Darker: Poems
by Strand, Mark
Atheneum, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Trade paperback, 8vo, 47 pp.
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La France De Profil
by Strand, Paul; Roy, Claude
Aperture, 2001-06-15. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x0x12. First printing of this second edition (and first English language edition), with full number line. Grey cloth boards under photographic dust jacket priced $45. Fine in all regards. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
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Dewer Rides
by Strong, L.A.G
New York: Charles Boni, 1929. Soft cover. Very Good. Cream paper covers with muted green illustration of books and trees in a storm, black titles, 12mo, 350 pages plus a note from the publisher, beautiful endpapers; slight warp to text block, toning to spine. An installment of The Boni Paper Books series. The Boni Paper Books series was the brain child of Charles and Albert Boni, and an experiment in the new field of American paperback... Read More
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Don Juan and the Wheelbarrow and Other Stories
by Strong, L.A.G
Alfred A. Knopf, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition stated. Seagreen cloth boards with burgundy and gilt decoration and lettering to front cover and spine, orange dust jacket with $2.50 price intact, pink & green Borzoi endpapers, top edge stained, other edges untrimmed, 7-3/4" tall, 280 pp. Near fine copy in very good jacket, no flaws of note to book, dust jacket has toning to spine, chipping at corners, minor wear but presents well.... Read More
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100 Years of Planck's Quantum
by Ian Duck; E. C. G. Sudarshan
World Scientific, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Black hardcover in black pictorial dust jacket. Clean and solid copy. Extra postage required for international orders.
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What to Cook for Company
by Sullivan, Lenore
Ames, Iowa: Iowa State College Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fifth printing; full blue cloth with red titles, 8vo, 516 pages, illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs, pictorial endpapers. Slight bow to spine, clean and bright with sound binding, slight musty odor; dust jacket rubbed and edge worn with lightly sunned spine, now in protective mylar cover. 924 recipes for special occasions, large and small, designed for those who love the art of cookery and... Read More
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Confessions of Zeno
by Svevo, Italo
New Directions, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Full black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, under Lustig/Borrows-designed dust jacket priced at $3.50. This is an advance copy with publication date of May 12, 1947 stamped to front endpaper, which helps identify this as the first edition. Book itself is nice, jacket has some rubbing/soiling, edgewear, and one closed tear & wrinkle to front panel.
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Mahapurush Maharaj As We Knew Him: Reminiscences of Swami Shivananda
by Swami Apurvananda; translated by Swami Swahananda
Vedanta Press, 1997-11-07. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Some creasing & wear to covers, but otherwise a very good copy, no markings to text, solid binding.
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XI Poems
by Swallow, Alan
Muscatine: The Prairie Press, 1943. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine. Signed. Brown card stapled wraps. Signed by Swallow (name only) on half-title page. Rust to staples, else fine.
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Sacramento Northern (Interurbans Special 26)
by Swett, Ira L
Interurbans Electric Railway Publications, 1971. Paperback. Good. Black and white paperback with red spine, front and rear inside covers black and white photographs, side-stapled binding, black and white illustrations, maps, and logs throughout, 204 pages. Front and back cover panels have discoloration and general wear with 3/4in tear near lower spine on rear panel and 1/4in tear near spine head on front panel, hinge shows yellowing adhesive, content pages in remarkable condition. Thorough history of a "system of which all... Read More
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Napa Valley Route: Electric Trains & Steamers
by Swett, Ira L.; Aitken, Harry C. Jr
Interurbans Publications, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Green cloth boards under green photographic dust jacket priced $24.50. Owner's stamp to front endpaper and emboss to title page, else fine; light rubbing to jacket. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
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An Essay on the Nature, Design, and Origin of Sacrifices
by Sykes, Arthur Ashley
Printed for J. and P. Knapton, at the Crown in Ludgate-Street, 1748. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Full contemporary calf leather, five raised bands, blindstamped leather spine label, 8" x 5", viii, 354 pp _ 2 pp. of publisher's ads. About a 2" square scrape to bottom portion of front board, else VG. A longer work by the prolific pampleteer and controversialist who was also a friend and student of Isaac Newton. Despite his love of controversy, Emory... Read More
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A Problem in Greek Ethics, Being an Inquiry into the Phenomenon of Sexual Inversion. Addressed Especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists
by Symonds, John Addington
London, 1901. Hardcover. Like New. 8vo. Full green cloth with gilt lettering to spine, including 1901 at base. Limitation page is not numbered, likely a reprint.
