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Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Theilgard, John. Sharp corners! Dustjacket near fine. Very mild edgewear to glossy illustrated jacket. Gilt lettering crisply debossed to black cloth-covered boards. Bright blue endpapers. With 24 gorgeous color photographs of such historical places as Mt. Vernon, St. John's Church, Ruins of Tredegar Iron Works, Monticello, and the Cemetery near Port Republic battlefield Ephemera. A beautiful volume. Very clean, tight and bright. 197 pp. Introduction by Tom Wolfe. "...here is a presentation that spands [Virginia's] long and colorful history and its daily life, from tidewater to mountain, and in doing so not only portrays the Old Dominion as [the author] has known it but offers a retrospective of his own distinguished authorial career", (front flap).
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VIRGINIUS DABNEY'S VIRGINIA : WRITINGS ABOUT THE OLD DOMINION
by Dabney, Virginius
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CIPANGO'S HINDER DOOR
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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1965. Hardcover. NEAR FINE in Very Good Dustjacket. LIMITED EDITION / 1000 copies. Tiny bump to rear bottom corner. Small .75" closed tear to upper edge of jacket. Jacket Mylar protected. Crisp gilt lettering to spine, gilt design to front of black cloth-covered boards. 67 pp. Clean, bright, tight. Edward Dahlberg was born in Boston in 1900. In 1965, Dahlberg became Professor of English Language and Literature of the University of Missouri. "The dialectic of the myth in Edward Dahlberg's poetry affirms, first, the triumph of the human intelligence and, second, opposes this triumph with an obsessive awareness of relentless change and decay," (foreword).
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THE OLIVE OF MINERVA OR THE COMEDY OF A CUCKOLD
by Dahlberg, Edward
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1976. Hardcover. NEAR FINE in Very Good Plus Dustjacket. ASSOCIATION COPY. Inscribed to Director of Literature Programs for the National Endowment for the Arts. AUTHOR SIGNED, with is address. FIRST EDITION of last living work by this unsung giant of American literature. Light edgewear. Sunning to jacket spine. Jacket now Mylar protected. Gilt lettering on spine of vanilla-colored, cloth-covered boards. 184 pp. Clean, tight, bright. A fable of humours and humor, of amours and bedlamite characters, served in a caustic blend of picaresque satire and homily.
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TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST : A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF LIFE AT SEA (FACSIMILE CLASSICS SERIES)
by Dana, Richard Henry
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New York: Mayflower Books, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Pears, Charles. REPRINT. Very mild shelf/edgewear to boards. Dustjacket very good plus. Light shelfwear to extremities. Gilt debossed lettering to spine and front of royal-blue, cloth-covered boards. Nineteen color plates. Clean, tight, bright. 415 pp. With an introduction by Sir Wilfred Grenfell. The true account of the voyages and travels of the seafaring life of Richard Henry Dana.
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SCANDAL & CIVILITY : JOURNALISM AND THE BIRTH OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
by Daniel, Marcus
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. FIRST EDITION. Rear corners lightly bumped. Occasional, light penciled underlining. Dustjacket very good plus. Mild scuffing and edgewear to jacket. Black and white illustrations. Clean, tight, bright. 386 pp with extensive notes, index. Through incisive portraits of the most influential journalists of the 1790s -- William Cobbett, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Philip Freneau, Noah Webster, John Fenno and William Duane -- Marcus Daniel demonstrates how partisan journalists, both Federalist and Democratic-Republican, were instrumental in igniting and expanding vital debates over the character of political leaders and more.
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ENGLAND'S CONSTABLE : THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN CONSTABLE
by Darracott, Joseph
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London: Folio Society, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Slipcase. FINE. "A distinctive feature of Folio Society books is their presentation in slipcases with the subtle inward curve at the opening. Rich variety, strength, and sophistication are key features of the binding. Book spines are sewn to enable them to lie flat. The wood- and acid-free papers are produced by a small number of European mills, which produce the highest quality papers with absolute consistency. Both traditional and contemporary typefaces are employed in the typography, always exemplifying legibility and elegance. All Folio Society titles contain illustrations from the finest artists, almost all commissioned fresh for our editions. Each font and artistic style is carefully chosen to suit the character of the individual book. Every resource is employed to make a Folio book last for generations." Gilt lettering debossed to black rectangle on spine of taupe-colored, cloth-covered boards. Black and white paste-on…
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UTRILLO
by Club Internazionale Del Libro D'Arte
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Milan: Garzanti, 1959. Paperback. VERY GOOD PLUS in Good Plus Dustjacket. WRAPS. IN ITALIAN. Measures 15 x 11.25". Missing color paste-on to front cover. Black lettering to lightly stained covers. Moderate edgewear. With 15 beautiful, clean and unmarked, paste-on full-colorplates. 6 pp text with notes on each plate. Translated from English by Lucia Pigni. Utrillo was born in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France. He specialized in cityscapes. He became one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who was born there.
