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2003LA302003. First edition. Original Wraps. fine. Staple-bound illustrated wraps; pp. 24 illustrated "and converted to comics format" full-color throughout. Book is without flaw. A curious little item with little identifying it. A "Girls Against Pain" comic an illustrated transcription of a prison interview with a girl who intended to carry out a suicide bombing and then changed her mind. Compelling and sympathetic. Scarce. <br/><br/> paperback books
1981432931981. STEIN Ben. "STOP THE PRESSES!" In Penthouse magazine May 1981. Very Good. $5.00. <br/><br/> unknown books
1971155107Middletown Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press 1971. Hardcover. NF/NF. Black boards with gilt lettering and decoration; map end papers. Sage green dj with illus. xxxiv 208 pp. with bw frontis and 24 additional bw illus. Edited with an introduction notes and appendices by Curtis Dahl. Ely's personal story of his whaling experiences written down over the 27 months on board The Emigrant and published before he turned 20. Dahl has set Ely's narrative firmly in a matrix of other relevant material: a biographica introduction; copious notes to the main text; Ely's own account of his religious conversion while at sea; further facts about the vessel voyage and crew; and more. Published for The Marine Historical Association Incorporated. Fascinating! Wesleyan University Press hardcover books
197152071Middletown Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Edited with an introduction notes and appendices by Curtis Dahl. Numerous textual illustrations. Middletown Connecticut: Published for The Marine Historical Association Incorporated by Wesleyan University Press 1971. First edition. Original green buckram binding with gilt stamping. The dust jacket is price-clipped with some mild sun fading along the spine; otherwise a near fine copy. <br/><br/> Wesleyan University Press hardcover books
194734182.1Independence Square: The Curtis Publishing Company 1947. 1st printing. Brightly illustrated paper wrappers stapled with red and white title lettering to front wrapper. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A VG copy. 120 pp. Profusely illsutrated with b/w photographic images and brightly colored advertisments. 13-1/2" x 10-1/2" <br/><br/> The Curtis Publishing Company unknown books
20141330592London: Granta 2014. First Edition Third Printing. Softcover. Octavo 244 pages; VG; black spine with red and white lettering; minimal shelf wear sticker on front cover pages clean; signed flat by Ben Lerner on the title page. 1330592. FP New Rockville Stock. Granta unknown books
2014Embry 156275Faber and Faber 2014. First edition first printing. Light erasure to front fly else fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Faber and Faber, 2014. First edition, first printing. unknown books
19992290884Red Marie's Books 1999. Spiral-Bound Softcover. Near Fine. Signed by author. Signed by editor without inscription on title page. 1999 Spiral-Bound Softcover. We have more books available by this author!. a-e 1 26 pp. 1999 facsimile of 1879 manuscript with an essay entitled Tombstone - A Magic Name by editor Ben T. Traywick. Contains names ages and nativity of the residents at the time plus a short history of Tombstone. [Red Marie's Books] paperback books
2006132140Oxford England: The Walpole Society 2006. Hardcover. VG. Blue boards with stamped lettering. 359 pp. followed by 67 bw plates. The Walpole Society was founded in April 1911 to promote the study of British art history. Issued only to subscribers. The Walpole Society hardcover books
2007174061Oxford England: The Walpole Society 2007. Hardcover. VG dent in bottom edge of rear cover. Blue and half navy boards with gilt spine lettering. 242 pp. 44 BW illustrations. Contents: Richard Symonds's Account of his Visit to Rome in 1649-1651 A Journal of a Trip Through Part of Flanders in 1726 by John Thornhill The Problem of Realism in Hamo Thornycroft's 1885 Royal Academy Lecture Membership of the Walpole Society Contents of Volumes I to LXVIII. The Walpole Society hardcover books
20111322187New York: German House Gallery 2011. Softcover. Oblong Quarto; pp 90; VG-/paperback; silvery gray spine without text; covers have mild wear to corners; light smudges to exterior; intact panels; text block has slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; arts - German;. 1322187. FP New Rockville Stock. German House Gallery unknown books
2011131269New York New York: German House Gallery 2011. SIGNED by the artist. Softcover. NF some light scuffing and a thumb crease. Book essentially unused no spine crease. Silver wraps black titles. 92 pp. Large color plages throughout. Signed and inscribed "To Eugenie for the best days to come". Published for an exhibition held in November 2011 by the German Consulate General. German House Gallery paperback books
2005124829New York: Stefan Stux Gallery 2005. First edition. Oblong spiral bound softcover. 32 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 28 through May 28 2005. Includes 16 color illustrations. A near fine copy. Scarce with only 4 copies listed in OCLC. Stefan Stux Gallery unknown books
1966140243Torrance CA: Hors Commerce Press 1966. First edition. Softcover. A collection of poems printed in an edition of 250 copies. A very good copy in wrappers with some minor edge wear. Hors Commerce Press unknown books
