Apulee (Apuleius)

Les Metamorphoses (the Golden Ass). Three Volumes

Paris, Roissard Grenoble, 1962. Wraps. #855 of 974 copies. Wraps, housed in light brown clothbound folders in matching slipcases. All text in French. Illustrations by Jean Aujame throughout. A three volume work of this classic of ancient Latin, a novel utilizing coarse humor and language and the idea of an anti-hero, to explore themes of magic, religion and gods, etc. With illustrations by the French painter Jean Aujame. VERY GOOD books in GOOD slipcases/folders. Minor toning and a hint of soiling to the coves. Small tear to the upper hinge of volume one. Slipcases faded, especially along the spines. Some scuffing and fraying, mostly along the extremities. Very Good .

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Book number: 013722

Catalogue: Literature

Keywords: Noisbn

Arabi, Ibn; Bayrak, Shaykh Tosun (interpreter)

The Tree of Being. Shajarat Al-Kawn. An Ode to the Perfect Man

Cambridge, UK, Archetype, 2019. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. Isbn # 1901383113. 255 pp. An interpretation of a treatise attributed to Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) that examine the Creative Word and the World Tree in the Qur'an. Interpreted by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak, a Sufi master of the Halveti-Jerrahi order. NEAR FINE condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 019732

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

Keywords: Noisbn Spirituality

Neutra, Richard (architect) et al.

Architectural Record. Apartments. February 1948

Concord, NH, F.W. Dodge Corportation, 1948. Wraps. Quarto. Illustrated wraps. Quarto. 220 pp. Black and white photos and drawings throughout, as well as many ads. An issue of this magazine devoted to architecture, covering many recent and proposed projects, with this month focusing on apartment projects (but also containing designs for a processing plant, hospitals, etc.). Of note is a two page spread of designs by noted Austrian-American Modernist architect Richard Neutra for cooperative apartments near the Sierras. GOOD condition. Minor fading, toning, soiling and scuffing to the covers. Lower spine chipped. Good .

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Book number: 011987

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Noisbn

Breuer, Marcel (architect) et al.

Architectural Record. Railroad Buildings. October 1948

Concord, NH, F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1948. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Quarto. 268 pp. Black and white photos and drawings throughout, as well as many ads. An issue of this magazine devoted to architecture, covering many recent and proposed projects, with this month focusing on railroad buildings and architecture in North America and Europe. Of note is an illustrated article on the home of Bauhaus inspired Marcel Breuer, built for himself in Connecticut. Photos and schematics included. GOOD condition. Minor fading, toning, soiling and scuffing to the covers. Upper spine chipped and torn. Perhaps a faint musty odor when opened. Good .

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Book number: 018719

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Noisbn

Wright, Frank Lloyd (architect and excerpted commentary)

Frank Lloyd Wright. A Pictorial Record of Architectural Progress. Supplement to the Loan Exhibition Held by the Institute of Modern Art at 270 Dartmouth Street, Boston. January 24-March 3, 1940

Boston, Institute of Modern Art, 1940. Wraps. Wraps. Spiral bound. Small oblong format. Unpaginated, approximately 60 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A primarily visual work, presenting photographs of various residential houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, from the late 1800s to the late 1930s. With excerpts from lectures and writings by Frank Lloyd Wright. A catalog to an exhibition focusing on the residential architecture of Wright. FAIR/GOOD condition. Heavy foxing and staining to the front cover, with moderate staining and soiling to the rear. Moderate foxing to the first and last few pages, with minor foxing scattered in the interior. Some curling along the corners. A few stray red pencil underlines in the text. Sweeney 502. Fair .

