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Libro primo de la conquista del Peru & provincia del Cuzco de le Indie Occidentali

Libro primo de la conquista del Peru & provincia del Cuzco de le Indie Occidentali by NEW WORLD. Xerez, Francisco de [also Francisco de Jerez] (1495-?1565)

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Libro primo de la conquista del Peru & provincia del Cuzco de le Indie Occidentali
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NEW WORLD. Xerez, Francisco de [also Francisco de Jerez] (1495-?1565)
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Venice: Stephano da Sabbio, March, 1535. FIRST ITALIAN EDITION (The first ed., in Spanish, appeared in 1534). Hardcover. Fine. Bound in fine 20th-century dark green long grained morocco, boards framed by an ornamental roll, gilt. Gilt spine and turn-ins. A very good copy, edges sprinkled blue. Small, discreet repair to blank upper margin of t.p. and lower blank corner of 2nd leaf; small stain at upper corner of 4th leaf; gathering 'e' possibly supplied. Title with large woodcut of the imperial arms of Charles V; woodcut cartouches with the arms of Andrew Gritti (leaf 3r) and of the translator, Domingo de Gaztelu (leaf 2v). First Italian edition of Francisco de Xerez' eyewitness account of Francisco Pizarro's expedition to conquer the Inca Empire, one of the most important accounts of the conquest of Peru. "Xerez's work had a profound and lasting influence on all subsequent histories of Peru, and the 'Verdadera relacion' is widely regarded as the foundation of all texts dealing with the region and its conquest" (Delgado-Gomez 23, 1st ed.). Born in Seville in 1495, Xerez arrived in New Spain in 1514 as a member of Pedro Arias de Ávila's expedition. He explored the Isthmus of Panama and participated in Pizarro's first (abortive) expedition to South America in 1524. In January 1531, Xerez set out once again with Pizarro on the fateful expedition that would spell the end of the Inca Empire. Xerez actively participated in the capture of Inca Atahualpa at Cajamarca on November 16, 1532. During the battle between the Inca warriors and the Spanish, Xerez' leg was broken when his horse fell on top of him. The fracture forced him to rest for months, a period in which we can assume Xerez began writing his account of the expedition, probably at the behest of Pizarro himself. Xerez returned to Spain in June 1534 with the first installment of Inca gold. His book, "The True Account of the Conquest of Peru" was printed at Seville in that same year. The importance of the book was amplified by the inclusion of another eyewitness description of events not witnessed by Xerez', namely, Miguel de Estete's account of Hernando Pizarro's journey from Cajamarca to the Inca temple of Pachacámac, where the conquistadors toppled the cult statue, and then to Xauxa (Jauja) (fols. 43 to 55). Both texts were quickly translated into Italian by Domingo de Gaztelu (1515-1547), who worked from the text of the second edition of the Spanish text (also 1534). Pizarro's Expedition and the Conquest of the Inca: "Around January 1531 an expedition of three ships, perhaps 180 men, and some thirty horses left Panama with Francisco Pizarro in command. Within a short time the men were in the vicinity of the north Ecuadorian coast, but upon landing they found the first Indian towns deserted. They advanced to a large settlement called Coaque, which they attacked and occupied, taking a profit in gold and silver pieces. This treasure Pizarro sent to Panama and Nicaragua in the ships, which were to bring back reinforcements. To await them, the expedition settled down in Coaque for several months; many of the men fell victim to a strange disease which caused walnut-sized growths on their faces and bodies. At last a ship came from Panama bringing supplies, the three royal treasury officials, possibly twenty-odd men, and about thirteen horses. Thereupon the main body advanced south by land. "They had gone only as far as Puertoviejo when two ships appeared on the coast with news that a party of about thirty men and twelve horses, under Sebastián de Benalcázar, had arrived from Nicaragua and was proceeding toward them by land from the north. In a few days Benalcázar's men joined the main group and were well received, though there was some grumbling at their small number. Apparently this was not the large party expected from Nicaragua. Puná and the Arrival of Soto: "As the expedition worked its way painfully down the coast, still suffering from diseases, it came near to the large island of Puná, in the gulf of Guayaquil. Seeking a place of recuperation and refuge from seasonal rains, the Spaniards crossed to the island, but they chose poorly, for the Indians of Puná gave them some of the hardest fighting of the whole campaign. The greatest event of the stay on Puná, however, was the expected arrival from Nicaragua and Panama of Hernando de Soto's party: two ships, perhaps a hundred men, and twenty five horses. With this reinforcement the expedition prepared in February, 1532, to return to the mainland and enter Inca territory. "Túmbez had been the most impressive settlement that Pizarro and the men had seen in their 1528 reconnoitering; the intention now was to make it the capital of Peru, and several men on the expedition already had royal appointments to the council of the future city. But epidemics and a war with Puná had since ravaged the region, which seemed dry and without mineral wealth, in any case. For several months the expedition occupied the Túmbez region quite uneventfully, then after a time of exploration headed south to look for a better place to found a city. "The Spaniards were now beginning to see Inca highways, herds of livestock, and warehouses. They met no more resistance than occasional skirmishing, flight, or rebellion after submission. The place they chose for a settlement was San Miguel (Piura) about a hundred miles south of Túmbez, thought to be well-watered, populous, and not far from a good port. Some forty Spaniards -the older, weaker, and in firm- became citizens and received encomiendas in the area. The rest, hearing of the Inca emperor's presence at Cajamarca in the highlands, set out to encounter him. "During their ascent the Spaniards were often mystified or made suspicious, but never attacked. In the afternoon of November 15, 1532, they made an unmolested entry into the deserted central square of Cajamarca. Emperor Atahuallpa and his thousands of followers were encamped some distance away at a spring. The governor sent out Hernando de Soto and some of the best horsemen, whose mission it was to invite the emperor to visit the Spaniards, with the intention of capturing him according to standard procedure. Soto was not long gone when Pizarro had misgivings about sending such a small group, and sent another of the same size under his brother Hernando. Exactly how many men went, and what was said, has been obscured by greatly varying reports, but to have ridden on the mission was a feather in a man's cap. After making the Spaniards wait, Atahuallpa agreed to come to the Spanish camp the following day. "The morning of November 16 found the Spaniards prepared to assault Atahuallpa whenever he should appear before them. Most of the some sixty horsemen were distributed in three large buildings on as many sides of the square, under the captaincy of Soto, Benalcázar, and Hernando Pizarro. A few others supported Governor Pizarro and some twenty-five footmen in a building on the fourth side. Perhaps seventy footmen were posted in small detachments to guard the several entryways to the enclosed square. Pedro de Candía, with a few artillerymen and musketeers, was atop a fortress that lay either in or on the square. At the proper moment, Pizarro's ensign was to hoist his standard, upon which the trumpets would sound, the artillery would fire, and the onslaught would begin. "From