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200222670Stockport England: Dewi Lewis Publishing 2002. Hardcover. Near fine/very good . Oblong 4to. Beige cloth boards in photographic dust jacket. Light shelfwear with two small closed tears to rear panel of dust jacket. Faint toning to page borders. Near fine in very good plus jacket. <br/><br/>Norfolk's color photographs of Afghanistan both post-war and mid-war. Consciously situated within the European tradition of finding aesthetic pleasure in picturesque ruin but without the mystery and distance usually afforded by such scenes: the viewer knows who left these piles of abandoned military equipment what collection of armies past and present did the ruining. Beautiful in spite of itself. Includes several multi-page fold-out plates all intact. Winner of the 2002 European Publishers Award for Photography. Dewi Lewis Publishing hardcover books
200525401Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing 2005. A touch of rubbing to spine head and foot else fine in a fine jacket; housed in a near fine slipcase with hint of shelf wear. Limited edition. Large oblong quarto. An edition of 1000 copies. Illustrated with color plates of calm streams snow and ice in Bosnia; a reflection on violence and memory after the brutal war in the '90s. Stockport: Dewi Lewis Publishing unknown books
1993UNORETH00EFWatson-Guptill 1993. Very Good. Norden Mary. Ethnic Needlepoint: Designs from Asia Africa and the Americas. Brown Simon. New York: Watson-Guptill 1993. 155pp. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Watson-Guptill hardcover books
1987250512San Francisco: Harper and Row 1987. Hardcover. xxxii 396p. preface introduction dark stain in gutter of rear hinge light speckling on top edge otherwise good first edition first printing stated in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Harper and Row hardcover books
1907LD10965Washington DC: Carnegie Institute of Washington 1907. Paperback. Very Good. Printed wraps; 4to; pp. viii 160. Ex-library with call number on spine faint stamp on front cover bookplate on inside front cover with off-setting onto title-page remains of a call slip envelope inside rear cover. Otherwise the text itself is clean and unmarked. <br/><br/> Carnegie Institute of Washington paperback books
1880LD10962Washington: Government Printing Office 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Black cloth gilt-stamped lettering on upper board; 4to; pp. i-viii 7-157 plus 2 folding plates. Collates complete according to library records. Spine tips and corners bumped and a bit frayed; boards rubbed; bookplate of the Harkness Scientific Library on front paste-down otherwise no library markings. An excellent copy. <br/><br/> Government Printing Office hardcover books
653448vo. 5 total pages approximately 175 words. Newcomb born in Nova Scotia studied at Harvard and began work at the Naval Observatory in 1861 publishing studies of planetary orbits the motions of the moon and other subjects during his service there see a long entry in DAB. Abbot 1831-1927 graduated second in the West Point class of 1854 commanded artillery at a high level during the Civil War and spent most of his later service directing the army's advance school of engineering at Willet's Point ending his career on the Panama Canal project 1897-1915. Folded for mailing. Very good. <br/><br/> unknown books
1883RW1576London:: Macmillan 1883. 1883. Thick 8vo. xx 579 1 pp. Frontis. 5 folding stellar maps 110 figs. Original dark green blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership inscription of "Maude Pagan September 1st 1894". Very good. Second edition revised. "The commanding figure of United states astronomy in the 19th century Simon Newcomb systematized and brought unparalleled precision to our knowledge of the Solar System." – Hockey Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Vol. II p. 827. Macmillan, 1883. hardcover books
1883SW1576London:: Macmillan 1883. 1883. Thick 8vo. xx 579 1 pp. Frontis. 5 folding stellar maps 110 figs. Original dark green blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Ownership inscription of "Maude Pagan September 1st 1894". Very good. Second edition revised. "The commanding figure of United states astronomy in the 19th century Simon Newcomb systematized and brought unparalleled precision to our knowledge of the Solar System." – Hockey Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers Vol. II p. 827. Macmillan, 1883. hardcover books
1882S11784New York:: Harper & Brothers 1882. 1882. Fourth edition. 8vo. xviii 577 12 pp. Frontispiece 112 illustrations 5 star-maps ads. index. Original brown blind and gilt-stamped cloth; paste-down endleaves damaged due to pulled tape re-colored. Ownership signature of Mary Maitland 1884. Good. Harper & Brothers, 1882. hardcover books
1901RW1578New York:: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1901. 1901. Series: The Science Series vol. 9. 8vo. 4 xi 1 333 5 pp. Half-title frontis. figs. index. Olive gilt-stamped cloth; lightly rubbed. Very good. First edition. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. hardcover books
1901SW1578New York:: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1901. 1901. Series: The Science Series vol. 9. 8vo. 4 xi 1 333 5 pp. Half-title frontis. figs. index. Olive gilt-stamped cloth; lightly rubbed. Very good. First edition. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901. hardcover books
