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1. [Architecture] Reid, AlanRosyth Castle: A Notable Fifeshire Ruin.A. Romanes, ‘Press’ Office., Dunfermline, 1898. First edition. 103 pp. A history and architectural study of the 15th-century Scottish tower house in Fife, Scotland, which was occupied by Oliver Cromwell’s army in 1651. Published in the same year the castle became the property of the Admiralty (which at the time controlled the British Royal Navy). Illustrated with engravings, diagrams, and photographs.

Very good. No jacket. Photograph of Rosyth Castle mounted on frontpaste-down endpaper, owner bookplate and ink name & address onfront free endpaper, front & end matter lightly foxed.

$1002. [Biography] Berry, Robert EltonYankee Stargazer: The Life of Nathaniel BowditchWhittlesey House / McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, 1941. 3rd printing. xi, 234 pp. 8vo. Reproduction of one of Bowditch’s maps on endpapers. Severalportrait plates in text. A biography of the mathematician whose influential work The New American Practical Navigator is still considered authoritative (it is carried on every commissioned U.S. Navy vessel). Bibliography and index follow text.

Very good. No jacket. Fore-edge of boards lightly bumped near base, ink ‘welfare & recreation’ stamp on top page ridge.

$75

3. [Biography] Douglass, Frederick; Blassingame, John W.; McKivigan, John R.; Hinks,Peter P.; Fulkerson, Gerald; Cook, James H.; Gruber, Victoria C.; Holtan, C. JaneThe Frederick Douglass Papers, Series Two: Autobiographical Writings,Volume 1: NarrativeYale University Press, 1999. First edition. lvi, 222 pp. 8vo. “contains the first and mostfamous of Frederick Douglass’s three autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of FrederickDouglass... comprehensively annotated and... accompanied by reproductions ofhistorical documents relating to its publication and critical reception... [with] a seriesintroduction, volume introduction, historical annotation, and appendixes.

Good. No jacket. Top corner lightly stained, minor pencil underlining on a few pages.

$45

4. [Birds] Hall, Henry MarionWoodcock WaysOxford University Press, New York, 1946. First edition. 84 pp. Includes color plates and black & white sketches. A study of the woodcock, which has also been known as the ‘little whistler’, ‘big-eyes’, ‘owl snipe’, timber doodle’, etc. Anocturnal bird with strange migration habits, this species has beenfascinating to bird enthusiasts since medieval times.

Near fine in very good jacket. Related article laid in. Jacket rubbed& lightly soiled. Quite a bit better condition than usually seen.

$120


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5. [Birds] Hall, Henry MarionThe Ruffed GrouseOxford University Press, New York, 1946. First edition. 91 pp. Includes color plates and black & white sketches. A study of the ruffed grouse, a popular bird among hunters, with detailed information on grouse behaviors, preservation efforts, raising grouse in captivity, and tips for attracting and hunting in various seasons.

Very good in good jacket. Large tear across front jacket panel, 2 inchchip from rear jacket panel along spine, a few light spots. Relatedarticles and illustrations laid in.

$306. [Books & Printing] Ellis, Estelle; Wiggins, Wilton; Lee, DouglasThe Booklover’s Repair Kit: First Aid for Home LibrariesAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000. 117 pp. Hardcover book in clamshellcase with various book repair supplies. Includes: The Booklover’s RepairManual, illustrated with more than 65 photographs and instructionaldrawings; pH-neutral adhesive; document-cleaning pad; transparentmending tape; mounting and hinging tape; red cotton library tape; bonefolder; art gum eraser; soft white eraser; Pink Pearl eraser; microspatula;dust cloth; silicone release paper; binder’s board; archival mat board;Canson paper; cotton gloves; bamboo brush; china bristle brush; artistbrushes, #2 and #4; knitting needle; plastic cutting board; bulldogclamps; archival permanent glue stick.

Fine. Includes case and all components. An exceptional set.

