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19756431Vancouver: Talonbooks 1975. First edition. 69 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers; a trade paperback original. Briefly INSCRIBED by Gold. Vancouver: Talonbooks paperback books
15984716Cologne: In Officina Birckmannica 1598. 12mo. 725895pp. 17th cent. vellum soiled. Two paper labels on spine. Popular handbook edition of this often reprinted work of religious instruction containing meditations for the seven days of the week. It first appeared in 1554 in Salamanca under the title LIBRO DE LA ORACION Y MEDITACION. The first Latin edition appeared in Cologne in 1586. Not in Adams or BL German STC. VD16 #L3244. Palau 107537. In Officina Birckmannica hardcover books
19711319634New York: Basic Books Inc. Publishers 1971. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 297; VG/G; dark blue spine with light green text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; modest wear to edges; cloth has mild sunning to exterior; strong boards; text block shows slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated;. 1319634. FP New Rockville Stock. Basic Books, Inc., Publishers hardcover books
1969List911Chicago 1969. 21 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches. Some light toning and edgewear near fine condition overall. The first example of this poster we have encountered which shows Judge Julius Hoffman Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and President Richard Nixon. We find no other records and can only assume it was produced in the same era as the previous offering as it bears the same address of 28 E. Jackson. unknown books
419871New York: Arbor House 1966. Softcover. Near Fine. First Arbor printing. Trade paperback. Spine lightly sunned near fine. Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco and his wife Elena by the author on the title page. "Arbor House Library of Contemporary Americana." "His famous novel of an immigrant Jewish American. Arbor House unknown books
196618177New York: Random House 1966. First edition 8vo. spine soiled; near fine. <br/><br/> Random House unknown books
19662355NY: Random House 1966. First Edition. Fine in dj. Lepper p. 216. Random House unknown books
19569257Pasadena California: Pasadena Art Museum 1956. Softcover. VG slight soiling. Grey wraps. 32 pp. 24 bw plates. Includes an introduction about the collection and how the title "The Blue Four" was chosen the large plates artist biographies and the catalogue of the collection. Pasadena Art Museum paperback books
1959WRCLIT32083Garden City: Doubleday 1959. Cloth. First edition. Top edge a bit dusty else very good in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. Baldwin Bellow Cheever Connell Malamud O'Connor Powers Swados et al. A significant selection. Doubleday hardcover books
1957WRCLIT80628New York: New Directions 1957. vii248pp. Pictorial wrappers. Foreword by James Laughlin. First edition a paperback original. Textblock uniformly tanned a few dust flecks to edges and rear wrapper otherwise a good copy. HARRISON NEWTH & CANDIDO p. 42. New Directions paperback books
310997-3/4" x 5-3/8" 200 x 137 mm. <br/><br/>Worn and somewhat silvered; some cracking to upper and outer margins; laid down to card stock. Gudenian was "one of the most original. virtuosos of the violin of the first half of the 20th century. His works include a rich variety of popular songs dances religious melodies and poetic pieces. for violin with accompaniment of piano or Oriental instruments." Viquipèdia. unknown books
1968179223Ocean Beach: Fire Island News 1968. Newspaper. 20p. folded tabloid newspaper photographs articles reviews and advertisements toning and creasing from fold otherwise good. Fire Island News unknown books
196391455NY:: Dial Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. B000O6G2UW . Contributions by James Baldwin Saul Bellow Arthur Miller William Styron and Gore Vidal among others. First edition. Very good in a good edge worn with a few chips long closed edge tear on front panel dust jacket. . Dial Press, hardcover books
