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Berlin: Galerie Springer. Near Fine. 1966. First Edition. Paperback. 24 pages; Clean and secure in original white wrappers. 17 b&w illustrations on treated paper stock. Text in German. OCLC 9838477 [Locates only 12 copies under various spellings]. Günter Ferdinand Ris (1928–2005) was a 20th century German sculptor and designer. He began his career in 1952 as a typographer, portrait painter and advertising consultant. In 1960 he turned to sculpture, in which he achieved initial success (Biennale Musée d'Art Moderne , Paris ; Documenta II (1959) and Documenta III (1964), Kassel ; German Pavilion, Venice Biennale1966). Ris maintained his studio in Oberpleis. His clear, concrete sculptures in public space are sensual, rigorous and direct, expressing a basic attitude of transparency and tolerance. The connection of drawing, painting and architecture in sculpture was one of his main artistic concerns, which he approached from a wide variety of perspectives. In… Read More

London: Aurum. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; ix, (1), 294 pages; Contents clean and secure in original brown cloth binding in very nice dustjacket; lower outer corner of front board bumped. Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep -- "To Jay and Jonathan, two Roosevelts / who (I hope!) can read between the / lines. / Love / Miles" The author was a friend and colleague of Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. Miles Axe Copeland Jr. (1916 – 1991) was an American musician and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer best known for his close personal relationship with Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser and his "controversial books on intelligence," including this The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics (1969) and The Game Player: Confessions of the CIA's Original Political Operative (1989). In his memoirs, Copeland recounted his involvement in numerous covert operations, including the March 1949 Syrian coup d'état and the 1953 Iranian… Read More

Mount Vernon, NY: Jonas Bros. Taxidermists. Near Fine. 1939. First Edition. Original Printed Stiff Wrappers. Autograph; 48 pages; Clean and secure in original zebra patterned wrappers. Established in1908, Jonas Brothers Taxidermy continues to be one of the nation's premier taxidermy studios. This 1939 publication describes their mission, their taxidermy services, samples of their products, care of trophies, museum examples, guns and ammunition, game recipes, and hunting tips. Well illustrated with dramatic photographs. Laid-in is a signed manuscript note on printed letterhead of the "Office of the Director The National Museum of History and Technology / Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560" The note reads: "Greetings / from / Daniel J. Boorstin" Boorstin was director of NMAH from 1968–1973. This publication was presented by him to Kermit Roosevelt, Jr. Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt, Jr. (1916 - 2000) was the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt. He was a career intelligence officer who… Read More

London: Bloomsbury. Very Good- in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 213 pages; Inscribed and SIgned by the author on ffep - "With best wishes / from / Jane Corbin / Oslo 1/2/94" with owner's signature as well "Rowland Evans / London 1994" ; some notes by Rowland Evans, otherwise complete and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. The inside story of the most remarkable peace agreement since Worls War II, written by the only journalist to have had access to all the participants in the peace process, from Palestineian and Israelo leaders to the little known Norwegian couple who worked for two years to bring about peace. The Oslo process began after secret negotiations in Oslo, Norway, resulting in both the recognition of Israel by the PLO and the recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and as a partner in bilateral negotiations.Among the notable outcomes of the… Read More

Rudolstadt: Verlage Der Hof-Buch-Und Kunsthandlung. Good+. 1808. Hardcover. xx & 233 pages; Nach dessen tode herausgegeben von J. G. Gruber. Mit dem Portrait des Dichters. Contemporary blue-green textured paper-covered boards, spine with red label lettered in gilt. Spine damaged (with a piece missing from the lower half, somewhat affecting the right edge of the label, later institutional paper label mounted at foot of the spine. Considerable wear and rubbing to the binding, and three old stamps in the margin of the title page. Frontispiece portrait of the author (crayon-manner engraving. A scarce volume of Romantic German verse, published posthumously under the editorship of Johann Gottfried Gruber -- OCLC 21785056 (3 copies: Yale, Berkeley & Indiana University). A later edition of the author's poems appeared in 1834. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in… Read More

Cambridge: John Wilson and Son. Very Good. 1875. First Edition. Paperback. 45 pages; Clean and secure in original peach wrappers. Revolutionary War General John Sullivan, delegate to Continental Congresses, protested favor given to foreign officers. John Sullivan (1740 – 1795) was an Irish-American General in the Revolutionary War winning several key battles most notably the Deleware crossing, delegate in the Continental Congress, Governor of New Hampshire and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. As a member of Congress representing New Hampshire, Sullivan worked closely with the French Ambassador to the United States, the Chevalier de la Luzerne. In late 1780 or early 1781, Sullivan, who often claimed to be in financial straits, borrowed money from the French minister to Congress, probably with no intent or expectation of repayment. Sullivan already supported positions favorable to the French in Congress, but… Read More

