The Book of Routines, Volume No. 1
by Berland, Samuel; Erpenbach, Gene (Illust.)
Chicago: Berland Magic Creations, 1950. First Edition. Staplebound. Good +. First Edition. Staplebound. 9" X 6". 32pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with toning and light creasing to covers and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this pamphlet of step-by-step instructions on magic routines with accompanying illustrations.
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Structure and Direction in Thinking
by Berlyne, D.E.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1965. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 9" X 6". xi, 378pp. Ex libris Stanford University Language Acquisition Project, with associated stamps. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, creasing, and chipping to covers, corners, and edges. Penciled notation to front flap of jacket. Gentle bumps to corners and edges of black cloth over boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Inked notation and stamp from Stanford University at front free endpaper. Occasional... Read More
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Joseph Conrad: Writing as Rescue
by Berman, Jeffrey
New York: Astra Books, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". 191pp. Mild wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and toning to covers and light creasing to corners and edges. Bound in gray cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. A couple instances of inked underlining to pages, with the majority of pages clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The author charts a... Read More
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Ramanujan: Essays and Surveys (History of Mathematics, Volume 22)
by Berndt, Bruce C. (Ed.); Rankin, Robert A. (Ed.)
American Mathematical Society / London Mathematical Society, 2001. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 1/4". xvi, 347pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book contains essays on Ramanujan and his work , as well as important survey articles in areas influenced by Ramanujan's mathematics. Most of the articles in the book are nontechnical, but even those... Read More
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The Forbidden Image: An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm
by Besancon, Alain; Todd, Jane Marie (Trans.)
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vii, 423pp. Book presents nicely wth unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in maroon cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Very gentle bump to tail of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Philosophers and theologians have... Read More
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In the Outer Court
by Besant, Annie
London: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1918. Sixth Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Sixth Reprint. Hardcover. 7 1/4" X 5". 191pp. Wear to yellow cloth over boards withs rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint toning to gutters of endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall quite attractive 1918 early printing of this collection of five lectures given by occultist, women's rights activist, and socialist Annie Besant at... Read More
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Aspects of the Christ (Adyar Pamphlets No. 22)
by Besant, Annie
Madras: Theosophical Publishing House, 1914. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 7 1/4" X 4 3/4". 24pp. Rubbing, toning, chipping, and shallow closed tear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Spine has been repaired with archival adhesive. Penciled notation to front cover. Previous owner's stamp to title page. Age-toned pages are free of marks and notation. Binding feels tender but remains intact. Annie Besant (1847-1933) was a British socialist, feminist, activist, and writer who played a prominent role... Read More
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Psychology (Essays and Addresses, Vol. I)
by Besant, Annie
Los Angeles: Theosophical Publishing House, 1919. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Second Edition. Hardcover. 7" X 5". 311pp. Mild wear to green cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and gentle bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Slight lean to spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Inked inscription at front free endpaper reads "With best love and appreciation from the members of the Winnipeg Lodge--1920". Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. An attractive early... Read More
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Diets and Riots: An Interpretation of the History of Harvard University SIGNED FIRST EDITION (Memorable Pages from the Annals of Harvard)
by Bevis, A. M.
Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by Alma M. Bevis to a friend and dated March 12, 1940 to front free endpaper, association copy. Stated first edition. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiii, 127pp. Rather heavy wear to dust jacket, with small tears to edges and extremities and dampstain to sunned spine. Bound in full crimson cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Mild wear to binding, with bumping... Read More
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Wordsworth's Fun
by Bevis, Matthew
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. Very good +. First Edition. Paperback. 9" X 6". 303pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. A very presentable first printing of this critical comedic study of William Wordsworth. ABOUT THIS BOOK: "The next day Wordsworth arrived from Bristol at Coleridge's cottage," William Hazlitt recalled, "He answered in some... Read More
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Growing Up in an Inhospitable World: Female Bildungsroman in Spain
by Bezhanova, Olga
AILCFH, 2013. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". x, 228pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of blue cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This work focuses on the works of women writers who hail from different geographic locations. Despite their diverse backgrounds, these authors share a common theme in their novels. Specifically, the protagonists in their respective works undergo psychological growth and development. Initially portrayed... Read More
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In Defence of War
by Biggar, Nigel
New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xi, 361pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Very gentle bump to head of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Pacifism is popular. Many hold that war is unnecessary, since peaceful means of resolving conflict... Read More
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Charlie Chan Carries On
by Biggers, Earl Derr
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 334pp. Wear to orange cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Lean to spine. Rubbing and dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint toning and penciled notation to front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Photoplay Edition that features images from the film. An attractive vintage hardcover of this Charlie Chan mystery by Earl... Read More
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The Black Camel (FIRST EDITION IN SECOND ISSUE DUST JACKET)
by Biggers, Earl Derr
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition in second issue dust jacket. 7 3/4" X 5 1/4". 312pp. Presents nicely in archival sleeved dust jacket. Wear to unclipped, nicely repaired dust jacket, with rubbing, toning, creasing, tears, and chipping to covers, corners, and edges. Sunning to spine of jacket. Bound in gray cloth over boards with spine and front cover lettered in orange. Mild rubbing, toning, and bumps to corners... Read More
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The Black Camel (Charlie Chan Mystery)
by Biggers, Earl Derr
New York: Readers League of America, 1929. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 312pp. Wear to green cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Faint dust-spotting to edges of text block. Previous owner's name in pencil to front free endpaper. Toning to endpapers and paste-downs. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. A quite charming, vintage Readers League of America edition of this Charlie Chan mystery by... Read More
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Kings and Colonists: Aspects of Macedonian Imperialism
by Billows, Richard A.
