The Giver, Signed First Edition
LOWRY, Lois. The Giver. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993. Octavo. Publisher's original cloth boards and dustjacket. First edition signed by Lowry of her haunting novel about the power of memory.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox, First Edition
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, First Edition
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First Edition, later impression. Octavo. 223 pages. Publisher's original boards and original dustjacket, both in fine condition. Pages are crisp and bright, the textblock is firm, and the dustjacket is in beautiful condition, with only barely perceptible sunning to.....
Girl Student Writes Original Handwritten Essays on Dickens, Longfellow, and other Literary Greats, c. 1912
[Girls' Education] Handwritten original essays on literary figures, from a female high school student. 25 illustrations of literary, historical figures, and their homes, including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Charles Dickens, Paul Revere, Sir Walter Scott, and James Russell Lowell. c. 1912. Original black boards and red cloth spine.....
Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure 1959 First USA Edition
Herge. Red Rackham's Treasure. Golden Press. First USA Edition. 1959. Golden Press. Hardcover. Book series: The Adventures of Tintin. This is the original 1959 1st USA Edition printed by Golden Press. This the twelfth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Completing an arc.....
Young Woman Visits Colleges and Travels around Maine, includes, sports and a bi-wing airplane. 1912-1920
[Photo Album] [Women's Education] Young lady’s photo album of colleges and life in Maine in the 1910s including Colby College and University of Maine. 187 original silver gelatin prints. Various sizes, from 1.5 x 3.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Photos dated from 1912-1920. Original cloth boards. 42 pages.....
1743 Edition of Montaigne's Essays, A Rare Enlightenment-era Copy of One of the Period’s Most Influential Works
MONTAIGNE, Michel de. Essays In Three Books. With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator, by the Late Marquiss of Hallifax. London: Barker, Straham, Ballard, etal., 1743. Volume I. Translated by Charles Cotton, Esq. 18mo, 4” x 6.5”.....
Young Girl's Photo Album with Many pictured with athletic accessories for tennis rackets, basketballs, and volleyballs. c. 1920
[Photo Album] [Girls Education] Photo album with 49 photos of a young girl and her friends around 1920. 49 small silver gelatin print photos. All approximately 1 1/4 x 1 in. Original green paper boards. 7 x 10 in. Ribbon tie binding. Gilt “Photographs” on front cover. 7 pages. Original.....
A Black Soldier’s Military Photo Album During 1948 Desegregation Decree and Korean War
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Open Letter decries Pankhurst's Imprisonment and "men who have grown rich by sweating women, by driving them into the streets"
[Woman Suffrage] COBB, W.F. Letters of A Commonwealth Man: Women and Brute Force. London: The Woman’s Press, 1912. Single leaflet front and verso, 5.5” x 8.5” inches. Open letter leaflet decrying the imprisonment of suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst, Dr. Garrett Anderson, and Dr. Ethel Smyth: “”Mulieres and leones” is the cry.....
Books from Angelou's Own Personal Library
Angelou, Maya. 10 books from Angelou’s personal library, 4 of which have Angelou's personal bookplate and one is inscribed to her by the author. Also includes 5 Maya Angelou own pre-publication copies preceding the first editions of the book. And Include 2 Certificates The books from Angelou’s personal library include.....
3 Manuscript Log Books, 1500 pages on Wrotham National School in Kent, 1863-1939
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High School Girl Handwritten Essays on Literature, Shakespeare and "Treatment of Jews," 1920-1921
High school girl’s English notebook with handwritten, original essays on Shakespeare and George Eliot from 1920-1921 academic year. 10 x 8 in. Original black cloth boards. 116 pages. Entries from 1920-1921. Handwritten in ink on inside front cover “Nellie Johnson, CCHS ’24”. Clinton Community High School in Clinton, IL. First.....
Four Years of Handwritten Report Cards for a Girl Student in London, mid-late 1930s
[Report Card] [Girls School] Notebook with quarterly reports on student’s academic progress at an all girls’ school in London. “Wimbledon Education Committee. Wimbledon Central School for Girls.” printed on front cover of notebook. 9 x 7 in. Original paper wrappers. 27 handwritten pages, followed by 45 blank. Homemade brown paper.....
Pennsylvania Schoolgirl's Notebook with Handwritten Poems on Anti-Slavery and Women's Education
Handwritten notebook of a young lady from Pennsylvania in 1839 with poetry and several essays on slavery, abolition movements, women’s education, Native Americans, and missionary work. She hand-copied works from notable writers such as Hannah More and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 8 x 6 in. Quarter black morocco with marbled boards.....
High School Girl's 1942 Diary
[WWII] Daily dairy from an American high school girl in 1942. Handwritten entries about family, Scout activities, sports, and living through WWII. 6 x 3.5 in. Original cloth boards. “Diary 1942” on front cover. Comes with a 1942 postcard addressed to diary’s owner requesting she have an eye exam, listing.....
Eloise in Paris by Kay Thompson, 1957, 1st.Ed., Drawings by Hilary Knight
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Tintin Objectif Lune Casterman First Edition.1953.
Herge. Comic Herge Les Aventures De Tintin Objectif Lune Casterman 1953. First Edition.This is the sixteenth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The plot tells of young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock who receive an invitation from Professor Calculus to come.....
China 1896 Chinese Imperial Gov.Gold loan
China 1896 Chinese Imperial Gov. GBP 25 Gold loan with coupon / 14 x hole punched. Chinese Imperial Government. 5% Gold Loan of 1896 - Original bond with 25 coupons no. 35 ( 10/1/1913) - 72. Coupons and bond hole punched ( bond with 14 holes ). Ser No. 10817.....
Kay Thompson Eloise in Paris 1957 1st Ed. / 1st Printing
Thompson, Kay. Kay Thompson Eloise in Paris 1957 1st Ed. / 1st Printing with Dust Jacket H. Knight. New York Simon & Schuster 1957. Very good condition. HCDJ. Dust jacket still very good yet shows a bit of age. Reveals a book that looks great. Pages inside are crisp and.....
David Gray "Gallops" Signed Edition
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Damien Hirst Book First Edition Signed
Hirst, Damien.Book Nothing Matters. 1st Edition. SIGNED "Damien Hirst". Hardcover, Many beautiful tri-fold plates. Published on the occasion of renowned British artist Damien Hirst’s double exhibition at White Cube's two London galleries, Mason’s Yard and Hoxton Square, in November 2009, Nothing Matters presents Hirst’s new series of large-scale color triptychs.....
Tintin Au Pays De L'or Noir First Edition Casterman 1950
Herge. Tintin Au Pays De L'or Noir Casterman 1950 First Edition. Book series: Les Aventures de Tintin. This is the original 1950 First Belgian Edition printed by Casterman. Rare and collectible book. . Very Good condition for its age. Cover is excellent with some minor rubbing and wear to edges.....
Tintin FLIGHT 714- First Edition
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1669 Edition of Seneca’s Consolations, His Essential Work on Stoic Philosophy
SENECA. Seneca’s Consolations. Printed at Lyon: 1669. Early edition of Seneca’s three Consolatory works, translated to french by Pierre Du Ryer: Consolations De Seneque, A Marcia, A helvia Sa Mere, Et A Polybivs. Bound with Seneca’s De Clementia [Often translated as Our Mercy in english]. 32mo, measuring 3” x 5.75”.....