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1978rif. 85756Notre Dame Indiana: University of Notre Dame Pres 1978. First English Language Edition. Octavo 23.5cm; green boards with titling stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 596pp. Light soil to covers with foxing to edges of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Cae Esworthy spine-faded with shelf-soil 0.5" tear to upper rear panel and tiny tears chips and creases to spine panel edges and extremities; Very Good. First published as Forét Interdite 1955 and then as Noaptea de Sânziene 1971 this novel is set in European cities and focuses on a man's romantic obstacles with two women. 85756. University of Notre Dame Pres unknown books
1987rif. 85205Oxford: Clarendon Press 1987. Oxford Early Christian Texts. Hardcover. near fine. Small octavo. 21 cm. x 14 cm. Blue cloth. Silver lettering to cover & spine. 209pp. No dust jacket. Mylar clear wrapper. Clarendon Press hardcover
1949rif. 56834Garden City Publishing Co. 1949. Limited Edition. Hardcover. near fine. Two volume set. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Chipped acetate dust jackets. In slipcase. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. This edition is limited to 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by Rockwell Kent. This is copy #1065. Slipcase shows some light wear at edges. Very nice set. Garden City Publishing Co. hardcover
1955rif. Fiction-Stacks-P-005Alfred A. Knopf New York 1955 Cloth. First American Edition. First printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. A tight copy without any marks or defects. Dust jacket is clean and bright with price intact on front flap $3.50 with a tiny water-stain to one inch corner of front jacket but not book. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Alfred A. Knopf, New York hardcover
1922rif. 46039London: Selwyn and Blount Ltd 1922. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. near fine/near fine. C.Lovat Fraser. octavo. 8 1/2 " x 7" 93pp Tan cloth in color pictorial dust jacket. Limited to 260 copies of which this is copy #185. Color frontispiece and other illustrations in black and white by Claude Loval Fraser. Some faint tanning to front and rear free endpapers. Light chip at bottom of dust jacket spine. Overall a lovely copy. Selwyn and Blount, Ltd unknown
1975rif. 54620Graphis Arte Editore/Rizzoli international Pub 1975. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/near fine. Quarto. English text. This edition has been printed in three thousand copies of which 500 are in English. 117 pp of illustrations index of plates.Black and white and color illustrations. Color plates are tipped-in. A lovely copy in dust jacket and slipcase. Graphis Arte Editore/Rizzoli international Pub hardcover
1997rif. Fiction-K-2022-1Northwestern University Press / HYdra Books 1997 First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. The Hungarian author was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history". He was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel in Literature. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Northwestern University Press / HYdra Books hardcover
1929rif. 63271Duluth MN: Finnish Daily Publishing Co. by Arrangement with Coward-McCann Inc 1929. First American Edition. Finnish Daily Pub. Co. Issue. Octavo 19.75cm; green cloth with titling and decorations stamped in black and yellow on spine and front cover; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; vi23-4091pp. A few faint spots of foxing to upper board edges else a fresh very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 gently spine-sunned and lightly dust-soiled with a faint shallow stain along the lower edge of the rear panel; Near Fine. Well-preserved American edition of the first significant novel in the Finnish language originally published in Finland in 1870. This issue bound contemporaneously with but preceded by the Coward-McCann issue with the binding and dustjacket nearly identical with minor variations. Finnish Daily Publishing Co., by Arrangement with Coward-McCann, Inc unknown books
1926rif. 87039Chicago: Pascal Covici Publisher 1926. Limited Edition. One of 1250 numbered sets this being copy no.421. Three octavo volumes 24.25cm; orange paper-covered boards and vertically-ribbed white cloth backstrips with printed title labels mounted to upper spines; xiv5651; 45-584; 45-600pp each volume with a black & white pictorial frontispiece. Light wear to extremities exteriors and upper text edges dust-soiled light though they are internally clean; Very Good lacking the glassing dustjackets and cloth slipcase. Handsome reissue of LaCroix classic text Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde translated here into English by Samuel Putnam. 87039. Pascal Covici, Publisher unknown
1926rif. 87039Chicago: Pascal Covici Publisher 1926. Limited Edition. One of 1250 numbered sets this being copy no.421. Three octavo volumes 24.25cm; orange paper-covered boards and vertically-ribbed white cloth backstrips with printed title labels mounted to upper spines; xiv5651; 45-584; 45-600pp each volume with a black & white pictorial frontispiece. Light wear to extremities exteriors and upper text edges dust-soiled light though they are internally clean; Very Good lacking the glassing dustjackets and cloth slipcase. Handsome reissue of LaCroix classic text Histoire de la prostitution chez tous les peuples du monde translated here into English by Samuel Putnam. 87039. Pascal Covici, Publisher unknown books
