viaLibri ~ Rare Books from 1973

DYLAN, BOB (i.e. Robert Zimmerman)
        One page autograph manuscript signed
      n.p. 1973 - Small 8vo (approx. 8½ x 6 inches), in black Flair pen, and apparently torn from a larger sheet; 3 small holes not significantly affecting any legibility, otherwise very good. A typically enigmatic inscription: "Proud of you" (in a hand-drawn box at the top, to the right of which is a small drawing of a face) / "You never sniffed drainpipes but you [two words crossed out] have a good [one word crossed out] grasp of the alphabet - Highway 51 [one word crossed out] is not your road!" Signed boldly at the bottom, "Bob Dylan / 1973" to the left of which signature is another drawing by Dylan of the rear end of an automobile depicting smoke coming from the tailpipe. Partly drawn from the lyrics of one of his masterpieces, Desolation Row: "Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood / With his memories in a trunk / Passed this way an hour ago / With his friend, a jealous monk / He looked so immaculately frightful / As he bummed a cigarette / Then he went off sniffing drainpipes / And reciting the alphabet."

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Stahl, Ruth
        L' Orfeo. Drei Radierungen zur Oper von Claudio Monteverdi
      1973. 1973. 53 x 39 cm. 3 Aquatinta-Radierungen, je Platte 320 x 248 mm. In Original-Mappe mit handschriftlichem Umschlagtitel - Stahl WVZ 45, 46, 47 - Nr. 1 von 10 römisch numerierten und signierten Exemplaren. "Höhepunkt ihres zweiten Werkabschnittes" (Stahl Werkverzeichnis, Vorwort). Folge von drei Darstellungen herausragender Szenen des Musikdramas: Speranza, die Hoffnung, verlässt Orpheus vor der Pforte zur Unterwelt; Orpheus vor Pluto und Proserpina; Orpheus wendet sich, das Verbot missachtend, nach Eurydike um. Ruth Stahl, geboren 1928 in Nürnberg, war von 1943 - 1945 Schülerin der Textilwerkstätte Nürnberg und von 1947 - 1950 der Mal- und Zeichenfachschule in Nürnberg. Nach ihrer Übersiedlung nach Celle 1951 schuf sie Zeichnungen und gestaltete Theaterplakate, Ausstellungsplakate und Buchillustrationen. Von 1976 - 1978 lehrte sie an der Internationalen Sommerakademie Salzburg. Seit 1956 lebt und arbeitet Ruth Stahl in Osnabrück. -

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Murray Leinster & Philip K. Dick
        Science Fiction Special 7: Murray Leinster Omnibus & Philip Dick Omnibus
      UK: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973. UK: Sidgwick & Jackson. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973. First edition thus and first impression. Containing Murray Leinster's Operation Terror, Invaders of Space and Checkpoint Lambda and Philip K. Dick's A Crack in Space, The Unteleported Man and Dr. Futility. Presented in hardback in navy boards. The book is near fine with just light bumping to the spine tips, the jacket is unclipped and complete, with a couple of shot 1-2mm tears and a longer 9mm tear to the top of the spine, there's some rubbing to the purple around the spine. A very nice copy of a scarce book. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1973.

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Thompson, Hunter S
        FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL (Inscribed First Edition)
      New York: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. New York: Straight Arrow Books, 1973. First edition. Very Good +/Near Fine. Stated first printing on the copyright page in a first issue jacket with the white border around the photo on the rear panel. Inscribed by the author: "HST Sherry Neth Hotel July 26 '73 Cazart." The Sherry Netherland Hotel was one of the author's favorite stomping grounds while staying in New York. A wonderful early inscription, likely made while being interviewed by one of the book's first reviewers. & & This copy annotated and marked by an unidentified, early reviewer. The book Very Good + on account of the annotations and minor signs of use, in a Near Fine dust jacket that is gently faded and worn at the spine, but generally bright and unrubbed. No other copy inscribed in the year of publication currently appears on the market. & & A classic look at American politics focusing on the 1971 Democratic Party primary process, by the inventor of Gonzo Journalism. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman, Thompson chronicles in his inimitable style both the rise of McGovern to the nomination and the nature of political reporting itself. & & "Thompson's book, with its mixed, frenetic construction, irreverent spirit and, above all, unrelenting sensitivity to the writer's own feelings while on the political road, most effectively conveys the adrenaline-soaked quest that is the American campaign." (Contemporary New York Times Review). Very Good + in Near Fine. dust jacket.

