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Magnificentissimi spectaculi, a Regina Regum Matre in hortis suburbanis editi, in Henrici Regis Poloniae invictissimi nuper renunciati gratulationem, Descriptio. Io. Aurato Poeta Regio Autore

Magnificentissimi spectaculi, a Regina Regum Matre in hortis suburbanis editi, in Henrici Regis Poloniae invictissimi nuper renunciati gratulationem, Descriptio. Io. Aurato Poeta Regio Autore by SPLENDID CEREMONIES. Dorat, Jean (1508-1588); Ronsard, Pierre de (1524-85)

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Magnificentissimi spectaculi, a Regina Regum Matre in hortis suburbanis editi, in Henrici Regis Poloniae invictissimi nuper renunciati gratulationem, Descriptio. Io. Aurato Poeta Regio Autore
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SPLENDID CEREMONIES. Dorat, Jean (1508-1588); Ronsard, Pierre de (1524-85)
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Liber Antiquus (United States)
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Paris: Ex officina Federici Morelli Typograhi Regii, 1573. SOLE EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in red morocco by René Aussourd. Gilt turn-ins, title and date tooled in gold on spine. A truly excellent copy with only discreet repairs to the upper margin of bifolium F2-3, not affecting the images. Beautifully illustrated. An illustrated account of the spectacular ballet staged by Catherine de Médicis for the Polish ambassadors in the Jardin des Tuileries in August 1573, on the occasion of the elevation to the Polish throne of her son Henri, duc d'Anjou, the future Henri III. The ballet was created by the Savoyard violinist, choreographer, and dance-master Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx (before 1535-ca. 1587), would come to be known as the "Ballet des Polonais", "a landmark in the history of ballet and a great achievement of the splendid patronage of Catherine de Médicis."(Kociszewska). The basic framework for the spectacle was provided by book 5 of the Aeneid. The author of the book, Jean Dorat (1508-1588), founding member of La Pléiade, was also the primary designer of the festival program. Dorat's poem "Chorea Nympharum" (''Dance of the Nymphs'') describes the balletic spectacle. The book also includes two pieces in French verse that were sung during the performance. The first, "La Nymphe de France parle" is by the premiere poet of La Pléiade, Pierre de Ronsard (1524-85); the other, "La nymphe angevine parle", is by Ronsard's secretary and close friend, Amadis Jamyn (1538-92). These are followed by Latin renditions of the poems by Dorat. The book is illustrated with 4 full-page woodcuts and 16 woodcut emblems in the text, possibly by Jean Cousin (1500 - before 1593) or Olivier Codoré (d. 1588). The large woodcuts show an allegorical scene, the arms of France, a chariot surmounted by a mountain with nymphs (from the ballet); and the ballet hall built for the occasion, with sixteen dancers symbolizing the French provinces surrounded by spectators. "Described as 'The most beautiful ballet in the world' and 'impossible to surpass by any king on earth' - witnesses enthusiastically applauded the spectacle given by Catherine de Médicis (1519-89) in the Tuileries garden in 1573. The opulence and elaborate poetic invention of this celebrated festival made it the quintessential example of the taste of the last Valois court and its use of the arts in diplomacy. "[T]he purpose of the festival was to produce a positive image of the Duke d'Anjou and his mother, Catherine de Médicis. The main subject behind the ballet was a Valois Empire, which was to be established thanks to Henri's accession to the throne of Poland with the support of his mother. The spectacle solidified an image of the duke as a great military commander and a worthy King of Poland. The most important message, however, was devoted to Catherine. The queen was fashioned into a loving mother, a guardian of dynasty, and a promoter of its power - and, finally, a strong woman who for the sake of the kingdom was capable of overcoming female sentiments... "The ambassadors were lodged in residences in the area of Saint-André-des-Arts on the Left Bank. To get to the Tuileries they crossed the Seine in splendidly decorated boats to the accompaniment of music. The ambassadors promenaded in the 'greatly delightful garden' with the Queen Mother and feasted with the royal family in a garden pavilion. After supper they moved to another pavilion, made from green foliage with golden elements and decorated with coats-of-arms, where an immense crowd of courtiers, sitting in the galleries, on benches, and on the ground, was already waiting. The spectacle opened with an hour-long gymnastics show performed by three 'jumpers,' who vigorously danced moresche and galliards. When this came to an end, the niche of the pavilion was uncovered and a sixteen-foot-high artificial mountain appeared. On this silvered structure, described in the festival book as Mons Nympharum ('Mountain of the Nymphs'), sat eighteen masked Nymphs in white and red gowns. Inside were hidden six strongmen, invisible to the audience, under whose power the mountain (equipped with wheels) moved to the middle of