1964rif. 84741Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1964. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm; black cloth-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in gilt on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; 242pp. Inscribed by author on front endpaper: "For Alice and David Halliday with affection and esteem from their friend Guillaume / June 1976". Signed by translator William Meredith on title page. Light rubbing to board edges else Near Fine. Dustwrapper designed by Harry Ford unclipped priced $4.95 with trivial surface wear and rubbing to extremities pencilled note to front flap and 1" tape mend to tear at verso of lower rear panel; Very Good. Collection of verse with English translations appearing opposite the original French including "La Chanson du Mal-Aimé" / "Song of the Poorly Lived" "Crépuscule" / "Twilight" and "L'Ermite" / "The Hermit". Concludes with notes section which examines each poem. 84741. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown
1954rif. 84775New York: The Heritage Press 1954. Octavo 24cm; brown leather boards with titling and decorations stamped in silver on spine and covers; fore-edge untrimmed; glassine dustjacket; 185pp. Shallow crack to rear hinge with deeper 1" cracks to hinge ends with shelf-soil pencilled note to front endpaper inked list to rear endpaper and tiny marginal mark to p.87; Good. Glassine dustwrapper has 1" chip to upper spine panel 0.5" horizontal chip to spine panel with tiny chips and creases to extremities; Good. In supplied slipcase tanned with shelf-soil and tiny cracks and rubbing; Good. Italian dipolmat Machiavelli describes political philosophy and practices for new princes with references to events throughout. 84775. The Heritage Press unknown
1935rif. 84758London: Chatto & Windus 1935. First English Language Edition. First Printing. Octavo 19.5cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling and decorative element stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 314pp; photographic halftone frontispiece. Light sunning and rubbing to board edges with dampstains to spine ends and foxing to edges of textblock and interior; Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced 7s. 6d. net tanned with shelf-soil foxing chip to upper spine panel effect to title 1" tear to lower rear spine fold tiny chips and tears to extremities and tape mends to verso; Good. First published as Der Karren Traven's novel includes romance and is set in the tropics of Central America. 84758. Chatto & Windus unknown
1948rif. 84879London: Lindsay Drummond 1948. Limited Edition. One of 500 copies of which this is no.473 in corresponding slipcase. Octavo 20cm; white cloth spine and corners over illustrated black paper-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine; yellow topstain; original acteate dustjacket; 81pp; illus. Lightly spine-tanned with trace shelf-soil; Very Good. In original acetate dustwrapper with 0.5" diagonal tear to lower rear panel; Very Good. In publisher's stapled numbered slipcase with '473' on rear panel titling in green on spine and split along upper edge and slight lean; Good. First published as Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke 1912 Rilke's long poem explores adventures by Christopher Rilke. 84879. Lindsay Drummond unknown
1922rif. 84924New York: Brentanos Publishers 1922. First American Edition. Early English translation preserving original Russian meaning. Octavo 19.5cm; tan marbled paper-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in black and red on front cover; red topstain; fore- and lower-edges untrimmed; dustjacket; 89pp; black-and-white photographic halftone and illustrations to frontispiece and in text on glossy paper. The Moscow Art Theatre Series of Russian Plays. Light tanning to spine and board margins; Very Good. Dustwrapper detached completey at front spine fold with 0.5" chip to upper spine panel titling laid in 4.5" tear to front flap fold tanned tiny nicks dampstain to front panel and tiny chips and creases to extremities; Good. Written and produced in 1902 Gorky's first major success explores Russian social realism with characters including a young thief a street-walker and a cap-maker. 84924. Brentanos Publishers unknown
2007rif. 84967Jacksonville FL: Global Publishing 2007. Seventh English Edition. Publisher's typed promotional letter laid in. Quarto 38cm; brown cloth-covered boards with titling and decoration stamped in gilt on spine and covers and lenticular ornaments on covers; pictorial endpapers; 1314-80020pp. CD envelope 'Fossils Have Discredited Evolution' with CD to front pastedown. All pages present and complete. Noted zoologist James G. Mead ownership and date inked to front endpaper. Light shelf-wear and soil with very occasional interior wear; Very Good. First in a seven volume atlas focusing on fossil records and invalidity of the Theory of Evolution. Organized geographically Yahya presents illustrations of fossil fuels including cockroaches oysters and sea urchins and discusses their lack of development. Text continues with Darwinism created to encourage conflict rather than based on scientific study. 84967. Global Publishing unknown