earliest morning Atahuallpa had begun to move his thousands. Messengers went back and forth, saying first that Atahuallpa would come unarmed, then that he would bring weapons, while Pizarro replied that it made no difference -perhaps the truest word uttered that day on either side. It was late afternoon before the Inca's forces, filling the fields, came to rest some hundreds of yards from the square. "Again Atahuallpa needed persuasion to come farther, and Spaniard Hernando de Aldana visited his camp. At last the emperor advanced toward the square, his following now reduced to a few thousand. The Spaniards were impressed by the hundreds of nobles who accompanied him in checked livery, singing in unison while they swept away straws and pebbles in his path. The Indians were armed, but only with small maces and slings. Once the whole entourage was inside the square, the Dominican fray Vicente de Valverde came out with an interpreter to speak to Atahuallpa. The Spanish intention, standard in such cases, was to get the chieftain into their power peacefully if possible. Words passed between the two, but Atahuallpa soon became agitated, and Valverde returned, shouting. "At this the signal was given and the attack began, though not quite as planned, since not all the guns went off, and, when the Spaniards rushed out, many of the inexperienced footmen around the governor became frightened and fell to one side. Nevertheless, Pizarro and those remaining pressed into the crowd of Indians toward the litter of Atahuallpa. Miguel Estete de Santo Domingo is said to have first laid hands on him, and Pizarro himself to have taken him prisoner. Meanwhile the horsemen were having the effect of an earthquake on the mass of Indians inside the plaza. Many were trampled, and others trampled each other, until by sheer force they knocked over one of the walls around the square and began to escape into the open fields. The Spaniards then went out into the fields to meet a great force of fully armed warriors, whom they quickly routed and pursued until darkness fell, killing thousands and collecting gold and silver objects in unprecedented quantity. No Spaniard had lost his life. "Atahuallpa, now a prisoner, promised to fill a room with gold and silver in return for his life, and, as most say, for his liberty as well. The Spaniards agreed. As for Atahuallpa's liberty, it is hard to see how they can have been serious, unless, as Juan Ruiz states, they intended to send him to his homeland of Quito, for the whole expedition was predicated on the assumption of permanent Spanish rule in Peru under Governor Pizarro. The conquerors now settled down at Cajamarca to await the assembly of the treasure and also the arrival of further reinforcements. The country appeared calm, but many of the emperor's "captains" in other areas seemed disposed to assert their independence. Hernando Pizarro Goes to Pachacámac: "As the months stretched on, through the spring of 1533, the Spaniards grew impatient and insecure, and began to take a more active part in the treasure collection. In one of the most famous exploits of the whole campaign, Hernando Pizarro took a small body of horsemen and footmen far across the country to the great temple of Pachacámac, near the future site of Lima. Though the gold there proved far less than expected, the Spaniards cast down the idol, and on their way back intercepted a great fortune in the hands of an Inca captain at Jauja. Emissaries to Cuzco: "In the same period, three Spaniards were sent under safe conduct to Cuzco, the Inca capital, partly to take possession for Spain, but mainly to hasten the removal of treasure. More successful than Hernando Pizarro, they brought back hundreds of loads of gold, and their feat became legendary, though often attributed to the wrong men. Distribution of the Treasure: "Over these months pressures continued to build up. The governor wished to get on with the conquest. The royal treasury officials arrived from San Miguel and were unhappy to see so much gold and silver accumulating, without their being able to dispatch the king's fifth to Spain. In April, 1533, a body of some two hundred men arrived from Panama under Almagro, to learn that they would not receive a share of the growing hoard. They could not complain overmuch of this on principle, but became rapidly disaffected as began to appear that the whole vast wealth of the country would go to the captors of Atahuallpa while they would not receive a penny. On top of all this, reports and rumors began to be heard about large-scale movements of Indian warriors through the countryside; whether true or not, they disturbed the conquerors considerably. "Thus the interests of almost all the Spaniards were converging on the necessity of eliminating Atahuallpa and distributing the treasure quickly. Assaying and melting down of the metals began in mid-May, in anticipation of Atahuallpa's execution. This then took place in the latter part of July, at about the same time as the distribution of the treasure. The total gold and silver, spoils and ransom together, turned out to be worth over 1.5 million pesos, beyond anything seen or dreamed of in the Indies to that date. All but the king's fifth went to the more than 160 men of Cajamarca... Even lowly footmen now had fortunes exceeding what captains had been able to get in Mexico, Guatemala, or Nicaragua. Some twenty lucky men were permitted to return home with their wealth. The impact of their arrival in Spain was without parallel, particularly on the crown, which soon sent chief emissary Hernando Pizarro back to Peru for more of the same. Jauja: "The rest of the Spaniards, both men of Cajamarca and new arrivals, continued the conquest, for so they considered it. Only later would the idea arise that the Inca empire had collapsed with one thunderbolt. The conquerors advanced in formation, expecting resistance and often meeting it, apparently most often from Quito compatriots of Atahuallpa, who were still in central Peru after the Incan civil wars. Leaving Cajamarca in August, 1533, the Spaniards reached Jauja in the central highlands in just two months. There was discussion of making the town their capital, and a Spanish municipality and council were formed, though only provisionally. Vilcaconga: "In late October the expedition departed for Cuzco, leaving the royal treasurer, Riquelme, with a substantial party, to hold Jauja and guard the treasure left there. Soto started out several days in advance of the main body with a mounted vanguard. About a week into November, well over halfway to the Inca capital, Soto and his men experienced the worst military disaster of the Peruvian conquest. Trying to get to Cuzco and its riches first, Soto's party had gone too far ahead of the rest and, even worse, had tired out both men and horses. As they were ascending a long slope at Vilcaconga, Indians attacked them with a hail of stones and weapons from above. They barely managed to reach the top, with more casualties than the expedition had suffered in all the rest of the action since Túmbez. A relief party under Almagro extricated them. Cuzco: "The Spaniards entered Cuzco on November 15, 1533, and after some skirmishes with the Indians from Quito were well enough received by the rest of the population. During the months that the conquerors quartered in the Inca palaces and other buildings in the center of the city, another great treasure was collected, this time with more silver than gold, and distribution to the men duly took place in early March, 1534. On March 23, 1534, the governor founded a Spanish municipality in Cuzco. Some eighty conquerors enrolled as citizens and received encomiendas in the district, but only forty stayed to guard the town, while all the others returned in the direction of Jauja. The expedition as a band of men was dispersing, and the conquest proper was over."(Lockhart, The Men of Cajamarca).
Rosalind and Helen

