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1989115344Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1989. paper-covered boards. 8vo. paper-covered boards. vi 2911 pages. A collection of 12 scholarly essays most having appeared in Critical Inquiry Spring 1988 14:2. The "sociology of literature" examining various American and European literary works. Table of contents introductory essay by the editors index. The University of Chicago Press unknown books
1996116127Chicago: The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art The University of Chicago 1996. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Exhibition at the Smart Museum in 1995 of furniture prints paintings etc. reflecting the worlds of the 19th century French middle class. Foreword glossary. Black and white illustrations. The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago unknown books
199619852NY: New Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 1565842286 . Translated from the French by Janet Lloyd. Black and white photographs. First printing of the American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . New Press hardcover books
199129321New York: Rizzoli 1991. First American edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Tall thick clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 414 pp. A dense illustrated study of the Jourdain family of designers. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. Very large and heavy book. Additional shipping charges may apply. Rizzoli unknown books
201126684France: Editions Apres la Lune 2011. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Oblong paperbound volume 11 1/2" wide x 6" tall. A collaboration of artist and poet with black and white photographic images on the recto side of each sheet and brief text in French on the opposing left hand side. Fine condition. INSCRIBED by Matsas on the title page. A handsome copy of an intriguing volume. Editions Apres la Lune paperback books
196919011969. DEVILLERS Philippe. MAO. Translated by Tony White. NY: Schocken Books 1969. Small 8vo. red cloth in dust jacket. First American Edition. What They Really Said Series. Near fine; little scuffing rear cover d/j. $10.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1969117834New York: Schoken 1969. hardcover. very good/very good. 317 pages. Small 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Schocken Books 1969. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> What they Really Said series<br/><br/> Schoken unknown books
1954002488New York: Julian Messner 1954. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. xiv 237p. 16 b/w plates map dj. Julian Messner unknown books
1956120540Paris 1956. paperback. Illus. Small 8vo colored printed wrappers. Paris 1956.<br/><br/> unknown books
1965120554New York 1965. hardcover. very good/very good-. Transl. by Peter Green. 8vo cloth d.w.; dust wrapper chipped. New York 1965. A Novel.<br/><br/> unknown books
1955274547New York: Julian Messner 1955. hardcover. near fine/very good. Illus. 8vo black cloth d.w. very slightly chipped. New York: Julian Messner 1955. Very good<br/><br/> Julian Messner unknown books
1985WRCLIT21433New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1985. Printed wrappers. Uncorrected proofs of the first American edition translated by Howard Buten. Very fine. The source for the Beneix film. Weidenfeld & Nicolson unknown books
2012147238Brussels: Duchange & Riche 2012. Hardcover. Fine. Black cloth/boards. Color-illustrated glossy paper front cover with silver/red lettering. Decorative end papers. 92 pp. with 56 items pictured in color many with multiple views. A catalogue full of Asian art. 16 items are from Japan 16th to 18th centuries: lacquer boxes ceramics a celadon-glazed dish etc.; 1 Sino-Spanish figurine; 1 sandstone head of a male deity from Khmer; and the majority of the selections from China: dinner sets lacquer screens fish bowls paintings figurines other ceramics and more from very early to 19th century items. Beautiful full-color plates and very good descriptions. Duchange & Riche hardcover books
1685262811Lyons: Girin 1685. hardcover. very good. 3 full page copperplate engravings and 4 engraved chapter headings. Thick 12mo 22 445 5 pages rubricated title and edges full calf gilt spine chipped and worn. Lyons: Jean Girin & B. Riviere 1685. Scarce. Very good .<br/><br/> Sabin 21146; Wellcome II p. 494; Bitting 134.<br/><br/> Girin unknown books
197971720London:: J. M. Dent & Sons. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. 0460069632 . Illustrated by the author. Translated from the French by Deirdre Engel. First British edition. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper else very good in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . J. M. Dent & Sons, hardcover books
19761342526New York: Parents' Magazine Press 1976. Reprinted. Softcover. Oblong Booklet 5x8; VG-/paperback; beige spine with black text; reprinted; covers show modest sun aging to exterior; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges have light tone; good binding; profusely illustrated; pp 48<br /> <br /> <p>Shelve in 15's Ephemera Box #11. 1342526. FP New Rockville Stock. Parents' Magazine Press unknown books
198670223NY:: Prentice-Hall. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0135092094 . Illustrated by the author. First printing. Remainder mark on bottom edge else near fine in a near fine age toning to flaps dust jacket. . Prentice-Hall, hardcover books
198642047NY:: Prentice-Hall. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0135092094 . Illustrated by the author. First printing. Fine in a near fine age toning to flaps dust jacket. . Prentice-Hall, hardcover books
1988Embry 158773Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1988. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Color illus. by Philippe Depasquier. Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1988. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1990WRCLIT80600Paris: Éditions Hermès 1990. Oblong octavo 10 x 15.5 cm. Green cloth lettered in gilt. Printed in color in facsimile of manuscript and drawings. Fine. First edition. One of 5000 copies printed. This title was later reprinted in the Hermés Cahiers series by Actes Sud. Éditions Hermès hardcover books
19472187Princeton NJ: Halsman 1947. Photograph. Fine. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS IMAGES OF EINSTEIN. Philippe Halsman's now iconic 1947 photograph of Einstein has become not only one of the most celebrated images of Einstein but one of the most recognizable images of the twentieth century. It was used to a 1966 US postage stamp of Einstein and was featured on the cover of Time Magazine honoring Einstein as the "Person of the Century".

