Discourses on the Whole LVth Chapter of Isaiah. Preparatory to Communion at the Lord's Table. To which is added, the Author's Last Sermon
by Nehemiah Walter; Thomas Prince and Thomas Foxcroft [pref.]
Boston: D. Fowle, 1755. Very Good. Boston: D. Fowle, 1755. First Edition. Octavo; full contemporary blind-tooled paneled calf, two black gilt-lettered spine labels; [2],xxvi,[4],512pp. ([a]4 b-d4 B-2K8). Boards somewhat crudely reattached and restored along extremities, brief cracking to spine affecting gilt without loss of meaning, attractive contemporary calligraphic ownership inscription to front free endpaper of a Thomas Williams,... Read More
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The Problem Family
by A[lexander] S[utherland] Neill
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1949. Very Good/Very Good. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1949]. First Edition. Small Octavo; 160pp, including index. Mustard dust jacket with brown lettering. Spring green boards with black lettering on spine and front panel; publisher's device embossed in black on back panel. Unclipped dust jacket is slightly soiled, mainly from shelf dust and browning,... Read More
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From Pillar to Post: Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book [Signed and Inscribed]
by John Kendrick Bangs; Jno. [John] R. Neill
New York: The Century Co, 1916. Very Good. New York: The Century Co., 1916. First Edition. Signed by the author on front free endpaper with inscription "To Mr & Mrs P. Maitland Grover (?), in grateful remembrance of a most charming hospitality, from their friend John Kendrick Bangs. May 20: 1920." Octavo; [x], 339pp. Illustrations throughout. Publisher's... Read More
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Never Come Morning
by Nelson Algren; Richard Wright [intro.]
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942. Very Good/Good+. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1942]. First Edition Stated. Octavo (21cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.50); x,[6],284pp. Dust jacket rather chipped and worn, spine panel toned, extensive old brown tape repair along jacket verso, corners bumped; overall a Very Good copy in a... Read More
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Legislative Control of the Southern Free Negro, 1681-1865
by Bernard H. Nelson
N.p.: Catholic Historical Review, 1946. Very Good-. N.p.: Catholic Historical Review, 1946. Offprint from Vol. XXXII, no. 1, April, 1946. Octavo (23cm); publisher's green printed staple bound wrappers; [2],28-46pp. Wrappers chipped and quite toned along margins, damp stain affecting bottom edge of wrappers but not bleeding into textblock; Good to Very Good overall. Not separately catalogued in OCLC... Read More
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The Yosemite Valley and the Mammoth Trees and Geysers of California [Cover title: Scenery of California, The Big Trees and the Yosemite Valley]
by [T. Nelson]
New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. Very Good -. New York: T. Nelson and Sons, [c. 1871]. Oblong 12mo (10 cm); 40pp. 12 chromolithographic plates, collated complete. Boards full bound in light red cloth with black pictorial and gilt stamping. Boards scuffed and worn with most wear at spine with fading to all edges. Binding shaky but... Read More
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The Yosemite Valley and the Mammoth Trees and Geysers of California [Cover title: Scenery of California, The Yosemite Valley and the Big Trees]
by [T. Nelson]
New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1871. Very Good. New York: T. Nelson and Sons, [ca. 1871]. Oblong 12mo (10 cm); 40pp. 12 chromolithographic plates, collated complete, bound at end of book. Boards full bound in light red cloth with black and gilt pictorial stamping and pasted printed paper of title. Boards scuffed and worn with most wear... Read More
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Treasures of Venetian Painting: The Gallerie dell'Accademia
by Giovanna Scire Nepi
New York: Vendome Press, 1991. Fine/Near Fine. [New York]: Vendome Press, [1991]. First American Edition. Large quarto; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 287pp.; full color illus. throughout. Minor shelf wear, else Very Good to Near Fine.
