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1972184237New York: Octagon Books 1972. Hardcover. Good ex-library w/ stamps to textblock edges spine IDs & usual markings etc. light moisture like staining & speckling to upper textblock; appears to be no internal damage. cloth has scuffs & scratches; light rubbing to edges. blue cloth w/ gilt emblem & spine printing. 1016 pgs total w/ bw frontispieces. no dustjackets. text in English. From a college library. Only volume one has removal stamp on due-date card. A few Instances of random pencil scribbles otherwise volumes appear clean. "As the principal representative of Russia's greatest ally in Europe M. Paléologue had easy access to all the major political figures associated with the court of Nicholas II including Nicholas himself the Empress Alexandra Grand Duke Nicholas the Montenegrin sisters Anna Vyroubova Foreign Minister Sazonov and of course Rasputin. Better yet Maurice Paléologue was a profoundly ‘clubbable' man probably in more ways than one - he had a reputation for being somewhat bumptious with a sharp eye a witty again in more ways than one turn of phrase and an ever-receptive ear for gossip."--Amazon. Octagon Books hardcover books
0510<br/><br/>Morgann Maurice. An Essay on Dramatic Character of Sir John Falstaff. London: Baldwyn 1820. Second edition first published anonymously in 1777. Morgann's essay was published anonymously. Though popular and influential in his lifetime he did not allow it to be reprinted during his lifetime he also had all his private papers burned. 8vo. Original boards paper label. 189pp. Except for slight chipping at top of spine a fine copy. This important essay provides a deeper understanding to a complex Shakespearean character. Its ostensible purpose is to vindicate Falstaff's courage and character. It went much further than that: "For style intellectuality knowledge of human nature and consequent profound appreciation of Shakespeare Morgan's essay has not been surpassed" DNB. "This essay forms a more honorable monument to the memory of Shakespeare than any which has been read of him by the united labours of his commentators" Symmonds. Samuel Johnson also praised it. References: Not in Lowe. Jaggard 222. hardcover books
1960128668New York: Monthly Review Press 1960. vii 119p. black cloth boards without dj. Monthly Review Press unknown books
196064086London: Routledge & Kegan Paul 1960. vii 119p. first edition cloth boards in dj; mild bump at head of spine faint shelfwear jacket faintly soiled. Routledge & Kegan Paul unknown books
177740255London: T. Davies 1777. First Edition. 4 8 185 1 errata pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Early nineteenth-century full brown calf boards stamped in gilt with seal of The Society of Writers to the Signet black morocco spine label. Joints somewhat rubbed internally clean bright copy. First Edition. 4 8 185 1 errata pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition of this important critical work on one of Shakespeare's most notable characters. Jaggard p. 222 T. Davies unknown books
177735862London: T. Davies 1777. First Edition. 8vo pp. 2 185 1. Bound in contemporary half calf expertly rebacked with new morocco label. ESTC T6248; Halkett & Laing Vol II p. 196. "Morgann 1726-1802 wrote several pamphlets on the burning questions of the day all of which were distinguished for their philosophic tone and dinstinctively literary style . The present work. by which Morgann is remembered has been generally praised. The vindication of Falstaff's courage is the ostensible object of the work and evoked Johnson's criticism . For style intellectuality knowledge of human nature and consequent profound appreciation of Shakespeare Morgann's essay has not been surpassed"-DNB. T. Davies unknown books
1979WRCLIT70106London: House of Lords Record Office 1979. 2131pp. Stapled printed card wrappers. 7 black & white reproductions on 4 plates. Creasing to extremities otherwise a good copy. First edition. House of Lords Record Office Memorandum No.62. House of Lords Record Office unknown books
198150296New York: Dorset Press. Very Good. 1981. Hardcover. New York: Dorset Press 1981. First Edition. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good DJ. . Dorset Press hardcover books
1957114562New York: Criterion Books 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover and dustwrapper both very lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Criterion Books hardcover books
117729hardcover. 319pp. 8vo yellow cloth. N.Y.: Criterion Books 1957. Very good.<br/><br/> unknown books
1968046806Cambridge: University Press 1968. Reprinted with corrections. vii 191 1p. original stiff printed wrappers CAM 286. University Press unknown books
