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The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain

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Title
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Author
James M. Cain
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Typed Letter SIGNED by the author on his stationary laid in. This is the very scarce 1st UK edition; although not the true first (the US was published shortly beforehand), the UK is super rare to find in collectible condition, particularly in the ORIGINAL jacket with no restoration or repair; a truly unique item and a must for the 20th century mystery collector! This novel is on the Modern Library list of 100 greatest novels and is the basis for many film and screen adaptations. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, clean yellow boards with bold black lettering, and crisp, off-white to white pages; age spotting is present to the exterior text block and free papers and only light shelf wear to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a near fine dust jacket that is remarkably free of any rubbing or chipping but does show minor discoloration and soiling to the back panel, spine, and flap edges (please see scans for flaws). Not price clipped or ex-library. Overall, a superb copy that is in a one of a kind dust jacket; easily the nicest copy of this edition on the market as of this writing, nicely enhanced with the TLS included. Protected in a fresh mylar cover and ships in a sturdy box.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (First Edition)

A Canticle for Leibowitz (First Edition) by Walter M. Miller Jr.

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Title
A Canticle for Leibowitz (First Edition)
Author
Walter M. Miller Jr.
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Stated First Edition; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. A handsome copy of this classic of post-apocalyptic science fiction and winner of the Hugo Award; the US edition being the true first edition; uncommon in the first printing and in collectible condition. This copy is in very good condition with minor age-toning to the page edges, light rubbing to the board edges, and a moderate slant to the binding; housed in a crisp and clean intact original very good dust jacket that shows a moderate overall age-toning, rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and edges, a faint vertical crease to the front flap, and a couple of small soiled areas to the back panel. Overall, a presentable and collectible copy of a book that can be hard to find; a nice addition to the classic SciFi library! Not remaindered, not price-clipped ($4.95 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
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A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain by Robert Olen Butler

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Title
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
Author
Robert Olen Butler
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780805019865
Condition
Very Good
Description
First edition/2nd printing; inscribed by the author on the title page. A very good book that shows a mild slant to the binding and some shelf wear to both spine ends; housed in a very good dust jacket that shows minor rubbing to the spine ends and mild, spotty staining to the front cover. Otherwise, a tight and bright copy protected in a mylar cover.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) -- Titled Soup Can Drawing, Signed Twice

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) -- Titled Soup Can Drawing, Signed Twice by Andy Warhol

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Title
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) -- Titled Soup Can Drawing, Signed Twice
Author
Andy Warhol
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Boards. Fine/Fine. A true collector's copy of the 1975 stated 1st edition (with the correct requisite letter code). SIGNED IN FULL BY ANDY WARHOL, ALSO INITIALED BY HIM AND FEATURING A DISTINCT SOUP CAN, LABELED "CAMPBELL'S SOUP" IN HIS HAND. A gorgeous copy to boot, genuinely approaching pristine. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. The sharpest copy this bookseller has seen.
Sculpture by Richard Boyce

Sculpture by Richard Boyce

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Title
Sculpture by Richard Boyce
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Los Angeles: Felix Landau Gallery, 1969. Original wraps. Near Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the catalogue based on the September-October 1969 exhibition at LA's Felix Landau Gallery. Sharp and Near Fine in its stapled wrappers, with juist a touch of light creasing along the spine. Square 16mo, vivid reproductions throughout.
Strictly Unconventional [The Circle] (Original screenplay for the 1930 film)

Strictly Unconventional [The Circle] (Original screenplay for the 1930 film) by W. Somerset Maugham (play); David Burton (director); Sylvia Thalberg, Frank Butler (screenwriters); Frank Reicher, Clarence Wilson, Lewis Stone, Paul Cavanagh, Ernest Torrence (starring)

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Title
Strictly Unconventional [The Circle] (Original screenplay for the 1930 film)
Author
W. Somerset Maugham (play); David Burton (director); Sylvia Thalberg, Frank Butler (screenwriters); Frank Reicher, Clarence Wilson, Lewis Stone, Paul Cavanagh, Ernest Torrence (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Culver City, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1929. Draft script for the 1930 film, seen here under the working title "The Circle." Stamped "FILE COPY" on the front wrapper, and noted as "TALKING VERSION." Partial, unsigned distribution receipt laid in. Based on the 1921 play by W. Somerset Maugham, about a young woman who decides to leave her dull, aristocratic husband behind for an elopement with a Canadian. Cream titled Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wrappers, dated Dec. 27, 1929, on the front wrapper, with credits for playwright Somerset Maugham (sic) and screenwriters Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler. 99 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, moderately yapped and edgeworn, bound with two gold brads.
First Indian on the Moon (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)

First Indian on the Moon (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt) by Sherman Alexie

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Title
First Indian on the Moon (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
Author
Sherman Alexie
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
ISBN
9781882413027
Description
Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1993. First Edition. First Edition, softcover issue, issued simultaneously with the hardcover. Association Copy, INSCRIBED on the title page to author Chris Offutt: "for Chris / Peace / Sherman Alexie." Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs. In 1996, he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others. Near Fine in wrappers.
The FREE-HOLDERS GRAND INQUEST, Touching Our Sovereign Lord the King and His Parliament

