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Original Codicil To The Will of Raymond Chandler

Original Codicil To The Will of Raymond Chandler by CHANDLER, Raymond

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Original Codicil To The Will of Raymond Chandler
Author
CHANDLER, Raymond
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Mystery Pier Books, inc (United States)
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FINE
Description
Raymond Chandler's original two-page typed letter, the official codicil to his will. The unique document, on Chandler's preferred blue onionskin paper and blue type, is to his lawyer Michael Gilbert and is dated January 18, 1957 from Palm Springs, California. In it he sets forth the directive as concerns donating his eyes ("if they want them") to a cornea bank; the desire to be cremated; and his preferred funeral service ("in a church," "nothing but the formal service for the dead," "no poems read, no speeches, no goddam parson in a funeral parlor or chapel"). Letter is signed by him: Ray. This unique document, a marvelous collectible, comes presented in a custom-designed black cloth & rich wine silk moire folding chemise with an elegant black leather label with gilt titles.
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Non-Slaveholder by ALLINSON William J.

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Non-Slaveholder
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ALLINSON William J.
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1853. First Edition. ALLINSON, William J., editor. The Non-Slaveholder. Philadelphia: George W. Taylor, 1853-54. Two volumes bound as one. Octavo, modern three-quarter calf gilt, marbled boards. $4600.Complete run of the final 24 issues (the two-volume ""New Series"" of 1853-54) of the abolitionist journal, The Non-Slaveholder, published from 1846 to 1854.This local abolitionist journal covered the quickly changing events around slavery, from news of anti-slavery gatherings to slave laws and from the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin to some of Frederick Douglass' early writings. The journal was published for the Free Produce Society of Philadelphia, a store that only sold goods untainted by slave labor. The goods themselves were relatively expensive, but many Quakers and abolitionists happily paid more in order to avoid supporting slavery. William Allinson, the editor of this journal, was also the manager of the store. Although the Society disbanded in 1856, the store stayed open until after the Civil War when the high prices could not longer be justified as a moral issue. Owner inscription on title page. Bookseller blindstamp.Dampstain to fore-edge of text block, a bit of embrowning to interior. A very good copy. Scarce.
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Document signed by GARBO Greta CUKOR George

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Document signed
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GARBO Greta CUKOR George
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1929. Signed. GARBO, Greta. Document signed. Contract addendum. WITH: CUKOR, George. Typed letter signed. Garbo document: Santa Monica, California: March 12, 1941; Cukor letter: No place, August 1, 1969. Two sheets (8-1/2 by 11 inches), printed and typed (in carbon) on rectos. Housed together in custom half morocco portfolio. $3500.Original document signed by Greta Garbo in 1941 modifying an existing contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures regarding her final film, the disastrous failure Two-Faced Woman, directed by George Cukor. Offered together with a later letter from Cukor discussing Garbo, referring to her as ""our girlfriend,"" hoping the recipient might be able to forward a release letter to her, so that she might permit footage from their 1936 movie Camille to be used in a biopic about Cukor.The contract change proposed here is minor, altering a date that appears in the original contract from April 1, 1941 to April 15, 1941, but comes at a tremendously significant and fraught time for Garbo, her relationship with M-G-M, and her career. Though it does not name the film, this change almost certainly involves her contract to star in George Cukor's Two-Faced Woman, which came out late in 1941, an attempt to capitalize on Garbo's comic success in her most recent film, 1939's Ninotchka. In Two-Faced Woman she played a double role that featured her dancing the rumba, swimming, and skiing. Though the film performed reasonably well at the box office, it was a critical failure, and Garbo later referred to the film as ""my grave"" (Bainbridge, ""The Great Garbo"" in Life, 1955). Two-Faced Woman would indeed prove to be her last film, though she was only 36; she had made 28 feature films in only 16 years. Garbo hadn't planned on retiring, but the Second World War made finding roles difficult, and she was ambivalent about returning to work afterward. Cukor later said, ""People often glibly say that the failure of Two-Faced Woman finished Garbo's career. That's a grotesque oversimplification. It certainly threw her, but I think that what really happened was that she just gave up. She didn't want to go on"" (Paris, Garbo, 1994). In 1949, she was reportedly offered the role of fictional silent film star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard; however, she ultimately turned down the role. Two file holes punched at upper margin of Garbo document. Fine condition.
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Trial of Theodore Parker by BURNS Anthony PARKER Theodore

