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2010ref. UTHIESC00tpmFarrar Straus and Giroux 2010. Very Good. Thirlwell Adam. The Escape. NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2010. 321pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover books
2009ref. UGOPANG00tpmAlfred A. Knopf 2009. Very Good. Gopnik Adam. Angels and Ages: A Short book about Darwin Lincoln and Modern Life. NY: Alfred A. Knopf 2009. 211pp. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1982ref. UZAMPAD00tpmAtheneum 1982. Very Good. Zamoyski Adam. Paderewski: A Biography of the Great Polish Pianist and Statesman. NY: Atheneum 1982. 289pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. 1/4 Cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped and chipped edges. Atheneum hardcover books
2001ref. UGOPPAR00vgRandom House 2001. Fair. Gopnik Adam. Paris to the Moon. New York NY: Random House 2001. 342pp. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Fair. Stained covers and edges bumped and dog-eared corners with slightly yellowed but unmarked pages. Random House paperback books
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1942ref. 18013New York: Wendell Malliet and Company 1942. Cloth. Very Good /Very Good -. SIGNED BY ADAM CLAYTON POWELL SR. on the frontispiece below his portrait. A solid copy to boot of the 1942 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in a bright VG- example of the fragile pictorial dustjacket with chipping at the spine ends and very light creasing and chipping --with several small closed tears-- along the panel edges. Octavo this book represents "a sincere effort to reform the church" by Adam Clayton Powell Sr. the legendary pastor of Abyssian Baptist Church 1908-1937 and the father of firebrand New York Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. the first African-American elected to Congress from New York. Wendell Malliet and Company unknown books
2018ref. RSWIIRI00LAWCambridge University Press 2018. Very Good. Swift Jonathan. Irish Political Writings after 1725: A Modest Proposal and Other Works. Hayton editor David; Rounce editor Adam. New York: Cambridge University Press 2018. 548pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with subtly bumped corners and subtle rubbing. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
2011ref. RMAICAM00MELCambridge University Press 2011. Fine. Maiden Martin. The Cambridge History of the Romance Languages 2 volumes. Smith John Charles; Ledgeway Adam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011. 866pp. Indexed. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine in plastic protector. Cambridge University Press hardcover books
2016ref. UWEISOM00LWLes Figues Press 2016. Very Good. Weinstein Adam Tipps. Some Versions of the Ice. Los Angeles: Les Figues Press 2016. 91pp. 8vo. Paperback. Inscribed by author. Book condition: Very good with slightly spayed front cover. Inscribed to previous owner and initialed by Weinstein on title page. Les Figues Press paperback books
2014ref. UBRAPRO00JKNScribner 2014. Fine. Braun Adam. The Promise of a Pencil. New York: Scribner 2014. 254pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Slight shelf wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Slight shelf wear. Scribner hardcover books
2003ref. UBRAMRL00CCWWilliam Morrow c2003. Fine. Braver Adam. Mr. Lincoln's Wars : a Novel In Thirteen Stories. New York: William Morrow c2003. 303pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with abrasion to front panel. William Morrow hardcover books
2011ref. WELLER9781617750250Akashic 2011. New. New book. Akashic unknown books
1997ref. UWERACT03EMCliff Street Books c1997. Very Good. Werbach Adam. Act Now Apologize Later. New York: Cliff Street Books c1997. x 307pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Remainder mark. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Edgewear. Cliff Street Books hardcover books
1974ref. 90705México D.F.: Candil 1974. b/w plates facs. wrps. Candil unknown books
2025ref. 2348995New York: Pantheon 2025. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x1x9. First edition. Brand new from publisher. An exceptional copy. 2025 Hard Cover. x 293 1 pp. An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny. "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." This phrase arguably Thomas Edison's most famous quote has been drilled into the minds of generations of Americans. A fairly straightforward iteration of the idea that innovation discovery and ingenuity are the result of drive and grit above all it has also come to represent much darker myths: that hard work always leads to success and that achievement is the product of individuals and not communities. In this model those who come out on top are there because they earned it and everyone else needs to buckle down glove up and maybe one day they'll get there too. As the wealth gap widens communities crumble and Americans work more for less Adam Chandler raises the question: What happens when perspiration isn't enough To answer it he crisscrosses the country interviewing mayors teachers generals pastors construction workers and entrepreneurs to reveal just how untenable relying on "perspiration" as a strategy has truly become. He also delves into America's past to reveal how our government education system and culture at large have woven the idea of meritocracy deep into the fabric of American society and how some of history's most famous so-called bootstrappers really built their wealth. From George Washington to SeattleWashington Jay Gatsby to Bill Gates 99% Perspiration unpacks the misguided obsession with hard work that has come to define both the American dream and nightmare offering insight into how we got here and hope for where we may go. Pantheon hardcover books
