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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by MAXWELL, J. C.

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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
Author
MAXWELL, J. C.
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1881. SECOND EDITION. Complete with both half-titles and all blanks. With 33 plates, 36 page-publisher’s advertisements dated Sept., 1881, plus another 8 pages of publisher advertisements. Original cloth, rebacked with the original spine laid down; interior excellent. Unopened. From the library of Stillman Drake, with his bookplate in both volumes. Second edition of this classic work on the electromagnetic theory of light by Maxwell (1831-1879), probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the nineteenth century. Here he demonstrates that electromagnetism travels through space in transverse waves similar to those of light and having the same velocity, advancing the hypothesis that light and electricity are the same in their ultimate source. “A generation later Einstein’s work on relativity was founded directly upon Maxwell’s celebrated contribution to electro-magnetic theory; it was this that led him to equate Faraday with Galileo and Maxwell with Newton” (PMM). For the first edition (1873), see Dibner, Ten Founding Fathers of the Electrical Sciences, pp. 45-46; Horblit, 72; Norman, II, 1466; Printing & the Mind of Man, 355.
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The astronomy of the Bible an elementary commentary on the astronomical references of Holy Scripture by MAUNDER, E. Walter

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The astronomy of the Bible an elementary commentary on the astronomical references of Holy Scripture
Author
MAUNDER, E. Walter
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1908. FIRST EDITION. With 34 illustrations. Publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on front cover and spine. A fine copy from the library of Owen & Miriam Gingerinch with their large bookplate and small stamp of the Tredyffrin Observatory. First edition of Maunder’s commentary on astronomical allusions in the Bible. He feels that the importance in making these observations is necessitated by efforts to date the books and events of the Bible as well as to discuss in depth the many factual and quasi-factual biblical depictions of people, nations and events. Starting with his own thoughts on creation, Maunder skips across the centuries to treat positions of the sun, stars, constellations and planets throughout the Bible in conjunction with the recitation of events. Of particular interest is the discussion of three astronomical “marvels,” Joshua’s long day, the Dial of Ahaz and the Star of Bethlehem.
1930 Czech Furniture Catalogue

1930 Czech Furniture Catalogue

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1930 Czech Furniture Catalogue
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Very Good +
Description
Prague: Museum of Applied Art, 1930. Original wraps. Very Good +. Very scarce 1930 Czech furniture catalogue, based on the Modern Furniture Exhibition at the Museum of Applied Art in Prague. Bright and VG+ in its mustard wrappers, with very light soiling along the panels. Quarto, crisp black-and-white photos throughout. Text --including its wonderful furniture and design-related advertisements at the preliminaries-- exclusively in Czech.
Heliomaster Constanti [and] Helianthea Bonapartei

Heliomaster Constanti [and] Helianthea Bonapartei by Richter, Henry Constantine and Gould, John. Hullmandel & Walton [imp]

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Heliomaster Constanti [and] Helianthea Bonapartei
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Richter, Henry Constantine and Gould, John. Hullmandel & Walton [imp]
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1849. [circa 1849-87]. Two hand-colored lithographs, 14 1/2 x 21 1/4", both with a second leaf of text; matted, very good and ready for framing. § Plates 236 and 260 with original corresponding text from A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, Volume 4. Plates lithographed after John Gould, H.C. Richter and W. Hart, drawn for the most part by Hullmandel & Walton. Gould supervised the lithographers, who applied gold and silver leaf underneath the watercolor to achieve a remarkably lifelike representation of each hummingbird's iridescent feathers. The two species of hummingbirds depicted are both from Central America, Heliomaster Constanti or plain-capped starthroat and Helianthea Bonapartei, the golden-bellied starfrontlet.
A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age

A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age by Willard, Rev. Samuel