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Trial of Theodore Parker
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BURNS Anthony PARKER Theodore
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
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1855. First Edition. Signed. (BURNS, Anthony) PARKER, Theodore. The Trial of Theodore Parker, for the 'Misdemeanor' of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855. With the Defence. Boston: Published for the Author, 1855. Octavo, original brown cloth. $2800.First edition of the fiery abolitionist's attack on the trial and rendition of Anthony Burns, and the federal government’s attempt to prosecute Parker and other key abolitionists—""one of the most remarkable and flamboyant works of the 19th century… on the right of free speech, the wrong of slavery, and the nature of judicial tyranny""—a distinctive presentation copy inscribed by him, ""Mr. J— M— P— with the best wishes of Theodore Parker, March 2, 1856,"" a handsome copy in original cloth.""The trial and rendition of Anthony Burns was one of the most dramatic and famous incidents in the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of Sept. 18, 1850."" In March 1854 Burns, having escaped from slavery, reached Boston but was soon arrested after his slave owner tracked him to the city. That May, after a mass meeting was held in Faneuil Hall to protest his arrest, a crowd made an abortive attempt to rescue him from the jail. When a federal commissioner decided in favor of the slave owner, preparations were made to move Burns from the courthouse to the wharf for his return to slavery. That decision sparked ""one of the greatest spectacles of the late antebellum period"" when the U.S. government, determined to prove the Fugitive Slave Act would be enforced, spent nearly $100,000 in troops, artillery, battalions and regiments of light infantry as Boston streets swelled with thousands of protesters (Finkelman, Slavery in the Courtroom, 107, 112).Subsequently, on June 7, ""U.S. Supreme Court Curtis charged a federal grand jury in Boston to seek incitements against those responsible for the jail riot that failed to liberate Burns."" When none were issued, a second grand jury was convened to consider new ""indictments against those who had spoken during the Faneuil Hall meeting"" of that May. Before that grand jury met, Rev. Theodore Parker spoke out against the law in a sermon, and was indicted along with Thomas W. Higginson, Wendell Phillips and others. ""On November 29 Parker was arraigned on various charges that he 'with force of arms, did knowingly and willfully obstruct, resist and oppose' the rendition of Anthony Burns."" Against the likelihood a trial ""would only have provided a forum for antislavery ideas,"" the initial indictment was dropped and the prosecution entered a nolle proseui in the remaining cases (Finkelman, 116).With that, Parker decided to publish this ""lengthy and scathing"" work, where he declares ""a great political revolution"" has taken place. Here, in ""'one of the most remarkable and flamboyant American books of the 19th century,' Parker presented a 'thorough treatise on the right of free speech, the wrong of slavery, and the nature of judicial tyranny.' Published in November 1855, Trial of Theodore Parker… argued that 'barbarous laws must not be applied in a civilized age; nor unjust laws enforced by righteous men'"" (Lubet, Fugitive Justice, 220-221). In Parker's bold conclusion, he proclaims: ""Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God."" Rear errata, advertisement leaf. Issued in brown cloth (this copy) and green cloth, no priority established. Finkelman, Slavery, 115-117. Sabin 58767. Blockson 10160. This very scarce presentation copy is inscribed: ""Mr. John M. Parker, with the best wishes of Theodore Parker, March 2, 1856."" While the recipient might well have been a relative, his identity remains unconfirmed.Text very fresh, lightest edge-wear mainly to spine ends of bright gilt-lettered cloth. An excellent near-fine inscribed copy.
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CALIFORNIA HOMES, August 1936

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CALIFORNIA HOMES, August 1936
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
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Both northern & Southern California. Colorful cover
Tratado de la estincion de incendios

Tratado de la estincion de incendios by ROVIRA y TRIAS, Antonio

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Tratado de la estincion de incendios
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ROVIRA y TRIAS, Antonio
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Barcelona: Imprenta de la Publicidad, 1856. FIRST EDITION. Complete with half-title and 14 folding plates. Contemporary calf-backed boards, worn on the edges; interior in excellent condition. Presentation to Mariano Lopez from A. Rovira, the author’s son. First edition of this historic treatise devoted to extinguishing fires and the job of a firefighter, the first work on the subject to be published in Spain. In this extremely rare work, the author describes in detail the organization and administrative side of firefighting, as well as the physical training, equipment, and maneuvers used by firefighters to save victims from blazes. The work has fourteen exquisite engravings demonstrating what firefighters do; of special interest are the plates of the early fire engines. Antoni Rovira y Trias (1816-1889) was an important architect, urban planner, founder of several associations, and radical egalitarian. He was apparently very vital in the development of Barcelona, constructing numerous buildings and markets such as El Born (1876), Sant Antoni (1879), Theatre Circ Barcelones (1853), just to list a few. In addition, the author was a founding member of the first corps of firefighters in Barcelona.
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Essays, political, economical, and philosophical by RUMFORD, Benjamin

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Essays, political, economical, and philosophical
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RUMFORD, Benjamin
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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London: T. Cadell jun and W. Davies, 1796. FIRST EDITION. With engraved chapter head-piece and 11 text figures. Contemporary half-calf over boards, spine label. An excellent copy from the library of Buddle Atkinson with his bookplate. First edition, quite uncommon. The five essays contained in this work include: An account of an Establishment for the Poor at Munich; On the Fundamental Principles on which General Establishments for the Relief of the Poor may be formed in all Countries; Of Food and Particularly of Feeding the Poor; Of Chimney Fire-places with proposals for improving them to save Fuel; to render dwelling-houses more Comfortable and Salubrious, and effectually to prevent Chimnies from Smoking; and A Short Account of several public institutions lately formed in Bavaria. The illustrations depict the various front, side, and back views and elevations of the new fireplace. The author, born Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814) in Woburn, Massachusetts, is the inventor of the Rumford fireplace. He moved to Britain with other loyalists in 1776, though spent much of his life as an employee of the Bavarian government where he received his title, "Count of the Holy Roman Empire." Rumford is known primarily for the work he did on the nature of heat. His improvement of fireplaces resulted in making them smaller and shallower with widely angled covings so they would radiate better. And he streamlined the throat, or in his words "rounded off the breast" so as to "remove those local hindrances which forcibly prevent the smoke from following its natural tendency to go up the chimney." Rumford fireplaces were common from 1796, when this work was first published, until about 1850, when they began to lose favor to coal and gas heating devices. Thomas Jefferson built Rumfords at Monticello. By 1834 Henry David Thoreau, in Walden, listed Rumford fireplaces, along with plaster walls and Venetian blinds, among the comforts taken for granted by civilized man. Buddle Atkinson was High Sheriff of the English county of Northumberland. He was a descendant of John Buddle, who invented and developed the means of mining coal deeply, and John Atkinson, a mining agent and intermediary between management and the mine owners, who also became the first Inspector of Mines.
The geographical distribution of the family charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies

The geographical distribution of the family charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies by SEEBOHM, Henry

