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197256303Mexico City : Editorial Posada 1972. Periodical. 8vo pp. not numbered. Comic book about sex education in Spanish. Paper wraps. Cover scuffed and slightly soiled o/w VG. Probably meant as humor for adults. Editorial Posada unknown books
1739WRCAM52099Manila 1739. 3611 leaves. Small quarto. Slightly later limp vellum spine title in manuscript edges sprinkled red remnants of two ties at fore-edge. Boards with some ink and dampstaining corners bumped. Small unobtrusive stamp on titlepage verso. Contemporary manuscript inscriptions on front and rear endpapers. Light tanning else internally clean. Very good. An exceedingly rare work printed at the University of St. Thomas in Manila the first university in Asia providing instructions to the Order of Dominicans in the Philippines for the completion of their various religious duties. A second work on the privileges allowed to various members of the order and those accorded to natives is also included with continuous foliation. Del Rio was a Dominican who had arrived in the Philippines in 1713. He worked primarily in the town of Pangasinan eventually became the Procurator General of the provincial order and is known to be the author of one other work an account of a small Philippine mission also from 1739. The Dominicans first arrived in the Philippines in 1587 and used Manila as the base of their operations in Asia and the Pacific. Not in the National Library of Spain OCLC locates only one copy of the present work at the Boston Public Library. MEDINA MANILA 207. LeCLERC 2939. PALAU 268230. OCLC 317736434. hardcover books
200475993La Habana: Imágenes Editorial 2004. 30cm. 112p. frontis b/w and color plates ind. color pict. wrps Illustrated poetry book by painter and poet Del Rio b. Cuba 1954. Illustrated with dancing ethereal and celestial figures. Poetry and images reflect her life experiences and enchanting dream world. Este catálogo es una antología de poemas y dibujos de Zaida del Río que muestran su sentir y visión del mundo que la rodea y el que ella crea. Imágenes Editorial unknown books
1624044461Mainz: Petri Henningii 1624. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary rolled and stamped pigskin remains of clasps worn at the corners but quite sound - an attractive binding. First published in 1593 Graesse D355 various editions. A widely disseminated and influential book - as central in its way as the Malleus Maleficarum - Del Rio untangles good and bad magic superstition idolatry and devil worship and gives a list of Devil inspired authors Bacon Paracelsus George Ripley etc. Though written from a generally counter-reformation stance Delrio's work was the standard guide for Catholics and Protestants throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Bookplate at rear old signature to title.Moderate to heavy browning to the paper a few minor tears to the outer margin but otherwise clean. 24 1070pp; lacking the front endpaper. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Inventory No: 044461. <br/><br/> Petri Henningii hardcover books
19104298Chicago: Poole Bros 1910. Single sheet 21 cm x 130 cm printed on both sides in color that folds up to pamphlet size 20 cm x 10 cm Very good. Eight tinted views are presented on one side: Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak Royal Gorge Marshall Pass Canon of the Grand River Glenwood Springs Curecanti Needle Castle Gate and Temple Square. Reverse contains descriptions of same and a map of the D&RG line.<br/><br/>"The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad 'The Scenic Line of the World' forms a portion of the most attractive of all the great Trans-Continental Lines traversing as it does the Rocky Mountains through the great states of Colorado and Utah between Denver and Ogden a distance encompassing more grand varied and attractive mountain scenery than can be viewed from the car windows of any other railroad of equal distance in the world. Poole Bros unknown books
19351252Denver: Williamson Haffner Company 1935. Giant post card 15 cm x 19.5 cm printed in color. Near fine. "Centuries before the dawn of human story the elements chiseled out the huge grooves at right angles to one another that forms the sacred cross. The snows fill the great gulches and lo! the cross appears as it is flashed upon a dark screen by an electrical appliance. Just after leaving Tennessee Pass the cross can be seen from the Denver & Rio Grande car windows." - from the back. Williamson Haffner Company unknown books
19464326Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company 1946. 42pp Oblong quarto 25 cm x 30.5 cm Gray printed wrappers with a photograph of the Upper Colorado on the front panel. Better than very good. 20 tinted plates 16.5 cm x 20 on white leaves with the facing page prints a paragraph description of the view. All images are sights that one could see riding the D&RGW through Colorado. Double-page plate at the center 21 cm 51 cm 'Colorado's Highest Mountains.' Double-page pictorial map at the end. The Smith-Brooks Printing Company unknown books
19434294Denver 1943. 44pp. Square octavo 23 cm x 20.5 cm Stapled wrappers that fold to digest size 23 cm x 10 cm Near fine. Time tables and descriptions of the D&GRW line with photographs illustrating the text with a large route map at the center 21 cm x 38 cm. <br/><br/>"The Scenic Limited via world-famed Royal Gorge Favorite with American Travelers for more than half a century. The Exposition Flyer via the Moffat Tunnel Popular scenic shortcut thru the Rockies along the Colorado River and its brilliant canyons. unknown books
