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Principia mathematica by WHITEHEAD, Alfred North & RUSSELL, Bertrand

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Principia mathematica
Author
WHITEHEAD, Alfred North & RUSSELL, Bertrand
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Cambridge: University Press, 1927. FIRST EDITION VOL. 1, SECOND EDITION OF VOLS. 2 AND 3. Original blue cloth, exteriors faintly rubbed and small tear to bottom edge of second volume, still an excellent set. Volume 1 from the library of Thomas Fiske (1865-1944), professor of mathematics at Columbia, and stamp in Volume 3 of René de la Vallée Vital of Brooklyn. First edition of Volume 1, second edition of Volumes 2 and 3. The greatest single contribution to logic to appear in the two thousand years since Aristotle was the result of the collaboration of two great philosophers and mathematical logicians, Whitehead (1861-1947) and Russell (1872-1970). Inspired by Giuseppe Peano’s and Gottlob Frege’s invention of a new ideography for use in symbolic logic (which contradicted the Kantian doctrine of a separate philosophy of mathematics), the authors attempted to set up a still better system of logic on which to base mathematics. This effort reached its climax with the publication in 1910-13 of the three-volume Principia mathematica, now considered a historic masterpiece of mathematical architecture. DNB, 1941-50, pp. 952-954 (Sir Edmund Whittaker); DSB, XIV, pp. 302-310; Slater, Bertrand Russell, A Collection, 16.
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Le Tub by BLOCK, Adolphe [NOS MONDAINES]

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Title
Le Tub
Author
BLOCK, Adolphe [NOS MONDAINES]
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris, 1880. 6 double-image photographic stereoscope cards with contemporary watercolor, mounted on printed card stock (88 x 175 mm.). Housed in the original hinged box with chromolithographed top panel and advertisements printed on the interior. In excellent condition. Complete set of 6 erotic stereoscope views featuring women in states of undress performing their toilettes: brushing their hair, bathing, toweling off. The images are made up of albumen prints on tissue paper, with watercolor painted on the versos and additional tissue paper backing, resulting in sepia toned pictures that transform into color images when held to the light. Some of them are also embossed, so that tiny pinpricks of light show through such elements as lace and fans. When placed into the stereoscope, these cards would create a three-dimensional vignette that only the person holding the instrument could see. This set is part of a series called Nos Mondaines created by the Parisian photographer Adolphe Block. All the sets show partially clad women performing normal daily activities.
Nine Princes in Amber

Nine Princes in Amber by Zelazny, Roger

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Title
Nine Princes in Amber
Author
Zelazny, Roger
Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Roger Zelazny on the title page and inscribed "with all my good wishes" to previous owners. [iv], 188 pp. Bound in publisher's cobalt blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Near Fine with slight lean to spine and light rubbing to extremities. Printer's glue visible at head and tail of spine; discoloration from same to endpaper gutters. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light edgewear, soiling, and toning, moderate rubbing, and a 1 1/8 inch tear at head of spine. The first book of the Chronicles of Amber series. First editions are scarce thanks to the publisher's accidental pulping of unsold copies.
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Nouvel Abecedaire en Enigmes by ADAM, V.

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Title
Nouvel Abecedaire en Enigmes
Author
ADAM, V.
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1840. ADAM, V. Nouvel Abecedaire en Enigmes. Original front wrapper and 27 illustrated leaves. Folio, 349 x 259 mm., bound in contemporary full morocco. Paris: Rittner and Goupil, 1840. A wonderfully imaginative and appealing alphabet by the prolific French illustrator Victor Adam. Despite considerable foxing, it is still an extremely appealing work. It is also very rare, with OCLC listing copies in the U.S. only in Florida and Princeton, and 4 copies in Europe.
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Hayeri verabnakets’umy HSSH-its’ durs by ARMENIA

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Title
Hayeri verabnakets’umy HSSH-its’ durs
Author
ARMENIA
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1961. ARMENIA. Hayeri verabnakets'umy HSSH-its' durs. viii, 112 pp., illustrated with 97 full page maps and charts. Large 4to, bound in publisher's maroon cloth. Erevan: Haykakan SSRò Gitut'yunneri Akademia, 1961. This atlas presents an unusual and stunning example of avant-garde book design from what was then Soviet Armenia. Text in Russian. Waterstaining not affecting the plates.
Relation historique d'Abissinie. Traduite du Portugais, continuée et augmentée de plusieurs Dissertations, Lettres et Mémoires par M. Le Grand