Rosalind and Helen by Shelley, Percy

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Rosalind and Helen
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Shelley, Percy
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London: Ollier, 1819. First Edition. 1st edition. Gilt and inlaid crushed green morocco, signed by Riviere & Son in gilt on the turn-in. Inlaid morocco doublures, green silk moire endpapers, original wrappers preserved and bound in. Slightest bit of rubbing at the extremities, clean and fresh internally, near fine. Written after Shelley had left England for good and with a preface dated in Naples, December 20, 1818, Rosalind and Helen tells the story of two lovers (based on Percy and Mary Shelley) whose love is sacred and justified, though unconsecrated by marriage. One of the "Other Poems" included here is the well-known Ozymandias, a sonnet exploring the impermanence of grandeur (a piece apparently inspired by the British Museum's acquisition of a massive Egyptian statue of Ramesses II).
Munmyo hyangsarok 文廟享祀錄 [Record of the Sacrifices at the Confucian Temple]

Munmyo hyangsarok 文廟享祀錄 [Record of the Sacrifices at the Confucian Temple] by YŎNGJO (or YEONGJO) 英祖, King of Korea

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Munmyo hyangsarok 文廟享祀錄 [Record of the Sacrifices at the Confucian Temple]
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YŎNGJO (or YEONGJO) 英祖, King of Korea
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Four leaves of illus. 30 folding leaves. Large 8vo (305 x 208 mm.), orig. yellow semi-stiff wrappers (upper wrappers somewhat soiled, both wrappers with some worming), new stitching. [Korea]: 1765. First edition of this book published on royal command by King Yŏngjo of Chosŏn. The book was compiled by Kim Kwi-ju 金龜柱 (1740-86), the older brother of Queen Consort Chŏngsun (1745-1805). The royal Preface is furthermore written in Kim’s standard script calligraphy. Years after the compilation of this book, factional intrigue under Yŏngjo’s successor, Chŏngjo, led to Kim being exiled, after which he soon died. Our book outlines sacrifices at the Confucian temple in Seoul, including the Kyesŏng 啓聖祠 and Songjŏl 崇節祠 shrines. The Kyesŏng shrine, built in 1669, was the site of sacrifices to the fathers of several Confucian sages, including Confucius and Mencius. At the temple as a whole, a number of Chinese and Korean Confucian sages and worthies were worshipped. The book contains illustrations outlining the layout of the shrines, with the placement of the tablets for the various Confucian scholars marked with their names. The royal Preface is dated 1765. Ordering the compilation of a record of past exemplars apparently made the king reflect on his own character and actions. He wrote, “when I with my shallow learning recite the writings of the sages and worthies, but remain unable to learn the Way of the sages and worthies, and when I admire the deeds of the sages and worthies, but cannot act in their manner, it is like knowing what something tastes like but not get to eat it, or like knowing the road but being unable to follow it. Even though I might laugh at people of the past, why would people of the future not laugh at me too?” Minor worming, mostly marginal, towards end. See WorldCat 855527023 for a digital copy.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Seeks Reminiscences After the Death of Her Governess and Servant

Harriet Beecher Stowe Seeks Reminiscences After the Death of Her Governess and Servant by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Harriet Beecher Stowe Seeks Reminiscences After the Death of Her Governess and Servant
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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1860. “I should be greatly obliged too if you will also write anything that you can remember of this dear and valued friend who is now with the blessed.”Anna Smith was a household servant for the Stowe family, a governess caring for their children and managing domestic work. Smith also served as a teacher in two schools organized by Hanover College History Department and Harriet Beecher Stowe's sister Catharine Beecher. In 1849, Anna Smith, along with Stowe's daughters, contracted cholera during an epidemic, though they all recovered. Smith died in 1860, and Stowe wanted as much information on Smith as she could get.Stowe wrote a friend who was acquainted with Smith, asking for any stories about Smith she could recall. Autograph letter signed, Connecticut, no date but 1860, to a Miss Cathcart. “I have received from a friend an account of the death of Miss Anna Smith. Nevertheless I should be greatly obliged to if you will also write anything that you can remember of this dear and valued friend who is now with the blessed. Even though you should write of what I have already heard, it would still be interesting.”Stowe’s letters are increasingly uncommon, this being our first in three years. That it has a friendship and religious theme makes it all the more interesting.
The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle

The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle by Wilson, Adrian [assisted by] Wilson, Joyce Lancaster; Zahn, Peter (Introduction)

