January 2016 Catalog - Yesterday`s Muse Books

Yesterday’s Muse Books
JANUARY 2016 CATALOG
Yesterday’s Muse Books, ABAA
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1. [Adventure] Buel, J.W.
Heroes of the Dark Continent and How Stanley Found Emin Pasha. Complete
History of All the Great Explorations and Discoveries in Africa, from the Earliest
Ages to the Present Time, Including a Full, Authentic Account of Stanley’s
Famous Relief of Emin Pasha. Replete with Astounding Incidents, Wonderful
Adventures, Mysterious Providences, Grand Achievements, and Glorious Deeds as
Represented in the Devoted Lives and Splendid Careers of Such Brilliant
Characters as Henry M. Stanley, Emin Pasha, Gen. (Chinese) Gordon, and all the
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other Great Travellers, Hunters and Explorers, who, for More Than One
Thousand Years, have made Africa a Land of Wonders by their Heroism and
Unparalleled Daring. Covering the Whole History of African Exploration
and Dicovery. Enlivened with Stories of Marvellous Hunts and Wonderful
Adventures among Wild Animals, Ferocious Reptiles, and Curious and
Savage Races of People Who Inhabit the Dark Continent.
Universal Publishing Co., Saint Louis, 1889. Reproduction of 1670 map of
Africa by John Ogilby precedes text. Color frontispiece, two color plates, hundreds of engraved
illustrations throughout text. A collection of important and exciting African explorations, including
the famous voyage of Henry Morton Stanley in search of Dr. David Livingstone. Very good. Minor
wear to corners.
$40
2. [Americana] Phillips, James Duncan
Salem in the Seventeenth Century
Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1933. xix, 420 pp. 8vo. Large
fold-out map follows text, as do extensive appendices, index to map, and massive
general index. A detailed history of Salem, Massachusetts from before its first
settlement by Europeans through the year 1700, with chapters on the
Massachusetts Bay Company, Governor Winthrop, The Pequot War and Anne
Hutchinson, King Philip’s War, Witchcraft, etc., etc. Near fine. Spine & top edge a
bit faded.
3. [Aviation] Cobham, Alan
Twenty Thousand Miles in a Flying-boat: My Flight Round Africa
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1930. First American edition. 249, [2] pp.
8vo. Includes several dozen black & white photographs, and a map of Cobham’s
route following the text. A travelogue by the English pioneer in long-range
aviation, who gained recognition as a member of the Royal Flying Corps
during World War I. This memoir closely follows his appearance in several films
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(as himself ), and precedes by two years his formation of the National Aviation
Days, an team-based event that became known colloquially as Cobham’s Flying Circus. Near fine. Pencil gift note on front endpaper (‘With love to Orville on his Birthday from
Mother - Jan 18 - 1931’). Sadly this is not the younger of the Wright brothers, who was born August
19th.
4. [Civil Rights] King, Martin Luther; West, Cornel
The Radical King
Beacon Press, Boston, 2015. First edition. xvi, 300 pp. 8vo. ‘Arranged thematically
in four parts, The Radical King includes twenty-three
selections, curated and introduced by Dr. Cornel West, that
illustrate King’s revolutionary vision, underscoring his
identification with the poor, his unapologetic opposition to
the Vietnam War, and his crusade against global imperialism.
Fine. Inscribed & signed by Cornel West on title page (‘To
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Bro’ Kit Miller, stay strong! Love, Cornel West’).
5. [Great Lakes Steamboats]
$50
Two 1857 Autographed Letters Signed, Relating to Passage of Steam Boats on
Lake Ontario and the Associated Ticket Costs [ALS]
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Two ALSs on a single folded sheet, one on the recto of each leaf. The first, dated May 6th 1857,
instructs the clerk of an Ontario steamer to obtain tickets and record the associated costs - for
travel from Ogdensburgh [Ogdensburg] or Lewiston to Toronto - in his passage book. The second,
dated June 16 1857 in Ogdensburgh, details similar costs associated with deck passengers bound
for Quebec from Montreal. The verso of the second leaf bears writing in pencil in a different hand
referencing a Captain Child and payments for passage made in Quebec and Chicago - this portion
is unsigned. The first two letters are both signed by J Van Cleve, who in the 1840s became general
manager of the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company, which controlled all the larger ships
on Lake Ontario. Van Cleve also wrote a history of Great Lakes shipping, and produced a series of
drawings of early ships valued for the level of detail they included (most were drawn before
photography became a readily accessible technology, so many of his drawings are the only images of
these ships). Very good. Two folds associated with storage in an envelope, one faint diagonal fold to
bottom third.
6. [Hitler Youth]
Die Adolf Hitler-Schule im Jahre 1941
Algauer Druckerei und Verlagsanstalt, Kempten (Allgau), 1941. A photographic
account of the Adolf Hitler Schools during World War II. NS-Ordensburgen
(“National Socialist Order Castles”, singular Ordensburg), also called
Schulungsburgen, were schools developed for elite Nazi military echelons. There
were strict requirements for admission to the schools. Junker candidates had to
be aged between 25 and 30 years old, belong to either the Nazi Party, the Hitler
Youth, the Sturmabteilung, or the Schutzstaffel, be physically completely healthy,
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and be pure-blooded with no hereditary defects. The schools themselves were
typically stark, modern structures with extensive facilities. Vogelsang, for
instance, reportedly contained the world’s largest gymnasium at the time. Each
student attended all four institutions in sequence, for specialty training,
finishing in Marienburg for training that included live-fire military exercises.
Fair. Ink note in English inside rear wrapper dated Saturday, Mar. 16th without
year, with photographic postcard of Ordenburg Sonthofen laid in opposite - the
note explains that ‘Here is the place I’m at now and this book gives you a general idea of how the
place looked a couple of years ago.’ Wrappers and some pages stained, wrappers toned. Three
duplicate leaves of the photo labeled ‘Appell im Schonen Hof der Ordensburg’ laid in, likely taken
from other copies of the same publication.
7. [ Juvenile] Ballantyne, Robert Michael
The World of Ice, or, The Whaling Cruise of ‘The Dolphin’ and the Adventures of
Her Crew in the Polar Regions (R.M. Ballantyne’s Books for Boys)
T. Nelson and Sons, 1893. Reissue. viii, 327 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth, black & gilt titles
& decorations, floral decorated endpapers, chromolithographic frontispiece &
title page precede printed title. An arctic adventure designed for younger readers,
originally released in 1860, at a time when polar exploration was a hot topic due
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to the expeditions of men such as John Ross, William Edward Parry, and John
Franklin. Near fine. Bookplate awarding the book as a first prize to a student in
Latin at Ayr Grammar School, spine leans forward slightly.
8. [ Juvenile] Burgess, Thornton W. [Waldo]
Lightfoot the Deer (Burgess Quaddies Green Forest Series Book 1)
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1921. 1925 printing. viii, 205, [2] pp. 8vo. The
first book in Burgess’s Green Forest Series. Color illustration mounted on front
board (repeated on front jacket panel), color frontispiece and 7 color plates in
text by Harrison Cady. Peter Rabbit meets Lightfoot, a deer that wanders onto the
meadow. Burgess became well known for his anthropomorphic animal stories, as
well as his efforts as a conservationist. Near fine in fair to good jacket. Inscribed
& signed by author on title page (‘Your story friend, Thornton W. Burgess 1926.’).
$250
This inscription is typical of Burgess, and therefore likely this was not inscribed
to a friend of his. Nonetheless, signed copies of Burgess’s early works are rather
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uncommon, especially in original jackets. Ink name on front endpaper, jacket stained & toned with
minor loss from corners.
9. [ Juvenile] Frees, Harry Whittier
The Little Folks of Animal Land
Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1915. First edition. Oblong. 5 1/4 x 6 1/2. A
children’s book in which the photographer poses animals with props, in human
situations. The photos are paired with brief single-page text vignettes. “Harry
Whittier Frees (1879–1953) was an American photographer who created novelty
postcards and children’s books based on his photographs of animals. He dressed
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the animals and posed them in human situations with props.” Good. Boards a bit
soiled, hinges loosening with tape repair to front, ink gift note on front
endpaper (‘Donald Robert Metcalf. from Papa & Mamma. Dec. 25, 1915.’), binding
shaken with a few gatherings loose.
