Literary Nationalism in Eighteenth-Century Scottish Club Poetry
by Corey Andrews
Lewiston, UK: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2004. Very Good. Lewiston, UK: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2004. First Edition. Octavo. 377pp + series bibliography. Photo-illustrated white cloth boards. No dust jacket as issued. Mild edgewear and bumping to boards; general soiling. Binding sound and interior unmarked; a Very Good copy.
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![Diaeli. Le livre de la sagesse noire [Limited Edition]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/666/043/1511043666.0.m.jpg)
Diaeli. Le livre de la sagesse noire [Limited Edition]
by Andre Demaison; Pierre Courtois [illus.]
Paris: L'Edition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1931. Fine. Paris: L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza, 1931. First Edition, Limited to 50 copies on "Japon impérial," of which this is no. 19. Small octavo; 169pp.; publisher's white pictorial wrappers; illus. throughout. Just About Fine, a lovely, uncut copy. By the noted French novelist who often appropriated African motifs into his... Read More
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![Teatrali Serj e Giocosi del Secolo XVIII [Parnaso Italiano ovvero raccolta de' poeti classici italiani Tomo L] [Duino Castle Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/785/043/1511043785.0.m.jpg)
Teatrali Serj e Giocosi del Secolo XVIII [Parnaso Italiano ovvero raccolta de' poeti classici italiani Tomo L] [Duino Castle Copy]
by [Andrea Rubbi, [ed.]]
Venezia: Presso Antonio Zattae Figli, 1791. Very Good. Venezia: Presso Antonio Zattae Figli, 1791. First Edition. Small octavo (16cm.); later period-style parchment, two olive gilt-lettered morocco spine onlays, speckled endpapers; [8],196 [but 296]pp. ([*]4 A-S8 T4); steel engraved medallion to title page, fifteen engraved scenes printed in text throughout. Light wear to extremities, chiefly at corners, else a... Read More
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The Immoralist
by Andre Gide; Dorothy Bussy [trans.]
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Very Good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First American Edition. Octavo; publisher's two-toned cloth, spine lettered in red, reddish-brown topstain; ix,[1],213pp. Cloth lightly rubbed at extremities with brief exposure at spine ends and corners, spine darkened, textblock a bit toned, else Very Good and sound. "I present this book for... Read More
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Le Livre La Photographie L'Image & La Lettre. Essays in Honor of Andre Jammes
by [Andre Jammes] Sandra Hindman, Isabelle Jammes, Hans P. Kraus Jr. et al. [eds.]; Erik Desmazieres [frontispiece]
Paris: Editions Des Cendres, 2015. Very Good. Paris: Editions Des Cendres, 2015. First Edition. Quarto. 413 pp. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations including frontispiece. White card wrappers with black and blue-gray lettering to front and spine. Text in French and English. Wraps mild rubbing to edges, bit of creasing at spine ends, and... Read More
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Ariel, ou La Vie de Shelley [Limited Edition]
by Andre Maurois; Ferdinand Fargeot [illus.]
Paris: Editions Mornay, 1932. Fine. Paris: Editions Mornay, 1932. First Edition Limited to 1000 copies of which this is no. 525. Small quarto; mid-century three-quarter burgundy crushed morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine in five compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, original wrappers bound in; 327pp.; color frontispiece, illus. throughout. Montreal bookseller ticket of Librairie Deom to... Read More
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Mape: The World of Illusion
by Andre Maurois; Eric Sutton [trans.]
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1926. Near Fine/Very Good. New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1926. First American Edition with "(1)" printed at end of p. [247]. Octavo; publisher's moiré cloth in cream dust jacket printed in brown, grey topstain; [6],246pp. Shallow chips and closed tears to jacket extremities, spine a bit toned and faintly damp-spotted, else... Read More
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A Time for Silence
by Andre Maurois; Edith Johannsen [trans.]
