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The Road to Serfdom London. George Routledge & Sons, 1945. First Edition, Sixth Printing, printed in July, 1945. In Good condition, in a dust jacket labeled from the fifth impression though price clipped. Clean text. Sound binding. Light foxing to side edge of page block. Boards are bowed outwards and show bumping to corners and side edge. Edge wear to boards and spine ends. The dust jacket has a few tape repairs made from the verso, and shows rubbing, toning and edge wear. An early printing, rare in the dust jacket. [Bookseller: Burnside Rare Books] 
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An Astonished Eye Looks Out of the Air Waldport, Oregon: Untide Press. 1945. First. First edition, first impression. Wrappers with applied title piece. Some tape shadows to the wrappers, one staple pulled through, else a very good copy. The first printing of 1800 copies was rendered unfit for release through a printer's error. All were destroyed except for about 70 copies, which were distributed with the second impression, with no known differentiation. Eventually 23 copies of the 70 copies of the first impression came into Patchen's hand, and he created a limited edition of 11 copies, with a hand-lettered limitation page (where Patchen relates this sequence of events). This is copy number 2 of the 11, and is Signed by the author. Additionally Inscribed by the author: "for Arthur, a good human being whose friend I am proud to be. Kenneth. June 21, 1946." The recipient was Arthur Sturcke, a now little-remembered painter and pacifist who exhibited in the 1930s and 1940s, and who did much to help and support Patchen. Patchen mentions him in his book Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer in a dialogue discussing art and artists: "And what about DeNiro? There is a serious young painter. All right what about Kamrowski? -- Or Lee Bell? Or Jackson Pollock? -- Or Arthur Sturcke?" Beautifully printed small collection of poems printed in a conscientious objectors' camp. Rare. . [Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABA]
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Supplement One: The American Language New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1945. First. First edition. Fine in modestly age-toned, near fine dustwrapper with a short tear at one fold. Nicely Inscribed by the author to an important literary editor: "My venerable colleague Bernard Smith to recall our joint sweating for art and truth. H.L. Mencken. Aug. 20, 1945." Smith was editor-in-chief at Knopf where he was known for editing B. Traven, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Langston Hughes, and many others. In 1947 he migrated to Hollywood where he was involved in the production of such films as How the West Was Won, Elmer Gantry, and Cheyenne Autumn. Smith shared a sometimes contentious relationship with the sharp-tongued Mencken, who once called Smith "a Jew, and moreover, a jackass." A significant association. . [Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABA]
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DOM JOAO VI NO BRASIL 1808-1821 Livraria José Olympio editora, rio de janeiro 1945 - Coleçao documentos brasileiros n°49 dirigida por Octavio Tarquinio de Sousa Oliveira Lima, da Academia Brasileira DOM JOAO VI NO BRASIL 1808-1821 3 tomes complets Prefacio de Octavio Tarquinio de Sousa vinhetas e capitais de Luis Jardim 2éme édition (2 ediçao) 1945, Rio de Janeiro-éditions Livraria José Olympio editora, In-4(19,5 x 24,5 cm), (14) et 1202 pages paginées à la suite Reliure demi-cuir chagrin havane à coins, dos à 4 nerfs titré or et décoré de fleurons, plats jaspés, têtes de tranche rouge, couvertures et dos conservés, signets Exemplaire n°471 tiré sur papier bouffant crème, tirage total à 530 exemplaires.Justification de tirage avec la signature manuscrite du directeur de la collection sur chaque tome, on y joint deux coupures de presse de l'époque illustré de 3 gravures hors texte et vignettes et lettrines gravées sur bois ouvrage en portugais Etat : des frottements aux reliures aux coiffes et mors, rousseurs éparses, légères oxydation des tranches, reliure solide, agréable ensemble de cette rare édition de référence sur l'indépendance du Brésil Poids : 4,200 kg (frais de port zone Amerique 80 euros) [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Librairie KPMA Sarl]
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All Hallows Eve Faber & Faber, London 1945 - First edition. Edges of the boards very slightly soiled, else fine in a very good plus dustwrapper with very shallow loss at the crown, and a small stain on the rear panel. A very nice copy of the author's fragile and uncommon final novel, about a magical attempt to gain control of the souls of the dead in post-war London, and the two little girls that accidentally interfere. See this book in 3D on our site. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA]
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Mobili Di Ulrich (SIGNED) Luigi Alfieri, Milan 1945 - Book condition: good, VERY SCARCE, text in Italian, signed by Ulrich as number 122 of only 175 printed (this edition), 133 b/w photos of furniture designed by Ulrich along with many sketches in color, red cloth boards show significant scuffing to perimeter, gilt lettering on front bright and intact, number stamped on front pastedown, library stamp on front endpaper with small tear at bottom, interior very clean, binding tight, 78 pages, 9.5 X 13.5 inches, * Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. If actual shipping cost is less than the AbeBooks estimate, it is our practice to REFUND the difference to the buyer. * NOAMZ [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Panoply Books]
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The Voyage of Captain Bellingshausen to the Antarctic Seas 1819-1821 The Hakluyt Society, London. 1945 - 2 vols. 8vo. Pp, xxx, 259; viii, 262-474. Maps and plates - all as called for. Original cloth, gilt. An excellent copy. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd.]
