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Freedom. A Fable. A Curious History of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times with Illustrations

Freedom. A Fable. A Curious History of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times with Illustrations by Walker, Kara Elizabeth

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Title
Freedom. A Fable. A Curious History of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times with Illustrations
Author
Walker, Kara Elizabeth
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Santa Monica: Peter Norton Christmas Project, 1997. Limited First Edition. Full Bonded Leather. Fine. Pop-Up Design by Peter Eisen,. Containing the Xmas card from the Norton family for the year 1997. The card accompanies this limited edition. 8vo. 23.5 by 21 cm. Unpaginated, twelve leaves, with four pop-ups, which in all but four frame or accent the text. (The first pop-up has no text on its two pages.) Walker herself worked in silhouettes, and she brought her artistry in that medium to pop-ups. Peter Eisen, who created the pop-ups, was a paper engineer and trained architect. The precise lines of the silhouettes were done with a burning laser beam, a new approach to doing this. The paper used was especially fine, heavy paper, with different suppliers for the white and the black papers. Walker, born in 1969, is one of the most celebrated black artists living today. Her work extends to many other areas besides silhouettes, but she is particularly renowned for her large-scale silhouette installations.
Crónica de Michoacán

Crónica de Michoacán by Beaumont, Pablo de la Purísima Concepción (c1710-c1780)

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Title
Crónica de Michoacán
Author
Beaumont, Pablo de la Purísima Concepción (c1710-c1780)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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3 volumes. xxix-574 pages with 4 folding maps; 466 pages with folding coats of arms, 6 folding native illustrations and map; 469 pages with 2 coats of arms (one folding) and 6 folding native illustrations. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 7") bound in three quarter blue leather with raised spine bands and gilt lettering to spine. Introduction by Rafael Lopez. From the library of George Foster. Publicaciones del Archivo General de la Nacion volume XVII, XVIII and XIX.There are only meager biographical data about Pablo de la Purísima Concepción Beaumont, whose work is a major source on Michoacán. Despite its title "Chronicle of the Holy Apostles St Peter and St Paul of Michoacán," Beaumont's work in fact spans a much greater area, including much of western Mexico, northward to New Mexico, and tending toward a general history. It provides details to 1565. Beaumont divided his total work into tow major parts, the firs, or Aparato, intended to be introductory to the second or the Crónica proper. the first seems complete, but the second was never finished. The Aparato takes up fully a third of the extant Beaumont work, although nominally introductory. It deals with the discovery of America and the conquest of Mexico to the year 1521. It was twice published before appearance of the total work. Far more valuable is the Crónica. It consists of two books and one chapter of book 3. Beaumont drew on a wide variety of sources. He tell us us that he gathered a large quantity of manuscripts from various Franciscan archives as well as listing 30 standard writers in printed sources. He gives full copies of some of his documents, of which several have since disappeared. He speaks of obtaining a native painting, possibly from which his illustrations came. These paintings show incidents of the first visits of Spaniards to Michoacán, there reception by Tarascans, labors of the Franciscans, coats of arms of principal cities of Michoacán. It is usually through that Beaumont composed his work around 1777. That is the last date in the later copies of the original manuscript. Unfortunately his original manuscript is lost. It was copied in Mexico City around 1792 to for volumes 7-11 of a 32 volume Collection of Memories on New Spain, ordered by Viceroy Conde de Revilla Gigedo and compiled by Manuel de la Vega. Three partially complete sets of these Vega Memorias are known; from one or another of them come other recopied manuscript copies, as well as the printed versions. Editions of the work have a somewhat unfortunate publishing history. In 1826 Bustamante published an incomplete and useless edition of the Aparato, attributing it to Vega, who had owned the manuscript Bustamante used. In 1873-74 a five volume edition of both Aparato and Crónica appeared in Mexico; it lacks the Indian drawings, and was based on a secondary manuscript copy made b y J F Ramirez that then belonged to Alfredo Chavero. A three volume version was published by the National Archives of Mexico in 1932, based on their copy of the 1792 collection of Memorias; it contains the Indian drawings and an introduction by Rafael Lopez. The text seems slightly corrupt, but it may be near the original, as Beaumont said his Spanish was defective, owing to his Parisian rearing.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral medicine in Latin America, and worldview. The quantity, quality, and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of his major publications have been reprinted and/or translated. Provenance from the executor of Foster's library laid in.Condition:Some underlining in pencil through out by Foster. Foster's date of acquire on front paste down, early owner's name on front end paper. some light soiling and rubbing to extremities else a very good set.
The Sacred Mushroom & the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

The Sacred Mushroom & the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East by Allegro, John Marco

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Title
The Sacred Mushroom & the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
Author
Allegro, John Marco
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1970. First edition. First American edition, first printing. xii, 349 pp. w/ two color photos. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Near Fine with faint soiling to boards in Near Fine dust jacket, worn at spine ends, a little toned, unclipped ($7.95). Uncommon. A cult classic by the archaeologist who popularized the Dead Sea Scrolls, maintaining through a complex argument rooted in linguistics that the historical Jesus never existed but was the invention of a psilocybin-mushroom-ingesting fertility cult. Originally published in the author's home country, the UK; this the first US edition features a more colorful dust jacket with a photo of Amanita muscaria. The book has been known to pop up in Joe Rogan's popular podcast as one of his perennial talking points.
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The Wide Net and Other Stories (Review Copy) by Eudora Welty

