The Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence and Mary Antisell of Norwich and Willington, Conn. (The "Autograph" Edition -- With Copious Ephemera)
by Mary Elizabeth Tisdel Wyman
Painesville, OH: Self-Published, 1908. Cloth. Very Good +. The very uncommon 1908 "Autograph" edition. #20 (of an undetermined numbered) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, MARY E. WYMAN, along the 2nd blank endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A LOVELY SILVER ALBUMEN PRINT OF HER JUST ABOVE HER SIGNATURE. A very solid copy to boot. Tight and VG+ in its crimson cloth, with still-bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light offsetting to several of the pages where old newspaper had been... Read More
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The Circus That Was: The Autobiography of a Star Performer
by Ernest Schlee Millette & Robert Wyndham
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1971. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ROBERT WYNDHAM AND ALSO INCLUDING A TIPPED-IN INSCRIPTION FROM ERNIE MILLETTE. A sharp copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 180 pgs. Signed by Author(s).
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The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (Issue #1)
by Wyndham Lewis, Ed
London: The Arthur Press, 1927. 1st. Collectible; Very Good. The January 1927 1st issue of this seminal British art and literary review. Edited by Wyndham Lewis and including contributions by T.S. Eliot, among others. Re-bound in a handsome dark-green cloth. Bright and VG, with one light stain at the front panel and light soiling to the rear panel. Quarto, 195 pgs. Housed in a custom-made, quarter-morocco box.
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The Enemy: A Review of Art and Literature (No. 3) -- A Voucher Copy
by Wyndham Lewis, Ed
London: The Arthur Press, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. The 1st quarter 1929 issue, issue #3, of this highly-influential literary review, edited by the formidable Wyndham Lewis. A "voucher" copy to boot, stamped as such on the front panel and presumably sent off for approval to one of the Review's advertisers. Solid and VG in its pictorial wrappers, with light foxing to the panels (and more so throughout the text) and mild wear along the spine ends. (From... Read More
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Hidden Markov Models for Speech Recognition
by X.D. Huang, Y. Ariki, M.A. Jack
Edinburgh University Press, 1990. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, very crisp copy of the 1990 1st edition of this early study of artificial intelligence and speech recognition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, part of Edinburgh University's first-rate "Information Technology" series.
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Robopaths
by Lewis Yablonsky
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY LEWIS YABLONSKY on the front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1972 stated 1st printing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light soiling along the rare panel. Octavo, a frightening look at the "modern post-technological society" by the pre-eminent sociologist Lewis Yablonsky.
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Radioactive Measurements with Nuclear Emulsions
by Herman Yagoda
John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1949. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. An attractive copy of the 1949 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, clean, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 356 pgs.
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The Construction of the Assyrian Empire: A Historical Study of the Inscriptions of Shalmaneser III (859-824 BC) Relating to His Campaigns to the West
by Shigeo Yamada
Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 2000. 1st. Cloth. As New/As New. An immaculate copy of the 2000 1st edition. As New in a bright, As New dustjacket. Octavo, still in its original shrinkwrap.
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Newspaper & Magazine Advertising in Japan 1869-1956
by Edited by Art Directors Club of Tokyo (Ayao Yamana)
Tokyo: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition of this impressive examination of newspaper and magazine advertising in Japan, 1869-1956. Tight and Near Fine in its mustard-yellow cloth. And in a lightly-chipped, VG- to VG example of the publisher's printed mylar dustjacket, with soiling alongf the spine and mild loss at its crown. AND including a solid, VG example of the card slipcase, with mild separation along the top-edge. Beautifully printed reproductions --in color... Read More
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18 Residencias de Arquitectos Mexicanos/18 Homes of Mexican Architects (In Dustjacket)
by Enrique Yanez
Ediciones Mexicanas, 1951. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1951 1st edition, in both Spanish and English. Solid and VG+ (light creasing running toward the inner hinges) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon pictorial dustjacket, with light chipping --and several small closed tears-- along the top-edges, and very mild soiling to the panels. Tall quarto, crisp black-and-white plates. Introduction by the architect Enrique Yanez. (From Yanez's Introduction: "The present book is the first of a series... Read More
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The Golden Footprints
by Hatoju Muku (Taro Yashima)
Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1963. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Taro Yashima. INSCRIBED BY THE TRANSLATOR AND ILLUSTRATOR TARO YASHIMA on the half-title. A solid, presentable copy to boot of the 1963 3rd American printing. ("This story was translated and adapted by Taro Yashima from 'The Golden Footprints' by Hatoju Muku, a contemporary Japanese writer for children."). Tight and VG+ (very light bubbling to the front panel's lower-edge) in a bright, price-intact (and price-clipped), VG dustjacket, with... Read More
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The Indianapolis 500: The Story of the Motor Speedway
by Brock W. Yates
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A handsome copy of the 1956 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (with just a touch of offsetting at the inner hinges) in a bright, price-clipped, Near Fine dustjacket, with one very thin band of rubbing to the front panel and very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, vintage black-and-white photos thruout complementing the text. A very sharp copy.
