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1993ref. 49008London: Conway Maritime Press 1993. All the ships of the Royal navy. Built purchased and captured 1688-1860. With dimensions dates and many admiralty lines plan . London: Conway Maritime Press 1993. All the ships of the Royal navy. Built purchased and captured 1688-1860. With dimensions dates and many admiralty lines plans reproduced. Essential. This is # 916 in a limited edition of 1000 copies. About fine condition in fine dust jacket. 29.5 cm. xv 367 pp. b/w plates. . Conway Maritime Press unknown books
1996ref. 49244Annapolis MD: The Naval Institute Press 1996. 'The turtleback TBDs of the 1890s. among the most glamorous naval vessels ever built'.the author has created an 'essential r . Annapolis MD.: The Naval Institute Press 1996. 'The turtleback TBDs of the 1890s. among the most glamorous naval vessels ever built'.the author has created an 'essential reference book for all naval historians and enthusiasts'. V G in dj. . 29 cm. 128 pp. b/w photographic frontispiece and ills. b/w drawings and plans. . The Naval Institute Press unknown books
1969ref. 85386New York: The Macmillan Company 1969. First American Edition. First Printing. Quarto. 28cm. Publisher's black cloth titled in silver gilt to spine and front board. Dustjacket. 75pp. each numbered & captioned page faces a full page unnumbered plate. Light wear and sunning to the edges and spine ends a strong and solid copy; internally clean Inscribed by Lyon to the dedication page "In Memory of Jade Danny Lyon Nov 2005"; in a sold dustjacket with some wear and scratching of the laminate shallow chipping to the spine ends and a couple of closed tears. A very good copy with some wear uncommon signed. Lyon returned to New York in 1969 after his work in Texas and the South with the SNCC and lived for a while with Robert Frank of "The Americans" fame. During his stay Lyon was commissioned by the New York State Council of Arts to cover the demolition of a number of landmark buildings including old Penn Station. Lyon's work was notably instrumental in the development of the landmarks preservation movement; "The Destruction of Lower Manhattan is a historical record of a fast disappearing scene and a beautiful portrait of buildings that we will never see again; but in a way it is also a portrait of the people who lived there of empty rooms with children's paintings furniture stairwells walls windows panelings."From the opening blurb. The Macmillan Company unknown books
1967ref. 83496New York: October House 1967. First Edition. First printing. Square octavo 23.5cm. Paper-covered boards; dustjacket; 60pp; chiefly illus. Clean tight copy Near Fine but for some faint foxing to endpapers and residual mustiness from long storage. In the original dustwrapper price-clipped slightly foxed and darkened on spine; Very Good. Catalog to accompany the landmark 1967 exhibition at the Poses Institute of Fine Arts at Brandeis University. The photographers represented included Bruce Davidson Robert Frank Lee Friedlander Ralph Gibson Warren Hill Rudolph Janu Simpson Kalisher Danny Lyon James Marchael Duane Michals Philip Perkis and Tom Zimmerman. Curated and with a critical introduction by Thomas H. Garver. October House unknown books
ref. 45638V G. in D J. . V G. in D J. 27.5 cm 160 pp. B/W and Color ills. . unknown books
1901ref. 54318Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott 1901. First Edition. First edition first printing with "folorn" for "forlorn" on p.212. Octavo 20cm. In original red cloth stamped in gold and silver with crossed swords on front board; titled in gold on spine; plain endpapers; ii 1-2 3-5 6 9-278pp; with 8 halftone illustrations by John Sloan. A clean straight copy in beautiful condition apart from the sunned spine and half-inch perforation to rear endpaper by gutter: Very Good. Crane collaborated with Kate Lyon on this book ANB. She is reputed to have done much of the research and some of the writing. The mistress of author Harold Frederic Lyon socialized with Stephen and Cora Crane when they lived in Surrey at the turn of the century and Cora supported Lyon when she was charged with manslaughter after Frederic's death. She was acquitted. John Sloan was a member of the Socialist Party from 1910-14 an unsuccessful Socialist candidate for the New York State Assembly and the art editor of The Masses from 1912-16. This is one of the first books he illustrated in a long career in the art world ANB. STALLMAN 30. BAL 4094. J.B. Lippincott unknown books