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MAILER, Norman
        Marilyn a Biography
      New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1973. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1973. Pictures by the World's Foremost Photographers. Quarto. Original white cloth, titles to front board in blind, titles in dark blue to spine. Housed in the original black clamshell box with picture inlaid to cover. Couple of marks to the odd plate but an excellent copy in the little rubbed folding box. First edition, second printing. Limited issue signed by Norman Mailer and Lawrence Schiller. From the library of the photographer Arnold Newman with his paper label and three red paint dots to the spine of the box. Newman contributes three portraits of Marilyn to this publication.

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D.F. Karaka
        Then Came Hazrat Ali: Autobiography 1972
      Bombay: Self published, 1973. Self published, Bombay, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Inscrition reads " To Julian Scott, my adivan friend D.F. Karaka." Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine is faded/sunned. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned slightly. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; India; Biography & Autobiography. Signed by Author. Inventory No: 14132. .

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FITZGERALD, Edward (Translator). Illustrated by Susan Allix
        RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. Rendered Into English by Edward Fitzgerald According to his First Edition. Limited Edition. Binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
      London: Printed by Lewis Rouse Jones, 1973. London:: Printed by Lewis Rouse Jones,, 1973. Fine. SIGNED BY SUSAN ALLIX ON COLOPHON PAGE without personalization. A Fine hardback LIMITED EDITION OF 75 COPIES. THIS COPY IS No. 59. With 27 color etchings by Susan Allix. Full tan morocco binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Gilt lettering spine, gilt design front cover. Typography by Lewis Rouse Jones. A tour de force of design and illustration. Sm. 4to.

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Keel, John A
        Operation Trojan Horse: an exhaustive study of unidentified flying objects - revealing their source and the forces that control them
      Abacus, 1973-01-01. Abacus, 1973-01-01. First THUS. Paperback. Very Good. Signed. United Kingdom: Abacus, 1973: First Edition Thus, first printing in this form. Signed by the author, John A. Keel, on the first page. Inscribed to previous owner. In Very Good condition, with clean text, age toned pages. Wraps show light wear, light surface creases, light soiling and the spine shows light reading creases. A nice copy overall. Rare signed.

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Kokoschka, Oskar, Maler, Graphiker und Schriftsteller (1886-1980).
        Eigenh. Portraitpostkarte mit U. ("OK").
      O. O., 10. XII. 1973.. 1 S. Qu.-8vo.. An einen namentlich nicht genannten Adressaten: "Das war eine freudige Überraschung, aus Deinem Brief sehe ich daß es auch Dir Freude und Spass gemacht hat. Jetzt musst Du aber auch auf Dich schauen, fesch beinander sein und Dein Asthma ganz verlieren. Wenn Du spät abends schreibst, wickel Dich in die warme, federleichte finnische Kaschmirdecke ein und schreib ein barsches Buch gegen die dumme Welt, mit vielen Episoden im 2. Weltkrieg, wovon die heutige Jugend keine Ahnung hat, und die alten haben vergessen, wie töricht sie handelten [...]". - Mit einer vertikalen Knickspur und kl. Randläsuren.

