Razvitie nauchnago Sotsialisma (Development of Scientific Socialism)
by Engels, F.
Geneva: s. n., 1902. Third Edition. Good. Third edition; 6 3/4 x 4 3/4; pp. [1], II-XXIX, [2], 4-91; lacking wraps and title page; title in manuscript to first page of preface; spotting to first leaf, else clean; good condition. A rare, well-loved and used, Geneva edition of Friedrich Engels' "Socialism Development from Utopia to Science," originally published in 1884. The preface to the current edition was written by Russian revolutionary Georgi Plekhanov. Also included were a short biography... Read More
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Anti-Diuring. Prevratut v Naukata Izvurshen ot Gospodin Oigen Diuring (Anti-During. Her Eugene Duhring's Revolution in Science)
by Engels, Fridrikh
Sofia: Partizdat, 1975. Hardcover. Fifth edition; 5 ¼†x 8†; pp. [5], 6-592; original red boards with title in b & w; very minor wear to covers; near fine or better.
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A Document, Related to the Establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore
by Engle, Clair; Miller, Clem
Washington DC: By the authors, 1962. Very good. A large circular; 14 x 8 1/2; pp. [4], text to rectos only; yellow stock, typed in black; a bit of wear to corners and a horizontal crease line; in very good condition. The circular, stamped August 31, 1962, would be released just thirteen days before President Kennedy would sign the bill for the establishment of Point Reyes National Seashore on September 13, 1962, realizing a multi-year effort by California Senator... Read More
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Erdo, the famous Old Gypsy Queen; who, in ancient times, by her true predictions and reading of fate, was known throughout the universe, ahs materialized in the spirit of a most beautiful young lady descendant, Gertrude Erdo
by [Erdo, Gertrude]
S. l. (Cincinnati, Ohio [?]): By the author, 1894. First Edition. Good. Broadside, n. d. (ca 1894); approx. 9 x 6; newsprint stock, printed in black; margins chipped, but affecting only two characters of the first line in text; old, faint fold lines; good to very good condition. An apparently unrecorded broadside, advertising the trade of the only true descendant of the old Gypsy Queen Erdo - Gertrude Erdo. She is said to have been born with a double... Read More
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Viza vremeni (The Visa of the Time)
by Erenburg, Ilia
Berlin: Petropolis, 1929. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (1929); 7 1/2 x 5 3/4; pp. [3], 6-370, [6]; beige wraps, printed in blue, ruled in black; partially unopened; small cuts to tail of spine and lower, front corner; a few small spots of foxing, mostly to first several leaves and spine; "Flegon Press" stamp to back wrap; very good condition.Ilia Erenburg (1891-1967) was a writer, journalist, and translator, who left Russia after the Revolution and lived and worked in... Read More
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Chernaia kniga [In Two Volumes] (The Black Book)
by Erenburg, Ilia; Grossman, Vasilii
Zaporozhe: Interbuk, 1991. Near fine. Uniform edition; 8 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 3-261, [11] and [3], 4-244, [12] respectively; pictorial leatherette in blue and black, decorated in white; illustrated with photographs; minor age-toning and wear; in near fine condition. "The Black Book of Soviet Jewry," or just "The Black Book" was first written in 1944 by revolutionary, journalist, and historian Ilia Erenburg (1891 - 1967) and author and journalist Vasilii Grossman (1905 - 1964), in collaboration with... Read More
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Fabrika snov (The Dream Factory)
by Erenburg, Ilia
Berlin: Petropolis, 1931. First Edition. Very good -. First edition in book form (initially appearing in three issues of the journal "Krasnaia nov" in the same year); 7 1/2 x 5 1/2; pp. [2], 5-243, [5]; beige wraps, printed in red, with an elaborate green border; closed cuts to tips of spine; two chips to fore-edge and lower corner; partially unopened; overall in very good- condition. Ilia Erenburg (1891-1967) was a writer, journalist, and translator, who left Russia after... Read More
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Kanuny (Stikhi 1915-1921 g.) [Eves. Poems 1915-1921]
by Erenburg, Ilia
Berlin: Izdatelstvo "Mysl", 1921. Softcover. Berlin: Izdatelstvo "Mysl", 1921. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 3/4; light brown wraps, ruled and printed in dark brown; small nicks to tips of spine; thin, closed cut to spine along bottom of front wrap; small puncture to upper margin of title page; very good condition.One of Erenburg's (1891-1967) earlier books, the current poetry collection was published shortly after he moved to Germany, where he would remain until 1924. He also lived and... Read More
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Encyclopaedic Guide to Istanbul. Including a Dictionary of Prominent People, Important Events and Places [Signed by Author]
by Eser, Monim
Istanbul: Yuksel Basimevi, 1956. Hardcover. First edition (presumed); 4 1/2 x 6 1/2; pp. [17], 18-150, [10]; red cloth over boards; embossed gilt title; small bump to lower corner, else very minor wear; bookplate to front cover verso; faint age-toning to margins of pages; illustrated; signed by author on title page; near fine condition. An interesting and informative guide to Istanbul, including tips to travelers, chronology of events through the ages, sights, etc.