Relation historique d'Abissinie. Traduite du Portugais, continuée et augmentée de plusieurs Dissertations, Lettres et Mémoires par M. Le Grand by Jeronimo Lobo (1592?-1678)

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Title
Relation historique d'Abissinie. Traduite du Portugais, continuée et augmentée de plusieurs Dissertations, Lettres et Mémoires par M. Le Grand
Author
Jeronimo Lobo (1592?-1678)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
About Very Good
Description
[2]+514+[4 contents and errata]+[2] pages with 2 folding maps, lacks frontispiece. Small Quarto (10" x 7 3/4"). Rebacked in the 19th century leather, retaining the original spine with raised bands and gilt decorative stamping and lettering to spine. Translated from the original Portuguese manuscripts by Jackim le Grande. First edition.Born in Lisbon, he entered the Order of Jesus at the age of sixteen. In 1621 he was ordered as a missionary to India, and in 1622 he arrived at Goa. With the intention of proceeding to Abyssinia, whose Negus (emperor) Segued had been converted to Roman Catholicism by Pedro Páez, he left India in 1624. He disembarked on the coast of Mombasa, and attempted to reach his destination through the Galla country, but was forced to return. In 1625 he set out again, accompanied by Mendez, the patriarch of Ethiopia, and eight missionaries. The party landed on the coast of the Red Sea, and Lobo settled in Abyssinia as superintendent of the missions in Tigre. He remained there until death deprived the Catholics of their protector, the emperor Segued. Forced by persecution to leave the kingdom, in 1634 Lobo and his companions fell into the hands of the Turks at Massawa, who sent him to India to procure a ransom for his imprisoned fellow-missionaries. In this he was successful, but could not induce the Portuguese viceroy to send an armament against Abyssinia. Intent upon accomplishing this cherished project, he embarked for Portugal, and after he had been shipwrecked on the coast of Natal, and captured by pirates, arrived at Lisbon. Neither at this city, however, nor at Madrid and Rome, was any countenance given to Lobo's plan. He accordingly returned to India in 1640, and was elected rector, and afterwards provincial, of the Jesuits at Goa. After some years he returned to his native city, and died there January 29, 1678.Lobo wrote an account of his travels in Portuguese, which appears never to have been printed, but is deposited in the monastery of St. Roque, Lisbon. Balthazar Telles made large use of the information therein in his Historia geral da Ethiopia a Alta (Coimbra, 1660), often erroneously attributed to Lobo (see Machado's Bibliotheca Lusitana). Lobo's own narrative was translated from a manuscript copy into French in 1728 by the Abbe Joachim le Grand, under the title of Voyage historique d'Abissinie. In 1669 a translation by Sir Peter Wyche of several passages from a manuscript account of Lobo's travels was published by the Royal Society (translated in Melchisédech ThévenotRelation des voyages in 1673). An English abridgment of Le Grand's edition by Dr. Johnson was published in 1735 (reprinted 1789). In a Mémoire justificatif en réhabilitation des pères. Pierre Paëz et Jérôme Lobo, Dr. C. T. Beke maintains against Bruce the accuracy of Lobo's statements as to the source of the Abai branch of the Nile. See A. de Backer, Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus (edited by C. Sommervogel, iv., 1893).Condition:Old stamp and inscription on title page, first folding map conspicuously restored, second map tear restored else a very good copy, notes to front end paper in period pen else about very good.
Dense, Timely 1937 Letter Warning of the Troubling Winds Coming from Europe AND America (With Accompanying American Jewish Congress Ephemera)

Dense, Timely 1937 Letter Warning of the Troubling Winds Coming from Europe AND America (With Accompanying American Jewish Congress Ephemera) by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise

