Bookmaker's Dozen
by Various authors and artists
Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Arts of the Book Center, 2013. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards, Wraps, etc. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Stiff Boards, Wraps, etc. "This collection of 15 miniature books was created by 27 local artists, employing a variety of printing styles including letterpress, lithography, etching, and giclée. The books also showcase several binding styles, such... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
A Pack of Lies: Collaborative Project Exploring the History and Phenomenology of Untruths
by Various artists
Charlottesville, VA: Virginia Center for the Book, 2017. Limited Edition. Fine in Fine Box. Limited Edition. Virginia Arts of the Book Center collaborative project of a 56-card deck "Pack of Lies." Never fall for falsehoods when this 56-piece letterpress printed card deck can be your guide to the many forms of fib, deceit, misrepresentation, and hoax. Card back... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Beauties and Achievements of The Blind
by Artman, Wm.; L. V. Hall
Dansville, NY: Published for the Authors, 1854. 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
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Andrew Wyeth in Maine
by Portland Museum of Art
Portland, ME: Portland Museum of Art, 1989. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Exhibition catalogue. Slim volume, richly illustrated. A very handsome copy of this increasingly scrace volume. Light shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pictorial wraps. 8vo. 12pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Hallucinations in Clinical Psychiatry: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals
by Asaad, Ghazi
New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Annotated and underlined by Oliver Sacks. Notes by Sacks: p.7 "No!" Many pages underlined. Dr. Sacks would often carry a conversation or dialogue with author in the margins. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Picatrix: The Goal of the Wise (in Sorcery) yat al- ak m [Alchemy]
by Ashe, Steven, ed
Glastonbury, UK: Glastonbury Books, 2007. First Edition / Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition / Reprint. Hardcover. A manual for constructing talismans, mixing magical compounds, summoning planetary spirits, and determining astrological conditions, Picatrix is a cornerstone of Western esotericism. It offers important insights not only into occult practices and beliefs but also into the transmission of magical ideas... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Real Sailor Songs
by Ashton, John (text); Sobota, Jan (binding)
London/Loket, Czech Republic: Broadstreet King, 2005. Facsimile/Art Binding. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile/Art Binding. Hardcover. Facsimile of the original book published by the Leadenhall Press in 1891 in London. 200 illustrations. Hand “hammered” iron face of a sailor on the front wooden cover made by blacksmith artist Petr Baloun. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Leather spine, wooden boards, iron sculptural onlay.... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
A Practical Treatise on Diseases Peculiar to Women:. Illustrated from Cases Derived from Hospital and Private Practice, with notes by Paul Goddard, MD
by Ashwell, Samuel
Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Blanchard, 1848. Second Edition. Full Leather. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Second Edition. Full Leather. "Second complete American from the last London Edition" (from title pages). Illustrated ads at rear, "Catalogue of Medical, Surgical, Scientific and Miscellaneous Books" published by Lea and Blanchard. Light shelf wear, light/moderate rubbing to boards with several small... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Game Bird Shooting [Fine Binding]
by Askins, Charles
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, ownership plate at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, black leather spine and tips, five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled cloth boards, marbled endpages, frontispiece, teg, errata tipped in. 8vo. 312pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
![Faust as presented under the personal direction of Max Reinhardt [program]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/949/190/1573190949.0.m.jpg)
Faust as presented under the personal direction of Max Reinhardt [program]
by Goethe; California Festival Assocation
San Francisco, CA: California Festival Association, 1938. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Program for the 1938 San Francisco Civic Auditorium production of Faust, under the direction of Max Reinhardt. "The celebrated theater director Max Reinhardt, recognized in America primarily for his elaborate productions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Franz Werfel’s... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
The N.E.S.F.A. Index-Science Fiction Magazines and Original Anthologies, 1971-1972
by New England Science Fiction Association
Cambridge, MA: New England Science Fiction Association, 1973. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. Index of various science fiction and fantasy anthologies, magazines, serials, 1970s .... Cover by Mike Symes. Scarce reference list and bibliographies. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Some sunning. Staplebound, 42pp. illus (b/w), in wrappers.
