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Cities of the Plain by MCCARTHY Cormac

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books

Title: Cities of the Plain
Author: MCCARTHY Cormac
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1998. Signed. MCCARTHY, Cormac. Cities of the Plain. New Orleans: B.E. Trice, (1998). Octavo, original half black morocco gilt, marbled boards, original slipcase. $2800.Signed limited edition, number 144 of 350 specially bound copies signed by the author.""That brief moment between a culture's existence and extinctionthis is the border that McCarthy's characters keep crossing and recrossing, and the one story, as he's forever writing, that contains all others. Throughout the trilogy, we keep encountering witnessesformer revolutionaries, priests, gypsies in whose testimony alone human history survives? McCarthy testifies to the passing not only of individual cowboys but an entire way of life"" (New York Times). Preceded by the signed limited first edition, published by Knopf, of 1000 copies. Fine condition.

Les Cinq Points by Xaudaro,J.

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Title: Les Cinq Points
Author: Xaudaro,J.
Seller: Ursus Books (United States)
Description: 1912. XAUDARO, J. Les Cinq Points. Le dessin instructif et amusant pour les petits et les grands. 6 pp. With 7 sheets of printed tracing paper and 60 plates by Xaudaro. Oblong folio, 314 x 245 mm, bound in original publisher's illustrated boards, decorated endpapers. Paris: Ollendorff, 1912. First Edition, one of the very few surviving copies of this drawing book, which is at the same time a highly unusual illustrated book. The illustrations commence with "Five Points" (subsequently increasing to ten), in which the amateur artist is encouraged to create numerous sketches and figures of drawings utilizing one of the six specimens of tracing paper accompanying the volume: the "Points" are to be affixed to a blank piece of paper, and the student thereby creates his or her own composition surrounding the points. All six leaves of tracing paper are present in the above copy, as are all sixty of Xaudaro's highly curious plates of demonic figures and acrobats. Only one other copy is recorded in North American institutional collections (at Huntington, San Marino). Joaquin Xaudaro (1872-1933) was one of the founders of modern Cartoon and Comic illustration in Spain. The introduction to the present volume was by Achille Segard (1872-1936); Les Cinq Points is the only known work by Xaudaro on Drawing Technique and Line Art. On Xaudaro's importance as a comic illustrator, see Antonio Martín, Historia del Comic Español: 1875-1939 (Barcelona, 1978) chap. II ("Niveles de lenguaje del comic español, 1900/1917") the section on "Xaudaró, dibujante de comics" (pp. 33-37).

Physiologie du fumeur by [BURETTE, Théodose]

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Title: Physiologie du fumeur
Author: [BURETTE, Théodose]
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris, 1840. Wood engravings throughout. Later boards. One old paper repair, some light foxing. First edition of this humorous chapbook on the virtues of smoking. The author and illustrator remain anonymous, but they are represented in caricatures on the front wrapper. The text provides a cursory history of tobacco use including famous historical smokers, a statistical account of how much tobacco is consumed across the world in recent years, and a description of the industrial value of tobacco production in the places it is grown: Virginia, Maryland, and Louisiana in America as well as countries in the Caribbean and across Europe. The author decries that tobacco is poisonous and lists its mitigating qualities that outweigh the potential danger of consumption along with anecdotal evidence about good people in history who were smokers; Voltaire, he asserts, did not smoke, and that was the reason for his disgruntled disposition. An illustrated discussion of the different ways of consuming tobacco follows, including cigarettes, different kinds of pipes, and as snuff powder. One disadvantage to smoking that the author admits is damage to the teeth, but he provides instructions for making a powder that can reverse the effects. The author then lists the virtues of smoking and its importance among artists, writers, politicians, actors, and even doctors, who would not be able to conduct surgery or face the trials of illness without a cigarette. Bragge, Bibliotheca Nicotiana 112; Arents, Tobacco 1422.

Drugstore Cowboy by Gus Van Sant & Dan Yost

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA

Title: Drugstore Cowboy
Author: Gus Van Sant & Dan Yost
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Collectible; Fine
Description: Los Angeles: Avenue Entertainment, 1988. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The September 10th, 1988 Final Shooting Script of "Drugstore Cowboy", INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT COVER BY THE FILM'S DIRECTOR AND CO-WRITER, GUS VAN SANT. Complete in 97 unbound 8 1/2" x 11" typed pgs. Signed by Author.

German Paper Hat, Resembling Oliver Hardy

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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA

Title: German Paper Hat, Resembling Oliver Hardy
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good +
Description: 1930. Ephemera. Very Good +. Charming German paper hat, circa 1930, an apparent hommage to Oliver Hardy (of "Laurel and Hardy"). Bright and VG in its vivid blues, yellows, blacks and reds (the prominent bulbous nose), with very light wear along the tips. The only printing appears on the lower reverse and states in tiny letters "D.R.G.M. Germany". Measures (in its almost half-circle) 12" wide x 7" tall.

