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	CARPENTER, HUMPHREY Benjamin Britten : A Biography London, Faber and Faber. 1993. (ISBN: 0571143253). Original Wraps. First paperback edition. 680 pages including index. With three sections of photos. An exhaustive and well-received biography of this mid 20th century British musician and conductor. GOOD+ condition with moderate scuffing to the book extremities, with some creasing and a small tear at the center rear fore edge. Spine with vertical creasing. Inner text clean and solid with a previous owner's small address label on the ffep. Good. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 971] Book number: 001753 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	CLARK, REV. D.W. Life and Times of Elijah Hedding. With an introduction by Bishop E.S. Janes New York, Carlton and Phillips. 1855, First Edition. Hard Cover. This biography of Hedding, a Bishop who traveled extensively in the northeast and throughout the United States, gives many anecdotes of attempted conversion of various Native American tribes and visits to the Cherokee, the Choctaw and others. Also included are sections on abolition and anti-slavery, as well as mention of Liberia. Massachusetts and New Hampshire are discussed as well. With a frontis of Elijah Hedding. In GOOD+ condition. Heavy fading to the covers, especially along the extremities and the spine. Some soiling to the covers. Some scuffing. Corners bumped. Inner text clean and solid with some foxing to the first several pages. Nice copy in GOOD+ condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 000491 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	CROW, THOMAS E. Emulation: Making Artists for Revolutionary France New Haven, Yale University Press. 1995, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0300060939). Hard Cover. 364 pages including index. With many color and black and white illustrations. A biography of five painters at the heart of events in Revolutionary France: Jacques-Louis David and his pupils, Drouais, Girodet, Gerard, Gros, juxtaposed against the larger social upheavals in France. NEAR FINE with light scuffing and edgewear to the jacket, including a very small chip near the lower front corner. Light edgewear to the book, with a previous owner's name sticker on the inside front cover. Text clean and solid. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 002039 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DARDIS, TOM Buster Keaton, the Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Press. 2002. (ISBN: 0816640017). Original Wraps. 340 pages including index. With many black and white photos throughout. A study of Keaton's life from his childhood in vaudeville to his glory days as a silent screen star, his descent into alcoholism, and his twilight years. VERY GOOD+ condition with minor soiling to the covers. Text clean and solid with a few pages having faint dog ear creases. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001756 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DEXTER, WALTER Dickens, The Story of the Life of the Worldâ€™s Favourite Author The Dickens Fellowship. 1928. Hard Cover. With illustrations and photos. Hardcover with dust jacket. Also included with this is the original envelope this book came in, an envelope from the Dickensian. Book and dust jacket in VERY GOOD condition. Very minor soiling to jacket. Extremities rubbed with the corners bumped. A one inch tear to front jacket near spine. Corners of book bumped and rubbed. Very minor soiling to book. Endpapers yellowed where dust jacket flaps fold over. Inner text clean and tight with perhaps the pages just starting to fade. Nice copy of this work in VERY GOOD condition. Very Good/Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 000044 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DUGGAN, ALFRED Thomas Becket of Canterbury London, Faber and Faber. 1967. Hard Cover. 228 pages including index. With a frontispiece illustration. An account of the struggle between Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury and chancellor to the king, and the king himself, revealing life in the 12th century and the intricacies of Becket's life. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Minor soiling, rubbing and darkening to the jacket, most noticeable to the rear panel. A few small chips and tears along the upper extremity. Jacket hinges scuffed with the spine sunned. Minor fading to the book extremities. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Text clean and solid with light darkening. Very Good/Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 001582 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	ERICKSON, KATHLEEN POWERS At Eternity's Gate: The Spiritual Vision of Vincent Van Gogh Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. William B. Eerdman's, Publisher. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0802838561). Hard Cover. 