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[London]: Faber & Faber (2019), 2019. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-xv, [1], 1-426, [6] pp. Navy cloth with white lettering on the spine. Decorated black endpapers and pastedowns. Price of UK £20.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several in-text black and white photographs and with four double-sided color plates. Faber's history of its publishing house, from the Great Depression to the present day. Pageblock slightly wavy; jacket has a hint of edge wear.
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Faber & Faber; The Untold Story
by Faber, Tony
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Card Sharps, Dream Books, & Bucket Shops; Gambling in 19th-Century America
by Fabian, Ann
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Ithaca: Cornell University Press (1990), 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-xi, [3], 1-250 pp. Grey cloth with gold lettering blocked in green and green lettering on the spine. Green endpapers and pastedowns. With several in-text black and white illustrations. An overview of gambling from coast to coast in the United States.
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Salem Gold-Film-Bilder
by [Old Hollywood]; [German Film]; [Actors]; [Photographs]; SALEM CIGARETTENFABRIK [= Salem Cigarettes Factory]
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Dresden: Salem Cigarettenfabrik, 1933. First edition. Photo Album. Near Very Good. 2 vol. Oblong 8vo. [2], 1-23, [1]; [2], 1-35, [1] pp. Bound in red flexible paper wraps, bound with gold cord in two punch holes. Gold and black decorations and lettering on the front wraps. Each album with a single introductory page of text. Text in German. Both albums illustrated with numerous leaves of mounted color cigarette cards of actors and actresses from the early years of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Each album also has plates of color illustrations taken from scenes of famous films. All of the films shown in these two albums were released in 1931 or 1932. The color cigarette cards feature actors and actresses from Germany, the United States, Poland, Mexico, and from other countries. A sticker ghost on each front wrapper, a few of the tissue guards torn away, two of the cards in the first album with their top margin torn away.
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The First Philosophers of Greece; An Edition and Translation of the Remaining Fragments of the Pre-Sokratic Philosophers, Together with a Translation of the More Important Accounts of Their Opinions Contained in the Early Epitomes of Their Works
by Fairbanks, Arthur
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. LTD, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [5], vi-vii, [4], 2-300 pp. Navy cloth with boards ruled in blind, gold lettering on the spine. Greek text on the left, English translation and commentary on the right. Philosophers from the Ionic and Eleatic schools are included in this volume, with fragments from Thales, Anaximandros, Herakleitos, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Zeno, Pythagoras, Empedokles, and others. A nice compendium of the pre-Socratics. A Near Fine book with a touch of age darkening and a tiny wrinkle to the spine.
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A Century of Work for Animals; The History of the R.S.P.C.A., 1824-1924
by Fairholme, Edward G.; Pain, Wellesley
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New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. [4], v-xx, 1-298 pp. Blue publisher's cloth with a gold border and gold lettering on the front board, rubbed lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with five plates of black and white photographs. Foreword by H.R.H., The Prince of Wales (at the time the President of the R.S.P.C.A.), introduction by Lord Lambourne, with an ode, "Compassion" by Thomas Hardy. A history of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, an early catalyst for the humane treatment of animals. Fraying to the spine ends and corners, a bookplate on the front pastedown, foxing to the half-title.
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Bite the Hand that Feeds You; Essays and Provocations
by Fairlie, Henry
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New Haven: Yale University Press [2009], 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [5], vi-xi, [1], 1-355, [1] pp. Red paper boards with black lettering on the spine. Edited and with an introduction by Jeremy McCarter. Foreword by Leon Wieseltier. A collection of essays from the accomplished journalist. Very light wear to the extremities, else Fine.
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Daedalus; or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture
by Falkener, Edward
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London: Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 8vo. [11], xiv-xxiii, [2], 2-322, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Red publisher's cloth with gilt decorations on the boards and spine, each board with a gilt inset decoration; all edges gilt. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Title page with a small engraving. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fourteen plates (several of which are sepia-tone photographs), and several in-text drawings. The photographs depict some of antiquity's most famous sculptures, like the Minerva Borghese, the Laocoon, the Herculaneum Minerva, the Apollo Belvedere, the Venus de' Medici, and others. A beautifully made book, with a decorative binding and vivd illustrations. Front hinge neatly repaired, a contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown and some foxing to the leaves.
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James Gurley 2/17 & 2/18/ [at the] Avalon Ballroom
by [Family Dog]; [Gurley, James]
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San Francisco: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First edition. Poster. Fine. 35.5 c.m. x 51 c.m. Poster. Printed in black, white, and gray on a gold and brown background. With a semi-glossy coating. Kelley, Mouse, and Bob Seidemann (the photographer for this poster) all contributed to the poster's design. The central photograph is of James Gurley of Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin's band). FD-48. Grushkin 505. King 105. The concert poster for the Second Annual Tribal Stomp featuring Quicksilver Messenger Service and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Ticket outlets included Moe's Books in Berkeley and City Lights Books in San Francisco. A lovely example of the first poster released for this concert.
