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1984159049Port Townsend: Empty Kettle 1984. 77p. poems illustrations lightly-worn first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Personal inscription signed by the poet. Feminist poetry with some lesbian content. Empty Kettle unknown books
176113462London: Printed for Robert Horsfield 1761. First English edition. 16mo. Part I 130 pp. dated 1761; Part II 126 pp. dated 1760 1 p. advert. Contemporary full calf with the spine expertly repaired; board edges are rubbed. Previous owner's name on endpaper few light pencil notations light foxing and offsetting to endpapers and tile page from the binder's glue. See PHOTOGRAPHY: ESSAYS & IMAGES 1980 edited by Beaumont Newhall p. 13-14 "In 1760 the French writer Charles François Tiphaigne de la Roche wrote a novel that today would be considered science fiction. Titled Giphantie an anagram of his name it describes his imaginary travels. He was lifted into the air and transported half unconscious to a beautiful garden in a strange land. There he met a Spirit who said 'I am the Prefect of this island which is called Giphantie.' With the Prefect as guide Tiphaigne explored the wonders of 'the island.'" In GIPHANTIA Chapter XVII Part I The author prophecies the fixing of transient images of nature by the action of light. "Thou knowest that the rays of light reflected from different bodies make a picture and paint the bodies upon all polished surfaces on the retina of the eye for instance on water on glass. The elementary spirits have studied to fix these transient images: they have composed a most subtle matter very viscous and proper to harden and dry by the help of which a picture is made in the twinkle of an eye. They do over this matter a piece of canvas and hold it before the objects they have in mind to paint. The first effect of the canvas is that of a mirror; there are seen upon it all the bodies far and near whose image the light can transmit. But what the glass cannot do the canvas by means of the viscous matter retains the images. The mirror shows the objects exactly; but keeps none; our canvases show them with the same exactness and retains them all. This impression of the images is made the first instant they are received on the canvas which is immediately carried away into some dark place; an hour after the subtle matter dries and you have a picture so much the more the valuable as it cannot be imitated by art nor damaged by time." This is considered a cornerstone book in any collection of photographic literature and photography's first fictional work.<br/><br/>Roosens and Salu No. 10421. <br/><br/> Printed for Robert Horsfield unknown books
1760263025Babylon Paris 1760. First. hardcover. fine. Two parts in one volume. 16mo old calf later rebacked in leather; marbled end-leaves & edges. Babylon i.e. Paris 1760. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> A fantasy voyage comparable to Gulliver's Travels and often considered an early work of science fiction predicting both photography and television. Early writing on the title page identifies the author as "M. Tiphaigne Medecin" and notes that the title is an anagram of his name.<br/><br/> unknown books
176052879Babylone Paris: n. p. 1760. First edition. 16mo. Part I 2 176 pp; Part II 2 174 pp. Contemporary full mottled calf with the spine in six gilt-decorated compartments; hinges partially cracked but firm; rubbing at the edges and chipping at the corners. Moderate foxing or soiling. A near very good copy. "In 1760 the French writer Charles François Tiphaigne de la Roche wrote a novel that today would be considered science fiction. Titled Giphantie an anagram of his name it describes his imaginary travels. He was lifted into the air and transported half unconscious to a beautiful garden in a strange land. There he met a Spirit who said 'I am the Prefect of this island which is called Giphantie.' With the Prefect as guide Tiphaigne explored the wonders of 'the island.'" In GIPHANTIA Chapter XVII Part I The author prophecies the fixing of transient images of nature by the action of light. "Thou knowest that the rays of light reflected from different bodies make a picture and paint the bodies upon all polished surfaces on the retina of the eye for instance on water on glass. The elementary spirits have studied to fix these transient images: they have composed a most subtle matter very viscous and proper to harden and dry by the help of which a picture is made in the twinkle of an eye. They do over this matter a piece of canvas and hold it before the objects they have in mind to paint. The first effect of the canvas is that of a mirror; there are seen upon it all the bodies far and near whose image the light can transmit. But what the glass cannot do the canvas by means of the viscous matter retains the images. The mirror shows the objects exactly; but keeps none; our canvases show them with the same exactness and retains them all. This impression of the images is made the first instant they are received on the canvas which is immediately carried away into some dark place; an hour after the subtle matter dries and you have a picture so much the more valuable as it cannot be imitated by art nor damaged by time." See PHOTOGRAPHY: ESSAYS & IMAGES 1980 edited by Beaumont Newhall p. 13-14.<br/><br/>This is considered a cornerstone book in any collection of photographic literature and photography's first fictional work.<br/><br/>The English edition of a year later is titled: GIPHANTIA: OR A VIEW OF WHAT HAS PASSED WHAT IS NOW PASSING AND DURING THE PRESENT CENTURY WHAT WILL PASS IN THE WORLD.<br/>Roosens and Salu No. 10421. <br/><br/> n. p. unknown books
