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[ARAGON]. DESANTI, Dominique.
Les Aragonautes. Les cercles du poète disparu.
in-8°, 330 pp., broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Tres bel exemplaire. [DV-13]
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[Arion Press] Grayson, Andrew Jackson; Lois Chambers (biography) S Dillon Ripley (preface)
Birds of the Pacific Slope Limited Edition
San Francisco: Arion Press 1986. First Edition. First Edition. One of 425 copies this being No. 50. <br /> <br /> A portfolio of 156 bird portraits with a companion biography of the naturalist and Grayson's notes on the plates. Grayson has been hitherto largely unknown. This lavish reproduction of his paintings and the accompanying biography bring to a wider audience a recognition of his place in American ornithological history. Prospectus laid in. <br /> <br /> Fine in a Near Fine tan dutch linen tray case with just a bit of spotting to the bottom of the case not affecting any of the interior or plates and some bowing to the case lid. Companion volume is Fine in the same cloth and gold-stamped leather labels in a Fine matching slipcase. <br /> <br /> Portfolio: 160 leaves 25 x 19 inches; companion volume: 436 pages 12 x 9 inches printed in Monotype and handset Van Djick and handset Castellar capitals on Coventry Rag paper in two weights heavy weight for the plates light weight for the text from the Parson Paper Mill. Arion Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 87313
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[Art Biography] Arnold, Bruce
Jack Yeats.
<p>Art Biography Arnold Bruce. Jack Yeats. New Haven: Yale University Press 1998. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine unread copy in a Fine dust jacket. Jack Yeats 1871-1957 stands as a giant figure in Irish twentieth-century art. An isolated artist throughout his life Yeats dominated solely through the talent magic and inventiveness of his painting. His vision and his standing as well as many critical judgments during the forty years since his death have provoked controversies which Bruce Arnold confronts in this major biography. The author tells the full story of the artist's life and analyzes his prodigious output. This included not only some one thousand oil paintings and vast numbers of illustrations comic cartoons drawings and watercolors but also seven novels and nine plays. An innately original man Yeats eschewed all movements took no pupils taught only by example. Yet he exerted a fundamental and fascinating influence on Irish culture during his long and diverse life. Based on extensive research in primary sources this generously illustrated book describes the life of Jack Yeats son of the portrait painter John Butler Yeats and younger brother of the poet William Butler Yeats. </p> Yale University Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 26568
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[ARTAUD]. VIRMAUX (Alain et Odette).
Antonin Artaud - Qui etes Vous?
Softcover in-12, 288 pp., broche + facicule de 8 pages + Cassette de l"enregistrement radiophonique interdit d"antenne: "Pour en finir avec le jugement de dieu" sous emboitage illustre Traces d'humidité au coffret sinon bon etat. [NV-1]
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[Artist Biography] Peters, Sarah Whitaker
Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years.
<p>New York:: Abbeyville Press 1991. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. By examining the period from 1915 to 1930 with flashbacks to O'Keeffe's little-known studies in Chicago and New York Becoming O'Keeffe casts a clear new light on how a fiercely independent art student became the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The careful scholarship and persuasive arguments of Dr. Peters's textsupported with forceful clarity by her choice and juxtapositions of imagesreveal not only unexpected complexity in O'Keeffe's own work but also previously unexplored connections with work by her colleagues particularly her dealer and husband Alfred Stieglitz and the photographers Paul Strand Charles Sheeler and Edward Steichen.</p> Abbeyville Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28684
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[Artist Biography] Peters, Sarah Whitaker
Becoming O'Keeffe: The Early Years.
<p>New York:: Abbeyville Press 1991. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with a closed edge tear and a fold to the rear panel. By examining the period from 1915 to 1930 with flashbacks to O'Keeffe's little-known studies in Chicago and New York Becoming O'Keeffe casts a clear new light on how a fiercely independent art student became the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. The careful scholarship and persuasive arguments of Dr. Peters's textsupported with forceful clarity by her choice and juxtapositions of imagesreveal not only unexpected complexity in O'Keeffe's own work but also previously unexplored connections with work by her colleagues particularly her dealer and husband Alfred Stieglitz and the photographers Paul Strand Charles Sheeler and Edward Steichen.</p> Abbeyville Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27154
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[Artist Biography] Goldfarb Marquis, Alice
Marcel Duchamp. The Bachelor Stripped Bare.
