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An Archive of Hundreds of Letters, Pamphlets and Other Material, Spanning Decades, from Civil Rights Leader and Museum Founder Albert Barnes, Never Before Offered for Sale

An Archive of Hundreds of Letters, Pamphlets and Other Material, Spanning Decades, from Civil Rights Leader and Museum Founder Albert Barnes, Never Before Offered for Sale by Albert C. Barnes

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An Archive of Hundreds of Letters, Pamphlets and Other Material, Spanning Decades, from Civil Rights Leader and Museum Founder Albert Barnes, Never Before Offered for Sale
Author
Albert C. Barnes
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
1/1/25. The archive documents important moments in both these efforts Included is a sub-archive of letters of Mrs. BarnesAlbert C. Barnes was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation. Barnes made a fortune as the developer of the antiseptic Argyrol, and subsequently amassed an impressive collection of more than 2,000 pieces of rare art. His extensive holdings include many European and American impressionist masterpieces and early modern art, including works by Cezanne, Matisse, Van Gogh, and Picasso. His collection of 181 Renoir paintings continues to be the largest number of the artist’s paintings gathered in one location.Barnes started the Barnes Foundation in 1922 as an educational institution, with strict limits to its use and very specific rules about its operations. Barnes was known for his ambition and his artistic sensibility, as well as his eccentricity.At the Foundation, he insisted that the art be displayed in a unique way, exhibiting the works by their formal and expressive similarities rather than using the traditional method of grouping items by the date they were created, the place of origin, the type of item, or its medium.Barnes was an early advocate for educational opportunities for African Americans. As the Barnes Foundation writes, ""Committed to racial equality and social justice, Albert C. Barnes believed that education was the cornerstone of a truly democratic society. At his West Philadelphia factory, where many of his employees were African American, Dr. Barnes structured the workday to include seminars on art and philosophy. In 1927, he established a scholarship program to support young Black artists, writers, and musicians who wanted to further their education. The beneficiaries included poet and essayist Gwendolyn Bennett; artist and professor Aaron Douglas; violinist David Auld for study at the Juilliard School in New York; and composer Frederick Work for training in Europe.""Henry Hart first met Dr. Barnes in the early 1920s while Hart was employed as a journalist for the Philadelphia Record. The two developed a close friendship, and maintained a personal relationship until Dr. Barnes’s unexpected death. Henry Hart transitioned from journalism and became an editor at Scribner, where he published “The Art of Henri-Matisse.” The book was released on January 13, 1933.The archiveThe 1920s: educational opportunities for African Americans, early Barnes Foundation history. Approximately 50 letters letters, typed documents, as well as some copies, relating to early incidents and issues around the founding of the Foundation. Among them are letters of Barnes to Hart touching on his efforts to bring educational opportunities to African Americans.1930s-1940s. A combination of hundreds of ALSs (these are surely unpublished), TLSs (comprising the majority), and carbon copies, some typed. Topics include: Galleries in Europe, Education, his book proposed book Adventures of a Young Man, publications he has read, literary and artistic figures such as Hemingway, Matisse, contemporary painting and painters, the Philadelphia social and educational scene, Barnes' travels around the world and to visit exhibitions, and printed by-laws of the Barnes FoundationAn archive from Mrs. Barnes1960s: Approx. 40 letters from the widow Mrs. Laura Barnes, touching on the state of the Foundation, a book she hoped to write, the gardens, her deceased husband. Included are letters from her doctor on her declining health.Pamphlets:Some formal printed mateiral includes: Sabotage of Public Education: - with a note of Barnes; The Progressive Decay of the PA Museum of Art; The Case of Bertrand Russell vs Democracy and Education.Barnes' copies of ""Les Arts a Paris, Actualites Critiques des Arts et de la Curiosite, Paul Guillaume"", 1923-1929, with 2 inscriptions by Guillaume, one to Mrs. Barnes and another to Mr. Barnes.""A Plan for Negro Education,"" by Paul HogansThe first 3 copies of the ""Journal of the Barnes Foundation,"" Volume 1, Nos 1-3, ""An experiment in education”An exceptional archive of relevance to both art and civil rights.
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Law, Legislation and Liberty by HAYEK Friedrich A.

