Republic or Empire: American Resistance to the Philippine War
by Daniel B. Schirmer
Cambridge, MA: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1972. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. INSCRIBED BY DANIEL SCHIRMER TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent American literary critic and one-time editor of Ramparts Magazine. VG- in its pictorial wrappers, with foxing along the front panel edges. Octavo, 298 pgs. Preface by the estimable Howard Zinn. Signed by Author.
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Love and the American Delinquent: The Theory and Practice of "Progressive" Juvenile Justice 1825-1920
by Steven L. Schlossman
University of Chicago Press, 1977. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1977 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light creasing along the spine crown and tips. Octavo, 303 pgs. Signed by Author.
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Kurt Schwitters
by Werner Schmalenbach
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1977. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, very solid copy of the 1977 1st American edition. Tight and Near Fine (with just a touch of soiling along the fore-edge) in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick, tall quarto, "420 illustrations, including 54 hand-tipped plates in full color
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Modern Mexican Art (Inscribed by Author and in Dustjacket)
by Laurence E. Schmeckebier
University of Minnesota Press, 1939. Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR LAURENCE SCHMECKEBIER on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1939 1st edition of this important, early survey of Modern Mexican art. Tight and VG (soiling at the front and rear inner hinges and the half-title, elegant bookplate to the front pastedown) in a... Read More
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Lali Johne: Zeichnungen 1981-1985
by Doris Schmidt
Munich: Galerie Rupert Walser, 1986. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the 1986 exhibition at Munich's Galerie Rupert Walser. Crisp and Near Fine in its white wrappers.
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Narcotics--Lingo and Lore
by J.E. Schmidt
Springfield, Illinois: Charles Thomas, 1959. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. The very uncommon 1959 1st edition of one of the most elusive of all titles in the formidable Charles Thomas canon. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light creasing along the edges. 16mo, authored by J.E. Schmidt, the President of the American... Read More
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Henry A. Wallace: Quixotic Crusade 1948 (Signed by Henry Wallace)
by Karl M. Schmidt
Syracuse University Press, 1960. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY HENRY A. WALLACE across the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1960 1st edition of this study of the unlikely 1948 Presidential run on the Progressive ticket (breaking with the Truman administration) by the 33rd Vice-President of the United States (1941-45). The book is... Read More
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Carl Schmitt: The Vision of Beauty (In Its Original Dustjacket)
by Samuel A. Schmitt
Wilton, CT and New Rochelle, NY: The Carl Schmitt Foundation/Scepter Publishers, 2013. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 2013 1st edition of this impressive monograph on American painter and etcher Carl Schmitt (1889-1989) Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, lovely color reproductions throughout.
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Quaestio #8 -- The Legacy of John Duns Scotus
by Edited by Pasquale Porro and Jacob Schmutz
Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2008. Original wraps. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2008 1st edition of issue # 8 in the "Yearbook of the History of Metaphysics" series. Clean and Fine in its dark-purple pictorial wrappers. Thick octavo, text in English, Italian, French and German.
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C.V.J: Nicknames of Maitre D's & Other Excerpts from Life (Inscribed to Dick Polich)
by Julian Schnabel
New York: Random House, 1987. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED BY JULIAN SCHNABEL TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1987 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine example of the printed mylar dustjacket. An abundance... Read More
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The Samnites of the Fourth Century BC as Depicted on Campanian Vases and in Other Sources
by G. Schneider-Herrmann
Institute of Classical Studies/Accordia Research Center, University of London, 1996. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 12996 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light chipping at the front panel's bottom-edge) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with corresponding chipping at the bottom-edge. Tall quarto, 150 pgs. followed by 166 black-and-white plates.
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A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Sir Francis Seymour Haden
by Richard S. Schneiderman
London: Robiun Garton Ltd, 1983. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A pristine copy of the 1983 1st edition, #360 of 500 copies issued. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Folio, top-edge gilt, a flawless example of the publisher's matching cloth slipcase as well.