1984rif. 86005London: Verso 1984. First Edition. Softcover issue simultaneously issued in cloth. Octavo 23cm; pictorial paper wrappers; 251pp. Inscribed by author on title page: "Con Corazón / de Rigoberta" undated. Slightly rubbed at joints and wrapper edges; text clean tight and unmarked: a Very Good copy. Originally published in Spanish as Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú Y Asi Me Nació La Conciencia 1983. Menchú's landmark autobiography written with Elisabeth Burgos-Debray describes in detail the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples during the Guatemalan Civil War. Menchú was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Ann Wright's English translation has never been out of print and the book is now considered a canonical work of Native American writing; early printings whether in cloth or wrappers are notably uncommon. 85364. Verso unknown
1984rif. 86005London: Verso 1984. First Edition. Softcover issue simultaneously issued in cloth. Octavo 23cm; pictorial paper wrappers; 251pp. Inscribed by author on title page: "Con Corazón / de Rigoberta" undated. Slightly rubbed at joints and wrapper edges; text clean tight and unmarked: a Very Good copy. Originally published in Spanish as Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú Y Asi Me Nació La Conciencia 1983. Menchú's landmark autobiography written with Elisabeth Burgos-Debray describes in detail the atrocities committed against indigenous peoples during the Guatemalan Civil War. Menchú was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. Ann Wright's English translation has never been out of print and the book is now considered a canonical work of Native American writing; early printings whether in cloth or wrappers are notably uncommon. 85364. Verso unknown books
1991rif. 3114211New York: Ecco Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0880013176 . First edition. SIGNED by Czeslaw Milosz on half-title page. Near fine in near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Edges lightly foxed with a trace of foxing to preliminaries. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages . Ecco Press. hardcover
1970rif. 56117Paris: André Sauret / Boston Book and Art Publisher 1970. First American edition. Softcover. Very good to near fine condition. Quarto. 299 1pp. Half gray book board over gray flexible paper boards in original three color illustrated dustjacket with black and orange lettering on spine in original mylar jacket and housed in publisher's heavy gray paper slipcase. Design and typography by Claude Verne. "The artist never submits to his material; he makes it the instrument of his will." Parmelin. Laid in a reproduction of a photograph showing one of Gjon Mili's iconic images 10 x 8" of Picasso drawing with a small flash light a figure into the air in a dark room. Mili as a pioneer in stroboscopic and action photography using a slow shutter while Picasso drew an abstract figure into the air. The photos were intended for LIFE Magazine and taken in Picasso's ceramics studio in Vallauris. There are numerous photographs of this event posted in various collections though we have not been able to identify this particular image. A near fine copy of this homage to Picasso depicting 407 reproductions of his lithographs created between 1919 and 1930 presented in color b/w duotone and sepia. Contains two pages on the lithographic process and a complete list of Picasso's lithographs at rear. Dustjacket with very light wear along edges slightly more pronounced at head of spine small closed tears and mylar jacket here with two small closed tears plus 2 1/2 inch tear at bottom foredge of back cover. mylar jacket. André Sauret / Boston Book and Art Publisher unknown
1970rif. 56117Paris: André Sauret / Boston Book and Art Publisher 1970. First American edition. Softcover. Very good to near fine condition. Quarto. 299 1pp. Half gray book board over gray flexible paper boards in original three color illustrated dustjacket with black and orange lettering on spine in original mylar jacket and housed in publisher's heavy gray paper slipcase. Design and typography by Claude Verne. "The artist never submits to his material; he makes it the instrument of his will." Parmelin. Laid in a reproduction of a photograph showing one of Gjon Mili's iconic images 10 x 8" of Picasso drawing with a small flash light a figure into the air in a dark room. Mili as a pioneer in stroboscopic and action photography using a slow shutter while Picasso drew an abstract figure into the air. The photos were intended for LIFE Magazine and taken in Picasso's ceramics studio in Vallauris. There are numerous photographs of this event posted in various collections though we have not been able to identify this particular image. A near fine copy of this homage to Picasso depicting 407 reproductions of his lithographs created between 1919 and 1930 presented in color b/w duotone and sepia. Contains two pages on the lithographic process and a complete list of Picasso's lithographs at rear. Dustjacket with very light wear along edges slightly more pronounced at head of spine small closed tears and mylar jacket here with two small closed tears plus 2 1/2 inch tear at bottom foredge of back cover. mylar jacket. André Sauret / Boston Book and Art Publisher unknown books
