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198918823Citrus Hieghts CA: Conmar Publishing 1989. Paperback. 172p. 8.5x11 inches text in Spanish illustrated withcomical drawings and cartoons very good first edition paperback in white pictorial wraps. Conmar Publishing paperback books
19691313041New York: Grossman Publishers 1969. Hardcover. First Printing Quarto; VG-/Hardcover in slipcase; Dark brown case; Heavy shelf wear and age to slipcase fraying along corners and edges front of case detached from lower half of case exposing cardboard underneath; Moderate to heavy age wear to all volumes light creasing along spine fading and rubbing to surfaces of panels otherwise boards are strong and clean Binding solid Vol I mis-bound front pages loose at rear hinge and cover exposing some webbing all volumes have ivory toned pages; Text block clean<br /> Vol I - Inferno - 281 pp<br /> Vol II - Purgatory - 291 pp<br /> Vol III - Paradise - 295 pp. 1313041. FP New Rockville Stock. Grossman Publishers hardcover books
199653692Berkeley: University of California Press 1996. First American Edition. First Printing a review copy with the publisher's publicity sheet laid in. Octavo 23.5cm; mustard yellow paper and black cloth-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xviii3031pp; illus. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket with some trivial wear to extremities. ".an ambitious study of the views of sickness and death among Ashkenazki Jews from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century. This is one of the first works to apply the methods of the history of mentalities to a topic in Jewish cultural studies" from front flap. University of California Press unknown books
19781314132New York: Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich Inc 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; gold spines with green and red text; 2 volumes: vol. 1 pp 1199 and vol. 2 pp 1200; burgundy slipcase has moderate wear to exterior; some scratches and tears to exterior; price sticker to rear; dust jackets show moderate soiling to exteriors; minor frays to spine edges; rubbed fore edges and joints; cloths have moderate wear to edges; light sunning to spines; text blocks show slight toning to exterior edges; small black star to rear pastedowns; interiors clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1314132. FP New Rockville Stock. Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, Inc hardcover books
1967262694Mexico City: Ediciones Tierra y Libertad 1967. Paperback. 125p. wraps 6.25x8.75 inches wraps lightly worn and soiled pp29-32 heavily worn along bottom edges else good condition. One of 1000 copies. Text in Spanish. Letters to the anarchist publisher of The Oriole Press. Includes letters of Edward Carpenter Havelock Ellis Alexander Berkman Emma Goldman Benjamin Tucker H.L.Mencken and others. Ediciones Tierra y Libertad paperback books
1967263258Mexico City: Ediciones Tierra y Libertad 1967. Paperback. 125p. wraps 6.25x8.75 inches wraps lightly worn and soiled publisher's stamp on rear wrap else very good condition. One of 1000 copies. Text in Spanish. Letters to the anarchist publisher of The Oriole Press. Includes letters of Edward Carpenter Havelock Ellis Alexander Berkman Emma Goldman Benjamin Tucker H.L.Mencken and others. Ediciones Tierra y Libertad paperback books
198718305New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 1/4 maroon cloth over maroon paper-covered boards with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 303pp. Fine in a price-clipped else very Near Fine dustjacket. A collection of 16 essays. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich unknown books
1971WRCLIT51285Vancouver BC 1971. Whole numbers 1-6 8-12. Eleven issues. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Very good or better. Edited by Andreas Schroeder and J. Michael Yates. Published tri-annually and including poetry and prose by a wide range of writers translated by Kirkup Eshleman Hollo Watkins Savory Waldrop Barnstone Friar Bruchac Glassco et al. unknown 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
198326590New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and in blind on front cover; dustjacket; 120pp. Fine in a Near Fine First State dustjacket One Hundred Days of Solitude printed on front flap unclipped with mild wear to extremities. The Nobel Prize-winning author's powerful short novel about "a spectacular wedding a sudden scandal a perhaps reluctant murder to which an entire town appears to be an accessory before the fact and the exotic manifestations of guilt. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
198218096London: Jonathan Cape 1982. First UK Edition. First Impression and correct First preceding the American edition by one year. Octavo; dark green paper over boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 122pp. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket. KLEIN E8.a.1. Jonathan Cape unknown books
198318097New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; brown cloth with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 120pp. Two tiny stains to front panel with a touch of soil to upper edge of text; Near Fine. In a Fine first issue dustjacket with One Hundred Days of Solitude printed on front flap. Basis for the 1987 Francesco Rosi film Cronaca di Una Morte Anunciata. KLEIN E8.a.3. Alfred A. Knopf 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
1981CNJL2054New York: The Viking Press 1981. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Quarto size 800 pp. with original publisher's mailing box. Charlotte Salomon 1917-1943 was a German-Jewish artist; born in Berlin she fled Nazi Germany to live in the south of France where she produced the 769 gouaches in "Life or Theater". The book is a somewhat fictionalized account of Salomon's upbringing her family's personal tragedies in the suicides of both her mother and grandmother and her love affair with Alfred Wolfsohn 1896-1962 a voice teacher also living in Berlin. After Salomon had finished the paintings and entrusted them to a friend for safekeeping she was captured by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz where she was gassed soon after her arrival. The paintings and the texts that accompany them read like a play as Salomon delves into her psyche and attempts to reconcile her life and work to the turbulent events happening in Europe around her. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full light purple cloth with purple lettering on the spine four black-and-white photographs of portraits in the preface and foreword black-and-white reproductions of some of Salomon's paintings toward the front of the book 769 full-colour gouaches throughout the book; quarto size 11" by 9.75" pagination: i-iv v-xiv xv xvi 1-784. In original publisher's box cardboard with black lettering on two sides 15.5" by 10".<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners with no rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright; some very slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine the only prior owner mark we see is a small notation on the back free endpaper "Paris/175"; else fine. Dust jacket is near fine clean with bright colours with some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine a minute closed tear to the top front joint and some minor toning to the white portions of the jacket. The publisher's box is near fine strong and study having been opened on one end only.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â Due to weight please note that additional postage may apply; 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. The Viking Press hardcover books
