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76 1349 Mayakovsky V  Speransky V D  ed  76 1349 Mayakovsky V Speransky V D ed
76/1349 [Mayakovsky, V.]. Speransky, V.D. (ed.). Mayakovsky. Futurizm. Moscow, Mir, 1925, 93,(3)p., orig. wr.

- Backwr. restored in upper right corner and discoloured along edges; top of spine dam.

= Istoriko-kriticheskie materialy po literature, no.3. Contributions by i.a. Trotsky, A. Kruchenykh, V. Khlebnikov and Mayakovsky himself.

€ (100-150) 100
76 1350 Morley C 76 1350 Morley C
76/1350 Morley, C. Blythe Mountain Vermont. Brattleboro, Stephen Daye Press, n.d. (1931), 27p., frontisp. by A.R. BUTLER, printed in 500 copies, orig. giltlettered cl., 4to.

- Binding trifle discoloured along edges. = Lee 104.

Idem (introd. and ed.). Walt Whitman in Camden. A Selection of Prose from Specimen Days. Camden, The Haddon Craftsmen, 1938, (14),45,(2)p., 2 photogr. plates by A. GENTHE, printed on blueish paper in 1100 copies, orig. cl., slipcase, 4to. Beaumont, F. and Fletcher, J. The Maides Tragedy. Introd. C. Morley. New York, Cheshire House, 1932, VIII,(2),147,(2)p., woodengr. ills. by FREDA BONE, printed in 1200 numb. copies, orig. gilt hmor., t.e.g., slipcase, 4to.

- Slipcase dam.

AND 15 others (w. contributions/ introduction) by C. MORLEY, i.a. Good Theatre. A Fancy in One Scene (New York, 1926, orig. boards); The Worst Christmas Story (ibid., 1928, ills. by M. JONES, printed in 365 numb. copies signed by the author and artist, orig. wr.) and Really, My Dear... (ibid., 1928, ills. by J. BULL, printed in 300 copies, orig. boards).

€ (80-100) 80
76 1351 Morley C 76 1351 Morley C
76/1351 Morley, C. The Eighth Sin. Oxf./ London, B.H. Blackwell/ Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1912, 59p., printed in 250 copies, orig. wr., sm. 8vo.

- Lacks htitle. Wrappers sl. frayed and creased; frontwr. discoloured and reattached; spine-ends sl. worn.

= Lee 1. The author's rare debut.

€ (100-150)
76 1352 Morley C 76 1352 Morley C
76 1352 Morley C 76 1352 Morley C
76/1352 Morley, C. Geladen atmosfeer. Dutch transl. J. Kernkamp-Muyderman. Haarlem, H.D. Tjeenk-Willink & Zoon, 1926, (4),236p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- (Sl.) foxed. Dustwr. sl. frayed/ chipped and w. tear in frontwr.

= Extremely rare Dutch translation of Thunder on the Left (1925). Not in WorldCat, no copy traced.

€ (30-50) 90
76 1353 Morley C 76 1353 Morley C
76/1353 Morley, C. The Haverford Edition of Christopher Morley. Garden City, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927, 12 vols., printed in 1001 numb. and signed copies, orig. unif. giltlettered cl., t.e.g., sm. 8vo.

- Vol. 1 (numb. 880) likely from another set (vols. 2-12 numb. 469); gilt on top edge sl. eroded.

€ (80-100)
76 1354 Morley C 76 1354 Morley C
76 1354 Morley C 76 1354 Morley C
76/1354 Morley, C. I Know a Secret. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1927, 1st ed., (6),235,(2)p., col. frontisp. and ills. by J. WARMUTH, orig. cl. w. dustwr.

= Lee 62. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is J.G. Wilson's copy, with all regards from his client [signature]" on first free endaper.

Idem. Where the Blue Begins. A Divine Comedy. Ibid., idem, 1925, XII,(6),213p., orig. wr.

- Backstrip sunned.

= Lee 34. One of 100 "advance copies, printed for production purposes and for private circulation only". With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Cedric Crowell with the regards and gratitudes of his old friend [signature]" on first blank.

AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. The Man Who Made Friends with Himself (London, 1949, 1st Engl. ed., 2nd printing, orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Streamlines (New York, 1936, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Blue and The Grey. Or, War is Hell (ibid., 1930, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Haunted Bookshop (ibid., 1934, later ed., orig. cl.) and In the Sweet and Dry (ibid., 1919, 1st ed., ills. by G. WILLIAMS, orig. cl.).

€ (150-250)
76 1355 Morley C 76 1355 Morley C
76 1355 Morley C 76 1355 Morley C
76/1355 Morley, C. Kitty Foyle. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, n.d. (1940?), reprint, 340p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper. The author's most famous work.

AND a copy of the 1st edition of the same work (Philadelphia etc., 1939, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (70-90) 70
76 1356 Morley C 76 1356 Morley C
76/1356 Morley, C. A Letter to Leonora. (London), Marshall Field & Co., n.d. (1928), 1st ed., (19)p.

= Lee 70. One of 125 numb. and SIGNED large paper copies, printed on English handmade paper, bound in orig. (trifle rubbed) gilt boards, sm. 8vo.

AND 3 others by the same, i.a. The House of Dooner. The Last of the Friendly Inns (Philadelphia, 1928, printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. boards, sm. 8vo).

€ (50-70)
76 1357 Morley C 76 1357 Morley C
76/1357 Morley, C. Modern Essays. First Series./ Second Series. New York, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1921/ 1924, 1st ed., 2 vols., X,(2),351; XIV,(2),457p., orig. unif. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr.

= Lee 21/ 23. Both vols. w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper.

AND 17 others, i.a. B. MORLEY, A Campaign in Time (London, 1952, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); F. MORLEY, The Great North Road (ibid., 1962, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); IDEM, Lamb before Elia (ibid., 1932, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper); G. RYLANDS (ed.), The Ages of Man. The Standard Shakespeare Anthology (New York, 1941, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With dedication "For Helen Morley with dearest love from her father [= C. Morley] Easter 1941" on first free endpaper); H.M. OAKLEY, Three Hours for Lunch. The Life and Times of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1976, 1st ed., orig. rexine w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION (to Henk van Otterloo) on first free endpaper) and A.P. LEE, A Bibliography of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1935, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (100-150) 100
76 1358 Morley C 76 1358 Morley C
76 1358 Morley C 76 1358 Morley C
76/1358 Morley, C. Paumanok. London, Henry and Longwell, 1926, 13p., printed in 107 numb. copies, signed by the author and publishers, orig. boards w. dustwr., custom made cl. portfolio.

= Lee 57. Briefcase Breviaries 1.

Tomlinson, H.M. A Brown Owl. Ibid., idem, 1928, (8),19p., printed in 107 numb. copies, signed by the author, publishers and C. MORLEY, orig. boards, in custom made bookshaped giltlettered hmor. slipcase.

= Briefcase Breviaries 2.

€ (50-70)
76 1359 Morley C 76 1359 Morley C
76/1359 Morley, C. The Powder of Sympathy. New York, Doubleday, Page & co., 1923, 1st ed., XII,(2),304p., ills. by W.J. DUNCAN, orig. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr.

- Htitle and opposite leaf sl. browned from formerly inserted clipping.

= Lee 35. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Angus Graham, who said that he enjoyed 'small essays on pleasant subjects', with all obeisance from Kit Morley. Roslyn, Long Island, April 1925" on first free endpaper.

Idem. Thunder on the Left. 1925, 1st ed., (10),273p., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr.

= Lee 52. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is Morley's copy, I mean Morley Kennerley's with affectionate regards from his friend [signature] Nov 25, 1925" on first free endpaper.

AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. Pipefuls (ibid., 1920, 1st ed., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.); Inward Ho! (ibid., 1923, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Religio Journalistici (ibid., 1924, 1st ed., orig. boards).

€ (150-250) 150
76 1360 Morley C 76 1360 Morley C
76/1360 Morley, C. A Ride in the Cab of the Twentienth Century Limited. Lancaster PA, privately printed, 1928, (24)p., tipped-in portrait, 6 tipped-in plates, printed in 250 numb. copies, orig. wr. w. green paper title-piece, in custom made cl. portfolio.

= Lee 73.

AND 5 others by the same, i.a. A Bookseller's Breviary (n.pl., n.d. (1924), orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and "Rare" Books. An Essay (New York, 1935, printed in 75 copies, orig. wr.).

