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1998303046New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1998. First editions of the Border Trilogy. 3 vols. 8vo. All in quarter black cloth and black boards. Fine in fine unclipped pictorial dust-jackets designed by Chip Kidd. First editions of the Border Trilogy. 3 vols. 8vo. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1977166280Berkeley CA: Gina Rosenberg 1977. 10p. very good in staplebound wraps. Ford 154. Gina Rosenberg unknown books
1783WRCLIT53977Dublin: Printed by Bernard Dornin 1783. 28pp. Small octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Faint stamps of a defunct mercantile library darkening at edges and discoloration along lower edge of some leaves just a sound copy. First edition. THE ALARM OR AN ADDRESS. appeared the same year under the pseudonym "mentor." Printed by Bernard Dornin unknown books
2005188013Ampersand Publishing 2005-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Ampersand Publishing paperback books
19899011101New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates 1989. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. The book has minor shelf wear to the bottom edge. <br/><br/> Hugh Lauter Levin Associates hardcover books
1925002406Youngstown Ohio: The General Fireproofing Co. 1925. First Edition. Very good. Trade catalog; folded vertically as issued; 6 1/4 x 3 1/2; pp. 1 2-13; white wraps illustrated and printed in black and green; a bit of wear along edges; a small stamp of an office supply company to front wrap; illustrated with photographs and drawings; very good condition. The manufacturer The General Fireproofing Company was founded in 1902 and initially made building materials. It later expanded and became well-known for building steel office furniture and fireproof safes and filing cabinets. It also manufactured aircraft parts during the Second World War. The business filed for bancruptcy in 1989. The current catalog included descriptions dimensions and images of various file cabinets and cases including "Correspondence File" "Tabulating System File" "Card Index File" and so on. The General Fireproofing Co. paperback books
1938265007Stanford CA: Published by James Ladd Delkin and sponsored by the Bret Harte Associates of California 1938. Paperback. 127p. first edition trade paperback in yellow pictorial wraps map back panel some staining and soiling of the wraps edge wear else good condition. Dykes #16. Powell #72. Published by James Ladd Delkin and sponsored by the Bret Harte Associates of California paperback books
38177Some fading from framing marginal repairs with tape good. Howe describes a photo for publication explaining part of her family tree: "Henry Shaw son of my grand daughter Julia Ward Richards and Carlton Shaw her husband . I have no objection to giving his name to the magazine ." Written in a strong hand just a year before her death. Howe is best remembered for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" but she was also a life-long reformer and activist. She was active in the American Woman Suffrage Association Sorosis The Women's Clubs and a host of other organizations. She was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908. unknown books
58853In very good condition. Included is a small broadside by Howe about the New Orleans Exposition 1884-1885 noting the need for the work of women to be represented at the exposition. not in BAL. Typed transcription of the letter included. Howe writes to "David" about depositing of her semi annual remittance where "it is drawing interest" and noting that $50 is taken out for "dear Cory." She mentions that the "Expo is nearly stripped of all it glories. I am waiting to see the debts of my department duly paid." She notes that she will be coming home soon and approves of all the "bric-a-brac" she mentioned from Howe's dear brother. Howe is best remembered for "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" but she was also a life-long reformer and activist. She was active in the American Woman Suffrage Association Sorosis The Women's Clubs and a host of other organizations. She was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908. unknown books
1968506651968. With the holograph mailing envelope. In full: "Dear Mr. Claire I've been hoping you'd somehow send me a telephone number as I have been alternately ill or recoving these past three years and writing even notes is an effort. But I seem to be getting a little stronger hope even to be well again. I would like you to call me and let me find a day for you to come to see me Telephone and address: . not listed. Thank you for the copy of "Voyages" Let's talk over it- Yours Katherine Anne Porter" From Wikipedia: "Katherine Anne Porter May 15 1890 - September 18 1980 was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist essayist short story writer novelist and political activist. Her 1962 novel Ship of Fools was the best-selling novel in America that year but her short stories received much more critical acclaim. She is known for her penetrating insight; her work deals with dark themes such as betrayal death and the origin of human evil. In 1990 Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 2905 was placed in Brown County Texas to honor the life and career of Porter. unknown books
56756Wilder writes his regrets at not being to se her: "I went into acting as a lark and found that it was an ex- hausting slave-driven crazy profession. Between performances rehearsals conferences interviews. I was at my wits end and didn't even get to the telephone . unknown books
