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1996réf. 189082San Francisco: Bay Area Bisexual Network 1996. 64p. 8.5x11 inches b&w photos art ads fiction poetry features very good condition magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. San Francisco-based Bay Area Bisexual Network's magazine. Bay Area Bisexual Network unknown books
1984réf. 627770Jackson: University Press of Mississippi 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. 238pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Faint spotting on the page edges else near fine in an about fine dust jacket with some internal toning. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. University Press of Mississippi hardcover books
1415réf. ST21130bLondon: Printed for Js. Jenkins . . . by L. Harrison & J. C. Leigh 1814-15; leaves watermarked 1811. FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE. ONE OF 100 LARGE PAPER COPIES per Abbey. 414 x 330 mm. 16 1/4 x 14". viii pp. 1 leaf contents 60 leaves of description iv pp. list of subscribers. REGAL CONTEMPORARY BURGUNDY STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO LAVISHLY GILT covers bordered by decorative roll central panel framed by multiple gilt fillets and palmette roll royal arms of Great Britain at center enclosed within a fillet lozenge and octagon raised bands spine gilt in compartments that at head and tail with large ornate fleurons composed of lancet and palmette tools gilt lettering turn-ins with delicate gilt palmette roll leather hinges bright blue endleaves all edges gilt. Very expertly rebacked retaining original backstrip. Engraved title page with vignette uncolored and 53 SUPERB HAND-COLORED AQUATINT PLATES including the arms of the dedicatee the Duke of Wellington an allegorical frontispiece and 51 martial scenes mostly battles all with original tissue guards. WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR OF ONE OF THE PLATES The meeting of the Emperors of Russia and Austria King of Prussia & Crown Prince of Sweden in the Great Square of Leipzig Oct. 18th 1813 SIGNED W. Heath 1814. A Large Paper Copy. Abbey Life 365; Prideaux p. 34; Tooley 281. Slight variation in color of spine leather a bit of shelfwear to tail edge of boards just a hint of wear elsewhere; tissue guards somewhat foxed but text and plates happily unaffected. AN ESPECIALLY FINE COPY--entirely clean fresh and bright internally with vibrant coloring in a stately binding brimming with extravagantly glittering gilt. In a spectacular period binding this monumental copy of Jenkins' tribute to the British army is accompanied by an original watercolor by its illustrator. Dedicated to the Duke of Wellington who Jenkins writes in the dedicatory letter has "raised the character of the British soldier in the scale of humanity" this volume is a celebration of the victory of Britain and its allies in the Napoleonic Wars. The richly colored plates are the work of William Heath 1794/5-1840; his original watercolor offered with our volume corresponds to the plate "Entrance of the Allied Sovereigns into Leipsic sic" commemorating a decisive victory for Britain and its allies that ended Napoleon's occupation east of the Rhine and paved the way for his eventual total defeat. The watercolor reveals a notable level of delicacy with carefully rendered details emerging from the hazy clouds of battle. Now best remembered for his career as a cartoonist and caricaturist Heath began as a military painter with the present work being his best known from the period. Full of movement and drama his scenes depict pivotal moments from major British military campaigns and are accompanied by descriptions of each battle often including excerpts from the letters or reports of the officers involved. In addition to its memorable binding and its early watermarks our copy is distinguished by its size--it measures a full three inches taller than the Abbey copy with broad impressive margins around the text and illustrations. Printed for Js. Jenkins . . . by L. Harrison & J. C. Leigh unknown books
1847réf. 12043Bremen: F C Dubbers 1847. First Edition. Contemporary marbled boards. Very good. 8vo viii 1 - 126 pp. A succinct and rare manual for ship-board medical treatment written by a 'practical' physician that is accompanied by a supplement or appendix listing the medicines contained in the medical kit and finally a brief section on herbs and their use in cooking. Indicating the prevalence of ailments aboard ship the text is divided into sections dealing with fever inflammation nervous ailments gastric ailments infectious disease esp. typhus. Wounds etc. are briefly covered. Emphasis is on true illness. It is remarkable that this book was written by an apprenticed 'physician' who considers each ailment from practical experience rather than a clincal perspective. Such manuals do appear in English; they are usually brief. This German language manual is unusual since there was little voyaging originating in Germany at this time - coastal trips being the norm and therefore not out of range of quick medical assistance if needed. Therefore its detailed text outlining symptoms and treatment and the list of medicines are beyond what is encountered in the English language pamphlets of the period. Unlocated. F C Dubbers hardcover books