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LA FORME HUMAINE DANS L'ESPACE. Signed. Les Editions de l'Arbre, Montreal 1945 - Leger, Fernand, LA FORME HUMAINE DANS L'ESPACE. Signed. Montreal, Les Editions de l'Arbre, 1945. Outstanding Association Presentation Copy. Inscribed by Leger on the half-title to Alfred Pellan. "A mon ami Pellan / votre confrere / F. leger." First edition. Squarish 8vo, decorated black and red wrappers, pp. 100. 38 pp. of dramatic black and white reproductions. Very uncommon thus. Poem by Francois Hertel, philosophical argument by Leger, critical text by Maurice Gagnon, M. A. Couturier, S. Giedion, S. M. Kootz and James Johnson Sweeney. Entire text In French. The international art community recognized a half century ago, the truly momentous contribution made by Alfred Pellan, to the arts and none more so than Leger himself, whom Pellan called both an inspirational colleague and a dear friend. During the war years, Leger spent time in North America, living for a brief period in Montreal, where he had an opportunity to enjoy Pellan's company as they had during Pellan's Paris years. Leger Presentations are Rare and Association Copies Impossible to acquire. A fine copy showing just a hint of rubbing. Superb. [27120] $5250 [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Soft Cover] [Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library]
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Settimanale di Politica e Cultura. Responsabile: Giorgio Granata. Direzione, redazione, amministrazione, Roma 1945 - cm 34,5x24, pag 16 comp.se copp, br edit. Disponibili: - La rivista contiene tra le rubriche: "Spettacoli e musica" (poi "La vita artistica") di Guido M. Gatti, Ennio Flaiano ed Emanuele Farneti (poi anche Gino Visentini) e "La vita romana" di Boezio (poi Cassiodoro). - 1945, vol. 1. - n. 4 dell' 8 marzo (P. Gentile, Pepe, Giusti, ecc). n. 5 (Mosso, Degli Espinosa, Brancati, Croce, ecc). n. 8 (P. Gentile, Giusti, De Feo, Flaiano, ecc). n. 9 ( Croce, De Feo, Arangio-Ruiz, ecc). n. 10 (P. Gentile, Giusti, Flaiano, Gorresio, ecc). n. 11 (Einaudi, Moravia, Scelba e Silone, ecc). n. 12 (Croce, Mosso, De Feo, ecc). n. 14 (De Feo, Einaudi, Croce, Togliatti, ecc). n. 16 (Einaudi, Pepe, Piovene, De Feo, ecc). n. 17 (Granata, Einaudi, Flaiano, Visentini, ecc). n. 18 (Pepe, De Feo, Moravia, ecc). n. 20 (Giusti, Gorresio, Pepe, De Feo, ecc). n. 21 (De Feo, Carli, Brancati, ecc). n. 22 (Pepe, Bottari, Degli Espinosa, ecc). n. 23 (Moravia, Altan, De Feo, ecc). n. 24 (De Feo, Trompeo, Gorresio, ecc). n. 25 (Granata, De Feo, Croce, Visentini, ecc). n. 26 (Degli Espinosa, Piovene, Brancati, ecc). n. 27 (Lupinacci, Giusti, Gorresio, ecc). n. 29 (Einaudi, Bellonci, Visentini, De Crecchio, ecc). n. 30 (Carli, Moravia, Brancati, ecc). n. 32 (Einaudi, Pepe, De Feo, ecc). n. 35 (Pepe, De Feo, Carli, ecc). n. 36 (Carli, Gorresio, De Feo, ecc). n. 37 (Croce, Pepe, De Feo, ecc). n. 38 (Einaudi, Visconti-Venosta, Giusti, De Feo, ecc). n. 40 (Donosti, Cimino, De Feo, ecc). n. 43 del 1 novembre (Giusti, Bellonci, Benedetti, ecc). - La collezione dei 28 fascicoli [Bookseller: Libreria Ardengo]
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POSTER - Plaza de Toros de Vista-Alegre - Bilbao Ortega, Valencia 1945 - This is not a book but a wonderfully colourful ORIGINAL 1945 Spanish Bullfighting Poster. Measuring 99cm x 54.5cm, it is by Ibanez Palau and it advertises a bullfighting event in Bilbao for 11 March 1945 starring the matadors Fernando Nino del Barrio II, Gumer Galvan and Pepe Canto. The poster was printed by Ortega of Valencia and it bears the printer's name at the bottom and also the square stamp of authenticity to the lower right side. The brittle poster, whilst all original, has folds and creases, as well as damage to the right and bottom edges. All of this could be rectified by a skilled archivist and, of course, the poster would be best conserved by professional linen-backing. We believe that few of these would have survived so long in anything approaching collectable condition, as they were meant to be pasted up on billboards. Our shop acquired this poster (one of a collection of 5) many years ago from a customer who used to live in Spain. We're now having a clear out of our basement and we have decided to put it on sale internationally.The poster will be sent, well packed, in a sturdy tube. Please note that by selling such a piece of original art, we do not necessarily approve of or support the sport of bullfighting. [Bookseller: The Bookshop on the Heath Ltd]
