![Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: A Political Biography [Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/851/010/1516010851.0.m.jpg)
Yohannes IV of Ethiopia: A Political Biography [Inscribed]
by [AFRICA] [ETHIOPIA] GABRE-SELLASSIE, Zewde
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (22cm); navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xiv,334,[4]pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper to J. Wayne Fredericks, the former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1961-67): "To Wayne and Anne / A simple token of a sincere appreciation of... Read More
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Peacework: New England Peace Movement Newsletter #52 (April, 1977)
by [A.F.S.C.]
Cambridge, MA: American Friends Service Committee, 1970. First Edition. Quarto (27cm); black and white photo-illustrated wrappers; 16pp. A few small corner creases smoothed out, else Near Fine. An earlier issue of one of the longest-running journals on peace and justice in the U.S. Founded in 1972 and rooted in Quaker values, Peacework focused on "Global Thought and Local Action... Read More
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Permit Me Voyage
by AGEE, James (poems); MACLEISH, Archibald (foreword)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1934. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); light green cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [ii],[4],5-59,[3]pp. Gentle sunning to spine ends, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), edgeworn and spine-sunned, with numerous tears and creases, and some shallow losses to spine ends and along the upper... Read More
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A Death in the Family
by AGEE, James
New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1957. First Edition. First Issue (per Ahearn), with title page printed in blue, and "walking" for "waking" on p.80, line 1. Octavo; blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver and green foil on spine and front panel; blue topstain; dustjacket; 339pp, [2]. Hint of a forward lean, fading to topstain, spine ends, and... Read More
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The Collected Poems of James Agee
by AGEE, James; Robert Fitzgerald, ed & introd
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Gray cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xii,179pp. Trace of rubbing at base of spine, else a tight, Near Fine copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $4.95 on front flap), lightly toned overall, Very Good+. Neat ownership signature ("Ed Rice"?) to front free endpaper.
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Two Universities. An account of the life and work of Lumumba Friendship University and Moscow State University (Soviet Booklet No. 110)
by Novosti Press Agency
London: Novosti Press Agency, 1963. First Edition. Octavo. Pictorial thick paper wrappers; 55pp. Mild external wear; internally clean and unmarked. Very Good. 16pp photographic plates. Very early account of Russia's third-largest international university, founded in 1960 and renamed for Patrice Lumumba following Congolese independence in 1961.
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CALENDAR YEAR
by Agoos, Julie
Riverdale, NY: Sheep Meadow Press, 1996. First edition. Blue Cloth in dust jacket. Signed on the title page by the Poet Julie Agoos. The poet's second collection. Hardcover, first edition in fine/fine condition. Scarce title signed.
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![The Hessian Fly, Its History, Character, Transformations, and Habits [Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/653/952/1356952653.0.m.jpg)
The Hessian Fly, Its History, Character, Transformations, and Habits [Inscribed]
by [AGRICULTURE & HUSBANDRY] FITCH, Asa
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1846. Offprint. Slim octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's yellow wrappers printed within double rule; 63pp.; engraved frontispiece with key and errata slip bound after title page. Wrappers a bit worn and soiled, tidemark affecting entire textblock; still, overall Very Good. Inscribed at head of upper cover: "Dr. E. Holmes / with the respects of the author." Paper... Read More
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![The Cultivator, a Monthly Publication, Designed to Improve the Soil and the Mind. Volume VI [Mar-Dec, 1839]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/288/415/1461415288.0.m.jpg)
The Cultivator, a Monthly Publication, Designed to Improve the Soil and the Mind. Volume VI [Mar-Dec, 1839]
by [AGRICULTURE & HUSBANDRY] BUEL, J[esse]
Albany: Steam-Press of C. Van Benthuysen, 1839-40. Quarto (34cm). Contemporary half-calf over paper-covered boards; [3],208pp; inserted portrait frontispiece (of Buel); text illustrations. Binding scuffed, leather on spine somewhat dry, but structurally sound and internally quite clean but for some mild to moderate foxing, most pronounced on title page and first page of text; Very Good. Bound volume of twelve... Read More
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On Agricultural Chemistry
by [AGRICULTURE & HUSBANDRY] LAWES, John Bennet
London: Dunn & Chidgey, 1888. Reprint. Octavo (20.5cm.); removed, all edges marbled; 36pp.; tables in text. Light wear and chipping to extremities, a hint of dust-soil, else Very Good. Later printing of an article first published in the "Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society," Vol. VII, no. 1, 1847. Lawes founded a research lab at his home at Rothamsted... Read More
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On Agricultural Chemistry. Turnip Culture
by [AGRICULTURE & HUSBANDRY] LAWES, John Bennet
London: W. Clowes and Sons, 1847. Offprint. Octavo (20.5cm.); removed, all edges marbled; 74pp.; tables in text. Light toning to extremities, bottom fore-edge corner of first two leaves dog-eared, else Very Good and sound. Article first published in the "Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England," Vol. VIII, part II.
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An Address Delivered Before the New-York Horticultural Society, at Their Anniversary, on the Eighth of September, 1829
by [AGRICULTURE & HUSBANDRY] FRANCIS, John W.
New-York: E. Conrad, 1830. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); removed; 31pp. Extremities trimmed a bit close though never quite affecting text, light foxing, else Very Good and sound. Address providing a brief overview of the history of gardening societies in Europe and the United States, by the leading obstetrician in New York City.