The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway by Brock W. Yates

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Title: The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway
Author: Brock W. Yates
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1956 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (with just a touch of offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very thin band of rubbing to the front panel and very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, vintage black-and-white photos thruout complementing the text. A very sharp copy.

THE HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM by Baldwin, F.G.C.

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Title: THE HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Author: Baldwin, F.G.C.
Seller: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts (United States)
Description: 1925. Baldwin, F.G.C. THE HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. Chapman & Hall, London, 1925 (1st edition; there was a reprint, also by Chapman & Hall, in 1938). Quarto, blue cloth with gilt title and decoration on front and rear boards and on the spine, DJ replicating the material printed on the boards, top edge colored blue, 728pp., illustrated with photographic plates and line drawings throughout. With the bookplate of John J. Carty, and with a notation on the rear free endpaper of his receipt of the book on 3/30/25. John J. Carty, 1861-1932 was one of the pioneers in the development of the telephone. As Chief Engineer for AT&T, he was responsible for developing the technolgy which resulted in the first trans-coninental voice telephone connection, as well as the first voice trans-atlantic connection. More on Carty's life and career is at: See http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/John_J._Carty. A Near Fine copy, with some darkening to small areas of the front and rear endpapers from offsetting of inserted material, the Dust Jacket Very Good, with two small liquid stains, one on its front panel and spine, the other on its spine, and with the DJ spine somewhat darkened from exposure to light. OCLC locates numerous copies of the 1938 reprint, but only 6 copies of the 1925 edition, and there is only one copy of each edition currently being offered on the online sites, neither in DJ, thus a scarce book.

Sol Lewitt Testi Critici by Zevi, Adachiara

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Title: Sol Lewitt Testi Critici
Author: Zevi, Adachiara
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG- (slight smudging on a few pages, glue slightly loose on cover)
Description: Roma: Incontri Internazionali d'arte, 1997. Softcover. VG- (slight smudging on a few pages, glue slightly loose on cover). Illustrated glued wraps with black writing on spine, 511 pp. Written in Italian. This volume, edited by Adachiara Zevi, contains all the writings of Sol LeWitt and a wide selection of critical texts on his work, performed by the curator together with the artist .Includes a selection of writings about, and by, Sol Lewitt./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 479-511).

Rand McNally & Co.'s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of Rhode Island Showing All Railways, Cities,Towns, Viliges, Postoffices, Lakes, Rivers, etc. Corrected to Date

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Title: Rand McNally & Co.'s Indexed County and Township Pocket Map and Shippers' Guide of Rhode Island Showing All Railways, Cities,Towns, Viliges, Postoffices, Lakes, Rivers, etc. Corrected to Date
Seller: McBlain Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Co, 1892. Paperback. Very Good. folding map (inside back cover), 30p. Softcover in original light brown wrapper. 17 cm. Clean copy.

THE WAVE OF THE SEA-WOLF by Wisniewski, David

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Title: THE WAVE OF THE SEA-WOLF
Author: Wisniewski, David
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9780395664780
Condition: Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.
Description: New York: Clarion Books, 1994. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this adventure story drawn from Tlingit myth, the tale of how a princess saves her village - beautifully illustrated with cut paper. Wisniewski and his wife founded a shadow puppet theater in 1980, after he cut his teeth on stage as a clown with Barnum & Bailey. 11'' x 8.75''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($16.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. Signed by Wisniewski to half-title page. Jacket with mild edgewear. Tiny remainder mark to tail near spine. Tight.

The Folger Library; Two Decades of Growth: An Informal Account by Wright, Louis B.

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Title: The Folger Library; Two Decades of Growth: An Informal Account
Author: Wright, Louis B.
Seller: Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Orig. maroon cloth, front cover escutcheon of Shakespeare Library in gilt,
Description: Charlottesville: Univ. Press of Virginia, 1968. First edition. Near fine in fine dust wrapper. Orig. maroon cloth, front cover escutcheon of Shakespeare Library in gilt,. 300 pages. Index. Front cover upper corner bumped.

The Herzl Paradox: Political, Social, and Economic Theories of a Realist by ADLER, Joseph

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Title: The Herzl Paradox: Political, Social, and Economic Theories of a Realist
Author: ADLER, Joseph
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition: near fine
Description: New York: Hadrian Press, 1962. hardcover. near fine/very good. 178 pages, 8vo, light brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently edge-worn; sun-darkened on spine). New York: Hadrian Press, (1962). Review copy. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

Ludwig Bamberger: German Liberal Politician and Social Critic, 1823-1899 by Zucker, Stanley

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Title: Ludwig Bamberger: German Liberal Politician and Social Critic, 1823-1899
Author: Zucker, Stanley
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780822932987
Description: Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1975. Hardcover. xi, 343p., very good condition with publisher's short summary laid in. No dj. Text in English. Jewish politician, economist, revolutionary, and founder of the National Liberal Party.

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