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1998ref. 78589London: Chatto & Windus 1998. First edition. xii 435 pp w/index. Fine in fine dust jacket. London: Chatto & Windus unknown books
1987ref. 75828Newcastle Upon Tyne: Bloodaxe 1987. First edition US issue. 160 pp. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. Translations from the original Russian by David McDuff. US distributor sticker affixed to the title page. Dufour Editions review slip and promotional flyer laid in. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Bloodaxe unknown books
1983ref. 75830London: Virago 1983. First UK edition. 524 pp w/index. Light crease to one lower corner of the front cover else near fine in illustrated wrappers with a paperclip mark to the first two leaves from holding a review slip in place. Edited and translated from the original Russian by J. Marin King. Seven page introduction by Susan Sontag. Review slip from the US distributor of this title laid in. London: Virago unknown books
1977ref. 61678Tucson: Grilled Flowers 1977. First edition numbered & signed issue. 28 pp. Very near fine in sewn wrappers. One of 25 numbered copies SIGNED by Rivera. Her first book a collection of twelve poems. Grilled Flowers Special Issue Series Number Two. [Tucson]: Grilled Flowers unknown books
1970ref. 9538gcsArlington Virginia: Office of Naval Research - Department of the NAvy 1970. ACR-184. Large octavo blue cloth hardcover gilt letters ix 612 pp. Several check-marks next to offered courses; otherwise Fine. Office of Naval Research - Department of the NAvy, 1970. ACR-184. hardcover books
1823ref. 9537gcsDahlgren Virginia: Naval Surface Weapons Center 1981. NSWC MP 82-334. Large octavo burgundy cloth hardcover gilt letters xiii 1101 pp. Corner cut neatly from ffep.; otherwise Fine. Naval Surface Weapons Center, 1981. NSWC MP 82-334. hardcover books
1971ref. 5793fdWashington DC: Department of the Navy United States of America 1971. Six parts in one volume. Octavo navy blue faux leather gilt letters and decoration to spine pictorial endpapers xxvii 42 118 170 152 134 477 pp. Very Good with light rubing to endpapers slight toning age darkening to interior. Department of the Navy, United States of America, 1971. hardcover books
1968ref. 3067qsKingston Rhode Island: University of Rhode Island July 1968. Octavo paperbound stiff illus. green wrappers 118 pp. Good with title inked to spine and sticker to upper cover. University of Rhode Island, July, 1968. unknown books
1979ref. 14089kmsNew York: St. Martin’s Press 1979. First Edition Review Copy. Quarto blue leatherette hardcover gilt letters vii 152 pp. Good with soiling to page edges neat former-owner stamps former-owners published review pasted to rear endpaper in a Near-Fine dust jacket. From jacket: Over a quarter of the world’s surface is arid or semi-arid and there are fears that this total may increase sharply as the result of climatic change and growing pressures from an expanding and hungry world population. Urgent needs have led man himself to contribute alarmingly to the continuous depletion of the stock of usable lands through unconsidered exploitation: fertile areas are degrading rapidly and marginal ones are turning into deserts. This timely book shows how the threats to such fragile territories can be arrested controlled and reversed through the careful management of dry-land ecosystems. It examines the characteristics of arid and semi-arid environments throughout the world and describes the kinds of vegetation they are able to support. Drawing thier lessons from nature the authors show how indiginous vegetation can be used to create developments which are self-sustaining in the long run based on an apporach that works with nature rather than against it. They set out in great detail the techniques that are involved from the preliminary survey of climate topography soils and water through the analysis of the existing ecosystem to the planning of developments with plants and regimes of irrigation plant propagation and management of soil water vegeation and human settlements. St. Martin’s Press, (1979). First Edition, Review Copy. hardcover books
1980ref. 12920Santa Monica CA:Momentum Press 1980. First edition. Near fine in wrappers. Publisher’s name and address written on half-title. Santa Monica, CA:Momentum Press, unknown books
