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Half Dome - Yosemite [Original silver-print photograph] by Adams, Ansel

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Title
Half Dome - Yosemite [Original silver-print photograph]
Author
Adams, Ansel
Seller
Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Yosemite National Park: Ansel Adams, 1934 Book. Fine. No Binding. Original silver-print photograph. 7 7/8 x 6 inches. Original beige mount, 13¼ x10 1/8 inches. Very slight silvering to sky area. A fine example. One of the most important images of the photographer's career. This classic image, photographed in 1927, was normally titled, Monolith, the Face of Half Dome. Our image is a vintage print, produced c.1934. This copy of the image is titled, inscribed, and SIGNED on the mount by the photographer. Because of space limitations at the bottom border of the photograph, Adams has titled this copy, Half Dome - Yosemite. The image is presented to James Bryant Conant, President of Harvard University. The presentation inscription reads, 'Dr. and Mrs. Conant, with good wishes'. Dr. Conant "was a friend of Adams and they hiked Yosemite together several times in the 1920's." The image is SIGNED, 'Ansel Adams' (Adams eliminated his middle initial "E" in his signature, c.1934). Conant was President of Harvard University from 1933 to 1953. This is an incredibly important image. Ansel Adams was going to be a concert pianist. He was that good. However, It was this particular image that finally decided his career... as a photographer. "What he saw was the majesty of the sculptural shape of the Dome in the solemn effect of half sunlight and half shadow." The provenance of this image is impeccable..
Autograph musical quotation from the composer's masterpiece, the Symphonie Fantastique. Signed. Together with quotations by Roger, Adam, and Halévy

Autograph musical quotation from the composer's masterpiece, the Symphonie Fantastique. Signed. Together with quotations by Roger, Adam, and Halévy by BERLIOZ, Hector 1803-1869

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Title
Autograph musical quotation from the composer's masterpiece, the Symphonie Fantastique. Signed. Together with quotations by Roger, Adam, and Halévy
Author
BERLIOZ, Hector 1803-1869
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
15 measures, titled and signed below the music: "Thème e Bal e La Symphonie Fantastique. H. Berlioz." Undated, but ca. 1840-1850. The complete main theme of the second movement, "Un Bal," carried by the violins in measures 38 to 54 of the full score. 1 leaf. Notated in dark brown ink within decorative dark gold borders on Lard-Esnault paper. Oblong quarto (227 x 300 mm). With: - ROGER, Gustave-Hippolyte 1825-1879. Autograph musical quotation signed "G. Roger," being a 12-measure song for voice and piano commencing "d'autiens tu beau miage" to lower portion of recto. With, to verso: - ADAM, Adolphe 1803-1856. Autograph musical quotation signed "Ad. Adam," being a 16-measure waltz for piano - HALÉVY, Fromental 1799-1862. Autograph musical quotation signed "F. Halévy," being a 22-measure work for piano titled "Suite" "The composition of the 'Symphonie fantastique' was a momentous event in Berlioz's career, his first full-scale masterpiece, and equally momentous in the history of music as the first unequivocal declaration of romantic ideas in style and musical language, and its echo has pervaded all music of passion and personal experience to this day ... Of Harriet Smithson's identity as the 'beloved', portrayed by an 'idée fixe' in the form of an obsessive theme that recurs in all the movements, there can be no question." MacDonald: Berlioz, p. 18. A unique artifact incorporating a rare quotation from one of the most outstanding works of the symphonic repertoire of the Romantic period, the whole uniting Berlioz with three important French musical figures of the mid-19th century.
THE LIFE, LETTERS, AND JOURNALS OF GEORGE TICKNOR

THE LIFE, LETTERS, AND JOURNALS OF GEORGE TICKNOR by (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (BINDINGS - SETS). (TICKNOR, GEORGE). HILLIARD, GEORGE

