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Mesmerism; "In Articulo Mortis

Mesmerism; "In Articulo Mortis by Poe, Edgar Allan

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Seller: Biblioctopus
Title
Mesmerism; "In Articulo Mortis
Author
Poe, Edgar Allan
Seller
Biblioctopus (United States)
Description
London: A. Munro, 1846. First Edition. Original self-wrappers, 16 pages, stitched. Foxed, else near fine, uncut, and complete as issued. First separate printing of the story originally printed as "Facts of M. Valdemar's Case" in the American Review of December 1845. Poe's tale of a mesmerist who attempts to explore the prolonging of life by hypnotizing a man at the moment he is dying. The mesmerist succeeds in suspending his subject between not quite alive and not quite dead, with the macabre consequences that characterize Poe's most effective horror fiction. The story caused considerable controversy upon its magazine publication, with some readers believing it to be a factual account of a medical experiment rather than fiction; a testament to Poe's documentary style in this piece.
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Stephen Crane. The American Men of Letters Series by BERRYMAN, John

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Stephen Crane. The American Men of Letters Series
Author
BERRYMAN, John
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
A fine copy, the dust jacket of which has been neatly reinforced on the verso at a couple of places along the flap folds
Description
(New York): William Sloane Associates, (1950). First edition. Stefanik A6.I.a. An important association copy, inscribed by Berryman to his teacher Mark Van Doren on the front free-endpaper: "Mark & Dorothy with love / Crane's relation w. [Hamlin] Garland tells me something about mine with you. Rebellion & guilt [underlined] suffocating the gratitude. Will you forgive me ever & can we meet? This is better by the way than when you saw it but still lousy. Don't read it. I hope to do something pleasant yet. / John / 14 Nov 50". Van Doren was Berryman's professor at Columbia University, where Berryman attended college and where he began publishing poems in the Columbia Review. In September 1945, Van Doren gave Berryman his own set of Wilson Follett's twelve-volume edition of The Works of Stephen Crane. One of Berryman's most important influences, and a life-long friend, Van Doren was also a general editor of, as well as a contributing author to, The American Men of Letters Series, and he commissioned Berryman to write this critical study of Crane, a psychological study some scholars believe tells more about its author than its subject. Berryman's inscription to Van Doren enhances this insight. A fine copy, the dust jacket of which has been neatly reinforced on the verso at a couple of places along the flap folds. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket. A fine copy, the dust jacket of which has been neatly reinforced on the verso at a couple of places along the flap folds.
A World Transformed

A World Transformed by Bush, George H.W. [Powell, Colin]

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
Title
A World Transformed
Author
Bush, George H.W. [Powell, Colin]
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Inscribed to General Colin Powell, first edition of A World Transformed by President George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft.. Octavo, xiv, 590pp. Blue hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $30.00 on front flap, touch of shelf wear, bright illustrations. Estate auction tags included. Inscribed on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper: "To Gen. Colin Powell / Your leadership + counsel helped make some good things happen - George Bush / Brent Scowcroft." "When [Powell] briefed me, I found there was something about the quiet, efficient way he laid everything out and answered questions that reduced my fears and gave me great confidence. I admired his thoroughness, and above all his concern for his troops--something that came through again and again in planning for Desert Storm and during our humanitarian operations in Somalia." (George Bush, A World Transformed, page 23) Colin Powell served as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1987-1989) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989-1993, during the George H.W. Bush administration. Provenance: Potomac Auction House, Lot 1275, Estate of Colin Powell, 2022.
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Luck on the Wing by HASLETT Elmer

