viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1937

Cain, James M.
        Serenade (First Edition)
      New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. First Edition. About Near Fine in an about Near Fine example of the purple-and-red variant of the dust jacket (there were three different color variants). Slight spine lean, light bumping to the spine ends. Jacket spine slightly toned, else bright and colorful, with a few tiny closed tears and a single corner nick to note. Great jacket art by W. A. Dwiggins. One of Cain's least-appreciated novels, a hard-boiled story about a dethroned opera singer who meets the love of his life while wasting away in rural Mexico, then attempts a return to fame. Basis for the 1956 film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Mario Lanza and Joan Fontaine. An attractive copy.

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Miller, Henry
        Scenario: A Film with Sound (First Edition, inscribed to William Saroyan)
      Paris: The Obelisk Press, 1937. First Edition. First Edition. Author's non-numbered presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Henry Miller to William Saroyan in the year of publication: "To / Bill Saroyan / the everlasting Armenian with the pneumatique gift! / Always yours, / Henry Miller / Paris / 8/12/37."A wonderful association between two literary giants of the twentieth century, and signed in the place and time that is most associated with the years of their best work.Near Fine with loose signatures and card wrapper as issued.Â .

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Bentley, John
        The Whitney Case
      Chapman and hall, London 1937. First Edition hardback in dustwrapper. VG in original publisher's blue cloth with yellow lettering to spine and front. 8vo, 272pp [ Showing minor wear and bumping a little dustiness to edges and cloth, offsetting and light foxing to endpapers, otherwise clean and bright. In first issue price clipped wrapper with some overall wear rubbing, creasing, scuff to front flap,chipping archival tape repair to verso, and some discolouration. The dustwrapper is housed in a protective removable sleeve. 9934

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John Steinbeck
        Fantastic Signed Quote from "Of Mice and Men" on John Steinbeck's personal stationery
      Sag Harbor, New York, n.d.. 8.5" x 11". "Typed Quotation Signed ""John Steinbeck,"" 1p, 8.5"" x 11"". On Steinbeck's personal ""Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York"" stationery, no date. John Steinbeck signed this sheet of his stationery to which this fabulous quote was later added. Fine condition.In full, ""'Well, we ain't got any,' George exploded. 'Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month come I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. Why, I could stay in a cathouse all night. I could eat any place I want, hotel or any place, and order any damn thing I could think of. An' I could do all that every damn month. Get a gallon of whisky, or set in a pool room and play cards or shoot pool.' Lennie knelt and looked over the fire at the angry George. And Lennie's face was drawn in with terror. 'An' whatta I got,' George went on furiously. ""I got you! You can't keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get. Jus' keep me shovin' all over the country all the time.' OF MICE AND MEN 1937""Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck was published on February 25, 1937, and immediately became a best seller. Dramatized by Steinbeck, it opened on Broadway nine months later, on November 23, 1937. Produced by Sam H. Harris and staged by George S. Kaufman, the play starred Wallace Ford as George and Broderick Crawford as Lennie. Released as a motion picture starring Burgess Meredith as George and Lon Chaney, Jr., as Lennie, Of Mice and Men was nominated for four 1940 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Music Original Score by Aaron Copland ."

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Toshisuke, Nasu:
        The fundamentals of Japanese Archery. Translated by William Reynolds Beal Acker. (With introduction in Japanese by Nasu Toshisuke).
      Kyoto, privately printed in handwritten form, 1937. 23,4 x 16 cm. (4), XIII, (6) 84 pp. on rice paper. With some photographic and some coloured illustrations. Japanese style woodblock binding in pictorial wraps in the original paper box. Both laying in an Asian clothed case with bone clasps. *Rare first and original edition (a printed version was published 1965 and is added here), \"a rare work of art and literature, handwritten and illustrated, and bound in the traditional Japanese bookbinding style.\" (Leslee Williams 2011). Probably the first western book on Kyudo, only 12 copies are known in OCLC. - Paper box with hand written dedication label: \"From W. Acker Smithisonian Bustitution Washington 25 DC\". - The book is in very fine and fresh condition. Versand D: 5,00 EUR Bogenschießen Archery Bow weapons

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Soutine, Chaïm, Russian painter of Belarusian Jewish origin (1893-1943).
        Autograph letter signed.
      no place (Yonne)., no year - 8vo. 2 pp. On a part of a printed menu Hotel des Épis dOr". To Gerda Groth Mademoiselle Garde" whom he knew since 1937. Soutine met Gerda Groth in an Exhibition of Independent Artists, where he participated. Groth was a German Jew, who had fled from the Nazis to France where she judged herself to be safe. Chère Garde, n'oublies pas de m'apporter toutes mes affaires, le tableau la petite fille, le paysage, les tableaux déchirés, le liquide, la pommade pour les cheveux. N'apporte pas les châssis. J'aurais voulu venir à l'Isle pour quelques jours me reposer mais mon estomac ne permet pas. J'irai te chercher à la gare. Soutine." - Autographs of Soutine are very rare.

