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Important collection of documents from Alex Haley's estate, including three items signed or annotated by Malcolm X.

Important collection of documents from Alex Haley's estate, including three items signed or annotated by Malcolm X. by X, Malcolm; Alex Haley; Charles Bestor; et al.

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Important collection of documents from Alex Haley's estate, including three items signed or annotated by Malcolm X.
Author
X, Malcolm; Alex Haley; Charles Bestor; et al.
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
[Various Places]: [No Publisher], 1971. Very Good+. Collection of documents from Roots author Alex Haley's estate, including three items signed or annotated by Malcolm X and three items signed or annotated by Haley. Haley ghostwrote the legendary Black Power activist's autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. All items are housed in a custom black leather tray case, lightly worn, with "X" pierced out on the front board. The case was commissioned by the individual who purchased the below items at Haley's 1992 estate sale: Manuscript sheet music for In Memoriam, inspired by The Autobiography of Malcolm X and composed by Willamette University Dean Charles Bestor between 1968 and 1971. First performed in 1971 at a concert attended by Alex Haley. Signed by Bestor on the title page and inscribed to Haley "with deepest respect." [ii], 56 pp. Folio, plastic comb binding, unsophisticated gray card wraps hand-lettered in marker. Very Good with musty odor, light wear and moderate soiling to wraps, rippling from water exposure to front wrap and first half of book, and heavy edge toning throughout. Western Union telegram from Malcolm X to Alex Haley, signed M Sahabazz [sic]: "Will probably be here in Miami until after Tuesday and back in New York by Wednesday / Sorry for the delay / My phone number here is NE 36011 Room 115=." February 20, 1963. Near Fine. Seven mimeographed typewritten documents authored by Malcolm X and prong bound into a manila folder; legal-sized sheets are folded to fit. Auctioneer's label to folder and slight rusting to prong; contents Very Good with musty odor and light to moderate waterstaining to each sheet. - Single-page text of a telegram to President Kennedy protesting the 1963 arrest of "a Muslim minister and 12 other innocent Negroes." February 16, 1963. - 12 pp. essay "Racism: The Cancer that is Destroying America, " written for the Egyptian Gazette. August 25, 1964. Manuscript note in Alex Haley's hand: "Take problem to United Nations." - 11 pp. press statement "The 2nd African Summit Conference." August 22, 1964. - Single-page copy of a message sent to the Organization of African Unity, plus cover sheet. July 28, 1964 - 3 pp. speech made to the Young Men's Muslim Association, plus cover sheet. July 27, 1964. - 8 pp. speech addressed to the Organization of African Unity. July 17, 1964. Manuscript note in Malcolm X's hand to final page verso: "Here is a copy of the memorandum so you won't have to call [illegible] Theresa for it after all as I suggested in my letter." - Single-page press statement addressing the split with Elijah Muhammad. March 8, 1964. 28 items, chiefly correspondence between Alex Haley and his editors at Doubleday & Co relating to The Autobiography of Malcolm X and his 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family, prong bound into a manila folder. Auctioneer's label to folder and slight rusting to prong; contents Near Fine with minimal wear. - 18 signed letters to Haley from William Ewald, Ken McCormick, Lisa Drew, and Wolcott Gibbs, Jr. One letter, regarding payments due to the two authors, was shared with Malcolm X. His signed manuscript note at the bottom of the page states: "I have no objections to the terms you have made with Mr. Haley as mentioned above; as long as you remember that the other half goes not to me, but to Muhommad's Mosque. Malcolm X." - 5 photocopies of letters between Haley, Gibbs, Paul R. Reynolds, and James P. Dwyer discussing the legal implications of some passages from The Autobiography of Malcolm X. - 2 carbon copies of letters between Haley, Ewald, and Gibbs. - 2 carbon copies of contracts, one signed by Haley and McCormick and one signed by Haley and Malcolm X (publisher's signature line unfilled). - Carbon copy of text for the dust jacket for The Autobiography of Malcolm X. The correspondence provides a fascinating look into the creation of one of the most famous memoirs in literary history, published just months after its author's shocking assassination. The interviews got off to a rocky start, and even after the two men established a rapport, the collaborative process dragged on for more than two years — long enough that at one point Haley ran out of funds and couldn't pay his phone bill. The overworked Malcolm X met with Haley less frequently than his ghostwriter desired, and often spent some of their time together making calls and receiving visitors. In one letter dated January 29, 1964, Gibbs at Doubleday warns: "Please bear in mind that the more rewriting you do, the further we are away from having a finished book, since Doubleday can't cope with material as fast as you can produce it." In another letter, he requests that Haley watch out for too much slang: "this should really be a book of national importance, and it's surprising how few people really are up on slang." This was difficult, since Haley was determined to preserve the style of Malcolm X, "the demagogue, sometimes ragged at the edges, sometimes quasi-dulcet, sometimes pounding, without obvious intrusion by the 'as told to' writer." Also significant is a 1969 letter from Haley to a somewhat impatient Ewald regarding his latest project, Roots. "It is going to be a very major book, no question about it. I do not mean this in a vain way, I mean it in the sense of knowing, clinically, the power of its material that is now in the writing." The book would not be completed for years, but when published it took America by storm. The novel topped The New York Times bestseller list for five months, won a Pulitzer, and was quickly adapted into a critically acclaimed and culturally influential miniseries.
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Setonaikai Ooezu by SETONAIKAI