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Title
Law, Legislation and Liberty
Author
HAYEK Friedrich A.
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1973. First Edition. HAYEK, Friedrich A. Law, Legislation and Liberty. London and Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973-79. Three volumes. Octavo, original black paper boards, original dust jackets. $3600.First English editions, published coincident with first American editions, of F.A. Hayek’s groundbreaking trilogy, the Nobel laureate’s defining work that on publication argued a “powerful challenge to current trends in social theory and policy” (Economist), in scarce original dust jackets.Co-winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics and a prominent member of the ""Austrian School"" of economic thought, F.A. Hayek went ""beyond Mises in reformulating the notion of economic coordination as an information problem, competition acting essentially as a discovery process"" (Blaug, 557). Intended as a sequel to his Constitution of Liberty (1960) and hailed as ""a powerful challenge to current trends in social theory and policy"" (Economist), Hayek's landmark three-volume Law, Legislation and Liberty is ""an immense contribution to social and legal philosophy"" (Philosophical Studies). Here he authoritatively refined his concepts on ""conceptual and empirical links between an economic system based on free markets and a political system based on 'liberty under law… He showed the fundamental contradiction between the idea of constitutionalism—'limited government— and the misconception of a democracy 'where the will of the majority on any particular matter is unlimited.' He emphasized the difference between the rules of a spontaneous order and the rules of organization, i.e. between cosmos ('the law of liberty') and taxis ('the law of legislation')… Memorable traits noticeable in almost all of his writings are Hayek's chivalry and tolerance in criticism and polemics"" (Sills, 279-80). In Volume I Hayek establishes a framework for analyzing theories of justice, defines and investigates two kinds of social orders, and synthesizes a theory about the interrelations of justice and liberty. In Volume II his analysis of theories such as utilitarianism and legal positivism challenges prevailing ideals of social justice and offers an outline capable of freeing democracies from any inclination toward totalitarianism. In his concluding volume Hayek argues that behavior is determined more by custom than reason, and calls for a rejection of Marx, Freud, logical positivism and political egalitarianism. First English editions, published coincident with the first American editions. Sills, 282. Volume III dust jacket price-clipped.Mild marginal staining to a few leaves in Volume II only, cloth fine; dust jackets with slight toning to spines and top edges. A nearly fine set.
PULP FICTION

PULP FICTION by TARANTINO, Quentin & AVARY, Roger

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Title
PULP FICTION
Author
TARANTINO, Quentin & AVARY, Roger
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Mystery Pier Books, inc (United States)
Condition
Script Fine
Description
Academy Award-winning Best Original Script by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary. The screenplay is signed on the cover page by Quentin Tarantino and a photo of him signing this is attached at rear. An iconic script and a valued cinema collectible, particularly signed by the noted director.
Fighting the Soviet Army: Archive of U.S. Manuals on Soviet Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Missiles, and Nuclear Battlefield Operations, 1978 to 1984

Fighting the Soviet Army: Archive of U.S. Manuals on Soviet Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Missiles, and Nuclear Battlefield Operations, 1978 to 1984 by Cold War Military Manuals

