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Fables of Aesop, with an original drawing by Calder.

Fables of Aesop, with an original drawing by Calder. by CALDER, Alexander; Aesop; ALEXANDER CALDER

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Fables of Aesop, with an original drawing by Calder.
Author
CALDER, Alexander; Aesop; ALEXANDER CALDER
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1931. SOUR GRAPES! CALDER, Alexander. Fables of Aesop. with an original drawing by Calder. [6], 124, [10] pp., illustrated with 50 line-block reproductions after pen-and-ink drawings by Calder. 4to, 255 x 195 mm., bound in publisher's over boards, in the original cardboard slipcase, in a new half morocco folding box. Paris: Harrison of Paris, 1931. The publisher's copy of the deluxe issue of Calder's most significant book, illustrated with figures from Aesop constructed in the same style as his imaginary Circus figures and in his wire portraits and statues that dominated his creative output during the 1930s. This copy has an original signed Calder drawing for "The fox and the grapes", one of the more elaborate images in the book. The deluxe issue is especially sought after, being exquisitely printed on Spanish handmade paper incorporating coloured silk-threads. The Calder drawings for Aesop are creative and playful, marking this as a major example of modern book illustration. This is the fifth publication of Monroe Wheeler's Harrison of Paris publishing firm. One of 50 copies on Spanish Guarro paper with an original drawing, also with the original paper knife laid in. PROVENANCE: This copy belonged to Monroe Wheeler, with his book plate. The Artist and the Book 47. Museum of Modern Art 120.
PICASSO, Femmes et Faunes, 12 dessins, lavis, aquarelles.

PICASSO, Femmes et Faunes, 12 dessins, lavis, aquarelles. by Antonina Vallentin - Pablo Picasso

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Title
PICASSO, Femmes et Faunes, 12 dessins, lavis, aquarelles.
Author
Antonina Vallentin - Pablo Picasso
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Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Au Vent d'Arles, Paris 1956. Foreword by Antonina Vallentin. Limited numbered edition of 200 copies + 26 H.C on Richard de Bas paper. Portfolio with 12 pochoirs of drawings after Picasso, Guarded in the original pictorial cloth folder.
Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka

Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka by KAJIMAYA OSADA SAKUBEI 加島屋長田作兵衛 AUCTION

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Manuscript archive of the organizer of the auction of the collections of the Osada family in Osaka
Author
KAJIMAYA OSADA SAKUBEI 加島屋長田作兵衛 AUCTION
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Osaka: 1868. The Osada Sakubei merchant family in Osaka, one of the wealthiest of that great business city, was founded in 1626. Initially rice brokers, they soon expanded into the very lucrative business of providing loans to powerful feudal lords (daimyō). With the establishment of the Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the abolition of the domain system, the traditional function of Japanese merchant banks was transformed, and the Osada Sakubei, unable to adapt by finding other clients, went bankrupt in 1874, due to the high number of unpaid debts from the feudal domains. As their business collapsed, the family’s first step to raise funds was to sell their collection of art and cultural items, which included tea ceremony tools, luxury furnishings, paintings, vertical scrolls, many notable porcelains, etc. This collection of materials is related to the auction, which took place on 23 August 1868 (Keiō 4), considered an auspicious day by its organizer, Funaya Hisatarō 船屋久太郎 (also known as Funakyū 船久). 1. The wrapper for this archive is entitled on the upper side in manuscript “Osaka Osada shi dōgu nyūsatsu” 大阪長田氏道具入札 (“Auction for Mr. Osada’s Collection in Osaka”). The wrapper is charming, with the original flaps and string ties. 2. “Rakusatsu chō” 落札帳 (“Results & Buyers’ Names”). This manuscript contains the final prices for the lots, brief descriptions of the items, and buyers’ names. Each has the seal of approval. 89 folding leaves, 8vo (245 x 172 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 3. “Kaozuke chō” 顔付帳 (“Agenda of Preliminary Meetings”). The auctioneers’ staff had meetings on 21, 22, and 23 August, and this is the list of tasks and who was responsible. 4 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 345 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 4. “Nyūsatsu dōgu atetzuke chō” 入札道具当付帳 (“Items for Bidding, Gathered”). The inventory of the sale with lot numbers and object descriptions, followed by trade symbols, which we cannot decipher. 21 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 324 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 5. “Takajime chō” 高〆帳 (“Tally Book”). A fascinating document providing the names of the buyers and the sums of their purchases. 6 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 347 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 6. “Mawashi banzuke chō” 廻シ番付帳 (“Seating Arrangement & Final Bids Register”). The hierarchical seating arrangement is still observed at Japanese book auctions. 13 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 347 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 7. “Kinsen shutsunyū chō” 金銭出入帳 (“Receipts & Payments Account Book”). 4 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 347 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 8. “Zatsuyō chō” 雑用帳 (“Miscellaneous Memoranda”). 4 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (125 x 347 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, stitched as issued. 9. “…Sho nyūyō to kōkoku nado uchiawase” 諸入用と広告など打合せ (“Memoranda of Matters Related to Advertisements and Miscellaneous Subjects”). The expenses for advertising the sale. 4 folding leaves, oblong agenda format (123 x 325 mm.), orig. self-wrappers, orig. stitching. 10. A bundle of 14 sheets, tied at head with the original string, of invoices and receipts. Some appear with names, their seals, addresses, and company names. Fine condition. Archives of this sort rarely survive.
DR. SCOTT, THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHURCH. A LECTURE BY W. CARROLL, DELIVERED IN MUSICAL HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 12, 1856

