The Book of the Courtier (Everyman's Library no. 807)
by Castiglione, Count Baldassare; Sir Thomas Hoby, translator
London: J.M. Dent & Sons/E.P. Dutton & Co, 1944. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. Later Printing. Hardcover. The Book of the Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione is a lengthy philosophical dialogue on the topic of what constitutes an ideal courtier or (in the third chapter) court lady, worthy to befriend and advise a prince or political leader. Originally published... Read More
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Your House is Mine. [Poster Artists Combating Homelessness, Documenting a Social Movement]
by Castrucci, Andrew; Coen, Nadia [eds]; Wojnarowicz, David; Sanchez, Juan; Coen, Nadia; Lady Pink; et al [artists]
New York: Bulletspace, etc., 1991. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Rubber Wrapper.. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. “This project is a collection of images and texts, defining and expressing the broad and essential issue of housing on the Lower East Side, and is a statement of the underlying force of ‘art as a means of resistance’. It... Read More
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Fracktured Lives: An Urban & Rural Collective
by Castrucci, Andrew [ed]; Sandlin, David; Ono, Yoko; Coe, Sue; Guthrie, Woody; et al [text and art]
New York: Bulletspace, 2021. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Rubber Wrapper. Limited Edition. Hardcover. It took nearly a decade to bring this remarkable urban/rural art project to fruition. 177 artists, writers, and fracktivists contributed between 2010 and 2020. Contributors are listed below but notably include: John Fekner, Anton Van Dalen, Sue Coe, David Sandlin, Tom McGlynn, Yoko... Read More
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Victoria! : El entusiasmo revolucionario, sumado a la disciplina y buena organización militar, derrotará al enemigo. 2. Sin disciplina no hay ejército potente
by Comissariat de Propaganda (Catalonia)
Barcelona, Spain: Comissariat de Propaganda, Generalitat de Catalunya, 1937. Near Fine. Propaganda poster listing 21 wartime rules of behavior to help the republican side achieve victory over the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. As follows: As with most of the Republican posters, the colors of the anarchists and communists (black and red) figure prominently in the poster.... Read More
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One of Ours
by Cather, Willa
New York: Knopf, 1922. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good- [Textblock Very Good+]. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a handsome copy of this renowned Cather work. Minor shelf/edge wear, small spot of fraying at heel, spine shows even toning (cloth and label), minor sporadic foxing (focused at preliminaries), chip at upper fore-edge, else tight,... Read More
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C. Valerius Catullus, Albius Tibullus e. R. Sex. Aurelius Properitus ex recensione Jo: Antonii Vulpii...cum ejusdem observationibus
by Catullus, Gaius Valerius, Volpi, Gian Antonio (editor)
Patauii [Padua], Italy: Apud Josephum Corona, 1710. [First edition]. Full Calf. Good. [First edition]. Full Calf. Translation to English: C. Valerius Catullus, Albius Tibullus ER Sex. Aurelius Propertius from the recension of Jo: Antonii Vulpii Bergomensis... With the same observations, and a very rich index. The epistle to the reader indicates what has happened in the past. Gaius... Read More
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The Black Arts
by Cavendish, Richard
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Unclipped Dustjacket. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Richard Cavendish (12 August 1930 – 21 October 2016) was a British historian who was considered Britain's foremost authority on the subjects of occultism. Cavendish, was an authority on magic, myth and witchcraft whose bestseller... Read More
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The Creeping Baby
by Cawley, Crystal
Portland, ME: Artist Book, 2003. First Edition/Limited Edition. Original Wraps. Fine in Wraps.. First Edition/Limited Edition. Original Wraps. In the artist's words, "The text and image for this book came verbatim from an out-of-print nineteenth-century catalogue of dolls one could purchase for one's children. Dolls are kind of creepy anyhow, but this one especially so, partly because it... Read More
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Housebound
by Cawley, Crystal
Portland, ME: Artist Book, 1999. Unique Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Unique Edition. Hardcover. In the artist's words, "I'd been making things using house shapes for several years, was kind of tired of them, and thought this would be the last one. No, it wasn't." In a period where a fair bit of "book art" is glib, Cawley's work is... Read More
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Time Sampler:. (a broadside)
by Cawley, Crystal
Portland, ME: Wolfe Editions, 2005. Limited Edition. Fine. Limited Edition. Handset type (Bembo 18). Vintage clock faces (pasted down at head) printed by Raphael Tuck & Sons (circa 1900). A beautiful presentation of five "timely" quotations including Warren Zevon's, "We love to buy books because we think we are also buying the time to read them." and May... Read More
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Understanding the Universe
by Cawley, Crystal
Portland, ME: Artist Book, 2001. Unique Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Hand-Made Box.. Unique Edition. Hardcover. In the artist's words, "In 2001 I attended a class at Penland School of Crafts called Historic Books and Boxes and that's where I made this little book. It is styled after a late-eighteenth-century French book that a courtier would carry-printed pages... Read More
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A Beer on Every Page
by Cervenka, Exene
Los Angeles, CA: Self-published, 2002. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. Signed by the author. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Like new, some scuffing, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Matte color paper wrappers. 8vo, 96pp. illus (b/w) Inscribed.