10. [ Juvenile] Singer, Isaac Bashevis
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
Harper & Row, 1966. Limited edition, #251 of 500 copies, signed by Singer &
Sendak and numbered on colophon, which states ‘From the first edition of
$550
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories this limited edition of five hundred
copies was printed on Andora paper, specially bound and numbered, and
signed by the author and the artist.’ xi, 90 pp. 8vo. Tipped in Sendak
illustrations throughout. A collection of children’s stories by the Jewish
author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978, and two National Book Awards. Three of his
works, including this one, were runners-up for the Newbery Medal (i.e., Newbery Honor Books).
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak, author/illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night
Kitchen. Very good. Boards & slipcase edges foxed (the burlap-style cloth seems particularly prone to
this).
11. [Literature] [Woolf, Virginia]; Nicolson, Nigel; Trautmann, Joanne
The Letters of Virginia Woolf, Complete in Six Volumes: 1888-1912; 19121922; 1923-1928; 1929-1931; 1932-1935; 1936-1941
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1980. 2nd printings, except for vol.
2 which is a 3rd printing. Woolf’s complete letters from 1888-1941 (she
drowned herself in March of that year). One of the foremost figures in
modernist literature, she was a member of the Bloomsbury Group and an
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accomplished essayist. Her most well-known books are Mrs Dalloway, To
the Lighthouse, Orlando, and A Room of One’s Own. Near fine.
Remainder mark to page ridge of vols. 4 & 5.
12. [Literature] Capote, Truman
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences
Random House, 1965. Limited edition, #37 of 500, signed & numbered by
Capote on colophon, which states ‘Of the first edition of In Cold Blood five
hundred copies have been printed on special paper and specially bound.’
$1,750
343 pp. 8vo. The classic work based on the 1959 murder of the Clutter
family in Kansas, which inspired the film of the same name. A pioneering
work in the true crime genre. Book and acetate jacket
fine, slipcase near fine - lightly foxed along edges.
13. [Literature] Gilbert, W.S.
Original Plays
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1936. First American edition. 366 pp.
8vo. Very good. The personal copy of Rochester, NY drama critic John Northern
Hilliard, with his bookplate on front endpaper and name in ink on title page.
Corners rubbed, boards lightly rubbed, minor discoloration to spine base, small
Rochester bookseller plate on rear endpaper.
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14. [Literature] Knight, Charles; Shakspere, William [Shakespeare]
The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere., in Eight Volumes: Tragedies
I & II; Histories I & II; Comedies I & II; Biographies I & II
New York: P.F. Collier, 1870. 8vo. Two-column format, engraved illustrations
by various artists throughout. Includes Shakespeare’s complete plays,
including what Knight calls ‘doubtful plays’ such as Pericles, as well as a
biography by Knight. Good. Boards rubbed with some loss of gilt, mostly
from spines, a few light stains.
$90
15. [Literature] Michener, James A.
The Source
Random House, New York, 1965. Limited edition, #37 of 500, signed &
numbered by Michener on colophon, which states ‘Of the first edition of
$600
The Source five hundred copies have been printed on special paper and
specially bound.’ Slipcase also numbered on corner. 909 pp. 8vo. Maps
on endpapers, and following text. Black cloth, gilt titles, red interlocking
circle design on spine, red top page ridge. An historical novel examining
the history of the Jewish faith and the persecution of the Hebrews, up through the 20th century
conflicts in the Middle East. Near fine. Page base and fore-edge faintly foxed, top page ridge (dyed
red by publisher) unaffected, slipcase edges and rear panel lightly foxed, top edge more so.
16. [Literature] Monsanto, Mendes; Kerouac, Jack; Bukowski, Charles; Ginsberg,
Allen; Ferlinghetti, Lawrence; Corso, Gregory; Neruda, Pablo; et al
City Lights Journal Number Four
City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1978. 253, [3] pp. A collection of prose and
poetry published by the famous City Lights Books, a hub of Beat Generation
culture. Includes contributions by Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Allen
Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Pablo Neruda. Very good.
Wrappers lightly toned.
$27
17. [Literature] Rolvaag, O.E.; Colcord, Lincoln
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
Harper & Brothers, 1927. First American edition (stated, C-B code indicating
March 1927). xxii, 465, [3] pp. 8vo. Translated from the original Norwegian, with
an introduction by Lincoln Colcord. Inspiration for the opera of the same name,
which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1951. ‘Giants in the Earth is a great and
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beautiful book that suggests the wealth of human potential brought to America
year after year by the peasant immigrants who passed through Ellis Island and
scattered the length and breadth of the land. Written in Norwegian. and stemming from a rich
old-world literary tradition, it is at the same time deeply and vitally American.’ - Vernon Louis
Parrington. Very good. Spine toned.
18. [Marilyn Monroe] Welch, Earl
Whisper Magazine - April 1957 (Vol. 11, Number 4, Marilyn Monroe Cover)
Whisper, Inc., 1957. Includes articles on Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Pat
McCormick, etc. Very good. Wrappers lightly rubbed, pages lightly toned.
$15
19. [Military] Calvert, Henry Murray
Reminiscences of a Boy in Blue, 1862-1865
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York / The Knickerbocker Press,
1920. First edition. vii, 347 pp. 8vo. A firsthand account by a
Union soldier of his experiences during the American Civil
War, originally written soon after the war was over, but not
published until 1920. Includes a preface by the author dated 1919. Calvert served
in Scott’s Nine Hundred Volunteer Cavalry from April 17, 1862 until the end of
the war, and participated in Second Bull Run, the Brookhaven Raid, Vicksburg,
Memphis, etc. Very good. Top page ridge & endpapers faintly foxed.
$125
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20. [Military] Forney, John W.
Life and Military Career of Winfield Scott Hancock. This Work Comprises His
Early Life, Education and Remarkable Military Career, which has made him
Senior Major General of the Armies of the United States, and the choice of the
Democracy of the Nation for the high Office of President. It also contains a
succinct Biographical Sketch of Hon Wm. H. English.
Hubbard Bros., Philadelphia, 1880. 502 pp. 8vo. A biography of the United States
Army officer who served during the Mexican-American War, and as a general
in the American Civil War, and after distinguishing himself as a strong leader at
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the Battle of Gettysburg became the Democratic nominee for President in 1880.
William Hayden English ran on the ticket to be elected vice president, but they
were defeated by James A. Garfield. This book includes a full account of his early life and military
career, and his political activities following the Civil War. It also provides a biographical sketch of
his running mate, and includes nearly two dozen engraved illustrations. Near fine. Boards faintly
soiled, front hinge faintly soiled, pencil date on verso of front endpaper (‘Sept 25/80’).
21. [Military] Guernsey, Alfred H.; Alden, Henry M.
Harper’s Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion, in Two
Volumes: Part First - To the Close of the Peninsular Campaign of 1862.; Part Second. [American Civil War]
Harper & Brothers, New York, 1866. First edition. [ii], 380;
iv, 381-836 pp. Folio. A profusely illustrated contemporary
$750
account of the American Civil War, compiled largely from
the writings of war correspondents and others during the
war, and released in two volumes in 1866 and 1868,
respectively. Numerous engraved portraits and illustrations,
and full-page and inset maps (most notably a four-panel
fold-out color map of the Southern states), throughout text.
Sabin 29113. See listing on our website for complete
contents. Very good. Spines & corners professionally
restored - all gilt titles intact. Front endpaper of first volume creased with minor damage to base. A
sturdy and attractive example of a set often found in serious disrepair.
22. [Military] Scott, James M.
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2015. First edition. A modern account of
the Doolittle Raid. Near fine in very good jacket. Crease down edge of rear jacket
panel.
23. [Music] Schweitzer, Albert; Newman, Ernest;
Widor, C.M.
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J.S. Bach, in Two Volumes
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. xvi,
428; vii, 498 pp. 8vo. An analysis of the famous
composer’s life and musical compositions, from both an artistic and
a scientific perspective. Translated from the
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German edition, which was greatly expanded
from the original French version. The English
translation by Ernest Newman also incorporates
significant revisions, as well as a preface by C.M.
Widor. Five plates. Near fine. Jacket spines toned, small spot on rear panel of vol.
1 jacket.
24. [Prehistory] Allen, E.A.
