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Von Erdbiden, Etliche Tractat, alte und newe, hocherleuchter und bewärter Scibenten: inn welchem klärlich angezeigt, was dieselbigen jeder Zeit gutes oder böses mitgebracht: Auch was darauff erfolgelt sey: Weil nach des Herrn Christi Weissagung, zu den letzten Zeiten, vil Erdbiden geschehen söllen: Zeit jeder menigklich tröstlich unnd nützlich zu wissen

Von Erdbiden, Etliche Tractat, alte und newe, hocherleuchter und bewärter Scibenten: inn welchem klärlich angezeigt, was dieselbigen jeder Zeit gutes oder böses mitgebracht: Auch was darauff erfolgelt sey: Weil nach des Herrn Christi Weissagung, zu den letzten Zeiten, vil Erdbiden geschehen söllen: Zeit jeder menigklich tröstlich unnd nützlich zu wissen by RASCH, Johann (ca. 1540-1612)

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Von Erdbiden, Etliche Tractat, alte und newe, hocherleuchter und bewärter Scibenten: inn welchem klärlich angezeigt, was dieselbigen jeder Zeit gutes oder böses mitgebracht: Auch was darauff erfolgelt sey: Weil nach des Herrn Christi Weissagung, zu den letzten Zeiten, vil Erdbiden geschehen söllen: Zeit jeder menigklich tröstlich unnd nützlich zu wissen
Author
RASCH, Johann (ca. 1540-1612)
Seller
Govi Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Good+
Description
THE FIRST GERMAN-LANGUAGE TREATISE ON EARTHQUAKES 4to (198x152 mm). [24] leaves. Collation: A-F4. Large woodcut vignette of an earth-quake on the title page. Woodcut decorative initials and tailpieces. Modern marbled cardboards. Very light browning and occasional marginal foxing, but a good, crispy copy. Very rare first edition. Apart a didactic poem by an anonymous author on the earthquake in Bavaria of 1511, this seems to be the first general treatise on this subject in German. The work opens with a long letter by Rasch to the printer Adam Berg, dated Vienna January 6, 1582, in which he writes about the difficulties to compose a book on earthquakes and holds theoretical speculations worthless. He tells about the earth-shock who took place at Vienna in July 1581, which however did not cause such great harm as the terrible earthquake that happened in southern Germany in 1348, which was still remembered by Rasch's contemporaries in form of a poem. Rasch explains the causes of earthquakes with cavernous spaces in the depth of the earth filled with fire, air or water, whose fortuitous contact gives rise to every manner of destructive action, which, he rightly declares, are most destructive in the epicenter of the earthquake. He ends his letter praising Berg's editorial skills and hints to some of his own future publications. There follows a German translation of a tract on the same subject by Friedrich Nausea, bishop of Vienna, and his account of an earthquake happened at Mainz in 1528; a treatise by the Italian humanist Filippo Beroaldo; and an anonymous tract, of which Konrad von Megenberg's Buch der Natur served as a model. At the end is a libel by one Magister Albertus from Strasbourg, who sees the causes of earthquakes in the infamous actions of the Jews (cf. S. Günther, Münchener Erdbeben- und Prodigienlitteratur in älterer Zeit, in: "Jahrbuch für Münchener Geschichte", 4, 1890, pp. 240-244). Johann Rasch was born around 1540 in Pöchlarn on the Danube in Lower Austria. As a child he was a choirboy at the Benedictine monastery grammar school. From there he went to the University of Wittenberg. He was repulsed by the constant quarrelling that prevailed there and decided to leave Wittenberg after only a short stay to live as a cleric in Mondsee Abbey from 1561 to 1563. However, he left this place soon after and enrolled at the University of Vienna in 1565, where he studied astronomy and mathematics under Bartholomaeus Reisacher. After graduating, he went to Munich, where he met the printer Adam Berg, but was unable to make a living there and returned to Vienna in 1570 as organist at the Schottenkirche. In 1576 he became a Catholic bookseller in Vienna. Rasch probably became a Viennese citizen around 1580. He is last recorded as a taxpayer in the tax register of the city of Vienna in 1611, which suggests that he probably died in 1612. In historical research, Rasch is primarily recognised as a musician. In the early 1570s he had several of his compositions printed by Adam Berg in Munich. In addition to music, between 1579 and 1597 Rasch published in several places such as St. Gallen, Rorschach, Graz, Vienna and Munich astronomical-astrological, calendrical, prognostic, economic, historical, theological, ethical and poetic-literary pamphlets, as well as a book on wine, which is his most important economic work. As a Catholic calendar maker, he defended the calendar reform of Pope Gregory XIII (cf. M. Schilling, Rasch, Johann, in: "Frühe Neuzeit in Deutschland 1520‒1620. Literaturwissenschaftliches Verfasserlexikon", Berlin-New York-Boston, 2016, V, cols. 191-197). VD16, ZV-11372; P. Hohenemser, Flugschriften-Sammlung Gustav Freytag, Frankfurt/M, 1925, p. 32, no. 446; K. Schottenloher, Bibliographie zur deutschen Geschichte im Zeitalter der Glaubensspaltung 1517-1585, Stuttgart, 1957, IV, p. 193, no. 367-49c.
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Hali magazine; Issues 1-164 & 166-176 (1978-2013)