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Proby, Jocelyn C. P
        Essay on osteopathy: Its principles, application and scope
      printed for private circulation 1937 - A good little booklet. Paper back covers with a title label to the front cover, a little tanned. A good binding. Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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SEUSS, DR
        AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET
      SEUSS, DR.. SEUSS,DR. AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET. NY: Vanguard Press (1937 Second printing). 4to (8 1/2 x 11"), pictorial boards, Fine in dust wrapper (Marco's shorts are blue on dw and book). This is a remarkable copy with none of the edge wear usually found and with just a touch of toning on the white paper spine. The dust wrapper has minimal soil and a few small tears but is one of the nicest we've seen. This was Seuss' first book for children, brightly illustrated in full color and this copy is SIGNED BY SEUSS (on verso of free endpaper). It's interesting that by the second printing the price on the dust wrapper had already gone up to $1.25 from the original $1.00. If you can't buy a first printing, this is a great alternative to add to a Seuss collection.

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Escher, A[lbert] von
        Gravures Militaires: Les Dernières Milices Cantonales. I-IV, (4 Mappen, je 20 Bl.). Mappe I - IV: Cavallerie (kompl. Serie).
      Lausanne, Les Editions d`Art Suisse Ancien, 1937-39 Mamorierte HLwd.-Mappe, je 20 farb., lose Tafeln. Jede Tafel in Umschlag montiert. Texthefte 6 - 8 Bl.,, Textheft der 1. Mappe fehlt., ansonsten ein tadelloses Exemplar. Nr. XXX. der limitierten Auflage. Text franz. Folge von vier Mappen nach Aquarellen von Albert von Escher. die in der Schweizerischen Militärbibliothek in Bern liegen. «Dernieres Milices Cantonales» erschien bis 1944 in insgesamt 3 Serien (Artillerie; Infanterie; Cavallerie) zu je 4 Mappen (je 20 Tafeln) Die Tafeln zeigen die jeweiligen kantonalen Truppen in ihren Uniformen und Bewaffnung vor der eidgenössischen Bundesverfassung von 1848 an. Albert von Escher (1833-1905). Genfer Militärmaler und Hauptmann. bekannt für seine Darstellungen zur Militärgeschichte. seine Schlachtenbilder und Uniformenwerke. Versand D: 20,00 EUR Militaria-Uniformen Helvetica - Allgemein

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        Occident: Le Bi-Mensuel Franco-Espagnol. Year I, no. 1 (25 October 1937) through Year II, no. 39 (30 May 1939) (all published).
      - A complete run of all 39 issues (each issue approx. 8 pp.) of the Paris-based periodical, in tabloid format, dedicated to the solidarity of the French and Spanish people during the Spanish Civil War, with articles by noted international cultural figures on various aspects of the war, Spanish culture, French interests in Spain, and other subjects, profusely illustrated throughout after photographs, caricatures, political cartoons, reproductions of posters, etc. Folio. 1/2 leather with marbled boards, issues in orig. self-wrpps., bound in, showing evidence of previous folds, housed in recent cloth case. Paris 1937-1939. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Stagge, Jonathan
        THE DOGS DO BARK
      Doubleday Doran, The Crime Club 1937 - Minor wear to bottom edges of boards with light scraps to the tips; spine ends lightly worn with a tiny tear; bottom rear tip bumped; light age darkening to endpapers; previous owner's signture and date on front FEP; still a bright, clean copy. DJ has wear to edges with small tears and light creasing; spine ends chipped with upto 1/2" of loss; wear to folds with some minor loss from the ends. Extremely scarce copy of the first Dr. Westlake novel. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Pagnol, Marcel (director); Roger Corbeau (photographer)
        Marcel Pagnol on the set of "Le femme du boulanger" [The Baker's Wife] (1938)
      N.p.: N.p., 1937. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1938 film. A candid, on-the-set photograph by the film's credited still photographer, Roger Corbeau, of a cafe scene featuring the film's principal character (actor Raimu), with the camera crew just to the left, in the shadows, the borders of the studio set clearly visible. With Roger Corbeau's photo credit ("PHOTO ROGER CORBEAU") at the bottom left of the frame. On the verso is a rubber stamp for the CinÃ©monde Archives.An extraordinary "fourth wall" shot, demonstrating at once the method and the magic of Pagnol's filmmaking, as well as his relentless interest in provincial life in France. In this film, a new baker, Aimable (Raimu) settles down in a small French village. His wife Aurelie is beautiful and much younger than he. She departs with a shepherd the night after Aimable produces his first breads. Aimable is so afflicted that he cannot work anymore. The villagers, who initially laugh at his cuckoldry, soon take the matter very seriously (they want the bread), and organize a plan to find Aurelie and to bring her back to the bakery and her husband.In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass. 9.25 by 7 inches. Four tiny single pinholes at the corners, within the white marginal border. Near Fine overall.

