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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Wollstonecraft, Mary

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects
Author
Wollstonecraft, Mary
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Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: J. Johnson, 1792. First edition. Near Fine. Octavo (leaves 207 x 122mm), collating: xix, 452 pp. An excellent, Near Fine copy. Full contemporary polished calf. Expert leather repair to joints and edges. Small bookplate to upper pastedown (initials "DDa") and small contemporary woman's ink ownership signature ("Moira") to margin of p. 9. A bit of toning to endpapers and occasional light foxing. Overall, a very fresh and handsome copy of one of the most important founding documents of Western feminism: "A rational plea for a rational basis to the relation between the sexes" (Printing and the Mind of Man). One of the founding documents of the women's equality movement, Vindication was radical in its rational and measured appeal to contemporary readers. Wollstonecraft used the structures of marriage and family to bolster her assertion that "if woman be not prepared by education to become the companion of man, she will stop the progress of knowledge, for truth must be common to all." By barring women from equally rigorous educations, society prevented women from rising to their full potential: as individuals as well as in their social roles, including those of of wife and mother. A signpost of Enlightenment thinking, Vindication applied wider political arguments to the existing systems of oppression operating between the sexes; in making marriage a microcosmic example of governmental tyranny, she uncovered its illogic and issued a call for the system's reconstruction within the rules of logic. "The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is to be hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger." And, indeed, she assures men that her intention is not to reverse the system by imposing a similar yolk upon them, but to bring equilibrium. "I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves." A text that is foundational to feminism as well as to humanist thinking. PMM 242. Feminist Companion 1180. Near Fine.
A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed. Undertaken by his Maesty’s Command, Principally with a View to ascertain the existence of any Navigable Communications between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of war, and Armed Tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver… A New Edition, with Corrections, Illustrated with Nineteen Views and Charts, In Six Volumes. [Six Volumes].

A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed. Undertaken by his Maesty’s Command, Principally with a View to ascertain the existence of any Navigable Communications between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of war, and Armed Tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver… A New Edition, with Corrections, Illustrated with Nineteen Views and Charts, In Six Volumes. [Six Volumes]. by VANCOUVER, George.

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A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World; In which the Coast of North-west America has been carefully examined and accurately surveyed. Undertaken by his Maesty’s Command, Principally with a View to ascertain the existence of any Navigable Communications between the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans; and Performed in the Years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, in the Discovery Sloop of war, and Armed Tender Chatham, under the command of Captain George Vancouver… A New Edition, with Corrections, Illustrated with Nineteen Views and Charts, In Six Volumes. [Six Volumes].
Author
VANCOUVER, George.
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Argonaut Book Shop (United States)
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One of the most important voyages ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge Six volumes. Octavo. 8½ x 5¾ inches. 410, [4] + [2], 418, [2] + [2], 435, [3] + [2], 417 [3], + [4], 454, [2] + [4], 412 [2]. Eighteen (of nineteen) engraved charts and views. Original leather boards with gilt rule and decoration on spine, black leather spine labels. General wear to each volume, particularly at corners and ends of spines, some hinges starting, some loss to spine of volume 1, last blank pastedown in volume 3 torn away, minor spotting to edges of textblock. Large folding map with two minor slits at folds, bound upside-down. Internally, bright and clean. Overall a very good set. Second, revised, English edition. An important voyage exploring the northwest coast of America and producing the first accurate charts of the area. The views include the Mission of San Carlos and the Presidio of Monterey, most likely the first published views of California. Also included is the important folding map of New Albion showing the California coastline from San Francisco to San Diego. George Vancouver, who had served with Captain Cook's second and third voyages, was made commander of a grand-scale expedition to reclaim Britain's rights, resulting from the Nootka Convention, at Nootka Sound; to thoroughly examine the coast south of 60º in order to find a possible passage to the Atlantic; and to learn what establishments had been founded by other powers. This voyage became one of the most important ever made in the interests of geographical knowledge. Vancouver surveyed the northwest coast, visited San Francisco and Monterey, spent the winter in the Hawaiian Islands, returned to California and visited San Francisco (again), Cape Mendocino, Bodega Bay, and Monterey. He again visited the Sandwich Islands, took possession of Owhyhee and then returned again to the northwest coast and on to Monterey. From there he set sail for England by Cape Horn. Vancouver died during the preparation of the work, and the final editing was done by his brother, John. [Forbes: 335, Howes I: V-23; Howes II: V-23; Hill: 1754, Rocq: 17211, Sabin: 98444, Zamorano Eighty: 77, see also Cowen, p.655].
Don Quixote