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Title
THE LIFE, LETTERS, AND JOURNALS OF GEORGE TICKNOR
Author
(EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (BINDINGS - SETS). (TICKNOR, GEORGE). HILLIARD, GEORGE
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Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1877. 233 x 155 mm. (9 1/4 x 6"). Each volume with additional specially printed title page. Two volumes bound in six.. MOST ATTRACTIVE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY KAUFMANN (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers bordered by gilt rules and drawer-handle ornaments, central panel with gilt fillet frame and oblique fleuron cornerpieces, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with large central fleuron in a lozenge of small tools, intricately scrolling cornerpieces, gilt lettering, turn-ins with decorative gilt rules and rolls, gilt griffin-patterned endpapers, top edges gilt. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 333 PLATES, composed of 288 portraits (two in color) and 45 views, all with guards Title pages with ownership signature of Sophia Augusta Brown, dated January 1878. Spines very slightly and evenly darkened, the vaguest hint of wear to extremities, perhaps 10 percent of plates a bit foxed (half a dozen noticeably browned), otherwise a very fine and handsome set--clean and fresh internally (the text protected from offsetting or foxing by the plate guards), and in lustrous bindings with few signs of use. This attractively bound set, lavishly illustrated with a variety of relevant portraits and landscapes, links two of America's most important bibliophilic legacies. The subject of the biography, George Ticknor (1791-1871), was an American author and academic, specializing in the subject areas of languages and literature, and is best known for his education reforms and scholarly work on the history and criticism of Spanish literature. In 1817, Ticknor was selected as Smith professor of French and Spanish languages and literatures and professor of belles-lettres at Harvard University, where he would teach for the next 16 years. In the years of his professorship, he amassed a valuable and extensive library, which became one of the largest private collections in the country and included an impressive collection of Spanish and Portuguese literature. In 1848, Ticknor helped found the Boston Public Library, to which he donated his collection. This copy of his biography was owned by Sophia Augusta Brown, the scion of another important family of bibliophiles. Brown's father was noted collector John Carter Brown, whose extensive library now resides at Brown University; her family was also instrumental in the founding of the Providence Library and the Providence Athenaeum. The binding here deserves special mention. According to Ramsden, our binder Simon Kaufmann joined the firm of Lucien Broca in London ca. 1875, and established his own premises in Soho three years later, operating a workshop there until 1889. This set, with its rich crimson leather sparkling with gilt, is particularly pleasing on the shelf—quite fitting for the sort of bibliophile's library the Browns and Ticknor cultivated..
TITLEPAGE OF EIN DORF

TITLEPAGE OF EIN DORF by PECHSTEIN, MAX (1881-1955)

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TITLEPAGE OF EIN DORF
Creator
PECHSTEIN, MAX (1881-1955)
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L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
PECHSTEIN, MAX (1881-1955).TITLEPAGE OF EIN DORF. Kruger 193. Fechter H.124. Image: 12 1/2 x 16. One woodcut from the suite, Ein Dorf, A Village. 1919. Signed and numbered 4/75. Published on F.W. Zanders laid paper with margins measuring: 17 x 22 .
DER MALER UND BILDBAUER MAX KLINGER, PORTRAIT OF MAX KLINGER (AT AGE 45)

DER MALER UND BILDBAUER MAX KLINGER, PORTRAIT OF MAX KLINGER (AT AGE 45) by ORLIK, EMILE (1870-1932)

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DER MALER UND BILDBAUER MAX KLINGER, PORTRAIT OF MAX KLINGER (AT AGE 45)
Creator
ORLIK, EMILE (1870-1932)
Seller
L'Estampe Originale (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
1902. Etching and Roulette in sanguine. Proof, aside from the edition of 15, apparently from Orlik's own collection, with blind stamp. Signed, dated and annotated "Probedruck" in pencil. Image: 11½ x 8. Margins: 17¾ x 12½. Max Klinger (1857-1920) was a leading German painter and printmaker during the 19th century.
Eve's Hollywood

Eve's Hollywood by Babitz, Eve

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Eve's Hollywood
Author
Babitz, Eve
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Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Delacorte Press, 1974. First Edition. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's black cloth stamped in magenta and silver. Very Good with light soiling to cloth, light worming to textblock edge. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, trimmed a little too tall for the book with some associated edge wear, and light rubbing. A lovely copy of Babitz's confessional L.A. novel, which was recently re-issued by the New York Review of Books.
A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf

