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1979Best.-Nr. 87557London and Dortmund: Eric Maylin / Harenberg Kommunikation 1979 1980. Five Volume set in publishers slipcase with Volume 1 marked as a Limited Edition no. 0325 of 1100 copies and signed by Peter Scott at his foreword to this English translation. Octavo 18cm; green cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spines; green topstain; green endpapers; xx89-1251pp; 34-1602pp; 34-1562pp; 34-1842pp; 34-1762pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and colorful illustrations throughout. Volume I in English and German with Volume II-V in German only. Trivial surface wear to all five volumes else Near Fine. Publisher's green cloth-covered slipcase has modest shelf-wear and -soil with tiny chip to pictorial paper label; Very Good. Reprint of Gould's works with this Limited Edition including a new English foreword by Scott in Volume I. All volumes include reprints of Gould's colorful plates with scientific names as used by Gould popular English names of his period modern scientific nomenclature and current popular English names and genus of species. 87557. Eric Maylin / Harenberg Kommunikation unknown
1924Best.-Nr. 87738Amsterdam: Privately Published 1924. Errata slip laid in. Quarto 33cm; tan cloth spine over tan paper-covered boards with colorful pictorial illustration pasted to front cover and titling in red and black on covers; 67-32pp; one tissue-guarded colorful plate with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Text in Dutch and English. Previous owner Clem Cramer's bookplate to front pastedown. Modest shelf-wear and -soil to covers and interior with slight loss of paper to cover edges occasional creases to text margins and foxing to text pastedowns endpapers and errata slip; Good. Text explores history of Tibetan temple paintings with a focus on artistic changes throughout time. 87738. Privately Published unknown
2015Best.-Nr. 87798Paris: Gallimard 2015. Reissue first published by Gallimard in 1975 Two Volume set softcovers. Two Octavo volumes 22cm; white paper wrappers; ii78-3935pp; ii910-4582pp. Text in French. Both volumes have light surface wear and trace shelf-soil; Very Good. Two volume collection includes Novalis's verse essays and fragments as translated by Guerne. 87798. Gallimard unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 87742Paris: Christian Bourgois 1977. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo 20cm; original pictorial wrappers with French flaps; 67-1093pp; with parallel text in English and French. Inscribed by Duncan on the half-title page to noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024: "For Nathaniel Tarn / in the happenstance of our meeting en haut Centre Pompidou / the two psycho pompodoo / RD." Hint of sunning to spine light wear to extremities with a tiny tear to upper front wrapper and two holograph notes in pencil in Tarn's hand within the text; Very Good or better. A nice association copy - Tarn published Duncan's work during his tenure at Jonathan Cape and has both reviewed and written extensively on Duncan and his writing. 87742. Christian Bourgois unknown
1965Best.-Nr. 87915Ljubljana Slovenia: Slovene Writers' Association 1965. Octavo 17cm; black spine over lavender cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on front cover; dustjacket; ii45-1504pp. Light shelf-wear with trace shelf-soil; Very Good. Dustwrapper lightly tanned with light shelf-wear 0.5" tear to lower rear flap fold and tiny tears to extremities; Very Good. Collection of verse with contributions including Matej Bor's "The Encounter" Cene Vipotnik's "Burial" Janez Menart's "Bread and Butter" and Veno Taufer's "The Melancholy of the Second Echleon" and a preface by Filip Kalan. 87915. Slovene Writers' Association unknown
1934Best.-Nr. 87984Paris: Librairie Félix Alcan 1934. Fourth Edition softcover. Octavo 23cm; pale green paper wrappers; glassine dustwrapper; viii4382pp. Some pages of text unopened. Text in French. Tanned with modest shelf-soil and -wear and pencilled to wrappers and first page; Very Good. Glassine dustwrapper is tanned with tiny tears to extremities; Very Good. First published in German as Buddha: Sein Leben seine Lehre seine Gemeinde 1881 this text focuses on the life and efforts of Buddha. 87984. Librairie Félix Alcan unknown
