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Icones Embryonum Humanorum by SOEMMERRING, Samuel Thomas von

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Title
Icones Embryonum Humanorum
Author
SOEMMERRING, Samuel Thomas von
Seller
Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
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Good
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Frankfurt: Varrentrapp & Wenner, 1799. Hardcover. Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Large folio. [63.5 x 43.5 cm], title with engraved vignette, 2 full-page engravings with 20 illustrations, 10 pp. Bound in contemporary publishers boards with original printed label on front cover. Covers soiled. Large uncut copy. Rare first edition of Soemmering's masterpiece and "one of the best illustrated" (Garrison & Morton) of his works, Icones Embryonum Humanorum served to awaken renewed interest in embryology and was followed by the researches of Michel, Burdach, Tiedemann, Carus, etc.The work "had been planned as an appendix to William Hunter's Anatomia uteri humani gravidi and therefore presents the illustrations, there missing, of a succession of the embryos in the earlier period of pregnancy and the embryo with its coverings in the later period... This ranks among the most valuable works of Soemmerring and is even today useful and highly appreciated. Both the drawing and the engraving show admirable execution" (Choulant).Soemmering (1755-1830), physician, anatomist and professor of medicine, is best known for his series of incomparable anatomical illustrations. * Garrison-Morton 473; Heirs of Hippocrates 704; Choulant, Anatomic Illustration, p. 307.
Il Microcosmo delle pittura, overa trattato diviso in due libri

Il Microcosmo delle pittura, overa trattato diviso in due libri by SCANNELLI, Francesco

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Il Microcosmo delle pittura, overa trattato diviso in due libri
Author
SCANNELLI, Francesco
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Martayan Lan, Inc. (United States)
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* Besterman, Old Art Books, p. 93; Schlosser-Magnino p. 614 (rather harsh elsewhere); Cicognara 204; Hollis BAL 6360 (specifying
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Cesena: Neri, 1657. * Besterman, Old Art Books, p. 93; Schlosser-Magnino p. 614 (rather harsh elsewhere); Cicognara 204; Hollis BAL 6360 (specifying frontispiece and 18 preliminaries); not in Berlin Katalog.. Scarce first edition of this 17th-century survey of Italian painting, and a valuable document for developing Baroque “gusto” by a cultivated amateur. Scannelli follows Mancini’s tripartite division of Italian schools—Roman, Venetian and Lombard, and in an age in which microcosms were everywhere, he compared the whole of Italian painting to a body, likening Corregio to the brain, Titian to the heart, Raphael to the liver (!), and Veronese to the organs of reproduction. According to the Dictionary of Art, Il Microcosmo “stands alongside the works of Mario Boschini (La carta del navegar pittoresco, Venice, 1660) and of Luigi Pellegrino Scaramuccia (Le finezze dei penelli italiani, Padua, 1674), both of whom quoted him. Scannelli’s treatise represents a reaction against the notion, formulated by Giorgio Vasari, that the art of Florence was pre-eminent throughout Italy. He reevaluated the Lombard-Emilian school, led by Correggio, seeing in it an ideal synthesis of the finest achievements of the Venetian (Titian) and of the Roman-Tuscan (Raphael) schools... In taste, he showed classicist inclinations, modified by a liking for vivacity and naturalism, qualities well represented in the art of his ideal painter, Correggio” (Franco Bernabei, DA XXVIII.33-34). Little is known about the author, save that he was a priest and a physician, that he served at the court of Mantua until Francesco I d’Este died, and that he traveled to Milan, Rome and Venice.
Au Restaurant, la Mome Casque d'or or Le Souper

Au Restaurant, la Mome Casque d'or or Le Souper by BOTTINI, GEORGE (1874-1907)

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Au Restaurant, la Mome Casque d'or or Le Souper
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BOTTINI, GEORGE (1874-1907)
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L'Estampe Originale (United States)
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Fine
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Color woodcut. From the edition of 40 impressions Published by Édouard Pelletan. Artist's red stamp within the image in lower left margin Margins: 16 ½ x 12 3/8 Image:10 ½ x 7 ¾ Southard 11 Signed in pencil by Harry van der Zee, Bottini's collaborator lower right margin Signed, dated, numbered and dedicated "pour mon ami Ravel" George Bottini 97' in pencil Prov: Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 - December 28, 1937) was a French composer, most famous for "Bolero"
Il Mercurio Errante Delle Grandezze di Roma, tanto antiche, che moderne... In questa Ottava Edizione migliorato, ed accresciuto... Diviso in due parti. La Prima contiene Palazzi, e chiese. La Seconda Ville, giardini, terme, acque, teatri, cerchi, archi trionfali, guglie, sepolcri, ed altre antichità, e cose singolari di Roma

Il Mercurio Errante Delle Grandezze di Roma, tanto antiche, che moderne... In questa Ottava Edizione migliorato, ed accresciuto... Diviso in due parti. La Prima contiene Palazzi, e chiese. La Seconda Ville, giardini, terme, acque, teatri, cerchi, archi trionfali, guglie, sepolcri, ed altre antichità, e cose singolari di Roma by ROME. Pietro Rossini (fl. 1693); Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)

