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London: University of Oxford Press, at the Clarendon Press, Humphrey Milford Publisher to the University, 1921. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. First Edition. Wraps. 9" X 5 3/4". 29pp. Sewn printed paper wraps. Tears along spine, with wraps attached only by remaining 1 3/4" untorn paper. Chipping to edges of wraps, stamp and inked name to upper wrap. Marks of bookplate removal to front pastedown and faint stamp to title page. Pages are quite musty, but clean and unmarked. A worn but complete 1921 copy of this scarce tract by Henry Watson Fowler, "lexicographical genius" (The Times) and author of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. This number 6 in the series of 66 tracts printed for the Society for Pure English, founded in 1913 by academics and writers, notably the poet Robert Bridges, to protect the language from what they saw as degenerative uses.
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S. P. E. Tract No. VI: On Hyphens & Shall & Will, Should & Would in the Newspapers of To-day [Society for Pure English]
by Fowler, H. W. [Henry Watson Fowler]
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[SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS] The Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, Death's End, and The Redemption of Time, Complete in 4 Volumes
by Liu, Cixin; Liu, Ken (Trans.); Martinsen, Joel (Trans.); Baoshu
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London: Head of Zeus Ltd, 2021. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. This complete set of Cixin Liu's The Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy comes signed by Cixin Liu to a page specially bound-in by the publisher, joined by Baoshu's novel set in the Three-Body universe, The Redemption of Time, signed by Baoshu and translator Ken Liu. These four volumes are all first edition thus--first printings with full number lines of the signed, limited edition published in 2021 in London by Head of Zeus Ltd (with Redemption of Time published in 2019). This is a highly presentable, complete, signed and limited edition set of Cixin Liu's award-winning series, now a Netflix streaming series written and developed by Game of Thrones' David Benioff and D.B. Weiss with True Blood's Alexander Woo. Each volume is signed by the author to specially bound in Signed and Limited Edition page, signed by Cixin Liu to The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death's End…
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION SET A Deadly Education, The Last Graduate, The Golden Enclaves [COMPLETE SCHOLOMANCE TRILOGY]
by Novik, Naomi
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New York: Del Rey, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. First Edition. Hardcover. All three volumes are signed by Naomi Novik in deep blue ink to numbered, gilt-stamped bookplate affixed to flyleaf. All three volumes are stated first editions, with full number lines indicating first printing. Each volume is signed by Naomi Novik to bookplate. Each volume is first edition, first printing. 8 5/8" X 5 3/4". 320pp; 388pp; 407pp. Each volume presents nicely in unclipped dust jacket in black and gold designed by Jeff Miller. Each volume bound in black paper over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Bumping and light rubbing to edges and extremities of dust jackets and bindings, with some creasing to and indentations to dust jacket of A Deadly Education, including crease to spine panel and some dust spotting to matte covers. Bumping to heads and tails of spines. Bindings are all firm, tight, and sound. Dogear crease to pages 13 and 14 of A Deadly Education. Pages are otherwise clean,…
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STAR TREK, 3 Books from FASA: Klingon Ship Recognition Manual, Master Control Book, Star Fleet Intelligence Manual
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Chicago: FASA Corporation, 1987. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 10 3/4" X 8 1/2". 47pp; 80pp; 76pp. Moderate wear to pictorial wraps, with edgewear, creasing, scattered rubbing, and occasional toning. Bindings are sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A nice set of these three 1980s Star Trek books from FASA Corporation.
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Sabbaths with My Class; with an Introduction on Bible-Class Teaching
by Summers, Thos. O.
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Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1860. Hardcover. Poor. Hardcover. 5 1/2" X 3 5/8". 123pp, plus two leaves of ads. Marbled paper over boards with spine backed in black morocco. Severe wear to binding, with rear board detached and losses to leather backing spine. Heavy rubbing to edges, extremities, and boards, with leather peeling from rear board, interior of text block exposed at spine, and boards bared. Inked notes to front pastedown. Ad pages starting to separate from text block. Foxing to pages. An admittely very worn but complete copy of this Civil War era Bible-class book.
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The Sacred Canopy: Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
by Berger, Peter L.
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/8" X 5 5/8". vii, 230pp. Moderate wear to unclipped dust jacket, with original price of $4.95, with rubbing to extremities, spot of rubbing to front panel, and small tears to head of spine. Black cloth over boards, with spine lettered in white. Mild edgewear to binding, firm, tight, and sound. Dust soiling to edges of text block. Inked notations and underlining to pages throughout. A presentable first printing of the work of influential sociologist and theologian Peter Ludwig Berger (1929-2017).
