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Peronnik The Fool
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Peronnik The Fool: Limited Hardcover Edition

by George Moore

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Fine Collectible Hardcover. First New York Edition. 8vo. Handsome Designed 1926 NOT a library copy. Decorative Boards Two Color Red and Black Type. 69 pp. Limited to only 785 copies of this handsome telling of a Breton Grail quest with the Bowl and Diamond Spear (Spear of Destiny) i Arthurian telling of the healing of the land's fertility by Irish author George Moore. Fine printed in two colors. Printed at the Press of William Edwin Rudge designed by Bruce Rogers. Limited/Numbered First Edition. J. R. R. Tolkien was found of Breton storytelling as witnessed by his library and the publication of The Lay Of Aotrou & Itroun. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans of the cover and Printing
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Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others.
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Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others.

by Thomas Bewick

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Bewick, Thomas. Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop and Others. In Three Parts. I. Fables Extracted from Dodsley"s. II. Fables with Reflections in Prose and Verse. III. Fables in Verse. To which are prefixed The Life of Aesop, and An Essay Upon Fable by Oliver Goldsmith. Faithfully reprinted from the Rare Newcastle Edition published by T. Saint in 1784. London, Bickers and Son. 1871. 4to. Red morroco. Gilt decoration with black inlays. 5 raised bands, gilt decoration with black inlays, black and gilt title piece. Silk tricolour headbands. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentils, marbled end papers. Frontis portrait, half title, title, preface vii-xxix, Life of Aesop xxx -xxxvi, Essay Upon Fable xxxvii -xl. Pp312. 142 fables most with at least one illustration by Bewick, within a red printed border. Skillful reback retaining original spine, inner hinges strengthened. All pages and illustrations in excellent order throughout. The skillful beauty of Bewick illustrations with the fables from nature including… Read More
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Sibyllinorum Oraculorum Libri VIII - [Sibylline Oracles, Book Eight]
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Sibyllinorum Oraculorum Libri VIII - [Sibylline Oracles, Book Eight]

by Castellio, Sebastian (Translator)

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Joannes Oporinis, Basil. Good. 1555. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 333 pages: 4 x 6 in.: 1: Ex-Libris: KB#011166: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Text is in Greek and Latin Languages on facing pages, with woodcut initials on beginning pages. Boards are lightly age-darkened white vellum. Copy has ex-library stamp of "The Library of the Xavier Union" at bottom of title page, a square stamp "Case 13 Shelf" on inside front board and title page, and a small group of inked numbers at top of back flyleaf. (Addl. Title Page Content - in Latin): "Sibyllinorum oraculorum libri VIII. Addita Sebastiani Castalionis interpretatione Latina, quae Graeco erigionè respondeat. Cum annotationibus Xysti Betuleij in Graeca Sibyllina oracula, & Sebastiani Castalionis in translationem suam: quae annotationes numeris marginalibus signantur. Quae praeterea huic editioni ultra priorem accesserint, diligens lector ex praefationibus &… Read More
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Life And Sport on the Lower St. Lawrence
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Life And Sport on the Lower St. Lawrence: Containing Chapters On Salmon Fishing, Trapping, The Folk-Lore Of The Montagnais Indians, And Tales of Adventures On the Fringe Of The Labrador Peninsula

by N. A. Comeau

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Rare Very Good+ First English Edition of this Window into late nineteenth Century Labrador and Quebec Wilderness, Salmon fishing, Lynx, Bear, Seals, hunting and fishing lore of the Montagnais and Algonkin architecture. Many b/w photos 440 pp. Clean condition, tight binding. Gilt stamping on cover. page toning and several pages creased slightly. tiny slit at upper extremity. NOT a library copy. No bookplates. NO numbers See our Three Geese in Flight Scans
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Eskimo Folk-Tales
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Eskimo Folk-Tales

by Knud Rasmussen, W Worster (translator)

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Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1921 A good copy of the scarce 1st edition in original cloth binding with black and white frontispiece and 8 further black and white plates by 'native Eskimo artists'. Knud Rasmussen is famous as an explorer of the Arctic, who grew up in Greenland and spent his life understanding and studying native life. The green cloth binding has gilt titles to spine and blind stamped titles to the front board. It has some light scuffing and edge wear; some pulling to spine ends; and corner wear including bumping to the top corners. Internally there is the bookplate of Cardiff Public Reference Library to the front pastedown endpaper. The bookplate and a small set of library numbers written on the verso of the title are the only library markings. Contents: half title; frontispiece; title; introduction pp 5-10; contents list; plate list; text pp 15-156 with 8 plates; list of sources 1p; publisher's list 2pp. There is some browning to free endpapers and spotting to half title and… Read More
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy

by O'Neill, Eugene

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O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes

by Lang, Andrew

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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More
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Porgy
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Porgy

by Du Bose Heyward

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THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.
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The Spirit Mercury
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The Spirit Mercury

by Jung, C.G.; Phelan, Gladys & Nagel, Hildegard (translators)

