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Simone de BEAUVOIR
La force des choses
Paris: Gallimard 1963. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1963 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 125 numbered copies on pure thread laid paper the only deluxe copies after 35 on Holland paper. Two light sunning marks at head and foot of spine handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83554
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
La vieillesse
Paris: Gallimard 1970. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1970 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 125 numbered copies on laid paper the only deluxe copies after 35 on Holland paper. Two spots of sunning at head and foot of spine handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83562
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Le deuxième sexe The Second Sex
Paris: Gallimard 1949. Fine. The most important feminist essay in a limited first edition deluxe issue Gallimard Paris 1949 15 x 21 cm 2 volumes brochés en coffret First edition one of 55 numbered copies on pur fil paper most limited deluxe issue. Endleaves and half-title slightly and partially shaded. Exceedingly rare and handsome copy of this seminal text of modern feminism. Our copy is housed in a custom gray clamshell box square spine titled in red author's name and subtitles in black first panel hollowed revealing a black and white photograph of Simone de Beauvoir as a young woman under a plexiglass title in red author's name first volume number and subtitle in black second panel hollowed revealing a color photograph of the author in her prime under plexiglass titled in red author's name second volume number and subtitle in black box lined with burgundy paper superb work by artist Julie Nadot. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 84229
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Le sang des autres
Paris: Gallimard 1945. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1945 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 56 numbered copies on pur fil the only large paper copies. A fine copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 42378
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Les Belles Images
Paris: Gallimard 1966. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1966 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 40 numbered copies on Holland the tirage de tête. A very beautiful copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 78233
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Les bouches inutiles
Paris: Gallimard 1945. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1945 12 x 19 cm broché First edition one of 25 numbered copies on vélin pur fil this one n°1 the only large paper copies. A very good copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 45264
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Les Mandarins
Paris: Gallimard 1954. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1954 14 x 21 cm broché First edition one of 25 numbered copies on Holland paper ours one of 5 hors commerce copies deluxe issue. Fine copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83810
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Les Mandarins The Mandarins
Paris: Gallimard 1954. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1954 14 x 21 cm broché First edition on ordinary paper. Four stains on the slightly sunned spine and at the foot of the back cover. Autograph inscription signed by Simone de Beauvoir to Madame Mandinaud. Madame Mandinaud was Simone de Beauvoir's official typist. She transcribed all the writer's works including Les Mandarins which won the Prix Goncourt in 1954. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 84642
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Les Mandarins
Paris: Gallimard 1954. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1954 14 x 21 cm relié sous chemise et étui Gallimard Paris 1954 14 x 21 cm bound in morocco with custom chemise and slipcase First edition one of 25 numbered copies on Holland the tirage de tête deluxe copy. Binding in full purple morocco endpapers lined with mauve velvet all edges gilt covers and spine preserved chemise and slipcase lined in purple morocco wood-style paper boards interior of the chemise in grey felt perfect binding signed Jean-Paul Miguet. Spine of the chemise faded. Superb copy perfectly set in a triple binding by Jean-Paul Miguet. Gallimard hardcover
Bookseller reference : 78090
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Lettre autographe signée adressée à Antoinette Boulesteix
1980. Fine. 2 Juillet 1980 14.50 x 20.50 cm 1 page 1 enveloppe Autograph letter signed by Simone de Beauvoir consisting of 9 lines addressed to Antoinette Boulesteix with envelope enclosed. A central fold inherent to the mailing and an envelope mark at the foot of the letter the envelope and letter having been glued together then separated. ""Chère mademoiselle je suis très touchée de cette lettre mais je n'ai pas le temps de rencontrer votre mère. Je quitte Paris pour aller me reposer à la campagne. Dites lui mes regrets et croyez à mes meilleurs sentiments. Simone de Beauvoir."" ""Dear Mademoiselle I am very touched by this letter but I do not have time to meet your mother. I am leaving Paris to go rest in the countryside. Give her my regrets and believe in my best sentiments. Simone de Beauvoir."" unknown
