Sovremennye Problemy Regeneratsii (Vosstanovlenie Utrachennykh Organov i Tkanei) Stenogramma Nauchno-populiarnoi Lektsii, Prochitannoi 26 Marta 1948 Goda v Tsentralʹnom Lektorii Obshchestva v Moskve
by Studitskii, A. N.
Moscow: Pravda, 1948. Softcover. First edition; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. 32; minor wear to edges and a small nick to tail of spine; near fine. “Vsesoiuznoe Obshchestvo po Rasprostraneniiu Politicheskikh i Nauchnykh Znanii†(The All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge) replaced the ‘League of Militant Atheists’, or ‘The Union of the Godless’, in 1947. The League had been formed in 1925, by the Communist Party, as an atheistic and anti-religious organization of common... Read More
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Sercowa Choroba. Czyli Moje Zycie w Sztuce [Signed/Inscribed by Author]
by Stuhr, Jerzy
Krakow : Wydawnictwo Znak, 2008. Second edition; 5 1/2" x 8"; pp. [4], 7-282, [4]; original pictorial wraps; illustrated from photographs; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page; very minor wear to corners; near fine. Jerzy Stuhr is one of Poland's most beloved and well-known actors and film directors. He is also a drama professor, and the recipient of numerous film and movie awards. His current book marks his debut in writing. Written in the early 90s after Stuhr... Read More
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Ucieczka do Przodu! Jerzy Stuhr od A do Z w Wywiadach Marii Malatynskiej [Signed/Inscribed by Author]
by Stuhr, Jerzy
Krakow : Wydawnictwo Znak, 2007. First edition; 5 1/2" x 8"; pp. [2], 5-351 including text to last page; original pictorial wraps; illustrated from photographs; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page; very minor wear to corners; near fine. The book contains a lengthy and exhaustive interview with Stuhr by Maria Malatynska - a film critic and an author herself - and covers topics, questions and opinions on cinema, theater, patriotism, immigration, etc.
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Obshtaia Teoria Chastei Rechi (Common Theory on the Parts of Speech)
by Sunik, Orest P.
Moscow/Leningrad: Akademia Nauk SSSR, 1966. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition; 16mo; pp. [2], 3-129, [3]; original green pictorial wraps; minor wear, mostly along edges and head and tail of spine. History of the development of the different parts of speech.
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Proiskhozhdenie kapitalisticheskoi Iaponii (The Origin of Capitalist Japan)
by Svetlov, V. (Vladimir Petrovich)
Moskva / Leningrad: Ogiz-Sotsekgiz, 1934. Very good. Second, revised edition, 1 of 15 000 copies; 7 3/4 x 5 1/4; pp. [2], 5-111; brown wraps, printed in black; a slight abrasion to lower margin of front wrap; small nicks to corners and tips of spine; several small ink spots throughout, not affecting readability; in about very good condition. A historical monograph and an anti-Japanese propaganda, the book was, arguably, the first attempt at a "Marxist explanation of the revolution... Read More
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Puteshestviia v Nekotorye Otdalennye Strany Sveta Lemiuelia Gullivera, Snachala Khirurga a Potom Kapitana Neskolʹkikh Korablei
by Svift, Dzhonatan
Moscow: Khudozhestvennaia Literatura, 1967. Hardcover. First edition thus; 6 x 8; pp. [4], 5-389, [3]; embossed black cloth over boards; gilt decoration to front cover; pictorial DJ; small rubbed spots to corners; minor foxing to page edges and margins of first few pages only; illustrated in red and black; about near fine- condition. Jacket with few cuts and chips to spine tips and few spots of foxing; very good. A beautiful edition of Johnathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" beautifully illustrated by... Read More
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Puteshestviia Gullivera (Gulliver's Travels)
by Svift, Dzhonatan, [Retold for children by] Gabbe, T.
Moskva: Gosudarstvennoe Izdatel'stvo Detskoi Literatury, 1955. Hardcover. 6†x 8 ¾†; pp. [4], 5-158, [2]; original pictorial boards; cloth spine; rubbing to edges of covers and corners; slight discoloration to fore-edge of back cover; pages uniformly tanned; profusely illustrated in b & w; small signature and a minor rubbed spot to first free page, else clean; very good.
