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* All the tools needed for personalizing volumes and checking books in and out * Housed in a wooden box with sliding Plexiglas® lid * Dimensions: 6-1/2"W x 3"D x 7-3/4"H * Catalog and Web only

* All the tools needed for personalizing volumes and checking books in and out * Housed in a wooden box with sliding Plexiglas® lid * Dimensions: 6-1/2"W x 3"D x 7-3/4"H * Catalog and Web only See less

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Book Description It seems that almost everyone likes treehouses. Smiles of recognition turn into grins of enthusiasm as more people discover them and dream about making their own private retreats or family play spaces. And it's nice to remind... See more

Book Description It seems that almost everyone likes treehouses. Smiles of recognition turn into grins of enthusiasm as more people discover them and dream about making their own private retreats or family play spaces. And it's nice to remind ourselves that treehouses are built into the oldest and most forgiving, living things on earth. Also, history records treehouses as being built as deliberate follies, as challenges for arboreal designers, for merrymaking, and for keeping the spirit of fairy tales alive. But treehouses can also be social places. We will visit many that were built to entertain, to hang out with friends, or as guest houses. Trees welcome all types. Master treehouse builders Peter and Judy Nelson, with David Larkin, have embarked on yet another treehouse-discovery expedition across America, this time adding the investigation of backyard playhouses to their agenda. Now, in The Treehouse Book, they reveal their findings, illustrated and described in the most complete... See less

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Kashgar is made only from smooth Indian hand-made paper, thick oak bark tanned hide and linen thread. Kashgar has the words "Travel Journal" embossed onto the front cover and two pairs of calf skin ties at the fore-edge. It makes for a unique gift... See more

Kashgar is made only from smooth Indian hand-made paper, thick oak bark tanned hide and linen thread. Kashgar has the words "Travel Journal" embossed onto the front cover and two pairs of calf skin ties at the fore-edge. It makes for a unique gift idea and one which should be used, cherished and will age beautifully over time. Due to the nature of the materials used, each book is unique. 72 leaves (144 pages) | 130mm x 185mm Papa Stour is committed to bringing you the finest Scottish Gifts. Our products are handmade in Scotland by artists passionate about their craft. We always welcome your comments, suggestions and recommendations. See less

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FIRST TRANSLATION OF SOPHOCLES INTO ENGLISH SOPHOCLES.Electra of Sophocles: Presented to Her Highnesse The Lady Elizabeth; With an Epilogue, Shewing the Parallell in two Poems, The Return, and The Restauration. By C.[hristopher] W.[ase].The Hague:... See more

FIRST TRANSLATION OF SOPHOCLES INTO ENGLISH SOPHOCLES.Electra of Sophocles: Presented to Her Highnesse The Lady Elizabeth; With an Epilogue, Shewing the Parallell in two Poems, The Return, and The Restauration. By C.[hristopher] W.[ase].The Hague: for Sam. Brown, 1649.12mo, 18th-century full calf gilt rebacked, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. $4800. First edition of the first English translation of Sophocles, with engraved portraits of Charles II and Princess Elizabeth. Christopher Wase’s Electra was the first English translation of any play by Sophocles. Published in 1649, just after the execution of King Charles I, the translation and notes are strongly inflected by Wase’s Royalist sympathies. The parallel between the ruined house of Stuart and the ruined house of Agamemnon is apt enough, and was not appreciated by the Parliamentary government. Without subtlety, Wase appended two original political poems to the end of the volume, “The Return” and “The Restauration.” He was... See less

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“IT’S MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD”: FINE PRESENTATION FIRST EDITION OF NOVEMBER BOUGHS , ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION, BOLDLY SIGNED BY WHITMAN WHITMAN, Walt.November Boughs.Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888.Octavo, original... See more