2000rif. 85138New York: Harry N Abrams Inc. Publishers 2000. Quarto 31.5cm; cream cloth-covered boards with titling and decorations stamped in gilt and blind embossed to spine and front cover; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; 48pp; black-and-white photographic halftones illustrations to frontispiece and throughout. Remainder mark to upper edge of textblock light rubbing to board edges and tiny marginal mark to p.394; Very Good. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $60.00 with sticker residue to front panel trivial surface wear and creases to extremities; Very Good. Sections include "Russian Fashion During World War I and the Great Exodus" "The Tao House of Fashion" and "Russian Beauties of the 1930s and 1940s" with photographs throughout. 85138. Harry N, Abrams, Inc., Publishers unknown
1927rif. 85102New York: The Grolier Club 1927. Limited Edition. One of 390 copies on antique wove rag paper. Quarto 32cm; quarter vellum over yellow pictorial paper-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; top edge gilt; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; xxiii2084pp; illus. Lightly spine-tanned with marginal soil to p.111; Near Fine. Dustwrapper has sticker residue and 1.5" triangular tear to spine panel 2" front upper spine fold and creases and tears to extremities; Good. In publisher's slipcase lacking upper board edge with hinge crack to lower board; Good. Troy's Champfleury focuses on French language including the alphabet and grammar with illustrations throughout. 85102. The Grolier Club unknown
2001rif. 85145Phoenicia N.Y.: Woodstock Editions 2001. First Edition. One of 500 copies signed by Gissinger of which this is no.123. Folio 43.5cm; printed cloth-covered boards with titling in white and black on spine and front cover; marbled endpapers; 67-1946pp; colorful photographs and illustrations throughout. A Fine copy. French text followed by Pevear's translation to English with full-page photographs of Italian sausage. Text explores the photographer and salami with sections including "Boarding School" "Pedigree" "Heroes of Salamis" and "Some Limericks". Oberlé was a French writer and bibliographer who often focused on cookery and wine and Gissinger has published works with chefs. 85145. Woodstock Editions unknown
2005rif. 85317New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2005. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 23.25cm; glossy pictorial card wrappers; vi2-4366pp. Some trivial surface wear else very Near Fine. The Japanese author's eighth novel published in the U.S. winner of the World Fantasy Award for 2006. 85317. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1998rif. 85326New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1998. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 23.5cm; black cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards with titling stamped in metallic blue on spine and author's initials stamped in black on front cover; dustjacket; 259pp; illus. Signed by author on title page. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper designed by Susan Mitchell unclipped priced $23.00 with crease to front flap else Near Fine. First published in Spanish as Los Cuadernos de don Rigoberto Llosa's novel is set in Lima and focuses on an incestuous love triangle. 85326. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
2001rif. 85318New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2001. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 22cm; purple and dark orange paper-covered boards titled in black and pink on spine; dustjacket; viii3-2106pp. Hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock else Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $23.00 with a tiny tear to upper rear flap fold. The Japanese author's seventh novel published in the U.S. originally published in Japan in 1999. 85318. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
2004rif. 85321New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2004. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 24cm; black cloth spine over red paper-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; 425pp. Signed by author on title page. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper designed by Chip Kidd unclipped priced $26.00 with light wear to upper spine panel else Near Fine. First published in Turkey as Kar 2002 Pamuk's novel follows a young poet as he navigates politics and religion in modern Turkey. 85321. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1966rif. 85293London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd 1966. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo 20cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling and blocking stamped in gilt and red on spine; dustjacket; 239pp. Signed by author with 2009 date on title page. Light sunning to board edges with indentation to upper front board and ripple effect to upper margin of first pages; Very Good. Dustwrapper designed by Juliet Kindersley unclipped priced 21s. net lightly tanned with tiny scratch to front wrapper titling and tears and creases to extremities; Very Good. First published in France as La Fièvre 1965 this collection of tales includes "Fever" "It Seems to Me the Boat is Heading for the Island" and "The World is Alive". 85293. Hamish Hamilton Ltd unknown