1965ref. 43698N.p.: S.i. 1965. Original silver gelatin photograph measuring 6" x 8.75" 15.25cm x 22.5cm; mounted to off-white mat board to a total size of 11" x 14" 28cm x 35.5cm. Photographer has titled dated and signed on verso of matting: "McHenry Illinois. Oct.1965. Danny Lyon." Photograph shows some trivial wear to extremities a diagonal crease to upper right corner and faint spidering across center; Very Good. Mild toning to mat board with some scattered foxing and a few faint stains. An outtake from Lyon's 1968 debut The Bikeriders his attempt at recording and glorifying American motorcycle culture. "McHenry Illinois" depicts a member of the Chicago Outlaws motorcycle club of Cicero Illinois mounting his girlfriend in a field of grass and wildflowers. Lyon lived and traveled with the Outlaws between 1963-1967 becoming a member of the club and immersing himself in all aspects of their activities. Provenance: From the collection of Steve Dalber Lyon's roommate at the University of Chicago. S.i. unknown books
2014ref. 9021922New York: Phaidon 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards spine and cover stamped in black. Profusely illustrated throughout. Phaidon hardcover books
1993ref. 9004696Minneapolis: Minnesota Center for Book Arts 1993. Paperback. Fine Condition. Joyce Lyon. One of 300 copies. Bound in the publisher's original black-and-white wrappers. Minnesota Center for Book Arts paperback books
1980ref. 9001744Bernalillo: Bleak Beauty 1980. 1st. Paperback. Fine Condition. Signed by Danny Lyon on the half-title page. Bleak Beauty paperback books
1971ref. 39388New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1971. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1971. Stated First Edition. Oblong quarto 21cm; boards quarter-bound in white and grey cloth with black stamping to spine publisher's pictorial dust jacket with $14.95 price intact; 196pp.; illustrations throughout. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and toned with tears forming at spine ends. Jacket rear panel torn without obstruction to text. Boards bumped and foxed. Binding sound. Textblock faintly foxed; endsheets and interior pages clean. Very Good or better copy of this significant work of photojournalism. Signed and dated by the photographer on title page. Photobook documenting Lyon's visits to six Texas prisons over the course of fourteen months taking photographs and collecting testimonials from prisoners. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1937ref. 521366New York: Privately Published 1937. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 57pp. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author. Cloth spine and papercovered boards stamped in gilt. First few pages are lightly foxed at the edges and boards a touch toned else near else. A memorial volume of poetry written by Dr. Charles Wesley Lyon 1865-1936 who had served an Associate Superintendent of Schools in New York City. This volume was published by his wife Alice Frew Lyon and this is her copy with her bookplate "Mrs. Charles Wesley Lyon" tipped onto the front pastedown. Uncommon. OCLC locates five holdings. Privately Published hardcover books
1853ref. RLYOHAR00twRichards 1853. Fair. Lyon John. The Harp of Zion: A Collection of Poems. Liverpool: Richards 1853. 1st edition. 223pp. 12mo. Green cloth with elaborate gilt decor. Book condition: Fair. Covers are soiled and rubbed. Front endsheet detached. Original contemporary retailer obsessively stamped endmatter with purple rubber stamp four times. Brief ownership marks in prelims. Pages are sporadically stained. A servicable copy of a scarce title. Richards hardcover books
1995ref. ULYOGRE03fpGibbs Smith Publisher c1995. Fine. Lyon Thomas J. Great and Peculiar Beauty: a Utah Reader. Williams Terry Tempest. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith Publisher c1995. xiii 1010pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities. Gibbs Smith Publisher hardcover books
1999ref. ULYOLIT00acmfOxford University 1999. Very Good. Lyon Thomas J. The Literary West: An Anthology of Western American Literature. NY: Oxford University 1999. 444pp. Indexed. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle bumping. Oxford University paperback books
1964ref. 33844New York: Simon and Schuster 1964. Very Good -. New York: Simon and Schuster 1964. Second Printing. Quarto 27.5cm; pictorial wraps; 127pp; black and white photographs predominantly by Danny Lyon throughout. Covers shelfworn with bumping to corners a few scuffs and faint creases to surface and chipping at spine ends. Opens flatly between pp 30-31 but binding is secure. Old price sticker remnant at top of first page else interior unmarked. A striking chronicle of the Civil Rights Movement prepared by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in collaboration with Hansberry and featuring photographs from Lyon Don Charles and Norris McNamara among others. Simon and Schuster unknown books
