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Recherches sur la Précession des Equinoxes, et sur la Nutation de l’Axe de la Terre, dans le Systême Newtonien

Recherches sur la Précession des Equinoxes, et sur la Nutation de l’Axe de la Terre, dans le Systême Newtonien by ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond d’

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Title
Recherches sur la Précession des Equinoxes, et sur la Nutation de l’Axe de la Terre, dans le Systême Newtonien
Author
ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond d’
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Four folding engraved plates. xxxviii, [2], 184 pp. 4to, cont. mottled calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: David l’aîné, 1749. First edition of one of Alembert’s most important books. “During the late 1740’s, d’Alembert, Clairaut, and Euler were all working on the famous three-body problem, with varying success. D’Alembert’s interest in celestial mechanics thus led him, in 1749, to publish a masterly work, the Recherches sur la Précession des Equinoxes…The precession of the equinoxes, a problem previously attacked by Clairaut, was very difficult. D’Alembert’s method was similar to Clairaut’s but he employed more terms in his integration of the equation of motion and arrived at a solution more in accord with the observed motion of the earth. He was rightly proud of his book.”–D.S.B., I, p. 113. A very fine copy and scarce on the market. From the library of Marchese Giulio Stanga Carlo Trecco (d. 1832), amateur mathematician and physicist who formed a large collection of scientific instruments, with his shelfmark label at head of spine. ❧ Babson 36.
Exhibition card: alighiero e boetti (opens 11 February 1983)

Exhibition card: alighiero e boetti (opens 11 February 1983) by (BOETTI, Alighiero)

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Exhibition card: alighiero e boetti (opens 11 February 1983)
Author
(BOETTI, Alighiero)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Color illus. to recto, details on verso. Square pictorial card. Rome: Galleria Pieroni, 1983. Invitation card for Boetti’s 1983 exhibition with Pieroni in Rome. Fine.
[Radio Script]: Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge Adapted for Radio

[Radio Script]: Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge Adapted for Radio by ANDERSON, Robert. (William Inge)

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[Radio Script]: Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge Adapted for Radio
Author
ANDERSON, Robert. (William Inge)
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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
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[No place]: United States Steel Corporation presents The Theatre Guild on the Air, 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. Marked "Final Rehearsal." Quarto. Stapled mimeographed leaves printed rectos only. 58pp. Some foxing and moderate wear on the first and last leaves, very good. An adaptation of the Broadway drama that featured Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth. The play displays extensive textual corrections in pencil by the director of the play, Homer Fickett. Booth won a Tony Award for Best Actress in the 1950 Broadway play, and went on to star in the 1952 film (adapted by Ketti Frings) for which she also won an Oscar for Best Actress. Robert Anderson, who did the adaptation, is best known for his own Broadway plays including *Tea and Sympathy* (1953), *You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running* (1967), and *I Never Sang for My Father* (1968). The Theatre Guild on the Air began as an hour long dramatic series on radio that was adapted for television from 1953 to 1963 and sponsored by the United States Steel Corporation. The program's content mixed adaptations of traditional plays and original scripts by writers such as Rod Serling. The series featured many notable actors including Martin Balsam, Tallulah Bankhead, James Dean, Keir Dullea, Andy Griffith, Rex Harrison, Celeste Holm, Jack Klugman, Peter Lorre, Walter Matthau, Paul Newman, George Peppard, Johnny Carson, and many more. *OCLC* locates a single copy of this script, at the University of Virginia.
Examen Sobre la Franca Comunicacion Entre los Dos Oceanos por el Istmo de Panama

Examen Sobre la Franca Comunicacion Entre los Dos Oceanos por el Istmo de Panama by [Colombia]. Arosemena, Justo

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Examen Sobre la Franca Comunicacion Entre los Dos Oceanos por el Istmo de Panama
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[Colombia]. Arosemena, Justo
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McBride Rare Books (United States)
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Good plus.
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Bogotá, 1846. Good plus.. [3],41,[1]pp. Small quarto, stitched as issued. Some wear and biopredation in margins, causing minor losses but not affecting text. Light tanning and scattered dampstaining. Scarce, early proposal for a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, to be financed and at least partially funded by "major foreign nations," including Great Britain, France, Spain, and the United States. The pamphlet provides an extensive discussion of potential routes, possible research and exploration, economic advantages of such a canal, and the need for support and financing from the Colombian government. Five copies in OCLC; the present copy has a leaf of endnotes not catalogued in those examples.
Old Ream Papers. An Essay on Early Ream Wrappers of Antiquarian Interest

