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1847ref. 6375London: Chapman and Hall 1847. First Edition. First edition ex-library. Measuring approximately 9" x 6.25" with 436 numbered pages. This book is in good minus condition. Moderate chipping to both ends of spine. Moderate bumping to all edges of boards and corners. Both hinges are cracked no mesh is exposed. Library markings on spine and both pastedowns. Interior pages are clean. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #O7-141. Chapman and Hall unknown
ref. 3752382848.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 3640584732.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 3838120469.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2008ref. 26271Springer 2008. Hardback in near fine condition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Springer Hardcover
1968ref. 587263New York: Genesis : Grasp 1968. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 49pp. Illustrated. Wrappers with light wear and the front cover a bit foxed topedge with a tiny stain and first two leaves with a corner crease very good or better. Inaugural issue of this literary magazine that prints a manifesto and contributions from Richard Meyers Thomas Merton David Giannini Jim Jowers George Wagner William Leo Coakley Richard Eberhart and Yuki Hartman. Richard Meyer would later reinvent himself as Richard Hell; according to an article in The New Yorker he typeset some of the issues himself on a Varityper machine. Genesis : Grasp unknown
1470ref. ST17764Delft ca. 1470. Leaf: 175 x 122 mm. 6 7/8 x 4 3/4"; Frame: 250 x 195 mm. 9 3/4 x 7 3/4". No text on recto or verso. In an attractive wooden frame. A FINELY PAINTED MINIATURE OF THE HARROWING OF HELL within an arch-topped compartment the mouth of hell depicted on the left with a fiery red interior and five people emerging from it the figure of Christ on the left holding a cross on a long staff and half-clothed in a pink and blue robe the background with a castle in the distance ALL OF THIS BENEATH A VERY DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL CANOPY suspended in the sky AND THE WHOLE WITHIN A FULL BORDER of acanthus leaves and other foliage and flowers in reds blues greens yellows and brushed gold along with very many small burnished gold ivy leaves and buds on hairline stems a small stork in the bottom border and a large delicately shaded angel in the left border. ◆Left margin trimmed very close to decoration just escaping loss and the other three margins ample mild darkening right at fore and tail edge but not reaching into borders otherwise IN FINE CONDITION the colors rich and true and the burnished gold still shimmering. This extraordinary miniature notable for its uncommon subject matter memorable imagery and fine workmanship was produced by a talented artist belonging to the stylistic group known as the Masters of the Delft Half-Length Figures. The subject here is infrequently depicted in Books of Hours: the Harrowing of Hell appears as a full-page miniature in only three of the 119 prayer books described by Roger Wieck in his "Time Sanctified" and three others contain a Harrowing depiction inside an initial. Christian theological tradition tells us that after his crucifixion Christ went to liberate souls from Limbo--a location inhabited by those barred from entry into Heaven because they died before the Redemption. In our scene Christ wrapped in a regal cloak and carrying a long staff his hands and feet still bleeding from the wounds he received on the Cross reaches into an absolutely wonderful Hellmouth to extricate Adam and Eve and other naked souls while the recently deceased and original saint John the Baptist still clad in an animal skin garment waits patiently for his turn to emerge. The great maw of Hell as depicted here has bulging eyes a distended snout thickly matted hair and a bad complexion; his gaping mouth punctuated by sharp gray teeth glows red hot and one can tell from the creature's expression that he is loath to comply with this rescue of souls. In addition to its compelling subject matter there is a high level of artistic achievement here including delicately molded figures impressively detailed architectural elements and a lovely color palette. The elegance and quiet sophistication observed in this miniature distinguishes the artist responsible for this work as a particularly talented member of his circle. Active from about 1450-80 the Masters of the Delft Half-Length Figures were named by James Marrow after the angels and other figures whose upper bodies are typically found emerging from a cloud within the borders. Although the present leaf uncharacteristically contains a full-length angel in the border it shares other stylistic similarities such as the elaborate architectural canopy hovering over the main composition; and it particularly resembles the work of the artist of Keble College MS 77 an illuminator described in "The Golden Age of Dutch Manuscript Illumination" as "one of the more articulate of the group" whose "figures are more fully modelled and his palette . . . deeper and brighter" than that of his contemporaries. Because the subject of the present miniature goes beyond the standard image program seen in routine productions and because of the high level of artistic accomplishment seen here this leaf was almost certainly part of an elaborate Book of Hours produced in response to an important commission. unknown
1994ref. 45299New York: Poetry Project 1994. Very Good. New York: Poetry Project 1994. First Edition. Octavo 23cm; publisher's white pictorial card wrappers by Shen Chen; 127pp. Light soil to textblock margins else Very Good to Near Fine. Poetry Project unknown
ref. 0080108385.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 3856307303.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2005ref. 10013-ERepair 2005. Book is in good condition with minor wear to jacket edges and remnants of price sticker on front jacket. Binding tight and text clean. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. 34pp. Signed and lettered "N" on colophon by authors. One of 26 signed and lettered copies within a 500 copy run. Book of 13 collaborative poems written by Richard Hell and David Shapiro. H. Repair unknown
