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1997Best.-Nr. 120047North Vancouver British Columbia Canada: Presentation House Gallery 1997. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran January 13 through February 18 1996. Curated by Lynne Bell. Essays by Rosa Ho & Lynne Bell and prose works by Marilyn Dumon & Larissa Lai. Artists in the show include Lorna Brown Margot Butler Ana Chang Allyson Clay Dana Claxton Andrea Fatona Melinda Mollineaux Shana Mootoo Susan Schuppli Karen Ai-Lyn Tee Cornelia Wyngaarden and Jin-me Yoon. A very near fine copy in wrappers with a letter from the gallery presenting the catalog laid in. Uncommon. Presentation House Gallery unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 117661Banff Alberta: Walter Phillips Gallery 1993. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran January 23 through February 27 1993. Essay by Larissa Lai. Includes a number of black and white illustrations. A fine copy in wrappers. Walter Phillips Gallery unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 144185Hong Kong: University Book Store 1981. 2nd Reprint of 2nd edition. Softcover. VG- Spine has tanned slightly; interior is good; one mark from previous library owner. White & red figured wraps French flaps 134 pp. few BW illus. Text is in English and Chinese. "This is probably the first time that a collection of Chinese couplets has been translated and published." intro 200 such couplets appear here in both languages. Translated and annotated by T. C. Lai with an introduction by Ma Meng. Scarce. University Book Store paperback books
1928Best.-Nr. 75571Chapel Hill: UNC Press 1928. 1st ed. Paperback. Very Good. 98p. Original wrapper. 23cm. Short tear on title-leaf. University of North Carolina Extension Bulletin Vol. VII No. 14. "An Outline for Individual and Group Study" below title. Includes extensive bibliographies pp. 63-92. Ms. Green was the spouse of Paul Green whose writings are listed and characterized at pages 33-37. UNC Press paperback books
1970Best.-Nr. 18005NY: Praeger 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. ix 104pp. Very good hardback bound in publisher's green cloth and issued without a jacket. Praeger hardcover books
1868Best.-Nr. 847London: Pr. by C. Roworth & Sons for the Church Institution 1868. 8vo. 8 pp. Removed from a nonce volume. Foxed. Pr. by C. Roworth & Sons for the Church Institution unknown books
1828Best.-Nr. WRCAM36145New London: Lay and Hussey 1828. 168pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf spine label lacking. Top and bottom of spine worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on rear free endpaper: "Dartmouth the 22 day 1832. Alma Bullou her book." Browning and foxing one signature starting a few minor marginal tears including one in titlepage not affecting text of titlepage but loss of a few letters on verso. Front free endsheet excised. Good. An important firsthand narrative of one of the most infamous mutinies in American naval history compiled by two of the few survivors of the event itself and its aftermath. The Globe was taken over near the Line Islands four of the officers were murdered and the remainder of the crew were forced by pain of death to join the mutineers. The crew then proceeded to the Marshall Islands and thence to the Mulgrave Islands where the leader of the original mutiny was killed and some of the party escaped to Valparaiso. Lay and Hussey remained on the Mulgrave Islands and were the sole survivors of an attack on their party by natives. They were eventually rescued by a war vessel sent in pursuit of the mutineers. HOWES L158. SABIN 39467. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 3386. HILL 990. FORBES 697. Lay and Hussey unknown books
1824Best.-Nr. WRCAM26137New York 1824. Folding map 51 x 51 inches Backed on linen as issued. Significant foxing. Original portfolio of boards with roan spine expertly rebacked. In a cloth clamshell box leather label. Styled "second edition." Handsome large- scale early map of New York State and part of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Canada. Boundaries outlined in color with notes on roads forts ironworks and Indian villages. Lay was one of the most important cartographers working in New York and Pennsylvania at the time. hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 72192Hong Kong/Oxford/NY: Oxford University Press 1997. First edition. xxvi 873 pp. Very near fine in like dust jacket. Hong Kong/Oxford/NY: Oxford University Press, unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 41992Point Reyes Station: Floating Island 1992. First edition. 58 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Omission slip laid in. Point Reyes Station: Floating Island, unknown books
1843Best.-Nr. 58240Albany: published by George Jones Museum Building. Burgess and Stringer and M.Y. Beach New York. Redding and Co. Boston: G.B. Zeiber i.e. Zieber Philadelphia. Wm. Taylor Baltimore 1843. 8vo pp. iv 116; original printed green wrappers; neatly rebacked; small piece missing from the front of the front wrapper else very good. Printed by Joel Munsell Albany. This is the first separate publication by Squire who became a prominent archaeologist and a prolific author. Lust citing the London edition of the same year which was published without the Squire contribution: "Good deal of observation firm believer in the superiority of "Graeco-Hebraic" civilization for a free opium market." Lust 48; Cordier Sinica 77. published by George Jones, Museum Building. Burgess and Stringer, and M.Y. Beach, New York. Redding and Co. Boston: G.B. Zeiber unknown books
Best.-Nr. 37658Leiden and Boston: Brill 2019. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.25". xii 199 pp. Several illustrations throughout text. Cream illustrated glossy boards. Fine. ISBN 9789004394117 . LikeNew. Hardcover . Brill [2019] hardcover books
