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The Building Blocks of Albert Einstein's Creative Mind

The Building Blocks of Albert Einstein's Creative Mind by ALBERT EINSTEIN

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The Building Blocks of Albert Einstein's Creative Mind
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ALBERT EINSTEIN
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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A unique and important artifact of his childhood. [ALBERT EINSTEIN]. Ephemera. Set of Anker-Steinbaukasten children's building blocks by F. Ad. Richter & Cie., Rudolstadt, [Germany], c.1880s. Approximately 160 composite quartz sand, chalk, and linseed oil blocks in red, limestone and slate gray, in various sizes and shapes, together with three or more sets of building plans, all contained in two wooden boxes with printed Anker-Steinbaukasten labels. Einstein spent his childhood building "complicated structures" with these Anker-Steinbaukasten blocks. Accepting his later theory that "Imagination is more important than knowledge," the toys that encouraged his imagination became building blocks for the most important scientific theories of the last millennium. His sister Maja Winteler-Einstein, describing his childhood, recalled that "The games he played … were very characteristic of Albert's capacities. These were mostly puzzles, fretsaw work, the erection of complicated structures with the well-known Anker building blocks, and above all the construction of multi-storied card castles, with which he filled his leisure." ("Beitrag für sein Lebensbild" in The collected papers of Albert Einstein. ed. John Stachel. Volume 1: The early years. 1879-1902. (Princeton University Press, 1987) p.lix. Translated from German.) Based on the work of German educator Friedrich Froebel (who created the concept of kindergarten) these composite stone blocks were a popular toy of the 1880s and 1890s. The blocks were designed to help develop childrens' tactile senses and manual dexterity, and also to stimulate imagination, creativity and three-dimensional perception. Fellow scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, as well as architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Gropius are among the geniuses who are known to have played with Anker blocks. Provenance The set had passed by direct descent from Albert Einstein to the consignor from whom we acquired the blocks at Christie's London on July 13, 2016. Condition A few blocks chipped and worn, with original instructions and boxes worn, soiled and defective. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-Swiss born theoretical physicist internationally recognized as one of the greatest physicists of all time. He enunciated the general theory of Relativity, with law explaining the relationship between the speed of light and its consequence, the equivalence of mass and energy (E=MC2). For his work in theoretical physics—largely for his 1905 paper on photons and photo-electricity—Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics (announced in November 1922, retroactive for 1921). Working on a unified field theory, he then attempted to explain gravitation and electromagnetism within one set of laws. With the expulsion of Jewish scholars from Germany after Hitler's rise to power, Einstein joined the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (1933), which became the most celebrated research center in the world. In 1939, he signed a letter written to President Franklin Roosevelt warning him of the possibility of Germany developing a nuclear bomb. He urged the U.S. to begin uranium research, thus beginning the top secret "Manhattan Project." Later, at Princeton, he tried to develop a unified field theory and to refute the accepted interpretation of quantum physics, both unsuccessfully. Einstein received U.S. citizenship in 1940.
“General Grants election has brought such actual Peace, that there is not a part of a peg even, to hang an excitement on”

“General Grants election has brought such actual Peace, that there is not a part of a peg even, to hang an excitement on” by WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