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The geographical distribution of the family charadriidae, or the plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies
Author
SEEBOHM, Henry
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1888. FIRST EDITION. Complete with index, title vignette and 12 hand-colored plates after J.K. Keulemans (including the frontispiece), plus engraved text illustrations. Original green morocco, covers ruled in black with gilt lettering; despite some wear to the edges, a very beautiful copy from the library of Walter Henry James and Walter John James with their armorial bookplates on the paste-down. First edition, first issue (with the Slender-billed Dotterel frontispiece) of this milestone treatise on the shore-birds of the world. Seebohm writes the most comprehensive account on this group of birds, dealing with their distribution and mutual relationships. The subject is developed over thirty chapters, from general questions (the classification of the species) to a systematic treatment of each genus where the author describes its character, synonymy, and geographical distribution. Keulmans’ exquisite plates illustrated a number of species for the first time. Seebohm also includes a discussion of Darwin in the introduction. Seebohm (1832-1895) settled in Sheffield as a manufacturer of steel, but most of his time was devoted to ornithology. He visited Southern Europe and South Africa to study European birds in their winter quarters and to collect materials for the present work. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and of the Linnean Society.
Kaart van het Westelyk Gedeelte van Nieuw Mexico en van California Volgens de Laatste Ontdekkingen der Jesuiten en Anderen

Kaart van het Westelyk Gedeelte van Nieuw Mexico en van California Volgens de Laatste Ontdekkingen der Jesuiten en Anderen by TIRION, Isaac

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Kaart van het Westelyk Gedeelte van Nieuw Mexico en van California Volgens de Laatste Ontdekkingen der Jesuiten en Anderen
Author
TIRION, Isaac
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
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Amsterdam, 1765. Engraved hand-colored map, matted and framed. A beautiful hand-colored map of the American southwest focusing on the Southern California, Baja California, the Gulf of California and Arizona (notwithstanding the title, there is no portion of New Mexico depicted). Tirion names San Diego, the Santa Catalina Islands, Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas on the coast, plus Casa Grande on the River Gila, which, though marked as a mission, was a large site of a Native American ruin. He includes images of missions and forts in Baja at San Jose del Cabo and Loretto. This is apparently the earliest printing of the map, published in Tirion’s Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas (1765). It was re-issued a number of times over the next decade. Tirion (1705-1765) was a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam. He produced several atlases and Dutch town plans, as well as a number of pamphlets which are all quite scarce.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Works to Organize the Great Town and Country Club, Which Brought Together Thoreau, Emerson, Longfellow and Many of the Leading Transcendentalists of the Era in Conversation and Debate

Ralph Waldo Emerson Works to Organize the Great Town and Country Club, Which Brought Together Thoreau, Emerson, Longfellow and Many of the Leading Transcendentalists of the Era in Conversation and Debate by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Works to Organize the Great Town and Country Club, Which Brought Together Thoreau, Emerson, Longfellow and Many of the Leading Transcendentalists of the Era in Conversation and Debate
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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09/02/1850. This unpublished letter, written at the time of debates around the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, comes from the collection of Dr. Otto O. Fisher, who bought primarily in the 1930s and 1940s, and thus has not been offered for sale in nearly a centuryIn the middle of the 19th century, Massachusetts brought together men and women who gathered to form perhaps America's first prominent literary movement. It was a flowering of literary artistic creation, and the image of the great men and women of the era sitting around the table discussing and debating the great issues and literary works of the time, from their own works to the evil institution of slavery, is today iconic.Amos Bronson Alcott founded the Town and Country Club in 1849 ""to establish better acquaintance between men of scientific, literary, and philanthropic pursuit ,"" in particular bringing together ""Town” intellectuals with those living outside urban Boston and Cambridge in the “Country"", such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, who lived in Concord and aided Alcott in establishing the Club. Bronson Alcott had been inspired by his recent series of conversations to provide a more regular and permanent meeting place for discussing the ""great questions"" of the day. Many of the first attendee at the Town and Country Club had been involved in the Transcendentalist Club. The Town and Country Club was a more formal success than the other gatherings, in its attempt to establish an organization with a constitution, formal rules, membership fees, and, hopefully, some control over membership. Attendees included many of the leading Trancendentalists. More than 100 people joined the Club or attended meetings, including Longfellow, Theodore Parker, Thoreau and others.Autograph letter signed, Concord, February 9, 1850, to merchant James Fisher, care of Messieurs Fisher and Chapin, Boston. ""I am going out of town so soon, to New York, that I am forced to name Monday next, at 3 1/2 o'clock PM as the hour for the first meeting of the Committee, at the T&C Club Room. I will avail myself of your kind offer to summon all the committee, except Dr. George B. Loring, with whom I have already communicated. Indeed I heard also of the appointment through him. I heartily wish to be present at one meeting and so name this.""
Weinberger Speech and Autograph Confirmation Hearing Notes

Weinberger Speech and Autograph Confirmation Hearing Notes

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Weinberger Speech and Autograph Confirmation Hearing Notes
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Other. Preparatory notes for two speeches given by Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense from 1981 until 1987, given at two very different points in his career. Weinberger came to be known as "Cap the Knife" for his reputation for cutting costs. 1) Three autograph pages of notes on ruled 8x12.5 in paper, with the heading "For January 6, 1981 / My Priorities for Defense Department." These appear to be Weinberger's draft notes for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Forces Committee, which occurred on January 6, 1981. In them, Weinberger writes: "As long as we are perceived by our potential enemies, as well as by our allies, as ill-equipped, weak, irresolute, quiet-ridden and unwilling and unable to do anything but be patient, we can expect increasingly hostile actions against our people abroad, and actions that weaken our position in the world, such as we have seen in Angola, Afghanistan, Iran and elsewhere. Very good-; significantly age-toned. 2)A typed, hand-annotated text of a speech entitled "The Uses of Military Power--Ten Years Later," with the words "Final Draft / 1994" written in the upper right corner of the first page. Weinberger gave the original "Uses of Military Power" speech during his tenure as Secretary of Defense. In it, he outlined what became known as the Weinberger Doctrine, which delineated the circumstances under which the United States might deploy troops in military engagements. 18 pages, single-sided, with scattered ink annotations. Also included is a note on Weinberger's personal stationery, in his hand, reading "I was one of those who argued most strenuously--but alas not persuasively enough--against our sending troops as part of their MNF and of our remaining there after it became clear neither Israel nor Syria had agreed to withdraw." Very good. Slightly age-toned with minor bumping to edges and corners; rusted paperclip stain to first and last page. CW Consignment. CW001. 1359687. Special Collections.
A TEST OF POETRY