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Setonaikai Ooezu
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SETONAIKAI
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Ursus Books (United States)
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SETONAIKAI. Setonaikai Ooezu. Coloured manuscript map. 35 x 47 cm (folded), 103 x 564 cm (unfolded), housed in a new chitsu case. N.d.: n.p. A very large, detailed and extremely attractive manuscript map of islands of the Seto Inland Sea, from Osaka to Nagasaki, including various castles.
A SAMMELBAND OF 68 BRITISH PEERESS MANUSCRIPT LETTERS TO HARDING & COMPANY, LONDON, 1843-1859

A SAMMELBAND OF 68 BRITISH PEERESS MANUSCRIPT LETTERS TO HARDING & COMPANY, LONDON, 1843-1859

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A SAMMELBAND OF 68 BRITISH PEERESS MANUSCRIPT LETTERS TO HARDING & COMPANY, LONDON, 1843-1859
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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London, 1843. Book. Very Good. Paper Covered Boards. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Good, bound in Stitched paper covered boards, lacking the spine, a fragment of spine laid in with partial title -"ASHBY HAR(DING) LETTER OF PEERESS". A fascinating collection of letters mostly requesting various goods and items to be sent -"The Ladies Cornwallis will be glad to see the person who made their cloaks on Thursday morning at ten o'clock ", "lady Blount wishes Messrs. Harding to send her two yards of silk..." etc. The company of "Messrs. Harding" went through many name changes during the first half of the nineteenth century in London, from Harding, Howell & Ashby to Harding, Howell & Co, Harding, Ashby & Co., Ashby & Co., etc. They were always involved in selling various high-end goods and services- dressmaking, jewelry, haberdashery, perfumes furs, silks, etc.- to the Royalty of England, including the Prince & Princess of Wales and York, Dukes of York & Clarence, and to the peers and peeress of the realm. A simply marvelous collection of letters, with much to be discovered about the identities of their authors. .
Views of Louisiana; together with a journal of a voyage up the Missouri River, in 1811

Views of Louisiana; together with a journal of a voyage up the Missouri River, in 1811 by BRACKENRIDGE, H.M.

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Views of Louisiana; together with a journal of a voyage up the Missouri River, in 1811
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BRACKENRIDGE, H.M.
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Pittsburgh: Cramer, Spear and Eichbaum, 1814. Original linen-backed blue-paper boards, quite worn, original spine label; interior with some minor staining and foxing. Overall a wonderful copy. First edition. Brackenridge (1786–1871) was an American writer, lawyer, judge, and politician. He traveled extensively in both North and South America due to his various roles in the U.S. government, often serving as a diplomat. The first section of his travel account consists of a description of the newly acquired territory of Louisiana. Brackenridge details the history of the territory, including the Native Americans indigenous to the area, as well as the natural history and resources there. His expertise on the region earned him the position of district attorney in the Orleans territory. The second section is a journal of his expedition with fur trader Manuel Lisa up the Missouri River in 1811. He describes the fur trade as well as the founding of the Missouri Fur Company. Overall, Brackenridge’s text was one of the earliest descriptions of the area after the Louisiana Purchase and provides insight as to the early years of western settlement. Clark II, 136; Howes, B688; Raines, p. 30; Sabin 7177; Streeter, 1776; Wagner-Camp, 12-:1.
[MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA AND PRINTED BOOKS - 33 items dating from 1759-1941]

[MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA AND PRINTED BOOKS - 33 items dating from 1759-1941] by [MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVE]

