A Sermon, Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Jonathan Whitaker to the Pastoral Care of the Church and Society in Sharon, Massachusetts, February 27, 1799
by Abiel Holmes
Dedham: Herman Mann, 1799. Very Good. Dedham: Herman Mann, 1799. First Edition. Octavo; removed; 49,[1]pp. (lacking half title, otherwise collated complete). Very occasional spotting and light soil to textblock, a few leaves toned, else Very Good and sound. Uncommon oration delivered by the Congregationalist minister Abiel Holmes (1763-1837), father and grandfather of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. and... Read More
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The Lebanon War
by A.J. Abraham
Westport, CT: Praeger, 1996. Very Good. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1996. First Edition. Octavo. 195 pp. Dark blue boards stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Boards mildly rubbed along edges and binding is sound. Two private library stamps -- one to front free endpaper and one to title page -- though these are the only institutional markings... Read More
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![Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From the Moon [Signed by Buzz Aldrin]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/086/501/1699501086.0.m.jpg)
Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From the Moon [Signed by Buzz Aldrin]
by Buzz Aldrin; Ken Abraham
New York: Harmony Books, 2009. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harmony Books, 2009. First Edition. Signed by Buzz Aldrin with brief inscription at title page. Octavo. 326pp. Photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket; black cloth-backed boards stamped in electric blue. Rubbing and creasing to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Boards show light wear to edges; binding sound; pages a bit... Read More
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes
by Abraham Cowley; Richard Hurd [ed.]
London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Very Good. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Second Edition. Octavos (20 cm); xi, 244pp; vii, 276pp +1ad. Both volumes full bound in contemporary mottled calf with red and brown spine labels and gilt stamping. Marbled endsheets. Both bindings generally... Read More
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History of the Independent Order Brith Abraham, 1887-1937
by Independent Order Brith Abraham
New York: Independent Order Brith Abraham, 1937. Very Good. New York: Independent Order Brith Abraham, 1937. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's limp black textured cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top and bottom edges gilt; 104,[104]pp.; eleven leaves of photographic plates, including two folding. Light shelf wear, corners a bit bumped, spine gilt quite dulled, minor spine lean, else Very Good,... Read More
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The Mind and Death of a Genius
by [Otto Weininger] David Abrahamsen
New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. Very Good/Very Good-. New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.00), brown topstain; viii,[4],228pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece, three leaves of plates, facsimiles throughout text. Jacket rather rubbed and worn with several shallow chips to margins, only that at spine foot touching... Read More
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The Soul of the First Amendment [Signed]
by Floyd Abrams
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Near Fine/Near Fine. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's boards in white pictorial dust jacket; xxiii,[1],145pp. Corners slightly bumped and cocked, else a Near Fine example. Signed by the author on title page.
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![Conned: How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote, and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House [Signed and Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/303/157/1548157303.0.m.jpg)
Conned: How Millions Went to Prison, Lost the Vote, and Helped Send George W. Bush to the White House [Signed and Inscribed]
by Sasha Abramsky
New York: The New Press, 2006. Very Good/Near Fine. New York: The New Press, 2006. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author on half title with inscription dated 5/10/06: "James, Hope you enjoy. All the best. Sasha Abramsky." Octavo; [xiv], 288pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $25.95 price intact; bound in gray and black boards with... Read More
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Why Christians Are Looking Beyond Jesus to Mohammed (As Did Jesus Christ, Himself)
by Mohammed Abu-Bakr
Denver, CO: Sunni Publishers, 1971. Very Good. Denver, CO: Sunni Publishers, 1971. First Edition. 12mo; 33; [2]pp. Printed wraps. Mild rubbing to wraps with a few smudges to rear. Binding sound and pages unmarked; Very Good. No copies in retail and we locate a 1992 and 1993 revised edition, with a different publisher, in OCLC.
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United States Military Academy Cadet Uniforms - 8 June 1960
by [West Point] U.S. Military Academy
[West Point, NY]: [United States Military Academy], 1960. Very Good. [West Point, NY]: [United States Military Academy], 1960. Photo album. Oblong quarto. 16 photographs, each highlighting a different uniform worn by cadets at West Point, with one-page description and history of each uniform facing. Bound in gray leather with gilt stamping. Light surface scratching and scuffing. Binding sound.... Read More
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[Broadside] Steps (Stepping-Off Place)
by Vito Acconci
New York: Vito Acconci, 1970. Good. New York: Vito Acconci, 1970. Broadside (28x21.5cm) xeroxed from typescript. Previous folds and heavy wear and soil from use with small loss at top edge not quite approaching text. A Good example only. According to the previous bookseller this piece came from the library of Fluxus poet and musician Jackson Mac Low. ... Read More
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Girls at War and Other Stories [Signed]
by Chinua Achebe
New York: Fawcett Premier / Ballantine, 1987. Very Good. New York: Fawcett Premier / Ballantine, 1987. Reprint. Signed by Achebe without inscription at half title. 12mo; illustrated wraps; edges stained yellow; 120pp. Wraps rubbed and creased with a couple smudges; binding sound; pages toned but unmarked; a Very Good copy, scarcely found signed.