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Title
Dense, Timely 1937 Letter Warning of the Troubling Winds Coming from Europe AND America (With Accompanying American Jewish Congress Ephemera)
Author
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good +
Description
Letter. Very Good +. A prophetic, full-page 1937 TLS from Rabbi Stephen Wise warning of the increasingly "precarious status of Jewish life throughout the world". Citing the swirling winds of war in Europe and the rising signs of anti-semitism in America, the letter (which accompanies a separate signed letter of the Yiddish translation) urges the strengthening of AJC and "planned, consistent action". Also included is important ephemera on this matter, a "Resolution of Affiliation" application, a "Procedure of Affiliation with the American Jewish Congress" form letter and attending envelopes and an index card ("We will welcome your speaker on...."). Rabbi Wise's tone in the letter is firm and unmistakable: "We write to invite you to unite in our program of action at this time by affiliating yourself with the American Jewish Congress as a supporting member organization. We shall be glad to make the purposes of our organization clear to your membership by sending a speaker to any metting which you may designate". All letters and other ephemera are very well-preserved and are in crisp, bright, VG+ to Near Fine condition.
Les Artistes du Livre. 22 (of 24) volumes. Includes exemplaires: No.1 Carlegle; No 2 Charles Martin; No. 3 Joseph Hemard; No. 4 Laboureur; No 5 Hermann; No. 6 Brissaud; No. 7 Meheut; No. 8; Sauvage; No. 9 Dignimont; No. 10 Barbier; No. 11 Lobel-Riche; No. 12 Marty; No. 13 Belot; No. 14 Brouet; No. 15 Simeon; No. 16 Berthold-Mahn; No. 17 Vertes; No. 18 Morin; No. 19 Bonnard; No. 20 Chimot; No. 22 Paul Jouve; and No.24 Perichon

Les Artistes du Livre. 22 (of 24) volumes. Includes exemplaires: No.1 Carlegle; No 2 Charles Martin; No. 3 Joseph Hemard; No. 4 Laboureur; No 5 Hermann; No. 6 Brissaud; No. 7 Meheut; No. 8; Sauvage; No. 9 Dignimont; No. 10 Barbier; No. 11 Lobel-Riche; No. 12 Marty; No. 13 Belot; No. 14 Brouet; No. 15 Simeon; No. 16 Berthold-Mahn; No. 17 Vertes; No. 18 Morin; No. 19 Bonnard; No. 20 Chimot; No. 22 Paul Jouve; and No.24 Perichon

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Les Artistes du Livre. 22 (of 24) volumes. Includes exemplaires: No.1 Carlegle; No 2 Charles Martin; No. 3 Joseph Hemard; No. 4 Laboureur; No 5 Hermann; No. 6 Brissaud; No. 7 Meheut; No. 8; Sauvage; No. 9 Dignimont; No. 10 Barbier; No. 11 Lobel-Riche; No. 12 Marty; No. 13 Belot; No. 14 Brouet; No. 15 Simeon; No. 16 Berthold-Mahn; No. 17 Vertes; No. 18 Morin; No. 19 Bonnard; No. 20 Chimot; No. 22 Paul Jouve; and No.24 Perichon
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Paris: Henry Babou, Editeur, 1933. Limited Edition. Paperbound books in collective slipcases. Very Good. Softcover volumes in original portfolio wrappers. Contents publshed as unbound signatures and laid into the portfolio wrappers. Almost of the individual portfolio wrappers have a glassine jacket. The volumes in this set are further protected in 7 slipcases,and a single internal chemise. The cloth slipcases are still sturdy and serve their purpose but show some fading and wear and are no longer handsome. The exposed portions of the chemises have faded and have some stains while the sides of the chemises which are inserted in the slipcase still have attractive blue sidesThe slipcases contain 2-4 volumes and have the names of the artistes du livre printed on the narrow visible portion of the chemise that is visible. We assume that this was done for a former owner or bookseller who assembled this set. This assembled set may have originally included an 8th slipcase and chemise containing the two missing volumes. This method of protection appears to have worked well since most of this volumes are almost as new.The two missing volumes from this set are Nos. 22 on LeGrand (1931) and No. 24 on Touchet (1932). Seventeen of these volumes are identified in their colophons as Copy No. 181 and four others are numbered between 51-700 and printed "sur velin blanc" out of a total edition of 750-850. Copies numbered 1-50 of each volume were printed "sur papier du Japon" and contained a "reproduction d'une Aquarelle by that Artiste du Livre. 50-150 copies, depending on the volume, numbered I-L or up to I-CL in roman numerals were also published -- our volume of Chimot in this set is numbered C -- that volume also has no protective glassine jacket).
Costumes of Italy

Costumes of Italy

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Costumes of Italy
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good.
Description
n.p.: n.p., 1850. Very good.. Hand-colored panorama depicting the costumes of Italian people from a variety of walks of life. Although lacking publication information, this work fits squarely in the tradition of European "costume catalogues," which cover various regions, countries, and religions. Costumes included are ciociara, donna di albano, pescatore, sonninese, pifferari, pastore, and mosciarellaro. 4.5'' x 3.5''. Original marbled boards. Green endpapers. Seven hand-colored illustrations. [7] pages in accordion-style fold-out, printed one side only. Some rubbing to boards, particularly around spine. Occasional tiny soiling to leaves. Colors vibrant.
ADAMS'S NEW ARITHMETIC

