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Yesterday’s Muse Books JANUARY 2016 CATALOG

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Yesterday’s Muse Books

JANUARY 2016 CATALOG

Yesterday’s Muse Books, ABAA32 W Main St

Webster NY 14580585-265-9295

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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’sFamous 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 BrilliantCharacters as Henry M. Stanley, Emin Pasha, Gen. (Chinese) Gordon, and all the other Great Travellers, Hunters and Explorers, who, for More Than OneThousand Years, have made Africa a Land of Wonders by their Heroism and

2. [Americana] Phillips, James DuncanSalem in the Seventeenth CenturyHoughton 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 theMassachusetts 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.

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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 andSavage Races of People Who Inhabit the Dark Continent.Universal Publishing Co., Saint Louis, 1889. Reproduction of 1670 map of

$125

Africa by John Ogilby precedes text. Color frontispiece, two color plates, hundreds of engravedillustrations 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.

3. [Aviation] Cobham, AlanTwenty Thousand Miles in a Flying-boat: My Flight Round AfricaPhiladelphia: 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-rangeaviation, who gained recognition as a member of the Royal Flying Corpsduring World War I. This memoir closely follows his appearance in several films (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 Fly-

$75

ing 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, CornelThe Radical KingBeacon Press, Boston, 2015. First edition. xvi, 300 pp. 8vo. ‘Arranged thematically in four parts, The Radical King includes twenty-threeselections, curated and introduced by Dr. Cornel West, thatillustrate King’s revolutionary vision, underscoring hisidentification with the poor, his unapologetic opposition tothe Vietnam War, and his crusade against global imperialism.Fine. Inscribed & signed by Cornel West on title page (‘ToBro’ Kit Miller, stay strong! Love, Cornel West’).

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5. [Great Lakes Steamboats]$50Two 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 beforephotography 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 1941Algauer Druckerei und Verlagsanstalt, Kempten (Allgau), 1941. A photographicaccount of the Adolf Hitler Schools during World War II. NS-Ordensburgen (“National Socialist Order Castles”, singular Ordensburg), also calledSchulungsburgen, 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, and be pure-blooded with no hereditary defects. The schools themselves were typically stark, modern structures with extensive facilities. Vogelsang, forinstance, 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. Threeduplicate leaves of the photo labeled ‘Appell im Schonen Hof der Ordensburg’ laid in, likely taken from other copies of the same publication.

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7. [ Juvenile] Ballantyne, Robert MichaelThe 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 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.

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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.’). 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

$250

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9. [ Juvenile] Frees, Harry WhittierThe Little Folks of Animal LandBoston: 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 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 frontendpaper (‘Donald Robert Metcalf. from Papa & Mamma. Dec. 25, 1915.’), binding shaken with a few gatherings loose.

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10. [ Juvenile] Singer, Isaac BashevisZlateh the Goat and Other StoriesHarper & Row, 1966. Limited edition, #251 of 500 copies, signed by Singer & Sendak and numbered on colophon, which states ‘From the first edition of Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories this limited edition of five hundredcopies was printed on Andora paper, specially bound and numbered, and signed by the author and the artist.’ xi, 90 pp. 8vo. Tipped in Sendakillustrations throughout. A collection of children’s stories by the Jewish

$550

uncommon, especially in original jackets. Ink name on front endpaper, jacket stained & toned with minor loss from corners.

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, JoanneThe Letters of Virginia Woolf, Complete in Six Volumes: 1888-1912; 1912-1922; 1923-1928; 1929-1931; 1932-1935; 1936-1941Harcourt 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 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.

$225

12. [Literature] Capote, TrumanIn Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its ConsequencesRandom 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.’ 343 pp. 8vo. The classic work based on the 1959 murder of the Clutterfamily in Kansas, which inspired the film of the same name. A pioneering work in the true crime genre. Book and acetate jacketfine, slipcase near fine - lightly foxed along edges.