New York: E.J. Brill, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2. xv, 240pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Kings and Colonists deals with Macedonian imperialism in the 4th-2nd centuries BCE, the time of... Read More
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Core Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy: Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Brief Dynamic Psychotherapist
by Binder, Jeffrey L.; Betan, Ephi J.
New York: Routledge, 2013. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xi, 219pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book addresses the essential clinical competencies required to conduct brief dynamic therapy. Authors Jeffrey L. Binder and Ephi J. Betan discuss the conceptual foundation of their treatment model, and the application of this framework in forming and maintaining a therapeutic... Read More
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The Psychic Life of Micro-Organisms: A Study in Experimental Psychology
by Binet, Alfred; McCormack, Thomas (Trans.)
Chicago: The Open Court Publishing Company, 1889. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 7 1/2" X 5". xii, 120pp. Cover wraps are completely detached from text block. Rubbing, toning, creasing, chipping, and tears to covers, corners, and edges of wraps. Paper has been torn away at spine. Age-toning to pages and to edges of text block. Pages are free of marks and notation. Text block remains intact. Includes laid in publisher's ad. ABOUT THIS BOOK: I have endeavored, in the... Read More
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The Library of Unruly Treasures SIGNED FIRST EDITION with PROMOTIONAL BOOKMARK
by Birdsall, Jeanne; Phelan, Matt (Illust.)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Jeanne Birdsall in ink at page specially bound-in by the publisher. Stated First Edition, with full number line indicating First Printing. 8" promotional bookmark laid in. 8 1/2" X 5 3/4". 345pp. Very mild shelf wear to unclipped dust jacket, with Signed Copy sticker to front panel. Bound in bule paper over boards with blind-stamped stack of books to... Read More
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Amazon Expedition: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology
by Birkby, Phyllis (Ed.); Harris, Bertha (Ed.); Johnston, Jill (Ed.); Newton, Esther (Ed.); O'Wyatt, Jane (Ed.)
Albion, California: Times Change Press, 1973. Third printing. Paperback. Very good +. Third printing. Paperback. Featuring essays by Joanna Russ, Bertha Harris, Esther Newton, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Florence Rush, Jill Johnston, and more, this early feminist, lesbian anthology presents important voices of Second Wave Feminism on such subjects as culture, herstory, politics, celebration, and lesbian feminism. This copy of Amazon Expedition: A Lesbian Feminist Anthology comes from the library of the late influential Jewish lesbian feminist, theorist, activist, and... Read More
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A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985 SIGNED LIMITED EDITION
by Biscotti, M.L.; Hill, Gene (Foreward); Rice, John (Artist)
Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author and the artist to title page and underneath illustration across from title page respectively. 9 1/4" X 6 1/2". ix, 573pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of red cloth over boards. Toning and dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Gentle rubbing and faint toning to edges of... Read More
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Bissinger, Buzz
New York: Harper, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Buzz Bissinger in ink at page specially bound in by the publisher. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xv, 461pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in cream paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight,... Read More
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Woman Suffrage: Arguments and Results [The Blue Book] FIRST EDITION
by Björkman, Frances Maule (Ed.); Porritt, Annie G. (Ed.)
New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. This rare first edition of the women's rights handbook that would become known as "The Blue Book," with that title and the editors' names added to later, revised editions, collects eight popular booklets into one handy, nearly pocket-size volume, "designed especially for the convenience of suffrage speakers and writers and for the use of debaters and libraries." The editors of The Blue... Read More
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Prophet: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Blache, Sin; Macdonald, Helen
New York: Grove Press, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the authors in ink at front endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 468pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in white paper over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the... Read More
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The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, 3) SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Black, Holly
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Holly Black in ink to page specially bound in by the publisher. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 308pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in silver and with silver snake and crown stamped... Read More
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