Welcome to the City and Other Stories
by Irwin Shaw
New York: Random Hosue, 1942. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1942 stated 1st printing of this early collection of Irwin Shaw short stories. Solid and VG (with light staining at the foot of the spine and light soiling at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with mild darkening at the spine and a... Read More
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Les 36 Positions De La Femme Au XX Siecle
by Rosemary Shawn
Paris: Librairie Offenstadt, 1907. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Loving and bawdy turn-of-the-century tribute to French women, mostly in poses celebrating the flesh. 1907 1st edition, in its original pictorial wrappers. A nicely-preserved, VG+ copy, with slight foxing to the front and back panels. Internally immaculate, with all 36 wonderful chromolithographs bright and clean and... Read More
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Look who I am!
by Rosemary Shawn
Hart Publishing Co., New York, 1952. Hardcover. Charming spiral-bound 1952 childrens title with 18 inch doll affixed to inside back cover. Illustrated by Doris Stolberg, 15 colorful costumes are presented for wear by the doll. VG with very minor fraying on top edge of spine. A pretty and sturdy copy.
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Some Facts and Probabilities Relating to the History of Johannes Scotus (Surnamed Duns) and Concerning the Geniusness of the Spagnoletto Portrait Belonging to the General Theological Seminary of the United States
by George Shea
Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1890. Cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE SHEA, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1890 1st edition. Tight and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-titling and bordering along the front panel. Spotting to the preliminaries, tenderness and wear at the rear inner hinge... Read More
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Designing Experiments & Games of Chance
by William R. Shea
Canton, MA: Science History Publications, 2003. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2003 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 346 pgs. plus Index.
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Ode to the West Wind
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Cumbria, England: Simon King Press, 1992. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. 1992 1st thus, #56 of only 100 copies issued. Bright and Near Fine in its red wrappers. Handsome wood engravings by Simon King.
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The Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley (Complete in 10 Volumes)
by Percy Bysshe Shelley
London and New York: Ernest Benn and Charles Scribner's Sons for the Julian Editions, 1930. 1/4 Vellum. Very Good. A handsome example of the Julian edition, published between 1926 and 1930 and limited to 780 sets (between the UK and the US). Complete in 10 uniform volumes, all in their vellum-backed dark-green boards, with gilt-rule at the panels... Read More
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My Old New Haven and Other Memories
by Jane Bushnell Shepherd
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle,Morehouse & Taylor Co, 1932. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A bright, very well-preserved copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling at the rear panel. A lovely reminiscence of "old" New Haven. ... Read More
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Ballerina on Skates
by Zoa Sherburne
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1961. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1961 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 187 pgs.
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Arguments and Speeches of William Maxwell Evarts (3 Vols.)
by Sherman Evarts, Ed
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1919 1st edition, complete in 3 Volumes. All volumes clean and VG+ in their navy-blue cloth with bright gilt-lettering to the spines. Thick octavos, 1,830 pgs. all told.
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Robert and the Magic String
by Ivan Sherman
New York: Harcourt Brace and Co, 1973. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, nicely illustrated by the author.
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Introduction to Dynamics of Rarefied Gases
by V.P. Shidlovskiy
New York: American Elsevier Publishing Company Inc, 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A sharp copy of the 1967 1st American edition, translated from its original Russian by Scripta Technica, Inc. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the endsheets and pastedowns) in a crisp, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with mild spotting along... Read More
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Thursday's Girls
by Frank Shield
Las Vegas: Neva Paperbacks, 1965. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1965 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Playtime Books S 753. "It was a haven for the vicious and depraved, offering forbidden excitement, but never love.
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The Lord of the Sea
by M.P. Shiel
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The August 1929 1st thus, the 1st "New Pocket Book Edition" issued by Knopf. Solid and VG+ in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one small chip at the front panel's upper tip. 12mo, Introduction by Carl Van Vechten.
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The Episode of Carausius and Allectus
by Norman Shiel
British Archaeological Reports 40, 1977. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1977 1st edition, BAR #40. Solid and VG in its light-blue wrappers, with neat, clear tape evenly applied at the fore-edges as reinforcement. Tall quarto, 217 pgs. plus plates.
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Plutarch's Life of Agesilaos: Response to Souces in the Presentation of Character
by D.R. Shipley
Oxford University Press, 1997. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 514 pgs.
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Introduction to the Theory of Quantized Fields (In Dustjacket)
by N.N. Bogoliubov and D.V. Shirkov
New York: Interscience Publishers, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good -. The 1959 1st English language edition, translated from its original Russian by G.M. Volkoff. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG- dustjacket, with its 2 flaps neatly separated from the other panels and laid into the book. Beyond this, darkening and mild abrading along the spine. Thick... Read More
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The World Depression 1929--
by Compiled by William W. Shirley
The New York Public Library, 1934. Wrappers. Very Good +. Uncommon 1934 catalogue itemizing the holdings written on the World Depression at the New York Public Library. Subtitled "A List of Books and Pamphlets in the New York Public Library". Clean and VG+ in its printed gray wrappers, with light creasing along a number of the upper tips.... Read More
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Occultists and Mystics of All Ages (In Dustjacket)
by The Hon. Ralph Shirley
London: William Rider & Son, 1920. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome copy of the 1920 1st edition, IN ITS UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. Solid and Near Fine (tasteful former owner bookplate at the front pastedown) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild chipping along the top-edges. 12mo, with 4 full-page illustrations (of Paracelsus, Emanuel Swedenborg, Count... Read More
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The World Is Mine: A Dramatic Love Story of the Prize Ring
by Pal Shoaf
Hollywood: Pal Shoaf, 1948. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1948 1st edition of this gritty boxing novel. Tight and VG+ (very light rubbing to the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the tips, very light creasing along the edges and one 2" closed tear at the lower front flap-fold. Still... Read More
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Orgy House
by Andrew Shole
Ember Book, 1963. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1963 1st edition. Ember Book (EB 910). Bright and VG+ in its lurid wrappers, with a crayon price to the title page. Pocketbook, 192 pgs. "Shame Was the Address of This --Orgy House
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Uncommon Places (Jean Stein's Copy)
by Stephen Shore
Millerton, NY: Aperture, Inc, 1982. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. SIGNED BY STEPHEN SHORE on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1982 1st trade edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine (small, neat inscription to author Jean Stein {"Edie: An American Biography"} on the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket,... Read More
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The Death of the Great Spirit: An Elegy for the American Indian
by Earl Shorris
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EARL SHORRIS on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1971 stated 1st printing. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with one very small stain at the base of the front flap. Octavo, 253 pgs. Signed by Author.... Read More
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On the Making of Etchings
by Frank Short
London: Robert Dunthorne at the Sign of the Rembrandt Head, 1888. Vellum. Very Good +. Frank Short, Wilfrid Ball. The 1888 1st edition, #69 of only 150 copies issued. Bright and VG to VG+ in its full vellum, with crisp gilt-titling. Light soiling at the panels, lovely marbled endsheets and pastedowns. 4 original full-page etchings (3 by Frank... Read More
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At the Paris Peace Conference
by James T. Shotwell
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES SHOTWELL on the front free endpaper. A sharp, very presentable copy to boot of the 1937 stated 1st printing, in its uncommon dustjacket. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting and offsetting at the pastedowns and endsheets) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+... Read More
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