A TEST OF POETRY by Zukofsky, Louis

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A TEST OF POETRY
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Zukofsky, Louis
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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New York: The Objectivist Press, 1948. First Edition Thus, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 165 pages. Bound in purple cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Mild shelf wear to boards, including sun-fading to spine (lettering remains legible); slight cocking to spine (boards somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy); rubbing to boards; mild age-toning to text block; light age-toning to endpapers and interior pages. Shelved in Case 0. 1397334. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
THE RIGHT HAND OF SLEEP [SIGNED]
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THE RIGHT HAND OF SLEEP [SIGNED] by Wray, John

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THE RIGHT HAND OF SLEEP [SIGNED]
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Wray, John
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780375406515
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 325 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial blue with gilt lettering. Exterior has very slight wear. Boards have very slight wear including faint sunning and minor edge wear. Text block has very slight wear. Deckled fore edge. First edition. Signed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. 1410080. FP New Rockville Stock.
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The Corsair Vo. 3 No. 2

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The Corsair Vo. 3 No. 2
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Albany: Teral Garrett, 1943. Softcover. Octavo; VG; softcover; white spine; covers have minor shelfwear, minor rubbing on spine, two folding creases running horizontally; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1300252. Full-priced Rockville.
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Garrett's Corsair No. 52

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Garrett's Corsair No. 52
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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Albany: Teral Garrett. Softcover. Octavo; VG; softcover; white spine; covers have minor shelfwear, two folding creases running horizontally, light folding on spine head edge; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1300285. Full-priced Rockville.
Rare Autograph Letter by one of the Great French Beauties and Wits of the 19th Century

Rare Autograph Letter by one of the Great French Beauties and Wits of the 19th Century by RECAMIER, MADAME JULIETTE

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Rare Autograph Letter by one of the Great French Beauties and Wits of the 19th Century
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RECAMIER, MADAME JULIETTE
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Lion Heart Autographs Inc (United States)
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RECAMIER, MADAME JULIETTE. (1777-1849). Parisian socialite remembered for her popular Royalist salon as well as her great beauty, memorialized by such artists as Jean-Louis David. ALS. ("J.R."). 1p. 8vo. N.p., N.d. [1834]. To French author LAURE JUNOT, DUCHESS OF ABRANTÈS (1784-1838). In French with translation. "So how are you doing, dear friend? I am worried about your silence, I would go ask you if I were not restrained by sad affairs, so please tell Monsieur the count that I also complain about not seeing him, he would always find me between three and five o'clock, I would be delighted to see him and would thus hear from you – with a thousand tender greetings…" The daughter of a government minister from Lyon, during the Reign of Terror 15-year-old Juliette was married to Jacques-Rose Récamier, a wealthy banker nearly 30 years her senior. Their marriage was never consummated, fueling rumors that Récamier was Juliette's father, marrying her to make her his heir. Beautiful and flirtatious, Juliette became one of the most popular salon hostesses of her day, especially amongst writers, artists and anti-Napoleon intellectuals. Among the prominent figures who frequented her salon were writer Madame de Staël, King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway, and anti-Bonapartist general Jean Victor Marie Moreau. Her adoring male admirers included Napoleon's brother Lucien Bonaparte, Swiss political theorist Benjamin Constant, writer Jean-Jacques Ampère (son of the physicist), French statesman Mathieu Jean Felicité de Montmorency, and painter Jean-Louis David, who executed a famous portrait of her reclining on a sofa that was so associated with her that it became known as a récamier. However, only a few such relationships were consummated, notably with Prince August of Prussia and French author, historian and statesman Francois-René de Chateaubriand, who died in her arms. Juliette was exiled from France for a time due to her anti-Napoleon intrigues, which she continued while living in Italy. Our letter's recipient was also known for her beauty and wit. In 1800, she married one of Napoleon's generals, Jean-Andoche Junot (1771-1813), who, after occupying Lisbon (without any loss of life) was made Duc de Abrantès and governor of Portugal. His wife accompanied him in his Lisbon campaign but, upon her return to France, she fell out of favor with Napoleon, who had once proposed marriage to her widowed mother; thereafter, she supported the Bourbon restoration. From 1831-1834, Laure Junot published her memoirs in 18 volumes, with the support of her lover, French novelist Honoré de Balzac. Written on a folded sheet with the integral address leaf intact. Remnants of the red wax seal. Dated 1834 in an unidentified hand and in fine condition.
An Encyclopedia of Iron Work (in Dustjacket)

An Encyclopedia of Iron Work (in Dustjacket)

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An Encyclopedia of Iron Work (in Dustjacket)
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Ernest Benn Ltd, 1927. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1927 1st English language editon, including its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Over 300 crisp black-and-white plates, demonstrating the incredible complexity of the highest levels of decorative iron work. Solid and VG (light spotting at the panels and edges) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light fraying and rubbing along the spine and its ends, very light creasing and chipping to the panel edges and mild soiling at the rear panel. Tall quarto, with an "historical Introduction by Otto Hoever". The periods examined are Gothic, Late Gothic and Renaissance, and Baroque and Classical.
New York-Connecticut Semi-Pro Baseball League: By-Laws

New York-Connecticut Semi-Pro Baseball League: By-Laws

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New York-Connecticut Semi-Pro Baseball League: By-Laws
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
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1926. Original wraps. Very Good. A nice piece of early baseball ephemera from the Semi-Pro Leagues. The 1926 booklet of the New York-Connecticut By-Laws, in its fragile dark-gray wrappers. Miniature (64mo), a clean copy, with very light creasing to the 12 pg. text and the covers. Still though, attractive and very presentable. And probably extremely scarce.
Casques

