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THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT

THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT by AYERS, John

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THE BAUR COLLECTION: CHINESE CERAMICS. A COMPLETE 4 VOL. SET* FIRST & ONLY LIMIT
Author
AYERS, John
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Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY (United States)
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Geneva [1968-1974], Baur. Brown cloth, 176 color, 858 b. w. photo plates, complete 4 vol. set, very clean & solid, dust jackets mylar protected, 23 x 29 cm., vols. 1-3 in slipcase. ** FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES ** . *** **** *** . . . THE LEGENDARY COLOR-ILLUSTRATED BAUR COLLECTION . . . THE FIRST AND ONLY . . . LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION . . . ONE THOUSAND COPIES . . *** THE COMPLETE SET OF 4 VOLUMES: . FIRST & ONLY NUMBERED EDITION OF 1000: Each title was issued in a FIRST & ONLY EDITION OF 1000 NUMBERED COPIES. Always RARE when found as a complete set of four volumes in excellent condition, with the dust jackets. . *** THE AUTHOR: John Ayers was the Keeper of the Victoria & Albert Museum. A well-known and deeply respected Chinese art historian and scholar. . *** MAJOR REFERENCE ON CHINESE CERAMICS: This is a 4 volume set reference set on Chinese ceramics, superbly printed in full color on heavy paper, quality book. . The major best and comprehensive resource for Chinese ceramics. Printed true-to-original polychrome full-color multi-lithography printing quality. Printed on bright-white and heavy velum paper. Deluxe printing and heavy cloth binding. . A truly fine work, written by one of the leading art Chinese ceramic art historians and scholarly-experts. . *** THE CONTENTS OF THE VOLUMES: . Vol. I: Chinese Ceramics, [T'ang, Sung, Yuan] with Korean & Thai wares, 28 color, 117 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. II: Chinese Ceramics: Ming porcelains & other wares, 35 color, 203 black and white photos, 164p. . Vol. III: Chinese Ceramics: Monochrome-glazed porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 59 color, 294 black and white photos, 238p. . Vol. IV: Chinese Ceramics: painted & polychrome porcelains of the Ch'ing dynasty, 54 color, 249 black and white photos, 178p. . *** Full text in English & French . *** RARE SET IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS: This lovely set has rare original dust jackets ! The condition is excellent, each is very clean and solid. . *** THE FIRST & ONLY LIMITED, NUMBERED EDITION: . This set was issued in a total of 1100 copies, in three variations: . Per the French colophon at the back where each volume is individually numbered it states: . a. "Ce catalogue a ete imprime a 1100 ex. a savoir: 50 ex. sur velin fin blanc d'Arches numerotes de I a L" . b. "1000 ex sur velin fin blanc numerotes de 1 a 1000" . c. "50 ex. H.C. reserves aux collaborateurs" . The first and last variants of 50 copies each were given to the museum staff and the collaborators. . The 1000 numbered copies were the one and only variants sold by the museum to the general public. The variants from a. & c. above were never sold on the open market and remain obscure. . The digital images posted to our website of the LIMITED EDITION NUMBERS may vary with each set or volume. The posted images are informational only. . *** NOTE ABOUT THE PHOTOS POSTED OUR WEBSITE: Some of the photos of the dust jackets have the usual reflections off the mylar protectors. These reflections are not actually on any of the dust jackets, only from the protectors. There are also some reflections of the spine, again this is not the actual color of the spines, which are strongly printed and very clear. Please review the digital images posted to our website for details. . *** CONDITION: The set is in excellent, unused, clean and in barely opened condition, with solid bindings and unmarked texts. Some copies may have a tiny trace of trivial foxing dots to the end papers or leading edges of the text, no impact on texts or plates. In original and exceptionally clean dust jackets, all in mylar protectors. By and large, a handsome set in collector's condition. . *** SHIPPING: This is a large, heavy set, appropriate packing, insurance and shipping charges apply. At our option, we will ship by Federal Express, fully insured, signature required. . ***.
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Turandot and other poems with four drawings by Jane Freilicher by ASHBERY, John

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Turandot and other poems with four drawings by Jane Freilicher
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ASHBERY, John
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Wrappers cleanly splitting along spine, otherwise a bright copy of this fragile pamphlet with a few nicks and tiny closed edge-t
Description
New York: Tibor De Nagy Gallery, 1953. First edition of Ashbery's first book. One of 300 copies printed under the supervision of the artist Nell Blaine. Kermani A1. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page "To John B. / John Ashbery / 11/20/53 / 'What is it that you do,' I said, / 'And how is it you live?' / The answer trickled through his head / Like water through a sieve." Ashbery is here quoting four lines from "The Poem" by The White Knight from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, a poem which is deliberately - and deliberately confusingly - referred to by different names and which plays on the philosophical concept of "use-mention distinction". There is an angular ink mark pointing out where a space was omitted between two parts of the poem "Turandot", presumably by the poet. The recipient was John Baxter Black, a classmate of Ashbery's at Harvard. Wrappers cleanly splitting along spine, otherwise a bright copy of this fragile pamphlet with a few nicks and tiny closed edge-tears in wrappers. 8vo, original decorated stitched wrappers with printed paper label on front cover. Wrappers cleanly splitting along spine, otherwise a bright copy of this fragile pamphlet with a few nicks and tiny closed edge-tears in wrappers.
Archive of Correspondence pertaining to the Development of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California by the Ainsworth family, under the management of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth, including Letters dealing with his sale of the family’s Redondo Interests to Henry E. Huntington, 1897-1958

Archive of Correspondence pertaining to the Development of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California by the Ainsworth family, under the management of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth, including Letters dealing with his sale of the family’s Redondo Interests to Henry E. Huntington, 1897-1958 by Ainsworth, Harry B.,

