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2003148753Koln: Steidl 2003. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text in English French and German by Susanne Lange Ingrid Sischy and Gabriele Conrath-Scholl. Includes hundreds of black and white images. A tight close to near fine copy with some bumping to the bottom corners in a close to near fine dust jacket with the same bumping to the corners. Please note that extra shipping will be likely as this is a very heavy book. Steidl unknown books
1980154761Washington D.C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art 1980. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran May 15 through June 29 1980. Features an essay by Jane Livingston. Includes 11 black and white images along with a checklist previous list of exhibitions reviews and a bibliography. A very good copy in stapled wrappers and with a rubber stamp from the SF Camerawork Reference Library they sold their books. Corcoran Gallery of Art unknown books
2012138623Munich Germany: Prestel Verlag 2012. Hardcover. VG. Color illustrated boards with white lettering 176 pp. many color plates. Considers well the work of Australian photo-based artist Rosemary Laing b. 1959. "With an incisive critical essay by art historian Abigail Solomon-Godeau on Laing's engagement with the politics of place and contemporary Australian culture this volume comprehensively surveys the artist's career-long exploration of a new form of landscape photography." back cover. Prestel Verlag hardcover books
1997285123Valencia Spain. : Editorial La Mascara. 1997. . Hardcover. Blue cloth no cover titles in a blue cloth clamshell case with a gilt title. Slightly shaken otherwise a near fine copy in a fine dust jacket and clamshell case. . folio. Numerous color plates. Editorial La Mascara. hardcover books
1918185944Paris: Leroux 1918. Hardcover. G ex-library with back pocket and stamping. Covers show normal wear spine is gone below ridge 4 and is worn but still has some detail. Front cover detached. Front leave loose and torn. Taxt block strong. Pages show yellowing on edges bit does not extend to image are. Excellent re-bind candidate. Leather 4-ridge spine and corner tabs marbled covers. 774 pages : mostly illustrations. Features mainly Christian Art of the time. Nice reference copy. Leroux hardcover books
1943029014Philadelphia: Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning 1943. Published by the Jewish Quarterly Review in commemoration of the thousandth anniversity of the death of Saadia Gaon. 293p. original red buckram cloth. Contains seven major essays by various scholars. Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning unknown books
1846009697Hingham and Quincy Massachusetts to Bedford New Hampshire 1846. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This broadside which advertises an estate sale to be held on 26 August 1846 measures approximately 13" square has been folded to facilitate mailing. It was printed in Quincy Massachusetts by the auctioneer on 21 August 1846 and sent the following day probably for approval to the family patriarch in Bedford New Hampshire by the guardian of the deceased's children in Hingham Massachusetts. The broadside bears a circular Hingham postmark in red and a black manuscript "2" postal rate the correct cost to send printed matter by mail. It is in nice shape with light toning and wear. <br /> <br /> <p>The broadside announces two simultaneous auctions to dispose of the estate. <br /> <br /> <p style="margin-left:5%; margin-right:5%;">"Sale of Real Estate at Bent's Point in Quincy . . . being the property of Mary E. Riddle Charles L. Riddle and Adeline L. Riddle minor children of David Riddle deceased. . . "One undivided fifth part of a certain piece of Land with a Dwelling house and other Buildings . . . containing two acres more or less . . . being formerly the property of Isaac Riddle Esquire deceased being his Mansion House and Land. . . "At the same time and place . . . four-fifths of the above estate will be sold under the direction of Gen. Wm. P. Riddle in behalf of the remaining heirs. . . ."</p> . The Riddles were a prominent and prosperous New England family. Isaac the original owner of this property had also owned property in Bedford as well as the first mill to be built at Merrimack New Hampshire. <br /> <br /> <p>He and his brother or possibly cousin William P. Riddle formed a militia company of exempts i.e. self-armed and equipped volunteers over 40 years of age who although exempt for military duty chose to organize as a militia unit. The company drilled daily in expectation that as a result of heightened Anglo-American tension over the Oregon-Canada borderit would be called on to fight the British at Portsmouth. But that never happened the unit remained active and grew following the war. <br /> <br /> <p>Although Isaac apparently lost interest William continued his service and rose to the rank of Major General in the New Hampshire militia before resigning in 1835. <br /> <br /> <p>For more information about the Riddle Family see Ridlon's History of the Ancient Ryedales and their Descendants. . . Conover's History of Bedford New Hampshire and Websters "Pagent" narrative for "The Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Town of Merrimack NH" all available online. unknown books
