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1983rif. 46403Corte Madera CA: Khedcanron Press 1983. Very Good. Corte Madera CA: Khedcanron Press 1983. First Edition. Paperback octavo 21cm; 166pp. Stiff turquoise wraps with black text. Black-and-white photographs illustrations charts and end-page maps. Wraps toned. Binding sound. Textblock shows significant foxing; endsheets lightly toned; interior pages clean. A Very Good copy of this work of genealogical writing and research. Signed and dated by the author on half-title page with an inscription on full title page. Title page inscription reads “To Gertrude / A Great lady of Science / Jackie / 1983.” Laid-in at front is a promotional bookmark for the book. Khedcanron Press unknown books
1845rif. 1114002Chapman and Hall; London 1845. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A set of three volumes; first edition Chapman and Hall London 1845. Featuring nearly 700 brilliant woodcut illustrations. Handsome quarter leather binding with marbled paper covered boards. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown in each volume. Moderate edgewear; corners and boards edges have been rubbed away in some parts. The top portion of the spine is slightly come away from the binding on volumes 1 and 3. A very nice set. Chapman and Hall; London hardcover books
1990rif. 303467New York: Henry Holt and Company 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
2005rif. 25240New York: Holt Rinehart and Company; G. P. Putnam's Sons 2005. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. Original pictorial wrappers over paper covered boards. First edition first printing except "H" is for Homicide 1st edition 5th printing of these volumes from the fascinating chronological series of mystery novels set in and around the fictional town of Santa Teresa California. All novels of the series are written from the perspective of a female private investigator named Kinsey Millhone. Very minor rubbing or creasing along edges of wrappers. Slight staining on free front enpaper of "H" volume. Wrappers in overall very good interior in near to fine condition. About the author: Sue Taylor Grafton born April 24 1940 is a contemporary American author of detective novels. Grafton's first book of this series is "A" is for Alibi written and set in 1982. The series continues with "B" is for Burglar "C" is for Corpse and so on through the alphabet. The timeline of the series is slower than real-time. The daughter of novelist CW Grafton Grafton is a graduate of the University of Louisville where she earned a bachelors degree in English Literature. In addition to her books she has written for television. Some of these works were in collaboration with her husband Steven Humphrey. In 2004 Grafton received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award given to "a California writer whose work raises the standard of literary excellence. Holt, Rinehart and Company; G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1986rif. 168981New York: Henry Holt 1986. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Frances / Yours til the end of crime / Sue / 3-6-87." The third alphabet mystery novel. Fine in a Near Fine lightly toned dust jacket. Henry Holt unknown books
1988rif. 39995New York: Henry Holt and Company 1988. First printing. Fine in about fine jacket. Signed first edition of this Kinsey Millhone mystery in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her. In this installment the mystery takes on a BIG SLEEP undertone while Millhone navigates the agendas of various people in a rich family whose drama becomes hers when she is framed as part of the investigation. Readers also meet Millhone's second husband and learn firsthand why he is husband no longer. As usual for this series class elements play a role in the unfolding events complicating Millhone's ability to exonerate herself. A typically great Alphabet Series entry. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter black cloth grey paper boards. In original unclipped $15.95 color pictorial dust jacket designed by Abby Kagan. 10 227 1 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Very slight crinkling to front panel of jacket with faint offsetting from cloth. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1786rif. M5114Altenberg:: Richterschen 1786-1787. 1786. Two volumes. 