200657604Emerald Hills CA: Three Dimensions Publishing 2006. First paperback edition. 8vo pp. 96. Paper wraps. About as new. Three Dimensions Publishing unknown books
189949478Boston: Richard G. Badger 1899. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial cloth boards; 163pp; illus. Covers spotted and lightly soiled; internally clean tight and unmarked. A Good to Very Good reading copy. An oriental romance with some fantasy elements. Roche a leading Irish-American intellectual was the long-time editor of the Pilot Boston's leading Irish Republican newspaper. Richard G. Badger unknown books
197726404New York: Sire Records Inc 1977. Reprint. Very Good. 45 rpm record in original photo-illustrated paper sleeve. This is the Special Collectors Edition re-issue from 1977 on Sire Records SRE 1009. Contains Patti's Hey Joe Version on the A Side and Piss Factory on the B Side of the record. Record is in clean very good condition. The sleeve is somewhat worn and toned but in overall good to very good condition. The sleeve is boldly SIGNED by Patti on the front and also SIGNED by Lenny Kaye on the back panel of the sleeve. The record was produced by Lenny Kaye for Robert Mapplethorpe and was originally recorded on June 5 1974 on Mer Records 601. Sire Records, Inc unknown books
1950403077Bahia Brasil: Aguiar & Souza LTDA 1950. 8vo. 425pp. Original wrappers. A very good copy with some general handling wear. Third edition. <br/><br/> Aguiar & Souza LTDA unknown books
19687556Madrid: Aguilar 1968. Second printing. Large octavo size pp xxxvi 1590. Comprehensive survey of the subject with extensive bibliography. Fine copy in like dust jacket. <br/><br/> Aguilar unknown books
19685175Madrid: Aguilar 1968. 2nd edition. Thick 8vo quite comprehensive survey of the subject. Fine copy in like dust jacket. <br/><br/> Aguilar unknown books
1881265597Providence: Providence Press Company Printers 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A relatively attractive copy of this regimental history. Bud Robertson in the Military Aspects--Soldier's Life section of Nevin's bibliography considers is "short on military matters but long on personal incidents" and "one of the better sources fro 1862-1863 campaigning around Washington and Norfolk Va." Nevins I 168. With some foxing to the preliminary only pages. And old fashioned homemade private library pocket to the rear endpapers. .This copy is pretty bright and tight. It is from the library of Civil War historian James I. "Bud" Robertson and has his bookplate on the front pastedown on top of an earlier bookplate presumably from the private library. Nevins I 168. Very Good binding. Providence Press Company, Printers unknown books
1970134169Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. <br/><br/>Set in Italy in 1944 where the entire population of a village has been massacred by the SS except for a group of young boys. Rock Hudson the only US paratrooper left alive after a failed mission to blow up a nearby dam decides to lead the boys on the mission instead. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. 143 leaves mimeograph duplication. Scrip bent at the foredge else pages about Fine in Very Good plus wrappers bound with three gold brads. United Artists unknown books
1974300919May 16 1974 1974. Typescript. 4to. Gilt stamped dark blue leatherette upper cover with "Rock Hudson" stamped in gilt in lower right corner marbled endpapers. Very good. Approximately 131 pages. Hudson's specially bound personal copy with numerous holograph notations and corrections in both pencil and ink throughout. This play which marked Hudson's stage debut was produced by Joe Hamilton with musical direction by Al Mello costumes by Bob Mackie and co-starred Carol Burnett who was instrumental in persuading Hudson to join the production. Hudson had never performed on the stage before and had to sing the opening lyrics of the show. After previews in San Bernadino CA this typescript lists the telephone number of the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera the show went east. The American run was a success and included performances at the Huntington Hartford Theatre in Los Angeles. Hudson later starred in a London version with Juliet Prowse in 1976 where the critics were not so kind. Provenance: The estate of Rock Hudson through the late Tom Clark noted Hollywood publicist who was Hudson's associate and intimate friend for more than twenty years. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. May 16, 1974 hardcover books
1968132210Beverly Hills CA: National Screen Service / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Vintage full-color still photograph from the UK release of the 1968 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Alistair MacLean's novel of the same name set on board a nuclear submarine sent to rescue the crew of an Arctic research facility. But neither the sub's crew or the mission is exactly what they seem. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
14107NY VILLARD 1986. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. F. NY, VILLARD, 1986 unknown books
1948134388Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1948. Original Pressbook for the 1948 film. <br/><br/>Based on an original story by Harry Lewis about an innocent man Douglas who gets attacked in the street mistaken for a gangster so he conducts his own investigation. <br/><br/>8 pages saddle stapled 12 x 18 inches. Staples rusty a few faint creases and slight curling else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Okuda 583. Selby US. Spicer p .412. Monogram Pictures unknown books