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Archive of Correspondence pertaining to the Development of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California by the Ainsworth family, under the management of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth, including Letters dealing with his sale of the family’s Redondo Interests to Henry E. Huntington, 1897-1958
Author
Ainsworth, Harry B.,
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
Archive consists of 804 retained copies of outgoing letters, 1013 manuscript and typescript pages, (in two letter copy books and files of typescript carbons), three photograph albums, containing 160 photographs, documenting two of the family's mansions, in Los Angeles and Los Altos Hills, and their ranch in Arcadia, California, plus several related ephemeral items, newspaper clippings, et cetera. Archive dealing with southern California real estate development in the early twentieth century, particularly, the founding and development of the city of Redondo Beach. The archive consists of retained copies of outgoing correspondence of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth (1871-1925) pertaining to his management of the various family companies that controlled the city of Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California. The town was founded by Ainsworth's father John Commigers Ainsworth and his business partner, R. R. Thompson. The archive also includes Ainsworth family photograph albums. The materials date from 1897-1958. The correspondence deals with all aspects of the development of Redondo Beach. The Ainsworth family owned and controlled the entire town, the Redondo Hotel, the Redondo Improvement Company and the Redondo Railway. The letters discuss the buying and selling of lots in the town, construction of buildings, wharves, a golf course and country club, and the construction and extension of the Redondo Railway connecting Los Angeles with Redondo Beach. H. B. Ainsworth took over the management of the Redondo Companies after the deaths of his father and older brother, G. J. Ainsworth. Ainsworth sold all of the family's Redondo holdings to Henry E. Huntington in 1905. The letters include correspondence dealing with the immediate aftermath of the Huntington sale, financial aspects of the deal, and the resulting real estate boom in Redondo Beach after Huntington's purchase. Huntington went on to develop the town further and he also introduced surfing to California in Redondo. The Ainsworth family also had extensive real estate holdings in Oregon, Washington, in Oakland and San Francsico, and as far east as Chicago. Ainsworth was also active in a company named The California Wine Association. The family also owned several banks in Portland, Oregon and elsewhere. The collection also contains correspondence commenting of the aftereffects of the disastrous 1906 San Francisco earthquake and its effects on California. Redondo Beach California was founded by Captain John C. Ainsworth and Captain R. R. Thompson, pioneer steamboat Captains from Oregon. Ainsworth was born June 6, 1822, in Springboro, Warren County, Ohio. His father died when he was about seven years old and Ainsworth began to support himself. He worked on the Mississippi River and soon became a master on a passenger steamer sailing between St. Louis and upriver points. At the time of the discovery of gold in California he traveled there in company with William C. Ralston, who became one of the distinguished bankers and financiers of the west. Ralston remained in San Francisco where he became one of the pioneer bankers of the city, while Ainsworth went to Oregon to take command of the Lot Whitcomb the first steamer that ran on the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Ainsworth became the President of the Oregon Steamship & Navigation Company until it was merged with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. Ainsworth remained president of the latter until 1881, when it was sold to the Villard Syndicate for five million dollars. He was next instrumental in building the Missouri Pacific Railroad from California from California to the south. In 1881 he erected the Ainsworth building in Portland, at the corner of Oak and Third Streets, and at about the same time established the Central Bank of Oakland California, of which he remained the president until his death. In 1883 he organized the Ainsworth National Bank of Portland. Captain Ainsworth was a large investor in Tacoma real estate and was prominently identified with the construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company between the Columbia River and Puget Sound. Following his removal to California in 1880, he became interested in local banking and other business enterprises in the state. He financed the project that turned Redondo Beach into one of the finest seaside resorts on the Pacific Coast. In 1887, Captain Ainsworth and Robert R. Thompson purchased a large acreage of the old Sansal Redondo Rancho and founded the town of Redondo Beach. They laid the city out in blocks and named the north-south streets after Spanish women and the east-west streets after precious stones. They built a wharf and other facilities, with the hope that it might become the principal port of Los Angeles. The two partners also constructed the once famous Redondo Hotel and a railroad connecting it with Los Angeles. The English themed 225 room hotel was finished in 1890, whose sister was the Hotel Coronado. It had lavish amenities for its time, such as a bathroom on every floor, steam heat, landscaped gardens, a ballroom, an 18-hole golf course, and tennis courts on the beach. Ainsworth's son George Jennings Ainsworth became one of the principal backers of the Redondo Railway – incorporated in 1889. He became the local manager of the Redondo Hotel as well as of all the other Redondo Companies. Harry Babbit Ainsworth, of Los Angeles, Captain Ainsworth's son from his third marriage, seems to have taken over management of the Ainsworth's business affairs after the death of G.J. Ainsworth in 1895, these interests included the Redondo Improvement Company, and the Redondo Company of Chicago. The Ainsworth's had extensive real estate investments not only in California, Oregon, and Washington, but as far east as Chicago. Redondo Beach grew slowly in the years after Ainsworth and Thompson laid out the town. In 1905 Henry Huntington announced his intention to purchase the Redondo Improvement Company, which owned most of Redondo Beach. Huntington had already gained control of the Redondo Railway, which operated two lines from Los Angeles. "The magic name of Huntington," as the Los Angeles Times put it, emboldened speculators and triggered a 2-week real-estate frenzy. Agents set up more than 100 real-estate offices, some in tents, on Front Street. As a result of the boom Huntington sold about three million dollars' worth of Redondo Beach property. Huntington invested heavily in Redondo Beach and encouraged its long-term development. In 1907 he constructed a 3-story pavilion with a ballroom, restaurant, and theater at Coral Way and Midway. In 1909 he opened the Plunge, advertised as the largest indoor saltwater plunge in the world. It had three heated pools, steam and Turkish baths, and more than 1,000 dressing rooms. The complex could hold 2,000 bathers at time. For 30 years, the Plunge was a major West Coast attraction. To lure the public to Redondo, Huntington hired George Freeth, now considered the father of modern-day surfing, to exhibit the sport to crowds gathered on the shore. Captain Ainsworth was married three times; his first wife died six moths after their marriage. His second wife was Jane White, a daughter of Judge S. S. White, an Oregon pioneer of 1845, who settled in Oregon City. The couple had a son George Jennings Ainsworth (1852-1895), who later became his partner in the development of Redondo Beach. Jane Ainsworth died in 1863. He was then married in San Francisco to Fanny Babbitt, daughter of General Edwin Babbitt. The couple had six children, J.C. Ainsworth, of Portland, Harry Babbitt Ainsworth of Redondo Beach and Los Angeles, Laura Ainsworth, Daisy Ainsworth, Maud Ainsworth, and Belle Ainsworth. Redondo Beach grew rapidly around Huntington's splashy attractions, more than quintupling in population from 855 in 1900 to 4,900 in 1920. Collection Inventory: Correspondence: Ainsworth, Harry Babbitt, Manuscript Letter Copybook, 1895-1896 Quarto, 117 letters, 228 pages, letters copied in ink and occasional typescript, on thin tissue paper, bound in contemporary cloth, back strip and rear board missing, text in generally good clean condition, some typescript letters faded and illegible, not included in count above, else very good. Ainsworth, Harry Babbitt, Manuscript Letter Copy Book, 1905-1906 Quarto, 402 letters, 517 pages, 17-page name index, mainly typescript, on thin tissue paper, bound in contemporary cloth, back strip missing, some wrinkling to several pages, otherwise in good legible condition. Covers the period immediately after Huntington's purchase of the Redondo properties, and the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Ainsworth, Harry Babbitt, File of Typescript Carbons of Outgoing Correspondence, 1907 171 letters, 197 pages Ainsworth, Harry Babbitt, File of Typescript Carbons of Outgoing Correspondence, January – June, 1908 50 letters, 57 pages Ainsworth, John C., File of Five Letters to his brother H. B. Ainsworth, March 1897 5 letters, 7 pages, (plus one incomplete letter). Ainsworth, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1910, 1933 2 letters, 7 pages Manuscript Ainsworth Family Guest Book, 1909-1931 Oblong 12mo, 139 pages, binding worn, lacking rear cover. Photograph Albums Photograph Album Depicting Interior and Exterior Views of the Residence of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth, 2190 West Adams St., Los Angeles, California Oblong Quarto, nd circa 1920, containing 18 silver prints, measuring 6 ½ x 81 ½ inches, mounted on brown paper wrappers, black string tie, wrappers worn and dogeared, front wrapper detached but present, image mounted to front wrap now missing, rear wrapper no longer present. Images are generally in good condition, two somewhat faded. A later Ainsworth family member has captioned the photographs in ball point pen. The images include interior and exterior views of the sizable Los Angeles residence of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth. There are also several views of the grounds and garden surrounding the home. The residence is no longer standing. Photograph Album Depicting Interior and Exterior Views of Lantarnam Hall, Los Altos, California, with Images of the Morgan-Ainsworth Family, circa 1915-1918 Oblong folio, containing 57 mounted photographic images of Lantarnam Hall, with 14 images inserted in the leaves, they measure between 6 x 7 ¾ and 7 x 10 inches, images mounted on black paper leaves, captioned in ink, lacking covers, images are in very good clean condition. There are interior and exterior views of the home, its furnishings and artwork, including Italian Renaissance paintings and sculpture, and furniture, as well as architectural elements removed from Tudor structures in England and utilized in Lantarnam Hall. Lantarnam Hall is a historic mansion in Los Altos Hills, California, built in 1914-1916 for Percy Morgan, a director of Wells Fargo and a trustee of Stanford University. The house was designed by architect John H. Powers in the Tudor Revival Style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. It is still extant but has been repurposed as a school. The album also includes images of the Morgan family. The house was built by Percy Tredegar Morgan who immigrated to the United States from Britain in 1862. He worked for various mining companies in Nevada, and Montana as an accountant and later as superintendent. He then went to San Francisco where he made a fortune and became a director of Wells Fargo. In 1894, he married Daisy Babbitt Ainsworth, the sister of Harry Babbitt Ainsworth. The couple had two sons, Percy Tredegar Morgan Jr., born 1897, and John Ainsworth Morgan born in 1899. Photograph Album Depicting Snapshot Views of the Ainsworth Family Ranch in Arcadia, California, circa 1908-1958 72 photographs mounted in a modern photograph album, many of the images appear to have been excised from earlier albums and placed in this, also includes several inlaid ephemeral items and news paper clippings. The images depict Ainsworth family members through the years at their ranch in Arcadia, Los Angeles County, California. The images also show exterior views of the ranch house, outbuildings, gardens and orange groves. There are two images of the Japanese gardener, employed by the Ainsworth's and his family. References: Davidson, Ronald A., Before "Surfurbia": The Development of the South Bay Beach Cities through the 1930's University of Hawaii Press: Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 2004, Vol. 66 (2204). https://www.jstor.org/stable/24041426 Gaston, Joseph, The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912, Chicago: Clarke Publishing Co., 1912, vol. 4, p. 6 Hoyt, Franklin, The Redondo Railroad The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, June 1954, Vol. 36, No. 2, (June 1954) pp. 130-137 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41168467 Newmark, Marco R., Early California Resorts The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 2 (June, 1953), pp. 129-152 https://www.jstor.org/stable/41168403
Milhaud AMusMsS Fragment of Trois Chansons de Ronsard, Written for Lily Pons

