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6317THE FIRST EARTH DAY. Brochure. 14pg. 8 x 11. March 16 1970. Philadelphia. A photocopied brochure for the first Earth Day held in 1970 and entitled Earth Week Activities. This was meant for the Philadelphia region. The cover is hand-colored as is one of the interior maps showing where the activities would be held in Fairmount Park. The final page has The unanimous declaration of Interdependence based on the Declaration of Independence. There is also an Earth Week pin. OCLC shows no institutional holdings. unknown
1980411963California 1980. Unbound. Near Fine. A collection of 18 fabric sticker backstage passes featuring psychedelic and funk bands performing in San Francisco circa 1980s. The passes vary in size from 3†x 2†to 5†x 3.25â€. Light soiling from the back of the stickers peeling with some fraying near fine. <br /> <br /> All items are near fine with light soiling and edgewear. The bands include several popular psychedelic and funk artists such as Earth Wind & Fire Lionel Richie New Kids on the Block Santana six passes The Grateful Dead and others. The passes were previously owned by someone who worked back stage for concerts in the California area. The backstage passes are for Bill Graham presents at the Fillmore in San Francisco and other venues in the California Area. Many of the passes are brightly colored with printed pictures and band logos showing the typographic designs of the time frame. unknown
19462080502106505889Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office 1946. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Head Office paperback
27848NATIONAL TERRA COTTA SOCIETY TERRA COTTA OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. New York: The National Terra Cotta Society 1925. 4to. Cloth spine boards viii pages 200 plates. First edition. Two hundred photographs illustrating the terra cotta decoration of Renaissanc Italy. Very good. unknown
19281001911928-1940. 1928-1940. Very good. COLLECTION OF CRYOLITE PROMOTIONAL PAMPHLETS - Octavo 9-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. 6 softcover pamphlets bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over marbled boards. The covers are very slightly rubbed.<p>1 "Det Groenlandske Mineral Kryolit Oparbejdning Og Anvendelse" a radio talk by Niels Lichtenberg. Danske Indutrier Nr 1. An 8-1/2 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in light blue printed wrappers. 20 pages illustrated with 11 textual photographs. Udgivet af Industriraadet 1935. The text is in Danish.<p>2 "Cryocid Anvendes til Bekaempelse Af Knoporme" An 8-1/2 inch high by 3-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in white printed wrappers. 24 pages including the wrappers. Illustrated with one full-page and 7 textual photographs. Koebenhavn: Kryolitselskabet Oresund A/S circa 1940. The text is in Danish.<p>3 "Genuine Greenland Cryolite". Copenhagen Denmark: Oresunds chemiske Fabriker 1928. A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in white printed wrappers. 12 pages illustrated with 2 plates. The text is in English.<p>4 "La Cryolithe naturelle groenlandaise". Copenhagen Denmark: Oresunds chemiske Fabriker 1928. A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in white printed wrappers. 12 pages illustrated with 2 plates. The text is in French.<p>5 "Der echte groenlandische Kryolith". Copenhagen Denmark: Oresunds chemiske Fabriker 1928. A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in white printed wrappers. 12 pages illustrated with 2 plates. The text is in German.<p>6 "Genuine Greenland Cryolite". Higashiku Osaka Japan: Ataka & Co. Ltd Importers and Exporters circa 1928. A 9-1/2 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide pamphlet bound in white printed wrappers. 14 pages illustrated with 2 plates. The text is in Japanese with the title page in English.<p>The contents are bright and near fine. <p>A rare collection of promotional booklets. 1928-1940. paperback
196532270Paris: Seuil 1965. Fine. Seuil Paris 1965 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition of the translation of which no deluxe copies were printed one of the Service de Presse copies. Inscribed by the translator. Covers very slightly and marginally faded otherwise a handsome copy. Seuil unknown
192547296New York: National Terra Cotta Society 1925. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and brown paper over boards with tan lettering. viii 200pp. Extensive full-page illustrations. Very good. Mild binding edgewear else tight and internally fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this heavily-pictorial study of terra cotta architectural details. Front pastedown bears bold pencilled ownership signature of noted Iowa architect Walter E. Bort 1889-1954 and also of J. Eric Anderson 1922-2013 a noted Illinois architect who served as president of the Northern Illinois chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Sharp copy. National Terra Cotta Society hardcover