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Il Mercurio Errante Delle Grandezze di Roma, tanto antiche, che moderne... In questa Ottava Edizione migliorato, ed accresciuto... Diviso in due parti. La Prima contiene Palazzi, e chiese. La Seconda Ville, giardini, terme, acque, teatri, cerchi, archi trionfali, guglie, sepolcri, ed altre antichità, e cose singolari di Roma
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ROME. Pietro Rossini (fl. 1693); Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778)
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Liber Antiquus (United States)
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Fine
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Roma: A spese di Fausto Amidei Libraro al Corso sotto il Palazzo del Signor Marchese Raggi, per Generoso Salomone, 1760. EIGHTH EDITION, EXPANDED. THIS IS THE SECOND ILLUSTRATED EDITION (1st 1750). Hardcover. Fine. TWO COPIES, both bound in contemporary stiff vellum with speckled edges (the first soiled; the second with small stains.) Fine copies, each with a little bit of light foxing and a few light stains. Second copy with light spots on plate 12 and a small stain on the half-title. The 30 folding plates are in excellent condition. This pairing, each with variant plates, provides a good opportunity for analysis of the composition of this edition. In the first copy there are twelve plates; in the second there are eighteen. Seven of the twelve plates in the second copy are different versions -two of them by Piranesi- of those in the first. These depict: the Campidoglio, Piazza Trinità dei Monti, the Lateran, the Pantheon, the Baths of Diocletian, the Arch of Titus, and Piazza Navona. In the eighteen-plate copy, two plates (the Belvedere and the Quirinal) are by Piranesi; in the twelve-plate copy, three are by Piranesi (the aforementioned Belvedere, the Lateran, and Baths of Diocletian). The 1750 edition of "Mercurio Errante"(the first with illustrations) had twelve plates only, though a number of them were not re-used for the 1760 edition. Some of the plates, including those by Piranesi, had been in use by the publisher, Fausto Amadei, since the 1740s. See, for instance, his "Roma moderna distinta per rioni", 1741; and "Varie vedute di Roma", 1745. The Piranesi plates, among the artist's earliest, were some of the only plates sold by Piranesi to other publishers. From 1748 on, Piranesi would print his own works, maintaining control of his plates. "Pietro Rossini, an antiquarian from Pesaro and a professional guide for foreign visitors in Rome, first published 'Il Mercurio Errante' in 1693. The guidebook quickly became very successful: ten more editions were published before 1788 (including editions in 1704, 1715, 1739, 1750, 1760, 1771, and 1776), according to Ludwig Schudt (1930). The structure of the book, divided into three parts focused respectively on palaces, villas and ancient Roman ruins, and Christian churches, remained unchanged through the 1715 edition, which was expanded and revised by the author's son, Giovanni Pietro Rossini. While the overall structure remained constant, successive editions were updated, like a Baedecker guide. For example, new palaces are included, and the current owners are identified for palaces that have changed hands. In the 1715 edition the buildings of Innocent XII are recorded in a separate chapter. Rossini's description of palaces is richer than those by his competitors, and his expanded history of Roman private art collections is of greater importance. The discussion of antiquity is especially interesting for art historians since the transformation of ancient buildings into Christian churches is carefully charted. The nine principal churches are also dealt with in a separate chapter in the third part of the guide. The examination of current restorations makes Rossini's book an important document for archaeologists as well. "Schudt (1930) has shown how each successive edition offers additional material. The 1739 edition is important for the buildings sponsored by Clement XII; the second part includes not only the principal churches but also fifty more. In the 1750 edition the section on churches is further expanded, including observations on Sant'Apollinare, San Niccolo dei Lorenesi, and San Lorenzo in Damaso, as well as valuable information regarding the Lambertini pontificate. The 1760 edition adds further information about the pontificate of Benedict XIV, describes the coffeehouse in the Quirinal Palace, and includes Villa Albani... "The 1750 edition of the 'Mercurio errante' was rendered exceptional by the inclusion of a collection of remarkable illustrations. The authors of the plates are Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Jean-Laurent Legeay, and Philothee-François Duflos. "The structure of the guide in the 1750 edition (and the 1760 edition that followed it) is in two parts, each divided into two books. The first book, on palaces, begins with a discussion of the foundation of Rome, indelibly linked with the Capitoline whose palaces are the first to be described. Then follows the description of the Vatican beginning with the impressive statistics of the palace (12,522 rooms) and the library (35,000 volumes; 1,900 manuscripts from the collection of Christina, the queen of Sweden, bought by Alexander VIII), and a more detailed examination of the painted wall decorations moving on to art objects, whose origin and subsequent movements are often and usefully traced. Thus the bronze pineapple in the hemicycle of the Belvedere villa is traced to its previous locations in the atrium of Saint Peter's and on top of Hadrian's tomb, now the fortress of the Vatican. "The sequence of palaces described does not follow any apparent order. However, since the first one is the Palazzo Odescalchi, the family palace of Innocent XI, one could assume an attempt on Rossini's part to flatter the pope that was reigning when he began the composition of his guide to Rome. The painting collection in the Odescalchi, bought from the heirs of Queen Christina, was complemented by the family's distinguished collection of marble statues. Next Rossini examines the two residences of the duke of Parma in Rome, the Farnesina villa and the Farnese palace, both considered supreme examples of their building type, architecturally and in their extraordinary decorations. Rossini explicitly appreciates the cornice of the Palazzo Farnese, fashioned by Michelangelo from travertine taken from Vespasian's amphitheater, the Colosseum. The Palazzo Giustiniani is distinguished by the largest art collection in Rome, with its 1,867 statues and 636 paintings. The Altieri palace across the street from the Gesù church, another papal family residence, is praised for its staircase and library. The Borghese palace is singled out for its seventy-two walnut doors and its one hundred columns of oriental granite supporting the porticoes of the ground floor, as well as its collection of 1,700 paintings. Rossini occasionally provides the price of a decorative object. He singles out the Chigi family palace for its design by Gian Lorenzo Bernini; the Colonna palace for its gallery paved in Sicilian jasper and giallo antico columns; the papal palace on the Quirinal for its superlative view; and the Barberini palace for its ten separate apartments, the vault frescoed by Pietro da Cortona, Poussin's Death of Germanicus (which he considers the most beautiful painting in Rome), and the silver furniture designed by Cortona. "From these heights of papal family houses and hill­tops, Rossini descends to the Corso and the Campo Marzio. He enjoys the staircase of the Palazzo Ruspoli, the bibliophilic collections of the Palazzo Gualtieri (eventually administered by his own son as librarian), the paintings by Gentileschi then in the Palazzo Verospi, and the gallery of Prince Pamphili frescoed by Cortona, and mentions that the palace of the French Academy contained plaster copies of all the principal statues of Italy. "This dazzling tour of urban residences is followed in the third book by an equally impressive group of country houses located near Rome. The Villa Borghese, just outside the city's walls, is accorded the longest entry, detailing the attractive grounds, the grotto, the flower garden, and aviary, as well as the highly ornate building by the mannerist architect Giovanni Vasanzio. Rossini claims that the Villa Borghese is richer and more beautiful than any ancient equivalents; he offers vivid anecdotes about the history of the collections. For example, he explains that Cardinal Scipione Borghese obtained one of the two famed hermaphrodite statues found in the foundations of the new Santa Maria della Vittoria by paying for the facade of the church in exchange for the statue. "Like the palaces, the villas were veritable museums of ancient and modern statuary. At the Villa Ludovisi was Bernini's Rape of Proserpina (now in the Borghese collection). A statue of Neptune by the same artist decorated the Villa Montalto's fish farm, while the Villa Mattei on the Celium had the largest number of marble urns with ancient inscriptions. The Farnese gardens on the Palatine Hill housed a triumphal arch, in parts, which was raised for every papal possesso at a cost of 3,000 scudi each time; the gardens of the Villa Pamphili were (and still are) the largest in Rome, surrounding a building that housed an armory with enough equipment for five hundred men. Rossini describes the much­admired Aldobrandini wedding, the ancient fresco that had been found in the baths of Titus (now in the Vatican museum), the battle of Lepanto frescoed by Antonio Tempesta in the Villa Medici, and the view of Castro destroyed by Innocent X at the Villa Pamphili. The third book concludes with a section on villas further from Rome, such as the Villa d'Este at Tivoli, the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola, and the Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati. "The fourth book, dealing with the antiquities of Rome, is in some ways the most traditional. Reiterating the story of Rome's foundation, Rossini now turns in the other direction, to discuss the ancient public center of the city in the forum, which at the end of the seventeenth century was still largely a handful of unexcavated ruins. In Rossini's time the arch of Septimius Severus, for example, was half buried, but considered beautiful nonetheless, since contemporaries understood that there was more to the monument than was visible. Rossini renders past glory vividly. In his account of the temple of Peace, he explains that it had been the safe deposit for the property of the aristocrats, serving as a storehouse for the spoils from the Temple of Solomon, and when the Roman temple burned, the great quantity of gold and silver melted and flowed like water from the fire. For Rossini, the Colosseum of Vespasian, named after the colossal statue of Nero that stood on the site, was another imposing symbol of Roman conquest since it had been built by the twelve thousand Hebrews taken in slavery after the destruction of Jerusalem. As the reader of the first book on palaces would remember, the Colosseum in turn served as a quarry for construction materials used in various Renaissance palaces, such as the Cancelleria and the Farnese. "From the forum and its adjacent areas, Rossini turns to a discussion of the hills of Rome, providing an ety­mological history of each site and its most distinguished associations. Beyond the seven traditional sites, he also includes the smaller Vatican, Gianicolo, Pincio, Citorio, Testaccio, Giordano, and Savelli hills, largely associated with postclassical events and settlers. The topographic discussion of Roman hills concludes with a section on tombs and bridges, connected through the Castel Sant' Angelo (citadel and burial mound linked by the bridge over the Tiber to Rome). "The next large group of ancient buildings unified by type and discussed by Rossini are the baths, which provide another opportunity to bandy large numbers about. Thus Rossini claims that the baths of Diocletian were built by forty thousand Christian slaves, thirty thousand of whom perished during construction, and that thirty-two hundred people could bathe there simul­taneously. He continues with an extensive accounting of the forty-two obelisks of ancient Rome and a history of Rome's triumphal arches, gates, fountains, and streets. Bringing to a close the 1750 edition is a chapter on the sacks of Rome, with the cemeteries and sites of Christian martyrdom. "In the 1750 illustrated edition there is a separate section on churches. Previously included in the third part of the guide that discussed antiquities, the Christian monuments now occupy the second book, placed between palaces and villas. This discussion of churches is thus more substantial than in the previous editions, with extensive sections on the nine principal basilicas followed by shorter entries on other churches arranged in alphabetical order, and was perhaps prompted by the Jubilee Year. It includes a catalogue of the most beautiful places of worship in Rome. A breathtaking compendium, Rossini's transformed book is more like a cultural history of the contemporary city than a mere topographical vade mecum to be used on visits through Rome."(Millard, Entry 117, p. 367-370).
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Airplane fragment by WORLD WAR II