Milhaud AMusMsS Fragment of Trois Chansons de Ronsard, Written for Lily Pons by MILHAUD, DARIUS

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Milhaud AMusMsS Fragment of Trois Chansons de Ronsard, Written for Lily Pons
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MILHAUD, DARIUS
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Lion Heart Autographs Inc (United States)
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MILHAUD, DARIUS. (1892-1974). French composer of Le Boeuf sur le toit, La Creation du Monde and other 20th-century repertoire staples; a member of Les Six. AMusMsS. ("D. Milhaud"). 3pp. Folio. (11" x 13 ¼"). N.p., [1941]. In French. Three pages of a musical manuscript scored for first violin entitled Trois Chanson de Ronsard, totaling 156 measures for three of the four poems: "A une Fontaine (Mouvt. de Valse)," "A Cupidon (Modéré)" and "Dieu vous gard' (Vif)." One of the 20th century's most prolific composers, Milhaud's modernist works bear the influence of Brazilian popular music as well as jazz and make innovative use of polytonality. A student of Charles Widor and Vincent d'Indy as well as a member of Les Six, Milhaud's pupils included Dave Brubeck, Burt Bacharach and Steve Reich. Milhaud first set the poetry of Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) to music in 1934 with his Les Amours de Ronsard. He drew further inspiration from the French poet to compose Quatre Chansons de Ronsard in 1941 for French coloratura soprano Lily Pons, known for her long association with the Metropolitan Opera. Our manuscript is accompanied by an ALS written by the copyist Alfons Wallis on August 27, 1841, who had been employed to make a copy of the works parts. "Milhaud wrote the parts himself – strange enough for such noted a composer. The publisher, however, thought they were not nice enough. Thus I had to copy them and was allowed to keep the originals…" Pons premiered the Chansons de Ronsard on December 8, 1941, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Milhaud composed this work while living in California, having been forced from his native France by the Nazis. Though separated from the land and tradition which had been his greatest inspiration, Milhaud continued to compose, and teach at Mills College, where he had been offered a position upon his arrival. He returned to France in 1947. Neatly and darkly written on the rectos of three separate sheets of 12-stave printed music paper. The first page is lightly toned and all three sheets show some gentle wear. In fine condition; musical manuscripts of Milhaud are uncommon.
Rare Letter by James Gordon Bennett Who Sent Stanley in Search of Livingstone

Rare Letter by James Gordon Bennett Who Sent Stanley in Search of Livingstone by BENNETT, JAMES GORDON, JR.

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Rare Letter by James Gordon Bennett Who Sent Stanley in Search of Livingstone
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BENNETT, JAMES GORDON, JR.
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BENNETT, JAMES GORDON, JR. (1841-1914). Editor of the New York Herald. TLS. With a lengthy, signed holograph postscript. (Signed twice: "J.G. Bennett"). 2pp. 4to. Paris, September 21, 1889. On Avenue des Champs Elysees stationery. To American journalist, diplomat and popularizer of canoeing WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE ALDEN (1837-1908). "Enclosed please find a letter from 'Herr Pistor' of Austria, who pitches into the Herald right and left. I thought I would send it to you as one of your happily conceived Editorials treating it very much as the 'Herr Festersen of Bâle' was treated, would be conducive to a great deal of fun. Put them both 'in a blanket and toss them up.' I also enclose to you a cutting from the Journal de Genève. It was the Journal de Genève you remember that fired the first gun against your Editorial on Switzerland. You might consequently write an Editorial in reply to, or rather commenting upon, this cutting from the Journal de Genève. I wish to congratulate you on the excellent Editorials you have been writing lately, and only regret that you are so far away as to prevent me from communicating with you at once… [In holograph:] P.S. What have you decided to do? To remain in Italy or to come to Paris? How large a salary to remain in Italy Rome for instance... how much to come live in Paris? Kindly answer at your leisure [?]..." The son of the founder of the New York Herald, Bennett was an eccentric bachelor who gained journalistic prominence for orchestrating Sir Henry M. Stanley's successful search for David Livingstone in Africa. Although Bennett's eccentricity and bravado initially fueled the Herald's success, it ultimately became the cause of its downfall. Bennett's erratic editorial judgment and news policies damaged both the morale of his staff as well as the paper's reputation for reliability. In addition, Bennett's predilection for lavish entertaining dissipated the newspaper's resources. By the outbreak of World War I, the Herald was in an increasingly precarious financial position, and, by the time Bennett died, it was operating at a huge deficit. Alden practiced law prior to embarking on a successful career as a journalist for Scribner's Monthly, The Atlantic, New York World, Daily Graphic, and New York Times. In 1871, he founded the New York Canoe Club and is credited with bringing the sport of canoeing to the United States. In 1885, President Grover Cleveland appointed him general consul in Rome, a position he held through 1890. Alden did, in fact, accept Bennett's offer to join him in Paris where he worked as a correspondent for the Herald. Written on pages one and four of a slightly worn and stained folded sheet of stationery. Numerous minor holograph corrections to the typed portion. With two remnants of prior mounting on the fourth page. In very good condition. A fine letter and surprisingly rare.
The Broken Root