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Bennett, Paul A.
        Left to Their Own Devices.
      NY: Paul A. Bennett for The Typophiles, 1937. 12mo. xxvi, 327pp. One of 190 copies designed by John S. Fass and printed by 22 printers. This extraordinary little book is a collection of 156 proposed Typophile devices contributed to by 113 artists, designers, and printers of the day. Various ink colors are used, and Valenti Angelo's contribution is hand-illuminated in three colors and gold. Includes "A Salute to Typophiles Desipient" by Christopher Morley, an Introduction by Harry Miller Lydenberg, and "A Note on the Building of This Book" by Paul A. Bennett. Bound in blue cloth with gilt spine decorations designed by W. A. Dwiggins, original dust wrapper illustrated on the inside in color by George Salter, and original cloth slipcase with the title stenciled on the back and side. Spine of dust wrapper darkened and sides slightly discolored, small split starting at wrapper joint, else fine. (Rathé E).

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Soutine, Chaïm, Russian painter of Belarusian Jewish origin (1893-1943).
        Autograph letter (fragment).
      no place (Yonne)., no year - 8vo. 1 p. With some paper loss affecting the text. To Gerda Groth Mademoiselle Garde" whom he knew since 1937. Soutine met Gerda Groth in an Exhibition of Independent Artists, where he participated. Groth was a German Jew, who had fled from the Nazis to France where she judged herself to be safe. Chère Garde, j'ai laissé un tableau qui représente le paysage avec le chemin qui monte" - Autographs of Soutine are very rare.

