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BLOOMINGTON: INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1966. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 418 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1966. GENERAL LINGUISTIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE CIRCLE CAME INTO EXISTENCE...PROVIDES AN ILLUMINATING ACCOUNT OF THE SPECIFIC PRAGUE CONCEPTION OF LANGUAGE AS A SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS IN MOTION---A DYNAMIC STRUCTURE---AND ILLUSTRATES HOW THE PRAGUE APPROACH DIFFERS FROM THOSE OF THE COPENHAGEN AND YALE LINGUISTIC GROUPS. BOOK DESCRIPTION: NATURAL LINEN CLOTH HARDBOUND, GRAY STAMPED TITLE ON SPINE COVER, COLOR GRAPHIC DUST JACKET. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" x 9/16." BOOK CONDITION: NEAR FINE; VERY FAINT LIGHT BROWN SPOTTING OF UPPER LEAF EDGE. DUST JACKET CONDITION: VERY GOOD +; GENTLY SUNNED SPINE COVER, (2) 1/8" TEARS AT UPPER FRONT COVER NEAR HINGE, OTHERWISE FINE. A VERY NICE CRISP COPY.

LONDON: ALFRED A KNOPF, 1926. 1st Edition 5th or later Printin. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. LONDON. FIRST EDITION 1926, 5TH PRINTING - OCTOBER 1926. Description: Brown ribbed cloth binding (even has a subtle glisten) with Greek key detail in black framing of front board and in minimal detail on spine cover blocking title and publisher top/bottom, blue/green coloration top leaf edge, torn leaf edge at long side, Linotype set text. Condition: Very Good; bumped upper/lower spine edge cover with (2) small tears at base, spine cover lightly sunned, (3) corners gently bumped/rubbed, owners name written on inside front board opposite personal ex-libris paper adhered to page, hinges in great shape, interior pages very light brown clean and bright spine intact and in great shape. Dimensions: 7 3/4 X 5 1/2" X 1 1/2".

NEW YORK, NEW YORK: M. BARROWS AND COMPANY, INC., PUBLISHERS, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING. 191Pp. BOOK DESCRIPTION: LIGHT GREEN CLOTH HARDBOUND WITH BLACK STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE/AUTHOR, PUBLISHER ON SPINE COVER AND FRONT BOARD. DIMENSIONS: 5 3/4" x 4 1/2" x 5/8." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; DUSTJACKET MOISTURE ADHERED TO REAR BOARD, LIGHT FADE MARKS AROUND PERIMETER OF FRONT BOARD CLOTH, FOXING OF INSIDE REAR BOARD PAGES, PED SPINE HEEL/CROWN, SLIGHTLY BROWNED BOARD PAGES, OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION, BRIGHT & CLEAN TEXT PAGES. DUST JACKET CONDITION: FAIR; REAR COVER MOISTURE ADHERED TO CLOTH, SEVERED AT REAR HINGE AREA, WORN AT EDGES AROUND SPINE TO FRONT BOARD, FRONT AND SPINE COVER IN NICE SHAPE.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Mira Books, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 300 p. COPYRIGHT 2003. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. BOOK DESCRIPTION:1/4 BLUE PAPER COVERED HARDBOUND, BLACK BOARDS, GILT TITLE ON SPINE COVER, COLOR ILLUSTRATED DUST JACKET. DIMENSIONS: 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 1." BOOK AND DUST JACKET CONDITION: NEAR FINE; GENTLY BUMPED SPINE CROWN/HEEL, MINOR CURL OF UPPER FRONT COVER.

(3) Author signed, first hard cover limited editions, (1) presentation copy - Wyst: Alastor 1716. (3) Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers, silver gilt title stamped/embossed on spines, Trullion: Alastor 2262 & Marune: Alastor 933 signed on title page, Wyst: Alastor 1716 signed on 'presentation' dedication page (lead to title page), color illustrated dust jackets by Ned Dameron, all with mylar covers. Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x .75-1 inches each. Condition: As new.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING PLANT, 1953. Soft cover. Very Good. 33Pp. COPY SIGNED BY GOVERNOR GOODWIN J. KNIGHT. BIOGRAPHIES OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNORS ASSEMBLED IN A THIS VOLUME. A REPLICA OF VOLUME KEPT IN GOVERNORS OFFICE AT STATE CAPITOL AND AT GOVERNORS MANSION (WITH EXCEPTION TO IMAGES IN LATER). BOOK DESCRIPTION: BROWN FAUX LEATHER SOFTBOUND. DIMENSIONS: 13" x 10" x 1/4." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; INTERIOR TEXT PAGES BRIGHT, SPINE TIGHT, EDGES OF SPINE COVER RUBBED CORNER TIPS GENTLY BUMPED.

