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An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans

An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Child, Lydia Maria

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans
Author
Child, Lydia Maria
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Boston: Allen & Ticknor, 1833. First edition. Near Fine. An excellent, Near Fine copy. Publisher's cloth retaining the delicate paper label to spine. Measuring 110 x 185 mm and collating [6], 232 pp. Complete aside from the tipped-in errata leaf that is often missing. With the iconic frontispiece of an enslaved woman, kneeling in prayer, from an 1827 painting by Henry Thomson (retaining the original tissue guard); and two full-page illustrations (a diagram of manacles and an illustration of Mungo Park in West Africa). Textblock is firm and tight despite slight lean to spine. Some sunning to spine and a bit of wear to edges of spine label. A remarkably clean copy overall, with just a bit of toning to endpapers and foxing to frontispiece. Housed in an attractive quarter leather clamshell case. A lovely example of one of the cornerstone works of the abolitionist movement, in which Child exposes the violence of hereditary chattel slavery in the South as well as the violence of systemic racism in the North. "When Lydia Maria Child issued her Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans, she had been enjoying dizzying popularity for almost a decade. Child had burst upon the literary scene at the age of twenty-two, with her novel Hobomok, whose double violation of the taboos against miscegenation and divorce had simultaneously scandalized and titillated her contemporaries...North American Review ranked her highest among women writers of the day, and the most prestigious publishers vied for her favor" (Karcher). This work of overt social activism made sense for a writer with an elevated platform. She now had the ability to voice her views about the stories of women and of enslaved people being intertwined, with both groups defined by white men "in terms of ownership" whose positions within "economic transaction reveal the perversion of paternity into the profits of bondage" and the denial of human dignity (Sanchez-Eppler). Within the work, Child forces her readers to confront the horrors of the Middle Passage and the ongoing violence of hereditary chattel slavery; but she does not only take the South to task. The North, too, participates in systemic racism; and she argues that equality can only come by ending anti-miscegenation laws; eliminating the segregation of public spaces such as churches, schools, theaters, and transportation; providing equal access to education and employment; and addressing all levels of racist attitudes. Outrage among white readers was loud and widespread, and some predicted the end of Child's career. The Boston Athenaeum revoked her library card to prevent future research; additionally, "her Boston benefactors, scared off by their association with a newly born radical abandoned her, and family and friends who did not share her abolitionists stance avoided her" (Bergren). Yet her work sparked among activists a new dialogue about abolition and white supremacy; and it drew a number of influential people including Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips to a cause that would continue to build strength. "From this point on, Child's career was defined by her participation in the anti-slavery movement" (Bergren). BAL 3116. Ticknor & Fields One Hundred 7. Sabin 12711. Near Fine.
The Drowned World

The Drowned World by Ballard, J. G.

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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Title
The Drowned World
Author
Ballard, J. G.
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First British edition and first hardcover edition; first printing. Signed by J.G. Ballard on the title page. Bound in publisher's rust-colored cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight lean to binding, light wear to spine ends. Top edge lightly foxed, contents lightly tanned. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light toning and small stain to spine, small tears at edges and front flap; larger tear at front joint, minor soiling. The author's second novel, though he later disowned his first as "hackwork.
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Chronicle of England by DOYLE James E. EVANS Edmund

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Chronicle of England
Author
DOYLE James E. EVANS Edmund
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1864. First Edition. (ENGLAND) DOYLE, James E. (EVANS, Edmund, engraver). A Chronicle of England. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864. Thick quarto, contemporary full green straight-grain morocco, gilt-decorated spine, raised bands with red morocco inlays, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. $2800.First edition of Doyle's popular history, with 81 intricate in-text color wood-engravings by Edmund Evans, ""the greatest wood-engraver of the Victorian era,"" after Doyle’s original drawings, handsomely bound in full morocco-gilt by Rivière.""While comparatively young… Doyle abandoned the profession of an artist and devoted himself to historical studies. For his own edification he compiled A Chronicle of England, B.C. 55-A.D. 1485, which he adorned with numerous illustrations in color. It received considerable praise from various persons to whom it was afterwards submitted, among others from the prince consort, and was well received by the public when published"" (DNB). Doyle's illustrations are rendered by the greatest wood-engraver of the Victorian era, Edmund Evans, in ""bright and fresh engravings, printed in as many as ten colors, [and] dropped into the text about once every six pages"" (Ray, 150). ""Evans had brought printing in color to a new efficiency, and his craftsmanship made possible artistic executions"" (New York Times). Evans is also considered a forerunner in the use of color prints for children's books, chiefly those of Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, and Kate Greenaway. He ground his own pigments and produced inks that ""preserved the freshness of the [original] colors"" (Lundin, 163). In the 1860s Evans' most notable work was the present Chronicle of England, considered at the time the ""pinnacle of book arts"" (Lundin). Ray 241. Owner signature.Closed marginal tear to one leaf (pp. 21-22), just extending into border, otherwise interior quite clean and fine, colors vivid. Corners and joints lightly rubbed. A handsome copy.
The Chair for Martin Rome (First Edition)

