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The Homecoming

The Homecoming by Pinter, Harold

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The Homecoming
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Pinter, Harold
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Biblioctopus (United States)
Description
London: Methuen & Co, 1965. First Edition. 1st edition. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (just rubbing to its edges). Contemporary signed, presentation copy, inscribed in ink using his stage name, David Baron, to Vivien Merchant, his wife, the lead actress and the only woman in the play (she is seen on the jacket in a scene from the play). Half morocco case. Ex–Edwin Erbe, publicity director at New Directions. In 1965 The Homecoming premiered at London’s Aldwych Theatre. In 1967 it went to Broadway where it won the Tony Award for Best Play and became a driving force behind Pinter’s 2005 Nobel Prize. It was a sizeable rotation in drama, accentuating the spoken word as weapon and the unspoken word as eloquence, and it was a potent child of the 1960s, though plays are one of the less differentiated (less recognized) of the arts invigorated by the cultural revolution. This was the play that established Pinter, and we apologize for the redundancy, but again, this is the best copy of it in the world.
Livre Des Mille Nuits

Livre Des Mille Nuits by ARABIAN NIGHTS

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Title
Livre Des Mille Nuits
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ARABIAN NIGHTS
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Heritage Book Shop, LLC (United States)
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Paris: Henri Piazza, 1926. ARABIAN NIGHTS; CARRÉ, Léon|MOHAMMED, Racim|MARDRUS, J.C.|KIEFFER, René. CARRÉ, Léon, [illustrator]. KIEFFER, René, [Binder]. MARDRUS, J.C., [translator]. MOHAMMED, Racim. Le Livre Des Mille Nuits . Et Une Nuit. Paris: Henri Piazza, [1926]. Limited to 2,500 copies, of which this is number 2,365 printed on "velin chiffon." Complete in 12 quarto volumes. (Measures 11 11/12 x 9 in., 300 x 230 cm.). Illustrated in color with 144 full-page miniatures by Leon Carré and 85 ornamental decorations by Racim Mohammed after the original manuscripts in the Persian and Hindu edition. Beautifully bound by René Kieffer with his small printed sticker in each volume in full dark maroon morocco, elaborately decorated in gilt on covers and spines, decorated endpapers. Original purple wrappers bound in. Minor restoration to a few headcaps, refurbished. A near fine set. HBS 67652. $5,500.
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Rural Economy: containing a treatise of Pisè building .... - BOUND WITH - Debates in the Senate of the United States on the Judiciary .... by Johnson, S W

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Rural Economy: containing a treatise of Pisè building .... - BOUND WITH - Debates in the Senate of the United States on the Judiciary ....
Author
Johnson, S W
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Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
A very good copy; x-lib. with a stamp on the title and first page of text of the Johnson; binding rubbed and chafed.
Description
New Brunswick [NJ] / Philadelphia: I Riley & Co. / For E Bronson, printed by Thos.Smith, 1806 / 1802. First Editions.. Full contemporary calf.. A very good copy; x-lib. with a stamp on the title and first page of text of the Johnson; binding rubbed and chafed.. 8vo; I - [2], viii, 246, [6] + 8 plates; II - [4], [3] - 324 pp. I - A rare and wholly American work that contains one of the earliest dissertations on wine making and vine planting published in the United States. Pisè building is a method of construction that makes use of compacted soil to form load bearing walls for structures (a form of construction still used in parts of Asia). One of the plates in the book illustrates a building that was constructed by Johnson using this method. The section on wine is important because he draws upon local sources whom he identifies. Little is known about Johnson. He is, however, identified as being a correspondent of T Jefferson concerning the publication of this book. Hitchcock #652; Rink #2508; Felcone #813. II - My colleague David Lesser has summed the book up quite well, so here it is again: After achieving power in the 'Revolution of 1800,' the Jeffersonians' first major test of strength was their effort to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801, passed in the waning days of Adams's Federalist Administration. The Act created eighteen federal circuit judges, additional district judges, and enhanced the Judiciary's power. Not only did it, in Jefferson's view, strengthen the national government at the expense of state judiciaries, but "the Federalists used their last moments of power to establish themselves in the posts it created. In Jefferson's words, they retreated into the Judiciary as a stronghold." Adams, History of the Administrations of Thomas Jefferson 187. This book tracks the entire debate in the Senate; the Preface recognizes its importance as "the great question of the independence of the judicial department of our government." With "discussion of judicial review and legislative supremacy" [Cohen]. AI 3273 [4]. Cohen 1058. Sabin 19101. Not in Marvin, Marke, Harv. Law Cat.
De vero Christianismo libri quatuor, Latine versi (Four Books on True Christianity, Translated into Latin)

De vero Christianismo libri quatuor, Latine versi (Four Books on True Christianity, Translated into Latin) by Arndt, Johann; Johann Georg Dorsche (annot.); Johann Georg Pritius (ed.)

