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1955468623New York: Abelard-Schuman 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. With 26 illustrations by John Bradford with additional maps. Octavo. 189pp. Light dampstaining on the boards very good in price-clipped very good dust jacket with a corresponding light stain mostly on the rear panel and with small internal repairs at the spine ends. Exploration of race by two white academic writers aimed at young adult readers Asimov's second book for the YA market.<br /> <br /> Inscribed by Asimov to a fellow science fiction legend: "For John Campbell who may disagree with everything. Isaac." Campbell was the influential editor of Astounding Science Fiction later renamed as Analog Science Fiction and Fact and wrote his own science fiction titles most notably Who Goes There which was adapted into several film versions as The Thing. Asimov's inscription is prescient and recognizes the contrarian nature of Campbell who Asimov fell out with not long afterwards because of Campbell's obsession with pseudoscience. Campbell’s essays in support of segregation and comments about slavery and race alienated him from many in the sci-fi community. An uncommon title with a poignant and important association. Abelard-Schuman hardcover
195025105New York: Gnome Press 1950. Cloth. Near Fine. An unusually bright well-preserved copy of the 1950 stated 1st edition of Isaac Asimov's 2nd published work preceded only by "Pebble in the Sky" also published in 1950. Clean and Near Fine in its dark-red cloth with no writing or markings of any kind internally. Lacking its original dustjacket but still truly a collector's copy in such superb condition. Gnome Press unknown
1953283970gnome press 1953 first edition. near fine book near fine jacket blue boards lettered in brown tiny name written on the ep tiny top of the spine and corner chips hard to see.some rub marks top of the boards. gnome press hardcover
195114715spectacular association copy THE STARS LIKE DUST Doubleday 1951 first edition a few minor spots to the fore edge some age toning to the page edges else a near fine copy in a bright vg or better dust-wrapper save for a tiny chip missing from the base of the dust-wrapper spine and a printed slip from the Dirk Wylie Literary Agency unceremoniously taped to the front dust-wrapper panel. A reveiw copy with accompanying review slip laid in. Very scarce thus. Formerly the copy of Fred Pohl with his ownership signature on the front end-paper. It was Pohl who while acting as Asimov's literary agent at the time sold this book to Doubleday. A spectacular association copy between two very close and very old friends not to mention two Super Nova's of the genre. Doubleday unknown
199693166Peter Lang Pub Inc. New. 1996. Paperback. 082042904X . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TWO VOUME SET. Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. DESCRIPTION - - Vol. I: Text- Vol. II: Plates. "Isaac de Moucheron 1667 1744 18th-century Dutch painter and interior decorator. In Holland at the turn of the eighteenth century the taste for more elaborate room decoration created a demand for large landscapes including imaginary garden scenes. Works by Isaac de Moucheron often illustrated imaginary Italianate gardens filled with classical architecture and statuary. His beautiful compositions were much sought after and often used for wall designs. Contents: Life and Times - Artistic Achievements - Appendices - Bibliography - Portraits of I. De Moucheron - Catalogue of Isaac de Moucheron's Oeuvre - An Inventory of Dutch Decorative Paintings - Indices - Plates. Peter Lang Pub Inc Frankfurt am Main 1996. 2 vols. Illustated. Scarce. One 1 2 Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee Peter Lang Pub Inc paperback
195135553New York: Gnome Press Publishers 1951. First edition. Toning to text paper upper corners bruised base of spine soft a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket with light wear to corner tips and spine ends small triangular chip to lower front panel edge creasing and tiny tears with shallow loss to base of spine panel two closed tears to upper rear panel and small chip at lower left rear corner. 35553. Octavo jacket painting by David Kyle cloth. The first volume in the Foundation series awarded a special Hugo award in 1966 for best all-time series. Reference: Anatomy of Wonder 1995 3-12. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 819-31. Gnome Press, Publishers unknown
195249866London: Grayson & Grayson Ltd. 1952. 1952. First U. K. edition. First impression. Originally published in the U. S. in 1950 Light offsetting to front and rear endpapers with a London bookseller's rubber stamped address at lower front free fly leaf; else contents fresh and in fine condition in a fine bright dust jacket with a small closed tear to top of rear cover panel professionally restored. Asimov's best-known work a collection of "Nine "postironic" robot stories originally published 1940-1950 with new material added for continuity. Contains Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics and involves the history of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc. and the strong-willed "robopsychologist" Dr. Susan Calvin" Barron Anatomy of Wonder 3-20. An attractive and exceptional edition considerably scarcer than it's American counterpart. -- Reginald 00564. Grayson & Grayson, Ltd., [1952]. unknown
