(Heller, Joseph; Bellow, Saul, Pynchon, Thomas; Algren, Neslon; et a.).

Nelson Algren's Own Book of Lonesome Monsters.

(New York): Bernard Geis Associates, (1962). (1962). - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Orange boards backed with a black cloth spine, in a printed brown dust wrapper. The dust jacket is rubbed & soiled with some minor chipping to the edges. [viii] & 213 pages. Very good in a good dust wrapper. First edition, first printing. A collection of 15 short stories including "World Full of Great Cities" by Joseph Heller, "Address by Gooley MacDowell to the Hasbeens Club of Chicago" by Saul Bellow, and "Entropy" by Thomas Pynchon. Very good .

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Book number: 97297

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; SHORT STORIES; NELSON ALGREN'S OWN BOOK OF LONESOME MONSTERS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST PRINTING; JOSEPH HELLER; WORLD OF GREAT CITIES; SAUL BELLOW; THOMAS PYNCHON; ENTROPY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

(Roditi, Eduard; Honig, Edwin; Arias-Mission, Alain; Halpern, Daniel; Jozsef, Attila; Rannit, Aleksis; Taggart, John; Tanizaki, Junichiro; et al)

New Directions 24. An International Anthology of Prose and Poetry: Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Spain, U.S. A. (Edited by J. Laughlin). (Cover Title)

(New York): New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1972). 1972). (New York): New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1972). 1972). Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wraps. The wraps are very lightly bumped & the edges of the rear wrap are slightly darkened. [vi] & 217 pages. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 12486

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF PROSE & POETRY; NEW DIRECTIONS 24; JAMES LAUGHLIN; ESTONIA; GERMANY; HUNGARY; ITALY; JAPAN; SPAIN; EDUARD RODITI; EDWIN HONIG; ALAIN ARIAS-MISSION; DANIEL HALPERN; ATTILA JOZSEF; ALEKSIS RANNIT; JOHN TAGGART; JUN

(Matthews, Nathan; Williamson, Timothy; Bowditch family). (Scott, Henry Edwards; Edes, Grace Williamson; et al)

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. LXXXII. July, 1928. Whole Number 327. (Cover Title)

Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1928. 1928. Boston: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1928. 1928. Good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed gray wraps. The wraps are darkened, chipped & lightly soiled with short tears to their edges. There is a paper- clip mark to the rear wrap. Pages [259]-386 & xix-xxii. Some pages are unopened. Illustrated with a sepia-toned portrait frontispiece with a tissue guard. The bottom page corners are lightly creased & some front & bottom page edges are darkened or chipped. There is occasional soiling. Good. Good .

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Book number: 13834

Catalogue: Genealogy

Keywords: GENEALOGY; AMERICANA; HISTORY; NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER; NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; NATHAN MATTHEWS; TIMOTHY WILLIAMSON; BOWDITCH FAMILY; GRAVESTONES; FIRST CHURCH OF BERWICK; SOUTH CHURCH OF PORTSMOUTH.

(Barthelme, Donald; Rosenfeld, Isaac; Seferis, George; Morgenstern, Christian; Kunitz, Stanley; et al)

New World Writing 20

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1962). (1962). Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1962). (1962). Very good. - Octavo, black cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is slightly rubbed & bumped with some very light staining to the rear cover. The dust wrapper is rubbed & lightly chipped with some light dampstaining. 215 pages plus 2- page publisher's catalog. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

First edition.

Subtitled on the dust jacket: "Fiction, poetry, criticism from England, France, Germany, Greece, New Zealand and the United States". Among the contents is an early piece by Donald Barthelme, "The Big Broadcast of 1938". There is also a symposium on ""Father and Son" by Stanley Kunitz with Josephine Miles, Robert Beloof, Robert Lowell and Stanley Kunitz.

Scarce in cloth. Very good .

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Book number: 23738

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; FICTION; CRITICISM; NEW WORLD WRITING 20; DONALD BARTHELME; THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938; ISAAC ROSENFELD; GEORGE SEFERIS; CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN; SYMPOSIUM ON STANLEY KUNITZ'S FATHER AND SON; JOSEPHINE MILES; ROBERT BELOOF; ROB

(Zimbalist, Efrem; and Pollain, Rene).

The New Jersey Orchestra, Rene Pollain, Conductor. Season 1929-1930 Third Concert. Soloist Efrem Zimbalist. Orange High School Auditorium. [Original Concert Program Signed by Efrem Zimbalist & Rene Pollain].

