viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1968

Wizarat al-Zira`ah wa-al-Miyah].
        Agricultural and Water Resources. The Great Nafud Sedimentary Basin. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
      [Riyadh], Parsons Basil, 1968. - Folio. 3 vols. and addendum. 105 pp. 141 pp. & soil maps. 207 pp., copious appendices & geologic maps. 12 pp. Publisher's giltstamped blue leatherette covers in original matching case. Final Report on Water and Agricultural Studies in the Great Nafud Sedimentary Basin, Saudi Arabia. Printed in 50 copies for the Saudi Ministry of Agriculture and Water. "Volume I [The development potential] contains a description of our studies, a summary of our findings, and our recommendations for development programs. Volume II [The agricultural resources] contains detailed discussions and basic data gathered on the agricultural resources of Area I. Volume III [The water resources] presents all aspects of the water resource investigations and the addendum contains a recommended water code for consideration of the Government" (introduction). "Vol. 2 is accompanied by a book of soil maps. Vol. 3 has 4 maps in back pocket. Includes bibliographical references" (OCLC). A perfect copy, apparently unread but wit a few ms. markings and corrections to the organizational chart of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water inlaid in vol. 1. OCLC 16838772.

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Spruance, Benton & Lawrence Thompson
        Moby Dick The Passion of Ahab
      Barre 1968 - Folio, housed in clamshell box, twenty-six color lithographs by Benton Spruance, 22 x 16 inches are laid-in as issued, together with 40 page text in gray wrappers lettered in gilt, and laid-in at pouch inside front cover of clamshell box. Latter contains 14 page introduction by Lawrence Thompson, plus 26 pages of excerpts from Melville's novel as interpreted by Spruance's lithographs. Lawrence notes, "Spruance considered this series of lithographs his major work.Mr. Spruance in his lithographs, is not 'illustrating' MOBY DICK, he is by no means entirely sympathetic with Melville's viewpoint and themes." Spruance died unexpectedly prior to the completion of this publication. Orig. blue cloth clamshell box slightly rubbed and text as issued. Very good [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

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His Holiness Tenzin Gyatsho: The XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet
        The Opening of the Western-Eye.
      Bangkok: The Social Science Association Press of Thailand, 1968. First edition in English of the Dalai Lama?s first book on Buddhist philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page in Tibetan "with prayers." A near fine copy in a excellent dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Rare, especially signed. The Opening the Eye of the Western Eye is a succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Buddhism as they have been practiced for a thousand years in Tibet. The Dalai Lama here discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. Originally written for Tibetan lay people, this was the Dalai Lama's first book on Buddhist philosophy to appear in English. Written for both Tibetan and Western readers, Opening the Eye of New Awareness is the Dalai Lama's first religious work. It is not an edited transcript of public lectures, but is His Holliness' own summation of Buddhist doctrine and practice. Completed in 1963, just four years after his escape from Tibet and four years after completing his religious education, it is a work of consummate scholarship by a twenty-seven year-old geshe, wise beyond his years.

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Crumb, Robert; Griffin, Rick; Moscoso, Victor; Wilson, S. Clay
        Zap Comix No. 2
      San Francisco, CA: Apex Novelties/The Print Mint, 1968. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. This second number of the iconic series of underground comix features the work of Robert Crumb & introduces Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso & S. Clay Wilson. A record-breaking milestone of "Adults Only!!" political incorrectness, provocation & psychedelia that continues to resonate in the collective consciousness of global art & culture. This is a first printing, as indicated by the heavy paper stock of front & back covers; & the mis-cutting of S. Clay Wilson's outrageous "Head First" (lower margin very short). A very important underground comix collectible in its rarest form, for the adult aficionado. In relatively near-fine condition, approximately equivalent to a 5.5 grade per Fogel's, CGC, etc.: Moderate rubbing, soiling, creasing & discoloration of front cover; closed tear-separation at lower approx. half-inch spine side & very small crease-bumps at all corners of same; moderate rubbing, soiling (more visible on white background), creasing & discoloration of back cover; closed tear-separation along with short closed horizontal tear at lower approx. half-inch spine side & very small crease-bumps at all corners of same; very minor hole-tears at staple corners of spine. Interior fine except for browning of just-above-newspaper quality pages esp. margins & edges effecting inner front & back covers, but pages not brittle & with only very slight acidic scent; minor wave-creases at upper right corners of first few page leaves.