“IT’S MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD”: FINE PRESENTATION FIRST EDITION OF NOVEMBER BOUGHS , ONE OF ONLY 100 COPIES SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR PRESENTATION, BOLDLY SIGNED BY WHITMAN WHITMAN, Walt.November Boughs.Philadelphia: David McKay, 1888.Octavo, original flexible gilt-stamped maroon cloth, uncut. Housed in a custom maroon cloth chemise and slipcase. $9000. First edition, first issue, boldly signed by Whitman. One of only 100 copies in this flexible binding prepared at Whitman’s expense as copies for presentation. In March of 1886 Whitman wrote that he planned “to scoop up what I have (poems and prose) of the last MSS since 1881 and ‘2, & put them in probably 200 page book (or somewhat less) to be called perhaps November Boughs .” It took several years for the book to become reality, and it was not until the night of Whitman’s 69th birthday that the first printer’s proofs of November Boughs were delivered to him as a surprise. “It’s more precious than gold,” he said as he put the roll of... See less

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“SHADES OF HEROES, FAREWELL!”: VERY RARE FIRST ISSUE OF BYRON’S FIRST BOOK, HOURS OF IDLENESS , IN ORIGINAL BOARDS BYRON, Lord George Gordon. Hours of Idleness, A Series of Poems, Original and Translated. Newark: S. and J. Ridge, 1807. Thin octavo,... See more

“SHADES OF HEROES, FAREWELL!”: VERY RARE FIRST ISSUE OF BYRON’S FIRST BOOK, HOURS OF IDLENESS , IN ORIGINAL BOARDS BYRON, Lord George Gordon. Hours of Idleness, A Series of Poems, Original and Translated. Newark: S. and J. Ridge, 1807. Thin octavo, late 19th-century brown cloth spine, original drab paper boards, paper spine label, uncut. Housed in a custom chemise and slipcase. $6000. First edition, rare first issue of Byron’s first published work, in original drab paper boards. “In every Bookseller’s I see my own name, & say nothing, but enjoy my fame in secret,” the 19-year-old Bryon wrote to a friend after the publication of this book (Eisler, 134). In addition to a number of Byron’s poems that appeared only a few months earlier in the privately printed chapbooks Fugitive Pieces (November 1806) and Poems on Various Occasions (January 1807), Hours of Idleness (June 1807) contains 12 new poems and several translations of Catullus, Euripides and others. Although Hours of Idleness... See less

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This polished mahogany beauty enhances any work surface. It's capacious compartments will organize all of your writing equipment in style. Hand-made in solid mahogany, it sports bronze cast hardware and two small secret compartments. To complete the... See more

This polished mahogany beauty enhances any work surface. It's capacious compartments will organize all of your writing equipment in style. Hand-made in solid mahogany, it sports bronze cast hardware and two small secret compartments. To complete the desk it includes one bottle of ink, 2 wood stylus, and nibs. Exterior dimensions 16" x 10" x 4". Interior stationery compartment is 14.5" x 5". Open writing surface measures 16"w x 12" l See less

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Our sturdy Bloomsbury Bookbag has a generous capacity for holding books or other hefty loads. Comes with: a Levenger note pad, our Book Bungee Magnifier, two fabric book covers, our Aero Clips, marking flags, 75 multicolored 3 x 5 cards and a... See more

Our sturdy Bloomsbury Bookbag has a generous capacity for holding books or other hefty loads. Comes with: a Levenger note pad, our Book Bungee Magnifier, two fabric book covers, our Aero Clips, marking flags, 75 multicolored 3 x 5 cards and a Faber-Castell pencil See less

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A versatile book holder and library stand This sturdy book stand also works as a stand-up desk. In less than four square feet you have a comfortably angled work surface, a leather-lined storage drawer for tools, a ledge that holds a bright-field... See more

A versatile book holder and library stand This sturdy book stand also works as a stand-up desk. In less than four square feet you have a comfortably angled work surface, a leather-lined storage drawer for tools, a ledge that holds a bright-field magnifier plus your PDA and coffee cup, and a bottom shelf that's curved so you can stand close to your work. It also invites collaboration, as two or three people can huddle around it. * Ledge holds the bright-field magnifier, which has a 3x acrylic lens and nestles in the leather-lined dock * Drawer is lined in leather and holds pens and reading tools * Bottom shelf is curved so you can stand close to your work * 23"W x 19 1/4"D x 42 1/4"H * Work surface measures 23"W x 14"D * made with solid alder and cherry veneer in a natural or dark cherry finish * Assembly required See less

