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ISE MONOGATARI 伊勢物語 [Tale of Ise]

ISE MONOGATARI 伊勢物語 [Tale of Ise]

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ISE MONOGATARI 伊勢物語 [Tale of Ise]
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Finely illustrated manuscript of Tale of Ise on smooth & thick torinoko paper with 30 full-page & one double-page paintings, employing sumi ink, various washes, sprinkled gold, & gold paint. Leaves of text underpainted in gold with delicate floral devices. Written throughout in a fine calligraphic cursive hand. 34; 35; 33 leaves. Three vols. Small 4to (234 x 171 mm.), retchoso binding, orig. gold & blue-green silk brocade over semi-stiff wrappers, gold endpapers, gold-patterned manuscript labels on upper cover. [Japan]: early to mid-Edo. A very beautifully illustrated manuscript of Tale of Ise, one of the earliest and most famous literary classics of Japan, a collection of some 125 prose tales with the addition of 209 waka poems and based on the adventures and amorous exploits of the Heian courtier-poet Ariwara Narihira 在原業平 (825-80). The “‘young man’ of the Ise Monogatari episodes apparently is the prototype of the consummate courtier-lover of the Heian period: handsome, sensitive, fashionable, and skilled in the arts, especially in composing poetry. His love-affairs are with women of varying ages and from different levels of society, so it is not surprising that these tales were a popular subject for narrative illustrations from the Heian period on.”–Miyeko Murase, Tales of Japan. Scrolls and Prints from The New York Public Library (Oxford: 1986), p. 81. Our manuscript is very finely illustrated with one double-page and 30 full-page paintings, using the black ink lines of hakubyō 白描 (literally “white drawing” or monochrome) in the Chinese style, with the addition of delicate ink washes in various grays of sumi ink; subtle shades of red, pink, and blue; and the ample use of gold mist and paint. Our manuscript reveals the blending of the hakubyō style of the Kamakura period with the coloring of the yamato-e やまと絵 (Japanese style of painting). The leaves of text were first decorated with many underpaintings of floral devices in gold before the calligrapher set to work with his brush. In very fine condition, preserved in a box within box. ❧ Earl Miner et al., The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature (1985), p. 170–“The Ise Monogatari was recognized with the Genji Monogatari by the renga masters as one of the two classics of monogatari literature central to their art…The legacy of the work is broader still in some respects — not as a cause or influence so much as a major early exemplar of much that is most characteristic in Japanese literature…It is, finally a work extraordinarily rich in half-hidden detail. The attentive folklorist, psychologist, and historian reap rewards akin to those of the poet and novelist as readers…the student of Japanese literature will find the Ise Monogatori one of the most surprisingly rich, as also richly surprising works of all classical literature.”.
TEXT FROM THE END OF THE COMMENTARY ON NUMBERS AND THE OPENING OF THE PROLOGUE FOR THE COMMENTARY ON DEUTERONOMY

TEXT FROM THE END OF THE COMMENTARY ON NUMBERS AND THE OPENING OF THE PROLOGUE FOR THE COMMENTARY ON DEUTERONOMY by A VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM PETRUS RIGA'S "AURORA.

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TEXT FROM THE END OF THE COMMENTARY ON NUMBERS AND THE OPENING OF THE PROLOGUE FOR THE COMMENTARY ON DEUTERONOMY
Author
A VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF FROM PETRUS RIGA'S "AURORA.
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
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England, first half of 13th century. 235 x 117 mm. (9 1/4 x 4 1/2"). Single column, 49-50 lines in a gothic hand. Rubrics in dark brown ink, three two-line initials in red or blue with contrasting penwork, one four-line puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue penwork decorations and long marginal extenders. With a few contemporary corrections in a different hand, verso with scant remnants of mounting tape. Gwara Handlist no. 7. ◆Top edge trimmed, cutting into the large initial's ascender, one corner cut away (not affecting text), a couple of wrinkles and a bit of soiling to vellum, but in excellent condition overall, quite clean and entirely legible. Noticeably different in appearance from the Medieval leaves more commonly encountered on the market (such as Books of Hours, Bibles, liturgical books, etc.), this leaf features a tall, thin "ledger" format and offset initials spaced slightly apart from the rest of the line. The text here comes from the "Aurora," a commentary on the Bible in verse form written in the late 12th century by French poet Petrus Riga (1140-1209), a canon of Rheims cathedral. Although little is known about the author's life, Riga's text became immensely popular throughout Europe and was routinely studied in Medieval universities. In fact, it is likely that the present leaf came from a manuscript intended for a student or academic, as its dimensions suggest it was made for easy transport and could even have been slipped into a pocket. In the 20th century, the parent manuscript was owned and dismembered by biblioclast Otto Ege, and leaves appeared as specimen no. 7 in his "Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts, Western Europe, XII to XVI Century." Single leaves from this manuscript appear at auction very rarely. The last example we were able to track on RBH and ABPC sold at Bloomsbury in 2016 for an all-in price of £3,100..
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My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. by KING Coretta Scott

