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DANIELEWSKI, MARK

First edition Black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and gilt initals "Z" (for Zampano) and "JT" (for Johnny Truant) on front board xxiii + 709pp FINE in FINE d/w in FINE black clamshell box with ribbons (as issued) THIS COPY IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE ISSUED THUS, signed by Danielewski with both " JT" (in red) and "Z" (in blue) and numbered 4/5. Danielewski has one of the five, the publisher has another and the other two were sold many years ago. FURTHERMORE this is the rarest and most UNIQUE COPY of House of Leaves in existence because IT IS LARGER ON THE INSIDE THAN IT IS ON THE OUTSIDE. During the signing process the author discovered that the introduction page has accidentally folded over on one corner during the production stage and can be folded out beyond the parameters of the book design. He has duly annotated the "overhang" with "1/4 inch extra" in red, black and blue and signed the verso of the 'overhang" PLH (also in red, black and blue). The most extraordinary copy of this extraordinary book

Isadora of Milan

HOLSTEIN, ANTHONY FREDERICK

First edition 5 volume set contemporary quarterbound brown leather with marbled boards and gilt spine 202pp+2pp adverts, 204pp, 211pp, 202pp +2pp adverts, 212pp (final volume includes 2pp addenda by editor, claiming authorship for one Walter, Lord St Aubin) Very Good (rubbing and mild fading to spines, with labels clear and intact, small tears to heads and tails, moderate rubbing and wear to extremities, mild to moderate foxing and occassional very light page creasing throughout, two previous owners names on all title pages) A nice, relatively tidy and complete set of a VERY RARE classic of English Gothic Fiction by an unknown author (despite the various names given, it is not even known if the author was a man or a woman)

The World Encompassed - A UNIQUE UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT

CLUNE, FRANK

Bound in full leather with raised bands and labels to spine, gold rule aprox 510pp in 24 chapters, VG+ (light wear and soiling, light occassional foxing) typed carbon copy text (extra pages are occassionally inserted) with many handwritten proofing corrections, additions and alterations. A unique unpublished manuscript beginning and ending with meetings with Sir Henry Kelliher in New Zealand - the first in 1968. Entertaining and opinionated commentary on the history and nature of New Zealand (including the observations of Sir Henry), Australia, the Pacific, a large section on South Africa, and elsewhere A UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT UNPUBLISHED BOOK FROM A MAJOR AUSTRALASIAN TRAVELLER, HISTORIAN AND COMMENTATOR

An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, in Search of Friends with Sir John Franklin

GOODSIR,ROBERT ANSTRUTHER

first edition rebind viii+152pp [b/w frontis.w.folding map at rear] VERY GOOD (marbled paper boards w.half leather,gilt-on-burgundy title label to spine along w.gilt bands,rubbed and soiled,chipping and wear to extrems.w.surface scuffing to boards,5mm loss to head of spine,white paper label to front pastedown,sl.paper separation at fep gutter,prelims.sl.foxed,b/w frontis.very tidy but sl.separating from gutter,some v.sl.foxing to marbled content edges,folding map at rear is complete but creased and w.some chipping and wear to margins) generally a v.tidy tight copy of this scarce title - scans available on request

The Story of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke

RILKE,RAINER MARIA; MORSE,B.J. [TRANSL.]

first edition numbered/limited and signed by translator [#2 of 3] 24pp VERY GOOD (patterned paper boards w.blue cloth spine and corners,mod.rubbed and stained,splits to upper hinge,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,bookplate of Castello di Duino to front pastedown,small number label to ffep,prelims.and untrimmed content edges sl.foxed,translator's sign.and date to numbered colophon at rear) three typed copies of this edition were made - this copy belonged to His Highness, The Prince of Thurn and Taxis - bookplate of Castello di Duino, near Trieste, a residence of the Princes von Thurn and Taxis, the inspiration for Rilke's Duino elegies, conceived while he was visiting Princess Maria von Thurn and Taxis, one of his major patrons - scans available on request

The Ulster Journal of Archaeology [9 vols.in 5 books]

N/A

first edition [first 9 volumes bound in 5 books] ills.[b/w and duotone] VG- (bound in full green calf w.gilt ruled borders and gilt stamp to boards,gilt/raised bands to spines,lower board of book1 barely attached,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,all vols.rebacked w.spines sl.browned,marbled eps,prelims.and some margins sl.foxed w.some sl.foxing to contents,a few plates are detached but present,occasional pen/pencil notes and underlining to text but not too distracting,spines cracked and sl.shaky,aeg mod.rubbed) heavy set - scans available on request - the first 9 volumes of this journal bound in 5 books

The Carpathians

FRAME,JANET

first edition inscribed and signed by the author 196pp VERY GOOD+ (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled w.sl.bumps to extrems.,author's inscr.to title page - "for Robin & Rosemary Gordon with best regards & many thanks for answering ill-timed phone calls on the nature & behaviour of fowl, wild & tame, from Janet, the goose woman, Shannon, January 1989" - content edges v.sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.) Janet Frame kep geese and her last book [published posthumously] was named by her 'The Goose Bath Poems'

The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand

HAMILTON,AUGUSTUS

first edition association copy inscribed and signed by author [5 parts bound as 1] 438pp ills.[b/w and col.] VERY GOOD (dk.blue cloth w.gilt maori designs to top board,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,boards shaky w.paper separation at ep gutters,author's inscr.to ffep - "to my mother Christmas 1900 A.Hamilton" - prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,offsetting from frontis.portrait to title page,large tear to pg.399 but the page is complete,some sl.offsetting from illustrations to opposite pages) important association copy inscribed to the author's mother by the author - scans available on request - heavy item - Bagnall H123

A History of the Families of Adams and Peers / A Genealogical History of the Family of Peers of Alveston in Warwickshire [2 vols.bound as 1]

ADAMS,BENJAMIN WILLIAM; PEERS,MAXWELL RICHARD WILLIAM PEERS

first edition author's copy [Maxwell Richard William Peers Adams] [possibly a proof copy] 195pp [hand-numbered with many pp hand-written] ills.[b/w original photos mounted on prelims.] VG (full black leather w.gilt ruled borders,raised/gilt bands to spine,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.,marbled eps w.author/owner's armorial bookplate to front pastedown,content edges sl.soiled,many pages handwritten with [author's ?] annotations,many related pieces of ephemera loosely inserted incl.contemporary newspaper clippings,many blank pp bound in) a unique copy of what may well be the author's [Maxwell Richard William Peers Adams] bound proof copy - scans available on request

Owls Do Cry

FRAME,JANET

first US edition inscribed and signed by author 211pp VERY GOOD+ (red cloth,sl.soiling to board edges,author's inscr.to ffep - "John B. with best wishes from Janet Frame" - eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.,few small closed tears to upper edge,price-clipped with price stamp to front flap)

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