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PARADISE LOST; A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS; PARADISE REGAINED, A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES AND POEMS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS by (BASKERVILLE IMPRINT). MILTON, JOHN

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: PARADISE LOST; A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS; PARADISE REGAINED, A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES AND POEMS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
Author: (BASKERVILLE IMPRINT). MILTON, JOHN
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, 1759. Second Baskerville Quarto Edition. 250 x 180 mm. (10 x 7 1/2"). Two volumes. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D., with his Life of Milton. Recent retrospective calf, covers panelled in blind, raised bands, spine panels with elaborate blind-stamped ornament, black morocco label in the second panel of each volume. Frontispiece portrait engraved by J. Miller. Verso of title pages with early ink signature of "Le[onard](?) Kennedy." Gaskell 6, 7; Coleridge 122, 202; Straus & Dent, p. 69; Wickenheiser 697, 698; Howe's, Cat. 240, #188, 189 (1989); ESTC T133905, T134634. ◆Occasional minor browning and foxing (a small handful of leaves more noticeably affected), but a clean and pleasant copy in an attractive new sympathetic binding. According to Howes, this is the "largest paper edition of Baskerville's Milton," and the best obtainable Baskerville edition. The text used here is that edited by English cleric Thomas Newton and first published in 1749 ("Paradise Lost") and 1752 ("Paradise Regained"). According to DNB, "The edition, with its rigorous use of original documents and collation of all previous editions, is highly rated by literary scholars and has been described as 'scrupulously definitive' (Moyles, 73)." After the success of his beautifully printed "Virgil," Baskerville wanted to print editions of some English classics. But his Milton ran into opposition from the Tonson firm, which claimed its copyright. As Straus & Dent observe, the Tonsons "could hardly fail to understand the advantage of offering the public another edition of Milton . . . printed in some fashion similar to that of the Virgil," and they agreed to act as London publisher for Baskerville's imprint. The venture was a financial success, and as Straus & Dent point out, the appearance of the Milton "increased his reputation, and prepared the way for other works of no less brilliant a kind." John Baskerville (1707-75) started his career as a writing master, then began cutting letters for gravestones. He patented a process for "japanning," a type of veneer that replicated the popular Japanese lacquer work, and ran a successful business in this manufacture for 10 years before following his desire to cut type and print books. His typeface is his most enduring legacy to the art of the book, though not his only innovation in the field. In his preface to the 1758 octavo first edition of his Milton, he wrote, "Amongst the several mechanic Arts that have engaged my attention, there is no one which I have pursued with so much steadiness and pleasure, as that of Letter-Founding. Having been an early admirer of the beauty of Letters, I became insensibly desirous of contributing to the perfection of them. I formed to my self Ideas of greater accuracy than had yet appeared, and have endeavoured to produce a Sett of Types according to what I conceived to be their true proportion." Their beauty is attested to by their longevity, with Baskerville typefaces being among the most popular serif fonts ever since their creator's time..

Le Nu Esthétique: L'Homme, La Femme, L'Enfant by Bayard, Emile (Photographs by); J.-L. Gérome (Preface by)

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Title: Le Nu Esthétique: L'Homme, La Femme, L'Enfant
Author: Bayard, Emile (Photographs by); J.-L. Gérome (Preface by)
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: f to vg
Description: [Paris]: [E. Bernard], 1904. First edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Folio. 45 loose leaves (Plates). Contemporary 3/4 red cloth portfolio over paper covered boards, with original photo-illustrated cover pasted to front board. String ties. First issued in 1902, and sold by subscription, this monthly illustrated journal contained a large selection of photographed nude studies of men, women and children in various poses, and primarily in neoclassical and baroque style. Most of the 45 full-page collotype plates contain multiple photographs of nudes for artists, but 4 are dedicated to a single image. Each plate measures 14 5/8 x 10 7/8". Portfolio rubbed along edges, and partly water-stained on covers. Contemporary German bookseller's sticker pasted to front board. No title or text pages. Plates slightly age-toned along margin. Some with minor and sporadic creasing (not affecting images). Portfolio in overall fair, plates in good+ to very good, images in very good condition.

Masaki Unryūshi 正木雲龍紙 by [papermaking sample book]

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Title: Masaki Unryūshi 正木雲龍紙
Author: [papermaking sample book]
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 19. [papermaking sample book] Masaki Unryūshi 正木雲龍紙 Inogami Kabushiki Kaisha 伊野紙株式会社 [Shikoku] C. 1950’s-60’s 15 x 22.5cm oblong, ribbon-bound collection of Japanese paper samples from the Inogami Paper company, Inogami Kabushiki Kaisha 伊野紙株式会社, on Shikoku Island. Unryūshi 雲龍紙 [Cloud Dragon Paper] is a wonderful translucent tissue of varying thicknesses creating patterns, such as squares, circles (e.g. suidama 水玉, rain drops), lines and abstract florals, as well as pierced patterns. Each pattern has a name, category (e.g. chirashi ちらし, leaflet) or number printed on it and some are backed with brown paper inserted between the folded sheets. Introduction in Japanese text. Approximately 100 samples are in this book, issued most probably in the late 1950's or 1960's. The Inogami Paper Company was established in June of 1948 and appears to still be producing art papers and other paper products today. Interesting to note that a recent CEO of the company also has the surname Masaki 正木. The printed cover is creased but the papers are clean and remarkable.