€ (70-90)
76 1361 Morley C 76 1361 Morley C
76 1361 Morley C 76 1361 Morley C
76/1361 Morley, C. Thunder on the Left. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1925, 1st ed., (12),273p.

- Binding sl. rubbed and chafed.

= Lee 52. One of 100 numb. and SIGNED presentation copies, bound in black and gold striped boards w. paper letterpiece on spine and frontcover.

Idem. Swiss Family Manhattan. Ibid., idem, 1932, 1st ed., (8),208p.

- Top of spine sl. worn.

= Lee 105. One of 250 advance copies, bound in green and gold boards w. black title-piece on frontcover.

Idem. The Man Who Made Friends with Himself. Ibid., idem, 1949, 1st ed., VIII,(2),275p., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.

= One of "a few hundred advance copies of this troublesome novel for old friends in the trade" (opposite title-p.).

AND 6 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. John Mistletoe (ibid., 1931, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Trojan Horse (ibid., 1937, 1st ed., orig. cl.) and The Romany Stain (London, 1926, 1st Engl. ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).

€ (150-250)
76 1362 Morley C  Beaumont F and Fletcher J 76 1362 Morley C Beaumont F and Fletcher J
76/1362 [Morley, C.]. Beaumont, F. and Fletcher, J. The Maides Tragedy. Introd. C. Morley. New York, Cheshire House, 1932, VIII,(2),147,(2)p., woodengr. ills. by FREDA BONE, printed in 1200 numb. copies, orig. gilt hmor., t.e.g., slipcase, 4to.

- Slipcase dam.

= With extensive AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION SIGNED "Kit" by Christopher Morley on first free endpaper. This copy numb. "A1 - and no matter if they number some other copy as number One, this is positively the genuine Alpha - Kit".

Morley, C. Ex Libris. Ibid., n.publ., 1936, no pagination, orig. giltlettered silk over boards.

= With extensive AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper, also signed by the author's wife, children and 2 "witnesses".

AND 1 other by the same, also signed: Apologia Pro Sua Preoccupatione (ibid., 1930, orig. hcl. slipcase).

€ (70-90) 500
76 1363 Morley C 76 1363 Morley C
76/1363 Morley, C. Lot of 21 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ("Christopher [Morley]"/ "Kit [Morley]", "K.F" etc.), 11 TYPESCRIPT LETTERS and 4 AUTOGRAPH POSTCARDS, incl. short notes, dated between 29 May 1918 and 22 June 1950, several letters w. printed letterhead of The Saturday Review of Literature or "Green Escape, Roslyn Heights, New York" (the Morleys' estate).

= Varied collection incl. many friendly, personal letters. Recipients include i.a. author Richard Curle and Ruth A. Hall (Fox Film Studios). Provenance: the collection of Henk van Otterloo (The Green Escape Press).

WITH: 5 typescript/ manuscript letters from Louise Cochrane (3x, daughter of Christopher Morley) and Frank Morley (2x, brother of Christopher Morley) to Henk van Otterloo, all in orig. envelope. - ADDED: Blunden, E. AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD SIGNED "E. Blunden", addressed to "Professor Edith J. Morley", dated "5 Oct. 1933", pen and ink.

= Short thank you note.