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Talmud - Meoroth
        Complete Talmud Bavli - Shass Meoroth Gadol - 20 vols. - Hebrew/Aramaic Nahardea
      Meoroth 1973 - Complete Babylonian Talmud set. 20 volumes. Extra-large size. All volumes have the previous owner's name on first page but are in near-perfect state except for one (tractate Gittin) which has a damaged cover-binding (see pictures) and pencil annotations in the first chapter. Tractate Shabbath has also some pencil annotations. L'entièreté du Talmud Babylonien en 20 volumes. Très grand format. Tous les volumes portent le nom de son ancien propriétaire en première page mais sont dans un état quasi-neuf, à l'exception du Traité Guittin dont la couverture est détachée (voir photo) et qui porte des annotations au crayon au 1er chapitre. Le traité de Chabbat a également qques annotations au crayon. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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        Altenbourg, Gerhard. - "Ariadne".
      . Farbholzschnitt, auf Arches-Bütten, 1973. Von Gerhard Altenbourg. Auflage Exemplar Nr. 30/90. 42,0 x 70,0 cm (Darstellung / Druckstock) / 57 x 77 cm (Blatt). Janda H 170/13. Außerhalb der Darstellung rechts unten in grauer Tusche datiert, mittig signiert und darunter mit Prägestempel "Altenbourg", links mit eigenhändiger Auflagenbezeichnung versehen und betitelt. Links unten am Blattrand Wasserzeichen "ARCHES". - Blattrand leicht knickspurig. Verso Reste einer ehemaligen Montierung und geringfügige Papierschädigung. Insgesamt guter Erhaltungszustand. Gerhard Altenbourg (1926 Rödichen-Schnepfetal - 1989 Meißen). Deutscher Maler und Grafiker. 1929 Umzug nach Altenburg. 1944-45 Soldat im Zweiten Weltkrieg. 1946-48 als Schriftsteller und Journalist tätig, Zeichenunterricht bei Erich Dietz. 1948-50 Studium an der Hochschule für Baukunst und Bildende Kunst in Weimar bei Hans Hoffmann-Lederer. 1959 Teilnahme an der documenta II in Kassel. 1961 Gastatelier an der Kunstakademie in Westberlin. 1961 Erwerb einiger Arbeiten durch das Museum of Modern Art in New York. 1962-89 Atelier in Altenburg, Annahme des Künstlrnamens "Altenbourg". 1966 Burda-Preis für Grafik in München. 1968 Will-Grohmann-Preis in Westberlin. 1970 Mitglied der Akademie der Künste, Berlin. 1977 Teilnahme an der documenta 6 und Mitgliedschaft bei der ?Life Fellow of the International Biographical Association? in Cambridge. In den 1980er Jahren Ausstellungsverbot und Schließung der Ausstellungen, da er sich den offiziellen Kunstauffassungen der DDR widersetzte.Seit 1998 vergibt das Lindenau-Museum in Altenburg aller zwei Jahre den Gerhard-Altenbourg-Preis.; 3090.

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KIMBALL, Robert & William Balcom
        Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake
      New York: The Viking Press, 1973. New York: The Viking Press,, 1973. Quarto. Original pink cloth-backed silver boards, title in silver to the spine. With the dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Very good in slightly rubbed jacket with a few minor chips and splits. First edition. Inscribed on the half-title; "To Dr. George Liberman, thank you for keeping me alive for 28 years, from Eubie Blake, May 8th 1973." Eubie went on to live for another 10 years. Lively recollections of the great Vaudeville Dixie Duo, composers of Shuffle Along, the first Broadway musical show by and about African-Americans.

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Velde, Bram van - Mason, Rainer Michael & Jacques Putman.
        Bram van Velde: Les Lithographies I, II, III, (1923-1973, 1974-1978, 1979-1981). 3 VOLUMES COMPLETE/NICE SET.
      Paris, Yves Rivière, 1973 - Paris, Yves Rivière, 1973, 1979, 1984. Stiff colour wrappers (softcover), 27,5 x 21,5 cms., 150 + 116 + 55 pp. throughout illustrated, partly in colour, index, biography, list of exhibitions, bibliography. The catalogue raisonné of the graphic works. [Attributes: Soft Cover]

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Gerhard Schack
        Janssen, Horst. Missverständnisse.
      Christians Verlag, Hamburg. 1973.. 8°. OKart. unp.. Leporello mit 24 farbigen Abbildungen von Zeichnungen und übermalten Postkarten von Fra Angelico, Leonardo, Michelangelo u. a.Originalumschlag von Horst Janssen monogrammiert und datiert. Für die Vorzugausgabe schuf Janssen drei Radierungen, die nebeneinander auf ein Blatt gedruckt wurden, welches dreifach gefaltet auf die Innenseite des vorderen Einbanddeckels montiert wurde. Die Radierungen mit dem Titel Artischocke als Miß Verständnis, Selbst zu Mißverständnissen und Phönix (alle vom 30.3.73) sind signiert und datiert. Auflage 90, dieses 40. Schönes Expl. in OKart. Schuber

