Aldiss, Brian

The Malacia Tapestry

Norwalk, Connecticut, Easton Press, 1996. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, handsomely produced as per usual Easton Press Collector's Edition standards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only the slightest shelf- and edge-wear. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, red, colorful leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 357293

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: fantasy science fiction Brian Aldiss

Deloney, Thomas; Charles Roberts Aldrich and Lucian Swift Aldrich, eds.

Thomas of Reading, and Three Ballads on the Spanish Armada

New York, J.F. Taylor & Co., 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sturdy, still attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned interior, moderately toned endpapers, page edges. Limited Edition of 150 copies, this being Copy #24. Bound in small quarto format, light blue pastel paper over boards, blocked gilt title lettering thereat, rubbed, scuffed and a bit soiled, oatmeal-colored Japan vellum-backed, with chipping at spine head, cracking to spine bottom front joint. Printed for J.F. Taylor & Co. at The Westminster Press, on Ruisdael hand-made paper. The Wikipedia entry about Thomas Deloney notes that he (born in the middle 16th century, died near 1600) "was an English novelist and balladist. He appears to have worked as a silk-weaver in Norwich, but was in London by 1586, and in the course of the next ten years is known to have written about fifty ballads, some of which got him into trouble, and caused him to keep a low profile for a time." His major work, a novel, Thomas of Reading, pays due homage to clothiers. Thomas of Reading or the Sixe Worthie Yeomen of the West was originally published before 1600 and first recorded in Stationers' Register on 19 April 1602, says the Wikipedia entry; it survives only in 17th-century editions. There some quite arresting black-and-white engravings including at frontis, a skirted man carrying fruits in a basket, publisher device at title page, and then The Lamentation of Mr. Pages Wife," at Introduction, with notes at end. The story of Thomas of Reading is quite bizarre. xvi [2], 2-231 pp. all in.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 356038

Catalogue: England

Keywords: Thomas Deloney Charles Roberts Aldrich Lucian Swift Aldrich illustrations

Aldridge, John W.

The Party at Cranton

New York, David McKay and Company, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at first free endpaper, "For Charlotte Fisher with sincere good wishes John W. Aldridge April 20, 1960 pp. Penciled note by previous owner regarding this books' appearance in Ahearn. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket present, protected in Brodart, moderately worn, but not price-clipped. 184 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Near Fine/Good,

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Book number: 351698

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: John W. Aldridge signed

Alechinsky, Pierre; Lefebre Gallery

25 Years Lefebre Gallery: Pierre Alechinsky

New York, Lefebre Gallery, 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Square 12mo 7" - 7. Scarce in the trade, there being only a few additional copies available on-line. Structurally sound art gallery exhibit catalog celebrating 25 years of fine artist exhibits at the Lefebre Gallery, square softcover format measuring 7 1/4" on each side, side-stapled. Unpaginated, but roughly 20 pp. Very Good exterior, clean and unmarked, and with plentiful black-and-white and full color reproductions of Alechinsky's best paintings. Catalogue of works by Pierre Alechinsky that is celebrating 25 years of the Lefebre Gallery, an exhibit that ran from January to February 1986. Laid in to one of the two copies available is a card of invitation to attend from Alechinsky.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 355518

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Lefebre Gallery Horst Antes painters sculptors illustrators Tom Phillips artist catalog

Galerie de France; Pierre Alechinsky

Alechinsky a la Ligne. Exposition a Paris, Galerie de France, 25 Janvier-18 Mars 1973

Paris, Weber Editeur, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Poetic contribution to this fine exhibit catalog by Joyce Mansour and with glorious photographs of 24 works of Pierre Alechinsky by Folon, in both black-and-white and full color. Sturdy softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing some shelf- and edge-wear, mostly rubbing to spine and sunning to rear panel edges. Printed on high-gloss paper throughout. 53 pp. .Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 352624

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Pierre Alechinsky artist catalog