The Chair for Martin Rome (First Edition) by Henry Edward Helseth

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Seller: Royal Books
Title
The Chair for Martin Rome (First Edition)
Author
Henry Edward Helseth
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1948 film noir "Cry of the City," directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Victor Mature and Shelley Winters. An exceptional copy of a rare title. Near Fine in a bright, about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket with a faint vertical crease and a touch of rubbing at the crown, along with a few tiny closed tear. In a custom green clamshell box. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 140.
Send a Woman When the Devil Fails [Quand la femme s'en mele] (Collection of 6 original film still photographs for the 1957 film)

Send a Woman When the Devil Fails [Quand la femme s'en mele] (Collection of 6 original film still photographs for the 1957 film) by Alain Delon, Edwige Feuillere, Jean Servais, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre [Lefevre] (starring); Yves Allegret (director); Charles Spaak (screenwriter)

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Title
Send a Woman When the Devil Fails [Quand la femme s'en mele] (Collection of 6 original film still photographs for the 1957 film)
Author
Alain Delon, Edwige Feuillere, Jean Servais, Bernard Blier, Jean Lefebvre [Lefevre] (starring); Yves Allegret (director); Charles Spaak (screenwriter)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
France: Regina, 1957. Collection of 6 original still photographs for the 1957 French-Italian film, here under the original French title. Actress Feuillere is prominently featured, in glamour poses and answering the phone. All with ditto-style mimeo snipes on the verso, crediting the original title, Feuillere, Servais, Blier, and Allegret. Also included is a business card for starring actor Lefebvre, here as Lefevre, with an inscription in French and initials by him in manuscript ink. Housed in a manila envelope with French film title and a credit for director Allegret in manuscript ink. Based on the 1956 novel "Sans Attendre Godot" by Jean Amila (Meckert), who wrote mostly science-fiction and mystery novels. Noirish crime thriller about night-club owner Godot (Servais), who hires hitman Jo (Delon) to rub out an enemy, convinced of his wife Angele's (Feuillere) adultery. Angele might be the femme fatale, as she moves in on the hitman. 5 x 7 inches, envelope twice as large, and business card a third smaller. Near Fine overall, with slight curl to the photographs, light foxing to the business card. Selby Worldwide.
ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING TITILED "YONI AND LINGHAM, LIFE CREATION" [Signed]

ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING TITILED "YONI AND LINGHAM, LIFE CREATION" [Signed] by Asasax

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ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING TITILED "YONI AND LINGHAM, LIFE CREATION" [Signed]
Author
Asasax
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
This unframed painting is on stretched canvas that resembles denim on the ungessoed verso. It is signed and dated 2006 lower left. Asasax's painting approach is based on a belief that natural and man-made colors emanate from light and feelings and permeate our being with an "historical sediment." Asasax uses emblems of Khmer culture as colorful building blocks in his structural compositions. Measures 23.5 in. x 31.5 in. Shelved at Rockville PS1101. Asasax (b. 1962), is a Cambodian contemporary artist known for colorful, semi-abstract compositions inspired by Khmer architecture, Angkorian motifs, and traditional Cambodian culture. 1412557. Special Collections - Upstairs.
ANGELS OF DARKNESS [Signed by Harlan Ellison]

ANGELS OF DARKNESS [Signed by Harlan Ellison] by Woolrich, Cornell [Author]; Ellison, Harlan [Introduction]

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Title
ANGELS OF DARKNESS [Signed by Harlan Ellison]
Author
Woolrich, Cornell [Author]; Ellison, Harlan [Introduction]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780892960385
Description
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1978. Limited Edition #83/250. Hardcover. Octavo, 215 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Housed in publisher's red cloth slip case, mildly worn. Illustrated black, white, and red spine with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$25.00." Minor general shelf wear. Signed by Ellison and enumerated on limitation page in rear of textblock. Shelved under the Front Counter. 1386173. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Women Are Beautiful

Women Are Beautiful by WINOGRAND, Garry

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Women Are Beautiful
Author
WINOGRAND, Garry
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374292775
Description
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1975. First edition and first printing. Small oblong hardcover. Probably the best book to capture Winogrand's sense of humor while displaying his mastery of street photography. Features an essay by Helen Gary Bishop. Includes 85 black and white images. A fine copy in cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. A remarkably fresh copy of this classic.
The Purple Decades: A Reader

The Purple Decades: A Reader by WOLFE, Tom

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Title
The Purple Decades: A Reader
Author
WOLFE, Tom
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374239275
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Introduction by Joe David Bellamy. A wide ranging collection of Wolfe's non-fiction writings from his previous books and appearances. A near fine copy in purple cloth boards in a very good dust jacket that has some small edge tears and wear.
Signed Perez-Steele Joe DiMaggio Postcard

