Anawalt, Patricia Rieff

Indian Clothing Before Cortes. Mesoamerican Costumes from the Codices

Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Press, 1981. Wraps. Folio. Glossy illustrated wraps. Small folio. 232 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout, along with a section of color plates. A descriptive study of Mesoamerican costume, both pre and post-conquest, looking at the clothing of the Aztec, Tlaxcalan, Tarascan, Mixtec and lowland Maya. The author explains cultural and ritual significance of the clothing, explaining the meaning behind the clothing. VERY GOOD+ condition. Spine faded. Light rubbing. Very Good .

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Book number: 019729

Catalogue: Fashion

Keywords: Noisbn Indigenous/Native American Mesoamerican History

Anderson, Leon W.

Concord Coach. Abbot-Downing 1827-1900 Concord, New Hampshire

Concord, The Village Press, Printers, 1976. Wraps. Wraps. 24 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. A short history of the Concord Coach built by Abbot-Downing, chronicling its start, brief descriptions of various coaches and carriages built, evolution, growth and decline of the business, etc. Issued to accompany a commemorative decanter put out by the Boston Distillers Corp. GOOD+ condition. Uneven browning to the wraps, mostly along the extremities. Minor soiling. Good .

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Book number: 009177

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: Noisbn

Anderson, Neil (photographer)

The Poser. The Photozine. Issue Two

London, Better Badges, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. Side stapled format. 20 pp. Black and white photos throughout. A post-punk fanzine focusing on photography, with Anderson offering to sell individual prints featured in the zine. Also offered are tips for taking photos at gigs, with another author reviewing shows by Bank of Dresden. Second issue, with photos of the Mo-dettes, Ruts, Iggy Pop, Chippenham bands. GOOD+ condition. General toning to the piece. Minor curling and creasing at the corners. (Mark Jay Collection). Triggs p. 82/83. Good .

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Book number: 013694

Catalogue: Fanzines

Keywords: Noisbn Punk

Anderson, J. Redwood

To the Dyfrdwy the River I Love

London, The Grasshopper Press, 1951. First Edition. Wraps. One of 200 copies printed at the Faun Press. Printed wraps. Signed, with an inscription in Welsh, by the author. 10 pp. A single poem, written in English, on the River Dyfrdwy, or Dee. By John Redwood Anderson, an English poet who authored many collections, as well as the drama, Babel. GOOD condition. Moderate uneven browning to the wrappers. Minor soiling and a hint of staining. Good .

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Book number: 010097

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Anderson, Patrick

The White Centre

Toronto, The Ryerson Press, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Stated first edition. White paper covered boards in matching, unclipped, dust jacket. 72 pp. A collection of poetry by Patrick Anderson, an English born Canadian poet. Anderson cofounded a Montreal based literary magazine 'Preview.' Although eventually coming out as gay later in life, Anderson fought against early critics who apparently found homoerotic undertones in his work unsettling (see Wikipedia). GOOD condition. Moderate browning along the jacket edges, with general toning. Minor soiling and staining. Some scuffing to the jacket edges. Minor browning and edgewear to the book. Owner's inscription present. Good/Good.

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Book number: 010241

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

No author Given. Andre, R. (William Roger Snow), illustrator

Puss in Boots

New York, McLoughlin Bros. Publisher, 1888. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. 10 3/4 by 8 3/8 inches. 16 pages, including covers. With 6 full page, chromoloithograph color illustrations. A retelling of this classic children's tale, accompanied by illustrations by Richard Andre, an alias for William Roger Snow, a British artist who practiced under various names due to personal scandals. Snow, forced to join the British Army due to the squandering of an inheritance, faced further troubles because of infidelity, and abandoned his wife, starting a career as an illustrator under an assumed name. POOR condition. Book DETACHED into several sections, with the front cover and first page each separated onto their own, and with the last page and rear cover separated but attached to each other. The intact sections are tenuous at best. A 3 inch triangle MISSING from the upper front corner of the cover. Minor soiling, fading and staining to the covers, with some creasing. Extremities scuffed and worn, with a few tears present. Interior with very minor soiling and browning, with illustrations remaining clean and bright. Some staining to the top of the second page (text), with a diagonal crease present to the pages corresponding with the missing triangle. Poor .

