A Philosophical and Practical Treatise on the Will
by Upham, Thomas C
Portland, Maine: Published by William H. Hyde for Z. Hyde, 1834 First edition. Octavo. Very good uncut copy in original boards, rebacked with spine laid down. Roback 1952: "the most analytic mind in psychology of his day.
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The Intelligible World: Metaphysics and Value
by Urban, Wilbur Marshall
New York: Macmillan, 1929 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Light shelfwear. A very good, bright copy.
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Lives of the Stuart Age 1603-1714
by Urdang, Laurence, Associates
New York: Barnes & Noble, [1976] First U.S. ed. Cloth. Octavo. Ink signature. Very good in lightly edgeworn d.j.
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The Stone Carvers
by Urquhart, Jane
[Toronto:] M&S, [2001] First edition. Boards. Octavo. Fine in fine d.j. Signed by the author.
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Jose Luis Cuevas
by Valdes, Carlos
Mexico: Direccion General de Publicaciones, 1966 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Black and white and color illustrations. Fine in lightly soiled dust jacket.
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Dangerous Ground; or, The Rival Detectives. By Lawrence L. Lynch (of the Secret Service).
by [ Van Deventer, Emily Murdoch.]
Chicaao: Alex T. Loyd & Co., 1886 First Loyd edition. There also exists a Chicago, Henry A. Sumner & Co. edition (1885), presumably printed from the same plates. OCLC records one copy of the present edition. Publisher's dark blue cloth. Gilt spine, with illustration from the novel below title/author (also in gilt) — all relatively bright. Front cover features a decorative pattern ruled in black, in the center of which is featured the series logo for "Lynch's Detective Novels." Back... Read More
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Out of a Labyrinth. By Lawrence L. Lynch (of the Secret Service).
by [ Van Deventer, Emily Murdoch.]
Chicago: Alex T. Loyd & Co., 1885 First Loyd edition. There is also a Henry A. Sumner & Co. edition first printed in the same year. As both publishers operated in Chicago, and both issued variant editions of numerous Lynch titles, one may presume some connection between the two. OCLC records seven copies of the present edition. . Publisher's light brown cloth. Gilt spine, with illustration from the novel below title/author (also in gilt) — moderately faded. Front cover features... Read More
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Supermarket
by Vanderlans, Rudy
[Corte Madera, California: Gingko Press, 2001] First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Color phoitographic reproductions of California landscapes. Fine in fine d.j.
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The Decorated Letter from the VIIth to the XIIth Century
by Van Moe, Emile-A
Paris: Editions du Chene, 1950 First edition. Boards. Quarto. Bookplate. Very good+ in dust jacket with internal tape repairs. Former owner's rubberstamp on inside of d.j.
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The First Hundred Years of Painting in California 1775-1875. With Biographical Information and References Relating to the Artists
by Van Nostrand, Jeanne
San Francisco: John Howell--Books, 1980 First edition. One of 2,500 copies printed by Lawton Kennedy. Cloth. Folio. With 42 plates, most in color. Fine in partially faded, lightly soiled, very good dust jacket.
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In Black and White: Landscape Prints by Claire Van Vliet.
by [Van Vliet, Claire, illustrator]. McLean, Genetta
Lewiston, ME: Bates College Museum of Art, 1999 One of two hundred copies printed at the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. Signed on the colophon by Claire Van Vliet. A trade edition was also published. Hand-bound in boards, the front board covered with a proof of an original Claire Van Vliet print (9" x 11") and with exposed spine sewing. Inscribed on the colophon: "For John and Margaret Class." . Oblong quarto. Numerous illustrations including lithographs, vitreographs, drawings... Read More
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Les hommes. Nouvelle Edition, Revûë, corrigée & augmentée par l'Auteur.
by [Varennes, Jacques Philippe de.]
Paris: Chez les Frères Barbou, 1727 Second edition of a conduct book that first appeared in 1712. The preface states that this edition has been so greatly enlarged, reorganized and corrected that it is virtually a new book. . Contemporary calf, gilt spine with red morocco label, edges stained red. Twelvemo. . One inch splits along front and back joints near head of spine, binding extremities a bit worn. Old ink signature on title-page, a few small stains. A good,... Read More
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Conversation in the Cathedral. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa
by Vargas Llosa, Mario
New York: Harper & Row, [1975] First edition in English of the author's first book. Cloth. Octavo. Edges a bit foxed, minor soiling. Very good in near fine dust jacket with slight edgewear.
