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Le Progres de Seduction by WATTIER, Émile-Charles; VILLAIN, Jean-Francois; ENGELMANN, Godefroy

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Title: Le Progres de Seduction
Author: WATTIER, Émile-Charles; VILLAIN, Jean-Francois; ENGELMANN, Godefroy
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. With Fifteen Charming Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates [WATTIER, Émile-Charles]. Le Progres de Seduction. En Quinze Planches. Á Paris: [Engelmann], 1833. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches; 350 x 257 mm.). Wrapper title. Fifteen hand-colored lithographed plates by Villain (the first nine) and G. Engelmann (the last six) after Wattier. All plates mounted on stubs. Plates watermarked "J. Whatman / 1824 & 1825" Late nineteenth century maroon morocco over marbled boards. Spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Original printed wrappers bound in. Wrappers a little dust-soiled otherwise a fine copy, the hand-colored plates bright and fresh. The fifteen plates by Émile Wattier depict a young girl meeting and falling in love with a handsome young man, her liaison with him, and subsequent pregnancy, her receiving a letter saying that he has gone away, and finally her arranged marriage to a much older man. Wattier's lithographs are very seldom seen. We locate no other copies with this title, but the suite is listed in Paul Dreyfus-Bing's Index Bibliographique (an index of auction records) for 1894-1895 (Vol. 3: 1216, price 35fr.) This book was originally issued in 1824 under a different title: Un An de la vie d'une jeune fille, roman historique en XVII chapitres, écrits par son confident et lithographiés par M. Wattier. Paris: Chez G. Engelmann [et] Gihaut, 1824. The two additional plates were "Chap: XVI. On la marie," and "Chap: XVII. Je suis...heureux, C'est sur!" Émile-Charles Wattier (1800-1868) was a French painter, illustrator, engraver and lithographer. He was the younger brother of artist Édouard Wattier (1793-1871). The plates: Chap. I. Mais, voyez donc comme il me suit?... Chap. II. Vous êtes bien hardi! Chap. III. Serez-vous inexorable? Chap. IV. Comme il dit bien! Chap. V. Que lui répondre? Chap. VI. Il est charmant! Chap VII. Il m'attendait! Chap. VIII. Ah! si maman me voyait... Chap. IX. Cher ami!! Chap: X. Helas. Chap: XI. Il ne vient points? Chap: XII. Il est parti!... Chap: XIII. Vains regrets. Chap. XIV: Elle y entre. Chap: XV. Elle en sort. Lipperheide 3695 (citing the 1824 edition Un An de la vie d'une jeune fille); Rahir, p. 364.

Thermophysical Properties of Neon, Argon, Krypton, and Xenon by V.A. Rabinovich, A.A. Vasserman, V.I. Nedostup and L.S. Veksler

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Title: Thermophysical Properties of Neon, Argon, Krypton, and Xenon
Author: V.A. Rabinovich, A.A. Vasserman, V.I. Nedostup and L.S. Veksler
Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Washington/New York: Hemisphere Publishinbg Corporation (Harper & Row), 1988. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 1988 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light creasing along the spine crown. Thick octavo, 604 pgs. #10 in the "National Standard Reference Data Service of the USSR -- A Series of Property Tables

Chelsea Visits Havana by -

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Title: Chelsea Visits Havana
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Seller: Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Collectible; Fine
Description: Havana: Museo De Bellas Artes/Fundacion Amistad, 2008. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. First Edition. An immaculate copy of the 2008 catalogue of this historic Havana exhibition. Bright and Fine in its blue wrappers. Quarto, 46 pgs.

Aramco Handbook: Oil Industry, Local Culture, and State Development in Saudi Development, Revised 1968 Edition by Aramco

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Title: Aramco Handbook: Oil Industry, Local Culture, and State Development in Saudi Development, Revised 1968 Edition
Author: Aramco
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1968. Arabian American Oil Company. Aramco Handbook: Oil and the Middle East. Revised Edition. Dhahran, Saudi Arabia: Arabian American Oil Company, July 1, 1968. Printed in the Netherlands by Joh. Enschede en Zonen-Haarlem. 276 pp. Profusely illustrated with color maps, black-and-white photographs, and diagrams. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and black. A richly produced in-house reference volume issued by the Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) at the height of U.S. corporate influence over Saudi petroleum production. This 1968 revised edition-distributed to employees, investors, and government contacts-offered a comprehensive corporate narrative combining Middle Eastern history, petroleum geology, and company operations into a single, authoritative-seeming text. Divided into five major sections, it covers the "Background of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East," "The Oil Industry and Its Growth in the Middle East," "The Aramco Venture," "Saudi Arabia: The Government, the People and the Land," and "The Culture and Customs of the Arabs." The handbook blends industrial achievement with cultural introduction, framing Aramco as both a modernizing force and a respectful observer of Saudi tradition. Detailed maps include a "Tribal Map of the Arabian Peninsula" naming dozens of Bedouin groups, from the Al-Mutair in the north to the Al-Murrah in the Empty Quarter. A sidebar on the "Conquest of Najd" summarizes Ibn Saud's early 20th-century military campaigns with arrows and battle notations on a green-shaded map. Industrial sections celebrate engineering triumphs such as the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (TAPLINE): "Since much of Aramco's oil production is destined for European markets, a pipeline shortcut across northern Saudi Arabia... was undertaken in July, 1945," accompanied by a stark black-and-white photograph of parallel pipe lengths receding into the horizon, "nearly half of Tapline... constructed above ground" to save excavation costs. Cultural sections include black-and-white photo essays of public life, such as a panoramic image of a formal Arab feast with dozens of men seated cross-legged around communal trays, captioned to note the position of honor and service sequence for guests. The "Social Etiquette" section instructs foreign employees in Arabic greetings-is-salaam 'alaykum ("Peace be upon you"), kayf haalak? ("How are you?")-and warns against "social blunders... more serious than in America." The tone blends anthropological observation with present day commentary on the burgeoning petroleum industry, presenting the Kingdom as a traditional society successfully integrated into global capitalism through Aramco's stewardship. Light rubbing to boards, a touch of fraying at spine ends, and minor handling wear to text edges; interior clean and binding sound. Overall very good condition.

