Cash Fans [Artist Book]
by Bean, Victoria
London: Arc Editions, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Cash Fans is not just the story of money, but universal desire. Inspired by the story of a gang of car thieves who were caught posing with their cash on the internet: in one photo a boy holds a cash sandwich, his face obscured by the amount... Read More
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Experiments and Observations of Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion
by Beaumont, William
New York: Dover, 1970. Facsimile of the 1833 Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. Facsimile of the 1833 Edition. Original Wraps. Together with a biographical essay: "A Pioneer American Physiologist" by Sir William Osler. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to... Read More
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The Spiritual Brain: A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul
by Beauregard, Mario; Denyse O'Leary
New York: Harper Collins, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Underlined and annotations by Oliver Sacks on x and xi. Dr. Sacks often wrote conversations with the author and reactions in the margins. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life,... Read More
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Origin and Evolution of Gymnosperms
by Beck, Charles B., editor
New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 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,... Read More
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Ill Seen Ill Said
by Beckett, Samuel; Dan Kelm [binding]
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "This late work from Samuel Beckett is the haunting picture of an old woman alone in a cabin, who watches the evening and the morning star and ventures out chiefly to visit a grave. In prose of great poetic beauty, which the author translated from... Read More
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Imagination Dead Imagine [Deluxe Edition]
by Beckett, Samuel; O'Kane, David (illus)
Dublin: The Salvage Press, 2015. Limited Edition. Fine in Fine Archival Case. Limited Edition. "No trace anywhere of life, you say, pah, no difficulty there, imagination not dead yet, yes, dead, good, imagination dead imagine... So begins Beckett’s ‘Imagination Dead Imagine’, a short prose text first published in French in Les Lettres nouvelles in 1965. Its first English... Read More
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The Portland Directory and Reference Book:. For 1863-4
by Beckett, S.B.
Portland, ME: Brown Thurston, 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Though the boards show a bit of age/wear, the textblock is extremely nice and both the fold-out elements (advert for Bailey & Noyes Booksellers and map) are in Fine condition. Map ("Plan of Portland - 1863") is particularly lovely, being in... Read More
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Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut // Ouvrage Couronné par l'Académie Française
by Bédier, Joseph [trans]
Paris: Piazza, 1920. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Ownership inscription at ffep indicating the owner was at Vassar College. Overall, a handsome little copy. Light shelf/edge wear, light wear at joints and head, spine toned, ownership inscription at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmmarred. Quarterbound, red leather spine, five raised band, gilt lettering,... Read More
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Norwood or Village Life in New England
by Beecher, Henry Ward
New York: J.B. Ford and Company, 1874. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good+. No DJ as Issued. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Overall, a very presentable copy of this signficant history. Light shelf/edge wear, spine lightly sunned, gift inscription on ffep, small private library plate on front pastedown, tear at rfep and 2pp of ads with large chip missing, else... Read More
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The Story of Frederic W. Goudy
by Beilenson, Peter
Philadelphia, PA: Distaff Side, 1939. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Eight images of Goudy at the rear documenting various stages of his life. Minor shelf/edge wear, minor toning to spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue paper spine, paper labels, red ink lettering, frontispiece. 8vo. 58pp plus plates. Illus. (b/w plates). Limited edition of 300.... Read More
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The Story of Frederic W. Goudy
by Beilenson, Peter
Mt. Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper, 1965. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good DJ. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Penciled bookseller notation on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Glassine dustjacket has several small tears and chips on spine. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt initials and gilt lettering on spine. Original glassine dustjacket. 12mo. 68pp. Red ink frontispiece. Limited edition of... Read More
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The Mechanism of Speech, Vowel Theories
by Bell, Alexander Graham
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1911. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Fifth 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
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The Mechanism of Speech, Vowel Theories
by Bell, Alexander Graham
New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1908. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Third 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
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Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences. Fourth Memoir: Upon the Formation of a Deaf Variety of the Human Race
by Bell, Alexander Graham; Prof. W. H. Brewer, Prof. S.P. Langley and Prof. C. A. Young
Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences, 1884. First Edition (Reprint). Staplebound. Very Good+. First Edition (Reprint). Staplebound. From the Library of Oliver Sacks. Collected for the article on deafness by Alexander Graham Bell. The other articles include: 1. Report of the Eclipse Expedition to Caroline Island, May 1883 by Prof. C. A. Young, pp.10-146, 22 Figures ( illustrations,... Read More
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Women Printers in Early Maryland
by Bellas, P. H.