1883166845Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons 1883. 21x14 cm pp. 1-16 not numbered 10 illustrations engraved after photographs pictorial self wrappers stapled. First edition. Caption title on page 3: "Through the Heart of the Rockies." A promotional brochure with brief descriptions of scenic points of interest and tourist attractions along the rail line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway issued after the completion of its Denver-Salt Lake City main line west from Salida Colorado via Marshall Pass and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River. "The railroad started as a 3 ft 914 mm narrow-gauge line running south from Denver Colorado in 1870. It served mainly as a transcontinental bridge line between Denver and Salt Lake City Utah . The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading with a motto of 'Through the Rockies not around them' and later 'Main line through the Rockies' both referring to the Rocky Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line in the United States over the 10240 feet 3120 m Tennessee Pass in Colorado and the famed routes through the Moffat Tunnel and the Royal Gorge. At its height in the mid-1880s the D&RGW had the largest narrow-gauge railroad network in North America with 2783 miles 4479 km of track interconnecting the states of Colorado New Mexico and Utah" Wikipedia. Some wear along edges of outer leaves short horizontal closed tear at fore-edge of rear cover with light vertical wrinkle several light creases some soiling to outer panels light stains to front panel a good copy. #166845 R. R. Donnelley & Sons unknown books
1993170365Paris: Editions Dis Voir 1993. Paperback. VG- ex-museum library copy with call number sticker barcode and bookplate. light wear. Gray and BW-illustrated wraps with black lettering. 123 pp. BW illustrations. Atom Egoyan is an Eygptian filmmaker born in 1960 to Armenian parents. Next of Kin Family Viewing Speaking Parts The Adjuster Calendar Exotica: Egoyan's films are nourished by the aesthetic innovations of video and visual arts. This is the first book on the extraordinary filmmaker whose work explores the way human relationships are corrupted by the omnipresence of technology. -Amazon. Editions Dis Voir paperback books
186825644Tuscumbia Alabama: Christian Herald Print 1868. 10 1-chart 1 blank pp stitched. A prominent spot at bottom third of text else Good.<br/><br/> The Duck River Association was formed in 1826 by several members of the Elk River Association of Primitive Baptists who left their organization over doctrinal differences. The Duck River Association was made up of churches located in middle Tennessee and northern Alabama. Christian Herald Print unknown books
1723043074Paris: Andre Morin 1723. Full Calf. Very Good. Mild general wear to calf light rubbing to hinges slight cracking to leather of spine. 5 raised bands gilt to spine and lettering. 288pp plus a charming index and postscript. Previous owner's name penned to endpaper and author's name which does not appear on title page penciled to endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Humour; Inventory No: 043074. <br/><br/> Andre Morin unknown books
1888644221888. 1888 Digest of Chilean Law Echeverria y Reyes Anibel Compiler. Rio Soto Aguilar Abraham Compiler. Recopilacion de Leyes y Decretos de Interes General Vigentes en 21 de Mayo de 1888. Santiago: Imprenta Nacional 1888. xxv 806 pp. Octavo 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Later quarter cloth over paper-covered boards gilt title to spine. Some shelfwear light fading to front board chip to fore-edge of front free endpaper light toning to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamps to title page. $150. Only edition. A well-organized and indexed digest of Chilean law with an emphasis on administrative law. Contents: Acta de la Independencia Constitucion Politica Congreso Nacional Poder Ejecutivo Elecciones Garantias Individuales Municipalidades Correos Telegrafos y Telefonos Policia de Seguridad y Orden Publico Policia Sanitaria Beneficencia Publica Estadistica y Censo Subvenciones a Empresas de Ferrocarriles Vapores y Telegrafos Disposiciones Varias. OCLC locates 8 copies in North America 6 in law libraries Columbia Harvard LA County Library of Congress Tulane Yale. unknown books
19461337810London: Hogarth Press and the International Psycho-Analytical Press 1946-1950. Hardcover. Octavo; 5 volumes; G; Hardcover; Spine green with gold print; Boards in green cloth with gold print mild wear to spine caps and corners light shelfwear: Vol. I. The International Psycho-Analytic Press New York 3rd edition 1946 Early papers. On the history of the psycho-analytic movement Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf light tanning to endpapers ink checks on contents page pencil underlining throughout; 359 pages - Vol. II. Leonard Woolf at the Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 4th edition 1946 Clinical papers. Papers on technique Ex-library library stamp on top edge and endpapers library pocket on rear pastedown name in ink on front flyleaf pencil underlining throughout; 404 pages - Vol. III. Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 3rd edition 1946 Case histories / Alix and James Strachey translators Ex-library name in ink on front flyleaf library pocket on rear pastedown light tanning to endpapers ink and pencil notation on contents pages else clean text age-toning to paper; 607 pages - Vol. IV. Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis London 5th impression 1949 Papers on metapsychology. Papers on applied psycho-analysis Ex-library shaken binding library stamps on edges and rear pastedown library pocket on rear pastedown library bookplate on front pastedown pencil notation through p. 21 else clean text; 508 pages - Vol. V. Hogarth Press London 1950 Miscellaneous papers 1888-1938 / edited by James Strachey Ex-library library stamps on edges and rear pastedown library pocket on rear pastedown library bookplate on front pastedown clean text; 396 pages. 1337810. FP New Rockville Stock. Hogarth Press and the International Psycho-Analytical Press hardcover books