192 pages including index. With a section of color plates as well as a few black and white plates. A biography arguing for the importance of Van Gogh's spiritual life in his art and philosophy. FINE condition with no visible wear. Fine/Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001705 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	GASKELL, E[LIZABETH] C. The Life of Charlotte Bronte, author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," "Villette," etc. In two Volumes New York, D. Appleton and Co. 1857, First American Edition. Hard Cover. A variant of the first American edition bound in light green blindstamp-decorated cloth, with gilt titling on the spine, yellow endpapers in both volumes, publisher's ads tipped in in the front of volume two (there is the evidence of the ghosting of ads on the front pastedown of volume 1, but no page is present), and publisher's ads present in the rear of both volumes. A frontis portrait of Bronte present in volume 1 and an illustration of Haworth Church and Parsonage present as the frontis of volume 2. A facsimile of a manuscript page present in volume 1. A classic biography of Charlotte Bronte, still well regarded and referred to today, written by a notable figure in nineteenth century women's literature. Bookplate of William G. Barrows of Brunswick, ME present in both volumes (believed member of Maine State Supreme Court 1863-1864). Both volumes in FAIR/GOOD condition. Both with moderate scuffing, soiling, and edgewear. A few small ink stains present on volume 1. Minor foxing to the covers of both volumes. Heavy sunning to the spines on both. Spines pulled with minor loss to the heads of both. A half inch tear to the cloth on the center spine of volume 2. Previous owner's bookplate and signatures present at the front of both volumes. Text is solid in both volumes with moderate foxing to the page edges and minor foxing and darkening to the pages throughout. Overall a solid set, a variant issue of the first American edition in FAIR/GOOD condition. Fair/No Jacket. USD 135.00 [Appr.: EURO 90.25 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11915] Book number: 001133 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HEADLEY, P.C. The Life of Louis Kossuth, Governor of Hungary, including notices of men and scenes of the Hungarian Revolution; to which is added an appendix containing his principal speeches. With an introduction by Horace Greeley Auburn, Derby and Miller. 1852. Hard Cover. 461 pages including appendix. With a black and white frontis portrait of Kossuth. Gilt decoration of a flag on the spine.The speeches included here were made to the American public. Kossuth, a Hungarian statesman who also fought with his country against Austria, seems to have inspired interest in the American public at the time. This book chronicles his life from election to the Hungarian Diet to arrest and imprisonment for his views. With his subsequent reappointing to the Diet, the book delves into escalating confrontations between Austria and Hungary and examines the various battles between them. The book itself is in FAIR condition with moderate scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. What appears to be faint dampstaining present on the lower front cover. Some general uneven fading to the covers. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine pulled and frayed with some loss of fabric at the head. Inner text clean and solid with a front endpage bearing heavy dampstaining around the edges as well as around the edges of the frontispiece. No other dampstaining present. Overall a unique perspective of an often overlooked period of history. In FAIR condition. Fair/No Jacket. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 000332 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HEADLEY, P.C.; AUSTIN, GEORGE LOWELL . The Life and Deeds of Gen. U.S. Grant. Boston, B.B. Russell. 1885. Hard Cover. Later printing. 425 pages including illustrations and two battle plans. An extensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant, including extensive discussion of his activities in the Civil War. VERY GOOD condition. Decorations in blind on the front cover, with a gilt band around the title. Gilt rather faded. General fading to the covers and spine. Minor scuffing to the covers, more so to the spine. Some darkening to the spine. Extremities scuffed and bumped. Slight forward lean to the binding. Text clean and solid with minor darkening to the pages. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 002070 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HOLMES, PAUL Debussy. The Illustrated Lives of Great Composers London, Omnibus Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0711917523). Original Wraps. 136 pages including index. With many illustrations. A biography of Debussy, sometimes called the father of modern music, that frames his musical revolution within the context of the times in which he lived. NEAR FINE with light rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Small price sticker on the rear cover. Text clean and solid with a hint of darkening to the extremities. Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001642 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	JAMES, BURNETT;BURNETT-JAMES, DAVID Ravel. The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers New York, New York, U.S.A. Omnibus Press. 1987. (ISBN: 0711909873). Original Wraps. 