$1207. [Culinary] Price, Mary & Vincent; Geis, Darlene ; Amory, Cleveland & MarthaA Treasury of Great Recipes: Famous Specialties of the World’s ForemostRestaurants Adapted for the American KitchenAmpersand Press, Inc., 1965. First edition. 456 pp, plus large section following text in which to list favorite recipes, wines and guests, a table of equivalents, and a calorie chart. Endpapers provide information on herbs and spices, weights and measures, can sizes, cooking temperatures, and oven temperatures. Color photographs and two-tone illustrations by Fritz Kredel throughout. Recipes collected from restaurants in numerous countries, presented with the restaurant’s original menu.

Near fine in very good acetate jacket. Three jacket tears repaired with tape byprevious owner.

$75

8. [Ecology] Butler, Ovid; Cromelin, L.M.; Kauffman, ErleAmerican Forests Volume 42, Number 4: April, 1936The American Forestry Association, Washington, D.C., 1936. 154-199 pp. Articles related to American forests, with photographs and period advertisements. Notable for an early article discussing the possibility of creating a national parkaround Mount Olympus (Franklin Roosevelt finalized this in 1938). Alsoincludes important discussions regarding environmental conservation.

Very good. Lightly rubbed & soiled, ink name & date on title page.

$40


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9. [Fine Art] Michener, James A.; Lane, RichardJapanese Prints: From the Early Masters to the ModernCharles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1959. 287 pp. Includes 257 plates (55 in color), bibliography, and index, with detailed information by the well-known historical novelist James Michener, divided into sections on early prints, full-colorprints, landscape and figure prints, and modern prints. Richard Lane alsoprovides notes on the prints.

Fine. Includes original jacket and publisher’s slipcase. Jacket covered inclear acetate, appears to have been issued upon publication. A superb copy.

$6010. [Fine Art] Ollier, Edmund; Adams, Charlotte (Introduction)Masterpieces from the Works of Gustave Dore, Selected from The Dore Bible, Milton, Dante’s Inferno, Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso, Fontaine, Fairy Realm, Don Quixote, Baron Munchausen, Croquemitaine, &c., &c., with Memoir of Dore and Descriptive LetterpressCassell Publishing Company, New York / The Mershon Company Press, Rahway, 1887. Unpaginated. 11 7/8 x 9 3/4. A collection of Gustave Dore’s engravings from various works, with a memoir of Dore, and an introduction providing context for Dore’s contributions to the world of book arts.

Very good. No jacket. Minor wear to corners, pages lightly toned.

$125

11. [Fine Art] The American Society of Etchers; Watson, Forbes (Introduction)Year Book of American Etching 1914, Illustrated with One Hundred Reproductions of Etchings Shown at The Annual Exhibition of The American Society of EtchersJohn Lane Company, New York, 1914. Unpaginated. One hundred etchings by: George C. Aid; George Elbert Burr; George W. Chandler; John W. Cotton; C.K. Gleeson; Gustav F. Goetsch; Anne Goldthwaite; Ernest Haskell; Eugene Higgins; Lester G. Hornby; Earl Horter; Leigh Hunt; E.T. Hurley; William Auerbach Levy; Allen Lewis; D.S.MacLaughlin; Thomas R. Manley; John Marin; Katherine Merrill; B.J.O. Nordfeldt; Ralph M. Pearson; George T. Plowman; Earl H. Reed; Thomas Wood Stevens; Vaughan Trowbridge; Charles Henry White; Henry Winslow; Mahonri Young.

Near fine. No jacket. Lightly rubbed with a few light smudges to boards.

$50

12. [Fine Art] Uhde, Wilhelm; Goldscheider, LudwigVincent Van GoghThe Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1936. 17, [1], 101 plates, 10, [1] pp. Folio. A collection of 101 reproductions of Vincent Van Gogh’s work, including numeroustipped in chromolithographs. Following text is a list of theillustrations, plus excerpts from various letters Van Gogh wrote inwhich he made reference to several works.

Near fine. Lacks jacket. Board edges lightly toned, owner bookplateon front endpaper.