Highlights: Price: $338

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Prepare to be more productive with this portable desk We call it the Editor’s Desk, but this inclined work surface helps anyone who wants to read, write and work more productively – and to be less fatigued. Scribes used inclined surfaces like this... See more

Prepare to be more productive with this portable desk We call it the Editor’s Desk, but this inclined work surface helps anyone who wants to read, write and work more productively – and to be less fatigued. Scribes used inclined surfaces like this centuries ago. Our design is so solid, it’s good for at least a century. * Back ledge saves you reaching for reference books and holds them so you can read hands-free * Solid alder and cherry veneer * 25"W x 23"D x 11"H See less

Highlights: Price: $148

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Planning a trip around the world this summer? Really?? Lucky you! But even if you're taking a more modest trip, this journal would love to go with you. (So would I, but the journal will pack better.) It's made from a vintage "Philips' New Pocket... See more

Planning a trip around the world this summer? Really?? Lucky you! But even if you're taking a more modest trip, this journal would love to go with you. (So would I, but the journal will pack better.) It's made from a vintage "Philips' New Pocket Atlas of the World." Measuring only 3-3/4" x 5-3/4, this will gem really will slip neatly into your purse or day bag and make a great way to keep track of all you see and do. I've included 12 pages made from maps and pictures from old atlas, as well as a few from ledger and graph paper. There's still plenty of room to write with 144 plain text pages, made from all-cotton Velata from the Magnani mill in Italy. This subtly-textured, ivory paper has held up nicely to all of the pens and markers I use and will even handle some acrylics and watercolors if you use a light hand. The cover is paired with custom marbled paper which I created to compliment this great old book. The marbled paper is used for the end papers and signature covers. The first... See less

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MRS. JOHN V. THORPE, 1905 FALL RIVER MASS The postcard is postmarked 1905 and has a canceled red George Washington 2 cent stamp affixed in the corner which is lovely atop the light brown leather! The address is handwritten, of course. A scrumptious... See more

MRS. JOHN V. THORPE, 1905 FALL RIVER MASS The postcard is postmarked 1905 and has a canceled red George Washington 2 cent stamp affixed in the corner which is lovely atop the light brown leather! The address is handwritten, of course. A scrumptious little tidbit! Size: 3 inches high 2 1/2 inches wide 3/4 inch spine 86 sheets (172 pages) Materials: (archival innards, antique & gathered outards) leather - Turn of the century postcard. paper - Strathmore drawing, acid-free, hand torn and stitched. thread and binding tape - linen headband - found in London, vintage neutral pH adhesive See less

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A small book perfect for the pocket. Or a purse. Or stuff it in your sock. Its a good one. The dark brown leather was once a bag, discovered along the many miles of Route 127 yardsale (from Tennessee to Ohio!) The paper inside is lineless so you can... See more

A small book perfect for the pocket. Or a purse. Or stuff it in your sock. Its a good one. The dark brown leather was once a bag, discovered along the many miles of Route 127 yardsale (from Tennessee to Ohio!) The paper inside is lineless so you can write, draw, glue tiny treasures and more inside! 3.5 inches high 3 inches wide 1 inch spine My books are made using archival insides and antique outsides. Inside you'll find linelessstrathmore drawing paper - thick, hand-torn, acid-free pages that work perfectly with ink, pens both thick and superfine, pencil, charcoal, and myriad other mediums. The books' covers are made using hand-picked scraps and worn leather from wherever I can find them, cut to fit the appropriate size. The images, when included, like those in the jewellery, are taken from olde books, embedded in the cover and sealed with matte varnish. for more books and information www.theblackspotbooks.com ***if you have olde leather to trade, please let me know!!!*** See less

Highlights: $ 50.00

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This looks like an old worn journal that Poe would have used himself! There is something so special about recording thoughts or drawings in a journal that is made basically the same way one would have been made centuries ago. The first page of the... See more

