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196023169Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960. First Edition. Author's First book. Endpapers little foxed little wear at the extremities of the dj spine water stain at the the bottom of the spine of the dj. The book is near fine. Scarce novel of Kentucky. Freedman A-1a. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
196414580NY: George Braziller 1964. First edn. Limited edition one of 3013 copies printed on hand made laid paper by Fabriano. With a tipped in colored illustration by Shahn. Signed by both Berry and Shahn. Housed in the publisher's slip case little faded as usual A very nice copy. Freedman A2a. Berry's second book. A poem about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. George Braziller unknown books
196413734NY: George Braziller 1964. First edn. Limited edition one of 3013 copies printed on hand made laid paper by Fabriano. With a tipped in colored illustration by Shahn. Signed by both Berry and Shahn. Housed in the publisher's slip case little faded as usual A very nice copy. Freedman A2a. Berry's second book. A poem about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. George Braziller unknown books
1974140938070The Press at Colorado College: Colorado Springs 1974. First Thus. Near Fine. First thus. Signed by author no. 21 from an edition of 100 copies. Unpaginated. Stab-bound with printed paper covers Illustrated with relief-printed color designs. Designed printed and bound by Jim Trissel. Near Fine with a little corner crease to front cover and first few pages light shelf wear. "Reverdure" was first printed in Clearing by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1974. [Colorado Springs] unknown books
1964139792New York: Harcourt 1964. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition. The author's third book and first collection of poems. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with a just a bit of darkening at flap folds. A very pleasing copy. #139792 Harcourt unknown books
1985144097Philadelphia: N.p. 1985. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A drama about the members of the fictional Omega Que Rho fraternity likely based on Omega Psi Phi a historically black fraternity of which screenwriter S. Torriano Berry is a member. Berry would go on to find success in horror film creating an anthology series "The Black Beyond" writing and directing one of the first urban horror films "Embalmer" 1996 and working as the cinematographer on Troma's entry into urban horrow "Bugged" 1997. <br/><br/>Title page present dated 7/16/85 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter S. Torriano Berry. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographically reproduced. Pages generally Near Fine lacking the front wrapper rear wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
20042632New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2004. First edition. Octavo original illustrated wrappers. Signed by James Watson and also signed by scientist Edward O. Wilson on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. "A remarkable alignment of the planets is occurring in 2003: the 50th anniversary of the double helix and the completion of the sequence of the human genome. As a defining figure in both landmark events no other human being on the planet is positioned to write as authoritatively about all this as Jim Watson. In DNA: The Secret of Life he does so with characteristic clarity style and wit. If you really want to know what happened in the most important half-century of biology since the world began read this" Francis Collins. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
193027903New York NY : Special Committee of the existing system of Recreational Spaces 1930. First Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. First Edition. 45 pages plus pocket in rear containing four folded maps. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Stapled green wraps with pocket torn in rear. Fading to wrappers spotting to a few pages. Rear pocket contains four of five folded maps of the Bronx Queens Manhattan and Brooklyn Lacking map of the Borough of Richmond we believe. Maps are in excellent condition. Wraps. The first part "Looking Backwards" documents the evolution in acreage of NYC parks noting major events like 1853's Central Park acquisition. By 1901 the park sppace was 6838 acres and by 1925 10.025 acres not including parkways. Mayor Walker's first administration January 1926 "recognized the need for extensive additions to the park system in all boroughs and at once set about providing for these needs." By July 1 1930 the total area was approximately 14000 acres. This report gives status and proposes borough by borough enhancements for the park system. Color coded maps make referencing the text discussion easier.<br/><br/>Scarce in the marketplace perhaps because the maps are removed framed and sold separately. Special Committee of the existing system of Recreational Spaces unknown books
196958528NY: Harcourt 1969. First Edition. 8vo pp. 213. A fine copy in near fine dj without the discoloration of the ed paper that we usually find. Scarce. Freedman A14b. The author of Nathan Coulter's first book of essays. Only 2890 copies were sold by September 1971. Harcourt unknown books
200428625Monterey KY: Larkspur Press 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Eleven poems fill this beautiful limited edition of poems. Printed in a total edition of 1500 copies 1400 were printed on Mohawk Superfine paper and handbound by the Larkspur press. This is copy #92 of the additional 100 copies printed on Magnani Velata paper handbound by Carolyn Whitesel and signed by Wendell Berry on the colophon. <br/><br/>The print that accompanies this volume "The Kentucky River at Lanes Landing" by Welsey Bates is also #92 of an edition of 100 and is signed by Bates. The three woodcut images on the print are also the three images that serves as illustrations within the book. Unpag. 16mo. Clean crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. Paste paper covers with cloth spine. Also comes with the print "The Kentucky River at Lanes Landing" by Welsey Bates which measures 12-1/4"x7" and is enclosed in a printed folder made of the same paper as the dust jacket. Larkspur Press hardcover books
1948149732N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. <br/><br/>Based on the real experiences of Ivor Gouzenko a Communist code-breaker assigned to the Soviet Embassy in wartime Canada who defected from the USSR after the war. Subject to controversy upon release with liberals protesting the film's depiction of the Soviet cause and conservatives protesting the liberal picketers. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Ottawa Ontario Canada.<br/><br/>10 x 12.75 inches. Very Good lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown books