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Citizen Soldier. Devoted to the Interests of the Militia, to Military Science and National Defense in General, Volume I, Number 14
by Swett, J. Jr.; Jackman, A.; et al
Norwitch, VT: Swett and Jackman, 1840. Very good. Single issue of October 30, 1840; 13 1/2 x 11; pp. [8]; partially unopened; period manuscript note to first page; a bit of spotting, mostly to margins; in very good condition. A rare copy of a weekly newspaper, devoted to the interests of the State Militia, it would ultimately last for just a year and a total of 52 issues - beginning in July of 1840 and ending in July of... Read More
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Burchyk, khrupchyk, niavchyk, havchyk. Kazka
by Sydor-Chartoryiskyi, Mykola
Niu Iork (New York): Howerla, 1951. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 9 1/2 x 6 1/4; pp. [1], 4-15; beige wraps, printed and decorated in red; illustrated with drawings, text and illustrations in red; small nicks to corners and tips of spine and mild age-toning; in very good condition. Mykola Sydor-Chartoryiskyi (1913 - 1993) was an author, activist, public speaker, and major publisher, founder of Hoverla (Howerla) - one of the biggest Ukrainian publishing houses in the United... Read More
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Vid Sianu po Krym (Spomyny uchasnyka III pokhidnoi grupy-pivden) (From Sian to Crimea [Memories of a Participant of the III March Group-South)
by Sydor-Chartoryiskyi, Mykola
Niu Iork (New York): Howerla, 1951. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 x 5 1/2; pp. [2], 5-222, [1]; pictorial wraps, designed by Petr Kholodnyi; illustrated with portrait frontis; small nicks to corners and tips of spine; a few red ink smudges to wraps; previous owner's personal stamp to title page; overall in very good condition. Mykola Sydor-Chartoryiskyi (1913 - 1993) was an author, activist, public speaker, and major publisher, founder of Hoverla (Howerla) - one of the... Read More
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Tserkovnyi ustrii v Ukraini
by Epyskop Sylvestr
Novyi Ulm: By the author, 1946. Good. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 3-63, [1]; light-brown wraps, printed and ruled in black; illustrated with portrait frontis; spine cover paper brittle, with chips and cuts, else minor wear; in good or better condition. A DP (displaced persons) camp publication. Epyskop Sylvestr (Sylvester Harunsun) - prominent Orthodox church leader, involved in the religious and cultural life of Ukrainian DPs in postwar Germany, known for his dedication to ministering... Read More
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Tserkovnyi ustrii v Ukraini (Church Structure in Ukraine)
by Epyskop Sylvestr
Novyi Ulm: By the author, 1946. Very good. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 3-63, [2]; beige wraps, printed and ruled in black; illustrated with portrait frontis; small chips to paper on spine; light wear and creasing to edges; manuscript note to title page; overall in very good condition. Published in a DP (displaced persons) camp in Germany for its Ukrainian residents, the book outlined the statute and administrative structure of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
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New York World's Fair 1939, Theme Center Souvenir Box
by Syracuse Ornamental Company (Syroco)
Syracuse, NY: Syroco, 1939. Very good. "SyrocoWood" carved box; 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1; a bit of wear to edges and corners; in about very good condition. Created as a memento for the 1939 New York World's Fair, the lid of the decorative box featured the Theme Center of the Exposition - the tremendous Trylon and Perisphere modernistic structures designed by architects Wallace Harrison and J. Andre Fouilhoux. The Syracuse Ornamental Company, known as Syroco, was based... Read More
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Otechestvennaia Byl. Iubileinyi Sbornik [The Story of Our Country. An Anniversary Collection]
by Talberg, Nikolai
Jordanville, NY: Sviato - Troitskii Monastyr, 1960. Softcover. First edition; 6 x 9; pp. 334; textured brown wraps printed in black and illustrated with the Russian Imperial Crest; a few faint spots to wraps; some small rubbed spots along spine and corners; minor age-toning and discoloration to endpapers; illustrated with photographs; very good. The book was published in commemoration of Nikolai Dmitrievich Talberg's (1886-1967) 50th anniversary of his graduating The Imperial College of Law with a gold medal in... Read More
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Zhyttia vinok sonetiv (Living Wreath of Sonnets)
by Tarnavskyi, Ostap
Filiadelfiia (Philadelphia): Kyiv, 1952. First Edition. Very good. First edition; 8 1/4 x 5 1/2; pp. [4], 7-21, [2]; pictorial, card stock wraps; gray dust jacket, printed in blue; illustrated with one drawing, identical to that on the front wrap - both designed by Iakiv Hnizdovskyi; book with very light wear to corners and tips of spine; DJ with small nicks at folds and a bit of sun-fading to margins; in very good condition. Ostap Tarnavskyi (1917 - 1992)... Read More
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The National Ode
by Taylor, Bayard
Boston: Jas. R. Osgood & Co., 1876. First Edition. Very good. First edition, facsimile of the original manuscript (the first trade edition would be published a year later, in 1877, by William F. Gill & Co.); 12 x 9 3/4; pp. [28], text to rectos only; green cloth over boards, ruled with an elaborate border in black and gilt title; corners and tips of spine a bit worn; a few spots to boards and occasional finger-smudges to pages;... Read More
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Working with Plexiglas. A Manual for the School Shop, Home Craftsman, Occupational Therapist
by Taylor & Art Plastics, Inc.
