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1944049447Calcutta India: The Book Emporium / Sasadhar Chakravarty / Kalika Press 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 51 Pp. White Boards. First Printing 1944. Very Scarce Worldcat Shows Only Four Institutional Holdings. Light Usage. Dust Jacket Priced Rs 6/- 7S6d. Dust Jacket Worn Small Chips At Edges. Book Inscribed At Length By Yeh Chien-Yu And Dated April 1947 In New York City Ny With Much Additional Text In Chinese And The Artist's Red Stamp. Also With An Extra Set Of Pp. Iii-Vi The Foreword And Introduction Which Apparently Were Used As A Prospectus For The Book.Ye Qianyu Or Yeh Ch'ien-Yü; Born Ye Lunqi ; 1907 -1995 Was A Chinese Painter And Pioneering Manhua Artist. In April 1927Ye Qianyu Together With Fellow Cartoonists Huang Wennong And Lu Shaofei Released A Publication Dedicated To Manhua Called Shanghai Manhua Or Shanghai Sketch. The Original Three Joined By Eight More Artists Including Zhang Guangyu Ding Song And Wang Dunqing Formed The Shanghai Sketch Society Also Translated As Shanghai Cartoon Association In The Autumn Of 1927 China's First Association Dedicated To Manhua. The Association Successfully Relaunched The Shanghai Manhua On 21 April 1928. Ye Drew Several Covers For The Magazine And The Back Page Of The Publication Carried His Comic Strip Mr. Wang. Inspired By The American Strip Bringing Up Father And Portraying The Daily Life Of The Middle And Lower Classes Of Shanghai Mr. Wang Became One Of China's Most Famous Cartoons Eventually Being Made Into 11 Films In The 1930S And 40S. In June 1930 Shanghai Manhua Was Merged Into Modern Pictorial Of Which Ye Became An Editor While Continuing His Mr. Wang Series. When Japan Invaded China And Occupied Shanghai In 1937 Ye Qianyu Together With A Group Of Fellow Shanghai Cartoonists Formed The "National Salvation Cartoon Propaganda Corps" Which Included Well-Known Artists Zhang Leping Lu Zhixiang Te Wei And Hu Kao. Ye's Lover Liang Baibo Was The Only Female Member. It Was Funded By The Kuomintang Government. Ye Went To Hong Kong Prior To Its Fall To The Japanese In December 1941. In 1943 He Temporarily Worked For The Us General Joseph Stilwell As A War Correspondent In India. Throughout His Travels He Drew Many Sketches Of Wartime Scenes Including A Series Entitled Escape From Hong Kong. After The Surrender Of Japan In 1945 Ye Qianyu Went To The United States Where He Held A Series Of Exhibitions To Show And Sell His Artworks. In 1947 Ye Became A Professor At The Beijing Art Academy. When The Cultural Revolution Began In 1966 Ye Qianyu Was Accused Of Being A Kuomintang Kmt Agent And Was Imprisoned For Seven Years. Ye Qianyu Was Politically Rehabilitated In 1979. Ye Qianyu Was Married Three Times. In 1940 Ye Qianyu Met The Dancer Dai Ailian In Hong Kong. Dai Ailian Lived Until 2006 And Is Now Known As The "Mother Of Chinese Ballet". Ye's Last Wife Was Wang Renmei A Famous Actress Who Had Been Previously Married To The "Film Emperor" Jin Yan. Amiya Chandra Chakravarty 1901-1986 Was Literary Secretary To Rabindranath Tagore From 1924 To 1933. He Was Also A Close Associate Of Mahatma Gandhi Walking With Gandhi In The Salt March Of 1930. Following His 1933 Journey With Tagore He Left India To Study At Oxford University And In 1937 Earned A D.Phil. He Moved Back To India In 1940 To Become A Professor Of English At The University Of Calcutta. In 1948 Chakravarty Moved To The Us To Join The Department Of English In Howard University Became A Fellow Of The Institute For Advanced Study In Princeton During 1950-51 And A Professor At Many Universities. He Wrote Both Poetry And Prose And A Number Of Articles In Journals. He Wrote Many Verse Collections In Bengali. His Poetry Reflects Idealism Humanism And A Great Love Of Nature And Beauty. He Served As A Delegate To The United Nations For India Chakaravarty Edited A Number Of English Translations Of Tagore's Works. <br/> <br/> The Book Emporium / Sasadhar Chakravarty / Kalika Press hardcover
37205The Civil War governor of Illinois 1861-65 also served as representative 1851-55 and senator 1865-71. Bold and handsome "Richd Yates / USS" tan 3½" X 1" slip n.p. n.y. Fine. Though not dated this would have been a free-franking signature clipped from a type of envelope commonly used by Congressman and dates to Yates' Senate period. Accompanied by an outstanding 1860s vintage steel-engraved portrait heavy stock 6" X 9" engraved by J.C. Buttre of New York and captioned "Eminent Loyal Governors" in ornate flowing typeface along the lower margin. Head-and-shoulders portrait of 13 Union governors each within a small oval border; Yates appears near the upper left. unknown