Casques by Robert White

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Casques
Author
Robert White
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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Hardwick, MA: Waterline Books, 1999. Laminate boards. Near Fine. Robert White.. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST ROBERT WHITE on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1999 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its oblong laminate boards. Nicely illustrated throughout.
LOVE & FAME

LOVE & FAME by BERRYMAN, John

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LOVE & FAME
Author
BERRYMAN, John
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good in a very good jacket.
Description
New York: (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), 1970. First Edition. Very good in a very good jacket.. Signed first edition of the final book published within Berryman's lifetime, it is difficult to find signed in its trade edition. Scarce thus. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth boards, title stamped in gold on spine. In cream printed dust jacket. Mildly edge-worn Unclipped. Lightly bumped at spine ends. Very good plus to near fine oerall. SIGNED by Berryman on ffep.
TRIAL BALANCES

TRIAL BALANCES by Winslow, Ann; Bishop, Elizabeth; Moore, Marianne; Theodore Roethke; Muriel Rukeyser; George Abbe

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TRIAL BALANCES
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Winslow, Ann; Bishop, Elizabeth; Moore, Marianne; Theodore Roethke; Muriel Rukeyser; George Abbe
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good plus in very good jacket.
Description
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. First printing. Very good plus in very good jacket.. First edition of this anthology of 32 young American poets, including three early works by Elizabeth Bishop and an appreciation of their "methodically oblique" qualities by Marianne Moore. Other notable poets selected by Winslow include Theodore Roethke, Muriel Rukeyser, and George Abbe. With critical commentary by Wallace Stevens, Malcolm Cowley, Stanley Kunitz, Louis Untermeyer, Louise Bogan, and others. Scarce in jacket. 8,5'' x 5.75''. Original silver-lettered navy cloth. In original unclipped ($2.00) silver dust jacket. 225, [1] pages. Bookplate of poet W.G. Van Keuren to front pastedown. Minor foxing and soil to top edge of text block. Jacket with small chip to spine head, a few small closed tears, tape repairs to verso. Book with some faint spotting to cloth. Silver jacket bright.
Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: A Political Biography [Inscribed]

Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: A Political Biography [Inscribed] by [AFRICA] [ETHIOPIA] GABRE-SELLASSIE, Zewde

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Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: A Political Biography [Inscribed]
Author
[AFRICA] [ETHIOPIA] GABRE-SELLASSIE, Zewde
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xiv,334,[4]pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to J. Wayne Fredericks, the former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1961-67): "To Wayne and Anne / A simple token of a sincere appreciation of friendship / Zwede / Xmas 1978." Faint foxing to upper edge of textblock, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is price-clipped, lightly shelfworn, with a few tiny tears and some wear to spine ends; Very Good+. A substantial biography of Yohannes IV, former Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871-1889. Gebre-Sellassie (1926-2008) was an Ethiopian nobleman, historian, and the great-great grandson of Yohannes IV, who throughout his illustrious career served as governor of Shere, Minister of Justice, Mayor of Addis Ababa, Ambassador to Somalia, Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia. Inscribed copies are uncommon.
Codigo Civil, Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho..

Codigo Civil, Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho.. by Betancourt, Angel C.

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Codigo Civil, Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho..
Author
Betancourt, Angel C.
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1924. Annotated Edition of Cuba's Civil Code of 1889 Betancourt, Angel C. [1862-1925], Notes. Codigo Civil: Esta Obra Contiene el Texto del Codigo Espanol, Hecho Extensivo a Cuba por R. de 31 de Julio de 1889, Con las Modificaciones Introducidas en el Mismo por Disposiciones Posteriores y con las Enmiendas que la Nueva Situacion Politica del Pais ha Hecho Practicamente Necesarias y las Indirectamente Producidas por Leyes de Otro Orden, con Notas Aclaratorias y Concordancias con los Otros Cuerpos Legales Vigentes, Redactadas. Havana: Rambla, Bouza y Ca., 1924. 527 pp. Contemporary quarter calf over cloth, raised bands, lettering piece and gilt ornament to spine, patterned endpapers. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, light soiling to boards. Some toning to text, internally clean. Ex-library. Annotation to verso of endleaf, small inkstamp to verso of title page. $250. * Third and final edition. Betancourt's first edition was published in 1910, the second in 1916. OCLC locates 12 copies in North American libraries.
Official Army Register, for August, 1862

Official Army Register, for August, 1862 by [United States Army]

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Official Army Register, for August, 1862
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[United States Army]
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Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fair
Description
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 118 pages. Contents include three folding charts opposite page 88 and an alphabetical index in back. Former institutional copy rebound in red cloth covered boards with red leather spine and corners. Original wraps preserved and in very good condition. Commandery of the State of Illinois illustrated label on the front paste down. The label is signed by Roswell H. Mason and dated Sept. 1909. The front board is detached. Leather is rubbed on the spine. Library paper label on spine. Interior contents in good condition. This is the first Army Register printed with Major General Geo. B. McClellan listed at top General on page 3. Other officers include John Fremont and Henry Halleck. U.S. Grant is listed on page 63. George Custer is listed on page 21 as Second Lieutenant Fifth Regiment of Cavalry.
The Indian Southwest, 1580-1830 Ethnogenesis and Reinvention

The Indian Southwest, 1580-1830 Ethnogenesis and Reinvention by Anderson, Gary Clayton

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The Indian Southwest, 1580-1830 Ethnogenesis and Reinvention
Author
Anderson, Gary Clayton
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Americana Books ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. viii, 376 pages. Illustrations. Interior contents clean.
Central Queensland: Its Marvellous Pastoral and Mineral Resources, Its Unbounded Agricultural Possibilities, and Its Scenic Beauties

Central Queensland: Its Marvellous Pastoral and Mineral Resources, Its Unbounded Agricultural Possibilities, and Its Scenic Beauties