This looks like an old worn journal that Poe would have used himself! There is something so special about recording thoughts or drawings in a journal that is made basically the same way one would have been made centuries ago. The first page of the journal has a beautiful image of a raven in a tree, captioned with the quote: “…Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door – Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door – Perched, and sat, and nothing more…” -- The Raven (1845) Edgar Allen Poe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEATHER: distressed brown/black sheepskin DIMENSIONS: 6" x 4.5" x 1.5" PAGES: a generous 320 pages (both sides) - opens flat so you can write all the way into the margins PAPER: unlined, 50lb. Canson drawing paper, creamy white acid-free pages with handtorn edges... See less

Highlights: $ 40.00

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This cleverly executed portable letter-writing surface will stash all stationery necessities within the handsomely handrubbed cabinet wih brass appointments. 16x10x4"

This cleverly executed portable letter-writing surface will stash all stationery necessities within the handsomely handrubbed cabinet wih brass appointments. 16x10x4" See less

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“A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION”: SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF’S CLASSIC WOOLF, Virginia.A Room of One’s Own.New York: Fountain Press, and London: Hogarth Press, 1929. Tall octavo, original... See more

“A WOMAN MUST HAVE MONEY AND A ROOM OF HER OWN IF SHE IS TO WRITE FICTION”: SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF VIRGINIA WOOLF’S CLASSIC WOOLF, Virginia.A Room of One’s Own.New York: Fountain Press, and London: Hogarth Press, 1929. Tall octavo, original red cloth, uncut and unopened. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $15,000. Signed limited first edition, number 216 of 492 copies distinctively signed on the half title by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink. Woolf’s foundational essay on women and writing has become a classic feminist text: Woolf’s “aim was to establish a woman’s tradition, recognizable by its circumstances, subject-matter, and its distinct problems… A Room of One’s Own charted this vast territory with an air of innocent discovery which itself sharpens the case against induced ineffectiveness and ignorance that for so long clouded the counter-history of women” (Gordon, 182). “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction,” said Woolf, “and... See less

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“FOR WHAT DO WE LIVE, BUT TO MAKE SPORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, AND LAUGH AT THEM IN OUR TURN?”: FIRST AND SECOND EDITION SET OF AUSTEN’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN CONTEMPORARY BOARDS AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the... See more

“FOR WHAT DO WE LIVE, BUT TO MAKE SPORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, AND LAUGH AT THEM IN OUR TURN?”: FIRST AND SECOND EDITION SET OF AUSTEN’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IN CONTEMPORARY BOARDS AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of “Sense and Sensibility.” London: T. Egerton, 1813. Three volumes. 12mo, contemporary three-quarter tan calf rebacked with original spines laid down, marbled boards. $42,000. First editions of Volumes I and II, second edition—published only months after the first—of Volume III, of one of the most sought-after titles in English literature. An exceptional copy in contemporary binding. “Elizabeth’s own energy and defiance of character respond to Rousseau’s and the popular notion of the pliant, submissive female... None of her novels delighted Jane Austen more than Pride and Prejudice ... She had given a rare example of fiction as a highly intelligent form... This remains her most popular and widely translated novel” (Honan, 313-20).... See less

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BOLDLY SIGNED BY FITZGERALD: FIRST EDITION OF TENDER IS THE NIGHT , IN FIRST-ISSUE DUST JACKET FITZGERALD, F. Scott.Tender is the Night.New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1934. Octavo, original dark bluish green cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in... See more

BOLDLY SIGNED BY FITZGERALD: FIRST EDITION OF TENDER IS THE NIGHT , IN FIRST-ISSUE DUST JACKET FITZGERALD, F. Scott.Tender is the Night.New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1934. Octavo, original dark bluish green cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $75,000. First edition, in scarce original first-issue dust jacket, boldly signed by Fitzgerald. A lovely, bright copy. “For the title of his favorite among his books, the one he had wrought most painfully and carefully from his costly experience, Fitzgerald hit on a phrase from the ‘Ode to a Nightingale,’ evoking that poem’s timeless images of flight, dissolution, and the sweetness of death… it was Fitzgerald’s most ambitious work, his intended masterpiece… Everything hinged on Tender is the Night … He had Gatsby to his credit, but he wasn’t sure about Gatsby (Turnbull, 241-6). Cyril Connally called Tender is the Night “a wonderful evocation of the second phase of American expatriates ensconced in glittering villas... See less

