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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach by Dahl, Roald

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
James and the Giant Peach
Author
Dahl, Roald
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. First edition. Fine/Very Good +. First printing with "Bound By H. Wolff" in the five line colophon. A Fine, bright copy in Very Good+ jacket. Gift inscription dated 1966 to upper free endpaper. First issue dust jacket (without the ISBN number). Dust jacket price-clipped, with a bit of wear to head and tail of spine, a couple slight nicks to spine, and a shallow tear to front panel at fold. Still an attractive example of the jacket, with the spine unusually bright. A very appealing copy. An attractive copy of this Dahl high spot, his second book for children after Gremlins. This American edition was the first published, with a British edition not following until 1967. The story was somewhat controversial due to the cruel treatment James receives living with his aunt and uncle - much like Harry Potter, Dahl's own Matilda, and other young heroes and heroines of children's literature. After escaping from home in a giant magical peach, James travels the world with his new friends having all sorts of wonderful adventures. The 1996 film was produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical. Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
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Art in Cartooning by BOOTH George NEW YORKER

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Art in Cartooning
Author
BOOTH George NEW YORKER
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1975. First Edition. Signed. (BOOTH, George) (GROSS, S.) (MARTIN, Henry) (MICHAUD, Roland) (MYERS, Lou) (TANNENBERG, Marvin) (WOODMAN, Bill) FISHER, Edwin, GERBERG, Mort and WOLIN, Ron, eds. The Art in Cartooning. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1975). Quarto, original black cloth, original dust jacket. $2500.First edition of this celebration of American cartooning, seldom found inscribed with original sketches by its contributors. This copy boasts large, whimsical original art by notable magazine cartoonists Jack Ziegler, Gahan Wilson, Sam Gross and Bill Woodman.Celebrating the work of American cartoonists from the late 19th century through 1975, The Art in Cartooning collects over 300 examples of the form at its finest, drawn from the pages of The New Yorker and other magazines. Artists represented include Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Gahan Wilson, James Thurber, Rube Goldberg and many more.All of the four cartoonists who have inscribed this copy with delightful original work are represented in its pages, and most are best known for their contributions to The New Yorker. On the front pastedown, Jack Ziegler depicts an angel with a harp whispering in the ear of a bartender, ""First you get a clean glass…"" The front free endpaper features a cartoon by Gahan Wilson depicting a huddled man on a raft inside a bottle with the inscription ""To Jack Herbert with all best wishes, Gahan Wilson."" The rear free endpaper has a cartoon of a cat crouched outside a mousehole with the mouse inside saying ""Sorry, I can't make it to Benchley's pub tonight, I'm all tied up at the moment,"" and the inscription ""To Jack, Regards S. Gross."" The rear pastedown shows a man with a martini on the floor next to a bar, with a bartender saying ""The management says you've had enough sir"" and the inscription ""Best to Jack, Bill Woodman."" Includes eight color plates. Only a bit of creasing to dust jacket. A wonderfully inscribed copy.
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Comte de gabalis, ou entretiens sur les sciences secretes. (bound with) Les Genies assistans, et gnomes irreconciliables by [VILLARS, L’Abbe de]

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Comte de gabalis, ou entretiens sur les sciences secretes. (bound with) Les Genies assistans, et gnomes irreconciliables
Author
[VILLARS, L’Abbe de]
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
“Cologne”; the Hague: “Pierre Marteau”, 1718. (lacking final two blanks) Contemporary blind-ruled mottled calf, spine and label gilt, edges marbled blue, blue silk marker. Old armorial ex-libris bookplate. Some paper flaws and rough cuts not affecting text. Two satirical anonymous occult texts taking aim at Rosicrucianism. The first is written in the form of a dialogue between a cabalist (Comte de Gabalis) and a skeptic. The five “entretiens”, or interviews, attempt to discount the Paracelsian doctrine on elementary spirits and parody alchemy, divination, and astrology. Whether deliberate or not, the book revealed many secrets closely held in the Rosicrucian and Jansenist circles, and for this slight, Villars was murdered 3 years after publication of the first edition (1670). The second text purports to be of the same authorship, but this would be impossible as the first edition, offered here, was published 45 years after Villars’ death. (Brunet and other bibliographers have ascribed it to Antoine Androl.) The narrative piggybacks off Comte de Gabalis, describing and denouncing the elemental spirits of genies and gnomes. I. VD17 1 :063003N ; STC Netherlands 119722909 II. Bibliotheca Rosicruciana 563 ; Caillet III : 7708.
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Journal and proceedings of the Missouri state convention, held at Jefferson City and St. Louis, March 1861 by [CIVIL WAR]

