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The Fables Of Aesop -
Aesop, Edward J. Detmold (illustrator)
1909 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - Number 50 of a limited edition of only 750 copies signed by the artist.
A fine and luxuriously presented collection of Greek storyteller, Aesop’s, wonderful fables, which have descended from ancient times. Tradition has it that Aesop was a freed Phrygian slave living in the 6th century BC, making this the world's oldest collection of stories.
Number 50 of a limited edition signed and illustrated with twenty-five mounted colour plates by Edward J. Detmold which are considered to be his finest work, each accompanying a separate fable.
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1909 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - Number 50 of a limited edition of only 750 copies signed by the artist.
A fine and luxuriously presented collection of Greek storyteller, Aesop’s, wonderful fables, which have descended from ancient times. Tradition has it that Aesop was a freed Phrygian slave living in the 6th century BC, making this the world's oldest collection of stories.Number 50 of a limited edition signed and illustrated with twenty-five mounted colour plates by Edward J. Detmold which are considered to be his finest work, each accompanying a separate fable.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men -
James Agee, Walker Evans
1941 - Houghton, Boston - First Edition
First edition of what is considered one of the most influential works on the great depression and collaborations between author and photographer, of all time. In a superior and thus scarce dust jacket without restoration or price clipping. Illustrated with 31 photographs by Walker Evans.
Eclipsed by Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ and only selling 1,000 copies on publication, Agee’s ferocious portrait of life among American sharecroppers remains the true classic of the Great Depression. [The Guardian Newspaper, 2008]
‘In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives today stands as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.’
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Price HK$ 32,000
1941 - Houghton, Boston - First Edition
First edition of what is considered one of the most influential works on the great depression and collaborations between author and photographer, of all time. In a superior and thus scarce dust jacket without restoration or price clipping. Illustrated with 31 photographs by Walker Evans.Eclipsed by Steinbeck’s ‘Grapes of Wrath’ and only selling 1,000 copies on publication, Agee’s ferocious portrait of life among American sharecroppers remains the true classic of the Great Depression. [The Guardian Newspaper, 2008]
‘In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives today stands as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.’
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A Quaint Treatise on "Flees, and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," -
W. H. Aldam, James Poole (artist)
1876 - John B. Day, London - First Edition, Second Issue
One of the greatest works on fly tying, described by Hills in his bibliography as ‘the best of all, for beauty and interest... The flies in it are tied with an excellence that I have never seen beaten; and, as well as complete flies, all the materials of which they are made, silk, wool and feathers, are there displayed.’
Complete, containing 98 actual flies and materials mounted in 22 sunken mounts on thick card, together with two colour chromolithograph plates from water colours by James Poole. A superior example with very little of the foxing to which this work is prone, and bright gilt covers. Housed in a later marbled paper board slipcase.
A remarkable production, with approximately only 200 copies of both issues sold over a number of years, identical to the first issue except for the date on the title page, both issues where released at the same time in the spring of 1876.
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Price HK$ 25,000
1876 - John B. Day, London - First Edition, Second Issue
One of the greatest works on fly tying, described by Hills in his bibliography as ‘the best of all, for beauty and interest... The flies in it are tied with an excellence that I have never seen beaten; and, as well as complete flies, all the materials of which they are made, silk, wool and feathers, are there displayed.’Complete, containing 98 actual flies and materials mounted in 22 sunken mounts on thick card, together with two colour chromolithograph plates from water colours by James Poole. A superior example with very little of the foxing to which this work is prone, and bright gilt covers. Housed in a later marbled paper board slipcase.
A remarkable production, with approximately only 200 copies of both issues sold over a number of years, identical to the first issue except for the date on the title page, both issues where released at the same time in the spring of 1876.
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Death of a Fellow Traveller -
Delano Ames
1950 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - First Edition
First edition of Ames’ third Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket illustrated by Nicolson.
The third adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish), who travel down from London to the Cornish village of Gwink. Within a few hours of their arrival the young man with the moustache, the limp and the two Harlequin Great Danes whom they had noticed on the train was found dead...
