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Gedichte. Übertragen durch Rainer Maria Rilke by [RILKE, Rainer Maria] VALERY, Paul

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Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
Title
Gedichte. Übertragen durch Rainer Maria Rilke
Author
[RILKE, Rainer Maria] VALERY, Paul
Seller
James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box
Description
Leipzig: Im Insel Verlag, 1925. First edition, hand-printed at the Cranach Presse by Harry Kessler for the Insel Verlag, with initials by Eric Gill, this being copy number XVII of 20 copies “fur den Handel Bestimmten Exemplaren”. Von Mises 172. Although the colophon states that the first fifty copies were printed on Japan, the roman-numeraled copies, or at least this one, was printed on laid büttenpapier. Presentation copy, inscribed on the second blank leaf by Rilke “À Monsieur et Madame Lucien Henraux / aux Dieux-Lares d’une commune admiration, très amicalement, R. M. Rilke, (Muzot, en Novembre 1925)”. Lucien Henraux was a French industrialist. His wife, Marie Bernieres-Henraux, was a sculptor and a student of Auguste Rodin, for whom Rilke had acted as secretary. A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box. 4to, original gilt-stamped vellum-backed boards. A near-fine copy, preserved in a cloth clamshell box.
Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux

Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux by Daubenton, [Jean-Louis-Marie]

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Title
Instruction pour les bergers et pour les propiétaires des troupeaux
Author
Daubenton, [Jean-Louis-Marie]
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Very good; small gum label on the spine; the spine titled in ink.
Description
Paris: Ph.-D Pierres, 1782. First Edition.. Contemporary stiff marbled wrappers.. Very good; small gum label on the spine; the spine titled in ink.. 8vo, xvi, [1] - 414, [2] pp. + 22 engraved plates The classic treatise on the breeding of sheep. Trained as a physician Daubenton did his best work as a naturalist and a teacher of veterinary science at the French national school at Alfort. He established an experimental farm in his home town of Montbard in Bourgogne and acquired Merino sheep. This flock was the first Merino flock in France and Daubenton went on to write this guide on the subject of shepherding and maintaining healthy flocks. In 1785, Sir Joseph Banks acquired a small group of the Merinos from Daubenton's stock to take back to his residence at Isleworth, near London. Dingley #213 - a much later printing only.
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"Biochemical Genetics of Neurospora." In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. XXXII, no. 2, 1945. by BEADLE, George Wells (1903-1989); Edward Lawrie TATUM (1909-1975).

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Title
"Biochemical Genetics of Neurospora." In: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. XXXII, no. 2, 1945.
Author
BEADLE, George Wells (1903-1989); Edward Lawrie TATUM (1909-1975).
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
Galesburg:: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1945., 1945. 8vo. (Article): 125-129 pp. (Whole issue): 107-263 pp. Photographic plate, figs. Original printed wrappers; corner worn, else fine. SIGNED BY BEADLE (crossed out in ink). Ownership signature of Norman Horowitz. Beadle and Tatum won the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Joshua Lederberg for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events. Beadle and Tatum are the fathers of modern genetics, and their work with Neurospora had tremendous importance for 20th century studies of heredity. It was this work on the Neurospora strain that led to their winning the Nobel Prize, and this article represents a key part of their joint studies. Also includes the article: "Spontaneous Mutations of Bacteria." By Max Delbruck, who won the 1969 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.
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London Cries: With Six Charming Children printed direct from stippled plates in the Bartolozzi style, and duplicated in red and brown, and about forty other illustrations including ten of Rowlandson's humorous subjects in facsimile, and tinted; examples by George Cruikshank, Joseph Crawhall, &c. &c. by Tuer, Andrew

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Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Title
London Cries: With Six Charming Children printed direct from stippled plates in the Bartolozzi style, and duplicated in red and brown, and about forty other illustrations including ten of Rowlandson's humorous subjects in facsimile, and tinted; examples by George Cruikshank, Joseph Crawhall, &c. &c.
Author
Tuer, Andrew
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
London: Field & Tuer, Ye Leadenhalle Presse…New York: Scribner & Welford… [n.d., 1883]. Regular paper copy, priced at one guinea. There was also a Large Paper copy with Signed proofs (250 copies printed) and a Large Paper copy with signed proofs on satin (50 copies printed). Dove brown cloth over tan boards, paper label on front cover. . Folio (11 5/8 x 8 3/4"). . Plates, text illustrations (some hand-colored). Minor soiling. A very good copy.
A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing)

A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing) by COLEN, Dan, Ron Delsener, and Matt Kenny

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Seller: Harper's Books
Title
A Real Bronx Cheer (Deluxe Edition with Drawing)
Author
COLEN, Dan, Ron Delsener, and Matt Kenny
Seller
Harper's Books (United States)
Condition
Fine in a fine jacket.
Description
New York: Fulton Ryder, 2012. Fine in a fine jacket.. Deluxe Edition. Quarto. Unstated edition of 22 unique copies (from a total trade edition of 1000 copies) with an original drawing by Dan Colen and Matt Kenny to the front endpaper. A significant collaboration between two artists and a music impresario, featuring Colen's sculptures of cement-filled whoopie cushions, Kenny's collaborative cartoon drawings of an inflatable God, and Delsener's Richard Prince-esque captions. Book design by Brendan Dugan.
First Man (5 Vol. Set)

First Man (5 Vol. Set) by Chazelle, Damien

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Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA
Title
First Man (5 Vol. Set)
Author
Chazelle, Damien
Seller
Carpetbagger Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Universal Pictures, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Red spines with pictorial wraps. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of interviews, script excerpts, and criticism interspersed with movie stills. Here, the makers of the film discuss the purpose of the film, its sound design, cinematography, editing, and acting.
The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film)

The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film) by Tom Laughlin (director, screenwriter, starring); Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Geo Anne Sosa, Barbara Carrera (starring)

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Title
The Master Gunfighter (Two original photographs from the set of the 1975 film)
Author
Tom Laughlin (director, screenwriter, starring); Ron O'Neal, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Geo Anne Sosa, Barbara Carrera (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Billy Jack Enterprises. Two vintage press photographs from the set of the 1975 film. With an studio stamp on the verso of one. Riding high on his fame from "Billy Jack," probably this was Tom Laughlin's most ambitious effort as a director-star. One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. A remake of the 1969 Japanese film, "Goyokin," although anchored in an historical massacre that occurred in the early 1800s. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
The Last of the 'Logan".

The Last of the 'Logan". by Thompson , Harold W. (ed)

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Title
The Last of the 'Logan".
Author
Thompson , Harold W. (ed)
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Description
Cornell University Press., 1941.. "The true adventures of Robert Coffon, Mariner , in the years 1854 to 1859". V G. in D J.. 20 cm. 214 pp. B/W frontispiece.

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