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The Black Mountain Review, Nos. 1-7 [all published]

The Black Mountain Review, Nos. 1-7 [all published] by THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REVIEW – Robert CREELEY, editor

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Title
The Black Mountain Review, Nos. 1-7 [all published]
Author
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REVIEW – Robert CREELEY, editor
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Spine of issue 7 partly split, wrappers slightly smudged; issues 3 and 4 with small stains on wrappers. Otherwise a fine, clean
Description
Black Mountain, NC: Black Mountain College, 1957. Spine of issue 7 partly split, wrappers slightly smudged; issues 3 and 4 with small stains on wrappers. Otherwise a fine, clean set of this rare, complete periodical. Complete set of 7 issues, 4to and 8vo. Illustrated by FRANZ KLINE and RENÉ LAUBIÉS, the first four with cover illustrations by K. KITASONO, other illustrations by AARON SISKIND, J.ALTOON, D. RICE and E. CIRBETT. "It is difficult… to appreciate the excitement (in certain very limited circles, of course) produced by the appearance of the Review...." (Martin Duberman, 'Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community', 1972). With contributions by Robert Creeley (publisher of Divers Press in Palma de Mallorca), Charles Olson (the College Rector), Kenneth Rexroth, Paul Blackburn, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov, William Bronk and Larry Eigner. The final issue was devoted to Beat authors and contains work by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and published a pre-publication excerpt from "Willam Lee's" Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs). Clay and Phillips, p. 106ff: "The Black Mountain Review, printed in Palma de Mallorca where Creeley was producing his Divers Press books, developed from the friendship in daily correspondence between Creeley and Black Mountain rector Charles Olson, who thought a quality literary journal might help increase enrollment.
A Pictures Book for J.C. Xmas 1984

A Pictures Book for J.C. Xmas 1984 by CUNNINGHAM, Merce

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A Pictures Book for J.C. Xmas 1984
Author
CUNNINGHAM, Merce
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9781935202790
Condition
Some minor bumps to edges of the cover and the slipcase; generally a clean copy
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Red Hook, NY: The John Cage Trust, 2012. Later edition. Some minor bumps to edges of the cover and the slipcase; generally a clean copy. 6 x 9 inches. 80 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Spiral-bound; original slipcase. "A Pictures Book for J.C. Xmas 1984" is a facsimile edition of an unusual sketchbook created for and personally gifted by the celebrated American choreographer Merce Cunningham to his lifetime partner, John Cage. The original, held in the archive of the John Cage Trust, comprises an extensive elaboration of Cunningham's choreographic notation and provides a rare glimpse into his working methods.
Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles

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Our Mutual Friend
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Dickens, Charles
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1865. London: Chapman & Hall, 1865. 2 vols. 8vo, xi, [1], 320; vii, [1], 309, [1] pp. with 40 illustrations by Marcus Stone. Advertisement for the People's Pickwick on smaller blue sheet after list of illustrations in vol 2., no other ads. Half morocco, backstrips gilt with green morocco labels. Backstrips worn at crowns and feet, vol 2. rehinged and with new papers, scattered foxing especially to plates but generally clean. § First edition in book form of Dickens's last completed novel, "Our Mutual Friend had a mixed reception (the young Henry James's harshly dismissive review in The Nation is notorious) but its stock has risen dramatically in recent years and it is now generally regarded as one of his very greatest works" (ODNB). Smith I, 15., with all flaws noted by him.
Négociations de la France dans le Levant, ou, Correspondances, mémoires et actes diplomatiques das ambassadeurs de France à Constantinople et des ambassadeurs, envoyés ou résidents à divers titres à Venise, Raguse, Rome, Malte et Jérusalem en Turquie, Perse, Géorgie, Crimée, Syrie, Égypte, etc. et dans les états de Tunis, d'Alger et de Maroc. (4 volumes,. complete)

Négociations de la France dans le Levant, ou, Correspondances, mémoires et actes diplomatiques das ambassadeurs de France à Constantinople et des ambassadeurs, envoyés ou résidents à divers titres à Venise, Raguse, Rome, Malte et Jérusalem en Turquie, Perse, Géorgie, Crimée, Syrie, Égypte, etc. et dans les états de Tunis, d'Alger et de Maroc. (4 volumes,. complete) by E. Charrière