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Robert Becker (ed.); Nitin Jayant Madhvani (ed.)
        Jayant Madhvani (1st edition, Signed and dedicated by Robert Becker to Peter Hall)
      Folio Society, 1973. Folio Society, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Signed by Author. ~~SIGNED & dedicated to Peter Hall by editor Robert Becker~~Fine 1st ed 1973 Privately Printed / Folio Society hardback in slipcase, illustrated with photos. Fly-leaf has intriguing gift inscription to Peter Hall from editor Robert Becker - 'To Peter Hall from Robert Becker Thankyou so much for Operation Jumbo 747 from Robert Becker April 16 '77'. Preface by Idi Amin, an extraordinary tribute volume to this leading Ugandan figure. Light rub to slipcase only. Sent Airmail at no extra cost; Worldwide Shipping IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 040334..

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GROSSO LUIGI.
        Cinque litografie.
      Il Bisonte 1973 In folio massimo, serie di cinque litografie a colori numerate e firmate a matita: "Ti aspetto", "Oltre l'insostenibile", "Complicazioni", "Il rifugio", "La prigioniera". Tiratura di complessivi 85 esempl. num. e firmati (75 num. araba oltre a X num. romana); conservate in cartella editoriale t.tela con titoli al piatto. Bella edizione del noto scultore milanese (1913-1999) che fu assistente di Manzù a Brera.(vedi riproduz.)

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HELLER, Peter
        Manuscript]: In This Corner: 40 Boxing Titleholders Tell Their Own Stories. [Published title]: In This Corner: Forty World Champions Tell Their Stories
      Simon & Schuster, New York 1973 - Bound manuscript. Introduction by Muhammad Ali. Quarto. Unpaginated. Typed carbon copies on pink and yellow carbon paper. Contemporary full cloth stamped in gilt with the title and author and: "Original Manuscript. March 16, 1973. To Sally. With Love." Dampstain mostly visible only on the front fly, a single word also on the front fly, else very good or better. Inscribed on the title page at a later date: "To Joe McMahon from Muhammad Ali 6-4-89." The carbon manuscript displays corrections in type and some penciled corrections, including the addition of Sugar Ray Robinson to the contents and a typed-in addition of Jose Torres. A cursory comparison to the printed book reveals a multitude of changes from this manuscript version. Interviews with Jack Dempsey, Mickey Walker, Pete Herman, Gunboat Smith, Fidel LaBarba, Tommy Loughran, Jack Sharkey, Rocky Graziano, Jake LaMotta, Carmen Basilio, Joe Louis, Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jose Torres, Emile Griffith, Floyd Patterson, Archie Moore, and several others. The recipient of the book was Sally Drell, whom the author referred to in the acknowledgments: "And finally my thanks to Sally Drell, for coming into my life. and for bringing with her the title for this book." Joe McMahon is presumably a collector who sought out Ali at a later date. Regarded by many to be among the best books on boxing, this is a unique copy. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

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Hans HARTUNG.
        Hans HARTUNG. L-45-1973. Lithographie originale.
      - Lithographie originale (rouleau encreur), en noir indigo, sur vélin de BFK Rives. Signée, justifiée HC et titrée au crayon par l'artiste / Handsigned. Année : 1973 / Tirage : 75 + (EA et HC) / Planche : 1050 x 760 mm / Illustration : 811 x 704 mm / Editeur : Erker Presse, San Gallen / Galerie de France, Paris / Imprimeur : Erker Presse, San Gallen / Référence : Cat. Raisonné RMM (Rainer Michael Mason) N°446. Parfait état / As new. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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FÜSSLI - SCHIFF, Gert.
        Johann Heinrich Füssli 1741-1825. 2 Bde.
      - Zürich, Berichthaus / München, Prestel 1973. 4°. 740; 613 S. mit zahlr. teils farb. Abb. Orig.-Leinen mit farbig illustr. Schutzumschlag in Schuber. Freitag 3210. - Umfangreiche, wissenschaftlich bearbeitete Monographie mit dem Werkverzeichnis des kompletten Oeuvre. Verzeichnet 1826 Werke, chronologisch nach Dekaden geordnet. Mit 1382 Abb., davon 10 farbig. Anhang mit Katalog der verlorenen Werke, ausführlichen Anmerkungen zum Text, Literaturverzeichnis, Füsslis Katalog der Milton-Galerie, Verzeichnis der Sammlungen und Register. - (Oeuvrekataloge Schweizer Künstler, Bd. I/1-I/2). - Neuwertig erhalten. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