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My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.
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KING Coretta Scott
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1969. First Edition. Signed. KING, Coretta Scott. My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1969). Octavo, original cream cloth, original dust jacket. $1250.First edition of these memoirs about the private and public lives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his family, inscribed by the author: ""For Stephen R. Koschal, I wish for you happiness and fulfillment… Coretta Scott King.""""The First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement,"" Coretta Scott King here chronicles a life in which she ""overcame tragedy, held her family together and became an inspirational presence around the world"" (New York Times). Stated first edition, illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photographic images. Blockson 3420. Brignano 147. With a laid-in typed letter on Mrs. King's letterhead, signed by her staff assistant Sand E. Brim, noting the return of this book with King's autograph as requested.Mild toning to cloth. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, front panel with vertical ridge. An extremely good copy.
World War II Civil Liberties Ansel Adams Born Free and Equal 1944 Photographs of Japanese Americans at Manzanar War Relocation Center

World War II Civil Liberties Ansel Adams Born Free and Equal 1944 Photographs of Japanese Americans at Manzanar War Relocation Center by Ansel Adams

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World War II Civil Liberties Ansel Adams Born Free and Equal 1944 Photographs of Japanese Americans at Manzanar War Relocation Center
Author
Ansel Adams
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
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1944. Adams, Ansel. Born Free and Equal published in 1944 presents a photographic record of Japanese Americans incarcerated at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California during World War II. Adams produced the work following visits to Manzanar in 1943 and 1944, when Japanese American families were confined under wartime relocation policies after the issuance of Executive Order 9066. The book documents daily life inside the camp and portrays individuals who had lost homes, businesses, and professions after forced removal from the West Coast. Adams framed the project as an effort to depict the civic loyalty and resilience of the incarcerated community while the war was still underway and anti Japanese sentiment remained widespread in the United States. Adams, Ansel. Born Free and Equal: The Story of Loyal Japanese-Americans. New York: U.S. Camera, 1944. First edition, first printing. Adams undertook the project after being invited by Manzanar director Ralph Merritt to photograph life at the camp. The resulting images were later exhibited publicly and published in this volume. Adams described his intent directly in the book: "The purpose of my work was to show how these people, suffering under a great injustice, and loss of property, businesses and professions, had overcome the sense of defeat and despair by building for themselves a vital community in an arid (but magnificent) environment...All in all, I think this Manzanar Collection is an important historical document." The photographs portray residents of the camp in everyday activities and community roles, including families, nurses, students, farmers, and veterans such as Nobutero Harry Sumida, identified in the text as a Spanish American War veteran. The book also includes landscape images of the Owens Valley surrounding the camp. Adams's Manzanar photographs became part of a broader effort during the war to shape public perception of the incarceration of Japanese Americans, and the publication and exhibition of the images generated significant discussion because of the subject matter. The work remains one of the earliest extended photographic documentations of life within a wartime relocation center. Softcover volume measuring approximately 11 × 8 inches. 112 pages including 65 photographic illustrations. Stapled maroon wrappers with light green lettering. Minor half inch tear at the lower front spine and light handling wear; interior pages and photographic reproductions remain clean and bright. Very good condition overall and an important contemporary photographic record of Japanese American wartime incarceration.
[HAND-PAINTED ART-DECO DEPICTIONS OF PEOPLE FROM EXOTIC LANDS IN ORNAMENTAL COSTUMES]. A set of four paintings on paper, matted

[HAND-PAINTED ART-DECO DEPICTIONS OF PEOPLE FROM EXOTIC LANDS IN ORNAMENTAL COSTUMES]. A set of four paintings on paper, matted by [Unknown artist]