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Price HK$ 1,800
1950 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - First Edition
First edition of Ames’ third Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket illustrated by Nicolson.The third adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish), who travel down from London to the Cornish village of Gwink. Within a few hours of their arrival the young man with the moustache, the limp and the two Harlequin Great Danes whom they had noticed on the train was found dead...
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Murder, Maestro, Please -
Delano Ames
1952 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of Ames’ sixth Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket designed by Jarvis.
The sixth adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish). This time the travelling duo arrive on their tandem bicycle in time for a murder at Puiz d’Aze in the Pyrenees...
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1952 - Hodder and Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of Ames’ sixth Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket designed by Jarvis.The sixth adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish). This time the travelling duo arrive on their tandem bicycle in time for a murder at Puiz d’Aze in the Pyrenees...
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Crime out of Mind -
Delano Ames
1956 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of Ames’ tenth Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket designed by Jarvis.
The sixth adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish). This time the travelling duo head off for a “holiday” in the Austrian Tyrol...
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1956 - Hodder & Stoughton, London - First Edition
A fine first edition of Ames’ tenth Dagobert and Jane Brown mystery in the bright sharp dust jacket designed by Jarvis.The sixth adventure for Dagobert (She Shall Have Murder) Brown and his wife Jane (née Hamish). This time the travelling duo head off for a “holiday” in the Austrian Tyrol...
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The Okavango River -
Charles John Andersson
1861 - Hurst and Blackett, London - First Edition
A scarce example of the first edition in original publisher’s cloth, with engraved frontispiece, engraved extra title page, and fifteen further engraved plates.
Swedish explorer, hunter, trader and naturalist Charles Andersson describes his expeditions through Namaqualand and Damaraland (Namibia). He intended to explore these countries right up to Cunene or Nourse River but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information and his success as a hunter and collector was unique in this part of the continent. The coast-line of South-West Africa is carefully described and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe.’ [Mendelssohn]
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1861 - Hurst and Blackett, London - First Edition
A scarce example of the first edition in original publisher’s cloth, with engraved frontispiece, engraved extra title page, and fifteen further engraved plates.Swedish explorer, hunter, trader and naturalist Charles Andersson describes his expeditions through Namaqualand and Damaraland (Namibia). He intended to explore these countries right up to Cunene or Nourse River but the difficulties of the expedition, though encountered with indomitable courage, proved to be insuperable, and he had to turn back. He obtained, however, much valuable information and his success as a hunter and collector was unique in this part of the continent. The coast-line of South-West Africa is carefully described and there is an interesting account of the once-famed guano island, Ichaboe.’ [Mendelssohn]
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Inscribed -
Maya Angelou
1969 - Random House, New York - First Edition
A fine first edition signed and inscribed by Maya Angelou: ‘Joy! The caged bird sings of freedom.’
‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ marks the first volume in what would ultimately become a seven volume autobiography. It was written in the months following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 4 April 1968 - coincidentally, also Maya Angelou's birthday - at the suggestion of James Baldwin, as a way of working through her grief and depression over King's death. Baldwin would later call the resulting work "a Biblical study of life in the midst of death." Its themes of identity, racism, trauma, and literacy led to equal parts acclaim and criticism, with the book hailed as one of the greatest works of biography ever produced by an American author and one of the most frequently banned or challenged books in the United States.
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1969 - Random House, New York - First Edition
A fine first edition signed and inscribed by Maya Angelou: ‘Joy! The caged bird sings of freedom.’‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ marks the first volume in what would ultimately become a seven volume autobiography. It was written in the months following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on 4 April 1968 - coincidentally, also Maya Angelou's birthday - at the suggestion of James Baldwin, as a way of working through her grief and depression over King's death. Baldwin would later call the resulting work "a Biblical study of life in the midst of death." Its themes of identity, racism, trauma, and literacy led to equal parts acclaim and criticism, with the book hailed as one of the greatest works of biography ever produced by an American author and one of the most frequently banned or challenged books in the United States.
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Price HK$ 30,000