1936WRCAM44384London: Francis Edwards 1936. 59pp. Blue cloth gilt. Spine lightly sunned. Near fine. One of 200 copies of which only 150 were for sale. A significant early Cook bibliography including complete collations of the works described. Francis Edwards hardcover books
1914219516London: Williams and Norgate 1914. First edition. 256 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Green cloth. Fine in yellow printed repaired dust jacket. Bookplate of Joan Whitney Payson. First edition. 256 8 ads pp. 1 vols. 12mo. RARE DJ. Williams and Norgate unknown books
19879000633Ewing New Jersey U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr 1987. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Translated by Lawrence Rosenwald. Includes bibliography and index. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Princeton Univ Pr hardcover books
19879005902Princeton: Princeton Univ Pr 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Translated by Lawrence Rosenwald. <br/><br/> Princeton Univ Pr hardcover books
1997Embry 174115Easton Press 1997. Fine. Full red leather decoratively gilt. Easton Press, 1997. hardcover books
1942KC16628Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art 1942. Paperback. Near Fine. Santa Barbara Museum of Art April-June 1942; M. H. de Young Memorial Museum July-August 1942 California 1942 32pp. 8.5 x 10.75 in yellow stapled paper wrappers with yapped edges. Important reference material published on the occasion of a traveling exhibit on the art of the pre-European Americas and prepared under the direction of Maurice Ries. Includes two exhibition essays The Codex Fernandez Leal and Ancient American Art a detailed list of 221 items full-page black and white photographs and notes from both the Curator and museum Directors. Ries states: Ancient American Art is a victim of its own individualityjudged by our habitual European standardsrather coldly impersonal and ritualistic. and briefly touches on the historical and esthetic essentials of ancient cultures: Archaic Tarasca Olmec Maya Huastec Totonac Zapotec Mixtec Toltec Chichimec Aztec Ulua Incas and others. A nearly fine softcover with a hint of wear to the yapped edge. <br/><br/> Santa Barbara Museum of Art paperback books
1960WRCAM55110N.p. but possibly Providence R.I. 1960. Two volumes. 2iv1542 leaves; 543-1053 leaves typescript on onion paper. Plus two maps one folding. Folio. Red buckram front board and spines gilt. Binder's tickets Model Bookbinding Houston Texas on rear pastedown of both volumes. Photocopy of newspaper article laid in. Occasional manuscript corrections in pen throughout. Some shelf wear but overall very good. Inscribed by the authors on the front pastedown. This is a potentially unique typescript of a historical novel about early 20th-century China leading up to the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949. "Nakunin" is a term in Shanghainese or Hu the dialect of Chinese spoken in Shanghai and the surrounding region for "foreigner" in particular connoting a foreigner who could never truly become a local. The novel is a bit of an adventure story frequently hinting at racier activities behind closed doors. Perhaps semi-autobiographical the main characters travel across China India and Indochina evading capture and corrupt officials in hopes of reaching freedom. <br> <br> Ruby and Maurice Baumgarten might well have known of what they wrote thanks to their "exciting background.that has all the ingredients of an action-packed Hollywood scenario" JEWISH HERALD. Though French Maurice was raised by his archaeologist parents traveling throughout the Near and Middle East; he served in the French Army in Indochina and started an import-export business in Shanghai. He was in Calcutta at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor and never returned to Shanghai transferring his business to Calcutta. Soon after he met Ruby née Bonner and in 1949 they decided to move to Providence R.I. to start a tea importing business and shop. This copy is inscribed to Dr. Leonard Robbins possibly the same Dr. Robbins who was president of the school board in Houston and led the majority decision to desegregate public schools there in 1970. Nevertheless this book and its authors remain a bit of a mystery. We could find no listing of this book in OCLC or at auction and no further information about the authors aside from an article in THE JEWISH HERALD and a listing for them in POLK'S PROVIDENCE CITY DIRECTORY for 1949. "'Unique' is the Word for Their Tea Bazaar" in THE JEWISH HERALD Vol. 34 no. 50 Feb. 17 1950 p.2. POLK'S PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE COUNTY R.I. CITY DIRECTORY 1949. Providence R.I.: R.L. Polk & Co. 1949 p.65. hardcover books