2012rif. 85323New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2012. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 23.5cm; gray paper-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; 358pp. Light sunning to lower board margins else Fine. Dustwrapper designed by Eric Fuentecilla unclipped priced $27.00 with small surface scratch to rear panel else Near Fine. Llosa's novel focuses on Roger Casement 1864-1916 an Anglo-Irish diplomat. 85323. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
1993rif. 85261Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press 1993. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21cm; red cloth spine over blue paper-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; ix2211pp; illus. Signed by author with 2009 date on title page. A Fine copy. Dustwrapper unclipped priced $22.50 with trivial surface wear else Near Fine. First published as Le Rêve Mexicain ou la Pensée Interrompue 1965 Clēzio explores 16th century Mesoamerica and the disappearance of indigenous cultures. 85261. The University of Chicago Press unknown
1972rif. 85257New York: Atheneum 1972. First American Edition. Octavo 21cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; 67-3191pp. Signed by author with 2009 date on title page. Lightly faded topstain with trace shelf-wear else Near Fine. Dustwrapper designed by Stanley Chapman unclipped priced $6.95 tanned with peeling to upper rear corner light folds to flaps and creases and tiny tears to spine ends and extremities; Very Good. First published in France as Le Livre des Fuites 1969 Clēzio's novel focuses on Young Man Hogan and his adventures through danger. 85257. Atheneum unknown
1997rif. 85266New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1997. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo 21.75cm; tan paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; vi3-2962pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Upper board corners bumped else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $24.00 with some trivial wear and corresponding crinkling at upper flap folds; Near Fine. The Turkish Nobel Prize-winner's third novel. 85266. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown
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1976rif. 82388Moscow: Progress Publishers 1976. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 20.5cm; white cloth-covered boards with titling and decorative elements stamped in black navy blue and gilt on spine and front cover; 67-3475pp; black and white photograph halftone frontispiece. Inscribed by Mendelson on half title "For Alvah Bessie / as a most talented American writer and a faithful friend of the late Lars Lawrence with my deepest respect and best wishes / Cordially / M. Mendelson / May 25 1977". Errata slip tipped in. Lacking dustjacket. Lightly nudged spine ends with faint residue to lower edge of textblock; Near Fine. Concludes with Russian bibliography of Whitman's works and name index section. The inscribed copy of Alvah Bessie one of the Hollywood Ten whose writing focused on Spain and the Soviet Union. Mendelson's works uncommon signed. 82388. Progress Publishers unknown
1962rif. 81278New York: George Braziller 1962. First English Language Edition. First Printing. Folio 33.5cm; red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; photo-illustrated endpapers; publisher's dustjacket and original acetate overlay; publisher's slipcase; 1011-2106pp; illus. Fine in a Fine unclipped dustjacket priced $35 showing some trivial wear at the crown; acetate overlay is a bit wavy else Near Fine; gentle sunning to slipcase extremities else very Near Fine. Pre-eminent modern artist Marc Chagall was nearly 70 when he began working on his first major stained glass projects during the mid-to-late 1950's. In 1959 he was commissioned to create a set of stained glass windows for Abbell Synagogue at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. Upon completion the Jerusalem Windows enjoyed two short exhibitions in Paris and New York before their permanent installation in the synagogue in 1962. These twelve masterpieces in stained glass each representing one of the twelve tribes of Israel are showcased in this lush folio which also includes two original lithographs Chagall created exclusively for this publication. Readers may observe the development of the windows through a procession of preparatory sketches in pencil ink and watercolor; the final models are represented on full page color plates 36 total. Additional commentary by Jean Leymarie explains the religious significance of each subject as well as Chagall's artistic intentions. An additional chapter details the assembly of the windows themselves and the book concludes with a selection of sketches and paintings related to the project. George Braziller unknown
rif. ING9781496475558Tyndale House Publishers. New. Special order direct from the distributor Tyndale House Publishers unknown
1991rif. 81976London: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd 1991. Advance proof in printed wrappers. Octavo; 311pp. Mild rubbing to covers else tight and clean - a Very Good copy. An uncorrected proof in certain need of correcting as the author's name is misspelled "Shcoeman" on both cover and title page. A mid-career work by the acclaimed South African novelist originally published in Johannesburg as 'n Ander Land in 1981. Translated from the original Aafrikans by David Schalkwyk. Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd unknown
rif. ING9781496475428Tyndale House Publishers. New. Special order direct from the distributor Tyndale House Publishers unknown
