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Good-Bye to All That; An Autobiography by Robert Graves by Graves, Robert

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Title: Good-Bye to All That; An Autobiography by Robert Graves
Author: Graves, Robert
Seller: Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition: Very good +
Description: London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/fair. First issue (see details below), octavo size, 448 pp., in publisher's dust jacket. Robert von Ranke Graves (1895-1985) was born into a literary family and showed literary genius from a young age. Although the horrors of "The Great War" and subsequent difficulties had a devastating effect on him, he would write almost his entire life, producing more than 135 books including the popular "I, Claudius" and, in addition to earning many awards, was presented by Queen Elizabeth with her gold medal for poetry. This work made Graves famous; it has been called "a searing work of genius in which [he] offers up a heavily rewritten version of his past life upon the altar of his present love." The first issue, of which this copy is one, includes the short passage on p. 290 and the letter to Graves in rhyming form by Siegfried Sassoon on pages 341 to 343; these two sections were expurgated from all future printings. Per the bibliography, it is estimated that only about 100 copies were released containing these passages; now, almost 100 years after publication, these passage seem important to understanding the whole. With a "Dedicatory Epilogue to Laura Riding", Graves' lover at the time and credited to being his literary muse for this, and several other, works during the course of their relationship. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full salmon cloth over boards, gilt lettering on the spine, back blind-stamped with publisher's device, frontis a black and white portrait of Graves, title page with publisher's device, an additional seven black-and-white plates bound in throughout (mostly maps), vintage bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown from The Holliday Bookshop in New York; octavo size (8" by 5.75"), pagination: [1-6] 7-448. In the publisher's dust jacket showing the original price of 10s. 6d., the frontis portrait of Graves reproduced on the front panel with accompanying black lettering and designs which are also on the spine, back panel with similar black designs, the front flap with a short blurb about the book ("...an accurate and unembarrassed account of his life") and a short author bio, the price printed at the bottom corner, the back flap blank. ___CONDITION: Volume better than very good (almost near fine), the boards mostly clean with a few stray spots of soil, the top corners straight and the bottom corners lightly bumped, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; some toning to pp. 340-341 at the top gutter margin, clearly from a piece of paper having been laid in there to mark the subsequently expurgated text. The dust jacket fair, all components present but with the front panel detached from the spine, the spine heavily sunned with loss at both the head and tail, the tail showing the publisher's device but not name, also overall edgewear and light soiling (please see pictures and request more if needed). An about near fine first issue book in a fair jacket. ___CITATIONS: Higginson no. A32a.; online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

COTTON CLUB WORLD'S FAIR EDITION [1940] Program by Cotton Club

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Title: COTTON CLUB WORLD'S FAIR EDITION [1940] Program
Author: Cotton Club
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: Cotton Club. Softcover/Paperback. Very Good+. [New York: Cotton Club, 1940]. Vintage original program, pictorial wrappers, 16 pp. 12 x 9" (31 x 23 cm.), light discoloration to front wrapper, very good+. A very scarce program for the legendary Cotton Club, which showcased many of the foremost African American performers of the time. The New York World's Fair was held in 1939 and 1940. This iteration of the Cotton Club Review featured Cab Calloway and Bill Robinson, as well as Glenn & Jenkins (a minstrel duo, in the traditional burnt cork makeup), Sister Tharpe and Katherine Perry. This appears to be the final program of the Cotton Club, which closed in 1940. We previously offered a Fifth Edition, which we dated as ca. 1939. That is an entirely different booklet for a quite different review, as it featured the Dandridge Sisters and the Nicholas Brothers, neither of whom appeared in this review. Also, Bill Robinson was not in that 1939 version. Although the New York World's Fair was held in 1939 and 1940, we date this as from 1940 (because Bill Robinson was busy in 1939 as the star of The Hot Mikado). All of the various editions of Cotton Club programs are genuinely scarce (OCLC lists only three copies. However, one of the three refers to the Nicholas Brothers and Dandridge Sisters, which tells us that this is from a previous 1939 edition, with very different contents).

ELLIOTT CARTER (1960-85) Photo archive by AP Wire World Photo

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Title: ELLIOTT CARTER (1960-85) Photo archive
Author: AP Wire World Photo
Seller: Walterfilm, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: AP Wire World Photo. No binding. Near Fine. New York: AP Wire Photo, 1960-1985. Set of 3 vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white glossy photos. Minor wear, near fine. American modernist composer Elliott Carter is shown in his studio in 1960, with pianist Paul Jacobs ca. 1981 and with conductor Robert Craft ca. 1985. Elliott Carter (1908-2012) is internationally recognized as one of the most influential American voices in classical music, and a leading figure of modernism in the 20th and 21st centuries. Among his better-known works are the Variations for Orchestra (1954–55); the Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano with Two Chamber Orchestras (1959–61); the Piano Concerto (1964–65), written as an 85th-birthday present for Igor Stravinsky; and the Concerto for Orchestra (1969), loosely based on a poem by Saint-John Perse. (Wikipedia)

