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1953réf. 289850London England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper. George Allen & Unwin Ltd hardcover books
2014réf. 204648Venice: Marsilio 2014. Hardcover. VG. A large blue and orange casebound book. The spine is blue with white lettering. 648 pp. Profusely illustrated with a majority color images. "The story of a seminal experience on the international art scene in the 1960s. In the postwar period characterized by wide-ranging experimentation involving major artists and international exchanges Azimut/h played a key cultural and expressive role. Founded in 1959 with slightly different names by Piero Manzoni and Enrico Castellani the gallery Azimut and the magazine Azimuth forged a new concept of aesthetics. In doing so they were inspired by intense relationships developed with some of the leading figures exploring the language and theory of Italian and international art at the time. This book focuses on the Italian artists of that generation and the European and American reach of their work." Marsilio hardcover books
1970réf. 248273Geneva: Barbier 1970. hardcover. very good. 210 black & white photos. 143pp. tall 8vo glossy pictorial boards; covers lightly rubbed. Geneva: Collection Jean Paul Barbier 1970. A very good copy. Barbier unknown books
2002réf. 23993Hamilton And London: BC Decker Inc. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1550092227 . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition with some wear and soiling signed by author C. Barber Mueller; Evarts A. Graham: Life Lives & Times. tells the story of one of the most influential and controversial figures in American history. Mueller captures Graham's life story from his humble beginnings to his meteoric rise to become one of the most influential and powerful men of his day. With detailed descriptions of Graham's pivotal moments in history Mueller provides readers with an inside look at the man and the events that shaped his life.; 8vo; 494 pages; i-iv v-xvii 1 2-242 xix-xxxii 243-494; Signed by Author . BC Decker Inc. hardcover books
1933réf. 186194Oxford: Clarendon Press 1933. Hardcover. Good Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine inside front and rear covers ffep and block. Light shelfwear to boards and block. Light age toning. Pages are otherwise clean. Binding is tight. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; lxxxiv 407 pp. Edited with an introduction and commentary by H.E. Butler and E.A. Barber. Clarendon Press hardcover books
1907réf. 144824Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1907. Hardcover. G Slight soiling and edgewear to covers; small instance handwriting from previous owner on first page; some instances of foxing or soiling on book block edge and some page surfaces. Gray cloth gilt letters on spine & front cover much decorated cover with illus. laid on gilt top edges 143 pp. 6 tinted plates line drawing framework on each text page. A romance novel by American children's author Kate Douglas Wiggin most known for "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." This story is enhanced with illustrations by American artist Alice Barber Stephens 1858=-1932. Nice to hold. Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover books
1932réf. 351629New York: Brewer Warren and Putnam 1932. Hardcover. 111 1 pages illustrations boards. With many graphic photos of World War I violence armaments the maimed and the dead boards with mild shelf wear and worn corners slightly faded spine red title label affixed front name of owner written on front free endpaper. While Fosdick a progressive minister had taken a consistently anti-war position in his sermons and addresses Catt had a more ambiguous position during the war. She was a founder of the Women's Peace Party but took a more pragmatic stance as the president of the National American Woman's Suffrage Association. She supported women's war work in hopes that they would be rewarded with the vote for their patriotism. After the war she returned to an uncompromising anti-war stand. Text contains anti-war statements and writings. From Catt's foreword: "Blessings on the camera which now for the first time in the history of the world provides the means of teaching youth the terrible undeniable facts of war . no longer can a nation that thinks itself civilized maintain the policy of war. Brewer, Warren, and Putnam hardcover books
1918réf. 297197New York: Robert M. McBride & Co 1918. Hardcover. Very Good. Seventh and revised edition. Very good with a few stain spots on the boards withut a dustwrapper. Robert M. McBride & Co hardcover books
1970réf. 177217New York: Dial Press 1970. Hardcover. VG/G red ink markings on several pages throughout inscribed to previous owner and signed by artist dust jacket has overall wear and tears. Dark green cloth with white lettering on spine green illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white lettering 271 pp. Inscribed and signed by author. Contents include: Listen -- The pioneers -- Focus 1 -- Baseball on the air -- Focus 2 -- The business of broadcasting -- Focus 3. Dial Press hardcover books
1969réf. 76751New York: The Dial Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Hardcover in DJ. 8 1/2 by 6 inches in blue cloth with black titling to the spine and upper cover; clean and fresh condition - VG in a similar unclipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed on the front free endpage: "For my good friend James A. Wechsler Sincerely Red Barber - Key Biscayne Oct. 17 1969." ; Signed by Author; Signed by Authors . The Dial Press hardcover books
1909réf. 4018New York: Houghton Mifflin Company 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. No DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. Best known for "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" this is a fun and romantic tale set among the Shakers. A very handsome copy with wonderful Wyeth illustrations. Light shelf wear head and heel slightly rumpled spine shows hint of rubbing else tight bright and unmarred. Blue cloth pictorial boards green and orange ink lettering and decorative elements color paper onlay decorative endpages top edge gilt frontispiece. 8vo. 225pp. plus 4pp. ads. Illus. color and b/w plates. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover books
1960réf. 27379NY: Simon and Schuster 1960. First printing. Paul Bacon. 8vo pp. 351. Signed on title page by Morton Minsky. A nice copy in dj. The story of the Minsky brothers burlesque house. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1991réf. 9001304New York: Harry N Abrams Inc 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition. With 105 illustrations including 52 plates in full color. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. Harry N Abrams Inc hardcover books