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1942. Very Good/Very Good -. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1942. First American Edition with (1) on final leaf of text. Octavo; publisher's cloth, black topstain, decorative price-clipped dust jacket; [4],203pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins including a few small closed tears, spine panel a shade sunned, foxing and dust-soil to... Read More
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The Art of Being Happily Married
by Andre Maurois; Crystal Herbert [trans.]
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1953. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1953]. First American Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket by Mircea Vasiliu retaining original price ($2.95); viii,[2],145pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, spine panel a bit toned, scattered foxing, brief soil to rear endpapers, else a Very Good,... Read More
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Captains and Kings: Three Dialogues on Leadership
by Andre Maurois; J. Lewis May [trans.]
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1925. Very Good +/Very Good. London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, [1925]. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey printed dust jacket; [8],157pp. Very light wear to jacket extremities, spine panel a shade toned, else a Very Good, remarkably fresh copy. Philosophical dialogue between a young officer and the older... Read More
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Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice
by Andrew Ure, Robert Hunt, and F.W. Rudler
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1878. Very Good. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1878. Seventh Edition. Four volumes; thick octavos; publisher's plum blind-embossed cloth, gilt-lettered spines, brown glazed endpapers; text illus. throughout. Corners bumped, spine cloth faded to tan and gilt dulled, textblocks lightly foxed, discreet 20th century ownership signature to front free endpapers of three volumes, else... Read More
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Prince Prigio
by Andrew Lang; Gordon Browne [illus.]
New York: Longmans, Green & Co, 1889. Very Good-. New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1889. First American Edition. 12mo; publisher's red pictorial cloth stamped in black; [10],144,[4]pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout. Cloth scuffed with exposure and light fraying at corners and spine ends, spine also cocked and toned, brief soil spots to boards, textblock a bit darkened and... Read More
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Why Is Allegiance Due? And Where Is It Due? An Address Delivered Before the National Union Association of Cincinnati, June 2, 1863
by Israel W[ard] Andrews
Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., Printers, 1863. Good. Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., Printers, 1863. First Edition. Octavo. Original printed wrappers. 30 pages. Somewhat dust-soiled and stained; spine a bit worn and loose; a good, sound copy. A pro-Union address from the long-time Marietta College president and historian. Andrews attacks the principles behind secession... Read More
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Mafrash: Gewebte Transporttaschen als textile Bilder des Orients--Arbeiten der Schahsawan und anderer Stamme Persiens / Woven transport packs as an art form among the Shahsevan and other nomads in Persia
by Siawosch Azadi and Peter A. Andrews
Berlin: Dietrich Reimer Verlag / Weltkunst Verlag, 1985. Fine/Near Fine. [Berlin]: Dietrich Reimer Verlag / Weltkunst Verlag, [1985]. First Edition. Quarto; publisher's cloth, map endpapers, in glossy black photo-illustrated dust jacket; 256pp.; full color photographic illus. throughout. Light shelf wear, else a Fine example. Bilingual text in German and English.
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Flowers in the Attic
by V.C. Andrews
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. Good/Very Good -. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. Second Printing. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($12.95); [4],412pp. Jacket extremities a bit wrinkled from handling, rather dark, shallow damp stain along bottom margin of front jacket panel bleeding into first dozen leaves of textblock, boards a bit... Read More
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XX Krakowski Festiwal Jazzowy - Recorder player atop a trash can
by Andrzej Mleczko
Very Good. Text on poster: XX Krakowski Festiwal Jazzowy // P[olskie] S[towarzyszenie] J[azzowe] with trumpet logo // DLA ELI [for Eli]. Date: 1975. Height x width: 84cm x 59cm (33" x 23.25"). Printing information: lower left corner: Drukarnia Narodowa, zam. 514/75. 2000. S-75-7768. Condition: No visual flaws. Mleczko made his reputation as a satirical illustrator, working in... Read More
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![Andy Warhol: His Early Works 1947-1959 [Signed thrice by Warhol]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/235/629/1590629235.0.m.jpg)
Andy Warhol: His Early Works 1947-1959 [Signed thrice by Warhol]
by Andy Warhol; Andreas Brown [ed.]
