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[Original Manuscript] Chronologica Carolo Alberto

[Original Manuscript] Chronologica Carolo Alberto by [Chronograms and Calligraphy] Anonymous; Georg Christoph Stoy [paper wrappers]

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Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Title
[Original Manuscript] Chronologica Carolo Alberto
Author
[Chronograms and Calligraphy] Anonymous; Georg Christoph Stoy [paper wrappers]
Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Bavaria, Germany, 1742. Very Good+. Bavaria, Germany: 1742. Folio (30cm); stitched wrappers of a nearly full sheet of gold on green Bronzefirnispapier (bronze varnish paper); [8]ll. filled nearly to completion with five manuscript calligraphic chronograms, the Roman numerals accomplished in gold with red shading, the rest of the text in black. Light soil to upper cover bleeding through to first leaf (blank), else a Very Good to Near Fine example. Collection of five chronograms in both Latin and German blackletter. Translated literally as "time writing," this was a popular practice in Germany in which dates are embedded within the text of the event described. This collection is slightly off kilter, with many of the dates off by a year or two. For example, the opening chronogram offers congratulations to Charles Albert, elector of Bavaria who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1742, though the date of the chronogram is 1741. Place of production in part based on the final chronogram, which makes reference to Rathardi Diessensis, the Bavarian Saint Rathard von Andechs, who founded the monastery of Diessen in the 9th century. This work may be the output of a monk or, more likely, a novice--the final line of the manuscript reads cheekily "Wist Ihrs Ia Wohl" (approximately translated as, "So there you have it"). Also of special note is the binding, which employs almost a full sheet of Bronzefirnispapier signed in the image along bottom edge by the Augsburg master paper maker Georg Christoph Stoy (1669-1750). The decoration features flowers and leaves, grapes, and something that appears to be a cross between a pomegranate and a pumpkin.
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Monographie du stereoscope by LA BLANCHERE

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Monographie du stereoscope
Author
LA BLANCHERE
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris: Amyot, 1861. FIRST EDITION. Wood engraved illustrations throughout. Original printed yellow wrappers bound into modern boards. Includes prospectus and subscription slip for La Blanchere’s forthcoming Répertoire Encyclopédique de Photographie. Unopened. First edition, a comprehensive treatise on the newly developed stereoscope, a technology whereby the viewer uses a two-lens device to see left and right images at the same time, creating a three-dimensional scene. This nine-part study covers the history of binocular viewing from Euclid to Brewster before discussing contemporary improvements and progress, theory, construction and materials, preparation of photographic slides, and applications. The final chapter suggests recently developed add-on lenses for further uses, such as microscopy. Although stereoscopes became obsolete in the early 20th century owing to improved photographic processes, they were in household use for both research and recreation for the last few decades of the 19th century. This monograph is an important snapshot of the pivotal technology that bridged the gap between the first photographs and motion pictures.
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A Practical Treatise on Vaccina or Cowpock by SCOFIELD, Samuel

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Title
A Practical Treatise on Vaccina or Cowpock
Author
SCOFIELD, Samuel
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
New York: Southwick and Pelsue, 1810. FIRST EDITION. With 1 hand-coloured plate. Contemporary calf, rebacked; sporadic foxing. First and only edition. In this work Scofield examines the origin and proper administration of the cow-pock vaccine. Along with many of his own observations, he offers encouragement to those who were experimenting in order to improve upon the original precepts laid down by Jenner, and he hopes “[to] stimulate every vaccinator to investigate.” Scofield (fl. 1810), first resident surgeon of the New York Institution for the Inoculation of the Cow-pock, dedicated the text to renowned surgeon Valentine Seaman (1770-1817). An excerpt from Seaman's letter to Scofield is included in the work. Blocker, p. 359; Heirs of Hippocrates, 752.
Signed Roger Maris Postcard

Signed Roger Maris Postcard by [Maris, Roger]

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Title
Signed Roger Maris Postcard
Author
[Maris, Roger]
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Signed by Maris in blue pen to photo side. Original postcard with black and white photo of Maris in a batting stance. Fine, with no writing on the postcard. Encased in a Beckett slab. Roger Maris played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1957-1968 with 4 different teams, most notably the New York Yankees. He's best remembered for his historic 1961 season in which he broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record with 61 home runs, the 61st home run coming in the fourth inning of the last game of the season on October 1, 1961. Maris also led the New York Yankees to a World Series title that same year. Maris was a 7x All-Star, 3x World Series Champion (1961, 1962, and 1967), 2x A.L. MVP (1960, 1961), and 1960 Gold Glove Winner. His number "9" was officially retired by the New York Yankees in 1984. . Signed. Photograph. Fine. 3.5" x 5.5".
Poetry and Drama

