Articles and Addresses Relating to Methodist Union
by Straughn, James Henry
1948. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. PRIVATELY PRINTED, PRESENTATION COPY. Bishop James Henry Straughn (1877-1974) was ordained in the Methodist Protestant Church in 1901 and served as President of Westminster College from 1906-1910. Among his many positions and achievements, he was President of The General Conference of 1936-1939, whose mission was to develop the Plan of Union among... Read More
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Episodes
by Street, G.S.
London: William Heinemann, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Scarce, especially in the United States. George Slythe (G.S.) Street (1867-1936) was a British writer. He was known for his satirical works that attacked pretentiousness in society, especially among the aesthetes and the upper class. His best known work was his debut 1894 novel The Autobiography of a Boy, which... Read More
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The First Commander of Kent Island. Fund-Publication, No. 2
by Streeter, Sebastian F.
Baltimore: The Maryland Historical Society, 1868. Paperback. Very Good -. Paperback. VERY SCARCE IN THE INITIAL PRINTING. The publication from The Maryland Historical Society in 1868 provides the history of George Evelin, who arrived on Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay in 1636. His uncle was already involved in a trading enterprise on the current Delaware River. Evelin... Read More
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Les Bienheureux Martyrs de L'ouganda
by Streicher, Henri
Alger: Maison-Carree; Maison-Mere des Missionnaires D'Afrique (Peres Blancs), 1925. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. About a French mission in Uganda. Very good in green side-stapled paper wrappers with red title to front cover. Browning and light wear to edges of covers. clean interior with photographic illustrations. 38 pages. FRE/121713.
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History of the Chicago Urban League
by Strickland, Arvarh E.
Urbana and London: University of Illinois Press, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. "The author traces the development of the Chicago Urban League through various socio-economic upheavals of this century and describes its services to the Negro community strongly affected by these events. He also examines the social work methods of the League, its sources of financhial... Read More
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The Lengthened Shadow: An Address by Norman Strouse at an Opening of an Exhibition of Modern Fine Printing at the Grolier Club, April 19, 1960
by Strouse, Norman
New York: Philip C. Duschnes, 1960. Hardcover. Near fine in very good jacket. Hardcover. First Edition. Presentation Copy, inscribed by the author to Dale and Doris Armstrong. 1 of 1250 copies. Near fine in grey paper patterned boards with red spine panel titled in black. Light wear to spine ends and edges, else fine. Clean, bright interior. In... Read More
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Arrow of Anguish. New Poems
by Stuart, Francis
Dublin: New Island Books, 1995. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 1 of 400 copies. Includes 16 poems. Irish author Henry Francis Montgomery Stuart (1902 - 2000) was awarded one of the highest accolades in Ireland before his death; however, he was criticized for the time he spent in Nazi Germany."Today Francis Stuart remains a shamefully neglected major... Read More
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Free-Hand Drawing: A Guide to Ornamental, Figure and Landscape Drawing
by An Art Student
New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1878. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. Third Edition. Hardcover. This is a very scarce early volume. There are a small number of modern reprints available for sale on public databases. Contains chapters on materials employed in drawing, how to draw lines, shading, applying lines and shading to simple elementary subjects, and sketching from nature.... Read More
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Black Politics 1980: A Guide to the Democratic National Convention. New York City, New York August 11 - 14, 1980
by Joint Center for Political Studies
Washington DC: Joint Center for Political Studies, 1980. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in white side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. A few creases to corners and minor soiling / rubbing to rear cover. Interior is clean and bright. 90 pages. AFRAM/090215.
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Democracy Under Fire: Memoirs of a European Socialist
by Sturmthal, Adolf [Suzanne Sturmthal Russin, editor]
Durham: Duke University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Adolf Sturmthal (1903-1986) was Austrian-born and earned a PhD in Political Science in 1925 at Vienna University. He became an assistant to Friedrich Adler, the secretary of the Labour and Socialist International, in 1926. Adler, also Austrian, was known for having assassinated the repressive Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister Count... Read More
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La Comunita Internazionale e il Diritto di Guerra
by Sturzo, Luigi
Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli Editore, 1954. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Very good in cream paper wrappers with red title to spine and front panel. Browning to spine and edges of boards. Short closed tear to spine and minor chipping / wear to edges of covers. Browning to margins of pages. 344 pages. Italian. ITA1/2152.