144 pages including index. With illustrations throughout. An examination of Ravel's life and work in the contect of the events of his time. VERY GOOD with light scuffing and edgewear to the covers. Price sticker on rear cover. Small hole punch at the lower front and rear corner of the cover. Text clean and solid. Very Good. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001567 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	JENSON, LATHAM B Tin Hats, Oilskins and Seaboots. A naval journey 1938-1945. Foreword by W.A.B. Douglas Toronto, Robin Brass Studio. 2002. (ISBN: 1896941141). Trade Paperback. Oversized trade paperback. 312 pages. With many black and white illustrations throughout, including many of naval ships and their specifications. Isbn#1896941141. A recounting of this Canadian artist's time in the Canadian Navy during World War II, with many accounts of battles, etc, including his time on HMS Hood, before it was sunk in the battle with the Bismark. In GOOD+ condition. Some soiling to the front cover. Minor darkening and scuffing. Minor scuffing along the extremities. Faint diagonal crease present on the rear cover. Text clean and solid. Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002007 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	KNEPLER, GEORG Wolfgang Amade Mozart New York, Cambridge University Press. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0521419727). Hard Cover. 374 pages including index. With several illustrations and musical scores throughout. Taking a semiotic approach, this work explores Mozart's life and work based on close readings of family correspondance and his entire musical output, revealing new insights into Mozart's creative psyche, his political leanings and his relation to the Enlightenment. NEAR FINE with some scuffing and minor edgewear to the jacket. Minor fading to the book extremities. Text clean and tight. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 001562 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	LEE, M. OWEN Wagner : The Terrible Man and His Truthful Art Toronto, University of Toronto Press. 2003. (ISBN: 0802082912). Original Wraps. 102 pages including index. An examination of Wagner's drama and the role they play in exposing suppressed feelings, often primitive and frightening, that are part of the human condition. About FINE condition with a slight bump to the upper rear corner. Else fine. Fine. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 001523 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	[MAHLER, GUSTAV]. MARTNER, KNUT, EDITOR Selected Letters of Gustav Mahler. The Orginal Edition Selected By Alma Mahler Enlarged and Edited with New Introduction, Illustrations and notes New York, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. 1979, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0374258465). Hard Cover. 480 pages including index. With illustrations. A collection of letters offering insight into Mahler's life, ideas on music, composing, etc. including passages previously omitted by Alma Mahler. VERY GOOD jacket and book. Uneven fading, especially to the spine and along the extremities. Minor soiling. A few small chips and tears to the extremities, mostly to the head of the spine. Some fading to the book itself. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Text clean and solid. Remainder mark on lower page edges. Very Good/Very Good. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 971] Book number: 001751 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MAYBERRY, FLORENCE The Great Adventure Manotick, Canada, No Publisher. 1994. (ISBN: 1895456088). Original Wraps. Original wraps. 215 pages. Isbn#1895456088. A memoir of the author's life, exploring the deeper mystic urges to find a higher power, with some reference to the Baha'i faith. NEAR FINE with light rubbing and edgewear. Text clean and solid. Near Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001983 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MILLINGTON, BARRY Wagner Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1992. (ISBN: 0691027226). Original Wraps. 342 pages including index. Revised edition. Drawing the best previous scholarship, Millington provides new insight into Wagner's life, as well as provides a detailed study of his operas. VERY GOOD+ condition with a faint vertical scratch down the center front cover, light edgewear and a minor bump to the lower rear edge. Text clean and solid. Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 001594 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MILLINGTON, BARRY EDITOR The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music New York, Schirmer Books. 1992, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0028713591). Hard Cover. 431 pages including index. With a few illustrations. An exhaustive work giving details of his life, his opinions on other composers, his compositional process, his operas and his musical language, among other topics. NEAR FINE jacket on a GOOD book. Light scuffing and edgewear to the jacket. Light fading to the book extremities. Pages 345 to 347 with a large tear to the top of the page, affecting the text although still readable in that locale. Good/Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001714 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	PARTON, J. The Life of Horace Greeley Mason Brothers. 