The Prehistoric World: or, Vanished Races
Cincinnati: Central Publishing House, 1885. First edition. 820 pp. 8vo. 327
engraved illustrations. A survey of prehistory from early geological periods to
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the earliest civilizations, from the glacial age through ancient
Peru. Includes a large chapter dedicated to the
mound-builders. Fine. Tissue guard of frontispiece lightly
foxed, otherwise a nearly flawless copy.
25. [Presidential] Carter, Jimmy
Living Faith
Times Books / Random House, 1996. First
edition. 256, [1] pp. 8vo. A spiritual
autobiography by the former U.S. president and active participant in Habitat for
Humanity and other humanitarian efforts. Near fine. Signed without inscription
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by Jimmy Carter on front endpaper. Price on jacket flap inked out.
26. [Presidential] Sorensen, Theodore C.
Kennedy
Harper & Row, New York, 1965. Reprint. viii, 783 pp. 8vo. The
classic contemporary biography of President John F. Kennedy, by his close friend
and advisor. Very good. Inscribed & signed by author (‘To Rick, Ted Sorensen’) on
front endpaper. Jacket reverse lightly foxed, jacket edges lightly rubbed & toned,
$45
1/4 inch tear to top edge of rear panel.
27. [Reference] Chisolm, Hugh (Editor)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Complete New Form
11th Edition - 32 Volumes in 16
Cambridge University Press, 1910. Eleventh edition. Complete set,
32 volumes in 16. The last edition of the Britannica to be written
entirely by experts - subsequent editions were significantly
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simplified. Near fine. Minor wear to corners.
28. [Roycrofters] Hubbard, Elbert
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, in Fourteen Volumes:
Good Men and Great; Famous Women; American Statesmen;
Eminent Painters; English Authors; Eminent Artists; Eminent
Orators; Great Philosophers; Great Reformers; Great Teachers; Great
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Businessmen; Great Scientists; Great Lovers; Great Musicians, with
Guide Book
The World Publishing Company, 1928. A collection of short biographies of famous individuals by
Elbert Hubbard, one of the leading figures in the Arts & Crafts movement in the United States, who
founded the Roycrofters in East Aurora, NY. The hand-crafted items they produced are widely
collected for their quality and aesthetic appeal, and the buildings which comprised the Roycroft
Campus currently enjoy the status of historical landmarks. Near fine. Small circular discoloration to
spine label of each volume (the jackets [not included here] were designed with a cut-out to view the
volume numbers and so did not cover this portion of the spine). Edges of guide book lightly rubbed.
29. [Science Fiction] Burroughs Bibliophiles; [Burroughs, Edgar Rice]
The Burroughs Bulletin, Number 1-[4] of New Series: January, April,
July, and October, 1990
Burroughs Bibliophiles, 1990. The complete set of four 1990 issues of
the popular Edgar Rice Burroughs fanzine. #4 is mislabeled #3 on
the front wrapper. Each includes cover art that originally appeared
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on jackets or covers of Burroughs’s works, as well as interviews,
reviews, and collectors’ reference information. Near fine. Small spot on top corner of first issue.
30. [Science Fiction] Burroughs Bibliophiles; [Burroughs, Edgar Rice]
The Burroughs Bulletin, Number 5-8 of New Series: January, April, July, and October, 1991
Burroughs Bibliophiles, 1991. The complete set of four 1991 issues of the popular Edgar Rice
Burroughs fanzine. Each includes cover art that originally appeared on jackets or covers of
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Burroughs’s works, as well as interviews, reviews, and collectors’
reference information. Near fine.
31. [Temperance] Gordon, Anna A.; Somerset,
Lady Henry (Introduction); et al
The Beautiful Life of Frances E. Willard: A
$60
Memorial Volume, with Character Sketches and
Memorial Tributes by the General Officer’s of
the World’s and the National W.C.T.U., English Leaders, Dr. Edward Everette
Hale, Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, President Henry Wade
Rogers, Dr. Milton S. Terry, Dr. C.J. Little, Dr. Charles F. Bradley, Joseph Cook,
$45
John G. Woolley, Col. Geo. W. Bain, Mary Lowe Dickinson, Mary A. Lathbury,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Mary A. Livermore, Susan B. Anthony, Lillian
Whiting, Bishop Vincent, Booker T. Washington, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Francis E. Clark, Consul
Boothtucker, Maud Ballington Booth, Hon. John D. Long, Dwight L. Moody, Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler,
Rabbi Hirsch, Pundita Ramabai, and Other Distinguished Persons.
Woman’s Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, 1898. 416 pp. Tall 8vo. A memorial biography
of an important member of the women’s suffrage movement, written by one of Willard’s closest
associates. Near fine. Ink name on front endpaper (‘Mary E. Quick’). Born in 1863, Mary Quick was a
proponent of suffrage, and an accomplished artist who published the book Art and Artists of Indiana
in 1921. She married H.B. Burnet.
32. [Wooden Toys]
Liberty Blocks Puzzle - World War I Era Wooden Toy Block Set
[Modern Specialty Co., Mutual Mfg. Co.], 1918. All blocks present (8 each of
red and white diamonds, 4 blue diamonds, 4 British flag diamonds). A 1918
wooden block set able to be configured into various designs. Included is a
a single sheet showing fifteen examples. The Lilly Library’s Jerry Slocum
Mechanical Puzzle Collection includes an example of this set, which shows
that this sheet was originally a single-fold pamphlet, the other leaf of
which had printed textual instructions for the various designs. Very good.
$50
A few tape repairs to design sheet, blocks in excellent condition with only
minimal wear to edges.
33. 19th Century Book Safe
Tours: Ad Mame et Cie, 1840. 19th century book safe, constructed from an 1840
copy of F. Valentin’s Abrege de l’Histoire des Croisades (1095-1295), retaining the
first 22 pages of the text (ostensibly to further the illusion), with mirrored inlay
and a color illustration mounted on the front board. Quite convincing as a book
when looking at the spine or boards, though a glance at the page ridges gives it
away, despite the marbled design of the safe compartment’s exterior edges. Interior
compartment lined with marbled paper, and measuring 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/8. Ideal
for stashing a rainy day fund of paper currency, coins, or small valuables such as
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jewelry or photographs. Good. Spine rubbed, spine leather drying, deterioration to
mirrored inlays, pages lightly foxed.
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FINELY BOUND COPIES OF WORKS FROM OTHER PUBLISHERS
34. [Easton Press]
The Illustrated Book of Genesis
Chartwell Books, Inc., 2014. This copy specially bound by Easton Press. 2014
Full-Leather. 128 pp. Navy blue full leather, color picture plate mounted on
front board, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. The complete book of Genesis, profusely illustrated
with color plateswith an introduction and index. Fine.
$60
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$50
35. [Easton Press] Alcott, Louisa May; Weeks, Edward
Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1976. xii, [1], 428, [1] pp. 8vo. Light brown
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, copper
ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece, color plates, and black & white
illustrations by Henry C. Pitz, introduction by Edward Weeks. The classic novel of
the March sisters, originally published 1868-9. Fine.
36. [Easton Press] Austen, Jane; Swinnerton, Frank
Pride and Prejudice (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1977. xxii, 411 pp. 8vo.
Blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
pink ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece and sepia illustrations by Helen
Sewell, preface by Frank Swinnerton. The classic novel focusing on complications
surrounding the romance between Elizabeth Bennett and Lord Darcy. Fine.
$50
37. [Easton Press] Blake, William O.
The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern.
The Forms of Slavery That Prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and
Rome. The African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United
States. Compiled from Authentic Materials. (Easton Press Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition, #354 of 800. xvi,
832 pp. 8vo. Brown full cowhide leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Engraved frontispiece of
Havana. Printed on Neenah Sundance Natural White paper, lithography by Pulp
$325
Printing. A 2013 facsimile edition of the 1859 American study of the institution of
slavery, from its earliest recorded examples through the prologue to the
American Civil War. Includes commentary on John Brown and the incident at Harper’s Ferry, as
well as his execution, and also an appendix discussing the Dred Scott decision. Reissue of Sabin
5800. Fine. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in.
38. [Easton Press] Block, Paula M.; Erdmann, Terry J.
