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197862980Har-Ma Press 1978. cloth. Har-Ma Press. small 8vo. cloth. 411 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 100 numbered copies on 12 Point Centaur "in a corner of the garage on a minipress made by Harold F. Smith; type set by Alma Smith. Inscribed by the authors to previous owner on front free endpaper with a personal bookmark laid-in. Har-Ma Press unknown books
191656068Zarephath New Jersey: The Pentecostal Union 1916. First Edition second printing. 8vo. green pictorial cloth; 209 pages & 11-page catalog in rear. Thirty- Six Photographic Illustrations. Very Good covers nice with some wear spine; contents clean & tight; ink name & date -1914-front endpaper. <br/><br/> The Pentecostal Union hardcover books
192924904Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Good dj. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. price-clipped book is moderately worn top front corner bumped with slight fraying to cloth exposing board a bit light rectangular stain from removed label on front pastedown; jacket has various chips along top and bottom edges and at corners. Biography of a pioneering advocate for women's rights "the outstanding figure in the movement for the higher education of women in America . . . the first woman to make definite experiments to prove the female mind capable of comprehending higher studies and the first woman publicly to take a stand for the higher education of women." Among her many accomplishments Willard 1787-1870 founded the first school for women's higher education in the U.S. the Troy Female Seminary in Troy New York later renamed the Emma Willard School and still in operation today as a college-prep day and boarding school. She also wrote a number of geography and history textbooks the latter of which somewhat radically for their day chronicled the achievements of women as well as men and promoted the idea that the status of women in a given society was the primary measurement of whether that society could be described as "civilized." . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
192136839New York: Cupples & Leon Company 1921. 1st printing presumed. Red paper wrapped boards with color pictorial onlay & black stamped lettering to front board. White dust jacket which replicates binding design/graphic. Pencil pos to ffep. A VG copy in a similar jacket. 48 pp. Illustrated by Richard Hudson with 8 pictures in full color & numerous intratextual b/w line drawings. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2" <br/><br/>A childrens tale based on Beatrix Potter's character Peter Rabbit. Cupples & Leon Company hardcover books
197718120103n.p.: The Private Press of Alvin S. Fick 1977. Limited Edition. Stiff wraps. Fine. One of 70 copies not stated miniature book 20 pp. letterpress printed. A perfect Christmas keepsake which is how this was presented as set forth in the introduction Alma and Al Fick wrote beginning with: "When Christmas approaches we hike the seventy-nine acres of this old farm to select a Christmas tree". and ending with " 'The Pine' in miniature book form brings you our warmest holiday greetings."<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: String-bound cardstock covers decorated on the outside to appear as wood-grain the front cover with the title in green and a small stylized Christmas tree in green spine with green lettering small stylized trees one green one red facing the title page title page in red and black small stylized tree in red on the verso of the title page volume opens with an introduction by Alma and Al Fick as referred to above followed by the five-stanza poem "The Pine" by George S. Bryan; per the colophon "was printed from handset Palatino and Garamond types in October 1977 on a 72 years young foot powered Pearl press which has been a faithful servant of this private press for a quarter century. The paper is Pericles Opaque Plus"; oblong miniature book 2" by 2.5" 20 pp. one of 70 copies not stated. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine overall the cardstock covers clean and with only a minute amount of wear to the corners a strong square text block the string binding solid the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; still with that "tight" feel of an unopened book a wonderful example. <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 Private Press of Alvin S. Fick unknown books
2005SKU1009922Gli OriItaly 2005-01-01. PAPERBACK. Good. 8873361579 Light wear clean tight no marks or notes: Prompt shipping and professional packing. Gli Ori,Italy paperback books
1932132950London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1932. Hardcover. Good-. Ex-library with ink stamps. Perforation stamps on title page page 15/16 plate XLII and perhaps elsewhere. Several pages are loose. pg 7/8 and plates II and III have significant chipping to page edges. Plate IV does not match description and is a duplication of plate XX. Gratiane de Gardilanne; Elizabeth Whitney Moffatt. Red library buckram. 116 pp. 50 color plates. Not a numbered copy of the 520 printed. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd hardcover books
