Old Chinatown. A Book of Pictures by Arnold Genthe
by Text by Will Irwin, Arnold Genthe (Photographer)
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PHOTOGRAPHER. Second Edition, Enlarged. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PHOTOGRAPHER Arnold Genthe at front end page -"For Dr. Henry H. Hart with greetings to the Scholar and Poet from Arnold Genthe New York 1932." Dr. Henry H. Hart was a prominent San Francisco attorney, noted history scholar, author, traveler and collector. Near Fine, faint foxing at end... Read More
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The Daughter of Time
by Tey, Josephine (Pseudonym of Elizabeth MacKintosh)
New York : The Macmillan Co., 1952. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Printing stated. Dated 1951 CP and 1952 TP. The First American Edition, scarcer in commerce than the British 1st, which was published 1951. Near Fine, tiny rubs at edges and faint stain top edge, in a Very Good dust jacket, spine faded, chips at spine ends, narrow 1" chip along rear fold at spine, light edge... Read More
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A Shilling for Candles
by Tey, Josephine ( Pseudonym of Elizabeth MacKintosh )
New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1954. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Printing Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE in any printing or edition, the First American Printing published 1954 in MacMillan's Murder Revisited Series, originally published by Methuen in London in 1936. Basis for the 1937 Alfred Hitchcock film "The Young and the Innocent " ("The Girl Was Young" in the 1938 American release). The book is Near fine, 1/4" toning along bottom edges of boards, in... Read More
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The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century
by Thackeray, W.(illiam) M.(akepeace)
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1858. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition in book form; 1st issue, with "actresses" for "ancestress" on page 207, volume I, and last two chapters of volume 1 misnumbered. Vol. I published 1858, Vol. II, 1859. Illustrated by the author with frontispieces, extra engraved title pages, in text illustrations and all 44 further plates as called for. Very Good, in contemporary half green morocco over green... Read More
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Miscellanies: Prose and Verse. In Four Volumes
by Thackeray, W. M.
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1865. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SCARCE in commerce. Vols. III and IV published 1865, Vols. I and II, 1866. Four volumes bound in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, the backs gilt, edges and end papers marbled to match boards, contemporary bookplates of William Milner Crowe. Half title pages in Vols. I, III, and IV, none in Vol.II. Very Good, moderate spotting at end... Read More
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Message to America, Delivered on the 107th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at Washington, D.C., Capitol of Babylon, World Racism and Imperialism, June 19, 1970.
by The Black Panther Party, ( Eldridge Cleaver and Huey P. Newton,)
Washington, D.C.: The Black Panther Party, 1970. Book. Very Good Plus. Newsprint. First Printing. 11 3/8" x 17 1/2". A proclamation that was issued for a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, attended by about 1,000 people on Juneteenth (June 19), 1970, on the occasion of BPP's call for a " Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention". The purpose for the convention was to rewrite the US Constitution to ensure equal rights for oppressed groups, including African Americans, women, and young people. Newsprint,... Read More
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Foundations of Social Hygiene
by The British Social Hygiene Council, Inc.
London: The British Social Hygiene Council, Inc., 1926. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good, small name marked out front and rear end pages, light edge wear. Original green cloth, 140 pages. Contributors include Cyril Burt, Winifred Cullis, Julisn S. Huxley, B.(runo) Malinowski, Arthur Newsholme, T. Percy Nunn, and J. Arthur Thomson. "If Venereal Diseases are to be stamped outtheir dual character must be recognised. They are in themselves diseases which can... Read More
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Suggestions with Reference to the Operation and Maintenance of the Lexington Series 6.0.17 and 6.00.17
by The Lexington - Howard Co.
Connersville, Indiana: The Lexington - Howard Co., 1917. Book. Very Good. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE. 52 pp. with Application for Standard Warranty unused at front, fold-out Wiring Diagram at rear, and 2 pp. fold-out Lexington Model 6.0.17 Oiling Diagram at middle of book. Very Good, wrappers lightly soiled, small hole to rear wrapper, Includes numerous black and white photos and diagrams. The Lexington was manufactured in Connersville, Indiana from 1910-1927..
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The Harder They Come
by Thelwell, Michael
New York: Grove Press, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Printing. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page -"For Portia: A charming and intelligent sister who unfortunately has neither the judgement nor the wit to appreciate and accept the good offices of her ancestors, with (? ) fraternal good wishes. One Heart, Mike" , and also SIGNED AND DATED by the author on the title page. Novelization of the 1972 cult film starring singer... Read More
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Theocritus; The Complete Poems
by Theocritus; Translated by Jack Lindsay , with an Introduction by Edward Hutton
London: The Fanfrolico Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by Woodcuts by Lionel Ellis. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. Limited and Numbered Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An unnumberred copy of 500 printed. Full green parchment with device of goatherd and goat gilt on upper cover. Near Fine, the usual spine fading to brown..
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(Association Copy) The Hesburgh Papers. Higher Values in Higher Education
by Theodore M. Hesburgh, C. S. C.
Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel Publishing,, 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" To Jim and Beth, with affectionate best wishes and prayers - & thanks. Ever devotedly in Notre Dame, Father Ted Hesburgh". . Important education and Civil Rights Association Copy. James Armsey, ( 1918-2008) was the Ford Foundation executive who oversaw grants to universities and... Read More
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Master Snickup's Cloak
by Theroux, Alexander;Froud, Brian
Great Britain: Paper Tiger, 1979. Book. Illus. by Froud, Brian. Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Signed by Author(s). First English Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Alexander Theroux on the copyright page. First English Edition, precedes the Harper &Row U.S. edition. Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket, small chip bottom edge front wrapper at spine gutter. Wonderful Brian Froud illustrations..
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Rocket Science Series, Unit 1; Propulsion
by The School of Aerospace Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Edinburg, Indiana: Amateur Rocket Assoc., 1963. Book. Very Good Plus. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. First Printing. Very Good Plus, 1/2" tear top edge front wrapper, wrappers lightly soiled, small stain bottom edge of page block. The first unit in a five part joint venture between NASA and the Amateur Rocket Association..
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Dainty Dishes (Recipe Book)
by The Young Ladies' Guild of The Christian Church of Noblesville, Ind.
Noblesville, Indiana (circa 1880s): No Publisher Book. Very Good. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. 1st Edition. 46 pages in stapled printed wrappers, Very Good, wrappers soiled and with corner creases, light toning throughout, prior owner provenance inscription. Circa 1880s, the first telephone numbers in the country originated in 1879, the numbers in this book still in the low 100s. Prior owner, whose grandmother was the original owner, was born 1909, her mother was born 1890. Not found at OCLC .... Read More
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Original Anecdotes of Frederic The Second, King of Prussia, and of His Family, His Court, His Ministers, His Academies, and His Literary Friends collected during a familiar intercourse of twenty years with that Prince.
by Thiebault, Dieudonne
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1805. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition in English, the translation from the French not attributed.Two volumes in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt backs, marbled end papers and edges, the the armorial bookplates of Thomas Lloyd and bookplates of the Leghorn Literary Society. LLoyd was a 19th century English merchant who lived in Leghorn and is buried there. A very Good set,... Read More
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Hindustani Grammar Self-Taught. in Four Parts
by Thimm, Capt. C. A.
London: E. Marlborough & Co., 1902. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Marlborough's Self-Taught Series No. 15a. SCARCE First Edition in original red cloth covers. Very Good, cloth a bit darkened. From the collection of James W. Marchand, noted medieval scholar, linguist, and polyglot, his name stamp front end page. I. A Simplified Grammar. II. Exercises and Examination Papers. III. The Vernacular. IV> Key and Dictionary. 118, 8 pages of ads..
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France Illustrated. Two Volumes
by T.(homas) Allom, Illustrator
London and Paris: Fisher, Son & Co. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No date, circa 1840. No author, text attributed to G.N. Wright. Vol. I 80, 40 pp. with 48 engraved full-page plates and engraved title page, Vol.II, paginated 41-60, 48, 24, 24 pp., with 38 full-page plates and engraved title page, 88 engravings in all, both architectural and landscape views, with accompanying historical and descriptive text . Bound... Read More
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The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by the Special Command of King James I of England (FIRST NEW HAMPSHIRE BIBLE)
by Thomas, Isaiah }
Walpole, New Hampshire: Anson Whipple, 1815. Book. Good. Full Calf. First Edition. Thick 8vo. Known as the "Walpole Bible", the first Holy Bible printed in the state of New Hampshire. The publisher, Anson Whipple, was the son-in-law of Isaiah Thomas, the Revolutionary War printer, publisher, soldier and patriot who owned the press on which this Bible was printed. Good, end papers and title page professionally restored, hinge opened before final signature, original calf binding well worn with label gone. pages... Read More
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The World of H. P. Lovecraft Fanzine 1993-1994
by Thomas, Les
Alexandria, VA: Les Thomas, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Stapled Wrappers. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SCARCE. #97 of 100 copies printed. Near Fine, several pages small top corner crease..
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The Money Harvest
by Thomas, Ross
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1975. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at title page. First Printing, with complete number row. Near Fine, bit of shelf rub bottom edge at spine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, tiny rub at flap fold..
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The Brass Go-Between
by Thomas, Ross) as Oliver Bleeck
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page - "For Bruce Taylor, with all good wishes Oliver Bleeck aka Ross Thomas". Near Fine, faint soiling to cloth, in a Near Fine dust wrapper, small rubs at base of spine, faint toning rear panel. His 1st book as Oliver Bleeck, and the 1st Philip St. Ives mystery..... Read More
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The Fools in Town Are on Our Side
by Thomas, Ross
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at title page. First Edition in First Issue dust jacket with review for "The Singapore Wink" rear panel. Very Good, lettering at spine rubbed, small spot fore edge, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, scrape to lamination top edge front flap, tiny chips at spine ends..
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The Eighth Dwarf.
by Thomas, Ross.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First British Edition. 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. Fine in Fine dust jacket..
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Cast a Yellow Shadow
by Thomas, Ross
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. His 3rd mystery. Near Fine, small spot soil rear board, in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket,.
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Yellow-Dog Contract
by Thomas, Ross
New York: William Morrow & Co, 1976. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First Printing, with complete number line. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Near Fine, top edge lightly dusted and a stray ink pen mark fore edge, in a Near Fine dustjacket with a tiny 1/8" tear at top edge front panel..
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