1855. Hard Cover. Minor soiling to the covers. Moderate fading to covers, heavier to the spine, with some blackish ink type spots. Edges scuffed with bumping to the corners. Spine pulled with minor fraying. Front hinge split from top to about half way down. It is not detached from the spine or text block. Binding solid with the table of contents loose, but still attached. First and last several pages with moderate foxing and soiling. The rest of the text is clean with the pages browning slightly. Very sporadic and minor foxing to the text. A solid copy of this work in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 000108 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	SOLZHENITSYN, ALEKSANDR. ALEXIS KLIMOFF AND MICHAEL NICHOLSON, TRANSLATORS. Invisible Allies Washington DC, Counterpoint. 1995, First American Edition. (ISBN: 1887178082). Hard Cover. Stated first edition. First US edition of this work. Hard cover in unclipped jacket. 344 pages including index. Isbn#1887178082. A memoir of those who helped to smuggle and publish Solzhenitsyn's work out of Russia, often at great risk to themselves. NEAR FINE jacket and book. Minor rubbing to the jacket. Bar code sticker present on the lower rear panel. Minor rubbing to the book. Text clean and tight. Nice copy of this first edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002013 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	STRAVINSKY, IGOR Igor and Vera Stravinsky: A Photograph Album, 1921 to 1971 New York, Thames & Hudson. 1982, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0500012830). Hard Cover. First US edition. Hardcover in price clipped jacket. 144 pages. Isbn# 0500012830. A collection of photos depicting Stravinsky and his wife, depicting their life together. Accompanied by text from various Stravinsky interviews. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD+ book. Light scuffing and minor soiling to the jacket. Minor edgewear. 1 Â½ inch tear along the upper jacket hinge, resulting in a section at the head of the spine partially detached. Minor soiling to the book. Text clean and solid with a previous owner's dedication on the ffep. Rather oversized. international shipping will be extra. Please contact for rates. Very Good/Good. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 001624 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	STUART, I.W. The Life of Jonathan Trumbull, Sen. Governor of Connecticut Hartford, Belknap and Warfield. 1859. Hard Cover. Ex-Library, Stated second edition. Hard cover. 700 pages. With three color plates and one in black and white. An extensive biography of Jonathan Trumbull, including his activities and role in the American Revolution and political career afterward. Slightly EX-LIBRARY in GOOD condition. Library name and location stamped on the page edges. No other traces of library status present. Minor to moderate soiling to the covers. Some scuffing. Moderate scuffing and some bumping to the extremities. Spine darkened with the paper label on the spine chipped and missing some parts. Dampstain present along upper rear cover edge. Dampstaining present to the upper quarter of the pages, as well as the fore edge margin-not visible to pages of text but visible on blank pages and the verso of illustrated pages, as well as slightly affecting the plates themselves. Text block solid with darkening to the pages and some foxing to the preliminaries. Solid, slightly ex-library, in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4854] Book number: 001986 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	SYMONDS, JOHN ADDINGTON The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Scribner and Welford. 1888. Full-Leather. Second edition. Two volumes bound in tan leather with gilt trim. Both in GOOD condition. The most significant wear to these volumes is dampstaining around the edges of the front and back covers of both volumes. Otherwise, there is very light soiling and scuffing to the covers. Moderate edgewear, mostly scuffing and a bit of rounding to the corners. Both spines are sun faded and are pulled at the top, with the leather on volume two peeling back (less so on volume 1). Inner text clean and tight. Still attractive copies of this work in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5737] Book number: 000194 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	THAYER, ALEXANDER. FORBES, ELLIOT EDITOR Thayer's Life of Beethoven Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1970. (ISBN: 0691027021). Original Wraps. 1139 pages including index and a few illustrations. A classic biography of Beethoven, drawing on information from people who knew Beethoven, as well as primary source records in Europe, creating a comprehensive work serving to de-romanticize his life, and shying away from analyzing his music. In GOOD condition with moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers. Diagonal crease present at the upper front edge. Minor soiling and fading. Spine creased. Text clean and solid with previous owner's names on ffep. Slight darkening to the pages. Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001796 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.