Bookseller reference : 77066
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée - La force de l'âge - La force des choses - Tout compte fait Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Paris: Gallimard 1958. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1958-1972 14.50 x 21.50 cm 4 volumes brochés sous coffrets Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter - La force de l'âge The Prime of Life - La force des choses Force of Circumstance - Tout compte fait All Said and Done Gallimard Paris 1958-1972 145x215cm 4 bound volumes. First edition one of 25 30 35 and 40 numbered copies on vergé de hollande most limited deluxe issue for each of the 4 volumes. A very rare and handsome set of this autobiographical and feminist tetralogy. Each volume is presented in a custom box signed by Julie Nadot reproducing the cover plates and the spine of the work. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 84321
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Privilèges
Paris: Gallimard 1955. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1955 12 x 18.50 cm broché First edition one of 56 numbered copies on pur fil the only deluxe copies. Handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 86455
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Tous les hommes sont mortels
Paris: Gallimard 1946. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1946 14.50 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 55 numbered copies on handmade paper deluxe issue. A very handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83516
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Tout compte fait
Paris: Gallimard 1972. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1972 15 x 22 cm broché First edition one of 40 numbered copies on Holland the tirage de tête. Ex-libris glued to the head of an endpaper. A beautiful copy despite a slightly puckered spine. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 78203
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Tout compte fait
Paris: Gallimard 1972. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1972 14 x 20.50 cm broché First edition one of 125 numbered copies on laid paper the only deluxe copies after 40 on Holland paper. Two spots of sunning at head and foot of spine handsome copy. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83561
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Simone de BEAUVOIR
Une mort très douce
Paris: Gallimard 1964. Fine. Gallimard Paris 1964 12 x 18.50 cm broché First edition a Service de Presse advance copy. Small rust stains on the first endpaper small stains to the upper right corner of the title page otherwise a handsome copy. Autograph inscription signed by Simone de Beauvoir to photographer Serge Tamagnot. Gallimard unknown
Bookseller reference : 83623
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Simone GALLIOT - Helene GALLIOT
Marc Sangnier 1873-1950
Le Mans: Imprimerie commerciale 1960. Fine. Imprimerie commerciale Le Mans s. d. 1960 12 x 18.50 cm broché First edition published by Simone and Hélène Galliot to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Marc Sangnier's death. Handsome and rare copy illustrated with a photographic portrait of Marc Sangnier at the beginning of the volume. Imprimerie commerciale unknown
Bookseller reference : 82905
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Simone PUGET - (Paul POIRET)
Le Lys rouge. Robe du soir de Paul Poiret pl.38 La Gazette du Bon ton 1914 n°4
Paris: Lucien Vogel éditeur 1914. Fine. Lucien Vogel éditeur Paris Avril 1914 19 x 24.50 cm une feuille Original color print heightened in gold printed on laid paper signed lower left on the plate. Original engraving created for the illustration of La Gazette du bon ton one of the most beautiful and influential fashion magazines of the 20th century celebrating the talent of French creators and artists during the flourishing of Art Deco. Famous fashion magazine founded in 1912 by Lucien Vogel La Gazette du bon ton was published until 1925 with an interruption during the War from 1915 to 1920 due to the mobilization of its editor-in-chief. It consists of 69 issues printed in only 2000 copies and is illustrated notably with 573 color plates and 148 sketches representing models by great couturiers. From their publication these luxurious publications ""address bibliophiles and worldly aesthetes"" Françoise Tétart-Vittu ""La Gazette du bon ton"" in Dictionnaire de la mode 2016. Printed on fine laid paper they use a typeface specially created for the magazine by Georges Peignot the Cochin typeface adopted in 1946 by Christian Dior. The prints are made using the metal stencil technique heightened in colors and some highlighted in gold or palladium. The adventure begins in 1912 when Lucien Vogel man of the world and fashion - he had already participated in the magazine Femina - decides to found with his wife Cosette de Brunhoff sister of Jean the father of Babar the Gazette du bon ton whose subtitle was then ""Art modes et frivolités"". Georges Charensol reports the words of the editor-in-chief: ""In 1910 he observes there existed no truly artistic fashion journal representative of the spirit of its time. I was therefore thinking of creating a luxury magazine with truly modern artists . I was certain of success because for fashion no country can rival France."" ""Un grand éditeur d'art. Lucien Vogel"" in Les Nouvelles littéraires n°133 May 1925. The