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Dayton, OH: United Brethren Publishing House, 1877. Very Good. Dayton, OH: United Brethren Publishing House, 1877. First Edition. Small octavo; publisher's maroon cloth stamped in black and gilt, brown glazed endpapers; 240pp.; map and portrait frontispieces, full-page illus. throughout. Cloth a bit scuffed at corners and spine ends, spine gilt a shade dulled, occasional finger-soil to textblock, else Very Good and sound.

Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1995. Very Good. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1995. First Paperback Edition, published simultaneously as hardcover. Signed by the author to paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould on title page with inscription "For Stephen Jay Gould, Howard Kahane." Additional handwritten signed letter to Gould laid in. Octavo; xiii, 151pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Covers lightly shelfworn, with a brief scratch to surface over title on front. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Humorous letter from Kahane, dated two years after the book's publication, reads "Dear Professor Gould, Reading your NYR trashing of Robert Wright's Book, The Moral Animal, left me feeling somewhat neglected. I think my book, copy enclosed, would have been a better target for you. Sincerely, Howard Kahane.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1960. Very Good. New York: Columbia University Press, 1960 [1964 Printing]. Quarto; publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt-lettered spine; xiii,[5],249pp.; photographic frontispiece, illus. Light shelf wear, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, very brief pencil marginalia to a couple leaves, else Very Good and sound.

Edinburgh: A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1765. Very Good -. Edinburgh: A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1765. Third Edition. Volume One only of two volume set. Octavo; xvi, 500pp. Full contemporary calf with five raised bands and red leather label to spine. Ruled and lettered in gilt. Bookplate of author and presidential speech writer William Safire to front pastedown. Boards are chipped with some loss at spine ends; bumped at corners and rubbed along edges, with wear along joints some general scuffing and soiling to surface. Hinges cracked but holding. Dampstain to various pages throughout at bottom edge and up along gutter, encroaching into text occasionally. Pages otherwise toned with mild to moderate foxing. Inscription on half title: "This Book belongs to the Proprietary Libary in Columbia [?], Price 6/__" with date August 25 1824 in another hand. Text legible throughout. Home, a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, originally… Ler mais

London: Macmillan, 1981. Very Good/Very Good. London: Macmillan, 1981. First British Edition (precedes the U.S. edition]. Octavo; [x], 239pp. Illustrated dust jacket over cream boards with silver lettering to spine. Jacket is price-clipped at bottom corner of front flap, with publisher's £2.97 price sticker above. Jacket is crisp and clean, with some very light rubbing along top edge. Boards are clean and square with a bit of nudging at spine ends. Pages toned but unmarked. Binding is sound. Debut Inspector Rostnikov novel, published in the U.S. as Death of a Dissident.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's simulated cloth in pictorial dust jacket; [10],197pp. A hint of shelf wear, else Very Good to Near Fine. Signed by the author on title page. Fictitious murder mystery set on the film set of The Wizard of Oz.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. Very Good/Very Good. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. First Edition, stated, with full numberline. Signed by the author without inscription on full title. Octavo; [x], 178pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $12.95 price intact; bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket is crisp with faint edgewear and a bit of cockling to surface. Boards are sturdy and square with some nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.

Putnam, CT: Spring Publications, Inc, 2006. Very Good. Putnam, CT: Spring Publications, Inc., 2006. First Edition. Signed by Hill and Kandemwa with brief inscription to previous owner. Octavo. 192 pp. Illustrated wraps. Light edgewear to covers. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good; scarce signed.

Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1965. Very Good/Very Good. Chicago: Follett Publishing Company, 1965. Reprint. Signed by Younghill Kang with brief inscription to previous owner at front free endpaper. Octavo. 401 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Red boards stamped in black. Unclipped dust jacket worn along edges with some minor chipping; soiling and surface scratching. Boards lightly edgeworn with patchy bio-predation; soiling to spine. Binding is sound. Bit of toning to pages with a couple spots to rear endpapers, but interior otherwise unmarked. Originally published in 1937, East Goes West is the second novel published by Kang. He is considered by many to be the father of Korean-American literature.

New York: Arbor House, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Arbor House, 1982. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author on half title to writer and columnist William Safire with inscription "To Bill, with all the best -- Garson." Octavo; 236pp. Pictorial dust jacket with original $13.95 price; book in brown paper over boards with black cloth spine and gilt lettering. Typed acknowledgments sheet laid in at front. Dust jacket is slightly toned on top edge and has some light rubbing, but no tears. Binding is sound and corners are square. Pages are clean and unmarked.

