BALAOO. Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.
LEROUX. GASTON. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 8vo. viii.376,24 pp publishers adverts for Autumn 1913, including blurb for this book with the title The Mysterious Mr. Noel. This was changed to Balaoo before publication but after the adverts were typeset. Very good bright, tight copy with previous owners name written neatly in ink to front blank endpaper. Some light foxing to a few pages but still generally a nice fresh copy. Publishers red cloth with blind ruled border and gilt lettering to front board. Spine lettered and ruled in gilt. A particularly nice copy of this rare title by the Author of The Phantom of the Opera. Originally published in French in 1912, Balaoo is the story of a Monkey who is brought up by a Scientist as a human, Mr. Noel. He is educated and can read and write and wears the latest Paris fashions. Balaoo is suspected of committing many crimes, culminating in the kidnapping of Mlle. Madeline, the daughter of the scientist who brought him up. Filmed three times, First as Balaoo, in 1913 (a 24 minute silent film). Twice filmed by Hollywood, first in 1927 as silent movie The Wizard, which was remade in 1942 as Dr. Renault's secret. A superior copy.- $476
- $476
JUST SO STORIES. For little children.
KIPLING. RUDYARD. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.4 x 7.2 inches). Illustrated throughout by the author. A very good copy bound in recent full red morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Decorative gilt leaf design border on boards. All edges gilt. Light foxing to the last page otherwise a very good clean copy of this classic work in an attractive leather binding.- $857
- $857
LORD JIM.
CONRAD. JOSEPH. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). Some foxing to the first and last dozen pages and a few small light marks to the odd page but generally this is a very good copy throughout. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, with five raised bands to the spine. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. The original publishers decorative front board and spine are bound in at the rear.- $952
- $952
A TREATISE ON THE LAWS FOR THE RELIEF AND SETTLEMENT OF THE POOR. The Third edition, with considerable corrections.
NOLAN. MICHAEL. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). Vol.1; xlviii,566pp,8pp ads; Vol.2; xxiv,622pp; Vol.3; xvi,374pp. Minor hole to prelim pages of volume one otherwise a clean tight set in contemporary brown calf bindings with ruled lines & numbering, and red title labels, all in gilt, to the spines. Hinges all professionally repaired. Blind stamped rope border to the boards. Edges a but rubbed and bumped but overall a very good set. Previous owners attractive armorial bookplate (Samuel Wells, Jun. of Huntingdon) to all of the front pastedown endpapers and neat hand written notes to the first 2 volume's front free endpapers. Overall a very good set.- $635
- $635
THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE. With an account of the decline of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society. From the rise of the modern Kingdoms to the peace of Paris, in 1763. In a series of letters from a nobleman to his Son. A New edition, enlarged and greatly improved.
New edition. 5 volumes. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 inches). Previous owners name written neatly on title pages. A very good set in contemporary full tree calf bindings. Spines ruled in gilt. Red title and circular number labels, gilt. The hinges are cracked and rubbed but all still holding. Top and bottom of spines with some minor loss and some rubbing but overall a good set. THE PRESENT STATE OF GERMANY. In two volumes. Giving an account of the Emperor and electors. The Prince of Orange. The superior nobility of the Empire. The natural History. The civil and political state of the Empire. The moral state of the Empire. The whole brought down to the present year 1738, and interspersed with political remarks, &c.
FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.3 inches). Fold out map by Moll opposite title page of volume 2. Frontis engraving showing the Parliament of the German Empire in volume 1. Some light foxing to the edges of some pages but generally a very good clean set bound in recent half tan calf. Spines with raised bands, red and green labels, gilt. Compartments decorated with blind stamped devices. Marbled paper on boards. A very good set. The printed presentation in volume one is from the anonymous author to The Prince of Orange-Willem IV Van Oranje-Nassau. ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES.
FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 6 inches). First printing with Scribner logo and letter A on verso of title page. A fine, bright copy bound in recent full dark green morocco leather binding. Spine with raised bands, ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy. THE WORKS. In four volumes. Volume 1; In the Shadow of the Glen, Riders to the Sea, The Tinker’s Wedding, The Well of the Saints. — Volume 2; The Playboy of the Western World, Deirdre of the Sorrows, Poems and Translations. — Volume 3; The Arran Islands. — Volume 4; In Wicklow, West Kerry, The Congested districts, Under Ether.
FIRST EDITION. Four 8vo volumes. (8.9 x 6.1 inches). Portrait frontis to each volume, including Jack Yeats 'Synge at rehearsal' in volume 2. Neat previous owners name (William Lawrence Schroeder -Author of various works including an appreciation of Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Divine element in art & literature and Science, Philosophy and Religion) on the front pastedown endpaper and title page of each volume. Publishers brown buckram over bevelled edges boards with gilt lettering to the spines. Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. In the scarce original dustwrappers which have survived in varying states with volume one lacking the whole of the spine and the other three with various chips and tears. The wrappers are now all protected in removable clear film fronted covers. A very good set of books in generally poor, but rare in any state dustwrappers. A well produced set printed on good quality paper and well bound. Issued the year after his death, at the age of just 37, this set stands as a fitting tribute to this important Irish writer whose influence can be seen in the works of O'Casey, Behan and Beckett, among others. GRAND PRIX. Foreword by Earl Howe. Epilogue by Cecil Kimber.
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.8 inches). Illustrated with colour frontis (A photograph of Sir Malcolm Campbell at Brooklands in his R-type M.G. Midget) and 71 mono photographs throughout. Finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single blind ruled border on boards. Original racing circuit map endpapers (showing the courses for Monaco, Indianapolis, Comminges, Pescara, Monza, Tripoli, Brooklands, Mille Miglia, Le Mans, Douglas, Tourist Tropht, Linas-Montlhery and Reims) bound in at the front and the original publishers black cloth front board bound in at the rear. A fine copy.