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With Twenty-four Lithographs, Each Signed by Shahn

SHAHN, Ben. RILKE, Rainer Maria. For the Sake of a Single Verse. New York: Atelier Mourlot, 1968.

HBS 66038 $13,500

The Shakespeare Head Trollope, Large Paper Edition

SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS. TROLLOPE, Anthony. Barsetshire Novels of Anthony Trollope. Edited by Michael Sadleir. With photographs of Barsetshire by Charles S. Olcott. Stratford-upon-Avon: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press..., 1929.

HBS 66074 $900

The Shakespeare Head Yeats

SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS. YEATS, William Butler. Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats. Stratford-on-Avon: Imprinted at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1908.

HBS 64999 $4,500

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. First part of Henry IV, with the life and Death of Henry. Sirnamed Hot-Spur. [Together with] The Second Part of Henry IV, Containing his Death: and Coronation of King Henry V. [Together with] The Life of King Henry V. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685].

HBS 66076 $2,500

The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

SHAKESPEARE, William. Dramatic Works of Shakespeare. The Text of the First Edition. Illustrated with Etchings. Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1883.

HBS 65994 $1,500

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. First part of Henry IV, with the life and Death of Henry. Sirnamed Hot-Spur. [Together with] The Second Part of Henry IV, Containing his Death: and Coronation of King Henry V. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685].

HBS 65468 $2,500

First Illustrated & First Octavo Edition, With the Seventh Volume of the "Poems" SHAKESPEAR

SHAKESPEARE, William. Works of Mr. William Shakespear. in Six Volumes. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson., 1709.

HBS 66306 $22,500

The Scarce First American Edition In Boards

SHAKESPEARE, William. Poems of Shakespeare. To which is added an account of his life. Boston: Oliver and Munroe, 1807.

HBS 65025 $2,750

The True First American Editions of 'Poems', 'Romeo and Juliet', and 'Othello'

SHAKESPEARE, William. Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. Vol. VIII. Corrected From the Latest and Best London Editions, with Notes, by Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. ...First American Edition. Philadelphia: Bioren & Madan, 1796.

HBS 65089 $5,000

Shakespeare's Rare 'Pericles'

SHAKESPEARE, William. Late, and much admired Play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the True Relation of the Whole History, Adventures and Fortunes of the Said Prince. London: Thomas Cotes, 1635.

HBS 65236 $60,000

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. As You Like It. [together with] The Taming of the Shrew. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685].

HBS 66075 $4,500

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. Tempest. [together with] The Two Gentlemen of Verona. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685.

HBS 66043 $3,500

With Over 138 Engraved Plates

SHAKESPEARE, William. Shakespeare Illustrated, by an Assemblage of Portraits and Views. appropriated to the Whole Suite, of our Author's Historical Dramas, to which are added Portraits, of Actors, Editors, &c. London: S & E Harding, 1793.

HBS 66073 $1,500

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. Comedy of Errors. [together with] Much Ado About Nothing. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685].

HBS 66028 $4,500

From the Fourth Folio

SHAKESPEARE, William. Twelf-Night, Or What You Will. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster, and R. Bentley, 1685].

HBS 66042 $4,500

The First Samuel Johnson Edition

SHAKESPEARE, William. JOHNSON, Samuel. Plays of William Shakespeare. In Eight Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; To Which is added Notes by Sam. Johnson. London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall..., 1765.

HBS 64682 $6,000

First Edition Bound by Bayntun-Riviere

SHAW, George Bernard. Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw [And:] Prefaces by Bernard Shaw. London: Constable and Co., Ltd., [1931, 1934].

HBS 64393 $1,250

A Wonderful Copy of the First Illustrated Edition of "Frankenstein"

SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. Revised, corrected, and illustrated with a new introduction, by the author. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831. [Together with:] SCHILLER, Friedrich von. The Ghost-Seer! From the German of Schiller. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831.

HBS 65736 $7,500

The Second and Best Edition, With Engraved Map and Plates

SHELVOCKE, George. Voyage Round the World, By Way of the Great South Sea: Performed in a private Expedition during the War, which broke out with Spain, in the Year 1718. London: Printed for W Innys and J. Richardson, M. & T. Longman, 1757.

HBS 64800 $5,000

First Edition, Signed by the Author

SIMPSON, James H. Shortest Route To California. Illustrated by a History of Explorations of the Great Basin of Utah with its Topographical and Geological Character and Some Account of the Indian Tribes. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1869.

HBS 64739 $750

Limited Edition, Signed by the Author and Artist

SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. MOSKOWITZ, Ira. Satan in Goray. Etchingsand Drawings by Ira Moskowitz. With a new introductory essay by the author "The Making of a First Book". New York: Sweetwater Editions, 1981.

HBS 66032 $1,500

“The First and Greatest Classic of Modern Economic Thought” A Beautiful Clean Copy of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations"

SMITH, Adam. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1776.

HBS 65988 $185,000

Smythe's Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb (PMM 422e)

SMYTH, Henry de Wolf. General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy. for Military Putposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government 1940 -1945 ... Written at the request of Major General L.R. Groves United States Army. [Washington D.C.]: [printed at the Pentagon], 1945.

HBS 65801 $500

"The Earliest Representation Of The North-West Coast Of America On A Printed Map

SOLINUS, C. Julius. Polyhistor, rerum toto orbe memorabilium thesaurus locipletissimus. Huic ob argumenti similitudinem Pomponii Melae de situ orbis libros tres. Basel: M. Isengrin, 1543.