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TOLKIEN, J R R
        The Lord of the Rings.
      London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd,, 1968. Octavo (215 x 143 mm). Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red crushed morocco, spine lettered in gilt in two compartments, gilt rules, raised bands with dotted gilt roll, front cover with large eye of Sauron motif in gilt, covers ruled around in gilt, green endpapers, twin rule to turn ins, gilt edges. A fine copy. First one-volume edition. The Lord of the Rings was always intended as a single-volume work, though it was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955, in part due to post-war paper shortages. This edition, originally issued as a paperback, has Tolkien's definitive text, from the second edition of 1966, published in one volume for the first time.

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Stoppard, Tom
        The Real Inspector Hound (Signed By The Author)
      The First UK printing abolished by Faber in 1968.This is the much scarcer casebound edition.The BOOK is in near FINE condition and appears unread.Light offsetting to the endpapers and a small penned previous owner's name to the front blank end-paper, otherwise a very sharp copy.The WRAPPER is complete and is in near FINE condition.Good colouring to the spine.Mild creasing at the upper spine.A few light marks in places. The wrapper looks very attractive in the removable Brodart archival protector.The book has been SIGNED by the author to the title page and a ticket for the signing event accompanies this title as provenance. All in all a very sharp of the author's second play.At the time of listing,the only available signed copy available. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

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Wittenborn, Joyce
        A Flight of Herons - Rudolf Schoofs Lithographs
      Konrad Baumler, Wuppertal, Germany 1968 - Folio. Limited Edition Number 5 of 60. SIGNED by Joyce Wittenborn and Rudolf Schoofs to Limitation Page. Four Lithographs by Schoofs Within the Text. With an Extra Suite of the Four Lithographs to the Rear, Numbered and Signed by the Artist. Printed on Velin D'Arches Paper. Unsewn as Issued. Original Plain Card Covers Lacking the Spine Label. Contents in FINE condition. Some Minor Marking to Covers. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. If You Require Any Further Information or Images Please Click On 'Ask Bookseller a Question' Link. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Aranow, Edward Ross & Herbert A Einhorn
        Proxy Contests for Corporate Control
      Columbia University Press, New York & London 1968 - Second edition. 692 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to Edgar Bronfman. A highly respected and frequently cited reference on proxy contests. The publisher of the third edition (1998) states that it was 'widely recognized as the attorney's 'bible' for handling contested elections of boards of directors and shareholder proposals." This copy inscribed by both authors to Edgar M. Bronfman.Bronfman was President of Joseph E. Seagrams and Sons and in 1966 his holding company bought a controlling interest in MGM from Philip J. Levin who had conducted proxy fights against MGM. in 1968 Kirk Kekorian made a takeover offer for MGM, and although strongly opposed at first, Bronfman ended up selling to Kerkorian. Publisher's brown cloth. Near fine [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Clarke, Arthur C
        The Odyssey Series, including: 2001 A Space Odyssey; 2010: Odyssey Two; 2061: Odyssey Three; 3001 the Final Odyssey
      New York: New American Library, 1968-1997. First editions of each volume in the author's acclaimed Odyssey Series. Octavo, original half cloth, 4 volumes. Each volume is signed by Arthur C. Clarke. Each is fine in a fine dust jacket. Arthur C. Clarke wrote this novel while Stanley Kubrick created the film, the two collaborating on both projects. The novel is much more detailed and intimate, and definitely easier to comprehend. Even though history has disproved its "predictions," it's still loaded with exciting and awe-inspiring science fiction. -Brooks Peck Dazzling...wrenching...a mind-bender. (Time) By standing the universe on its head, he makes us see the ordinary universe in a different light (New Yorker).

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        Stuttgarter Bilderpsalter - Signatur: Bibl. fol. 23 - Württembergische Landesbibliothek (Stuttgart, Deutschland)
      Schreiber Verlag - Stuttgart 1965-1968 - Faksimile des Originals Stuttgarter Bilderpsalter mit der Signatur Bibl. fol. 23 - Württembergische Landesbibliothek (Stuttgart, Deutschland), auch bekannt als Stuttgart Picture Psalter *** Stuttgarter Bilderpsalter *** Psautier de Stuttgart. Daten des Originals: 26.5 x 17.5 cm, 336 Seiten. Skriptorium von St. Germain-des-Prés (Paris, Frankreich), 820-830. Buchschmuck: 316 farbigen Miniaturen, 162 geschmückte initialen. Mit dem Werk verbundene Namen: , Carolingian miniscule. 150 Psalmen. Faksimile: Vollfaksimile des Originaldokuments (Umfang, Farbe und Größe). Limitierung: 600 Exemplare. Die Blätter sind nicht originalgetreu randbeschnitten. Pergament-Einband auf 4 echten Bünden. Kommentar: 1 Band von *** Sprache: Deutsch. Alle Preise inkl. MwSt. Die AGB und Widerrufsbelehrung finden Sie unter Anbieter- & Zahlungsinformationen . # Besuchen Sie uns in der Altstadt von Regensburg # Wir bieten mehr als 300 verschiedene Faksimile-Ausgaben an. Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns bei Fragen oder Wünschen - wir helfen gerne!

