Titles starting with T from David Hecht, Bookseller

Albany, , 1899. 1st edition. Orig. brown pebbled cloth. Spine title dulled, 1 leaf msg. a piece of margin near bottom, front cover w/ bit of spotting at center, piece of cloth msg. from bottom of rear cover, a little wear at top of spine. A tight clean copy, nice internally. Good plus. 8vo. . This v. rare official State publication of Theodore Roosevelt's papers his first year as Governor begins with Roosevelt's annual message delivered to the legislature on January 2, 1899. The speech deals with taxatio... more information

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Nimes,, ca. 1926. Orig. wrprs. . Gd. - VG. 16mo. 4 15/16 x 6 1/8 in. In French. Catalog by manufacturer of many, many types of liquors, perfumes. syrups, glaces, lemonades, vegetable & fruit extracts used for liquors, colorants, fruits for drinks, toilet colognes, scented creams, conserves, devices for combining, mixing, & processing, etc. Illustrated, incl. product examples, a photo of extablishment outside & inside. Table of contents listing different types of products. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1945. Pict. softcover. . A nice tight copy. VG. . 16mo. Pocket Books. Author was chairman of the TVA and describes everything about it's development, work, and future, etc. Photos. ... more information

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London, , 1821. 1st edition. . Orig. 3/4 calf. Well-used copy w/ covers reatt., spine wear, covers very rubbed, large number of neat pen numbers in margins, a few margins missing small pieces, scattered foxing & blotching, a few leaves w/ straight thin tears but w/ no loss. A fair-gd. copy of the extremely rare 1st edition of this work. . 8vo. Extremely rare 1st edition. Complete in itself w/ "End" but a second volume was separately published in 1822. Hazlitt was famous English essayist, man... more information

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London, , 1846. 1st edition. . Orig. 1/2 calf. Lacks bkstrps., ex. lib. w/ rubber stamps on eps, titles, & bottom margins of 4pp. Gd. 12mo. Two volumes. Stated 1st American edition. Hazlitt was famous English essayist, man of letters, lecturer in modern philosophy, painter, contributor to many English periodicals & magazines, writer of Parliamentary reports. 30 essays dealing with many subjects including painting, William Cobbett, an Indian juggler, thought & action, genius & common sens... more information

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N.Y., , 1980. Prob. 1st edition. Pict. softcover. . VG. 8vo. William Morrow & Co. Collection of many women contributors on all aspects of pornography & how it affects women, men. society. Incl. interview w/ sex worker, attempt to see who is hurt by pornography & who benefits, chapters on child pornography, sadism, pornography & the first amendment, research on effects of pornography, erotica & pornography, the women's liberation movement, etc. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1997. Cloth w/ pict. dj. V. fine copy in fine price-clipped dj. 8vo. . Transcripts of LBJ's private conversations he secretly recorded since becoming President. Later he ordered them to be sealed in a vault until 2023 but now they are released in a book edited by Michael Beschloss. This is the first volume released on LBJ's dated conversations in 1963 & 1964 with his family, advisors, friends, Congressmen, Cabinet members, on the Kennedy assassination & aftermath, his contact wi... more information

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Boston, , 1864. Orig. cloth. Orig. cloth bdg. in very nice condition. Front fixed ep has a few paper remnants from something once attached at corners. Gd. - VG. 12mo. Publ. by Ticknor & Fields. Extra engrd. vignette title page. Volume includes "Paul Revere's Ride." Extra illustrated with some later clippings on free eps, & fly, a sheet of clippings fixed in, & a small mag. photo portrait of Longfellow affixed to tp under his name. A few pencil marg. clicks & notations, easily ... more information

