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Parry, Dr. Elwood C. III & Stubbs, Robert, Photographer, Thomas Eakins

   Price:  $35.00 Canadian;  $31.04 U.S. funds

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Olympia Galleries, Philadelphia, PA, Atanta, GA., 1981. VG in pictorial Wraps.  First Edition. Oblong 8vo. 50pp. Printed on coated papers, covers heavy buff woven paper, illustrations in sepia, tissue guards front and rear. Rear cover moderately soil, some wear to spine but overall VG. A substantial catalogue marking first modern public exhibition of the forty item group of photographs by Eakins known as 'The Naked Series'. Once regarded as 'salatious', these were chiefly responsible for Eakins' withdrawal from duties as instructor at The Penn. Acad.of Fine Arts. Thus, an important item for both art student and collector.

 

 

 

Peake, Mervyn, Boy In Darkness

   Price: $24.00 Canadian;  $21.29 U.S. funds

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Hodder & Stoughton, London, England, 1996. Green Cloth. Fine in like dj.        J. P. Lynch, illustrator. First Separate Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 80 pp. Novella. First appearance was 1956 U.S. paperback entitled 'Sometime Never' together with novellas by Wyndham and Golding. This chronicles Titus' escape from Gormenghast and is splendidly illustrated with b/w line drawings by Lynch. Relatively uncommon for a recent book. Gift quality copy.

 

 

 

Robson, Albert H., J.E.H. MacDonald

   Price:  $ 25.00 Canadian funds;   $22.18 U.S. funds

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 Ryerson Press, Toronto, Ont. Canada, 1937. Pict. Wrappers. Book Condition: Very Good. Ten Color Plates & Photo-Portrait Frontisp. First Edition. Circa 5" x 6". REVIEW COPY. 32 pp. Publisher's slip laid in, with hand-written ink note making clear that cloth edition of this title retails at $1.00 while paperbound ed. is offered at 50 cents. Mild embrowning to covers near margins, moderate wear to overlapping cover edges and spine. Text in fine condition. Rare thus.

 

 

 

Rolph, C., Editor, The Trial of Lady Chatterley

   Price:  $14.00 Canadian funds;  $12.42 U.S. funds

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Penguin Books, S192, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1961. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Paul Hogarth, Drawings & Cartoons. First Edition, Wrappers Issue. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall. 250 pp. Transcripts of portions of the trial for obscentity of D.H.Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover. Thus, an important historical document as well as a seminar of the role of 'natural language' in modern literature. Text documents the trial which was to free modern writers to say what is meant in the most effective way possible. A handsome copy, spine age-toned & text block mildly enbrowned.  Nice shape.

 

 

 

 

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