Star Trek 365: The Original Series
Abrams, New York, 2010. First edition. This copy specially bound by
Easton Press. [741 pp.] Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, color
image mounted on front board, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
$125
ribbon marker bound in. The ‘definitive, authorized guide to Star Trek,
Gene Roddenberry’s groundbreaking television program that first aired
from 1966 through 1969 and went on to become a cultural phenomenon. A visual celebration of
the original voyages of the Starship Enterprise, the book covers the entire series in unprecedented
detail, combining in-depth commentary, behind-the-scenes histories, and interviews with writers,
cast, and crew with synopses for each of the series’ 79 episodes.’ Fine.
39. [Easton Press] Brecht, Bertolt; Vesey, Desmond; Bentley, Eric
The Threepenny Opera (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1993. 155 pp. Tall 8o. Brown full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, coral ribbon marker
bound in. Translated from the original German with the English lyrics and a
new introduction by Eric Bentley. Color lithographic frontispiece and
illustrations by Jack Levine. ‘Based on John Gay’s eighteenth century Beggar’s
Opera, The Threepenny Opera, first staged in 1928 at the Theater am
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Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin, is a vicious satire on the bourgeois capitalist society
of the Weimar Republic, but set in a mock-Victorian Soho. With Kurt Weill’s
unforgettable music - one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce jazz to the
theatre - it became a popular hit throughout the western world. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the
Archives insert laid in.
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40. [Easton Press] Bronte, Charlotte; ‘Currer Bell’; Winterich, John T.
Jane Eyre (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. xviii, [1], 431 pp. 8vo. Red full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, cream
ribbon marker bound in. Color lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Includes
publisher’s preface, ‘How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich, and author’s
prefaces to the second (1847) and third (1848) editions. The classic, partly
autobiographical novel of an English orphan who rises above her abusive
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circumstances. Fine.
41. [Easton Press] Bunyan, John; Winterich, John T.
The Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which is to
Come, Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream (The 100 Greatest Books Ever
Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979. xv, 189 pp. 8vo. Green full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, beige ribbon marker
bound in, color illustrations by William Blake. Includes publisher’s preface and
How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich. Religious allegory by John
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Bunyan, at one time second only to the Bible in popularity. It is a symbolic vision
of the pilgrimage through life. Fine.
42. [Easton Press] Butler, Samuel; Dreiser, Theodore
The Way of All Flesh (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xxx, 588 pp. 8vo. Green full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, brown
ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser, illustrations by
Robert Ward Johnson. A novel criticizing Victorianism. Fine.
43. [Easton Press] Butler, Samuel; Huxley, Aldous
$35
Erewhon (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1934. Copyright
states 1934, but circa 1980. xxi, [1], 228, [1] pp. 8vo. Crimson
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, yellow
ribbon marker bound in. A satirical utopian novel which has been compared to
Gulliver’s Travels. This edition includes a special introduction by Aldous Huxley
and woodcut illustrations by Rockwell Kent, as well as prefaces to several early
editions - in one of these, Butler addresses public perception that Erewhon’s
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success was owed to the contemporary publication of The Coming Race by
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, another utopian novel. Both were originally published
anonymously, and it was widely (and erroneously) assumed that Butler’s work
was a sequel to Bulwer-Lytton’s. Butler explains in the preface that his novel was
completed before the other was printed, and that the two bear no relation to one
another. Fine.
44. [Easton Press] Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart; Fowlie, Wallace
$75
The Stranger (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1993. xix, [1], 181 pp. Blue full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, blue ribbon marker
bound in. Camus’s classic novel of existentialism and the absurd, translated from
the original French by Stuart Gilbert, with an introduction by William Fowlie
and color illustrations by Daniel Maffia. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the
Archives insert laid in.
45. [Easton Press] Chekhov, Anton; Gielgud, John; Garnett, Constance
Two Plays of Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard; The Three Sisters (The 100
Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1977. xxii, 152, [1] pp. 8vo. Brown full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, salmon
$30
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ribbon marker bound in. Two of Chekhov’s most well-known plays, translated from the original
Russian by Constance Garnett, with a publisher’s preface, introduction by John Gielgud, and
illustrations by Lajos Szalay. Fine.
46. [Easton Press] Churchill, Winston S. [Spencer]
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, in Four Volumes: The Birth of Britain,
The New World, The Age of Revolution, The Great Democracies
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1992. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, red
morocco spine panels, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, gold ribbon markers bound into each volume. Each volume includes
sections of photographic plates and reproductions of historical illustrations. A
history of Britain and her former colonies and possessions throughout the world,
covering the period from Caesar’s invasions of Britain (55 BC) to the beginning of
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the First World War (1914). Churchill began it in 1937, and it was finally published
1956–58, delayed several times due to war and his work on other texts. Fine.
47. [Easton Press] Cooke, John Esten
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. vi, 577 pp. 4-page
advertisement after text, followed by a fold-out map of a portion of
the valley of Virginia. Forest green full leather, gilt titles & decorations,
all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in, green
$75
cloth slipcase with matching gilt decorations. 2014 facsimile edition of
the 1871 original. Engravings, portraits, and maps in text. Fine. Includes
publisher’s slipcase.
48. [Easton Press] Crane, Stephen; Grau, Shirley Ann
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets - A Story of New York (Masterpieces of American
Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1981. 105 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, yellow
ribbon marker laid in. Crane’s first work, this novel depicts poverty in New
York City based on his exploration of the Bowery slums. Originally
self-published in 1893, it did not enjoy widespread acceptance until his more
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popular novel, The Red Badge of Courage, was released. Fine.
49. [Easton Press] Crane, Stephen; Van Doren, Carl
The Red Badge of Courage (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xiii, 170 pp. 8vo. Red full leather,
gilt titles & decoration, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, beige ribbon marker
bound in. Crane’s famous work on the American Civil War, with an introduction
by Carl Van Doren and illustrations by John Steuart Curry. Fine.
50. [Easton Press] De Balzac, Honore; Marriage, Ellen; Mauriac,
$40
Francois
Old Goriot (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1993. xv, 316, [1] pp. 8vo.
Grey full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, lilac
ribbon marker bound in. Translated from the original French by Ellen Marriage,
with an introduction by Francois Mauriac and illustrations by Rene ben Sussan.
Part of Balzac’s novel sequence La Comedie Humaine, originally serialized in
1834-5, and first released in book form in March 1835. Considered his best novel,
and an important example of the realist style, it was also the first work in which
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Balzac exhibited what became a trademark in his fiction, that being the inclusion
of characters from previous works. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives
insert laid in.
51. [Easton Press] De Maupassant, Guy; Hearn, Lafcadio; Artinian, Artine; O’Brien, Justin
The Tales of Guy de Maupassant (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
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The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1977. xii, 472 pp. 8vo. Red full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. Over four dozen short stories (including his famous The Necklace)
translated from the original French by Lafcadio Hearn and Artine Artinian, with
an introduction by Justin O’Brien and illustrations from watercolors by Gunter
Bohmer. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
$50
52. [Easton Press] De Maupassant, Guy; Laurie, Marjorie;
$40
Jaloux, Edmond
A Woman’s Life (‘Une Vie’) (The Collector’s Library of Famous
Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1993. xiv, 216 pp. 8vo. Blue full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. A novel first published in 1883, which is a ‘chronicle of a sheltered
woman’s life, her thoughts and misfortunes, it describes more than a quartercentury of Jeanne de Lamare’s existence.’ Translated from the original French by
Marjorie Laurie, with an introduction by Edmond Jaloux and illustrations by Edy
Legrand. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
53. [Easton Press] Defoe, Daniel
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (The Collector’s
Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1983. xiv, [1], 354 pp. 8vo. Brown full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, white ribbon
marker bound in. Includes illustrations by Reginald Marsh. A novel by the author
of Robinson Crusoe, presented as a biography depicting the life of Moll Flanders
from birth through old age. Originally published in 1722. Fine.
$35
$30
54. [Easton Press] Defoe, Daniel; Hadden, J. Cuthbert
The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1976. xvi, 299 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, pink ribbon
marker bound in. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. Part of the Easton Press 100
Greatest Books of all Time series. Originally published in 1719, the famous novel of
a shipwrecked survivor on a deserted island. Fine.
55. [Easton Press] Dickens, Charles
The Adventures of Oliver Twist
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2004. 431 pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, white ribbon marker
bound in. Color plates and black & white illustrations by Barnett Freedman. Fine.