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[MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVE OF EPHEMERA AND PRINTED BOOKS - 33 items dating from 1759-1941]
Author
[MEXICAN RELIGIOUS ARCHIVE]
Seller
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Mexico City, 1941. Fair. Altogether 33 items (plus 14 duplicate pieces of religious ephemera). Includes 5 monographs dating from 1759-1941, various bindings, various conditions (see below). INTRIGUING "COLECCION RELIGIOSA MEXICANA" totalling 33 items (of which 5 are monographs dating from 1759, 1833, 1857, 1933, and 1941), with a goodly quantity of "unfindable" Mexican pilgrims flyers, prayer cards, etc. CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION: ¶ 1-28 (ephemera): Archive of Mexican religious broadsheets, pilgrims flyers, and prayer cards, various imprints, various dates (20th century). Condition: fair (generally printed on cheap paper). Added: 14 duplicate broadsheets and prayer cards. ¶ 29 (monograph). Martinez de la Parra, Juan. Luz de verdades Catholicas y explicacion de la doctrina christiana. Madrid, Ibarra, 1759. Folio, contemporary calf (rebacked, corners repaired). Lacking gathering a6 (includes title-page), fol. Ss2, and fols. Ss6-8. Final leaves poorly mended. POOR condition. One of the most vivid and realistic pictures of daily life in Mexico at the end of the seventeenth century. The captivating recollections are full of details about local religious practices and customs, spells, magic, divinatory arts, dire omens, tecolote, peyote, peculiarities of social and economic life, corruption, venality, and even usury. ¶ 30 (monograph): El patronato analizado contra el patronato embrollado por los novadores, para sacar a la autoridad civil duena de lo espiritual. Mexico: Reimpreso por Mariano Arevalo, 1833. 8vo. 38 pp. Stitched in original self-wrappers (first two pages foxed). Pro-Church analysis of the patronato question (opposes the idea of the state being in total control of the church). ¶ 31 (monograph): Balmes, Jaime Luciano, 1810-1848. Sobre absolucion sacramental. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1857. 8vo. 12 pp. Extracted from a binding. Good condition. Scarce. ¶ 32 (monograph): Cartas de Religiosos de Nueva Espana (1539-1594). Series title: Documentos para la Historia de Mexico. 8vo. 203 pp. Original wrappers. Good condition. Contents: "Letter from Fr. Jeronimo de Mendieta to Fr. Commissar General Fr. Francisco de Bustamante (1562)," "Letter from Fr. Jeronimo de Mendieta to King D. Felipe II (1565)," "Letter from Fr. Provincial Fr. Miguel Navarro to the viceroy (1568)," "Petition presented by F. Fr. Alonso de Escalona to the Royal Audience (1570)," "Letter from Fr. Juan de San Roman, Michoacán, March 16, 1571." ¶ 33 (monograph): Robert Ricard, La "Conquete spirituelle" du Mexique, Universite de Paris, Travaux et memoires de l'institut d'Ethnologie, 20 (Paris, 1933). First edition. Small folio. xix, [1], 404, [3] pp. Original green cloth (soiled and worn, paper becoming BRITTLE). "Learned, thorough examination of Mexican religious conversion to the 1570s [...] clear insights into the motivations of missionaries and the responses of Indian converts" (Griffin 2435). Discusses the authorship of indigenous-language doctrines to indoctrinate Amerindians, and on the politics at play between the missionary orders in the censorship and publication of this scholarship.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, HELD AT HARTFORD, SEPTEMBER 9, 1870. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, HELD AT HARTFORD, SEPTEMBER 9, 1870. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE by Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONNECTICUT WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, HELD AT HARTFORD, SEPTEMBER 9, 1870. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Author
Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
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Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1871. Tracts of Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association. No. 2." 24pp. Disbound [first leaf loosened] and lightly toned. Good+. The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association was formed in 1869. The roster of Vice Presidents included Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband, Rev. C.E. Stowe. In order to guarantee suffrage for women, "Our main reliance must be upon the action of Congress in passing an amendment to the Federal Constitution." Progress in the U.S. and England is recounted. OCLC 30571151 [7] as of June 2024.
Danton Walker's Guide to New York Nitelife

Danton Walker's Guide to New York Nitelife by Danton Walker

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Danton Walker's Guide to New York Nitelife
Author
Danton Walker
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Milton Marx. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DANTON WALKER on the front free endpaper. A bright, very presentable copy to boot. Solid and VG (light soiling alongf the inner hinges) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small (the size of a quarter) old price sticker affixed to the front cover. 12mo, wonderful dustjacket art by Milton Marx.
Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (Illustrated Catalogue)

Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (Illustrated Catalogue) by -

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Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society (Illustrated Catalogue)
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-
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Fine
Description
New York: American Water Color Society, 1883. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1883 illustrated catalogue of the 16th annual exhibition of the American Water Color Society. Bright and Near Fine in its bevelled, maroon boards. Clean, unflecked gilt-lettering, decorative blindstamping to the panels. Quarto, engravings thruout plus wonderful local ads at the front and rear.
Santa Claus in Toyland

Santa Claus in Toyland by -

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Santa Claus in Toyland
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-
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Harry Doehla Co, 1951. Original Wraps. Very Good. First Edition. A very clean copy of this charming 1951 Christmas tale. AND ALSO INCLUDING THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL PICTORIAL BOX. Bright and VG+ in its stiff pictorial wrappers, with the "snow" on the rooftop completely intact. All the movable and pop-up parts completely functional as well. Quarto, beautifully illustrated thruout in vivid color.
The Complaint and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts

The Complaint and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts by Blake, William. Young, Edward

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The Complaint and the Consolation; or, Night Thoughts
Author
Blake, William. Young, Edward
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (United States)
Description
1797. London: R. Noble, 1797. Large 4to, pp. 89/90, with a full-page engraving by Blake surrounding the letterpress text. A loose sheet, fore-edges untrimmed (some still with deckle), minimal trimming to top and bottom edges. Only five leaves in the book have engravings recto and verso. ß First edition, perfect for display or for teaching as the leaves are quite sturdy and can be carefully handled or matted for framing. Blake, virtually in a frenzy, completed 537 watercolor designs when he was commissioned to illustrate Young s masterpiece. The publisher only issued the first four Nights and had Blake engrave (and partially etch) 43 plates to test the market. The response must have been poor since no further engravings were requested of Blake. Ironically, today the poet Young, once compared with Shakespeare and Milton, is forgotten save for this edition. Bentley, Blake Books, 515. Essick and LaBelle, Night Thoughts, Dover, 1975. Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England, 1790-1914, 3.
Les petites vicieuses prennent leur pied [The Little Wantons Get Theirs] (Collection of eleven original photographs from the 1981 French hardcore film)

Les petites vicieuses prennent leur pied [The Little Wantons Get Theirs] (Collection of eleven original photographs from the 1981 French hardcore film) by Alain Payet as John Love (director); Gabriel Pontello, Élisabeth Buré, Piotr Stanislas (starring)

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Les petites vicieuses prennent leur pied [The Little Wantons Get Theirs] (Collection of eleven original photographs from the 1981 French hardcore film)
Author
Alain Payet as John Love (director); Gabriel Pontello, Élisabeth Buré, Piotr Stanislas (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: N.p., 1981. Collection of eleven vintage borderless matte-finish reference photographs from the 1981 French hardcore film. Noted French adult film director Alain Payet worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including John Pardaillan, John and Frederick Brasil Amor, James Gardner, and Alain Garnier. Payet was best known for his boundary-pushing casting practices in films such as "Les Aventures érotiques de Lili pute" and "Les Gourmandes du sexe," and often worked with amateur actors throughout his career. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Bier p. 795.
1937 New York Giants National League Champions Type 1 Photograph

1937 New York Giants National League Champions Type 1 Photograph by [Ott, Mel (HOF); Hubbell, Carl (HOF)

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1937 New York Giants National League Champions Type 1 Photograph
Author
[Ott, Mel (HOF); Hubbell, Carl (HOF)
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
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1937 Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1937 New York Giants team after winning the pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott. Near fine photo, with just some light toning and rippling, and brown lettering to upper margin. Overall, a great vintage team photo. The 1937 New York Giants won the National League pennant, though they went on to lose in the World Series against their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, in five games. Carl Hubbell was a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent his entire career with the Giants. He won NL MVP honors twice (1933, 1936) and was selected for nine All-Star games. His most memorable moment in the league came when he struck out five all-time great hitters - Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin - in a row in the 1934 All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. Mel Ott was a Hall of Fame right fielder who spent his entire playing career with the New York Giants (1926 - 1947). He was selected to 12 All-Stars games and was a 6x NL home run leader. Notably, he led the Giants in home run hitting for 18 consecutive seasons (1928 - 1945), which still stands as a record today, and was the third player to join the 500 home run club after Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. Ott was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951. Other notable players featured in the photo are 4x All-Star Wally Berger, 6x All-Star Jo-Jo Moore, and 3x All-Star Hank Leiber. . Photograph.
The Fenris Wolf [Nos. 1-10, Each 1/500 Signed Copies]

The Fenris Wolf [Nos. 1-10, Each 1/500 Signed Copies] by ABRAHAMSSON, Carl

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The Fenris Wolf [Nos. 1-10, Each 1/500 Signed Copies]
Author
ABRAHAMSSON, Carl
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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Vimmerby, Sweden: Trapart Books / Institute of Cmparative Magico-Anthropology, 2011-20. Octavo. Ten Volumes in Eight (as issued); pictorial glazed-paper boards; variously paginated. Each volume signed in ink by editor Carl Abrahamsson. A fine, apparently unread set. Organ of Abrahamsson's Institute of Comparative Magico-Anthropology, devoted to research on "...the human mind, developments in comparative magico-anthropology, and on the occultural implications and applications of these fields of study.
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The Bibliophilist's Library, including, The Decameron of Boccacio (2 Volumes); The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau (2 Volumes), etc.

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The Bibliophilist's Library, including, The Decameron of Boccacio (2 Volumes); The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau (2 Volumes), etc.
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Original blue cloth, label, very good, spines toned
Description
Philadelphia: Printed Only for Subscribers by George Barrie, 1905. Number 40 of 1000 copies printred on Japan Vellum. All plates in TWO STATES. 10 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth, label, very good, spines toned. Number 40 of 1000 copies printred on Japan Vellum. All plates in TWO STATES. 10 vols. 8vo.
Elenchi Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia Pars Prima [and] Pars Secunda..