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Virtual Unreality
by Cervenka, Exene
Los Angeles, CA: 2.13.61, 1993. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. First Edition. Wraps. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Like new, some shelfwear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Glossy color paper wrappers. 8vo, unpaged (128pp).
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Just Another War
by Cervenka, Exene, text; Kenneth Jarecke, photographer
Joliet, Montana: Bedrock Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. No DJ, as Issued. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed on half-title from author to Jenny Lens. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Toning around edges, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Black cloth boards, pictorial endpapers. 4to, unpaged. illus (b/w, color).
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Just Another War
by Cervenka, Exene, text; Kenneth Jarecke, photographer
Joliet, Montana: Bedrock Press, 1992. First Edition/Paperback. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition/Paperback. Original Wraps. Signed on half-title from author to Jenny Lens. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Toning around edges, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Glossy paper wrappers. Black pictorial endpapers. 4to. unpaged. Illus (b/w, color). Signed.
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Radioactivity and Radioactive Substances. An Introduction to the study of radioactive substances and their radiations. The nature of radioactivity and the bearing of radioactive transformations on the structure of the atom
by Chadwick, J.
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1923. Revised and Reprinted. Hardcover. Very Good+. Revised and Reprinted. Hardcover. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader... Read More
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Central Processing Dysfunctions in Children: A Review of Research, Phase Three
by Chalfant, James C.; Margaret A. Scheffelin
Bethesda, MD: US Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1969. Reprint. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. Reprint. Original Wraps. Annotation on front wrappers by Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks often made comments in the margins or had conversations with the author in the text. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He... Read More
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Cock-A-Hoop:. a Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press - January 1950-1961 December - With a List of the Prospectuses 1921-1962
by Chambers, David; Sandford, Christopher (eds)
Middlesex, UK: Private Library Association, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ.. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Chambers to renowned collector Harrison Horblit. A very handsome copy. Inscribedy by Chambers, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Blue cloth boards, pale blue ink lettering, frontispiece, blue topstain. 8vo. 126pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
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Joan Hassall. Engravings & Drawings. With an introductory memoir by Joan Hassall and an appreciation of her technique by George Mackley
by Chambers, David
Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1985. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Slipcase.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Hassall and including a small (signed) chapbook in a bound-in pocket at the rear pastedown. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Slipcase bright and clean. Quarterbound, black leather spine, grey cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, printed endpages. 8vo. 160pp plus np... Read More
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COCK-A-HOOP - A sequel to Chanticleer, Pertelote, and Cockalorum: A Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press January 1950-1961 December - Compiled by David Chambers and Christopher Sanford - with a list of the prospectuses 1921-1962 and illustrations from the books
by Chambers, David; Sandford, Christopher
Pinner: Golden Cockerel Press, nd. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by David Chambers and Christopher Sanford -- bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Quarterbound, blue leather spine, two raised bands, gilt lettering, printed cloth boards, frontispiece, teg. 8vo. 126pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 14 of 300.
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Sister Whippers
by Chambers, Emory
New York: Star Distributors, Inc, 1971. [First Edition]. Original Wraps. Very Good in Wraps. [First Edition]. Original Wraps. Two sisters! The both loved to beat the same man! Light shelf/edge wear, creasing/folding to corners, else tight, bright, and unmarred. B/w printed wrappers. 8vo. 190pp. Illus. (b/w).
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Stonewall Jackson. [Two Volumes]
by Chambers, Lenoir
New York: Morrow, 1959. Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. No Slipcase.. Second Printing. Hardcover. A comprehensive and definitive biography of Jackson, well written and based upon careful use of the whole array of source material. (Nevins, Vol 2, 44p). A handsome set. Minor shelf/edge wear, several small light spots at spine, hint of sun at spine, very minor... Read More
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The Oath
by Chao, Dr. C. R., Marks, Dr. L., Coon, Ms. Amy E.
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1996. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Hand dyed leather boards, patterned endpapers, various cut and folded pages. 71x66mm. 179pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 43 of 50.
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Now-A-Days Fairy Book:. "There are just as many Fairies now-a-days"...What Grandmother always said
by Chapin, Anna Alice; Smith, Jessie Willcox (illus)
New York: Dodd, Mead And Company, 1911. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+ [Textblock Near Fine]. No DJ.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Beautifully illustated with 6 full-page Smith plates. HBS 51357DJH; Nudelman A34. A handsome copy of this noted and increasingly scarce classic. Minor shelf/edge wear, white ink at spine shows fading, very small moisture stain at top... Read More
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In Tribute to Fred Anthoensen Master Printer
by Chaplin, Ruth A. (ed)
Portland, ME: Anthoensen Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. No DJ, as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies. Essays by E. Harold Hugo, Rudolph Ruzicka, Edward F. Stevens, Carl J. Weber, Walter Muir Whitehill, Lawrence C. Wroth. A very handsome copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. Halfbound, blue cloth boards, patterned paper boards, green endpages, fold-out plate.... Read More
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