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[HAND-PAINTED ART-DECO DEPICTIONS OF PEOPLE FROM EXOTIC LANDS IN ORNAMENTAL COSTUMES]. A set of four paintings on paper, matted
Author
[Unknown artist]
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S.l.: s.n., 1980. Very good. A quantity of four paintings on paper, generally 370 x 280 mm each, hinged with cloth tape to mattes ca. 1980s (?). Some age toning, the painting of the Native American is slightly creased on the lower blank margin (SEE IMAGES). INTRIGUING COLLECTION OF FOUR STYLIZED PAINTINGS OF "EXOTIC" PEOPLES IN THE ART-DECO STYLE. The subjects are as follows: 1. African (bust) 2. Native American (full-length) 3. Persian or Mongol (full-length) 4. Indian (full-length). The painting for each subject has been delicately and exactingly rendered by an accomplished artist. This individual is unidentified; s/he may be for the 1930s or even as late as the 1980s, working in the Art-Deco style. MUST BE SEEN TO BE FULLY APPRECIATED.
The Booke of Common Prayer: And administration of the Sacraments: And other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England

The Booke of Common Prayer: And administration of the Sacraments: And other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England

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The Booke of Common Prayer: And administration of the Sacraments: And other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
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Reddish-brown roan over bevelled boards tooled in blind, with contrasting gilt labels, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., by Riviere. Ti
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London: Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1629. Title within woodcut border. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in two columns, with ornament sectional headpieces and initials. [100] pp. Signatures: A⁴ B-H⁶ I⁴. 1 vols. 4to. Reddish-brown roan over bevelled boards tooled in blind, with contrasting gilt labels, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., by Riviere. Title leaf remargined at gutter, trimmed a bit close to top, elsewhere shaving to some of the occasional annotations. Title within woodcut border. Calendar printed in red and black. Text in two columns, with ornament sectional headpieces and initials. [100] pp. Signatures: A⁴ B-H⁶ I⁴. 1 vols. 4to. A decorative copy in late nineteenth century binding, with the tite leaf likely supplied from another copy. The state prayers mention both King Charles and Queen Mary, but no children; the royal couple's first heir, the future King Charles II, was born the following year (prayers for Prince Charles appear beginning 1632/3 editions). There is an early notation in Latin along the bottom margin of the title page, and occasional annotations in English appear in the margins, chiefly in the Psalms, cross references in the Pslams or notes on modern meanings. With the bookplate at front of Christopher Tower (1804-1884) and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (1811-1882), who was the daughter of the 1st Earl Brownlow and a noted watercolorist. ESTC S1276; Griffiths, 1629, 1; OCLC: 40382239. Provenance: J. Brown, 1747 (signature at head of title leaf); Christopher Tower and his wife, Lady Sophia Cust Tower (armorial bookplate); GTS bookplates
Instruction sur L'Escrime du Sabre et de la Lance à cheval

Instruction sur L'Escrime du Sabre et de la Lance à cheval

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Instruction sur L'Escrime du Sabre et de la Lance à cheval
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Blue printed wrappers. Bookplate and stamp Lang on title-page, some wear
Description
Paris: J. Dumaine Librairie Militaire, 1866. With folding plates. 63 pp of texr. 12mo. Blue printed wrappers. Bookplate and stamp Lang on title-page, some wear. With folding plates. 63 pp of texr. 12mo. Thimm p. 149
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Cement en Beton by SCHUITEMA, Paul

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Cement en Beton
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SCHUITEMA, Paul
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Ursus Books (United States)
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1937. SCHUITEMA, Paul. Cement en Beton. Nos. 1-10 (all published). 8vo., nos. 1-9 in the original illustrated wrappers; and no. 10 in original cloth-backed boards, all in a gray cloth folding box. Amsterdam: Verkoopassociatie Enci - Cemij N.V., 1937-1951. A complete set of this periodical covering various aspects of the construction industry. The issues were designed by Paul Schuitema who provided photomontages for each of the covers. Complete sets are scarce.
THE ORATORS. AN ENGLISH STUDY

THE ORATORS. AN ENGLISH STUDY by AUDEN, W. H

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THE ORATORS. AN ENGLISH STUDY
Author
AUDEN, W. H
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
Description
New York: Random House, (1967). First American Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Originally published by Faber & Faber in 1932, this edition is revised with a new foreword. This copy is SIGNED by the poet on the title page with an ink stroke through his printed name.
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THE NEWCOMES. MEMOIRS OF A MOST RESPECTABLE FAMILY EDITED BY ARTHER PENDENNIS ESQ by THACKERAY, William M