$45


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13. [Judaica] Wile, Isaac A.; Brickner, Isaac M.The Jews of Rochester: An Historical Summary of Their Progress and Status asCitizens of Rochester from Early Days to the Year Nineteen Hundred and TwelveHistorical Review Society, Rochester, 1912. First edition. [26], 138, ccviii pp. Tall 8vo. A collection of short biographical pieces about Jewish citizens of Rochester, New York, with information on over one hundred individuals, as well as Berith Kodesh Temple, Beth Hamedresh Hagodel Synagogue, Jewish Orphan Asylum, and Jewish Y.M.A. Building. An interesting historical work, and useful to develop an understanding of the progression of Jews within American society during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Includes numerous local advertisements for businesses during Rochester’s heyday as both the ‘flower city’, and a hub for manufacturing and technologies.

Good. No jacket. Hinges loosening, two ink names on front endpapers, faint moisture stain along very edge of page ridge.

$15014. [Juvenile]East O’ the Sun and West O’ the Moon (The Mayflower Series)The Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, 1924. First thus. 248 pp. 4to. Illustrations by Frances Brundage. Norwegian folk tales, including The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Very good. No jacket. Spine slightly toned, minor wear to corners.

$5015. [Juvenile] Falk, LeeMandrake the Magician (The Big Little Book Series 1167)Whitman Publishing Co., Racine / King Features Syndicate, Inc., New York, 1935. First edition. 424 pp. Color pictorial paper over boards. Part of Whitman’s Big Little Book series. The comic strip from which the book is taken began syndication in June 11, 1934.

Very good. No jacket - pictorial cover. Edges a bit rubbed, pages toned, endpapers lightly foxed.

$2516. [Juvenile] Hutchinson, V.S.Chimney Corner Stories: Tales for Little ChildrenMinton, Balch & Company / J.J. Little & Ives Company, New York, 1925. 9th printing.viii, 149 pp. A collection of popular fairy tales and fables, including: Henny Penny;The Old Woman and Her Pig; The Pancake; The Three Bears; The Three Billy GoatsGruff; Peter Rabbit; The Three Pigs; The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat;Little Black Sambo; The Cock, the Mouse, and the Little Red Hen; The Travels of aFox; Lazy Jack; Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar; The Elves and the Shoemaker; Bremen TownMusicians; Cinderella. Includes 4 color plates and black & white illustrations bywell-known author and illustrator Lois Lenski, who won the Newbery Medal in 1946.An early example of Lenski illustrations: The first trade publication to include herwork was released in 1921. From 1921-25 she illustrated two works by KennethGrahame (Dream Days and The Golden Age), an edition of Mother Goose, ThePeep-Show Man by Padraic Colum, and one other collection of children’s stories.This volume includes the only version of Little Black Sambo with Lenski’s artwork.

Very good. Lacks jacket. Boards a bit rubbed & soiled, with light stain on edge ofrear board, ink gift note on front flyleaf, tear along binding edge of one page.

$60


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17. [Juvenile] Stevenson, Robert LouisA Child’s Garden of VersesThe Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930. 60 pp. 12 x 10 1/8. Stevenson’s classiccollection of poetry for children, illustrated with full color plates by Clara M. Burd, also well known for her illustrations of various Louisa May Alcott books. Includes several dozen poems, with a table of contents arranged in alphabetical order by title.

Very good. No jacket. Fore-edge rubbed, ink gift note dated 1934 on front endpaper.

$30

18. [Juvenile] Walt Disney EnterprisesThe Walt Disney Annual [Silly Symphony]Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, 1937. 123 pp. An early Disney publication featuring color illustrations from Silly Symphony, and numerous black & white illustrations.

Fair. No jacket - pictorial cover. A worn copy, and priced accordingly. Cloth backstrip missing, boards rubbed, light stains to corners, pages toned.

$70

19. [Juvenile] Wright, Blanche FisherThe Real Mother GooseRand McNally & Co., Chicago, 1939. 1939 reprint of 1916 original. 135 pp. Color plate mounted on front board with illustration by Milo Winter, mirrored on jacket. Color illustrations by Blanche Fisher Wright throughout text.