A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf by WOOLF, Virginia

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A Writer's Diary: Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf
Author
WOOLF, Virginia
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Biblioctopus (United States)
Description
London: Hogarth Press, 1953. Uncorrected proof. Edited by Leonard Woolf. Unprinted red wrappers. Spine a little sunned, and top corner a little bumped, still near fine. Scarce in this format.
Tratado Elemental de la Destreza del Sable

Tratado Elemental de la Destreza del Sable by Frias, Simon de

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Tratado Elemental de la Destreza del Sable
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Frias, Simon de
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McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fair.
Description
Mexico City: En la Imprenta Arizpe, 1810. Fair.. [14],201,[17]pp., plus twelve (of thirteen) plates. Quarto. Contemporary tree calf, gilt ruled, with gilt-lettered spine label, edges painted red. Spine ends heavily chipped, rear board separating from foot; boards rubbed, moderate edge and corner wear. Defunct library ink stamp to title page. Some worming to initial sections of text, slightly affecting printed area. Scattered staining and foxing. Plates trimmed close at fore-edge, sometimes affecting images; second plate lacking. The first work on fencing written and published in Mexico, featuring eye-catching engravings by Manuel Araoz. The author includes descriptions of various attacks, defenses, proper foot work, posture, and equipment, including detailed descriptions of the fencing sword. He states that his motive in writing the book is to promote the art of self defense, which he stresses is important not only for personal use, but also for other causes, such as the defense of one’s nation. The engravings depict over twenty positions and maneuvers, as well as the critical pieces of equipment. According to Medina, the volume was published in 1810 rather than 1809, as stated on the title page, because of delays by the engraver. A wounded copy of an important work in a contemporary binding, with attractive illustrations by a significant Mexican engraver. The Mathes copy brought $3750 at Swann in 2014. Medina, Mexico 10251. Palau 95016.
A History of The Marlborough College Press, 1934-1984

A History of The Marlborough College Press, 1934-1984 by Richard Russsell (Editor, Author); Paul Griffin, James Stanley, Peter Vacher, Nicholas Manby Brown, [and] Charles Graham (Authors)

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Title
A History of The Marlborough College Press, 1934-1984
Author
Richard Russsell (Editor, Author); Paul Griffin, James Stanley, Peter Vacher, Nicholas Manby Brown, [and] Charles Graham (Authors)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Near fine
Description
(Gloucestershire): The Whittington Press, 1984. First and Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. One of 20 deluxe copies, quarto size, 63 pp. Since 1972 The Whittington Press has been printing books by letterpress, from type, in the Gloucestershire village of Whittington. The Press has received numerous awards for its printing, and in 2008 The Center for Book Arts in New York held an exhibition of their work. Their books are highly sought-after by collectors of fine press work,and this work is a wonderful example of their unparalled excellence and high standards. Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of The Marlborough College Press, the book is structured as a series of essays by the above authors, which together provide the reader a glimpse into "the Press [as] seen as [the] six of us who remember" (n.b., from the Introduction). This one of 20 copies of the deluxe version, bound in full leather and with Whittington marbled endpapers (there were also 200 copies of the standard version). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue goatskin over boards, the front board with a small gilt device of the Whittington Press inset into a debossed oval, gilt lettering on the spine, endpapers of Whittington marbled paper, title page in blue and black with the Press device, one of the tipped-in speciman pieces serving as frontispiece, four additional tipped-in specimens bound in throughout, in a pocket at the rear pastedown are two folded facsimile broadsides, the colophon with a small wood engraving by Edward Walters; binding quarto size (11 1/4" by 7 7/8"), pagination: [i-x] [1] 2-51 [1, blank] [1, colophon]; this volume no. XVIII of the twenty deluxe copies (total edition 220). Loosely laid in is a small piece of Press ephemera, a small sheet inviting interested parties to submit their contact information to receive catalogues; the volume is housed in a slipcase of sturdy cardboard with light blue paper over the sides, a darker blue cloth covering the top and bottom. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, the leather smooth and supple, clean other than a few light spots, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, the two facsimile broadsides fine (in appearance they have never been opened), and entirely free of prior owner markings; the spine sunned and the blue on the front has faded a bit unevenly. The piece of ephemera fine, clean and without wear; the slipcase near fine, strong and sturdy, free of tears to the seams, clean other than a few very light spots, slightly sunned near the opening. Overall, a lovely example of the deluxe version of this work. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
La Balia [The Nurse]; Poemetto di Luigi Tansillo, Pubblicato Ora la Prima Volta con Annotazioni da Gio. Antonio Ranza, Regio Profefsore di Umane Lettere in Vercelli

