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Fahrenheit 451 (Asbestos signed limited edition)

Fahrenheit 451 (Asbestos signed limited edition) by Bradbury, Ray

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$22,500.00
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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
Fahrenheit 451 (Asbestos signed limited edition)
Author
Bradbury, Ray
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Ballantine Books, Inc, 1953. First edition. Near Fine. First hardback edition, signed limited issue, number 73 of 200 copies signed by the author and specially bound in Johns-Manville Quinterra, a textile made from chrysotile asbestos and therefore fire resistant. The hardback edition was published in the trade and signed limited issues shortly after the novel's publication in the less desirable paperback format. A Near Fine copy. Original white Johns-Manville Quinterra asbestos over boards, spine and front cover lettered in red. Some rubbing to the front board and the spine gently toned. Very clean throughout. A fresh copy of a book that is very difficult to find in attractive condition. Housed in a custom clamshell case. Often interpreted as a comment on the political climate of McCarthyism, Ray Bradbury's most famous work paints a dystopian future where books are banned - and burned. Bradbury workshopped the novel for years, developing the world of Fahrenheit 451 in earlier incarnations including "Long After Midnight," the earliest version of the story, and "The Fireman," the 25,000-word prototype novella that he eventually expanded into the full novel. In a contemporary review in The Chicago Sunday Tribune, writer August Derleth called the book "a savage and shockingly prophetic view of one possible future way of life...compelling." Fahrenheit 451 appears on the New York Public Library's list of books of the century and won the 1954 American Academy of Letters Award in Arts and Literature. The book was later adapted into a 1966 film directed by François Truffaut, which was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Near Fine.
Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

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$4,500.00
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller
Title
Robinson Crusoe
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Edges rough, some staining. Old backing on verso. Good
Description
Newburyport: Printed [by W. & J. Gilman] and sold at No. 5, Middle-street, 1810. Woodcut headpiece. Ballad text in two columns. 10-1/2 x 5-1/2. Edges rough, some staining. Old backing on verso. Good. Woodcut headpiece. Ballad text in two columns. 10-1/2 x 5-1/2. Unrecorded printing of this broadside of Robinson Crusoe in ballad form, narrating the adventures of the shipwrecked mariner in ten stanzas with repeated burden "Oh poor Robinson Crusoe" and refrain "Tink a ting tang". The parrot, Crusoe's thrift, and his man Friday all figure in this song. First published in 1719, Defore's work soon caught the popular imagination. Sheridan wrote a harlequinade for the London stage in 1781, and this song dates from the late 1790s. According to Iona and Peter Opie, "Jack Cussans, vagabond and singer", wote the song and performed at the Royal Circus and Sadler's Wells "with universal applause" (citing sheet music dated to 1797). The song appeared in The American Mock-bird (1801) and other songsters. In the Isaiah Thomas Ballads at AAS, there is a song sheet dated [Boston 1810-14]. There is one imprint from W. & J. Gilman with this street number dated 1807 (others, 1808-10, record only Middle street). They were at 4 Middle street in 1805-6, and moved to Federal street after a fire in Newburyport in 1811. Unrecorded
Under the Mountain Wall

Under the Mountain Wall by Matthiessen, Peter

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$250.00
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Seller: James Arsenault & Company
Title
Under the Mountain Wall
Author
Matthiessen, Peter
Seller
James Arsenault & Company (United States)
Description
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo, black cloth. CONDITION: Good, moderate dust spotting to top edge of text block, small creases to lower corners of a few leaves; in good, lightly rubbed dj. First edition, second issue (photos at front and rear). Inscribed by Matthiessen as follows: “For Dorette – Funkie Fleischmann With best regards Peter.”
Ship's Log belonging to Captain John Lawrence of Maine 1884

Ship's Log belonging to Captain John Lawrence of Maine 1884

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$150.00
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Seller: De Wolfe and Wood
Title
Ship's Log belonging to Captain John Lawrence of Maine 1884
Seller
De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
50 plus pp. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Hinges weak and leather missing from spine. The log covers a trip from Portland Maine towards Montevideo and the Port of Buenos Ayres.
AN OCEAN WORLD

