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Washington: Government Printing Office. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Index volume only. Undated, but circa 1841. Sturdy, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs. Leather-bound with some rubbing and scarring; bumping to spine head and foot with some loss of leather. Pages lightly toned with scattered foxing, damp-staining to final 50 leaves onto back panel, some light waffling to text-block, but not affecting readability. Full of tables and documents relating to the U.S. Government, including the legislatures of various states, appropriations for War, Navy and Treasury, Indian Affairs, etc. 1375 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with moderately rubbed extremities, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library. Various publication dates of the contents, though the title page says 1880. Tipped-in memo shows dates from 1880-1898 (see below). Marbled paper over boards, blue cloth-backed, leather labels on spine, chipped and unreadable. Bumping to spine head and foot, with fraying thereto. Book-plate affixed neatly. Text toned, with a few tape repairs. This is actually a bound volume of several pamphlets, including "Tests of Anti-Corrosive and Anti-Fouling Paints," "Criticism of the U.S.S. Dolphin," "Report of the Two Kinds of Coal." Bound in is a mimeographed page listing the titles of the pamphlets and the initials of the previous owner, W.D.W. (William D. Weaver). Each is paginated separately, and there are several fold-outs, tables and other… Read More

Basel, Germany: Kunstmuseum Basel, 1988. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Paul Cezanne. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy of a 1988 museum exhibit catalog, texts being in German, minor to moderate wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Square quarto softcover format, stiff card stock wraps, and replete with black-and-white and some full color reproductions of Cezanne's finest works. Preface by Dieter Koepplin, then an Introduction by Walter Ueberwasser. 148 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. As New. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Joan Miro. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Illustrated paper over boards, black cloth-backed, with white and red lettering to cover and spine. Glen D. Lowry provides a Foreword, Anne Umland provides an extensive essay, and with contributions by Jim Coddington, Robert S. Lubar, Jordana Mendelson and Adele Nelson. Joan Miro's attacks on the great tradition of painting took on a distinct character beginning in the 1920s. That he wanted to "murder" painting as an art form was the subject of the accompanying exhibition at MoMA New York of the same name. xiii [1], 1-242 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Oxford, England / Cambridge, England: Oxford University Press / Cambridge University Press, 1970. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Good-looking, structurally sound set of three volumes, complete, published jointly by the Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. Bound simply in an Imperial octavo hardcover format, green cloth over boards, moderately worn, slightly soiled, rubbing to edges, tips, but with clean, tightly bound, unmarked interiors. Top-stained in green. Creasing to a range of pages up front of the first volume, dissipating quickly. Previous owner's penned inscription at first free endpapers, with purchase prices ($86.00, $3.00, and $63.00) in 1970. Prefaces by Donald Ebor, President of the Joint Committee responsible for publication of this edition. Introduction to Old Testament, Guide to the Notes, Marginal Numbers, The Apocrypha, the New Testament. Old Testament: xxiv, 1-1366 pp.; New Testament: xv, 1-275 pp.; The Apocrypha: xiv,… Read More