193952301New York: The Viking Press 1939. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22cm; gold cloth with titling and author's initials stamped in blue on spine and front cover; navy blue topstain; dustjacket; x4655pp. Trace of staining to endpapers from binders glue else a fresh Fine copy with the topstain notably unfaded. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.75 with light wear to spine ends and extremities and a few faint stress creases on rear panel; still a well-preserved example Very Good. Volume containing seven short novels all centered around the "miracles that have occurred in our modern cynical scientific world" from rear panel. The Viking Press unknown books
1954165186New York: Simon and Schuster 1954. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 654 pages. A thick autobiography of Hecht. A close to near fine copy with some very minor wear in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the edges and a few small chips and tears. Surprisingly uncommon. Simon and Schuster unknown books
195469774New York: Simon and Schuster 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The author recounts his childhood education and career as journalist playwright and screenwriter describes famous political and literary acquaintances and examines U.S. efforts to aid Jews in Nazi Germany and after the war in Israel. Textual photographs. Octavo. Original green paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine with gilt titles. A bit of wear to the corners which are slightly showing. Some general shelfwear to the dust jacket with neat brown paper reinforcement to the verso; else very good. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
195424867New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dj. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped a good solid copy with a little deterioration to cloth at spine ends and a bit of wear to the lower extremities; jacket is modestly edgeworn with a shallow chip at the top of the spine. B&W photographs INSCRIBED to N.Y. newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons and his wife Sylvia and SIGNED by the author on the ffep who adds "Oceanside Exile" beneath his signature which is also dated June 8 1954 just two weeks after the book's publication date. Autobiography of the screenwriter-playwright-novelist-journalist who was responsible for some of the Twentieth Century's finest works of popular entertainment including "Twentieth Century" itself both the play and the movie version co-written with his longtime partner Charles MacArthur. Kirkus Reviews summed the book up nicely: "Poking into every nook and cranny -- of his thinking his writing his experiences; of sex women marriage divorce fatherhood; of public opinion public figures -- this battle cry of me-dom is a very private life that does not tiptoe in sensitive areas and that does offer stimulating reading in its testimony of a half century of omniverous living." Signed copies are most uncommon. NOTE that additional shipping charges will be requested for international shipping on this somewhat hefty book and for Priority Mail sevice to U.S. customers; if this concerns you please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. Signed by Author . Simon and Schuster hardcover books
19542311468New York: Simon & Schuster 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. Jacket spine stained jacket edges rubbed with one inch by one inch chip to spine head. 1954 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 654 pp. "Ben Hecht /hkt/; February 28 18941 Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1937299372London: Golden Cockerel 1937. Limited. hardcover. very good. Colored title page and initial letters throughout. 49 pages. Slim 4to 1/2 red morocco over tan cloth; boards are a bit dust-soiled and fingered; spine ends a touch worn. London: The Golden Cockerel Press 1937. A very good copy internally fine.<br/><br/> Limited edition - number 135 of 250 copies.<br/><br/> Golden Cockerel unknown books
1963167698London: Gimpel Fils 1963. First edition. Softcover. 12 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran April 1963. Includes with the covers 2 color and 10 black and white illustrations and a checklist. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Gimpel Fils unknown books
18851317337Washington: Government Printing Office 1885. Hardcover. Thick Large Octavo; pp 1392; Poor/no-DJ; 3/4 brown spine with gilt text; marbled boards; detached boards; heavy rubbing to edges and corners; text block has age toned to exterior edges; few endpapers are loosed but present; minor edge chips to first and last few pages; interior lightly toned; previous owner's name to ffep; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;<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. 1317337. FP New Rockville Stock. Government Printing Office hardcover books
WELLER9781984817273New. New book. unknown books
195722520ELos Angeles: The Selznick Company 1957. Original 173 page shooting script printed on eye rest green paper for the 1957 motion picture adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms produced by David O. Selznick starring Rock Hudson Jennifer Jones and Vittorio De Sica who received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in Hemingway’s tale of love set against the background of World War I in Italy. Bradbound in printed studio covers. With a couple of faint cup stains to the front cover else fine. The Selznick Company unknown books
1988USILFIE00sjrPeachtree 1988. Good. Sill Ben. A Field Guide to Little-Known & Seldom-Seen Birds of North America. Sill Cathryn; Sill John. Atlanta: Peachtree 1988. 73pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Square 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Good with light rubbing bumping and subtly soiled covers. Peachtree paperback books