Don Quixote by de Cervantes, Miguel; Grossman, Edith (Translator); Wiley, William T. (Artist)

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Don Quixote
Author
de Cervantes, Miguel; Grossman, Edith (Translator); Wiley, William T. (Artist)
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
New
Description
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Leather. New. Wiley, William T.. Both volumes octavos, Book I with 576 pages and Book II with 632 pages; Book I with 42 prints and Book II with 55 prints. The type is Centaur roman and Arrighi italic, handset and in Monotype composition by Mackenzie & Harris. The size of the text type is 16 point, cast on a 14-point body, leaded two points, so that the effect is solid 16 point. The initial letters, a set of capitals intended for use with Centaur type, were drawn by Mallette Dean for the Grabhorn Press. For the prints, Wiley scratched the images onto negatives that were then directly exposed to make polymer plates that, when printed by letterpress, produce relief prints with the linear qualities of etchings. The type is printed in black, the initials in red-brown, and the illustrations in sepia. The paper is an all-cotton fiber sheet, especially made for this project by Mead Specialty Papers. The binding, done in-house, is hand-sewn, with hand-sewn linen headbands, a dark brown goatskin spine titled in gold, and tan goatskin sides, stamped in gold on the front board with a DQ monogram designed by Wiley. The slipcases have tan cloth edges, dark brown paper sides, and a dark brown paper label with titling in gold. Each Book issued in an edition of 400 numbered copies, plus 26 lettered copies hors de commerce, signed by the artist. When Edith Grossman's superb new English translation of Cervantes' novel was published in 2003, we immediately began to think about producing a fine edition of this masterpiece of world literature. Six years were to pass before we had an artist and the necessary permissions in place for one of the largest undertakings of Arion Press. The artist William T. Wiley was our choice, but he took some convincing, because he felt his pictorial work was too much in line with the satire of the knight and his squire. Finally he consented and produced ninety-seven prints for the two-volume set. Book I was produced in 2009 and Book II in 2010. Timing is everything. By the time the second volume was published, the Great Recession was in full swing. The large investment in paper, type-setting, printing, leather, and bookbinding was daunting. But we knew that this project was an important publication for Arion Press, so we pressed on. The project was satisfying; proofreading one of the most humorous books ever written was a joy. PLEASE NOTE: as of this writing, all of the bound copies have been sold. There are several copies remaining in sheets, which we are working on being bound in the same style as the original copies. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list for this title, once the newly-bound copies are available, please contact us. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that due to the size and weight of this set additional postage may apply; please contact us for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Shrewsbury School Library Bindings. Catalogue Raisonné. By J. Basil Oldham by (BOOKBINDING)

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Title
Shrewsbury School Library Bindings. Catalogue Raisonné. By J. Basil Oldham
Author
(BOOKBINDING)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Colored frontis. & 62 fine plates. Folio, orig. cloth (covers a little spotted), spine gilt. Shrewsbury: Printed for the Library of the Shrewsbury School at the University Press, Oxford, 1943. Limited to 200 numbered copies. A nice copy of this important and handsome book. The bindings are largely English, though there are a few notable French and Italian examples. Scarce. Breslauer, The Uses of Bookbinding Literature, p. 24­"a remarkable catalogue.
Exhibition flyer: banco 19: Otto Serie di Permutazioni, Ciascuna con un Errore (opens 20 May 1975)