Cockfighter (First Hardcover Edition, inscribed in 1973) by Charles Willeford

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Title: Cockfighter (First Hardcover Edition, inscribed in 1973)
Author: Charles Willeford
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
Description: New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. First hardcover edition, preceded by a paperback original published by Chicago Paperback House in 1962. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper, with typical dry wit: "To Palmer [and] Marge Carlson - / Your determination in getting this book almost-almost-matches Frank Mansfield's. My warmest personal regards. Yours, / Charles Willeford / 17 Feb 1973." Scarce signed. The "Frank Mansfield" to whom Willeford refers is the narrator of "Cockfighter," a disgraced gamecock trainer who has taken a vow of silence (which, at the start of the novel, has lasted over two years) until he wins the elusive Cockfighter of the Year Award. The author's uncommon second hardcover title. Basis for the 1972 Monte Hellman film, for which Willeford wrote the screenplay and played a key supporting role, starring Warren Oates in a little-known but brilliant performance as Mansfield. Fine and unread in a Very Good only dust jacket. Owner name matching the inscription on the front pastedown. Jacket is chipped and rubbed, with light toning to the spine, and a sticker shadow to the rear panel.

The Lawson History of the Americas Cup. by Thompson, Winfield and Thomas W. Lawson.

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Title: The Lawson History of the Americas Cup.
Author: Thompson, Winfield and Thomas W. Lawson.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: One of the major Americas Cup books. Toy calls this work A detailed and well-documented history of the early races which dis
Description: Boston: Thomas W. Lawson, 1902. One of the major Americas Cup books. Toy calls this work A detailed and well-documented history of the early races which displays some hostility to the New York Yacht Club. - Toy 1621. Morris & Howland p. 82. Rulon-Miller list #11. Lawson had the books privately printed in a limited edition, many of which he distributed to libraries. This is such a copy, being #2589 in a limited edition of 3000, inscribed by Lawson to the Waterville Public Library, with no library markings. Backstrip lightly toned, a few cover spots, otherwise a very nice copy of an important book, with contents in fine condition. . 29.5 cm. xv, (1, color frontispiece), 402 pp. Color and b/w plates.

Prisoners-of-War Work 1756-1815. by Toller, Jane.

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Title: Prisoners-of-War Work 1756-1815.
Author: Toller, Jane.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: A brief account of craft work by prisoners of war in England during the years indicated, accompanied by illustrative plates. V
Description: Cambridge: The Golden Head Press, 1965. A brief account of craft work by prisoners of war in England during the years indicated, accompanied by illustrative plates. V G in dj.. 21.5 cm. 23 pp. XIII b/w photographic plates.

The Chosen (Signed Copy) by Chaim Potok

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Title: The Chosen (Signed Copy)
Author: Chaim Potok
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition/Stated Second Printing; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED and dated by the author to the front free paper. A handsome copy of this coming of age novel, set in 1940's Brooklyn; basis for both film and stage adaptations. This copy is in very good condition showing some light rubbing to the edges and some mild darkening to the spine; housed in a clean and bright very good or better dust jacket that shows some minor age-toning to the spine lettering and jacket edges, mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends, edges, and corners, and some faint creasing to the flap folds. Overall, a presentable and collectible copy. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($4.95 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a new sturdy box.

ABSTRACT OF CASES TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, PURSUANT TO THE SIXTH SECTION OF THE ACT ENTITLED 'AN ACT FURTHER TO SUSPEND THE COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE AND THE DEPENDENCIES THEREOF', PASSED ON THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1799 by [Wolcott, Oliver]

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Title: ABSTRACT OF CASES TRANSMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, PURSUANT TO THE SIXTH SECTION OF THE ACT ENTITLED 'AN ACT FURTHER TO SUSPEND THE COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE AND THE DEPENDENCIES THEREOF', PASSED ON THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1799
Author: [Wolcott, Oliver]
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: [Philadelphia?, 1800. 8 leaves, 7 of them folded [lacks blank interior ninth leaf]. Disbound, light foxing. Except as noted, Very Good. The Abstract is signed in type by Treasury Secretary Wolcott on January 23, 1800. The folding leaves list dozens of vessels detained by France, with information on their American origin, ownership, circumstances and date of detention, and result of the litigation [generally the return of the vessel to its owner]. FIRST EDITION. Evans 38687. NAIP w010071.

Theatre by MAUGHAM, W. Somerset

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Title: Theatre
Author: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1937. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, precedes the English edition by three weeks. Fine in fine dust jacket. A very nice copy of this novel about an actress. Basis for the 2004 István Szabó film with Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons.

Steel Town (Special Edition, Signed) by SHORE, Stephen

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Title: Steel Town (Special Edition, Signed)
Author: SHORE, Stephen
Seller: Harper's Books (United States)
Condition: Near fine in cloth boards with color image affixed to front panel.
Description: London: Mack, 2021. Near fine in cloth boards with color image affixed to front panel.. Special Edition. Quarto. Stephen Shore's photo-essay on the American Rust Belt, first commissioned by Fortune Magazine in 1977. Published by Mack in 2021; this Special Edition SIGNED by Shore to an additional color plate affixed to rear pastedown.