Very good in good jacket. Jacket edges rubbed, several chips from jacket spine, jacket toned, board edges lightly foxed.

$7520. [Literature] [Bulwer-Lytton, Edward]The Coming Race; or, The New Utopia.Toronto: Adam, Stevenson & Co., 1871. First Canadian edition, printed from the plates of the U.S. edition. 207 pp., 1-page terminal publisher ad. 8vo. Original red-orange cloth, beveled edges, gilt titles, black stamped design on front board, yellow endpapers.

A utopian novel, originally published anonymously, which preceded Bellamy’s groundbreaking Looking Backward by 17 years. It describes a subterranean society led by a master race, which utilizes an energy source called Vril. This is also the last of the author’s occult novels, and much of its content was accepted as fact by prominent members of the occult community. It is notable forincluding predictions that atomic power will be used for military applications.

Interestingly, the popularity of this novel had a significant impact on the sales of Samuel Butler’s Erewhon, a satirical utopia also published anonymously just one year later - many believed it to be a sequel to The Coming Race. Bleiler 298. Negley 716. Sargent p. 59.

Very good. No jacket. Spine & edges toned, boards lightly soiled, evidence of previous repair to rear hinge.

$1250


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21. [Literature] Alcott, Louisa M. [May]The Complete March Sisters Set, Orchard House Edition: Little Women; Little Men; Jo’s Boys; An Old Fashioned; Eight Cousins; Rose in Bloom; Under the Lilacs; Jack and JillLittle, Brown and Company, Boston, . 1990s reissues. Eight hardcover volumes. Blue cloth, gilt titles, photographic endpapers of Orchard House in Concord,Massachusetts. The classic stories of the March sisters, reprinted from earliereditions with illustrations by various artists, including: Jessie Wilcox Smith;Reginald Birch; Clara M. Burd; Elenore Abbott; Hattie Longstreet Price;Marguerite Davis; and Beatrice Stevens.

Very good. Each volume includes original jacket. Top page ridges of LittleWomen & Rose in Bloom lightly stained.

$75

22. [Literature] Bronte, EmilyWuthering HeightsRandom House, New York / The Lakeside Press, Chicago, 1931. First thus. xvii, 325 pp.Twelve stunning wood engravings produced expressly for this edition by ClareLeighton. Includes ‘biographical notice of Ellis and Acton Bell’ (Emily and AnneBronte) by Currer Bell (Charlotte Bronte) from the 1850 edition, and the ‘editor’spreface to the new edition of Wuthering Heights’ by Currer Bell.

The classic novel of consuming passions, played out against the lonelymoors of northern England, recounts the turbulent and tempestuouslove story of Cathy and Heathcliff. A masterpiece of imaginative fiction,the story remains as poignant and compelling today as it was when firstpublished in 1847.

Very good. No jacket. Lightly rubbed, bottom page ridge lightly foxed.

$175

23. [Literature] Campbell, ThomasGertrude of Wyoming; A Pennsylvanian Tale. and Other Poems.New York: D. Longworth, Shakspeare-Gallery, 1809. 132 pp. Early American 8vo edition (July 1809), following the original London 4to edition by just a couple months. Pages 52 and 57 misnumbered 57 and 52.

A Spenserian romantic epic poem, inspired by the massacre in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, which occurred several years after the United States achieved indepen-dence. During the massacre, revolutionaries were killed by British loyalists and the Iro-quois warriors with whom they had forged an alliance. The poem’s popularity may have played a role in the naming of the territory of Wyoming decades later in the 1860s. U.S. reissue of Sabin 10268.

Very good. Professionally rebacked with brown cloth. Library blind stamps on margins of a few pages, no other library marks. Boards rubbed, pages lightly toned with minimal transfer.

$125


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24. [Literature] Dickens, CharlesThe Works of Charles Dickens - Heron Centennial Edition. Heron Books, 1990. Complete in thirty-six volumes. 8 x 4 7/8.

One of the more visually appealing modern Dickens setsavailable. Includes introductions (taken from the OxfordIllustrated Dickens editions) and illustrations by variouscontributors.

