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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness. by ABBEY, Edward.

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Title: Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness.
Author: ABBEY, Edward.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description: NY:: McGraw-Hill,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Foxing on top and fore edges, else very good in a very good (two small chips and age toning on the spine) dust jacket with the original $5.95 price on the front flap. ; 269 pages .

Autograph Letter Signed by CHAPLIN, Ernest (1831-1902)

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Title: Autograph Letter Signed
Author: CHAPLIN, Ernest (1831-1902)
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (United States)
Description: This well-known English barrister was son of William James Chaplin (1787-1859), "perhaps the greatest coach proprietor that ever lived" who saw that railroads would destroy the coaching business and became an executive with the London and South Western Railway, a Member of Parliament from Salisbury (1847-57). ALS, 4pp (lettersheet), 5¼" X 8¼", "on board S.S. 'Java'" (likely Indian Ocean), 24 August 1873. Addressed to John. Very good. Thin, rather delicate onion-skin paper, with a few small archivally mended separations along original folds and a couple spots where iron-gall ink has burned through. Interesting travelogue of a lengthy tour through India and nearby parts, reading in part: "I will only begin with you from my second pleasant trip from Lucknow with Sir Henry Tombs the General in command who took me out to Nepaul to look for tigers. We had 56 elephants and a huge camp but only saw four tigers and a leopard (besides deer etc) which we bagged in safety. By the way, the skin men utterly spoilt my best tiger by burning large holes in it with lime or something. Well we had to give up and come back to Lucknow and thence up country to Umballa & 40 miles in carriage & 40 on a pony up to Simila [Shimla] in the Himilayas when the Government are all the summer. I had good fun then as Ld. Northbrook remembered me as a boy and gave me a sort of carte blanche for dinners.... I went down again to the plains & by Lahore and... horses for 170 miles up to Rawul Pindee for a few days (so hot) & on with my company kit to Murru a hill station on the N.W. frontier. Thence I marched for six days over the mountains and came to the valley of Cashmere or the Happy Valley and wandered about up and down minor valleys and over snow passes for several weeks. It taught me a deal of Hindoostanee and also how to bargain with these rascals. One fine day I rode round the troops with the En[glis]h resident & the Maharajah of Cashmere about 8000 in single file all drawn up in a hollow square. Most curious things to buy and ruins to see of thousands of years standing. I had to cut my stay short however & came down in the rains (was nearly washed away) but reached the plains in safety & got down to Lahore by July 23d. Thence to Delhi & Agra with very curious [?] and well worth seeing. I was wonderfully lucky in the weather & found it cool in comparison to what it has been then back to Lucknow, Benares & Calcutta.... The 9th Corps saw me going down the Hooghly and so to Rangoon the capital of Burmah. It lies low & they have 170 inches of rain during the year. That makes everything very green and nice looking. Most luxurious vegetation they go in for there. Then on to Moulmain in Burmah where they are great at rice mills and sawing m[ills]. In the latter they use elephants to swing huge trees & logs & it is a wonderful sight to see the way they do work -- Lifting up & placing logs 2 or 3 tons weight anywhere and squaring the ends exactly as they [?] one on the other! We have now run down the coast and are leaving Penang. An island with a large mountain on which they grow coffee & no end of cocoa nuts. Some very nice fruit also are found here. I hope to stop at Malacca & Singapore.... Thence by first steamer to Hongkong & up China to Japan & so across to San Fco. whence I hope to receive orders from Mr. Norton or some one else. I hear he and the ladies are having a high old time in England and are making an impression.... I think the November should see me in N.Y. as I got a telegram from Sir John saying 'hurry up' in other words...." Intriguing and cryptic -- it's unclear whether Chaplin made this lengthy journey for business or military or other reasons, but it's clear he was well connected -- knew all the right people to facilitate a Grand Tour. Quite remarkable contents and worth further research. Accompanied by a second Chaplin signature, a corner-clipped 4½" X 3½" slip on which unknown hand pens large and bold "Autograph Signature of / [Chaplin signature] / New York, November 6th 1872" in brown ink. Very good. Mounting traces on verso. Perhaps penned at the start of Chaplin's lengthy expedition?

