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My Diaries: Being a Personal Narrative of Events 1888 - 1914

My Diaries: Being a Personal Narrative of Events 1888 - 1914 by [Hemingway, Ernest]. Scawen Blunt, Wilfrid

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
Title
My Diaries: Being a Personal Narrative of Events 1888 - 1914
Author
[Hemingway, Ernest]. Scawen Blunt, Wilfrid
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 Two volumes. Foreword by Lady Gregory. Later American edition ("Third and Popular Edition"). Signed and inscribed by Hemingway to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry, on front free endpapers of both volumes. Volume I: "Dear Ruth: - These good, solid books are to throw after the American Poetry book at the head of [strikeout] any one [sic] who criticizes the management -- Ernest."; Volume II: "Dear Ruth - This is the second solid volume to throw after the first - Ernest."; Ruth Lowry's ownership signature in pencil on front pastedown of Vol. I. Publisher's dark blue cloth, with title labels to spines printed in black; lacking dust jackets. Very good set, with some toning to spines and labels, light wear to spine ends, light rubbing to front board of Vol. I, Bennett Schneider bookseller tickets to both rear pastedowns, and Bennett Schneider bookmark laid in to Vol. II. Overall, a lovely set, inscribed twice by Hemingway. From the personal library of Hemingway's cousin, Ruth White Lowry. Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840 - 1922) was an English poet, diplomat, and outspoken critic of colonialism. Blunt married Lady Anne Noel, the granddaughter of Lord Byron, in 1869, and together they ran the Crabbet Arabian Stud, a prominent horse breeding farm in Sussex, which imported exceptional Arabian horses from the Middle East. Blunt's marriage to Lord Byron's granddaughter was emblematic of his broader aspiration to emulate Byron: much like the renowned Romantic poet, Blunt was a strikingly handsome womanizer, a social outcast, and a world traveler who fought for idealistic causes. Some of the chapter titles in My Diaries illustrate the sweeping range of Blunt's interests and adventures: "A Visit to Greece in 1888," "Egypt under Tewfik in 1889," "A Visit to Tunis and Tripoli," "Satan Absolved - The Boer War," "Literature and Politics," "The French Invade Morocco," and "The War with Germany Declared." Blunt published many works in his lifetime, including The Love Sonnets of Proteus (1881), The Future of Islam (1882), and Satan Absolved: A Victorian Mystery (1899). Blunt and Hemingway were similar in personality and lifestyle, in that they are both remembered not only for their literary contributions, but also for embracing a comprehensive life and valuing the wisdom gained from experiences. . Signed. Later American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.
Money, Credit & Commerce

Money, Credit & Commerce by MARSHALL Alfred

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Money, Credit & Commerce
Author
MARSHALL Alfred
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1923. First Edition. MARSHALL, Alfred. Money, Credit & Commerce. London: Macmillan, 1923. Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket. $7500.First edition, by one of the most important turn-of-the-century economists, in the rare original dust jacket.The founder of ""diagrammatic economics,"" Alfred Marshall was arguably the most important economist of the 19th century. The third of a series by Marshall, succeeding Principles of Economics (1890) and Industry and Trade (1919), this work ""contains a quantity of materials and ideas, and collects together passages which are otherwise inaccessible to the student or difficult to access"" (John M. Keynes, Essays in Biography). He ""was the most eminent economist of his day, and remains among the half dozen or so most important figures in the long history of economics… More than anyone else, Marshall helped make economics a field of study in its own right"" (Pressman, 68, 64). With rear leaf of publisher's advertisements. Ink owner signature.Book with scattered foxing to interior, light wear, toning, and foxing to extremities. Rare dust jacket with paper offsetting to flaps and a bit of wear and toning to extremities. An extremely good copy.
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The history of the Royal Society of London by SPRAT, Thomas

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
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The history of the Royal Society of London
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SPRAT, Thomas
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: J. Martyn & J. Allestry, 1667. FIRST EDITION. Includes the rare imprimatur leaf with arms of the Royal Society on the verso, 2 engraved plates, errata leaf, but as often without the engraved frontispiece by Wenceslaus Hollar. Contemporary calf, spine in compartments with red morocco spine label; a fantastic copy with the bookplate of John Rolfe and the signature of M. Morton Smith. First edition of the first history of the Royal Society. This famous response to public attack, in which Sprat justifies the work and nature of the Society, also includes many valuable contributions, including experiments, by the members. Cole, Chemical Literature, 1700-1860, 1242; Duveen, 558; Keynes, Hooke 28; Krivatsy 11326; Norman 1989 Wing, S-5032.
Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco on the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco

Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco on the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco

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Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco on the Chinese Quarter and the Chinese in San Francisco
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1885 1st thus, the 1st printing offered as a stand-alone publication. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with light chipping to the front panel's lower tip and very light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, 95 pgs. Includes the architectural rendering of a Chinatown tenement but lacks the colored fold-out map of Chinatown as called for (Cowen, pg. 204). Also includes a compendium of testimony and reports concerning the conditions of Chinatown tenements, businesses, gambling houses, brothels and opium dens. The committee claims to have visited every room in Chinatown; a list of gambling houses even enumerates their escape routes. Oftern colorful, overwrought descriptions paint a sordid picture of depravity and illness. Underground organizations are said to pay for murder, posting Chinese-language broadsides offering rewards to killers. Concluding recommendations include the demand to force Chinese immigrants to live at the same standard of living as white laborers, undercutting the "corrosive" effects of their presence. Materials of interest to the modern researcher include detailed listings of manufacturers in Chinatown, with specific addresses.
The Tragedy of Y: A Drury Lane Mystery

The Tragedy of Y: A Drury Lane Mystery by Ross, Barnaby (pseud. for Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, aka "Ellery Queen")

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The Tragedy of Y: A Drury Lane Mystery
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Ross, Barnaby (pseud. for Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, aka "Ellery Queen")
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Near Fine in Very Good+ dj
Description
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1932. Reprint. Hardcover. [a lovely copy with no significant wear, would be Fine but for a couple of very slightly scrunched lower page corners and a one-time owner's name plus date & place of purchase and brief comment on front endpaper, just below which is a rubber-stamped name of a previous owner; the jacket is bright and attractive, showing very slight edgewear and a little ink-smudging on the front flap]. The second book in this tetralogy of mystery novels set in New York, featuring Drury Lane, "famous actor and criminal investigator, who, after retiring from the stage, lived in medieval splendor in his 'ancient' caste on the Hudson, and worked out his own theories of crime detection." This one concerns the Hatter family -- the "mad Hatters" -- whose "home on Washington Square came to be as famous in New York as the Wendell house or the home of Hetty Green. Then suddenly, just as the Hatter legends began to abate, there started a series of sinister attempts on the lives of members of the doomed family and concurrent publicity that spattered their names across the front pages of every newspaper." Enter Drury Lane, to solve the case. Although it wasn't yet publicly known that "Barnaby Ross" and "Ellery Queen" were one and the same author (two cousins from Brooklyn), attentive readers would have picked up on the fact that "Ross" employed the same "Challenge to the Reader" narrative device as "Queen" used in his early novels, that of presenting readers with all the known facts necessary for them to solve the mysteries themselves in advance of the book's protagonist. Reportedly, Dannay and Lee had some fun with their dual-dual pseudonyms at the time these books came out, appearing in a series of public debates in which Dannay impersonated "Ross" and Lee portrayed "Queen," both wearing masks to preserve their anonymity. (Although I've not seen it stated anywhere, it's possible that the character of Drury Lane and his "castle" may have been inspired by the actor William Gillette (1853-1937), famous for his stage portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, who constructed and lived in his retirement just such a dwelling, located on the Connecticut River.) Some years later, after the "Ross"/"Queen" masquerade was revealed, the four books in this group were reprinted under Queen's name; jacketed copies of the original "Ross" versions (even the G&D reprints) are exceedingly scarce. (The publisher of the first editions was the Viking Press, perhaps a calculated choice to further distance "Ross" from "Queen," who was published at that time by the Frederick A. Stokes Company.) NOTE that although I've dated this book as 1932 (the date that appears on the title page), that seems to have been a carry-over from the original Viking edition; this particular printing likely dates from the mid-1930s. .
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (Collection of 22 original photographs from the 1985 film)

Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (Collection of 22 original photographs from the 1985 film) by Allan Holzman (director, story writer); Tony Randel, Lisa Tomei, Barry Zetlin (story writers); Roger D. Manning (screenwriter)

