Rare books from Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)

Privately Printed. Loose_leaf. Very Good +. Very Good +. This is the vintage script signed by Orson Welles shown in the corresponding image Welles' signature appears in black ink at the head of the title page. "Stalin Allee" was written by Albert Mannheimer and Frederick Kohner in 1957 "Produced with great success by Margo Jones' Dallas Threatre, this lively and at times hilarious comedy is at the same time a penetrating commentary on the absurdities of the Communist way of life" (Information courtesy of Google Books). George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film He is remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theatre, most notably "Caesar" (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"; in radio, the 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds," one of the most famous in the history of radio; and in film, "Citizen Kane" (1941), consistently ranked as one of the all-time… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co, 1869. Second Edition. Very Good. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 â€" 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator He is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection His paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Darwin's writings in 1858This prompted Darwin to publish On the Origin of Species Like Darwin, Wallace did extensive fieldwork; first in the Amazon, and then in the Malay Archipelago, where he identified the faunal divide now termed the Wallace Line, which separates the Indonesian archipelago into two distinct parts: a western portion in which the animals are largely of Asian origin, and an eastern portion where the fauna reflect Australasia This 2 volume set is the second edition, 1869, of his seminal work in the Malay Archipelago Includes half-titles, and one folding color map only (of 2, lacking the Physical Map in vol1), wood-engraved plates, other maps… Read More

London: John Murray, 1869. Fifth (Tenth Thousand). Good. Considered one of the most important books every published, any edition (there were six) of The Origin of Species that was published during Darwin's lifetime (he died in 1882) is exceptionally sought after, since the print runs were relatively small for such a significant work Only 10,000 copies were printed cumulatively through this fifth edition (which was for only 2,000 copies) This copy was custom bound in full leather with gilt tooling, but the spine and front board are loose and the back board has detached But the hinge breaks are clean and should be repairable The text block is very sound however, and except for the hinge detachments, the leather binding is in relatively good condition There is modest foxing on the ffeps, but otherwise the contents are in very good condition with only minor age toning The edges are marbled, as are the endpapers.

Leiden: House of Elzevier, 1627. Second Elzevir. Vellum hardback. Very Good. From Britannica Philipp Clüver, Latin Philippus Cluverius, Polish Filip Cluwer, (born 1580, Danzig [now GdaÅ„sk], Pol.â€"died Dec. 31, 1622, Leiden, Neth.), German geographer, a principal figure in the revival of geographic learning in Europe and the founder of historical geography. After becoming a soldier and then traveling throughout most of Europe, Clüver in 1615 settled in Leiden, where the following year he was appointed geographus academicus ("academic geographer"), with an annual stipend. He approached geography through history and classical authors. Among his works the most important is Introductio in Universam Geographiam (1624; "Introduction to Universal Geography"). The first of its six vols deals in general with the Earth, but it is the remaining five on which his reputation rests. They contain short descriptions of countries and stress human and historical considerations. The Introductio remained a… Read More

London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1899. First edition, first printing. Good. 2 vol, First edition, first printing, second state, with typographical correction to p459 vol 2, entirely complete as per Woods, (2a) with portrait frontispiece, all plates and illustrations, all 34 maps, many folding, and 32 page publisher's catalogue at the back of vol 1 Original publisher's cloth bindings, with occasional spotting, cracked hinges, ex-WH Smith library with labels to pastedowns, original cloth, very rubbed and worn, split to spine covering (vol 2), loose bindings but still intact 8vo This is one of the rarest of all Churchill first editions, in that only 2,000 copies were printed The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan (1899), by Winston Churchill, concerning his experiences as a British Army officer, during the Mahdist War (1881-1899) in the Sudan. The River War is a history of the British imperial involvement in the Sudan, and the Mahdist War between the British forces, led… Read More