DR. SCOTT, THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHURCH. A LECTURE BY W. CARROLL, DELIVERED IN MUSICAL HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 12, 1856 by [Wiegand, Conrad]

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DR. SCOTT, THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHURCH. A LECTURE BY W. CARROLL, DELIVERED IN MUSICAL HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. 12, 1856
Author
[Wiegand, Conrad]
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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San Francisco: Whitton, Towne & Co, 1856. 52pp. Disbound with light to moderate foxing, Good+. Wiegand, who entered the copyright, was the 25-year old assayer of the U.S. Mint in San Francisco. He published this Lecture, under the pseudonym ' W. Carroll,' to answer the "vituperations" of his critics; and to raise money for himself "on the eve of being turned out of office for the exercise of my constitutionally guaranteed rights as a free American citizen." Wiegand had come to the defence of Reverend Scott who, virtually alone among area clergy, had denounced the Vigilance Committee and its "Lynch law court." Though he supports the Committee, Wiegand opposes the harsh proscription of Dr. Scott. In the course of this lengthy lecture, he arraigns "the lamentable corruption of our public Press" and many powerful people, including federal authorities. These include especially his boss, J. Ross Browne, who would fire him, and "those poor miserable drivellers, the Gwins, the Wellers, and the minor lights, who tormented Mr. Browne into such action." Wiegand's combative nature evidently was unnoticed when he later moved to Nevada. In the Appendix of 'Roughing It', Mark Twain calls him a "lamb." FIRST EDITION. Cohen 4205. Rocq 12820. Cowan 682. Greenwood 788. Not in Eberstadt, Decker, Soliday. OCLC 58933504 [1- CA State Lib.].
[TOBACCO PROHIBITION, ITALY 1734-1764]. Small collection of Proclamations, together 6 items (1 broadside + 5 bandi)

[TOBACCO PROHIBITION, ITALY 1734-1764]. Small collection of Proclamations, together 6 items (1 broadside + 5 bandi) by [TOBACCO PROHIBITION IN ITALY]

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[TOBACCO PROHIBITION, ITALY 1734-1764]. Small collection of Proclamations, together 6 items (1 broadside + 5 bandi)
Author
[TOBACCO PROHIBITION IN ITALY]
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
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Very good
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Sicily, Naples and Turin, 1764. Very good. Together 6 items: 1 broadside (46 x 34.5 cm) + 5 bandi (folio sheets, each folded once, various sizes, various wear, some signatures clipped, others supplied in manuscript, assorted manuscript annotations, extracted from bindings). Small but very interesting collection of Bandi on the prohibition of tobacco, all scarce (none are found in OCLC / FirstSearch). As there was no centralized government in Italy, the restrictions on Tobacco was a quagmire of regional taxation, restriction, and monopolization, as is attested by the bandi in the present collection. Increasing tobacco consumption in the Italian penensula merited the establishment of fiscal laws by various States. The present items illustrate the expansion of tobacco culture, and the disjointed governmental responses from Sicily, Naples, and Turin: 1. Broadside: Carlo [...] La Regia Giunta eretta da S.M. per il Dritto proibitivo del Tabacco (3 May 1758). 2. Noi il Conte d' Americo Amari [...] del gius proibitivo del Tabacco (23 January 1746), 2 pp. 3. Noi d' Michele Amari conte de S. Adriano [...] del Jus prohibendi del Tabacco (23 January 1740), 2 pp. 4. Noi Don Giuseppe Termine e Ferreri [...] del Jus prohibendi del Tabacco (30 November 1733), 1 p. 5. Manifesto Camerale per la vendita. de distribuzione del Tabacco nel Luogo di Refrancore (14 May 1762), 3 pp. with Tariffs. 6. 5. Manifesto Camerale che ristabilisce la vendita, e distribuzione del Tabacco nel Luogo di Rochetta Belbo (13 February 1764), 3 pp. with Tariffs.
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Collection of Correspondence, Documents, Papers, and Speeches of Pre-Eminent Career American Diplomat, Philip C. Habib, 1948-1984 by Habib, Philip C. (1920-1992)