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MASTER BEDROOM POEMS [Signed]
by Agricola, Sandra
Athens: Ohio Review Press, 1985. First Edition. Black cloth spine with pink paper-wrapped boards; 8vo. .61 pp. A signed copy of the poet's first book with event card (with author photo) and bookstore business card (Lemuria) from the author's home town in Jackson, MI laid in. Hardcover issue Near Fine with toning but Near Fine glassine dustjacket.
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La Inquisición en Guatemala
by AGUILAR, Ernesto Chinchilla
Guatemala C.A.: Editorial del Ministerio de Educación Publica, 1953. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Printed card wrappers (softcover, as issued); 335pp. Mild external soil, with a few light creases to covers and toning to spine; internally very fresh and bright, free of foxing or age-toning; Very Good. Text entirely unopened (pages uncut). Issued in the series "Publicaciones del... Read More
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Feminist Resources for Schools and Colleges: A Guide to Curriculum Materials
by AHLUM, Carol and Jacqueline M. Fralley
Old Westbury, NY: Clearinghouse on Women's Studies--an Education project of the Feminist Press, SUNY/College at Old Westbury, [1973]. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 20pp.; text in double columns. About Fine. List of resources including works on sexism in education and a directory of "Feminist Booksellers" in the country.
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CITY OF RIVERS
by Ahmed, Zubair
San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2012. First edition. Cloth-backed boards; 8vo. 77pp. The poet's first attempt at a major collection, following a chapbook and a broadside. He was born in 1988 and raised in Bangladesh, and he later studied at Stanford. A volume in the McSweeney's Poetry Series. Cover art by Saelee Oh. Issued without a dustjacket. Near Fine.
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VICE: New and Selected Poems
by Ai
New York: Norton, 1999. First edition. 252 pp. Uncorrected proof copy in light green wrappers of the National Book Award winner for 1999. Includes ink numerical notation to front wrap. From her five previous books - Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate and Greed, along with 17 new poems. Near Fine.
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KILLING FLOOR
by Ai
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979. First edition. Inscribed "To Burt , Love, Ai" and dated January 26, 1979. The official publication was in February so this is an early inscription. The Lamont Poetry Selection for 1978. The sole flaw of this book is a slightly cocked spine noticeable only on the bottom half. About fine in Fine DJ. ... Read More
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Wer War August Aichhorn: Briefe, Dokumente, Unveröffentlichte Arbeiten
by AICHHORN, August
Wien: Verlag Löcker & Wögenstein, 1976. First Edition. Octavo (23.75cm.); publisher's photo-illustrated card wrappers; 124pp.; illus. Light wear and dust-soil, else Near Fine.
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Ilse Aichinger: Selected Poetry & Prose
by [AICHINGER, Ilse] CHAPPEL, Allen H. (editor; translation); Lawrence L. Langer (introduction)
Durango, Colorado: Logbridge-Rhodes, Inc, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo (23cm); white pictorial paper wrappers; [6],7-141,[3]pp. Text in German and English. Lightly spine-tanned, with trace shelf-soil to covers; Very Good+. Collection of verse and dialogues includes "Alter Blick / Glimpse From the Past", "Chinesischer Abschied / Chinese Farewell", and "Inferior Words". [87073].
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![[Memorial Card for Lucien Aigner]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/363/034/1126034363.0.m.jpg)
[Memorial Card for Lucien Aigner]
by [AIGNER, Lucien]
N.p., 1999. Unfolded photo-illustrated bifolium (15.5x23cm.); Fine condition. Memorial card issued by the Aigner family on the occasion of the passing of the Hungarian-born photo-journalist Lucien Aigner (1901-1999), upper panel adorned with one of his portraits of Albert Einstein.
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The Do of Cooking (Ryorido): Autumn
by AIHARA, Cornellia
Oroville, CA: The George Ohsawa Macrobiotic Foundation, Inc, 1977. First Revised Edition. Octavo (21cm.); white pictorial paper wrappers; 101pp. Text block edges have some toning and soiling, with additional light soiling and handling wear throughout. Sound, Very Good. Wrappers are foxed on front panel, with sunning very evident on rear. Mild soiling overall, plus surface and corner wear, but... Read More
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Renaissance Venice and the North: Crosscurrents in the Time of Bellini, Dürer, and Titian
by AIKEMA, Bernard and Beverly Louise Brown, eds
New York: Rizzoli International, 2000. First English Language Edition. Quarto (30.5cm x 22cm). Black cloth over boards (hardcover) with gold titling embossed on spine; pictorial dustjacket; 704pp; illus. Fine copy; appears new. Near Fine dustwrapper; slight shelf wear to extremities. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Renaissance Venice and the North: Crosscurrents in the Time of Bellini, Dürer, and... Read More
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Senlin: a Biography
by AIKEN, Conrad
London: Hogarth Press, 1925. First U.K. Edition. First impression. 12mo (19.5cm). In the earlier binding (per Bonnell) of mauve and gray patterned boards; printed yellow paper label to front cover; 36pp. Mild toning to spine and a few faint spots of foxing within; still Near Fine. A long-poem originally published in the U.S. in 1918 (Boston: Four Seas Co.);... Read More
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Prelude
by AIKEN, Conrad; John P. Heins, illus
[New York]: Equinox Cooperative Press, 1932. First Edition. First printing. Sewn wrappers; [3] leaves; illus. Trivial fading to wrappers at folds, still a Fine, bright, unopened copy. Issued as no. 4 of the "Equinox Quarters." Includes a full-page woodcut illustration by John P. Heins.
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