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Gedichte. Übertragen durch Rainer Maria Rilke by [RILKE, Rainer Maria] VALERY, Paul

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Gedichte. Übertragen durch Rainer Maria Rilke
Author
[RILKE, Rainer Maria] VALERY, Paul
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box
Description
Leipzig: Im Insel Verlag, 1925. First edition, hand-printed at the Cranach Presse by Harry Kessler for the Insel Verlag, with initials by Eric Gill, this being copy number XVII of 20 copies “fur den Handel Bestimmten Exemplaren”. Von Mises 172. Although the colophon states that the first fifty copies were printed on Japan, the roman-numeraled copies, or at least this one, was printed on laid büttenpapier. Presentation copy, inscribed on the second blank leaf by Rilke “À Monsieur et Madame Lucien Henraux / aux Dieux-Lares d’une commune admiration, très amicalement, R. M. Rilke, (Muzot, en Novembre 1925)”. Lucien Henraux was a French industrialist. His wife, Marie Bernieres-Henraux, was a sculptor and a student of Auguste Rodin, for whom Rilke had acted as secretary. A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box. 4to, original gilt-stamped vellum-backed boards. A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box.
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The Intimate Stranger by BREYTENBACH, Breyton

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Title
The Intimate Stranger
Author
BREYTENBACH, Breyton
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very fine copy
Description
(Sherman Oaks, CA: Ninja Press, 2006. One of 100 copies printed. [34] pp. A second inner cover of flax holds the text and is sewn into the spine with a thin silk purple cord. Several leaves are bound in diagonally and cut at an angle; some images throughout the text are cut to reveal previous and following leaf. Housed in a purple cloth-covered tri-fold case, with green leather-like triangle mounted on inner flap, with matching opening on outer flap, designed to act as a clasp when closed. "In this single, long, prose poem, every paragraph has been given its own page or double- page spread. Each page is embellished with signs and symbols printed in multiple colors which have been inspired by the text.... A horoscope, as well as the multicolored signs and symbols seen throughout the text, are drawn by Carolee Campbell and printed from photopolymer plates. Additional symbols are applied by hand using pure earth pigments." A separate chapbook containing a legend for the text-inspired signs and symbols is laid in, as issued. Very fine copy. Flax-paper covered boards, hand-coated with a mixture of ochre pigment and fine volcanic pumice, over morocco backstrip. Very fine copy.
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1815, UNDER HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . . . COMPRISING THE BATTLES OF LIGNY, QUATRE BRAS, AND WATERLOO

AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1815, UNDER HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . . . COMPRISING THE BATTLES OF LIGNY, QUATRE BRAS, AND WATERLOO by (COLOR PLATE BOOKS). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED). (NAPOLEONIC WARS). MUDFORD, WILLIAM