New Jersey: [The New Jersey Orchestra], 1930. 1930. ORIGINAL PROGRAM SIGNED BY THE VIOLINIST EFREM ZIMBALIST & THE CONDUCTOR RENE POLLAIN - Quarto, 11-1/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. The original 6-page program for the concert held on Thursday Evening, April 17th, 1930 at the Orange High School Auditorium. Folded vertically across the center and therefore with a heavy crease and with tiny tears to the top and bottom of the folds. The bottom edges of the pages are dampstained. Good. Signed in full by both the conductor Rene Pollain and the violinist Efrem Zimbalist on the front cover. The concert included performances of Beethoven's "Symphony in C Minor", Debussy's "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune", Mendelssohn's "Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra", and Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Introduction and Cortege des Noces from 'Le Coq d'Or'". The concert violinist and composer Efrem Zimbalist Sr. (1889-1985) was also conductor and director of the Curtis Institute of Music. Born in Russia, Zimbalist was first violin in his father's orchestra by the age of 9. He studied under Leopold Auer at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, winning a gold medal and Rubinstein Prize before graduating in 1907. Zimbalist debuted in Berlin in 1907 and then London before pertofming in the U.S. in 1911. In the 1912 concert marking Leopold Stokowski's first appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra, Zimbalist played the Glazunov Concerto. He began teaching at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music in 1921, becoming its director in 1941. His own compositions include the "American Rhapsody", a tone poem "Daphnis and Chloe", Fantasies on themes from Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Golden Cockerel" and Bizet's "Camen", a composition for viola and piano titled "Sarasateana" and an opera "Landara". Born in France Rene Pollain (1882-1940) directed the orchestra of the municipal theatre in Paris from 1904 to 1914. Pollain came to the U.S. in 1918, becoming assistant conductor for Walter Damrosch at the New York Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the New York Symphony Orchestra at the Chautauqua Festivals of 1919, 1920, and 1921, and the Worcester Festivals of 1922, 1923, & 1924. When the New York Symphony merged with the Philharmonic in 1928, Pollain became first Violist. He held that position until 1935. From 1929 until 1939 he was director of the New Jersey Orchestra. Good .

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Book number: 96768

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; CLASSICAL CONCERT; THE NEW JERSEY ORCHESTRA; ORIGINAL CONCERT PROGRAM; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURES; EFREM ZIMBALIST; VIOLINIST; SOLOIST; RENE POLLAIN; CONDUCTOR; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.

(Bettoni, Nicolo; 1770-1842). (Vergnano, Letizia Pecorella; et al)

Nicolo Bettoni E IL Suo Tempo: Mostra Iconografica. Comune Di Brescia Marzo 1979. (Catalogue)

(Brescia [Italy]): Grafo Edizioni, (1979). (1979). (Brescia [Italy]): Grafo Edizioni, (1979). (1979). Very good. - Quarto, pictorial B&W wraps. Lightly rubbed; rear wrap soiled. 80 pp. Profuse B&W illustrations, including facsimiles. Very good.

Catalogue for an exhibition about the life and times of Italian printer Nicolo Bettoni. The text is in Italian. Very good .

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Book number: 7217

Catalogue: Books-on-Books

Keywords: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; PRINTING; PRINTER; ITALIAN; NICCOLO BETTONI; EXHIBITION; CATALOGUE; ILLUSTRATIONS; FACSIMILES; REFERENCE. (Books-on-Books). (Printing). NICOLO BETTONI E IL SUO TEMPO: Mostra iconografica. Comune di Brescia marzo 1979. (Catalogue). (Bettoni

(Abbott, Berenice; Bourke-White, Margaret; Cartier-Bresson, Henri; Renger-Patzsch, Albert; et al)

Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Photographs. Property of Various Owners. Sale Number 4382. Public Auction: Monday, May 19, 1980 at 2 P.M. / Tuesday, May 20 at 10. 15 A.M. And 2 P. M

New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. 1980. 1980. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. 1980. 1980. Very good. - Quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled & bumped & the bottom corner of the front wrap is lightly creased. Unpaginated. Profuse black- and-white illustrations. Near fine.

717 items are catalogued, most of them with an illustration. The catalog includes a list of estimated prices in the rear, and a list of prices realized is laid in. Very good .