56. [Easton Press] Dickens, Charles
$125
A Tale of Two Cities, in Two Volumes (The Works
of Charles Dickens, Extra Illustrated) (Easton Press
Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition, #51 of
800 sets. xvii, [3], 211, [1]; 213-406, [1] pp. Brown full cowhide leather,
gilt titles & decorations, picture plates mounted on front board of
each volume, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon markers
$250
bound into each volume. 2013 facsimile of 1881 Chapman and Hall
edition reissued with extra illustrations by Edinboro Publishing. Text
on Neenah Starwhite Natural paper, lithography by Falcon Press. Color plates and engraved
illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (‘Phiz’). Fine. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in.
57. [Easton Press] Dickens, Charles
Great Expectations, in Two Volumes (The Works of Charles Dickens, Extra Illustrated) (Easton Press
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$300
Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Limited edition, #186
of 800 sets. 263, [1]; 265-526, [1] pp. Brown full cowhide leather,
gilt titles & decorations, picture plates mounted on front board of
each volume, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon markers
bound into each volume. 2014 facsimile of 1881 Chapman and Hall
edition, reissued with extra illustrations by Edinboro Publishing.
Text on Neenah Starwhite Natural paper, lithography by Falcon Press.
Color plates and engraved illustrations by Marcus Stone & F.A. Fraser.
Fine.
58. [Easton Press] Dickens, Charles
A Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (Signed
Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition,
#47 of 1200 copies. 147 pp. Green full leather, gilt & red titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, illustrated endpapers, gold ribbon
marker bound in. Maroon cloth slipcase with gilt decorations and
$400
mounted color illustration of Tiny Tim on front panel. Dickens’s
classic holiday story of greed, redemption, and the Christmas
spirit, with stunning tipped in color illustrations by Caniglia.
Fine. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Publisher’s certificate of authenticity signed by illustrator,
witness, and publisher laid in, signed by illustrator in red ink on limitation page.
$400
$50
59. [Easton Press] Dickens, Charles
The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield
the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2011. Limited edition, #184 of 400
copies. 31, [5], 624, xiv, 8 pp. 8vo. Forest green cowhide leather spine & corners
over marbled boards, gilt titles & decorations, gilt double rules, all edges gilt,
marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. 2011 facsimile of the serialized
first edition with all the original illustrations and period advertising, including
replicas of wrappers. Acid-free paper from International Paper, Wausau Paper, and
Mohawk Fine Papers in colors and textures faithful to the originals, lithography
by Falcon Press. Illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (‘Phiz’). Fine. Publisher’s
limitation slip and A Note for Collectors pamphlet laid in. Faintly scuffed along
gutters.
60. [Easton Press] Dickinson, Emily; Untermeyer, Louis
Poems of Emily Dickinson (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xxviii, 284 pp. Tall 8vo. Forest
green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
beige ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece and black & white illustrations
in text by Helen Sewell. A collection of poetry by the beloved American poet,
most of whose work was not available until after her death, when it was
published by her younger sister Lavinia. Selected and edited
with commentary by Louis Untermeyer.
61. [Easton Press] Donald, David Herbert
Lincoln (The Library of the Presidents)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1996. 714 pp. 8vo. Several pages of
photographs. Lincoln Prize winner. Original dark brown leather, gilt titles,
decorations & page ridges, gold ribbon marker bound in. An authoritative
biography of President Abraham Lincoln. Near fine. Publisher’s insert laid in. Tiny
ink note on verso of front endpaper.
$65
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62. [Easton Press] Dos Passos, John
The 42nd Parallel [U.S.A. Trilogy Book 1] (The Collector’s Library of Famous
Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1994. 481 pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, yellow ribbon marker
bound in. Illustrations by Reginald Marsh. The first volume of Dos Passos’s
magnum opus. The author was associated with two important literary
movements: Modernism and the Lost Generation. Dos Passos was a social
revolutionary with leanings towards communism, and a contemporary and (at
one time) friend of Ernest Hemingway. The trilogy relates the events of 1900-1930
$50
in the United States, experimenting with multiple narrative techniques, interspersing newspaper
clippings and stream of consciousness narratives with short biographical pieces and twelve different
narrative threads. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives laid in.
63. [Easton Press] Dreiser, Theodore; Hansen, Harry
An American Tragedy (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1982. x, 556 pp. Tall 8vo. Navy blue full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, beige
ribbon marker bound in. Dreiser’s famous fictionalization of the upstate New
York trial of Chester Gillette for the murder of Grace Brown, with an
introduction by Harry Hansen and illustrations by Reginald Marsh. Fine.
64. [Easton Press] Dreiser, Theodore; Rascoe, Burton
Sister Carrie (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1981. xi, [1], 387 pp.
8vo. Author’s first novel. Forest green full leather, gilt title & decorations, all edges
gilt, silk moire endpapers, pink ribbon marker bound in. Includes publisher’s
preface, introduction by Burton Rascoe, and illustrations by Reginald Marsh. Fine.
$125
$120
65. [Easton Press] Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]; Fitz-Gerald,
$40
S.J. Adair; Redman, Ben Ray
The Black Tulip (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. xxiv, 326 pp.
8vo. Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, yellow ribbon marker bound in. A novel by the author of The Three
Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, translated from the original French
by S.J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, with an introduction by Ben Ray Redman, and wood
engravings by Frans Lammers. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert
laid in.
66. [Easton Press] Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]; Lang, Andrew
The Three Musketeers (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. xx, 420 pp. 8vo. Grey full leather,
gilt titles & fleur-de-lis decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. Dumas’s classic swashbuckling adventure, with a
publisher’s preface, introduction by the author, an introductory letter
by Andrew Lang, color frontispiece of Dumas, and illustrations by
Edy Legrand. Fine.
$60
67. [Easton Press] Dupre, Judith; Smith, Adrian
Skyscrapers
Black Dog & Leventhal, 1996. First edition. Specially bound by Easton Press. 160 pp.
Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. ‘From the ancient Lighthouse at Alexandria to the Leaning
Tower of Pisa, from the Empire State Building to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia...
$200
facts-at-a-glance for each, visual comparisons of heights, and quotes from... architects
and experts -- all accompanying stunning full-page photos of each structure.’ Fine.
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$50
68. [Easton Press] Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Untermeyer, Louis
The Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Masterpieces of American Literature)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1945. Dated 1945 on copyright, but circa
1980. xvi, 238 pp. 8vo. Light brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges
gilt, silk moire endpapers, beige ribbon marker bound in. A collection of poems
by the American transcendentalist, essayist, and poet who championed
individualism. Selected and edited by Louis Untermeyer, with illustrations by
Richard & Doris Beer. Fine.
69. [Easton Press] Everett, Edward
The Consecration of the National Cemetery at
Gettysburg, 19th November, 1863, with the
Dedicatory Speech of Abraham Lincoln [Address of Hon. Edward Everett
$75
with the Other Exercises of the Occasion, Accompanied by an Account of
the Origin of the Undertaking and of the Arrangement of the Cemetery
Grounds, and by a Map of the Battle-Field and a Plan of the Cemetery.]
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition, #484 of
1863 copies. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. 87, [1] pp. 8vo. Black full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
Black cloth slipcase with matching gilt titles & decorations. 2013 reissue of 1864 original.
Lithography by Falcon Press. Fine.
70. [Easton Press] Everett, Marshall; Van Dyke, Henry
Wreck and Sinking of the Titanic: The Ocean’s Greatest Disaster: A
Graphic and Thrilling Account of the Sinking of the Greatest Floating
Palace Ever Built, Carrying Down to Watery Graves More Than 1,500
Souls. Giving Exciting Escapes from Death and Acts of Heroism Not
Equalled in Ancient or Modern Times, Told by the Survivors,
Including History of Icebergs, the Terror of the Seas; Wireless
$125
Telegraphy and Modern Shipbuilding (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2011. Includes publisher’s
slipcase. 287 pp. 9 x 6 1/2. Memorial edition. Navy blue full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, sepia photographic image of Titanic mounted on front cover, all edges gilt,
marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Blue cloth slipcase with matching gilt decorations
and mounted photo. Black & white illustrations & photo plates. 2011 facsimile of 1912 edition,
originally published just months after the tragedy, notable for list of missing passengers. Fine.