19961050708.15A. A. Balkema Rotterdam / Brookfield 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo hardcover. Vol. 1. No dj. Vg condition. Endpaper stamped "Review copy" contents bright crisp & clean virtually unopened. 620 pp. Organized by The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and The Japanese Geotechnical Society. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam / Brookfield hardcover
1964k1881Saigon: 30th Weather Squadron. G : in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Occasional ink marking and annotation - not detracting from the text. Some staining to prelim page edges. 1964. Revised Edition. Illustrated buff card cover. 270mm x 200mm 11" x 8". 47pp 70pp. Typescript document designed for military personnel. Tan Son Nhut Air Base during 19551975 was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force RVNAF facility. It was located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War 19591975 stationing Army Air Force Navy and Marine units there. Following the Fall of Saigon it was taken over as a Vietnam People's Air Force VPAF facility and remains in use today. . 30th Weather Squadron unknown
19798609367Elsevier Science Ltd 1979. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1150grams ISBN:0444417982 Elsevier Science Ltd hardcover
201070630Tucson AZ: Daily Planet Publishing Earth First! Journal 2010. Very Good. 8pp. Newsletter 28cm x 21.5cm / 11" x 8.5"; saddle-stapled. Green print on white paper stock. Horizontal crease throughout as issued folded for distribution. Hint of foxing along bottom edge of front cover else a nice copy. Sealing stickers for mailing adhered to rear cover. Address label of American anthropologist Eugene Ruyle on rear wrap. Eugene Ruyle b. 1936 is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Cal State Long Beach. He is a prominent socialist feminist environmentalist anti-racist and anti-imperialist. Ruyle helped to found the Peace Studies Program at CSULB and he is associated with the Institute for the Critical Study of Society at the Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library in Oakland. He is the brother of the late Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer John Ruyle. The first issue of this newsletter was published in the summer of 2010 around the same time as the movement's main journal "Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal" moved its production location to Lake Worth Florida and began releasing on a quarterly schedule. This new shorter newsletter was then intended to be released as a regular update in between the main journal's new quarterly release schedule. Announcement at the top of this work states:<br /> <br /> "CHANGES AT THE EARTH FIRST! JOURNAL: Here before you is the first issue of Earth First! News the newsletter of the radical environmental movement. The frontlines of environmental struggles and ecological defense from around the world we bring you a compendium of the most vital direct action resistance and environmental news. The EF! Journal collective is currently compiling and editing the newsletter although we intend to share these responsibilities with other EF! collectives in future editions. If you want to contribute e-mail us at: collective@earthfirstjournal.org and we will plug you in. Forthcoming this November is the 30th Anniversary Edition of the Earth First! Journal!!! Also on the horizon the first quarterly issue of the EF! Journal in March of next year—a bound publication of strategy and analysis. Until then enjoy the introduction of EF! News a developing project to be released on pace with the harvest calendar; and check out daily reports with live links and videos at: www.newswire.earthfirstjournal.org. The newsletter can also be downloaded as a PDF for print and distribution from the newswire. Donations are needed to keep these projects going so please send your contribution of any amount to Earth First! Journal PO Box 3023 Tucson AZ 85702. Thank you to everyone who has sent contributions already! If we can send you future issues via e-mail let us know so that we can reduce our costs. And without further ado."<br /> <br /> Section headings of this newsletter: Frontlines pages 1-2 In the Streets p3 Death Toll of the Energy Empire p4 Greenwashing Expose: Losing the Boreal Forest p5 Eco-Prisoner Birthdates and Updates in Summer/Fall p6 Barebones p7 Updates p7 Earth First! Toolbox p8 Earth First Directory p8 Announcements p8. An announcement in bold at the bottom of page 8 near the mailing address box reads: "Celebrating 30 Years of Earth First! Look out for the November 2010 anniversary issue."<br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980. The group set themselves apart from other environmental groups of the time with their focus on non-hierarchical structures organic methods of organization and growth and especially with their utilization of direct action tactics and sabotage or "monkey wrenching" – inspired by Edward Abbey's novel in defense of wilderness. Daily Planet Publishing, [Earth First! Journal] unknown
