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3379Portsmouth Va.: Printed at the Daily Transcript Office 1856. . 8vo yellow wrappers front printed Not in Haynes or Swem but now to be found in the Library of Virginia. A catalogue of God's misdeeds over the centuries ending with the 1855 outbreak of Yellow Fever in Norfolk and Portsmouth Virginia attributed to the infested ship "Ben Franklin". The Rev. Handy was responsible for distributing monies raised for the relief of the suffering cities Portsmouth [Va.]: Printed at the Daily Transcript Office, 1856. unknown books
186924614Albany N.Y.: John D. Parsons Jr. Law Publisher 1869. viii 292 pages; with useful index at back. Chapter contents include the election of supervisors the board of town auditors board of county canvassers powers & duties of supervisors examination of witnesses taxes & assessments support of the poor and insane relation to roads and bridges duties in relation to common schools taxes on dogs the state militia fees of town & county officers actions and proceedings by and against duties of the clerk of the board rules of order and an appendix of forms. Front endpaper with the presentation notice "Henry D. Remsen Esq. with the compliments James B. Pearsall Member Assembly 1870" - Pearsall was assembly member for the Queens District at the time. The volume approx. 6" x 9 1/4" size bound in the original full leather binding with contrasting spine labels with gilt titles. Some rubbing & scarring to leather spine ends chipped a little; endpapers spotty; contents clean and in very good condition. First Edition. Leather. Good. John D. Parsons, Jr. Law Publisher books
1981108513Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1981. First edition. Hardcover. A collection of essays from the author of the "Foundation" series. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Doubleday & Company unknown books
1809006608Cheapside London: T. Tegg November 1809. NA. Very Good. Framed. 38 by 47 cm. The hand-colored engraving itself measures 24 by 33 cm. Used in a theatrical promotion for a performance by Charles Kemble at the Theatre Royale in Covent Garden in 1809. This print is part six in a set. While George Cruikshank is credited with this print there was speculation that his father Isaac Cruikshank might have collaborated on it or done it in its entirety as the style is somewhat different -- looser or more abstract in its conception -- than the other prints in the set. Here Kemble in costume surrounded by Old Price Riot iconography gallops towards "The Road to Ruin" the title of a Holcroft play performed in 1809. Old prices and economy are scattered to the winds. The horse reins and saddle-cloth are covered with particulars of the affair; likewise Kemble's clothes. Actors are likened to vagrants strollers vagabonds prostitues. Contempt for the profession was shared for different reasons by both the high and low born and Kemble was seen as essentially not knowing his proper place. The print suggests that the theater and also the nation would only be returned to health when Kemble was chastened and put back in his place. <br/><br/> T. Tegg unknown books
1920160168Boston: The Stratford Company 1920. 76p. fiction poetry plays and essays very good in printed green wraps. Short fiction and a number of poems by Nervo the great Mexican poet and diplomat variously translated plus "A Note on Amado Nervo" by editor Goldberg. Witter Bynner the Santa Fe imagist is represented by two playlets "War" and "The Empty City;" the latter is Bynner writing as "Ding U Doo" in mockery of Chinese conventions perhaps overreacting to senior Imagist Ezra Pound's enthusiasm for notions Chinese. The Stratford Company unknown books
195355785NY: World Jewish Congress Organization Department 1953. First Edition. Signed presentation from Schwarzbart on the title page dated 1953. 8vo. printed wraps; 23 pages. Very Good very minor wear covers; contents clean & tight. <br/><br/> World Jewish Congress Organization Department paperback books
195139058Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1951. First edition of Asimov's second science fiction novel. Octavo original cloth. Boldly signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Light offsetting to the endpapers near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the spine. Uncommon signed. The Stars Like Dust is the first book in Asimov's Galactic Empire series. "Science fiction on the larger scale is Isaac Asimov's specialty. The scene of his new book a rousing adventure story of the remote future is the Galaxy which with its hundreds of inhabited planets has been taken over by a dictatorial race called appropriately enough the Tyranni. A small group of rebels wage a determined battle against the dictators giving Mr. Asimov plenty of opportunities to plot those involved and subtle twists for which he is known. Its clear writing and excellent suspense make this book a welcome addition to the science fiction lists" The New York Times. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1952174847Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1952. Later printing. Hardcover. The third book from the author of "I Robot" "Foundation" and numerous other science-fiction classics. An about very good copy with some slight foxing and some very faint evidence of moisture to the bottom of the spine and rear panel in an about very good price clipped dust jacket with some chips tears a moisture stain to the bottom of the spine that is mostly only visible from the verso. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