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
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Luck on the Wing
Author
HASLETT Elmer
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1920. First Edition. Signed. HASLETT, Elmer. Luck on the Wing. Thirteen Stories of a Sky Spy. New York: E.P. Dutton, (1920). Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $1500.First edition, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, ""To Harry—and may he always have 'luck on the wing""—and off. Elmer Haslett. May 27, 1920.""""The work of a successful aerial observation officer in the great war has never been described with such humor or with such light-hearted jollity as it is in Major Haslett's thrilling book."" Haslett was the recipient of the United States Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Croix de Guerre Française, and two special citations by General Pershing for conspicuous bravery and exceptionally meritorious service. His Distinguished Service Cross was awarded ""for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with 12th Aero Squadron, U.S. Army Air Service, A.E.F., near Montfaucon, France, 28 September 1918. While on an artillery surveillance mission Captain Haslett engaged four enemy planes which were about to attack the American balloon line. He succeeded in diverting them from the balloons, but in the combat his machine-guns became jammed. Driving off his nearest adversary by firing a Very pistol at him he succeeded in clearing the jam and, returning to the fight, he destroyed one hostile plane and dispersed the remainder of the group"" (War Department, General Orders No. 35 [1919]). Book with rubbing and spotting to cloth, rare dust jacket with one chip to foot of spine, two tape repairs to spine verso. A very good copy.
The Protectors: The Heroic Story of the Narcotics Agents, Citizens and Officials in Their Unending, Unsung Battles Against Organized Crime in America and Abroad

The Protectors: The Heroic Story of the Narcotics Agents, Citizens and Officials in Their Unending, Unsung Battles Against Organized Crime in America and Abroad by Anslinger, Harry; J. Dennis Gregory

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Title
The Protectors: The Heroic Story of the Narcotics Agents, Citizens and Officials in Their Unending, Unsung Battles Against Organized Crime in America and Abroad
Author
Anslinger, Harry; J. Dennis Gregory
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1964. First Edition. Very Good/Good+. First edition, first printing. Signed by Harry Anslinger on the front free endpaper and warmly inscribed to the recipient. xii, 244 pp. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over oatmeal spine cloth stamped in black and red. Very Good with light rubbing and edge fading to covers, discoloration to rear joint, and bumping to rear board corners. Topstain a little scuffed and faded at gutter. In a Good+ unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine panel, light edgewear, moderate foxing and soiling, and two tape repairs to verso. Signed copies are rare. Harry Anslinger is the man who invented the "War on Drugs," a core element of American domestic policy for almost a century. He ran the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from its inception in 1930 to his retirement in 1962, through five presidential administrations. Some have compared his influence to that of his rival FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, although Anslinger was much less well known. Anslinger actively pursued cases of mafia-related drug-trafficking, whereas Hoover was insistent that no such thing as the mafia existed. Anslinger efforts against marijuana, which he at one point declared the most dangerous drug in the world, led to the drug's ban in 1937. He associated both marijuana and heroin with jazz music, which he despised, and relentlessly pursued the singer Billie Holiday. Throughout his career, he insisted that “strong laws, good enforcement, stiff sentences and a proper hospitalization program” were the solution to the problem of narcotics abuse. His legacy endures today.
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MEANING OF THE HOUSE by Shinoyama, Kishin

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Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books
Title
MEANING OF THE HOUSE
Author
Shinoyama, Kishin
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Tokyo, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. Slipcase. A study of form: Showa period archiecture. Color photos.
Hell on the Border; He Hanged Eighty-Eight Men

Hell on the Border; He Hanged Eighty-Eight Men by Harman, Samuel W.

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Hell on the Border; He Hanged Eighty-Eight Men
Author
Harman, Samuel W.
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
Fort Smith, Ark: Phoenix Publishing Co, 1898. First edition. Paper wraps. 720 pp. Original printed wrappers. Backstrap chipped, front covers frayed and a bit blemished otherwise a good copy in original state.
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Millennial Star Volume 52, 1890 by Young [Jr.], Brigham

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Millennial Star Volume 52, 1890
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Young [Jr.], Brigham
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Brigham Young [Jr.], 1890. Very Good. Young [Jr.], Brigham. Millennial Star Volume 52, 1890. Liverpool: Brigham Young [Jr.], 1890. viii, 824pp. Indexed. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed and scuffed edges, gently bumped corners, a tiny abrasion on front board near spine and a small triangular abrasion to rear board near spine, spine slightly faded, and front endsheets have two short cracks in hinge with former owner's stamp to free endsheet. A handsome clean copy. Collated complete.
All the Lies That Are My Life

All the Lies That Are My Life by Ellison, Harlan

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All the Lies That Are My Life
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Ellison, Harlan
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780887330971
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Novato: Underwood-Miller, 1989. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illustrated by Kent Bash. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. Afterwords by Norman Spinrad, Vonda N. McIntyre, Robert Sheckley, Philip Jose Farmer, Thomas M. Disch, and Edward Bryant. Limited to 300 copies signed by Ellison. Complete in the issued slipcase. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($50.00), rubbed at the surface. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A limited edition publication of Ellison's Hugo Award-nominated story, with interesting insight and analyses from some of the day's top writers.
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Modern Persian Reader. III. Advanced by Avery, Peter W.; Mohammad Ali Jazayery; Herbert H. Paper (eds.)