ADAMS'S NEW ARITHMETIC by Adams, Daniel

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ADAMS'S NEW ARITHMETIC
Author
Adams, Daniel
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Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition
Very good minus.
Description
New Hampshire: J. & J. W. Prentiss, 1827. First printing. Very good minus.. First edition of this late Regency arithmetic textbook for American schools - by the author of THE SCHOLAR'S ARITHMETIC, one of the era's most popular mathematical textbooks. 4.5" x 6.75" Original brown quarter calf with green typographically printed paper boards. 264 pages. Previous owner names/notes to endpapers. Rubbing to spine, large abrasion with some paper loss to front board, some chipping and bumping to corners. A bit of foxing and soiling to textblock, several leaves with a bit of loss to bottom edge. A touch fragile, but firm.
A Memorial to the Congress of the United States, on the Subject of Restraining the Increase of Slavery in New States to be Admitted into the Union. Prepared in Pursuance of a Vote of the Inhabitants of Boston and its Vicinity, Assembled at the State House, on the Third of December, A.D. 1819.

A Memorial to the Congress of the United States, on the Subject of Restraining the Increase of Slavery in New States to be Admitted into the Union. Prepared in Pursuance of a Vote of the Inhabitants of Boston and its Vicinity, Assembled at the State House, on the Third of December, A.D. 1819.

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A Memorial to the Congress of the United States, on the Subject of Restraining the Increase of Slavery in New States to be Admitted into the Union. Prepared in Pursuance of a Vote of the Inhabitants of Boston and its Vicinity, Assembled at the State House, on the Third of December, A.D. 1819.
Seller
Michael Brown Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Description
first edition, octavo, 22 pages, stitched, untrimmed as issued, several corners dog-eared, short tears into foredge of titlepage and first leaf of text, else in very good, clean condition. Daniel Webster headed the Committee which prepared this Memorial to Congress; its members also included George Blake, Josiah Quincy, James T. Austin, and John Gallison. The Memorial contains Webster's earliest printed expressions concerning Slavery which grew out of the Crisis over Missouri's admission to the Union. Webster supported a Congressional ban on new slave states. The Boston Memorial expressed Webster's opinion that Congress was constitutionally empowered to exclude slavery in new States. Webster later, fearing dissolution of the Union, pulled back from this position when he supported the Compromise of 1850. Webster's arguments in the Memorial became the philosophical doctrine of Free Soilers and Republicans in the 1840s and 1850s. Dumond p. 29, LCP Afro-Americana Catalog, 6623, Sabin 47707, Work 330
The Little Minister

The Little Minister by Barrie, James M.

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Title
The Little Minister
Author
Barrie, James M.
Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Orig. brown cloth in custom half brown morocco and cloth fall-down box, each volume in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 3 vols
Description
London: Cassell & Co, 1891. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. brown cloth in custom half brown morocco and cloth fall-down box, each volume in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 3 vols. 19 x 13 cm. First book form edition. First published serially in "Good Words" magazine the same year, 1891. Considered Barrie's best work, one of several of his novels based in the fictional town of Thrums, modeled after Barrie's home village of Kirriemuir. Sixteen pages of adverts in volume I. Spines lettered in gilt, modest edge wear. Very attractive presentation in a custom box.
The Stage. Playing Cards Featuring Photo Portraits of Famous Actors

The Stage. Playing Cards Featuring Photo Portraits of Famous Actors

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The Stage. Playing Cards Featuring Photo Portraits of Famous Actors
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Game Co, 1908. NA. Very Good. A complete deck, with 53 cards, with actors pictured on cards including William Gillette, E. A. Sothern, Alla Nazimova, Ellen Terry, Julia Marlowe, Anna Held, George M. Cohan, Eddie Foy, William Gilette, Lillian Russell, Tyrone Power, Sr., Blanche Ring, Maxine Elliot, etc. etc. Portraits, with their signature, are on every playing card, including cards for 2 to 10. Decorative touches on the cards are pure Art Nouveau! The cards, or some of them, were obviously once pasted into an album, and evidence of this is sometimes present on the card backs. We have the full deck, nonetheless. We don't have the box which we assume would have contained the cards when they were first sold.
Memoirs 1945-53

