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197918095New York: Harper & Row 1979. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 183pp. Board edges slightly faded else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped lightly rubbed at extremities with a vertical crease along front flap; Near Fine. KLEIN E7.a.1. Harper & Row unknown books
196858234New York and London: Columbia University Press. Very Good. 1968. Hardcover. Second Printing. Tan cloth boards with gilt and red stamping Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dj. . Columbia University Press hardcover books
198018288New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1980. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 black paper over quarter yellow cloth wiht titles stamped in copper foil on spine; dustjacket; 231pp. Bookplate signed by Fuentes loosely laid in. Faint foxing to text edges else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped with just a touch of wear to extremities; Near Fine. Collects 11 stories by the acclaimed Mexican author. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux unknown books
197829886New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1978. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth with titling and author's initials stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 10 292pp. Author's initials on front cover nearly rubbed off with a small bruise to upper edge of textblock; Very Good in shelfworn Very Good dustjacket unclipped with a few small tears. Third World spy thriller by the Mexican author. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
198529885New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1985. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; beige linen and orange cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 199pp. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. Novel set in Mexico in 1914 telling the story of Ambrose Bierce and his last mysterious days south of the border among Pancho Villa's soldiers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
198951776New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1989. First American Edition. Limited Issue one of 150 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author. Octavo 23.75cm; burgundy cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spine and front cover; publisher's original paper-covered slipcase; 531pp. Fine still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Handsome edition of the Mexican author's tenth novel. Farrar, Straus & Giroux unknown books
196418146New York: Farrar Straus & Company 1964. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 black paper over boards quarterbound in black cloth with titles stamped in gilt and red on spine; orange topstain; dustjacket; 306pp. Bookplate signed by Fuentes loosely laid in. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped with some trivial wear along the edges and a single short tear along upper front joint. Farrar, Straus & Company unknown books
1973242010New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1973. First. hardcover. near fine. Color illustrations throughout. Slim folio red cloth with inset calligraphic label on cover board slipcase lightly rubbed. New York; Metropolitan Museum of Art 1973. Ownership signature on front endpaper otherwise a near fine copy in a very good slipcase.<br/><br/> Metropolitan Museum of Art unknown books
1973264885New York: Simon and Schuster 1973. Hardcover. xx 780p. introduction biographies bibliographies indexes very good first edition first printing stated in cloth boards and unclipped dj. Dozens of poets with hundreds of examples and an extensive essay. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
19521336212London: The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psychoanalysis 1952. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; pp 80; light tan spine with blue text; dust jacket has noticeable foxing to exterior; minor chips to edges; mylar wrap; cloth has modest shelf wear to exterior; mild edge wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges show slight tone; good binding; interior clean. 1336212. FP New Rockville Stock. The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psychoanalysis hardcover books
19171337144New York: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company 1917. Softcover. Octavo; G-/paperback; dark tan spine with black text; previous owner's name to front; covers show noticeable wear to exterior; some staining to spine and edges; several chips to edges; mylar wrap; text block exterior edges have slight age toning; rough-cut edges; broken hinges; mild tone to interior edges; otherwise clean interior; pp 58. 1337144. FP New Rockville Stock. Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Company unknown books
1949008760London: Imago Publishing Company Limited 1949. Personal copy of the noted anthropologist and and advocate of Japanese American civil rights Morris E. Opler his signature M. E. Opler front end page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket small edge tear and shallow creases along top edge. . First English Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Imago Publishing Company, Limited Hardcover books
