Cajun Columbus
by Alice Durio
Pelican Publishing Company, 1975. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. James Rice. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR JIM RICE on the half-title. A sharp copy to boot of the 1975 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears along the panel edges. Tall, thin quarto, "based on characters created by... Read More
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The Talking Parcel
by Gerald Durrell
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1975. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Pamela Johnson. A crisp, lovely copy of the 1975 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact ($6.95), Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout in line-drawn black-and-white by Pamela Johnson. Truly a collector's copy.
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Brassai
by Brassai (Introduction by Lawrence Durrell)
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1968. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED AND DATED BY BRASSAI on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing and one small closed tear along the spine crown. Octavo, Introductory essay by... Read More
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An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Discoveries Attributed to the Moderns
by The Rev. Mr. Dutens
London: W. Griffin, 1769. Collectible; Very Good. Wherein it is demonstrated that our most celebrated Philosophers have, for most part, taken what they advance from the works of the ancients; and that many important Truths in Religion were known to the Pagan Sages." 1769 1st English language edition. A firm copy, still tightly-bound, in the publisher's original brown... Read More
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Phonons in Nanostructures
by Michael A. Stroscio and Mitra Dutta
Cambridge University Press, 2001. cloth. Near Fine/Fine. The 2001 1st edition, in its much less common hardback. Tight and Near Fine (affectionate former owner inscription at the half-title) in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 274 pgs.
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T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography
by Elizabeth W. Duval
New York: Arrow Editions, 1938. 1st. Fine. A nicely-preserved copy of the 1938 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its 1/4 buckram over blue paper boards. Quarto, 95 pgs. Including a worn, VG- example of the publisher's original cardboard slipcase.
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Jasmine
by Roger Duvoisin
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Roger Duvoisin. A lovely copy of the 1973 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated in rich color by the maestro Roger Duvoisin.
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The Beaver Pond (In Dustjacket)
by Alvin Tresselt (Roger Duvoisin)
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, 1970. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Roger Duvoisin. A very presentable, solid copy of the 1970 correct 1st edition (with the number bar at the foot of the last page of text starting with '1'). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and... Read More
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A History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass. (2 Vols.)
by Benjamin W. Dwight
New York: Self-published, 1874. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1874 1st edition, in 2 volumes. Both volumes handsomely re-bound in a russet cloth, with the original gilt-lettered spine labels pasted-on. Clean and Near Fine. Thick octavos, 1,144 pgs. all told. Beautiful engraved portraits --and their original tissue-guards-- thruout.
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Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla: A Celebration of Style
by Sharada Dwivedi
Mumbai, India: AJSK Publications, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2000 1st edition, SIGNED BY BOTH ABU JANI AND SANDEEP KHOSLA on the half-title. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Folio, lavish color photography thruout. Also includes a Fine example of publisher's printed slipcase.
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Fifty Great Western Illustrators (Presentation Copy to Illustrator Lorence Bjorklund)
by Jeff Dykes
Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1975. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A ONE-OF-A-KIND PRESENTATION COPY, GIFTED ON THE LIMITATION PAGE IN LOVELY CALLIGRAPHY TO LORENCE BJORKLUND, ONE OF THE "FIFTY GREAT WESTERN ILLUSTRATORS" HONORED IN THIS BOOK. ADDITIONALLY, ON THIS PAGE, NOT ONLY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR JEFF DYKES BUT ALSO BY PAUL WEAVER, THE OWNER OF NORTHLAND PRESS, AND... Read More
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Fourier's Theorem and Harmonic Analysis
by Albert Eagle
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1925. 1st. Cloth. Very Good. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1925 1st edition. Bright and VG in its original blue cloth. Octavo, 178 pgs. Small former owner signature on front free endpaper.
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Flying Roundup (An Advance Copy)
by Genevieve Torrey Eames
New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1957. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1957 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Lorence Bjorklund. An Advance Copy to boot, with the publisher's Advance Copy card laid-in.
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On the School Team
by John Prescott Earl
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1911. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. The 1911 2nd edition, IN AN UNUSUALLY CRISP AND BRIGHT EXAMPLE OF THE PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. VG in its illustrated green cloth (with light bumping at the spine base and lower front tip) in a clean, Near Fine, Ralph Boyer-illustrated dustjacket, with one very small closed tear --and... Read More
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She Knows How
by Eleanor Early
Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company (Circle Books), 1946. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1946 1st thus (having originally been published under the title "She Knew What He Wanted" in 1941). Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ example of the wonderful pictorial dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears along the edges and... Read More
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Post Cards of a Tourist/Cartoons of Southern Califirnia
by Mr. "Skinny" East
Los Angeles: Henry J. Pauly Company, 1910. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Humorous postcards about 1910 Los Angeles written by "Skinny" East and wildly illustrated by Adolph C. Fera. VG- in its oatmeal, pictorial cloth, with light wear along the spine, light soiling to the rear panel and witty, light pencil annotations to a number of the blank... Read More
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The Traveling Bears in Outdoor Sports
by Seymour Eaton
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1915. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Good. The 1915 1st edition of this continuation in the wonderful "Traveling Bears...." series. This copy includes the fragile and uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and VG (with small former owner name at front free endpaper) in a bright, G+ dustjacket, with loss (3" x 5") at the... Read More
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The Traveling Bears in New York: Their Travels and Adventures
by Symour Eaton
New York: Barse & Hopkins, 1915. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1915 1st thus (1st edition in book form) --AND IN THE UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. Clean and VG in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the front panel's lower edges, light chipping at the spine (somewhat affecting the lettering) and light soiling to the rear... Read More
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Skyline Camps: A Notebook of a Wanderer in Our Northwesterrn Mountains
by Walter Prichard Eaton
W.A. Wilde Company, 1922. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A well-preserved copy of the 1922 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of very light wear along the spine ends. Thick octavo, a number of captioned black-and-white photos complementing Walter Eaton's... Read More
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1 PG TLS
by Richard Eberhart
Hanover, NH, 1969. A politically-charged letter from poet Richard Eberhart to Miriam Reik of the "Committee for Biafran Artists and Writers". Dated 1969 and typed and signed by Eberhart. 8 1/2"x11". Very readable--bright and clean and VG+.
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Shifts of Being
by Richard Eberhart
New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY RICHARD EBERHART IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1968 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (with light toning at the top-edges) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the front panel's top-edge. Octavo, 88... Read More
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Das Goethem Monument in Rom Und Andere Werke
by Gustav Eberlein
Berlin: Verlag Von Georg Stilke, 1904. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Uncommon portfolio of loose, crisp black and white plates of the work of German sculptor Gustav Eberlein. Quarto, 30 plates, introduction and plate captions in both German and Italian. A clean, well-preserved, VG+ copy, housed in a pictorial gray-cloth case, ribbon ties still in tact. Focusing on... Read More
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A Good House for a Mouse
by Irmengarde Eberle
New York: Julian Messner, Inc, 1940. Pictorial boards. Very Good +. Eloise Wilkin. A clean, very solid copy of the 1940 1st edition. Bright and VG+ to Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with very light wear at the tips. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout by Eloise Wilkin.
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Todd Eberle: Empire of Space
by Todd Eberle
New York: Rizzoli, 2010. Cloth. Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY TODD EBERLE on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2010 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Essay by David Hickey, Foreword by Graydon Carter.
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Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan
by Gary L. Ebersole
Stanford University Press, 1989. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. The 1989 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light soiling to the panels) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 338 pgs.
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