Exhibition flyer: banco 19: Otto Serie di Permutazioni, Ciascuna con un Errore (opens 20 May 1975) by (CADERE, André)

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Exhibition flyer: banco 19: Otto Serie di Permutazioni, Ciascuna con un Errore (opens 20 May 1975)
Author
(CADERE, André)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
A4 flyer, printed on one side, horizontal folds for mailing. Brescia: banco, 1975. The rare banco mailing for Cadere’s 1975 exhibition in Brescia. Lynda Morris writes: “The exhibition included eight small round bars of wood made of eight segments in the permutations of colour shown on the mailing. They were placed along the walls of the gallery at the centre of each arch of what was an arcade.” In excellent condition. || Lynda Morris, ed., Documenting Cadere 1972-1978 (2013), pp. 74-75 (pictured p. 75).
Exhibition postcard: MANIPULATION, paintings by: daniel buren / presented by: jack wendler (9-30 March 1973)

Exhibition postcard: MANIPULATION, paintings by: daniel buren / presented by: jack wendler (9-30 March 1973) by (BUREN, Daniel)

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Exhibition postcard: MANIPULATION, paintings by: daniel buren / presented by: jack wendler (9-30 March 1973)
Author
(BUREN, Daniel)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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Printed on both sides. Postcard. London: Jack Wendler Gallery, 1973. Scarce postcard invitation for Buren’s second exhibition with Wendler. Near fine. ❧ Teresa Gleadowe, curator, Dematerialised: Jack Wendler Gallery, 1971-1974 (CHELSEAspace: 2009), p. [11].
Dog Soldiers Typescript

Dog Soldiers Typescript by STONE, Robert

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Dog Soldiers Typescript
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STONE, Robert
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Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (United States)
Condition
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[Boston]: [Houghton Mifflin]. [1974]. The photocopied typescript of Stone's second novel, winner of the National Book Award and one of the best novels to link the impact of the Vietnam war on American society in the Sixties to the dark side of that era -- the official corruption and the underside of the drug experiences of a generation. Bearing the [now crossed out] working title: Skydiver Devoured By Starving Birds. The title appears in a scene in the novel; it also appears in Stone's memoir, in an account of his time working for a tabloid newspaper where the writers were given headlines made up by other writers and had to create stories around them. The one time it appeared in print was in the excerpt from Dog Soldiers that appeared in the newsprint literary magazine, Fiction, in 1973. Stone's piece was called "Starving Birds" and at the end was identified as being from "Skydiver Devoured by Starving Birds." According to a 1987 letter of provenance, this copy of the typescript was generated by the publisher and sent to the Book of the Month Club for early consideration for possible book club adoption. The pages bear, at the bottom, a torn Book of the Month Club filing sticker. 318 pages, plus cover sheet. The cover sheet and the letter of provenance are each signed by Robert Stone. The quality of the paper varies: several sheets have the blue tone of a mimeo. Near fine or better, in the bottom half of a manuscript box and the folding cardstock case of the Book of the Month Club, at this point more artifactual than protective. As far as we can tell, a unique copy of this award-winning novel, the basis for the highly regarded film Who'll Stop the Rain? No Binding. Near Fine.
[Autograph Letter, Signed, from Nebraska Territory Pioneer George L. Miller to Nebraska General Samuel Ryan Curtis, Reporting on Some Dirty Politics and Including a Brief Appraisal of the Frontier Town of Omaha]

[Autograph Letter, Signed, from Nebraska Territory Pioneer George L. Miller to Nebraska General Samuel Ryan Curtis, Reporting on Some Dirty Politics and Including a Brief Appraisal of the Frontier Town of Omaha] by [Civil War]. [Nebraska]. Miller, George L.

