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The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky by Bowles, Paul

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Title
The Sheltering Sky
Author
Bowles, Paul
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: New Directions, 1949. First American Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original tan cloth, with spine stamped in black and blue. Near Fine with strips of browning to edges of front and rear free endpapers, pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket designed by Alvin Lustig, with several tiny edge-chips and light rubbing, but largely a much nicer example than normally found. A classic of existential fiction set in North Africa.
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The Honour of Chivalry, or, the Famous and Delectable History of Don Bellianis of Greece...translated out of Italian. Three parts in two. by Bellianis

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The Honour of Chivalry, or, the Famous and Delectable History of Don Bellianis of Greece...translated out of Italian. Three parts in two.
Author
Bellianis
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London, 1703. Hardcover. Very Good. Later 18th century calf, rebacked. Collates complete. Signature to title of R. P. Gillies. Bookplates of John Fairley and Kenneth Rapoport. Printed on cheap paper, foxed and stained. Mentioned in Don Quixote as one of the saved romances, complete English translations are scarce on the market.
Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers

Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers by Sitgreaves, Captain L.

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Report of an Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers
Author
Sitgreaves, Captain L.
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Washington: Richard Armstrong, 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Senate Issue. 8vo. Original brown ribbed cloth blocked in blind on the boards and spine and with the title in copper on the spine. Spine sunned and title dulled, with wear to the edges and corners, else this is a very good copy with the textblock in near fine condition and seldom seen so. All plates present as issued. Note, however, that the Bird plate No. 2 was not issued; the Reptile plate 12 is misnumbered XIII. And, as Graff notes, the Landscape plates numbered 14-20 are misnumbered 15-21; all issued plates are here present. The large folding map is present. It is in good condition, with only a few separations at the folds, and a closed tear where it is detached. It is laid in at the rear. The Sitgreaves Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers in 1851 was a combined American scientific and military mission to explore the Zuni River, the Little Colorado River and the Colorado River in 1851. Setting out from northern New Mexico, the expedition traveled west across Arizona and then south along the Colorado to Fort Yuma in California. Graff p. 572. Howes S-521. .
Ahasuerus a race tragedy

Ahasuerus a race tragedy by WIDNEY Joseph Pomeroy

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Ahasuerus a race tragedy
Author
WIDNEY Joseph Pomeroy
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: privately printed, 1915. FIRST PRINTING. Original wrappers, title in black on front cover, stapled and tied with piece of silk string as issued. Presentation copy with the author’s signature to Mrs. Mary M. Bowman on the fly-leaf. First printing. Ahasuerus: A Race Tragedy is an epic poem loosely based on the Biblical Book of Esther. It tells the story of the Persian king Ahasuerus as he wanders through the desert encountering some of the characters of the Bible. One of the poem’s themes is the reconciliation of Gentile and Jew. Ahasuerus, a royal Persian name, occurs throughout the Old Testament. Immediately preceding Artaxerxes I in the line of Persian kings, Ahasuerus is evidently to be identified with Xerxes. Ahasuerus appears most prominently in the Book of Esther, and the intrigues of the king’s court provide the biblical origin of the festival of Purim. The Jews of the Persian empire were threatened with destruction due to the machinations of Haman, the chief minister to Ahasuerus. Queen Esther uses her influence with the king to thwart the plot, however, and the Jews were instead given royal sanction to attack their enemies. Widney (1841-1938) was an educator, philanthropist, religious leader and doctor who championed the development of Los Angeles in the nineteenth century. He was the second president of the University of Southern California and was one of the founders of the Church of the Nazarene. He was also a founder of the Los Angeles Library Association. His politics and racial beliefs were controversial, and he was said to be the model for an oil baron in Upton Sinclair's novel Oil! Although Widney advocated for the recognition of the potential power of minorities, especially in Southern California, there is some amount of anti-Semitism lurking within the poem. Despite Widney's contributions to Southern California culture, he was also known as an advocate of Eugenics and argued for Aryan superiority; His writings are still heavily quoted by white supremacists. Widney’s books are quite rare on the market. Only one of his works, Race life of the Aryan peoples, was published commercially.
The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton by Barrie, J.M. Hugh Thomson (illustrator)

