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AGAMEMNON, CHOEPHOROI, EUMENIDES

AGAMEMNON, CHOEPHOROI, EUMENIDES by ÆSCHYLUS

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AGAMEMNON, CHOEPHOROI, EUMENIDES
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ÆSCHYLUS
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The Book Block (United States)
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Each volume is signed by the binder. Limited to 140 copies by the Allen Press, they were the only limited edition in English translation, and represent the 48th and 49th books of the Press. The type is Menhart Unciala, printed in black and brown; the running heads are Solemnis and Libra types, Greek-letter calligraphy and decorations are from Greek sources. The all-rag paper is handmade and especially watermarked at the Richard de Bas mill in France. The books were printed on dampened sheets on an Albion press made in Scotland in 1882.Denise Lubett, Fellow of the Designer Bookbinders since 1971, is one of the 38 binders who was asked to contribute a chapter to A Bookbinders' Florilegium, a publication of the H.R.C., in which these artist-craftsmen talk about their approach to the art of binding books. We quote: "...great purity of style and design usually bring forth great beauty...if we no longer bind books so that they become too fragile to handle...if we can ascertain that this bound book can be handed down for a number of generations, then we will have achieved a better and more significant role as modern bookbinders." The volume we are offering epitomizes these ideas. The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus. The first story concerns the king Agamemnon who returns from the Trojan War to face the wrath of his wife, Clytemnestra, for sacrificing their daughter. To make matters worse, Agamemnon is accompanied by his concubine, Cassandra. While bathing, Agamemnon is murdered by his wife, and Cassandra is killed too. In the second play, Choephoroi, Clytemnestra sends her surviving daughter, Electra, to Agamemnon's grave, where she happens to meet her brother, Orestes. The siblings talk and eventually discuss a plot to avenge the murder of their father. The plan works, and Orestes kills his mother and her new husband. Orestes becomes tormented by the "Furies" since matricide is particularly horrific. Eumenides, the final play in the trilogy, addresses whether the Furies torment of Orestes is justified. Events leading up to a trial by 12 Athenians involve, among others, Apollo and Hermes. At the trial, Orestes is represented by Apollo, and the Furies represent the other side. At the end of the trial, the jury is evenly split, and Orestes is relieved of the wrath of the Furies.
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On various contrivances by which British & Foreign Orchids are fertilised by insects by DARWIN, Charles

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On various contrivances by which British & Foreign Orchids are fertilised by insects
Author
DARWIN, Charles
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: John Murray, 1862. FIRST EDITION. Text illustrations. Original plum cloth with an orchid in gilt on front cover. Covers and spine worn, spine a bit shabby, chipped at foot. Interior is excellent with a modern presentation signature on front flyleaf. First edition of Darwin's primary work on plant fertilization. Detailing the relationship between the sexual structure of orchids and the insects that fertilize them, this was the first of three volumes that followed the publication of the Origin which contained supporting evidence for the author's theory of natural selection. Darwin concludes that plants are equal to animals in the marvels of their adaptation; for example, he observes that wind-pollinated flowers have no colours; it is only those insect-pollinated varieties that have bright coloured petals and sweet smelling nectars.
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AXEL'S CASTLE A STUDY IN THE IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE OF 1870 TO 1930 by Wilson, Edmund

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AXEL'S CASTLE A STUDY IN THE IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE OF 1870 TO 1930
Author
Wilson, Edmund
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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AXEL'S CASTLE A STUDY IN THE IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE OF 1870 TO 1930, Scribners, 1931, first edition, some age toning to the t.p.e.'s, else near fine and bright in fine dust-wrapper. A critical appraisal and illumination of the work of W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, T. S. Eliot, Gertrude Stein, Marcel Proust & Paul Valery. A gorgeous copy.
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I THOUGHT OF DAISY by Wilson, Edmund

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I THOUGHT OF DAISY
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Wilson, Edmund
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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I THOUGHT OF DAISY, Farrar Straus Young, 1953, first edition thus with new three page forward by the author. The uncommon hard-cover edition which was issued simultaneously along with the Ballantine soft-cover, vg+/near fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper. Wilson's first novel.
IDA WAUGH'S ALPHABET BOOK

