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The Lulu Plays ["Earth-Spirit" and "Pandora's Box"] [with separate suite of linoleum block prints]

The Lulu Plays ["Earth-Spirit" and "Pandora's Box"] [with separate suite of linoleum block prints] by Wedekind, Frank; Kentridge, William (Artist)

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Seller: Swan's Fine Books
Title
The Lulu Plays ["Earth-Spirit" and "Pandora's Box"] [with separate suite of linoleum block prints]
Author
Wedekind, Frank; Kentridge, William (Artist)
Seller
Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
New
Description
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2015. Hardcover. New. Kentridge, William. 400 copies, numbered and signed by the artist, 176 pages, quarto format, 13-1/2" x 10", printed by letterpress in black and in red, with 67 images bound into the book, hand bound, with a slipcase. 40 copies, 24-3/4" x 19-1/4", four linoleum block prints, cut and printed in Johannesburg, South Africa, signed and numbered, in a cloth-covered portfolio, sold here with the book. Arion Press announces "The Lulu Plays" with esteemed South African artist William Kentridge for September 2015. One of Arion’s most ambitious artist books, this limited edition contains 67 drawings by William Kentridge bound into the book. The text is the original telling of the Lulu story by playwright Frank Wedekind, which inspired the silent cinema classic "Pandora’s Box" and the Alban Berg opera "Lulu". The sixty-seven images are derived from brush and ink drawings for projections for Kentridge’s 2015 production of Alban Berg’s opera Lulu, which was based on the two Wedekind plays from the turn of the century, Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box.  Kentridge drew with brush and ink on dictionary pages. The definitions are in the background but the opening and closing words, in larger type, can be read. Often, after drawing, Kentridge moves the sheets, rearranging elements of the drawings so that they become collages and can resemble moving pictures. The appearance of the drawings on pages of the book is very different from the much larger versions in the opera set, where sometimes only a detail is used and images can be altered by the surfaces on which they are projected, as well as fractured or distorted by the planes and interfering elements of the scenery. Note that this item includes both the book and the suite of linoleum block prints, which are housed separately in a portfolio. ___POSTAGE: Please note that this set is extremely large and heavy, and additional postage may apply; please inquire 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.
Contemporary Copy Of An Important Benedict Arnold Letter About The Siege Of Fort Ticonderoga

Contemporary Copy Of An Important Benedict Arnold Letter About The Siege Of Fort Ticonderoga by (BENEDICT ARNOLD)

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Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc.
Title
Contemporary Copy Of An Important Benedict Arnold Letter About The Siege Of Fort Ticonderoga
Author
(BENEDICT ARNOLD)
Seller
Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description
BENEDICT ARNOLD (1741-1801). Arnold was the traitorous general who turned on Continental forces during the American Revolution. Contemporary copy. 1pg. May 17, 1775. Ticonderoga, New York. A contemporary copy of an important Revolution-era letter by Benedict Arnold. A week after Arnold and Ethan Allen had captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British, Arnold wrote to Jonathan Brown to appoint him a major in a newly-formed regiment: Sir, Being appointed by the Committee of Safety at Cambridge, to raise a Regiment of Men, and appoint officers for the same, for the purpose of reducing the Fort at Ticonderoga ect. Confiding in your valour, Judgment & Fidelity, I do by the presents, constitute & appoint you major, of the said Regiment, for which purpose this shall be your sufficient Warrant Benedict Arnold Colo. The capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred early in the American Revolution, before the United States had officially declared independence from Great Britain. The Jonathan Brown in question may have been the same John Brown who officially accused Arnold of treason several years before his duplicity was actually revealed. The paper has evenly toned and the writing is dark.
DE ARTE GRAPHICA. THE ART OF PAINTING...Translated into English...by MR. DRYDEN

DE ARTE GRAPHICA. THE ART OF PAINTING...Translated into English...by MR. DRYDEN by DU FRESNOY C[HARLES] A

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Title
DE ARTE GRAPHICA. THE ART OF PAINTING...Translated into English...by MR. DRYDEN
Author
DU FRESNOY C[HARLES] A
Seller
The Book Block (United States)
Description
London W. Rogers, 1695. 8vo., (8 x 6 inches). Full 18th century calf with plain sides; spine with five raised bands bordered with triple gilt fillets, later (?) title label. Spine professionally repaired with the original spine laid down. A small hole in the border of one leaf repaired; extreme lower corner of the engraved frontispiece mended. A VERY HANDSOME copy ELABORATELY RULED IN RED throughout. Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy (1611-55), painter and poet is remembered for his Latin poem written in 1668. This FIRST EDITION is the translation by the English poet, John Dryden. There was another English translation by William Mason, published in 1783 with annotations by Sir Joshua Reynolds. A supplementary work by "another hand", viz; A Short Account of the Most Eminent Painters both Ancient and Modern, Continu'd down to the Present Times is cited on the title; that second title-page is elaborately flourished. once again. ELABORATELY RULED IN RED THROUGHOUT
Handmade Journal of a Woman's Travel to New Jersey, Written in English and French [cover title]: "The Log of the Bungalaofers