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Négociations de la France dans le Levant, ou, Correspondances, mémoires et actes diplomatiques das ambassadeurs de France à Constantinople et des ambassadeurs, envoyés ou résidents à divers titres à Venise, Raguse, Rome, Malte et Jérusalem en Turquie, Perse, Géorgie, Crimée, Syrie, Égypte, etc. et dans les états de Tunis, d'Alger et de Maroc. (4 volumes,. complete)
Author
E. Charrière
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
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Good
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Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale, 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Complete 4 volume set in original paper-backed boards 1848, 1850, 1853 and 1860. Large 4to. cxxxv, 663 (1); xi, 823, (1); lxiv, 951, (1); 787. Spines cocked, covers soiled and stained. Internals quite nice when high quality paper is present; parts of Volume 111 are tanned heavily (pulp content). Side and bottom untrimmed; many leaves uncut.
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THE LION'S SHARE: THE STORY OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE (MGM) by Crowther, Bosley

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THE LION'S SHARE: THE STORY OF AN ENTERTAINMENT EMPIRE (MGM)
Author
Crowther, Bosley
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: Dutton, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A history of MGM by the NYTimes film critic of many decades. Inscribed on the ffe: "For Fawn Lee, whom most everybody in Philadelphia reads showing thereby rare good taste! Best regards, Bosley Crowther".From the inscription, we assume Lee was a ariter, perhaps a fellow critci who wrote for a Philadelphia newspaper but we couln't identify who. Spine worn at ends in worn, soiled dustjacket.
COLLECTION OF 19 BOOKPLATES

COLLECTION OF 19 BOOKPLATES by Wirsching, Otto

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COLLECTION OF 19 BOOKPLATES
Author
Wirsching, Otto
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
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N.P.: n.p., 1919. Original half-linen portfolio over paper covered boards, paper flaps. Bookplates. folio. Original half-linen portfolio over paper covered boards, paper flaps. unpaginated. Printed by Aranka Wirsching in an unspecified number of copies, of which this is copy No. 12 of 'Edition A'. Text in German. A collection of 19 bookplates. All are hand-signed by Wirsching, stating that he is the artist and Aranka was the printer. Front cover label with Wirsching's personal plate. Spine torn, mainly along edges. Covers tanned. Contents: Ex-Libris Hans Klein Ex Libris Käthe Weinstock Ex-libris Robert Kargus Ex-libris Margarethe Klein Birth announcement Pölli Heckann Ex Libris Rudolf Herbst Ex Libris Mimy Hupertz Otto Wirsching graphic brand (2 issues of) Ex Libris Pölli Heckmann Marriage announcement Pölli and Annie Heckmann Birth announcement Heinz Pohl and wife Print at the turn of the year 1915/1916 Birth announcement Albert Weinstock and wife Dora Birth announcement Paul Wirsching 1917 Graphics for the 6./7. March 1915 Ex-libris Heinz Pohl Birth announcement Heinz Jorg 1918 Birth announcement Anselm Wirsching 1917.
MICK JAGGER (1986) Custom portrait + negative

MICK JAGGER (1986) Custom portrait + negative by London Features International

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MICK JAGGER (1986) Custom portrait + negative
Author
London Features International
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London Features International. No binding. Near Fine. New York: London Features International, 1986. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white double weight glossy custom photo. Photographer ink stamp and London Features International label on verso as well as 4 x 5” (10 x 13 cm) film negative. Upper and lower left side corners have creases, near fine. Mick Jagger sans shirt is presented in an iconic pose. From well-known entertainment photo service with a 4 x 5" (10 x 13 cm) black-and-white film negative included.
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The Life of John Carter. With Illustrations by Mills Frederick J

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The Life of John Carter. With Illustrations
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Mills Frederick J
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The Book Block (United States)
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New York Hurd and Houghton, 1868. 8vo., publisher's pebbled green cloth with a gilt blocked portrait of Carter at work on a drawing, brush between his teeth; repeated in blind on the lower cover. Title and gilt decoration on the spine. First edition of a book about JOHN CARTER'S REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AS AN ARTIST after an accident that left him completely paralyzed. The work is illustrated with photographs, color plates and facsimile etchings and lithographs of the artist's work in several media. There is an extensive section, Notices and Opinions of the Press, which quotes reviews from the New York, Boston and Portland newspapers about Carter's work. A nice copy of a book about a most unusual man. The British Library catalogue cites this edition only . ...his wonderful method of drawing by means of his mouth after he became paralyzed.
THE HISTORY OF CRAZY JANE