178734204Berlin: Gedrukt und verlegt von J.F. Unger 1787. Small 8vo 16.5 cm; 6.5". 192 pp. <br><br>Karl Wilhelm Ramler 172598 was a Prussian poet lyricist editor and anthologizer. He here turns a selection of Salomon Gessner's prose Idyllen into poetic hexameters! Gessner 173088 was a Swiss painter and prose writer of considerable success.<br>Â Â Â Â A volume of modest production values this begins nicely with a handsome title-page bearing an engraved vignette by Johann Wilhelm Meil 17331805 that sets the tone for the contents: lyricism in an idyllic setting. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Leemann-van Elck Salomon Gessner 584. Slightly later green papercovered boards rubbed and abraded but volume sound. Early leaves lightly soiled and with light foxing all edges red. Gedrukt und verlegt von J.F. Unger hardcover books
1995705891995. Accompanied by a typed statement which is affixed to the bottom of the removable ceiling cutout: "This model is a replica of the actual cell here at San Quentin. The dimension of the cells are four feet one half inch wide eleven feet long and eight feet high. This model is built to scale of one inch per foot there sic approx fifty five square feet of living space in a cell. On death row only one inmate per cell but on the mainline there are two inmates per cell." Hand-painted and highly detailed the model measures 13 1/8" x 8" 4 3 / 4" and is composed of board tape and cellophane. The prisoner's bunk complete with blanket and pillow is situated below ventilation ducts and near a toilet sink and storage unit. A winter landscape photograph appears on one sidewall which can be viewed through a cellophane-covered window in the other. Opposite the back of the model are the prison bars including a swiveling cell door. Beneath the model is a label bearing Solomon's name his identification and cell number and the address for San Quentin. Undated it appears to have been created around 1995. An African American Vietnam veteran who worked as a handyman in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento California Morris Solomon Jr. was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder two counts of second-degree murder and five sexual assaults over the course of a year starting in 1986. Five of the victims were found buried outside the homes where Solomon lived or worked while the sixth was "discovered" by Solomon in a closet at a house where he had been working. At Solomon's sentencing Sacramento Superior Court Judge Peter Mering added on a sentence of 95 years to life to make certain Solomon could never win release if his death sentence was overturned. "I can imagine no one whose release would be more terrifying to the community of Sacramento than Mr. Solomon" the judge said. Solomon's conviction was affirmed by the California Supreme Court on July 15 2010. He remains on death row at San Quentin. unknown books
192768151Heidelberg: Carl Winters 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 50p. text plus 58 leaves of black & white plates. dj. Later plain card slipcase. Oblong 38 x 25cm. Text lightly browned. German text. Meister und Werke des Rheinisch-Frankischen Barocks bd I. German text. <br/><br/> Carl Winters hardcover books
15943076<p>Wittenberg: Georg Muller 1594. Rare first edition of one of the earliest works on the subject of scurvy by the well-known anatomist undertaken to survey the incidence of the disease in the ducal territories around Wittenberg and consequently qualifying as an example of public health medicine. According to O’Malley Alberti was able to positively demonstrate the disease’s prevalence in the territory surveyed and astutely recommend citrus fruit as part of a preventative diet a benevolent property later recognized by James Lind in his Treatise on the Scurvy Edinburg 1753. “The book was known by James Lind and referred to by him in his celebrated treatise” O’Malley p. 98. Salomon Alberti 1540-1600 is best known for producing the first illustrations of the venous valves and for producing the first extensive printed account devoted solely to their function in his Tres Orationes Nuremberg 1585. The correct understanding of the venous valves was essential to Harvey’s concept of a systemic circulation of the blood. The work went through at least two 17th-century editions 1624; 1674 though the editio princeps appears to be the only one containing Alberti’s public disputation of 1591 with Ernestus Hettenbach which constitutes the first public announcement of his results. NUC lists NLM; OCLC adds UCLA Medical and Oxford for this edition.</p><p> Durling 81 giving incorrect no. of pages but correct signature run A-Q8 R4; not in Adams or Waller and first edition not at Wellcome; C. D. O’Malley in DSB I.98; Thorndike VI.229-30.</p> Georg Muller hardcover books
197334836Cambridge: MIT Press 1973. hardcover. near fine/very good. Translated by Noel Lindsay. 8vo cloth d.w.; d.w. torn. Cambridge MA: M.I.T. Press 1973. Near fine in very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> MIT Press unknown books