magazine's success is immediate not only in France but also in the United States and South America. Originally Vogel thus brings together a group of seven artists: André-Édouard Marty and Pierre Brissaud followed by Georges Lepape and Dammicourt; and finally his friends from the École des beaux-arts who are George Barbier Bernard Boutet de Monvel or Charles Martin. Other talents quickly join the team: Guy Arnoux Léon Bakst Benito Umberto Brunelleschi Chas Laborde Jean-Gabriel Domergue Raoul Dufy Édouard Halouze Alexandre Iacovleff Jean Émile Laboureur Charles Loupot Maggie Salcedo. These artists mostly unknown when Lucien Vogel calls upon them will subsequently become emblematic and sought-after artistic figures. These same illustrators create the drawings for the Gazette's advertisements. The plates highlight and sublimate the dresses of seven creators of the era: Lanvin Doeuillet Paquin Poiret Worth Vionnet and Doucet. The couturiers provide exclusive models for each issue. Nevertheless some of the illustrations feature no real model but only the idea that the illustrator has of contemporary fashion. La Gazette du bon ton is a decisive stage in the history of fashion. Combining aesthetic demands and plastic unity it brings together for the first time the great talents of the world of arts letters and fashion and imposes through this alchemy a completely new image of woman slender independent and audacious also carried by the new generation of couturiers Coco Chanel Jean Patou Marcel Rochas. Taken over in 1920 by Condé Montrose Nast the Gazette du bon ton would largely inspire the new composition and aesthetic choices of the ""dying little journal"" that Nast had purchased a few years earlier: Vogue magazine. Lucien Vogel éditeur unknown
Bookseller reference : 84700
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Simone SAILLARD
Leopoldo Alas Clarin collaborateur du journal el Dia : du journalisme au roman
Toulouse: Université de Toulouse Le Mirail 1974. Fine. Université de Toulouse Le Mirail Toulouse 1974 21 x 27 cm 5 volumes brochés First edition of this thesis defended in 1974 for the degree of Doctor of Letters. Spine and covers slightly and marginally sunned without gravity two small stains on the second cover of the second volume a tear at the head of one joint of the fifth and final volume otherwise handsome set. Université de Toulouse Le Mirail unknown
Bookseller reference : 39408
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Simone VEIL
Photographie originale dédicacée
s. l.: s. n. 1960. Fine. s. n. s. l. s.d. ca 1960 9.50 x 11 cm broché Original black and white photograph showing Simone Veil slightly in profile. Handsome copy. Autograph inscription signed by Simone Veil on the verso of the photograph. Provenance: from the collection of the great autograph collector Claude Armand. s. n. unknown
Bookseller reference : 88177
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Simonne RATEL
0° cocktail
Paris: Les Amis d'Edouard 1928. Fine. Les Amis d'Edouard Paris 1928 13 x 16.50 cm relié First edition one of 200 numbered copies on Arches paper ours unnumbered the only issue after 6 Japan copies. Full burgundy morocco binding spine with 6 raised bands decorated with gilt fillets with a slight scratch at head gilt letter and collection number at head and foot doublures of burgundy box calf and morocco frame endpapers lined with burgundy box calf covers and spine preserved top edge gilt retaining deckled edges binding signed Charles Benoit. Handsome copy perfectly executed. Les Amis d'Edouard hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33774
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Simons, Lao Genevra
Bibliography of Early American Textbooks on Algebra Published in the Colonies and the United States through 1850 Together with a Characterization of the First Edition of Each Work
New York: Scripta Mathematica - Yeshiva College 1936. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Scattered foxing to endpapers only. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. 1936. First Edition. A bibliography of US algebra textbooks through 1850. Fully describes 71 separate treatises by 54 authors. Among them are one in Dutch one in German and one prepared especially for the blind. Subsequent editions and reprints are identified. From the preface: "The first edition of each text is accompanied in this work by a statement giving its purpose its special characteristics and its contents in some cases its history. While some of the books are as much alike as peas in a pod in spite of claims by the author to the contrary many of them stand out through the introduction of new topics through the independence of treatment and applications or through the eccentricity of the author." Full title: "Bibliography of Early American Textbooks on Algebra Published in the Colonies and the United States through 1850 Together with a Characterization of the First Edition of Each Work." The Scripta Mathematica Studies No. 1. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 70pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Scripta Mathematica - Yeshiva College Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 023782
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Simons, Phillida Brooke & Proust, Alain
Groote Schuur Great Granary to Stately Home
