Broken Arcs
by Zastrow, Erika
New York. 313 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in blue dustjacket by Sargent with largfe portion of the front cover panel missing, else VG. 313 pp. 8vo. First Book.
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Viage a los Estados-Unidos del Norte de America
by Zavala, Lorenzo de
Paris: Imprenta De Decourchant, 1834. First edition. vii, 374pp. Scattered annotations. 12mo. Contemporary red morocco, marbled endpapers. Minor foxing and toning. First edition. vii, 374pp. Scattered annotations. 12mo. Exiled from Mexico in 1830, Zavala came to New York to seek colonization for his empresario grants in southeastern Texas, transferring his interests to the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company. "From December 1832 until October 1833 he again served as governor of the state of Mexico, before returning to... Read More
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![Carte de visite portrait of Tawhiao, 2nd Maori King, captioned "Tawahio [sic] the Maori King](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/791/761/248761791.0.l.1.jpg)
Carte de visite portrait of Tawhiao, 2nd Maori King, captioned "Tawahio [sic] the Maori King
by (New Zealand)
[New Zealand, 1890. 1 vols. 3-3/8 x 2-1.2. Mounted to card. Slight circular abrasion in lower right corner of image. 1 vols. 3-3/8 x 2-1.2. A rare care-de-visite portrait of Tawhiao (c. 1822-1894), the 2nd Maori King, who "...left a legacy of religious principles from which his people would draw a future dream for Tainui: the rebirth of a self-sufficient economic base, supported by the strength and stability of the people. Native trees and foods symbolise strength and... Read More
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Birds of Sorrow A No Play. Translated by Meredith Weatherby & Bruce Rogers
by Zeami, Motokiyo
Tokyo: Obunsha, 1947. First Edition. Illus. Text in Japanese and English. 64; 29, [3]pp. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers. VG. First Edition. Illus. Text in Japanese and English. 64; 29, [3]pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Weatherby on front pastedown.
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Watercolor of Ruin in background and Trees in foreground. Inscribed 'seinem lieben Gerhard zur frenndt Erinnerunng Berlin 26 Sept. 1875
by Zekeli, Fr
1875. 1 vols. Image size 14 1/2 x 12 inches. Framed and glazed. 1 vols. Image size 14 1/2 x 12 inches.
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The Last Defender of Camelot [cover title]. A Collection
by Zelazny, Roger
New York: Pocket Books, 1980. Advance Uncorrected Proofs, inscribed by the author to his editor. [8], 282 pp. 8vo. Orange wrappers. About fine. Advance Uncorrected Proofs, inscribed by the author to his editor. [8], 282 pp. 8vo. Excellent collection of 16 stories from throughout Zelazny's career, with a new introduction. Roger Zelazny (1937-1995), educated at Columbia, began publishing at the beginning of the New Wave, and his short fiction and novels won numerous Hugo and Nebula awards. His... Read More
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My Name Is Legion
by Zelazny, Roger
London: Faber and Faber, 1979. First British (and first hardcover) edition (first published as a Ballantine paperback original in 1976). 1 vols. 8vo. Black boards. Textblock lightly toned. Fine in fine dust jacket by Chris Quale. First British (and first hardcover) edition (first published as a Ballantine paperback original in 1976). 1 vols. 8vo. Excellent fixup of three novellas including "Home is the Hangman," winner of the 1976 Hugo award for best novella; "puts into definitive noirish form... Read More
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The Dream Master
by Zelazny, Roger
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968. First British (and first hardcover) edition (published as an Ace paperback original in 1966). 1 vols. 8vo. Red boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. First British (and first hardcover) edition (published as an Ace paperback original in 1966). 1 vols. 8vo. "In The Dream Master - for one of the few times in his career - Zelazny presented the counter-myth [to The Immortal], the story of the metamorphosis which fails, the Transcendence which collapses... Read More
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The Trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer; who Was Tried and Acquitted, for Printing and Publishing a Libel against the Government. With The Pleadings and Arguments on both Sides
by Zenger, John Peter
London: P. Brown, 1752. Third London edition. [4], 74, [2]pp. 8vo. Expertly bound in quarter calf and marbled paper boards. Very good. Third London edition. [4], 74, [2]pp. 8vo. Zenger's trial represented the first case involving freedom of the press in America: "One of the famous decisions in legal history, establishing the epochal doctrine of the freedom of the press" (Howes). In 1733, John Peter Zenger published articles critical of the New York colonial Governor William Cosby... Read More
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The Trial of John Peter Zenger, of New-York, Printer: Who was charged with having printed and published a libel against the Government, and acquitted. With a Narrative of his Case. To which is now added, being never printed before, the Trial of Mr. William Owen, Bookseller, near Temple-Bar, Who was also Charged with the Publication of a Libel against the Government
by Zenger, John Peter
London: J. Almon, 1765. 59, [1]pp. Ad leaf on verso of the final leaf. 8vo. Expertly bound in quarter calf and marbled paper boards. Minor paper repairs to title margins. 59, [1]pp. Ad leaf on verso of the final leaf. 8vo. Zenger's trial represented the first case involving freedom of the press in America: "One of the famous decisions in legal history, establishing the epochal doctrine of the freedom of the press" (Howes). In 1733, John Peter... Read More
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Bibliografie Ceske historie
by Zibrt, Cenek
Praze (Prague), 1912. 4to. Black cloth and marbled boards. Fine with unususal bookplate of Judr. Karel Hubacek. 4to.