303 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
200508280Belfast: Tom Caldwell Gallery 2005. UK Presumed 1st edition. Owner's inscription to upper corner of first page no other markings tiny lifting of clear cover film at corners of back cover Near Fine. Wraps 175pp reproduction of colour oil sketches by Blackwell. Paul Yates is a British poet painter and film-maker born in Belfast who initially came to prominence in Northern Ireland when his poems were chosen for broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster in 1970. Two years later the Tom Caldwell Gallery in Belfast hosted his first solo exhibition. MOURNEis Yates' magnum opus a large body of poems portraying his personal visions of the Kingdom of Mourne in Northern Ireland. 2.8 JM HOJ 303/2. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Blackshaw Basil. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall. Tom Caldwell Gallery Paperback
1986018385New York & London: Garland Publishing Inc 1986. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1356 annotated entries 1872-1980. From the author's introduction: "I focused mainly on those studies that bare outstanding achievements and had a strong impact on future studies and vice versa on those that might mislead the reader through unreliable conclusions The descriptive factor in the annotations is more significant for students of Jewish folklore. Here I tried to present in detail every theme motif and subject discussed in each study even if this was not the main purpose of the publication." Volume 10 in the Garland Folklore Bibliographies series. Published in 1986 @ $65. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xxi 341pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Garland Publishing, Inc Hardcover
1900302936Farhang-Sara 1900. Text in Persian language. This book does not have a publication date. It was not published in 1900. Hardcover with slightly faded spine bumped foot of spine very slightly worn lower leading corner and a few superficial scores and grubby marks. Pages are very slightly warped. Page edges are lightly tanned. Text remains clear and binding is tight throughout. No dust jacket. T. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. Farhang-Sara Hardcover
199969303Paris: Albin Michel 1999. Fine. Albin Michel Paris 1999 14 x 21.50 cm broché First edition one of 25 numbered copies on vellum only large papers. Beautiful copy despite two small spots at the bottom of the first board. Autograph dated and signed by Yasmina Reza to a friend named Ion: ""To you my dear Ion this copy on vellum N ° IV for your twentieth birthday! I invite you and your friend Strinberg to snuggle up against me so that we can laugh laugh as we like. "" Albin Michel hardcover
1962151574Burbank CA: Warner Bros. Records Inc 1962. First pressing of the classic first album of Peter Paul and Mary. Long play record monophonic recording. Boldly signed by Peter Yarrow on in silver felt tip at the top of the front panel. In near fine condition. Original record included. Peter Paul and Mary 1962 the debut album of the folk trio Peter Paul and Mary was a landmark release in the American folk revival reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and remaining on the charts for an exceptional duration ultimately achieving multi-platinum sales. The album features several of the group’s most enduring songs including “If I Had a Hammer†“Lemon Tree†and “500 Miles†which combined traditional folk influences with polished vocal harmonies that appealed to a broad audience. Its commercial success helped bring folk music into the mainstream and established the trio as leading voices of socially conscious music in the early 1960s. Warner Bros. Records, Inc unknown
1941024295New York: The New York Public Library 1941. This is the original 1941 edition -- NOT print on demand edition or modern reprint. Appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked - apparently never read. Offprint from THE BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. Bound in the original wraps printed in black. 7" wide by 10" tall. First Separate Edition. Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 27 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The New York Public Library Paperback