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“General Grants election has brought such actual Peace, that there is not a part of a peg even, to hang an excitement on”
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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
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Sherman turns down an invitation to a "Grand Reunion of the Western Armies at Chicago." WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN. Autograph Letter, to an unnamed general. Annapolis, Maryland, December 8, 1868. 2 pp., quarto. Sherman originally wrote this content as part of a longer letter; he marked this leaf "copy" and ends it with marks that show this section to be complete. Complete Transcript Copy U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis Md. Dec 8, 1868 Dear General, I had already received an invitation to the Grand Review of the Western Armies at Chicago, when I received your letter of Dec 2. I am however too unwell to go any where, and am now under the care of a physician who has put me under a certain course of treatment that I have to comply with. I assure you that I would be most happy to witness your Reunion which I expect will be a very pleasant affair, and I should be much pleased to meet there, the officers of the army with whom I have been at different times associated. I would not be surprised if this were the last meeting held by your Association, as General Grants election has brought such actual Peace, that there is not a part of a peg even, to hang an excitement on. Your old Army Corps will in the next four years have almost forgotten that there has been any thing like war, and the members devoting themselves to money making pursuits, will be unable to attend these meetings as they have done heretofore. Perhaps it is just as well that it should be so, and that there should be nothing to remind us of the strife through which we have passed. x x x x x x x Historical Background The election of 1868, which saw Grant as the Republican candidate, was the first post- Civil War election. The Republican campaign theme — "Let us have peace"— was taken from Grant's letter of acceptance. After four years of war, three years of wrangling over Reconstruction, and the impeachment of President Johnson, the nation craved the peace Grant pledged to achieve. Johnson was so unpopular that he failed to secure the Democratic party nomination, which instead nominated Horatio Seymour against the wildly popular (at least in the North and among the Freedmen) hero of Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant. William T. Sherman (1820-1891), a West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran, served as a corps commander under General Grant in successful campaigns down the Mississippi and in Tennessee. He then took command of the western armies when Grant was reassigned to the Virginia theatre. He was both recognized and criticized for his tactics of "scorched earth" and "total war," evidenced by his capture of Atlanta and "March to the Sea" through Georgia. He followed this feat by a swift campaign north through the Carolinas to force the surrender of the last major Confederate army. Sherman served as Commanding General of the U.S. Army from 1869-1883, during a period of Westward expansion and Indian Wars.
Benjamin Franklin, the Day Before News of Saratoga Arrives in France, Works to Secure Clandestine Supplies and Troops for the American Cause