1811ref. 021345London: J. Maynard and F. Zinke 1811. Early Edition. Hardcover. Light pencil underlining and a few notes text rather clean; owner ink stamp on title page of first volume. Near Fine. Three volumes 5-1/4" x 8-8/8" in contemporary marbled boards rebacked in attractive green blindstamped morocco leather with matching corners all edges marbled lxxi 360; vi 514; v 448 50 pages. First published in 1776 this is a reprint of the Fifth Edition of 1786 the final edition to be published in Smith's lifetime. Adam Smith 1723-1790 spent ten years in the writing and perfecting of THE WEALTH OF NATIONS. The book succeeded at once and the first edition was exhausted in six months. GOLDSMITH 11663; GROLIER 100 ENGLISH 57; KRESS B.154; PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 221: "The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought." J. Maynard and F. Zinke hardcover books
1923ref. 012409Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper and quite uncommon as such. Frank Benson. Folio 9" x 12-1/2" bound in linen-backed boards; xxii 100 pages. Copy #258 of 525 numbered copies with an ORIGINAL SIGNED ETCHING by Benson bound in at the front. Illustrated with detailed information about Benson's work. In the scarce dustwrapper which other than a thumb-sized chip at the head is in very nice condition. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
2015ref. 339682New York: Basic Books 2015. hardcover. very good/very good. 569 pages. 8vo black boards illustrated d.w. creased with soiling to front panel. New York: Basic Books 2015. Some foxing to leaves. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Basic Books unknown books
2025ref. UB-17923Minneapolis: Coffee House Press 2025. First Edition First Printing. Paperback. As New/As New. First Edition First Printing. Paperback. "A genre-defying novel-part science fiction part social realism-from one of the most powerful voices in New Zealand literature today. A spaceship called Audition is hurtling through the cosmos. Squashed immobile into its largest room are three giants: Alba Stanley and Drew. If they talk the spaceship keeps moving; if they are silent they resume growing. Talk they must and as they do Alba Stanley and Drew recover their shared memory of what has been done to their former selves-experiences of imprisonment violence and disempowerment. Pip Adam's transcendent new novel sets its eye firmly on our current justice system and asks what happens when those in power decide someone takes up too much room"--. Coffee House Press paperback books
1817ref. 69616Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley. J. Maxwell Printer 1817. Full Description: SMITH Adam. The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Or an Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by which Men naturally judge concerning the Conduct and Character first of their Neighbours and afterwards of themselves. To Which is added A Dissertation on the Origin of Languages. First American from the Twelfth Edinburgh Edition. Philadelphia: Published by Anthony Finley. J. Maxwell Printer. 1817. First American edition stated. There was a edition printed in Boston the same year. It is believed that this Philadelphia edition came before the Boston edition. Sabin only lists the Boston edition. Kress calls this the first American and Vanderblue collection lists the Philadelphia copy first and does not have a Boston copy. Both editions are very rare. We could only find 7 copies total on Rare Book Hub the last appearing in 2007. One octavo volume 8 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 215x 130 mm. 2 blank vii 1 blank 598 2 publisher's ads 2 blank pp. Contemporary full marbled sheep. Spine with red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Spine ruled in gilt. Spine with repairs along hinges and head and tail. Boards a bit scuffed and corners bumped. Some washed dampstaining to preliminary leaves. Leaves foxed and toned throughout as is usual from American paper of this time. Two previous owner's bookplates to front pastedown Joel Crawford and C.P. Crawford. Title-page and final leaf with the old ink signature "J. Crawford." A few instances marginalia in the same ink as well as a few pencil underlines. Overall a very good copy. Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments is drawn from his course of lectures while he was professor of moral philosophy at the University of Glasgow. "The work received wide acclaim and so impressed the stepfather of the young duke of Buccleuch that he invited Smith to become the duke's tutor with the promise of a pension for life.The greater part of the Theory of Moral Sentiments is an account of moral psychology.The mainstay of Smith's moral psychology is sympathy.Smith characterizes the mechanism of sympathy in this way: 'Whatever is the passion which arises from any object in the person principally concerned an analogous emotion springs up at the throught of this situation in the breast of every attentive spectator'.Smith argues that if the appearance of grief or joy for example arouses similar feelings in us it is because these feelings suggest to us the general idea of some good or evil that has befallen the person in whom we observe them" Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "The Theory of Moral Sentiments was published in April 1759 and at once brought Smith something more than local fame. It was hailed by David Hume in typical ironic manner: 'I proceed to tell you the melancholy news' he wrote from London 'that your book has been very unfortunate: for the public seem disposed to applaud it extremely'" Mossner Adam Smith: The Biographical Approach p. 12. Provenance: The bookplates on this copy are for Joel Crawford Milledgeville GA 1824 and C.P. Crawford. Joel Crawford June 15 1783 - April 5 1858 was an American politician soldier and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Congressman in the state of Georgia. Kress B.7052. The Vanderblue memorial collection of Smithiana Pg 40-41. Sabin 82314 for first edition HBS 69616. $15000. Published by Anthony Finley. J. Maxwell Printer unknown books
