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Elemens de la langue russse...

Elemens de la langue russse... by Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasil'evich; Charpentier, Jean-

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Seller: Ursus Books
Title
Elemens de la langue russse...
Author
Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasil'evich; Charpentier, Jean-
Seller
Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1768. [LOMONOSOV, Mikhail Vasil'evich]. [Jean-Baptiste CHARPENTIER]. Elemens de la langue russe ou Methode courte et facile pour apprendre cette lanuge conformement a l'usage. [16], 368 pp. 8vo., contemporary sheep, smooth spine with gilt fleurons, red morocco lettering-piece "Grammaire Russe". St. Petersburg: Academie Imperiale des Sciences, 1768. First Edition. A key publication in the modernization of Russia, and the first significant work on Russian grammar in a Western European language. Charpentier's work is based the book Rossiskaia grammatika published in 1755 and written by the "father" of modern Russian literature, Mikhail Vasil'evich Lomonsov. Lomonsov (1711-1765) was one of the greatest minds in St. Petersburg during the middle of the eighteenth-century, learned also in science and math, and one of the founders of the University of Moscow. Elemens de la langue russe was published by the renowned St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, considered the leading publisher of secular works in Russia at the time. Before the publication of this title, western visitors had no printed means to learn Russian. Aside from some slight worming through the lower margin of the front pastedown through the title-page, a fine unsophisticated copy. Russia Engages the World, 40, 51.
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The nigger of the “Narcissus.” by CONRAD, Joseph

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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
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The nigger of the “Narcissus.”
Author
CONRAD, Joseph
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: William Heinemann, 1898. FIRST EDITION. Original publisher’s slate-colored cloth with gilt stamping on front cover, and with the imprint on spine uniform. An excellent copy. First English edition (first printing), with “hi” missing from “his” on page 146. It was first published in America under the title Children of the sea. This allegorical novella is derived from Conrad’s personal experience aboard a voyage from Bombay to London. Exploring the themes of isolation and solidarity, the turbulent journey of James Wait and the crew of the Narcissus serves as a microcosm of the late nineteenth century shipping industry, and calls attention to the societal effects of suffering. Conrad (1857-1924) was a master of English-language prose. Known for his ability to depict trials of the human spirit, his works are regarded as some of the best to come out of the early twentieth century modernist movement. Writing at the height of the British Empire, Conrad drew from his own experiences to create his short stories and novels that reflect aspects of a Eurocentric world and that profoundly explore the human psyche.
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Works of Robert Burns by BURNS Robert

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
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Works of Robert Burns
Author
BURNS Robert
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Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1834. BURNS, Robert. The Works of Robert Burns, with His Life, by Allan Cunningham. London: James Cochrane, 1834. Eight volumes. Small octavo, early 20th-century three-quarter olive morocco, gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. $2400.Splendid 1834 set of Burns' complete works, with lovely steel-engraved frontispiece and vignette title page in each volume, handsomely bound in morocco-gilt by Worsfold.""When this edition was first announced, six volumes, it was calculated, would contain all that was desirable to publish of his Writings. But the success of the first volume opened new sources of intelligence,"" thus explaining the editor's decision to expand the set to eight volumes (Gibson, 46). A handsome set in fine condition.
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POEM by BISHOP, Elizabeth

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Seller: Charles Agvent, ABAA
Title
POEM
Author
BISHOP, Elizabeth
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: The Phoenix Book Shop, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Original string-tied marbled stiff wrappers with a printed paper label on the front cover. Copy #88 of 100 numbered copies (out of a total edition of 126) SIGNED by the author on the colophon page. From the publisher's archives with two partially erased and faint blue pencil annotations on facing pages, matching the limitation number color pencil and likely done by Bob Wilson, publisher and owner of the Phoenix Book Shop.
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command by [No Author]