New York: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, 1971. Very Good. New York: Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, 1971. First Edition. Signed thrice by Warhol -- once on front cover, again on title page, and a third time internally [p.35]. Oblong Quarto (8.75" x 11.75"); 72pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Graphic red saddle-stapled paper wraps. Covers lightly... Read More
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Nichiren: The Buddhist Prophet
by Masaharu Anesaki
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1916. Very Good. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1916. First Edition. Octavo. 160pp. Blue-gray boards stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Ex-library with usual markings. Rubbed; minor scuffs; institutional labels to spine and rear. Binding sound. Library stamps to front pastedown, top edge of text block, and copyright page; remnants of library pocket... Read More
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Five Quiet Shouters: An Anthology of Assertive Verse
by Angela Carter; Peter Redgrove; Wendy Oliver; John Cotton; Michael Holmes; Barry Tebb [ed.]
London: Poet & Printer, 1966. Very Good. London: Poet & Printer, 1966. First Edition. Small octavo. 35 pages. Printed wraps. Published the same year as Carter's first novel. Rubbing and light wear to edges of wraps. Rusting to staples but text unaffected. Binding sound and pages unmarked.
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Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music [Signed by Kidjo]
by Angelique Kidjo; Rachel Wenrick; Desmond Tutu [fwd.]; Alicia Keys [intro.]
New York: Harper Design, Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper Design, Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. First Edition. Signed by Kidjo with brief inscription to previous owner at half title. Octavo. 256pp. Color and b&w photographs throughout. Photo-illustrated dust jacket; gray cloth boards stamped in silver; bright green endpapers. Edges of jacket rubbed and creased... Read More
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Andy Warhol: Abstrakt
by Thomas Kellein; Callie Angell
Munich: Prestel, 1993. Very Good. Munich: Prestel, 1993. First Edition. Quarto (32x25x1cm); 81pp. Fifty-four reproductions of works, details, and film stills. Entirely in German. Glossy illustrated card covers reproducing a Warhol egg painting. Off-white textblock for the reproductions. Covers clean and crisp. Spine straight and unbroken. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Warhol's abstractions are here... Read More
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The Officers of the CSS Shenandoah
by Angus Curry; John David Smith [fwd.]
Gainesville, FL: University Press Florida, 2006. Very Good +/Very Good +. Gainesville, FL: University Press Florida, 2006. First Edition, with full numberline. Octavo. 429 pp. Black and white photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Purple and gray boards stamped in silver. Dust jacket gently rubbed along edges, with light sunning to spine. Rear hinge sprung; spine slightly cocked.... Read More
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The Patron Saint of Liars [Signed]
by Ann Patchett
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / A Richard Todd Book, 1992. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company / A Richard Todd Book, 1992. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (23.4cm); illustrated dust jacket with $21.00 price intact; plum boards with black cloth spine and gilt lettering; [8],336pp. Jacket rubbed along top edge and front corner, with faint creasing... Read More
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Tituba of Salem Village
by Ann Petry
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1964. First Edition, stated First Printing. Octavo (20.8cm); illustrated dust jacket with $3.75 price intact; boards in sand cloth with black lettering to spine; [viii],254pp. Jacket shelfworn, with a tiny closed tear to joint at tail, toning to spine, and some stray... Read More
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Selected Poems
by Anna Akhmatova; D.M. Thomas [trans.]; Eimear McBride [intro.]
London: The Folio Society, 2016. Near Fine. London: The Folio Society, 2016. First Thus. Octavo. 161 pp. Black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated decorated boards. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Boards show very light rubbing to extremities with a few inoffensive smudges to rear. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase with a few insignificant scuffs, else sound and... Read More
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