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1894réf. 22678London: Lawrence and Bullen 1894. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. 1/1000. 4to. vol.1xxvi276pp. vol.2ix323pp. Gray iridescent cloth decorative gold stamps on front boards gold lettering to spines. Each volume has b/w photogravure engravings with protective Japanese tissue guards. frontispiece First published in 1583 under the title Le piacevoli notti "the pleasant nights" this two-volume collection of fairy tales was written by the Italian writer and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Straparola. It was modeled after the Decamerone by Boccaccio and depicts the participants of a 13-night party on the island of Murano and the wild tales they tell. lt is also known as The Facetious Nights of Straparola. Volume one has nine b/w photogravure engravings including the frontis volume two has nine including frontis and all with protective Japanese tissue guards. Head and tails of spines and edges rubbed and bumped light soiling. Age yellowing to pages acid transfers from engravings mark the tissue guards. Binding in good interior in very good condition. Lawrence and Bullen hardcover books
1984réf. 104949Wilmington:: Historical Society of Delaware. Very Good. 1984. Paperback. 0915877007 . Exhibition catalog. Black and white photographs. First edition paperback. Light age toning to covers else very good or better in oversize stapled wraps. ; 60 pages . Historical Society of Delaware, paperback books
1947réf. 5652New York: Rinehart & Co 1947. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. 1947 1st edition with a SIGNED TIPPED-IN BOOKPLATE. Solid and VG in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with very light soiling to the rear panel. Octavo 277 pgs. Signed by Author. Rinehart & Co unknown books
1895réf. 264510London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. hardcover. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and illustrated by E.R. Hughes. 2 vols. large 4to mauve silk binding a little dusty. London: Lawrence & Bullen 1895. Very good . One of 1000 numbered copies for England and America. Lawrence & Bullen unknown books
2002réf. 3745First UK Edition/First Printing; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket with no visible flaws with the original wrap around band and sewn in ribbon. SIGNED by the author to the title page. A lovely copy of this true first edition of the highly acclaimed novel. Not remaindered not price clipped not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box. Virago hardcover books
1947réf. 335696Washington DC: Agnes Waters 1947. 8p. pamphlet 5.5x8.5 inches "Native Fascist" penciled in corner otherwise very good. Reprint of Waters' testimony during hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations discussing a bill to provide aid to Greece and Turkey in March 1947. Numerous passages have been underlined in the reprint with a blurb at the end about the importance of sharing Waters' testimony. Waters has been called the most inflammatory speaker from the Mothers' Movement a network of far-right isolationist women's groups that sought to prevent the US from entering WWII and after it had begun sought withdrawal. Here she argues that foreign aid is a Jewish scheme. "The American Government confronted with forty-odd millions of our own American citizens ill-fed ill-housed and sick sick of wars and never even paid the soldiers' bonus; yet this Senate can find plenty of taxpayers' moneys to rush out of this country to the aid of foreigners in alien lands in the countless billions. And these Jews also gain as brokers on the exchange of this money. Why Because it is a plot schemed up by the Jews to rob us and to follow our cash with our blood. That's why. It is the old Shylock Jew pawnbrokers' business working to take over all nations. There will never be any peace on this earth as long as this Jewish plunder bund exists. Agnes Waters unknown books
1997réf. 417663New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Corners lightly bumped else fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco and his wife Elena by the author on the title page. A novel. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
1958réf. 1373033London: Hollis and Carter 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xxxix 696 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is partially sunned blue with gilt lettering. Boards have some shelf wear rubbing minor tears to the bottom of the spine and a library identification sticker on the spine. Text block has minor light pencil writing on the rear paste down and dedication page a tear along the gutter on the first end paper and a small sticker on the top of the rear paste down. Ex-Library. 1373033. Special Collections - Downstairs. Hollis and Carter hardcover books
1993réf. 106230Santa Fe:: Clear Light Publishers. Fine. 1993. Hardcover. Limited edition: this copy is number 91 of 300 copies. SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Fine in a fine slipcase.; 189 pages; Signed by Author . Clear Light Publishers, hardcover books