71. [Easton Press] Flaubert, Gustave; May, J. Lewis; De Lacretelle, Jacques
Madame Bovary (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. viii, [2], 348 pp. 8vo. Navy blue
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, yellow
ribbon marker bound in. Flaubert’s moving tale of a woman living beyond her
means. Translated from the original French by J. Lewis May, with an introduction
by Jacques de Lacretelle, illustrations by Pierre Brissaud, and wood engravings by
Theo Schmied. Fine.
$40
72. [Easton Press] Foote, Shelby
The Civil War: A Narrative, in Three Volumes SOLD
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2010.
73. [Easton Press] Franklin, Benjamin; Van Doren, Carl
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Now Printed from the Manuscript as
Franklin Wrote It, and Including His Preliminary Outline (The 100 Greatest Books
Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2004. xxxiii, 233 pp. 8vo. Dark brown
$35
full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. Reproductions of early maps precede text, color
frontispiece of Benjamin Franklin, engraved illustrations. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Fine.
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74. [Easton Press] Frost, John
A Pictorial Biography of Andrew Jackson, Embellished with Numerous
Engravings
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Includes publisher’s
slipcase. xii, 560 pp. 8vo. Red full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all
edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in, red cloth
slipcase with matching gilt decorations. 2014 facsimile edition of the
$125
1860 original. A biography of the seventh President of the United States,
who also served as a Major General in the U.S. Army, published a year
before the end of his second term. Numerous engravings representing
battle scenes, etc., by artists such as Benson J. Lossing and Croome. Fine.
75. [Easton Press] Girardi, Robert I.
The Civil War Generals: Comrades, Peers, Rivals - in Their Own Words (Collector’s
Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. 304 pp. 8vo. Dark green full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon
marker bound in. Fine.
76. [Easton Press] Grant, Ulysses S.; Long, E.B.
$75
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant (The Leather-Bound Library of
Military History)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1991. Publisher’s Collector’s Notes insert
laid in. xxv, 608 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges
gilt, decorative endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Edited with notes and an
introduction by E.B. Long. Includes color frontispiece (‘On to Richmond’ by Mort
Kunstler), photograph of Grant as a young officer in the Mexican War, and eight
$50
campaign maps. The famous memoirs of the leader of the Union army during the
American Civil War, including accounts of his boyhood and early career during
the Mexican War. Mark Twain can be partially credited for the release of Grant’s
memoirs; Grant’s health was ailing (he soon died of cancer), and Twain encouraged Grant to write
them as a way to provide for his family after his death. The books were barely completed before
Grant passed away, and were published posthumously. Fine.
77. [Easton Press] Greenberger, Robert
Star Trek: The Complete Unauthorized History
Voyageur Press / Easton Press, 2012. First edition. This copy bound in leather
by Easton Press. 256 pp. Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges
gilt, color illustration mounted on front board, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. A history of the Star Trek franchise, with anecdotes
contributed by fans, illustrated with a large collection of photographs of
$125
memorabilia, many never before printed. Fine.
78. [Easton Press] Guerber, H.A.
The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their Stories
Signification and Origin
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Includes publisher’s
slipcase. xiii, 394, [1] pp. 8vo. Green full leather, gilt titles & decorations,
all edges gilt, decorated endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Green
cloth slipcase with matching gilt titles & decorations. A collection of
$200
several dozen myths with historical background and significance,
genealogical table, map showing location of myths, index to poetical
quotations, glossary, general index, illustrations throughout text. Fine.
79. [Easton Press] Hardy, Thomas; Cantwell, Robert
Far from the Madding Crowd (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1983. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in.
xxi, [1], 399, [1] pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
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endpapers, beige ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Robert Cantwell,
engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. The fourth novel by the British author of Tess
of the D’Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure.
80. [Easton Press] Hardy, Thomas; Winterich, John T.
The Return of the Native (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. 416 pp. 8vo.
Forest green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
silk moire endpapers, copper ribbon marker bound in. Includes
$50
publisher’s preface, How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich, and illustrations from wood engravings by Agnes Miller
$35
Parker. One of Thomas Hardy’s most powerful works, which
D.H. Lawrence called ‘the real stuff of tragedy.’ Fine.
81. [Easton Press] Hawthorne, Nathaniel
The Scarlet Letter (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1975. viii, 280 pp. 8vo. Dark red full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, white ribbon
marker bound in. Hawthorne’s classic tale of the shunned adulterer in
seventeenth century Puritan Salem. Fine.
82. [Easton Press] Hearn, Chester G.
$45
The Civil War State by State
BlueRed Press / Easton Press, 2011. This copy specially
bound by Easton Press. 448 pp. Grey full leather, U.S. map mounted on front
board, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. Fine.
83. [Easton Press] Herodotus; Strassler, Robert B.;
$50
Thomas, Rosalind; Purvis, Andrea L.
The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. lxiv, 953,
[6] pp. Maroon full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire
endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. A new translation of Herodotus’s
Histories by Andrea L. Purvis, with maps, annotations, appendices, and
encyclopedic index, edited by Robert B. Strassler, with an introduction by
Rosalind Thomas. Fine.
$225
84. [Easton Press] Homer; Malmoth,
William Henry
The Works of Homer, the Celebrated Grecian Poet: Including
New and Complete Editions of The Iliad and The Odyssey...
[and] the Battle of the Frogs and Mice... [and] the Most
$550
Authentic Memoirs of the Life of Homer; as also a New Essay
on Homer’s Battles, &c. and a Complete Geographical Table of
the Towns, &c. in Homer’s Catalogue of Greece... (Easton Press
Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited
edition, #315 of 400. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. v, 659, [5] pp.
4to. Brown full cowhide leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. Printed on Classic Laid Natural paper, with illustrations on Mohawk
Superfine illustration paper, lithography by Falcon Press. Maroon cloth slipcase with matching gilt
decorations. A 2013 facsimile edition of the 1780 Alexander Hogg edition published in London.
Reproductions of copper plate engravings throughout. Fine.
85. [Easton Press] Homer; Pope, Alexander; Van Doren, Carl
The Iliad of Homer (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1979. xxx, 478 pp. Tall 8vo. Full crimson leather, gilt titles
& decorations, all edges gilt, beige ribbon marker bound in, silk moire endpapers. Color frontispiece
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and classical illustrations by John Flaxman. Translated into English verse, with an
introduction, by Alexander Pope. Also includes publisher’s preface, and a note on
the translation by Carl Van Doren. Fine.
86. [Easton Press] Hudson, W.H.; Van Doren, Carl
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest (The
Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1972. Publisher’s
Notes from the Archives insert laid in. 346 pp. 8vo. Forest
$50
green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, yellow ribbon marker bound in. Introduction
by Carl Van Doren, color illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. “Green Mansions:
$30
A Romance of the Tropical Forest (1904) is an exotic romance by William Henry
Hudson about a traveler to the Guyana jungle of southeastern Venezuela and his
encounter with a forest dwelling girl named Rima.” Fine.
87. [Easton Press] Huxley, Aldous; Montagu, Ashley
Brave New World (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. xxxi, [1], 237 pp. Tall 8vo. Forest
green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers,
gold ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece and full-page gravure
illustrations by Mara McAfee, foreword by author and introduction by Ashley
Montagu. Huxley’s classic dystopian novel, picturing a bleak authoritarian
future in which mankind is medicated into happiness, and reproduction occurs
$75
in laboratories. One of several dystopias inspired by Eugene Zamiatin’s ‘We’, and a
continuing influence in the genre, it has been adapted to film twice, with rumors
of another film in the works. Fine.
88. [Easton Press] Jakes, John
The North and South Trilogy: North and South, Love and
War, Heaven and Hell (Signed Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. First volume
signed without inscription by John Jakes. Publisher’s
certificate of authenticity signed by author, a witness, and
the publisher, laid in. Complete in three volumes. 740; 1019;
$550
700 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations,
all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, orange ribbon markers
bound into each volume. Jakes’s classic
trilogy of the American Civil War.
89. [Easton Press] Lincoln, Abraham
The Gettysburg Address and Other Writings
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2015. 58 pp. Dark brown full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound
in. Includes facsimile of the handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address present$50
ed to Colonel Alexander Bliss, along with transcripts of: House Divided; Cooper
Union Speech; First Inaugural Address; Emancipation Proclamation; Gettysburg
Address; Second Inaugural Address. Near fine. Crease to corner of half-title page.
