Folio Album of 180 Blank Leaves

Washington, D.C., 1990. Fine. Washington, D.C.: [Artisanal], [1990s]. Unique copy. Pristine. Medium folio (46x32x5cm; 18"x12.5"x2"); 180 leaves (360pp). Half leather in full-grain aniline black; boards covered in laid mulberry stock. All paperblock edges marbled with crimson and black mottling. Endpapers in Turkish marbling of green and metallic gold against amaranth red. Leaves of heavy cream wove stock, unwatermarked, as for artists and calligraphers. Note that this is not a used, vintage item. It is a Rip Van... Read More

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A Review of the Principal Proceedings of the Parliament of 1784

London: Printed for R. Edwards, 1792. Very Good. London: Printed for R. Edwards, 1792. Apparent second edition, preceded by an undated edition assigned the publication date [1785?] by ESTC. Octavo. [2], vii, [1], 178 pp. Lacking half title and final blank leaf. Recent blue paper wrappers. Wraps chipped and toned. Light toning and spotting to pages, but overall clean and unmarked. Extensive summary of the 1784 Parliament, with discussions on India, trade (including with America), and... Read More

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The Range Finder, Vol. I, nos. 1 and 2

by [57th Artillery] Private Carlisle [ed.]

Fort Hancock, NJ: 57th Artillery, C.A.C., 1918. Very Good. Fort Hancock, NJ: 57th Artillery, C.A.C., n.d. but 1918. First Edition. Two volumes; slim quartos (27.5cm); original pictorial staplebound wrappers, both signed in image by Private Kirby; 16; 32pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate wear and a few small chips to wrapper margins from handling, vertical fold across Vol. I, no. 1, else Very Good and sound. First two issues of this scarce World War I periodical produced out... Read More

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Artists and Artifacts [wrapper title: A.A. & A. Inc]

by A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc

New York: A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc. / Stellar Press Inc. NYC, 1963. Very Good. New York: A.A. & A. Inc.: Archaeological Artifacts & Antiques, Inc. / Stellar Press Inc. NYC, 1963. First Edition. Small quarto. [20] pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Illustrated stapled wraps. Light rubbing and moderate toning to edges. This catalog features the art of Masanari Matsubara and six American artists who were assigned objects from the A.A.... Read More

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Secession: AA Bronson 1969-2000 [Signed Letter]

by AA Bronson; Friedrich Tietjen [ed.]

Vienna: Wiener Secession, 2000. Very Good. Vienna: Wiener Secession, 2000. First Edition. Laid-in note signed and inscribed: "Dear Brenda-I wanted you to have the catalogue of my new (solo!) work. Best regards, AA Bronson." Quarto (30x21cm); 40pp. Photographs throughout. All text in parallel German and English. Black card covers over sewn gatherings. Title and author's name printed in black on black on front cover. Covers are clean with very faint edgewear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.... Read More

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African Mirror - Volume 3, July 1980

by A. Adeyemi Smith [ed.]

New York: African Mirror, 1980. Very Good-. [New York: African Mirror, 1980.] First Edition. Quarto; publisher's photo-illustrated staplebound wrappers; 80pp.; illus. throughout, chiefly photographic. Wrappers rather wrinkled from handling, brief chipping at extremities, textblock uniformly toned, else a Good to Very Good copy overall. Headlining article Alhaj Malik Shabazz's "On Islam and Social Justice." Also includes coverage on Puerto Rico and "Marijuana for Export.

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When We Very Very Young, Winnie-The-Pooh, Now We Are Six, and The House At Pooh Corner [Four volume set]

by A.A. Milne; Ernest H. Shepard [illus.]

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1924. Very Good/Very Good. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924-1928. First Editions, First Printings with When We Were Very Young in second state with page ix numbered. Four octavo volumes; illustrated dust jackets; bound in blue, green, red, and pink cloth, decorated and ruled in gilt; top edges gilt. Decorative endpapers and black and white illustrations by Shephard throughout. Housed in a handsome custom-made clamshell case with gilt titling to spine. Dust... Read More

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A Science in Its Youth (Pre-Marxian Political Economy)

by A. Anikin; K.M. Cook [trans.]

Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1975. Very Good/Very Good. Moscow: Progress Publishers, 1975. First English Language Edition. Octavo (20.5cm); publisher's cloth in green printed dust jacket; 388pp. Light shelf wear, textblock edges unevenly toned, U.S. importer's sticker on rear jacket panel; Very Good and sound. Study of "major modern trends and ideas in political economy" (front jacket flap) with chapters on Benjamin Franklin, Adam Smith, and the utopians Henri de Saint-Simon and Charles Fourier.