Oakland, CA: Taylor & Art Plastics, Inc., 1947. Very good. Second printing (first published by the Rohm & Haas Company); 10 1/4 x 8; pp. 2-63; blue wraps, printed in white; illustrated with numerous drawings and schematics; two tiny repairs to top edge verso of front wrap; a bit of creasing; hand-drawing to back wrap; in about very good condition. Covering the topics of handling, cutting, forming, etc. of plexiglas and various projects with it, the booklet was created... Read More
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Milosti Bulata Okudzhavui (The Grace of Bulat Okudzhava)
by Tchaikovsky, Roman Romanovich
Magadan: Kordis, 1999. Soft cover. Near Fine. First edition; 8vo; pp. [1], 4-162; original pictorial wraps; a few faint blue spots to spine and minor dust-dulling to margins of back cover, else fine. 1 of only 500 copies ever printed. Signed/inscribed by Tchaikovsky to Prof. Anatoly Liberman, a prominent academician and author from the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. The book follows the music and literary art of Okudzhava during the... Read More
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Stambul' i Solntse
by Teffi, Nadezhda Aleksandrovna [Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lokhvitskaya]
Berlin: Mysl', 1921. Second printing of the first and only edition (first printing - 6000 copies, second printing - 4ooo copies); 3 1/2 x 5 3/4; pp. [2], 5-63 including text to last page; original printed wraps; some loss of paper to spine, else mostly clean and well-preserved; very good. Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Lokhvitskaya (pseudonym Teffi)was one of Russia's most prominent humorist writers at the beginning of the 20th century. She contributed numerous stories to 'The New Life' (the first Bolshevik... Read More
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Kol'tso i Roza ili Istoriia Printsa Obaldu i Printsa Perekorilia
by Tekkerei, Uil'iam
Moskva: Detskaia Literatura, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition in this format; 5 3/4" x 8"; pp. [2], 3-143, [1]; original pictorial boards; cloth spine; some rubbing mostly to lower edge of covers; illustrated from original drawings by Thackeray; very good or better. A beautiful children's edition of William Thackeray's 'The Rose and the Ring,' in which he subtly criticizes the monarchy and the twisted views of beauty of the nobility.
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V Obratnom Napravlenii
by Temkina, Marina
Parizh: Sintaksis, 1989. Soft cover. First edition; 5 ¾†x 8 ¼†; pp. [4], 7-95, [5] including text to last page; original heavy textured b & w wraps; very minor wear; fine condition.
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The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. Hardcover. Good. A delightful little book - one of the very first editions in which "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Maud" were ever published in a book form. Condition: Good - original blind-stamped dark blue covers, gilt title and decorations to spine; all page edges gilt; fading and a few spots to covers; wear along edges, corners and head and tail of spine; faint penciled-in name and date to first free... Read More
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Queen Mary, A Drama
by Tennyson, Alfred
James R. Osgood, Boston, 1875. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. This first American edition of Tennyson's influential work bears the bookplate and signature of Robert Clarence Pruyn, who was a famous American inventor, banker, businessman, and politician. Among other things, he established the Santanoni Preserve in the Adirondack Mountains, which is today a state park and National Historic Landmark. Book Condition: Good - original green boards with gilt decorations and title; head and tail of spine worn; some rubbing... Read More
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Nova Bulgarska Gramatika
by Teodorov-Balan, Aleksandur
Sofia: Chipev, T. F., 1940. Hardcover. First edition; 5 x 7 1/4; pp. 487; rebound in textured blue cloth over boards with original wraps bound-in; gilt title to spine; bookplate of Carleton T. Hodge, Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology at Indiana University from 1964-1983, to front cover verso; few small spots to upper margin of front wrap and faint age-toning to pages, else minor wear - near fine condition. 'New Bulgarian Grammar' was arguably Aleksandur Teodorov-Balan's (1859-1959) most ambitious work.... Read More
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Sovetskaia Psikhologicheskaia Nauka za 30 Let [Stenogramma Publichnoi Lektsii, Prochitannoi 13 Oktiabria 1947 Goda v Dome Soiuzov v Moskve] (30 Years of the Science of Psychology in the Soviet Union)
by Teplov, B. M.
Moscow: Pravda, 1947. Softcover. First edition; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. 32; stapled printed wraps; age-toning to margins; a few sentences on last page underlined in pencil; small closed cuts to head and tail of spine; overall very good or better. Vsesoiuznoe Obshchestvo po Rasprostraneniiu Politicheskikh i Nauchnykh Znanii (The All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge) replaced the League of Militant Atheists, also called The Union of the Godless, in 1947. The League had been... Read More
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