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1991réf. 54260London: André Deutsch 1991. Very good plus. Uncorrected proof of the first UK edition of this historical novel of revolutionary South America told through a series of letters. 8'' x 5.5''. Original light blue wrappers. 12 222 pages. Faint crease to front wrapper and light wrinkling to spine production error with minor soiling overall. Firm copy. André Deutsch unknown books
2010réf. 50160San Francisco: McSweeney's 2010. Fine. Signed first edition of Levin's comic-epic debut novel issued exclusively for subscribers to the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE series. For more than ten years and over seventy installments Powell's Books Portland has been issuing their semi-monthly INDIESPENSABLE series a subscription-only selection of specially-produced typically limited edition volumes from many of the most prominent names in literature Claire Messud George Saunders Michael Chabon Annie Proulx Donna Tartt J.M. Coetzee Jeffrey Eugenides Jonathan Franzen Siri Hustvedt and publishing McSweeney's Graywolf Algonquin. Installments commonly include a signed and slipcased recent release as well as one or more promotional titles usually ARCs or the like but sometimes advance excerpts. 9'' x 6''. Original red and grey pictorial boards by Rachell Sumpter and Jacob Magraw-Mickelson. No dust jacket as issued. Interior diagrams by Julian Birchman and Adam Levin. Removeable paste-on to rear board. 1030 pages. With original INDIESPENSABLE booklet. Signed by Levin on title page. Minimal edgewear. (McSweeney's) unknown books
1830réf. 333547Montreal: Printed at the Office of the Herald and New Gazette 1830. First Edition. xii 13-216pp. Without the frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Bound in contemporary black straight grained morocco. gilt flat spine a.e.g. hole with loss at pp. 91/92. First Edition. xii 13-216pp. Without the frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Sabin 37700; Dionne III 22; Gagnon I 1864; Lande 1882; TPL 1585; Watters p. 104 Printed at the Office of the Herald and New Gazette unknown books
1985réf. 47249New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1985. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket. Unique association copy first edition of the Polish New Wave poet's early works inscribed by Robert Hass - thanked in the translator's note - to American poet Stanley Plumly. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Translated by Renata Gorczynski. Preface by Czeslaw Milosz. Original white cloth. In original unclipped $12.95 dust jacket. 83 1 pages. Ink inscription on half-title page: "For Stan in Washington in February with friendship and affection / Bob Hass Feb 21 86." Minor edgewear; jacket toned. Farrar Straus Giroux unknown books
1989réf. 45643San Diego New York London: Harcourt Brace 1989. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. First printing of this collection of songs to sing to and with young children including classics like "Eensy Weensy Spider" "Patty-Cake Patty-Cake" and "Hickory Dickory Dock" - with a tipped-in bookplate signed by Jane Yolen. Jane Yolen is a literary all-rounder. From Nebula-winning SF short stories to historical fiction to cookbooks to poetry Yolen has found success and accolades. Picture books are no exception: among her numerous works in the genre are two Caldecott Medal winners beautiful collaborations with some of the most pre-eminent illustrators and beloved bedtime story staples. In 2021 at age 83 she published her 400th book and showed no signs of slowing down - "my eye is on 500!" she gleefully reported discussing her ongoing projects Scalzi. 8.5'' x 11''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped $15.95 color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 32 pages. Bookplate signed by Yolen tipped onto verso of front flyleaf. Jacket with a hint of edgewear tiny spot of soil to rear flap. Binding with a touch of soil to edges. Sharp and bright. Harcourt Brace unknown books
1986réf. 45644San Diego New York London: Harcourt Brace 1986. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed first printing of this collection of classic sleepy-time songs including "Hush Little Baby" "Bye Baby Bunting" and "Rock-A-Bye Baby." Jane Yolen is a literary all-rounder. From Nebula-winning SF short stories to historical fiction to cookbooks to poetry Yolen has found success and accolades. Picture books are no exception: among her numerous works in the genre are two Caldecott Medal winners beautiful collaborations with some of the most pre-eminent illustrators and beloved bedtime story staples. In 2021 at age 83 she published her 400th book and showed no signs of slowing down - "my eye is on 500!" she gleefully reported discussing her ongoing projects Scalzi. 8.5'' x 11''. Original red cloth boards. Original unclipped $13.95 color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. 32 pages. Inscribed by Yolen Mikolaycak and Stemple to front flyleaf dated 1986. Jacket with a touch of edgewear a bit of sunning to spine. Binding with a couple tiny bumps to tail edge tiny spot of soil to rear board. Sharp and bright. Harcourt Brace unknown books