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The Making of the Nuremberg Chronicle
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Wilson, Adrian [assisted by] Wilson, Joyce Lancaster; Zahn, Peter (Introduction)
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Amsterdam: Nico Israel, 1976. First and Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. One of 1000 copies, folio size, 257 pp., in a custom binding with clamshell box. The Nuremberg Chronicle (also known as the "Liber Chronicarum") "is, after the Gutenberg Bible, probably the most celebrated of early printed books. It is a compendium of history, geography and the wonders of the world as viewed from medieval Nuremberg, with some 1800 illustrations provided by the multiple use, for different subjects, of 645 beautiful woodblocks..." (n.b., quote from "The Nuremberg Chronicle Designs" by Adrian Wilson, printed for The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco and the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles, 1969). Adrian Wilson, known for his Press in Tuscany Alley (one of the best of the San Francisco fine press printshops of its day), here turned his considerable talents and experience in book design to the exploration of the page layouts for the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493). The story of the discovery of these layouts (exemplars) is herein recounted, telling the story of how this magnificent book came into being. Wilson relates how he worked with the librarians who had custody of the German and Latin Chronicles, the many serendipitous finds of stray pieces of the puzzle, and the many with whom he worked to put all of these pieces into place. "With all the resources at hand we have attempted to reconstruct the making of the Nuremberg Chronicle: the compilation of manuscript sources by its author; the artists' first concepts for the illustrations; the patrons' agreements for financing the publication; the layouts; the printing; the advertising; the distribution, and the final settlement..." (n.b., from the Preface, p. 11). This copy with a unique custom binding by Ernest Hassbaum of Lodi (1913-1994). The volume is bound in full brown leather, with a debossed wrap-around silhouette of (presumably) the skyline of medieval Nuremberg, protected by a clamshell box with the same skyline in black leather laid onto the cloth covering. PLEASE NOTE: the first picture shown is our best attempt to depict the debossed skyline, it is not representative of the colour of the leather binding. Selected as one of the Netherlands Fifty Books of the Year. ___DESCRIPTION: Custom binding as described above with Hassbaum's name on the bottom front turn-in, the spine with two slightly darker brown pieces of leather laid down (one with the middle of the wrap-around skyline silhouette, the other with the title and author debossed in black), hand-made marbled endpapers, at both front and back are reproductions of a medieval map on rust-coloured paper, the lettering of the title on the title page by Hermann Zapf, replete with reproductions of individual pages of the Chronicle (both the exemplars and the final, printed pages) as well as other, related illustrations, most of them in black-and-white, twelve pages in full colour, with extensive Bibliography at the rear; Monotype Bembo printed offset on specially made ivory wove paper, folio size (13 7/8" by 9 3/4"), pagination: [2, printed map pages] [3-8] 9-253 [1, blank] [1, colophon] [2, printed map pages], one of 1000 copies (unnumbered). Housed in a custom clamshell box as described above. ___CONDITION: Volume near fine, the boards clean, the leather smooth and supple, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a few very light marks to the leather, some lighter areas surrounding the silhouette (we assume from the process of depicting the same), else fine. The clamshell box almost near fine, the leather skyline onlay without noticeable wear, the cloth covering clean other than a few light, stray marks, structurally sound with no tears, however, a bit of looseness (likely due to the weight of the book), light wear along the bottom edges, the corners just beginning to fray a bit, some light dustiness to the top edge. Altogether, a near fine, visually stunning binding, compatible with the subject. ___CITATION: Wilson, no. 177. ___POSTAGE: Please note that the book and box together are unusually heavy and additional postage may apply; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Darwin, Charles

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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
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Darwin, Charles
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. First US edition, octavo size, 396 pp. Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was interested in the origins of life from a young age, and when the "Beagle" had an opening for a naturalist, his interest and reputation for "collecting, observing, & noting any thing worthy to be noted in Natural History" earned him the post on this voyage which would last for five years, and which would become duly famous. It would become 'the key formative event in Darwin's life" and the many species he observed, both living and extinct, would foster "an intellectual ferment and fortif[y] him to re-evaluate all of natural history" (n.b., quote from the online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). This work, "The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals", is "Charles Darwin's third major work of evolutionary theory, following 'On the Origin of Species' (1859) and 'The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex' (1871). Initially intended as a chapter in Descent of Man, Expression grew in length and was published separately in 1872. Darwin explores the biological aspects of emotional behaviour and the animal origins of human characteristics like smiling and frowning, shrugging shoulders, lifting eyebrows in surprise, and baring teeth in an angry sneer" (n.b., quote from Wiki). He "examined the causes, physiological and psychological, of all the fundamental emotions in man and animals. He concluded that 'the chief expressive actions exhibited by man and by the lower animals are now innate or inherited', and that most of the movements of expression must have been gradually acquired. This is the only book by Darwin illustrated with photographs" (n.b., quote from the online History of Medicine and the Life Sciences). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full rust-coloured cloth over boards, both boards with ruled borders and decorations in black, the spine with gilt ruled borders and lettering, light yellow coated endpapers, with twenty-one in-text illustrations and seven Heliotype plates, the plate facing p. 264 being a four-panel foldout, fourteen pages of publisher's ads at the rear; octavo size (8" by 5 1/4"), pagination: [i-iii] iv-viii [1] 2-374 [14-page publisher's catalogue at rear]. ___CONDITION: Volume now near fine, we had a professional (name available upon request) restore the joints, head and tail of the spine; the boards clean, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean, and the sole prior owner marking we see a short gift inscription, in pencil on the front free endpaper ("from [name] to Prof Lakoff"); some overall light toning to the paper, the four-panel fold-out illustration with a shallow crease at the top right margin and the fold between the third and fourth panels apparently having been neatly mended with glue at some point. ___CITATION: Freeman, no. 1143; Garrison & Morton, no. 4975. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
The Italian Job (Six original oversize photographs from the 1969 film)

The Italian Job (Six original oversize photographs from the 1969 film) by Peter Collinson (director); Troy Kennedy-Martin (screenwriter); Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi (starring)

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The Italian Job (Six original oversize photographs from the 1969 film)
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Peter Collinson (director); Troy Kennedy-Martin (screenwriter); Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi (starring)
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Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1969. Six vintage oversize borderless photographs from the 1969 British film. With manuscript annotations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. One of the best heist films of the twentieth century: funny, complex, and altogether beautiful to watch. Michael Caine and Noel Coward bring the erudite and the cockney together to make a quintessentially British film, with as fine an ending as one could ask for. 13 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Lee, The Heist Film.
Rigoletto Melodramma di F.M. Piave Musica del Maestro G. Verdi Al più caro de' suoi amici, l'egregio Avvocato Antonio Vasselli in pegno di gratissimo cuore questa edizione consacra Giovanni Ricordi... Riduzioni per Canto con accomp. di Pfte. [F.40] per Pianoforte a 2 mani [" 26] per Pianoforte a 4 mani di Luigi Truzzi. [" 30]. [Piano solo score]

Rigoletto Melodramma di F.M. Piave Musica del Maestro G. Verdi Al più caro de' suoi amici, l'egregio Avvocato Antonio Vasselli in pegno di gratissimo cuore questa edizione consacra Giovanni Ricordi... Riduzioni per Canto con accomp. di Pfte. [F.40] per Pianoforte a 2 mani [" 26] per Pianoforte a 4 mani di Luigi Truzzi. [" 30]. [Piano solo score] by VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901