the arena, turned around, and approached the seats of the royal family. The passage of the mountain was led by a marshal in a fancy red costume and ten dwarfs with swords, and was accompanied by the singing of four singers, also hidden inside. When the mountain stopped before the seats of the kings, the musical component of the spectacle began. For one hour, the Nymph of France, seated on top of the mountain, chanted French verses by Ronsard. Thanks to a letter sent home by a member of the Polish entourage, we know that the wonderful voice of this Nymph belonged to a castrato, probably Etienne Le Roy. After this performance came the song of the Nymph of Anjou, seated lower on the mountain. She chanted verses by Amadis Jamyn, Ronsard's secretary, to the accompaniment of the lute. Górka notes that her singing was judged as incomparable throughout the whole kingdom. "The texts of these two songs were printed in the festival book in both French (by Ronsard and Jamyn) and in Latin (by Dorat). It seems that the meaning of their verses was immediately understood by the ambassadors. Polish sources report that the songs praised Henri's heroic deeds, deplored his departure, and wished him a great future in the new kingdom. Indeed, these three main themes explored in the Nymphs' recital were also, as this essay will try to prove, the subjects of the balletic performance, which began immediately after. "When the Nymph of France and the Nymph of Anjou finished their chants, the mountain returned to its niche. The sixteen Nymphs (all but the two who had just finished singing) descended from their seats on the mountain and moved to the middle of the arena. Six violinists in sumptuous yellow costumes appeared and started to play, and the ballet began. As a Polish author suggests, the ballet probably consisted of a series of dances performed to music of different tempi. All records tell of the intriguing, never-before-seen, complicated movements that made up 'the well-ordered confusions, the well-formed ciphers of ballet, the diverse music.' The most informative account of the dancing is provided by Brantóme (ca. 1540-1614), who writes about the peculiar combination of seemingly chaotic, but in fact carefully planned, movements: 'their ballet so curiously designed, with so many turns, swerves, and sinuosities, interlacings and minglings, confrontations and withdrawals, that [it was surprising that] no lady ever failed to be at her appointed turn or place.' "This odd dancing, which one of the 'ciphers' is shown performing in the illustration in the livret, took one hour. 'Chorea Nympharum', by Dorat, describes the ballet in these words: 'Such was the song sung by the French Siren, for the other French Siren was a Nymph. Once the song was finished, see the band of the Nymphs begin to Dance in a set rhythm. Their rhythmical movements testify to their joy for the newly chosen king, Henri. Now you would think as many Queens were passing by as Nymphs, such is their dignity in their slow severity. Now you might think them as many Dolphins swimming playfully as they flit with effortless mobility. They repeat a thousand short advances and a thousand returns; they combine a thousand flights, a thousand pauses of the feet. Now they cling like bees by clasping hands together, now they form a point like a flock of voiceless cranes. Now some cleave to others in oblique knots, like a hedge made of artfully entangled brambles. Now they form variously this figure, now that, on the dance-floor; no writing-tablet ever carried more signs, nor that which shows Euclidean lines drawn in the sand, nor that on which a fleeing [chess] piece is lost to the swift enemy. There were nor so many turnings in the structure of the Labyrinth, nor did the waters of the Meander ever wind so sinuously. You would have thought this to be the game in which Trojan Julus delighted, as he imitated real battles with pretended maneuvers. In such a way they form their lines head on, now to the side; now they rush forward, now they flee back lightly. But already they are approaching with their formation restored like troops after combat as they pass before the faces of Kings. While they pass, each carries her royal golden gift, which, as you look at them, you might take to be small shields, and on each shield an incised figure has I know not what happy omen for Kings.' "When the dancing came to an end, the ladies formed a procession. Each of them approached Henri, kissed him, and gave him a golden medallion with a poem. Then they walked out. Catherine called them back and asked them to remove their masks. To prove that it was really they who had been dancing, the girls performed the entire ballet again. After this, there was a ball, and the kings danced. Then the guests moved to the first pavilion where 'confectioneries, marzipans, and sweets' were served. The banquet ended at midnight."(Kociszewska, "War and Seduction in Cybele's Garden: Contextualizing the Ballet des Polonais", Renaissance Quarterly , Vol. 65, No. 3 (Fall 2012), pp. 809-863).
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, From The Little White Bird by. J. M. Barrie. A New Edition Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. by Barrie, J. M.

