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The Odyssey Of Homer

The Odyssey Of Homer

by Translation By T. E. Lawrence / T. E. Shaw, With His 3 Page "Translator's Note" At End, Design By Bruce Rogers

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$12,500.00

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London Uk: Emery Walker, Wilfrid Merton And Bruce Rogers, 1932. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. One Of The Most Famously Well Produced Books Of The 20Th Century. Unpaginated, One Of 530 Copies Only. Bound In Full Black Niger Morocco With Top Edges Gilts And Gilt Spine Lettering, Deckled Edges. Printed On Special Paper Made By J.… Read more about this item
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US$12,500.00
The Twilight Of The Nymphs

The Twilight Of The Nymphs

by Louys, Pierre, Translated By Phillis Duveen, Introduction By Shane Leslie; Plates By Cecil Beaton

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1928
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$45.00

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London: The Fortune Press, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Browj Clothj, Spine Gilt. English Unbleached Hand Made Paper, Deckled Edges. #184 Of 1200 English Language Copies. No Names Or Marks, Spine Frayed At Top Not Affecting Lettering (Cat Attack), Trace Of Rubbing At Corners, Spine A Little Darkened, All Gilt Still Brilliant. Colorful Personal… Read more about this item
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US$45.00
Odes By John Keats

Odes By John Keats

by Keats, John; Decorated By Vivien Gribble

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$26.25

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Duckworth & Co / Robert M. Mcbride & Company / Curwen Press, 1923. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 21 Pp.Dark Blue Cloth Spine, Beige Boards. Americn Issue, With Blu Cloth Spine And With Mcbride Name Printed In Red On Title Page Beneath Duckworth's. Wear, Very Faint Ownership Signature.
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US$26.25
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Vroman's Of Pasadena: A Century Of Books 1894- 1994 (Inscribed By Author)

by Apostol, Jane

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$225.00

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Pasadena: A. C. Vroman / Ward Ritchie, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Photographs. 138 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt, Over Patterned Boards. One Of 2000 Copies Of The Trade Edition. Fine, No Wear Or Damage. Inscribed By The Author "With Affectionate Best Wishes To Nancy From Her Friend Jane", And With Ownership Signature Of Nancy Parsons. … Read more about this item
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US$225.00
(Poem, A Zamorano Keepsake) Paradise Renounced

(Poem, A Zamorano Keepsake) Paradise Renounced

by Evans, John R., M. D., "The Black Bard

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1958
Binding
No Binding
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$95.00

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The Goose Rumped Roan Press, 1958. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. Broadside, Poem And Illustration On Recto, Colophon On Verso With Authlor's Signature.
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US$95.00
Mallette Dean, Artist And Printer, 1907-1975.

Mallette Dean, Artist And Printer, 1907-1975.

by Grover, Sherwood; Book Club Of California.

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1975
Binding
No Binding
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$43.25

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Book Club Of California / ; Arlen Philpott , 1975. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. Single Sheet, Folded. With The Book Club Of California Mailing Envelope.
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US$43.25
A Financial Transaction Between John J. Vioget & Alexander Rotschef, 1852 (Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs Meeting,

A Financial Transaction Between John J. Vioget & Alexander Rotschef, 1852 (Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs Meeting,

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1962
Binding
No Binding
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$32.63

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Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs Meeting / Albert Shumate, Printing By Albert Kennedy, 1962. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Facsimile Of Check With Large Sheet Folded Into Four Pages. Fine. With The Unprinted Envelope.
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US$32.63
Brief Memoir Of Mr. Thomas Bewick [Repri Nt Of 1828 Memoir For Roxburghe / Zamorano Meeting

Brief Memoir Of Mr. Thomas Bewick [Repri Nt Of 1828 Memoir For Roxburghe / Zamorano Meeting

Condition
Used - Fine
Published
1970
Binding
Soft cover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$28.38

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Roxburghe / Zamorano, 1970. Soft cover. Fine.
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The Heritage Of A Californian

The Heritage Of A Californian

by Hanna, Phil Townsend

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First Separate Edition
Published
1948
Binding
Soft cover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$95.00

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Phil Townsend Hanna, 1948. First Separate Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 10 Pp. Illustration On Front Cover. Address, Printed In The Historical Society Of Southern California In December 1948, This The First Separate Printing. Fine. Typical California Puffery Celebrating In Particular Their Unremarkable Ancestors.
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US$95.00
Proclamation, Santo Tomas, Baja California, January 1852 (Roxburghe / Zamorano Keepsake 1966

Proclamation, Santo Tomas, Baja California, January 1852 (Roxburghe / Zamorano Keepsake 1966

by Andreas P. Vidal, Jose A. Chavis / Jose Antonio Chavis, English Commentary By Don Meadows

Condition
Used - Fine
Published
1966
Binding
Soft cover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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Roxburghe / Zamorano, 1966. Soft cover. Fine. Single Page + Printed Covers, String Bound. Fine
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US$32.63
1871 Centennial Year 1971 (Booklet And Envelope)

1871 Centennial Year 1971 (Booklet And Envelope)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1971
Binding
No Binding
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$112.50

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California Historical Society, 1971. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Photographs. 28 Pp + Covers, In An Unmarked Mailing Envelope. Commemorative Booklet With Comments And Photographs. "If A History Of The California Indian Is Visible Only In A Century Or So Of Conflict With The White Man, Perhaps We May Reflect Upon The Suggestion, 'Happy Is A… Read more about this item
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US$112.50
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Erich Lachmann Collection Of Historical Stringed Musical Instruments

by Text By Erich Lachmann; Photographic Illustrations By Irvin Kershner

Condition
Used - Fine
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$32.63