196728799NY: Harcourt Brace 1967. First Edition. 8vo pp. 550. An excellent copy in a dj with a couple of small chips at the extremities of the spine little faded couple of creases to the rear dj. Freedman A2a. The author's scarce second novel. Harcourt Brace unknown books
3792SF GELBR LNTHALl 1936. GRABHORN PRESS; HALF GREEN MOROCCO FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. SF, GELBR LNTHALl, 1936 unknown books
182828241London: Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1828 1828. First edition. Fine copy. 8vo contemporary brown calf brown morocco spine label gilt decorations and lettering. Bound without the half-title. In 1783 Mary Berry 1763-1852 author and friend and editor of Horace Walpole went on the Grand Tour of Europe with her father and sister Agnes and returned there particularly to France many times. Her richly woven Comparative View represents observations gathered in over thirty-five years of travel to France during which she was a keen observer and reporter. While not descriptive of the sights and scenes or the arduousness of the journey Berry's writings are insightful social commentary similar to the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Helen Maria Williams and Harriet Martineau. In 1831 Berry published a companion volume which brought her cultural study forward from 1789 to 1830. <br/><br/> London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828 unknown books
1974010647Berkeley: Sand Dollar 1974. Limited Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. No. 12/26 copies signed by the author. Sand Dollar unknown books
1961128445New York: Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor 1961. Draft script for the 1961 play. Brief annotations in holograph pencil and ink on the title page. <br/><br/>Chayefsky's play previewed on Broadway on November 8 1961 opened the following day an for over 200 performances and closed on June 2 1962. He was nominated for a Tony Award as were producers Coe and Cantor. <br/><br/>Gideon Campbell witnesses the Angel of the Lord March who enlists him to perform a miracle in battle and to kill an idolatrous Hebrew. Gideon refuses and suggests that his pity for man is above God's law. God begrudgingly concedes. <br/><br/>Basis for Wilhelm Semmelroth's West German film 1966 and for George Schaefer's Emmy nominated television movie 1971. <br/><br/>Black titled wrappers with paper title label on the spine. Title page present undated with a credit for playwright Chayefsky. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-2-41 Act 2 Scene 2 Page 41. Mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Fred Coe and Arthur Cantor unknown books
1987014339Harmony Books 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Presentation By Author. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy In Like Jacket First Edition/First Printing Rare Presentation Copy."Best Of Life Mary Ervin Chuck Berry." Very Scarce Signed Beautiful Copy.Comes with Ticket For a Signing at Circus Circus Las Vegas. Harmony Books Hardcover books
18663609London: Longmans Green and Co 1866. Second edition. 3 vols. xlii492;4550;4568pp. Index. Each vol. with a frontispiece portrait. Extra-illustrated with 102 engraved plates nearly half mounted or inlaid to size. Finely bound by Morrell with gilt decorated spines & dentelles burgundy& brown calf labels. Outer hinges split & scuffed but still holding soundly. Minor chips at extremities. T.e.g. Bookplates on front pastedowns. Longmans, Green, and Co unknown books
197428629Colorado Springs CO: The Press at Colorado College 1974. Limited Edition. Wraps. Fine. A simple yet absolutely stunning production with the bottom of each page deckled with color illustrations that are embossed and carry both color and texture. Signed by Wendell Berry on the final page of the poem under his initials. Designed printed and handbound by James Trissel. Produced in an edition of 100 copies this being #20. 28 pp . Oblong 4to. Brown stiff paper covers with title and author's name printed in deep brown on the cover white stitching at spine much like a Japanese binding. The Press at Colorado College unknown books
196068345Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960. First edition. 204 pp. Small ink dot on bottom edge else very near fine dust jacket with light wear along bottom edge and crown of spine. Berry’s first novel. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, unknown books
196072835Tulsa: White Dove Press 1960. Summer. 22 pp. Very near fine in stapled wrappers. Cover art by Brainard who also contributes three drawings and the design of an advertisement. Work also by Berrigan Jack Anderson David Omer Bearden Richard Dokey Richard Gallup Carl Larsen C. Cleburne Culin LeRoi Jones Dan Teis Gilbert Sorrentino Martin Edward Cochran Robert Creeley and Padgett. Tulsa: White Dove Press, unknown books
197259570Lexington KY: King Library Press 1972. First Edition. Large 8vo pp. 26 untrimmed. One of only 100 copies this is number 71 bound in paper covered boards and paper label. A fine copy. Freedman A18. Printed by apprentices at the press of Gravesend. The frontispiece is Joseph Bernard Hoeing's map "Mountain Passes." It was published in 1889. Berry wrote the "Civilizing the Cumberlands a commentary. King Library Press unknown books
198820143Lewisburg PA: Bucknell University The Press of Appletree Alley 1988. First edition. 8vo pp. 56. Cloth backed boards fine. Not issued with a dj. There was one printing of 150 copies of this signed by the author. Issue A of the binding with the spine bound in lighter green cloth. Freedman A70a. Fine. Printed in Rives Lightweight mould-made paper and set in Spectrum type. The edition was designed and printed by Barnard Taylor. The illustrations were printed directly from the engraved blocks. Includes an essay and two sections of poetry. Bucknell University The Press of Appletree Alley unknown books
196030611Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960. First edition first prnt. Signed and dated "2/27/06" by Berry on the title page. Cloth spine ends lightly wrinkled and minimal shelfwear; dustjacket with minimal edgewear mostly at spine ends small chip at one corner and front panel bottom edge two small tears and few soil spots on rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Berry's first book. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover books
57444Apx. 7-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches 2. Both matted and framed one glazed. Apx. 7-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches 2. Works inscribed: "Polo Cannes Mandelieu 6.8.60" and "Cannes-Mandelieu 5.5.65" each signed "P.R. Berry." Berry was a founder of the St. Moritz Polo Club in 1959. unknown books