1973Best.-Nr. 88020Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica 1973. First Spanish Language Edition No.2533 of 4000 copies. Octavo 24cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and publisher's logo stamped in gilt on front cover; dustjacket; 1011-5173pp; black-and-white illustrations throughout with concluding fold-out illustration. Seccion de Obras de Antropologia. Trace shelf-soil with faint vertical creases to pp.177-182; Very Good. Dustwrapper lightly tanned with trivial surface wear and price sticker to lower rear wrapper; Very Good. German researcher explores the Borgia Group manuscripts and Aztec gods with focus including Chalchiuhtlicue Tlaloc and El Jaguar. 88020. Fondo de Cultura Económica unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 88041Peking: Foreign Language Press 1978. Third Edition. List of Principal Characters laid in. Octavo 21.5cm; white cloth spine over red paper-covered boards with titling stamped in blue and on spine and in black on front cover; dustjacket; vi23-6131pp; black-and-white illustrations throughout. Light rubbing to board edges with foxing to spine and edges of textblock; Very Good. Dustwrapper has modest shelf-wear and -soil with several tiny nicks and tears; Very Good. Mo's semi-autobiographical novel was first published in 1964 with its film adaptation Qing Chun Zhi Ge 1959 directed by Huaiai Chen and Wei Cui and starring Fang Xie Tai Kang and Zengyin Cao. 88041. Foreign Language Press unknown
1972Best.-Nr. 88028New York: The Limited Editions Club 1972. Limited Edition one of 1500 copies of which this is no.310 and signed by the artist Eichenberg on colophon page. Octavo 25.5cm; black cloth spine over pictorial brown cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; slipcase; xviii23-3793pp; wood engravings to frontispiece and throughout text. Occasional pencilled marginal notes. Light rubbing to cloth spine and board edges with trace foxing to edges of textblock; Very Good. The publisher's tan paper-covered slipcase with paper title label on spine has trivial surface wear; Very Good. Tolstoy's autobiographical novels first published separately as Childhood 1852 Boyhood 1854 and Youth 1856 this edition was published for members of The Limited Edition Club of A. Colish in New York and includes an introduction by Bayley. 88028. The Limited Editions Club unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 88137New York: Kodansha International/USA Ltd / Harper & Row Publishers Inc 1977. First American Edition. Quarto 26.5cm; maroon and purple paper-covered boards with titling stamped in white and purple on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 78-2013pp; colorful and black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. Japanese Arts Library 4. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Light rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped with price sticker to front flap; Near Fine. Originally published in Japanese as JÅdo kyÅga volume 43 in the series Nihon no bijutsu 1969 this edition includes the translator's introduction on the genesis and development of the Pure Land Faith. 88137. Kodansha International/USA Ltd / Harper & Row Publishers, Inc unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 88139New York: Kodansha International/USA Ltd / Harper & Row Publishers Inc 1977. First American Edition. Quarto 26.5cm; brown and black paper-covered boards with titling stamped in black and white on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 78-150pp; colorful and black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations throughout. Japanese Arts Library 2. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Light rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped with price sticker to front flap and trivial surface wear; Near Fine. Originally published in Japanese as Shozo chokoku volume 10 in the series Nihon no bijutsu 1967 this edition includes the translator's introduction on the history and purpose of a portrait. 88139. Kodansha International/USA Ltd / Harper & Row Publishers, Inc unknown
1953Best.-Nr. 88242Paris: Éditions du Seuil 1953. First French Edition. Softcover. Octavo 19cm; pictorial paper wrappers; fore-edge untrimmed; 120pp. Publisher's purple wrap-around band laid in. Text in French. Some pages of text unopened. Soil and foxing to spine with light ripple effect to wrappers; Very Good. Laid in wrap-around band is torn into two pieces with tiny chips and tears; Good. Collection of essays with themes of Catholicism. 88242. Éditions du Seuil unknown