2025réf. 213804New York / Raleigh NC / New Haven CT: Jewish Museum / North Carolina Museum of Art / Yale University Press 2025. Hardcover. New. In shrinkwrap. Quarto. Hardcover. Bound in pink and green cloth with color plate mounted to the center front board. No jacket as issued. 157 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. "An exploration of how the biblical heroine Queen Esther a symbol of resilience and a figure of immense popularity was portrayed in seventeenth-century Dutch art. In the age of Rembrandt van Rijn the biblical Book of Esther was a popular source of inspiration for diverse communities in the Netherlands both Jewish and Christian. Traditionally the Esther story is read annually on the Jewish holiday of Purim. For immigrant Jewish communities living with new freedom in more tolerant Amsterdam celebrating Purim--notably through finely produced Esther scrolls and theater productions-became a meaningful expression of Jewish culture. For the Dutch Queen Esther's heroism came to represent their emerging nation's identity. Rembrandt and his contemporaries depicted essential scenes of Esther's story in paintings prints drawings and decorative arts. Examining how Esther was represented in art and popular culture in Rembrandt's time this beautifully illustrated volume includes essays that discuss the visual culture and ceremonial art of Purim and examine the queen's status as a heroine in seventeenth-century Netherlands. A postscript reveals Esther's continued appeal through a close look at work by contemporary American artist Fred Wilson who reimagines the biblical heroine as the abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Published in association with the Jewish Museum New York and the North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh"-- Provided by publisher. Jewish Museum / North Carolina Museum of Art / Yale University Press hardcover books
1970réf. 233480San Francisco: Good Times Commune 1970. Newspaper. 24p. folded tabloid underground newspaper news opinion reports actions psychedelia ads illustrations photos lightly-worn and creased newsprint. Originally San Francisco Express Times. "Be My Dirty Valentine" issue with cover and interior photos of nude couple probably staffers four full-page erotic "posters" credited to George Pennewell but ripped off from Baron Von Bayros. Also: interview with a "6th Generation Witch" report on upcoming trial of Shiva head Willie Minzey for smoking sacramental weed on Hippie Hill and news and ads of the era. Good Times Commune unknown books
2005réf. 2343162New York: Cambridge University Press 2005. 7th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x0x9. Seventh printing. Remainder mark minor tear to spine base. 2005 Trade Paperback. xii 204 pp. In this book Timothy Silver traces the effects of English settlement on South Atlantic ecology showing how all three cultures--Indian European and African--interacted with and were in turn affected by their changing environment. In assessing such ecological changes Silver pays particular attention to regional variations explaining how local geography and settlement patterns influenced the environment. And while his focus is the English South Silver also shows us how economic and ecological developments in Europe the Caribbean and elsewhere frequently dictated how South Atlantic colonists used their land. Consequently his book provides an engaging and detailed look at the complex relationships among humans plants and animals in a unique and diverse region of North America. Cambridge University Press paperback books
1974réf. 1416471New York London and Paris: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers Inc 1974. Hardcover. Thin Octavo v viii xi 69 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's black cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have light wear including mild sunning. Text block has slight wear including faint age toning to the edges and previous owner's information to the front pastedown. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Column L. 1416471. FP New Rockville Stock. Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, Inc hardcover books
1981réf. 58186Ithaca And London: Cornell University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A handsome first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in a dust-jacket of equal value; This book is a phenomenological study of the structures of literature using the concept of fictitious discourse. The authors use a variety of examples to illustrate their points including poetry short stories and novels. They argue that literature is based on a set of structures that help us understand the world.; 8vo; 176 pages . Cornell University Press hardcover books
1965réf. 46269New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Cloth. First edition/Eighth printing in Very Good condition with light rubbing and bumped upper corners in price-clipped Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear chipping and closed tears; An introduction to the Jewish faith ; 8vo; 318 pages . The MacMillan Company hardcover books
