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My Secret Life by Anonymous Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1966. Stated first printing. 9 1/4″ X 6 1/4″, 2 vol. 1291pp 1069pp [2nd vol. numbered 1291-2359], hardbound with dust jackets . Condition - The books are good and unmarked inside. The book binding is bowed - particularly the first book. The jackets are edge-worn (please see photos) and the boards show some wear. Note - the books together are very heavy (over 7 pounds) and will require buyers to cover the cost of shipping. About My Secret Life: My Secret Life, by "Walter", is the memoir of a Victorian gentleman's sexual development and experiences. Between approximately 1883 and 1895, someone, presumably an Englishman of means, had printed on the Continent an eleven-volume sexual autobiography limited, so he thought, to just six copies.The Grove Press reprint of 1966 is the first complete edition to be openly available. It was prepared from an eleven-volume typescript made directly from the copy in Hamburg referred to above. All subsequent…
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MY SECRET LIFE. [Complete in Two Volumes; Vols. 1-6; 7-11]
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Map Exploring the World
by Clarke, Victoria
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Phaidon, London, 2016. hardcover. Condition: Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 2nd prt. edition.. 4to, 352 pp.Map: Exploring the World brings together more than 300 fascinating maps from the birth of cartography to cutting-edge digital maps of the twenty-first century. The book's unique arrangement, with the maps organized in complimentary or contrasting pairs, reveals how the history of our attempts to make flat representations of the world has been full of beauty, ingenuity and innovation. Selected by an international panel of curators, academics and collectors, the maps reflect the many reasons people make maps, such as to find their way, to assert ownership, to record human activity, to establish control, to encourage settlement, to plan military campaigns or to show political power. The selection includes the greatest names in cartography, such as James Cook, Gerard Mercator, Matthew Fontaine, Maury and Phyllis Pearsall, as well as maps…
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The Mastersingers of Nuremberg / Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg
by Wagner, Richard
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The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg) An Opera in Three Actsby Richard Wagner
G. Schirmer Inc, 1899. Complete vocal score in a facilitated arrangement by Karl Klindworth. Translated by Frederick Jameson. Bilingual German & English. Schirmer's Collection of Operas. Flexi covers - teal cloth over tan spine with gilt emobossed titles on the front and spine. 569 pp. In very good, unmarked condition - the front cover is starting to come away, fragile.
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McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, No. 13: an Assorted Sampler of North American Comic Drawings, Strips,
by Ware, Chris (Editor), and McSweeney's Books (Compiled by)
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McSweeney's Books. San Francisco, CA., 2004. First Impression. Profusely Illustrated with Color and B&W Artwork featuring over 40 renowned comic artists and writers including Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, George Herriman, Chris Ware, Charles Schulz, Ira Glass, Ivan Brunetti, Gary Panter, Charles Burns. Dust Jackets unfolds into a poster. 7 x 9.5 Inches in size. 263 numbered pages.Both the book and jacket are as new.
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The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer
by Kenneth Patchen
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The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer by Kenneth PatchenNew Directions, New York, 1945. First edition. Blue cloth hardcover. Octavo, gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 242 pp. A nice copy of the first edition - in very good condition, age toned, unmarked, without the jacket. Kenneth Patchen's comic masterpiece is the hilarious saga of Albert Budd of Bivalve, New Jersey-a Candide-like innocent and part-time pornographer.
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Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
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Midnight's Children by Salman RushdieAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981, First American Edition (stated.) Hardcover in the original dust jacket. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 maroon cloth over gray boards. 446 pgs. The book is unmarked and in VG+ condition. The jacket is also VG, unclipped with a little curling and edgewear (please see photos)Second published work by Rushdie and considered by many to be his finest. Midnight's Children was awarded the Booker Prize, and was also awarded the Booker of Booker Prizes in 1993 to the best of the original 25 winners of the Booker Prize.
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Minnie Maloney & Macaroni
by Stamaty, Mark Alan
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Minnie Maloney & Macaroni by Mark Alan StamatyNew York: The Dial Press, 1976. First printing (stated.) The story of Minnie Maloney, who was convinced by her sister that buying seven boxes of macaroni daily prevented bad luck. Terrific children's book by the Author/Illustrator whose work appeared regularly in The Village Voice in the '80s and '90s. The book has a prev. owner's bookplate in the front but is otherwise unmarked and good. The jacket is price-clipped and has a small orange smudge on the front.