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Book number: 006847

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

Keywords: Noisbn

Kopkind, Andrew et al.

Working Papers for a New Society. Winter, 1975. Vol. II, No. 4

Cambridge, MA, Cambridge Policy Studies Institute, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Illustrated wraps, with a Black Power fist on the front cover. 80 pp. A few illustrations throughout. A single issue of this magazine that focused "on the prospects of rebuilding America," through reporting on issues, proposals, etc. Of note in this issue is an article on Black Power in Alabama, ten years later, focusing on Lowndes County and what has or hasn't changed since various civil rights organizations rooted in the county began their work. With a brief excerpt from an interview with Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture). The article was written by Andrew Kopkind, a journalist noted for his coverage of the more radical elements of the 1960s, as well as cohosting the first commercial gay/lesbian radio show with his partner. GOOD condition. Very slightly ex-library with a faint stamp on the upper front cover. Minor fading, scuffing, creasing and edgewear. Good .

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Book number: 019998

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies

Andrews, William Loring

James Lyne's Survey or, As It Is More Commonly Known the Bradford Map. A Plan of the City of New York at the Time of the Granting of the Montgomery Charter in 1731. An Appendix to an Account of the Same Compiled in 1893

New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1900. Limited. Hard Cover. Limited edition, one of 170 copies on Holland paper. Hardcover. With three fold out facsimilies by the Bierstadt process: one of the original Bradford map, one of the copy in David Valentine's History of New York in 1853 reduced one half size, and one of the original Duyckinck Map at the New York Historical Society. 37pages. A discussion of the oft reproduced first map of New York City sometimes erroneously described as the Bradford map, but as the author details, may be one of the other maps mentioned. In GOOD condition. Minor soiling and rubbing to the book. Minor scuffing to the extremities. The lower 2 inches of the backstrip are MISSING, being rather jaggedly torn off. Inner text solid with a previous owner's signature in pencil on the title page and the name Duyckinck underlined on the map of its name (also in pencil). Dampstaining present to the last blank endpapers and very faintly to the last two pages of text, mostly in the gutter. Solid copy in GOOD condition. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001258

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: New York Map

Andrews, Bruce

Jeopardy

Windsor, VT, Awede, 1980. Wraps. Perhaps one of 375 copies. Plain wraps with dust jacket. Unpaginated. A book length poem written in list form, by Bruce Andrews, a poet sometimes associated with the LANGUAGE movement. GOOD condition. Minor to moderate toning to the jacket, with some soiling. Upper extremity scuffed, bumped and worn, with associated creasing and a one inch tear along the upper hinge. Small bump/crease to the upper right corner of the book. Good .

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Book number: 018930

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Noisbn

Andrews, R.H. (editor)

The Medical Summary. A Monthly Journal of Practical Medicine, New Preparations, Etc. August, 1903

No Place, R.H. Andrews, Publisher, 1903. Wraps. 161-192 pp. plus 40 pp. of ads. An issue of this journal devoted to medicine and medical practices, containing essays by various doctors and others regarding treatment for different ailments, use of medicine, etc. Also included are a few formulas for medicines to treat asthma, a liniment to treat pain, incontinence of urine, a formula for epilepsy, and a formula for rheumatism. GOOD condition. Some foxing, minor soiling and staining to the covers. Wrappers chipped, with loss, at the head of the spine. Good .

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Book number: 011909

Catalogue: Medicine

Keywords: Noisbn

Andrews, Edward L.