1993réf. 35038New York: McGraw-Hill Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0070576122 . A smart first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Near Fine dust jacket with minor edgewear; The book Strategic Partnering: How to Create and Sustain Competitive Advantage through Collaboration is a guide to creating and sustaining competitive advantage through collaboration. The book is written by A. David Silver and is divided into three parts: 1 Introducing Collaboration and its Benefits 2 Crafting a Collaborative Strategy and 3 Implementing and Maintaining Collaborative Advantage. Part I of the book looks at the history of collaboration identifies the benefits of collaboration and offers a definition of collaboration. Part II of the book looks at the different types of collaboration and offers tips on how to create a collaborative strategy. Part III of the book offers tips on implementing and maintaining collaborative advantage. The book is designed to help organizations build better relationships increase efficiency and compete in a global marketplace.; 8vo; 256 pages . McGraw-Hill, Inc. hardcover books
1989réf. 33432London: W H Allen. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1852271418 . A bright first British edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with light edgewear; Establishment Wives is a book about the marriages of four women who have all married into powerful families. The book follows their lives from their early days in college through their marriages and the challenges and opportunities that come with them.; 8vo; 240 pages; FSA . W H Allen hardcover books
1982réf. 32636New York: Basic Books Inc. Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 046503201x . A lovely first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with cocked spine and minor foxing to page edges in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear. SIGNED by author Daniel Jeremy Silver on the front free endpaper; The images in this book are of Moses but they are not traditional religious images. They are images of Moses that are drawn from the Bible. The book is a collection of these images and it is a beautiful book to look at.; 8vo; 335 pages; FSA ; Signed by Author . Basic Books, Inc. Publishers hardcover books
2007réf. 13311New York: Touchstone. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1416537945 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust jacket SIGNED by author Mitch Silver and dated directly on the title page; First time novelist Mitch Silver turns the tables on James Bond's creator Ian Fleming with this historical mystery and tale of espionage spanning the decades following WWII ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Touchstone hardcover books
1996réf. 20174New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684811308 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Fine condition in about Fine dust-jacket. Gilt-stamped black cloth with light blue paper-covered boards; In this well-written and engaging book Silver takes readers on an entertaining and educational journey through the world of risk. He covers a broad spectrum of topics from gambling to business to science. Silver's clear writing and engaging style make this book a perfect introduction to the fascinating world of risk.; 8vo; FSA . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1996réf. 20188New York: Simon & Schuster. Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0684811308 . First edition/first printing in Good condition mainly due for stains to fore-edges boards in Near Fine dust-jacket with some minor rubbing. SIGNED and dated 4/20/96 by author Jim Silver directly on the title page; Silver's book Assumption of Risk is an excellent guide for individuals who want to understand the basics of risk-taking. The book is divided into three sections: risk analysis risk management and risk tolerance. The first section covers the basics of risk analysis and provides a step-by-step guide for measuring risk. The second section covers risk management and provides advice on how to identify and reduce risk. The final section covers risk tolerance and provides guidelines on how to determine when risk is too great. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the basics of risk-taking.; 8vo; FSA ; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1999réf. 20196New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684842890 . A nice first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike gently rubbed dust-jacket. SIGNED by author Jim Silver directly on the title page; When a group of scientists are killed while investigating a strange anomaly in the Nevada desert the FBI sends in veteran agent Harry Bosch to find the killer. Working together with his partner Jerry Edgar Bosch begins to piece together the evidence that points to a serial killer who is targeting scientists. As the investigation unfolds Bosch realizes that the killer is targeting him as well.; 8vo; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1967réf. 46824NP: Hamilton Lithographers 1967. Limited edition First edition. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Inscribed "To Sybil and Bob with my very best wishes Alfred 1967" with extensive full-page doodle. 102/200. Elephant Folio 20 1/2 x 14 1/4". 5 leaves text 27 plates. Original brown leatherette housed in matching paper-covered light brown slipcase with gilt lettering on spine. Title page printed in brown to transparent parchment. Original b/w photograph of artist 7 5/8 x 6" on dedication page. "The weeds I drew for this book I picked at random. Each one held unique mysteries for me and each one differed dramatically in shape and structure from the other. "Burn them! Tear them out! Destroy them!"-This is the reaction of most people to the mere sight of weeds. What I think and feel about wild plants I hope I have been able to convey through the way I have drawn them." Artist. Silver elaborates on the process of the contemporary architect to arrive at the form of his buildings and Saul Levine on "Nature seen through the telephoto lens of a mind familiar with the miracle of fertile structure found in such profusion during the height of summer" seeing the "remarkable efficiency of nature's construction." Beautifully produced book printed to heavy card stock yellow for the text and cream featuring the original lithographs. Light cracking at joints of binding and two inch chip at tail of spine. Else in fine condition. Hamilton Lithographers hardcover books
