Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church
by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
London: John Murray, 1880. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1880 stated 8th edition. Handsomely bound in full, dark-brown calf. Elegant armorial crest stamped onto front panel, raised bands, gilt-bordered compartments, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Thick octavo, 460 pgs. Solidly VG+, with light fading to the spine and former owner bookplate to front pastedown. This title comprises the 1st... Read More
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Letters of the Secretary of War, Transmitting Report on the Organization of the Army of the Potomac, and of Its Campaigns in Virginia and Maryland, under the Command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861 to November 7, 1862
by Secretary Stanton
Government Printing Offfice, Washington, 1864. Hardcover. Resolved by the Senate, Jan. 20th, 1864, that 5,000 copies of this report be issued. Decreed so by the 1st Session of the 38th Congress. A well-preserved, bright copy of the 1864 original edition. VG+ and still tightly-bound in its original green boards. A bit of minor spotting on the front panel and... Read More
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Majorcan Houses and Gardens: A Spanish Island in the Mediterranean (In Its Uncommon Original Dustjacket)
by Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley
New York: William Helburn Inc, 1928. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the 1928 1st edition, WHICH INCLUDES ITS SCARCE LAVENDER DUSTJACKET. Clean and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the endsheets, very light foxing along the fore-edge) in a bright, VG example of the fragile dustjacket, with 3" of loss at the middle of... Read More
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Baudelaire AND Arthur Rimbaud (2 Books)
by Enid Starkie
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1961. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very sharp copies of the 2 1st American editions of these landmark literary biographies, both authored by Enid Starkie and both published by New Directions. "Baudelaire" is the 1958 1st American edition and "Arthur Rimbaud" is the 1961 1st American edition. Both volumes in superb condition -- clean and... Read More
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Rome on the Euphrates: The Story of a Frontier
by Freya Stark
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A crisp, very pleasing copy of the stated 1st American edition. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, including 54 photographs and 2 maps. "A distinguished historical work presenting eight centuries of Roman history in Asia Minor and the Middle East". A lovely copy.... Read More
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: A Journey in the Hadhramaut
by Freya Stark
Leipzig: The Albatross Library, 1937. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1937 1st thus, published in a handsome paperback (with dustjacket!) by the Albatross Modern Continental Library. Clean and VG+ in its green wrappers. And in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light chipping along the panel edges. 12mo, 248 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Also includes fold-out... Read More
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Physical Training for Golfers: Improve Your Game by "Jerks"!
by Lieut. Stark
St. Andrews, Scotland: W.C. Henderson & Son, Ltd., University Press, 1937. Original wraps. Very Good +. The uncommon 1937 1st edition of this charming golf instructional on conditioning. From "training and breathing" to "clothing and the golfer", an attempt to create a one-step guide to fitness and appearance on the links. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers,... Read More
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Richard Diebenkorn: Prints 1948-1993
by Starr Figura, Curator
Katonah, NY: Katonah Museum of Art, 2004. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. The catalogue based on the July-October 2004 exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. Clean and Near Fine in its wonderful Diebenkorn-illustrated wrappers.
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Building for Victory
by Colonel W.A. Starrett
New York: Thompson-Starrett Company, 1919. Boards. Very Good +. The 1919 1st appearance in book form, following the November, 1918 article in Scribner's Magazine. Tight, handsome and VG+ in its duotone boards, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. A touch of light abrading at the rear panel, otherwise clean as could be. Just on the heels of... Read More
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Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car (In the Scarce Dustjacket)
by H. Clifford Brokaw and Charles A. Starr
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1918. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. The 1918 1st edition of this early car reference, in the publisher's uncommon printed beige dustjacket. Solid and VG (light rubbing to the panels, just a touch of abrading along the fore-edge) in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with mild soiling to the panels and several small closed tears... Read More
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Changing the Skyline -- An Autobiography (Signed by Paul Starrett AND in Dustjacket)
by Paul Starrett
New York: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1938. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY PAUL STARRETT on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1938 1st edition of this autobiography of renowned architect Paul Starrett (1866-1957), who, incredibly, designed the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building, the original Penn Station, the Plaza Hotel, etc. AND... Read More
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Christabel / Kubla Khan, A Vision / The Pains of Sleep
by S.T. Coleridge, Esq
Boston: Wells and Lilly, 1816. Original boards. Good +. The uncommon 1816 1st American edition. The first appearance in The States of these 3 important poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), a towering figure in late 18th/early 19th century British poetry and Romanticism. Still in the publisher's original green/gray boards, with handwritten title ("Christabel") to the spine. A... Read More
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Ralph Steadman's Jelly Book
by Ralph Steadman
New York: Scroll Press, 1970. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1970 1st American edition. Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with several very small closed tears at the panel edges and very light soiling to the panels. Oblong octavo, unpaginated.