La Balia [The Nurse]; Poemetto di Luigi Tansillo, Pubblicato Ora la Prima Volta con Annotazioni da Gio. Antonio Ranza, Regio Profefsore di Umane Lettere in Vercelli by Tansilo, Luigi; Ranza, Gio[vanni] Antonio

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La Balia [The Nurse]; Poemetto di Luigi Tansillo, Pubblicato Ora la Prima Volta con Annotazioni da Gio. Antonio Ranza, Regio Profefsore di Umane Lettere in Vercelli
Author
Tansilo, Luigi; Ranza, Gio[vanni] Antonio
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
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Vercello: Presso Il Panialis, 1768. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First printed edition, octavo size, 80 pp., all text in Italian. Luigi Tansillo (1510-1568) wrote several volumes of poetry, one of which was "considered licentious enough" to be placed on the list of books banned by the Vatican, by Pope Paul IV (1476-1559) (per Wiki). This work, La Balia, is considered to be one of the earliest "Pediatric" poems; although written in first half of the sixteenth century, it was not discovered until the 18th century, this book being the first time it was published. It sets forth advice for mothers to nurture their own children instead of giving them to a wet nurse, apparently "prompted by an illness of his wife after abstaining from suckling her own child". ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in later marbled paper over boards, new-ish leather spine label, new-ish endpapers, lovely vignette engraving on the title page of a woman suckling an infant, while another child rocks a third child in a cradle, with notes by Giovanni Antonio Ranza (1741-1801) at the bottom of the pages, second engraving at the end of the book of a boy fishing, with a castle, and a ship with birds, in the distance; octavo size (approximately 8" tall), pagination: (iii)-viii, 1-74. Please note that all text is in Italian. ___CONDITION: Overall very good, the binding is sturdy, corners are straight and unrubbed, hinges are solid, the text block is square, and other than some pencil marks on the front endpapers (presumably from prior booksellers), the book is free of prior owner markings; the marbled boards are somewhat rubbed with some ink stains on the front (as though a letter with wet ink had been laid on top), since the volume opens with the title page which appears to be page (iii) we assume a half-title page is lacking, and whomever bound the book trimmed the bottom edges quite close to the text (to our knowledge there is no loss of text). ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply, please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions, we are here to help.
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Dvigateli vnutrennego sgoraniia. Opisanie ikh tipov i glavneishikh chastei v voprosakh i otvetakh (Internal Combustion Engines. Description of Their Types and Main Components in a Question-Answer Format) by Sakkariia, G. A.

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Dvigateli vnutrennego sgoraniia. Opisanie ikh tipov i glavneishikh chastei v voprosakh i otvetakh (Internal Combustion Engines. Description of Their Types and Main Components in a Question-Answer Format)
Author
Sakkariia, G. A.
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Moskva/Leningrad (Moscow/St. Petersburg): Gosudarstvennoe izdatelstvo, 1928. Second Edition. Very good. Second edition, 1 of 5000 copies; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [1], 4-168; olive wraps, with black and green illustrations; chips with loss of paper to tips of spine; lacking ffep, else complete; a bit of wear to ccorners and edges; illustrated with 102 drawings and photographic images; overall in very good condition. Although Russia had a long history of building complex machinery, going back to the 18th century, the first Russian-built car with an internal combustion engine was not manufactured until 1896 and, prior to the Soviet Era, the country practically had no automotive industry. In the years following the October Revolution, under Stalin's great pressure for industrialization, massive factories were constructed in several big cities and the need for capable, educated mechanics increased dramatically. The current book, one of the earliest on the subject, described and illustrated in details the parts of the various internal combustion engines and their main principles of operation, with part of it in an easy-to-understand question-answer format. Not in OCLC or in the trade (as of December 2018).
EX TIBULLO ET PROPERTIO ELEGIAE: EX CATULLO, MARTIALE, AUSONIO, ALIISQUE SCRIPTORIBUS TUM ANTIQUIS TUM RECENTIBUS. EPIGRAMMATA SELECTA. ET PETITO EX OPTIMIS INTERPRETIBUS COMMENTARIO BREVISSIME ILLUSTRATA