Fernwood 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. signed. Signed by AuthorsThe jacket is a bit torn and marked. Minor damp marking. Soundly bound. Signed by both Simons and Proust. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Fernwood hardcover
Bookseller reference : lo97 ISBN : 1874950237 9781874950233
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Simpson Alan and Erskine Bowles
The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Washington D.C 2010. First edition of Simpson and Bowles' final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page "Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson." In fine condition. When former Sen. Alan Simpson first joined Erskine Bowles former Clinton White House chief of staff as co-chairs of a bipartisan commission created to find ways to reduce the nation's budget deficit he joked that it was a "suicide mission." In his presentation of their final report Simpson remarked "Many members of Congress have privately told us they would be willing to make the tough votes for ambitious tax and spending reforms as part of a substantive fiscal plan but only if members on the other side jump in the canoe at the same time. This is the moment of truth for lawmakers who share our concern about our nation's fiscal future. They can return to the era of deficit denial or they can stand up for future generations." unknown books
Bookseller reference : 117683
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SIMPSON F
A Series of Antient sic Baptismal Fonts. Chronologically arranged. Drawn by F. Simpson jun. Engraved by R. Roberts. PIONEER STUDY IN SIGNED ARABESQUE BINDING
Septimus Prowett 1828. 4to. Sole Edition with a copper-engraved frontispiece and 39 copper-engraved plates all plates with original tissue guards some minor foxing as usual rather heavier on the first few plates; full contemporary roan sides with gilt frame border stopped at corners by a full point enclosing an arabesque frame in gilt incorporating lotus and other floral tools back gilt with five raised bands compartments tooled in gilt to a floral design gilt edges gilt doublures BY SMART OF OXFORD covers a little worn and rubbed joints rubbed back rubbed corners lightly bruised hinges cracked but quite sound short closed marginal tear in front free endpaper one or two age-stains on covers else a very good bright copy. In this pioneering work widely regarded as the first serious study of the subject Simpson has attempted to devise a system for classifying fonts by type. In essence he provides a select inventory of Norman Early English Decorated and 'Perp' examples throughout the country. Septimus Prowett, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2938
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Simpson, Alan and Erskine Bowles
The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Washington D.C 2010. First edition of Simpson and Bowles' final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page "Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson." In fine condition. When former Sen. Alan Simpson first joined Erskine Bowles former Clinton White House chief of staff as co-chairs of a bipartisan commission created to find ways to reduce the nation’s budget deficit he joked that it was a “suicide mission.†In his presentation of their final report Simpson remarked "Many members of Congress have privately told us they would be willing to make the tough votes for ambitious tax and spending reforms as part of a substantive fiscal plan but only if members on the other side jump in the canoe at the same time. This is the moment of truth for lawmakers who share our concern about our nation's fiscal future. They can return to the era of deficit denial or they can stand up for future generations. unknown
Bookseller reference : 117683
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Simpson, Marianna Shreve with Massumeh Farhad
Sultan Ibrahim Mirza's Haft Awrang: A Princely Manuscript from Sixteenth-Century Iran
Washington DC: Freer Gallery of Art. Fine copy in fine dust jacket & slipcase. 1997. 1st. hardcover. 4to 440 pp. . Freer Gallery of Art hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS110113I ISBN : 0300068026 9780300068023
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Simpson, Mona
The Lost Father
NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine. 1992. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Publisher's advance proof in white wrappers enclosed in original gold box. The book has a partial stamp from a bookstore on the top edges else prisitne unmarked tight square and clean. In publisher's original gold paper-stock box which has touch of sun-fading to the top edges. NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 506 pp. Signed by Author . Alfred A. Knopf paperback
Bookseller reference : 19655
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Sims, George
Catalogue Forty-Seven Autumn 1960 Rare Books Cat 47