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	CARPENTER, HUMPHREY Benjamin Britten : A Biography London, Faber and Faber. 1993. (ISBN: 0571143253). Original Wraps. First paperback edition. 680 pages including index. With three sections of photos. An exhaustive and well-received biography of this mid 20th century British musician and conductor. GOOD+ condition with moderate scuffing to the book extremities, with some creasing and a small tear at the center rear fore edge. Spine with vertical creasing. Inner text clean and solid with a previous owner's small address label on the ffep. Good. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 971] Book number: 001753 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	CLARK, REV. D.W. Life and Times of Elijah Hedding. With an introduction by Bishop E.S. Janes New York, Carlton and Phillips. 1855, First Edition. Hard Cover. This biography of Hedding, a Bishop who traveled extensively in the northeast and throughout the United States, gives many anecdotes of attempted conversion of various Native American tribes and visits to the Cherokee, the Choctaw and others. Also included are sections on abolition and anti-slavery, as well as mention of Liberia. Massachusetts and New Hampshire are discussed as well. With a frontis of Elijah Hedding. In GOOD+ condition. Heavy fading to the covers, especially along the extremities and the spine. Some soiling to the covers. Some scuffing. Corners bumped. Inner text clean and solid with some foxing to the first several pages. Nice copy in GOOD+ condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 \| £UK 27.25 \| JP¥ 3972] Book number: 000491 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	CROW, THOMAS E. Emulation: Making Artists for Revolutionary France New Haven, Yale University Press. 1995, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0300060939). Hard Cover. 364 pages including index. With many color and black and white illustrations. A biography of five painters at the heart of events in Revolutionary France: Jacques-Louis David and his pupils, Drouais, Girodet, Gerard, Gros, juxtaposed against the larger social upheavals in France. NEAR FINE with light scuffing and edgewear to the jacket, including a very small chip near the lower front corner. Light edgewear to the book, with a previous owner's name sticker on the inside front cover. Text clean and solid. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 \| £UK 24.25 \| JP¥ 3530] Book number: 002039 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DARDIS, TOM Buster Keaton, the Man Who Wouldn't Lie Down Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Press. 2002. (ISBN: 0816640017). Original Wraps. 340 pages including index. With many black and white photos throughout. A study of Keaton's life from his childhood in vaudeville to his glory days as a silent screen star, his descent into alcoholism, and his twilight years. VERY GOOD+ condition with minor soiling to the covers. Text clean and solid with a few pages having faint dog ear creases. Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001756 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DEXTER, WALTER Dickens, The Story of the Life of the Worldâ€™s Favourite Author The Dickens Fellowship. 1928. Hard Cover. With illustrations and photos. Hardcover with dust jacket. Also included with this is the original envelope this book came in, an envelope from the Dickensian. Book and dust jacket in VERY GOOD condition. Very minor soiling to jacket. Extremities rubbed with the corners bumped. A one inch tear to front jacket near spine. Corners of book bumped and rubbed. Very minor soiling to book. Endpapers yellowed where dust jacket flaps fold over. Inner text clean and tight with perhaps the pages just starting to fade. Nice copy of this work in VERY GOOD condition. Very Good/Very Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 000044 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	DUGGAN, ALFRED Thomas Becket of Canterbury London, Faber and Faber. 1967. Hard Cover. 228 pages including index. With a frontispiece illustration. An account of the struggle between Thomas Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury and chancellor to the king, and the king himself, revealing life in the 12th century and the intricacies of Becket's life. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD book. Minor soiling, rubbing and darkening to the jacket, most noticeable to the rear panel. A few small chips and tears along the upper extremity. Jacket hinges scuffed with the spine sunned. Minor fading to the book extremities. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Text clean and solid with light darkening. Very Good/Good. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 001582 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	ERICKSON, KATHLEEN POWERS At Eternity's Gate: The Spiritual Vision of Vincent Van Gogh Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. William B. Eerdman's, Publisher. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0802838561). Hard Cover. 