![Callus on My Soul: A Memoir [Inscribed and Signed by Gregory]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/229/182/1694182229.0.m.jpg)
Callus on My Soul: A Memoir [Inscribed and Signed by Gregory]
by Dick Gregory; Shelia P. Moses
Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, 2000. Very Good -/Very Good -. Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, 2000. Second Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); publisher's boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price: x,[6],301pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Jacket a bit worn with short closed tear at spine crown, foxing at jacket margins and flap folds, textblock rather finger-soiled; Good to Very Good. Inscribed... Read More
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The Third and Fourth Books of Maccabees
by Moses Hadas [ed.]
New York: Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning / Harper & Brothers, 1953. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning / Harper & Brothers, [1953]. First Thus. Octavo; publisher's cloth in decorative price-clipped dust jacket; xii,248pp. Moderate wear to jacket extremities, corners gently tapped, spotting to top textblock edge, contemporary ownership ex... Read More
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![African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000: A Biographical Dictionary and Bibliographic Guide [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/336/127/1717127336.0.m.jpg)
African American Women Writers in New Jersey, 1836-2000: A Biographical Dictionary and Bibliographic Guide [Inscribed and Signed]
by Sibyl E. Moses
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2003. Very Good-/Very Good. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, [2003]. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket; xx,[2],231pp.; halftone photographic illus. throughout. Moderate wear to jacket margins, boards rather bowed; overall Good to Very Good. Inscribed and signed on title page, "For Georgette, Many thanks... Read More
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![Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking off the Dead Hand of History [Inscribed to Bill & Hillary Clinton]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/144/509/1681509144.0.m.jpg)
Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking off the Dead Hand of History [Inscribed to Bill & Hillary Clinton]
by Walter Mosley
New York: The Library of Contemporary Thought, The Ballantine Publishing Group, 2000. Near Fine/Fine. New York: The Library of Contemporary Thought, The Ballantine Publishing Group, 2000. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's two-toned boards in pictorial dust jacket; 118pp. Touch of rubbing to edges of boards; Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Mosley on dust jacket front panel... Read More
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The Life of David Hume
by [David Hume] Ernest Campbell Mossner
London: Nelson, 1954. Very Good/Very Good. [London]: Nelson, 1954. First Edition. Thick octavo (24.5cm); publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket retaining original price (42 /- net); xx,683pp.; color frontispiece, twenty leaves of plates including folding table bound in rear. Moderate wear to jacket margins, corners bumped, offsetting to rear free endpapers from removed news clipping, ex libris... Read More
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![Interventions: A Life in War and Peace [Signed by Annan]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/733/252/1685252733.0.m.jpg)
Interventions: A Life in War and Peace [Signed by Annan]
by Kofi Annan with Nader Mousavizadeh
New York: Penguin Press, 2012. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Penguin Press, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's boards in photo-illustrated dust jacket retaining original price; xiv,[2],383pp.; four leaves of glossy halftone photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos. Light shelf wear, corners bumped, else Very Good and sound. Signed by Annan on title page. ... Read More
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Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Movable Book Society: A Celebration of Pop-Ups and Movable Books
by Movable Book Society; Jessica DuLong [ed.]; Andrew Baron, Ellen G.K. Rubin, Robert Sabuda et al. [contributors]
East Brunswick, NJ: The Movable Book Society, 2004. Very Good +. East Brunswick, NJ: The Movable Book Society, 2004. Special Limited Edition. Large octavo. Includes 11 pop-up/movable reproduction from paper engineers throughout history. Bound in purple cloth with silver lettering to spine. Housed in purple slipcase with magnetic enclosure and purple silk ribbon. A few minor scuffs to... Read More
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Days Off: A Calendar of Happenings
by Allan Kaprow [Fluxus Art Movement]
New York: Junior Council of the Museum of Modern Art, 1970. Very Good. New York: The Junior Council of The Museum of Modern Art, 1970. First Edition. Newsprint folio (38cm); [65]pp. Staple-bound sheets with two hole punches at top edge. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Exterior toned, scuffed, and bumped with tears forming in several places. Final page shows dampstain... Read More
