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Lives of Illustrious Men

Lives of Illustrious Men by NEPOS, Cornelius

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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Lives of Illustrious Men
Author
NEPOS, Cornelius
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Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
Oxon: Printed for Hen. Cruttenden, 1684. FINCH, Leopold William. . The Lives of Illustrious Men. Written in Latin by Corn. Nepos, And Done into English by Several Hands. Oxon: Printed for Hen. Cruttenden, 1684. First English edition. Octavo (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 inches; 174 x 109 mm). [56], 272, pp. Frontispiece portrait of Nepos. Full contemporary speckled brown calf, ruled in blind. Red morocco spine label, lettered in gilt. Spine elaborately stamped in gilt. Edges speckled in red. Boards and spine a bit rubbed. A two inch split at the bottom outer hinge of the front board and a three-quarter inch split at the top outer hinge of the front board. A previous owner's book plate of front pastedown. A very good copy. "Cornelius Nepos, A Roman historian, a friend of Atticus and Catullus. His chief work was 'De Viris Illustribus', of which part survives." ( The Oxford Companion to English Literature, 574). HBS 64676. $1,250.
A WITNESS TREE

A WITNESS TREE by FROST, ROBERT

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Title
A WITNESS TREE
Author
FROST, ROBERT
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942. First Trade Edition. 220 x 143 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 3/4"). 1 p.l., 91, [1] pp. Publisher's blue buckram, cover and spine lettered in gold. In original dust jacket, clipped but retaining price. With frontispiece portrait drawing by Enit Kaufman. Ink presentation inscription on front flyleaf: "For Owen Dodson/ from / Ellen / Irene Diggs/ 1942 Atlanta." Crane A25.1 A very fine volume in a very good jacket (the jacket chipped at spine ends, corners, and along top edge of the back panel). This is an excellent copy of Frost's seventh poetry collection and his fourth Pulitzer Prize-winning work, reflecting the author's youthful energy modified by the wisdom of maturity. It is also an extremely significant copy in terms of provenance, bearing a gift inscription that ties it to two major 20th century Black writers. The volume was published just a few years after three tragedies in Frost's life: the death of his daughter Marjorie in 1934, the death of his wife Elinor in 1938, and the death by suicide of his son Carol in 1940. Despite these losses, Frost continued to work and even found love again--with his secretary, Kay Morrison, to whom the present work is dedicated. The most famous poem in this collection,"The Gift Outright," was read by Frost at President Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. As indicated by the flyleaf inscription, our copy was given to poet and playwright Owen Dodson (1914-83) by Ellen Irene Diggs (1906-98), a groundbreaking historian, sociologist, and anthropologist. Diggs spent a decade working at the University of Atlanta with W. E. B. Du Bois, whose output there and elsewhere of African-American-related sociological writings was as profound as it was prolific. Dodson had taught at the same university from 1939-41, and presumably this is the time and place where he and Diggs had become acquainted. The writer of more than 35 plays and libretti, Dodson "influenced the course of African-American drama" in the period after the Harlem Renaissance, and had a ''tremendous impact on black theater," according to his New York Times obituary. Later, this copy passed into the library of two other American poets, Laure-Anne Bosselaar (b. 1943) and her husband Kurt Brown (1944-2013). Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, and editor who has published numerous works of poetry in multiple languages, including five collections of her own works. She has been given various prizes and recognitions (Pushcart, Isabella Gardner, Breadloaf) and was named Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara in 2019. Sometimes publishing jointly with Bosselaar, Brown was also a prolific poet and editor of anthologies, as well as the founder and first director of the Aspen Writer's Conference, playing a pivotal role in shaping its early vision and establishing Aspen as a literary center..
With Head and Heart; The Autograph of Howard Thurman

With Head and Heart; The Autograph of Howard Thurman by Thurman, Howard

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Title
With Head and Heart; The Autograph of Howard Thurman
Author
Thurman, Howard
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Signed first edition of With Head and Heart: The Autograph of Howard Thurman.. Octavo, xii, 274pp. Orange hardcover, title in gilt on black cloth spine. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with accurate letter line. Solid text block, foxed edges, near fine. In the publisher's dust jacket, $10.00 retail price on front flap, shelf wear, otherwise fine. Signed by the author on the title page. Howard Thurman (1899-1981) was a prominent minister, academic, and civil rights leader of the 20th century. He served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932-1944, then as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953-1965. Thurman's dedication to sharing the theology of radical nonviolence influenced many civil rights movement leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who was mentored by Thurman while attending Boston University.
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Medicina domestica, o sea, arte de conservar la salud .... by Perez, J G de J

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Medicina domestica, o sea, arte de conservar la salud ....
Author
Perez, J G de J
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; wrappers rumpled and worn around the edges; rebacked at some time.
Description
Buenos Ayres: Imprenta la Revista, [1854]. First Edition. Original publisher's printed violet glazed paper wrappers.. Very good; wrappers rumpled and worn around the edges; rebacked at some time.. 8vo, [4], iv, 320 pp. The book contains chapters on the history of medicine, cause of disease, specific diseases (this almost two thirds of the text), drowning, asphyxiation, strangulation, and a final large section on obstetrics. Note: the wrapper title reads: Nueva Medicina ....; NLM copy apparently lacks the title and half title.
Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945-1962

Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945-1962 by PICASSO, Pablo (artist); John RICHARDSON (contributor); Claude ARNAUD