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Hayes-McCoy, Gerard A.
        Scots Mercenary Forces in Ireland (1565-1603): An account of their service during that period, of the reaction, of their activities on Scottish affairs, and of the effect of their presence in Ireland, together with an examination of the Galloglaigh or Galloglas
      Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., Dublin 1937 - Hardcover in dust jacket. No statement of printing other than 1937. Book and unclipped dust jacket are crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Tips of boards have a whisper of wear, and dust jacket is lightly soiled. An important history, the first to deal with the obscure subject of the "Galloglaigh" or "Galloglas," the Scots mercenaries known to Irish history as "Redshanks." Introduction by Eoin MacNeill. Frontispiece photo of King James VI, plus map and photo illustrations and a folding genealogy page. 8vo. 391 pp. including extensive bibliography and index. In protective Mylar. Scarce. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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        Un Año de las Brigadas Internacionales
      Imprenta Gráficas Diana, Madrid 1937 - Libro sobre los llamados "Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad" editado en plena Guerra civil. Ediciones Del Comisariado de las Brigadas Internacionales. Imp. Diana, 1937, Madrid. Comité de Redacción: Peter Kast, Juanita y Turai. Dirección de Obra, Comisario Gallo. Se indica en el prólogo que "los camaradas de la imprenta estuvieron trabajando en la elaboración de éste libro a menos de 1000 metros de distancia de las líneas fascistas y en un edificio medio bombardeado".Este libro fue un obsequio, sus ejemplares, para los brigadistas en su despedida de España. Muy ilustrado con centenares de fotografías y reproducciones de carteles antifascistas (de Bardasano, Ramón Peinador, Fermín Sanchez Cantos, Juan Parrilla, Hernann y Vázquez Calleja), crónicas y notícias de la guerra civil española. Rústica editorial en cartoné, encuadernado en cartulina y tela en el lomo y anudado con el cordel original. Se conocen hasta tres diferentes encuadernaciones, en tela color calabaza ( no confundir con el facsimil alemán de los años 70 color naranja).En tela azul gofrada y en cartulina (el nuestro). 26x40cm, 109 pag. Ejemplar con marcas de uso/tiempo, falto de papel en cubierta, algún signo de doblez y manchas en interior.La tapa posterior fue encuadernada de origen (con urgencia?) al revés y por eso el motivo está invertido. Estado de conservación: bien - correcto (ver fotos) [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Taylor, Frank Sherwood (Editor):
        Ambix. Being the Journal of the Society for the Study of Alchemy and Early Chemistry. Volume 1 to Volume 60.
      Taylor and Francis, London -. W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge -. Heffers Printers Ltd., Cambridge -. Black Bear Press Limited, Cambridge -. Maney Publishing, Leeds -. Gr.-8°. Mit s/w Abbildungen u. Tafeln auf Kunstdruck. Ca. 0 1937 - Taylor and Francis, London 1937-1962. W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., Cambridge 1963-1973. Heffers Printers Ltd., Cambridge 1974-1985. Black Bear Press Limited, Cambridge 1986-2003. Maney Publishing, Leeds 2004-2013. Gr.-8°. Mit s/w Abbildungen u. Tafeln auf Kunstdruck. Ca. 12950 S. priv. Lwd. Bde. u. Ausg. in OKarton. Komplete Reihe der Zeitschrift bis November 2013. - Ab Volume XXII (1975): Ambix. The Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. - Editors of Ambix: Frank Sherwood Taylor 1937-56. Desmond Geoghegan 1958-68. William H. Brock 1968-83. Michael A. Sutton 1983-91. Gerrylynn K. Roberts 1992.-2001. Peter J. T. Morris 2001-2012. Dr. Jennifer M. Rampling 2013. - Jahrgang, bzw. Volume 1-47 (1937-2000) eingebunden in 15 schlichte Leinen-Bände mit handschriftl. angefertigtem Rückenschild. Die restlichen Ausgaben, Volume 48-60 (2001-2013) in 39 kartonierten Heften. Dazu: Table of Contents and cumulative Index, 1937-2003. Compiled by William A. Smeaton and William H. Brock. 171 S., 2 (w) OKarton. - Exemplare aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Dr. Joachim Telle. Wenige dezente Anstreichungen in Blei, sonst gute Exemplare. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Bartuska, Josef
        Klece dni. Typo Miroslav Kouril
      Praha: Jaroslav Kohoutek 1937 - A book of poems and drawings of Josef Bartuska (1898 - 1963) - the founder of a Czech avant-garde group LINIE (1931-39). Includes about 20 fine black-and-white illustrations by Bartuska - on the subject of coming world war. Typography, and original wrappers, printed in black and red on cream stock, designed by a Czech stage designer Miroslav Kouril (1911-1984) . Praha, Jaroslav Kohoutek, 1937. Blok series. Soft cover with original wrappers, 13 x 19 cm, 46 pp. Very good condition, slightly sunned, specially around the spine, spine little scratched, interior clean and unworn; see photo. Book Language/s: cs [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Valery, Paul (1871 - 1945),
        2 je 2-seitige, eigenhändige Briefe und ein eigenhändig gewidmetes Foto von [19]37, beide Briefe im Format DIN A5, jeweils einfach gefaltet,
       1937. der Original-Fotoabzug in Gestalt einer Postkarte datiert mit oct. (19)37 zeigt Valery schreibend an einem Tisch sitzend, 12x19 (Brief 1), 13x21 (Brief 2), 9x14 (Foto), Beide Briefe sind an den Journalisten und Verleger Hans Paeschke (1911 - 1991) gerichtet, wobei Paeschke im 1. Brief (mit eingeprägter Adresse \"Paris, le 24 Oct. (19)37\") unbenannt bleibt. Valery lernte Paeschke kennen, als dieser von 1932 - 1934 Sekretär der \"Deutsch-franz. Gesellschaft\" war. Valery bedankt sich im ersten Brief für ein Schreiben Paeschkes und nimmt Bezug auf ein Treffen der beiden und ein Gespräch, in dem man auch über die Entwicklungen in Deutschland sprach. Der 2. Brief (\"Dimanche 20.12 (19)37\") ist auf persönlichem Briefpapier (mit eingedruckter Provenience: \"Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen\" geschrieben. Die ursprünglich eingedruckte Adresse wurde handschriftlich gestrichen und durch eine geprägte neue Adresse ersetzt). Darin geht Valery (1871 - 1945) neben den üblichen Höflichkeitsfloskeln auf die außergewöhnlichen Umstände der Zeit ein und bezieht sich dabei vermutlich auf die politischen Umstände in Deutschland. Er erwähnt auch eine gerade angetretene Lehrtätigkeit. Tatsächlich wird Valery 1937 als Dozent für Poetik an das Collège de France berufen. Die Anstellung in diesem höchst angesehenen und traditionsreichen Institut, das den offiziellen Auftrag hat, \"Das Wissen in seiner Entstehung zu lehren\", versetzte den bereits etablierten Lyriker, Philosophen und Essayisten in eine wirtschaftlich endgültig sorgenfreie Position. Paeschke wird später von 1939 - 44 Chefredakteur der von Peter Suhrkamp herausgegebenen Zeitschrift \"Die Neue Rundschau\" werden. 1942 - 45 hatte er als Mitglied der deutschen Spionageabwehr auch Beziehungen zur Résistance, bevor er schließlich 1946 in Baden-Baden, dem Sitz der franz. Militärregierung, die Monatszeitschrift \"Merkur, Deutsche Zeitschrift für europäisches Denken\" gründet, deren Herausgeber er bis 1978 blieb. Valery wird sich in der Zeit der Besetzung Frankreichs durch deutsche und italienische Truppen weigern, mit den Besatzungsmächten zusammenzuarbeiten. Als er dann den Nachruf auf \"Den Juden Henri Bergson\" schreibt, kosteten ihn dieser Text und die Verweigerung seiner Kooperation die Position des Präsidenten der Académie Française. Versand D: 5,00 EUR Fo 40495, i