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With the Turks in Palestine

by Alexander Aaronsohn

London: Constable & Company, 1917. Good +. London: Constable & Company, 1917. First UK Edition. Octavo (19cm); 125pp. Lacks dust jacket. Boards bound in brown cloth with black stamping to front panel and spine. Boards / spine condition. Binding heavily bumped and scuffed. Textblock, endsheets, and interior pages toned. Good or better. Contemporary Cairo bookseller ticket to front pastedown. Firsthand account of serving in the Turkish army during the First World War by a major Zionist activist.... Read More

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The Funeral

by George Abbe

New York: The Smith / Horizon Press, 1967. Near Fine/Very Good. [New York]: The Smith by arrangement with Horizon Press, [1967]. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in black pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($4.95); 191pp. Moderate wear to jacket margins, glue residue to rear pastedown; Very Good overall. From the upper jacket flap: "This book could truthfully be advertised as Sex & Violence at a Funeral.

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Fire on the Mountain

by Edward Abbey

New York: The Dial Press, 1962. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: The Dial Press, 1962. First Edition. Octavo. 211pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $3.95 price present; red and yellow cloth stamped in black. General rubbing, minor scuffing, and a few short tears to dust jacket. Patchy soiling and mild shelfwear to boards; binding sound; dust soiling along top edge of text block; else unmarked. A Very Good or better copy of Abbey's third book,... Read More

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Dare Me: A Novel

by Megan Abbott

New York: Reagan Arthur / Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Reagan Arthur / Little, Brown and Company, 2012. Stated First Edition: July 2012, with full numberline. Octavo; [viii], 290pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $24.99 price intact; book in blush cloth with copper foil lettering to spine. As new except for very faint bumps to front fore-edge corners. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Anthony Award nominated novel, and basis for the... Read More

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Three Men on a Horse: A Comedy in Three Acts

by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott

New York: Samuel French, 1936. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Samuel French, 1936. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in orange printed dust jacket; [10],141pp.; photographic frontispiece. Light wear to jacket margins, the whole rather dust-soiled, spine panel toned, cloth edges faintly spotted, else Very Good and sound. Tipped in announcement on p. 3: "As performances of this play may be restricted in the British Isles, application MUST first be made to Samuel French...PRIOR to making any... Read More

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Broadway: A Play

by Philip Dunning; George Abbott

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. Very Good/Very Good. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. First Edition with publisher's device to title page and "A" to copyright page. Octavo. 236pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black cloth spine over orange paper-covered boards with paper title labels. Chips to and a couple tears to edges of dust jacket with general wear and soiling. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy of the hit... Read More

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Five Eyes: Stories [Limited Edition, Signed by Bowles, Choukri, Layachi, & Mrabet]

by Abdeslam Boulaich, Mohamed Choukri, Larbi Layachi, Mohammed Mrabet, & Ahmed Yacoubi [contribs.] Paul Bowles [ed. & trans.]

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. Limited Edition of 200 signed / numbered hardcovers and 26 signed / lettered, of which this is number 164. Octavo (23.6cm); publisher's clear acetate jacket over illustrated paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and paper title card; 145pp. Acetate jacket crisp, with some faint scuffs and dust-soiling. Paper panels foxed and spotted. Heavy foxing to pages [6]-7 and 18-19, with scattered much-lighter foxing... Read More

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The Student and the University: A Background Book on the Campus Revolt

by Elvin Abeles

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); illustrated dust jacket; blindstamped maroon boards with black lettering to spine; x,246pp. Price-clipped dust jacket edgeworn with some toning down spine and folds and some general smudging to surface. Slight twist to boards; nudging at spine ends. Binding sound and pages unmarked. Publisher's review slip laid in.

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Woman in Her Various Relations: Containing Practical Rules for American Females

by Mrs. L.G. Abell

New York: William Holdredge, 1851. Very Good. New York: William Holdredge, 1851. First Edition. Small octavo (17cm.); publisher's red decorative gilt-embossed cloth, all edges gilt; viii,[9]-319,[1]pp.; engraved frontispiece and added chromolithographed pictorial title page. Moderate wear and soil to boards, spine rather faded, two gatherings proud, occasional soil to textblock, contemporary gift inscription to front flyleaf, else a Very Good, still bright and sound copy. Forms part of the publisher's Fireside Series. Uncommon handbook for the well-to-do... Read More

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A Sermon, Preached at Haddam, December 16, 1818, at the Ordination of the Rev. John Marsh, Jr.

by Abel M'Ewen [a.k.a. McEwen] et al.