192329152n.p. Allaman: Pierre Maurice 1923. Quarto. Original publisher's brown printed wrappers with titling in dark red. 1f. recto title with cast list within decorative border verso first act 3-119 i blank pp.<br/><br/>With the composer's autograph inscription signed to upper margin of title to fellow-composer Klaus Pringsheim: "Herrn Klaus Pringsheim. Zut freundliche Erinnerung! Pierre Maurice März 1928."<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly worn; head and tail of spine slightly damaged; archival tape repairs. Quite browned. First Edition. <br/><br/>Andromède to a libretto by M. Maurice after Seneca was first performed in Basel on April 23 1924.<br/><br/>A Swiss composer and student of Massenet Maurice "was influenced by his teacher and by Fauré but above all by Wagner particularly in his operas. His work is characterized by formal perfection and a sensitive handling of instruments in music that is essentially contemplative. His synthesis of German and French traditions remains a valuable achievement." Pierre Meylan in Grove Music Online. Pierre Maurice unknown books
1953CTTTX619JC.40<p>New York: E.P Dutton 1953. Stated First US Edition. 8vo – 21.7cm. 314pp. 1. Publisher's blue cloth covers publisher's colophon de-bosses on front cover spine cloth black with silver gilt titles. Color and black-and-white photographic plates maps diagrams and fold-out panoramic photographic image of "The Great Barrier" attached inside the rear end leaf. A Fine copy in an original Very Good unclipped dust jacket.</p><p>This Fine copy signed by Herzog on the Half-Title page.<br /></p><p>A scarce signed copy of arguably one of the most important and land-breaking books in the history of mountaineering. Herzog's account is a very engaging and compelling read vividly written and translated from the French. Herzog was the leader of the French Himalayan expedition which was the first in history to scale an 8000 meter peak. He made the climb without oxygen but lost several of his fingers which had to be amputated without anesthetic and he endured other harrowing hardships.</p> E.P, Dutton hardcover books
1953WY716-046New York NY: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc 1953. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. 316 pp. Color-gravure frontispiece Introduction by Eric Shipton Foreword by Maurice Herzog Preface by Lucien Devies 25 black-and-white gravures two additional color gravures 8 maps by Maurice Ichac glossary 1 fold-out map of list of routes at the rear; text clean and unmarked. Cloth spine stamped in silver; binding square and tight with light tanning LACKS jacket. Paul Elder's Books San Francisco bookseller ticket on rear paste-down. WY716-046. Good. This volume is the first American edition of the English translation by Nea Morin and Janet Adam Smith originally published in London in 1952 then in America in 1953. Maurice Herzog's seminal mountaineering text tells the story of the 1950 French expedition to the Himalayas the first-ever expedition in history to summit and return from an 8000-meter peak. This edition includes copious illustrations and maps. Also laid in is a loose full-page newspaper clipping a color image of the Annapurna film 1953. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc hardcover books
192924155Paris 1929. Softbound. Fair to VG. Wraps. An 11-volume run of this most important yearly record of picture sale results and prices. Each volume beginning with the first one covers a year and is bound in paperback wraps. Some of the bindings are loose or covers are off. Content is key though and it is all here. Numerous illustrations in each volume. paperback books
1920185994Paris: Lang 1920. Hardcover. G ex-library bookplate fep pocket in back. Covers have light wear and rubbing. Pages have yellowed. Plates are clean. Text block is solid outside edges have foxing. Red cloth gilt lettering on spine. 228 pp. illustrations. Text in French. Translated: "Sales directory of paintings drawings watercolours pastels gouaches miniatures guide of the merchant the amateur: 1: all the prices of the sales of the year October 1919 - end of July 1920. Nice reference as auction guide. Also has shelf appeal. Lang hardcover books
1919185993Paris: Lang 1919. Hardcover. G ex-library bookplate fep pocket in back. Covers have light wear and rubbing. Pages have yellowed. Plates are clean. Text block is solid outside edges have foxing. Red cloth gilt lettering on spine. 224 pp. illustrations. Text in French. Translated: "Sales directory of paintings drawings watercolours pastels gouaches miniatures guide of the merchant the amateur: 1: all the prices of the sales of the year October 1918 - end of July 1919. Nice reference as auction guide. Also has shelf appeal. Lang hardcover books
1953171101953. Paperback. Near Fine. Original wrappers. 25cm. <br/><br/> paperback books