1959140945164Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1959. First edition. First edition. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page inscribed to former owner. 236 pp. Bound in publisher's bluish gray cloth with white and black lettering. Contents a little toned with age else Fine in a Very Good dust jacket a little sunning to spine panel light wear faint crease along front panel upper edge unclipped $3.50. A collection of nine sci-fi stories and two pieces of comic verse. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown
1953140948167New York: Gnome Press Inc 1953. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. x 210 pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth-affect boards with spine lettered in dark red. Near Fine with light edge wear light foxing to boards. Former owner details on front pastedown old price written on front free endpaper. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear and light but pernicious foxing which is more pronounced at the verso. A much nicer copy than normally found. Gnome Press, Inc unknown
1955140945127Garden City NY: Doubleday and Company Inc 1955. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition first printing. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in red. Near Fine with slight wear to cloth at extremities scratch to rear cover pages tanned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light soiling light tanning and light edge war chipping to rear flap fold. Doubleday and Company, Inc unknown
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
198160758Goshen CT: Angler's & Shooter's Press 1981. First edition 1/26 copies in the De Luxe issue this one noted in ink "Unlettered / Author's copy" and signed by Harry Marschalk. Tall 8vo. xi 266 pp. Illustrated from photographs plates photoengraved frontispiece and photoengraved extra title page portrait of Eugene Connett publisher of the Derrydale books; publisher's prospectus for the book laid in. Describes 169 items published at the press with short prose sketches on de luxe edition and rarities issued by the press its privately printed books the "non-Connett" Derrydales previous bibliographical efforts etc. Fine copy of a beautiful book. Full black niger gilt gilt title and date between raised bands on spine six-color leather onlay picturing the Derrydale Press printer's device on the upper board marbled endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed publisher's morocco-backed and silk lined tray case with gilt spine title by Gray Parrot. #7846. <br/><br/> Angler's & Shooter's Press hardcover books
195210556Hicksville NY: Gnome Press. Hicksville NY Gnome Press 1952. First edition first impression. Hardback. A fine copy. Inscribed by Asimov to the front endpaper. A lovely copy. Currey's C2 Binding fourth issue with the state B jacket 2nd state. Some very gentle edge wear to the jacket and some bumping to the tips but a superb copy overall. 10556 Hyraxia Books. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1952. Gnome Press hardcover
19741968PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION 06-11/1974. 1. softcover. Lucky Starr: Weltraum-Ranger 240242244246248250 SF/UTOPISCHE ROMANE PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION paperback
19822528PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION 09/1982-01/83. 1. softcover. Nightfall 454749 PABEL/MOEWIG VERLAGSUNION paperback
1957263944New York: Doubleday 1957. First. hardcover. near fine/good. 8vo yellow cloth d.w. New York: Doubleday 1957. First Edition.<br/><br/> Presentation copy signed in full. The dust jacket presents well but is extensively re-inforced on the verso with a large chip on the back panel.<br/><br/> Doubleday unknown books
1916WRCLIT64204London: Printed by the Paragon Printing Works Stepney Green 1916. 12mo. Original printed yellow wrappers. Wrappers darkened and a bit frayed along spine with narrow chips to the fold otherwise a very good copy of a scarce and fragile book. Half morocco slipcase and chemise. First edition of the poet/painter's third separate publication like its predecessors printed at his own expense and privately distributed. As often this crudely printed pamphlet bears some manuscript corrections in the text. The title is slightly deceptive as a small group of poems including war poems are appended. With a presentation inscription inside the front wrapper from Sydney Schiff to Lydia Sherwood January 24 1926. Schiff 1868-1944 translator of Proust patron of Joyce and Wyndham Lewis and friend of Eliot and Max Beerbohm published novels under the pseudonym "Stephen Hudson." His