India's Love Lyrics
by Schwartzott, Carol, book artist; Laurence Hope (poems)
Freeville, NY: Carol Schwartzott, 2021. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 14 of 25 copies signed and numbered by the book artist. A beatifully designed and produced collection of seven love poems that were originally from the book "India's Love Lyrics" compiled and translated by Laurence Hope. It includes the original illustrations that have been reworked from Carol's earlier book,... Read More
Offered by The Kelmscott Bookshop
The Blind Men and the Elephant
by Schwartzott, Carol, book artist
Niagara Falls, NY: Carol Schwartzott, n.d.. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. Number 255 of 500 copies signed and numbered by the book artist. Carol Schwartzott has been creating artists' books for over twenty-five years. Her work appears in many museums, libraries, and private collections including the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. This charming... Read More
Offered by The Kelmscott Bookshop
Cheiromancy (Chiromancy): The Language of the Hand (Palmistry)
by Schwartzott, Carol, book artist
Freeville, NY: Carol Schwartzott, 2019. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Number 7 of 10 copies. Signed by the artist. This is an intricate miniature book by noted book artist Carol Schwartzott. In it she explores the fascinating interest people have had about palm reading. She writes that the palmist stresses the importance of the marking and formation of the hands... Read More
Offered by The Kelmscott Bookshop
HIDALGO. SERIE BIOGRAFICA. NO. 2
by Scorza, Manuel
México: Instituto Nacional Indigenista, 1956. b/w plates, (1 color), pict. wrps. Biography of Manuel Hidalgo and Mexican independence. Illustrated by Esperanza Lozada and Angel Bracho. Double page cover illustration.
Offered by Beverly Karno Books, Inc.
The Mathematical Work of John Wallis, D.D., F.R.S. (1616-1703)
by [John Wallis] J.F. Scott
London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd, 1938. Very Good. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd., 1938. First Edition. Octavo; blue cloth boards with spine stamped in gilt; 240pp. Frontis; no dust jacket. Light edgewear and scuffing; spine faded and gilt rubbed. Binding sound; bookplates to preliminaries; mild spotting and toning to endpapers, else unmarked; a Very Good and sound copy.... Read More
Offered by Capitol Hill Books
Sul programma di elettrificazione delle ferrovie dello stato. Discorso pronunciato alla camera dei deputati nella tornata dell' 8 maggio 1935-XIII
by Scotti, Luciano
Rome: Tipografia della Camera dei Deputati, 1935. Pamphlet. 17, [3] pages, staplebound pamphlet. Bookplate on inside of front cover. Author's card tipped in on title page. Very Good. Engineer's report on the electrification of the national rail system in Italy. Railroad modernization was a major priority of Fascist Italy.
Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.
The Lady of the Lake
by Scott, Walter; Leask (introduction), William Keith
Blackie & Son, 1930. Very Good. Scott, Walter. The Lady of the Lake. Leask (introduction), William Keith. London, UK: Blackie & Son, 1930. 291pp. 12mo. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping. Toned pages with light soiling on a few.
Offered by Weller Book Works
As My Dinner Turns (Original screenplay for an unproduced television series)
by Stephen Sustarsic (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced television series with manuscript marker annotations on one page. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most memorably for the television series "Alice" (1976-1985) and "The Jeffersons" (1975-1985). Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998-2004).... Read More
Offered by Royal Books, Inc.
American Slavery Distinguished From the Slavery of English Theorists and Justified by the Law of Nature
by Seabury, Samuel
Miami: Mnemosyne Publishing, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the 1861 edition. x, 319pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's black cloth and issued without a jacket.
Offered by Kenneth Mallory
Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion
by SECKEL, Al
New York: Sterling, 2004. hardcover. fine/fine. Escher; Dali. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 320 pages, 4to, gray boards, dust wrapper. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., (2004). A fine copy.
Offered by Argosy Book Store
American Folk Songs for Christmas
by Seeger, Ruth Crawford; Cooney, Barbara (illustrator)
Garden City: Doubleday & Co, 1955. Early printing of this collection of traditional American songs suitable for use at Christmas, compiled by composer and folklorist Ruth Seeger, mother of Peggy and Mike Seeger, and adoptive mother to Pete Seeger. Drawn from a variety of regional musical traditions, the songbook encompasses folk carols, “shouts,” spirituals, shape-note hymns, and fiddle tunes.... Read More
Offered by Honey & Wax Booksellers
George Segal Pastels 1957-1965
by SEGAL, George and Constance Glenn
Long Beach, CA: The Art Galleries, California State Univesity, 1977. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran October 17 through November 6, 1977 at Long Beach and then traveled to three other locations for additional dates. Features acknowledgements and a foreword by Constance Glenn along with the text of her conversation with George Segal. Includes numerous... Read More
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books
George Segal
by SEGAL, George and Carroll Janis
New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1993. First edition. Oblong softcover. [16 pages.] Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 19 through May 1, 1993. Features text by Carroll Janis. Includes several black and white illustrations and a checklist. A clean near fine copy and from the library of Lucas Samaras with estate stamp. A very nice copy with... Read More
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books
![Annual Catalogue of the Mansfield Female Seminary: The Number of Boarders Limited to Thirty-Five [wrapper subtitle: For the Session of 1861-2]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/190/292/1722292190.0.m.jpg)
Annual Catalogue of the Mansfield Female Seminary: The Number of Boarders Limited to Thirty-Five [wrapper subtitle: For the Session of 1861-2]
by [Ohio] [Women's Education] Mansfield Female Seminary
Mansfield, OH: Jno. F. Glessner, Printer, Shield and Banner Office, 1862. Very Good. Mansfield, OH: Jno. F. Glessner, Printer, Shield and Banner Office, 1862. First Edition. Octavo; blue coated wraps printed in gilt; 16pp. Light wear; toning to title page; Very Good. Uncommon early record of the Ohio women's school with lists of faculty, students, courses of study,... Read More
Offered by Capitol Hill Books
Bumble-Ardy
by SENDAK, Maurice
New York: Michael Di Capua Books / Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. Promotional poster for a lesser known book from the author of "Where the Wild Things Are." Measures 17.75" wide by 9.375" high. A fine copy. Uncommon.