Alechinsky, Pierre

Pierre Alechinsky, Paintings and Writings

Pittsburgh, Yves Riviere-Arts et Metier Graphiques, for the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, 1977. . Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear, mostly rubbing to rear panel, with gate-fold wraps, else and withal, neat, tightly bound and bright of interior. Leon Arkus has provided the helpful Foreword, Eugene Ionesco writes three essays about Alechinsky's work and importance, and Michael Fineberg has acted as translator. Original publisher's white wrappers with color illustration on the front cover. Book measures 9â€� x 12â€�, being a quarto format softcover copy. Unpaginated, but 272 pp. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and full, glorious color. Index in the back. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, schedule of exhibition and bibliography. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. This trade edition pays homage to the exhibition that was held from October 28, 1977 to January 8, 1978. The volume contains extensive excerpts from Alechinsky: Paintings and Writings. â€oeThree Approachesâ€� is an essay by Eugene Ionesco that puts the artist and his importance in full context. Alechinsky's text was translated into English by Michael Fineberg.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

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Book number: 344885

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Pierre Alechinsky|Leon Arkus|Eugene Ionesco|Michael Fineberg

Alex, Kosta

Man with a Hat

New York, Lefebre Gallery, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. Size: Square 12mo 7" - 7. Scarce in the trade, there being only one additional copy available on-line. Structurally sound art gallery exhibit catalog, square softcover format measuring 7 1/4" on each side, side-stapled. Unpaginated, but roughly 8 pp. Very Good exterior, clean and unmarked. Black-and-white reproductions of Kosta Alex's best paintings, printed on high-gloss paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 355516

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Lefebre Gallery Horst Antes painters sculptors illustrators Tom Phillips artist catalog

Ward Alex, ed.

Power to the People: Early Soviet Propaganda Posters in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel, The Israel Museum and Lund Humphries, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy bound in glossy pictorial covers, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. The volume comprises the Israel Museum's major collection of propaganda posters from the early years of the Soviet Union, documenting one of the most interesting chapters in twentieth-century graphic design. Foreword by James S. Snyder, Acknowledgments by the editor, Alex Ward, a chapter by him about the Rosta Window Posters, another chapter by Muza Anatolievna Nemirova, "Stains of Colors and the Ringing of Slogans: Mayakovsky and the Rosta Posters," then a Lexicon, The Collection itself, and Selected Bibliographies. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Several score duotone and full-color illustrations. 165 pp. and with plentiful additional illustrations on heavy card stock paper.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Like New

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Book number: 347178

Catalogue: Art and Artists

Keywords: Soviet art history|Soviet propaganda|The Israel Museum|people's art|Alex Ward|Russian people|Russian art history

Alexander, E.P.

Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative

Dayton, Ohio, Morningside , 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Photos of Alexander as a young First Classman and as a Brigadier-General on the front and rear panels, respectively. Edward Porter Alexander was Brigadier-General in the Confederate States Army, having risen to the level of the Chief of Artillery in Longstreet's Corps and fought and led troops throughout the battles engaged in by the Army of Northern Virginia. Three chapters on Gettysburg. This facsimile edition adds a 10 page Introduction by Maury Klein. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. viii [2], 2-635), [1], (4, ads), [2] + plates.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New/New,

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Book number: 351435

Catalogue: Civil War

Keywords: Civil War United States History Military History Confederate Army Longstreet Morningside Alexander

Alexander, W.D.

A Short Synopsis of the Most Essential Points in Hawaiian Grammar

Rutland, Vermont, Charles E. Tuttle, 1977. Fifth Printing. Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Big on orthoepy, a fine comparative study of a prototypic Polynesian language but one, Hawaiian, that has its own grammar. Tightly bound, clean, unmarked copy of a stated Fifth Printing, the First Tuttle Edition having come out in 1968 but the true First Edition having been published first in 1864. Dealer stamp, neatly affixed at first free endpaper at top, being of Vroman's. 59 pp. plus another range of other Tuttle titles. Bright red stiff card stock.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

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Book number: 357185

Catalogue: Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific

Keywords: W.D. Alexander Hawai'i Hawaiian grammar insular Pacific W.D. Alexander Polynesian languages

