$325
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne '6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set'
Located in valatie, NY
The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (6 of 13 Volumes An Incomplete Set), by Nathaniel Hawthorne with Introductory Notes By George Parsons Lathrop.
Leather, Paper
$6,500
H 7.75 in W 5.13 in D 1.63 in
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Second Ed., Tipped-in Signature, 1850
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter, A Romance.
Paper
$3,200
H 11.38 in W 9.25 in D 1.5 in
Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (Arthur Rackham). A Wonder Book. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (Arthur Rackham). TITLE: A Wonder Book.
Leather
$3,525Sale Price|25% Off
H 27.38 in W 17.5 in D 9 in
American Marble Bust Sculpture of Classical Woman by Joseph Mozier ca. 1851
By Joseph Mozier
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Mozier’s work resonated with visitors to his Roman studio, including the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, who praised Mozier’s craftsmanship and aesthetic sensibilities during hi...
Carrara Marble
1 Vol. Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Wonder Book. First Trade Edition
Located in New York, NY
1 Vol. Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Wonder Book. First Trade Edition.
Leather
Hawthorne's Wonder Book
Located in Leeds, GB
Hawthorne's re-working of Greek myths for children, originally published as volume of the Riverside Edition of the Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne published in 1883 by Houghton...
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H 7.75 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in
Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 22 Volumes., Old Manse Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Title: The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Leather
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H 9.5 in W 6.5 in D 9 in
"Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne" Signed Limited Edition 23/500, 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Autograph Edition #23/500, 22 Vols., 1900 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Leather, Paper
Two Volumes Hawthorne "The Marble Faun" 1st edition, Rebound
Located in San Francisco, CA
2 volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne "The Marble Faun" 1st edition, Copyright 1860.
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H 8 in W 6 in D 2.5 in
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, First Edition, Illustrated by Rockwell Kent, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The well-researched novel still was not ready to publish until after Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated the book.
Paper
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H 10.25 in W 6.88 in D 1.88 in
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by Boardman Robinson, Easton Press
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
While well-researched, the novel was still not ready to publish until after Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated the book.
Leather, Silk, Paper
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H 10.25 in W 6.75 in D 1.75 in
Moby Dick, Or The Whale by Herman Melville, Easton Press Collector's Ed., 1977
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
While well-researched, the novel was still not ready to publish until after Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated the book.
Leather, Silk, Paper
1883-1884 The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Located in Bath, GB
An exceptional fifteen volume limited edition set of the complete works of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf.
Paper
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H 8 in W 1.75 in D 5.25 in
The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne 22 Volumes Bound in Leather
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Old Manse Edition of the Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 22 Volumes, bound in 3/4 red leather with marbelized paper, gilt edges, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Comp...
Leather, Paper
Works of Hawthorne in 10 Illustrated Gilt-Tooled Leather Bound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
The illustrated works of famous American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864 in 10 volumes, including The Scarlet Letter, House of Seven Gables, English Notes and The Snow Image.
Leather, Paper
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H 20 in W 18 in D 12 in
Hermes, Classical Greco Roman Marble Bust by American Sculptor Waldo Story
By Thomas Waldo Story
Located in Rochester, NY
Visiting were Americans of intellectual literary and artistic circles such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Russell Lowell, Thomas Crawford and William Longfellow.
Carrara Marble, Marble, Stone
Book Sets, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
(Book Sets). 13 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne. Complete Works. Illustrated With Etchings By Blum, Church, Dielman Etc.
Leather
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Writings.
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Writings. Large Paper Edition.
Leather
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Complete Writings.
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Complete Writings. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards.
Leather
1 Volume. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wonder Book.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wonder Book. Limited Edition.
Leather
22 Volumes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, the Complete Writing
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Complete Writing. Large Paper Edition.
Leather
'Book Sets' 22 Volumes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Complete Writings
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Complete Writings. Large Paper Edition.
Leather
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Complete Works
Located in New York, NY
22 volumes. Large paper edition. Limited to 500 copies, this is #35. Bound in 3/4 tan Morocco, marbled boards Top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels. Illustrated. Publis...