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        Stuttgart Psalter - Signatur: Bibl. fol. 23 - Württembergische Landesbibliothek (Stuttgart, Germany)
      Schreiber Verlag - Stuttgart 1965-1968 - Facsimile Edition of: Stuttgart Psalter with shelf mark Bibl. fol. 23 - Württembergische Landesbibliothek (Stuttgart, Germany), also known as Stuttgart Picture Psalter *** Stuttgarter Bilderpsalter *** Psautier de Stuttgart. Data of the original: 26.5 x 17.5 cm, 336 pages. Scriptorium at St. Germain-des-Prés (Paris, France), 820-830. Illustrations: 316 colorful miniatures, 162 decorated initials. Names related to the work: , Karolingische Minuskel. Book of Psalms according to the Gallican Rite. Facsimile Edition: 1 volume: Exact replica of the original (extent, color and size). Limitation: 600 copies. Folios are not cut according to the original. Parchment binding with 4 genuine bands. Commentary: 1 volume by *** Language: German.

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BODONI Giambattista
        MANUALE TIPOGRAFICO 1788. Facsimile a cura di Giovanni Mardersteig.
      Verona, Editiones Officinae Bodoni, 1968. In-4 p. (mm. 310x230), legatura edit. cartonata con Linson arancione tinto a mano, sovrac. in cartoncino, astuccio in tela, pp. XLVI,374, con ritratto del Bodoni in calcografia, riprodotto da un bassorilievo di Carlo Amati. Ristampa del "Manuale" del 1788 con una nota introduttiva di Giovanni Mardersteig e la prefazione originale del Bodoni al suo primo saggio di caratteri del 1771.Cfr. Cat. Mardersteig,156: ?"Il manuale include 155 serie di caratteri tondi e corsivi e in più nella seconda parte 29 serie di alfbeti greci di varie misure. Il volume inoltre è affascinante per il lettore dal momento che ogni serie di caratteri dell?'alfabeto tondo e corsivo è chiamata con il nome di una città italiana e il testo dà una breve descrizione del suo passato?". Tiratura limitata di 206 esempl. su carta Cernobbio (Ventura), di cui 26 fuori commercio (in memoria di Enrico Mattioli) e 180 numerati. il ns. 73, è in perfetto stato.