London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Limtd., 1885. Hardcover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 384 p. Copyright 1885. Contents feature Line Engravings [Napoleon on Board the Bellerophon, The Courship of William II of Orange, Requisitioned, The Evening Hour A Visit to Aesculapius]; Ecthings [The Apple-Seller, The Wedding Morning, Friday, Evening on the South Downs, A public Letter-Writer at Seville]; Reproduction in Fac-Siimile [A Reverie, the French in Cairo]. Dimensions: 13 1/8" x 10" x 1 3/4". Book description: 1/3 brown leather bound folio, faux blue leather boards with brown leather corner tips, marbled end papers/leaf edge, profusely illustrated text. Book condition: Fair; both boards detached, missing leather spine cover, board corners worn (exposed inner board at right corner areas), (2) 1/8" chips effect end papers, very minor foxing effects first 50 pages, strong square spine, clean age toned pages throughout (very minor foxing effects first 50 pages). A nice copy. Read More

San Francisco, California: Standard Oil Company, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Various. Standard Oil Bulletin Cover Art Illustration (Inclusive of front/rear cover of magazine, interior verso advertising and two select bi-sided advertising leaves at rear of each volume ONLY), Volume I (January 1917-June 1920), Volume II (July 1920-December 1922, ending in December 1923; missing January 1923-November 1923). Cover Artists: McNeill, Von Schmidt, Dixon, Delappe, Starr, Kelly and more. Description: Two volume set, 'CUSTOM' dark brown leather hardbounds, gilt title/dates of publication on spine cover. Dimensions: 10 1/8" x 7 1/8" x 3/4" each volume. Condition: Fine-Near Fine; 1/2" x 3/4" tear on first cover at lower right bottom; see image #4. IMPORTANT NOTE: NOT COMPLETE ISSUES; NO INTERIOR CONTENTS OUTSIDE OF SPECIFICALLY DETAILED INFORMATION. ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR/PERIOD/# of COVER ILLUSTRATIONS- Raymond Bannister/(20th Cent)/3,… Read More

Washington D.C.: THE INFANTRY JOURNAL, INC., 1943. Soft cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 217 p. Washington DC August 14 1940. Original copy (not a reprint); [This is not an official manual. It does, however, contain a reprint of the following material from current official manuals including changes to date: Field Manual 21-100 in its entirety; various Army Regulations; and Field Manual 21-45.]. Book description: Blue publishers paper softbound, blue/orange stamped title/design over spine/front cover, profusely illustrated text. Dimensions: 6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/4". Book condition: Very good +; ownership inscription on lower front cover, ownership stamp on long leaf edge, strong square spine, clean age toned pages. A nice attractive solid copy.

NEW YORK: EVERGREEN REVIEW, INC., 1963. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. BOB ADELMAN (COVER PHOTO). 120 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1960. CONTENTS: ALEXANDER TRONCHI: FROM CAIN'S BOOK, LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI: HE, EDWARD ALBEE: THE ZOO STORY, BERTOLT BRECHT: THE PRINCE OF HOMBURG, SINE: FOR DARWIN'S CENTENARY, ANTHONY KAYE: MOLLY'S SUGGESTION, LEROI JONES: THE BRIDGE, DIANA ATHILL: AN UNAVOIDABLE DELAY, LOUIS GINSBERG: TO A MOTHER BURIED, JOHN BERNARD MYERS: THE IMPACT OF SURREALISM ON THE NEW YORK SCHOOL, JOHN LOGAN: A TRIP TO FOUR OR FIVE TOWNS, FRANK CONROY: SPRING FOR ALISON, ANDRE HODEIR: AN ANALYSIS OF ALAIN RESNAIS' FILM HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, MARTIN WILLIAMS: JELLY ROLL MORTON: THREE-MINUTE FORM. DESCRIPTION: COLOR ILLUSTRATED PAPERBACK WITH BLUE HEADER/SPINE COVER, BLACK/WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. DIMENSIONS: 8" x 5 3/8" x 1/2." CONDITION: VERY GOOD +; RUBBED EDGES.

