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Hereditary genius: an inquiry into its laws and consequences

Hereditary genius: an inquiry into its laws and consequences by GALTON, Francis

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Hereditary genius: an inquiry into its laws and consequences
Author
GALTON, Francis
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: MacMillan and Co, 1869. FIRST EDITION. Half-title, errata, 2 folding charts, numerous tables, original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine and gilt design on front cover, spine faded. First edition of Galton’s study of genius, in which he examines the families of great men and concludes that genius is hereditary. Galton’s work had profound implications for the growing field of genetics. With the publication of his cousin Charles Darwin’s Origin in 1859, Galton became a confirmed evolutionist. Galton (1822-1911) is best known for his work in anthropology and mental inheritance. He founded the science of eugenics and devised a system of fingerprint identification. Garrison & Morton, 226; Sturtevant, A History of Genetics, p. 126.
The Travels Of Bertrandon De La Brocquiere, Counsellor & First Esquire-Carver To Philippe Le Bon, Duke Of Burgundy, To Palestine, And His Return From Jerusalem Overland To France During The Years 1432 & 1433.; Extracted and put into modern French from a Manuscript in the National Library at Paris,...

The Travels Of Bertrandon De La Brocquiere, Counsellor & First Esquire-Carver To Philippe Le Bon, Duke Of Burgundy, To Palestine, And His Return From Jerusalem Overland To France During The Years 1432 & 1433.; Extracted and put into modern French from a Manuscript in the National Library at Paris,... by Brocquiere, Bertrandon De La

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The Travels Of Bertrandon De La Brocquiere, Counsellor & First Esquire-Carver To Philippe Le Bon, Duke Of Burgundy, To Palestine, And His Return From Jerusalem Overland To France During The Years 1432 & 1433.; Extracted and put into modern French from a Manuscript in the National Library at Paris,...
Author
Brocquiere, Bertrandon De La
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Contemporary paneled calf, professionally rebacked, center panel decorations in gilt and dark brown. Very good.
Description
London: Hafod Press, 1807. First English language edition. leather_bound. Contemporary paneled calf, professionally rebacked, center panel decorations in gilt and dark brown. Very good.. 336 pages. 24 x 15 cm. Folding map of Tartar. Translated by Thomas Johns, proprietor of the Hafted Press, James Henderson, printer. La Brocquiere offers considerable encouragement in support of a campaign against the Turks, and concludes a force composed of French, English and Germans if in sufficient numbers could liberate Europe from the Ottoman Empire. POTSHOTS, p.702. TOILER pp. 46-47. WEBER II, 108. Half title, bookplate, extremities and backstrip rubbed, spine head 1/2 centimeter loss, interior contents generally clean, marbled endpapers and matching edges.
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The Universal Etymological English Dictionary: in Two Parts... Vol. II [WITH:] An Orthographical Dictionary, Shewing Both the Orthography and the Orthoepia of the English Tongue [AND:] A Universal Etymological English Dictionary by Nathan Bailey

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The Universal Etymological English Dictionary: in Two Parts... Vol. II [WITH:] An Orthographical Dictionary, Shewing Both the Orthography and the Orthoepia of the English Tongue [AND:] A Universal Etymological English Dictionary
Author
Nathan Bailey
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Very good-
Description
London: for J. Darby, [et al.] / for T. Cox, 1727. First edition in part. Hardcover. Very good-. Three parts in two volumes, octavo, printed in 1727 and 1728. Unpaginated, text in double columns. Uniformly bound in contemporary blind tooled paneled calf. Spines darkended; joints cracked (but cords holding nicely); old stamped spine labels perished, else very good. Nathan Bailey was "easily the most important lexicographer before Johnson... Bailey’s dictionary was a distinct improvement on its predecessors because (a) it was more comprehensive in scope, (b) it laid increasing emphasis on etymology, (c) it gave in the edition of 1731 aid, though of an elementrary sort, in syllabification and pronunciation. Other features of the work were the inclusion of illustrations in a fuller supplementary volume of 1727, and the introduction of proverbs and current sayings. Accent marks were also used in this 1727 volume” (Mathews, English Dictionaries, p. 28). Regarding these innovative illustrations in The Universal of 1727, they appear to accompany all of the heraldic terms. Vol. 2 for T. Cox is the first edition; vol. 1, for J. Darby, [et al.] is the fourth edition. Provenance: contemporary dated entries of Robt. Smith (1727), Magdalen College, Cambridge with purchase notes; Jon. Freeman (1737).
If We Are Dead, So It Is (Multiple)

