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1993303990Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1993. 1993. First edition so stated. 8vo. 12 page introduction by the author. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Original maroon stiff pictorial wrappers. Fine. 151 pages original wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press [1993]. hardcover books
1993305066<p>First edition so stated. Octavo. 12 page introduction by the author. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Original maroon stiff pictorial wrappers. Fine. 151 pages original wrappers. No signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by Paul Morrissey to collector Charles Williamson on the half title page: "For Charles & . . . After so many years of friendship Paul Morrissey." Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson.</p> Cambridge University Press paperback books
19719007992London: Frederick Muller 1971. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. The dust jacket has minor chips and closed tears. <br/><br/> Frederick Muller hardcover books
1970119275New York: Harcourt 1970. hardcover. fine/near fine. 144 Illustrations 12 in color. 216pp. small 8vo cloth d.w. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1970. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> History of European Civilization Library. General Editor: Geoffrey Barraclough<br/><br/> Harcourt unknown books
1912008381New York: Dodd Mead 1912. Belgian born author who wrote in French and winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature known primarily for these philosophical essays. Eight volumes of the 10 volume series published by Dodd Mead between 1912-1914. Uniformly bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram boards matching buckram end papers the tops gilt backs decorated in gilt. Very Good Plus light wear to covers Lacking the volumes "Death" and "Life of the Bee". Titles included are "Treasure of the Humble" "Wisdom and Destiny" "The Buried Temple" "The Double Garden" "Measure of the Hours" "Our Eternity" "The Unknown Guest" and "On Emerson Etc.". Translated from the French by Alfred Sutro Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and Montrose J. Moses. Uncommon as a set and in lovely binding. This set will require additional charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . Later American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dodd Mead Hardcover books
1974244328London: Thames & Hudson 1974. hardcover. fine/very good. 169 Illus. 8vo red cloth d.w. London: Thames and Hudson 1974. Very good<br/><br/> Thames & Hudson unknown books
168919hardcover. many illus. some in color. 4to cloth d.w. London: Guild Publishing 1990. vg<br/><br/> unknown books
1980014846New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press 1980. ix 469p. dj. Oxford University Press unknown books
1975RH1524New York:: Macmillan 1975. 1975. 8vo. 201 pp. Fig. index. Cloth dust-jacket; jacket worn. Featuring the essays of J.R.R. Christie W.V. Farrar W.D. Hackmann Roger Hahn his copy "Scientific Careers in Eighteenth-century France" M.B. Hall A.G. Keller D.M. Knight P.M. Rattansi and C.B. Schmitt. Macmillan, (1975). hardcover books
1976S10423New York:: Science History Publications 1976. 1976. First US edition. 8vo. 201 pp. Indices. Green paper-backed boards silver-stamped spine dust-jacket; front jacket torn. Ownership signature. Fine in good jacket. ISBN: 882020412 Science History Publications, 1976. hardcover books
1975BL1323London et al.:: Macmillan Press 1975. 1975. 8vo. 201 pp. Figs. indexes. Green cloth silver stamped spine title dust-jacket. Burndy bookplate. Near fine. ISBN: 333182170 Macmillan Press, (1975). hardcover books
1994397551994. Wilkes Maurice V. The EDSAC: Origins and design decisions. Offprint from K. Brunnstein and E. Raubold eds. Information Processing '94: Proceedings of the IFIP 13th World Computer Congress 2 Amsterdam: Noth-Holland 1994. Without wrappers as issued. Fine. 301-306pp. Illustrated. 227 x 151 mm. Provenance: Maurice Wilkes. First edition offprint issue. A history of the principal design decisions made during the construction of the first readily used stored-program computer and the background against which the decisions were taken. Wilkes 1999 no. 153. Origins of Cyberspace 1059. unknown books
1961040111Princeton: Princeton University Press 1961. 2d Printing. xi 354p. lightly chipped dj. Princeton University Press unknown books
1975165410Columbia Mo: University of Missouri 1975. Hardbound. VG-/VG Defect to ffep not torn but a damaged spot. Some wear to bottom of illus boards. Dj protected by mylar with minimal edge wear. Some tanning of dj flaps. Three-quarters color illus. paper boards with caramel-colored cloth spine color illus. dust jacket 272 pp. approx. 214 BW repros. Oversize. A very desirable volume which reproduces all 183 known drawings of American artist George Caleb Bingham 1811-1879 as well as a few paintings. University of Missouri hardcover books
1975122Columbia Mo: University of Missouri 1975. Hardbound. G- Label & few marks from previous gallery owner; dj has moderate edgewear and few small tears tho is still quite intact; contents are unaffected. Three-quarters color illus. paper boards with caramel-colored cloth spine color illus. dust jacket 272 pp. approx. 214 BW repros. Oversize. A very desirable volume which reproduces all 183 known drawings of American artist George Caleb Bingham 1811-1879 as well as a few paintings. University of Missouri hardcover books