réf. 41041Freren: Luca Verlag 1982. Limited edition. Hardcover. g to vg. 1/100. Folio 12 x 9 1/2". 110 2pp. Original full brown cloth with white lettering to spine. Limitation page hand-numbered No. 37/100. Book housed in its matching publisher's slipcase with b/w photographic reproduction pasted onto front cover. Completed in 1936 in Palestine where Swiss Avant-Garde portrait photographer Helmar Lerski had immigrated in 1932 "Metamorphosis through Light" is a stunning 'tour de force' in which Lerski carried his talent to extremes. With the help of up to 16 mirrors and filters he directed the natural light of the sun in constant new variations and refractions onto his model the Bernese-born at the time out-of-work draughtsman and light athlete Leo Uschatz. Thus he achieved in a series of over 140 close-ups "hundreds of different faces including that of a hero a prophet a peasant a dying soldier an old woman and a monk from one single original face" Siegfried Kracauer in "Theory of Film" Oxford University Press 1960 p. 162. According to Lerski these pictures were intended to provide proof "that the lens does not have to be objective that the photographer can with the help of light work freely characterize freely according to his inner face." Laid in at rear inside a white envelope is a splendid silver gelatin print 10 3/4 x 8 1/2" produced by German photographer André Gelpke from Helmar Lerski's original plate. The print depicts a close-up portrait of Leo Uschatz not featured in the book. The verso has been hand-captioned numbered and signed by Gelpke. One of 100 copies of which this is No. 37. Minor shelf wear and sporadic fraying along edges of slipcase. Head of spine slightly bumped not affecting pages throughout. Text in German and English. Slipcase in overall good binding in good to very good interior and silver gelating print in very good condition. About the author: Helmar Lerski 1871-1956 was born in Strasburg then part of the German empire as Israel Schmuklerski. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1876 the family moved to Zurich Switzerland where they obtained Swiss citizenship. Lerski moved to New York in 1893 at the age of twenty-two to work as an actor changing his name in 1896. He spent several years with a German theatre company in Chicago and Milwaukee where he met his first wife a photographer. In 1911 Lerski began to experiment with photography by adapting dramatic stage lighting techniques to portrait photographs of fellow actors. In 1912 Lerski was encouraged to pursue a career in photography by Rudolph Dührkoop who had come to St. Louis to demonstrate his photographic techniques. In 1914/15 he taught German language and literature at the University of Texas in Austin. In 1915 after more than twenty years in America Lerski moved to Berlin and after showing his portraits was asked to become a cameraman at the UFA studios where he worked as a cameraman and expert for special effects for many films including Fritz Lang's movie Metropolis 1927. Lang wanted to insert the actors into shots of miniatures of skyscrapers and other buildings so Lerski used specially made mirrors to create the illusion of actors interacting with huge realistic-looking sets. With fascism on the rise Lerski immigrated to Palestine where he worked as a director and cameraman for documentary films. After the war Lerski moved back to Zurich where he spent the rest of his life. Luca Verlag hardcover books
1936réf. 348826n.p. 1936. Four-panel brochure announcing the annual event with portrait of "Chief Silver Tongue." Some tears and a chip at the top edge. "Chief Silver Tongue" was Oscar Norton a California-born Native American entertainer. Though trained as a lawyer he became famous as the star of the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. unknown books
1806réf. ST20974London: R. Ackermann 1808-10 paper watermarked 1806 and 1807. FIRST EDITION. 