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1949255041New York: Viking 1949. First. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo matt orange cloth stamped in brown. d.w. N.Y.: Viking 1949. First Edition.<br/><br/> A very good copy with a touch of fading to the extremes of the orange cloth spine and a lightly edge-worn dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1926012962The Century Company 1926. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine copy In a Near-Fine Jacket.First Edition.Geat Vintage Rare Biblio-mystery . Only Book Written as a Biblio-mystery on Book Plates.Very Rare In Jacket. The Century Company Hardcover books
19398195Paris: The Obelisk Press 1939. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1939 1st edition in its unrecorded variant binding with 175.00 francs stamped on the rear panel and no price on the spine. Also includes the publisher's "errata" slip. Bright and well-preserved and very presentable. Clean and VG with mild darkening --and light scuffing-- along the spine and a light trace of soiling to the rear panel. 12mo 367 pgs. Miller's triumphant follow-up to "Tropic of Cancer" this time bringing the reluctant ex-patriate back to New York. <br/><br/> The Obelisk Press paperback books
196325994Atlanta: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1963. Creasing to the top right corner with a small tear on the last page and toning throughout; very good in photo-illustrated wrappers. First Edition. Octavo. Published by the pioneering student organization for civil rights Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Likely the earliest publication of the work of Danny Lyon this pamphlet documents the civil rights demonstration in Danville Virginia on June 10 1963. Designed by Lyon and illustrated with his black-and-white photographs some of which would be later included in the seminal 1964 volume on the Civil Rights Movement The Movement. With an official record of hospitalized demonstrators and text by Dorothy Miller. Atlanta: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee unknown books
1810380801810. <p>Probably Unique Nineteenth-Century American Medical Broadside Advertisement Illustrated by One of America's First Lithographers</p> <p>Miller. Doctr. Miller has erected a commodious house in Franklin . . . Engraved advertising circular illustrated with an engraving of Miller's sanatorium by Thomas Wightman fl. 1811 after I. R. i.e. John Ritto Penniman 1782-1841. N.p. n.d. before 1884. 173 x 210 mm. Laminated on paper some marginal spotting moderate toning.</p> <p>Probably Unique American Medical Broadside advertising Dr. Miller's sanatorium located in Franklin Mass. about 20 miles southwest of Boston. According to the advertisement Dr. Miller's establishment treated "persons labouring under the Cancer Stone in the Bladder Cataract and other diseases of the Eye Hydrocele White Swellings swelled Legs Fistula Polypus Hare Lips Wens Eruptions of the Skin and Ulcerations in general." The advertisement further states that "much pains have been taken to make this a place of resort where Invalids will receive every attention which may render their situation comfortable & pleasant. Ladies will find suitable accommodations." </p> <p>The illustration of Miller's sanatorium that heads the circular was drawn by John Ritto Penniman "described as 'perhaps the most skilled inventive and versatile ornamental artist and draftsman of his time in America' Antiques magazine July 1981". Penniman was also one of American's first lithographers credited for making the first drawing on stone ever done in the United States Zellman 300 Years of American Art p. 94. An inscription on the back of the circular partially obscured by the lamination is dated Feb. 2 1884. Benezit for the artists. </p> . unknown books
17976624London: John Murphy 1797. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand by Gosse. A charming colour-printed mezzotint of English rural life<br/> <br/>Two young children are shown leaning on a stile looking out with interest at the world outside the confines of their home. The family dog looks up at the viewer. Behind them a fairly substantial cottage built of stone with two brick chimneys sits comfortably in its wooded surroundings beneath a pleasant blue sky. The whole scene is composed of richly contrasting colors and forms and could serve to illustrate the beginning of a fairy tale. John Murphy unknown books
