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1) O.J.Simpson
Baker, Jim

N.Y., , 1974. . Paperback. . VG. . 12mo. . Cvr. color photo, 26 photos incl. one of Al Cowlings helping him off the field. On O.J. at his height with Bills, before he started beating up Nicole because he loved her so much. Collectible. ... more information

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2) The Oakland Forum Artist Series. Elizabeth Rethberg Soprano. Ezio Pinza Bass. Fritz Kitzinger at the Piano. Thursday Evening October 6th 1938
Oakland Auditorium Theater

Oakland, , 1938. Self-wrprs. VG. 8vo. . 2pp. progamme inside with many songs & arias song by Pnza, Rethberg & both together by Handel, Legrenzi, Bach, Mozart, Brahms. Wolf, Gounod, Verdi & others. Below each selection is synopsis of the scene. Rear wrpr. announces forthcoming concerts incl Marian Anderson "Incomparable Negro Contralto", Richard Tauber, Robert Casadesus & others. Oakland Auditorium Theater at 13th & Alice streets. ... more information

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3) Oberammergau, Bavaria Passion Play. Cover letter from American Jewish Congress, mimeographed copy of play, & typed statement by Jewish intellectuals. 15pp. total
American Jewish Congress

N.Y., , 1966. VG. 4to. Open letter dated November 23, 1966 enclosing stapled copy of play & stapled statement, concerning adcovacy for world-wide boycott of performance of Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria which relies heavily on depiction of Jews as Christ-killers. The villagers have rejected alternatives to performing the play which has been performed every 10 years for 300 years. With enclosed 9pp. text of the Passion Play & 5pp. statement by Jewish writers & intellectuals appalled at p... more information

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4) The Object Of Performance. The American Avant-Garde since 1970
Sayre, Henry M

Chicago, , 1992. 1st pb edition. Pict. softcover. Mionor cover crease. VG. . 8vo. U. of Chicago Press. Author defines the apparently difuse avant-garde art since 1970 in terms of the distinctly post-modern . Examines contemporary dance, photography & poetics, performance art, & earthworks.Ove 90 illustrs. Extensive Notes section. ... more information

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5) Obobalsamum Anglicanum, An English Balme: Lately Pressed out of a Shrub, and spread upon these Papers, For The Cure of some Scabs, Gangreeves and Cancers indangering the Bodie of this Common-Wealth: and, to whom it is now tendred, by the Well-Affected Eng
Wither, George

np, , 1646. 1st edition. Dsbd. Recent wrprs. . Last leaf ( 14 lines plus Wither name & "Finis" w/ "Finis" in excellent early manuscript fascimile reproducing orig. typeface. Small piece of inner margin msg. in blank area. Browning to text, scattered fxg, last full page w/ some soiling & marg. writing in bottom margin. No blanks. Gd. 8vo. . Lg. imprint at bottom of tp reads, "Printed in the Yeare, 1646." A long factual contemp. epic poem on the English C.W. and t... more information

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6) Observations In The East, Chiefly In Egypt, Palestine, Syria, And Asia Minor
Durbin, John P

N.Y., , 1860. Later edition, 1st was 1845. Orig. cloth, gilt spine. Old waterstains to first 6 leaves of vol. 1, some fxg., maps browned, bdgs faded & a bit spotted, some wear. Gd. 8vo. 2 volumes. About 190pp. on Egypt & Sinai, 180pp. on Palestine, much on Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Constantinople. 2 fldg. frontis maps. 16 plates, fldg. map of Egypt & Palestine & fldg. map of Jerusalem, several full pg. plans, many text illustrs. Chapters incl voyage to Alesandria from Naples, muc... more information

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7) Observations On Mr. Vansittart's Plan of Finance. Original
Silver, F

(London), , 1813. . VG. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer where this was its first appearance. With special emphasis on the economic measures of the Pitt administration in the 1790's. ... more information

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8) Observations On Parish Registers AndThe Marriage Of Non-Conformists; With The Outlines Of A Bill (Humbly Proposed) For Establishing A More Certain And General Register Of Marriages, Births, And Deaths In Each Parish. To Which Is Added The Celebrated Edict
Anonymous

London, , 1818. 1st edition. Fine. 8vo. . Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer where this was its original appearance. On how to keep track of various groups incl. Non-Conformists, Quakers, & Jews w/ much reliance on Louis XVI's Edict in France as an example, also the Church's methods. ... more information

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9) Observations On The Brumal Retreat Of The Swallow. To Which Is Annexed A Copious Index To Many Passages Relating To This Bird, In The Works Of Ancient And Modern Authors
Forster, Thomas

(London), , 1814. 4th edition, corrected & enlarged, not publ. separately. Fine. 8vo. . Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer. On migrations of swallow & other details on the bird. ... more information

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10) Observations On The Present State Of Pauperism In England, Particularly As It Affects The Morals And Character Of The Labouring Poor; In A Letter To T. W. Coke, Esq., M.P. One Of The Committee On The Poor Laws
Glover, Rev. George

London, , 1816. . Prob. 1st edition. Light browning. Fine. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer. On degraded & discontented character of the poor, waste of natioanl industry, society is divided into payers & receivers of parochial aid, the moral degradation of society, qualities of the poor manthe Poor Laws, the plan to "congregate the poor in large masses in our workhouses", much more. Discussion of history of the poor rates, the taxation burden on the country, how the poor effect manufactur... more information