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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command
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[No Author]
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1858. Full-Leather. Good. 7x4x1. Bartlett, W.H. [William Henry]. Front hinge loosening, boards rubbed, light stain along bottom edge of some pages. 1858 Full-Leather. Unpaginated. Gilt page ridges. 20 engravings by W.H. [William Henry] Bartlett, a British artist known for this type of illustration, the most famous examples of which appeared in the works of Nathaniel Parker Willis (American Scenery; Canadian Scenery).
Jou Pu Tuan: The Great Erotic Chinese Novel

Jou Pu Tuan: The Great Erotic Chinese Novel by Yu, Li; Martin, Richard (Translator)

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Jou Pu Tuan: The Great Erotic Chinese Novel
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Yu, Li; Martin, Richard (Translator)
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Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
New York: Grove Press, Inc, 1966. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 7x4x1. 1st printing. Cover corner clipped, edge wear. 1966 Mass Market Paperback. 376 pp. An English translation, from the German version by Franz Kuhn, of the Ming period novel first published in 1634, which is simultaneously an erotic and a morally instructive novel.
Terror in the Streets. A Nation Wide Survey of Crimes Against People

Terror in the Streets. A Nation Wide Survey of Crimes Against People by Whitman, Howard

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Terror in the Streets. A Nation Wide Survey of Crimes Against People
Author
Whitman, Howard
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De Wolfe and Wood (United States)
Description
New York: Dial Press, 1951. 431 pp. The jacket is worn but stable with creases, soiling and minor tears. Whitman discusses a variety of crimes facing America and offers solutions. Scarce in jacket.
Molecular Spectroscopy: Modern Research

Molecular Spectroscopy: Modern Research by Rao, K. Narahari and Mathews, C. Weldon

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Molecular Spectroscopy: Modern Research
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Rao, K. Narahari and Mathews, C. Weldon
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Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York and London: Academic Press, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Octavo size, 435 pp. Contains reviews of then-current advances in several phases of research in high-resolution molecular spectroscopy, with particular emphasis on electronic, infrared, and microwave studies of molecular species in gas phase and in matrices (from dust jacket flap). ***Professor K. Narahari Rao (1921- 2000) led in the development of improved methods of studying infrared spectra at higher and higher resolution. These methods were applied to the determination of molecular constants, studies of intra-molecule interactions, and observations of transitions normally considered to be unavailable for study. These research activities resulted in over 300 publications, including six books and six major review articles. Professor C. Weldon Mathews is serving as Emeritus Professor at Ohio State University, specializing in Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, and Fourier Transform Spectroscopy. ___DESCRIPTION: Green cloth boards with a blind embossed ruled border on the front, publisher's device blind embossed at the center of the front, gilt and black lettering on the spine, plain endpapers, text interspersed with tables, graphs, and mathematical equations, two Indices at the back, one by Author and the other of Molecular Species. Pagination: (i-iv), v-xiii, 1-422. Unclipped dust jacket designed by Dick Cullom has a summary of this volume on the front flap, publisher's ads for additional volumes in this field on the back panel and back flap. ___CONDITION: Ex-Library from Cal's Quantum Electronics and Astrophysics Group, minimal library markings consist of a stamp with the group's name on the front free endpaper and the remnants of a label at the foot of the DJ spine. The volume is in fine condition other than a minute amount of edgewear to the tail of the spine and the bottom corners; the text block is strong and square, hinges are solid, the interior is bright and clean, only prior owner marking is the stamp referred to above. The dust jacket was used hard and is only in good condition, there is loss to both the head and tail of the spine, a tear approx. 2 inches long where the front panel meets the spine at the top, and overall edgewear; it is unclipped although there is no price printed. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply, please contact seller 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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FROM MANY LANDS by Adamic, Louis

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FROM MANY LANDS
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Adamic, Louis
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Hoffman Books (United States)
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Very Good
Description
Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st ed, NY (1940) . 350 pages, clothbound, no jacket, spine a bit faded else good condition. Inscribed by the author. .

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