Literature: Eighteenth Century from Arroyo Seco Books
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The Devil Upon Crutches : From The Diable Boiteux Of Mr. Le Sage. A New Translation. To Which Are Now First Added, Asmodeus's Crutches, A Critical Letter Upon The Work ; And Dialogues Between Two Chimneys Of Madrid. Adorned With Cuts. The Second Edition, Corrected. In Two Volumes.
by Le Sage, (Alain Rene)
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1759
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- Hardcover
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London: T. Osborn, A. Millar, R. Baldwin, S. Crowder, J. Rivington And J. Fletcher, And I. Pottinger, 1759. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Frontispieces, Plates. Viii, 266, (Xiv); (Iii), 260, (Xii). Two Volumes, Complete, In Original Full Sheep ( I Think), With Original Endpapers. Extremely Worn, Boards Detached, Bindings Split In Two In Each Volume, But, Again, Complete,… Read more about this item Item Price
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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
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- 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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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 Item Price
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The Prince Of Abissinia. A Tale. In Two Volumes. Vol. Ii [Only] In Original Boards
by {Samuel Johnson]
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1759
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R. And J. Dodsley And W. Johnston, 1759. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Small 8Vo, 180 X 112 Mm. Overall, Pp. [Iii] Iv - Viii, 165 [166 Blank], With Leaf A2 In Volume 2 Reading "Contents"; On Page 161 Of Volume 2 In The Second Line Reading "Indifcerptible" And The Verso Of D5 (Page 106) Signed D4.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Casanova And Boswell: An Encounter?
by Norman V. Carlson; Headpiece And Tailpiece By Valenti Angelo
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- 1st Edition
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- 1978
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- Soft cover
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Orinda Ca: Press Of The Golden Key / Don And Kathi Fleming, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 9 Pp. , Blue Wrappers, Errata Slip At Rear. A Keepsake For The Biennial Meeting Of The Roxburghe And Zamorano Clubs In October 1978.
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Lord Chesterfield And His World
by Shellabarger, Samuel
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- 1st Edition
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- 1951
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Little, Brown And Company, 1951. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 456 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt. First Edition, 1951 Date On Title Page. Near Fine, Bright And Clean, No Marks. Dust Jacket With %5.00 Price, Light Usage, A Few Short Edge Tears And Minute Edge Losses.
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The Jewish element in French literature
by Lehrmann, Charles Chanan; Translated From French By George Klin; Foreword By Guglielmo Ferrero
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- Near Fine
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- First American Edition 1st Printing
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780838677254
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1971. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 295 Pp. Navy Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Iridescent Blue. First American Edition, With A New Introduction For This Translation. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket, Price Clipped And With 5/8" Tear At Base Of Front Panel.
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Samuel Johnson: An Author For All Seasons. An Exhibition Of Manuscripts & Books From The Library Of Loren & Frances Rothschild, Held At The Doheny Memorial Library, University Of Southern California, Fall 1988
by Rothschild, Loren; Donald Greene; Paul Alkon
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- 1st Edition
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- 1988
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- Soft cover
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Los Angeles Ca: Rasselas Press / Usc Fine Arts Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 33 Pp. Fine.
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George Washington: Two Of His Letters
by Washington, George; Essay By Page Smith
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- 1st Edition
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- 1976
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- Soft cover
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US$26.25
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Los Angeles Ca: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 1976. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 8 Pp, Orange Card Covers, Two Facsimile Letters In Pocket. Tiny Tear At Upper Right Corner Of Front Cover.
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John Gay's London, Illustrated From The Poetry Of The Time
by Irving, William Henry
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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Cambridge Ma: Harvard University Press, 1928. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Xviii, 459 Pp., Foldout Map At End. Black Cloth, Paper Spine Label, Brown Boards. First Printing. Near Fine, No Marks, Tiny Bumps To Front Tips. A History, Social And Political, Illustrated With Some Poetic Quotations.