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Title
The Admirable Crichton
Author
Barrie, J.M. Hugh Thomson (illustrator)
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies (this copy being 94), signed by the artist. Original vellum over boards. Front cover pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt within a double gilt rule and a triple green rule border. Spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Silk ties missing and vellum a bit dust soiled. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 10 inches; 309 x 253 mm.). Collating [2, limitation leaf], vi, [2], 234, [2] with twenty mounted color plates (including frontispiece), with descriptive tissue guards. Black and white text illustrations. Color plate and mount opposite page 36 with vertical marginal crease. A Near Fine copy housed in a gray cloth slipcase. Laid in is the Leicester Galleries exhibition notice for the original drawings for this book.
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE [1935] Photo archive

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE [1935] Photo archive by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Title
MARK OF THE VAMPIRE [1935] Photo archive
Author
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. No binding. Near Fine. [Los Angeles]: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1935]. Set of four vintage original black-and-white photos, of which three are 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) and one is 13 1/4 x 8 1/2" (34 x 21 cm). Overall near fine. MGM director Tod Browning remade his lost silent film London After Midnight (1927) into a sound film, taking advantage of Bela Lugosi's earlier appearance in Dracula (1931). Mark of the Vampire features a twist ending and outstanding performances by Bela Lugosi as the sinister Count and Carroll Borland as his equally evil and enchanting daughter, Luna. This collection features two impressive double weight matte photographs, both stamped on the back and credited to MGM photographer Stephen McNulty. One photograph shows Lugosi, with a fresh bullet wound on his forehead, portraying Count Mora. Accompanying him are Carroll Borland as his vampiric daughter Luna, along with Elizabeth Allen and Henry Wadsworth, who play their victims. The second double weight photo captures a striking atmospheric shot of Borland gazing at the viewer while standing over the unconscious body of Wadsworth. Additionally, there is one set reference photograph labeled "Int. Castle Hallway" and two photos that have been taped together on the back to form a single 13.5 x 8.5 in. set reference photo of the same set. The photo featuring Lugosi has a faint outline of a small paperclip along the upper border, while the image of Borland and Wadsworth displays slight wear on its upper edge. The set reference photo is noted as a "Proof", with a number handwritten on the upper border. This is an exceptional collection of vintage original photographs from one of the few horror films produced by MGM in the 1930s.
JEANETTE MACDONALD | THE FIREFLY [1937] Set of 2 photos by Clarence Bull

JEANETTE MACDONALD | THE FIREFLY [1937] Set of 2 photos by Clarence Bull by Clarence Sinclair Bull

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Title
JEANETTE MACDONALD | THE FIREFLY [1937] Set of 2 photos by Clarence Bull
Author
Clarence Sinclair Bull
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. No binding. Fine. Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1937]. Two vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) sepia-tinted double weight matte photos. Photographer and studio stamps on verso, fine. Portraits of the MGM 1930s singing star Jeanette MacDonald in contemporary dress and style to publicize her appearance in the period operetta, The Firefly. This would be one of very few films Jeanette appeared in without her partner Nelson Eddy. Alan Jones would sing and romance with her for this epic musical. Photos coded 989x20 and 980x23.
Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics

Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics by Wittgenstein, Ludwig

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Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics
Author
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
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Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1956 First edition. Navy cloth with gilt spine. . Octavo. Parallel texts, in German and English. Light shelfwear. Near fine in very good dust jacket with several short tears and faded spine.
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Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine, 1855 by Godey, Louis A. and Sarah J. Hale [Editors].

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Godey's Lady's Book and Magazine, 1855
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Godey, Louis A. and Sarah J. Hale [Editors].
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Fine
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Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1855 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First edition. A complete bound volume of all twelve issues for 1855 of this famous fashion magazine. Thick octavo (9½x6 inches). Pp. 574 + 572. Table of contents. Profusely illustrated with drawings, music scores, poetry, gossip, patterns, fashions, etc., including 12 hand-colored fashion plates. Newly bound in blue cloth sides, black leather spine, gilt. Stain near gutter of first 3 blank leaves, one minor plate damages, else a fine, complete copy. Everything the fashionable lady could want including designs, music, poetry, drawings, gossip, sewing patterns, etc. along with twelve lovely hand-colored fashion plates covering the latest in lady's dress fashions..
Battle of Gettysburg and Museum. Corner Market & Tenth Sts., San Francisco; The Most Realistic War-scene Ever Produced