wife Violet nee Beddington was the younger sister of Wilde's friend Ada Leverson "The Sphinx". Rosenberg met Schiff in the spring of 1915. "Like Edward Marsh Schiff became Rosenberg's 'absentee patron' in the sense that he put no pressure on him to produce works in return for occasional support and was available whenever Rosenberg needed him . His new friendship with Schiff also contributed to his growing consciousness of being a Jew. They communicated easily . To Schiff Rosenberg could say things which would have been inappropriate to Marsh. ." "Moses" evolved from Rosenberg's exposure to anti-Semitism during his military service. Schiff was an important Jewish friend at the time and was instrumental in helping distribute copies of the play in literary circles. Lydia Sherwood d. 1989 was a British actress both stage and film from the 1920s to 1960s. See Joseph Cohen JOURNEY TO THE TRENCHES: THE LIFE OF ISAAC ROSENBERG 1890 - 1918 New York 1975. REILLY WWI p.279. Printed by the Paragon Printing Works, Stepney Green unknown books
19603899GOLDMANN WILHELM 1960. 1. hardcover. Roboter-Foundation Sirmkovrilo! GOLDMANN, WILHELM hardcover
19831905HEYNE WILHELM 1983-86. 1. softcover. Isaac Asimov präsentiert: 4022402340744159421542744332 HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
196691059University of Pennsylvania Press. As New. 1966. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE CLEAN UNMARKED AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - - Corresponds to ASIN: B0007DWNN2. 177 pages. Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee University of Pennsylvania Press hardcover
1996C93166Peter Lang Pub Inc. As New. 1996. Paperback. 082042904X . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TWO VOUME SET. Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened -- Text in English. DESCRIPTION - - Vol. I: Text- Vol. II: Plates. "Isaac de Moucheron 1667 1744 18th-century Dutch painter and interior decorator. In Holland at the turn of the eighteenth century the taste for more elaborate room decoration created a demand for large landscapes including imaginary garden scenes. Works by Isaac de Moucheron often illustrated imaginary Italianate gardens filled with classical architecture and statuary. His beautiful compositions were much sought after and often used for wall designs. Contents: Life and Times - Artistic Achievements - Appendices - Bibliography - Portraits of I. De Moucheron - Catalogue of Isaac de Moucheron's Oeuvre - An Inventory of Dutch Decorative Paintings - Indices - Plates. Peter Lang Pub Inc Frankfurt am Main 1996. 2 vols. Illustated. Scarce. One 1 2 Catalogue Raisonne Catalog Raisonné Complete Works Life and Work Raisonnee -- with a bonus offer-- - May be EITHER: out of print OOP and extremely rare in this pristine condition; signed by author or contributor; or a first or special edition; inquire for details . Peter Lang Pub Inc paperback
192654867Moscow МоÑква: Kinopechat Кинопечать 1926. First edition. Softcover. Good to very good condition. Octavo. 80pp. Dark blue and white wrappers with constructivist typography on the front cover housed in modern blue heavy paper portfolio with printed typographic design of original cover pasted to cover flap. Publisher's device on title page. This scarce published screenplay for the film adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's novel "Wandering Stars" by the acclaimed Russian-Jewish novelist playwright and journalist Isaac Babel 1894-1940. The film was premiered in Kiev on January 4th 1927 and was directed by Grigori Gritscher-Tscherikower 1883-1945. It was produced by VUFKU studios the national film studios of the Ukrainian SSR.<br /> <br /> This book contains the entirety of the film's screenplay accompanied by three striking b/w illustrations by Soviet artist and designer Alexander Bykhovskii 1888-1978 who likely also created the striking cover. The final three pages contain publisher's ads listing other work on the topic of cinema.<br /> <br /> The story tells of the love between Leibel the son of a wealthy shtetl family and Reizel a poor cantor's daughter in Bessarabia. The two run off to join a traveling Yiddish theater group. They are later separated with each becoming successful in their own right only to eventually reunite in America. The work was first serialized and originally appeared in the Warsaw newspapers between 1909 and 1911. It has come to be seen as the third in an unofficial trilogy of novels by the writer centering on musicians or performers preceded by Stempenyu 1888 and The Nightingale 1889.