Elenchi Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia Pars Prima [and] Pars Secunda.. by Bate, George

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Elenchi Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia Pars Prima [and] Pars Secunda..
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Bate, George
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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1661. London: Typis J. Flesher & Prostant, 1661.. London: Typis J. Flesher & Prostant, 1661. A Noted Royalist's History of the English Civil War Bate, George [1608-1669]. Elenchi Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia Pars Prima; Simul ac Juris Regii & Parlamentarii Brevis Enarratio, Ab Autore Geor. Batio M.D. Regiae Majestatis Protomedico Recognita & Aucta Aerae Christianae Anno 1660. London: Typis J. Flesher & Prostant Apud R. Royston in Ivy Lane, 1661. [xii], 257, [7] pp. Engraved copperplate frontispiece of King Charles I. [Bound with] Bate, George. Elenchi Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia Pars Secunda: Simul ac Regis Effugii Mirabilis e Praelio Wigorniae Enarratio. Authore Georgio Bateo, M.D. Regiae Majestatis Protomedico, & Collegii Londinensis Socio. Aerae Christianae Anno 1662. London: Typis J. Flesher. Prostat Venalis Apud R. Royston S. Regiae Majestatis Bibliopolam, 1663. [xvi], 442, [22] pp. Final leaf blank. Half-title, engraved copperplate frontispiece of King Charles II. Octavo (7" x 4-1/2"). Contemporary mottled calf, rebacked in period style retaining existing lettering piece, blind rules to boards, raised bands and lettering piece to spine, hinges mended. Some rubbing to board edges, corners bumped. Title page of first part printed in red and black. Moderate toning, some leaves have light foxing, a few have minor stains. Brief annotations in small early hand to a few leaves, interior otherwise clean. $300. * Later editions, the second part one of three issues from 1663. First published anonymously in 1649, this work was originally intended to publicize the events of the Civil War from a Royalist perspective to a continental audience. Later editions updated the narrative through the fall of Cromwell and the reign of Charles II. The final edition was published in 1676. Bate was an eyewitness to much of the history he recorded. A doctor, he was chief physician to Charles I, Cromwell and to Charles II. (He concealed his political beliefs during the Civil War.) English Short-Title Catalogue R39866, R209282.
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Blue Voyage by AIKEN, Conrad

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Blue Voyage
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AIKEN, Conrad
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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fine
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New York: Scribner, 1927. Limited. hardcover. fine. 8vo, cloth backed gilt textured boards. N.Y., 1927. Limited First Edition. One of 125 signed copies. Fine, in publisher's gilt board box which is slightly rubbed at the edges.
Henri Cartier-Bresson in India

Henri Cartier-Bresson in India by CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri

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Henri Cartier-Bresson in India
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CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
near fine
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Chidambaram: Mapin Publishing, 1987. First. hardcover. near fine/very good. Cartier-Bresson. Foreword by Satyajit Ray. Introduction by Yves Vequaud. Illustrated with 105 plates in duotone. 128 pages. Short square 8vo, gilt-lettered purple cloth, edgeworn d.w. (Chidambaram: Mapin Publishing, 1987). First Indian edition. Pencil inscription on half title, else a fine copy in a very good dust wrapper.
YMA SUMAC (1954-85) Photo archive

YMA SUMAC (1954-85) Photo archive by Various

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YMA SUMAC (1954-85) Photo archive
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Various
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Near Fine
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Various. No binding. Near Fine. Np: Various, 1954-1985. Set of 5 vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy photos. One with ink stamp and one with attached paper blurb. Overall near fine. Zoila Emperatriz Chavarri Castillo (1922–2008), known as Yma Sumac ("Ima sumaq" means "how beautiful" in Quechua), was a Peruvian-born vocalist, actress, model, musical composer and producer. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956. Her debut album, Voice of Xtabay (1950), peaked at number one in the Billboard 200, selling a million copies in the United States; she became an international success in the 1950s. Albums like Legend of the Sun Virgin (1952), Fuego del Ande (1959) and Mambo! (1955), were other successes. In 1951, Sumac became the first Latin American and Peruvian female singer to debut on Broadway. In "Chuncho (The Forest Creatures)" (1953), she developed her own technical singing, named "double voice" or "triple coloratura". During the same period, she performed in Carnegie Hall. In 1960 she became the first Latin American woman to get a phonograph record star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Afterwards she toured the Soviet Union, selling more than 20 million tickets. According to Variety in 1974, Sumac had more than 3,000 concerts "covering the entire globe", breaking any previous records by a performer. Fashion magazine V listed her as one of the 9 international fashion icons of all time in 2010. She sold over 40 million records, making her the best-selling Peruvian singer in history. (Wikipedia) A few moments from Yma Sumac's illustrious career are presented in the selection. They include two photos from the 1954 film SECRET OF THE INCAS and one from the 1957 Paramount release OMAR KHAYYAM. There is also a portrait of her wearing her most famous costume, a magnificent jacket constructed of hand-beaded panels, designed by Yma. There is also a candid of her attending the Thalian Ball in 1985.
UCSB Student Activist Newspaper "El Gaucho" Archive Covering Anti-Vietnam Protests, Black Studies, and Angela Davis, 1969