340 x 280 mm. 13 1/2 x 11". Three volumes. VERY HANDSOME MOTTLED CALF HEAVILY AND ELEGANTLY GILT BY RIVIERE & SON stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper covers with lovely floral roll frame oblique floral sprays at corners raised bands spines richly gilt in compartments with central floral spray within a lozenge of small tools flower duo at corners one red morocco label one green morocco label with volume number on onlaid red morocco medallion enclosed by a gilt sunburst turn-ins with gilt floral roll marbled endpapers all edges gilt rear joint of volume III neatly repaired small recent repairs to joints elsewhere. Woodcut title pages 104 COLORED AQUATINT PLATES after Rowlandson and Pugin. Faintly embossed library stamp of "H_____ Library Collection" presumably private to title pages. A Large Paper Copy. Abbey Scenery 212; Tooley 7. Joints and extremities slightly rubbed but the bindings still splendid despite their signs of use and looking magnificent on the shelf. Offsetting from plates onto facing page as usual with this book about a fourth of the plates with significant transfer another fourth with none or almost none the remaining half with something in between but the plates with lovely rich coloring and with no offsetting of the text onto plate images and the text printed within spacious margins very fresh and unsoiled. Deemed by Abbey "a colour-plate book of great importance" Ackermann's pictorial tour of London is offered here in elegant bindings by an important English workshop. According to Tooley this is "one of the great colour-plate books" that "should form the corner stone of any collection of books on this subject. The plates by Rowlandson and Pugin present an unrivalled picture of London in early 19th century" and are consequently "of historic value as many of the buildings no longer exist." DNB calls "Microcosm" "an acknowledged masterpiece" the success of which led to Ackermann's volumes on Westminster Abbey and the colleges at Oxford Cambridge and Winchester a series considered "among the most beautiful illustrated books of the first half of the nineteenth century." Artist Thomas Rowlandson 1756-1827 is remembered for his caricatures and humorous illustrations but he made his name illustrating the travel books with views he would later satirize in his "Doctor Syntax" volumes. According to DNB publisher Rudolph Ackermann "kept Rowlandson in almost continuous employment producing drawings for the fine colour-plate books for which his firm the Repository of Arts at 101 Strand became famous. . . . Augustus Pugin was brought in to draw the architecture" for the present work while Rowlandson supplied the figures. Our binder Riviere is one of the foremost names in the field partly because the firm did consistently fine work and partly because it was so long in business. Robert Riviere began as a bookseller and binder in Bath in 1829 then set up shop as a binder in London in 1840; in 1881 he took his grandson Percival Calkin into partnership at which time the firm became known as Riviere & Son and the bindery continued to do business until 1939. The present set is an excellent example of the firm's work and the bindings along with the richness of the plates and the capacious margins here make this an especially appealing copy. The early watermark dates of 1806 and 1807 are a further attractive feature as they suggest strong coloring on plate surfaces that have not suffered significant degradation. R. Ackermann unknown books
réf. 38019Providence RI: Silver Bullet Gallery 1983. Near Fine. Providence RI: Silver Bullet Gallery 1983. First Edition Limited to 100 copies. Elephant folio 54cm; original blue cloth clamshell box portfolio front cover lettered in silver foil; contents loose as issued including bifolium title page with introductory text and table of contents and twelve 12 original mounted photographs some in color but chiefly halftone. Light wear and dust-soil to clamshell box contents in Fine condition. Portfolio of photographs by artists chiefly associated with the Rhode Island School of Design RISD. Signed by contributors Bill Aron Barnaby Evans and Arno Minkkinen in margin of their photographs. A beautiful collection of late 20th century photography. No examples separately catalogued in OCLC as of August 2026. Silver Bullet Gallery unknown books
1934réf. List28131New York City: ACME Newspictures 1934. Photograph measuring 8 ⅛ x 6 ¼ inches. With caption date stamp manuscript and later sticker verso. With cracking across image not affecting visibility; very good plus. A press photo of the cabin at Matchless Mine in Leadville Colorado where the body of Baby Doe Tabor was found. Tabor had lived destitute in the mining shack for nearly three decades and had frozen to death after a heavy snowstorm. Her life before that however had been legendary. Tabor born Elizabeth McCourt 1854-1935 grew up in poverty but came to be one of the wealthiest women in the mining West known for her looks and expensive dress. Her second husband was "Silver King" Horace Tabor a prospector businessman and politician who was nearly thirty years her senior. The couple lived in luxury in Denver from their marriage in 1883 until 1893 when the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act collapsed the silver market and caused the Panic of 1893 and their fortune was lost. Horace Tabor died a few years later and Baby shortly moved into the shack at Matchless Mine which had previously belonged to her husband. The rise and fall of the Tabors inspired the 1932 movie Silver Dollar and 1956 opera The Ballad of Baby Doe. ACME Newspictures unknown books
1992réf. 5737San Diego: Academic Press 1992. First edition. Very Good. 29 cm; xxix 327 pages chiefly illustrations. Bound in original boards. Slight abrasion at lower corner owner's stamp on endleaves else fine. Academic Press hardcover books
réf. 21142SILVER Rollo G. THE AMERICAN PRINTER 1787-1825. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia 1967. 4to. Cloth. xiii 190 pages. First edition. With a printed Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Silver laid-in. Very good. unknown books
