The Royal Book of Fate; Queen Elizabeth's Oracle of Future Events, From an Illuminated Manuscript, Found in the Library of the Unfortunate Earl of Essex, Who Was Beheaded in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth: A Work of the Greatest Interest, Curious, Marvellous, and Wonderful, relating to Love, Marriage, Riches, Dream Foretold, and all Subjects of Fate, Change, and Mortal Destiny. To Which is Added, Raphael's Nativity by Zadkiel the Seer
by Zadkiel [Richard James Morrison]; edited by Raphael [Robert Cross Smith]
London: Sherwood and Company; James Cornish, Booksellers, 1856. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. Very Good+. Fourth Edition. Full Calf. "This essay is intended as a foundation for belief in revealed religion, in connection with the theory of celestial influences, or astrology." Richard James Morrison (15 June 1795 – 5 April 1874) was an English astrologer, commonly known by his... Read More
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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle. (Two Volume Set)
by Smollett, Tobias; King, Alexander (Illus.)
New York: The John Day Company, 1929. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. Reprint. Hardcover. "Newly printed from the text of the second edition as revised by the author." Limited edition of 1000 copies, where 950 were available for sale and the remaining for presentation. A handsom set of rather scarce volumes. Minor shelf wear, head... Read More
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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, in which are included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality
by Smollett, Tobias; George Cruikshank [illustrator]
London: James Cochrane and Co, 1831. First Edition. Quarter calf. Very Good+. First Edition. Quarter calf. Tobias Smollett was baptised on March 19th 1721. He was one of the great English satirists and writers. He apprenticed as a surgeon and throughout his life he combined the roles of medical man and author. He is best known for his... Read More
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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane [Erotic Foredge Painting] [Complete in Two Volumes]
by Smollett, T. [trans.]
London: J.J. Dubochet, 1836. First Edition Thus/Unique. Full Vellum. Near Fine. First Edition Thus/Unique. Full Vellum. A lovely example of this most picaresque of picaresque novels, influential since publication, referenced by everyone from Swift to Dostoevsky to Sacher-Masoch and translated repeatedly from French to Spanish to English and back again. Scholarly thought lays its original authorship at the... Read More
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Herring: A History of the Silver Darlings
by Smylie, Mike
New York: Tempus Publishing, 2004. First Edition Paperback. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition Paperback. Original Wraps. Light underlining and annotations by Oliver Sacks.Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author. Signed by Oliver Sacks, 9/05' on tp. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and... Read More
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Van Hoff or the New Faust
by Smythe, Alfred
New York: American Publishers Corp, 1897. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a rather pleasing copy in a striking publishers binding. Light shelf/edge wear, bit of fraying/loss at head, light even toning focused at preliminaries, stamped library mark on the title page, small paper pull at bottom of frontispeice and title... Read More
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The Funny Place
by Snow, Richard
New York: Adventures in Poetry / St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery Poetry Project, 1973. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wraps. A narrative poem about Coney Island, about which the poet John Ashbery said, “An accomplished craftsman, Snow has revived “blank verse”—of a sort—as the appropriate medium for his tale; it moves forward on the waltz rhythms... Read More
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Rhymes for Kindly Children
by Snyder, Fairmont; Gruelle, John B. (illus)
Chicago: Volland, 1916. Seventeen Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ (Near Fine textblock) in Very Good Box. Seventeen Edition. Hardcover. Beautiful color illustrations by Johnny Gruelle, best known for his Raggedy Ann stories supporting playful prose by Snyder. A very handsome copy of a volume seldom seen in extremely pleasing condition and in original publisher's box...a truly lovely copy. Light... Read More
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The Ten Commandments
by [Sobota, Jan & Jamila]
Loket, Czech Republic: Jan & Jarmila Sobota, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Pouch. Limited Edition. Hardcover. The Ten Commandments are printed in ten languages: Latin, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and Slovak (they were unable to obtain in the Czech Republic a Hebrew font for the computer). Tight, bright, and unmarred. Full leather... Read More
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Velislav's Bible [Design Binding]
by Sobota, Jan (binding)
Czech Republic: Archa Publisher, 2012. Fascimile/Binding. Hardcover. Fine. Fascimile/Binding. Hardcover. Limited edition of 799 copies. Jan Sobota was commissioned to bind 10 copies in 'period' style. Soboto passed away, however, after completeing only two of them. One remains with his wife/archive, this is the only copy publically available. It is also the final binding he worked on prior... Read More
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Atlas of Descriptive Human Anatomy. [Volume 1:] Regions, Skeletons, Ligaments, Joints and Muscles. [Volume 2:] Viscera, including the Heart [and Volume 3:] Blood Vessels, Nervous System, Sense Organs, Integument and Lymphatics
by Sobotta, J; Uhlenhuth, Eduard [trans]
New York: Hafner, 1957. Seventh English Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Seventh English Edition. Hardcover. Well-respected German atlas with exceptional illustrations. Various editions are in sets of 2 or 3 volumes. Hundreds of color and b/w plates. A cornerstone work in the area. Light shelf/edge wear, penciled ownership marks at ffeps, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green cloth boards,... Read More
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Joan Miro
by Soby, James Thrall