Handmade Journal of a Woman's Travel to New Jersey, Written in English and French [cover title]: "The Log of the Bungalaofers

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
Handmade Journal of a Woman's Travel to New Jersey, Written in English and French [cover title]: "The Log of the Bungalaofers
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New Milford, New Jersey, 1914. Softcover. Very Good. Quarto. Measuring 9" x 12". 94pp. Approximately 6000 words written in English with French translations. Handmade brown paper travel journal with "The Log of the Bungaloafers" written on the front wrapper. Some of the pages are detached but present with tiny tears and creasing on the edges, very good with clear intact handwriting. A handmade paper journal detailing the daily events of a group of women traveling together in 1914. The journal is titled, "The Log of the Bungaloafers," a tongue-in-cheek name given to the group of women. The women on the trip are listed as "Dramatic Personae," for the characters they play and are mentioned only by their nicknames throughout the album including Boss, Orphan, Fashion Plate, Always Present in Meals, Perpetual Motions, Household Darling, Queen of Movies, Professor of French, Watchman, and Grumpy. Included with the nicknames are small caricatures of each person. The women are traveling from New York City to New Milford, New Jersey to spend time together around the town and exploring forest trails and lakes in the area. Each day has a description, sometimes translated into French, of what is happening, explaining the weather of the day, and a line or so for each person on how they're feeling or what they are doing: "Robbed the library of a few of its worst choice books." Also included is a handwritten and signed letter from 1895 written by Jane Cunningham Croly, a journalist, women's rights activist, and founder of the General Federation of Women's Clubs in New York City. The letter is in reference to a woman's interest in being a candidate for membership within the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs and Societies. An interesting log of travel and activities from a women's group traveling to New Jersey in 1914.
County Atlas of Warren, New Jersey

County Atlas of Warren, New Jersey by Beers, F.W

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County Atlas of Warren, New Jersey
Author
Beers, F.W
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Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Folio, leather spine & cloth, 33 maps, 92 pp. Joints cracked, but covers still attached, some wear and tears to binding, map of Pahaquarry is loose, with some tears and damage outside margins, some discoloration extends a little into map image, one Washington map has a margin tear, all other maps, including the folding maps are in very good condition; some foxing and aging, but generally bright and clean internally. Rather rare atlas of Warren County New Jersey. Auction records indicate this atlas has come up for sale only four times in the last 25 years, and fetched over $1,000 the last time out. Includes maps of the United States, New Jersey, Warren County, along with those of Hope, Knowlton, Independence, and Hackettstown. Extra postage required.Phillips 2171
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Nautical and Hydraulic Experiments, with Numerous Scientific Miscellanies. Volume I (only volume published). by Beaufoy, Mark.

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Title
Nautical and Hydraulic Experiments, with Numerous Scientific Miscellanies. Volume I (only volume published).
Author
Beaufoy, Mark.
Seller
Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (United States)
Description
Folio (12 1/2" x 10"), original cloth embossed with floral motif, paper spine label, 16 engraved plates, engraved presentation page, cxix, 688 pp. Covers worn and scuffed, both joints cracked, front endpaper torn and partially detached, paper spine label stained and rubbed, library plate on front pastedown, some foxing to plates, a little browning, internally mostly unopened and uncut, text generally bright and clean; overall a good copy. Mark Beaufoy (1764-1827) was an astronomer and physicist who was taught by William Bayly, an astronomer on Cook's third voyage. At a very young age he began experimenting with the resistance of solids moving through water. In 1791 he was the founder of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture. The publication of his experiments was done many years later by his son. This copy contains an engraved presentation leaf to Robert Viscount Melville (Robert Saunders Dundas, 1771-1851). His bookplate is on the front pastedown. ODB. # 103116
Moses in the Bull-Rushes

Moses in the Bull-Rushes by Laurie & Whittle

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Moses in the Bull-Rushes
Author
Laurie & Whittle
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McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. Very Good. Plate mark approximately 25 x 22cm. on a sheet that measures approximately 30 x 25cm. The print is a bit ragged in the surrounding blank margins and has one marginal tear at top that extends slightly into the sky portion of the image. A Jewish couple in this comic print is having to deal with an aggressive bovine. The man, presumably a peddler, appears to be seeking refuge among tall reeds. His case of wares has fallen open and is tumbling toward the ground. The man has no obvious escape route. The woman is on higher ground near a fence; she is looking back and a small caption running along the fence rail has her saying, "Oh Dear, what can the matter be.
Contributions to American Archaeology. Volume II, Nos. 5 to 12

Contributions to American Archaeology. Volume II, Nos. 5 to 12

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Contributions to American Archaeology. Volume II, Nos. 5 to 12
Seller
McBlain Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Washington: Carnegie Institution of Washington, October 1934, 1934. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. photos, maps & illustrations, 355p. Original green cloth. 30cm. Minor rubbing at extremities. No Jacket. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 436. Also published in softcover.
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The Cotton Plant, Vol. II --- No.3 by Abendroth Bros.

