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1953165626Philadelphia Toronto: The John C. Winston Company 1953. Octavo cloth. First edition. A hundred years after the members of the first expedition to the dreaded planet Saturn vanished one by one the second expedition's spaceship lands on its moon Titan. "Subsequently the crew is exposed to a series of terrifying incidents and members disappear. Gradually it becomes apparent that Saturn is inhabited and both the Saturnians an old civilized race and the descendants of Captain Dearborn first explorer of Saturn who disappeared mysteriously do not want any interlopers. The crew however is set free as the Saturnians decide rapprochement is inevitable. Suspenseful well-written mystery for two-thirds of the book; then speculation about the possibility of life on Saturn intrudes." - Anatomy of Wonder 1995 5-90. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder 1976 5-55. A fine copy in good first printing dust jacket 20 titles listed on rear panel with tiny chip from top edge of spine panel rubbing along folds and clipped price. #165626 The John C. Winston Company unknown books
1953163478Philadelphia Toronto: The John C. Winston Company 1953. Octavo cloth. First edition. A hundred years after the members of the first expedition to the dreaded planet Saturn vanished one by one the second expedition's spaceship lands on its moon Titan. "Subsequently the crew is exposed to a series of terrifying incidents and members disappear. Gradually it becomes apparent that Saturn is inhabited and both the Saturnians an old civilized race and the descendants of Captain Dearborn first explorer of Saturn who disappeared mysteriously do not want any interlopers. The crew however is set free as the Saturnians decide rapprochement is inevitable. Suspenseful well-written mystery for two-thirds of the book; then speculation about the possibility of life on Saturn intrudes." - Anatomy of Wonder 1995 5-90. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder 1976 5-55. A fine copy in very good plus first printing dust jacket 20 titles listed on rear panel with light wear along top and bottom edges faded spine panel and clipped price. Jacket illustration by Alex Schomburg. Overall a decent example of the jacket. #163478 The John C. Winston Company unknown books
1986255323Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art 1986. First. paperback. fine. Schlemmer Oskar. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 263 pages. 4to glossy pictorial wrappers. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art 1986. First softcover edition. A fine copy.<br/><br/> Exhibition Catalogue.<br/><br/> The Baltimore Museum of Art unknown books
1986D7658The Baltimore Museum of Art 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps; 4to; pp. 263 with illustrations in b/w and full-color. Spine creased; covers and corners gently rubbed. Gift inscription on half-title p. otherwise text block is bright and clean. With text by Vernon L. Lidtke Karin von Maur Nancy J. Troy Debra McCall and others; plus a chronology and bibliography. <br/><br/> The Baltimore Museum of Art paperback books
2015274N.P.: by the artist 2015. Original. Framed and matted. Fine. Lucas Richardson. Framed in black wood and matted in charcoal gray: overall size 18 1/2" x 15 1/2" / image displayed: 7 7/8" x 4 7/8". Lucas Richardson graduated valedictorian from DuCret School of Art in 2002. He has a double major in graphic design and fine art illustration. He continued to study with Peter Caras who had been instructed by Frank Reilley James Bama and Norman Rockwell. As a portrait artist Richardson has undertaken commissions in oil & charcoal mediums. He is also actively engaged in digital design. A STRIKING Portrait! by the artist unknown books
1816294720Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson 1816. hardcover. very good. 264 pages. 16mo leather-backed marbled boards; boards considerably rubbed corners bumped leather worn at hinges pages toned and foxed throughout some contemporary notations in ink on a few blank pages. Boston: James Loring and West & Richardson 1816. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Early American imprint.<br/><br/> James Loring and West & Richardson unknown books
1992150347N.p.: N.p. 1992. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Louis Malle on the set of the 1992 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1991 novel by Josephine Hart.<br/><br/>British cabinet minister Dr. Stephen Fleming Jeremy Irons falls desperately and obsessively in love with his son's fiancee Anna Juliette Binoche. After beginning a tempestuous affair Stephen tells Anna that he is willing to sacrifice his family and his cabinet position to be with her something which Anna has no intention of allowing.<br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Miranda Richardson. <br/><br/>Shot on location in England and France. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
19114651911. LUCAS June Richardson. THE CHILDREN OF FRANCE AND THE RED CROSS. With Seventeen Illustrations From Photographs. NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1918. Small 8vo. blue cloth stamped in red white blue & gilt. First Edition. Dr. William Palmer Lucas was chief of the Red Cross Children's Bureau of the Department of Civic Affairs in France in 1917 and this book is his wife's daily journal account of the activities there during World War One. Signed presentation from Mrs. Lucas on the front endpaper: "R. B. Richardson Oct 1918 from his pal June Richardson Lucas." The R. B. Richardson name appears to be written in another hand and may be a relative of the author. I have been unable to locate any other examples of her signature and thus quite uncommon! Very Good condition minor wear. $150.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1888259608New York: Pollard & Moss 1888. 1888 Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Binding sound with light rubbing to extremities. Boards show slight toning and soiling text is free of any markings but shows toning to endpapers. An early edition of this classic. Binding protected in a hand-cut mylar cover. Very Good binding. Pollard & Moss unknown books
