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Objeckt #22
This is a very elegant magazine, full of gorgeous ads and interesting articles on interior design and stylish living. It's also a large magazine.
The publisher doesn't date the issues; they're only given a number. This is from the autumn or winter of 2002.
I haven't seen this for sale elsewhere.
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Inside #22
The Quest for Meditative Space
Living in Golfers' Paradise, Arizona
Furniture Trends in Milan
Chinese Culture in Malacca
Techno-Art in the Kitchen
Bay Lodge South Africa
Michel Nataf on Curacao
Peter Magee, Architecture in the Desert
Excellent condition.

Of Human Bondage is a coming-of-age story about a sensitive young man consumed by unrequited and self-destructive love. It is thought to be autobiographical and is considered to be Maugham's masterpiece. It was first published in 1915 and has twice been made into films.This copy was published by Heron Books in 1968 and contains original illustrations by Charles Keeping, well-known for his children's books and Charles Dickens illustrations. As is the case with all Heron Books productions, they're beautiful copies. (Heron usually published on wood-free paper, but that isn't noted here.)It is two volumes, in navy leather, or leatherette (I can't tell), with brilliant silver etching on the cover and spine. They both have a silk bookmark. They are both unread, and are so new that I don't want to open them too wide to take photos. The only flaws are on Vol II--there are two tiny marks, one at the top right corner and one at the bottom right corner.Note: If you're interested in Maugham, I have first editions… Read More

This is a pristine copy of the much-loved Charles Dickens novel, The Old Curiosity Shop, first published in 1840.
It is the Leisure Circle Library (Penguin) edition, produced in West Germany.
Burgundy boards with silver lettering and design on the cover and spine.
720 pages, including all of the original illustrations.
It has never been opened.
It is absolutely pristine. Lovely book.

This is a copy of Sir Walter's Scott's Old Mortality, one of the Waverley novels first published in 1816. This one deals with the period of the Covenanters, featuring their victory at Loudoun Hill and their defeat at Bothwell Bridge, both in June 1679. A final section is set in 1689 at the time of the royalist defeat at Killiekrankie.This is the fourth printing of the edition issued by J.M. Dent and Sons. It was published in 1916. 4 1/2" x 7"; 450 pages.It appears to have just sat on a shelf for all of these years. You can tell that it was at least glanced at to page 127; from then on, the spine is un-cracked. At the back, the pages are still stuck together from printing.The plain red cover has faded with time. The spine is red but covered with gold lettering and patterned design.All of the wear to this book is shelfwear, although it may have been dropped because the spine has been re-glued. Inside, the pages are all clean, clear, undamaged and unmarked.

This is a copy of The Old Wives' Tale, the 1908 masterpiece written by the English author Arnold Bennett. It was first printed in the United States in 1908; in 1911, it was published as part of The Modern Library--this is a first edition from that series.

The story covers the 70 years (1840 to 1905), in England and France, of the lives of two sisters. In 1998, it was ranked No. 87 in the list of 100 greatest English-language novels of the 20th century.

It is 640 pages. Plain red boards, no jacket. Gold lettering on the spine, all intact. From page 137 to 173, there's a little brown spot on the outside edges of the pages. And there's a dent to the bottom right corner of the back cover.

Other than that, it's pristine.

This is a pristine copy of the classic tale Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress, originally published in 1839. It is about the trials, tribulations and salvation of a young boy, and a commentary on the brutality of British society at that time.This copy was published by Cathay Books, London, in 1984. It has not been read; the spine has not been cracked and the dust jacket is unclipped. It appears to have been imported and sold by B Mitchell publishers in North America because the price is in dollars.There is one illustration inside, uncredited (not by Phiz, likely Marcus Stone). The cover art is from the painting 'Covent Garden Market' by Phoebus Levin. The dust jacket and the cover bear the same artwork.Aside from the fact that the pages are just starting to darken at the edges, the only flaw is to the dust jacket. You can see it in the photo-the top edge has been rubbed. There is a tiny bit of shelf-wear on the back cover.

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The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume I
168 Pages, Soft Cover, Published 2000
The Onion, which is now online only, is just about the funniest magazine around these days.
This is a compilation of its work up to 2000, when it was still a printed magazine.
It's not that clean-looking, but it's not meant to look good.
It hasn't been read.
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SPRING 1995
70 Pages, no label or barcode
The Furniture Trade in Early Colonial India
Korean Shaman PaintingsSee Table of Contents Scan
Condition: Pristine

Vol XLII No 2 (1996)
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75 Pages, no label or barcode
Nihonga Painters in the Nanga Tradition
Architectural & Mythic Space at Ellora
Ten Bamboo Studio Style of Engravings

Condition: Pristine, Unopened

Winter 93/9482 Pages, no label or barcode
Jades of the Mughal Era
Mongolian Art 17th-19th Centuries
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There is a crease to the cover which continues inside.

Winter 94/95See Table of Contents Scan82 Pages, no label or barcode
The Artist Kuncan
Khmer Art
Choson Dynasty White Ware

There is a crease to the cover.