Near fine. An exceptional set, only flaw being slight fading to gilt of second Dombey volume. Fourteen volumes include original publisher’s inserts, each of which bears a reproduction of an engraving from the original work, and a brief description.

$450

25. [Literature] Hamilton, Tim; Bradbury, RayRay Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized AdaptationHill and Wang / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2009. First edition. viii, 149 pp. 8vo. A graphic novel adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s famousvision of a dystopian future in which books are contraband. Includesintroduction by Ray Bradbury.

Fine. Includes original jacket. An exceptional copy.

$90

26. [Literature] Hemingway, ErnestA Farewell to ArmsCharles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1929. First edition (no disclaimer on verso of dedication page). 355 pp. 8vo. The story of a troubled romance, set against the Italian campaign of World War I. Hemingway’s third novel, and his first bestseller, which confirmed his status as one of the great’s of American literature. He went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.

Near fine. Lacks jacket. Boards lightly rubbed, minimal discoloration to base of rear board (faint enough that it is only visible at certain angles). A better copy than weusually see.

$500

27. [Literature] Longus; Moore, George (Translator)The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and ChloeThe Limited Editions Club, New York, 1934. Signed & numbered 837 of 1500 byillustrator on limitation page. xxv, 130 pp. 11 1/2 x 8 1/8. Printed on laid paper, with Bishopstoke watermark on limitation page. Line drawings by Ruth Reeves, produced specially for this edition. The only known work of 2nd century Greek novelist andromancer Longus. A novel describing eager and inept young love.

Good. Corners worn with loss from spine head & foot, frontispiece tissue guard loose but included.

$50


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28. [Literature] The New YorkerThe New Yorker, Vol. XXXIII, No. 11, May 4, 1957: Includes the First Appearance of J.D. Salinger’s ‘Zooey’The New Yorker Magazine, Inc., 1957. 160 pp. Rebound in red cloth with gilt titles,preserving original color wrappers within.

The first appearance of J.D. Salinger’s famous story ‘Zooey’, later published together with ‘Franny’ in book form by Little, Brown and Company in 1961. Salinger was published in Story magazine originally, but personally considered his first publica-tion in The New Yorker (‘A Perfect Day for Bananafish’) as the point in his career at which he ‘made it’. With the publication of The Catcher in the Rye in 1951, his career instantly exploded, and he remains famous even after his death as a brilliant recluse. ‘Zooey’ forms part of Salinger’s collection of stories about the Glass family, which was his favorite and most personal fictional creation. Pursuant to instructions left with his literary trust upon his death, five new Glass Family stories will be released, along with several other unpublished works.

29. [Military]Mayor’s Committee of Welcome to Home-Coming Troops: Review and Paradeof the 27th Division, March 25, 1919 [Souvenir Program]M.B. Brown Printing & Binding Co, 1919. 20 pp.

A souvenir distributed in conjunction with the parade of the 27th Division, acelebration of victory and homecoming organized 4 months after the end of the war. Includes photographsof Maj. Gen. John F. O’Ryan (commander of the 27th), Hon. John F. Hylan (New York mayor), members of Board of Estimate and Apportionment and of the mayor’s Committee of Welcome; the order of the parade, details of 27th Division personnel, report of the secretary, and description of apportionments allotted to the Welcome Committee, with text of several related letters. Uncommon - 8 located in OCLC.

Good. Wrappers creased & foxed, a couple pages foxed.

$90

30. [Military] Earle, Edward Mead (Editor); Craig, Gordon A.; Gilbert, FelixMakers of Modern Strategy: Military Thought from Machiavelli to HitlerPrinceton University Press, 1943. First edition. xi, 553 pp. 8vo.

A collection of essays on the strategy of warfare stretching back four hundred years.Includes pieces on Machiavelli, Vauban, Frederick the Great, Guibert, Bulow,Napoleon, Jomini, Clausewitz, Adam Smith, Alexander Hamilton, Friedrich List, Engels & Marx, Moltke & Schlieffen, Du Picq & Foch, Bugeaud, Gallieni, Lyautey, Delbruck, Churchill, Lloyd George, Clemenceau, Ludendorff, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Maginot & Liddell Hart, Haushofer, Mahan, Douhet, Mitchell, Seversky, and Hitler.