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Central Queensland: Its Marvellous Pastoral and Mineral Resources, Its Unbounded Agricultural Possibilities, and Its Scenic Beauties
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ReadInk (United States)
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Fair
Description
Brisbane: The Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau. Fair. 1914. "New Edition". Softcover. (staple-bound) [heavily worn at edges, small tears at a couple of corners of front cover, spine covering partially gone but binding intact, some scrunching and minor dog-earing to lower corners of first few pages; fold-out map in excellent condition, with some minor creasing along the edge where it extends just slightly outside the text block]. (B&W photographs, fold-out color map) The subtitle pretty much tells it all. "Notwithstanding that the bulk of its country is devoted to the raising of sheep, cattle, and horses, evidence is forthcoming that the land is equally as fertile and wealth-producing as it is in other divisions of the State of Queensland." It goes on in this vein, extolling the region's richness in every possible way, before finally getting to the point: "The real want of Central Queensland at the present time is population." As of 1912, it's stated, there were just 79,332 residents, in an area of 212,224 square miles -- and all 164 pages of this book (with oodles of facts and figures, and a photograph on practically every page) were devoted to convincing the reader that he or she ought to add themselves to that number. (As of the 2021 census, the population had grown to 228,246 -- finally, more than one person per square mile!) .
Warner Bros. Animation Art: The Characters - The Creators - The Limited Editions

Warner Bros. Animation Art: The Characters - The Creators - The Limited Editions by Beck, Jerry, and Will Friedwald

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Warner Bros. Animation Art: The Characters - The Creators - The Limited Editions
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Beck, Jerry, and Will Friedwald
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Fine
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(n.p.): WB Worldwide Publishing / Beaux Arts Editions. Fine. (c.1997). First Edition. Hardcover. (pictorial boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [a beautiful, as-new copy, with clear acetate(?) faux-cel inset in front cover, depicting Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Tweety, and Porky Pig]. (color and B&W photos, art reproductions, etc.) Fabulously-produced illustrated survey of Warner Bros. animation -- from the classic Looney Tunes era through more modern productions such as the "Tiny Toons" and "Batman" TV series of the 1990s -- although in the end it's somewhat less about the cartoons and their creators than about the retrospectively-created artwork generated to fuel the collectibles market. (Not that there's anything wrong with that....) Includes an illustrated "Catalogue Raisonné of Warner Bros. Limited Edition Animation Art," with publication details (including edition size) on approximately 500 limited-edition cels issued from 1977 through 1996. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this heavy oversize book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always at ReadInk, domestic Media Mail shipping is free.**** .
Tu zi xian sheng, bang bang mang hao ma? [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]

Tu zi xian sheng, bang bang mang hao ma? [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present] by ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by

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Title
Tu zi xian sheng, bang bang mang hao ma? [Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present]
Author
ZOLOTOW, Charlotte. Maurice Sendak, illustrated by
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789573233527
Condition
Near Fine
Description
[Taipei]: (Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Chinese-language edition. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Slim oblong octavo. Text in Chinese. Glazed pictorial boards. Spine lightly sunned and light evidence of delamination, mostly at the lower joint, near fine. The first edition was a 1963 Caldecott Honor book.
Cecilia o la disattenzione

Cecilia o la disattenzione by ZOLLA, Elémire

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Cecilia o la disattenzione
Author
ZOLLA, Elémire
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
(Milano): Garzanti, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. Text in Italian. Binding a bit cocked, endleaves and topedges modestly foxed, very good in a tanned, very good dust jacket with nicks and short tears.
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The Hollow Men by Weyand, Kathy (Eliot, T. S.)

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The Hollow Men
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Weyand, Kathy (Eliot, T. S.)
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
S. l.: By the artist. Very good. Manuscript, n. d. (mid-20th-century); 8 x 6; pp. [8], loose card stock sheets, stapled in upper left corner; text and illustrations to rectos only in black ink and watercolor; mild age-toning; several tiny punctures to corners (removed pins and / or staples); in very good condition. A beautiful interpretation of parts of T. S. Eliot's "The Hollow Men," the most impactful (presumably) lines were illustrated with stunning watercolors by an unknown, though quite accomplished artist. "The Hollow Men" was first published in 1925 - a poem following the otherworldly journey of the spiritually dead.
A SOLDIER REPORTS

A SOLDIER REPORTS by WESTMORELAND, General William C.

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A SOLDIER REPORTS
Author
WESTMORELAND, General William C.
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First Edition, later printing. Signed presentation from Westmoreland on the half-title page: “To: Meredith and Walter McSherry. With best wishes, WW.C. Westmoreland. Feb. 3, 1978.” McSherry [1929-2020] graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1950 and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. His military career spanned 20 years. Both he and Westmoreland were from Spartanburg, SC. William Childs Westmoreland [1914–2005] was a United States Army General, most notably commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff e United States Army from 1968 to 1972. This book is a personal account of a life and career almost 40 years of service that included command of US forces in Vietnam. An exceptional memoir by a general who served his country, both on and off the battlefield, with the highest distinction. A nice association copy!. Tall 8vo., two-toned cloth in dust jacket; 446 pages. Illustrated.. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); few small chips & short tears d/j.
IMAGERY, IDEAS, AND DESIGN IN SHELLEY'S ODE TO THE WEST WIND

IMAGERY, IDEAS, AND DESIGN IN SHELLEY'S ODE TO THE WEST WIND by WILCOX, Stewart C.