38044The first NBA player to score 2000 points in one season was this forward/guard who played for the Detroit Pistons 1953-59 Syracuse Nationals 1959-60 and Los Angeles Jets 1961-62; in 1996 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Large bold signature in blue fineline heavy stock 5" X 3" card n.p. 25 May 1974. Double signed actually: On the blank verso he inscribes and signs again: "Good luck & thanks for / asking / George." Fine. With original envelope. unknown
15189Brazos. Hardcover. Used - Good/No Jacket. The Rubaiyat LLC is a small used bookstore in Caldwell Idaho. All books are fair to good or bettermay have some markings no library copies unless specifically listed. Brazos hardcover
197140620N.p.: The Encino Press 1971. Paperback. 8vo. Tan wrappers. 7pp. Illustration. Near fine. Christmas keepsake printed in a small quantity for distribution by Senator Yarborough 1903-96 Democratic senator from Texas who rode in the Dallas motorcade carrying President Kennedy in 1963 designed for him by Encino Press's founder William D. Wittliff better known these days as the screenwriter for "The Perfect Storm" and other films. The text consists of a speech that Yarborough gave at the unveiling of the Sam Houston five-cent commemorative stamp in where else Houston on 10 January 1964. On the front page he boldly signs and inscribes in in black fineline: "For Ralph Newman -- Who knows the many facets of Sam Houston -- and the Documents which come from each one -- May the Holidays Cheer you and 1972 improve your already enriched life" signed and dated December 1972. Ralph G. Newman 1912-2000 founded Chicago's noted Abraham Lincoln Book Shop and no doubt supplied Yarborough with Houston and other documents for his collection. With original stamped and cancelled envelope signed by Yarborough at upper left and addressed in his huge flamboyant hand. A choice presentation copy of a very uncommon Encino Press publication. The Encino Press paperback
39075Democratic senator from Texas 1957-71 who rode in the Dallas motorcade carrying President Kennedy in 1963. TLS 1p 8½" X 11" Washington DC 1963 December 5. Addressed to Gerald L. Arnholt. Fine. Writing on "United States Senate" letterhead two weeks after JFK's assassination Yarborough graciously sends an admirer a photograph. Usual huge bold signature in black ink. Accompanied by the aforementioned IPS 10" X 8" Washington DC 1963 December 6. Near fine. Candid closeup portrait of a talking Yarborough at a podium boldly inscribed and signed at lower right: "For Gerald Arnholt / With best wishes / Ralph W. Yarborough / U.S.S. -- Texas / Washington D.C. / December 6 1963. unknown
16070This Democratic senator from Texas 1957-71 rode in the Dallas motorcade carrying President Kennedy in 1963. TLS carbon copy 2pp separate leaves 8½" X 11" Austin TX 1974 April 2. Addressed to J. Richard Stoltz. Near fine. Tiny staple hole at upper left corner. Excellent content. Yarborough thanks the president of Lincoln University for the honorary degree being conferred upon him but regrets he cannot attend the ceremony: "It now appears that my obligations are such that as a practicing attorney I cannot leave Texas that day This is to express my deep regret to you which I hope you will convey to President Emeritus and Mrs. Raymond N. Dooley under whose administration I was granted this honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree." He encloses not present "a small token for the expenses you will incur" and pleads poverty: "It is so small that I am almost embarrassed to include it but having been unsuccessful in my campaign to remain in the United States Senate in 1970 and to return there in 1972 I am deep in debt from those campaigns and have been forced to curtail temporarily I hope other things which I would like to support." Usual enormous bold signature in black fineline -- original not carbon copy! unknown
198586875Paris: Gallimard 1985. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1985 13.50 x 21.50 cm broché New edition published a few months after the first edition. The work won the Prix Goncourt for 1985 and was adapted for cinema in 1987 by Marion Hänsel with Thierry Frémont in the leading role. Dated autograph inscription signed by Yann Queffelec to a man named Jacques. Gallimard unknown
198581984Paris: Gallimard 1985. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1985 13.50 x 21.50 cm broché First edition of which there were no deluxe copies. The work won the Prix Goncourt in 1985 and was adapted for cinema in 1987 by Marion Hänsel with Thierry Frémont in the leading role. Gallimard unknown