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Surreal Composition Ca. 1945. . Etching on Japan paper. 31 x 45 cm. Signed in pencil. Matted. From the collection of the Sylvan Cole Gallery. [Bookseller: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts]
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Stuart Little Harper and Brothers 1945 - First Edition, First Printing with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by E.B. White on a laid in signature. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author housed in a custom slipcase. We buy E.B. White First Editions. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Quintessential Rare Books, LLC]
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Stuart Little. Pictures by Garth Williams. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945 - Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board in green and white, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. Bump to top edge, spine and edges of boards a little tanned, contents lightly toned. A very good copy in the rubbed, nicked, and lightly tanned jacket. Illustrated throughout by Garth Williams. First edition, first printing. [Attributes: First Edition] [Bookseller: Peter Harrington. ABA member]
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Stuart Little Harper and Brothers - First edition, 1945. Book near fine, except for slight wear at spine ends and corners, very slight creasing on spine, slight staining on front. DJ very good, with small piece missing near top of spine, small piece missing at bottom of spine and bottom of front, tiny pieces missing at corners, two tiny tears near top of back and also top of front, tiny hole along back fold, slight discoloration on spine, back, flaps, and inside DJ, tiny tear near bottom of front, bottom corner of front flap torn off. Pictures by Garth Williams. In specially made slipcase. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Bookbid]
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STUART LITTLE New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Wear & chipping to DJ with small open tears; Stated first edition, two dollar price on front flap ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 131 pages . [Bookseller: Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore]
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Stuart Little Harper & Brothers, New York 1945 - First edition. Pictures by Garth Williams. Very near fine in good dustwrapper lacking the top one-half inch of the spine, removing the letter "S," but with the price on the front flap intact (which almost never seems to be the case). An acceptable copy of a cheaply produced children's classic, the marvelous story of an adventurous mouse who acts human. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA]
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Na jehlach Techto dni (Sur les aiguilles de nos jours) Prague, Fr. Borovu, 1945., 1945. Toile beige, dos titré en long, plats revètus d'un papier façon parchemin.. 15/20,5 cm, 64 pp., 2 ff.. Les 29 photographies en noir qui illustrent ce texte fameux sont du graphiste surréaliste tchèque Jindrich Štyrský, 1899-1942 (les plaques de verre ayant servi au tirage sont conservées au musée national d'art moderne). Les poëmes sont de Jindrich Heisler, 1914-1953 . Poète, graphiste, auteur d’objets, de photographies et d’autres œuvres expérimentales. Membre du groupe surréaliste pragois à la fin des années 30, il intègre celui de Paris en 1947. Cet ouvrage fut publié clandestinement pour la première fois en 1941 pendant l'occupation nazie, au moment ou Heydrich était nommé reichprotector, cette édition est fabriquée avec des moyens artisanaux dans le plus grand secret, Heisler qui est juif