479 résultats
2016165196New York: The Frick Collection 2016. Hardcover. New in shrinkwrap. Black cloth boards. Color-illustrated dust jacket with white lettering. xi 307 pp. Mainly color illustrations. The first major examination of Anthony van Dyck's work as a portraitist and an essential resource on this aspect of his illustrious career. The Frick Collection hardcover books
1971032613NY: Oxford University Press. 1971. One sentence underlined; near fine in a good dust jacket with a jagged open tear on the front panel affecting the letters of the author and title. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1979238967Boston: Little Brown 1979. First. hardcover. near fine/good. Sparsely illustrated in black & white. 366pp. 8vo two-toned boards edge worn torn and rubbed d.w. Boston: Little Brown 1979. First edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> With work by Richard L. Bushman Barbara Miller Solomon John Demos Anne Firor Scott Richard L. Bushman Rowland Berthoff William G. McLoughlin Paul Goodman Neil Harris William R. Taylor Arthur Mann Moses Rischin Robert Mirak.<br/><br/> Little Brown unknown books
195960028NY: Clarke & Way 1959. First edition. 71 pp w/notes. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a bit of edgewear. NY: Clarke & Way unknown books
1961129895New York: Clarke & Way 1961. First paperback. Softcover issue of this collection of poems. 71 pages. An about very good copy in wrappers with some wear. Signed and inscribed by Salomon on the first page in 1961. Clarke & Way unknown books
1959WRCLIT24845New York: Clarke & Way 1959. Cloth and boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author. Fine in very good dust jacket with sunning and edge tear. Clarke & Way hardcover books
1963WRCLIT44831New York: Clarke & Way 1963. Gilt cloth. First edition later printing. Inscribed and signed by the author to poet/translator/publisher George Reavey on the free endsheet. Spine lettering dull top- edge dusty else very good in a sunned dust jacket with splash marks on the lower panel. Clarke & Way hardcover books
197523880New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good dj. c.1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399116729 . spine moderately turned otherwise nice and clean with only minimal shelfwear; jacket shows a bit of wear at corners a few tiny nicks and tears light staining along right edge of front panel. SIGNED by the author no inscription on the ffep. The concluding book in a trilogy this historical novel continues the saga of the Pirov family chronicled in the author's earlier books "The Candlesticks and the Cross" and "The Eagle and the Dove." In this installment "the family finds their world balance on the brink of World War I and the growing threat of the Bolshevik Revolution. Leaving czarist Russia and settling in San Francisco the lovely Ronya Pirov embarks on the life once prophesied to her 'two lives in two lands.' In time after the sudden death of her beloved husband Boris this comes to mean a new love for Paul Zotov and a shared dream for a Zionist homeland." Zotov "a secret agent for England" is involved in the effort "to rid Palestine of the Turks and to prepare the way for a free Jewish homeland." Signed by Author . G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
197557376NY: G.P. Putnam Sons 1975. First Edition. Signed by Solomon on the half-title page. San Francisco novelist Ruth Freeman Solomon wrote a trilogy on the Jewish experience in Russia and America. She is best known for four novels she wrote between 1967 and 1974: the trilogy "The Candlesticks and The Cross" "The Eagle and the Dove' and "Two Lives Two Lands" and the semiautobiographical "The Ultimate Triumph." She continued writing occasional articles well into her 80s. In the 1980s Solomon helped raise money for the renovation of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. This title is the scarcest title in her trilogy. 8vo. embossed white cloth in dust jacket; 383 pages. Very Good covers nice with very minor bump; contents clean & tight; some edgewear very small chips & few short tears with internal repairs with clear archival tape price-clipped d/j. G.P. Putnam Sons unknown books
2013Embry 158034Atria 2013. First printing thus. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Atria, 2013. First printing thus. unknown books
185320236Auburn: Derby and Miller et al. 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. xvi17-336pp. 4pp. publisher's ads inserted between the front endpapers. Original brown cloth spine lettered in gilt boards embossed in blind. Yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated with seven full page illustrations including the frontispiece of the author. Significantly foxed as usual. Binding faded and worn at edges and corners spine gilt worn but still a presentable copy. Housed in a new leather backed custom clamshell case. A farmer and a professional violinist Northup had been a landowner in New York. In 1841 he went to Washington D.C.; there he was drugged kidnapped and sold as a slave. He was held as a slave for 12 years in the Red River region of Louisiana. Made into a movie in 2013 which received the Best Picture Award. Rare in first printing. Derby and Miller, et al. hardcover books