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Collection of Correspondence, Documents, Papers, and Speeches of Pre-Eminent Career American Diplomat, Philip C. Habib, 1948-1984
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Habib, Philip C. (1920-1992)
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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29 letters, 38 pp., (no envelopes), dated 8 March 1851 to 26 July 1984, the bulk of the letters are incoming originals dated 1951-1957 (only one letter is post 1957); there are 3 outgoing copies of Habib's letters, the rest are incoming; letters are mostly typed and signed, only two letters are handwritten. The 3 outgoing letters are retained copies, Habib wrote 1 letter in 1952 to O.T. Foster, secretary of the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand and provides Foster with a short biography of himself before officially meeting with him and his organization; and 2 letters in 1957 to Walter W. Orebaugh, Esq., American Consul General, Port of Spain, Trinidad; Habib's 2 letters to Orebaugh concern Habib being assigned to work under Orebaugh at Port of Spain, asks help to find housing for himself and his family, forwards his travel plans. The 26 incoming letters to Habib were written by the following individuals: - Henry J. Vaux, School of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2 letters, 1951; writes to Habib at the American Embassy, Ottawa, Canada; Vaux was on the committee overseeing Habib's dissertation "Some Economic Aspects of the California Lumber Industry and Their Relation to Forest Use." The first letter offers Vaux's personal critique, the second letter offers the committee's critique; a printed "Summary" of the dissertation is located in the miscellaneous folder of his collection. - J.G. Taggart, Deputy Minister, Department of Agriculture, Canada, (copy), 1952; writes to Ambassador Stanley Woodward, American ambassador to Canada, with an appreciation of Habib's work while stationed at the American Embassy at Ottawa, Canada. - Frederick E. Farnsworth, First Secretary of Embassy, U.S. Embassy, Ottawa, Canada, 1952, includes second copy of Taggart letter stated above; writes to Habib, who is Second Secretary of the embassy; a copy of the above letter along with notice by Farnsworth of the letter of appreciation by Taggart. - W.A. Whitlock, of The Hawk's Bay Herald-Tribune, Hastings, New Zealand, 1952; writes to Habib at the American Embassy in Wellington, NZ; writes about coordinating for Habib to talk to either the Hasting's Chamber of Commerce, or the Rotary Club of Hastings, upon Habib's arrival. - A. R. Entrican, Director of Forestry, Wellington, NZ, 1952; writes memorandum to Mr. D. Dunn, conservator of forests; sends this copy to Habib; Entrican writes to Dunn to help Habib tour the Rotorus forest areas, where Habib is gathering information as a newly appointed member of the American Embassy. - Hugh A.A. Baird, Secretary, Hastings Chamber of Commerce, Hastings, NZ, 1952; writes to Habib at American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; Baird writes inviting Habib to give a talk to the Chamber of Commerce. - O.T. Foster, Secretary, Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Auckland, NZ, two letters, 1952; writes to Habib, at American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; Foster wants Habib to speak to his organization, the venue will be at Auckland University and Foster gives Habib an idea what they would like him to talk on, giving an informed opinion from America, that is "the present economic problems with a view to a wider understanding of the difficulties and in the hope of formulating some solution." The second letter is a thank you note after the talk and feedback how the talk was received. - [?], President, Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Auckland, NZ, 2 letters, 1952; writes to Habib, at American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; another talk is planned for Habib, this time to the Chamber of Commerce at Auckland, details of the talk are given; the second letter gives feedback, as well as a newspaper clipping of the talk, which apparently encourages New Zealand to increase meat production for export to America. - Ian Wilson, Secretary, The Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, 1953; writes to Habib at the American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; Wilson congratulates Habib's election to the society. - [?], Cambridge, 1953; written on letterhead of A.A. Lockett, B.D.S., Surgeon Dentist, Power Board Buildings, Cambridge, [NZ] 1953; (unable to identify signature, but likely a nickname for Lockett); writes to Habib, calling him Philip; Lockett very much enjoyed Habib's talk and company, and writes for a copy of the talk. - E.J. Littler, Secretary, Rotary Club of Cambridge, Cambridge, NZ, 1953; writes to Habib, serving as Second Secretary, American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; letter of appreciation for the talk Habib gave to the Ladies Night function. - Brigadier H.B. Norma, D.S.O., M.C., Administrator, Government House, Norfolk Island, Australia, 1954; writes to Habib at American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; Habib had written the General, asking for a copy of a report he was preparing, which the General had not finished, but will send once polished up, concerns imports into New Zealand from Norfolk Island. - R.H. Rowntree, economist, Export-Import Bank of Washington, DC, 1953; writes to Habib, serving as Second Secretary, American Embassy at Wellington, NZ; thanks Habib for help while members of the bank were visiting New Zealand about Murnpara pulp and paper and the general condition of NZ economy; promises to make sure a letter of appreciation is submitted to the State Department to put in his jacket, and discusses other reports and committee work going on in Washington. - Livingston T. Merchant, Assistant Secretary of State, Washington, DC, 1954; writes to Habib, at American Embassy, Wellington, NZ; congratulates Habib on his promotion. - Francis G. Jarvis, of PSA, no place, 1956; writes to Edward Doherty, of DFI, concerning appreciation of Habib's report on Soviet