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Los Angeles: Allan Hancock Foundation / University Of Southern California / Cole-Holmquist, 1950. Hardcover. Fine. 53 Pp.17 1/2" X 12 1/2". Brown Cloth Spine, Green Illustrated Boards. Finely Printed By Cole-Holmquist Under The Supervision Of Irvin Kershner And Earl Foster Myers. New, Still In Publisher's Mailing Box. Several Copies Available. International Shipment At Considerable Additional Cost. … Read more about this item
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US$32.63
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

by (Kellaway, William Thomas, Abridged from Charles Dickens)

Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1934
Binding
Printed Wrappers
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$43.25

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Los Angeles: William Thomas Kellaway, 1934. First Edition Thus . Printed Wrappers. Good. 17" Tall. Abridged And Handset Into Type By William Thomas Kellaway", Printed Cover, Pages Printed On One Side Only And Attached At Top, Original Two-Hole Twine Binding, Printed On Very Heavy Brown Paper, Pages Slightly Smaller Than Covers. Wear At Corners With Minor Losses, 1… Read more about this item
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Candide (1928 Limited Edition Signed By Rockwell Kent)

Candide (1928 Limited Edition Signed By Rockwell Kent)

by Voltaire, Jean Francois Marie Arouet De; Bibliographical Note By Charles Edmund Merrill Jr., Illustrated By Rockwell Kent

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition Thus 1st Printing
Published
1928
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$234.00

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New York: Random House, 1928. 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 111 Pp. #1444 Of 1450 Copies.Beige Cloth. First Edition Thus, The First Book Published By Random House, Illustrated Throughout By Rockwell Kent And Signed By Him On The Limitation Page. Binding And Gilt With Some Wear And Browning, Browning Along Spine, Small Frays At… Read more about this item
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US$234.00
E & R G, The Grabhorn Brothers

E & R G, The Grabhorn Brothers

by James D. Hart; Photograph Of Edwin Grabhorn By Ansel Adams (1960)

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Soft cover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$193.50

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Los Angeles Ca: Sherwood Grover For The Roxburghe & Zamorano Clubs, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. One Of 225 Copies. Large Folding Card With Tipped In Photograph Of Edwin Grabhorn By Ansel Adams, Reproduced For The First Time, Printed At Pacific Lithograph. Fine.
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US$193.50
Memories Of President Lincoln [Large Paper, One Of 300]

Memories Of President Lincoln [Large Paper, One Of 300]

by Whitman, Walt; Abraham Lincoln; William Marion Reedy; John Burroughs; Thomas B. Mosher; James Russell Lowell

Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
1912
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$306.00

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Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1912. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +. Xii, 16 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Darker Green, Green Endpapers. Large Paper Issue, Stated Limitation Of 300 Copies, On Italian Hand-Made Paper. 12" X 9". Lightly Used, Tiny Frays To Corners, No Marks, Traces Of Bookplate Removal To Front Pastedown. A Memorial For… Read more about this item
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US$306.00
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Erich Lachmann Collection Of Historical Stringed Musical Instruments

by Text By Erich Lachmann; Photographic Illustrations By Irvin Kershner

Condition
Used - Fine
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$28.38

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Los Angeles: Allan Hancock Foundation / University Of Southern California / Cole-Holmquist, 1950. Hardcover. Fine. 53 Pp.17 1/2" X 12 1/2". Brown Cloth Spine, Green Illustrated Boards. Finely Printed By Cole-Holmquist Under The Supervision Of Irvin Kershner And Earl Foster Myers. New, Still In Publisher's Mailing Box. Several Copies Available. International Shipment At Considerable Additional Cost. … Read more about this item
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US$28.38
Ovid: Metamorphoses

Ovid: Metamorphoses

by Ovid; Garth, Samuel [Translator]; Erni, Hans [Illustrator]; Mardersteig, Giovanni [Printer]

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1958
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$517.50

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Verona Italy: The Limited Editions Club / Officina Bodoni, 1958. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Lvi, 520 Pp. Quarter Beige Cloth Lettered In Gilt On Green; Patterned Boards; Copy #1395 Of 1500 Copies Signed By The Artist And Printer On The Colophon Page. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket And Near Fine Slipcase. … Read more about this item
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US$517.50
The Poems Of John Donne

The Poems Of John Donne

by Donne, John; Selected, Annotated, And Introduced By Frank Kermode; Designed By John Dreyfus. Illustrated With 33 Wood Engravings By Imre Reiner

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Slipcase
Edition
First Edition Thus
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$51.75

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Cambridge Uk: The Limited Editions Club / University Printing House, Cambridge, 1968. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. Xxiv, 198 Pp. Quarter Burgundy Morocco And Ochre Linen Boards With The Front Board Embossed With An Oval Portrait Of Donne; Copy #339 Of 1500 Copies Signed By The Artist On The Colophon Page. In The Publisher's Fine Slipcase.… Read more about this item
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Minxes Admonished Or Beauty Reproved An Album Of Deplorable Caprices Faithfully Narrated & Modestly Embellished

Minxes Admonished Or Beauty Reproved An Album Of Deplorable Caprices Faithfully Narrated & Modestly Embellished

by Anonymous; Color Frontispiece And Title Page, And Sepia Illustrations Throughout, By William Russell Flint

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Slipcase
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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Pasadena, California, USA
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US$450.00

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The Golden Cockerell Press, 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Slipcase. 123 Pp. Quarter Red Morocco By Mansell, Over Marbled Boards. #395 Of A Limited Ediiton Of 550 Copies Only. Fine In Lightly Used, Very Good Slipcase Of Matching Marbled Paper Over Boards.
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US$450.00