AN OCEAN WORLD by Sis, Peter

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Seller: Type Punch Matrix
Title
AN OCEAN WORLD
Author
Sis, Peter
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780688090678
Condition
Fine in fine dust jacket.
Description
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1992. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this largely wordless tale of a whale born into captivity who experiences freedom for the first time - with original drawing. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society of Illustrators gold and silver medals, and three Caldecott Honors. 9'' x 12''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($14.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [28] pages. Signed by Sis to title page, with an original drawing of a winged fish with a man's face. Sharp and bright.
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Blasphemy by ALEXIE, Sherman

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$100.00
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Seller: Argosy Book Store
Title
Blasphemy
Author
ALEXIE, Sherman
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
New York: Grove, 2012. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Grove Press, (2012). First Edition. Fine. Presentation copy, signed with a smiley face saying "The Greatest" and the inscription "Don't run away with any authors!"
Exhibition postcard: Franz Erhard Walther (7 April-6 May 1984)

Exhibition postcard: Franz Erhard Walther (7 April-6 May 1984) by (WALTHER, Franz Erhard)

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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc.
Title
Exhibition postcard: Franz Erhard Walther (7 April-6 May 1984)
Author
(WALTHER, Franz Erhard)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Red & black illus. on recto, details to verso. Pictorial postcard, mailed. Bremerhaven: Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven, 1984. Postcard invitation for Walther’s 1984 show at the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst Bremerhaven. Fine. Mailed to Dr. Hermann Kern. ❧ Installation pictured in Vorhut aus dem Hinterland (Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen: 1992).
I Killed Hemingway (Advance Uncorrected Proof)

I Killed Hemingway (Advance Uncorrected Proof) by Henderson, William McCranor

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Title
I Killed Hemingway (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
Author
Henderson, William McCranor
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780312088163
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: St Martins Presss, 1993. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 313 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Small stain on the fore-edge of a few pages. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
Honey Bunch: Her First Trip In A Trailer

Honey Bunch: Her First Trip In A Trailer by THORNDYKE, Helen Louise. [Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym]

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Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Title
Honey Bunch: Her First Trip In A Trailer
Author
THORNDYKE, Helen Louise. [Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonym]
Seller
Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1939. Later printing. Wraps. Fine/Very good. Harry LANE. Later printing, c. 1952. 12mo; 178pp; brown stamped pictorial on tan tweed paper, portrait of Honey Bunch in oval on front; color pictorial endpapers; b&w frontispiece on plain paper; light glue burn to eps; unclipped color pictorial dust jacket, "9595" and "70-100" pricing on front flap, listing of series through Her First Visit to Puppyland, published in 1952, light rubbing of front and rear panels, scuffing to edges; fine in very good dj. This book is number 20 in the original series of 32 books, in 1954 the series changed its name to Honey Bunch and Norman. Mildred Wirt Benson wrote volumes 18 through 22 in this series for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The book was advertised as "pleasing series of stories for little girls from four to eight years old".
Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter; The Past Within Me

Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter; The Past Within Me by [WW2] "KAZIK" [Pseud: ROTEM, Simha]

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Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books
Title
Memoirs of a Warsaw Ghetto Fighter; The Past Within Me
Author
[WW2] "KAZIK" [Pseud: ROTEM, Simha]
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994. First Edition. Octavo. 22cm. Publisher's bright red cloth titled in black to spine. Dustjacket. 180pp. Very slight wear to spine ends; internally clean, from the library of Nathaniel Tarn, noted poet, translator and literary figure, with his bookplate; in a clean bright dustjacket. A near fine copy. An eyewitness account of the purging of the Warsaw Ghetto by the Nazis.
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Dacia: Revue d'archeologie et d'Histoire Ancienne. (1999-2001)

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Seller: McBlain Books
Title
Dacia: Revue d'archeologie et d'Histoire Ancienne. (1999-2001)
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Bucarest: Edituraa Academiei Romane, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. 393p. Yellow boards. 29cm. Articles in various Western languages, (we noticed, French, German and English).
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The Maenads by Bradley, Marion Zimmer

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper
Title
The Maenads
Author
Bradley, Marion Zimmer
Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Like New
Description
Berkeley: Friends of Darkover, 1978. Like New. Grey wraps printed in red & black, 8-5/8" x 5-1/2". From the estate of the printer, Charles Garvin. This copy is not bound: it is the sheets within the cover, presumably awaiting a stapler.

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