Poetry and Drama by Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns)

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Title
Poetry and Drama
Author
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns)
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Faber & Faber, 1951 First English edition, first impression. One of 10,000 copies. Publisher's red cloth, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original blue and red dust jacket, with 7s. 6d. price to front flap. About fine book, with light offsetting to endpapers, and light spotting to a few pages at front and rear; very good or better unclipped dust jacket, with light wear to spine ends, some toning to spine and panel edges, and some spotting to rear panel. Overall, a pleasing copy. Gallup A57. This book contains T. S. Eliot's Theodore Spencer Memorial Lecture, delivered on November 21st, 1950 at Harvard University. The first lecture in an annual series, it explores "the use of poetry for dramatic purposes, and the effect of the dramatic purpose on poetry." In the second section of the lecture, Eliot critically examines his own use of poetry and prose in dramatic works like Murder in the Cathedral (1935) and The Family Reunion (1939). T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) is recognized as perhaps the greatest of all the modernist poets, whose groundbreaking works "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," The Waste Land (1922), and Four Quartets (1936 - 1942) had a seismic impact on the literary landscape. Eliot was also extremely influential as a literary critic and changed the lens through which poetry was viewed and understood, with essays including "Tradition and the Individual Talent" (1919). In 1948, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. . First English Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
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Barbed Wire: Who Invented It by Arthur G. Warren

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Title
Barbed Wire: Who Invented It
Author
Arthur G. Warren
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: The Iron Age, 1926. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Scarce bound reprint from "The Iron Age" magazine, June 24th, 1926. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. "History of Early Development and Litigation --'Moonshine' War-- More Than 400 Varieties Patented". Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Tall quarto, 12 pgs. Signed by Author.
Self-Portrait, From Another Direction

Self-Portrait, From Another Direction by Philip Whalen

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Title
Self-Portrait, From Another Direction
Author
Philip Whalen
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Original wraps. Near Fine. SIGNED AND DATED BY PHILIP WHALEN (1987) at the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of this 1959 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in its folded single sheet within Auerhahn's printed, light-brown wrappers. Octavo, Philip Whalen's first post-College published work.
1792-1892: One Hundred Years of the Hartford National Bank--Now the Hartford National Bank of Hartford, Conn

1792-1892: One Hundred Years of the Hartford National Bank--Now the Hartford National Bank of Hartford, Conn by P.H. Woodward

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Title
1792-1892: One Hundred Years of the Hartford National Bank--Now the Hartford National Bank of Hartford, Conn
Author
P.H. Woodward
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Hartford: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1892. Cloth. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1892 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its duotone cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Light spotting along the spine and the rear panel, internally very sharp, with no writing or overt markings to speak of. Octavo, a number of well-executed steel engravings complementing the text.
Preview. Fall '49

Preview. Fall '49

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Title
Preview. Fall '49
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
[Fayettesville, Arkansas]: College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, 1949. Softcover. Near Fine. Octavo. 49pp. Vol. 4, No. 1. Illustrated from photographs and one color block print. Printed stapled wrappers. Modest age-toning, near fine. Combination art and literary journal featuring modern art and a poem by Edsall Ford. Scarce.
Selected Songs of Eliakum Zunser

Selected Songs of Eliakum Zunser by ZUNSER, Eliakum

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Title
Selected Songs of Eliakum Zunser
Author
ZUNSER, Eliakum
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: The Zunser Publishing Company, 1928. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Introduction by Abraham Cahan. Synopsis by Maximilian Hurwitz. Quarto. 236pp. Portrait frontispiece. Text in Hebrew, synopsis and introduction in English. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped, near fine in a good only dust jacket with three vertical folds on front panel, spine and rear panel, a large tear at the top of the front panel that runs through the spine, a 1" chip at the bottom of the front panel, and moderate chipping and tearing to the extremities. A flawed but mostly intact example of this fragile, scarce dust jacket. With 48 of Zunser's most famous compositions and four improvisations. Arranged for voice with piano accompaniment by William Fichandler, based on notes by Joseph Rumshinsky.
Official Army Register for 1854

Official Army Register for 1854 by [United States Army]

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Title
Official Army Register for 1854
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[United States Army]
Seller
Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1854. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 52 pages, [1]. Front wrap is chipped upper front right corner. Edge wear to the covers. Scratched out name on the front cover. Previous owner name of J Spear Smith on the blank right front flyleaf. Some page corners creased. Register includes Officers; Staff; Quartermasters Department; Medical Department; Engineers; Dragoons; Artillery and Infantry regiments; Relative Regimental Rank of Infantry Officers; graduates of the Military Academy; Resignations; Pay; Military Posts; and more. Major General Winfield Scott listed as the top General page 1.
Is This Enough Information