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[Autograph Letter, Signed, from Nebraska Territory Pioneer George L. Miller to Nebraska General Samuel Ryan Curtis, Reporting on Some Dirty Politics and Including a Brief Appraisal of the Frontier Town of Omaha]
Author
[Civil War]. [Nebraska]. Miller, George L.
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McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Very good plus.
Description
Fort Kearny, Ne: October 28, 1862. Very good plus.. [4]pp., on a single folded sheet of lined paper. Light wear and toning, old folds. An interesting manuscript letter written by Dr. George Lorin Miller (1839-1920), a leading Nebraska pioneer and instrumental figure in establishing Fort Kearny. Miller also served as the fort's sutler during the Civil War, and helped to recruit the First Nebraska Regiment. Miller was a physician, politician, editor and land owner who arrived in Omaha in 1854, the year the city was founded. Miller himself founded the Omaha Herald, which later became the Omaha World-Herald, and was. staunch Democrat who became adept at harnessing the power of the press. Here, Miller writes to an unnamed general in Helena, Arkansas, who was most likely Samuel Ryan Curtis. Miller's letter is well-written, providing insights into and details of the politics, war news, and other information of the period. He is friendly to his correspondent, noting that the two men had been political opponents in the past, but Miller states that he supported the candidacy of his correspondent as "Colonel of our Regiment because I believed you capable and patriotic." Miller praises him for being recognized by no less than the President for "gallant services authenticated as they were by the best officers of the service" and then bemoans the fact that the correspondent was denied an appointment by the Senate due to the "mendacious meanness" of a Nebraska politician named Samuel G. Daily, who apparently worked against his confirmation. Then Miller notes that Daily had to answer for his denial of the correspondent's appointment on the recent campaign trail, where Daily "had to meet your case in the canvass at every turn -- apologized, lied and smoothed it over as he best could. Denying everything and admitting nothing saved him by about 100 votes...." He continues to encourage his correspondent with supportive language, and then closes with a short appraisal of their shared hometown in the Nebraska Territory: "Omaha is changing much, but it will not outrun your recollection of it. When you return you will see, as I see, that it is a real home after all, however changed its appearance.
Informe Dado al P.E. por el Gobernador de la Provincia de Antioquia Sobre la Acusacion Promovida Ante S.E. por Algunos Vecinos de la Ciudad de Esta Nombre, por las Resoluciones Que Ha Disctado en Materia de Elecciones [caption title]

Informe Dado al P.E. por el Gobernador de la Provincia de Antioquia Sobre la Acusacion Promovida Ante S.E. por Algunos Vecinos de la Ciudad de Esta Nombre, por las Resoluciones Que Ha Disctado en Materia de Elecciones [caption title] by [Colombia]. Obregon, Francisco

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Informe Dado al P.E. por el Gobernador de la Provincia de Antioquia Sobre la Acusacion Promovida Ante S.E. por Algunos Vecinos de la Ciudad de Esta Nombre, por las Resoluciones Que Ha Disctado en Materia de Elecciones [caption title]
Author
[Colombia]. Obregon, Francisco
Seller
McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition
About very good.
Description
Medellin: Imprenta de Manuel Antonio Balcazar, 1838. About very good.. 24pp. Stitched as issued. Dust soiling and toning. The author of this scarce pamphlet, Francisco Obregon, was the governor of the Colombian province of Antioquia. Here he attempts to justify and to explain the "intervencion i procedimientos de los funcionarios del order ejecutivo en las ultimas elecciones, pasa a verificarlo en los terminos mas claros i precisos que le sea posible." Unusual, early example of printing from Medellín; not in OCLC.
Herzog

Herzog by Bellow, Saul

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Herzog
Author
Bellow, Saul
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
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fine
Description
Viking Press, 1964. first. hardcover. fine/very good plus. SIGNED first edition, "First published in 1964" stated on copyright page. Book fine, light blue top edge faded, top spine very slightly creased. Dust jacket very good plus, spine slightly faded, very minor wear.
Just a Dream
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Just a Dream by Allsburg, Chris Van