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IMAGERY, IDEAS, AND DESIGN IN SHELLEY'S ODE TO THE WEST WIND
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WILCOX, Stewart C.
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
[No Place]: Studies in Philology, 1950. First Edition. Reprinted from Studies in Philology, XLVII, 4, October1950. With a typed letter signed from Professor Shiv K. Kumar, with the Osmania University in India, to Wilcox saying he would like to include one of his articles on Shelley in an upcoming anthology of essays. with Wilcox's response in another typed letter. Wilcox was a professor at the University of Oklahoma. 8vo., printed wraps. 18 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).
Had: A Tale (Signed First Edition)

Had: A Tale (Signed First Edition) by WOOLF, Douglas

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Had: A Tale (Signed First Edition)
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WOOLF, Douglas
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Eugene, OR: Wolf Run, 1977. First edition. Softcover. Printed in an edition of 250 copies. A single short story by Woolf. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear and light toning to the edges. Signed and inscribed by Woolf to John O'Brien who was the founder of the literary journal "Review of Contemporary Fiction" as well as the Dalkey Archive. Also includes a laid in handwritten note from Woolf to O'Brien presenting this book. A nice association copy and uncommon signed.
Corps à Corps

Corps à Corps by ZAZA, Michele

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Corps à Corps
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ZAZA, Michele
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Paris: Studio Simonis, 2001. First edition. Oblong softcover. Text in French. Includes numerous color and black and white images by Zaza. A very near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Scarce with no copies listed in OCLC.
Before Surrealism After: A Selection on a Theme of Paintings, Watercolors & Graphics

Before Surrealism After: A Selection on a Theme of Paintings, Watercolors & Graphics

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Before Surrealism After: A Selection on a Theme of Paintings, Watercolors & Graphics
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Detroit, MI: The J.L. Hudson Gallery, 1969. First edition. Softcover. [12 pages.] Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 5 through May 3, 1969. Includes a color illustration of a work by Man Ray and black and white illustrations of works by Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, Claes Oldenburg, Rene Magritte, Jean Dubuffet, Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dali, Yves Tanguy, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Max Ernst, Kurt Schwitters, Richard Lindner, and Giorgio de Chirico. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.
The Unrequited Love" or "The Despondent Lover" Valentine Series -- "What can I say or send to prove

The Unrequited Love" or "The Despondent Lover" Valentine Series -- "What can I say or send to prove

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The Unrequited Love" or "The Despondent Lover" Valentine Series -- "What can I say or send to prove
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
Very good. Light toning, a couple nicks, one short open tear to lower left-hand corner of first leaf.
Description
England, 1830. Very good. Light toning, a couple nicks, one short open tear to lower left-hand corner of first leaf.. A rare example of one of the valentines produced for the so-called "Unrequited Love" or "Despondent Lover" valentine set, a highly sentimental series first produced in the 1830s. Most featured despondent lovers, but some featured happy or joyful scenes of love. This example does not feature the Addenbrooke name or 1828 watermark known in other examples, but appears contemporary. This example depicts a woman in a yellow gown at a writing desk, with a poem underneath that reads: "What can I say or send to prove, To thee my constancy and love: Yet this may give some pledge to thee, And speak in silent truth for me." Wove paper bifolium with embossed decorative border (10.25" by 8"), with hand colored aquatint in center. Blind stamp of previous owner on second leaf. "On quarto size paper, each valentine of this series is adorned with a lightly embossed decorative border. The central picture of each shows a delightful aquatint, beautifully colored and finished by hand ... The set numbers fourteen in all, which was recognized as a regular 'valentine dozen'. The original publisher of this interesting series, which came out in the 1830s, is believed to be Addenbrooke" (Staff, "The Valentine and its Origins", p. 62).
Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China From the Bertholet Collection
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Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China From the Bertholet Collection by Yimen, Rev

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Dreams of Spring: Erotic Art in China From the Bertholet Collection
Author
Yimen, Rev
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9789054960393
Condition
VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on the dust jacket at the base of the spine. Stamp on the front free end page. Stamp on the back
Description
Amsterdam: Pepin Press, 1997. Hardcover. VG/VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on the dust jacket at the base of the spine. Stamp on the front free end page. Stamp on the back free end page. Sticker and due date card on back pasted end page.. A red casebound book. There is a dust jacket with the title in white down a red spine. Pages: (7), 8-207, (1). Profusely illustrated with color images. Contents are as follows: Spring Palace Paintings -- The Rites of Spring -- Yin and Yang -- Taoism and Sex -- The Art of the Bedroom -- What the Yellow Emperor had to Learn -- The Nine Ways -- Early Erotic Painting -- The Rise of Erotic Romance -- The Golden Period of the Late Ming -- The Great Novels -- The Carnal Prayer Mat -- Some Characteristics -- Tenderness -- Humour -- Dongxuan zi: The Thirty Methods -- The Albums -- In Search of the Elixir -- Strange and Remarkable Love Scenes from the Ming Dynasty -- Episodes from Rouputuan (The Carnal Prayer Mat) -- Spring Flowers and Autumn Moons -- The Garden of Delights -- The Joys of Forbidden Love -- Romance in Beautiful Scenery -- Delights of a Young Scholar -- Scenes from Jinpingmei (Golden Lotus) -- The Secret Meeting -- Visions of Traditional Sex Life -- Love and Laughter in the Rich Man's Mansion -- Renderings of Ancient Times -- Happy Days at the Courtesans' House -- The Comedy of Sex -- Decadence and Debauchery -- Inlaid Boxes and Painted Silk Covers -- Imitations of Ancient Erotic Art -- Rice Paper Paintings -- Naughty Stories from the Golden Time of Romance -- Male and Female Homosexuality -- A Brothel in Shanghai -- Shanghai in the 1920s -- Popular Scrolls.
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A Superb Collection of English Sporting Paintings; Frost and Reed Gallery at the National Museum of Sport

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A Superb Collection of English Sporting Paintings; Frost and Reed Gallery at the National Museum of Sport
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG-, small amount of writing front cover, corners slightly bent
Description
New York: The National Art Museum of Sport, 1970. Softcover. VG-, small amount of writing front cover, corners slightly bent. Blue wraps. 39 pp. Numerous bw & color plates. A brief foreword accompanies the excellent illustrations. From the exhibition beginning Nov. 1970.
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New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition

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New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture 2023 MFA Thesis Exhibition
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG.
Description
New York: New York Studio School, 2023. Staplebound. VG.. Oblong Octavo. Staplebound exhibition catalog. Green wraps with white titles. Unpaginated.
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THE ELEVENTH CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR / COLOR PICTORIAL POSTER by ABAA