1935777411935. BYERS Charles Alma. THE INVERNESS MURDERS. New York: The Dial Press 1935. Includes a floor plan of Castle Thor. 287 pp. 12mo. red cloth title printed in black to spine. A fine copy in an about very good dust-jacket with a bright and stylish illustration on the front panel. The jacket is creased and has several closed edgetears but very little loss; a couple of nicks at crown and some irregular chipping at heal. unknown books
1948WRCLIT68018Culver City: Selznick International Pictures 1948. Foliated by reel format. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in pale blue stencil printed wrappers. Wrappers a trace dust smudged short snag at one brad else near fine. A dialogue cutting continuity script for this adaptation to the screen of Hichens' 1933 novel. Selznick had acquired the film rights to the novel prior to its publication but submission of a preliminary script in 1934 to the Breen Office resulted in assurances that it would not pass muster according to the PCA. So the project was shelved until Selznick returned to it in 1946. It is clear that at that time scripts from the 1934 effort as well as from an adaptation attempted at MGM were consulted. Interim drafts of the script were written by Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville First Rough Draft April 1946 and James Birdie Third draft based on an adaptation by Reville August 1946 until finally in December a "Final Shooting Script" was reached with interim uncredited contributions by Ben Hecht. The final shooting script is credited solely to David O. Selznick but acknowledges dependence on the adaptation by Alma Reville. Final screen credit for the screenplay fell to Selznick and neither Hecht's nor Birdie's contributions were credited. Hitchcock directed and Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore in a role that earned an Oscar nomination and Louis Jourdan starred among others and a 29 December 1947 premiere brought to a conclusion the long and tangled series of attempts to bring Hichens' novel to the screen. One of a finite group of duplicates from the Selznick archive now entering the market via the Serendipity dispersal. Selznick International Pictures unknown books
196020891960. REED Alma M. THE MEXICAN MURALISTS. NY: Crown Publishers Inc. 1960. Small quarto: cloth & boards in dust jacket; 191 pages. With 175 illustrations and 16 color plates. First Edition. Reed presents the lives of the most famous Mexican muralists. Nice signed presentation from Reed on the front endpaper to talent scout and literary agent Adeline Schulberg: "Para Ad Schulberg un recuerdo de la Peregrina y Mexico- Cordialmente Alma M. Reed. Mexico D.F. Murzo 1962." Adeline Schulberg represented major Hollywood movie stars like Marlene Dietrich Frederic March and Herbert Marshall. Actress Shelley Winters was one of her discoveries. She is also the mother of author Budd Schulberg. A nice association copy! Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; some wear & rubbing small one-inch chip base of spine d/j. $150.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19852814251985. A substantial compendium regarding the Chattin Family; 297 leaves with family notes clippings etc. With the final 6 leaves being addendum of the Fifth Generation Mary Chattin Vaden -- with some handwritten annotations and additional information. unknown books
503503on verso of letter from Mrs. Alice Strong of Arlington MA Torrington CT ca. September 1928; response to a request for "helpful quotations" for Strong's personal collection and possible publication: "'He lives who builds not boasts a noble race'! Greetings.". 8vo 1p. Signed by Authors. unknown books
1925766Zarephath New Jersey: The Good Citizen 1925. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Hate GroupsKu Klux Klan Third edition stated. 7" x 5" Stapled illustrated wrappers. Very good plus: minimally worn a couple of faint stains to wrappers smidgen of loss to crown of spine. A sharp copy. The author was a feminist though she only espoused equality for white Protestant females. She founded the Pillar of Fire Church which was the only religious denomination publicly affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan. She also published two other books about the KKK as well as a monthly periodical that promoted Klan ideals. The Good Citizen hardcover books