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Füssli, Johann Heinrich - Schiff, Gert
        Johann Heinrich Füssli 1741-1825 ( 2 Bde., compl.). Bd. I: Text und Oeuvrekatalog; Bd. II: Abbildungen..
      Zürich, Berichthaus, 1973. 4°, 740 S.; 613 S. mit 1826 meist s/w. Abb., OLwd. m. OU in Schuber., Min gebrauchspurig, sonst tadell. Preis in CHF: 572. (= Oeuvrekataloge Schweizer Künstler. Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Zürich. Band I/1 und I/2) - Werkverzeichnis mit 1826 Nummern und im Anhang ein Verzeichnis mit 384 Nummern verlorener Werke.

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Argyris, J.H. [edit.] and T.J.R. [edit.] Huges:
        COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING, 97 Volumes/Jahrgänge: 2 (1973) - 98 (1992). With Special Edition-Issue, 20th Anniversary (1992). Journal/Zeitschrift. ISSN: 0045-7825.
      Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1973 - 1992.. 97 Jahrgänge in 79 Bänden und mehreren Einzelheften. Bibliothekseinband. 97 Volumes!!! 97 Jahrgänge!! Fest eingebunden. Der Titel stammt aus einer aufgelösten Spezialbibliothek für Luft- und Raumfahrt und ist mit entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen versehen. In der Zählung dieser Zeitschrift sind Jahrgangsnummern und Kalenderjahre nicht deckungsgleich. Folgende Jahrgänge sind nicht mit eingebunden (beiliegende Einzelhefte): 30 (1981), 97 (1992) und 64 (1987). Folgende Ausgabe fehlt dort: 3/1982 (S. 245 ff.). Mit Sonderheft zum 20jährigem Bestehen des Blattes (1992), ebenfalls in Originalbroschur. Einbände leicht berieben, etwas angestaubt und teils auch verformt. Seiten sauber. Bindungen fest. Noch im guten Zustand. Mehr Fotos und Angaben zu den Versandtkosten schicken wir Ihnen gern auf Anfrage. Bitte beachten Sie unser reichhaltiges Angebot an antiquarischen Zeitschriften. // From library-stock. The following volumes are not bound in hard-covers: 30 (1981), 97 (1992), 64 (1987) and 20th Anniversary-Special Edition. One issue is missing: 3/1982 (pp. 245ff.). Covers with light shelf wear. Few covers are deformed. Pages clean. Still in good condition. More pictures on demand. Please ask for shipping-fees. zqx mbx jqx

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TÀPIES Antoni / Pere GIMFERRER
        La Clau Del Foc.
      1973 - Barcelona, Polígrafa, 1973. Folio mayor, 90 págs. 16 litografías en color de Antoni Tàpies. Poemas seleccionados por Gimferrer (Llull, Eiximenis, Muntaner, March, Verdaguer, Carner, Riba, Foix, Brossa?). Edición de 551 ejemplares, éste de los 25 numerados I-XXV, firmados por Tapies en el colofón. Encuadernación editorial en lona litografiada, con un bolsillo en el plano posterior y un remiendo en el anterior Gimferrer, Tàpies, Llull, Eiximenis, Muntaner, March, Verdaguer, Carner, Riba, Foix, Brossa

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SWEDLUND, Charles A.
        Photographs: Multiple Exposures with the Figure
      Cobden, IL: Anna Press 1973 - Limited Edition. Small quarto. Number 13 of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by the photographer, with an original gelatin silver print, similarly signed and numbered, mounted on board and laid in as issued. Little-known but important book of figurative abstractions. Swedlund was a fixture at the Chicago Institute of Design in the 1960s. Fine in white boards with no musty smell (a problem endemic to the deluxe edition of this volume).