$1,750

13. [Literature] Gilbert, W.S.Original PlaysNew 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 & IINew 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 abiography by Knight. Good. Boards rubbed with some loss of gilt, mostly from spines, a few light stains.$9015. [Literature] Michener, James A.The Source

$600Random House, New York, 1965. Limited edition, #37 of 500, signed & numbered by Michener on colophon, which states ‘Of the first edition of 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 alCity Lights Journal Number FourCity Lights Books, San Francisco, 1978. 253, [3] pp. A collection of prose andpoetry published by the famous City Lights Books, a hub of Beat Generationculture. Includes contributions by Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, AllenGinsberg, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Pablo Neruda. Very good. Wrappers lightly toned.$2717. [Literature] Rolvaag, O.E.; Colcord, LincolnGiants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie

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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 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 richold-world literary tradition, it is at the same time deeply and vitally American.’ - Vernon LouisParrington. Very good. Spine toned.

18. [Marilyn Monroe] Welch, EarlWhisper Magazine - April 1957 (Vol. 11, Number 4, Marilyn Monroe Cover)Whisper, Inc., 1957. Includes articles on Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, PatMcCormick, etc. Very good. Wrappers lightly rubbed, pages lightly toned.

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19. [Military] Calvert, Henry MurrayReminiscences of a Boy in Blue, 1862-1865G.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

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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.

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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 asuccinct 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 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

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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 Cam-paign 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 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 completecontents. Very good. Spines & corners professionally

$750

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 HarborW.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.

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23. [Music] Schweitzer, Albert; Newman, Ernest;Widor, C.M.J.S. Bach, in Two VolumesNew York: The Macmillan Company, 1955. xvi,428; vii, 498 pp. 8vo. An analysis of the famouscomposer’s life and musical compositions, from both an artistic and a scientific perspective. Translated from theGerman edition, which was greatly expandedfrom the original French version. The Englishtranslation by Ernest Newman also incorporatessignificant revisions, as well as a preface by C.M.

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24. [Prehistory] Allen, E.A.The Prehistoric World: or, Vanished RacesCincinnati: Central Publishing House, 1885. First edition. 820 pp. 8vo. 327engraved illustrations. A survey of prehistory from early geological periods to

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Widor. Five plates. Near fine. Jacket spines toned, small spot on rear panel of vol. 1 jacket.

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25. [Presidential] Carter, JimmyLiving FaithTimes Books / Random House, 1996. First edition. 256, [1] pp. 8vo. A spiritual

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the earliest civilizations, from the glacial age through ancient Peru. Includes a large chapter dedicated to themound-builders. Fine. Tissue guard of frontispiece lightly foxed, otherwise a nearly flawless copy.

autobiography by the former U.S. president and active participant in Habitat for Humanity and other humanitarian efforts. Near fine. Signed without inscription by Jimmy Carter on front endpaper. Price on jacket flap inked out.

26. [Presidential] Sorensen, Theodore C.KennedyHarper & Row, New York, 1965. Reprint. viii, 783 pp. 8vo. Theclassic 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, 1/4 inch tear to top edge of rear panel.$4527. [Reference] Chisolm, Hugh (Editor)Encyclopaedia Britannica Complete New Form 11th Edition - 32 Volumes in 16

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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 significantlysimplified. Near fine. Minor wear to corners.

28. [Roycrofters] Hubbard, ElbertLittle Journeys to the Homes of the Great, in Fourteen Volumes: Good Men and Great; Famous Women; American Statesmen;Eminent Painters; English Authors; Eminent Artists; EminentOrators; Great Philosophers; Great Reformers; Great Teachers; Great Businessmen; Great Scientists; Great Lovers; Great Musicians, with Guide Book

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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 widelycollected 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, 1990Burroughs 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 on jackets or covers of Burroughs’s works, as well as interviews,

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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, 1991Burroughs Bibliophiles, 1991. The complete set of four 1991 issues of the popular Edgar RiceBurroughs 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 alThe Beautiful Life of Frances E. Willard: AMemorial Volume, with Character Sketches andMemorial Tributes by the General Officer’s ofthe 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, John G. Woolley, Col. Geo. W. Bain, Mary Lowe Dickinson, Mary A. Lathbury, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Mary A. Livermore, Susan B. Anthony, Lillian

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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 closestassociates. 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. A few tape repairs to design sheet, blocks in excellent condition with only minimal wear to edges.

