A Sense of Where You Are
by McPhee, John
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Association copy inscribed by Bill Bradley with two handwritten letters by John McPhee. Fine in an about near fine jacket, unclipped ($3.75), faded on the spine, lightly rubbed on the back panel. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean and seemingly unread. A unique copy warmly inscribed on the title page by Bill Bradley to Peter Briggs, an accomplished... Read More
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Kunst Der Sechziger Jahre Sammlung Ludwig
by (INDIANA, Robert)
Koln: Wallraf-Richartz Museum, 1969. Softcover. Fine. Second edition, and first enlarged and corrected edition with much new material not in the first edition. Large quarto. Circa 250pp. Illustrated. Thick embossed acetate wrappers over pictorial wrappers with plastic, screw-bound spine. Slight foxing on topedge, still a fine copy. Inscribed by Robert Indiana at one of his contributions in the text: "For Matt, my best, R. Indiana. Dartmouth. 28.VII.'70." A wonderful exhibition catalogue of the contemporary art collection of... Read More
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
Studies of Chess: containing Caissa, A Poem, by Sir William Jones; a Systematic Introduction to the Game; and the Whole Analysis of Chess
by Philidor, A.D. and Pratt,Peter
London. Samuel Bagster. 1803. Handsomely bound in full period Tree Calf. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Red morocco,gilt title label. 8vo. 5.25"x8.5 The First Edition.Two Volumes in One. Complete as issued. Illustrated with a copperplate engraved Frontis of a chessboard and pieces. Rare First Edition of this early collection of writings on Chess and according to Hooper and Whyld (318) its chief merit is that it contains the whole of Philidor.The book also includes Sir William James's poem 'Caissa' while... Read More
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The Theory of the Earth: Containing an Account of the Original of the Earth, and of All the General Changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, Till the Consummation of all Things. The Two First Books Concerning The Deluge, and Concerning Paradise [WITH] The Theory of the Earth: Containing an Account of the Original of the Earth, and of All the General Changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, Till the Consummation of all Things. The Two Last Books Concerning The Burning of the World, and Concerning the New Heavens and New Earth [BOUND WITH] A Review of the Theory of the Earth, And of its Proofs: Especially In Reference To Scripture
by Burnet, Thomas
London: Printed by R. Norton, for Walker Kettilby, 1690. First English language edition. Hardcover. fair to vg. Folio (12 3/4 x 8"). [20], 327, [1]pp., 2 double plates. Contemporary full spotted calf with gold lettering and ruling to spine. Raised bands. Additional engraved title page. Title page printed in black with double border. Separate title page for the Second Book. Decorative initials and ruling headers. Marginalia. Contains eleven engraved figures in the first, three in the second book.... Read More
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School and Family Charts. Accompanied by a Manual of Object Lessons. [Nos. IX and X.]
by Willson, Marcius and N[orman]. A[llison]. Calkins
New York: Harper Brothers, 1862. Two charts, with hand-colored wood engravings and letterpress, mounted on opposite sides of a single sheet of paperboard, 31” x 23”. CONDITION: No. IX: Good, image lightly worn, dampstain at lower left, minor marginal loss at lower right. No. X: Good, edges worn with only small losses to margins; one line of text at upper margin partially obscured by brown paper edging. Exceptionally rare first editions of two colorful charts by the controversial entrepreneurial... Read More
Offered by James Arsenault & Company
THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN
by Southern, Terry
NY: Random House, 1960. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Southern on the red front free endpage. "For Pamela with love and best wishes, Terry." Tight. clean copy with small rub on the front board and tiny wrinkles on the spine ends; dustjacket with minor rubbing and toning, small chips on the spine ends, and a small chip on the front panel bottom edge and upper corner. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Winner... Read More
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Benson Murder Case
by VAN DINE S.S. WRIGHT Willard Huntington
1928. Signed. (WRIGHT, Willard Huntington) VAN DINE, S.S. The Benson Murder Case. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter green crushed morocco, elaborately gilt-decorated spine, raised bands, decorative endpapers, top edge gilt. $1400.Third edition of the first Philo Vance novel by legendary critic and editor Willard Wright under the pseudonym of S.S.Van Dine, a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone mystery, a splendid presentation copy inscribed by him to his close friend, ""To Norbert L. Lederer. In memory of Hopatcong and... Read More
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Peter Beard: Fifty Years of Portraits (Signed First Edition)
by BEARD, Peter, Peter T. Tunney, Anthony Haden Guest, and David Fahey
Santa Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 206 pages. Published to accompany a show at the Fahey/Klein Gallery. Features texts by Peter T. Tunney, Anthony Haden Guest, and David Fahey. Includes 175 four-color illustrations of Beard's collages, photographs and drawings. A very near fine copy with a self-portrait of Beard affixed to the front board No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Beard on the title page and with his footprint there as well.... Read More
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Equus
by SHAFFER, Peter
London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. The scarce, true first edition of the acclaimed play. Inscribed by Peter Shaffer: "To Michael Curtis from Peter Shaffer with best wishes." Basis of the 1977 film, adapted by Peter Shaffer, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Richard Burton and Peter Firth. An uncommon title signed.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips