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Title
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 1815, UNDER HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON . . . COMPRISING THE BATTLES OF LIGNY, QUATRE BRAS, AND WATERLOO
Author
(COLOR PLATE BOOKS). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED). (NAPOLEONIC WARS). MUDFORD, WILLIAM
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Henry Colburn, 1817. FIRST EDITION. 322 x 274 mm. (12 3/4 x 10 3/4"). One volume extended to two.. SUMPTUOUS CRIMSON STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, BY MORRELL (stamp-signed on front turn-ins) covers with wide frame decorated with Neoclassical ornaments, raised bands, spine compartments framed by volutes and flowers, gilt lettering, gilt-framed turn-ins, scarlet watered silk endleaves, leather hinges, top edges gilt. WITH 30 HAND-COLORED PLATES, as called for, including a double-page view of the Battle of Waterloo, a folding battle plan for Ligny, and a folding map of the route from Brussels to Paris, the last two expertly repaired and backed in linen, and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 66 PLATES, eight of these hand-colored, most portraits of military leaders. With "Portraits of General Officers" used as the frontispiece, as in Abbey, in place of the seldom-seen plate, "Waterloo, in Memory of Shaw of the Life Guards," that appears in some copies (but is not on the list of plates). With an ALS dated Dublin Castle, 1st Oct[?] 1819, signed by Lord Whitworth. Front flyleaves with engraved armorial bookplate of Frederick S. Peck. Abbey "Life" 372; Tooley 336; Cohn, "Cruikshank" 556. ◆Joints, edges, and corners with visible but not serious wear, one plate with neatly repaired marginal tear just touching edge of image, occasional mild foxing, additional trivial imperfections, otherwise fine--clean and fresh internally, with richly colored plates, in a lustrous binding bright with gilt. This is a very attractively illustrated celebration of Wellington's victorious campaign against Napoleon, offered here in a special copy enhanced by additional plates, many depicting principal actors in the conflict, and a stately Neoclassical binding. Famed illustrator George Cruikshank drew the frontispiece depicting the seven general officers for the British side, along with the ebullient illustrated title depicting victory, the double-page plate of the fateful Battle of Waterloo, and the ignominious "Flight of Bonaparte." The plates contributed by James Rouse mostly depict the countryside and villages in the area where fighting was taking place. Journalist and novelist William Mudford (1782-1848) wrote the text with assistance from primary sources, among these the Duke of Wellington himself, to whom the work is dedicated. Mudford was the editor of the "Courier," an evening journal with a conservative stance on politics. His prose is described as "vigorous" by the "Dictionary of Literary Biography," which also notes his flair for creating atmosphere. These gifts were brought to bear on the present account, rendering this historic campaign in vivid terms. The manuscript letter inserted into the second volume was written by Lord Charles Whitworth (1752-1825), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at the time of writing. He had been the British Ambassador to France when Napoleon was first consul, and had gained much respect for the determination and dignity with which he had handled the mercurial Bonaparte's tirades against his country. Here, he recommends to an unknown recipient the person who had conducted financial affairs for him in France. The present bindings are the work of the London bindery of W. T. Morrell, established about 1861 as successor to the firm begun by Francis Bedford, who, in turn, had taken over the famous bindery of Charles Lewis. Prideaux in her "Modern Bookbindings" says that Morrell at that time had a very large business that supplied "all the booksellers with bindings designed by his men," which were "remarkable for their variety and merit." The scion of an old and prosperous New England family, former owner Frederick Stanhope Peck (1868-1947) was an avid collector of books and manuscripts, amassing a collection of more than 8,000 titles. When his library went to auction in 1944, it was noted for its fine bindings and excellent condition..
Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie by Boyle, Jack; W.H.D. Koerner [Illustrations]

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Title
Boston Blackie
Author
Boyle, Jack; W.H.D. Koerner [Illustrations]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: The H.K. Fly Company Publishers, 1919. First edition. First edition. [ii], 318 pp. with illustrated plates. Bound in publisher's black cloth with dark orange stamping. Near Fine with subtle lean to spine, light wear, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with small chips to spine ends, rubbing to spine panel and edges, two tiny indents to spine as well. An attractive example of the rare dust jacket. The first in a popular series of crime novels featuring the titular jewel thief and safecracker, who became a detective in various radio and film adaptations. He was famously described as an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" in those adaptations.
Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux

Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux by Daubenton, [Jean-Louis-Marie]

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Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux
Author
Daubenton, [Jean-Louis-Marie]
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; small gum label on the spine; the spine titled in ink.
Description
Paris: Ph.-D Pierres, 1782. First Edition.. Contemporary stiff marbled wrappers.. Very good; small gum label on the spine; the spine titled in ink.. 8vo, xvi, [1] - 414, [2] pp. + 22 engraved plates The classic treatise on the breeding of sheep. Trained as a physician Daubenton did his best work as a naturalist and a teacher of veterinary science at the French national school at Alfort. He established an experimental farm in his home town of Montbard in Bourgogne and acquired Merino sheep. This flock was the first Merino flock in France and Daubenton went on to write this guide on the subject of shepherding and maintaining healthy flocks. In 1785, Sir Joseph Banks acquired a small group of the Merinos from Daubenton's stock to take back to his residence at Isleworth, near London. Dingley #213 - a much later printing only.
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"Biochemical Genetics of Neurospora." In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. XXXII, no. 2, 1945. by BEADLE, George Wells (1903-1989); Edward Lawrie TATUM (1909-1975).