est caché dans l'appartement de Toyen, Styrsky est malade suite à une embolie cérebrale, au dehors les expulsions succèdent aux arrestations, dans ce contexte, le titre "Sur les aiguilles de nos jours " prend tous sons sens... Nous présentons ici la seconde édition publiée en 1945. Les textes oscilent continuellement entre rebellion et pessimisme, il s'agit d'une des plus importantes publication surréaliste, la composition typographie de Karel Teige équilibre harmonieusement les photographies en haut à droite et les textes en bas des pages de gauche. Le nom de Toyen est imprimé sur une page blanche entre la page de titre et la première page sans explication, faut-il y voir un hommage des Auteurs? Exemplaire en très bel état. [Bookseller: Librairie Traits et Caracteres]
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Kvart. Sbornik poésie a vedy (Recueil de la poésie et de la science) Praha (Prague), Ridil vit Obrtel, 1945-1946., 1945. Toile bleue de l'éditeur, dos rond, titre doré, premier plat orné de filets et d'une guirlande dorés. 18/23 cm, 392 pp.. Quatrième année complète de cette revue d'avant-garde tchèque dirigée par Halas, Holan, Honzik, Hrubin, Kolar, Navratil et Sima. Textes et illustrations de Nezval, Éluard, Karel Teige, Desnos, Aragon, Apollinaire, Sartre, Ribemont-Dessaignes, Max Jacob, Maiakowski, J. Capek, Ribemont-Dessaignes, L.P. Fargue, J. funke, J. Styrsky, Toyen, etc.. Un coin plié, sinon très bon état. Rare. La collection complète de Kvart se compose de 23 volumes parus entre 1929 & 1949. [Bookseller: Librairie Traits et Caracteres]
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The Crack-Up. New Directions, New York 1945 - First edition, first printing. Octavo, original half cloth. In very good condition, lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by Edmund Wilson, who served as editor to this posthumous Fitzgerald work, "To Frangeon L. Jones with the best regards of Edmund Wilson Peterborough Aug. 16, 1964". Laid into the book is the newspaper article from August 17,1964 regarding Edmund Wilson's presentation of the Edward MacDowell Medal at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. he Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery. Contains letters to and from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot and John Dos Passos." So begins a collection of essays which can be seen as a reflection of the low point of Fitzgerald's career. Indeed, the essays were poorly received when first published in Esquire magazine in 1936, and many were critical of his personal revelations. Nonetheless, their popular has resurged and "[t]he essays stand today as a compelling psychological portrait and an illustration of an important Fitzgerald theme" (Tracy Simmons). [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books, ABAA/ ILAB]
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The Crack-up New Directions, New York 1945 - First Printing with colored title page and publishers colophon. Edited by Edmund Wilson. There were 2420 copies printed. Dustjacket has slight rubbing to corners and spine ends. An extremely difficult title to find in this condition. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Cahill Rare Books]
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Il Canzoniere (1900-1945). - Roma, Giulio Einaudi, 1945. In 8vo (cm. 20). Legatura originale di lusso in tela grezza con tassello rosso e tit. in oro; pp. 610 (2). Questa edizione, in parte originale, fu a lungo desiderata da Saba, che negli anni '20 e '30 aveva più volte avviato trattative con vari editori, tra cui Preda e Carabba, per un nuovo "Canzoniere" esteso alla produzione della maturità e in copenso allegerito nelle parti iniziali. Purtroppo, nemmeno il Sba libraio poté essere soddisfatto si una veste editoriale che risentiva delle ristrettezze del tempo di guerra, la carta grigiastra appariva "sudicia" ai suoi occhi e la legatura si dimostrò approssimativa in parecchi esemplari. Per rimediare, almeno in parte, a quest'ultimo difetto, l'editore fece legare in tela rigida alcune centinaia delle 2900 copie della tiratura. G. castellani, Bibl. delle ediz. orig. di U. Saba, [Bookseller: LIBRERIA PAOLO BONGIORNO]
