Tetsuo Nozoe: Seventy Years in Organic Chemistry -- Profiles, Pathways and Dreams -- Autobiographies of Eminent Chemists
by Tetsuo Nozoe
Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1991. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A sharp, clean copy of the 1991 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its blue boards, with both silver and gold titling along the front panel. Octavo, part of the American Chemical Society's wonderful "Profiles, Pathways and Dreams" series.
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Whodunit? Hollywood Style
by Charles Nuetzel
Beverly Hills, CA: Book Company of America, 1965. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Book Co. of America #13-008.. "For the first time in publishing history Hollywood is stripped of its glamour and recealed for what it really is.
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The Black Eagle
by John Peter Nugent
New York: Stein and Day, 1971. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY COLONEL HUBERT FAUNTLEROY JULIAN ("THE BLACK EAGLE") on the half -title. A solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition of this biography of both "the first black parachutist" and "the first black licensed pilot". Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact,... Read More
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All Aboard, We Are Off!
by Nura
New York: The Studio Publications, 1944. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Nura. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY NURA (WITH AN APPLE DRAWN BY HER ABOVE THE INSCRIPTION) on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1944 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (very light offsetting at the inner hinges and to the bottom of the... Read More
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Ordeal by Sex
by Brian O'Bannon
New York: Universal Publishing, 1964. Original wraps. Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1964 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Pocketbook, Beacon-Signal Sixty B763X. "What happens when a mature professor becomes infatuated with a seventeen-year-old girl?
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Camps in the Caribbees: The Adventures of a Naturalist in the Lesser Antilles
by Frederick A. Ober
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1880. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A very pleasing copy of the 1879 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its russet cloth, with lovely pictorial gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Abrading and wear at the inner hinges (which are both still perfectly strong), a touch of light scuffing to the... Read More
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T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography
by Philip M. O'Brien
Boston: G.K. Hall & Co, 1988. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, well-preserved copy of the 1988 1st US edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 724 pgs.
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British Experiments in Public Ownership and Control
by Terence H. O'Brien
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1938 stated 1st edition of this uncommon, pre-War examination in Britain of "three examples of a method of organizing public control of a business or service which is essentially new and experimental" (from the dustjacket front flap). Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped,... Read More
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Drug Addiction in Britain
by Sean O'Callaghan
London: Robert Hale & Co, 1970. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A very solid copy of the 1970 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the front panel's upper edges. Octavo, 223 pgs.
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The Story of the Irish Citizen Army
by P.O. Cathasaigh (Sean O'Casaey)
Dublin: Maunsel & Co., Ltd, 1919. Wrappers. Very Good +. A crisp, presentable copy of the 1919 1st edition, authored pseudonymously by Irish playwright Sean O'Casey (1880-1964). Solid and VG to VG+ in its original stapled wrappers, with just a touch of wear at the foot of the spine. 12mo, 72 pgs. (From the front cover: "The first... Read More
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The Violent Bear It Away
by Flannery O'Connor
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1960. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely, bright copy of the 1960 1st edition of Flannery O'Connor's 2nd published novel (and 3rd published book overall). Clean and Near Fine in an unsually crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just the faintest trace of very light wear at the spine ends and one... Read More
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find
by Flannery O'Connor
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good. A very presentable copy of this early (but not 1st) edition of Flannery O'Connor's 2nd published book. Lacking the "first edition" statement to the copyright page and price-clipped to boot. Still though, a very early state and elusive as such. Solid and VG+ (very light spotting... Read More
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Air Aces of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1918
by Dr. Martin O'Connor
Mesa. Arizona: Champlin Fighter Museum Press, 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1986 1st edtion. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 336 pgs., first-rate color illustrations by Ray Rimell.