UCSB Student Activist Newspaper "El Gaucho" Archive Covering Anti-Vietnam Protests, Black Studies, and Angela Davis, 1969 by El Gaucho; UCSB Student Activism

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UCSB Student Activist Newspaper "El Gaucho" Archive Covering Anti-Vietnam Protests, Black Studies, and Angela Davis, 1969
Author
El Gaucho; UCSB Student Activism
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
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1969. [Student Activism][Black Panthers] El Gaucho, the University of California, Santa Barbara student newspaper, a record of California student activist reporting in the weeks after the October 15, 1969 Vietnam Moratorium, from the arrest of Michel Barton and Mick Kronman to Black Students Union demands for the removal of Black Studies chairman Setahrd Fisher and Angela Davis's November 4 appearance on campus. Across five late-October and early-November 1969 issues, the paper prints front-page headlines including "Two arrested for moratorium action," "Blacks demand firing of Black Studies Dept. head," "BSU denounces Cheadle and breaks communication with administration," and "Angela Davis speaks to UCSB community today," placing UCSB within the wider California New Left fights over antiwar protest, Black student power, ethnic appropriations, police action, and the political authority of the university itself. Noon rallies, Legislative Council votes, faculty statements, guest editorials, and letters to the editor give the archive the texture of organizing in progress rather than retrospective summary. El Gaucho. Vol. 50, nos. 24, 26, 27, 28, and 30. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, October 27 to November 4, 1969. Archive of 5 issues with coverage centered on antiwar mobilization, Black Studies conflict, student government appropriations, ecological politics, and campus debate over public speech and university governance. [1] Wilson, Becca, ed. El Gaucho. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, October 27, 1969. Vol. 50, no. 24. Front page coverage centers on the arrests of Michel Barton and Mick Kronman in the aftermath of the Vietnam Moratorium under the headline "Two arrested for moratorium action," paired with an interview feature, "Busted students - what they think," and an editorial asking "Why cancel classes for Shriver, not for moratorium?" Interior commentary extends the issue's activist frame through debate over class cancellation, political speech, and the university's treatment of protest. [2] Wilson, Becca, ed. El Gaucho. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, October 29, 1969. Vol. 50, no. 26. This issue shifts from the Moratorium's immediate aftermath to student institutional strategy, with "Leg Council tackles ethnic appropriations," "Santa Barbara's law system under scrutiny by JAR," and "Two day moratorium planned." The paired attention to Associated Students funding, Judicial Administration Review, and plans for the November 13-15 Moratorium shows student activism moving through both protest and campus governance. [3] Wilson, Becca, ed. El Gaucho. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, October 30, 1969. Vol. 50, no. 27. The strongest issue in the group for Black student organizing at UCSB, opening with "Blacks demand firing of Black Studies Dept. head," "BSU's Bob Mason says Fisher is not acceptable," and "Fisher answers BSU charges." Its interior editorial, "Dr. Fisher, your people have spoken," makes clear that the fight concerned who would control Black Studies, whether black students would be recognized as legitimate participants in departmental decision-making, and how Chancellor Vernon Cheadle's administration was handling that demand. [4] Wilson, Becca, ed. El Gaucho. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, October 31, 1969. Vol. 50, no. 28. Student government and Black student protest converge here in "Leg Council appropriates money to ethnic groups, JAR" and "BSU denounces Cheadle and breaks communication with administration," with additional coverage of a campaign to lower the voting age. The issue preserves the language of the break itself, including Robert Mason's charge that the administration had failed to admit black students' right to make decisions about black studies concerns. [5] Wilson, Becca, ed. El Gaucho. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara, November 4, 1969. Vol. 50, no. 30. Angela Davis's scheduled UCSB appearance anchors the issue under the headline "Angela Davis speaks to UCSB community today," followed by "Trusteeship condemned," a "BLACK FACULTY STATEMENT," and a full "Guest editorial from the Black Students Union." Davis's presence links the local Fisher dispute to the statewide University of California crisis surrounding her UCLA appointment, Communist Party affiliation, and the Regents' intervention, giving this final issue particular force within California New Left and Black campus politics. California was an especially concentrated area for New Left student activism advocating for antiwar organizing, Black student control over Black Studies, voting reform, environmental concerns, and statewide conflict over the governance of the University of California. Because El Gaucho was printing these disputes as they unfolded, the archive preserves not only headline events but the campus organ through which student activists shared information on government appropriations, committee hearings, rally announcements, faculty interventions, legal-defense language, and guest editorials. Newsprint toned with expected wear, including horizontal folds, edge chipping, short tears, creasing, and some small marginal losses; text and headlines remain clear. Overall very good condition. A UCSB student newspaper run from the week in which California student activism moved across the printed page from Moratorium arrests to Black Studies struggle to Angela Davis.
ON WIELDING THE SUBVERSIVE SCALPEL