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The Wide Net and Other Stories (Review Copy)
Author
Eudora Welty
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1943. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A Review Copy of the 1943 stated 1st edition of Eudora Welty's third book. Stamped "Review Copy Publication Date Sep 23 1943 Price $2.50" on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in its blue cloth, with very light soiling to the rear panel and light fading along the spine. 12mo, 214 pgs.
RENÉ LALIQUE AT THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM

RENÉ LALIQUE AT THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM

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RENÉ LALIQUE AT THE CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN MUSEUM
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789728848545
Description
Milano: Skira Editore, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 135 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild general shelf wear. Small tear to bottom corner of rear cover. Mild scuffing to dust jacket. Sticker to verso of page 135. Shelved on the Front Table. 1391181. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
George Vranesh: Toward Abstraction

George Vranesh: Toward Abstraction

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George Vranesh: Toward Abstraction
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG (mild wear to cover edges, otherwise clean)
Description
New York City: Montanaro Gallery / Poplar Arts & Press, 2011. Softcover. VG (mild wear to cover edges, otherwise clean). Spiral bound. color illus. covers, [48 pp.], many color illus. Presents selected examples of colorful abstract-oriented art by American artist George Vranish (1926-2014). Includes an artist statement and brief introduction. Otherwise, it's all about the colorful art.
Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur

Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur by Zettler, Richard L. and Lee Horne (Editors)

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Title
Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur
Author
Zettler, Richard L. and Lee Horne (Editors)
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780924171550
Condition
VG; clean, tight, with unbroken spine; some rubbing to back cover.
Description
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1998. Paperback. VG; clean, tight, with unbroken spine; some rubbing to back cover.. Color-illus. wraps; white lettering on gold spine. xv, 195 pp. Full of color plates, bw archival photos, and bw illustrations and plans. This stunning catalogue includes color photographs of more than 230 objects, excavated in the 1930s by renowned British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley, from the third-millennium-B.C. Sumerian city of Ur. Learn the fascinating story of the excavation and preservation of these magnificent artifacts. Many of the objects are published in color and fully described for the first time—jewelry of gold and semiprecious stones, engraved seal stones, spectacular gold and lapis lazuli statuettes and musical instruments; and vessels of gold, silver, and alabaster. Curator Richard Zettler sets the stage with a history of Ur in the third millennium and the details of the actual excavations. Art historians Donald Hansen and Holly Pittman discuss the historical importance and significance of the many motifs on the most spectacular finds from the tombs. Catalogue from the traveling exhibition shown in 8 US locations between October 1998 and May 2001.
Shattered [The Plastic Nightmare] (Screenplay for the 1991 film)

Shattered [The Plastic Nightmare] (Screenplay for the 1991 film) by Wolfgang Petersen (director, screenwriter); Richard Neely (novel); Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley (starring)

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Shattered [The Plastic Nightmare] (Screenplay for the 1991 film)
Author
Wolfgang Petersen (director, screenwriter); Richard Neely (novel); Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Berlin, Germany: Manfred Durniok Produktion, 1991. Revised First Draft agency script for the 1991 film, "Shattered," here under the working title, "The Plastic Nightmare." German agency copy, in wrappers crediting the "Film und [and] Fernsehen [television] Studios" in Berlin. Text in English. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel, "The Plastic Nightmare." Dan (Berenger) is involved in an automobile accident leaving him with amnesia. He discovers that he is married to Judith (Scacchi), but enlists the aid of part-time PI Gus (Hoskins) to help him unravel his real life. A noirish thriller set in San Francisco, shot on location there and in Oregon. White titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as Revised First Draft, with credits for screenwriter Petersen and novelist Neely, with a preceding half-title page. 110 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced with copied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with a white plastic prong brad. Grant US. Spicer US.
THE KENNEDY QUARTERLY Volume XIII Number Two

THE KENNEDY QUARTERLY Volume XIII Number Two

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THE KENNEDY QUARTERLY Volume XIII Number Two
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, New York: Kennedy Galleries, Inc, 1974. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume XIII Number Two. Very good in wrappers. Annual issue of Western Americana paintings.
The world of the Mexican worker in Texas

The world of the Mexican worker in Texas by Zamora, Emilio

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Title
The world of the Mexican worker in Texas
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Zamora, Emilio
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780890965146
Description
College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1993. Hardcover. xii, 285p. preface, introduction, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, photos, very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Number Forty-four: The Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students.
Contemporary Art Part 1 and 2 - November 2002

Contemporary Art Part 1 and 2 - November 2002

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Contemporary Art Part 1 and 2 - November 2002
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
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New York: Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg, 2002. First editions. Softcovers. Two auction catalogs from sales on November 11 and 12, 2002. Both catalogs are in fine condition bound together in shrinkwrap as issued.

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