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1823Best.-Nr. 008528Dedham: H. & W. H. Mann 1823. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. First edition. Octavo. Pp. 25 1 blank. Self covers. Pulled from a bound volume some remnants at spine. Some slight spotting to covers. Contemporary ink signature and comment to top border; else clean. A fine copy. Perhaps the earliest publication with Horace Mann as author. Horace Mann 1796-1859 was an American educational reformer and Whig politician known for his commitment to promoting public education. Born in Franklin Massachusetts Mann studied at Brown University graduated with honors and then studied law. One of the early residents of Dedham Massachusetts Mann passed the local Bar and opened a law office in 1823. In only his first year in Dedham he was invited to deliver the Independence Day address. In his speech he "outlined for the first time the basic principles that he would return to in his subsequent public statements arguing that education intelligent use of the elective franchise and religious freedom are the means by which American liberties are preserved." Former President and then Congressman John Quincy Adams later read the address and "expressed great confidence in the future career of Mr. Mann". This pamphlet printed by Mann and his father is perhaps the earliest publication with Horace Mann as author. Includes a contemporary ink signature with the words "A significant work" penned in the same hand. Sabin: 44324. H. & W. H. Mann unknown books
1852Best.-Nr. 61667Boston: Commonwealth - Extra at head of first column 1852. Broadsheet 22 x 15 3/4 inches printed on both sides in six columns bearing only Mann's address. Mann 1796-1859; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts 1848-1853 known as the father of American public education won John Quincy Adams's seat in Congress after he died and served for five years as an anti-slavery advocate; this speech reaffirms his opposition and excoriates the political efforts at the time to silence those in both houses of Congress who supported his views especially those concerning the extension of slavery into the western territories. The "Commonwealth" was a Boston newspaper published 1851-1853 see AAS online catalogue. LCP/HSP Afro-Americana 6316 and 6321 for pamphlet printings only. No printing in Work or Blockson catalogue. OCLC locates two copies of this broadsheet in separate entries New York Historical Society Texas-Austin and a goodly number of copies from several pamphlet printings. Long tear through bottom margin into text with no loss a very good example of a rare separate printing of this important speech. Folded. 8645. Commonwealth - Extra [at head of first column] unknown books
1936Best.-Nr. 542978Berlin: Fischer Verlag 1936. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 402 5pp. Off-white or buff linen cloth stamped in black and gilt. Faintest toning bottom corner of the last three leaves torn away affecting no printing and with small stains on last leaf else near fine lacking the dust jacket. Fischer Verlag hardcover books
1954Best.-Nr. 163125N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage press photograph of German writer and social critic Thomas Mann with his wife Katia Pringsheim circa 1946. Printed mimeo snipe and PIX agency stamp crediting "Life" magazine photographer Paul Dorsey on the verso. Mann and his wife moved from Germany to Switzerland after Hitler rose to power in 1933 and then from Switzerland to California in 1939. They lived in the states for the next 13 years ultimately returning to Switzerland in 1952. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1968Best.-Nr. 152359Los Angeles: Cinerama International Releasing Organization 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Daniel Mann laughing with actors Abbey Lincoln and Joseph Attles on the set of the 1968 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. In order to prevent their maid from leaving their employment to attend secretarial school the youngest son of a wealthy white Long Island family searches for a handsome executive to wine and dine her. Set in Long Island and New York. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned and soiled to the right edge with brief wear to the corners. Cinerama International Releasing Organization unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 627717Lincoln University Pennsylvania: Lincoln University 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 616pp. A bit of foxing on the page edges and endpapers else near fine in modestly rubbed very good dust jacket. A history of the traditionally Black college by Bond an author and educator who served as president of Lincoln University and who was also the father of political and civil rights activist Julian Bond. A nice copy and very scarce. Lincoln University hardcover books
1932Best.-Nr. 470170Berlin: Paul Zsolnay Verlag 1932. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. 12mo. 360pp. Owner's contemporary pencil name on front flyleaf gilt lettering on spine is very lightly rubbed at tips of spine else a fine bright copy in faintly spine-toned about fine dust jacket; yellow printed dust jacket has very faint tanning on spine else bright and crisp. Scarce in jacket. Paul Zsolnay Verlag hardcover books
2018Best.-Nr. 215602New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc 2018. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 331 pages. Published in conjunction a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC and the Peabody Essex Museum. Features essays by Sarah Greenough Sarah Kennel Hilton Als Malcolm Daniel and Drew Gilpin Faust. Includes 230 images chronology notes notes to epigraphs selected bibliography and checklist. A tight very near fine copy in cloth boards and in a very near fine dust jacket. From the library of actress and photographer Diane Keaton with a small Bonhams sale bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. A very nice copy of the most comprehensive book on Mann and with an interesting provenance. This is a heavy and oversized book and will require extra shipping. Harry N. Abrams, Inc unknown books
