The Praise of Pleasure: Philosophy, Education, and Communism in More's Utopia
by Surtz, S.J., Edward
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. Second Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Second Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/2" 5 3/4". 246pp. Sunning to spine of price-clipped dust jacket. Bottom corners bumped. Mild wear to edges of dust jacket. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's name in ink to front paste down. Pages clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A solid copy of this examination of More's Utopia by Edward Surtz, S.J.
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Stylistic Virtue and Victorian Fiction: Form, Ethics, and the Novel
by Sussman, Matthew
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". viii, 259pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: What is style, and why does it matter? This book answers these questions by recovering the concept of 'stylistic virtue,' once foundational to rhetoric and aesthetics but largely forgotten today.... Read More
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The Maori People Today: A General Survey
by Sutherland, I.L.G. (Ed.); The New Zealand Institute of International Affairs: The New Zealand Council for Educational Research
London: Oxford University Press, 1940. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6". xiii, 449pp. Bound in red cloth over boards, with printed title label to spine. Presents nicely in protective archival jacket. Mild wear to binding, with rubbing, toning, and gentle bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Toning to edges of text block and to endpapers and paste-downs. Stamp from N.Z. Council for Educational Research at front free endpaper. Very occasional penciled notation to pages. Notation does... Read More
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Hill House Living: The Art of Creating a Joyful Life
by Sutton, Paula
New York: Clarkson Potter, 2021. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very good +. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Stated first American edition, with full number line indicating first printing. 10" X 7 3/4". 256pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. A very presentable first printing of this gorgeous guide to the simple pleasures of cottage living from beloved... Read More
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Shin Buddhism FIRST EDITION
by Suzuki, D.T.
New York: Haper and Row, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Good +. First Edition. Paperback. Stated First Edition. 7 3/4" X 5 1/2". 93pp. Mild wear to pictorial wraps with rubbing, toning, and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Two small pieces of tape at bottom edge of spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint foxing to front and rear enpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Shin is... Read More
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The DePreist Years
by Svejda, Jim (Text)
Skies America Publishing Company, 2003. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 11 1/2" X 9". 47pp. Mild rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A solid copy of this account of symphonic conductor, James DuPreist (1936-2013). James DePreist was an influential American conductor and composer. He came from a musical family, with his aunt being the renowned contralto Marian Anderson. He initially studied trombone and... Read More
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Last Orders FIRST U.K. EDITION
by Swift, Graham
London: Picador, 1996. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First U.K. Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 8 3/4" X 5 1/2". 294pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Black cloth over boards with spine lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. A Highly... Read More
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All Talk
by Sztybor, Bartosz; Akeussel(Art); Bernstein, Celina(Trans.)
Toronto: Black Panel Press, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4". 118pp. Stated first edition. Mild rubbing, toning, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps over boards. Gentle bumps to corners of back cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Rahim is a suburban kid like any other, a "good kid." Chilling with his boys,... Read More
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Three Women SIGNED EARLY PRINTING
by Taddeo, Lisa
New York: Avid Reader Press, 2019. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Lisa Taddeo to title page. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". x, 306pp. Mild creasing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in white paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Gentle rubbing and bumps to corners and edges of boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. A presentable signed... Read More
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P. Cézanne
by Taillandier, Yvon
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1982. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 12 1/4" X 9". 90pp. Bound in full blue leather over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of binding. Spots of white paint to bottom edges of boards and to edge of text block. All-edge gilt. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Boards are slightly warped. Faint musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is... Read More
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The Administration of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily
by Takayama, Hiroshi
Leiden, New York, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1993. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 6 1/2". xvii, [5 maps], 281pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. A hint of shelfwear to dust jacket. Bound in light teal cloth over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. Mild wear to binding, with gentle bumping to head of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. ABOUT... Read More
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Bion's Legacy to Groups: Selected Contributions from the International Centennial Conference on the Work of W.R. Bion, Turin, July 1997
by Talamo, Parthenope Bion (Ed.); Borgogno, Franco (Ed.); Merciai, Silvio A. (Ed.); Armstrong, David (Foreword)
London: Karnac Books, 1998. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9" X 5 3/4". xvi, 112pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Previous owner's sticker to front free endpaper. Inked underlining to pages. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'It is characteristic of some forms of scientific genius to alter not just what we see in the world, but how we see... Read More
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Crux: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Tallent, Gabriel
New York: Riverhead Books, 2026. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Gabriel Tallent to page specially bound in by the publisher. Stated first edition, first printing. 9 1/4" X 6". 408pp. Mild shelf wear to unclipped dust jacket with Signed Copy sticker to front panel, with gentle bumping to tail of spine. Bound in red paper over boards with spine backed in yellow and lettered in metallic purple. Bumping to head... Read More
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Jane Austen and the Morality of Conversation
by Tandon, Bharat
New York: Anthem Press, 2003. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 303pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This important study investigates how Austen worked with, and played upon, the cracks and faultlines which time had uncovered in the ideals of polite conversation. In a wide-ranging argument combining intellectual history and literary stylistics, Bharat Tandon explores such... Read More
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Perspectives on Silence
by Tannen, Deborah (Ed.); Saville-Troike, Muriel (Ed.)