Battle of Gettysburg and Museum. Corner Market & Tenth Sts., San Francisco; The Most Realistic War-scene Ever Produced

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Battle of Gettysburg and Museum. Corner Market & Tenth Sts., San Francisco; The Most Realistic War-scene Ever Produced
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Good
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San Francisco: F.R. Brodie & Co. Wraps. Good. Scarce, with only known institutional copy at California State, according to OCLC First Search. N.d., circa 1890. 8vo. 23 by 14.5 cm. Unpaginated, 44 pages of content. With testimonials, and also a basic description of the museum rendered in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese. The artwork for the panorama wa spearheaded by a Mr. Austen, a "world-renowned battle artist", who coordinated we are told art specialists from France and Germany working in New York and at the battle scene location. The canvas here wa 400 feet long, 50 feet wide and required four tons of paint. We are also informed that the museum was soon to have wax figures produced with a new process. The one illustration in the brochure, inside front cover, is of the exterior of the museum. Condition; heavy soiling of cover.
A System of Surgery ....

A System of Surgery .... by Bell, Benjamin - (Waters, Nicholas ed.)

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A System of Surgery ....
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Bell, Benjamin - (Waters, Nicholas ed.)
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; binding somewhat chafed. An unusually clean copy and exceptional as such.
Description
Philadelphia: James Webster, 1814. Third Edition.. Full contemporary calf.. Very good; binding somewhat chafed. An unusually clean copy and exceptional as such.. 8vo, viii, [1] - 570, xxix, [1 - blank] pp. + 12 engraved plates. The pre-eminent surgical reference work of the late 18th century. Written with precision and to cover a remarkable range of topics. The plates are of surgical instruments; beautifully engraved and accompanied by explanatory text. . Austin #176; Heirs of Hippocrates, 672-674.
Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems [Signed]

Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems [Signed] by Alice Walker

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Title
Revolutionary Petunias & Other Poems [Signed]
Author
Alice Walker
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780151770908
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. First Edition Stated. Slim octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($5.95); [10],70pp. Closed tear at top edge of rear jacket panel with old tape repair, light wear to cloth margins, else a Very Good, bright and sound copy of the author's second poetry collection. Signed by the author on title page.
Second Anniversary of Rev. James Coleman Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Willow Street and Evergreen Avenue Morristown, N.J. [cover title]

Second Anniversary of Rev. James Coleman Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Willow Street and Evergreen Avenue Morristown, N.J. [cover title] by [African-Americana]: [Religion]: [New Jersey]

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Title
Second Anniversary of Rev. James Coleman Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Willow Street and Evergreen Avenue Morristown, N.J. [cover title]
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[African-Americana]: [Religion]: [New Jersey]
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The Joe Fay Company LLC (United States)
Condition
Good.
Description
Newark, N.J.: Holmes Printing Service, 1951. Good.. [20]pp. Folio. Original orange printed wrappers, stapled. Wrappers stained and spotted. Some staining and spotting to text. An informative pamphlet celebrating the second anniversary of the service of Reverend James Coleman, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Morristown, New Jersey. The text recounts Reverend Coleman's time at the church, and includes numerous photographs of Coleman, his family, and several members of the church. The program lists the events celebrating Coleman's pastorship, and the text is supplemented with dozens of well wishes and advertisements for local businesses.
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Adrienne Cecile Rich by Rich, Adrienne

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Adrienne Cecile Rich
Author
Rich, Adrienne
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Swinford: Fantasy Press, 1952. First edition. Published as Number 12 in The Fantasy Poets series, issued by the Oxford University Poetry Society, edited by Donald Hall and Oscar Mellor. Wrappers. Notes in ink on front, still fine. Published while Rich was a student at Oxford.
A BOOK FULL OF SPOONS