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Faulkner at West Point
by Fant, Joseph L. and Ashley, Robert
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New York: Random House [1964], 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-xiv, [2], 3-136, [6] pp. Navy blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine and a blue decoration on the front board; yellow topstain. Price of $4.95 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated by 15 black and white photographs. Transcriptions of recordings of Faulkner's lectures and discussions during his visit at West Point Academy, one of his final public appearances. A Near Fine book with date written in the corner on the free front endpaper, minor foxing to the top textblock; dust jacket is very near Fine with a faint stray mark on the front flap.
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Maps
by Farah, Nuruddin
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New York: Pantheon Books [1986], 1986. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 3-246, [2] pp. Quarter beige cloth over white beige paper boards with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $11.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with mild edge wear to the rear panel.
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The Romance of Forgotten Men
by Faris, John T.
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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [6], vii-xiv, [2], 1-313, [5] pp. Green publisher's cloth with gilt decorations and green lettering on the front board, gilt lettering and a decoration on the spine; top edge gilt. Price of $6.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with several plates of black and white photographs. With biographies of Baron Stiegel, William Bradford (the printer), Caleb Wallace, Joshua Humphreys, among others. Pageblock has some foxing; jacket has a bit of rubbing and a closed tear to the rear panel.
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The Black Stallion's Courage
by Farley, Walter
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New York: Random House [1956], 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [8], 3-242 pp. Orange cloth with black lettering on the spine; yellow topstain. With a few in-text illustrations. Jacket has a few traces of edge wear.
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The Island Stallion Races
by Farley, Walter
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New York: Random House [1955], 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [7], viii, [2], 3-256 pp. Green cloth with black lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Illustrated with a frontispiece and several full-page drawings by Harold Eldridge. Price code of 200/200 on front flap of dust jacket. Wear to the edges of the boards; jacket has traces of edge wear.
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The Black Stallion and Satan
by Farley, Walter
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New York: Random House [1949], 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [14], 3-208, [4] pp. Black cloth with gold and red decorations on the front board and spine; red topstain. Price code of 200/200 on front flap of dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece and several full-page drawings by Milton Menasco. A Very Good book with two tiny gouges to the top edges of the boards; jacket is Very Good with a small split to the front fold and a few spots of edge wear. Presents beautifully.
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The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt
by Farley, Walter
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New York: Random House [1954], 1954. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [10], 3-248 pp. Blue cloth with white and black lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Price code of 200/200 on front flap of dust jacket. Illustrated with full-page and in-text drawings by Harold Eldridge. A Near Fine book with mild offsetting to the gutters and a bit of fading to the topstain in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few traces of wear and rubbing.
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Son of the Black Stallion
by Farley, Walter
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New York: Random House [1947], 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo. [6], vii-viii, 3-330 pp. Green cloth with a black decoration on the front board, red lettering on the spine; purple topstain. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a few drawings by Milton Menasco. Difficult to find in the first edition, this is the third book in the beloved Black Stallion series. A small smudge on the fore-edge, a faint trace of an old inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket has edge wear including a split to its rear fold and some foxing.
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A Girl Named Disaster
by Farmer, Nancy
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New York: Orchard Books [1996], 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Very near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [9], 2-309, [1] pp. Quarter green cloth over red paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $19.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A 1997 Newbery Honor Book. The harrowing story of a young girl's survival in her quest to reach Zimbabwe, and escape an abusive family life. A very near Fine book in a like dust jacket.
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The Stone God Awakens
by Farmer, Philip Jose
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New York: Ace Books [1970], 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very near Fine. Slim 8vo. [4], 5-190, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Pictorial covers printed in red, black, and green. Price of 75 cents on the front cover. Ace paperback 78650, a paperback original. Cover art by Josh Kirby.
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Doc Savage; His Apocalyptic Life
by Farmer, Philip Jose
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [15], 2-226 pp. Red cloth with black lettering on the spine. Price of $6.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Decorated orange endpapers and pastedowns. A Very Good+ book with a few hints of wear to the edges of the boards, a crease to one of the leaves, and a former owner's bookplate on the verso of the free front endpaper; dust jacket is Near Fine with a crease to the front panel.
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Lord of the Trees; The Mad Goblin
by Farmer, Philip Jose
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New York: Ace Books, Inc. [1970], 1970. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Small 8vo. [4], 5-122, [3] (pages of publisher's advertisements); [4], 5-130, [1] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Pictorial covers printed in white, blue, red, and green. Cover design by Gray Morrow. Price of 75 cents on both covers. Ace 51375. Canja 95. The usual toning to the pages and minor wear to the extremities.
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