Year on Muskrat Marsh
by Freschet, Berniece; Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Unpaginated. Oblong octavo [19.5 x 24cm]. Bound in beige cloth with title stamped in brown ink on spine. Illustration stamped in brown ink on front board. Spine ends gently bumped. Dust jacket a bit toned and soiled with a handful of closed tear along the edges. A charming chronicle of life in the marshlands. Peter Parnall is perhaps best known as the illustrator of Byrd... Read More
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The Golden Chain: Lyrical Poems 1964-1969.
by RUSSELL, Peter.
Venice: Peter Russell, , 1970.. First edition.. 48 pp. Near fine in wrappers and near fine printed dust jacket that is lightly foxed. INSCRIBED by Russell, “Jonathan Williams / with best wishes / Peter Russell / Venice 1970.”
Offered by Jeff Maser, Bookseller
Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds
by Lack, David
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1968. First edition. ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ADAPTATIONS OF BIRDS FOR BREEDING BY EXPERT ON DARWIN'S FINCHES. 10 inches tall mauve cloth binding, gilt title to spine, unmarked, very good in good price-clipped dust jacket with edge tears. From dust jacket: "The primary aim of this book is an interpretation of the main adaptations of birds for breeding-whether a species lests solitarily or in colonies, whether it is monogamous or has several mates, the... Read More
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Since 1964: New and Selected Poems
by SCHJELDAHL, Peter
New York: Sun, 1978. First edition. Softcover. 116 pages. A paperback orginal collection of poems who was best known as an art critic. A very good plus copy in wrappers with some minor wear and some slight sunning to the spine and from the library of Lucas Samaras with estate stamp to the front free endpaper. Uncommon.
Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books
Definitions
by ORESICK, Peter
Albuquerque, New Mexico: West End Press, 1990. Softcover. Fine. First edition, wrappered issue. A fine copy. From the library of poet David Ignatow with his ownership label on interior front cover. Inscribed by the author to Ignatow: "For David Ignatow, all best wishes, Peter 9.12.90." Also Signed by Oresick on the title page.
Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.
THE BEST TRICKS WITH SLATES
by Warlock, Peter
Philadelphia: Max Holden. Very Good+. 1942. Softcover. Soft-bound in silver and blue printed wrappers with light scuffing and light edge-wear. The staple binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. There is a previous owner signature on the front free end-page. .
Offered by Hoffman Books, ABAA
NEVER PICK UP HITCH-HIKERS!
by Peters, Ellis [Edith Pargeter]
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1976. Very good plus.. Uncorrected proof copy of this stand-alone contemporary crime novel by Peters (Pargeter), best known for her Brother Cadfael historical mysteries. 8.75'' x 6''. Original green printed wrappers. 256 pages. Spine sunned; edges a touch shelfworn.
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Disciple & Master
by WITKIN, Joel-Peter and Pierre Borhan
New York: Fotofolio, 2000. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 120 pages. Features an introduction by Pierre Borhan. A terrific collection that pairs some of Witkin's best images with the artworks that inspired them. Includes 57 duotone and quadratone illustrations by Witkin and Walker Evans, Henri Cartier Bresson, Charles Negre, Diane Arbus, Weegee, and others. A clean very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the rear panel and... Read More
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Autograph Note from Adele Franz [Longmire] signed to Daniel Selznick, 1969
by Adele Franz [Longmire] (composer); Daniel Selznick (producer);
1969. Autograph note signed from composer Adele Franz to producer Daniel Selznick. The note, executed on Franz's stationery, noting that she is delivering herewith the LP soundtrack recording for an obscure play titled, "Long Time Between Loves," along with a script for same. Included is a photostat of Selznick's detailed response, in which he mentions his favorite songs on the record, noting that it has "the primitive charm of French cabaret music." Adele Franz worked most notably as... Read More
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Slow Motion Riot - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Blauner, Peter
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0688100686 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with light soiled edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Edgar Winner "Best First Novel."; 8vo; FSA .
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Koko - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Straub, Peter
New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0525246606 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with light foxing and remainder mark to fore edge in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear; Winner of the 1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Peter Straub's most acclaimed and biggest-selling novel set in Vietnam; Remainder; 8vo; [viii], ix-xi, [xii-xiv], [2], 3-562 pages; FSA .
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Good-bye, Mr. Chips
by HILTON, James
Tokyo: Kairyudo, 1950. Hardcover. Good. First Japanese edition (?). Text in English. Name on the front pastedown, notes in the text in both Japanese and English, rubbing to the boards, a good or better copy without dustwrapper. Basis for two films: the 1939 Sam Wood-directed version with Robert Donat (who beat out Clark Gable, Henry Fonda and others for the Best Actor Oscar in what was probably Hollywood's best year ever), Greer Garson and Paul Henreid and the... Read More
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King And Joker
by Dickinson, Peter
New York: Pantheon. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1976. First American Edition. Hardcover. The story is about a king and a joker who are best friends. The joker always makes the king laugh, but the king can never seem to find the joker when he needs him. One day, the king disappears and the joker does his best to find him. In the end, the joker finds the king and they laugh together again.; 8vo; $6.00... Read More
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Im Himmel Und Auf Der Erde
by Hoffmann, Heinrich, Dr.