9504From Kennebunkport Maine to "My Dear Mr. King" thanking the recipient for sending him a clipping "which I shouldn't have seen if you hadn't sent it as the Transcript comes no more to Miller's Drugstore after Oct 1st and my evening walks for it has been put in storage against the Summer.I hadn't heard what Chicago thought of "Seventeen" since a telegram from the manager the night of the production . He ends with comments on his typist Miss Kingsbury . signed in full. unknown books
1988155762San Francisco: The Coalition 1988. 20p. 5.5x8.5 inches introduction resorces illustrations very good first edition booklet in stapled wraps. The Coalition unknown books
185070047London: Chapman and Hall 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. In this novel Kingsley set out to expose the social injustice suffered by workers in the clothing trade and the trials and tribulations of agricultural laborers. It also gives an insight into the Chartist campaign with which Kingsley was involved in the 1840s. From the library of Scottish lawyer university administrator and bibliophile Dr. Alexander Bennett McGrigor of Cairnoch LLD 1827-1891 with his gilt-stamped leather bookplate to each front pastedown. Octavo two volumes. In three-quarter brown morocco over marbled paper bindings by Maclehose of Glasgow with gilt titles five raised bands and matching marbled endpapers. The original cloth has been laid down on blank leaves and bound in at the rear. The spines are a touch sun faded; otherwise very good and quite lovely. Chapman and Hall hardcover books
20009002356New York: Abrams 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine. With 385 illustrations including 290 in full color. Bound in the publisher's original silver cloth with the front cover and spine stamped. Published on the occasion of the exhibition organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh. <br/><br/> Abrams hardcover books
197060288Oshkosh: Ambergris 1970. Spring. 34 pp. Fine in stapled wrappers. Doug Flaherty James Bertolino other. Oshkosh: Ambergris, unknown books
191138358Washington: Government Printing Office 1911. 1st edition. Beige printed paper wrappers. Tanning to wrapper edges. Small green note to p. 5. A VG copy. 5 1 blank pp. 9" x 5-7/8" <br/><br/> Government Printing Office unknown books
186437372New York: Hurd & Houghton 1864. "A New Edition". Original publisher's tan half-leather bindings with marbled paper boards eps & edges. Gilt decorated spines. Average wear. Armorial bookplate of Henry T. Babcock. A VG set. 2 volumes: viii 9 - 419 3 blank; iv 5 - 453 5 blank pp. Index Vol II. Crown 8vo. 7-3/8" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/> Hurd & Houghton hardcover books
1976681881976. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. AMERICA 1976. A Bicentennial Exhibition Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington DC: The Hereward Lester Cooke Foundation 1976. Wrappers. Very good plus. Art. unknown books
1932187320Little Rock.: Central Printing Company. 1932 . Maroon cloth. Very good minus scuff to back cover spotting to top edge ink name to ffep no dust jacket. . 19.7x13.7 cm. An account of Cherokee life in Arkansas and Oklahoma and the Removal. Central Printing Company. hardcover books
198658031986. Softbound. VG. Color wraps. 72 pp. 8 color 65 bw plates. Catalogue lists 72 works. Includes a detailed chronology of the American Abstract Artists. An exceptional catalogue for what must have been an exceptional exhibit. Also was held at the Hillwood Museum. paperback books
19751162231975. Softcover. Good but with name and bookplate inside cover. Color wraps. 191 pp. 4 color 163 bw repros. Catalogue lists 92 paintings and 16 prints by both French and American Artists with the emphasis on American. Introduction by Joshua C. Taylor lengthy illustrated essay by Peter Bermingham. Copious notes at end of essay liberal bibliography of both general reference works and individual artists. Scarce. unknown books
197519553.11975. Hardbound. VG physical condition dustjacket worn and some underlining in thin black ink throughout not obnoxious. Tan cloth with color dustjacket. 191 pp. 4 color 163 bw repros. Catalogue lists 92 paintings and 16 prints by both French and American Artists with the emphasis on American. Introduction by Joshua C. Taylor lengthy illustrated essay by Peter Bermingham. Copious notes at end of essay liberal bibliography of both general reference works and individual artists. Scarce. unknown books
195368441New York: The Argosy Gallery. Very Good. 1953. Softcover. Blue printed wrappers. The wraps show some light sunning. The contents are bright and complete. Very Good. . The Argosy Gallery paperback books
200844517St. Petersburg: Palace Editions / Graficart 2008. First Edition. Quarto 31cm x 25.5cm. Glossy pictorial paper boards hardcover; pictorial dustjacket; 288pp; illus. Near Fine copy; extremely slight shelf wear to corner tips else appears new. Near Fine dustwrapper; one-inch tear to bottom back panel flap corner; slight shelf wear to extremities else clean and crisp. Continuing the State Russian Museum's series "Art of the Russian Emigration" this volume focuses on the works of Russian émigré artists to the US and brings forth the impact of the émigré experience on artists and their impact on the culture of their adopted country. In addition to scholarly essays by a host of art historians and curators this catalogue includes 118 color plates as well as biographies of all of the artists included in the exhibition. Palace Editions / Graficart unknown books
