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1972ref. 24990NY: Theatre Arts 1972. First Edition. 8vo pp. 274. Index. Introduction by Brooks Atkinson. Illustrated. A nice copy in little worn dj. Includes pieces by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Ruth Gordon plus list of officers life members. Theatre Arts unknown books
1998ref. 55434WoodbridgeSuffolk: Antique Collectors' Club 1998. cloth dust jacket. 4to. cloth dust jacket. 367 pages. Reprint of the revised edition. Fine in fine jacket. Since 1978 when this volume was first published it has remained the most important reference book on the subject.Contains the most recent information and includes 250 entries. Extensively illustrated. Includes 30 color plates in the Introduction. Each entry contains a succinct and detailed biography of the artist and his works a list of exhibitions and collections and a detailed bibliography. "For collectors and enthusiasts.this book will be indispensable. Antique Collectors' Club unknown books
1990ref. 51121NY: Harper & Row 1990. First Edition first printing. 8vo pp. x 240. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Top edges spotted o/w a nice copy in little scuffed and soiled dj. The third volume of the author's memoirs. Simon 1912-90 was known for her travel writing. Harper & Row unknown books
1961ref. 49471Princeton NJ: Princeton 1961. First Edition. 8vo pp. xxix 664. Appendices Index. Illustrated with tables and graphs. Gray cloth. Edges very slightly soiled o/w a VG tight copy in chipped and yellowed dj. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Princeton unknown books
1986ref. 48272NY: Harper & Row 1986. First Edition. 8vo pp. 186. Light blue cloth. A nice copy in slightly faded dj. A reminiscence sequel to Bronx Primitive. Harper & Row unknown books
1982ref. 47723Urbana IL: University of Chicago 1982. First Edition. 8vo pp. 286. Appendices notes index. Illustrated with photographs and charts. Red paper over boards. Cover very slightly scuffed at corners and ends of spine o/w a nice copy. University of Chicago unknown books
2000ref. 47325Cambridge MA: Candlewick Press 2000. First American edn. second printing. 4to pp. 44. Index. Pictorial paper over boards. About as new. For children. Candlewick Press unknown books
1714ref. 39159A Bourdeaux ie. The Hague: James L'Aveugle 1714. First Edition. 12mo pp. viii 508. Bound in contemporary calf neatly rebacked in antique style little rubbed some minor foxing soiling a very good tight copy. Rosenberg "A" Gove 217-219; Cioranescu 62587; Barbier IV 1103; Atkinson 'The Extraordinary Voyage in French Literature' p. 70; Rosenberg pp. 84-5. The genuine first edition falsely dated. An important imaginary journey to Australia called a "landmark" by Atkinson. Based on a variety of real voyages the descriptions are believable and realistic. The author offers a detailed account of making a camp building a raft. While the book did not range much beyond the confines of the traditional Utopias of the times it did however include "living fossils" giant birds and strange flora that survived from prehistoric eras arguably making it one of the first modern Lost World novels. After being shipwrecked on the continent the narrator and a friend pressed on and developed a farm in "a plentiful fruitful country" until forced to flee by a treacherous woman. Tyssot de Patot 1655-1727 was a Huguenot who lived most of his life in Holland where he pursued a career as professor of Mathematics at the Athenaeum Illustre in Deventer the capital of the province of Overijssel. James L'Aveugle unknown books
1861ref. 12486Paris: Hachette 1861. Third edn. 8vo pp. 414. Bound in morocco backed boards a fine copy. A study of woman workers. Simon 1814-1896 was a French moderate Republican statesman and philosopher the minister of eductation in Thiers' first cabinet. Hachette unknown books
1960ref. 24055NY: Knopf 1960. First Edition. 8vo pp. 95. Illustrated. A nice copy inslightly chipped dj. A screenplay including original lyrics and music. Knopf unknown books
1979ref. 24022NY: Random House 1979. First Edition. 8vo pp. 113. A nice copy in somewhat scuffed dj. A musical comedy. Random House unknown books
1994ref. 28037NY: Random House 1994. First edn. 8vo pp. 131. Fine in dj. Random House unknown books
1977ref. 28041NY: Random House 1977. First Edition. 8vo pp. 112. A nice copy in slightly soiled dj. Random House unknown books
1967ref. 28032NY: Random House 1967. First printing. 8vo pp. 118. Illustrated with photos from the production. VG in dj. A play. Random House unknown books
1946ref. 28641NY: Simon and Schuster 1946. Rafaello Busoni. 4to pp. 403. Illustrated. Paper wraps. Piano arrangements by Albert Sirmay translations by George Mead. Music supervisor: William Steinberg. VG in worn publisher's box. Arias from the operas with text explaining the action of the opera etc. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1975ref. 28035NY: Random House 1975. First Edition. 8vo pp. 88. A nice copy in dj. Random House unknown books
1987ref. 28039NY: Random House 1987. 8vo pp. 118. Fine in slightly scuffed and chipped dj. Random House unknown books
1968ref. 36499NY: Hill and Wang 1968. First American edn. 8vo pp. 191. Illustrated with photographs from productions. A nice copy in chipped dj. Interviews with British playwrights of the 1950s and 60s. Hill and Wang unknown books
1973ref. 21705NY: Atheneum` 1973. First Edition. 4to pp. 292. Paper little yellowed but a nice copy in little chipped dj. A book of photographs essays lyrics an alphabetical listing of songs etc. Includes a chronology of shows with their songs. Discography of original cast recordings and studio re-creations. Piano Rollography. Illustrated with black and white photos. Color reproductions of art work. Atheneum` unknown books
1995ref. 28038NY: Random House 1995. First edn. 8vo pp. 114. Fine in slightly scuffed and wrinkled dj. Random House unknown books
1981ref. 28036NY: Random House 1981. First edn. 8vo pp. 96. Review copy slip laid in. A nice copy in slightly soiled dj. Random House unknown books
1976ref. 38893Oxford: Phaidon 1976. BEARDSLEY Aubrey illus. 4to pp. 16 plus 50 plates 9 color 41 B & W. A nice copy in somewhat scuffed dj. Phaidon unknown books
1990ref. 28031NY: Random House 1990. First Edition. 8vo pp. 134. Fine in slightly soiled dj. Random House unknown books
1970ref. 35564Boston: Little Brown 1970. First American edn. 8vo pp. 315. Illustrated with photographs. Top edge soiled O/w a nice copy in chipped dj. Little, Brown unknown books
1987ref. 28040NY: Random House 1987. First printing. 8vo pp. 100. Illustrated with photos from the production. Fine in slightly soiled dj. Random House unknown books