IDA WAUGH'S ALPHABET BOOK by Waugh, Ida; Blanchard, Amy

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IDA WAUGH'S ALPHABET BOOK
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Waugh, Ida; Blanchard, Amy
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Very good plus.
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1888. Very good plus.. First edition of this scarce illustrated alphabet book, a verse narrative by lifelong artistic collaborators and co-habitating companions Waugh and Blanchard, a beautiful copy. 10.5'' x 9''. Original decorative red and gilt-stamped boards in Art Nouveau style, carefully rebacked with green cloth spine. Illustrated by Waugh throughout. Unpaginated. Hinges reinforced. Light edgewear, faint soil and some faint spots of dampstaining to boards. Minor wear to fore-edge of text block.
A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. [in Two Volumes.]

A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. [in Two Volumes.] by Dickens, Charles

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A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND. [in Two Volumes.]
Author
Dickens, Charles
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
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1854. Boston: Jenks, Hickling & Swan, 1854. Original blind-stamped dark brown cloth with gilt-decorated spines. Early American edition, just possibly the first complete one. Since Harper published the two volumes of its edition separately in March 1853 and in March 1854 (so dated on the title pages), it is considered to be the first American edition. The date in 1854 when these two Boston volumes were published is unknown, so it is possible that this two-volume Boston edition came out earlier in 1854 than Harper's second volume. Jenks Hickling & Swan was a very "fluid" enterprise at the time, such that their 1856 and 1857 two-volumes-in-one printings would be by Hickling Swan & Brown, and their 1861 two-in-one printing would be by Swan Brewer & Tileston. This set is in very good-plus condition (a few small holes in the cloth, mainly at extremities or at joints); the gilt on the spines is unusually bright. Smith pp 116-119; Carr (UTexas) B500 (in blue cloth); not cited by Podeschi. Provenance: both front free endpapers bear not only a contemporary signature, but also the penciled signature of Dickens bibliographer Walter Smith; in fact, this very copy is the one pictured on pages 117 and 118 of his book.
The San Francisco Wasp: An Illustrated History [Limited Edition, Signed by author]

The San Francisco Wasp: An Illustrated History [Limited Edition, Signed by author] by Richard Samuel West

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The San Francisco Wasp: An Illustrated History [Limited Edition, Signed by author]
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Richard Samuel West
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780971849440
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Very Good +
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Easthampton, MA: Periodyssey Press, 2004. Very Good +. Easthampton, MA: Periodyssey Press, 2004. First Edition, Limited Issue of 400 copies numbered and signed by the author, this being #29. Quarto. 327pp. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket as issued. Mild rubbing to edges and top of spine a trifle tugged. Binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good or better copy.
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Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1907-1908

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Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1907-1908
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Very Good
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Government Printing Office, 1916. Very Good. Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1907-1908. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. 636pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Green cloth. Book condition: Very good; extremities lightly scuffed & bumped, slight water stain to backstrip.
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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter

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Teachings of Howard W. Hunter
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Fine
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Deseret Book, 2002. Fine. . Teachings of Howard W. Hunter. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002. Church Employee Gift Edition. 301pp. Indexed. 8vo. Book condition: Near fine. There are very subtle scratches in the gilt on the outer fore edge of the text block.
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Memorial to Elbert Duncan Thomas

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Memorial to Elbert Duncan Thomas
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Good. Memorial to Elbert Duncan Thomas. NP: NP, ND. 96pp. 8vo. Black cloth. Book condition: Good with rubbing to edges, boards slightly bowed and hinges starting.
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Door Into the Dark by Heany, Seamus

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Door Into the Dark
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Heany, Seamus
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Faber and Faber, 1990. Very Good. Heany, Seamus. Door Into the Dark. London: Faber and Faber, 1990. 56pp. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with light yellowing.
Playland

Playland by ZIGAL, Thomas

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Playland
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ZIGAL, Thomas
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780914476917
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Fine
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Austin: Thorp Springs Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with wear to the spine. Inscribed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
Für Alle: Ernstes und Heiteres von Heinrich Zille

