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Fores's Hunting Sketches by ALKEN, Henry

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Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

Title: Fores's Hunting Sketches
Author: ALKEN, Henry
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: London: Messrs. Fores, [1859]. A Fine Set of these Beautiful Plates Illustrating Correct and Incorrect Horsemanship in Riding to Hounds" (Dixon) ALKEN, Henry, artist. [Fores's Hunting Sketches: the Right and Wrong Sort, or a Good and Bad Way of Going Across Country]. Messrs. Fores, 1859. First edition. Oblong folio (15 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches; 400 x 552 mm.). Without title as per Schwerdt. Six superb hand-colored aquatint plates heightened with gum arabic, drawn by Henry Alken and engraved by J. Harris. (Image size approximately 10 3/4 x 15 inches; 273 x 381 mm.). Each plate titled "The Right and Wrong Sort / or a Good and Bad style of going across Country." Occasional minimal marginal spotting and staining - still an incredible example of this great rarity. Later nineteenth century half brown calf over faded purple cloth boards ruled in gilt, front cover with rectangular label bordered and lettered in gilt "Hunting Sketches / by/ H. Alken." Smooth spine. With the engraved bookplate of Horst Stutzer. "A fine set of these beautiful plates illustrating correct and incorrect Horsemanship in riding to hounds." (Dixon). "Each plate in this set presents a picture of two fox-hunters taking the same obstacle, one in the right and the other in the wrong style. It was a new idea and is undoubtedly instructive." (Schwerdt). Rare: OCLC/KVK locate just one example in libraries and institutions worldwide: The Huntington Library (CA, US). The only other complete copy to appear at auction over the past one hundred years was the Dixon copy at Anderson Galleries NY, in January 1937. "Henry Alken, senior (1785-1851) was a genius in every respect; his style was admirable and his colouring delightful... [he] was a first-class sportsman who drew from his own experience in field and cover and in fact in every branch of sport excepting hawking. His artistic talents alone could scarcely have produced the charm with which his drawings and prints are imbued, if he had not possessed a practical knowledge of horses and hounds going, harness and craftsmanship, while a gift for composition and a ready appreciation of a comical situation crown his remarkable qualities... It is unfortunate that Alken's value as an artist was not fully recognised sooner, because most of his sets of coloured prints, in brilliant state and in the original wrappers, are now introuvable. Atmospheric dampness and exposure to strong light, combine to ruin framed prints within a very few years; in fact, all those which have been exposed on walls for any length of time will be found to be more or less bleached and to retain very little of their original colouring. Probably the work of no other sporting artist has been imitated so much as that of Henry Alken, senior." (Schwerdt. Hunting, Hawking, Shooting. Volume I, p. 11). "The aquatint process was developed to give the appearance of a water-colour and was used increasingly for over fifty years for large plates of grand views or small book-illustrations and for practically any subject, but it came to be used almost exclusively as the ideal medium for the best result in sporting prints. The sharp outlines and clear colouring gave them a briskness which sport required; horses seem to gallop and jump with greater verve in aquatint, while farm-horses munch more contentedly in mezzotint. Many engravers devoted themselves to the medium and, together with draughtsmen and colourists, enjoyed a steady livelihood with employment from such flourishing publishers as Rudolph Ackermann, Thomas McLean and Mesrrs. Fores. The method of soft-ground etching successfully simulated pencil-drawing and was used extensively for instructional drawing-books, but it was Henry Alken who used it constantly over many years in his albums with their countless cameos of sporting and comic incidents. Lithographs in hand-coloured form, although cheaper to produce, did not replace aquatints in popular esteem. Later in the century, the invention of chromolithography brought a high standard to colour printing, but initially it was to costly a process for the publisher of sporting prints." (Snelgrove, p. viii). Bobins II, 763; Dixon 121; Schwerdt I, pp. 179-80; Siltzer p.65.

Naval Victories of Great Britain: From the Commencement of the War in the Year 1803 to 1816: Being a Series of Coloured Views of Naval Engagements by (With 42 Aquatints)

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Title: Naval Victories of Great Britain: From the Commencement of the War in the Year 1803 to 1816: Being a Series of Coloured Views of Naval Engagements
Author: (With 42 Aquatints)
Seller: Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: London: W. Lewis. Very Good+. 1820. Hardcover. From OCLC: "The present work is probably a reprint of the plates (or a portion of the plates) published as: Naval victories : a series of engravings representing the naval engagements of Great Britain, from original drawings made by officers who were in the actions represented ; engraved by J. Sutherland (London: Pyall & Stroud, 1820)." 14 1/2 by 10 1/2 inches in contemporary 1/4 leather and cloth. Restored and rebound with new endpapers but retaining the original board covers and gilt pictorial backstrip - the work done by Baker Bindery of Anniston, Alabama. The restoration primarily involved modest tissue repairs to the preliminaries and the final three leaves in the inner hinge. Complete with all 42 color aquatint engravings mounted to larger sheets. 40 of the illustrations are of famous naval battles/victories and the frontis and final illustrations are of naval monuments. A very few of the illustrations show modest foxing but most are quite clean and bright. The work is scarce with OCLC showing only two institutional holdings - one in New Zealand and the other at Yale. .