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Arrow of God [Signed]
by Chinua Achebe
Garden City, NY: Anchor Books / Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1969. Very Good -/Very Good -. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books / Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. First Thus. Signed by Achebe without inscription at half title. 12mo; illustrated wraps; 266pp. Wraps worn and rubbed with creasing; smudging to edges of text block; binding sound; pages unmarked. A... Read More
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Arrow of God [Signed]
by Chinua Achebe
New York: The John Day Company, 1967. Very Good -/Very Good -. New York: The John Day Company, 1967. First American Edition, stated. Octavo (20.8cm); illustrated dust jacket with $5.50 price intact; boards in purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Ex- Yellow Springs High School Library with moderate institutional markings. Jacket edgeworn with red color bleed along... Read More
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Anthills of the Savannah [Signed]
by Chinua Achebe
New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1988. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1988. First U.S. Edition. Signed by Achebe without inscription at title page. Octavo. 216 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange and purple boards stamped in silver; tan endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket worn and wrinkled along edges with mild chipping and soiling. Boards shelfworn... Read More
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Power and Diplomacy [Signed]
by Dean Acheson
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958. Very Good +/Very Good. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1958. First Edition. Signed by Dean Acheson to American diplomat Philip Bonsal and his wife Margaret at front free endpaper. Octavo. 137 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Black and tan boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket lightly chipped along edges; toning to edges and... Read More
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Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department
by Dean Acheson
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969. Very Good/Very Good. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Octavo; 798pp. Black and white photographs. Printed beige dust jacket; book in blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped dust jacket chipped and toned; sticker abrasion to front flap; discoloration to spine. Boards... Read More
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Country Life [Signed]
by Peter Ackroyd
[London]: Ferry Press, 1978. Very Good. [London]: Ferry Press, 1978. First Edition. Tall chapbook (25cm); stapled printed wraps; 33pp. Covers rubbed at corners and spine ends, with occasional faint smudging. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Signed by the author without inscription and dated "London: August 18, 1888" on title page. One of 350 copies of the... Read More
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![Dressing Up, Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession [Signed Bookplate laid in]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/366/219/1657219366.0.m.jpg)
Dressing Up, Transvestism and Drag: The History of an Obsession [Signed Bookplate laid in]
by Peter Ackroyd
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1979. First Edition with full numberline. Small quarto (24cm); 160pp. Illustrated dust jacket; green boards with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped jacket shows light rubbing to edges, a corner crease to rear flap, and some faint foxing to verso. Boards bow outward a bit... Read More
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The Magic Hedonists' Brainstorm in the Bahamas
by Adam Fleischer; Joseph Wierzbicki [tech. illus.]; Chuck Trout [illus.]
Boulder: The Magic Hedonists, 1983. Very Good/Very Good. Boulder: The Magic Hedonists, 1983. No edition statement. Quarto (11.25" x 8.75"); 110pp. Photos & illus. throughout. Illustrated dust jacket over blue boards with silver lettering. Jacket rubbed at corners and spine ends with a small chip at top front corner, with some general toning along edges and a few... Read More
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The End of the World: Poems
by Ralph Adamo
Fayetteville, AR: Lost Roads, 1979. Very Good. Fayetteville, AR: Lost Roads, 1979. First Edition, stated First Printing. Slim octavo (22.5cm); publisher's white photo-illustrated card wrappers; 50pp. Covers crisp overall with some toning down spine. A few waterspots to textblock fore-edge, not affecting interior. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Issued as Lost Roads no. 17, published shortly... Read More
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The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography
by Henry Adams
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1918. First Trade Edition with roman numerals to title page. Large octavo. 519 pp. Bound in quarter dark brown morocco; five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine; top edge gilt; brown endpapers. Boards worn at edges and spine with mild flaking around corners; general scuffing to... Read More
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
New York: Harmony House, 1980. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Harmony House, 1980. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 250 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black and blue boards stamped in electric pink; yellow endpapers. Price-clipped dust jacket lightly rubbed and creased along edges with a few very minor nicks. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages... Read More
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The Truth and Excellence of the Christian Religion Exhibited. In two parts
by Hannah Adams
Boston: David Carlisle for John West, 1804. Very Good. Boston: Printed by David Carlisle, for John West, No. 75, Cornhill, 1804. First Edition. 12mo (18cm.); contemporary flame calf, red gilt spine label; 384pp. (collated complete). Light rubbing to leather margins, small chip at spine crown, textblock a bit unevenly foxed and toned, else a Very Good, sound copy.... Read More
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The First of June: or, Schoolboy Rivalry. A Tale of Charlton School
by H.C. Adams
Philadelphia: H. Hooker & Co, 1857. First U.S. Edition. Good. Philadelphia: H. Hooker & Co., 1857. First U.S. Edition ("Complete from the London Edition"). 16mo (6" x 4"); 162pp. Blindstamped black cloth with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Boards bumped at corners and spine ends, with chips at center of spine exposing binder's waste and shallow chipping... Read More
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