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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History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon (In 5 Volumes)
by M. Adolphe Thiers
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1865. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The 1865 1st American edition of this sweeping examination of the reign of Napoleon. Translated from its original French by D. Forbes Campbell and H.W. Herbert, and complete in 5 octavo volumes. All 5 volumes solid and VG in their dark-brown cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the... Read More
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George L. Beam and the Denver & Rio Grande (2 Vols.)
by Jackson C. Thode
Denver: Sundance Publications, Ltd. Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A handsome copy of the 2 volume set. The 1986 and 1989 1st editions, respectively. Both volumes solid and Near Fine in clear, Near Fine mylar dustjackets. VOL. I SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title and stamped "554" (of an undetermined limitation). Quartos, 560 pgs. all told. Signed by Author.... Read More
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An Attempt to Discriminate the Styles of Architecture, in England, from the Conquest to the Reformation; with Notices of Above Three Thousand British Edifices: Preceded By a Sketch of the British and Roman Orders
by Thomas Rickman, Architect
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Co, 1825. Full-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 3rd edition, 1825. A well-preserved copy in publisher's original leather spine over contemporary-to-the-period brown calf boards. Gilt-decorated compartments, 5 raised bands, original dark red spine label. Octavo, 415 pgs., marbled edges. Bright and VG, still tightly-bound. Except for tasteful former owner bookplate to front pastedown, internally... Read More
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The Sailor 1930-1945: The Image of an American Demigod
by Thomas W. Sokolowski, ed
Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1983. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. A very sharp copy of the catalogue based on the January-March 1983 exhibition at The Chrysler Museum in Norflok, VA. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Pennsylvania School Architecture: A Manual of Directions and Plans for Grading, Locating, Constructing, Heating, Ventilating and Furnishing Common School Houses
by Thomas H. Burrowes, Editor
Harrisburg, PA: A. Boyd Hamilton, 1855. Very Good. A solid copy of the 1855 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-blue cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels, bright gilt-titling to the front panel. Very light scuffing at the spine and along the rear panel, mild browning and foxing to a number of the pages. The hundreds... Read More
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Extracts from the Diary of a Huntsman
by Thomas Smith, Esq
London: Whittaker & Co, 1838. 1st. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1838 1st edition, handsomely bound (and signed) in 3/4 red morocco by Bayntun Bindery of Bath. Tight and VG, with very light fraying along the spine edges. All plates (including handcolored frontis and 2 fold-outs) completely intact. Octavo, top-edge gilt, 230 pgs. plus 16 pgs. of... Read More
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The History of the Parliament of England, Which Began November the Third, MDCXL; with a Short and Necessary View of Some Precedent Years
by Thomas May, Esq
London: Robert Wilks, 1812. Collectible; Very Good. 2nd edition, 1812--following the 1647 1st edition. Rebound (early 20th century) in 1/4 light brown morocco over marbled boards. A solid, VG copy. Bright gilt-lettering and rules to the spine, which has a bit of light fraying and scuffing. Binding very tight, boards clean. Quarto, 337 pgs., marbled endpapers, top-edge gilt.... Read More
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Hymns to Hers: Songs of Uninnocence
by P.K. Thomajan
Philadelphia: Ritten House, 1937. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The 1937 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (who was also a noted book collector) on the front free endpaper. VG- in its pictorial wrappers, with staining along most of the spine and its edges. Dedicated to Jean Cocteau, "for his perverse genius" Signed by Author.