Good. Includes original jacket. Stain on front board & jacket panel, jacket rubbed & toned, rear flap creased with chip from top corner.

$60

Very good. Crease down front wrapper, wrappers lightly rubbed, owner bookplate remnant on front wrapper and inside front board, pages lightly toned.

$125


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31. [Military] Shomon, Joseph JamesCrosses in the WindStratford House, Inc., New York, 1947. First edition. [xvi], 191 pp. 8vo.

The first primary accounts of funerary services provided for United States soldiers killed in action during World War II, written by a man who served as a captain in the Graves Registration Service for nearly two years in the European Theatre. Among his most notable achievements was helping to develop Margraten Cemetery in Holland, the largest temporary war cemetery resulting from World War II. He originated the idea of adoption of American graves by the Dutch people.

The work was reprinted in 1991, but original copies are scarce on the market. From the jacket review: “Crosses in the Wind contains the first direct information about the ser-vices rendered to our war dead. It is the story of the men in Graves Registration Service whose monumental tasks have seldom been heralded, but whose honorable and rever-ent work should be made known... This well-illustrated and factual book was written while the author was a patient in several Veterans hospitals, and serves as a tribute to all men who fought in battle.”

Near fine in good jacket. Jacket rubbed along edges with several small chips and tears, panels lightly rubbed & toned.

$25032. [Nautical] Koester, AugustShip Models of the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Centuries, with 124 PlatesE. Weyhe, 1926. xxx, 112 pp. A collection of images of detailed ship models replicating designs from various countries during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Includes Dutch, Swedish, Hanseatic, German, Danish, English, Russian, Maltese, Venetian, Turkish, and Chinese designs.

Good. No jacket. Mottled stains to boards, faint stain tobottom margin of last few pages, front hinge just beginningto loosen, owner blind stamp on front endpaper.

$6033. [Nautical] Van Powell, Nowland; Morris, Richard B.The American Navies of the Revolutionary WarG.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1974. First edition. 126 pp. Includes brief bibliography following text. Detailed color illustrations of various ships that were part of the United States Navy during the American Revolution, with an introduction by Columbia University history professor Richard Morris, and descriptions of ships by the artist.

Very good. Includes original jacket. Two small tear on front jacket edgerepaired with clear tape by previous owner.

$25


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34. [Philosophy] Morgan, George A.What Nietzsche Means (The Academy Library TB 1198)Harper Torchbooks, 1965. First paperback printing. xvi, 400 pp., 10-page terminalpublisher ad. Original wrappers. An assessment of various philosophical writings by Friedrich Nietzsche, with extensive notes, references, bibliography, and index. Morgan explores how Nietzsche’s thought remains relevant in the world of philosophy.

Very good. Light edge wear.

$4035. [Philosophy] Thomson, William; Muller, MaxAn Outline of the Necessary Laws of Thought: A Treatise on Pure and Applied Logic.Sheldon & Co., New York, 1866. 1871 fourth edition. xiv, 345 pp, 2-page terminalpublisher ad. 8vo. Ads on endpapers, index follows text. Includes an introduction to the principles of logic with special attention paid to language, and chapters onconceptions, judgment, syllogism and reasoning, and applied logic, with an appendix on Indian logic by Max Muller.

Very good. No jacket. Small bookseller plate on front endpaper, minor pencil notes on endpapers only.

$45

36. [Political] A Freeholder [Pulteney, William]An Humble Address to the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, Elected to Represent theCommons of Great Britain in the Ensuing Parliament.London: H. Haines, 1734. 36 pp. A^2-E. Sewn binding. Printed on laid paper, withwatermark visible on two leaves. Two other works published by H. Haines advertised onfinal leaf.