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Title
"Biochemical Genetics of Neurospora." In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. XXXII, no. 2, 1945.
Author
BEADLE, George Wells (1903-1989); Edward Lawrie TATUM (1909-1975).
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Galesburg:: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1945., 1945. 8vo. (Article): 125-129 pp. (Whole issue): 107-263 pp. Photographic plate, figs. Original printed wrappers; corner worn, else fine. SIGNED BY BEADLE (crossed out in ink). Ownership signature of Norman Horowitz. Beadle and Tatum won the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Joshua Lederberg for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Beadle and Tatum are the fathers of modern genetics, and their work with Neurospora had tremendous importance for 20th century studies of heredity. It was this work on the Neurospora strain that led to their winning the Nobel Prize, and this article represents a key part of their joint studies. Also includes the article: "Spontaneous Mutations of Bacteria." By Max Delbruck, who won the 1969 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.
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London Cries: With Six Charming Children printed direct from stippled plates in the Bartolozzi style, and duplicated in red and brown, and about forty other illustrations including ten of Rowlandson's humorous subjects in facsimile, and tinted; examples by George Cruikshank, Joseph Crawhall, &c. &c. by Tuer, Andrew

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London Cries: With Six Charming Children printed direct from stippled plates in the Bartolozzi style, and duplicated in red and brown, and about forty other illustrations including ten of Rowlandson's humorous subjects in facsimile, and tinted; examples by George Cruikshank, Joseph Crawhall, &c. &c.
Author
Tuer, Andrew
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
London: Field & Tuer, Ye Leadenhalle Presse…New York: Scribner & Welford… [n.d., 1883]. Regular paper copy, priced at one guinea. There was also a Large Paper copy with Signed proofs (250 copies printed) and a Large Paper copy with signed proofs on satin (50 copies printed). Dove brown cloth over tan boards, paper label on front cover. . Folio (11 5/8 x 8 3/4"). . Plates, text illustrations (some hand-colored). Minor soiling. A very good copy.
A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing)

A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing) by COLEN, Dan, Ron Delsener, and Matt Kenny

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A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing)
Author
COLEN, Dan, Ron Delsener, and Matt Kenny
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Fine in a fine jacket.
Description
New York: Fulton Ryder, 2012. Fine in a fine jacket.. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Unstated edition of 22 unique copies (from a total trade edition of 1000 copies) with an original drawing by Dan Colen and Matt Kenny to the front endpaper. A significant collaboration between two artists and a music impresario, featuring Colen's sculptures of cement-filled whoopie cushions, Kenny's collaborative cartoon drawings of an inflatable God, and Delsener's Richard Prince-esque captions. Book design by Brendan Dugan.
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Ichthyologia Ohienis. or Natural History of the Fishes Inhabiting the River Ohio and its Tributary Streams. A Verbatim et Literatim reprint of the Original, with a Sketch of the Life, the Ichthological Work, and the Ichthyologic Bibliography of Rafinesque by RAFINESQUE, C. S.. CALL, Richard Ellsworth, [editor]

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Ichthyologia Ohienis. or Natural History of the Fishes Inhabiting the River Ohio and its Tributary Streams. A Verbatim et Literatim reprint of the Original, with a Sketch of the Life, the Ichthological Work, and the Ichthyologic Bibliography of Rafinesque
Author
RAFINESQUE, C. S.. CALL, Richard Ellsworth, [editor]
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Co, 1899. Blue cloth with paper spine label titled in black, top edge gilt. Small damp-stain in fore-edge margin mainly affecting last 20 pages, boards rubbed and soiled, very good. Limited edition, unnumbered and marked as 'editor's copy' and inscribed by him on the limitation page.
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Fairy Tales by ANDERSEN, Hans Christian

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Title
Fairy Tales
Author
ANDERSEN, Hans Christian
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London, Edinburgh & New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1920]. Hardcover. Very Good. Tall quarto. Publisher's pictorial cloth with stork and baby. Illustrations by Honor C. Appleton. Original cloth, modest wear; a few stains and scratches to cover and light foxing to outer edge of text block, but overall a quite decent copy. Signature of Margaret Dobson, June 1925. Nice color plates.
First Man (5 Vol. Set)

First Man (5 Vol. Set) by Chazelle, Damien

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First Man (5 Vol. Set)
Author
Chazelle, Damien
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Universal Pictures, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Red spines with pictorial wraps. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of interviews, script excerpts, and criticism interspersed with movie stills. Here, the makers of the film discuss the purpose of the film, its sound design, cinematography, editing, and acting.
The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film)

