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réf. 18941137Borba mirov The War of The Worlds Large octavo 7 x 9.5 inches 91 pages; covers worn stamp of tsarist era Tbilisi High School and other library markings on title page pages toned and brittle one leaf detached but present. Translation by K.K Tolstoy. Off-print from Novyi Zhurnal Innostrannoi Literatury where the novel was printed serially earlier in 1898. Later in 1898 this translation was published by Novyi Zhurnal in a smaller more conventional book format. At the end of 1898 a different translation was published in a different periodical and then in book format. WorldCat locates this translation only in the smaller format a single copy in Poland. War of the Worlds has possibly had more influence on Russian literature and culture than any other novel in the English language. At the time of the Revolution Wells was among the most popular foreign writers in Russia -- second only to Verne. Planetary invasion is a perennial theme in Russian science fiction with War of the Worlds firmly at the root. hardcover books
réf. 2222172"Evelyn Waugh" in black fountain pen ink Islington n.d. on his personal 17A Canonbury Square Islington N.1 North 5788 letterhead paper watermarked "Warriston Vellum" November 4 n.y. but ca. 1928 4 1/2" x 7" 1 page with integral leaf. Very good minor signs of handling. To Henry Williamson Letter thanking Williamson for his compliments on his recent novel. In part: ".how surprising to get back the book.I enjoyed writing it which I gather is an unusual experience.we leave at the end of this week for a month or two in Constantinople." See "diaries" page 301. Sunday November 11 1928 where Waugh discusses a visit with Henry Williamson and loan of a copy of "Decline and Fall." In part: ".He is quite elderly - though I find him coupled with me in reviews as promising young writers - and wholly without culture." books
1926réf. 20168Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth. Rogers Bruce. 115 pages. 21.5 x 16 cm. Printed in red and black with typography by Bruce Rogers. A vivid glimpse of life in the ninth century; a hitherto scarcely known piece of mediaeval literature. ROGERS 285. Harvard Univ. Press hardcover books
1986réf. 266853Albuquerque: The Quiet Press 1986. Paperback. iv 234p. information on The International Wizard of Oz Club note on names introduction epilog illustrated with line drawings very good first edition thus trade paperback in yellow wraps printed with green titles. A new translation and edition of an original Oz story by the Soviet writer whose Oz translations into Russian and original stories are better known than Baum's in many parts of the world including Russia and Asia. This is the fourth book of five he wrote after translating "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Only 3 holdings located in OCLC as of 5/2021. The Quiet Press paperback books
1917réf. 324554New York: Henry Holt 1917. Hardcover. 649p. hardcover in good condition; spine ends worn corners bumped front and back hinge cracked. Includes a chapter on municipal socialism by Evans Clark. Henry Holt hardcover books
1969réf. 318863New York: National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association 1969. Pamphlet. 31p. stapled wraps 8.5x11 inches illus. with b&w photos offsetting to verso of front wrap and first page else very good condition. Reprints of articles and speeches from 1968 and 1969. Includes articles on health issues in African American and Mexican American communities. National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association unknown books
1954réf. 320944London: Windmill 1954. 24p 7.5x9.75 inches introduction and welcome by Van Damm b&w production photos many of nude female performer rusty staples light wear with a tiny chip at bottom of rear panel which obliterates Linda Gray's name else good program booklet in stapled green pictorial wraps. The Windmill began life as a playhouse in 1930 which failed and was converted to The Windmill Revudeville in 1932. Known for nude tableaux and vaudeville routines. Windmill unknown books
1916réf. 10749New York: Henry Holt and Company 1916. Hardcover. xvi 642p. first edition original cloth binding edge worn previous owner's name else good condition. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1968réf. 322018Ithaca: Cornell University Press 1968. Hardcover. xii 366p. preface introduction plays appendixes very good first edition first printing stated bound in blue cloth boards and lightly-edgeworn price-clipped dj. Includes: "Robin Bachelor of Love" "Double Infidelity" "Money Makes the World Go Round" "The Game of Love & Chance" "The Wiles of Love" "Sylvia Hears a Secret" & "The Test". 18th century French playwright. Cornell University Press hardcover books
1924réf. 322004New York: Boni & Liveright 1924. Hardcover. 264p. very good first US English-language edition in boards and bright but lightly-worn and price-clipped dj. Boni & Liveright hardcover books
1913réf. 4939New York: The Macmillan Company 1913. Hardcover. xxi 406p. foxing on top edge otherwise very good condition. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
2001réf. 316670San Francisco: Luna's Press 2001. Pamphlet. 30p. 5.5x8.5 inches texts in Spanish & English personal inscription signed by the poet very good first printing chapbook in stapled pictorial wraps. De Volada Poetry Series. San Francisco Poet Laureate 2013-2017. From Anbian's poetry collection. Luna's Press unknown books