 The photographer Halsman in his book Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective explained the circumstances of the photo: I admired Albert Einstein more than anyone I ever photographed not only as the genius who single-handedly had changed the foundation of modern physics but even more as a rare and idealistic human being.
 Personally I owed him an immense debt of gratitude. After the fall of France it was through his personal intervention that my name was added to the list of artists and scientists who in danger of being captured by the Nazis were given emergency visas to the United States.
 After my miraculous rescue I went to Princeton to thank Einstein and I remember vividly my first impression. Instead of a frail scientist I saw a deep-chested man with a resonant voice and a hearty laugh.
 The question of how to capture the essence of such a man in a portrait filled me with apprehension. Finally in 1947 I had the courage to bring on one of my visits my Halsman camera and a few floodlights. After tea I asked for permission to set up my lights in Einstein's study. The professor sat down and started peacefully working on his mathematical calculations. I took a few pictures. Ordinarily Einstein did not like photographers whom he called Lichtaffen light monkeys. But he cooperated because I was his guest and after all he had helped save me.
 Suddenly looking into my camera he started talking. He spoke about his despair that his formula E=mc2 and his letter to President Roosevelt had made the atomic bomb possible that his scientific search had resulted in the death of so many human beings. "Have you read" he asked "that powerful voices in the United States are demanding that the bomb be dropped on Russia now before the Russians have time to perfect their own" With my entire being I felt how much this infinitely good and compassionate man was suffering from the knowledge that he had helped to put in the hands of politicians a monstrous weapon of devastation and death.
 He grew silent. His eyes had a look of immense sadness. There was a question and a reproach in them.
 The spell of this moment almost paralyzed me. Then with an effort I released the shutter of my camera. Einstein looked up and I asked him "So you don't believe that there will ever be peace"
 "No" he answered. "As long as there will be man there will be wars." Silver prints of this photograph have been printed in different sizes over the years. This photograph is an official Halsman silver print with his copyright hand-stamp on the verso measuring approximately 10x13 inches. Princeton NJ. Silver print. Taken 1947; printed 1970s. Image: 13x10 inches 33x25.4 cm. Archivally matted and framed under UV-protecting museum glass to an overall size of 18.5x22 inches. A stunning piece in fine condition. Halsman unknown books
1987223776Geneva: Editions Poesie Vivante 1987. Paperback. 173p. text in French illustrated with erotic drawings personal inscription in French signed by the author dated February 27 1987very good first trade edition after a limited edition in 1986 paperback in cream pictorial wraps. "The pebbles of hope" the next-to-last book by Congolese poet/playwright Elebe who lived and worked for the UN in Geneva until his death in 1996. Editions Poesie Vivante paperback books
19512221New York Shakespeare House 1951. 1951. First edition thus. 12mo. 5 page preface by T.S. Eliot. Original 1/2 black leatherette over blue buckram with upper cover gilt/blue Shakespeare head vignette t.e.g. purple silk bookmark. Dust jacket price clipped; few nicks. Very good. 125 pages 3 pages of advertisements. No signatures or bookplates. English text by an unspecified translator. Notable for Eliot's 5 page preface comparing Philippe's story of the downtrodden in Paris with Dickens' view of the lower classes in London. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Shakespeare House [1951]. hardcover books
1994271709Paris: Flammarion 1994. hardcover. fine/fine. Beautifuly illustrated with hundreds of color and black & white photographs. 376pp. square 4to burgundy cloth. Paris: Flammarion 1994. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Flammarion unknown books
197040478NY: Praeger 1970. First American edn. 8vo pp. 412. References bibliography Index. Translated from the French by Stephen Cox. Illustrated. Brown cloth. A nice copy. Praeger unknown books