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Geschichte der Französischen Litteratur von den ältesten zeiten bis zur Gegenwart
by Suchier, Prof. Hermann and Prof. Adolf Birch-Hirschfeld
Leipzig: Bibliographische Institut, 1900. Hard Cover. Very Good. Hard Cover. Three quarter black leather with black cloth boards and red title label to spine. Four raised bands ruled in gilt on spine. The leather along the spine is cracked with a large chip at the head and a smaller chip beneath the title label. The front hinge is... Read More
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Native Orchids of Taiwan
by Su, Horng-Jye
Taiwan: Harvest Farm Magazine, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Third Edition. Bound in tan spine with glossy yellow paper covered boards and gilt title to spine. Slight creasing to laminate. Text in English and Chinese. Clean and bright. In original clear plastic jacket. Jacket has minor wear to edges including a short closed tear to rear panel.... Read More
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The Bat and The Ball or Negative Evidence. A Farce in One Act
by [by the author of A Ready Made Suit]
Boston: Walter H. Baker & Co, 1889. Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. Very good in orginal beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor browning to edge. Minor yellowing to pages. Text is clean and bright. 20 pages + ads. Drama. DRA/1313.
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British Literary Magazines. The Modern Age, 1914 - 1984
by Sullivan, Alvin, Ed
Greenwood Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. An excellent reference. Red cloth boards with black and gilt title to spine and front board. Pristine interior with bright text and tight binding. Appendices and Index, 628 pages. BOB/022304.
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Broccoli and Old Lace
by Sullivan, Frank
New York: Horace Liveright, Inc, 1931. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Satirical pieces by a humorist associated with the Algonquin Round Table and longtime contributor to The New Yorker. Black cloth titled in white on the spine and front cover. Lettering on the spine partially flaked, otherwise uncommonly bright without dust jacket. 285 pages. HUM/101916.
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Five blind men: poems by Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J.D. Reed, Charlie Simic
by [Sumac Press] Dan Gerber, Jim Harrison, George Quasha, J.D. Reed, Charlie Simic
Fremont, Michigan: The Sumac Press, 1969. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover. First edition. Number 45 of 100 numbered copies. There were also 26 lettered copies and a trade edition. This copy is signed by Dan Gerber on the half-title. Bound in grey cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Lower corners bumped, otherwise near fine, without... Read More
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The Way of Duty, Honor, Country. The Memoir of General Charles Pelot Summerall
by Summerall, Charles Pelot
University of Kentucky Press, 2010. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Illustrated. In white illustrated dust jacket with white and dark blue spine panel and white title to spine. Pristine. 298 pages. MIL/070711.
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The Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators
by Suriano, Gregory R.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2000. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dj. Hardcover. 4to. New. "The published graphic art of the English Pre-Raphaelites and their associates with critical biographical essays and illustrated catalogues of the artists' engraved works." Dark blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Pristine interior filled with illustrations. Purple dust jacket with gold title... Read More
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Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. By the Author of "Handley Cross," Jorrocks's Jaunts," etc. etc.
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]; illustrated by John Leech
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this popular sporting book by Surtees. Historian Norman Gash wrote of Surtees: "Surtees's range was limited, his style often clumsy and colloquial. Even in the better-constructed novels the plots are loose and discursive. Nevertheless, his sharp, authentic descriptions of the hunting field have retained their... Read More
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Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour. By the Author of "Handley Cross," Jorrocks's Jaunts," etc. etc.
by [Surtees, Robert Smith]; illustrated by John Leech
London: Bradbury, Agnew, and Co, no date. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Printed for subscribers from the plates of the original edition. No date. Circa 1853. A handsome copy of this popular sporting book by Surtees. Historian Norman Gash wrote of Surtees: "Surtees's range was limited, his style often clumsy and colloquial. Even in the better-constructed novels the plots... Read More
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Takeover New Zealand
by Sutch, W.B.
Wellington: A.H. and A.W. Reed, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/1st New Zealand. NZ110261.
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John Glassco, an essay and bibliography
by Sutherland, Fraser
[Downsview, Ontario]: ECW Press, 1984. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. First edition. Glossy stiff wrappers with brown spine panel titled in black. Clean and bright. Slight fading to spine and edges of covers. 121 pages. BOB/111116.
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Northern European Paintings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art from the Sixteenth Through the Nineteenth Century
by Sutton, Peter C.
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Musuem of Art, 1990. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. 4to. SCARCE. Full color illustrated paper wrappers with red title to spine. Pristine interior filled with illustrations. An good reference book with much text. 400 pages. ART/112206.
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Colonial and Historic Homes of Maryland. In Two Volumes
by Swann, Don (etchings); Don Swann Jr. (text); Herbert R. O'Conor (introduction); Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (foreword)
Baltimore: The Etchcrafters Art Guild, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 69 of 200 copies. The 100 etchings in these two volumes are all artist proofs, individually signed by Don Swann. Inscribed from the artist and author: "Aunt 'Madge' and Uncle 'Ed'. December 25th 1941 with Best Wishes. From Don Sr. & Don Jr." Don Swann... Read More
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