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LET 'EM ROLL (SIGNED)
by Daugherty, Charles Michael
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good Plus. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on FFEP, inscription lacking signature. FIRST EDITION. Novel of a teenage boy whose great ambition is to be a famous director like his uncle--one summer, he gets to spend a summer with that uncle, exploring the studios, shooting on location, learning filming technique, and getting an insider's look at the movie industry. 188 pp. with black and white illustrations. Purple topstain. Aquamarine boards with purple lettering, design. Light rubbing and some light soiling to edges. Light bumps to all four corners. Two small dings to top edge. Very light foxing to endpapers. Light DJ edgewear and rubbing to extremities. Light soiling/foxing to DJ panels and flaps.
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GOD IS
by Davar, Ashok
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New York: Paul S. Eriksson, Inc., 1969. Hardcover. NEAR FINE IN Very Good Plus Dustjacket. Author's first book. "At one time or another everyone has appreciated the blooming of a flower, the humming of a bee, the falling of rain drops or the shining of stars, and wondered what makes all of these things happen. Here, through lyrical words and beautiful sketches, Ashok Davar evokes the presence of that invisible force which makes possible all we see. His book conveys a unique kind of spiritual awareness," (from front flap). 44 pp. Slight wear to extremites, DJ is glued to endpapers. Black lettering to spine and front board, offwhite cloth-covered boards. Beautiful watercolor illustration to DJ, intriguing simple illustrations in black and white, and in negative. Clean, tight, bright.
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THE OFFICIAL FONZIE SCRAPBOOK
by Davidson, Ben
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NEW YORK: Grosset & Dunlap, 1976. Paperback. Very Good Minus. From the rear cover, "Here's what you've been waiting for -- a behind-the-scenes look at the "Happy Days" show, created bt Gary Marshall. You'll see the super-cool hero Fonzie and the whole gang rehearsing for the smash Paramount hit series you've loved and enjoyed on TV." Includes revealing interviews, never-before-published snapshots, many photos, and a nostalgic look at the era portrayed. 88 pp numbered plus 14 pp of "Fonzie's Foto Album." Nick/bruise to spine, light edgewear, mild scuffing to rear cover, light creasing to rear top corner over original printed price. Color photo of Fonzie to front cover, clean, tight, bright, a lot of fun.
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PRESENT-DAY JAPAN
by Davidson, Augusta M.
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. Hardcover. NEAR FINE. SECOND EDITION. Mild wear and scuffing to boards. Untrimmed pages. Light acid transfer to endpapers. Black cloth-covered boards with stamped illustrations, bordered in thin white rules. Gilt lettering on spine, white lettering on front. With 59 black and white illustrations, including frontispiece of The Emperor, most of them photographs. 366 pp. A collection of letters that "were originally intended as reflecting the experience of a person arriving in Japan with no feeling but curiosity and gradually falling under the influence of its manifold charm through the sympathy brought by increasing familiarity," (preface).
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SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART : EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE 1760 -- 1960
by Davis, John and Jaroslaw Leshko
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New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Book measures 12.25 x 9.25". Beautiful volume. Dustjacket near fine. Light shelfwear to front panel. Silver metallic lettering crisply debossed to spine of grey cloth-covered boards. Title in-blind to front board. With 118 colorplates plus 1 black-and-white illustration. Clean, tight, bright. 240 pp with index. HEAVY. May require EXTRA shipping. Introduction by Suzannah J. Fabing. The collection of European art includes artists from France, Britain, Germany, Spain and Russia. Pieces range from a Jean-Antoine Houdon bust to works by Henry Moore and Ben Nicholson (see front endpapers). American works range from portraits by John Singleton Copley and Gilbert Stuart to Abstract Expressionist canvases by Franz Kline and Joan Mitchell.
