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Experiments on Air

Experiments on Air by CAVENDISH Henry

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Title
Experiments on Air
Author
CAVENDISH Henry
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1784. First Edition. CAVENDISH, Henry. Experiments on Air. ISSUED WITH: Remarks on Mr. Cavendish's Experiments on Air. In a Letter from Richard Kirwan. ISSUED WITH: An Answer to Mr. Kirwan's Remarks. ISSUED WITH: Reply to Mr. Cavendish's Answer, by R. Kirwan. BOUND WITH: Experiments on Air [Part II]. Read June 2, 1785. EXCERPTED FROM: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Volume 74. [London: Lockyer Davis and Peter Elmsly, 1784-85]. Small quarto, modern marbled wrappers; pp. 119-53, 154-69, 170-77, 178-80, 372-84. Housed in custom portfolio. $5000.First edition of Cavendish's experimental proof that water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen and therefore not a separate element unto itself, with a folding plate. As issued in Philosophical Transactions for the year 1784.""Cavendish was the first to prove experimentally that hydrogen ('inflammable air') and oxygen ('dephlogisticated air'), when mixed in the proper proportions and fired, produce their own weight in water"" (Norman). This paper, along with the short supplement he published in Philosophical Transactions the following year, disclosed the compound nature of water and thereby destroyed the elemental status of ""water"" in the Aristotelian system. Norman 420. Garrison-Morton 925. Fine condition.
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Declaration of the People's Natural Right by SHARP Granville

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Title
Declaration of the People's Natural Right
Author
SHARP Granville
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1775. SHARP, Granville. A Declaration of the People's Natural Right to a Share in the Legislature; Which is the Fundamental Principle of the British Constitution of State. London: Printed for B. White, 1775. Octavo, period-style three-quarter brown calf and marbled boards, raised bands, dark red spine label; pp. (4), (i-xl), 1-278 (279), (1), 2-4. $3000.Rare true expanded ""Second Edition,"" with same initial collation as a virtually unavailable 1774 edition ""made for the purpose only of being given among the Author's friends,"" combining the sheets of that work with text substantially added to assert rights such as trial by jury, the fallibility of kings, the ""people's right of representation"" and the dire effect of slavery on America's struggle for independence, noting the colonies' ""toleration of it greatly weakens the claim or natural right of our American brethren to LIBERTY"" (emphasis in original), handsomely bound.British abolitionist Granville Sharp first became ""involved in the struggle for the liberation of slaves in England"" in 1765. When the British court handed down its ""momentous"" 1772 decision on slavery, ""this first great victory in the struggle for the emancipation of slaves was entirely due to Sharp… This question did not exhaust Sharp's benevolent energies… His sympathies were easily enlisted on behalf of the American colonies, and in 1774 he published A Declaration of the People's Natural Right to a Share in the Legislature"" (DNB). It was here that Sharp persuasively addressed what was seen as a contradiction in colonial claims of ""the natural and inalienable rights of mankind… in the face of domestic slavery"" (Bailyn, 241). ""A powerful influence in determining colonial resistance"" (Howes S331), Sharp's rarely found original 1774 pamphlet ""was reprinted four times in the colonies before the year was out"" (Bailyn, 241). Sharp's defense of the people's right to a legislative voice fundamentally altered a changing tide of public opinion, and ""it was no accident that Americans in Philadelphia in 1775 formed the first anti-slavery society in the world… the Revolution in effect [would] set in motion ideological and social forces that doomed the institution of slavery in the North and led inexorably to the Civil War"" (Wood, 186-7). Stated ""Second Edition"": with half title. Contains sheets of Sharp's virtually unavailable 32-page 1774 pamphlet along with his added Preface, the ""Extract of a Letter on the foregoing subject"": pp. 33-46, and his ""Declaration… Part II"": pp. (49)-244. Containing over 30 pages of text not present in the first edition, including the Index (245-255) and ""Index of the Various Topics Discussed"" (256-279). Featuring extensive commentary on Parliament noting it ""has no power to give up the people's right of representation,"" the English common law, the danger of standing armies ""to constitutional liberty,"" the danger of a king ""who forgets he is a fallible man,"" the right to trial by jury as ""the first and most essential law of the British constitution,"" and emphasis on the dangers of slavery in America: declaring: ""The toleration of it greatly weakens the claim or natural right of our American brethren to LIBERTY"" (emphasis in original). Substantially same collation as the exceedingly rare 1774 edition: one of a very limited number ""printed for private distribution only"" (Sabin 79816), noted in a 1775 Monthly Review article stating, ""We are… sorry to find that but a small impression… has been made, for the purpose only of being given among the Author's friends"" (Adams, American Controversy 74-72b). With single blank leaf (G4), often lacking (Sowerby 3069); two leaves of publisher's advertisements at rear. Adams, American Controversy 74-72d. Goldsmiths' I:1367. Sabin 79817. See Sweet & Maxwell I:148. Text very fresh with lightest scattered foxing. A handsome about-fine copy.
The Cutting of an Agate

