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1996159883Silvana Editoriale 1996. Hardcover. VG- Text page edges and interior of dj are tanning lightly; otherwise nice and clean. Brown cloth gilt letters on spine and front cover tan and illus. dust jacket 136 pp. BW and color illus. Text is in Italian. Considers the life and work of Italian painter and engraver Simone Cantarini known as Simon da Pesaro 1612-1648. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 44 specific pieces first as full-page color illustrations and then with descriptions and BW illustrations. Includes chronology bibliography and more. Scarce. Silvana Editoriale hardcover books
1986239372San Francisco: Self-published by the author 1986. 34p. 6x9 inches profusely illustrated with erotic drawings by Marina Gutiérrez second printing one of 700 copies lightly worn stapled pictorial wraps. The first printing 1979 consisted of 200 copies. Self-published by the author unknown books
198625855San Francisco: Self-published by the author 1986. 34p. 6x9 inches profusely illustrated with erotic drawings by Marina Gutiérrez second printing one of 700 copies lightly worn stapled pictorial wraps. The first printing 1979 consisted of 200 copies. Self-published by the author unknown books
34764Milan: Electa 2005. Hardcover. 11" x 10". 360 pp. Text in Italian. Gray cloth and illustrated dust jacket housed in illustrated slipcase. Near fine in like dust jacket with one small 1/2 inch closed tear to front panel; one leaf creased occasional toning to edges interiors otherwise clean and tight; slipcase shows only minor shelfwear. A Very Good copy. ISBN 8837020783 . VeryGood. Hardcover . Electa [2005] hardcover books
1945127231945. Original wraps. Very Good -. A wonderful significant piece of World War II history. A fragile booklet a log mapping out in detail the schedule and itinerary of this American battalion. SIGNED BY OVER 100 RETURNING SOLDIERS FROM THE BATTALION THE 733 F.A. BN WHICH SET OUT FROM MISSISSIPPI IN LATE MARCH '44 AND SOME 7 1/2 MONTHS LATER --IN MID-NOVEMBER-- PENETRATED INTO GERMANY. This booklet has obviously travelled long and far but has held up nicely and is still very solid in its stapled salmon-colored wrappers. Light creasing and a bit of inevitable wear are far outweighed by the miracle of these returning heroes all 106 of them signing their names and addresses on the "Memoranda" pages and the pastedowns of this very scarce logbook. <br/><br/> paperback books
189019456Boston: Little Brown & Co 1890. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1890 1st edition of this naval classic a book which certainly stands as among the most influential in shaping American foreign and military policy in the early part of the 20th century. A solid well-preserved copy to boot. Tight and VG to VG in its navy-blue cloth with bright gilt-insignia and titling to the front panel and spine. A bit of very light staining along the upper tips and at the spine otherwise very clean. Thick octavo top-edge gilt 4 full-page maps including 1 fold-out and 21 "plans of naval battles" complementing Mahan's text. <br/><br/> Little, Brown & Co hardcover books
200058899Gretna:: Pelican Publishing Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1565543475 . Black and white photographs throughout. Second printing. Lower corners bumped else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Pelican Publishing Company, hardcover books
200016864New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 2000. Softbound. VG- May have a label & few marks from previous gallery owner pages are tanning at edges visuals great. Blue & color illus. wraps. 128 pp. 155 mostly color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2000 exhibition of works by French neo-impressionist Paul Signac 1863-1935. With essays by Townsend Wolfe James T. Dyke Charles Cachin and Marina Ferretti Bocquillon; as well as a chronology and a map of France. Nicely done. Harry N. Abrams, Inc paperback books
19872295280Beacon Press 1987. Trade Paperback. Good. Former copy of St. John's Home - call number taped to spine pocket and ink stamp. Marginalia throughout pages lightly toned. 1987 Trade Paperback. xxi 303 pp. Fold-out maps follows text. "The author describes her experiences crossing the Gobi Desert in 1926 with her two fellow English missionaries and shares her observations on the people and land of the region. Beacon Press paperback books
192861712bdNew York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1928. First Edition. Octavo blue cloth hardcover gilt letters map illus. endpapers photogravure frontispiece portrait of the author uncut top edge blue xiii 359 pp. Very Good with sunned spine bookplate and light soiling to edges. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1928. First Edition. hardcover books
193735240Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute 1937. 5th Edition. Blue cloth binding with gold title lettering stamped to front board and spine. Slight lean POS to ffep and notes inner rear board red underlining and notes to text. Withal a VG copy. 18 XII - 43 6 index pp. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographic images and drawings. Some fold-out. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4" <br/><br/> The United States Naval Institute hardcover books