<br /> <br /> In 1925 the Moscow State Jewish Theater suggested that the Goskino the Soviet State Film Studio produce a film adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s novel. The order was commissioned to Isaac Babel for translation and adaptation from the book's original Yiddish language to Russian for the screenplay. During this period Babel had been working on other translations of Yiddish literature into Russian including the collected works of Sholem Aleichem and work by David Bergelson. According to Babel's foreword printed here he faced a number of difficulties adapting the novel including the modification of petty bourgeoisie motifs as well as the changes of film directors and their differing requirements. Because of certain elements in the script of which the main committee of the Goskino did not approve the film's production had to ultimately be switched to VUFKU studios in Odessa. In a letter during the period of production Babel apparently wrote: “I will have to be present on the set. if I am not there the director will ruin everything" and later upon hearing of further changes made by Gritscher-Tscherikower wrote that "it is more profitable for me not to participate in this shameful productionâ€. Regardless of Babel's opinion of the final product the film was well received by Soviet audiences at the time.<br /> <br /> Text in Russian. Portfolio with minor wear. Wraps partially restored with minor wear. Previous owner's names and date at top of title page one near gutter. Light water staining along right half of bottom edge of first 30 pages reappearing from pages 40 to end though along lower part of foredge more pronounced on pages 75/76 and light fraying along foredge from pages 67 to 76. Block lightly age-toned. Kinopechat (Кинопечать) unknown
1970WRCLIT57895New York: Touchstone Publishers 1970. 244pp. plus lithographs. Large folio 65 x 48 cm; 25.5 x 19 inches. Loose sheets and signatures laid into folding cloth case. Case rather faded and smudged with lower edge of upper lid broken internally very good; except for two small marginal spots to one plate the plates are in fine state. First edition. One of the earliest of the several collaborations between the Nobel Prize-winning author and Soyer. From an edition of 175 copies and 20 a.ps. this is one of 150 numbered sets with the lithographs printed on Arches each signed and numbered by the artist in the margin and with the title-leaf signed by the author. Touchstone Publishers hardcover books
195109964Gnome Press: NY 1951. First edition & 1st binding state. Hardcover. Absolutely classic sf novel. Currey A binding - cloth sheets measure 20.3cm x 13.5cm and 1.9cm in depth later issued in boards with sheets measuring 20.3cm x 12.5cm and 1.4cm in depth. See L. W. Currey: Science Fiction And Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography Of Their First Printings page 17. Dark blue boards with red lettering: 1st state dustjacket priced $2.75 on front inner flap and just three titles listed and one calendar on rear panel. Blue cloth mottled/stained light blue a VG copy in a VG bright unfaded pictorial dustjacket. Gnome Press: NY hardcover
1916169657London: The Paragon Printing Works 1916. His third and final collection of war poems First edition privately printed and scarce especially so in collectable condition. This copy was given as a gift by Rosenberg's patron Sydney Schiff to the actress Lydia Sherwood inscribed by him on the front wrapper verso "To Lydia Sherwood from Sydney S. Jan 24 '26". This copy has ten manuscript corrections to the text as usual possibly by Rosenberg's sister Mina. Rosenberg first met Schiff 1868-1944 a translator of Proust's Recherche and a modernist financier in the spring of 1915 and soon joined Eliot Joyce and Wyndham Lewis as one of his beneficiaries. "Schiff became Rosenberg's 'absentee' patron in the sense that he put no pressure on him to produce works in return for occasional support and he was available whenever Rosenberg needed him" Cohen p. 116. The two men both Jewish corresponded throughout Rosenberg's time in the trenches where the poet faced antisemitism from his superiors and his fellow privates. Rosenberg's "friendship with Schiff also contributed to his growing consciousness of being a Jew" p. 128 and following the publication of Moses Schiff was instrumental in distributing copies of the book in literary circles in London. Under Schiff's wing Rosenberg became one of the most celebrated British poets of the period noted in particular for his war poems several of which are printed here alongside the titular verse-drama. "Rosenberg's poems from the front show him to have absorbed the great tradition of English pastoral poetry but his tone is different: more impersonal informal ironic and lacking the indignation characteristic of the work of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. Rosenberg was killed on the western front near Fampoux north-east of Arras on 1 April 1918 and buried in an unmarked grave. His remains were discovered eight years later and reinterred under a headstone in the Bailleul Road east cemetery in Flanders" ODNB. Small octavo. Original yellow wrappers printed in black. Housed in a custom yellow quarter morocco slipcase and chemise by James Macdonald Co. New York. Wrappers toned spine slightly worn and split at foot still sound a very good copy of a fragile publication. Reilly p. 279. Joseph Cohen Journey to the Trenches: The Life of Isaac Rosenberg 1890-1918 1975. unknown