2012réf. 44616New York: Random House 2012. First edition stated. Fine in fine jacket. Inscribed first printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel set in North Korea. Handsome copy of this ambitious novel winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize and finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award inscribed by Johnson in the year of publication. Described by the author as a "sort of North Korean Casablanca" THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON was praised by Michiko Kakutani as "harrowing and deeply affecting." 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original black boards. In original unclipped $26.00 dust jacket by Lynn Buckley. 443 7 pages. Signed by Johnson and dated Jan 20 2012 on title page. Light edgewear. (Random House) unknown books
1818réf. 320164Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson & Son 1818. First edition. xxvii 1 803pp. Uncut. 4to. Original paper-backed boards letterpress label on the spine. Some losses to spine front joint starting. Minor toning and light dampstaining in the rear. Inscription on the front pastedown: "Presented to the German Society by Dr. Henry Seybert July 13/39. First edition. xxvii 1 803pp. Uncut. 4to. "Prior to the adoption of the present governement of the United States of America it was not practicable to collect the facts and data for a statistical account of our country; the more important civil institutions were then exclusively under the control of the states respectively and each state was soverign and independent of the confederated government . Our character and interests demanded the proofs to correct the numerous errors and misrepresentations industriously circulated concerning the nature of our government the condition of our institutions and the general progress of the United States . The views presented in the following pages embrace all the permanent subjects of national importance from the commencement of the government in 1789 to the 20th of April 1818 ." Advertisement. The thick quarto work which begins with a printing of the Constitution comprises a profusion of tables of statistical data divided into the following sections: Population Commerce Navigation Fisheries Public Lands the Post Office Revenues the Mint the Military the Navy Expenditures and Public Debt. "Especially useful on early financial history" Howes. Howes S309; Sabin 79631; Goldsmiths 22031; Kress C.169; Shaw & Shoemaker 45692; Rink 337 Thomas Dobson & Son unknown books
1785réf. 318437London 1785. The Sixth Edition. First published in 1678 as 'Linguæ Latinæ liber dictionarius quadripartitus'. With 2 maps one of Italy coloured and the other of Rome. 1430pp. Thick 4to. Bound in modern three quarters mottled tan calf and marbleds boards. Fine minor worming in small part of margin. The Sixth Edition. First published in 1678 as 'Linguæ Latinæ liber dictionarius quadripartitus'. With 2 maps one of Italy coloured and the other of Rome. 1430pp. Thick 4to. ESTC T84402 unknown books
1792réf. 304899Speyer Austria 1792. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Old folds and light soiling paper repairs at folds. 4 pp. pen and ink on paper in French in various hands with embossed seal. Document payorder for firewood for the French Army encamped at Speyer "pour le chauffage de l'armée au Camp et Corps de Gardes" signed by General Adam Philippe Comte de Custine and Claude Blanchard. Both Custine 1740-1793 and Blanchard 1742-1802 fought in the American Revolution. Custine who lead the French forces in the Rhine campagins that seized Speyer and Mainz was guillotined in 1793 during the Reign of Terror. unknown books
1789réf. 56256Hamburg 1789. With four folding charts in vol. I. Pp.2 xxx 14 contents 578; xii 2 contents 556. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary quarter calf and boards. Rubbed. About very good. With four folding charts in vol. I. Pp.2 xxx 14 contents 578; xii 2 contents 556. 2 vols. 8vo. First and only edition of this important documentary source publishing letters and papers of Frederick IV of Denmark Queen Anna Sophia of Dänemark correspondence with the King of Prussia as well as texts concerning Copenhagen the judiciary police and city council changes in the Danish language etc. A further continuation volume appeared in 1790. unknown books