An impassioned polemic against political corruption, offered as a plea to newly electedofficials in the British government to resist this corruption and properly represent theelectorate. Though the verbiage is old-fashioned, the themes are timeless. ‘A Freeholder’ is now known to be William Pulteney, who served a lengthy term in Parliament, along with several other positions. In 1742 hebecame the first Earl of Bath under King George II. He was well-known as an outspoken critic of corruption, and formed the Patriot Whigs in reaction to corruption, particularly that of Robert Walpole (the Earl ofOxford, who is generally considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain).

An excerpt: “If Luxury, if Pleasure can make you sacrifice your Morals to your Appetites; if the childish Pomp of Strings and empty Names can flatter your Imaginations; they will all be employ’d to draw you off from the honest Bent of your natural Disposition. But if the Candour of your yet-untainted Minds should reject these Allurements with Disdain; then a more artful Attempt will be made upon you; then you will be told that this Horror of Corruption, this Spartan and Roman Virtue, is the Effect of your Ignorance of the World, and a Speculation only fit for School-boys...” This excerpt, especially the reference to arguments that corruption is a necessary evil in business and government, seems to be a direct reaction to writings published by Walpole’s allies, whom he paid for their support.

Very good. Lightly rubbed & soiled, final leaf smudged which obscures text slightly in middle of page (though not enough that it cannot be read).

$400


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37. [Political] Marx, Karl; Engels, Frederick; Moore, Samuel; Aveling, EdwardCapital: A Critique of Political Economy, in Three Volumes: A CriticalAnalysis of Capitalist Production; The Process of Circulation of Capital;The Process of Capitalist Production as a WholeInternational Publishers, New York, 1967. Three paperback volumes. xii, 807;x, 546; xi, 948 pp. Unabridged. Translated from the third German edition bySamuel Moore and Edward Aveling, and edited by Frederick Engels.

Near fine. Includes publisher’s slipcase. Lightly rubbed.

$5038. [Political] Marx, Karl; Fernbach, David (Editor)Political Writings, in Three VolumesVintage Books / Random House, Inc., New York, 1974. First printings thus. Complete in three paperback volumes. An extensive collection of Marx’spolitical writings from 1842-1883, including The Communist Manifesto and other important works.

Very good. Pages lightly toned, front corner of vol. 3 lightly creased.

$2539. [Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt]Three Pamphlets: Great Neck School Program Signed by Eleanor RooseveltFollowing Public Speaking Engagement; Two Copies of Hyde Park Home ofFranklin D. Roosevelt Pamphlet, Both Signed by John A. RooseveltGreat Neck Education Association / United States Department of the Interior,1957. Three pamphlets.

The first is a single-fold pamphlet (8 1/2 x 5 1/2) issued by the Great NeckEducation Association, describing the activities and aims of the organization.This was signed by Eleanor Roosevelt for a student at the Great Neck Schoolfollowing a speech she gave. The signature is a rather late one, over ten yearsafter the death of FDR, and just 5 years before she passed away (1962) due tocomplications associated with the treatment of aplastic anemia.

The other two pamphlets are both copies of the guide to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt at Hyde Park, NY, and are signed on the front wrapper by FDR’s youngest child John A. Roosevelt. These are three-foldpamphlets (8 1/2 x 6) which lay out to show a total of eight panels, including a floor plan of the building.

Very good. Lightly toned, a few faint creases to edges of GNS program, minor repairs to FDR pamphlets.

$150

40. [Vintage Paperback] Bull, Geoffrey T.When Iron Gates YieldMoody Press, 1955. Moody Press. First paperback printing.

The dauntless story of the British Missionary in Tibet, captive in Chinese Communist hands for three years.

Good. Wrappers rubbed, spine faded.

$25


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41. [Vintage Paperback] Bunch, David R.ModeranAvon, 1971. First paperback printing. A post-human society thrives on warfare.

Good. Wrappers a bit rubbed.

$50

42. [Vintage Paperback] Fitzgerald, F. ScottThis Side of Paradise (Dell D140)Dell, 1948. First paperback printing, 35 cent price on front wrapper. Author’s first novel. Published in 1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise, became the novel that defined an era and launched his literary career. This is the story of Amory Blaine, “romantic egotist,” and his journey from prep school to Princeton to the First World War.