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Rigoletto Melodramma di F.M. Piave Musica del Maestro G. Verdi Al più caro de' suoi amici, l'egregio Avvocato Antonio Vasselli in pegno di gratissimo cuore questa edizione consacra Giovanni Ricordi... Riduzioni per Canto con accomp. di Pfte. [F.40] per Pianoforte a 2 mani [" 26] per Pianoforte a 4 mani di Luigi Truzzi. [" 30]. [Piano solo score]
Author
VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Milano: Giovanni Ricordi [PNs 23171-186], 1852. Oblong folio. 19th century marbled boards with decorative label to upper with titling in manuscript within decorative blue border. 1f. (recto title incorporating a fine lithographic illustration of a scene from the opening of Act III of the opera by Corbeita after a drawing by Focosi, verso blank), 1f. (recto index of 16 numbers, verso blank), 5-133, [i] (blank) pp. With occasional performance markings in pencil and violet ink and occasional additional text in violet ink. Binding slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; rebacked in brown cloth. Some wear and thumbing, primarily to corners; minor foxing; title slightly soiled, with 2" tear repaired and early signature to lower right corner trimmed; restoration to first two signatures, primarily to edges and lower outer corners. First Edition of the arrangement for piano solo. Rigoletto, in three acts to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse, was first performed in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on March 11, 1851. "The première, with a cast that included Raffaele Mirate (Duke), Felice Varesi (Rigoletto...) and Teresa Brambilla (Gilda), was an enormous success, and the opera, in spite of continuing problems with local censors, almost immediately became part of the basic repertory, being performed more than 250 times in its first ten years. Rigoletto has never lost this position and remains one of the most frequently performed operas in the international repertory... Rigoletto is almost always placed as the true beginning of Verdi's maturity, the essential dividing line between 'early' works and the succession of repertory pieces that will follow..." Roger Parker in Grove Music Online.
Beadle’s Dime Recipe Book: a Directory for the parlor, nursery, sick room and toilet, for the kitchen, larder, etc. by Mrs. Victor

Beadle’s Dime Recipe Book: a Directory for the parlor, nursery, sick room and toilet, for the kitchen, larder, etc. by Mrs. Victor by [Dime Books; Mrs. Victor (Metta Victoria Fuller Victor)]

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Title
Beadle’s Dime Recipe Book: a Directory for the parlor, nursery, sick room and toilet, for the kitchen, larder, etc. by Mrs. Victor
Author
[Dime Books; Mrs. Victor (Metta Victoria Fuller Victor)]
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
New York: Beadle and Company, Publishers, 118 William Street, 1863. Octavo (16 x 10.5 cm.), [vii]-x, [11]-99] pages. Stated "Revised and Enlarged Edition"; originally published 1859. The Dime Recipe Book serves as companion to the Dime Cook Book that was published just fourteen days earlier in July 1859; second in the series of Beadle's Housekeeper’s Hand Books. "The first edition has ... 100 pages ... A revised edition of the same size and with buff wrappers was issued by Irwin P. Beadle & Co. and was copyrighted December 19, 1862. It has 72 [sic] pages..." (Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels). ~ Metta Victoria Fuller Victor (1831-1885) was author of more than one hundred dime novels, including Alice Wilde (1860) the first dime novel; and the Dead Letter (1866) considered the first full-length work of crime fiction. The salmon-colored wrappers depict a young woman carefully pouring a liquid into a beaker. In front of her, a scale and mortar and pestle sit on a table; and behind her a cabinet with small drawers, indicating more of an apothecary’s shop than a kitchen. The recipes do indeed lean more toward medical and household recipes, but a section for the kitchen is included as well. ~ Internally age-toned; rubbing to the corners. Publisher's faded salmon-colored wrappers lacking a 1 cm. chip from lower right corner; closed tears to wrapper at spine. A single thick stitch with a loop of cord was added by a homemaker seeking to hang the book on a nail or hook. Better than good. Very scarce. [OCLC locates four copies of this enlarged edition (and four copies of the 1859 first); Cagle 782 notes the 1859 first edition only; not in Lowenstein (the Dime Cook Book of 1860 is included), not in Bitting (includes the Dime Cook Book 1864); Johannsen, vol. 1, pages 373 & 375, no. 2].
Aunt Matilda's Selected Receipts and Useful Information

Aunt Matilda's Selected Receipts and Useful Information by ["Aunt Matilda"; I.L. Cragin & Co. (Philadelphia, Penn)]

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Title
Aunt Matilda's Selected Receipts and Useful Information
Author
["Aunt Matilda"; I.L. Cragin & Co. (Philadelphia, Penn)]
Seller
Rabelais - Fine Books on Food & Drink (United States)
Description
Philadelphia, Penn: I. L. Cragin & Co, 1890. Cord-bound booklet, stapled in wrappers (11.5 x 7.8 cm.), 31, [1] pages. FIRST EDITION. A promotional cookbook for Dobbins' electric soap, manufactured by I.L. Cragin & Co. The recipes alternate with testimonials for the laundry soap. The company used 'electric' in the title in order to capitalize on people's fascination with electricity at that time. The soap itself was formulated with a very alkaline base, which actually gave it a bit of a 'sting' which reminded people even more of electricity. This booklet starts off with several pages of advertisement for Dobbins Electric Soap, emphasizing how the soap is so strong, one doesn't need to be rough with one's clothes to clean them. The booklet spends the rest of its pages alternating between Aunt Matilda's recipes and testimonials from customers who have used the soap. Some of the recipes included are: Pea Soup, Pepperpot, Broiled Salmon, Roast Duck, Chicken Croquettes, Lobster Salad, and Lemon Pie. It is unclear if the title of the booklet was meant as a play on words or a spelling mistake, after all it is full of recipes and 'receipts' from Dobbins' Electric Soap's customers in the form of testimonials. On the inside front cover, I. L. Cragin states if you buy fifteen bars of their soap, and mail in the wrappers as proof, they will send you a dollars worth of "first class sheet music for free!" Also there is an advertisement for S. E. Brackett, a grocery and general store in Leeds Junction, ME, that states if you buy 7 bars of soap from them you can get seven "beautiful Shakespeare cards". Fine, in publisher's black-titled salmon colored wrappers. [OCLC locates ten copies].
The Stray Lamb

The Stray Lamb by Thorne Smith

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Title
The Stray Lamb
Author
Thorne Smith
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An exceptionally well preserved copy of this novel from the author of the "Topper" series, this novel taking inspiration from that series. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright pink lettering over black boards, and clean pages throughout; the book does show some mild rubbing to the spine, hinges, and the lower edges, else fine. Housed in a clean, crisp, and bright near fine dust jacket that shows a couple of small tears to the front flap, one closed short tear to the spine head, and some light rubbing to the edges and corners. Overall, a beautiful copy of a title scarce in this condition. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
CONSTRUCCIÓN. AÑO V, N° 50. REVISTA DE INGENIERÍA, ARQUITECTURA, ARTE, DECORACIÓN Y INDUSTRIA

