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193533992New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1935. Later printing. Cloth. A very good clean crisp copy. 131 pp. Illus. 8vo. R.R. Bowker Co. hardcover 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
19276162baFLondon: Faber & Gwyer 1927. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xvi 304 pages of text including an index. 22.4cm; hardcover green cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. There are a few ink marks in the margins. Contains two folded maps; frontis. portrait of Dr. John Philip 1775-1851 South African missionary for London Missionary Society from 1819 until death; owner marks. Africa; apartheid. Previous owner name neatly on front endpaper. Faber & Gwyer Hardcover books
195817100558Fairfax California: The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco printed by Mallette Dean 1958. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 125 copies octavo size 40 pp. Henry Miller Madden 1912-1982 served as the University librarian at CSU-Fresno for thirty years and was in addition an author scholar and translator in his own right. A collector of works in German that describe early travel experiences of Germans in California Mr. Madden bequethed his collection to Fresno State. This slim volume printed by Mallette Dean in 1958 for the Albert Bender Memorial Fund is an essay by Mr. Madden on his passion for these books; it may have arisen out of a presentation he gave to the Roxburghe Club San Francisco of which he was a member from 1958-1982. With two hand-coloured illustrations likely by Mallette Dean.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Natural linen shelfback with paper spine label tan paper over boards with black and orange printed pattern of bears and the California poppy fore-edge uncut illustrated title page showing presumably German travelers the essay opens with a three-line initial capital letter additional illustration on p. 16 in black and-white with yellow; octavo size 8.25" by 5.75" pagination: 1-39 colophon limited edition of 125 copies unnumbered printed by Mallette Dean for the Albert Bender Memorial Fund.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine the binding clean and free of any wear a strong text block with solid hinges pages are bright and clean and free of prior owner markings; a handsome production by Mallette Dean for the Roxburghe Club.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco (printed by Mallette Dean) hardcover books
1949015523Palo Alto CA: Books of the West. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Red boards with gilt initial on cover and gilt title on spine. Boards have light toning especially on edges. Gilt is bright. Binding is tight and square. Boards are slightly bowed and pages have slight ripple. Slight toning to endpapers. Gutters are partially detached. Some toning to edges of text block but interior is clean. Cream dust jacket with black and white portrait on front. Dust jacket is lightly soiled especially on back. Slight water stain on spine. Some tearing and loss to dust jacket especially around edges and spine. Detailing the years Hungarian naturalist Janos Xantus spent in America this biography provides not only a narrative of an adventurous life but also a reference for better understanding the contemporary state of naturalism and science. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 312 pp . Books of the West hardcover books
1997104052Hillsdale NJ: The Analytic Press 1997. Hardcover. xxxviii 407p. introduction appendix notes references index very good first edition first printing stated in cloth boards and unclipped dj. The authors are psychotherapists practicing in Los Angeles. The Analytic Press hardcover books
1993UMAJCON00NJPennsylvania Academy of Science 1993. Good. Majumdar S. K. editor. Conservation and Resource Management. Miller E. W. editor; Baker D. E. editor. Easton PA: Pennsylvania Academy of Science 1993. 444pp. Indexed. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Good. Light rubbing to extremities. Edges bumped. Highlighting throughout. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Slight shelf wear. Former owner's name on front panel. Pennsylvania Academy of Science hardcover books
2005167950Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag 2005. First edition. Oblong softcover. 95 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran June 5 through October 2 2005. Text in English and German with essays by Jonathan Miller and Stuart Krimko. Includes numerous illustrations. A fine copy in wrappers. As new and still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Kerber Verlag unknown books
1970M10177Springfield IL:: Charles C. Thomas 1970. 1970. 8vo. xv 397 pp. Figs. tables indexes. Blue cloth gilt-stamped cover and spine titles dust-jacket. Ownership rubber stamps to top fore-edge and front free endpaper. Near Fine. Charles C. Thomas, (1970). hardcover books
2008019480University Press of Mississippi. Fine. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 160473129X . Black boards with a photograph print by the photographer on 3/4 of the front and back covers. Spine is black cloth board with silver embossing. Black cloth slipcase. A collection of photographs displaying the path slaves took as they escaped from the Southern US to the Northern US. Their hardships along the journey is also narrated throughout the book. ; Color Photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 141 pp . University Press of Mississippi hardcover books
1926W143MHLos Angeles CA: Male Printing Company 1926. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt ornament on upper board. Overall wear and especially at spine ends and edges. Prior owner name and address in ink on front pastedown. Pencil marginalia on title page. Text clean and good and many black and white portraits. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Male Printing Company Hardcover books
1994272770University of Rochester Press 1994. Revised Second Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. A clean copy of the Revised Second Edition. There are no marks of any kind and the wrappers are bright and uncreased. Near Fine binding. University of Rochester Press unknown books
1991115906Charlottesville: The Research Foundation of The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis 1991. First edition of this collection of the Nobel lectures of Harry M. Markowitz William F. Sharpe and Merton H. Miller. Octavo original wrappers. Presentation copy inscribed by Harry M. Markowitz on the title page "Dear William: Best wishes Harry Markowitz." In very good condition. Harry M. Markowitz Merton H. Miller and William F. Sharpe earned the 1990 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their significant contributions to the field. Best known for his pioneering work in modern portfolio theory Harry M. Markowitz was also awarded the John von Neumann Theory Prize in 1989 for his contributions to the fields of portfolio theory sparse matrix methods and simulation language programming. The Research Foundation of The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysis unknown books