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Airplane fragment
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WORLD WAR II
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1945. (WORLD WAR II). Airplane fragment. Japan/Philippines, 1945. Painted metal fragment from a World War II Japanese aircraft, measuring 3-1/2 by 4-1/4 inches. Housed in a custom chemise and clamshell box. $4500.Original fragment of a Japanese World War II airplane used in the successful kamikaze attack on the USS Salamaua in the Lingayan Gulf on January 13, 1945, with its identification scratched into the paint by its owner, Lt. Commander Fred R. Salisbury II of the Salamaua.This is a fragment of a Japanese airplane that was flown by a kamikaze pilot into the USS Salamaua on January 13, 1945. The ship had participated in the invasion of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines. It was one of 91 ships damaged or sunk by kamikaze attacks during the war. The aircraft in this case was a Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate single-seat fighter, Japan's fastest fighter plane. First produced in the spring of 1942, the Ki-84 did not see major operational use until the Battle of Leyte at the end of 1944. After that point, it became a favored airplane and was heavily used.The kamikaze attack carried out by this Ki-84 left a 16-foot by 32-foot hole in the Salamaua's flight deck. It also sparked a number of fires. The plane had carried two 551-pound bombs, allowing it to penetrate deeply into the lower decks. One bomb detonated near the tank tops, just above the bilge and narrowly missing the bomb stowage compartment. The blast sent debris and fuselage across the flight deck, collapsing a number of bulkheads. The second bomb failed to explode and was ejected through the starboard side of the ship at the waterline. The 20-inch hole it left allowed seawater to rush into the ship. As a result, the ship lost power, communications, and steering, becoming a sitting duck.While the Salamaua sat immobile, two more planes tried to strike it. One crashed into the sea, while another detonated in mid-air as it approached. The failure of those pilots meant that the attack killed only 15 of the Salamaua's crew. Another 88 crewmen were injured, some seriously.When Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin, in command of a task force, asked for the origin of the smoke he saw coming from the Salamaua, he received the reply, ""Something just went through our flight deck."" The starboard engine was submerged and the ship listed 8 degrees to starboard. Yet the crew managed to get the ship functional using only the portside engine. Ten long hours after the attack, the Salamaua was able to break away to Leyte for repairs. An entire day of pumping failed to alleviate the flooding, so the ship merely underwent stabilization repairs before being sent to San Francisco for two rounds of repair. The Salamaua returned to the Philippines in May and eventually was retired from service in 1946, earning the dubious distinction of being the last ship to be successfully attacked by a kamikaze. This fragment belonged to Lt. Commander Fred R. Salisbury II of Minnesota. Salisbury worked in his father's business, a furniture manufacturer, until the outbreak of World War II, Salisbury enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February of 1942 and was assigned to be lieutenant commander of the USS Salamaua, a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier. Salisbury was released on inactive duty in March 1946 and became vice president of the family business. Salisbury was responsible for etching the inscription—""Piece of Jap Kamikazi that hit USS Salamaua of Lingayan Guld, Jan 13 1945—into the airplane fragment. Accompanied by Salisbury's identification card from the U.S. Naval Reserve dated ""28 NOV. 1945.""A fascinating World War II artifact.
[Collection of Sherlock Holmes Novels] (15 of 18 volumes)