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Drawing 1945 - Original pen-and-ink wash drawing, measuring 3 by 4 inches, depicting a Mideastern holy man praying; signed "Arthur Szyk 1945." A compelling illustration [Attributes: Signed Copy] [Bookseller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts]
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Extermination of Polish Jews. Album of pictures. Extermination des Juifs en Pologne., Album de photographie. Central Jewish Historical Committee in Poland, Lodz 1945 - Un volume formato album (33,5 x 24,5); cartonato editoriale; dedica autografa di ex-proprietario; 44 pp, non numerate, per l'introduzione, multilingue, di Gerszon Taffet; 104 tavole con 252 drammtiche illustrazioni fotografiche, 32 pp. n.n. con la spiegazione delle immagini. Un documento impressionante, tratto in gran parte da foto ''ricordo'' scattate dai soldati tedeschi, e pubblicato subito dopo la fine della guerra, quando ancora non era chiaro l'enorme crimine che era stato commesso. Copertina anteriore con segni di spaccature e restauri artigianali, interno in ottime condizioni. [Attributes: Soft Cover] [Bookseller: Libri Antichi e Rari di A. Castiglioni]
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To Hell with Fishing New York: Appleton-Century, [1945]. First edition. 8vo. Foreword by Corey Ford. Cartoons by H.T. Webster. PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION BINDING of full blue morocco, sides with gilt fillet borders, gilt spine, t.e.g., front cloth cover and dust jacket bound in. Textblock slightly toned. Fine. Bruns Z10 . Inscribed by the cartoonist H.T. Webster to the famous humorist Corey Ford, who contributed the Foreword: "To my friend Corey Ford with great admiration. Webster". Remarkable copy of this classic of angling humor, the first and greatest of Ed Zern's books [Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller]
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The Story of the XII Royal Lancers from 1715 to 1918. Northampton: [For private circulation only], 1945 - Quarto (245 × 182 mm) Red morocco presentation binding, title gilt to the spine, marbled endpapers. Bump to lower corner of the upper board, spine a touch sunned, light toning, otherwise a very good copy. 13 plates. First and only edition, only 24 copies printed (NAM onl-line bibliography).This copy inscribed on the front free endpaper; "To Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, with kind regards & good wishes from Hob." Birdwood was gazetted into the 12th Lancers in 1885, and saw action with them in the Black Mountain and Tirah Expeditions. He has added pencilled marginalia through the sections relating to his period of service with the regiment, some representing reasonally substantial anecdotes; "I first met the Duke of Cambridge was [sic] in 1884 when I was a cadet at Sandhurst " Lengthy portions on the regiment's service in South Africa and WWI. An excellent provenance for an extremely uncommon regimental history, COPAC has just BL and two copies at the IWM, OCLC adds just Brown. [Bookseller: Peter Harrington. ABA member]
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Il prestigiatore verde. A. Mondadori, 1945 - A. Mondadori, 1945. 4°. 2 Bl. mit farb. Aufklappbildern sowie einem farb. Aufklappbild auf dem hinteren Innendeckel und einer farb. Illustr. auf dem vorderen Innendeckel. HLn. mit farb. Deckelbild. =I libri Munari 4. - (Kanten leicht berieben, Rücken fachgerecht restauriert, schönes Exemplar). Sprache: Italienisch [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Biblion Antiquariat]
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Jours de gloire. Histoire de la libération de Paris. Lambusier, 1945 - In 4, demi reliure à coins de chagrin marron, tête dorée. Préface du Général Koenig. gravures et dessins par Daragnès, Dignimont, Picasso et Touchagues. Un des 1000 exemplaires sur lana bien complet de la gravure originale de Picasso. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: La Basse Fontaine]