Für Alle: Ernstes und Heiteres von Heinrich Zille by ZILLE, Heinrich

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Für Alle: Ernstes und Heiteres von Heinrich Zille
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ZILLE, Heinrich
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag, 1929. Softcover. Very Good. First edition (stating "1.-20. Tausend" on title page). Essay by Otto Nagel. Text in German. Small quarto. [72]pp. Heavily illustrated. Wrappers over stapled textblock. Wrappers with modest wear and neatly reattached, acidic paper toned as usual, very good.
Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry by ZIGMAN, Laura

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Animal Husbandry
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ZIGMAN, Laura
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780385319003
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Fine
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New York: The Dial Press, 1998. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Advance reading copy. Trade paperback. Fine.
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Copies as Originals: Translations in Media and Techniques

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Copies as Originals: Translations in Media and Techniques
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Very Good
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NJ: Art Museum/Princeton, 1974. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in wrappers, a paperback. Pages are clean. Illustrated in black and white. Spine faded on green cover.
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A Bibliography of Islamic Law, 1980-1993 by Al-Zwaini, Laila and Rudolph Peters

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A Bibliography of Islamic Law, 1980-1993
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Al-Zwaini, Laila and Rudolph Peters
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
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vg
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Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto (9 1/2 x 6 1/2"). ix, [1], 239, [1]pp. Original green cloth, with gold lettering to spine and front cover. This bibliography offers a new and indispensable tool for both researchers and practitioners in the field of Islamic law. It supplements the bibliographies published by Joseph Schacht (1964) and John Makdisi (1987) and includes some 1,600 Western-language publications which have appeared between 1980 and 1993. It contains a general and a regional section. With regard to the latter, the main focus is on the Middle East (including Afghanistan and North Africa), although publications in South and Southeast Asia have also been included. In order to facilitate its use, an authors' index and a subject index have been added. (From the Publishers). Ex-library copy, with sticker at upper front joint and tail of spine; bookplate on inside of front cover, pocket at rear, and stamp at top and bottom paper edges. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study

Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study by Altmann, Alexander

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Moses Mendelssohn: A Biographical Study
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Altmann, Alexander
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
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Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. g. 4to. xvi. 900pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering to spine in original printed illustrated dust jacket. Color frontispiece of Moses Mendelssohn. The authoritative biography of the 18th century German Jewish Enlightenment thinker Moses Mendelssohn. The author does a remarkable job at giving a general context for Mendelssohn within both the Jewish and Enlightenment communities. Some scuffing and minor creasing and chipping to dj. Tail of spine and corners slightly bumped. Dj in fair condition. Book in very good condition. Alexander Altmann was an Orthodox rabbi and academic scholar, who taught at Brandeis University. He is perhaps best known for his biography of Moses Mendelssohn. Altmann also wrote extensively on medieval Jewish philosophy, most notably Maimonides, but Saadiah Gaon and Isaac Israeli as well.
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The Closing Argument in the Case of The People vs. Reuben Dunbar, for Murder; Tried at the Late November Term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Albany County by S. H. Hammond, District Attorney by Hammond, S. H.

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The Closing Argument in the Case of The People vs. Reuben Dunbar, for Murder; Tried at the Late November Term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Albany County by S. H. Hammond, District Attorney
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Hammond, S. H.
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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octavo, 22 page pamphlet, lacking wrappers, ex-library, handstamp on title page, bottom 1/3 of title page torn away, and missing, with loss of imprint information, else textually complete, a good reading copy. "Dunbar, twenty-one years old, killed the nephews of his step-father, one by a blow, the other by hanging in a tree, fearing they might inherit the property which he felt should come to him." – McDade, Annals of Murder, 269
A Full Report of the Case of John Den ex dem. Thomas Gibbons Trumbull, John Heyward Trumbull, Ralph Henry Isham, and Ann his wife, Daniel Coit Ripley, and Sarah his wife, vs. William Gibbons. Decided in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, at Trenton, in the Term of April, 1849. Reported by William Halsted.

