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1) NEW YORK UNEXPURGATED AN AMORAL GUIDE FOR THE JADED, TIRED, EVIL, NON-CONFORMING, CORRUPT, CONDEMMED AND THE CURIOUS...HUMANS AND OTHERWISE.. .TO UNDER UNDERGROUND MANHATTAN FREE SHIPPING
Petronius

New York: Matrix House, 1966 Octavo, black cloth spine over black paper covered boards. Top edge stained yellow. 246pp. A very tight, very bright, very fresh, unmarked and unread volume with a solid yellow topstain in a very tight, very crisp, clean, fresh, sharp, bright dust jacket. A remarkably well preserved copy of this title. Pristine. AS NEW.. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. ... (more information)

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2) NORTHERN IRELAND: THE LAND OF DELIGHTFUL SCENERY FREE SHIPPING

Belfast, Ireland: Belfast Telegraph, 1947 Oblong small quarto, (12" x 9"), yellow wraps over stapled text block. Unpaginated (40pp) A one page introduction followed by forty full page captiioned chromophotolithographs from photographs of Irish scenes, countryside, bays, ports, cities and people. An evocative nostalgic souvenir item from an era long passed from the scene. A tight, clean, bright volume. Front corners of text page with very small dog ears and one very small spot on rear, else fi... (more information)

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3) NOTES POUR SERVIR A L'HISTOIRE, A LA BIBLIOGRAPHIE ET LA CARTOGRAPHIE DE LA NOUVELLE-FRANCE ET DES PAYS ADJACENTS FREE SHIPPING
Harrisse, H

Paris: Librairie Tross, 1872 First Edition. Octavo, red cloth covered boards with gilt spine titles. pp. xxxiii, 376 plus colophon and 2pp. ads. Including index. A key historical source book for the bibliography and maps of early Canadian exploration and political history. Beautifully rebound in a fresh contemporary cloth by Persephone Bindery. Mildly ex-library with only a couple of small stamps to the title page and one on half-title. Internally quite remarkably fresh, bright and pristine with tissue guar... (more information)

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4) Nabokov's Butterflies: Unpublished and Uncollected Writings FREE SHIPPING
Nabokov, Vladimir; Boyd, Brian; Pyle, Robert Michael

Nabokov's biographer, Brian Boyd, and lepidopterist Robert Michael Pyle have compiled Nabokov's writings on the subject of butterflies, a collection that includes poems, letters, journal entries, and bits of stories. Nabokov was as accomplished a lepidopterist as he was a writer; during the 1940s, at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, he worked as a researcher on the classification known as "blues" and revolutionized the study of the subject.

Boston: Beacon Press, 2000 Thick small quarto, red cloth covered spine over black paper covered boards. 782pp. including extensive index, bibliography and appendix of scientific information on butterflies. A fascinating work weaving together uncollected works of Vladimir Nabokov, letters, memoirs, old photographs and commentaries on complex relationship of butterlies and Nabokov's life as a lepidopterist which was a major influrence on and theme in his fiction. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarke... (more information)

Subjects: SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General;

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5) The Names FREE SHIPPING
DeLillo, Don

Set in Greece (where DeLillo lived for a few years) and the Middle East, this novel is about an American businessman, a "risk analyst" for a company that insures multinational corporations against acts of political terrorism. He becomes fascinated by a mysterious cult on an Aegean island and embarks on an impassioned search for an archaeologist who may hold the secret of the cult's meaning.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982 First Edition. Octavo, sand colored cloth spine over pumpkin colored paper covered boards. 339pp. plus colophon. A beautiful collector's copy, very tight, square, fresh, clean and unmarked i(very faint sign of speckling to top edge) else fine, n a very tight, crisp, sharp, bright dust jacke. Fine in Fine dust jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ... (more information)

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6) The Names FREE SHIPPING
DeLillo, Don

Set in Greece (where DeLillo lived for a few years) and the Middle East, this novel is about an American businessman, a "risk analyst" for a company that insures multinational corporations against acts of political terrorism. He becomes fascinated by a mysterious cult on an Aegean island and embarks on an impassioned search for an archaeologist who may hold the secret of the cult's meaning.

Brighton, Sussex: Harvester Press, (1982). First UK Edition. Octavo, black cloth covered boards. 339pp. plus colophon. SIGNED BY DELILLO on half title. A very tight, fresh, clean, unmarked and unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. A sparkling flawless copy. Very Scarce Signed.. Signed by Author(s). First English Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ... (more information)

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7) The Names FREE SHIPPING
DeLillo, Don

Set in Greece (where DeLillo lived for a few years) and the Middle East, this novel is about an American businessman, a "risk analyst" for a company that insures multinational corporations against acts of political terrorism. He becomes fascinated by a mysterious cult on an Aegean island and embarks on an impassioned search for an archaeologist who may hold the secret of the cult's meaning.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982 First Edition. Octavo, sand colored cloth spine over pumpkin colored paper covered boards. 339pp. plus colophon. SIGNED by DELILLO on half-title. A beautiful remarkably well-preserved collector's copy, very tight, square, fresh, clean and unmarked in a very tight, crisp, sharp, bright dust jacke. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Pristine. Virtually AS NEW.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. ... (more information)

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8) Napoleon I. In Russland (Napoleon I in Russia) FREE SHIPPING
VERESTCHAGIN] Werestchagin, W

Berlin: Photographische Gesellschaft Berlin, 1900 Atlas folio, (22" x 17") red library cloth covered boards. No datae [1900]. A portolio of 14 photogravures from paintings of the Russian painter V. Verestchagin (Werestchagin) depicting the campaign and retreat of the French armies under Napoleon I. With title page and table of contents, followed by 14 large photogravures mounted on a heavy rich stock with the blindstamped insignia of the Photographische Gesellschaft on each margin. Photogravure... (more information)