192 pages including index. With a section of color plates as well as a few black and white plates. A biography arguing for the importance of Van Gogh's spiritual life in his art and philosophy. FINE condition with no visible wear. Fine/Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001705 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	GASKELL, E[LIZABETH] C. The Life of Charlotte Bronte, author of "Jane Eyre," "Shirley," "Villette," etc. In two Volumes New York, D. Appleton and Co. 1857, First American Edition. Hard Cover. A variant of the first American edition bound in light green blindstamp-decorated cloth, with gilt titling on the spine, yellow endpapers in both volumes, publisher's ads tipped in in the front of volume two (there is the evidence of the ghosting of ads on the front pastedown of volume 1, but no page is present), and publisher's ads present in the rear of both volumes. A frontis portrait of Bronte present in volume 1 and an illustration of Haworth Church and Parsonage present as the frontis of volume 2. A facsimile of a manuscript page present in volume 1. A classic biography of Charlotte Bronte, still well regarded and referred to today, written by a notable figure in nineteenth century women's literature. Bookplate of William G. Barrows of Brunswick, ME present in both volumes (believed member of Maine State Supreme Court 1863-1864). Both volumes in FAIR/GOOD condition. Both with moderate scuffing, soiling, and edgewear. A few small ink stains present on volume 1. Minor foxing to the covers of both volumes. Heavy sunning to the spines on both. Spines pulled with minor loss to the heads of both. A half inch tear to the cloth on the center spine of volume 2. Previous owner's bookplate and signatures present at the front of both volumes. Text is solid in both volumes with moderate foxing to the page edges and minor foxing and darkening to the pages throughout. Overall a solid set, a variant issue of the first American edition in FAIR/GOOD condition. Fair/No Jacket. USD 135.00 [Appr.: EURO 90.25 \| £UK 81.25 \| JP¥ 11915] Book number: 001133 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HEADLEY, P.C. The Life of Louis Kossuth, Governor of Hungary, including notices of men and scenes of the Hungarian Revolution; to which is added an appendix containing his principal speeches. With an introduction by Horace Greeley Auburn, Derby and Miller. 1852. Hard Cover. 461 pages including appendix. With a black and white frontis portrait of Kossuth. Gilt decoration of a flag on the spine.The speeches included here were made to the American public. Kossuth, a Hungarian statesman who also fought with his country against Austria, seems to have inspired interest in the American public at the time. This book chronicles his life from election to the Hungarian Diet to arrest and imprisonment for his views. With his subsequent reappointing to the Diet, the book delves into escalating confrontations between Austria and Hungary and examines the various battles between them. The book itself is in FAIR condition with moderate scuffing and minor soiling to the covers. What appears to be faint dampstaining present on the lower front cover. Some general uneven fading to the covers. Corners bumped and rubbed. Spine pulled and frayed with some loss of fabric at the head. Inner text clean and solid with a front endpage bearing heavy dampstaining around the edges as well as around the edges of the frontispiece. No other dampstaining present. Overall a unique perspective of an often overlooked period of history. In FAIR condition. Fair/No Jacket. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 000332 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HEADLEY, P.C.; AUSTIN, GEORGE LOWELL . The Life and Deeds of Gen. U.S. Grant. Boston, B.B. Russell. 1885. Hard Cover. Later printing. 425 pages including illustrations and two battle plans. An extensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant, including extensive discussion of his activities in the Civil War. VERY GOOD condition. Decorations in blind on the front cover, with a gilt band around the title. Gilt rather faded. General fading to the covers and spine. Minor scuffing to the covers, more so to the spine. Some darkening to the spine. Extremities scuffed and bumped. Slight forward lean to the binding. Text clean and solid with minor darkening to the pages. Very Good/No Jacket. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 002070 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	HOLMES, PAUL Debussy. The Illustrated Lives of Great Composers London, Omnibus Press. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 0711917523). Original Wraps. 136 pages including index. With many illustrations. A biography of Debussy, sometimes called the father of modern music, that frames his musical revolution within the context of the times in which he lived. NEAR FINE with light rubbing and edgewear to the covers. Small price sticker on the rear cover. Text clean and solid with a hint of darkening to the extremities. Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001642 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	JAMES, BURNETT;BURNETT-JAMES, DAVID Ravel. The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers New York, New York, U.S.A. Omnibus Press. 1987. (ISBN: 0711909873). Original Wraps. 144 pages including index. With illustrations throughout. An examination of Ravel's life and work in the contect of the events of his time. VERY GOOD with light scuffing and edgewear to the covers. Price sticker on rear cover. Small hole punch at the lower front and rear corner of the cover. Text clean and solid. Very Good. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001567 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	JENSON, LATHAM B Tin Hats, Oilskins and Seaboots. A naval journey 1938-1945. Foreword by W.A.B. Douglas Toronto, Robin Brass Studio. 2002. (ISBN: 1896941141). Trade Paperback. Oversized trade paperback. 312 pages. With many black and white illustrations throughout, including many of naval ships and their specifications. Isbn#1896941141. A recounting of this Canadian artist's time in the Canadian Navy during World War II, with many accounts of battles, etc, including his time on HMS Hood, before it was sunk in the battle with the Bismark. In GOOD+ condition. Some soiling to the front cover. Minor darkening and scuffing. Minor scuffing along the extremities. Faint diagonal crease present on the rear cover. Text clean and solid. Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002007 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	KNEPLER, GEORG Wolfgang Amade Mozart New York, Cambridge University Press. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0521419727). Hard Cover. 374 pages including index. With several illustrations and musical scores throughout. Taking a semiotic approach, this work explores Mozart's life and work based on close readings of family correspondance and his entire musical output, revealing new insights into Mozart's creative psyche, his political leanings and his relation to the Enlightenment. NEAR FINE with some scuffing and minor edgewear to the jacket. Minor fading to the book extremities. Text clean and tight. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 001562 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	LEE, M. OWEN Wagner : The Terrible Man and His Truthful Art Toronto, University of Toronto Press. 2003. (ISBN: 0802082912). Original Wraps. 102 pages including index. An examination of Wagner's drama and the role they play in exposing suppressed feelings, often primitive and frightening, that are part of the human condition. About FINE condition with a slight bump to the upper rear corner. Else fine. Fine. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 001523 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	[MAHLER, GUSTAV]. MARTNER, KNUT, EDITOR Selected Letters of Gustav Mahler. The Orginal Edition Selected By Alma Mahler Enlarged and Edited with New Introduction, Illustrations and notes New York, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. 1979, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0374258465). Hard Cover. 480 pages including index. With illustrations. A collection of letters offering insight into Mahler's life, ideas on music, composing, etc. including passages previously omitted by Alma Mahler. VERY GOOD jacket and book. Uneven fading, especially to the spine and along the extremities. Minor soiling. A few small chips and tears to the extremities, mostly to the head of the spine. Some fading to the book itself. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Text clean and solid. Remainder mark on lower page edges. Very Good/Very Good. USD 11.00 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 \| £UK 6.75 \| JP¥ 971] Book number: 001751 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MAYBERRY, FLORENCE The Great Adventure Manotick, Canada, No Publisher. 1994. (ISBN: 1895456088). Original Wraps. Original wraps. 215 pages. Isbn#1895456088. A memoir of the author's life, exploring the deeper mystic urges to find a higher power, with some reference to the Baha'i faith. NEAR FINE with light rubbing and edgewear. Text clean and solid. Near Fine. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 001983 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MILLINGTON, BARRY Wagner Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1992. (ISBN: 0691027226). Original Wraps. 342 pages including index. Revised edition. Drawing the best previous scholarship, Millington provides new insight into Wagner's life, as well as provides a detailed study of his operas. VERY GOOD+ condition with a faint vertical scratch down the center front cover, light edgewear and a minor bump to the lower rear edge. Text clean and solid. Very Good. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 001594 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	MILLINGTON, BARRY EDITOR The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music New York, Schirmer Books. 1992, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0028713591). Hard Cover. 431 pages including index. With a few illustrations. An exhaustive work giving details of his life, his opinions on other composers, his compositional process, his operas and his musical language, among other topics. NEAR FINE jacket on a GOOD book. Light scuffing and edgewear to the jacket. Light fading to the book extremities. Pages 345 to 347 with a large tear to the top of the page, affecting the text although still readable in that locale. Good/Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001714 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	PARTON, J. The Life of Horace Greeley Mason Brothers. 