New Arrivals
PAINTING THE HEAVENS: Art and Science in the Age of Galileo
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. "By examining a group of paintings by early modern artists all interested in Galileo's evidence for a Copernican system, Reeves not only traces the influence of science..... More
JACK THE MYTH: A New Look at the Ripper
London: Robert Hale, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 157 p. with 6 illustrations. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver titles. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket. More
HILBERT-COURANT
Springer, 1986. Trade paperback. Octavo. Original printed paper wrappers. A fine copy - as new, still sealed in the original shrink wrap. More
DIDEROT'S DREAM
Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. "Revealing the thought of a philosopher whose concerns foreshadow postmodernist criticism, Wilda Anderson provides readings not only of such well-known works as D'Alembert's..... More
WHAT DOES NOT CHANGE: The Significance of Charles Olson's "The Kingfishers"
Madison and Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Full-scale exegesis of Charles Olson's The Kingfisher's, a milestone poem in postwar American literature. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. The dust..... More
KIPLING'S JAPAN: Edited by Hugh Cortazzi and George Webb
London: The Athlone Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. "Kipling visited Japan in 1889 and 1892. No other leading English literary figure of the day spent so long in that country or wrote so fully about..... More
ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE
Cambridge: Polity, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. This innovative new introduction to ancient Greek literature integrates cutting-edge cultural theory with the latest research in classical scholarship. A volume in the Cultural History of Literature series. Octavo..... More
INRO MUSEUM COLLECTION
Maria Shobo Publishers, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Lavish catalogue of 152 inro and 27 netsuke from the collection of the Inro Museum in Takayama. Also includes an appendix with photographs of inro artist signatures. Text..... More
ANTHROPOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY, 1860-1920
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1997. Trade paperback. Reprint. "This fascinating book is the first serious study of the place of photography in anthropology and the contribution it can make to an understanding..... More
THE DIALECTICS OF SEEING: Walter Benjamin and the Arcades Project
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1990. Hardcover. Second printing. "...an inventive reconstruction of the Passagen-Werk, or Arcades Project, as it might have taken form." Octavo. Original gray cloth binding, with black titles. Internally crisp and..... More
FAIRY TALE AS MYTH / MYTH AS FAIRY TALE
Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. The 1993 Thomas D. Clark Lectures. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with bronze titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
MORPHOLOGY OF THE FOLKTALE
Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1971. Second Edition. Hardcover. "...regarded as one of the major theoretical breakthroughs in the field of folklore in the twentieth century." First edition translated by Laurence Scott, with..... More
AN ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968. Hardcover. Fourth Edition - Revised, Enlarged, and Reset (1910). Quarto. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. The dust jacket is moderately browned, with some mild..... More
IN SCHOLARS' TASTE: Documentary Chinese Works of Art
London: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition, number 8 of 150 copies signed by Paul Moss. Accompanied by the prices realized list. Profusely illustrated, largely in color, with three folding plates..... More
SYMBOL AND SUBSTANCE IN JAPANESE LACQUER: Lacquer Boxes from the Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz
New York and Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ehrenkranz to noted collector Virginia Atchley on the half-title, with an inscribed note from Ehrenkranz laid in and Atchley's pencil marginalia scattered..... More
A SPRINKLING OF GOLD: The Lacquer Box Collection of Elaine Ehrenkranz
Newark, New Jersey: The Newark Museum, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ehrenkranz to noted netsuke collector Virginia Atchley on the front flyleaf, with Atchley's pencil marginalia scattered throughout the text. This catalogue..... More
NINETY-NINE NETSUKE & ONE INRO
Tokyo: Yabane Co., Ltd. (Sagemonoya), 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. A full-color catalogue, with photographs by Hitoshi Mori. Designed by Asuko Tsukahara. Quarto. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. Near fine. More
THE HISTORIE OF TWELVE CAESARS, EMPERORS OF ROME: Written in Latine by C. Suetonius Tranquillus and newly translated into English by Philemon Holland, From the Edition of 1606
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. The tipped-in Oxford University Press cancel appears on the title page. This is No. 400 of 400 copies printed by Oxford University Press. An essential..... More
BERKELEY: An Introduction
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Internally crisp and clean. Remainder spray to the bottom edge. The dust jacket is lightly edgeworn, with a label shadow..... More
THE OLMECS: America's First Civilization
New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Hardcover. "The Olmecs presents the first modern overview of information from recent archaeological field projects and studies of Olmec art. Profusely illustrated, it will become the standard work on..... More
LOOKING BACK: Memoirs
New York: Paragon House, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. The first American edition, translated by Breon Mitchell. Andreas-Salome (1861-1937) was a Russian-born psychoanalyst whose diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Rainer..... More
AN INFAMOUS PAST: E.M. Cioran and the Rise of Fascism in Romania
Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Translated from the Romanian by Bogdan Aldea, with a Foreword by Norman Manea. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. More
YOSEMITE AND THE SIERRA NEVADA
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Photographs by Ansel Adams. Selections from the Works of John Muir. Edited by Charlotte E. Mauk. "This book is a synthesis. A half-century apart, two artists, inspired..... More