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THE NEWCOMES. MEMOIRS OF A MOST RESPECTABLE FAMILY EDITED BY ARTHER PENDENNIS ESQ
Author
THACKERAY, William M
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Small university bookplate on front pastedown of each volume, otherwise Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Description
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1955. The Centenary Edition. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on front pastedown of each volume, otherwise Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Edward Ardizzone. Two quarto volumes (6-3/4" x 10") bound in cloth-backed pictorial buckram. Printed by the University Press, Cambridge. Introduction by Angela Thirkell. With hand-colored illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.
The Misfits (Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1961 film)

The Misfits (Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1961 film) by Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift (starring); John Huston (director); Arthur Miller (screenwriter)

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The Misfits (Original photograph of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the 1961 film)
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Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift (starring); John Huston (director); Arthur Miller (screenwriter)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film, showing Marilyn Monroe and a camera crew on the set between takes. A bleak, haunting film exploring the loss of independence, about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton, Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned to the margins, with some wear to the finish at the top left corner, else about Near Fine.
JULIA CHILD [ca. 1968-74] Photo archive

JULIA CHILD [ca. 1968-74] Photo archive by PBS

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JULIA CHILD [ca. 1968-74] Photo archive
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PBS
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
PBS. No binding. Fine. [Np: PBS, ca. 1968-1974] Set of 8 vintage original mostly 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy photos. Included are behind-the-scenes photos of Julia filming episodes of her popular PBS television series THE FRENCH CHEF. She is also featured with Mr. (Fred) Rogers, on EVENING AT THE POPS, and demonstrating her cooking expertise. Ink stamps and use information included on versos of some images. Overall fine. Julia Child (1912-2004) was an American chef, author and television personality, recognized for having brought French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef which premiered in 1963. (Wikipedia)
Autograph Letter Signed, as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, to his wife, Emma A. Bearss, Washington, August 25, 1842

Autograph Letter Signed, as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, to his wife, Emma A. Bearss, Washington, August 25, 1842 by Bearss, Daniel Robert

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Autograph Letter Signed, as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, to his wife, Emma A. Bearss, Washington, August 25, 1842
Author
Bearss, Daniel Robert
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
Quarto, 4 pages, including stamp less address leaf, paper browned, some staining, two small holes from seal opening with no significant loss of text, else in good condition. 1842 Indiana politician lobbies in Washington for claims against Midwestern Tribes – and threatens violence. A merchant, farmer, and politician who had emigrated to the Midwest frontier from New York, Bearss first went to work for a firm engaged in the Indian trade until opening his own mercantile business, growing wealthy from land and business investments. He was elected as a Whig to the Indiana Legislature in 1841, serving in both legislative houses for 12 years, before, during and after the Civil War. Switching to the new Republican Party in 1856, he attended the first Republican National Convention that nominated John Fremont. This letter was written while he was visiting Washington as a lobbyist for business interests holding treaty claims against the Pottawatomi, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Miami Indians. "… It appears to me that the last six months of my life has been throwed away…had I known that I would have been detained one fourth the time when I came here I should have started back the same week I arrived here but we have been put off from one week to another…I can't tell you when I will get a way from here…I expect my Claims will be cut down probably to one half the am[oun]t allowed me by the Comm[issioner]s. And it will be so with all the claimants after the treaty. It is a discouraging business but we will make the Indians pay us the balance or kill ever(y) one of them ..."
TROTWOOD TRAILERS, RANGER THE AMERICAN FAMILY TRAILER

TROTWOOD TRAILERS, RANGER THE AMERICAN FAMILY TRAILER by TROTWOOD TRAILERS

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TROTWOOD TRAILERS, RANGER THE AMERICAN FAMILY TRAILER
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TROTWOOD TRAILERS
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The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description
(AUTOMOBILE TRADE CATALOGUE - MOTOR TRAILERS) TROTWOOD TRAILERS. TROTWOOD TRAILERS, RANGER THE AMERICAN FAMILY TRAILER. Trotwood, Ohio: (circa 1930). 8vo. Four loose sheets of text, (150 pages of drawings and plans, one promotional flyer. Scarce item not identified on OCLC.
Christopher Levett of York, the Pioneer Colonist in Casco Bay.

Christopher Levett of York, the Pioneer Colonist in Casco Bay. by Baxter, James Phinney.