1855. Hard Cover. Minor soiling to the covers. Moderate fading to covers, heavier to the spine, with some blackish ink type spots. Edges scuffed with bumping to the corners. Spine pulled with minor fraying. Front hinge split from top to about half way down. It is not detached from the spine or text block. Binding solid with the table of contents loose, but still attached. First and last several pages with moderate foxing and soiling. The rest of the text is clean with the pages browning slightly. Very sporadic and minor foxing to the text. A solid copy of this work in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 000108 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	SOLZHENITSYN, ALEKSANDR. ALEXIS KLIMOFF AND MICHAEL NICHOLSON, TRANSLATORS. Invisible Allies Washington DC, Counterpoint. 1995, First American Edition. (ISBN: 1887178082). Hard Cover. Stated first edition. First US edition of this work. Hard cover in unclipped jacket. 344 pages including index. Isbn#1887178082. A memoir of those who helped to smuggle and publish Solzhenitsyn's work out of Russia, often at great risk to themselves. NEAR FINE jacket and book. Minor rubbing to the jacket. Bar code sticker present on the lower rear panel. Minor rubbing to the book. Text clean and tight. Nice copy of this first edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 002013 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	STRAVINSKY, IGOR Igor and Vera Stravinsky: A Photograph Album, 1921 to 1971 New York, Thames & Hudson. 1982, First American Edition. (ISBN: 0500012830). Hard Cover. First US edition. Hardcover in price clipped jacket. 144 pages. Isbn# 0500012830. A collection of photos depicting Stravinsky and his wife, depicting their life together. Accompanied by text from various Stravinsky interviews. GOOD jacket on a VERY GOOD+ book. Light scuffing and minor soiling to the jacket. Minor edgewear. 1 Â½ inch tear along the upper jacket hinge, resulting in a section at the head of the spine partially detached. Minor soiling to the book. Text clean and solid with a previous owner's dedication on the ffep. Rather oversized. international shipping will be extra. Please contact for rates. Very Good/Good. USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1236] Book number: 001624 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	STUART, I.W. The Life of Jonathan Trumbull, Sen. Governor of Connecticut Hartford, Belknap and Warfield. 1859. Hard Cover. Ex-Library, Stated second edition. Hard cover. 700 pages. With three color plates and one in black and white. An extensive biography of Jonathan Trumbull, including his activities and role in the American Revolution and political career afterward. Slightly EX-LIBRARY in GOOD condition. Library name and location stamped on the page edges. No other traces of library status present. Minor to moderate soiling to the covers. Some scuffing. Moderate scuffing and some bumping to the extremities. Spine darkened with the paper label on the spine chipped and missing some parts. Dampstain present along upper rear cover edge. Dampstaining present to the upper quarter of the pages, as well as the fore edge margin-not visible to pages of text but visible on blank pages and the verso of illustrated pages, as well as slightly affecting the plates themselves. Text block solid with darkening to the pages and some foxing to the preliminaries. Solid, slightly ex-library, in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 \| £UK 33.25 \| JP¥ 4854] Book number: 001986 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	SYMONDS, JOHN ADDINGTON The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Scribner and Welford. 1888. Full-Leather. Second edition. Two volumes bound in tan leather with gilt trim. Both in GOOD condition. The most significant wear to these volumes is dampstaining around the edges of the front and back covers of both volumes. Otherwise, there is very light soiling and scuffing to the covers. Moderate edgewear, mostly scuffing and a bit of rounding to the corners. Both spines are sun faded and are pulled at the top, with the leather on volume two peeling back (less so on volume 1). Inner text clean and tight. Still attractive copies of this work in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket. USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5737] Book number: 000194 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.
	THAYER, ALEXANDER. FORBES, ELLIOT EDITOR Thayer's Life of Beethoven Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1970. (ISBN: 0691027021). Original Wraps. 1139 pages including index and a few illustrations. A classic biography of Beethoven, drawing on information from people who knew Beethoven, as well as primary source records in Europe, creating a comprehensive work serving to de-romanticize his life, and shying away from analyzing his music. In GOOD condition with moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers. Diagonal crease present at the upper front edge. Minor soiling and fading. Spine creased. Text clean and solid with previous owner's names on ffep. Slight darkening to the pages. Good. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 001796 Click here to order or inquire at Mare Booksellers.