The Broken Root by Barea, Arturo; Ilsa Barea [Translator]

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The Broken Root
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Barea, Arturo; Ilsa Barea [Translator]
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Very Good
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1951. First American Edition. Very Good/About Very Good. First American edition. A nice association copy signed by Barea and warmly inscribed to Margaret Rink (Ilsa and Arturo's former housemate and good friend) in Spanish on the front free endpaper, "Para Margaret con un abraro de Arturo / Marro [sic] 1951." Her bookplate on paste down. [vi], 308 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth blocked and lettered in silver at the spine. Very Good with lean to binding, damp staining at foot, moderate wear and light fraying to spine ends and corners. Newspaper clipping announcing the Faber publication of The Broken Root laid in at 146-147 pp resulting in offsetting. In a About Very Good unclipped dust jacket, chipped (including a small interior one in the rear panel), and a little dampstained. The Spanish author's first and only novel, a post-Civil War narrative about an exile returning to Francoist Spain. He fled the country in 1938 during the Civil War for France, then moved to England in 1939, where he worked for the BBC and wrote his famous autobiographical trilogy The Forging of a Rebel. Margaret Rink and Barea's wife Ilsa met in August 1939 when both were hired to work for German broadcasts at the BBC Monitoring Service at Evesham, Worcestershire. Ilsa, her Austrian refugee parents, Margaret, and Arturo Barea lived together for the next four years in a large rundown house called Brooklands in the village of Fladbury just outside of Birmingham.The couple remained good friends with Margaret all their lives.
Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life

Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life by Anderson, Sherwood

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Horses and Men: Tales, Long and Short, from Our American Life
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Anderson, Sherwood
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New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1923. First edition. First edition, first printing. Variant dust jacket is pale yellow, as mentioned in APG 010a. xiv, 347 pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with blindstamped front board, title label on spine. Near Fine, bookplate on front free endpaper, in a Near Fine dust jacket, slightly rubbed and shelf-worn. A collection of stories by the author of Winesburg, Ohio including "I'm a Fool.
Tar: A Midwest Childhood

Tar: A Midwest Childhood by Anderson, Sherwood

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Tar: A Midwest Childhood
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Anderson, Sherwood
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First edition. First edition, trade issue. xviii, 346 pp. Bound in publisher's pebbled cloth with gilt and navy stamping, black topstain. Fine copy, vintage bookseller's ticket at rear, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with toning to spine panel, a little foxing and tiny tear to back panel, unclipped ($3.00). Nice shape overall.
Pagans, Conquistadors, Heroes, and Martyrs

Pagans, Conquistadors, Heroes, and Martyrs by Armitage, Merle; Peter Ribera Ortega

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Pagans, Conquistadors, Heroes, and Martyrs
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Armitage, Merle; Peter Ribera Ortega
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[Fresno, CA]: Academy Guild Press, 1964. Deluxe edition. Presentation copy signed by Merle Armitage on page near front in red marker, inscribed to former owner Dave Bohm and dated 1976. [30], 99, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's cloth with red and black lettering. Fine in an attractive dust jacket with a hint of toning to spine panel, else Fine. A history of the American southwest by the book designer and writer.
Nuevo Arte de Cocina, Sacado de la Escuela de la experiencia economica... dedicado á San Diego de Alcalá

Nuevo Arte de Cocina, Sacado de la Escuela de la experiencia economica... dedicado á San Diego de Alcalá by Altimiras, Juan

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Nuevo Arte de Cocina, Sacado de la Escuela de la experiencia economica... dedicado á San Diego de Alcalá
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Altimiras, Juan
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Madrid: D[on] Francisco Martinez Dávila, 1814. Duodecimo (14 x 9.5 cm.), xxvi (sic, should be xxii), 152, [1] pages. Illustrated with a single wood engraved plate depicting twenty-one kitchen tools. A later edition of Altimiras' classic Spanish cookbook. Originally published in 1745 (that first edition known only by a single copy), this book revolutionized Spanish cuisine in the 18th century. Anne Willan writes that Spain, "with its empire faltering, and only one notable cookbook emerged." It reflects such popular tastes as seasoning with the medieval favorites, cinnamon and sugar... The distinguishing feature is a dozen groundbreaking recipes for tomatoes, showing an early acceptance in Spain of this New World novelty" (The Cookbook Library, page 228). Text block clean and sound; one corner tear to pages 31-32, not effecting the text. Contemporary Spanish tree calf, with gilt-titled red morocco spine label; marbled endpapers. Light rubbing to binding extremities, small split to top of front hinge. With a Roman bookseller's ticket and the small bookplate of Lord Westbury. [OCLC locates just one example of this 1814 printing (Biblioteca Nacional de Espana); there are just nineteen recorded copies combined for all thirteen printings between 1745 and 1822, and just five in the U.S.; Palau 8980 * 8981 (citing 1758 and 1760 editions); Pennell, My Cookery Books, page 168 (citing various editions); Willan, The Cookbook Library, page 228].
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Map of the State of Illinois

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Title
Map of the State of Illinois
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
Description
Philadelphia, (PA): Thomas Cowperthwait, 1852. Broadside map, 16 x 13 1/2 inches, the counties hand-colored in pastel shades of green, yellow, pink, and tan, picturing roadways, railways, cities and towns of all sizes, rivers and streams, etc., the whole enclosed within a hand-colored ornamental border. Not in Phillips. Not in the online Rumsey collection. OCLC locates two copies (Il. State Library, Massachusetts-Amherst). Very good. Folded into 16mo gilt-stamped embossed leather boards. (#4381).
There is No Natural Religion

There is No Natural Religion by Blake, William

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Title
There is No Natural Religion
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Blake, William
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1972. London: Trianon Press, 1972. 2 vols., 4to and small 4to, with 20 color plates. Full brown morocco, slipcase, new. ß Edition de luxe, #XLIV of 50 copies with additional proof sheets, progressive plates, original stencil, etc. The text is a clear statement of Blake's beliefs regarding the nature of man. The full book only came to light in 1953 and this is the first reproduction of the text. Such maxims are included as "Man's desires are limited by his perceptions, none can desire what he has not perciev'd (sic)" and "If any could desire what he is incapable of possessing despair must be his eternal lot" (Schneideman). Bentley, Blake Books, 202.
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Anna Blume. Dichtungen by SCHWITTERS, Kurt

