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Famous Impostors by STOKER, Bram

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Seller: Mystery Pier Books, inc

Title: Famous Impostors
Author: STOKER, Bram
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, inc (United States)
Condition: Very Good Plus
Description: First Edition of this odd collection of histories of 'famous cases of imposture....'. Perhaps the most remarkable of these fascinating case histories is "The Bisley Boy," in which Stoker relates the theory that young Elizabeth I died as a child in the town of Bisley, and was quickly substituted for a male child, who went on to rule England masquerading as a female.This is an extremely scarce INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY by Stoker to Maude Alethea Stanley (1833-1915), daughter of politician Lord Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley. She was a pioneer in the field of women's welfare and suffrage, and devoted much effort to improving conditions in slums and asylums. She was also the much-loved maiden aunt of Bertrand Russell.A scarce and highly valued collectible.

American Tragedy by DREISER Theodore

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Title: American Tragedy
Author: DREISER Theodore
Seller: Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description: 1925. First Edition. Signed. DREISER, Theodore. An American Tragedy. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Two volumes. Octavo, original three-quarter beige cloth, uncut and unopened, original glassine, original slipcase. $2500.Signed limited edition, signed by Dreiser, this very rare copy with publisher's ""Presentation Copy"" on limitation page and original slipcase, one of a very small number of copies intended for associates and close friends, issued along with 795 numbered signed copies, an especially fine copy, entirely unopened and uncut in original glassine and slipcase.A novel of ""extraordinary dignity and power"" (New Yorker), Dreiser's American Tragedy is based on the murder case of Chester Gillette, ""who in 1906 had killed his pregnant girl friend Grace Brown when the illicit relationship threatened his getting ahead socially and economically in his small town in upstate New York Dreiser's final title emphasized his painstaking demonstration that the false values of American society were more responsible for the crime than the individual will"" (DAB). ""In 1930, the year D.H. Lawrence died, the seven judges sitting on the highest court of Massachusetts agreed to a man that Dreiser's 840-page novel An American Tragedyhis most popular book and the one many critics consider Dreiser's bestwas 'obscene, indecent and manifestly tending to corrupt the morals of youth"" (de Grazia, 98). Dreiser did not publish another novel for 20 years. With publisher's stamps of ""Presentation Copy"" on both limitation page and original slipcase: one of a small number set aside by the publisher for associates, as well as close friends of Dreiser, issued together with signed limited edition of 795 copies published shortly after the first trade edition. With rare original glassine; slipcase spine with trace of label removal. Banned Books 81. McDonald 18B. Orton 34. A fine copy.

A COMPENDIOUS TREATISE OF ANATOMY, ADAPTED TO THE ARTS OF DESIGNING, PAINTING, AND SCULPTURE: ON EIGHT FOLIO COPPER PLATES by (ANATOMY - ILLUSTRATIONS). TINNEY, JOHN

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Title: A COMPENDIOUS TREATISE OF ANATOMY, ADAPTED TO THE ARTS OF DESIGNING, PAINTING, AND SCULPTURE: ON EIGHT FOLIO COPPER PLATES
Author: (ANATOMY - ILLUSTRATIONS). TINNEY, JOHN
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ca. 1770. 380 x 242 mm. (15 x 9 1/2"). [4] leaves of text, followed by plates. Original gray paper wrappers. WITH EIGHT FINE ENGRAVED PLATES of the male body in various poses, three depicting the skeleton and five the musculature. Russell 816; Wellcome V, p. 273; ESTC N51161. See also Russell, "John Tinney's Compendium Anatomicum and its publishers." Wrapper a bit soiled and foxed, corners torn, with two snags (two-inch and half-inch) to lower cover, most of spine chipped away, but the stitching holding the book firmly together; mild offsetting from engravings and a few spots of foxing, but a really excellent copy internally, the leaves fresh and clean, and with very good impressions of the engravings. This rare collection of striking anatomical engravings is wonderfully preserved in its original, unrestored wrappers. First published in 1743 as "Compendium Anatomicum," the work's plates are adapted from the famous anatomies of Vesalius and Cowper. It was intended as a reference work for artists, but as its name suggests, it was published with a wider audience in mind. As Tinney humbly tells the reader in the subtitle, this is "a work not only very useful but absolutely necessary, to painters, statuaries, and all professors, of drawing and design, as well as a proper introduction to the study of anatomy for the use of young surgeons," not to mention an "instructive furniture for the studies and libraries of the curious." The work remained in print for a full century, though because it was a frequently used book, few copies have come down to us in collectible condition. John Tinney (ca. 1706-61) was an engraver and print seller who dealt in a wide variety of material, being particularly known for maps and satirical prints as well as the present work. Our edition, while undated, almost certainly dates to the period between 1762-70. The first posthumous edition of "A Compendious Treatise" was released in 1762 by Robert Sayer, a map and print seller who was an associate of Tinney's during his lifetime, and who likely purchased his stock of plates from his widow following his 1761 death. In 1770, Sayer began a partnership with John Bennett, after which the firm was known as "Sayer and Bennett." Since the present edition was published under Sayer's name alone, it no doubt comes from the period following the 1762 edition but before the partnership. The present copy has made it through the centuries in remarkably good condition given its flimsy binding, and the plates inside, with their cheerfully macabre figures, remain quite fresh and pleasing..

