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The Works of Antonio Canova in Sculpture and Modelling with Descriptions from the Italian of the Countess Albrizzi and a Biographical Memoir by Count Cicognara by Albrizzi, Isabella (Teotochi), Countesss d'; Leopoldo Cicognara

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Title: The Works of Antonio Canova in Sculpture and Modelling with Descriptions from the Italian of the Countess Albrizzi and a Biographical Memoir by Count Cicognara
Author: Albrizzi, Isabella (Teotochi), Countesss d'; Leopoldo Cicognara
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: g
Description: Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. Heliotype edition. Hardcover. g. 2 volumes in one. Sm. folio. Unpaginated. Original morocco, gold-stamped on front and back cover. Beveled edges. Gold-decorated spine with raised bands. All gilt edges. Doublures. Marbled endpapers. Ex-libris of Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson (* see below) on free front endpaper. Frontispiece of Canova in both volumes. Title-page printed in red & black with vignette. Decorative initials. Elaborate publication, illustrated with work by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822). Canova became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The epitome of the neoclassical style, his work marked a return to classical refinement after the theatrical excesses of Baroque sculpture. Profusely illustrated with over 150 photographic reproductions in heliotype of Canova's work, portraits of Canova, Medals, etc. Includes list of his works, classified and chronologically arranged. Some age wear and abrasions on binding. Heavy staining on front board. Head and tail of spine worn and chipped, wear on corners. Three-inch closed tear on top edge of free front endpaper. Small closed tears on edges of first few leaves. Binding in fair, interior in very good condition. Very heavy book, extra shipping required. * Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson was the daughter-in-law of Countess Carrie Estelle Doheny (1875-1958). E. Doheny was a Los Angeles socialite and the second wife of oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny.

WINTER WORDS. In Various Moods and Metres by Hardy, Thomas

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Title: WINTER WORDS. In Various Moods and Metres
Author: Hardy, Thomas
Seller: Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description: 1928. London: Macmillan and Co., 1928. Original olive green cloth with monogram device in gilt, with dust jacket. First Edition, which consisted of 5000 copies, of Hardy's last book -- a collection of 105 poems. From his "Introductory Note" it appears that Hardy intended to have this published on his birthday in June 1928, and he foresaw that it would be "probably my last appearance on the literary stage"; in fact he died in January 1928, and the book was published posthumously. This is a fine copy (spine a little faded); the dust jacket is close-to-fine as well (one short closed tear). Purdy pp 252-262.

Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs by ALLEN, Gardner W.

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Title: Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs
Author: ALLEN, Gardner W.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1905. Reprint. Octavo (20cm); royal blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; top edge gilt; xiv,354,[2]pp, with frontispiece and 15 inserted plates. Gift inscription to front endpaper; light wear to extremities, else Near Fine. "With the Compliments of The Author" slip laid in. Account of the dealings between the United States navy and the countries along the Barbary Shore.

Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds by Lack, David

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Title: Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds
Author: Lack, David
Seller: Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the lumber of eggs that it lays, the relative size of its eggs, the rate of development of its eggs and young, and the age at which it first breeds. This book is the first comprehensive survey of these points that has been made, so readers can see what is known, and what emains to be discovered, and hence may be stimulated to add to knowledge. However it is much more than a summary of the facts, for these various adaptations have been interpreted in terms of natural selection, and the author has suggested how each of them is best suited to the way of life of the species concerned and how it may lead to the production of most young. Adaptations have been interpreted chiefly by means of comparisons between species, but it is important that views obtained by these means should, wherever possible, be tested by experiments, in which a start has been made. The author has worked almost throughout his life on the ecology, evolution and breeding habits of birds and in this book has brought together not only his personal research, but that of many other workers. both amateur and professional." DAVID LAMBERT LACK (1910 - 1973) was a British evolutionary biologist who made contributions to ornithology, ecology and ethology. His book on the finches of the Galapagos Islands was a landmark work. Lack's work in ornithology was almost entirely based on studies of the living bird. He was one of the pioneers of life-history studies in Britain, especially those based on quantitative approaches, when some traditional ornithologists of the time were focusing their studies on morphology and geographic distribution. Lack's major scientific research included work on population biology and density dependent regulation. Lack's most famous work is Darwin's Finches, a landmark study whose title linked Darwin's name with the Galapagos group of species and popularised the term "Darwin's finches" in 1947, though the term had been introduced by Percy Lowe in 1936. It is often forgotten that there are two versions of this work, and they differ significantly in their conclusions. The first is a book-length monograph, written after his visit to the Galapagos, but not published until 1945. In it Lack interprets the differences in bill size as species recognition signals, that is, as isolating mechanisms. The second is the later book in which the differences in bill size are interpreted as adaptations to specific food niches, an interpretation that has since been abundantly confirmed. This change of mind, according to Lack's Preface, came about as a result of his reflections on his own data whilst he was doing war work. The effect of this change in interpretation is to put the emphasis for speciation onto natural selection for appropriate food handling instead of seeing it primarily as a by-product of an isolating mechanism. In this way his work contributed to the modern evolutionary synthesis, in which natural selection came to be seen as the prime mover in evolution, and not random or mutational events. Lack's work laid the foundations for the much more extensive work of Peter Grant and his colleagues. Also, Lack's work feeds into studies of island biogeography which continue the same range of issues presented by the Galapagos fauna on a more varied canvas.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer by Yeats-Brown, Francis

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Title: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Author: Yeats-Brown, Francis
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Viking Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 5th printing, 1931. Beige cloth boards with blue and silver lettering & decoration. Inscribed by Yeats-Brown on front endpaper, dated 1932. Fading to spine, minor wear, lacks jacket. A popular book of its day, basis for the Gary Cooper movie of the same title which was nominated for the several Oscars, winning only for Best Assistant Director.

Girl Dinner SIGNED FIRST EDITION WITH SPRAYED EDGES by Blake, Olivie

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Title: Girl Dinner SIGNED FIRST EDITION WITH SPRAYED EDGES
Author: Blake, Olivie
Seller: Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781250883452
Condition: Very good +
Description: New York: Tor, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink to decorative page specially bound in by the publisher. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 8 1/2" X 5 5/8". 358pp. Faint shelfwear to unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with blind-stamped framed and pasta-wrapped fork to upper board and spine lettered in silver. Edges sprayed hot pink. Gentle bumping to tail of spine, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A highly presentable signed first edition of this darkly fun novel from Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six. Good girls deserve a treat! ABOUT THIS BOOK: DELUXE EDITION-a gorgeous hardcover edition featuring hot pink sprayed edges! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . . Good girls deserve a treat. Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected. After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she's taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as easy prey. Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don't fit right, her girl-dad husband isn't as present as he thinks he is, and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House's academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves. As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power. (Publisher).

Thomas Alcorn Photographs by Alcorn, Thomas

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Title: Thomas Alcorn Photographs
Author: Alcorn, Thomas
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780847800575
Condition: Very Good
Description: NY: Rizzoli, 1976. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good paperback in a slightly tanned jacket.

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