CONSTRUCCIÓN. AÑO V, N° 50. REVISTA DE INGENIERÍA, ARQUITECTURA, ARTE, DECORACIÓN Y INDUSTRIA

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Title
CONSTRUCCIÓN. AÑO V, N° 50. REVISTA DE INGENIERÍA, ARQUITECTURA, ARTE, DECORACIÓN Y INDUSTRIA
Seller
Beverly Karno Books LLC (United States)
Condition
(weak hinges, marginal wear in covers, some foxing, not affecting text or plates)
Description
México: Construcción, 1945. (weak hinges, marginal wear in covers, some foxing, not affecting text or plates). b/w plates, drawings, plans, measured plans, elevations, tables, graphs, advertisements, illustrated wrappers. This periodical is virtually unknown and does not appear in the National Library of Mexico, or UNAM or OCLC. The contributors were leaders in post WWII an integrated movement of architecture, engineering and planning to build a modern Mexico. Despite the technical sounding title of the magazine, the interest was in achieving a broader integration of architecture, urban planning, construction and art and thus "Construction" was born along with the words "decoration, art and industry in the title. Many of the contributors to the magazine were part of the planning and construction of the University Nacional Autonóma de Mexico and generally in post-WWII urban planning and influenced modernity in architecture. Alberto Dovalí Jaime pioneering work with reinforced concrete led the way to the boom of buildings and public structures that used that material. Architect Carlos Lazo Barreiro (Mexico City 1914-1955) was a founder in 1943 of the magazine "Construcción". Engineer Alberto Dovalí Jaime, the Mexican pioneer of reinforced concrete (RC) in Mexico was also one of the founders. Engineers Dovalí Jaime (Secretary of Communications) and Vicente Guerrero and Gama designed the first prestressed concrete bridge in Mexico, over the Santa Catarina River, in Monterrey. General director was Almiro P. (Pérez) Moratinos from UNAM. The magazine documents planning and architecture in states outside of Mexico indicating a national viewpoint. The The sections of the magazine included with some variations: Temas Generales Ingenieria, Matematicas, Planificacion, Arquitectura, Arqueologia, Seccion Industrial, Arte, Decoracion and each issue contains robust contributions. The archaeology sections included information on what could be considered patrimonial, such as colonial churches One of the only references to this publication: "Bajo una línea parecida, surgió en 1943 "Construcción, revista de ingeniería, arquitectura, arte, decoración e industria". El apartado que se dedicó a urbanismo estuvo a cargo de Carlos Lazo, y a pesar del enfoque técnico de la revista, destaco el interés por lograr una integración más amplia. Lejos de los debates surgidos en la primera revista de principios de siglo -El Arte y la Ciencia- cuando las carreras de ingeniería y arquitectura se disputaban sus alcances, la revista "Construcción" nació insólitamente junto a las palabras "decoración, arte e industria" (Canales González, Ana Fernanda. La modernidad arquitectónica de México: a través de los medios impresos. Tesis Doctoral. [Madrid, Spain] : Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, 2013 --page 248. (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/148666108.pdf)_. (https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/148666108.pdf)_. Special Edition for the 50th issue. CONTENTS: TEMAS GENERALES -- Escalando el futuro / por el Ing. Alberto Dovali -- Walter Graphius en Construcción -- La metáfora e las ciencias exactas / por el Dr. Carlos Grael -- Bocetos caricatológicos / por Bas: el ingeniero Martínez Tomel -- Mi cuatro de espadas / por el Ing. Jesús Garduño F. -- Organización científica del trabajo / por José Luis Reyes Navarro -- Construcción y los demás -- INGENIERÍA -- Normas de calidad para materiales / por el Ing. Luis Rivera de Val -- Consideraciones sobre el Edificio Bush / por el Ing. José Saldívar - Línea del Sureste / colaboración de la Dirección General de Ferrocarriles - Obras de ingeniería sanitaria de la Republica - MATEMÁTICAS -- Lo principal en el II Congreso de Guadalajara / por el Ing. Vicente Guerrero y Gómez -- El progreso de la Matemática / por el Doctor Manuel Sandoval Vallarta -- Cursos complementarios de matemáticas para ingenieros. Ponencia -- Standard gráfico de la construcción -- PLANIFICACIÓN -- La planificación y la reconstrucción de la Pos-Guerra / por el Arq. Carlos Contreras -- Las técnicas y la reorganización económico-social de México / por el Ing. José A. Cuevas -- Programa de Gobierno Nacional / por el Arq. Carlos Lazo -- Planificación en salubridad y asistencia / por el Arq. Manuel Chacón -- El problema del Rio Bravo / por el Ing. Rutilio Torres Saravia -- Planificación: consideraciones aplicables a Monterrey / por el Ing. Bernardo Elosús -- Planificación de Monterrey / por el Dr. Miguel Margain Zozaya -- Sentido humano de la planificación / por el Licenciado Diego Tinoco Ariza -- Maqueta gigante de la capital / por el Arq. Jesús Picaseño -- ARQUITECTURA -- El arquitecto ¿es un urbanista? / por Georges Sebille -- De esto y de aquello / por el Arq. Augusto Pérez Palacios -- Carta a Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras / por el Arq. Jorge L. Medellín -- Carta de Tresguerras a Medellín -- Bush S.A. Programa de Construcciones -- Hotel / por el Arq. S. Greenham -- Residencia / por el Arq. Francisco Serrano -- Edificio de apartamentos / por el Arq. Manuel de la Colina e Ing. Luis Rivera de Val -- Cunado la carretera pasa por el pueblo / por el Arq. Carlos Obregón Santacilia -- Necesidad de uno: Sria. de Arquitectura / por el Arq. Rafael Norma -- La Casa Obrera Mexicana / por el Arq. Alberto T. Arai -- Querétaro, tan lejos y tan cerca / por el Arq. Rolando Gutiérrez D. -- Concurso arquitectónico e la Aseguradora Mexicana -- ARQUEOLOGÍA - Introducción -- La iglesia de Sn. Francisco Necoxtla / por el Arq. José Gorbea -- Iglesia y convento de Tichuelilpan -- SECCIÓN INDUSTRIAL -- Bastarse a sí mismo -- El problema del gas / por el Ingeniero J. Hurtado Marhuenda -- Planta Hidro-eléctrica de Los Volcanes / por el Ing. Pascual Ortiz Rubio -- Innovaciones para equipos en instalaciones eléctricas / por el Ing. Efraín Campos -- Red eléctrica industrial / por el Ing. J. Garduño F. -- Pintura industrial y decorativa / por el Sr. Rafael Vásquez Esparza -- Síntesis industrial - ARTE -- Tres obras del Dr. Martín del Campo -- Un óleo de María -- Estudios biográficos -- Un cuadro de peinador.
Muscular Work. A Metabolic Study with Special Reference to the Efficiency of the Human Body as a Machine

Muscular Work. A Metabolic Study with Special Reference to the Efficiency of the Human Body as a Machine by Benedict, Francis G. and Cathcart, Edward P.