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Fighting the Soviet Army: Archive of U.S. Manuals on Soviet Weapons, Electronic Warfare, Missiles, and Nuclear Battlefield Operations, 1978 to 1984
Author
Cold War Military Manuals
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Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description
1978. U.S. Army and Defense Department Soviet-threat instruction archive documenting late Cold War American intelligence on Soviet ground forces into battle-simulation tables, field doctrine, weapons comparisons, and nuclear battlefield procedures. "Soviet Military Power," carrying Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger's printed preface, shows Soviet tanks, artillery, helicopters, SS-20 and ICBM and SLBM launchers, bombers, naval construction, Afghanistan, and technology acquisition. The technology-transfer passage offers one of the clearest Cold War intelligence arguments stating that "The communist countries are some of the National Technical Information Services' best customers," and that before the Soviet subscription was terminated in February 1980 the Soviets bought an estimated 80,000 NTIS documents each year. Set beside Army manuals on Soviet organization, antitank weapons, SCUD-B missiles, PT-76 tanks, electronic warfare, and nuclear battlefield doctrine, the passage records an information war fought through public documents as much as espionage, the same government warning of Soviet acquisition of American technical literature was producing its own unclassified guides to Soviet equipment and tactics for battle simulation, officer training, and operational planning. Archive of five U.S. government publications and extracts on Soviet military organization, operations, tactics, weapons, electronic warfare, technology transfer, and nuclear battlefield doctrine. The group consists of staple-bound, punched, and wrappered government manuals and reports with organizational charts, contents pages, doctrinal summaries, weapons tables, captions, printed prefaces, equipment photographs, and restricted-distribution or field-manual markings. 1] United States Army Combined Arms Combat Developments Activity. HB 550-2, Organization and Equipment of the Soviet Army. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Threats Division, Concepts, Doctrine and Literature Directorate, Combined Arms Combat Developments Activity, 31 July 1978. Approximately 70 pages. 2] Defense Intelligence Agency. Review of the Soviet Ground Forces. RSGF 1-80. Washington, D.C.: Defense Intelligence Agency, January 1980. 39 pages. 3] United States Department of Defense. Soviet Military Power. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981. 99 Pages. Approximately 55 pages. 4] United States Department of the Army. FM 100-2-1, The Soviet Army: Operations and Tactics. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 16 July 1984. Approximately 110 Pages. 5] United States Department of the Army. Extract FM 100-2-1, The Soviet Army: Operations and Tactics. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, Department of the Army, after 16 July 1984. Approximately 40 Pages. These materials come out of the most dangerous turn of the late Cold War, the years when détente collapsed and the United States rearmed against an adversary it believed it was losing ground to. Afghanistan, the failure of SALT II, and the Reagan buildup hardened the conviction that American intelligence had undercounted Soviet strength, and out of that conviction came an industry of threat assessment whose working products these are. This archive shows the American manufacturing knowledge of its enemy: Soviet organization, armor, and doctrine reduced to simulation tables at Fort Leavenworth, codified into field manuals, and repackaged as public argument under the Secretary of Defense's name. Containing many references to nuclear, biological, and chemical operations as routine doctrine, while Soviet Military Power tallies the SS-20, ICBM, and SLBM launchers aimed at the West. Working copies containing scattered annotations and highlighted portions in some. Overall in good condition.
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Pablo Picasso, Volume 20, Oeuvres de 1961 a 1962 by Zervos, Christian

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Pablo Picasso, Volume 20, Oeuvres de 1961 a 1962
Author
Zervos, Christian
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG internally, but covers are dampstainined and soiled around the top, left and bottom edges and spine. No warping whatsoever or
Description
Paris: Editions Cahiers D'Art, 1968. Hardcover. VG internally, but covers are dampstainined and soiled around the top, left and bottom edges and spine. No warping whatsoever or dimensional defects, simply not as apppealing to the eye as clean cloth. Inside is clean and solid.. Tan cloth 148 pp, 7 page listing of plates, 362 illustrations. Text is entirely in French. This is Volume 20 of the 33 physical volumes of the entire set.
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Diagnostic Phrénologique du Tempérement by Zar-Adusht Hanish, Otoman (and) Pierre Martin (trans.)

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Title
Diagnostic Phrénologique du Tempérement
Author
Zar-Adusht Hanish, Otoman (and) Pierre Martin (trans.)
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG-: The staples are rusted. A few periwinkle paint splatters (rather Pollock-esque) across the front cover. Clean body pages an
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Geneve: Mazdaznan, Aryana, 1925. Staplebound. VG-: The staples are rusted. A few periwinkle paint splatters (rather Pollock-esque) across the front cover. Clean body pages and solid binding.. A small tan staplebound book. 32 pages; illustrated with black-and-white figures.
The Letters of Virginia Woolf : Vols. 1-6, Complete Set
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The Letters of Virginia Woolf : Vols. 1-6, Complete Set by Woolf, Virginia; Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann

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The Letters of Virginia Woolf : Vols. 1-6, Complete Set
Author
Woolf, Virginia; Edited by Nigel Nicolson and Joanne Trautmann
Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780151509249
Condition
Very Good Plus
Description
(Rutland, Vermont) (N.D., circa 1880s) : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete Six Volume Set in the Stated First American Edition, Each Volume with Letter Row BCDE indicating First Printings, Uncommon Thus (Vol. 1, 1888-1912, publ. 1975; Vol. 2 1912-1922, publ. 1976; Vol. 3 1923-1928, publ. 1978; Vol. 4 1929-1931, publ. 1979; Vol. 5 1932-1935, publ. 1979; Vol. 6 1936-1941, publ. 1980). Light to moderate foxing on top edges of all volumes. Light staining on some edges and in some spots on jackets. Spines slightly browned. Volume one contains prior owner name in ink on front endpaper..
INTERIORS DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS OF LONDON GUILD HALLS