Memoirs 1945-53 by Konrad Adenauer

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Memoirs 1945-53
Author
Konrad Adenauer
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
First Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket, with only light rubbing to the board and panel edges, and a slight foxing to the folds and page edges, An exceptional copy of this collection of memoirs from the former Chancellor, chronicling the post war years in Europe; this title uncommon in this condition. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
Heaven's Prisoners: A Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)

Heaven's Prisoners: A Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries) by James Lee Burke

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Heaven's Prisoners: A Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)
Author
James Lee Burke
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780805006650
Condition
Near Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket, with only light foxing to the page edges, faint rubbing to the panels and edges, and a slight age-toning to the jacket. A handsome copy of this author's riveting mystery starring the character "Dave Robicheaux", first met in "The Neon Rain". Not remaindered, not price clipped ($17.95 intact), not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Divided Kingdom

Divided Kingdom by Rupert Thomson

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Divided Kingdom
Author
Rupert Thomson
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780747572183
Condition
Fine
Description
First UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Keramik Kuna yang ditemukan di Indonesia, Berbagai Penggunaan dan Tempat Asal /; Antique Ceramics Found in Indonesia

Keramik Kuna yang ditemukan di Indonesia, Berbagai Penggunaan dan Tempat Asal /; Antique Ceramics Found in Indonesia by ADHYATMAN, Sumarah

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Keramik Kuna yang ditemukan di Indonesia, Berbagai Penggunaan dan Tempat Asal /; Antique Ceramics Found in Indonesia
Author
ADHYATMAN, Sumarah
Seller
Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
fine
Description
Jakarta: The Ceramic Society of Indonesia, 1981. hardcover. fine/very good(+). Illustrated. 456 pages. Text in Indonesian and English. 4to, black boards, dw, slipcase, d.w. Jakarta: The Ceramic Society of Indonesia, (1981). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper and slipcase.
The War in Egypt and the Soudan, An Episode in the History of the British Empire; Being a Descriptive Account of the Scenes and Events of That Great Drama and Sketches of the Actors in It. Vols. I-IV

The War in Egypt and the Soudan, An Episode in the History of the British Empire; Being a Descriptive Account of the Scenes and Events of That Great Drama and Sketches of the Actors in It. Vols. I-IV by Archer, Thomas

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The War in Egypt and the Soudan, An Episode in the History of the British Empire; Being a Descriptive Account of the Scenes and Events of That Great Drama and Sketches of the Actors in It. Vols. I-IV
Author
Archer, Thomas
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE IN THE US. British forces invaded and occupied Egypt in 1882 to put down a revolution hostile to foreign interests. British forces remained there to prevent possible intervention of another European power, especially along the Nile. The British government negotiated agreements with the Italians and the Germans to keep them out of the Nile valley, but the French wanted Britain to withdraw from Egypt. The tension continued for many years, encompassing France's efforts to develop a canal route through the Suez. In this four-volume publication, Archer traces the antecedents to the conflict and the first several years of the life of the conflict. The volumes were published by the famous publisher, Blackie and Son, in Glasgow. No publication date is present in any of the four volumes, but historical records suggest that they were released separately between 1885-1887. In Volume I of this set, there is a Preface by the author that is dated February 1887, which suggests that the four volumes in this set were published simultaneously. In the Preface, the author writes, "It is not for the writer to say that he has succeeded ... [but] he has already the happiness of knowing that, when three out of the four volumes were issued, they were well received ...", indicating that the first three volumes were initially published earlier. This is an interesting near-contemporaneous depiction of one of the most critical episodes in the history of the British empire. Small quarto. Four volumes in two bindings. Vol. 1, 288 pages; Vol. 2, 288 pages; Vol. 3, 272 pages; Vol. 4, 264 pages, plus index. Numerous photographic plates and illustrations throughout. Three-quarter green leather binding over maroon cloth boards. Leather on spines has faded to brown. Gilt title in maroon leather on spines; raised bands on spines. Some scuffing to leather and boards, especially at corners and edges. Marbled edges to text blocks. Pages are slightly yellowed but clear and bright. Previous owner's bookplate to front inside covers. ENGHIST/051525.
The Reality of a Dream