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33. 19th Century Book SafeTours: 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 jewelry or photographs. Good. Spine rubbed, spine leather drying, deterioration to mirrored inlays, pages lightly foxed.

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34. [Easton Press]The Illustrated Book of GenesisChartwell 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.

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83 DECORATIVE LEATHER BINDINGS BY EASTON PRESS &FRANKLIN LIBRARY, INCLUDING LIMITED DELUXE EDITIONS AND

FINELY BOUND COPIES OF WORKS FROM OTHER PUBLISHERS

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35. [Easton Press] Alcott, Louisa May; Weeks, EdwardLittle 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 & whiteillustrations by Henry C. Pitz, introduction by Edward Weeks. The classic novel of the March sisters, originally published 1868-9. Fine.

$50 36. [Easton Press] Austen, Jane; Swinnerton, FrankPride and Prejudice (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1977. xxii, 411 pp. 8vo.

$5037. [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 ofHavana. Printed on Neenah Sundance Natural White paper, lithography by Pulp 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

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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.

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 SeriesAbrams, 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 ribbon marker bound in. The ‘definitive, authorized guide to Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry’s groundbreaking television program that first aired

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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, EricThe 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 andillustrations by Jack Levine. ‘Based on John Gay’s eighteenth century Beggar’s Opera, The Threepenny Opera, first staged in 1928 at the Theater amSchiffbauerdamm 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

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unforgettable music - one of the earliest and most successful attempts to introduce jazz to thetheatre - 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 fullleather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, creamribbon marker bound in. Color lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Includespublisher’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, partlyautobiographical novel of an English orphan who rises above her abusivecircumstances. Fine. $50

41. [Easton Press] Bunyan, John; Winterich, John T.The Pilgrim’s Progress: From This World to That Which is toCome, 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 JohnBunyan, at one time second only to the Bible in popularity. It is a symbolic vision of the pilgrimage through life. Fine.

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42. [Easton Press] Butler, Samuel; Dreiser, TheodoreThe Way of All Flesh (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1980. xxx, 588 pp. 8vo. Green fullleather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, brownribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser, illustrations byRobert Ward Johnson. A novel criticizing Victorianism. Fine.

$3543. [Easton Press] Butler, Samuel; Huxley, AldousErewhon (The Collector’s Library of Famous Editions)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1934. Copyrightstates 1934, but circa 1980. xxi, [1], 228, [1] pp. 8vo. Crimsonfull 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’ssuccess was owed to the contemporary publication of The Coming Race by

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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, WallaceThe 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 theArchives insert laid in.

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45. [Easton Press] Chekhov, Anton; Gielgud, John; Garnett, ConstanceTwo 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

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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, andillustrations 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 DemocraciesThe Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1992. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, redmorocco spine panels, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moireendpapers, 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 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.

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47. [Easton Press] Cooke, John EstenA Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee (Collector’s Edition)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. vi, 577 pp. 4-pageadvertisement 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 cloth slipcase with matching gilt decorations. 2014 facsimile edition of the 1871 original. Engravings, portraits, and maps in text. Fine. Includes publisher’s slipcase.

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48. [Easton Press] Crane, Stephen; Grau, Shirley AnnMaggie: 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, yellowribbon marker laid in. Crane’s first work, this novel depicts poverty in New York City based on his exploration of the Bowery slums. Originallyself-published in 1893, it did not enjoy widespread acceptance until his more popular novel, The Red Badge of Courage, was released. Fine.

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49. [Easton Press] Crane, Stephen; Van Doren, Carl

$4050. [Easton Press] De Balzac, Honore; Marriage, Ellen; Mauriac,FrancoisOld 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 in1834-5, 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 whichBalzac exhibited what became a trademark in his fiction, that being the inclusion of characters from previous works. Fine. Publisher’s Notes from the Archivesinsert laid in.

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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.

51. [Easton Press] De Maupassant, Guy; Hearn, Lafcadio; Artinian, Artine; O’Brien, JustinThe 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.

52. [Easton Press] De Maupassant, Guy; Laurie, Marjorie;Jaloux, EdmondA Woman’s Life (‘Une Vie’) (The Collector’s Library of FamousEditions)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 quarter-century 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.

