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Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific Beering’s Straight, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expedition: Performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom… by Beechey, Frederick William

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Title: Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific Beering’s Straight, to Co-Operate with the Polar Expedition: Performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom…
Author: Beechey, Frederick William
Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description: 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary brown straight-grain morocco, illustrated with 23 engraved plates & 3 folding maps. Rebacked retaining worn remnants of original backstrips, endpapers renewed; engraved matter variously foxed. Leather separating from boards in places in volume one, and a few chips in those areas. Beechey’s expedition to the Beering Strait and beyond was supposed to help the Franklyn and Perry Expeditions, and make scientific observations. He made stops along the Alaskan coast and describes Eskimo villages and culture, and even discovered fossil remains of large elephants and other quadrupeds in cliffs of frozen mud. Beechey’s work also provides an account of Monterey and San Franciso “before the American conquest”. He also made it to Pitcairn Island where he met John Adams the last survivor of the mutiny on the Bounty, who gave Beechey a lengthy account of the incident.

Handwritten Letter From Roger Babson, Founder Of His Namesake Business School by ROGER BABSON

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Title: Handwritten Letter From Roger Babson, Founder Of His Namesake Business School
Author: ROGER BABSON
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: ROGER BABSON (1875-1967). Babson was an American entrepreneur, economist, and business theorist who founded the Babson Institute, later Babson College, in 1919. ALS. 8 x 10. Massachusetts. June 11, 1931. An autograph letter signed Roger W. Babson to NW Miller: I thank you for your note. Dont holler to thank me but do something for some other fellow when you have a chance. The letter is in fine condition with mailing folds.

Praying Wrong: New and Selected Poems 1957-1984 by DAVISON, Peter

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Title: Praying Wrong: New and Selected Poems 1957-1984
Author: DAVISON, Peter
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Atheneum, 1984. Softcover. Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. About fine. Inscribed by Peter Davison on title page: "For the old friend on p. 58 from Peter with best wishes for 1985." The poem on p.58 Darkheart, makes references to Alfred Kazin (although not directly by name).

Peter Parley to Penrod: A Bibliographical Description of the Best-Loved American Juvenile Books by Blanck, Jacob

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Title: Peter Parley to Penrod: A Bibliographical Description of the Best-Loved American Juvenile Books
Author: Blanck, Jacob
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Research Classics, 1961. Hardcover. Fine. Third printing. Octavo. vi, 153pp. Spine lightly toned, else fine.

THE MIDNIGHT HORSE by Sis, Peter; Fleischman, Sid

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Title: THE MIDNIGHT HORSE
Author: Sis, Peter; Fleischman, Sid
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
ISBN: 9780068809449
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Description: New York: Greenwillow Books, 1990. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this spooky coming of age story, featuring a ghostly magician, enchanted straw, and a daring horse race - with original drawing by Sis. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning artist Peter Sis's entrancing, joyful, and detailed illustrations mix technical prowess with a love for the medium. His work boasts man accolades, including seven NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Best Illustrated Book of the Year awards, Society of Illustrators gold and silver medals, and three Caldecott Honors. 8.5'' x 6.25''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($12.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 84 pages. Signed by Sis to title page, with original drawing of a duck with a sun hat and a human face. Jacket with small sticker to front flap. Binding mildly pumped to top of spine. Bright.

ADAM'S BALM by Foreman, Michael; Martin, Bill Jr.

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Title: ADAM'S BALM
Author: Foreman, Michael; Martin, Bill Jr.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good plus.
Description: Glendale, California: Bowmar, 1970. First edition. Very good plus.. First printing of this rather surreal anti-war picture book, with Peter Maxian illustrations by award-winning artist Michael Foreman. THE GUARDIAN identifies Michael Foreman as "one of the best-known British writer-illustrators," in part thanks to his remarkable output: since he began his career in 1961, he has published over 300 books for children and adults. He has earned two Kate Greenaway Medals, and has twice been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. 8'' x 8''. Original color pictorial boards. No jacket, as issued. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Binding with a hint of soil, a bit of bumping to corners and spine ends. Spine cracked to one opening, one or two tiny spots of soil to leaf margins. Bright.