19964639Bellevue WA: Family Research and Development 1996. First Edition. 939pp. Quarto 28 cm Blue cloth with the title gilt on the front board and backstrip. Near fine. This publication names nearly 10000 descendants of John D. Lee the only person charged and convicted of the atrocities of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. This work by a Lee descendant is an updated version of Manetta Henrie's 1960 publication 'Descendants of John Doyle Lee.' Color frontispiece of Lee.<br/><br/>"Sometimes in moments of discouragement we may feel like a leaf floating on an ocean. Actually each of us is a figure woven into an intricate tapestry that extends forward and back through the eternities. We are not alone. This present work is meant to give Lee descendants a sense of this eternal pattern an identity perhaps even a feeling of understanding and closeness with their ancestors." - from the Introduction. Family Research and Development unknown books
36471Londres London: Richardson Hermanos No. 23 Cornhill n. d. 'Edicion Castellana.' 1st Edition in Spanish . Ca late 1850s. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Modest extremity wear. Front hinge starting. Age toning to paper. A VG copy. 12 pages of preliminary text. Unpaginated. 8 page "List of Agents to Lloyd's. May 1853" at rear. "Royal Humane Society's Directions for the Recovery of the Apparently Drowned" follows with 3 pages of adverts concluding text. 7 color plates. 8vo. <br/><br/>A very rare edition of this maritime staple first published by Marryat ca. 1817. No copies recorded in the NUC none located on OCLC with KVK locating an 1866 edition in Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya. Richardson Hermanos, No. 23, Cornhill hardcover books
1974123239Northampton Massachusetts: Smith College Museum of Art 1974. Softcover. Good Ex-lib. usual markings inc. remnants of a pocket inside back cover; Minor wear to extremities. Yellow illus. stapled wraps; 38 pp.; 5 bw plates. Accompanied an exhibition executed by Sarah Richardson Mason as part of a degree in Art History; Extensive text. Smith College Museum of Art unknown books
1981139433Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the American release of the 1981 film. Snipe affixed to the image. <br/><br/>Peter MacNicol best known for his role in the Academy Award winning drama "Sophie's Choice" plays a young magician apprentice faced with stopping a ferocious dragon. The film was notable for its advanced visual effects even receiving two Academy Award nominations. Cinematographer Derek Vanlit shot the seminal science fiction classic "Alien" two years earlier. <br/><br/>Set in a 16th century kingdom shot in various locations across the UK. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books
2001172940New York: Abrams 2001. Paperback. VG. White wraps with black illustration and red lettering. 296 pp. BW illustrations. Translated from French by Christine Baker and Michael Raeburn. "Fernande Olivier the first real love in the life of Pablo Picasso left a vivid account of the years she spent with the great artist 1905-1912 which happened to coincide with the period of Picasso's most revolutionary work. Although the value and interest of her recollections from this period has been increasingly recognized by scholars most of her writing has not been available in English until now." "Besides the journal Loving Picasso also includes writing from Olivier's memoir first published in French in the 1930's and from her letters to Gertrude Stein Alice B. Toklas and Guillaume Apollinaire. Edited by Picasso scholar Marilyn McCully who also provides a foreword the book is illustrated by archival photographs of Olivier Picasso and their friends - Gertrude Stein Max Jacob Kees van Dongen and others - as well as reproductions of her own drawings and paintings; works for which Olivier modeled before she met Picasso; and some of the superb portraits of her by Picasso himself."--Jacket. Abrams paperback books
1977132268Winnipeg Canada: Winnipeg Art Gallery 1977. Softbound. VG- wear bent corners some staining and age discoloration to folder. White trifold portfolio folder with 18 loose sheets including a bio and 5 photographs for each artist. Winnipeg Art Gallery unknown books
1919016412San Francisco: Sierra Club. Very Good. 1919. Softcover. Original buff wraps with black lettering on spine front and rear wraps; yapp edges; illustrated with beautiful b&w plates; leaves are uncut. Paginated 391- 496pp. Also includes advertisements from businesses and the publisher and an index listing all articles and illustrations found in Volume X 1916-1919 issues of the Sierra Club Bulletin. Wraps have light soiling and light chipping to all edges; first half of text block has minor dampstaining to fore edge. "The Sierra Club Bulletin was first published in January 1893 with an initial emphasis on first-hand reports about the Sierra Nevada as well as reports about members' outings to the mountains" Sierra Club online. This issue contains tributes to G. K. Gilbert articles written by C. Hart Merriman and Joseph Barrell. Also features articles by John Muir "Studies in the Sierra V. Post-Glacial Denudation" "Some Sierran Chipmunks" by Harry S. Swarth and "Professor Joe" by D. S. Richardson. Also includes sections titled "National Park Notes" and "War Service Letters." ; Publications of the Sierra Club Number 54; B&W Plates ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . Sierra Club paperback books
1984132133London: National Screen Service 1984. Collection of 5 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1984 UK film. <br/><br/>A businessman falls in love with a single mother who lives next to a night club. The mother obsesses over the man when he dumps her and her rage can not be controlled. Miranda Richardson's first feature credit. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown books