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Anna Blume. Dichtungen
Author
SCHWITTERS, Kurt
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
SCHWITTERS, Kurt. Anna Blume. Dichtungen. 37 [3] pp.; 22x14,5 cm. Orginal illustrated wrappers in a paper porfolio. Hannover: Paul Steegemann Verlag, 1919 First edition of this classic example of Dada. It contains several poems and short stories, including Die Zwiebel (The Onion), a fairy story about the dismemberment of the narrator Alves Bäsenstiel, who, when reassembled, becomes the new King. The book also includes the poems Grünes Kind (Green Child) and Nächte (Nights). Slightest wear to the front wrapper, but overall a fine copy.
The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1

The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1 by WOODWARD, Daniel (editor)

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Title
The History of Cartography Volume Three: Cartography in the European Renaissance Part 1
Author
WOODWARD, Daniel (editor)
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780226907338
Description
Chicago, IL and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 1171 pages. Includes color and black and white illustrations. A clean and tight very near fine copy in gray cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will likely require extra shipping.
North American Bear

North American Bear by WRIGHT, Charles and Gary Young

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Title
North American Bear
Author
WRIGHT, Charles and Gary Young
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
np: Sutton Hoo Press, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to "approximately 136 copies" that were hand set with Bembo types on dampened Johannot and Somerset papers. Features seven poems by Charles Wright. Includes illustrations by Gary Young. A fine copy in blue cloth boards with paper label to the spine. No dust jacket as issued. An attractive production that is a fairly uncommon later book from Wright who was the 20th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.
Literary Caricatures By David Levine From the New York Review of Books

Literary Caricatures By David Levine From the New York Review of Books by LEVINE, David

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Title
Literary Caricatures By David Levine From the New York Review of Books
Author
LEVINE, David
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The New York Review of Books, 1964. First edition. A portfolio of 15 caricatures by Levine. Includes images of Robert Frost, Norman Mailer, Edmund Wilson, Marcel Proust, Dorothy Thomason and Sinclair Lewis, John Keats, Jean Genet, William Faulkner, John Ruski, Nathalie Sarraute, John O'Hara, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oscar Wilde, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Isadora Duncan. Sheets measure 8" x 10.5" and are in very near fine condition and in a very good slipcase that has some toning and wear.
Signed Negro League Tribute to Leon Day Poster

Signed Negro League Tribute to Leon Day Poster by Lewis, Ron. [Day, Leon]

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Title
Signed Negro League Tribute to Leon Day Poster
Author
Lewis, Ron. [Day, Leon]
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
1995 Color lithographic poster. 30" x 24.25". One of 1,200 numbered copies, signed by artist Ron Lewis at lower right, and 20 former Negro League baseball stars, including: Buck Leonard, Bill Cash, Monte Irvin, Armando Vazquez, Josh Johnson, Joe Black, Warren Peace, Russell Awkward, Sam Jethrowe, Verdell Mathis, Max Manning, Wilmer Fields, Stanley Glenn, Gene Benson, Mahlon Duckett, Al Wilmore, Nap Gulley, Buck O'Neil, Edsall Walker, and Wilmer Harris. Includes letter of authenticity, signed by Mrs. Leon Day and Richard Savoia. Leon Day (1916-95) is remembered as one of the greatest players and pitchers in the history of the Negro League, pitching for the Baltimore Black Sox, Newark Eagles, and Baltimore Elite Giants. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. Day's Newark Eagles teammate, Monte Irvin said: "People don't know what a great pitcher Leon Day was. He was as good or better than Bob Gibson. He was a better fielder, a better hitter, could run like a deer. When he pitched against Satchel, Satchel didn't have an edge. You thought Don Newcombe could pitch. You should have seen Day! One of the best complete athletes I've ever seen." . Signed. First Edition. Color Lithograph. Fine.
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F. Gamage -- An Artist in Chess Problems by Alain White

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Title
F. Gamage -- An Artist in Chess Problems
Author
Alain White
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Stamford, Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1941. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A very handsome example of the 1941 1st edition, limited to 250 copies and published by the formidable Overbrook Press of Stamford, CT. Tight and Fine in a clean, VG+ to Near Fine glassine dustjacket, with several very small closed tears along the edges. 16mo, top-edge gilt.
Ethan Frome (The Limited Edition, with Its Dustjacket and Slipcase)

Ethan Frome (The Limited Edition, with Its Dustjacket and Slipcase) by Edith Wharton

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Title
Ethan Frome (The Limited Edition, with Its Dustjacket and Slipcase)
Author
Edith Wharton
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. The October 1922 limited edition, designed by the redoubtable Bruce Rogers. One of 2000 copies issued in the publisher's printed dustjacket and slipcase. Solid, tight and VG+ (very light staining to the front board) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with even offsetting at the front and rear panels, and mild darkening --and a touch of scuffing-- along the spine. The original tissue-guard protecting the frontispiece portrait ("Ethan Frome's Kitchen") present and very clean. And including a sturdy, VG+ to Near Fine slipcase, with just a touch of wear along the spine ends and the top-edge. A very presentable copy.
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The works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne by BROWNE, Sir Thomas

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
The works of the learned Sir Thomas Browne
Author
BROWNE, Sir Thomas
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Tho. Basset, Ric. Chiswell, etc., 1686. FIRST COLLECTED WORKS. General title in red and black, separate titles for each part. Full-page woodcut illustration opposite the start of Hydriotaphia, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. Lacking the engraved frontispiece portrait. Contemporary calf, rebacked; a very clean copy from the library of E.N. da C. Andrade with his bookplate on the paste-down, ownership inscription of John Edwards on the fly-leaf and bookplate of Larry C. Parks, M.D. indicating his purchase in Oxford in 1972. First collected edition which includes all of Browne’s major works. Browne (1605-82) received his M.D. at Oxford in 1637. He was a prolific author who wrote on a wide variety of subjects including medicine, religion, science and the esoteric. The Religio medici (A doctor’s religion) represents Browne’s attempt to arrive at a vital concept of faith, one with tolerance, humor and dignity. His Pseudodoxia epidemica, or “vulgar errors” as it was amusingly referred to, contains his numerous observations and experiments in physics, comparative anatomy and biology. The work has become a literary classic and includes the first appearance in English of the term “electricity.” Keynes 201; Osler 4522; Wing B-5150.
The Books of Jacob

The Books of Jacob by Tokarczuk, Olga

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The Books of Jacob
Author
Tokarczuk, Olga
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Riverhead, 2022. first. hardcover. fine/fine. SIGNED first US printing, as stated on copyright page. Signed on a bookplate attached to half-title page. Book and dust jacket fine, unread, small crease at bottom of spine at both. Olga Tokarczuk was the 2019 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The Ferguson Affair

The Ferguson Affair by Macdonald, Ross

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The Ferguson Affair
Author
Macdonald, Ross
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
very good
Description
Knopf, 1960. first. hardcover. very good/very good. Stated first edition on copyright page. Book very good, stamp of Ex-Libris Indian Creek Country Club to front free end paper, some discoloring to end papers, foxing to paste-downs, soiled upper corners to a couple of first pages, minor rubbing to cover edges and faint staining to lower edges. Dust jacket very good, some tanning and minor wear, some waves to dj-mostly visible on inside. Flap price $3.50.
The agricultural, manufacturing and commercial resources and capabilities of Minnesota. Being a brief description of the state, its history, progress and present condition of development, and the attractions it offers to immigrants. Published for gratuitous distribution by the State Board of Immigration

