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THE ALCHEMIST (Inscribed First Edition)
San Francisco: Harper, 1993. First Edition. First US printing. A Fine copy of the book, smelling a bit smoky, otherwise clean and unread. Dust jacket also Fine. Inscribed by the... (Item #1019)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748.jpg?v=1522520118)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_2.jpg?v=1522520123)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_3.jpg?v=1522520124)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_4.jpg?v=1522520124)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_5.jpg?v=1522520125)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_6.jpg?v=1522520125)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_7.jpg?v=1522520126)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_8.jpg?v=1522520126)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_9.jpg?v=1522520127)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_10.jpg?v=1522520118)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_11.jpg?v=1522520119)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_12.jpg?v=1522520119)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_13.jpg?v=1522520120)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_14.jpg?v=1522520120)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_15.jpg?v=1522520121)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_16.jpg?v=1522520121)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_17.jpg?v=1522520122)
![Complete set of Cook's Voyages: An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour. [Together with:] A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World. Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774 and 1775 [Together with:] A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere.](/pictures/thumb/1748_18.jpg?v=1522520123)
Complete set of Cook's Voyages...
London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773, 1777, 1785. First edition, First edition, Third edition. First edition of the 1773 Hawkesworth edition, complete with the "directions for placing the cuts"... (Item #1748)
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. First edition. 2 vols. Collation: Vol. I: [i-xii], [1]-282, [blank]; Vol. II: [i-iv], [1]-289, [blank]; collates complete. First issue (BAL 3833 state A)... (Item #455)
Writings of J. Fenimore Cooper...
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895 - 1900. First edition. 33 vols. Number 48 of 63 sets with a manuscript page bound into one volume. This set with a.... (Item #507)
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH...
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. First Edition. The debut novel of one of the great writer/directors of modern cinema. Book is Near Fine with toning to board edges otherwise... (Item #903)
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. True first issue of this children's classic with the six line colophon on the last page of the book and no... (Item #367)
The BFG (Presentation copy)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First edition. A wonderful copy, inscribed by the illustrator: "To Nicola & Jonathan love Quentin Blake" and by the author: "Love Roald Dahl 1982." A rare... (Item #995)
La Divina Commedia
Salani: Arti E. Scienze, [1964]. First edition. A Fine set. Six folio volumes, measuring 340 mm x 260 mm. Each volume made up of loose sheets of Rives paper in... (Item #839)
The Divina Commedia of Dante...
London: A. Strahan for T. Cadell, 1802. First English language edition. A lovely set of the first complete translation into English of Dante's "Divine Comedy." Full contemporary tree calf, spines... (Item #1435)
Tutte le Opere de Dante...
Chelsea: The Ashendene Press, 1909. First edition. One of 105 copies on paper (there were also six on vellum). A Fine copy in the original W. H. Smith binding (stamped... (Item #1826)
On the Origin of Species...
London: John Murray, 1859. First edition. First issue with two quotations on the verso of the half-title, species misspelled “speceies” on p. 20, and the whale-bear story in full on... (Item #1004)
Democracy in America (Original boards)
London: Saunders and Otley, 1835. First English language edition. A stunning copy of the first part of de Tocqueville's masterpiece of political commentary, complete as issued in two volumes. Publisher's... (Item #1003)
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Democracy in America [with] Democracy...
London: Saunders and Otley, 1835, 1840. First English language editions. Four octavo volumes (pages: 221 x 142mm) collating: xliv, 333, [1]; vii, 462; xv, 333; viii, 365 pp. Half titles... (Item #1847)
A Christmas Carol
London: Chapman and Hall, 1843. First edition. An about Fine copy of the first issue and exceptionally rare in this condition. Light reddish-brown, vertically-ribbed cloth with gilt and blindstamping on... (Item #945)
Sketches by Boz (Presentation copy)
London: John Macrone, 1836. First edition. 2 volumes, octavo. In the original green cloth, with decorated gilt titles direct to the head of both spines. Collated and complete with 16... (Item #809)
OLIVER TWIST; Or the Parish...
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition. First edition in three volumes in the original publisher's cloth with the only repair at the inner hinges of Vol. 3, otherwise untouched. First... (Item #812)
DICKINSON'S COMPREHENSIVE PICTURES OF THE...
London: Dickinson, Brothers, 1854. First edition. Two volumes in one. Large folio (584 x 425 mm) with 55 chromolithographs, handfinished and heightened with gum arabic. Two title pages printed in... (Item #765)
Poems; Poems Second Series; Poems...
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1890, 1891, 1896. First editions. Very Good + condition for all three books. The first book, one of 500 copies, with spine faded and foxing along outer... (Item #914)
Mickey Mouse and His Friends...
New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1937. First edition. Inscribed by Disney: "To Barret Kiesling with best wishes Walt Disney." Also taped in is a thank you card from Disney's... (Item #1672)
Poems, By J.D. With Elegies...
London: Printed by M[iles] F[lesher] for John Marriot, 1633. First edition. First edition of the principal collection of Donne’s poetical works, issued two years after his death. In a lovely..... (Item #1336)
The Raven
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884. First American edition. A Fine copy of the book, beautifully preserved in original(?) plain paper dust wrapper and illustrated box. Bright and unworn, with... (Item #1355)
The Brothers Karamazov
London: William Heinemann, 1912. First English language edition. One of the towering classics of Russian literature. First translated into English in the 20th century by Constance Garnett, as the first... (Item #1434)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902. First edition. First edition in book form after the serial publication in the "Strand Magazine" Aug. 1901 - April 1902. A lovely copy of the... (Item #1182)
A Study in Scarlet
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1890. First American edition. First issue of Sherlock Holmes' debut in America, in the original, unrestored printed-paper wrappers (preceding the clothbound edition by 6 months). Spine mostly perished... (Item #972)
The Count of Monte-Cristo (2 vols.)
London: Chapman and Hall, 1846. First English language edition. Octavo (pages measure 221 x 138mm): iv, 464; iv, 464; complete with all 20 illustrations by M. Valentin. Early 20th century... (Item #1891)