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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, From The Little White Bird by. J. M. Barrie. A New Edition Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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Barrie, J. M.
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1912). A reprint of the 1906 edition with the addition of a new color frontispiece, seven full-page drawings, and for the first time with the plates interspersed appropriately throughout the text. Quarto, gilt-stamped green cloth (hardcover), [x], 126 pp. 50 full page color plates with captioned tissue guards, 12 black & white illustrations. Latimore & Haskell, p. 40. Very Good; spine quite faded, former owner signature and date.
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (ca. 1985) Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (ca. 1985) Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi by Tseng Kwong Chi

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (ca. 1985) Photo by Tseng Kwong Chi
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Tseng Kwong Chi
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Tseng Kwong Chi. No binding. Fine. [New York?]: Tseng Kwong Chi, [ca. 1985]. Vintage original 10 x 8" (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white photo. With holograph notation in ink on verso identifying Tseng Kwong Chi as the photographer. Fine. A portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat standing in front of one of his massive paintings.
How to Write

How to Write by Stein, Gertrude

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How to Write
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Stein, Gertrude
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Paris: Plain Editions, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited to 1000 copies. Fine. Grey paper on the boards with a pastedown label on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A remarkably tight and clean copy of Stein's third Plain Edition book, her idiosyncratic writing style guide.
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In a Time of Torment by Stone, I.F.

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In a Time of Torment
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New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, a few short tears, some pulling to the laminate, a crease down the back flap. Green cloth, some rubbing with silver and green gilt lettering and designs on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a green top stain, clean internally. A collection of Stone's best reporting and critical essays, capturing his views on LBJ, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, Black Panthers, Malcolm X, the Kennedys, and other social and political issues of the 1960s.
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Ett år i stilla hafvet reseminnen från Patagonien, Chili, Peru, Californien, Britiska Columbia och Oceanien by EKELOF, Adolf

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Ett år i stilla hafvet reseminnen från Patagonien, Chili, Peru, Californien, Britiska Columbia och Oceanien
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EKELOF, Adolf
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Stockholm: Lith. Art. Anstalt, 1872. FIRST EDITION. With 12 tinted lithograph plates. Original printed and decorated boards, rebacked, new endpapers; boards worn and rubbed with minor tears, some leaves toned due to paper stock, but generally a good copy. First edition. This is the account of the 1867-1868 Pacific voyage by a Swedish officer on the HMS Zealous, which sailed up the coast of South America to Canada, with a side visit to the Hawaiian islands. Fascinating details of travel in Patagonia, Chile and Peru in South America, California, Pacific islands in Hawaii and Tahiti, and up to British Columbia are provided, though in Swedish. The plates, from photographs taken on the journey, illustrate Hawaii as well as the royal family, including Kamehameha IV and V, and the Tahitian monarch Queen Pomare. A significant work for the Pacific voyages enthusiast.
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Mr. Bayard's Speech on the Bill Received from the Senate, Entitled "An Act to Repeal Certain Acts Respecting the Organization of the Courts of the United States." Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, February 19-20, 1802 by Bayard, James A.