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
![CONCINNITAS [Complete Set of Equations]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/344/253/1020253344.0.m.0.jpg)
CONCINNITAS [Complete Set of Equations]
by Atiyah, Michael; Bombieri, Enrico; Donaldson, Simon; Dyson, Freeman; Karp, Richard; Lax, Peter; Mumford, David; Gell-Mann, Murray; Smale, Stephen; Weinberg, Steven
Portland, OR: Parasol Press, 2014. Limited Edition. Loose Sheets. Fine in Fine Archival Boxes. Limited Edition. Loose Sheets. A collection of 10 aquatints on Rives Paper. Leon Battista Alberti, renaissance scholar, artist and architect, coined the term Concinnitas to connote the beauty found in the confluence of perfect uses of number, position and outline. In 2012, Parasol... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Le Laboratoire Alchimique [Alchemy]
by Atorène; Guy Trédaniel, ed
Paris: Éditions de la Maisnie, 1981. Reprint. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. Reprint. Original Wraps. Canseliet published his secret correspondence to a friend on the whistles emitted by his Egg. Atorène, in “Le Laboratoire Alchimique” 1981, analyzes the musical proportions of the Egg densities, comparing them to a musical organ. The graphs are my work, for a... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Collection of Oliver Sacks W.H. Auden works: The Orators ; Thank You, Fog [2 volumes]
by Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh) (1907-1973)
New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. From the Library of Oliver Sacks. Auden was a close friend and "mentor" of Sacks, Auden was an early champion of "Awakenings," calling it a 'masterpiece." From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Collection of Oliver Sacks W.H. Auden works [3 volumes]
by Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh) (1907-1973)
Hardcover/Wrapp.ers. Very Good. Hardcover/Wrapp.ers. Books include. From the Library of Oliver Sacks. Minimal annotations by Sacks. The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays, 1968. Vintage Book paperback. Secondary Worlds: Essays by W.H. Auden, Random House Books, 1968. Forewords & Afterwords, Random House Books, 1973. Auden was a close friend and "mentor" of Sacks, Auden was an early champion... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Collection of Oliver Sacks W.H. Auden paperback works [4 volumes]
by Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh) (1907-1973)
Original Wraps. Very Good. Original Wraps. Books include: From the Library of Oliver Sacks. The Enchafèd Flood.., 1979. Reprint. UVA Press. Selected Poems, New Edition, edited by Edward Mendelson, 1979. Vintage. Collected Shorter Poems: 1927-1957, Faber paper covered editions, 1966. Paul Bunyan: An Operetta in Two Acts and a Prologue, set to music by Benjamin Britten, 1976. Auden... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré, Dictionnaire Encyclopédique
by Augé, Charles
Paris: Libraire Larousse, 1926. 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 so, he highlighted... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
The Novels of Jane Austen:. The International Novelists' Library - Illustrated (in Six Volumes)
by Austen, Jane
Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+ (Textblocks Fine (one Very Good; one Near Fine)). No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Vol. I-Sense and Sensibility; Vol. II-Pride and Prejudice; Vol. III-Mansfield Park; Vol. IV-Emma; Vol. V-Northanger Abbey, Persuasion; Vol. VI-Lady Susan, A Memoir, The Watsons, Letters. An early and significant... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
The Coca-Cola Company. An Illustrated Profile
by Austin, J. Paul (Foreword)
Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola, 1974. First Edition. Full Leather. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. Full Leather. In-house history, and first profile, of one of America's great corporate entities. Laid in is "A Special Issue of the Case" Vol. 4, No. 2, celebrating Chairman A. Montgomery's passing 35 years of service to Coke. This piece of ephemera... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
The Coca-Cola Company. An Illustrated Profile
by Austin, J. Paul (Foreword)
Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola, 1974. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First Edition. Full Leather. In-house history, and first profile, of one of America's great corporate entities. From the library of one of Coke's past Chairman. First touch of foxing at text block edges, two impression marks on front, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
[Collection of popular 18th century English satire and poetry 'sammelband' pamphlets]
by [Miscellaneous English authors]
United Kingdom (various), 1710. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Second Printing. Hardcover. A collection of poetry tracts in the 18th century assembled and bound as a set showcasing typical and popular poetry writing and style in England. This was a common practice to gather political satire and literary tracts and bind them together, generally at the discretion of... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Poetry and Grammar. Ode to Punctuations
by Various authors
New York: St. Mark's Poetry Project, 1992. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wraps. "A series of experiments based on Gertrude Stein's essay "Poetry & Grammar." Written and published by the members of B. (Bernadette) Mayer's poetry and prose workshop at the Saint Mark's Church Poetry Project 1991-1992." Extremely scarce, OCLC lists one holding at... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
![The Red Papers, “National Liberation and Proletarian Revolution in the U.S.” [Issue 5]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/089/609/1522609089.0.m.jpg)
The Red Papers, “National Liberation and Proletarian Revolution in the U.S.” [Issue 5]
by Avakian, Bob, Barry Greenberg, Mary Lou Greenberg, D.H. Wright [eds.], National Central Committee of the Revolutionary Union
Chicago, IL: Chicago Revolutionary Union, 1972. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. The Revolutionary Union was mainly a student and ex-student based radical movement of the late 1960s, but later encompassed a more worker and labor rights based proletariat movement. The publication also particularly emphasized race and workers’ rights issues, covering Black... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
Richard Avedon Portraits
by Avedon, Richard
New York: Harry N. Abrams/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase.. First Edition. Hardcover. Issued in conjunction with a MMA exhibition. An accordion-fold monograph, designed to allow for a table-top 'exhibition'. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Slipcase bright and clean; original shrinkwrap. Cardstock, accordion-fold construction, matching slipcase. 4to. np. Illus. (b/w plates).
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers
The Problem of Knowledge
by Ayer, A.J.
Middlesex, UK: Pelican Books, 1956. First Paperback Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Paperback Edition. Original Wraps. Underlining by Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author in the text. Signed by Oliver Sacks on front wrappers. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his... Read More
Offered by Lux Mentis, Booksellers