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The Sacred Journey Being Pilgrimage to Makkah
by Kamal, Ahmad
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New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1961. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 6". Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing, toning, creasing, and chipping to covers, corners, and edges. Several shallow, closed tear to edges of jacket. Sunning to spine of jacket. Bound in green cloth over boards with spine and front cover lettered in black. Faint toning to edges of boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Toning to gutters of endpapers. Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. With text in both English and Arabic.ABOUT THIS BOOK:For the more than five hundred million who call themselves Muslim this is the official guide to the Sacred Journey, the Pilgrimage to Mecca, and for non-Muslims it is a gateway opening on to another world, the first full-scale picture of Islam as it appears tot he followers of the Prophet Muhammad. The complete text, in English and Arabic, has the unqualified endorsement of the two great schools of Islam,…
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Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey
by Grey, Alex; Wilber, Ken; McCormick, Carlo
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Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, 1990. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Very good +/good +. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 13 3/4" X 10 3/4". 96pp. Inscribed to previous owner by Alex Grey at half-title, with pyramid illustration. Moderate edgewear to unclipped dust jacket, with bumping to top extremities, small tear to top edge of rear panel, and light surface scratching. Black glossy pictorial paper over boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. A touch of wear to binding, firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very presentable signed copy of this unique series of paintings by visionary artist Alex Grey, featuring essays by the artist himself, transpersonal psychologist Ken Wilber, and art critic Carlo McCormick. This book is oversize and will require additional shipping charges to ship internationally.
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Sacred Pleasure: Sex, Myth, and the Politics of the Body SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Eisler, Riane
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New York: Harper San Francisco, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to previous owner in ink at title page. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 495pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Wear to jacket with rubbing, toning, and light creasing to covers, corners, and edges. Rubbing and gentle bumps to corners and edges of tan paper over boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: At a time when issues of domestic violence, rape, incest and pornography have fostered ambivalent attitudes towards sexuality, this book tackles the sexual myths and misconceptions that have corrupted male/female relations over the centuries. This exploration of the shifting balance of power between men and women offers a new key to understanding the sexual politics that fashion our culture.(Publisher).
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The Sacred Power of Huna: Spirituality and Shamanism in Hawai'i
by Morrell, Rima A.
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Rochester: Inner Traditions, 2005. Paperback. Very good +. Paperback. 9" X 6". xvi, 271pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Postcard of snow on Mauna Kea is laid in. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Rima Morrell first went to Hawai‘i as a young anthropology student from Cambridge University, she was surprised to find a lighter brighter world where trees talked to her in ancient temples and magic regularly happened. She found the system of ancient Hawaiian wisdom known as Huna, a system that teaches us how to focus the light of our own being to make magic. Following her Higher Self--and overcoming resistance to its rainbow guidance--she discovered we are each responsible for our own power. Through practicing Huna, we can consciously create our own reality, for we are each the navigator of our own soul canoe. Following her years in the islands, and Ph.D. in Huna, Rima reveals new knowledge about this sacred…
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Sailor on Horseback: The Biography of Jack London
by Stone, Irving
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Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Hardcover. Good/fair. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 338pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket encased in protective archival sleeve. Rather heavy wear to jacket with rubbing, chipping, toning, and tears to covers, corners, and edges. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of green cloth over boards. Toning and lean to spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Faint musty smell to pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The definitive biography of a fabulous and lovable personality full of humor and terrible rages, of genius and folly, whose life was more fantastic than any of his novels.(Publisher).
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[Salesman's Dummy] Will Rogers: Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom
by O'Brien, P.J.; Thomas, Lowell (Appreciation)
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Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, 1935. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. This salesman's dummy of P.J. O'Brien's Will Rogers: Ambassador of Good Will Prince of Wit and Wisdom features a sampling of the binding, contents, text, and illustrations of the book, with the salesman's order form at rear. A fun and out-of-the-ordinary look at what the pre-publication form of this popular book for boys looked like. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". Bound in blue cloth over boards with decorative covers stamped in black. Wear to boards with toning, rubbing, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Age-toning to pages. First couple pages are creased and separated from spine at top 1/2", though the pages remain firmly attached. Pencil mark to second page. Pages are otherwise free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this saleman's dummy for the biography of humorist, philanthropist, cowboy, newspaper columnist, movie- and vaudeville-star, Will Rogers.