The FREE-HOLDERS GRAND INQUEST, Touching Our Sovereign Lord the King and His Parliament by [Filmer, Robert. 1588? - 1653]. Capell, Algernon, 2nd Earl of Essex [1670 - 1710] -Former Owner

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Title
The FREE-HOLDERS GRAND INQUEST, Touching Our Sovereign Lord the King and His Parliament
Author
[Filmer, Robert. 1588? - 1653]. Capell, Algernon, 2nd Earl of Essex [1670 - 1710] -Former Owner
Seller
Tavistock Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Only light wear to binding. Age-toning to paper. Period marginialia throughout. A VG+ copy of this important political treatise.
Description
[London]: Printed in the three and twentieth year of the Raign of our Soveraign Lord King Charles, 1648. 1st edition (Laslett, p. 47; NCBEL I, 2338; Wing F-912). Modern brown quarter calf [appears late 20th C] with marbled paper boards. Only light wear to binding. Age-toning to paper. Period marginialia throughout. A VG+ copy of this important political treatise.. [8], 64 pp. Printer's device to t.p. Head- tailpieces. 4to: A - I^4. 7-9/16" x 5-5/8" Freeholder "is the prime source for Filmer's constitutional doctrines and is of great interest as a statement of Royalist absolutism. ... The contents of this tract are of interest to the constitutional historian for two reasons. First, it illustrates the great importance of the work of scholars of the period to the constitutional controversies. Secondly, it shows that Royalist absolutism was worked out in detail before the Civil War ...." [Laslett. PATRIARCHA, p. 128]. While amply represented in institutional holdings, this work now rather uncommon in the trade, with RBH having no entries for the 1st edition in the last century.
Des SOINS A DONNER Aux MALALADES [Notes on Nursing]. Ce Qu'il Faut Faire Ce Qu'il Faut Eviter. Par Miss Nightingale Ouvrage Traduit de L'Anglais avec L'Autorisation de L'Authur. Precede d'une Lettre de M. Guizot et d'une Introduction par M. Daremberg

Des SOINS A DONNER Aux MALALADES [Notes on Nursing]. Ce Qu'il Faut Faire Ce Qu'il Faut Eviter. Par Miss Nightingale Ouvrage Traduit de L'Anglais avec L'Autorisation de L'Authur. Precede d'une Lettre de M. Guizot et d'une Introduction par M. Daremberg by Nightingale, Florence [1820 - 1910]

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Des SOINS A DONNER Aux MALALADES [Notes on Nursing]. Ce Qu'il Faut Faire Ce Qu'il Faut Eviter. Par Miss Nightingale Ouvrage Traduit de L'Anglais avec L'Autorisation de L'Authur. Precede d'une Lettre de M. Guizot et d'une Introduction par M. Daremberg
Author
Nightingale, Florence [1820 - 1910]
Seller
Tavistock Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
General wear, with stress lines showing at top portion of front joint. Modern bookplate of one Damian Conals (?). Light age-toni
Description
Paris: A La Librairie Académique Didier et Ce, Libraires - Éditeurs 35, Quai des Augustins, 1862. 1st French translation (Goldie 7iii). Period [publisher's?] black half leather binding with black pebbled cloth boards, gilt spine lettering. Red edgestain. General wear, with stress lines showing at top portion of front joint. Modern bookplate of one Damian Conals (?). Light age-toning to paper. A VG copy.. lxxx, 301, [1 (blank)] pp. Publisher ornament to t.p. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-1/2" Scarce 1st French edition of Nightingale's classic work, the first time we've been able to offer it.
La Expedicion Malaspina 1789-1794, Tomos I-V: Circunstancia histórica del viaje; Diario general del viaje (Vol. 1 & 2); Diarios y trabajos botanicos; Trabajos cientificos y correspondencia de Tadeo Haenke; Antropología y noticias etnográficas

La Expedicion Malaspina 1789-1794, Tomos I-V: Circunstancia histórica del viaje; Diario general del viaje (Vol. 1 & 2); Diarios y trabajos botanicos; Trabajos cientificos y correspondencia de Tadeo Haenke; Antropología y noticias etnográficas by Malaspina, Alejandro; Ricardo Cerezo Martínez; Félix Muñoz Garmendia, María Victoria Ibáñez Montoya, Juan Pimentel Igea

