Rookwood
by Sweeney, Bobby
Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1983. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. [miniature]. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Black cloth boards, silver gilt lettering and decorative elements, pale blue endpages. 3x2 3/8. 48pp. Illus.
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Picturesque Maine
by Sweetser, M.F.
Portland, ME: Chisholm Brothers, 1879. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Pristine onionskin Maine Central RR map (18.5x13") tipped in at ffep. The map was not part of the original printing, but appears to be a production piece by the Chisholm Bros. (well known railroad enthusiasts) for MCRR (See, Thompson,... Read More
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AMOK - Fourth Dispatch. Sourcebook of Extremes of Information in Print
by Swezey, Stuart; Brian King, editors
Los Angeles, CA: Amok Books, 1989. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. "Over two thousand five hundred book titles and the sources on where to obtain them. First Edition. [405] pages with ads. Some of the arcane and obtruse publications are listed under such categories as:. mayhem, virus, and decay; dissections of... Read More
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The Edge of April:. A Biography of John Burroughs
by Swift, Hildegarde Hoyt; Ward, Lynd (illus)
New York: William Morrow and Co, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Wonderful juvenile biography of John Burroughs, the famous American naturalist, taken from tales from his grandchildren, secretary and a lifetime of letters. Overall, a lovely copy. Hint of toning at the top of text block, else tight, bright and... Read More
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North Star Shining:. A Pictorial History of the American Negro
by Swift, Hildegarde Hoyt, Ward, Lynd (illus)
New York: William Marrow & Co, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is dedicated to Chaplain (Captain) Clarence W. Griggs of the 594th Port Battalion, who was killed in action on Okinawa on April 12, 1945 (from dediction). A lovely example of Ward's work...increasingly uncommon to find in DJ.... Read More
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Body and Soul:. The Story of John Garfield
by Swindell, Larry
New York: William Morrow, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. A lovely copy of this romping biography. Minor shelf/edge wear, one corner through, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Quarterbound, black cloth spine, dark grey paper boards, silver gilt lettering, peach endpages. Small... Read More
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The Springtide of Life Poems of Childhood
by Swineburne, Algernon Charles; Rackham, Arthur (illus)
London: William Heinemann, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very handsome copy...quite scarce in DJ. Light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at endpages, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, split along front hinge, moderate chip at head, small closed tears at rear flaps, else bright and... Read More
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Je Feuillette les Estampes [I leaf through the prints] [Deluxe Edition]
by Sybil [pseudo. Elsa Koeberlé]; Rothchild, Judith [artist]; Mark Lintott
Octon, France: Editions Verdigris, 2022. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "These three poems by Elsa Koeberlé, published under the pseudonyms of Sybil, Sybil O'Santry or Sybil O'Connor, were composed in her youth before she left Alsace. It was at the end of 1915 that Elsa Koeberlé discovered the Saint-André Abbey in Villeneuve lez... Read More
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Neuronal Mechanisms of Hearing
by Syka, Josef; Lindsay Aitkin
New York: Plenum, 1981. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. With posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. 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 Photographer and the American Landscape
by Szarkowski, John
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1963. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Exhibition catalogue. Renowned catalog featuring Adams, Callahan, Caponigro, Weston, Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand, etc. Includes biographical sketches of each photographer. From the collection of a noted print collector. A very handsome copy. Minimal shelf/edge wear, discrete owner signature at... Read More
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Water Which Does Not Wet Hands: The Alchemy Of Michael Sendivogius
by Szydlo, Zbigniew
Poland: Polish Academy Of Sciences, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Bibliography, and glossary of Sendivogian terms. Based on what Valentine dubbed, "the Dry Work." From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir, alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. Author of Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, a... Read More
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The T.E. Lawrence Puzzle
by Tabachnick, Stephen E. (Editor)
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. 13 essays from a distinguished group of writers examining many aspects of Lawrence's life and personality. An outstanding copy of a rather scarce volume. Tight, bright and apparently unread. DJ has small crease at top of front flap, else... Read More
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A Treatise of Ghosts: Being the Psichologie, or Treatise upon Apparitions and Spirits, of Disembodied Souls, Phantom Figures, Strange Prodigies, and of other Miracles and Marvels, which often presage the Death of some Great Person, or signify some swift Change in Public Affairs. written in French by the learned Father Noel Taillepied, of the Order of Capuchins, and now first translated into English, with an introduction and commentary by Montague Summers
by Taillepied, Father Noel; Montague Summers
London: The Fortune Press, 1933. First Edition [Later Variant]. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition [Later Variant]. Hardcover. Originally published in Paris, 1588, as "Psichologie ou traite de l'apparition des Esprits.' Father Noel Taillepied was a Franciscan friar; who wrote this study of ghost lore was written to prove the existence of spirits and the... Read More