The agricultural, manufacturing and commercial resources and capabilities of Minnesota. Being a brief description of the state, its history, progress and present condition of development, and the attractions it offers to immigrants. Published for gratuitous distribution by the State Board of Immigration

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Title
The agricultural, manufacturing and commercial resources and capabilities of Minnesota. Being a brief description of the state, its history, progress and present condition of development, and the attractions it offers to immigrants. Published for gratuitous distribution by the State Board of Immigration
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
St. Paul, Minn: H. H. Young, Secretary of Board [of Immigration], 1881. 8vo, pp. 64; 28 wood-engraved illustrations throughout; original printed gray wrappers; slight chipping of the spine, some soiling but generally near fine. Notes on the natural resources, climate and temperature, population, Native Americans, water power, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, social life, laws, state lands, railroads, etc. and a historical sketch of the state. The president of the Board of Immigration at the time of publication was Governor John S. Pillsbury of flour fame.
A Plan for Peace

A Plan for Peace by CLARK, Grenville

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Title
A Plan for Peace
Author
CLARK, Grenville
Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Quarter beige cloth with blue spine lettering and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. x, 83pp. Near fine/fine. Superb, tight first edition of this (to cite jacket front panel) "bold, thoughtful book by an outstanding citizen offering real hope for the future" published on the eve of the Korean War. Best of all, this special copy bears a fine presentation inscription from the author "To / Honorable Adlai E. / Stevenson / with the compliments / and best wishes of the / author. / Grenville Clark / Dublin, N.H. / May, 1952." Clark (1882-1967) was a high-level Wall Street attorney known for his work in international law and world peace initiatives who helped draft the United Nations charter; Stevenson (1900-65) was governor of Illinois and the Democratic presidential candidate. In 1945 Stevenson worked for U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius along with Assistant Secretary of State Archibald MacLeish on an ambitious world peace organization -- an effort to create a successor to the failed League of Nations. He was then appointed Deputy United States Delegate to the Preparatory Commission of the United Nations Organization, later becoming head of the delegation. In this role he was instrumental in the creation of the United Nations and perhaps in this capacity Stevenson and Clark came to know each other.
African American Entertainers Photo Archive Including Sidney Poitier, Isaac Hayes, Harry Belafonte, and Many More 1940s-1970s

African American Entertainers Photo Archive Including Sidney Poitier, Isaac Hayes, Harry Belafonte, and Many More 1940s-1970s by Midcentury Black Musicians & Actors

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Seller: Max Rambod Inc.
Title
African American Entertainers Photo Archive Including Sidney Poitier, Isaac Hayes, Harry Belafonte, and Many More 1940s-1970s
Author
Midcentury Black Musicians & Actors
Seller
Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1940. Archive of original publicity and candid photographs of 20th-century Black entertainers, ca. 1940s-1970s. 12 silver gelatin prints and half-tone publicity stills, various sizes but majority are 8 x 10 in., several with photographer or agency stamps, press captions, or printed credit on versos or margins. This collection assembles portraits, film stills, and candid images of major African American performers whose careers spanned stage, screen, music, and comedy during the mid-20th century-a period when Black entertainers broke barriers in Hollywood, television, and popular music, often while confronting systemic racism in the entertainment industry. Identified in this group are: Isaac Hayes, captured in a close-cropped press portrait with typed caption lauding his career as "composer, singer, actor, black Moses of soul" at the height of his 1970s popularity; Harry Belafonte, in a film still depicting him in a tense scene in 1959's film Odds Against Tomorrow; Sidney Poitier, pictured in a still embracing Barbara Mcnair in the 1970 movie They Call Me Mister Tibbs; Dick Gregory, the pioneering Black comedian and outspoken civil rights activist, in a studio portraits; Moses Gunn, known for his commanding stage presence and roles in films such as Shaft (1971); and John Marriott, a veteran character actor of stage and screen, seen in formal portrait. Also included are images of additional African American performers: a stylish mid-century nightclub or stage portrait of an unidentified singer in tuxedo; a sharply dressed man standing before a theater facade adorned with posters of entertainers including Kit, Kara, and Rio; and a candid street scene outside the famed Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, showing two men shaking hands beneath the marquee at "600 Savoy 598." Smaller prints depict a saxophonist in performance and a lobby card for comedian Hot Ashes. Together, these photographs trace a lineage of African American artistry across genres-popular music, jazz, theater, film, and stand-up-during an era when representation in mainstream media was both a political act and a cultural breakthrough. Light handling wear, some corner creases and press crop marks; overall very good.
The Cannoneers Have Hairy Ears: A Diary of the Front Lines

The Cannoneers Have Hairy Ears: A Diary of the Front Lines by Anonymous [Casey, Robert J.]; Harriman, Karl Edwin

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The Cannoneers Have Hairy Ears: A Diary of the Front Lines
Author
Anonymous [Casey, Robert J.]; Harriman, Karl Edwin
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: J.H. Sears & Company, Inc, 1927. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Brown, Julie. 4th printing. Ink name and a couple light spots on endpapers, jakcet edges rubbed with minimal loss from corners and a couple small closed tears. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1927 Hard Cover. xiv, 347 pp. Julie Brown Art Deco style jacket art. Firsthand accounts of Mont Sec, Argonne, Romagne, and Meuse during World War I, presented in diary format. Written anonymously by Robert J. Casey, a combat veteran and journalist, it is notable for its raw and authentic accounts of his experience as a soldier. Casey served at Verdun and Meuse-Argonne as an artilleryman.
Author Sherwood Anderson Autographs Books For A Fellow Writer

Author Sherwood Anderson Autographs Books For A Fellow Writer by SHERWOOD ANDERSON

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
Author Sherwood Anderson Autographs Books For A Fellow Writer
Author
SHERWOOD ANDERSON
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Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
TLS. 1pg. 8 x 11. No Date. No Place. A typed letter signed Sherwood Anderson to author Henry Tatnall Brown, Jr. (1871-1938), obliging a request to autograph books: I have your letter. It happens that I am going away for ten days. After that send the books to Ripshin Farm, Trout Dale, VA, And I will inscribe them for you. Ripshin Farm, as mentioned in the letter, was Andersons home and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. The letter is in fine condition with some spots of toning and mailing folds.
DAS SCHWEINE ALBUM

DAS SCHWEINE ALBUM

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Title
DAS SCHWEINE ALBUM
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good minus.
Description
Hagen: Hermann Risel & Co, 1886. Very good minus.. A pun on the German for autograph book, "Sein-Album," this SCHWEINE ALBUM invites the signers to blindly draw pigs instead of write their signatures. This humorous and creative take on the much loved autograph book format encourages signers to close their eyes and draw their best pig. The owner's friends, both German and US American, have dutifully done so, resulting in some hilarious art. Between the signature/"pignature" pages are illustrative pig puns and poems. A unique and charming object. 4'' x 6.25''. Original color pictorial boards. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout. 46 leaves. Owner's name to title page, dated 1886. Some edgewear to boards, variously stabilized; spine repaired. Leaves with light edgewear and occasional small closed tears; one signature sprung. Else sound and clean.
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Theory and Practice of Pendulum Observations at Sea by Vening Meinesz, F A