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A Compleat Body of Divinity in Two Hundred and Fifty Expository Lectures on the Assembly's Shorter Catechism, Wherein the Doctrines of the Christian Religion are unfolded, their Truth confirm'd, their Excellence display'd, their Usefulness improv'd; contrary Errors & Vices refuted & expos'd, Objections answer'd, Controversies settled, Cases of Conscience resolv'd; and a great Light thereby reflected on the present Age
Author
Willard, Rev. Samuel
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
914 pp. volume comprising a posthumous publication of sermons by Reverend Samuel Willard, an early American-born Boston minister who served as the pastor of the Old South Church and Vice President of Harvard College, some pages misnumbered, complete as issued. Small folio. Contemporary leather with raised spine, abrasions, soiling, edgewear, some splitting along spine, some slight toning and foxing scattered throughout. Lacking engraved frontispiece portrait. Boston (Green and Kneeland for Eliot and Henchman) 1726. The preface to the work praises Willard as "universally and justly admir'd and celebrated in these Parts of the World, for his eminent Capacity Piety Wisdom, his deep and perspicuous Insight into the most difficult Points of Divinity, and his most judicious and accurate manner of expressing and clearing, as well as most useful application of them." They go on to say that the work was strongly desired and wished for ever since Willard's death, and describe the volume as "the first folio volume, other than laws, and the largest work up to this time printed in the United States....Besides a catalogue of the Author's works published in his lifetime, it contains a list of names of about five hundred subscribers. When the time, and the subject, extent, and size of the work is considered, this list is a remarkable tribute to the memory of the distinguished Author from his contemporaries; and has large genealogical value as representative of the helpful, public-spirited citizenship of the period.
The Flippant Ball-Feel

The Flippant Ball-Feel by Villa, Emilio

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The Flippant Ball-Feel
Author
Villa, Emilio
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Bernett Rare Books Inc (United States)
Description
Piacenza: Stampa Gi-Bi, 1973. Octavo (21.3 x 15 cm). Original printed and illustrated side-stapled wrappers; 22 pp. Some light soiling and damp-staining to covers, overall about very good. Limited edition of 600 copies. Emilio Villa's "Flippant Ball-Feel" text was composed and published on the occasion of the "Flippers Chimeri" by Corrado Costa and William Xerra, exhibited in the contemporary gallery of the Mana Market Hall in Rome. Villa (1914-2003) was a poet, visual artist, art critic, and translator. A forerunner of the neo-avant-garde and a precursor to Gruppo 63, he spent time in Brazil in the 1950s and became involved with the Brazilian concrete poetry group before returning to Rome. A student of languages, Villa often wrote in a dialect of Milan rather than what he saw as the problematic and academic "Ytaglya" of the post-war period. He also often inserted words and phrases in ancient Greek, Provençal, French, and other languages into his poems, complicating his texts. His goal at times is to deliberately disorient and confuse his reader. As of January 2023, OCLC locates only three copies of this small work in Italian libraries and none elsewhere.
Shuggie Bain

Shuggie Bain by Stuart, Douglas

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Shuggie Bain
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Stuart, Douglas
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine
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London: Picador, 2020. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Signed limited edition of Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart.. Octavo, 430pp. Black hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Full number line listed on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, £14.99 listed on front flap, a fine example. "Signed copy" sticker placed on front panel. A limited edition of 150 copies, this one numbered 83. Signed by the author on the limitation page.
Mother's Medicine

Mother's Medicine by Thurmond, Nancy Moore [Thurmond, Strom]

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Mother's Medicine
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Thurmond, Nancy Moore [Thurmond, Strom]
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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Near fine
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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition of Mother's Medicine by Nancy Moore Thurmond, signed by Senator Strom Thurmond to Senator Alan Cranston.. First edition of Mother's Medicine by Nancy Moore Thurmond, signed by Senator Strom Thurmond to Senator Alan Cranston. Octavo, 383pp. Orange hardcover, title in gilt on cream cloth spine. Stated "First Edition" with full number line on copyright page. Solid text block, lightly bumped on top edge, near fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $9.95 retail price, light wear to edges of spine, a near fine example. Inscribed by Nancy and Strom Thurmond on the front free endpaper "To our friends Norma and Alan Cranston, distinguished U.S. Senator from California, With our best wishes... January 1979." Strom Thurmond (1902 - 2003) was the United States Senator from South Carolina from 1954 to 2003, making him one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history. Originally a Democrat, he became known for his staunch segregationist views and ran as a Dixiecrat candidate for president in 1948, opposing civil rights legislation. In 1964, he switched to the Republican Party as the political landscape shifted, becoming a key conservative figure. Thurmond also holds the record for the longest filibuster in Senate history, speaking for 24 hours and 18 minutes in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. He retired in 2003 at the age of 100 and passed away later that year.
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Grammatica Critica Linguae Sanscritae by Bopp, Francisco

