Archaeology in China (3 Vols.)
by Cheng Te-Kun
W. Heffer & Sons, Cambridge. Hardcover. 1st editions of the first 3 vols. in the landmark series Archaeology in China. All 3 vols. are Near Fine copies in bright, VG+, price-intact dustjackets.Vol 1: Prehistoric China Vol 2: Shang China and Vol 3: Chou China. Each volume uniformly bound as tall, thick quartos. 1,048 pgs. all told. There was a... Read More
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Trois Petits Cochons (Three Little Pigs)
by A. Telier
Paris: Flammarion, 1949. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. 1949 1st edition of this charming children's tale in French. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its stapled pictorial wrappers. Octavo, wonderfully illustrated thruout by Romain Simon.
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The Music of the English Parish Church (2 Vols.)
by Nicholas Temperley
Cambridge University Press, 1979. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Sparkling copies of the 1979 1st editions. In 2 volumes. Vol. 1 Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket and Vol. 2 Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Thick quartos, 660 pgs. all told. Published as part of the wonderful series Cambridge Studies in Music.
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Nobody Living Can Ever Make Me Turn Back
by Ed Templeton
Lake Forest, California: Emerica, 2007. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 2007 1st edition. Clean and Near Fiine in its dark pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, first-rate black-and-white and color photography throughout, as well as a completely kinetic text.
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Philosophical Theology (2 Vols.)
by F.R. Tennant
Cambridge University Press, 1956. Hardcover. An attractive 2 vol. set of the 1956 reissue-- the original edition is 1928. Both vols. VG+ in VG+ dustjackets. A touch of foxing to the endpapers of both volumes and one closed tear along the upper spine of vol. 2. A trace of light pencilling as well along several pages of both vols.... Read More
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Queen Mary: A Drama
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
London: Henry S. King & Co, 1875. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1875 1st edition, later issue. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Tender (but still sturdy) inner hinges, tasteful former owner bookplate at front pastedown. 12mo, 278 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco box.
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Poems 1830-1833
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Toronto, 1862. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. This scarce volume was compiled and edited by J. Dykes Campbell. It consists of poems which Tennyson did not reprint in his first collected edition of 1842 but which had appeared in the "Poems Chiefly Lyrical" in 1830 and "Poems", 1833. This is a pirated edition out of Toronto, anonymously publshed,... Read More
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The Death of Oenone, Akbar's Dream, and Other Poems
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
London: Macmillan and Co, 1892. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1892 1st edition. VG in its dark green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. Light soiling to the panels, light foxing to the endsheets. 12mo, 111 pgs. Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco box.
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Locksley Hall: Sixty Years After, Etc.
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
London: Macmillan and Co, 1886. 1st. Original Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1886 1st edition. VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the spine. 12mo, 201 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-leather box.
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Harold: A Drama
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
London: Henry S. King & Co, 1877. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1877 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and very light bubbling along the panels. 12mo, 161 pgs. plus "Tennyson Extracts for Schools and Recitations". Housed in a custom-made quarter-morocco box.
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The Lover's Tale
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
London: C. Kegan Paul and Co, 1879. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1879 1st edition, following the small "pirated" edition of 1870. Solid and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the spine. Mild soiling to the front panel, photograph of Tennyson at the rear pastedown. 16mo, 95 pgs. plus publisher's ads. Housed in a... Read More
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Robert Motherwell & Black
by Stephanie Terenzio
Storrs, CT: The William Benton Museum of Art (University of Connecticut), 1980. Limited. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the March-June 1979 exhibition at The William Benton Museum at The University of Connecticut. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine, with light foxing at the front panel's top-edge. Quarto, 156 pgs.... Read More
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Money Metropolis: A Locational Study of Financial Activities in the New York Region
by Sidney M. Robbins and Nestor E. Terleckyj
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1960 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, lovely maps ("New York Metropolitan Region") at the endpapers and pastedowns.
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Islam d'Espagne: Une Recontre De L'Oriente et De L'Occident
by Henri Terrasse
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1958. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A clean, crisp copy of the 1958 1st edition. VG+ in its original wrappers AND in a bright, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 299 pgs., crisp black-and-white plates thruout.