[Collection of Sherlock Holmes Novels] (15 of 18 volumes) by Doyle, Arthur Conan

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[Collection of Sherlock Holmes Novels] (15 of 18 volumes)
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Doyle, Arthur Conan
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
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London: John Murray, 1964. Uniform Edition. Uniformly bound (probably by Morrell) for Henry Sotheran (stamp-signed on the front free endpaper) in three-quarter red polished calf over red cloth boards. Spines ruled in blind with five raised bands and blue morocco gilt lettering labels, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Mildest uniform fading to spines. Fifteen (of eighteen) volumes, including the following Sherlock Holmes titles: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ([1960]); The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ([1960]); The Return of Sherlock Holmes ([1962]); His Last Bow ([1960]); The Hound of the Baskervilles ([1964]); The Sign of Four ([1963]); and The Valley of Fear ([1959]); as well as Sir Nigel ([1959]); The White Company ([1962]); The Refugees. A Tale of Two Continents ([1960]); Rodney Stone ([1963]); Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire ([1959]); The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard ([1961]); The Lost World. Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor E. Challenger...([1960]); and The Tragedy of the Korosko ([1958]). Without The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Micah Clarke, and Adventures of Gerard. Otherwise a fine set.
Women's Liberation and Reproductive Rights Activism Hyde Amendment Protest and Radical Feminist Organizing Materials 1970s

Women's Liberation and Reproductive Rights Activism Hyde Amendment Protest and Radical Feminist Organizing Materials 1970s by Abortion Rights Activism

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Women's Liberation and Reproductive Rights Activism Hyde Amendment Protest and Radical Feminist Organizing Materials 1970s
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Abortion Rights Activism
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
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1970. Coalition for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization and anonymous author, two printed items dating from circa 1968 to 1978, document grassroots organizing around reproductive rights, anti sterilization advocacy, and radical feminist political strategy during the late twentieth century women's liberation movement. The materials engage directly with the legal and social consequences of the Hyde Amendment, which eliminated most federal funding for abortion services and disproportionately affected poor, non white, and younger women. Produced within activist networks in the United States and Canada, these items articulate both immediate protest demands and broader revolutionary frameworks, linking abortion access to critiques of state power, racism, and class inequality. The language of the materials emphasizes collective action, including public demonstration, institutional organizing, and the development of independent services such as clinics and childcare. Archive of two printed items comprising one handbill and one stapled essay. [1] Coalition for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization. Handbill. Buffalo, New York: Coalition for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization, 1978. Single sheet, 8.5 x 11 inches, printed in black and orange. Features graphic imagery of a coat hanger with the phrase "Never Again!" referencing unsafe abortion practices. Text outlines the impact of the Hyde Amendment on Medicaid funded abortion access and calls for demonstration on International Women's Day, March 4, 1978, with the directive "Defend a woman's right to choose!" [2] Anonymous. Everything They Say We Are, We Are. Vancouver, British Columbia, circa 1968 to 1974. Eight pages, stapled, 8.5 x 11 inches. Manifesto style essay outlining the position of a group of radical women activists separating from a Women's Caucus to pursue a more explicitly communist and anti imperialist feminist program. Text advocates direct action, including establishing abortion clinics, organizing incarcerated women, and developing community childcare, and concludes with the statement: "The Duty of Every Revolutionary is to Make the Revolution." These materials situate reproductive rights activism within broader currents of second wave feminism, particularly the intersection of abortion access with critiques of forced sterilization, economic inequality, and racial discrimination. The Buffalo handbill reflects organized response to federal policy changes in the late 1970s, while the Vancouver essay demonstrates the ideological diversity within feminist movements, including the emergence of explicitly socialist and anti imperialist frameworks. Together, they document both reform oriented and revolutionary strands of feminist organizing across North America, offering insight into how activists linked reproductive autonomy to wider struggles over labor, incarceration, and state authority. Light handling wear with minor edge wear and staple stress; paper remains clean and legible. Overall very good condition.
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Very Scarce Printing of a 1902 Act to Amend Labor Laws in New York State by State Assembly of New York

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Very Scarce Printing of a 1902 Act to Amend Labor Laws in New York State
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State Assembly of New York
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
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1902. State Assembly of New York. January 7, 1902. 10" x 7" inches. Two-sided. At the time that this description is being written, no copies are recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. This bulletin reads "Introduced by Mr. Burke - read once and referred to the committee on labor and industries... When wages are to be paid. -- Every corporation or joint stock association, or person carrying on the business thereof by lease or otherwise, shall pay weekly to each employee the wages earned by him to a day not more than six days prior to the date of such payment." This law took effect immediately and was intended to ensure prompt and regular payment of workers in the State of New York. In very good condition.
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Photo Album of Dee Electric Company's Offices, Products, and Employees

