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Marilyn- Barnes & Noble First Edition (Taschen) Steve Crist and Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes (editors)
by Dienes, Andre de
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Cellophane covered near fine condition
- ISBN
- 9781014351005
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$48.64
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Marilyn (First Edition)Dienes, Andre de (photographer); Steve Crist and Shirley T. Ellis de Dienes (editors) Barnes & Noble / Taschen, Beverly Hills, CA, 2007. First Edition, quarto hardcover in dust jacket. B/W/Color throughout, 240pp. Dienes' imagery of Marilyn Monroe from her early Norma Jeane years to blonde and outstanding actress and comedian of film. Item Price
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Marilyn
by Steinem, Gloria and Barris, George
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1986 (1988)
- Binding
- Cream colored with blue lettering
- ISBN
- 9780805000603
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$55.59
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Marilyn- Text by Gloria Steinem and photos by George Barris and others. Stated First Edition (1986 copyright) 1988. Henry Holt & Co. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 0805000607 001838 - hardcover - - - Steinem Gloria (text) & Barris George (photos). MARILYN NY: Henry Holt and Co. (1986). 1st Edition. 182p. Hardbound with DJ. Very minor wear only. Text is tight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Berenice Abbott and Eugene Atget
by Worswick, Clark
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- 8vo cream cloth
- ISBN
- 9781892041630
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$521.14
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Worswick, Clark; Berenice Abbott and Eugene Atget- Photos of Atget selected and printed by Berenice Abbott of Atget's photos from the 1920's. Arena Publications, Santa Fe, 2002. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Stated First edition. 163pp. Small 4to. 100 black and white photos by Atget, many bought by Abbott in Paris in 1927 and reprinted by her. Essays… Read more about this item Item Price
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1923 First Edition Sonata for Piano and Violon- (violin)
by Tailleferre, Marcella Germaine
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- 1/4 calf with marbled boards
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- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$347.42
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Marcelle Germaine Tailleferre (19 April 1892 – 7 November 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six. Biography She was born Marcelle Taillefesse at Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France, but as a young woman she changed her last name to "Tailleferre" to spite her father, who had refused to support her… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Lacuna
by Kingsolver, Barbara
- Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2009
- Binding
- Very good+
- ISBN
- 0060852577978
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- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$41.69
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Kingsolver, Barbara (1955- ) The Lacuna New York: Harper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780060852573 . A handsome First printing of the first edition in Fine condition in an equally unblemished dust-jacket . Story of a boy, Trotsky and communism and art...A great read and a fine collectible book. Item Price
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The Courtin'
by Lowell, James Russell
- Condition
- Used - 3,000 limited edition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 3,000 limited facsimile edition of the 1874 Edition
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$20.85
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New York: Walker and Company. Hardcover. James Russell Lowell. THE COURTIN'. Illustrated by Winslow Homer. FACSIMILE EDITION, LIMITED TO 3,000 COPIES (stated). New York: Walker and Company, in association with The Department of Printing and Graphic Arts Harvard College Library, 1968. Pictorial green cloth stamped in gilt and black (Homer silhouette). 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Book fine, cut on inside… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Magic Curtain
by Langner, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - No Jacket Present
- Jacket Condition
- None present
- Edition
- Nice copy, no dust jacket. First edition
- Published
- 1951
- Binding
- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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Lawrence Langner (May 30, 1890 – 1962) was a playwright, author, and producer who also pursued a career as a patent attorney. Born near Swansea, South Wales and working most of his life in the United States, he started his career as one of the founders of the Washington Square Players troupe in 1914. In 1919 he founded the Theatre… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sex Searchlights and Sane Sex Ethics
by Stone, Lee Alexander
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- Used
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Edition
- Good condition, reference book on sex during the roaring 20's
- Published
- 1922
- Binding
- 8vo
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$19.46
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Stone, Lee Alexander; Sane Searchlights and Sane Sex Ethics. 1922, First Edition, 8vo, 779pp, 12pp ads, embossed cloth in good condition. some toning but otherwise good. Has a 'feather' in the chapter marked 'love'. Item Price
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Annals of American Bookselling 1638-1850
by Boynton, Henry Walcott
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None present
- Edition
- First Issue, First Edition
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- 8 vo wear to corner tips slight soiling on the spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$118.12
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Boynton, Henry Walcott (1869-1947) Annals of American Bookselling 1638-1850. 1932, 8vo, 209 pp; New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; London: Chapman & Hall, Limited; Printed in US by The HaddonCraftsmen, Camden, N. J. First Edition, First Issue. No Dust Jacket. Nice tight copy with some corner wear, paper boards with cloth spine and some soiling of the spine.
"Boynton was… Read more about this item Item Price
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JESSIE BENTON FREMONT A WOMAN WHO MADE HISTORY
by Phillips, Catherine Coffin
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine, some chips
- Edition
- Limited to 1,000 Copies
- Published
- 1935
- Binding
- 8 vo very nice book
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, USA
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CA$132.02
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John Henry Nash (1871-1947), American printer and bibliophile, born Woodbridge, Canada. After learning the printer's trade, he emigrated to the United States in 1894. He eventually became professor of typography at the University of Oregon. A vital and vigorous personality in American printing he made beautiful books in Calfornia under patronage which has permitted him to work without too much… Read more about this item Item Price
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