1972009668State of Nevada: Legislative Council Bureau 1972. Octavo. Re-issue. xix 743pp. Articles of constitutional issue in the form of 'Letters of Proceeding' of the new territorial government. Bound in brown buckram spine with gold title and light brown cloth boards. Remarkably clean and unopened. Legislative Council Bureau unknown books
1884288314Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication 1884. Hard Cover. Good binding. Portrait frontispiece. Foxing throughout. Previous owner's name and soiling to the endpapers. Sunning to the spine and wear to the joints and extremities of the spine. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and black decoration. Good binding. Presbyterian Board of Publication unknown books
1986271Princeton: Princeton University Press 1986. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Russet cloth boards. White end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick collector's marginalia pencilled near front hinge no other markings. Binding sound square and sturdy. Foxing top edge interior pages clean and bright. Sunning to spine edge of dust jacket. 176 pp. followed by 63 pp. plates many in color. Also illustrated with 53 figures and drawings. Quarto 8 1/2 x 11 inches tall. Princeton University Press hardcover books
19831070Newark DE: University of Delaware 1983. Hardcover. VG-/VG. scuffs & scratches to cloth boards; bump to lower corner. foxing to upper textblock; instances of light foxing to pg edges particularly index pgs. open tear to pg edge of 71/72. dustjacket has scuffs & rubbed edge-wear; scuffs to back cover. Black cloth black dust jacket with color illustration. 224 pp. 9 color 157 bw repros. Text is divided into three sections: The Child and The Branch; The Lion as Hero; and A Decade of Reconcilliation. This is followed by the Catalogue of Works which lists 122 works followed by an eight page bibliography and the index. University of Delaware hardcover books
1942278024New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. An attractive First Edition copy in the publisher's dustjacket. There some fade to the spine of the jacket and a bit of foxing to the flaps. A neat previous owner monogram is stamped to the title page and a number is stamped to the copyright page. Toning to the endsheets and the half-title page. The dustjacket has been price-clipped and is now protected with a new mylar cover. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket. Dodd, Mead & Company unknown books
198629319New York: George Braziller 1986. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Nearly square clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 333 pp. History of Maya civilization. With 123 color plates 50 black and white illustrations and 200 drawings. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper. A large and heavy book. George Braziller unknown books
1998254348New York: Middle Atlantic Press 1998. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good in wrappers. Paper Back The book only has some very small scratches. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Middle Atlantic Press paperback books
1969148898London: Transatlantic Review 1969. First edition. Softcover. 161 pages. Literary journal. Includes the text of Henry Miller's 1962 letter to Stanley Fleishman on the "Tropic of Cancer" legal case. Also features an extract from Sylvia Plath's radio play "Three Women." Other contributions are by John Banville Frederick Busch Diana Athill and numerous others. Finally it has 2 drawings by Mervyn Peake. A very near fine copy in wrappers. Transatlantic Review unknown books
2006SKU1004061W. W. Norton & Company 2006-10-17. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included. 0393703746 Hardback DJ good clean tight no marks or notes: Prompt shipping and professional packing. We answer questions. Member Antiquarian Book Dealers' Association of South Carolina ABDASC. W. W. Norton & Company hardcover books
2018228232New York: Billy Miller & STHEditions 2018. Magazine. 10p recto-only 8.5x11 inches photo-reproduction of the original 'zine verso pages black illustrated with crude erotic drawings at rear an obit from 1993 for McDonald fine magazine in white stapled wraps with color postcard of Danny Fields laid-in. Facsimile reprint of the second issue from the original in original 8.5x11 inch layout. Early issues were photocopied or mimeograph sheets stapled together. Later the publishers turned out digest-size magazines. Billy Miller & STHEditions unknown books
199338963LaFollette: County Services Syndicate 1993. Hardcover. Very good. Fourth Printing. xi 355pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's red cloth and issued without a jacket. <br/><br/>ch County Services Syndicate hardcover books
1894WRCAM55813New York: L.B. McIver & Co. 1894. 60pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Oblong quarto. Original printed wrappers. Wrappers expertly mended along the spine closed vertical tear at top edge of front wrapper expertly repaired wrappers lightly soiled and foxed. Clean internally. Very good. An interesting early and photographically- illustrated California wine promotional for the Linda Vista Vineyards in Mission San Jose. The work opens with an essay on the area by the "Poet of the Sierras" Joaquin Miller and then proceeds with photographs and descriptions of the vineyard from the fields to the interiors of the winery the fermenting house and distillery. This is followed by descriptions of the varieties of grapes produced at Linda Vista namely cabernet sauvignon cabernet franc petit verdot malbeck beclan petite sirrah mataro zinfandel mondeuse riesling sauvignon blanc semillon muscatel de bordelaise palomino blanco folle blanche trousseau muscatel de frontignan and burger. A section on the "Wines of Linda Vista" highlights the vineyard's production of cabernet medoc Linda Vista zinfandel claret burgundy chablis moselle johannisberger riesling hock sauterne sherry port muscatelle tokay angelica and brandy. The photographs also feature an elevated view of Mission San Jose the cellar entrance the "working staff of Linda Vista" a storeroom with dozens of wine barrels fair exhibits and "the bottling department." The work ends with a notice that the Linda Vista Vineyard has won blue ribbons for both red and white wines at the recent Columbian Exposition in Chicago. <br> <br> The publication information is taken from a label pasted over the original imprint information on the titlepage indicating L.B. McIver as the publisher. Though published in New York this promotional was actually printed by the H.S. Crocker Company in San Francisco. A rare California wine promotional. OCLC records a total of five actual copies at the California State Library the Bancroft Library the Huntington UC Davis and Yale. ROCQ 204. OCLC 32495900 21772158. L.B. McIver & Co. unknown books
