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W. Hauffs Werke; Kritisch durchgesehene und erläuterte Ausgabe; Erster Band [Critically reviewed...

HAUFF, Wilhelm; MENDHEIM, Max

W. Hauffs Werke; Kritisch durchgesehene und erläuterte Ausgabe; Erster Band [Critically reviewed and explained edition; First volume]

Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, [1891]. First Thus. Cloth. In German (Blackletter script). 8vo. Publisher's decorative cloth with gilt lettering and gilt stamped decoration on spine. Marbled edges. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. 443 pp. Very minor scuffing to edges. Circular damp stain on front cover which is difficult to see..... More

Price: $20.00

André Cornélis. Paul BOURGET

BOURGET, Paul

André Cornélis

Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1887. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Contemporary morocco with hubbed spine, gilt top edge, and gilt borders to covers. Deckle edge. Marbled endpapers. Rainbow-colored ribbon attached. 348 pp. Wear to edges. Strip of leather chipped off at header of spine, and larger strip, about 1"x1/2", leather chipped off..... More

Price: $25.00

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Henry FIELDING, Lawrence Beall SMITH

FIELDING, Henry; SMITH, Lawrence Beall (illustrator)

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

[New York]: Random House, 1964. Hardcover. 8vo. Slipcase. Quarter cloth over maroon boards. 721 pp. Edges of slipcase rather worn with some chipping. Book is excellent. This is a limited edition of Fielding's classic novel, complete in slipcase. More

Price: $20.00

Lysistrata. ARISTOPHANES, Gilbert SELDES, Pablo PICASSO

ARISTOPHANES; SELDES, Gilbert; PICASSO, Pablo (illustrator)

Lysistrata

New York: Heritage Press, 1962. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth over illustrated boards. 117 pp. No Sandglass Bulletin. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Aristophanes' satirical play, with illustrations by Picasso. More

Price: $45.00

The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter. Ambrose BIERCE

BIERCE, Ambrose

The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter

New York: Heritage Press, 1967. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 80 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Bierce's satirical novel. More

Price: $20.00

Heart of Darkness. Joseph CONRAD

CONRAD, Joseph

Heart of Darkness

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1969. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. 117 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Conrad's classic novel. More

Price: $25.00

Quo Vadis? Henryk SIENKIEWICZ

SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk

Quo Vadis?

New York: Heritage Press, 1944. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. 525 pp. No Sandglass Bulletin. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of this historical classic. More

Price: $20.00

The Decameron. John BOCCACCIO

BOCCACCIO, John

The Decameron

New York: Heritage Press, 1940. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. Woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. 536 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Boccaccio's classic work. More

Price: $20.00

The Ambassadors. Henry JAMES

JAMES, Henry

The Ambassadors

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1963. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. With illustrations by the author and a preface by Daphne du Maurier. 344 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of James' classic novel. More

Price: $20.00

Peter Ibbetson. George DU MAURIER

DU MAURIER, George

Peter Ibbetson

New York: Heritage Press, 1963. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth over decorated boards. With illustrations by the author and a preface by Daphne du Maurier. 344 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of du Maurier's classic novel. More

Price: $20.00

Zuleika Dobson; or An Oxford Love Story. Max BEERBOHM

BEERBOHM, Max

Zuleika Dobson; or An Oxford Love Story

New York: Heritage Press, 1960. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's illustrated cloth. 277 pp. No Sandglass Bulletin. No slipcase. Liquid stain at top of front cover. Two liquid stains on rear cover, looks to be condensation from a water glass. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Beerbohm's comic novel..... More

Price: $20.00

Faust; A tragedy in a modern translation by Alice Raphael. Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE, Eugene...

GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von; DELACROIX, Eugene (illustrator); RAPHAEL, Alice (translator)

Faust; A tragedy in a modern translation by Alice Raphael

New York: Heritage Press, [1932]. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. 18 lithographs by Delacroix. 397 pp. No Sandglass Bulletin. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Goethe's tragedy, with impressive lithpgraphs by Eugene Delacroix. More

Price: $25.00

Two Plays for Puritans; The Devil's Disciple and Caesar and Cleopatra. George Bernard SHAW

SHAW, George Bernard

Two Plays for Puritans; The Devil's Disciple and Caesar and Cleopatra

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1979. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth decorated cloth. 215 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Shaw's plays. More

Price: $25.00

The Aeneid. VIRGIL, John DRYDEN

VIRGIL; DRYDEN, John

The Aeneid

New York: Heritage Press, 1944. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with embossed illustration on cover. 397 pp. No Sandglass Bulletin. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Dryden's translation of The Aeneid. More

Price: $25.00

Twice-Told Tales. Nathaniel HAWTHORNE

HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel

Twice-Told Tales

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1966. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. 411 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Hawthorne's novel. More

Price: $20.00

The Essays of Sir Francis Bacon; or Counsels Civill and Morall. Francis BACON

BACON, Francis

The Essays of Sir Francis Bacon; or Counsels Civill and Morall

Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1972. Hardcover. 8vo. Faux leather with gilt lettering on spine and cover. 190 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Bacon's philosophical essays. More

Price: $35.00

Tono-Bungay. H. G. WELLS, Lynton LAMB

WELLS, H.G.; LAMB, Lynton (illustrator)

Tono-Bungay

New York: Heritage Press, 1960. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 395 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of H.G. Wells' adventure novel. More

Price: $20.00

Directions to Servants : 1745; Students' Facsimiles PR-8. Jonathan SWIFT

SWIFT, Jonathan

Directions to Servants : 1745; Students' Facsimiles PR-8

Menston, Yorkshire: Scolar Press. Wraps. 8vo. Stapled wraps. 94 pp. Price stamp on first page. Tight and clean. This is a facsimile of the original 1745 printing of Swift's satirical book. More

Price: $10.00

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