MISCELLANEOUS EPITOME OF ENTERTAINMENT. Edinburgh: R. Morison & Son, et al 1796. Full-Leather. Presumed First. 240 pp., but incomplete. Pages 1-2 are almost completely torn out and pp. 217-240 are gone, as are any rear eps. Subtitle, "Selected from the Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c. and New Publications of Merit in Prose and Verse. Ornamented with Seven Elegant Engravings." Two of the "elegant engravings" have also been removed: p. 180, "I resign my authority," &c. -- from the Citizen of the World," and p. 219, "Ay, slaves, cried the porter, from ditto," Covers and spine are aged, soiled, shelf- and edge-worn. Spine has faded gilt lettering and decorative rules on a black leather title block. Gilt rules and ornaments on rest of spine have almost completely disappeared. Upper spine end is chipped, torn and portions are missing. Rear cover hinge is split along approximately 3/4 of its length. Corners are bumped, worn and frayed to the boards. Edges are aged and soiled. Ink blot on front paste-down. Brief ink notations on ffep. B/w frontis engraving has a long, closed tear. Occasional pencil lines in the margins. Interior is aged and foxed. A good reading copy, except for the missing pages and plates. Good Reading Copy
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OMNIBOOK, JULY 1949. New York: Omnibook, Inc. 1949. Paper. 144 pp. Front cover has a charcoal drawing of Audie Murphy wearing his Army helmet and looking extremely young, sad and wistful. Covers are somewhat aged, soiled and/or foxed. Spine staples are rusted. Spine ends have small, closed tears. Interior is aged. Contents include abridgements of: "To Hell and Back," by Audie Murphy; "The God-Seeker," by Sinclair Lewis; and "The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle," by John Dickson Carr. Good Plus
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Hempel, Charles J., M.D. (Editor). SCHILLER'S COMPLETE WORKS, 2 VOLS. Philadelphia, (NY, Boston, Cincinnati, Baltimore): I. Kohler, F. Leypoldt (plus Others in Various cities) 1863. Black Cloth. Vol. I, 670 pp. Vol. II, 611 pp. Subtitle, "Edited, with Careful Revisions and New Translations." Covers and spines are of black cloth. Bindings are similar, but not matching. Vol. I spine has title and volume number in slightly faded gilt. Vol. II lacks spine. But the portion with the title and volume number has survived and is tucked inside, along with another, smaller, portion of the spine. Vol. II's front cover and feps are detached, but present. Covers and spines, of both volumes, are aged, stained, repaired, shelf- and edge-worn. Corners frayed. as are long sections of the cover edges. Page edges are slightly aged and soiled. Previous owners' names, in pencil, ink and rubber stamp, on front paste-downs and ffeps. Vol. I has a very attractive engraved frontis portrait of a pensive Schiller, with tissue guard. Interiors are aged, but clean. Internally Good
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Washington, Booker T. Et al. THE OUTLOOK. ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGAZINE 1900. New York: The Outlook Company 1900. Dark Red Cloth. 858 pp. B/w ills. Covers are scuffed, stained and worn. Paper label on spine is soiled and chipped. Covers are almost completely detached. Wallpaper print eps split at hinges. The Outlook was a weekly news paper with a once-a-month magazine issue, here reprinted in full for the year 1900. Contents include articles on John Ruskin, the Cape Nome Gold Fields, New York's Underground Railway, the Gutenberg Anniversary, Bird Studies with the Camera, 12 installments on William Shakespeare: Poet, Dramatist and Man by Hamilton Wright Mabie. Also a new type of school architecture, Social Economics in the Paris Exposition, American Educators in China, the greatest books of the Century, and an interview with Count Tolstoi. There are three installments of Booker T. Washington's autobiography, "Up from Slavery" and the story "The Sway Backed Horse" by Charles W. Chestnutt. Near Very Good Periodical.
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