ABSE, Dannie

Dannie Abse. The Pocket Poets

London, Vista Books, (1963). First Edition. Softcover. INSCRIBED "To Bill Meredith,/thank you./yours/sincerely,/warmly,/truly,/all that is good/Dannie. Fine .

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Book number: 018115

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

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Doctors & Patients

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith and his partner and SIGNED twice on the title page. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 018118

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

Funland. A Poem in Nine Parts

(Swansea), Portland University Library, (1971). First Edition. Softcover. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "'Bill's -- this unaltered version/with affection. Near Fine .

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Book number: 018117

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

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Modern European Verse. The Pocket Poets

London, Vista Books, (1964). First Edition. Softcover. INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith: "'We are most our own strange selves when we are hosts.'/For Bill,/whose Apollinaire translations/would have been in here had/I known them earlier/Dannie Abse/June '64. Small skim mark on rear, otherwise Fine .

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Book number: 018116

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

Poems Golders Green

London, Hutchinson, (1962). First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED "To William Meredith/Dannie/April '64. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with some wear to the spine .

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Book number: 018112

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

A Strong Dose of Myself

London, Hutchinson, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiography of by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, INSCRIBED in the form of a prescription to the poet William Meredith and his partner: "Rx To William + Richard/to be taken after meals/affectionately, Dannie. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 018113

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy, Autobiography Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

A Strong Dose of Myself

London, Hutchinson, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Autobiography of by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, SIGNED on the title page and INSCRIBED in the form of a prescription to the poet William Meredith and his partner: "Rx For William and Richard/to be taken with a/pinch of salt!/affectionately, Dannie/Xmas 83. Slight dust spotting to the top edge. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 018114

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy, Autobiography Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

Tenants of the House. Poems 1951-1956

New York, Criterion Books, (1959). First American Edition. Hardcover. Early title by this English poet, doctor, and novelist, first published in England in 1957. Poet William Meredith's copy with his SIGNATURE at the top of the front endpaper, below which is INSCRIBED "With respect,/Dannie Abse," with the poet's last name crossed out by him. Laid in is a promotional photograph of Abse. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper .

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Book number: 018111

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ABSE, Dannie

Three Questor Plays

(Lowestoft), Scorpion Press, (1967). First Edition. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. INSCRIBED and SIGNED to the poet William Meredith: "'To Bill/Not open, still./warmly,/Dannie/July 67/(Hope to see you next year). Some soiling to covers. Very Good .

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Book number: 018120

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Modern Poetry, Association Copy, Theater, Plays Literature: English Modern Poetry Modern First Editions Inscribed

ACERBI, Joseph

Travels Through Sweden, Finland, and Lapland, to the North Cape, in the Years 1798 and 1799

London, Joseph Mawman, 1802. First Edition. Hardcover. Two quarto (7-3/4" x 10") volumes in contemporary tree calf leather with gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels. Illustrated with 16 engravings and a large folding map. Acerbi was an Italian naturalist and composer. His record of travels in Scandinavia describes the customs of the people and detailed observations on natural history. Much of the second volume concerns Lapland where he visited remote areas described here. The map is detached and has a short closed tear with little effect on the image. Scattered staining and foxing but generally clean. Bindings rubbed but the covers are tight. Very Good .

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Book number: 017983

Catalogue: Illustrated Books

Keywords: Natural History, Science, Lapland, Scandinavia Scandinavia Travel Illustrated Books History

ADAIR, James

The History of the American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia: Containing an Account of Their Origin, Language, Manners, Religious and CIVIL Customs, Laws, Form of Government, Punishments, Conduct in War and Domestic Life, Their Habits, Diet, Agriculture, Manufactures, Diseases and Method of Cure, and Other Particulars, Sufficient to Render It a Complete Indian System. With Observations on Former Historians, the Conduct of Our Colony Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, Etc Also an Appendix Containing a Description of the Floridas and the Mississippi Lands, with Their Productions; the Benefits of Colonizing Georgiana and Civilizing the Indians; and the Way to Make All the Colonies More Valuable to the Mother Country. With a New Map of the Country Referred to in the History

London, Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in contemporary calf rebacked with the original spine with a new gilt-lettered burgundy morocco spine label, the original label loosely laid in; [xii], 464, [2, ads] pages. Complete with half title and the engraved folding map. GRAFF 10; HOWES A-38 ("Best 18th century English source on the Southern tribes, written by one who traded forty years with them"); SABIN 155 James Adair was a frontiersman and fur trader who lived among the Catawba, Chickasaw, and Cherokee for forty years, gathering first-hand information about the customs of these Indian tribes. He was one of the first white settlers to explore the Alleghenies. Bookplates of Lucy Foster and Francis Bayard Rives on front pastedown and endpaper, respectively. Contents clean with minor toning; some rubbing to joints. Near Fine .

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Book number: 021559

Catalogue: Native Americans

Keywords: Indians, Southern Americana, Native Americans, Americana, Exploration Southern Americana Native Americans Americana

ADAMIAK, Richard

The Law Book Price Guide: A Market Value Reference for Antiquarian, out-of-Print and Rare Law Boks and Documents and Other Law-Related Materials

Chicago, Richard Adamiak, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. Quarto; xvi, 376 pages with index and bibliography. Page-by-page reproductions of various catalogs dated 1975 - 1982 from leading antiquarian booksellers specializing in the legal field. While the prices, of course, are dated, the detailed descriptions are quite valuable. The type is often very small but readable. Fine, issued without dustwrapper .

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Book number: 019916

Catalogue: Books on Books

Keywords: Law, Bibliography, Bookseller Catalogues, Price Guides, Books on Books, Legal, Book Collecting Law Reference Book Collecting Books on Books

ADAMIC, Louis

Lucas, King of the Balucas

Los Angeles, Arthur Whipple, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 350 copies illustrated with woodcuts by Eizzil. SIGNED by the author in the year of publication on the front endpaper. Ill.: Eizzil. Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper .

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Book number: 016867

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed Eizzil Modern First Editions Limited Journalism Literature: American

ADAMIC, Louis

Two-Way Passage

New York & London, Harper & Brothers, (1941). First Edition. Hardcover. Political and social commentary on the eve of America's entrance into the war. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page. Spine mildly sunned. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper .

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Book number: 016864

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed, World War II Immigration Journalism Modern First Editions Literature: American

ADAMIC, Louis

What's Your Name?

New York & London, Harper & Brothers, (1942). First Edition. Hardcover. An examination of the evolution, intricacies, and absurdities of last names. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author in the year of publication on the front endpaper. Inscribee's bookplate on front pastedown. Spine mildly sunned. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper .

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Book number: 016861

Catalogue: Signed

Keywords: Signed Immigration Journalism Modern First Editions Literature: American