2 PG HANDWRITTEN LETTER
by Paul Strand
1972. Near Fine. A warm, gracious 2 pg. ALS from the photographer Paul Strand, referencing --among other things-- an evening with Hart Crane. Strand is patiently responding (from France) to a Vietnam vet (whose 2 letters are here included) who asks if he and his wife might work for an aging Strand in any capacity. Strand's August 1972... Read More
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Terrarossa
by Saverio Strati
London/New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1962. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1962 1st English language edition. Translated from the original Italian by Elizabeth Ellman. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine ictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 223 pgs.
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The Children on the Top Floor
by Noel Streatfeild
New York: Random House, 1965. Jillian Willett. A solid, impressive copy of the 1965 1st American edition. Tight and VG+ (very light offsetting to the endsheets, just the faintest touch of spotting at the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, nicely illustrated in black-and-white by Jillian Willett. "An engrossing story of four children whose lives revolve... Read More
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The Glass Bottom Boat
by Bradford Street
New York: Dell, 1966. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR BRADFORD STREET on the front free endpaper. A crisp, sharp copy to boot of the June 1966 1st edition, based on the Doris Day-Rod Taylor MGM film. Bright and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with very light soiling o the panels. Pocketsized, Dell 2920. ... Read More
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Fluid Dynamics
by Victor L. Streeter
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1948. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1948 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG (with former owner name, address and bookplate) in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with chipping at the flap-folds and spine crown. Still though, a presentable copy. Octavo, 263 pgs., part of the "McGraw-Hill Publications in Aeronautical Science" series.
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Strong-Cuevas Sculpture: Premonitions in Retrospect (Inscribed to Dick Polich)
by Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas
New York: Abrams, 2015. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An important Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY ELIZABETH STRONG-CUEVAS TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the half-title. An all-but-immaculate copy to boot of the 2015 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Lovely, high-quality color and black-and-white reproductions throughout.
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Strong's Book of Designs: A Masterpiece by a Master (In Colors)
by Chas. J. Strong and L.S. Strong
Detroit School of Lettering, 1910. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. Wonderful 1910 book of designs, created by Chas. and L.S. Strong, the founder and president respectively of The Detroit School of Lettering. Beautifully illustrated throughout along each recto, in vivid color and crisp black-and-white. A tight, VG+ copy in its dark, bevelled boards, with bright gilt-titling at the... Read More
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Ultra-and Extreme-Short Wave Reception: Principles, Operation and Design
by M.J.O. Strutt
New York: Van Nostrand Company, 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1st edition, 1947. VG+ to Near Fine in its original dark-brown cloth. Octavo, 387 pgs.
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Cinema Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Listing of Published Film Music from Squaw Man (1914) to Batman (1989)
by Donald J. Stubblebine
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Co, 1991. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. 1991 1st edition. Clean and Fine in its original green cloth. Thick octavo, 628 pgs.
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Guido Da Siena
by James H. Stubblebine
Princeton University Press, 1964. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (with just a touch of foxing at the fore-edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light offsetting at the rear panel. Tall quarto, 121 pgs. of text plus 128 vivid black-and-white plates. Attractive and... Read More
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Arnold Schoenberg: His Life, World and Work
by H.H. Stuckenschmidt
New York: Schirmer Books, 1978. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1978 1st American edition, translated from its original German by Humphrey Searle. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, a number of black-and-white photos complementing H.H. Stuckenschmidt's text.