1923réf. 246618Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1923. No. 60 of 525 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 75 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil. 1 vols. 4to. Original gray paper covered boards beige linen spine with printed label. A few spots on last two leaves of text else fine. Benson Frank W. No. 60 of 525 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 75 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil. 1 vols. 4to. A well-produced survey of the great etcher's work dealing primarily with wildfowl. Mill/well/26/1 Houghton Mifflin unknown books
1929réf. 245993Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company Printed at the Riverside Press 1929. No 62 of 600 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 62 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Flying Pintail" signed by him. 1 vols. 4to. Original gray paper covered boards beige linen spine with printed label. Label scuffed else very good. Bookplate of G. Peabody Gardner & Rose Gardner. Benson Frank W. No 62 of 600 copies. With descriptions and reproductions of 62 plates by Benson plus an original etched frontispiece "Flying Pintail" signed by him. 1 vols. 4to. A well-produced survey of the great etcher's work dealing primarily with wildfowl. The Flying Pintail etching original to this volume is item 275 in the catalogue and was produced in 1927. Houghton Mifflin Company [Printed at the Riverside Press] unknown books
1948réf. 220115Pasadena California: Trail's End Publshing Co 1948. Collector's Edition one of 600 copies. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo. Carl Rungius. Collector's Edition one of 600 copies. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo. Rampaging Herd 16; Adams Six-Guns 14 Trail's End Publshing Co unknown books
1814réf. 236681London: Printed for the Author 1814. Fourth edition with "many additions and improvements. 44 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Bound in marbled later wrappers. Very good. Fourth edition with "many additions and improvements". 44 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. First published in 1797 this was a popular anti-tobacco tract which was also reprinted in editions of 1798 1805 as well as this last lifetime London edition a New York edition appeared in 1829. "Fairholt notices that DISSERTATION 'was one of the bitterest attacks on the habit and becme the textbook of the oppositionists'" Brooks Arents Catalogue. Arents Vol. IV 1126-c Printed for the Author unknown books
1917réf. 217987Toronto: Printed by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press for the Publisher's Association of Canada Limited 1917. Author' Edition. First edition Number 848 of 875 Impressions on All-Rag Watermarked Paper signed by the Publisher. Illustrated. 23 vols. 4to 27.2 x 20.5 cm. Bound in fulll green morocco upper board with large gilt seal t.e.g. Fine. Author' Edition. First edition Number 848 of 875 Impressions on All-Rag Watermarked Paper signed by the Publisher. Illustrated. 23 vols. 4to 27.2 x 20.5 cm. Printed by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press for the Publisher's Association of Canada Limited unknown books
1775réf. 17123London 1775. Engraving by Joshua Record. In excellent condition. An elegant engraving showing the two chimneys in Lord Derby's house in Grosvenor Square London. Robert and his brother James Adam forever changed the face of British architecture by introducing innovative Classical design ideas. From 1754-57 Robert lived in Italy where he had a long productive friendship with Piranesi which was inspirational for both men. Adam's first book on Diocletian's palace in Dalmatia is clearly very like the archaeological investigations Piranesi was making at the same time of similar ruins. Piranesi's friendship and passion for Roman Classicism were seminal influences on Adam and the greatest single factor other than his own talent in the work Adam produced on his return to England. Upon his return the brothers launched their career by building the Adelphi from the Thames to the Strand in London which although not a commercial success at the time included one of London's most cherished buildings the Adlephi Theatre. Together the Adam brothers designed and built some of the most famous buildings in England including such bastions of English architecture as Kenwood House Keddlestone Manor and Syon House. To the interiors of their English country houses the Adams brought wonderful