If We Are Dead, So It Is (Multiple) by MAJERUS, Michel

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If We Are Dead, So It Is (Multiple)
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MAJERUS, Michel
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Harper's Books (United States)
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Fine.
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Köln: Kölnischer Kunstverein / Dornbracht Installation Project, 2000. Fine.. Multiple. Oversized sticker (9.75 x 16.5 inches) published on the occasion of Michel Majerus' exhibition at the Kölnischer Kunstverein (Oct. 28 - Dec. 22, 2000); faithfully reproducing his legendary skate-ramp sculpture at a scale of 1:100. Exhibition details printed to verso backing, along with instructions on how to transform the sticker into a miniature skate ramp via application to cardboard base.
夢の町: 桑原甲子雄東京写真集 (YUME NO MACHI: Kuwahara Kineo Tōkyō shashinshū)

夢の町: 桑原甲子雄東京写真集 (YUME NO MACHI: Kuwahara Kineo Tōkyō shashinshū) by 桑原 甲子雄 (KUWABARA, Kineo)

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夢の町: 桑原甲子雄東京写真集 (YUME NO MACHI: Kuwahara Kineo Tōkyō shashinshū)
Author
桑原 甲子雄 (KUWABARA, Kineo)
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good + in a very good + jacket.
Description
Tokyo: Shobunsha, 1977. First Edition. Very good + in a very good + jacket.. Uncommon title from the noted photographer and editor. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown textured boards in dust jacket. Lacking obi. Jacket lightly shelfworn and toned along lower edge. Light foxing to inside of jacket and endpapers. Page edges very faintly toned, otherwise unmarked. Ribbon bookmark attached. 126 numbered plates, followed by notes. Text in Japanese. Includes color as well as black and white photographs.248pp.
THE FIFTH GOAL 1998 - 2003. Transcendental Graffiti Zine

THE FIFTH GOAL 1998 - 2003. Transcendental Graffiti Zine by Donner, Blake; Davis, Adam; Davis, Kate; Low, Travis

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THE FIFTH GOAL 1998 - 2003. Transcendental Graffiti Zine
Author
Donner, Blake; Davis, Adam; Davis, Kate; Low, Travis
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Fine.
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[n.p.]: (Division Leap and Hierophant), 2015. First printing. Fine.. Limited first edition collection reproducing all eight issues of Blake Donner's zine devoted to the spirituality of freight train graffiti, with essays by Davis, Greg Bennick, Travis Low, and Laura Hamblin. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original black and white pictorial wrappers. Edition of 250 copies. Illustrated in black and white.
AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOOTING DICE (1938) Photo

AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOOTING DICE (1938) Photo by Acme Photos

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AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOOTING DICE (1938) Photo
Author
Acme Photos
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Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Acme Photos. No binding. Near Fine. Np: Acme Photos, 1938. Vintage original 6 x 8" (15 x 20 cm) black-and-white photo, mimeographed text and date stamp on verso, near fine or better. A very racially stereotyped image of African American men shooting craps.
The American Book of Cookery: Containing more than five hundred receipts in every variety of cookery never before published. Together with the family cleanser and dyer, Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Cleaning and Dying Clothing and Goods of Every Description; Adapted to the Use of Families. Also, a New Theory and Practice of Family Medicine, Never before Offered to the Public, the Receipts of Which Cost More Than $500; and the New Mode of Washing, with Receipts for Making the Popular Washing Fluids Now in Use, and Sold at a High Price. [cover title: New American Book of Cookery, and the Housekeeper's Assistant, Price 25 Cts.]

The American Book of Cookery: Containing more than five hundred receipts in every variety of cookery never before published. Together with the family cleanser and dyer, Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Cleaning and Dying Clothing and Goods of Every Description; Adapted to the Use of Families. Also, a New Theory and Practice of Family Medicine, Never before Offered to the Public, the Receipts of Which Cost More Than $500; and the New Mode of Washing, with Receipts for Making the Popular Washing Fluids Now in Use, and Sold at a High Price. [cover title: New American Book of Cookery, and the Housekeeper's Assistant, Price 25 Cts.] by Skinner M.D., H.B.; [Henry Burchstead Skinner]

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The American Book of Cookery: Containing more than five hundred receipts in every variety of cookery never before published. Together with the family cleanser and dyer, Being a Complete Treatise on the Art of Cleaning and Dying Clothing and Goods of Every Description; Adapted to the Use of Families. Also, a New Theory and Practice of Family Medicine, Never before Offered to the Public, the Receipts of Which Cost More Than $500; and the New Mode of Washing, with Receipts for Making the Popular Washing Fluids Now in Use, and Sold at a High Price. [cover title: New American Book of Cookery, and the Housekeeper's Assistant, Price 25 Cts.]
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Skinner M.D., H.B.; [Henry Burchstead Skinner]
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Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
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Boston: Published by J.B. Hall, Sold at Skinner's Publishing House, 1851. Duodecimo (16.8 x 10 cm.), 110, [2] pages. Final leaf contains "Table of Contents of the American Ladies' Memorial". Wrapper title is "New American Book..." FIRST EDITION. This humble housekeeping manual is divided into four parts: recipes; family cleanser and dyer; family medicine; and a new theory of washing. Included are recipes for various cleaning fluids. Some staining throughout with dog-ears and a closed tear to the final leaf; but the text block remains sound. Original publisher's tan wrapper, decorated with woodcut illustrations of household activities. The wrappers are spotted and have chipping to edges. Good only, but scarce in the original wrapper. [OCLC locates twenty-two copies of all printings; Cagle 710; Lowestein 498; not in Bitting].
Gone Forever