Orr: My Story is a 2013 autobiography written by Canadian hockey legend Bobby Orr, who played in the National Hockey League from 1966 to 1978, for the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Black Hawks. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Orr's career was cut short by multiple knee injuries and surgeries. Orr was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979 at age 31, the youngest to be inducted into the hall at that time.
It is near-perfect. There's a flaw on page 4, the page facing the title page. It looks like a bindery issue. It doesn't interfere with the rest of the book, which is bright and clean. 282 pages, including lots of photos.
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"In this first installment of his masterful biography, Simon Callow captures the genius of Orson Welles as only an actor/director rooted in the entertainment industry could. Here is Welles's prodigious childhood; his youth in New York, with its fraught partnership with John Houseman and the groundbreaking triumph of his all-black Macbeth; the pioneering radio work that culminated in the notorious 1938 broadcast of War of the Worlds; and finally, his work in Hollywood, including an authoritative account of the making of Citizen Kane. Rich in detail and insight, this is far and away the definitive look at Orson Welles."Published by Random House UK 1995Printed on recycled paper. Plain black boards with brilliant gold lettering on the spine.It has a bookplate--it was awarded to a student for her contributions to a theater program. The dust jacket is a little worn, apparently from improper storage. But the book has not been read.640 pages including index. Weight over 2 lbs.

This is Dickens' last (complete) novel, and one of his most sophisticated and complicated. It was written in 1864-65 and is known for its biting social satire.
This copy was published by Chapman & Hall, Covent Garden, in August 1907. It is the first issue of this edition (see image). It was given as a gift to someone named Sophie in 1909 (see image). I can't tell if the inscription is in pencil or faded ink; I haven't tried to erase it.
It is olive green boards with a 'D' imprinted on the front cover and bright green lettering on the spine. The covers need a good brushing. The pages are a little darkened but the spine is in superb condition. There is one illustration, full-page, facing the title page; it is the original by Marcus Stone.
779 pages, 4 1/2" x 7".


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Ferdinand Magellan's daring 60,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and adventure. Biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this ground-breaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would navigate the oceans, and world history. "Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner."— New York Times Book Review
This is a stated first edition, published in 2003.
458 pages, including maps and photos.
Unclipped dust jacket, with just a tiny amount of shelfwear to the spine of the jacket, at the top.
The book is in pristine condition.

This is a first edition of Over the Sea to Skye, the Forty-Five, written by the historian John Selby and published in 1973. It is the story of the last Jacobite uprising, the tragedy of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the crush of .Culloden.
170 pages, including loads of black and white and color plates. The dust jacket is unclipped and has a very small amount of shelfwear. The book itself is in mint condition.

This is a first edition of the Oxford Book of Essays, compiled by the British academic John Gross. It was published in 1991, by Oxford University Press, and printed in the US.It is 140 essays, beginning with Sir Francis Bacon and ending with Clive James. I attach photos of some of the contents.
This copy has not been read. It is medium blue boards with silver lettering on the cover and spine. The dust jacket is a painting; it is unclipped and has only a tiny amount of shelf-wear. It is 680 creamy white pages. Condition is perfect.
The following is from a review of it:The essay is one of the richest of literary forms. Its most obvious characteristics are freedom, informality, and the personal touch - though it can also find room for poetry, satire, fantasy, and sustained argument. All these qualities, and many others, are on display in The Oxford Book of Essays. The most wide-ranging collection of its kind to appear for many years, it includes 140 essays by 120 writers: classics, curiosities,… Read More

This is a first reprint of the Oxford Book of Humorous Prose, a 'Conducted Tour' by the English comedy writer Frank Muir (1920-1998).
It is not a true anthology; it is a stroll through various humorists of various nationalities writing in English: the standard (Dickens, Twain), the expected (Dorothy Parker, Benchley, Shaw), the unexpected (Edgar Allen Poe, George Eliot), the well-known (Waugh, Leacock, Amis), the unknown (Johnson I. Hooper; Barry Crump), the classic (Sterne, Samuel Johnson), and the modern (Erma Bombeck, Garrison Keillor). Selections are generally very short, with bridges, often fairly humorous of themselves, by Muir. The humor ranges from the broad to the subtle. I attach photos of some of the contents pages.
It was an instant best-seller when it was published in 1990, this is the first reprint, from the same year.
It is 1154 pages and weighs 3 lbs.
The dust jacket has a little wear--small tears that have been taped.
The book itself is in mint condition, with no marks of any kind in… Read More

The Oxford Companion to English Literature has long been established as the leading reference resource for readers, students, teachers and scholars of English literature. It provides unrivaled coverage of all aspects of English literature ― from writers, their works, and the historical and cultural context in which they wrote, to critics, literary theory, and allusions. It was first produced in 1932 and has been a best-seller ever since.
This is a copy of the Fourth Edition, published in 1973. 962 pages, dark gray-blue boards with brilliant gold lettering on the spine. It was a gift and is attractively signed on the front endpaper. No dust jacket. It weighs just under 4 lbs.There is no wear or damage of any kind to this book. It is in mint condition.

The most comprehensive and authoritative reference book of its kind, The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea is was first published in 1976 to huge acclaim. It covers every aspect of the seas and the vessels that sail on them, from shipbuilding, yachting, diving, and marine mammals, to tidal power, piracy, and the literature and language of the sea.
This is the first paperback edition--the corrected edition, published in 1988.
971 pages, including hundreds of photos.
As you can see, there is a tiny amount of shelfwear to the spine; other than that, it's in perfect condition.

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