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Photo Album of Dee Electric Company's Offices, Products, and Employees
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Fine
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Missouri, 1981. Hardcover. Fine. Glossy red decorative paper over boards; 14.25 by 12 inches; contains approx. 50 leaves, each with numerous tipped-on full-color and b/w photographs; 6 issues of the company newsletter, "Shop Talk," laid-in, as well as a typed letter on business stationery. Fine. The Dee Electric Company was founded in Chicago in 1950 to manufacture heavy duty industrial solder pots for the electronics industry. In 1958, they introduced their first printed circuit board soldering machine, and began creating small standard units as well as special soldering machines, built to order for companies such as IBM, Xerox, Western Electric, Hewlett Packard, Zenith Radio, and Texas Instruments. In 1971, they expanded into hydro-cleaners for the aqueous cleaning of printed circuit boards after soldering -- and with this growth, they opened facilities in Camdenton, Missouri. This album documents Dee Electric's machines, as well as their making -- showing the employees and offices of Dee Electric, the "shop" where the machines are created, and, of course, the machines themselves. And the machines are impressive, large and looming as early computers tended to be, making today's laptops and smart phones tremble in their shadow -- but they're also impressively designed, streamlined, in red or blue or shiny brushed metal -- perhaps even distinctly American. That crisp, clean, and (yes) large look of the machines is nicely captured, and echoed, in this unique album.
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Extraordinary typed letter Signed from Ansel Adams to his Doctor by Adams, Ansel

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Extraordinary typed letter Signed from Ansel Adams to his Doctor
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Adams, Ansel
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Near Fine
Description
Np, 11 October 1980. Near Fine. Typed letter (with some handwritten corrections) Signed, "Ansel," to "Dear Dr. Chamberlain," on a folded greeting card. The card, shows a reproduction of his photograph, "Dogwood Blossoms" (1938). Adams expresses concern about the possibility of Ronald Reagan becoming president, worrying that such a presidency would place business above more important priorities and bring about a world war:". . . I am seriously worried about Reagan. My concern is separate from the Party! I know of many excellent Republicans who would make a good President and in whom I could trust. Reagan is a VERY DANGEROUS man, simply because he is a nit-wit, makes the most erronious [sic] statements, and has revealed himself as the tool of some 'special interests' of dire intent. His opposition to the E.P.A. and the E.R.A. clearly shows stupidity and dire influence. Mention of Gen. Haig as Secretary of Defence simply brings world war III close to reality. These are terrible people and, if they are elected, could bring us close to a Dictatorship in a short time. Do not forget Hitler; he was certainly not bright, but he was used by people who were both bright and evil...Coolidge made a statement that has always bothered me--'The business of America is Business.' If business was all America should be concerned with I should move to Antar[c]tica! . . . I have known far too many [businessmen] who represent everything I cannot believe in, who are utterly selfish and--in the human sense--stupid. I do NOT include such great people as the Walter Hass', Ralph Davies, Otto Meyer, etc. . . . I fear the ubiquitous racism, the prevalent jingoism, and the growing standard of non-excellence. . . .". . . I just want to make myself clear (O Lord--that's something Nixon said! Forgive me!) . . . ." Elsewhere in the letter, Adams discusses health concerns.
[EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT ~ 1796]. Belisarius

[EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT ~ 1796]. Belisarius by Marmontel, Jean-Francois

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[EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT ~ 1796]. Belisarius
Author
Marmontel, Jean-Francois
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Newburyport, Mass. / Boston: Printed by William Barrett (for Thomas & Andrews, Boston), 1796. First edition thus. Very good. 18mo. ix, [1], 11-108 [i.e. 11-208] pp. (errors in pagination: 156, 207-208 misnumbered 136, 107-108). Contemporary mottled American sheep, red spine label, flat spine with single fillets dividing compartments (old leather repair in the second; FOXING throughout as is true in most copies on account of the paper stock; outer edges of gatherings B, L and R with even staining; extremities of binding somewhat worn, bookplate removed, front binder's blank a bit brittle and loosening; 1 1/2 sheets of binder's blanks at end. NB: this half-sheet is original and does not represent an excision as can been seen from the old offsetting of the final page of text). Overall in very good condition. AN EARLY AMERICAN PRINTING OF A WORK OF FICTION; OUR COPY WAS OWNED BY A YOUNG WOMAN OR WOMAN BY AT LEAST 1803. THIS NEWBURYPORT EDITION OF THE NOVEL IS UNCOMMON. At a time when women were denied the rights of citizenship, the text of Marmontel's "Belisarius" was of particular interest to some contemporary feminist authors and activists, some of whom utilized its plots to champion human rights, as is attested by the 1795 New York play written by Margaretta Faugeres entitled "Belisarius: A Tragedy." The first blank leaf is inscribed "Eliza Gage 1803." This may have been Eliza Gage of Newburyport who was born in 1790 to Jonathan Gage and Susanna Jewett. The present translation follows that of the bilingual text given in the Brussels 1792 edition, although no Translator's Preface appears therein. However, there is one in the present edition and it seems to have been written by an American. The final sentence reads: "What will still raise your surprise to a great height is, to find an author possessed of so strong a sense of liberty, born under the French government: he has been since sent to the Bastile as a reward for his most excellent performance." A copy of this Newburyport edition was listed among the fiction books in the Caritat Circulating Library in 1804, for which see G.G. Raddin, An Early New York Library of Fiction (1940), p. 82. Evans 30737. ESTC W4099.
OUTlines: the voice of the gay and lesbian community; [originally Chicago Outlines] [135 issue broken run]

OUTlines: the voice of the gay and lesbian community; [originally Chicago Outlines] [135 issue broken run]

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OUTlines: the voice of the gay and lesbian community; [originally Chicago Outlines] [135 issue broken run]
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Chicago: LAMBDA, 2000. Newspaper. One hundred & thirty-five issues, folded tabloid newspapers, mild wear and toning, otherwise good condition. Vol. 1:1-10, 14, 20, 25, 1987; Special edition July 1988; vol. 2:8, 9, 11 & 12, 1989; vol. 3:2-8, 11 & 12, 1990; vol. 4:3, 1990; vol. 6:1, 2, 5, 1992; vol. 7:5, 9, 1994; vol. 11:9, 14, 22, 27, 33-37, 39-41, 1997-1998; vol. 12:2-5, 33-37-46, 48-52, 1998-1999; vol. 13:1-18, 20-24, 26-31, 33-52, 1999-2000; vol. 14:1-15, 2000.
Fetus and Placenta - Plate 57 from Bidloo, Anatomia Humani Corpus

Fetus and Placenta - Plate 57 from Bidloo, Anatomia Humani Corpus by Bidloo, Govard