Leather
The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Located in New York, NY
The complete writing in fifteen volumes, Published University Press, Cambridge. Bound in full green morocco, silk and leather doublers, top edge gilt, raised bands, ornate floral gi...
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House Of The Seven Gables
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. With Illustrations by Maude and G. Cowles. Bound in 3/4 green Morocco, cloth boards, top edges gilt, raised Bands, gilt panels, marbled endpapers. Published: Boston: H...
Leather
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H 7 in W 5.75 in D 2.125 in
1 vol. Herman Melville, Moby Dick or The Whale. First Trade Edition, Limited Ed.
Located in New York, NY
Illustrated throughout. Inscribed to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Rebound in full midnight blue Morocco leather.
Leather
Washington Irving's "Knickerbocker's History of New York"
Located in New York, NY
Irving was one of the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and he encouraged other American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melvi...
Leather, Paper
Books, The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Large-Paper Edition
Located in New York, NY
Books, The Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Edited with Preface and Notes by Julian Hawthorne. 24 volumes.
Leather, Paper
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H 9 in W 6.25 in D 1.5 in
Books, The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne Limited Large Paper Edition!
Located in New York, NY
Large Paper Edition. Leatherbound. Twenty-two volumes. Octavo. Limited to five hundred copies,which this is #35. Bound in three quarter brown morocco marrbled boards, top edges gilt,...
Leather, Paper
![Il Penseroso, 1866 by Joseph Mozier [America, 1812-1876]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/9776/23_13/org_dsc_4909/DSC_4909_l_s.jpg)
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Il Penseroso, 1866 by Joseph Mozier [America, 1812-1876]
By Joseph Mozier
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The stimulus to emulate Milton’s famous apostrophe to Introspection (“Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, … Forget thyself to marble”) originated with repeated suggestions by the sta...
Carrara Marble
$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Manly P Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Facsimile XL book with 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
Foil
$750 / item
H 11.8 in W 16.2 in D 4 in
Walt Disney Film Archives, the Animated Movies 1921-1968, Collector's Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hardcover, 620 pages, 41.1 x 30 cm (16.2 x 11.8 in.) in clamshell box. With portfolio of 5 cel setups, 37.6 x 30 cm (14.8 x 11.8 in.) and 30 x 36.3 cm (11.8 x 14.3 in.), and 64-page ...
Other
$10,500
H 8.25 in W 5.75 in D 1.13 in
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Capote, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's: A short novel and three stories. New York: Random House, 1958. First edition, first issue printing. Signed by Truman Capote. In the original p...
Paper
$115,993
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bound in half leather with mar...
Leather, Paper
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontis...
Paper
$688Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.52 in D 0.99 in
Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gustave Doré, dating to the late ...
Paper
$341,413
H 100.6 in W 66.93 in D 24.81 in
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...
Walnut
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$289,300Sale Price|20% Off
H 113 in W 92 in
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...
Oil
$2,500Sale Price|41% Off
H 7.82 in W 6 in D 2.38 in
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Illustrated by R. Kent, First Trade Edition Thus
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick. New York: Random House, 1930. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. First trade edition (thus). Octavo. Original publisher’s pictorial black front cloth board, s...
Fabric, Paper
$4,750 / set
H 7.25 in W 5 in D 1 in
A. A. Milne. The Four Winnie The Pooh Books - ALL IN FINE BINDINGS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: When We Were Very Young - Winnie The Pooh - House At Pooh Corner - Now We Are Six. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1960-1. DESCRIPTION: 4 vols....
Leather
$240,000
H 17 in W 13 in
Study for Butterfly Couple, Study for Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A stunning study for a 1920s Kuppenheimer clothing advertisement featuring a fashionably-dressed couple kneeling in an embrace before a pair of colorful butterfly wings. The prolific...
Canvas, Oil
$207,423Sale Price|24% Off
H 53.125 in W 43.25 in
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck. Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
Oil
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty’s Spec...
Leather, Paper
$100,098
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
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