1984Best.-Nr. 88227New York: St. Martin's Press 1984. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 222pp; map illustration. Light shelf-wear with faint creases to upper margins; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Michael Booth unclipped priced $12.95 with mild shelf-wear and light rubbing to extremities; Very Good. First published in German 1981; this translation originally appeared in Great Britain in 1982. Science fiction featuring time travel and a battle for world domination. A nice copy of Jeschke's first published novel. 88227. St. Martin's Press unknown
1898Best.-Nr. 88210Boston: L. C. Page and Company 1898. Early Reprint of First English-language edition Authorized Verison. Octavo 19cm; brown cloth-covered boards with titling and illustrations stamped in black red and green on spine and front cover; xvi12-26323-8pp; frontispiece illustration. Modest shelf-wear with soil to covers and edges of textblock light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns and 1.5" tears to pp.247-250 with slight effect to text; Good. First published in Hungarian as Erdely Aranykora Bain's English translation of Jokai's historical fiction novel explores Transylvania Romania during the late 17th-century. 88210. L. C. Page and Company unknown
Best.-Nr. 34053-George Allen & Unwin 1972-. First edition 1972. A modernized edition of the James Legge translation by Clae Waltham. Cloth. Page-edge foxing moderate. Good in dustjacket with small internally repared closed tear to front panel. Ask to see our other Tai Chi Library titles. Shu Ching: Book of History modernized edition of the James Legge translation 0049510207 -George Allen & Unwin (1972)- hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. 88333New York: Praeger Publishers Inc 1971. First English Language Edition. Octavo 23cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in white on spine; dustjacket; 67-210pp; black-and-white photographs throughout with concluding fold-out of photo credits. Light shelf-wear with previous ownership inked to front endpaper; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $12.50 with modest shelf-wear light peeling to lamination 1" tear to upper spine fold and tiny tears and chips to extremities; Very Good. German art historian focuses on artwork of the 1960s including underground film living theater dance and conceptual art. 88333. Praeger Publishers, Inc unknown
1986Best.-Nr. 88358n.p.: Privately Published 1986. Softcover with A.L.s. dated 1986 from translator laid in. Quarto 28cm; yellow paper wrappers with mylar overlay to front wrapper; printed on recto only; 112pp. Trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Collection of verse by Sutzkever and Manger translated to English by Wolfe includes "Song About an Ant" "I Know Now the Taste" "On the Kolomay Station" and "In the Smoke of My Grandfather's Pipe". This is a typed manuscript sent in advance to Nathaniel Tarn the noted poet translator and anthropologist 1928-2024. The laid-in letter discusses this work requested by Tarn and Wolfe's plans for them to meet again soon. 88358. Privately Published unknown
2012Best.-Nr. 88610Ostfildern Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag 2012. First Edition. Publisher's bilingual catalog order form laid in. Quarto 28.5cm; green paper-covered boards with titling stamped in black to spine and front cover; 767pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations. Modest shelf-soil with light wear; Very Good. First of three volumes of dOCUMENTA 13 preceding The Logbook and The Guidebook. This catalog includes essays by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and Chus Martinez and information on art exhibition held in Kassel. 88610. Hatje Cantz Verlag unknown
1973Best.-Nr. 88509Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1973. First Edition Thus. First Printings. Two octavo volumes 21cm; light gray cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spines; dustjackets; viii1-3813; xii23-8502pp; with parallel text in Italian and English. From the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with Vol.2 bearing his neat pencil markings and notations throughout the text. Vol.1 is Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $30.00 with some light wear along the upper edge and the errata sheet laid in. Vol.2 has a bit of a reverse lean some softening to spine ends light finger-soil to text edges; Very Good in a VG unclipped dustjacket gently spine-sunned edgeworn lightly dust-soiled with tiny nicks to spine ends. Singleton's translation of Purgatorio with Vol.1 containing the text and translation and Vol.2 containing commentary. Part of the Bollingen Series. 88509. Princeton University Press unknown