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Title
The Cotton Plant, Vol. II --- No.3
Author
Abendroth Bros.
Seller
ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: Abendroth Bros., 1870. First Edition. Very good. Large advertising piece in a newspaper format; 19 3/4 x 14 1/4; pp. [4]; illustrated with engravings; fold lines and a few small closed splits and creases to edges; in about very good condition. An unrecorded advertising for the Abendroth Bros. products, with emphasis on the Cotton Plant Stove, it also featured articles on the Franco-Prussian War, the wide-spread adoration for the "Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me" song (said to have been written by a soldier a few years earlier, during the Civil War), etc. It also showcased writings by, allegedly, customers, including a short one by a "Texan," with questionable for the times morale, which was titled "Conjugal Confusion" and told a story of railway men, wives visiting, confused hotel employees, and switched women. The Abendroth Bros. Stove Foundry was established in 1840. One of the largest foundries on the East Coast, at its height it employed 700 people.
Guide aux Monumens de Nimes, Antiques et Modernes.

Guide aux Monumens de Nimes, Antiques et Modernes. by BARBAROUX, Charles Oge (1792-1867).

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Guide aux Monumens de Nimes, Antiques et Modernes.
Author
BARBAROUX, Charles Oge (1792-1867).
Seller
Jeff Weber Rare Books (Switzerland)
Description
A Nismes,: Chez Gaude, 1824., 1824. Two parts in one volume. 8vo. 158, [2] pp. 19 engraved plates (pls. II, VIII, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII are folding), errata. Original blue printed wrappers ; edges worn. RARE. Inscribed « Pour mon cousin F. Forel ». This work describes the ancient Roman monuments found in Nimes, France, and is backed up with a second section on 'modern' monuments there. Among the structures of interest are the Hopital General, built in 1811, and the Maison Centrale de Detention, dating from ca. 1820. / Charles Oge Barbaroux worked at the royal court of Nimes in the south of France. The frontispiece for this volume includes a vignette of the Pont-du-Gard, the ancient Roman aqueduct bridge built in the first century AD to carry water over 50 km (31 mi) to the Roman colony of Nemausus (modern day Nimes). The text also gives a review of the Roman baths, near Fontaine. The author also describes the 'modern' gendarmerie at the ancient Porte d'Auguste, Nimes, restored in 1828. The Roman amphitheater at Nimes is still extant, here a plan for the structure is represented. Another section describes the Maison Carree which is an ancient Roman temple in Nimes, it is also one of the best-preserved Roman temples to survive in the territory of the former Roman Empire.
Missionary Life in Persia: Being Glimpses at a Quarter of a Century of Labors Among the Nestorian Christians
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Missionary Life in Persia: Being Glimpses at a Quarter of a Century of Labors Among the Nestorian Christians by Ameer, John Pierre; Perkins, Justin [Introduction]

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Title
Missionary Life in Persia: Being Glimpses at a Quarter of a Century of Labors Among the Nestorian Christians
Author
Ameer, John Pierre; Perkins, Justin [Introduction]
Seller
Ed's Editions Bookstore (United States)
ISBN
9781463239213
Condition
Very Good
Description
Gorgias Press LLC, 2018. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x0. 2018 reprint. Kiraz Historic Travels Archive number 32. No just jacket. Glossy paper softcover is very good with minimal wear. Binding is good. Pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked. LO
Defensa producida ante la Suprema Corte Militar en favor del Sr. D. Rodrigo Anguiano

Defensa producida ante la Suprema Corte Militar en favor del Sr. D. Rodrigo Anguiano by Arroyo de Anda, Agustin

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Title
Defensa producida ante la Suprema Corte Militar en favor del Sr. D. Rodrigo Anguiano
Author
Arroyo de Anda, Agustin
Seller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
A good copy, wrappers soiled, some loss to spine, tiny tear to front wrapper, gift inscription along bottom edge, contents light
Description
México: Imp. y Lit. de F. Diaz de Leon Sucs., Sociedad Anonima, 1894. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. A good copy, wrappers soiled, some loss to spine, tiny tear to front wrapper, gift inscription along bottom edge, contents lightly foxed.. 30 pp., [1]. Sm. 4to. The military court found Rodrigo Anguiano not guilty in the charge of falsifing a certificate of military service. OCLC locates 2 copies at Univ. Cal.

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