1930Best.-Nr. 562501Berlin: C. Fischer Verlag 1930. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 417 4pp. Printed light brown wrappers. Faint dampstain at the edges of the last couple of leaves small chip at top of front wrap else a handsome very good or better copy. C. Fischer Verlag unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 338618New York: Equinox Cooperative Press 1934. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Lynd Ward. Illustrated with Lithographs by Lynd Ward. 61 pages. Thin 8vo blue/black pictorial cloth spine a bit faded; publisher's slipcase battered and with repairs. New York: Equinox Cooperative Press 1934. Limited edition -- number 250 of 1000 copies signed by the author. A near fine copy in a good slipcase. These three stories have not previously appeared in English. Equinox Cooperative Press unknown books
1927Best.-Nr. 1397215New York New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1927. First US Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 2 volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Spines are black with embossed lettering. Boards of volume 1 have mild general shelving wear along extremities mild fraying and bumping to fore corners faint ring stain on front cover and moderate shelving and rubbing wear along spine; boards of volume 2 have mild general rubbing wear mild shelving wear along extremities moderate sun-fading along spine and bumping wear to fore corners. Textblock edges of both volumes have moderate age toning and scuffing head edges dyed yellow; mild age toning along endpapers previous owners' bookplates adhesively adhered to front pastedowns. CONTENTS: Volume 1 434 pages - Volume 2 466 pages. DL Consignment. Shelved in Room Z. 1397215. Special Collections - Upstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1841Best.-Nr. 56092Boston: Dutton and Wentworth State Printers 1841. First edition 8vo pp. xvi 328; original cloth-backed tan paper-covered boards; title printed in black on front cover; gilt lettering on spine; ex-Massachusetts Historical Society pressure stamp on title page boards rubbed; corners bumped; some dampstaining; otherwise very good. Bookplate on the front pastedown noting a donation by Rev. S. C. Jackson 1859. Presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper by Horace Mann to the Boston Unitarian minister Rev. Ezra S. Gannett. Compiled by Horace Mann the Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. Dutton and Wentworth, State Printers unknown books
1967Best.-Nr. 129268Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Final Draft script for the 1968 film. Based on the 1966 novel by Roderick Thorp about a brooding detective who becomes embroiled in a case that uncovers a deep vein of police corruption within the department. Frank Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Gordon Douglas a box office success. One of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include explicit depictions of the lives of gay men including the violence suffered by the gay community due to the indifference of the police. In 1979 Thorp wrote a sequel to "The Detective" entitled "Nothing Lasts Forever" adapted in 1988 as "Die Hard." Although Sinatra had contractual rights to star in the sequel he wisely turned it down due to his age and action movie history-and Bruce Willis' career-were made. Set in New York and shot on location in New York and in California. Light blue titled wrappers noted as Final and production No. 116 on the front wrapper dated August 17 1967. Title page present dated August 17 1967 noted as Final with credits for screenwriter Abby Mann and writer Roderick Thorp. 161 leaves with last page of text numbered 160. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1925Best.-Nr. 1403180St. Louis: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co 1925. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo nineteen volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to spines. Boards have bumping to spine ends and rubbing wear to edges. Volumes 2 7 and 9 have stains to the boards. Volume 8 has bumping to the front bottom fore corner. Textblocks have adhesive stains to end pages paper labels to the front free end pages age toning and wear to edges. Volume 4 is splitting to the gutter between pages 112-113. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area Multi-Volume Area ND-MV. 1403180. FP New Rockville Stock. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 20387New York: Knopf 1937. First American edition. Wrappers sewn slightly marked and and with a little edge wear very good. Signed by Mann and dated "Cansas sic City 14.III. 1938. Knopf unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 600657New York: Equinox Cooperative Press 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Lithographs by Lynd Ward. Octavo. 64pp. Owner name in one corner of the front pastedown. Decorative cloth over boards with printed spine label. Spine tanned as often encountered and two corner chips on label else about fine with the exterior a trifle soiled. Housed in the worn slipcase lacking half of the top panel. Copy number 343 of 1000 copies numbered and Signed by Thomas Mann. Equinox Cooperative Press hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 20373New York: Knopf 1938. First edition. Cloth backed boards fine in dust jacket spine slightly faded. Signed by Mann on the front free endpaper. Knopf unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 148780Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1963. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs all but one borderless and 4 vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Two with provenance stamps on the verso. Based on the 1962 novel following an unemployed African American handyman conscripted by a group of Eastern European nuns into building a chapel for them in the Arizona desert. Nominated for five Academy Awards and winning one for Best Actor for Sidney Poitier making him the first African American man to receive an Oscar. Set and shot on location in Arizona. 