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Filosofiia Grammatiki
by Espersen, Otto
Moskva: Inostrannoi Literatury, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. First Russian edition, translated from English; 8vo; pp. [5], 6-404; original green boards with gilt title; wear mostly along edges and corners; several light spots of soiling; spine faded; very good. Danish linguist Otto Espersen's present work encompasses his study of the language from a logical as well as a grammatical point of view.
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Nesterov. Ocherk N. N. Evreinova
by Evreinov, Nikolai
Peterburg: Knigoizdatelstvo "Tretia Strazha", 1922. Softcover. First edition, 1 of 2000 copies; 7 3/4 x 6 3/4; pp. [3], 4-82; textured, Avant Garde-design wraps in beige, yellow, and green; edges brittle with small nicks and chips; small loss of paper to spine and a bit of splitting to wraps along edges of spine; illustrated with photographs and numerous color and b&w plates; overall in very good condition. A small label on the front wrap verso identifies the previous owner... Read More
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Belorussy i Poliaki. Dokumenty i fakty iz istorii okupatsii Belorussii Poliakami v 1918 i 1919 godakh (Belarusians and Poles. Documents and Facts of the History of the Occupation of the Poles in Belarus in 1918 and 1919)
by Ezovitov, Konstantin
Kovna: Izd. im. F. Skoryny, 1919. Softcover. First Russian edition, translated from Belarusian; 9 3/4 x 6 3/4; pp. 124; salmon colored wraps, printed in black; chips to edges of wraps with loss of paper to corners and lower margin of back wrap; some pages unopened; text clean; good to very good. Konstantin Borisovich Ezovitov (1893 - 1946) was a Belarusian politician, author, military leader, and Vice Chairman of the Central Council of the Belarusian Army. He was the one,... Read More
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Portfolio of Paisleys. A Creative Project for the American Fabric and Fashion Industry
by American Fabrics
New York: American Fabrics, 1950. Very good. First edition, n. d. (1950s [?]); 15 1/2 x 11 1/4; pp. [36]; pictorial wraps in green and white; tissue dust jacket printed in red; illustrated with numerous fabric swatches, drawings, and from photographs; front panel of jacket partially attached to wraps (as published), with some loss of paper; back panel of jacket perished; a bit of wear to edges and corners and a few tiny spots to margins; overall in... Read More
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Razgrom [Limited to 5000 Copies]
by Fadeev, Aleksandur
Sofia: Knigo-Lotos, 1948. Softcover. Presumed first Bulgarian edition (OCLC lists only a 1970 edition); 5 1/2 x 8; pp. [3], 8-189, [3]; blue pictorial wraps; age-toning and some creasing along margins of covers; small cuts and rubbed spots to tips of spine; front hinge a bit weak; handwritten note to last page; portrait frontis; illustrated with beautiful woodcuts; overall good to very good. An unrecorded edition of Alexandr Fadeev's "Defeat" (translated into English alternately as "The Nineteen" or "The Rout")... Read More
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Soviet Speeches at the World Peace Congress, Warsaw, November 1950
by Fadeyev, Alexander and Ehrenburg, Ilya
London: Soviet News, 1950. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 6 1/2 x 4; pp. 3-18, [1]; off-white wraps, printed in black; mild age-toning to margins and minor wear to edges; very good condition. In 1950, the possibility of another world war frightened Europe and the World Peace Council was established, partly in response to that fear. A World Peace Congress was scheduled for November of that year, to take place in Sheffield, England, but was later shifted to... Read More
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Beautiful Windows. Natural Lighting Effects That Window Shades Can Give You
by Farley, Elsie Sloan
New York: Home Decorating Service Department, The Columbia Mills, Inc., 1923. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 9 1/4 x 6; pp. [1], 4-35; pink wraps, printed in gilt and black; illustrated with numerous photographs; a few small nicks to tips of spine and edges; a bit of spotting, mostly to first and last leaves; overall in very good condition. Written by renowned, early-20th-century, "high-society" interior designer Elsie Sloan Farley - the book targeted "altogether the women who are... Read More
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A Star in the Family (Uncorrected Proof)
by Faust, Irvin
Garden City / New York: Doubleday & Company, 1975. Very good. Uncorrected proof; 11 3/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [376], text to recto only; textured, plain, light-blue wraps; title and publication in manuscript, in red ink to front wrap and a name to back wrap; working title - "the Great Goldwine" - corrected in manuscript; a bit of fading to margins and slight dust-dulling to spine cover; minor creasing to fore-edge; in very good condition. Irvin Faust (1924 -... Read More
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Sto zahadok dlia nashykh ditok. Druha knizhechka (A hundred Riddles for Our Children. A Second Little Book)
by Fedchuk, Bohdan