Alexandris (Cajetanus de)

Confessarius Monialium: Commoda, Brevi, & Practica Methodo Instructus

Venetiis [Venice, Italy], Balleoniana [Paolo Balleoni], 1728. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. The title continues: "Circa earum Obligationes, Privilegia... Editio quarta, pluribus in locis locupletata." Thus, the Fourth edition, the First Edition having been published in 1706 and another several after the author's death in 1730, two years after publication of this volume. Designed as a how-to manual for priests who would hear and pronounce upon the confessions of professed nuns. Priests had to hear both their transgressions and the moral dilemmas they sometimes faced, for example, how best to obtain and respond to a confession from a hermaphrodite. All early editions and printings are quite scarce in the trade. Bound in a short 16mo in stature, measuring 6 1/8" x 3 3/4" tall and high, respectively. Latin text throughout, text-block being sewn into the original full white vellum, with cords making for six raised bands. Engraved headers, engraved initials, and quite a lovely engraved vignette at title page. All edges speckled red, faint remains of titles in sepia on spine, classmark labels on front pastedown, symbols indicating its subject field, its shelf position, etc. Generally clean and unmarked of interior but for a seven-line inscription in pen in Latin on front free endpaper. A few ink blots here and there. Previous owner's inscription, neatly rendered on verso in Spanish and Latin in sepia ink, rubber stamp of Biblioteca San Francisco de Tunja on title, and another on page 73. Generally quite crisp and attractive, spine titles being a bit faded, prior, ancient stain on rear board running through into the lower margin of several pages, dissipating quickly. Was once owned by Brother Antoni Noza. His inscription refers to excommunication. Eventually having become a naturalized citizen of the Republic of South Korea, Brother Antoni's/Anthony's Korean name thus became An Sonjae, the Korean language form of "Sudhana," or "the little pilgrim" of the Buddhist scripture The Gandavyuha Sutra (Wikipedia). Anthony was born in 1942 in Cornwall, the United Kingdom, to Nan Albina Green, studied Medieval and Modern languages at Oxford and in 1969 joined the Taize community in France, "a monastic order composed of men from the Protestant, Anglican and Catholic traditions dedicated to spreading the message of trust and reconciliation" (Wikipedia). He also translated and edited a number of Korean authors including poets and theologians. Collated as complete, paginated as title page, frontis matter, 5-515 pp., not including blanks. ScarceMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Other. . Good

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Book number: 355313

Catalogue: Religion::Catholic

Keywords: Catholic Church Latin language nuns priests hearing confessions Cajetanus de Alexandris

Alexie, Sherman

The Toughest Indian in the World

New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author at title page. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition of the fine novel by the beloved Native American writer. 245 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/As New,

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Book number: 352467

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: signed Sherman Alexie

Alexie, Sherman

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

New York, Little, Brown, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. 457 pp. With illustrated or decorated endpapers.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 353170

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Sherman Alexie first edition

Alexious, Margaret

The Ritual Lament in Greek Tradition

Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior, bound in blue cloth over boards, sunned gilt lettering to spine, minimal rubbing to extremities. Stated First Edition. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian.Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiii[2], 3-274 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

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Book number: 357467

Catalogue: Ancient Greece and Rome

Keywords: death funeral rites funeral rituals Margaret Alexiou mortuary rituals death laments Greece Greek culture Greek history

Alfieri, Victor

De la Tyrannie

Paris, Chez Molini, 1802. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A perfectly serviceable reference copy; nothing fancy, sturdy, missing the front and rear pale-blue wraps, but covered by thick card-stock wraps, which are sunned to brown but clean. French language text, with Huitieme Chapitres, on topics such as politica science, government, tyranny, liberty, religion. Hand-made paper, quite nice, and a finely wrought (in ink) inscription opposite title page, appears to be notes about the edition, written apparently in 1814. Some scattered foxing, mild waffling to text, but signs of neither odor nor moisture. 196 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 348448

Catalogue: French history and culture

Keywords: Victor Alfieri|French language|tyranny|politics|French Revolution