The Same Door
by Updike, John
New York: Knopf, 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition stated, 1959, his 3rd published book, in the first issue dustjacket with "Also by John Updike: the Poorhouse Fair" and reviews on the rear panel and price of $3.75 front flap. Near Fine, faint offsetting from jacket to front boards, faint erasure rear end page in a Very Good Plus dust wrapper, narrow crease front flap bottom corner, light soiling to rear panel, a few small edge tears... Read More
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(ASSOCIATION COPY) In the Beauty of the Lilies
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ASSOCIATION COPY, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" for Patience and Jim, me co-evals and class of '54 Best Wishes, John Updike". In 1954, John Updike graduated from Harvard and, with his first wife, Mary Pennington, moved to Oxford for a year. Laid in is a 4 page program for the event... Read More
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Telephone Poles and Other Poems
by Updike, John
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition stated. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, tiny chips at spine ends, a hint of browning rear panel. Updike's 2nd collection of poetry..
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The Chaste Planet
by Updike, John
Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1980. Book. Very Fine. Soft French Marble Wrappers. Signed by Author(s). Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Publisher's note on the printing laid in. #176/300 copies printed in wrappers, there were also 26 lettered hardbound copies..
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The Ring
by Updike, John and Chappell, Warren, Adapted and Illustrated By; With Musical Themes By Richard Wagner
New York: Alfred A.Knopf, 1964. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. SCARCE First Edition of this childrens book. Light shelf rubbing to the edge of the red cloth boards. Dustjacket has price of $3.50 front flap. 2" closed tear rear panel of dj, small chips at spine tips and flap folds..
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"An Encounter Left Out of RABBIT REDUX" in Pieces 2, A Journal of Short Fiction
by Updike, John
Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University, 1980. Book. Near Fine. Printed Wrappers. First Printing. Faint corner crease, Else Fine. In addition to Updike's story, includes stories by Susan Ludvigson, Mark Mirsky, and Judith Minty. Scarce..
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Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont
by Upham, Charles Wentworth
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very Good in brown cloth, pale yellow endpages, tissue-guarded frontis illustration of Fremont plus 13 plates, 356 pp, no ads. Cloth at spine lightened, foxing to endpages and lightly throughout, plates uniformly darkened, no writing or names..
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Trinity
by Uris, Leon
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. Book. Illus. by Tauss, Herbert. As New. Full-Leather. Limited First Edition. Book is As New in publisher's slipcase. The slipcase has been opened and has crease and 1' tear to front panel..
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The Meaning of Rationalisation
by Urwick, L.
London: NIsbet & Co., Ltd., 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good, no dustjacket, cloth rubbed and with small remnants of a paper label. Contents clean, tight and unmarked. Book plate front pastedown, that of John F. Mee, who was the former chairman of the Dept. of Management at the Indiana University School of Business, an authority on the changing concepts of management and a pioneer of management education. Lyndall... Read More
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The Making of Scientific Management : Volume 1, Thirteen Pioneers; Volume 2, Management in British Industry; Volume 3, the Hawthorne Investigations
by Urwick, L.; Brech, E. F. L.
London: Management Publications Trust, 1945. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. RARE First Edition, First Printing set of all 3 volumes in Urwick and Brech's classic series. Volume 1, published 1945, Near Fine, small area of discoloration to rear board, in a Very Good dust jacket, chipped at the edges. Volumes 2 and 3 are both lacking dust jackets. Volume 2, published 1946, Very Good, spine faded, prior owner stamp front end... Read More
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Four Fighters of Lincoln County
by Utley, Robert M.
Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. Book. As New. Full-Leather. SIGNED AND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION. First Edition. Number 2 of a 150 Copy Limited Collector's Edition. The Calvin P. Horn Lectures in Western History and Culture, University of New Mexico, November 11-14, 1985. SIGNED by the Author. Brown leather with gilt lettering. Marked "Reference Copy Only" on signature page..
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Faceties Du Comte De Caylus
by Uzanne, Octave
Paris: A. Quantin, 1879. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xlvi, (2), 246, (2) pp. Headbands, engraved culs-de-lamps. 5 magnificent full-page engravings. One of 100 numbered copies, this copy unnumbered and likely one of the 80 copies on Whatman paper. Bound in contemporary half green crushed morocco over marbled boards, stamp signed Thierry sc de PetitSimier, with gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, gilt crown device... Read More
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L'Ombrelle - Le Gant - Le Manchon.
by Uzanne, Octave; Avril, Paul (Illustrations.)
Paris: A. Quantin, 1883. Book. Near Fine. Morocco. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Finely bound by Bradstreet's( signed) in full dark blue crushed morocco, five raised bands with gilt lettering and tail date, wide inner gilt dentelles, intricate leaf patterned end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, light scattered toning mainly at end pages and a bit throughout. Wonderful Paul Avril illustrations throughout..
