![THIRTY PRELIMINARY POEMS [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/444/544/1581544444.0.m.jpg)
THIRTY PRELIMINARY POEMS [Signed]
by Barker, George
London: The Parton Press, 1933. First Edition. First Printing. Green paper over boards; dustjacket; fragile glassine still present; 37pp. Signed by the poet. Poet's first book. Spine sunned else about Fine. Dustjacket unclipped (priced 2/6). Glassine chipped and brittle. An attractive copy and quite scarce signed.
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LAMENT AND TRIUMPH
by Barker, George
London: Faber & Faber, 1940. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy of the poet's third regularly published book, published by T. S. Eliot. Spine-toned, a bit of foxing, still very good.
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LAMENT AND TRIUMPH
by Barker, George
London: Faber & Faber, 1940. First edition. The poet's third regularly published book, published by T. S. Eliot. Spine-toned, a bit of foxing, still very good. Signed by the poet and dated May 41 on the front free end paper. Near fine in a poor dust jacket (the rear panel and half the spine missing, the rest complete. Early... Read More
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SACRED AND SECULAR ELEGIES
by Barker, George
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1943. First Edition. Stapled paperback in pink jacket. Part of “The Poets of the Year” series. Unpaginated. Not price clipped (50 cents). Some soiling and marks to cover. Rubbed corners, one is bent. Very good in good jacket.
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Peace, My Daughters
by BARKER, Shirley
New York: Crown Publishers, 1949. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); brown cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in silver on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; 248pp. Trivial surface wear, with light finger-soil to covers, previous owner's name pencilled to front endpaper, and previous bookplate remnants on rear pastedown; Good. Dustwrapper unclipped (priced $3.00) with modest shelfwear, chips to... Read More
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Le Premier Âge d'Or de L'Affiche Russe 1890-1917
by BARKHATOVA, Élena, et al.
Paris: Bibliothèque Forney, 1997. Quarto (27cm). Pictorial glossy card wrappers; 93pp; illus. Mild external wear, with some faint surface scratches to covers, else Near Fine. Catalogue for a 1997 exhibition of graphic masterpieces from the collections of the State Library, Moscow. Text entirely in French.
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A Letter from Ernst Barlach
by BARLACH, Ernst
Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1957. First Edition. One of 150 copies issued as a keepsake by the Press. 12mo. Unprinted card covers; orange dustjacket with applied printed label. Near Fine in mildly spine-sunned dustwrapper. With two laid-in pieces of ephemera (as received): (1) an invitation to a preview reception at the 32nd Annual Exhibition of the Downtown Gallery, New York;... Read More
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An End to Silence: The San Francisco State College Student Movement in the '60s
by BARLOW, William; Peter Shapiro
New York: Pegasus [Bobbs-Merill], 1971. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Red-orange cloth, in cream dust jacket; [i]-xvii [18]-330pp. A firm, straight copy, pushed at spine ends and corners, minor marks to edges of text block, small red sharpie mark to front free endpaper, else clean: Very Good or better. Jacket unclipped (priced $6.95), gently rubbed, with some minor... Read More
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Herder's Social and Political Thought: From Enlightenment to Nationalism
by BARNARD, F. M.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1967. Reprint. Octavo (22cm). Dark blue cloth titled in gilt on spine; xxii,[190]pp. Former owner's name and brief pencil note to f.f.e.p.; tiny pencil checkmarks to margins in bibliography. Else clean and fresh, Near Fine.
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13 Years with Dr. H.F. Verwoerd
by BARNARD, Fred
Johannesburg: Voortrekkerpers, 1967. First English Language Edition. Octavo (21.25cm.); original boards in brown pictorial dust jacket; 154pp.; plain photographic frontispiece, 7 plates of facsimiles and photographs printed on rectos and versos. Dust jacket a touch edge worn, else Fine. Originally published the same year in Afrikaans under the title 13 Jaar in die Skadu van Dr. H.F. Verwoerd. Personal... Read More
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![I Go With Custer: The Life and Death of Reporter Mark Kellogg [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/121/344/1565344121.0.m.jpg)
I Go With Custer: The Life and Death of Reporter Mark Kellogg [Signed]
by BARNARD, Sandy
Bismarck, ND: Bismarck Tribune, 1996. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (24cm). Textured paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket; [xvi],240pp; black and white illustrations. Lightly rubbed, else Near Fine. Jacket unclipped (priced $24.95), lightly rubbed, else Near Fine. Mark Kellogg was a newspaper reporter who provided the only press coverage of General Custer and his forces in... Read More
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A Present for an Apprentice: Or, A Sure Guide, to Gain Both Esteem and Estate; with Rules for His Conduct to His Master and in the World
by [BARNARD, Sir John]
Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1788. 18mo (13.5cm). Contemporary brown leather, with 5 gilt rules to spine; plain endpapers; [i]-iv [5]-80, [8]pp; 4 pages of publisher's ads at rear. A straight, sound copy, leather rubbed, with occasional spots of foxing, but largely tight and clean: Very Good. A compendium, intended for young apprentices and indentured servants, of "...practical hints... Read More
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The Tongues of Toil and Other Poems
by BARNARD, William Francis
Chicago: The Workers' Art Press, 1913. [Second Edition]. 12mo (17.5cm.); publisher's navy blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; xii,13-192pp. Spine a hint cocked, corners a bit rubbed, faint dampstain along spine edge, else Very Good and sound. Socialist poems in praise of the workers' struggle.
