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The Lady, or the Tiger? [bound tête-bêche with] The Discourager of Hesitancy

The Lady, or the Tiger? [bound tête-bêche with] The Discourager of Hesitancy by Stockton, Frank L.; Bachinski, Walter (Artist)

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Title
The Lady, or the Tiger? [bound tête-bêche with] The Discourager of Hesitancy
Author
Stockton, Frank L.; Bachinski, Walter (Artist)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[Vancouver, B.C.]: HM [Heavenly Monkey], 2022. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Bachinski, Walter. One of 30 copies, octavo size, the two stories with 26 total pp., signed by Walter Bachinski, with a printed version of the HM prospectus. Heavenly Monkey includes the tag line on their web site of "Publisher of elusive books". Truer words were never spoken, for the exceptionally high quality of the Heavenly Monkey publications, in every aspect, has gained for Rollin Milroy an enthusiastic and devoted following, with his books extremely difficult to obtain if one is not fortunate enough to be on the subscriber list. This recent publication includes two short stories by Frank L. Stockton (1834-1902), who went against the wishes of his father (to study medicine) and instead became a wood engraver, working for "Hearth and Home" and subsequently for "St. Nicholas Magazine" as assistant editor. One of these two stores, "The Lady, or the Tiger" (originally published in 1882), is his most famous, and met with resounding success. "[A] fantasy story that resembles a fairy tale...it is considered more whimsical and open-ended than most fairy tales" (n.b., info from the online Encyclopedia Britannica, quote from web site Encyclopedia). Per the Heavenly Monkey prospectus, "The Lady, or the Tiger?", with its ambiguous ending, "left readers pestering [Stockton] to know what happened..." resulting in "The Discourager of Hesitancy". This publication has, as crowning jewels, artwork by Walter Bachinski (Shanty Bay Press): a six-colour frontispiece for both stories in pochoir and an additional twelve illustrations printed in a variety of colours throughout. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in quarter gold cloth with black printed paper over boards, painted endpapers of lime and gold, the two frontispieces coloured via pochoir by Bachinsky, the additional illustrations in various colours on each page; Weiss and American Uncial types, printed with a handpress on dampened Barcham Green Canterbury paper, octavo size, pagination: "Lady", [i-ii] [1-2] 3-10 [1, colophon]; "Discourager", [i-ii] [1-2] 3-9 (note: pp. 5 and 7 were mis-bound, so the reader shall need to flip back and forth at this point) [1, blank] [1, colophon, signed here by Walter Bachinski], this no. 10 of only 30 copies. Housed in the publisher's slipcase of stury cardboard covered with matching black paper, gold paper spine label with both titles printed in black. ___CONDITION: Fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; we acquired this directly from the publisher, it is as new, as is the slipcase. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Les Roses de Vaudeville by (BARRÉ, Pierre-Yves)

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Les Roses de Vaudeville
Author
(BARRÉ, Pierre-Yves)
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Paris: Chez Le Fuel (Firmin Didot), 1816. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 12mo. 19th century full green calf gilt (corners bumped), spine lovely in five compartments, with gilt rose design in one of the compartments. A.E.G. An early 19th-century play-book of the French vaudeville theatre, illustrated with an additional engraved hand-colored title page and 12 hand-colored aquatints. The Théâtre du Vaudeville opened in Paris in 1792 on rue de Chartres-Saint-Honoré. “Before Napoleon came to power, vaudevilles were frequently based on social issues, class questions and political concerns, causing not a few disputes with the various parties in power since the founding of the theatre. After about 1804, however, the genre turned away from political and social concerns” (Marvin Carlson, 48). Napoleon was at first “discontented with his theatre due to anti-Republican allusions which he made every evening” (de Lanzac de Laborie, 152), but later embraced it, famously commanding a performance in 1805 for officers who were assembling an invasion force against England. The book contains 18, exceptionally brief, one and two-act vaudevilles, adorned with with 12 delightful plates, each delicately hand-colored. Engraved calendar bound in at the rear. Corners bumped, but a truly lovely copy overall.
ORNETTE COLEMAN (ca. 1964-85) Set of 5 photos

ORNETTE COLEMAN (ca. 1964-85) Set of 5 photos by Np, Brian Blauser, David Gahr

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ORNETTE COLEMAN (ca. 1964-85) Set of 5 photos
Author
Np, Brian Blauser, David Gahr
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Np. No binding. Near Fine. Np, [ca. 1964-1985]. Set of five (5) vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white photos. One with ink printing notations in blank margin and Brian Blauser photographer stamp and 1985 date on verso; one with David Gahr photo credit printed in lower right blank margin; one with holograph printing notations on verso along with note "Ornette Coleman at Five Spot"; two with photo agency sticker on verso. Overall near fine or better. Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He was best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation. His pioneering works often abandoned the harmony-based composition, tonality, chord changes, and fixed rhythm found in earlier jazz idioms. Instead, Coleman emphasized an experimental approach to improvisation, rooted in ensemble playing and blues phrasing. AllMusic called him "one of the most beloved and polarizing figures in jazz history," noting that while "now celebrated as a fearless innovator and a genius, he was initially regarded by peers and critics as rebellious, disruptive, and even a fraud." (Wikipedia) How times and critical responses can change!
The Diary of a Goose Girl

