Fifty State Birds and Flowers:. An Album
by Acker, Susan and Cunningham, Carol
Mill Valley, CA: Splendid Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by authors. Fifty stamps each with a state bird and flower. Spine sunned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, blue faux leather spine, printed paper sleeve, hand painted illustrations on covers, blue endpapers, deckled edge, gilt lettering on spine. 67x70mm. 38pp. Illus.... Read More
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Images. 1923-1974
by Adams, Ansel
New York: New York Graphic Society, 1981. Second Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Second Printing. Hardcover. Foreward by Wallace Stegner. Wonderful inscription from George Frampton, then President of the Wilderness Society (1986-1993, subsequently, President Clinton's Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice... Read More
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Radical Literature in America:. An Address. To which is appended a catalogue of an exhibition held at The Grolier Club in New York City
by Adams, Frederick B., Jr.
Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1939. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ.. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Includes an Index of Authors represented at the Exhibition. Illustrations include three facsimiles (one fold-out) and four drawings (one a foldout, "Considerant's Conception of an Ideal Fourierist Phalanstery"). Laid in presentation slip, "This edition of Radical Literature in America... Read More
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The Genuine Works of Hippocrates. translated from the Greek
by Hippocrates; Francis Adams
Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. Reprint. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Annotated by Oliver Sacks on the "Oath of Hippocrates" page at lower: "*not even involutarily to say as do anything against the patient's interests, and to protect one's own interest..." Moderate shelf/edge wear, splitting and cracking at spine hinge, but intact,... Read More
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Principles of Neurology
by Adams, Raymond D., M.A., M.D.; Victor, Maurice, M.D.
New York: McGraw-Hill Healthcare, 1993. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 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 understanding of the human brain and... Read More
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Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Maine Missionary Society [including] A Sermon Delivered in Waldoborough..
by Adams, Thomas
Portland, ME: Shirley and Hyde, 1829. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Minor shelf/edge wear, sporadic light foxing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Printed wraps.
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77 Dances. Japanese Calligraphy By Poets, Monks, and Scholars, 1568-1868
by Addiss, Stephen
Boston: Weatherhill, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. "The first book on Japanese calligraphy covering the significant Momoyama and Edo periods, 77 Dances examines the art of writing as it underwent a remarkable flowering, as illustrated by over 100 illustrations." Tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering,... Read More
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Ife, Cradle of the Yoruba - Part II
by Ademakinwa, J.A.
Nigeria: J.A. Ademakinwa, Printed by Pacific Printing Works, 1958. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wraps. The central focus is the city of Ile-Ife; the author, the late J. A. Ademakinwa, was an Ife indigene. He puts the mythologies and traditions of his people to good use to speak to a host of subjects.". .... Read More
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Study of Organ Inferiority and its Psychical Compensation: a Contribution to Clinical Medicine. Translated by S.E. Jelliffe
by Adler, Dr. Alfred
New York: Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing Co, 1917. First Edition (Rebound). Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition (Rebound). Hardcover. Nervous & Mental Disease Monograph Series No. 24. GM 4984. 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.... Read More
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Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection (Studies in Medical Anthropology)
by Adler, Shelley
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2011. 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... Read More
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An Original Leaf From the Newbery Bible 1780
by Adomeit, Ruth E.
Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Levitan bookplate. Inscribed for Kal Levitan by Ruth E. Adomeit. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Marbled paper boards, quarterbound in gilt brown leather, tipped-in leaf of Newbery bible. 48x42mm. 18pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 1 of 125.
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Miser and His Bag of Gold
by Aesop
Mill Valley, CA: Sunflower Press, 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper boards. 33x29mm. 14pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 22 of 75.