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The Tongues of Toil and Other Poems
by BARNARD, William Francis
Chicago: The Workers' Art Press, 1913. 12mo. Green cloth (hardcover); 192pp. Corners and spine ends touched, else close to fine with gilt bright on boards and no internal soiling or wear. Socialist poems in praise of the workers' struggle. This is the first trade edition, following a limited edition in 1910.
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The Prisoners of Algiers: An Account of the Forgotten American-Algerian War, 1785-1797
by BARNBY, H.G.
London and New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. First Edition. Octavo (22.25cm); tan cloth, blocked and titles in green and gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xiv], 343pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $7.50), with a bit of mild shelf wear. Historical account of the "episode between 1785 and 1797 when America and Algeria were technically 'at... Read More
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Vagaries Malicieux: Two Stories
by BARNES, Djuna
New York: Frank Hallman, 1974. First, Limited Edition. One of 500 numbered copies, this being copy no.76. Octavo (24.25cm); beige linen, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; [ii],[4],5-41,[5]pp. Trivial external wear, else very Near Fine. Collects two of Barnes's short stories – "Vagaries Malicieux" and "Run, Girls, Run!", first published in 1922 and 1936 in Caravel and The... Read More
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The Antiphon
by BARNES, Djuna
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (23cm). Original heliotrope cloth, with light blue dust jacket; plain endpapers; 127pp; publisher's ads to jacket rear and rear flap. A straight, tight copy with light edgewear, foxing to edges of textblock not affecting interior, browning to endpapers, else clean: Very Good. Jacket unclipped (priced 18s), minor browning to... Read More
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Viola Jimulla, the Indian Chieftess
by BARNETT, Franklin; Barry Goldwater (fwd)
Prescott: Prescott Yavapai Indians / Southwest Printers, 1968. First Edition. First printing. Signed by the author on title page. Octavo. Pictorial card wrappers (softcover); 43pp; illus. Tight, clean, and unmarked - a Near Fine copy. This is apparently the only full-scale biography of Viola Jimulla (1878-1966), who led the Prescott Yavapai tribe from 1940 until her death in 1966.... Read More
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Speeding up the Workers
by BARNETT, James
New York: International Pamphlets, 1932. Second Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet; 31pp; lightly splitting along bottom of front hinge; age-toned; else in good or better condition.
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Letter from the Secretary of War, Communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a report of the survey, estimates, &c., of a route from St. Louis to the Big Bend of the Red River
by BARNEY, Joshua
[Washington?], 1852. First Edition. Octavo (ca. 22cm.); disbound; 59pp.; large folding map bound in rear. Map a bit creased from mis-folds, one panel (serving as rear wrapper) toned, else a Very Good, fresh copy. At head of title: 32d Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 49. Results of a survey conducted in 1850 and 1851 led by Captain Joshua... Read More
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Talking It Over - Limited Edition, Signed
by BARNES, Julian
London: Jonathan Cape / London Limited Editions, 1991. First U.K. Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies signed by Barnes, this being no.174. Octavo; 3/4 marbled paper over quarter navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; original glassine dustjacket; 273pp. Fine in a Near Fine glassine, with a touch of wear along the upper edge.... Read More
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Talking It Over [Signed]
by BARNES, Julian
New York: Knopf, 1991. First American Edition. Advance uncorrected proof. Octavo; white glossy card wrappers; 275pp. In publisher's card box. Fine, in lightly worn box. Advance promotional copy distributed primarily to booksellers.
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![Metroland [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/756/145/849145756.0.m.jpg)
Metroland [Signed]
by BARNES, Julian
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1980]. First American Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); original boards in black dust jacket lettered in white and silver; 176pp. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. The author's first book.
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![Flaubert's Parrot [Inscribed by Tom Maschler to Nathaniel Tarn]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/914/896/1690896914.0.m.jpg)
Flaubert's Parrot [Inscribed by Tom Maschler to Nathaniel Tarn]
by BARNES, Julian
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1985. Fifth Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-190,[2]pp. Inscribed on the half-title page by Tom Maschler (1933-2020), head of publishing at Jonathan Cape, to Nathaniel Tarn, formerly the literary editor at Cape Goliard: "For my dear & old friend Tarn / who never reads modern fiction... Read More
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![ENGLAND, ENGLAND [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/549/184/1582184549.0.m.jpg)
ENGLAND, ENGLAND [Signed]
by Barnes, Julian
London: Jonathan Cape, 1998. First edition. Signed by Barnes. First issue dustjacket. With a removable "signed copy" sticker from Blackwell's Bookshops. A Fine, seemingly unread copy. A parody novel of the Las Vegas/Disney World approach to vacation: why travel to "Old England" when you can see the best of the best in "England, England"? [64597].
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