EX TIBULLO ET PROPERTIO ELEGIAE: EX CATULLO, MARTIALE, AUSONIO, ALIISQUE SCRIPTORIBUS TUM ANTIQUIS TUM RECENTIBUS. EPIGRAMMATA SELECTA. ET PETITO EX OPTIMIS INTERPRETIBUS COMMENTARIO BREVISSIME ILLUSTRATA by [Tibullus; Propertius; Catullus; Martial; Ausonius]

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EX TIBULLO ET PROPERTIO ELEGIAE: EX CATULLO, MARTIALE, AUSONIO, ALIISQUE SCRIPTORIBUS TUM ANTIQUIS TUM RECENTIBUS. EPIGRAMMATA SELECTA. ET PETITO EX OPTIMIS INTERPRETIBUS COMMENTARIO BREVISSIME ILLUSTRATA
Author
[Tibullus; Propertius; Catullus; Martial; Ausonius]
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Cadomi [Caen, France]: Apud Adamum Cavalier, 1619. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Adam Cavalier’s early seventeenth century edition of the Elegiae of Tibullus and Propertius, and selected letters from Catullus, Martial, Ausonius, and others. Some off setting to the text; misnumbering to a few pages; occasional trimming to the top edge, not affecting the text. Corners of the boards rounded with loss; loss at the extremities of the spine; some surface cracking to the spine; joints and front hinge reinforced by a conservator with Japanese tissue. Full calf with gilt decoration on the spine and a leather label. Very Good. OCLC notes three institutional holdings. 32mo in 16. Very Good binding.
Wandering Sketches of People and Things in South America, Polynesia, California, and Other Places Visited, During a Cruise on Board of the U. S. Ships Levant, Portsmouth, and Savannah

Wandering Sketches of People and Things in South America, Polynesia, California, and Other Places Visited, During a Cruise on Board of the U. S. Ships Levant, Portsmouth, and Savannah by Wood, William Maxwell.

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Wandering Sketches of People and Things in South America, Polynesia, California, and Other Places Visited, During a Cruise on Board of the U. S. Ships Levant, Portsmouth, and Savannah
Author
Wood, William Maxwell.
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
Wood was a naval surgeon who later accompanied the Far East Squadron to China and Japan (and wrote another book about it.) Hill
Description
Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1849. Wood was a naval surgeon who later accompanied the Far East Squadron to China and Japan (and wrote another book about it.) Hill notes that on this voyage, after stops in the Pacific and Hawaii, Wood was traveling in Mexico when the Mexican War broke out, and escaped via Vera Cruz. The intelligence gathered by Wood in Mexico was instrumental in the U.S. seizure of California by Commodore Sloat. - Hill 1910. Howes W-646. Scattered light foxing throughout else very good condition in half calf over marbled boards. Backstrip with raised bands, spine label and gilt decoration. All edges marbled.. 18 cm. x-386 pp.
England Under the Reign of Edward VI and Mary, with the Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed. With Historical Introductions and Biographical and Critical Notes. In Two Volumes

England Under the Reign of Edward VI and Mary, with the Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed. With Historical Introductions and Biographical and Critical Notes. In Two Volumes by Tytler, Patrick Fraser