rice politics. - Brigadier General F.E. Calhoun, USAF, Deputy Commandant, no place, 1956; writes to Habib, who is now with the Office of Intelligence Research, Department of State, Washington, D.C.; writes of the appreciation of the students and faculty who participated in a seminar he gave on the Economy of Canada at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. - Doris S. Whitnack, of DFI, no place, 1957; writes to Edward W. Doherty, of DFI, concerning Habib's commendation on work on problems of Soviet Economic Diplomacy; in 1957, Whitnack is found as chairman, of the Working Group on Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities in Underdeveloped Areas, Economic Intelligence Committee, CIA; again, an appreciation of Habib's work on this area of study. - Robert Newbegin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Personnel, Department of State, Washington, DC, 1957; writes to Habib, at the Department of State, Washington, DC; congratulates Habib on receiving another promotion from the President. - W. Park Armstrong, Jr., no place, 1957; written to Mrs. Whitnack, of DFI, concerns thanks for the work of Whitnack and Habib on Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities in Underdeveloped Areas; another letter of appreciation for the work of Habib on the Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Activities in Underdeveloped Areas. - Allan Evans, Office Memorandum, United States Government, 1957; writes to Habib, thanking him for work that he did for Evans for the Council on Foreign Economic Policy. - Tom Miller, no place, 1984; writes to Habib concerning his attempt to nominate Habib for Nobel Peace Prize; Miller was able to get Baker, Byrd, and Michel, to sign on to the project, and Tip O'Neil was supposed to be in favor, however the prize went to Lech Walesa; unclear just who Tom Miller is, but he is obviously an insider in Washington, DC, either with the State Department, or a politician. 15 speeches and draft copies of speeches, 144 manuscript and typed pages., dated c1948-1954; with 1 speech post 1970s; as written and delivered by Habib, or others who he wrote for, during his years as an agricultural agent of the American Embassies at Ottawa, Canada and Wellington, New Zealand; most have been slightly hand edited ink, or pencil. The speeches are as follows: 1. Farming Over the Boundary. Speech delivered by Francis A. Flood, U.S. Agricultural Attaché at the Annual Banquet of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture at Brockville, Tuesday, January 27, 1948, at 8 P.M., 7 mimeograph pp. 2. Ladies and Gentlemen from Indiana, 13 typed pp., handwritten date Sept '50; top margin of first page is inscribed "Delivered by Ambassador Woodward – written by PCH [Philip C. Habib] for Indiana Farm Bureau Tour…"; includes outline of day's activities, etc. 3. Not to be released until 1.00 P.M. December 4. United States Embassy, Ottawa, December 2, 1950. Press Release, 8 mimeograph pp.; deals with American Ambassador to Canada, Stanley Woodward, addressing a joint luncheon of the Canadian & Empire Clubs at Toronto, on December 4th. Includes full text of Woodward's speech "The Challenge of Our Day," concerns China's attack on Korea. 4. Foreign Economic Policy of the United States (to be delivered to Hastings Chamber of Commerce – May 12, 1952), 6 typed pp., ink editing. 5. U.S. Trade Policy, delivered at Whanganui Chamber of Commerce [New Zealand], Sept 10, 1952, 12 typed pp., heavily edited in pencil. 6. Address before the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on September 25, 1952, by Habib when serving as Second Secretary, American Embassy, Wellington, 17 typed pp., pencil and ink edits; address deals with United States Foreign Trade Policy. 7. United States Foreign Trade Policy and Agricultural Policies and Trade, 4 typed pp., dated 1 Sept 1953; with pencil edits; a discussion, which took place at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, includes outline and brief essay. 8. Speech Delivered at Opening of Whangarei Fair – June 29, 1954, 6 typed pp., minor ink edits; discusses New Zealand trade. 9. A Day at the Embassy, 7 typed pp., not dated; appears to be a one act, or one scene play; several edits in ink/pencil. 10. Agriculture Surpluses & Their Management, 4 manuscript pp., presumably an outline for the talk Habib was to give. 11. Canada – U.S. Agricultural Relations, 2 typed pp., edited in ink and pencil; probably an outline for a talk. 12. Characteristics of the American People, 13 typed pp., not dated; includes some editing in pencil; appears to be a talk given at Cambridge, NZ, quotes writer Thomas Wolfe extensively; second copy, 18 typed pp., minor ink editing; presumably this is an expanded and perhaps finished copy. 13. Welcoming Remarks by Philip C. Habib, 4 typed pp., with pencil edits; Habib gave introductory remarks to open the American Foreign Service Association's conference; not dated, but post 1970s. 14. Not titled; 18 typed pp., some editing in pencil; appears to be a talk given in New Zealand on American Presidential elections, process, system, the Electoral College, etc. 15. Not titled, 5 manuscript pp., not dated; an opening statement for a meeting of sorts, where the topic was an analysis of New Zealand's balance of payments problem from the viewpoint of consumption, savings, and investment, factors contributing to economic development. 31 partially printed documents, includes official U.S. State Department personnel actions, such as appointments, transfers, change in titles, pay increases, promotions, periodic step increases, authorizations for travel, job performance descriptions, salary reviews, biographical reports, travel vouchers, and other official paperwork concerning Habib's rise in the U.S. State Department's importance, dated 1949-1958. Some forms are written out by Habib, others are typed. 10 pieces of miscellaneous ephemera, includes 2 newspaper clippings; 4 miscellaneous manuscript notes, or memoranda; printed list of adjectives describing Americans; 2 pp. typed "Visit of Mr. P.C. Habib to Hastings, May 12-13, 1952," printed 4 pp. pamphlet summarizing Habib's dissertation, January 1952, University of California; and 5 typed pp. "Special Release," by the United States Information Services, concerning the diversion of 3600 tons of New Zealand lamb from New York to England. 