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED
by E.G. Grace (President of Bethlehem Steel)
1924. 3 pg. TLS from E.G. Grace, President of Bethlehem Steel, to Edward T. Stotesbury, senior partner at the Drexel & Company banking house in Philadelphia, associate of J.P.Morgan and one of the wealthiest men in the nation. Dtrawn on Bethlehem Steel stationary and dated December 31st, 1924. Long, detailed letter involving stock transfers of Cambria Steel, a subsidiary... Read More
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Flaming Arrows
by William O. Steele
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co, 1957. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1957 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with light age-toning to the spine. Octavo, 178 pgs. Nicely illustrated by Paul Galdone.
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Mathematical Logic (With Special Reference to the Natural Numbers)
by S.W.P. Steen
London: Cambridge University Press, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine. A clean, very well-preserved copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 610 pgs. of text plus "Glossary of Special Symbols" and Index.
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History of the Town of Smithfield from Its Organization, in 1730-1, to Its Division in 1871
by Thomas Steere
Providence, R.I.: E.L. Freeman Company, 1881. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1881 1st edition. Tight and VG in its decorative, blindstamped cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Very light fraying along the spine crown, otherwise solid as could be. Octavo, 230 pgs.
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The Steeves Family on the French Shore
by Pearl M. Steeves
Brandon, Manitoba: Pearl M. Steeves, 1986. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1986 1st edition of this genealogical research of the Steeves family on the French shore of Brandon, Manitoba. Clean and Near Fine in its gray cloth. Quarto, dozens and dozens of black-and-wh0ite photos accompanying the text.
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Consider the Lemming
by Jeanne Steig (William Steig)
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1988. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. William Steig. INSCRIBED BY BOTH WILLIAM AND JEANNE STEIG on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1988 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (a touch of light foxing at the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with... Read More
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The Real Thief
by William Steig
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. William Steig. A crisp, fresh copy of the 1973 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjcket, with very light soiling along the rear panel. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout in black-and-white by the maestro William Steig.
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Cannery Row
by John Steinbeck
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. A solid copy of the January 1945 1st edition, 2nd issue (in the canary-yellow rather than the buff cloth binding). Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact ($2.00), VG dustjacket, with light wear and creasing along the edges and mild rubbing at the spine. 12mo, the lovely,... Read More
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Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck
New York: Covici Friede, 1935. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 6th printing, November, 1935---just months after the May, 1935 1st printing. IN THE UNCOMMON DUSTJACKET. VG- with light soiling along the panels and spine. In a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine extremities, light soiling to the front and back panels and darkening to... Read More
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The Making of the Modern Jew
by Milton Steinberg
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1934. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MILTON STEINBERG on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1934 stated 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several small closed tears and very light chipping along the panel edges. Octavo, 317 pgs. ... Read More
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Practicing Wholeness: Analytical Psychology and Jungian Thought
by Murray Stein
New York: Continuum (A Chiron Publication), 1996. Boards. Fine/Near Fine. A bright, attractive copy of the 1996 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with a thin band of offsetting along the front panel's top-edge and another along the rear panel's spine edge. Still though, very sharp.
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Mythes et Mysteres Egyptiens (Douze Conferences Faites a Leipzig du 2 au 14 Septembre 1908)
by Rudolf Steiner
Paris: Triades, 1971. 1/4 leather. Near Fine. Handsome 1971 edition, elegantly bound in 1/4 custom red leather over red cloth boards. Translated from its original German into French by Rudolf Steiner himself. Clean, Near Fine and impressive.
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