A BOOK FULL OF SPOONS by Kowal, Cal

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A BOOK FULL OF SPOONS
Author
Kowal, Cal
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
[Ohio]: [Cal Kowal], 1975. Very good plus.. First edition of Cal Kowal's evocative photographic essay on Joe "Mr. Spoons" Jones, a Cincinnati spoon player. Kowal dives into various cultural and historical aspects of Cincinnati as he chronicles the life and times of Mr. Spoons, a talented and comedic musician. This artist's book features images of bar-goers and candids of Mr. Spoons, capturing a snapshot of mid-70's Cincinnati kitsch. Includes a 45 RPM record of recordings of four of Mr. Spoons' tunes. 8'' x 8.25''. Original metal spiral binding with black and white pictorial wrappers. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white, with one transparency. [64] pages. Signed by Kowal at colophon. 7'' 45 RPM record of songs by Mr. Spoons tucked into pocket of rear board. Light wear to edges; shallow crease to upper front corner. Occasional light soiling to edges. Else clean and bright.
Congressman and Medal of Honor Winner Richmond Hobson Writes In Reference to the Peace Congress of 1907

Congressman and Medal of Honor Winner Richmond Hobson Writes In Reference to the Peace Congress of 1907 by RICHMOND P. HOBSON

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Congressman and Medal of Honor Winner Richmond Hobson Writes In Reference to the Peace Congress of 1907
Author
RICHMOND P. HOBSON
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Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
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TLS. Hobson was an admiral in the United States Navy and a congressman representing Alabama from 1905-1915. Throughout his tenure as a congressman he worked to expand the naval power of the United States. In 1933 he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the Spanish-American War. TLS. 1pg. 8" x 10 ". March 20, 1907. Washington D.C. A typed letter signed "R.P. Hobson" addressed to New York lawyer and peace advocate Hayne Davis: "My plans have finally been settled. I go to the Educational Conference at Pinehurst, N.C. for the 9, 10, 11, and 12 of April and return for the Peace Congress, leaving immediately after the Peace Congress for my canvass in Alabama. Therefore, I should think you could arrange the Saunders meeting without any trouble. Please let me know if there is to be any meeting on Sunday 14. I have not heard from you as to the action taken with regard to the resolution before the Legislatures. I hope this has been attended to either by the ____ or else by you, on the _____ scale we agreed upon. I was very sorry not to be able to attend the dinner Thursday night to meet the executive committee." Hobson handwrote some notes on the letter, which is on "House of Representatives" stationery. The National Arbitration and Peace Congress was convened in New York from April 14 to 16, 1907. The conference brought together government officials, intellectuals, and prominent societal figures. The meeting was successful in arousing public interest on the issue of peace and raising questions regarding the position to be taken by United States at the Second Peace Conference held at The Hague, Netherlands in October of that year. The letter has the usual mailing folds and is in fine condition
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Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1907-1908

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Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1907-1908
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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Government Printing Office, 1916. Very Good. Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1907-1908. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. 636pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. 3/4 Leather with marbled edges & endsheets. Book condition: Very good; ex-library, stickers on spine & front pastedown, front hinge shaken, extremities scuffed, some small nicks in leather.
Thomas Hart Benton; Drawing from Life

Thomas Hart Benton; Drawing from Life by Adams, Henry, and Richard Andrews

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Thomas Hart Benton; Drawing from Life
Author
Adams, Henry, and Richard Andrews
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN
9781558590113
Condition
Fine
Description
Seattle: Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington/Abbeville, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Introduction by Andrews. Published to accompany the touring exhibition at Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Laguna Gloria Art Museum in Austin, and Minneapolis Institure of Art in 1990-1991. Illustrated throughout in color and black and white. 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. 207 pages.
MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE
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MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE by Ansay, A Manette

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MIDNIGHT CHAMPAGNE
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Ansay, A Manette
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN
9780688152444
Condition
Book fine, Dust jacket fine.
Description
New York: Morrow, 1999. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. Previous owner's name in ink on the front free endpaper.
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The Nightingale by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

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The Nightingale
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ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
ISBN
9780517552117
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fine
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New York: Crown, 1984. First. hardcover. fine/fine. montresor. Illustrated in color by Beni Montresor. Adapted by Alan Benjamin. 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Crown, 1984. First Edition. Presentation copy: "For Howard and his family with a kiss from Beni Montresor 1985".
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Festschrift Heinrich Besseler zum sechzigsten Geburtstag

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Festschrift Heinrich Besseler zum sechzigsten Geburtstag
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
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Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1961. Herausgegeben vom Institut für Musikwissenschaft der Karl-Marx-Universität. 540p., b/w tipped-in front. portrait of the honoree, with 28 b/w plates, music, original tan cloth, quarto format. Contains 48 articles by various scholars, plus a bibliography of the honoree.
Climbs and Ski Runs; Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica

Climbs and Ski Runs; Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica by Smythe, F.S.; Young, Geoffrey Winthrop (Foreword)

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Climbs and Ski Runs; Mountaineering and Ski-ing in the Alps, Great Britain and Corsica
Author
Smythe, F.S.; Young, Geoffrey Winthrop (Foreword)
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Very good +
Description
Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. First printing, octavo size, 328 pp. Francis ["Frank"] Sydney Smythe (1900-1949), was a renowned moutaineer "who climbed extensively in the Alps and also made several important Himalyan expeditions, including the first ascent to Kamet" (n.b., Neate, p. 140). This was his first published work, considered by many to be among his best, and is copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs (62 pages of them, several pages with more than one photograph). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full navy blue cloth, narrow blind-debossed border on the front board, gilt lettering on the front and spine, spine additionally with gilt ruled borders, top edge stained blue, frontispiece one of the photographs; octavo size (8 5/8" by 6"), pagination: [i]-xx, [1]-307, [308, printer's statement]. ___CONDITION: Almost near fine, with clean boards, straight corners with minimal rubbing, a strong text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, photographs collate complete, the only prior owner marking being a contemporary ("Xmas 1929") date on the front free endpaper; some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine, the aforementioned minor rubbing to the corners, and the text block slightly cocked; a better than very good example of an important mountaineering book. Lacking the dust-wrapper. ___CITATION: Neate no. 727. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
[SIGNED] THE DUKE OF DECEPTION. MEMORIES OF MY FATHER

[SIGNED] THE DUKE OF DECEPTION. MEMORIES OF MY FATHER by Geoffrey Ward

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[SIGNED] THE DUKE OF DECEPTION. MEMORIES OF MY FATHER
Author
Geoffrey Ward
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Good binding
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New York: Random House, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s tan paper-covered boards backed in white cloth, with dustjacket; this copy is signed by Geoffrey Wolff with a personal inscription on the title page; the binding has a stain (from coffee?) at the rear endpaper and the edge of the textblock; there is some underlining in pencil; the dustjacket has some minor chipping.~~A readable memoir, and uncommon signed by author Geoffrey Wolff. this book was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
Mulliner Omnibus

Mulliner Omnibus by WODEHOUSE, P. G.

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Mulliner Omnibus
Author
WODEHOUSE, P. G.
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 1935. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20cm). Original green cloth, stamped in black, with grey topstain; plain endpapers; 864pp; halftone frontispiece portrait. Straight but rubbed, spine darkened, foxing to endleaves, occasional fingersoil: Good. Collection of stories narrated by Mr. Mulliner. MCILVAINE B5a.
Little Known Facts about Bundling in the New World.

Little Known Facts about Bundling in the New World. by Aurand, A. Monroe

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Little Known Facts about Bundling in the New World.
Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
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Pamphlet, 8vo, original printed paper wrappers, illustrated, 31,[1] pp. Creased a bit in the center, slight fading; otherwise very good plus. While it is believed to have its origins in England or the Netherlands, bundling is probably best know as a courting practice in colonial America. In fact, Some historians believe that the practice was more common in parts of Pennsylvania. Since dating wasn't much of an option in the 'good old days', couples were allowed to sleep together, often wrapped in blankets to provide a level of intimacy before marriage, but prohibiting sex. To really ensure no sex was possible, a bundling board may have been used too. The author of this work attempts to provide some historical context to the practice.
River Lady

River Lady by Branch, Houston, and Frank Waters

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River Lady
Author
Branch, Houston, and Frank Waters
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good in Fair dj
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New York/Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc.. Very Good in Fair dj. (c.1942). 2nd printing. Hardcover. [a decent copy, but with noticeable wear to the extremities, half-title page partially stuck to front pastedown; the jacket has suffered paper loss along the top and bottom edges and the spine, and the rear panel is blemished by a number of old yellowed tape repairs (the jacket is pretty much held together by a paper-lined jacket protector, which was on the book when acquired by us, and which we have chosen not to replace in order not to risk further damage)]. "Here is the great romantic, adventurous, robust saga of the logging days on the Mississippi; a story of the huge drives that floated down from the north with the breaking ice each spring, and the white glistening streamers with their girls and their gambling wheels that met the raftsmen at the lumber towns on the upper river. [It's] the epic of the empire of lumber, of fortunes made and lost, of forces and deeds that changed the face of a continent, of the lives and loves and bitter struggles of the men and women whose life was the Mississippi and lumber." .
[POP-UP] (Popposites)