LITERARY REMAINS OF JOHN G.C. BRAINARD by WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF

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Title: LITERARY REMAINS OF JOHN G.C. BRAINARD
Author: WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 1832. (WHITTIER, John Greenleaf). THE LITERARY REMAINS OF JOHN G.C. BRAINARD, with a Sketch of his Life. By J.G. Whittier. Hartford: P.B. Goodsell, (1832). First edition (one year after Whittier's first book). 8vo, publisher's muslin boards, paper spine label. Foxing mostly confined to edges and endpapers, edge tears to a couple of pp., cloth faded and a bit worn at spine. A very good, tight copy in all.

THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL by Wright, Frank Lloyd & W.C. Gannet

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Title: THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd & W.C. Gannet
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Park Forest: Prairie School Pr., 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile of the original 1896-7 publication b y Auvergne Pr. This ed. is limited to 1000 copies (so says the publisher). Letter from the publisher laid in. Published without a dust wrapper.

Nuclear Fission and the Transuranium Elements by Staniforth, Robert A.

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Title: Nuclear Fission and the Transuranium Elements
Author: Staniforth, Robert A.
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: (Columbus, OH): A Thesis Presented for the Degree of Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1942. Book. Near Fine. Two Ring Binder. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. [1], title, [5, a-e], 227 pages. Mimeograph printing on rectos only. Includes 456 bibliographical references. The second printing, apparently reproduced in 100 copies, although no copies located in commerce and only a single copy, the original mss. dissertation at the University of CinCinnati, located at OCLC. Near Fine, corner creases and small tears to stiff cardboard binding, a scribbled drawing verso of final page.Composed with the advice and guidance of Dr. Laurence L. Quill. "A second printing of this book was the idea of Dr. C.L. Rollinson, late of Monsanto Unit 3, Dayton, Ohio and now at the University of Maryland. It was Dr. Rollinson's thought that this book would serve the following purposes: (1) To provide a wealth of practical examples of techniques of radiochemistry (there seems to be no other collection of this sort available). (2) To provide a detailed technical treatment of the work leading to the discovery of nuclear fission. (3) To provide a collection of the published data on nuclear fission from the discovery to the beginning of the work of the Manhattan Project." A RARE and early work on nuclear fission. .

Eight Discourses On The Gold Standard And Other Kindred Subjects by Coughlin, Charles Edward

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Title: Eight Discourses On The Gold Standard And Other Kindred Subjects
Author: Coughlin, Charles Edward
Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition: G+
Description: Detroit: Radio League of the Little Flower, 1933. Presumed First or Early Edition. Hardcover. G+. Tape repaired spine, else very good.

Hanson Puthuff, 1875-1972: California Colors

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Title: Hanson Puthuff, 1875-1972: California Colors
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Description: Pasadena: Pasadena Museum of California Art, 2007. First Edition. Cloth Hardcover. Oblong Quarto. 56p. A pristine copy in pristine dust jacket in protective mylar. He is now recognized as one of the finest landscape painters of California. His work was prominent at the Paris Salon in 1914. His original paintings hang in the Smithsonian and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He and Edgar Payne traveled and spent time at Canyon de Chelly. These paintings are from an exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of Art, Oct 7, 2006-Jan 7, 2007.

Future Home of the Living God: A Novel by Louise Erdrich

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Title: Future Home of the Living God: A Novel
Author: Louise Erdrich
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780062694058
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no significant flaws. SIGNED by the author on a special tipped in page. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection and will ship in a sturdy box.The world as we know it is ending. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on earth. Science cannot stop the world from running backwards, as woman after woman gives birth to infants that appear to be primitive species of humans. An unexpected dystopian thriller from a writer of startling originality - front flap.

Big ABC Book by ABC. Smart, Kathie (Auth)

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Title: Big ABC Book
Author: ABC. Smart, Kathie (Auth)
Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961 Spiral bound board book with die-cut front cover. A simple and brightly colored ABC book.. Second Printing. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jack Eisner. 4to.

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The Post Near Cheyenne; A Hhistory of Fort D. A. Russell, 1867-1930 by Adams, Gerald M. Col. USAF (RET)

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Title: The Post Near Cheyenne; A Hhistory of Fort D. A. Russell, 1867-1930
Author: Adams, Gerald M. Col. USAF (RET)
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
ISBN: 9780871087775
Condition: Fine
Description: Boulder: Pruett, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Includes bibliography and index.

A Worldly Country: New Poems. by ASHBERY, John.

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Title: A Worldly Country: New Poems.
Author: ASHBERY, John.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description: NY: Ecco, (2007).. First edition.. 76 pp. Pages toned, else near fine in fine dust jacket. Poet’s small address label to the base of the first leaf.

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