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Fetus and Placenta - Plate 57 from Bidloo, Anatomia Humani Corpus
Author
Bidloo, Govard
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Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description
1685 DRAMATIC LARGE ENGRAVED PLATE FROM BIDLOO'S FAMOUS ATLAS: STILLBORN 8-MONTH FETUS WITH PLACENTA. Copperplate engraving, 33x50 cm folio, plate mark 27.5x44 cm on heavy laid paper. Browning to page edges, not affecting image. Very good. Ovum, fetus, fetal membranes, placenta, and umbilical cord, shown in isolation, in seven numbered illustrations. 1 & 2. Ovum shown unfertilized and fertilized. 3. Fetus shown at 25 days gestation with placenta, membranes and umbilical cord. 4. Fetus shown at 40 days gestation. 5 & 6. Male fetus shown at 10 weeks gestation with umbilical cord, anterior and lateral views. 7. Male fetus shown at eight months gestation with placenta, fetal membranes, and umbilical cord. Originally published in 1685 (a later, Dutch edition, was published in 1690), Anatomia Humani Corporis features 105 copperplate engravings of the body, illustrating the muscular, skeletal, reproductive, and systemic organization of the human body with commentary. Bidloo's anatomical atlas is one of the largest atlases created in the early modern period. The drawings for the illustrations were designed by the Dutch artist Gerard de Lairesse, a close acquaintance of Bidloo's, and engraved by the brothers Peter and Philip van Gunst. Considered as an artistic meditation on anatomy, Lairesse's designs are a total departure from the idealistic tradition inaugurated by the Vesalian woodcuts. They present the body not only in almost life size scale, but with the finely detailed accuracy that only a skilled artist could provide. The infant mortality rate in 1685 was about 30% of live births. He thus brought the qualities of Dutch still-life painting into anatomical illustration. GOVARD BIDLOO (1649-1713) was born in Amsterdam, in 1649. He earned his medical degree at Franeker Unviersity in 1682. During his years in Amsterdam, Bidloo was heavily involved in the theatre community through the writing and translation of many plays. It is here that Bidloo became acquainted with the artist, Gerard de Lairesse. Bidloo was appointed Professor of Anatomy at the Hague, which he held between the years of 1688 and 1694. GERARD DE LARAISSE (1641 – 1711) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. His importance grew in the period following the death of Rembrandt, and his baroque style made him one of the most popular painters in Amsterdam at that time. For him theory meant the strict adherence to rules. The ultimate purpose of the visual arts was the improvement of mankind, and therefore art must, above all, be lofty and edifying. He maintained that "a good painting has a clue, indicating what holds the composition together." GARRISON-MORTON No. 385 "Lairesse displayed his figures with everyday realism and sensuality, setting objects such as a book, a jar, a crawling fly in the same space as a dissected limb or torso. He thus brought the qualities of Dutch still-life painting into anatomical illustration, De Lairesse's images of dissected pregnancies and premature infants also reflect compassion—a quality unusual in art that was intended primarily to be scientific." THIS PLATE IS PICTURED in Sappol M: Dream Anatomy, p 121. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 2006 and Rifkin BA, Ackerman MJ: Human Anatomy From the Renaissance to the Digital Age, p 145. New York, Abrams, 2006.
A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's [Foxe's] Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception

A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's [Foxe's] Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception by Andrews, William Eusebius

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A Critical and Historical Review of Fox's [Foxe's] Book of Martyrs, Shewing the Inaccuracies, Falsehoods and Misrepresentations in that Work of Deception
Author
Andrews, William Eusebius
Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1824. London, W. E. Andrews, 1824-1826. 8vo, (4), 412, (4), 430 pp. Illustrated with woodcuts. Early diapered calf with gilt rolls, backstrip elaborately gilt. Binding rubbed and slightly worn but sound, some foxing and browning. Very good. ß First edition in book form of volumes one and two, comprising 51 parts numbered 1-25 and 27-52 (i.e. complete, number 26 was skipped). A Catholic critique of Fox's influential book. A third volume was published some years later. Each part opens with a lively woodcut depicting a Catholic martyrdom or other act of persecution. William Eusebius Andrews (1773-1837) was an English journalist and the son of Catholic converts. He was the founder of numerous of short-lived Catholic newspapers.
Shaping the World: Sculpture from Prehistory to Now (Signed)

Shaping the World: Sculpture from Prehistory to Now (Signed) by GORMLEY, Antony and Martin Gayford

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Shaping the World: Sculpture from Prehistory to Now (Signed)
Author
GORMLEY, Antony and Martin Gayford
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Red cloth boards with b&w image of Gormley's Passage to front panel. Publisher's promotional band wrapped to rear board. Fine.
Description
London: Thames & Hudson, 2020. Red cloth boards with b&w image of Gormley's Passage to front panel. Publisher's promotional band wrapped to rear board. Fine.. First Edition. Thick quarto. A lengthy illustrated dialogue between Antony Gormley and art critic Martin Gayford on the deep history of sculpture. This copy SIGNED by both Gormley and Gayford to half-title page.
Georg Baselitz

Georg Baselitz by BASELITZ, Georg

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Georg Baselitz
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BASELITZ, Georg
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Harper's Books (United States)
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Near fine in yellow wrappers.
Description
Cologne: Michael Werner, 1995. Near fine in yellow wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Galerie Michael Werner, 11 November - 22 December 1995. 10 color plates with text in German. One of the best series by Baselitz.
Alphabets, etc.