Toronto: Obednannia Ukrainskykh pedahohiv u Kanadi, 1961. Softcover. First edition; 8 1/2 x 6; pp. [1], 4-51; green wraps, ruled and printed in orange and black; faint creases to corners; small nicks to tips of spine; very mild age-toning to margins of wraps; illustrated with drawings in b & w; very good or better condition. An interesting little book of riddles, with answers, many of which were presented in the form of drawings, published for the children of Ukrainian emigres... Read More
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Auction Sale. Machinery and Equipment of Excelsior Metal Product. To Be Sold on Premises at 5171 Mission Street, San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 8th 1934, at 1:00 P. M. Sharp
by Feigenberg, B. and Newburg, Fred, Wholesale Auctioneers
S. l. (Oakland [?]): By the auctioneers, 1934. First Edition. Very good. Advertising broadside; 11 x 8 1/2; off-white stock, printed in black; faint, old fold lines; age-toning mostly to verso; very good condition. An interesting piece of local California history, the broadside advertised the auction sale of the machinery and equipment of a San Francisco metalworking business, by a small auction house, possibly based in Oakland, of which very little information could be found. The sheet listed many... Read More
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In the Senate of the United States May 23, 1854 - Ordered to Be Printed. Report [To Accompany Bill S. 379] The Committeee to Whom Was Referred the Petition of Samuel Colt, for an Extension of Letters Patent Granted to Him on the 25th of February, 1836, After an Attentive Examination of the Evidence Presented to Them, Report the Following Facts, and Their Conclusions Thereon...
by Fellowes, Francis; et al
S. l. (Washington, DC [?]): s. n., 1854. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [1], 2-4; removed; small perforations along spine from being previously stitched. else very minor wear; very good to near fine condition. After being granted a patent for a "revolving gun" in 1836 and going through ups and downs and triumphs and failures, Samuel Colt (1814 - 1862) built his first factory - Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company in Hartford,... Read More
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[La Espana Imperial] Don Juan De Austria, Paladin De La Cristiandad
by Ferrandis, Manuel
Zaragoza: Ediciones Luz, 1939. Hardcover. First edition; 5 x 7 1/2; pp. 296 + publisher's advertisements; rebound in morocco-backed paper over boards with original illustrated wraps bound in; gilt title to spine; 5 raised bands; faint rubbing along edges; minor age-toning to pages; portrait frontis; very good to near fine condition. A biography of John of Austria - the illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the military leader who gained victory at the Battle of Lepanto in... Read More
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A Scrapbook of Postal Telegraph - Cable Company Material
by Fields, Bryant W.
Various: Various, 1900. Very good. A scrapbook of photographs, drawings, newspaper clippings, letters, telegrams, company documents, etc., 1890s - 1940s; 11 1/2 x 10 1/2; pp. [74], mostly recto only; sheets housed in a contemporary, tri-ring binder; many of the photographs subtitled in manuscript; some of the sheets with small cuts at perforations; occasional spotting and edge-wear; overall in very good condition. Assembled by a long-term employee and later, executive officer, in Kansas City, Missouri and San Francisco, of... Read More
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Escape From Terror [Theater Insert Movie Poster]
by Palladium Productions / Coogan Films
National Screen Service Corporation, 1955. Softcover. An original unfolded theater insert movie poster for 'Escape from Terror.' Produced by Egon Nielsen; directed by George and Jackie Coogan; 14 x 34; illustrated with sepia snapshots of scenes from the movie; red background lettered in b&w; mounted on foam board; several nicks to edges and a few scratches; overall in very good condition. The movie was first released in English-speaking countries in 1955 and in the US in 1957. The star of... Read More
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Complete Specification. Improvements in Baby-walkers (An American's Application for a British Patent)
by Firnhaber, Edward
Redhill: Published for Her Majesty's Stationary Office, by Malcomson & Co., Ltd., 1899. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 10 x 7 1/4; self wraps, pp. [1], 2-3, [5]; illustrated with a small vignette at the top of first page and two photolithographed, reduced-scale plates from the original, manuscript engraving and drawing; faded stamp to top margin of first page; repairs to spine; in good to very good condition. A patent application for a bizarre contraption, it pertained to... Read More
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They Know No Peace, the History of the Second Great War. March, 1939 - January, 1941 (Signed/Inscribed by Author)
by Firth, Robert H.
N.p.: Mim-o-Book, 1941. Softcover. First limited edition (unknown number of copies); 5 1/2 x 8; pp. 72; rebound in plain brown wraps with original front wrap laid-on; chipping to original wrap's lower margin resulting in loss of two words from the title and author's name; mimeographed illustration and text; a chip and a small spot to first blank leaf, else mostly very clean; illustrated with maps drawn by the author, including a large two-page centerfold; good to very good.... Read More
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