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[Norman Kane]

THE ASHLEY LIBRARY. A CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTERS COLLECTED BY THOMAS J. WISE. WITH A NEW PREFACE BY SIMON NOWELL-SMITH . . . COMPLETE IN 11 VOLUMES 
       Dawsons of Pall Mall, Folkestone & London 1971 - Small quartos, 10 X 7 inches, original gold-stamped cream cloth, vol. I end paper with several wrinkles, otherwise a nice set, reprinting the original limited edition of this splendid library of English literature. "This reprint enjoys a notable advantage over the original edition. Against all the entries . . .have been supplied the 'Ashley' shelf-marks in the . [British] Museum . . . The occasional short notes written into entries, and the occasional deletions, have been taken from the marked set only accessible to readers in the Reading Room." Frontispieces & many facsimile illustrations.There are Introductions by A. W. Pollard, R. W. Chapman, Richard Curle, Augustine Burrell, E. V. Lucas and others. Despite his transgressions, this unique collection is the monument that reveals Wise as a great and in some ways innovative collector (as, for instance, in his recognition of the stellar importance of manuscripts and correspondence to compliment the books.)   ($495.00)    $350.00

[CANADA]. Cadastres Abreges Des Seigneuries Du District Des Trois-Rivieres... 
       Quebec: Derbishire & Desbarats, 1863. "déposés au greffe des Trois-Rivières, chez le receveur général, et au Bureau des terres de la couronne, suivant les dispositions des statuts refondus pour le Bas Canada, chap. 41, sects. 25, 26 et 27, et publiés sous l'autorité des commissaires." Thick quarto, old full leather, edges rubbed, scuffed, but sound. Each section with separate pagination. One part of a 7-volume set, complete in itself (other parts dealt with Montreal, Quebec, &c. )  ($175.00)  $90.00

KANE, Elisha Kent 
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS IN THE YEARS 1853, '54, '55 [2 VOLS] 
       Philadelphia: Childs and Peterson, 1856. Marbled boards and leather tips with new cloth spine, 9 x 6 inches. Marbled end papers and edges. Bookplate of T(homas) Winthrop Coite (or Coit), prominent clergyman and author of "Puritanism, or a Churchman's Defense." (see DAB). Each volume with portrait-frontispiece and vignette title page. Three engraved maps. 18 engraved plates. Nearly 300 other illustrations..   ($150.00)  $75.00

HARRIS, J. Rendel [editor] 
FRAGMENTS OF PHILO JUDAEUS 
       Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1886. A thin 11 3/4 x 9 inches in navy blue buckram. Chipping to top and bottom of spine and to corners. Pencil notes on end paper as well as some marginal pencilings. Collector's bookplate. A very good copy. ($125.00)  $50.00

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Children's Books in the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress (2 Vols) 
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1975. Two large volumes in blue buckram, 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Volume 1 is organized by author, while Volume 2 is chronological. Some light wear to covers and light spotting to edges. Very good.
( 65.00)  $30.00

ARNIM, Max 
INTERNATIONALE PERSONALBIBLIOGRAPHIE 1800-1943 
       Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1952 - 2 volumes, quartos, approx. 11 X 8 inches, original quarter leather, a little worn, library numbers on spines, bookplates, "reference" stamped on end papers, bottom edges stamped. A biographical omnium gatherum of xiv, [2].706 and [4], 834 pages; from Aa to Zyro. Best edition of this basic component of the work to which volumes were added later covering the post-1943 period. A monumental compilation, arranged alphabetically and with sources noted. SCARCE.   ($190.00)  $60.00

LAS CASES, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonne, Comte de 
JOURNAL OF THE PRIVATE LIFE AND CONVERSATIONS OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AT SAINT HELENA 
       Wells and Lilly, Boston 1823 - 8 volumes in 2, as issued. First U. S. edition. 9 x 6 inches. Old full calf, some wear, but sound. 4 frontispieces, plus 1 plate, 2 folding maps, and folding plans. [1 map repaired]. Old signature and name stamps (Wm. S. Cross) on end papers; name stamp also on titles. (There is a Wm. S. Cross professorship in Engineering at Virginia Tech).   ($100.00)  $60.00

MOTT, Frank Luther 
A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MAGAZINES [5 VOLUMES] 
       Cambridge: Harvard University Press 5 volume set of the original edition in dust wrappers (2 with internal repairs). Vol. I, 1741 - 1850: 3rd ptg, 1957, d. w. with internal repairs, NYT obituary of Mott laid-in. Vol. II, 1850 - 1865: 2nd ptg, 1957. Vol. III, 1865 - 1885: 2nd ptg, 1957. Vol. IV, 1885 - 1905: 1st ptg, 1957, d. w. with internal repairs. Vol. V, Sketches of 21 Magazines 1905 - 1930: 1st ptg, 1968. Each volume measures 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Contains a mass of easily retrievable information and comment. The only comprehensive work like it..  Many sets are either ex. library, incomplete &/or lacking Vol. 5.  ($375)  $250.00

AVERLEY, G. et. al 
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH BOOKS, A SUBJECT CATALOGUE EXTRACTED FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM GENERAL CATALOGUE OF PRINTED BOOKS [4 VOLUMES] 
       Dawson, 1979. A nice set in excellent condition. Cloth-backed linen. 12 x 9 inches. Thick, heavy books. A useful reference.  ($125.00)  $60.00    

TICKNOR, George 
LIFE, LETTERS, AND JOURNALS OF GEORGE TICKNOR [2 VOLS] 
       James R. Osgood and Company, Boston 1877 - Half-morocco, stamped in gilt. Marbled end papers and edges. 9 x 6 inches. Excellent copies with the slightest of rubbing to spines. ($75.00)  $35.00

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