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Analytical Psychology Club of NY, 1953. Paperback. Used - Very Good condition. Book is clean and tight with shelf wear. Front and back covers are mildly scuffed. Edge wear along the spine. Front cover is slightly creased near spine. Page edges are tanned. Erased pencil markings are faintly visible in top corner of front end-paper. Chip inside front cover at spine, near the top edge. No other markings or blemishes inside the book. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition
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Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition

by Wil Huygen

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New York: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006 Very Good first printing, first edition 2006 Harry Abrams 30th Anniversary Edition of Gnomes. Unclipped Dust Jacket .has some rubbing across spine top and a 1/3 inch tear at front, Small puncture at rear. No writing or marks in text, clean bright pages and solid binding. bumping to outer top corners and rub to bottom. Large quarto with 212 pages.
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts
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The Religion of the Ancient Celts

by J.A. MacCulloch

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J.A. MacCulloch - The Religion of the Ancient Celts - Edinburgh, T&T Clark, 1911 - First Edition - Hardcover - 399pp - 23x15 cmCondition Very Good - The cover is looking great for such an old book. Name inside, some occasional spotting and a few notes/underlining (especially the first chapters) but most of the book is clean with a solid binding.In this book J.A. MacCulloch presents a different view of the ancient Celts as he dives into their mysterious world. The book touches on the sagas, worships, festivals, influencers, magic, and the transition of eras from Pagan to Christianity, and ideals. Providing a cultural investigation into why they once worshipped mountains, knolls, rivers, lakes, forests, and how the druids who were the ritual providers of the time were seen as shaman, priest, and magician who officiated over sacred rites and spaces for the dead.One of the most complete and referred books about this subject and impossible to find as First Edition, it seems this books hasn't been available… Read More
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Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depictae
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Gemmae et Sculpturae Antiquae Depictae

by Leonard Agostini (Leonardo Augustino)

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Very good complete copy of this suite of 271 engraved plates of antique gems.
First Dutch edition in Latin, printed in Amsterdam, 1685. (First Italian-language edition published in Rome in 1657).
The designs by Leonard Agostini (Leonardo Augustino), engraved by Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi, original descriptive Italian text by Giovanni Bellori, the noted Italian antiquary, translated into Latin by Jacob Groenhoven (Jacobo Gronovio).
Two parts bound in one with all 271 engraved plates: engraved portrait of Agostini as frontispiece, second engraved allegorical frontispiece depicting Romulus and Remus, 217 plates in Part I numbered 1-3 and 1-214, 51 plates in Part II numbered 1-51, title page and divisional half-title with engraved vignette present in each part.
In conjunction with Bellori, Agostini published Gemme antiche figurate in two volumes in Rome in 1657 and 1669. The first part was devoted entirely to Cardinal Barberini's collection, which Agostini had assembled for the papal nephew, and the… Read More
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Manuel d'érotologie classique
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Manuel d'érotologie classique: (De figuris veneris)

by Friedrich Karl Forberg

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Very good copy of FK Forberg's study of classical erotica, with 20 fine monochrome plates.No. 210, of 340 examples on velin de cuve des Papeteries d'Arches, out of a total imprint of 500 copies.Allegorical frontispiece with Venus, Cupid, Pan and Nereid, including a portrait of Forberg, and 19 illustrations by Paul Avril engraved by Théophile Fillon.Chapter headings include de la Futution, de la Pedication, de l'Irrumation, de la Masturbation, des Cunnilinges, des Tribades, du Coit avec des Betes, des Postures spintriennes. The explicit illustrations depict the missionary position, masturbation, fellatio, cunnilingus, orgies, gay sex, Sappho on Lesbos, a Saturnalia, sodomy, Tiberius and the fishes, bestiality, etc., while the text provides literary examples from Virgil, Sappho, Ovid, Martial, Herodotus, etc. Freidrich Karl Forberg (1770-1848), was a German philosopher and classical scholar, while working as a school headmaster and director of the Saxon State Library. His philosophical writings are now… Read More
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The Folk-Tales of the Magyars
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The Folk-Tales of the Magyars

by Jones, Rev W Henry & Kropf, Lewis L

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An excellent copy of the first edition of Jones and Kropf's collection of Magyar folklore, along with analysis of the Magyars and their beliefs. A very good copy: pages are clean and unmarked with just some age wear here and there. No inscriptions. Not ex library. Covers are very good: just a few marks and age wear, and a little scuffing here and there. Spine has the slightest give but not cracking or hinge issues. Very nice. No DJ, as published. See photos - we don't use stock photos, all pictures are of the actual edition for sale
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The Wind in the Willows (The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf)
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The Wind in the Willows (The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf)

by Grahame, Kenneth, Introduction By A. A. Milne, Color Plates By Arthur Rackham

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. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.
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