INTERIORS DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS OF LONDON GUILD HALLS

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INTERIORS DECORATIONS AND FURNISHINGS OF LONDON GUILD HALLS
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
New York: Wm. Helburn, 1902. Very Good binding. Forty plates in autotype, housed in a somewhat worn portfolio, with a preliminary title leaf. The title leaf is a bit chipped; all of the 40 plates are Very Good. The portfolio is lacking the ties. Uncommon in the trade; we find no copies at auction since 1934. Very Good binding.
[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] SOUVENIR PROGRAM. THE 4th ANNUAL TOBACCO FESTIVAL. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. OCTOBER 16-18, 1952

[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] SOUVENIR PROGRAM. THE 4th ANNUAL TOBACCO FESTIVAL. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. OCTOBER 16-18, 1952

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[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] SOUVENIR PROGRAM. THE 4th ANNUAL TOBACCO FESTIVAL. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. OCTOBER 16-18, 1952
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
[Richmond]: N/A, 1952. Stapled Pamphlet. Very Good binding. Program for the 4th Annual Tobacco Festival game in which U.Va. and V.M.I. faced off at Richmond Stadium on October 18, 1952 at 1:00 p.m.; 56 pages; in printed wrappers, with many Richmond ads. ~~Uncommon relic of “Tobaccoland’s Greatest Annual Celebration”. Very Good binding.
The Kingslayer

The Kingslayer by Hubbard, L. Ron

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Title
The Kingslayer
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Hubbard, L. Ron
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B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Los Angeles, CA: Fantasy Publishing Co., 1949 First edition, first printing. One of 1,200 copies. Publisher's black cloth, with spine lettered in green; in its original yellow, red, black, and white pictorial dust jacket designed by William Benulis, with illustration of a man in space to front panel, lettered in black. Fine book; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with light toning to spine, gentle wear to head of spine, a tiny chip and a few small closed tears to front panel edges ("The" from "The Kingslayer" is affected), and a couple of faint creases to jacket flaps. Overall, a sharp copy that presents very well. Set in the year 3975 A.D., The Kingslayer is a novella about Christopher Randall Kellan, a highly intelligent freethinker in an oppressive society, who joins a rebel group and is tasked with killing the almighty and tyrannical Arbiter. In addition to The Kingslayer, the book includes two short stories by Hubbard: "The Beast" and "The Invaders." L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was a prolific writer of science fiction, horror, and western stories during the golden age of pulp magazines in the 1930s. He wrote Dianetics in 1950, in which he laid out his pseudo-scientific theories on the human mind, and founded The Church of Scientology in 1954.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
A Suite Of Eight Woodcuts To Illustrate Steppenwolf By Herman Hesse Published Exclusively For The Members Of The Limited Editions Club

A Suite Of Eight Woodcuts To Illustrate Steppenwolf By Herman Hesse Published Exclusively For The Members Of The Limited Editions Club by Ackermann, Helmut

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A Suite Of Eight Woodcuts To Illustrate Steppenwolf By Herman Hesse Published Exclusively For The Members Of The Limited Editions Club
Author
Ackermann, Helmut
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. publisher beige cloth portfolio, cover lettered in black with lighter beige cloth ties. Fine
Description
New York: The Print Club, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher beige cloth portfolio, cover lettered in black with lighter beige cloth ties. Fine. Folio, 47 x 33.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 51 of 200. Eight woodcuts reproduced in two colors, directly from the blocks, each print signed by Helmut Ackermann and numbered in pencil. Latter pulled on Japanese Hosho handmade paper, printed by A. Colish exclusively for members of the The Limited Editions Club. The plates for the 1977 edition printed in black only was the first book illustrated for LEC by Ackermann.
Ross Bleckner

Ross Bleckner

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Ross Bleckner
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
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Fine
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New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1995. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the catalogue based on the March-May 1995 exhibition at New York's Guggenheim Museum. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine laminate paper dustjacket AND an outer acetate dustjacket, which shows one very slight closed tear along the spine. Square, tall quarto, the first monograph "devoted to the important New York-based painter Ross Bleckner
Production Dwellings: An Opportunity for Excellence

Production Dwellings: An Opportunity for Excellence

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Production Dwellings: An Opportunity for Excellence
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 1970. Stapled wrappers. Very Good +. The 1970 1st edition of this booklet "prepared by Taliesin Associated Architects of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation". Crisp and VG+ in its stpled wrappers, with light offsetting at the front panel and along the spine. Oblong quarto, a number of Frank Lloyd Wright quotes appearing along the margins. "The subject of this booklet has been to present proposals for the present and future potential of industrialized housing
Run Swinger Run (Three original photographs from the 1967 film)