Philadelphia: T. Ellwood Zell. Very Good+. 1876. Map. This excellent vintage printed colour map of the United States measures 17" by 12 5/8" Printing details from the bottom margin state Engraved & Printed in Colours - T. Ellwood Zell, Philadelphia - by J. Bartholomew. No date engraved in the plate, but mid to late 1870s from Zell's Popular Encyclopedia. A wonderful representation of United States as it was geographically configured in the 1870s showing the Dakotas as a single territory. There is a faint crease at center where it was mounted in the atlas and a small spot of foxing that barely shows through in Florida, otherwise near fine. John Bartholomew, Jr. (1831 – 1893) was a Scottish cartographer. His father John Bartholomew Senior (1805-1861) started a cartographical establishment in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1856 John, Jr. took up the management of his father's firm John Bartholomew and Son Ltd. Bartholomew is best known for the development of… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good-. 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. 348 pages; Boston: Very Good-. 1916. First Edition. 348 pages; Portrait frontispiece, tissue-guarded, PP. 348 including Foreword, List of the 4 Full Page Maps (South Africa, Plan of Battle of Colenso, German South-West Africa, South and Central Africa) . Footnotes, full page Genealogical Table, Appendix 1: Botha's Life Dates; 2: The Dinizulu Agreement; 3: The Vereeniging Treaty, Index. OCLC 2651328 Former owner's name in pencil on ffep - "H. Jennings. " Contents clean and secure in original tan cloth binding with faded lettering at spine. One inch superficial stain at head of spine, not affecting contents. James Hennen Jennings (1854-1920) , a mining engineer, born at Hawesville, KY. After attending private schools in London and Derbyshire, England, Jennings returned to Kentucky and set up a lumber business, but soon wanted to further his engineeering education. He graduated from the Lawrence Scientific… Read More

New York: WCIPTR. Very Good+. 1928. First Edition. Pamphlet. 36 pages; September 1928. Publication No. 6. Near Fine in original blue wrappers. Frontispiece photograph. OCLC: 14957599; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

Cincinnati: Looker, Reynolds & Co.. Fair. 1819. Leather Bound. 17-300 pages; This example of Dana's Geographical Sketches contains pp 17 - 300; it is lacking the preliminaries and first 16 pages and the last 12. There is a facsimile of the title page laid-in. The remaining text block is secure in its original early 19th century leather binding, gilt title at spine is chipped and rubbed, rubbed at extremeties, spine ends and edges of spine, scattered foxing, pp 46-47 have remnants of a news clipping that was laid-in, pencil notes on rear endpaper and an engraving of a 19th century hotel on front endpaper. OCLC Number: 1055465038. Howes D-47. Despite its incompleteness, an interesting survivor of the era of Westward expansion in the United States. By 1819 Dana had lived for more than 6 years among the natives of the Great Lakes region and knew the routes through the recent states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and the wilds of the Michigan Territory. The author was engaged as a… Read More

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good+. 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Smithsonian Travelling Exhibition Series; 32 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers. Foreword; Chronology; Introduction; Catalogue of Works in Exhibition. Fifteen b&w reproductions. Foreword by Elizabeth Mongan ; Introduction by Henry McBride. OCLC 762697137 .

London: William Blackwood and Sons. Very Good-. 1885. Hardcover. Contents clean and secure in original brown cloth bindings, small printed 19th century bookplate of "Eugene Burt" in each volume, cloth worn at spine ends, rectangular area of fading on front board of each volume, corners rounded (one bumped), endpapers starting along interior hinges. OCLC: 34257117 xiv, (3), 2-484; viii, 449, (4); vii, 470, errata, (2) pp. Frontispieces in each volume and additional plates. This is the 1885 trade edition, not the later smaller format "Cabinet Edition." .