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L'esprit du Christianisme ou la conformite du chre'tien [chretien] avec Jesus Christ
by Francois Nepveu
Paris: Jean-Th. Herissant, Libraire, rue Saint Jaques, a S. Paul & a S. Hilaire et Pierre-Alexandre le prieur, Libraire, rue S. Jaques, a la Croix d'Or, 1749. Very Good. Paris: Jean-Th. Herissant, Libraire, rue Saint Jaques, a S. Paul & a S. Hilaire et Pierre-Alexandre le prieur, Libraire, rue S. Jaques, a la Croix d'Or, 1749. 12mo (17... Read More
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Retraite Selon L'Espirit et la Methode de Saint Ignace
by Francois Nepveu
Paris: Chez Estienne Michaelet premier Imprimeur du Roy, tue S. Jacques, proche la Fontaine saint Severin, 1691. Very Good. Paris: Chez Estienne Michaelet premier Imprimeur du Roy, tue S. Jacques, proche la Fontaine saint Severin, 1691. Later Edition. 12mo. [24], 514, [2], 515-542pp. Full contemporary calf; five raised bands, gilt decoration, and leather title label to spine; edges... Read More
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The Jew: Essays from Martin Buber's Journal Der Jude, 1916-1928
by Martin Buber; Arthur A. Cohen [ed.]; Joachim Neugroschel
University, AL: The University of Alabama Press, 1980. Very Good/Very Good. University, AL: The University of Alabama Press, 1980. First Edition. Octavo. 305 pp. Printed dust jacket. Dark blue boards stamped in white. Dust jacket rubbed along edges with fading along spine and top third. Boards show moderate shelfwear. Binding is sound. Ownership inscription to front free... Read More
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Korperbilder: Fotogramme der sechziger Jahre [Signed]
by Floris Neususs
Halle: Staatliche Galerie Mortizburg, 2001. Very Good +/Very Good. Halle: Staatliche Galerie Mortizburg, 2001. First Edition. Slim quarto; publisher's glossy paper-covered boards in pictorial dust jacket; 123pp.; black and white and color photographic illus. throughout. Light shelf wear to jacket and board margins, corners tapped, else Very Good or better. Signed in pencil by the photographer on half... Read More
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Murder in a Blue Moon
by Margot Neville
Garden City: Doubleday & Company / The Crime Club, 1949. Very Good/Very Good. Garden City: Doubleday & Company / The Crime Club, 1949. First Edition, stated. Octavo (20.5cm); 188pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $2.25 price intact; boards in black cloth with red lettering to spine. Jacket shows a few shallow chips and a few tears along edges and... Read More
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A Critical Examination of Our Financial Policy During the Southern Rebellion
by Simon Newcomb
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1865. Very Good. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1865. First Edition. Octavo (18cm.); publisher's dark purple pebble-grained cloth, gilt-lettered spine, yellow glazed endpapers; 222,[6]pp. General shelf wear, corners bumped with brief exposure, spine crown chipped and gilt significantly dulled, a few small bleach stains to upper cover; still, overall Very Good,... Read More
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![Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/809/093/1700093809.0.m.jpg)
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga [Inscribed and Signed]
by [Ota Benga] Pamela Newkirk
New York: Amistad / HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015. Very Good/Very Good -. New York: Amistad / HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]. First Edition with full number line. Octavo (23.5cm); publisher's boards in unclipped photo-illustrated dust jacket; xvi,297pp.; four leaves of photographic plates printed on rectos and versos. Dust jacket a bit worn and rather soiled, corners bumped; Very Good and sound overall. Inscribed... Read More
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Buraku Problem in Japan Vol. II. Buraku Liberations News No. 51-100 (1989-1998): Towards the Elimination of Discrimination
by Buraku Liberation News
Osaka, JP: Buraku Liberation Research Institute (Buraku Kaiho Kenkyusho), 1998. Very Good/Very Good. Osaka, JP: Buraku Liberation Research Institute (Buraku Kaiho Kenkyusho), 1998. First Thus. Octavo. 480 pages. Black and white illustrations. Blue printed wraps with green printed dust jacket. English-language. Dust jacket is worn along edges with some light rippling along top edge. Worn at top... Read More
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Dissertations on the Prophecies which have remarkably been fulfilled, and at this time are fulfilling in the world
by Thomas Newton
Northampton, MA: William Butler, 1796. Very Good. Northampton, MA: William Butler, 1796. Octavo; full contemporary calf, brown gilt-lettered spine label; [8],591pp. (collated and complete). Minor wear to leather extremities and a few surface scratches, textblock uniformly toned and rather finger-soiled, later ownership signature to front free endpaper and 20th century ownership rubberstamp to front pastedown, paper flaw to... Read More
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Ear Magazine, A New Music Literary Journal, Volume. 5, no. 1, April/May 1979
by New Wilderness Foundation; Philip Glass [contr.]