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England Under the Reign of Edward VI and Mary, with the Contemporary History of Europe, Illustrated in a Series of Original Letters Never Before Printed. With Historical Introductions and Biographical and Critical Notes. In Two Volumes
Author
Tytler, Patrick Fraser
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
Londini: Richard Bentley, 1839. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes in contemporary maroon polished calf, the backs with five raised bands, two black morocco labels with gilt lettering. Engraved steel plates of Edward Vol. I and Mary Vol, II. Very Good Plus, a few small rubs to calf, moderate toning at end papers up to title pages, old bookseller's description pasted to front end page Vol. I, the interiors clean and bright. Tytler is best known for his History of Scotland, published between 1825 and 1843. A rather uncommon title, particularly in handsome binding..
EVEN THE SPOKES CRIED LOUD

EVEN THE SPOKES CRIED LOUD by Tillman, Carolyn

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EVEN THE SPOKES CRIED LOUD
Author
Tillman, Carolyn
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780891440307
Condition
Near fine.
Description
Los Angeles: Crescent Publications, 1977. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of Tillman's scarce novel, a semi-autobiographical story of heartbreak and resilience starring a Black polio survivor and wheelchair user, a sequel to the author's previous LIFE ON WHEELS. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original pictorial wrappers. 113, [1] pages.
ENGLAND, ENGLAND

ENGLAND, ENGLAND by Barnes, Julian

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ENGLAND, ENGLAND
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Barnes, Julian
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN
9780224052757
Condition
Near fine in very good jacket.
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Near fine in very good jacket.. Signed first printing of Barnes's postmodern novel, provocatively suggesting that England might be a real place, as well as a run-down amusement park and far country of the mind - shortlisted for the Booker Prize. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth with silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped (£15.99) blue pictorial dust jacket. 266 pages. Original printed card advertising a Julian Barnes/Ian McEwan reading laid in. Book with light edgewear, toning to top and fore-edge. Jacket with some edgewear.
KIM

KIM by Kipling, Rudyard

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KIM
Author
Kipling, Rudyard
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
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1901. London: Macmillan and Co., 1901. 2 pp undated ads. Original red cloth with Ganesha device in gilt. First English Edition of the book that "is acknowledged as Kipling's masterpiece in fiction... The novel is the finest written about the India of the British Empire" [CGEL]. It follows the adventures of an orphan son of a British soldier who is raised by an Indian woman, becomes a disciple to a Lama, and ultimately becomes an undercover agent as well. The illustrations are by John Lockwood Kipling, the author's father. The American edition is considered to have been published earlier (though in the same month as the English one). As with most of Kipling's British editions published by Macmillan, the binding is red cloth with in gilt the "Ganesha" device -- an elephant's head with a swastika (the latter had been a ubiquitous symbol in India for millennia; its use ceased in the early 1930s, when events in Germany gave the symbol a whole new meaning). This is a very good copy (front endpaper slightly cracked at the gutter, light speckling of the cloth plus one small stain on the rear cover; as always, there is some foxing of the endpapers and of the frontispiece tissue guard, and there is minor rubbing of the gilt elephant). Richards A174; Stewart 254; Livingston 250. One of the books selected as a "Modern Library 100" for the 20th Century.
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24 ETUDES SUR LES GAMMES, SUIVIES D'UN GRAND EXERCICE.. by CLEMENTI, MUZIO

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24 ETUDES SUR LES GAMMES, SUIVIES D'UN GRAND EXERCICE..
Author
CLEMENTI, MUZIO
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Boston Book Company (United States)
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CLEMENTI, Muzio. 24 ETUDES SUR LES GAMMES, SUIVIES D'UN GRAND EXERCICE dans tous les Tons majeurs et mineurs. Paris: E. Challiot, [ND, 18??]. 191 pp. 4to., green marbled paper-covered boards, edges yellow. Foxing to text. Spine has disintegrated, boards worn, needs rebinding. Manuscript of music notation. As is.
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Poems & Poémes autres alliances. by BARNEY, NATALIE CLIFFORD.