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Title
Modern Persian Reader. III. Advanced
Author
Avery, Peter W.; Mohammad Ali Jazayery; Herbert H. Paper (eds.)
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
g
Description
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1962. First edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. vi, 307pp. Self-bound black binding tape over green stiff wrappers. "This Advanced Modern Persian Reader is designed to familiarize non-native students of Persian with contemporary Persian writings. It assumes a command of the contents of the elementary and intermediate volumes in the same series (or the equivalent), although no highly systematic "grading" has been undertaken between the three volumes. Binding slightly discolored along edges. Previous owner's initials inked onto top front cover. Block lightly age-toned. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition.
The Midsummer Fires: A Long Fiction

The Midsummer Fires: A Long Fiction by ASWELL, James

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Title
The Midsummer Fires: A Long Fiction
Author
ASWELL, James
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1948. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); gray cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 311pp. Previous owner's stamp and name inked to front pastedown, with light offsetting to front endpaper. Spine ends lightly nudged with faint foxing to upper edge of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $3.00), with 4" tear to front flap, 0.5" chip to lower rear panel, tiny chips and rubbing to spine ends and extremities, and light foxing to flaps; Good. Aswell's novel tells the story of a man having a mid-life crisis as he loses footing with his marriage, job, and estate. [83926].
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A Bibliography of the Works of Robinson Jeffers by Alberts, S. S.

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A Bibliography of the Works of Robinson Jeffers
Author
Alberts, S. S.
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Burt Franklin. Fine. 1968. Hardcover. A Fine facsimile reprint; This book is a comprehensive and annotated bibliography of Robinson Jeffers' writings. The book includes a detailed index and provides researchers with a resource for locating all of Jeffers' writings.; 8vo; 262 pages .
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The Old English poems of Cynewulf. Edited and translated by Robert E. Bjork. by Bjork, Robert E.

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The Old English poems of Cynewulf. Edited and translated by Robert E. Bjork.
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Bjork, Robert E.
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lovely copy in DJ.
The Injunctions and Other Ecclesiastical Proceedings of Richard Barnes, Bishop of Durham, From 1575 to 1587

The Injunctions and Other Ecclesiastical Proceedings of Richard Barnes, Bishop of Durham, From 1575 to 1587 by Barnes, Richard

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The Injunctions and Other Ecclesiastical Proceedings of Richard Barnes, Bishop of Durham, From 1575 to 1587
Author
Barnes, Richard
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Durham: George Andrews, 1850. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xix, cxlv+index. Bookplate on front pastedown, scattered foxing throughout, spine sunned, extremities lightly worn, else about very good in publisher's green cloth.
A Crimson Warning (Signed First Edition)

A Crimson Warning (Signed First Edition) by ALEXANDER, Tasha

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A Crimson Warning (Signed First Edition)
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ALEXANDER, Tasha
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780312661755
Description
New York: Minotaur Books, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A novel. A very near fine copy in a very near fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Alexander on the title page.
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AND THE ANGELS SING by Wilhelm, Kate

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AND THE ANGELS SING
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Wilhelm, Kate
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
AND THE ANGELS SING, St. Martin's, 1992, first edition fine in wraps. Uncorrected proof.
Fine Later Japanese and Chinese works of art. March 27, 1981

Fine Later Japanese and Chinese works of art. March 27, 1981 by Sotheby Parke Bernet

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Title
Fine Later Japanese and Chinese works of art. March 27, 1981
Author
Sotheby Parke Bernet
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Wraappers rubbed else a near fine copy.
Description
New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1982. First edition. Paper wrappers. Wraappers rubbed else a near fine copy.. [Unpaged]. Illus. with color plates & b/w photos. Sq. 8vo. Sale number 4828Y. 303 items described, property of various owners, including the estate of Janet S. Redmont.

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