209 x 127 mm. 8vo. xl 536; xl 575 pp. Headpieces tailpieces; lightly browned gutter of Vol. II wormed first 25 pages. Contemporary speckled paper over boards red spine labels gilt spine edges red; spines chipped and wormed corners showing. Crainz rubber stamps on titles. Very good. FIRST GERMAN EDITION of Sue's important medical-historical treatise on midwifery. Pierre Sue was the most outstanding member of the famous French family of physicians. He was an author librarian bibliographer physician and surgeon. His inaugural dissertation for the degree in surgery 1763 was a paper on the Cesarean operation. He was professor of surgery and upon the death of Hevin succeeded him to the chair of therapeutics. In 1794 he became librarian of the Ecole de Sante also professor of bibliography and professor of legal medicine. His first literary medical publication was the translation of Gaubius' Pathologie 1770 which replaced the pathology of Boerhaave. He also published medical anecdotes biographies and a nomenclature of medical dissertations. PROVENANCE: Professor Franco Crainz 1913-2004 Obstetrics and gynecology university professor took his medical degree in 1936 at the University Rome the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; he was Head obstetrics-gynecology Department University Novara Italy 1956-1964 later becoming head obstetrics-gynecology Department University Rome 1972-1988. Crainz wrote on the history of medicine including a monograph: The Life and Works of Matthew Baillie MD FRS L&E FRCP Etc. 1761-1823 1995 and An Obstetric tragedy: the case of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte Augusta : some unpublished documents of 1817 1977 collected books & papers mostly Italian & European in the history of gynecology. Posthumously published was a paper with John Dewhurst "Dr John Sims. A mystery solved" BJOG 17 May 2005. Blake NLM p. 438; Hirsch V p. 578; Waller 15079. OCLC: 5 copies. Richterschen, 1786-1787. hardcover books
1985rif. 1503078U.S.A.: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition second printing as indicated by number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on copyright page. Book is fine except for light fading along the top and bottom board edges. U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston hardcover books
1986rif. 36618New York: Henry Holt 1986. Proof Copy. 1 vols. 8vo. White printed wrappers. Fine. Proof Copy. 1 vols. 8vo. Henry Holt unknown books
1989rif. 14370New York: Henry Holt and Company 1989. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Signed first edition of "F" is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton. Octavo 261pp. Title in silver on black cloth peach boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block faint foxing to edges a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket $15.95 retail price on front flap a fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
2005rif. 19143Rochester NY: Leopard Sue Huggins 2005. Hardcover. Fine. Leopard Sue Huggins. Leopard Sue Huggins. Hardcover. 8vo. 3 of 10 copies. SIGNED BY ARTIST. Lovely work by this noted printmaker and book artist. Fine in beige cloth boards with title label on front and long beige ribbon ties. Six accordion style fold out pages reproduce stunning color prints by Huggins each with a water theme. Unpaginated. PRI/051107. Leopard, Sue Huggins hardcover books
1845rif. 23644Paris 1845. One page integral address leaf seal. 1 vols. 8vo. Folds inlaid to a larger sheet some soiling else in very good condition. One page integral address leaf seal. 1 vols. 8vo. Expressing his appreciation and thanks for the gift that awaited him after his absence of several days. unknown books
1846rif. 187921Bruxelles: Meline 1846. Hardcover. VG Covers have general wear discoloration corner/edge wear. Spines have damage to top/bottom some damage at hinge to cover. Bookblocks have age toning. Interior pages have age toning and foxing. Some pencil markings from previous owner present. French language text. 3 Volumes. Decorative cloth boards. Green cloth corners and spines. Gilt lettering on spine. Vol I 402pgs. Vol II 420pgs. Vol III 396pgs. Meline hardcover books
1991rif. 13209KINSEY AND ME Bench Press 1991 first edition very fine in like slipcase. Of 326 copies this is 1/300 SIGNED and numbered by the author. Bench Press unknown books
1991rif. 08719Santa Barbara: Bench Press 1991. First Edition. Fine. A fine copy in a fine slipcase; issued without dust jacket. Number 30 of 300 copies signed and numbered by the author. There are 2 introductions by the author: the first for the 8 Kinsey Millhone stories collected here for the first time; the second for the 8 "me" stories featuring "Kit Blue" all but one unpublished. As issued in publisher's slipcase. Bench Press unknown books
