Search Results: Titles starting with S from Lux Mentis, Booksellers

(New Castle, PA.): New Castle Courant, 1896. First Edition. Poster. Very Good. First Edition. Poster. "Next to the Presidential election, the greatest occurrence among the people of this section this year will be the advent of S. H. Barrett & Co.'s great show, which will exhibit in Walnut Ridge on Saturday, October 18th. This monster organization, the fame of which extends over two hemispheres, comes to us with the highest encomiums favorably given from all quarters. We can safely say ourselves that the man or woman who misses this opportunity of seeing the greatest show in the world (that is what it is) will not have our sympathy if the miss was intentional, because sympathy will be needed and much vain regret will be in order - after the show has gone - by those who did not see it." Full page (14"x21") of the New Castle Courant (Pennsylvania), in fine condition, advertising the imminent arrival of S.H. Barrett and Co.'s Monster Railroad Shows. Illustrated with engravings depicting the wonders that… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. Limited Edition. signed by all on card. Limited Edition. Printed for the Typophiles. Designed by John Begg and Emil Antonucci. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red paper wraps, gold paper onlays, decorative endpages. 12mo. 30pp. Laid in presentation slip signed by Begg, Antonucci, Birch and Breed.

New York: Saturday Review Press, 1974. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. From the Collection of Jenny Lens. Moderate shelfwear around edges, toning, curling/creasing, closed tear, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Glossy color pictorial wrappers. 8vo, 337pp. Leaf of black and white plates missing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A thorough telling of this famed 1920's murder case. Includes trial transcripts, evidentiary material and an expiration of Judge Thayer's prejudice as described by Vanzetti and others. Light shelf/edge wear, gilt toned, minor toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Olive cloth boards, gilt at spine, in blind lettering and decorative elements, red topstain, frontispiece, fold-out maps. 550pp, xv. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. Benjamin Waife (January 9, 1895 - December 29, 1972), better known by his pen name Ben Zion Goldberg, was a Belarusian-born Jewish-American journalist. A study of sex in culture and society, although contains prejudice, misogynistic overtones, and sexually suppressed psychological disorders. Spine toned/faded, sunned and shows split on lower rear and front, mild bumping and soiling, shelfwear, spotting on interior, else tight, bright, and unmarred. xv, 386pp. illus (b/w) index. Dark blue cloth, gilt titling, fore-edge deckle. Lacks dj.

Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Publisher. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper boards, printed label, no spine, pink endpapers, fold out. 58x71mm. 40pp. Illus. (color plates). Numbered limited edition, this being 24 of 55.

Besançon: Fabrique de Cadrans Métalliques, [circa mid 20th century]. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Elaborate salesman's sample book containing over 700 watch faces representing a wide variety of styles and sizes from Besançon, France, a world center for watch production. One of the most striking salesman's catalogues we've encountered. Oblong 4to. Black cloth boards with 22 stiff leaves to which watch faces are mounted verso only. One or two elements loose. Minor rubbing. Near fine.

Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1965. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps.. First Edition. Original Wraps. Preface by Martin S. Sadik. A relatively significant exhibition catalogue. Notable as Leonard Baskin designed the volume. Minor shelf/edge wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Cream paper wraps, black ink lettering, red ink decorative element, b/w pictorial element. 4to. np. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.

New York: American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Scarce individually, this sammelband includes: • "Review of Electronic Digital Computers. Joint AIEE-IRE Computer Conference. Papers and Discussions presented at the Joint AIEE-IRE Computer Conference, Philadelphia, PA., December 10-12, 1951." (OOC 740) Eighteen papers by Eckert, Wilkes and many others, including "The UNIVAC System," "Performance of the UNIVAC System," "The operation and Logic of the Mark III Electronic Calculator in View of Operating Experience," "The EDSAC Computer," and "The Transistor as a Digital Computer Component." • "Review of Input and Output Equipment Used in Computing Systems. Joint AIEE-IRE-ACM Computer Conference, New York, N. Y., December 10-12, 1952." (OOC 740) • "The Computer Issue," Proceedings of the I.R.E., Vol. 41, No. 10, October, 1953. Forty-one papers by Eckert, Mauchly, Hopper, Shannon, Wilkes, etc. (OOC 675 and nine… Read More

Leipzig: Weidmann Erben & Reich, 1779. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this collection of nine essays. - "In his archaeological treatises and essays, Heyne, who himself openly declares that he does not presume to judge the beauty, style and art of the work, but exclusively consults the learned part..." Lovely antiquarian copy on Classical art and sculpture. Moderate scuffing to boards, bumped corners, discoloration to title, cutaway free paper, minimal foxing, else tight, bright and unmarred. Paper over boards, x, 235, iv, 258 pages, (index), annotations in rear, spine title.