1917291045Jersey City N. J.: Standard Motor Construction Co 1917. Rather uncommon manual for the maintenance and repair of Submarine chaser engines. 218 pp. with a number of full-age illustrations and 7 large leaves of folded plates. Black flexible boards; corners bumped with some creasing. Standard Motor Construction Co unknown books
1868285943Washington: Government Printing Office 1868. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. The Bureau of Navigation Navy Department's booklet General Instructions for Hydrographic Surveyors. Dampstaining to the bottom edge of the second half of the textblock. Writing in ink on the front wrapper. Engraved plate of "Brooke's Deep Sea Sounding Apparatus" at the rear. Blue printed paper wrappers. Very Good. 62 pp. Very Good binding. Government Printing Office unknown books
1883153130Washington DC.: Government Printing Office. 1883. hardcover. very good with no dust jacket; wear to extremities. 8vo. Government Printing Office. hardcover books
1995913799NY: Global City Press. 1995. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. Global City Press paperback books
1995114456New York: Global City Press 1995. 245p. very good first edition of author's debut novel in original pictorial wraps. Paperback original from a small NYC press. Based on an actual event the story of a marriage between a Jewish New Yorker and an Indo-Caribbean man. Global City Press unknown books
198918922Providence RI: Paradigm Press 1989. 1/400 copies. 8vo pp. 26. paper wraps. VG A short story. Another copy part of cover sun-darkened. Paradigm Press unknown books
1999913798NY: Putnam. 1999. A review copy. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket with promotional material and an invitation to the book launch laid in. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Putnam hardcover books
19909006824Princeton: Princeton University Press 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Bound in red cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Princeton University Press hardcover books
1991035131Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press 1991. vi 330p. stiff wrappers Parallax; re-visions of culture and society. Johns Hopkins University Press unknown books
1782WRCAM43088London 1782. Broadside 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. Minor soiling. Very good plus. A song sheet commemorating Rodney's naval victory over the French fleet under the command of the Comte de Grasse off Dominica in the West Indies. The Battle of the Saintes was a naval battle that took place over four days in April 1782 in which the British defeated the French fleet whose aim was the capture of Jamaica. This nine verse six line song tells the tale of the sea gods wakened by the fight and amazed at the glorious victory of the British. ESTC locates four copies - two at the British Library one at the Bodleian and one at New York Public. Those records mention a woodcut illustration which has been neatly trimmed off the top of the sheet and is not present here. ESTC T10517. unknown books
1790WRCAM18237London 1790. 22pp. plus integral blank leaf. Folding blank printed form. Folio. Gathered signatures stitched as issued. First leaf has 4 small spots some moderate edge wear final leaf a bit dusty. Docketed in print on verso of final leaf and each enactment numbered in a contemporary manuscript hand. Very good. A bill furthering the bureaucratic process to make His Majesty's Navy run smoother. Sets forth new rules for depositing exact copies of muster rolls at ports of departure with a folding blank muster roll form. unknown books
1758WRCAM35261London: R. Baldwin 1758. 463pp. Half title. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Lower inner corner of half title torn away not affecting text. Early smudged ink inscription on half title. A very good copy untrimmed and unopened. A detailed letter supporting payment reform in the British navy. The anonymous author presents and remarks upon a new bill entitled "An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen employed in the Royal Navy; and for establishing a regular Method for the punctual frequent and certain Payment of their Wages; and for enabling them more easily and readily to remit the same for Support of their Wives and Families and for preventing Frauds and Abuses attending such Payments" p.9. KRESS 5721. R. Baldwin unknown books
175323480London: Edward Owen 1753. Quarto. 46pp. plus two folding tables. Light staining to last leaf. Slight worming in outer margin of last few leaves not affecting text. Disbound.<br/> <br/>Pamphlet dealing with international law and the British seizure of Prussian ships.<br/> <br/>The second table is entitled "List of all the Prussian ships taken by British armaments at sea during the last war as well those detained for examination only as those judicially proceeded upon together with the judgments given in the Admiralty Courts of Great-Britain thereupon."<br/> <br/>ESTC T4125. Edward Owen unknown books
1753WRCAM41603London: Edward Owen 1753. 46pp. plus two folding tables. Quarto. Dbd. Light staining to last leaf. Slight worming in outer margin of last few leaves not affecting text. Very good. Pamphlet dealing with international law and the British seizure of Prussian ships. The second table is entitled "List of all the Prussian ships taken by British armaments at sea during the last war as well those detained for examination only as those judicially proceeded upon together with the judgments given in the Admiralty Courts of Great-Britain thereupon." ESTC T4125. Edward Owen unknown books
