Turgenev's Literary Reminiscences ; Flaubert & Turgenev: The Complete Correspondence
by Turgenev, Ivan...Gustave Flaubert
New York: Mineva Press ; W.W. Norton & Co, 1970. Paperback Editions, Later Printings. Hardcover/Original Wraps. Very Good+. Paperback Editions, Later Printings. Hardcover/Original Wraps. Formerly owned Oliver Sacks library. Flaubert & Turgenev is a friendship in letters... From the Oliver Sacks Library. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in... Read More
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Elements of Chemistry Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the Science
by Turner, Edward
Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1831. Fourth American. Hardcover. Very Good-. Fourth American. Hardcover. "...from the Third London Edition." Overall, a handsome copy of this minor classic. Light to moderate shelf/edge wear, few small pulls in the leather, light foxing (focused at the preliminaries),else tight and unmarred. Full brown leather binding, black leather spine label, gilt lettering and decorative... Read More
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Elements of Chemistry including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the Science
by Turner, Edward
London: Printed for John Taylor, 1828. Second Edition; Enlarged and Carefully Revised. Hardcover. Very Good+. Second Edition; Enlarged and Carefully Revised. 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... Read More
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The Daisy:. or, Cautionary Stories in Verse Adapted to the Ideas of Children from Four to Eight Years Old - Illustrated Shilling Series of Forgotten Children's Books
by Turner, Mrs. Elizabeth
London/New York: Printed for J. Harris and Crosby and Co./Leadenhall Press/Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good-. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A very unusual wee children's book. It is, in effect, a hybrid...where Leadenhall and Scribner's took a number of previously printed (letterpress) textblocks and added an additional signature (interestingly, of... Read More
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Heritage of Excellence:. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 1914-1947
by Turner, Thomas B.
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this excellent history. Minimal shelf wear, hint of dust staining to top of text block, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, small closed tear at rear flap, small soil spot at... Read More
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English As She Is Taught:. with Biographical Sketch of Author by Matthew Irving Lans
by Twain, Mark [Clemens, Samuel Langhorne]
Boston: Mutual Book Company, 1900. First Edition/Second State (corrected "fivc", p.15, l.5). Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ. First Edition/Second State (corrected "fivc", p.15, l.5). Hardcover. Cloth variant of this well known issue. Overall, a rather handsome copy. Light shelf/edge wear, light fraying at head and heel, soft bump at bottom edge, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth... Read More
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If his voice be true
by Twigg, Anne; Lyssiotis, Peter
Melbourne: Masterthief, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "The issue explored in this book is displacement, displacement caused by conflict. The artist and poet have taken a wide-angled view so there is no direct reference to a specific event or social movement or even to day-to-day life. Thoughts are fragmented and the narrative is not logical.... Read More
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New Fragments; Fragments of Science, Being a Series of Detached Essays, Addresses and Reviews
by Tyndall, John
London/New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. / A.L. Burt, 1930. First Edition/Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition/Sixth 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... Read More
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Tales of the Great and Brave
by Tytler, Margaret Fraser
Philadelphia, PA: Wm. G. Wardle, 1845. Imprint. Hardcover. Very Good+. Imprint? Hardcover. Classic history text. This copy has inscription: "Frances Adams Kent from Mother, August 1913. Also includes W.C. Taber & Son bookseller ticket. Bound in blind stamped decorative border cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Tight, bright, and unmarred with some edge wear and minimal foxing throughout.... Read More
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Lexicon Latino-Graecum scriptum et editum ab Henrico Nicolao Ulrichs. , .
by Ulrichs, Henrico Nicolao
1843. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Eighth 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 highlighted the profound impact... Read More
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Pyuria or Pus in the Urine. and Its Treatment Comprising the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Urethritis, Prostatis, Cystitis, and Pyelitis, With Special Reference to Their Local Treatment
by Ultzmann, Robert; Platt, W.B. (trans)
New York: Appleton, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. First Edition. Hardcover. Very minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering. 12mo. 98pp plus 10pp ads. Illus. (b/w plates).