ON WIELDING THE SUBVERSIVE SCALPEL by Anonymous [Council for the Eruption of the Marvelous - i.e., Ken Knabb et al.]

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Title
ON WIELDING THE SUBVERSIVE SCALPEL
Author
Anonymous [Council for the Eruption of the Marvelous - i.e., Ken Knabb et al.]
Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
[Berkeley]: np, 1970. First Edition. Very good.. Published anonymously by Ken Knabb and others, including Isaac Cronin, under the name Council for the Eruption of the Marvelous. Throughout 1970, the group produced this and several pamphlets; the present work is illustrated throughout with drawings, and typographically laid out like poetry. "We see subversion as a sort of phenomenological scalpel, cutting through the surface of the spectacle of the commodity & bringing to light all the most subtle presuppositions on which the society is based." OCLC finds only one copy. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. Very good. Moderate toning, touches of soil, and handling wear to wraps. Interior clean throughout, though lightly creased throughout. 16pp.
SIENA

SIENA by Prunai, G. B. (VELLUM BINDING)

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SIENA
Author
Prunai, G. B. (VELLUM BINDING)
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Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books (United States)
Description
F. Lumachi, publisher. 1902. Florence. Full vellum, limp with leather ties. This is a nice example of one of the Florence gift bindings done around the turn of the century. The front cover is hand painted, titling and decoration in a fine hand. A slight bit of discoloration to the vellum otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. Yapp edges, all ties present.
American Morgan Horse Register Volume IV [4]

American Morgan Horse Register Volume IV [4] by American Morgan Horse Register, Inc.; [Battell, Joseph]

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American Morgan Horse Register Volume IV [4]
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American Morgan Horse Register, Inc.; [Battell, Joseph]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Leominster, Massachusetts: The Eusey Press, Inc, 1921. Facsimile. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1980s facsimile of 1921 original. Rear endpaper lightly soiled, small dealer bookplate on rear endpaper corner. Binding tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 587 pp. No images, making it an oddity in the series (other volumes include numerous photographs). The first volume of the series composed entirely after the death of the register's original author Joseph Battell (he passed away shortly before the publication of volume three). The Morgan horse is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Tracing back to the foundation sire Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, Morgans served many roles in 19th-century American history, being used as coach horses and for harness racing, as general riding animals, and as cavalry horses during the American Civil War on both sides of the conflict. Morgans have influenced other major American breeds, including the American Quarter Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse and the Standardbred. During the 19th and 20th centuries, they were exported to other countries, including England, where a Morgan stallion influenced the breeding of the Hackney horse. In 1907, the US Department of Agriculture established the US Morgan Horse Farm near Middlebury, Vermont for the purpose of perpetuating and improving the Morgan breed; the farm was later transferred to the University of Vermont. The first breed registry was established in 1909, and since then many organizations in the US, Europe and Oceania have developed. Popular children's authors, including Marguerite Henry and Ellen Feld, have portrayed the breed in their books; Henry's Justin Morgan Had a Horse was later made into a Disney movie.
Why a Duck? Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies

Why a Duck? Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies by Anobile, Richard J.; Marx, Groucho

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Why a Duck? Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies
Author
Anobile, Richard J.; Marx, Groucho
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780821203736
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: New York Graphic Society, 1972. 2nd Printing. Large Softcover. Very Good. 10x8x1. 2nd printing. Edge wear to jacket. 1972 Large Softcover. 288 pp. A collection of wit and wisdom of the Marx Brothers films.
POLITICS & POETICS

POLITICS & POETICS by ARISTOTLE

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POLITICS & POETICS
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ARISTOTLE
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
Description
Lunenburg, VT: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine a little darkened. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase. Leonard Baskin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound in cream buckram with blue cloth belt, stamped in gold. Designed by Roderick Stinehour and printed at the Stinehour Press. Illustrated with 20 portraits drawn by Leonard Baskin and printed at Meriden Gravure. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
Four Seasons: 12 Reproductions

Four Seasons: 12 Reproductions by Wyeth, Andrew; Lloyd Goodrich (Preface)