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Journal and proceedings of the Missouri state convention, held at Jefferson City and St. Louis, March 1861
Author
[CIVIL WAR]
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., 1861. FIRST EDITION. Original cloth-backed boards with paper spine label; small cancelled stamp on title, scattered foxing, but overall an excellent copy of this item in the delicate original binding. First edition. A fascinating view of the proceedings at which the State of Missouri considers its relationship with the federal government of the United States.
Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #8 第八號. Showa 12 [1937]

Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #8 第八號. Showa 12 [1937]

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Seller: Boston Book Company
Title
Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #8 第八號. Showa 12 [1937]
Seller
Boston Book Company (United States)
Description
1937. Kodomo No Kuni. コドモノクニ. Vol. 16 #8 第八號. Showa 12 [1937]. 昭和十二年. Tokyo. Tokyosha.　第十六巻. 25 x 25.5cm large-format children’s full color illustrated magazine published in Japan from 1922 to 1944. Japanese text with hiragana, katakana, and furigana. This special issue focuses on “Our Rivers,” exploring the theme through illustrated stories about hikers, lumberjacks, electric plants, and other topics. 11 lovely double-page images, as well as front and rear wrapper art, by painter, woodblock artist, and illustrator Hatsuyama Shigeru 初山滋 (1897-1973), artist, writer and activist Murayama Tomoyoshi 村山知義 (1901 - 1977) (middle image), Kimura Toshinori 木村俊徳, Natsukawa Hachiro 夏川八郎, and others. Contributors known throughout the artistic and literary worlds ensured that the magazine was the first of its kind. The artwork is justly famous and utterly charming. Foxing on rear wrapper. Chipping on bottom of some pages and rear wrappers.
Grand [Limited Edition, Signed by Williams]

Grand [Limited Edition, Signed by Williams] by Tennessee Williams

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
Grand [Limited Edition, Signed by Williams]
Author
Tennessee Williams
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: House of Books, Ltd, 1964. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: House of Books, Ltd., 1964. Limited Edition of 300 copies signed by Tennessee Williams at limitation page, this being #287. Octavo.Unpaginated. Glassine wrapper. Yellow boards stamped in black. Glassine wrapper chipped along top edge of front panel, with a few short closed tears to same. Boards gently rubbed at corners, bindings sound, and pages unmarked.
[Photographs of an Annual Texas Beauty Pageant]

[Photographs of an Annual Texas Beauty Pageant]

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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC
Title
[Photographs of an Annual Texas Beauty Pageant]
Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Corpus Christi, Texas: Blackwell Photography, 1968. Very good. 36 8" x 10" B&W photographs, including 9 duplicates. Very good or better: a few slightly wavy with mild corner wear. This is a great group of photos revealing the 1968 "New Year's Day Swim and Beauty Pageant," an event held in Corpus Christi, Texas, for over 20 years. Articles in local papers told us all about the day: "Approximately 400 persons braved goosebump weather yesterday morning to help usher in 1968 . . . Held this year in front of the Million Dollar Inn on Padre Island, the festivities began about 10 a.m. when nine shivering bathing beauties paraded before judges at the side of the inn's swimming pool." A local radio star served as MC, and the contest was judged by native notables such as "Nueces County Commissioner Robert Barnes, State Rep. Charles Scoggins, mayor pro tem Ronnie Sizemore and Mrs. Laura S. Stevenson, the winner of the 1962 contest." The "swim" ("a brief dash in and out of the 53-degree water") began as a dare among Chamber of Commerce staff in 1955, and when the Jaycees took it over they added the beauty pageant. It was seen as a promotion for the "mild" winter in South Texas, but a string of frigid New Year's Days led to its demise; in 1978 one local paper wrote that "a group of thoroughly chilled young ladies shivering alongside a gray and even chillier Gulf" was nothing short of a "civic embarrassment." These joyful photos show the mostly bare-skinned beauties "helping" change the marquis at the Million Dollar Inn, cavorting on the beach with a costumed Moses and his staff, posed with swimmers, poolside, in the surf and at the awards ceremony (where they were finally allowed coats). The winner, Ginger Patterson, "a 19-year old blonde who may be the most photographed beauty in South Texas," was "one of the sunshine girls at the Corpus Christi Area Tourist Bureau" who also "handles the information desk." She won a watch, a three-foot trophy, a "tour of HemisFair" and a weekend stay at the inn. We found ads for Blackwell Photography, "Pictures That Tell The Story," in Corpus Christi newspapers until 1982. Jack Blackwell, owner and editor of the Corpus Christi Press and community leader, operated the business for over 20 years before turning it over to his son in 1972. A fantastic collection showing a popular winter event in South Texas.
The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet (Three original photographs from the 1969 film)