Benjamin Franklin, the Day Before News of Saratoga Arrives in France, Works to Secure Clandestine Supplies and Troops for the American Cause by Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin, the Day Before News of Saratoga Arrives in France, Works to Secure Clandestine Supplies and Troops for the American Cause
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Benjamin Franklin
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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03/12/1777. This was an important moment in the relations between the two countries and the story of the American Revolution Franklin's efforts resulted in an agreement in France just 7 days after news of Saratoga had reached Passy, the first such agreement in Europe after the great victory changed the face of the Revolutionhttps://vimeo.com/913107222?share=copy Provenance: Historical Society of PennsylvaniaWhen news reached France of the Declaration of Independence of the thirteen colonies, it was perceived by many as the incarnation of the Enlightenment spirit against the tyranny of England. When Benjamin Franklin arrived in Paris on December 21, 1776, he found much sympathy for his cause and he himself was the “celebrated Dr. Franklin” from the beginning. The people gathered in crowds to see and acclaim him and shopkeepers rushed to their doors to catch a glimpse of him as he passed along the sidewalk.  Perhaps no person in history has come to symbolize America as Franklin did in Paris. The official reaction to Franklin's cause was, however, more restrained, as France did not wish to rush into a war with Britain or back a losing cause.In France, Franklin acted as diplomat charged with convincing France to ally itself with America and funding the Revolution; he was purchasing agent to acquire ships and war supplies to be sent home; head recruiter seeking experienced or promising officers for the Continental Army; loan negotiator to obtain monies the virtually bankrupt Congress; intelligence strategist handling information in the chess game between the American, French, British and Spanish governments; funds disburser for the American acquisitions effort; and generally act as the main representative of the new United States in Europe. Just two weeks after his arrival, Franklin formally requested French aid. King Louis XVI approved a response to them and on January 13, 1777 they received a verbal promise of two million livres. In March 1777, Franklin established himself at Passy, a charming village outside Paris where he remained throughout his French mission. In early June, he received the first proceeds from the French, an advance of one million livres, which they immediately deposited with a private banker that the United States used in Paris, Ferdinand Grand. This would prove a prototype, as in the future private entities would be utilized by the French government to provide clandestine aid in the way of secret arms, supplies and funds to the Americans. But for the present, the aid was meagre and halting.Military news coming from America in the summer of 1777 was not good, so France looked to Spain and they both hesitated to make such an alliance. The situation became worse when news arrived in September of American reverses in the field near Philadelphia.  No state was in more dire need of aid than Georgia, which faced a shortage of weapons and other vital resources.In September 1775, the Continental Congress had authorized the individual states to seek our methods of obtaining private aid for the fledgling war effort.  Benjamin Franklin was intimately involved in the work of this committee.  At the start, the initial destination for these inquiries were the French Indies, where the colonists received positive signs that France might be amenable to providing clandestine help.Georgia would take early action, seeking aid before any treaty. Early in 1777, the Georgia Legislative Council formed a committee to find ways to get arms and ammunition, and having a long and beneficial commercial relationship with French interests in the Indies, it determined to approach France for aid. In doing so, it followed the suggestion of the Continental Congress that states supplement U.S. efforts with their own. The Committee authorized the selection of an agent for this purpose.  Benjamin Franklin had filled such a capacity temporarily. But the Committee chose Emmanuel-Pierre de la Plaigne to be its first functioning, formal representative. M. de La Plaigne was a native of France and long time resident of the French island of St. Domingue, coming to Georgia in 1775 to help the American cause.  He worked his way to become a Captain in the Georgia Infantry.  On May 26 1777 the Assembly ratified de la Plaigne's selection and sent with him first to St. Domingue and then to France a letter of introduction addressed to Benjamin Franklin at Passy.  He was to obtain, under Franklin's care, munitions, equipment for troops, hospital medicines, goods, and recruits for the militia. In exchange, France would get crops and other products of the Colony of Georgia.  While de la Plaigne was on board his vessel headed for France, dodging British vessels on the Atlantic, the Americans won a decisive battle against the British at Saratoga, where the entire British force under General John Burgoyne surrendered.  This demonstration of superiority would give France the impetus it needed to formally recognize the Americans.  But news of the victory was just days behind de la Plaigne, who arrived in France and made his way to Passy, where he saw Dr. Franklin on December 3 and presented him with the letters and other documents from the Georgia legislature attesting to his patriotic mission. John Paul Jones would arrive on December 4 with the news about Saratoga; the war effort was about to change.  And Franklin's credentials, this very document, would play a part in that.Autograph Document Signed, Passy, December 3, 1777, being de la Plaigne's original credentials issued by Franklin allowing him to negotiate with the French for aid. ""I do hereby certify whom it may concern, that the Papers herewith connected under my Seal, viz. the Extract from the Minutes of the Assembly of Georgia, signed by Henry Cuyler, Clerk; and the Instructions to Capt. De la Plaigne signed by N W. Jones Speaker, are genuine and authentic Papers. B Franklin.""On the verso is is Franklin's docket, meaning this was Franklin's own retained copy, kept with his records in Passy and returned with him to Philadelphia.The next day, Jones arrived and word spread through Paris like wildfire.  French Foreign Minister Vergennes told Franklin informally on the 6th of December that the goal of French recognition was imminent.  By the 7th, that word came more formally.  On the 11th, de la Plaigne secured a very significant aid package consisting of munitions and a detachment of officers and soldiers skilled in areas lacking in America: artillery and engineering. This was likely the first large aid transaction to take place in France after Saratoga and attests to the power with which the news swept the French.  Franklin had personally intervened, given de la Plaigne support and these credentials, and directed de la Plaigne to an acquaintance in the industry, personally intervening to encourage the transaction. Bayard, the negociant, would later write Franklin of the affair and refer to his active participation.On February 6, 1778, just two months later, France signed a Treaty of Alliance and a Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States. This alliance would eventually bring victory in the Revolution and lead to American independence.This Benjamin Franklin letter, purchased by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1946, was gifted to a donor on December 18, 1972, in token of his generosity. The HSP minute records also note that this ‘gift’ was not to set a precedent, showing the unique disposition of this document.
George H.W. Bush Inscribes a Photograph to Lee Atwater, the Man Who Made Him President