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Four Seasons: 12 Reproductions
Author
Wyeth, Andrew; Lloyd Goodrich (Preface)
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Art in America, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. Unpaginated. Folio [43cm]. Twelve loose plates accompanied by 4pp text - also loose. In a portfolio quarterbound in black cloth with beige cloth over boards. Paper title label on the front board. Plates are held in place with a plastic "clip" at head. Adhesive stain underneath. Lacking clip at fore edge and clip at foot. Mild soiling to boards. Corners are a bit scuffed. Plates and text pages are lightly toned. "The drawings were selected by Andrew and Betsy Wyeth from works in the house and studio at Chadds Ford, supplemented by some owned by friends. With a few exceptions they had never been exhibited or reproduced. The plates were made directly from the originals." - Preface.
The Diversions of Purley and Other Poems

The Diversions of Purley and Other Poems by ACKROYD, Peter

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The Diversions of Purley and Other Poems
Author
ACKROYD, Peter
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780241119945
Description
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1987. First UK edition and first printing. Hardcover. A collection of poems from this acclaimed British writer. A fine copy in very near fine dust jacket.
Insanlik Seruveni / The Human Adventure

Insanlik Seruveni / The Human Adventure by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena

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Insanlik Seruveni / The Human Adventure
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ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Istanbul, Turkey: Akbank Sanat, 2012. First edition. Oblong softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran November 20, 2012 through January 30, 2013. Text in English and Turkish. Features contributions by Mary Jane Jacob, Hasan Bulent Kahraman, and Abakanowicz. Includes numerous color illustrations. A clean near fine copy in wrappers. Scarce.
Feminist Encounters wtih Confucius MCP 12
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Feminist Encounters wtih Confucius MCP 12 by Foust, Mathew A. and Sor-hoon Tan (Eds.)

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Feminist Encounters wtih Confucius MCP 12
Author
Foust, Mathew A. and Sor-hoon Tan (Eds.)
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Brattle Book Shop (United States)
ISBN
9789004332102
Condition
LikeNew
Description
Leiden; Boston: Brill [2016]. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.25". VI, 256pp. Publisher's white, black and red boards. Bumping to one corner. Fine. ISBN 9789004332102 . LikeNew. Hardcover .
The Good Muslim: A Novel

The Good Muslim: A Novel by Tahmima Anam

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The Good Muslim: A Novel
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Tahmima Anam
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780061478765
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with a "I" on the copyright page; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws, apparently unread. SIGNED and dated by the author on the half title page. Not remaindered,not price clipped, not ex-library; in archival protection.Set in Bangladesh at a time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise, The Good Muslim is an epic story about faith, family, and the long shadow of war.
The Bull Fight (1970 Tourist Program for Bull Fight in Madrid with Loose Handbill/Flyer)

The Bull Fight (1970 Tourist Program for Bull Fight in Madrid with Loose Handbill/Flyer)

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The Bull Fight (1970 Tourist Program for Bull Fight in Madrid with Loose Handbill/Flyer)
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Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Madrid, 1970. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". Unpaginated. Rubbing, toning, bumps, and soiling to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Foxing and toning to endpapers and to some pages throughout. Pages are free of marks and notation. Toning to top edge of loose flyer. Program binding is sound. This 1970 tourist program features text in English, French, and Spanish, and describes the famous bulls and bull-fighters of the day, as well as the history and procedure of bull-fighting. Bull-fighters listed on the loose flyer include Benitez Cubero, Curro Romero, Andres Vasquez, and Gabriel de la Casa.
Speed of Vision on The Construction and Perception of Time in Video Art

Speed of Vision on The Construction and Perception of Time in Video Art by Yokobosky, Matthew

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Speed of Vision on The Construction and Perception of Time in Video Art
Author
Yokobosky, Matthew
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9781888332131
Condition
VG
Description
Ridgefield, Connecticut: The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 2000. Softbound. VG. White & color illustrated wraps, 72 pp., color illustrations. Includes works or presentations by a variety of artists: Doug Aitken, Jonas Akerlund, Charles Atlas, Jessica Bronson, Eiko & Koma, Annika Eriksson, Tom Kalin, Matthew McCaslin, Raphael Montanez Ortiz, Nam June Paik, Kathy Rose and a special book project by Judy Linn. A small book, and an uncommon one, at that.
Britain To-Day [2 issues]

Britain To-Day [2 issues]

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Britain To-Day [2 issues]
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: British Library of Information, 1941. Two issues of the journal, Nos. 50 and 51, stringbound wraps, 6x9.75 inches, illus., very good condition. Intended to educate a US audience on life in Britain during war time. Includes an article on women in service.
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WAR IN HEAVEN by Zindell, David

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WAR IN HEAVEN
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Zindell, David
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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WAR IN HEAVEN, Bantam, 1998, first edition, fine in wraps. Uncorrected proof.

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