ref. 1104739011.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1104633868.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2013ref. mon0003753495Ecco 2013-03-12. Hardcover. Like New. 1.2000 9.1000 6.1000. Ecco hardcover
ref. 102448405X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1841ref. 66626Venezia: Tip. Fontana 1841. Cm. 23 pp. 199 3. Brossura originale con decorazioni e titoli a stampa. Pochi segni d'uso esemplare genuino e marginoso. Seconda edizione italiana l'edizione originale tedesca era apparsa a Dresda l'anno precedente di questo itinerario storico lungo le città toccate da Dante nelle sue peregrinazioni. Tip. Fontana unknown
1847ref. lib36356353409BC13Chapman and Hall 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. book in vg great condition tooled green boards with highly decorated gold spine Chapman and Hall hardcover
2005ref. 3060New York: Akashic Books 2005. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Signature-bound in glossy pictorial wraps. 141 pp. Lightly soiled and edge worn; about Near Fine. Front cover photo by Christopher Wool. Advance Uncorrected Proof copy of the second novel from punk luminary Richard Hell a poetic vignette of the East Village cultural scene in the 1970s. This copy inscribed to Hell's former Television bandmate and childhood friend Tom Verlaine in the later years following a few-decade freeze between the two in black pen to title page: "For deathless Tom / from his old friend / Richard Hell / NYC / Dec 31 2004 Akashic Books unknown
1998ref. 2690New York: Vehicle Editions 1998. Preview edition limited to 240 copies. Octavo 5-1/2" x 7-3/4" in blank white card stock wraps with pictorial dust jacket 32 pages. Corners gently bumped' horizontal indentation running from fore edge halfway to spine on front board; else clean and sound; Very Good . Clean unclipped dust jacket also holds the same indentation mark to front; trace edge wear besides; Near Fine. Condensed preview edition of the exhaustive compendium of previously uncollected writing from punk musician poet and visual artist Richard Hell inscribed to title page in black ink to former bandmate collaborator and best friend Tom Verlaine: "For Tom with thanks and more sincerely" Hot and cold Hell and Verlaine met as high school students Richard Meyers and Tom Miller in Delaware and developed their identities alongside and against each other -- running away to New York City and forming the pivotal punk band Television together before their well-documented falling out in the mid-1970s. It wasn't until decades later when both men had settled into quieter and more individuated lives of less-public creative production that they resumed any sense of rapport. Hell related to this bookseller that he would see Verlaine browsing the dollar racks outside Manhattan's Strand Bookstore occasionally presenting him with his latest book as their tensions thawed. Hot and Cold contains much content from their time of collaboration with poems from their jointly-created alter ego "Theresa Stern" as well as essays and photos regarding the Television/CBGB's days. This copy was printed in a very short run of 240 copies 40 of which were hardcover by Annabel Lee's Vehicle Editions for the author's exhibition at Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery in October of 1998 in anticipation of the full edition which appeared the following fall of 1999. Vehicle Editions unknown
2010ref. 7825Minneapolis MN: Rain Taxi 2010. Saddle Stitch 20 pages. Very Good. Signed on front cover by Richard Hell. No inscription written in black marker with a bit of a smudge. 1 of 200 copies. Binding is tight. Text is unmarked. Rain Taxi unknown
1991ref. 1418Amsterdam: Soyo Publishers 1991. Limited Edition of 30 remainders from music boxset. Hardcover. Very Good /No Dj. as issued. 16mo. 57pp. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on upper board and spine. Boards lightly soiled else fine. Sticker on lower board that says Made in the Netherlands. "Across the Years is a selection made by Richard from all the poems he'd written up to the time the book was published. A beautifully designed cloth-bound little book set in Garamond containing 33 poems in the chronological order of their composition this is the remainder of the approximately 30 copy overflow from the luxury edition published in an edition of 500 long out of print. from Hell's website Amsterdam: Soyo Publishers hardcover
1996ref. 1420UK: CodeX 1996. First edition thus. Paperback. Good -. 8vo. 78pp. Blue and black pictorial wraps lightly scuffed. Unfortunately pp.28-38 and the endpapers are water damaged causing two of the pages to have been formerly stuck together and the lower free endpaper to be stuck to the lower cover. All of the pages are still entact and present but pp. 32-33 are hard to read and torn along the fore-edge. Signed with brief inscription by author on title page. Reads "Bon jour Alissa from -- Richard Hell -- Oct. 7 1999." Reprint of Hell's 1973 novella. Already an expensive book on its own this edition is rarely signed. UK: CodeX paperback
1966ref. y0207Oxford: Pergamon Press 1966. Important monograph which called into question the membrane theory of cell permeability revealing considerable Soviet research on the subject. First published in Russian in 1956 here in its first English edition first printing revised & supplemented from the Russian; hardcover in jacket as pictured; volume 26 of the publisher's International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Biology Modern Trends in Physiological Sciences Division. Light wear to book; price-clipped jacket shows light rubbing minor edgewear light creasing. Text clean no names or marks; xiv 549 pages; many references indexes. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo. Pergamon Press Hardcover
ref. 1167669827.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1167651383.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