$650
90. [Easton Press] Lincoln, Abraham; Lapsley, Arthur Brooks; Roosevelt,
Theodore; Schurz, Carl; Choate, Joseph H.; Brooks, Noah
The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, together with The Essay on Lincoln,
Address on Lincoln, and The Life of Lincoln, in Eight Volumes
(Centennial Edition) (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Limited edition, #370
of 800 copies. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. 8vo. Light brown full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers,
copper ribbon marker bound into each volume, printed on Glatfelter
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Nature’s Book paper, lithography by Falcon Press. Photogravure frontispieces in each volume, and
several photographic plates in text. The collected writings of the 16th President of the United States,
edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley, with an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt, The Essay on Lincoln
by Carl Schurz, Address on Lincoln by Joseph H. Choate, and The Life of Lincoln by Noah Brooks.
The set comprises volumes covering the following: 1832-1843; 1843-1858; The Lincoln Douglas
Debates (2 vols.); 1858-1862; 1862-1863; 1863-1865; The Life of Lincoln. Fine.
91. [Easton Press] Miller, Francis Trevelyan
Gettysburg: A Journey to America’s Greatest Battleground in
Photographs Taken by the World’s First War Photographers while
the Battle was Being Fought (Easton Press Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2012. Limited edition, #104
of 1863 copies. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Publisher’s limitation
slip laid in. Unpaginated. Grey full leather, gilt titles & decorations,
$100
all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in.
Grey cloth slipcase with gilt titles and photographic plate mounted
on front panel. A 2012 facsimile edition of the 1913 original, which was released to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the battle. Lithography by Falcon Press, slipcase by Dominion Carton. Fine.
92. [Easton Press] Morris, B.F.
Memorial Record of the Nation’s Tribute to Abraham Lincoln.
(Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Includes publisher’s
slipcase. 272 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all
edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in, cloth
slipcase with gilt titles & decorations. 2013 reissue of 1865 original. Fine.
$125
93. [Easton Press] Nicolay, John G.;
Hay, John
Abraham Lincoln: A History,
Complete in Ten Volumes (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2011. Limited edition,
#85 of 400 copies. Maroon Saderra pigskin, gilt titles &
$3,000
decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers designed by Peggy
Skycraft, white ribbon marker bound into each volume,
lithography by Falcon Press. Printed on Finch Vanilla Vellum paper Maps and illustrations
throughout. The authors were Lincoln’s private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in
various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State under McKinley and
Roosevelt. Originally published serially in The Century Magazine beginning in 1886, it remains one
of the more exhaustive and personal accounts of the life of the 16th President of the United States,
and is notable for the inclusion of facsimiles of original drafts of important documents, most
importantly the Emancipation Proclamation. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. Very fine.
94. [Easton Press] Plato; Cooper, John M.; Hutchinson, D.S.; Grube, G.M.A.; Reeve,
C.D.C.; Levett, M.J.; Burnyeat, Myles F.; White, Nicholas P.; Rowe, C.J.; Gill, Mary
Louise; Ryan, Paul; Frede, Dorothea; Nehamas, Alexander; Woodruff, Paul; Kenny,
Anthony; Smith, Nicholas D.; Mitscherling, Jeffrey; Sprague, Rosamond Kent;
Lombardo, Stanley; Bell, Karen; Zeyl, Donald J.; Woodruff, Paul; Gonzalez,
Francisco J.; Clay, Diskin; Schofield, Malcolm; Saunders, Trevor J.; McKirahan,
Richard D.; Morrow, Glenn R.; Becker, Andrew S.; Reuter, Mark; Barnes, Jonathan;
Gallop, David; Inwood, Bran; Joyal, Mark; Hershbell, Jackson P.; Edmonds, J.M.
$500
Plato: Complete Works, in Four Volumes (Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2001. xxx, 1808 (paginated continuously).
Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon markers bound into each volume. Plato’s complete works, including works of questionable
or disputed authorship, with introduction and index: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo; Cratylus;
Theaetetus; Sophist; Statesman; Parmenides; Philebus; Symposium; Phaedrus; Alcibiades; Second
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Alcibiades; Hipparchus; Rival Lovers; Theages; Charmides; Laches; Lysis; Euthydemus; Protagoras;
Gorgias; Meno; Greater Hippias; Lesser Hippias; Ion; Menexenus; Clitophon; Republic; Timaeus;
Critias; Minos; Laws; Epinomis; Letters; Definitions; On Justice; On Virtue; Demodocus; Sisyphus;
Halcyon; Eryxias; Axiochus; Epigrams. Fine.
95. [Easton Press] Plutarch; Dryden, John
Plutarch: The Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, in Five Volumes
(Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Limited edition, #257 of
400 sets. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. 652, [2]; 633, [3]; 636; 822;
762. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled
endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. 2014 reissue of the illustrated
$500
edition originally published in 1693 by Jacob Tonson of London. Rolland
Opaque paper, lithography by Pulp. Fine.
$50
96. [Easton Press] Pollard, E.A. [Edward Alfred]
The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates,
Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Rise and Progress of the Late
Southern Confederacy - the Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Adventures of the
Most Gigantic Struggle of the World’s History. Drawn from Official Sources, and
Approved by the Most Distinguished Confederate Leaders. (Collector’s Edition)
[The Standard Southern History of the Late War]
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. xxx, 752, [4] pp. 8vo. Brown full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, gold ribbon marker bound in. 2014
reissue of the 1867 original. Engraved portraits in text. Fine.
97. [Easton Press] Raymond, Henry J.; Carpenter, Frank B.; [Lincoln, Abraham]
The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United
States; Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages,
Letters and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected With His Life and
Death. (Easton Press Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. 808 pp., 5-page terminal publisher
ad. Dark brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled
endpapers, orange ribbon marker bound in. 2014 facsimile of 1865 original. Fine.
$300
$100
98. [Easton Press] Shatner, William; Kreski, Chris
Get a Life!
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1999. Limited first edition, #1448 of 1450
copies. Signed by William Shatner on limitation page, publisher’s certificate of
authenticity signed by Shatner, witness, and publisher laid in, along with
publisher’s note and unused Easton Press bookplate. 321 pp. 8vo. Black full leather,
gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. An exploration of William Shatner’s career as James T. Kirk, and the
evolution of his relationship with fans (especially appearances at conventions).
Fine.
99. [Easton Press] Smith, Graham
Civil War Weapons
Chartwell Books, Inc. / Easton Press, 2011. This copy specially bound by
Easton Press. 256 pp. Grey full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. A profusely illustrated
study of the evolution of weapon design during the American Civil War, and a
comparison of the relative effectiveness of Union and Confederate equipment.
Features high quality images of pistols, revolvers, carbines, rifles, longarms,
artillery, swords and edged weapons with stories and facts about each type of
weapon and the men who used them in the Civil War. Fine.
$100
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100. [Easton Press] Thucydides; Strassler, Robert B.; Hanson, Victor Davis;
Crawley, Richard
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
(Collector’s Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. xxxiii, 713 pp. Dark grey full
leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold
ribbon marker bound in. A newly revised edition of the Richard Crawley
translation, with maps, annotations, appendices, and encyclopedic index. Fine.
$65
101. [Easton Press] Time-Life Books
Lincoln: An Intimate Portrait (Life)
Life Books / Easton Press, 2014. This copy
specially bound by Easton Press. 256 pp. Black full leather, photographic
plate mounted on front board, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk
moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. An illustrated biography of
Abraham Lincoln, released to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his
death. Fine.
102. [Easton Press] Tipton, Scott
$135
Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives
Abrams, New York, 2011. First edition. This copy
bound in leather by Easton Press. 128 pp. Navy
blue full leather, glossy title plate mount on front board, silver titles &
decorations, silver page ridges, silk moire endpapers, grey ribbon marker
bound in. Numerous color photographs throughout, as well as additional
$125
illustrations and material in pockets throughout text. A history of the
40-year science fiction television franchise, illustrated with over 350
images, as well as interactive reproductions of memorabilia. Fine.
103. [Easton Press] Tomes, Robert; Smith, Benjamin G.
The War with the South: A History of the Great American Rebellion, in Three
Volumes
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Publisher’s insert providing
details about illustrations laid in. 2013 reissue of the work originally
published in monthly parts from 1862-1865, and released in three bound
volumes in 1867. Navy blue full cowhide leather, gilt titles, orange & gilt
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon markers bound
into each volume. Printed on Finch Vanilla Opaque paper, illustrations on
Finch Fine Softwhite paper, section covers on Springhill Opaque Blue paper,
$500
lithography by Falcon Press. Includes numerous engravings, portraits, and
maps. Fine.