1980Best.-Nr. 35992San Francisco: Chinese Culture Foundation 1980. First edition oblong 8vo pp. v 1 98; illustrated throughout; errata slip laid in as issued; slight edge wear else near fine. Chinese Culture Foundation unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 69930Hong Kong: Oxford University Press 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A volume in the Images of Asia series. Octavo. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. A very good copy. Oxford University Press hardcover books
1973Best.-Nr. 47171Hong Kong: Wing Tai Zhang Printing CW 1973. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Hong Kong: Wing Tai Zhang Printing CW 1973. Numerous b/w and full color illustrations. 209 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth. All edges dyed red. Spine heel slightly bumped. Front board stained on bottom. Front and back board slightly bowed. Bottom edge lightly stained. Gilt lettering on front board and spine. Light sunning on top edge. Dust jacket has wear on top edge and light staining on inside of top edge. Very good/Very good. Wing Tai Zhang Printing CW hardcover books
1970Best.-Nr. 184773Chicago: The University of Chicago Press 1970. Hardcover. VG-/VG- ex-library with labels and stamps on spine block inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear but pages are otherwise very clean and clear. Silver cloth boards with silver design and lettering; xii 333 pp bw illustrated title page top edge tinted black. An American Bar Foundation study. Includes index appendix and bibliography. The University of Chicago Press hardcover books
1900Best.-Nr. 90465New York: Abbey Press 1900. Reprint of original New London edition of 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. 163 30p. Original Turquoise cloth. 20cm. Some cover spotting. Gift inscription dated 1901 on front endpaper. No jacket. Reprint of the 1828 edition. The Globe was a whaling ship from Nantucket. Lay and Hussey were the only survivors among the nine mutineers who had become stranded on these islands now known as the Mili Atoll -- the other seven were killed by the local inhabitants. Abbey Press hardcover books
1969Best.-Nr. 45692Mobile: National Society of the Colonial Dames 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. ix 417pp. Light foxing to prelims some superficial damage to boards else a very good hardback bound in publisher's red cloth. National Society of the Colonial Dames hardcover books
1911Best.-Nr. 1341933Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Civic Commission 1911. Hardcover. Larger Thin Octavo; VG-; burgundy spine with gilt text; cloth has slightly sunned spine; modest exterior wear otherwise; mildly bowed boards; text block exterior edges show slight toning; frontispiece; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 169. 1341933. FP New Rockville Stock. Pittsburgh Civic Commission hardcover books
2007Best.-Nr. 2302813Calgary: Dragon Moon Press 2007. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Faint edge wear. 2007 Trade Paperback. The Complete Guide to Writing Fantasy series offers something for writers of all levels providing advice and detailed instruction for creating a believable fantasy world. The novice author will find the books invaluable for their sage advice while already published fantasy authors will find the books enjoyable for their well written style and wealth of reference material.In this volume: You've got the basics you've dealt with the specifics. Now you are ready to get published.Before signing anything it might be a good idea to know what you're getting into. Straight from the professionals comes what you need to know about the going's-on behind the scenes. Understand publishing options learn the art of self-promotion and find new markets. You can also learn how to deal with book critics the media and critique groups. This helpful volume offers a behind-the-scenes look at how to make your book successful and set you on the road to your next one! Dragon Moon Press paperback books
1949Best.-Nr. 002551Paris: Nicolas. Societe Anonyme au capital de 1 milliard 50 millions. Printed by Draeger Freres a Montrouge. 1949. First Edition. Wraps with spiral. Fine/Very Good. A catalog that is itself a work of art with this issue drawing inspiration from Japanese woodblock imagery. Harada the artist captures the simplicity elegance and understatement of the Japanese aesthetic in his panoramas and images of birds insects flowers etc. 8vo. 33 1 pp. Nicolas a leading French wine distributor that is still very much in business excelled at producing beautiful books and other printed material over the decades. This copy but for light edge toing on the cover made of a heavy card is close to pristine and the original glassine is preserved although it has moderate wear an one inch or so closed tear and a few other trivial closed tears. Also included is a price list insert. Nicolas. Societe Anonyme au capital de 1 milliard 50 millions. Printed by Draeger Freres a Montrouge. paperback books
2000Best.-Nr. 27695Washington DC: National Park Service National Capital Region 2000. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. xx 300 pp. 4to. Small 1/2" tear at head of spine along rear cover. Clean and crisp within. Heavily illustrated with 25 folding maps. National Park Service National Capital Region unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 27694Washington DC: National Park Service National Capital Region 2000. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. xx 300 pp. 4to. Clean crisp copy. Heavily illustrated with 25 folding maps. National Park Service National Capital Region unknown books
1996Best.-Nr. 287372West Group 1996. First. paperback. very good. 8vo pr. wrs. N.p.: West Group 1996. Very good West Group unknown books
2002Best.-Nr. 282596Boulogne: ETAI 2002. hardcover. fine/fine. Many color illustrations. 159 pages with text in French. Slim 4to glossy black pictorial boards. Boulogne: ETAI 2002. Fine. ETAI unknown books