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books
Bears
by SENDAK, Maurice & Ruth Krauss
New York: Michael Di Capua Books / Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. Promotional poster for a lesser known book from the author of "Where the Wild Things Are." Measures 9.5" wide by 11.75" high. A fine copy. Uncommon.
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books
LAS CALAVERAS Y OTROS GRABADOS.; Colección Mar Dulce
by Seoane, Luis (Ed)
Buenos Aires: Nova, 1945. port., illus., pict. boards.
Offered by Beverly Karno Books, Inc.
Otto [8] Pittori Russi [Eight Russian Painters] (First Italian Edition)
by [Serge Charchoune, Sonia Delaunay, Natalia Goncharova, Philippe Hosiasson, Michail Larionov, Paul Mansouroff, Abraham Mintchine, Serge Poliakoff]
Bergamo: Galleria Lorenzelli, 1971. Softcover. First Italian Edition. Catalog for an exhibition which ran from April through May of 1971 at Galleria Lorenzelli. Text in Italian. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.
Offered by Royal Books, Inc.
EL CORRIDO MEXICANO NO DERIVA DEL ROMANCE ESPAÑOL
by Serrano Martínez, Celedonio
México: Centro Cultural Guerrerense, 1963. b/w illus., wrps. The book is a research of the singers and authors of the famous "corridos" a popular musical genre that celebrates the Mexican Revolution. Illustrations by Alberto Beltrán, Gabriel Fernández and Francisco Moreno Capdevila.
Offered by Beverly Karno Books, Inc.
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
by Sertima, Ivan Van
NY: Random House, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. xv, 271pp+ index. Very good hardback in a tanned and slightly edgeworn jacket that has a couple of tiny closed tears to the head of the spine.
Offered by Kenneth Mallory
San Francisco Chinese Directory including Oakland-East Bay Section
by [Chinese-Americana – California – San Francisco] Jimmy Lum Advertising Service
San Francisco, California: Jimmy Lum Advertising Service, 1950. 107 pp directory measuring 8 ½ x 11 inches. Normal wear, with some manuscript markings on wraps; contents excellent with some markings and wear. Overall very good to excellent.. The 1950 edition of the San Francisco Chinese Directory, published by the Jimmy Lum Advertising Service. The directory contains telephone listings... Read More
Offered by Auger Down Books
HISTORIA DEL PENSAMIENTO MEXICANO: DESDE LAS SIETE PEREGRINACIONES DE AZTLÁN HASTA NUESTROS DÍAS.; Ensayo Hitórico (sic), Bío-Bibliográfico, Antropológico y Social. El Pensamiento en América. I. Septentrion
by Sesto, Julio
México: El Libro Español, 1942. (Few red and blue pencil mkgs., does not affect text). b/w ports., illus., plus b/w and color plates, illus., facs., ind., wrps.
Offered by Beverly Karno Books, Inc.
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Early printing with the Beginner Books logo printed on the boards and dust jacket. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), faded at the spine with tears and chips, some soiling on the panels. Pictorial boards, rubbed at the bottom edges, bumped at the corners. Square and firmly bound,... Read More
Offered by Carpetbagger Books
The Diary of Samuel Sewall, 2 Volumes
by Sewall, Samuel; Thomas, M. Halsey
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. Very Good. Sewall, Samuel. The Diary of Samuel Sewall, 2 Volumes. Thomas, M. Halsey. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. xxxvii, 612 ; xii, 1254pp. Indexed. 8vo. Grey cloth. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping. Soiling on boards. Stamps on pastedowns and fly leaves..
Offered by Weller Book Works
Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
by Sewell, Anna
New York: Hurst and Company, 1903. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Boards soiled, edges and endpapers foxed, pencil and ink gift notes on front endpapers, paper clip rust mark on top edge of first two pages. 1903 Hard Cover. 262, [12] pp. Olive cloth, black and blue titles with black, blue, green, and gilt decorations. Unattributed frontispiece... Read More
Offered by Yesterday's Muse, Inc.