GILGAMESCH
1964
Catalogue of an exhibition on the epic of Gilgamesh, incorporating both modern visual art and archaeological artifacts, and with original silkscreened cover and frontispiece by Baumeister.
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LE TRESOR DU BIBLIOPHILE ROMANTIQUE ET MODERNE 1801-1875
1976
Limited edition re-issue of this major bibliography of French novels first published in 1925-28, a formative reference work for book collectors and scholars on the subject.
POSTHUMOUS HUMANITY: A Study of Phantoms
1887
Rare first edition in English of this investigation of life after death, seeking to explain scientifically phantoms, lycanthropes, vampires, and Doubles by reference to "magnetic fluid" and the mesmeric ether.
AFFIXES IN THEIR ORIGIN AND APPLICATION, EXHIBITING THE ETYMOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH WORDS
1865
Scarce first edition of this etymological textbook of English affixes.
THE HOG BOOK
(1978)
First printing of the history and mystery of hogs from ancient times to the present.
A DICTIONARY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT DIALECT
1886
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.
NORTHERN ANTIQUITIES
1859
Victorian edition of this important survey of Norse literature and history – with a fore-edge painting of a Viking ship, a color frontispiece of Yggdrasil, and an excerpt from the PROSE EDDA.
IN QUEER STREET
(1932)
Association copy first printing of this collection of essays on murderers and others, from the personal library of fellow true-crime pioneer Jonathan Goodman.
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