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11) Observations On The Scarcity Of Money; And Its Effects Upon The Public
Tatham, Edward

Oxford, , 1816. 3rd edition. Dsbd. . Light-moderate fxg. VG. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer. ... more information

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12) Observations on The State Of The Brewery And On The Saccharine Quality Of Malt
Baverstock, James

(London), , 1816. 1st edition. . Dsbd. Fine. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer, where this was its 1st printingOn decline in consumption of malt liquors & decline in taxes on beer & malt. ... more information

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13) [Obstetrics] Hygiene De La Premiere Enfance Guide Des Meres Pour L'Allaittement
Bouchut, E

Paris, , 1885. . 8th edition. Orig. 1/2 morocco & marble bds., nice gilt hubbed spine, marble eps. . A very nice copy w/ minor rubbing to covers, occas. extremely light fxg. VG. 16mo. Women's pregnancy, childbirth, taking care of infants, identifying & treating diseases. 53 text illustrations. Numerous tables. Bouchut (1818-1891) was noted hospital physician specializing in infant diseases & member of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris. Embossed stamp on ep & a few tiny rubber stamps of... more information

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14) [Obstetrics regulation] A Letter To Sir William Garrow, His Majesty's Attorney-General, On His Proposed Bill For Regulating The Practice Of Surgery Throughout The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland
Hamilton, James

London, , 1818. 2nd edition. . Fine. 8vo. Dsbd. from the Pamphleteer. Author was a physician & Fellow of the Royal College Of Physians Of Edinburgh, & professor of midwifery in University of Edinburgh. Signed in type at end & dated Edinburgh, April 11, 1817. On the proposed bill to regulate surgery related to midwifery. Discussion of child-bearing, historic care of pregnant women by physicans, current practices of surgeons & apothecaries devoted to midwifery in county districts & citi... more information

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15) [Occupation of Japan] SCAPINS. Supreme Commander For The Allied Powers' Instructions To The Japanese Government From 4 September 1945 To 8 March 1952
Various

(Tokyo), , 1952. . Orig. prntd. wrprs. . Clean ex. lib. VG. . 4to. . Published by General Headquarters, Supreme Commander For Allied Powers, March 20, 1952. Approximately 700 directives regulating Japanese economy, banks, production, industries, labor force. These set Japanese postwar economy in motion. Detailed list at beginning. Rare & important. ... more information

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16) Octavus Roy Cohen. Pen signature on small card, 1920
Cohen, Octavus Roy

np, , 1920. . VG. Dark pen signature, "Sincerely -- Ocvtavus Roy Cohen. 10/28/20." on small white card, 2 3/4 x 4 in. With 2pp. biography of Cohen. Cohen ( 1891-1959) born of Jewish family in Charleston, was American author of humorous Negro fiction and detective stories. He abandoned law to become a newspaperman & write fiction & was a regular contributor to The Saturday Evening Post and other popular magazines for years. Cohen is chiefly noted for his Negro dialect fiction. Two of h... more information

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17) An Ode: Pronounced Before The Inhabitants Of Boston, September The Seventeenth, 1830, At The Centennial Celebration Of The Settlement Of The City
Sprague, Charles

Boston, , 1830. Marble wrprs. . VG,. 8vo. An epic poem with 30 verses. ... more information

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18) Oedipus. A Tragedy...As Performed At The Theater-Royal in Drury-Lane. Regulated from the Prompt-Book. By Permission of the Managers. By Mr. Hopkins, Prompter
Dryden, John and Lee, Nathaniel

London, , 1777. Dsbd., self-wrprs. Lacks engrd. frontpiece, o/w vg. . 12mo. Printed by John Bell. 4 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. By famous dramatist paywright Dryden (1631-1700) & Lee (1653-1692). Written in 1679. ... more information

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19) Of A Late, Or A Death-Bed Repentance." [By chaplain to King Charles I]
(Hammond, Henry)

Oxford, , 1646. 19th century marble bds. . A nice fresh copy bd. in later complimentary bndg. Minor ex. lib. VG. 8vo. Hammond (1605-1660), a cleric, trained at Eton & Magdalen College in Oxford, became archdeacon of Chichester in 1642 and became known to King Charles I who read Hammond's "Practical Catechism". He became canon at Christ Church & a public orator at Oxford in 1645 & became chaplain to the royal commissioners at Uxbridge and to Charles I in 1647. He was imprisoned b... more information

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20) Of Public Baptism. A Sermon Preach'd before the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, And The Court of Aldermen, At Guild-Hall-Chapel, Sunday, November 20, 1692
Stubs, Philip

London, , 1708. 4th edition. . Dsbd, self-wrprs. . Light browning, to text, trace of soiling to tp. Gd. - VG. 12mo. . With a Dedication to John Fleet, the London Lord Mayor, also to the London Alderman & a separate Dedication to his parishoners of St. James Garlick-Hythe. Examines Matthew 28:19 on nature of baptism, persons authorized to baptiise, persons to be baptised, the form of baptism & the time & place of baptism. Followed by a 7pp. postscript where 5 others comment on public baptism.... more information

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