Is This Enough Information by ZURIER, Nina

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Title
Is This Enough Information
Author
ZURIER, Nina
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
San Rafael, CA: San Marco Gallery of Dominican University, 2008. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 10 through October 26, 2008. Includes numerous color images. A very near fine copy in wrappers. Uncommon.
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung: Jennifer Jason Leigh

Molly Zuckerman-Hartung: Jennifer Jason Leigh by ZUCKERMAN-HARTUNG, Molly and Jennifer Kabat

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Molly Zuckerman-Hartung: Jennifer Jason Leigh
Author
ZUCKERMAN-HARTUNG, Molly and Jennifer Kabat
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780997499582
Description
Chicago, IL: Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2017. First edition. Softcover. 115 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 18 through April 15, 2017. Features text by Jennifer Kabat. Includes numerous color illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers and with laid in press release sheet.
Kevin Zucker: Search Within Results

Kevin Zucker: Search Within Results by ZUCKER, Kevin and Daniel Lefcourt

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Kevin Zucker: Search Within Results
Author
ZUCKER, Kevin and Daniel Lefcourt
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, 2007. First edition. Softcover. 24 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 18 through March 3, 2007. Features text by Daniel Lefcourt. Includes color illustrations, biographical information, list of previous exhibitions, and selected bibliography. A fine copy in wrappers.
I-80 Series: Barbara Zucker

I-80 Series: Barbara Zucker by ZUCKER, Barbara and Holliday T. Day

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I-80 Series: Barbara Zucker
Author
ZUCKER, Barbara and Holliday T. Day
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Omaha, NE: Joslyn Art Museum, 1981. First edition. Oblong softcover. 4 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran September 19 through October 18, 1981. Essay by Holliday T. Day. Includes 5 black and white illustrations. A very good copy in stapled wrappers and from the Cranbrook Academy of Art Library with their small stamp to the front cover but otherwise free of marks.
VERGE OF GLORY

VERGE OF GLORY by WIGHT, Frederick

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VERGE OF GLORY
Author
WIGHT, Frederick
Seller
Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
Harcourt, 1956. WIGHT, Frederick. VERGE OF GLORY. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1956]. 8vo., 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket; 311 pages. First Edition. A dramatic novel of Modigliani and Bohemian Paris written by an art professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Signed presentation from Wight on the front endpaper: To Gov- with great expectations from one to art [week?]. F.S.W." With another smaller presentation in a darker ink and in an unknown hand above the one from Wight on the same page. Tipped to the front pastedown is an envelope addressed from Wight to Lieut. Gouverneur Mosher in Washington, DC. In it is a typed letter signed, dated March 20, 1957 from Wight thanking him for his letter, discussing relatives, Washington, DC, Cape Cod, and other chatty stuff. "I wonder if you are off to Japan. It sounds like a pleasant change of duty." Very Good; some edgewear (small triangular chip lower edge rear panel; price-clipped) d/j. $75.00.
ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT

ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT by WINTERSON, Jeanette

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ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT
Author
WINTERSON, Jeanette
Seller
Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. WINTERSON, Jeanette. ORANGES ARE NOT THE ONLY FRUIT. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, [1985]. Sm. 4to., printed wraps. First Edition. A Paperback original. Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction. Near fine. $45.00.
Civil War Nurse Illustrated Cover

Civil War Nurse Illustrated Cover

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Title
Civil War Nurse Illustrated Cover
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Toned with light spotting/dust soiling. Some discoloration from adhesive to underneath of the envelope tongue.
Description
United States, 1860. Very good. Toned with light spotting/dust soiling. Some discoloration from adhesive to underneath of the envelope tongue.. A scarce example of an unused illustrated Civil War-era cover (envelope) depicting a woman rummaging through her drawers and crying out, "I have no one to send--I'll go myself, and nurse the sick". The implication here is that the woman, who has no male child to send to support the war effort, will offer her own womanly skills as a nurse. A nice example of Civil War-era ephemera reinforcing gender roles, notions of patriotic duty, and women's work. Unused, measuring approx. 2.75" by 5
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A PLACE NOT FORGOTTEN; Landscapes of the south from the Morris Museum of Art. Essays by William W. Freehling, Jessie Poesch, and J. Richard Gruber with additional contributions by Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, John Egerton, James Baker Hall, Sally Mann, Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanhan, Robert Morgan, Gurney Norman, Chris Offutt, Estill Curtis Pennington and Sarah Tate

