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The Jolly Old Man Who Sings Down Derry Down

The Jolly Old Man Who Sings Down Derry Down by (Dean & Son)

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$3,000.00
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Seller: Thorn Books
Title
The Jolly Old Man Who Sings Down Derry Down
Author
(Dean & Son)
Seller
Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Dean & Son, 1860. Hardcover. Very good. Large 8vo. Colored upper board, cloth spine, rear board printed in black on purple paper with a list of Dean's "New Series of Strüwelpeters". Illustrated with eight full page hand-colored woodcuts. The page following the last of the illustrations contains a carved face of the "jolly old man" about an inch high which penetrates right through the book to the front cover, the faces of the woodcuts being cut away . Beneath each plate is a rhyming verse about the activities of the Jolly Old Man. Additional publisher's advertisements are on the pink endpapers. Apparently respined at an early date, with some glue residue along the inner hinges. Boards are soiled with rubbed corners and edges; there is some paper loss to the rear board just affecting the numbers of the Strüwelpeter list. Overall a very good copy and a scarce survival.
Elements of Physical Biology

Elements of Physical Biology by Lotka, Alfred J.

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Seller: Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB
Title
Elements of Physical Biology
Author
Lotka, Alfred J.
Seller
Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 1925. First edition. SEMINAL MONOGRAPH PROPOSING A RIGOROUS APPROACH TO POPULATION ECOLOGY. 23 x 15 cm hardcover, blue cloth binding, gilt title to spine, bookplate of Robert L Chevalier MD to front paste-down, ink inscription to front free endpaper, "Jan B. Gillett from A. B. & M. C. G./ 28.11.1928/ aet.xvii," i-xxx, 460 pp, 72 figures, 36 tables (some folding). Cover corners worn, spine ends frayed, rear hinge cracked, light browning to pages. Very good minus in custom archival mylar cover. GARRISON-MORTON No. 145.63. "In this landmark of theoretical population ecology Lotka attempted to provide for parts of biology a basis comparable to that given by theoretical physics to experimental physics. This was the first great exposition and elaboration of Verhulst's logistic. ALFRED JAMES LOTKA (1880 - 1949) was an American mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. The Lotka-Volterra model is still the basis of many models used in the analysis of population dynamics in ecology. Lotka proposed that natural selection was, at its root, a struggle among organisms for available energy; organisms that survive and prosper are those that capture and use energy at a rate and efficiency more effective than that of its competitors. Lotka extended his energetic framework to human society. In particular, he suggested that the shift in reliance from solar energy to nonrenewable energy would pose unique and fundamental challenges to society. These theories made Lotka an important forerunner to the development of biophysical economics and ecological economics, advanced by Frederick Soddy, Howard Odum and others. While at Johns Hopkins, Lotka completed his book Elements of Physical Biology (offered here) in which he extended the work of Pierre François Verhulst. His first book summarizes his previous work and organizes his ideas of unity and universality of physical laws, making his works accessible to other scientists. PROVENANCE: JAN BEVINGTON GILLETT (1911-1995), English botanist at Kew, was a leading researcher in tropical African botany. He served as Botanist in Charge of the East African Herbarium, Nairobi, and made significant collections in Iraq as well as Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
As Smart as They Are: The Author Project

As Smart as They Are: The Author Project

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Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
Title
As Smart as They Are: The Author Project
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[2005]. Three broadsheets showing the development of advertising material for the documentary by Joe Pacheco about One Ring Zero, the "house band" for the McSweeney's Store in Brooklyn and their collaborations with McSweeney's roster of authors. Readings at the store would be accompanied by One Ring Zero; the band solicited lyrics from the authors and created an album of the resulting songs -- "As Smart as We Are"; and Pacheco made a movie about the process, and created the advertising for a benefit screening. Included here: a 13" x 19" color photo by Pacheco of the postal shelving used by the store, with one odd object per cubbyhole; a second 13" x 19" poster replacing some of those objects with authors and the band One Ring Zero; and a third, finished poster, 11" x 17", replacing some of those authors with text advertising the benefit screening (at 826NYC, as the Store had closed by 2005). Fine. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. No Binding. Fine.
The Mad Women of Magliano: An Imaginary Journal

The Mad Women of Magliano: An Imaginary Journal by Tobino, Mario; Colquhoun, Archibald (trans)

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper
Title
The Mad Women of Magliano: An Imaginary Journal
Author
Tobino, Mario; Colquhoun, Archibald (trans)
Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Derek Verschoyle, 1954. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Burgundy boards with gilt spine lettering under illustrated jacket. DJ is price-clipped to front flap, short closed tear to front panel, and small chip to rear; but quite nice and a striking image. Previous owner has written name, date, and place in a very small & neat hand to inner margin of title page. Minor foxing to page edges. Tobino worked in a mental institution for 40 years.
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UFO Encounters and Beyond by Clark, Jerome

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
Title
UFO Encounters and Beyond
Author
Clark, Jerome
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780451179005
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Lincolnwood: Publications International, Ltd, 1993. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Signed and with a note to look at page 141 by Clark on the title page. Very Good. Wraps faintly rubbed and bumped. Square and firmly bound, some rippling to the final pages. Page 141 features an anecdote about the Straith Letter and Jim Moseley's admission about being its author with Gray Barker. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.
War and revolution in Vietnam

War and revolution in Vietnam by Jenness, Doug

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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Title
War and revolution in Vietnam
Author
Jenness, Doug
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Young Socialist, 1967. Pamphlet. 22p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps lightly worn else very good third printing.

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