1 black leather portfolio bearing the stamp of "Bilderburg Meetings." Habib died while attending this gathering in 1992. Comes complete with the original pen. 2 blank cards bearing the great seal of the United States as used to create VIP menus. Philip Charles Habib (1920-1992) Philip Charles Habib was an American career diplomat. Called one of the "pre-eminent career diplomats in American post-war history," he was best known for his work as Ronald Reagan's special envoy to the Middle East 1981–83. In that role he averted an Israel-Syria war and an Israel-PLO war in 1981, then negotiated a peaceful end to Israel's 1982 siege of Beirut. In 1986 he was instrumental in ending Ferdinand Marcos's attempt to steal the 1986 presidential election in the Philippines. As U.S. special envoy to Central America in 1986–87, he helped Costa Rican president Oscar Arias shape and sell the peace plan that led to the end of the region's civil wars. He had come out of retirement to take each of those assignments. During his 30-year career as a Foreign Service Officer, he had mostly specialized in Asia. In 1968, he was instrumental in halting the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. After his death, The New York Times described him as "the outstanding professional diplomat of his generation in the United States". Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 25 February 1920, Habib was raised in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of its Bensonhurst section by Lebanese Maronite Catholic parents. His father ran a grocery store. Habib graduated from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and worked as a shipping clerk before starting his undergraduate study in forestry at the University of Idaho in Moscow. After graduating in 1942 from the UI's College of Forestry, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and attained the rank of captain. Discharged from the service in 1946, Habib continued his education via the G.I. Bill in a doctoral program in agricultural economics at the University of California in Berkeley, and earned a Ph.D. in 1952. In 1947, recruiters for the United States Foreign Service visited the Berkeley campus. They were particularly interested in candidates who did not fit the then-current mold of Ivy League blueblood WASPs. Habib took the Foreign Service exam and scored in the top 10% nationally. Beginning in 1949, his foreign service career took him to Canada, New Zealand, South Korea (twice), and South Vietnam. He held the State Department position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1967–1969 and was chief of staff for the U.S. delegation to the Paris Peace Talks from 1968 to 1971. Habib acquired increasingly important posts, serving as Ambassador to South Korea (1971–1974), Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1974–1976), and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1976–1978). When South Korean opposition leader Kim Dae-jung was kidnapped in 1973 while Habib was U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Habib's discreet but firm intervention saved Kim's life. Kim later became the first opposition leader in South Korea to become president and also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. A massive heart attack forced Habib to resign as Under Secretary in 1978. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan called him out of retirement to serve as special envoy to the Middle East. Habib negotiated a peace that allowed the PLO to evacuate from the besieged city of Beirut. In 1982, for his efforts he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Senator Charles H. Percy, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Early in 1986, Reagan sent Habib to the Philippines to convince President Ferdinand Marcos to step down. In March 1986, Reagan appointed him as a special envoy to Central America with the intention of furthering U.S. interests in the conflict in Nicaragua. Administration hard-liners intended to use his fame and stature to advance a military solution, namely further funding of the Contras. Deciding that the Contadora Plan had run its course, Óscar Arias, the newly elected president of Costa Rica, drew up a plan that focused on democratization. While he viewed the Arias plan as riddled with loopholes, Habib worked to help revise it. On August 7, 1987, the five Central American presidents, much to the shock of the rest of the world, agreed in principle to the Arias plan. Because further negotiating would require Habib to meet directly with Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, President Reagan forbade him to travel. Believing he no longer had the confidence of the president, Habib resigned. While on vacation in France, Habib suffered a cardiac arrhythmia in Puligny-Montrachet and died on 25 May 1992, at age 72. He was buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. At the time of his death, Habib was one of the University of Idaho's most famous and respected graduates; he co-chaired the university's centennial fund-raising campaign several years earlier, as well as several class reunions. He moderated its Borah Symposium, an annual foreign affairs conference, in 1986, and received the university's highest honors for alumni in 1969, 1974, and 1983. The bulk of the collection offered here is from the early days of Habib's career, mainly the 1950s, when he worked in the American Embassies at Ottawa, Canada and Wellington, New Zealand, and when he returned from New Zealand and worked for the U.S. State Department's Office of Intelligence Research. The materials offered here are said to have descended from Habib's family. As there is no full-length biography of Habib, this material contains information for his life and career. It is said that Habib was known to be not much of a record keeper, this material was from his personal files.
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A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; Containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c., &c. by Anderson, Aeneas.