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Christopher Levett of York, the Pioneer Colonist in Casco Bay.
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Baxter, James Phinney.
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
With reprint of Levett’s rare “A Voyage into New England” (originally published in 1628). Unnumbered copy in a limited editio
Description
Portland, ME: Gorges Society, 1893. With reprint of Levetts rare A Voyage into New England (originally published in 1628). Unnumbered copy in a limited edition of 200. Bound as issued in printed wrappers, in immaculate condition. Looks like it came out of a time machine, but it came out of a cardboard container, which is present, instead. Fine condition in publisher's printed wrappers. Unopened. 17 x 22 cm. xii, 166 pp. Rubricated title page, b/w plates, facsimiles, folding table.
You Who Have Dreams [Limited Edition]

You Who Have Dreams [Limited Edition] by Maxwell Anderson

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You Who Have Dreams [Limited Edition]
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Maxwell Anderson
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Simon & Schuster Publishers, 1925. Near Fine/Good +. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1925. First Edition, Limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 323. Slim octavo; publisher's boards, printed paper labels to front cover and spine, in cream pictorial dust jacket; 71pp. Dust jacket significantly restored and subsequently rather cockled and rough to the touch, boards very slightly rubbed at corners, else a Near Fine copy in a Good to Very Good, aggressively touched-up copy of the rare dust jacket. The author and playwright's first book, a collection of poems. Anderson went on to be awarded the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Both Your Houses.
TOUCAN Vol. 1 No. 2

TOUCAN Vol. 1 No. 2 by Carothers, R.L.; Alex Gildzen

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TOUCAN Vol. 1 No. 2
Author
Carothers, R.L.; Alex Gildzen
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Kent, OH: Toucan, 1968. First Edition. Very good.. Uncommon little magazine from Kent State University, featuring contributions from Thomas Kinsella, Richard Krech, Jonas Mekas and others. Wraps. Tall 4to. Publisher's green printed wraps. Minor sunning and soiling. Creases at top portion of front wrap. Interior toned but clean. 40 pp.
Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung

Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung by ALBEE, Edward

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Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
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ALBEE, Edward
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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fine
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New York: Atheneum, 1969. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 74pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1969). First Edition.
Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and Consent in Seventeenth-Century Virginia

Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and Consent in Seventeenth-Century Virginia by Williamson, Margaret Holmes

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Powhatan Lords of Life and Death: Command and Consent in Seventeenth-Century Virginia
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Williamson, Margaret Holmes
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780803247987
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Near Fine
Description
Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4x1x10. First edition. Ink stamp on page base. 2003 Hard Cover. xii, 323 pp. A richly textured portrait of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm emerges in this revisionist study. For decades the English colonists at and around Jamestown lived in the shadow of a powerful confederation of Native American communities led by Powhatan. That realm encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. For many years Powhatan skillfully staved off threats from other Native peoples and from European colonists. Despite the prominence of Powhatan during the early colonial years, our knowledge of him and life in his realm is filtered nearly completely through the eyewitness accounts of Europeans. In Powhatan Lords of Life and Death, an incisive structuralist perspective and an impressive synthesis and reinterpretation of available records by anthropologist Margaret Holmes Williamson provides a more complex and culturally appropriate view of the realm of Powhatan during the crucial early decades of the seventeenth century. Alternative conceptions of power and cosmology are set forth that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society, including the basis of leadership, the relationship between political leaders and religious specialists, the role of ritual, and the resonance of Powhatan cosmological beliefs with those of other southeastern Native peoples. Powhatan Lords of Life and Death revisits a pivotal figure in American history and enables us to appreciate more fully Powhatan and the fascinating world he helped to create.
Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oaho, 1907-50 (Osprey Fortress, No. 8)

Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oaho, 1907-50 (Osprey Fortress, No. 8) by Williford, G.; McGovern, T

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Defenses of Pearl Harbor and Oaho, 1907-50 (Osprey Fortress, No. 8)
Author
Williford, G.; McGovern, T
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9781841765723
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Osprey, 2003. 4th Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7x0x9. Taylor, C. Fourth printing. Minor general wear. 2003 Soft Cover. 64 pp. At the beginning of the 20th century, the military importance of the Hawaiian Islands became clear. Oahu in particular was a key bastion in projecting America's military power in the Pacific. The island was turned into a military fortress - and yet it also became the site of one of America's greatest defensive failures, the Japanese attack of December 7, 1941. By the end of World War II, the harbor itself was the most heavily defended in the world, and the island had earned the sobriquet "Fortress Oahu". This title documents the development of the coastal, air and land defense systems that served to protect Pearl Harbor and Honolulu from 1907 to 1950, and seeks to understand why these failed at a critical point.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Angelou, Maya; Winfrey, Oprah