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COING, Helmut (Hrsg.),
        Handbuch der Quellen und Literatur der neueren europäischen Privatrechtsgeschichte. Veröffentlichung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte.
      München, C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1973-88.. Bde. I-III (in 8). Gr.-8vo. Originale blaue Verlagsleinenbände. (tlw. mit St.a.T.).. Unverzichtbares Standardwert. Bde. I und III,1 beim Verlag vergriffen. - "Die neuere Geschichte des Privatrechts weist in den Ländern des europäischen Kontinents weitgehend gemeinsame Züge auf. Gemeinsame Grundlage ist die mittelalterliche Wissenschaft vom römischen und kanonischen Recht. Das Naturrecht der Aufklärung schuf in Kodifikation und System eine neue Gestalt. Bei der Lösung der Probleme der Industriegesellschaft bediente sich jede Nation der Erfahrungen der anderen, so daß eine Reihe, neuer, in sich verwandter Institutionen entstand. Das Ergebnis der Entwicklung ist eine Gruppe verwandter Rechtssysteme, die die Rechtsvergleichung als 'Civil Law' bezeichnet. Ist es danach angezeigt, die neuere Privatrechtsgeschichte als europäische Rechtsgeschichte zu betreiben, so muß der erste Schritt eine vergleichende Darstellung der Quellen sein, in denen sich die Rechtsentwicklung der neueren Zeit niedergeschlagen hat. Diese Aufgabe sucht das 'Handbuch der Quellen und Literatur der neueren europäischen Privatrechtsgeschichte' zu lösen" (C. H. Beck-Verlagsprospekt). I. Mittelalter (1100-1500): Die gelehrten Rechte und die Gesetzgebung. 1973. XXIV, 911 S. II. Neuere Zeit (1500-1800): Das Zeitalter des Gemeinen Rechts. Teilband 1: Wissenschaft. 1977. XXVII, 1033 S.; Teilband 2: Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung. 1976. XXIX, 1445 S. III. Das 19. Jahrhundert. Teilband 1: Gesetzgebung zum Allgemeinen Privatrecht, Einführung. Süd- und Westeuropa (Abschnitte 1 bis 7). 1982. XXVI, 1401 S.; Teilband 2: Gesetzgebung zum Allgemeinen Privatrecht und zum Verfahrensrecht, Allgemeines Privatrecht (Mitteleuropa - Abschnitte 8 bis 14), Länderberichte (England, Rußland - Abschnitte 15, 16), Verfahrensrecht. 1982. XXVIII, (1403-) 2840 S.; Teilband 3: Gesetzgebung zu den privatrechtlichen Sondergebieten. 1986. XXV, (2841-) 4312 S.; Teilband 4: Die nordischen Länder. 1987. XXII, 681 S.; Teilband 5: Südosteuropa. 1988. XXII, 566 S.

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Alt. - Auden, W. H.,
        Die große Veränderung. Mit 10 sign. Orig.-Farbserigraphien sowie Vignetten und Buchausstattung von O. Alt.
      München, Bruckmann 1973.. OLwd. mit mont. Deckelvignette und illustr. OU, in schwarzer OLwd.-Kassette. 43 : 39 cm. - 1 von 10 röm. numerierten Archiv-Exemplaren, die Graphiken jeweils vom Künstler signiert (GA 800). - Farbenfrohe Illustrationen zu dem Gedicht Mondlandung von W. H. Auden. Mit einer Übersetzung von H. Zand und englisch-deutschem Text. - Kanten etw. berieben. Insgesamt schönes Exemplar. - 1 of 10 Roman numbered archive copies, each print signed by artist. With 10 signed orig. silkscreens in colors as well as vignettes and book decoration by O. Alt. Orig. cloth with mounted vignette and illustrated orig. wrappers, in black orig. cloth case. With translation by H. Zand and text in German and English. - Edges somewhat rubbed. Else good copy..