18 photographs 9.5 x 7 inches four photographs 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1934Best.-Nr. 605768Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag 1934. Softcover. Good. First edition wrappered issue. Printed wrappers. Text in German. Three worm holes on the foredege effecting no text small chips and mild erosion on the spine a sound good copy The second volume in the Joseph series. S. Fischer Verlag unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 429813Philadelphia: The American Academy of Political and Social Science 1928. Softcover. Very Good. Tall octavo. 359pp. Printed gray wrappers. Small tears and chips on first couple of leaves modest tidemark on spine very good or better. A full issue of The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science devoted to the American Negro. Contributors include W.E.B. DuBois "Relations in the United States" E. Franklin Frazier "The Negro Family" James Weldon Johnson "Legal Aspects of the Negro Problem" Horace Mann Bond Kelly Miller Walter White Alain Locke Monroe Work Charles S. Johnson and others. Reprinted on a couple of occasions the first edition is scarce. The American Academy of Political and Social Science unknown books
1913Best.-Nr. 346059New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co 1913. First edition; sheet music plate number 7580-5. Not seen by Ring Lardner bibliographers Bruccoli and Layman Section B Note 5 stating: "Lardner wrote the lyrics for the 1913 version of Nat Mann's 'That Old Quartet.' No copy has been located.". 4to. Pictorial wrappers have a few light creases and short edge tears moderate toning to extremities of printed text in margins verso has two small chips with no loss to printing else a very good copy with pictorial front cover quite fresh and bright. First edition; sheet music plate number 7580-5. Not seen by Ring Lardner bibliographers Bruccoli and Layman Section B Note 5 stating: "Lardner wrote the lyrics for the 1913 version of Nat Mann's 'That Old Quartet.' No copy has been located.". 4to. A scarce publication not seen by Ring Lardner bibliographers; OCLC lists five worldwide holdings Yale Virginia Bowling Green State Baylor and British Library. First line begins: "Sometimes in the ev'ning when there's nothing else to do/ When that old quartet starts singing. Jos. W. Stern & Co unknown books
1913Best.-Nr. 526712New York: Jos. W. Stern & Co 1913. Softcover. Good. Presumably the first edition. Cover illustration by Dorothy Dulin. Folio. Single bifolium with a single-sheet-insert making six pages. Light dampstaining to the top margin of page two a bit of fading to the top of the front and back covers dampstaining to page five but the contents remain bright and edgewear including some small tears and nicks still a good or better copy with a lovely cover illustration. For voice and piano with a supplement of the score on page five composed for "male or mixed quartet" providing 1st tenor 2nd tenor baritone and bass. Plate number 7580-4. There were multiple front covers with the same illustration but with different photographs this copy has a photograph of William Redmond of "That" Quartet. The back cover features a sample of "Daddy Has A Sweetheart And Mother Is Her Name" by Gene Buck and Dave Stamper. R.W. Lardner better known as Ring Lardner was a celebrated satirical author in his time and admired by the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald Ernest Hemmingway and Virginia Woolf. OCLC locates five holdings of this piece. Jos. W. Stern & Co unknown books
1845Best.-Nr. 2341534Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown / Wm. B. Fowle and Nahum Capen / C. Stimpson 1845. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Minor cosmetic wear a couple pages toned. 1845 Hard Cover. 144; 16; 176; 59 pp. Four works bound in one hardcover volume. Brown leather spine marbled paper over boards gilt titles. A collection of publications related to Horace Mann's response to criticisms of his educational reforms to promote non-denominational common school systems. Charles C. Little and James Brown / Wm. B. Fowle and Nahum Capen / C. Stimpson hardcover books
1938Best.-Nr. 105080NY:: Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. Hardcover. Translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. Stated first edition. Publisher's original "Business Reply Card" laid in. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper else very good in a very good moderate shelf wear and aging age darkened and faded along the spine dust jacket.; 38 pages; Signed by Author . Knopf, hardcover books
1924Best.-Nr. 1392175New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf 1924. First American Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 2 Volumes. In Good plus condition with a Good minus condition dust jacket only on Volume 2. Volume 1 has black spine with blood red lettering. Volume 2 has a dark tan spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering price is uncut "2 Volumes $5.00" has mild shelving wear small open tears along the fore corners and spine head and tail edges stains on the rear cover and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild bending wear along the fore corners and spines head and tail edges fraying along the spine of Volume 1 and small stains throughout. Textblock of Volume 1 has the second free end-page mostly loose splitting to gutter from pages 6-72 and 233-296 illustrated end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges and moderate age-toning along the edges. Textblock of Volume 2 has splitting to gutter from page 88-218 indents on the front end-page illustrated end-pages and pastedowns mild wear along the edges and moderate age-toning along the edges. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 "Buddenbrooks Vol. I" 389 pages -- Vol. 2 "Buddenbrooks Vol. II" price uncut "2 Volumes $5.00 net" 359 pages. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. 1392175. Special Collections - Downstairs. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books