19461337810London: Hogarth Press and the International Psycho-Analytical Press 1946-1950. Hardcover. Octavo; 5 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print mild wear to spine caps and corners light shelfwear: Vol. I. The International Psycho-Analytic Press New York 3rd edition 1946 Early papers. On the history of the psycho-analytic movement Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf light tanning to endpapers ink checks on contents page pencil underlining throughout; 359 pages - Vol. II. Leonard Woolf at the Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 4th edition 1946 Clinical papers. Papers on technique Ex-library library stamp on top edge and endpapers library pocket on rear pastedown name in ink on front flyleaf pencil underlining throughout; 404 pages - Vol. III. Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 3rd edition 1946 Case histories / Alix and James Strachey translators Ex-library name in ink on front flyleaf library pocket on rear pastedown light tanning to endpapers ink and pencil notation on contents pages else clean text age-toning to paper; 607 pages - Vol. IV. Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 5th impression 1949 Papers on metapsychology. Papers on applied psycho-analysis Ex-library shaken binding library stamps on edges and rear pastedown library pocket on rear pastedown library bookplate on front pastedown pencil notation through p. 21 else clean text; 508 pages - Vol. V. Hogarth Press London 1950 Miscellaneous papers 1888-1938 / edited by James Strachey Ex-library library stamps on edges and rear pastedown library pocket on rear pastedown library bookplate on front pastedown clean text; 396 pages. 1337810. FP New Rockville Stock. Hogarth Press and the International Psycho-Analytical Press hardcover books
1999147497Valencia: Ediciones Art Teatral 1999. 227p. text in Spanish very good first Spanish edition in trade wraps. Ediciones Art Teatral unknown books
1929008076London: The Nonesuch Press 1929. Fine in Very Good slipcase a 3" tear top edge at spine light rubbing to edges. #186 of 1600 copies printed by the Curwen Press in hand-set Janson type on Van Gelder paper. Bound in full limp vellum with gilt stamping in the publisher's sliding case. Designed by Francis Meynell who chose Astrological designs to be stencilled in genuine gold onto colored panels to serve as chapter openers; the title page also contains an elegant arrangement using signs. No. 65 in John Dreyfus's catalogue of the Press. A lovely book in a better slipcase than usually seen. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Vellum. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. The Nonesuch Press Hardcover books
196618081301New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1966. 2nd Printing. Leather bound. Fine. Karlin Eugene. Octavo size 93 pp. Omar Khayyam 1048-1131 was a Persian mathematician and astronomer best known for his work on cubic equations and for designing the Jalali calendar; many poems are attributed to him though with much skepticism and uncertainty in the academic world in the quatrain style. English poet Edward Fitzgerald 1809-1883 created the first and most famous translation of Khayyam's poetry "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" translated from Farsi to English greatly popular among the Pre-Raphaelites during the Orientalism period at the end of the nineteenth century. <br/><br/>This text is accompanied by alluring line-drawings by Eugene Karlin 1918-2003 an illustrator and painter who created drawings for magazines and books as well as landscape paintings; his delicate linework provides a gentle visual to the poetry. This edition is stated second printing; however it is bound in full morocco as the deluxe first edition.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full red morocco gilt-stamped line drawing by Eugene Karlin on the front board gilt lettering on the spine top edge gilt red marbled endpapers frontispiece line illustration of a couple embracing by Karlin black-and-white line drawings by Karlin throughout; Bembo type octavo size 9.25" by 6.75" pagination: i-iv v-ix 1-2 3-80 81-84. In a brown paper slipcase with a glossy paper label on one side with black lettering and a full-colour illustration by Karlin.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings. The slipcase is very good strong and sturdy clean overall with minor soiling to the paper label and to the back board and some rubbing to the bottom edges and to the corners of the opening.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___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. Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown books
19901316686San Jose Costa Rica: Editorial L'Atelier 1990. Limited Edition 1/300 Copies. Hardcover. Quarto; 93 pages; VG-/VG-; White spine with white text outlined in black; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering is clean with general shelfwear some fraying to corners due to bumping light rubbing; general shelfwear bumping to corners binding solid; Textblock exterior is clean front free page has faded gift inscription in upper left corner; Print Run of 300 Copies; Text is in Spanish and English; shelved Latin American Art. 1316686. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Editorial L'Atelier hardcover books