Frankfurt am Main: Rutten & Loening Verlag, 1920 26 pgs. 141-150 Tausend. Pictorial boards with some wear to extremities, old, marginal tape repair to first page, a few marginal edge tears to the fragile paper. Verse for a juvenile audience with color illustrations engraved by Graeff-Engel after Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann, best known for Struwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter). . Later Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Dr Heinrich Hoffmann. 4to.
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Fall Back
by Niesewand, Peter
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. Second Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0688008194 . A Second Printing in Fine condition in a like dust-jacket that has some edgewear ; Fall Back is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. When a group of college students are kidnapped by a gang of criminals, the FBI sends in the best of the best to try and... Read More
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The Throat
by STRAUB, Peter
New York: Dutton, 1993. hardcover. near fine/near fine. 689 pp. Thick 8vo, black and red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Dutton, (1993). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed in full by the author on the title page: "For Gigi Foge - my long, long look at Raymond Chandler, especially The Long Good-Bye - all best, Peter Straub."
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The Last Best Hope - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Tauber, Peter
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; When the world ends, the last best hope is a group of people who have been waiting for it. They are the disciples of Jesus, the last survivors of a worldwide pandemic that has killed most of the world's population. They are a persecuted group, living in a small... Read More
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Lectures on Subjects Connected with Clinical Medicine, Comprising Diseases of the Heart. In two volumes. Second Edition.
by LATHAM, Peter Mere (1789-1875).
Birmingham:: Classics of Cardiology Library, 1987., 1987. 2 volumes bound in 1. 8vo. [iv], 374; xi, [1], 419, [3] pp. Gilt decorated black leather, raised bands, all edges gilt. Near fine. Special edition. Facsimile of the second edition of 1846. Prospectus included. "Latham . . . was an authority on cardiac disease and among the earliest in England to advocate auscultation. He held progressive views on medical education and championed clinical study in the wards. His clinical lectures... Read More
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Curious Boym: Design Works
by Boym, Constantin, Peter Hall, and Steven Skov Holt
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. Hardcover. VG. Orange boarsd with black and white lettering and diecut revealing color illustration. 219 pp. Mainly color illustrations. This whimsical book presents the whimsical designs of Constantin Boym and his partner Laurene Leon Boym in all their good humor and raw fun. Like Curious George, Boym finds the extraordinary in the ordinary and makes the mundane into something magical. Though best known for his "monuments to disasters" series (tiny metal souvenirs... Read More
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Best in Show; the Dog in art from the Renaissance to Today
by Bowron, Edgar Peters, et al.
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006. xii, 159 [1]p., 118 colored illus., dj, quarto format. Former private inked presentation on the upper right corner of front flyleaf: "Arf o six, P
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LONDON 2000
by HALL, Peter
HALL, Peter. LONDON 2000. New York: Praeger, (1969). 8vo. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 287 pages, illustrations on plates. Second edition. The second, and best edition, Hall calls this an ``exercise in academic polemic.'' His discussion of London's future development includes illustrations. Ex-library copy with appropriate markings, else good.
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The Art of Mystery & Detective Stories: the Best Illustrations from over a Century of Crime Fiction
by Haining, Peter
London: Treasure Press. Fine. 1986. Hardcover. 1850511357 . An edition in Fine condition housed in an equally handsome dust-jacket ; This beautiful book celebrates the art of mystery and detective stories with over one hundred illustrations from the last century. The book is divided into four sections: Crime Scene, Forensic Science, Detective Work, and the Sleuth. Each section has its own introduction by the author, followed by a selection of illustrations.; 8vo; 174 pages .... Read More
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I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses [*SIGNED*]
by Wagner, Robert J., with Scott Eyman
New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dj. (c.2016). 3rd printing. Hardcover. [beautiful, as-new copy, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED generically ("Best Wishes") and SIGNED by the author, opposite the half-title page; additionally dated 4/13/17 in his hand. The book-equivalent of the same stupid question that RJ has probably been asked 100,000 times in his life: "What was it like to work with _____?" The fill-in-the-blank names... Read More
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Helen Levitt
by LEVITT, Helen and Peter Weiermair
Munich: Prestel, 1998. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 111 pages. Published in conjuction with a traveling exhibition. Text in German by James Agee and Peter Weiermair. Includes 61 black and white images and 12 color images taken from throughout 1939 to 1992 and feature many of her best known works. A very good copy from the library of the Visual Studies Workshop with their sticker to the rear pastedown and some bumping to the corners and in very... Read More
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Arthur Rackham
by Gettings, Fred
New York: Macmillan, 1975. Hardcover. vg. Arthur Rackham. 4to. 192 pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original. illustrated dj. Some scuffing and rubbing to dj. Brown endpapers. Color frontispiece. Profusely illustrated throughout with 147 numbered and captioned reproductions of Rackhams, 24 of them color and full-page. The first plate is a photographic portrait of Rackham. With five appendices. Re-issue of 1960 edition. In very good condition. On the illustrator: Arthur Rackham (September 19, 1867... Read More
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