George H.W. Bush Inscribes a Photograph to Lee Atwater, the Man Who Made Him President by George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush Inscribes a Photograph to Lee Atwater, the Man Who Made Him President
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George H.W. Bush
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The Raab Collection (United States)
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18/08/1988. Lee Atwater engineered Bush’s come-from-behind victory in the 1988 election. After a short tutelage as a Republican election consultant in his native South Carolina, where he got a reputation as an take-no-prisoners campaigner, he went to Washington and became an aide in the Reagan administration, working under political director Ed Rollins. In 1984, Rollins managed Reagan's re-election campaign, and Atwater became the campaign's deputy director and political director. Rollins later described Atwater as ""ruthless”. During those years in Washington, Atwater became aligned with Vice President George H.W. Bush, who chose him as his campaign manager for his 1988 presidential bid. Atwater developed a particularly aggressive media program featuring television advertisements designed to implement the Republican “Southern strategy” by playing on racial fears - the Willie Horton ads - and the idea that Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis was a lightweight unqualified to lead the military - the tank ads. The Horton ad campaign created a public opinion that Dukakis might be too liberal, and the ad that ridiculed Dukakis for riding in a tank by implying he was trying to seem military when he was not, were instrumental in Bush overcoming Dukakis' 17-percent lead in early public opinion polls, and win both the electoral and popular vote by landslide margins.Atwater was only 37 years old when Mr. Bush named him chairman of the Republican National Committee as a reward for managing the 1988 campaign. There Atwater focused on undermining Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley and organizing a public relations campaign against Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, who he viewed as a serious potential threat to Bush in the 1992 election. However, Atwater soon developed brain cancer, and he died March 29, 1991, at the age of 40.An 8 by 10 inch presentation color signed photograph showing Bush standing triumphantly before the Republican Nation Convention accepting its presidential nomination, inscribed “To Lee Atwater, August 18, 1988. A real ‘pro’, with many thanks on this special day.” It is still in its original George Bush frame. We obtained this directly from the Atwater heirs, and it has never before been offered for sale.
[Cabinet Card photograph]: Well-Dressed Young African-American Boy Standing at Attention with a Toy Rifle and Wearing a military Kepi Cap

[Cabinet Card photograph]: Well-Dressed Young African-American Boy Standing at Attention with a Toy Rifle and Wearing a military Kepi Cap

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[Cabinet Card photograph]: Well-Dressed Young African-American Boy Standing at Attention with a Toy Rifle and Wearing a military Kepi Cap
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
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Near Fine
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1870. Unbound. Near Fine. Gelatin silver cabinet card, image measuring 4" x 5.25", on a slightly larger card mount. Uncaptioned and neither the subject or the photographer identified. Sepia-toned, very near fine. Young Black boy about five years of age stands at vigilant attention. A splendid image.
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Collection of Incoming and Retained Copies of Outgoing Correspondence of Nathaniel Goodwin, Hartford City Treasurer and Probate Judge, 1810-1855 by Goodwin, Nathaniel (1782-1855)

