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Pindar ON THE OLYMPICSin English
(A Classic Text)!  Pindarus.  The odes of Pindar, in celebration of victors in the Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian games, translated from the Greek .... London: William Miller, 1810. 4to (25.8 cm, 10.2"). Frontis. (incl. in pagination), liv, [2], 496 pp.; 1 map.
$775.00
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The First Lady ofFly Fishing?
(Angling).  Berners, Juliana.  The treatyse of fysshynge wyth an angle. London: William Pickering, 1827. 8vo (18.1 cm, 7.2"). Frontis., [2], xiii (pagination skips v–viii), [1], 41, [1] pp.; 4 plts.
$650.00
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With aJAUNTY Woodcut Bull at Top
(Bullfight Program). [drop-title] Programma. Domingo 18 de fevereiro...em a nova bem construida praça no largo de Santo Antonio de Bomjardina.... [Porto: Imprensa Constitucional, 1838]. 4to (20.4 cm, 8"). [2] ff.
$200.00


Love & FriendshipArtfully Preserved
Conradt, Michael.  Manuscript in German, Latin, French, & Italian on paper. “Fautoribus ac amicis consecrat Mich. Conradt.” No place [Germany or Austria]: 1769–72, & later. Oblong 8vo (12 cm, 4.75"). [120] ff. (48 filled, i.e., 96 pp.); illus.
[SOLD]
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Why is a . . . ?      
(Conundrums).   Manuscript on paper, in English, [cover-title] "Conundrums." [England, ca. 1804–14]. Small 4to (20 cm, 7.875"), 23 pp. filled; two other leaves, written-on on three sides, laid in.
$525.00


The Andes toANTARCTICA 78 Plates / 5 Maps
Famin, César, et al. L'univers, ou histoire et description de tous les peuples. Amérique méridionale, iles diverses de l'océan et régions circompolaires. Chili, Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos-Ayres...Patagonie, Terre-du-Feu et Archipel des Malouines...iles diverses des trois océans et régions circompolaires. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, 1840. 8vo (21.5 cm, 8.4"). [4], 96, 64, 91, [1], 328 pp.; 76 plts., 5 fold. maps, 2 single-f. maps.
[SOLD]
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CORNERSTONE for anAMERICAN SPORTING LIBRARY
“Gentleman of Philadelphia County, A” [i.e., Jesse Y. Kester]. The American shooter's manual, comprising such plain and simple rules, as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into a full knowledge of all that relates to the dog, and the correct use of a gun; also a description of the game of this country. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. 12mo (18.5 cm; 7.125"). [2] ff., pp. [ix]–248, [1] p., [1 (errata)] f., [3 (ads)] ff.; frontis., 2 plts.
$1800.00
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The ESSAYS that Made Lamb's Reputation1st U.S. Edition
Lamb, Charles.  Elia. Essays which have appeared under that signature in the London Magazine. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Carey (pr. by Mifflin & Parry, and J.R.A. Skerrett), 1828. 12mo (I: 18.4 cm, 7.25", II: 16.8cm, 6.6"). 2 vols. I: 292 pp. II: 230 pp. (both vols. without ads.).
$1000.00
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CHESS One of250 Copies
Mansfield, Comins. Adventures in composition[:] The art of the two-move chess problem. Stamford: Printed at the Overbrook Press, 1944. Small quarto. [8 (2 blank)], iii–xi, [2 (blank)], 212, [8 (5 blank)] pp.
$100.00

Early American” for THIS Sort ofChess Book
Monroe, J.  Science and art of chess. New York: Charles Scribner; London: Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1859. 12mo (19 cm; 7.5"). 281 pp., illus.
$450.00
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U.S.Periodical for Children Festively Illustrated
The nursery a monthly magazine for youngest readers. Volume XXI & volume XXII. Boston: John L. Shorey, 1877. 4to (20.2 cm, 8"). iv, 188, iv, 188 pp.; illus.
$125.00

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Coveted Editio Romana ofPindar's Epinician Odes
Pindarus [transliterated as Pindaru].  [In Greek:] Olympia. Pythia. Nemea. Isthmia. Rome: per Zachariam Calergi Cretensem [Zacharias Kallierges of Crete], 13 August 1515. 4to (22.5 cm, 8.85").  [240] ff. including both blanks (ff. 65 & 177, i.e., ff. [66] & [168]); additional [7] ff. notes bound in at end.
$19,000.00
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FirstEnglish-Printed Edition of Pindar's WorksBeautiful & Celebrated”
Pindarus.  [In Greek, & transliterated:] Pindari Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Una cum Latina omnium Versione Carmine Lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium. Oxonii [Oxford]: E Theatro Sheldoniano, [6 August] 1697. Folio. [18] ff., 497, [1] pp., [46] ff., 77, [3] pp.
$1600.00
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The Opposite of a Good Sport is aGAMESMAN
Potter, Stephen.  One-upmanship. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. 12mo. 160 pp.; illus.
[SOLD]
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Magic Mallet
Standish, Burt L.  Dick Merriwell's polo team.  Or, the magic mallet. New York: Street & Smith, (1906). 8vo. [4], 311, [7 (adv.)] pp.
$10.00


“As Slap-Happy & Rootin'-Tootin' a Piece of Fiction
as Ever Graced Publisher's List
Tripp, C.E.  Ace High the 'Frisco detective or, the girl sport's double game. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1948. Folio. [8], 56 pp.; illus.
$65.00
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Copiously & Usefully Illustrated
Vindel, Francisco.  Solaces bibliográficos. Madrid: Instituto Nacional del Libro Español, 1942. 12mo. xi, 193 [1] pp., illus.
$110.00


Hide & Seek. Rolling a Hoop. Playing with Dolls.
Wee Elsie's picture book.  New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co., © 1877. 4to. 80 pp.; illus.
$75.00
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