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19121219<p>Presentation and inked signature from the editor U. R. Ulysses Robert Brooks to Berry Benson " . . . who was a scout and sharpshooter in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Among his other wartime exploits he was captured twice by Union forces—and escaped both times."</p><p>The author Col. U R Brooks entered the Confederate Army in 1862 as a Private in Co B 6th South Carolina.</p><p>Among many subjects he includes much information on the experiences of women in the War: "The Maiden of Fairfax" "Experience of Two Ladies with Abraham Lincoln" "A Confederate Wedding."</p><p>Nevins page 64.</p> The State Company hardcover
194110146<p>The Dryden Press New York 1941. First Edition. Template on flyleaf stating 'Distributed by the Negro Publication Society of America 1 West 125th St. New York N.Y.' HC Blue cloth with gilt strip and title same on spine. Foxing through but clean copy no writing. A varied anthology of poetry short fiction plays and novel extracts from African-American writers in 1082 pages such as seen in the Table of contents: I. Short stories; II. Novels; III. Poetry; IV. Folk Literature; V. Drama; VII Biography; VIII. Essays; and Appendix. Filled with historical data. Small foxing stains pg 618-625 about size of a quarter.</p> The Dryden Press hardcover
1970LIT-MX.1970-1546México: Joaquín Mortiz 1970. Primera. Rústica. Good. México 1970. Segundo y último libro de narrativa escrito por Ulises Carrión antes de su autoimpuesto silencio y posterior transición a artista de lo efímero. Ejemplar en excelente estado como nuevo salvo un raspón leve en el borde de la cubierta y algunas marcas de almacenamiento. Envío asegurado a todo el mundo por FedEx UPS o DHL. 159 pp. Used book in good to very good condition unless otherwise noted. All our books are thoroughly checked for issues such as missing dust jackets markings library stamps and so on. If we notice a book was misdescribed we will always let you know before shipping. We're a brick and mortar store and handle every single book with respect and care. Joaquín Mortiz paperback
1930007442Zürich, Rhein-Verlag, 1930. Orig.-Lederbände, 631 / 611 Seiten (Dünndruck), Kl.-8°. Dritte Auflage (1930). Die erste Auflage war 1927 als Privatdruck im Rhein-Verlag erschienen. Die zweite und dritte Ausgaben erfolgten aufgrund vorhergegangenen Subskription. Komplette Ausgabe in zwei Bänden. Einbände nur ganz leicht berieben. Saubere und sehr gut erhaltene Exemplare. Vom Verfasser geprüfte definitive deutsche Ausgabe von Georg Goyert. Titel und Einband von E. Preetorius. Seltene grüne Ganzleder-Ausgabe mit Goldprägung, Kopfgoldschnitt und Lesebändchen.
190776146Paris: Alphonse Picard et Fils 1907. half leather recased with original spine laid down five raised bands and gilt lettering paste paper boards. Small 4to. half leather recased with original spine laid down five raised bands and gilt lettering paste paper boards. iv22941; viii2298-4832 columns two per page. 2 volumes. New edition corrected and augmented printed in conjunction with the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres. Printed in an edition limited to 2200 copies. Biography and bibliography of sources and personages of the middle ages. Although published in France this is a source book for all of European medieval history. Besterman 2885-2886. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. Alphonse Picard et Fils unknown books
19979526<p>First edition first printing with poems not published in the later printings. Dark blue cloth boards with a blue dustjacket and orange endpapers. Minor wear around jacket but otherwise a clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Unaccountably scarce.</p><p>6.25 x 9.5 in</p> The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
197432771Philadelphia: Temple University Press 1974. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. vii. 200pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by the translator to the prior owner: "For James and Betty Pyrros To keep the Sovereign Sun shining over the "looney vessel" the "crazy craft" and the "balmy boat" that is Greece. With love Kimon Friar Potomac Dec. 5 1997." A loving and pertinent inscription from one of the greatest translators of literature in the 20th century. His translation of Kazantzakis' "The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel" has been favorably compared to C.K. Scott Moncrieff's translation of Proust. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the first three pages only of the introduction with neat underlining of several passages otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the slightest suggestion of shelf rubbing of the edges otherwise remains Fine/As New. As pictured. Temple University Press hardcover
194150650New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Some wear to the corners of the boards. Early anthology of African American literature this copy has dark boards with gold ribbon containing the title. Unmarked tight and square. loc Gatsby. The Dryden Press hardcover
19411358136New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Hardcover. Octavo 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear fading to spine small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1358136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
198229489Amsterdam 1982. Fine condition. Ref. Hill 63. First Edition. Xerographic flyer printed recto/verso to A4 sheet. Announcement for the only film made by Ulises Carrión a structuralist 16mm performance in which Carrión cradles a television set playing scenes from Max Ophüls' The Reckless Moment 1949 and moves his body and the set according to the direction in which the camera pans in the film—right left down up—resulting in a strangely stabilized image. The performance abruptly concludes when Ophüls' protagonist throws the body of a gangster ex-art dealer into the sea. Amsterdam unknown
1992321218New York: American Classics Library 1992. Facsimile. hardcover. fine. Some b/w illustrations. 2 volumes. Thick 8vos full gilt-decorated gray leather all edges gilt marble endpapers. New York: American Classics Library/Gryphon Editions. Fine.<br/> <br/> A facsimile of the first editions from 1885/86.<br/> <br/> American Classics Library unknown
1915014965J. B. Lyon. First Printing. xii 371 pp. Bound in publisher's original deep green ribbed cloth with titles and design stamped in gilt on front and spine. The fourth volume in the celebrated series of horticultural monographs published under the auspices of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. The Cherries of New York offers a scientific study of cherry botany a history of cherry cultivation throughout the world and like its companion volumes a comprehensive beautifully illustrated survey of cherry varieties grown in the state. Slight shelf wear to cloth corners bumped; hinges cracked. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1915. J. B. Lyon hardcover
1941014794The Citadel Press. Publisher's blind stamped blue cloth with black ands and silver gilt titles on front and spine. Slight sunning on spine and to top edge of cover. Scarce. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1941. The Citadel Press hardcover
1997002836Geneve: Heros-Limite 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Original printed wrappers in transparent dust jacket. Texts collected by Juan J. Agius. Text in English and French. Introductions Anne Moeglin-Delcroix and Clive Phillpot. Overview of Carrion's critical writing and treatises on artists' books With a bibliography of books by Carrion. Limited first edition of 500 copies. 207 pp. 21 x 15 cm. Transparent dust jacket with tear and light wear else fine. Rare first edition. . Heros-Limite Paperback
197859238BBGenève, Ecart, 10 Ma 1978. 41,3x27 cm. Plakat.