1971Best.-Nr. 88541Boston: Little Brown and Company 1971. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 24.25cm; blue cloth with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; xiv34-418pp. Touch of dust-soil to text edges else a clean Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $15.00 edgeworn with several tears and creases and a small loss to lower right edge of front panel; Very Good. "The Black Years of Soviet Jewry describes in detail the persecution and near obliteration of the Jewish people and culture by the government of the Soviet Union during the years of 1939 to 1953. Its chief figure is Stalin for it was Stalin more than any other figure in Soviet life who was the architect of those terrible years" from front flap. 88541. Little, Brown and Company unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 88508Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1970. First Edition Thus. First Printings. Two octavo volumes 20.75cm; dark gray cloth blocked and titled in black and gilt on spines; dustjackets; viii1-3822; xii23-6831pp foldout map; with parallel text in Italian and English. From the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial bookplate mounted to front pastedown of Vol.2 and that volume bearing his neat pencil markings and notations throughout the text. Near Fine in Very Good dustjackets unclipped priced $25.00 lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled spines gently sunned with a few tiny tears and creases and a few faint splash marks. Singleton's translation of Inferno with Vol.1 containing the text and translation and Vol.2 containing commentary. Part of the Bollingen Series. 88508. Princeton University Press unknown
1976Best.-Nr. 88588New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 1976. First English Language Edition. Folio 43cm; brown cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine and front cover and photographic paper to front cover; illustrated map endpapers; publisher's folding chemise with cloth edges over pebbled paper-covered boards and titling and illustration stamped in gilt; 45-208pp; colorful photographic illustrations. Trace shelf-soil with light rubbing to cloth of corners; Very Good. Publisher's chemise lacking one of its two leather ties with light shelf-wear and rubbing to extremities; Very Good. Photography collection from Blum's travels in Africa including those taken in Cameroon Uganda and Ethiopia. 88588. Harry N. Abrams, Inc unknown
1954Best.-Nr. 88651St. James's Place London: Collins 1954. Octavo 20cm; navy blue cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; illustrated map endpapers; dustjacket; 511pp. Light shelf-wear with trace foxing to edges of textblock and faint off-setting to endpapers; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced 15s net with modest shelf-wear foxing and tiny tears to extremities; Good. Originally published in two parts as Röde Orm 1941 and 1945 and later received an Anglo-Yugoslav film adaptation 1964 directed by Jack Cardiff. 88651. Collins unknown
1997Best.-Nr. 88608Ostfildern-Ruit: Cantz Verlag 1997. First English Trade Edition with U.S. distribution by Distributed Art Publishers. Quarto 28cm; silver textured boards with titling stamped in black to spine and front cover; dustjacket; 830pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and colorful illustrations. Trace soil to front lower board edge else Near Fine. Dustwrapper has trace shelf-soil and light shelf-wear with surface scratches; Very Good. Group of images and documents from 1945-1997 discuss the relationship between art and politics and concludes with essays and interviews. Translation from French by Brian Holmes and Charles Penwarden. 88608. Cantz Verlag unknown
1997Best.-Nr. 88629Paris France: Fayard 1997 1998. First French Edition. Two volume set both paperbacks first published in Russian and English 1991 and 1994. Two Octavo volumes 23.5cm; pictorial paper wrappers; French flaps; 593pp; 619pp; black-and-white photographic halftones and illustrations. Text in French. From the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial ownership blind embossed to half-title pages of both volumes. Light shelf-wear and -soil with faint creases to spines; overall both are Very Good. This text established by Elena Tchoukovskaia with prefaces by her and Veniamine Kaverine. Journal entiries of Russian children's author shares his experiences with family works and censorship. 88629. Fayard unknown
