Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840
Located in CA, CA
Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. First Edition
Antique 1840s American Early Victorian Books
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Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840
Located in CA, CA
Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. First Edition
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David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books
By David Hicks
Located in New York, NY
A set of three first edition books by David Hicks, the legendary designer. This set of out-of-print
How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 155 pp. A guide to collecting books that
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Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Later Printing, 1929
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. First Edition
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The English House Through Seven Centuries by Olive Cook, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The English House Through Seven Traces by Olive Cook. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 1968. First
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Lewis Carroll - through the Looking-Glass. 1872 First Edition Presentation Copy
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
PRESENTATION COPY FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1 vol., illustrated By John Tenniel, inscribed by Dodgson on the
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Great Houses of Italy The Tuscan Villas by Harold Acton, First Edition
By Harold Acton
Located in valatie, NY
Great Houses of Italy: The Tuscan Villas by Harold Acton. New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First
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Learning from Longhouse by Jack Lenor Larsen, Signed, Stated First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Learning from Longhouse by Jack Lenor Larsen. Pointed Leaf Press, 2016. Signed and Stated first
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"Nashville, The Pilgrims of Guitar Town by Michel Arnaud", Signed First Edition
By Michael Arnaud, Robert Hicks
Located in valatie, NY
. Signed and inscribed by the author first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 148 pp. A handsome coffee
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Surrealist Art, The Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection, First Edition Book
Located in valatie, NY
first edition softcover. 245 pp. A comprehensive overview of Surrealist art from one of the finest and
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Green Mansions A Romance of the Tropical Forest, First Edition Thus
Located in valatie, NY
. First Edition thus hardcover. With a foreword by John Galsworthy. Illustrated with paintings and
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The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
The Secret Life of Walter Winchell by Lyle Stuart. Boar's Head Books, New York, 1953. First edition
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Monet: A Retrospective Hardcover Art Book Beaux Arts Editions 1985 First Edition
By Claude Monet
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Monet: A Retrospective — Hardcover Art Book Beaux Arts Editions, 1985. First Edition; First
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Memoir of the Abbé Lacordaire by the Count De Montalembert, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. London: Richard Bentley, 1863. Morocco and cloth bound first edition hardcover. 311 pp. An antique memoir
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Ordeal of the Hermitage, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944, First Edition
By Boris Rest, Sergei Varshavsky
Located in valatie, NY
, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 302 pp. A beautifully photographed book on Russia's
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CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 4 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples. PUBLISHER: London: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes. ...
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey, First Edition 1822
By Thomas De Quincey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas De Quincey, a rare 1st edition of the author's
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Family Houses in the Country by Gilles De Chabaneix Stated First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
. Stated first edition hardcover with dust jacket. In this charming and evocative book, Alexandra d’Arnoux
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WOOLF, Virginia. Night And Day - 1919 - FIRST EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: WOOLF, Virginia. TITLE: Night And Day. London: Duckworth, 1919. DESCRIPTION: FIRST
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. 1 vol., 6-5/8" x 4-7/16
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The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Presented is the first edition printing of Theodore Roosevelt’s The Rough Riders. Published by Charles
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Sulphides, The Art of Cameo Incrustation, Signed and Numbered First Edition #182
By Paul Jokelson
Located in valatie, NY
antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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This I Remember, Signed and Inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt, First Edition, 1949
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Roosevelt, Eleanor. This I Remember. New York: Harper & Brothers , 1949. Stated First Edition
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MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926 - WITH DJ
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. 1 volume, illustrated by E. H. Shephard. Bound in the publisher's
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Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. 1819 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
], Italy: for C. And J. Ollier, Vere Street, Bond Street, London, 1819. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol
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Sotheby's New York Important Jewelry #6254 December 11, 1991, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Sotheby's New York: Important Jewelry: 6254: December 11, 1991. 380 lots all photoed in color and fully described with results.
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Intimate Visions the Photography of Dorothy Norman, by Miles Barth First Edition
By Miles Barth Norman
Located in valatie, NY
art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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Mark TWAIN. The Prince and the Pauper. FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE - 1882
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
of All Ages. PUBLISHER: Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND STATE. 1
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The Wares of the Ming Dynasty by Hobson, R. L. - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Benn Brothers, 1923. FIRST LIMITED EDITION 4to, 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (280 x 220 mm); xvi, 240 pp. + 128 illustrations (11 in color) on 59 plates. Illustrations are printed ...
