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1969168919New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1969. Second printing. Hardcover. A sequel to his novel "The Manor." A clean and tight very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the front panel and some other very minute wear. Signed and very nicely inscribed by Singer on the half title page. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
19622287486Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1962. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by author. Second printing. Signed by author with inscription "To Betsy the daughter of a great editor and a great friend." No jacket. Spine and boards faintly toned ink name on front endpaper. 1962 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 311 pp. Translated from the Yiddish by the author and Cecil Hemley. The Slave Yiddish: romanized: Der Knecht is a novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer originally written in Yiddish that tells the story of Jacob a scholar sold into slavery in the aftermath of the Khmelnytsky massacres who falls in love with a gentile woman. Through the eyes of Jacob the book recounts the history of Jewish settlement in Poland at the end of the 17th century. While most of the book's protagonists are Jews the book is also a criticism of Orthodox Jewish society.1 The English version was translated by the author and Cecil Hemley.2 Farrar, Straus and Cudahy hardcover books
1983158081NEW YORK FARRAR 1983 1983. DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. Hardcover. ISBN: 0374293473. NEW YORK, FARRAR, 1983 hardcover books
198218895New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1982. First Trade Edition. First Printing. Octavo; maroon cloth with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 84pp; illus. Fine in a price-clipped else Fine dustjacket. A lovely copy of Singer's translation of the traditional Golem story richly illustrated throughout by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Uri Shulevitz. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
196121311London: Secker & Warburg 1961. Octavo 20cm.; original simulated cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; 244pp. Jacket extremities rubbed a few shallow closed tears small loss to spine foot; portion of printer's imprint reprint statement redacted in heavy black ink affecting title page with offsetting to p. 2. Still About Very Good. Secker & Warburg unknown books
183619248New-York: D. Appleton & Co. 1836. Stated second edition the second printing of the American edition. Spine faded to tan; one corner bumped; some foxing throughout; a good sound copy. 8vo original embossed rose cloth gilt lettering i-vi 9-278 pages. A philosophical consideration of the state of life after death. The first was published in London by Pickering in the same year; the first American edition was also published by Appleton with this printing done at William W. Allen on Fulton St. The first Appleton printing seems to have been done by G. F. Hopkins & Son. Contemporary ink ownership signatures to the front endpapers and at the head of the title page. D. Appleton & Co., unknown books
1999011968New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1999. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Octavo 8vo. viii 317 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Stated "First Trade Edition." A bookplate with the publisher's name and logo signed boldly by Isaac Stern is affixed to the half title page. Illustrated by numerous photographs. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
198868217Hanborough: Parrot Pieces 1988. First edition. 36 pp. Light sunning to spine else very near fine in printed paper-covered boards light taps to lower corners. Illustrations and lettering throughout by Wilton Priestner. One of 70 of 95 numbered copies SIGNED by Priestner. Hanborough: Parrot Pieces, hardcover books
18332262520James Loring 1833. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Revised stereotype edition. Spine faded and dried with some loss from paper label boards rubbed pages foxed throughout loss from a couple pages along margin does not result in any loss of text. 1833 Small Hard Cover. xv 1 234 pp. 12mo. Leather spine with paper label paper over boards stamped with black titles and decorations. A collection of writings on the function of the mind the importance of knowledge and memory the value of observation reading conversation study education and instruction with mentions of the Socratic method of disputation meditation fixing the attention enlarging mental capacity improving memory formulating questions investigating cause and effect and the sciences. James Loring hardcover books
19661296523New York: AMS Press Inc 1966. Hardcover. Octavo; VG; hardcover; bound in navy blue cloth gilt lettering; all volumes' boards strong some shelfwear some edgewear very minor rubbing on fore corners and spine edges minor bumping on spine head edges protected by mylar; all text block very slightly age toned; volume 1 boards have light tearing on front end paper head edge erased penciling on front end paper folding on rear end paper head edge fore corner; 3 volumes<br /> <br /> Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international expedited please inquire for rates. 1296523. Full-priced Rockville. AMS Press, Inc hardcover books