18531321937Auburn: Derby and Miller 1853. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 336 pages; G; bound in 3/4 red leather pebbled dark green cloth boards paneled spine with gilt and no titling; hinges cracked some rubbing to binding; reinforcement to both front and rear gutters; gift inscription to second free endpaper; page 336 with significant damage appears to have at one point been glued to something; Significantly foxed as usual with finger smudges and wear to pages some fraying to scattered fore edges; <br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> With all seven wood engravings including frontispiece portrait; true first printing of this scarce title with no mention of "Thousand" at top of title page; lacking four-page catalogue;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> LB consignment; shelved case 1. Twelve Years a Slave is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. <br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Northup a black man who was born free in New York state details his being tricked to go to Washington D.C. where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. He was in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana before he was able to secretly get information to friends and family in New York who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington D.C. and New Orleans and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. wikipedia;. 1321937. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Derby and Miller hardcover books
20132281351Penguin Books 2013. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Movie tie-in edition. 2013 Trade Paperback. xxxviii 240 pp. "Kidnapped into slavery in 1841 Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. Penguin Books paperback books
18561401303Miller Orton & Mulligan 1856. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good early printing. Basis for award winning movie this year. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Miller, Orton & Mulligan hardcover books
1970038233Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1970. Edited by Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon. xxxviii 273p. stiff wrappers The library of Southern civilization. Louisiana State University Press unknown books
20002299160Dover Publications Inc 2000. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Faint sticker remnant on spine. 2000 Trade Paperback. ix 1 336 pp. 14-page terminal publisher ad. Inspiration for the 2013 film. Kidnapped into slavery in 1841 Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. 7 illustrations. Index. Dover Publications, Inc paperback books
18531403999Derby and Miller 1853. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Derby And Miller Auburn 1853. Hardcover. The scarce true first edition.No mention of thousand on top of title page later printings have Fifth Thousand Eighth Thousand Tenth thousand or Seventeenth thousand indicating later printings Also 1853 on both title and copyright pages and no mention of London on either title or copyright pages.4 page catalog inserted between inside cover and F.E.P. The seven illustrations are all there.The book shows much wear on the edges and the back of the spine is going. Furthermore there is foxing throughout the book. Also there is a name stamped in front cover. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Basis for the award-winning movie of the same title. Derby and Miller hardcover books
2013189255Barnes & Noble Signature Editions 2013-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Dust jacket and book are clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Only minor wear. Barnes & Noble Signature Editions hardcover books
19791319545Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover faint stains on both covers white material along fore edge of front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staples on title pages of all volumes sticker on rear pastedown foxing/staining along textblock edges otherwise clean; 1231 pp; ex-library. 1319545. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19791319540Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; G Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong clean some edgewear some shelfwear; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staple holes on title pages of both volumes sticker on rear pastedown water staining to forward pages bleeding of color from moisture damage pages somewhat warped from moisture damage; 1605 pp; ex-library. 1319540. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19791319544Providence: American Mathematical Society 1979. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes rear endpaper textblock edges Library of Congress ink stamp on front endpaper staples on title pages of all volumes sticker on rear pastedown foxing along head edge and fore edge otherwise clean; 1194 pp; ex-library. 1319544. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19761319445Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong clean slight shelfwear slight edgewear; Textblock has library ink stamp on front pastedown title pages rear pastedown library of congress ink stamp on rear endpaper paperclip impression and markings on last 3 pages library ink stamp on edges otherwise clean; 798 pp. 1319445. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19771319530Providence: American Mathematical Society 1977. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes textblock edges library of congress ink stamp on front endpaper staple holes on title pages of both volumes sticker on rear pastedown white mark along head edge foxing along fore edge slight age toning otherwise clean; 764 pp. 1319530. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19761319528Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear small white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title pages of both volumes textblock edges library of congress ink stamp on front endpaper sticker on rear pastedown small closed tear to rear pastedown small faint black marks along head edge otherwise clean; 1058 pp. 1319528. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
19761319448Providence: American Mathematical Society 1976. Hardcover. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; Blue spine with Gold text; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear faint white marks on front cover otherwise clean; Textblock has library ink stamps on front pastedown rear pastedown title page of Volume 216 edges of textblock library of congress stamp on front endpaper sticker on rear pastedown slight age toning along page edges otherwise clean; 814 pp. 1319448. FP New Rockville Stock. American Mathematical Society hardcover books