1981ref. 29715Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press 1981. First edition. 55 pp. Some sunning to spine else very near fine in wrappers. Language poet Ron Silliman's ownership signature on the front free end page. A very early Kelsey St. book. Both sections of the book--'Grammars' and 'Cropped Sets'--are composed of sequences of prose poems hovering somewhere between the genres of the journal fiction and essay an aesthetic strongly suggestive of San Francisco's New Narrative writers. Berkeley: Kelsey St. Press unknown books
1851ref. 69961Charleston SC: A. J. Burke Printer 1851. First edition. 8vo. 31 pp. Turnbull III p. 136. OCLC locates seven copies Duke Spartanburg County Public South Carolina Historical Society South Carolina New York Historical Society Clements Princeton Theological. Original printed self-wrappers stitched. Very good. A. J. Burke, Printer unknown books
ref. 70024The letters and documents include orders to move ships and provide aid to a blockade runner personnel matters transfers promotions repairing and outfitting ships reporting on the dead and wounded from the "Atlanta" and other matters. All of the material is more fully described below generally in chronological order starting with the earliest piece for each individual. Some storage wear and soiling but a very good lot. TATTNALL Captain and Flag Officer Josiah 1795-1871; commanded Southern naval units in defense of Port Royal S.C. in 1861 the defense of Virginia's waters in 1862 and naval forces of Georgia 1862-1863. Appointing Lt. Arthur Sinclair Fleet Captain of the Savannah Squadron giving instructions for communicating with the Commandant's Office and calling for economy in a manuscript copy of a letter signed clerically for "Flag Officer Comdg Tattnall" by Tattnall's clerk C. Lucian Jones on "Confederate States Navy Station / Commandant's Office / Savannah" letterhead February 26 1863. This copy noted as "sent to the Commander of vessels . the Comdg Officer Str Isondiga" at the time Lt. Joel S. Kennard. 4to. Two-pages approximately 150 words in part: "In addition to your duty as Commander of the Atlanta you will also perform that of Fleet Captain and will as such take charge of the general duties of the Squadron being guided by my general and such other orders as I may issue from tie to time." Sinclair 1810-1865 commanded the "Atlanta" February - May 1863 by which time both he and Tattnall were relieved of command for various failures Lt. William Webb being appointed to fill there posts see his entry below. 1 WEBB Lieutenant and Flag Officer William A. 1824-1881; commended for his actions commanding the "Teaser" in the Battle of Hampton Roads March 1862; commanded a secret squadron of small boats outfitted with spar torpedoes in Charleston Harbor in 1862-1863; commanded the "Atlanta" and the Savannah Squadron. Giving instructions for conduct in various areas to his junior officers in an autograph letter and three letters each signed by Webb as commander of the "Atlanta" and Savannah Squadron Commander May 13 - June 9 1863 to Lt. Commander Joel S. Kennard see below commanding the "Isondiga" in Webb's squadron shortly after taking command. 4to. 4-pages. The first letter asks from a "complete muster roll" of the "Isondiga's" officers and crew the other three being "General orders No. 3" prohibiting boats from going "below Thunderbolt" five miles south of Savannah "without the officers being well armed" the final two offering directions for having repairs to the Isondiga taken care of and giving instructions on the construction of pennants to fly. Accompanied by a manuscript "General Order No. 4" clerically signed by now "Secretary" Jones June 3 1863 from Webb to Kennard both "Off Thunderbolt." Folio. Two-pages approximately 200 words in part: "All vessels under my command will keep a strict look out night and day and will bring to all boats and vessels not belonging to or employed by the Army of Navy . no boat or vessel will be allowed to pass unless their passport is signed by the Comdg Genl . the guard vessel for the day will have the grand flag flying and will have a boat ready for boarding . a correct register of all vessels brought to will be kept . all commanders will inspect quarterly for condition of each vessel . with respect to the completeness of her equipment and the proper stationing of her crew." Webb's Savannah command was short lived he attempted to break the Union blockade by engaging with two Monitors patrolling Wassaw Sound on June 17 but the "Atlanta" ran aground forcing Webb to surrender under withering fire that severely damaged the ship killing one and wounding 16 crew members Webb not being able to repeat his Hampton Roads performance being captured and sent to prison in Boston for a year. 5 KENNARD Lt. Commander Joel S. 1819-1901; commanded the "Isondiga" in the Savannah Flotilla 1862-1864. Complaining of being passed over for Savannah Squadron command for a more junior officer William A. Webb and asking for a transfer in an autograph letter signed by Kennard from the C.S Str "Isondiga" on the Savannah River May 9 1863 to Stephen R. Mallory Confederate Secretary of the Navy in Richmond. 