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A PLACE NOT FORGOTTEN; Landscapes of the south from the Morris Museum of Art. Essays by William W. Freehling, Jessie Poesch, and J. Richard Gruber with additional contributions by Wendell Berry, Guy Davenport, John Egerton, James Baker Hall, Sally Mann, Bobbie Ann Mason, Ed McClanhan, Robert Morgan, Gurney Norman, Chris Offutt, Estill Curtis Pennington and Sarah Tate
Seller
Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Lexington: University of Kentucky Art Museum, 1999. First Edition. 4to, 82. Green pictorial wraps. Signed by Berry on the title-page. Freedman B-68. Includes essays and photographic reproductions. One inch "splotch" on the rear cover, o/w a fine copy. Berry's article is on pp. 42 & 43.
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The Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue, St. James Place and Clifton Place by ADELPHI

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The Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue, St. James Place and Clifton Place
Author
ADELPHI
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
very good(+)
Description
Brooklyn, 1894. hardcover. very good(+). 96 pages, slim 8vo, original gilt-lettered rust cloth, light rubbing at the extremes. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1893-1894. A very good(+) copy
Support the auto workers / GM off campus / Rally / WSA Conference / Picketing

Support the auto workers / GM off campus / Rally / WSA Conference / Picketing

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Support the auto workers / GM off campus / Rally / WSA Conference / Picketing
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Madison, WI: Wisconsin Student Association Labor Committee [WSA Labor Committee], nd. 8.5x11 inch handbill with various events held in solidarity with striking GM workers like a TAA informational picket and much more; in very good condition.
SWINGERS YELLOW PAGES (Volume 1, No. 3)

SWINGERS YELLOW PAGES (Volume 1, No. 3)

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SWINGERS YELLOW PAGES (Volume 1, No. 3)
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
(New York): (Swinger Yellow Pages), [197-]. Very good plus.. Contains primarily personals from swingers throughout the country, some of which include explicit photos. Also includes features on "Singles Only Apartments." 15" x 11.25" approximately. Folded newspaper. 31 pages. Moderate toning, trace soil to exterior pages. Light horizontal fold. Interior clean throughout.
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Musica mobile : a poetics of sound and movement by Yu, Siying; James Giroudon

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Title
Musica mobile : a poetics of sound and movement
Author
Yu, Siying; James Giroudon
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9789860594232
Condition
Like new. Still in shrink wrap
Description
Taibei Shi: Taibei Shi li mei guan, 2019. Paperback. Like new. Still in shrink wrap. SIlver wraps. 138 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Taipei Fine Arts Museum, 12 April - 14 July, 2019./ Curator, James Giroudon.
The Origins of Creativity FIRST UK EDITION

The Origins of Creativity FIRST UK EDITION by Wilson, Edward O.

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Title
The Origins of Creativity FIRST UK EDITION
Author
Wilson, Edward O.
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780241309209
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Allen Lane, 2017. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 243pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in gray paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: An eloquent exploration of creativity, The Origins of Creativity grapples with the question of how this uniquely human expression so central to our identity as individuals and, collectively, as a species came about and how it has manifested itself throughout the history of our species. In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity the defining trait of our species. Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, Wilson demonstrates how creativity began not ten thousand years ago, as we have long assumed, but over one hundred thousand years ago in the Paleolithic age. Chronicling this evolution of creativity from primate ancestors to humans, The Origins of Creativity shows how the humanities, spurred on by the invention of language, have played a largely unexamined role in defining our species. And in doing so, Wilson explores what we can learn about human nature from a surprising range of creative endeavors the instinct to create gardens, the use of metaphors and irony in speech, and the power of music and song. Our achievements in science and the humanities, Wilson notes, make us uniquely advanced as a species, but also give us the potential to be supremely dangerous, most worryingly in our abuse of the planet. The humanities in particular suffer from a kind of anthropomorphism, encumbered by a belief that we are the only species among millions that seem to matter, yet Wilson optimistically reveals how researchers will have to address this parlous situation by pushing further into the realm of science, especially fields such as evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and anthropology. With eloquence and humanity, Wilson calls for a transformational "Third Enlightenment," in which the blending of these endeavors will give us a deeper understanding of the human condition and our crucial relationship with the natural world.(Publisher).
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The Moyer - New, Extra Early, Best Quality, Healthy & Hardy by Anonymous

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The Moyer - New, Extra Early, Best Quality, Healthy & Hardy
Author
Anonymous
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Rochester, NY: Stecher Lith Co., 1888. Very good. Small broadside; oblong - 6 x 9; large chromolithographed illustration and text to recto; verso with some residue from previously being affixed in a scrapbook; a tiny nick to bottom edge, else minor wear; in very good condition. A beautiful advertisement - it gave a short description and the benefits of the Moyer - a variety of grapes developed in Canada from a cross between the Delaware and another native variety. Some of its qualities were withstanding temperatures as low as 35 C below zero, resistance to mildew, and thin skin.

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