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rif. B307067-1New York Teachers College Columbia University 1908. 37pp. 18 plates. 24 illus. through-numbered 1-42 Sm. 4to. Boards linen backstrip. With signature in pencil inside front cover: Henry Talbot. New York (Teachers College, Columbia University), 1908. hardcover books
1947rif. 56194Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1947. First edition. Very good in restored dust jacket. Scarce doubly signed first printing of one of the most beloved horse stories ever told winner of a 1948 Newbery Honor. Based on the true story of the charismatic island-dwelling ponies of Virginia and the people who care for them MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE brought attention to the curious lives of the feral horses. The story was adapted into a film in 1961 and the real Misty even attended the premier. 9.5'' x 6.75''. Original blue cloth binding with yellow pictorial stamping. Original unclipped $2.50 color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers of a pony running across a sun-dappled wetland. Illustrated in black and white with color pictorial title page. 174 pages. Signed by Henry and Dennis in blue ink to verso of front free endpaper. Jacket with restoration to head of spine and folds; neat archival tape reinforcement to verso along folds spine and some margins. Book with minor edgewear and soil shallow chip at spine head light marginal toning to textblock extremities. Firm. Rand McNally & Company unknown books
2020rif. 44326New York: Atria/Emily Bestler Books 10/20/2026. Hardcover. New/New. Atria/Emily Bestler Books hardcover books
1978rif. 44571New York: Random House 1978. First edition stated. Near fine in near fine jacket. First printing of Brown's acclaimed first novel edited and championed by Toni Morrison. First novel by the writer playwright and professor praised on its initial publication by James Baldwin Donald Barthelme and Brown's own editor Toni Morrison and recently brought back into print by McSweeney's as the first book in their Of the Diaspora series. A civil rights activist onetime member of the Black Panther Party and objector to the Vietnam War Brown drew on some aspects of these experiences and the political turmoil of the times: In TRAGIC MAGIC's poetic non-linear narrative Melvin Ellington-former radical just released from prison for being a conscientious objector-searches to re-establish himself and come to terms with his old relationships and principles. On the connection between art and life Brown said in one contemporary interview: "If I could explain things at least to myself then I would have more of a handle on my life and not be at the mercy of things." 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with bright yellow boards. In original unclipped $7.95 dust jacket designed by Mark Huie. Jacket with lightly sunned spine. Tiny spot of wear to gutters of front endpapers else clean and bright. Random House unknown books
1996rif. 49206New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1996. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of the story of a detective Tamara Hayle who is seeking some rest and relaxation on a Jamaican vacation - until her new friends turn out to be more dangerous than she thought. 9'' x 5.75''. Original two-tone boards. Original unclipped $21.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 208 pages. Signed by Wesley to first blank. Jacket with mild edgewear. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends. Clean. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1947rif. 47667Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1947. First edition. About fine in near fine jacket. First printing of one of the most beloved horse stories ever told winner of a 1948 Newbery Honor - an exceptionally beautiful copy. Based on the true story of the charismatic island-dwelling ponies of Virginia and the people who care for them MISTY OF CHINCOTEAGUE brought attention to the curious lives of the feral horses. The story was adapted into a film in 1961 and the real Misty even attended the premier. This is a particularly nice copy of one of America's favorite horse stories rare to find in such a nice dust jacket. 9.5'' x 6.75''. Original blue cloth binding with yellow pictorial stamping. Original unclipped $2.50 color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers of a pony running across a sun-dappled wetland. Illustrated in black and white with color pictorial title page. 174 pages. Jacket with light edgewear one short closed tear to front panel; a bit of toning to spine. Binding with only mild shelfwear. Interior clean and bright. Rand McNally & Company unknown books
1994rif. 40821New York: Cane Hill Press 1994. First edition. Near fine. Inscribed first printing of Brown's second novel exploring the collision of of art racism and violence in 19th-century minstrel performance. A work of historical fiction by the author of TRAGIC MAGIC beginning in pre-Civil War Kentucky and following a Black dancer and minstrel show performer through the fraught and dangerous American landscape of the 1860s. Brown offered illuminating commentary on his second novel in a recent interview: "It could be argued that blackface minstrelsy represented much of the popular culture of the 19th century . When Black performers used burnt cork in minstrel shows it was often a mimicry of White actors using demeaning stereotypes to depict Black people. They implicitly mocked those very stereotypes. The reprehensible 19th century image of blackface was embedded in the ways African Americans were represented throughout the 20th century. The disturbing minstrel mask is the past that still stalks the present." 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original pictorial wrappers. 224 pages. Inscribed by Brown on title page: "For Kay With many thanks for your interest. Wesley / 1/26/94". Minor edgewear with a few small creases to wrappers. Cane Hill Press unknown books
