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Shane

Shane by SCHAEFER, Jack

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$9,500.00
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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, LLC
Title
Shane
Author
SCHAEFER, Jack
Seller
Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
Description
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. Full Description: SCHAEFER, Jack. Shane. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. First edition of this scarce title, with the date printed on the title-page. Signed by Schaefer on the title-page. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 192 x 133 mm). [viii], 214, [2, blank] pp. Original light brown cloth, front cover and spine lettered in dark brown. Some light toning to pastedowns. In original unclipped dust jacket with $2.50 on flap. Jacket has some minor chipping to top and bottom of spine and some rubbing to top and bottom edge. Overall, a near fine copy of this very rare and sought-after title. This novel was the basis of the beloved film of the same title (1953, directed by the legendary George Stevens) which starred Alan Ladd in the title role and with Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, and a youthful [Walter] Jack Palance. HBS 69237. $9,500.
Original Print on an Autograph Letter Signed about his Daughter, Val

Original Print on an Autograph Letter Signed about his Daughter, Val by MILLER, HENRY

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Seller: Schulson Autographs
Title
Original Print on an Autograph Letter Signed about his Daughter, Val
Author
MILLER, HENRY
Seller
Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description
Miller writes to his Japanese translator and language teacher, Michiyo Wantanabe. He began his study with Wantanabe in 1967, the same year he married Hoki Tokuda, a Japanese musician living in California. Miller explains that his daughter, Val, wants to come back home to, "spend the winter with us as her business there [in Colorado] is no good and she doesn't want to spend the winter in that cold climate... I said of course...and stay as long as she likes...." He tells Michiyo that " a friend...will cook for everyone." He explains that because he told Michiyo, "so many unpleasant things about her [his daughter] that you might be frightened to live in the same house...I want to give you a chance to think it over...." He speculates that his daughter "needs to come home - short of money...homesick...lost another lover??" Our letter offer insight into Miller's perception of his role as a father as well as an insight into his view of his daughter. A fine personal and visually attractive letter. The decorative orange, white and gray print along the side margin also shows through on verso. Miller is best known for "Tropic of Cancer" (1934), and "Tropic of Capricorn" (1939), travel memoirs and as literary criticism as well as for his art work.
Autograph Leaves of our Country's Authors

Autograph Leaves of our Country's Authors by Bliss, Alexander and Kennedy, John Pendleton

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$1,950.00
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Seller: Bookbid Rare Books
Title
Autograph Leaves of our Country's Authors
Author
Bliss, Alexander and Kennedy, John Pendleton
Seller
Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Baltimore: Cushings & Baily, 1864. First. hardcover. Very good. First edition, lithographed throughout, engraved vignette title page, original brown cloth with spine redone with original cloth, contains lithographic samples of hand-written manuscripts from virtually all of the major American literary figures of the day, including Abraham Lincoln (with his Gettysburg Address) and Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe. The book was published to raise funds for the troops. The authors all wrote and donated the manuscripts for this publication. This version of the Gettysburg differs from prior versions and became the definitive text, used on the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. The original now resides in the Lincoln Bedroom in the White House.
Please Plant This Book

Please Plant This Book by Brautigan, Richard

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$1,800.00
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Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Title
Please Plant This Book
Author
Brautigan, Richard
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
San Francisco: Graham Mackintosh, 1968. First Edition. First edition. Stiff cream wraps containing eight unopened seed packets with a short Brautigan poem on each side, planting instructions on the other. Very Good+ or better with slight toning and shelf wear to wraps, offsetting to fore edge from glued flaps (some copies of this book had glued flaps, others didn't; no known priority), some light staining to seed packets from contents. Nice shape overall. All packets present, unopened, containing their original seeds for planting in the 1968-1969 season. Four of the seed packets were flowers, the other four were vegetables. A rare and unique poetry book from the author of Trout Fishing in America, metaphorically connecting the flower generation to its successors, the back-to-the-land and environmental movements.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. by Darwin, Charles