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Grammatica Critica Linguae Sanscritae
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Bopp, Francisco
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Berlin: Ex Officina Academia, 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Small 4to. Later 1/2 leather and marbled boards. Original wrappers bound in. 208 pp. Numerous folding plates. Spotting and staining throughout, but still a serviceable copy of a scarce book.
Pennsylvania Photo Archive of African American Women, 1950s-90s

Pennsylvania Photo Archive of African American Women, 1950s-90s by African American Pennsylvania Women Photo Archive

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Pennsylvania Photo Archive of African American Women, 1950s-90s
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African American Pennsylvania Women Photo Archive
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
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1950. [African American] Archive of 63 vernacular photos of African American women c. 1950s-90s. Images are in color and black and white with measurements ranging from 5" x 7" to 2" x 2" in. One color photo shows 4 generations of Black women posed on stairs outside a large concrete building with sign behind them reading, "Philadelphia Civic Cent[er]...Temple University Commencement Thursday May 27 1030." Two older women in suits pose with a little girl in pale blue bellbottoms and matching top, ankles crossed casually as she leans against one of the older woman who stands straight, a handbag over one arm. Two images included show the same woman, one a closeup of her face behind tinted seventies glasses, gazing downward with fingers just visible pressed against her chest. In the second photo she stands, one hand grasping a bag over her shoulder, gazing into the camera with the same expression of calm strength. The archive shows African American women across generations and decades, well dressed in church pews, around banquet tables, at home in grandmotherly housedresses, posing alone or in groups raising glasses together in celebration. One image shows a woman sitting on a riding mower, sunglasses and hat on, smiling broadly with one hand raised. Throughout American history black women have fought for freedom and justice not only for themselves but for society at large. Positioned at the intersection of racism and sexism, Black women have been largely underrepresented, overworked and discredited for their social contributions. To show them represented in their joy, not just their struggle, is integral work in reclaiming their rightful historic role. The University of Virginia's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library describes "Black joy" as "a phrase used by historians to highlight the positive aspects of Black history separate from its suffering. Representations of African Americans living lives at once ordinary and inspired, both deeply personal and universal, is an integral piece of any American history archive.
KSL Radio News.15 Photographs

KSL Radio News.15 Photographs by [Radio] [Broadcasting] [Utah]

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KSL Radio News.15 Photographs
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[Radio] [Broadcasting] [Utah]
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Photograph. 15 black and white photographs. Approx' 5 x 4" or slightly larger. The photographs capture the atmosphere and personalities of KSL. One photograph depicts the grand broadcasting headquarters, across from Deseret News, with prominent signage which towers over the valley. Other photos reveal the vintage equipment of the times, the broadcasters themselves, and the types of activities that would take place within the station. Another shows a poster for Edward Murrow's show. (a prominent award is named after Edward R. Murrow, a critic of McCarthyism). Periodic gluestaining to the reverse of the photographs. A collection of photographs which reflect the serious professionalism and collegiality present in the KSL studios.
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The Lucidities: Sixteen in Visionary Company. Poems. Drawings by John Furnival by WILLIAMS, Jonathan

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The Lucidities: Sixteen in Visionary Company. Poems. Drawings by John Furnival
Author
WILLIAMS, Jonathan
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine
Description
(London): Turret Books, 1967. First edition. One of 30 specially bound copies; this one inscribed by the poet on the half-title page: "This copy of The Lucidities is Dorothy's who has always brought so much light herself love from Jonathan Aspen March 1968. Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine. Small 4to, tipped-in plates, gold foil endpapers, boards, dust jacket. Some light damp-staining to plates & some soiling to endpapers, else fine copy in jacket a bit sunned along spine.
World Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties. Volume I, Afghanistan - Mozambique

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties. Volume I, Afghanistan - Mozambique by Delury, George E. (ed.)