€ (400-600) 400
76 1364 Morley C 76 1364 Morley C
76/1364 Morley, C. Lot of 65 works, mostly first editions, i.a. Kitty Foyle (Philadelphia etc., 1939, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Thunder on the Left (London, 1926, 1st Engl. ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Plum Pudding (New York, 1921, 1st ed., ills. by W.J. DUNCAN, orig. hcl. w. (dam.) dustwr.); Parnassus on Wheels (ibid., 1917, 1st ed., orig. hcl.); Mandarin in Manhattan (ibid., 1933, 1st ed., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Haunted Bookshop (London, 1920, 1st Engl. ed., orig. cl.); Thorofare (New York, 1942, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Pandora Lifts the Lid (ibid., 1924, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Streamlines (ibid., 1937, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Human Being (ibid., 1932, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.). - WITH: an etched SIGNED portrait of the author (framed) and a silk cloth depicting Morley book covers.
€ (200-300) 200
76 1365 Musset A de 76 1365 Musset A de
76/1365 Musset, A. de. Oeuvres. Poésies 1828-1833/ 1833-1852. Paris, A. Lemerre, n.d. (±1880), 2 vols., (4),406,(2); (4),335,(1)p., frontisp., contemp. unif. gilt dark blue hmor., t.e.g. (fine). - AND 9 others, various languages (mostly French), all nicely bound, i.a. G. DE MAUPASSANT, Sur l'eau (Paris, n.d. (1888), 1st ed., ills. after RIOU, contemp. gilt hvellum w. 2 contrasting mor. letterpieces); E. and J. DE GONCOURT, Première amoureuse (Paris, n.d. (±1900), ills. by A. CALBET, contemp. gilt brown mor. by F. D'ALMEIDA, orig. wr. pres., sm. 8vo); F. BUNGENER, Un sermon sous Louis XIV (...) (Paris, 1859, 5th ed., contemp. richly gilt red mor., a.e.g. Contents sl. foxed); D. MEREJKOWSKY, Le roman de Léonard de Vinci (...) (Paris, (1918), bound by J. BRANDT & ZOON in renaissance-style gilt brown mor. w. interwtining strapwork and floral tools on both covers, gilt spine. Contents foxed; binding fine) and M. FONTES, Verão (Santos, 1917, 1st ed., contemp. gilt mor w. Jugendstil dec. on frontcover, orig. frontwr. pres., a.e.g. With AUTOGR. SIGNED DEDICATION on orig. frontwr. dated "Santos 1917").
€ (70-90) 70
76 1366 Ninon de l'Enclos A 76 1366 Ninon de l'Enclos A
76/1366 Ninon de l'Enclos, A. Lettres au Marquis de Sévigné, avec sa vie. Paris, Bleuet jeune, 1798, new ed., 2 vols., 230; 232 [= 233],(3)p., engr. portrait, contemp. unif. sprinkled calf, gilt spine w. green mor. letter- and volume-piece, gilt boardedges and inside dentelles, a.e.g., 12mo. Deshoulières, A. and A.T. Poësies. Brussels, F. Foppens, 1708, new ed., 2 vols., 247,(7); 265,(13)p., engr. frontisp., 2 ident. engr. headpieces, contemp. unif. hcalf, gilt spine w. black mor. letterpiece.

- Both vols. occas. (sl.) foxed. Both vols. letterpiece sl. rubbed/ worn.

AND 1 other: F. RABELAIS, Oeuvres (Paris, 1798, 3 vols., contemp. unif. marbled calf, gilt spine w. 2 red mor. letterpieces, a.e.g., 4to. Lacks plates. All vols. binding dam.).

€ (70-90)
76 1367 Pléiade  Saint Exupéry A de 76 1367 Pléiade Saint Exupéry A de
76/1367 [Pléiade]. Saint-Exupéry, A. de. Album Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Iconographie J.-D. Pariset and F. d'Agay. Paris, Gallimard, 1994, 332,(3)p., num. (col.) ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr., slipcase. Idem. Oeuvres. Ed. R. Caillois. Ibid., idem, 1959, 1008,(3)p., col. ills., orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr., slipcase. - AND 3 other Pléiade albums, all in orig. gilt mor. w. dustwr. (2x w. slipcase): Album Chateaubriand (1988); Album Malraux (1986) and Album Les écrivains de la Révolution (1989).
€ (70-90) 100
76 1368 Pléiade  Lot of 9 works in 11 vols 76 1368 Pléiade Lot of 9 works in 11 vols
76/1368 [Pléiade]. Lot of 9 works in 11 vols., all orig. gilt mor. (all but 2) w. dustwr. (3x w. orig. slipcase): ALBUM LES ÉCRIVAINS DE LA RÉVOLUTION (1989); B. CONSTANT, Oeuvres (1957); A. DUMAS, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (1981); J. MICHELET, Histoire de la Révolution française (1952, 2 vols.); M. DE MONTAIGNE, Oeuvres complètes (1962); ORATEURS DE LA RÉVOLUTION FRANÇAISE. I. Les Constituants (1989); STENDHAL, Voyages en France (1992); IDEM, Voyages en Italie (1973) and IDEM, Romans (1952, 2 vols.).
€ (80-100) 130
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