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Newton, Edward A.
This is the Book Collecting Game
Boston, Little Brown & Company, A Bulfinch Press Book,
1928, First Edition ed,
Condition: Near Fine, One of the most witty, and authoritive of the collector-authors writing on books and book collecting was A. Edward Newton. He began his career as a collector early in life and, when he died in 1940 (Philadelphia), had amassed a library of over 10,000 first editions, primarily of British authors. Color frontispiece profusely illustrated with literary illustrations mostly from Newton's library. Reverse of contents page, neatly top pasted color plate, "An Author & Bookseller" (1797). Original papered pale blue boards and cloth binding, title on label laid onto spine, top edge gilt, 1 1/2 by 1 inch stain to front board all else very clean and tight. Previous owners private library plate to e.p., with quote from Thomas Carlyle; review and author information notice neatly to pastedown and rear e.p; Los Angeles bookseller label to upper edge of rear e.p. Very clean, tightly bound. 8 vo, 410 pages. First Edition, Second Print "First Published October, 1928", "Reprinted October 1928" to title page. In protective polyester wraps
(Collecting, Edward, A., Newton, Book, Collecting, First, Edition, Collecting, English, Literature) Cat No. 1912.
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75.00
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Saintsbury, George, Edited By with Introduction and Notes.
Thomas Shadwell (The Mermaid Series)
London, T. Fisher Unwin,
Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good Plus, Thomas Shadwell 1642 ~ 1692, English dramatist and poet. His plays, written in the tradition of Ben Jonson's comedy of humours, are distinguished for their realistic pictures of London life and for their frank and witty dialogue. Contents: The Sullen Lovers; A True Widow; The Squire of Alsatia; Bury Fair. The Mermaid Series (literal reproductions of old text, with etched frontispieces). Reddish brown cloth, bright gilt lettering, and Mermaid decoration. Printed (at publishing) red private library plate to pastedown. Very clean, solidly bound. VG+ copy. 12 mo, 259 pages. No date
(Century, Literature, Thomas, Shadwell, The Sullen, Lovers, English, Literature, 17th, Century, English, Plays, 17th, Century, British, Satire) Cat No. 2160.
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20.00
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Smith, Thorne.
The Thorne Smith Three-Bagger: the Glorious Pool, Skin and Bones, Topper
New York, The Sun Dial Press,
1945, Hard Cover,
illus: Herbert Roese, Condition: Very Good, One of the most popular comic authors of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Three of his most popular and hilarious novels, illustrated by Herbert Roese. "Topper" (Transparent ladies in real step-ins, or real ladies in transparent step-ins- just one of the hilarious problems Mr. Topper faces in this laugh classic of beautiful ghosts and harried commuters. Turned into a movie starring Carey Grant and Carol Lombard); "Skin and Bones" (the hilarious tale of the embarrassments of a gentleman ( Mr. Quintus Bland, the eminent photographer) who had difficulties with his integument); "The Glorious Pool" (answers the age old wish, "If I could only be young again!"). Thorne Smith novels provided the basis for five Hollywood films, his novels with their uplifting spirit were very popular during "The Depression". Brown cloth boards and spine, black illustrations and lettering to spine. Pages 19 to 21 mild crease down middle. Spine has a dip in the middle, hinges cracked, text block tight, clean. sm 8vo, 885 pp
(Smith, The Glorious, Pool, Topper, Skin, And Bones, Depression, Era, Humor, Humor) Cat No. 2522.
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30.00
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Sagan, Francoise.
Those Without Shadows
New York, E. P. Dutton & Co.,
1957, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, Paris 1950's centered around a sophisticated group of actors, writers, a theatrical producer, medical student & a 50 year old couple that hosts this gathering. By selecting just the significant detail - the pose of a man's back, an actress looking in the mirror, the smell of a tobacco shop, the flowered paper in third rate hotel bedroom, a Paris street at four in the morning - Francoise Sagan reveals the exact quality of each of the several love affairs, developing them with extrodinary human understanding. Black & white stripe boards, gilt title panel to spine. DJ not price clipped, orange & red, white lettering, mild wear, 2 small closed tears to upper edge. In protective mylar. First Ed. Very clean text, solidly bound. sm 8vo, 125 pg
(Paris, Actors, Writers, 1950's, Paris, Francoise, Sagan, First, Edition, Those, Without, Shadows, First, Edition) Cat No. 290m.
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14.50
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Lane, Edward William; Edited By Edward Stanley Poole.
The Thousand and One Nights Commonly Called The Arabian Night' Entertainments, in Four Volumes
New York, Charles C. Bigelow,
Hard Cover,
Condition: Near Fine, A New Translation from the Arabic, with Copious Notes. With a preface by Stanley Lane-Poole. Illustrated throughout with half tone plates, tissue covered frontispieces. Very clean bright text and illustrations, deckled end, TEG. Bound in light brown linend, dark brown stamped title panels to spine, bright gilt title and volume number. Edition De Luxe. Spine ends, mildly rubbed and bumped, volume III 1/4 rub mark to upper edge, , vol. II, slight fray to upper edge. All else fine. Beautiful clean volumes. n.d. circa early 1900. 8 vo, 727, 681, 679, 703 with index
(Arabian, Nights, Illustrated, Arabian, Nights, Edward, William, Lane, The Thousand, And One, Nights, 4, Volumes, Arabic, Translations, Arabic, Fairy, Tales) Cat No. 3091.
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250.00
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