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19281222373Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin 1928. First. Octavo; vg/none; gray cloth spine with black text on white label; ex libris name stamp; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block clean; 374 pp.; frontispiece plates and maps; last pages 345-374 great damage; pp. 369-374 text loss; binding shaken; head-edge spine damage; else very good. 1222373. Rockville Non-Retail Listings. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
4804LONDON MACMILLAN 1904. FINE. LONDON, MACMILLAN, 1904 unknown books
199717323NY: The Great Commanders 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. 251pp index. Very good hardback bound in blue cloth with gilt letttering and issued without a jacket. <br/><br/> The Great Commanders hardcover books
200554143Boston:: Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0618517510 . Foreword by Lawrence Millman. Fourth American printing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Houghton Mifflin, hardcover books
2006UMAULAS00CCWMariner Books 2006. Very Good. Maurice Edward Beauclerk. The Last Gentleman Adventurer: Coming of Age in the Arctic. Boston: Mariner Books 2006. 392pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Mariner Books paperback books
1930208035New York: Ray Maurice Publishing Co 1930. First. hardcover. very good. Black-and-white frontispiece. 50 pages 12mo blue cloth. New York: Ray Maurice Publishing Co. 1930. Very good.<br/><br/> Inscribed on the front free endpaper by the author in a large neat script: "With all best wishes - Sincerely - C.S. Maurice - Jun. 14 1932."<br/><br/> Ray Maurice Publishing Co unknown books
175825960La Haye: Pierre Gosse Junior 1758. Folio pp. xii 228 2 errata and binder's directions 2; 40 engraved plates 16 double page and 4 folding and 41 engraved vignettes; bound with: Bonneville Supplement aux Reveries ou Mémoires sur l'art de la guerre de Maurice Comte de Saxe La Haye Chez Pierre Gosse 1758 pp. 15 1; 21 engraved plates 4 double page and one folding; contemporary red morocco-backed boards spine in 7 compartments black morocco label in 1 gilt ornaments in the rest; the boards with an overlay of 20th century pastepaper endpapers renewed. A standard work on warfare by Maurice Comte de Saxe 1696-1750 marshal of France son of the king of Poland conqueror of the English pretender to the dukedom of Kurland and universal lover here printed under the editorship of Zacharie de Pazzi de Bonneville. It is a remarkable work on the art of war. Though described by Carlyle as 'a strange military farrago dictated as I should think under opium' it is in fact a classic. It was published posthumously in 1757. This is the only folio edition. <br/><br/> Pierre Gosse Junior hardcover books
191349926London: Macmillan 1913. First Edition. 8vo pp. 591. Illustrated with portraits. Untrimmed and partially unopened. A very good tight clean copy. This is the copy of author and feminist founder of Hull House: Jane Addams with her ownership signature on the end paper: "Jane Addams Hull House" From the library of consumer advocate Florence Kelley. FK. Octavia Hill 1838 - 1912 was an English social reformer whose main concern was the welfare of the inhabitants of cities. She was a moving force behind the development of social housing and her early friendship with John Ruskin enabled her to put her theories into practice with the aid of his initial investment. She campaigned against development on existing suburban woodlands and helped to save London's Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill Fields from being built on. She was one of the three founders of the National Trust set up to preserve places of historic interest or natural beauty for the enjoyment of the British public. Macmillan unknown books
1904126776London England: Grant Richards 1904. cloth top edge gilt fore-edge uncut. small 4to. cloth top edge gilt fore-edge uncut. xvi 3631 pages. First edition. Table of contents list of illustrations Frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout. Spine worn at top and bottom. Rubbing and scuffing at edges. Grant Richards unknown books
191674560New York: Robert H. Dodd. Very Good. 1916. Pamphlet. Soft-bound in tan printed wrappers. The covers show some light foxing and soiling. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations. NUMBER 22 DECEMBER 1916.With Introductory Remarks on the Life and Works of George Cruikshank By Arthur Bartlett Maurice. . Robert H. Dodd unknown books
192528471Asheville: Doubleday Page & Co. 1925. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. Front wrapper detached chipped rear wrapper lacking small tear along fore edge of several leaves. A good copy. ix 56 pp. 12mo. Doubleday, Page & Co. unknown books
191664641New York: Dodd Mead and Company. Good. 1916. Hardcover. This is an ex-library copy with usual library marks including a card pocket at the rear library bookplate and stamps and numbers to the spine. Green library buckram with gilt printing to the spine. Covers are soiled and scuffed tape repair to hinges contents are toned. This is a rough copy. Good for reading or reference. . Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover books
19301318853Paris: Editions Excelsior 1930. Limited Edition #141/302. Other. Large octavo 192 pages; VG; housed in matching red cardboard chemise and slipcase with gilt; chemise has tape repair; pages are loose in gatherings as issued; with 14 original etchings loose in rear 14 colored illustrations and colored headbands and vignettes; Limited edition of 302 numbered copies. One of 265 copies on vellum of Rives of which this is number 141; scarce; shelved case 11. 1318853. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Editions Excelsior unknown books