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George Parker Winship as Librarian, Typophile and Teacher
by Thomas R. Adams, Martin W. Hutner and Michael B. Winship
The Harvard College Library, 1999. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED BY MARTIN W. HUTNER on the half-title, one of the 3 lecturers to deliver this talk on George Parker Winship at the Widner Library at Harvard College, April 17, 1997. A pristine copy to boot:Tight and Fine in its bright, Fine wrappers. Octavo, 53 pgs. Signed by... Read More
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Miss Pooky Peckinpaugh and Her Secret Private Boyfriends Complete with Telephone Numbers (Sample Copy)
by Kay Thompson
New York: Harper & Row, 1970. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1970 stated 1st edition. A "Sample", pre-publication copy, with the word "Sample" stamped in red onto the front cover, the front free endpaper and the dustjacket front panel. Crisp and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the front panel's lower-edge... Read More
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Eloise in Moscow (The Revised Jacket Edition)
by Kay Thompson
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. Hilary Knight. SIGNED AND DATED BY HILARY KNIGHT on the front pastedown. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2000 1st thus, the 1st "revised jacket edition". Clean and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. The iconic Hilary Knight illustrations throughout.
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Eloise Takes a Bawth
by Kay Thompson
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. Pictorial boards. Fine/Fine. Hilary Knight. INSCRIBED BY HILARY KNIGHT on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the stated 2002 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated throughout by the maestro Hilary Knight.
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Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible
by Kristin Thompson
Princeton University Press, 1981. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st edition of this scholarly examination of Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible". Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light rubbing to the rear panel. Octavo, dozens of black-and-white and color stills from the film at... Read More
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Herodotus and the Origins of the Political Community Arion's Leap
by Norma Thompson
New Haven, CT: Yle University Press, 1996. Boards. Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR NORMA THOMPSON on the front free endpaper. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket.
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William Butterfield: Victorian Architect
by Paul Thompson
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1971. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A solid copy of the 1971 1st edition of this impressive monograph on British architect William Butterfield (1814-1900). Tight and VG+ in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light creasing at the front panel's lower-edge. Thick quarto, dozens of good-quality black-and-white illustrations throughout.
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Shameless
by John B. Thompson
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F304. "Everybody in town was talking -- and everything they said about her was true.
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The Wishing Horse of Oz
by Ruth Plumly Thompson
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1946. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. An unusually bright, well-preserved copy of this early reprint. Published c. 1946 (when "Magical Mimes in Oz", the last title listed on dustjacket flap, was issued). Clean and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ pictorial dustjacket. Octavo, 298 pgs.
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Girl in the Middle
by John Burton Thompson
New York: Tower Publications, 1963. Original wraps. Near Fine. A gorgeous copy of the 1963 1st printing. Bright, crisp and very tight. Almost as new. Small, neat former owner stamp at the bottom of the title page. Pocketbook, Midwood F262. "No matter which way she turned, she was in trouble, and her trouble was always some man's pleasure... Read More
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American Book Design and William Morris
by Susan Otis Thompson
New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1977. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1977 1st edition, WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot: Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with very light soiling at the panels. Quarto, 258 pgs. Signed by Author.
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The Russian Settlement in California Known as Fort Ross (Founded 1812--Abandoned 1841: Why the Russians Came and Left)
by R.A. Thompson
Santa Rosa, CA: Sonoma Democrat Publishing Company, 1896. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the uncommon 1896 1st edition, in its original decorative wrappers. Clean and solid and VG+, with bright pages and illustrations. Quarto, 34 pgs. Custom-made coth chemise with leather spine-label. (Cowan II, 637/Howes T-201).
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The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball (Jubilee Edition): The Complete All-Time Major League Players Register
by Hy Turkin and S.C. Thompson
New York: A.S. Barnes and Co, 1951. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION BY THE GREAT DIZZY DEAN on the front free endpaper. A handsome copy to boot of the 1951 1st thus, which is also the Jubilee edition and first 1 volume edition. Solid and VG (with pronounced offsetting --and very light chipping-- at... Read More
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A Woman Tenderfoot
by Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co, 1900. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1900 1st edition. VG in its decorative light-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel and lightly-faded lettering along the spine. Octavo, nicely illustrated by the author's redoubtable husband, among others. Decorative former owner bookplate at front pastedown... Read More
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