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Essays Moral And Polite. 1660-1714. The Chapbooks Ii.
by John And Constance Masefield (Editors)
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- 1st Edition
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- 1906
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- Hardcover
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Edinburgh: E. Grant Richards, 1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Xiii, 363 Pp. Top Edge Gilt. Vellum; Straps Mostly Chipped Away, Contents Clean, No Marks.
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The Poems Of W. B. Yeats (Series: The One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written)
by Yeats, W. B.; Selected And Edited By William York Tindall; Illustrated By Robin Jacques
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1980
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1980. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xviii, 135 Pp. Green Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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Selected Prose Of N M Karamzin (Series: Publications Of Eighteenth-Century Russian Literature)
by Karamzin, N. M. ; Translation And Foreword By Henry M. Nebel Jr.
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- 1st Edition
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- 1969
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US$126.00
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Evanston Il: Northwestern University Press, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Xv, 214 Pp. Green Cloth Spine Lettered In Gilt, Gray Boards. First Printing. Fine. No Marks. Per Wikipedia, Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ????????; 1766 - 1826) Was A Russian Imperial Historian, Romantic Writer, Poet And Critic. He Is Best Remembered For His Fundamental History… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History Of Tom Jones
by Fielding, Hnery; Introduction By Louyis Kronenberger; Illustrations By T. M. Cleland
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1979
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1979. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xvii, 780 Pp. Maroon Leather. Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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The Pilgrim's Progress From This World To That Which Is To Come, Delivered Under The Similitude Of A Dream
by Bunyan, John; Illustratiions By William Blake; Preface By John T. Winterich
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1976
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US$24.13
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1976. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xv, 189 Pp. Orange-Red Leather. Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin From The Manuscript As Franklin Wrote It And Including His Preliminary Outline (Collector's Edition)
by Franklin, Benjamin; Introduction By Carl Van Doren
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1976
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1976. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xxxiii, 233 Pp.Red Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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A Journal Of The Plague Year, & C: Being Observations Or Memorials Of The Most Remarkable Occurrences, Both Publick And Private, Which Happen'd In . Citizen Who Continued All The While In London
by (Defoe, Daniel)
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1978
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1978. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Color Plates. Xvii, 271 Pp. Brown Leather. Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin [ The First Authoritative Text]
by Franklin, Benjamin; Edited By Max Farrand; Preface By Godfrey Davies
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- Near Fine
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1949
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Berkeley / Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xxvii, 210 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Printing Of The First Authoritative Edition, Based Upon Franklin's Final Revisions. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $25.00, Some Browning.
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War And Peace (Series The One Hundred Greatest Books Ever Written)
by Tolstoy, Leo; Translation By Louise And Aylmer Maude, Revised; Illustrations By Fritz Eichenberg
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1981
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US$64.50
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Norwalk Ct: The Easton Press, 1981. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Xvii, 857 Pp. Grey Leather, Gilt, Gilt Edges, Silk Bookmark And Endpapers. Fine. Bookplate.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL . D. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected
by Hawkins, Sir John
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- Second Edition, Revised and Corrected
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- 1787
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- Full Spotted Calf
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US$157.50
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London: J. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, R. White and Son, T. Longman, Etc, 1787. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected . Full Spotted Calf. Very Good. 8 3/4" Tall. (Ii), 605 + 15 Page Index At End, Half Title Present. Full Spotted Calf, Decorative Gilt Spine In Compartments With Black Morocco Spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oeuvres De Monsieur Nivelle De La Chaussée / Chaussee, De L'académie Françoise - Tome Second - Nouvelle Édition, Corrigée, & Augmentée De Plusieurs Pieces Qui N'avoient Point Encore Paru
by Nivelle De La Chaussée / Chaussee
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- 1st Edition
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- 1762
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- Hardcover
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Paris France: Preault, Petit-Fils, 1762. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 400 Pp. Full Calf, 5 Compartments, Morocco Spine Labels, Gilt In Alll Compartments, Covers With Gilt Rules And Gilt Edges And Turns, Marbled Endpapers, Blue Edges. First Edition Thus. Light Usage. Front Pastedown With "Drawing Room" Bookplate Of Lavington Estate, And Front Free Endpaper With Label "From… Read more about this item Item Price
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