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On an operation for the cure of natural fissure of the soft palate; in Amer. J. med. Sci., 3, 1-3 by Warren, John Collins (1778-1856)

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Title
On an operation for the cure of natural fissure of the soft palate; in Amer. J. med. Sci., 3, 1-3
Author
Warren, John Collins (1778-1856)
Seller
Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
Description
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Carey, 1828. Whole volume, xvi, 496pp. 1 pll. 130 x 215 mm. Quarter-calf with marbled paper boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Paper boards feature Spine is slightly faded. Some foxing throughout, otherwise a very good copy. Operation in May 1824 - the first staphylorraphy (cleft-palate surgery) in America - performed without direct knowledge of Roux's operations. Nathan Smith (1762-1829) published an earlier paper on staphylorraphy in America: Am. med. Rev., 1826, 3, 396. Garrison-Morton.com No. 5742.
Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia: Selections from His Writings [Inscribed by Kaunda]

Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia: Selections from His Writings [Inscribed by Kaunda] by [ZAMBIA] KAUNDA, Kenneth; Thomas Patrick Melady (ed.)

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Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia: Selections from His Writings [Inscribed by Kaunda]
Author
[ZAMBIA] KAUNDA, Kenneth; Thomas Patrick Melady (ed.)
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Frederick A. Praeger for the Africa Service Institute of New York, 1964. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (22cm). Pale yellow-green cloth in white dust jacket; [xiv],254pp. 1964 inscription by the author on front free endpaper. With TLS by the editor, Thomas Melday, laid in. A tight, straight copy, lightly faded at spine and board edges, small indent to front upper cover from paperclip, minor discoloration to endpapers, else Very Good or better. Jacket rubbed with minor dustsoil, spine-sunned, foxed on verso: around Very Good. Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021) was at the head of Zambia's struggle for independence from British rule. He became the first President of independent Zambia in 1964, the year this book was published. The work includes excerpts from his autobiography, first published as Zambia Shall Be Free, as well as major addresses of the early 1960s. This copy was presented to J. Wayne Fredericks, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1961-67. [62112].
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THE DIARY OF ...; Edited by Anne Olivier Bell. Assisted by Andrew McNeillie. Introduction by Quentin Bell by WOOLF, Virginia

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THE DIARY OF ...; Edited by Anne Olivier Bell. Assisted by Andrew McNeillie. Introduction by Quentin Bell
Author
WOOLF, Virginia
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984. First US edn. 8vo. pp. 356, 371, 384, 402,402 fifth volume with endpaper maps; original black cloth, colored endpapers in four volumes, former owner's name on each end paper. DJ in volume one is price clipped, others are not. A very good set in dj. The set comprises Vol. I: 1915-1919 (1977); Vol. II: 1920-1924 (1978); Vol. III: 1925-1930 (1980); Vol. IV: 1931-1935 (1982); Vol. V: 1936-1941 (1984).
The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge (1830-1882)

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The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Author
Frederick Milnes Edge (1830-1882)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
viii+203+[4 ad] pages with frontispiece and three plates. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5") bound in quarter brown pebbled period leather with gilt lettering to spine over green cloth. (Betts 29-78; Van der Linde-Niemeijeriana 3089) First edition. Still too young to start his law career, Paul Morphy was invited to attend an international chess tournament soon after returning to New Orleans, to be held in Birmingham, England in the summer of 1858. He accepted the challenge and traveled to England but ended up not playing in the tournament, playing a series of chess matches against the leading English masters instead and defeating them all except English chess master Howard Staunton who promised to play but eventually declined. Staunton later was criticized for failing to meet Morphy. Staunton was flattered and at first intended to prepare for a contest in which he had little chance of success. There is no doubt that he was a very busy man in 1858, as he was under pressure to produce his edition of the complete works of Shakespeare. He did invite Morphy to play some casual games at his Streatham home. Staunton later conducted a newspaper campaign to make it seem that it was Morphy's fault they did not play, suggesting among other things that Morphy did not have the funds to serve as match stakes when in fact he was so popular that numerous wealthy people and groups were willing to stake him for any amount of money. Seeking new opponents and now aware that Staunton had no real desire to play, Morphy then crossed the English Channel and visited France. There he went to the Caf de la Regence in Paris, which was the center of chess in France. He played a match against Daniel Harrwitz, the resident chess professional, and soundly defeated him. In Paris he suffered from a bout of intestinal influenza and came down with a high fever. In accordance with the medical wisdom of the time, he was treated with leeches, resulting in his losing a significant amount of blood. Despite the fact that he was now too weak to stand up unaided, Morphy insisted on going ahead with a match against the visiting German champion Adolf Anderssen, who was considered by many to be Europe's leading player, and who had come to Paris all the way from his native Breslau, Germany, solely to play against the now famous American chess wonder. Despite his illness Morphy triumphed easily, winning seven while losing two, with two draws. When asked about his defeat, Anderssen claimed to be out of practice, but also admitted that Morphy was in any event the stronger player and that he was fairly beaten. Anderssen also attested that in his opinion, Morphy was the strongest player ever to play the game, even stronger than the famous French champion Bourdonnais. In France, as he had before in England and America, Morphy played many exhibition matches against the public. He would take on eight players at once while playing without sight of the board, a feat known as blindfold chess, the moves of his opponents and his replies being communicated verbally. It was while he was in Paris in 1858 that Morphy played a well-known game at the Italian Opera House in Paris, against the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard. Condition:New paste downs and end papers. Foxing throughout, markings on title page. A very good copy.
Diary for 1946. China. [cover title]