Old Ream Papers. An Essay on Early Ream Wrappers of Antiquarian Interest by VOORN, Henk

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Old Ream Papers. An Essay on Early Ream Wrappers of Antiquarian Interest
Author
VOORN, Henk
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition
A fine copy
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North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1969. A fine copy. 8vo. Original quarter red leather, by Kurt Gaebel & Sons. Number 210 of 375 copies.
100 Jaren Emmanuel Smeets Steen-Boek-Offsetdrukkerij en Cartonnagefabriek Weert, Hofleverancier

100 Jaren Emmanuel Smeets Steen-Boek-Offsetdrukkerij en Cartonnagefabriek Weert, Hofleverancier by [Dutch Company Book]. Preface by Henri Kuijpers

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100 Jaren Emmanuel Smeets Steen-Boek-Offsetdrukkerij en Cartonnagefabriek Weert, Hofleverancier
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[Dutch Company Book]. Preface by Henri Kuijpers
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Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Small splash bottom front cover, light spotting to pastdowns and endpapers; a very good copy, internally quite nice, in string-b
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Weert: Emmauuel Streets Steendrukkerji, 1930. Small splash bottom front cover, light spotting to pastdowns and endpapers; a very good copy, internally quite nice, in string-bound wrappers.. First Edition. Quarto. Company book for Emmanuel Smeets Steen, with many tipped-in examples of the company's graphic design and advertisements spanning 100 years. Preface by Henri Kuijpers. OCLC lists five copies, all in Holland.
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Two Years Beside the Strait. Tangier Journal 1987-9 by BOWLES, Paul

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Two Years Beside the Strait. Tangier Journal 1987-9
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BOWLES, Paul
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
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Near Fine
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London: Peter Owen, 1990. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. First English edition, inscribed in black ink by Bowles "For Lynne with best Paul 17/I/91 Tangier." Publisher's cream boards in dust jacket with a few short tears. 80 pp.
Proceedings of the Third International

Proceedings of the Third International

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Proceedings of the Third International
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (United States)
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Ottawa; 1978 and 1979: National Research Council of Canada. Quarto. In two volumes. Text primarily in English with summaries in French and Russian. Extensive bibliographies and indexes. Introduces man's effect on the environment with interest in rising temperature change which was a prelude to observable global warming. Bound in white and blue cloth lettered in black, a few spots of finer soiling, a couple of bumped corners. A very good set.
THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING

THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING by Bainbridge, Beryl

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THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING
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Bainbridge, Beryl
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Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780807607817
Condition
Very Good
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NY: George Braziller, 1974. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Bainbridge on the title page. Cloth spine ends lightly pushed and toned, beginning page toning; dustjacket with faint beginning toning on flap topedges. Very Good condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bainbridge's fifth novel. Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Quaternary Era with Special Reference to its Glaciation, 2 vols. by Charlesworth, J K

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The Quaternary Era with Special Reference to its Glaciation, 2 vols.
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Charlesworth, J K
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
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A very good set.
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London: E Arnold, 1957. First Edition.. Original cloth and dustjackets.. A very good set.. 8vo. The text is illus. throughout. Challinor comments : ' One of the great works by an author who has ... grasped the whole matter with a masterly hand, and who presents it in all its detail and history as a complete work of art, science, and literature. ' Challinor, Hist. of British Geology, p. 152 .
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150 ans avec les Maitres : 150 Years with the Masters by Loyrette, Henri

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150 ans avec les Maitres : 150 Years with the Masters
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Loyrette, Henri
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
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NF (As new but with bumps to cover corners)
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Paris: Brame & Lorenceau, 2014. Hardcover. NF (As new but with bumps to cover corners). Color-illus. boards with grey lettering on taupe spine. 325 pp. with mostly color and a few dutone images throughout. Brown, satin placeholder ribbon. Text in French. Preface by Henri Loyrette. The 150-year history of the Paris art dealer house, Brame & Lorenceau, still run by members of both families, and the works which passed through their doors. Includes a brief history of the gallery and families, followed by the main catalogue of works by master artists from all eras. Beautifully produced with large plates.
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The Architecture Of Europe by Yarwood, Doreen

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The Architecture Of Europe
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Yarwood, Doreen
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
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Yarwood, Doreen. THE ARCHITECTURE OF EUROPE. New York, Hastings House, [1974]. Cloth. Dust jacket. Price clipped, otherwise fine.
The Herne's Egg

The Herne's Egg by Yeats, W. B.