Run Swinger Run (Three original photographs from the 1967 film) by Barry Mahon (director, screenwriter); Gretchen Rudolph, Bob Strong, Susan Evans (starring)

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Run Swinger Run (Three original photographs from the 1967 film)
Author
Barry Mahon (director, screenwriter); Gretchen Rudolph, Bob Strong, Susan Evans (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Barry Mahon Production, 1967. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. Two of the photographs with provenance stamps on the versos, one with a label on the verso obscuring a previous provenance stamp. After being raped, Laura runs away from home to Los Angeles to live with her drug dealing aunt and joins a call-girl racket, where she discovers a dangerous secret about her boss. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, two with pinholes, one with a crease to the lower right, and one with a small bruise to the center.
Confessions of an Old Maid (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)

Confessions of an Old Maid (Original treatment script for an unproduced film) by Doug McHenry (screenwriter); John Sack (writer)

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Confessions of an Old Maid (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
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Doug McHenry (screenwriter); John Sack (writer)
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Royal Books (United States)
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N.p.: N.p., 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Bound in with the treatment is a copied letter addressed to writer John Sack from Lawrence S. Dietz, the west coast editor of Playboy magazine, discussing a Playboy assignment for "a piece tentatively titled 'Confessions of an Old Maid Man,' which will reflect on the experience-yours-of being an adult male, between 35 and 50, who has never been married." A 32-year-old realizes advancements in his career at a prestigious architecture firm are dependent on his marrying and starting a family, forcing him to quickly find a partner after years away from the dating scene. Set in Los Angeles. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1980, with credit for screenwriter Doug McHenry. 18 leaves, with last page of text numbered 16. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with a silver prong.
Avalanche Express (Original publicity caricature for the 1979 film)

Avalanche Express (Original publicity caricature for the 1979 film) by Al Hirschfeld (artist); Mark Robson (director); Abraham Polonsky (screenwriter); Colin Forbes (novel); Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell (starring)

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Avalanche Express (Original publicity caricature for the 1979 film)
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Al Hirschfeld (artist); Mark Robson (director); Abraham Polonsky (screenwriter); Colin Forbes (novel); Lee Marvin, Robert Shaw, Linda Evans, Maximilian Schell (starring)
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Royal Books (United States)
Description
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Vintage printed caricature for the 1979 film, showing Lee Marvin, Linda Evans, and Robert Shaw, drawn by noted caricaturist Al Hirschfeld and issued by Twentieth Century-Fox to publicize the film. A defecting Russian general collaborates with an American secret agent to expose KGB spies throughout Europe by luring them onto a train headed west. Director Mark Robson and actor Robert Shaw died of unrelated heart attacks within months of the film's release, making the film a final effort for both. Set and shot on location in Germany, England, Ireland, Italy, and the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
WAR IN DISGUISE; OR, THE FRAUDS OF THE NEUTRAL FLAGS

WAR IN DISGUISE; OR, THE FRAUDS OF THE NEUTRAL FLAGS by [Stephen, James]

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WAR IN DISGUISE; OR, THE FRAUDS OF THE NEUTRAL FLAGS
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[Stephen, James]
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
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London, printed: New-York: re-printed by Hopkins & Seymour, for I. Riley and Co. [etc.], 1806. 22.5 cm. vi, (2), 215pp. Original plain paper boards (soiled, spotted, some loss to paper), rebacked with a paper spine, chipped at spine ends; long, closed tear to one leaf [pp.129-30]; some old tidelines to lower page margins. Stephen, who was Virginia Woolf's great-grandfather, defends the British right to search American vessels. The text shows the sensibility of British thought which would lead to the War of 1812. Howes S-937. "Apprentices Library Haverhill, No. 7" in ink on flyleaf. Bookplate of the Institute Library, Connected with the Young Men's Universalist Institute in Haverhill, Mass., H. C. Leonard, Librarian, on front pastedown. Several pages with pencil margin notes by an opinionated reader.
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. [cover title]

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. [cover title]