The Cutting of an Agate by Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]

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Title
The Cutting of an Agate
Author
Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1919. First Edition. Very Good+. First edition, first printing. Signed by W.B. Yeats on the title page and dated Nov. 23 1922. Bound in publisher's navy coarse cloth decorated in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with darkening to spine, minor wear at extremities with bumped bottom corners. Rear cloth slightly rippled. Small ink spot on bottom fore edge; former owner's bookplate designed by Laurence Housman on front pastedown. Another former owner's signature on front free endpaper dated 1927, Cambridge. Front free endpaper slightly torn at top gutter. Yeats' series of essays written between 1902-1912, first published in the U.S. Provenance of Sydney Matthewman who founded The Swan Press at Leeds University. Binding designed by Thomas Sturge Moore.
Autobiographies: Reveries Over Childhood and Youth, and the Trembling of the Veil

Autobiographies: Reveries Over Childhood and Youth, and the Trembling of the Veil by Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]

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Title
Autobiographies: Reveries Over Childhood and Youth, and the Trembling of the Veil
Author
Yeats, W. B. [William Butler]
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition. Very Good+. First American edition, copy #55 of 250 signed by William Butler Yeats on front colophon. [x], 477 pp. Publisher's cloth backed paper boards with paper labels on the spine and front panel. A Very Good+ copy with wear at tips, slightly darkened spine label, just a hint of wrinkling to endpapers. A signed limited edition of the famous Irish poet's memoirs.
What a Widow! (Original photograph of Gloria Swanson from the 1930 film)

What a Widow! (Original photograph of Gloria Swanson from the 1930 film) by Allan Dwan (director); Josephine Lovett (story); James Gleason, James Seymour (screenwriter); Gloria Swanson, Owen Moore, Lew Cody (starring)

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What a Widow! (Original photograph of Gloria Swanson from the 1930 film)
Author
Allan Dwan (director); Josephine Lovett (story); James Gleason, James Seymour (screenwriter); Gloria Swanson, Owen Moore, Lew Cody (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Gloria Productions, 1930. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1930 film. Stamps on the verso reading: "Gloria Swanson in 'What a Widow' Directed by Allan Dwan United Artists Picture" and "United Artists Corporation." A young woman inherits a fortune from her late, elderly husband and is pursued by several high society suitors. Gloria Swanson's first picture originally filmed with sound, and the final film produced by her Gloria Productions studio. Now considered a lost film, its trailer is preserved at the Library of Congress and soundtrack is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
The Deadly Mantis (Original photograph from the 1957 film)

The Deadly Mantis (Original photograph from the 1957 film) by Alix Talton, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Pat Conway (starring); Nathan Juran (director); Martin Berkeley (screenwriter)

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The Deadly Mantis (Original photograph from the 1957 film)
Author
Alix Talton, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Pat Conway (starring); Nathan Juran (director); Martin Berkeley (screenwriter)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
Universal City: Universal-International, 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film, showing actors Alix Talton and Craig Stevens being menaced by the massive, titular insect. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A prehistoric praying mantis is freed from the ice and wreaks havoc on the American military stationed in the northern Arctic, slowly making its way south. The film utilized a giant paper mâché mantis with an internal hydraulic system for several scenes involving the creature, and special effects crew also created two smaller models for scenes where the mantis walked or flew. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
The Man Stan: Musial, Then and Now...