Boston:: MFA Publications 2002. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Marcel Duchamp: The Bachelor Stripped Bare is not the first full-length biography of Duchamp but it is the first to present him in all his human contradictions and to take a refreshingly objective look at his real contribution to modern art. The well-known facts are explored here: Duchamp's myriad personal relations with family lovers collectors and artists ranging from Man Ray Picabia and Breton to the Stettheimer sisters and the Arensbergs; the creation of major works such as the "readymades" and the "Large Glass"; his passion for chess and supposed abandonment of art. Based on numerous unpublished sources and first-hand interviews Marcel Duchamp: The Bachelor Stripped Bare stands as a groundbreaking contribution to the ever-burgeoning field of Duchamp studies. MFA Publications, unknown
Bookseller reference : 27860
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[AUBERY Antoine].
L’HISTORIE DU CARDINAL DU DE IOYEUSE a la fin de la quelle sont plusieurs Memoires, lettres, depeches, instructions, ambassades, relations, et autres pieces non encore imprimees.
in-4, pp. (8), 432, (4), bella leg. p. perg. coeva con tass. e tit. oro al d. Bel ritr. del Cardinale inc. in rame a p. pag. Fregi e capilett. xilogr. Ediz. orig. Biografia del cardinale francese documentata sulla scorta delle fonti originali. Cioranescu I, 8730. Restauro alla carta su un lembo del front. ma bell’esempl.
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[Auguste Marceau]
Auguste Marceau - Capitaine de frégate, Commandant de "l'Arche d'Alliance" par un Père mariste.
français Sans date. 2 tomes en 2 vol. in-8 de portrait, vij-350 et 360 pp.; demi-toile à coins à la Bradel bordé d'un double filet doré, tranche de tête dorée. Nouvelle édition revue avec soin, considérablement augmentée et fixée définitivement.
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[AUSTEN] - CECIL, David.
A Portrait of Jane Austen.
Hardcover 8vo, 208 pages Ill. Very Good+++ in Very Good+++ dust jacket. [TX-8]
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[Author Biography] Arnaud, Claude
Jean Cocteau: A Life.
<p>Author Biography Arnaud Claude. Jean Cocteau: A Life. New Haven: Yale University Press 2016. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Unevenly respected easily hated almost always suspected of being inferior to his reputation Jean Cocteau has often been thought of as a jack-of-all-trades master of none. In this landmark biography Claude Arnaud thoroughly contests this characterization as he celebrates Cocteau's "fragile genius—a combination almost unlivable in art" but in his case so fertile. Arnaud narrates the life of this legendary French novelist poet playwright director filmmaker and designer who as a young man pretended to be a sort of a god but who died as a humble and exhausted craftsman. The author examines the nature of Cocteau's chameleon-like genius his romantic attachments his controversial politics and his intimate involvement with many of the century's leading artistic lights including Picasso Proust Hemingway Stravinsky and Tennessee Williams. 1019 pages with photographs. </p> Yale University Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27329
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[Author Biography] Flinck, Carl
Robert Service: A Biography.
<p>New York:: Dodd Mead 1976. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good copy with a previous owner inscription on the flyleaf in a Very Good plus price-clipped dust jacket with a closed edge tear. This is the first full length biography of the author of "The Spell of the Yukon" and "The Shooting of Sam McGrew" and covers his life as a chronicler Yukon gold rush his stint in the First world War as an ambulance driver his exploits in Paris in the 1920s and his later publishing life.</p> Dodd Mead, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 26859 ISBN : 0396073913 9780396073918
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[Author not named]
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Vol.20 1882-1883
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society 1884. Small 4to Very good no dust jacket. 449pp. Gilt decorated spine frontispiece illustrations folding maps index. Ex-library previous owner's inscription and stamps minor cracking at front inner hinge spine wear at top and bottom corners worn. Locale: Boston; Massachusetts. History--United States Witch Trials. Massachusetts Historical Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 106335
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[Author not named]
Rocky Mountain Views; on the Rio Grande "Scenic Line of the World"
Denver: Van Noy Inter-State 1917. Oblong 4to paper covers Good to very good. Not paginated. Color photograph pasted to front cover 24 tipped in color photographs. Locale: Colorado; Rocky Mountains. Western America Railroads Rio Grande. Van Noy Inter-State Paperback
Bookseller reference : 110614
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[AYME] - LECUREUR (Michel)
Album Marcel Aymé.
In-8, 317p. Edition hors commerce. Riche iconographie. A l'état de neuf.
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[AYME] - VANDROMME (Pol)
Marcel Aymé.
In-8, 316p. Avec quelques illustrations hors texte. Bibliographie en fin de volume.