Probability, Statistics and Truth by von Mises, Richard; Prepared By Hilda Geiringer

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Title: Probability, Statistics and Truth
Author: von Mises, Richard; Prepared By Hilda Geiringer
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London and New York: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd./ MacMillan Co., 1957. Book. Fine. Cloth. Second Revised English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second English Edition, revised and based on the 1951 definitive German Edition. Fine in Fine dust jacket and RARE Thus. Small publisher's sticker front panel. From the collection of noted economist George J. Stolnitz, his small name stamp front end page. Stolnitz was an international expert on demographic trends and a frequent consultant to the United Nations and U.S. government agencies, and a past president of the Population Association of America. "Richard von Mises's great classic, Probability, Statistics, and Truth, effected a revolution in the nature of probability theory during the 1920sand 1930s. (Murray N. Rothbard in The Logic of Action One; "What Is the Proper Way to Study Man?" 1997). Quite SCARCE in current commerce..

A Clark Gable Signed Movie Still From Lone Star by CLARK GABLE

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Title: A Clark Gable Signed Movie Still From Lone Star
Author: CLARK GABLE
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: CLARK GABLE (1901-1960). One of the leading film actors, Gable starred in Gone With The Wind, It Happened One Night, Mutiny On The Bounty and The Misfits.PS. 8 x 10. No date (circa late 1950s). No place. A black and white movie still signed Clark Gable in blue ink. The 1952 movie was about the settlement of Texas. It is in fine condition with great contrast.

The Magus by Fowles, John

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Title: The Magus
Author: Fowles, John
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, 1966 First edition, uncorrected proof. Publisher's original light green wraps, publisher's label pasted to front panel. A very good copy with some toning and wear to spine. The Magus follows Nicholas Urfe, a young Oxford graduate and aspiring poet who is mentally deteriorating while teaching on a small Greek Island. Nicholas becomes depressed and falls into a friendship with Maurice Conchis, a wealthy and mysterious man who severs Nicholas' grip on reality through elaborate mind games. The story was inspired by John Fowles' time teaching on the Greek island of Spetses as a young man. The Magus was the first book Fowles wrote but the third to be published. An immediate sensation, the plot reverberated the experimental philosophy of the 1960s, and it was adapted into a film shortly after its publication.. First Edition. Very Good.

RIVER NIGER, THE (1973) Theatre window card poster by D. C. Black Repertory Co.

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Title: RIVER NIGER, THE (1973) Theatre window card poster
Author: D. C. Black Repertory Co.
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Just About Fine
Description: No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Vintage original 22 x 14" (56 x 36 cm) window card poster, USA. Just about fine. Poster for a limited engagement of Joseph Walker's acclaimed play about African American life, originally presented in New York City by the Negro Ensemble Company, here being given in Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the D.C. Black Repertory Company.

NEW VOCALION POPULAR RECORDS (Mar 1940) Pamphlet by Vocalion Records

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Title: NEW VOCALION POPULAR RECORDS (Mar 1940) Pamphlet
Author: Vocalion Records
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Columbia Recording Corp.. No binding. Near Fine. Bridgeport, CT: Columbia Recording Company, March 1940. Vintage original 6 1/4 x 3 3/8" (16 x 26 cm) pamphlet, opens up to 6 1/4 x 21 " (16 x 54 cm) with six leaves printed on both sides. Near fine. Various African American musicians are listed in this catalog for Vocalion Records, including Billie Holiday, Jimmie Lunceford, Benny Carter and Cab Calloway (who is also pictured).

14.000.000,–für ein Hallöchen by KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Albert Oehlen

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Title: 14.000.000,–für ein Hallöchen
Author: KIPPENBERGER, Martin and Albert Oehlen
Seller: Harper's Books (United States)
Condition: A fine copy in side-stapled textured wrappers.
Description: Hamburg: Galerie Ascan Crone, 1986. A fine copy in side-stapled textured wrappers.. First Edition. 12mo. A collaborative narrative between Martin Kippenberger and Albert Oehlen, with reproductions of erotic drawings and supplementary texts. Published to accompany an exhibition at Galerie Ascan Crone in Hamburg. (Koch 34).