4to. Two-pages approximately 175 words in part: "I cannot help feeling that I am fully as much entitled to advancement as Mr. Webb . nor is it my intention to boast any great display of gallantry during this war but Sir there is such a thing as a proper self esteem . as far as I know or can learn of Mr. Webb's career mine will not suffer by comparison . if it be possible to obtain command of any one of the vessels said to be in course of construction in Europe I would gladly accept it." Accompanied by five autograph letters signed by Kennard June 23 - March 6 1864 the first to three "Isondiga" junior officers concerning a supply problem with their signed manuscript reply and accounting sheet three to Flag Officer William W. Hunter see below concerning "Isondiga" personnel repairs and charges of drunkenness against an engineer signed manuscript charges included here and the last to Savannah Paymaster D.C. Seymour concerning pay for his crew members. Also accompanied by a letter from the Savannah paymaster to Kennard forwarding instruction not present for "Isondiga's" assistant paymaster written June 17 1863 the day of "Atlanta's" defeat and Webb's capture. 10 KENNARD. Forwarding information from the "Atlanta" debacle in a manuscript letter left unsigned perhaps a retained copy from Kennard on the "Isondiga" Savannah River June 26 1863 nine days after the engagement to Stephen R. Mallory Confederate Secretary of War. 4to. Two-pages approximately 200 words in part: "Letters have been received by parties in the City from two of the officers and one of the crew of the 'Atlanta' prisoners of war at the time of writing in Port Royal S.C. . the third letter is from one of the crew by the name of Moore. After mentioning the casualties this man Moore states particulars of the engagement. A summary of which is that two of the enemy's fifteen inch shot passed through the port side of the Atlanta hull disabling two gun crews that a third shattered the Pilot house; that she got aground and that being thus unable to bring any of her guns to bear upon the Enemy the ship was surrendered." Two of "Atlanta's" officers reported slightly different numbers of casualties but one mentioned one dead and 16 wounded among them several named officers. 6 HUNTER Commander William W. 1803-1892; commanded Confederate vessels protecting Gulf of Mexico ports 1861-1863; commanded the Savannah Squadron 1863-1864. Ordering the discharge of a sailor the movements of the "Isondiga" and inspecting munitions in a series of four autograph letters and orders signed by Hunter as "Flag Officer Commanding Afloat" February 5 - March 19 1864 from Savannah to Lt. Commander Kennard aboard the "Isondiga." 4to half-sheet 4to and a slip 2 x 7 ¾ inches approximately 250 words total. Accompanied by an autograph order marked at its head "Confidential" signed by Hunter to Kennard March 4 1864 forwarding a letter present here but actually a clerical copy docketed verso and signed by Hunter also marked by him "Confidential" from Brig. Gen. H.W. Mercer commanding army troops in Savannah at the time to Hunter the same day explaining that a Confederate steamer with "a most important cargo of Army stores is expected nightly and requesting that Hunter and his vessels keep an eye out to assist any attack by Union ships; Hunter's order to Kennard advises "you will further object therein stated by every means in your power." Following the destruction of the "Atlanta" and capture of the Savannah Squadron's commander William Webb on June 17 1863 Kennard was named squadron commander pro tem until Hunter arrived from the Gulf to take command later than year a post he held until Sherman drove Confederate Forces from the Savannah area in December 1864. So for a bit more than a year Hunter and his flotilla helped hold Savannah but without the "Atlanta" he had no hope of breaking the blockade or otherwise diminishing the Union's naval superiority. Webb made his name at the Battle of Hampton Roads March 8-9 1862 commanding the gunboat CSS "Teaser." As part of the Confederate flotilla attempting to break the Union blockade it offered cover fire for the newly construction ironclad "Virginia" formerly the Merrimac as it engaged the USS "Cumberland" on the first day; after sinking that ship and forcing the "Congress" to surrender though it was also sunk when shore batteries fired on the Confederate vessels sailing to accept the surrender the "Merrimac" appeared to be heading for a victory. The appearance of the Monitor the following day changed the scene however and the two sides fought to a standstill. Webb and the "Teaser" again performed superbly and wounded Webb won the "thanks" of the Confederate Congress. Michael Reese in his Autographs of the Confederacy writes of Webb "commander of the C.S. 