by Hilton, James
Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1934. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. First American Edition and true 1st hardcover edition of this book. Price of $1.25 front flap, title page date 1934, copyright page states copyright 1934, published June 1934. Near Fine, period bookstore sticker front pastedown, 2 pages small corner crease bottom corner, light foxing to page block edges, and spine a bit age-toned, in a beautiful Near Fine dustjacket with tiny creases at top edges of spine... Read More
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Photograph as Peter Pan
by FARROW, Mia
1976. Unbound. Fine. Color photograph. Approximately 4.25" x 5". Colors very slightly faded, still fine. Photograph of Farrow dressed as Peter Pan, leaning with both elbows on a tree stump. Inscribed in upper right corner: "For Ruth and Gar with devotion and love, Mia." Below the image she has written "as Peter Pan 1976." Farrow and Gordon co-starred in the 1968 film *Rosemary's Baby.* The film received mildly favorable reviews and Gordon won an Academy Award for her... Read More
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ALEX KATZ COLLAGES
by Cohen, David; Katz, Alex
(Waterville, ME): (Colby College Museum of Art), 2005. First printing. Near fine.. First edition of this handsomely illustrated catalogue, inscribed with thanks by Katz to poet Kenward Elmslie, a lender to the exhibition and a friend and subject of the artist. The majority of Katz's collages date from 1954-1960, belonging to an experimental period in the artist's long career and capturing drama on a small scale: "Their size is intimate but the scale is vast," Frank O'Hara wrote.... Read More
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins; or the History of the Flying Islanders. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Hector. By R. S. a Passenger in the Hector
by [Paltock, Robert]
Boston: Published by Baker & Alexander. Rufus Colton, Printer, Woodstock, VT, 1828. First American edition. Frontispieces engraved by David Claypoole Johnston. Illustrated titles. These plates are considered the first fantastic or "fantasy" plates published in America. 2 vols. Sm. 12mo. Original rose cloth-backed boards, printed paper labels (worn). Cloth faded with some tears, binding rubbed, inner hinges of first volume broken, front free endpaper there lacking, shaken, a tear on p.86/7 with loss affecting 4 lines of text, some... Read More
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Four oversize photographs from the 1962 film)
by Harper Lee (novel); Robert Mulligan (director); Horton Foote (screenwriter); Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters, Robert Duvall (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1962. Four vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the classic 1962 film. Based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. One of the greatest and most loved literary adaptations ever to reach the screen, and the film debut of Robert Duvall, in a dialogue-free role, as Boo Radley. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Actor for Gregory Peck and Best Screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in the... Read More
Offered by Royal Books, Inc.
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (Original screenplay for the 1989 film)
by Steven Soderbergh (director, screenwriter); James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Leading Artists Inc, 1988. Second Draft script for the 1989 film. Director and screenwriter Steven Soderbergh's directorial debut, and a landmark of independent cinema. A languid, provocative chamber piece exploring intimacy and desire revolving around a husband, John, his wife, Ann, Ann's sister, Cynthia, and John's old drifter friend, Graham, who use Graham's own peculiar fetish, videotape, to mediate their feelings. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Winner of the Palme... Read More
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Logan's Run (Original screenplay for the 1976 film)
by Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Peter Ustinov, Farrah Fawcett (starring); Michael Anderson (director); William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson (novel); David Zelag Goodman (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1975. Draft script for the 1976 film. Second generation Xerographic copy, internally produced, with MGM card wrappers and blue revision pages. Based on William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson's 1967 novel. A key science fiction film, reinvigorating the genre on screen and paving the way for "Star Wars" the following year. Winner of the Academy Award for Special Achievement, and nominated for two others, including Best Cinematography. Shot on location... Read More
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[Photo Album Depicting the College Years of Important Texas Businesswoman and Artist]
by Bosshardt Pace Willson, Margaret
New Orleans and San Antonio, 1940. Good. 122 pages with 650 black and white photos most of which are adhesive mounted. Majority of photos measure approximately 4 5/8" x 3¼" and around eighty percent are captioned. Album good due to moderate wear and several detached leaves; most leaf edges chipped; photos generally very good plus or better with around 90 loose. This album documents the college years of an important Texas businesswoman and artist, Margaret Bosshardt... Read More
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A Bigger Splash (Seven original photographs from the 1973 film)
by David Hockney (subject); Jack Hazan (director, cinematographer, photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1973 film. One with a printed label affixed to the verso, and five with annotations in manuscript ink on the same. A semi-fictionalized biographical film about pop artist David Hockney, focusing on Hockney's breakup with his then-partner Peter Schlesinger, with a title taken from one of Hockney's best-known works. Six photographs 7 x 5 inches, one photograph 8.5 x 6.5 inches. About Fine.