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Book number: 25046

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: PHOTOGRAPHY; NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS; AUCTION CATALOG; SOTHEBY PARKE BERNET, NEW YORK; ILLUSTRATIONS; ESTIMATED PRICES; PRICES REALIZED.

(Shattuck, Cathleen; Gansz, David C. D.; Friedlander, Benjamin; Mandel, Tom; Bernstein, Charles; Kelly, Robert; McNaughton, Douglas; et al)

Notus 11. Fall, 1992

Ann Arbor, MI: Other Wind Press, (1992). (1992). Ann Arbor, MI: Other Wind Press, (1992). (1992). Fine. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial red & white wraps. 118 pages. Near fine.

A journal of poetry and literary criticism. Among the contents of this issue are poems by Cathleen Shattuck, David C. D. Gansz, Benjamin Friedlander, Tom Mandel, Charles Bernstein, Robert Kelly and Douglas McNaughton. Fine .

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Book number: 11790

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEMS; POETS; LITERARY CRITICISM; CATHLEEN SHATTUCK; DAVID C. D. GANSZ; BENJAMIN FRIEDLANDER; TOM MANDEL; CHARLES BERNSTEIN; DOUGLAS MCNAUGHTON; ROBERT KELLY.

(Thayer, Sarah Thaxter; Hoffman, N. B.; Burnside, Dora; Brine, Mary D.; et al).

The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 160. April, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).

Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The wraps are rubbed & bumped with the edges creased & lightly chipped. There is some darkening & staining to the edges. Pages [97]-127 & [1] page. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves, with ads on the rear wrap & inside rear wrap. There is light soiling & foxing to the margins of the first illustration, else the contents are very good. Good .

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Book number: 15117

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; ILLUSTRATIONS; WOODCUTS; SARAH THAXTER THAYER; DORA BURNSIDE; MARY D. BRINE; N. B. HOFFMAN; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Pollard, Josephine; Weir, Harrison; Peck, Edith W.; Oliver, Jane; Trowbridge, Harriet; et al).

The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers. No. 159. March, 1880. Vol. XXVII. (Cover Title).

Boston: John L. Shorey, 1880. 1880. - Small quarto [8-1/4 inches high by 6 inches wide], soft cover bound in decorative blue & black wraps. The edges of the wraps are creased & chipped with some darkening & staining. Pages [65]-95 & [1] page plus 2 pages of ads. Illustrated with black-and-white woodcuts throughout & with 1 page of music staves. There are stains to the top margins of the first 3 pages & there is a piece out of the bottom corner of the last leaf. Good.

There is a full-page illustration of a stork by Harrison Weir. Good .

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Book number: 15118

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; PERIODICAL; THE NURSERY; MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR THE YOUNGEST READERS; JOSEPHINE POLLARD; HARRISON WEIR; EDITH W. PECK; JANE OLIVER; HARRIET TROWBRIDGE; WOODCUTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; POEMS; STORIES; MUSIC; ADS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

(Barba, Eugenio; Fumaroli, Marc; et al)

Odin Teatret: Experiences

[Holstebro?, Denmark]: (Odin Teatrets Forlag, 1973). 1973). [Holstebro?, Denmark]: (Odin Teatrets Forlag, 1973). 1973). Very good. - Octavo, printed white wraps. The wraps are lightly soiled with a crease to the top edge of the front wrap. 185 & [2] pages. Black-and-white photographic illustrations. There is foxing to the fore-edge & title. Very good.

The text is in French. Very good .

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Book number: 9852

Catalogue: Theatre

Keywords: THEATRE; THEATER; EXPERIMENTAL THEATER; ALTERNATIVE THEATER; ODIN TEATRET; DANISH; DENMARK; EUGENIO BARBA; ILLUSTRATIONS; ODIN TEATRET EXPERIENCES.

(Anderson, James H.; Hinsdale, B.A.; et al)

Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly. Vol. VI (Nos. 1-3 & Thirteenth Annual Report for 1897-98)

Columbus, OH: Press of J. L. Trauger, 1898. 1898. Columbus, OH: Press of J. L. Trauger, 1898. 1898. Good. - Octavo, dark green cloth titled in gilt on spine. The binding is lightly rubbed & the covers are bumped. xiii, [ii] & 441 & xxiii pp. The hinges are cracked; there is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper; there are a few pencil markings & the page edges are slightly darkened. Color & B&W frontispieces & B&W plates. Good.