ANYTHING ON ITS SIDE by Eigner, Larry

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Title: ANYTHING ON ITS SIDE
Author: Eigner, Larry
Seller: Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Very good plus.
Description: New Rochelle, NY: The Elizabeth Press, 1974. First printing. Very good plus.. Ron Silliman's copy of his friend Larry Eigner's verse collection, first edition with Silliman's ownership stamp. "When I started gathering poetry for a journal that would become TOTTEL'S in 1969, [Eigner] was one of the first writers whose work I solicited," Ron Silliman would write of his friend Larry Eigner. Silliman would go on to include Eigner in his groundbreaking anthology IN THE AMERICAN TREE, and dedicated one of his best-known poems, "For Larry Eigner, Silent" - which first appeared in 2002's BEST AMERICAN POETRY (and was later included in THE ALPHABET) - to the poet. Upon its publication in 2010, Silliman would call THE COLLECTED POEMS OF LARRY EIGNER "the most powerful & substantial book of this millennium." A nice association between these two giants of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry. 10'' x 7''. Publisher's original printed wrappers. One of 400 unnumbered copies. 72 pages. With Silliman's ownership stamp to the first page. Mild sunning to extremities, minor shelfwear.

U.S. Navy War Photographs: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay by Steichen, Edward and Tom Maloney (Editor)

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Title: U.S. Navy War Photographs: Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Author: Steichen, Edward and Tom Maloney (Editor)
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780517541906
Condition: VG/VG
Description: New York: Crown Publishers, 1980. Revised and Augmented Editon. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black boards and blue cloth spine with gilt lettering. BW-photographic and navy blue dust jacket with gold lettering. 128 pp. 115 BW photographs. "Edward Steichen was the foremost photographer of our time. At the age of sixty-three he was called upon by the U.S. Navy to head their Navy Photographic Unit in the Pacific, right after the attack on Pearl Harbor. From then until the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, Captain Edward Steichen, USNR, and his expert staff photographed every aspect of Navy action in the Pacific. This book was a selection of the best of these war photographs." Signed to Peter Falk, art historian by editor, Tom Maloney.

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Tiffany Silver by Carpenter, Charles and Mary Grace Carpenter

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Title: Tiffany Silver
Author: Carpenter, Charles and Mary Grace Carpenter
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780720605419
Condition: VG-/G (book shows very slight foxing on top third of textblock, minimal shelf wear, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket is
Description: New York: Peter Owen Limited, 1978. Hardcover. VG-/G (book shows very slight foxing on top third of textblock, minimal shelf wear, all pages clear and intact - dust jacket is price clipped on front inside flap, shows rubbing and shelf wear and top, corners and spine, a few small tears at spine mended with scotch tape, still protective). Blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering on spine, blue and orange pictorial dust jacket with white lettering, xix, 296 pp., mostly bw illustrations with a few in color. "The nineteenth-century silverware of Tiffany & Co. has an important place in the history of decorative arts, the significance of which is being increasingly recognized among collectors and museums for the high quality of the silver, the inventiveness of the designs, and the marvelous range of forms in which they were made. This definitive study of that silver traces the history of the company founded by Charles L. Tiffany, who, with his great silversmith, Edward C. Moore, propelled it to world renown. Holow-ware forms are explored from tea and coffee services, centerpieces, water pitchers, and punch bowls to the John Mackay service of 1250 pieces made from a half ton of silver directly out of the Comtock Lode. All the Tiffany nineteenth- and twentieth-century flatware patterns are described, as well as presentation silver, swords and guns, in Japanese style, with anecdotes of the fascintating people who have owned them. There is a comprehensive chapter on marks, together with a description of how silver was made in the nineteenth century and suggestions as to how it may best be cared for today. Illustrated with drawings from original sketchbooks of designs, more than three hundred black and white photographs, and four color plates, this handsome volume is an invaluable record of a great American art and craft for amateur and professional collectors alike." - dust jacket description.

The Unsettling (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt) by Peter Rock

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Title: The Unsettling (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
Author: Peter Rock
Seller: Royal Books (United States)
ISBN: 9781596921719
Description: San Francisco: MacAdam / Cage, 2006. First Edition. First Edition. Association copy, INSCRIBED in the year of publication on the title page to author Chris Offutt: "4/06 / To Chris / Not as entertaining as many comic books; I did try my best / Your friend / Peter Rock." Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs. In 1996, he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others. A collection of 13 short stories. Bottom corners slightly bumped, else Fine in a Fine dust jacket.