1930ref. URILLET01acmfBobbs-Merrill 1930. Good. Riley James Whitcomb. Letters of James Whitcomb Riley. Phelps William Lyon. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill 1930. 349pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Cloth. Book condition: Good with rubbed and yellowed edges. Bobbs-Merrill hardcover books
1999ref. ULYOMAN00drpCornell University 1999. Very Good. Lyon Janet. Manifestoes: Provocations of the Modern. Ithaca: Cornell University 1999. 230pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle rubbing and bumping. Cornell University paperback books
1996ref. 66060NY: Garland Publishing 1996. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. viii 292pp index. Five lines on first page of introduction underlined else a very good hardback bound in publisher's cloth backed illustrated boards and issued without a jacket. Garland Publishing hardcover books
1995ref. RLYOGRE00lhGibbs Smith 1995. Very Good. Lyon Thomas. Great & Peculiar Beauty: A Utah Reader. Williams Terry Tempest. Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith 1995. 1st edition. 1010pp. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Lightly rubbed edges. Inscribed to previous owner by Lyon and Williams on half title page. Gibbs Smith hardcover books
1969ref. 597876London: Oxford University Press 1969. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 244pp. Printed wrappers. Creasing and a small crack along the spine a few rub marks edges lightly bumped and nicked very good. Oxford University Press unknown books
1916ref. 2345928New York: Macmillan 1916. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Fourth printing. No jacket. Spine soiled loss to spine base front board creased ink name pencil marginalia rear hinge starting. 1916 Hard Cover. xxi 764 pp. 6 pages of publisher ads follow text. Color fold-out map of soil regions in U.S. CONTENTS: Some General Considerations; Soil-forming Processes; The Geological Classification of Soils; Geological Classification of Soils Continued; Climatic and Geochemical Relationship of Soils; The Soil Particle; Some Physical Properties of the Soil; The Organic Matter of the Soil; The Colloidal Matter of Soils; Soil Structure; The Forms of Soil Water and Their Movement; The Water of the Soil in Its Relation to Plants; The Control of Soil Moisture; Soil Heat; Availability of Plant Nutrients as Determined by Chemical Analysis; The Absorptive Properties of Soils; Acid or Sour Soils; Alkali Soils; Absorption of Nutritive Salts by Agricultural Plants; Organisms in the Soil; The Nitrogen Cycle; The Soil Air; Commercial Fertilizers; Soil Amendments; Fertilizer Practice; Farm Manures; Green Manures; Land Drainage; Tillage; Irrigation and Dry Farming; The Soil Survey. Macmillan hardcover books
1965ref. UHROHRO00absHroswitha Club 1965. Very Good. . Hroswith of Gandersheim: Her Life Times and Works. Haight Anne Lyon. NY: Hroswitha Club 1965. 129pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Red orange cloth. Book condition: Very good with short tear in foot of spine and slightly bumped edges. Hroswitha Club hardcover books
1938ref. RHEDSIL00efE. P. Dutton 1938. Very Good. Hedin Sven. Silk Road. Lyon translator F H. New York: E. P. Dutton 1938. 1st edition. 322pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Green silk with vermilion lettering top edge red. Book condition: Very good with faded lightly soiled and softly rubbed and bumped edges. Covers faintly stained with a small dark speckle on front. Top edge lightly scuffed. Former owner's notes and bookseller's label on front free endseet. Brief notation on title page by former owner in pink marker reads ""Nazi advisor"" beneath the author's name. Illustrated with 31 black and white plates and a foldout map of Sven Hedin's Motor Car Expedition 1933-1935. E. P. Dutton unknown books
1940ref. RBERCON00efDeseret Book 1940. Very Good. Berrett William E. Contributions of Joseph Smith: A Series of Radio Talks. Bennion Lowell L; Lyon T Edgar. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book 1940. 1st edition. 113pp. 8vo. Blue wraps. Book condition: Very good with subtly yellowed edges. An uncommon item in great condition. Ex-libris bookseller Sam Weller. Deseret Book paperback books