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THE ELEVENTH CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR / COLOR PICTORIAL POSTER
Author
ABAA
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
THE ELEVENTH CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR / COLOR PICTORIAL POSTER, ABAA, 1978, first printing, measuring approximately 11" by 16.5" and most suitable for framing. A fine copy.
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FOUND OBJECTS by ZUZOFSKY, Louis

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Title
FOUND OBJECTS
Author
ZUZOFSKY, Louis
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Georgetown, KY: Chapin, 1964. Blue Grass #3. 8vo, pp. 43. Paper wraps. Bottom corner of title page has little insect damage, o/w VG. Poems.
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FAITH & MISSION:; An ecumenical women's liturgy resource book

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FAITH & MISSION:; An ecumenical women's liturgy resource book
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Task Force on Women Massachusetts Council of Churches, 1973. 4to, pp. 73. Paper wraps A name and address on back cover, o/w VG. Various liturgies, written by many different people, both lay and clergy.
The Canceled Czech

The Canceled Czech by Block, Lawrence

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The Canceled Czech
Author
Block, Lawrence
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Gold Medal, 1966. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback. PBO Gold Medal d1747. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. $.50 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning. Fresh and bright with no tears, creases or chipping. A gorgeous collectable copy.
Bushido: An International Journal of Japanese Arms, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 (July, 1979-April, 1980) and Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4 (July, 1980-April, 1981), and Vol. 3, No. 1 (July, 1981)

Bushido: An International Journal of Japanese Arms, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 (July, 1979-April, 1980) and Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4 (July, 1980-April, 1981), and Vol. 3, No. 1 (July, 1981)

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Bushido: An International Journal of Japanese Arms, Vol. 1, Nos. 1 (July, 1979-April, 1980) and Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4 (July, 1980-April, 1981), and Vol. 3, No. 1 (July, 1981)
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Honolulu: B & E Enterp[rises, 1981. Paperback. Near Fine. illustrations (some color), 48 pages per issue. Softcovers in original wrapper. 26cm. Minor corner creasing on fist issue. First nine issues of this quarterly journal.
Buy Goudy and Kent's Find Biscuits and Confectionery for the Children's Picnic

Buy Goudy and Kent's Find Biscuits and Confectionery for the Children's Picnic

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Buy Goudy and Kent's Find Biscuits and Confectionery for the Children's Picnic
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Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[Portland, Maine], 1898. No Binding. Fine. 4 ¾" x 7"; wood engraved pictorial on recto, verso advertisement for Bakers' Goods and Confectionery; fine. Not in WorldCat or Rickards. The obituary for Lewis A. Goudy of Portland Maine appeared in the January 1922 issue of The Cracker Baker, Vol. XI, p. 59 and summarized the story of his business life as both a cracker baker and confectioner. Edward W. Kent became a partner in 1886 and retired in 1891. A business disaster in 1892 led to Goudy re-establishing his company as Goudy & Kent. In 1898 the business was sold to the National Biscuit Company, founded that same year.
虛拟未来 : 中国当代艺术展 / Xu ni wei lai: Zhongguo dang dai yi shu zhan / virtual future : an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art

虛拟未来 : 中国当代艺术展 / Xu ni wei lai: Zhongguo dang dai yi shu zhan / virtual future : an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art

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虛拟未来 : 中国当代艺术展 / Xu ni wei lai: Zhongguo dang dai yi shu zhan / virtual future : an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
Guangdong: Guangdong Museum of Art, 2001. Large 8vo, pp. 111, [1]; text in Chinese; color illustrations throughout; blue paper wrappers; fine. Featuring 31 modern Chinese artists.
ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GILBERT MOTIER DE LAFAYETTE

ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GILBERT MOTIER DE LAFAYETTE by Adams, John Quincy

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ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF GILBERT MOTIER DE LAFAYETTE
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Adams, John Quincy
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Washington, 1835. 94pp, disbound else Very Good. Sabin 295. AI 29946.
L'ART D'ÊTRE GOURMAND

L'ART D'ÊTRE GOURMAND by Dery, Gaston

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L'ART D'ÊTRE GOURMAND
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Dery, Gaston
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
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Orange cloth covered boards, title in blue. Near fine
Description
Paris: ALBIN MICHEL, 1929. Hardcover. Orange cloth covered boards, title in blue. Near fine. 374 pages. 18 x 12 cm. French cookbook with 290 recipes from writers, painters, actors, and politicians. Pages lightly toned otherwise clean. Boards clean as well. Text in French. From the culinary collection of Carl G. Sontheimer, the man who revolutionized American cooking by bringing the Cuisinart to the United States. Bookplate states: This book is a gift from THE SONTHEIMER FOUNDATION Greenwich, Connecticut.
North East Group for the Study of Labour History. Bulletin 14. 1980

North East Group for the Study of Labour History. Bulletin 14. 1980

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North East Group for the Study of Labour History. Bulletin 14. 1980
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Newcastle upon Tyne: North East Group for the Study of Labour History, 1981. Pamphlet. 76p., wraps. 11.5x8.25 in. Good. Includes essays on Thomas Spence and British shipyards during World War I. Also, a cumulative index for issues 1-13.
Mouvement Communiste / Kolektivnĕ proti Kapitălu, Bulletin no. 6 (March 2014)

Mouvement Communiste / Kolektivnĕ proti Kapitălu, Bulletin no. 6 (March 2014)

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Mouvement Communiste / Kolektivnĕ proti Kapitălu, Bulletin no. 6 (March 2014)
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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n.pl: [Mouvement Communiste], 2014. Newsletter. 4p., 5.5x8.8 inches, single-sheet folded; slight handling, else very good. Text in English. Left communist organization.
The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal.

The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal. by Ballard, Robert D. and Rick Archbold.

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The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal.
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Ballard, Robert D. and Rick Archbold.
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(New York): Madison Press, (1993). "Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific." Ballard, of course, is the great marine archaeologist. VG, dj.. 28 cm., 227, (1) pp. Color and b/w plates.

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