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Collection of Incoming and Retained Copies of Outgoing Correspondence of Nathaniel Goodwin, Hartford City Treasurer and Probate Judge, 1810-1855
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Goodwin, Nathaniel (1782-1855)
Seller
Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
236 letters, 312 pages, 50 deeds, receipts et cetera, in very good, clean, and legible condition. Nathaniel Goodwin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, March 5, 1782, and died there May 29, 1855. He was apprenticed to a printer in Albany, and afterward became a teacher and land-surveyor. At Hartford he was for many years City treasurer and judge of probate, and was often employed in the settlement of estates, He published Descendants of Thomas Olcott (1845), and The Foote Family (1849). After his death appeared his Genealogical Notes of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, with a memoir (1856). This collection consists of incoming correspondence written to Nathaniel Goodwin as well as retained copies of Goodwin's outgoing correspondence, 1811-1855. The correspondence is almost entirely business related, involving the settlement of estate, land disputes, and other legal matters. Several letters have manuscript surveys, ranging from nearby towns in Connecticut to lands in Ohio and New York. The collection can be divided into three sections: 1. Incoming Correspondence to Nathaniel Goodwin a. 1826-1829, 9 letters, 10 pages b. 1830-1838, 35 letters, 40 pages c. 1840-1849, 57 letters, 69 pages d. 1850-1855, 16 letters, 15 pages 2. Retained Copes of Outgoing Correspondence by Nathaniel Goodwin a. 1811, 1816, two letters, 2 pages b. 1829, 28 letters, 44 pages c. 1830-1837, 78 letters, 120 pages d. 1843-1844, 11 letters 12 pages 3. Documents, receipts, etc., pertaining to Goodwin's tenure as Hartford City Treasurer a. 1810-1852, 50 items Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, vol. II, p. 683
Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris

Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris by BON GENRE, LE

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Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris
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BON GENRE, LE
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Paris: Chez L'Editeur [Pierre de Crapelet], 1827. Seven Fine Hand Colored Lithographs from Le Bon Genre BON GENRE, LE. [Observations sur les Modes et les Usages de Paris], Seven fine hand colored lithograph plates. [Paris: Chez L'Editeur [Pierre de Crapelet, 1830]. Seven plates from a later edition of ca. 1830. Each plate measures 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 276 x 216 mm. Some very small light stains affecting the lower portion of the first four plates. Le Bon Genre was one of the earliest series of prints to record the social trends and leisure activities of contemporary Parisians. It is the most important fashion portfolio of its time documenting, through its caricatures, the rise of the modern city of Paris and the emerging middle-class bourgeois, its fashions, recreations and dating customs. It also has fun at visitors' expense, particularly the English, whose customs and fashions the French found incomprehensible and unfashionable; the years of hostility between France and England did nothing to improve relations and the French lost few opportunities to ridicule the British. Le Bon Genre's popularity influenced most of the later fashion illustrators and journals, as well as the satirical albums so typical of mid-19th century France, and remains a key record of French social history. Overall, Le Bon Genre bears witness to the colorful post-Revolution period of Parisian society as it evolves into the early Republican era. "Le Bon Genre...was first published in 1817 and went through several editions. This is a record of English and French fashions since the beginning of the nineteenth century; the English fashions are more in the nature of caricatures, to show how badly Englishwomen dress as compared with the Parisiennes" (Vyvyan Holland, Hand Coloured Fashion Plates 1770 to 1899, p. 51). The plates: 1. Le Bon Genre, N0. 42. Les Graces en Pantalon 2. Le Bon Genre, N0. 50. Les Garnitures 3. Le Bon Genre, N0. 51. Le Chapeau en Ballon 4. Le Bon Genre, N0. 53. Cheveaux à la Chérubin... 5. Le Bon Genre, N0. 54. Manches en spirale... 6. Le Bon Genre, N0. 55. Lecon de Diable... 7. Le Bon Genre, N0. 57. Carrick à Cinq Pélerines.
ALCUIN: A Dialogue. The Gehenna Press,1970, with Leonard Baskin Lithograph Signed

ALCUIN: A Dialogue. The Gehenna Press,1970, with Leonard Baskin Lithograph Signed by BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN

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ALCUIN: A Dialogue. The Gehenna Press,1970, with Leonard Baskin Lithograph Signed
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BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN
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Schulson Autographs (United States)
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This is copy 250 of 300 books printed in 1970, orange cloth boards in marbled slip case. This edition's "Afterward" offers an explanation for this work. Brown (1771-1810) has been recognized as, "the first professional man of letters in the United States." The first and second parts of this three part book, "were printed originally as a book in New York in 1798...the second parts..posthumously published in 1815...." as part of Brown's biography by William Dunlap. The 1970 edition offers, "a single volume containing the entire text of all parts of Alcuin...." The book promoted the rights of women when the topic was actively debated in the late eighteenth century with Mary Wollstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Women" (1792) leading the way.
[Trade Catalogue] Glaces Verres Cadres Troncy Frères. Manufacture de Glaces, Verres et Cadres

[Trade Catalogue] Glaces Verres Cadres Troncy Frères. Manufacture de Glaces, Verres et Cadres

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[Trade Catalogue] Glaces Verres Cadres Troncy Frères. Manufacture de Glaces, Verres et Cadres
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
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Lyon: Printed by H. Richard, Lyon; Helio Aulard, Paris and Lyon; Imprimerie des Faculte, 1937. Stab binding. Cover of card stock. Brass clasp pins passing through holes. Very Good. A huge variety of mostly Art Deco mirrors, from vanity mirrors, to larger dressing mirrors, mirrors attached to furniture, etc. as well as some tables, serving carts, etc. Art Deco is definitely the dominant aesthetic, but there are frames that are in the more traditional Rococo, Empire and other styles that of course never died out completely and for which there was demand. The decorative bands on most pages, too, is pure Art Deco, as is the cover design. Unpaginated. 23 leaves, with first twenty on a thicker paper. Nine of these are folding, and basically the equivalent of two pages, with content of these leaves entirely on rectos, with versos blank. The last three leaves, on a thiner paper stock, with six pages of price listing. First leaf has title page, with following leaves filled with photos of the company's products. Scarce -- no copies listed on OCLC First Search.
Alan Paton Writes About His Book The Land & People Of South Africa

Alan Paton Writes About His Book The Land & People Of South Africa by ALAN PATON

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Alan Paton Writes About His Book The Land & People Of South Africa
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ALAN PATON
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ALAN PATON (1902-1988). A South African author, Paton is best remembered for Cry, the Beloved Country. He was an outspoken opponent of apartheid.TLS. 1pg. 8 x 10. November 5, 1962. South Africa. A typed letter signed Alan Paton on blue air mail stationery. He wrote to Mrs. Peter Scott of West Orange, New Jersey: Thank you for your letter of October 23. At the moment THE LAND & PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA is being revised, and I do not have a copy of the earlier edition. I have translations, but do not suppose you would want any of these. However, if you were to approach the publishers, J.B. Lippincott, 521 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, and ask them when the revised edition is likely to be out. I would be glad to autograph a copy for your fund raising effort, if the book were sent to me in time. The Land & People of South Africa was published in 1955. The letter has a rough right edge and is in very good condition.
Higan Nite

Higan Nite by Araki, Nobuyoshi

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Higan Nite
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Araki, Nobuyoshi
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Tolyo: AaT room / Eyecencia, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Near fine.. 4to. Unpaginated. Flexible white boards lettered in gold. Pictorial color wraparound dustwrapper.Roman letter title page with a translucent overlay in Japanese. Illustrated throughout with color photos of Tokyo street scenes and people, as well as numerous nudes. Very minor bump at bottom fore-corner, but still a fine, as new copy.
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Two Poems. by ABRAHAMS, William.

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Two Poems.
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ABRAHAMS, William.
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Woodside: Occasional Works, (1977).. First edition.. [8 pp]. Spine tanned, else near fine in sewn wrappers. One of 25 copies. Poems that originally appeared in Poetry Magazine in May 1948. An early item from the Press
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Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. by ALCOTT, Louisa May.