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Miro: "Cartones" 1959-1965
by Pierre Schneider
New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1965. Illustrated Wraps. Fine. Joan Miro. Lovely catalogue of the October-November 1965 exhibition at New York's Pierre Matisse Gallery. Printed in Paris, a pristine copy. #526 of 1200 copies "with one original lithograph numbered 1 to 1200. The colored reproductions are by Daniel Jacomet and the typography by Fequet et Baudier. The original... Read More
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Style and Idea: Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg
by Arnold Schoenberg
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1975. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1975 stated 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with one small piece of clear, inconspicuous tape along the top of the spine edge. Thick octavo, edited by Leonard Stein, translated from its... Read More
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Letters
by Arnol;d Schoenberg
New York, 1965. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very sharp copy of the 1965 1st American edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, easily Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, edited by Edward Stein, translated from its original German by Eithne Wilkins and Ernst Kaiser.
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The Indian in His Wigwam, or Characteristics of the Red Race of America
by Henry R. Schoolcraft
New York: Dewitt & Davenport, 1848. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1848 1st edition. VG in its original chocolate-brown cloth with gilt-decorated front panel and spine. Light rubbing to the panels, light chipping at the spine crown, 2 very small stamps to front endpapers and neat, small former owner signature to title page. Light foxing as well... Read More
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Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance
by Frida Schottmuller
New York: Brentano's, 1921. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1921 1st edition. Clean and solid and VG to VG+ in its original green cloth, with pasted-on, decorative, gilt-lettered title to front panel and lightly-chipped and faded spine label. Tall quarto, 246 pgs. Neat, small former owner signature to front pastedown and light, inconspicuous spotting along rear endpapers.... Read More
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Oscar of the Waldorf
by Karl Schriftgiesser
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1945. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY "OSCAR" OF THE WALDORF on the front free endpaper. The 1945 stated 1st edition. VG- in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light soiling at the panels and light wear to the spine ends. Octavo, 248 pgs.
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Nature and the Greeks
by Erwin Schrodinger
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1954. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1954 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (light spotting at the rear endsheet and pastedown) in a crisp, price-clipped (both corners of the front flap), VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light abrading along the front panel and very mild wear at the spine crown.... Read More
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Flore Coloriee Portative Du Touriste Dans Les Alps
by L. Schroter & Dr. C. Schroter
Zurich: Albert Raustein, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1904 9th edition of this beautiful guide to the flora of the Alps. Text in French, German and English. 207 flowers profiled in rich color, 10 in black-and-white. Octavo, Near Fine in its wonderful scenic pictorial cloth--and in a handsome, VG+ example of the original dustjacket.
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Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City
by Janet Schulman
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Meilo So. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JANET SCHULMAN on the title page. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2008 stated 1st edition. Crisp and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Meilo So.
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Der Einfluss Des Kaffees Auf Korper Und Geist
by Dr. R.W. Schulte
Dresden: Verlag Des Deutschen Hygiene-Museums, 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The influence of coffee on the body and spirit". 1929 1st edition of this wonderful German study on the physiological and psychological role of caffeine and coffee. Solid and VG in its decorative cloth. Quarto, 102 pgs, 51 separate charts ("abbildungen") and black-and-white photos thruout. "Experimental-Untersuchungen... Read More
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Sacred Narcotic Plants of the New World Indians: An Anthology of Texts from the 16th Century to Date
by Compiled by Hedwig Schleiffer (Introduction by Richard Evans Schultes)
New York: Hafner Press (Macmillan Publishing Co.), 1973. Original wraps. Very Good. The 1973 1st edition of this very uncommon compilation of writings spanning the last 500 years on sacred narcotic plants of the New World Indians. Tight and VG in its pictorial green wrappers, with light creasing along the outer hinges and very light rubbing to the... Read More
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Kurt Schwitters: Catalogue Raisonne (The Complete 3 Volume Set)
by Edited by Karin Orchard and Isabel Schulz
Stuttgart: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A gorgeous example of this sweeping catalogue raisonne of the great German artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948). Complete in 3 massive volumes, all clean and near-pristine in their lovely dustjackets. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in crisp, easily Near Fine to Fine dustjackets. Thick, tall quartos, first-rate color and black-and-white reproductions... Read More
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Ein Volkspark: Dargestellt am Hamburger Stadtpark
by Fritz Schumacher
Munich: Verlag Georg D.W. Callwey, 1928. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1928 1st edition of this examination of Hamburg's public city park. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with just a touch of light soiling at the panels. Tall quarto, dozens of crisp black-and-white plates throughout complementing the text.
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