THE MOVING TARGET
by Merwin, W. S.
NY: Atheneum, 1971. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Fifth printing, trade paperback edition. Presentation copy from WS Merwin (1927-2019), Pulitzer Prize for poetry (1971 and 2009), to author Edmund Morris (1940 - 2019), Pulitzer Prize for NonFiction, "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" (1979). Inscribed on the half title to Morris and his wife, author Sylvia Jukes Morris... Read More
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Japanese Figures
by Merwin, W. S.
Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, 1971. First Edition - Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Copy no. 165/375 printed by the Grace Hoper Press and signed by author. In hand-sewn green/yellow wrapper.
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ONE STORY
by Merwin, W. S. Carol Strum & Douglas Wolf (printers)
NY: Printed by Carol Strum & Douglas Wolf, 1989. 1st Edition, limited. Soft cover. Near Fine. Privately printed of presumably limited run but unknown number of copies. Presentation copy from WS Merwin (1927-2019), Pulitzer Prize for poetry (1971 and 2009), to author Edmund Morris (1940 - 2019), Pulitzer Prize for NonFiction, "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" (1979). Green,... Read More
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THE FORUM (5 issues of 1891)
by Metcalf, Lorettus S. (editor). Edmund Gosse, Hiram Price, Thomas Jordan, W. B. C urtis, Edward A. Freeman, et al.
NY: The Forum Publishing Company, 1891. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Five, non contiguous copies, Jan 1891 (Vol X No 5), Feb 1891 (Vol X No 6), July 1891 (Vol XI No 5), Oct 1891 (Vol XII No 2) and Nov 1891 (Vol XII No 3).
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REMINISCENCES OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE
by Meyer, J. F. H.
NY: privately printed, 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Privately printed by the author Julius Paul Meyer, who for many years was the head of the Hamburg- American Line in the US. He entered the shipping business in 1988 with Kunhardt & Co. then general shipping agents for the German line. When the Hamburg- American Line opened its... Read More
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My Lives
by Meynell, Francis
New York: Random House. First US Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. jacket slightly soiled.
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Contemporary Structure in Architecture
by Michaels, Leonard
New York: Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine -/Very Good -. Lower left corner front cover, lower right rear, and spine ends bumped. Title in black, front cover. Binding tight. Title page slightly foxed. Dj with top edge front panel and spine ends lightly chipped, small closed tear bottom edge. Edges of rear panel gently... Read More
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HOMAGE TO CAVAFY
by Michals, Duane (photographs). Cavafy, Constantine (poems)
Danbury NH: Addison House, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine copy, lacking slipcase, in dustjacket with a few small chips at extremities. An unnumbered copy. Photographer Michals matches 10 of his mostly homoerotic images with 10 of Cavafy's poems.
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VELOCITY OF LIGHT
by Michelson, Albert A.
Minneapolis: Honeywell. 1st Facsimile Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Facsimile produced by Honeywell Corporation, likely in 1963, when still based in Minneapolis, MN, printed by the Lund Press located there. Tall 8vo, printed wrappers, unpaginated (114pp). Facsimile of Michelson's watershed study - reproducing his notebook in his own hand- that was the first to measure the speed of... Read More
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FORM AND DICHROIC LIGHT: SCOTT HALL AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
by Michell LaFoe and Isaac Campbell. Pelli, Cesar (foreword by)
Sedgwick ME: Leete's Island Books, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New. Inscribed by the authors to architect Cesar Pelli (1926 - 2019) who authored the foreword; "To Cesar. The concepts we explored while working with you in your studio provided invaluable learning experineces that will last a lifetime. Thank you. With great appreciation. Michelle and Isaac April 2018.... Read More
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THE SHAPES OF OUR THEATRE
by Mielziner, Jo. (Howard Shulmin)
NY: Clarkson Potter, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Association copy, inscribed by scenic designer Jo Mielziner "To my friend Howard Shumlin with admiration Jo Mielziner 1971" Shumlin had a long career as Boradway producer. Mielziner designed two of his shows - JEB (1946) and LITTLE MOON OF ALBAN (1960).
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BIG BEN
by Miers, Earl Schenck. (Paul Robeson)
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Novel inspired by the life of Paul Robeson. Near fine in near fine dw. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. Laid-in is porgram for Paul Robeson performance in Minneapolis November 1946.
