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1906Best.-Nr. 1414808Philadelphia: P. Blakiston's Son & Co 1906. First American Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xii 618 pages plus xxiii plates. In Very Good condition. In full burgundy cloth binding with gilt titling to spine. Boards show ight shelving wear with rubbing along edges along joints and at corners. Some scuffing to covers. Text block is darkly age toned and moderately worn along edges with dust soiling to gilt top edge. Moderate age toning throughout. Bookplate from former owner on front pastedown. Shelved in Room F. 1414808. Special Collections - Upstairs. P. Blakiston's Son & Co hardcover books
1966Best.-Nr. 2143851Paris: Éditions du Cerf 1966. 332 (11) Seiten. 8° (19,5 x 13 cm) Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1875Best.-Nr. 67459New York: Henry Holt. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 1875. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight square unmarked book in full leather with borders ruled in gilt and fleur-de-Lys in all corners; all gilt edges; boards have beveled edges and show surface wear to the extremities; 5 raised bands.; 523 pages; It features Doré's striking illustrations—dramatic landscapes mountain scenes villages and atmospheric depictions that capture the sublime beauty and ruggedness of the Pyrenees. This illustrated travelogue is a vivid introspective account of Taine's journey through the Pyrenees Mountains the natural border between France and Spain in the mid-19th century. Written in an epistolary style as letters to his friend "Marcelin" it blends: Keen observations of nature — Majestic peaks valleys rivers thermal springs eaux forests and wildlife e. G. izards/chamois flora/fauna. Social and cultural commentary — Descriptions of local inhabitants Basques mountaineers villagers their customs poverty daily life economic conditions and historical influences e. G. references to the French Revolution medieval lore and figures like Pé de Puyane. Travel experiences — Routes from Bordeaux and the coast Royan Bayonne Biarritz Saint-Jean-de-Luz through regions like the Landes valleys of Ossau Luz and Bigorre spas Eaux-Bonnes Eaux-Chaudes Cauterets Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Luchon and iconic sites Gavarnie cirque Pic du Midi. Philosophical reflections — Taine contrasts the serene timeless beauty of the mountains with human folly historical violence and social realities often with a critical analytical eye. The tone mixes admiration for the sublime landscapes with wry humor and sharp insights into humanity. It's less a straightforward guidebook and more a literary travel narrative—engaging evocative and historically rich. Grok . Henry Holt hardcover
1972Best.-Nr. 31181972 Helps for Translators, volume XII.Unitd Bible Societies, London, 1972. Un volume in-8 broché (softback), VII & 542 pages.Quelques annotations au crayon (pencil notes) sinon bon état (good condition though).
1861Best.-Nr. GITg623Bruxelles et Paris Lacroix, Verboeckhoven, Jung Treuttel 1861. 3 volumes in-12 VIII 344pp, 380pp, 358pp. Demi basane verte, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison acajou, reliure de l'époque. Dos uniformément passée au brun, intérieur frais et bien complet. Bel ex-libris allégorique appliqué sur le contreplat de chaque volume.
1893Best.-Nr. 119601Hachette 1893 demi-toile Paris, Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1893, 1 volume in-folio de 190x275 mm environ, (2) ff. (faux-titre, page de titre), IV, 395 pages, complet de la carte couleurs dépliante in-fine. Demi-toile verte postérieure, gardes blanches, couverture et dos conservés. Discrètes taches sur le dos, couverture d'origine salie et usée, une couture de cahier visible sinon intérieur propre, bon état général.
1723Best.-Nr. 105570Tho. Woodward at the Half Moon 1723. Leather bound. Very Good. Embossed leather bound with spine label ink to endpapers and title page very small insect loss to fore edge. Faint board splay. Tight binding age toned. D42 Please email for photos. Tho. Woodward at the Half Moon hardcover
1834pp. (8), lxiii, (1) [Blank], (65)-493, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Brown and foxed. Bookplate of Corneille and Warren Rucker. Early manuscript ownerships of: Hon. S. Harris, September 2, 1835, Chapel Hill, NC; James O.L. Goggin, Lynchburg, VA, rear fly leaf. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Original leather spine label. Small loss at tail of spine. Hardbound. Very Good. Title continues: 'Translated from the Fourth Edition of the French, by C.R. Prinsep. Sixth American Edition, containing a translation of the introduction, and additional notes, by Clement C. Biddle'. Jean-Baptiste Say (1767-1832) was a French economist and businessman. He had classically liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business. e is best known for Say's Law, also known as the law of markets, which he popularized. Scholars disagree on the surprisingly subtle question of whether it was Say who first stated what we now call Say's Law: 'Supply creates its own demand'. First Biddle edition. SCARCE. S&S/AI 26645. PAIMP 20
1821214 p. + Frontis. Early manuscript ownership of A. Hatzfield on title page. In block letters on rear fly leaf "From the ruins of "Old Main" of Westminster College Burned Jan. 24, 1927, 1861-1927." This refers to the college located in New Wilmington, PA, where two 'Old Main' had burned to the ground in 1861 and 1927. First fly leaves and verso of Frontis light smoke damage. Top edge darkened. 24mo. 145 mm. Original very worn leather binding. Front board detached. Boards stained. Spine very worn with loss. S&S/AI 5326. Hardbound. AI BX 5
2009Best.-Nr. BN317092Dhamma Cultivation Publishing House 2009. 2009. Softcover. A Tree in a Forest a Collection of Ajahn Chah's Similes A Tree in a Forest a Collection of Ajahn Chah's Similes Dhamma Garden Translation Group Ajahn Chah Dhamma Cultivation Publishing House paperback
1991Best.-Nr. 164877London: Faber and Faber 1991. First UK Edition. A collection of the author's film reviews initially penned under the nom de plume G. Cain. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has a small chip on the right edge of the rear panel and light toning overall. Faber and Faber unknown