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53. [Easton Press] Defoe, DanielThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (The Collector’sLibrary 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. $30

54. [Easton Press] Defoe, Daniel; Hadden, J. CuthbertThe Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, MarinerThe 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.$3555. [Easton Press] Dickens, CharlesThe Adventures of Oliver Twist

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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, CharlesA Tale of Two Cities, in Two Volumes (The Worksof Charles Dickens, Extra Illustrated) (Easton PressDeluxe 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 bound into each volume. 2013 facsimile of 1881 Chapman and Hall edition reissued with extra illustrations by Edinboro Publishing. Text

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on Neenah Starwhite Natural paper, lithography by Falcon Press. Color plates and engravedillustrations by Hablot Knight Browne (‘Phiz’). Fine. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in.

57. [Easton Press] Dickens, CharlesGreat Expectations, in Two Volumes (The Works of Charles Dickens, Extra Illustrated) (Easton Press

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58. [Easton Press] Dickens, CharlesA Christmas Carol: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (SignedLimited 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 ribbonmarker bound in. Maroon cloth slipcase with gilt decorations andmounted color illustration of Tiny Tim on front panel. Dickens’sclassic holiday story of greed, redemption, and the Christmasspirit, 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.

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59. [Easton Press] Dickens, CharlesThe 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 400copies. 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.

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60. [Easton Press] Dickinson, Emily; Untermeyer, LouisPoems 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 waspublished by her younger sister Lavinia. Selected and editedwith commentary by Louis Untermeyer.

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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.

61. [Easton Press] Donald, David HerbertLincoln (The Library of the Presidents)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1996. 714 pp. 8vo. Several pages ofphotographs. Lincoln Prize winner. Original dark brown leather, gilt titles,decorations & page ridges, gold ribbon marker bound in. An authoritativebiography of President Abraham Lincoln. Near fine. Publisher’s insert laid in. Tiny ink note on verso of front endpaper.

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62. [Easton Press] Dos Passos, JohnThe 42nd Parallel [U.S.A. Trilogy Book 1] (The Collector’s Library of FamousEditions)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’smagnum opus. The author was associated with two important literarymovements: Modernism and the Lost Generation. Dos Passos was a socialrevolutionary with leanings towards communism, and a contemporary and (at one time) friend of Ernest Hemingway. The trilogy relates the events of 1900-1930

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63. [Easton Press] Dreiser, Theodore; Hansen, HarryAn 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, beigeribbon marker bound in. Dreiser’s famous fictionalization of the upstate New York trial of Chester Gillette for the murder of Grace Brown, with anintroduction by Harry Hansen and illustrations by Reginald Marsh. Fine.

$125 64. [Easton Press] Dreiser, Theodore; Rascoe, BurtonSister Carrie (Masterpieces of American Literature)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1981. xi, [1], 387 pp.

$4065. [Easton Press] Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]; Fitz-Gerald,S.J. Adair; Redman, Ben RayThe 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 moireendpapers, 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.

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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.

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.

66. [Easton Press] Dumas, Alexandre [Alexander]; Lang, AndrewThe 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, goldribbon marker bound in. Dumas’s classic swashbuckling adventure, with a

$6067. [Easton Press] Dupre, Judith; Smith, AdrianSkyscrapersBlack Dog & Leventhal, 1996. First edition. Specially bound by Easton Press. 160 pp. Black full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, goldribbon 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... 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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publisher’s preface, introduction by the author, an introductory letter by Andrew Lang, color frontispiece of Dumas, and illustrations by Edy Legrand. Fine.

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68. [Easton Press] Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Untermeyer, LouisThe 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 championedindividualism. Selected and edited by Louis Untermeyer, with illustrations by Richard & Doris Beer. Fine.

$50 69. [Easton Press] Everett, EdwardThe Consecration of the National Cemetery atGettysburg, 19th November, 1863, with the

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70. [Easton Press] Everett, Marshall; Van Dyke, HenryWreck 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; WirelessTelegraphy 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,

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Dedicatory Speech of Abraham Lincoln [Address of Hon. Edward Everett 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.

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, JacquesMadame 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.

$4072. [Easton Press] Foote, ShelbyThe Civil War: A Narrative, in Three VolumesThe Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2010.