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Woodland Plants
by Tanner, Heather & Robin
New York: Schocken Books, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ in Very Good+ Slipcase.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 82 wonderfullly detailed drawings of woodland plants in Great Britain. Tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ shows barest minimum of shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean. Grey cloth boards, black ink... Read More
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The Practice of Medicine:. Enlarged and Improved
by Tanner, Thomas Hawkes
Philadelphia, PA: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1867. Fourth American Edition (from the Fifth London Ed.). Hardcover. Good. No DJ. Fourth American Edition (from the Fifth London Ed.). Hardcover. A presentable copy of this rather uncommon tome. Moderate to heave shelf wear, numerous dings/scuffs/pulls, corners through, light damage to head, spine toned, textblock edges lightly toned, light toning at endpages,... Read More
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Carola Woerishoffer, Her Life and Work
by [Tarbell, Ida] Bryn Mawr College Class of 1907
Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Emma Carola Woerishoffer (August 1885 — September 11, 1911) was an American labor activist and settlement worker. Emma Carola Woerishoffer was born in New York City, the daughter of German-born banker Charles Frederick Woerishoffer and Anna Uhl Woerishoffer. Her grandmother was journalist and... Read More
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Bouillabaisse for Bibliophiles:. A Treasuty of Bookish Lore, Wit & Wisdom, Tales, Poetry & Narratives & Certain Curious Studies of Interest To Bookmen & Collectors
by Targ, William, editor
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Co, 1955. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Dustjacket (Clipped). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A collection of stories, vignettes, essays, poesm and more all on the pleasures and fascinations of book collecting. Includes newspaper clippings. Shows light wear (typical of this volume, else tight, bright and unmarred. Dustjacket shows moderate shelf wear,... Read More
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Three Centuries of Biddeford:. An Historical Sketch
by Tatterson, Estelle M.
[unknown]: [unknown], 1916. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. Good+ in Wraps [Textblock Very Good+].. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. Shows ink correction on page 2 (1717 to 1617). Quite uncommon in original wraps (though widely available reprinted/CD). Overall, a very presentable copy of this noted work. Light shelf/edge wear, minor chipping at spine, tape repair at spine, small... Read More
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Socrates: the Man and His Thoughts
by Taylor, A.E.
New York: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1953. Anchor Books edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. Anchor Books edition. Original Wraps. Underlining and annotations by Oliver Sacks, p.164. Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author in the text. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He... Read More
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The Alchemists: Founders of Modern Chemistry
by Taylor, F. Sherwood
London: Scientific Book Club, 1951. Later Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Later Edition. Hardcover. The Alchemists' by F. Sherwood Taylor is a study of the history and practise of this ancient art. It was published by Heinemann in circa 1951, and is the Scientific Book Club edition. F. Sherwood Taylor was the Director of Science Museum, London and editor... Read More
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Land Rover. Colour, Data and Detail on Civilian, Military and Special Vehicles
by Taylor, James
London: Windrow & Greene Automotive, 1992. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. A near pristine copy of this scarce British first edition. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. 8vo. 96pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Bill of sale/note from East Coast Rover Co. laid in.
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Little Ann and Other Poems
by Taylor, Jane and Ann; Greenaway, Kate (illus)
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Original pictorial boards showing fourteen small children each holding a letter of the title. True first of this charming children's tome, color plates printed by Edmund Evans. Greenaway is best known as the illustrator of Mother Goose. Light shelf wear,... Read More
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Present Perfect Progressive Tense [Artist Book]
by Taylor, Mike
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2019. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Florida's civil rights movement, from a local perspective." "In the grammatical sense, the Present Perfect Progressive Tense refers to an action that has begun in the past, continues into the present, and possibly into the future. As such, the events of the Civil Rights... Read More
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Person Woman Man Camera TV [Artist Book]
by Taylor, Mike; Robison, Leslie (calligraphy)
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2020. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Person Woman Man Camera TV began as a meditation on the moment of quarantine without an end in sight, when human interaction stopped. Our daily intake of news, which had already been extremely online and not necessarily healthy, became solely online and outright dangerous. Mike Taylor began monitoring American... Read More
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Osceola Godspeed [Artist Book]
by Taylor, Mike
St. Augustine, FL: Mike Taylor, 2017. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "A short story coupled with abstract portraits derived from my paintings." "In this short story, Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is the point of departure for re-imagining a late-capitalist trail of tears. Florida's mythical Seminole Chief (and sports mascot), Osceola, is a metonym for the... Read More
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