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Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
by Richard Yates
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1962. Cloth. Good +/Very Good -. WARMLY INSCRIBED IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION by Richard Yates on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1962 stated 1st edition. Tight and Good+ (with light water staining at the panel edges and along the rear edge) in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with wear at the spine edges and somewhat pronouced rubbing along the spine. Still though, a presentable copy. Octavo, the much-admired author's... Read More
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Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
by Richard Yates
London: Andre Deutsch, 1964. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. A crisp, very solid copy of the 1964 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's 2nd published work (following the remarkable "Revolutionary Road"). Clean and Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear along the flap-folds and the spine edges. Octavo, 230 pgs. Wonderful dustjacket design by Kenneth Breese.
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Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates
London: Andre Deutsch, 1962. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A clean, very sharp copy of the 1962 1st UK edition of Richard Yates's masterpiece. Tight and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Save for one tiny crease at the front panel's top-edge, the dustjacket would be pristine. Octavo, 337 pgs. A superb copy.
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Arata Isozaki: Architecture 1960-1990 (Signed with Original Drawing)
by David B. Stewart and Hajime Yatsuka
Los Angeles and New York: The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles/Rizzoli, 1991. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED BY ARATA ISOZAKE AND INCLUDING AN ELABORATE HALF-PAGE DRAWING IN HIS HAND. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the catalogue based on the March-June 1991 exhibition at MOCA (Los Angeles). Clean and Fine in its dark cloth. And in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 304 pgs., including lovely black-and-white and color reproductions throughout. (From the dustjacket front flap: "Arata Isozaki... Read More
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The Winding Stair (The Signed/Limited Edition)
by W.B. Yeats
New York: The Fountain Press, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine. SIGNED BY WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS on the half-title. #191 of 600 copies signed by the poet and distributed (300 to America via Random House and 300 to Great Britain via Grant Richards and Humphrey Toulmin at the Cayme Press Limited). The entire limitation has been designed by Frederick Warde. This copy clean, well-preserved and VG+ to Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with bright, decorative gilt-bordering along the panels... Read More
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The Tables of the Laws: and The Adoration of the Magi (In Dustjacket)
by W.B. Yeats
Stratford-Upon-Avon: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1914. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. The 1914 2nd published edition (Wade 26), IN ITS UNCOMMON PRINTED DUSTJACKET. #428 OF 510 COPIES PUBLISHED. Tight and VG+ (small, neat former owner inscription at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with mild darkening along the spine and one small closed tear at the front panel's lower-edge. 12mo, deckled top-edge.
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Where There Is Nothing: Being Volume One of Plays for an Irish Theatre
by W.B. Yeats
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. The 1903 1st edition. #51 OF ONLY 100 COPIES ISSUED. Tight and VG+ in its paper-covered boards, which also serve as the dustjacket. Abrading and offsetting at the paper panels, notable soiling to the front pastedown. Still though, a presentable copy and uncommon as such. Octavo, deckled fore and bottom-edges.
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The Player Queen
by William Butler Yeats
London: Macmillan and Co, 1922. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1922 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its printed beige wrappers.
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The Shadowy Waters
by William Butler Yeats
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1900. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A tight, impressive copy of the 1900 1st edition. Crisp and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with 2 bright gilt-ornaments to the front panel and bright gilt-titling along the spine. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings, and only several tiny spots of foxing to the endpapers and pastedowns. A very presentable copy.
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The Trembling of the Veil
by William Butler Yeats
London: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1922. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1922 signed/limited, #827 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY W.B. YEATS at the limitation. Solid and Near Fine in its vellum-backed light-green boards, with deckled fore and bottom-edges. Light bumping to the upper tips and just a touch of light creasing along the foot of the spine. And in a bright, very presentable dustjacket, with one 3" chip running along the lower part of the rear... Read More
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Last Poems & Plays
by Willam Butler Yeats
London: Macmillan & Co, 1940. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1940 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light foxing along the fore-edges and, inconspicuously, to the inside of the dustjacket. Wonderful blindstamped design to the front panel (and mimicked on the dustjacket's front panel) by T. Sturge Moore.
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Per Amica Silentia Lunae (Presentation Copy)
by William Butler Yeats
London: Macmillan and Co, 1918. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1918 1st edition, in its uncommon printed dustjacket. Solid and VG+ (light foxing to the 2nd blank endaper, only one signature {at the preliminaries} uncut) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with mild darkening and scuffing along the spine, light creasing to the top-edges and very mild chipping at the spine ends. Still though, very presentable. A Presentation Copy to boot, with the "Presentation Copy" blindstamp to the... Read More
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Shraga Weil: Sixty Years of Printmaking
by Edited by Malka Yegendorf
Jerusalem: Safrai Fine Art Gallery, 2000. Full leather. Fine. A pristine copy of the 2000 "deluxe" edition. #66 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ISRAELI PAINTER AND PRINTMAKER SHRAGA WEIL (1918-2009) at the limitation. Bound in a sumptuous, full chocolate-brown leather. Blindstamped titling at the panels and along the spine. Tall quarto, high-quality color reproductions of Weil's printmaking thruout. Also includes an As New example of the publisher's printed cloth slipcase.
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