19493930New York: The Viking Press 1949. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy of the book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket with rubbing and wear at the crown otherwise in excellent condition. <br/><br/>Arthur Miller's 1949 play - one of the towering classics of the American stage. Death of a Salesman follows the trials of Willy Loman the quintessential American tragic hero. The original production was directed by Elia Kazan starred Lee J. Cobb and ran for 742 performances. The role of Loman has also been played by such luminaries as George C. Scott Brian Dennehy and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The play would win a Tony Award the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award becoming the first play to win all three prizes. It would also be adapted into a 1951 film directed by Stanley Roberts -- Fredric March would be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. "Arthur Miller has written a superb drama. From every point of view "Death of a Salesman" which was acted at the Morosco last evening is a rich and memorable drama. It is so simple in style and so inevitable in theme that it scarcely seems like a thing that has been written and acted" Contemporary New York Times review. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. The Viking Press unknown books
1949270351New York: Viking 1949. First. hardcover. fine. 8vo handsomely rebound in full orange morocco with inlay of the image from the original front cover. Stamped in brown. d.w. New York: Viking 1949. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Viking unknown books
1968105622New York: The Viking Press 1968. First edition of this play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Octavo original cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author to his editor on the front free endpaper "Dear Aaron Thanks Arthur March 1968." Asher also edited Saul Bellow Philip Roth and many others. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson. The Price is about family dynamics the price of furniture and the price of one's decisions. The play premiered on Broadway in 1968 and has been revived four times on Broadway. It was nominated for two 1968 Tony Awards. The Viking Press hardcover books
199211504New York: Peter Blum 1992. First edition. Cloth. Fine. Limited first edition in two volumes in slipcase. A story by Miller with lovely illustrations by Bourgeoise. Fine condition in cloth bindings. This copy nicely INSCRIBED BY BOTH CONTRIBUTORS TO BRENDAN GILL. One of twelve hundred examples but few inscribed such as this. <br/><br/> Peter Blum hardcover books
1939256212York PA 1939. hardcover. very good-. This spiral-bound book features photographs biographies and many authentic signatures of various band leaders who performed at the Valencia Ballroom. 93 pages 11 x 8 inches burgundy leatherette edge-worn. York Pennsylvania 1939. very good- condition.<br/><br/> Many of the band leaders have signed their photos including Glenn Miller Benny Goodman Jimmie Lunceford Woody Herman Jimmy Dorsey Hal Kemp Jack Teagarden Red Norvo Kay Kyser and Dick Stabile. Lunceford's signature is especially rare as he died at the age of 45.<br/><br/> unknown books
1940170915001Chicago: Printed by J. H. N. for Friends of Henry Miller 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. First edition limited. Shifreen & Jackson's third binding variant in publisher's blue cloth with gold title label lettered in black raspberry-pink end papers. Though the limitation states only 250 copies printed it is believed that the actual number of copies printed far exceeds that amount perhaps totaling 750-1000. Signed by Henry Miller on the first blank page though not as called for. Very Good with rubbing to gilt title block on front cover spotting to cloth at edges. Shifreen & Jackson A25d. Printed by J. H. N. for Friends of Henry Miller hardcover books
1969249716Pacific Palisades 1969. unbound. 2 pages front and back 11 x 8.5 inches Pacific Palisades October 1 1969. Written to a book designer discussing certain new projects and reminiscing over some old ones. He asks that certain of his original writings not be changed in part: ".Forgive me if I sound cranky or whatever but I must confess I am and always have been against this sort of meddling by the editorial minded gents.Do make it a handsome book-for Abe's sake. If necessary get it done in Japan." Paperclip impression on the top margin of page 1; paperclip rust stain in the bottom margin of page 2; otherwise very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
194144703Chicago: Printed by the Friends of J. H. N. for Friends of Henry Miller Ben Abramson 1941. 1st edition Shifreen & Jackson A25a. Stated limitation of 250 cc. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Red gold & black mottled paper dust jacket with black printing. VG/VG spine sunned with 1 cm chip from each end. 88 4 blank pp. 8vo. 9-1/4" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/>Shifreen & Jackson question the limitation citing the print run needed for profitability and frequency on the market though they do speculate that the 3 states of the first ours given priority may each have had a run of 250 cc. Shifreen & Jackson also debunk the notion this book printed by John Henry Nash citing Miller correspondence noting otherwise. This first state binding increasingly uncommon especially in the original jacket. Printed by the Friends of J. H. N. for Friends of Henry Miller [Ben Abramson] hardcover books