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Mr. Bayard's Speech on the Bill Received from the Senate, Entitled "An Act to Repeal Certain Acts Respecting the Organization of the Courts of the United States." Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States, February 19-20, 1802
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Bayard, James A.
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Worcester, MA: From the Press of Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1802. Good. Early (first [?]) printing, published in April 1802 (several publishers would print the text simultaneously); 7 1/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [1], 4-48; rag-paper wraps; laid-paper leaves; illustrated with woodcut vignettes; a few spots and a faint, unintelligible manuscript note to front wrap; a bit of age-toning and faint staining to upper corner of text block (not affecting readability); corners somewhat dog-earred from age; in good to very good condition. A reply to a speech on the same bill, delivered by Virginia congressman,lawyer, senator, and governor William Branch Giles (1762 - 1830) on Feb. 18, 1802, lawyer and senator from Delaware James Asheton Bayard's (1767 - 1815) speech would be considered a landmark defense of the federal judiciary in the early Republic and a defining moment in the battle over the role of the Supreme Court. The debate concerned a Jeffersonian Republican effort to eliminate "midnight judges" appointed by the previous Federalist administration (Federalist judicial officers appointed by President John Adams in the final days and hours of his administration in March 1801, following the Judiciary Act of 1801). Some of Bayard's arguments would be that the Constitution required judges to hold their positions during good behavior, which he interpreted as a life tenure that Congress could not revoke by eliminating their job. He also stated that removal must be via the impeachment process, not simply by passing a law to abolish the courts and contended that if Congress could abolish courts to get rid of judges, the judiciary would become dependent on the legislative branch. The pamphlet was published by Isaiah Thomas Jr. - son of revolutionary printer and founder of the American Antiquarian Society Isaiah Thomas Sr. and a renowned publisher in his own right, who would play a key role in continuing the family business at the turn of the 19th century.
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"Smoke Old Virginia Cheroots. 5 for 10 Cents" Advertising Sign by (P. Whitlock & Company)

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"Smoke Old Virginia Cheroots. 5 for 10 Cents" Advertising Sign
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
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S. l. (Richmond, VA): P. Whitlock & Co., 1890. Very good. Advertising sign, n. d. (late 19th century); 10 1/4 x 6 1/4; heavy glazed card stock, illustrated with a monochrome lithograph and text in gilt; two tiny nicks to corners, else very minor wear to recto; verso with glue and paper residue (previously being framed or mounted in a scrapbook [?]); overall in very good condition. An uncommon advertising sign for Old Virginia Cheroots, it pictured a smiling lady in a respelndent dress and a headpiece, leaning on a rock (?), surrounded by creeping vines. A popular brand of cheroot, or a type of cigar, it was manufactured by P. Whitlock & Co. in Richmond, Virginia. The company was founded in 1865 by a young Polish-American enterpreneur, Philip Whitlock, who had immigrated to the US in 1853, at just 15 years old. He served with the Richmond Grays, a militia unit made up mostly of Eastern European immigrants during the CIvil War, before setting up shop with the help of his wife and six cigar rollers. His brand would become one of the major players in the tobacco industry, before being acquired by the American Tobacco Company in 1891 and later - owned by P. Lorillard before it would be discontinued during World War II.
Photograph of Sessions seated at the piano, pen in hand, with sheets of manuscript paper before him. Signed and inscribed to fellow composer Joaquín Nin-Culmell

Photograph of Sessions seated at the piano, pen in hand, with sheets of manuscript paper before him. Signed and inscribed to fellow composer Joaquín Nin-Culmell by SESSIONS, Roger 1896-1985

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Photograph of Sessions seated at the piano, pen in hand, with sheets of manuscript paper before him. Signed and inscribed to fellow composer Joaquín Nin-Culmell
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SESSIONS, Roger 1896-1985
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
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Inscribed in blue ballpoint pen at lower blank margin: "To Joaquin, To celebrate the initial struggles of his high office! Roger" and dated Feb. 12, 1951. Photograph 260 x 209 mm., with "Cal-Pictures Photographic Associates" handstamp in blue ink to verso. Sessions was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music. "After his death, Andrew Porter wrote of him, 'For music, he embodied what is finest in American thought, character, and genius. In nine symphonies, in concertos, two operas, and many other works, he gave it utterance. He was one of the country's - and the world's - great men' (1985)." Andrea Olmstead in Grove Music Online Cuban-born American composer Nin-Culmell was a student of both Dukas and de Falla; Cortot and Viñes were among his piano teachers. ["He] strove in his works to capture the spirit, rather than the letter, of Spanish folk music, often changing the rhythm, mode or melodic contour of traditional melodies. A number of his works, including the ballet El burlador de Sevilla and the opera La Celestina, draw upon Spanish literature." Carol A. Hess in Grove Music Online Nin-Culmell taught at Williams Collect from 1940-1950 and then at the University of California, Berkleley, from 1950-1974. Sessions was most probably commenting on Nin-Culmell's new appointment at UC Berkeley in the present inscription.
Mother Goose In A New Dress 86 Designs By Walter Satterlee, In Colors