1963C1354Program for the First Piatigorsky Cup: International Grandmaster Chess Tournament July 2 to 27 1963 48 pages with photographs including photographs of the contestants table and diagrams. Octavo 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bound in original publisher's spiral binding in blue felt wrappers with black and silver Piatigorsky Cup stamped to cover. Included nine first day tickets for the cup. Signed or inscribed by all the contestants to Mrs Piatigorsky. <br /><br />The Piatigorsky Cup was a triennial series of double round-robin grandsmaster chess tournaments held in the United States in the 1960's. Sponsored by the Piatigorsky foundation only two events were held in 1963 and 1966. the Piatigorsky Cups were the strongest U S Chess tournaments since New York 1927. Jacqueline Piatigorsky was married to cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. One of the strongest woman chess players in the U S and a regular competitor in the U S Women's Chess Championship she designed the cup and was the primary organizer of the tournaments. The prize funds were among the largest of any chess tournament up to that time. Every player was guaranteed a prize and all traveling and living expenses were paid. The First Piatigorsky Cup was held in the Ambassador Hotel Los Angeles in July 1963. The tournament field of eight included players from five countries. the soviet representatives Paul Keres and World Champion Tigran Petrosian finished equal first to share the cup with a score of 8 1/2/14 receiving more than half of the $10000 prize fund $3000 for first. Keres won most of the games in the tournament six but lost twice to Samuel Reshevsky. The Cup was Petrosian's first tournament since winning the 1963 World Championship match with Mikhail Botvinnik and was one of two first prizes he shared in his six-year reign as champion. He was the first reigning champion to play in an American tournament since Alexander Alekhine at Pasadena 1932. After losing the second round to Svetozar Gligoric Petrosian was never in danger the rest of the tournament. The remainder of the tournament field included to Americans Reshevsky and Pal Benko two Argentinians Oscar Panno and Miguel Najdorf and two Europeans Gligoric Yugoslavia and Frank Olafsson Iceland. U S Champion Bobby Fischer decline an invitation after his demand for $2000 appearance fee was refused by the tournament organizers. Gligoric led halfway through the tournament with 4 1/2/7 but scored only three draws in the last seven games and finished fifth behind Najdorf and Olafsson. Petrosian finished the strongest with 5/7 in the second half. Before the last round Petrosian led with 8 points followed by Keres with 7½ and Najdorf and Ólafsson with 7. Both Petrosian and Keres had Black in the final round. Petrosian drew his game against Reshevsky but Keres beat Gligorić to result in a tie for first place with 8½ points each.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b> Edges sunned inscriptions to front end paper and title else spiral spine cracked else very good. Piatigorsky Cup Committee paperback books
192061861On a lake in northern New England 1920. Photographs. Small snapshots 3 x 4 1/2 inches nice images. The vintage outboard motor being used is especially interesting. Very good. 8871. <br/><br/> unknown books
87705Paperback. Good. Condition varies but all are sound. Rust stains from staples or proximity to staples on adjacent items. <br/><br/> paperback books
188145183Flumine Januario / Rio de Janeiro: Typ. Economica 1881. First complete edition. Half black morocco over marbled boards gilt spine title. A very good copy boards rubbed repaired tear and closed tear on Volume V half title and title page. xii vii 467 1 pp. 4to. Published in and taking up the entire volume of Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio De Janeiro. Volume V. 1880 1881. Added title page: Petro nomine ac imperio primo Brasiliensis imperii perpetuo defensore . jubente Flora fluminensis a' fr. Josepho Mariano a Conceptione Vellozo Ordinis monorum collecta descripta et elaborata anno M.D. CC. XC. Ex M.S. cod. Imperialis bibliothecæ eruta nunc primo etitur. Flumine Januario A.D.M. DCCC. XXV imperii IV. José Xavier Veloso 1742-1811 born in what is now Minas Gerais Brazil was ordained in 1766 in the convent of St. Anthony in Rio de Janeiro where he studied philosophy and theology later geometry in San Paulo and finally natural history. He collected plants animals and minerals in the Rio de Janeiro area from 1783 to 1790 at which time he moved to Lisbon where he worked at the Royal Academy of Sciences while preparing Florae Fluminensis his greatest work for publication. Using the Linnaeus' system of sexual classification of plants he prepared very highly detailed texts and 1700 prints many of them of new species. But the publication of the work was beset by problems. First sent to Venice the plates were never completed. Later the French invasion of the Iberian