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Night of the Pig-Killing
by Szabo, Magda
Jonathan Cape, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Grey paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine; under red & purple illustrated DJ, original price intact. Light stain to front DJ panel, rubbing to rear panel. Szabo is the most-translated Hungarian author; uncommon signed.
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Travelling Standing Still
by Taggard, Genevieve
Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Full black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine & front board, under teal dust jacket, priced at $2.00. Slight discoloration to rear panel of DJ, slight edgewear, but generally a lovely copy. Miss Taggard's own selection and chronological arrangement of her best poetic work of ten years.
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We Solemnly Swore
by Taggs, Margaret Jane
Philadelphia: Dorrance & Company, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Signed by the author on title page, full orange cloth with gilt titles, 8vo, 90 pages. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, lightly edge worn dust jacket with a bit of smudging and light soiling. A collection of poems by a WWII WAC sergeant dealing with various aspects of army life, including inspection, physical training and furlough.
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The Magic Rainbow
by Tamariz, Juan
Hermetic Press, 2019. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 0x0x0. 2nd printing. Extra postage required for international or priority shipping.
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How to Locate Skips and Collect
by Tannrath, A.M
Chicago, Illinois: A.M. Tannrath, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Blue cloth with black titles, 8vo, 260 pages, diagrams throughout; some writing on endpapers, text is clean and binding is tight. Written by A.M. Tannrath, an authority on installment credits, collections and skip tracing.
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by [Tapies, Antoni] Gim
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Tapies, Antoni. Full beige cloth boards, illustrated dust jacket, 11-1/4" x 12", 229 pp. Sticker pull to rear panel of DJ, a few scuffs to rear flap, book itself has no flaws found. Full color illustrations throughout. Additional postage required for international or priority shipping.
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Tarbell System Incorporated. Magic (Fourth Edition)
by Tarbell, Harlan
Chicago: Tarbell System, Incorporated, 1927. Hardcover. Good. Post & string-bound sheets between cloth-covered boards, 10-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 4-1/2" thick. Discoloration to covers, first and last sheets loosening, but certainly a good copy of one of the most important magic references ever produced. Tarbell was 1st and 3rd choice (Harry Houdini was 2nd choice; the first choice was Tarbell & Walter Baker, but Baker backed out) to produce this book which was republished in five volumes (later expanded to eight... Read More
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The Margaret Tarrant Nursery Rhyme Book
by Tarrant, Margaret
E.P. Dutton & Co, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tarrant, Margaret. Undated, circa 1945 (English edition was 1944). Presumed first American edition. Green illustrated paper-covered boards under matching dust jacket, 12-1/4" x 9-1/2". Shelfwear to bottom edge of boards, edgewear to DJ; price-clipped. Full-color illustrations, as well as black & white drawings; a lovely vintage nursery rhyme book by this popular early 20th-century illustrator.
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Hans-Joachim Marseille: An Illustrated Tribute to the Luftwaffe's "Star of Africa
by Tate, Robert
Schiffer Military History, 2008-07-28. First Edition. hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8x1x11. Illustrated boards under matching dust jacket. Small tear to top of rear panel of DJ. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
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Insect Life in Britain
by Taylor, Geoffrey
London: Collins, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Yellow paper over boards. bumps to bottom corners. Scuffing to edges. Slight lean to spine. Occasional foxing. Dust jacket edge worn with mild chipping at extremities and some scuffing along sun faded spine. Dust jacket now in protective mylar cover. 48 pages with 8 plates in color and 22 illustrations in black & white. #94 in the Britain in Pictures series.
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So I Shall Tell You a Story...: Encounters with Beatrix Potter
by Judy Taylor
Great Britain: Warne, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x7x0. A very well kept copy. Quarto.
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The Littlest Angel
by Tazewell, Charles; Evans, Katherine
Childrens Press, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Evans, Katherine. Illustrated boards under matching dust jacket priced at $1.00. Owner's gift label affixed to front endpaper (dated 1948), else a lovely copy with just slight wear. A charming Christmas classic.
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