199414675Rome: Cinecitta' International. Near Fine. 1994. Second Edition. Softcover. French wrappers nice clean copy with just faint surface wear to covers. B&W and color photographs Tribute book prepared in conjunction with the restoration and promotion of Fellini's entire ouevre a project in which the director was participating at the time of his death in October 1993. This "Second Edition" was issued the following year. Essentially an elaborately-illustrated filmography supplemented with comments about him by other filmmakers a brief chronology of his Fellini's life and career and an interview conducted in April 1993. . Cinecitta' International paperback books
194013953Albuquerque NM: University of New Mexico Press 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. xi 319 pp including index. Frontis portrait of Governor Vargas. Original burgundy cloth stamped in guilt. Lower corners and spine ends bumped small spot of discoloration on rear board. Binding tight and square text and endpapers unmarked. Some pages unopened. No dust jacket. Seven important documents with a scholarly introduction. Don Diego de Vargas Zapata Lujan Ponce de Leon was born to a family of conquerors whose history reflected much of the history of Spain. Lost to Spain and the Church since the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 New Mexico was believed to contain untold riches and minerals. Vargas was appointed Governor of New Mexico in 1690 and was determined to reconquer the lost territory. How he accomplished this is told here in documents - reports and letters - signed by Vargas himself and by his lieutenants and associates. Many of these had never before been published -almost none of them in English translation. Steck: Spanish Borderlands 76. University of New Mexico Press hardcover books
1930188576Buenos Aires: Instituto de FilologÃa 1930. Paperback. 472p. bibliography introduction indexes text in Spanish unopened pages very good first Spanish language edition in original paperback wraps. Biblioteca de DialectologÃa Hispanoamericana Tomo 1. Instituto de FilologÃa paperback books
19791342378New York: Mayflower Books 1979. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Larger Octavo; VG/VG-; red spine with off-white and black text; first U.S. edition; dust jacket shows light exterior wear; minor sticker residue to front; slight vertical split to front fore edge; lightly sunned spine; mylar wrap; cloth exterior has minimal wear; strong boards; text block exterior edges have mild shelf wear; tight binding; frontispiece; illustrated; interior good; pp 646. The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery. 1342378. FP New Rockville Stock. Mayflower Books hardcover books
1937147541N.p.: N.p. 1937. Draft script for the 1937 film. With the name of character Mary Field and actor Suzanne Kaaren uncredited in the final film added to the cast list in holograph pencil and with a few minor holograph pencil emendations throughout. Screenplay divided into eight alphabetical Sequences A through H.<br/><br/>A melancholic romantic comedy by Ernst Lubitsch about a love triangle between Lady Maria Barker Marlene Dietrich her husband the British diplomat Sir Frederich Barker Herbert Marshall and the charming traveler Anthony Halton Melvyn Douglas set throughout Europe with an oncoming war looming.<br/><br/>Set in London Paris and Vienna. <br/><br/>In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. <br/><br/>Untitled self wrappers. 175 leaves with last page of text numbered H-19. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/28/37 and 2-1-37. Pages Very Good plus some front leaves with light soiling wrapper Very Good lightly soiled dampstaining separating at the spine side stapled with three staples. N.p. unknown books
1966WB17156New York: The Limited Editions Club 1966. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Copy 81 of a total edition of 1500. Signed by illustrator Hans Enri. Excellent copy in publisher's slipcase. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
19801315410New York: Taplinger Publishing Company Inc 1980. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 175; G/G; beige/tan spine with red and black text; dust jacket has lightly sunned exterior; some few small spots to exterior; minor chip to rear head edge; cloth has light wear to exterior; minor rubbing wear to edges; strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean; good tight binding. 1315410. FP New Rockville Stock. Taplinger Publishing Company, Inc hardcover books
198351829Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1983. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.25cm; red cloth with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and in blind on spine and front cover; marbled endpapers; dustjacket; iv396pp; with illustrations by Roswitha Quadflieg. Spine ends gently nudged tiny owners ink name to front pastedown else Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket unclipped priced $15.95 with some light wear and creasing to extremities and a tiny tear at upper rear flap fold. The German author's best-known work first published in 1979 as Die unendliche Geschichte. Basis for Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 film of the same name. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