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Dix, Otto, Maler und Graphiker (1891-1969).
        10 (= 6+1+3) eigenh. Briefe, Brief- und Postkarten.
      Radolfzell, Hemmenhofen und o. O., 1950 bis 1968. - Zusammen 14 SS. auf 10 Bll. Gr.-4to und qu.-8vo. An seinen Biographen Otto Conzelmann, den Herausgeber zahlreicher Dix betreffender Werke, vielfach in Ausstellungs- bzw. Veröffentlichungsfragen. A) "[.] Falls L[utz] & M[aier] die Kassler Kollektion nicht will / Ich weiß nicht, ob man im Osten Wert drauf legt dortliegendes Ost-Geld zu nehmen, ich glaube daß ihnen Devisen lieber sind. Dr. Passarge [d. i. Walter P., Leiter der Kunsthalle Mannheim] dem ich wegen der Kasseler Kollektion schrieb, meint er wolle 1951 eine große Schau der ganzen Entwicklung zeigen. Das wäre also / I. die Nationalgalerie / II. Moritzburg in Halle und III. Mannheim. Das gibt auch wieder eine komplizierte Organisationsarbeit [.]" (18. I. 1950). - B) "[.] Wir haben keine Neujahrsfreude gehabt, denn Nelly ist schwer erkrankt und mußte am Sylvester nach Singen ins Krankenhaus fortgebracht werden [und verstarb zwei Tage darauf]. Dr. Löffler schrieb mir daß er gern das Buch von Melichar = 'Überwindung des Modernismus' [hätte]. Da Sie es wahrscheinlich in Stuttgart besser kaufen können wäre ich Ihnen dankbar wenn Sie es ihm schickten [.]" (7. I. 1955). - C) Mit der Bitte um Hilfe bei der Bearbeitung eines Tonband-Interviews, das er anläßlich seiner Ausstellung "Der Krieg" Franz Larese, dem Mitinhaber der veranstaltenden Erker-Galerie in St. Gallen gegeben hatte: "[.] Anbei finden Sie eine Rederei von mir [.] Sie ist natürlich unter viel Alkohol entstanden. Nun will Larese, das in der Buchausgabe der Kriegsradierungen abdrucken. Sagen Sie, ist das nicht rechtes Gequatsche ich meine zu nackt? [.] Wenn Sie etwas damit machen können, streichen Sie lustig so viel Sie wollen, besonders die vielen Wiederholungen und das Besoffene Deutsch [.]" (8. I. 1963). - C) Über den ungarischen Maler Rudolf Diener-Dénes: "[.] Die Bilder von Diener erinnern mich an den Stil meiner Arbeiten in den frühen 20iger Jahren. Ich habe auch damals versucht die Wirklichkeit in präzisen Formen u. in wenigen Farben schwarz weiß braun grau auszudrücken. Aber auch das tragischgroteske gemischt mit dem erotischen deutet auf eine innere Verwandtschaft mit mir hin [.]" (27. II. 1964). - D) "[.] Ich malte ein Aquarell Roussillon in Totalansicht von links. Das Blatt ist längst verkauft weiß nicht mehr, wer es hat. 'Vaucluse' ist aus der Erinnerung in Dresden auf den Stein gezeichnet [.]" (6. X. 1964). - E) Über seinen bevorstehenden 75. Geburtstag: "[.] Ich muß am 20. Nov. nach Dresden u. Gera, denke daß ich am 28. zurück bin. Am 2. Dez. ist hier ein Empfang im Hause, aber am 1. Dez ein feines Essen mit nahen Freunden in der Alten Rheinmühle in Büsingen. Sie sind dazu eingeladen[.] Wir kommen am 7. November nach Stuttgart wo am 8. ein Essen bei Herrn Kießinger stattfindet, darauf Ausstellungseröffnung um 18 Uhr und dann Premiere des russischen Staatszirkus [.]" (12. X. 1966). - F) Verärgert über einen Zeitungsbericht zur Gesamtschau seiner Werke in Hamburg: "[.] Saumäßig, so eine Kritik, ob das eine Neonazischweinerei ist? man weiß nie, von woher es wieder losgeht da ja Nazismus keine Parteiangelegenheit ist sondern eine Charaktereigenschaft der Deutschen (vielen Deutschen) [.]" (16. I. 1967). - G) Den Versand einiger Werke betreffend: "[.] Wenn Sie nicht alle Fotos schicken (auch die welche Sie von mir haben) geht es überhaupt nicht. Sie schreiben z. B. 'Felsen auf Sardinien' da gibt es mindestens 3 Stück oder mehr. Ich bin gerade beim Malen (Gott sei Dank wieder mal) und kann das Zeug nicht machen [.]" (12. IX. 1967). - H: "[.] Besten Dank für Ihren Brief. Jetzt weiß ich nun ganz genau daß ich niemals in England ausstellen darf [.]" (22. X. 1968). - Meist gelocht.

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Watson, James D
        The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
      New York: Atheneum, 1968. First edition, second printing, published one month after the first of the author's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by James D. Watson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the rear panel. "Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact.

