The Library of Stephen J. Farber

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Chicago, IL 60607
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Thu
May 14
10am

Sale Ends

Thu
May 14
[Aesop (ca 620-560 B.C.)]. L'estrange, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent
[Aesop (ca 620-560 B.C.)]. L'estrange, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent
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This spring, Freeman’s is pleased to present The Library of Stephen J. Farber. Over the course of nearly seven decades, Mr. Farber assembled superb copies of some of the most important works of literature ever printed. Highlights include a near-pristine first edition of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four with the scarce original wraparound band; numerous original printings of works by Edgar Allan Poe, among them a first printing of “The Raven?? in the exceptionally scarce original wrappers; a first edition set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings; and Mary Wollstonecraft’s foundational feminist text, A Vindication of the Rights of...

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[Aesop (ca 620-560 B.C.)]. L'estrange, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent
[Aesop (ca 620-560 B.C.)]. L'estrange, Roger, Sir (1616-1704). Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent
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Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875). The Ice-Maiden. Translated from the Danish by Anne Bushby.
Andersen, Hans Christian (1805-1875). The Ice-Maiden. Translated from the Danish by Anne Bushby.
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Anderson, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919.
Anderson, Sherwood (1876-1941). Winesburg, Ohio. New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1919.
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Angelou, Maya (1928-2014). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House, 1969.
Angelou, Maya (1928-2014). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House, 1969.
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[Artist Book]. Hockney, David (b.1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Stephen Spender, editor. London: Faber &
[Artist Book]. Hockney, David (b.1937). Hockney's Alphabet. Stephen Spender, editor. London: Faber &
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[Artist Book]. Walker, Kara Elizabeth (b.1969). Freedom: A Fable. A Curious Interpretation of the
[Artist Book]. Walker, Kara Elizabeth (b.1969). Freedom: A Fable. A Curious Interpretation of the
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Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992). I, Robot. New York: Gnome Press, Inc., 1950.
Asimov, Isaac (1920-1992). I, Robot. New York: Gnome Press, Inc., 1950.
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Atwood, Margaret (b. 1939). The Handmaid's Tale. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1985.
Atwood, Margaret (b. 1939). The Handmaid's Tale. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1985.
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Baldwin, James (1924-1987). Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son. New York: The Dial
Baldwin, James (1924-1987). Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son. New York: The Dial
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Baum, L. Frank (1856-1919). The Wizard of Oz. Chicago and New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900.
Baum, L. Frank (1856-1919). The Wizard of Oz. Chicago and New York: Geo. M. Hill Co., 1900.
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Benton, Thomas Hart (1889-1975). An Artist in America. New York: University of Kansas City Press,
Benton, Thomas Hart (1889-1975). An Artist in America. New York: University of Kansas City Press,
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Bergerac, Cyrano de (1619-1655). The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Worlds of the
Bergerac, Cyrano de (1619-1655). The Comical History of the States and Empires of the Worlds of the
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