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Title
De vero Christianismo libri quatuor, Latine versi (Four Books on True Christianity, Translated into Latin)
Author
Arndt, Johann; Johann Georg Dorsche (annot.); Johann Georg Pritius (ed.)
Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Very good
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Leipzig: Gleditsch the Elder, 1704. Revised and annotated edition. Hardcover. Very good. Four parts, long duodecimo (17 by 7 cm). [46: title; dedication; reader's preface; author's introduction; contents], 1344 pp. Title in red and black; engraved frontisportrait; printed marginalia. Contemporary vellum wrapped in decorative paper covers with gilt morocco lettering piece. Edges stained red. Small worm trace at bottom margin early leaves; occasional faint dust soiling. A very good, clean copy. Revised and annotated Latin edition of this influential theological work, which has been called an "Evangelical Imitatio Christi," first published in German at Braunschweig between 1606 and 1609, in four parts. The pastor and writer Johann Arndt (1555-1621) attained his highest professional position in 1611 as general superintendent and court preacher in Celle. "Arndt tried to breathe new life into the rapidly petrifying Lutheran church, to which he nevertheless remained true... [H]e meant to revive the active moral forces in Christianity and showed little interest for dogma, his sole effort being directed toward the re-establishment of a closer relationship between man and God. The Pietists renewed the interest in Arndt's works and regarded him as their predecessor. Paul Gerhardt was deeply influenced by Arndt" (Faber du Faur, pp. 28-29). "Drawing on medieval mysticism (Bernhard, Angela von Foligno, Tauler, Thomas von Kempen, Theologia Deutsch) and Valentin Weigel, Arndt emphasized the subjective (living) faith in Christ... He always maintained his orthodoxy, and not wrongly, even though his emphasis on the unity of faith and ethics was modeled more on mysticism than on Luther. So he found joyful approval and bitter hostility in the ranks of the orthodox Lutherans... The extent to which Arndt, despite the mystical-ethical features, hit a sore spot in Orthodox doctrinal law with his portrayal of Christian life is shown by the deep impact of his writings, which extended into Catholicism and were translated into almost all European languages ​​and have been continually republished up to the present day" (NDB). References: Faber du Faur, German Baroque Literature, pp. 28-29, cf. nos. 109/111 (German language eds. 1712/1755); NDB 1 (1953); VD18 12919535 Full title and imprint: De vero Christianismo libri quatuor, Latine versi, nunc accurato studio revisi, et cum adnotationibus, adhuc ineditis theilogi celeberrimi, Io. Georg. Dorschei, D. ed. a Io. Georgio Pritio, D. Lipsiae, sumtibus Gleditschii Senioris. MDCCIV.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments...from the Text of Dr. Jonathan Scott (1754-1829)

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The Arabian Nights Entertainments...from the Text of Dr. Jonathan Scott (1754-1829)
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
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Bound in half polished contemporary calf, and marbled boards gilt spine
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London: Pickering and Chatto, 1890. The "Aldine" Edition. Illustrated by S.L. Wood. 4 vols. 12mo. Bound in half polished contemporary calf, and marbled boards gilt spine. The "Aldine" Edition. Illustrated by S.L. Wood. 4 vols. 12mo. The Scott translation was first published first in 1811 and again in 1882, this third edition was issued in 1890.
[ENGLISH] ANGLIAE NOTITIA; OR, THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND: TOGETHER WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS UPON THE ANTIENT STATE THEREOF

[ENGLISH] ANGLIAE NOTITIA; OR, THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND: TOGETHER WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS UPON THE ANTIENT STATE THEREOF by Edward Chamberlayne

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[ENGLISH] ANGLIAE NOTITIA; OR, THE PRESENT STATE OF ENGLAND: TOGETHER WITH DIVERS REFLECTIONS UPON THE ANTIENT STATE THEREOF
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Edward Chamberlayne
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Very Good binding
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[London] In the Savoy: T. N. for John Martyn, 1669. Third Edition. Very Good binding. 12mo.; in full speckled calf, rebacked but retaining the contemporary spine; [12] [numbered by hand]; 480 pages; lacking the pastedowns, front and rear; the Third Edition, retaining Edward Chamberlayne’s name on the title page and issued the same year as the First Edition.~~“Handbook to the social and political condition of England, with lists of public officers and statistics” [see wiki]. (Wing c-1820). Very Good binding.
Man on Spikes

Man on Spikes by ASINOF, Eliot

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Man on Spikes
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ASINOF, Eliot
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1955]. First Edition. Octavo (20.75cm.); original simulated cloth in teal pictorial dust jacket; [10],276pp. Minor shelf wear with very tiny loss to spine crown, else Very Good to Near Fine. Fictional account of the sports business as seen through the eyes of a minor league baseball player who winds up working in the sporting goods department of a hardware store. COAN, p. 89.
Beatrüs (Beatrijs)

Beatrüs (Beatrijs) by Boutens, P.C. [Pieter Cornelis Boutens]

