The Threefold Reality: An Exercise in Contemplation
by Coulson, Robert G.
Kent, UK: Sparta Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Based in the Christian tradition, with instruction on prayer and meditation, literally contemplation of life and mystery. Chipping and light shelfwear to dj, toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Green dj, cloth. Author's inscription to ffep. 8vo. 181pp.
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Klee
by Courthion, Pierre
Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1953. First Edition. First Edition. Text in French. A lovely example of this exhibition catalogue. Very minor shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at wraps, else tight, bright and unmarred. Stiff paper wraps, color pictorial element at front. 12mo. 20pp plus Notes. Illus. (color plates).
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Pathology of the Central Nervous System: A study based upon a survey of lesions found in a series of forty thousand autopsies
by Courville, Cyril B.
Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Assoc, 1950. Third Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Third Edition. Hardcover. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. 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... Read More
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Birth and Brain Damage: An Investigation into the Problems of Antenatal and Paranatal Anoxia and Allied Disorders and Their Relation to the Many Lesion-Complexes Residual Thereto
by Courville, Cyril B; Oliver Sacks, former owner
Loma Linda, CA: Loma Linda University, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. 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 audience. In doing... Read More
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The Cast-away
by Cowper, William; edited by Charles Ryskamp
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1963. Facsimile. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. Facsimile. Original Wraps. Text of the original manuscript and the first printing of Cowper's Latin translation. Cowper's supreme lyrical and most remarkable poems. Bound in marbled paper covers with printed title label on front cover. 8vo, 20 pages, Illustrations and facsimile in text. Little signs... Read More
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The Letters of William Cowper
by Cowper, William; J.S. Memes (ed.)
Glasgow: W R M'Phun & Son, 1855. Second edition, corrected and inlarged [sic]. Hardcover. Very Good+. Second edition, corrected and inlarged [sic]. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800[a]) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. Published posthumously. Annotated by former owner on front endpapers of a calendar of travel... Read More
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Rhyme & Reason [Clark's Thread advertising pamphlet]
by Cox, Palmer
Pamphlet. Very Good. Pamphlet. Ethnically and racially exploitive advert item for Clark's O.N.T. Spool Thread. A series of short poems and etchings, each ending with "O.N.T." and playing on various stereotypes. Inside covers, front and back, are adverts. Light shelf/edge wear, light/even toning, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Color printed wraps, string bound. 32mo. np. Illus. (color and... Read More
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The Marvellous Country:. or, Three Years in Arizona and New Mexico, The Apaches' Home. Comprising a Description of This Wonderful Country, Its Immense Mineral Wealth, Its Magnificent Mountain Scenery, the Ruins of Ancient Towns and Cities Found Therein..
by Cozzens, Samuel Woodworth
Amherst, N.S.: Rogers & Black, 1973. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Produced to stimulate settlement in the region. This Nova Scotia imprint is the scarcest edition (and First Canadian) of this well known book (N.B. most bibliographies do not identify this edition (See, Howes C-8)). A quite handsome copy... Read More
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The Borough: a Poem, in Twenty-Four Letters [Peter Grimes]
by Crabbe, Rev. G. (George, 1754-1832)
London: Printed for J. Hatchard, Bookseller to Her Majesty, 190, Opp.osite Albany, Piccadilly, 1810. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good+. First Edition. Full Calf. First Edition of Crabbe's best known work, dedicated to the Duke of Rutland, a series of twenty-four verse letters including Peter Grimes, the poem that Benjamin Britten used in 1945 as basis for his... Read More
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The Nature of Psychology
by Craik, Kenneth J.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good (Price-Clipped) DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Underlined and annotations by Oliver Sacks on xix. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was,... Read More
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Anfangsgruende der Metallurgie, Darinnen die Operatione, so wohl im kleinen als grossen Feuer ausführlich beschrieben. 18th Century German Metallurgy Text: All Plates Present
by Cramer, J.A.
Blankenburg und Quedlinburg: Reussner, 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor [Textblock Very Good+; Plates Very Good+].. First Edition. Hardcover. Binding is the remains of (presumably) the original leather binding, while it is stable in its current condition, rebinding is not unreasonable. Scarce in any condition, the textblock is quite handsome and all the plates are present. Heavy shelf/edge wear,... Read More
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Prof. E. H. Crane's Manual of Instructions to Undertakers... with full and complete instructions in the best methods for preserving the dead, including minute directions for arterial injection.
by Crane, Elliot H.