195100007892Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 12 13-218 2 pp. Navy cloth with light pink lettering on the spine. Price of $2.50 on front flap of jacket. Currey 19. A very attractive copy of this early Asimov science fiction novel and uncommon thus. Just about Fine in a Very Good dust jacket with a few traces of edge wear and moderate sunning to spine panel. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1951159520Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1951. Octavo cloth. First edition. Asimov's third sf book and second sf novel. Asimov's first three published novels are set earlier in the galactic empire future history of the Foundation stories but have no direct connection with them. THE STARS LIKE DUST is a space opera in which rebels fight the powerful war lords of Tyrann whose goal is the domination of the Galaxy. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 239. A fine copy in good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges mainly spine ends and corner tips several short closed edge tears with internal tape mends pink ink on spine panel faded mostly to white and clipped price. #159520 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1951142712Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1951. Octavo cloth. First edition. Asimov's third sf book and second sf novel. Asimov's first three published novels are set earlier in the galactic empire future history of the Foundation stories but have no direct connection with them. THE STARS LIKE DUST is a space opera in which rebels fight the powerful war lords of Tyrann whose goal is the domination of the Galaxy. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 239. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with light wear to spine ends short closed tear at lower front flap fold with faint associated wrinkle on front panel and fading to the pinkish-orange ink on the spine panel. Presents well overall. #142712 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1951138685Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1951. Octavo cloth. First edition. Asimov's third sf book and second sf novel. Asimov's first three published novels are set earlier in the galactic empire future history of the Foundation stories but have no direct connection with them. THE STARS LIKE DUST is a space opera in which rebels fight the powerful war lords of Tyrann whose goal is the domination of the Galaxy. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 239. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with light wear to corners 15 mm closed tear along bottom edge of rear flap fold and spine ends and some internal age-darkening with some show through on rear panel. #138685 Doubleday & Company unknown books
18632311724Boston: A. Williams & Co 1863. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. Rebacked with new endpapers. Some pages lightly soiled light general wear. 1863 Hard Cover. 324 pp. Historical fiction about American Civil War. A. Williams & Co hardcover books
186430454Boston: A. Williams & Co 1864. Hardcover. Good. 324p. Cloth. 18cm. Cover spotting and wear.An uncommon novel which was first published in 1863. <br/><br/> A. Williams & Co hardcover books
1961178463New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1961. First. hardcover. fine/near fine. d.w. New York: Farrar Straus 1961. First Edition. The dust jacket is slightly toned on the spine but a very good copy.<br/><br/> Farrar Straus & Giroux unknown books
19629009426London: Secker & Warburg 1962. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities. <br/><br/> Secker & Warburg hardcover books
1961WRCLIT33020New York: Farrar 1961. Cloth-backed boards. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a touch of tanning to the spine and top edge and a couple of tiny nicks to the head of the spine. Farrar hardcover books
1962WRCLIT37236London: Secker & Warburg 1962. Cloth boards. First U.K. edition. Translated from the Yiddish by Mirra Ginsburg Cecil Helmley Martha Glicklich et al. Ink ownership inscription black tape over copyright date has bled through to title page top edge dusty else very good or better in dust jacket with light soiling to the rear panel and a bit of darkening to the spine. Secker & Warburg hardcover books
1950158550Chicago IL: The Paragon Press 1950. First edition. Softcover. Number 77 of 125 copies. A collection of 22 poems by Levine. A very good plus copy in stapled wrappers with some minor wear and with a laid in sheet from another book by Levine. Signed by Levine on the limitation page. Uncommon with only 6 copies listed in OCLC. The Paragon Press unknown books
196233320NY: Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1962. First printing. 8vo pp. 311. VG in slightly soiled dj. Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 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
1962D7026New York: Farrar Straus and Cudahy 1962. First Edition First Printing Stated. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Cloth-backed paper over boards; illustrated dust jacket. Some very light rubbing and sunning at spine tips and along edges of boards otherwise book is fine. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; some tiny creases or small closed tears along the edges; not price-clipped presents nicely in mylar. <br/><br/> Farrar, Straus and Cudahy hardcover books
1974288448London: Isaac Asimov 1974. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo red cloth d.w. lightly sunned on spine. London: Isaac Asimov 1974. Very good<br/><br/> Isaac Asimov unknown books
192718712Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius 1927. First Edition. Small octavo. Staple-bound wrappers; 63pp. Text toned; small nick to upper margin of final 10 or so leaves; Very Good. Published as Haldeman Julius Big Blue Book No. B-46. Catalog on rear wrapper lists up to no. 45. Frank and relatively enlightened essays on sesxual hygiene from one of the only purveying publishers of same in 20s & 30s America. Haldeman-Julius unknown books
196847572NY: Farar Straus & Giroux 1968. Second printing. 8vo pp. 276. Red cloth. A nice copy in little scuffed and soiled dj. Farar, Straus & Giroux unknown books