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Beatrüs (Beatrijs)
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Boutens, P.C. [Pieter Cornelis Boutens]
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
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Bussum, Netherlands: C.A.J. van Dishoeck, 1921. Softcover. Near Fine. Softcover. One of 200 copies. Now scarce. This is a lovely small book in Dutch with a poem by well known writer P.C. Boutens. Pieter Cornelis Boutens (1870 - 1943) was a Dutch poet, classicist, and mystic. His debut as a poet was the Utrecht Student Almanac in 1891. His early work was inspired by the verses of Herman Gorter; later sources of inspiration were Plato, Sappho and the Bible. Boutens' style became based on the idea of achieving a "higher reality". In the course of 45 years, he published some 20 volumes of poetry, but also a large number of translations of Ancient Greek (i.a. Iliad and Odyssey), Persian, French, German and English poets. CAJ van Dishoeck was a Dutch publishing house that was founded in 1889 by the founder of the same name. Cornelis Anthonij Jacobus van Dishoeck (1863 - 1931) was a member of the Van Dishoeck family, which came from Zierikzee and was included in the Dutch Patriciaat .After his education and experiences in bookstores between 1880 and 1888 (including in Leipzig ), he settled in Leiden and started a publishing house there in 1889. In 1898 he moved it to Amsterdam and finally to Bussum in 1903 where he called his villa Zeelandia. In the Netherlands he published work by Johan de Meester , but also the famous Beatrijs by PC Boutens and other works by that poet, such as Alianora .Van Dishoeck's publications were known for their beautiful design. He also attracted artists such as Jan Toorop and Jan van Krimpen . He also chose well-known artists such as Edzard Koning and Willem Vaarzon Morel for the illustrations . Moreover, he often published luxury editions of his publications: on handmade or Japanese paper, bound in full parchment or full leather, often in small, but sometimes unknown editions [Wikipedia Dutch version]. The five striking black and white woodcuts ncluding title page) were done by Joan Collette (1889 - 1958). He was a Dutch engraver, graphic designer, illustrator, monumental artist, painter, glass painter, wall painter, draughtsman, manufacturer of mosaics and bookbinding designer. Bound in plain white paper wrappers with a dark blue cover with a printer device in red on the front cover. Very light signs of handling. Interior pages are clean and bright. Printed in black letter type with occasional blue Initials. Near fine condition. Measures 5 x 6.5 inches. Unpaginated. [18 pages] PRI/111523.
Blue & Yellow Evening at Ostend and other Sonnets

Blue & Yellow Evening at Ostend and other Sonnets by [Barbarian Press] Moore, Merrill

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Blue & Yellow Evening at Ostend and other Sonnets
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[Barbarian Press] Moore, Merrill
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
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Fine
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Mission, BC Canada: Barbarian Press, 2025. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. One of 120 copies. This is the 4th of the Loose Canons pamphlets, a series conceived by the Press to draw readers' attention to poets whose work, once well known, has fallen into the shadows & become lost to sight. The poet, Merrill Moore (1903 - 1957) became one of youngest members of the 'Fugitive' group of poets - named after the journal they founded,that included John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, and Robert Penn Warren, all of whom became influential among the generation of American poets between the wars. Moore's inclination toward the sonnet led to his entire output consisted of sonnets save for a few early lyrics. It is sometimes said that he created the "American" sonnet. The pamphlet was hand-set in Van Dihcj type and printed on vintage Holcombe paper. Sewn in blue paper covers with the title in black on the cover. In fine condition. Measures 7.25 x 12 inches. 19 pages PRI/012126.
Divine Performance
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Divine Performance by Adams, Ansel

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Divine Performance
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Adams, Ansel
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James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
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9780300092417
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Fine
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Bound in publisher's original black cloth, spine stamped in gilt. Wear and minor closed tears to upper spine of dust jacket, otherwise near fine.
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Matinee at the Coliseum: Two Short Stories. by ARVIN, Robert.

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Matinee at the Coliseum: Two Short Stories.
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ARVIN, Robert.
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Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
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NY: Zahir Press,, 1971.. First edition.. 4to. [26 pp]. Fine in side-stapled wrappers. One of 80 copies “via experimental dittoes.” Illustrated with drawings by Richard Latta. “Individualized Typographical Techniques” by Diane Kruchkow.
Sur une sépulture néolithique de l'Anjou

Sur une sépulture néolithique de l'Anjou by Verneau, [René]

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Sur une sépulture néolithique de l'Anjou
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Verneau, [René]
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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A very good- copy, foxed, small tears to fore edge, with writing on title.
Description
Paris: Typographie A. Hennuyer, 1877. Offprint. Paper wrappers. A very good- copy, foxed, small tears to fore edge, with writing on title.. 15 pp. 8vo. Inscribed by the author. Extrait des Bulletins de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Séance du 1er février 1877.
Revolution in World Missions
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Revolution in World Missions by Yohannan, K. P

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Revolution in World Missions
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Yohannan, K. P
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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9781565999916
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Very Good
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GFA Books, c2000. Very Good. Yohannan, K. P. Revolution in World Missions. Carrollton, TX: GFA Books, c2000. 212pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good.

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