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The Herne's Egg
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Yeats, W. B.
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
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9780813207421
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Fine
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Washington D. C.: Catholic University of America Press, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Edited with and introduction and notes by Andrew Parkin. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.
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Practical Business Administration

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Practical Business Administration
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
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Chicago, U. S. A.: American Technical Society. Near Fine. 1934. Cloth. A lightly shelfworn Near Fine edition ; Vol. 6; 8vo .
Hustler!

Hustler! by Williamson, Henry

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Hustler!
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Williamson, Henry
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
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Very good
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NY: Avon, 1970. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. Fifth Printing. Wraps slightly rubbed with a small, faint crease to the bottom corner of the front, else a very good, tightly bound example with a flat, uncreased spine.
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Repair by Williams, C.K.

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Repair
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Williams, C.K.
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374249328
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Very good
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NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1999. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Very good hardback in a just lightly rubbed jacket.
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De-Persona

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De-Persona
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Oakland: Oakland Museum, 1991. Paul Tomidy, curator of exhibition. 103p., colored and b/w illus., quarto format, original stiff wrappers. An exhibition of the work of 25 significant American artists. Catalogue for an exhibition held at the Oakland Museum, May 18-September 22, 1991.
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The Secret Language of Love by Tresidder, Megan

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The Secret Language of Love
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Tresidder, Megan
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San Francisco, 1997. 4to. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 176pp, index, bibliography, 240+ col ills. Or card covers. Near new. Sensuous celebration in words and images of love, passion and romance. Over 240 illustrations accompany excerpts from love poetry, classical literature, and other amorous sources to capture the many moods of love-tenderness, soulfulness, courtship, eroticism, and play.
Oils, Water Colors, Pastels & Drawings by James McNeill Whistler Lent by Richard Canfield

Oils, Water Colors, Pastels & Drawings by James McNeill Whistler Lent by Richard Canfield by [Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903]

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Oils, Water Colors, Pastels & Drawings by James McNeill Whistler Lent by Richard Canfield
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[Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903]
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McBlain Books (United States)
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Near Fine
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n.p., 1911. Paperback. Near Fine. frontis, 34 black & white illustrations (21 full-page), 44, (5)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23 cm. Exhibition of 34 works at Buffalo Fine Arts Academy Albright Art Gallery, March 7-April 27, 1911. Canfield, who was quite successful in casino/gambling sorts of businesses, assembled one of the finest Whistler collections before his death in 1914.
THE ONE WAY STREET. In Argosy All-Story Weekly. June 18, 1921

THE ONE WAY STREET. In Argosy All-Story Weekly. June 18, 1921 by BECHDOLT, Jack

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THE ONE WAY STREET. In Argosy All-Story Weekly. June 18, 1921
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BECHDOLT, Jack
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
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1921. BECHDOLT, Jack. THE ONE WAY STREET. In Argosy All-Story Weekly. April 18, 1921. 8vo., pictorial wraps. Good (little chipping spine; some edgewear; contents clean & tight). $17.50.
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THE BEAST by A. E. Van Vogt, George O. Smith, Lewis Padgett, Isaac Asimov, Murray Leinster, John W. Campbell

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THE BEAST
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A. E. Van Vogt, George O. Smith, Lewis Padgett, Isaac Asimov, Murray Leinster, John W. Campbell
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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THE BEAST in Astounding Science Fiction for November, 1943, Street & Smith, first edition, wear to the spine, else good to very good in full color pictorial wraps. Also contains original contributions by George O. Smith (RECOIL), Lewis Padgett (GALLEGHER PLUS), Isaac Asimov (DEATH SENTENCE), Murray Leinster (...IF YOU CAN GET IT), John W. Campbell, et.al.

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