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Collection of Three Civil Rights-Era Pins
by Civil Rights Movement
United States, 1960. Very Good. United States: ca. 1960s. Collection of three pins measuring 4, 3.5, and 2cm. Backing of the largest and smallest of the pins a bit rusty, else a Very Good set. Lovely trio of pins stripped down of text, simply evoking the spirit of the Civil Rights movement through design: a Black... Read More
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Never Cry Wolf
by Farley Mowat
Boston: Little, Brown and Company / An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1963. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company / An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1963. First American Edition. Octavo. 247pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt; blue topstain. Unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed and lightly spotted. Boards show light shelfwear; top edge sunned... Read More
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Remarks on the Conduct of the Opposition During the Present Parliament
by Geoffrey Mowbray
London: Printed for J. Wright, 1798. Very Good. London: Printed for J. Wright, 1798. First Edition. Octavo, removed. [iv.], 117 pp., [3]. Includes terminal leaf of ads. Edgewear with tanning and rubbing to half title. Binding holding soundly and pages legible throughout. Pamphlet aimed at the "New Whigs" with attacks to contemporary targets such as the... Read More
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![Pandaemonium: Ethnicity in International Politics [Signed by Moynihan to Senator Connie Mack]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/240/442/1576442240.0.m.jpg)
Pandaemonium: Ethnicity in International Politics [Signed by Moynihan to Senator Connie Mack]
by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993. First Edition. Signed by Sentaor Daniel Patrick Moynihan to fellow Senator Connie Mack III at front free endpaper. Octavo. 221 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt. Unclipped dust jacket lightly creased along edges. Boards show mild shelfwear. Binding is sound. Erased bookseller... Read More
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![The Boy Who Set the Fire & Other Stories: Taped and Translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles [Limited Edition, Signed by Bowles and Mrabet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/850/605/1622605850.0.m.jpg)
The Boy Who Set the Fire & Other Stories: Taped and Translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles [Limited Edition, Signed by Bowles and Mrabet]
by Paul Bowles; Mohammed Mrabet
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. Near Fine/Near Fine. Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. Limited First Edition of 250 copies, this being #34. Octavo (24cm); 123pp. Clear acetate jacket over illustrated cream paper-covered boards with black cloth spine and mounted paper spine label; magenta endpapers. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.... Read More
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A Cookery Book for the Tropics
by Mrs. Adebisi Vincent; Soyode Franklin [intro.]
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1962. Very Good. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1962. First Edition. Octavo; blue pictorial card wrappers reproducing an Adire Cloth design; 124 + [4]pp. publisher's advertisements. Wraps show light wear with a few nicks to corners; mild curling to corners; slight lean but binding sound; ownership inscription of a Betty King... Read More
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![The Book of Beauty (Late Victorian Era): A Collection of Beautiful Portraits with Literary, Artistic, and Musical Contributions by Men and Women of the day [Limited Edition, Signed by Publisher]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/840/112/1677112840.0.m.jpg)
The Book of Beauty (Late Victorian Era): A Collection of Beautiful Portraits with Literary, Artistic, and Musical Contributions by Men and Women of the day [Limited Edition, Signed by Publisher]
by Mrs. F. Harcourt Williamson [Emma Sarah Williamson] [ed.] Rudyard Kipling, Lady Vane et al. [contribs.]
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1896. Very Good. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1896. First Edition, Limited Issue of 300 copies signed by the publisher, this being #76. Folio. 194pp. with list of subscribers at rear, leading with the Queen. Illustrations and photogravures with tissue guards, complete. Original white cloth decorated in gilt. Soiling and spotting to boards; wear with... Read More
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The Mother's Assistant and Young Lady's Friend
by Mrs. S.S. Allen, C. Stone, and William C. Brown [eds.]
Boston: Cyrus Stone, 1853. Very Good. Boston: Cyrus Stone, 1853. First Edition. Two parts in one volume; octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's red pictorial cloth embossed in blind and gilt; 203; [4]-204pp. (complete despite pagination?); double frontispiece of two engravings, one of them hand-colored; ten leaves of plates throughout, half of them hand-colored plant specimens, myriad text illus. throughout. Cloth... Read More
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This Is of Aucassin and Nicolette: A song-tale of true lovers
by M.S Henry, Edward W. Thomson et al.