El Pueblo [Broken run of 16 issues]

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Title: El Pueblo [Broken run of 16 issues]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: San Antonio, Texas: El Pueblo, 1982. Very good. 17” x 11½”. Newsprint. Pp. 8 [earlier issues printed in dos-à-dos format: pp. 4 English, 4 Spanish each]. Publication sequence: Vol. I, Nos. 5 (Jul 1979), 7-12 (Oct 1979 – Apr 1980); Vol. II, Nos. 3-6 (Sep 1980 – Mar/Apr 1981), [Special Cinco de Mayo issue] (1981), 7 (Aug 1981), 9-11 (Mar/Apr – Aug/Sep 1982). Generally very good or better: folded horizontally at center, likely as issued; a few with creases from additional old folds; four with postal or library markings; three with small staple holes throughout; one with a small tear at top edge not affecting any content; some light toning, edge and corner wear. This is a group of issues of a rare bilingual newspaper that was published by a team of volunteers and distributed in impoverished neighborhoods in San Antonio, Texas, El Pueblo (EP). Filled with photographic images, political cartoons and powerful illustrations, the issues covered local, national and international news of importance to the Latin American residents of “The Village.” Per a Texas Public Radio feature of 2022, EP was published ad-free and independently from 1979 to 1982 by “a ragtag group of young Mexican American activists and students” working out of a garage. The paper served San Antonio’s West Side, a predominantly Mexican American community bereft of access to adequate health care, public transportation or opportunities to earn a living wage. A donation of 25 cents was requested, but the paper was distributed free of charge. The first issue here shows a Spanish tagline translating to “Voice of the Mexican Community” (on both the English and Spanish sides) while the remaining issues tout the paper as the “Bilingual Voice of the Working Community.” Most of the content concerned the rampant economic and political injustice facing San Antonio's Hispanic residents, as well as efforts to boost their conditions. Vol. I, No. 5 reported on a trial involving the city's “utilities monopoly” and their board, “consisting of local rich businessmen” who “simply increase rates or enforce 'adjustments' at will.” Vol. II, No. 3 urged “Tenants: Know Your Rights” and Vol. II, No. 5 announced a new local “Coalition of Hispanic and Labor Organizations.” Each issue had a “Perspectiva Femenil” (“Female Perspective”) column, and one that translated to “The People United,” addressing topics like labor unity, social welfare, undocumented workers, “Sexism on the Job” and “What Happened to Our 'Leaders'?” One staff writer, Armandina Saldivar, was particularly known to champion the disadvantaged. She penned a feature on “How The Court System 'Works'” in Vol. I, Issue 8, as well as a later exposé that caused quite a stir. After a raid on a local brothel, Saldivar obtained a copy of madam Theresa Brown's “Trick List” and published some of the names in Vol. II, No. 5. The list included some of the “'high and mighty' of San Antonio, who in the past have constantly accused the Blacks, the Mexicans, the poor and working people of being immoral, corrupt and law breakers.” EP also ran state, national and international news. Vol. II, No. 3 reported on Manuel Muñoz' case against Kelly Air Force Base; he had been fired, reinstated for a few days then terminated again three times in as many months so as to be a “temporary worker,” ineligible for benefits. There were calls for support of El Salvador and for the United Farm Workers union, as well as coverage of “critical” relations between the United States and Mexico. One issue told of “serious construction problems discovered at the South Texas Nuclear Project,” and there were news briefs from San Jose, California, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. Vol. II, Issue 11 had a great photographic image of San Antonio's “Mexican Cultural National Ballet,” “well received in S.A., in Texas and in Mexico,” as well as a list of local businesses where readers could find the paper and a laid-in flyer for a rally against unfair immigration laws. All of the issues also featured Hispanic-inspired graphic designs and powerful political art. Rare, compelling coverage of, and for, the Latin American community of San Antonio. OCLC shows three institutions with physical holdings (two in Texas and one in London), and two with microfilm.

[Catalog of Promotional Matchbooks] by [Advertising] MATCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA

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Title: [Catalog of Promotional Matchbooks]
Author: [Advertising] MATCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Seller: Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: Chicago: Match Corporation of America, 1950. Very good.. An extravagant catalog of promotional matchbooks from the "World's largest direct selling manufacturer of advertising book matches." Includes examples with sample text and graphics as well as examples from companies all over the US, from diners and motels to major corporations like ALCOA and Borden's. Includes hundreds of stock images and text with various styles, sizes and finishes, from a 10 match book with single color printing to embossed, gold foil 40 match books. Striking (#sorrynotsorry). Hardcover. Plastic-comb-bound book, 10" x 11.5" approx., in illustrated cloth boards. Approx. 136 samples glue-mounted in nine tabbed sections, with tissue guards between pages. Pages profusely illustrated in full color. Light rubbing to boards. Boards bowed. Tabs frayed. Light wear to page edges. Interior generally bright and fresh. Very good. 182pp. Also includes Order form booklet, ad for gold stamping machine, ordering information sheet, sketch request form, distribution contract booklet, and price list.