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A Narrative of the British Embassy to China, in the Years 1792, 1793, and 1794; Containing the Various Circumstances of the Embassy, with Accounts of Customs and Manners of the Chinese and a Description of the Country, Towns, Cities, &c., &c.
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Anderson, Aeneas.
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Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
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New York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, for Rogers and Berry, 1795. First American Edition. Duodecimo, original full sheep (leather, hardcover), xxiv, [1] - 328 pp. Description of 18th Century China. An account of the voyage of the well-traveled George Macartney, first envoy of Britain to China, and his retinue, told in the form of a descriptive journal by Macartney’s highly articulate valet. Near-Fine.
Three John Burroughs Works; Fresh Fields; Winter Sunshine; Far and Near

Three John Burroughs Works; Fresh Fields; Winter Sunshine; Far and Near by Burroughs, John

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Three John Burroughs Works; Fresh Fields; Winter Sunshine; Far and Near
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Burroughs, John
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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Near fine
Description
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. Early Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Three works by John Burroughs, uniformly bound. This collection features Fresh Fields (1895) Winter Sunshine (1903), and Far and Near (1904).. Octavo, [three volumes]. Three-quarter red morocco, marbled paper-covered boards. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spines. Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Erbe, Crombie & Lamothe, with bindery imprint on verso of free endpaper. Fresh Fields is a later edition, originally published in 1884. Winter Sunshine is a later edition, originally published in 1875. Far and Near is the first edition, with "Published October 1904" stated on copyright page. Solid text blocks, light rubbing to boards and corners of binding. A near fine set.
Abraham Lincoln; The Song in his Heart

Abraham Lincoln; The Song in his Heart by Bernard, Kenneth A.

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Abraham Lincoln; The Song in his Heart
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Bernard, Kenneth A.
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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Near fine
Description
Worcester, MA: Achille J. St. Onge, 1970. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Limited edition of Abraham Lincoln, The Song in his Heart by Kenneth A. Bernard, in miniature.. Miniature volume, 63pp. Green morocco, title in gilt on spine and front panel, with decorative gilt illustration of Lincoln. All edges gilt. Book measures 2 x 3 inches. Frontispiece portrait of Lincoln, and four illustrations. From a limited edition of 1,500 copies. Light shelf wear to covers. A unique Lincoln collectible. (Bradbury 315).
Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark's Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849

Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark's Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849 by (Masonic Ceremony)

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Order of Exercises on Occasion of the Commemoration of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist; By St. Mark's Lodge, at Newburyport, June 26, 1849
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(Masonic Ceremony)
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De Simone Company, Booksellers (United States)
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Newburyport: Bro. C. Nason, Printer, Watchtower Office, 1849.  Folio Broadside.  370 x 190 mm., [14 ½ x 7 ¾ inches].  Woodcut of Masonic symbol at the top center of the broadside, text within a decorative border.  Some discoloration to the paper, left edge with a few tears and a small piece missing without loss of text; previously folded. The feast of St. John the Baptist is one of two sacred days of remembrance established by the Grand Lodge in the early 18th century.  St. John was considered the patron saint of carpenters and masons, and this is commemorated every year during the last week of June.  The ceremony begins with an organ recital by Miss S. Davis, an Anthem, and a prayer by Br. G. M. Randall, D.G.M.  This is followed by an original hymn by Bro. Asa T. Newhall, D.D.G.M. printed in six stanzas, each with four lines of lyric.   Part 5 is Selections from the Scriptures followed by an Ode, from Masonic Melodies, No. 83. By Br. Thomas Power, P.G. Secretary of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.  An Address by Br. Benj. Huntoon is next in order followed by Doxology Tune Old Hundred and finally the Benediction. Not found in OCLC.
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An Account of the Origin, Symptoms, and Cure of the Influenza and Epidemic Catarrh .... by [Porter, Henry H]

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An Account of the Origin, Symptoms, and Cure of the Influenza and Epidemic Catarrh ....
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[Porter, Henry H]
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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Good; heavily spotted throughout; contemporary signature torn from the title page; spine worn; covers loosening.
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Philadelphia: Henry H Porter, 1832. First Edition. Publisher's original cloth backed boards with original orange glazed paper label on the front cover.. Good; heavily spotted throughout; contemporary signature torn from the title page; spine worn; covers loosening.. 8vo, 4 (adverts.) 80 pp. This copy with cogent annotations. Porter had a brief career as publisher in Philadelphia during the early 1830s. The book offered here was issued by the Journal of Health - another Porter project that failed in 1834 after four years. Porter, however, occupies an important place in the development of American medicine. Through his handful of separate publications and the journal he was unrelenting in his criticism of Thomsonians, botanical "doctors", homoeopaths, and purveyors of nostrums. He sought to bring medical care under the supervision of properly educated and trained physicians. Together with Jon Bell and David Condie they accounted for virtually all of the content in his publications. All of his publications are scarce in the market. See Atwater #2053.
Beasts from Belloc. A Selection of Poems from Hilaire Belloc's The Book of Beasts for Bad Children and More Beasts for Worse Children

Beasts from Belloc. A Selection of Poems from Hilaire Belloc's The Book of Beasts for Bad Children and More Beasts for Worse Children by Belloc, Hilaire; Sarah Chamberlain [Illustrator]

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Beasts from Belloc. A Selection of Poems from Hilaire Belloc's The Book of Beasts for Bad Children and More Beasts for Worse Children
Author
Belloc, Hilaire; Sarah Chamberlain [Illustrator]
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Portland, OR: The Chamberlain Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited edition. Copy #123 of 125, signed by Sarah Chamberlain. Bound by Barbara Blumenthal in decorative boards, with a morocco spine stamped in black. Fine. A lovely book of poems by the notable French-born author Hilaire Belloc illustrated with seventeen charming wood engravings by Chamberlain.
[Sheet music]: We Were Very Poor Together Mary