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Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
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ALCOTT, Louisa May.
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Norwalk:: Easton Press,. Near Fine. 1976. Hardcover. Introduction by Edward Weeks. Collector's edition. Octavo, fully bound in dark blue leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Near fine. ; 429 pages .
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The Journey of Lewis David Von Schweinitz to Goshen, Bartholomew County in 1831; Translated By Adolf Gerber by Von Schweinitz, Lewis David

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The Journey of Lewis David Von Schweinitz to Goshen, Bartholomew County in 1831; Translated By Adolf Gerber
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Von Schweinitz, Lewis David
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (United States)
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Description
Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society, 1927. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Edition. Near Fine, wrappers lightly soiled and prior owner name front wrapper. Pages are uncut and are clean and tight. Indiana Historical Society Publications Volume 8, Number 5. Scarce..
Escape from Corregidor

Escape from Corregidor by Edgar D. Whitcomb

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Escape from Corregidor
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Edgar D. Whitcomb
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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1958. Very Good/Very Good. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1958. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Frooman retaining original price ($4.50); xi,[3],274pp. Light chipping to jacket extremities, spine panel a bit toned, corners gently bumped, else Very Good overall. World War II memoir of the future Governor of Indiana Edgar B. Whitcomb (1917-2016) describing his experiences as an airman during the Battle of Corregidor, his evasion and capture by the Japanese, and his successful escape attempts, the final involving swimming eight hours through the night to the mainland where he managed to book a passage to China using a false identity.
Il Finto Stanislao (Un Giorno di Regno) Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Atti di Felice Romani. [Piano-vocal score]

Il Finto Stanislao (Un Giorno di Regno) Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Atti di Felice Romani. [Piano-vocal score] by VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901

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Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC
Title
Il Finto Stanislao (Un Giorno di Regno) Melodramma Giocoso in 2 Atti di Felice Romani. [Piano-vocal score]
Author
VERDI, Giuseppe 1813-1901
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Milano..: G. Ricordi & C. [PN v 53708 v], 1951. Quarto. Original publisher's dark gold decorative printed wrappers. 1f. (title), 1f. (recto "Personaggi," verso index), 390 pp. Browned. Wrappers slightly worn. A re-issue of the ca. 1902 edition. Hopkinson 38b(f). In two acts to a libretto by Felice Romani (probably revised by Temistocle Solera ) after Alexandre Vincent Pineu-Duval's play Le faux Stanislas, Il Finto Stanislao was first performed in Milan at the Teatro alla Scala on September 5, 1840.
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Richaard Wagner's music dramas, trans. by M. Whittall by Dahlhaus, C.

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Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books
Title
Richaard Wagner's music dramas, trans. by M. Whittall
Author
Dahlhaus, C.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cambridge UP, 1979. Very Good/very good. 1st trans. ed.
Donald Sultan: Black Eggs

Donald Sultan: Black Eggs by SULTAN, Donald (artist)

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts
Title
Donald Sultan: Black Eggs
Author
SULTAN, Donald (artist)
Seller
Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
Description
La Galerie Alice Pauli, 1988. Softcover. A fine copy. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. 6 pages. Wrappers. Pamphlet published on the occasion of the exhibition from October - November 1988.
Resistance, an anarchist bi-monthly, vol. 12, no. 1, April 1954

Resistance, an anarchist bi-monthly, vol. 12, no. 1, April 1954

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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Title
Resistance, an anarchist bi-monthly, vol. 12, no. 1, April 1954
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
New York: Resistance Group, 1954. Magazine. 12p., wraps, paper lightly toned, rear wrap browned else good condition, 8.5x11 inches. Contributors include Gaston Leval (on Spanish anarchist collectives), George Woodcock and Paul Goodman.
Three Gothic Novels: Wieland, Arthur Mervyn, Edgar Huntly

Three Gothic Novels: Wieland, Arthur Mervyn, Edgar Huntly by Brown, Charles Brockden

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
Title
Three Gothic Novels: Wieland, Arthur Mervyn, Edgar Huntly
Author
Brown, Charles Brockden
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781883011574
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Library of America, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. #103. Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket, unclipped ($35.00), faintly bumped. Red cloth. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, a sewn-in bookmark, clean internally.