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Mickey Mouse in King Arthur's Court (With "Pop-Up" Illustrations)
by The Staff of the Walt Disney Studios
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc, 1933. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Walt Disney Studios. A solid, well-preserved copy of this 1933 Mickey Mouse "Pop-Up" book, complete with all 4 pop-ups (all of which are in very nice working condition). Tight and VG in its pictorial boards, with tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. Very small,... Read More
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Knute Rockne: Man Builder
by Harry A. Stuhldreher
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1931 stated 1st edition. A very presentable copy to boot. Tight and VG+ (neat 1931 Christmas inscription) in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing along the panel edges and just a touch of mild spotting to the rear panel. Octavo, a number of... Read More
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Prisoners of War 1861-65
by Thomas Sturgis
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, solid copy of the 1912 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with very light spotting at the panels and light offsetting to the front free endpaper and front pastedown. Octavo, "A Record of Personal Experiences, and a Study of the Condition and Treatment... Read More
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Quaestio #15 -- The Pleasure of Knowledge
by Edited by Pasquale Porro & Loris Sturlese
Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers, 2015. Original wraps. Fine. An as new copy of the 2015 1st edition of issue # 15 in the "Yearbook of the History of Metaphysics" series. Clean and Fine in its dark-brown pictorial wrappers. Thick octavo, text in English, Italian, French and German.
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100% Linen Protest and Survive Tea Towel
by Elaine Sturtevant
London: Whitechapel Gallery, 2009. Ephemera. Near Fine. A 2009 comment --in the form of a "tea towel"--by American artist Elaine Sturtevant (1924-2014) on the "Protest and Survive" show at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 2000, which was called a "rallying cry for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at a time when it was believed this was still possible". Sturtevant's... Read More
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The Roarin' 20's: A History of the 312th Bombardment Group --U.S. Army Air Force, World War II
by Russell L. Sturzebecker
West Chester, PA: Russell L. Sturzebecker, 1976. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A very well-preserved copy of the 1976 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 301 pgs.
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Lie Down in Darknes
by William Styron
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1951. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1951 stated 1st edition of William Styron's 1st book. VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket. Light soiling at the foot of the book's spine, light chipping at the crown of the jacket spine and very light soiling to its back panel. Still, a perfectly presentable copy. Octavo, 400... Read More
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This Quiet Dust
by William Styron
New York: Random House, 1967. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1967 publisher's promotional in anticipation of the much-heralded publication of Styron's "Confessions of Nat Turner". VG in its stapled light blue wrappers, with very light sunning along the panel edges. Octavo, 16 pgs.
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A Ballad Upon a Wedding
by Sir John Suckling
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, UK: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. Batik cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Eric Ravilious. 1927 Golden Cockerel Press edition. #214 of 375 copies issued by Robert Gibbings and his fornidable press. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its linen-backed batik boards, with 8 lovely Eric Ravilious illustrations peppering Sir John Suckling's text. Also includes... Read More
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Praha Panoramaticka
by Josef Sudek
Prague: Statni Nakladateistva Krasne Literatury, Hubdy a Umeni, 1959. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A lovely copy of the 1959 1st edition of this major achievement by the great Czech photographer Josef Sudek (1896-1976). Clean and easily Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of minute creasing along the front flap-fold. Oblong folio, 284... Read More
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Josef Sudek Fotografie (In Dustjacket)
by Josef Sudek
Prague: Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury, Hudby a Umeni, 1956. An impressive copy of the 1956 1st edition of this Josef Sudek monograph, with rich, breathtaking gravures thruout. Tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. And in a crisp, VG+ example of the printed, off-white dustjacket, with light creasing along the panel edges and just the slightest hint of... Read More
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Grigsby's Cowboys: Third United States Volunteer Cavalry, Spanish-American War
by Otto L. Sues
Salem, South Dakota: James E. Patten, 1900. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR OTTO L. SUES ("TO CORPORAL CLINTON C. NORRIS, 3RD U.S. VOL. CAV") on the first blank verso. A solid copy to boot of the 1900 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-blue, pictorial cloth, with very light abrading to the rear panel,... Read More
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: The Day After
by Hiroshi Sugimoto
New York: The Pace Gallery, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. As new. A pristine copy of the catalogue based on the November-December 2010 exhibition at New York's Pace Gallery. Clean and Fine in its laminate pictorial boards. Tall quarto, beautiful reproductions thruout.
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A Daughter of the Nohfu
by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Tekisui Ishii. A very prsentable copy of the 1935 stated 1st edition. Solid and VG+ (light spotting along the preliminaries) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with mild creasing at the spine crown and the top-edges. Thick octavo, illustrated throughout (including the dustjacket and... Read More
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