peninsular sent the Portuguese government then Veloso and his manuscripts into exile in Brazil where he died in 1811. In 1825 an abbreviated version of the text was published followed by the eleven volumes of the Icones in 1827 of which few copies survive. The complete text was not published until this edition in 1881. Bound with and proceeded by Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio De Janeiro. Volume IV. 1879. Rio 1881. viii 151 1 pp vii plates. Folded color plate split at fold. Volume subtitle: Insectologia. Includes Müller Fritz: A metamorphose de um insecto diptero among other works. Rodrigues 2473. Sabin 98833n. For the shorter version of 1825 see: Barba de Moraes II p. 343. Pritzel 468. Jackson 377. Innocencio V.5 4258; V.13 p.122. Also see Nissen BBI 2046. Typ. Economica hardcover books
199455792NY:: Clarkson Potter. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0517588285 . Color photographs by Charles Gold throughout. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Clarkson Potter, hardcover books
19692305893New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. No jacket. Smudges on front board page ridges lightly toned. 1969 Hard Cover. xxi 320 pp. CONTENTS: Editor's Introduction; Author's Preface; The Planting of New France; The Acadian Frontier; The St. Lawrence Valley; Discovery of the Mississippi; Louisiana and the Illinois; Rivalry with England; King George's War; The People of New France; Basis of the Final Struggle; Outbreak of War; A Year of Disaster; Guarding the Western Frontier; A Year of Humiliation; The Turning of the Scale; The Fall of Quebec; Conquest Approaching; The Treaty of Paris; Louisiana Under Spain; Critical Essay on Authorities. Includes maps. Haskell House Publishers Ltd hardcover books
1966272480New York: French & European Publications 1966. hardcover. very good/very good-. Preface by Jacques Helft. 473 photographic illustrations including 48 in color. 336pp. tall 4to white pictorial cloth d.w. frayed. New York: French & European Publications 1966. First Edition in English. Ownership signature else a very good copy in a very good- dust wrapper.<br/><br/> "A survey . lavishly illustrated with pieces from European and American collections. Includes many illustrations of comparative works." -- Arntzen/Rainwater P487. The Connaissance des arts collection "Grand artisans d'autrefois".<br/><br/> French & European Publications unknown books
198887497Berkeley:: University of California Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0520056701 . First printing. Good in a good light damp staining and rippling fading along the spine dust jacket. . University of California Press, hardcover books
682128 folding engraved plates. 74; 86; 60; 35 folding leaves. Four vols. Oblong 8vo orig. patterned wrappers orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers new stitching. Tokyo: Government Publication issued under the Author's name Yosoda Masayoshi a pen name for Tanabe 1869. First edition in Japanese translated from an unidentified French text which according to the Preface was issued in 1863 with a sequel in 1867. Tanabe also states that this work includes information gained from the French military mission of 17 men four officers ten non-commissioned officers and two soldiers led by staff captain Charles Sulpice Jules Chanoine who came to Japan in early 1867 at the request of the Japanese Shogunate for training in Western warfare. Several of these men became deeply involved in Japanese politics unsuccessfully fighting on the side of the Shogunate. Tanabe wrote several works on military subjects including military formations 1865 a glossary of French military terms with Japanese translations 1867 military gymnastics and training exercises 1868 and our work. This is a complete work on infantry drills and tactics including training of new soldiers how to form tactical units and deploy them effectively how to operate a variety of weapons etc. The fine copper-engraved plates depict military formations tactical positions military stances etc. Fine set. unknown books