THE HISTORY OF CRAZY JANE by Wilkinson, Sarah; Bewick, Thomas

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THE HISTORY OF CRAZY JANE
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Wilkinson, Sarah; Bewick, Thomas
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Very good plus.
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Alnwick: W. Davison, 1818. Very good plus.. Second edition of this tragic story of a woman driven mad by a scheming lover, owned by author and socialite Dorothy Una Ratcliffe. CRAZY JANE was Sarah Wilkinson's "most frequently reprinted work," and is a prime example of her literary focus on "the plight of women victimized for sexual failings" (OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY). Wilkinson, who wrote over 50 chapbook romances and operated a circulating library, was also known for her gothic fiction: Marshall B. Tymn calls her "one of the most productive and gifted of female fiend-mongers" (171). The love interest of CRAZY JANE is certainly such a fiend: after coercing Jane into a sexual encounter with promises of marriage, he abandons her. Author and editor Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, who owned this copy of CRAZY JANE in the early 20th century, had direct experience with a similar kind of fiend. Unable to have children due to a venereal disease contracted from her philandering husband, she was further unable to divorce him as it would reflect poorly on his aristocratic family. A compelling title with interesting provenance. 5.5'' x 3.5''. Modern blue cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Original brown printed wrapper. Engraved frontispiece and pictorial title page, with three full-page wood engraved plates. 40 pages. Bookplate of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (D. U. R.) to front pastedown.
ALPHA BETA CHOWDER

ALPHA BETA CHOWDER by Steig, William; Steig, Jeanne

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ALPHA BETA CHOWDER
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Steig, William; Steig, Jeanne
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Fine in near fine jacket.
Description
New York: Michael di Capua Books / HarperCollins, 1992. Fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of this charming and outlandish alphabet of rhymes, including such delights as an abhorrent axolotl, gruesome Gilbert, and more. William Steig has the distinction of being nominated twice for the Hans Christian Andersen Award - once as an artist, and once as an author. He has also earned a Caldecott Medal, and the adoration of children and adults for his beloved SHREK! and its associated films. 9.75'' x 7.75''. Original green cloth boards. Original unclipped ($15.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Pink endpapers. Illustrated in color. [48] pages. Faint toning to jacket, else clean and bright.
In the court for the trial of impeachments and correction of errors. The Aetna Fire Insurance Company of New-York ads. Whitman M. Tyler

In the court for the trial of impeachments and correction of errors. The Aetna Fire Insurance Company of New-York ads. Whitman M. Tyler

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In the court for the trial of impeachments and correction of errors. The Aetna Fire Insurance Company of New-York ads. Whitman M. Tyler
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Albany: printed by Packard an Van Benthuysen, 1836. 8vo, pp. 68, [4]; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued, very good. Bookplate of the New York State Historical Association on verso of last leaf, small ink accession number in the bottom margin of the title page; all else very good. Laid in is: In the court for the correction of errors. The Aetna Fire Insurance Company, plaintiffs in error, vs. Whitman Tyler, defendant in error. Points on the part of the plaintiffs in error, and opinion of the Supreme Court on the motion of the plaintiff below for a new trial, after a nonsuit at the Circuit. Albany: printed by Hoffman & White, 1836, pp. 7, [1]; self-wrappers, stitched, as issued, mild dampstain; very good. Bookplate of the New York State Historical Association inside front wrapper, small ink accession number in the bottom margin of the title page; very good. Concerning William M. Tyler's claim to fifteen hundred dollars for "loss or damage by fire ... upon his two story frame dwelling house ... in the town of Clarkson, [N.Y.]" as covered in his insurance policy. Neither in American Imprints or Cohen. Of the first, AAS only in OCLC.
Souvenir of Newport. "The city by the sea" [cover title]

Souvenir of Newport. "The city by the sea" [cover title]

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Souvenir of Newport. "The city by the sea" [cover title]
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Newport: published by Walter Sherman for J. F. Murphy O.C. Depot, Boston, Mass. n.d., 1890. Square 12mo (approx. 5¾" x 5"), accordion fold with 16 photo-lithograph panels showing waterfronts, beaches, mansions, etc. map on rear pastedown; original decorative maroon cloth stamped in gilt and black; edges worn, spine partially cracked and chipped; internally fine.
Scottish Review of Art. Volume II, June to December, 1889. Numbers 13-19 [bound in publisher's binding]

Scottish Review of Art. Volume II, June to December, 1889. Numbers 13-19 [bound in publisher's binding]

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Scottish Review of Art. Volume II, June to December, 1889. Numbers 13-19 [bound in publisher's binding]
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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London: Walter Scott, 1889. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Edited by James Maver. Folio. 224pp. Illustrated. Purple pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt on front cover. Modest fading at the extremities, shallow chip at crown, else a very good or better bright copy. Seven issues bound as one volume in publisher's binding as issued. Includes full-page plates reproducing artwork by James McNeill Whistler, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Thomas Gainsborough, and othjers; and with articles including the first appearance of "The Opera Season" by George Bernard Shaw; "The Portraits of Walt Whitman", reproducing six portraits of Whitman by Ernest Rhys, "Negro Songs", printing words and music by L.A.S., etc.
The White and Green Mountains And Routes Via Newport, Boston, Plymouth, Portland And The Harlem And Connecticut Valleys

