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We have been selling rare books, autographs, and manuscripts since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). We exhibit annually at two ABAA book fairs--New York in April and Boston in November---as well as the Washington DC Book Fair in March, but the great majority of our sales are via the internet. Hence, we are very careful and accurate in all stages of our business, from cataloging through packing and shipping.

We carry a diverse stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books and Autographs (including a strong selection of U.S. Presidents), African-American Literature and History, Fine Press and Illustrated books, Hand-Colored Plate books, Early Printed books, and Limited Editions Club titles, of which we have the largest inventory for sale in the world. Please browse through our categories or search for particular titles or authors. If you cannot find what you want, let us know and we'll be happy to search our extensive private inventory for you

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In a fine 3/4 purple morocco binding by Bayntun. Laurence A161a. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half title page to Margaret Lang and dated by Shaw 16 June 1921.

BACK TO METHUSELAH. A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCH
SHAW, George Bernard
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1921. In a fine 3/4 purple morocco binding by Bayntun. Laurence A161a. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half.. more
Price: $1,000.00

Two volumes, Sixth Printing of the first volume and Second Printing of the second. Both uniformly and beautifully bound by Bayntun in full midnight blue morocco with elaborate multi-colored matching morocco onlays on the front covers depicting an elephant walking beneath a palm tree and gilt animal (wolf and panther) heads on the rear covers and on the spine panels which are also ruled and lettered in gilt; five raised bands; gilt dentelles, all edges gilt; marbled endpapers; original cloth covers bound in at the rear. Illustrated by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. Trivial wear, touch of sunning to spines. Very striking set.

THE JUNGLE BOOKS: THE JUNGLE BOOK with THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK
KIPLING, Rudyard
London: Macmillan and Co., 1897; 1895. Two volumes, Sixth Printing of the first volume and Second Printing of the second. Both uniformly and beautifully bound by.. more
Price: $3,000.00

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