NEW YORK: MCFADDEN-BARTELL MEDIA CORPORATION, 1971. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 162 Pp. FEATURED STORY ON MARILYN MONROE, "A LOVER REMEMBERS HER PLUS FLESH & FANTASY PHOTOS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. DESCRIPTION: MAGAZINE COVER FEATURING COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF MARILYN MONROE. DIMENSIONS: 7 3/16" x 5 1/4" x 7/16." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; GENTLY RUBBED COVER, SMALL TEARS AT EITHER END OF SPINE CROWN, SMALL TEAR AT CENTER OF FRONT COVER LEAF EDGE, GENTLY BUMPED LEAF CORNERS, PAGES LIGHT BROWN, CLEAN AND TIGHT TEXT PAGES.

LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 192 p. Copyright circa 1850 (Ownership inscription dated 1855). Ch. 1 (Roman London), Ch. 2 (Saxon London), Ch. 3 (Norman London), Ch. 4 ( London in the 14th c.), Ch. 5 (London in the 15th c.), Ch. 6 (London at the Era of the Reformation), Ch. 7 (London under Queen Elizabeth), Conclusion. Book description: Brown publishers cloth hardbound, gilt/blind stamped/embossed title/design over spine/boards, frontispiece opposite title page. Dimensions: 6 1/4" x 3 7/8" x 1". Book condition: Very good; bumped spine crown/heel (frayed areas of heel), "1855 dated" ownership inscription on rear side of front board, strong square spine, rubbed boards/spine, age toned bright clean text pages (a bit puckered), A nice solid copy.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSSETTS: J. B. MILLET CO., 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 4839Pp. COMPLETE 12 VOLUME SET. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 3/4 GREEN LEATHER HARDBOUND WITH (5) RAISED BANDS ON SPINE COVER DECORATED WITH STAMPED/EMBOSSED GILT GOLD SCROLLING DESIGN, VOLUME NUMBER, TITLE, AND PUBLISHER, GILT GOLD UPPER LEAF EDGE, LEATHER CORNER CAPS, MARBLE BOARDS AND INSIDE BOARD PAGES, ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAVURES FROM PAINTINGS BY GREAT ARTISTS AND FROM AUTHENTIC PORTRAITS. DIMENSIONS: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" x 1 3/4." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; VARIED WEAR TO CROWN EDGE OF BOOKS ( MOST LIGHT WITH SOME MORE MODERATE; VIII, XI & XII), VOLUME VIII HAS A SMALL CHIP IN SPINE COVER TO LEFT OF TITLE, SUNNED SPINE COVER, STRONG SPINES, INTERIOR PAGES BRIGHT AND CLEAN. A VERY NICE VOLUME SET.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: RAND McNALLY & COMPANY, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 64Pp. BOOK DESCRIPTION: RED/WHITE/BLUE PAPER COVERED HARDBOUND WITH IMAGE OF INDEPENDENCE HALL ON FRONT BOARD CROWNED/HEELED BY TITLE IN WHITE FRAMED WITH BLUE, INTERIOR TEXT WITH PORTRAITS AND SCENES. DIMENSIONS: 6 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 1/4." CONDITION: VERY GOOD; LIGHT SUN FADED SPINE COVER, RUBBED BOARD EDGES IN AREAS, LIGHT FOXING TO REAR INTERIOR BOARD PAGE AT BOTTOM, INTERIOR BOARD PAGES TIGHT, FINE, BRIGHT AND CLEAN.

NEW YORK: EVERGREEN REVIEW, INC., 1960. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 190 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1960. CONTENTS: WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS: DEPOSITION: TESTIMONY CONCERNING A SICKNESS, PIERRE REVERDY: SIX POEMS, DORE ASHTON: MARK TOBEY, JACK KEROUAC: CONCLUSION OF THE RAILROAD EARTH, ANTONIN ARTAUD: LETTERS FROM RODEZ, PHILIP O'CONNOR: FROM STEINER'S TOUR, ALLEN GINSBERG: SATHER GARE ILLUMINATION, PHILIP LAMANTIA: STILL POEM 9, IRENE GREY: DANGEROUS PASSAGE, TERRY SOUTHERN: RED-DIRT MARIHUANA, SINE: SELF DETERMINATION IN LIFE, ROBERT DUNCAN. A POEM BEGINNING WITH A LINE BY PINDAR, JEAN-PAUL SARTRE: THE THEATER (AN INTERVIEW), WARREN TALLMAN: KEROUAC'S SOUND, NAT HENTOFF: WHO ELSE CAN MAKE SO MUCH OUT OF PASSING OUT?: THE SURPRISING SURVIVAL OF AN ANTI-PLAY, SEYMOUR KRIM: A HUNGRY MENTAL LION, HORACE GREGORY: A PORTRAIT OF THE IRISH AS JAMES JOYCE, LADY CHATTERLY EMBATTLED AGAIN (AN EDITORIAL FROMT HE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE)SPECIAL BOOK LENGTH SUPPLEMENT. THE NEW… Read More