Alphabets, etc. by Westcott, A. Cyphers

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Alphabets, etc.
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Westcott, A. Cyphers
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The Book Block (United States)
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Small 8vo. (7 ¾" x 5 ¼"). Calligraphic manuscript of Mr. Arthur Westcott of 90 Park Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Roughly 30 pages of alphabets, cyphers, intricate designs, full page illustrations, flourishes, and the like. Black ink throughout with exception of single page to which gilt liberally applied. Though undated, the year 1901 appears in a single page. That date is consistent with the strong Art Nouveau influences found throughout. A unique item that reminds us of how people spent their time before the advent of electronics for individuals.
Realia: Seven Pin-Back Buttons From the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

Realia: Seven Pin-Back Buttons From the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt

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Realia: Seven Pin-Back Buttons From the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
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Gerard Koskovich Queer Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
Seven different pin-back buttons from the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, founded by Cleve Jones in San Francisco in 1986 to commemorate those lost to the AIDS pandemic. First displayed at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987, the quilt was subsequently displayed around the United States, ultimately growing to more than 50,000 panels. Offered here: Circular Button (1987): "The NAMES Project"; 4.3 cm diameter; metal pin-back; blank curl. Original stitch logo in white and black on lavendar background. Condition: slight denting; slight discoloration to recto. Square Button (1988): "The New York Memorial Quilt / Center Quilt Workshop"; 5.3 cm x 5.3 cm; cardboard pin-back; blank curl. Color NYQM quilt logo on white background. Button from New York City initiative that contributed 1,200 panels to the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Condition: slight denting; slight discoloration to recto. Circular Button (1991): "The NAMES Project Volunteer"; 7.5 cm diameter; metal pin-back; blank curl. Original stitch logo in white and yellow on purple background. Condition: slight spotting to paper of recto; discoloration of metal backing (but no rust); handwritten annotation on backing: "NR 1991." Rectangular Button (1993): "NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt / 1987 • The March on Washington • 1993"; 7.8 cm x 5.3 cm; cardboard pin-back; blank curl. Color quilt illustration on white background. Button from the display of the quilt at the Third National March on Washington for Lebian, Gay and Bi Rights and Liberation, held in 1993. Rectangular Button (circa 1995): "NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt"; 7.7 cm x 5.3 cm; cardboard pin-back; curl: "A.S.A.P. Adv. Boston MA 800-430-2468." Quilt panel illustration in blue and lavendar on white background. Circular Button (1996): "How Many Names Will It Take? AIDS Memorial Quilt Display • October 11–13, 1996 • Washington, D.C."; 6.3 cm diameter; metal pin-back; curl: "A.S.A.P. Adv. Boston MA 800/430-2468." Color quilt illustration with American flag motifs on white background. Condition: slight denting to metal backing. Square Button (n.d.): "The Quilt / See It and Understand"; 5.3 cm x 5.3 cm; cardboard pin-back; blank curl. White text against abstract graphics in lavender, turquoise and white. CONDITION:Slight wear to rectos & slight discoloration to metal backings (unless otherwise noted).
Letter from M.E. Bowles

Letter from M.E. Bowles by [Indianapolis 500]

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Letter from M.E. Bowles
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[Indianapolis 500]
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The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1941. Typed Letter. Letter. Near fine. Letter from Dr. M.E. Bowles to Automotive Gear Works, offering thanks for their work on his Indianapolis Race Car.. Letter previously folded, otherwise fine. Received stamp on top right corner. Signed by the author in black pen. Provenance: Dr. Harlen Hunter, sold at the Heritage Auctions June 30, 2016 Auto Racing Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction #7146. Includes a signed letter of provenance from Heritage Auctions of Dallas, Texas.
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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL by James, Cary

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THE IMPERIAL HOTEL
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James, Cary
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
63 illus., 6 foldouts (floor plans).
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DER HUGO WOLF-VEREIN IN WIEN; by Werner, Heinrich

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DER HUGO WOLF-VEREIN IN WIEN;
Author
Werner, Heinrich
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Good +
Description
Regensburg: Bosse, 1922. Hardcover. Good +. Dargestellt und mit zahlreichen Dokumenten belegt von Heinrich Werner. (Deutsche Musikbuecherei, Bd. 35). Front hinge starting.
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Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation, 962 bis 1806; von Otto dem Grossen bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters

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Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher Nation, 962 bis 1806; von Otto dem Grossen bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9783937602660
Description
Dresden: Sandstein Verlag, 2006. 29. Ausstellung des Europarates in Magdeburg und Berlin und Landesausstellung Sachsen-Anhalt. Herausgegeben von Matthias Puhle und Claus-Peter Hasse. 2 vols. (687; 511p.), colored and b/w illus., colored maps, dj, thick quarto format in the original stiff-board printed slipcase. Contents: Bd. [1], Katalog. Bd. [2], Essays.
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Études Phonologiques Dédiées à La Mémoire De M. Le Prince N. S. Trubetzkoy

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Études Phonologiques Dédiées à La Mémoire De M. Le Prince N. S. Trubetzkoy
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1964. Preface by Carroll E. Reed. 345 [3]p., dj. Reprint of the 1939 Prague edition. Contains 33 essays by major scholars, plus a bibliography of the honoree's publications. (Alabama linguistic and philological series, 2).
Landscapes: Photographs by Burk Uzzle

Landscapes: Photographs by Burk Uzzle by UZZLE, Burk

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Landscapes: Photographs by Burk Uzzle
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UZZLE, Burk
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Internally fine, the wrappers with some light soiling and weat at extremities, inkstamp "SALE BOOK" on front free endpaper
Description
New York: Magnum Photos, 1973. Internally fine, the wrappers with some light soiling and weat at extremities, inkstamp "SALE BOOK" on front free endpaper. 8 x 9 inches. Profusely ilustrated in black-and-white. Original pictorial wrappers. First edition.
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Emersonianism by UPDIKE, John (1932-2009)

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Emersonianism
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UPDIKE, John (1932-2009)
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Cleveland: Bits Press, 1984. 8vo. 33, [1]pp. Original linen-backed boards. Slight toning to board edges. LIMITED EDITION, one of 200 copies casebound and signed by Updike from an edition of 203.
The "Creeps" Omnibus; containing Creeps, Shudders and Shivers in one volume