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Hali magazine; Issues 1-164 & 166-176 (1978-2013)
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Hali Publications, 2010. Softcover. Fine. London-based international quarterly devoted to antique carpet and textile art. Every issue from the first 36 years of publication, lacking only #165 (Autumn 2010). Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers. Lavishly illustrated with full color photography throughout. Includes 30 library cases bound in maroon cloth with spines stamped in gilt. Cases manufactured by publisher and did not come stock with issues, originally cost £31/$39 each, and are no longer in production. Each issue 8 7/8 and 11 3/4 inches. A striking, elegant set.
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Third Grade Perspective comprising angular and oblique perspective, shadows and reflections. Specially prepared for the use of art students by DENNIS, Henry J.

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Third Grade Perspective comprising angular and oblique perspective, shadows and reflections. Specially prepared for the use of art students
Author
DENNIS, Henry J.
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1879. DENNIS, Henry J. Third Grade Perspective comprising angular and oblique perspective, shadows and reflections. Specially prepared for the use of art students. 89 leaves with 69 plates, of which 9 are folding. Oblong 8vo., original red publisher's cloth boards, embossed and gilt, backed in black cloth. London: Balliere, Tindall & Cox, 1879. Second edition, the first published in 1877. An attractive and extremely rare work which served as a textbook for students in the Government Schools of Art. OCLC lists no copies of this edition in the US, and only a copy at Texas of the first edition.
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) by ADAMS, Franklin P[ierce]

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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
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ADAMS, Franklin P[ierce]
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
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About Fine
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Westport, CT, 5 January 1945. Letter. About Fine. One page on 7-1/4" x 10-1/4" personal stationery SIGNED "Frank" to Walter. In full: "Eugene Field died in 1895 or 1896 -- more than thirty years ago. But Taylor left, I'm sure, plenty dough, and I think Ring [Lardner] did, too. You're on about me, as I never made enough to say no. Confidensh (?) about me 4 well-dressed children, only one at the expense of the army. Frank." With postscript: "The Field stuff only is usable. Love to you, + I don't write you often enough." Adams's column, "The Conning Tower," in the NEW-YORK TRIBUNE helped launch the careers of Dorothy Parker and James Thurber. Parker, who quipped, “He raised me from a couplet,” dedicated her 1936 publication of collected poems, NOT SO DEEP AS A WELL, to F.P.A. His best-known work is the poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon," a tribute to the Chicago Cubs' double-play combination of Tinker to Evers to Chance.
HENRY CLIVE PAINTS ALICE WHITE (1933) Photo

HENRY CLIVE PAINTS ALICE WHITE (1933) Photo by Warner Brothers

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HENRY CLIVE PAINTS ALICE WHITE (1933) Photo
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Warner Brothers
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Warner Brothers. No binding. Fine. Los Angeles: Warner Brothers, 1933. Vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy silver gelatin photo. Information written on verso, fine. Henry Clive (1883-1960) was an Australian-born magician, actor, graphic artist and illustrator who created illustrations for The American Weekly and cover series, which were posed for by screen celebrities. (Wikipedia) Clive paints a pin-up vision of popular early talkie star Alice White.
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The Improved Binoculars. Selected Poems, with an Introduction by William Carlos Williams by LAYTON, Irving

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The Improved Binoculars. Selected Poems, with an Introduction by William Carlos Williams
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LAYTON, Irving
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James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Covers a little soiled, otherwise a fine copy.
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Highlands: Jonathan Williams, 1956. First edition. One of 500 copies. Jargon 18. Covers a little soiled, otherwise a fine copy.. 8vo, stiff wrappers. Covers a little soiled, otherwise a fine copy.
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Lettrisme : les débuts, 1944/1966 : Isidore Isou, Gabriel Pomerand, Maurice Lemaître, Roland Sabatier, Alain Satié : 22 janvier/14 février 1987, Galerie Rambert, Paris

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Lettrisme : les débuts, 1944/1966 : Isidore Isou, Gabriel Pomerand, Maurice Lemaître, Roland Sabatier, Alain Satié : 22 janvier/14 février 1987, Galerie Rambert, Paris
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
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Paris: Galerie Rambert, 1987. 89172940; ill. ; 25 cm. exhibition catalog. fine. Box 039. 1 v. (unpaged).
Crime Prevention in the 30th Century