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Book number: 013473

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: Noisbn

D'Arena, Francesco (artist)

Francesco D'Arena

Milan, Galleria Cadario, 1961. Wraps. Black and white illustrated wraps. Small folio. Unpaginated. Black and white and a few color illustrations throughout. Text in Italian, French, German and English. Apparently SIGNED, with an inscription, by the artist Francesco D'Arena on the colophon. Presumably a work issued to coincide with an exhibition of the art of Francesco D'Arena, an Italian artist of the mid-twentieth century working with a collage of colors and materials to create his work. GOOD condition. Heavy splitting, chipping and tearing to the book along the spine, with some loss of wrapper. This has also resulted in the upper covers starting to tear off from the binding. Faint spotting, soiling, and general fading to the covers. Some creasing, curling and scuffing. Minor toning in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 015024

Catalogue: Art

Keywords: Noisbn

Arey, Harriett Ellen Grannis

Household Songs and Other Poems

New York, J.C. Derby, 1855. Cloth. Brown cloth decorated in blind. 254 pp. A collection of poetry by Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, a 19th century author and educator, teaching at schools in Wisconsin, Ohio, as well as publishing work in a variety of newspapers. She graduated from Oberlin in 1837. GOOD condition. Faded ring stains to the covers, with some scuffing, minor soiling and spotting. Extremities bumped and worn. Scattered foxing in the interior. A few lines underlined in ink, with several stray notes. Good .

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Book number: 016017

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Armes, H. Lyman

The 11-11-11 Club Including the Hinky-Dinky History of the U.S. A. And the Remembership

Boston, The Richmond Press, 1958. Wraps. Second printing. Signed, with a brief inscription, by the author. Blue-green wraps. 52 pp. A short history and account of the 11-11-11 Club, a group of World War I veterans that met every year on Armistice Day to celebrate the end of World War I and its veterans. The work is a somewhat humorous, if disjointed, account of the group, accompanied by a lengthy ballad of the group. With a roster of the club, including those deceased, as of 1958. GOOD condition. A few small dark stains to the front cover. Minor fading and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 012292

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War

No author given (Armstrong, Samuel Turell)

The Assizes: Giving an Account of Some of the Prisoners and the Offences for Which They Were Tried

Boston, Printed for The American Tract Society by Flagg and Gould. Pamphlet. no date, perhaps circa 1824 based on OCLC records. Stated 4th edition, 6000. Disbound pamphlet, apparently removed from a larger work. No. 122 at the top of the first page. 8 pp. A short tract, religious in tone, reflecting, in general terms, on the crimes and transgressions of various people to be tried before the courts of Assizes, presumably in England. These crimes are used to cite religious passages from the Bible, in an effort to talk against sin. With a short hymn. Attributed by OCLC records to Samuel Turell Armstrong, an American printer and bookseller of primarily religious material. GOOD condition. Foxing and minor staining present. General browning to the paper. Fraying and roughness along the binding edge. Good .

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Book number: 009412

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Religion/Theology

Arndt, Johann

Johann Arndts Sechs Bucher Vom Wahren Christenthum : Welche Handeln Von Heilsamer Busse, Herzlicher Reue Und Leid Uber Die Sunde Und Wahrem Glauben... ;Nebst Beigefugtem Lebenslauf Des Sel. Herrn Autors, Ingleichen Kurzen Gebeten Nach Jedem Kapitel. .

Reutlingen, Druck und Verlag der B.G. Kurtz, 1840. Vellum. Vellum, with two flexible leather clasp like tabs on the side. 818, 80, 216 pp. With a few full page illustrations throughout, including a depiction of a camera obscura. All text in German. A collection of several writings by Arndt, including his popular 'True Christianity' that explores the 'mystical union between believer and Christ,' (Wikipedia), while correcting some aspects of reformation theology (also from Wikipedia). Johann Arndt was a 16th century German theologian, writing on many aspects of Christianity, with his work being republished often after his death. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate soiling and scattered staining/discoloration to the covers. Vellum rather toned in general. Extremities bumped and scuffed. Endpapers soiled, with some staining. Ownership signature present. General toning and minor scattered soiling to the text block. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009899