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An American Tragedy / Hippolytus / The Critic (Original annotated play scripts belonging to actor Wesley Lau)
by Wesley Lau (starring); Theodore Dreiser (novel); Erwin Piscator, Lena Goldschmidt, Euripides, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Kirk Denmark (playwrights)
N.p.: N.p., 1948. Carbon typescript copy of the play, "An American Tragedy," with spirit-duplication copies of the plays, "Hippolytus" and "The Critic" bound in. Working copies belonging to actor Wesley Lau, with pencil annotations of Lau's name and the plays' titles on the front wrapper, and manuscript marker annotations of "W. Lau" on the top left of the title page as well as listed in the annotations of actors' names adjacent to the character list on the title page,... Read More
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F.W. Murnau
by Lotte H. Eisner
Paris: Editions Le Terrain Vague, 1964. Original wraps. Very Good +. A major Association copy: INSCRIBED BY LOTTE EISNER TO KARL FREUND, THE LEGENDARY CINEMATOGRAPHER OF BOTH "METROPOLIS" (1927) AND "DRACULA" (1931). IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHING THESE 2 HIGH SPOTS OF EARLY CINEMA, FREUND ALSO DIRECTED "THE MUMMY" (1932) AND "MAD LOVE" (1935, STARRING PETER LORRE). THERE'S ALSO A NICE PROVENANCE TO THIS COPY, HAVING BELONGED TO PEPI AND HERBERT LUFT, BOTH CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS, AND HERBERT AN... Read More
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Cry Wolf
by Carleton, Marjorie
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1945. First Edition. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. (Johnson The Dark Page I p. 50). [vi], 217 pp. Publisher's yellow cloth, spine lettered in green. Near Fine with foxing to cloth, offsetting to endpapers, bookplate on paste down, in a Fine example of the rare dust jacket with a tiny sliver chipped at the foot, slightly worn tips, bright and unclipped ($2.50). The author's best-known mystery, which inspired a 1947 film by the... Read More
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SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY. Time on the Cross. The Economics of American Negro Slavery AND Time on the Cross. Evidence and Methods, A Supplement "TOGETHER WITH Reviews of Time on the Cross (Slavery: The Progressive Institution? AND The World Two Cliometricians Made)
by Fogel, Robert William, Engerman, Stanley L., David, Paul A., Temin, Peter and Gutman, Herbert G.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1974, 1975. First edition. 1974 NOBELIST ROBERT FOGEL'S CONTROVERSIAL TIME ON THE CROSS INSCRIBED TO NOBELIST KUZNETS TOGETHER WITH REVIEWS OF ITS FALLOUT EXPLAINING SLAVERY IN AMERICA--ALSO SIGNED BY FOGEL. 1) Robert William Fogel & Stanley L. Engerman. Time on the Cross: two 8 1/2 inches tall hardcover volumes, brown cloth binding, gilt title to spines, Vol. I, inscribed on front flyleaf, "To Simon Kuznets: These volumes are given with continuing admiration from a steadfast... Read More
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2 NOBELISTS TRY TO BRING BIOLOGY & PHYSICS TOGETHER. Selforganization of Matter and the Evolution of Biological Macromolecules
by Eigen, Manfred
This item is currently on reserve; please contact dealer for more details.Gottingen: Max Planck Institut fur biophysickaische Chemie, 1971. First edition - preprint of paper submitted to Die Naturwissenshaften. 1971 RARE PREPRINT OF A PAPER STIMULATED DURING BREAKFAST BETWEEN THE AUTHOR, NOBELIST MANFRED EIGEN, AND NOBELIST FRANCIS CRICK (SIGNED BY BOTH), WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS TOGETHER. 15x21 cm red paper covers, inscribed and signed top of cover, "With best wishes! Manfred" and with signature of Francis... Read More
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE LORD'S HOST APPEARING WITH HIS SWORD DRAWN. TWO SERMONS PREACH'D AT SALEM-VILLAGE, ON THE GENERAL FAST, APPOINTED ON THE OCCASION OF THE WAR, FEBRUARY 26, 1740, 1. FROM JOSHUA V. 13, 14
by Clark, Peter
Boston: Printed and Sold by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1741. [4], 55, [1 blank] pp, with the half title as issued. Newly stitched. Errata at bottom of page 55. Light spotting and toning, disbound. Narrow edge of discoloration on first several leaves. Else Very Good. The "War" with Spain, generally known as The War of Jenkins' Ear, resulted in many casualties in North America. The British, says Clark, are in the right, "considering the insufferable Injuries, the... Read More
Offered by David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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 masterly opera. Written in heroic couplets, the poems are arranged as a series of 24 letters, covering various social strata,... Read More
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