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Maillol, Aristide - Vergil
        Georgica. Les Géorgiques de Virgile (2 Bde.). Texte latin et version francaise de l`Abbe Jacques Delille, gravures sur bois d`Aristide Maillol.
      Paris, Philippe Gonin, 1937-43, 50 4° (33 x 25 cm), 5 Bl., 174 S., 4 Bl.; 4 Bl., 154 S., 3 Bl., insgesamt 122 Orig.-Holzschnitten (einschl. Wiederholungen, Vignetten und Initialen)., Lose Bogen (Bütten) in Umschlag in HPerg.-Mappe in Schmuckschuber., Umschlag u. einige wenige Blätter etwas stockfleckig, insgesamt gutes Exemplar. Nr. 510 von 750 Exemplaren der Normalausgabe. Le projet debuta en 1937 et les derniers bois furent graves peu de temps avant la mort de Maillol en 1944. (Monod. 11339). Parallel französisch und Latein. Versand D: 20,00 EUR Illustr. Bücher - Originalgrafik Bibliophile Ausgaben Literatur - Antike Literatur Franz.

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Seuss, Dr.
        And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street
      The Vanguard Press. New York 1937 - First Edition, First Printing with ALL the First Issue points. An attractive First Issue dustjacket that has the boy's shorts in white color instead of blue. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the publisher's $1.00 printed price present on the front flap with light wear to the panels. The book is bound in the publisher's original pictorial boards. The pages are clean with minor wear. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with a custom acetate cover to protect the dustjacket. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Steinbeck, John
        Of Mice and Men
      Covici-Friede 1937 - New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, second state. Price-clipped VG- DJ with a number of nicks, cuts and stratches, mostly to head and foot. Book interior has some very light water stain (?) but doesn't impact on text which is in VG+ condition. Long inscription on half-title page, signed by author in Los Gatos, Ca in 1938. Original owner's inscription on front endpaper. Housed in custom-made clamshell book box [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Tolkien, J R R
        The Hobbit
      First edition, second impression (the first printing with colored illustrations). Original green cloth with dark blue titles and illustration, no dustwrapper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Illustrated by the author with four color and nine black and white full page plates and double page map illustrations to the front and rear. The first printing of The Hobbit was issued on 21st September 1937 with a print run of only 1500 copies. The book was an immediate success and sold out within months. This second impression was printed in December the same year in an edition of 2300 copies (423 of which were destroyed at the warehouse of the binder Key and Whiting in the bombing of London on November 7th 1940) and was the first printing to include the author?s four color plates, initially commissioned for and later published in the American edition. [Hammond A3a.]