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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION OF TEXAS. [cover title]
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Bartlebys Books (United States)
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NP [Austin, TX?]: np, 1922. Black lettered tan paperwraps, stapled. 15 cm. 58 pp. A very good copy. Recording the rules adopted by the commission on Oct. 31, 1921, to go into effect Jan. 1, 1922. OCLC lists 8 copies of this serial publication, produced for various years: Univ. of Chicago, Univ. of Illinois, Univ. of Missouri, Baylor, SMU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech., Texas State Lib.
Autograph Letter Signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1789, to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Autograph Letter Signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1789, to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster, Pennsylvania by Davis, George,

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Autograph Letter Signed, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1789, to Jasper Yeates, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Davis, George,
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Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
Quarto, two pages, plus stamp less address leaf, old folds, some archival tape repairs at fold joints, some light creasing and wrinkling, else very good. Davis writes to Jasper Yeates of Lancaster, Pennsylvania seeking his support for appointment to the prothonotaryship of Chester County: "Sir, Under the permission of Mr. Burd, I have presumed to address this to you, requesting you will not be offended at the liberty I have taken. In consequence of an idea that prevailed sometime since that the prothonotaryship of Chester County would soon become vacant – and encouraged thereto by the recommendation of the Chief Justice, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shippen, Mr Burd, and the several Gentlemen of the bar residing in this city. I had prepared an application to council praying for the appointment, that event not taking place my application was never presented. The assembly at their present session it is expected will pass a bill for the division of Chester County, which petition I flatter myself will be recommended by the several Gentlemen who honored me with their former signatures – Having thus assumed the freedom of acquainting you with these circumstances, will you permit me respectfully to solicit your interest in my behalf, and, if you should be pleased to consider me deserving your good opinion, that you will honor me with recommendatory letters to your friends in Council, which I may present in time, as other applications I believe are now onfoot; and if you should not think me too humblesome I would earnestly solicit your influence with the other Gentlemen of the bar in Lancaster who are acquainted with me, for their names to a Recommendation in my favor, which signed by yourself and them will be in addition to that at the foot of my petition, I hope I shall here be able to obtain … Geo. Davis" Jasper Yeates (b. Philadelphia 1745 – d. Lancaster, 1817), lawyer, jurist. Studied law under Edward Shippen (1728-29-1806). Admitted to the bar, 1765, he practiced successfully in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was active in local politics, Yeates was a moderate Whig and chairman of the Lancaster County committee of correspondence, 1775. He opposed the Pennsylvania constitution of 1776; later he was instrumental in ratification of the Federal Constitution at the Pennsylvania convention. Associate justice, Pennsylvania supreme court, from 1791 until his death.
The Living Substance as Such: and as Organism

The Living Substance as Such: and as Organism by Andrews, Gwendolen Foulke

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The Living Substance as Such: and as Organism
Author
Andrews, Gwendolen Foulke
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Boston: Ginn & Company, The Athenaeum Press, 1897. First edition. 1897. SCARCE PROVOCATIVE ESSAY ON THE NATURE OF PROTOPLASM BY PIONEERING FEMALE BIOLOGIST BEFORE THE RISE OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 25 x 18 cm volume in publisher's green printed paper wraps, [4], 176 pp. Covers detached with edges chipped, paper spine partially perished, binding secure, all pages present in a custom protective mylar cover. A complete copy of the first edition of this rare volume. SARA GWENDOLEN FOULKES (1863 – 1936) was an American zoologist, marine biologist and poet. She was initially educated at private schools and subsequently attended Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania. She conducted research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and at the Station Biologique de Roscoff. During the 1880s, Foulke focused her research on infusoria and rotifers, microscopic water inhabiting animals. She later focused on the properties of protoplasm, and in 1897 published The Living Substance as such, and as Organism as a supplement to The Journal of Morphology. Although initially harshly criticized, in writing her obituary, Henry Van Peters Wilson claimed it as a work of "genius". The book delves into the concept of life and the nature of living organisms. Andrews explores the idea that all living things are made up of a "living substance" that is different from non-living matter. She argues that this substance is capable of self-organization and self-regulation, and that it is the basis for all life on Earth. Andrews also discusses the role of this living substance in the development and evolution of organisms. She examines the ways in which living things adapt and change over time, and how they are able to maintain their integrity and identity despite these changes. Throughout the book, Andrews draws on a range of scientific and philosophical sources to support her arguments. She discusses the work of prominent scientists such as Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel, as well as the ideas of philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Arthur Schopenhauer. The book offers a unique perspective on the subject that is still relevant today, more than a century after it was first published. OBITUARY BY H. V. WILSON, Science No 158Feb 26, 1937 (condensed): "On December 13, 1936, there passed away a woman with the rare gift of genius, Mrs. Ethan Allen Andrews, the wife of Professor E. A. Andrews, of Johns Hopkins. Her earlier investigations dealt with infusoria and rotifers, but she became deeply interested in the structure and habits of protoplasm in general. And this is the theme of her classic memoir, "The Living Substance as Such: and as Organism," published as a special supplement of the Journal of Morphology in 1897, a memoir which carried her name and aroused admiration in biological circles throughout the world. It has both depth and a grasp of many ideas. And one can read to advantage and with pleasure to-day this record of the multifarious experiences of a very thoughtful mind and a remarkable pair of eyes, aided by the best microscopic equipment of the time, in an exploration of the appearance and behavior of living protoplasm in protozoa, myxomycetes, leucocytes of invertebrates, sea-urchin and starfish embryos, fish eggs and other things. The histological section of this notable work is followed by a survey of the various phenomena of living nature as exhibited by individual organisms, all looked on as the outcome of the activities of substances, species-plasms or idioplasms, conceived of as isomorphic, everywhere differentiative and directive, and not optically analyzable. All these are designated "substance organs." Whether such ideas are tenable time and the future history of our present concept of genes as persistent and self-perpetuative entities will show. However that may be, the reader turning the pages of this memoir, now forty years old and which did not come into its own at once but encountered some inept criticism, will readily recognize, employing the words of von Baer, that we have here "observations and reflections" of genius."--H. V. Wilson was the world's leading authority on the morphology, taxonomy and behavior of sponges for over three decades.
THE BOARDWALK