19302306133London: The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-analysis 1930. First English Language Edition. First English Language Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. First English translation. No jacket. Rear board bumped stain on frontispiece edge pencil name on front free endpaper. 1930 Hard Cover. 144 pp. "Civilization and Its Discontents is considered Freud's most brilliant work. We all know that living in civilized groups means sacrificing a degree of personal interest but couldn't you argue that it in fact creates the conditions for our happiness It seeks to answer several questions fundamental to human society and its organization: What influences led to the creation of civilization Why and how did it come to be What determines civilization The Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-analysis unknown books
200820981ELos Angeles: Cohen Media Group n.d. 2008. First Edition. Small format 5 1/2†x 8 1/2†107 pages staplebound in the upper left corner. Specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Screenplay. Shooting script for the film Frozen Riverl written and directed by Courtney Hunt starring Melissa Leo Misty Upjam Charlie McDermott and Michael O’Keefe. With a trace of use to the covers else fine. The film was nominated for Oscars for Best Leading Actress Leo and Best Original Screenplay. Cohen Media Group unknown books
189513435Washington 1895. 3pp 1 large folding map Disbound. Extended edges of map discolored light tan Good. unknown books
2009132600Rio de Janeiro: Vertical e Programacao Visual 2A2 2009. Hardcover. NF very light shelfwear to clear DJ. Orange-tone boards with color illustration clear plastic dust jacket. 238 pp. In Portuguese. Catalog of the retrospective exhibition "Noemia Guerra: cor e movimento" held at Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro July 2-Aug. 23 2009. Includes an index of works. Vertical e Programacao Visual 2A2 hardcover books
16282HETZEL. Susan Riviere. THE BUILDING OF A MONUMENT A HISTORY OF THE MARY WASHINGTON ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR WORK. Lancaster Pennsylvania: Press of Wickersham Co. 1903. 8vo. Publisher's blu cloth. vi 255 pages 18 plates. First editon. The history of the efforts of the Mary Washington Associations to erect a monument to the mother of George Washington. Chipping to extremities of spin else very good. unknown books
19463744Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1946. Single sheet 46 cm x 40 cm that folds to pamphlet size 23 cm x 10 cm Minor overall wear. Folds as issued. Informational brochure on Hoover Dam that includes a history of construction and the surrounding area with description of the down stream benefits and the hydroelectric abilities. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps.<br/><br/>"The once wild Colorado River has been tamed. Now it is doing man's work bringing untold wealth to the vast agricultural and industrial Southwestern empire which it has helped to create. Completion of Hoover Dam in Black Canyon closed an initial chapter in man's long effort to harness the resources of one of the world's most treacherous rivers. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
19683745Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1968. Single sheet 23.5 cm x 60 cm that folds to pamphlet size 23.5 cm x 10 cm Minor overall wear. Folds as issued. Informational brochure on Hoover Dam that includes a history of construction and the surrounding area with description of the down stream benefits and the hydroelectric abilities. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps.<br/><br/>"The American Society of Civil Engineers selected this pioneer Reclamation multipurpose project on the Colorado River in Black Canyon between Nevada and Arizona as one of this country's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders. A bronze plaque - mounted in a concrete pedestal on the upstream roadway parapet at the center of the dam with Arizona on one side and Nevada on the other - records this honor for visitors to see. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books
120795First Edition. hardcover. 60 engravings map of Hudson River Valley. 53pp. ads. 4to orig. pict. wrs.; rebacked in modern cloth; wrs. chipped around edges. N.Y.: Appleton 1875.<br/><br/> unknown books
1857WRCAM36019New York: Phelps & Watson 1857. 502pp. including printed wrappers and illustrations plus three maps and one view on yellow folding leaf 8 1/2 x 23 inches. Original printed wrappers. Minor soiling and occasional light stains. Very good. A detailed guide with numerous in-text and full-page engraved views and one full-page map of the city of New York and vicinity. The long folding leaf contains a map of Manhattan below 48th Street a bird's-eye view of New York from Union Square a long map of the Hudson River and a map of principal railroad routes extending west to Iowa and Missouri. Phelps & Watson unknown books
1869100268Pamphlet 8vo original wrappers illustrated including large folding map 50 pp. Wrapper on spine mostly missing top cover torn near spine making it partially detached a couple of minor chips and folds to the back cover and some edge folds normal aging map in very nice shape. A decent copy. This work includes all kinds of facts and figures about the Hudson River.There are several wood engravings several ads and a large long folding map. The map of the river shows some of the highlights and places you can visit. Gaylord Watson books
120790paperback. engravings map of New York City and vicinity. 50pp. 8vo pr. wrs.; lacks 4 maps wrs. soiled spine worn light foxing pencilling on t.p. N.Y.: H. Phelps 1857.<br/><br/> unknown books