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[DANA, RICHARD HENRY, JR.]
Two Years Before the Mast, A Personal
Narrative of Life At Sea.
12mo, rebacked and recased with original spine (“The Family
Library No. 6” and title lettered in gilt) and covers laid-down; occasional minor foxing to
text and preliminaries and endleaves; bookplate to front pastedown; housed in
1
/
2
morocco
slipcase.
NewYork: Harper & Brothers, 1841
[500/750]
FIRST EDITION
,
early reissue of the second issue with the undotted “i” in the copyright notice
and the broken running head on page 9, but with a new title page. BAL 4434.
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DAVIS, H.L.
Honey in the Horn.
Title in blue and black. 8vo, original cream
cloth stamped in blue, scattered light stains, mostly to rear cover; dust jacket, wrinkled,
edges chipped with slight loss including portion of upper rear panel, crude tape reinforce-
ments to verso, $2.50 price intact; small spot of residue on rear pastedown from removed
bookseller’s ticket.
FIRST EDITION
. Winner of the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as
the 1935 Harper Prize, the latter award indicated on jacket copy.
NewYork: Harper & Brothers, 1935
[400/600]
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DICKENS, CHARLES
Bleak House.
Engraved plates by H. K. Browne (“Phiz”).
Half-title. 8vo, contemporary
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2
green calf over marbled boards, gilt and blind-stamped
spine, rubbing to covers and board edges; hinges split, scattered foxing internally, chiefly to
margins; J.G. Sutton & Son binder’s ticket mounted to front pastedown corner.
FIRST EDI
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TION IN BOOK FORM
, bound from the original parts.
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1853
[600/900]
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