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[Baker, Edward Dickinson]
Eloquence of the Far West No. I Masterpieces of E. D. Baker. Edited With Glances At the Orator and His Times by Oscar T. Shuck.
San Francisco: By the Author. Very Good. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Trivial wear & soil; one signature slightly sprung but binding overall solid. ; Ex- Pacific Union Club library with their bookplate tipped-in; inscription on front endpaper: "Presented to the Pacific Union Club Library by Mr. Eugene Lent June 1924. Green cloth spine lettered in gilt; portrait frontis with tissue guard. No other library treatments save small call numbers on verso of title page one in pencil one in pen. Cowan II p. 28; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 336 pages; Edward Dickinson Baker 1811-1861 English-born politician who defeated Lincoln for congress in 1844 and served in the Mexican War before moving to California where he became a prominent lawyer and public speaker. . By the Author hardcover
Bookseller reference : 10469
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[BALZAC] - BENJAMIN (René)
La prodigieuse vie d'Honoré de Balzac.
In-4, 267p. Avec 28 bois gravés de L. Schulz et 24 héliogravure h-texte. Fort bel ouvrage en excellente condition.
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[BALZAC] - BENJAMIN (René)
La prodigieuse vie d'Honoré de Balzac.
In-8, 273p. Edition numérotée hors-commerce. Avec quelques illustrations sur dépliant en début de volume. A l'état de neuf.
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[BALZAC] - DUCOURNEAU (Jean A.)
Album Balzac.
In-8, 334p. Edition hors commerce. Riche iconographie. Premier album de la collection (sans compter le disque et l'album N¡ 0). Sans l'étui de carton et sans la jaquette, sinon à l'état de neuf.
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[BALZAC] - MAUROIS (André)
Prométhée ou la vie de Balzac.
In-8, 653p. Edition originale numérotée 1/10000 exemplaires reliés avec une toile créée spécialement pour cet ouvrage par les tissus Pierre Frey. Illustré de divers documents en noir. Inscription en page de garde.
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[BALZAC]. COLLECTIF.
BALZAC.
grand in-8°, 295 pp., portrait-frontispice et nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs, skivertex havane de l"editeur, jaquette illustree + rhodoid, emboitage. Bel exemplaire [109B-14][CA28-6-] Textes de Michel Butor, J. Duvignaud, Claude Mauriac, S. de Sacy, B. Beck, G. Sigaux, etc
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[BARBERI BORGHINI Tito].
CENNI STORICI intorno a Giovanni Antonio e Cesare Campana illustri italiani del secolo XV.
in-4, pp. 46, leg. cart. coevo. Dedicat. a Emily Rowles per le nozze con il collezionista e archeologo romano Giovanni Pietro Campana. Antip. con il ritr. di C. Campana inc. in litogr. ricavato da un dipinto posseduto dalla famiglia Campana. Giovanni Antonio Campana (Napoli 1437 - Siena 1477) fu letterato e legato della corte pontificia. Cesare Campana (1540-1606) originario de L’Aquila ma vicentino di adozione, fu dotto autore di rime e operette storico-genealogiche. In appendice un breve trattato sulla invenzione delle campane e del perché di tale nome. Belliss. esempl. a larghi margini nella sua leg. orig. [214]
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[BARRES]. GOUHIER, Henri.
Notre ami Maurice Barres.
in-12, 176 pp., broche, couv. Qq. cachets (discrets) sinon tres bel exemplaire, non coupe. [109B-17]
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[BARRES]. MOREAU, Pierre.
Maurice Barres.
in-12, 223 pp., broche, couv. Qq. cachets (discrets) sinon tres bel exemplaire, non coupe. [MI-11]
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[BAUDELAIRE] - PICHOIS (Claude)
Album Baudelaire.
In-8, 315p. Edition hors-commerce. Riche iconographie. Sans l'étui en carton neutre, sinon à l'état de neuf.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - LEOUTRE (Gilbert) et SALOMON (Pierre).
Baudelaire et le Symbolisme.
Paris, Masson et Cie, "Ensembles Littéraires", 1970. In-12, cartonnage éditeur, 253 pp.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - MOOS (Armand).
Baudelaire et Madame Sabatier.
Paris, A.G. Nizet, 1975. In-8, broché, 219 pp plus pages de tables. 17 illustrations hors-texte.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - PORCHE (François).
Baudelaire. Histoire d'une Âme.
Paris, Flammarion, 1943. In-8, broché, 452 pp. Edition originale. Un des 250 exemplaires numérotés sur beau vélin. Coupures de presse jointes.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - RAYNAUD (Ernest).