1999réf. 61021Mansfield Centre: Martino Fine Books 1999. cloth. thick 8vo. cloth. xlvii.Coll.1130; pp.iii.Coll.1360; pp.iii.Coll.1166; pp.iii.Coll.1410; pp.iii.iii.Coll.310.pp.cxi.Coll.122.pp.xiv29. 5 volumes bound in 4. Reprint of the third and best edition of 1872-1889 published in Paris by Paul Daffis Besterman 401-402; Breslauer & Folter no.117. Anonymous and pseudonymous works of French literature the French equivalent of Halkett and Laing. Nearly 55000 attributions. Contains all supplements and corrections. Martino Fine Books unknown books
1864réf. 428New York: Frederic A. Brady 1864. 8vo. 312 pp. plus 1 p. ads. Frontispiece caricature of the author at work. Bound in green publisher's cloth gilt decoration of the author on front board blind tooled decorated cloth; binding showing some wear and discoloration. Owners signature of Rufus Munyan Co. D. 18. C.V. Company D 18th Connecticut Volunteers. First edition. Comical narrative by a delusionary "adviser" to Lincoln whose letters pointedly featured the absurdities of war and the madness of the public administration during the 1860's. Barber's view is reflective of many New York writers whose view of Lincoln and the war was decidedly Democratic challenging the ferocity of the Radical Republicans who controlled Washington. Written by the satirist Joseph Barber who also published Crumbs from the Round Table 1866 and The American Book of Ready Made Speeches 1866. The anonymous illustration which introduces the text captures the manic nature of the author with a statue of Lincoln looming over his shoulder Wright Fiction II 210. Allibone's Critical Dictionary of English Literature Suppliment I p. 89. Frederic A. Brady unknown books
1994réf. 599908New York: Lee & Low Books 1994. Softcover. Fine. Later printing. Illustrated wrappers. Illustrated by Anna Rich. Fine. Inscribed by the author on a note affixed to the verso of the front wrapper. From the library of Charlotte Zolotow editor and publisher at Harper’s celebrated children’s books department and acclaimed author of over 65 children’s books. She is credited for her contributions to the Children’s Liberation Movement which believed the rights and emotional concerns of children be recognized and treated as the equal of adults. Lee & Low Books unknown books
1917réf. 251621New York: McBride 1917. hardcover. very good. 36 full page plates 87 sketches and diagrams. 144pp. 8vo green cloth; covers rubbed with a few minor dents remainder of library sticker pasted to inside front cover LACKS FRONTIS ILLUSTRATION small puncture in lower quarter of page running from beginning to about page 110 does not affect readability New York: Robert McBride 1917. A few things going on but overall a very good copy. McBride unknown books
1841réf. 200904Dorr Howland & Co 1841. Hardcover. Acceptable. First edition from 1841 missing map. Front board is loose. Brown leather boards are very rubbed and scratched with bumped frayed corners. Leather on spine is peeled raw and gilded lettering is partially worn away. Spine ends are chipped and soiled. Despite loose front board binding is still good. Page edges have extensive dark staining pitting and soiling. First two pages have irregularly chipped edges and some small torn holes. Pastedowns have scribbled marks and dark spot stains. Pages are clean and unmarked with toning and age-related spots. LO S.U. Dorr, Howland & Co hardcover books
1844réf. 1395745Newark: Published by Benjamin Olds for Justus H. Bradley 1844. Hardcover. Octavo 519 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is tan cloth. Boards in brown cloth with gold print. Brown cloth of spine is not present replaced by tan buckram corners and edges are worn bare brown cloth on panels is toned and spotting. Text block has cracked hinges names and notes in pencil foxing and damp stains on front and rear endpapers light foxing throughout light amount of penciled marginal notation. Illustrated: “Illustrated by 120 engravings”— title page; frontispiece plates have some color. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. 1395745. FP New Rockville Stock. Published by Benjamin Olds for Justus H. Bradley hardcover books
1954réf. 99725Kent:: Order of the Great Companions. Very Good. 1954. Hardcover. Second enlarged edition. Age darkened along the spine foxing else very good in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued.; 119 pages . Order of the Great Companions, hardcover books
1835réf. 290860London: Simpkin & Marshal 1835. hardcover. very good. Barber Thomas. 40 full-page engraved plates by Thomas Barber one folding map at rear engraved title page. 110 pages 8vo red cloth with gilt spine-lettering and front cover decoration; covers rubbed and faded at edges spine worn with some repairs. London: Simpkin & Marshall ca. 1835. A worn copy but still very good. Simpkin & Marshal unknown books
1974réf. 83816np: Farout Press 1974. First edition lettered & signed issue. 67 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Cover art by Martin Izquierdo. Designated in holograph on the first leaf “Copy O” and INSCRIBED by Barber “for Adrianne Marcus / with special thanks Bill Barber / 11-8-74.” Young 173. (np): Farout Press unknown books
2005réf. 112479Milan: Skira 2005. Hardcover. VG. Beige paper-covered boards; Brown cloth at spine; 375 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and bw plates photos and figures many full-page. Text in Italian; Accompanied an exhibition of the same name; Includes several essays about the artist and his work. Skira hardcover books
1970réf. 332392New York: Double B Publications 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled decorated wrappers. 313pp. A bit soiled else near fine. Inscribed by the author: "To Irv a brother in dedication. Yves. 4/30/74." OCLC locates no copies. Double B Publications unknown books
1907réf. 31089Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers 1907. Very Good. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers 1907. First Edition. Octavo 19cm.; publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth color pictorial paste-on to upper cover; 8436pp.; frontispiece five plates collated complete. Light shelf wear spine a bit cocked dark spotting along textblock edges front hinge rather weak but holding else a Very Good bright and sound copy. The author's second adventure novel set in San Francisco weaving in the events of the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed 80% of the city and killed more than 3000. Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers unknown books