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Bedjan, Paul:
        Acta martyrum et sanctorum syriace, Tom I - VII. (7 Volumes, Full Collection). VERY RARE!, Reprographischer Nachdruck der Ausgabe Paris / Leipzig 1897.
      Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1968 - X, 550 pp; XIII, 688 pp; VIII, 688 pp.; XIV, 668 pp.; XI, 704 pp.; XI, 691 pp.; XI, 1019 pp. Die in sieben Bänden von Paul Bedjan herausgegebene syrische Quellentextsammlung "Acta martyrum et sanctorum Syriace" in vollständiger Ausgabe, auch in vorliegender Reprint-Ausgabe sehr selten. Einleitung auf französisch, Quellentexte auf syrisch. Bd. 2 und 4 in einem brauchbaren, die übrigen in einem guten Zustand. Ehemalige Bibliotheksexemplare mit Stempeln und Signaturen. Einbände und Buchrücken berieben und mit Gebrauchsspuren, Buchrücken von Bd. 2 und 4 linksseitig vom Buchblock gelöst. Bindungen fest, Buchschnitte nachgedunkelt und mit altersbedingt normalen Lagerspuren, Seiten minimal vergilbt, ganz vereinzelt etwas eckknittrig. Text sauber. Wir haben tausende Titel aus den Themengebieten Orientalistik, Christlicher Orient, Koptologie und Ägyptologie am Lager. Setzen Sie sich bei Interesse oder bei weiteren Fragen gerne mit uns in Verbindung. // The collection of Syriac source material "Acta martyrum et sanctorum Syriace", edited by Paul Bedjan in 7 volumes, even very rare as a reprint edition. Introduction in French, source texts in Syriac. Vol. 2 and 4 in acceptable, the other ones in good condition. Former library books with stamps and signatures. Book covers and spines rubbed and with traces of use. Spines of Vol. 2 - 4 damaged. Bindings tight, pages minimally yellowed, very few page corners slightly creased, text clean. We have thousands of titles dealing with subjects like oriental christianity, egyptology and coptic studies available. In case of interest or if you have any further questions, feel free to contact us. Eq26 mbx Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 8000 [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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McMurtry, Larry
        IN A NARROW GRAVE Essays on Texas
      Austin: Encino Press, 1968. First edition. No binding. Very good to near fine set. Rare advance long galley proofs of the "skycrapers" edition. This set of the galleys is inscribed by the publisher William Witliff on the first sheet "First page proof / July 22, 1968 / Wm Witliff." Certainly the most scarce McMurtry item. When numerous typographical errors were discovered in the text of this first printing, the most notable, of some 60 corrections, was the word "skycrapers" in place of the intended "skyscrapers", line 13 of page 105. It was with this discovery Witliff decided to scrap the entire edition and print a corrected one. Reportedly only a dozen copies of this printing escaped destruction (noted bookman Peter Howard declared, "...my informal census of copies I have either examined or know of through reliable information locates approximately twenty-two copies of the "skycrapers edition..." Housed in a custom-made cloth box with a plastic see-through top, with spine label.

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Zapf, Hermann
        MANUALE TYPOGRAPHICUM, 100 TYPOGRAPHICAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT TYPES, TYPOGRAPHY AND THE ART OF PRINTING SELECTED FROM PAST AND PRESENT, PRINTED IN EIGHTEEN LANGUAGES
      Z-Presse Frankfurt, New York 1968 - 4to. parchment-backed cloth, dust jacket. (vi) pages followed by 117 leaves, each with an embossed page number. English translation, limited to 975 numbered and signed copies. Contains material developed after the 1954 version. A landmark in the study of type and design. Printed in black and red. Prospectus loosely inserted. Jacket is chipped with small tears along edges. parchment-backed cloth, dust jacket [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Watson, James D
        The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
      Atheneum, New York 1968 - First edition of the author's ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by James D. Watson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny closed tear. A superior example. "Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

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Moriyama, Daido; Shuji Terayama
        Japan, A Photo Theater / Nippon Gekijo Shashincho
      Tokyo: Muromachi-Shobo, 1968 Paperback SIGNED. First edition, first printing. Very Good minus green felt-covered paperback with stamped white text to the front, back and spine with fading to the spine, wear to the spine edges, and tanning to the text pages in the publisher's printed cardboard slipcase, soiled and worn at the openings. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Moriyama's first book. Photographs by Daido Moriyama; text by Moriyama and Shuji Terayama. SIGNED BY MORIYAMA on the title page in Japanese and English; no inscription. Unpaginated [150 pages]; 145 b&w illustrations; 8.75 x 8.25 inches. Text in Japanese. See: Parr & Badger, Photobook, Vol. I, p.288; Kaneko & Vartanian, Japanese Photobooks, p.116; Auer, 802 Photo Books, p.483; Roth, Provoke, p.16.