200076371New York NY.: North Point Press / Farrar Straus and Giroux. Very Good. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in brown paper covered boards with black stamping to the upper cover with a gilt stamped black cloth spine in a dust jacket with light soiling/toning. The covers show some light edge-wear. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with color illustrations. This book is signed by Peter Matthiessen on the title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu 1945-2019 of Columbus Ohio - known to many of his bookseller author and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired including Gorey Sendak Heaney Byatt Morrison Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author . North Point Press / Farrar, Straus, and Giroux hardcover books
1956149781London: John Murray 1956. First edition. Softcover. Literary journal. Significantly this issue includes Peter Matthiessen's story "Lina" which was apparently never reprinted. Also includes contributions by Seton Dearden Francis King Maurice Rowdon and Desmond Stewart. A very good copy in wrappers with some slight wear. An early appearance for Matthiessen who went on to win the National Book Award twice. John Murray unknown books
1996Embry 139392Combined 1996. First edition. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jackets in mylar covers. B&W illustrations and maps. Combined, 1996. First edition. unknown books
197387608Washington:: Office of the Chief of Military History United States Army. Very Good. 1973. Hardcover. B01AYH4DF6 . Part of the United States Army in World War II - The War Department series. A later printing. Fold-out map in rear pocket. Very good or better in green cloth. No dust jacket as issued. ; 640 pages . Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, hardcover books
1969015888Washington: Office of the Chief of Military History United States Army 1969. xvi 701p. b/w illus. 47 maps original blue cloth Army historical series. Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army unknown books
1989015889New York: Bramhall House 1989. Adapted from American military history Office of the Chief of Military History United States Army. xii 378p. b/w illus. maps dj. Bramhall House unknown books
191221798London: George Allen & Unwin 1912. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very good. Detmold E.J. 4to full cream cloth decorated with gilt decorated endpapers and 20 mounted color plates of plants and creatures by Edward J. Detmold. Edgewear to top and bottom of spine light soiling to cloth else very good plus. <br/><br/> George Allen & Unwin hardcover books
1975169557Milano: Mazzotta 1975. 238 p. shelfworn wraps closer tear at top edge of front cover old price sticker owner's name stamped on blank front endpaper. BNC 3. Mazzotta unknown books
1936261172London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. Maurice Tulloch. Binding sound; no markings in text; dust jacket shows some spotting to rear cover minor loss to spine and light chipping. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Good dust jacket. Eyre & Spottiswoode unknown books
199017505Montreal: Louise Courteau éditrice 1990. Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Biography of the French musician inventor of the Ondes Martenot by Canadian clarinetist and ondist Jean Laurendau. Signed and inscribed by the author to violinist Paul Zukofsky on the half-title: "17-12-90 / To Paul Zukofsky in remembrance of an enthusiastic Turangalîla best wishes from Jean Laurendau." 312 pp. Softcover. Light shelf wear; overall fine. 6.75 x 9.75 inches 17.1 x 24.7 cm.<br>Loosely laid in are two photocopied articles one on the Ondes Martenot and one on Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie which was performed by the Juilliard Symphony conducted by Paul Zukofsky with Jean Laurendau as soloist in December 1990.<br style=""><br style="">American violinist and conductor Paul Zukofsky was known for his work in the field of contemporary music. Born in Brooklyn New York Zukofsky was the only child of the American Objectivist poet Louis Zukofsky and Celia Thaew Zukofsky a musician and composer. He began performing at an early age and was soon drawn to modern music especially to the possibilities of extended techniques on the violin. Over the course of his career he collaborated with composers including  Milton Babbitt John Cage Elliott Carter George Crumb Morton Feldman Philip Glass Peter Mennin Krzysztof Penderecki Roger Sessions Charles Wuorinen and Iannis Xenakis. He gave world premieres of concertos by Robert Sessions for violin cello and orchestra Charles Wuorinen for amplified violin and orchestra Morton Feldman for violin and orchestra Phillip Glass and the Scottish composer Iain Hamilton among others.<br style=""> Louise Courteau éditrice paperback books
1999Embry 196183HarperCollins 1999. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Color illustrations by Maurice Sendak. HarperCollins, 1999. First edition, first printing. unknown books
UMARNAP00CMMentor 1966 c1963. Good. Markham Felix Maurice Hippisley. Napoleon. New York: Mentor 1966 c1963. 304 24 of latespp. Mass Market. Book condition: Good with subtle soft creaing in front cover spine slightly darkened and tiny closed tear in rear joint. Small spot on front cover and former owner's notes penciled on last couple pages. Mentor paperback books