Picasso Intime: Collection Maya Ruiz-Picasso

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Title: Picasso Intime: Collection Maya Ruiz-Picasso
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Seibu Museum of Art, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Bilingual catalog in French and Japanese, inscribed and annotated by Maya Ruiz-Picasso (1935-2022), eldest daughter of the painter, documenting an exhibition furnished from her collection. An inscription on the title page offers the catalog as a gift to friends in memory of a visit in 1993; those friends laid in two notes left for them from Maya during their visit. A handful of pages bear annotations from Maya, including a note to a portrait of herself as a toddler, First Snow (1938): "was my first time seeing snow falling." A unique copy of a scarce catalog. Shelf wear to the soft covers, with pronounced crease along the lower front corner. 11.75 x 8.75

(Fine Binding - Whitman Bennett) The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library by Dibdin, Rev. T. F.

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Title: (Fine Binding - Whitman Bennett) The Library Companion; or, The Young Man's Guide, and The Old Man's Comfort, in the Choice of a Library
Author: Dibdin, Rev. T. F.
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, 1824. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li, [1], 400, Part Second title page, 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards, gilt back in five raised bands, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at corners and edges, toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy, "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett (b. 1884 in Cambridge, MA; d. 1968 in New York). The business sold rare books, particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics, and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings, and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" (Lilly Library, Bennett mss., 1929-1968)..

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Rowling, J. K.

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Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Author: Rowling, J. K.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: Bloomsbury, 1999 English deluxe edition. One of 7,500 copies. Publisher's blue boards stamped in gilt, front board with color illustration by Cliff Wright, all edges gilt, blue endpapers, and green bookmark ribbon. Near fine, with light toning to spine and margins of pages. Overall, a vibrant copy. Errington A2(e). The second volume of the Harry Potter series, this novel follows Harry and his friends during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they investigate the recently re-opened Chamber of Secrets. Notably, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets foreshadows many of the series' future developments, especially the relationship between Harry and Lord Voldemort that is particularly expanded upon in the sixth novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The English deluxe editions were created by Bloomsbury to cater to the gift market. By the time the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was published, the Harry Potter series was well established, cementing itself in publishing history. As explained by Nigel Newton of Bloomsbury, the need for gift editions of Harry Potter was self-explanatory: "…if you think of any of the great children's classics, there would tend to be a really nice edition. Harry Potter deserves it more than anything we've ever published." Although the exact date of publication is uncertain, it is possible that the first deluxe editions of Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Prisoner were all published on the same date, September 27th, 1999.. English Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

EXPOSITION ATAE YUKI: LES SCULPTURES DE TISSU by ATAE YUKI

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Title: EXPOSITION ATAE YUKI: LES SCULPTURES DE TISSU
Author: ATAE YUKI
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: [Tokyo: Gallery Saihoho Co., Ltd., 2006. First Edition. Signed presentation from Atae Yuki on a front blank page: "The McCarthys. Atae Yuki [In Japanese], 2007.5.31."An exhibition at the Baccarat Museum, Paris. Scarce, especially signed!. Quarto, pictorial wraps. 52 pages. Illustrated. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).

MODERN EUROPEAN VERSE. THE POCKET POETS by (ABSE, Dannie) editor

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Title: MODERN EUROPEAN VERSE. THE POCKET POETS
Author: (ABSE, Dannie) editor
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Small skim mark on rear, otherwise Fine
Description: London: Vista Books, (1964). First Edition. Softcover. Small skim mark on rear, otherwise Fine. INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith: "'We are most our own strange selves when we are hosts.'/For Bill,/whose Apollinaire translations/would have been in here had/I known them earlier/Dannie Abse/June '64."

THEODORE LOW DE VINNE. PRINTER

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Title: THEODORE LOW DE VINNE. PRINTER
Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition: One page, mostly blank, with a long horizontal tear. Very Good
Description: New York: Privately Printed, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. One page, mostly blank, with a long horizontal tear. Very Good. Cloth-backed boards; [vi] 111 pages. Printed by the De Vinne Press in the Renner type De Vinne designed, on Umbria handmade paper. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of De Vinne with his signature below, possibly printed, and a gravure of a bronze bust by Chester Beach. Laid down on the pastedown above a bookplate is a compliments card from De Vinne. Apparently issued with a slipcase not present here.

Blithe and Buoyant Spirit by [Weigel, John C., and others].

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Title: Blithe and Buoyant Spirit
Author: [Weigel, John C., and others].
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: [Fairfax, California: 1967] One of 350 copies. Printed by Mallette Dean in Centaur and Arrighi types, on Italian handmade and Oriental Tea Chest papers. Ecru linen over decorative boards, paper labels. . Octavo. Errata slip tipped in. Frontisportrait of Frances Porter Adler Schaffner (1890-1960), who is the subject of this tribute. Wood-engravings in text. Facsimiles of letters printed in red and green. A fine copy.