THE BOARDWALK by WIDDEMER, Margaret

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THE BOARDWALK
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WIDDEMER, Margaret
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NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1920. First Edition. Signed presentation from Widdemer on the front endpaper: "To Leo, with his all-seeing eye, from his friend, Margaret Widdemer Schaeffler. Jan. 1922" A novel set in Asbury Park and a few surrounding communities. Widdemer lived in Asbury Park. 12mo., green cloth. with green titles; 241 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).
Harper's Young People

Harper's Young People

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Harper's Young People
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Eclectibles (United States)
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Edge wear on the cover, very minor toning, but in very good condition.
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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1887. Edge wear on the cover, very minor toning, but in very good condition.. 844pp. Green cloth board, stamped in red and black with gilt accents. Volume 3 starts at November 2, 1886 with No. 366 and ends with No. 417 on October 25, 1887. Harper's Young People was a weekly magazine: each issue was 16 pages, and contained fiction and nonfiction stories, poems, and puzzles, profusely illustrated. Some stories were published in the style of a serial and released chapter by chapter. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2
THE BALLADS OF ROBIN HOOD

THE BALLADS OF ROBIN HOOD

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THE BALLADS OF ROBIN HOOD
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Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
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Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with minor soiling
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Cambridge: Limited Editions Club, 1977. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with minor soiling. David Gentleman. Tall octavo (6-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound with a green buckram spine stamped in gold with a design created by David Gentleman who has also drawn a design of foliage printed on the paper covering the boards; 232 pages. Edited with an introduction by Jim Lees. Designed by John Dreyfus and printed at the Cambridge University Press under the direction of Harry Myers. Illustrated by Gentleman with 55 miniature line drawings accompanying the text and 8 full-page plates reproduced as auto-lithographs in 8 printings at the Curwen Studio in London. Copy #457 of 1600 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.
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Study of Organ Inferiority and its Psychical Compensation: a Contribution to Clinical Medicine by ADLER, Alfred

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Study of Organ Inferiority and its Psychical Compensation: a Contribution to Clinical Medicine
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ADLER, Alfred
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
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New York: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Co, 1917. hardcover. Translated by S.E. Jelliffe. 86 pages. Tall slim 8vo, original brown printed boards. N.Y.: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Co., 1917. Very good. Nervous & Mental Disease Monograph Series No. 24. GM 4984.
Repercussions of the Kalam in Jewish Philosophy