[AMERICANA] A HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY WEST VIRGNIIA by Millard Kessler Bushong

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Title: [AMERICANA] A HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY WEST VIRGNIIA
Author: Millard Kessler Bushong
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good binding
Description: Charles Town, West Virginia: Jefferson Publishing Company, 1941. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Small quarto; in the publisher’s red pebbled cloth, with somewhat faded (but still legible) titling in gilt to the upper board and the spine; xviii, [ixx], 438 pages including the Index; this copy with a penned presentation inscription by Mr. Bushong on the front endpaper: “Presented to my good friends, Corrine and Archie, with the author’s compliments, Millard K. Bushong”. There is a small newspaper picture of Mr. Bushong taped into the front endpaper as well.~~Over an nice presentation copy of this First Edition. Very Good binding.

A Collection of 7 Catalogues from Pierre Berès by Berès, Pierre

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Title: A Collection of 7 Catalogues from Pierre Berès
Author: Berès, Pierre
Seller: Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Overall very good copies, one catalogue with tear at heel and original glassine wrappers torn.
Description: Paris and New York: Pierre Berès. First edition. Paper wrappers. Overall very good copies, one catalogue with tear at heel and original glassine wrappers torn.. Illus. with color and b/w photos and drawings. Sm. 4to. Includes three catalogues, from the firm Pierre Berès, Paris: no. 41, Livres Anciens des XVeme au XVIIIeme siecles (661 items listed); #68, Livres du Dix-Neuvieme siecle (384 items); and #69, Dix-septieme siecle: Roman, poesies, etc (514 items listed); two lists from the New York office, "Music and Music Literature," nos. 37 and 53; and two auction catalogues, prepared by Berès: "LIvres Anciens & Moderns" and "Interesants Livres et Autographs de Provenances Celebres," both on 28 Mars 1977, Druot Rives Gauche. Plus two color brochures advertising the firm and its items.

Notes on Modern Printing by Armitage, Merle

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Title: Notes on Modern Printing
Author: Armitage, Merle
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: New York: William E. Rudge's Sons, [1945] First edition. Cloth. Large octavo. Fine in slipcase.

Albert Schweitzer Letters, 1905-1965 by Bahr, Hans Walter (editor)

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Title: Albert Schweitzer Letters, 1905-1965
Author: Bahr, Hans Walter (editor)
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN: 9780026071710
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Description: New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. 1/4 Cloth. 0026071711 . Very Good+ condition with little edgewear in an alike dust-jacket with some red soiling marks to the lower spine on the rear and scuffing to the surfaces; Translated by Joachim Neugroschel. By turns witty, exhortatory, candid, brilliant, and eloquent, the letters display a breathtaking capacity for work and achievement on many fronts; 8vo; 420 pages .

Poet X, The (National Book Award, Printz Award, Belpre Award) by Acevedo, Elizabeth

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Title: Poet X, The (National Book Award, Printz Award, Belpre Award)
Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Seller: E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Harper Teen, 2018 White paper over boards, minor shelf wear, mild bumping to bottom corners and base of spine; color illustrated dust jacket with light creasing to base of spine panel, original price intact ($17.99). The debut novel-in-verse by acclaimed poet Elizabeth Acevedo about a young girl finding her voice. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Illus. by Gabriel Moreno (Jacket Art). 8vo.

[George Webber, Writer]: An Introduction By A Friend by WOLFE, Thomas; John L. Idol, Jr., ed

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Title: [George Webber, Writer]: An Introduction By A Friend
Author: WOLFE, Thomas; John L. Idol, Jr., ed
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: N.p. [Asheville]: The Thomas Wolfe Society, 1994. First, Limited Edition. No. 623 of 750 numbered copies. Octavo. Pictorial, laminated boards (hardcover); xviii,63,[4]pp. Fine, unread copy; appears new. Issued without dustwrapper. Previously unpublished short story, extracted from Wolfe's manuscripts, ca 1930-38.

Southern Pacific Railroad (MBI Railroad Color History) by Solomon, Brian

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Title: Southern Pacific Railroad (MBI Railroad Color History)
Author: Solomon, Brian
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
ISBN: 9780760329313
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Voyageur Press, 2007-11-15. hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8x0x10. Pictorial boards under matching dust jacket. Owner's address label, else fine condition. Full-color photos & historic b/w photos throughout. A fun book to flip through & of course one of our favorite railroad lines!

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