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A fine original pen and ink drawing depicting Old Mr. Bouncer, Mr. Tod, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Hunca Munca by POTTER, Beatrix, artist

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Title: A fine original pen and ink drawing depicting Old Mr. Bouncer, Mr. Tod, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Hunca Munca
Author: POTTER, Beatrix, artist
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Description: n.p.: , 1912. A Wonderful Original Beatrix Potter Pen & Ink Drawing Featuring Old Mr. Bouncer, Mr. Tod, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Hunca Munca POTTER, Beatrix, artist. A fine original pen and ink drawing depicting Old Mr. Bouncer (Benjamin Bunny's father), Mr. Tod, Jemima Puddle-Duck and Hunca Munca. Signed "Beatrix Potter/Dec 4th 1912". Size 3 7/8 x 5 3/8 inches; 99 x 137 mm. Matted, framed and glazed. Framed size 15 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches; 393 x 420 mm.). A charming and highly evocative original pen-and-ink drawing by Beatrix Potter, signed and dated "Dec 4th 1912," presenting a delightful gathering of some of her most memorable animal characters. Executed with Potter's characteristic economy of line and expressive delicacy, the composition centers on a finely observed rabbit - likely Old Mr. Bouncer - standing upright in a tailored coat, holding a walking stick, his posture conveying both dignity and gentle humor. To the right appears Jemima Puddle-Duck, rendered with soft, rounded contouring and subtle cross-hatching, while in the background the sly figure of Mr. Tod is lightly sketched, his upright stance and elongated form giving him an almost theatrical presence. At lower left, a small mouse - presumably Hunca Munca - stands attentively, drawn with minimal strokes yet full of personality. The sheet is further enhanced by Potter's neat inscription and signature, placed prominently at left, balancing the visual weight of the figures. The spacing between the characters suggests a spontaneous yet carefully judged arrangement, typical of Potter's informal presentation drawings, possibly executed for a friend or admirer. Overall, the drawing captures the essence of Potter's genius: a seamless blend of natural observation and anthropomorphic charm, achieved through confident, fluid line work. The date of 1912 places it within a mature period of her artistic output, when her style had reached its most assured and economical form. A particularly appealing and well-composed example of her original work, uniting four beloved characters in a single, lively vignette. The Tale of Mr. Tod, was published in October 1912. "Dear Mr. Warne, I am much obliged for the new books [finished copies of Mr. Tod]... Beatrix Potter. Oct 9.12" "The hills around Sawrey are the setting for this story, and we are told that in winter and early spring Mr. Tod 'might generally be found in an earth amongst the rocks at the top of Bull Banks, under Oatmeal Crag.' 'I think this story is amusing' wrote Beatrix Potter when sending the manuscript to Mr. Warne on November 18th 1911, it's principal defect is imitation of "Uncle Remus". It is no drawback for children, because they cannot read the negro dialect - I hardly think the publishers could object to it?" Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 1866-1943), commonly known as Beatrix Potter, was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best remembered for her beloved children's books featuring anthropomorphic animals, most notably The Tale of Peter Rabbit, her first commercially published work in 1902. Her stories, including The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908), The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907) and The Tale of Mr. Tod (1912), have sold over 250 million copies worldwide. A pioneering entrepreneur, Potter played a key role in character merchandising. In 1903, she patented a Peter Rabbit stuffed toy, making him the first fictional character to be officially licensed. Born into an upper-middle-class family, Potter was educated by governesses and had a largely solitary childhood. She kept a variety of pets and spent her holidays in the Lake District, where she developed a deep appreciation for the natural world, closely observing and painting its landscapes, flora, and fauna. Her meticulous studies and watercolors of fungi earned her recognition in the field of mycology. In her thirties, Potter self-published The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which became a tremendous success, prompting her to pursue a full-time career in writing and illustrating children's books. Over the years, she authored more than sixty books, including twenty-three children's tales that remain widely popular. In 1905, with earnings from her books and an inheritance from her aunt, Potter purchased Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District. Over the following years, she acquired additional farms to protect the region's distinctive landscape. In 1913, at the age of 47, she married William Heelis (1871-1945), a respected local solicitor from Hawkshead. A dedicated farmer, she became a prize-winning breeder of Herdwick sheep and was deeply committed to land conservation. Though she continued to write, illustrate, and design merchandise for her publisher, Warne, her responsibilities as a landowner and her declining eyesight eventually limited her creative work. Potter passed away from pneumonia and heart disease on 22 December 1943 at her home in Near Sawrey, aged 77. She left almost all her property to the National Trust, playing a crucial role in preserving much of what is now the Lake District National Park. Her books continue to be translated into multiple languages and remain popular worldwide. Her stories have been adapted into films, songs, ballet, and animation, and her life has been depicted in The Tales of Beatrix Potter (TV Movie 1983) and Miss Potter with Renée Zellweger (2006).