Hurst Reading Berks. UK: G. F. Sims Rare Books 1960. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Original pictorial wraps. No underlining. No margin notes. Rare book catalog with 229 items. Cover art of the Mad Hatter by E. T. Reed. This catalogue's cover art was later reproduced on the Dust Jacket for Sim's autobiographical book A Life in Catalogues and Other Essays Philadelphia Holmes 1994. In that book he remarks: "In the autumn of 1960 I issued a catalogue 47 which had a drawings of the Mad Hatter on the cover together with the lettering 'Mr. George Sims hurrying to send you his new Catalogue of RARE BOOKS.' Of course the drawing had been inspired by the illustrations for Alice by Sir John Tenniel but was in fact by E. T. Reed a Punch artist at the turn of the century. I had bought a small group of these drawings by Reed but did not wish to sell this particular Mad Hatter one. The cover attracted a lot of attention and there were more comments about it than any of the other covers. Unique items described in it included the original drawings by John Austen for his illustrated edition of Jane Austen's Persuasion manuscript materiel for H. E. Bates's book Mrs. Esmond's Life and. five very erotic engravings by Fragonard." After ending his bookselling career in 1987 with Catalogue 107 Sims turned to writing suspense novels. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Reed E. T. cover art. 30pp. G. F. Sims, Rare Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 011531
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Sims, George (signed)
The Rare Book Game
Philadelphia: Holmes Publishing Co 1985. SIGNED by the AUTHOR at the colophon his signature only NOT personalized to anyone. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. NO foxing. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Twelve chapters on bookselling publishing and book- collecting by a 30 year veteran in the field. Topics include Three Booksellers and Their Catalogues Alida Monroe Leonard Smithers A.J.A. Symonds Ian Fleming Eric Gill Percy Muir Bertram Rota and Norman Colbeck etc. 1985. First Edition. Limited to 650 copies. Bound in the original black cloth stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Received favorable reviews from ANTIQUARIAN BOOK MONTHLY Sept 85 AMERICAN BOOK COLLECTOR May 86 and PRIVATE LIBRARY Summer 85. First Edition Lmtd 650 copies. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xii 163pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Holmes Publishing Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 023280
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SIMS, Joan (1930-2001)
Typed Note Signed
This English actress is remembered as the "First Lady of Carry On" appearing in 24 of these low-budget comedy films: "Carry On Nurse" 1959 "Carry On Teacher" 1959 "Carry On Constable" 1960 "Carry On Regardless" 1961 and many others through 1978. TNS 1p 5 3/4" X 8" n.p. n.y. 1985 June 17 postal cancellation. Addressed to Richard C. Laade. Near fine. Usual mailing folds. On her imprinted letterhead Sims thanks an admirer for writing. Large bold signature in blue fineline. With original envelope. unknown
Bookseller reference : 39276
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Sims, Richard
Handbook to the library of the British Museum: containing a brief account of its formation and of the various collections of which it is composed; descriptions of the catalogues in present use; classed lists of the manuscripts etc.; and a variety of information indispensable for the 'readers' at that institution . with some account of the principal libraries in London
London: John Russell Smith 1854. First edition 12mo pp. xii 418 2 ads; folding frontispiece map original blindstamped red cloth lettered in gilt on spine; joints cracking spine soiled; good and sound. John Russell Smith unknown
Bookseller reference : 63368
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Sinclair Harold
The Horse Soldiers.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1956. First edition of Sinclair's fictionalized account of Grierson's Raid during the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. Octavo original cloth cartographic endpapers. One of 750 numbered copies signed by the author on the colophon this is number 759. In near fine condition. Based on the historic 17-day Grierson's Raid and Battle of Newton's Station in Mississippi during the Civil War Harold Sinclair's The Horse Solders was adapted into a film of the same name in 1959 directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne William Holden and Constance Towers. Harper & Brothers hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 115123
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Sinclair LEWIS
Ann Vickers
Paris: Stock 1933. Fine. Stock Paris 1933 12 x 19 cm broché First edition in French one of 330 numbered copies on alfa paper the only deluxe copies with 57 on Marais paper. First cover illustrated with a drawing by Bécan. Light foxing affecting mainly the endpapers otherwise a handsome copy. Stock unknown
Bookseller reference : 32983
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Sinclair LEWIS
Sam Dodsworth
Paris: Plon 1931. Fine. Plon Paris 1931 12 x 19 cm broché First edition in French one of the copies on alfa paper the only deluxe copies with 50 on pur fil. Fine copy. Plon unknown
Bookseller reference : 70414
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Sinclair, Andrew
GOG
London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Bound in black cloth light shelf wear only dust wrppaer very lightly rubbed at lower edges a lovely clean tight copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 486 pages . Weidenfeld & Nicholson hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19545
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Sinclair, George
Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: or An Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and Other Plants used as food of the more valuable domestic animals: instituted by The Duke of Bedford.