Bern, Germany: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy of an auction catalog of a huge collection of fine art in the traditions of Dadaism and Surrealism, held in Bern, Germany in 1969. Orange printed wraps, light wear thereto, and a clean and bright interior. German language text, housed in a Mylar sleeve. [5] 6-88 [2] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Bern: Kornfeld und Klipstein, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy, minor wear of covers, less to text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy of an auction catalog of a huge collection of fine art in the traditions of Dadaism and Surrealism, held in Bern, Germany in 1969, and with a special focus on the work of the influential Dadaist Tristan Tzara. Lots and lots of other Dadaist art. Green printed wraps, light wear thereto, and a clean and bright interior. German language text, housed in a Mylar sleeve. [5] 6-70 [12] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Sunday School Union, 1829. Hardcover. Good. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Hagiographic history of the Waldenses Christian mission and religious doctrine. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Rebound handsomely in marbled paper over boards, brown cloth-backed, with green paper title label over spine, black lettering thereto. Four black-and-white engravings. 158 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University, the University Information Center, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Anonymously contributed, brief and scholarly biographies of notable Harvard scholars, then working and already retired or passed on, professional discipline by professional discipline. Short bits about notable linguists (Joshua Whatmough), anthropologists (Clyde Kluckhohn), sociologists (Samuel Stouffer), political scientists (Valdimer Key, Jr.), historians, musicians, men of letters, philosophers, social historians, literary critics, classicists, and more. Simple card stock wraps, illustrated in black-and-white. 127 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Berkeley, California: University of California, Berkeley, 1911. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally set of individual contributions to Volume II of this influential and important academic journal of Western Americana. Tape-repaired Prospectus of Volume II is laid in, being eight pages, staple-bound and listing the illustrations in the volume. Robert Selden Rose contributes "The Portola Expedition of 1769-1770, Diary of Vicente Vila," Porter Garnett contributes "Papers of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851, II," then an essay by Herbert Eugene Bolton follows, "Expedition to San Francisco Bay in 1770, Diary of Pedro Fages," then "The Portola Expedition of 1769-1770, Diary of Miguel Costanso," by Frederick J. Teggart, and finally, Charles Edward Chapman adds "Expedition on the Sacramento and an Joaquin Rivers in 1817, Diary of Fray Narcisco Duran." Each individual contribution is… Read More

Firenze, Italia: La Nuova Italia Editrice, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Good-looking, structurally sound set, complete in four volumes of SOFISTI: TESTIMONIANZE E FRAMMENTI, with Introductions, editing and translations from the original Greek into Italian by Antonio Battegazzore and Mario Untersteiner. Bound in short octavo hardcover format, measuring 6 7/8" x 5" tall and wide, respectively, in light beige cloth over boards, white lettering over red labels. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Comprised of the following: Primo I: Protagora E Seniade; Fasc. Secondo II: Gorgia, Licofrone E Prodico; Fasc. Terzo III: Trasimaco, Ippia, Anonymous Iamblichi, Dissoi Logoi, Anonymous Peri Nomon, Anonymous Peri Mousikes;… Read More

West New York, New Jersey: Mark Batty Publisher, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Essays by and about Stanley Morison, William S. Peterson, Gutenberg Gough, Lepreux, and others. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxi [2], 3-383 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Arnold Roth. Popular sequel to 1970's Bech: a book, with Bech back with seven more stories from his life. But for the remainder mark along the bottom edge, a sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing some crinkling to inner flaps, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped. 195 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Edition. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Brown paper over boards, gilt stamped author's name to front board, gilt lettering to spine. 241 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. From the personal library of Mr. Richard L. Press, formerly of Richard L. Press Fine Art Books of Sacramento, California. Stated First Edition, a sterling condition hardcover copy of Updike's 20th novel, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond a "69" written inside front flap; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 276 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Stated First Trade Edition. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected in a sleeve. Bound handsomely in black cloth, with gray lettering to spine. 512 pp. plus Acknowledgments and note on type.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books, 1990. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The fourth and final of Updike's magnificent quartet of novels about Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Stated First Trade Edition. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound handsomely in black cloth, with gray lettering to spine. 512 pp. plus Acknowledgments and note on type.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi Books, 1990. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Stated First Trade Edition. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bound handsomely in black cloth, with gray lettering to spine. 512 pp. plus Acknowledgments and note on type.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A perfectly serviceable reference copy of a then beloved crime fiction author's best work; set creepily in a London nightclub, a dead body there leads Inspector Charles and Sir Frank Tarleton to chase gooses wildly before getting their man. Nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy, bound in orange cloth over boards, black lettering and design to front cover. Bumping to spine head and foot, a bit of creasing to spine cloth. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered. 311 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Emil Nolde. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, and housed in the original, simple cardboard slipcase. Bound in a large square quarto format, dark blue, with black design to front board. Illustrated profusely and with 22 full-color plates. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn and only faintly sunned along edges. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 38 pp. then followed with a long range of full-color, full-page lovelies.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.