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Just a Dream
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Allsburg, Chris Van
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780224030595
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990, 1990. F. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1990. First Edition number sequence is printed on copyright page "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1." This copy is SIGNED by the author. Book fine. DJ very good except for slight rubbing on corners, some wearing on top and bottom edges of spine, and two small tears each measuring 1/4 of an inch on the top and bottom edge of spine. DJ price reads "$17.95
Memoirs
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Memoirs by Amis, Kinglsey

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Memoirs
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Amis, Kinglsey
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
ISBN
9780671749095
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Fine
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Summit Books, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a fine dust jacket. First edition as indicated by the full number line on the copyright page 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate and laid in. Original price of $25.00 printed on front flap of dust jacket.
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The Infinite Plan by Allende, Isabel

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The Infinite Plan
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Allende, Isabel
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Bookbid Rare Books (United States)
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fine
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Franklin Library, 1993. first signed limited edition. hardcover. fine. First SIGNED limited edition. Leather-bound. Fine.
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Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre. Leksikon Fun Yidishn Teater [COMPLETE IN 6 VOLUMES] by Zylbercwaig, Zalmen; Jacob Mestel (eds.);

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Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre. Leksikon Fun Yidishn Teater [COMPLETE IN 6 VOLUMES]
Author
Zylbercwaig, Zalmen; Jacob Mestel (eds.);
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition
g to vg
Description
New York: The Hebrew Actors Union of America, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Large Quarto. xiv, vi, vii, (8), xvi, 6132, 22(2), 27(1), 18(2)pp. Continuos pagination. Original green cloth with gilt-stamped lettering on spine, volume one, and black cloth with gilt-stamped illustration and lettering on cover, lettering on spine, volumes 2-6. The six volumes were published in three countries over a period of 38 years. The information and entries were collected by many volunteers and, in short biographies, look at the lives of those who were involved in professional Yiddish Theater around the world. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs showing actors, directors, producers, designers, singers, composers and musicians. The majority of entries include a portrait, place of birth, list of accomplishments in Yiddish Theater, place and cause of death. Includes bibliography for each entry. Vol. I: New York, 1931. Vol. II: Warsaw, 1934. Vol. III: New York, 1959. Vol. IV: New York, 1963. Vol. V: Mexico, D. F., 1967. Holocaust memorial volume, listing individuals persecuted by the Nazi's as well as theater organizations. Vol. VI: Mexico, D. F., 1969. Vols. II through VI with illustrated title pages, Vol IV with frontispiece photograph. Volumes V & VI with Spanish and Yiddish, all other volumes with English and Yiddish title pages with Main text in Yiddish in two columns. Laid in the art section of the Jewish Daily "Forward" with numerous photographs, e.g. Theodor Herzl, Albert Einstein, a section of the audience celebrating the international labor holiday in New York's Hippodrome in 1939 and many others. Volume I with block loose, attached only at title page with some fraying at head and tail of spine; rubbed. Volume II with light fraying at head and tail of spine; rubbed. All others with light wear along edges, light bumps and rubbing. Binding of volume I in fair, all others good+ to very good, interior in good+ to very good condition. The most comprehensive biographic and encyclopedic reference work on Yiddish Theatre. Scarce complete set.
The Cañons of Colorado from Photographs by W. H. Jackson

The Cañons of Colorado from Photographs by W. H. Jackson by Jackson, W. H.

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The Cañons of Colorado from Photographs by W. H. Jackson
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Jackson, W. H.
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Thorn Books (United States)
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Very good
Description
Denver: Frank S. Thayer, 1980. Hardcover. Very good. Accordion style, single sheet folded. 5 by 8 inches closed; 8 by over 90 inches extended, contained within a box in imitation of a book, with marbled paepr edges, blue faux leather padded cloth sides, gilt. Upper hinge repaired else this is a very good copy with fine photographs after Jackson. In all, sixteen vies of various canyons in Colorado. .
Original Cartoon Art Signed, of Dennis the Menace