[Sheet music]: We Were Very Poor Together Mary by FOSDICK, W.W., words by, and Alfred Hopper, music by

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[Sheet music]: We Were Very Poor Together Mary
Author
FOSDICK, W.W., words by, and Alfred Hopper, music by
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cincinnati: A.C. Peters & Brother, 1862. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Lithograph by Thomas Sinclair. Folio. 5pp. Wrappers. Notched and worn along the spine from once being bound within an album, scattered foxing, toning, and offsetting throughout, still a very good copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint, "We were very poor - 3394 - 4." The front cover states, "To the members of the Cincinnati Sketch Club," which was actually a periodical called *The Sketch Club*, which was supported by local artists and patrons, and edited by W.W. Fosdick. This song was published the year Fosdick passed away; he is best remembered for his poem "Aura Lea," which was set to music by George R. Poulton. This piece is unrecorded by *OCLC* and appears to be equally scarce in the trade.
A Comprehensive Spelling-Book on the Plan of the Pronouncing Spelling-Book

A Comprehensive Spelling-Book on the Plan of the Pronouncing Spelling-Book by WORCESTER, J.E. [Joseph Emerson]

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A Comprehensive Spelling-Book on the Plan of the Pronouncing Spelling-Book
Author
WORCESTER, J.E. [Joseph Emerson]
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
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Very good
Description
Boston: Brewer & Tileston, 1864. Boards. Very good. [SCHOOL BOOK: SPELLING]. Cover title: Worcester's Comprehensive Spelling-Book First edition. 12mo (7" x 4 5/8"); 156pp; mint green board, title, publisher on front with a vignette of children and a teacher in a school room in an oval frame surrounded by flowers on the front, rear board is publisher's ad for "New Series Hillard's Readers;" black cloth shelf-back; ownership in pencil on ffep; text tight; wear to boards, chipping to spine, glue burns to eps, a few internal fingerprints; very good minus. A comprehensive spelling book for later elementary or early secondary students with 267 numbered lessons. Includes sections on word prefixes, affixes, roots, and derivations, as well as English words from foreign languages. An interesting addition is "Christian Names of Men and Women" with the correct pronunciation.
Railroad Stories, Formerly Railroad Man's Magazine, Volume XXII, No. 5, October 1937

Railroad Stories, Formerly Railroad Man's Magazine, Volume XXII, No. 5, October 1937 by William T. Dewart, President

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Railroad Stories, Formerly Railroad Man's Magazine, Volume XXII, No. 5, October 1937
Author
William T. Dewart, President
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Description
New York City: The Frank A. Munsey Company, Publisher, 280 Broadway, 1937. Small 4to (9 7/8" x 6 7/8"); (A-D), 144pp; color pictorial wrapper featuring a train on the front and an ad for Camel cigarettes on the rear; chipping and small splits to edges, tape repair to verso front wrapper, paper age-toned, binding tight; very good minus. Railroad enthusiast's monthly magazine, the Table of Contents is divided into the following sections: Illustrated Features, Fiction, True Tales, and Popular Departments. See the Table of Contents in the Photos.
AUTHOR'S PROOF

AUTHOR'S PROOF by Zara, Louis

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AUTHOR'S PROOF
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Zara, Louis
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, 1979. cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. Miniature Books. miniature book (4.3 x 5.8 cm). cloth, title gilt-stamped on spine, decoration gilt-stamped on front board, marbled endpapers. 33, (3) pages. Limited to 249 copies. (Bradbury, Black Cat Press 55). Publisher's note by Norman Forque. Printed French-fold. With the miniature bookplate of Kathryn Rickard on the front pastedown.
Conflict of Myths: The Development of American Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the Vietnam War
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Conflict of Myths: The Development of American Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the Vietnam War by Cable, Larry E.

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Conflict of Myths: The Development of American Counterinsurgency Doctrine and the Vietnam War
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Cable, Larry E.
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780814714010
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VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps w/ usual markings, etc. dustjacket taped to cover edges; ID to low
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New York / London: New York University Press, 1986. Hardcover. VG- (ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges, internal stamps w/ usual markings, etc. dustjacket taped to cover edges; ID to lower spine; back cover edge of dj has tear; plastic scuffed). black boards w/ red spine printing. book x, 307 pgs. red dustjacket w/ white & blue printing; protective plastic. From a college library. Pages clean and bright. "Cable succeeds in showing that America's failure in Vietnam was the result of faulty military doctrine, not a loss of will, as Harry Summers asserts in On Strategy (G.P.O., 1981). He sets the stage by reviewing the history of five small 20th-century wars, and the lessons the U.S. military learned from each in developing its doctrine of counterinsurgency war. Too often the lessons were invalid, leading to an almost total misunderstanding of the struggle in Vietnam. This is an excellent addition to the growing number of books critical of basic U.S. military doctrine, one both well researched and well written. It strongly challenges the idea that the United States could have won in Vietnam. For most academic, military, and public libraries, especially larger ones."--Library Journal.
Woodstock Craftsman's Manual

