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CAPEK, KAREL. Group of 3 Prague First editions.

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RUSHDIE, Salman. A group of 8 FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED. With 7 others.: RUSHDIE, Salman (b. 1947). A group of 8 FIRST EDITIONS, many SIGNED, comprising: 1) Shame. London: Jonathan Cape, 1993. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY RUSHDIE on title-page. 2) Haroun and the Sea of Stories

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[LITERATURE -- AMERICAN]. A group of 13 first edition works by Bellow, Caldwell, and Doctorow in 13: [LITERATURE -- AMERICAN]. A group of 13 first edition works by Bellow, Caldwell, and Doctorow, including: BELLOW, Saul. The Dean's December. New York: Harper & Row, 1982. -- CALDWELL, Erskine. Jenny b

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Group of Three First Edition Books: Group of Three First Edition Books. Includes: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1903; The White Flag 1923; and Round the Fire Stories 1908. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large

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[Counter-Culture] Burroughs, William S. Group of 15 Titles, Including 8 Signed: [Counter-Culture] Burroughs, William S. Group of 15 Titles, Including 8 Signed 1. Lee, William (William S. Burroughs)JunkieNew York: Ace Books, Inc., (1953). First edition. 12mo. 149 pp. Bound with Ma

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HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). A group of 5 works in 5 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally fine.: HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). A group of 5 works, comprising: Brave New World. London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. Publisher's blue cloth. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: Vincent and Alice Massen. -- Islan

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Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The World Crisis, 6 vol., first editions, 1923-31.: Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The World Crisis, 6 vol., first editions, half-titles, folding maps and plates, errata slips to vol. 1, 4 & 5, some scattered spotting to prelims and the odd spot elsew

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Dickens (Charles) Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 1-2 second issue, vol. 3 first: Dickens (Charles) Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 1-2 second issue, vol. 3 first issue, 32pp. publisher's catalogue dated May 1861 at end of vol.3, occasional light finger-soiling to m

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Voyages.- Dampier (William) A New Voyage Round the World, first edition, for James Knapton, 1697.: NO RESERVE Voyages.- Dampier (William) A New Voyage Round the World, first edition, 5 engraved maps (4 folding), folding frontispiece wormed at lower margin, some marginal foxing or light soiling, ink

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Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Return of the King, first edition,: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Return of the King, first edition, folding map, small library stamp to title and front endpaper, original cloth, slightly soiled, spine toned and a little worn, 1955; The Fellowsh

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[Dombes (Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Prince de)] Le Cuisinier gascon, first edition, Amsterdam [i.e: [Dombes (Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Prince de)] Le Cuisinier gascon, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, spotted, occasional staining, lightly brown

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LE PAGE DU PRATZ, Antoine-Simon. Histoire de la Louisiane. FIRST EDITION. COMPLETE.: LE PAGE DU PRATZ, Antoine-Simon (1695?-1775). Histoire de la Louisiane, Contenant la Decouverte de ce vaste Pays. Paris: Bure, Delaguette and Lambert, 1758. 3 volumes, 12mo (167 x 96 mm). Half-titles,

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[OLDMIXON, John]. The British Empire in America. FIRST EDITION.: [OLDMIXON, John (1673-1742)]. The British Empire in America, Containing the History of the Discovery, Settlement, Progress and Present State of all the British Colonies on the Continent and Islands of

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Egypt.- Gardiner (Alan H., editor) The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, 4 vol., first edition,: Egypt.- Gardiner (Alan H., editor) The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, 4 vol., first edition, plates, many colour, many double-page, original cloth, occasional light marking to covers and spines, l

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First Edition Waldseemuller Map of France: Tabula Moderna Gallie. Martin Waldseemuller (1473-1520). Woodcut. Strasbourg, 1513. 17 1/2 x 23 inches sheet. First Edition Waldseemuller Map of ”Modern” France from what is considered to be the m

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Waugh (Evelyn) Remote People, first edition, 1931.: Waugh (Evelyn) Remote People, first edition, plates, folding maps, light toning to endpapers, contemporary ink ownership name, occasional light foxing, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning t

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Marcellinus (Ammianus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in: Marcellinus (Ammianus) The Roman Historie..., translated by Philemon Holland, first edition in English, woodcut device on title, woodcut initials and headpieces, worming to lower margins, occasional l

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CAPEK, KAREL. Group of 3 Prague First editions.

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CAPEK, KAREL. Group of 3 Prague First editions. Comprising: Loupeznik. Illustrations by Josef Capek. 8vo, original pictorial green wrappers printed in black, toning to spine and wrapper edges, small nicks and short closed tears at head and foot of spine, minor soiling; ownership signature to front flyleaf, first signature and further pages neatly detached, contents clean. * Vec Makropulos. [The Makropulos Affair]. 8vo, modern ¼ red calf-backed boards, cloth spine label. Capek's play was first performed in Prague in 1922. Leoš Janácek adapted the play into an opera of the same name shortly thereafter. * Krakatit. Title printed in red and black. 8vo, original printed wrappers with design by Joseph Capek, toned, spine leaning, joints rubbed. (3) Praha: Aventinum, 1920; 1922; 1924