1989rif. 104944n.p.:: Greyhound Club of America. Near Fine. 1989. Hardcover. 0962282820 . Black and white photographs throughout. Limited edition: this copy is number 358 of 500 copies. Gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper else near fine in a burgundy leatherette binding with silver lettering and design. No dust jacket as issued. ; 596 pages . Greyhound Club of America, hardcover books
1987rif. 1063First UK Edition; a near fine book in a fine dust jacket. Flat signed by the author on the title page. A beautiful copy of the somewhat scarce first UK edition even more so signed with no inscription. This volume is near fine with a tight even binding and bright lettering on the spine; moderate foxing is present to the pages else fine common for this title/publisher due to the type of paper used in production. Housed in a pristine dust jacket that shows none of the usual rubbing and toning common to this title. Not remaindered not price clipped 8.95 net price intact not ex-library. In archival protection. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
rif. 000214Grove Press 1986 Book. As New. Soft cover. F. As New. First Edition. Advanced Reading Copy ARC. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-394-55298-9. ARC of a very important book. Compare to The Catcher In the Rye. Grove Press, 1986 Paperback books
1988rif. 14369New York: Henry Holt and Company 1988. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of "E" is for Evidence by Sue Grafton. Octavo 227pp. Title in silver on black cloth spine gray paper boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. Solid text block lightly bumped corners a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket $15.95 retail price on front flap with a touch of shelf wear. Signed by the author on the title page. Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
1967rif. 21290New York: The Macmillan Company 1967. Very good in very good dust jacket. First printing of Sue Grafton's first novel a work of literary fiction preceding her 'Alphabet' mysteries by well over a decade. KEZIAH DANE follows a single mother widowed by a devastating flood and a traveling con artist whose intrusion on the Dane family leads to a violent confrontation. An important work in the iconic author's development. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth binding. Original unclipped $4.95 color pictorial dust jacket. Black topstain. 220 pages. Jacket with some wrinkling to lower front edge light rubbing; some color offsetting from binding and small tape repair to verso. Binding with mild edgewear very slight lean. Spot of soil and former tape shadow on front free endpaper else interior clean. The Macmillan Company unknown books
1843rif. 187808Paris: Charles Gosselin 1843. Hardcover. VG All covers have general shelf wear. edge/corner damage. All spines have gracking peeling. damages at hinge point with covers. Bookblocks have age toning and foxing. Interior pages have age toning and intermitent staining. French language text. 4 volumes. Decorative boards. Red leather corners and spines. Gilt lettering on 5 raised band spine. Top edge gilt. 4 volumes. Charles Gosselin hardcover books
1844rif. 316572London: Chapman and Hall 1844. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes. 3/4 maroon morocco marbled boards ornately gilt spine top edges gilt. London: Chapman and Hall 1844. First English Edition. Very good. Chapman and Hall unknown books
1899rif. RSUEWOR00RJBFrancis A. Nicholls & Co. 1899. Very Good. Sue Eugene. Works of Eugene Sue. Boston Massachusetts: Francis A. Nicholls & Co. 1899. Edition de Luxe #10 of 1000 copies. 8vo. Rust-colored cloth with . Book condition: Very good with very light bumping to spine ends and very light rubbing to extremities. Set appears to have no standard collective title. Especially scarce. Francis A. Nicholls & Co. hardcover books
1987rif. 1064Stated first edition/first printing with the complete number line; Intact price of 15.95 and code of 0587 on front flap. Flat signed by the author on the title page with no inscription. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A clean bright and tight copy with only trivial shelf wear to the bottom edges and very light toning to the jacket and pages. The 4th Kinsey Millhone mystery in a highly collectible volume; not price clipped not remaindered not ex-library. In archival protection. Henry Holt And Co. hardcover books
1985rif. 167001New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. First Edition. First Edition. The second novel in the Kinsey Millhone alphabet series. About Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly age toned. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