Ch. Baudelaire.
Paris, Librairie Garnier, Bibliothèque d'Histoire Littéraire et de Critique, 1922. In-8, broché, 407 pp.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - SECHE (Alphonse).
La vie des Fleurs du Mal.
Paris, Edgar Malfère, Les Grands Evènements Littéraires, 1928. In-12, broché, 208 pp.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - SOUPAULT (Philippe).
Baudelaire.
Paris, Editions Rieder, "Maitres des Littératures", 1931. In-8, broché, 71 pages de texte et 60 planches en héliogravure. Rousseurs sur les tranches et à l'intérieur du livre.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. - VARLET Théo.
Aux Paradis du Hachich. Suite à Baudelaire.
Paris, Edgar Malfère, " Bibliothèque du Hérisson ", 1930. In-12, broché, 182 pp. Edition originale sur papier d'édition.
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[BAUDELAIRE]. CARTIER, R.
BAUDELAIRE.
Hardcover in-8, 135 pp, nombreuses photographies en noir et en couleurs, index, cartonnage de l"éditeur. Bel exemplaire. [FL-5]
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[BAUDELAIRE]. SOUPAULT.
BAUDELAIRE par Philippe SOUPAULT. Avec 60 planches en héliogravure.
in-8°, 80 + 60 pages, broche, couv. Bon état. [BAT-7]
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[BEAUVOIR] - JULIENNE-CAFFIE (Serge)
Simone de Beauvoir.
In-8, 255p. Illustré de photographies en noir et blanc hors texte. Bibliographie et phonographie en fin de volume. Bon exemplaire.
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[BEDOS]. TENAILLE, Franck.
Bedos. Histoire d'un rire.
in-8°, 284 pp, 1 cahier photos N&B, dicogr., filmogr., broche, couverture illustree plastifiee. Bon etat. [NV-2]
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[BEETHOVEN]. VON PIDOLL, Carl.
La Vie passionnee de Ludwig van Beethoven.
in-8°, 332 pp., cartonnage de l"editeur, jaquette illustree. Bel exemplaire. [109B-6]
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[BENDA J]. - BOURQUIN (Constant).
Julien Benda ou le Point de vue de Sirius. Introduction de M. Jules de Gaultier.
Paris, Editions du Siècle, Collection " Idées et sentiments du Siècle ", 1925. In-12, broché, non coupé, 250 pp. Exemplaire du S.P.
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[BERL] MORLINO, B.
Emmanuel Berl. Les tribulations d’un pacifiste.
grand in-8°, 414 pages, ill. hors texte N&B, -, index, broche, couverture illustree plast. Tres bel exemplaire. [CA27/0]
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[BERNANOS] - ESTEVE (Michel)
Bernanos.
In-8, 285p. Avec quelques illustrations h-texte. Bibliographie en fin de volume.
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[BERNANOS]. - BEGUIN Albert.
Georges Bernanos. Essais et Témoignage réunis par Albert Béguin.
Neuchâtel, La Baconnière, " Les Cahiers du Rhône ", 1949. In-8, broché, 375 pp plus tables, notes Portrait en frontispice. 24 Photos et fac-similé hors-texte.
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[BERNANOS]. COLONNA D'ISTRIA, R.
Bernanos : le prophète et le poète.
in-8°, 195 pp., broche, couverture illustree. Bel exemplaire. [109B-17]
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[BIOGRAPHIES OF WORLD FIGURES].
世界歴史譚. Sekai rekishidan.