104. [Easton Press] Tranquillus, C. Suetonius
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars [The Lives of the XII. Caesars, or the
First Twelve Roman Emperors, Translated into English with
Explanatory Notes
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Includes publisher’s
slipcase. xxxii, 502, [xviii] pp. Brown full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. Red cloth slipcase with gold ribbon bound in, gilt titles &
$175
decorations. 2014 edition, reprinted from the 1717 J. Nicholson edition
of London. Fine.
105. [Easton Press] Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Limited edition, #160 of 800 copies. Includes
publisher’s clamshell case. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. xvi, 274, [1] pp. Blue full cowhide
leather, gilt titles, gilt & black decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker
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bound in. Blue cloth clamshell case lined with dark blue felt,
with gold ribbon bound in, and gilt & black titles & decorations.
2014 recreation of the historic 1876 illustrated first edition,
including all the original vintage illustrations. Printed on
Glatfelter Nature’s Book paper, lithography by Falcon Press,
custom clamshell case by Dominion Carton. Fine.
106. [Easton Press] Twain, Mark
$200
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(Tom Sawyer’s Comrade).
The Easton Press, Norwalk,
Connecticut, 2014. Limited
edition, #388 of 800. Includes publisher’s clamshell case. 366. 8vo.
Green full cowhide leather, gilt & black titles and decorations, all
$200
edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker. Green cloth
clamshell case with matching gilt & black titles and decorations,
gold ribbon bound in. Twain’s classic satirical novel of American
culture in the 19th century. 2014 recreation of the historic illustrated first edition including all the
original vintage illustrations, printed on Finch Vanilla Opaque text paper, lithography by Falcon
Press. Fine.
107. [Easton Press] Verne, Jules
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas [Sea]; or, The Marvellous and
Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil His Servant, and Ned
Land, a Canadian Harpooner. (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2012. Limited edition, #389 of
400 copies. Includes publisher’s clamshell case. Publisher’s limitation
$250
slip laid in. xiii, 303 pp. Green full cowhide leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon marker
bound in. Green cloth clamshell case with gold ribbon bound in.
Translated from Verne’s original French, with 110 engraved
illustrations. One of Verne’s most well-known works, and a pioneering work of science fiction. The
first American edition was printed in Boston by James Osgood - this edition is now quite scarce
because nearly all copies were lost in a warehouse fire. The edition offered here is a 2012 recreation
of the 1873 edition published by Geo. M. Smith & Co. This second American edition came in several
variants, all in green cloth with the word ‘Sea’ pluralized in the title, and with the image of Captain
Nemo and his sextant (several Osgood bindings have a jellyfish instead). Finch Opaque text paper,
lithography by Falcon Press. Fine.
108. [Easton Press] Verne, Jules
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Containing a Complete Account
of the Wonderful and Thrilling Adventures of the Intrepid
Subterranean Explorers, Prof. Von Hardwigg, His Nephew Harry, and
Their Icelandic Guide, Hans Bjelke. (Easton Press Deluxe Limited
Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition, #22
$250
of 300 copies. Includes publisher’s clamshell case. Publisher’s
limitation slip laid in. xiii, 303 pp. Brown full cowhide leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon
marker bound in. Brown cloth clamshell case with matching gilt titles & decorations, gold ribbon
bound in. Translated from Verne’s original French, with 52 illustrations by Edouard Riou. An
important early work in the ‘lost world’ literary tradition. 2013 recreation of the 1874 edition.
Printed on Nature’s Book paper from Glatfelter, lithography by Ambrose Printing. Fine.
109. [Easton Press] Verne, Jules; Kingston, W.H.G.
The Mysterious Island, in Three Volumes: Dropped from the Clouds; Abandoned; The Secret of the
Island (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
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$500
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Limited edition, #371 of 400 sets.
Includes publisher’s slipcase. viii, 310; viii, 304; viii, 299, iii pp. 8vo. Full leather
(brown, green, and maroon), gilt titles, gilt & black decorations, all edges gilt,
marbled endpapers, gold ribbon markers bound into each volume. Black cloth
slipcase lined with felt, with gilt titles. Somewhat of a sequel to Twenty
Thousand Leagues under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, though a very
different book in terms of theme, more similar to Robinson Crusoe and The
Swiss Family Robinson (which were likely influences). 2014 edition of the work
originally published in 1874. Fine. Top corner of slipcase faintly bumped.
110. [Easton Press] Wells, H.G.
H.G. Wells: The Classic Novels in Five Volumes: The First Men in the Moon; The
Island of Dr. Moreau; The War of the Worlds; The Time Machine; The Invisible Man
(Easton Press Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2010. Limited edition, #167 of 500 sets.
Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. vi, 342; xiv, 188; ix, 188; [x], 108; xvii, [1], 164 pp.
Includes: The First Men in the Moon; The Island of Dr. Moreau; The War of the
Worlds; The Time Machine; The Invisible Man. Black full leather, gilt titles &
decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Text
paper from Glatfelter, lithography by Falcon Press. Fine.
$500
$1,000
111. [Easton Press] Wells, H.G. [Herbert George]
The Outline of History: A Plain History of Life and Mankind, in
Two Volumes (Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition)
The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2012. Limited
edition, #9 of 400 copies. Includes publisher’s slipcase.
Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. 384, [2]; 385-780, [6] pp. Red
full cowhide leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
marbled endpapers, gold ribbon markers bound in. Red cloth
slipcase with matching gilt decorations. Includes every
monochrome and full-color illustration and period advertisement from the original fortnightly
serial editions of 1919-1920. Printed on Utopia text and illustration paper, lithography by Falcon
Press. An expansive work of history. Despite its massive success, the author is still most well known
for his science fiction, which includes War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. Fine.
112. [Franklin Library] Carroll, Lewis (Rev. Charles Lutwidge)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (The 100 Greatest Books of All Time)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1975. [iv], 161 pp. 8vo. Original light
brown full leather with gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations of hearts, clubs,
diamonds and spades, with the white rabbit pictured in green on the front
board. Green ribbon marker bound in, green silk moire endpapers, all edges gilt.
Limited edition, part of The Franklin Library’s 100 Greatest Books of All Time
series. Two tone illustrations by John Tenniel throughout. An exceptionally
$150
decorative edition of Carroll’s classic work. Fine.
$45
113. [Franklin Library] Chaucer, Geoffrey; Nicolson, J.U.
Canterbury Tales, in Contemporary Verse: A Limited Edition
(The Franklin Library’s The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1974. 634 pp. 8vo. Full leather, gilt
titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, orange ribbon marker
bound in. Translated into modern English by J.U. Nicolson. Color reproduction
an a page from the Ellesmere Canterbury Tales precedes text. Fine.
114. [Franklin Library] Homer; Fitzgerald, Robert
The Iliad, in Contemporary Verse: A Limited Edition (The Franklin Library The
100 Greatest Books of All Time Series)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1976. 664 pp. 8vo. Full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all
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edges gilt, light green ribbon marker bound in, silk moire endpapers, two-page
map precedes title page. Fine.
115. [Franklin Library] Joyce, James
Ulysses: A Limited Edition (The Frankin Library’s The 100
Greatest Books of All Time Series)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1976. 798 pp. 8vo.
Full dark brown leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt,
silk moire endpapers, grey ribbon marker bound in. Not to be
$45
confused with Franklin Library’s less elaborate leatherette
edition, which is far more common. Joyce’s stream-ofconsciousness masterpiece, which was at the center of an important court case
$45
regarding literary censorship in the early twentieth century, and remains
controversial for what some consider obscene content.
116. [Franklin Library] Machiavelli, Niccolo
The Prince: A Limited Edition (The Franklin Library’s The 100 Greatest Books of
All Time Series)
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978. xv, 146 pp. 8vo. Full navy blue
leather, gilt titles & decoration, all edges gilt, grey ribbon marker bound in, silk
moire endpapers. Includes illustrations by Quentin Fiore. Machiavelli’s treatise on
the methods by which rulers should obtain and maintain power over subjects
remain controversial in their unapologetic severity, and did much to change
political viewpoints and strategies. Fine.
$45