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York Minster: A Catalogue of Medieval Stained Glass (Fascicule 1--The West Windows of the Nave)
by Thomas French and David O'Connor
Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press (for The British Academy), 1987. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1987 1st edition, with light creasing along the front panel's top-edge and several marks at the bottom-edge. And in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very mild wear to the... Read More
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Trackside in the Albany, N.Y. Gateway 1949-1974 with Gerrit Bruins
by Len Kilian and Jim Odell
Scotch Plains, N.J.: Morning Sun Books, Inc, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH THE AUTHORS AND GERRIT BRUINS on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1998 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with small, neat inscription at the front free endpaper) in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 128 pgs. Signed by... Read More
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The Body Echo Project 1988-2005
by Hugh O'Donnell
New York: Body Echo Publications, 2005. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. INSCRIBED BY HUGH O'DONNELL on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 2005 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 94 pgs. Signed by Author.
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My Story by Peppermints as he tells it, in his own words, to another horse
by DeDe Odorizzi
New York: Carlton Press, 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Jimmie Hall. The 1967 1st edition of this uncommon tale of a dark brown pony named "Peppermints". Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light spotting at the flaps and several small closed tears along the panel edges. Oblong octavo, nicely illustrated in rich color... Read More
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Who Tells Me True (With a Full-Page Original Caricature of "Michael Strange" by James Montgomery Flagg)
by Michael Strange (Blanche Oelrichs)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A truly one-of-a-kind copy of the 1940 1st edition. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL STRANGE TO NEW HAVEN CARICATURIST WILLIS BIRCHMAN (whose bookplate adorns the front pastedown). FURTHERMORE (AND MOST SIGNIFICANTLY), THIS COPY INCLUDES A WONDERFUL, CAPTIONED FULL-PAGE CARICATURE OF BLANCHE OELRICHS ("MICHAEL STRANGE") BY JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG on... Read More
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Let Your Motto Be Resistance": The Life and Thought of Henry Highland Garnet
by Earl Ofari
Boston: Beacon Press, 1972. Decorative Boards. Very Good +/Near Fine. A crisp copy of the 1972 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (remainder mark along the bottomn-edge) in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket. Fascinating biography of impassioned abolitionist, minister and educator Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882).
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One Magic Season and a Basketball Life (Signed by Both Walt Frazier and Earl The Pearl Monroe)
by Walt Frazier (With Neil Offen)
New York: Times Books, 1988. Boards. Near Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY WALT FRAZIER AND ALSO SIGNED BY EARL "THE PEARL" MONROE on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1988 stated 1st edition, 2nd issue. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of crisp black-and-white photos complementing "Clyde's" text.... Read More
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L.M.G. Bilderbuch ("Light Machine Gun Picture Book")
by M.G. (Machine Gun Officer)
Berlin: Verlag Offene Worte, 1933. Wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1933 German picture book of the Army's "L.M.G." ("light machine gun"). Solid and VG in its light-blue wrappers, with mild creasing at the front panel and light offsetting along its edges. Oblong 16mo, crisp black-and-white photos of this imposing machine gun in its various states along the rectos, a... Read More
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S, M, L, XL
by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
New York: The Monacelli Press, 1995. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BY BOTH REM KOOLHAAS AND BRUCE MAU on the half-title. A very solid, clean copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its silver boards, with very light creasing along the spine crown. Very thick octavo, 1,344 pgs. Signed by Author(s).... Read More
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S,M,L,XL: Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large
by Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau
New York: The Monacelli Press, 1995. Decorative Boards. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY REM KOOLHAAS IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the title page. A tight, sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its silver boards, with very light creasing and rubbing along the spine ends. Thick octavo, seemingly hundreds of plans and a dizzying... Read More
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The House of Gold
by Liam O'Flaherty
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY LIAM O'FLAHERTY on the front free endpaper. A bright, sharp copy to boot of the 1929 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (very mild offsetting at the endsheets) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with mild toning along the spine (as is customary for this title) and... Read More
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Japanese Swords & Sword Furniture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston AND the Separate Glossary
by Morihiro Ogawa
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1987. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The 1st American edition of this lovely, exhaustive catalogue, based on the 1987 exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Folio, translated into English from its original Japanese by W. Chie Ishibashi. Rich black-and-white and color photography throughout. Also includes... Read More
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