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$1,250.00
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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Title
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.
Author
Darwin, Charles
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: John Murray, 1872 First edition, second issue with "htat" misprint on the first line of page 208. One of 7000 copies. Publisher's green cloth with decorative borders in blind to front and rear boards, titles and decorations in gilt to spine, green endpapers, seven Heliotype Plates numbered in Arabic. Very good or better with light wear to spine hinges and corners, a bit of toning to spine, some spotting to the plates on pages 180 and 264, a few small notes in pencil to a couple pages, and a touch of soiling to bottom edge of text block. Overall, a solid copy of Darwin's "forgotten masterpiece," with very well-preserved plates. Freeman 1142. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals expands on Darwin's theories raised in On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871), arguing that there is an evolutionary explanation for the human expression of emotions. The book was originally intended by Darwin to be a chapter in The Descent of Man, but grew until it was necessary to publish the work separately. An influential text in the field of psychology, the book has also been described as "a pivotal turning point in the history of book illustration, right up there with Alice in Wonderland" (The Atlantic). With seven plates of heliotypes that represent various human emotions, The Expression of the Emotions was one of the first scientific books to include photographs. These photographs were provided by a handful of photographers and researchers, including Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne, Adolph Kindermann, George Charles Wallich, James Crichton-Browne, and Oscar Rejlander. Rejlander contributed nineteen of the thirty photographs in the book, including the crying baby photo, later dubbed "Ginx's baby," which became incredibly popular in its time. Interestingly, Darwin's research for the book prompted him to circulate one of the first scientific questionnaires, which he used to gauge people's ability to identify a handful of core emotions. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
Fifty Photographs

Fifty Photographs by WESTON, Edward

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Fifty Photographs
Author
WESTON, Edward
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
Small abrasion at lower corner of front cover, front hinge cracked, otherwise a fine copy, the spine lettering bright and crisp;
Description
New York: Duell Sloan & Pearce, 1947. Small abrasion at lower corner of front cover, front hinge cracked, otherwise a fine copy, the spine lettering bright and crisp; a very good plus jacket with chip at top of spine causing the loss of some letters, other lighter wear at corners. Folio (12 x 9.5 inches). 16 pages text. 51 plates (the last a portrait of the artist by Cole Weston). Cloth-backed, heavy beveled boards; printed dust jacket. First edition, one of 1,500 copies (this is number 253), initialed in ink on a separate small slip and mounted on the justification leaf (as issued). Beautifully designed by Merle Armitage and printed by Lynton R. Kistler. A fine association copy, with the bookplate of writer and photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964).
The Tempest. 2 original large costume designs in watercolor and pencil by noted American artist Robert Perdziola (born 1961), each titled by the artist, one signed and dated March 1982

The Tempest. 2 original large costume designs in watercolor and pencil by noted American artist Robert Perdziola (born 1961), each titled by the artist, one signed and dated March 1982 by SHAKESPEARE, William ?-1616

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$1,035.00
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Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Title
The Tempest. 2 original large costume designs in watercolor and pencil by noted American artist Robert Perdziola (born 1961), each titled by the artist, one signed and dated March 1982
Author
SHAKESPEARE, William ?-1616
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
The designs depict the characters Antonio (Prospero's brother), and Juno (the Roman goddess of marriage). On quality watercolor paper. Sheet size 506 x 380 mm. Minor wear and browning. "The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610-1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone. After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a wizard, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage monster figure, and Ariel, an airy spirit. The play contains music and songs that evoke the spirit of enchantment on the island. It explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge, and family. In Act IV, a wedding masque serves as a play-within-a-play, and contributes spectacle, allegory, and elevated language." Wikipedia Perdziola, an internationally-recognized set and costume designer for theater, opera, and ballet, has worked extensively throughout the United States at such venues as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Theatre of Chicago, American Ballet Theater, Shakespeare Theater in Washington, Boston Ballet, and Miami Ballet, as well as for various Broadway productions. He has also worked internationally for productions at the Monte Carlo Opera, the Niedersächsische Staatsorchester in Hannover, the Garsington Opera in the United Kingdom, the Finnish National Ballet, the Saito Kinen Festival in Japan, and the Sydney Opera House. The artist has received three Helen Hayes awards and a Helpmann award; he has also been nominated for numerous additional awards.
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM

THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM by WELTY, Eudora

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Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA
Title
THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
Author
WELTY, Eudora
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine in a mildly darkened, just about Fine dustwrapper
Description
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a mildly darkened, just about Fine dustwrapper. Welty's first novel and second book, issued in an edition of only 3490 copies. A not especially well-made book, not often seen in this condition.
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MY BUSY DAYS: A CHILD'S VERSE by Sturgis, Edith B. Hinchman, Margaretta S. (illustrator)

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Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Title
MY BUSY DAYS: A CHILD'S VERSE
Author
Sturgis, Edith B. Hinchman, Margaretta S. (illustrator)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: D. Appleton, 1908. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncommon children's title, from illustrator associated with the Brandywine group Pictorial cover a wee rubbed, sunned and edges/ corners showing moderate wear. One plate showing some edge loss from apparently once been loosened, now professionally re-inserted. A thoroughly presentable copy.
After The Seventh Day. The World Man Created

After The Seventh Day. The World Man Created by Calder, Ritchie

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Seller: Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Title
After The Seventh Day. The World Man Created
Author
Calder, Ritchie
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: Simon and Schuste, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Scottish author and journalist Calder, an early disarmament activist, to Detlev Bronk, president of Johns Hopkins an Rockefeller University on the ffe: "For Detlev Bronk, In gratitude for his encouragement of science writers - especially this one. With affectionate regards, Ritchie'. Clean copy in unclipped dustjacket with slightly tanned spine and modest edgewear.
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The Yarn of the "Yampa" A Transatlantic Cruise by McGinnis, E L'H Dr. - PRIVATE TRANSATLANTIC CRUISE

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
The Yarn of the "Yampa" A Transatlantic Cruise
Author
McGinnis, E L'H Dr. - PRIVATE TRANSATLANTIC CRUISE
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; some wear to the head of the spine; small puncture to the front cover.
Description
New York: Outing Publishing Company, 1898. First Edition. Original publisher's gilt stamped and printed cloth; t.e.g.; untrimmed.. Very good; some wear to the head of the spine; small puncture to the front cover.. 8vo, [12], [17] - 160 + frontispiece and text illustrations. All the illustrations are half-tones. The frontispiece is by T S Johnson. The Yampa was an American ocean-going cruising schooner yacht for pleasure use from 1887 to 1899. The yacht was originally built for Chester W. Chapin, a rail baron and U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. Richard S Palmer, member of the NY Yacht Club, was its final owner. It was constructed in 1887 by the firm Harlan and Hollingsworth in Wilmington, Delaware. She was considered the best in her class until 1891. The Yampa was 135 ft overall, 110 ft at the water line, and her draft was 13.8 ft. The author was on board when she sailed to the Baltic and to Southampton in England in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. From there, she went to the North Sea and to Kiel, Germany and on to St. Petersburg. The return voyage took the boat to the Caribbean (St Thomas, St Vincent) and then north. She was eventually purchased by Kaiser Wilhelm as a gift for his wife. An entertaining account. Absent from Toy.
Growing Up Republican; Christie Whitman: The Politics of Character

Growing Up Republican; Christie Whitman: The Politics of Character by BEARD, Patricia

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Title
Growing Up Republican; Christie Whitman: The Politics of Character
Author
BEARD, Patricia
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
ISBN
9780060183615
Condition
fine
Description
New York: Harper, 1996. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Illustrated in b/w. viii + 262 pages. 8vo, red cloth backed blue boards, d.w. New York: Harper, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
Collection of photographs from Nantucket, Massachusetts

Collection of photographs from Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
Title
Collection of photographs from Nantucket, Massachusetts
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
(Nantucket, MA): Dick Williams Nantucket Photographs, n.d.. Photography. broadsides (5 by 7 inches). A set of seven photographs, scenes from Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Biblio, Volume 2, #8, August 1997

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Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB
Title
Biblio, Volume 2, #8, August 1997
Seller
Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Aster, 1997. Fine. Biblio, Volume 2, #8, August 1997. Eugene, Oregon: Aster, 1997. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.

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