Napoleon and America. An Outline of the Relations of the United States to the Career and Downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte

New York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1909. Cloth. Finely ribbed blue cloth with gilt titling. 89 pp. With a frontis illustration. A detailed examination of Napoleon Bonaparte and his relationship with and interest in the United States, drawing from his writings, and explaining his plans for an empire in North America as well as how the United States influenced his wars and relations with European powers. The work also studies Napoleon's views on slavery and his consideration of polygamy as an answer to it. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, scuffing and soiling. Area of staining/discoloration along the lower rear edge. Corners bumped and frayed. Remains of glue from a removed bookplate on the inside front cover. Text block clean and solid. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005193

Catalogue: Napoleonic Studies

Keywords: Noisbn Napoleon

Andrews, Anna

Peggy Lee Sophomore

New York, Cupples and Leon, 1932. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 209 pp. With an illustrated frontispiece. Part of the Plantation Series, a juvenile series following the adventures of Peggy Lee, with this chronicling her time at a school for girls. GOOD condition. Heavy fading to the spine, with some spotting. Minor general fading and light spotting to the covers. Cloth a bit worn along the extremities and hinges. Very minor soiling. Bookstore stamp on the inside front cover, with an ownership inscription in pencil to the first endpaper. Frontis coming loose. Text block clean and solid with minor toning. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 006466

Catalogue: Children's/ Juvenile

Keywords: Noisbn

Andrews, Edward Wyllys M.D.

The Reefing Operation for Movable Kidney

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher or place. States 'Reprinted from the Journal of the American Medical Association October 6, 1900,' at the foot of the last page. Presumed to be circa 1901. Orange printed wraps, with an ad for the journal on the rear cover. 11 pages. With a few illustrations of a surgical procedure. A discussion of nephrorrhaphy or nephropexy, an operation to treat floating kidneys, mentioning the procedure and techniques, as well as discussing potential remedies for relapse. Dr. Edward Wyllys Andrews was one of the founders of the Institute of Medicine in Chicago, as well as serving on various surgical societies. He was also noted for his "Andrews' imbrication operation" for inguinal hernia repair (American College of Surgeons website). GOOD+ condition. Uneven fading to the wraps, heavier along the extremities. Minor soiling. Faint date stamp to the lower left front cover. Minor creasing and tearing along the extremities, with splitting to the head of the spine. Light toning to the text block. Good .

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Book number: 006710

Catalogue: Medicine

Keywords: Noisbn

Zero, Andy et al.

City Fun Volume 2 Number 29. Nov 11th 1981

Manchester, UK, City Fun Collective, Publisher, 1981. Wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 12 pages, including covers. Later issue of this influential Manchester zine, known for its social commentary on punk, music, the left, the right, etc. As Wilkinson notes, "City Fun's witty hostility towards identitarian fragmentation was not confined to gender and sexuality" (Wilkinson, p. 102.) Nothing was sacred in its takes on the peripheral (or not so peripheral) social and political issues affecting punks, etc. This issue with a look at the city of Berlin, a poor review of New Order, etc. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, creasing and edgewear. Upper corner a bit curled. Minor toning. Some stains to the rear cover, with a few small spots to the front cover. Good .

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Book number: 019974

Catalogue: Fanzines

Keywords: Noisbn Punk Zines

Zero, Andy et al.

City Fun Volume 3 Number 2. March 1982

Manchester, UK, City Fun Collective, Publisher, 1982. Wraps. 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 16 pages, including covers. Later issue of this influential Manchester zine, known for its social commentary on punk, music, the left, the right, etc. As Wilkinson notes, "City Fun's witty hostility towards identitarian fragmentation was not confined to gender and sexuality" (Wilkinson, p. 102.) Nothing was sacred in its takes on the peripheral (or not so peripheral) social and political issues affecting punks, etc. This issue a mélange of bits on pop culture, current events, music, etc. GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, creasing and edgewear. Upper corner a bit curled. Minor toning. Some stains to the rear cover, with a few small spots to the front cover. Two inch tear at the lower spine. Good .

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Book number: 019975

Catalogue: Fanzines

Keywords: Noisbn Punk Zines