Mother Goose In A New Dress 86 Designs By Walter Satterlee, In Colors by New York. McLoughlin Bros

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Mother Goose In A New Dress 86 Designs By Walter Satterlee, In Colors
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New York. McLoughlin Bros
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Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Orig. decorated and illustrated boards front and back covers, maroon cloth spine
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New York: McLoughlin Bro's, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated and illustrated boards front and back covers, maroon cloth spine. Upper cover has pictorial vignette captions: Curly Locks and other rhymes, The man in the moon and other rhymes, Bramble bush and other rhymes, Little Miss Muffet and other rhymes./ "Copyrighted 1882 by McLoughlin Bros"--Verso of title leaf/ Publisher's pictorial binding: chromolithographed illustrated paper over boards, red stained edges; illustrations in text chromolithographed./ Title page printed in gilt, red and blue. Interior illustrations in sepia and full page chromolithographs. Title page in red, blue and gold lettering. OCLC: 1121203607. Wear to corners, interior bright, clean and sharp.
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DAMNATION ALLEY by Zelazny, Roger

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DAMNATION ALLEY
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Zelazny, Roger
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DAMNATION ALLEY, Putnam, 1969, first edition, head of spine and upper rear fore edge corner tip gently bumped, else fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some slight wear to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. Source book for the film of the same name.
Complete manual of English letter writing ... Edited by Wantz T. Yen

Complete manual of English letter writing ... Edited by Wantz T. Yen by Zia, Z. K., Doho T. Yen, K. Z. Dzang, & S. P. Chow

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Complete manual of English letter writing ... Edited by Wantz T. Yen
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Zia, Z. K., Doho T. Yen, K. Z. Dzang, & S. P. Chow
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Rulon-Miller Books (United States)
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Shanghai: World Book Company Ltd, 1939. 8vo, various paginations; original blue cloth stamped in gilt on upper cover and spine; gilt dull, unfortunate ink splash on fore-edge (not permeating into the text); a good, sound copy. Zia Z. K. graduated from Soochow University with Bachelor of Arts degree in 1917, Auburn Seminary, Auburn, N.Y. in 1921, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, with Master of Arts degree in 1922. Mr. Zia taught in Nanjing Seminary, Nanjing, from 1922 to 1923. He taught in Soochow University Comparative Law School between 1923 and 1924. Zia Z. K. was an editor of the Young People's Friend, a Monthly in 1924-1926. Mr. Zia was also a pastor of Fitch Memorial Church. Later he served as an editor of the Shining Light, and also editor of People's Magazine (all in Chinese)" (prabook[.]com). One copy (in Germany) of the first edition of 1935 in OCLC. This second edition not located in OCLC.
汉译蒙古黄金史纲 / Han yi Menggu huang jin shi gang [= Atlan Tobchi, or Golden Summary, translated to Chinese]

汉译蒙古黄金史纲 / Han yi Menggu huang jin shi gang [= Atlan Tobchi, or Golden Summary, translated to Chinese] by Zhu, Feng, and Jingyan Jia, trans

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汉译蒙古黄金史纲 / Han yi Menggu huang jin shi gang [= Atlan Tobchi, or Golden Summary, translated to Chinese]
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Zhu, Feng, and Jingyan Jia, trans
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[Hohhot: Inner Mongolia People's Publishing House, 2007. 8.25 x 5.75 in., pp. [4], 5, [1], 281, [3]; text in Chinese and Mongolian with glossary; printed paper wrappers; light wear to extremities, near fine.
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DANZAS ARGENTINAS (Argentine Dances) by Vega, Caros (text and music by). dePietro, Aurora (coloured plates by)