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Charles Baudelaire, Preface by Jean Paul Sartre
        Les Fleurs du Mal Illustrated by Kees Van Dongen
      Pierre de Tartas, Paris- Bieveres, 1966 -1968. - Baudelaire poems illustrated by Kees Van Dongen, with preface by Jean-Paul Sartre. Limited in 280 copies, of which this is one in Arches paper not numbered. Loose as issued guarded in the original cloth box and paper wrap chemise, the album is entirely illustrated by Van Dongen with: one black and white etching depicting a nude with pearl necklace, two double page color engravings, 2 full page color engravings, 5 half page color engravings, and 5 half page black and white engravings, all printed by Atelier Crommelynck, Paris. In excellent conditions, more pictures on request. Ref: Jufferman 24  Monod 1123 [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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BAUDELAIRE, Charles) (illus. NOLAN, Sidney) (trans. LOWELL, Robert)
        The Voyage: And Other Versions Of Poems By Baudelaire
      Faber 1968 - 4to, pp. 60. Original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine. Illustrated dustwrapper. Two brochures for the Sidney Nolan Trust laid in. Small bookplate of Kenneth Clark to front pastedown, later gift inscription to ffep., chipping to head and closed tear to foot of spine, some marking to rear panel. 24 illustrations, 8 in colour, all by Sidney Nolan. First trade edition, INSCRIBED BY SIDNEY NOLAN TO KENNETH CLARK: 'K + Jane, Love from Sidney + Cynthia 1968'. With the bookplate of Kenneth Clark to front pastedown. Kenneth Clark has long been credited with bringing Australia's foremost artist Sidney Nolan [1917-1992] to worldwide attention. Nolan had produced his famous series of paintings of Ned Kelly in the 1940s, but it was his landscapes that first captivated Clark, who first travelled to Australia in 1949, and who happened to be writing his book Landscape Into Art (1949) during the voyage. Nolan's work chimed perfectly both with Clark's current preoccupations and with his general artistic taste. Clark bought his first Nolan painting during this visit, and would go on to acquire a large collection. Nolan travelled to England in 1950, settling in London the following year, and the two remained lifelong friends until Clark's death in 1983. (Kenneth Clark's wife was christened Elizabeth, but renamed herself Jane while at Oxford -- hence the 'J' of the inscription.) A wonderful association copy, bearing witness to an important and enduring artistic friendship. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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[Photography]: [Music]
        [Collection of Color Transparency Slides of Jim Morrison]
      [New York], 1968. Near fine. Eight Kodak color transparency slides. 2" square with image areas 1 3/8" x 15/16" approx. Date stamped "MAR 68" to border of verso. Notated in ink outside of image area with names, numbers. Clean, well preserved. Near fine. High-resolution jpgs of all images provided. A collection of presumably unpublished images of Jim Morrison at New York's Fillmore East, March 22, 1968. Three of Morrison on stage (two pictured) with five intimate close-ups likely captured backstage. A particularly poignant shot has him leaning into the microphone with a light projection behind. This two-night, four-show, Fillmore engagement produced what are often considered some of the best shows of the band's career. Though we've been unable to determine the pho- tographer, they are of clear professional caliber and bear a certain resemblance to the work of legendary rock-and-roll photographer Elliott Landy. A striking group of original vintage slides.

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Watson, James D
        The Double Helix (Signed By The Author)
      A First UK Printing published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1968.The BOOK is in near FINE condition with no erasures or markings.The purple top-stain has faded to a salmon pink colour but still looks striking. The purple boards are very clean.The gilt titling to the spine and the gilt double helix design on the spine are very bright.There is mild pushing at the spine tips.The pages are clean.Free from erasures,markings or inscriptions.The WRAPPER is in near FINE condition with very minor rubbing and edge-wear.The wrapper is one of the nicest we have handled to date.The wrapper is complete with the correct price of 35s. net.The Dorothy Judd designed wrapper looks striking and is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover.Both the book and wrapper together makes this title very attractive in appearance.The wrapper is notoriously fragile for become chipped and marked. This copy has been simply SIGNED by the Nobel Laureate JAMES D.WATSON to the title page.A copy of the ticket for the signing event accompanies this title for provenance.At the time of listing this is one of the few UK first editions available SIGNED by James Watson.A landmark title and as such extremely scarce with such attributes. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.

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WATSON, James D
        The Double Helix
      London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson,, 1968. A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. [together with:] Proof copy of the same. 2 volumes, octavo. The first UK edition bound in original purple cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge purple, with the dust jacket; the proof copy in orange patterned light card wraps printed in black as issued. Both volumes with: 18 half-tone photographs, 6 pages of facsimile reproducing Watson's letter to Delbrück, 11 diagrams to the text. Spine gently rolled, top edge faded, very small mark to front board, an excellent copy in the price-clipped dust jacket; the proof copy slightly creased on the spine with a pale splash-mark at the upper outer corner of the text block. First UK edition, first impression, together with a scarce advance proof copy, of one of the most important firsthand accounts of the practice of science during the 20th century, chronicling not only the wonder and beauty of a major breakthrough, but also the politics and turf wars of researchers battling for scientific glory. The Double Helix was originally published in the US earlier the same year by Atheneum.