1937réf. 31972New York: Covici Friede 1937. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 344pp. Octavo 22.5 cm Blue cloth. Good only. The spine and edges of the covers are faded. The extremities are rubbed stained and gently bumped. There is a small loss from the bottom edge of the spine and front board that measures 3/4 of an inch wide by 1/4 inch deep. There are several splits in the cloth at the ends of the spine. There is a soiled scuff mark on the bottom edge of the text block. Subtly yellowed pages. The fore edge margins of the last several pages have small light stains. In a worn and insect nibbled dust jacket with numerous losses from the surface and edges. The largest loss is from the paper at the head of the spine. This loss measures 1 and 1/2 inches wide by 1 and 1/2 inches deep. What remains of the spine is heavily faded. The jacket is also age-toned and mildly soiled and stained. Not price-clipped. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. From the jacket- This is an intimate and dramatic portrait of a unique American figure- Winfield Scott Stratton the discoverer of one of the world's most fabulous gold mines. Covici Friede hardcover books
1948réf. 035048NY: Farrar Straus. 1948. A historical romance. Waters' second collaboration with Branch after River Lady. Waters is better known for his novels and nonfiction about the American Southwest and in particular Native Americans than for his historical fiction collaborations with Branch. Handling apparent to boards a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with shallow edge chipping. Hardcover. Very Good. Farrar Straus hardcover books
1993réf. 70563Santa Fe: Clear Light Publishers 1993. Limited edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. SIGNED. 189pp. Octavo 23cm. Full leather with gilt stamped lettering on spine and front board. In a beige slipcase. Signed by Frank Waters on the limitation page. Limited to 300 copies of which this is number 77. The often unfamiliar life stories of Pontiac Sequoyah Geronimo Sitting Bull Chief Joseph and Chief Seattle. Clear Light Publishers unknown books
1958réf. 9032457New Haven: Yale 1958. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Foreword by Mountbatten. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated throughout with black and white photo reproductions maps drawings etc. Book is in fine condition dust jacket has wear to extremities. 6 x 9 3/4 inches. 696 pages. Yale hardcover books
2000réf. 443260Philadelphia 2000. Unbound. Near Fine. One leaf folded to make four printed pages. A couple of tiny spots on the first page else near fine. Inscribed by Congresswoman Maxine Waters to the African-American journalist Justine Rector. Waters was the Keynote Speaker for the event. unknown books
1978réf. 38911NP: Pacific Lithograph Company 1978. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Large glossy page folded to make four 9" x 12" pages. 50th Wedding Anniversary announcement for Virginia and Ansel Adams. Inside features a striking photolithographic reproduction of one of Adams' iconic images: "Monolith the Face of Half Dome Yosemite Valley" with Ansel Adams' facsimile signature at lower right margin. On page facing the photolithograph is a poem titled "I have learned" written in 1798 by William Wordsworth. On the back cover features a personal lengthy printed message from the Adams to their frends and family in recognition of their 50th wedding anniversary. Moderate shelf wear and creasing along spine. Covers in overall good interior in very good condition. Pacific Lithograph Company unknown books
1980réf. 168629Denver: Self published 1980. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "Love Lust / Chocolate." Illustrations by Mary Alice Guthrie. A collection of erotic lesbian poetry. About Fine in saddle-stapled wrappers. Self published unknown books
1852réf. 29015001Cincinnati OH 1852. General wear. Inscription on front cover. Damage to back strip. A textbook only sold by subscription that seeks to teach the reader arithmetic and world geography by using verse often rhyming verse to help the reader memorize the important terms and formulas. For example in describing the divisions of land the following poem is used: "Of land and its divisions read the stories; Peninsulas Continents Islands Promontories And Isthmuses and Capes and Mountains high Volcanoes Shores and Deserts wet and dry." The book covers both the technically terms in geography meridians tropics latitude longitude etc. and all continents and countries of the world. Additionally they provided some historical and cultural information on the countries as well such as information on the construction of the Great Wall in China and that Holland is one of the most populous districts on the globe. Numerous black and white illustration accompany the text both in the form of maps and illustrations on the geographical and architectural wonders of each locality described. At the end of the book there are six pages of the "Rules of Arithmetic In Verse." Discussed in this section is everything from subtraction to multiplication and decimal fractions to compound interest. Front cover title: "The Poetical Geography with the Rules of Arithmetic in Verse." Inscribed on front cover and inside cover with "Henry Alcott Anthony Rd." 80 pages. Yellow illustrated covers. Measures 9" x 6 1/4". To view this item please click on the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/apfB1nLUVFtsZgDg6. unknown books