ornamental elements in niches lunettes festoons and reliefs. Their classically designed buildings were so numerous in London that they changed the prevailing feel of the city and established their brand of neo-Classicism as the model of elegance and importance. It is asserted that the brothers originated the concept of the uniform facade attached to the typical English row house an architectural device that distinguishes London buildings. This monumental contribution is evidenced in the Adams' designs for Portland Place and Fitzroy Square and these were used as architectural models for the whole city. The brothers brought their talents into other areas by designing furniture to complement their beautiful interiors and by creating and publishing a treatise of design entitled 'Works in Architecture'. The work was published in three volumes over an extended span of time beginning in 1773 with the final volume being published posthumously in 1822. Cf. Brunet I.47; cf. Lowndes I p.8;DNB; Wilton-Ely The Mind and Art of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. unknown books
2015réf. 17333New York: Random House 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket unclipped $27.00. Quarter black paper with blue paper on the boards silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound clean internally. A collction of six stories from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Orphan Master's Son. Random House hardcover books
1988réf. 91484San Francisco: City Lights Books 1988. First edition. 99 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Dated March 12 1988 and INSCRIBED by Cornford to a fellow poet. Pocket Poets #45. San Francisco: City Lights Books unknown books
1964réf. 89859NY: Acadia Press 1964. First edition. 52 pp. Chipping and light wear along spine else fine in stapled wrappers. Cover art and interior drawings by Jess. Preface by Robert Duncan. NY: Acadia Press unknown books
1981réf. 84565NY: Knopf 1981. First US edition. 175 pp. One tiny corner crease else near fine in near fine dust jacket with light wear along top edge. NY: Knopf, unknown books
1978réf. 85281Missoula: Black Stone Press 1978. First trade edition. 55 pp. Light sunning to spine else very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Poems with collages by Ludwig Zeller. One of 500 of 550 copies. Missoula: Black Stone Press unknown books
1986réf. 85380Los Angeles: Monkey Man Press 1986. First edition. 40 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Los Angeles: Monkey Man Press unknown books
1997réf. 83813London: Secker & Warburg 1997. First edition. 381 pp. Pages toned cheap paper else near fine in fine dust jacket. London: Secker & Warburg unknown books
1778réf. 5444London: for W. Strahan and T. Cadell 1778. Second edition. Very Good. 2 volumes quarto 282 × 225 mm half title in volume 2 as called for bound without the final blanks in each volume: 8 510; 8 589 1 blank. Contemporary tree calf rebacked preserving original red morocco spine labels plain endpapers. Engraved armorial bookplate of the Leigh family of Stoneleigh Abbey "Tout Vient de Dieu" and two Japanese bookseller's tickets to the front paste-down. Some insect damage to the leather boards corners worn light to moderate foxing throughout mostly in volume 1 a few tears or blemishes one or two signs of a contemporary reader's engagement with the text; a very good copy overall. Second edition first published in 1776 of this classic of economic thought the only other edition to be published in quarto format one of 500 copies. Long considered a straight reprint this edition in fact contains "a number of alterations large and small some providing new information some correcting matters of fact some perfecting the idiom and a large number now documenting references in footnotes" Todd. Published in the same year as the American Declaration of Independence Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a magnum opus that shaped not only the future of a new republic but that also urged longstanding sovereign governments to reconsider how and when they regulated markets. Arguing that economic growth comes not from government planning "but as the natural outcome of many people pursuing their own self-interest in the confines of an ordered polity" Smith encouraged economists and political policy-makers to leave free markets to their own operations and focus instead on fulfilling the duties of peace keeping education and public infrastructure that they owed their citizenry The Wall Street Journal. ESTC T95117. Einaudi 5329; Goldsmiths' 11663; Kress B.154; Tribe 15; Vanderblue 3; see also PMM 221. Very Good. for W. Strahan and T. Cadell unknown books