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Selections from Aesop's Fables, Illustrated with Reproductions of Fifteenth Century Woodcuts
by Aesop
Mount Vernon, NY: A. Colish, Inc, 1988. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. From the library of Dan Kelm. Bumped corners, else tight, bright, and unmarred; near fine. 4to. [xi] 52pp [2]. One on an edition of 1500 copies (unnumbered) printed in Centaur and Narrow Bembo type on specially made Strathmore Pastelle paper, by A. Colish.... Read More
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David and Goliath
by Agasii, Ido
Isreal: Ido Agasii. Limited Edition. Fine in Fine Case. Limited Edition. This book is in the shape of David’s slingshot. The biblical text from Samuel 17:49 was embossed in gold on the sling both in Korean and Hebrew. The stone is from Ha’ela Valley near Jerusalem were the actual battle between David and Goliath took place. This story,... Read More
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Hatzvi Typeface
by Agassi, Ido
Israel: Even Hoshen Press, 2017. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. "'Hatzvi typeface has been an immediate success', write Dr. Moshe Spitzer on his promotion page for the launch of this light 16-point typeface. Spitzer initiated the design of the modern Hebrew lettering based on their classic sans-serif shape. ... Its first version... Read More
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Ford Model A: Land of Israel
by Agassi, Ido (illus)
Israel: Even Hoshen, 2010. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine in Fine Case. Limited Edition. Original Wraps. A facsimile of what is believed to be the first automobile marketing publication printed in Hebrew. "This booklet is a facsimile reprint edition of the original catalog of the Ford Model A. In this reproduction we strived to maintain the quality of... Read More
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Collection of Louis and Alexander Agassiz works [3 volumes]
by Agassiz, Louis and Alexander, Oliver Sacks, former owner
Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover. Previously owned by Oliver Sacks. Alexander Agassiz (1835-1910) was the son of Louis Agassiz, the famed zoologist, and became a distinguished marine icthyologist as well as a mining expert. Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz with a Sketch of His Life and Work, edited G.R. Agassiz., 1913. 1e. Louis Agassiz as a Teacher:... Read More
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Georgia Jingles
by A Georgian [Carpenter, Annie Haines]
Savannah, GA: Review Printing Co, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. The "first book printed on newsprint made from Georgia Pine Pulp, the cover printed on paper made from Georgia Cypress. Souvenir Edition". The pine pulp, unfortunately, is far from pH neutral and the paper suffers as a result. Quite scarce:... Read More
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Chymische Medicin: Ein Kompendium der Bereitung und Anwendung alchemistischer Heilmittel [Alchemy]
by Agricola, Johann
Elberfeld, Germany: Buchverlang Oliver Humberg, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. Reprint. Hardcover. 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 series of Alchemical ‘Zines, Alchemical Meditations, Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter and most recently On Alchemy:... Read More
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Hume's Moral and Political Philosophy
by Aiken, Henry D. [ed]
Darien, CT: Hafner Publishing Co, 1970. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. Reprint. Original Wraps. Underlining by Oliver Sacks. 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 was, in his life, celebrated for his... Read More
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Treehouses
by Aikman, Anthony
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the benchmark books on the subject. Richly illustrated with schematics. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean. Black textured paper boards, gilt lettering, green endpages, frontispiece. 8vo. 192pp. Illus.... Read More
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The Pictorial Tower of London:. With a Full and Complete Index. With Ninety-Three Large Illustrative Engravings
by Ainsworth, William H.; Cruikshank, George (illus)
Philadelphia, PA: T. B. Peterson & Bros, nd. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good+ [due to missing ffep, else Very Good+/Near Fine].. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, ffep missing, small closed tear at the gutter near head of the first blank, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green textured cloth beveled boards, intricate gilt lettering and decorative elements,... Read More
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Biochemical Studies on the Metabolism and Biosythesis of the Cecropia Juvenile Hormone
by Ajami, Alfred Michel
Boston, MA: Harvard, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound thesis disertation. Warmly inscribed by author to mentor. Very minimal shelf wear, inscribed by author, moisture stain at rear pastedown, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards. 4to. Unusual pagination, I-1 to VIII-9. Tables. Bibliography.
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Albertus Magnus, bewährte und approbirte Sympathetische und natürliche Egyptische Geheimnisse für Menschen und Vieh... [Albertus Magnus’ Tried and Approved Sympathetic and Natural Egyptian Secrets for Man and Beast]
by Albertus Magnus, attributed to
Brabant [Most likely Reading, PA]: In Commission bei Wm. Radde und Sohn, 1857. Für Städter und Landleute Neueste Ausflage Erster[-Dritter] Theil [First-Third Part]. Quarter Calf. Very Good+. Für Städter und Landleute Neueste Ausflage Erster[-Dritter] Theil [First-Third Part]. Quarter Calf. Albertus Magnus (c. 1200-15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great or Albert of Cologne, was a... Read More
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Albertus Magnus, being the Approved, Verified, Sympathetic and Natural Egyptian Secrets, or White and Black Art for Man and Beast. The Book of Nature and the Nature and the Hidden Secrets and Mysteries of Live Unveiled, being the Forbidden Knowledge of Ancient Philosophers..Translated from the German
by Albertus Magnus, attributed to
No publisher stated [Published for the Trade], 1920. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. Reprint. Original Wraps. Albertus Magnus (c. 1200-15 November 1280) , also known as Saint Albert the Great or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop. Later canonised as a Catholic saint, he was known during his lifetime as... Read More
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