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CORA Galeazzo
        STORIA DELLA MAIOLICA DI FIRENZE E DEL CONTADO Secoli XIV e XVI.
      Firenze,: Sansoni, 1973.. Firenze,: Sansoni,, 1973.. In-4, 2 volumi (1 di tavole), tela editoriale, custodia, pp. 505, con una ricchissima documentazione iconografica di oltre 600 illustrazioni a colori e in bianco e nero in 365 tavole. Importante opera per la conoscenza della storia della maiolica fiorentina. In ottimo stato (fine copy).

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Hughes, Ted
        SELECTED POEMS: 1957-1967
      New York: Harper & Row (1973). New York: Harper & Row (1973). 1st edition, uncorrected galley proof, blue binding tape (as issued). The proof copy Harper & Row provided to the author, with his many corrections and annotations, including his editorial markings for the printer. Signed on the cover "Checked / T. H." by Hughes in blue ink. Truly unique, one of a kind.

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MÜLLER, ROBERT (Zürich 1920 - 2003 Villiers-le-Bel bei Paris)
        13 Fois Elle et Moi. 1973. Folge von 13 Holzschnitten und 2 Druckvermerke in Dunkelgrün bzw. Dunkelblau sowie 2 Titelholzschnitte auf Portfolio und Schuber.
      . (Zürich, Ernst Scheidegger 1973). In Orig.-Chemise aus Strohpapier mit schwarzem Halblederrücken und Stohpapier-Schuber. 50,3 : 32,5 cm.. Mason 82, 1-16 (=17). - Eines von 91 Exemplaren. Jeweils auf einem gefalteten, cremefarbenen, transparenten Japanpapier (48 : 61 cm) gedruckt. 14 Blätter vom Künstler in Kugelschreiber signiert und numeriert. Gedruckt bei Wolfensberger, Zürich. - Tadellos. - Einzelne Holzschnitte dieser Folge auch separat verfügbar, je CHF 500.-

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J G Ballard
        Crash
      London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. London: Jonathan Cape. PUBLISHING DETAILS: First edition of Ballard's cult novel, published by Jonathan Cape of London in 1973. 224 pages. Size; 20 x 13 cms (8" x 5"). Weight; 340g (12 ounces). CONDITION: I would rate the book and dustjacket as very good. The book is a library rebind in green simulated leather, with clean, sound covers (see photo). The binding remains tight and secure throughout. The text is mostly clean and bright but there are marks to a few pages. There are library stamps to the copyright and last pages but no labels. There is a new front endpaper. The original dustjacket is entire and clean but with tape residue marks to the inside and on the turn-in flaps and just slightly faded to the spine. It is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. All in all, a tidy copy of this rare and much sought after first edition that looks very well in its original dustjacket, greatly reduced to allow for the rebinding. THE NOVEL: Crash is a story about symphorophilia or car-crash sexual fetishism: its protagonists become sexually aroused by staging and participating in real car-crashes. The story is told through the eyes of narrator James Ballard, named after the author himself, but it centers on the sinister figure of Dr. Robert Vaughan, a "former TV-scientist, turned nightmare angel of the expressways". Ballard meets Vaughan after being involved in a car accident himself near London Airport. Gathering around Vaughan is a group of alienated people, all of them former crash-victims, who follow him in his pursuit to re-enact the crashes of celebrities, and experience what the narrator calls "a new sexuality, born from a perverse technology". Vaughan's ultimate fantasy is to die in a head-on collision with movie star Elizabeth Taylor. It was a highly controversial novel: famously one publisher's reader returned the verdict "This author is beyond psychiatric help. Do Not Publish!" The novel was made into a movie of the same name in 1996 by David Cronenberg. An earlier, apparently unauthorized adaptation called Nightmare Angel was filmed in 1986 by Susan Emerling and Zoe Beloff. (Source: Wikipedia) . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1973. 20x13 Cms (8" x 5").