2016157034New York NY: Mnuchin Gallery 2016. Hardcover. VG. Slate gray stamped cloth with color illus. laid on front cover 80 pp. color and BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2016 exhibition of artwork by Irish-born American artist Sean Scully b. 1945. With an essay by Deborah Solomon. Includes a chronology and close-up views of the more than one dozen colorful pieces exhibited. Mnuchin Gallery hardcover books
1809124409London England: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1809. Hardcover. VG- Front hinge split; Some foxing mostly confined to endpapers. Marbled paper over boards; Brown leather at spine and corners; Marbled endpapers; 256 pp.; No illustrations. A collection of poems by Swiss poet Salomon Gessner translated from the original German by George Baker; Includes a prefaces by both Gessner and Baker. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme hardcover books
183417454Albany: Martin and Marshall 1834. 24pp disbound. Scattered foxing. About Good. AI 26885 Sabin 88650. Martin and Marshall unknown books
195323369New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1953. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Exhibition catalog for the exhibition of the same name celebrating Wright's career in architecture. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings of Wright's. A necessary addition to any Wright collector's holdings. Sweeney 912. Unpag. 8vo. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation unknown books
1992913722NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1992. The uncorrected proof copy. Near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich paperback books
1992709732NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1992. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich paperback books
194636267Missoula MT 1946. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to front board. 1st edition Grinstein 59909. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy. Small white stain to rear board. A VG copy. 6 106 xxxvi 108 pp. Last leaf bound in with p. 108 preceding 107. Illustrated. Fold-out chart. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8" <br/><br/>The author a physciatrist of some repute being well represented in the Grinstein bibliography. This volume hand-set & privately-printed by inmates at the Print Shop U.S.D.B. U. S. Disciplinary Barracks Fort Missoula as a trainging project for their education/skill-set acquisition. Herein Solomon looks at battlefield trauma one of the first to do so which as we know today Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD is just now beginning to receive the attention it's due. Volume also looks of those military members with disciplinary problems. Includes 50 brief case studies as well as references. hardcover books
1985033932New York: Schocken Books 1985. 2d Printing. Edited and with a preface by Moses Hadas. xiv 110p. stiff wrappers. Schocken Books unknown books
198140890Trinidad: Inprint Caribbean Ltd 1981. First Edition. Octavo 20cm.; publisher's boards in black photo-illustrated dust jacket; x4253pp.; sixteen leaves of photographs printed on rectos and versos. Jacket extremities rather worn and chipped with subsequent creases both panels rubbed old price sticker to upper panel corners gently bumped else Very Good in Good or better jacket. Memoirs of the Afro-Trinidadian politican. Inprint Caribbean Ltd unknown books
1937008006Chicago IL: Anshe Emet Synagogue 1937. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 248 pages of hymns Coopersmith illustrated with the occasional woodblock. Additionally 290 pages of text subtitled "Prayers and Readings Selected and Arranged by Solomon Goldman." Hardcover binding moderately shelfworn and rubbed. Anshe Emet Synagogue Hardcover books
190147882Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America 1901. First Edition. Octavo 16cm; olive green cloth stamped in gilt; TEG; 146pp. Minor surface wear with light rubbing to extremities. Light foxing to textblock preliminaries; ex libris stamp on front pastedown. Very Good overall.<br/><br/>This book contains 33 Jewish poems translated into English from the original Hebrew by Nina Davis. These poems mostly date to the 9th to 12th centuries; several are by Jehudah Halevi a Spanish-Jewish physician and philosopher who wrote hundreds of poems secular and religious and who is still considered one of the greatest Jewish poets. Jewish Publication Society of America unknown books
19761334075Des Plaines IL: Yogi Publication Society 1976. Reprinted. Hardcover. Thin Octavo; pp 103; G; red spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has slight shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block edges show light wear; light toning to endpapers at edges; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated. 1334075. FP New Rockville Stock. Yogi Publication Society hardcover books
1995121563New York New York: The Free Press a div. of Simon & Schuster 1995. Hardcover. VG second copy is ex-library with bookplate and call number labels light corner and edge wear to book and dust jacket. Off-white paper over boards; Black cloth at spine; Color illus. dj.; 598 pp.; 60 bw figures. An outstanding cultural biography of the city of St. Petersburg; Covers music Stravinsky et al art Chagall Malevich et al theater Meyerhold dance Nijinsky et al literature Nabakov Blok et al and more. The Free Press (a div. of Simon & Schuster) hardcover books