1997réf. 306522Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv Museum of Art 1997. Paperback. 2 35 3p. illustrations wraps. 9.5 x 7.75 in. Reads right to left. Text in Hebrew and English. Presentation inscription to R.B. Kitaj. Scarce catalog of artists’ books produced between 1987 and 1996 with work from over a dozen artists including Marina Abramovic Ed Ruscha and Micha Ullman. Samuel’s presentation inscription on a yellow ruled sticky note to Ronald Brooks Kitaj inserted on the final leaf offering condolences and offering to work on a “book of etchings.” With an essay by Edna Moshenson “Exhibiting My Library.” Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Jeanette Assia Galleries April - July 1997. Tel Aviv Museum of Art paperback books
2018réf. 289461Modena Italy: Galleria Mazzoli 2018. Hardcover. 479p. 10x13 inches bilingual texts in English & Italian essays checklist exhibition history selected bibliography index of works illustrated with color plates an b&w photos very good first edition stated #153/500 copies noted at colophon cloth boards and lightly-rubbed unclipped black dj. Gay artist living in the West Village whose work at one time focused on AIDS. Galleria Mazzoli hardcover books
1972réf. 294255Campbell River BC: Bill Standeven 1972. Pamphlet. 24p. 5.5x8.5 inches poetry fiction cartoon strip very good mimeographed literary journal in stapled yellow pictorial wraps. Very early Kinsella of "Shoeless Joe" and "Dance Me Outside" fame. Two short stories " White Running Shoes" and "Hofstadt's Cabin" published at the very beginning of his literary career while he was studying for his BA in creative writing. Bill Standeven unknown books
1984réf. 296469Prague: WTFU Publications 1984. Newsletter. 33p. 8.5x11 inches; illustrations one corner slightly bumped else very good. At one time the WFTU was the largest international organization of unions on the planet. Historically the WFTU was dominated by the pro-Moscow Communist Party dominated unions around the world. At the end of WWII the US and Western allied leaders moved to split it to set up an anti-communist formation known as the World Federation of Free Trade Unions. WTFU Publications unknown books
1959réf. 281185London: WTFU Publications 1959. Newsletter. 41p. 8.5x11 inches; illustrations vertical crease in middle edgewear front corners slightly curling else very good. At one time the WFTU was the largest international organization of unions on the planet. Historically the WFTU was dominated by the pro-Moscow Communist Party dominated unions around the world. At the end of WWII the US and Western allied leaders moved to split it to set up an anti-communist formation known as the World Federation of Free Trade Unions. WTFU Publications unknown books
1959réf. 281181London: WTFU Publications 1959. Newsletter. 41p. 8.5x11 inches; illustrations vertical crease in middle edgewear front top corner contains light crease else very good. At one time the WFTU was the largest international organization of unions on the planet. Historically the WFTU was dominated by the pro-Moscow Communist Party dominated unions around the world. At the end of WWII the US and Western allied leaders moved to split it to set up an anti-communist formation known as the World Federation of Free Trade Unions. WTFU Publications unknown books
1973réf. 137225Old Westbury NY: The Feminist Press 1973. Pamphlet. 94p. stapled wraps later printing; illus. lightly sun-faded spine else in very good condition. The Feminist Press unknown books
1973réf. 263600Old Westbury NY: The Feminist Press 1973. Pamphlet. 94p. stapled wraps illus. lightly worn faint dampstain on front wrap else good second printing of the first edition in stapled pictorial wraps. Glass Mountain Pamphlet No. 2. The Feminist Press unknown books
1997réf. 264338Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato Libreria Dello Stato 1997. Hardcover. 216p. an expensive production courtesy government monies dozens of very crisp clean folding color reproductions of maps: in color sepia whatever is called for. Folio hardbound 12x8 inch buff papered boards overprinted in sepia map element and black titling of volume in hand. Upper cover yawns slightly we see no other structural flaw and no other flaws of any kind. Nuova Raccolta Colombiana. Produced by the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets National Commission for the Celebration of the Quincentennial of the Discovery of America. A copyright warning straight out of a bad 1990s web translator but I repeat myself: "It is forbidden the reproduction with any proceedings of this work or of some sides of it. As well as the possession and the sale of abusive copies of it. Each abuse will be persecuted by the law. Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato Libreria Dello Stato hardcover books
1955réf. 246783Paris: Gallimard 1955. Paperback. 349p. text in French thirty-six copies were drawn from this work on vellum pure navy thread of which thirty are numbered from 1 to 30 and six hors commerce lettered A to F this is number 9 very good paperback in plain printed wraps rubricated titles and publisher's device in glassine jacket. The 1953 US edition is Young 471 Du Monde Entier #159. Gallimard paperback books
1926réf. 31203New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1926. Hardcover. 184p. stated first edition spine gilt faded else very good condition. Short introduction by the editor John R. Commons. Harper & Brothers Publishers hardcover books
1972réf. 230749Baltimore: Women a Journal of Liberation 1972. Magazine. 72p. 8.5x11 inches photos art essays poetry resources news actions very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Women, a Journal of Liberation unknown books
1967réf. 79009N. pl: Kayak 1967. 32p 7x7 inches one of 500 copies of the poetry chapbook by the Chilean American author erotic drawings lightly-worn first edition chapbook in stapled tan wraps. Kayak unknown books