Signed Perez-Steele Joe DiMaggio Postcard by [DiMaggio, Joe]

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Title
Signed Perez-Steele Joe DiMaggio Postcard
Author
[DiMaggio, Joe]
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[New York]: Perez-Steele Galleries, 1980 First edition. One of 10,000 numbered copies, this being number 4,362. Signed by Joe DiMaggio in blue marker on front side. Original postcard, with color illustration of DiMaggio by Dick Perez to front side. Encased in a PSA/DNA certified slab ("Gem MT 10"). Fine. Overall, a superb autograph. Joe DiMaggio played all thirteen seasons of his career with the New York Yankees and was selected as an All-Star thirteen times. With his exemplary hitting and fielding (he was nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper" because of how he sailed around the outfield) he helped power the Yankees to nine World Series titles. He holds the record for the longest hitting streak, at 56 games, which is considered one of the most statistically remarkable records in all of sports. Outside of baseball, he was known for his high-profile marriage with Marilyn Monroe. DiMaggio was one of the rare athletes that transcended his sport: his association with a bygone era of America was noted in Simon and Garfunkel's Grammy Award-winning song, "Mrs. Robinson." Ted Williams said, "His career cannot be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound impact on the country." Perez-Steele Galleries was a partnership between the artist, Dick Perez, and Frank and Peggy Steele. They produced the annual Donruss "Diamond Kings" baseball cards from 1982 to 1996. Perez was the official artist of the baseball Hall of Fame for over 20 years and is recognized as one of the greatest sports artists of all time. . Signed. First Edition. Postcard. Fine.
Chess Generalship (Volume I: Grand Reconnaissance)

Chess Generalship (Volume I: Grand Reconnaissance) by Frank K. Young

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Title
Chess Generalship (Volume I: Grand Reconnaissance)
Author
Frank K. Young
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Boston: International Publishing Co, 1910. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1910 1st edition of this thoughtful look at chess strategy. Dispensing with the typical annotated games and diagrams, this book is all prose and reflects on essential ingredients of successful play such as "mobility", "position", "organization", "grand reconnaissance", etc. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and lightly-faded lettering and insignia at the spine. Very light foxing and soiling to the preliminaries, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 202 pgs., top-edge gilt.
A PARISIAN IN BRAZIL

A PARISIAN IN BRAZIL by Toussaint, Emma (translated from the French of Mme. Toussaint-Samson)

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Title
A PARISIAN IN BRAZIL
Author
Toussaint, Emma (translated from the French of Mme. Toussaint-Samson)
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Boston: James H. Earle, 1891. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Bound in publisher’s red cloth title blocked in gold on the front cover and the spine; scattered silverfishing to the covers; blindstamped at the top of the frontispiece; front free endpaper has been mended at the hinge; pages toning and somewhat brittle; endpapers chipped;. Very Good binding.
African Mirror - Volume 3, July 1980

African Mirror - Volume 3, July 1980 by A. Adeyemi Smith [ed.]

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Title
African Mirror - Volume 3, July 1980
Author
A. Adeyemi Smith [ed.]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
New York: African Mirror, 1980. Very Good-. [New York: African Mirror, 1980.] First Edition. Quarto; publisher's photo-illustrated staplebound wrappers; 80pp.; illus. throughout, chiefly photographic. Wrappers rather wrinkled from handling, brief chipping at extremities, textblock uniformly toned, else a Good to Very Good copy overall. Headlining article Alhaj Malik Shabazz's "On Islam and Social Justice." Also includes coverage on Puerto Rico and "Marijuana for Export.
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The Old-Time Cowhand by ADAMS, Ramon F.

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Title
The Old-Time Cowhand
Author
ADAMS, Ramon F.
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description
hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Macmillan, 1961. vg
Going Places: A Guidebook to Philadelphia for Students

Going Places: A Guidebook to Philadelphia for Students

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Title
Going Places: A Guidebook to Philadelphia for Students
Seller
Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Philadelphia: Project Learn Junior High, 1978. Second Printing. Staplebound wraps. Good. Second Printing. Staplebound wraps. 8 1/4" X 5 3/8". [ix], 78pp. Moderate edgewear, scattered rubbing, and soiling to blue printed staplebound wraps. Binding is sound. Pages are unmarked. Small hole to leaf containing pages 34 and 35. A solid copy of this immensely charming 1970s guide to the city of Philadelphia written by students of Project Learn Junior High and covering amusements like Zounds, "Fun Learning" venues like Valley Green, the Franklin Mint, Playground on the Parkway, and Schuylkill Valley Nature Center, malls and stores from Reading Terminal Market to Super Hero Shop, and museums, including the Mutter Museum ("If you have a weak stomach you WON'T like it there"), Afro-American Museum, and Perelman's Toy Museum, illustrated throughout with student maps, drawings, and photographs. Train and bus directions given for each venue. No holdings in OCLC at time of posting.

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