Bologna: Heirs of Dozza, 1655. Second. Fine. Baldessare Capra, Usus Et Fabrica Circini Cuiusdam Proportionis, Per Quem Omnia Fere Tum Euclidis, Tum Mathematicorum Omnium Problemata Facili Negotio Resolvuntur, (in Latin) Bologna, heirs of Dozza, 1655 title page, 6 pp of prefaces and 80 pp of text Galileo Galilei, Difesa di Galileo Galilei Contro alle calunie & imposture di Baldessar Capra, (in Italian) Bologna, heirs of Dozza, 1655, title page and extracted text paginated 83-160 Both volumes contain multiple woodcut decorations to titles, woodcut initials, head-pieces and diagrams Both have been rebound in uniform, very attractive modern blind-stamped calf, and preserved in custom drop-back boxes, [Tomash & Williams C24 & G7], 4to These are extracts from the first volume of the 1655-1656 Dozza (2nd) edition of Galileo's work The original edition was published in 1607 As described below, these scarce, paired works together document an important controversy of scientific history; Capra's work on… Read More

Knaresbrough: Hargrove and Son, 1815. Eleventh. Very Good. Eugene Aram (1704â€"1759) was an English philologist, but also infamous as the murderer celebrated by Thomas Hood in his ballad, The Dream of Eugene Aram, and by Bulwer-Lytton in his 1832 novel Eugene Aram In 1734 he moved to Knaresbrough, where he remained as schoolmaster till 1744 In that year a man named Daniel Clark, a shoemaker and an intimate friend of Aram, after obtaining a considerable quantity of goods from some of the tradesmen in the town, suddenly disappeared Suspicions of being concerned in this swindling transaction fell upon Aram His garden was searched, and some of the goods found there However, there was not sufficient evidence to convict him of any crime, and he was discharged In February 1758 a skeleton was dug up at Thistle Hill in Knaresbrough, and some suspicion arose that it might be Clark's Aram's wife had more than once hinted that her husband and a man named Houseman knew the secret of Clark's disappearance… Read More

London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. First. Near Fine. Geographical Distribution of Animals, with twenty engraved plates and seven colored maps (5 in Vol 1 and 2 in Vol 2) This is an exceptional set of this seminal work in scientific evolution Light pencil notations in margins on at least one plate London: Macmillan and Co, 1876 First Edition Two octavo volumes Original full green cloth with gilt titles and designs in excellent, sound condition, after a professionally done reinforcement of hinges for both volumes, (since these are heavy books), but all of the original binding and brown endpapers are preserved Corners are slightly bumped Slight foxing on first few and last few pages of each volume, but otherwise text is undamaged throughout Mostly unopened Near fine Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Wa Ink ownership signature on FFEP's of WA Herdman, (Sir William Abbott Herdman (1858-1924) and eminent Scottish marine zoologist and oceanographer in his own right and… Read More

London: T. and W. Boone, 1849. First. Good. Memoirs of the Life of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson 2 vol, engraved portrait frontispieces, facsimiles and folding plates, contemporary full calf gilt, unfortunately 3 of 4 boards detached, thus good only Would be very good + if boards were intact, since the books and boards otherwise are in solid, undamaged condition, with tight text blocks 1) [xxxiv],501pp, portrait frontispiece, plate of facsimiles of Nelson's autographs, 3 facsimile letters, 5 facsimile autographs in text & 2) [ii]+668pp, portrait frontispiece, folding engraving of the Danish fleet at Copenhagen, 2 plates of Lady Hamilton, 7 facsimile letters and signatures Interestingly, both volumes include custom facsimiles on quality stock of period newspaper articles of Nelson related stories Most are undated, but one is dated 1853 These are bound in at the end of each volume, 11p in vol1 and 21 p in vol2 This is a quite important work, as it includes facsimile and transcribed Nelson letters… Read More

London: Viking, 1986. First. Near Fine. A collection of Ruth Rendell mysteries, comprising all 14 novels published under her pseudonym of Barbara Vine All are first editions (ie UK firsts) and each is signed by the author All are in Near Fine to Fine condition, with all dust jackets in protective mylar covers An extra 15th volume is a signed proof paperback copy of the US edition of her 10th Barbara Vine book, Grasshopper This collection would make an impressive addition to the library of any Ruth Rendell fan, or a wonderful special occasion gift for that special friend who is a Rendell fan Ruth Barbara Rendell, Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE (1930 â€" 2015) was an English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries She is best known for creating Chief Inspector Wexford A second string of works was a series of unrelated crime novels that explored the psychological background of criminals and their victims This theme was developed further in a third series of novels, published under… Read More