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Poems & Poémes autres alliances.
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BARNEY, NATALIE CLIFFORD.
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Paris and New York: Émile Paul Fréres / George H. Doran & Co., 1920. Paperback. Very Good. Publisher's printed wrappers. Slight wear and toning but a decent copy of a fragile item. One of 680 copies this being copy 398.
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The Books of WAD: A bibliography of the books designed by W. A. Dwiggins (WITH SIGNED LETTER] by Agner, Dwight

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The Books of WAD: A bibliography of the books designed by W. A. Dwiggins (WITH SIGNED LETTER]
Author
Agner, Dwight
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
ISBN
9780912960067
Condition
vg
Description
Baton Rouge, Louisiane: Press of the Nightowl, 1974. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/206. 4to. xii.87pp. Half red cloth over marbled boards, with gilt lettering to cover and spine in mylar jacket. Typed and signed letter by Dwight Agner laid in. In near fine condition.
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JEREMIAH, A DRAMA IN NINE SCENES by Zweig, Stefan

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JEREMIAH, A DRAMA IN NINE SCENES
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Zweig, Stefan
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Very Good
Description
New York, NY.: Thomas Seltzer. Very Good. 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. This book is hard-bound in tan paper covered boards with a brown cloth spine with a printed paper label. The cover sshow a few faint damp-stain spots, edge-wear, and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. There is light wear to the front hinge but with the binding solid. The contents are bright and clean, with light rubbing to the pages. There is a previous owner bookplate on the front paste-down. .
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ETIMOLOGICHESKIJ SLOVAR' CHUVASHSKOGO YAZYKA (Etymological Dictionary of Chuvash) by Yegorov, V. G.

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ETIMOLOGICHESKIJ SLOVAR' CHUVASHSKOGO YAZYKA (Etymological Dictionary of Chuvash)
Author
Yegorov, V. G.
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cheboksary: (Russian Publisher). Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. 355 pages. Autographed/inscribed copy. Gray boards with gilt; sound but a bit of wear. Contents unmarked and complete. ; Signed by Author .
[Brochure]: The Fisk University Library Announces An Internship in Black Studies Librarianship

[Brochure]: The Fisk University Library Announces An Internship in Black Studies Librarianship

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[Brochure]: The Fisk University Library Announces An Internship in Black Studies Librarianship
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Nashville, Tennessee: Fisk University, 1972. Unbound. Fine. Brochure. One sheet folded to make six pages. Fine. According to historian, Brandon A. Owens, Sr., "Jessie Carney Smith designed a library institute, funded by the Higher Education Act. The Institute in Black Studies Librarianship was held for academic, public, and special research librarians from June 28 to August 6, 1971, with a theme titled “Building Collections of Black Literature.” Twenty-five participants were selected from applications around the country to learn how “to develop collections of Black literature, evaluate Black media, interpret such materials to users, and coordinate the services of the library with the requirements of the new curricular and research programs in Black studies and related areas.”.
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9º SALÃO DA BAHIA

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9º SALÃO DA BAHIA
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Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Description
Bahia: Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, 2003. b/w and color plates, draws., tbls., bio/chrons., color fldg. wrps, clear d.j. Exhibition that is a showcase for contemporary art in the Bahia region of Brazil, 31 artists. Exhibition includes: electronic art, installation art, video arts, photography, sculpture.
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Le cri du Phoenix.; Un acte traduit par F.J. Temple avec des illustrations originales d'Arthur Secunda by Williams, Tennessee

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Le cri du Phoenix.; Un acte traduit par F.J. Temple avec des illustrations originales d'Arthur Secunda
Author
Williams, Tennessee
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Montpellier: La Licornie, 1960. 4to, wrappers, slightly spotted. First edition in French, one of 230 copies. With two original illustrations. Crandell H77.
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Anchored Lariats on the San Juan Frontier by Young, Norma Perkins

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Anchored Lariats on the San Juan Frontier
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Young, Norma Perkins
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Community Press, 1988. Very Good. Young, Norma Perkins. Anchored Lariats on the San Juan Frontier. Provo, UT: Community Press, 1988. 418pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed edges..

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