COLLECTION OF OSTEOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM MACHU PICCHU by EATON, George F.

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Title: COLLECTION OF OSTEOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM MACHU PICCHU
Author: EATON, George F.
Seller: Boston Book Company (United States)
Description: 1916. EATON, George F. THE COLLECTION OF OSTEOLOGICAL MATERIAL FROM MACHU PICCHU (MEMOIRS OF THE CONNECTICUT ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, VOLUME V, MAY 1916). New Haven, CT: Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1916. 96 pp. + 39 b/w plates, 3 folding charts. Ex-library with usual markings. 8vo., brown cloth, gilt leather spine label. Some rubbing to cloth and label. Original wrappers bound in. Interior in excellent condition. B/w photo reproductions and illustrations.

Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed] by William Watson

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Title: Selected Poems of Sir William Watson [Signed]
Author: William Watson
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. Very Good/Good. London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1928. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket; 335pp.; portrait frontispiece. Dust jacket quite dust-soiled and worn with several losses to margins affecting text, spine panel darkened, corners bumped; overall a Very Good copy in a Good only example of the jacket. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.

INTERVAL IN CAROLINA by Abrahams, William

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Title: INTERVAL IN CAROLINA
Author: Abrahams, William
Seller: Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1945. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt printing to the spine. The covers are just slightly scuffed, a few pencil notes on the rear pastedown. Otherwise, about Very Good in a edge chipped dust jacket. .

Blind Children; Poems. by Zangwill, Israel

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Title: Blind Children; Poems.
Author: Zangwill, Israel
Seller: Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co. Very Good. 1903. Hardcover. -; Fair. No dust jacket. An ugly ex-library copy with taped spine, stamps etc. Etc. Suitable for reading or reference, not a collector's copy. .

INDISCHE BAUKUNST by WESTHEIM, Paul

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Title: INDISCHE BAUKUNST
Author: WESTHEIM, Paul
Seller: The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description: WESTHEIM, Paul. INDISCHE BAUKUNST. Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, n.d. 8vo. Boards. 14, (2) pages, 48 plates. First edition. Westheim's survey of Indian architecture and art is volume one of the Orbis Pictus series, with illustrations. Bookplate, spine and tips chipped, covers rubbed; text good.

The Source Book: an International Encyclopedic Authority Written from the New World Viewpoint, Prepared by over Two Hundred Authorities in the Fields of Literature, Art, and Science

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Title: The Source Book: an International Encyclopedic Authority Written from the New World Viewpoint, Prepared by over Two Hundred Authorities in the Fields of Literature, Art, and Science
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: Chicago: Perpetual Encyclopedia Corporation. Very Good+. 1931. Hardcover. A Very Good+ edition that bears some minor general wear ; Vol. 7; 8vo; 3200 pages .

Ingo Wegerl by [Wegerl, Ingo]; Martin Hildebrand (Text)

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Title: Ingo Wegerl
Author: [Wegerl, Ingo]; Martin Hildebrand (Text)
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Ascona, Schweiz: Galleria Sacchetti. First edition. Paperback. 61pp. Slim quarto [29 cm] Gray and white pictorial wraps. Fine condition. Photography by Markus Hildebrand. "The illusive high degree of reality in Ingo Wegerl's portraits can practically penetrate the observer 'under the skin.' Consequently people have attested to the painter a 'X-ray glance' on the desired object in turn. This burning interest not to be easily satisfied with external appearance and to search the real essence of people and things under the surface, was and it is still a fundamental spring for Wegerl that put himself artistically in discussion with the surrounding world.

ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION

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Title: ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description: Chicago: United Typothetae of America, 1926. cloth. Printing. 8vo. cloth. x, 188 pages. Revised edition. Includes Unit 1. Principles of Typesetting in five lessons, Unit II. Proving Composition in five lessons, Unit III. Distribution in three lessons, Unit IV. Style Aids in Composition in nine lessons and Unit V. Calculation in Composition in three lessons. Exlibris with markings. Water stain on the upper edge of some of the front pages.

What Can Philosophy Determine? The Symposia Read at the Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association...Supplementary Volume XV> by Aristotelian Society

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Title: What Can Philosophy Determine? The Symposia Read at the Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association...Supplementary Volume XV>
Author: Aristotelian Society
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: London: Harrison and Sons, 1936 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Spine a bit faded. A very good copy.

THE MALAYS : A CULTURAL HISTORY by Winstedt, Richard, 1878-1966

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Title: THE MALAYS : A CULTURAL HISTORY
Author: Winstedt, Richard, 1878-1966
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1953. Third edition (with a few corrections and additions). Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 198 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine, mild shelf wear. Text block has name in ink inside front flyleaf, underlining and marginal notation in pencil. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L. 1384606. FP New Rockville Stock.

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