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Title
Theory and Practice of Pendulum Observations at Sea
Author
Vening Meinesz, F A
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
Delft: Waltman, 1929. First Edition.. Original publisher's cloth.. Very good.. Royal 8vo, viii, [1] - 95 pp. + 9 inserted half-tone photographic plates of the pendulum mechanism and optical recording device as well as numerous text illustrations. Vening Meinesz is best known for his work in geophysics. The book offered here is the explanation of the testing and development of his ingenious apparatus for determining the differences in the acceleration of gravity. He is famous for this set of experiments and the discovery of gravitational anomalies that now bear his name. DSB XIII, 605-611.
Fascism and Political Theory: Critical Perspectives on Fascist Ideology

Fascism and Political Theory: Critical Perspectives on Fascist Ideology by Woodley, Daniel

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Fascism and Political Theory: Critical Perspectives on Fascist Ideology
Author
Woodley, Daniel
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780415473545
Description
Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; blue spine with white text; first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has mild wear; slightly rubbed corners; tight binding; strong boards; textblock clean; handwritten copious notes to fep, as well as to verso, as is; also other underlining and marginalia inside, as is; illustrated; pp 276 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. 1353906. FP New Rockville Stock.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT [Signed]

WEALTH MANAGEMENT [Signed] by Zuckerman, Edward

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Title
WEALTH MANAGEMENT [Signed]
Author
Zuckerman, Edward
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781956763058
Description
New York, New York: Arcade, 2022. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 279 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is black with white and green lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$26.99" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine tail and moderate creasing along rear tail edge; spine mildly cocked. Shelved in hallway. 1387777. Special Collections.
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BOOK OF BABY MINE by (Baby Record Book) Denny, Meleena Burns

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Title
BOOK OF BABY MINE
Author
(Baby Record Book) Denny, Meleena Burns
Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
(Grand Rapids, Mich): (Simplicity Company), 1915. An octavo, 94 pages, bound in limp leather with emobssed decorative cover. A charming book for recording the important milestones in a baby's life. The first part of the book has blank pages for entering records, illustrated in color by Meleena Burns Denny, in the style of Fanny Cory. The latter pages offer instruction to new parents on the care of their new family member. Topping off this exceptional record book is a little pass book inserted into a pocket on the rear pastedown for baby's first bank deposits! A pristine copy of a book that was reprinted many times.
J. L. M. Curry: A Biography

J. L. M. Curry: A Biography by Alderman, Edwin Anderson; Gordon, Armistead Churchill

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Title
J. L. M. Curry: A Biography
Author
Alderman, Edwin Anderson; Gordon, Armistead Churchill
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
New York: Macmillan, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. xx, [1], 468 pages, [1], [4] pages advertisements. Frontispiece photograph. Green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on spine. Gilt top edge. Light edge and shelf shelf wear to the cloth binding. Both hinges are broken with exposed webbing. The right front flyleaf and the half title page are detached. Pasted down on the right front flyleaf is an approximate 6" x 4" studio portrait photograph of J. L. M. Curry. The front paste down has a shadow the cabinet card and an inscribed card "Compliments of Mrs. Alice Connally". Inscription reads - "To Dr. Wm H. Hilliard." Interior contents clean. Nevins II page 36 - "A complete, balanced study of the Alabama politician and Congressman; based on Curry's papers, including many of his letters.
The Ponder Heart

The Ponder Heart by Welty, Eudora

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Title
The Ponder Heart
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Welty, Eudora
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Drawings by Joe Krush. About Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, lightly rubbed at the edges. Quarter grey cloth with pink paper on the boards, some moisture stains to both. Square and firmly bound, a small stain at the top edge, clean internally. Welty's novel of the generous Daniel Ponder who is eventually put on trial for the murder of his second wife.
The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future

The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future by d'Eramo, Marco

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Title
The Pig and the Skyscraper: Chicago: A History of Our Future
Author
d'Eramo, Marco
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781859846247
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Verso, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Translated by Graeme Thomson. Foreword by Mike Davis. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($30.00). Quarter beige cloth with orange paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, lightly soiled at the fore-edge, clean internally.
The Gold of the Gods

The Gold of the Gods by von Daniken, Erich

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Title
The Gold of the Gods
Author
von Daniken, Erich
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780399112089
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Translated by Michael Heron. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($6.95), rubbed at the surface and edges. Yellow cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, faintly soiled at the top edge, clean internally. von Daniken's work that theorizes the settlers of earth were the losers of a "battle of the gods." From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.
Ben Warman

Ben Warman by Winter, Charles E.

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Title
Ben Warman
Author
Winter, Charles E.
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
J. J. Little & Ives Company, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. SIGNED. 331pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Olive green cloth over boards, with a pictorial paper label on the front cover. The extremities are bumped, and the cloth along the top edge of the rear board is slightly frayed. A newspaper photograph of the author has been mounted to the front pastedown, resulting in a corresponding dark patch on the opposite page, where the author's inscription is written. Winter, a former member of the United States House of Representatives, wrote the lyrics to "Wyoming," the official song for the state. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: To______. Compliments and best wishes of the author, Charles E. Winter, Casper, Wyo., Dec. 11, 1917.
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The Peerless-Utah Company Catalog A - Wholesale Distributors to the Plumbing, Heating and Industrial Trade

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The Peerless-Utah Company Catalog A - Wholesale Distributors to the Plumbing, Heating and Industrial Trade
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
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R. R. Donnelly & Sons Co, 1951. Original edition. Hardcover. 224pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a white ink stamped title border on the spine, and bold ink stamped title on the front cover. Near fine. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. To Our Customers- "The object of this catalog is to familiarize our customers with our stock of merchandise and to make it more convenient for them in ordering to specify that which is best suited to their requirements.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. by Boswell, James, Esq

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The Life of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.
Author
Boswell, James, Esq
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: The Heritage Press, 1963. First Edition, Thus. Cloth. Fine/Slipcase. Threee Volumes, 8vo., 466, 486, 473pp. Beautiful First Heritage Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcases have a touch of edge-wear but quite minor. Bookpalte on front paste-down of each volume. A gorgeous collectable set at a great price.
Saving Grace

Saving Grace by Babitt, Debbie

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Saving Grace
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Babitt, Debbie
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9781613162064
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Fine
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New York: Scarlet, 2021. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 476pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($25.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's first novel.
[AMERICANA] [ENGINEERING] THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE BETWEEN FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY AND MANHATTAN, NEW YORK

[AMERICANA] [ENGINEERING] THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE BETWEEN FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY AND MANHATTAN, NEW YORK

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[AMERICANA] [ENGINEERING] THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE BETWEEN FORT LEE, NEW JERSEY AND MANHATTAN, NEW YORK
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Good binding
Description
New York City: The Port of New York Authority, 1931. Soft Cover. Good binding. Folded sheet; 8 x 19” inches unfolded; with black and white photographic illustrations of the bridge; the Cable Constrution on the bridge in October 1929, and the Tower Erection in May 1929; as well a drawing of a typical cross Section.; each panel with symmetrical holes and rust spots (we presume for a now removed straight pin); with a chart containing Principal Data such as “Diameter of Each Cable” and the Clearance beneath the Lower Deck at the New York Tower.~~The edges have some rough folds, and the there is some light staining.~~A most uncommon pamphlet from a folded sheet; we locate a single insitutional holding as of July 20, 2025. Good binding.
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The Last Flowering: French Paintings in Manuscripts, 1420-1530, from American Collections. With the assistance of Gregory Clark. by Plummer, John.