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9) Napoleon I. In Russland (Napoleon I In Russia) FREE SHIPPING
VERESTCHAGIN] Werestchagin, W

Berlin: Photographische Gesellschaft Berlin, 1900 Altals folio, (22" x 17") red library buckram. Unpaginated. A portfolio of 14 photogravures mounted on a very fine heavy stiff paper with the blindstamped insignia of the Photographische Gesellschaft in each margin. A series of photogravures from the paintings of Russian artist Vassili Verstchagin, depicting the events and scenes of the fateful French campaign invading Russia led by Napoleon I. Printed in different tones from black and white to... (more information)

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10) The Narratives of Michel Butor: The Writer As Janus FREE SHIPPING
Mcwilliams, Dean

(N.P.): Ohio University Press, (1978). First Edition. Tall octavo, grey/green cloth covered boards. 150pp. including index, bibliography and notes. Fine in fine dust jacket. A tight, fresh and unread copy in a crisp, sharp dust jacket. AS NEW.. F. Hardcover. ... (more information)

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11) Nathanael West: University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers, No. 21 FREE SHIPPING
Hyman, Stanley Edgar

Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, (1962). First Edition, first printing. Octavo, green stapled stiff wraps. 48pp. including selected bibliography. Fine.. F. Soft cover. ... (more information)

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12) The National Watercraft Collection (Second Edition) FREE SHIPPING
Chapelle, Howard I

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Second Edition, first printing. Quarto, black cloth covered boards. pp.xiii, 399, including extensive index and bibliography. Very generously illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, diagrams, plans, models and reproductions. A very tight, clean, unmarked and undamaged volume in a crisp, clean dust jacket with a few very short very closed edge tears. Fine in very good plus dust jacket.. F. Hardcover. ... (more information)

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13) Native American: The Book of My Youth FREE SHIPPING
BAKER,Ray Stannard (GRAYSON,David)

New York: Charles Scribners, (1941). Octavo, blue cloth covered boards. 336pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, unmarked volume with a lentil sized faint spot to front board, else fine. Very near fine. Uncommon.. F. Hardcover. ... (more information)

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14) The Natural Philosophy Of Love FREE SHIPPING
DeGourmont, Remy (translated by Ezra Pound)

NY: Willey Book Co., 1940. First Edition thus. Octavo, brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and spine titles. 183pp. including bibliography. Translated and with a postscript by Ezra Pound. A beautiful fresh, tight and clean copy. Fine (without dust jacket).. F. Hardcover. ... (more information)

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15) The Nature of Mind FREE SHIPPING
Rosenthal, David M

The Nature of Mind
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1991 Large thick octavo, grey printed stiff wraps. 542 pp. including index and bibliography. An anthology of important works in the philosophy of mind giving a broad and deep introduction to its concepts. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, square, crisp, unmarked volume with a flat uncreased spine. Front panel doesn't quite lie completely flat, else fine. FINE.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. ... (more information)

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16) The Naughty Nineties: A Saucy Pop-Up Book for Adults Only FREE SHIPPING
Svensson, Borje; Seymour, Peter S.; Kaiser, Lesley Jane

New York: Price/Sloan/Stern, 1982 Tall large octavo, black and white illustrated glazed paper covered boards. 12pp. With 10 pop-up elements, all working smoothly and all undamaged by tears, creases etc. A bright, clean, fresh, crisp, unmarked volume in perfect working order. FINE.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. ... (more information)

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17) Nautical Antiques For The Collector FREE SHIPPING
Randier, Jean

New York: Doubleday, 1977. First Edition. Quarto, light blue cloth covered boards. 221pp. including bibliography and list of maritime museums of the world. A comprehensive survey of collectible nautical memorabilia, antiques, objects and ephemera. Genuinely profusely illustrated throughout with color and black and white reproductions, photographs and diagrams. The items are carefully explained in terms of their function and details to enable the collector to fully understand and evaluate items for acquisiti... (more information)

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18) The Navajo Weaving Tradition: 1650 To the Present FREE SHIPPING
Kaufman, Alice; Selser, Christopher

New York: E P Dutton, 1985 Small quarto, stiff wraps (paperback) illustrated with brilliantly colored rug reproduction of rug.150pp. including index, selected bibliography, glossary and notes. Very generously illustrated throughout with many vivid, striking, richly colored photographs of rugs as well as color and black and white photographs of the landscape, the weavers etc. A remarkably comprehensive concise treatment of this essential Native American craft tradition. Tiny bump to top forecorner, else fine... (more information)

Subjects: ART / American / General;

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19) Navigating The Distances: Poems New & Selected FREE SHIPPING
Bennett, Bruce

Navigating The Distances: Poems New & Selected
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Alexandria, VA: Orchises Press, 1999. First Edition. Octavo, pale brown cloth covered boards. 178pp. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. A very tight, fresh, clean, unmarked and apparently unread volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket with top edge slightly rolled, else fine. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. Signed by Author(s). F. Hardcover. ... (more information)

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20) Needlework Designs From The American Indians, Traditional Patterns Of The Southeastern Tribes FREE SHIPPING
Landsman, Anne Cheek

New York: A.S. Barnes, 1977 First Edition. Small quarto, black cloth covered boards. 36pp. text and 122pp. designs and patterns. Over 100 designs in all. Fine in fine dust jacket. AS NEW.. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. ... (more information)

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