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Hemingway, Ernest
        To Have and Have Not
      Charles Scribner's, New York 1937 - New York: Scribner's, 1937. First edition, first printing with 'A' and Scribner seal on copyright page. Book is age-toned but binding is tight and text is clean with no marks or inscriptions and is in VG condition. DJ is VG+ condition, bright with only a few few tears to edges of spine top, closed tear to front but with price ($2.50) intact. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Schlemmer, Richard
        Trutziges Stadtvolk die Rebellion der Zünfte. Roman aus dem mittelalterlichen Budissin von Richard Schlemmer mit Illustrationen des Kunstmalers und Graphikers Rudolf Warnecke, Bautzen. , Bd. 1: Die Rebellion der Zünfte, Bd. 2: Rebellen vor den Toren, Bd. 3: Feindliche Stadtregenten, Bd. 4: Die Rache des Königs, Bd. 5: Die geschändete Stad Bd 6. Kaiserliche Sachsen und Schweden , Bd. 1: Die Rebellion der Zünfte, Bd. 2: Rebellen vor den Toren, Bd. 3: Feindliche Stadtregenten, Bd. 4: Die Rache des Königs, Bd. 5: Die geschändete Stad Bd 6. Kaiserliche Sachsen und Schweden
      Peter Ostergaard Verlag, Berlin- Schöneberg. 1937 1937 20 cm. 356, 414, 484, 548, 434, 471 S. leineinband mit goldruck, papiuergebräunte seiten,gebrauchsspuren, schnitt etwas fleckig. Bautzen um 1400. Fünf Bände der 6 bändigen Romanfolge zur Geschichte der Stadt Bautzen.; Richard Schlemmer (* 1893 in Seidau bei Bautzen; in Russland), deutscher Schriftsteller.Nachdem Schlemmer die Fichteschule in Bautzen besucht hatte, erlernte er den Beruf des Lithographen in der Druckerei der Gebrüder Weigang. Während des ersten Weltkrieges war er beim Militär. In der Zeit darauf arbeitete er als Laienschauspieler am Stadttheater Bautzen. Später wurde er technischer Zeichner bei der Staatsbahn in Dresden und arbeitete danach als Reichsbahn-Oberdirektor bei der Reichsbahndirektion Dresden. Im Jahre 1946 verstarb Richard Schlemmer in einem Kriegsgefangenenlager in Russland. Durch seine Liebe zur Stadt Bautzen begann er sich für deren Vergangenheit zu interessieren und schrieb 6 Romanbände, die sich um die Geschichte der Stadt ranken. Nachdem er sich in alte Stadtliteratur vertieft hatte, konnte er konkrete historische Fakten in seine Bücher einarbeiten, die den Zeitraum vom 15.-18. Jahrhundert lebendig werden ließen. Bekannte Ereignisse und Figuren lassen den Leser an realen Orten in diese Epoche eintauchen.. Auszüge aus dem Büchern Versand D: 5,00 EUR [Trutziges Stadtvolk ; Roman aus dem mittelalterlichen Budissin ; von Richard Schlemmer]

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HOFFMANN, Otto (1899-1986), attributed to
        1930's concept car design
      1937. Mixed media on paper. Exquisite drawing of a 1930's concept car The old, established Willoughby firm of Utica, New York had a reputation for conservative, quality coachwork in 1930 when Viennese born Hoffmann was hired as draghtsman/designer. He quickly moved the company's design philosophy to the forefront of the streamline school, translating traditional luxury car body types such as this touring car into the modern idiom. Willoughby designed bodies for all the major luxury car firms. We have attributed this drawing to Hoffman on the basis of a very similar drawing of the period that was acquired in 1985 from Hoffmann's widow, clearly done by the same hand and exhibiting the same exquisite touch and sense of proportion.

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HOFFMANN, Otto (1899-1986) attributed
        Lincoln V-12 Seven Passenger Touring Car Concept Design
      Utica, 1937. Tempera on paper. Exquisite drawing of a quintessential 1930's roadster The old established Willoughby firm, coach body makers in Utica, New York, had a reputation for conservative, quality coachwork in 1930 when Viennese born Otto Hoffmann was hired as draughtsman/designer. He quickly moved the company's design philosophy to the forefront of the streamline school, translating traditional luxury car body types such as this touring car into the modern idiom. Willoughby designed bodies for many major luxury car manufacturers including Lincoln and Rolls Royce. Provenance: Acquired from Hoffmann's widow January, 1985.