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Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus. by SIS, Peter.

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Title: Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus.
Author: SIS, Peter.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN: 9780679806288
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description: NY:: Knopf,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. Hardcover. 0679806288 . Illustrated by the author. Third printing. INSCRIBED by the author, with a small drawing, to a previous owner. Fine in a fine dust jacket with The New York Times Best tIllustrated Children's Book Award emblem on the front panel. .

MONIQUE LALLIER: A RETROSPECTIVE by Lallier, Monique'

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Title: MONIQUE LALLIER: A RETROSPECTIVE
Author: Lallier, Monique'
Seller: Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
ISBN: 9781584563723
Description: New Castle, DE and Greensboro, NC: Oak Knoll Press and Guilford College Art Gallery, 2018. paperback. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 120 pages. "Leafing through the preliminary pages of this new catalogue documenting the career of Monique Lallier, we are greeted with several photographs of the artist at work... which serves to introduce our subject and sets the tone for the rest of the catalogue -- a tone that is intimate and collegial, as if we were seated there beside Lallier and might just ask what it is she has been up to." - Kevin M. O'Sullivan, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America "Well produced and beautifully illustrated. The sheer variety in design and technique make this collection stand out. There is no such thing as a 'typical Lallier binding'... Hers are all different and in their variety a constant source of interest." - Mirjam M. Foot, The Library "It would be entirely understandable were the focus of this book more or less exclusively directed towards Lallier's creative work, a substantial legacy of undoubted excellence in its imagination, craft and technique, but this Retrospective avoids doing so by emphasising her dedication to teaching, both past and ongoing... a testament to the varied and enduring contribution that Lallier has made to the design and technique of bookbinding." - Alan Isaac, Society of Bookbinders National Newsletter "For each book displayed, often with multiple photographs, Monique tells us about the binding. ... These brief little stories will draw you in and make you feel as if you are there with her as she talks." - John Neal, Bound & Lettered, Spring 2019 Catalogue for an exhibition at the Guilford College Art Gallery in Greensboro, NC from October 29, 2018 to January 6, 2019, covering 46 years of fine bindings created by Monique Lallier. The exhibition draws from private lenders and institutional collections. With appreciations by Theresa Hammond, Ara Serjoie, Peter Geraty, and Karen Hanmer, and an essay by Lallier herself. Monique Lallier is known for her creative and thoughtful approaches to the subjects of her binding projects. Her use of unusual materials such as eggshells, pewter, colorful wires, agates, lizard and snake skin -- even her own hair -- and innovative techniques including cutouts, reveals, pop-ups, and moveable parts make her bindings both distinctive and dynamic. Her binding of My Antonia by Willa Cather won a Best Binding award in an international exhibition at the Chicago Public Library in 2006. Her 2016 binding of Pantagruel was awarded a Silver Prize at the International Competition of Designer Bookbinders. Lallier supplies entertaining descriptions of the bindings from the maker's perspective, telling brief stories of projects and processes. Each binding is illustrated with expert color photographs, often from several angles and in various states of openness and closure. The variety of design, material, and technique make for a surprise on every page and an extraordinary collective impression. Monique Lallier has served as director of the American Academy of Bookbinding and president of the Association des Relieurs du Quebec. In 2010 the Guild of Book Workers (New York) presented her with the Laura Young award for service as Chair of the Standards of Excellence annual conference from 1988 to 2000. She is married to the British binder and conservator Don Etherington.

Signed Photograph by NERO, Peter

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Title: Signed Photograph
Author: NERO, Peter
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Description: NERO, Peter. Signed Photograph. An early 8- by 10-inch black-and-white publicity photograph of Jazz musician Peter Nero, issued by RCA Records- a youthful portrait . Inscribed by Nero: "All the best, Peter Nero." $35.00.

Indians of the Plains by RACHLIS, Eugene

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Title: Indians of the Plains
Author: RACHLIS, Eugene
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (United States)
Description: New York: American Heritage Publishing Co, 1960. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pictorial cloth. 153pp. Numerous color illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Abrasion on title page, else a tight, clean later printing of this volume in the "American Heritage Junior Library" series.

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