Among the contents are articles on the Ohio Indians, the history of popular education on the Western Reserve, the centennial of Jefferson county with a long piece on the pioneers of Jefferson County, and three articles on Edwin M. Stanton. Good .

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Book number: 17258

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: AMERICANA; OHIO; JEFFERSON COUNTY; PIONEERS; SETTLERS; AMERICAN INDIANS; NATIVE AMERICANS; EDWIN M. STANTON; OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL QUARTERLY; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; JAMES H. ANDERSON; B. A. HINSDALE; WESTERN

(Atkins, Lloyd; Schaefer, Taf Lebel; Houston, James; et al).

One Hundred Years of Collecting 2003: Steuben Glass. (Cover Title).

(New York): Steuben Glass, 2003. 2003. - Octavo softcover bound in pictorial black-and-white wrappers. There is a label on the rear wrap with a mailing label mounted over it. 35 pages. Black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

To celebrate its centenary [1903-2003] Steuben announces in an introductory note that it is renewing its "Heritage Series" and that "12 works have been hand-selected by the Steuben design team from our extensive archive spanning the past 100 years." The selection includes pieces by Lloyd Atkins, Taf Lebel Schaefer, James Houston and others. Very good .

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Book number: 29444

Catalogue: Antiques & Collectibles

Keywords: COLLECTIBLES; GLASSWARE; ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF COLLECTING 2003: STEUBEN GLASS; HERITAGE SERIES; TRADE CATALOG; LLOYD ATKINS; TAF LEBEL SCHAEFER; JAMES HOUSTON; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Levine, Philip; Gilbert, Sandra; Dillard, Annie; Daugherty, Janice; et al). (Smith, Raymond J.; editor. Oates, Joyce Carol; Associate Editor)

Ontario Review. No. 50, Spring/Summer 1999

Princeton, NJ: The Ontario Review, Inc. 1999. 1999. Princeton, NJ: The Ontario Review, Inc. 1999. 1999. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial yellow wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped with light creasing to the top corner of the rear wrap. 152 pages. 8-page portfolios of black-and-white photographic illustrations by Jennifer Sher and George Webber plus cover illustration by Jennifer Sher. The top page corners are lightly bumped. Very good.

Among the contents of this issue are poetry by Philip Levine, Sandra Gilbert, William Heyen, Albert Goldbarth and Tom Wayman; an essay by Annie Dillard; and fiction by Janice Daugherty and Melissa Hardy. Very good .

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Book number: 21244

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: LITERATURE; PERIODICAL; JOYCE CAROL OATES; RAYMOND J. SMITH; POETRY; POEMS; POETS; PHILIP LEVINE; SANDRA GILBERT; WILLIAM HEYEN; ALBERT GOLDBARTH; TOM WAYMAN; ESSAY; ANNIE DILLARD; FICTION; JANICE DAUGHERTY; MELISSA HARDY; PHOTOGRAPHERS; JENNIFER SHER; GE

(Rathenau, Ernest). (Arnold, Sir Edwin; Bikshu, Subhandra; et al)

Orientals: People from India, Malaya, Bali, China. Text Selected from Writings of Sir Edwin Arnold, Subhandra Bikshu, Pearl S. Buck, Confucius, Miguel Covarrubias,Gertrude Emerson, Eli Faure, L.J. Gallagher, Kalidasa, Rudyard Kipling, Laotse, Lusin, Mencius, Jawaharlal Nehru, Marco Polo, Lau Shaw, Rabindranath Tagore, Lin Yutang, Beryl de Zoete. Edited by Horst

New York: J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945. 1945. New York: J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945. 1945. Good. - Quarto, tan cloth titled in brown on the front cover. The binding is darkened with staining to the front cover & 3 small pieces out of the cloth. The lower quarter of the backstrip is partially detached & there are tears & fraying to the front joint. 108 pages. The book is partially cracked at the title. The endpapers are somewhat darkened with some soiling to the front endpaper. Profuse full-page black-and-white illustrations from photographs by Ernest Rathenau. The illustrations are clean & bright. Good.

First edition.

Inscribed by Ernest Rathenau on the front endpaper in the year of publication. Good .

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Book number: 3599

Catalogue: Photography

Keywords: PHOTOGRAPHY; PORTRAITS; PHOTOGRAPHER; ERNEST RATHENAU; INDIA; CHINA; MALAYSIA; BALI; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.