Middletown, CT: Clark & Lyman, 1818. Very Good +. Middletown, CT: Clark & Lyman, 1818. First Edition. Octavo; modern blue wrappers; 27,[1]pp. Light toning to textblock, else a Very Good to Near Fine example. Uncommon ordination sermon by the Connecticut Congregationalist minister, followed by three shorter sermons from the same event: "The Charge to the Pastor, by his Father, the Rev. Dr. Marsh, of Weathersfield"; "Charge to the People, by the Rev. David D. Field, their former... Read More

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Deep Gossip [Signed and Inscribed]

by Henry Abelove

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. Very Good/Very Good. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author with brief inscription on full title. Octavo (8.75" x 5.75"); xviii, 104p. Photo-illustrated dustjacket over gray paper-covered boards with black lettering to spine. Jacket is clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or marks. Front board lightly curved, else covers are clean, sturdy, and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Not ex-library. ... Read More

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Sketches & Incidents; or, A Budget from the Saddle-Bags of a Superannuated Itinerant [Two volumes in One]

by [Abel Stevens]; George Peck [ed.]

Cincinnati: Swormstedt & Poe, 1855. Very Good. Cincinnati: Swormstedt & Poe, 1855. Later edition. 16mo. 166, [2[, 197 p. Original blue-green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. First published in 1844-1845, the memoirs of a retired itinerant Methodist minister. Boards worn with exposure. Hinges starting but binding holding. Foxing to pages but overall text legible. [Howes S-953].

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The Garden Vade Mecum, or Compendium of General Gardening; and Descriptive Display of the Plants, Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Fruits, and General Culture: Comprising a systematic display and description of the several districts of gardening and plantations, under separate heads; giving intimations of the utility, general or particular plans, dimensions, soil and situation, &c. and the various respective plants, flowers, shrubs, trees and fruits, proper for, and arranged in each district; with general descriptions of their nature of growth, temperature, principal and particular uses, methods of propagation and general culture, in their respective garden departments: consisting of the flower garden, pleasure ground, shrubbery and plantations, fruit-garden and kitchen-garden, green-house and hot-house

by John Abercrombie

Dublin: J. Jones, 1790. Very Good. Dublin: J. Jones, 1790. Second Edition. 12mo; recent full brown morocco retaining original tree calf boards, red gilt spine label, renewed endpapers; vi,[3],429pp.; [A]6 B-T12. Ex-Maryland Historical Society with their occasional rubberstamps throughout, dampstaining to textblock, rather crude but serviceable new binding, else a Very Good, sturdy copy. First published in London the previous year, this edition unfortunately not issued with the plates by Bewick. ESTC T120607.

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The Religious Duties of Islam as Taught and Explained by Abu Bakr Effendi: A Translation from the Original Arabic and Afrikaans

by Abi Bakr Effendi; Mia Brandel-Syrier [trans., ed., intro.]

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971. Very Good. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971. Octavo; xlix, 196pp. Blue-gray boards with gilt lettering and emblem. Ex-Lancaster Theological Seminary with their bookplate to front pastedown and usual markings. Boards are sturdy and square with some light smudging to cloth and nudging at spine ends. Surface abrasion from removed card pocket on rear pastedown. A few library notations to frontmatter in pencil and a withdrawn stamp on bookplate, else interior is clean and unmarked. Binding... Read More

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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley; in Two Volumes

by Abraham Cowley; Richard Hurd [ed.]

London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Very Good. London: Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols for T. Cadell, 1772. Second Edition. Octavos (20 cm); xi, 244pp; vii, 276pp +1ad. Both volumes full bound in contemporary mottled calf with red and brown spine labels and gilt stamping. Marbled endsheets. Both bindings generally scuffed and rubbed at all edges and spine ends with lightly foxed pages softly rippled from humidity. First... Read More

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The Mind and Death of a Genius

by [Otto Weininger] David Abrahamsen

New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. Very Good/Very Good-. New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($3.00), brown topstain; viii,[4],228pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece, three leaves of plates, facsimiles throughout text. Jacket rather rubbed and worn with several shallow chips to margins, only that at spine foot touching text, corners bumped and textblock toned; Good to Very Good. Case study of the late 19th-century Austrian philosopher... Read More

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The Soul of the First Amendment [Signed]

by Floyd Abrams

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. Near Fine/Near Fine. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; publisher's boards in white pictorial dust jacket; xxiii,[1],145pp. Corners slightly bumped and cocked, else a Near Fine example. Signed by the author on title page.

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