B. McMillan 1816. First edition. Folio approximately 29cm x 48 cm pp lxvi 316 iv all edges gilt with some foxing on the earlier and later few pages errata slip pasted to verso of the contents pages with 123 mounted specimens in good condition and 35 mounted groups of seeds half morocco and marbled boards a little rubbed and scuffed a darker stain towards the base of the spine marbled endpapers with the armorial bookplate of Henry Collins. The specimens are frequently described as all grass though this is incorrect - approximately nine of them are leguminous plants. Many of them are delicately heightened in watercolour. This copy does not have the folding plan and very few copies do. RARE. A very heavy book weighing nearly 8.5 kilos - extra postage costs will need to be added. A paper in 'Science' 25/01/2002 by Andy Hector and Rowan Hooper has called this book which influenced Charles Darwin "arguably the first ecological experiment". Darwin in his 'Origin of the Species' refers to an experiment investigating the biology of grassland plants that showed how a greater diversity of grasses planted in experimental plots was responsible for greater production of plant matter but Darwin left no clues as to where or when this experiment was done. Hector and Hooper show that it is Sinclair's 'Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis' which details this experimental garden. First Edition. Half Leather. Good. B. McMillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 021179
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Sinclair, Kevin
Post Impressions: 100 Years of the South China Morning Post
China: South China Morning Post 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover with black boards and pictorial dust jacket first edition 2005gms 259 pages blank endpapers. 370 stunning images celebrating a century of news coverage in Hong Kong fromthe South China Morning Post. Book is in very good condition with minor general wear and tear. Boards and dust jacket are also in very good condition with only light shelf wear otherwise no other pre-loved markings. South China Morning Post Hardcover
Bookseller reference : ARTPHO13
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Sinclair, Upton
Presidential Agent
New York: The Viking Press 1944. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 655 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Silver. Stated Second Printing 1944. Inscribed By The Author On The Front End Paper. No Dust Jacket. Lightly Used Near Fine. <br/> <br/> The Viking Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 036804
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Sinclair, Upton
The Jungle
New York: Jungle Publishing Co. 1906. First Edition First Issue . Green Cloth. Near Fine/No DJ. 413 Pp 3 Pp Ads At Rear. First Edition Published By Upton Sinclair With "Jungle Publishing Company" On Spine And Title Page First Printing With Perfect "1" On Copyright Page Integral Title Page "Brass Buttons" On Page 42 "Seven Per Cent" On P. 82 Normal "5" On P. 385. Hanna 3234; Rideout P.292. This Is A First Printing But Is Not The First Issue "Sustainer's Edition" With The Sustainer's Edition Label. Well Preserved Covers Clean All White Lettering And White Clouds Strong And Complete Hinges Tight No Marks Small Areas Of Rubbing Along Edges Near The Corners No Fraying. Corner Crease On Last Page Of Ads At Rear. Gift Quality. An Ample 1906 Response To The Childlishly Ridiculous Ideas That Industry Itself And Intrinsic Competitive Economic Forces Provide All The Regulation Of Commerce That Is Necessary. <br/> <br/> Jungle Publishing Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 037737
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Sindall, R W
The Manufacture of Paper
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company 1908 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green pebble-grained cloth gilt titles on front board & spine blind fillets on front board x 275 8 pp 58 b & w illustrations bibliography index. Title page is a cancel half-title removed perhaps by Van Nostrand 2 cm tear to bottom of pp ix-x rear hinge starting else very good. This is a relatively non-technical yet detailed treatment of paper manufacturing. Sindall was a chemist involved in papermaking technology and author of many more technical works on the subject. Shipping weight 2 lbs. First US Edition. . 21 X 15 cm. D. Van Nostrand Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : BBPA00001
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SINE - Jacques STERNBERG
La géométrie dans l'impossible
Paris: Losfeld Le Terrain Vague 1960. Fine. Losfeld Le Terrain Vague Paris 1960 19 x 24 cm broché First print of the numerous illustrations by Siné. Beautiful copy despite two small tears at the top and bottom of the back. Losfeld Le Terrain Vague unknown
Bookseller reference : 70105
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Singer, Isaac Bashevis (foreword) Essay By Joseph S Czestochowski
The Drawings and Paintings of Ira Moskowitz Signed
NY: Landmark Book Co. Signed first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Landmark Book Co. 1990 first printing. Folio 10 3/4" x 12" 228pp. over 80 full-color plates plus 200 b/w plates. Signed by artist on half title. Laid in are two 1946 autograph letters signed from the artist in Shiprock New Mexico where he created a series of 60 lithographs on the ceremonial dances of the Navaho while residing on a Navaho reservation. Each letter is two pages - February 24 1946 -Dear Gus; and November 19 in which he mentions a forthcoming book of his art with the text being written by John Collier commissioner of Indian Affairs later published as Patterns And Ceremonials Of The Indians Of The Southwest. Additionally two half flyers for the artist's exhibition of Indian subjects - October 20 to November 7 1947 or 1948 at Arthur H. Harlow Galleries NYC are laid in. Book is fine in a fine dust jacket. The letters are very good with folds and slight loss along the edges. Flyers are good. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1990. Landmark Book Co. unknown