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“THE TOWN HAS OPENED TO THE SUN. LIKE A FLAT RED LILY WITH A MILLION PETALS SHE UNFOLDS, SHE COMES UNDONE”: AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF D. H. LAWRENCE’S POEM “BOMBARDMENT” LAWRENCE, D.H. Autograph manuscript poem, “Bombardment.”No place, no date.Octavo,... See more

“THE TOWN HAS OPENED TO THE SUN. LIKE A FLAT RED LILY WITH A MILLION PETALS SHE UNFOLDS, SHE COMES UNDONE”: AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF D. H. LAWRENCE’S POEM “BOMBARDMENT” LAWRENCE, D.H. Autograph manuscript poem, “Bombardment.”No place, no date.Octavo, one leaf, written on one side only, 12 lines, four verses in black ink. Housed in custom cloth portfolio. $9000. Autograph manuscript of the poem “Bombardment” in Lawrence’s hand. The poem reads as follows: “The town has opened to the sun. Like a flat red lily with a million petals She unfolds, she comes undone. A sharp sky brushes upon The myriad glittering chimney-tips As she gently exhales to the sun. Hurrying creatures run Down the labyrinth of the sinister flower. What is it they shun? A dark bird falls from the sun. It curves in a rush to the heart of the vast Flower: the day has begun.” This poem was first published in 1919 in Bay , a collection of poems Lawrence composed and published in response to World War I. “These poems, with... See less

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“THE FIRST PSYCHIATRIC ENCYCLOPEDIA”: BURTON’S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY , IMPORTANT 1624 FIRST FOLIO EDITION BURTON, Robert.The Anatomy of Melancholy. What It Is, With All the Kindes, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, & Severall Cures of It… By... See more

“THE FIRST PSYCHIATRIC ENCYCLOPEDIA”: BURTON’S ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY , IMPORTANT 1624 FIRST FOLIO EDITION BURTON, Robert.The Anatomy of Melancholy. What It Is, With All the Kindes, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, & Severall Cures of It… By Democritus Junior… The Second Edition.Oxford: John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624.Folio, 19th-century full period-style sprinkled and paneled calf rebacked, raised bands, lettered in gilt. $7000. Scarce second edition (first folio edition) of Burton’s masterpiece, “corrected and augmented by the Author.” Preceded only by the shorter small quarto edition of 1621. The Anatomy of Melancholy , “the first psychiatric encyclopedia” to be written in any language (Norman 381), helped to popularize what had previously been a mysterious and largely unexplored topic, the mental state that has come to be called depression. Burton elaborately divides the Anatomy into four main sections and numerous subsections, each of which deals with the... See less

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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE FIRST EDITION OF ANNE BRONTE’S ONLY SEPARATE PUBLICATION, THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL (BRONTE, Anne).The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. By Acton Bell.London: T. C. Newby, 1848.Three volumes. Octavo, contemporary or near-contemporary... See more

EXTRAORDINARILY RARE FIRST EDITION OF ANNE BRONTE’S ONLY SEPARATE PUBLICATION, THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL (BRONTE, Anne).The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. By Acton Bell.London: T. C. Newby, 1848.Three volumes. Octavo, contemporary or near-contemporary full blue cloth. $45,000. Exceptionally rare first edition, first issue, of the only separate publication by Anne Bronte. “The Bronte novels have held such an honoured place in the corpus of English literature for so long that it is difficult today to conceive the shock and moral outrage that greeted their first publication. Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall , in particular, flouted almost every convention. It was not simply the unprecedented passion with which they were written that dismayed the critics: the stories and characters, too, displayed all those qualities which polite Victorians most feared-a disregard for social niceties, an obsession (as it was seen then) with violence, cruelty and vice, and a complete... See less

