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Oxford UK: Oneworld, 2005. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 152 pages. Renowned expert William Chittick covers the life and works of this legendary Sufi writer. The importance of Muhyi al-Din Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) for Islamic mysticism lies in the fact that he was a speculative thinker of the highest order, albeit diffuse and difficult to understand. His central doctrine is the unity of all existence. In this text, William Chittick explores how, through the work of Ibn Al-Arabi, Sufism moves away from anguished and ascetic searchings of the heart also conscience and becomes a matter of speculative philosophy and theosophy. Ex-lib with stamping and stickers on front endpapers, cover, otherwise clean. Record # 385336

New York : Catalan Communications, 1991. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Max Cabanes. Softcover, 83 pages illustrated in color by Cabanes. Record # 410864

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1992. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 120 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. A history of American typography and graphic design throughout the industrial age. 200 color illustrations throughout. Record # 353319

London: Metro Publishing, 2010. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 264 pages, 8 pages of color photos. Clean, bright copy in a dust jacket. Record # 367708

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1916. Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 134 pages. Hardcover. Blue cloth covers with while and black decorated boards. Tanning to pages. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 613689

Brattleboro, Vt: E.L. Hildreth & Co. Collection, 1921. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 1103 pages. 2 Volume hardcover set. Green cover boards with gilt lettering on spine. INCLUDES SIGNED LETTER BY MARY CABOT DATED January 30, 1922 to a Mr. Kent. Clean, tight copies. Record # 354140

Boston: Richard B. Badger, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 292 pages. Octavo in original gilt lettered red cloth and gilt top edge with b&w plates (including frontispiece) from photos and maps on endpaper. "The author spent several seasons in (the) .Labrador interior, 1903-10, and records here his knowledge of the country, the trails, hunting & fishing among the Montagnais Indians." Previous owner's bookplate otherwise clean. Record # 370524

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 600 pages, illustrated throughout with 504 illustrations, including 242 plates in full color. Heavy oversized book. Light edgewear and faint tanning to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. A definitive survey of the life and work of the Paul Ce+a7zanne follwows the evolution of his art from drawing school in the 1860s to his death in 1906, providing more than six hundred reproductions of drawings, watercolors, paintings, and sketchbook pages that demonstrate his masterful artistic style. Record # 458451

London : Korero Books , 2011. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 253 pages, hardcover. Extensive b&w and color illustrations throughout. Illustrated end papers and fly leafs. Gilt decoration on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 350989

NY: Princeton Architectural Press. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 64 pages, b&w photos throughout. A portfolio of the small buildings designed by the author with a handwritten note laid in. Tectonically beautiful and intricate, his work represents some of the finer points of simple thought in architecture. His own commentary and a conclusion by Turner Brooks allow a clear and concise understanding of the projects. Clean, bright copy. Record # 382063

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1945. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harrison Cady. Hardcover in rust tweed binding, worn and chipped dust jacket with closed tears. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy inside. Record # 382588

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harrison Cady. Hardcover in rust tweed binding, lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy. Record # 382585

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1946. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy. Record # 382584

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1945. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harrison Cady. Hardcover in rust tweed binding, worn and chipped dust jacket with closed tears. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy inside. Record # 382587

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, (circa 1950). reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harrison Cady. Hardcover in blue tweed binding, lightly worn and chipped dust jacket. Green Meadow Series. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." Four b&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Clean copy. Copyright page states 1920 but this appears to be a late 1940s-early 50s reprint. Record # 382586

NY: Grosset and Dunlap, 1943. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Harrison Cady. Hardcover in rust tweed binding, lightly worn and chipped dust jacket with tear to fore-edge. Reprint edition, "printed in large, easy-to-read type." B&w illustrations by Harrison Cady. Spine faded. Record # 382594

NY: PublicAffairs, 2003. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The legendary television star tells the backstage stories of the classic comedy of Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour , and other landmark programs. It is no exaggeration to say that without Sid Caesar, comedy in America would have been a lot less funny. He was the star and guiding force behind Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour , two of the most innovative programs in the Golden Age of Television, and the writers and stars of those shows went on to create the plays, movies, and sitcoms that we now think of as classic American comedy. So many of our greatest comedy writers - Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen -were part of Sid Caesar's creative troupe. Sid was a master not only of comedic performance, but also of developing characters that the audience could relate to, finding the humor in ordinary situations rather than through vaudeville-type gags. His was a… Read More

Chicago, IL: NTC Publishing Group, 1996. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 256 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. A unique collection of photographs offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes visual chronicle of baseball players from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s Record # 351108

NY: Columbia University Press, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with a small closed tear to front panel. 187 pages, 117 b.w. photos, index, bibliography, 187p., notes. A scholarly monograph, addressing our image of the Chinese artist, the painters' livelihood, studio & hand. A grand essay, giving us the kind of insights to really appreciate the full art of Chinese painters & paintings. Record # 378827

NY: Knopf, 1953. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover in abright dust jacket with light edgewear. Record # 8166