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World Encyclopedia of Political Systems & Parties. Volume I, Afghanistan - Mozambique
Author
Delury, George E. (ed.)
Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Facts on File Publications, 1983. First Edition. Fine. quarto, 707 pages; publisher's blue faux leather, printed in silver. First printing with full number line. As issued, without dust jacket. Volume one only, of two. Professor Richard Dale's copy, with his bookplate on front pastedown. Professor Dale was an author, scholar on South Africa politics and delivered a number of lectures before the United Nations. A fine copy.
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The Magic Rainbow by Tamariz, Juan

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The Magic Rainbow
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Tamariz, Juan
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
ISBN
9780945296904
Condition
Fine
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Hermetic Press, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. 2nd printing. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.
Críticas i charlas

Críticas i charlas by Amunátegui Reyes, Miguel Luis

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Críticas i charlas
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Amunátegui Reyes, Miguel Luis
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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A very good copy+, inscription on front wrapper and title, original wrappers edgeworn.
Description
Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Cervantes, 1902. First edition. Modern red cloth with gilt titles, original wrappers bound in. A very good copy+, inscription on front wrapper and title, original wrappers edgeworn.. 162 pp. 12mo. Inscribed by the author. Palau 11553.
The English Home: A Thousand Years of Furniture and Decoration

The English Home: A Thousand Years of Furniture and Decoration by Yarwood, Doreen

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The English Home: A Thousand Years of Furniture and Decoration
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Yarwood, Doreen
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: B.T. Batsford, 1956. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xxix, 381pp+ index. Very good hardback in an edgeworn and chipped jacket that is sunned on the spine.
William T. Wiley

William T. Wiley by [William T. Wiley]

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William T. Wiley
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[William T. Wiley]
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
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SF: Rena Bransten Gallery, 1993. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 1000cc. 23pp. Very good.
Design: Takaaki Matsumoto

Design: Takaaki Matsumoto by Wilkins, Amy; Koda, Harold

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Design: Takaaki Matsumoto
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Wilkins, Amy; Koda, Harold
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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9780979764233
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Very good
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New York: Acadia Summer Arts Program, 2010. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 184pp. Lightly rubbed and edgeworn, else very good.
An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat

An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat by RAAT, Thomas (artist); Edwin VAN GELDER (editor); John C WELCHMAN (editor); Freek LOMME (editor)

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An Inquiry Into Meaning and Truth and More: Thomas Raat
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RAAT, Thomas (artist); Edwin VAN GELDER (editor); John C WELCHMAN (editor); Freek LOMME (editor)
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9789491677090
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New in shrinkwrap
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Mexico: Onomatopee, 2014. New in shrinkwrap. 11.75 x 8 inches. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated. original printed boards. First edition.
The Yemenite Cookbook

The Yemenite Cookbook by LEVI, Zion and Hani AGABRIA

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The Yemenite Cookbook
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LEVI, Zion and Hani AGABRIA
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780805003949
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Seaver Books, 1988. Fine/very good. First edition. 8vo; 225pp; quarter-bound ivory linen and tan board, brown lettering on spine; owners gummed label on ffep; headpieces and a few black line illustrations; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket lacking price, light scuffing; fine in very good plus dj. ISBN: 0-8050-0394-0. Saksa Art & Design, Inc., jacket design. The front dust jacket advertises "200 Exotic Yet Simple, Light, naturally Healthful Recipes Handed Down from Biblical Times.".
Artificial Light Photography (Basic Photo 5)
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Artificial Light Photography (Basic Photo 5) by Adams, Ansel

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Artificial Light Photography (Basic Photo 5)
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Adams, Ansel
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN
9780821207208
Condition
Book fine, Dust jacket fine.
Description
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1956. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine..
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Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist by (ABBEY, Edward). BISHOP, James, Jr.

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Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist
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(ABBEY, Edward). BISHOP, James, Jr.
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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NY: Touchstone. (1995). First softcover printing. Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine.
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Anatomical plates of Pietro da Cortona...edited with an introduction by Jeremy M. Norman by Cortona, Pietro da

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Anatomical plates of Pietro da Cortona...edited with an introduction by Jeremy M. Norman
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Cortona, Pietro da
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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New York: Dover, 1986. 1st edition.

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