom Braven Kasperl Und Den Schonen Annerl

Wien, Verlag Paul Knepler. Hard Cover. no date but circa 1920. Decorative black and white paper covered boards, with decorative endpapers. 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches tall. 107 pages plus afterword. With original black and white lithographs by Carl Schulda. All text in German. Part of the Plantin Prints series by this publisher. Paul Knepler, perhaps better known as a musician and librettist, bought this Viennese bookstore and publishing house in the early 1900's, eventually handing it to his brother to pursue his music career. English translation of the title: " The Story of Just Casper and Fair Annie," a German folktale from the early 1800's. VERY GOOD condition with minor fading and wear to the extremities. Minor toning to the paper. Ill.: Carl Schulda. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004684

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Broughton, Rhoda

A Beginner

London, Richard Bentley and Son, 1894. Half Leather. Half leather with marbled boards and endpapers. 393 pp. A novel reflecting on the experiences of a young writer, perhaps drawing on the author's personal life. Rhoda Broughton was a 19th century, early 20th century British novelist, publishing popular fiction in the three decker form, as well as work well-received by both critics and her peers. Two bookplates present: an armorial one from John Wynford, Baron St. Davids; and another circular bookplate from R.D. Jackson. GOOD condition. General fading and minor soiling to the covers. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers, especially along the extremities and spine. The spine has heavy superficial flaking and deterioration to the leather. Front hinge split and cracked along the entire length. Minor toning in the interior. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008113

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Snyder, Gary; Blackburn, Paul; Maddox, Bruce et al.

Helicon. Vol. 6 No. 2. 1968

Brooklyn, Long Island University, publisher, 1968. Wraps. Wraps, with a "hidden" image of Abraham Lincoln on the front cover. 91 pp. With a few illustrations. Fold out poster by Bruce Maddox laid in. Single issue of this little magazine focusing mostly on poetry. This includes work by Paul Blackburn and Gary Snyder that had been reprinted from an issue of Caterpillar. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate scuffing and some fading to the covers. Minor soiling. Good .

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Book number: 018179

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn Little Magazines

Various authors. Brunelle, Bill (editor)

Samsara. Vol. 1. No. 1. April 2, 1968

No Place, No Publisher, 1968. Wraps. Illustrated side stapled mimeographed 'newspaper.' 8 1/2 by 14 inches. 16 pp. Printed on versos only. With a few line drawings within. A mimeographed style newspaper from Goddard College, chronicling various events at the school, as well as perspectives on current events, including a recollection of participation in a student march against the Vietnam War. With a letter from the editor pleading for help with the paper, as well as a letter from a new student wanting Goddard to live up to its progressive expectations. POOR/FAIR condition. Last page DETACHED. Heavy curling, chipping, creasing and tearing along the front cover and last page's extremities, mostly to the top. Front cover lightly foxed, with minor soiling. Light curling along the top edge. Minor toning to the paper. Poor .

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Book number: 006984

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Goddard College Mimeo Newspaper Little Magazines