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THE KING'S HENCHMAN A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent. Taylor, Deems (composer)
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Artist Edition printed on Tuscany hand-made paper, limited to 500 copies (this numbered 185) signed by the author. 8vo, quarter cloth, cloth tips, spine label, sides untrimmed (12) 131 (1). Illustrated with full page plates. Leaves uncut; an apparently unused, unread copy. With a facsimile sheet... Read More
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RENASCENCE AND OTHER POEMS
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent
NY: Mitchell Kennerley, 1917. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. True first edition in book appearance, published by Kennerley (not Harper). Black linen cloth, some soling, gilt titles front and spine, near fine internals, edges untrimmed. No names, inscriptions or bookplates and desirable thus.
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The King's Henchman A Play in Three Acts
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent. Taylor, Deems (composer)
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1927. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine. The Artist Edition printed on Tuscany hand-made paper, limited to 500 copies (this numbered 185) signed by the author. 8vo, quarter cloth, cloth tips, spine label, sides untrimmed (12) 131 (1). Illustrated with full page plates. Leaves uncut; an apparently unused, unread copy. With a facsimile sheet... Read More
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ARIA DA CAPO (A PLAY IN ONE ACT)
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent
(London): The Chapbook (A Monthly Miscellany), 1920. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good +. Aside form some chipping and folding along the edges of the covers, a near fine copy of an early work by Millay, published by The Chapbook as No 14 in its series, August 1920. Housed in a cloth-backed, three-fold slip in a quarter leather... Read More
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ARIA DA CAPO
by Millay, Edna St. Vincent Milay
NY: Mitchell Kennerly, 1921. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. First hardcover and first US edition (by Kennerly in 1921) after the first edition in illustrated paper covers (Chapbook, London in 1920). This copy with the rare and very fragile blue, thin paper dustjacket printed in black. Clean book - no names, inscriptions or bookplates -... Read More
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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE
by Miller, Arthur
NY: Viking, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Signed by Miller on the ffe. Solid, clean copy in unclipped dw, showing light wear at edges and a two short closed tears one front one rear top edge.
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AFTER THE FALL
by Miller, Arthur
NY: Viking Press, 1964. Limted Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed, limited edition of 500 copies. Near fine, apparently unread, in rubbed slipcase. Previous owner name on ffe.
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AFTER THE FALL
by Miller, Arthur
NY: Viking Press, 1964. Limted Edition. Hardcover. As New. Signed, limited edition of 500 copies. Near fine copy, apparently unread rubbed spine in slipcase. Previous owner name free front endpaper.
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AFTER THE FALL
by Miller, Arthur
NY: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in near fine dustjacket. SIGNED BY MILLER on the half title. This edition, signed, more uncommon than limited, signed edition.
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THE AMERICAN CLOCK: A MURAL FOR THEATER BY ARTHUR MILLER
by Miller, Arthur (Terkel, Studds)
1979. No Binding. Very Good +. Script for Miller's play, signed by him on the title page, and numbered (in separate hand) 65/200, presumably indicating this was limited to 200 copies. 102 pages. The play was first produced by the Harold Culman Theatre and opened at the Dockstreet Theatrei n Charleston SC on May 24, 1980 at the... Read More
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The Photographic History of the Civil War
by Miller, Francis Trevelyan
NY: The Review of Reviews Co, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Ten volumes complete, blue cloth, gilt to spine. Title page dated 1912, copyright date is 1911. The slightest wear spine tip, internals fine - no names, inscriptions or bookplates. A monumental work.
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JOEY
by Miller, Henry
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1979. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine, apparently unread, copy in near fine price-clipped dustjacket. #190/250 copies SIGNED BY MILLER on the colophon.
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THE GARDENER'S KALENDAR; Directing what Works are necessary to be performed Every Month
by Miller, Philip (1691 - 1771)
London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J. and F. Rivington, et al., 1769. 15th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifteenth edition 8vo, lxvi + 382 + index + 1p adv. likely early 19thc calf with single rule in gilt, raised bands, red leather label spine. Covers heavily worn, with some loss spine tips. Miller's Gardener's Dictionary went... Read More
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