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Mission of Inquiry to the Jews from the Church of Scotland in 1839
by Andrew Bonar,
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Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board Of Education, 1842. 8vo. xx, 555 pp. Original gilt-stamped cloth. Illustrated throughout, also with three maps (two fold-out).Condition: The book, maps and binding are in excellent condition, but there is some marginalia in pencil throughout. The deputation from the Committee of the Church of Scotland for the Conversion of the Jews visited Alexandria, Jerusalem, Hebron, Gideon, Sychem, Samaria, Carmel, Galilee, Tiberius, Constantinople and also inquired into the condition of the Jewish communities in Wallachia, Moldavia, Poland, Prussia, Hamburg, France, Italy, Greece, and Malta. The mission also estimated the size of the Jewish populations in the cities and villages of these regions.
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Mister Wonderful: A Love Story
by Daniel Clowes
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Pantheon, New York, 2011. First Edition (stated). Laminated boards. A graphic novel by the incomparable Daniel Clowes first serialized by The New York Times Magazine. A fine book - bright, unfaded boards ; clean text block. Tight binding, no inscriptions.
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Modern Eugenics for Men and Women: A Complete Medical Guide to the Thorough Understanding of the Principles of Health and Sex Relations
by Mary R. Melendy M.D., and M. Henry Frank, M.D.
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Modern Eugenics for Men and Women: A Complete Medical Guide to a Thorough Understanding of the Principles of Health and Sex Relationsby Mary R. Melendy, M.D., Ph. D. and M. Henry Frank, M.D., Ph. D.Preferred Publications, 1928. Hardcover, second printing. Marbled cloth with faded gilt titles on the cover and spine. 542 pp. Chapters on Marriage, Heredity, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Pre-Natal care, Nursing & weaning, Sexual health, Home remedies with an emphasis on the principles of Eugenics. In very good condition, unmarked, with some fading to the gilt titles. "Eugenics (wikipedia) is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or promoting those judged to be superior. In recent years, the term has seen a revival in bioethical discussions on the usage of new technologies such as CRISPR and genetic screening, with heated debate around…
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Modern Homes Their Design and Construction: A Collection of Home Designs with Plans
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Modern Homes: Their Design and Construction; A Collection of Home Designs with Plans & Details (American Builder Year Book)Published by American Builder Publishing Corporation, Chicago - New York, 1931. First edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Light green cloth with paste down illustration and "American Builder Year Book" in black on the spine. 272 pages including notes on "Specifications" and Useful Rules, Tables and Data. Illustrations, photos, and plans throughout. "With interior views, suggestions for decorating and furnishing and descriptions of twelve architectural period styles suitable for modern American homes. Also details of building construction with notes on materials and a model house specification." In very good condition overall, unmarked, there is a flap along the spine where the cloth is coming loose (see photo)
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Monkey Business, Duck Soup
by S. J. Perelmen, Will Johnstone, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
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The 4 Marx Brothers in Monkey Business, Duck Soupby S. J. Perelmen & Will Johnstone (Monkey Business) and Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby (Duck Soup)Simon & Schuster, New York, 1972. Second printing. Softcover. Scripts for two of the Marx Brothers best loved films, illustrated with stills from both movies. 183 pp. Lightly used, unmarked.
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My First Summer in the Sierras
by John Muir
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My First Summer in the Sierra by John MuirHoughton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1911. 354 pages, 8vo. First Edition. Published June 1911. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering along spine. Illustrated from drawings made by the author in 1869 and from photographs by Herbert W. Gleason. The book itself is in excellent unmarked condition - The jacket (see photos) is very worn, fragile and in two pieces.About the book: Considered one of the fathers of twentieth-century environmental activity, John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West but also fought for its preservation. My First Summer in the Sierra is Muir's account of his adventures and observations while working as a shepherd in the Yosemite Valley, which later became Yosemite National Park as a direct result of Muir's writings and activism. Muir's heartfelt and often humorous descriptions of his first summer spent in the Sierra Mountains.
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