'Teaser' a gunboat in the James River Squadron that fought with distinction at Hampton Roads . a rare signature." We found one sale of a Webb letter similar to the four offered here Alexandria Historical Auctions February 9 2021 $1100. Files of Confederate naval manuscripts as offered here are very scarce in trade this is the first we have offered in our 45 years of selling Civil War material and the first we've seen. unknown books
1864ref. 63452Richmond VA 1864. 4to one-page on blue paper the text in full: "In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of my letter to the Hon. W. Porcher Miles on the subject of the torpedo boats"; with a "Rebel Archives" stamp on verso. Chambliss 1809-1875; Sussex County Virginia plantation owner and member of the Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was a member of the house Naval Affairs committee and William Porcher Miles 1822-1899; Mayor of Charleston South Carolina 1855-1857 U.S. House of Representatives 1857-1860 Confederate House of Representatives 1862-1865 was chairman of the house Military Affairs committee. This letter was written several months after the Confederacy's first torpedo boat the David made its initial attack against the Union ship New Ironsides in Charleston Harbor 5 October 1863 and two months before its second against the USS Memphis 6 March 1864. After two failed attempts at a sortie in 1863 losing 13 crew members in the process the Hunley became the first torpedo boat to actually sink a war vessel successfully completing its mission against the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor on February 17 1864. Very good Mallory's signature strong and black. Folded. 10187. unknown books
1910ref. 52132Washington DC: Press of Shaw Bros 1910. First edition. 8vo. 46 pp. Illustrated portrait. Inscribed to John H. Hunter by "the author". Scarce; the NUC locates only three copiesDLC ViU NcD only microfilm editions found on OCLC. Not in Nevins or Broadfoot. Original printed wrappers spine eroded. Press of Shaw Bros unknown books
1901ref. 50496Washington DC: Byron S. Adams printer 1901. First edition. 8vo. 38 pp. At head of front wrapper: Completed Brief prepared by "Herbert & Micou attorneys". Continuing the argument for Port Royal as the better site. Not recorded on OCLC. Original printed green wrappers sunned some wear at extremities; Franklin Institute stamp else very good. Byron S. Adams, printer unknown books
2008ref. 37046Marshfield Hills MA: Viewpoint Studios 2008. Fine. The Millennium Tarot is a modern adaptation of an ancient method for gaining insight into one's life. The 78 card deck focuses on the choices you have made in the past the consequences in the present and the possible outcomes in the future. The images are by Dorothy Simpson Krause. In the accompanying 98 page booklet Marina Dubois gives the normal mundane and reversed meanings for each of the Major Arcana cards. Marina also interprets the Minor Arcana and suit card meanings gives instructions for the use of the deck and discusses the history of the tarot. Printed in India by Sudarsan Graphics. In fine condition. In gold color mesh bag. Measures 4.75 x 2.75 inches. OCCULT/011724. Viewpoint Studios unknown books