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73. [Easton Press] Franklin, Benjamin; Van Doren, CarlThe 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 full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, goldribbon marker bound in. Reproductions of early maps precede text, color

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frontispiece of Benjamin Franklin, engraved illustrations. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Fine.

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74. [Easton Press] Frost, JohnA Pictorial Biography of Andrew Jackson, Embellished with Numerous EngravingsThe Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2014. Includes publisher’sslipcase. 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 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

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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 fullleather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Fine.

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before the end of his second term. Numerous engravings representingbattle scenes, etc., by artists such as Benson J. Lossing and Croome. Fine.

76. [Easton Press] Grant, Ulysses S.; Long, E.B.Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant (The Leather-Bound Library ofMilitary 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 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

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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, RobertStar Trek: The Complete Unauthorized HistoryVoyageur 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 memorabilia, many never before printed. Fine. $125

78. [Easton Press] Guerber, H.A.The Myths of Greece & Rome: Their StoriesSignification and OriginThe 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 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.

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79. [Easton Press] Hardy, Thomas; Cantwell, RobertFar 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.

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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 publisher’s preface, How This Book Came to Be by John T. Win-terich, and illustrations from wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. One of Thomas Hardy’s most powerful works, which D.H. Lawrence called ‘the real stuff of tragedy.’ Fine.

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81. [Easton Press] Hawthorne, NathanielThe 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 inseventeenth century Puritan Salem. Fine.

$45 82. [Easton Press] Hearn, Chester G.The Civil War State by StateBlueRed Press / Easton Press, 2011. This copy specially

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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, goldribbon marker bound in. Fine.

83. [Easton Press] Herodotus; Strassler, Robert B.;Thomas, Rosalind; Purvis, Andrea L.The Landmark Herodotus: The HistoriesThe 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, andencyclopedic index, edited by Robert B. Strassler, with an introduction byRosalind Thomas. Fine.$22584. [Easton Press] Homer; Malmoth,William Henry

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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 MostAuthentic 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. Limitededition, #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, goldribbon marker bound in. Printed on Classic Laid Natural paper, with illustrations on MohawkSuperfine 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, CarlThe 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, CarlGreen Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest (TheCollector’s Library of Famous Editions)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1972. Publisher’s Notes from the Archives insert laid in. 346 pp. 8vo. Forest green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, yellow ribbon marker bound in. Introduction

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87. [Easton Press] Huxley, Aldous; Montagu, AshleyBrave 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 gravureillustrations by Mara McAfee, foreword by author and introduction by Ashley Montagu. Huxley’s classic dystopian novel, picturing a bleak authoritarianfuture in which mankind is medicated into happiness, and reproduction occurs 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.

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88. [Easton Press] Jakes, JohnThe 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’scertificate of authenticity signed by author, a witness, and the publisher, laid in. Complete in three volumes. 740; 1019; 700 pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, orange ribbon markers bound into each volume. Jakes’s classictrilogy of the American Civil War.

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by Carl Van Doren, color illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. “Green Mansions: 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.

89. [Easton Press] Lincoln, AbrahamThe Gettysburg Address and Other WritingsThe 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-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.

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90. [Easton Press] Lincoln, Abraham; Lapsley, Arthur Brooks; Roosevelt, Theodore; Schurz, Carl; Choate, Joseph H.; Brooks, NoahThe 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 DouglasDebates (2 vols.); 1858-1862; 1862-1863; 1863-1865; The Life of Lincoln. Fine.

91. [Easton Press] Miller, Francis TrevelyanGettysburg: A Journey to America’s Greatest Battleground inPhotographs 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, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, gold ribbon marker bound in. Grey cloth slipcase with gilt titles and photographic plate mounted

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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’sslipcase. 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.

$12593. [Easton Press] Nicolay, John G.;Hay, JohnAbraham 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 &decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers designed by Peggy Skycraft, white ribbon marker bound into each volume,

$3,000

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.

lithography by Falcon Press. Printed on Finch Vanilla Vellum paper Maps and illustrationsthroughout. 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, mostimportantly 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.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

$500

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, JohnPlutarch: 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 edition originally published in 1693 by Jacob Tonson of London. Rolland Opaque paper, lithography by Pulp. Fine.