Les Cahiers d 'André Walter, Inscribed Presentation Copy with Four ALSs bound-in by André Gide (1869-1951)

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Title: Les Cahiers d 'André Walter, Inscribed Presentation Copy with Four ALSs bound-in
Author: André Gide (1869-1951)
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: Paris: Librairie de l'Art Independant, 1891. Very Good+. Deluxe second edition, 12mo (6¼ x 4¼ in); number 180 of 125 copies on tinted paper numbered 66 to 190 and initialed "AW" by Gide in ink. Additionally signed and inscribed by the author to French writer and literary critic Edmond Jaloux (1878-19489), "en cordiale souvenir, Marseille fin Avril 1896" in ink on the half-title; rebound in yellow floral patterned moire silk, gilt-stamped spine, with the original publisher's wrappers preserved, bound in at front and rear. A wonderful association copy. [With] Four autograph letters signed, most likely to French poet Henri de Régnier, bound in: 1) Two pages opposite p. 24, in which Gide worries about a lack of response from Régnier regarding a future meeting; 2) Single page opposite p. 64, where he confirms a date and meeting place; 3) Single page at rear, discussing the organization of a casual, perhaps, "annual dinner of NRF [Nouvelle Revue Française] loyalists" perhaps planned in celebration of Régnier's appearance in Paris; 4) Single page, also at rear, confirming arrangements to meet a mutual friend, Gide inquiries about the friend's address; sizes vary. Edmond Jaloux was among the earliest literary critics to champion the works of 20th-century authors like Rilke, Proust, and Woolf. "Jaloux was virtually the first to recognize the importance of André Gide. When merely a lad of lycée age, Jaloux could already presage Gide's importance in the development of twentieth-century letters." (J. Kolbert, "Edmond Jaloux and His Contemporaries." The French Review, Vol. 21, No.4). Gide and Jaloux met in late April 1896, when the writer dropped in unannounced to the young man's Marseille apartment. The young critic described the entrance of Gide as if a meteor had landed in his room, dubbing the writer an "Olympian" figure. According to a letter from Jaloux to Gide dated May 16th, 1896, he received the present lot from Gide on the previous day. Jaloux thanks him profusely in this letter, and praises Les Cahiers to the highest, "I read [it] until dusk; the sky was gloomy and misty, and I was able to harmonize myself infinitely with this precious book [] Ah! dear Sir, how admirable and pure Cahiers d'André Walter is! Few books have moved me to this point, and it contains such revealing sentences that make one shiver as when listening to the loveliest of music." (See Correspondance: André Gide & Edmond Jaloux. Edited by Pierre Lachasse, 2004).

Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Vonnegut, Kurt

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Title: Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Author: Vonnegut, Kurt
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Delacorte Press, 1971 Illustrated with photos by Jill Krementz and Bert Andrews. First edition, first printing. One of 3,000 copies. Inscribed by Vonnegut on half-title page. Publisher's black cloth, with red foil trident to front board, spine lettered in bronze, and orange endpapers; in its original black dust jacket, with red trident to front panel, lettered in white and yellow, and photo of Vonnegut to rear panel taken by Jill Krementz. About fine book, with a tiny hole to cloth at foot of spine, and light toning to top edge of text block; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with a small chip to bottom left of front panel, and a couple of small closed tears. Overall, a bright and clean copy. Pieratt and Klinkowitz AI1. Happy Birthday, Wanda June tells the story of Harold Ryan, a macho war hero and big game hunter who is presumed dead. He returns home to find that his wife, Penelope, is entertaining two suitors very unlike himself - a vacuum cleaner salesman and a hippie doctor. To celebrate Harold's birthday in his absence, one of Penelope's suitors bought a cake that had originally been made for a young girl, Wanda June, who was run over by an ice cream truck. At the end of the play, Wanda June and several other deceased people connected to Harold address the audience from heaven. The Vietnam War-influenced play made its off-Broadway debut at the Theatre de Lys in 1970. It was adapted into a 1971 film directed by Mark Robson and starring Rod Steiger and Susannah York as Harold and Penelope. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Voyages a Travers la Peinture. by LOEB, PIERRE; WIFREDO LAM