Chicago: American Medical Association. Very Good+. 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, (1), 331, (1) pages; Clean and secure in original blue-black cloth with gilt lettering at spine; Former owner's name on ffep - "M. Jennings" for Mary L. Jennings. Frontispiece portrait, 9 full page plates, index. Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg (1838 – 1915) was a U.S. Army physician who is considered the first U.S. bacteriologist, having written Manual of Bacteriology (1892). After he survived typhoid and yellow fever, Sternberg documented the cause of malaria (1881), discovered the cause of lobar pneumonia (1881), and confirmed the roles of the bacilli of tuberculosis and typhoid fever (1886). On May 28, 1861, he was appointed an Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army, and on July 21 of the same year was captured at the First Battle of Bull Run, he managed to escape and soon joined his command in the defense of Washington. He later participated in the Peninsular… Read More

Washington: Bureau of National Literature and Art. Very Good. 1897. Engraving. From: A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume II; Steel Engraving; 1 pages; An excellent cameo engraving of President George Washington. Very nice condition clean and detailed impression with original tissue guard. Page size: 9" X 5.75" ; image size: 2.25" X 2" This is the engraving used by the Bureau of Printing and Engraving on U.S. currency. This example was extracted from A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1897. George Washington (1732 – 1799) was an American political leader, military general, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Previously, he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation's War for Independence. He presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established the U.S. Constitution and a federal government. Washington has been… Read More

Arnhem: By Die Weduwe Van Joh: Frederick Hagen. Very Good. 1683. Hardcover. 100 pages; Small 4to: Unpaginated -- 50 leaves. At the end, there is a separately paginated appendix -- "Contract Over het opmaaken van doorgebrooke Dihken in Boemelerweerd, waervan mentie word gemaekt Cap. XVI. Van de Gereformeerde Dihkrechten ..." 7 & [1, blank] pp. Uncut, in contemporary pattern-printed paper covered boards, backed with dark red sheep. The spine is rubbed (much color is lost) -- and the main text is printed on paper which shows considerable browning throughout. (The 8-page appendix at the end is not affected by this browning) . A scarce book about the laws concerning dykes and their consequences. There is a small slip of paper with a single word pasted over another word on the bottom line of the recto of K1.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic… Read More

Paris: Editions Vilo. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 496 pages; Pictorial dustjacket, photographic illustrations in colour and in black & white. A Fine clean, tight, bright red book in Fine original dustjacket protected by glassine. An immaculate copy of this important, scarce cooking reference -- more than just a compilation of recipes, this volume contains detailed instruction in techniques of selecting, preparing and cooking game fowl and game meats. Succinct descriptions of the game animals themselves along with their general behaviours and habitats accompanied by charming drawings of each species. Step by step photographs of the process of cutting the meats for cooking, clear well presented recipes and beautiful colour photographs of the finished dishes with suggestions for attractive plating. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in… Read More

Cities Services. Very Good. 1950. Ephemera. Cream colored card portfolio printed in green ink, holding three handsome color prints of early American Antique Automobiles. Light toning to card portfolio, color plates clean and bright. A charming promotional item from Cities Service dealers. The three cars illustrated are: 1912 Peerless, 1902 Rambler, 1907 Studebaker Garford .

Washington, DC: Road Street Press. Near Fine. 1983. Paperback. Autograph; Inscribed and SIGNED by the author "For Mrs. Reagan / Here's a glimpse of / another part of / our city, an old, old / part. / Mary Mitchell" ; Signed by Author; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .

New York: Random House. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 246 pages; Signed by the author on half-title "Best Wishes, / Carl T. Rowan" On the ffep former owner's signature "Rowland Evans Jr from Katherine D. Winton Oct 1958" otherwise unmarked and secure in original red cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket with small chip at head of spine and minor stain at bottom of spine (now in mylar cover). Toning to pp. 152-153 from laid-in news clipping of article on psychological study of integration. Rowan evaluates the progress of school integration since the decision in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas case in 1954. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed conservative causes. He left Yale and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II and was discharged in 1944 because of malaria.… Read More

London: Samson Low Marston & Company. Near Fine. 1900. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xii, 474 & [1, ad] pages; Publisher's cream cloth, blocked and stamped in gilt in an elaborate all-over pattern of leaves, slate grey endpapers, all edges gilt. A wonderful copy of the first edition of a handsome book -- of interest both for its subject: tea and its plantations, and the setting: Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka. A particularly well-preserved copy, with an inscription in ink on the verso of the front free endpaper: "For Annie G. Mawle / a present from / the Author's Sister." The spine is bright and shows neither toning nor fading, the endpapers are clean and fresh, with perfect hinges. The only minor way in which this wonderful copy falls short of perfection is in a couple of narrow bands of very light rubbing to the gilt stamping on the boards (one near the top of the rear cover, and another, even fainter, at the corresponding top of the front… Read More