1904rif. 167Chicago: Homewood Publishing Company 1904. Cloth. Very good. 8vo; quarter bound red cloth color illustrated paper over board with title on front cover; black and white illustrations; gift inscription with date of 1904; of printed on pulp paper; fragile front hinge paper age toned bumping to cover corners and scuffing to edges with paper loss; very good minus. Not in WorldCat with this publisher. Most likely a reprint by Homewood Publishing. Homewood Publishing Company unknown books
1898rif. 621980New York: Eaton and Mains 1898. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. Illustrated beige cloth stamped in brown and gilt. A little rubbing at the spine about near fine. Wright III 3011. Eaton and Mains hardcover books
1901rif. 622469New York: D. Appleton and Company 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. Second edition revised and enlarged. 410pp. Illustrated. Owner name and stamp of noted American psychologist on the front fly unrelated gift inscription on the second fly. Binding rubbed and toned most notably along the spine several chips and small tears along the edges endleaves soiled front fly creased about very good overall. D. Appleton and Company hardcover books
1981rif. 597509Berkeley: The Arif Press 1981. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Slim tall octavo. Frontispiece illustration by Tanner. A trifle worn and soiled else fine in sewn wrappers. Of 170 copies printed for friends of the authors and artist this is copy T of 26 lettered copies Signed by Tanner and both McClures. N.B. 12 copies with a handcolored frontispiece were also issued but they appear to have been unsigned. The Arif Press unknown books
1947rif. 556497Chicago: Ziff-Davis 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Edited and with commentaries by David Ewen. Arrangements by Mischa and Wesley Portnoff. Tall octavo. 246pp. Owner name and stamp on front fly binding a bit cocked with modest general wear very good. Ziff-Davis hardcover books
1953rif. 564549New York: Riverside 1953. Softcover. Fine. Original 10" 33 1/3 rpm long playing microgroove vinyl compilation album. Fine in a very good or better illustrated cardboard sleeve with rubbing and bumping. RLP 1009. Riverside unknown books
1947rif. 548692Washington D.C.: The Journal of Negro History 1947. Softcover. Near Fine. Offprint. Octavo. P. 143-168. Stapled self-wrappers. A little oxidation on the staples tiny spots and tears else near fine. An uncommon offprint. The Journal of Negro History unknown books
2012rif. 9320gcsPensacola Florida: First Methodist Church Pensacola 2012. First Edition. Quarto black & white photo. illus. slick boards hardcover x 753 pp. Good with edgewear. Illustrations throughout. From lower cover: Established in 1821 Florida’s First Methodist Church has a remarkable story. It survived fires thefts wars hurricanes epidemics debts deaths terminations schisms and scandals. Despite the hardships God never abandoned the congregation but guided the church onward. Over 100 ministers served there. For some the appointment was a burden; for others it was a labor of love. They all improved their congregation’s understanding of the Word and provided comfort. Because of talented ministerial and lay leadership the church moved beyond a small rural pastorate and progressively risked larger facilities that would broaden its outreach. Eventually it mothered other churches launched missions elsewhere and became one of the most significant churches in its Conference. Historian Wesley Odom traces the development of this unique Pensacola institution in a masterful way incorporating social economic and political influences detailed analysis and thorough research. He habitually relied upon primary sources and conducted dozens of interviews. His “buttom-up” approach creates an exciting inspirational and fascinating story that reads easily and contains many surprises. Both the casual reader and professional historian can appreciate this epic manuscript. First Methodist Church, Pensacola, (2012). First Edition. hardcover books
1998rif. 439072Boston: David R. Godine 1998. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Fine in glossy wrappers. Poetry. David R. Godine unknown books
1896rif. 526023San Francisco: D. S. Stanley and Co. / Typographical Union Label 1896. Unbound. Fine. First edition. Broadside. Single sheet measuring 5" by 11" printed in dark blue on recto only. Illustrated with eagle motif engraving at upper margin of recto and typographical union label at lower margin. Two neat folds with a few short edge tears else about fine. California poet Charles Wesley Kyle born in 1853 was the author of Forest Leaves and other Poems published in San Francisco by D. S. Stanley in 1894 and Yosemite The World's Wonderland published in San Francisco in 1915. A pro-union broadside in support of William McKinley for president concluding: 'We'll vote for Protection and McKinley!'. A political song in support of William McKinley free labor and protectionism consisting of five stanzas in thirty-three lines with the refrain: "Hurrah for Protection and McKinley!." The July 81896 issue of the San Francisco Call reports that this song was sung at a Republican event at the Phoenix Club to the tune of "Marching Through Georgia." The report said "It gives promise of becoming a popular campaign ballad. Unrecorded by OCLC. D. S. Stanley and Co. / Typographical Union Label unknown books