1408419th century albumen photograph of the interior of Mosque of Omar Dome of the Rock and the Foundation Stone. 11" x 8.5". Unmounted. Image shows a view of the foundation stone in the foreground with the intricately decorated architecture of the dome in the background. The Mosque of Omar is located in Jerusalem and was built between 685-691 and is important for the Muslim Christian and Jewish faithes. The Foundation Stone the temple was built over bears great significance in the Abrahamic religions as the place where God created the world and the first human Adam.4 It is also believed to be the site where Abraham attempted to sacrifice his son and as the place where God's divine presence is manifested more than in any other place towards which Jews turn during prayer. The site's great significance for Muslims derives from traditions connecting it to the creation of the world and the belief that Muhammad's Night Journey to heaven started from the rock at the center of the structure. The Dome is located on the Haram al-Sharif an enormous open-air platform that now houses Al-Aqsa mosque madrasas and several other religious buildings. Few places are as holy for Christians Jews and Muslims as the Haram al-Sharif. It is the Temple Mount the site of the Jewish second temple which the Roman Emperor Titus destroyed in 70 CE while subduing the Jewish revolt; a Roman temple was later built on the site. The Temple Mount was abandoned in Late Antiquity. The photo shows the interior of the Mosque colonnades are seen in the photo are around the Rock and are clad in marble on their lower registers and their upper registers are adorned with mosaics. Very good condition. unknown books
1802LD1833Weimar: Bureau de l'Industrie 1802-1804. Hardcover. Very Good. Atlas volumes; four bound together in one with a total of 73 plates. Vol. I: 12 plates one folding. Vol. II: 23 plates on 19 sheets. Vol. III: 24 plates 1-12 13a 13b 14-23. Vol. IV: 14 plates 1-7 8a 8b 9-13. A few maps lightly soiled and wrinkled along the edges but overall contents are nice and clean in worn scuffed binding. <br/><br/> Bureau de l'Industrie hardcover books
1977027714Bloomington: Department of Spanish and Portuguese Indiana University 1977. x 144p. b/w illus. original stiff wrappers Hispanic literary studies 1. Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana University unknown books
188830736Chicago: The J. M. W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co 1888. 1st edition. Original pictorial wrappers. Some chipping to paper at spine ends with front wrapper starting to detach. Nevertheless a VG copy. 98 pp. Illustrated. 7-3/4" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/> The J. M. W. Jones Stationery and Printing Co unknown books
UGONISL00AFAlcaiz Fresno. Fine. Gonzalez Carlos Roca. Islandwana: The Bitter Zulu Victory Wars and Battles No 2. Valladolid Spain: Alcaiz Fresno ND. 72pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Small 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Alcaiz Fresno paperback books
1915117221London: John Murray 1915. Octavo original red cloth stamped in gold and blind. First edition later issue . COPAC records imprint: London: Smith Elder & Co. 1915. OCLC records copies with Murray and Dutton U.S. issue printed in UK imprints only. "Yarns told by a country car driver in the South of Ireland to his passenger." - Brown Ireland in Fiction p. 265. 1927 Christmas gift inscription on front free endpaper. Some foxing to edges of text block endpapers tanned a very good copy with clean and bright binding. All issues of this book are uncommon. #117221 John Murray unknown books
196723860New York: Avon Books VS20. Near Fine. 1967. First American Edition. Softcover. nice tight copy appears unread; light soiling and age-toning to covers tiny diagonal crease at lower right corner of front cover. Mass Market PB The first American publication of Roché's 1953 novel "an unofficial Bible for European youth" and maybe a few American youth as well -- printed in June 1967 which happened by design or not to coincide not with the U.S. release of Francois Truffaut's film version that had already happened in 1962 but rather with the Summer of Love. I'm sure this edition found its way into more than a few backpacks being toted around the Haight by hippies dreaming of free-love threesomes. . Avon Books (VS20) paperback books
1963146639London: John Calder 1963. First UK Edition and first in English. Preceded by the 1953 French edition. <br/><br/>Basis for Francois Truffaut's 1962 film.<br/><br/>Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slight lean with the fore edge corners of the rear board very slightly bumped. Jacket is lightly foxed to the verso and rear flap with a faintly toned spine. John Calder unknown books
1962150812N.p.: N.p. 1962. Collection of eight vintage borderless reference studio still photographs five with bottom margins from the 1962 film. One with cropping annotation in blue and red holigraph pencil and remainder of label since removed on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1953 novel by Henri-Pierre Roche. One of the founding films of the French New Wave examining a long relationship between two men and an impulsive young woman before during and after the First World War. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout France. <br/><br/>One photograph 9.25 x 7 inches the other seven photographs 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 281. Ebert II. Schrader Canon Fodder 27. N.p. unknown books