The Man Stan: Musial, Then and Now... by Musial, Stan; Broeg, Bob

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Title
The Man Stan: Musial, Then and Now...
Author
Musial, Stan; Broeg, Bob
Seller
B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
St. Louis, Missouri; The Bethany Press, 1977 First paperback edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed on the front free endpaper by Stan Musial (HOF), sportswriter Bob Broeg, and sportscaster Jack Buck. Publisher's white, blue and yellow pictorial wrappers, with illustrations by Amadee of Musial to front wrapper, lettered in black. Very good, with a touch of wear to spine ends, light toning to spine, and a hint of rubbing to rear wrapper. Overall, a pleasing copy. Stan "The Man" Musial is the greatest St. Louis Cardinal of all-time, spending his entire 22-year career with the team (1941 - 1944, 1946-1963), and one of the greatest hitters in MLB history. Early in his career, he helped form a dynasty in St. Louis alongside Enos Slaughter and led the team to three World Series titles in five years (1942, 1944, 1946). Some of his career highlights include 24 All-Star game selections (tied for second all-time), 3 NL MVP awards, and 7 NL batting titles. An exceptional player from the beginning to the end, he batted .330 in 1962 when he was a 41-year-old grandfather, falling just 16 points shy of the NL batting title. Summing up Musial's impact on the sport, Bob Costas said, "He didn't hit a homer in his last at-bat….He didn't hit in 56 straight games… All Musial represents is more than two decades of sustained excellence and complete decency as a human being." He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Bob Broeg (1918 - 2005) covered the St. Louis Cardinals for 40 years in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1979 and was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1997. Jack Buck, father of ESPN sportscaster Joe Buck, broadcast Cardinals games for nearly the entire second half of the 20th century (1954 - 2001, with a break in 1976). In 2014, he was inducted as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum. . Signed. First Paperback Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.
Coastline: Britain's Threatened Heritage (John Fowles' Copy)

Coastline: Britain's Threatened Heritage (John Fowles' Copy) by Kate Baillie

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Coastline: Britain's Threatened Heritage (John Fowles' Copy)
Author
Kate Baillie
Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780862722135
Condition
Very Good
Description
First Edition, Advance Copy; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket with minor rubbing to the panel and board edges and some light age-spotting to the text block. This is John Fowles personal copy, with his bookplate affixed to the front free paper; laid in are 3 letters, 2 from the publishers thanking him for his contribution to the book (he wrote the introduction to the South Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset section), and one from Greenpeace again thanking him for his participation. A unique collectible for the Fowles fan! Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Bolivar antologia. Imágenes del Libertador el hombre, el héroe, el genio idearium, huella de la grande hombría

Bolivar antologia. Imágenes del Libertador el hombre, el héroe, el genio idearium, huella de la grande hombría by Alba, Armando

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Bolivar antologia. Imágenes del Libertador el hombre, el héroe, el genio idearium, huella de la grande hombría
Author
Alba, Armando
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A very good copy, extremities rubbed.
Description
Caracas: (Banco Nacional de Descuento), 1974. Segunda edición; corregida y aumentada. Brown cloth. A very good copy, extremities rubbed.. 149 pp. Illus. with 5 b/w plates. Sm. 4to. First published Potosí, Bolivia, Diciembre de 1931 as a supplement to the first number of "Revista del Círculo de Bellas Artes." OCLC locates only nine copies or which five are in North America: Stanford, Yale, Univ. Texas at Austin, George Mason, and the Library of Congress.
[ZINE] Baking with Baddies: How to Succedd in Business, from a Multidimensional Cookie Creative

[ZINE] Baking with Baddies: How to Succedd in Business, from a Multidimensional Cookie Creative by Carpenter, Via

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[ZINE] Baking with Baddies: How to Succedd in Business, from a Multidimensional Cookie Creative
Author
Carpenter, Via
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Color illustrated wraps. Fine
Description
Portland, OR: Microcosm Publishing, 2025. Staplebound. Color illustrated wraps. Fine. 41 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. For bakers, business owners, and budding entrepreneurs, this zine gives you a step-by-step guide to small business success. Based on the author's experience starting her own cookie company and giving back to her community, this zine is full of sound advice that can be applied to all kinds of small business and start-up situations. Clean, crisp copy. Illustrated throughout.
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Collection de feu M. Adolphe Schloss (Deuxieme Vente) Tableaux Anciens

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Collection de feu M. Adolphe Schloss (Deuxieme Vente) Tableaux Anciens
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG- (Small white label toward bottom of spine; Wraps discolored around edges due to age; Bottom right corners slightly bent)
Description
Paris: Galerie Charpentier, 1951. Softcover. VG- (Small white label toward bottom of spine; Wraps discolored around edges due to age; Bottom right corners slightly bent). Blue wraps with blue lettering; Unpaginated, approx. 100 pp.; 46 bw plates. Text in French; From the auction held December 5, 1951 of the collection of M. Adolphe Schloss, which contained works by Cuyp, Brouwer, Cornelis de Man, Nicolaes Maes, Jacobus Vrel, Adriaen van Utrecht, Jacob Ruisdael, and more; Invitation / ticket to the auction laid in.

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