The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet (Three original photographs from the 1969 film) by Shakespeare (play); Peter Perry Jr. (director); Jim Macher (screenwriter); Harvey Shain, Dee Lockwood, William Rotsler, Wendell Swink (starring)

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Title
The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet (Three original photographs from the 1969 film)
Author
Shakespeare (play); Peter Perry Jr. (director); Jim Macher (screenwriter); Harvey Shain, Dee Lockwood, William Rotsler, Wendell Swink (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Hollywood: Global Pictures, 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film, with one of the photographs a compilation photograph of two studio still photographs. Photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Very loosely based on the Shakespeare play. A group of thesbians begin a production of Romeo and Juliet, but everyone is in the production is incredibly randy, and the play quickly descends into debauchery. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall.
A Walk on the Wild Side

A Walk on the Wild Side by Algren, Nelson

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Title
A Walk on the Wild Side
Author
Algren, Nelson
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. 8vo., 346pp. Solid Stated First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of toning to page edges and no foxing. Spine ends stiff, cracked and fragile though no loss. Toning to board edges. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has some minor edge-wear. Spine and edges mildly toned. Still bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A pretty collectable copy at a great price.
The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (Issue #1)

The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (Issue #1) by Wyndham Lewis, Ed

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Title
The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (Issue #1)
Author
Wyndham Lewis, Ed
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
London: The Arthur Press, 1927. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. The January 1927 1st issue of this seminal British art and literary review. Edited by Wyndham Lewis and including contributions by T.S. Eliot, among others. Re-bound in a handsome dark-green cloth. Bright and VG, with one light stain at the front panel and light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, 195 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box.
Science and Key of Life: Planetary Influences.
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Science and Key of Life: Planetary Influences. by Alvidas

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Title
Science and Key of Life: Planetary Influences.
Author
Alvidas
Seller
Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9780877289111
Condition
Near Fine
Description
York Beach: Samuel Wieser, Inc. 1997. 7 volume Paperback. 8.25"x5.5" Charts throughout text. Paperback, dark orange, black text on front spine and back. Box is white with black text, small symbol on front. Books are Near Fine, box has slight wear. ISBN: 0877289115 . Near Fine. Paperback .
Venetian Palaces

Venetian Palaces by Zorzi, Alvise & Paolo Marton

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Seller: Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Title
Venetian Palaces
Author
Zorzi, Alvise & Paolo Marton
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. red cloth, marbled endpapers, front cover lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper
Description
New York: Rizzoli, 1989. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. red cloth, marbled endpapers, front cover lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 537 pages. 33 x 27.5 cm. 500 color illustrations. Presents Gothic Palaces, and those from the Renaissance & 16th Century through Palaces from the 17hj century to the Twentieth Century. Map of Venice. Sources and Bibliography. Index of Names and Places.
Bunny Bunny, Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story

Bunny Bunny, Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story by ZWEIBEL, Alan

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Title
Bunny Bunny, Gilda Radner: A Sort of Love Story
Author
ZWEIBEL, Alan
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Villard Books, 1994. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Tan wrappers. Slight fading on the spine else near fine.
EVA LUNA

EVA LUNA by Allende, Isabel

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Title
EVA LUNA
Author
Allende, Isabel
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9789516433021
Condition
Very good plus in very good plus jacket.
Description
Helsinki: Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho, 1989. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First Finnish edition of this short story collection by the renowned Chilean-American author. 8.25'' x 5''. Original dark blue glossy paper boards, stamped in light blue and silver to front board and spine. In original unclipped color pictorial jacket, no price as issued. Blue pictorial endpapers. 364 pages. Jacket with light edgewear. Book with slight spine lean, leaves with some toning to margins. Overall sharp.
Life On The Mississippi
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Life On The Mississippi by Twain, Mark

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Title
Life On The Mississippi
Author
Twain, Mark
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780140390506
Condition
Very Good
Description
Penguin Classics, 1986. Very Good. Twain, Mark. Life On The Mississippi. NY: Penguin Classics, 1986. 450pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing..

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