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The Other Side of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition by Fox Bourne, Henry Richard

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Title: The Other Side of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
Author: Fox Bourne, Henry Richard
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Chatto & Windus, 1891. First edition. Fine. Original publisher's primary blue cloth gilt (there are examples of remainder bindings extant), octavo. Edges untrimmed, 32 pp. publisher's ads at rear (mostly uncut), pictorial bookplate of Herbert & Sarita Ward to front pastedown. Fore-edge foxed, otherwise a Fine copy with outstanding provenance. An extraordinary association copy of a noted rarity, a sharp critique of the "Scramble for Africa". The copy of Herbert Ward, sculptor, writer, and member of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was directly under the command of Major Edmund Barttlelot at the rear column, having been appointed by Stanley as a lieutenant. The infamous column features heavily in Fox Bourne's work, with the entirety of chapter five dedicated to the topic. Ward and his work My Life with Stanley's Rear Guard are quoted extensively, and Fox Bourne clearly makes an example of Ward's illegal and immoral behaviour. A particularly disturbing example is the case of the execution of Burgari, who was initially charged with stealing food from Ward before attempting to flee. Two officers, Troup and Jameson, wanted the punishment to be downgraded, but Ward along with Bonny and Barttlelot voted for the death penalty. Fox Bourne became secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society in 1889. He edited its journal Aborigines' Friend and lobbied for the rights of indigenous peoples, and especially advocated for those in Africa. He stated that indigenous people had fundamental rights, to their land, their rites and their institutions. He later published Civilisation in Congo Land, A Story of International Wrong-Doing in 1903, focusing on the horrendous treatment of the indigenous population by the Belgian government. Fine.

Italy [Limited Edition] by [ARTIST'S BOOKS] DRUCKER, Johanna

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Title: Italy [Limited Edition]
Author: [ARTIST'S BOOKS] DRUCKER, Johanna
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description: Berkeley: The Figures, 1980. First Edition. Limited issue, no.7 of 7 copies, signed on colophon with an original pencil drawing in glassine envelope laid in; from a total edition of 500 copies. 12mo; pictorial card wrappers; 51,(1)pp; illus. A fairly early publication by Drucker, and given the limitation surely one of the most difficult of her limited editions for the collector to obtain. Italy was written in 1979, after Drucker's return home following six months of travel abroad; she describes it as: "Not precisely a travel narrative, it had been one of several "real accounts" that established a strain of writing practice that continues to the present ... Italy was ... written in speed, telegraphic style, to recount observations between objective observation and subjective experience, riding the line through images and details, experientially based but not necessarily personal" (see "Johanna Drucker's Artist's Books," on-line resource at johannadrucker dot net). Aside from the colophon printed inside the rear cover, the limited edition does not differ from the commercially-printed trade edition; both text and drawings are offset-printed, resulting in a rather commonplace little paperback which, as Drucker herself notes, "...barely qualifies as an artist's book." Nonetheless a true rarity, and a significant work in Drucker's early oeuvre.

Sporting Days in Southern India by POLLOCK, Lieut-Colonel A.J.O.

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts

Title: Sporting Days in Southern India
Author: POLLOCK, Lieut-Colonel A.J.O.
Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: Horace Cox, 1894. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece, errata, and 26 plates. Original publisher’s illustrated green cloth with silver and gold embossing, floral endpaper. An excellent copy with Norfolk & Norwich Library plates on cover and front paste-down. First edition. Sporting days in southern India details the thrilling adventures of Lieutenant-Colonel Pollock on multiple big game hunts. He describes the strategy in stalking bears, panthers, tigers, bison, elephants, deer, ibex, and other animals. The book is dedicated to his son, Annesley, whom he wishes will become proficient in the sport as well. Pollock’s narrative is upbeat and exciting as he manages to capture the thrill of the hunt. He also provides details and helpful information about preparation for camping and travel in the jungle, especially during the monsoon season in India. A member of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, Pollock was born in October 1846, began his military career as an ensign in February 1866, completed his officer’s training in 1879, became a lieutenant colonel in 1894 and retired from active service in August 1898.

The South-East View of Dartmouth-Castle, in the County of Devon by BUCK, Samuel and Nathaniel

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Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

Title: The South-East View of Dartmouth-Castle, in the County of Devon
Author: BUCK, Samuel and Nathaniel
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: D. Bond, printer, 1774. Ephemera no binding. Fine. Samuel and Nathaniel BUCK. Archival matting with a hand-applied gilt border. Matted print measures 14" x 21"; print sheet measures 11 3/8" x 18"; engraved image within the plate line measures 7 ½" x 14 ½". Hand-colored copperplate engraving from the publication, Buck's Antiquities, or Venerable Remains of Above 400 Castles, &c. in England and Wales, with near 100 Views of Cities. The text reads, "This Castle was built for the defence of the harbour, and is very ancient for there has been a Chappel in it ever since D. Edward 3.time-which was dedicated to St. Petrock, & belongs to Stoke-fleming Church 2 miles off, but the stone Tower and Spire were Built by the Inhabitants not many Years since." A pronounced engraving plate mark can be easily seen within the matted area. Dartmouth Castle was built in 1388 by the corporation of Dartmouth to guard the mouth of the Dart Estuary in Devon, it was fortified by King Henry VIII and remained in use through both WWI and WWII. The engraving shows not only the castle, but Dartmoor rising above the river and a view of the town as the river rounds the bend. A church, most likely St. Saviour's (built in 1335) can be seen in the town. Ships can be seen in the harbor with men rowing from them. The high level of detail and delicate coloring bring this engraving to life.