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Angelou, Maya; Winfrey, Oprah
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
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9780345514400
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New York: Ballantine Books, 2015. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 4x0x6. Reprint. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2015 Mass Market Paperback. ix, 289 pp. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice.
The World of Drinks and Drinking

The World of Drinks and Drinking by Doxat, John

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The World of Drinks and Drinking
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Doxat, John
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
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Brown cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper
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New York: Drake Publishers Inc., 1972. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Very good, in very good dust wrapper. 256 pages. 23.5 x 17 cm. Covering the drinking patterns of EVERY major nation around the world - with fascinating tidbits that inform the reader such as - the minimum drinking age in Russia, the identity of the U.S.A. city that debars you from arriving at a bar on horseback, and much more. Illustrated throughout. Crisp, clean copy.
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Talking at the Boundaries. by ANTIN, David.

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Talking at the Boundaries.
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ANTIN, David.
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NY: New Directions, (1976).. First edition.. 267 pp. Small spot on fore-edge, else near fine in very near fine dust jacket. Review slip and promotional flyer laid in.
Enhancing Humanity: The Philosophical Foundations of Humanistic Education

Enhancing Humanity: The Philosophical Foundations of Humanistic Education by Aloni, Nimrod

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Enhancing Humanity: The Philosophical Foundations of Humanistic Education
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Aloni, Nimrod
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9781402009617
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Very good
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Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xiii, 229pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In Jean PaulSartre's Nausea, Roquentin feels bound to listen to the sentimental ramblings about humanism and humanity by the Self Taught Man. "Is it my fault," muses Roquentin, "in all he tells me, I recognize the lack of the genuine article? Is it my fault if, as he speaks, I see all the humanists I have known rise up? I have known so many ofthem!" And then he lists the radical humanist, the so called"left" humanist, and Communist Humanist, the Catholic humanist, all claiming a passion for their fellow men. "But there are others, a swarm of others: the humanist philosopher who bends over his brothers like a wise older brother with a sense of his responsibility; the humanist who loves men as they are, the humanist who loves men as they ought to be, the one who wants to save them with their consent, and the one who will save them in spite of themselves. . . . " Quite naturally, the skeptical Roquentin ends by saying how "they all hate each other: as individuals, not as men. " Fully aware of the misuse and false comfort in the use of the term, Professor Aloni proceeds to restore meaning to the word as well as appropriate its educational significance. There is a freshness in this book, a restoration of a lost clarity, a regaining of authentic commitment.(Publisher).
Secrets in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
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Secrets in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Tufts, Lorraine Salem

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Secrets in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
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Tufts, Lorraine Salem
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9780962025518
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Very Good
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National Photographic Collections, 1990. Very Good. Tufts, Lorraine Salem. Secrets in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. North Palm Beach: National Photographic Collections, 1990. 92pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Square 4to. Paperback with flaps. Book condition: Very good with slight rubbing and yellowing.
Class of 1846
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Class of 1846 by Waugh, John C

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Class of 1846
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Waugh, John C
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9780345434036
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Very Good
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Hi Marketing, 1999, c1994. Very Good. Waugh, John C. Class of 1846. London: Hi Marketing, 1999, c1994. 635pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing.. Inscribed on verso of front cover..
A Little Princess
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A Little Princess by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

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A Little Princess
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Burnett, Frances Hodgson
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9781566197151
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Very Good
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Barnes and Noble, 1995. Very Good. Burnett, Frances Hodgson. A Little Princess. NY: Barnes and Noble, 1995. 243pp. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good.. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Previous retailer's price sticker on front panel..
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THOMAS EAKINS: A Retrospective Exhibition. Oct.-Nov. 1961. Text by Lloyd Goodrich. by Washington. National Gallery of Art.

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THOMAS EAKINS: A Retrospective Exhibition. Oct.-Nov. 1961. Text by Lloyd Goodrich.
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Washington. National Gallery of Art.
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Washington, 1961.. 131pp. 96 plates. 4to. Wraps. The exhibition subsequently traveled to two additional venues. Small stains on title page.

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