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The Last Flowering: French Paintings in Manuscripts, 1420-1530, from American Collections. With the assistance of Gregory Clark.
Author
Plummer, John.
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Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
New York/London (The Pierpont Morgan Library/ Oxford University Press), 1982.. xiv, (2), 123, (3)pp. 123 illus. hors texte. Lrg. 4to. Wraps.
Mycroft Holmes; A Novel. With Anna Waterhouse

Mycroft Holmes; A Novel. With Anna Waterhouse by Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

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Mycroft Holmes; A Novel. With Anna Waterhouse
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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine
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New York: Titan Books, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. The first edition of Mycroft Holmes, signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse.. Octavo, 328pp. Black hardcover. The first printing, with "First Edition: September 2015" stated and a full number line. Red endpapers. In the publisher's fine dust jacket, $25.99 on the front flap, bright illustrations. Signed and dated "10/15" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse.
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Josef Albers / Donald Judd: Form and Color by ALBERS, Joseph; JUDD, Donald

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Josef Albers / Donald Judd: Form and Color
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ALBERS, Joseph; JUDD, Donald
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
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New York: PaceWildenstein, 2007. paperback. fine. Albers & Judd. 33 color plates. 83p., small square 4to, stiff yellow wrappers printed in red & blue. New York: PaceWildenstein, 2007. Fine.
WOMEN DON'T ASK

WOMEN DON'T ASK by BABCOCK, Linda

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WOMEN DON'T ASK
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BABCOCK, Linda
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
Princeton University Press, 2003. BABCOCK, Linda. WOMEN DON'T ASK. [With Sara Laschever]. Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2003]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 223 pages. First Edition, third printing. Signed presentation by both Babcock & Laschever on title page. Near fine in fine d/j. Uncommon signed. $50.00.
Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad

Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad by Alvarez, Silvia G.

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Los Comuneros de Santa Elena: Tierra, familia y propiedad
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Alvarez, Silvia G.
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9789978841464
Description
Quito: Corporacion Editora Nacional, 1991. Paperback. 175p., wraps lightly shelfworn, pages evenly toned, bookstore label on half-title, else very good condition. Text in Spanish. Biblioteca de Ciencias Sociales, Volumen 34.
Reflections

Reflections by Zhang, Gracey

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Reflections
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Zhang, Gracey
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Self-published by the author, 2010. pamphlet. [26p.], slight sticker shadow on back wrap, else in very good condition.
Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899.

Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899. by American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

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Contents and General Index of the Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. I., 1880, to Vol. XX., 1899.
Author
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
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New York:: Published by the Society, 1899., 1899. 8vo. 188 pp. Brown cloth, gilt-stamped spine title; spine ends chipped. Very good.
Group of 2 offprints. Includes: ADELBERG, & H. Edwin UMBARGER. "Isoleucine and Valine Metabolism in Escherichia Coli. V. [alpha]-Ketoisovaleric Acid Accumulation." Offprint from: Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 205, no. 1, 1953.

Group of 2 offprints. Includes: ADELBERG, & H. Edwin UMBARGER. "Isoleucine and Valine Metabolism in Escherichia Coli. V. [alpha]-Ketoisovaleric Acid Accumulation." Offprint from: Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 205, no. 1, 1953. by ADELBERG, Edward A. (1920–2009).

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Group of 2 offprints. Includes: ADELBERG, & H. Edwin UMBARGER. "Isoleucine and Valine Metabolism in Escherichia Coli. V. [alpha]-Ketoisovaleric Acid Accumulation." Offprint from: Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 205, no. 1, 1953.
Author
ADELBERG, Edward A. (1920–2009).
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
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No place:: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1953., 1953. 8vo. 475-482 pp. Figs. Printed wrappers. Ownership rubber stamp of Norman Horowitz, California Institute of Technology. Fine. Adelberg was associated with the Dept. of Bacteriology, University of California, Berkeley. WITH: ADELBERG, et al. "Attempted Induction of Microbial Mutants Requiring Steroidal Growth Factors." Offprint from: Journal of Bacteriology, vol. 69, no. 6, 1955. 8vo. p. 733. Printed wrappers. Ownership rubber stamp of Horowitz. Edward Allen Adelberg was a founder of microbial genetics and biochemist who spent much of his career at Yale University. His writing partner, Harold Edwin Umbarger, was an American bacteriologist and biochemist. In 1960 he joined the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. In 1964 he took a professorship at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Two Ladies

Two Ladies by Ansell, Charles R.A. (1752- ?)

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Two Ladies
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Ansell, Charles R.A. (1752- ?)
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Very good
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Np: Np, Nd. Very good. 29 x 23.5 cm. sepia stipple engraving by Edmund Scott (1758-1815), a pupil of Francesco Bartolozzi.
Richard Artschwager

Richard Artschwager by Richard Artschwager; John Yau

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Richard Artschwager
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Richard Artschwager; John Yau
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781932598667
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Very Good
Description
New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. Very Good. New York: Gagosian Gallery, 2008. First Edition. Quarto (30x28x1cm); 56pp. Color images of Artschwager's work throughout, with a preliminary section treating his influences, including images from Morandi, Vuillard, Matisse, and Bonnard. Pictorial boards. Covers are sturdy and clean, with a slight outward bow to back board toward fore-edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. This is the catalog for the Artschwager show at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City, from 24 January to 1 March 2008.
FORBIDDEN TO SWAP

FORBIDDEN TO SWAP by ARCHER, Doug

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FORBIDDEN TO SWAP
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ARCHER, Doug
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
South Laguna, CA: Gloucester Publishing Company, 1974. First Edition. Very good.. Catalog number MB-114 from Gloucester Publishing's Mayfair Books series. Wife swapping sleaze. Uncommon. 185pp. Wraps. 12mo. Illustrated wraps. Small hole punch through upper, front cover. Mild handling wear. Overall sound, clean.
Bettie Page in Danger! #5

Bettie Page in Danger! #5

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Bettie Page in Danger! #5
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
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Battle Creek: SHH Productions, 2012. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. Near fine in publisher's bag with 3-D glasses.
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The Herb Book by Boxer, Arabella; Back, Philippa

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The Herb Book
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Boxer, Arabella; Back, Philippa
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Peerage Books, 1989. Very Good. Boxer, Arabella. The Herb Book. Back, Philippa. London: Peerage Books, 1989. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Pictorial hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing.. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gentle rubbing and bumping..

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