Good. Stain to top corner, binding a bit fragile, wrappers lightly rubbed, pages toned.

$15

43. [Vintage Paperback] Fuller, TimothyKeep Cool, Mr. Jones: A Jupiter Jones Mystery (Dell 594)Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1950. First paperback printing. 160 pp. An installment in the Jupiter Jones series of murder mysteries. Interestingly, one of the famous Three Investigators would bear the same name nearly 15 years later when that series began publication in 1964.

Very good. A couple lightly 1 inch creases, pages lightly toned.

$10

44. [Vintage Paperback] McCloy, HelenBetter Off Dead (Dell 34)Dell Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1949. First paperback printing, 10 centpublisher price on front wrapper. 64 pp. Cover art by Robert Stanley). A trade publication of the story originally published in the September 1949 issue of The American Magazine.

Very good. Single 1 inch crease to top edge, pages lightly toned, first & last page lightly foxed.

$30

45. [Vintage Paperback] Thompson, JimThe Alcoholics (Lion 127)Lion, 1953. First edition - a paperback original. 127 pp. A dark novel about theexperiences of several alcoholics at a treatment center they call a sanitarium. Likelyinspired by Thompson’s own years of excessive drinking. Thompson is known as a pioneer of pulp crime fiction, and also for several collaborations with filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (though Kubrick gave him little formal credit for his efforts).

Good. Binding repaired, several light creases to wrappers, spine rubbed, pages toned.

$150


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46. [World History] Caine, Hall (Editor) King Albert’s Book: A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the WorldThe Daily Telegraph / The Daily Sketch / The Glasgow Herald / Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. First edition. 188 pp. 4to.

Numerous tipped in color illustrations by various artists, including Maxfield Parrish, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Harrison Fisher, Walter Crane, and Claude Monet. Contributors of text include Winston Churchill, John Galsworthy, H. Rider Haggard, Thomas Hardy, William Dean Howells, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Maurice Maeterlinck, Romain Rolland, Edmond Rostand, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William Howard Taft, Edith Wharton, etc.

A tribute to the King of Belgium, published to show worldwide support for thecountry that was invaded and occupied by the German Empire in 1914, an eventwhich involved reprehensible treatment of civilians by the occupying forces, and isnow commonly referred to as the Rape of Belgium. The action was doubly offensiveas it also ignored the long-standing Belgian neutrality established by the Treaty ofLondon in 1839.

Very good. No jacket. Board edges toned, ink gift note on front endpaper.

$50

47. [World History] Miller, Douglas; Shirer, William L. (Foreword)Via Diplomatic PouchDidier, New York, 1944. First edition. 248 pp. A series of confidential reports sent ‘via diplomatic pouch’ by the American Commercial Attache in Berlin. The reports begin in the early 1930s, and warn of the looming menace of the Nazi government.

Very good. Includes original jacket. Lightly rubbed & toned, jacket lightly foxed.

$20

48. [World History] Morgenthau, HenryGermany is Our Problem: A Plan for GermanyHarper & Brothers, New York, 1945. First edition. xiii, 239 pp. 8vo.

A plan released by the former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, in which he advocates long-term policies for the treatment of Germany following World War II. Preceding the text is a photographic copy of the memorandum summarizing the plan, which was in President Roosevelt’s possession at the conference held on the matter in Quebec in September 1944.


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49. [World History] Voegelin, EricIsrael and Revelation (Order and History, Volume One)Louisiana State University Press, 1969. 3rd printing. xxv, 533 pp. 8vo. The firstintellectual history of Israel, originally published just 8 years after its establishment, and the first volume in Voegelin’s ambitious history of order in human civilization.

Very good. Includes original jacket. Spine slightly cocked, page ridge faintly foxed,minor loss from top jacket edge.

$30

This is the complete plan, expanded and revised from the interim plan announced in Potsdam, and including several helpful appendices, along with a 9-page index. Also includes a fold-out map of proposed boundaries for post-war Germany.Near fine. Includes original jacket. Lightly rubbed & toned.

$200

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