198470608N.pl: Earth First! 1984. Poster. Near Fine. Poster 43cm x 26cm / 17" x 10". Four-color print on cream colored stock. Minor bump to an edge and corner. Poster promoting Earth First!'s 1984 Road Show. Depicts a forested mountainous scene with a bright blue sky. The EF! crossed club/monkey wrench logo adorns the top corners. With text in bold below the poster reads: <br /> <br /> "Earth First! The 1984 Road Show Films: "Give Trees A Chance" About the Australian Terania Rainforest Blockade "The Cracking of Glen Canyon Damn" Speakers: John Seed from Australia on "The Earth's Threatened Rainforests" Dave Foreman Earth First! Founder on "Defense of the Wild" Music: Cecelia Ostrow from Oregon Wilderness Folksinger No Compromise in Defense of Mother Earth! We use recycled paper."<br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980. The group set themselves apart from other environmental groups of the time with their focus on non-hierarchical structures organic methods of organization and growth and especially with their utilization of direct action tactics and sabotage or "monkey wrenching" — inspired by Edward Abbey's novel in defense of wilderness. Earth First! unknown
200970628Tucson AZ: Daily Planet Publishing Earth First! Journal 2009. Magazine. Near Fine. 32pp. Newsprint 43cm x 28cm / 17" x 11". Eight bifolia sheets folded vertically once to form thirty-two pages. Horizontal crease throughout as issued folded for distribution. Printed in color. Some light age toning near edges and folds. Some soft bumps and creases. Else a nice clean and bright copy. "No Compromise in Defense of Mother Earth!" - Earth First! <br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980 founded by Dave Foreman Mike Roselle Howie Wolke Bart Koehler and Ron Kezar among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group and the monkey wrench is their ever-present emblem and tool. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" Dave Foreman 1980s. The late-1980s and early-1990s were a tumultuous time for Earth First! Law enforcement cracked down on its members and various internal issues and factions began to form within the group. Earth First! embraced non-hierarchical structures and organic methods of organization and growth while continuing to focus on direct action in defense of wilderness as its primary focus. Through the 1990's 2000's and 2010's the journal continued to be published in various forms under the direction of a diverse and rotating collective of voices from within the broad Earth First! movement. Regular print publication of the Earth First! Journal under this title seems to have ceased sometime in the early 2020s though the movement still survives and maintains a presence online and on social media.<br /> <br /> Front cover half-page folded illustration by Hungry Knife shows colorful animal cartoon characters preparing for the "EF! Roadshow" and corresponds with the feature article on page 13 "Gearing Up for the EF! Roadshow." Rear cover photograph by Miranda Gibson is captioned "The banner hang above the Triabunna mill that turns old-growth forests into woodchips." Cover articles: "Defending an Old-Growth Swamp and Fighting Infrastructure in South Florida" by Everglades Earth First! and "Civilian Uprising Against Barrick God in Tanzania" by Sakura Saunders. Other articles include: "Kingston Power Plant: Toxic Waste Spill in Tennessee" by James Jameson "Sprawling Suburban Madness in South Florida!" by Swamp LIlly and Sparkle Berry "No a las Minas!" by Root Force "Mexican Leather Expo Burned" by The MDA "Two Russian Activists Killed by Assassin in Moscow" by Donny "Animal Defense and Earth Defense: Compassionate Bedfellows" by Mike Jaynes "Confronting Liberalism and Privilege in Our Movements" by Michael Novick amongst others. "Armed With Visions" poetry on page 23. Many photographs and illustrations throughout. Advertisements at the rear. Daily Planet Publishing, [Earth First! Journal] unknown