Gone Forever by Mai Ling Chiu

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Gone Forever
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Mai Ling Chiu
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
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9781887750363
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Fine
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First Edition; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only slight rubbing to the back panel, else as new and unread. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the front free paper. A pristine copy of this book about the Chinese upper class at the time of the Japanese invasion during World War II; a scarce title in the first edition, rare signed. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box. Photos upon request.
MY ABC AROUND ME

MY ABC AROUND ME by [Anonymous]

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MY ABC AROUND ME
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[Anonymous]
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Near fine.
Description
(New Delhi): (S. Chand & Company), 1970. First printing. Near fine.. Scarce illustrated ABC of everyday objects from noted Indian textbook and educational publishing house S. Chand. S. Chand & Company was founded in the late 1930s as part of a national effort to support Indian authors and reduce dependence on imported books from the UK. Among this booklet's alphabetical nouns of childhood (Apple, Bicycle, House, Hockey) is C for Carrom board, the popular game of Indian origin. 10.5'' x 7.25''. Original glossy color pictorial wrappers. [6] glossy full-color illustrated pages. Trace wear. Bright.
Portland Works 1976

Portland Works 1976 by Richard Tuttle

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Portland Works 1976
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Richard Tuttle
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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Boston: Thomas Segal Gallery, 1988. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue for the April-May 1988 exhibition at Boston's Thomas Segal Gallery. Clean and Near Fine in its string-tied, handmade wrappers.
Wm. T. Wiley [William T. Wiley]: Milano 1971 (First Edition)

Wm. T. Wiley [William T. Wiley]: Milano 1971 (First Edition) by William T. Wiley

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Wm. T. Wiley [William T. Wiley]: Milano 1971 (First Edition)
Author
William T. Wiley
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
Milan: Studio Marconi, 1971. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Studio Marconi in September, 1971. Text in English and Itatlian. Near Fine and unread in card wrappers with a plastic clip binding. Light toning throughout and a small tap to the bottom right corner.
Seven Poems

Seven Poems by WILBUR, Richard

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Seven Poems
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WILBUR, Richard
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
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Omaha, NE: Abattoir Editions, The University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1981. First edition. Small softcover. 16 pages. Printed in an edition of 200 copies. Includes the poems: "Gnomons," "Alatus," "Shad-time," "For W.H. Auden," "Transit," "Icarium Mare," and "On Having Mis-identified a Wild Flower." A fine copy in wrappers with printed paper label affixed to the front cover. A nicely printed book.
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The Chicago Historical Society 1856-1956; An Unconventional Chronicle by Angle, Paul M.

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The Chicago Historical Society 1856-1956; An Unconventional Chronicle
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Angle, Paul M.
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Very good
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New York: Rand McNally, 1956. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Illustrated. Publisher's promotional material laid in. Paper cover slipcase bumped.
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Post Fantasy Stories by ANTHOLOGY Fles, Barthold & Will Jenkins, William Temple, Gerald Kersh

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Post Fantasy Stories
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ANTHOLOGY Fles, Barthold & Will Jenkins, William Temple, Gerald Kersh
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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Post Fantasy Stories, Avon, 1950, first edition, fine in like full color pictorial wraps. #389
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Born on the Fourth of July," in Playboy. Vol. 23, no. 7. (July 1976) by Kovic, Ron

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Title
Born on the Fourth of July," in Playboy. Vol. 23, no. 7. (July 1976)
Author
Kovic, Ron
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A very good copy.
Description
Chicago: Playboy, 1976. First printing. Paper wrappers. A very good copy.. 11 x 8.5 in. Published just before the book of the same title was printed, Kovic's great Vietnam memoir was later made into a movie with Tom Cruise in his best performance.
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Sunstone Magazine (Vol. 17.2, Issue 96, September 1994)

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Sunstone Magazine (Vol. 17.2, Issue 96, September 1994)
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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Sunstone Foundation, 1994. Very Good. Sunstone Magazine (Vol. 17.2, Issue 96, September 1994). SLC: Sunstone Foundation, 1994. 88pp. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed and bumped edges. Former owner's name and address on rear panel.

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