The English Circus
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
London: Werner Laurie, 1952. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1952 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one tiny chip at the top-edge of the front panel. Thick octavo, 359 pgs.
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At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women by Sally Mann
by Sally Mann
New York: Aperture Foundation, 1988. Cloth. Very Good +/Good +. A serviceable copy of the 1988 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (one very small stain --the size of a pea-- along the front panel's fore-edge) in a bright, Good+ dustjacket, with minor soiling to the panels, very light creasing --with one or two smalll closed tears along the... Read More
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Orgone, Reich and Eros: Wilhelm Reich's Theory of Life Energy
by W. Edward Mann
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1973. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A superb copy of the 1973 1st edition, with the correct number bar at the title page. Exceptionally clean. Tight and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 382 pgs. Truly a collector's copy, the sharpest this bookseller has seen.
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Circus
by Rodney N. Manser
United Kingdom: Richford Enterprises, Ltd, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Very Good. The development and significance of the circus, past, present and future". SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR RODNEY MANSER on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1987 1st edition. VG+ in its original pictorial boards. Tasteful former owner bookplate to front pastedown, otherwise clean as... Read More
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Cincinnati in 1826
by B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield
Cincinnati: Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher, 1827. Original wraps. Very Good -. The February 1827 1st edition, in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates ( The Branch Bank {U.S. Cincinnati} and The Medical College of Ohio) AND the mounted title-label to the front panel ("Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population, Buildings, Commerce, Steam... Read More
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The Virgin's Bed
by Jean Le Mans
Myron Kosloff, 1963. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1963 1st edition. Bright and VG in its saucy pictorial wrappers. Very light creasing along the spine and several small creases to the panels. Nitey-Nite Book N101. Pocket-sized, 160 pgs.
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Saloon Society (Design by Alexey Brodovitch)
by Bill Manville
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1960 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($4.95), Near Fine dustjacket, with several tiny closed tears --with just a touch of creasing-- along the panel edges. Still though, bright and very fresh. The dreamy black-and-white photos... Read More
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The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens
by Philip Brook Manville
Princeton University Press, 1990. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. An As New copy of the 1990 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 265 pgs.
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Three Letters of Gemma Donati Wife of Dante Alighieri
by Arthur Maquarie
Florence: The Olive Press, 1910. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Wonderful 1910 re-issue (and Christmas keepsake) of 3 letters of Gemma Donati, wife of Dante Alighieri. Published by the Olive Press of Florence. Bright and VG+ in its lovely checkered wrappers, with small former owner stamp at the front free endpaper. 12mo, 6 ornate woodblocks (including the title... Read More
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A la Maniere de Buffon: En Avant, l'Arche!
by Marc
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1921. Pictorial boards. Very Good. Marc. The 1921 1st edition of this charming, uncommon French children's tale. Solid and VG in its lovely pictorial boards, with very light chipping and wear along the edges, especially the fore-edges, and a bit of light soiling at the panels. Quarto, illustrated throughout by the author as well, with... Read More
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The Adventures of Ulysses
by Jacques Le Marchand
New York: Criterion Books, 1960. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A very nice copy of the 1960 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of wear at the spine crown. Tall quarto, wondefully illustrated thruout by Andre Francois.
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Arman
by Jan Van Der Marck
New York: Abbeville Press, 1984. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Fine. INSCRIBED--IN A WONDERFUL ARTISTIC FLOURISH--BY ARMAN on the half-title. A crisp copy to boot of the 1984 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Mild staining at the book's spine crown (not affecting the text whatsoever), otherwise clean as could be. Quarto, 128 pgs.
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Marc Quinn: Selfs
by Marc Quinn, Will Self
Basel, Switzerland (London): Fondation Beyeler / Space, 2009. Laminate boards. Fine. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the June-July 2009 exhibition at Basel's Fondation Beyeler. Folio, clean and Fine in its laminate pictorial boards.
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The American Store Window
by Leonard S. Marcus
New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1978. 1st. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1978 stated 1st printing. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 208 pgs.