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Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.
Located in Middletown, NY
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1938. First Edition. 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (182 x 121mm); pp
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DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 1ST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. 1 vol., 6-1/2" x 4-5/16
Leather
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"Bing Surfboards" Book by Paul Hoimes Signed by Bing Copeland - First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
First edition "Bing Surfboards - Fifty Years of Craftsmanship & Innovation" book signed by Bing
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Rudyard KIPLING, Captains Courageous; A Story of the Great Banks - FIRST EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
London: MacMillan & Co., 1897. FIRST EDITION Small 8vo. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 (185 x 121 mm); half-title
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"Buildings and Projects 1990 - 94" Book Signed by Michael Graves - First Edition
Located in San Diego, CA
First edition "Buildings and Projects 1990 - 1994" book signed by renowned architect and designer
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Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition with Original DJ, 1933
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hemingway, Ernest. Winner Take Nothing. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First edition
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Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, First Edition, Later Printing, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Mitchell, Margaret, Gone with the Wind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First edition
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A Soldier's Story, Signed and Inscribed by Omar Bradley, First Edition, 1951
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bradley, Omar. A Soldier's Story. New York: Henry Holt, 1951. First edition. Signed and inscribed
Leather, Paper
Stranger Music by Leonard Cohen, First Edition, 1993, Signed "Paris Again" Print
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. First edition. Rebound with full leather boards, gilt tooling, gilt titles, and raised bands to spine
Leather, Paper
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - 1843 - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. PUBLISHER: London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE. 1 vol., 6-5/8" x 4-7/16
Fabric
The Fauve Landscape, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990, First Edition
Located in New York, NY
Exhibition book from The Fauve Landscape exhibition in 1990 at the LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Works from Matisse, Derain, Dufy, among others. An engaging and interestin...
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Return to Earth, Signed & Inscribed by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, First Edition, 1973
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Aldrin, Edwin, Warga, Wayne, Return to Earth. New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Signed
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Correct copy of the trial & conviction of Richard Johnson - FIRST EDITION - 1829
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
conviction. PUBLISHER: NY: by Christian Brown, n.d., [1829]. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 9-1/4" x 5
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Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, 1661. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 6-3/16" x 4-1/4", (xv)250pp.(iii), complete, title-page
Leather
Winston CHURCHILL. The World Crisis - 6 vols. - ALL FIRST EDITIONS 1923-1931
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Front. PUBLISHER: London: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd., 1923-1931. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST EDITIONS. 6
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The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon, Signed, First Edition, 1978
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Nixon, Richard. The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1978. First Edition
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Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. First Edition Thus. Two Volume Set. Rebound in tan Moroccan leather boards, with raised bands, gilt
Leather, Paper
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
to the spine. Gilded edges. New archival cloth slipcase. Presented is a first edition, first state
Leather, Paper
David Adler: The Architect and His Work by Ezra Stroller, First Edition Book
By Ezra Stoller, Richard Pratt
Located in valatie, NY
David Adler: The Architect and His Work by Richard Pratt. NY: M Evans, 1970. First edition
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Surtees, Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, First Edition in the Original Parts - 1853
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL 12/13 PARTS, 13 hand-coloured
Leather
Trollope, Paul the Pope & Paul the Friar, First Edition 1861 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Publisher: London: Chapman & Hall, 1861. Description: First edition. 1 vol., 8" x 5-3/8", frontis
Leather
Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques & Works of Art, Catalog First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques & Works of Art Established in 1928. First Edition catalog
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Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, First Edition with Dust Jacket
Located in Middletown, NY
A rare first edition, with near-fine dust jacket of the children's classic. Grahame, Kenneth
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Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quarter leather and cloth
Leather, Paper
The Furniture of Historic Deerfield by Dean A. Fales, Jr., Signed First Edition
By Dean A. Fales Jr.
Located in valatie, NY
., 1976. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 294 pp. A beautiful book on the antique
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Comment Installer Son Interieur en Louis XIII ou Louis XIV, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Charles Massin, 1963. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. How to decorate with Louis XIII and Louis
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Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1950
By Ernest Hemingway
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
June 1950. The novel was published in America by Scribner's on September 7, 1950, with a first edition
Fabric, Paper
Evelyn Waugh, the Ordeal of Gilbert Pinford First Edition Presentation Copy 1957
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: London: Chapman & Hall, 1957. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., inscribed on the
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