718743 parts in 16 vols. 8vo orig. wrappers new stitching. China: Zhan yi tang Prefaces dated 1790 & 1791. First edition. Zhao 1727-1814 "was an important poet and historian from Yanghu. He was born poor and supported himself at first as a private tutor. In 1761 he passed the imperial examination and in a long career served in many official capacities. Upon being appointed the prefect of Zhenan Guanzi province in 1766 he showed himself to be a reformer dedicated to helping the common people. From 1784 to 1786 he became the director of the Anting Academy in Yangzhou. In addition to writing a collection of 'poetry talk' critical notes on poetry he wrote a dynastic history histories of military campaigns and other important works. He was a friend of Yuan Mei 1716-1798 and was considered along with Yuan Mei and the poet and playwright Jiang Shiquan 1725-1785 one of the three greatest poets of Southern China."-Barnstone & Chou eds. The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry p. 339. The present work is a collection of Zhao's miscellaneous poetry and writings on classical Chinese literature especially poetry history and historiography one volume is devoted to a discussion of the Tongjian Gangmu of 1172 politics dynastic history philosophy and various other subjects. One of the foremost historians of his day he was among the first to turn his attention to the larger more fundamental problems of historiographical method and social and institutional history. Fine set. ❧ Nienhauser ed. The Indiana Companion to Traditional Chinese Literature Vol. 1 pp. 229-30-"Chao's literary talents were manifold encompassing those of poet essayist calligrapher and critic. He mastered many poetic forms including both old- and new-style verse.Chao was a prolific writer producing many works on a great variety of subjects including history politics and philosophy.". unknown books
19532307557New York: Galaxy 1953. Soft Cover. Very Good. Pages lightly toned minor chip along bottom edge of front wrapper. 1953 Soft Cover. 160 pp. CONTENTS: The Defenders by Philip K. Dick; The Inhabited by Richard Wilson; Teething Ring by James Causey; Life Sentence by James McConnell; Prott by Margaret St. Clair; Ring Around the Sun by Clifford D. Simak; For Your Information by Willy Ley; Editors Page by H.L. Gold; Galaxy's Five Star Shelf by Groff Conklin. Galaxy paperback books
18800064001880-1917. Full Morocco. Very Good. Oblong 21 by 30 cm. 92 numbered leaves with content with log entries more or less statistical on all the versos and pictures and/or original drawings mostly mounted on 58 rectos with some additional loose material. 129 numbered leaves in all. Several of the log pages have mounted photos obscuring the log as it is clear that this game book was at some point re-purposed to be a more general album with some emphasis on sports including also fishing foxhunting and sailing but also there are two pages of photos from South Africa with photos of native tribesmen ostriches a hut Cecil Rhodes house etc. 13 original works of art -- watercolored pencil pen and ink -- in addition to numerous painted fish hook and fly vignettes these sometimes done directly onto the page. Most charming are the comical illustrations of anthropomorphic foxes. Sepia photos are of the country estates their stately homes and rural settings of the hunts as well as the people involved -- the hosts and guests during these country weekends. Many but by no means all of the photos have captions helpfully identifying the participants or the locations. And the log proper provides the names of those participating in the shooting and often what would now be regarded as obscenely large kills. Among the many aristocrats and wealthy in the photographs and/or logs are Lady Randolph Churchill Jennie Churchill Arthur Balfour Lady Minto Mary the famous 4th Countess Henry Lascelles the 5th Earl of Harewood the 5th Earl of Carnavon of King Tut fame as well as the owner of the castle used in Downton Abbey Baron Rothschild Lord de Grey Lord Ashburton Prince Murat the Duke of Buccleuch Prince Duleep de Singh Lord Rosebery and on and on. Country homes include Longleat Greystoke Castle the Hirsel Highcliffe Castle etc. Alexander McDonnell was a son of the 5th Earl of Antrim and a clerk in the House of Lords. Obviously he was very well connected and surely very popular among the upper echelons of English society back then. And we would note that many of the most illustriously titled have frequent entries here; what we have here is a window into a cohesive social network it is our sense. Condition: morocco binding has moderate to heavy wear along edges some scuffs on the boards and spine. The leaves can have a waviness the result of the interaction of the mounted material upon the leaves. A few photos are loose. There is a little bit of a scrappy quality to the book as befitting a log book that was partially turned into something much more and this quality is part of its charm as well. <br /><br /> books