1981réf. 19913New Line Cinema Corp 1981. NA. Fine. John Waters added another dimension to film going with Odorama making the sordid settings the more vivid by engaging your nostrils. Smell cards were a gimmick tried out in a handful of movies in the 1950s when the movie industry were desperate to win back audiences who were choosing to stay home and watch television. As far as we know Waters was the first to work with the sense of smell in years and now when one thinks of the movies with scripted odors Polyester is the movie that comes to mind. Part of the thrill of a Waters movie was the joy of being thoroughly grossed out and oh how Odorama delivered as audiences laughed hysterically as they screamed ughs and yucks. Our Odorama card is unused and in all respects in mint condition. We have not scratched the dots to test the purity of the stenches concentrated underneath. As to that caveat emptor. The card measures 28 by 13 cm. The front has stills of the actors Divine shown with her inimitable expressions and in one photo as a man she often played male characters as well as her trademark drag in her movies. The other side well it is dormant waiting for someone to release its explosion of smells. New Line Cinema Corp unknown books
1971réf. 431761Charlotte North Carolina: Red Clay Books 1971. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Trade paperback. Octavo. Photographic wrappers. Very near fine. Inscribed by one of the editors Robert Waters Grey to Pulitzer Prize-winning author Peter Taylor. Red Clay Books unknown books
1951réf. 7452Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1951. Book of the Month Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by Waters on the half-title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket faded at the edges generally chipped and with some small creases and closed tears. Grey buckram toned at the edges bumped with blue ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound clean internally. A nice signed copy of the acclaimed jazz singer's memoir. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
1988réf. 10193New York: Film at the Public 1988. Letter-sized corner-stapled booklet 21.5 x 28 cm. 22 unnumbered pages. Printed on pale yellow paper. Illustrated. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. An unusual cookbook produced on the occasion of a festival of films directed by the great novelist playwright and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol 1895-1974. The nine film retrospective was presented by Joseph Papp at the Public Theater. Some light age-toning to the paper stock; tiny bit of wear to the edges otherwise fine. Very scarce. OCLC locates one copy. Film at the Public unknown books
1984réf. 90780Berkeley & San Francisco: Black Oak Books/A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books 1984. First edition. 15 x 7 3/4 inch broadside printed in three colors. Some light discoloration to the lower edge of the right side else fine. Designed by Peter Koch. Though not called for SIGNED by Waters Curtan and Koch. Berkeley & San Francisco: Black Oak Books/A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books unknown books
1946réf. TB29534New York: National Travel Club 1946. First Edition. Second Printing Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt borders on the spine and the gilt logo of the National Travel Club on the front board with blind embossed borders. A small octavo of 7 15/16 by 5 1/4 inches with minor light rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the spine and a date of "July 2 1946" written in ink at the upper corner of the fly title page. In a very good- unclipped but not priced dust jacket with two 1/2" deep chips at the upper corners of the spine area small chips at the fore corners of the panels at the folds and soiling to the rear unprinted panel. Signed by the author Frank Waters on the fly title without an inscription or date. This is an interesting variant in The Rivers of America Series. It is actually a second printing of the title but it is its first appearance as it was released in July of 1946 three months before the Rinehart publication. Rinehart's plates were used to create this printing which is why it carries the Rinehart circled R on the copyright page. Fitzgerald C11 400 pages including an index glossary reference appendix and text. The illustrations are by Nicolai Fechin. National Travel Club hardcover books
1965réf. 42148Flagstaff AZ: Northland Press 1965. 1/1250. Don Perceval. 323pp. Octavo 23.5 cm 1/4 blue cloth over illustrated blue boards. Housed in the publisher's blue slipcase. Very good. Minor sunning to the backstrip. Signed by the author on the limitation page. This edition was limited to 1250 numbered copies this is copy 90. Foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell. Northland Press unknown books
1951réf. 290750Harrisburg Pa: Tom Waters 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Stapled photographically-illustrated wrappers. A little age-toned near fine. Self-published poetry by a retired ex-vaudevilleian turned security policeman in the Pennsylvania state capitol building. Scarce as well as unremittingly bad. OCLC locates a sinbgle copy not surprisingly in the Pennsylvania State Library in Harrisburg. Tom Waters unknown books