Original Cartoon Art Signed, of Dennis the Menace by KETCHAM, HANK

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Original Cartoon Art Signed, of Dennis the Menace
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KETCHAM, HANK
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Schulson Autographs (United States)
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Ketcham has drawn a large and cheery Dennis the Menace in full length wearing his sling shot at the back of his pants. 4to on orange color paper, n.d., n.p. He holds a red crayon and a card with, "XXX Dennis" written in red. Above his head, Ketcham has written, "This OK Ron?" and next to Dennis, "Warm regards, Hank Ketcham." This is a colorful rendition of the favorite comic character.
Two Documents Concerning The Liquidation Of The Indebted New York City Merchant Benjamin Armitage, Signed By Many Prominent New Yorkers

Two Documents Concerning The Liquidation Of The Indebted New York City Merchant Benjamin Armitage, Signed By Many Prominent New Yorkers by BENJAMIN ARMITAGE

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Two Documents Concerning The Liquidation Of The Indebted New York City Merchant Benjamin Armitage, Signed By Many Prominent New Yorkers
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BENJAMIN ARMITAGE
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Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
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DS. 9pg. 8 x 11. April 3, 1826. New York. Two attached documents concerning the assignment of the assets of Armitages firm to his creditors. The smaller one is signed by nineteen prominent New York merchants, including B. Armitage Jr and Hugh Auchincloss. It states in part: To all to whom these Presents Shall come Whereas in an assignment and composition agreeable bearing date the third day of this month made between Benjamin Armitage Jun of the first part, John Haggarty, Daniel Oakey and Cornelius D. Lawrence of the second part, and certain creditors of the said Benjamin, of the third part. The second document is also signed by prominent New Yorkers, including B. Armitage Jr three times, and other businessmen, such as Hugh Auchincloss and Danl Oakey. It states in part: This Indenture made this third day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, Between Benjamin Armitage Junior of the City of New York, Merchant of the first part, Daniel Oakey, John Haggerty and Cornelius W. Lawrence, of the same City, Merchants of the Second Part and the other creditors of the said Benjamin Armitage Jun of the Third Part, witnesseth: Whereas the said Benjamin Armitage Junr is indebted unto the several persons whose names or firms are set forth in the schedule unto these presents annexed in the amounts and manner therein mentioned: And whereas revenue bonds to the amount of two hundred seventy six dollars, for which he is bound are due to the United States, upon goods which have been bonded by George Coggill and another: And whereas he has sold on commission for Benjamin Armitage, Senior, various goods by him received by Thomas Buckley, which sales have been intermingled to a considerable extent with the individual transactions of the said B. Armitage Junr, upon which the amount of Thirty three hundred and ninety two dollars and eight four cents remains due. And whereas the said B. Armitage Junr being unable to pay all his debts is willing and desirous, with the concurrence of his creditors parties hereto, to assign to the said parties of the second part for the benefit of his creditors all his effects whatsoever, in full satisfaction and discharge of the debts of the said parties of the third part. The document is in very good condition with dark ink, bold signatures (often followed by paper seals), filing folds and minor browning to the edges.
The Tragic Case of George Farley [Cover title]

The Tragic Case of George Farley [Cover title]