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Title
Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945-1962
Author
PICASSO, Pablo (artist); John RICHARDSON (contributor); Claude ARNAUD
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9780847835355
Condition
A clean copy; dust jacket with some very minor shelf wear
Description
New York: Gagosian Gallery; Rizzoli, 2010. First edition. A clean copy; dust jacket with some very minor shelf wear. 12 x 9.5 inches. 300 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket. "The catalog to an international art sensation - a once in a lifetime event of Picasso's most prolific creative period - show opening at the Gagosian Gallery in London, June 2010. This volume features 3 single and 4 double gatefold illustrations and includes a detachable 23-page booklet of Picasso's pencil and ink drawings. During the decade after the end of World War II Picasso began to spend more and more time in the Cote d'Azur where he began drawing on the Mediterranean sources that had inspired him in earlier years. Picasso's return to the south marked a return to a family life as well - which in turn inspired him in the studio. In the 1950s his sculpture work evolved and he expanded into ceramics, lithography, printing and graphic design techniques. This latest Picasso exhibition from the Gagosian Gallery features a more private side to these prolific years - a dazzling coming together paintings, sculptures, prints and ceramics - many provided by of the pieces by Picasso's grandson, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso and curated by Mr. Ruiz-Picasso and Picasso's acclaimed biographer, Sir John Richardson" (the publisher).
What I Saw in California, Being the Journal of a Tour.in the Years 1846,1847. (Volume One of the Calafia Series)

What I Saw in California, Being the Journal of a Tour.in the Years 1846,1847. (Volume One of the Calafia Series) by Bryant, Edwin. Sides, Dorothy Smith (illustrator). Wilbur, Marguerite Eyer (notes, index and bibliography by)

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Title
What I Saw in California, Being the Journal of a Tour.in the Years 1846,1847. (Volume One of the Calafia Series)
Author
Bryant, Edwin. Sides, Dorothy Smith (illustrator). Wilbur, Marguerite Eyer (notes, index and bibliography by)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Santa Ana: The Fine Arts Press, 1936. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, xxiv (1) 481 (1), tan, pebbled half-leather, faux leather covers with wagon-wheels blind-pressed front cover. Some loss to leather at spine ends and at lower corners. Internals near fine - apparently unread. Layout and design by Thomas E. Williams.
Prehistoric pottery in China .... Published on behalf of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

Prehistoric pottery in China .... Published on behalf of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London by Wu, G. D., Dr

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Prehistoric pottery in China .... Published on behalf of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London
Author
Wu, G. D., Dr
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, 1938. First edition, 4to, pp. xi, [1], 180, [4], 64 (illustrations); 2 maps; a fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket which shows 2 small chips on the lpwer edge of the back panel. "The author has special qualifications for treating this subject. A member of the staff of the Academia Sinica, Department of Archæology, he himself discovered in 1929 the Black Pottery Culture. He has taken part in most of the important excavations which in recent years have thrown new light on the origins of Chinese civilization. This book is a pioneer work giving for the first time a general survey of the pottery finds" (jacket blurb).
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The Letter's of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt by Aurousseau, Marcel, transl. & editor

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Title
The Letter's of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt
Author
Aurousseau, Marcel, transl. & editor
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
vg
Description
Cambridge: The University Press, 1968. Hardcover. vg. 3 volumes. Hakluyt Society. Second Series, No. CXXXIII, CXXXIV, CXXXV. 8vo. xvi. 1176pp. Gilt embossed blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine in original dj. Tail of spine slightly bumped. Spine sunned. Minor discoloration to front and back cover. Frontispiece in Vol. one. With the bookplate of Bruce Bryan,the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of The American Indians in Pasadena, California. Minor creasing and discoloration to dj. Spine of dj sunned. Vol. two has one fold out map. "Ludwig Leichhardt is chiefly known as the most important of the scientific explores of Australia. His lively but detailed letters provide a narrative of his life from his student years (Germany, England, Paris and Naples) in the mid 1830's until 1848 when he disappeared in the Australian interior". Most letters in english, Some in German and French. Tight copies in very good condition.
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North Pacific: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by ALLEN, Willis Boyd

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North Pacific: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War
Author
ALLEN, Willis Boyd
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Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY:: Dutton,. Very Good. 1905. Hardcover. Illustrated. First edition. Very good or better in blue decorated cloth with gilt lettering, top edge blue. No dust jacket. An attractive, well preserved copy.; 325 pages .
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Projection by ABLOW, Keith

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Title
Projection
Author
ABLOW, Keith
Seller
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: Pantheon Books. (1999). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.
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On the Crest of Time: Andre Optic meets Sara Berlin by ZEBRA, X. Y.

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On the Crest of Time: Andre Optic meets Sara Berlin
Author
ZEBRA, X. Y.
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
CA: Firefall, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Like new.
Sylvia Weinstein for Board of Education / Vote Socialist Workers [election brochure unfolding into a poster]

Sylvia Weinstein for Board of Education / Vote Socialist Workers [election brochure unfolding into a poster]

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Sylvia Weinstein for Board of Education / Vote Socialist Workers [election brochure unfolding into a poster]
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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San Francisco: Weinstein for Board of Education, 1977. Three-panel brochure, folding out to make an 11x17 inch poster. Weinstein, a long time activist in the Trotskyist movement, also known for her leadership role in the women's movement in San Francisco, here cites her opposition to the Briggs Initiative.

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