18462289773W. McKinstry & Co 1846. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First edition. Rebacked with original backstrip laid down. Former library copy with just a couple small stamps. Boards rubbed foxed throughout. 1846 Hard Cover. Sabin 49037. A firsthand account of the 1838 Canadian rebellion and the author's subsequent imprisonment in Tasmania which was called Van Diemen's Land until 1856. It was used as Australia's primary penal colony from 1800-1853. "Linus W. Miller a twenty-two year old American lawyer who was transported to Van Diemen's Land as a state prisoner from Canada after becoming involved in the 1838 Canadian rebellion arrived on the 'Canton' in Hobart Town on 17 January 1840. Returning to the US after his pardon Miller wrote a book 'Notes of an Exile in Van Diemen's Land' in 1846." Union Songs Research Archive. He dedicated the work to William H. Seward. W. McKinstry & Co hardcover books
19973714New York: John Wiley & Sons 1997. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's work on derivatives. Octavo original black boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Mike Lynch with best wishes Merton H. Miller Chicago March 19 1998. "Some of us trade markets; others of us observe markets; Merton Miller understands markets. As this volume demonstrates Professor Miller is unsurpassed at cutting through fluff misinterpretation and even obfuscation to get to the heart of highly charged issues" Charles W. Smithson. John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
1997140940805New York: John Wiley & Sons 1997. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Signed by Merton H. Miller on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt. Bump to edge of lower board else Fine. In a Near Fine dust jacket with light shelf wear. Signed by the economist and co-author of the Modigliani-Miller theorem which proposed the irrelevance of debt-equity structure. Miller shared the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Harry Markowitz and William F. Sharpe. John Wiley & Sons unknown books
1732011361London: Printed for the Author and sold by C. Rivington London 1732. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncommon first edition. 8vo xvi 252 4p publishers' listings frontispiece engraved by Pine contemporary speckled panelled calf with rules and ornaments in blind gilt dentelles and cover edges. Front cover hinge partially revealed loosening covers soiled but a nice unsophisticated copy. Miller's Gardener's Dictionary went through eight editions in his lifetime and it is said that before its appearance not more than 1000 species of plants were in cultivation. At Miller's death there were more than 5000. Miller accepted the introduction of the Linnean system of nomenclature in 1759. The Gardener's Kalendar reached a 15th edition in 1769 and was also published on the Continent. Printed for the Author, and sold by C. Rivington, London hardcover books
1946170216009Washington DC: Black Sun Press 1946. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Volume III Spring 1946. Complete in 31 broadsides numbered 1-28 with Book reviews plus "Cover Leaf" and "Foreleaf" in fragile yellow wraps with pockets. One of approximately 1000 copies. Krumhansl 1. Very Good overall. Wraps as is typical are in fair shape-- split foxed and chipped. Occaisional corner bumping edge chipping and slight creasing to broadsides; foxing spot on TOC page. Bukowski broadside lightly foxed with a bit of edge wear. Apart from being a literary magazine composed of beautifully-printed broadsides with Henry Miller as its prose editor this issue is quite scarce complete featuring contributions from such 20th Century luminaries as Henry Miller Sartre Boyle Genet Garcia Lorca Rexroth and the first separate publication of Charles Bukowski preceding his first book Flower Fist and Bestial Wail by 14 years. Black Sun Press paperback books
1957140937850New York: New Directions 1957. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Henry Miller to Monterey attorney and good friend of John Steinbeck Webster "Toby" Street signed and dated 8/19/58. First edition. Distinguished from later printings by lack of printing statement on jacket flap. Shifreen & Jackson A105a. xii 404 pp. Original orange cloth lettered in black. Very Good with sunned spine cloth in Very Good worn and edge-rubbed dust jacket small tear in front panel top edge price intact. An autobiographical account of living in the Big Sur area by the taboo-busting American author. New Directions unknown books
1737277646London: Rivington 1737. Third. hardcover. very good-. 6 copperplates including frontispiece. 2 volumes thick folios printed in double column full original calf worn with front hinge loose on volume 1 nice clean interior small bookplate. London: Rivington 1737 1739. A very good- copy.<br/><br/> Rivington unknown books
