Holland, Janice

Christopher Goes to the Castle

New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Janice Holland. 32pp unpaginated. Book is in near fine condition, dust jacket is lightly worn and scuffed, price-clipped. Color illustrations by the author. Near Fine/Good.

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Book number: 004630

Catalogue: Children's, Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Knights Medieval Armor

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table

Boston, Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. Catherine Tucker. 373p. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt spine lettering and decoration. 3 fleurs-de--lis and publisher's logo on spine, engraved vignette title page and title page printed in red and black with period after company, no publisher's ads. Corners worn, spine ends chipped, some spotting to some margins, endpapers lightly soiled, owner's name and date on front free endpaper, binding shaken and a few signatures loose. Fair.

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Book number: 002344

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Essays Conversation

Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Poet at the Breakfast-Table.

Boston, James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First Edition First State, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 418pp. Marroon bevelled boards, gilt winged urn on front, in blind on rear, gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends chipped, corners worn, abrasion ro front pastedown from bookplate removal, text is mildly toned but clean. First Edition First State with "TABLE" at to of page 9 misspelled as "TALLE." Good.

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Book number: 003838

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Essays

Hope, Laura Lee

The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car or The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1913. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 212pp. Grey pictorial cloth. Later edition. LIght wear and spotting to covers, contents mildly age-toned, owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is separated in 3 sections, chipped and missing a 1 inch triangle at top, and is darkened and moderately stained on rear panel. Dust jacket is presentable in it's mylar cover. Good/Poor.

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Book number: 002412

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Children's

Keywords: Adventure

Howells, William D.

The Parlor Car. Farce

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1896. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Hardcover. 74pp. Very light wear to covers, contents clean , binding is sound. Book measures 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches and is in well-preserved condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002983

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Humor, Short Stories

Keywords: Play Comedy

Hubbard, Elbert

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book

New York, Wm. H. Wise & Co./ Roycroft Distributors, 1928. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 228, xII pp. Tan buckram boards, silk ribbon tie, brown lettering and decoration. Very light rubbing to edges, text is clean and fresh looking, cracking to front endpaper not affecting hinge. Original dust jacket is worn, soiled, chipped, missing part of spine, has original price of $3.90. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001825

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Anthology Scrapbook

Hughes, Thomas

Tom Brown's School-Days

Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & Company. 315pp. No date circa 1930. Red cloth, gilt lettering and attractive abstract design to front cover. Corners lightly rubbed, a couple of spots on rear cover, text is clean and binding is tight, and book is in overall nice condition. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003275

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Children's

Ibsen, Henrik

Hedda Gabler

New York, New York University Press, 1955. First U.S. Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 202pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Book is unworn, clean and sound inside and out, Unclipped dust jacket is mildly age-darkened. Translated by Eva Le Galliene. Errata slip tipped-in on last page of text. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 003159

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Theater Drama

Ibsen, Henrik

The Master Builder

New York, New York University Press, 1955. First U.S. Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 222pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Cover and contents are clean and unworn, slight offsetting to endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket is slightl darkened and spine is partially faded. Translation by Eva Le Galleinne. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 003158

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Theater

Irwin, Wallace

The Teddysee

New York, B.W. Huebsch, 1910. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. M.L. Blumenthal. 83pp. Grey boards, paste-on illustration, illustrated endpapers. Moderate dampstaining and soil to boards, text is age-toned but clean, small bookseller label on rear pastedown. Satirical account of President Theodore Roosvelt told in the style of the Odyssey. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002778

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Poetry

Keywords: "Teddy Roosevelt"

James, Henry

The Awkward Age

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1899. Hardcover. 457p. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine, Light corner wear, spine sunned, light foxing and minor spotting to first and last few pages, inscription on front free endpaper, slight separation at title page, mild age-toning. Second issue, 1 3/8 thickness. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002275

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: Mitchy Brookenham Nanda Cashmore

James, Henry

The Awkward Age

New York, Harper & Brothers, 1916. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 457pp. Brown, gilt lettering. Edges rubbed, spine ends worn, spine faded, some cracking to front endpaper, owner's name, Minna Lederman Daniel, (music critic and editor) on front free endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002755

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Roubé-Jansky, A.

J'ai quatorze ans

Paris, Arthème Fayard & Cie. 1933. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Jean Lébédeff. 125pp. Yellow printed wraps. Text in French. Couverture souple, condition très bon. Very slight soiling to cover, contents clean, small US distributor's label on lower front cover. Original woodcuts by Jean Lébédeff. Very Good.

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Book number: 003645

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Illustrated

Keywords: Woodcuts

Jarry, Alfred

The Garden of Priapus

Coventry House, 1932. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Arthur Zaidenberg. 169pp. Tan cloth. Light fading and slight stain to spine, covers unworn, text is clean. Illustrated. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003110

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction, Erotic

Jeanroy, A.

Poemes et Recits de la Vieille France : La Legende De Guillaume Fierbrace et De Rainouart Au Tinel, VI

Paris, E. de Boccard, 1924. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 156pp. Pictorial stiff wraps. Covers and contents are sound, contents age-toned, pages uncut and obvilusly unread, owner's name, address and date are neatly written on front free endpaper. In a very well-preserved condition. Text is in French. Very Good.

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Book number: 003211

Catalogue: Literature and Fiction

Keywords: français