$500

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.

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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, marbledendpapers, orange ribbon marker bound in. 2014 facsimile of 1865 original. Fine.

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98. [Easton Press] Shatner, William; Kreski, ChrisGet 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 ofauthenticity signed by Shatner, witness, and publisher laid in, along withpublisher’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.

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99. [Easton Press] Smith, GrahamCivil War WeaponsChartwell 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.

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100. [Easton Press] Thucydides; Strassler, Robert B.; Hanson, Victor Davis; Crawley, RichardThe 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, goldribbon 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 BooksLincoln: An Intimate Portrait (Life)Life Books / Easton Press, 2014. This copy

$135102. [Easton Press] Tipton, ScottStar Trek Vault: 40 Years from the ArchivesAbrams, New York, 2011. First edition. This copybound in leather by Easton Press. 128 pp. Navyblue 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 illustrations and material in pockets throughout text. A history of the40-year science fiction television franchise, illustrated with over 350images, as well as interactive reproductions of memorabilia. Fine.

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103. [Easton Press] Tomes, Robert; Smith, Benjamin G.The War with the South: A History of the Great American Rebellion, in Three VolumesThe Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Publisher’s insert providing details about illustrations laid in. 2013 reissue of the work originallypublished in monthly parts from 1862-1865, and released in three boundvolumes in 1867. Navy blue full cowhide leather, gilt titles, orange & giltdecorations, 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, lithography by Falcon Press. Includes numerous engravings, portraits, and maps. Fine.

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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.

104. [Easton Press] Tranquillus, C. SuetoniusThe Lives of the Twelve Caesars [The Lives of the XII. Caesars, or the First Twelve Roman Emperors, Translated into English withExplanatory NotesThe 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 & decorations. 2014 edition, reprinted from the 1717 J. Nicholson edition of London. Fine.

$175

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. Includespublisher’s clamshell case. Publisher’s limitation slip laid in. xvi, 274, [1] pp. Blue full cowhideleather, 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 onGlatfelter Nature’s Book paper, lithography by Falcon Press,custom clamshell case by Dominion Carton. Fine.

$200106. [Easton Press] Twain, MarkAdventures of Huckleberry Finn(Tom Sawyer’s Comrade).The Easton Press, Norwalk,Connecticut, 2014. Limitededition, #388 of 800. Includes publisher’s clamshell case. 366. 8vo. Green full cowhide leather, gilt & black titles and decorations, all 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

$200

107. [Easton Press] Verne, JulesTwenty 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 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

$250

108. [Easton Press] Verne, JulesA Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Containing a Complete Account of the Wonderful and Thrilling Adventures of the IntrepidSubterranean Explorers, Prof. Von Hardwigg, His Nephew Harry, and Their Icelandic Guide, Hans Bjelke. (Easton Press Deluxe LimitedEdition)The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2013. Limited edition, #22 of 300 copies. Includes publisher’s clamshell case. Publisher’slimitation slip laid in. xiii, 303 pp. Brown full cowhide leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, gold ribbon

$250

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.

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.

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. Animportant 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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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.

$1,000

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 TwentyThousand 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.

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. Limitededition, #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

$500

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 Timeseries. Two tone illustrations by John Tenniel throughout. An exceptionally decorative edition of Carroll’s classic work. Fine.

$150

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.$45

monochrome and full-color illustration and period advertisement from the original fortnightlyserial 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.

114. [Franklin Library] Homer; Fitzgerald, RobertThe 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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115. [Franklin Library] Joyce, JamesUlysses: 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 confused with Franklin Library’s less elaborate leatheretteedition, which is far more common. Joyce’s stream-of-

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edges gilt, light green ribbon marker bound in, silk moire endpapers, two-page map precedes title page. Fine.

116. [Franklin Library] Machiavelli, NiccoloThe 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 subjectsremain controversial in their unapologetic severity, and did much to changepolitical viewpoints and strategies. Fine. $45

consciousness masterpiece, which was at the center of an important court case regarding literary censorship in the early twentieth century, and remainscontroversial for what some consider obscene content.