1991Best.-Nr. 164877London: Faber and Faber 1991. First UK Edition. A collection of the author's film reviews initially penned under the nom de plume G. Cain. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has a small chip on the right edge of the rear panel and light toning overall. Faber and Faber unknown books
Best.-Nr. 16796Sources chrétiennes tome 138. Paris, 1968 Cerf 213 p., broché. 12,5 x 19
2010Best.-Nr. KOS01600450Austrian Academy of Sciences Press China Tibetology Pub. House 2010. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS01600450 Austrian Academy of Sciences Press China Tibetology Pub. House paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 86720New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1976. First English Language Edition. Octavo 22cm; blue cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine; fore-edge untrimmed; dustjacket; xxiv45-328pp. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his pictorial bookplate to front pastedown. Light sunning to spine ends and board margins else Near Fine. Dustwrapper designed by Muriel Nasser unclipped priced $10.00 lightly tanned with 1" tear and 0.5" tear to lower rear panel and light creases to flaps; Very Good. First published in Russian 1973 with portions of this translation first released in American Review this collection is based on letters from Russian writer and Soviet dissident to his wife from 1966-1971 when he was being held in succession during the Sinyavsky-Daniel trial. 86720. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 3031London: Jonathan Cape 1928. First Edition. A satirical fantasy in the tradition of Swift recounting the protagonist's visit to a strange community on an imaginary Pacific island. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy Vol.1 p.153; Bleiler 1978 ed p.136. Provenance: From the collection of Spectrum of Fantasy author George Locke. First Impression and first in English preceding the American edition published by Appleton Century the following year. Octavo 19.5cm; maroon mottled cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; purple topstain; dustjacket; 631pp; illustrated with four wood engravings by Edward Carrick. Barest suggestion of foxing to text edges else a fresh Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped priced 5s. net with a touch of dust-soil and two tiny tears else very Near Fine. Jonathan Cape unknown
1980Best.-Nr. KOS00600086Hakuyosha 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS00600086 Hakuyosha paperback
1984Best.-Nr. F6100-Johns-HopkinsThe Johns Hopkins University Press 1984 Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 1984. First edition in English. First printing. Hardcover. Full red cloth with silver spine lettering illustrated endpapers. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with price clipped and a few small closed tears and shallow chips to extremities. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight clean copy. Octavo 287 pages with index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A selection of intimate and often caustic letters written by Liselotte von der Pfalz second wife of Philippe I Duke of Orléans chronicling court life under Louis XIV with sharp insight and biting wit. Translated and edited for the modern reader. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 81891Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1993. Limited Edition. Octavo 23.5cm; full blue-grey leather with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk endpapers; all edges gilt; xiv23-2162pp; illus. Small ink mark to front endpaper and lacking the Publisher's Notes pamphlet else a Fine copy. Part of "The Collector's Library of Famous Editions" series. 81891. Easton Press unknown books
1837Best.-Nr. 373937London: J. T. Cox and Edward Portwine. Fair. 1837. Third Edition. Hardcover. Spine backstrip is missing. Front hinges are split front cover barely attached by two binding threads. Covers have wide areas of staining don't penetrate to the inside. Covers have light wear to the outer corners and a few very small nicks to the outer edges. Internally very good. Two private book plates on the front endpaper. Previous owner's writing on the endpapers. . J. T. Cox and Edward Portwine hardcover
2011Best.-Nr. RO20274356BLACK MOON / HACHETTE. 2011. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Quelques rousseurs. 353 PAGES - Annotation en page de titre. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
1991Best.-Nr. 7621991 - broché - Editions Denoël - Collection Présence du futur, N° 517 - 1991 - In-12 (format poche) broché - 251 pages - Traduction de Monique Lebailly
Best.-Nr. BN382815Abandoned Places The Photographer's Selection. Abandoned Places The Photographer's Selection. Henk van Rensbergen; translation : Vicky Morrison unknown
Best.-Nr. 50238Lannoo 2016. Gebonden Formaat: 30x26x3cm aantal pagina's: 224 boek in cellofaan ongeopend ! ISBN 9789401418072. Henk van Rensbergen Brussels 1968 is Captain on a Boeing 767. While his colleagues rest at the swimming pool he goes on an expedition. Today he is known worldwide as a photographer and urban explorer. In distant cities he searches for abandoned hospitals overgrown industrial complexes or city palaces that have been consumed by seeping water: the ruins of the modern world. Armed with a tripod and camera he captures the past glory and secrets of these abandoned places. The best of the Abandoned Places series Photographer and Urban Explorer pioneer Henk Van Rensbergen bundles the most fascinating images of the abandoned buildings he discovered worldwide in a brand new collector's book. Van Rensbergen took the photography world by storm with his very first book. His beautiful images of mysterious ruined castles factories and hospitals received a lot of acclaim. In the next two books Van Rensbergen discovered a whole new bevy of abandoned places all over the world. This photographer's choice shows the best of Van Rensbergen. Lannoo 2016 unknown
Best.-Nr. 50238, Lannoo, 2016 Gebonden, Formaat: 30x26x3cm aantal pagina's: 224, boek in cellofaan ongeopend ! ISBN 9789401418072.