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Salvific Manhood: James Baldwin's Novelization of Male Intimacy
by Gibson, Ernest L., III
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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2019. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xii, 229pp. Very mild creasing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bumps to bottom corners of blue cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Salvific Manhood foregrounds the radical power of male intimacy and vulnerability in surveying each of James Baldwin's six novels. Asserting that manhood and masculinity hold the potential for both tragedy and salvation, Ernest L. Gibson III highlights the complex and difficult emotional choices Baldwin's men must make within their varied lives, relationships, and experiences. In Salvific Manhood, Gibson offers a new and compelling way to understand the hidden connections between Baldwin's novels. Thematically daring and theoretically provocative, he presents a queering of salvation, a nuanced approach that views redemption through the lenses of gender and sexuality. Exploring how…
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Sam Abell: The Photographic Life SIGNED
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New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2002. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed in ink to previous owner by Sam Abell at front endpaper. 12" X 10 1/2". 260pp. Gentle rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of gray cloth over boards. Sunning to spine. Small black scuff to top edge of front cover. Very faint toning to edges of pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. Sam Abell is an American photographer known for his work with National Geographic magazine. Born in 1945, Abell's photography is characterized by his meticulous composition, use of light, and storytelling ability. Throughout his career, Abell has traveled extensively, capturing images from around the world. His photographs often convey a sense of place and a deep connection to the subjects he photographs, whether…
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Same Bed Different Dreams: A Novel SIGNED FIRST EDITION
by Park, Ed
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New York: Random House, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Very good +. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at front endpaper. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 522pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in black paper over boards with spine backed in red and lettered in silver. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR In 1919, far-flung patriots establish the Korean Provisional Government to protest the Japanese occupation of their country. This government-in-exile proves mostly symbolic, though, and after Japan's defeat in World War II, the KPG dissolves and civil war erupts, resulting in the tragic North-South split that remains today. But what if the KPG still existed—now working toward a unified Korea, secretly pulling levers to further its aims? Same Bed Different Dreams weaves together three…
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Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans: A Mormon Example FIRST EDITION
by Quinn, D. Michael
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Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". x, 477pp. Rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gentle shelf-wear to covers and edges of blue cloth over boards. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Dog-earring and faint spots of toning to some pages. Pages are free of marks and notation. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Winner of the Herbert Feis Award from the American Historical Association and named one of the best religion books of the year by Publishers Weekly, D. Michael Quinn's Same-Sex Dynamics among Nineteenth-Century Americans has elicited critical acclaim as well as controversy. Using Mormonism as a case study of the extent of early America's acceptance of same-sex intimacy, Quinn examines several examples of long-term relationships among Mormon same-sex couples and the environment in which they flourished before the onset of homophobia in the…
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Sanctuary
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Athens: Deeds Publishing, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. First Edition. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 445pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Book appears to be unread. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Sanctuary introduces newly retired publishing executive, Theo Phillips, and his wife, Liddy, to the time-lost South Georgia town of Shiloh. They leave the shadows of Atlanta and move into a quaint home of notoriety. While making new friends, they discover twenty-first-century challenges threaten the town's laid-back lifestyle. Theo's interest in a memorial launches him into investigating tragic events that have left Shiloh unsettled. Theo and Liddy's retirement dreams take a turn that could unravel both them and the idyllic life they and many others look for in Shiloh.(Publisher).
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The Santa Claus Man: The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York
by Palmer, Alex
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Guilford: Rowman and Littlefield, 2016. First Edition. Very good/very good. First Edition. First Edition. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiii, 306pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. White cloth over boards with spine lettered in red. Bump to bottom edge of spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Before the charismatic John Duval Gluck, Jr., came along, letters from New York City children to Santa Claus were destroyed, unopened, by the U.S. Post Office. Gluck saw an opportunity and created the Santa Claus Association. The effort delighted the public, and for fifteen years money and gifts flowed to the only group authorized to answer Santa's mail. Gluck became a Jazz Age celebrity, rubbing shoulders with the era's movie stars and politicians, and even planned to erect a vast Santa Claus monument in the center of Manhattan-until Gotham's crusading charity commissioner discovered some dark secrets in Santa's workshop. The rise and…
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Santayana on America: Essays, Notes and Letters on American Life, Literature, and Philosophy
by Santayana, George; Lyon, Richard Colton (Ed.)
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New York: An Original Harbinger Book, 1968. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8" X 5 1/4". xxxvii, 307pp. Scattered rubbing and creasing to covers and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this collection of works by philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, George Santayana.
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Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh, In Three Books
by Carlyle, Thomas
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Great Britain: T. Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 6 1/2" X 4 1/4". viii, 276pp. Rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of red cloth over boards. Sunning and lean to spine. Toning to edges of text block and to endpapers. Previous owner's name in ink, dated 1928, to front free endpaper. Heavy penciled annotation to pages throughout. Text is still legible. Binding feels a touch tender but remains sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Sartor Resartus is Thomas Carlyle's most enduring and influential work. First published in serial form in Fraser's Magazine in 1833-1834, it was discovered by the American Transcendentalists. Sponsored by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was first printed as a book in Boston in 1836 and immediately became the inspiration for the Transcendental movement. The first London trade edition was published in 1838. By the 1840s, largely on the strength of Sartor Resartus, Carlyle became one of the leading literary figures in Britain. Sartor Resartus became one of…
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