2003142611Cornish New Hampshire: Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum 2003. Softcover. VG Labels & few marks from previous gallery owner. 2 vols. Black & color illus. stapled wraps 38 34 pp. highly illustrated in BW & color. Issued in conjunction with several exhibitions focusing on the women who participated in the art colony of Cornish New Hampshire. They include painters Louise Howland Cox Maria Oakey Richards Dewing Lucia Fairchild Fuller Frances Lyons Houston Edith Prellwitz Carlotta Dolley Saint-Gaudens Florence Scovel Shinn Ellen Axon Wilson and Marguerite Zorach; sculptors Frances Grimes Laura Gardin Fraser Elsie Ward Hering Helen Farmsworth Mears Anne Bogardus Parrish Annetta St. Gaudens and Bessie Potter Vonnoh; and writers Adeline Pond Adams Frances Duncan Maud Howe Elliott Rose Standish Nichols Lydia Austin Parrish Louise Saunders and Florence Scovel Shinn. Both books contain illustrated narratives about the colony and the artists. A terrific and rare set. Cornish Colony Gallery & Museum paperback books
1923290638Zarephath New Jersey 1923. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A book of poetry by the first female bishop in the United States and founder of the racist Methodist sect the Pillar of Fire Church. Under Alma White's direction in the 1920's and 30's the Pillar of Fire Church formed a close public bond with the KKK with the aim to liberate white Protestant women while also oppressing religious and racial minorities even regularly hosting cross burning ceremonies with the Klan on Pillar of Fire properties and giving speeches at Klan events promoting white supremacy. The introduction to this volume is quite bizarre as the author focuses on her husband's conversion to the "unscriptural and Satanic" "new cult" of the Pentecostals and their subsequent estrangement. This long-form poem in rhyming iambic pentameter details their breakup in about 55 pages of text with small text illustrations plates reproducing hymns written by the author and a section of reproduced correspondence between the two at the rear. Truly a messy breakup. Red cloth with gilt lettering. OCLC notes ten institutional holdings. Very Good binding. unknown books
2258<p>New York: Cupples and Leon 1921. Bound in original orange cloth with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. This charming 16mo of 48 pages is a fine example of the outrageous number of Peter Rabbit books that traded on Beatrix Potter's work and name. Alma Hudson "borrowed" Miss Potter's beloved character and Richard Hudson followed suit with wonderful illustrations "inspired" by Miss Potter's art. This particular title is scarce in this exceptional condition retaining the original pictorial dust wrapper. Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1934. The dust wrapper has a few smudges on the rear panel. Else both book and dust wrapper are fine.</p> hardcover books
2256New York: Cupples and Leon 1921. Bound in orginal sage green cloth with color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. This charming 16mo of 48 pages is a fine example of the outrageous number of Peter Rabbit books that traded on Beatrix Potter's work and name. Alma Hudson "borrowed" Miss Potter's beloved character and Richard Hudson followed suit with wonderful illustrations "inspired" by Miss Potter's art. This particular title is scarce in this exceptional condition retaining the original pictorial dust wrapper. Inscription on front free endpaper dated 1934. Else a fine copy. hardcover books
1999165294Tepotzotlan: Estado de Mexico 1999. Hardcover. VG. Red cloth boards with silver stamped lettering and inlaid illustration. 175 pp. Color illustrations. Text in Spanish. Government publication. Estado de Mexico hardcover books
197975910N.P.: Har-Ma Press 1979. cloth. Har-Ma Press. 8vo. cloth. 54 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 103 numbered copies this being a presentation copy to an unidentified printer with the ink signature of Harold and Alma Smith. Text includes wood engravings by Harold Smith that are accompanied by prose descriptions of the origin of each piece. Ephemera loosely inserted. Har-Ma Press unknown books
19718333Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 1971 Third and best printing of this classic. "This is copy number 94 of a certified Limited Edition of 300 copies especially printed and bound for the 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation Inc.". Foreword by Glenn Shirley. Pp. xxx 255 plus 53 photographs. Map endpapers. Appendices index. Full light brown leather gilt. A very fine as new copy with pictorial dust jacket as issued fading to jacket spine as usual. Famous western author Glenn Shirley provides a stunning historical foreword for this printing. This issue is also the first to incorporate further illustrations from the original and very rare 1937 first edition the second was that same year. The 101 Ranch is considered the best history of this great Oklahoma ranch and its owners. Collings covers the founding in the 1870's to the later Wild West Show continued ranching operations and final bankruptcy in the 1930's. This special printing is super scarce. First edition: Adams Herd: 504; Adams Six-Score: 22; Rader: 870. University of Oklahoma Press hardcover books