The Adventures of Wong Wing Wu by MacNAIR, Ian & Ruth

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Title: The Adventures of Wong Wing Wu
Author: MacNAIR, Ian & Ruth
Seller: Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Artists and Writers Guild, Inc, 1935. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Boards. Very good. Authorized Edition", First American edition thus. 8vo; [20pp]; color pictorial boards; illustrated title page; color illustrations every page except title; light scuffing to boards, light age toning of paper; very good. Story in rhyme by a British sailor about a Chinese child who leaves his family's sampan, meets a pig, and becomes a Chinese laundryman. Racist language.

American Emigrants League" Periodical Promoting Emigration as "Non-conformity by J.W. Massecar

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Title: American Emigrants League" Periodical Promoting Emigration as "Non-conformity
Author: J.W. Massecar
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1963. [Civil Rights] [Social Activist]. American Emigrants' League Newsletter. Vol. 1, No. 3, Summer 1963. Features the front-page article, "Migration, An Expression of Non-Conformity" by J.W. Massecar. This article makes the case for Americans to leave their country in order to advance the cause of world peace. The author contends that repressive forces such as the "men of Madison Avenue" have used mass media to enforce conformity in Americans, which is present from the innocuous "dress fads of teenagers" to the parameters of acceptable political views. For the author, being a "non-conformist" is an identity paramount to all others. This piece makes an attempt to delineate correct and incorrect patterns of non-conformity, i.e. the Beatnik or the "deliberate non-conformist" are trapped by their impulse to be different in a way that replicates conformity. However, if one is considering emigration, they are "in no doubt...a nonconformist." Where exactly one should emigrate to, or how they should advance the cause of world peace, is unspecified, but the sentiment expressed in this article would be propagated and take hold among young men drafted into Vietnam, many of whom fled to other nations rather than "conform" and take part in a war they did not support. First page is loose but overall in very good condition.

If It Please You by Raymond Carver

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Title: If It Please You
Author: Raymond Carver
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN: 9780935716283
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed Limited Edition; one of a reported 200 copies. A Fine book w/o dust jacket as issued, with only a couple of light rubs to the edges, else as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy of this Lord John Press publication. Not remaindered, not ex-library; will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.

Match Play and the Spin of the Ball. by Tilden, William T.

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Title: Match Play and the Spin of the Ball.
Author: Tilden, William T.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description: New York: American Lawn Tennis, 1925. "Big Bill" Tilden was the dominant player of the early 1920s and is considered to be one of the all-time greats. This heavily illustrated book combines technical instruction with highlights of Tilden's career. It also provides an interesting look at the way tennis used to be, which has little to do with the way tennis is today. Very good condition in original cloth binding, with contemporary news clippings tipped onto front blanks.. 22 cm. xxiv, 355 pp. b/w plates.

JOE LOUIS STORY, THE (1953) Set of 7 photos by United Artists

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Title: JOE LOUIS STORY, THE (1953) Set of 7 photos
Author: United Artists
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [Hollywood]: United Artists, 1953. Set of seven (7) vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white print still photos, overall near fine. Corey Wallace starred in this fictional biography of the great African American boxing champion. "Corey Wallace plays Joe... with feeling and reserve and a cautious, gentle strength." (Bogle, Blacks in American Film, p. 123.)

The Book of Strangers: Mediaeval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia. Attributed to Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani. Translated by Patricia Crone and Shmuel Moreh. (Princeton Series on the Middle East.) by (Abu l-Faradj al-Isbahani, Ali b. al-Husayn b. Muh. b. Ahmad al-Kurashi) Crone, Patricia & Moreh, Shmuel.

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Title: The Book of Strangers: Mediaeval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia. Attributed to Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani. Translated by Patricia Crone and Shmuel Moreh. (Princeton Series on the Middle East.)
Author: (Abu l-Faradj al-Isbahani, Ali b. al-Husayn b. Muh. b. Ahmad al-Kurashi) Crone, Patricia & Moreh, Shmuel.
Seller: Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description: Princeton (Markus Wiener Publishers), 2000.. (2), 196pp. Illus. Sm. 4to. Wraps.

Maui Vacation Guide

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Title: Maui Vacation Guide
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: HI: Hawaii Business, 1969. Very Good. Very good. Lightly rubbed with crease.

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