1975rif. 505491New York: Dramatists Play Service 1975. Softcover. Near Fine. First acting edition. Yellow stapled wrappers. Wrappers faintly soiled near fine. A play of a series of interlocking vignettes about life in the inner city. Dramatists Play Service unknown books
1995rif. 509288New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1995rif. 506884New York: Avon Books 1995. Softcover. Near Fine. First Avon Books Special Printing as stated on copyright page. Mass market paperback. Wrappers with a few small shallow creases near fine. Avon Books unknown books
1969rif. 529567Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company 1969. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 199pp. About fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning on the spine and rubbing. A collection of essays about life at Columbia by Columbia alumni with contributions by John Berryman Alfred A. Knopf and Thomas Merton among others. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1911rif. 169931911. Photo album compiled by a female student at Wellesley College between 1911 and 1919 documents women's higher education collegiate ritual and professional transition into teaching during the Progressive Era. The album traces the compiler's path from secondary schooling through her collegiate years and into her early career as an educator offering sustained visual evidence of female academic community at a time when women's access to advanced scientific and liberal education was expanding but remained institutionally distinct. Founded in 1870 Wellesley College had by the early twentieth century established itself as a leading center for women's study particularly in the sciences employing more female scientists than any other American institution of higher education. The photographs record campus architecture traditions intellectual life and female peer networks situating the album within the broader history of women's collegiate culture and professionalization in the years immediately preceding and during the First World War. Album contains 143 original silver gelatin print photographs dating from 1911 to 1919 mounted on approximately 100 pages within original black cloth boards measuring 9 x 12 inches; photographs range in size from approximately 2 x 3 inches to 4 x 9.5 inches. Numerous images depict Wellesley College campus scenes including Lake Waban and the chapel student residences labeled "Wellesley 1911-1912" and groups of students identified as "Students." Candid captions document daily academic life: six women bundled in hats and coats captioned "Off for math exam" students reading outdoors communal meals and informal portraits labeled with nicknames such as "Chub" "Selina" "Honey" and "Marion." Five photographs record the May Day 1912 "Senior Hoop Rolling" tradition. Additional academic images include interiors labeled "Drawing Room" "Mr. Wilson's Room" "Assembly Room" "Physics Lab" and "Library" at "M.H.S." as well as a group of sixteen boys wearing "M" shirts with three coaches and a trophy banner reading "OCIAA Relay Race 1912." Other collegiate references include "Harmony Hall" with caption "Inmates of H.H. 1913" and two large group photographs of women in white dresses before a banner reading "ETA Clionian" one dated 1914 associated with the teachers' college at New Paltz. Geographic excursions are documented through images labeled Frontenac Point Minnewaska Mohonk Yankee Lake in upstate New York and Digby Nova Scotia. Later photographs depict the compiler's transition into teaching with groups of children labeled "Primary" and "Intermediates" a staged school production featuring children in Pilgrim costumes and a building identified as "Quassaick Hall." Spanning the years 1911 to 1919 the album bridges the final prewar era of Progressive reform and the wartime transformation of American educational institutions. The visual record emphasizes female intellectual labor in mathematics and science campus ritual sororal association and the socially sanctioned pathway from collegiate training to professional teaching. Wellesley's prominence in scientific instruction for women situates the album within broader developments in women's access to laboratory education and academic employment. The inclusion of regional travel and teacher-training imagery further contextualizes the educational mobility of middle-class women in the northeastern United States. One page detached but present; minor handling wear to boards; photographs generally clear with strong contrast; overall very good condition. A cohesive and expansive visual archive documenting women's higher education peer culture and professional formation in the early twentieth century. unknown books
1943rif. 460470New York: Willey Book Co 1943. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Reprint. Octavo. Ownership stamp and signature of noted American psychologist and anthropologist Henry Guze a founder of the American Academy of Psychotherapists the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and co-founder of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex on the front fly a touch of soiling on the boards else near fine in very good or better dustwrapper with a few small nicks and tears. An attractive copy. Willey Book Co hardcover books
1970rif. 451110New York: Hill & Wang 1970. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small owner's label on the front fly and signature on the half-title else fine in near fine dust jacket with a little rubbing. Hill & Wang hardcover books
1926rif. 441974New York: G. Howard Watt 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Contemporary owner's name else fine in attractive very good dustwrapper with a few modest chips. Man in black rides in to town trying to avoid attention young woman notices suspects he's an outlaw. Scarce. G. Howard Watt hardcover books