194938665New York: The Viking Press 1949. First edition of the first play to win all three major drama awards upon its opening in 1949: the New York Drama Critics Circle Award the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo original orange cloth pictorial endpapers. Name to the title page near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with rubbing and wear. Jacket drawing by Joseph Hirsch. When Death Of A Salesman premiered in 1949 it was an instant success and secured Arthur Miller's place as one of the great American playwrights of the 20th century. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949 running for 742 performances and has been revived on Broadway four times winning three Tony Awards for Best Revival. The Viking Press hardcover books
2583Original black and white photo of Henry Miller inside looking out of the top of a Dutch door. On verso signed inscribed and dated by the writer "For Stefan. from Henry Miller Big Sur 8/49." A Typed Letter Signed to "Dear Friend" one page of browned paper with two repairs to vertical folds and three unrepaired tears 4to n.p. Big Sur n.d. Miller apologizes to his correspondent that he is no longer able to respond to mail about his books as he has no time to actually write these books any more. "I regret that I am unable to answer your letter myself. for years the letters from readers of my books were a sustaining note in my life. Of late. has become a burden." He specifies by writing about the book he is working on. "Since 1942 due to the pressures of other work I have. put off the consummation of the one book which means more to me than any I have written thus far - THE ROSY CRUCIFIXION. I want the luxury of being able to concentrate on this work." The Rosy Crucifixion consisted of three works Sexus 1949 Plexus 1953 and Nexus 1959 and were all three published together by Grove Press in 1965. Miller introduces his friend Emil White who would be answering letters for him. "Emil White who has volunteered to answer my mail is a close friend who lives nearby. He is doing this without compensation. Be kind to him!" Signed in full with Emil's address in Big Sur below. Emil White 1926-99 artist and close friend of Henry Miller. The Autograph Letter Signed by Emil White on Henry Miller personal Big Sur stationery with trapezoidal photo illustration of Miller at head is to a bookseller named Mr. Lindmark Sept. 28 1945. White writes on behalf of Henry Miller who had entrusted his friend Emil White to act as his secretary. "Enclosed is a picture of Henry Miller the only one he has at this time. Mr. Miller regrets he cannot do the "blurb" for your book store. As for B. Traven he knows. little about him. If you think you can get by the customs authorities you may try to import his earlier books from. Obelisk Press. Paris." In a P.S. written along the side margins "Can you obtain for Mr. Miller the following books at reasonable prices: Knut Hamsun "Mysteries"; Jean Giono - "Joy of Man's Desiring" and Duhamel." White's letter is related in spirit but unrelated in date and inscription to MIller's signed photograph. Condition: photograph shows some cracking in upper left corner but overall in good condition as is White's ALS but Miller's TLS on brown paper has been backed on Mulberry paper due to a full tear across a horizontal fold and splits along vertical folds. unknown books
1929007802Putnam 1929. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Presentation & Association. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good copy.1/250 signed copies.Comes with an evelope carried by Lindbergh on his famous flight. Association Copy of Bella C Landauer. Historian who worked at the Smithsonian & had greatest Aviation Material. "To Bella C. Landauer with the highest regards of the historian in recognition of her eminent position as one of the World's Great Collectors of Historic Documents and Pints.Cordially yours Francis Trevelyan Miller 1929 Christmas." Awesome Copy. Putnam Hardcover books
1879biblio155320 pages with diagrams and index. Octavo 8 1/4" x 5 1/2" bound in half leather with gilt lettering to spine. Subscription to <i>The New Chess Magazine</i> which became the publication of the <i>British Chess Magazine</i> laid in. Volume 8. Betts: 7-15 First edition.<br /><br />The <i>Huddersfield College Magazine</i> chess section was superseded by the British Chess Magazine after 1880 with no more published. First published as volume one in October 1872 and issued monthly until September 1880 it was edited by W J C Miller from October 1872 to June 1876 and John Watkinson from July 1876 until 1880. One of the earlier chess magazine published.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Heavily rubbed at edges corners bumped and rubbed through damaged to front hinge soiled some occasional internal soiling front inner hinge cracked. Over all a good copy of a scarce chess item J E Wheatley & Company hardcover books