Crime Prevention in the 30th Century by Santesson, Hans Stefan; Editor and Introduction

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Crime Prevention in the 30th Century
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Santesson, Hans Stefan; Editor and Introduction
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
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New York: Walker and Company, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 175pp. Sharp First Edition of this anthology of crime stories taking place in the futures. Authors include John Brunner, Harry Harrison, Anne McCaffrey, and several others. Bound in cream colored cloth with lettering in black and gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the heel. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($5.95), has some very mild surface rubbing lightly toned edges. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. . A very pretty collectable copy. First printings are quite uncommon, particularly in such nice condition.
[TRAVEL] [MAPS] MAP OF NEVADA, UTAH AND ARIZONA

[TRAVEL] [MAPS] MAP OF NEVADA, UTAH AND ARIZONA by [Colton’s Condensed Octavo Atlas of the Union]

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[TRAVEL] [MAPS] MAP OF NEVADA, UTAH AND ARIZONA
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[Colton’s Condensed Octavo Atlas of the Union]
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
New York: J. H. Colton, 1865. Second Edition. Colored engraved map, with a bit of creasing at the fold. 11 3/4 x 9 1/2”. From the second edition of Colton’s Condensed Octavo Atlas of the Union.
The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 12 (December, 1918)

The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 12 (December, 1918)

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The Southern Workman, Vol. XLVII, No. 12 (December, 1918)
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Hampton, Va: Hampton Institute, 1918. Paperback. Very Good. photos, pp. [561-608. Softcover in original wrapper. 26 cm. Cover soiling. Partially unopened. Among the contents: "Women Farmers," by Alice M. Price, of the Hampton Institute Staff, writing about her summer spent working with the Chester Valley Unit of "The Women's Land Army of America which was headquartered at Whitford, Pennsylvania (pages 577-581 with 7 photos); "India's Handicraftsmen" One of Our Allies at Home," by Saint Nihal Singh (pages 584-590 with 5 photos); "The Red Cross and the Negro," by Mary L. Stephenson (pages 593-594 with no photos); and "How a Hampton Boy Went 'Over the Top,'" an account by Edward E. Brown, an ex-Hampton student (pages 600-602 with no photos).
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Can You Hear, Bird by ASHBERY, John

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Can You Hear, Bird
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ASHBERY, John
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1995. 8vo. 175 pp. Original cloth-backed boards; dust jacket. Fine. FIRST EDITION of Ashbery's seventeenth collection of poems.
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Arc en ciel : Francis Picabia by Picabia, Francis ; André Breton

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Arc en ciel : Francis Picabia
Author
Picabia, Francis ; André Breton
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG
Description
Paris, France: Galerie 1900-2000, 1987. Softcover. VG. White wraps with black text and color illustration. 47 pp. Bw and color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Galerie 1900/200, Paris, 6 April - 16 May, 1987.
[JELL-O] QUICK EASY JELL-O WONDER DISHES

[JELL-O] QUICK EASY JELL-O WONDER DISHES

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[JELL-O] QUICK EASY JELL-O WONDER DISHES
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Yellow illustrated wraps. Near fine
Description
Le Roy, NY: The Jell-O Company, Inc., 1930. Staplebound. Yellow illustrated wraps. Near fine. 23 pages. 15.5 x 11 cm. An iconic cover design to this classic Jell-O pamphlet. Produced at the height of Jell-O's prominence - when Jell-O signified glamour. Stylishly illustrated throughout in color. Interior clean and crisp, wraps very lightly toned.
FRANK JAEGER: MIRAKLERNES BOG (KASSEREDE DIGTE) UDGIVET AF THORKILD

FRANK JAEGER: MIRAKLERNES BOG (KASSEREDE DIGTE) UDGIVET AF THORKILD

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FRANK JAEGER: MIRAKLERNES BOG (KASSEREDE DIGTE) UDGIVET AF THORKILD
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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Denmark: GYLDENDALS JULEBOG, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Text is in Danish.
Evocations of Love

Evocations of Love by Altenberg, Peter; King, Alexander

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Evocations of Love
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Altenberg, Peter; King, Alexander
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
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Very Good
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x0. King, Alexander. Includes publisher's slipcase. Minor wear to spine, slipcase edges faded. 1960 Large Hardcover. 175, [1] pp. A collection of dozens of short works by the Austrian Modernist author, translated and illustrated by writer and artist Alexander King, whose book Mine Enemy Grows Older led to his frequent appearances on the Jack Parr show. Color frontispiece, color paste-down illustration on slipcase, line drawings throughout text.

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