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V. by PYNCHON Thomas

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
V.
Author
PYNCHON Thomas
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1963. First Edition. PYNCHON, Thomas. V. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, (1963). Octavo, original lavender cloth, mustard endpapers, original dust jacket. $4200.First edition of Pynchon's first novel, a beautiful copy in the elusive first-issue dust jacket.V.'s far-reaching scope and complexity established Pynchon as one of the most imaginative voices of the postwar era. ""Inconclusive, gripping, confusing in outline but convincing in detail, V. is a blackly comic odyssey into the occult corners and bizarre anxieties of 20th-century Europe and America"" (Parker, 403). First-issue dust jacket, without reviews on rear panel. Mead A1a. Faint toning to book edges and spine; dust jacket spine very slightly toned, with minor rubbing to spine head. A lovely, near-fine copy.
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by Shelley, Mary; [King, Stephen]

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Title
Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus
Author
Shelley, Mary; [King, Stephen]
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, , 1983 With approximately 45 full-page black and white illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. Introduction by Stephen King. Limited edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson, this being number 322 (an additional 26 lettered copies were produced for private distribution). Publisher's black cloth, with front board stylistically lettered in blue foil and gilt, spine lettered in gilt, and navy-blue endpapers; housed in publisher's blue slipcase. Fine book; fine slipcase, with just a touch of soiling to panels. With parts of the original glassine wrapper laid in. Overall, a marvelous, strikingly illustrated copy. First published anonymously by 20-year-old Mary Shelley in 1818, Frankenstein is recognized as one of the greatest novels in the English language, and a foundational text in the horror and science fiction genres. Mary Shelley famously devised the story during a stay at a mansion in Switzerland with her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley, her stepsister Claire Clairmont, Lord Byron, and John Polidori, after the five of them began a game to see who could write the best ghost story. The story is told through a series of letters from Captain Robert Walton to his sister, beginning in the middle of his voyage to the North Pole, when Walton and his crew happen upon the lone, emaciated Victor Frankenstein in need of shelter. They take the stranger on board, and Walton slowly learns of his tortured past, from a tragic childhood to scientific experiments that eventually resulted in the creation of a monster who threatens his life. For this edition of Frankenstein, American artist Bernie Wrightson worked on the illustrations, based directly on the 1831 text, on and off for seven years. He wasn't paid for the project, saying "I've always had a thing for Frankenstein, and it was a labor of love. It was not an assignment, it was not a job.". Signed. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by Wrightson, Bernie.
Wendell Phillips on the War

Wendell Phillips on the War by [Abolitionism – Boston] Phillips, Wendell; Yerrinton, J. M. W.

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Title
Wendell Phillips on the War
Author
[Abolitionism – Boston] Phillips, Wendell; Yerrinton, J. M. W.
Seller
Auger Down Books (United States)
Condition
Folded with small tears at folds and marginal damage; excellent to Near Fine.
Description
Boston, Massachusetts: William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1861. Single sheet letterpress broadside measuring 18 x 24 ½ inches. Folded with small tears at folds and marginal damage; excellent to Near Fine.. Offered here is a “phonographic report” (i.e., it includes the audience’s reaction) of a speech delivered by abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811–1884) to the Twenty-Eighth Congregational Society in Boston on April 21, 1861. The report was printed in an extra of William Lloyd Garrison’s Liberator newspaper. Shortly following the first Battle of Fort Sumter, the speech finds Phillips throwing his full support behind the cause of war. He insists to his audience: “The anti-slavery enterprise to which I belong, started with peace written on its banner. We imagined that the age of bullets was over; that the age of ideas had come; that thirty millions of people were able to stake a great question, and decide it by the conflict of opinions; and, without letting the ship of State founder, lift four millions of men into Liberty and Justice. [...] Our mistake, if any, has been that we counted too much on the intelligence of the masses, on the honesty and wisdom of statesmen as a class. [...] The North thinks—can appreciate argument—is in the nineteenth century—hardly any struggle left in it but that between the working class and the money kings. The South dreams—it is the thirteenth and fourteenth century—baron and serf—noble and slave. [...] Our struggle, therefore, is no struggle between different ideas, but between barbarism and civilization. Such can only be settled by arms. (Prolonged cheering.)” We find three copies of this newspaper in OCLC. Of interest to scholars of Phillips’ work and of abolitionism, especially Boston abolitionists. [1] “Wendell Phillips Dead: The Last Hours Of One Of The Apostles Of Abolition,” The New York Times, February 3, 1884, 1.
My First Summer in the Sierra