A Full Report of the Case of John Den ex dem. Thomas Gibbons Trumbull, John Heyward Trumbull, Ralph Henry Isham, and Ann his wife, Daniel Coit Ripley, and Sarah his wife, vs. William Gibbons. Decided in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, at Trenton, in the Term of April, 1849. Reported by William Halsted. by Halsted, William

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A Full Report of the Case of John Den ex dem. Thomas Gibbons Trumbull, John Heyward Trumbull, Ralph Henry Isham, and Ann his wife, Daniel Coit Ripley, and Sarah his wife, vs. William Gibbons. Decided in the Supreme Court of New Jersey, at Trenton, in the Term of April, 1849. Reported by William Halsted.
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Halsted, William
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
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octavo, 129 page pamphlet, removed from bound volume of pamphlets, ink markings on titlepage, else a very good, clean copy.
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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon. by AMADO, Jorge.

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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon.
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AMADO, Jorge.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
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NY: Knopf,, 1962.. Uncorrected proof.. 425 pp. Spine sunned, else near fine in printed wrappers. Translated from the the original Portuguese by James L. Taylor and William L. Grossman.
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Instructions for Undressing the Human Race. by ALEGRIA, Fernando.

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Instructions for Undressing the Human Race.
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ALEGRIA, Fernando.
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(np): Kayak, (nd).. First edition.. [54 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. Original Spanish poems with facing translations by Matthew Zion and Lennart Bruce. Illustrated with drawings by Matta. One of 800 copies.
THE SAGA OF JOHN GLENN

THE SAGA OF JOHN GLENN by Fowler, Ira E.

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THE SAGA OF JOHN GLENN
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Fowler, Ira E.
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
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Red cloth covered boards. Good, in good dust wrapper
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New York: Exposition Press, 1963 . First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth covered boards. Good, in good dust wrapper. 63 pages. 21 x 14 cm. A volume of poetry based on the verse story of John Glenn's historic flight. Other poems find their background in historic southern Maryland and West Virginia. Clean, crisp copy. Board shows water stain to bottom of front and back cover, not affecting text. Dust wrapper heavily rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar.
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al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam. (The Institute of IsmailiStudies: Ismaili Heritage Series. 5.) by (al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad b. Muhammad al-Tusi) Mitha, Farouk.

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al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam. (The Institute of IsmailiStudies: Ismaili Heritage Series. 5.)
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(al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad b. Muhammad al-Tusi) Mitha, Farouk.
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Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
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London/New York (I.B. Tauris/ The Institute of Ismaili Studies), 2001.. xxi, (3), 128pp. Lrg. 8vo. Wraps.
藏汉对照丹珠尔佛学分类词典 / Zang Han dui zhao Danzhuer fo xue fen lei ci dian [= Tibetan-Chinese dictionary of the Buddhist Tengyur]

藏汉对照丹珠尔佛学分类词典 / Zang Han dui zhao Danzhuer fo xue fen lei ci dian [= Tibetan-Chinese dictionary of the Buddhist Tengyur]

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藏汉对照丹珠尔佛学分类词典 / Zang Han dui zhao Danzhuer fo xue fen lei ci dian [= Tibetan-Chinese dictionary of the Buddhist Tengyur]
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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[Beijing]: Minority Nationalities Press, 1992. First edition, 8½" x 5¾", pp. 8, 16, 382, [2]; original full blue cloth stamped in gilt; a little musty but clean and sound; very good.
Dada Special List 17

Dada Special List 17

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Dada Special List 17
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McBlain Books (United States)
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New York: J. N. Herlin, Inc, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. photos, (15)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 29 cm. Modest wear. Bookseller's catalog. Nice cover design. 68 items with prices apparently ranging from $5 to $100.
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A Truly Efficient School of Theology": The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Historical Context 1830-1980 by H. Georgel Calhoon Anderson

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A Truly Efficient School of Theology": The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Historical Context 1830-1980
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H. Georgel Calhoon Anderson
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
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Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 1981-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Trade Paperback in blue stiff wrappers. Clean, unmarked, and with sound binding. Prompt shipping. Uncommon availability. TNOS

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