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Title
Muscular Work. A Metabolic Study with Special Reference to the Efficiency of the Human Body as a Machine
Author
Benedict, Francis G. and Cathcart, Edward P.
Seller
Biomed Rare Books LLC, ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Description
Washington DC: Carnegie Institutution, 1913. First edition. DEFINITIVE STUDY OF HUMAN MUSCULAR WORK EFFICIENCY PREFACED BY HISTORICAL REVIEW. 17.5x26 cm hardcover, green cloth binding, gilt title to cover and spine, bookplate of Boston Medical Library ("WITHDRAWN" handstamp) to front paste-down, library handstamp to title page, library card pocket to rear paste-down. Handstamp to front free endpaper, "Return to F. B. Talbot MD, 511 Beacon St, Boston, Mass". Frontispiece photograph of bicycle ergometer and universal respiration apparatus. i-vi, [2], 176 pp, 137 tables, list of publications of the Nutrition Laboratory. Text clean and unmarked, no external library marks. Very good minus in custom archival mylar cover. FRANCIS GANO BENEDICT (1870 - 1957) was an American chemist, physiologist, and nutritionist who developed a calorimeter and a spirometer used to determine oxygen consumption and measure metabolic rate. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Benedict attended Harvard University, earning his bachelor's degree in 1893 and his master's degree in 1894. He earned his Ph.D., magna cum laude, at Heidelberg University in 1895. William Welch and John Shaw Billings were impressed with Benedict's early publications on animal heat and metabolism, and they conviced the Carnegie Foundation trustees to establish a nutrition laboratory under Benedict's direction. The result was the Boston Nutrition Laboratory, where Benedict remained until his retirement (1907-1937)." (DSB 1.610/1). His early and influential association with the Carnegie Institution of Washington enabled him to furnish his laboratory with expensive precise equipment, and to publish lengthy monographs. EDWARD PROVAN CATHCART (1877-1954) was a Scottish physician and physiologist of international fame. The Cathcart Chair in Biochemistry at the University of Glasgow is named after him. Together with John Boyd Orr he published influential papers on protein metabolism in humans. The Cathcart Committee (named after him) was critical to the Scottish input to the foundation of the National Health Service after World War II. GARRISON-MORTON No. 657. PROVENANCE: COPY OF FRITZ BRADLEY TALBOT (1878-1964 ) received his MD from Harvard in 1905 and 5 years later became Chief of the Children's Medical Service. He was a pioneer in describing the underlying causes and consequences of "failure to thrive" in infancy and early childhood, quantifying the energy requirements of growing children (BMR) by measuring the expired carbon dioxide (measurements/reference standards that are quite close to those in use today). He co-authored a landmark paper with Benedict (Studies in the Respiratory Exchange in Infants, American Journal of Diseases of Children, 1914).
Shareholders Report of the West Pullman Land Association

Shareholders Report of the West Pullman Land Association

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Shareholders Report of the West Pullman Land Association
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
4pp. Published 1897. A detailed look at the association. The association owned land in Chicago and developed it into an area for industry along with housing for the working class.
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S. Isidori Pelvsiotae epistolae Hactnsu Inedite. Notisque & Argumentis Illustrat a R. P. And. Schotto

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Title
S. Isidori Pelvsiotae epistolae Hactnsu Inedite. Notisque & Argumentis Illustrat a R. P. And. Schotto
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good -
Description
Antwerp: Martini Nutii, 1623. Old Calf. Good -. Small 8vo, old calf, spine perished, boards holding loose, 332p + (8). Uniformly toned throughout.
OMEN Volume One Number One (Introductory Issue) and Number Two

OMEN Volume One Number One (Introductory Issue) and Number Two by Bowart, Walter H. (editor). Gary Snyder, Thomas Merton et al (contibutors)

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Title
OMEN Volume One Number One (Introductory Issue) and Number Two
Author
Bowart, Walter H. (editor). Gary Snyder, Thomas Merton et al (contibutors)
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Tucson: Omen Press, 1970. Soft cover. Very Good. First two issues of the short-lived OMEN, prophesizing the end of the planet and advocating ecology, peace and love. Mind-expanding drug-friendly and WAY Sixties. Large format. Issue One is fine condition. Issue Two has a silver foil-laminate and is worn, internals fine. Issue Two includes the letter Thomas Merton sent his friends before his death in 1968 Sold as a pair.
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Vintage Original Photograph Signed by LEIGH, Janet

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Title
Vintage Original Photograph Signed
Author
LEIGH, Janet
Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
("Janet Leigh") in blue ink on 1/2 length pose, with eyes closed, sitting on the lap of an unidentified man, embracing. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; matte finish; 7" x 5"; very good (minor signs of handling); ca. 1950. Signed and inscribed: "To Harry - Your ever-lovin' - Janet Leigh." Leigh (1927-2004), born Jeanette Helen Morrison, July 6, 1927, Merced, California; died October 3, 2004, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; American screen leading lady of the 1950's and 60's; discovered by Norma Shearer; film career from 1947: "Little Women" 1949 with Peter Lawford and Elizabeth Taylor; "That Forsyte Woman" 1949; "Angels in the Outfield" 1951; "The Naked Spur" 1953; "Houdini" 1953; "My Sister Eileen," 1955; "The Manchurian Candidate" 1962 with Frank Sinatra; probably best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1960; married to actor Tony Curtis (1951-62); mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.. Signed by Author(s). F. Soft cover.
Catalogue of the Bronte Collection in the Bronte Parsonage Museum