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DANZAS ARGENTINAS (Argentine Dances)
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Vega, Caros (text and music by). dePietro, Aurora (coloured plates by)
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Buenos Aires: Carau, 1962. 1st Edition - Limited. Soft cover. Very Good +. Small folio, limited edition this #337 of 500 copies. Six lithographs, hand-coloured and signed by the artist Aurora de Pietro, loosley set in folder signed by both artist de Pietro and composer Vega on the limitation on rear folder. Original illustrated wrappers, hand-coloured by the artist. The second folder, labeled Second Series, is text in parallel English and Spanish and the score for 7 dances. In publishers glassine, missing a piece top right corner front cover under which is some light staining. Front panel of front panel clipped diagonally. Internals near fine.
Chris Martin (Inscribed)

Chris Martin (Inscribed) by MARTIN, Chris

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Chris Martin (Inscribed)
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MARTIN, Chris
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New York: John Good Gallery, 1990. Near fine in side-stapled grey wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. SIGNED and inscribed by Martin to the title page - "For Dave Ashton, With Respect + Friendship - Chris." A slim 8 page catalogue published to coincide with Martin's solo exhibition at John Good Gallery (Apr. 6 - Apr. 28, 1990). Features 4 early large scale paintings reproduced in color along with a short text titled "Chris Martin: Nocturnes for the Nineties" by Ann Lauterbach.
EMBEDDABILITY IN GRAPHS
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EMBEDDABILITY IN GRAPHS by Yanpei, Liu

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EMBEDDABILITY IN GRAPHS
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Yanpei, Liu
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9780792336488
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Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. Hardcover. Octavo, 398 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Yellow spine with brown text. Boards have rubbing to corners and light sunning to spine. Textblock clean. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R (ND-R). 1377334. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Micrometrical Measurements of Double Stars, 1882-6, Made with the 11-Inch Equatorial. by WILSON, H. C.

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Micrometrical Measurements of Double Stars, 1882-6, Made with the 11-Inch Equatorial.
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WILSON, H. C.
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Cincinnati:: Cincinnati Observatory, 1890., 1890. 8vo. 70 pp. Tables. Original printed wrappers; spine worn, early ms. on cover. Early rubber stamps (cover & title). Very good.
Out of the Abyss

Out of the Abyss by England, George Allan

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Out of the Abyss
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England, George Allan
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Fine
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New York: Avalon Books, 1967. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 189pp.Beautiful First Edition of this abridgment of a five volume serial published in 1914, (Currey). Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.25), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping, tears and none of the common fading to the spine whatsoever. A stunning collectable copy and quite uncommon in such condition.
[THEATER] [RICHMOND] BOB HOPE BROADSIDE. WITH DORIS DAY

[THEATER] [RICHMOND] BOB HOPE BROADSIDE. WITH DORIS DAY by Mosque Auditorium

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Title
[THEATER] [RICHMOND] BOB HOPE BROADSIDE. WITH DORIS DAY
Author
Mosque Auditorium
Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Description
Richmond, VA, 1949. 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" two-sided tri-color broadside advertising the performance of legendary comedian Bob Hope, with Doris Day, Les Brown and his Orchestra, and an "All-Star Hollywood Cast". Few were more popular than Bob Hope in the post-World War II era.~~Hope & Co. launched a 21-city tour in Richmond at the Mosque, now known as the Altria Theater, on April 26, 1949. ~~Good. Bright colors, clear with no spots. Very minor tear at top left and bottom right corners.
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The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body by Baillie, Matthew

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Title
The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body
Author
Baillie, Matthew
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
vg
Description
Birmingham: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1986. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. XXVIII, 314, [2]pp. Original gold-tooled leather with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon marker. Remarkable facsimile edition of Baillie's famous work "The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body." When published in 1793, it was the first book on the subject in English, and the first to make the morbid anatomy a subject itself. Rather than giving the history and symptoms of every case, as had been the trend, Baillie dealt with the morbid appearances of each organ in turn. The work is limited in so far as it discusses the thoracic and abdominal organs and the brain, and leaves untouched the skeleton, muscles, nerves, and spinal cord. He was the first to define cirrhosis of the liver, to distinguish renal cysts from the rare cysts of parasitic hydatids of the kidney, and to challenge the opinion that death was often due to a growth in the heart. Binding and interior in near fine to fine condition.
JAMES BALDWIN: The George Bixby Collection