200070592Eugene OR: Daily Planet Publishing Earth First! Journal 2000. Magazine. Near Fine. 112pp. Quarto 27.5cm; perfect-bound in color printed cardstock wraps. Internal contents printed mostly in black and white with the occasional color page. Richly illustrated with photographs and artwork. Just a bit of shelf- and edge-wear. "No Compromise in Defense of Mother Earth!" - Earth First! <br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980 founded by Dave Foreman Mike Roselle Howie Wolke Bart Koehler and Ron Kezar among others. Earth First! quickly came to national attention with their "cracking" of Glen Canyon Dam activist stunt which was performed and filmed in the spring of 1981. Edward Abbey is considered to be the "literary father" of the group and the monkey wrench is their ever-present emblem and tool. "Earth First! is the beginning of the new bold environmental movement. And 'Earth First! The Radical Environmental Journal' is its voice" Dave Foreman 1980s. The late-1980s and early-1990s were a tumultuous time for Earth First! Law enforcement cracked down on its members and various internal issues and factions began to form within the group. Earth First! embraced non-hierarchical structures and organic methods of organization and growth while continuing to focus on direct action in defense of wilderness as its primary focus. Through the 1990's 2000's and 2010's the journal continued to be published in various forms under the direction of a diverse and rotating collective of voices from within the broad Earth First! movement. Regular print publication of the Earth First! Journal under this title seems to have ceased sometime in the early 2020s though the movement still survives and maintains a presence online and on social media.<br /> <br /> This is the twentieth anniversary edition/issue of this publication. The front cover artwork by Peggy Sue McRae is a collage of images and portraits from the history of the Earth First! movement. This issue contains a lengthy article on the history of the publication of this journal entitled "Twenty Years of The Radical Environmental Journal: The Life and Times of Our Beloved Journal—A Not-So-Brief History" by Kris Maenz beginning on page 12. A facsimile of the first page of the first issue Samhain Nov 1 1980 Volume 1 Number 1 is reproduced on page 1 "How it all began—The first page of the premier edition of Earth First!". The "Armed with Visions" poetry page appears on pages 59-60 and features a poem entitled "The Earth's Wild Places" by Gary Snyder. Front inner cover artwork in full color entitled "Keeping It Wild for 20yrs" by Slugthang. Rear inner cover artwork in full color is a comic art portrait entitled "John Muir" by John Dolley "No John Uncle Sam won't save the Forests!!". Rear cover color photograph of a forest of aspen trees is by Whirlwind. A rich collection of reflections on the history of the Earth First! movement reprinted articles and essays from the past and other articles on contemporary issues and happenings within the movement flesh out the rest of this anniversary issue. Daily Planet Publishing, [Earth First! Journal] unknown
2012126045London: Hutchinson 2012. 1st edition. Nice copy. folio. hardback with dust jacket 159pp. col. & b/w pls. Hutchinson hardcover
196245971Seattle Washington: Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 1962. First Edition. Newspaper. Very Good. Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Oblong folio; 14 pages; Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Vol. CXLI No. 174. Entire issue one section 14 pages. One horizontal fold as issued. This is a65 year-old newspaper in its natural state not removed from a volume etc. The pages are very lightly toned but not brittle. A photo appears on the front page depicting Col. Glenn holding a phone. Presumably President Kennedy is on the other end of the call. A smaller banner headline reads: "6 page Dramatic Pictures and News of Space Flight Inside Below the fold: a small article mentioning the "swarm of mysterious glowing objects" which John Glenn reportedly saw during his first orbit. "6 AM FINAL." . Seattle Post-Intelligencer unknown
1877r3094baLondon: Longmans & Co / A. Reid for the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. VG: in very good condition. Some tanning. 1877. First Edition. Card folder. 260mm x 160mm 10" x 6". 64pp index. 64 loose plates. . [Longmans & Co / A. Reid for the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers] unknown
197728731Boston:: Houghton Mifflin 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy with a previous owner's embossment on flyleaf in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a small closed edge tear. Fold out map present. The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin, unknown