Bookseller reference : 008948 ISBN : 0929194004 9780929194004
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Singerman, Robert
Jewish Serials of the World : A Research Bibliography of Secondary Sources
New York / Westport CT / London: Greenwood Press 1986. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1986. First Printing of the First Edition with complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Review copy with publisher's letter laid-in. Over 3000 entries many annotated on books pamphlets articles newspapers & magazines of the Jewish press 1674 to the present. Author index. Subject index. Bound in the original blue cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xxii 378pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Greenwood Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 019646 ISBN : 0313244936 9780313244933
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Singleton, Esther
The Collecting of Antiques
338p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition, spine faded
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Singleton, Esther
The Collecting of Antiques
338 p., illus. Hardcover Ex-library, Very good condition
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Singleton, Esther
The Collecting of Antiques
338p., illus. Hardcover Good condition, spine slanted
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Sinkankas, John; & Peter G Read
Beryl : Butterworths Gem Books
London: Butterworth & Co. Publishers Ltd. 1986. Very Good condition. Square tight. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Small spot of glue residue on rear cover from old price sticker. Edges of the text block show a few small brown speckles foxing. Crease to the corner of 4 leaves. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs throughout including 8 pages in beautiful full-color. Has chapters on: Emerald and beryl in antiquity; Emerald and beryl in medieval and modern Europe; Emerald and beryl in collections; Crystal structures and chemical composition; Physical and optical properties; Color and luminescence; Crystallography; Inclusions; Beryl simulants and synthetic beryls; Cutting and polishing beryls; Beryl deposits and world sources. Tables. Lists of chapter notes/sources citing about 500 references. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original white and green laminated pictorial boards. Cited in Sinkankas 6112 GEMOLOGY AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Keywords: Mineralogy. Geology. Mineral collecting. Gem cutting. Gemology. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket probably as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii 225pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005293 ISBN : 0408015438 9780408015431
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Sinkankas, John
Gemology: An Annotated Bibliography
Metuchen New Jersey & London: The Scarecrow Press 1993. Appears unread. Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked - apparently never read. 1993. First Edition. Gives detailed descriptions and expert evaluations of content for 7458 works. Uniformly bound in the original red cloth stamped in bright gold on the spine and over black panels on the front covers. Oversize Hardcover. 8.5" wide by 11.25" tall by 3.75" thick together. This extremely heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments. But for media mail you pay only our standard charge for 1 volume and we ship the second volume at no extra cost. From the publisher: "Winner 1994 Geoscience Info Society Best Reference Work Award. This is the first comprehensive bibliography of gems and precious stones ever published containing over 7500 entries -- predominantly books but also periodical articles of significant material of historical value from 1500 up to 1985 with some books published after that date. All important works are described collated and assessed in terms of content accuracy and importance with remarks added on bindings and physical features that will enable librarians researchers booksellers and collectors to verify editions and states as well as completeness of copies. Illustrations; Subject index. The bibliography is based mostly on the John Sinkankas Library generally agreed to be the largest and most complete collection of its kind now in the Gemological Institute of America Santa Monica CA.". First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jackets as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 2 volumes: 1206pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. The Scarecrow Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 024443 ISBN : 0810826526 9780810826526
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Sinkankas, John
Gemstone & Mineral Data Book: A Compilation of Data Recipes Formulas and Instructions for the Mineralogist Gemologist Lapidary Jeweler Craftsman and Collector
1972. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Winchester Press 1972 Good HB ISBN: 0-87691-067-3 Gemstone & Mineral Data Book. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012709 ISBN : 0876910673 9780876910672
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