My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

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Title
My First Summer in the Sierra
Author
Muir, John
Seller
Carpe Diem Fine Books (United States)
Description
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1911. First Edition. 8vo. 353, (1) pp. With illustrations (with titled tissue guards) from drawings made by the author in 1869 and from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason. 4pp (12mo) illustrated prospectus/order form for this title, and single sheet (12mo) publisher notice for "Stickeen" and "Our National Parks" laid in. Publisher's green & gilt pictorial cloth with gilt lettering; top edge gilt. Previous owner name; occasional light pencil notations/underlining; gilt on spine slightly burnished; minor wear to extremities; a near fine copy. John Muir's classic mountain adventure is based on the original journals and sketches of his 1869 stay in the Sierras. Hired to supervise a San Joaquin sheep owner's flock at the headwaters of the Merced and Tulomne Rivers, Muir sets out for the mountains in June, returning to the Valley in September. He describes the flora and fauna of the mountains as well as his visits to Yosemite and his climbs of Mt. Hoffman and other peaks in the range. (Kimes 299).
[Ledgers] Original Manuscript Store Ledger for J. W. Beaman General Merchandise (also Beaman & Mosher), Wells, PA 1880-1884

[Ledgers] Original Manuscript Store Ledger for J. W. Beaman General Merchandise (also Beaman & Mosher), Wells, PA 1880-1884

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Title
[Ledgers] Original Manuscript Store Ledger for J. W. Beaman General Merchandise (also Beaman & Mosher), Wells, PA 1880-1884
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Wells, PA: J. W. Beaman, 1880. Book. Near Fine. Leather. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Folio ledger book bound in quarter polished calf over suede, four raised bands with black morocco labels in gilt, marbled end papers. (52) alphabet index pages followed by 525 numbered pages. With 4 pieces of ephemera laid in, 3 receipts for J. W. Beaman and Beaman & Mosher, and one receipt for Tioga & Elmira State Line Railroad Co. The Merchandise Co. receipts are printed Wells, Pa. which is in Wells Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania in the village of Mosherville, formerly known as French Mills and Wells. before adopting the name Mosherville. Near Fine, the first 6 pages with top corner shallow chips not affecting text. A quite handsome journal with multiple entries dated 1880-1884 on almost every page in black and red ink and pencil in lovely and legible handwriting. With hundreds of names, an excellent genealogical source book for that time and place..
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Livres by Boltanski, Christian

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Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Title
Livres
Author
Boltanski, Christian
Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Paris/ Köln / Frankfurt: Jennifer Flay Editeur / Walther König/Portikus, 1991. First edition. 28 separate items in publisher's folding card case. A couple of minor bumps inside, otherwise all fine.
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Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting. Lacking 1/2 title and final plate by Bell, Charles

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Title
Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting. Lacking 1/2 title and final plate
Author
Bell, Charles
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
London: Longman, 1806.
Why We Can't Wait

Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Title
Why We Can't Wait
Author
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the 1964 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing and xhipping along the lower-edges. Octavo, Dr. King's 3rd published book, appearing just on the heels of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Feuer! An Artilleryman's Life on the Eastern Front by ADAMCZYK, Werner

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Feuer! An Artilleryman's Life on the Eastern Front
Author
ADAMCZYK, Werner
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Wilmington: Broadfoot, 1992. hardcover. fine. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 403pp. Thick 8vo, red-stamped black cloth, d.w. Wilmington NC: Broadfoot Publishing, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
The Push Man and Other Stories

The Push Man and Other Stories by Yoshihiro Tatsumi

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Title
The Push Man and Other Stories
Author
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781896597850
Condition
Fine
Description
Stated First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book w/o jacket as issued, with only one lightly bumped corner, else as new and unread. An outstanding copy of this graphic novel, first published in Singapore. Not remaindered, not ex-library; will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Imagining Argentina (Signed First Edition)

Imagining Argentina (Signed First Edition) by Lawrence Thornton

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Imagining Argentina (Signed First Edition)
Author
Lawrence Thornton
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780385240277
Condition
Fine
Description
Stated First Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An exceptional copy of this remarkable debut novel; winner of the Pen/Hemingway Award. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
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Roto-Ette; Home Gardner 1946 & 1947 Models; Instruction Book and Parts Manual

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Roto-Ette; Home Gardner 1946 & 1947 Models; Instruction Book and Parts Manual
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Troy, N.Y.: Rotiller, Inc, 1947. Softcover. Fine. Set includes original pamphlet plus a two-page spread from what appears to be another Roto-Ette pamphlet from around the same era. Additionally, a sales receipt and money order from 1983. Bound in original red paper stock with front cover stamped in black. Mild general wear. Profusely illustrated. 5 x 8 1/8 inches. 55 pages.
Sunday World April 26th

Sunday World April 26th

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Sunday World April 26th
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1896. New York: n.d. [1896]. Broadside 12 x 18 , color lithograph, text in black. Upper left corner is chipped, some small tears and foxing to outer margins; good. ß Original print, shows an artist painting a life size woman on a large canvas. LOC 2015647299.
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Keys to Mayerling. by CASSITY, Turner.

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Title
Keys to Mayerling.
Author
CASSITY, Turner.
Seller
Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description
Florence: Robert L. Barth, (1983).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. [16 pp]. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. One of 125 (of 150) numbered copies SIGNED by Cassity.
I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
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I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by Geary, James

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Title
I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World
Author
Geary, James
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780061710285
Condition
Very Good
Description
HarperCollins, 2011. Very Good. Geary, James. I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World. NY: HarperCollins, 2011. 296pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with bumped head of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with rubbing and soiling.

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