[POP-UP] (Popposites) by Yoon, Jung-Hyun

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[POP-UP] (Popposites)
Author
Yoon, Jung-Hyun
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Color illustrated boards. Near fine
Description
Doring Kindersly, 1996. Hardcover. Color illustrated boards. Near fine. Unpaginated. 11 pages. 22 x 21.5 cm. This basic Chinese introduction to opposites features pull tabs, cut-outs, spinning parts, and other interactive paper mechanics. Well designed with clean movements, this book clearly illustrates concepts while staying engaging and entertaining.
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Head and shoulders photograph of the noted English actress and playwright signed in full and inscribed by CAMPBELL, Judy 1916-2004

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Head and shoulders photograph of the noted English actress and playwright signed in full and inscribed
Author
CAMPBELL, Judy 1916-2004
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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No binding. Very Good. For Vivian & George my dearest wishes Judy Campbell" written in ink to lower border. Ca. 198 x 131 mm. Trimmed, not affecting inscription or signature. Together with 2 small original full-length photographs of Campbell in her older years standing in front of the entrance of a home. With deckled edges. Ca. 63 x 89 mm. Some minor cracking, soiling, and wear.
Brave New Worlds: Staying Human in the Genetic Future.

Brave New Worlds: Staying Human in the Genetic Future. by APPLEYARD, Bryan (b. 1951).

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Brave New Worlds: Staying Human in the Genetic Future.
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APPLEYARD, Bryan (b. 1951).
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
ISBN
9780670869893
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New York:: Viking, 1998., 1998. 8vo. x, 198 pp. Index. Quarter slate cloth, gray boards, dust jacket. Very good. ISBN: 0670869899 "In a less-than-subtle anti-science polemic, London Times columnist Appleyard (Understanding the Present) addresses some of the myriad ramifications of our expanding knowledge of genetics. ""Concealed within the knowledge we are now acquiring are insights that may be profoundly socially divisive and which could overthrow the basis on which the wealth and stability of Western democracies are constructed,"" is one of his many pronouncements. Appleyard adequately explores some of the obvious ethical implications sure to be present in a future in which our genetic makeups are known to all and possibly open to manipulation: selective abortion of fetuses not to the liking of prospective parents; the refusal of insurance companies to cover individuals with genetic predispositions for certain disorders; the inevitable quagmire in the criminal justice system when criminals argue that their genes forced them to act in an antisocial manner. His main point, however, is that the social implications of science are far too important to be left solely to the scientists. But try as he might to whip this thesis into a controversy, most readers will find it a straw man, as few scientists disagree with Appleyard's view. There are many, however, who would argue strenuously with his overly simplified attacks on scientists and the scientific method--for example, that ""[i]n order to become scientific, we must become inhuman."" Try telling that to Einstein, Tagore or Bohm. (Aug.)" – Publisher's Weekly. CONTENTS: Women's health / Adele E. Clarke --Pathways of health and death / Lois M. Verbrugge --Sexuality and woman's sexual nature / Nancy Sahli --Childbirth in America, 1650-1990 / Janet Carlisle Bogdan --Race as a factor in health / Edward H. Beardsley --Historical perspectives on women and mental illness / Nancy Tomes --Surgical gynecology / Judith M. Roy --Professionalization of obstetrics / Charlotte G. Borst --Women's reproductive health / Suzanne Poirier --Institutionalizing women's health care in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America / Joan E. Lynaugh --Women and sectarian medicine / Naomi Rogers --Self-help and the patent medicine business / Susan E. Cayleff --Charismatic women and health / Jonathan M. Butler, Rennie B. Schoepflin --Knowledge and power / Martha H. Verbrugge --Women's health and public policy / Molly Ladd-Taylor --Women's toxic experience / Anthony Bale --Midwives and history / Judy Barrett Litoff --Nurses / Ellen D. Baer --Physicians / Regina Morantz-Sanchez --Pharmacists / Gregory J. Higby.

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