      [Bookseller: Donald Heald Rare Books]

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Graham, Winston
        The Dangerous Pawn
      The First UK Printing published by Ward Lock in 1937.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.A little pushing and fading to the lower spine with a tiny split.Text block is lightly toned and dusty.The book is free from inscriptions and erasures.The WRAPPER is complete and is in VERY GOOD++ condition.There is mild chipping to the lower spine which has encroached onto the lower front panel.Mild edge wear with a few nicks.The spine colouring has faded and is lightly toned.A little marked and spotted in places but the Nina Miller Davidson period designed wrapper looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival protector.An early title from the creator of the hugely successful 'Poldark' series. Very scarce to find with the original wrapper. Collectible. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

      [Bookseller: Ashtonrarebooks ABA PBFA]

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Anonymous.
        SAVAGE CLUB HOUSE DINNER - IN THE CHAIR HARRY ROUNTREE. Menu card for dinner at the Savage Club in London on April 3, 1937. Chaired by Harry Rountree and illustrated by him, sitting on a bolting bull and dressed in Golf outfit.
      London 1937 - 26x18cm. Excellent condition. The Savage Club has maintained the tradition of regular dinners for members and their guests, always followed by entertainment. These dinners are unique within Clubland and often feature a variety of well-known performers from Music Hall to concert hall. - Harry Rountree (1878-1950) was a prolific illustrator working in England around the turn of the 19/20th centuries. He was noted for his illustrations of British Golf Courses & golfing caricatures. Also attending among others were Percy Bradshaw (postcard artist), Robert Easton (American artist), George Stampa (British artist) and Tom Purvis (British painter).

      [Bookseller: Garwood & Voigt]

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Hoffmann, Heinrich (Raumbildaufnahmen) / Frank, E. P. (Text):
        Die Weltausstellung Paris 1937. 100 Raumbild-Aufnahmen (Bilder vollständig - ohne Brille)
      Raumbild-Verlag Diessen am Ammersee, 1937. 98 von 100 Bildern in sauberer Erhaltung vorhanden (davon 76 Bilder entnehmbar). Brille fehlt. Großformatige Hardcoverausgabe, Leineneinband mit Silberdruck, 111 Seiten. Gutes Exemplar. Selten. Regal-HH-pw44698 Versand D: 4,60 EUR

      [Bookseller: Antiquariat Weber GbR]

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DRIEU LA ROCHELLE Pierre
        Rêveuse bourgeoisie
      Gallimard 1937 - - Gallimard, Paris 1937, 12x19cm, broché. - Edition originale, un des 245 exemplaires numérotés sur alfa, seuls grands papiers. Légères et claires traces d'insolation en marges des plats. [AUTOMATIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS] Edition originale, un des 245 exemplaires numérotés sur Alfa paper, seuls grands papiers. Légères et claires traces d'insolation en marges des plats. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

      [Bookseller: Librairie Le Feu Follet]

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Flanagan, Hallie (director)
        Federal Theatre Bulletin / Magazine
      New York, New York: Federal Theatre Project / Works Progress Administration, 1937. Hardcover. Good (Ex-lib., heavy markings; Some pages worn around edges; Cloth worn at extremities). Red cloth library binding; Approx. 200 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Seven bulletins of the Federal Theatre Project, a Works Progress Administration New Deal project designed to employ out-of-work artists, writers, and directors while providing art and entertainment for poor families; The FTP became most well known (and in some cases reviled) for their Living Newspaper plays--plays based on newspaper articles, often with a leftist bent; Includes articles about current projects and issues within the FTP, including creating plays, ballets, and the like, costuming, audience reactions, and more; A fascinating look at an early twentieth century government program. Includes several colored lithographs. Contained in this bound volume (labeled Vol. 1 NO. 1-6; Vol. 2 NO. 1-5 on the spine) are the following issues: Vol. 1 No. 1, third printing Feb. 25, 1936; Vol. 1 No. 2 Dec. 1935; Vol. 1 No. 3, no date cover broken off towards spine; Vol. 1 No.4 (beginning the larger format of this publication) March 1936; Vol. 1 No. 5 May 1936 (may be missing front cover if issued); Vol. 1 No. 6 [no date but eighth month, may also be missing front cover if issued). Vol. 2 No. 1 no date, may be missing a front cover if issued; Vol. 2 No. 2 no date but library stamp from Nov. 1936, may be missing front cover if issued; Vol. 2 No. 3 no date but appears to be circa January 1937; Vol. 2 No. 4 may be missing front cover if issued, no date, but library stamp of March 1937; Vol. 2 No.5, no date by library entered date of June 1937, may be missing front cover if issued. It is possible that each cover of these later issues was a colored ithograph, and thus removed by this particular library for archival purposes, but this seems unlikely. However, each of these issue does have a rear cover of thicker, sturdier paper which is usually matched with a similar type of cover material on the front cover, hence the statement that front covers *may be missing* from these issues. The first three issues of Volume 1 are very cheaply produced on what could be guessed to be a mimeograph machine, and the sheets are fragile and exhibit minor loss here and there.Though the masthead on the top of the front page says this is a Bulletin, the rear cover of the later issues state that this is a magazine available for sale at many listed locations.