1778ref. 67993London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1778. Full Description: SMITH Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. In two volumes. The second edition. London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell 1778. Second edition first published in 1776 and the only other edition to be published in quarto format. One of 500 copies printed. Two quarto volumes 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches; 273 x 225 mm. 8 510; 8 589 1 blank pp. With half-title in Volume II no half-title called for in Volume I. Full newer speckled calf. Boards tooled in gilt. Spines with red morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. Spines stamped and numbered in gilt. Gilt board edges. Gilt dentelles. Newer endpapers. Volume one with some newly invisible repairs to the title-page at gutter along top margin and to a tiny hole not affecting text. Text of volume I with some foxing throughout. Volume II with some neat pencil marginalia and a pin-sized wormhole to outer blank margin from signature 3A through the end. Still volume II internally very clean. Overall a very good copy. The second edition is the rarest of the early editions of The Wealth of Nations. Only 500 copies were printed. The third edition consisted of 1000 copies and the fourth 1250 copies. It is unknown how many copies of the more common first edition were published. "The second edition exhibits a number of alterations large and small some providing new information some correcting matters of fact some perfecting the idiom and large number now documenting references in footnotes" William B. Todd in the 1976 Oxford edition of The Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith 1723-1790 spent ten years in the writing and perfecting of The Wealth of Nations. "The book succeeded at once and the first edition was exhausted in six months.Whether it be true or not as Buckle said that the 'Wealth of Nations' was 'in its ultimate results probably the most important that had ever been written'.it is probable that no book can be mentioned which so rapidly became an authority both with statesmen and philosophers" D.N.B. "The history of economic theory up to the end of the nineteenth century consists of two parts: the mercantilist phase which was based not so much on a doctrine as on a system of practice which grew out of social conditions; and the second phase which saw the development of the theory that the individual had the right to be unimpeded in the exercise of economic activity. While it cannot be said that Smith invented the latter theory. his work is the first major expression of it. He begins with the thought that labour is the source from which a nation derives what is necessary to it. The improvement of the division of labour is the measure of productivity and in it lies the human propensity to barter and exchange. Labour represents the three essential elements- wages profit and rent- and these three also constitute income. From the working of the economy Smith passes to its matter- 'stock'- which compasses all that man owns either for his own consumption or for the return which it brings him. The Wealth of Nations ends with a history of economic development a definitive onslaught on the mercantile system and some prophetic speculations on the limits of economic control.The Wealth of Nations is not a system but as a provisional analysis it is complete convincing. The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" Printing and the Mind of Man 221 describing the 1776 first edition. Kress B.154. Goldsmiths' 11663. Printing and the Mind of Man 221. Sabin 82303. Grolier 100 English 57 describing the 1776 first edition. HBS 67993. $28500. Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell unknown books
1961ref. 66349Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press 1961. VROMAN Adam Clark. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press 1961. First edition. Small folio. Orange cloth with white cloth spine photo printed on front cover clear printed dust jacket. Jacket with small tear otherwise fine. HBS 66349. $100. Ward Ritchie Press unknown books
1795ref. 66518London: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies etc. 1795. First edition. Quarto. xcv 244 pp. Contemporary boards rebacked. Small library stamp on title and verso and on last page a small ink smudge on title previous owner's bookplate. Overall a very good large paper copy totally uncut. A posthumously published collection of essays mainly of scientific and philosophical nature. Smith had instructed his literary editors Joseph Black and James Hutton to destroy almost all of his manuscript material amounting to some sixteen volumes. These essays were exempted because the editors perceived them to "be part of a plan he had once formed for giving a connected history of the liberal sciences and elegant arts" even though Smith had to abandon the plan because it was too extensive. HBS 66518. $10000. Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, etc. unknown books
1780ref. 143771780. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Adam John deputy commissary of prisoners at Elizabethtown. Pass for prisoner William Philips Elizabethtown 13 December 1780 signed by Adam as "Com. of Pris'rs." One page small quarto. Folds else fine. "Mr. Wm. Philips Prisoner on Parole from New York hath Permission to pass from this Post to Goshin sic in the State of New York with his Baggage unmolested." The pass is addressed "To whom it may concern. unknown books
1796ref. 1306831796. SMITH Adam. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: A. Strahan; and T. Cadell jun. and W. Davies 1796. Three volumes. Octavo contemporary full brown sheep gilt red and green morocco spine labels. $8000.1796 edition of SmithÕs magnum opus increasingly difficult to find in contemporary bindings.""Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single workÉ it is the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought"" PMM 221. Buckle's History of Civilization calls Wealth of Nations ""probably the most important book which has ever been written"" while economist J.A.R. Mariott asserts that ""there is probably no single work in the language which has in its day exercised an influence so profound."" First published in 1776. Stated eighth edition. With all half titles; one page of advertisements at rear of Volume III. ESTC T95381. Goldsmiths 15565. Kress B2618. Palgrave III:116. Bookplates.Text fine and fresh. Attractive contemporary full sheep bindings and inner hinges with expert restoration. unknown books
