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1923rif. 260827002San Francisco: The Book Club of California printed by The Grabhorn Press 1923. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Lange Dorothea; H. Von Schmidt. One of 400 copies quarto size 140 pp. in a deluxe binding with slipcase. A tribute to Oscar Weil 1839-1921 born in New York and educated as a musician. When the Civil War started he enrolled in the Northern cause as a private and by the end of the war he was a Major; however injuries received during the war meant he could no longer be a violinist. He therefore turned to composing and settled in San Francisco where he also served as the music critic for the Argonaut newspaper; he was a man much loved by the community as attested to by this memoir. Frontispiece a tipped-in photograph by Dorothea Lange from a painting of Oscar Weil by Olga M. Ackerman; when this photograph was taken Dorothea Lange 1895-1965 was living in Berkeley having recently married the western painter Maynard Dixon. Printed by the Grabhorn Press the renowned publishers/printers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. This copy in a deluxe leather binding beautifully executed but with no binder's stamp or ticket that we can find. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full tan leather both boards with horizontal ruled borders one gilt and one black gilt lettering on the spine the spine bands extending slightly onto both boards with their tips decorated with a gilt star top edge gilt fore- and bottom edges uncut pastepaper endpapers tissue-guarded frontispiece the photograph by Dorothea Lange of a painting of Oscar Weil as referred to above title page in red and black almost every page of text has red lettering for marginal notes and capital letters some of which are blue; binding quarto size 11 1/2" by 7 3/4" pagination: i-xiv 1-119 blank 120 divisional title page "Compositions of Oscar Weil" 121 blank 122 3 pp. of compositions 123-125 colophon page 126 issued in an edition of 400 copies this no. 343. Housed in a slipcase covered with pastepaper with the opening trimmed in leather. ___CONDITION: The volume fine the leather smooth and supple and utterly without wear the corners straight and unrubbed a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; a stunning example. The slipcase near fine strong and sturdy with no splits to the seams the paper covering the case mostly clean other than a few light stray spots and showing minimal wear the leather guarding the opening well-rubbed at the top edge. ___CITATION: BCC 100 no. 19; Grabhorn Bibliography no. 58. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note the following: i additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs please inquire for details; and ii any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Book Club of California [printed by The Grabhorn Press] unknown books
1971rif. UWEIARE00drpAmerican University 1971. Very Good. Weil Thomas E. Area Handbook for Uruguay. Black Jan Knippers; Martindale Kenneth W.; McMorris David S.; Merry Sally Engle; Munson Frederick P. Washington D.C.: American University 1971. 440pp. Indexed. Bibliography. Glossary. 8vo. Green cloth. Book condition: Very good with bumped corners and slightly rolled spine. American University hardcover books
1998rif. UWEIEIG00tmmFawcett Columbine 1998. Very Good. Weil Andrew. Eight Weeks to Optimum Health. NY: Fawcett Columbine 1998. 276pp. Indexed. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges. Fawcett Columbine paperback books
2004rif. UWEIFRO00fpHoughton Mifflin Company 2004. Very Good. Weil Andrew. From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know about Mind-Altering Drugs. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 2004. xi 276pp. Glossary. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Paper clip impression and small stain on back top edge. Houghton Mifflin Company paperback books
2009rif. UWEINEW00crGrove 2009. Very Good. Weil Josh. The New Valley. NY: Grove 2009. 344pp. 8vo. Hardcover with deckle edges. Book condition: Very good. Bumped. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Grove hardcover books
1995rif. UWEISPO00tpmKnopf 1995. Very Good. Weil Andrew. Spontaneous Healing : How to Discover and Enhance Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself. NY: Knopf 1995. 309pp. Indexed. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good with bumping on front cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with light bumping. Knopf hardcover books
1995rif. UWEISPO01jknKnopf 1995. Very Good. Weil Andrew. Spontaneous Healing : How to Discover and Enhance Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself. NY: Knopf 1995. 309pp. Indexed. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Knopf hardcover books
1960rif. 7822Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1960 1st edition wonderfully illustrated thruout in rich color by the author herself. Clean and VG in a bright price-clipped VG dustjacket with light chipping at the spine crown and upper front flap fold. Quarto 47 pgs. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
1908rif. S9850Giessen:: Hauser und Schmidt 1908. 1908. 8vo. 51 2 pp. 2 folding tables partly colored. Self-wraps. Very good. Hauser und Schmidt, 1908. paperback books
1968rif. 468327South Berwick Maine: American Weave Press 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in very slightly spine-sunned near fine dust jacket. American Weave Press hardcover books
1987rif. 501480New York: Kelly Winterton Press 1987. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Poems by James L. Weil. Prints by Jacques Hnizdovsky. Quarto. 8 leaves. Gray wrappers with publisher's printed paper cover label. Covers are very slightly bumped due to oversized wrappers else a fine copy. Limited to 96 copies. Uncommon. OCLC locates thirteen holdings. (Kelly Winterton Press unknown books