Hakubunkan. 博文館. 1902. 6 volumes from a series of 35 each standing on its own. Black and white illustrations pagination various with all well over 100 pages in length. Original coloured pictorial wrappers chipped with a little loss on spines some staining around staples good copies. A series of biographies of famous figures in world history aimed at a Japanese juvenile audience. These illustrated volumes are biographies of Demosthenes no 2 of the series Hannibal no. 5 Garibaldi no. 11 President Garfield no. 19 General Grant no. 29 and King Charles XII of Sweden no. 34. The books by Japanese authors give an interesting insight into the European and American figures who were regarded as historically significant and as moral exemplars in the Meiji Era. The series was published at a time when Japanese education was still strongly influenced by western models although a new wave of more nationalist education was just beginning to take hold. President James Garfield for example is rather surprisingly perhaps described as having been not merely a US President but also one of the great figures of modern times 'in terms of his opinions an ideal hero of civilization'. Reflecting the intended audience this and some other works in the series devote a lot of space to the childhood and early lives of their subjects emphasising their diligence hard work idealism and patriotism. . [Hakubunkan]. 博文館 unknown
Bookseller reference : 164495
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[Biography] [New England] Eliot, John DD D D
A Biographical Dictionary Containing A Brief Account of the First Settlers and Other Eminent Characters Among the Magistrates Ministers Literary and Worthy Men in New England
Boston: E. Oliver Printer 1809. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. 1 viii 511 pages 1 page errata. Brown sheepskin leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. Leather covers and spine are shelf and edge worn. Title label scuffed. Light to moderate scattered foxing to the text. A few of the pages have heavy foxing and toning. Previous owner inscription on the right front flyleaf and on the front blank end sheet. A fair or better copy. E. Oliver, Printer unknown
Bookseller reference : 35590
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[Biography] [Reference]
A New and General Biographical Dictionary; Containing An Historical and Critical Account of Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; From the Earliest Accounts of Time to the present Period
London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson et. al 1798. New Edition in Fifteen Volumes Greatly Enlarged and Improved. Leather bound. Fair. Octavos. 15 volumes. Brown marbled calf leather bindings. Gilt stamped decorations and titles on the spines. Leather is rubbed along board edges corners and head and base of the spines. Some scuffing and light pitting to the leather spines Light toning to the contents. Hinges are sturdy and contents are clean. <br /> <br /> Complete in 15 volumes. Volume I: li index 1 page blank 596 pages. Volume II: 3 557 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume III: 3 541 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume IV: 3 575 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume V: 3 552 pages 1. Volume VI: 3 438 pages 1. Volume VII: 3 389 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume VIII: 3 458 pages 2. Volume IX: 3 424 pages 1. Volume X: 3 491 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume XI: 3 415 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume XII: 3 492 pages 1. Volume XIII: 3 410 pages 1. Volume XIV: 457 pages 1 page blank 1. Volume XV: 3 418 pages 1. Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, et. al unknown
Bookseller reference : 35214
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[Biography] [Religion] Watters, William
A Short Account of the Christian Experience and Ministerial Labours of William Watters. Drawn Up By Himself
Alexandria Virginia: S. Snowden 1806. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. 16mo. 4 142 pages. Brown calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. Gilt title on the spine is partly faded. Leather is rubbed on the corners and lightly rubbed on the joints and edges. Light to moderate toning to the text and foredge. Occasional light foxing to the text. Small paper label with red vertical printed initials "G T H "L with old ink numbers written on the label is located in the upper left corner of the front paste down. Black ink stamp name of "Smith. Hoag" stamped on the front free end paper. <br /> <br /> Contents sectioned into 6 parts are written in diary fashion and cover the period leading up the American Revolution Watters ministerial duties during the War and events up to 1804. Watters 1751-1827 is considered the first American born Methodist circuit rider and was very influential in the Methodist Church. <br /> <br /> Sabin 102156. S. Snowden unknown
Bookseller reference : 35319
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[Biography] Eisner, Mark
Neruda: The Poet's Calling.
<p>New York:: Ecco Press 2018. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy with a tiny remainder dot to the top edge in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. Neruda: The Poet's Calling is the product of fifteen years of research by Mark Eisner writer translator and documentary filmmaker. The book vividly depicts Neruda's monumental life potent verse and ardent belief in the poet's obligation to use poetry for social good. It braids together three major strands of Neruda's life his world-revered poetry; his political engagement; and his tumultuous even controversial personal life forming a single cohesive narrative of intimacy and breadth.</p> Ecco Press, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27160
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[Biography] [Religion] [Rev Carlos Wilcox]
Remains of the Rev. Carlos Wilcox Late Pastor of the North Congregational Church in Hartford. With A Memoir of His Life
Hartford: Published by Edward Hopkins. Printed by P. Canfield 1828. First Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. 1 vi pages 7-439 1. Brown sheepskin leather binding with title label on the spine. Leather is rubbed cracked and edge worn. Stitching cords visible in the hinges. Boards and contents still secure. Light to moderate toning to the contents. Published by Edward Hopkins. Printed by P. Canfield unknown
Bookseller reference : 35597
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[Biography] James, G P R Esq
The History of Charlemange
New York: Harper and Brothers 1835. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo. 1 408 pages 4 pages advertisements 1. Frontispiece engraving. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Cloth is worn wrinkled and faded. Ex-institutional copy from Athens Georgia Mechanics' Mutual Aid Association with label on the front paste down. Text foredge is rough. Light to moderate foxing throughout. Fair only. Harper and Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 35300
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