New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1979. Very Good-. New York: New Wilderness Foundation, 1979. First Edition. Tabloid format (42cm); self-wrappers, disbound as issued; [12]pp.; illus. Wear and toning to newsprint, faint damp stain along spine edge affecting all leaves, coin-sized loss to top fore-edge corner of final leaf not approaching text, previous owner has written "Macaroon" in pen... Read More
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Collection of Thirty-Seven Silver Gelatin Photographs Documenting the Construction of the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway
by [New York City Subway] Pierre and Granville Pullis [attr.]
New York: Studio of Pierre and Granville Pullis, 1901. Very Good. [New York]: [Pierre and Granville Pullis?], 1901-2. Collection of thirty-seven (37) silver gelatin photographs (chiefly 19x24cm or the inverse) affixed to original grey card mounts (28x35.5cm), all either captioned in image or in pencil along bottom margin of mounts, all initialed in pencil on verso. Two images... Read More
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ABC des Jouets [alt. title A B C des Jouets]
by R. de la Neziere
Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1931. Very Good-. Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, [1931]. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm.); publisher's color pictorial staplebound card wrappers; 16pp.; color illus. throughout. Wrappers a bit worn at margins, splitting to bottom half of spine edge, textblock a bit toned and lightly dust-soiled, else a Good to Very Good example. ... Read More
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Taboo Love [Signed]
by Joseph Anchangnayuoh Ngongwikuo
Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1980. Very Good/Very Good. Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1980. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's boards unclipped pictorial dust jacket, map endpapers; 192pp. Dust jacket worn along edges with chip along rear joint. Light shelfwear to boards; binding sound; dust soiling to top edge; interior otherwise unmarked; Very Good. Signed by Ngongwikuo with brief inscription at front... Read More
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Digging Out the Roots: Poems [Inscribed & Signed]
by Duane Niatum
New York: Harper & Row, 1977. Very Good/Near Fine. New York: Harper & Row, 1977. First Edition Stated. Slim octavo (21.5cm); publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($6.95); 61pp. Jacket flaps a bit yellowed, front hinge just starting, else a Near Fine example. Inscribed and signed by the author on half title page. ... Read More
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Dancing on the Stones: Selected Essays [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by John Nichols
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2000. Fine/Fine. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, [2000]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; [8],247pp. Fine condition. Bookplate signed by the author laid in.
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Citizens and Statesmen: A Study of Aristotle's Politics
by Mary P. Nichols
Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992. Very Good. Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1992. First Edition, Paperback Issue. Octavo; publisher's glossy pictorial card wrappers; ix,[1],233pp. Moderate wear from handling, corners rubbed, spine sunned, ownership signature to half title with no other interior markings, Very Good and sound overall.
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The Adventures of Kirsten Downey
by Barb Nicolls
New Castle, PA: The Peace Makers, 1995. Very Good. New Castle, PA: The Peace Makers, 1995. First Edition. Tall octavo. 242 pages plus advertisements. Comb-bound wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches written, "out of disgust for some of the excruciatingly awful ripoffs I've read over the past few years." Nicolls would follow... Read More
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