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

Keywords: Noisbn

Watson, Arnold and Betty

Roster of Valor. The Titanic-Halifax Legacy

Riverside, CT, 7 C's Press, 1984. Cloth. Blue cloth in dust jacket. 97 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A list of the crew of the Titanic, including names, addresses and ratings (in what capacity they served aboard ship). Includes a history and account of the efforts to recover the bodies of the passengers and crew aboard the Titanic, including an account of the voyage of the Mackay-Bennett. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, soiling, foxing, rubbing and wrinkling to the jacket, with some bumping/scuffing along the extremities. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013934

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Maritime History

Aroul G.; Bhagat, O.P.; Jha, Vinay; Kaul, Zinda; Churches, Christine; Powell, Craig; Bowering, George; Nava, Thelma; Morgan, Owen; Yuzon, Amado; Lissidini, Jose, et al.

Poetry Eastwest I. An Anthology of New Poetry. 1967

Hyderabad, India, Syed Amanuddin, Publisher, 1967. Wraps. Printed wraps. 56 pp. A collection of new poetry from various authors worldwide, including many from India, a few from Australia, the United States, Philippines, Uruguay, Mexico, New Zealand and elsewhere. GOOD condition. Wrappers toned, with some scuffing, spots of staining to the front cover and some soiling. Minor creasing and edgewear. Paper toned in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 010278

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Oxenham, John; Moss, Hugh (arranger and producer); MacCunn, Hamish (composer)

The Pageant of Darkness and Light

New York, Weekes and Co, 1908. Wraps. Blue and white wraps. 148 pp. Primarily consisting of musical scores, this work presents a tale of missionary work around the world. Divided into 5 episodes. Each episode is located in either the North, South, East and West (as well as a final tableau), and depicts native populations unfamiliar with God. This includes Native Americans in the northwest, people near Ujiji, Africa, a city in India, and a beach on Hawaii near Kilauea. Each episode culminates in the 'enlightenment' of the natives. Issued by the Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada. GOOD condition. Faint but extensive foxing to the front and rear covers, with minor soiling and a few faint stains. Some browning to the wraps. Wrappers split at the upper and lower spine, with minor tearing, chipping and fraying. Wrappers creased along the spine. Interior clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 006592

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

Keywords: Noisbn Missionary Work Hawaii Drama

Crumb, R; Spiegelman, Art et al (artists)

The East Village Other. Special Cartoon Issue. March 6 (?) 1969. Vol. 4. , No. 13

New York, East Village Other, Publisher, 1969. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 32 pp. Black and white illustrations and comix throughout. East Village Other was an underground newspaper from New York (duh), known for its early embrace of the counterculture and counterculture aesthetics, often using absurdist pieces to provide social commentary. As an early proponent of the underground comix movement, EVO published work by R. Crumb, Trina Robbins and others, as well as publishing a paper devoted to comix. This issue focusing on underground comix, advertising the Gothic Blimp Works and featuring work by R. Crumb (including some very inappropriate work), Vaughn Bode, Art Spiegelman, Kim Deitch, Spain Rodriguez and others. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Moderate toning. Paper a bit brittle. Mailing label present. Minor splitting at the center spine edge, with minor edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 019446

Catalogue: Underground Newspapers

Keywords: Noisbn Counterculture Underground Comics

Humble, Art et al.

Fish Number Two. Summer '89. Sex and Magick Issue

Gloucester, MA, Art Humble, editor and Publisher, 1989. First Edition. Wraps. First edition, #16 of 115 copies. Side stapled zine format. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 28 pp. Cut and paste collage and illustrations throughout. Second issue of this zine using art, clip art and collage to muse on (in this issue) topics related to sex and magick, Aleister Crowley and Robert Anton Wilson style, although the links to both is subtle at best. GOOD+ condition. Top right corner of the front cover a bit curled. Left corner creased at the edge. Minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 019568

Catalogue: Occult

Keywords: Noisbn Art Fanzines