      [Bookseller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB]

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RODOCANACHI, C.P. (FERMOR, Patrick Leigh).
        No Innocent Abroad. Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor.
      London: Heinemann, 1937. - FIRST UK EDITION. Crown octavo, pp.[viii]; 299; [i], blank. Hardback in dust-wrapper. Some foxing to edges and extremities, jacket toned, price-clipped with some chips and tears; very good. The author's debut novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor's first significant literary contribution. An important item, published under the more familiar title Forever Ulysses in the US. The Works of Patrick Leigh Fermor featured in The Guardian's 'Greatest Travel Book' Selection [2011] [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

      [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB]

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COWARD, Noel (1899 - 1973)
        Framed Typed Letter Signed on personal stationery
      1937. unbound. 1 page, 8.75 x 5.75 inches, no place, February 11, 1937. In this brief letter, Coward sends thanks for some kind words about his plays, in full: "Thank you so much for your charming note. I am so glad you have enjoyed the plays, especially 'The Astonished Heart', and I do think it was most kind of you to take the trouble to write and tell me so." Natural folds but otherwise fine condition. Float-mounted beside a photo of a seated Coward, cigarette in hand, gazing off to the side. Triple-matted in white and set in a gold wooden frame measuring 15.5 x 16.5 inches.

      [Bookseller: Argosy Book Store ]

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BARNETT, P Neville
        COLOUR PRINTS OF HIROSHIGE
      Sydney [1937, Beacon Press]. Vellum over white cloth, 83p.,. exceptionally bright & clean copy, gold stamped, mylar prote. protector, 62 color woodblock prints tipped in, with list of. author's works. FIRST & ONLY LIMITED NUMBER & SIGNED EDITION. A LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 110 AUTHOR SIGNED COPIES This book is quite rare. Privately printed in August 1937 and was Limited to 110 author signed and hand-numbered copies of which 100 were for sale. * This is a large book, 32 x 44 cm, Deluxe Edition. It contains 62 actual color woodblock prints, 17 of which are Oban size, the balance are of various sizes, all stunningly done after the originals. * CONDITION: The book is bound in white vellum with gold decorations and rules, over white cloth again with title and author's name in gold. The end papers of maple leaves were also woodblock printed in indigo blue tile: HIROSHIGE in Japanese with the pale maple leaves in the background. The pages have no marks whatsoever. There is a bit of transfer to versos where the color woodcuts were laid down going through the paper, which is a common issue with his books of this period. There is a small [1.5 x 2 cm.] patch on the back cover, otherwise, the book is in the nicest collector's condition. The corners are Not worn or rubbed, indeed an unusually excellent example of one of his rarest works. * There is a bibliography, or list of other titles by the author at the back. * Uncommon work, highly collectable. * Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not always be the exact photo of the copy in stock for sale at any given time. If you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email. . Photos of most of our books are posted to our .

      [Bookseller: Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB]

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[NABOKOV] NABOKOFF-SIRIN, Vladimir.
        Despair. Translated from the Russian by the author.
      London, John Long Ltd. 1937., 1937. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Crown octavo, pp. 287 (+ 24). Elegantly hand-bound in full black oasis morocco leather, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, gilt title stamped to upper cover, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, publisher's original cloth bound in at rear. Internally clean; a fine copy. [Nabokov] decided to translate Otchaianie [Despair] himself. To his chagrin, Despair fared no better than Camera Obscura had, and Nabokov blamed his English publisher, Hutchinson, for releasing his sophisticated works under its pulp fiction imprint, John Long. He later referred to the novel as "something more than an essay on the psychology of crime" but admitted: "[it] turns out to be a half-baked thriller - even when I translate it myself!" In 1965, he overhauled this version, rewriting much of the original text. This revamped version was serialized in Playboy at the end of that year, and won the magazine's annual Best Fiction award, which included a $1,000 cash prize. Â© 1999 The New York Public Library, Photographic Services & Permissions

      [Bookseller: Adrian Harrington Rare Books]

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