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La Expedicion Malaspina 1789-1794, Tomos I-V: Circunstancia histórica del viaje; Diario general del viaje (Vol. 1 & 2); Diarios y trabajos botanicos; Trabajos cientificos y correspondencia de Tadeo Haenke; Antropología y noticias etnográficas
Author
Malaspina, Alejandro; Ricardo Cerezo Martínez; Félix Muñoz Garmendia, María Victoria Ibáñez Montoya, Juan Pimentel Igea
Seller
Walkabout Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Barcelona: Ministerio de Defensa, Museo Naval, Lunwerg Editores. Hardcover. Very good. Undated, but published between 1987 and 1996. Volumes 1-5, in 6 physical volumes. Includes: Tomo I, Circunstancia histórica del viaje; Tomo II, Vol. 1 & 2: Diario general del viaje; Tomo III, Diarios y trabajos botanicos; Tomo IV, Trabajos cientificos y correspondencia de Tadeo Haenke; Tomo V: Antropología y noticias etnográficas. Volumes measure 11.5" x 9.5" and are printed on glossy stock with color illustrations and maps. All tex in Spanish. All volumes in very good or better condition, with tight bindings and no internal markings, but some light corner bumping, rubbing to dust jackets. An oversized and heavy set - additional shipping charges will apply. The Malaspina Expedition was a five-year maritime scientific exploring expedition funded by the Spanish government and commanded by Italian navigator Alessandro (Alejandro) Malaspina and José de Bustamante y Guerra. Departing from Cadiz in two vessels in 1789, the party explored the coasts of south America and western North America as far north as Nootka Sound, as well as the Philippine Islands, Australia, and New Zealand. The two volumes of Malaspina's journal included in this set are the first comprehensive edition published.
Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting. Embracing the General Management of Hounds and the Diseases of Dogs; Including Distemper and Rabies; Also Kennel Lameness, Its Cause and Cure

Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting. Embracing the General Management of Hounds and the Diseases of Dogs; Including Distemper and Rabies; Also Kennel Lameness, Its Cause and Cure by Vyner, Robert T.

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Title
Notitia Venatica: A Treatise on Fox-Hunting. Embracing the General Management of Hounds and the Diseases of Dogs; Including Distemper and Rabies; Also Kennel Lameness, Its Cause and Cure
Author
Vyner, Robert T.
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
London: John Camden, 1871. Sixth Edition, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged, with Appendix. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. N.d., 1871. 4to. 25 by 16 cm. xiv, [2], 239 pp. Nine hand-colored plates by Henry Alken and others, with E. Aubry the lithographer. And two other plates. Riviere & Son full crushed red morocco binding, with gilt ornamentation on spine between raised bands. Rubbing to the joints, moderate darkening of the spine. Small stain on fore-edge but not touching any of the pages proper. Otherwise, clean and fresh.
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Thoroughbred Bloodlines. An Elementary Study in Two Volumes (Only Vol. 2) by Wall, John F.

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Thoroughbred Bloodlines. An Elementary Study in Two Volumes (Only Vol. 2)
Author
Wall, John F.
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Baltimore: Monumental Printing Company, 1939. First Edition. Leatherette. Very Good. Elephantine folio, 51.5 by 40 cm. Unpaginated. 37 leaves. With 19 elaborate charts, then sire and mare indices. Also a separate one page errata on a smaller blue sheet. Also ten large b/w photos of horses (or images of paintings of the oldest horses -- portraits of legendary champions such as Man-o-War, Silver Thrush, Gallant Fox, Sun Beau, Carbine. Moderate soiling and rubbing of leatherette. Interior generally clean, age toned.
MOD RULE

MOD RULE by Allen, Richard; [Moffatt, James]

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Title
MOD RULE
Author
Allen, Richard; [Moffatt, James]
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780450047596
Condition
Very good.
Description
(London): New English Library / Times Mirror, 1980. First printing. Very good.. Scarce first edition of this final entry in Allen's SKINHEAD series. Prolific pulp writer James Moffatt - often writing under one of his many pseudonyms - published hundreds of pulp novels in his lifetime, but none more commercially successful than the provocative SKINHEAD series of "youthsploitation" novels. Centered on on the exploits of the terminally delinquent Joe Hawkins (the Skinhead in question) the series is rife with sex crimes, violence, sentiments of racial hatred, and general thuggery. This volume, the final of the series, follows Hawkins's son against the backdrop of the Mod-revival subculture. 7'' x 4.25''. Original color photographic wrappers. 180 pages. Some wear, shallow cut to bottom edge, else sturdy and sound.
Vorlesungen uber Geschichte der Medizin.

Vorlesungen uber Geschichte der Medizin. by SCHWALBE, Ernst (1871-1920).

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Title
Vorlesungen uber Geschichte der Medizin.
Author
SCHWALBE, Ernst (1871-1920).
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Jena:: Gustav Fischer, 1905., 1905. 8vo. viii, 152 pp. Original orange printed wrappers; spine mended with kozo. Rubber stamp on cover « Rezensionsexemplar » [review copy]. Good. First edition (three editions were issued by 1920). Nine lectures on the philosophy of medicine (the title says history, but it isn't really that!). / "Dr. E. Schwalbe is professor of general pathology and pathological anatomy in Rostock. His book is very different from the others, the aim of it being philosophical or propedeutic rather than historical. It is obviously the outgrowth of lectures given to medical students and the emphasis is laid on the evolution of medical theories. Biography is reduced to a minimum. The professor's main purpose has been to explain to his students how the ideas which now dominate medical thought and practice have slowly been developed." – review by George Sarton, ISIS, vol. 4, no.3, April, 1922. / Dedicated to Professor Dr. Julius Arnold on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. / Ernst Theodor Carl Schwalbe was a German pathologist, Heidelberg. He was killed during the 1920 Kapp Putsch, an attempted coup against the German national government in Berlin

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