1946M09846Philadelphia:: Dorrance & Company 1946. 1946. 8vo. iv 291 pp. Photo frontispiece. Red cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine title. Presentation inscription on frontispiece. Very good. Dorrance & Company, 1946. hardcover books
3031ASPEN COLORADO -- LAND PROMOTION. Aspen in all seasons. Real estate development promotional photo album filled with inviting images of vacationers enjoying the historic Hotel Jerome the Four Seasons Club the Aspens Rodeo Grounds mountain climbing playing tennis and historic Victorian homes. Aspen CO: Walter Paepcke Aspen Skiing Company ca. 1950. 4to. 20 pp unpaginated thick card stock mylar-covered leaves title and typed list of images mounted on front pastedown w/ 20 original silver gelatin images tipped-in sized 7.75 x 9.4 in. and nearly all w/ photographer's stamps and pencil annotations verso. Original padded simulated brown calf comb-bound album spine rebacked minor bumping to corners very minor toning to fore-edges of title leaf on front pastedown still a VG exemplar. This splendid land promotion photo album offers an invaluable visual record of Walter Paepcke's post-World War II effort to remake Aspen Colorado into a kind of American Athens which united art ideas architecture music and outdoor leisure activities into a popular destination. At the urging of his wife Paepcke came to Aspen Colorado just after World War II and immediately saw the tremendous development possibilities and began buying prime Aspen CO Victorian homes secured a 25-year lease on the historic Jerome Hotel and the Wheeler Opera House and organized the Aspen Skiing Company to build and operate the hotels restaurants and develop the ski industry. In 1949 he founded the Aspen Institute and by 1949 made Aspen the site for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Johann Wolfgang Goethe. The celebration featured such attendees as Albert Schweitzer Jose Ortega y Gasset Thornton Wilder and Arthur Rubinstein. These images include a birds-eye view of Aspen and Red Mountain the Hotel Jerome Lobby Dining Room mountain climbing horseback riding swimming in the Four Seasons Club an informal rodeo at the Aspen Rodeo Grounds and even restored Victorian homes. Most of these promotional images were taken by several famed Western photographers. These include Ferenc Berko 1916-2000 who while teaching film & photography at the Chicago Institute of Design was invited by Paepcke to photograph the Goethe Bicentennial and enamored with the stunning vistas relocated to Aspen where he began promoting and documenting Aspen's growth as a cultural and leisure community; Fritz Kaeser 1910-1990 world-renowned Aspen CO ski photographer trained with Ansel Adams served with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II and later operated the Aspen Photo Gallery/Studio that became the Mother Lode on Hyman Ave. ; and Loey Ringquist 1919-2006 who first came to Aspen in 1949 and began her career with Patrick Henry at the Aspen Tintype Studio and whose beautiful images included the mountain passes ghost towns abandoned mines wildflower meadows and other areas around Aspen. See: Mark Seal For Love of Aspen Vanity Fair Jan. 23 2014; Ferenc Berko The Ferenc Berko Collection Biography Aspen Colorado 2017 ; Tim Willoughby Fritz Kaeser -- Roch and rocks The Aspen Times July 28 2010; Loey Ringquist Obituary The Aspen Times Nov. 22 2006. unknown books
1942152127Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1942. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Cecil B. DeMille laughing with actress Paulette Goddard in the process of getting her hair curled for a scene on the set of the 1942 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer G.E. Richardson. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on the 1941 novel by Thelma Strabel which was originally serialized in The Saturday Evening Post in 1940. In 1840s Florida a marine salvage businesswoman falls in love with a shipwreck survivor but their romance is complicated by the advances of the head of a steamship company. Director DeMille's second feature film in color hugely successful upon release. <br/><br/>Set in the Florida Keys. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased with toning to the right portion of the image. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1991151433N.p.: N.p. 1991. Fourth Draft script for the 1992 film. <br/><br/>An international chase ensues in pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history bottled in the year of the Great Comet of 1811. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France Scotland and England. <br/><br/>Self front wrapper integral with title page dated February '91 noted as Fourth draft with credits for screenwriter William Goldman. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine back wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstains on bottom left bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
200826694New York: JMc & GHB Editions 2008. First edition. Cloth. Fine/fine. Clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. Cover photo by Richard Prince. Interior photos by Terry Richardson. A fine clothbound copy in glossy photo-illustrated dustwrapper. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Frey Richardson and Prince to the same recipient. JMc & GHB Editions unknown books
2006008272East Hampton: JMc GBH Editions 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Essay by John McWhinnie. A fine hardbound book issued without dustwrapper. This is one of only 50 hand numbered and SIGNED copies. Fine. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> JMc GBH Editions hardcover books
199924474Tokyo: Little More 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. First edition in glossy bound wrappers. No text just color photographs in typical outrageous Richardson fashion. A near fine copy. Little More paperback books
193414568New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1934. Hardcover. viii 300p. viii frontis very good first US edition in red cloth boards and price-clipped edgeworn dj. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