JAMES BALDWIN: The George Bixby Collection by Baldwin, James; Bixby, George; Cassidy, Brian

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JAMES BALDWIN: The George Bixby Collection
Author
Baldwin, James; Bixby, George; Cassidy, Brian
Seller
Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Fine.
Description
(Silver Spring, MD): Type Punch Matrix, 2024. First edition. Fine.. Limited edition catalogue dedicated to the career of the great James Baldwin - from the collection of bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher George Bixby. Some 300 items in all - originally collected by Bixby for an unrealized bibliography of the author - the catalogue covers Baldwin's books (in multiple editions, proofs, and foreign editions); magazine contributions; and ephemera, fliers, programs, posters, and other assorted items. Arranged into four sections - A items (Books and Foreign Editions), B (Contributions to Books & Anthologies), C (Contributions to Periodicals), and D (Miscellaneous: Ephemera, Blurbs, etc.) - the catalogue covers numerous salient bibliographic points, including several never previously documented. With a preface by TPM co-founder Brian Cassidy, the catalogue is currently the most comprehensive resource available on the publications of this major American author. 9.5'' x 6.5''. Original stiff color printed wrappers. xiv, [164] pages. Illustrated throughout in color. One of 500 unnumbered copies.
Yes Mrs. Williams: A Personal Record of My Mother

Yes Mrs. Williams: A Personal Record of My Mother by WILLIAMS, William Carlos

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Yes Mrs. Williams: A Personal Record of My Mother
Author
WILLIAMS, William Carlos
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1959. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 143 pages. A memoir about Willam's mother. A near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very good plus dust jacket with some light wear.
Ode to the United States of America (At the Close of the Second World War)

Ode to the United States of America (At the Close of the Second World War) by WHITE, Sir Thomas

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Ode to the United States of America (At the Close of the Second World War)
Author
WHITE, Sir Thomas
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Thomas White, 1945. First edition. Single sheet folded twice to create 4 pages. Includes the title poem. A fine copy. Scarce.
Seasonal Star Charts, A Complete Guide to the Stars

Seasonal Star Charts, A Complete Guide to the Stars by Moveable. Astronomy.

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Title
Seasonal Star Charts, A Complete Guide to the Stars
Author
Moveable. Astronomy.
Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Northbrook, IL: Hubbard Press / Hubbard Scientific, 1972 Pictorial card covers with die-cut opening, some wear to covers near comb binding, the last comb is smooshed, light dust soil. A book on viewing the constellations at different times of the year and from differnt locations. The cover features a cut-out through which you can view a a diagram of the night sky that turns to represent the view at different times of the year.. Comb Binding. Good/No Jacket. Folio.
Poland

Poland by ZIELENIEWICZ, Andrzej

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Title
Poland
Author
ZIELENIEWICZ, Andrzej
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Orchard Lake, Michigan: Center for Polish Studies and Culture, The Orchard Lake Schools, 1971. Near Fine. First edition. Small quarto. 277pp. Illustrated. Near fine in pictorial boards, issued without dust jacket.
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Folk Tales from Korea. by ZONG In-Sob (collected and translated by).

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Title
Folk Tales from Korea.
Author
ZONG In-Sob (collected and translated by).
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Description
London:: Routledge & Kegan Paul,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. First British edition. Very good in a very good (age darkened, upper corner of front flap is clipped) dust jacket. .
The Children of Cthulhu

The Children of Cthulhu by John Pelan and Benjamin Adams

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The Children of Cthulhu
Author
John Pelan and Benjamin Adams
Seller
Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780345441089
Condition
Very good
Description
NY: Ballantine Books, 2002. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. First Printing. 467pp. Pages slightly tanned, else very good in publisher's wraps.

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