Zobel. Contrapuntos by ZOBEL, Fernando (artist); PANEQUE, Guillermo (curator); Ditas R. SAMSON (curator)

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Title: Zobel. Contrapuntos
Author: ZOBEL, Fernando (artist); PANEQUE, Guillermo (curator); Ditas R. SAMSON (curator)
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN: 9786218028081
Condition: Corners lightly bumped; generally a clean copy
Description: Makati City, Philippines: Ayala Foundation, 2017. First edition. Corners lightly bumped; generally a clean copy. 11.5 x 8.5 inches. 208 pages. Profusely illustrated in black-and-white and color. Hardcover, with boards and a cloth tape spine. This book explores the world of Fernando Zobel, Spanish-Filipino artist and founder of the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art in Cuenca. Through his works of art and intimate correspondences, we discover a mind that's vastly creatve and immensely profound. This book was printed in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, which was one of the selected collateral events of the 2017 Venice Biennale.

Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th of January, 1814, on a bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorizing the enlistments for longer periods of men whose terms of service are about to expire by Webster, Daniel

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Title: Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 14th of January, 1814, on a bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army, encouraging enlistments, and authorizing the enlistments for longer periods of men whose terms of service are about to expire
Author: Webster, Daniel
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description: Alexandria: printed by Snowden & Simms, 1814. 8vo, pp. 13, [1]; removed from binding; title page separated, edges chipped, touching page numbers but not affecting text, marks in the margin. A critical speech, entreating Congress to "give up your futile projects of invasion." American Imprints 33618; Sabin.

Amen Huzza Selah. by WILLIAMS, Jonathan.

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Title: Amen Huzza Selah.
Author: WILLIAMS, Jonathan.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description: Black Mountain: Jargon , (1970).. First edition.. [44 pp]. Fine in wrappers and integral dust jacket with fine clear acetate dust jacket. Preface by Louis Zukofsky. One of 700 copies. INSCRIBED by Williams on the first leaf, “Jack’s / Jargon Saves / Jonathan / 68.” Jargon 13 (a).

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Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: Focus on South-East Asia IDP 6 by Gironde, Christophe

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Title: Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: Focus on South-East Asia IDP 6
Author: Gironde, Christophe
Seller: Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN: 9789004304741
Condition: LikeNew
Description: Leiden; Boston: Brill; Nijhoff [2016]. Paperback. 9.25" x 6". XX, 300pp. Red and illustrated wraps. Near Fine. ISBN 9789004304741 . LikeNew. Paperback .

Mastro-Don Gesualdo by Verga, Giovanni

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Title: Mastro-Don Gesualdo
Author: Verga, Giovanni
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780520035980
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Translated and with an Introduction by Giovanni Cecchetti. Inscribed by Cecchetti on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), faintly rubbed. Red cloth with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges, clean internally. A reprint of Verga's 19th century novel about "the economic compulsion relentlessly driving a man toward the acquisition of wealth and toward the power that great wealth generates.

Anniversary Catalogue: One Hundred and Twenty Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art Selected to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of John Howell-Books and the 50th Anniversary of Warren R. Howell's Association with the Firm.

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Title: Anniversary Catalogue: One Hundred and Twenty Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art Selected to Commemorate the 70th Anniversary of John Howell-Books and the 50th Anniversary of Warren R. Howell's Association with the Firm.
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: San Francisco, California: John Howell - Books. Fine. 1982. Softcover. A barely shelfworn edition in otherwise Fine condition with an insert tipped in ; 8vo; 186 pages .

CM Russell's West: Photography by Sam Abell by Abell, Sam

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Title: CM Russell's West: Photography by Sam Abell
Author: Abell, Sam
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description: 1987. Thomasson-Grant, 1987. Large 4to, oblong, 126 pp. Illustrated in full color throughout. Near fine with a touch of age toning. ß Contemporary photographer Sam Abell traced the steps of self-taught cowboy artist Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926). This volumes presents their images of the West side by side.

Elephant in the Dark: Based on a Poem by Rumi by Mina Javaherbin and Eugene Yelchin

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Title: Elephant in the Dark: Based on a Poem by Rumi
Author: Mina Javaherbin and Eugene Yelchin
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780545636704
Condition: Very good
Description: NY: Scholastic Press, 2015. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

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