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The Tragic Case of George Farley [Cover title]
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Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
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Good +
Description
Los Angeles, California: George Farley Defense Committee, 1938. Good +. 9” x 6”. Bifolium, printed all four sides. Pp. [4]. Good plus: moderately creased and edgeworn; a few lead and colored pencil scrawls and notations. This is an unrecorded plea to raise funds for the defense of an African American man on trial for murder. It is focused on his eviction and the “ruthless system of foreclosure which has already laid waste the happiness of thousands of Los Angeles families.” This pamphlet compellingly sums up the tragedy wherein “George Farley, 54-year-old American Negro, went on trial for his life”: “On February 17, 1938, Farley shot two men. They were deputy marshals who were putting George and Cora Farley out of the home they had worked all their lives for, the home they had lived in for fifteen years, the home they had lost through an inhuman assessment bond system which speculates in human misery.” Although the Farleys had paid off their home, a street assessment bond for $49 was issued in 1928; they made payments for four years, reducing the balance by half, but lost all source of income due to the Depression. Foreclosure set in, and a real estate broker sued for possession in 1938 – “Penniless, the Farleys were unable to hire a lawyer. Ignorant of legal procedure, they did not appear in court.” When police came to evict, “Farley acted as might anyone else driven mad from worry, illness, and fear.” A shootout ensued and two marshals were killed. Farley survived five gunshots and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in San Quentin. This pamphlet was issued by the “Farley Defense Committee” and declared that “If you are a small home-owner, an unemployed, a Negro, a workingman, or just a private citizen who opposes the crushing and ruining of human lives . . . you are interested in saving the life of George Farley.” Rare ephemera related to the Los Angeles housing crisis, the Great Depression and one African American man's tragic tale. Not located in OCLC.
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS ILLUSTRATED. HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE by Bailey, Dr. W. T.

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Title
RICHFIELD SPRINGS ILLUSTRATED. HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
Author
Bailey, Dr. W. T.
Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Richfield Springs NY: Mercury Office, F. E. Mungor, Proprietor, 1886. First Edition, thus>. Hardcover. Very Good. Presumably a first edition of variant or an abridged version of the 1874 edition, "designed as a guide to those who visit Richfield Springs" in the new preface, published by the local newspaper. Short 8vo, pebbled black cloth over full-grain brown, gilt-printed decoration front cover. 106 pp, 18 full page illustrations. Missing ffe, old owner names.
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WHAT SHALL WE HAVE TODAY by Boulestin, X. Marcel. Laboureur, Jean Emile (dustjacket and frontispiece)

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WHAT SHALL WE HAVE TODAY
Author
Boulestin, X. Marcel. Laboureur, Jean Emile (dustjacket and frontispiece)
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: William Heinemann, 1931. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. First edition, first printing January 1931. Near fine copy, lacking dustjacket. Frontispiece by French artist Jean Emile Laboureur. Rust-colored cloth, slightest wear spine tips. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus.
Swords for Sea Service,
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Swords for Sea Service, by W.E. May and P.G.W. Annis

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Swords for Sea Service,
Author
W.E. May and P.G.W. Annis
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Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9780112900269
Condition
Very Good
Description
H.M.S.O, 1970. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x8x1. Includes both volumes. Both dust jackets and books are clean. Both have a very good bindings, no marks or notations. Dust jacket corners have minor rubbing. Both jackets are uniform in design and cloth boards.
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R. Schumann's Vocal Album edited by E. Pauer by Schumann, R. ; E. Pauer

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R. Schumann's Vocal Album edited by E. Pauer
Author
Schumann, R. ; E. Pauer
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
VG- (some wear esp. around edges of boards, some creasing and minor tears to some pages, pages uniformly tanned but otherwise go
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London, England: Augener & Co, 1902. Hardcover. VG- (some wear esp. around edges of boards, some creasing and minor tears to some pages, pages uniformly tanned but otherwise good). Green boards with debossed red and gilt designs on cover, gilt text on spine, text block is fully gilt. 103 pp. Chiefly musical scores. Blondel's Song ; Fare Thee Well ; A Red, Red Rose ; The Farewell ; Sunday on the Rhine ; O Sunny Beam! ; Thy Image Pure ; Loreley ; Repose ; Moonlight ; Spring Night ; Since mine Eyes have seen Him ; He the Best of all ; It cannot be ; The Ring ; In May ; When thy sweet Eyes I gaze upon ; The Poet's Love ; The Broken Heart ; The Two Grenadiers ; Love Thoughts ; Why o'er the Mountains wander? ; Poor Peter ; Evening Song ; Jephtha's Daughter ; Sun of the Sleepless ; The Hero ; Knowest Thou the Land? ; Clown's Song ; Thy Face so Lovely and so bright.
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SAY, IS THIS THE USA? by Bourke-White, M. & E. Caldwell