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BECKETT Samuel
        Poèmes EDITION ORIGINALE Tirage de tête ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE
      Paris: Les éditions de minuit, 1968. Fine. Les éditions de minuit, Paris 1968, broché. - First edition, one of 100 numbered copies not for sale on vellum BFK Rives tank. Signed autograph of the author Ludovic (January) and his wife Agnes. Back slightly insolated without gravity. --- Please note that the translation in english is done automatically, we apologize if the formulas are inaccurate. Contact us for any information! - [FRENCH VERSION FOLLOWS] Edition originale imprimée à 762 exemplaires numérotés sur vélin cuve B.F.K. de Rives, le nôtre un des 100 exemplaires hors commerce. Envoi autographe signé de Samuel Beckett à Ludovic (Janvier) et à sa femme Agnès. Dos très légèrement insolé sans gravité.

      [Bookseller: Librairie Le Feu Follet]

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        Werkmeister, Wolfgang. - "Ein Fluß mündet ins Meer".
      - Radierung / Aquatinta, auf BFK-Rives-Bütten, 1968. Von Wolfgang Werkmeister. Auflage Exemplar Nr. 27/30. 34,8 x 45,0 cm (Darstellung / Platte) / 49,5 x 64,5 cm (Blatt). Werkmeister II 66. Rechts unter der Platte in Bleistift signiert und datiert, links betitelt sowie mit eigenhändiger Auflagenbezeichnung versehen. Am Blattrand links unten Prägestempel "Druck Werkmeister" und Wasserzeichen "BFK Rives France". - Am oberen Blattrand unscheinbar fingerspurig. Verso rEste einer ehemaligen Montierung. Sonst sehr schön erhaltenes Exemplar. Wolfgang Werkmeister (*1941 Berlin, lebt und arbeitet in Hamburg). Deutscher Grafiker, bedeutender Vertreter der zeitgenössischen Radierkunst. 1960-64 Besuch der Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, Fachklasse für freie Grafik und Illustration bei Gunther Böhmer. 1965 Besuch der Fachhochschule für Gestaltung Hamburg bei W. M. Busch und S. Oelke. 1966-68 tätig als Pressezeichner. 1972/73 Dozent an der Fachhochschule für Gestaltung, Hamburg. Zahlreiche Auslanfsaufenthalte und Stipendien in Marokko, USA, auf den Kanarischen Inseln, etc. 2001 Kunstpreis der Stadt Baden-Baden. Zentrales Ausdrucksmittel ist die Radierung, genauer die Aquatinta, in der er Landschaft als Hauptmotiv regelrecht zelebriert und in technisch ebenso aufwändigen wie raffinierten Blättern druckgrafisch umsetzt. Stilistisch siedelt sein Werk zwischen einem geschickt eingesetzten Fotorealismus und der lakonischen Bildsprache eines Ansel Adams. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

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Samuel Beckett
        Endgame
      New York: Grove Press, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. One of the 26 numbered and signed copies, the true first edition. Very near fine brown cloth over off-white paper boards. No wear or soiling to the fragile boards, corners completely sharp. No soiling to the easily soiled cloth spine, lettering completely clear, spine maybe just a touch lighter than the rest of the 1/4 cloth (see last photo and zoom in). There is a little fold in the cloth on the top of the spine that is not a bump. See photos. Contents very near fine, no foxing, no markings of any kind in the book. Sewn binding tight. The deep gutter-edges of several gatherings toned (1/4 inch) by the glue that was used in the binding. The best copy of an impossibly rare book. Many, including Harold Bloom, have argued that Endgame is the greatest dramatic work of the twentieth century. Beckett thought it his best. Because of the severe limitation (26 copies), the book will eventually become a Black Tulip of twentieth century literature. No copies at auction in the last decade. I can think of only one twentieth-century highspot issued with a smaller limitation: Winnie the Pooh, which had only 20 signed in the extra limited. By contrast, there were 50 signed copies of Hart Crane's The Bridge, 100 of Joyce's Ulysses, 170 of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. I hesitate to end.