New York: Viking Press, 1946. Very Good+/Very Good. New York: Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Small octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($2.00), grey topstain; 141pp.; photographic frontispiece. Moderate wear to jacket extremities including a few small chips and closed tears, 1.5" closed split to rear jacket spine edge, spine panel toned, corners tapped, else a Very Good, still quite presentable copy overall. The Hollywood director's debut play of political intrigue and naivete, a smash hit on Broadway as well as the winner of the Sydney Howard Memorial Award for 1946. Inevitably adapted to the screen in 1950 in the film starring Judy Holliday (who also played the lead role in the Broadway debut) and directed by George Cukor.

Emporia, KS: Emporia Gazette Press, 1942. Very Good/Good. Emporia, KS: Emporia Gazette Press, 1942. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's cloth in blue pictorial dust jacket printed in white and black; 292pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Chips and several long closed tears to jacket extremities, rear jacket flap significantly split along fold, spine sunned, upper board gilt a bit discolored, corners bumped, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound in Good or better jacket. History of nursing in Kansas from the female "Good neighbors" of the early white settlements to the founding of the first civilian hospital following the Civil War.

Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co, 1968. Very Good +. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1968. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's grey cloth, front cover and spine lettered in black; 337pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece tipped in. Light soil to top textblock edge, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else a Very Good to Near Fine copy.

Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1976. Near Fine/Very Good. Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1976. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in grey and white dust jacket; xxi,[1],318pp. Jacket extremities lightly rubbed and toned, spine panel more so with faint damp-spotting, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else a Near Fine copy in Very Good jacket. Includes contributions by both Pierre Duhem and Willard van Orman Quine, as well as Karl R. Popper's "Background Knowledge and Scientific Growth.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Near Fine/Very Good +. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Stated First Edition (hardcover issue). Octavo. 54 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original $17.00 price present. Maroon boards stamped in gilt. Dust jacket is gently rubbed along edges with some light toning. Trace of a 1" shallow abrasion to front panel near fore edge but barely visible and does not puncture through to verso. Barest hint of a lean to boards, binding is sound, and pages unmarked. Karr's first book of poetry.

Budapest: Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata [Fine Arts Fund Publishing Company], 1975. Very Good. Budapest: Képzőművészeti Alap Kiadóvállalata [Fine Arts Fund Publishing Company], 1975. First Edition. Miniature smaller than 32mo (6x4x1cm); unpaginated [136pp]. Illustrated with 15 etchings by János Kass. Text printed in four parallel languages: Hungarian, English, German, and Russian. Black leather with gilt lettering on spine and front panel. Kass etching stamped in white on front panel. Minor rubbing to upper corners of spine crown, and to front panel outer upper corner; volume otherwise unmarred and unmarked. Binding solid. Our photographs show it paired with an American quarter to convey its size. This dainty volume, uncommon in retail, and somewhat smaller than a túrógombóc cheese dumpling, excerpts key passages from one of Hungary's most celebrated literary works. Imre Madách (1823-1864) published his poetic drama-(or dramatic poem: like Faust, it straddles the two… Ler mais

New York: Hastings House, 1944. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Hastings House, 1944. First Edition. Octavo; 324pp. Illustrations throughout, 48 in color. Printed red, white, and blue dust jacket with $5.00 price intact; book in yellow cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket chipped at head of spine, with a few closed tears along edges and some general smudging. Boards are square with light edgewear and nudging to spine ends. Previous owner's name dated 1945 on front free endpaper, else pages unmarked. Binding is sound. Anthology of British poets, dramatists, diarists, philosophers, and historians.

Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2000. Very Good +. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2000. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Katzen mounted to verso of front cover. Quarto. 234 pp. + advertisements. Black and white illustrations and color photographs. Illustrated wraps. Light rubbing to edges with mild curling to corners. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good or better copy of Katzen's updated follow-up to the original 1977 Moosewood Cookbook.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. Very Good. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. First Edition with publisher's seal to title page. Octavo. 236 pp. Blue cloth boards stamped in gilt; lacks dust jacket. Bookplate of Theater director George Seaton to front pastedown. Light shelfwear to boards; chipping to crown; spine faded and gilt dulled. Binding sound. Bookseller ticket to rear pastedown; interior else unmarked. Very Good.

Gotha: Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1877. Very Good. Gotha: Friedrich Andreas Perthes, 1877. First Edition. Octavo; contemporary black cloth over marbled paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine; xiv,[2],527pp. Cloth rather scuffed with exposure at corners, brief splitting along front joint, some light foxing throughout, later ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound. Provenance: Attractive ownership ex libris to front pastedown of German Jewish translator and author Lazarus Goldschmidt (1871-1950).