The Diary of a Goose Girl by Kate Douglas Wiggin

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Title
The Diary of a Goose Girl
Author
Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Gay and Bird, 1902. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. Claude A. Shepperson. WARMLY INSCRIBED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN on the front free endpaper. A very presentable copy to boot of the 1902 1st edition. Solid and VG in its beige, pictorial cloth, with rubbing along the spine and just a bit of light soiling to the panels. Decorative bookplate at the front pastedown, the author's initials (?) ("K.D.W (?) / 1902") along the upper margin of the title page. 12mo, nicely illustrated throughout in line-drawn black-and-white by Claude A. Shepperson.
Roadhouse 66 [Roadhouse] (Original screenplay for the 1984 film)

Roadhouse 66 [Roadhouse] (Original screenplay for the 1984 film) by Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee (starring); John Mark Robinson (director); Galen Lee, George Simpson (screenwriters)

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Title
Roadhouse 66 [Roadhouse] (Original screenplay for the 1984 film)
Author
Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee (starring); John Mark Robinson (director); Galen Lee, George Simpson (screenwriters)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: Roadhouse Productions, Inc, 1983. First Draft script for the 1984 film, here under the working title "Roadhouse. " While driving cross country down Route 66 to California, Beckman's (Judge Reinhold) car is shot at by three hoodlums. When he meets former rock and roll musician, Johnny Harte (Willem Dafoe), they decide to teach the hoodlums a lesson. Set in Kingman and Oatman, Arizona, shot on location in Kingman, Oatman, and Bagdad, Arizona, and Santa Clarita, California. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present, dated July 18, 1983, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter George Simpson and Based on a Screenplay by Galen Lee. 99 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.
Del amor y de la muerte [Of Love and Death] (Original photograph of Amparo Muñoz from the 1977 film)

Del amor y de la muerte [Of Love and Death] (Original photograph of Amparo Muñoz from the 1977 film) by Amparo Muñoz, Simón Andreu, Luis Barboo (starring); Antonio Giménez Rico (director); Miguel Madrid, José Luis García Sánchez (screenwriters)

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Del amor y de la muerte [Of Love and Death] (Original photograph of Amparo Muñoz from the 1977 film)
Author
Amparo Muñoz, Simón Andreu, Luis Barboo (starring); Antonio Giménez Rico (director); Miguel Madrid, José Luis García Sánchez (screenwriters)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: N.p., 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1977 film, showing actress Amparo Muñoz in the nude. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A beautiful young woman falls in love with her stepbrother, and to discourage their relationship from growing, her mother sends her to marry a pastor. Shot on location in Madrid. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.
NOWHERE

NOWHERE by BERGER, THOMAS

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NOWHERE
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BERGER, THOMAS
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
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Delacorte/Lawrence, 1985. BERGER, Thomas. NOWHERE. [NY]: Delacorte/Lawrence, [1985]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed by Berger on the title page and again on the front endpaper. Fine in d/j. $85.00.
BRASIL DE MARCEL GAUTHEROT. FOTOGRAFIAS

BRASIL DE MARCEL GAUTHEROT. FOTOGRAFIAS

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BRASIL DE MARCEL GAUTHEROT. FOTOGRAFIAS
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
ISBN
9788586707056
Description
São Paulo: Instituto Moreira Salles, IMS, 2001. b/w plates, bio/chron., bibliographical references (pages 147-149), color pict. fldg. wrps. Large anthology of the highlights of the 25,000 photographs and archive of Marcel Gautherot (1910-1996) of Brazil acquired by the Institute in 1999. Includes essays by Rubens Fernandes Junior, Lygia Segal, Ana Luiza Nobre with a testimony by Oscar Niemeyer.
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JAPAN IN RECENT TIMES 1912-1926 by Young, A. Morgan

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JAPAN IN RECENT TIMES 1912-1926
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Young, A. Morgan
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Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY: William Morrow & Co., 1929. 347 pages, hardbound. Ex-library with usual markings, o/w clean contents. Binding is firm brown cloth with soil and light edgewear. .
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LEAVES FROM THE AUTUMN OF A BUSY LIFE by Yates, S. Annie

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LEAVES FROM THE AUTUMN OF A BUSY LIFE
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Yates, S. Annie
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Very Good
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No Place: The Caxton Press. Very Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Printed for the Author by The Caxton Press, (no date). 79 pages, hardbound. VG in a tight purple cloth binding with gilt stamping. .
The Man Who Invented Florida

The Man Who Invented Florida by WHITE, Randy Wayne

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The Man Who Invented Florida
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WHITE, Randy Wayne
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780312098667
Description
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 294 pages. The third book to feature Doc Ford. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A very fresh copy.
The Charity School Movement in Colonial Pennsylvania 1754-1763

The Charity School Movement in Colonial Pennsylvania 1754-1763 by Weber, Samuel Edwin