196896790New York: Atheneum 1968. First edition of Watson's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Signed by all three laureates on the title page James D. Watson Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins. Octavo original blue cloth with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jeanyee Wong. Foreword by Sir Lawrence Bragg. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. We have never seen another example signed by all three contributors; exceptionally rare. "Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders" writes James Watson in The Double Helix his account of his codiscovery along with Francis Crick of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy intense and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact. Atheneum hardcover books
1904295167London: Edward Arnold 1904. hardcover. near fine. 2 volumes. Illustrated with a portrait and 6 folding maps tall thick 8vo green cloth. London: Edward Arnold 1904. First Edition. Near fine.<br/><br/> Laid in is a note by the Major-General niece "Miss Moore".<br/><br/> Edward Arnold unknown books
1952164636New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1952. Octavo cloth. First edition. Kafkaesque dark fantasy satire half a thriller and half a parable of the experiences of a modern Gulliver afflicted with "delayed gigantism" whose height increases to thirteen feet and who weighs some 2200 pounds. Maurice Samuel 1895-1972 was a Romanian-born journalist translator and lecturer educated in England. In 1914 he moved to America and became a permanent resident of the United States. Reginald 12666. Some darkening of endpapers else a fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges and dust soiling to rear panel. #164636 Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
19524420New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1952. Octavo cloth. First edition. Kafkaesque dark fantasy satire half a thriller and half a parable of the experiences of a modern Gulliver afflicted with "delayed gigantism" whose height increases to thirteen feet and who weighs some 2200 pounds. Maurice Samuel 1895-1972 was a Romanian-born journalist translator and lecturer educated in England. In 1914 he left England and became a permanent resident of the United States. Reginald 12666. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #4420 Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1962143309Paris: Filmsonor 1962. Original black-and-white borderless still photograph from the 1962 French-Italian film. Costarring actors Alain Delon Georges Wilson and Madeleine Robinson share a drink in the segment "Tes pere et mere honoreras" Honor they Father and Mother. Rubber-stamped "Photo LIMOT" and numerical notation in holograph pencil on the verso. <br/><br/>An epic comedy on the Book of Exodu's most epic tale with elements based on David Alexander's novel "Murder Points a Finger" 1953. Over a series of 8 episodes various commandments are portrayed by prominent European actors including Mel Ferrer Louis de Funés Danielle Darrieux Charles Azvanour Fernandel and Dany Saval. <br/><br/>Photographer Limot's debut film was "They Were Five" 1936 another Duvivier film followed by work with notable directors like Sascha Guitry Christian-Jaque Henri Verneuil and Marcel Carné. <br/><br/>7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Filmsonor unknown books
1962143284Paris: Filmsonor / Mondex / Procinex 1962. Original French program for the 1962 French-Italian film here under the original French title "Le diable et les 10 commandements." Illustrated wrappers featuring esoteric cartoons by Vaissier with original glassine. Contents of the program include film credits synopsis actor biographies and advertisement campaigns; often these programs are illustrated throughout with still photographs from the film this production seems to have invested the visual element entirely in the wrapper art. <br/><br/>An epic comedy on the Book of Exodu's most epic tale with elements based on David Alexander's novel "Murder Points a Finger" 1953. Over a series of 8 episodes various commandments are portrayed by prominent European actors including Alain Delon Mel Ferrer Louis de Funés Danielle Darrieux Charles Azvanour Fernandel and Dany Saval. <br/><br/>9.25 x 11.75 inches 18 leaves. Very Good plus with light dampstaining and foxing most reserved to the wrapper and glassine. Filmsonor / Mondex / Procinex unknown books
1948WRCLIT52324London: Faber 1948. Cloth. First edition. Slightly cocked faint offset to endsheets but a very good copy in good somewhat chipped and faded dust jacket. Faber hardcover books
63784hardcover. 8vo cloth. Florham NJ 1983.<br/><br/> unknown books
198540823NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1985. First edition. 185 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a bit of rubbing to crown of spine. Review slip and promotional flyer laid in. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux unknown books
1985269601New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux 1985. First. hardcover. fine/fine. Color illustrations by Sendak. square 8vo d.w. N.Y.: Farrar Straus 1985. First Edition.<br/><br/> Farrar Straus & Giroux unknown books