ADONIS GARCÍA by Zapata, Luis

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Title: ADONIS GARCÍA
Author: Zapata, Luis
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780917342806
Description: San Franciso, California: Gay Sunshine Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Octavo, 208 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine orange with white and blue lettering. Rubbing and creasing to boards. Chipping to tail of spine. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Light staining to fore-edge of texblock. Shelved Case 6. 1411393. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

RÉCEPTION DE M. MYRON T. HERRICK ANCIEN AMBASSADEUR RÉPUBLIQUE DE LA ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE EN FRANCE À L'HOTEL DE VILLE DE PARIS, LE 26 JUILLET 1920 [RECEPTION FOR MR. MYRON T. HERRICK, FORMER AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO FRANCE, AT THE PARIS CITY HALL ON JULY 26, 1920]

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Title: RÉCEPTION DE M. MYRON T. HERRICK ANCIEN AMBASSADEUR RÉPUBLIQUE DE LA ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE EN FRANCE À L'HOTEL DE VILLE DE PARIS, LE 26 JUILLET 1920 [RECEPTION FOR MR. MYRON T. HERRICK, FORMER AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO FRANCE, AT THE PARIS CITY HALL ON JULY 26, 1920]
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Paris: Conseil Municipal De Paris, 1920. Softcover. Quarto, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Paperback binding. Faux dust jacket has moderate wear including chipped spine, sparse soiling and slight edge wear. Black and red lettering to the front. Covers have moderate age toning. Text block has slight wear including age toning to the deckled edges. Offsetting to the end papers due to flap folds and slight age toning to several pages. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Illustrated, some plates with tissue guard. Uncut pages. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire about rates. 1410485. FP New Rockville Stock.

THE VIOLENT LAND by Amado, Jorge

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Title: THE VIOLENT LAND
Author: Amado, Jorge
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good plus in very good plus jacket.
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First printing. Very good plus in very good plus jacket.. First US edition of the Brazillian modernist's favorite of his own works. 7.25'' x 5''. Original orange cloth, gilt-stamped front board and spine. In original unclipped ($2.50) pictorial jacket designed by Harry Roth. Red topstain. [12], 336 pages. Jacket with light edgewear, gentle toning to spine, shallow chipping at spine head. Book with faintest toning to spine, else tight.

Boys at Home by Adams, C[harlotte], John Gilbert [illustrator]

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Title: Boys at Home
Author: Adams, C[harlotte], John Gilbert [illustrator]
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition: Very Good -
Description: New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Charlotte Adams (1793-1873) was the mother of novelist Charles Warren Adams and the step-mother of novelist Henry Cadwallader Adams. She was herself a writer, and between 1825 and 1873, she wrote 10 juvenile and children's books. Boys at Home was initially published in 1854 by Routledge in London. This appears to be the 1st American edition, also published in 1854 in New York. SCARCE. 8vo. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and decoration to spine. Embossed decoration to boards. Full gilt edges. Minor fading to spine. Edgewear to exterior includes bumping and rubbing. Tear to cloth along rear exterior hinge. Crack to front interior hinge. Foxing throughout though text and illustrations remain bright. Hand colored illustrations. 415 pages + publisher's ads. LIT/100212.

Marie Zimmermann : metalwork, jewelry by Zimmermann, Marie ; Beth Ann McPherson

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Title: Marie Zimmermann : metalwork, jewelry
Author: Zimmermann, Marie ; Beth Ann McPherson
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: VG
Description: Mahwah, NJ: Marie Zimmermann Archive, 2003. Softcover. VG. White wraps with color illustration, purple text. 18 pp. Color illustrations. "Marie Zimmermann epitomizes the new breed of twentieth century craftsmen who arose out of the American Arts and Crafts movement. Born in America in 1878, she was a renaissance craftsman, metalsmith, and jeweler, interested in the history of design and metalsmithing from around the world. Zimmermann studied the products and methods of goldsmiths, jewelers, and blacksmiths from prehistoric times to the modern age. She assimilated this knowledge and used eclectic, artistic vocabulary to fabricate new forms and finishes. Her work spoke of sophistication, polish and culture to the new elite of the late teens, twenties, thirties, and forties."

Center for Constitutional Rights: Report 1973

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Title: Center for Constitutional Rights: Report 1973
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: New York: Center for Constitutional Rights, 1973. Pamphlet. 10p., 7x10 inches, staples rusted, else very good condition. Sections on Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Wounded Knee, electronic surveillance, the bombing of Cambodia, women's rights, South Africa, prisoner's rights, and more.

The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: the ultimate a-z guide from alchemy to the zodiac by Nozedar, Adele

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Title: The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: the ultimate a-z guide from alchemy to the zodiac
Author: Nozedar, Adele
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9781435110878
Condition: Fine
Description: Barnes & Noble, 2008. Fine. Nozedar, Adele. The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols: the ultimate a-z guide from alchemy to the zodiac. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2008. 558pp. Illustrated. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.

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