The "Creeps" Omnibus; containing Creeps, Shudders and Shivers in one volume

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The "Creeps" Omnibus; containing Creeps, Shudders and Shivers in one volume
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
London: Philip Allan. Fair. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a professionally-made facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [considerable staining and fading to orange cloth covers, binding a little shaken, staining and age-toning to edges of text block, one-time owner's inked signature at top of front endpaper, another one-time owner's notes about place & date of purchase at top of half-title page, small check-marks next to all titles in table of contents]. Twenty-nine tales of horror and the macabre, most notable for its inclusion of six by Tod Robbins, among them "Spurs," undoubtedly his most famous story due to its notorious 1932 film adaptation, FREAKS. Contents: "Silent, White and Beautiful" (Robbins); "The Red Lodge" (H.R. Wakefield); "The Ghost Table" (Elliott O'Donnell); "Spurs" (Tod Robbins; basis for the notorious 1932 film FREAKS); "'He Cometh and He Passeth By'" (Wakefield); ""The Charnel House" (Philip Murray); "A Wager and a Ghost" (O'Donnell); "The Last Night" (Charles Lloyd); "Cockcrow Inn" (Robbins); "Or Persons Unknown" (Wakefield); "Toys" (Robbins); "Accusing Shadows" (O'Donnell); "Professor Pownall's Oversight" (Wakefield); "The Harlem Horror" (Lloyd); "The Trunk" (Murray); "The Third Coach" (Wakefield); "The Crimson Blind" (Mrs. Everett); "The Haunted Spinney" (O'Donnell); "The Patch" (Murray); "That Dieth Not" (Wakefield); "The 17th Hole at Duncaster" (Wakefield); "An Eye for an Eye" (Lloyd); "Wild Wullie the Waster" (Robbins); "The Death Mask" (Mrs. Everett); "The Ghost in the Ring" (O'Donnell); "The Poplar Tree" (Murray); "'And He Shall Sing...'" (Wakefield); "Who Wants a Green Bottle?" (Robbins); "The Tank of Death" (O'Donnell). .
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Joseph Barcroft 1872-1947 by Kenneth J. Franklin; Franklin, Kenneth J., ed by Barcroft, Joseph

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Joseph Barcroft 1872-1947 by Kenneth J. Franklin; Franklin, Kenneth J., ed
Author
Barcroft, Joseph
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1953.
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Volume 347

Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Volume 347 by National Labor Relations Board

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Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Volume 347
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National Labor Relations Board
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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2008. [National Labor Relations Board]. Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. Volume 347. Published by the Board. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008. x, 1458 pp. Cloth. New. $95.
DISCOVERY the Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition

DISCOVERY the Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition by Byrd, Richard E.

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DISCOVERY the Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Author
Byrd, Richard E.
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Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Octavo. 405pp. Introduction by the Secretary of the Navy, Claude A.Swanson. Illustrations and maps. Bound in light blue cloth stamped in gilt, spine lettering gilt, top edge blue, endpapers are maps; a fine sharp copy in clipped pictorial dust jacket, blue faded along spine.
BUSING: An Anarchist Opinion, An Anarchist Alternative - Chrysalis Reprint Series #1

BUSING: An Anarchist Opinion, An Anarchist Alternative - Chrysalis Reprint Series #1 by [Anarchism]

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BUSING: An Anarchist Opinion, An Anarchist Alternative - Chrysalis Reprint Series #1
Author
[Anarchism]
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good +.
Description
Sacramento: Chrysalis Books, 1970. Reprint. Very good +.. Short text which originally appeared in the January 1976 issue of FIFTH ESTATE, offering an anarchist interpretation of school segregation in the United States. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled self-wraps. Very good plus. Front cover lightly yellowed. Else clean, bright, and sharp. [5] pp.
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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, VISION AND LEGACY by Wright, Frank Lloyd

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, VISION AND LEGACY
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Wright, Frank Lloyd
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Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
University of Illinois: Committee of Architectural Heritage, (1966). Square 8vo. Wrappers. (32 pages. First edition. Catalogue of an exhibition of Wright's Prairie School furniture designs presented at the University of Illinois in 1965. The exhibition was mounted in order to raise funds for the restoration of Wright's Robie House. Feature photographs of the exhibit as well as measured drawings of furniture displaye and a photographic essay of the Robie House. Quotes from Wright throughout
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The Rowfant Club Yearbook 1978

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The Rowfant Club Yearbook 1978
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Description
Cleveland, Rowfant Club, 1978. One of 275 numbered copies. Cloth. Dust jacket. Fine condition.
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THE WORLD BASKETBALL CLUB ALMANAC by Adkins, David

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THE WORLD BASKETBALL CLUB ALMANAC
Author
Adkins, David
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
THE WORLD BASKETBALL CLUB ALMANAC, N.p., 1992, first edition, near fine in spiral bound wrpas. This listing of mens and womens basketball clubs world wide was offered at $60 with strict denial of any copying of the information herein without explicit permission of the author.
The Sicilian Clan (Original photograph from the 1969 French film noir)

The Sicilian Clan (Original photograph from the 1969 French film noir) by Alain Delon, Karen Blanguernon (starring); Henri Verneuil (director, screenwriter); Auguste Le Breton (novel); Jose Giovanni, Pierre Pelegri (screenwriters); Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick (starring)

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The Sicilian Clan (Original photograph from the 1969 French film noir)
Author
Alain Delon, Karen Blanguernon (starring); Henri Verneuil (director, screenwriter); Auguste Le Breton (novel); Jose Giovanni, Pierre Pelegri (screenwriters); Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Irina Demick (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Les Productions Fox Europa, 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 French film noir. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel by Auguste Le Breton. A small Mafia family plans to steal a collection of diamonds while being pursued by a police commissioner. Set and shot on location in Rome, New York, and Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Lee, The Heist Film.
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Musik-Konzepte 54/55 Iannis Xenakis by [XENAKIS]. Metzger, Heinz-Klaus and Rainer Riehn, eds

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Musik-Konzepte 54/55 Iannis Xenakis
Author
[XENAKIS]. Metzger, Heinz-Klaus and Rainer Riehn, eds
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
München: edition text + kritik GmbH, 1987. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. Printed wrappers with half-length illustration of Xenakis to upper. 194 pp. With musical examples and diagrams throughout.
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What Did They Sing at the Met by WAYNER, Robert J., ed

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Title
What Did They Sing at the Met
Author
WAYNER, Robert J., ed
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Wayner, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Folio. Wrappers. 107 pp.
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New Dimensions Science Fiction #9 by LE GUIN, Ursula K. et al. (Edit by Robert Silverberg)

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Title
New Dimensions Science Fiction #9
Author
LE GUIN, Ursula K. et al. (Edit by Robert Silverberg)
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Harper, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Little wear on spine-ends and corners on book and dust jacket minor shelf-rubbing. Other authors include Timothy Robert Sullivan, Gregory Benford, Peter S. Alterman, Bruce Taylor, Jeff Hecht, Tony Sarowitz and more.

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