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Grunt! The Wrestling Movie (Collection of 22 original photographs from the 1985 film)
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Allan Holzman (director, story writer); Tony Randel, Lisa Tomei, Barry Zetlin (story writers); Roger D. Manning (screenwriter)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: New World Pictures, 1985. Collection of 22 vintage still photographs from the 1985 film. An early mockumentary, following a documentary filmmaker's attempt to find out identity of a mysterious masked wrestler. A cult classic of the wrestling film genre, starring many stars of the wrestling world from its time, including Magic Schwarz, Stephen Cepello, Dick Murdoch, Wally George, John Tolos, Adrian Street...and let's not forget Miss Linda. Produced by Roger Corman's New World Pictures, a typically low budget but entertaining and highly unusual affair. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine.
Your Golden Opportunity

Your Golden Opportunity

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Your Golden Opportunity
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Near-fine. One small smudge/mark to upper cover.
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Paris, Tennessee: Tyson & Company. Near-fine. One small smudge/mark to upper cover.. Earn Big Money!" Booklet marketed to women, promoting a career in door-to-door sales for Tyson and Company, producers of beauty product lines such as "La Dainty" and "Lady Luck". Includes testimonials from happy employees, tips for how to become a successful saleswoman, and a Q&A section answering such questions as "Are La Dainty Products Luxuries?" and "Will I Be Sure of Steady Work?" Requires the saleswoman to pay at least $100 to start. 12mo (6.75" by 5"), pp. [12], illustrated, stapled in original illustrated yellow wrappers printed in red.
After the Banquet

After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima; Donald Keene [trans.]

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Title
After the Banquet
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Yukio Mishima; Donald Keene [trans.]
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First American Edition. Octavo. 271pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black cloth over blue paper-covered boards stamped in gilt and red; red topstain. Unclipped dust jacket toned along edges with light wear and a couple minor nicks to spine ends. Boards show light shelfwear with some mild dust soiling. Binding sound; off-setting to endpapers and pages else unmarked; a Very Good or better copy.
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A REPORT CONCERNING THE MICROSCOPE GLASSES SENT AS A PRESENT TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY, BY FATHER DI TORRE OF NAPLES, AND REFFERED TO THE EXAMINATION OF MR. BAKER

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A REPORT CONCERNING THE MICROSCOPE GLASSES SENT AS A PRESENT TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY, BY FATHER DI TORRE OF NAPLES, AND REFFERED TO THE EXAMINATION OF MR. BAKER
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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The Royal Society, 1766. Softcover. Octavo, pages 67-72. In Very Good minus condition. Section of a larger text bound in brown paper. Covers have bending near spine, creasing to front cover, and mild shelf wear. Textblock has mild foxing to pages. Horology Binder, Room A Ephemera. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1380006. Special Collections.
The World Below

The World Below by Wright, S. Fowler

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The World Below
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Wright, S. Fowler
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Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Introduction by Everett F. Bleiler. Limited Autograph Edition signed by Wright. Near Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.50). Teal cloth with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, former owner's stamps inside the front board and on the front endpaper, clean internally. Wright's time travel novel about a modern man who jumps forward half-a-million years to a barbarous alien civilization.
The Boke for a Justyce of Peace. Neuer Soo Wel and Diligently Set Forthe

The Boke for a Justyce of Peace. Neuer Soo Wel and Diligently Set Forthe

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The Boke for a Justyce of Peace. Neuer Soo Wel and Diligently Set Forthe
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
Description
Warwickshire: W.T. Wiggins-Davies, 1942. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. #66 of 180cc. Signed by the publisher at end of text. Three quarter calf over brown cloth. Ink gidt inscription on front free endpaper, light wear to the extremities, else very good.
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Space of Stone

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Space of Stone by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena, Brooke Barrie, and Jacquie Asplundh

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Magdalena Abakanowicz: Space of Stone
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ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena, Brooke Barrie, and Jacquie Asplundh
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Hamilton, NJ: Grounds for Sculpture, 2004. First edition. Softcover. Features a short text by Brooke Barrie and excerpts from an interview of Abakanowicz by Jacquie Asplundh. Includes numerous color illustrations, biographical information, and a bibliography. A fine copy in wrappers.

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