1996rif. 86492New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company 1996. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.75cm; mauve and navy blue paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x2424pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Base of spine gently nudged faint tiny stain to right edge of textblock with lower rear board corner gently tapped though still sharp; Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped lightly edgeworn; Near Fine. The Romanian-German Nobel Prize-winner's centered around four young people living in a totalitarian state in Communist Romania. 86492. Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company unknown
1996rif. 86492New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company 1996. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.75cm; mauve and navy blue paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x2424pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Base of spine gently nudged faint tiny stain to right edge of textblock with lower rear board corner gently tapped though still sharp; Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped lightly edgeworn; Near Fine. The Romanian-German Nobel Prize-winner's centered around four young people living in a totalitarian state in Communist Romania. 86492. Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Company unknown books
2001rif. 7964New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2001. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.5cm; original printed card wrappers; viii3-2113pp with pictorial color insert bound in reproducing the finished cover art. Small stain to upper rear wrapper with a faint diagonal crease to lower right corner of front wrapper; Near Fine. The Japanese author's ninth novel originally published in Japan in 1999. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1944rif. 84244Norfolk CT: New Directions 1944. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22.5cm; white paper-covered boards with titling stamped in brown on front cover; dustjacket; 37pp. Tanned with rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $1.00 with tanning and shelf-soil and tiny chips and tears to extremities; Very Good. Published as part of The Poets of the Year series and includes Nabokov's translations of works by Alexander Pushkin Michael Lermontov and Neither Tyutchev. 84244. New Directions unknown
1944rif. 84244Norfolk CT: New Directions 1944. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22.5cm; white paper-covered boards with titling stamped in brown on front cover; dustjacket; 37pp. Tanned with rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $1.00 with tanning and shelf-soil and tiny chips and tears to extremities; Very Good. Published as part of The Poets of the Year series and includes Nabokov's translations of works by Alexander Pushkin Michael Lermontov and Neither Tyutchev. 84244. New Directions unknown books
1967rif. 3116403New York: Grove Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Small soil spot at edge of front end-paper. Superb copy of the author's FIRST novel. ; 5 3/4" x 8"; 125 pages . Grove Press hardcover
2011rif. 33433Mexico City: Alias 2011 Three-Volume Set of a generous selection of Picabia's poems translated into Spanish the books as new & unread in unique wraparound locking thin cardboard slipcase which show minor nicks to edges a nicely designed exemplary illustrated set of Picabia's poems nicely edited collection in Spanish - "Este libro en tres volúmenes contiene una significativa selección de su obra poética" - edition is quite scarce; Detailed Contents: Volumen 1: Cincuenta y dos espejos; Poemas y dibujosde la niñanacida sin madre; El islote de Beauséjour en el cantón de desnudez; El atleta de las pompas fúnebres; Comederos platónicos; Volumen 2: Poesía ron-ron; Pensamientos sin lenguaje; Único eunuco; Jesucristo rastacuero; Volumen 3: Talasa en el desierto; Exploraciones; Antología de poemas. 3 8vos: 123pp índice; 118pp índice; 103pp índice; illus. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Alias paperback
1809rif. 302603Philadelphia: Hopkins and Earle. Good. 1809. Ex-library. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with label fragment on spine and ink stamp on title page. Newer cloth library binding not buckram. Lacks eight page index. Front lower spine corner has wear. Covers have uneven discoloration. Title spine label is detached and has a chipped corner but is present. ; English text. ; 156 pages . Hopkins and Earle hardcover
1886rif. 22423London UK: W. H. Allen and Co. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. A very nice copy of this scarce title. The binding is in surprisingly good shape for its age with good color dark green and very little wear to the edges. The gold stamping on the spine with a decorative device is slightly faded but still quite handsome. A bookplate places this book as having been in the collection of one Sir Henry Maine. There is a closed tear in the first page blank but otherwise the pages look great with no foxing and only light age-toning. The huge fold-out map is in good shape with one closed tear. I didn't open it all the way out for fear of causing damage. . W. H. Allen and Co. hardcover
rif. 313838Soncino Pr Ltd. Fine with no dust jacket. 0. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 2nd Edition 1984. Published with red flame covers and no jackets. Complete 5 volume matching set. Previous owner's name on fly leaves. A nice clean tight and very attractive set. . Soncino Pr Ltd hardcover