Boston: Copeland and Day, 1896. Very Good-. Boston: Copeland and Day, 1896. First Thus. Small 12mo; publisher's linen over paper-covered boards, printed paper spine label; [4],78pp.; woodcut initials throughout. Boards rather soiled and slightly scuffed, spine label significantly browned and a bit chipped, contemporary ownership signature to front pastedown, else a Good to Very Good, internally clean and... Read More
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Woodcuts & Wood Engravings: How I Make Them
by Hans Alexander Mueller
New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. Very Good-/Very Good-. New York: Pynson Printers, 1939. First Edition, Limited to 3000 copies. Folio (32.5cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 187pp.; illus. throughout, some in color. Dust jacket margins toned, extensive shallow chipping with old tape repair to verso, faint damp stain along bottom gutter edge of textblock slightly bleeding into... Read More
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Elam Bartholomew, Pioneer, Farmer, Botanist
by Leonard Erle Muir
Stockton, KS: Leonard Erle Muir, 1981. Very Good. Stockton, KS: Leonard Erle Muir, 1981. Stockton, KS: Self-published, 1981. First Edition. Signed by the author without inscription on half title. Octavo (8.5" x 5.5"); [viii], 85p. Maps and photos throughout. Printed paper wraps. Light bumping to top front corner with some creasing along bottom edge and a small ink... Read More
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![The Tiger's Daughter [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/325/477/1694477325.0.m.jpg)
The Tiger's Daughter [Signed]
by Bharati Mukherjee
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. Very Good+/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (22cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket by Frank Bozzo retaining original price ($5.95); [6],210pp. Very light shelf wear, spine panel slightly sunned, textblock uniformly toned, else a Very Good or better. The author's first book, signed on half... Read More
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![Days and Nights in Calcutta [Signed by both authors]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/434/838/1694838434.0.m.jpg)
Days and Nights in Calcutta [Signed by both authors]
by Clark Blaise and Bharati Mukherjee
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1977. Very Good +/Very Good. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1977. First Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial price-clipped dust jacket; [12],300pp. Dust jacket faded at margins and spine panel, else Very Good or better. Signed and dated 6/18/97 by both authors on title page. Joint account of... Read More
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![The Golden Footprints [Inscribed with Original Watecolor by Yashima]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/964/453/1602453964.0.m.jpg)
The Golden Footprints [Inscribed with Original Watecolor by Yashima]
by Taro Yashima and Hatoju Muku
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1960. Very Good/Very Good-. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, [1960]. Early Printing. Small slim quarto; publisher's library cloth, blue-green pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.95); 50pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate wear to jacket margins with rather ubiquitous chipping and a few closed tears, light toning to extremities, corners nudged, else a Very Good, internally clean... Read More
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![The Annals of Chile [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/291/208/1703208291.0.m.jpg)
The Annals of Chile [Signed]
by Paul Muldoon
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1994]. First Edition Stated. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth in unclipped pictorial dust jacket; [10],189pp. Corners nudged, else a Near Fine copy. Signed by the author on title page and dated 1997. The Irish author's poetry collection awarded the T.S. Eliot Prize for 1994.... Read More
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![Selected Poems, 1968-1986 [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/367/208/1703208367.0.m.jpg)
Selected Poems, 1968-1986 [Inscribed and Signed]
by Paul Muldoon
New York: Ecco Press, 1987. Near Fine/Very Good+. New York: Ecco Press, [1987]. First American Edition. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth-backed boards in unclipped photo-illustrated dust jacket; vi,153pp. Upper jacket panel very lightly sunned along spine edge, flap folds a bit yellowed, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy. Inscribed and signed by the author on... Read More
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Principles of Physics and Meteorology
by J. Muller
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1848. Very Good-. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1848. First American Edition. Thick octavo; publisher's brown blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],xii,[25]-635,[1],[18](ads)pp.; chromolithographed frontispiece and one leaf of plates, extensive text illus. throughout. Boards rather significantly scuffed with exposure at corners and chipping at spine ends, textblock lightly toned, offsetting to title page from exposure to... Read More
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