1997rif. 293414New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1997. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Near fine with publisher's information stapled inside front cover spine yellowed. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1964rif. 60288Cleveland: American Weave Press 1964. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Selected and arranged by Felix Stefanile. String-tied wrappers. Fine. Designated a limited edition the limitation not stated. American Weave Press unknown books
2012rif. 233065Little Brown Spark 2012-10-09. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x1x10. First Edition First Printing. Dust jacket and book are in very good condition. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Little, Brown Spark hardcover books
1955rif. 556767Glencoe Illinois: The Free Press 1955. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Foreword by Karl Menninger. Octavo. 254 4 ads dated March 1955 pp. Owner stamp and signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly else fine in a heavily spine-sunned otherwise close to near fine dust jacket with a tiny tear at the spine base. The book seeks to answer the questions "Is modern civilization a major cause of insanity" and "Would there be mental disorders if mankind could return to a simpler way of life The Free Press hardcover books
2014rif. 8459New York: Grove Press 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Josh Weil in ink to title page. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 474pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers corners and edges of jacket. Blue paper over boards with spine lettered in green. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Slipcase is clean and sound. From the Powell's Indiespensable signed first edition book club with custom slipcase and original packing slip from Powell's book club laid in. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The much-anticipated debut novel from National Book Award "5 under 35" author Josh Weil whom Colum McCann lauded as one of "the most gifted writers of his generation" The Great Glass Sea is an epic tale of brotherly love swathed in all the magic of Russian folklore and set against the backdrop of an all-too-real alternate present. This is an ambitious novel of love loss and light and a spellbinding vision of an alternative Russia as stirring as it is profound.Publisher. Grove Press hardcover books
1955rif. 271564Illinois: The Free Press 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 8vo. Very good in very good minus dustwrapper. Owner name stamped on front fly. Spine ends lightly bumped. Dustwrapper spine edges faded. Small tears on dustwrapper spine ends corners. Light brown stain on bottom edge to rear dustwrapper. The Free Press hardcover books
1999rif. 65041New York: Kelly-Winterton Press 1999. Edition limited to 176 copies 8vo pp. 24 4; gray printed paper wrappers; fine. From the library of Allan Kornblum poet fine press printer and publisher who founded Coffee House Press with an inscription to him from the author on flyleaf. Weil was himself publisher of the Elizabeth Press. Kelly-Winterton Press unknown books
1992rif. 65040New York: Kelly-Winterton Press 1992. Edition limited to 176 copies 8vo pp. 46 2; gray printed paper wrappers; fine. From the library of Allan Kornblum poet fine press printer and publisher who founded Coffee House Press with an inscription to him from the author on flyleaf. Weil was himself publisher of the Elizabeth Press. Kelly-Winterton Press unknown books
1995rif. 130330New York NY: Kelly-Winterton Press 1995. stiff paper wrappers top edge cut other edges uncut. Kelly-Winterton Press. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers top edge cut other edges uncut. 12 pages. Limited to 66 copies. Presentation by the author on colophon. A collection of poetry. Kelly-Winterton Press unknown books
1995rif. 60067New York: The Grolier Club 1995. marbled stiff paper wrappers paper cover label. Keats John. 8vo. marbled stiff paper wrappers paper cover label. 32 4 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 500 copies. A catalogue for the exhibition held at the Grolier Club in 1995 to remind members of the 100th anniversary of the death of John Keats. Exhibited were manuscripts early editions portraits and other memorabilia relating to the poet and his friends. There are 119 entries and is illustrated. The Grolier Club unknown books
1889rif. 008376Stuttgart Germany: Rieger'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1889. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Four volumes in original red linen front covers and spines wonderfully illustrated decorative end papers. Near Fine end papers uniformly browned light scattered toning. viii 408 412 421 1 362 2 adverts. With 200 illustrations. A gorgeous set. Will require additional shipping charges for priority and international mail- Please inquire before ordering. Rieger'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung Hardcover books
2013rif. 348817Kolkata: Setu Prakashani 2013. Paperback. 336p. pictorial wraps 8.25x5.5 inches; minor edgewear last page foxed otherwise in very good condition. First edition stated. On the legacies and interconnections between the Cultural Revolution and Naxalbari and seeking contemporary unity between Maoist forces. Setu Prakashani paperback books
1991rif. 3169First Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with only a tiny rub to the spine foot. Not remaindered not price clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Farrar, Straus And Giroux hardcover books