The White and Green Mountains And Routes Via Newport, Boston, Plymouth, Portland And The Harlem And Connecticut Valleys by McQuill, Thursty

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The White and Green Mountains And Routes Via Newport, Boston, Plymouth, Portland And The Harlem And Connecticut Valleys
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McQuill, Thursty
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
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New York, 1873. Paper wraps. 62 pp. plus 6 pp. of great ads and illustrations.
ABC of Cars and Trucks

ABC of Cars and Trucks by ABC. Alexander, Anne (Auth)

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ABC of Cars and Trucks
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ABC. Alexander, Anne (Auth)
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956 Pictorial boards with cloth spine, previous owner's name and note on endpaper; matching dust jacket with a few small edge tears repaired on verso with clear tape, original price intact ($2.50). Simple text about various modes of transportation with charming color artwork throughout by Ninon MacKnight. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ninon [MacKnight]. Oblong 4to.
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Effects of solar activity on the ionosphere and radio communications. by WELLS, H. W.

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Effects of solar activity on the ionosphere and radio communications.
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WELLS, H. W.
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Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
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In: Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers, Vol. 31, 1943. New York:: Institute of Radio Engineers, 1943., 1943. 280 x 217 mm. 4to. 147-157 pp. [Entire volume: [xii], 700 pp.] 14 figs., 1 table. Navy buckram, gilt spine. Ex library blind-stamp of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Mount Wilson Observatory. Fine. FIRST EDITION. Radio communications take place in the earth's ionosphere, and the sun affects the ionosphere. This paper presents material on the relationship between the effects solar activity on the ionosophere and radio communications. H. W. Wells was a member of the scientific staff of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington engaged in ionospheric and associated research in the United States and Peru. Wells was instrumental in developing apparatus for multi-frequency ionospheric exploration, in extending our knowledge of world-wide ionospheric characteristics, and in applying this information to theoretical analyses of the earth's magnetic field together with its practical application to radio wave-propagation.
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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nasal Catarrh by Lefferts, G M

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The Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Nasal Catarrh
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Lefferts, G M
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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A very good copy; split to cloth along lower portion of spine.
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St Louis: Lambert & Co., 1884. First Edition.. orig.publisher's cloth.. A very good copy; split to cloth along lower portion of spine.. 8vo. There are text illus. throughout. The author's major work. He was professor of laryngoscopy and diseases of the throat at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. See Rutkow OT-33.
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An essay on the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. The fourth edition. by BEATTIE, JAMES

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An essay on the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. The fourth edition.
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BEATTIE, JAMES
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Fair
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Hardcover. Fair. London, A. Kincaid and W. Creech; Edinburgh: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773. 8vo, pp. vi, [9]-518; contemporary calf; binding broken. Old library bookplate and stamp. Sold as is. Beattie’s (1735-1803), essay on truth was first published in 1770 and went though five editions.
Is England's Safety or Admiralty Interest to Be Considered? A Statement of Facts

Is England's Safety or Admiralty Interest to Be Considered? A Statement of Facts by Walesby, F. P.

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Is England's Safety or Admiralty Interest to Be Considered? A Statement of Facts
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Walesby, F. P.
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Very Good
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London: William Edward Painter, Strand, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. 48p. Rebound in recent marbled boards. 21 cm. Some foxing (mostly on title-leaf). "To the Right Honorable the Earl of Ashburnham" inked at top of title-page.
All Through the Night

All Through the Night by Vaughan, Richard

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All Through the Night
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Vaughan, Richard
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ReadInk (United States)
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Very Good+ in Very Good dj
Description
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. [a good sound copy with light shelfwear, pages browned due to cheap paper stock; jacket moderately edgeworn, with light surface wear and slight fading to spine]. Set in Wales, this is "the story of a man who seeks a reconciliation with his faithless wife [and of] a boy's maturing through his father's ordeal. It is the story of a long and dangerous night journey through the mountains and of the fate that awaits father and son in the fight that is to come." .
Martin Assig: Mystères

Martin Assig: Mystères by Assig, Martin

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Martin Assig: Mystères
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Assig, Martin
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Good
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Paris: Galerie Vidal, Saint Phalle, 2009. Paperback. Good. Paperback. Unpaginated. Lightly rubbed and edgeworn, else very good.

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