186531618New York: D. Appleton and Co. 1865. First edition. Cloth. Thin split along top of front joint spine ends worn still a good or better copy with the bookplate of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Illinois on front pastedown shelf sticker on foot of backstrip their stamp on title leaves clean binding solid. 222 adv. 6 pp. 12mo. Though known primarily as an astronomer the Canadian American Simon Newcomb 1835-1909 also amassed a sturdy reputation as a political economist praised for his originality by John Maynard Keynes. This was his first published book on economics. Sabin 54936. D. Appleton and Co. hardcover books
196990884New York: Arno & The New York Times 1969. vi 195p. ex library Reprint of 1886 edition. American labor from conspiracy to collective bargaining. "Scientist astronomer and America's first mathematical economist. He was an opponent of labour unions." Mark Blaug ed. Who's who in economics. Arno & The New York Times unknown books
187340329Washington DC: Smithsonian Inst 1873. First edition. vii 1 errata 288 pp. Library buckram. Endpapers spotted. Library stamps on endpapers and title. Smithsonian Inst unknown books
1904144104Washington: Carnegie Institution 1904. Softbound. VG- slight curvature to cardboard covers and old perforation stamp from previous institutional owner at top of title-page. Internally quite fresh. Printed wraps laid down onto thick cardboard. 32 pp.no illustrations. An exceptional paper by this renowned and self-educated astronomer. Very uncommon with few holdings noted during a substantial internet search. No copies noted in the US though the google version of the publication is scanned from the University of Michigan copy. Also seldom noted in online bibliographies of this author attesting to the scarcity of the item. Carnegie Institution paperback books
1903140940131Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1903. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. First printing with date on title page which publisher used in lieu of a first edition statement. xii 424 pp. Navy cloth with gilt lettering gilt topstain. A Very Good copy with wear at extremities slight wave to pages p. 11 bottom corner chipped with bump to nearby pages at corners. Newcomb is best-known as an astronomer; he was a self-taught prodigy who made various contributions to the fields of statistics mathematics economics and science fiction. Houghton Mifflin Company unknown books
1903286035Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1903. hardcover. very good. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. 424 pages blue cloth a bit nicked at head else near fine. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1903. First Edition. Scarce. A very good copy.<br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin unknown books
1964006489Random House 1964. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in a near fine jacket.$3.95 on flap.Stated First Printing.Light Wear to the extremities of Crown & Heel.Excellent copy. Random House Hardcover books
WALTER-FILM004166softcover/Paperback. Very Good. Manuscript Neil Simon source screenwriter Universal City: Universal City Studios Inc. 29 July 1985. Fourth draft of Simon's own adaptation to the screen of his 1984 New York Drama Critic's Circle Award-winning play. The film released in 1986 was directed by Gene Saks who also directed it on Broadway. 1132 leaves. Quarto brad bound printed studio wrappers. Upper wrapper has soft diagonal crease ink name and small ink stroke on upper wrapper NEAR FINE. ""Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn New York in September 1937 during The Great Depression this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty sexual awakening and a search for identity as he tries to deal with his family including his older brother Stanley his parents Kate and Jack Kate's sister Blanche and her two daughters Nora and Laurie who come to live there after their father's death. The new living arrangement is taking its toll on Jack's health as he has to work two stressful jobs to support the extended family. Meanwhile Aunt Blanche is interested in dating their neighbor who has a drinking problem despite Kate's objections; Stanley faces problems with his own job when he stands up to his somewhat tyrannical boss; cousin Nora whom Eugene has a crush on is eager to be a dancer in a Broadway musical even though the family's circumstances might not allow it; and cousin Laurie who has heart problems is a source of annoyance for Eugene."" Wikipedia paperback books
1977008521Random House 1977. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in like jacket without wear.$7.95 on flap . First Edition Stated. Signed by the Author on the Title-page. Scarce Signed. Beautiful Copy. Random House Hardcover books
1979003901Rand McNally 1979 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Beautiful copy.Fine copy in like jacket. Rand McNally, 1979 Hardcover books
1976WALTER-FILM004062Neil Simon source screenwriter Vintage original Second Draft screenplay dated December 1976 USA. Printed wrappers brad bound quarto mimeograph 130 pp. light stains to title page small tears to margins of covers VERY GOOD or better. <br /><br />A parody of classic Humphrey Bogart films such as THE MALTESE FALCON in which Peter Falk plays a bumbling detective. Rastar Prod. paperback books
1991003187Random House 1991 1991. Book. Very Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine copy in like jacket. Winner of Pulitzer Prize. Beautiful copy. Random House, 1991 Hardcover books
WALTER-FILM004063Softcover/Paperback. Very Good. Manuscript Neil Simon source screenwriter Final draft film script by Neil Simon dated August 30 1973 USA. Brad bound printed wrappers mimeograph small marginal tear on front cover and title page overall NEAR FINE. Adapted by Simon from his play of the same name a black comedy about a couple on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives are going through all kinds of stress at a time of intense summer heat and a prolonged garbage strike. paperback books