1946WRCLIT67389Culver City: Selznick International Pictures 1946. 3154 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in deep yellow stencil printed wrappers. Wrappers a trace dust smudged small script number on upper wrapper else near fine. Copy #26 of the "Final Shooting Script" of this adaptation to the screen of Hichens' 1933 novel. Selznick had acquired the film rights to the novel prior to its publication but submission of a preliminary script in 1934 to the Breen Office resulted in assurances that it would not pass muster according to the PCA. So the project was shelved until Selznick returned to it in 1946. It is clear that at that time scripts from the 1934 effort as well as from an adaptation attempted at MGM were consulted. Interim drafts of the script were written by Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville First Rough Draft April 1946 and James Birdie Third draft based on an adaptation by Reville August 1946 until finally in December this "Final Shooting Script" was reached with interim uncredited contributions by Ben Hecht. This final shooting script is credited solely to David O. Selznick but acknowledges dependence on the adaptation by Alma Reville. Final screen credit for the screenplay fell to Selznick and neither Hecht's nor Birdie's contributions were credited. Hitchcock directed and Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Ethel Barrymore in a role that earned an Oscar nomination and Louis Jourdan starred among others and a 29 December 1947 premiere brought to a conclusion the long and tangled series of attempts to bring Hichens' novel to the screen. One of a finite group of duplicates from the Selznick archive now entering the market via the Serendipity dispersal. Selznick International Pictures unknown books
1933140937886New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1933. Second Printing. Good. First edition second printing. Bound in publisher's bind cloth stamped in dark blue. Good with cloth a bit mottled and stained. Previous owner name to front free endpaper pages toned. Scarce. Lacking the dust jacket. Frederick A. Stokes unknown books
198114238Santa Fe: Santa Fe East 1981. First Edition. Oblong quarto 22.5cm x 26cm. Cream linen boards stamped in black; illustrated dustjacket; 96pp. Bernarda Bryson Shahn's copy with her ownership signature in block letters to front endpaper. Mild toning and soil to board edges; a few brief tears to the fragile translucent dustwrapper; Very Good. Nicely produced catalog for a 1981 Shahn retrospective at Santa Fe East with text commentaries by John Canaday Martha Fleischman Kenneth Prescott and Jacob Schulman. More than 70 works reproduced included a section in color. Santa Fe East unknown books
178025069Paris: Frere Md. et Graveur de Musique 1780. Oblong octavo. Contemporary half leather with marbled boards raised bands on spine. i title 2-11 i blank i title 2-11 blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank 1f. title 9 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Several titles with "Gravé par Madame Frere" printed at lower margin. Some pages with partial watermarks at upper edge. With the manuscript name "De Gourvoux" to title of No. 1. With annotations in both ink and pencil to margins including numerical notation to inner margin of title. <br/><br/>Includes music by Dalayrac Dezède Floquet Grétry Piccinni J.J. Rousseau and others. <br/><br/>Binding quite worn with spine lacking at head and foot. Light foxing and soiling; some minor dampstaining; occasional slight loss tears and/or repairs to outer edges not affecting music. Probable First Edition. Rare. RISM BII p. 302 one copy only at the Bibliothèque nationale. Collection Musicale André Meyer p. 16.<br/><br/>From the renowned collection of André Meyer Paris. Frere Md. et Graveur de Musique unknown books
1916WRCLIT67956Np 1916. Original silver print of formal photographic portrait. 175 x 125mm. Mounted an evidently extracted from an album amicorum or scrapbook with another party's photo and inscription on verso. Mount a bit chipped and edge-torn faint crease on photo otherwise good. Enclosed in oversize half-morocco slipcase. Inscribed twice by Clemens 1874-1962 the sole surviving child of Samuel Clemens. On the photograph itself she has written: "To Miss Howland with the cordial wishes of Clara Clemens." The recipient is further identified by the inscription on the verso from Alma Gluck the Romanian-born American soprano accompanied by a clipped portrait photo from a magazine to "Enid Howland." Additionally Clemens has inscribed the mount: "Most cordially Yours Clara Clemens Sept. 16th 1916." Clara was after her father's death the controversial custodian of his estate and literary rights. She published her biography of him in 1931 along with books on other subjects and worked at a career in singing with which this artifact is likely connected. unknown books