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ in Very Good Slipcase. First Edition. Hardcover. It has spent its life in the original slipcase and it shows. A very handsome copy. Minimal shelf/edge wear, light sunning at spine, hint of toning at preliminaries, else tight, bright, and unmarred; DJ... Read More
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Hazor in Galilee. A Biblical City Excavated - An Archaeological Exhibition
by The Anglo Israel Exploration Society
London: The British Museum, 1958. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Exhibition catalogue (May-June 1958). Overall, a handsome copy of this rather uncommon volume. Light shelf/edge wear, small splits at head and heel, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 25pp plus np plate pages. Illus. (b/w plates). Includes laid in Anglo-Israel Exploration... Read More
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The Marihuana Papers
by Solomon, David, editor
New York: Signet Books, 1968. First PB printing. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First PB printing. Original Wraps. A detailed study, including the effects of the drug, the laws, its history, and sociology. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the... Read More
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The Nobel Lecture on Literature
by Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I.; Whitney, Thomas P. (trans)
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the translator. This is the permanent form of the lecture Solzhenitsyn had hoped to deliver in person on receiving the award of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literarture...of course he was not actually allowed to go.... Read More
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Collection of Susan Sontag works [3 volumes]
by Sontag, Susan
New York, 1989. Original Wrapp.ers. Very Good+ in Wraps. Original Wrapp.ers. From the library of Oliver Sacks. Includes: On Photography, 1977. Against Interpretation, 1966. Susan Sontag, photographs, French flaps, in an edition of 1500. In Memoriam. Light shelfwear/toning to wrappers, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. Original wrappers.
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Delta Sigma Psi presents The Morgue
by Delta Sigma Psi [Sorority]
[Los Angeles, CA], 1945. Very Good+. Sorority dance invitation held at the California Club, [Los Angeles] in 1945. Death/morgue themed with list of dances, i.e. Post Mortem Minuet, and fill-in-the-blank name list. Music provided by Paul Law and Orchestra, a San Francisco based swing band. The California Club is a members only social club that was erected in... Read More
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Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics, Volumes I and II, III [2 volumes]
by Southall, James P.C.
New York: Dover Publications, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so, he... Read More
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Maine Physicians of 1820:. A Record of the Members of the Massachusetts Medical Society Practicing in the District of Maine at the Date of the Separation
by Spalding, James A., M.D.
Lewiston, ME: Lewiston Journal Printshop, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes a brief statement of the origins of the Maine Medical Society of 1820. A handsome copy of this rather scarce volume...rare to find it inscribed by Spalding. Very minor shelf/edge wear, inscribed by author on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred.... Read More
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Obstetric and Gynecologic Milestones. Essays in Eponymy
by Speert, Harold
New York: Macmillan, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Significant collection of 79 essays, including historical accounts, excerpts from sources, etc. Minimal shelf/edge wear, ownership label at front pastedown, ownership signature at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black cloth boards, text in white and blue ink, frontispiece. 8vo. 700pp. Illus. (b/w plates).... Read More
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Real Runabouts V.
by Speltz, Robert
Lake Mills, IA: Graphic Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume V tells about 14 boatbuilding firms not reviewed in earlier editions and provides additional information on some of the firms covered in earlier volumes. An outstanding reference for the runabout. Volumes 1-5 may also be purchased as a set... Read More
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A Discourse Concerning Prodigies: Wherein the Vanity of Presages by them is Reprehended, and their True and Proper Ends Asserted and Vindicated - To Which is Added a Short Treatise Concerning Vulgar Prophecies
by Spencer, John
London: J. Field for Will. Graves over against Great S. Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665. Second edition, corrected and inlarged [sic]. Hardcover. Very Good+. Second edition, corrected and inlarged [sic]. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. A second edition of Spencer's work on monstrous births and other omens. Spencer's book challenged the prevailing belief that medical abnormalities or... Read More
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Zen, Rocks, and Waters
by Spiegelberg, Frederic
New York: Pantheon, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean; original glassine DJ shows small split at spine, light toning and edge wear, else clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, green paper boards, gilt lettering, in blind lettering. 8vo. 25pp plus np... Read More
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Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness
by Spiegelman, Willard; Sacks, Oliver, former owner
New York: Picador, 2009. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wrappers. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so,... Read More
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Picasso. Pastelle, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle
by Spies, Werner
Stuttgart: Hatje, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good + in Near Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Text in German. An outstanding and rather scarce volume. Light fingerprint smudge on front free endpaper and at long edge of text block, minor soil on rear free endpaper, very light soil along bottom edge of boards (no effect elsewhere), else tight,... Read More
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