The Reality of a Dream

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The Reality of a Dream
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
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Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art, nd. First edition. Hardcover. A prospectus of sorts for the construction of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Includes brief texts from the then Governor of Illinois Otto Kerner and Mayor Chicago Richard J. Daley. Includes information about the potential museum as well as information about the first director Jan van der Marck and about contribution levels. An about very good copy in thick black cloth with sunning to the spine and front cover and some other minor wear as well. No dust jacket as issued. Scarce.
The Art of the Dragon

The Art of the Dragon by XIN, Yang, Li Yihua, Xu Naixiang

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Title
The Art of the Dragon
Author
XIN, Yang, Li Yihua, Xu Naixiang
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780877734659
Description
Boston, MA: Shambhala, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. 214 pages. Interesting look at the various ways that dragons have been portrayed in asian art. Includes numerous color illustrations. A fine and tight copy in a very near fine dust jacket.
Magdalena Abakanowicz: Nierozpoznani / Unrecognized

Magdalena Abakanowicz: Nierozpoznani / Unrecognized by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena

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Magdalena Abakanowicz: Nierozpoznani / Unrecognized
Author
ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9788391707517
Description
Poznan, Poland: Cytadela Park, 2002. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 18-19, 2002 to celebrate the 750 Anniversary of the town Poznan. Text in English and Polish. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very near fine copy in French style wrappers.
Magdalena Abakanowicz: About Human Condition

Magdalena Abakanowicz: About Human Condition by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena and Barbara Rose

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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
Title
Magdalena Abakanowicz: About Human Condition
Author
ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena and Barbara Rose
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780935037692
Description
Santa Fe, NM and Dallas, TX: Gerald Peters Gallery and Pillsbury Peters Fine Art, 2001. First edition. Softcover. 51 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran August 3 through September 29, 2001 in Santa Fe and then November 9 through December 29, 2001 in Dallas. Features an essay by Barbara Rose. Includes numerous color illustrations, a chronology, list of previous exhibitions, list of permanent outdoor installations, additional biographical information and a selected bibliography. A fine copy in wrappers.
3 Postcards of Canyons near Salt Lake City

3 Postcards of Canyons near Salt Lake City

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Title
3 Postcards of Canyons near Salt Lake City
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
1905. Ephemera. Very Good. In pen in the right margins: "The Twin Lakes. Head of Big Cottonwood Canyon"; "Climbing in the Mountains. Rocky Mouth Canyon. J. M."; Reservoy [sic] Lake. Dry Creek Canyon. Sept. 4 1905"; "The Twin Lakes. Head of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
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Mike Mars in Orbit by Wollheim, Donald A[llen]

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Title
Mike Mars in Orbit
Author
Wollheim, Donald A[llen]
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 188pp. Octavo. Light blue cloth. Near fine/Very good. Minor rubbing to extremities more so at corners. Fourth book in the 'Mike Mars' series. Juvenile work by the influential writer, editor, publisher and founder of the influential group the 'Futurians'.
The Rupture Tense

The Rupture Tense by Xie, Jenny

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Title
The Rupture Tense
Author
Xie, Jenny
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9781644452011
Condition
New
Description
Minneapolis, MN: Graywolf Press, 2022. First printing. Paperback. New. 110pp. Octavo. [23cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Shaped around moments of puncture and release, The Rupture Tense registers what leaks across the breached borders between past and future, background and foreground, silence and utterance. In polyphonic and formally restless sequences, Jenny Xie cracks open reverberant, vexed experiences of diasporic homecoming, intergenerational memory transfer, state-enforced amnesia, public secrecies, and the psychic fallout of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Across these poems, memory—historical, collective, personal—stains and erodes. Xie voices what remains irreducible in our complex entanglements with familial ties, language, capitalism, and the histories in which we find ourselves lodged. The Rupture Tense begins with poems provoked by the photography of Li Zhensheng, whose negatives, hidden under his floorboards to avoid government seizure, provide one of the few surviving visual archives of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and concludes with an aching elegy for the poet’s grandmother, who took her own life shortly after the end of the Revolution. This extraordinary collection records the aftershocks and long distances between those years and the present, echoing out toward the ongoing past and a trembling future.
Women's Army Corps (WAC) Physical Fitness Training for Women Field Manual FM 35-20

Women's Army Corps (WAC) Physical Fitness Training for Women Field Manual FM 35-20