197729083<p>Boston:: Houghton Mifflin 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Very Good plus unclipped dust jacket with a small stain to the bottom edge of the spine. Fold out map present. The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings.</p> Houghton Mifflin, hardcover
197729256Boston:: Houghton Mifflin 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Fold out map present. The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin, unknown
197729255Boston:: Houghton Mifflin 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a small nick to the bottom edge of the spine. Fold out map present. The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin, unknown
197729485Boston:: Houghton Mifflin 1977. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Fold out map present. The Silmarillion is J.R.R. Tolkien's tragic operatic history of the First Age of Middle-Earth essential background material for serious readers of the classic Lord of the Rings saga. Beginning with the Music of the Ainur The Silmarillion tells a tale of the Elder Days when Elves and Men became estranged by the Dark Lord Morgoth's lust for the Silmarils pure and powerful magic jewels. Even the love between a human warrior and the daughter of the Elven king cannot defeat Morgoth but the War of Wrath finally brings down the Dark Lord. Peace reigns until the evil Sauron recovers the Rings of Power and sets the stage for the events told in the Lord of the Rings. Houghton Mifflin, unknown
201470677Maryland Bedford County PA Garrett County MD: Savage Mountain Earth First! 2014. Zine. Very Good. 36 40 pp. Octavo 21.5cm / 8.5" x 5.5"; ten sheets folded once vertically to create forty pages. Unbound/folded-only. Plain paper covers. Photomechanically printed cut-and-paste-and-copy zine. Illustrations photographs maps text. Pages numbered by hand pre-printing process. Complete. Tiny stain on front cover and just a bit of general wear. Presumed rare. "We are Savage Mountain Earth First! We declare ourselves as a contingent of the western counties of the State of Maryland who will not stand for the degradation of our home. We are citizens of Savage Mountain of the Savage River of the Youghiogheny River of Green Ridge State Forest of Savage Run and New Germany State Parks and as such we recognize our collective duties to the defense of these and all communities throughout our bioregion. We oppose fracking. We oppose clear cutting. We oppose the destruction of our mountaintops and ridgelines. We oppose the poisoning of our waters and the fouling of our air. We oppose the wholesale slaughter of our non-human brothers and sisters and it is with them that we stand. Put simply we oppose the destruction of our home. Our position is simply this: .NO COMPROMISE. WHY NOT Many of us are frack fighters. fractivists. whatever you wanna call it that's how we met that's why we came together that's what gave us the idea for SMEF! NO FRACKING. ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FAUCET FIRES."<br /> <br /> Rear cover reads: "Savage Mountain Earth First! CARPE NOCTEM. Check out our friends at: Chesapeake EF! Marcellus Shale EF! Endless Mountains EF! RAMPS Radical Action for Mountain Peoples Survival Collective really any of the other EF! groups are great but those are some of our besties and we owe them HUGE!"<br /> <br /> Earth First! is a group of radical environmentalists that formed in the American Southwest in the spring of 1980. The group set themselves apart from other environmental groups of the time with their focus on non-hierarchical structures organic methods of organization and growth and especially with their utilization of direct action tactics and sabotage or "monkey wrenching" – inspired by Edward Abbey's novel in defense of wilderness. Savage Mountain Earth First! unknown
115688London British Museum 1930. . First edition; 4to; 24 figures in text 16 plates 9 in colour; publisher's original paper wrapper date inscribed in ink to front cover; a fine copy; pp. 103-193 xvi.<br /> A rare publication authored by esteemed ornithologists Percy Lowe and Norman Kinnear who compiled their own research with the observations and illustrations of the late Edward Wilson who died with Captain Scott on their ill-fated return from the South Pole. Together they produced a comprehensive account of bird species observed during the 'Terra Nova' expedition.<br /> Rosove 292-42. London, British Museum, 1930. unknown
115717London Harrison & Sons 1921. . First edition; 4to; four photographic plates to the rear; publisher's original paper wrapper; a fine copy; iii 106pp.<br /> A report on the pendulum observations made by Charles Seymour Wright during Captain Scott's 'Terra Nova' expedition.<br /> Rosove 293-6. A1. London, Harrison & Sons, 1921. unknown