2016ref. 35742Buenes Aires: Marina Soria 2016. Fine. Unique. An engaging and personal work by world renowned calligrapher and book artist Marina Soria. It is a light blue wooden box with a glass window that opens to reveal calligraphic text and monograms done in watercolor and gouache on Strathmore paper. It is decorated with compartments containing old sewing threads and nibs. There is also a found object - a delicately embroidered white handkerchief. The artists writes: "The monograms are made from the initials of my daughters and my husband´s names. My daughters: MFJ: Mora Fernández Jurado / CFJ: Catalina Fernández Jurado / MFJ: Marina Fernández Jurado. GFJ: Gustavo Fernández Jurado. My monogram is at the back of the box: MS The text is a quote my granny used to say to me when I was a child. The original text is in Spanish "Cosiendo y descosiendo la niña va aprendiendo" Translation: "stitching and unstitching the little girl keeps on learning." In fine condition. Measures 32.5 x 12 x 3 cm. Born in Buenos Aires Argentina Marina Soria is a seasoned artist and educator with degrees in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. Not content to just immerse herself in learning calligraphy at international conferences and through courses with renown calligraphers she studied Eastern principles of Beauty in sumi-e Japanese painting. She distilled and blended these principles with her rich experience and background in the fine arts typography and graphic arts employing unique approaches and techniques. She has also dabbled in the textile arts creating a metaphor for weaving; letters as stitches and text as if it were a textile. Her works vibrating with a love for nature and exploding with life and color can be found in calligraphy collections in museums universities and libraries in the U.S. Europe and South America. Marina has received numerous national and international awards and has been featured widely in calligraphic arts publications. A prolific artist experimental calligrapher book artist and educator her goal is to mingle diverse disciplines to challenge the limits of conceptual art and technique. ARTISTSB/070522. Marina Soria unknown books
1990ref. 14232New York: Summit Books 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. PRESENTATION COPY FROM CERF. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./303 pp./contents bright crisp and clean Russian History. RUS5/5092. Summit Books hardcover books
1945ref. 127231945. Original wraps. Very Good -. A wonderful significant piece of World War II history. A fragile booklet a log mapping out in detail the schedule and itinerary of this American battalion. SIGNED BY OVER 100 RETURNING SOLDIERS FROM THE BATTALION THE 733 F.A. BN WHICH SET OUT FROM MISSISSIPPI IN LATE MARCH '44 AND SOME 7 1/2 MONTHS LATER --IN MID-NOVEMBER-- PENETRATED INTO GERMANY. This booklet has obviously travelled long and far but has held up nicely and is still very solid in its stapled salmon-colored wrappers. Light creasing and a bit of inevitable wear are far outweighed by the miracle of these returning heroes all 106 of them signing their names and addresses on the "Memoranda" pages and the pastedowns of this very scarce logbook. unknown books
1873ref. S11407Washington DC:: Bureau of Navigation Navy Department 1873. 1873. Second edition. 8vo. 6 xxxviii 262 pp. 36 tables; offsetting to pastedowns and free end-leaves. Half black calf over marbled paper-backed boards gilt-stamped spine; extremities worn spinal library label. Carnegie Institution of Washington Mount Wilson Observatory blind-stamp and ink number paper label on spine. SCARCE. Very good. Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, 1873. hardcover books
1902ref. 561349Baltimore: no pulblisher 1902. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Tall octavo. 94pp. Frontispiece portrait of General Philip Reed. Printed wrappers with loss at the spine ends and small corner chips on the front cover a bit of wear and light staining sound and about very good. With four lines of verse in contributor William Matthew Marine's hand and Signed by him on the verso of the frontispiece. Someone else has written an address beneath Marine's name and made one brief note in the text. Marine was the author of The British Invasion of Maryland 1812-1815. The Battle of Caulk's field took place during the War of 1812. A dozen copies in OCLC. no pulblisher unknown books
2002ref. 542111New York: Bernard C. Harris 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. xvi 799pp. Navy blue boards decorated in gilt. A crease on the title page tiny soil spots on the cover with a small abrasion on the rear board about near fine. (Bernard C. Harris) hardcover books
1991ref. 456959New York: Michael Kesend 1991. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Paperback original. Trade paperback. Bookstore label on first leaf sunning to the spine and front wrap a little foxing very good. Michael Kesend unknown books
1955ref. 388384Washington D.C.: Marine Corps 1955. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine. A pamphlet explaining the history behind the American flag and the proper way to display it. Marine Corps unknown books