19941342631New York: Warner Books 1994. First Edition First Printing. Softcover. Octavo 271 pages; VG; softcover; spine blue with white and gray lettering; mild shelf wear; check signed by Ellison loose within; inscribed by Ellison at title page; black and white illustrations and full color plates; pages clean; shelved Science Fiction. 1342631. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Warner Books unknown books
188980790Liverpool: Edward Howell 1889. original cloth. 8vo. original cloth. xii 401 pages. New edition revised and enlarged. Sabin cxxxvii. The author tells of the methods to be used in determining the accuracy of ancient texts. Still useful. Worn at top of spine. Edward Howell unknown books
187341665London: Macmillan and Co 1873. Third edition revised and compressed small 8vo pp. xii 375 1 80; 2 folding map plates one in color additional text maps; original red cloth some soiling and damp-staining gilt-lettered spine black glazed endpapers; spine ends chipped general wear to extremities else a good copy. Contemporary bookseller's ticket mounted to front pastedown; 80 pp. of publisher's advertisements dated December 1872 bound in rear. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co hardcover books
186472048Cambridge: Riverside Press. Very Good. 1864. Hardcover. Disraeli Isaac. CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE. Cambridge: Riverside Press 1864. This is two of four volumes Volumes 1 and 2. Some rubbing to the covers former owner bookplates on the front paste down of each volume. Contents are bright and complete. Very Good. . Riverside Press hardcover books
185568687Albany: Gould Banks & Co. Good. 1855. Hardcover. 667 pages. Full leather binding. The covers are soiled and worn the spine is rough and chipped but the contents are bright and complete. Good . Gould, Banks & Co. hardcover books
204NY SIMON 1979. FIRST EDITION FINE. F. NY, SIMON, 1979 unknown books
205LONDON ROBSON 1980. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. 1st Edition. LONDON, ROBSON, 1980 unknown books
1993147410London New York Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday 1993. Octavo boards. First edition. Published simultaneously with the U.S. Doubleday edition but released earlier.A collection of four novellas plus an epilogue part of the "Foundation" series focusing on the later life of psychohistorian Hari Seldon. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #147410 Doubleday unknown books
19826375JGarden City: Doubleday 1982. First Edition. Fine in a dust jacket with a minute hint of wear. Doubleday unknown books
1983110697Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1983. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Detective Lije Baley and his robot partner Daneel Olivaw investigate a murder committed on the planet Aurora a utopian world where men live in harmony with their machines. 1984 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-52. Hint of foxing to top edge of text block else a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with 14 mm nearly invisible closed tear at bottom edge of front panel several faint creases at top edge of spine panel and clipped price. #110697 Doubleday & Company unknown books
19611341529Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue Yellow and White spine with Green Black and Pink text; Dustjacket has some edgewear some shelfwear fraying along tail edge of spine small open tears along spine edges and tail edge rear cover small closed tears along edges of front cover small open tear at bottom corner of front cover gray marks on both covers; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear slight bumping to corners; Textblock has gray stain along head edge; 225 pp. 1341529. FP New Rockville Stock. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1969D16512New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1969. First Edition First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A collection of stories. Translation by Max Hayward. Edited by Nathalie Babel. Superb copy in DJ. With review slip laid in. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus, Giroux hardcover books
181221028Northampton MA: Printed by William Butler 1812. 24pp. Disbound untrimmed. Light uniform tanning light scattered foxing. Inscribed in ink by author at head of title page "Geo. Trumbull Esq. from his friend I.C. Bates." Very Good. Printed by William Butler unknown books
009873Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea 1858. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 586 pp. Very clean text. Some rubbing on boards. Philadelphia: Blanchard & Lea, 1858 unknown books
009842Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard 1844. First Edition. Cloth. Poor. Octavo 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One colored plate pages wavy and water damaged edges stained. Spotting on lower cover boards bowed. Scarce in any condition. Article on colored insane of the free states with chart comparing insane African-Americans in the North and South. Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1844 unknown books