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ALDRIDGE, Alan |
        Sir Maximus Mouse
      , 1973. 1973. The Cheese Tycoon At Home in the Cheddar BankOriginal Art From "The Butterfly Ball"ALDRIDGE, Alan. Sir Maximus Mouse. Original Art, Plate No. 19 from The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. N.p., 1973. 25 x 19 1/4 inches (64 x 49 cm) matted and glassed in frame; oval image 18 x 12 1/2 inches (46 x 31.5 cm). An original airbrushed acrylic painting illustrating a character from artist Alan Aldridge's modern children's classic, The Butterfly Ball and The Grasshopper's Feast, with verses by William Plomer and nature notes by Richard Fitter, originally published in London by Jonathan Cape, 1973. It is one of twenty-eight illustrations created for the book.Accompanied by a first edition copy of the book.That huge new block, in EC4,Of the Cheddar Bank they built last JuneHas a secret fat, on the fourteenth floor,For Sir Maximus Mouse, the Cheese Tycoon.There he sits in his cozy roomWith a ticker-tape, in view of St. Paul'sTo watch how the market rises and falls.His whiskers twitch at the hint of a broom,His whiskers droop at the hint of a slump in hisHundred-and-twenty super-companies.As a cat will watch a mouse, he staresAt the ups and downs of shocks and shares,A prince among mice and millionaires."Knock, knock," says the grandfather clock,"Money's not all, money's not all -He has quite forgotten the Butterfly Ball!"Alan Aldridge (b. 1943) is an English artist, graphic designer and illustrator. Aldridge first worked as an illustrator at The Sunday Times Magazine. After executing some freelance book covers, he became the art director for Penguin Books. In 1968 he established his own graphic-design firm, INK, which created imagery for the Beatles and their Apple Corps. He was responsible for a great many album covers during the 1960s and 1970s, influencing the graphic style of the period. His work was characterized by flowing, cartoon-like designs with soft airbrushing. He is possibly best known for the children's illustrated book, The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper Feast, a series of illustrations of anthropomorphic insects and other creatures, which he created in collaboration with William Plomer. It was based on William Roscoe's poem of the same name but was motivated by John Tenniel's assertion to Lewis Carroll it was impossible to draw a wasp in a wig. Aldridge also created the artwork for Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975).

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ADAMS, Richard
        ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT "ARGOS" with corrected typescript and covering letter
      . An eight page working draft for an anthropomorphic children's story. Written on both sides of four foolscap leaves of exercise paper (approx. 4000 words), with copious deletions, additions and corrections. With an initial typescript of the same story on six foolscap pages with corrections by the author in pen throughout. Also a typed letter to Selina Hastings, donating the manuscripts to the Royal Literary Society, and explaining a little about the writing of the story. Argos plays a peripheral part in Homer's Odyssey. He was Odysseus's faithful dog, who waited, neglected, for his master's return, and is the first to recognise the disguised Odysseus. Having done so, he dies. "In the old days he used to be taken out by the young men when they went hunting wild goats, or deer, or hares, but now that his master was gone he was lying neglected on the heaps of mule and cow dung that lay in front of the stable doors till the men should come and draw it away to manure the great close; and he was full of fleas. As soon as he saw Odysseus standing there, he dropped his ears and wagged his tail, but he could not get close up to his master... Argos passed into the darkness of death, now that he had seen his master once more after twenty years" - The Odyssey (Book 17) "most people don't know about Odysseus's dog [Argos] in "The Odyssey", and how he recognised his master when he turned up in disguise after being away for twenty years" explains Adams in his covering letter with this manuscript story. Adams had been asked by The Guardian to write a new short story for an anthology of stories by winners of The Guardian Children's Fiction Award (which Adams won in 1973 with Watership Down). In his story Adams develops the character of Argos, toward the end of his life, reminiscing to a passing cat, his version of Odysseus's departure and his adventures with Telemachus, Odysseus's son, ending with Argos's disbelief and excitement as he picks up the scent of his returning master. Throughout the holograph manuscript there are corrections, mainly stylistic changes, often making the turn of phrase more contemporary or colloquial, but also adding and deleting phrases in the general reworking of the story. As a whole the manuscript demonstrates the staged construction of a children's story in Adams's distinctive style, made famous by his other works for children such as Watership Down.

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