Repercussions of the Kalam in Jewish Philosophy by Harry Austryn Wolfson

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Repercussions of the Kalam in Jewish Philosophy
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Harry Austryn Wolfson
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Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780674761759
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Fine
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. Fine/Very Good. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); publisher's cloth in blue dust jacket; xii,[2],238pp. Light shelf wear to jacket margins, spine panel a bit sunned, else Near Fine. Posthumously published study of the medieval Islamic philosophy system Kalam on Jewish thinkers like Abrahan ibn Ezra and Maimonides.
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An Historical Note on Some Yankee Clippers by Anonymous

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An Historical Note on Some Yankee Clippers
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Anonymous
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
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S. l.: s. n., 1900. Softcover. First edition presumed, n. d. (ca 1900 [?]); 9 3â „4 x 6 3â „4; pp. [6]; illustrated beige wraps with an ornamental border; a few small spots of foxing, mostly to back wrap; color vignettes to head of each chapter; very good condition. A mystery pamphlet, but nevertheless quite interesting, it gives a short history and descriptions of several famous, 19th century clippers, including the Staghound, the Dreadnought, and the Sovereign of the Seas.
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Gerrit Rietveld: a centenary exhibition by Barry Friedman, Ltd., NY

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Gerrit Rietveld: a centenary exhibition
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Barry Friedman, Ltd., NY
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
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Very Good
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Exhibition Oct. 3, 1988-Niv, 12m 1988. 49 color illus.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES by Yeats, W.B. [William Butler]

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AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
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Yeats, W.B. [William Butler]
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
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London: Macmillan and Company Limited, 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, v, vii, 591 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine beige with maroon lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including moderate age toning and slight soiling. Boards have very slight wear including faint soiling and slight rubbing to the fore corners. Slight cocking to the spine. Text block has slight plus wear including age toning to the edges with a hairline crack to the front hinge. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. 1410200. FP New Rockville Stock.
Art & Lies: A Piece For Three Voices and a Bawd

Art & Lies: A Piece For Three Voices and a Bawd by WINTERSON, Jeanette

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Art & Lies: A Piece For Three Voices and a Bawd
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WINTERSON, Jeanette
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
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9780224031455
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1994. First British edition and first printing. Hardcover. 206 pages. An imaginative work from the author of "Sexing the Cherry." A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
The Twelfth of Never

The Twelfth of Never by CARSON, Ciaran

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The Twelfth of Never
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CARSON, Ciaran
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Winston-Salem, NC: Wake Forest University Press, 1998. First U.S. edition. Softcover. 91 pages. Simultaneous paperback edition of this collection of poems from this well regarded Irish writer. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers.
Contes Danois.

Contes Danois. by Andersen, Hans Christian.

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Contes Danois.
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Andersen, Hans Christian.
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Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
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A translation into French of H C Andersen tales by Ernest Gregoire and Louis Moland. Handsome volume with gilt decorated spine.
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Paris.: Garnier Freres., n d. A translation into French of H C Andersen tales by Ernest Gregoire and Louis Moland. Handsome volume with gilt decorated spine. V.G.. 24 cm. lii pp. 424 pp. b/w photogravure plates and ills
An Uncensored Anthology

An Uncensored Anthology

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An Uncensored Anthology
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Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 60pp. Illustrated by "Carl Cobbledick." Small bookplate on front pastedown and "Press Books" stamped in tiny letters at bottom of front endpaper, lightly rubbed binding with a bit of fading, and a couple of stains on the spine, very good lacking either a dustwrapper or slipcase.
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EQ8 Block Library: An Illustrated Guide to the EQ8 Library Blocks

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EQ8 Block Library: An Illustrated Guide to the EQ8 Library Blocks
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The Electric Quilt Company. Paperback. Good. Clean, has good binding, no marks or notations, light wear to the cover, spiral bound. LF
Laughing Last

Laughing Last by Abbott, Jane D

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Laughing Last
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Abbott, Jane D
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8x5x1. Reissue. Jacket edges rubbed, light stain to jacket spine base, front hinge just beginning to weaken. 1924 Hard Cover. 281 pp. "He who laughs last, laugh best," goes the saying. But it is a question in the Romley family who will be the last. Certainly not Sidney, though, who at fifteen asserted a strange independence and was probably the least of the famous Joseph Romley's children to look like a poet's daughter. But Sidney, determined to escape the stigma of poetry just for a summer, goes to visit her Aunt Achsa on Cape Cod. In the wharves and boats of Provincetown she finds a whole cargo of glorious adventures, including the capture of a band of ultra-modern pirates, with a five-thousand dollar reward. And, to her great surprise, she comes to play an unexpected part in sister Trude's romance, too.

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