The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film) by Tom Laughlin (director, screenwriter, starring); Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Geo Anne Sosa, Barbara Carrera (starring)

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The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film)
Author
Tom Laughlin (director, screenwriter, starring); Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Geo Anne Sosa, Barbara Carrera (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Billy Jack Enterprises. Two vintage press photographs from the set of the 1975 film. With an studio stamp on the verso of one. Riding high on his fame from "Billy Jack," probably this was Tom Laughlin's most ambitious effort as a director-star. One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. A remake of the 1969 Japanese film, "Goyokin," although anchored in an historical massacre that occurred in the early 1800s. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
The Elsewhere Express SIGNED FIRST EDITION w/ SPRAYED EDGES

The Elsewhere Express SIGNED FIRST EDITION w/ SPRAYED EDGES by Yambao, Samantha Sotto

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Title
The Elsewhere Express SIGNED FIRST EDITION w/ SPRAYED EDGES
Author
Yambao, Samantha Sotto
Seller
Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780593725023
Condition
Near fine
Description
New York: Del Rey, 2026. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Samantha Sotto Yambao to page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated first edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". 420pp. Gentle shelfwear, if any, to unclipped dust jacket with Signed Copy sticker to front panel. Bound in full color pictorial paper over boards, with whimsical suitcase-stacked stencilled edges. Gentle bumping to head and tail of spine, else fine, firm, tight, and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and have never been read. Complete with intricately designed stenciled edges, interactive endpapers with a scene you can color in, and a full-color illustrated book case waiting beneath the dust jacket, this is a highly presentable signed deluxe first edition of this newest wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life's purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon. You can't buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it's a magical train seeming to carry very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging. Raya is one of those lost souls. She had dreamed of being a songwriter, but when her brother died, she gave up on her dream and started living his instead. One day on the subway, as her thoughts wander, she's swept off to the Elsewhere Express. There she meets Q, an intriguing artist who, like her, has lost his place in the world. Together they find a train full of wonders, from a boarding car that's also a meadow to a dining car where passengers can picnic on lily pads to a bar where jellyfish and whales swim through pink clouds. Over the course of their long, strange night on the train, they also discover that it harbors secrets-and danger: A mysterious stranger has stowed away and brought with him a dark, malignant magic that threatens to destroy the train. But in investigating the stowaway's identity, Raya also finds herself drawing closer to the ultimate question: What is her life's true purpose-and is it a destination the Elsewhere Express can take her to? (Publisher).
Why Salt the Peanuts?: Sayings of the 5¢ Psychiatrist

Why Salt the Peanuts?: Sayings of the 5¢ Psychiatrist by Weininger, Ben, and Henry Rabin; foreword by Charles Schulz

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Why Salt the Peanuts?: Sayings of the 5¢ Psychiatrist
Author
Weininger, Ben, and Henry Rabin; foreword by Charles Schulz
Seller
ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Los Angeles: The Guild of Tutors Press. Near Fine. (c.1979). First Edition. Softcover. [light wear to extremities, generally a clean tight copy]. Trade PB "A psychiatrist and a psychologist combine their wit and wisdom, and their long experience in helping others, to create and compile a collection of aphorisms such as you've rarely -- if ever -- read before!" (More cynically, one might put it this way: a psychiatrist and a psychologist team up with a small-time publisher to exploit a dubious tie-in with America's most popular comic strip.) Author #1, "Dr. Ben," explains in his introduction that he had once tried an experiment by building a booth along the lines of Lucy's stand in the "Peanuts" strip, and sitting behind it on the street for ten days, during which "people of all ages" stopped by, and the idea for a book was born. (Wonder what the royalty arrangement with Schulz was like?) A few of these pithy sayings are snitched from time-honored sources (Martin Buber, the Talmud, etc.), and one is even credited to Schulz himself. .
The Last of the 'Logan".

The Last of the 'Logan". by Thompson , Harold W. (ed)

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Title
The Last of the 'Logan".
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Thompson , Harold W. (ed)
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
Cornell University Press., 1941.. "The true adventures of Robert Coffon, Mariner , in the years 1854 to 1859". V G. in D J.. 20 cm. 214 pp. B/W frontispiece.

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