Norwood: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1995. Second Printing. Paperback. Good +. Second Printing. Paperback. 9" X 5 3/4". xviii, 251pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing and creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Non-sticky sticker residue to front and rear covers. Previous owner's stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book focuses attention on a relatively neglected component of communication-silence-in order to present current research... Read More
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The Battle for Manchuria and the Fate of China: Siping, 1946
by Tanner, Harold M.
Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xv, 266pp. First edition, with full number line indicating first printing. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in red cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Gentle bumps to head and tail of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding... Read More
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Immortal: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION W/ SPRAYED EDGES
by Tan, Sue Lynn
New York: Harper Voyager, 2025. Deluxe Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. Deluxe Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Sue Lynn Tan in ink to special publisher's page at front. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 453pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Boards are slightly splayed, else fine.... Read More
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Icon and Devotion: Sacred Spaces in Imperial Russia
by Tarasov, Oleg
London: Reaktion Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 7 3/8". 416pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Light shelfwear to dust jacket, with light surface scratching and gentle bumping to head of spine. Bound in textured black paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Gentle bumping to head of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very presentable first edition of this... Read More
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Locke's Education for Liberty
by Tarcov, Nathan
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". viii, 272pp. First edition, with full number line indicating first printing. Toning, chipping, creasing, and rubbing to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Small tears to top of both sides of jacket. Sunning to spine of jacket. Bound in maroon cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Faint number stamp to front free end paper.... Read More
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The Virginia Guide: A Manual of Information About Virginia "The Land of the Life Worth Living
by Tate, Leland B. (Compiled)
Lebanon: Leland B. Tate, 1929. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 189pp. Wear to pictorial paper wraps with rubbing, creasing, and toning to covers, corners, and edges. Paper at spine has been rubbed away in some places. Top 2" of rear cover is separated from text block at spine. Rubbing and dust-soiling to edges of text block. Small tears to front free endpaper at hinge. Creasing and chipping to corners and edges of last several pages.... Read More
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I'm a Fridgit! FIRST EDITION
by Tazewell, Charles; Langelier, Joyce (Illust.)
New York: Rolton House Publishers, Inc, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. First Edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4" X 8 3/4". Unpaginated. Wear to paper over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Small spot of what appears to be a burn mark at top edge of front cover. Text block is very loose in boards, with connective string visible. Bottom 3" of text block have come loose from binding completely. A touch of dampstaining to... Read More
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Of the Summits, of the Forests with blank ADIRONDACK 46-ERS BOOKPLATE
by Tefft, Tim (Ed.)
Morrisonville: The Adirondack Forty-Sixers, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xv, 350pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of blue paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall clean, solid copy of this collection of essays, stories, and photographs of the Adirondacks. Includes unused ADK bookplate.
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Men Have Called Her Crazy: A Memoir SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Tendler, Anna Marie
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2024. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Anna Marie Tendler in ink to page specially bound in by the publisher. First Edition with full number line indicating First Printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 296pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine lettered in white. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is... Read More
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My Angel Story Book
by Tenney, Warren N.
Boston: The Warren Press, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. 8" X 5 3/4". 83pp. Mild wear to blue cloth over boards with rubbing to cover and gentle bumps to corners and edges. Toning and a small tear to pictorial paper at front cover. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall charming 1922 printing of this illustrated guide to the angels of the Bible.
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Dervish Daughter FIRST EDITION
by Tepper, Sheri S.
New York: Tor Books, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Good. First Edition. Paperback. Stated first printing, with full number line. 6 7/8" X 4 1/8". 218pp, plus two pages of ads. Moderate wear to paper wraps, with cover designed by James Christensen. Small tears and crease to upper wrap, scattered rubbing and old price label to rear wrap, and creasing to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are gently age-yellowed, else clean and unmarked. A solid first printing... Read More
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