Diary for 1946. China. [cover title]

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Diary for 1946. China. [cover title]
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McBlain Books (United States)
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[Peiping?]: War Area Service Corps, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. unpaginated [approximately 160 pages], Thin red cloth cover. Small format diary (13 cm.). Modest scuffing and wear. Unused. No Jacket (probably never had one). Appears to be intended for English-speaking military and other personnel. Starts with a few pages of information about China, the Kuomintang, the W.A.S.C., etc. followed by a daily dairy (four days to a page), a few blank pages for notes and addresses and ending with 10 pages of advertisements for various businesses in Peiping.
Formosan primitive art: masterworks from the Museum collection [Taiwan yuan shi yi shu jing xuan ji], volume 1.

Formosan primitive art: masterworks from the Museum collection [Taiwan yuan shi yi shu jing xuan ji], volume 1. by Chen, Zhengxiong; Jilu Zhen; Museum of Formosan Primitive Art.

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Formosan primitive art: masterworks from the Museum collection [Taiwan yuan shi yi shu jing xuan ji], volume 1.
Author
Chen, Zhengxiong; Jilu Zhen; Museum of Formosan Primitive Art.
Seller
Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Taibei: Taiwan yuan shi yi shu guan, 1978. Fine. 28 cm; 85 pages, chiefly color illustrations. Text in English and Chinese. Bound in illustrated boards. Illustrations of art and objects of the indigenous inhabitants of Taiwan. Includes: "Introduction to the art of Formosan aborigines" by Chen Cheng-Hsiung
Tess (Eight original photographs from the 1979 film)

Tess (Eight original photographs from the 1979 film) by Roman Polanski (director, screenwriter); Thomas Hardy (novel); Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn (screenwriters); Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson (starring)

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Tess (Eight original photographs from the 1979 film)
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Roman Polanski (director, screenwriter); Thomas Hardy (novel); Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn (screenwriters); Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1981. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1979 British and French production. Based upon the the 1891 Thomas Hardy novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," and one of director Roman Polanski's most acclaimed works, wherein Nastassja Kinski stars as the titular character; a young, innocent, and shy peasant girl, sent by her impoverished family to visit wealthy relatives seeking employment, only to be seduced and left pregnant by her supposed cousin Alec. The ninth film adaptation of the novel. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, and nominated for three others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex during the 1880s, shot on location in Manche, Ille-et-Vilaine, Calvados, and Côtes-d'Armor, France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2098. Criterion Collection 697.
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REBORN by Wilson, F. Paul

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REBORN
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Wilson, F. Paul
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REBORN, DARK HARVEST, 1990, first edition, fine in fine full color pictorial dust-wrapper and slip-case. 1/500 copies SIGNED by the author and artist Stephen Gervais. The fourth book in the 'NIGHTWORLD' cycle, following THE KEEP, THE TOMB & THE TOUCH.
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Short Shorts

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Short Shorts
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Boston: Godine. [1982]. The uncorrected proof copy. Tolstoy, Borges, Joyce, Chekhov, etc. Near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.
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Bristol High School, 1989 Les Memoires

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Bristol High School, 1989 Les Memoires
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Description
USA: Bristol High School, 1989. Hardcover. Like New yearbook is a nice clean copy.
George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon
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George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon by Sears, Stephen W.

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George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon
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Sears, Stephen W.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9780899192642
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1988 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering on spine. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. Slight fading to bottom edge of front cover, else a fine copy fine with price-clipped pictorial dust jacket..

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