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Die Landpartie. Aus meiner Jungszeit
by Zille, Heinrich
[Berlin: H Birkholz Druck-Werkstätte, 1920. First edition, no. 92 of 100 numbered copies, signed in ink by the artist: "Dieses Exemplar hat die Nummer 92 und is von mir koloriert, H. Zille. 8 lithographic plates (containing 11 images and handwritten text), printed rectos only, colored by the artist. Manuscript statement of limitation on verso of title leaf. 1 vols. Folio. Drab wrappers, stitched. Some toning of paper stock, small marginal flaws, otherwise clean and fresh. Near fine. First... Read More
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Rural Families on Relief. Works Progress Administration: Division of Social Research
by Zimmerman, Carle C. & Nathan L. Whetten
Washington: GPO, 1938. Research Monograpgh XVII. Photographs by Ben Shahn, Lange and Lee. 161pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in VG/F dj. Research Monograpgh XVII. Photographs by Ben Shahn, Lange and Lee. 161pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Signed by Zimmerman on the ffep.
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Solitude considered with Respect to its Influence upon the Mind and the Heart. Written originally in German by M. Zimmermann. Translated from the French of J. B. Mercier
by Zimmermann, Johann George
Philadelphia: Printed for J. Crukshank, W. Young, T. Dobson, M. Carey, H. & P. Rice, B. Johnson and P. Hall, 1793. First American edition translated from Mercier's translation and abridgment of the 4 volume work by Zimmermann. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, maroon morocco gilt label. Joints and extremities rubbed, short cracks at top and bottom of joints, some browning of text, in a brown cloth open end case. First American edition translated from Mercier's translation and abridgment of the... Read More
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Chineisches Porzellan. Seine Geschichte, Kunst und Technik
by Zimmerman, Prof Ernst
Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1913. First edition. Vol I Text: x, 235 pp. Vol. II 32 pp. of text and 140 full page plates, some in colour. 2 vols. 4to. Original yellow cloth, minor wear to head of text volume, else fine, some unobtrusive pencil underlining. First edition. Vol I Text: x, 235 pp. Vol. II 32 pp. of text and 140 full page plates, some in colour. 2 vols. 4to.
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American Types
by Zim" [Zimmerman, Eugene, after]
1893. 23 pen and ink drawings affixed to a sheet of ruled paper on card mount, signed "from sketches by 'Zim'" lower right on paper. Some foxing, wear to mount with some loss. 23 pen and ink drawings affixed to a sheet of ruled paper on card mount, signed "from sketches by 'Zim'" lower right on paper. Highly accomplished sketches after Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman (1862 - 1935), a Swiss-American cartoonist, an early pioneer in the exaggerated "big foot"... Read More
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A People's History of the United States
by Zinn, Howard
New York: Harper & Row, 1980. First edition. 614 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth boards in dust jacket. Ex-library with tape stains to boards, stamps, numbers, etc.; otherwise, edgewear, text unmarked but lightly toned throughout. DJ has sticker ghost to spine foot, toning, mild sun to spine, mild wear to spine ends; overall a very good copy. First edition. 614 pp. 8vo.