San Diego, CA, 1915. Very Good+. One of many memorabilia and souvenirs printed at the time of the San Diego Panama-California Exposition in San Diego in 1915. In 2015, San Diego celebrated its 100th year anniversary of the Exposition. The original Exposition was erected at the newly designed and created Balboa Park in central San Diego. Scarce print, amidst other availabe material. Excellent condition, color vibrant and no visible wear. Off-set multi-colored print with perforated stamp edge in a 6x6-3/4" and in blue and off-white matte frame; actual print is 2x1-1/2"

New York: Roadside Amusements/Chamberlain Bros./Penguin, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First Edition. Hardcover. DVD in unopened sleeve tipped in at rear. Pia at her best...in 1964. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ bright and clean. Quarterbound, red textured paper spine, cream paper boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 205pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Lock Haven, PA: Sol L Long, 1918. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Original Wraps. An address from Satan to Kaiser Wilhelm ("Bill" here variously addressed as 23 Skiddoo times a Prince of Purlieus of Pusilanimity, 16 times a Duke of Debasement and Damnable Duplicity, and 7 times Baron of Beasts and Bughouse Bestiality, etc) peppered with firm admonishments regarding his conduct and rule leading up to and during World War 1. The bulk of the address centers around Satan's unwilliingness to turn Hell over to Bill, which would make the Devil "the laughing stock of all the angels." Rare and unrecorded with no copies found in OCLC or NUC at time of this writing. Minor shelf/edge wear, hit of soiling, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed paper wrappers, staplebound. 12mo. 16pp.

Pasadena, CA: The Castle Press, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Turquoise cloth boards, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, frontispiece. 73x58mm. 23pp.

Pasadena, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. [miniature]. [miniature]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Printed in black and blue by Castle Press. Bound by Mariana Blau. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 73x60mm. 25pp.

Loket, Czech Republic: Sobota, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine Chest. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Another in the series of Doyle miniature artist book by Sobota. Tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, wood onlays, engraved lettering, printed endpages; wooden chest housing. np. Numbered limited edition of 13. Signed by the artist.

Augusta, ME: William R. Smith & Co, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Author focuses his critique on the Rev. Benjamin Tappan and his "clique" of religious police and what he sees as their "regular encroachment upon that liberty wherewith Christ has made his followers free." Under Tappan's conservative approach to the church, dancing became "a sore evil" and the community began to splinter. Weston's account has is widely respected and quite scholarly. A handsome copy of this rather scarce and significant work. Light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing/wear at spine, minor wear at hinges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements. 12mo. 228pp.

[Paris], 1920. First Edition. Printed wraps. Very Good+. First Edition. Printed wraps. Translated from the French. This privately printed French translation is limited to 500 copies and sold only thru advance subscription... Chapter One: The Mistress and the New School, Chapter Two: The New Assistant, Chapter Three: Later Scenes. BDSM self-produced publication for dirty readers. Light shelf/edge wear, very light bump at the tail, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Printed pictorial tan paper wraps, black ink lettering. 8vo. 87pp. Illus. (b/w plates).

Bern, Germany: Im Verlag der neuen typographischen Gesellschaft, 1781. First Edition (Part 1 and Part 2). Calf over boards. Very Good+. First Edition (Part 1 and Part 2). Calf over boards. Study of Swiss coins and medals. Former owner Dr. Jacob Hirsch stamp on title. Born in Munich, Hirsch was an expert in numismatics and classical art, and a dealer in archeological and other objects. He was a naturalized Swiss citizen since 1925, and lived in the United States from 1939. He had businesses in New York, Switzerland (ARS Classica) and Paris. Hirsch died in Paris, and sales of his collection and library were held in Lucerne in 1957. Tight, bright and unmarred. Well worn boards, rubbing/loss on spine, minor foxing, otherwise clean. Full calf with blind stamping, stamped device, raised bands with marble endpapers. 580 pp, illus., index.

Dearborn, MI: Barry McGhan/ Howard DeVore, 1971. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good+ in Wraps. First Edition. Staplebound. Directory of pseudonyms of various science fiction and fantasy authors. 1970-1980s. .... in the list includes mostly Golden Age of Science Fiction authors including: Forrest J. Ackerman, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robert Heinlein, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fritz Lieber, A.E. Van Vogt. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Some sunning. Staplebound, 34pp, in original blue wrappers.