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1793réf. 1356061Dublin: printed by William Porter for G. Burnet L. White W. Wilson P. Byrne W. McKenzie J. Moore and W. Jones 1793. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Octavos Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in modern brown patterned cloth with green labels gilt titling and gilt tooling to spines. Complete with both half-titles. Some tide-marks Volume 1 with bottom half of text block for the first half of the volume then expanding to cover the entirety of the leaves. Volume 2 the top half of the text block for the first few gatherings then reducing to just the top edge and upper gutter. Removed bookplate to rear pastedowns. Front free end page and rear free end page of Volume 1 bound in upside down. Shelved case 5. Smith's masterpiece being "the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" PMM - was first published in 1776 in London with the first Dublin edition published that same year. ESTC: T95114. 1356061. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. printed by William Porter, for G. Burnet, L. White, W. Wilson, P. Byrne, W. McKenzie, J. Moore, and W. Jones hardcover books
2017réf. 299878Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding with dustjacket; xi 331 pages including the Bibliography and the Index; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~This is a review copy with material laid in the book.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has penned a note attesting to this which is laid into the book. Fine binding / Fine dust jacket. The University of North Carolina Press unknown books
1866réf. 298898Washington D. C.: W. H. & O. H. Morrison 1866. Hard Cover. Good binding. 8vo; in the publisher’s green cloth binding; with gilt lettering on the spine and decorations stamped in blind on the boards; 4 5-413 pages; there are signs of shelf wear and a trivial stain to the spine; there are tide lines on the first few pages but the text is clean; the rear end paper is a bit crinkled.~~Adam Gurowski was a translator for the State Department and a staunch abolitionist. A friend of Walt Whitman who once said "He knew every thing & growled & found fault with everybody—but was always very courteous to me."~~This is an uncommon copy with none in commerce and only 7 copies in OCLC as of 4/3/2025~~~~ Howes 465. Good binding. W. H. & O. H. Morrison unknown books
1999réf. 617285New York: Arcade Publishing 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Arcade Publishing hardcover books
2009réf. 534674New York: Penguin 2009. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Introduction by Amartya Sen. Edited with notes by Ryan Patrick Hanley. xxix 494pp. Trade paperback. Modest edgewear faint stains on the cover very good. Penguin unknown books
1977réf. 97887Santee: The Blueboy Library 1977. Paperback. 184p.ads very good first printing PBO in original camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Blueboy Library 80048. "A dead homosexual and a coming-out cop add up to Murder One!" Minneapolis Police Det. Bert Sonderstrom. in a murder mystery. Gunn page 158. The Blueboy Library paperback books
1961réf. 5995New York 1961. Very good. Broadside 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Remnants of old tape at top and bottom edges minor soiling and wear. Handbill advertising a "bus brigade" to Washington for the opening of Congress in 1961 in support of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell. Powell would be seated as chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor starting in 1961 after fifteen years as a Congressman. This flyer continues "Don't let them unseat Adam! Join the bus brigade leaving Tuesday January 10th - 3:00 A.M. for Opening of Congress from Alfred E. Isaac Dem. Club 2495 7th Avenue $8.00 round trip return same day". It advertises three locations one can purchase tickets and the event is sponsored by the Committee to Seat Powell. Powell was an important but controversial figure in the Civil Rights movement helping to desegregate schools and pass other key legislation. He was later accused of misconduct and misuse of funds. We find no record of this handbill in OCLC though copies may be hiding in various collections of ephemera. Rare and ephemeral. unknown books
2002réf. 584471New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book club edition. Bottom corner of rear board lightly bumped near fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight toning with Today's Book Club logo on the front panel. Author's first collection of short stories and a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Nan A. Talese / Doubleday hardcover books
1994réf. 585162New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's material and slip laid in. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1992réf. 585226London: Faber and Faber 1992. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages and spine lightly toned a bit of curling very good. Faber and Faber unknown books
1993réf. 585215New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning. Advance Review Copy with publisher's material and slip laid in. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1992réf. 585228New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Gray wrappers. Slight toning on wraps with a couple tiny creases near fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
2021réf. 587234London: Fitzcarraldo Editions 2021. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Blue stiff card wrappers. Modest edgewear else near fine. A novella that carefully reveals the failings of a hopelessly unperceptive British army engineer. Fitzcarraldo Editions unknown books
1994réf. 588055New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny tear and moderate wear at the crown. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1981réf. 588048New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in an about near fine dust jacket with light edgewear and toning. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip and letter addressed to literary critic John Leonard laid in. Leonard was the first critic to review Toni Morrison and the first American critic to review Gabriel García Márquez. Studs Terkel called him "a critic from whom I learned about my own books. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1992réf. 566210New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Gray wrappers. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1994réf. 571108New York: Viking 1994. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Glossy illustrated wrappers. Slight edgewear else fine with publisher's material laid in. Viking unknown books
1994réf. 577423New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Gray wrappers. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1992réf. 577432New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Gray wrappers. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1915réf. 579196Indianapolis: The Carlin Music Co 1915. Softcover. Good. First edition. Folio. Three nested bifoliums and a single sheet insert making 14 pages. Lacking the rear cover the two intact bifoliums are separating along the fold edgewear throughout but most severe to the front cover a complete but good only copy. For voice and piano. Plate imprint "G 7." Unrecorded by OCLC. "A Red Red Rose" by Robert Burns was a popular poem for composers to put to music often titled after some variant of the poem's first line "O my Luve is like a red red rose" the apparent scarceness of this publication makes the interpretation offered here all the more novel. The Carlin Music Co unknown books
1995réf. 579498New York: High Risk Books 1995. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Glossy illustrated wrappers. Fine. Author's first book. High Risk Books unknown books
1981réf. 555435Bisbee: Bisbee Poetry Festival 1981. Softcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo. 8pp. Illustrated wrappers with cover art by Gil Lutz. Near fine. Program for the 3rd annual Bisbee Poetry Festival. The program includes biographical information and sample poems by each of the six poet/performers and ads for local businesses and sponsors. This was poet and contributor Alice Notley's copy and is Signed by Notley Helen Adams Jackson Mac Low and is additionally Inscribed to Notley by William Everson: "best wishes for Alice. Bill Everson. Bisbee Arizona. Aug 23 81. Bisbee Poetry Festival unknown books
1985réf. 522795Mt. Carmel Israel: Ben-Adam Publications 1985. Softcover. Very Good. Stated limited edition. Illustrated wrappers. Topedge lightly foxed spine slightly tanned very good. Poet David Ignatow's copy with his owner sticker on title page. Inscribed by the author to Ignatow: "For David Ignatow With Best Wishes – Adam Schonbrun" written over a large spot of white correction fluid at top of title page. Uncommon. OCLC locates only five holdings worldwide four of them in Israel. Ben-Adam Publications unknown books
1994réf. 566209New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the First American edition. Gray wrappers. Fine. Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1993réf. 566211New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1993. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