1981923201981. Anvil Press Poetry London. 1981. First edition. Hardback with DW. Wrapper shelf worn and browned with some offsetting to upper board. Overall a lovely clean copy of this SCARCE book. hardcover
19411395657New York New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear spine mildly cocked and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
1981L621Greece: Denise Harvey & Company 1981. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 5.25 x 7.75in. x. 202pp. Bound with the original wraps in full calf with hand tooled ruling gilt titling and decoration in emulation of Lawrence Durrell's titular quote 'You enter Greece as one might enter a dark crystal.' Signed by the master Athenian bookbinder Andreas Ganiaris. Marbled endpapers. NEAR FINE in Fine textured slipcase. Spine ever so lightly tanned. As pictured. Denise Harvey & Company hardcover
199016.732BattMatanzas: Ediciones Vigía 1990. 1ª ed. 26x33. Ediciones Vigía, unknown
1992250737New York: American Classics Library 1992. hardcover. fine. Illustrated with maps plates and facsimiles. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo handsomely bound in publisher's full green leather with gilt decorations. New York: Privately printed for members of the American Classics Library 1992. Fine<br/><br/> A facsimile reprint of the first edition.<br/><br/> American Classics Library unknown books
19851901201173Helsinki: Eurographica 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Printed in English. Number 29 of 350 copies signed by the Greek Nobel Prize-winner at the title page. A superb example of Rolando Pieraccini's "Contemporary Poets in Signed Limited Editions" series issued in the 1980's & 90's by his Finnish publishing company Eurographica. The book was printed in Italy by Tipografia Nobili established in Pesaro 1823 on special Michelangelo Paper made at the Magnani Paper Mills in Pescia. In plain white stiff card wrappers and enclosed in a grey dustwrapper with deckled top-edge black titles and large folds. 50 pages untrimmed at the edges and at the rear of the book is a reproduction of the manuscript of one of the poems in the book. This copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket. <br/> <br/> Eurographica paperback
197730863Antwerpen: Guy Schraenen 1977. This copy fine. Scarce with a single OCLC record discovered. Audio cassette in original housing with stapled booklet 8 pages as liner. The first published collection of Ulises Carrión's conceptual audioworks; a number of which were created specifically for this Schraenen recording. As per the artist's statement printed to the liner: "Each piece is a series of vocal units that unfolds according to simple rules. Their beginning and end are arbitrary—they could go on infinitely. They should go on. They go on." Side 1: Hamlet for two voices 15'36 with Martha Hawley and Aritmética 5'19; Side 2: Three Spanish Pieces 7'21 Poema 1'57 First Spanish Lesson 7'13 and 45 Revoluciones por Minuto 3'59. Dear Reader p. 128; Hill 38. Antwerpen: Guy Schraenen unknown
199816526New York: Charles L. Webster & Co. / Digital Scanning Inc 1998. Reproduction. Quarter Leather. Fine. The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant in a beautiful quarter leather binding from Felton Bookbinding of Canada. Octavo two volumes 584pp. 2; 647pp errata 2. Vol. II. Quarter green morocco decorative raised bands on spine gilt tooling green cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge in gilt. This copy was reproduced from scans of the original volumes in 1998 by Digital Scanning Inc. of Scituate MA. Housed in custom green cloth slipcase photograph of Grant on side panel signature in gilt. A beautiful set. Published shortly after his death the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant are held in high regard by historians and casual readers alike. President Grant was initially opposed to writing his memoirs but wished to leave his family financially stable after his death. The books were sold in multiple formats ranging in price from $3.50 to $12.00 in 1885. Eicher 492. Charles L. Webster & Co. / Digital Scanning, Inc unknown
1924136209München. Bremer Presse 1924. 384 n. n. Seiten. Breitrandiger Druck auf Zanders Büttenpapier mit Wasserzeichen. Original-Karton-Einband mit Rückenschild im Originalschuber. (Einband vor allem am Rücken gebräunt. Schuber mit Gebrauchsspuren. Ansonsten gutes u. sauberes Exemplar). 36x23 cm
194149161New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Very good plus. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that on its publication in 1941 THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" 58. Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s including songs plays narratives of enslaved people poetry essays folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii 1082 pages including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm. The Dryden Press unknown