19861340358Milan: Cinisello Balsamo 1986. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket has very slight exterior wear; cloth shows lightly toned head and tail edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges shows mild toning; profusely illustrated; pp 127; arts- Collections. 1340358. FP New Rockville Stock. Cinisello Balsamo hardcover books
19861321038Athens: Ministry of Culture Byzantine Museum 1986. Softcover. Quarto; pp 265; G/paperback; black spine with ivory text; covers show slight rubbing to exterior; modest rubbing to edges; intact panels; faux flaps; text block clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; arts - Early Christian; <br /> <br /> <p> Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. Contact seller if you have any questions.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X. 1321038. FP New Rockville Stock. Ministry of Culture, Byzantine Museum unknown 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
196726598New York: Viking Press 1967. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo; blue cloth with titles stamped in silver on spine; black topstain; dustjacket; 189pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket unclipped with some pinpoint wear and a few tiny edge tears. English translation of the East German author's collection of seven short stories. Viking Press unknown books
2017132336Plains PA: Boss Dog Press 2017. quarter leather with paste-paper covered boards gilt lettering on spine slipcase. Boss Dog Press. 9" x 12" quarter leather with paste-paper covered boards gilt lettering on spine slipcase. 68 3 pages. Limited to 96 copies of which this is one of 26 lettered and signed copies bound thus. The Bone Folder is the fifth and most ambitious publication of the Boss Dog Press. A letterpress edition of Ernst Collin's Der Pressbengel translated from the original German by Peter D. Verheyen the text is a dialog between a fictional bookbinder and his equally fictional patron with the goal of educating bibliophiles about the processes of hand bookbinding. The dialog is carried out over six days Monday through Saturday with a different subject each day. Monday covers forwarding; Tuesday is decorated papers leather and vellum; Wednesday paper case bindings; Thursday quarter leather bindings; Friday is full leather binding; Saturday describes gold tooling.The original edition was published in 1922 and has been reprinted in other languages; the first English translation was made available in the 2009 Guild of Book Workers Journal and also as a downloadable pdf from Peters Pressbengel Project blog. The text is augmented by a bio-bibliographical study of the history of the Collin family three generations of whom were bookbinders of significance in Germany from the mid-1800s to World War II. In addition the text is complemented by the inclusion of seven photographic images a frontispiece and an enlarged image of Ernst Collin's handwritten signature. Boss Dog Press unknown books
2017132337Plains PA: Boss Dog Press 2017. paste-paper covered boards paper label on cover and spine slipcase. Boss Dog Press. 9" x 12" paste-paper covered boards paper label on cover and spine slipcase. 68 3 pages. Limited to 96 copies of which this is one of 50 numbered and signed copies. The Bone Folder is the fifth and most ambitious publication of the Boss Dog Press. A letterpress edition of Ernst Collins Der Pressbengel translated from the original German by Peter D. Verheyen the text is a dialog between a fictional bookbinder and his equally fictional patron with the goal of educating bibliophiles about the processes of hand bookbinding. The dialog is carried out over six days Monday through Saturday with a different subject each day. Monday covers forwarding; Tuesday is decorated papers leather and vellum; Wednesday paper case bindings; Thursday quarter leather bindings; Friday is full leather binding; Saturday describes gold tooling.The original edition was published in 1922 and has been reprinted in other languages; the first English translation was made available in the 2009 Guild of Book Workers Journal and also as a downloadable pdf from Peters Pressbengel Project blog. The text is augmented by a bio-bibliographical study of the history of the Collin family three generations of whom were bookbinders of significance in Germany from the mid-1800s to World War II. In addition the text is complemented by the inclusion of seven photographic images a frontispiece and an enlarged image of Ernst Collins handwritten signature. Boss Dog Press unknown books
1981001656Budapest: Corvina Kiado Magyar Helikon Kner Printing House 1981. Second revised edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. Lavish survey of the holdings of the preeminent collection of illuminated manuscripts. 334 pp. With 114 color plates all 33 by 23 cm. Crack in hinge by first text page. Otherwise very clean and bright. <br /><br /> Corvina Kiado, Magyar Helikon, Kner Printing House hardcover books
19601311633Brussels: The Belgian Congo And Ruanda-Urundi Information and Public Relations Office 1960. Hardcover. Octavo; G-/Hardcover; Blue spine with gold text; Heavy shelf wear to covers warping and creasing of spine which is bent out of shape light marks and rubbing to surfaces; Binding intact but skewed due to spine attached on rear paste-down is a map index age toned pages foxing along paste-downs and free end pages toning to sides and edges of pages; Age toning to text block exterior text block clean maps and graph illustrations; 187 pp. 1311633. FP New Rockville Stock. The Belgian Congo And Ruanda-Urundi Information and Public Relations Office hardcover books
200924266Port Townsend: Copper Canyon Press 2009. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Thick trade paperbound book. 261 pp collection of the selected poems of one of Mexico's best known poets. Translated into English by Mark Schafer. Stated first printing. This copy has a small number of lines underscored in ink and with a few notes in the margins. Otherwise a clean very good copy. SIGNED by both Huerta and Schafer and quite uncommon thus. Copper Canyon Press paperback books
199754381Miami: Ediciones Universal 1997. Paperback. 187p. bilingual text in English and Spanish b&w photos very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Ediciones Universal paperback books
19719007144New York: Schirmer 1971. paperback. Fine Condition. Bound in publisher's original wrappers. Text is in French and English. <br/><br/> Schirmer paperback books