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The Green House. Translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa
by Vargas Llosa, Mario
New York: Harper & Row, [1968] First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Fine in very good dust jacket with three short tears at head and foot of spine. Unfaded and not price-clipped.
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Le pratique de l'education des princes. Contenant l'histoire de Guillaume de Croy, Surnommé Le Sage, Seigneur de Chiévres, Gouverneur de Charles D'Autriche qui fut Empereur Cinquième du Nom.
by Varillas, Antoine
Amsterdam: Gouverneur de Charles D'Autriche qui fut Empereur Cinquième du Nom. H. Wetstein & H. Desbordes, First edition. Contemporary panelled calf , gilt spine. From the library of Eaton Hall with the bookplate of Sir Richard Grosvenor, and signed by him 1707. Twelvemo. . 1684. Joints cracked, terminal blank detached. A good, clean copy. This is a biography of Guillaume de Croy, Seigneur de Chièvres (1458-1521), focusing on his relationship with the young Charles I of Spain (Emperor Charles V,... Read More
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The Great Problems
by Varisco, Bernardino
London: George Allen & Company, 1914 First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Light shelfwear. Very good.
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Know Thyself
by Varisco, Bernardino
Allen and Unwin, 1915 Cloth. Octavo. Spine faded. Otherwise very good.
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Cy Twombly: A Retrospective
by Varnedoe, Kirk
New York: Museum of Modern Art, Distributed by Abrams, [1994] Cloth. Oblong quarto. With 187 illustrations, of which 94 are in color. Fine in fine d.j.
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Proceedings of the Trustees of Vassar Female College, at Their First Meeting, February 26, 1861.
by [ Vassar College ]
New York: Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas, 1861 OCLC records one copy under this imprint (Vassar) and eight copies under the imprint of C.A. Alvord, in a larger format with a variant title (Vassar, AAS, Trinity College in Connecticut, New York Historical Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, British Library, and UC Davis). We have been unable to determine priority for the imprints. Original buff paper wrappers printed in black. . 24 pp. With large... Read More
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The Florida of the Inca: A history of the Adelantado, Hermando de Soto, Governor and Captain General of the kingdom of Florida, and of other heroic Spanish and Indian cavaliers;;;Translated and Edited by John Grier Varner and Jeannette Johnson Varner
by Garcilaso de la Vega
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1951 First edition thus. Cloth. Octavo. Edges lightly foxed, small scrape on bottom edge. Very good in dust jacket with some chipping and fading.
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Letters of Giuseppe Verdi. Selected, translated and edited by Charles Osborne
by Verdi, Giuseppe
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1971] First edition. Cloth. Octavo. Fine in fine d.j.
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Variations Drawings, Water Colors, Etchings, and Lithographs
by Vertes
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, [1961] One of 1,000 copies. First edition. Cloth. Quarto. With 115 illustrations. Fine in dust jacket with some light edgewear.
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The Book Through 5000 Years. Introduced by Herman Liebaers …Afterword by Ruari McLean.
by Vervliet, H.D.L., editor.
London/New York: Phaidon, [1972] First edition in English. . Red cloth with gilt spine. . Quarto. With over 264 illustrations in color and black and white. Text in double columns. A fine copy in dust jacket with one small tear, in publisher's cardboard slipcase. A classic survey, with lavish illustrations and with contributions by twenty-five noted scholars.
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Gypsies of Britain: An Introduction to Their History
by Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian
London: Chapman & Hall, [1946] Second printing. Cloth. Octavo. Very good in dust jacket. Jacket chipped at head and foot of spine.
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Men Before 10 a.m. too!!!
by Vial, Veronique
New York: powerHouse Books, [2001 First edition. Boards. Quarto. Black and white illustrations. Light rubbing at foot of spine, crease in back free endpaper. Very good+ in fine d.j.
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