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AETHELWOLD ETC: Twenty-Six Letters Inspired by Other Letters and Non-Letters and Little Bits of Poetry
by Russell Maret
New York: Editions Schlechter, 2012. Original wraps. Near Fine. Lovely 2012 facsmile edition, limited to 750 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its white wrappers, with just a touch of very faint soiling to the panels. Folio, crisp ink colors throughout. From the limitation page: "The original book was photographed by 42-Line in Oakland, California. Text and images... Read More
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Ding Dong Bell
by Walter De La Mare
London: Selwyn & Blount Ltd, 1924. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1924 signed/limited. 1 of 300 copies SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE on the limitation page. Clean and VG+ in its duotone cloth, with light fading to the spine's gilt-lettering. 12mo, 76 pgs., uncut. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box. Signed by Author.
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Peacock Pie: a Book of Rhymes
by Walter De La Mare
London: Constable, 1924. Limited. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1st thus, 1924. 1 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY WALTER DE LA MARE on the limitation page. Linen over gray cloth boards. Top-edge gilt, deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. A VG- copy, with some staining along the spine, offsetting to the front and back free endpapers and a bit of... Read More
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Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes (With a Tipped-In Walter De La Mare ALS)
by Walter De La Mare
London, 1913. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. The 1913 true 1st edition, with a tipped-in handwritten, signed letter from Walter De La Mare accompanying this copy. Clean and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-devices, titling and bordering along the front panel and spine. Just the faintest touch of very light rubbing and scuffing at the panels,... Read More
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5 Children's Titles from the Stecher Lithography Company of Rochester, NY
by Margaret Evans Price, Anna Lauer, Isabel C. Byrum
Rochester: Stecher Lithography Co, 1919. Original wraps. Very Good +. Margaret Evans Price. 5 wonderful samples of early 20th century chromolithography in children's books. All 5 are part of a larger series issued by Stecher Lithography Co. of Rochester, NY and all showcase the company's vivid color lithography very powerfully. All 5 are also beautifully illustrated by in-house... Read More
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Concepts in Wine Chemistry
by Yair Margalit
San Francisco: The Wine Appreciation Guild, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. A prsitine copy of the 1997 1st edition. Bright and Fine in its laminate boards. Quarto, 447 pgs.
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Buccellati: Art in Gold, Silver and Gems
by Maria Christina Buccellati, Ed
Torino, Italy: Skira Editore, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY THE GOLDSMITH GIANMARIA BUCCELLATI (THE SUBJECT OF THE BOOK) IN THE YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2000 1st edtion. Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Square quarto, lavish color plates thruout. Text in English.
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Political Theory and Law in Medieval Spain
by Marie R. Madden, PhD
New York: Fordham University Press, 1930. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A sharp copy of the 1930 1st edition. Clean and VG in its duotone cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light bumping at the tips, otherwise clean as could be. Octavo, 198 pgs.
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Eliel Saarinen: Projects 1896-1923
by Marika Hausen et al.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1990. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1990 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest touch of light scratching to the rear panel. Folio, beautiful color and black-and-white plates thruout. Text by Marika Hausen, Kirmo Mikkola, Anna-Lisa Amberg and Tytti Valto.... Read More
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Le Folklore Belge (3 Vols.)
by Albert Marinus
Brussels: Les Editions Historiques. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The complete 3 volume set of this exhaustive study of Belgian folklore, c early 1930s. Each volume is solid and VG in its mustard-yellow cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panels and lightly-rubbed lettering along the spines. Tall quartos, hundreds of black-and-white photos (and line drawings) thruout.
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Manifeste du Futurisme (The 1st French Edition of "The Futurist Manifesto")
by F.T. Marinetti
1909. Newspaper. Very Good +. The uncommon February 1909 1st French edition of F.T., Marinetti's seminal art statement, "The Futurist Maifesto". "Marinetti wrote the manifesto in the autumn of 1908 and it first appeared as a preface to a volume of his poems, published in Milan in January 1909. It was soon after published in the Italian newspaper... Read More
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