Catalogue of the Bronte Collection in the Bronte Parsonage Museum

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Title
Catalogue of the Bronte Collection in the Bronte Parsonage Museum
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Haworth: Bronte Society, 1932. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 90pp. Plates. Printed gray wrappers. Tiny dogears at the bottom of the first few leaves, slight loss on the paper at the base of the spine, very good or better. Exhibition catalogue of the Bronte collection formed by H. H. Bonnell of Philadelphia.
The Psychology of Abnormal People

The Psychology of Abnormal People by MORGAN, John J. B. and George D. Lovell

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Title
The Psychology of Abnormal People
Author
MORGAN, John J. B. and George D. Lovell
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Reprint of the revised edition. Octavo. 673pp. With several illustrations in black and white. Ownership stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly, else fine in a lightly edgeworn, very good dustwrapper with light toning and the spine and folds and a tiny tear on the cover. Publisher's complimentary copy with the slip laid down onto the front fly, and with the order slip laid in. Revised edition of a book of the same title, written by Morgan alone.
Fifty-Five Books Printed Before 1525 Representing The Works of England's First Printers. An Exhibition from the Collection of Paul Mellon January 17-March 3, 1968

Fifty-Five Books Printed Before 1525 Representing The Works of England's First Printers. An Exhibition from the Collection of Paul Mellon January 17-March 3, 1968

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Fifty-Five Books Printed Before 1525 Representing The Works of England's First Printers. An Exhibition from the Collection of Paul Mellon January 17-March 3, 1968
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
[New York]: The Grolier Club, 1968. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. Cloth gilt. Fine. One of 1500 copies.
43rd Infantry Division: Pictorial Review of Training

43rd Infantry Division: Pictorial Review of Training

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43rd Infantry Division: Pictorial Review of Training
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (United States)
Description
Atlanta, GA: Albert Love, 1952. Quarto. 250 pages. The 43rd was disbanded in November 1945 but as the Korean War began in was reinstated in 1950. The men were trained for combat in just 28 weeks. By February, 1951, 3400 men left for combat duty in Korea. One of the most profusely illustrated with photographs of the intense training with a history of the Division with emphasis on its role in Europe in World War I and II. A fine unmarked copy. Copies located at Fort Bragg, the US Army War College and Henderson state. Bound in black cloth stamped with golden wings and maple leaf over red clover, title gilt, spine plain, some off-setting to rear board. A very handsome copy.
SCELTA DI COMMEDIE DEL GOLDONI [Archer Anderson’s Copy]

SCELTA DI COMMEDIE DEL GOLDONI [Archer Anderson’s Copy] by [Giovanni] Gherardini | [Carlo Goldoni] | [Archer Anderson]

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SCELTA DI COMMEDIE DEL GOLDONI [Archer Anderson’s Copy]
Author
[Giovanni] Gherardini | [Carlo Goldoni] | [Archer Anderson]
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Parigi | New York: J.-H. Truchy, Libraio | Roe Lockwood & Son, 1847. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. This copy with the bookplate of Confederate soldier and president of the Tredegar Company President Archer Anderson. Archer Anderson was the son of Joseph Reid Anderson, and served in Company F of the 1st Virginia Volunteers in the Civil War; he was wounded at the Battle of Sharpsburg. His attractive bookplate of Olympians passing the torch was printed by Tiffany. Quarter black morocco over marbled boards. Front joint is tender but holding. Text is Italian. Very Good binding.
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The War of Civilization by [Asquith, Herbert]

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The War of Civilization
Author
[Asquith, Herbert]
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
g
Description
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1914. g. 8vo. A pamphlet published by Methuen in 1914. "The War of Civilization" was given by then Prime Minister Herbert Asquith in Edinburgh on September 18, 1914. This copy notes it as the authorized edition, revised by Mr. Asquith. "The War of Civilization" 8 pp. With a listing of other Methuen & Co. publications on back page. With slight discoloration along top edge. Corners worn. Overall, in good condition.
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THE COWBOY IN ART by Ainsworth, Ed

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Title
THE COWBOY IN ART
Author
Ainsworth, Ed
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company. Very Good. (1969). Hardcover. 2nd Printing. 242pp., 11" x 8 1/2" tan cloth boards with gilt stamping. A clean, nice copy in a price-clipped dj. .
Rochester Homæopathic Training School. Examination topics

Rochester Homæopathic Training School. Examination topics

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Rochester Homæopathic Training School. Examination topics
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
Description
[Rochester: Rochester Homæopathic Training School, 1880. Bifolium, 8vo; self wrappers; previous folds, else fine. A list of topics for the six school examinations, ranging from bed-making, to using a catheter, to secretions and excretions, germ theory, and obstetrical nursing. The sixth and last exam "may be on any of the preceding subjects. The examiner must however confine himself to the subject
General Report given by the Vice-President Pietro Nenni at the Vienna Session of the World Council of Peace (November 1st-6th, 1951]

General Report given by the Vice-President Pietro Nenni at the Vienna Session of the World Council of Peace (November 1st-6th, 1951] by [WORLD COUNCIL OF PEACE] NENNI, PIetro

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Title
General Report given by the Vice-President Pietro Nenni at the Vienna Session of the World Council of Peace (November 1st-6th, 1951]
Author
[WORLD COUNCIL OF PEACE] NENNI, PIetro
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: World Council of Peace, 1951. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed card wrappers; 10pp. Scattered ink marginalia, else Very Good. World Council of Peace (now World Peace Council) a Soviet-aligned Cold War organization established to oppose American military aggression following WW2.
Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896

Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896 by Bigler, David L.

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Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847-1896
Author
Bigler, David L.
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
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Spokane: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1998. First Edition. 411pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue cloth with the title silver stamped on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. Volume 2 in the ambitious and well received 'Kingdom in the West' series. Forgotten Kingdom objectively evaluates some of the most troublesome puzzles in Mormonism's history and presents some intriguing solutions to many of its mysteries. The bitter political battle between the federal government and the Mormon church is told with special emphasis on the forgotten men and women who lived with its consequences. Winner of Best Western Book, awarded by Westerner's International, 1999. Clark & Brunet 12.
Exile and Kingdom

Exile and Kingdom by Camus, Albert

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Exile and Kingdom
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Camus, Albert
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9780394702810
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New York: Vintage Books. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. V-281. Later Printing. Translated by Justin O'Brien. Very Good. Wraps soiled at the edges of the wraps. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, former owner's name on the first page, clean otherwise. A work of fiction that, in typical Camus fashion, explores the theme of "man himself--man condemned by his nature and circumstances to spiritual exile, ever seeking an inner kingdom in which he may be reborn.

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