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Istanbul ve Boğaziçi: Bizans ve Osmanlı Medeniyetlerinin Âsâr-ı Bâkıyesi
by Ziya, Mehmed
Istanbul: Maarif-i Umumiye Nezareti Telif ve Tercüme Dairesi. Dar al-Tiba'at al 'Amirah, 1920. With 183 illustrations including photographic plates, 1 engraved map, 2 folding maps, and 1 folding plate. [22], 528 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Black cloth. Light traces of dampstaining, some toning to first and last leaves. Mevlevi sikkesi-style ownership stamp (illegible) on title page. Very good. With 183 illustrations including photographic plates, 1 engraved map, 2 folding maps, and 1 folding plate. [22], 528 pp. 1... Read More
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Collection of 36 Autograph Letters, signed, from Alexander Gunn to William C. Whitney, and 2 letters from acquaintances of Gunn to Whitney and Senator Mark Hanna
by (Zoar, Ohio) Gunn, Alexander
1901. 1 vols. Various sizes. Generally in very good condition, some with original envelopes. 1 vols. Various sizes. Gunn, a friend of William C. Whitney, McKinley, and Mark Hanna, was a wealthy Cleveland businessman who retired to spend the last 20 years of his life in Zoar, the commune in Ohio. His note-books, covering 1883-1901, were discovered after Gunn's death, edited by Don Seitz and published by WILLIAM COLLINS WHITNEY. Wesson, in MIDLAND NOTES, states: "Gunn's notes provide... Read More
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Introduction to Marine Microbiology
by ZoBell, Claude Ephraim (1904-1989)
[La Jolla, Calif.]: Scripps, 1959. Reprint. 23pp. 4to. Self wrappers. Very Good. Reprint. 23pp. 4to. Inscribed on front cover "To Laslo Magyar with personal regards from the author, Claude E. ZoBel. Laid in is an annotated bio (talking about his wife)l.
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Fifty-Second Annual Meeting Pacific Divsion American association for the Advancement of Science...WITH: Principal Publications of Dr. Claude E. Zobell (with manuscript addition at end)
by Zobell, Claude Ephraim (1904-1989)
San Diego & LaJolla, 1972. 8vo. Fine. 8vo. Both inscribed by Zobell, American microbiologist and marine biologist.
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Horse, Foot, and Dragoons. Sketches of Army Life at Home and Aboad
by Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. First edition. Illustrated by the author, the frontispiece illustration is on india paper and tipped in. 176pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original blue illustrated cloth. Some rubbing, tears along inner hinges, light browning of text, but a good copy. First edition. Illustrated by the author, the frontispiece illustration is on india paper and tipped in. 176pp. 1 vols. 4to.
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Les quatre evangiles. Vérité
by Zola, Emile
Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier. Eugene Fasquelle, Édieeur, 1903. First edition, no. 14 of 30 copies on papier de Japon. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. Half red morocco, spines gilt with floral onlays, patterned silk sides, preserving wrappers, t.e.g., fore edge untrimmed. Some rubbing to silk at edges. Book label of Robert Hoe, and another bookplate. Very good plus. First edition, no. 14 of 30 copies on papier de Japon. 2 vols. Tall 8vo. The concluding work in Zola's final narrative cycle... Read More
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Contes à Ninon
by Zola, Émile
Paris: J. Hetzel et A. Lacroix, 1864. First edition of the author's first book. [4], 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Full blue morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., by Taffin, with the original yellow printed wrappers bound in. Very good (head rubbed, slight toning to a few leaves). With loosely inserted calling card of the author. First edition of the author's first book. [4], 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Zola's first book, INSCRIBED on the half-title to the distinguished... Read More
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Autograph note, signed ("Emile Zola"), acknowledging the loan of two books
by Zola, Emile
Paris, n.d.. 5 lines in ink on his engraved calling card, Rue de Bruxelles 21 bis. 1 vols. 2-1/2 x 4 inches. Toned, adhesive residue on verso. 5 lines in ink on his engraved calling card, Rue de Bruxelles 21 bis. 1 vols. 2-1/2 x 4 inches. A bold signature from the great French novelist Emile Zola (1840-1902): "Merci mille fois de l'aimable prêt des deux volumes, que je rendrai à mon confrère Schneider, dès que je n'en... Read More
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