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N.Y., , 1989. Pictorial softcover. VG. 8vo. . Quality oversize Harper Perennial paperback. A reissue of a book first published in 1978. The famous humorous account of various people in 1970's San Francisco, with real sites, places, and 1970's San Francisco attitudes. Later made into a cult miniseries. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1971. Lg. pict. softcover. . Light wear. VG. 4to. 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. Nice heavily illustrated coffeetable book. The articles & photos come from Photoplay Magazine. Approx. 150 articles appearing in their entirety. Quality large book done by Dover. ... more information

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Boston, , 1892. 1st edition. Orig. green gilt cloth. . Some bdg. wear at top & bottom of spine & edges, a little fading, a few old stains to rear cover. Gd. Oblong 8vo. 52 examples of signature samples that are analyized. The book treats graphology as a science. One of the first books on the subject. ... more information

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Palo Alto, , 1963. Pict. self-wrprs. VG. 8vo. Periodical of Palo Alto Historical Assoc. Articles on "Uncle Jim's Cabin" which held the 1st business in Palo Alto & later the Mayfield post office. plus other reminiscences of early 1850's & 1860's Mayfield which became Palo Alto, plus Palo Alto's early schools. 4 photos & a map. A pg. from the President of Palo Alto Histor. Assoc. on the articles in this issue. ... more information

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London, , 1776. Dsbd., self-wrprs. Lacks engrd. frontpiece, o/w vg. . 12mo. Printed by John Bell. 4 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. Rowe ( 1674-1718) was a dramatist & poet. He became friends with Addison & Pope, who was particularly attached to him. During his play writing career which lasted until 1715, he was probably the outstanding tragedian in England. "Tamerlane" was written in 1702. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1871. Rmvd., self-wrprs. . V. light browning. Bit of minor chipping & a few tiny tears to far edge of margin. VG. . 8vo. Largely a monthly book catalog of volumes for sale published by famous NYC bookseller Joseph Sabin, with the monthly numbers also later bound up into yearly volumes. Both the individual numbers & the bound volumes are extremely rare. An example from the third year of his catalogs, 1871. Contents of this particular catalog include several pgs. of "Notes And Queri... more information

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np, , 2007. Video cassette & case. VG. On using Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching", or Zen Buddhist "way of being", to change how you think about the world, your way of existing in the world activity-wise, and bringing contentment with life. Excellent lecture by personable motivational speaker & noted author. 100 minutes long. In color. Done for PBS. A home-recorded copy from TV broadcast w/ the pledge commercials omitted. On quality VHS tape. ... more information

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Boston, , 1833. . Self-wrprs. . Fxg. to some leavfes, Most leaves quite clean. Gd.-VG. 8vo. . Speaking for the Committee of Manufactures, presents a response to the Message of President Jackson relating to necessary tariff protection for domestic manufacturing. Also much on S. Carolina's states' rights ordinance & the nullification crisis.Speach made during Adams' term in US. Congress a few years after leaving the Presidency. ... more information

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Washington, , 1870. Self-wrprs. Mostly unopened at top. Gd. . 8vo. . Dbl. columns, small print. ... more information

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Boston, , 1846. Dsbd. Gd. - VG. 8vo. . On production of agricultural products & shipment westward, ship arrivals in New Orleans bringing goods & staples, , subject of tariffs, U.S. manufacturing, wages, business conditions, etc. ... more information

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Washington, , 1822. . 1st edition. Dsbd. Contemp. pen change of HR doc number on all pgs. Browning. VG. . 8vo. HR Doc. 37. Discuss various elements of tariff laws, fraud, detention of goods, verification of invoices on goods imported, preserving the rights of native Americans, many other specific items. Signed in type, "T.H. Perkins and 200 others. ... more information

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Washington, , 1822. Dsbd. Near fine. 8vo. Senate Doc. 83. Extremely lengthy series of many, many tables with many, many different districts. It incls. columns for "Date Of Bond", "When Payable", "Amount", "Names Of Obligors" incl. "Principals" & "Sureties", and a "Remarks" column. The end of each table is signed in type & dated by the Collector for that Collector's Office. ... more information

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