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Le Miroir du Monde. Notes et Sensations de la Vie Pittoresque. Illustrations en couleurs d'apres Paul Avril.
by Uzanne, Octave
Paris: Maison Quantin, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited and Numbered Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. # 708/2000 on Holland wove paper. In contemporary fine binding of quarter morocco over marbled boards, five gilt ruled raised bands and gilt lettering, top edge gilt, the bookplate of Frank Cyril Tiarks of Foxbury both paste downs. Very Good, end pages soiled, light rubbing at edges. Numerous color illustrations by Paul Avril..
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The Graveyard By the Sea
by Valery, Paul; Original text, with English rendering and Illustrations by Emlen Pope Etting
Philadelphia: The Centaur Press, 1932. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. One of 300 hand-set copies printed for the Centaur Book Shop by Burnley Weaver, the Gollifox Press, at Biltmore, N.C., this copy unnumbered. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY ARTIST at front end page -"For V(?) La Tour . Emlen Etting". Very Good, light wear at edges, spine rebacked with black cloth tape, some toning... Read More
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(Two Volumes Bound as One) Sonata de Primavera and Sonata de Estio Memorias del Marques de Bradomin (Opera Omni Volumes V and VI)
by Valle-Inclan, Ramon del
Madrid: Imprenta Helénica, Imprenta Rivadeneyra, 1917. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Published 1917 and 1928 respectively. 218, (2), 233 pp. Bound in contemporary embroidered cloth over boards, paper labels, a lovely and unique binding. Very Good, hinges starting, pages browning..
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JARDÍN UMBRÍO. Historias de santos de almas en pena: de duendes y Ladrones
by Valle-Inclan, Ramon Del
Madrid: Perlado, Paez y Cía, 1914. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two illustrated title pages engraved in red and black inks, 223, (6) pp.. Bound in contemporary quarter black morocco over marbled boatds, 4 raised bands with gilt lettering back, dark brown end papers. Very Good, pages uniformly browning at edges, slight rubbing to boards, small stamp front end page. Volume XII in his Opera Omnia, a lovely edition, and uncommon in... Read More
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Promotional Poster : The Wretched Stone
by Van Allsburg, Chris ( Illustrator)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 18 1/2" x 25 1/4". Publisher's promotional poster, 18 1/2 " w x 25 1/4" h distributed at the ABA trade show in 1991. Near Fine, faint crease near edge. With a wonderful Van Allsburg illustration, different than the one seen on the dust jacket. Well suited for framing. All posters will be sent loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Promotional Poster: The Widow's Broom
by Van Allsburg, Chris
No Place: Houghton Mifflin, 1992. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 13 3/4" x 22 3/4". Publisher's poster for the release of the book in 1992, 13 3/4"w x 22 3/4"h. Near Fine, small crease at bottom edge. Distributed in limited numbers by the publisher at theABA trade show in 1992. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube..
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Promotional Poster: The Z Was Zapped
by Van Allsburg, Chris
No Place: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 39"w x 17 1/2"h.. Tri-fold publisher's promotional poster on stiff card stock, each panel 13"w x17 1/2"h, folds out to 39"w x 17 1/2"h. Near Fine, a few faint rubs. Distributed in limited numbers by the publisher at the ABA trade show in 1987. Well suited for framing, will be shipped flat..
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The Buck Up Book : Third Edition
by Van Amburgh, F.(red) D(e Witt)
New York: The Silent Partner Co., 1920. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Third Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -"To Hon. Will H. Hays Van Amburgh 1921". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.... Read More
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case
by Van Dine, S.S.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Scribner's "A" on copyright page, price of $2.00 front flap. Near Fine, top edge dusty, pastedowns age-toned, nice period prior owner bookplate front pastedown, completely hidden by front flap. In a Very Good dustjacket, front and rear panels rubbed and with small chips at spine tips and flap folds..
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The Careless Clock; Poems About Children and Family
by Van Doren, Mark
New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1947. Book. Illus. by Waldo Pierce. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR Mark Van Doren AND ILLUSTRATOR Waldo Pierce on front end page. Near Fine, gilt front board a bit dulled, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, spine a bit sunned, small chip at head of spine..
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In That Far Land
by Van Doren, Mark
Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1951. Book. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine in Wraps, as Issued. Designed and printed by Carroll Coleman, woodcut by J.J. Lankes. Cheever 99, one of 1,400 copies..
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History of French Literature
by Van Laun, Henri
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1877. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. I published 1878, Vol. II, 1877, Vol. III, 1880. Three volumes in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards, backs elegantly gilt with red and green morocco labels, marbled end papers and edges. Bookplates lettered: 'Ex libris / Susanna. B. Holmes. / CC Snow". Susanna B. Holmes was the wife of Albion Bernard Emery, part-owner in the... Read More
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