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Chanson pour Elle Paris 1945 - 33 puntasecche di soggetto erotico del pittore-incisore Almery Lobel-Riche (23x17; 14,5x14,5 circa) ed un disegno a sanguigna originale firmato e dedicato in antiporta (cm 17x21,5) pp. 64 in quartini sciolti L'impression typographique a été exécutée sur les presses du maitre-artisan Raymond Jacquet a Paris. Les cuivres ont été tirés sur la presse de Manuel Robbe Fioriture leggere (Some light yellowing) broch, custodia (broch, slip-case) [Bookseller: Studio Bibliografico Marini ALAI - ILAB]
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IL FIGURINO NEL TEATRO ITALIANO CONTEMPORANEO. Con prefazione del Conte di Sanmartino e un saggio introduttivo di Duilio Cambellotti. Roma, Danesi Editore, 1945. - Bella bross. editoriale, sovr. illustrata e con marginali restauri, cm 35x24, pp 107, (3), , 38 su 39 splendide tavv a colori applicate su cartoncino colorato, numerosissime ill. b/n. Note biografiche degli artisti. Edizione a tiratura limitata. Ottimo esemplare. Costumi disegnati, tra gli altri, da Brunelleschi, Cambellotti, Casorati, De Chirico, De Pisis, Guttuso, Mafai, Onorato, Prampolini, Severini, Tamburi. [Attributes: Soft Cover] [Bookseller: EDITORIALE UMBRA SAS]
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WARS I HAVE SEEN. Signed. Batsford, London 1945 - [Beaton, Cecil] Stein, Gertrude. WARS I HAVE SEEN. Signed. London: Batsford, 1945. "A nice war is a war where everybody who is heroic is a hero, and everybody more or less is a hero in a nice war". First Edition. 8vo., 191pp. Blue cloth stamped darker blue title to spine. A near fine copy in a superb, bright panorama dustwrapper illustrated by Cecil Beaton. [Bookseller's sticker at the top of the inside flap]. Inscribed in a later hand by Stein in blue fountain pen at the bottom of her Cecil Beaton frontis. portrait, to John James, an American journalist living in France to whom she inscribed a number of books: "To John James who says Ma''am so ? from Kentucky / Always / Gertrude Stein / May / 46". Stein lived until July of 1946. Probably the toughest Stein A Item to find signed & virtually impossible to find as a Presentation Copy. An extremely good example. In "Wars I Have Seen" (1945), her memoir of the Second World War, Gertrude Stein writes of the remarkable kindness of a young Frenchman named Paul Genin, the owner of a silk factory in Lyons and a country neighbor, who came to her after America entered the war and asked if she needed money. She did - the funds from America on which she and Alice B. Toklas depended no longer arrived - and he offered her a matching monthly stipend. Stein and Toklas lived on Genin's kindness for six months, after which Stein sold a Cézanne ("quite quietly to some one who came to see me") and no longer needed money. "And so I thanked Paul Genin and paid him back and he said if you ever need me just tell me, and that was that." [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover] [Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library]
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The Folded Leaf New York: Harper and Brothers. 1945. First. First edition. Fine in a presentable, about very good dustwrapper with shallow chipping at the extremities and a scrape on the spine. The author's third book, a cheaply produced wartime novel. This copy Inscribed in the year of publication to his longtime colleague, Berton Roueche, with a passage from the novel: "March, 1945. For Berton Roueche with best regards, Bill Maxwell. 'If pursued, the truth withdraws, puts on one false face after another, and finally goes underground where it can only be got at in the complex, agonizing absurdity of dreams.'" A wonderful inscription, and an important association. Dr. Roueche wrote about medicine and public health for The New Yorker in the 1940s and '50s, and was especially known for his narrative of doctors as detectives confronting mysterious illnesses and environmental health issues. His work helped to spawn a genre that has since extended to detective fiction, television, and movies. . [Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABA]
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