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THE DESERTER
by Davis, Richard Harding
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 16mo. No dustjacket. Moderate wear to board surfaces and edges. Worn and bumped corners. Light water damage to age-tanned text. Black lettering to front of brown boards. Dark brown cloth spine. 43 pp. With an introduction by John T McCutcheon. "The theme is one in which he has unconsciously mirrored his own ideals of honorable obligation, as well as one which presents a wholesome lesson to young soldiers who have taken an oath to do faithful service to a nation," (Introduction).
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YOGA DARSANA : THE PHILOSOPHY AND LIGHT OF YOGA
by Davis, Roy Eugene
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Lakemont, GA: CSA Press, 1976. Hardcover. VERY GOOD MINUS in Very Good Minus DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to preliminary endpaper. Dustjacket is semi-attached to book due to the red dye of boards to bleed onto white jacket. Black and white photographs. Brick-red, cloth-covered boards. 202 pp with glossary. Clean, tight, bright. "An exposition of the philosophy behind the practice of Yoga, and a concise program of the procedures leading to liberation of the spirit," (front flap).
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THE FAIR MAID OF THE EXCHANGE 1607 (MALONE SOCIETY REPRINTS) #116
by Davison, P. H. and A. Brown (Eds.)
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London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine. Uncut pages. Black lettering debossed to tan cloth spine of tan boards. Clean, tight, bright. Unpaginated. "The story of three wealthy brothers -- Ferdinand, Anthony, and Frank -- who find themselves enamoured of Phyllis, the fair maid, and vie for her affections," (Wikipedia).The Malone Society is a British-based text publication. Edmond Malone (1741 - 1812), was an English scholar dedicated to the study of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. It publishes editions of plays from manuscript, facsimile editions of printed and manuscript plays of the period, and editions of original documents relating to English theatre and drama.
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COLLECTIONS VII (MALONE SOCIETY REPRINTS) #123
by Dawson, G. E. (Ed.)
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London: Oxford University Press, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. Uncut pages. Bottom corners, bumped. Light foxing. Black lettering to tan cloth spine of grey boards. Clean, tight, bright. 211 pp with appendices. Records of Plays and Players in Kent, 1450 -- 1642. The Malone Society is a British-based text publication. Edmond Malone (1741 - 1812), was an English scholar dedicated to the study of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. It publishes editions of plays from manuscript, facsimile editions of printed and manuscript plays of the period, and editions of original documents relating to English theatre and drama.
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TECWYN, THE LAST OF THE WELSH DRAGONS
by Dawson, Mary
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New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1967. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. Ingrid Fetz. Dust jacket price clipped, DJ is chipped at top of spine, and has minor wear to edges, with a 1 inch closed tear to top of front. Book itself is in near fine condition, with very minimal rubbing to corners. 72 pp.
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ANSEL ADAMS
by De Cock, Liliane ; Adams, Ansel
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Boston: New York Graphic Society / Little, Brown & Company, 1977. Hardcover. NEAR FINE in Very Good Plus Dustjacket. FIRST PRINTING. Fine with Very Good Plus Dustjacket. Price-clipped. Light shelfwear to jacket. With 117 duotone photographs. Silver metallic lettering to black, cloth-covered boards. Unpaginated. Jacket cover, White Branches, Mono Lake, California 1950. With an extensive chronology and bibiography. Clean, bright, tight. Foreword by Minor White. "This superbly produced book shows the growth and range of his career across the decades since 1920," (front flap).
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DIE JUNGFRAU VON BELLEVILLE (THE VIRGINS OF BELLEVILLE): Ausgewahlte humoristische Romane.
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Ulm, `Germany: Rubling, 1841. HARDCOVER. Good . Translated by Alexander Patuzzi. Worn, cover rubbed, repaired. Occasional mild foxing Binding very sturdy.
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SILVIE : (SOUVENIRS DU VALOIS.) TRANSLATED FROM GERARD DE NERVAL BY LUCIE PAGE (VOLUME 6 OF OLD WORLD SERIES)
by de Nerval, Gerard & Lucie Page (translated by)
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Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1896. Paperback. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED 1/925. Moderately soiled covers. Untrimmed pages. Yapp edges. No tears or markings. Color illustration with tissue guard on frontispiece by Andre des Gachons. Nice edition for a book of this age. Brown wraps. Book measures 7.25 x 4.25 x .25. 86 pp. Clean and solid. Forword by Andrew Lang. This small novel is considered de Nerval's most celebrated work.
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