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SAY, IS THIS THE USA?
Author
Bourke-White, M. & E. Caldwell
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J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good. 86 full-page photo illus. Illus. cover.
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The Viking by Almgren, Bertil et. al

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The Viking
Author
Almgren, Bertil et. al
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A very good+ copy. No dust jacket.
Description
n.p.: Wahlstrom and Widstrand, 1976. First edition. A very good+ copy. No dust jacket.. Illus. with color & b/w photos, drawings and maps. Sq. 4to. This well-illustrated book was the collaborative effort of Swedish, Icelandic and English scholars.
Kratkie soobshcheniia o dokladakh i polevykh issledovaniiakh Instituta arkheologii. 116: severnoe prichernomor'e v antichnuiu epokhu

Kratkie soobshcheniia o dokladakh i polevykh issledovaniiakh Instituta arkheologii. 116: severnoe prichernomor'e v antichnuiu epokhu by Institut arkheologii

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Kratkie soobshcheniia o dokladakh i polevykh issledovaniiakh Instituta arkheologii. 116: severnoe prichernomor'e v antichnuiu epokhu
Author
Institut arkheologii
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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Wrapper sunned at edges else a very good copy.
Description
Moskva: Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, 1969. First edition. Paper wrappers. Wrapper sunned at edges else a very good copy.. 118 pp. Illus. with 44 b/w photos and drawings. 4to. Summaries about Reports and Field Research from the Institute of Archeology. The Northern Black Sea in Antiquity. 108. In Russian.
[Auction catalogue]: Uhren Und Wissenschaftliche Instrumente / Clocks, Watches and Scientific Instruments

[Auction catalogue]: Uhren Und Wissenschaftliche Instrumente / Clocks, Watches and Scientific Instruments

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Title
[Auction catalogue]: Uhren Und Wissenschaftliche Instrumente / Clocks, Watches and Scientific Instruments
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Zurich: Uto Auktionen, 1976. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good plus in wrappers with some rubbing and creasing. Auction catalogue. Text in German and English. Photographic illustrations.
Paradiso

Paradiso by WOLF, Silvio

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Paradiso
Author
WOLF, Silvio
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Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN
9788869650130
Condition
A near-fine copy with a few small bumps at extremities and some light toning to sheet edges
Description
Lugano: Galleria Gottardo, 2006. A near-fine copy with a few small bumps at extremities and some light toning to sheet edges. Folio (11 x 11 inches). 144 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Pictorial boards. With a DVD in pocket on inner rear board. First edition. "Paradiso was born in an exploration of the spaces planned by architect Mario Botta and in an intuition of architecture as the art of rendering the void livable. This concept is linked to Silvio Wolf’s poetical understanding of the questions of absence, of the void, and of elsewhere, which recur throughout his photography and his multimedia installations.
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EDGAR DEGAS: Pastelle, Ölskizzen, Zeichnungen. by Adriani, Götz.

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EDGAR DEGAS: Pastelle, Ölskizzen, Zeichnungen.
Author
Adriani, Götz.
Seller
Ars Libri Ltd (United States)
Description
Köln (DuMont Buchverlag), 1984.. 408pp. 227 illus., numerous text and reference figs. Sm. folio. Wraps. Published in conjunction with exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Tübingen, Jan.-March 1984 and the Nationalgalerie Berlin, April-May 1984.
The Whisper.
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The Whisper. by ZAGARENSKI, Pamela.

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Title
The Whisper.
Author
ZAGARENSKI, Pamela.
Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780544416864
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
Boston:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 0544416864 . Illustrated by the author. Fifth printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .
Christopher Wilmarth: Drawings 1963-1987

Christopher Wilmarth: Drawings 1963-1987 by Wilmarth, Christopher

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Christopher Wilmarth: Drawings 1963-1987
Author
Wilmarth, Christopher
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Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
NY: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 48 page exhibition catalog. Buff wraps show a touch of soiling, otherwise very good.

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