HBS 65953 $10,000

The First English Edition SOLÍS

SOLIS Y RIBADENEYRA, Antonio de. History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Done into English from the original Spanish of Don Antonio de Solis, secretary and historiographer to His Catholick Majesty. By Thomas Townsend, Esq. London: Printed for T. Woodward,... J. Hooke...and J. Peele..., 1724.

HBS 65848 $2,000

The First Collected Edition of Spenser’s Works and First Folio Edition

SPENSER, Edmund. Faerie Queen. The Shepheards Calendar: Together with the Other Works of England's Arch-Poët, Edm. Spenser: Collected into one Volume, and carefully corrected. Printed for H.L. for Mathew Lownes

HBS 66412 $7,500

Collier's Edition Of Spenser's Works

SPENSER, Edmund. Works [Collier's edition]. Edited by J. Payne Collier, F.S.A. London: Bell and Daldy, 1862.

HBS 65807 $1,000

A Wonderful Collection of Exquisite, Highly-Detailed Original Drawings for Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa'

STANLEY, Henry M. [Collection of five original drawings from "In Darkest Africa"]. , 1890.

HBS 65227 $13,500

One of 250 Copies, Signed by the Author

STANLEY, Henry M. In Darkest Africa. or The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin Governor of Equatoria. With six etchings and one hundred and fifty woodcut illustrations and maps. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivinfton, 1890.

HBS 65667 $6,750

With Eighty-Three Plates and Maps, of Which Sixteen are Engraved by Blake

STEDMAN, Captain J. G. Narrative of a Five Years’ Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam, in Guiana, on the wild coast of South America; from the year 1772, to 1777: elucidating the history of that country, and describing its productions, viz. quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles, trees, shrubs, fruits, & roots; with an account of the indians of Guiana, & negroes of Guinea....illustrated with 80 elegant engravings from drawings made by the author. London: Printed for J. Johnson and J. Edwards, 1796.

HBS 66086 $6,500

First Edition “Of Mice and Men”

STEINBECK, John. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1937.

HBS 65990 $400

The Great American Novel

STEINBECK, John. Grapes of Wrath. New York: The Viking Press, 1939.

HBS 66395 $3,250

First Edition of Stendhal’s Most Celebrated Work STENDHAL (Marie Henri Beyle)

STENDHAL. Rouge et le noir. Chronique du XIXe siècle. Paris: A. Levavasseur, 1831.

HBS 65501 $30,000

With Twelve Color Plates

STEPHENS, James. MACKENZIE, Thomas. Crock of Gold. With Twelve Illustrations in Colour and Decorative Headings and Tailpieces by Thomas Mackenzie. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942.

HBS 65774 $250

The Works of Laurence Sterne, ina Spectacular Contemporary Binding

STERNE, Laurence. Works. In ten volumes complete. Containing, I. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent. II. A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy. III. Sermons. IV. Letters. With a life of the author, written by himself. London: Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley..., 1780.

HBS 65708 $3,000

WITH FINE ENGRAVINGS

STERNE, Laurence. Works of Laurence Sterne. In Four Volumes. Containing The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.; A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy; Sermons - Letters , &c. With a Life of the Author Written by Himself. London: Printed for J. Johnson..., 1803.

HBS 66406 $2,000

First Edition, Rare in the Original Crimson Cloth

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Dynamiter. More New Arabian Nights. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1885.

HBS 65497 $350

Stevenson’s Very Rare First Book

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Pentland Rising: A Page of History, 1666. Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1866.

HBS 64892 $5,000

Author's First Published Book

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Inland Voyage. London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878.

HBS 64993 $750

The First Separate Printing

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Story of a Lie. London: Hayley & Jackson, 1882.

HBS 64994 $1,250

The First Edition, First Issue of "Treasure Island"

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1883.

HBS 66096 $5,000

One of Stevenson’s Most Popular Adventure Novels

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Kidnapped. Being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751: how he was kidnapped and cast away; his sufferings in a desert isle; his journey in the wild highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called: written by himself, and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson. [London]: Cassell & Company, 1886.

HBS 66285 $3,750

The Thistle Edition

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Novels and Tales [Thistle Edition]. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.

HBS 65631 $3,000

First Edition of Jekyll and Hyde in the Original Wrappers

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1886.

HBS 66095 $6,000

The First Edition of Treasure Island

STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1883.

HBS 66109 $7,500

First Edition of Alfred Stiegler: An American Seer

STIEGLITZ, Alfred. Alfred Stiegler: An American Seer. By Dorothy Norman. An Aperture Book. New York: Random House, [1973].

HBS 66345 $100

First Edition of Dracula in Original Cloth

STOKER, Bram. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, [June] 1897.

HBS 65726 $7,500

First Edition in Dust Jacket

STOUT, Rex. Too Many Cooks. A Nero Wolfe Mystery. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1938.

HBS 66339 $3,500

With an Inserted Leaf Signed By Stowe Before Her Death, and an Additional Signed Leaf With Manuscript From "Uncle Toms Cabin" Inserted

STOWE, Harriet Beecher. Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe. With biographical introductions, portraits, and other illustrations. In sixteen volumes. Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1896.

HBS 66065 $4,500

Paul Strand's The Mexican Portfolio

STRAND, Paul. Mexican Portfolio. New York: Da Capo Press, 1967].

HBS 66330 $3,000