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Title: Voyages a Travers la Peinture.
Author: LOEB, PIERRE; WIFREDO LAM
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Description: 1946. LAM, Wifredo. Voyages a Travers la Peinture. By Pierre Loeb. 144 pp. Illustrated with one loose etching by Lam and approximately 50 black-&-white plates. 4to, bound in publisher's wrappers with an illustration by Lam on the front cover. Paris: Bordas, 1946.

Robert and Urban Nichols, Missing from Cincinnati, Ohio. Thought to Have Been Kidnapped [Antiziganism] by Copelan, William (Chief of Police)

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Title: Robert and Urban Nichols, Missing from Cincinnati, Ohio. Thought to Have Been Kidnapped [Antiziganism]
Author: Copelan, William (Chief of Police)
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Cincinnati: By the Author, 1912. First Edition. Good. Poster; 12 x 8; beige stock, printed in black and illustrated with a photograph; paper fragile and age-toned; upper two corners clipped; old, horizontal fold line with two thin, closed cuts to edges; residue from a brown paper strip to upper margin of verso; in good to very good condition.A missing poster for two small children from Cincinnati, it gave a detailed description of the two brothers, the time they were last seen (April 29, 1912), and the speculation that "Hungarians" might have picked them up. Hungarian-Slovak gypsies emigrated to the US in the late-19th century, primarily to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and New York. They would become well-known for making a living by playing music at cafes and restaurants and for being semi-permanently settled, unlike the other nomadic Romani groups in the country, including the Ludar, the Romanichal, the Black Dutch, etc. Despite that, the general perception of the gypsies' roaming lifestyle and strange and secretive culture gave way to widely-spreading antiziganism. An article in the Greenfield Republican from May 23, 1912, stated that, indeed, Hungarian gypsies had been suspected of kidnapping the boys, as the former had hurriedly left Cincinnati around the time of the disappearances, but ultimately, the children had been found by their father, drowned in a feed-box in a stable.

"Threshold Effects in High Energy Reactions." Offprint from: Philosophical Magazine, vol. 4, no. 45, Sept. 1959. by BAZ, Alfred I.

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Title: "Threshold Effects in High Energy Reactions." Offprint from: Philosophical Magazine, vol. 4, no. 45, Sept. 1959.
Author: BAZ, Alfred I.
Seller: Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description: No place:: Philosophical Magazine, 1959., 1959. 8vo. 1035-1045 pp. Self wraps. FINE.

The Crooked Road by West, Morris L.

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Title: The Crooked Road
Author: West, Morris L.
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Very Good in Good dj
Description: New York: William Morrow and Company. Very Good in Good dj. 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover. [spine slightly turned, minor bumping to lower corners, a little dust-soiling to top of text block, tiny stain on fore-edge; jacket faded at spine, missing about 1.5" inches from bottom of spine, 2-inch split at lower front flap-fold, several other nicks and small tears]. "An exciting novel about an American newspaperman fighting for his 'big story' in the turbulence of Italian political intrigue," this was West's fourth published novel (the third under his own name). Also published in the U.K. under the title "The Big Story," it preceded his breakthrough best-seller "The Devil's Advocate" by a couple of years. The 1965 film adaptation, starring Robert Ryan and Stewart Granger, although it was a British film, used the American title. The book has been frequently reprinted in paperback under both its titles, but this edition is notably scarce. .

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A Walk Among The Tombstones by Lawrence Block

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Title: A Walk Among The Tombstones
Author: Lawrence Block
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ISBN: 9780688103507
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Description: Morrow, 1992 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. F. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-688-10350-2. Very fine in near fine jacket 1/8 tear on front top corner,.

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