200481365Paris: Fayard 2004. Fine. Fayard Paris 2004 13.50 x 21.50 cm broché The first edition of which there were no deluxe copies. Handsome copy with the dust jacket. Autograph inscription dated and signed by Yann Queffelec to a friend named Anne. Fayard unknown
19230001095NNNIPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS MA ROWLEY NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Good. 1923. This is one of the most interesting archives of handwritten diaries and out of the ordinary authors we have encountered in quite some time if not ever. The diaries of which there are 18 cover the years 1923 1924 1925 1926 1930 1930 1930 thru 1934 1931 1932 1934 1936 1935 thru 1939 1939 1940 - 1941 1940 1941 1942 and 1943. We must note that this is the second group of books we have discovered - in the past we had a smaller group which was sold. Handwritten by the fascinating obsessive Yann De Pierrefeu from the time he was attending Harvard University and then after he dropped out of Harvard University. Yann was born in 1905 in France. His father was Count Alain De Pierrefeu who in 1915 was tragically killed working in a Red Cross ambulance in WWI France. His mother Elsa Tudor of Boston and Hancock New Hampshire was the grand daughter of Frederic Tudor The Ice King from Boston. He graduated from the Groton School in Groton Massachusetts in 1926. He attended but did not graduate from Harvard University complaining of too much work and not enough time for 'human relationships'. Yann writes floridly for the most part and perfectly legibly but it is impossible to describe the temper and the volume of his output. He covers every inch of the books writing space only occasionally allowing himself a blank section to highlight his current amour's name. Besides this incredible output of writings and what makes these diaries so out of the ordinary is that Yann is one of those rare men that pours his heart soul and mind on to the paper. Typically each book is a confessional to his affairs of the heart a dream journal ideas book an analysis of current events and their roots in history a discussion of the lands of Oz and quite frankly the inner look at the soul of a man that is intelligent if not brilliant artistic yet flawed and disturbed especially when he claims his 'beast' is being awakened or aroused. He is also fascinated by his needs and desires to marry and even when he is married he continues to discuss the women past and present and his feelings. Simply incredible. He is an artist and creative person at the core and his depth of emotion is evident and not always admirable. From recitations of dreams to the enormous battle he fights within himself between the Taintor sisters - Charlotte and Ellen - he desires and then later a girl named Margaret!. The problem is he cannot decide and one day to the next he professes his love or his distaste and then the next day he switches - but he is not a dilettante; he truly has his preferences and feelings and yet they are roller coasters. He is 22 and hates his weaknesses and tries to control himself. In the end he married Ellen Hemenway Taintor of Beacon Hill Boston and Barberry Hill Topsfield Massachusetts. Ellen and Yann had one son Alain in 1931. During the 1930s they lived on Argilla Rd. in Ipswich and during the 1940s in Rowley Massachusetts. Yann never really worked for a living rather living off inheritances and his wife's family trust fund. He also seriously dabbled in photography and the stock market seemingly he did quite well as the list of stocks and dividends in the 1936 book - the height of the depression - are quite impressive. At an early age he was heavily influenced by L. Frank Baum's OZ writings and lived most of his life embracing these principals. Yann in his way was a pioneer of 'virtual reality'. He traveled quite frequently and his travel writings are also from a unique perspective. He spent his days traveling around Boston the north shore of Boston and New England taking photos of whatever interested him. He considered himself a photographer historian and writer but he was also a futurist describing his beliefs for the future sometimes 100 years in the future. He had a keen interest in pre WWII European events and wrote extensively about them. He ate most of his meals at Boston restaurants such as the Ritz Locke - Ober Cafe' Rouge and North Shore restaurants such as the Hart House in Ipswich and the White Gull