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Printing Types: Their History, Forms, and Use: A Study in Survivals [Complete in Two Volumes]
by Updike, Daniel Berkeley
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1980. Second Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. Second Edition. Original Wraps. Reprint of the 1937 second edition. Minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Volume I glossy taupe wraps, black lettering and decorative elements. Volume II glossy salmon wraps, black lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. 292pp.;326pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Supplementary... Read More
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A Description of The Merrymount Press 232 Summer Street Boston
by [Updike, Daniel Berkeley]
Boston, MA: The Merrymount Press, 1921. First Edition (presumed). Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition (presumed). Wraps. Small owner ticket of Edith Guerrier (1870-1958), noted librarian and writer. After her mother's death, she settled with her mother's family in New Bedford, Mass. The family was active in the literary circle of Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson,... Read More
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Bravo, Ulster Volunteers [3 Postcards Celebrating UVF/Larne gun-running]
by [Ireland; UVF]
Ireland, nd. First Printing. Very Good/Good. First Printing. Three uncommon postcards with engravings of the secret operation of 24-25 April, 1914, in Larne. "The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip the Ulster Volunteer Force.... Read More
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Révélation des Mystêres des Teintures des Sept Métaux
by Valentin, Basile
Paris: Omnium Littéraire, 1976. Facsimile Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. Facsimile Edition. Original Wraps. Revelation and declaration concerning the most curious mysteries of the essential tinctures of the seven metals.... 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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Azoth, ou le Moyen de Faire l'or cachè des Philosophes/ [Alchemy]
by Brother Bafile Valentin (Basil Valentine)
Genova, Italia: Edition Anastatique, 1976. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Limited Edition. Leather Bound. A facsimile of the edition printed in Paris at Chez Pierre Moèt, Libraire Iurè. M. DC. LIX. reueu, corrigè & augmentè par Mr. L'agneau Medecin. Basil Valentine was the pseudonym of Johan Tholde, a salt manufacturer in Germany who lived roughly 1565-1624. "Modern... Read More
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Zines! Vol. I.
by Vale, V.
San Francisco, CA: RE/Search, 1996. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. "Flaunting off-beat interests, extreme personal revelations and social activism, zines directly counter the pseudo-communication & glossy lies of the mainstream media monopoly. V. Vale's interviews capture all the excitement associated with uncensored freedom of expression, while offering... Read More
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Search & Destroy [Complete Set Issues 1-11]
by Vale, V (ed)
San Francisco, CA: ReSearch, 1979. First Printings/Reprint. Original Wraps. Near Fine/Fine. First Printings/Reprint. Original Wraps. "Punk Rock’s most radical & imaginative interviews, articles and graphics were pioneered in Search & Destroy, edited by V. Vale between 1977 and 1979. Award-winning layout and photography. We made a limited photocopy edition of Issue #3 (in 1988 we’d already reprinted #10... Read More
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Search & Destroy: The Complete Reprint [Issues 1-6]
by Vale, V (ed)
San Francisco, CA: ReSearch Publications, 1995. First Printing/Reprints. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Printing/Reprints. Original Wraps. Picking up where Search & Destroy left off, an important 'finger on the pulse' of the west coast punk/counterculture scene. "Punk Rock's most radical & imaginative interviews, articles and graphics were pioneered in Search & Destroy, edited by V. Vale between 1977... Read More
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Search & Destroy [Issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
by Vale, V (ed)
San Francisco, CA: ReSearch, 1979. First Printings/Reprint. Original Wraps. Near Fine/Fine. First Printings/Reprint. Original Wraps. From the Jenny Lens Collection. "Punk Rock’s most radical & imaginative interviews, articles and graphics were pioneered in Search & Destroy, edited by V. Vale between 1977 and 1979. Award-winning layout and photography. What Punk was to the east coast, Search and Destroy... Read More
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An ABC of Witchcraft Past & Present
by Valiente, Doreen
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1973. First Edition [Book Club Edition]. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition [Book Club Edition]. Hardcover. Often referred to as "the Mother of modern witchcraft" or "Mother of Wicca" Doreen Valiente (1922-1999) was an English author and poet best known for her books on witchcraft and related esoteric subjects. She was the High Priestess... Read More
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The Life of Pasteur
by Vallery-Radot, R.; Osler, Sir William (intro)
New York: Doubleday, Page, & Co, 1926. First American Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Very Good+ in Good+ DJ.. First American Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Translated from the French first edition. Minor shelf/edge wear, gilt at spine toned, light toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows tape repair at head and tail, toning at spine, light... Read More
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Studies on the Piriform Lobe
by Valverde, F.; Oliver Sacks, former owner
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good (Price-Clipped) DJ. 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... Read More
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Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness, [Volumes 1-3]
by Van Cleve, John V.; Sacks, Oliver, former owner
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 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,... Read More
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The Woven Bag
by VanDerwerker, Alana C.
Waldoboro, ME: Trewyn Studio, 2001. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Slight crease on front endpaper, else tight and bright. Patterned paper boards, yellow Hewit’s Clansman goatskin spine, gilt lettering on spine. 68x51mm. 40pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 38 of 83.
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