Kalamazoo, MI: Crane & Allen, 1888. Eighth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Eighth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Prof. E. H. Crane's manual of instructions to undertakers: With full and complete instructions in the best methods for preserving the dead, including minute directions for arterial injection" using Crane's patented Excelsior Preservative. The manual serves as an educational resource for those... Read More
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Stolen Waters
by Crawford, Marian; Lyssiotis, Peter
Melbourne: Masterthief, 2013. Limited Edition. Stiff Wraps. Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Stiff Wraps. "[O]ccasioned by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, August 20, 2010, which also refers in red-printed wood type to the locations and dates of other environmental disasters associated with extractive industries. An epigraph by Lillian Hellman refers to the people... Read More
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The History of Lingerie in Pictures
by Crawford, M.D.C. and Elizabeth G. Crawford
New York: Fairchild Publications, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Brief and illustrated history of lingerie. Moderate shelf/edge wear, paper cover of spine missing, rear board shows even toning, two small moisture stains at rear, tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue paper boards. Small 8vo. 81pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
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S Rozhdestvom Khristovym! Russian for Merry Christmas. [Monograph 39]
by Crawford, William H.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Limited Edition. signed by all on card. Limited Edition. Printed for the Typophiles. Designed by John Begg and Emil Antonucci. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red paper wraps, gold paper onlays, decorative endpages. 12mo. 30pp. Laid in presentation slip signed by Begg, Antonucci, Birch and Breed.
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GUIDE TO RARE AND OUT-OF-PRINT BOOKS IN THE VATICAN FILM LIBRARY
by Cress, Elizabeth and Donald [eds]
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Author-List of rare and out of print books in the Vatican Film Library, Manuscripta Lists of Rare and Out of Print Books. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 269pp.
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The Origin and Nature of Emotions: Miscellaneous Papers
by Crile, George W.; edited By Amy F. Rowland
Philadelphia, PA: W.B.Saunders, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription on ffep from the author to Dr. Gillespie. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks. Laid in bookmark. 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... Read More
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Il papa e l'alchimia. Felice V, Guglielmo Fabri e l'elixir. Collezione La corte dei papi 10
by Crisciani, Chiara
Rome: Viella, 2002. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. The book traces a brief history of Western alchemy between the Middle Ages and Humanism and its major figures (Albert the Great, Roger Bacon, Raymond Lull), its links with medical science, and its fraught relationships with religion and the Church. Within this framework,... Read More
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L'Arte del Sole e Della Luna: Alchimia e filosofia nel medioevo [Alchemy]
by Crisciani, Chiara; Michela Pereira
Spoleto: Centro italiano di studi sull'alto Medioevo, 1996. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. Translation: The art of the sun and the moon: alchemy and philosophy in the Middle Ages. Includes texts, translated into Italian, by Avicenna, Vincent of Beauvais, Albertus Magnus, and others. From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir,... Read More
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John Highlings Jackson: Father of English Neurology
by Critchley, Macdonald; Eileen A. Critchley
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Underlined by Dr. Sacks. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to the understanding... Read More
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Steam Power Plant Auxiliaries and Accessories ; Steam Plant Operation ; Practical Heat [Three volumes]. (Power Plant Series)
by Croft, Terrell ; Woodruff and Lammers
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1939. First Edition, Later Impressions; Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition, Later Impressions; Second Edition. Hardcover. Terrell Croft was an American engineer and author of technical books on electrical and mechanical subjects, most or all of which were published by McGraw-Hill. Light shelfwear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titling, illus.... Read More
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Boston Through the Ages
by Crosby, Irving
Boston, MA: Marshall Jones Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ. Hardcover. A very readable tale of the geological history of greater Boston. Very minor material loss to the upper corner of the text block, owner inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Beige coated cloth boards, black ink lettering, map/chart endpages, frontispiece. 12mo. 166pp. Illus. (b/w... Read More
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Historical Studies in the Language of Chemistry [Alchemy]
by Crosland, Maurice P.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. From the personal library collection of Brian Cotnoir, alchemist, artist and award-winning filmmaker. Author of Practical Alchemy: Guide to the Great Work, The Emerald Tablet, a series of Alchemical ‘Zines, Alchemical Meditations, Alchemy: The Poetry of Matter and most recently On Alchemy: Essential Practices... Read More
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The Children of Dickens
by Crothers, Samuel McChord; Smith, Jessie Wilcox (illus)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good (Textblock Fine). No DJ.. Early Reprint. Hardcover. Early reprint (still showing original onlay as opposed to later red boarder). Overall, a handsome copy. Minor shelf/edge wear, very minor rubbing at front onlay (very small manufacturing ripple rubbed), owners inscription on ffep and title page, pictorial endpages partly... Read More
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Appalachian People's History Book
by Crowell, Suzanne; Joy Fenston; Karen Bolte-Mulloy; Don West
Louisville, KY: Mountain Education Associates/Southern Conference Educational Fund, 1971. [First Edition]. Staplebound. Very Good. [First Edition]. Staplebound. "History is very important. It is not just names, dates, and places to be memorized but more importantly it is the story of people struggling for their rights and for justice. If people are cut off from their own history they... Read More
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