in Gloucester. Yann mentions many meetings at the Algonquin and it is one of his main hangouts. His diaries reflect his many interests - it is impossible to catalogue all the threads of these writings we estimate that 1936 must have over 100000 words alone. Here are some snippets from 1927: Jan. 3 "Harvard is not all that I thought it was - too much work - too little time for human relationships" Feb. 15 " I love Charlotte I realize now what a fool I've been" March 3 "Charlotte has beautiful hands - so different from Ellen's mannish hands" April 16 "This great business of the subconscious mind is something which I can't explain" May 21 "sunlight on the trees outside of German class" Oct 14 "There is more science coming into the government of Oz" Dec. 24 " Thinking of sex and Ellen when I woke up this morning". In 1928 he writes about working for the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in Madawaska and Mars Hill Maine for about five months. He writes about his trips in and around New England the Adirondacks and Arizona. His love for Ellen Charlotte and Margaret! and much much writing about OZ. Jan. 6 " Dreamed of Ellen last night and that sex" Feb. 8 " Dunphy coming in and giving me a bawling out for not helping him out in the freight shed" Feb. 19 "I think of Charlotte think she likes me better than she pretends " Feb. 22 " The freight was late out today and the inspection train did not come " March 12 "Fat girl with the neat silk stockings". June 16 1936 "Magnificent feelings all today it is the John Bull feeling England in 1820 country squires hunting clubs color and hunting costumes of the time taverners jolly songs drinking green coats yellow vests a feeling of prosperity and the green countryside newly come after the Napoleonic Wars merchants doing well in the city gay lasses pretty maids fine frocks and frills the aristocratic boys from Eton and Harrow important parents in modern times it would be bankers and brokers; what a wonderful effect the colonists have!" Sept 7 "Idea: It would seem that Communism is the coming idea; in 1930 people began for the first time to discuss widely the end of Capitalism and the possibilities of Communism which they now begin to take seriously; in 1830 it would seem Capitalism replaced Democracy and yet now it is Democracy that people are trying to save; in 2030 people will probably be trying to save Capitalism and some new philosophy will have come to replace Communism which people will be trying to save in 2130; it seems to me that Democracy replaced Aristocracy in 1730 and that Aristocracy replaced Protestantism in 1630; in 1530 Protestantism replaced Catholicism; and in 1430 Catholicism replaced Mohammedism which invaded Europe in 1330." Dec. 6 "regarding the Hemenway family I started as a stranger a mere nobody just another acquaintance and now I dominate the field; my influence is everywhere is felt everywhere; first I won over Tonk; then I won over Mrs. T. and then my big fight come with Mr. Taintor 1929; he refused to give in so I drove him out of the picture; finally he came back humbled " ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROARING TWENTIES FLAPPERS GROTON HARVARD TAINTOR IPSWICH HARVARD OZ WIZARD OF OZ L. FRANK BAUM SOCIAL STUDIES GENDER STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE COMMERCE INVESTING ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY DEPRESSION ERA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL MASSACHUSETTS MA . unknown
174pp. 23 cm. Paperback Good condition
1999001777Chine 1999 Magnifique gravure technique pointe sèche. Ex-libris. Signé. 8/100. Format 7 3/4" x 7 7/8". Signé par l'auteur. Limited Edition. Pas de couverture. Neuf. unknown
19980017931998 Gravure exécutée à la pointe sèche. Numéroté et signé 23/100. Format 10 x 17cm. Signé par l'auteur. Limited Edition. No Binding. Neuf. unknown
19990018231999 Gravure exécutée à la pointe sèche rehaut à l'aquarelle. Numéroté et signé 10/100. Format 15 x 15 cm. Signé par l'auteur. Limited Edition. No Binding. Neuf. unknown
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19990018241999 Gravure exécutée à la pointe sèche rehaut à l'aquarelle. Numéroté et signé 10/100. Format 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Signé par l'auteur. Limited Edition. No Binding. Neuf. unknown
19990018201999 Gravure exécutée à la pointe sèche rehaut à l'aquarelle. Numéroté et signé 24/100. Format 16.5 x 15.5 cm. Signé par l'auteur. Limited Edition. No Binding. Neuf. unknown