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The Charity School Movement in Colonial Pennsylvania 1754-1763
Author
Weber, Samuel Edwin
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Philadelphia: William J. Campbell, 1905. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - " Presented to Professor Carl Zeigler by S.E. Weber 6-30-1915". Very Good in blue cloth boards, 74 pp., boards soiled and with light edge wear, from the collection of noted historian John K. Alexander, his ownership signature rear paste down..
America's Navy in World War II

America's Navy in World War II by Cant, Gilbert

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America's Navy in World War II
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Cant, Gilbert
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: The John Day Company, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.,432pp. Sharp First Edition with no other printings listed as called for by John Day. Bound in black cloth with titles in white on spine and front board. Photos, maps and diagrams. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A bit of soiling in the front gutter. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.75), has a couple of short closed tears and some fairly mild soiling. Still fresh and bright. A very handsome collectable copy of an uncommon First, particularly in dust-jacket.
THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION: The Journals of Dan Eldon

THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION: The Journals of Dan Eldon by ELDON, Dan and Kathy Eldon

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THE JOURNEY IS THE DESTINATION: The Journals of Dan Eldon
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ELDON, Dan and Kathy Eldon
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780811815864
Condition
Near Fine.
Description
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. First Edition. Near Fine.. True first edition / printing of this moving full-color reproduction of the young and notes photographer's collaged journals. Eldon lost his life on assignment in Somolia in 1993. With an introduction by his mother. Hardcover. 4to. Pictorial boards. Slight lean, minor shelfwear. Near fine overall.
La forêt illuminée; suivie de Boule de chagrins: théâtre

La forêt illuminée; suivie de Boule de chagrins: théâtre by Ze, Gervais Mendo

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La forêt illuminée; suivie de Boule de chagrins: théâtre
Author
Ze, Gervais Mendo
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Paris: ABC, 1988. 8vo, pp. 167, [1]; text in French; green stiff paper wrappers; pencil scribble on title page, else near fine. Gervais Mendo Ze was a Cameroonian linguist, government, official, and radio director. He was also an anti-corruption activist, and wrote a number of books and plays.
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The USG Mixed Car Service (Stationary) by United States Gypsum Company

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The USG Mixed Car Service (Stationary)
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United States Gypsum Company
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Minneapolis, MN: United States Gypsum Company, 1930. First Edition. Near fine. Stationary, n. d. (ca 1930); 11 x 8 1/2; single sheet, unused; large illustration and diagram to upper half of recto; slight age-toning to margins, else very minor wear; in very good to near fine condition. An unusual advertising piece, it highlighted one of the United States Gypsum Company's proprietary services and modes of distribution. At the end of the 19th century, with gypsum (soft sulfate mineral, widely used as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall, etc.) plentiful, cheap, and easy to employ - many companies jumped on the bandwagon of manufacturing it, resulting in consistently plummeting prices. In 1901, as a result, 30 gypsum and plaster businesses joined together to form the United States Gypsum Company (USG). Through calculated product diversification and diffusion of manufacturing facilities it would be one of few businesses to operate profitably every year during the Great Depression. The current stationary advertised the USG mixed car service - a method of delivering a variety of products with minimum freight charges by using a specific order of loading them in a single railroad car. The detailed diagram illustrated the sequence of arranging sheetrock, rocklath, Red Top Patching Plaster, cement, Plastint Colored Finish, etc.to be transported in a safe and efficient way.
A Visit to the Russians in 1828. An Episode from the Narrative of...

A Visit to the Russians in 1828. An Episode from the Narrative of... by Duhaut-Cilly, Auguste Bernard

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A Visit to the Russians in 1828. An Episode from the Narrative of...
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Duhaut-Cilly, Auguste Bernard
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Silverado: Bohemian Grove, 1946 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First seperate edition. Translated from the French by Charles Franklin Carter. 14, [2]pp. Printed in red and black. Red wrappers printed in white. Minor creasing to upper front corner, else a fine copy. Although not indicated, limited to 400 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Details this French seaman's visit to the Russian settlement at Fort Ross in Bodega, California [Grabhorn: 426]..
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Ninetieth Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1919

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Ninetieth Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1919
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Deseret News, 1919. Good. Ninetieth Semi-Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: October 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1919. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News, 1919. 218pp. 8vo. Gray wraps. Book condition: Good with covers lightly soiled, soft bend in bottom corner of front cover, and tiny tear in head of spine. '0 19' penned tinily on spine near head. Small amount of binding glue on first and last pages near gutter.
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Transient Poet: William Allan Retrospective. by ALLAN, William.

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Transient Poet: William Allan Retrospective.
Author
ALLAN, William.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Sacramento: Crocker Art Museum, (1993).. First edition.. 59 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
The Communist, October 1942, Vol. XXI, No. 9

The Communist, October 1942, Vol. XXI, No. 9 by [Communist Party of the United States of America]

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The Communist, October 1942, Vol. XXI, No. 9
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[Communist Party of the United States of America]
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Good
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New York: Communist Party of the United States of America, 1942. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 771-864pp. Lightly scuffed and edgeworn, spine sunned, else good.

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