London: The Office of the Times, 1935. First. Very Good. This is a possibly unique archive covering the history and development of The Times (ie the Times of London to US readers), one of the oldest and most respected newspapers in the world The volumes cover the paper's history from its founding in 1785 into the 1950's, apparently collected by a longtime Times employee, a Miss K Watkins But beyond the historical record, 4 of the 5 volumes are signed by several of the most important Times personages of the early and mid-20th century, including John Jacob Astor, (the Times owner 1922-59), John Walter IV, whose ancestor founded the Times, Geoffrey Dawson, (Editor 1912-19 and 192-41), Robert Benington-Ward (Editor 1941-48), Christopher S Kent (Manager of the Times 1937-49), and Stanley Morison, (chief typographer 1923-67 and creator of the New Times Roman font) The archive includes: 1 Vol 1 "The Thunderer" in the Making 1785-1841, 1935, 515 p, signed by Astor, Walter, Dawson and Kent 2 Vol 2 The… Read More

London: Heinemann, 1966. First editions, first printings all. Fine/Near Fine. This is a complete set of the 8-volume official biography of Winston Churchill, together with the complete 13 companion volumes of Churchill's papers up to 1939 (Four additional volumes of his wartime papers were published later) All 21 volumes are the British first (i.e. "true first") editions, first printing All are in near fine to fine condition, and all include dust jackets There are some minor tears on several dust jackets, apparently from shelf wear, but the books themselves appear unread The companion volumes are all essentially pristine There is really nothing else in print to rival the scale and comprehensiveness of this set, which documents the life of one of the 20th century most important leaders (The last three companion volumes total nearly 5,000 pages by themselves!) In 1966, Winston Churchill's son Randolph began writing a was intended to be a definitive, comprehensive biography of his father However, he… Read More

London: G. Woodfall, 1801. Sixth. Very Good+. From Wikipedia: The Annual Register (originally subtitled "A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year ") is a long-established reference work, written and published each year, which records and analyses the year's major events, developments and trends throughout the world It was first written in 1758 under the editorship of Edmund Burke, and has been produced continuously since that date In its current form the first half of the book comprises articles on each of the world's countries or regions, while the latter half contains articles on international organizations, economics, the environment, science, law, religion, the arts and sport, together with obituaries, a chronicle of major events and selected documents 1775 was a momentous year for the British colonies in America, so this volume describes all of the political actions on both the British and American sides, and also describes the fighting at Lexington and Concord This copy in… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1934. First US edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. A near fine copy in blue cloth with dark blue titles and designs on spine and front cover Light fading at edges Inscribed by Author to Edith Keay Fowler on ffep No other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ has some small chips at top edge but is otherwise in excellent condition and is now in a plastic protective wrapper Victoria Mary Sackville-West, Lady Nicolson, CH (1892 â€" 1962), usually known as Vita Sackville-West, was an English author and garden designer She was a successful novelist, poet, and journalist, as well as a prolific letter writer and diarist She published more than a dozen collections of poetry during her lifetime and 13 novels She was twice awarded the Hawthornden Prize for Imaginative Literature She was the inspiration for the protagonist of Orlando: A Biography, by her famous friend and lover, Virginia Woolf She also had a longstanding column in The Observer (1946â€"1961) and… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. First. Near Fine/Fair. Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807 â€" 1867) was an American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters he regarded as the one of the first Black American tragedians As his career grew, his performances of Shakespeare's classics met with critical acclaim and he eventually became the manager of Coventry's Theatre Royal He regularly toured much of Continental Europe and received top honors from several heads of state He died suddenly while on tour in Poland and is buried in Łódź He is the only actor of Black-American descent honored with a bronze plaque at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon This is a near fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles on spine Slight foxing on endpapers but otherwise in excellent condition with no marks or damage at all Frontispiece, vi, 355 Unclipped DJ has several chips at top of jacket spine and has minor fading and… Read More