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ANONYM [SOLZHENITSYN, Aleksandr Isaevich].
        Cancer Ward].
      Il Saggiatore Milano 1968 - Octavo (18.5 x 12 cm). 320 pp; some pages slightly browned. Publisher's printed wrappers; very lightly soiled. Fine copy of the first edition of the literary masterpiece, which together with Solzhenitsyn's earlier works brought him the Nobel Prize in 1970. "Solzhenitsyn based Cancer Ward on his own experiences of being treated for cancer in Tashkent after he had been freed from the Gulag. The work was written between 1963 and 1967 and Solzhenitsyn had originally hoped that it would be published in the Soviet Union. Novyi Mir accepted the work and printed off galley proofs for the first eight chapters in 1967, but in the end it proved too controversial. Cancer Ward was widely circulated in samizdat and eventually copies reached the West where editions were issued by several different publishers. There are significant textual differences between the different samizdat editions. The Milanese edition of Cancer Ward contains just over half the novel; a second volume was envisaged but never printed. Despite being incomplete it is still considered to be the first publication. The author is listed as "Anonymous", presumably in order to protect Solzhenitsyn from any possible repercussions. The publishing information in the book states that it was printed in February 1968, but it likely came out in March or April. Very rare." (Matthew). T. Mathew, A guide to the Russian editions of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's major works. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

      [Bookseller: Shapero Rare Books]

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Hernández Pijuan, Joan
        Carteles avant la lettre (posters before letters: a collection of six limited-edition signed and justified lithographs created by Hernández Pijuan to be used as posters)
      Polígrafa 1968-1993, Barcelona - Six large signed and justified original lithographs (three printed in color) by Joan Hernández Pijuan: posters he designed during his career, all signed and avant la lettre. 76 x 56 cm. Editions all limited to 99 impressions printed on fine, thick wove paper (before the much larger unsigned poster editions). Maluquer 115, 146, 148, 219, and 276 (the sixth poster, from 1993, is extremely rare and is not in Maluquer). FINE AND BRIGHT, like new. Price is for all six. The set is extremely rare; I have found no evidence of them ever being offered for sale as a group. Some are available separately; please inquire. [Attributes: First Edition]

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Ronald Reagan
        Ronald Reagan writes to an old friend "it was good to reminisce about those Des Moines days ?" - his first job was as a sports announcer in Iowa
      [Sacramento, California], January 16, 1968. 8" x 6.25". "Draft Autograph Letter Signed ""Ronald Reagan"" as Governor of California, 1 page, 8"" x 6.25"". [Sacramento, California, January 16, 1968]. To Bertha Glasscock. On lined yellow paper, cut from a larger sheet. Fine condition.Governor Reagan's secretary, Cathy Davis, has penned the date above Reagan's letter (""1/16/68"") which she then typed, and then drew a diagonal line in red ink across the text, indicating she had typed it for his signature.In full, ""To Bertha Glasscock. Dear Mrs. Glasscock. I've just had word from Al Crandall and so discovered your where abouts. I was happy to learn of your pleasant life in Texas and it was good to reminisce about those Des Moines days. I wish you the very best & who knows maybe some day Texas-Calif business will make it possible for our paths to cross. Best Regards Ronald Reagan""In December 1932, six months after he graduated from Eureka College, then 21-year-old Ronald Reagan got a job as a sports announcer at radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa. When WOC and WHO in Des Moines, Iowa merged in April 1933, he moved to Des Moines as chief radio announcer. He broadcasted Chicago Cubs home games based on telegraph reports from Wrigley Field. In March 1937, while with the Cubs during spring training in California, Reagan made a screen test for Warner Bros. who signed him to a movie contract in April. The rest, as they say, is history.Governor of California since 1967, seven months after he wrote this letter, Reagan's name was placed in nomination for President at the 1968 Republican National Convention. On the first ballot, with 667 needed to win, he received 182 votes and finished third behind Nixon (692) and Rockefeller (277). "

      [Bookseller: University Archives]

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[Yippies]. DOUGLASS, Ann (Photographer)
        [Collection of Vintage Prints of Yippies]
      New York (Chicago, and elsewhere): (Ann Douglas) [N.Y Free Press?], [ca. 1968]. Very good. 21 original B&W vintage double-weight photographic prints. Various sizes, most approx. 8" x 10" +/-, with several smaller. Many with photographer's stamps and/or penciled captions to versos, many quite detailed. Generally very good or better, with some curling and mild edge-wear. A handful of images have crop marks and other layout notations, all apparently from the NY Free Press. Housed in a worn envelope marked "Yippies" with photographer's business card taped to front. Largely unpublished collection of original, vintage photographs of Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman, Ed Sanders, and company ca. 1968. In- cludes images of protests, rallies, and marches, as well as more intimate portraits, including one striking image of Hoffman naked but for an American flag draped over his shoulders (above). Most im- portantly, includes image of Judy Collins speaking at the Americana Hotel press conference that announced the formation of the Yippies. A well-rounded selection, capturing both the history and spirit of this counter-counterculture group.

      [Bookseller: Brian Cassidy, Bookseller]

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