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Breaking the Rules: Audrey Flack -- A Retrospective 1950-1990
by Thalia Gouma-Peterson, Curator and Editor
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1992. Cloth. Fine/Fine. An impressive Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUDREY FLACK TO RENOWNED ART FABRICATOR DICK POLICH on the half-title. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1992 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine (the stamp of the legendary foundry Tallix, where Flack and Poilich worked together, on the half-title) in a... Read More
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La Nuit De Fes
by Jerome et Jean Tharaud
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1930. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st edition, 1 of 850 copies issued. Clean and VG+ in its original pictorial wrappers, with light soiling at the panels and light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, 55 pgs.Nicely illustrated in watercolor (with original tissue-gurads protecting the plates) by Mainssieux. Also includes custom-made quarter-morocco... Read More
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Wilbur Whaffle, Sloganeer: An Autobiography
by T. Harry Thompson, Ed
Philadelphia: Chestnut Street Engraving Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Ray Rohn. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY T. HARRY THOMPSON, THE BOOK'S EDITOR, on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1931 1st edition. Tight and VG (with light spotting to the rear panel) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light soiling to the... Read More
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The Downing Street Years (In a Custom, Full-Leather Slipcase)
by Margaret Thatcher
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. Fine/Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 1993 stated 1st edition. SIGNED (INSCRIBED) by Margaret Thatcher on an official plate affixed to the 2nd blank endpaper. Also includes a very handsome custom, gilt-titled and gilt-tooled full-leather slipcase and a decorative cloth chemise, both of which house the book.
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An Examination of the Subject of Street Cleaning in the City of New York. Made at the Request of Hon. Hugh J. Grant
by Thatcher M. Adams, Morris K, Jesup, Charles F. Chandler, D.H. King, Jr. and Francis V. Greene
New York: Adolph Wittemann, 1891. Printed wrappers. Very Good +. INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT COVER BY THATCHER M. ADAMS, one of the authors of the "Examination of the Subject of Street Cleaning". A clean copy to boot of the scarce 1891 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its original light-brown wrappers. Bound into a recent charcoal-gray card binder,... Read More
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History of Company K: First Connecticut Volunteer, During the Spanish-American War
by Compiled by Private George B. Thayer
Hartford, CT: Press of R.S. Peck & Co, 1899. Cloth. Very Good. A presentable copy of the 1899 1st edition. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright silver-titling along the front panel and spine. Very light rubbing to the panels, neat former owner name and address at the front free endpaper. Octavo, dozens of crisp black-and-white... Read More
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History of Company K First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, During the Spanish-American War
by Compiled by Private George B. Thayer
Hartford, CT: Press of R.S. Peck & Co, 1899. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The 1899 1st edition of this nice piece of Connecticut military history. Solid and VG to VG+ in its dark-blue cloth, with bright silver-titling and design along the front panel and spine. Light rubbing and scuffing to the panels, internally very clean, with one... Read More
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Archigram Nine/9: Fruitiest Yet
by The Archigram Group (Peter Cook, Editor)
London: The Archigram Group, 1970. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Archigram Nine, the 1970 1st edition of the final issue. Quarto, unpaginated (11 sheets folded and printed landscape format). Illustrated, seed packet stapled to one sheet, two printed sheets laid-in. A Fine copy in original stapled wrappers. A scarce periodical, in excellent condition, with all inserts present. Includes "Archizones: A... Read More
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Harvard University: An Inventory for Planning (1960)
by The Harvard University Planning Office (Jose Luis Sert, Planning Consultant; John W. Teele, Planning Coordinator)
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Planning Office, 1960. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1960 report (or "Inventory for Planning"), which sets out to "describe the physical setting of Harvard and its relationship to the metropolitan region of which it is a part. It attempts to outline some of the major planning problems and objectives of the University." With... Read More
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The Karmapa's Middle Way: Feast for the Fortunate
by The Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje
Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2008. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A sharp, well-preserved copy of the 1st American edition, in its less common hardback. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, 794 pgs. all told.
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La Merveilleuse Histoire du Cirque (In 2 Volumes)
by Henry Thetard
Paris: Prisma, 1947. Pebbled Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. A superb example of the 1947 2 volume set (complete in this limitation). And in crisp, very sharp dustjackets. Both volumes (with limitation #s of 2326) tight and Near Fine in bright, VG+ to Near Fine dustjackets. One chip (the size of a quarter) at the top-edge of Vol. I's... Read More
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