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“AMONG THE BEST EVER WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN”: FIRST EDITIONS OF MILNE’S FOUR POOH BOOKS, INCLUDING WINNIE THE POOH SIGNED BY HIM MILNE, A. A.The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie The Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.London:... See more

“AMONG THE BEST EVER WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN”: FIRST EDITIONS OF MILNE’S FOUR POOH BOOKS, INCLUDING WINNIE THE POOH SIGNED BY HIM MILNE, A. A.The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie The Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.London: Methuen, 1924-28.Four volumes.Small octavo, original pictorial cloth, top edges gilt, original dust jackets. Housed in custom chemise and full morocco clamshell box with pictorial morocco inlay. $35,000. First editions of Milne’s wonderful “Pooh Quartet,” in original dust jackets, with Winnie the Pooh signed on the title page by Milne. “Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide and granted Milne everlasting fame” (Silvey, 461). Milne wrote most of these poems at the request of friend and fellow poet Rose Fyleman, who was... See less

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“THE SEMINAL TERROR GOTHIC ROMANCE OF THE 18TH CENTURY”: 1794 FIRST EDITION OF THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO IN CONTEMPORARY CALF-BACKED BOARDS RADCLIFFE, Ann. The Mysteries of Udolpho. A Romance. London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1794. Four volumes. 12mo,... See more

“THE SEMINAL TERROR GOTHIC ROMANCE OF THE 18TH CENTURY”: 1794 FIRST EDITION OF THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO IN CONTEMPORARY CALF-BACKED BOARDS RADCLIFFE, Ann. The Mysteries of Udolpho. A Romance. London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1794. Four volumes. 12mo, contemporary three-quarter green calf, raised bands, red morocco spine labels, marbled boards and endpapers. Housed in a custom slipcase. $8800. First edition of Radcliffe’s premiere Gothic novel, a masterpiece of the genre, exceptional in contemporary boards. “The seminal terror Gothic romance and the premier maiden-centered Gothic of the 18th century… Udolpho ’s vast influence in both its own time and ours can hardly be overestimated.” Ann Radcliffe’s achievement fundamentally shaped the genre, “for she steered the tradition, as Ellen Moers has remarked, ‘in one of the ways it would go ever after; a novel in which the central figure is a young woman who is simultaneously persecuted victim and courageous heroine’” (Tymn, Horror Literature... See less

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We promise you will be thrilled with one of these grab bag lots. Vintage and antique papers may include matchbooks, stamps, sheet music, postcards, ads, pages from old books, pages from illustrated magazines, photos and more from the 1800's through... See more

We promise you will be thrilled with one of these grab bag lots. Vintage and antique papers may include matchbooks, stamps, sheet music, postcards, ads, pages from old books, pages from illustrated magazines, photos and more from the 1800's through the mid 1900's (mostly from the 1800's and a few things like pages from children's books from the 1960's) Each bundles contains a unique mix of 35 - 40 pieces. See less

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Reminiscent of days gone by, this large ( 9" x 6 1/2" x 2" thick!) book is sure to delight. 200 sheets (400 pages) are hand torn with a deckle edge and hand bound with geniune waxed sinew thread. The pages are 100 % cotton laid paper-just beautiful!... See more

Reminiscent of days gone by, this large ( 9" x 6 1/2" x 2" thick!) book is sure to delight. 200 sheets (400 pages) are hand torn with a deckle edge and hand bound with geniune waxed sinew thread. The pages are 100 % cotton laid paper-just beautiful! Two nickel buckles offer security and closure to this large volume. This is the perfect book for the person who desires and needs a fine handcrafted book to house their reflections, ideas, dreams, goals or whatever you like to record on paper! This size monk journal is the middle size as seen in the last photo listed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions, please contact us via convo, email (artisangraham@gmail.com) or call toll free: 888-510-2669. Thank you! See less

Highlights: $115.00 3 in stock