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Title
Women's Army Corps (WAC) Physical Fitness Training for Women Field Manual FM 35-20
Seller
Underground Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Washington DC: Headquarters, Department of the Army, 1975. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. A solid copy of this 1975 fitness manual for the US Women's Army Corps, illustrated in 99 figures demonstrating exercises for recruits and commanders to develop and maintain high standards of physical fitness. 10 3/4" X 8 1/4". 205pp. Moderate wear to binding, with hard lean to spine, small tear to head of spine, faint staining to spine, and soiling to age-toned wraps, 3-hole punched thoughout. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked.
The Letter (Original keybook photograph from the set of the 1940 film)

The Letter (Original keybook photograph from the set of the 1940 film) by W. Somerset Maugham (play); William Wyler (director); Howard Koch (screenwriter); Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson (starring)

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Title
The Letter (Original keybook photograph from the set of the 1940 film)
Author
W. Somerset Maugham (play); William Wyler (director); Howard Koch (screenwriter); Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson (starring)
Seller
Royal Books (United States)
Description
N.p.: Vitagraph, 1940. Vintage keybook photograph of L-to-R Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson (back to camera), director William Wyler, and Bette Davis lunching at the Warner Brothers commissary during the filming of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Claiming self defense after shooting a man (David Newell) she was secretly having an affair with, Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis) is defended by an increasingly skeptical lawyer (James Stephenson). Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor. 11 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US.
Ferdinand: Including It Was

Ferdinand: Including It Was by ZUKOFSKY, Louis

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Title
Ferdinand: Including It Was
Author
ZUKOFSKY, Louis
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780224615099
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First English edition, hardcover issue. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with two short closed tears on top front panel edge.
The Near Side of Federalism: Improving State and Local Government

The Near Side of Federalism: Improving State and Local Government

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Title
The Near Side of Federalism: Improving State and Local Government
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Ford Foundation, 1972. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Illustrated. A report issued by the Ford Foundation. Fine in stapled wrappers in the original mailing envelope.
God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre by Caldwell, Erskine

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Title
God's Little Acre
Author
Caldwell, Erskine
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Shelton, CT: First Edition Library. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 303pp. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Facsimile Edition reprinting the 1933 original. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Fine publisher's slipcase. Publisher's information card laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth-Century French Anecdotal Paintings

Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth-Century French Anecdotal Paintings by Zafran, Eric M.

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Title
Cavaliers and Cardinals: Nineteenth-Century French Anecdotal Paintings
Author
Zafran, Eric M.
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780915577231
Condition
VG-. One copy is ex-museum with no markings, has miniscule wear along edges. One copy has some wear and soiling to covers, but i
Description
Cincinnati, Ohio: Taft Museum, 1992. Softcover. VG-. One copy is ex-museum with no markings, has miniscule wear along edges. One copy has some wear and soiling to covers, but is clean inside except for ex-library marks.. Oblong, slate blue illustrated wraps; red lettering on cover, white on spine. 155 pp. 47 bw figures, 64 bw and color plates. Accompanied the traveling exhibition of the same name, which appeared at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY in 1992 and 1993. Includes works by Jean-Leon Gerome, Jehan-Georges Vibert, Jules Worms, and others. Extensive annotations.
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Washington 1968 : new painting : structure by Corcoran Gallery of Art

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Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Title
Washington 1968 : new painting : structure
Author
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good, some yellowing and smudging to cover, otherwise excellent
Description
Washington (DC): Corcoran Gallery of Art. Softcover. Good, some yellowing and smudging to cover, otherwise excellent. White wraps with black and red text. 6 unnumbered pages. 4 bw illustrations. "This exhibition presents the work of four vital young artists living in the Washington area. These artists, Michael Clark, Robert Newmann, Carroll Sockwell and Ken Wade, have each chosen different expressions involving stringently constructed forms. I have been personally interested in the work of these artists for over a year, and feel that they are representatives of a new and dynamic generation in Washington. I am indebted to Thomas Downing and to Esther Stuttman for introducing me to the work of Robert Newmann and Carroll Sockwell, respectively."
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BETWEEN FAMILY AND FANTASY / THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, for October, 1972, by Aiken, Joan

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BETWEEN FAMILY AND FANTASY / THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, for October, 1972,
Author
Aiken, Joan
Seller
THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
BETWEEN FAMILY AND FANTASY in THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, for October, 1972, Volume 29, Number 4, Library Of Congress, first edition, spine tanned, else fine in full color pictorial wraps. Edited by Sarah L. Wallace. Contains, among other things, a nice 18 page illustrated essay on children's books by Joan Aiken.

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