Global Sukūk and Islamic Securitization Market: Financial Engineering and Product Innovation by Al-Amine, Muhammad al-Bashir Muhammad

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Title: Global Sukūk and Islamic Securitization Market: Financial Engineering and Product Innovation
Author: Al-Amine, Muhammad al-Bashir Muhammad
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
ISBN: 9789004202672
Condition: Fine
Description: Leiden: Brill, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo . xv, (1), 465, (1)pp. Index, 15 page bibliography and glossary of Arabic terms. Purple buckram lettered in white. A fine, as new copy. The book discusses the Sukuk market, its developments, and the legal, Shar'iah, risks, and rating issues facing Sukuk. Securitisation as the best way forward for Sukuk structuring is emphasized and issues such as Sukuk listing, Sukuk index and Sukuk fund are highlighted. (OCLC) The Sukūk market is the fastest growing segment of international finance. The study explores the dimension of this market, its growth globally and the main Sukūk markets. The liquidity in this market, the main currency denomination, the subscription diversification, the subprime crisis effects and the dominant structures are elaborated. The difference between sovereign and corporate Sukūk, the benefits and reasons behind Sukūk issuance as well as the Sharī‘ah basis are analysed. Securitisation as the best way forward for Sukūk structuring is scrutinized. The study also discusses the various legal, Sharī‘ah, financial and operational risks facing Sukūk as well as the default controversies. Finally the book examines the methodologies in rating Sukūk and highlights the issues of Sukūk listing, Sukūk index and Sukūk fund. (Publisher) Contents: Islamic finance development and growth -- Concept and development of the sukūk market -- Shariah basis for the development of sukūk structures -- sukūk structures and case studies (ijarah sukūk) -- Global profit- loss sharing sukūk structures (musharakah mudarabah wakalah) -- Securitisation and sukuk -- Governing law in sukūk structures -- Shariah compliance harmonisation and governance -- Risk factors in sukūk structures -- Rating sukūk. (OCLC) Volume 6 in the series, "Brill's Arab and Islamic Law[s].

Scenic Gems of Salt Lake City and Vicinity by [Salt Lake City]

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Title: Scenic Gems of Salt Lake City and Vicinity
Author: [Salt Lake City]
Seller: Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description: Salt Lake City: Souvenir Novelty Co. Inc, 1920. [16pp] Octavo [21.5 cm] Light green illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. A few small discolorations to covers, internally nice. Brief introduction followed by 30 different tinted reproduction of landmarks around Salt Lake City, with titles at the foot. Work closes with 'Salt Lake and Utah in a Nutshell ' which offers a list of facts, statistics and data. "Whatever other cities have, Salt Lake has in some degree, and Salt Lake has many things possessed by no other place in the world." - p.[1] Flake/Draper 8291.

Civil Liberties Under Attack by Wilcox, Clair, ed.

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Title: Civil Liberties Under Attack
Author: Wilcox, Clair, ed.
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dj
Description: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Near Fine in Very Good dj. 1951. 2nd printing. Hardcover. [tiny light stain at bottom edge of front cover, no other significant wear to book; the jacket shows modest edge- and surface-wear, with a couple of small closed tears, teensy bits of paper loss at the spine ends, and minor soiling to the rear panel]. Contents: "The Pragmatic Necessity for Freedom," by Henry Steele Commager; "Progress in Civil Rights," by Robert K. Carr; "Investigations of Radicalism and Laws Against Subversion," by Zechariah Chafee Jr.; "Security, Secrecy, and the Advancement of Science," by Walter Gellhorn; "Censorship and the Arts," by Curtis Bok; "Freedom in Education," by James P. Baxter, III. .

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The Rooster's Horns: A Chinese Puppet Play to Make and Perfor by Young, Ed; Beckett, Hilary

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Title: The Rooster's Horns: A Chinese Puppet Play to Make and Perfor
Author: Young, Ed; Beckett, Hilary
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
ISBN: 9780529054470
Condition: Very Good
Description: William Collins + World Publishing Company, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x8x0. Signed by Author(s). Library binding, full green cloth with gilt rooster on front board, 4to, unnumbered pages, profusely illustrated by Ed Young; signed by Ed Young and dated '93 on title page; light shelf wear, a clean, sound and attractive copy.

Kentish Visitations of Archbishop William Warham and His Deputies, 1511-1512 by Woood-Legh, K.L.

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Title: Kentish Visitations of Archbishop William Warham and His Deputies, 1511-1512
Author: Woood-Legh, K.L.
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780906746073
Condition: Very good
Description: Kent: Kent Archaeological Society, 1984. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xxvii, 298pp+ index. Ink name on front free endpaper, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

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