LONDON, United Kingdom: THE GROLIER SOCIETY, 1900. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. EDITION DELUXE LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES. circa 1900. THE GROLIER SOCIETY. LONDON. TWENTY EIGHT VOLUMES. A COLLECTION OF CHARACTERIZATIONS OF 18TH CENTURY NOTABLES, EACH BY A DIFFERENT AUTHOR; LORD HAMILTON AND LADY NELSON - VOL. I & II, MRS. SARAH SIDDONS - VOL. I & II, FANNY BURNEY, MRS. JORDAN - VOL. I & II, MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU, NELL GWYN, THE SHERIDANS - VOL. I & II, CHARLES JAMES FOX, LAURENCE STERNE - VOL. I & II, LORD CHESTERFIELD - VOL. I & II, LADY BLESSINGTON, MRS. MARY ROBINSON, PEG WOFFINGTON - VOL. I & II, BEAU NASH, COLLEY CIBBER - VOL. I & II, COUNT BRAMMONT, CAPTAIN GRONOW - VOL. I & II, BEAU BRUMMELL - VOL. I & II. 3/4 BURGUNDY LEATHER HARDBOUND GILT GOLD TITLE ,FLORAL DESIGN STAMPED/EMBOSSED SPINE COVER, (5) RAISED BANDS ON SPINE COVER, FAUX LIZARD BOARDS, LEATHER CORNER CAPS, GILT GOLD TOP LEAF EDGE, NATURAL TORN LEAF EDGE, COLOR ENGRAVED FRONTIS PAGE OPPOSITE… Read More

NEW YORK: CROWN PUBLISHERS, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 481 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1939. BOOK DESCRIPTION: RUST CLOTH HARDBOUND, BLIND STAMPED/EMBOSSED, GILT GOLD STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE ON SPINE COVER, DIMENSIONS: 9 7/16" x 7" x 7/16." CONDITION: NEAR FINE; GENTLY BUMPED SPINE CROWN/HEEL, GENTLY RUBBED TITLE/SUNNED SPINE COVER, CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT TEXT.

Strasburg: Dannbach, Schuler, 1808. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 319 Pp. German Text. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Fine Full Brown Leather Hardbound, Ornate Gilt Gold Stamped/Embossed Design on Spine Cover & Edges of Boards, Red Title Label. DIMENSIONS: 6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/8." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD; 1/8" spine crown chipped, inner board exposed at areas of spine heel & lower corners, minor surface weakness at front hinge (1/4" at crown & 1" at heel), minor foxing of lead/end pages & upper border edge of some pages throughout book, ownership inscription/year (1837), Oval Red Stamp on front board page; "Confession D'Augsbourg, General Directoire Du Consistoire," strong spine & hinges, clean text pages.

NEW YORK: MCLOUGHLIN BROS, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. circa 1890 (NO DATE). ANTHOLOGY OF CHILDREN'S TALES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 1/4 RED CLOTH HARDBOUND, COLOR PICTORAL BOARD WIHT (2) CATS RIDING A TRICYCLE HEADED BY TITLE, TEXT ACCOMPANIED BY WOODCUT BLOCK ENGRAVINGS. DIMENSIONS: 10 5/16" x 8 1/4" x 1." CONDITION: VERY GOOD - ; MODERATLELY SOILED SPINE COVER, INNER BOARD EXPOSED AT CORNERS AND SOME EDGE AREAS, LIGHT BROWN TEXT PAGES, FINE TEARS AT SOME PERIMETER END PAGES OF TEXT.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 1956. 1st Edition 5th or later Printin. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 388 Pp. COPYRIGHT 1948. FIRST EDITION. 10TH PRINTING. REVISED AND ENLARGED. 10TH PRINTING. BOOK DESCRIPTION: BLUE CLOTH HARDBOUND, GILT GOLD/WHITE STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE ON FRONT BOARD (PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME GILT STAMPED AT BOTTOM OF FRONT BOARD), HYMNS AND INDEX. DIMENSIONS: 7 15/16" x 5 5/8" x 15/16." CONDITION: VERY GOOD +; RUBBED SPINE CROWN/HEEL/CORNER TIPS, STRONG SPINE, CLEAN & BRIGHT TEXT PAGES.