Baltimore: The Xavier Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Massmann Bookplate. Signed by Printer. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering and design on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, multiple fold-outs. 70x53mm. 25pp. Numbered limited edition, this being 10 of 200.
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The Neurosciences and Music III: Disorders and Plasticity (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Band 1169)
by Bella, Simone Dalla; Kraus, Nina; Overy, Katie; Pantev, Christo; Snyder, Joel S.; Tervaniemi, Mari; Tillman, Barbara and Schlaug, Gottfried
Boston, MA: Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2009. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Original Wraps. With posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life,... Read More
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![Bell's Letters: (to working writers) [Journal]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/166/190/1490190166.0.m.jpg)
Bell's Letters: (to working writers) [Journal]
by Bell, Jimmie [editor]
Gulffort, MS: Gulfport Examiner, 1967. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. Belles-lettres, from the French, means writing that is fine or beautiful, crafted or polished. In this sense belles-lettres applies to all specifically literary work, including fiction, poetry and drama. Serial journal dedicated to literary writers and inspiration advocacy with features from Eudora Welty,... Read More
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Hans Bellmer : Oeuvre gravé / Préface de André Pieyre de Mandiargues.[Catalogue raisonné]
by Bellmer, Hans (1902-1975)
Paris: Denoël, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Text in French. Catalogue raisonne of the ever brilliant Hans Bellmer. Minimal shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred; original acetate dj clean. Black cloth boards, pink ink lettering, in blind decorative elements, grey endpapers, pink index leaves. Square 8vo. 96pp plus Index. Illus.... Read More
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Hester. Emma. Sonia. Joni. Annie. Tracy: A Postmodern Discourse
by Belloff, Mindy
New York: Intima Press, 2021. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Hester . Emma . Sonia is a feminist reading of the three literary classics. The volume gives voice to the main female characters, Hester Prynne, Emma Bovary, and Sonia Marmeladov, and presents multiple voices in dialogue. The subtitle, Joni . Annie .... Read More
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Hester. Emma. Sonia. Joni. Annie. Tracy: A Postmodern Discourse
by Belloff, Mindy
New York: Intima Press, 2021. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Hester . Emma . Sonia is a feminist reading of the three literary classics. The volume gives voice to the main female characters, Hester Prynne, Emma Bovary, and Sonia Marmeladov, and presents multiple voices in dialogue. The subtitle, Joni . Annie .... Read More
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![Recreation of the Declaration of Independence as designed & printed in 1777 by Mary Katharine Goddard [Together with] Edited Version of the Declaration of Independence: All People Are Created Equal](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/213/314/869314213.0.m.jpg)
Recreation of the Declaration of Independence as designed & printed in 1777 by Mary Katharine Goddard [Together with] Edited Version of the Declaration of Independence: All People Are Created Equal
by Belloff, Mindy
New York: Intima Press, 2010. Limited Edition. Broadside. Fine in Fine Portfolio. Limited Edition. Broadside. '“Setting the Declaration in type was enlightening in many ways, as my thoughts throughout the process were of Mary Katharine in her print shop during the cold month of January, not having 21st century amenities. I could not help but wonder how Mary... Read More
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A Golden Thread
by Belloff, Mindy
New York: Intima Press, 2018. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Includes one hundred original drawings and approximately two hundred press runs. Cotton rag papers in ivory, tan, and white, made at St. Armand Paperie, Canada. Letterpress printed from photopolymer plates produced at Boxcar Press, NY. "A Contemporary Illumination The Minotaur... Read More
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Will Soule. Indian Photographer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1869-74
by Belous, Russell; Weinstein, Robert A.
Los Angeles, CA: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1972. First Edition thus. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition thus. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. A collection of exceptional images captured by Soule during his time photographing the construction of Fort Sill, includes essays and well crafted image notes. A very handsome copy. Very minimal shelf/edge wear, soft crease... Read More
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Naturalist in Nicaragua. A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms
by Belt, Thomas
London: Edward Bumpus, 1888. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected. Hardcover. Very Good+. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected. 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... Read More
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The Donkey Inside:. First Edition and Author's Personal Proof
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Viking Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. A precursor to Hotel Splendide, essays and stories about wandering (and wining, if you will) around Europe. A very handsome copy of the first edition of this book paired with the author's own proof...a very special pair and a wonderful addition... Read More
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