Woodstock Craftsman's Manual by YOUNG, Jean (provoked by); Duncan Syme, Shelagh Young, Phil Havey (et al) (contributors)

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Woodstock Craftsman's Manual
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YOUNG, Jean (provoked by); Duncan Syme, Shelagh Young, Phil Havey (et al) (contributors)
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: Praeger Publishers, Inc, 1972. No statement of edition or printing. Quarto (28cm); yellow cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-253,[3]pp; black and white photographs (halftones) and illustrations throughout. Light dustsoil and sunning to boards, else just mild wear; Near Fine. Dustjacket unclipped (priced $10.00) with mild shelfwear, rubbing, and creases; Very Good+. The contributors, including Sandy Sprinkling, Betsy Sife, and David Shaw, focus on art types celebrated during the Woodstock Festival; readers are encouraged to include their own style alongside the included basics of embroidery, pottery, home recording, batik, and much more. [82593].
Gifted and Talented SIGNED FIRST EDITION

Gifted and Talented SIGNED FIRST EDITION by Blake, Olivie

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Gifted and Talented SIGNED FIRST EDITION
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Blake, Olivie
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
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9781250883407
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Very good +
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New York: Tor, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Olivie Blake in ink to publisher's tipped in sheet. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". 498pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in blue paper over boards with spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. A very presentable signed first edition. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential. Where there's a will, there's a war. Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne. Or at least, so they like to think. Meredith, textbook accomplished eldest daughter and the head of her own groundbreaking biotech company, has recently cured mental illness. You're welcome! If only her father's fortune wasn't her last hope for keeping her journalist ex-boyfriend from exposing what she really is: a total fraud. Arthur, second-youngest congressman in history, fights the good fight every day of his life. And yet, his wife might be leaving him, and he's losing his re-election campaign. But his dead father's approval in the form of a seat on the Wrenfare throne might just turn his sinking ship around. Eilidh, once the world's most famous ballerina, has spent the last five years as a run-of-the-mill marketing executive at her father's company after a life-altering injury put an end to her prodigious career. She might be lacking in accolades compared to her siblings, but if her father left her everything, it would finally validate her worth by confirming she'd been his favorite all along. On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins but which Wren will come out on top?(Publisher).
La poésie et la voix dans la civilisation Médiévale
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La poésie et la voix dans la civilisation Médiévale by Zumthor, Paul

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La poésie et la voix dans la civilisation Médiévale
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Zumthor, Paul
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9782130385226
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Paris: Presses Universitairies de France, 1984. 117p., original stiff printed wrappers. At head of t.p.: Essais et conférences. Collège de France.
BATTLEBORN

BATTLEBORN by Watkins, Claire Vaye

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BATTLEBORN
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Watkins, Claire Vaye
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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9781594488252
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Fine.
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New York: Riverhead Books, 2012. Fine.. Uncorrected proof of Watkins's first book, a collection of short stories that earned the 2013 Dylan Thomas Award - part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments, Powell's Books (Portland) has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series, a subscription-only selection of specially-produced, (typically) limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature (Claire Messud, George Saunders, Michael Chabon, Annie Proulx, Donna Tartt, J.M. Coetzee, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jonathan Franzen, Siri Hustvedt) and publishing (McSweeney's, Graywolf, Algonquin). Installments commonly include a specially slipcased recent release, as well as one of more promotional titles (usually ARCs or like, but sometimes, advance excerpts). 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original color pictorial wrappers. 288 pages. Clean and tight.
WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action; Volume 3, Number 18, October 30, 1967

WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action; Volume 3, Number 18, October 30, 1967 by Morris, Mark, managing editor

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WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action; Volume 3, Number 18, October 30, 1967
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Morris, Mark, managing editor
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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New York: New York Workshop in Nonviolence / War Resisters League, 1967. Magazine. 14p., stapled wraps, 8.5x11 inches, lightly worn, subscribers address printed on address pllate on rear cover, very good condition. Includes an articles and calls for the October 1967 days of resistence and other anti-draft, anti-Vietnam War actions.
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The Education of Henry Adams; An Autobiography by Adams, Henry

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The Education of Henry Adams; An Autobiography
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Adams, Henry
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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as New
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New York: Modern Library, 1999. Third edition. Paperback. as New. 517pp Octavo. Copper colored spine and illustrated front cover. "The pleasure of reading the Education," wrote Alfred Kazin, "is the pleasure of reading a work of literature made up, literally, from historical facts." His political ideals shaped by two presidential ancestors- great-grandfather John Adams and grandfather John Quincy Adams- Henry Adams was one of the most original minds to confront the American scene from the Civil War to the First World War. Privately printed in 1907 and published to wide acclaim shortly after the author's death in 1918, Adam's Education is less a memoir than a work of brilliant history that charts the great transformation in nineteenth-century American intellectual life. A work of enormous humanity and remarkable prescience, The Education of Henry Adams presents a world poised between the certainties of the past and the uncertain possibilities of the future.

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